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On Track with Machine Vision
Want to increase inspection time by factor of 10, raise quality, lower costs, augment worker satisfaction, improve safety, and lower variability? Advanced machine vision technologies can help. Users, system integrators, and vision vendors have tracked these results:
Automated 3D inspection at 30 mph, compared to 3 mph for human inspection.
Robotic repair of infinitely variable products.
Web inspection for manufacturing and structural defects at 200 m per minute—more than 10 times faster than humans.
Counting 450 clumped objects per second with irregular shapes, variable sizes, with better than 99% accuracy.
Inspection and rejection of products of varied colors and sizes with more than 10 failure criteria, at 95-99% accuracy at 1,200 per minute. Cost was one-third less than expected; return on investment, 9 months.
Get on track with benefits machine vision can bring to you. Envision the following.
3D cameras inspect railroads at 30 mph
Would you rather walk the rails seeking imperfections or ride at 30 mph and allow 3D cameras to do the job at 70,000 ties per hour, hundreds of miles per day? Ability to analyze a full 9-foot-wide cross-tie has been long considered the "holy grail" of track maintenance—augmenting worker safety, comfort, and maintenance planning.
Consistent and verifiable tie inspection has challenged railroad track and tie maintenance when inspectors walk the track and make split-second judgments on each tie. Why?
Human inspectors' judgment of "good" or "bad" changes over time;
No two inspectors seem to be sufficiently consistent when grading the same track;
Each inspector can devote barely a second to the evaluation; and
Track conditions are many and varied.
Nagle Research of Austin, TX, found 2D inspection unsuitable due to surface contaminants common to cross-ties. Nagle Research integrated the Sick Ranger high-speed 3D vision into a rail-equipped pickup truck to examine tie geometry without regard for color or contrast. The product, called the Georgetown Rail's Aurora 3D Track Inspection
Georgetown Rail says the system accurately inspects wood ties, concrete ties, spikes, anchors, and tie plates. It also measures gauge (distance between rails) and detects rail seat abrasion.
Nagle wrote a suite of custom analysis software that processes gigabytes of data and generates detailed reports on more than a dozen tie conditions, linking back to the 3D image of any tie in question. Reports available 48 hours from inspection can combine variables to meet customer needs for information on bearing, curvature, heading, mile post, tie location global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates, rail joint and joint tie detection, rail seat abrasion on single ties and tie clusters, rail cant, tie spacing, and tie, tie plate and spike grading.
Aurora, in use across North America, is rapidly expanding into European and other markets.
A video demonstrates the 3D inspection system capabilities.
Counts free-falling parts in clumps
A strong demand for systems that accurately measure counts, times, and positions of objects falling in high speed and high rate in industries that make ball bearings, chemical pellets, seeds, pharmaceuticals, and other products. Such systems can improve manufacturing processes and quality control. Previously developed techniques have fallen short:
|John Deere counts 450 parts per second using the V I Engineering machine vision system with National Instruments components and software, two line scan cameras and two linear backlighting units, each centered to areas of interest, perpendicularly and in a same plane. An alignment fixture helps with adjustment.
Grease belt systems do not take real-time measurements and require extensive post-measurement processing.
The LED/photodetector grid provides real-time, high-speed measurement, but has poor spatial resolution, limiting the capability to measure small objects (&4 mm), and is unable to resolve multiple objects forming a clump.
A machine vision-based system with one line scan camera demonstrated better results than the grease belt and LED/photodetector grid methods, but the one-camera design did not distinguish object clumps, or multiple objects that are too close and appear to be one object.
The goal was to design and develop a system for John Deere to measure time spacing and XY position of fast-falling objects, distinguishing objects in a clump, while delivering counting accuracy higher than 99%, at 200 parts per second.
V I Engineering devised a machine vision system with IEEE 1394 line scan cameras and backlighting units that more than doubles that rate. Special image acquisition algorithms were developed that exceed the goal. Minimum detectable object size is under 1 mm, maximum is more than 25 mm, and the rate of falling objects can exceed 450 per second. National Instruments LabView, the NI Vision Development Module, and NI-Imaq for IEEE 1394 were used in system development. A NI PCI-8252 IEEE 1394 interface card plugs in to a PC and connects two line scan cameras. PXI Express technology helped improve system specifications and machine vision.
The system developed exceeds original performance criteria and meets budget, to identify, match, count, and measure objects with irregular shapes. John Deere uses it to improve product design and manufacturing processes.
With the backlighting, each falling object appears as a black particle in a white background regardless of surface condition, brightness, and color of the falling object, so the vision algorithm does not need to be adjusted according to an object's appearance. The vision algorithm matches and identifies all objects in the two camera images and separates "clumped" objects.
Telecentric lenses could have eliminated object distortion, but compensation was achieved via software, saving money.
Cutting edge robotic vision
SIR, an Italian machine builder specializing in robotics, created a unique automated work cell for re-working (grinding and surface finishing) that uses PatMax vision tools from Cognex. Re-working knives is among tasks previously thought to complex for automation. The task requires many decision skills, since production is random, and no knife is exactly like another. Knives lose their original shape over time from repeated wear, making it impossible calculate a onemotion profile.
A robot positions a knife under the vision system, which provides a real-time shape estimate based on each knife's wear. The vision system cycle recognizes the type of knife handle. Then the blade is scanned to calculate points necessary to reconstruct the original shape. After getting the profile, the the first blade analysis discriminates all anomalous points. Too many deep niches trigger an exception to the normal work cycle.
After vision system analysis, the system selects a standard profile to restore the knife's original shape. A second analysis cycle verifies degree of blade use to correct working parameters, such as speeds and incidence angles. Next step is to decide what point to start the work from, to avoid ruining knife handles. Even finishing points may be decided, after considering angles and the shape of the knife tip. The robotic arm moves the knife to grind each side separately, and then scours the knife to make the blade edge smoother and homogenous. At the end, cold trimming eliminates tailings.
The Kuka robot has a Cognex vision system: a MVS-8501 image acquisition card, VisionPro software with PatMax, Blob, and Caliper software tools. A standard resolution analog camera connects to the card. Lighting can alternate as needed.
Speed, accuracy for textile manufacturing
Textile manufacturing is renowned for product variability, and small defects created at one stage of manufacturing carry to the next. Textile industry products range widely, from traditional woven or knitted fabrics for clothing to fiberglass and technical textiles for automobiles and body armor. Traditionally, two inspections are performed. First, machine operators keep an eye on processes and adjust to keep production within acceptable bounds. At production speeds exceeding 150 meters per minute, human quality assurance is limited to identifying gross defects. Second, detailed off-line inspection occurs after manufacturing, resulting in more manufacture-induced faults. The process can requires multiple inspectors to keep pace, and their abilities to apply defect standards vary.
Shelton Vision Systems developed its Shelton WebSpector surface inspection system. It runs up to 200 m per minute on a fiberglass production line, checking for manufacturing and structural defects in real time with level of accuracy and consistency impossible for human operators even at 20 m per minute. It can identify and accommodate points of variation, including product size, width, color, production speed, environment, and textile construction complexity. It uses the Dalsa Spyder series of line scan CCD (charge coupled device) camera, which work well at low light levels and provide a better price / performance ratio than other systems, says Shelton. The Dalsa X64-CL iPro frame grabber acquires data; Dalsa WiT 8.3 is vision software based on visual programming.
