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Remington — America's oldest gun makerIt is quite likely that nearly every shooting sportsman you know, guns with a Remington. Almost every American sportsman has at least one Remington rifle or shotgun in his gunroom. America's oldest gun maker began in rural Ithaca, N.Y., when young Eliphalet Remington made his own musket from the metals found on his father's ranch.
By: Bernie Revering, Becker County Sportsman, DL-Online
It is quite likely that nearly every shooting sportsman you know, guns with a Remington. Almost every American sportsman has at least one Remington rifle or shotgun in his gunroom. America's oldest gun maker began in rural Ithaca, N.Y., when young Eliphalet Remington made his own musket from the metals found on his father's ranch. Its fame spread, and the Remingtons were in the business of making barrels, then into complete firearms. Remington's story is one of success, simply by producing military and sporting firearms made better and designed better than the products of others.
Now into the 21st Century, Remington is again the leader with a great lineup of guns that hunters, target enthusiasts, trap, skeet and sporting clays shooters take into competition or to marsh or game fields.
The old green logos of Remington have recently added such famous old names as Marlin, H&R, and LC Smith, along with the prestigious Parkers.
A decade ago, Remington picked up, lock, stock and barrel and moved its U.S. operations to Madison, N.C. Remington's principal armory is operating back at Ilion, but ammunition and guns are bring produced world-wide at factories on several continents.
Wait until you see the beautiful over-under shotguns that Remington is importing from northern Italy. And the pleasant surprise is that the prices are very reasonable. Be sure to get one of Remington's 2009 catalogs.
Remington, like manufacturers of products for consumers, is facing an uncertain future in these troubled economic times. Remington stands by with a tried and true lineup of established models, and has only recently introduced some innovative new firearms for sportsmen. Have a look at them at your favorite gun store. With Remington stamped on the barrel, you can't go wrong. The improved versions of the 870 slide action and the 1100 semi are still with us, finished and fitted better than ever. Remington green is here to stay!
Dr. H. Albert Hochbaum
A few weeks ago, I wrote a short piece, for this column, on the dedication of Aldo Leopold's hunting/fishing shack in Wisconsin. The little building is now in the Registry of Famous Buildings, as kept by the U.S. Department of the Interior. No such structure was left behind by H. Albert Hochbaum, one of America's first waterfowl biologists.
I first met him at the Delta Marsh in southern Manitoba, when he'd come over to Jimmy Robinson's Sports Afield duck camp. Hauchbaum got the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife started while he was at a biological laboratory near Jimmy's. This finally became the present U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — the people who set waterfowl seasons and limits, every September.
This educated biologist saw trends coming and predicted the tragic demise of ducks in the dry years of the dust bowl in the 1930s. One of his many books was "A Canvasback on a Prairie Marsh," which stated that our own Becker and Mahnomen Counties were the home of three quarters of all of the big canvas back ducks on the North American Continent. The prestigious duck clubs of those days, where we now have Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, must have provided unparalleled duck hunting in those years.
Some years ago now, I took Eldon McLaury, who was a biologist at Tamarac, down to a DU meeting in Fergus Falls. Eldon's jaw fell, and he stood stark still upon seeing Dr. Hochbaum there, as he knew of the reputation and achievements, the writings too, of one of America's premier waterfowl specialists. The two of them had a great evening talking of technical topics beyond my comprehension.
I remember the evening well. I hit a big deer near Dunvilla on the midnight trip to DL. My little Chevette was beyond repair.
H. Albert Hochbaum was among the more prominent outdoorsmen I've met over the years. Great memories are made from these chance encounters. Jimmy Robinson and his duck camp? Well yes, but that was an entirely different approach to ducks and hunting on Lake Manitoba.
Remington's Pedersen Device
On March 16, 1915, the vice president of Remington Arms Company received a letter from independent gun designer John D. Pedersen, stating that he had designed a prototype, auto loading military rifle. Remington began a series of negotiations with the U.S. Army's Ordnance Department, which culminated in a full go ahead for top-secret development. Ordnance officers, Remington executives and a few congressmen were all sworn to secrecy after they'd all seen the performance of the invention, which was an automatic bolt that changed the Springfield M1903 bolt action rifle to auto loading type. This was top secret in 1917 when Pederson was instructed to adapt the device to the British Enfield, which Remington was making in large numbers. Remington received an order for 500,000 such devices.
