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Anyone here anything new re possible BGG and Murray deal?TIA
Briggs announced a bid of $150 million for Murray assets plus the cost of Murray's real estate:http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=10&screen=news&news_id=37883This is moving as expected. Briggs would pick up tractor, walk-behind, and snow-blower business (wonder how Sears/Craftsman will feel about that?), rounding out their commercial, power gen, power washer, and marine outboard offerings.What a great strategy. The Briggs Store, to me, is just around the corner. But can they pull off a retail strategy, when they're used to doing direct OEM sales? That remains to be seen. I just can't see them wanting to work with WalMart etc. in the long term.....Disclaimer: As always, IMHO. Position disclosure: Flat (BGG, S, WMT)wsj
All need to understand that B&S foryears has had great relationships withthe big box retailers. They neverrelied on the OEM to do their marketing forthem.B&S had just created new Snow Enginesfor Sears working with the key peoplein Chicago Sears.Murray is a steal for them. They cannot consolidate this with Snapper/Simplicity.The only think B&S need to worry aboutis someday the Chinese will get their smallengine right and then you will see a deterioration in prices, but until thenB&S is diffently dominate.
Hey Jim, Thanks for your update. You are consistently a timely source for info. Much appreciated. Even though there was no official press release the news was clearly out today and the stock reacted well. We just have to keep in mind that with this acquisition they would take a 30M charge (balance of A/R). I wonder how good a deal they are getting? Z
wsj, thanks for the post.Only a guess right now but it appears that Murray accounted for about 10% of BGG revenues or about $200 million. If the bid price of 150 million holds and adding the 40 million receivable (assumoing it is not part of the 150) would result in a purchase price of less than 1x sales. A very good deal.I wonder if Murray is still manufacturing snd selling product under protection of the bankruptcy court? Purchasing a going business would certainly be a lot better than trying to resurect one.
I figured they are not profitable. I know the industry I know the Wal-Mart effect. But can you quantify their loss?Thanks Z
Murray's not been profitable for a fewyears. Mainly you have to look at the big box retailers, alll they want is better products and lower prices each year. OEM are caught between the Engine maker and the OEM. OEM havevery little value added. Thus this is what happens (especially if you supply Wal-Mart andHome Depot)
B&S will consolidate.Remember Murray makes productfor Craftsman (Snowblowers) thatis the same quality as a snapper.Simplicity is another story.Remember Lawn Mowers are justassembly plants. The real dealis in the engineering and quality control both of which are very strongelements of B&S.


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KEANSBURG – Four people were arrested after police said they beat and robbed a victim in the borough earlier this month.
Jeanette Dixon, 43, of Matawan, Jamill Martin, 20, of Farmingdale, Rohan Gordon, 24, of Asbury Park, and Ryan Morrison, 24, of Middletown were arrested on Monday and charged with an assault and robbery that happened on Aug. 8, police said.
Police said they are not releasing the street where the assault took place.
Deputy Chief Michael Pigott said in a release that Dixon went to the victim's house in search of her boyfriend, who told her that he was not there. Police said Dixon allegedly told the victim that if he didn't tell her where her boyfriend was, she would be "back with the boys."
Approximately 30 minutes later, Pigott said that Dixon returned to the victim's house with Martin, Gordon and Morrison in tow. She again asked the victim where her boyfriend was and he again responded that he didn't know, Pigott said.
Dixon then asked the victim where his cell phone was, and he told her it was in the house, Pigott said. She allegedly called the victim's cell phone and it rang in his pocket.
At this point, Dixon told Martin, Gordon and Morrison to get the phone, Pigott said. Gordon and Morrison held the victim and Martin punched him in the face and head, Pigott said, then they took the cell phone and the group fled.
The victim was treated for a broken jaw, Pigott said.
Dixon's boyfriend is the supervisor of the victim, Martin, Gordon and Morrison at Spark Electric in Eatontown, Pigott said. Dixon told police she was a lawyer, but police said they have not yet been able to confirm her employment.
Dixon, Martin, Gordon and Morrison were each charged with aggravated assault, robbery and conspiracy. Dixon was released on $20,000 bail, and the three men were released on $15,000 bail.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The annual Greek Festival in Bulls Head may be an oldie, but it's a goodie — and a clear hit among several generations.
The dual-weekend event continues this Friday through Sunday, at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and is expected to draw hundreds more folks eager to sample authentic Greek sweets, meats and culture.
Now in its 40th year, the festival's wonderful traditions of Greek-themed music, dancing, souvlaki, gyros, baked eggplant moussaka, and plenty of mouth-watering desserts are once again bringing joy to attendees.
On Sunday afternoon, around 3 p.m., an hour after the event began that day, the lot was full of people looking to get their mitts on a gyro or souvlaki.
"The food," said Noel Staiano, of West Brighton, when asked what brings him and his family to the event. They've attended at least seven times. "It's fun, and the kids love it."
His children enjoy the games — and the prizes. He and his wife, Jill, called the event, and the $2 admission, wonderful.
"And it's a hit on our stomachs," laughed Mrs. Straiano.
"You can't beat it," said Staiano.
Festival co-chair Pauline Grillos said thousands of visitors came through the fair Saturday to take in the Greek cultural event.
She said the weather has been fantastic, and Yia-Yia's Attic, the on-site flea market, has new goodies, including Greek products like pasta, olive oil and honey.
"All the good stuff of the Mediterranean diet," said Ms. Grillos.
She added that everything so far has gone swimmingly.
"God likes what we're doing," said Ms. Grillos.
The event continues this weekend on Friday, 6 p.m. until midnight; Saturday, 2 p.m. to midnight, and Sunday, 2 to 10 p.m.
For more information, call the church office at 718-494-0658. Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is located at 1641 Richmond Ave., Bulls Head.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Desperate times did not call for delayed desperation, but for reasons the Columbus Blue Jackets now have all summer to ponder, this was a team that played best when its back was against the wall on a sinking ship without a paddle, headed toward a waterfall.
Look out below!
The most memorable of Columbus' 13 NHL seasons crashed down Monday night in a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, ending a wildly entertaining playoff series that awakened a college town to the notion there is life after spring football.
Pittsburgh won the first-round series, 4-2, after narrowly averting yet another disastrous collapse. It cruised into the third period with a 4-0 lead and nearly caved against a Columbus team that began the game seemingly pondering vacation instead of elimination.
Suddenly, Columbus scored three goals in less than three minutes during the third period, and still had 4:47 left in the third to force overtime, if not steal the game outright. With Nationwide Arena as loud as it has ever been, Pittsburgh went into full prevent-defense around rattled goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who earlier in the series blew two- and three-goal leads
Would he and the Penguins choke on a 4-0 lead?
Pittsburgh survived, barely, and advanced to the second round against either the New York Rangers or Philadelphia.
The Blue Jackets will clean out their lockers Tuesday morning with mixed feelings. They were underdogs and playoff newbies who nearly upset a star-laden, but injury-wracked team. They demonstrated remarkable resilience and will, and stunning lack of competitiveness, often in the same game.
How does one explain a team that fell behind 3-1 and 3-0 and won both games, then flopped to a 4-0 deficit and nearly came back again? The Blue Jackets also owned 3-1 leads in Games 1 and 3, and lost both times. Columbus scored first in Game 5 and lost that one, too.
With elimination on the line in Game 6, Columbus had no choice but to come out hard, because it played well only when it aggressively forechecked and manhandled Pittsburgh's talented forwards. Yet, the Blue Jackets played the first two periods as though they could not wait to get Evgeni Malkin's autograph on a hat after he scored three goals for a 4-0 lead 15 minutes into the second period.
Were they waiting until they saw the cloud of mist rising from the waterfall, or were they just too young and inexperienced to know the peril they were facing?
The answer is a little of both, and a little more of what Pittsburgh did to take control of the series. Credit coach Dan Byslma for pairing Malkin with Sidney Crosby, and sticking with that combo in Game 6 after they failed to produce a goal in Game 5. Columbus was a step behind when facing Malkin and Crosby, and that mismatch was the difference in Game 6.
"I come out of these last two games thinking we've got to be able to play faster, individually and team-wise,'' Columbus coach Todd Richards said.
Not only did the Blue Jackets squander leads, they also wasted what had become a considerable home-ice advantage in front of boisterous crowds in Games 3 and 6. During the regular season, Pittsburgh fans made their presence known inside Nationwide Arena, but they barely were noticeable in the playoffs. Blue Jacket fans, learning to dislike Pittsburgh the way Cleveland does, made sure of that.
"We've got a rivalry born here between the Blue Jackets and the Penguins,'' Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said.
The fans never turned on the Blue Jackets. They didn't boo the dismal effort in the first period. They stayed beyond the second-period intermission, perhaps sensing a small shift in momentum as the Columbus increased pressure on the ever-vulnerable Fleury. When he and Pittsburgh faltered in the third, the crowd of more than19,000 fans was behind the Blue Jacket and all over Fleury.
As devastating as the loss was, the fans reacted with strength. Chants of "CBJ! CBJ" filled the arena following the traditional post-game handshake, and players raised sticks in appreciation.