Quality inspection with accurate rejection
Mold-Rite Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of containers and closures for the pharmaceutical industry, sought to improve the quality of automated production inspection of tightly controlled pharmaceutical container closures. Different colors and sizes of caps and closures were to be inspected for more than 10 failure criteria, at 1,200 caps per minute. A qualification test procedure was designed to ensure failure capture rates in the 95% to 99% range, well beyond prior inspection methods.
Dave Cross, Mold-Rite automation manager who installed the system, said caps range from 1 in. to 4 in. in diameter, and come in many colors from white to black. Also, the cap liner ranges from white to black to foil.
Siemens worked with Cross and a few others at Mold-Rite in four visits about three months apart, doing mock ups and learning about machine vision and changes in machine designs. (About $12,000 for system integration was allocated to the project, outside of machine vision system cost.) Siemens promised 95% or better performance.
Although human eyes see 20 caps per second as a blur, a pocket wheel or conveyor belt presents each part to the camera as lights flash to "stop" the action.
A custom user interface enables an operator to quickly set up the vision system to inspect different cap and liner color combinations.
A Siemens Simatic 1744 Visionscape Accelerated Frame grabber is mounted in a fast PC connected to two CM1100 progressive scan double speed cameras, says Glenn Symonds, Siemens Energy & Automation machine vision systems marketing manager for USA. A DF-150-3 red ring light and a BL75x75 red back light illuminate the caps. A Simatic Opto IO board provides an interface to the PLC, receiving triggers and control information and sending pass / fail and system status information, Symonds adds. Benefits include one system throughout the plant capable of working on all caps types, allowing operators and technicians to become experts. Cross says Mold-Rite "spent $7,000 to $8,000 on the mockup and early prototype design modifications. The entire cost of system, was about two-thirds of what we expected," he says, careful to not mention the total. Return on investment fell to 9 months from a year, he says.
ONLINE Extra
Please read the extra material that follows, beyond what appeared in the print edition, above.
-BW Rogers, PPT Vision—Sticky business: 4 cameras inspect caulk containers
-More part counting: distortion, compensation
-More lighting, software, and PCs
-Cap inspection: What worked, what didn't
-Vision: prior articles, companies, integrators
-Camera catches a broken tie
Sticky business: 4 cameras inspect caulk containers
Ensuring packaging quality for caulk tubes is a sticky business, because of tube shape and line speed. In the application below, four cameras produce seven images. Special lighting is used to accommodate a variety of colors. All inspections are completed within 2 seconds per caulk container.
Dave Boehm of BW Rogers Co. explains how the sticky application works and the advantages of the vision technology used: Four PPT Impact T20 cameras inspect an empty caulk container before product is loaded into the tubes.
The vision systems look for four major defects:
1. Nozzle position;
2. Foil presence inside the tube;
3. Shape of the open end of the tube; and
4. The seal between the metal end of the tube and the cardboard side of the tube.
Images show some of the views captured.
Camera 1 looks at the nozzle end of the container. A 3.5-in. strobe ring light lights up the area so the metal around the nozzle appears bright. When the nozzle is missing or not positioned correctly, this area will appear dull or dark.
Camera 2 looks at the open end of the container. Two cameras with 5-in. LED (light-emitting diode) lights inspect the sides of the tube. The trigger that starts inspection on Camera 1 starts the inspection for presence or absence of foil with Camera 2. Because the nozzle is translucent, the light positioned at the nozzle end will appear as a bright spot to Camera 2, unless the foil is in place to block out the light. After foil inspection, Camera 2 is triggered again, with a second 3.5-in. ringlight positioned to light the tube edges. A circle gauge tool is used to measure the roundness of the tube opening.
Cameras 3 and 4 inspect the side of the tube. They are triggered simultaneously before the part is rotated 90 degrees. After the part is rotated, a second trigger provides four images of the tube, one every 90 degrees. In moving 90 degrees the tube will travel about 4.5 in. For this reason, two 5-in. LED linear lights light the top and bottom of the tube. A polygon ROI (region of interest) is placed along tube edges to look for defects, such as cracks, dents and broken seals.
|Camera 1
| Camera 2A
| Camera 2B
|Cameras 3 & 4
Part counting: distortion, compensation, resolution, accuracy
In the John Deere implementation, two IEEE 1394 line scan cameras, with 1,024 pixels, are from Imaging Solution Group; the two linear lights are manufactured by Advanced Illumination, the cameras provide object resolution of better than 1 mm in a 6 in. by 6 in. measurement area. Edge diffraction around small objects requires adjusting the threshold value to measure objects 1 mm or less in diameter. For synchronization, the cameras are externally triggered using a pulse train signal from an NI PCI-6601 counter/timer card. With this single-source triggering of the scanning lines and the precise physical alignment of the two cameras, an object appears in both camera images at the same vertical position. A Dell PC acquires images, processes images, and runs an object classification algorithm, as well as displays, generates, and reports results.
The main sources of the image distortion are lens distortion at the edge of the field of view and the perspective error of the lens due to the lens' proximity to the objects. Lens distortion causes an object to change size and shape when it is closer to the edge. The perspective error causes an object to change size when it is at a different distance from the lens. Both distortions can cause time and position measurement error and a miscount of falling objects.
The software calibration method uses a calibration target to mimic a calibration grid target often used in lens field calibration. A thin cylindrical target is placed and moved in a 15 by 15 uniformly distanced grid map. Images are acquired and the positions of the target in both cameras are measured when the target is in each position. After the grid is finished, the field calibration map is basically a distorted grid image. Applying the simple calibration function in the NI vision library converts images to a uniform, undistorted image. All pixels are converted to real-world coordinates that are in millimeters. The size of the object in the image is also calibrated against its distance from the lens. After the calibration process, all objects' coordinates and sizes are corrected in the measurement result.
With clumping, by counting and crosschecking the objects between the two camera images at the same vertical locations in the synchronized images, an algorithm can identify and distinguish objects in clumps. In rare situations that multiple objects appear in both cameras as a single object, the clump has a larger size, and we can tell the approximate number of objects by the size. This situation has a very low probability of happening, so the approximation has proven to have little effect on counting accuracy.
The spatial resolution of the system is determined by the camera pixel number, lens quality, lighting condition, scanning rate, and the physical dimension of the field of view. The camera has 1,024 pixels. It covers more than a 150 mm field of view. Each pixel covers about 150 micrometers, which equates to a spatial resolution of 150 micrometers. A 1 mm ball bearing was used to test the minimum detectable object size of the system. The system can easily count and measure these ball bearings. Current hardware could resolve objects as small as 0.5 mm, but that hasn't been tested.
The time resolution of the system is determined by the line scan rate of the camera and the speed of the image processing. The camera has a maximum line rate of 10 kHz, which translates to 100 microseconds of time spacing between scan lines. By using different line scan cameras available in the market that have faster line scan rates, the time resolution of the system can be easily improved.