The Pedersen device replaced the bolt of the rifle, generally the U.S. Springfield, which Remington also produced. The infantryman would remove the bolt and place it in a canvas bag in his kit. Then he'd insert a long black magazine, which held forty pistol-sized cartridges. At each pull of the trigger, the rifle fired off a round. Remington produced 65,000 such devices, ending in 1919, when the order was cancelled. The devices were made at the Bridgeport facility. Not many WWI infantrymen got to see and use the device, which could fill the air with bullets. The ordnance department continued to modify Springfield rifles well into 1920. Remington delivered about 145,000 Springfields and 65,000,000 cartridges. I've never seen a Pedersen device. Few people have. Where they are today is anybody's guess. Probably totally destroyed, perhaps into the Atlantic Ocean. Who knows?
Browning's 2009 Catalog
The Browning catalog of rifles, handguns, shotguns, clothing, knives and gun safes is available — 240 pages of arms and accessories. You will notice all of the suggested retail prices are listed for each model or its variation. Apparently Browning hasn't increased suggested retail, while most everyone is aware that guns and parafelalia can be bought for what has become known as street prices. These are 25 to 33 percent below suggested retail.
Almost every Browning firearm is upgraded. There just aren't any more of the basic "field grade" guns anymore. Even if you're not in the market for a new gun right now, secure a copy of this beautiful new display of guns with their descriptions. It's fun to just look, and it doesn't cost anything!
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The Abbotsford Heat is moving out of the Fraser Valley at the end of this season, as the city has terminated its contentious supply fee agreement with the American Hockey League franchise and the Calgary Flames amid mounting financial shortfalls.
After previous speculation about the future of the minor league organization, an official announcement was made at a press conference on the concourse of the newly re-branded Abbotsford Centre on Tuesday morning.
"Certainly it's a disappointing day, for myself, personally, for our franchise, for our players and coaches, our staff and certainly our fans," Heat president Ryan Walter said.
The Heat, which began operations at the 7,000-seat capacity arena, formerly known as the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, in 2009, is the minor league affiliate of the Calgary Flames.
One of the biggest criticisms the Heat franchise faced right from its beginning was its attachment to the Flames, an NHL team not fondly looked upon in Abbotsford, which is a roughly one-hour drive from Vancouver and the Canucks.
Abbotsford mayor Bruce Banman said the city has terminated its 10-year supply fee agreement with the Heat and the Flames.
This 2013-14 AHL season marked the fifth year of the agreement, which ensures $5.7 million in guaranteed revenue for the franchise, with the city and its taxpayers responsible for any financial shortfalls.
The franchise had not turned a profit in each of its first four seasons in operation. The city stated in January that the financial shortfall for the 2012-13 season was $1.66 million. The combined shortfall through four seasons was $5.24 million and that number is expected to grow again at the conclusion of this season.
"So far I believe the actual number is $7.2 million," said Banman.
He added the city will be forced to pay out $5.5 million to terminate the contract – $4 million of that the city had already saved up for and the other $1.5 million will come out of this year's budget.
Tuesday's announcement was "bittersweet," said Banman, elected as Abbotsford's mayor in November of 2011.
"There is no absolutely no question in our minds that taking this step with the Heat and the Calgary Flames organization is the best scenario financially for our city and for our ratepayers," he said.
The Heat is sixth in the AHL's Western Conference currently with a 40-25-5-3 record and has locked down a spot in the Calder Cup playoffs.
However, attendance has been a major concern for the franchise right from its beginning, and that has continued this season. The Heat is currently 29th in the AHL in attendance, averaging 3,007 fans per game.
A lack of geographical rivalries and enormous travel – the Heat are right now the only team on the West Coast, and the nearest teams are in the American Midwest – also factored into increased cost.
"We hoped and prayed and worked hard at, but in the end simply could not see a conclusion that was beneficial to all parties involved," said Flames CEO Ken King.
As for the Flames minor league system, Glens Falls, NY., has been speculated as the next destination for Calgary's AHL affiliate.
"We have several options, not the least of which is Glens Falls. We have not made a choice on that selection," said King.
Metro was informed that Heat employees found out Monday evening about Tuesday's press conference and that their final day will be June 30.
There was a small contingent of ardent Heat fans that took in the press conference, watching from the back as the announcement was made that their beloved team would be uprooting.
Dave Duffill was clad in his Heat jersey – with the name 'Famous Dave' on the back – to show his support.
"That's a difficult thing to hear," said Duffill, who drives in from Langley to take his two youngest kids to games.
"This team has meant a lot more than just 38 home games a year. The arena's become more than some place to watch hockey. It's where we get together with our friends.
"My kids spent four years here growing up. It's a tough time. I've got to go home and tell my kids that the team's gone."
Aside from professional hockey, the Abbotsford Centre is also home to concerts and other forms of entertainment.