"I think our guys earned it. Fans have been waiting a long time for something to feel good about,'' Columbus coach Todd Richards said.
One could sense a bond being formed in a moment flowing with mutual gratitude, shared regret and eager anticipation for what this team could do next season and beyond with a little more tinkering and experience. Fans did what they could to throw the Blue Jackets a life line. The final rally didn't rescue the season, but it did magnify a sense of hope for a franchise finally breaking through Ohio State's long shadow in Columbus.
Slouched back into his locker, still in full uniform and pads long after nearly every teammate left the dressing room Monday night, 21-year-old rising star Ryan Johansen quietly put the scene into perspective.
"It was a special moment,'' he said. "I'm not happy, and I'm not satisfied with the result, but moving forward, with the steps that we've taken this year and in these playoffs, we know our future is bright, and I think the fans know that now, and it's exciting.''


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Thank you for a great video. I plan to watch it over and over. I have a friend that plays the King's Gambit almost exclusively and I have been looking for a good counter.
He would do a great Chris Griffin from Family Guy. And it is an awesome video, thanks.
Great thanks
Using the Nimzowitsch counter-gambit, I beat someone in 7 moves. Here it is.
1. e4, e5
2. f4, d5
3. exd5, c6
4. d3, cxd5
5. fxe5, Nc6
6. d4, Qh4+
7. g3, Qe5+
Black Won
I really enjoy your Openings for Beginners series, Thanks
Thanks! Great lesson.
Excellent video. I am no beginner, but I am a KG player so I need to know this. I never even heard of this line before!
Started playing this recently. Worth checking out (and avoiding as black) an interesting trap from a transposed position in Welling Gerard (2405) vs. Douven Rudy C (2406) (1982).
Very instructive! Thank you, IM Lilov! :)
Thanks for this information again. I saw it in another one of your videostoo and it's been helpful, but Iwassure nervous in the following game wonderingif I'd have to give material back or at least have my queen-side completely destroyed. I think if my aponent had done the right thing I may not have gotten off so easily. I'm not sure how to pust with a board andso since this was only 8 moves, here it is.
Why can I only see 5 minutes of this? I have premium account
complete waste of time like all the other videos..too short
This series is great FM Lilov! Please make some more!
This series is under the heading _Opening Traps for Beginners_ , so I am satisfied with the first 12 moves. Not yet being an intermediate player, there is no reason someone like myself would need to memorize past the 12th move, if even that far. These lines are fun to play against the King's Gambit.
Hi Valeri, can you please comment...
Be careful guys. Dunno how, but he is using outdated opening theory. Its well known that this line is improved by far with white with 12. Qa4 unpinning whites knight and if black is unaware and plays his 12..Nd5 to prepare g5 he is into a heap of problems and probably losing after 13.Nc5 blowing the queen side open with Bd2-pawn b4 etc. With that future prospect of material loss, when playing at the board you'll often further advance the "nail" pawn with Ne3 and after exchange that "nail" is sadly so advanced its both weak with no aid and the f-file is open for white again with a myriade of options for white with rook-lifts, skewers, mate threats on the weak white squares in black king position, that you have to solve at the board with precise defence.
I could of course not mention this, but dont think its fair seeing you lose when the video poster literally laughs about whites position and when you sit at the board you get this smacked in your head.
by no means won by white if black doesn't play 12..Nd5 (or even after) but its still very poisonous with a clear initiative to white, a protected passed pawn and no material compensation for black.
This is very effective counter
how similar are the ideas here to ideas in the Vienna game after: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d4.
by IM Valeri Lilov
To bring his video series on opening traps that all beginner players should know to a close today, FM Lilov gives his recommendation for facing the King's Gambit. He suggests to fight fire with fire! He recommends the Nimzowitsch Counter-Gambit as black's most interesting, aggressive approach and he provides analysis on the critical ideas to back it up.
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Who: New York Yankees (1-4) at Detroit Tigers (3-2).
Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.
First pitch: 1:08 p.m.
Television: Live on Fox Sports Detroit, TBS.
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket and the Detroit Tigers radio network.
Twitter: Follow Chris Iott and James Schmehl.
Coverage: Hosted by Gillian Van Stratt. Follow the live blog here.
Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander, RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Lifetime vs. Yankees: 5-4, 3.74 ERA.
New York Yankees
CC Sabathia, RHP (0-1, 7.20 ERA)
Lifetime vs. Tigers: 18-12, 4.43.
(Statistics vs. opposing starter in parentheses)
Detroit Tigers
1. Austin Jackson, CF (5-for-22, 1 HR)
2. Torii Hunter, RF (20-for-73, 3 HR)
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B (10-for-26, 2 HR)
4. Prince Fielder, 1B (4-for-11, 1 HR)
5. Victor Martinez, DH (6-for-15)
6. Matt Tuiasosopo, LF (0-for-3)
7. Brayan Pena, C (0-for-3)
8. Omar Infante, 2B (6-for-29, 1 HR)
9. Ramon Santiago, SS (8-for-33, 1 HR)
New York Yankees
1. Brett Gardner, CF (3-for-8)
2. Robinson Cano, 2B (7-for-31)
3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B (7-for-32, 2 HR)
4. Travis Hafner, DH (13-for-47, 3 HR)
5. Vernon Wells, LF (8-for-23)
6. Suzuki Ichiro, RF (17-for-55, 1 HR)
7. Francisco Cervelli, C (2-for-18)
8. Lyle Overbay, 1B (3-for-12)
9. Jayson Nix, SS (1-for-11)
-- The last time Verlander and Sabathia met was in Game 3 of a 2011 AL division series. when Verlander struck out 11 and gave up four runs in eight innings in a 5-4 win. Sabathia allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings and didn't take the loss.
-- Miguel Cabrera has hit safely in 37 of 42 games in his career against the Yankees. He's batted .368 (56-for-152) with 11 doubles, 15 homers and 39 RBIs in his career against New York.
-- Cabrera has knocked in at least one RBI in each of Detroit's first five games of the season, marking the club's longest streak to open a season since Bobby Higginson recorded at least one RBI in each of the club's first five games in 2004.
-- Higginson was also the last Tigers player with a longer streak than five games with at least one RBI when he recorded 10 in the club's first six games in 1996.
-- The Tigers will hold a ceremony and present Yankees closer Mariano Rivera with a gift prior to today's game as part of his "Farewell Tour."
-- New York hasn't started the season 1-5 since a 1-7 start in 1989. The club hasn't been swept in Detroit since its first visit to Comerica Park from May 12-14, 2000.
-- Today's weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and plenty of wind with temperatures reaching the mid-50s. Winds gusting at 15-20 mph. Game time temperature of 53 degrees.
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NM falls nicely (for the ones I've looked at) with the standard rated torque outputs of the engines. I.e. 'this is a 150 lb ft box to go with this 150 lb ft engine'. Then we only have the normal overengineering factor to go by.
Lb Ft, although nice 'F28 can easily handle up to 280 lb ft' seems less likely for Vaux to do this. Most F28's seem to be feeling the strain of the standard engine after the 10 years or so of use.
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The two men managed to drive themselves to the hospital. Their ages were not available immediately.
Police received a call about 3:52 p.m. that a man had been shot in a car. Police confirmed later that the shooting occurred in the 8500 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
The two people showed up at a hospital shortly after the shooting was reported.
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The Argentinean actor Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) has an almost Bogart-like gift for playing world-weary rotters with a core of nobility.
Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly
At heart an unlovely love story illuminated by sudden flares of violence, the film reeks of hopelessness and moral destitution, offering its lovers few means of escape.
Jeannette Catsoulis - New York Times
This is a film that's musical with the cracking of bones and crashing of cars.
Wesley Morris - Boston Globe
[Trapero's] stylistic showmanship eventually pays off in a bravura single-take climax, his camera navigating physical and emotional spaces with the fatalistic urgency and despair of film noir.
Nick Schager - Village Voice
Hard to watch, though fascinating for its performances, and the bottomless corruption it portrays.
Joe Morgenstern - Wall Street Journal
"Carancho" was Argentina's nominee for the foreign-language Oscar. It didn't make the short list, but life isn't always fair.
V.A. Musetto - New York Post
You can see the influence of 1950s film noir, the ballsy renegades of 1970s American cinema (especially early Martin Scorsese) and a little touch of the Coen brothers.
Andrew O'Hehir - Salon.com
Trapero is a force, as both a director and a producer, in Argentina's exploding though financially strapped film industry.
Amy Taubin
The film's plotting is at times ragged and muffled, though this might be intentional, a way of suggesting the endless ramifications of the endemic corruption. The performances, however, have depth and resonance.
Philip French - Observer [UK]
- Empire Magazine
What starts as a slow-burning series of minor dramas slips into a high-octane gear in the final act.
Grant Rollings - Sun Online
Some movies are described as explosive: this is positively eardrum-perforating.
Peter Bradshaw
The statistic that 8,000 Argentinians die in traffic accidents every year gives his film a context, but Trapero didn't need to work quite so hard to prove it.
