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By Rob Centorani
The Daily Star
---- — BINGHAMTON — There's no disputing Unatego's football team finished 22 yards short of a go-ahead touchdown on the game's final play.
When Tyler Butler's final pass was batted away by Tioga's Ryan Vergason on the game's final play, Unatego left the field on the wrong end of a 26-21 outcome in a Section Four Class D semifinal Saturday at Binghamton Alumni Stadium.
But from the Spartans' viewpoint, an official's whistle will be disputed and it played a decisive role as the Spartans' rally from deficits of 20-0 and 26-7 fell just short.
The play that those from Otego and Unadilla likely will talk — rather, complain — about for some time happened early in the third quarter.
Facing a 19-point deficit, the Spartans went to a play they've called so many times this season. With Butler in his customary shotgun position and backfield mate David VanAlstine lined up about a yard to his left, Butler received the snap, put the ball in VanAlstine's stomach as both headed right. When defenders converged on VanAlstine, Butler pulled the ball back and started running free up the right sideline. But when VanAlstine was tackled, the whistle blew.
An official apparently thought VanAlstine had the ball.
Instead, it was in Butler's possession running free along the right sideline for what would have almost certainly resulted in a 53-yard touchdown run.
But the Spartans (6-3) settled for a 1-yard gain by VanAlstine.
"The defensive end flew out, so David and I took it to the next level," Butler said. "The linebacker moved up and hit David, and I ripped the ball out and took it down the sideline. They thought David was down … dumb call.
"I was furious," he continued. "I went right after the ref. It was a terrible call — a terrible, terrible call. That's a game-changer."
Spartans coach Frank Microni said it was especially puzzling because before the game, the official's asked if Unatego runs anything out of the ordinary.
"I said we run option, so the ball may not be where you think it is, so don't blow the whistle," Microni said of his chat before the game. "Of course, they blew a touchdown dead. It's an honest mistake. I'm not saying they were pulling for anybody. It didn't benefit us, that's for sure."
Had the touchdown counted, it would have made the score 26-13, with Josh Feyerabend's extra point pending.
Instead, Unatego punted three plays later.
It didn't seem as if the play would have a big impact until Unatego rallied behind a 5-yard touchdown run by VanAlstine late in the third quarter and an 11-yard touchdown reception by Jon Wingate with 7 minutes, 3 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Feyerabend's third PAT, after Wingate's touchdown made it 26-21.
"Our kids have guts," Microni said. "That's all there is to it. They battled. They never believed they were out of it. They won the game, I thought. But it's like life, it's not fair. The bottom line is they battled and I'm proud of each and every one of them."
The rally started earnest after the Spartans' Derek Liner ripped the ball free from Tioga running back Tyler Spires late in the third quarter and returned it 34 yards to the Tigers' 8.
"The momentum changed," Microni said of Liner's play. "It helped us get back in the ballgame."
VanAlstine, stymied for most of the day by a hard-hitting and active Tioga defense, scored around the right end from 5 yards two plays later and Feyerabend's PAT made it 26-14 with 1:41 left in the third quarter.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Tioga lined up in punt formation from its 47, but the center snap sailed over punter Carter Jackson. Jackson tracked it down at the 16 for a 31-yard loss.
Then on fourth-and-5 from the 11, Butler looked to pass, bought some time by stepping into the pocket before hitting Wingate in the left side of the end zone. Suddenly, Unatego's deficit was five points.
"They closed the right side (of the line), so I stepped up and found space," said Butler, who completed 9 of 15 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns. "I saw Johnny Wingate break his route off and we hit it."
But then Tioga (8-1), as it had for most of the day, moved the ball on the ground behind the massive right side of its line. Carter, a 258-pound junior guard, Dylan Babcock, a 336-pound tackle and Josh Moore, a 207-pound tight end, carved space for Tigers backs.
The biggest beneficiary was Jesse Manuel, who carried 34 times for 158 yards — almost all of it to the right side.
"We've been playing together for 5-6 years," said Jackson, who hit the winning field goal in Tioga's 19-18 win over Walton in last year's Section Four Class D final. "We love being next to each other and we just pound everybody."
The Tigers ran off the next 15 plays, soaking all but 12.9 seconds off the clock while moving from their 22 to Unatego's 32 and forcing the Spartans to use all three of their timeouts. The drive included a 5-yard run by Spires (20 carries for 133 yards) on fourth-and-1 from Tioga's 31.
"They're pretty physical over there (the right side)," Microni said. "We knew we would have a tough time stopping them. We thought we could slow them down and get a couple of turnovers."
But even with 12.9 seconds left, Unatego gave itself a chance. Following a 5-yard offsides penalty that moved the ball to the Spartans' 36, Butler threw a perfect pass to VanAlstine on the right side of the field. The play covered 42 yards before VanAlstine was forced out of bounds at the Tigers' 22 with 5.1 seconds left.
The Spartans lined up in a similar formation for the final play, with three receivers to the right and VanAlstine moving in motion behind them. Butler rolled right and tried to throw back to his left to Wingate, but Vergason swatted it away at the 2.