However, the city, in a press release, stated it is already "actively pursuing new potential anchor tenants for the coming seasons at the Abbotsford Centre."
Banman did not rule out another AHL franchise, adding the Western Hockey League is also an option.
The mayor said the city will no longer further subsidize private enterprise for a new anchor tenant.
Last year, the city was in negotiations with Canucks Sports and Entertainment to potentially bring the Canucks minor league team to Abbotsford.
Those negotiations fell through, and the Canucks farm team is now in Utica, NY., with a six-year agreement.
"Here's what's not going to happen. We're not going to panic and sign a deal unless it's good for our taxpayers," said Banman.
"I think one of the worst things you can do is sign a deal out of desperation."

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By Jim Garamone and Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2001 The Army Herald Trumpets sound, the Marine Band breaks into an inauguration fanfare and the announcer says, Ladies and Gentlemen, the President-elect of the United States.
And out walks Army Staff Sgt. Michael Long with a sign around his neck reading President-elect.
As he strode to the podium, a group of six planners huddles together nearby. The president-elect walks to "his" seat and stands waiting.
Everybody back! a planner says. Service members with signs around their necks saying President, Vice Presidents Spouse, Presidents daughter and others stand up and head back into the U.S. Capitol Building.
About 2,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen braved the chilly early morning and assembled at the Pentagon Jan. 14 to rehearse for the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration at the Capitol.
Putting on the inauguration of the leader of the Free World is more than just inviting a bunch of friends over to participate. It is a logistically complicated event planned to the minute. Service members rehearsed to ensure everything runs smoothly during Inauguration Day.
It all comes down to having everyone here and in place for president-elect to take the oath at noon, said one planner.
In the pre-dawn dark at the Pentagon, the north parking lot became a vast staging area as the thousands of service members converged. Buses picked up marching units, musicians, honor guards, communications specialists, ushers, medics and others, and deposited them at the correct areas at the Capitol.
The rehearsal pointed to some problem areas, said Air Force Master Sgt. Anne Proctor, a public affairs specialist. But everyone seems to be pretty pleased by whats gone on today.
The rehearsal had its glitches. Army Staff Sgt. Alec Maley had sung three measures into a set of patriotic songs when the music stopped. The Marine Band, dressed in BDU jackets rather than their ceremonial red coats, started over. Maley sang so well that the assembled re-enactors, ushers and officials gave him a glove-clad round of applause.
Even some props had stand-ins. Navy Lt. Christine Williams, the stand-in for Laura Bush, held an old encyclopedia that stood in for the Bible George W. Bush will actually use.
After the mock swearing in, the Bush family stood behind the podium and waved to the rows of empty seats.
After the ceremonies on the west side of the Capitol, facing the National Mall, service members rehearsed the inaugural parade. As dignitaries will on Jan. 20, the actors headed to the east side of the Capitol, away from the crowd.
Ceremonial troops including a 40-person honor cordon from all the services had been practicing on the east steps of the Capitol since before sunrise. Other service members practiced marching skills.
The military's rendering of honors and its other participation in presidential inaugurals represents civilian control over the military, said Army 1st Lt. Robert A. May, the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) officer in charge of the cordon. The tradition, he said, goes back to President George Washingtons time.
When the newly sworn-in President George W. Bush heads down the steps to his parade vehicle, he'll be escorted by Lewis and the other cordon team members.
Some troops are participating in their first inaugural, while others have been there before.
This is definitely going to be the biggest thing Ive ever done, said cordon member 20-year-old Coast Guard Seaman Michael B. Lewis. The Jacksonville, Fla., native, who has been in the Coast Guard just one year, stood to one side the east steps. He held a World War II-era M-1 Garand rifle topped by a chrome-plated bayonet.
Lewis and the other members of his team will form an honor cordon and escort the newly sworn-in President George W. Bush to his parade vehicle for his ride to the White House.
We perform many duties at the White House and Arlington Cemetery, so honors ceremonies arent new to us, said Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Meeks, 22, from Dayton, Ohio. Meeks belongs to the Marine Corps Silent Drill platoon stationed at the Marine Barracks, on 8th and I streets a few blocks away. I think this is a great opportunity and a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Army Staff Sgt. Marshall R. Harris, another Old Guard soldier and noncommissioned officer in charge of the honor cordon is a veteran at presidential inaugurations. He checked and inspected his troops as they worked their rifles through commands such as attention, present arms, and order arms as part of rendering honors for the new president.
This is my second inauguration. The world is seeing this, and you want your best troops here -- and they are, Harris said. It is just an honor to be here.
The stand-ins boarded their assigned parade rehearsal vehicles. A parade line formed and headed for Pennsylvania Avenue. Service members on both sides of the street lined the route to the White House.