Tim Robey - Daily Telegraph
The film's bitterness of vision may owe as much to style as to content: this is not King Lear, it does not go deep. But a vision of sorts it is, harsh and haunting.
Nigel Andrews - Financial Times
Bruising, moving and utterly compelling.
Matt Bochenski - Little White Lies
An absorbing if flawed thriller set in Buenos Aires...
Henry Fitzherbert - Daily Express
Trevor Johnston - Time Out
It's relatively effective as a thriller, but rarely welcomes the viewer into its world of legalities and despair.
David Parkinson - Empire Magazine
[A] grimly satisfying noir...
- Scotsman
Scenes spark then fade, until the sinuous climax arrives with collision force.
Jonathan Crocker - Total Film
The desolate Edward Hopper nightscapes provide an effective context...
Geoff Andrew - Time Out
...this is not just about a stormy romance. It also deals with personal integrity, or lack there of, corruption within the Argentine insurance industry and the violence that it spawns.
Robin Clifford - Reeling Reviews
Trapero's soggy, misguided, derivative melodrama was, somehow, Argentina's Official Selection as Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards.
Gerald Peary - Boston Phoenix
... tips into melodrama with characters so desperate they are driven to extremes, but that's noir territory. It's an entertaining, albeit disturbing, ride with a helluva final destination.
Laura Clifford - Reeling Reviews
Carancho begins to accelerate with alarming speed - and doesn't stop until the startling, bitterly ironic final frame.
Rene Rodriguez - Miami Herald
A no-frills version of a perennial dark story: how love of a sort can take root in a festering place.
Walter V. Addiego - San Francisco Chronicle
A stark, compelling crime drama, shot in lurid close-ups and leading inexorably toward a devastating end.
Moira MacDonald - Seattle Times
Transforms a sordid little story of two losers into something more interesting and complicated.
Kelly Vance - East Bay Express
In spite of a commendably nasty noir mentality a la The Postman Always Rings Twice, Carancho is flat-out underwhelming.
Simon Abrams - Slant Magazine
Without resorting to sensationalism, gratuitous gore, false spirituality, or any extraneous artificiality, Trapero has fashioned an emotionally involving picture.
John P. McCarthy - Boxoffice Magazine
Trapero's Carancho is a thrill to watch but not for the faint of heart.
Ron Wilkinson - Monsters and Critics
A depressing and senselessly violent film noir from Argentina.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat - Spirituality and Practice
This Buenos Aires is a city of collisions, something we are told early on but absorb with indelible force as Carancho races toward its final impact.
Michelle Orange - Movieline
The movie's recommendation has to come with a grain of salt, but most of Carancho is still intelligent and thrilling enough that it's work ignoring the end.
Sean Gandert - Paste Magazine
The cheap suits, the under-lit cinematography, and hand-held camera can't compensate the viewer for the loss of off-the-cuff realism.
Kent Turner - Film-Forward.com
Even when tackling more mainstream fare, Trapero does it with integrity...
Sam Adams - AV Club
would prove forgettable if not for the oddly tender turns that Trapero yields from Darin and Gusman
Chris Cabin - Filmcritic.com
Gripping film noir from Argentina's most visionary film director.
Louis Proyect - rec.arts.movies.reviews
Talented young director Pablo Trapero is undermined by a weak screenplay for this story of organized crime in Argentina.
Maria Garcia - Film Journal International
There is a full-throttle, head-long feel to Trapero's film that sends it careering along.
Amber Wilkinson - Eye for Film
Edgy and abrupt, jumping from scene to scene breathlessly without resorting to thriller tropes, while creating a sense of impending danger.
Marshall Fine - Hollywood & Fine
A violent, gripping thriller from Argentina.
Harvey S. Karten - Compuserve
Director Pablo Trapero employs a gritty handheld documentary style in keeping with his sobering subject matter. This approach is at times disconcerting, but then it should be.
Annlee Ellingson - Moving Pictures Magazine
Un thriller urbano oscuro, denso, pesimista, con grandes brillos formales (sobre todo en fotografia, sonido y montaje) y un retrato hiperrealista de ambientes y personajes que encierra una historia de amor.
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April 22, 2017 - 7:30am
Memorial Park Pool
Super Sprint: 300 yard swim – 9.3 mile bike – 2 mile run
Sprint: 300 yard swim – 18 mile bike – 3 mile run
Mighty Mujer Triathlon is an all-female race featuring two distances: Super Sprint and Sprint. Both distances start with a 300-yard swim in an indoor pool. The course then takes athletes on a challenging and rewarding bike route (1 loop for Super Sprint, 2 loops for Sprint). The race finishes off with a run through the beautiful Memorial Park area of Central El Paso (2 loops for Super Sprint, 3 loops for Sprint).
Mighty Mujer Triathlon empowers and supports new and experienced triathletes with fun and informative lead-up events and fantastic support on race day!
Entry fee includes moisture-wicking race shirt, water bottle, athlete bag, swim cap, post-race snacks and drinks, Athlete Expo, chip timing, and more!
Mighty Mujer Triathlon supports the Center Against Sexual & Family Violence, an El Paso-based nonprofit organization that provides confidential assistance, educational programs, and hope to families in need.
Super Sprint Sprint
$65 before March 1 $75 before March 1
$70 March 1–April 1 $80 March 1-April 1
$75 April 2-21 $85 April 2-21
Registration closes on April 21 at noon. No race day registration! If space remains, registration will be available during packet pickup.
Form a team with your girlfriends or family members! Each member of a team enters individually (no relay teams for this race) and indicates her team name on the race entry. Team members must all compete in the same distance division. They will compete against other teams in the same distance division in two separate categories: MOTHER-DAUGHTER and GIRLFRIENDS. Teams can consist of two women (Mother-Daughter) or four women (Girlfriends). The fastest average overall time wins in the category. Women who enter as a team and do not win the team category will stay in the running for Age Group and Athena awards.
Mighty Mujer is USAT-sanctioned; USAT rules apply.
All athletes must be members of USA Triathlon to compete. If you do not have an annual membership, you may purchase a $15 one-day pass during registration.
Athletes must be 12 years old or older to participate.
To ensure that athletes have a great race and are correctly seeded for the swim, all Mighty Mujer Triathlon participants are required to update their swim times by April 17. To update your swim time, follow these steps:
1. Go to a local 25-yard pool.
The vast majority of pools in El Paso are 25-yard. If you are out of the area, ask the pool staff.
2. Time yourself (or ask a buddy to time you!) as you swim 300 yards giving it your best effort.
300 yards is 6 out-and-back laps or 12 lengths of a 25-yard pool. City of El Paso pools are now equipped with digital clocks to make timing easier. In addition, the fantastic staff at Memorial Park Pool will be available to time your 300-yard swim during regular lap swimming hours.
3. Click the "UPDATE SWIM TIME" button below to submit your updated 300-yard swim time.
Athletes who do not update their swim times will be placed in the second wave following the first wave of all athletes with updated times.
"Like" Mighty Mujer Triathlon on Facebook to stay up-to-date on upcoming clinics, workshops, and events. This is also a fantastic place to connect with other Mighty Mujeres, share your training questions, and read helpful and inspiring articles picked just for you!
Every athlete must pick up her own race packet. On-site packet pick-up requires photo proof of identity (driver's license, passport, etc).
Wednesday, April 20 - Cielo Vista Natural Market (8900 Viscount) 4-7pm
Friday, April 22 - Up & Running (3233 N. Mesa) 4-7pm
Saturday, April 23
6am – Transition Area Opens
7am – Opening Ceremony & Mandatory Athlete Meeting
7:30am – RACE BEGINS (the Sprint distance will start first, followed by the Super Sprint)
10:30/11am – Awards (estimated)
No race day registration or packet pick-up.
Awards for each distance will be given to the Top Female Overall, Top Mother-Daughter Team, and Top Girlfriends Team. First through third place will be awarded for each distance in the following categories: 14 & Under, 15-16, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+, Athenas (Females 165+ lbs) Under 40, and Athenas 40+.
Chip Timing by DoMore Race Services.
2012 Results
2013 Results
2014 Results
2015 Results
Parking at the race site is limited and we strongly encourage carpooling! Athletes are encouraged to plan ahead, arrive early, and bring family members/spectators in their cars. Click here for a parking map.
For additional information on carpooling and how to race green, check out these suggestions.
If you are traveling from out of town, a block of rooms is available at a discounted rate at our host hotel ($79/night for standard rooms and $99/night for suites). You may make your reservation by clicking the links below, or by calling the hotel directly and mentioning Mighty Mujer Triathlon.
Hampton Inn & Suites El Paso Airport - use group code MMT
Road bike rentals are available on a first-come, first-served basis at three Crazy Cat Cyclery locations (Airport - 915.772.9666, Kern - 915.532.9666, Redd Rock - 915.585.9666), The Bicycle Company (915.544.2453), and Atom Cyclist (915.225.0011). Reserve early!
All entry fees are non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferable. Registered athletes seeking to change their registration from one distance to another may do so by logging into their RunSignUp account. CLICK HERE for instructions on how to change from one distance to another.