Because the cameras' line scan is triggered by an external precision pulse signal, the accuracy of the object timing measurement is mainly determined by the time resolution. It is estimated to be 200 microseconds.
System specifications can be improved by using higher-performance components, such as cameras with higher line rate, more pixels, and frame grabbers with PCI Express technology.
Lighting, software, and PCs at Shelton Vision Systems
Shelton Vision Systems has been using equipment from Dalsa and Coreco (acquired by Dalsa) since 2001 to help locate inherent variations in natural, raw products. While some modern yarns remove sources of variations, the process of spinning, dyeing, knitting, and finishing still creates finished material faults, holes, and shade differences in a finished garment.
A full-web width electronic defect map is created, which may be reviewed prior to being input to a cut plan optimization software package. The software provides the most efficient cut plan for a parent roll to be split into small rolls for shipment and end use.
WebSpector automation copes with large style and product ranges with an automatic training function that recognizes a previously unseen product and starts to train the system on the first few meters of it. A few seconds later, parameters are set automatically and stored in the database for future use, avoiding operator intervention for new product training. That function is particularly useful where companies run several thousand product variations with new products coming on line weekly.
An image of each defect is stored with identifying data to classify the defect by type in real time. This happens prior to physically marking the web in line with the defect or, in the case of component parts, rejecting a part. The latter could happen in a converting process, making paper filters, for example.
Shelton Vision Systems was at the forefront of using PCs for the system processing platform of machine vision inspection systems and initially received some criticism from competitors as early PCs could not match the power of purpose-built processors. However, with the planned development of PCs for the games industry it was clear this situation would alter greatly. Since that decision in 1999, Shelton has seen dramatic per annum increases its system processing power, with little or no increase in PC cost. The additional benefit of a PC-based system is the worldwide familiarity with PC technology.
Mark Shelton, company founder and CEO, remarks that "The deciding factor for our selection of the Dalsa Spyder camera was sensitivity at low light levels. And, the WiT software was chosen for ease of use, power and portability." Compatibility among Dalsa cameras, frame grabbers and WiT software is important. Shelton adds, "They work well as a complete package and they can be applied to many applications. Technical support for WiT software is also very good– this is extremely important to us as our applications are cutting edge. We switched from another vendor because their technical support was poor."
Shelton states: "Our applications push machine vision products to the limit. We use the brightest light sources available with the most sensitive line scan cameras. Our customers want us to inspect at faster speeds. To do this, we need more sensitive single CCD (non-TDI) cameras, not faster line rates. We are planning to use the new Spyder 3 CameraLink version and also the Gig-E version."
Shelton Vision Systems has found that by sourcing components from specialists in the industry– such as Dalsa – they are able to provide superior technical and performance advantages to customers in the areas of camera sensitivity and PC processing power – two areas deemed critical to their systems' success.
Products inspected by WebSpector include fiberglass sheet, cellulosic and glass paper, aluminum coil, lithographic coating, and textiles. The system uses line scan cameras often in two or three planes of view, each with a different method of illumination (such as transmitted back light, diffuse top light and low angle top light) to enable full defect detection, for marking (web process) or rejection (discrete parts). The system records the full web on each plane of view at full system resolution for playback to assist in validation and initial set up. This feature also is useful for remote Internet support and training.
| Camera catches a broken tie
If you're on a train, or downwind of a freight line, there's some comfort in knowing the patent-pending Georgetown Rail's Aurora 3D Track Inspection System can catch rail bed defects, like this broken tie.
More about Shelton Vision Systems
The adaptable WebSpector surface inspection system is used for many applications with little alteration. It can operate on line, and be fitted to an existing process (such as fiberglass sheet production) or as part of a purpose-built stand alone inspection machine (built by Shelton) for batch-to-batch high speed inspection. An example of this is for car headliner fabric, which is generally a foam laminated textile in large rolls prior to being split into smaller rolls or cut into blanks.
On line and stand alone selection will depend on which offers the most benefit. The main benefits of the system are: to avoid shipping defective product; to avoid adding value (cost) to an already defective product; to providing throughput increases in the inspection process; and to collect accurate inspection data for Six Sigma product and process improvement. Very often the system also is used as a marketing tool by the user to reassure customers and prospects of their commitment to quality and process control.
System designs are scaleable from a single light source, camera, and PC configuration to multiple cameras, light sources, and PCs. By following a principle of using the best available building blocks for the system hardware, the company is able to maintain a sustained system performance development path. Traditional competitors, who produce their own hardware, find difficult to keep pace with Shelton's performance, which uses a high-quality building block approach, the company says.
www.isgchips.com Imaging Solution Group
Cap inspection: What worked, what didn't
System design and setup of machine vision provide a lot of learning. Dave Cross, Mold-Rite Plastics Inc. automation manager, who installed the cap inspection system there, told Control Engineering that "three other companies' systems offered 50% to 75% accuracy at that rate, with signals often rejecting the cap ahead, the cap behind, or all three. The original request sought 95% accuracy."
Caps can warp if packaged while too hot, so the system sees if threads are short, or not complete, or if the cap is out of round, Cross explains. They can warp if packaged while too hot. Rejects send an alert to the molding department. "Our quality assurance people were involved to set the specification," Cross says. "Now a mechanic on the floor can set it up and keep it tuned. The screen does the counting, which is noted on a work order at end of a shift, then transferred to a database." Live histogram data views of readings from the various defect counters allow operators to visually adjust tolerances based on what appears to be "normal" from the graphs. No real knowledge of vision is required to set up the system, only knowledge of what is, and what is not, a good cap. Electronic transfer of that data may be among future upgrades.
Two cameras with wide angle optics acquire at the same instant. The first camera looks down inside the cap's threads to check cap wall integrity, rim, and liner. The second camera looks at the cap from the side to ensure that the child resistant closure insert is seated fully in the cap. A diffused low angle ring light illuminates the inside of the cap and the child resistant insert. A back light helps find cracks in the cap.
Related reading, resources on machine vision
Also from Control Engineering , read:
Machine Vision: Now is the Time (Product Research article, products)
Machine Vision Product Research May 2007 (Survey results in Resource Center; registration required)
Machine Vision: Not Just for Metrology Anymore (robotics applications)
Measure Up with Machine Vision (tricks and tips, references, setup hints)
Buyer's guide search on machine vision
Automation Integrator Guide contains companies with machine vision expertise.


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Insulation & Weatherstripping In Hauula HI – Installing Weatherstrips – Home Insulation
Home insulation is usually the aspect of home construction that only comes to during mid winter in Hauula Hawaii 96717. Specifically, this is one thing that hits you right on target after receiving your monthly heating bill. Just consider not only the inconvenience but also its impact on your monthly budget if most of the heat generated by your furnace just seeps out because of inferior and ineffective home insulation. The good news is that this aspect of the home structure has its fair share of modern trappings. Recent developments have given us all the reasons to consider some of the more exciting options as far as modern insulation is concerned.
