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Here's our feature on Jerel Worthy originally published Mar. 29...
Michigan State defensive tackle Jerel Worthy put together an undeniably impressive 2011 season.
His 31 tackles, 10.5 for a loss and 3.5 sacks earned him consensus first-team All-American honors from several outlets and made him a likely first-round NFL Draft choice come April.
But it's Worthy's inconsistency, the times he appears to take plays off, that have pro football evaluators and analysts wondering about his future.
The question was posed to Worthy at the NFL Combine back in February, is the knock on his lack of consistency fair?
"To an extent, but at the same time it's just something that you have to work through," said Worthy. "It's something I've grown and gotten better at, from the beginning of my season last year to the end of my season. I showed up in a lot of marquee games and laid my imprint on the game, and it was something that I wanted to work at. Getting better at playing against high level competition––Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio State––with great offensive lines, I wanted to be dominant the whole game. That will only come with hard work in practice, and off the field growing in maturity and getting better."
At least Worthy didn't avoid the question. He acknowledged the criticism and did his best to spin it into a positive, which came off as sincere.
And there's no doubt Worthy is capable of dominating. He did so many times throughout his college career, not only his junior season in 2011 but even during his freshman and sophomore seasons in 2009 and 2010 as well.
It's part of the reason Michigan State has been able to beat in-state rival and traditional powerhouse Michigan each year of Worthy's career. Those victories led Worthy to getting a tattoo on his left arm of a Spartan posed victoriously over a Michigan football player.
But the past is over for Worthy, and now he has to prove he belongs in the NFL, perhaps even as a member of the Green Bay Packers who own the 28th pick in the first round, near where Worthy could come off the board.
The reasons for selecting Worthy are obvious. He has an innate ability to penetrate into opposing backfields. That's something the Packers have missed from their defensive line since Cullen Jenkins departed for the Philadelphia Eagles via free agency a year ago.
Worthy was so good at slicing past offensive linemen in college, it was sometimes to his team's dentriment by incurring offsides penalties, however.
"It's something I'm trying to get better at, using my attributes in a positive way," said Worthy. "I know in the NFL you can't do that. Jumping offsides will only get you put on the bench. But at the same time, I'm not going to stop doing what I do as far as getting off the ball fast.
"I'm just going to learn how to enhance it, learn how to get better, staying onsides and learning that when that ball moves, that's when I have to move. It just comes with preparation, comes with practice and getting a rhythm. In the NFL, you don't get a rhythm for snap counts. You've got great guys, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning coming back. You've got a lot of guys that change up the snap count very well."
Anyone that's seen Aaron Rodgers pull defenders offsides with his cadence knows the challenge Worthy will face. Perhaps facing a guy like Rodgers in practice every day would help in this regard.
It's a deep defensive line group in this year's draft, and Worthy could be one of several players from the position the Packers would consider drafting.
"I've got first round grades on anywhere from five to seven defensive tackles," said Draft analyst Mike Mayock of the NFL Network in a conference call with the media.
Among the other first-round options for defensive linemen are Memphis' Dontari Poe, LSU's Michael Brockers, Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox, Penn State's Devon Still and Connecticut's Kendall Reyes. Choosing the best fit out that group might come down to off-the-field concerns.
As far as being a good egg, a high-character person, Worthy is trying his best. As evidenced by the term "Packer people" in Mike McCarthy's mission statement the Packers released upon his hiring, being a person of integrity of important.
Worthy said part of the reason he's entering the Draft is to help his family, including his father who had a stroke before the 2011 season began.
One of the things Worthy wanted teams to see at the Combine was his work ethic and character.
"I'm a great individual off the field, a good character guy," said Worthy. "I interact with a lot of people very well, I'm a hard worker and the consistency knock is something that can easily be erased. By going out here, when we run and go through drills, I just want to prove that I'm ready for the pro level. I came out a year early, but at the same time I've grown in maturity and I've grown over these last couple of months and I'm ready to showcase my talents."
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Part of the Baobab Beach Resort & Spa and sharing the same coral headland as The Baobab, Kole Kole enjoys the same commanding views of the Indian Ocean as its well-established and highly regarded sister property. All rooms at Kole Kole are sea-facing, looking out to the Ocean across an impressive infinity pool.
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4th Berkshire District foes Pignatelli, Laugenour differ on host of issues
Berkshire Eagle Staff
LENOX -- In a rematch of the 2010 race, incumbent William "Smitty" Pignatelli and challenger Scott Laugenour will take center stage in Tuesday's election for the 4th Berkshire District seat in the state's House of Representatives. It is the only state-level legislative contest in the Berkshires.
In their 2010 contest, Pignatelli, a Lenox Democrat, won his fifth term by taking 83 percent of the vote versus Laugenour, a Lenox Green-Rain bow Party candidate.
For this election, the 4th Berkshire District covers some new ground -- literally. As a result of redistricting, the 4th Berkshire will span 20 towns, including three in Hampden County, representing about 40,000 people after the first of the year. That will make it the largest district in the Legislature.
In recent debates, Laugenour, 55, and Pignatelli, 53, differentiated themselves on a range of issues.
Pignatelli has em phasized his track record and experience, while Laugenour has underscored that he is the "choice for real progressive change."
Both candidates have prioritized their intents to back efforts that bring jobs to the district. They oppose the proposed wind-siting reform legislation, which did not come up for a final vote this year on Beacon Hill. And they agree that when it comes to wind turbines, local cities and towns should have local control over where, and if, they would go.
Laugenour has put a focus on "the amount of debt that our health care and education systems put people in," which he calls "shocking." He calls debt the hindrance to local economic development that keeps "local people from being enterprising."
When it came up for debate last week, the two differed on ballot Question 3, which would legalize medical marijuana for certain medical patients.
Pignatelli opposes the measure, saying the law as presented is "very poorly written," ambiguous and contains loopholes. He considers marijuana a "gateway drug" and has said the legalization of medicinal marijuana "sends the wrong message."
In favor of Question 3, Laugenour said the measure would not mean "full legalization" of pot. He said he agrees with patients consulting with their doctors about the use of medical marijuana.
Pignatelli has highlighted his record when it comes to infrastructure, saying there's been some good investments made to Berkshire County roads and bridges, and said he'll back more transportation investment in 2013.
Pignatelli's re-election has been endorsed by Gov. Deval Patrick and the Service Employees International Union Local 509, among others.
Laugenour has been endorsed by the United Auto Workers Union, among others, based on his positions on health care, education, fair wages and workers' rights.
Laugenour has been campaigning in favor of a non-binding ballot question supporting the protection of Social Security, Medicare and other safety-net programs. Laugenour stresses the need for "Medicare for all, provided by tax revenue instead of private premiums, deductibles and co-pays."
Pignatelli is a five-term state representative and served 11 years on the Lenox Board of Selectmen.
Since settling permanently in Lenox in 2003, Laugenour has served as the town's representative on the BRTA board and on the Lenox Environment Committee.
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Set children on the path of reading success with this exciting collection of little books on favorite science topics. Correlated with Guided Reading Levels A-F, these books feature engaging photos paired with very simple text to boost every child's reading confidence. Each set includes 16 8-page books, a mini activity book, motivating stickers, and parent tips.
I Can Read! Level 2, Frog and Toad Together
In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers
A young child goes for a walk and discovers a colorful parade of animals along the way.
A child's world is one filled with the discovery of sensations, and "My Five Senses" captures the excitement and wonder that accompany these discoveries by focusing on such common sensations as licking ice cream, petting a bunny and hearing a fire engine.
The "Parents(" Best Book of the Year is now available in paperback. Bright, bold illustrations enhance the simple tale that introduces readers to simple counting concepts. Full color.
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New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics. Who knew reading could be so groovy! Reviewed by a phonics expert, these twelve short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words. Each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while rocking out with Pete the Cat. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and "decode" unfamiliar ones. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts.
Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection, 5-Book Set
This super cool paperback beginning reader collection includes five of the grooviest stories from the Pete the Cat I Can Read series by New York Times bestselling artist James Dean: Pete the Cat: Play Ball!, Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch, Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach, Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete, and Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School.
In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures and whimsical ideas. These hilarious stories feature simple language, everyday experiences, and beautiful illustrations. Full color.
Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World
This collection describes the traditions of what children from around the world do when they lose a tooth.
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this beautifully illustrated interactive guessing book, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor.
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SPOTTED®: Hardeeville Elementary School Field Day
Students at Hardeeville Elementary enjoyed sack racing, football tossing, face painting and more during the first of two field days on Thursday morning.
With the help of volunteer parents, students paired up to compete in 24 competitive activities ranging from a wheelbarrel race to throwing fake fish over their heads into hula hoops.