Most Commonly Violated USAT Rules
What to Expect at Your First Triathlon
Mighty Mujer Triathlon 2016 Sponsors
To learn more about sponsoring a Race El Paso event or having a booth at the Athlete Expo, click here.
Mighty Mujer Triathlon in the News
Mighty Mujer Triathlon 2016 - El Paso Times
Michelle Blumenfeld: Becoming a Mighty Mujer - El Paso Times
Mighty Mujer Triathlon to benefit Center Against Family Violence - The Prospector
Race El Paso clinics help women find support, prepare for Mighty Mujer triathlon - El Paso Times
Strong Women of Mighty Mujer: Conquering Fear - BeginnerTriathlete.com
Mighty Mujeres Across the Finish Line - City Beat Magazine
Mighty Mujer Triathlon close to sellout in third year - What's Up
Race El Paso & Mighty Mujer (Podcast) - PedalAnything.com
Strong Women of Mighty Mujer: Creating a Training Community - BeginnerTriathlete.com
Mighty Mujer Triathlon: Women, girls urged to up their game next month at super-sprint triathlon - El Paso Times


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6:30 p.m. update: A high wind warning remains in effect until 2 p.m. Friday.
Your forecast
- This evening -- Trick-or-treating: Increasing wind. intermittent showers. Temps climbing to near 60.
- Tonight: More rain and strong winds. Maybe some thunder toward sunrise. Low 60 Wind gusts: 40 to 50+ mph.
- Friday: Showers, some thunder in the morning. Sun and clouds in the afternoon. Windy. High 65, but turning cooler later in the day. Wind gusts: 40-50 mph.
The weekend
- Saturday: Scattered showers. High 55.
- Sunday: Sun and clouds. Breezy again. A few snow showers. High 35 to 38.
The Wind
During the night tonight, strong southerly winds are going to develop over Central New York. Most of us will experience gusts to 40 mph. Some of us, especially over higher exposed terrain, and on the north ends of the Finger Lakes may experience gusts over 50 mph.
There will be a second period of time when we should experience strong winds. That will be from late morning Friday through early, perhaps even into mid-afternoon.
The wind will begin to settle down shortly after dinnertime Friday and will drop off quickly Friday evening -- finally.
The Weekend
Saturday, a new weather system, and area of low pressure will develop over the eastern Great Lakes. That will probably trigger a few showers.
Behind that low, over the upper Great Lakes, colder air will be pouring south out of southern Canada. That new air will spill south over us for Sunday. There should be some snow in the air late Saturday night and early Sunday with that.
The cold weather will only be with us for a day and a half.
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Monday will be a beautiful day. Look for south winds and warmer weather for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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IPO bookrunning syndicates grow larger
The average number of bookrunners on European initial public offerings has hit a record high this year, research has found, with almost 15% of deals having four or more banks involved.
The data, from Thomson Reuters, shows the manner in which syndicates have become larger since 2000, as issuers have sought safety in numbers.
The data shows that for this year to August 14, the average number of bookrunners was 2.27, against 2.17 last year. Just over 10% of deals this year had five or more bookrunners, a number unheard of a decade ago.
Financial data provider Markit pulled in 15 banks for its long-awaited listing in June – the most that have been employed on a single European IPO.
So far this year, 44% of deals have had just one bookrunner, down from 51% last year and 88% a decade ago.
There could be various reasons for the rise in the number of bookrunners. Some market practitioners say independent advisers, which help to appoint bookrunners, have pushed up the number of banks on a deal. Others say private equity firms often use IPO mandates as a means of returning favours to investment banks, which might have provided financing or another service in the past.
Reuters deals intelligence analyst Lucille Quilter said: "The dearth of IPOs in Europe following the credit crunch could have triggered the increase in the size of the bookrunning syndicate, as investment banks developed relationships with European corporates ahead of a revitalised IPO market."
Some bankers have pointed to potential problems with the trend, arguing that with a higher number of bookrunners sharing fees on a deal, no single institution bears responsibility for a deal's success.
One banker said: "I think some clients feel the banks are more trustworthy collectively, they keep each other in check. But the buyers can feel the market is ganging up against their interests – they don't like it all."


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(NAPSI)—Controlling insects can often be easier than many homeowners realize. The key is knowing how to inspect for signs of trouble and what steps to take if there is a threat to your home. Many find that the onset of warmer weather can be an excellent time to begin their annual inspection—both indoors and out.
"Prevention is the best solution for warding off unwanted pests," said Larry Coltharp, director of insect control research and development with Black Flag. "Spray early in the spring, reinforce protection in the summer during peak insect season, and seal homes in the fall to keep bugs from seeking shelter."
Here are some tips on what to look for and how to keep pests under control:
• Check walls for cracks and crevices where spiders and ants can enter.
• In the kitchen, check for open containers or water leaks under the sink and other sources of food and water. It's also a good idea to occasionally check your paper grocery bags to make sure they don't contain any uninvited guests.
• In addition to attracting mold and mildew, cardboard storage containers can make an attractive shelter for many insects such as roaches, silverfish and scorpions. Some insects will even feed on cardboard. Check yours regularly.
• Using caulk, expanding foam or steel wool, seal up spaces around pipes and any place where electrical wiring enters the home.
• In the house, keep trash in a closed container until it goes outside.
• When it comes to choosing an insecticide, one size rarely fits all. Often, insecticides are developed to address a specific pest or type of insect. One exception may be a powerful household pest control formula that offers home protection against more than 40 different types of insects.
According to Coltharp, the advanced Home Insect Control system offers homeowners an effective and affordable solution for pest control. Said Coltharp, "Black Flag Home Insect Control features our exclusive pump spray that delivers up to 10 minutes of continuous spraying after just a few pumps. It's unique formulation characteristics will keep the insecticide particles on the surface of treated areas to give better insect control. Homeowners can cover more area in less time and with less effort."
For maximum protection, Coltharp recommends applying the spray around the perimeter of the house, indoors and out. In addition, he believes do-it-yourselfers will save more than $100—the average cost of using a pest control service for treatment.
To learn more, visit the website at www.blackflag.com.


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Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack artists The Black Keys have a new video out for "Howlin' for You" that is a mock-up of a movie trailer with cheesy dialogue and other craziness. Enjoy!
Eclipse just wouldn't have been the same without the downbeats of "Chop 'n Change" hitting as we saw the Summit logo on a rain-streaked bar door. It's one of my favorite tracks on the soundtrack.
If you like "Chop 'n'…Continue
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Remember Iron & Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" that Bella and Edward danced to at the prom? The band made an appearance on "Conan" tonight and has posted a full streaming recording of their new album "Kiss Each Other Clean" on the Team Coco Web site.
The album drops tomorrow, January 25, so it may not be there very long. It's really excellent. Take a listen!
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Back in the preseason, most of us were pissed off about the league's new 'respect for the game' mandate.
This was going to result in a ton of technical fouls especially for our mouthy Boston Celtics – or so we thought.
A year ago there were 866 technical fouls called, compared to 782 heading into the final four weeks of this season, with nearly 50 of those rescinded after league review.
Doc Rivers relayed this story:
"It's evolved the way it should," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "It's gone back to how it should be, a case by case basis. I think the officials have done a much better job. First of all, they don't have to do what they did earlier. They understand emotional outburst. That's why I said from the beginning that I didn't think we gave the officials enough credit.
"There was a great example we had recently late in a game with Delonte (West). An official thought he had missed a call. He wasn't sure. But it was a hard foul on Delonte and Delonte had an outburst. The official actually said to me, 'You know, I could easily have given him a tech. But I knew the guy's been injured and I think I missed the call. But I just couldn't make the call, because I wasn't sure. So I had to let him go.' To me, that's great officiating instead of just reacting."
It's refreshing to hear about an official who uses common sense on the court. I'll bet my life the official Doc referenced isn't Bennett Salvatore, Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Bob Delaney or Bill Kennedy.


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KALAMAZOO, MI – Mix-matching numbers at work led Laurel Rosebush to the eye doctor in January.
Instead of a pair of glasses, her doctor said she needed a CT scan.
Rosebush, a 57-year-old Bridgman resident, said unusual mistakes at her casino floor job and increased headaches brought her to an optometrist, who found her right pupil was dilated more than her left, a sign the doctor considered a major red flag.
The results from the scan were devastating.
"No one wants to hear, 'You have a brain aneurysm,'" Rosebush said."At first I couldn't breathe."
To make matters worse Neurosurgeon Christian Sikorski, of Lakeland Neurosurgery in St. Joseph, found that the aneurysm, a weak spot in an enlarged or stretched blood vessel, was classified as a "giant" one with a wide base opening. Rosebush was told treatment would be difficult and could damage her brain, according to Bronson.
If left untreated, aneurysms burst and oftentimes cause a stroke or death.
Rosebush's 3-cm-wide aneurysm was so large, surgeons could not use regular procedures, such as inserting coils into the vessel to divert blood flow or clipping/ sealing the aneurysm during an open-brain operation.