The more common and conventional insulation for our Hauula HI 96717 homes usually include the following:
- Fiberglass
- Mineral wool (rock wool)
- Polystyrene boards
- Polyurethane foam
Loose Insulation
Another emerging option that is turning to be a popular choice of home construction pros is the use of "loose" cellulose particles made of shredded paper, fiberglass or mineral wool. These are the types of insulation materials that are "blown-in" to wall cavities and attics. Their R value is about 3 to 4 inches, and these are your best option for the insulation of walls with minimal damage as these are simply inserted into the wall cavities by boring small holes. However, the major downside of this type of insulation material is the possible settling of the material at the bottom of the wall cavities.
Recycled Insulation
Another recent insulation option that is now gaining strong following is the recycled type of insulation. This insulation type offers two main advantages over the conventional types of insulation. The first major advantage of this type of insulation is that it is an eco-friendly option as it utilizes materials long consigned to the garbage dump. The second advantage is that it racks up to a higher level the safety margin of the insulation of your home. There is now a wide array of recycled products which you can use as insulation material for your home and research outfits continue to study more options and new products.
Modified Fiberglass Insulation
Fiberglass belongs to the early generation of insulation materials. Subsequent advancement in technology has led to some major changes to the old manufacturing standard. Fiberglass is produced through the melting process of sand and minerals where spun strands are produced. These strands are molded together using a special binder. The newer variants of fiberglass insulation are now using special types of recycled materials. Further, modified fiberglass insulation materials are now using a different type of binders as a safe alternative to the formaldehyde-based binders of conventional fiberglass.
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Hendry's hat trick lifts Wilton field hockey team past Greenwich
WILTON -- Allowing just a single goal through its first nine games, Wilton's undefeated field hockey team didn't need to score much to get past the opposition.
Yet, as was the case against rival Greenwich High Wednesday, the Warriors make sure they don't leave anything to chance.
A hat trick from Madison Hendry, coupled by another sparkling performance by goalie Lizette Roman-Johnston kept Wilton's unblemished record intact. The "Play for Pink" game, which raised money and awareness for breast cancer, went to the Warriors, who registered an impressive 3-0 win over the visiting Cardinals at Tom Fujitani Field.
After posting eight consecutive shutouts, Wilton yielded its first goal of the season during last week's 3-1 victory against Staples -- a game that made the Warriors (10-0) refocus on their most significant streak.
"The whole Staples thing of letting up a goal last game was kind of a load off my shoulders," said Roman-Johnston, a junior. "Now it's more about the team going undefeated than me getting no goals scored on me."
Playing with more aggression in the second half, Greenwich (7-4) trailed 2-0 at halftime.
"I'm really proud of the way we played the last 25 minutes of the game," Cardinals coach Ally Orrico said. "The second half was very strong. I thought we came out a little bit nervous in the first half and it took away from our players' ability to execute their skills. Once they calmed down they really showed what they were capable of doing."
Wilton scored the only goal it needed with 16:33 remaining in the first half, shortly after drawing a penalty corner. Hendry converted a flick shot through traffic from close in, putting the Warriors in front, 1-0.
"We knew we had to be focused because playing Greenwich is a big deal," said Hendry, a junior. "We knew it was important to come out fast, score fast and get at least two goals in the first half."
The Cardinals nearly tallied the equalizer with 14:43 left in the opening half. Controlling a long pass, junior forward Sydney Cole got loose in transition, but Roman-Johnston made a key save in a 1-on-1 situation.
"I just went for it, took it to the cage and the goalie made a nice play in stopping it," said Cole, who had a strong game. "The second half we were really trying to pressure the ball and play our game."
Hendry's second goal came off a penalty stroke with 4:11 to go in the opening half. With all eyes on her, she calmly lifted her shot past GHS junior goalie Freddie Bancroft (seven saves) inside the left post.
The Cardinals had several opportunities to tally during the second half. Roman-Johnston turned away a shot off a corner from Cardinals senior Emily Brash at the 12:20 mark, Cole nearly scored in transition and senior forward Liz Stillman was wide on a shot late in the game.
Stillman said competing against the unbeaten Warriors was a learning experience for the team.
"As a team they worked really well carrying the ball down the sideline, looking wide and going for shots on goal," Stillman said. "Something we definitely can learn from them is taking shots on cage right when we see the opportunity, which something they capitalized on."
Hendry capped her successful day, scoring off a hard drive on a penalty corner with 9:51 remaining in the second half, giving Wilton a 3-0 advantage.
"Today, we showed other teams that we don't just score off corners," Hendry said. "They have to be aware of us anywhere on the field."
Supported by a strong backline, led by junior centerback Jill Detrick-Yee, Roman-Johnston made six saves.
"Our defense is very close, we have private meetings with each other and trust each other," Roman Johnston said. "We are all really good at communicating with each other."
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Records: Greenwich 7-4; Wilton 10-0.
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MONTGOMERY — Longtime Village of Montgomery Judge David Roepe died after the car he was driving veered off the road and hit a tree Monday afternoon.
MONTGOMERY — Longtime Village of Montgomery Judge David Roepe died after the car he was driving veered off the road and hit a tree Monday afternoon.
Roepe, 76, was traveling north on Route 208 in the Town of Montgomery at about 3:50 p.m. near Coleman Road when his car went off the road and slammed head-on into the tree, Montgomery police said. No other vehicles were involved. Town of Montgomery Volunteer Ambulance Corps personnel responded, and brought Roepe to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh where he was pronounced dead.Montgomery police Chief Arnold Amthor said the investigation is continuing but that a medical condition might have contributed to the crash and Roepe might have been unconscious before he hit the tree.
Roepe, a lawyer, sat on the Village of Montgomery Court bench since 1972, presiding on traffic cases, civil cases, small claims and criminal offenses as a part-time judge.
In February, more than 100 people crowded Roepe's court for a surprise party marking 40 years on the bench. He received a certificate of recognition from the New York State Magistrates Association.
His career wasn't unblemished, though. In 2001, the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct censured Roepe for a domestic violence incident after police said he threatened his wife with a carving knife in 2000. The commission noted in its decision that he wasn't removed from the bench because he was "candid, cooperative and contrite throughout (the) proceeding and that his record is otherwise unblemished in 29 years as a judge."
In February, Roepe told the Times Herald-Record that his guiding principal toward being a judge came down to one word: fairness.
"I think you have an obligation to fairness and not to be prejudicial to either the prosecutor or the people or the defendant's counsel," Roepe said.


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VATICAN CITY — In his weekly editorial for Vatican television and radio, the papal spokesman marked the independence of South Sudan by reminding listeners of Pope John Paul II's visit to Sudan in 1993 and the extremely strong words he used to defend the rights of Christians in the predominantly Muslim nation.
I was with Pope John Paul for that visit in February 1993 when we spent just eight hours in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, at the end of a week-long trip that also included Benin and Uganda.
The 50 or 60 journalists traveling with the pope had only a couple international phone lines and telex machines to use to file our stories. I remember feeling fairly panicked that I wouldn't be able to file my story before we had to head back to the airport for the flight back to Rome. In those days, before everyone had fast internet connections, it usually didn't matter if we had to wait a day to file.
But Pope John Paul was blatant and bold as he denounced the persecution of Sudanese Christians. He said their names were written "on the palms of the hands of Christ, pierced by the nails of the crucifixion."