"We stepped up all the way across the board," senior Butler said of Unatego's comeback. "We started airing it out more and we executed much better."
Through one half of play, Tioga dominated play, generating 250 yards of offense, including 230 on the ground.
Their opening possession was capped by a Vergason-to-Cleaven Staples 20-yard touchdown pass near the right sideline. Spires' two-point run made it 8-0.
Early in the second quarter, Spires capped an 85-yard drive with a 26-yard scoring run up the middle to make it 14-0.
Then Jackson took the ball from VanAlstine and returned the fumble to Unatego's 1 midway through the second quarter. Manuel scored on the next play as the Tigers' lead ballooned to 20-0.
Unatego finally scored 2:13 before halftime on a 49-yard pass from Butler to Wingate. Butler rolled left and appeared to have running room but instead launched a pass that traveled about 50 yards. Wingate caught it over a defender while backpedaling into the end zone.
On its first possession of the second half, Tioga drove 62 yards in seven plays, with Brad Jump accounting for the final 35. Jump, who finished with 86 rushing yards, burst through a hole in the center, made a spin move 10 yards downfield and continued into the end zone. It gave the Tigers a 26-7 lead.
"We kind of grew up together," third-year coach Microni said of his 14 seniors. "A lot of our seniors played when we only one win three years ago. I'm going to miss coaching those guys. There isn't a head case among them and I'm going to miss them. It was a special year. I wish it was still going. I really do."
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Tim Worstall, Contributor
I write about business and technology.
Following on from this piece about the proposed or mooted boycott of Apple over conditions at Foxconn in China, I am grateful to Paul Arnett for providing us with this graphic visualisation of the argument. I do not claim, by any means, that the numbers are all perfectly accurate. But they are the ones being used from the Chinese side to justify a boycott and the others are the best I have found. Context is one of those important things.
Don't bring personal beef into this issue. Focus on the issue at hand and argue and debate this way.
This tactic is no better than Tea-Party and GOP tactic. They argue without facts and logic and provide no references, similar to the posters who cannot do simple arithmetic and are fast to call others "LIARS".
They cannot see the other side and are incapable of thinking and considering a whole picture, just like the one-sided posters who call people "LIARS" are doing.
The cannot understand the world is not "For me or Against me", not Black-and-White, not American Only or else, but a lot of different cultures, a lot of shades of grey and a lot of nuances. Apparently, the posters here so quick to call people "LIARS" are doing the same.
It seems many posters here do not know history and know nothing about what it takes a nation to evolve. They sit in the comforts of there homes and loudly criticize others with little to no knowledge of the actual situation on the ground.
May be it is time to learn first, think critically second and then render a well considered post instead of the extremist name-calling that does nowhere.
Don't be the pot that calls the kettle black.
I dont have a personal beef at all. Tim is a liar, he numbers are fake, his statistics are fraudulent. So to you child slavery has a shade of grey to it ? Worker suicides a joke ? People stacked 24 to a room being paid 31 cents an hour , as young as 12 , 98 hour weeks 13 days without rest. That's a shade of "grey" to you? You are joking right ?
PROVE to us that Foxconn is using "child slavery" to build the products for the numerous companies they have contracts with. None of us living in reality will be holding our breath waiting for this to happen.
Regarding the 18 suicides number in 2010: could you provide your citation? The numbers do seem to be something of a moving target… the NYT talks about 18 suicide attempts or unexplained falls over two years, Joel Johnston's piece in Wired 17 suicides in five years.
Also, are you describing with that number suicides at Foxconn, meaning suicides of Foxconn employees – like "redundancies at Sony", or do you mean "on the premises of a Foxconn facility" – like "new hires at Cupertino"? I am assuming the former, which means that there is a possibility of underreporting, although the dormitory nature of the factories is likely to make the deviance less than a Westerm equivalent.
You've done a wonderful job seeding google so this article comes up first. People like you justified Hitler.
And we've got our first instance of Godwin's Law. The Apple haters have officially lost this debate.
The current Foxconn operators make about 1800~2100 RMB per month without over time. It means 5 days a week, 8 hour a day. So it should be 1.6~1.4 USD an hour.
If you can read Chinese, just Google search "2102 富士康 薪水" and your will find the result.
Current Foxconn operater make 1800~2100 RMB per month without work over time. It means 1.4~1.6 USD per hour.
Your can Google search in Chinese by "富士康 作業員 薪水 2012″. (Means Foxcon operator salary 2012)
I think you might be missing the point. The point is that Apple does not have to use dirt cheap Chinese labor. Conversely, they don't have to charge so much for their products. They have huge profit margins and billions of dollars in cash, burning a hole in their pocket. As an Apple customer, I feel a bit swindled, thinking that Apple is this hip, modern, forward-thinking tech company, all the while they are using outsourced labor from a company with questionable labor practices, (when compared to American standards), and charging top dollar for products that are made by the same people who make products that cost a lot less. I was not aware, when I purchased my Apple products, that this was the case. Now that I know, I won't be buying any more Apple products.