Sikorski teamed up Dr. Jeffrey Miller, a neurointerventional surgeon at Bronson Healthcare's Neuroscience Center in Kalamazoo, to try a procedure with new stent technology called Pipeline.
The flexible, mesh tube stent, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration two years ago, is made from platinum and nickel-cobalt chromium alloy and is attached to a catheter and inserted into an artery in the groin.
The catheter is threaded up to the carotid artery inside the brain, where it expands against the neck of the aneurysm to divert blood flow away. The blood remaining inside the aneurysm forms a clot, making the aneurysm less likely to grow or rupture. Aneurysms treated with the new stent often shrink and sometime disappear over time, according to Bronson.
Rosebush was the first patient to receive this procedure at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Feb. 13, 2013. The operation took longer than expected because the aneurysm clotted so quickly, it threatened Rosebush's blood flow, Miller said in a statement.
Miller used blood thinners and balloon angioplasty to keep the artery open, however the blood thinners cause complications with the groin incision.
For about 24 hours after the operation, nurses took turns applying pressure to the site.
"Dr. Miller even came in to take a turn, too," Rosebush said in a statement. "If it weren't for Dr. Miller and this procedure, without a doubt I wouldn't be here right now."
Rosebush was released from the hospital after two days and the aneurysm was gone in a few weeks. Her vision remains impaired in her right eye, but she is hopeful her sight will improve.
"I don't complain about my sight," she said. "I'm just lucky to be here."
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Epoch is set in the year 2035, just two years after a massive world wide extinction. The exact cause is unknown and the only people left are clones with no memory of the past. Documents found in the world tell a us that before the mass extinction event, The largest technology corporation had made great breakthroughs. This technology changed the world in many ways and is thought to be the cause of the extinction. Those that remain are left with remnants of a once technological society. Try to survive, build, or explore your way through the harsh dynamic environment.Features
Open your Arma 3 root directory and remove any @Epoch folders. Then simply extract the latest zip file into your Arma 3 root directory. Path to Arma 3 is generally "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\"
[New] Epoch Mod configs and some community pbo's are now released under APL-SA license here: https://github.com/EpochModTeam/EpochCore [Added] Tanoa map support. [Added] New Task based Mission System. Added Support for Ryan's Zombies and Demons mod: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=501966277 with custom Epoch implementation. [Added] New custom variable EPOCH_playerNuisance that increases based on the type of weapon fired and decreases at a rate of 1 per 10 seconds. This is used to track how active a shooter the player is. [Added] Player option to Morph into a random antagonist (from deathMorphClass) after death. The array 'deathMorphClass' found in CfgEpochClient can be used to specify what antagonists to randomly spawn. [Added] Player option to detonate body after death. Sacrifice yourself by generating a runaway thermal cascade using the nano bots within your body. Nothing left to revive. [Added] object loot tables for zombies, sharks and Dogs. [Added] looting Dogs for meat (uses placeholder object "goat leg"). Negative Karma given for eating or gutting dogs. [Changed] Increased loot bias 10% overall and increased loot density for military and other larger buildings. [Changed] new function Epoch_message, replaces Epoch_dynamicText. [Changed] Object Interaction and EPOCH_client_bitePlayer settings in now config CfgObjectInteractions. Lootable objects can now effect player stats. [Changed] Moved all Base Building variables to gamemode config CfgBaseBuilding. [Changed] Moved all Item Interaction to new gamemode config CfgItemInteractions. [Changed] Sapper groan or detonate can be triggered by setting a variable on the target or sapper. [Changed] Server can be asked by a client / server to trigger an antagonist on another client. Antagonist is then run on target PC, independent from caller of function. [Changed] Epoch Unit Spawn code. Now can be called specifying the target of the antagonist. Antagonist will run on target client PC. [Changed] Sapper defaults tweaked to make them more responsive. [Changed] New Sapper antagonist config options: reflexSpeed - Set the loop pause. Defaults have been lowered to make sapper more responsive. nestChance - A percentage chance, at each sapper spawn, that he will create a nest. hideLevel - (Fear Emotion) Set level at which sapper will go into hiding based on fear of armed players, being shot near etc. chargeLevel - (Anger Emotion) Set level at which sapper will trigger 'charge the player' mode. [Changed] New UAV Support Troops antagonist config options: unitTypes - an array of soldier classes to randomly choose from. Custom weapons to-do, use soldiers with default weapon loadout or handle weapons with custom script. maxUnitNum - Maximum number of units to spawn per UAV. minAISkill - Minimum value for any AI skill. maxAimingAccuracy -> maxGeneral - Set the maximum value for each available AI skill. A random number between minAISkill and the value for each will be set as that skill. [Fixed] To prevent A3 dupe issues Epoch Militia Solders when taking uniforms, they no longer have uniforms. [Fixed] To prevent animation glitch with weapon switching on the move and holstering. You now must be standing still to holster your weapon. [Fixed] Custom Epoch Gestures not working since 1.60. [Fixed] Issue with animals not returning raw meat. [Fixed] Getting wet and cold on standing on pier. Thanks to umfufu for the report! http://epochmod.com/forum/topic/41929-getting-10-points-of-wetness/ [Fixed] Missing texture issues with some base building objects since 0.3.8. [Info] A big thanks to Isaac, Axeman's chief tester! Server Only [Added] Improved plant spawner by Redbeard Actual and [VB]AWOL. [Added] Allow Epoch Events to accept full file path if 4th variable in the EpochEvents array is set to 0. Default is 1. [Added] Function to effect a players Crypto server side: EPOCH_server_effectCrypto [Added] New experimental PBO packing tool found in Epoch/Tools/PowerShell/ [Added] Server function to allow remote exec of setVariable on client - Allows client to ask another client to set a local variable, via the server. Server can run same function. [Added] Epoch AH: Added ability to kick, instead of just log or ban. [Changed] Changed gamemode to Survival, (might show as unknown gamemode pre 1.62) [Changed] Reworked vehicle load function and made vehicles immune to damage for 120 seconds after startup. [Changed] cfgpatches check now kicks by default with message a message. [Changed] Vehicle persistence texture configs are now found in server settings pbo. https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/blob/experimental/Sources/epoch_server_settings/configs/CfgEpochVehicles.h [Changed] Use new disableChannels syntax in 1.60 and enable text chat on side chat and not voice. Thanks to @morgoth0 for the heads up! #544 [Changed] ForceRestart option should now restart as soon as all players disconnect and server is locked. [Changed] Epoch Events can now self initialize on server startup (if third events[] array element is 1). Fixes issue with weather not changing till first event run. [Removed] Epoch AH removed whitelisted variable check system. [Removed] STEAMAPI Vac ban check as it needs reworked in the extension. [Fixed] Take into account trader stored per class vehicle limits when spawning new vehicles. [Fixed] Disappearing Mags on login / revive. Thanks to He-Man for the fix: http://epochmod.com/forum/topic/42178-disappearing-mags-on-login-revive-fix/#comment-277194 [Fixed] CUP mods enabled check logic typo. Thanks to @morgoth0 for the report: #543 [Fixed] BE kick when player opened stock A3 dialog (Game > Options > Layout). [Fixed] BE kick with Spawn Loot admin panel option. Thanks to @jostster for the report: #540 [Updated] Loot position tool: Epoch/Tools/SQF/saveLootPositionsVector.sqf [Updated] World config tool: Epoch/Tools/SQF/getTreesAndTrash.sqf [Info] Changed name of a3_epoch_server.pbo to epoch_server.pbo. Also changed path from \x\addons\a3_epoch_server to \epoch_server [Info] Changed name of a3_epoch_server_settings.pbo to epoch_server_settings.pbo. [Info] RConPort 2306 added to example-beserver.cfg for changes since A3 1.58. [Info] Removed old .bikey and added new one for 0390. [Info] Requires Arma 3 1.60 or higher. Since build: 561 [Fixed] Disabled vehicle simulation handler by default. (temp fix for low client fps issues) [Fixed] BE kick # 39 on mission Since build: 562 [Fixed?] simplify new load vehicle, (realized sleep was not needed as allowDamage does not effect scripted damage (per the wiki) [Added] old load vehicle script and epochconfig,hpp flag. (default is false = use new load vehicles, true use old one from 0.3.8 Since build: 563 [Added] Base Building limits and restrictions, thanks to: @Ignatz-HeMan minJammerDistance = 650; // min distance to next Jammer maxBuildingHeigh = 33; // Max heigh, building is allowed buildingCountLeader = 125; // Building count limit if Player has no group buildingCountPerMember = 5; // Additional building counts per group member storagecountLeader = 10; // Storage count limit if Player has no group storagecountPerMember = 5; // Additional Storage counts per group member maxdoors = 8; // Max allowed doors per Group maxgates = 5; // Max allowed Gates per Group [Added] CfgEpochClient settings added for: Player killed revenge dialogs playerDeathScreen = "TapOut"; // the dialog a player sees when they die or if playerDisableRevenge = 1 playerKilledScreen = "TapOut2"; // dialog that player sees when they are killed by another player. playerDisableRevenge = 0; // 0 = invoke playerKilledScreen when killed by another player, 1 = disable Since build: 564 [Fixed] Error with load_vehicles function since b562 Since build: 565 [Fixed] error in player death function since b563 Since build: 566 [fixed] incorrect index in weighted array fnc when zombies not used [added] 3 additional water sources [fixed] BE kick when base building since b564 [removed] allowdamage false on player revive, that caused player immunity to server side AI. [changed] trade request feedback text Since build: 570 [Fixed] change gamemode from Survival to Survive [changed] enabled Ryan Zombies support by default. [changed] added random delay in revenge detonation. [changed] added min alive time setting for player revenge options. Default 15 minutes (900 seconds).View on GitHub
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Joe Victory and Jason Liska ran for two touchdowns apiece as New Milford defeated Harrison, 41-7, in Harrison.