There were soldiers carrying guns everywhere. It was the first time I'd seen military with weapons standing in plain sight on the platform where the pope was celebrating Mass. (It was also the first and only time I've seen camels grazing at the edge of a field where a papal Mass was being celebrated.)
In the end, I only got one story out from Khartoum, but it included news of the pope's meeting with President Omar al-Bashir, who is still in office. The pope told al-Bashir, who came to power in a 1989 military coup, that the measure of a national government's maturity is the way it respects human rights and protects its minorities.
And Pope John Paul told church workers that when he looked at what was going on in Sudan, "I see clearly a particular reproduction of the mystery of Calvary in the lives of the majority of Christian people."
As Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the papal spokesman, pointed out in his editorial, it's been more than 18 years since Pope John Paul visited the African nation, "an estimated 2 million people have died and 4 million were displaced, but now there are hopes that the war really is over and that the new Republic of South Sudan, desired by an overwhelming majority of its inhabitants, can start a new chapter in peace."


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No spending cuts in Wilson contingency budget
WILSON – Despite a second defeat at the polls, the Wilson Central School budget for the coming school year will stay at $24.3 million, officials said Wednesday.
Voters turned that number down twice, once with a 4 percent tax levy increase and Tuesday with a 2 percent levy hike.
But Superintendent Michael Wendt said there will not be any further spending reductions. The gap resulting from having to stick with last year's tax levy will be filled by appropriating more than $200,000 from a debt service reserve fund.
By state law, when a district's budget is defeated twice, the district is not allowed to collect any more in taxes than it did the previous year.
That means a tax levy of slightly under $10.9 million will be collected for 2013-14, instead of the $11.1 million figure voters rejected Tuesday by a vote of 903 to 604.
Wendt said that on May 21, when voters defeated the first budget by a 698-414 margin, 75 percent of voters responding to an exit poll said they didn't want any cuts in district programs.
John Montesanti, district business administrator, said about half of the voters responded to the May 21 exit poll, so it was a strong sample. No exit poll was taken Tuesday.
"For a number of the people, nothing is acceptable when it comes to raising taxes," said Wendt, who received a new five-year contract last week. "This is a strong district. The voters have sent a message. I have to ascertain what I can do to bring this community back together."
An anonymous flier mass-mailed to district residents criticized the Board of Education for not reducing spending on the second go-round. "Same budget? No reductions? Tell our Board of Education that no means no," it proclaimed, accusing the board of "defying the will of district voters."
"We brought possible cuts to the administrative team, and they thought they cut too far into programs," Wendt said.
Spending in the budget increased $819,000, or 3.5 percent, from last year's version. The largest factor in the increase was salaries, which rose more than $500,000.
"Reducing spending doesn't necessarily change the tax status of the district. We decided to take it from another source," said outgoing School Board President Timothy F. Kropp, who lost his re-election bid by 10 votes May 21.
Montesanti said the district went through its reductions already, when it cut about 25 positions during the past three years. There were no further job cuts proposed in the budget voters rejected, and there will be none now.
The main impact of the defeat will be that the district will have to start charging a fee to community groups who want to use school facilities. Wendt said that is a state requirement in cases where a contingency budget is in effect. The size of the fee will be determined in time for the July board meeting, Montesanti said.
He said the district's debt service fund will stand at about $1.3 million at the close of 2013-14, since about $1 million is being spent.
The district has about $7 million in other reserves, but Wendt said they are earmarked for specific types of expenses, such as insurance and fringe benefits. "We're less restricted in using debt service," the superintendent said.
The direct-mail flier also criticized the board for not closing W.H. Stevenson Elementary School in Ransomville, one of two elementary schools in the district, which allegedly would have saved $500,000.
Kropp said the board voted that idea down twice this year, both times by 5-2 margins. He opposed it because it would have increased class sizes and "it would have been a huge detriment to the Ransomville side of the district."
Wendt said, "Stevenson has been an ongoing discussion. A number of board members stood on what they thought they heard from the public."
As for who mailed the flier, Wendt said, "There's all kinds of rumors. People have a right to free speech. Items like that have an impact."
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Come see all of the amazing, colorful, and chatty creatures he tends to in his zoo and listen to stories about their exploits, recommends a news release about the event During the program, Marsteller will explain that insects once ruled the earth and are still vital to our survival.
After inspecting the insects, Marsteller will take participants on a walk in the forest to look for insects in their natural habitats and see how these decomposers turn trees and leaves into healthy soil.
New Quarter Park is located in upper York County at 1000 Lakeshead Drive, next to the Queens Lake neighborhood, off the Colonial Parkway. For more information, please call Parks and Recreation at 890-3500.
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I like them both. If a show has a half decent dub, I'll probably watch it dubbed. But in the case of a bad dub (*cough*Strike Witches*cough*) or no dub, i'll watch sub. Speaking of dubs, I can't wait for the Fate/Zero dub
The voice actors of subbed sound so much more natural and they really make the character. For example, the dubbed Yoruichi compared to the subbed Yoruichi. The dubbed version sounds so bland which is a problem I have with many dubbed voices. The voices really make the character.
Watching hundreds of hours of subtitled anime has gotten me pretty used to them and I've grown to prefer them. I also like that I've managed to pick up quite a few Japanese phrases now through osmosis.
The only dubs that I prefer anymore are the ones that I had previously watched. It's too jarring to go back and re-watch an anime that I've seen before in a different language. For anything that's new to me though, it's subtitles all the way.
Neither! Give me Japanese audio and either no subs or the ability to turn them off. Crunchyroll is generally quite good for this, just a few shows have 'hard' subs for some reason that you can't turn off, e.g. Vividred Operation.
Subs only.
I can watch either, Im not too picky. Although there are some dubs I cant stand to watch such as Vampire Knight or Hakuouki. On the other hand, I am pretty fond of the dubs for Bleach and Naruto.
It really depends. If the dub is horrible (which a lot of times it is) and the voices don't match the characters, then I prefer subs.
If the sub is full of errs (which a lot of times it is) and is hard to read and annoying, then I prefer dubs.
With the exception of a few anime (Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu, Sora no Otoshimono, etc.), the dubbed anime songs are just horrible! Besides- no one does tsundere better than Rie Kugimiya- as an example. Todd Haberkorn has a hilarious voice, also. Some voice actors are good with certain characters, and others aren't. The puns also make a little more sense in sub version.
For the most part, I prefer subs. It just seems better to watch anime in japanese. It's "educational", not as awkward when a character shouts a *****, which are a good excuses for watching something on my butt all day.
Cute is JUSTICE, Flat is STATUS, Loli is SOUL.
I used to watch animes dubbed but because I talked to a lot of people that watch an anime subbed , they put out some very good points to watch an anime sub:
its original. I mean really. If you were in Japan or plan to go visit Japan some day you would have to watch anime in japanese either way since the voice actors in an anime are usually japanese and also manga artists; they did come from japan so why not watch an anime in sub ? plus it really fits the anime characters who where the settings are usually in Japan and their names as well.
Hmm Dub or Sub.
I watch both actually. I end up viewing a movie or TV show multiple times to hear it in a different language. You get more value out of your DVD and Blu-Ray that way if it is in multiple languages.