As the "president's" Ford sport utility vehicle passed, all cracked off snappy salutes.


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Hahaha, thanks man! I'm pretty much the same in that I have it up all the time. See my Mrs. HATES my hair! But I love it, and when I cut it before I totally regretted it, so for now we can both be metal.
Btw Do you write the riffs for Serpents rise? I know you wrote some of "It is our will" by Hate Eternal, and that's my favourite song from I Monarch, and I'm really loving the S.R. tracks.
Thanks again.
Yeah....actually, I wrote about 95% of that stuff.
Not because I want to though.
I have an vision of what I'd like SR to sound like. Something different than all the Necro and Origin rip offs.
Fast but, open. Lots of "musical space" even though it's fast and aggressive.
I'm so tired of hearing a new metal CD come out and it's the same song 10 times in a row...just rearranged differently....with different words.
I want SR music to say something different on each track.....
I remember a day of when metal records were full of dynamics and textures, interludes that connected songs.
All of that seems to be lost to "br00talness" and the "need to play fast"....not write good tunes.
There are no more peaks and valleys...no more "listening experience". Or, at least it's not common.
That said...I've found a guitarist that fits the bill very nice and he has adapted the sound very well and is writing a good bit of newer stuff.....Coming soon.
I have a full band together but I'm moving back to my home state next year and don't want to get a solid line up as of yet.
At the present time...we are just having fun playing metal. Myself and JP will continue writing music and I'm sure before we know it....will have 30 songs of crushing metal to record.
I'm in no hurry.....I want it to be right first and foremost.
Oh yes....... I wrote "IIOW" and "path of the eternal gods" on I, Monarch.
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File this in the "Never Going to Happen" folder. The Hill reports that Jewish Voice for Peace is sending Mitt Romney a petition demanding that he apologize for his comments about Palestinian culture:
Jewish Voice for Peace has called Romney's comments at a Jerusalem fundraiser last Monday "racist and ignorant." Romney says he did not mean to denigrate Palestinians when he credited "the power of at least culture" and the "hand of providence" for Israel's superior economy.
The petition, addressed to "Governor Mitt Romney," urges him to apologize. …
"Your comments were not a reflection of the values Jews, Americans, and our allies hold dear. We call on you to apologize to the Palestinian people for your willful lack of understanding of the facts on the ground and the racist assumptions behind them."
The Hill calls Jewish Voice for Peace a "liberal Jewish group," but it's far more accurate to describe it as a fiercely anti-Israel group. JVP is one of the most outspoken supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel in the U.S. As NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg and Yitzhak Santis wrote in the New York Jewish Week last month, JVP "provide[s] a useful cover for non-Jews to justify gratuitous Israel-bashing." Steinberg and Yitzhak wrote that JVP's Rabbinical Council has defended Sabeel, a Palestinian Christian group which has dabbled in false deicide charges against Jews. The Anti-Defamation League has written:
Sabeel often compares the Palestinians to the crucified Jesus, and Israel to his murderers, alluding to the ugly and false deicide charge against all the Jewish people – a concept rejected by prominent historians and repudiated by the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations.
In his paper, The Zionist Ideology of Domination Versus the Reign of God, the organization's Jerusalem-based director, Rev. Naim Ateek, compares what he calls the "powers of darkness" against which Jesus fought to "the evil structures that have dominated the Palestinians for the last hundred years."
In his Easter message in spring 2001, Ateek described the political situation in these words: "It seems to many of us that Jesus is on the cross again with thousands of crucified Palestinians around him…Palestinian men, women, and children being crucified. Palestine has become one huge golgotha. The Israeli government crucifixion system is operating daily. Palestine has become the place of the skull."
The JVP is a fringe group that doesn't have standing to influence mainstream politics in the first place. But it's comical that it would demand an apology from Romney about his supposedly "offensive" comments, after its Rabbinical Council defended a group such as Sabeel.


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Happy first day of School!
Hey Broncos!
Happy first week of school. Everyone who knows me knows the first day of school is what I consider to be my favorite holiday. There is something so awesome about the fall leaves and new classes and fresh textbooks. And of course, seeing Broncos and faculty members I haven't seen since spring.
My classes are great so far. I am graduating in December, so I only needed three. I am taking my capstone course for my major, Organizational Communication, which is awesome so far. It is called "Special Topics: Conflict Management". I am really interested in group conflict and organizations, so this is the perfect class for me, and I have the class with several student leaders I know from Greek Life and Student Government. I also attended my public speaking class, which seems great. The professor is really funny, and I have heard awesome things about her. Today I will attend my capstone course for minor, journalism. The class involves learning how to use "new media" such as twitter, to get news messages across. I am really excited!