No, it looks like you are the one missing it. The point is that Sony, Dell, HP, Cisco, Nintendo, Nokia and numerous other corporations do not have to use dirt cheap Chinese labor, and conversely, they don't have to charge so much for their products. The real question here is why aren't "Anons" like yourself whipping yourselves into frenzies of rage directed as those companies as well as Apple? You say you're not buying any more Apple products (I doubt you own any currently), so who are you going to be purchasing your consumer electronics/computers/cellphones from in the future? Better make sure it's not a corporation that contracts with a Chinese company for their manufacturing, otherwise you become a huge hypocrite.

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Blue Raiders hold kicking scrimmage
Stockstill pleased with improvementAugust 22, 2011 · Athletic Communications
COACH RICK STOCKSTILL ON MONDAY'S KICKING SCRIMMAGE: "I thought it went well. We had some improvement, but still made a couple of mistakes that we need to correct. But for the most part I thought the kicking and execution was sound. Overall, I was pleased with the kicking part of the practice but we are still too inconsistent."
COACH RICK STOCKSTILL ON SATURDAY'S SCRIMMAGE AFTER REVIEWING FILM: "It confirmed everything that I thought I saw. I thought we played better on defense than we did the first scrimmage, were more fundamentally sound and more "gap" sound. I thought we played our responsibility better and we tackled well. Offensively, I was pleased that we didn't have any turnovers. I thought our protection was good. Benny (Cunningham) didn't get a whole lot of work, but I thought William Pratcher looked good when he was in there. He's a guy that looks like we can depend on, that'll be able to help us this year. Our receivers were consistent in catching the ball, and we didn't have a bunch of drops. It was a good, solid day."
COACH RICK STOCKSTILL ON PHILLIP TANNER'S PLAY WITH THE COWBOYS SUNDAY NIGHT: "I didn't see it, but I did see the link to it, and saw his interview. I talked to Phillip last night after the game, and I told him how proud I was of him, and that he was doing a good job. He's played well in the kicking game and been productive offensively. He's healthy, he's out there, and he's got a great attitude which is typical Phillip. When he was here, he was a phenomenal young man who came to work every day and was a pleasure to coach. We wish him all the best."
COACH JOE CAUTHEN ON THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY: "It's coming together, but we still have this week and next to get ready for our first game. It's a process, so we can't necessarily worry about the end process yet. We are getting better each day, and I think we got better today. Getting lined up is the first thing. I saw some good things on our kickoff, our punt return looked good, and we communicated on our kickoff returns. "If we had to pinpoint one area to work on, it would be the fundamentals of playing football. Every day we have to come out here and learn how to attack a block, how to defeat a block, and make a tackle. Also, cover kicks and protect our kicker. Our punt team looked great today. It's coming together."
ALAN GENDREAU ON HIS KICKING (He made 6 of 7 FGs with lone miss coming from 51 yards): "I did pretty well, but I had some nice help from the wind. The 53-yarder was just shy of my best of 55 (which is the current Sun Belt Conference record). The kicking game is going really well, and the guys are coming together."
What is the best Halloween Costume you ever wore?: I wanted to dress up like Dearco Nolan, so I went to Wal-Mart and bought some foam pads to give my bigger muscles.
What is the craziest thing you ever did in high school? I went around mooning people.
What famous person would you like to have following you on Twitter? Skylar Diggins, the guard for Notre Dame.
What is the worst part of pre-season camp? Trying to stay awake in the meetings.
What is the best part of pre-season camp? Being around the team.
What is your hometown, and what is it famous for? Cocoa, Florida, and we are famous for winning state championships
What is the best Halloween Costume you ever wore? I dressed up like Stevie Wonder in the third grade.
What is the craziest thing you ever did in High School?: Got in a relationship
What famous person would you like to have follow you on Twitter? LeBron James
What is the worst part of pre-season camp? All the meetings and having to go to practice an hour early to get taped.
What is the best part of preseason camp? Being with my brothers on defense, well, the whole team, but basically defense.
What is your dream job? To keep on playing football. I haven't been playing for 18 years just to quit now.
FAMILY 4-PACK: When Middle Tennessee opens the 2011 home football season on September 10th against Georgia Tech, families should be well represented among the anticipated sell-out crowd with the debut of the Family-4-Pack. The "Family-4-Pack will consist of four reserved seat tickets, four hot dog vouchers, four Pepsi vouchers and four rally towels. The Family-4-Pack will sell for $100. Family-4-Packs as well as season tickets, and individual game tickets are available by calling 1-888-YES-MTSU or by going online at www.GoBlue Raiders.com/GameDay.
NEXT PRACTICE: The Blue Raiders will practice on Tuesday at 4:35 PM. The practice is open to the public.
SEASON TICKETS: 1-888-YES-MTSU OR GoBlueRaiders.com.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter @MTAthletics for continued updates.