Thursday's activities were for students in kindergarten, first and second grades. On Friday, students in third, fourth and fifth grades will participate in their own field day.
Todd Roberson, who coordinated the competitive days, said the older students will compete in games more appropriate for their age.
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I wonder if they're aphids. Is the table under a tree?
I'm pretty sure they're aphids of some sort but it would need a better photo, showing the corncicles, to attempt to narrow down the ID
Hi Sharpy,
Hard to identify what they are as they are so small. If they have eight legs then they are probably ticks and have taken up camp on your table (wooden area) where other small animals such as mice might live.
They have 6 legs and 2 small antenna if that helps.
Im not sure, they might be small weevils.


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Scout's Honor
Earlier in the week, the Angels fired international scouting director Clay Daniel. No reason has been given publicly, although Sports Illustrated reports that Daniel may have been dismissed due to his scouts in Venezuela skimming money from bonuses paid to signees.
Of course, whenever something like this happens, the lunatic fringe shifts into high gear on the fan boards. Several are alleging that Daniel was fired because he failed to sign anyone of consequence — never mind that players like Ervin Santana and Kendry Morales were signed while he was in charge.
Others are predicting doom because this happened just before the amateur draft next Tuesday. What they overlook is that international players are not subject to the draft — only players in North America. So Daniel's departure will have no impact on the draft.
Daniel was hired after Bill Stoneman took over as general manager. Under the previous regime, international scouting had withered. The Autrys deeply cut international scouting in the 1990s to save money. Disney kept in place Bill Bavasi and his regime, and also the Autry-era budgets, so no real effort was made to expand international scouting until Stoneman took over.
Not only did the Angels expand their scouting in Latin and South America, but Daniel personally grew their scouting program in east Asia and Australia. In recent years, players from Europe and Africa have passed through the Angels' system. Stoneman, Daniel, former scouting director Donny Rowland and his successor Eddie Bane all deserve the credit for their vision and foresight.
Which brings up a related subject.
A couple weeks ago, someone named Andy Seiler posted a blog looking at recent Angels drafts. Mr. Seiler's qualifications are undefined, much less any personal access at all that would suggest he knows the decision-making process by the Angels' scouts, yet some on the Angels fan boards seized on this article as clinching proof of the general ineptitude of the Angels front office.
Seiler's conclusions had several flaws. The biggest is this fallacious assumption: "… It's quite easy to see [Bane has] been completely hamstrung by a tight budget."
Seiler makes the mistake of confusing budget with actual money spent.
Let's say we decide to go to Las Vegas for the weekend. We budget to spend $1,000. But we get some good deals, the expensive show we wanted to see got cancelled, we're too full to eat that last big meal. So we spend only $750.
Seiler would conclude we were "hamstrung by a tight budget," when in reality we just didn't spend as much as we had planned.
As I've written many times over the years, the Angels have what they call a "high risk, high reward" philosophy towards the draft. Because the parent club does so well every year, their draft picks are towards the bottom of each round. (Draft picks are in inverse order of prior year's success.)
Major League Baseball establishes bonus "slots" for the first round, i.e. what they suggest each player's signing bonus should be. #2 should get less than #1, etc. In reality, that's not how it turns out, because you get teams like the Yankees who will spend what they feel like. You'll also have guys like Jered Weaver fall to lower picks beacuse they're considered too expensive to sign. That's how the Angels got Weaver, although it took them a year to sign him for a bonus much higher than his slot indicated.
So much for the "cheap" allegation.
When you don't have a draft pick in the first round — which often happens to the Angels, because they lose those picks as compensation for signing free agents like Vlad Guerrero and Torii Hunter — of course your total dollars spent will be lower because you're not picking a first round draft pick. Should you give that million bucks to a 5th or 10th round guy just to prove to people you're not "cheap"? Of course not.
"High risk" also means you might not sign a guy. One example is Matt Harvey. The Angels selected Harvey in the third round of the 2007 draft and offered him $1.5 million, which was lots more than any other third round pick got. Harvey said no and went to college. When Harvey is eligible again for the draft in 2010, he'll be a first-rounder and will get a bigger bonus — assuming he doesn't blow out his elbow or otherwise flop. That was his risk, not the Angels'. In any case, it's clear that the Angels were willing to spend the money — money that others weren't willing to spend.
Seiler also overlooks the great job done by Angels scouts to find amateur talent overlooked by other teams. Will Smith (7th round, 2008) and Trevor Reckling (8th round, 2007) are looking like steals. Ryan Chaffee (3rd round, 2008) might have been a first-round pick if not for subpar numbers in 2008 due to a broken foot.
Going back to 2004, the Angels selected Nick Adenhart in the 14th round although he'd just blown out his elbow. Adenhart was going to require more than a year of rehab, but the Angels paid him $750,000, lots more than any other 14th rounder got — it was 50% of what a first-rounder would have received that year. The same goes for power hitter Mark Trumbo, selected in the 18th round that year. He got a bonus of about $1.4 million — again, way more than anyone else in his round got. Trumbo fell that far because all the other organizations assumed he was a lock for USC. The Angels ponied up the money to buy him out of his commitment.
Seiler also overlooks how much the Angels spent over the years in international scouting, which as mentioned above is not subject to the draft. Young-Il Jung, for example, signed out of South Korea in July 2006 for a reported $1 million bonus. Hardly "cheap" or "hamstrung", as alleged.
I'm sure Mr. Seiler's intentions were sincere, and he put a lot of effort into his article, but he reached the wrong conclusions because he simply wasn't familiar with how the Angels operate. I'm far less forgiving of people who call themselves Angels fans but look for any excuse to seize on inaccurate or trivial data to bash the team. You have to wonder where their loyalties truly lie.
UPDATE June 8, 2009 — Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times wrote this excellent article on the intricacies of the draft that further exposes the flaws in Mr. Seiler's assumption that spent money equates to budgeted money.


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In the early 2000s, Marcy Pryor had a goal: Be one of the top five sales people at Coldwell Banker. A little less than a year later, she was and she says it is because of Ginger Jenks.
Jenks is an executive coach. Though she was once called the secret weapon of a business, her profession is now becoming commonplace for both companies and individuals.
Coaching is one of the few industries that saw a boom during the recession.
A 2009 study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development showed 7 out of 10 companies reported increasing or maintaining their use of coaches.
I think the recession pointed out how important it is for people to do what they really want to do, said life coach Victoria FittsMilgrim, who lives in Durango. It may require them telling the truth to themselves and saying. the job I had that I lost isnt what I love to do at all and see it as an opportunity.
The last three years have been Jenks most profitable, and she says it is because people see the need to be at the top of their game if they are going to score a job.
I am an expert in helping people learn, develop, set goals, get motivated, get organized, manage their time, Jenks said. A firm perception of mine about coaching is that many people come to coaching because they have a goal. I help you get specific about goals, because when goals dont have a deadline or specifics, theyre just dreams.
That is why Pryor sought Jenks services after she decided she wanted to be one of the best real estate broker associates at Coldwell Banker.
I wasnt making enough money, and so I made the commitment to pay for her coaching, said Pryor, who stopped using Jenks as a coach after about two years.
Coaching is a large financial commitment, with prices ranging from a couple hundred dollars a month to thousands. Jenks charges $800 a month for her services and talks with clients twice a month.
FittsMilgrim charges $3,500 for one-on-one coaching for six months.
Coaches can have a specialty or niche but Jenks does not despite her background in management.
She first learned about coaching when The Boston Globe ran an article in 1995 about the industry. It immediately piqued her interest.
This was a totally new profession that was emerging about helping people and organizations develop themselves, and I thought: Wow, that sounds like me, she said.
FittsMilgrim learned about coaching through Susan Lander at the Womens Resource Center in the 1990s. Lander former executive director of the center had been using a life coach at the time. She introduced FittsMilgrim to her coach.
I realized very quickly that it was something that called to me and fit me, FittsMilgrim said. I think I had a natural affinity to it, but I also had things to learn, so I became a coach at (age) 45 and went back to school.
FittsMilgrim became a professional certified coach through the International Coach Federation, but there is no single accreditation program for coaches.
That is one of the largest issues facing the profession, said Brian Burke, associate psychology professor at Fort Lewis College.
No quality control exists in the industry and anyone can call himself or herself a coach, he said.
But the industry is starting to shift, and several organizations, including the International Coach Federation, are trying to standardize coaching. Several universities have launched coaching programs, including New York University, Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University.
There was a point when everyone was calling themselves a coach, and what that means wasnt clear, said Durango business coach Catherine Boyle. I think its going to become more pertinent for there to be some kind of credible resource out there (for training). I think it lends credibility to some work that we do.
The industry needs more than accreditation, though.