Robert Bowers threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Chaheen Payne to make it 21-7 New Milford in the third quarter. New Milford broke it open in the fourth with touchdown runs from Victory (3 yards), Liska (22 yards) and Justice Witowski (12 yards). Victory and Liska also had touchdown runs in the first quarter.
Harrison's Raul Acosta had a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to make it 21-7.


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Friday actuals:
AM weight: 161.4
Food and exercise: as planned
Tasted better than it looks!
Bad mood, low energy, rubbery legs, and let's throw headache and social aversion into the mix. It's really hard to talk in complete sentences or make eye contact. Oh, and my vision is being wonky, even though my sugars have been under 200 almost all day. I read a few places that this is just how it works when you're getting high blood sugars under control -- your body has gotten so used to it that the change makes you feel like crap until you adjust.
We are watching old episodes of South Park right now. Classic! Every time I see them eating cookies or ice cream or cake, I really want some. I can get craving-triggered by construction paper! That is pretty sad.
Plan for Saturday, August 6
- 16 oz. ground turkey, 4 slices bacon, 1 scoop protein powder, 11 almonds, 4 baby carrots
- dunno what lunch will be -- possibly oot and aboot with my mom and sister, or else 16 oz. broccoli, 1/2 c. cheddar cheese, 1 T butter
- 3 cups green tea
- fish oil, calcium, cinnamon, fiber
- 30 minutes walking


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A man with a shotgun was seen wandering in a wooded area near a home in Cheshire Township at about 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, June 26.
A concerned citizen called 911, stating that there might be a domestic violence in progress. Allegan County deputies responded and located the man.
He assured them that he was just walking, and "did not have any plans to shoot anyone," according to a report by Lt. Frank Baker.
The deputies, however, determined that the man was intoxicated. Furthermore, the man admitted that he had just driven his vehicle there.
The suspect was arrested for operating while intoxicated and weapons charges.


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Vashon Island Growers Association tightens its belt as revenues dip
A stroll through the Village Green on a sunny Saturday is a peek into the bounty of Vashon Island's farms and artisans. Plant starts share shelf space with fruit and flowers, while handcrafted candles, cutting boards and chocolates are displayed a few steps away.
The Vashon Farmers Market has become an institution on the Island since vendors began selling produce and wares at the Village Green 20 years ago and has grown steadily for the past five years — the period for which board members have numbers.
Last year, however, sales declined 7 percent. And now Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA), which runs the market, is making some wholesale changes — searching for ways to better promote both the bustling Saturday gathering and its Wednesday market, which has far fewer customers. VIGA's nine-member board also recently restructured the market manager position, its only paid position, lowering the contract's annual pay and reducing the job's responsibilities. VIGA board members will pick up some of the manager's job responsibilities.
"There was growth, and now there's not," said VIGA president Lindsay Hart. "Money changes everything. So there's a concern now. We have to as a board be aware of that, and make sure we're fulfilling our fiduciary responsibilities."
But the manager is the face of the farmers market, working on day-to-day operations, making sure the kinks of each market are straightened out and helping vendors in whatever way necessary. And some VIGA members are upset with the way the board informed 2009 market manager Ivan Weiss in December that his contract was up, that the position would entail fewer responsibilities and less cash in 2010, and that he was welcome to reapply for the position.
Sixteen VIGA members signed a petition stating that they want Weiss rehired as market manager. And Weiss, a former Seattle Times copyeditor, sent out a blistering e-mail to VIGA's subscriber list about his abrupt departure, complaining about what he called his "shabby treatment" at the hands of the board.
Board members note that Weiss wasn't, in fact, let go — his six-month contract simply concluded at the end of the year.
"All through the year we were worried because money was not coming in like we were hoping," Hart said. "We realized that in December. We told him ahead of the contract ending that we were going to have to redo the contract for fewer duties and less money."
But members who were surprised by how the end of Weiss' contract was handled say this incident is one of several that have forced a wedge between some VIGA members and the VIGA board. A few market vendors say they feel a disconnect between them and the board, which is elected to represent the farmers, artisans and salespeople of VIGA.
"I guess there is a distance, because I don't even know who (the board members) are," said Paul Motoyoshi, who sells hot soup at the Vashon Farmers Market.
Hart became head of the board in November and said the board does what boards are supposed to do — make decisions on behalf of the nonprofit's members. The board didn't stray from procedures, she added: Weiss' contract ended, the position needed some alteration so VIGA can stay afloat in 2010, and the former manager was invited to reapply.
Hart, who sells bronze work and etched glass at the farmers market, said she's hoping whittling down the market manager position will help the budget situation at VIGA, which depends almost entirely on fees vendors pay for the ability to sell at the farmers market. VIGA is an all-volunteer organization, with the exception of the paid market manager.
"We want to return to the feeling of growth," Hart said. "At a certain point, a board works together to make the best decision that they can for their membership."
But Weiss said he felt forced out of the manager job and disrespected in the process. He doesn't plan to reapply for the market manager position, which paid $14,000 in 2009 and will pay $10,000 in 2010. The job opening will be posted this month, Hart said.
The new slate of VIGA board members was elected in November, a month before Weiss' contract was scheduled to expire. They had plenty of time to tell Weiss they were considering reducing the responsibilities of the market manager, he said, but didn't do so. Instead, after the final farmers market of the year Dec. 12, Weiss received a letter about the conclusion of his contract and the way the position would be different in 2010.
Weiss, a longtime member of VIGA, believes a few members on the board had a personality clash with him and are using finances as an excuse to boot him from the market.
"If they were having a problem, don't you think somebody would have told me?" he asked. "They didn't do any of that until December. I can only conclude that they did it that way on purpose."
Some of the vendors agree.
Vashon Winery owner Ron Irvine, who had nothing but praise for the way Weiss managed the market, said it was unusual Weiss and the VIGA membership weren't included in conversations about the future of the market manager position.
"He's devoted to making the market work," Irvine said of Weiss.
Motoyoshi, meanwhile, said there are many VIGA members who are concerned with the lack of openness and involvement of the VIGA board with the general members.
"The decisions are being made without the decisions being transparent," he said. "The people who are affected by the decisions are not consulted."
Farmer Michelle Crawford of Pacific Potager concurred.
"The membership seems to want to communicate and contribute, but the board doesn't seem to want to communicate back," she said.
Hart responded that the board has tried hard to make its proceedings member-friendly, holding regular meetings and publicizing their dates and location. But farmers and artisans, many of whom hold down other jobs to help pay the bills, rarely show up at VIGA board meetings, she said.
Recently, when a member voiced a complaint that the board meeting minutes aren't sent out, Hart quickly responded — she plans to e-mail them to all VIGA members starting with the next board meeting. The minutes had never been sent out before, she said, but she's happy to do so in order to help VIGA members feel included in the organization's operations.
"No one's ever come forward and said, 'Give me the record for this date,'" she said. "But we're making changes now to always send e-mail minutes out on the list-serv."
She added that she recognized the VIGA board could work harder to communicate with the nonprofit's members and plans to make changes.
"Have we been doing a bad job? No. But can we try to raise that level? Yeah, and we're making those changes," she said.
The nine members of the VIGA board have the best intentions and "very high" commitment to the missions of VIGA and to the farmers market, said Sarah Lowry, the board's immediate past president.
Still, she said ever since she moved to the Island six years ago, she's heard concerns that there's a feeling of distance between VIGA members and the organization's board.
It's a bit of a Catch-22, she said, because the board tries to engage its members, but they are often too busy during the farm season to spend much time on VIGA's operations.
"It takes a lot to run VIGA and the farmers market, but a lot of the people who are involved in the market don't have a lot of time to give," Lowry said.
Lowry, who is no longer on the VIGA board, said she would not have handled the market manager situation as the newly elected board did.
"I think Ivan did a really great job, and I would have voted for his contract to be renewed, but I also know that running a board can be a really hard thing to do," she said. "I can't really criticize the way the decision was made because I wasn't there."
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Seton Hall started its conference play with grit last night, taking just seven scholarship players into Chicago and hanging with DePaul before Fuquan Edwin hit a floater with seven seconds left to give the Pirates a 73-72 win. Road wins are tough to come by in the Big East, and earning one in the league opener is a mini-feat for this squad. The Hall moves to 12-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big East (tied for first place).