More Football NewsJul 28, 2014: MT, Duke to play home-and-home in football
Jul 23, 2014: Blue Raiders participate in C-USA Media Day
Jul 17, 2014: Raiders to have 11 games televised in 2014
Jul 16, 2014: Byard, Barber tabbed first team All-C-USA
Jul 14, 2014: Barber named to Lombardi Watch List
Jul 11, 2014: MT's Byard named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list


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Fresh off the wire- the 2014 Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio will be bringing the 212lb class to the stage at its 26th year anniversary!
Thinking of our team, this is exciting news! It is especially exciting because I would love to see Flex bring home this title. It will be the first ever 212lb show to be staged at the Arnold which would be great history in the making for Flex. Not only that, but Flex would be following in his mentor footsteps. Rich Gaspari won that show 25 years ago, made his own history, and became an icon in the industry! Only 3 months ago Rich was awarded with the Arnold Lifetime achievement award by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger
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On a personal note, I feel the addition of the 212 class to the Arnold Classic line up is one of the best things ever to happen for the sport of bodybuilding. Think about this for a minute, how many athletes compete each year? It won't take you long to realize that about 70-75% of all competitive athletes are 212lbs or lighter. Now ask yourself who motivates YOU to compete or excel in the gym. When I first started in the sport it was Lee Labrada. His professional approach, appearance, stage presence, shape, symmetry and compete physique were all things I admired. Also because I saw a little of me in him- we were the same height, similar shape and structure, and because he didn't need to be a mass monster to impress the judges or fans. His pretty physique and crazy conditioning wowed the crowd and judges. Lee knew he was never going to out muscle anyone on stage, so he did it with showing how great his lines were or how well conditioned he was. These days its size, size, size, however Lee Labrada proved to be and still is one of the most successful pro's of all time. My other piece of the puzzle when I was coming up was the physique of Rich Gaspari. The first time I saw Rich on stage his physique blew me away. I remember having images of his crazy glute-hamstring tie-ins and rock hard conditioning burned into my head. Between Lee Labrada and Rich Gaspari I had a clear picture of what I wanted to look like. Pieces from both athletes molded into one imbedded into my mental mind set every time I picked up a weight, looked in the mirror, ate a meal or rested on rest days. I know one thing was for sure - we all possesed the same kind of positive self enthusiam topped off with loads of intensity!
After reading the above, think again how heavy was Lee Labrada and Rich Gaspari at there best stage weights???? Lee was 187-190lbs, and Rich was 202-206lbs!!! That's right both below the 212lb Class.
Trends have changed and new athletes or new breeds of athletes set the stage for us fans! Yes, to compete in the open class to be competitive you need to carry enough muscle on your frame. A current IFBB open athlete needs to weigh in the 220's which closes the door on 70-75% of all competing athletes. The 212lb Class is by far the future of our very sport. Of course the open class is the bread and butter of the sport when it comes to mass and that freakish look. We will always be amazed with the open class because of the sheer size and shape of those guys. But the 212lb class is where you see the real consistent condition, shape, and appeal for the larger numbers of athletes and fans.
Now that this amazing announcement has been made its become very personal. I will do everything in my power to help Flex Lewis and Team Gaspari win the very first 212lb Arnold Classic title. It's personal, it's a goal, it's achievable, it's needed and wanted, and it's going to be a huge driving stone on the journey for Flex Lewis and his Team. Before we get too excited, though, the game plan has already started to win that 212lb Mr. Olympia title for which is just 16 weeks away. That's our only motivation at this present time- to regain the biggest and baddest bodybuilding event in the world. We aren't going to try and run when we need to walk, one step at at time, each step gaining further ground towards the goal. We want to dominate the stage in every show we enter. You may be saying Neil your a little deep or personal- well life is deep and personal because you only get one shot at it!! No matter what you think you only have one life buddy so you better make it personal!
My last few words on this blog are, don't look back wishing- make it happen. My Nan used to say these very words to me when I was a little boy. I used to say Nan I wish I had this or that and she would return by saying "boy you wish in one hand and you shit in the other and see which hand gets filled first". My Nan...she had a way with words huh!
After that I never wished again. I just worked my ass off and made things happen. You are in control of your life and your destiny- it's you that holds your future.
I want to say a very sincere thank you to the IFBB Pro League and all the the people who have allowed and made the 212lb class happen for our sport. It's truly an amazing addition to our great sport. Much respect gentlemen -your all doing great things for our sport.
Take it easy Guys, have a great day :)
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Everything Mike Higgins says now is calculated. It has to be. In a political environment where gun control has become the main topic of discussion on most news networks, Higgins is feeling the heat for planning to open a sporting goods shop near the Branford Green, which happens to sell shooting sports equipment, including guns. He's also getting support from sporting enthusiasts and small business champions.
But his idea to have an outdoor sports business placed on "Main Street" is not novel or pioneering at all. In fact, the plans to open this sporting goods store, now to be called TGS Outdoors – it was formerly The Gun Stock– with Brian Owens, is supposed to be like a re-birth of North Cove Outfitters—the outdoors sporting goods shop, which operated on Main Street in Old Saybrook for 23 years before closing last March. Owens was a manager of the store for 18 years, specializing in the sale of fly fishing equipment, optics and shooting sports.