People might get a life coach rather than seeing a psychologist because of the stigmatization about therapy, Burke said. He sees several similarities between coaching and psychology, particularly coaches who use positive psychology and addresses a clients strengths, rather than weaknesses.
But coaches need to have a code of ethics with an established confidentiality clause, and they need to know when to refer a client to a psychologist.
Youre dealing with things that could be fairly complicated or dangerous. It scares most psychologists that there are people practicing this without a license or a code of ethics, he said.
The coaches interviewed for this story say they have a strict confidentiality clause. Jenks helped develop the ICFs code of ethics. But that is where the similarities stop, coaches say.
A psychologist tends to focus more on an issue or problem that is keeping you from moving forward, FittsMilgrim said. A coach will focus more on you moving forward.
The coaching industry is still developing, but Pryor remains a believer and says she will start using Jenks as a coach again to help her get a grasp on new technology.
Coaching has been one of the best experiences for me, Pryor said.


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Rebuilding Tohoku: A joint geophysical and economic framework for hazard mitigation
1 Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
2 Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
Japanese authorities face complex issues in reconstructing the Tohoku coast that suffered enormous damage from the tsunami generated by the M9.0 earthquake on 11 March 2011. The tsunami overtopped coastal defenses, primarily 5–10 m seawalls, causing more than 15,000 deaths and US$210 billion damage (Normile, 2012) (Fig. 1). If and how such defenses should be rebuilt is a challenging question. Here, we outline a framework to find the optimal level of mitigation by balancing its cost against the expected damages. This framework can be applied to exploring policies under various hazard scenarios and mitigating other natural hazards.
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An antitrust lawsuit alleging collusion in the setting of fuel surcharges, and what an STB official calls, "the mother of all rate cases" pending before the agency, have potential price tags in the billions of dollars if railroads fail to prevail.
Also, a shipper group is seeking to convert railroad private property into communal trackage; another continues its three-decade quest to roll back Staggers Rail Act freedoms, and subject railroads to greater antitrust exposure; short lines crave to preserve an investment tax credit and streamlining of financial disclosure rules for obtaining federal loans for capital investment; Amtrak funding is a perennial concern; the threat of truck size and weight liberalization is ever present; Congress is expressing concern over the safety of moving crude oil by rail; and a delay in implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) may be legislated.
Following is summary of challenges railroads face in the nation's capital and in federal courts in 2014.
Politicians, whose highest priority is reelection, are stereotypically chary of controversy in election years. Coupling to this a probability that the Senate will come under Republican control in 2015, and we have a prescription for the congressional leadership limiting 2014 lawmaking to matters of urgency.
In the House, Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) says he has a bipartisan commitment to produce a comprehensive surface transportation reauthorization bill, which is primarily a highway funding and transit measure (historically split 80% for highways, 20% for transit), but which also includes funding for grade crossing safety, construction of efficient roadways linking ports and intermodal terminals, and rail relocation.
Although reauthorization of Amtrak is on the agenda given expiration this year of the Passenger Rail Improvement and Investment Act (PRIIA) of 2008, a standalone bill is highly unlikely to move amidst interparty bickering over the future of high speed rail and long-distance trains.
While there has been talk of including PRIIA reauthorization as part of a broad surface transportation reauthorization bill, this also is unlikely to occur. Thus, it will be up to the appropriating committees of both chambers to agree on funding to keep Amtrak running—a not uncommon outcome without a new authorization measure. In fact, Amtrak subsidies were appropriated by Congress, without accompanying authorization, from 2002 until PRIIA was passed in 2008.
Expect Amtrak's current annual appropriation of $1.344 billion ($441 million for passenger train operations and the remainder for debt repayment and capital improvement) to be reduced by some 3% to match previously agreed to federal budget cuts known as sequester. That leaves for 2015 and a new Congress decisions on PRIIA reauthorization affecting Amtrak's Northeast Corridor renewal and improvement, the fate of long-distance passenger trains, a previous edict that states fund almost 100% of corridor routes fewer than 750 miles, the future of high speed rail, and Amtrak's desire for a multi-year appropriation.
Returning to surface transportation reauthorization, freight railroads will oppose attempts to liberalize truck size and weight limits. The Highway Trust Fund has been insolvent for several years (more than $40 billion in general tax revenue has been appropriated to bail it out since 2008 and provide needed funds for federal highway maintenance and reconstruction), and there is pressure to increase taxes on motor fuels, notwithstanding Republicans' antithesis to raising taxes. American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves has voiced support for such a hike, but trucking interests are poised to ask, in exchange, for truck size and weight liberalization.
While short lines and regional railroads seek extension of an infrastructure renewal tax credit (H.R. 721 and S. 411, The Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act), congressional budget hawks seek to abolish what they term special interest tax breaks. Preserving that tax credit will be a steep uphill fight, but shouldn't be assumed unwinnable—especially given a likelihood Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) gains chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee if current chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is confirmed as ambassador to China.
Short lines and regional railroads would also like the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program (with $35 billion available) to provide for a more streamlined application process for smaller railroads seeking loans less than $5 million.
Surface transportation reauthorization is also a vehicle to delay implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), which, under existing legislation (the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008), must be in place by Dec. 31, 2015, on some 60,000 miles of track carrying passengers and freight labeled as a toxic inhalation hazard (TIH). Railroads seek delay because of difficulties in obtaining and installing hardware and software, siting of communication towers, availability of the needed communications spectrum, and necessary system reliability testing.
Whether freight railroads gain federal financial assistance to help defray PTC installation costs—an unfunded Congressional mandate—is dicey, even with an authorization. Congress previously appropriated $50 million to assist commuter railroads with the cost.
Certainly don't ignore self-proclaimed captive shippers seeking a rollback of Staggers Rail Act pricing freedoms and increased antitrust exposure for railroads. While it is unlikely that such language will be inserted by the Republican-controlled House, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated the Democratic-controlled Senate may draft its own surface transportation reauthorization bill.
That would be the vehicle for captive-shipper advocate and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to insert in the Senate version language to rollback some Staggers Rail Act provisions, override previous Surface Transportation Board (STB) decisions unwelcome by some shippers, and instruct the STB to give more weight to shipper complaints.
Language creating greater antitrust exposure for railroads—such as limiting federal courts from deferring to STB jurisdiction complaints that might otherwise qualify as Clayton Act violations—would originate with the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), is chairman of the Antitrust Subcommittee and already author of the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act (S. 638).
Two influential Republicans—John Thune (R-S.D.), the senior Republican on Rockefeller's Commerce Committee and chairman of the Republican Senate Conference; and David Vitter (R-La.), a Commerce Committee member, deputy Senate Republican Whip, and co-sponsor of the Klobuchar bill—are supportive of the Rockefeller and Klobuchar initiatives. It is unlikely railroads could derail such language in a Senate bill, meaning it could wind up in a House-Senate conference that would meld both versions into a final bill.
Rockefeller is retiring at the end of 2014, and some shippers—observing how his previous legislative efforts on their behalf languished—question his resolve on the Senate floor, notwithstanding his very vocal stance supporting captive shippers. Several years ago, shippers complained that one of his senior staff members—now departed—had been cozy with railroads, and they are shaking their heads anew after another of his senior policy advisers was hired in December to head the legislative department of the Association of American Railroads.
Additionally to be watched is potential new rail safety language in surface transportation reauthorization. The horrific July accident in Lac-Mégantic, Que., involving crude-oil tankers—followed by other fiery explosions in Alberta, Alabama, and North Dakota, and all involving crude oil shipped by rail from North Dakota's Bakken shale oil formation—have caught lawmakers' attention. More than 70% of Bakken formation crude oil is now moving by rail.
To parry Congressional action, the railroad industry urged the Department of Transportation to prescribe stringent new construction and retrofit requirements for flammable-liquid hauling tank cars, and to order an aggressive phase-out of older model tank cars not retrofitted to the new standards. Yet to be determined is why crude oil, which is not an explosive commodity, erupted into fireballs. Investigators are beginning to examine if the crude oil contains impurities from the fracking process or from naturally occurring highly flammable organic compounds.
As for the competing Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch 1,700 miles south from Alberta's oil-rich tar sands, environmental concerns are delaying its construction permit. Although oil will begin flowing this year through the already constructed southern leg of the pipeline from Cushing, Okla., to Texas Gulf Coast refineries, railroads are minimally concerned, as rail transportation of crude oil is more flexible in terms of refinery destination, and just 10 unit trains, of 120 tank-cars each, haul as much crude oil as the projected 850,000 barrel daily flow of the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline.
A standalone House bill (H.R. 3040, The Safe Freight Act) to require two-person crews nationwide on freight trains has but two Republican co-sponsors, and is unlikely to survive given Federal Railroad Administration safety oversight and existing labor agreements requiring two-person crews.