If I have to pick one, then Subtitled then. Even in English, I like to have captions on. This is for the instance you just cannot hear what one is speaking if they are either speaking too fast or softly to be understood.
I started off with watching nothing but Dubs, since I watched Toonami when I was younger. Now I watch both Subs, and dubs, and like them both!
I prefer watching subs the first time because I get exposed to so much more anime that way. It usually take over a year for popular sub anime to get made into a dub version.
I also don't like how the main character in a hero anime is normally less serious once made into a dub version.
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Subs. I will only put up with dubs if I'm watching with someone who will not do subtitles. Hey, at least they are willing to watch an anime. More often than not dubs have parts in them that make me cringe for one reason or another.
Plus I really, truly, with the firey passion of 1,000 suns HATE it when dubs add dialouge that was not there in the Japanese version. I'm sure not all dubs do this, but when it happens I can't stand it. Why would they do that? Just because I speak English I can't read between the lines or appreciate a moment of meaningful silence the way a Japanese audience can? It feels like whoever is making the English adaptation genuinely thinks we either don't have a long enough attention span to handle silence, or that we are too stupid to make a connection from A to B in the storyline. So hey, let's use this few seconds of silence to have this character be captain obvious for our idiot audience or just jabber something to another character so it isn't so quiet.
up until about a year ago i only watched watched dubs because i didnt want to read the show while action was going on but then i start wanting to watch later seasons of shows that never got dubbed so i tried to find anything english but eventually i had to admit defeat. But now i realize the subs are amazing...still not the best for shows with a lot of action and you cant read everything and watch wats going on but i love them. but when im grounded but still get to use the tv funimation on demand works very well for my anime fix and Funimation dubs are actually pretty good, but im usually only ever on CR for my anime. so i watch the sub but on saturdays i have toonami so i watch those dubs and compare the diologue to the subbed episodes i already watched
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It depends for me. If I find the dubs quite suitable then I'll like it. If not, then I'll just stick with the subs. Though one thing I don't like about the dub is that they can be very different than the actual dialogue.
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Like many I like both. Both sides have their pros and cons. For me it boils down to availability and quality. If a quality dub of a show exists then I will watch it. If a dub doesn't exist I'll watch it subbed. One thing I don't do is watch both. Whichever I watch first causes me to identify the characters with their voices and I find trouble connecting to their dub/sub counterpart(unless the opposite is way better). I firmly believe that plenty of subs are inferior or equal to their dub counterparts and find the hardline subbers claims that we all must expirience the work in its native language as the director intended moronic. There are plenty of quality dubs out there besides Cowboy Bebop. THat being said some shows should NEVER be dubbed. The Gintama Movie dub should be erased from existance or stored in that gov warehouse in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Generally I decide dub vs sub by the quality of the English voice cast. If any of these VAs are involved I'll definately give the dub a listen:
Steve Blum(Bebop, Champloo, Rurouni Kenshin)
Crispin Freeman(Haruhi, Durarara!, Naruto)
Travis Willingham(FMA)
Wendi Lee(Bebop)
Jonny Bosch(Code Geass)
I know a lot of people aren't a fan but I love the ADV dub of EVA and was glad to see Spike Spencer and Tiffany Grant reprise their roles in Rebuild.


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Columbia University law lecturer James Tierney hadn't thought much about this year's race for New York state lieutenant governor until recently.
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The new make spirit is placed in wooden casks to mature. In Scotland, it must remain in a cask for a minimum of three years before it can legally be referred to as 'Scotch whisky'. It's often left for much longer to take on the colour and vour of the wood, which helps create the unique, complex characteristics.
When the Master Blender is happy with the flavour profile, the whisky is bottled. The label specifies the distillery where it was produced and, in some cases, how long it was matured for. If an age is given, it represents the youngest cask that was used to produce it. So a 10-year-old single malt will often contain some whisky that was aged for longer.
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Volume 16 Issue 44 | April 2 - 8, 2004
WORK & SHOW FESTIVAL at Tribeca Performing Arts. The fifth annual artists-in-residence program offers this festival with an array of dance, theater, music and spoken word performances by emerging artists. Pictured above is a dance choreographed by Ellis Wood. March 19-April 3. BMCC, 199 Chambers St., 212-220-1460.
SEAPORT PERFORMANCES Masque, portrays the history of the Octoroon Balls and the story of slavery, class, caste and color. Southstreet Seaports Shooting Star Theatre, 40 Peck Slip, Fri. March 12 at 7. 212-581-7216
TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTERs fifth annual artists-in-residence Work & Show Festival hosts an array of dance, theater, music and spoken word performances presented by many emerging artists. Pictured above is a scene from a theater piece by Karen Sommers. March 19-April 3. 199 Chambers St. 212-220-1460.
BAGGOT INN, 82 W. Third St., 473-6658: Live Music Nightly, call for schedule, free-$5; Wed.Bluegrass Session, 8 p.m., no cover.
THE CAJUN, 129 Eighth Ave., 691-6174: Mon. & Thur.Vince Giordanos Night Hawks, New Yorks favorite foxtrot orchestra feat. Big Band music of the 1920s, 30s & 40s, 8-11 p.m; Tue.Stanleys Washboard Kings, 8-11 p.m; Wed.Eddy Davis & His New Jazz Band, 8-11 p.m; Thur.Vince Giordanos Nighthawks, 8-11 p.m.; Fri.Canal Street Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band, 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Sat.Red Onion Jazz Band feat. New Atlantic Jazz, 8:30 p.m.- mid; Sun. BrunchFriends of Jimmy Butts feat. Doc Pittman, noon-4 p.m; Sun.The Peter Ecklund Jazz Quartet, 7:30- 10:30 p.m.
Greenwich village bistro, 13 Carmine St., 212-206-9777: Call for Whirled Music performance information & times.
Housing works used book cafe, 126 Crosby St., 212-334-3324: Call for details about the next Monthly Benefit Concert, 7:30 p.m., $20.
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national arts club, 15 Gramercy Park South, 212-222-3569: Call about current Live Music.
Pen and brush, 16 E. 10th St., 212-475-3669: Call for information about upcoming concerts..
Renee weiler concert hall, 46 Barrow St., 212-242-4770: Jan. 29-Lukas Ligeti, Electronic Percussion, 8 p.m., $10-$15.
The schneider concerts, 66 W. 12th St., 212-243-9937: Call about upcoming concert schedule.
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THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT, 235 E. 11th St., 212-777-3240: Call about upcoming Winter 2003 concerts.
Washington irving auditorium, 40 Irving Place, 212-580-4177: The Greenwich Village Orchstra performing through Summer 2004; Call for upcoming performance information.
Washington square united methodist church, 135 W. 4th St., 212-998-3950: Call about upcoming Blarney Star Irish Traditional Music Concert Series.