The difference between Old Saybrook and Branford, said Ownes is the width of Main Street and the fact that there was median divider in the road in Old Saybrook.
"People would bring their kids in. There was no fear. It was a sportsman store as this will be," Higgins said.
Higgins explains that he was a loyal customer of North Cove for years and got to know Owens at the store. "It was a store I loved. I learned more about optics and telescopes from Brian than anyone else, ever. It was so much fun to go in there and see all the new things. I was so upset when it closed."
But the closure of North Cove brought Higgins, a longtime insurance salesman, to consider opening a sportsman's shop of his own featuring the store's top-selling items. The main departments of TGS Outdoors will be archery, shooting sports and optics – cutlery and hunting/target clothing will also be sold.
Doing market research, Higgins and Owens decided Branford was the perfect location with its proximity to seven shooting clubs/ranges in a 35-mile radius – one of which is in Branford. Members of these clubs, which cater to as many as 1,000 people each, are the new shop's target demographic, they said.
"These are guys that I've known all my life. They leave town and they go up to Newingtown or they go up to Cabelas and they spend money up there. So I would rather, as a local person, see money spent here," said Higgins.
Shopping local is something Higgins is very familiar with as his wife Arabella Higgins was the owner of Arabella's – a clothing and accessory boutique – where TGS Outdoors will be. For more than a decade Arabella worked to make the business a success in the community. She chose to close the shop this past summer in favor of spending more time with her children. You can read more about her journey here.
"We are a small business and we support local small business," said Higgins. "We hope they support us."
Higgins, a native of Madison, said he's familiar with local downtown shopping and doesn't see anything different about the Branford Green from other towns. "Downtown Branford doesn't have anything that every other downtown – Guilford; Madison – has. They all have beauty salons; they all have nail salons; they all have ice cream shops; they all have little restaurants. In order to bring new people in, you have to bring something different and North Cove Outfitters was that different thing." He added, "We will be able to bring in people who would normally never come into downtown Branford; now they will."
Already, Higgins and Owens say they've had an impact and not the negative one some have alleged regarding their sale of hunting and target rifles as well as hand guns. "How is this going to affect downtown? We've already had an affect. We've brought more business to downtown and we're not even open," said Higgins. During one of their recent eight-hour courses, more than 20 students, some of whom had never been to the Branford Green, dined at Shoreline Café and shopped at the local clothing boutiques shared Higgins.
"We are going to be a destination store. These people are going to come in together: one spouse may come here while the other one goes shopping along the street," said Higgins of his hope to add to local commerce.
With merchandise for hunting and target shooting – rifles, handguns and archery – there's still the elephant in the room: will the business provide safeguards against potential crime?
Higgins and Owens are quick to respond, "Yes."
"An unnamed law enforcement officer said, 'You have more security than most of the banks in town,'" Higgins commented.
Other safety measures include high-rated glass on the front windows, cameras inside and outside, bars on the windows on the side of the building and a locked metal gate, which will be pulled over the front doors when the business is closed. There are many other safety measures that the business owners do not want to divulge at the moment as well.
The owners said residents should know that guns would never be on display in the store's windows. Instead, the casual passerby will see a scenic display: the current one features decoy ducks with spinning arms, a deer and trees, a 100-year-old trap clay target thrower and a brass spotting scope.
In a past article about 2013 Branford Business Development, some readers wanted to know how the town would allow a shop that sold guns on the Green as well if the owners had received background checks? The short answer is that the town did approve this business for operation and, yes, the owners have endured federal background checks and licensing to open. Please see more details below.
Although they hope to enhance downtown commerce, TGS Outdoors might not be staying on the Green for the long haul. Higgins and Owens said they have hopes to outgrow their space at 1156 Main Street with the goal to move to a place four times the size. Until then, Higgins and Owns said the goal is provide a small "mom and pop" shop for the outdoors sports enthusiast.
Touting that they are probably one of the only outdoor sports shops with oriental carpets and matching burgundy overhead lighting fixtures, Higgins and Owens said they welcome anyone with concerns to stop by and see the business. They have plans to open within the month.
TGS Outdoors Merchandise
Shooting Sports
- Shot guns for skeet, trap, target and hunting
- Complete line of gun cleaning accessories
- Lock boxes for ammunition and guns
- Larger lock boxes for rifles
- Scopes
- Targets
- Hunting/Target clothing
- Traditional and compound archery bows and arrows
- Archery equipment, accessories and gear
- Binoculars
- Spotting scopes
- Optics for bird watchers
- Telescopes
Education & Service
- Books on hunting and shooting
- Free gun safety class
- CT Pistol Course (fee)
- Gun repair
- Axes
- Knives
- Knife sharpening service
- Kitchen knives
- Pocket knives
- Gift knife sets
More on CT Gun Laws
- No one – with some excpetions for certain officials – can carry or purchase a handgun in the state of Connecticut without a permit
- A rifle can be purchased with a 15-day wait period for background check
- It is mostly illegal for anyone in the state to possess an assault weapon (read more here)
Steps to Open TGS Outdoors
- Owners called Branford Police Chief Kevin Halloran and ran business plan and intent by him.