Surface Transportation Board
Senate confirmation of Democrat Deb Miller to the three-member STB, to succeed now departed Democrat Frank Mulvey, is expected. Chairman Dan Elliott's first term expired Dec. 31, 2013, but the statute permits Elliott, a Democrat, to remain in place until Dec. 31, 2014, and he is expected to be renominated, confirmed, and retained by President Obama as chairman. The lone Republican is Ann Begeman.
The three face one of the busiest rail regulatory agendas since the years of mega-mergers. Here is a summary of the most significant cases currently before the STB:
• DuPont v. Norfolk Southern is a rate challenge involving 27 commodities (including chlorine) and 130 origin/destination pairs. Because of the complexity, some STB staff term it "the mother of all rate cases." The potential exposure for Norfolk Southern is in the billions of dollars.
• National Industrial Transportation League, Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised Competitive Switching Rules, seeks a ruling allowing shippers in origin or destination terminal areas served by one Class I railroad, and without effective truck or barge competition, to be granted access to a second railroad having an interchange point within 30 miles. The AAR says granting the petition could cost the industry $7.8 billion in revenue, which is equivalent to some 80% of the railroads' entire annual capital budget.
• Sunbelt v. Norfolk Southern is a rate challenge on chlorine shipments between MacIntosh, Ala., and New Orleans, where the traffic is interchanged with Union Pacific. The potential exposure for NS is in the tens of millions of dollars.
• Intermountain Power Authority v. Union Pacific is a rate challenge on coal shipped from Provo, Utah, via Utah Railway and interchanged with Union Pacific at Lynndyl, Utah. The potential exposure for UP is in the tens of millions of dollars.
• Total Petrochemicals v. CSX is a rate challenge involving four commodities and 120 origin/destination points. The STB Jan. 2 denied a CSX petition to hold the case in abeyance pending a CSX appeal to a federal appeals court challenging a previous market dominance determination by the STB.
Federal Courts
Four major railroads—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific—are defending themselves against charges they conspired to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize fuel surcharges imposed on some 30,000 shippers, through bilateral contracts, between mid-2003 and 2008. Estimates of the liability exceed $10 billion. The case is unlikely to be resolved in 2014 and currently is back with a U.S. district court after the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia remanded to the district court its earlier decision granting class action status.
The district court must now determine if the class action includes shippers who should not be included, and whether the class can be modified to avoid including such shippers. Individual shippers could file their own actions, but the cost could be prohibitive. A revised district court decision could be issued in 2014, but the matter is likely to drag on for years in the courts, or pre-trial settlements could occur.
Amtrak has its own legal headache languishing in a Cincinnati federal court, defending against American Financial Group's (AFG) demand for reimbursement of Amtrak common stock it purchased from the trustee of bankrupt Penn Central.
In 1997, Congress instructed Amtrak to redeem all of its common stock at "fair market value." Amtrak initially asked a federal court to declare the common shares "null and void," with AFG asserting that would be an unconstitutional taking of private property. In a seeming replay of Dickens' Bleak House—the generations-long Jarndyce v. Jarndyce lawsuit—the case has dragged on.
Amtrak subsequently offered AFG three cents per share ($158,000), with AFG demanding some $300 million—based on the original $52 million purchase price indexed to inflation—plus interest and unspecified damages. Binding arbitration was ordered, but on appeal by Amtrak, it was held that an arbitration clause in the original stock purchase by AFG had expired. Litigation resumed, with a federal court dismissing the lawsuit, holding the congressional instruction for redemption did not give shareholders a right to sue Amtrak and that AFG failed to demonstrate Amtrak had an obligation to provide common stockholders a profit by repurchasing the shares.
In March 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's dismissal of AFG's monetary claims, but held that AFG's ownership created a "protected property interest" entitling AFG to due process. The case was returned to the federal district court for further consideration and, presumably, to establish a value on the common stock.
(Penn Central, BNSF predecessor Burlington Northern, CN predecessor Grand Trunk Western, and CP predecessor Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, accepted Amtrak common stock in lieu of tax credits when most of the nation's passenger rail operations were transferred in 1971 to Amtrak. BNSF, CN, and CP are not parties to the AFG lawsuit.)
Labor talks
Most Class I railroads and their labor unions will exchange Section 6 notices (objectives for a new national freight agreement) Nov. 1, two months ahead of the current five-year agreement coming open for amendment. During the previous round of bargaining, labor gained a 17% wage increase over five years, and a 78-month $200 cap on employee healthcare insurance premium cost-sharing.
There is unconfirmed speculation that the carriers might not bargain as a coalition this round, but seek individual agreements. In previous rounds, at least one rail labor union bargained individually, but with the merger of the United Transportation Union and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, all rail unions may wish to bargain as a coalition (only the UTU bargained separately during the previous round). Without the ability to reach a pattern separately with a more aggressive union, the carriers may, for the first time in decades, seek individual railroad-by-railroad bargaining.
Healthcare cost sharing likely will be the thorniest of bargaining issues, but carriers continue to seek agreements for one-person crews, which a federal court previously ruled could not be sought in national bargaining (as those agreements initially were negotiated railroad-by-railroad). The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen previously made a one-person crew agreement on a single division of BNSF, but it cannot be put in force without the agreement of the UTU.
Timing in negotiations, which will begin in 12 months, is crucial because national freight labor talks often stretch for years. Should the Senate join the House under increasingly anti-labor Republican leadership next year, an impasse leading to Congressional action would be hazardous for rail labor. Should an impasse occur in 2017, there is the threat to labor of a Republican president's appointment of a Presidential Emergency Board to make settlement recommendations.
This year will not be a road less taken, as railroads have oft traversed a problematic landscape in Congress, before the courts and the STB, and at the labor bargaining table. What lawmakers, regulators, shippers, and rail labor unions must comprehend is that railroads are to the nation's commerce what human arteries are to the human body. Those arteries best not be clogged.


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Q. I have an 8-year-old daughter in third grade attending a small school with about 250 students. She scored in the 97th percentile on the Intellectual Gifted Test back in April of this year. However, she also scored a perfect 600 in Language Arts & 600 in Math on CST. At this point I'm debating if it would be wise to send her to a Gifted/ High Ability Magnet?
She is performing 2+ grade levels ahead! The teacher and principal are awesome and academically supportive of my child. The downfall is that her school offers no Gifted class or clustering for there are not enough students identified at the school. Also the school offers no art or music. I'm wondering if she could benefit from attending a Gifted Magnet.
How I wish she would have scored a bit higher because at this point she can't attend a Highly Gifted Magnet, which is what she really needs. So is the switch worth it at this point?
Honestly I wish they could retest her because I know she is Highly Gifted vs Gifted… in the 97th percentile, double 600s, and artistically blessed? I understand the district goes by specific scores.
A. In this scenario, I would try the Gifted Magnet. I would caution you on looking too far into the highly gifted magnet because it seems like she did not make the cutoff. You can ask about having her retested, or you could call to talk to the office and list the scores you told me about here to see if they will let her in based on that.
Still, it would be important for me not to "want" something for a child and then see that she cannot "get" it for you. Those tests are not something she can practice for, so if she is scoring well enough to get into one magnet, go for that one. You can check on the other, but don't be disappointed if she does not get it because she will think you are disappointed in her.
Sounds like the magnet you described will be a good thing to try.
Q. My child is in fifth grade with a relatively new teacher. As background, last year he had an awful teacher who really was not any good. So, we were hoping this year would make up for last year, but it is not moving in that direction at all. I met with the principal and my only option is to choose another school since ours is full in both fifth-grade classrooms. I looked into the other school and teachers and I am thinking this may be best. It feeds into the same junior high the kids will go to next year. What do you think of this idea?
A. I am not sure I would recommend this move, but that all depends on how "bad" this teacher really is. (Even I cringe as I write that statement, but parents have very different definitions of what makes someone a "bad" teacher.)
This sounds like your son's last year in elementary if your district starts junior high in sixth grade, so moving him this far into his last year seems a bit extreme.
The adjustment is something to consider. Does he want to go? Sometimes, big moves are necessary and sometimes staying still has its place. You are best equipped to make this decision. Best of luck and trust your gut. Moms and dads tend to know what is best for their kids.
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Because we really needed another reason to buy more Twilight merch ;)
These gift and credit cards are officially available at your local retailers, including supermarkets.
They'll also be available online around October/November, including even more character images
See more details HERE :)
Via source
- Lorabell
P.s. What bank is it that lets you design your own card anyway?


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The Funniest #DonLemonOn Tweets
CNN anchor Don Lemon is in boiling water again for remarks he made about NYC's Stop and Frisk, a controversial law that's proven to disproportionately target minorities. Lemon's main thesis that has Twitter folks up in arms: "Would you rather be politically correct or safe and alive?"