Edwin played the role of game saver last night, but the possession was not supposed to be his,
"We actually used Fuquan as a decoy and then tried to curl Brandon (Mobley) back to the ball," Kevin Willard said. "But they did a good job switching on that, and Fuquan did a good job moving without the basketball and got a good cut."
In Demon-ville, Oliver Purnell's team still cannot do the small things to pull out conference wins, such as converting late free throws,
"There were a lot of squandered opportunities," Purnell said, "and in a close game, that matters."
- - Brandon Mobley and Aaron Cosby look ready to make a jump in their sophomore season. Cosby led all scorers with a career-high 24 points, and Mobley added 16 to go with his ten rebounds. In the second half, Seton Hall fans felt most comfortable when the ball was in their hands.
- - Live by the three, die by the three. Seton Hall took an eight-point lead into halftime despite 13 first-half turnovers because they were red hot (7-for-12) from the arc. They hit just three of 12 second half treys, allowing DePaul to comeback. The Pirates must be able to shoot the long ball to be competitive against better Big East teams.
- - Eugene Teague (11 PTS, 15 REBS) was able to barrel himself through the DePaul frontline. Aside from being physically strong, the dancing bear showed a relentless motor that will make him a fan favorite as league play continues. With the way Mobley prefers to face the basket and shoot from long range, Teague is SHU's only inside threat and has to stay out of foul trouble.
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After the Stony Brook game, the Plank wrote that Kyle Smyth should not be starting once league play rolled around, and he did open the season off the bench. Give the grad student credit. He still got 30 minutes, and despite continuing to struggle from the floor (1-for-7), had a key steal late and the game-winning assist. Smyth may have lost the starting spot, but he didn't lose the captain designation.
Brian Oliver sprained his ankle in practice on New Year's Eve, and will probably miss Saturday's matinee at Notre Dame. Kevin Willard can only juggle the minutes the way he did last night for so long, but his team took a "must have" if the Pirates are going to be playing any kind of meaningful basketball heading toward March.
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International Truck and Engine Corp.'s Huntsville operations will not feel the effects of parent company Navistar International Corp.'s decision to suspend production of a diesel engine for Ford Motor Co. over a contract dispute, a spokesman said today.
The Huntsville facility has 263 employees who produce V-6 and V-8 engines that go into trucks, busses and delivery vans. The Alabama operations will expand in March 2008 with the opening of a second plant that will employ 175 people.
Warrenville, Ill.-based International produces diesel engines for Ford heavy-duty pickups in Huntsville and at another plant in Indianapolis. The Indiana plant will be idled because its only customer is Ford.


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A Syracuse woman is facing a driving while intoxicated charge after state police stopped her Tuesday for speeding in a construction zone, troopers said.
Kerry A. Kristianovitch, 32, of 239 Richmond Ave., was stopped on the state Thruway by troopers. She was found to have a blood-alcohol content of 0.14. She was ticketed and is to appear at Canastota Village Court on Oct. 23


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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., on Sunday, citing the IRS scandal under President Obama's presidency as well as the failure to protect American diplomats in Benghazi.
Giuliani explained in an interview on ABC's "This Week" that it was likely that things could go wrong in political operations particularly when people get the wrong message, defending Christie's assertion that he had no knowledge of the bridge closure scandal.
"The people in the IRS thought President Obama wanted them to do this. President Obama didn't want them to do this. But they got the sense because of that culture that they were supposed to target right-wing groups. It was totally wrong," Giuliani replied after ABC's Martha Raddatz asked him to question the culture of Christie's administration.
Giuliani pointed out that Christie was also on the campaign trail at the time, which might be why he wasn't paying close enough attention.
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Once upon a time in Mumbai, or Bombay as it was then called, a group of seven farsighted industrialists and an economist met to draft a blueprint for India's economic development. The year was 1944, three years before the British actually quit. The document would later become famous as the 'Bombay Plan'. Under Jawaharlal Nehru's stewardship, India's economic policy was largely derived from this document.
The Bombay Plan called for an actively interventionist state policy in order to achieve two primary objectives: doubling agricultural production and increasing industrial output five-fold. This was to be achieved by the government of newly independent India by investing Rs 100 billion over the next 15 years. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was a student of economics at the time, described other important features of the Bombay Plan at an event to mark its 60th anniversary: "The Bombay Plan laid great emphasis on public investment in the social and economic infrastructure, in both rural and urban areas;it emphasised the importance of agrarian reform and agricultural research, in setting up educational institutions and a modern financial system.
Above all, it defined the framework for India's transition from agrarian feudalism to industrial capitalism, but capitalism that is humane, that invests in the welfare and skills of the working people. " As this peek at India's economic history shows, public investment in social infrastructure has always remained a primary objective - at least on paper. Even when Manmohan Singh, as finance minister, was dismantling Nehru's legacy and opening India's doors to the world and embracing liberalisation, he stressed on the continuing need for government to spend on sectors like education and health. "A vast number of people in our country live on the edges of a subsistence economy, " he said in his Budget speech in July 1991. "We need credible programmes of direct government intervention focusing on the needs of these people. We have the responsibility to provide them with quality social
services such as education, health, safe drinking water and roads."
The reality, though, is different. Successive governments at the Centre have surreptitiously been pruning public investment in a clutch of crucial sectors while maintaining the usual rhetoric about "wiping every tear from every eye".
Recent high-visibility programmes launched by the UPA government seem to have hiked spending on social sectors such as education, health and sanitation. There also appears to be an increase in spending on economic services like agriculture, rural development (which includes the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), energy and transport. However, as a proportion of the GDP, central government expenditure on social and economic services has suffered a certain decline since 1992, the beginning of the 8th Plan, when expenditure on these was 7. 3 per cent of GDP. It soon declined to 7. 1 per cent in the 9th Plan (1997-2002 ) and further to 7. 009 per cent during the 10th Plan (2002-07 ).
This is spending by just the central government. Total public investment derives from both the central and the state governments. If one looks at combined expenditures, public investment in health and education has virtually stagnated - if taken as a share of total expenditure or of GDP - even though the absolute amount being spent is increasing. As a share of GDP, the combined expenditure on education and health was 4. 3 per cent in 1990-91 and 4. 28 per cent in 2007-08. Why is this significant?
Till the slowdown in the Indian economy last year as a result of recession in the advanced countries, India had exhibited dramatically high growth rates of GDP. The peculiar nature of this growth was that it was highly concentrated among high income groups and corporates, says Surajit Mazumdar, professor at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, a New Delhi-based think tank. This led to increasing revenues for government - tax receipts increased from about 15 per cent of GDP in 2002-03 to 18 per cent in 2007-08. In short, government had much more money at its disposal for spending.
"Since 2004, the government faced a special situation in which it was possible for it to somewhat increase its expenditures in areas that had been neglected for a long time without coming into conflict with the objectives of keeping taxes low as well as controlling the fiscal deficit. Expenditure growth could, in such circumstances, be allowed to keep pace with high GDP growth without increasing the public expenditure to GDP ratio. This is precisely what happened till the global crisis disrupted the situation - with the deficit having now increased, the familiar old story of the need to rein in government expenditure is back, " explains
In other words, so long as the country saw high GDP growth and the government was flush with funds, expenditure rose - albeit marginally, by only that tiny bit more to keep pace with the increase in GDP. In actual terms, there has been no real swing away from the policy of keeping public expenditure low. The proportions are virtually the same as earlier, showing minor increases.
The result of this tight-fisted policy shows up all around, but it's most sharply visible in the standards of living of the bulk of India's population. In a majority of sectors that affect the common man directly - like education, health, agriculture, nutrition, housing, roads and transport - there is increasing disarray and shortage caused by insufficient investment. Simultaneously, there is a rise in private expenditure on heads such as education and health. As per the National Account Statistics, private final consumption expenditure on education and health increased from 2. 79 per cent to 4. 55 per cent of GDP between 1990-91 and 2007-08.
While the government has tried to introduce the so-called 'public-private-partnership' (PPP) model in many of these sectors in an attempt to woo private investment, the results are a uniform deterioration of services and facilities. PPP has also been tried in building roads and highways with disastrous results. Over half of the country's vast road network lies unmetalled because of lack of investment. Private investors are not interested as there are no returns here.
In many areas, like in housing, a piecemeal or creeping privatisation has taken place de facto, with government agencies becoming mere brokers. Take the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Even as the capital faces a housing shortage of over 1. 2 million units, Delhi's largest landowner has transformed itself into the biggest land broker. In 2006-07, it spent just 1 per cent of its total expenditure on building flats and shops. On the other hand, it derived 18 per cent of its huge income from land deals and 32 per cent from investment of its reserve fund.
According to estimates by the Planning Commission, there is a housing shortage of nearly 25 million units in urban India, requiring about Rs 3. 61 lakh crore in investment. Since 99 per cent of this shortage is in the economically weaker sections (EWS) category, there is virtually no possibility of self-financing. Only an active government policy of providing affordable housing can mitigate this situation.