- One week later, they received comment from Branford Police Department that they did not see an issue with owners proceeding.
- Owners approach Town Hall for approval. Because business does not require change of use (retail to retail), they do not appear in front of Board but are able to go through process with the department.
- The owners make an application for a Federal Firearms License (FFL).
- Owners are fingerprinted, have identification checked and submit to FBI background checks by the ATF to obtain FFL.
- ATF interviews owners, inspects the business and reviews records.
- Local law enforcement visits shop and is required to approve based upon their review of security system. (Branford Fire Department is also made privy to security and given a copy of keys in case of emergency).
- Owners receive FFL license.
- Prepare for opening


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Gospel Journeys II: Hip Hop and Hope
When: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Rose Performance Hall, Center for the Arts, Endicott College
Admission: General Admission $10; Free for ECID Holders
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BEVERLY – Black History Month just got current.
Endicott College brings together artists and scholars of hip hop, rap, dance, jazz, gospel and choral music together for Gospel Journeys II: Hip Hop and Hope, on Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Performance Hall, Center for the Arts, Endicott College.
"At our first Gospel Journeys event in 2012, everyone was so pumped by it that we decided to do it again," said Rebecca Kenneally, Chair of Performing Arts at Endicott College and director of the Endicott Singers. "And the idea for bringing hip hop into it was a natural idea after last year's 'journey.'"
The event features Dr. Emmett Price II, Director of African American Studies at Northeastern University, whose lecture at the first Gospel Journeys event inspired this year's theme. Dr. Price is known for his work on the evolution of spiritual and gospel music, as well as blues, and their logical progression toward the music of today. His lecture "From Gospel to Hip Hop," given at Endicott College in 2012, inspired Kenneally to bring the music and dance of hip hop to the concert
We are thrilled to bring Devin Woolridge of Phunk Phenomenon to this event," Kenneally said. Woolridge and his company are known from season six of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. "As a guest choreographer, he set a Hip Hop piece on nine of our dance students, and it will just heighten the energy and joy in this event."
Dr. Price will act as host, leading the audience through the evolution of spiritual, gospel, blues, jazz, rap, pop and hip hop with live examples from his own band featuring MC Matthew Rose and from the dancers and choirs. The Endicott Singers and the Millennium Gospel Choir will sing their own repertoire and join together on several songs as well, led by Kenneally, and expert Gospel conductor Donnell Patterson of The New England Conservatory of music.
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DALLAS — Folk-rock band Mumford & Sons canceled Tuesday's sold-out show in Dallas after the band's bassist had to have emergency surgery for a blood clot on the brain.
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For years, Tom Scheer has stood on the political sidelines, but all that changed this year after Republican Gov. Scott Walker took office and introduced controversial limitations to collective bargaining, a bill allowing the concealed carry of weapons and a voter identification bill.
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Sixty-year-old Nancy Farmer of Sussex also doesn't support Walker, but she thinks voters should live with the consequences of last year's election.
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In the 2012 City of Cambridge Citizens Survey, 94% of respondents rated "Overall Quality of Life" in Cambridge as good or excellent and 75% rated Overall Performance of City Government as good or excellent. Core City services continued to earn high marks as indicated in prior surveys. The Quality of Cambridge Public Schools earned a 65% ranking as good or excellent. In fact, the excellent rating for Cambridge schools jumped 8 points since 2010, going from 15% to 23%, with combined good/excellent Education ratings jumping by 25 points.
In a report to the City Council this week, City Manager Robert W. Healy said, "The results should be very encouraging to City Councillors, department heads and city staff. They indicate that Cambridge citizens today are more positive about nearly all aspects of their city government than ever before."Question 1 – "the most important issue facing Cambridge today," remains Education. The percentage ranking for this number 1 concern has increased by 1%, from 13% in September 2010 to 14% in 2012. Concern about Education is followed by concerns for the economy (9%), crime (8%) and affordable housing (8%). This is similar to the results in 2010, though in earlier surveys housing issues were more prominent. The percentage of citizens citing taxes as the most important continues to dwindle and is now at 2%.
The highest increases in the Good/Excellent categories, in addition to Education are:
The Citizen Survey has been conducted biannually since 2000. The survey methodology is a statistically valid random telephone survey of residents. Questions cover a range of issues dealing with city services. Survey results serve as a useful tool in identifying priority focus areas for the administration and the City Council. Link here to complete survey.
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Surely, you have heard that we are in for a long, rough winter. The local weather forecasters are saying it; "The Farmer's Almanac" is warning us of it; and now, the persimmons have confirmed it.
It has been said that persimmon seeds have been reasonably accurate winter weather forecasters for years, at least that's what folklorists believe. Just a few weeks back, a local television weatherman showed viewers how to look at a seed to tell whether it will be a mild winter, one known for harsh, bitter, cold, or one best remembered for snowfall. His seeds said snow, and plenty of it.