Uh, how about we'd rather have a fair non-racist law in place? Whether you agree with Don or not (chances are you don't), the ensuing Twitter slander will crack you up. Using the #DonLemonOn hashtag, the tweets have been conjuring up fake Don Lemon quotes on a range of topics, from slavery to twerking. Check out the funniest reactions here.


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Sanchez, Morel other options at third base
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Gaby Sanchez, the first baseman, spent part of Monday morning's workout at the other corner of the infield, as Pirates manager Clint Hurdle explored alternative options at third base.
A few hours later, Hurdle had another option: The Pirates claimed third baseman Brent Morel on waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Morel, 26, was the White Sox's regular third baseman in 2011 and has seen action with the team each of the last four seasons. The Blue Jays had claimed him on waivers in December, then designated him for assignment on Friday.
Morel immediately went on the 40-man roster of the Bucs, who made room for him by designating infielder Chase d'Arnaud for assignment.
Earlier, Sanchez got in a lot of hot corner work, with rookie Andrew Lambo stationed at first during infield drills.
"We're going to give him some innings [in exhibition play] at third," Hurdle had said. "Gaby worked very hard there last year and didn't have many opportunities for innings. We'll give him more and see where he can take it. We need to have a Plan B and a Plan C should something happen to [regular third baseman Pedro Alvarez]."
Morel could be in that alphabet soup. In 126 games as a rookie in 2011, he batted .245 with 10 homers and 41 RBIs. However, in 68 other Major League games since 2010, he has gone 30-for-203 (.148), adding only three more home runs and 13 more RBIs.
Sanchez's experience at third base consists of four innings -- interestingly, the final four innings of the 2013 regular season.
Hurdle eager to test new replay rules
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Following Joe Torre's Sunday afternoon presentation of how Major League Baseall will implement expanded replay review, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is clear on how the process will work and eager for his Pirates to give it some test runs.
"It was a very good day, very informative," Hurdle said of the three-hour meeting led by Torre, MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations. "A lot of research and effort went into this, and we're mindful of the fact this is a historic opportunity for us to continue improving our game.
"Every team has the opportunity to customize its own protocol for deciding to [issue a] challenge," added Hurdle, who offered a synopsis of how the Bucs are likely to proceed. "We'll have a guy stationed in a spot to get information [off the game telecast]. I can go out [on the field] to argue a play, but there will come a time to make a challenge or just go away, so I'll look in for help and he'll either indicate 'Hey, push it, challenge it,' or 'They got it right; get off the field.'"
In addition to what Hurdle called "some in-house practice of our own," the Pirates will play six exhibition games under the expanded review process: Four televised Grapefruit League games, plus the March 28-29 games in Philadelphia.
First number, last word
May 31, 2005: The date of A.J. Burnett's last appearance against the Pirates. He is scheduled to face his recent teammates on Saturday, when the Bucs travel to Clearwater for an exhibition game against the Phillies.
"You know what really shakes you up? It's those foul tips. I won't wear the hockey-type mask. It molds to your face, and when you get a foul tip, you feel all of it, there's nothing to soften the blow." -- Pirates catcher Russell Martin, pointing out catchers have more to worry about than overly aggressive baserunners.
Worth noting
• The Bucs broke their Pirate City camp on Monday -- a little earlier in the day than usual -- with many players and Hurdle booked to participate in a charity golf tournament.
• Todd Tomczyk, the Pirates' head athletic trainer, has stocked the new padding for pitchers' caps intended to give them added protection on the mound, but none of the hurlers are expected to take advantage of them. Most find the thick padding, by 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox, to make the caps uncomfortable.
• Jason Grilli was one of the few pitchers to do any bullpen work on Monday, but his first exhibition appearance has yet to be scheduled.
"We'll wait a little bit," Hurdle said, "But he's right on target, where we want him to be now. We're monitoring his progress, and he is in a very good place."
• Hurdle did not want any alarms to be raised by the fact Opening Day starter Francisco Liriano is down for only one inning in Wednesday's Grapefruit League opener against the Yankees, while three subsequent starters (Charlie Morton, Gerrit Cole and Wandy Rodriguez) are all scheduled to go two.
"It's just the way we set it up," Hurdle said. "[Liriano] went two innings on the side the other day. We haven't had any setbacks to anyone to this day."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Building a rapport with your co-workers so you can all nicely coexist requires a delicate balance. But some people get a little too comfortable while
building a rapport, and it can be to the detriment of their co-workers' respect.
Here are five little-known factors that can cause your co-workers to lose respect for you:
1. Using the word "try."
As Brad Hoover wrote on CNN Money, you
should not utter this word. It "simply shows a lack of belief, passion, commitment, and confidence—all the qualities you need to succeed in today's tight
job market." Instead, Hoover suggests using "words like do, believe, act, tackle, accomplish, or succeed."
2. Saying "that's not my job."
In a tight economy, many businesses are frustratingly understaffed. People are taking on the work of former co-workers whose positions have since been
eliminated. Since everyone is pitching in and helping in all areas of the business, it can raise stress levels in a workplace when someone declares,
"that's not my job."
According to
an article on Black Enterprise, "As tempting as this may be, protesting that something isn't in your job description is a surefire way to lose the support of your boss. In reality, most
people end up doing work that doesn't fall within their job descriptions, and your best bet is to have a can-do attitude."
3. Being best friends with the boss.
Some people look at a co-worker who tries to get close to the boss as a "brownnoser," or someone who isn't playing fairly—especially if other co-workers
have a hard time getting close to him or her.
Co-workers may grow to feel threatened by your close relationship with the boss and start to lose trust in sharing confidential items, or even simple
frustrations of the day, with you.
Finally, co-workers may lose respect for you for growing close to the boss if they think you're doing it just to get that great promotion or salary bump.
People get frustrated when they perceive someone as having an advantage over everyone else.
If you're friends with the boss
outside of work, try to keep the close conversations to a minimum in the workplace and allow the boss to treat you and all co-workers equally (as far as
the perception of others is concerned).
4. Wearing revealing clothing.
Come on, ladies! There's no faster way to lose the respect of co-workers, especially as a woman, than to wear revealing clothing to work. Many women who
wear suggestive clothing have no idea about the insults that fly behind their backs, and the snide remarks co-workers make as they leave the room. Most
co-workers perceive dressing this way as highly unprofessional.
5. Being a bully.
As the post "Five Surprising People Who Are Hurting Your Career" discusses, "a co-worker, boss or even a lowly intern—anyone who uses schoolyard tactics to scare people away from an opportunity qualifies as a workplace
bully. The bully will start rumors about company layoffs or complain about how it's impossible to find a job."
What's interesting is that these bullies sometimes don't realize they're bullying. If gossip is second nature to them, talking about company layoffs might
just seem like a conversation topic that will earn them attention and make them seem in the know.
But be careful about gossiping and throwing your words around, as people do listen. There's no need to inspire fear in the workplace. It won't do
you any favors to be associated with negative news.
In general, tread carefully to avoid losing the respect of your co-workers. While this can be a lot to take in, we all need to guard and manage our
workplace reputations carefully—our careers and workplace relationships depend on it.
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It could be due to the inverted KG for both brothers then, as Sasuke can break out of his tsukiyomi. But that STILL doesn't retract from the moon and sun references. As one eye represents sun and the other moon. Madara has the same workings as well. And double MS unlock Sussano.Infinite Tsukuyomi hasn't been shown to need an MS, as Madara used a smaller scale version of it with his 3 Tomoe Sharingan in chapter 606. Obito isn't even planning to use it, Madara is as Madara is the one who can use Tsukuyomi.
This is Itachi using Tsukuyomi during the Kabuto fight: http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/585/12
What makes you think Tobi doesn't want to use it, when he didn't even want Madara to be a part of his plan? He didn't want to revive Madara, did he? Also, what would he reflect exactly: http://www.mangapanda.com/93-35269-1...apter-467.html . When Obito is saying his infinite moon-eye plan and moon-eye is already referred and confirmed as another term for Tuskuyomi? How will he cast an infinite version of Tsukuyomi if he doesn't have it himself? Doesn't make any sense to me.
Also Yagura was put under a very powerful genjutsu and controlled over the years to do Tobi's bidding, which can't possibly be 3T genjutsu.


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Member Confidence Continues Driving Car Loan Growth
A combination of improved sentiment among members and consumers and less-aggressive financing incentives from manufacturers continue to help credit unions grow their vehicle loan portfolios.
According to CUNA Mutual Group's October Credit Union Trends Report, at $197 billion, credit union-held member vehicle loans were up 19% from their low point in March 2011 and were up 10.8% during the past 12 months. The report tracked data through August.