Neglect of sectors like education and health, in the fond hope that the private sector will step into the breach, is a very short sighted policy. In all advanced countries, the basis of prosperity was laid by first ensuring that citizens got their basic rights - health, social security, education, care of the elderly. Even today, most advanced democracies spend a huge amount, and a considerable portion of their GDP, on these sectors.
According to the latest (2009) data from 26 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average net social expenditure by governments (on health, education, social security, etc) is 25 per cent of the net national income. The range was from 9 per cent in Korea to 33 per cent in Germany and 35 per cent in France. Comparing India with the OECD may seem unfair, but what do we make of the fact that even Sri Lanka and Bangladesh spend a larger proportion of their budgets on health, for instance, than we do? Clearly, there is an urgent need to increase public spending on the social sector to ensure basic human dignity.
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Last week, an image of a moonshaped Mola Mola or sunfish by a Brazilian underwater photographer became a viral hit. Not everyone can get a shot of a rare fish but that doesn't stop people from picking up their cameras and diving in.
Digant Desai took the plunge seven years ago and he hasn't stopped since. The 50-yearold has just returned from a 21-day stint in Papua, Indonesia, taking shots of the gentle giants of the ocean: the 15-metre-long whale sharks. "They're very unlike their bloodthirsty cousins. In fact, these whale sharks are so used to the fishermen at the Papua coast now that they actually seek them out and play with them. That's how I managed to get some amazing shots, " he adds.
The Mumbai-based nature photographer who led "a gypsy's life", hung up his boots in 1996, soon after his kids were born. "Responsibilities of life took over, but as things settled down on the family front, my fascination with water surfaced, " he smiles. Not only was he watching programmes and collecting books on marine life, he couldn't stop dreaming of going down under. Finally, one day, after getting certified as a diver in Goa, he made it happen. "This was in Koh Lante, Thailand. At that point, I wanted my diving to be better than my skills as an underwater photographer. And sure enough, that experience was beyond comprehension, " he says.
But initially when Desai took a small camera along, he came back with "atrocious results". The beautiful pink and red coral reefs looked "disastrous". "It was most frustrating specially for someone like me who was into serious nature photography at one point. Of course, this was also when things had gone digital, so there was a lot of learning and unlearning to do, specially with the restriction of light under water. " To hone his skills, Desai took off for Bali for a special training session with an Australian photographer.
"Since then, the learning process continues. And now, it's become almost an obsession, " he says. "There's this state of 'spacelessness' underwater that's not possible on earth, " says Diggy, as he's better known.
This was about seven years ago, and Desai has seen the change from the time "there were still some risks involved to now, when it's almost completely safe or 'fail-safe' as we say - not just for me but my camera equipment too, " he laughs. "But, as on land, there could be human errors, equipment failure under water too. But with a good company, such things are well taken care of, " he adds.
Desai recalls the time his weight belt, which counteracts the buoyancy of other diving equipment, came off about 14 metres down. "Thankfully, I did not panic but furiously finned downward after it. And with my buddy - we all move in pairs underwater - managed to retrieve it and put it back. " Tales of diving in strong currents (" this was in Indonesia in pursuit of the three pinnacles under water. The dive had to be abandoned mid-way" ) and running out of air (" I was so engrossed with my shoot that I didn't notice this. Luckily I did what we are trained to do in such situations - breathe out while going up" ) have become part of his personal folklore to be recounted when divers sit around sharing experiences. "Strangely, you don't always come across hostile species (unless they are the notorious bull sharks, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, the great whites or the oceanic whitetips) - the areas they inhabit are out of bounds for divers. " The idea, he stresses, is to enjoy and respect life under water and it, more often than not, leaves you alone. "However, there could be times when even seasoned divers could panic upon coming face-to-face with an octopus, a snake or shark but fatal situations are rare, " adds Desai.
It's such "incredible experiences" that have prompted him to take others down with him. And in the last few years, he has seen interest in underwater photography surging. He credits the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with igniting passions. "That film sure did the trick. Many have been inspired enough to experience the 'magic' that Hrithik Roshan feels after he goes diving and sees the exquisite corals and the shoals of fish gliding past. "
For those interested in underwater photography, Desai suggests a basic, four-day scuba-diving course. "It's good to first get a feel of the water. The training includes a twoand-half day theory session with video films followed by a stint in the pool. After which we take them into the ocean. " All this could cost between Rs 15, 000 and Rs 18, 000. Very few who learn diving can resist going back again, with a waterproof camera in tow. "Contrary to what many think, underwater photography is not a very expensive hobby, " says Desai, who often uses a small, lightweight camera that has just enough features for him to record high-quality images. Quite a few companies like Canon and Olympus have started catering to underwater photography. Their cameras also come with a 'housing' and strobes (flash gun) that is essential since light changes under water. "It's never about the camera but about the guy behind the camera, " says Desai. "The first two rules are: get close to the subject and get even closer. And shoot straight with a flash, at face level or upwards, " he says. That's easier said than done since getting your fishy subject into the frame can be quite a frustrating task. After all, the critters are unlikely to stand still while you get your shot.
"It's a good idea to read up and get an understanding of life in the deep. " Photographers, explains Desai, also need to appreciate how light loses different colour spectrums at different depths. "Red is the first to go at about five meters, followed by orange, yellow etc at different depths, till you lose all light post 60 meters down. The light loss is in the reverse order of VIBGYOR and finally, you are left with the challenging hues of blues and greens - that are any photographer's delight, " he says.
Desai offers diving and photography courses "in some of the most exciting underwater destinations" including Sri Lanka, Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. "No diver anywhere can remain unmoved by the 'sightings' - not just of the gorgeous reefs and corals or seahorses and dugongs but even of the normal schools of fish that swim past. "
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PENNS GROVE — Going after their dreams paid off for members of the Penns Grove High School senior class.
The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional Board of Education this week reversed itself and approved a Penns Grove High School senior class trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
After having their request for a senior class trip to Walt Disney World denied in early October — and again in mid-November — due to a low number of participants, the seniors rallied together in an effort to convince the board to overturn its decision.
Board policy states that in order for senior class trip to take place, 50 percent of the class must take part, but the board has the right to approve the trip if fewer students sign up.
The disappointed students began attending board meetings and even gathered more than 500 signatures on a petition which they presented to the board during a recent board meeting. Once the board received the petition, it decided to reverse its earlier decisions and approve the trip.
"Simply put, the enthusiasm of the students to collect over 500 signatures for the board indicated good school spirit and good class spirit on behalf of the seniors," said Superintendent Joseph Massare.
"The board saw this as an opportunity to provide a good example and hope to future classes that trips like this are possible if students work closely together and hopefully start preparing their freshman year."
Massare said that as of now the 50 percent attendance requirement will remain in effect when determining future class trips.
"At this point in time, the board policy of 50 percent will remain in effect," he said. "But as always, the board will look at a situation on a case-by-case basis.
The board hopes that future classes will look into other venues when determining their senior trip destination.
During a November meeting, the board suggested that Disney World may not be a fitting location for every senior class.
"It is hoped that the advisors and the students can work more closely together beginning in the freshman year to plan such trips for the senior year," said Massare. "The seniors are encouraged to look at other venues than Disney World for their senior trip."
In order to avoid any future mishaps, the board has asked that they be informed of what future senior class trips will involve by notifying the board by May of the junior year.
Although the trip was initially canceled, school officials said the trip dates, cost, and the hotel accommodations will all remain the same.


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OTTAWA COUNTY — Organizers of an effort to legalize beer and wine sales Sundays in Ottawa County are working on a petition drive for a potential November ballot proposal.
The effort is the topic of a meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn Express, 12381 Felch, in Holland Township.
"I think the Ottawa County liquor laws are crazy," said Scott Screptock, the co-owner of Northside Liquor Center of Holland Township.
"We have great lakeside cities like Holland and Grand Haven, where people would like to sit and enjoy the sunset with a glass of wine or beer on Sunday and we chase them away to another county every summer."
He is organizing the countywide petition effort.
"We have to decide how we're going to approach this," said Brett VanderKamp, co-owner of New Holland Brewing Co.
He was part of Citizens for Progress, a group which last year lobbied county commissioners to overturn the ban.
In a legal opinion, county attorney Doug Van Essen said because the ban was approved by voters, any effort to overturn it would also require a vote.
In 1976, 53 percent of more than 63,000 voters casting ballots approved banning beer and wine sales in the county.
Under state law, organizers would have to collectsignatures equal to at least 35 percent of voters who cast ballots in the last Secretary of State election, either countywide or in individual municipalities, to put a proposal on the ballot. That would mean more than 37,700 names are needed for a county ballot proposal.
Citizens for Progress prefers repealing the county ban, VanderKamp said.
Marty Dugan, a New Holland Brewing Co. investor, is expecting a "very diverse" group to get behind the proposal, including retailers, other business leaders and tourism-related supporters.
While beer and wine cannot be sold Sundays in the county, sale of mixed drinks in restaurants are allowed after noon. That measure was approved 6-5 by the county board in 1981.