I stopped in at my mother-in-law's place one day last week. She has three persimmon trees there, old friends who have supplied the fruit that made the pulp that led to a thousand cookies and countless bowls of pudding for our clan over the years. They are non-descript trees, homely in their cragginess, bent like old beggars who live on the northernmost boundary of the lawn, underappreciated and unclimbed now.
By November, when their leaves are just a memory, we see them nearly glow with half dollar-sized fruits. No one picked the persimmons there this year, so when I was finished pulling a small sack's worth in the drizzle and fog that afternoon, I found them smashed into the treads of my boots, as if they were begging to be pulped one way or the other, my size 12s acting as a blender of sorts.
When I was a boy (I know, this sounds like a long, long story), we had a stand of persimmon trees that stood to the south of my Grandpa Roy's garden. We all called the place "The Persimmon Grove," and we played there, for not only those trees grew in the spot, but also a huge oak that held a tree house that my brother, John, and cousin, Roger, had built. It was a special place, not just now as I remember falling out of that tree to end up crying under the glowing lamps of Doc Fell's alcohol-laced examination room in Rosedale, but because my grandfather witched for water there — and found it — and because my grandmother wanted us to grab all the persimmons we could get from it. She was a prodigious canner of almost anything.
Persimmon trees are remarkable things. Most often smallish (two of my mother-in-law's trees stand barely 15 feet or so), they are hardy, can grow in just about any kind of soil (although I think they lean toward sandy dirt), and can produce prodigious amounts of fruit, although they usually wait a year in between big loads. The tree (Diospyros virginiana) is dioecious; that is, according to Purdue University, each one produces only either male or female flowers. According to science, trees of both sexes are needed for pollination, and only the female trees bear fruit, but my wife says that the two smaller trees at her old home place have not always been there, and yet the biggest of the trio always yielded persimmons year after year.
Persimmon wood was once highly prized for making the heads of golf clubs, but not these days; metals and resins and plastics have replaced it. I have heard that persimmon was used on occasion for furniture veneers, and I remember an old Rosedale bowl-making friend who used persimmon in some of his work. A friend of another woodworking buddy of mine turns bowls too, and not long ago he told my friend that the roots of persimmon trees are the blackest wood on the continent — "onyx" in fact — and he has turned a beautiful bowl from it.
It is said that splitting a persimmon seed to peek inside is a surefire winter weather indicator. A spoon-shaped pattern in the meat of the seed means snow; a fork means a mild winter; a knife suggests a season of bitter winds and moody cold. The last time I had seen the annual seed-splitting ritual was in my persimmon grove days, my grandfather slicing through the slimy black-grey seed with his pocketknife. Partially out of curiosity, partly out of homage to old times, I decided to do the same thing in my kitchen.
The persimmons I yanked had seen their better days; a few frosts had reduced them to shriveled orange versions of Moms Mabley (old Ed Sullivan Show reruns will help with that analogy), much of their pucker power already shivered out of them. They were soft with thickish hides, and more than a few literally held their pulp like eggs hold yolks.
Our persimmons were not short on seeds either. Each small globe of fruit held at least five or six. The trees themselves can be grown from grafted roots, but nature prefers to do it the old-fashioned way. One tree produces so many seeds, you'd think persimmons would be everywhere, yet they aren't that commonly found.
For my experiment, I took out my wife's cutting board, gave a selected seed a good washing, then held the thing between the jaws of a pair of good pliers. I remember watching my television friend do his slicing, and I felt a bit uneasy when I considered what his knife would do to his fingers as he held the slippery target.
I used my dad's "Buck Henry," the sharpest knife I own, and I slowly sawed into the seed as if I were opening an oyster. What I found amazed me; the very first seed held a spoon-shaped outline, nearly as big as the seed's core, and it stared at me from the kitchen counter, its proportion suggesting I'll need a snow plow this winter rather than a snow shovel.
A few days after I split the seed, a little like Fermi split the atom, I found myself rummaging through my clothes closet. It has been a windy fall, so blustery in fact that I had a feeling that even had the persimmons disagreed, winter may show up a little earlier than in most years. So, I decided that it was probably wise to take stock of my long underwear and boot socks and scarves.
According to the experts — persimmons included — it might not be a bad idea to have my insulated boots and that snow shovel ready too.
Mike Lunsford can be reached at email@example.com or c/o The Tribune-Star, P.O. Box 149, Terre Haute, IN 47808. His third book, "A Place Near Home," is available through his website and in local stores now. He will be signing copies at the Vigo County Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the Friends' Holiday Book Sale. Visit his website at www.mikelunsford.com for more information.


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Availability: Hampshire Hotel - Savoy Rotterdam
Standard Double or Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Superior Twin Room, 2 Single BedsMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Superior Single Room, 1 Single BedMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Central Rotterdam hotel near Beurs World Trade Center
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Near World Trade Center
This Rotterdam hotel is about 0.9 km (0.5 mi) from the Beurs World Trade Center and the Maritime Museum. The Erasmus Bridge is 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the hotel; Euromast is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) away.