The best part of the new school year is the First Year Seminar class I am a student facilitator for. FYS is an awesome course for first year students (both freshman and transfers). The class is a learning community capped at 20 students, and is taught by both a student leader and a professor. It's really great if you want a smooth transition when you come to WMU. My students are WONDERFUL and I really couldn't ask for a better co-professor or students.
Well I am off to my second day of classes. Have a great day Broncos, and enjoy your new classes!
It's a great day to be a Bronco,


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Windham erupts early, dispatches Portland
PORTLAND—Portland's baseball team knows it has little margin for error.
And when it is committing errors, trouble ensues.
Saturday afternoon at Hadlock Field, the Bulldogs hoped to build on a huge road win over South Portland, but by the time the top of the first inning was complete, they were down, 4-0, to visiting Windham, thanks to three unearned runs.
Things got even worse in the third, when Portland committed a ghastly four errors and the Eagles tacked on six runs to blow the game open.
While the Bulldogs would score twice in the bottom of the frame, then couldn't take advantage of many baserunners and never got close enough to make things interesting and Windham went on to an 11-2 victory behind a strong start from junior pitcher Tanner Laberge, as Portland fell to 7-5 on the year, while the Eagles balanced their record at 6-6.
"We've been due for a bad game and Windham hit the ball all over the park," said Bulldogs coach Tony DiBiase. "They're a good, quality team. They can play with anybody. It's just typical of baseball and the league this year."
Saturday afternoon special
While Windham has lacked consistency all season (posting consecutive wins just once and losing three in a row before a 1-0, nine inning home victory over Deering Thursday), Portland has been pretty solid most of the way.
The Bulldogs opened up with a 1-0 home loss to Sanford, then avenged a playoff setback with a 2-1 victory at Westbrook and downed visiting Gorham, 7-3. A 5-4 loss at Thornton Academy was followed by a 5-4 home win over Marshwood. Portland's up-and-down play continued with a 4-2 win at Noble, a 6-4 setback at Biddeford, an 8-0 home win over Bonny Eagle and a 9-8 home triumph over Cheverus. Monday, the Bulldogs were beaten by host Scarborough, 7-5, but Tuesday, they registered an impressive 3-0 win at South Portland.
Last year, the Eagles beat the Bulldogs twice: 2-0 at Hadlock and 3-0 at home.
Saturday, Portland hoped to beat Windham for the first time since May 9, 2009 (6-3 at Windham), but the Eagles made it six in a row over the Bulldogs thanks in large part to a quick start.
Portland senior starter Ryan Dixon appeared primed for an easy top of the first inning, when he got senior third baseman Zach Conley to bounce back to the mound on the first pitch of the game and senior centerfielder Andrew Whiting to ground out to shortstop on the third.
Then, the bottom fell out.
The trouble started when Dixon walked Laberge on a 3-2 pitch. Next up was junior catcher Zach Alpern, who crushed a double to the fence in left-center and Laberge scampered home to put Windham ahead for good. Senior second baseman Spencer Hodge singled to right to put runners at the corners and Hodge took second on a wild pitch.
Next up was sophomore shortstop Tyler Johnson, who appeared to end the inning by grounding to freshman shortstop Jake Knop, but Knop's throw was low and sophomore first baseman John Williams couldn't dig the ball out and Alpern scored on the miscue. Senior rightfielder Ethan Petty made the Bulldogs pay by lining a double down the rightfield line to chase home Hodge and Johnson and the Eagles were up, 4-0.
"They booted some balls and that helped us out for sure," said Windham coach Brody Artes. "We took advantage of situations we caused by putting the ball in play and that's something we've been preaching all year."
Dixon struck out first baseman Timmy Greenlaw to end the inning, but the damage was done.
Laberge made quick work of Portland in the bottom of the first, getting senior leftfielder Travis Godbout to line to right, fanning senior second baseman Evan Gallant and after walking senior centerfielder Joe Apon, Laberge got sophomore designated hitter Joe Fusco to pop out to first.
Dixon settled down in the second, getting junior leftfielder Josh Dugas to look at strike three, then getting both Conley and Whiting to ground out to shortstop.
In the bottom half, Dixon grounded out to short, junior catcher Ryan Ruhlin did the same, with Johnson making a terrific play in the hole, and Williams fanned to end it.
Windham then put the game out of reach in the third, with a lot of help from the hosts.