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Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings against Les Laboratoires Servier and a number of generic pharmaceutical companies
The European Commission has decided to open a formal antitrust investigation against Les Laboratoires Servier for suspected breaches of the EC Treaty's rules on restrictive business practices (Article 81) and on abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82). The decision to open proceedings also concerns a number of generic companies including Krka d.d., Lupin Limited, Matrix Laboratories Limited (subsidiary of Mylan Inc as of 28 August 2006), Niche Generics Limited (subsidiary of Unichem Laboratories Limited) and Teva UK Limited / Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, as regards a number of individual, possibly restrictive, agreements between each of them and Servier. The opening of formal proceedings follows unannounced inspections carried out by the Commission in November 2008 in several Member States (see MEMO/08/734 ). The Commission proceedings concern unilateral behaviour by Servier, and agreements which may have the object or effect of hindering entry on to the market of generic perindopril, a cardio-vascular medicine originally developed by Les Laboratoires Servier, on the EEA markets.
The opening of proceedings does not imply that the Commission has proof of the infringements but merely means that the Commission will deal with the cases as a matter of priority.
The companies' rights of defence will be fully respected.
There is no strict deadline to complete inquiries into anticompetitive conduct. Their duration depends on a number of factors, including the complexity of each case, the extent to which the undertakings concerned co-operate with the Commission and the exercise of the rights of the defence.
Why has the Commission decided to open proceedings?
The Commission's pharmaceutical sector inquiry has identified competition between originator companies and generic companies as one of the main areas where markets do not work as well as they should. In this context, the Commission concentrated its analysis on the use of various " instruments to which originator companies resort in their strategies to confront entry on to the market of generic drugs, notably:
The present investigation does not form part of the sector inquiry, but the knowledge acquired during the sector inquiry has allowed the Commission to draw conclusions on the areas where Commission action based on competition law could be appropriate and effective.
What is the legal basis for the decisions?
The legal basis for this procedural step is Article 11(6) of Council Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation No 773/2004.
Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 provides that the initiation of proceedings relieves the competition authorities of the Member States of their authority to apply Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty to the practices under investigation by the Commission. Moreover, Article 16(1) of the same Regulation provides that national courts must avoid giving decisions which would conflict with a decision contemplated by the Commission in proceedings that it has initiated.
Article 2 of Regulation No 773/2004 provides that the Commission can initiate proceedings with a view to adopting at a later stage a decision on substance according to Articles 7-10 of Regulation No 1/2003 at any point in time, but at the latest when issuing a statement of objections or a preliminary assessment notice in a settlement procedure. In the case at stake the Commission has chosen to open proceedings before such further steps.
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Just wanted to compile a list of a few comics/web comics/graphic novels I admire and highly recommend!
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- Call Sign Spirit (coming soon!) by Tina Lee.
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- Luci's Letdown (on my wish list) by Marjee Chmiel & Sandra Lanz.
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For two years, supporters have seen the domestic partnership bill pass the House only to get squashed in the Senate. Many new legislators will head to the capital in 2009, and advocates say several are likely to support the bill. Domestic partnership-friendly lawmakers are replacing senators who were not sympathetic to the cause.
Democratic Rep. Mimi Stewart, who is sponsoring the legislation in the House, says she's optimistic about her bill's odds of survival. "I think we have a better chance of passing it than we did before," Stewart says. "We've increased the number of legislators in both houses who are more open and not tied to outdated, outmoded views."
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Ho-Sang not surprised Islanders picked him at draftby Brian Compton
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Joshua Ho-Sang met with several teams prior to the 2014 NHL Draft, but he was taken aback following his sit-down with the New York Islanders. That's why he wasn't too surprised when they traded up with the Tampa Bay Lightning to grab the talented (and sometimes outspoken) center at No. 28.
"They were definitely the nicest," Ho-Sang said Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum after the first on-ice session at the team's annual prospect camp. "They just talked to me, they asked me some questions. I mean, the Islanders were one of the few teams, and I heard it with a lot of guys, they were asking me questions outside of hockey, just kind of getting to know them. I think that's unbelievable that they did that, and obviously I ended up here because of that. They took the time to kind of talk to me and I appreciate that very much. And the fact that they traded up for me is unbelievable."
Ho-Sang, 18, is coming off his second season with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. He led the team last season with 53 assists and 85 points in 67 games, and tied for the team lead with 32 goals. That's why he chuckled when someone asked if certain NHL teams didn't draft him because of the perception that he's a selfish player, a trait he admitted he battled a few years ago but has worked hard to change.
"I was top-10 in the CHL in assists (actually tied for 13th), so I don't know," Ho-Sang said. "You can say I'm an individual, but I pass the puck a lot and the guys that I played with on my team, they can vouch for that. I think a lot of that stuff was my minor-hockey days for sure. I was pretty selfish when I was 15, but I've really worked on that. It's something that I've had to work on. From the talks with the Islanders, that's not something that they've said to me. They just said to work on defense and to get stronger."
That's likely been the message to most players during prospect camp this week. Islanders coach Jack Capuano told reporters he's not so much interested in evaluating players as he is simply getting to know them better on a personal level, including Ho-Sang and left wing Michael Dal Colle, the fifth pick of this year's draft. Dal Colle had 39 goals and 95 points in 67 games for the Oshawa Generals of the OHL last season.
"I've been through these camps quite a bit, and as I told the guys, we're not here to judge and evaluate players," Capuano said. "We know they're good players. We're here this week to get to know them and that's more or less what I want to accomplish this week."
This week Ho-Sang is rooming with defenseman Griffin Reinhart, who will receive every opportunity to make the Islanders out of training camp. Reinhart, who was New York's first-round draft choice (No. 4) in 2012, won a Memorial Cup with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League last season.
"I haven't really talked to him about on-ice stuff … we've just kind of talked about life and stuff," Ho-Sang said of Reinhart. "He's an amazing guy. He's nice to me. He's a very high pick; he's played his years [in junior] and he didn't big-league me at all. He took the time to talk to me and that means a lot."
Fans will be provided their first opportunity to see Ho-Sang skate in an Islanders uniform Thursday when the team hosts its annual Blue-White scrimmage at the Coliseum. The Islanders probably will be playing their home games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn by the time Ho-Sang arrives full-time on the NHL scene (this season will be their last in Uniondale), but he's excited for the chance to help bring the franchise back to prominence. He said putting on the gear Tuesday gave him goose bumps.
"It feels unbelievable," Ho-Sang said. "I mean, this is the first day I really got to wear the equipment and stuff, so that was really cool and really exciting. Just to see it in the stall, and I'm sure a lot of the guys share the same feeling. It's an amazing organization to be a part of, especially because they're building and they really want to jump up and be an impact team in the East and I'm hoping to help [them] do that. For a lot of the moves they make, you can clearly see it."


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Welcome to Back to Basics Summer Institute
Texas Southern University is committed to building partnerships with Houston area schools, community organizations, and business leaders. The Back to Basics Summer Institute, funded in 2010 and 2011 by Chevron, was an immense success. Houston teachers and their students participated in a ten-day intensive series of seminars, focusing on technology, multi-ethnic literature, and SAT/ACT preparation.
The genesis for this institute was my twenty plus years of commitment to working with teachers in local teaching institutes, such as Houston Teachers Institute and Common Ground Teaching Institute, both initiatives sponsored by the University of Houston.