Breakfast buffet
Hampshire Hotel - Savoy Rotterdam provides complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the property. A breakfast buffet is available daily. Guests can order room service 24-hours a day.
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Air-conditioned guestrooms offer flat-screen TVs, coffee/tea makers, safes, and compact refrigerators. Beds are layered with crisp white linens.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hampshire Hotel - Savoy Rotterdam offers a breakfast buffet for a surcharge.
A business center with an equipped meeting room measuring 646 square feet (60 square meters) and 4 computer stations is available for guest use free of charge. The 24-hour front desk can assist with business services, and there is complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel. A techno gym and bar/lounge The Gardens of Eden with a library corner are also onsite.
The hotel is smoke-free.
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- Total number of rooms - 94
- Number of floors - 7
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- Conference space size (feet) - 646
- Conference space size (meters) - 60
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available. Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same hotel / stay dates).
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- Breakfast fee: EUR 17 per person (approximately)
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With nearly two months to go before , the Georgia PTA is under pressure from its parent organization to rescind its opposition to the measure.
Last month, the state chapter made its position clear: Vote no when you go to the polls in November.
While the Georgia PTA supports charter schools approved by local school boards, "we reject the state power grab from local communities in the education of their children, the financial inequities, and the overt attention being given to those who intend to profit from the education of children," Sally FitzGerald, the group's educational policy specialist, wrote in the July 1 position statement.
Since then, according to an article in Education Week, the National PTA has revised its policy on charter schools and extended its support to charters approved by all authorizing bodies—not just local school boards.
And the national organization wants its chapters to support the change. For the Georgia chapter, that means taking a neutral stance in the debate over the state's proposed charter school amendment, according to Education Week.
Emails to FitzGerald and the Georgia PTA executive committee have not been returned, but the Georgia Charter Schools Association today praised the National PTA's policy shift.
"We applaud the recognition by National PTA that just as one size doesn't fit all in educating our students, a single charter authorizer doesn't fit all either," Georgia Charter Schools Association President & CEO Tony Roberts said in a statement. "High-quality authorizers such as the give parents and students a needed appeals process when a school board refuses to fairly consider a charter application. The entire charter community here in our state is asking Georgia PTA to follow their national organization and end their opposition to the November vote on the charter amendment."
The Georgia PTA isn't the only opponent of the charter amendment making headlines. In a move that came as a surprise to his Republican colleagues, State Superintendent John Barge earlier this month announced his opposition to the measure.
"Until all of our public school students are in school for a full 180-day school year, until essential services like student transportation and student support can return to effective levels, and until teachers regain jobs with full pay for a full school year, we should not redirect one more dollar away from Georgia's local school districts," he said.
Gov. Nathan Deal, who , said local districts wouldn't lose money.
"In fact, under the formula in the legislation, they are getting the very lowest level of funding of any public school," he said at the time.
- On Nov. 6, voters will be asked, "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?" Voters will check "yes" or "no."
- Cherokee school board members voted 4-2 during its April 19 meeting to endorse a , which they fear will take away from local districts.
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You may feel inclined to give everyone in your life a gift this holiday season. But is it really necessary to give to all past your family and friends to your co-workers, your children's teachers, your mail man, babysitters and everyone in-between? Given the financial constraints placed on most this holiday season here are some tips so you can continue to spread holiday cheer without breaking the bank.
Plan on making them a homemade gift this season!
If you are a good baker, consider baking a large amount of your specialty, whether it is brownies, cookies or fudge. You can then buy tins or boxes from your local dollar store and give them out to everyone as a holiday treat. Avoid using common allergens in your recipes, such as nuts, so you know the sweet will be safe for all of your recipients
If you want to save on the tins, save Pringles cans (original only) and wrap them with wrapping paper and use it as a cookie tin!
Holiday cards! Sometimes, the thought is what counts. Consider having the kids make cards and special pictures for teachers, coaches and babysitters. Buy a pack of holiday cards and write a personal note of thanks to each person on your list. Consider including reasons why you appreciate them in your life to add more personalization and meaning to the card. A note that brings a smile to someone's face is sometimes better than a store bought gift.
Have your kids hand make their teachers, tutors and babysitters a handmade present! Whether they bake them something special, or make them a drawing or write them a note, the personalization of the gift will mean more to the teacher than a store bought gift! For anyone on your list that you know may appreciate a homemade craft by you and your child, check out this list of easy to make (and cheap) homemade holiday crafts from Martha Stewart. http://www.marthastewart.com/856465/easy-christmas-crafts/@center/307034/christmas-workshop#168427. You may even find one you think would be a good gift to give to relatives as a little something special to add character to their gift.
If creativity isn't your thing, try buying gift cards with low balances for people on your lists. A gift card that will buy them one sandwich, a coffee, or a smoothie may be the perfect treat to say happy holidays! Stay away from gift cards that have high minimum balances or charge extra fees.
Remember, don't sweat the small stuff and try not to go over budget spending for the 'extra' people on your list! Most simply appreciate that you thought of them.