Laberge started the trouble again, doubling to deep left-center. He came home when Alpern reached on a Knop error and Alpern took second on the play. After Hodge reached on an infield single, putting runners at the corners, Hodge stole second and on the play, Ruhlin's throw was off-line for another error, leading to another run and allowing Hodge to move to third. Johnson walked and Petty fanned before Williams couldn't handle a ground ball for another error, scoring Hodge. Dugas then smacked a double over the head of Bulldogs senior rightfielder Justin Zukowski and Johnson came home, ending Dixon's day.
Senior Owen Pence came on to pitch and was greeted by a RBI single to left off the bat of Conley. An RBI groundout by Whiting produced the 10th run. A fourth error of the inning, this one by senior Silas Corman, kept the inning alive and even though Alpern grounded out to Gallant to finally, mercifully end it, the Eagles had a commanding 10-0 lead.
"Who knows?" said DiBiase. "We shut out Portland Tuesday and didn't make an error. Today, errors put us in a hole. Our team defense has been so inconsistent. (Senior third baseman Dan) Kane's out with a bad ankle and rain limited our practice time."
To its credit, Portland showed some life in the bottom half and got on the board.
Zukowski led off by beating out an infield single. Corman walked and Godbout lined a single to center to load the bases. Gallant delivered the Bulldogs' first run with an infield single, but Portland wasn't able to produce a big inning.
Apon struck out and Fusco lined to right, with Corman scoring on the play. Dixon then flew to left to end it and the deficit was 10-2.
Pence got both Hodge and Johnson to ground out to short to start the fourth, then, after Petty singled to right, he got Greenlaw to line to right.
The Bulldogs got two more hits in the fourth, but couldn't score.
Ruhlin led off with a sharp grounder past Conley's glove for a single into left. Pence then hit a shot down the rightfield line, which Petty dove to catch in foul territory, much to the chagrin of Portland, which felt he didn't cleanly catch the ball.
Zukowski followed with a single, but senior Nick DiPalma struck out and Godbout grounded to Conley, who touched third for the final out.
Windham returned to its scoring ways in the fifth against Godbout, who replaced Pence on the mound.
Dugas led off with a single the other way to left and Conley followed by dropping a single in almost exactly the same spot. A wild pitch moved the runners up and Whiting grounded out to short to score Dugas, with Conley racing all the way third on a heads-up play. Godbout escaped further damage, however, as he got Laberge to chase strike three and Alpern to pop to Gallant at second.
In the bottom half, Gallant reached on an error, but Laberge struck out Apon and Fusco. After Dixon lined a single to right, Ruhlin walked to load the bases, but Portland couldn't score any of the runners, as Pence flew out to right.
Ruhlin came on to pitch in the sixth and proved to be the Bulldogs' best hurler of the day.
Ruhlin caught Hodge looking at strike three, got senior Alex Loftis to strike out swinging, then induced a ground ball to short off the bat of junior pinch-hitter Eli Williams.
Portland went quietly in its half, as Zukowski grounded out to short, junior Domenic Fagone looked at strike three and junior Pat Sheils, who had replaced Ruhlin behind the plate, popped out to short.
Ruhlin had another strong inning in the seventh, getting senior pinch-hitter Sam Pattee to ground out to third, junior pinch-hitter Ryan Gorman to ground out to short and striking out junior pinch-hitter Sam Coons.
Laberge was done after six and Loftis came on to finish things off in the seventh.
Loftis struck out Gallant looking, then got senior pinch-hitter Aidan Bowe to ground out to short. After Loftis hit senior pinch-hitter Bobby Lajoie-Earnes with a pitch, he got Dixon to ground out to short to bring the curtain down on Windham's emphatic 11-2 triumph.
"I think in the past, (Portland's) been a good matchup for us," Artes said. "We had a couple good battles last year. It all depends who you match up with. They're always a good team. The kids always get excited to come here."
Laberge improved to 2-1 after giving up just two earned runs on six hits and three walks in six solid innings. He fanned seven.
(Tanner) did a very good job today," said Artes. "Our defense made some big plays."
Loftis mopped up and hit a batter and had a strikeout in his inning of work.
Offensively, Windham got multiple hits from Conley, Dugas, Hodge and Petty. Alpern, Dugas, Laberge and Petty all doubled. Alpern, Dugas, Hodge, Johnson and Laberge each scored two runs, while Loftis had the other. Petty and Whiting had two RBI, while Alpern, Conley and Dugas each added one.
"We broke out pretty well today," Artes said. "It's been a struggle up and down. One game, we have pitching but no offense. Other games we have offense but no pitching. Today was definitely good to have both. I'm happy for the kids for getting it done today."
Portland got two hits from Zukowski, runs from Zukowski and Corman and RBIs from Fusco and Gallant.