A combination of factors is propelling this remarkable reversal of trend, wrote Dave Colby, CUNA Mutual chief economist, in the report.
The drivers are improved consumer sentiment, the increasing need to replace an aging vehicle fleet, with the average age being 11.2 years, according to industry tracker R.L. Polk, less- aggressive financing incentives from manufacturers, and home equity loan rates above vehicle loan rates.
Used vehicle loans were at an all-time high and the 10.2% gain accounted for 30% of all credit union loan growth since August 2012, the data showed. New vehicle loans were up 8.2% year-to-date and 11.9% year-over-year. This portfolio accounted for 19% of all credit union loan growth during the past year despite equaling just 10.8% of all loans.
"Looking forward, we see tremendous opportunities for continued portfolio expansion. Meeting the vehicle financing needs – purchase or recapture with better terms – of the surging membership base, will provide the fuel for growth," Colby said.
In other lending areas, credit unions remain cautious with respect to member business lending, Colby noted. This portfolio segment, which represented 7.0% of all credit union loans as of August, was up just 2.2% year-over-year.
"Most credit unions participating in this lending arena would like to book more loans," Colby said.
At $644 billion, loans were up 4.7% YTD and 6.4% year-over-year, according to the report. Almost 50% of the gain was attributable to the remarkable surge in vehicle loan portfolio expansion, Colby said. Fifty-three percent was from additions to member first mortgages, he added.
"We see loan growth finishing the year above 6.0%. This result will be driven by strong consumer installment credit (in) vehicles and credit card loans and a moderate level of fixed-rate first mortgage loans sales," Colby said.


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COURSE: 03-105 Introductory Organic and Biochemistry (3)
This course is a survey of principles of organic and biochemistry, particularly as they relate to the health sciences. Areas studied include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and enzymes. The courses is required of Nursing majors. Prerequisite: High school Chemistry. Offered: Fall and Spring, RMVL; Summer, other sites as needed.


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Weekly calendar of Arts and community events in the Berkshires
January 3
Berkshire Co-op
"Starting from Scratch," with local cooking author Alana Chernila, on meal planning and pantry organization, 6 to 8 p.m., Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington, (413) 528-9697 or www.berkshire.coop.
January 4
Clark Art Institute
New parents gallery talk, 10:15 a.m. Parents and pre-toddlers welcome. 225 South st., williamstown. www.clarkart.edu.
Norman Rockwell Museum
"Meet Rockwell's Models," meet artist Daisy Rockwell, granddaughter of Norman Rockwell, who will share memories of modeling for her grandfather's work, 2:30 p.m., Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4100.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
"The Business of Gardening," 1 to 5 p.m., routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-3926.
Bennington Contradance
Wintergreen performs live, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Beginners welcome with or without a partner. First Fridays at Masonic Lodge, 504 Main St., Bennington. benningtondance.org
Votre Soiree
Ballroom dance features music by Champagne Jam, social at 7:30 p.m., dancing from 8 to 11 p.m., Polish Falcon Hall, Bel Air Avenue, Pittsfield.
Middle School Night
Skate night, for middle school students only, 6 p.m., 16 Melville St., Pittsfield; (413) 448-8258, ext 27.
January 5
Festival of Holidays
After-holiday sale on art by local crafters, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Stone Store, Route 7, Sheffield. All proceeds benefit the Sheffield Historical Society. www.sheffieldhistory.org.
Dewey Hall
Dewey Hall Folk Music Series brings Easy Ridin' Papas with Adam Brown, guitar and vocals, and Will Conklin, trumpet, cornet, vocals and kazoo, mix of '20s, '30s and '40s country blues/jazz, western swing and southern gospel, 7:30 p.m., 91 Main St., Sheffield, www.DeweyHall.com.
Metropolitan Opera
"Live in HD," Berlioz's "Les Troyens," noon, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, (413) 528-0100; and at Clark Art Institute, noon., 225 South St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303.
Berkshire Knapsackers
Hike 6.5 miles in Peoples Forest, south of Riverton, Conn.: rock scrambles, stream crossings and steep ascents/ descents; (860) 309-4244.
January 6
Toy & Train Show
New Year Toy & Train Show hosted by Mountain Toy & Railroad Club, featuring 50 dealers from the tri-state area, 9 to 2, American Legion Post, 7 Fairview Ave., Hudson, N.Y., (518) 828-7902.
Church on the Hill
"The Incarnation of the Logos: An Epic Tale of Christ's Coming to Earth," performed by storyteller Glen Willamson, 2 p.m., chapel, 55 Main St., Lenox, (413) 637-1001.
Red Lion Inn
40th annual Feast of the Three Kings celebration, hosted by Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, with community caroling and a visit by the Three Kings, 6:30 p.m., steps of Red Lion Inn, Main Street, Stockbridge, (413) 298-3691.
Berkshire Knapsackers
Kayak up Housatonic River for about 1.5 hours from Decker Boat Ramp, then back down; information: Joe Doboszynski, (413) 448-8359.
January 7
Quaker film series
"Broken on All Sides," documentary focusing on racial inequities within the criminal justice system, 7 p.m., Powell House, 524 Pitt Hall Road, off County Route 13, Old Chatham, N.Y., (518) 766-2992.
January 8
Writers' Round Table
Share works-in-progress, bring five copies of up to five pages, meets 1:30-3:30 p.m., Lenox Library, 16 Main St.; (413) 637-1900.
January 9
Worksong Workshop
Williamstown Rural Lands and Williams College Sustainable Food, present Max Godfrey: Learn traditional southern worksongs, enjoy a meal, 7 p.m., Goodrich Hall, Williams College campus, Williamstown; (413) 458-2494.
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Simmons 'progressing, but slowly' on road to return
By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com
Simmons went on the disabled list July 13 with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal on his right hand. The Braves were expecting he'd be out six to eight weeks, and Gonzalez said it looks like Simmons will be out closer to the eight-week projection.
But they don't want to rush things and have the 22-year old rookie push himself backwards.
"We're progressing, but slowly," Gonzalez said. "It's healing. I think we see the light at the end of the tunnel. We feel good, but I can't put a timetable on it."
Simmons has a .296 batting average in 33 games so far this season.
Braves ink veteran Overbay to Minor League deal
WASHINGTON -- The Braves have signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a Minor League contract.
General manager Frank Wren said on Monday that Overbay will report to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday and start playing on Thursday. Wren said that the plan would be for Overbay to get ready at Gwinnett and come up to the Braves when rosters expand on Sept. 1.
Overbay would be eligible for postseason play because he signed with the organization prior to Sept. 1.
"[It] will give us another left-handed bat off the bench," Wren said. "Obviously, he's a first baseman that can give, based on how [manager] Fredi [Gonzalez] wants to use him, give Freddie [Freeman] a day off. We feel like he's a nice addition, gives us another veteran guy that can give you professional at-bats off the bench."
Overbay was designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks at the end of July. He was hitting .292 in 45 games this season.
"I think he wanted to take his time and make sure he made the right decision," Wren said. "We've been talking about once a week since then. There wasn't a great deal of urgency on either side, but he does need to start playing, and we need to have him in the organization prior to Sept. 1."
Braves well aware of DC series' importance
WASHINGTON -- The Braves know exactly how much this three-game series with the Nationals can mean for both teams.
Washington (75-46) entered the meeting at Nationals Park with a five-game lead over Atlanta (70-51), and it's a series that could go a long way toward determining what happens in the National League East this season.
"It's a big series," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Monday's opener. "It's a series that we can make up some room,[or] they can extend [the lead]."
After the Nationals beat the Mets on Sunday, manager Davey Johnson said they were ready to go, and said there wouldn't be many surprises since both teams know each other well.
Gonzalez agreed with Johnson before the series opener.
"Both teams have a lot of respect for each other," Gonzalez said. "It's going to boil down to who pitches the best over the course of the three days. We know it's a big series, and those walks in the seventh inning, or those leadoff walks in the eighth [and] missed opportunities early in the game are going to come back and bite you."
Worth noting
The Washington series starts a tough group of road games for the Braves; they're going to play 22 of their next 32 contests away from Atlanta. This road trip involves stops in Washington, San Francisco and San Diego.
The Braves are hoping they'll continue to get good work out of their very consistent bullpen, which comes into the series with a 1.84 ERA during August, tops in the National League.
Jayson Heyward needs three more steals to become the 21st player in Braves' history to get at least 20 homers and 20 steals in a season. Heading into the Washington series, Heyward has 20 homers and 17 steals. Andruw Jones last did it for Atlanta, posting 36 homers and 21 steals in 2000.
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pleasant View and Lewis Arriola schools have released attendance records for the first and second quarter of the 2012-2013 school year.