When I joined the Texas Southern University family in Fall 2009, I immediately began making plans to continue my work with teachers. I researched summer teaching institutes and decided upon a plan for an institute that would be tailor-made for TSU, one that would be in keeping with its mission. I decided that what would make this institute different from existing institutes— locally, regionally and nationally—would be to work simultaneously with teachers and students in a structured environment. In a competitive application process, we selected area schoolteachers who then selected talented and gifted students to join them for the two-week institute.
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Tigers try to shake off delay, finish ALCS sweep of Yanks
The Detroit Tigers try once again to punch their ticket to the World Series and complete a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Thursday when they play Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park.
Wednesday's scheduled contest was postponed because of a stormy forecast, although there was no rain when the final decision was made.
"They kept saying it was going to come and it never came," Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer said. "So go figure."
If any team could have used a day to clear their heads it was the Yankees. who are trying to avoid their first postseason sweep since losing in three games to the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 ALCS. New York has also been swept the four previous times it's trailed three games to none with it last happening in the 1976 World Series.
Since the advent of the best-of-seven format in 1985, three of the four teams who fell behind 3-0 in the ALCS have been swept. Of course, the only team to rally from that deficit was the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who did so against the Yankees.
"Well, we're going to fight," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "Things haven't been going our way, there's no doubt about that, but everybody in here wants to win. We've worked so long; we've worked too hard for this."
But the Yankees will have ace CC Sabathia on the hill Thursday, as he tries to follow up a brilliant effort in the decisive fifth game of the ALDS. Sabathia gave up two runs to Baltimore in 8 2/3 innings of that one, as he improved to 2-0 this postseason to go along with a 1.53 ERA.
"I am definitely looking forward to getting a chance to pitch in this series," said Sabathia, who is 15-6 with a 3.38 ERA. "You know, I felt pretty good the last two or three times out and felt good in the bullpen, so I just look to continue to build off that, make sure I have my command down -- the fastball command -- and really work off that. But I always say, whether good or bad, I always put the last one behind me."
Sabathia has faced the Tigers 35 times in his career and is 18-12 against them with a 4.43 ERA.
One drawback from the rainout on Wednesday means that Sabathia would likely be unavailable to pitch in a Game 7 if somehow the Yankees managed to win the next three.
"You cannot think about Game 7 when you need to win a game," New York second baseman Robinson Cano said.
There won't even be a Game 5 unless New York's bats start to come alive. The Yankees are hitting a miserable .200 this postseason, including an amazingly bad .182 clip in the ALCS. The putrid effort is on pace to eclipse the .171 average they had against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 World Series.
New York's offensive woes continued against Justin Verlander on Tuesday, as a solo homer by Delmon Young and an RBI double by Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera was all the offense the Tigers would need in a 2-1 win.
"It's great to be up 3-0," Verlander said. "We have to win one, but against this team, you never know. Every game in the postseason is a must-win. You have to keep momentum on your side."
Over the first eight frames, Verlander (3-0) yielded just a pair of singles to Ichiro Suzuki. Eduardo Nunez ended the right-hander's string of 23 straight scoreless innings with a leadoff homer in the ninth, and Verlander was pulled after retiring Brett Gardner on a groundout.
"Normally, I guess you don't take Secretariat out in the final furlong, but that was pretty much it for him," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I was not going to let him face Ichiro."
Phil Coke put the go-ahead run on base before fanning the red-hot Raul Ibanez to earn his second straight save, moving the Tigers one win away from their first trip to the Fall Classic since 2006.
Not even a lineup change by manager Joe Girardi, who has seemingly pressed all the right buttons this postseason, could revive New York's suddenly punchless offense.
"There were some good at-bats (Tuesday). The ball was not carrying tremendously well, we know that," Girardi said. "But I think (Verlander) ended up with three strikeouts. So our guys put the ball in play and tried to get on base, but, you know, when you face Verlander, you know what you're up against.
"The thing that you do is you keep encouraging the guys and you keep telling them, 'Hey, find a way, find a way to get it done.'"
Alex Rodriguez, a three-time league MVP, was benched for the second time in four games for Eric Chavez, while the struggling Nick Swisher was replaced by Gardner. Chavez went 0-for-3 and Gardner, in his first start since Apr. 17, also went hitless out of the leadoff spot.
Rodriguez again would have been out of the lineup on Wednesday, along with outfielder Curtis Granderson. It remains to be seen if Girardi will change it up again before Thursday's game.
Regardless, Detroit will hand the ball to Scherzer, who was 16-7 this season with a 3.74 ERA. Scherzer did not get a decision in his lone ALDS start versus Oakland, but pitched well, surrendering just an unearned run and three hits in 5 1/3 frames.
"He pitched a great game for us in Oakland and I think everybody expects kind of the same thing," catcher Alex Avila said. "He's going to go out there and give us the best he's got. And his best, more times than not, is usually good enough. It's going to be tough obviously against CC, but it's a crazy game and we might be able to scratch out a couple runs like we did (Tuesday) and pull one out."
Scherzer struggled against the Yankees in his lone start against them this season, as he allowed three runs and seven hits with seven walks in just 4 2/3 innings.
However, since that outing he's compiled a 15-4 record and 3.04 ERA.
"That is one of my worst starts of the year considering that's something I pride myself on, limiting walks," said Scherzer.
"Really from that start on, it was a little bit longer after that when everything seemed to click for me, when I started getting my fastball command back. And for me, that start doesn't really apply to how they are going to approach me this time."
In addition to last season's ALDS, the Tigers also beat the Yankees in the first round in 2006. New York, though, took six of the 10 regular season matchups this past year.


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NHL Game Night: 4-9-13 Senators at Lightning
Bishop smacks down his ex-team.
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allowed 2 goals on 33 shots for the victory against his old mates.
Cory Conacher
? 1 shot in goal in 15:22. Decision: Steve Yzerman. Flawless victory.
First Period
14:29 OTT Alfredsson (9), (Turris, Phillips)
Second Period
02:35 TB Labrie (1), (Thompson, Crombeen)
04:28 TB Lecavalier (9), (Purcell, St. Louis)(PP)
Third Period
00:21 OTT Latendresse (6), (Turris, Wiercioch)
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Old man Alfredsson retiring won't cost me any tears. The man's been cutting our hearts out for years.
Mark Barberio
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Alex Killorn
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Tyler Johnson
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was +1 with 1 shot, 4 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:05.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie scored his first NHL goal and was +1 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, 6 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 8:30. Check the man's shooting percentage. Sniper. (Tongue firmly in cheek.)
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This is not really homework, I'm a public high school teacher and need help with an idea I have to help my "revisited' students learn logic and mathematical thinking. I am learning Lisp for the sheer joy of it and as I think it will fit into my classroom ideas quite handily (I'd be happy to discuss these off line or in a different post if desired), but I'm only a few weeks into it and this task is, (I think, at this point) beyond my skill level. I have the files I need to do what I want to do, but they're in python, and I really want to stick with Lisp. Can anyone either
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c) look at the python files and give me an idea what exactly they do and how they do it so I can make their conversion part of my learning curve?
I'd really appreciate the help, though I realize it's a rather odd request, and please do accept my apology if this request is inappropriate.
The files are open source so I'm not trying to pull off anything nefarious, they are chatbot files, in particular a parser for AIML.
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