Dixon fell to 3-3 after giving up 10 runs (just two earned) on six hits and two walks. He struck out three and threw a wild pitch. Pence threw 1.2 scoreless innings. Godbout gave up a run on two hits in his inning and Ruhlin threw two perfect innings, striking out three.
"When we catch and throw the ball, we can play with anybody," lamented DiBiase. "We had runners and couldn't get a key hit, but it came down to our defense."
High seed
Windham (11th in the latest Western Class A Heal Points standings at press time) is back in action Tuesday at Massabesic After welcoming Westbrook and Sanford, it closes at Thornton Academy.
These Eagles are thinking postseason.
"We have to win at least two of the next four to have a chance to make the playoffs," said Artes. "Today is a good Heal Points win for us, but that won't do it for us by itself. We've got big games left and we have to come out and play our best baseball. Hopefully we'll stay hot. We beat Sanford earlier in the year. We still have to get those Points even though they don't have much. TA beat us earlier, so we have a little revenge. The opportunity's there. Our destiny's in our hands."
Portland (now ranked sixth), meanwhile, has its chances to secure at least one and perhaps more home playoff games.
The Bulldogs are at Deering Monday. The only predictable about that matchup is that it will be unpredictable.
"Portland-Deering is always a tight game," DiBiase said. "I don't care about records, they'll be tough. We'll see what happens."
Portland then hosts Massabesic Thursday and Westbrook Saturday and closes at Sanford June 3.


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In the fall of 1941, a fleet of German U-boats lurked off the eastern seaboard. Its mission was to sink cargo ships coming to and leaving the United States.
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Youth can first join the organization when they reach the age of 12 or the sixth grade, whichever comes first.
Squadron commander Major Ken Johnston, CAP, said the civil air patrol is an excellent organization for local youth to become involved with because not only does it give them exposure to science, math and aerospace curriculum, thanks to the school enrichment program that is taught as an elective there, but it gives them a glimpse of what is possible as adults.
"You get to see the smile on their faces, the change in their attitudes," Johnston said. "We are helping these kids find some direction. If they can find that discipline and self esteem before high school, their chances of success greatly increase."
The other senior members for Squadron No. 819 — Lt. Ron Goens, CAP; Charles Cox, safety officer; Pati Woodard, public affairs officer; and Fran Johnston, administrative officer — agree that the program can make a significant impact on the life of a young person.
"It is helping kids get a direction in life," Fran Johnston said. "The kids who join would rather do this than go out in the streets and play. You would think, who wants to put on a uniform and march in formation? You would be surprised."
Woodard said even her son, as an officer with the Belen police department, has seen the difference CAP can make to a child.
"He's told me about times when he's gone out on calls, and in talking to the kids, found out they're in civil air patrol," Woodard said. "They tell him, this is a way out for them. They know there's other ways to live — to get out of violence and drugs."
Cox said CAP absolutely shows youngsters the different possible choices they have in life.
"They look at people who have a lot of things, and want those things too. But maybe that person got those things standing on a street corner, selling drugs," Cox said. "If they join a group like this, hopefully they see people like me and say, 'Hey, he did pretty good for himself. Maybe there's another way to do this.'"
When he first entered the adult world, Goen admits it was a "disaster. Maybe this is the spark put in these kids' heads that will help them through life. Maybe it will give them a different start than I had."
One aspect of the CAP that is a huge asset to not just a local community, but around the nation, is it's participation in search and rescue operations. Johnston said 90 to 95 percent of SAR events are done by CAP pilots and crews.
After Sept. 11, 2001, CAP planes were the only ones allowed in the air, besides military units, he said. The CAP crews were tasked with flying over and taking pictures of Ground Zero.
Less than a month ago, New Mexico CAP pilots were called out on a search and rescue of a lost camper if the Arizona forests. The man had driven into the woods in a green pickup, which blended in with the surrounding trees.
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"So we had two in one day," Johnston said. "That's just one thing we do that most people don't even realize."
Goen joked that they were the "non-warriors" of the armed forces.
In March, the squadron had its first "field day" at the BMS soccer field. They learned to march and run in formation, underwent physical conditioning and received their first uniforms.
"You never saw more excited kids going through the line to get their uniforms," Johnston said. "They were putting them on over their physical fitness clothing and right there, before our eyes, we saw youths turn into CAP cadets."
Members of the squadron took their first "o-flights," or orientation flights, last month. Johnston said the program always makes sure the cadets get their first flight within 90 days of joining the squadron.
Flying out of Belen Alexander Municipal Airport, the cadets went up in CAP planes, two at a time, with an FAA certified flight instructor. They flew to various local airports, such as Grants and Albuquerque.