Pleasant View students with a perfect attendance the first quarter are: 1st Graders - Cy Carmichael, Andelin Lanier; 2nd Graders - Landon Gropp, Seth Tucker; 3rd Graders - Aubrey Garcia, Dallin Lanier; 4th Grader - Cole Gropp; 5th Graders - Kaleb Gropp, Hayden Leggett.
Pleasant View students absent three days or less are: 2nd Graders - Brianna Garcia, Cutter Higgins, Jake Oliver; 4th Graders - Aspen Foster, Joseph Tevault; 5th Graders - Cole Herrmann, Quade Oliver.
Pleasant View students with perfect attendance the second quarter are: 3rd Graders - Aubrey Garcia, Dallin Lanier, Carmen VanRomburgh.
Pleasant View students absent three days or less are: Kindergarten - Elijah Jarmon; 1st Graders - Myles Ives, Andelin Lanier; 2nd Graders - Brianna Garcia, Clay Herrmann, Seth Tucker; 4th Graders - Aspen Foster, Cole Gropp, Joseph Tevault; 5th Graders - Kaleb Gropp, Cole Herrmann, Hayden Leggett, Quade Oliver.
Lewis Arriola students with a perfect attendance the first quarter are: Kindergarten - Taylor Dennison, Emilee Miller, Corbin Myers, Gideon Owen, Ray Willis; 1st Graders - Austin Anderson, Jacob Belt, TJ Comisky, Jonathan McDonald, Audree Myers, Kaden Nielson, Delta Suckla; 2nd Graders - Dallas Bankert, Dominick Barb, Jake Blackmer, Neven Earley, Izaac Millard, Aubree Miller, Trace Smedstad; 3rd Graders - Ethan Bradshaw, Brianna Comisky, Jadon Elliott, Madison Fields, Mason Goodwin, Emalie Myers, Hannah Owen, Abby Sparks, Carmen VanRomburgh; 4th Graders - Ty Blackmer, Jasmine Fields, Isaac Miller, Sadie Veach, Wesley Wilson, Zoey Wilson; 5th Graders - Dylan Barb, TaeLynn Comisky, Bryan Escarcega, Jonathan Lambson, Gabriel Owen.
Lewis Arriola students absent three days or less are: Kindergarten - Lyric DeMars, Cruz Hernandez, Levi Leonard, Bobby Likes, Emirson Mitchell, Max Neely, Cooper Ross, Braiden Seymour, Macey Smith, Micah Vrtatko; 1st Graders - Piper Baxstrom, Clayton Elliott, Daniel Fields, Hunter Goodall, Easton Hartsoe, Tyler Jackson, Jonathan Shutt, Avery Stiegelmeyer, Brooke Stiegelmeyer; 2nd Graders - Wyatt Caple, Caden Cote, Rookh Fairley, Max Johnson, Talom Johnson, Tyler Kaime, Lizzie Likes, Jayden Maslen, Gabriel Samora, Sawyer Smith; 3rd Graders - Kennadee Anderson, Cheyenne Castillo-Calvillo, Jordan Comisky, Olivia Cosner, Shylee Graf, Kooper Long, Jose Marin, Duncan Martin, Jonah Rule, Trinity Samora; 4th Graders - Jadon Cruzan, Kenya Escarcega, Haylee Free, Derek Goodwin, David Jones, Ashlyn Shutt, Alexandra York; 5th Graders - Logan Birch, Hunter Goodwin, Mikayla Johnson, Lindsey Leonard, Beth Maes, Ryland Maestas, Rylee Majors, Seth Malott, Gladis Marin, Nicholas Martin, Kaden Maslen, Emilie McConville, Tessa Porter.
Lewis Arriola Students with a perfect attendance the second quarter are: Kindergarten - Cruz Hernandez; 1st Graders - Clayton Elliott, Tommy Gilliland, Audree Myers, Avery Stiegelmeyer; 2nd Graders - Aubree Miller, Trace Smedstand; 3rd Graders - Mya Blood, Jadon Elliott, Mason Goodwin, Emalie Myers; 4th Graders - Scott Earley, Jayden Karo, Isaac Miller, Kayden Peabody, Sadie Veach; 5th Graders - Lindsey Leonard, Rylee Majors, Nicholas Martin, Tessa Porter, Sam Toles, Jonathan Lambson.
Lewis Arriola students absent three days or less are: Kindergarten - William Cole, Keagan Daugherty, Lyric DeMars, Levi Leonard, Bobby Likes, Emilee Miller, Emirson Mitchell, Corbin Myers, Braiden Seymour, Macey Smith; 1st Graders - Jacob Belt, Hunter Goodall, Tyler Jackson, Jonathan McDonald, Kayden Nielson, Jonathan Shutt, Jacobe Valles; 2nd Graders - Dominick Barb, Jake Blackmer, Caden Cote, Neven Earley, Rookh Fairley, Max Johnson, Talon Johnson, Tyler Kaime, Alexis LaLonde, Lizzie Likes, Tearah Philpott, Gabriel Samora, Sawyer Smith; 3rd Graders - Kennadee Anderson, Ethan Bradshaw, Brianna Comisky, Jordan Comisky, Shylee Graf, Kooper Long, Duncan Martin, Chace Philpott, Trinity Samora, Abigail Sparks; 4th Graders - Ty Blackmer, Jadon Cruzan, Kenya Escarcega, Jasmine Fields, Logan Fields, Derek Goodwin, David Jones, Kenny Lowe, Cooper McClain, Ashlyn Shutt, Wesley Wilson, Zoey Wilson; 5th Graders - Logan Birch, TaeLynn Comisky, Bryan Escarcega, Hunter Goodwin, Mikayla Johnson, Beth Maes, Ryland Maestas, Kadin Maslen, Emilie McConville, Nissa Nash, Gabriel Owen.


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Pakistan Dominant in Women's Cricket (Controversy)
The build-up to the International Cricket Council Women's World Cup in India has been dominated by the Pakistan team, though not because of its cricketing prowess.
Pakistan's involvement in the tournament, which starts Thursday, has angered right-wing Hindu groups such as the Shiv Sena at a time when tensions are even more elevated than usual between the two nations. Earlier this month, several cross-border shootings at the Line of Control in Kashmir, a region claimed by both India and Pakistan, left soldiers from both sides dead.
In the aftermath, right-wing groups protested against Pakistani writers planning to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as Pakistani hockey players taking part in a new Indian league. The organizers of the Hockey India League, which runs to Feb. 10, decided to send nine Pakistani players home. Pakistani authors, including Nadeem Aslam and M.A. Farooqi still attended the Jaipur Literature Festival.
The Pakistan women's cricket team has also been affected, which in turn has changed the shape of the 2013 World Cup. The eight-nation tournament was initially slated to be held entirely in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena's heartland. But the ICC last week rescheduled some of the first and second round matches, including all of those featuring Pakistan, to Cuttack, a city in the eastern Indian state of Orissa following anti-Pakistan protests.
"I am grateful for all the support ICC has received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India during a difficult situation, which was not of cricket's making," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said when announcing the venue shift on Jan. 25.
Rather than staying in a hotel, the Pakistani team has been put up at the academy clubhouse in Barabati Stadium, where its rescheduled games will take place, Lucy Benjamin, ICC media manager, confirmed Tuesday.
A notice on the ICC's Twitter account added, "We would like to reiterate that the safety and security of all teams is the highest priority and we have made arrangements accordingly."
The ICC didn't comment when asked if any threats from within Orissa had been made against the Pakistan team.
Pakistan team manager Ayesha Ashhar wasn't available for comment, but the ICC quoted her as saying, "We are happy with the facilities provided to us by the organizers."
Shiv Sena spokesman Anil Desai said Tuesday that Pakistan shouldn't be invited for "cricket or any other sport to India." He accused Pakistan of training terrorists, violating ceasefire agreements, adding that "good gestures" like a cricket match are of "no use."
The Women's World Cup starts Thursday when host India takes on the West Indies in Mumbai. Pakistan, which is in a different group to India, plays its first match on Friday against Australia, the top seed in Group B.
Pakistan's group games will be held at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium, including its ongoing warm-up matches. Tuesday, Pakistan beat an Orissa XI by 95 runs and Wednesday it will have another warm-up match against a Mumbai XI. Cuttack's DRIEMS Ground will also host matches in Group B, which in addition to Pakistan and Australia features New Zealand and South Africa. India's two other Group A rivals are England and Sri Lanka. Group A matches will all be played in Mumbai.
The World Cup final on Feb. 17 is still scheduled to take place at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium, the home of the Cricket Club of India. Pakistan would be a very unlikely finalist.
Women's cricket has been dominated by defending World Cup champion England, Australia and New Zealand. The improving West Indies could cause an upset, and India has home advantage, but Pakistan will still dominate some of the headlines.
-Shreya Shah contributed to this article.
You can follow Will and India Real Time on Twitter @WillMHDavies and @indiarealtime.


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I've read the faq doc and seen the responce on some forum from dboomer regarding 2.4GHz and rf1 and rf2.
In these explanations it is assumed that the non-overlapping frequencies are 1, 6, 11 and 14. This is true for 802.11b but doesn't seem to be the case with 802.11g/n using 20/40 MHz spacing.
For 802.11g/n @20 MHz the non-overlapping channels are 1, 5, 9 an 13. For 802.11n @40Mhz the non-overlapping channels are 3 and 11.
Could dboomer please create an channel matrix that covers rf1, rf2, and the different flavors of 802.11.
One can pretty much consider 802.11b to be obsolete with todays modern wifi-routers and iDevices and similar.
The issue is important due to xd-v and wireless remote control of mixers and other devices and a clear understanding of the channel spectrum is needed to avoid interference between devices sharing the common 2.4GHz band.
Frequency Coverage?
Started by roblof , Jun 27 2013 04:59 AM
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Posted 27 June 2013 - 04:59 AM
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 09:43 AM
RF1 frequencies are propriatary and do not relate to wi-fi at all.
RF2 frequencies are on page 29 of the XDV75 owner's manual
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Posted 29 June 2013 - 10:02 AM
I think that you missunderstod my question.
RF1 frequencies are propriatary and do not relate to wi-fi at all.
RF2 frequencies are on page 29 of the XDV75 owner's manual
While not directly related to wifi channel numbers they still operate on the same spectrum. In the faq it is listed what wifi channels works best with rf1 channels. Likwise you've posted on a forum similar info related to rf2 (also included in the manual).
The problem I found out the hard way is that all of these listings (including the one channel graph and wifi channel listings on p.29 in the manual) is that it only relates to 802.11b use of non-overlapping channels (1, 6, 11 (and 14)). Since 802.11b more or less only being used for old equipment and pretty much been replaced with 'g' and 'n' that wifi channel info is becoming obsolete.
While the same frequencies/channels are being used in the 802.11b, 802.11g/n and 802.11n they all uses different bandwidths within the same spectrum so a different table is needed for each standard. One big reason is that the non-overlapping channels are different (b: 1, 6, 11, 14 / g/n: 1, 5, 9, 13 / n: 3, 11) and therefor more likley being used in some crowded environment. Also that rf1/2 frequencies are not related to the wifi ones and maybe affected by the different bandwidths.
Looking at the rf2 table in the user manual it still misses the bandwidth used for each frequency a & b (approx 4MHz?) so it's only partly usefull.
Note that while 'b/g' only spans over 4 channels for a single frequency that 'n' spans 8 channels (5 and 10 channels if separation is included). This means that if you use 802.11n@40MHz at channel 6 it will render 2.417~2.457GHz (wifi channel 2-10) more or less useless for one party. Even when in rf2 mode where you are only left with 5 and 7 clean channels in freq-a and freq-B respective. However none of the channels are clean in both freq-a and freq-b at the same time!
However, if you post the frequencies(rf1) and bandwith(rf1, rf2) being used I can then compile my own 'compatibility chart' because I really need that info for freq planning.
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SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY—Offering good food, owner of Southern Hospitality Troy Johnson aims to add variety to the Monroeville Mall Food Court. (Photos by Diane Daniels)
It is not uncommon to find a barbershop, beauty parlor, restaurant, shoe store, a jeans store, a learning center or even a travel agency located within a local mall. What is unusual is that the named establishments are operating in the Monroeville Mall and are African-American owned. Success Barber Shop, Dizire Hair Boutique, Southern Hospitality, Shoe Tweak, Curvy B Jeans, Supporting Hands Learning Center and Angels with Wings Travel Agency are a part of the 180 plus stores located in the 44 year old mall.
Displaced from the Market Square area of downtown Pittsburgh because of renewal, Chuck Fowlks has been operating Success Barber Shop in the Mall since 2008. Located on the upper level of the Mall near JC Penny's; Fowlks says his business is good. With the long time goal to own several shops he said he always wanted to own a shop in the Mall.
"I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur, to be my own boss," he said. "Being in the mall provides the freedom, but also provides structure." Open seven days a week he also employees four other barbers.
Fowlks, an East Hills native attended the old Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, Penn State Greater Allegheny and Community College of Allegheny County.
A PASSION FOR SHOES—At 26, Theresa Hancock is following her dream of operating a shoe store, Shoe Tweak.
With the desire to offer something more than pizza and sandwiches, Troy Johnson says Southern Hospitality Restaurant provides a diverse type of cuisine in a mall atmosphere. Also locating to the Mall from Downtown, Johnson said he was looking for a site that provided cultural diversity. Located in the Food Court in the lower level Southern Hospitality serves a variety of southern style foods, fried chicken and fish, baked macaroni and cheese, collard greens, green beans, sweet potatoes and potato salad to name a few. He also operates a catering business focusing on special events and festivals.
In the banking industry for 13 years, Johnson said he always strived for financial freedom. With a passion to make people feel good he figured the food business provided access to people. "Knowing the ends and outs of the banking business, I also have a dream to own a financial business," he said. "I like sales and have a marketing education."
The former owner of several what he calls Bath and Body Works type businesses on Wood Street, Johnson, a New Castle native said he has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Working around people with similar philosophes since he was a teenager he said he was taught how to manage money so his businesses are loan free and has been able to provide employment for family.
TRAVEL ANYONE—Sheila Greene, president and CEO of Angels with Wings Travel Agency, strives to take care of your traveling needs.
Like a lot of women, Theresa Hancock has a passion for shoes. She agrees with the saying of Marilyn Monroe "give a girl the right shoe and she can conquer the world." Her way of conquering the world and providing women the right shoes is by selling them from Shoe Tweak, her shop located in the lower level of the Mall.


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I've been getting the following message all evening:
The firewall has blocked Internet Access to your computer (TCP Port 2869) from 192.xxx.1.5 (TCP Port 64021) (TCP Flags: S).
The only variation to this is the number following 'TCP Port' is different each time. First it started at 64393 and counted down one less each time until
64377. Then it started at 60458 counted down one less each time the message came, the most recent one being 60424. In the log the Destination IP is always 192.xxx.1.2:2869.
Does anyone know why this is happening and if I need to do anything to keep my computer secure?
Thanks in advance...
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Hi to all,
Recently I have visited a web page and tried to create a user account. After giving the info
by clicking the go link i got the message:
Warning: your browser doesn't send the HTTP_REFERER header to the website.
This can be caused due to your browser, using a proxy server or your firewall.
Please change browser or turn off the use of a proxy
or turn off the 'Deny servers to trace web browsing' in your firewall
and you shouldn't have problems when sending a POST on this website.
I dont use a proxy and Icould not find in ZoneAlarm how to turn off the option
Deny servers to trace web browsing
could anyone tell me what to do???
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BERLIN – The Atlantic General Hospital Foundation's 19th Annual Fall Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, Sept. 27 on the Newport Bay and Seaside courses of Ocean City Golf Club.
Last year's event raised more than $119,000 for the foundation, which enables the not-for-profit hospital to advance the health of the residents and visitors of our community by way of a coordinated care delivery system that provides access to quality care, personalized service and education to improve individual and community health.
Event organizers are still accepting sponsors and players to make this year's tournament the most successful ever. Team foursomes are $1,000. Golfers will have a choice of two formats at the tournament — best ball on Newport Bay and scramble on Seaside.
The title sponsor for the AGH Fall Golf Classic will again be Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condominiums but other sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Gold Sponsors include Emergency Service Associates, Macky's Bayside Bar and Grill, and Sysco Eastern Maryland. Silver Sponsors include Delmarva Collections, Inc. and Park Place Jewelers.
Bronze Sponsors include D3Corp, Fager's Island, Five Star Physician Services, LLC, Kronos, Peninsula Imaging and Silberstein Insurance Group, LLC.
Williams, Moore, Shockley, Harrison LLP will provide lunch, Dayton's Fried Chicken will provide dinner at the post-tournament banquet, and Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley will sponsor the reception. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is sponsoring the hospitality cart on the Seaside course, and Shenanigan's Irish Pub and Grille is sponsoring the hospitality cart for the Newport Bay course. Dough Roller Restaurants will be the Newport Bay Green Fees Sponsor and Dead Freddies Island Grill will be the Seaside Green Fees Sponsor. Barrett Chevrolet, Inc. is the Hole-in-One Sponsor.
For more information, contact Golf Chairperson Bill Gibbs at 410-726-6508 or Donna Pellinger at 410-641-9690 or visit www.atlanticgeneral.org/golf.