While in the air, each cadet took a turn flying the plane, getting their first hour of flight instruction.
"One of the really fantastic things about this program is these kids have the opportunity to earn their pilot's license before their driver's license," Johnston said. "That's pretty amazing."
The squadron has grown so rapidly that Johnston says it has become the largest in the state, with 44 members. Right now there are five senior members, but Johnston said they can always use more.
"The more senior members you have, the better program you can offer the cadets," he said.
Any adult, 18 or older, with no felony convictions, can apply to become a senior member. Johnston said that while they are looking especially for people with prior military, Boy Scout, Girl Scout or other youth group experience, any adult that enjoys working with youth to give them the benefit of their training and experience is a welcome addition.
And you don't even have to be a fan of flying to be a senior member.
"I talked to one man who was thinking of joining, but he was terrified of flying. He thought we would make him fly," Johnston said. "But there are so many other things we need people to do. For every person up in the air, there are 10 on the ground."
Adults who join will find other opportunities in addition to staffing cadet school squadrons. CAP is a well developed professional development program for adults.
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Bearcat Men Finish Second and Women finish Third in Charles Bowles Invitational
SALEM, OR — Even the weather cooperated as 77 teams and 1300 runners raced around Bush Park at the 31st Annual Charles Bowles Invitational Cross Country meet hosted by Willamette University Saturday.
With the growing number of teams and runners — especially Division I schools — two races were added this year to bring the total to six.
"This was a great day today. The sun even came out for a while. We had lots of new teams and new runners and lots of positive comments about the races. We want to keep this race growing," said Willamette Head Coach Matt McGuirk. "we're really pleased to see the interest of Division I teams and we hope they keep coming back."
In the College Division, featuring teams from Division II, Division III and NAIA, Chico State University swept both the men's and women's races. The Bearcat men's team finished second overall, while the Bearcat women finished third.
Chico State captured the top six places in the men's race, led by Charlie Serrano (24.22.55), Beau Bettinger (24.27.75) and Antonio Miramontes (24:29.15). Willamette finished second. The University of Victoria was third, followed by St. John's University of Minnesota and Southern Oregon University.
The top Willamette runner was Scott Overby (pictured above) who finished 10th with a time of 24:52.60. Nick Symmonds finished 13th in 25:04.45. Other top Bearcat finishers included Ian Batch (16th, 25.11.70), Tristan Knutson-Lombardo (22nd, 25:15.90) and Carlos Ruiz (42nd, 25:42.05). Josh Clugh, Josh Edson and Wyatt Boyd finished as a pack in 44th-46th place.
"I'm pleased with the way our men ran today. We had a couple of guys who have performed better, but our second group of runners ran a very solid race against a very, very good Chico State team," said McGuirk.
In the women's race, Jennifer James (17:49.75), Missy Lendl (17:52.25) and Katie Lee (17:58.00 ), all from Chico State, finished in the top three spots. Following Chico State in the team standings were the University of British Columbia, Willamette, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Central Washington.
Willamette's Sarah Zerzan finished 13th in 18:29.40. Alison Maki was next for Willamette in 29th place (18:51.60). Other Bearcat finishers included Maddie Coffman (38th, 18:57.85), Lauren Sherwood (50th, 19:06.40), Ashley Sharratt (53rd, 19:07.90) and Liz Hart (59th, 19:13.25).
"Sarah Zerzan ran another very good race and then we had a group of younger runners really come through today. At one point late in the race, we had three of our runners abreast as they were coming up a hill. That's the kind of thing we just love to see," said McGuirk
In the Division I race, Mark Mandi finished first (23:44.70) for the University of Washington, but the University of Portland had five of the top 12 finishers to take the team title. UW was second, followed by the Air Force Academy, the University of Oregon and the University of California.
The Top 10 finishers in the university division were:
1 Mandi, Mark Washington 23:44.70
2 Wilson, Nick Air Force 23:53.80
3 Moore, John Portland 23:55.40
4 Rolfe, Micah Portland 23:55.90
5 Axtman, Typhus Boise State 23:56.70
6 Rupp, Galen Oregon 23:57.40
7 Kilburg, Michael Portland 23:57.80
8 McNamara, Jordan Washington 24:03.50
9 Mineau, Jeremy Washington 24:04.50
10 McKenzie, Chuck Portland 24:08.00
Dee Olsen from the University of Idaho won the women's university division in a time of 17:01.50. Washington won the team title, followed by Oregon, Iowa, California and San Diego State University.
The top ten finishers in the women's university race were:
1 Olson, Dee University of Idaho 17:01.50
2 Armstrong, Meghan University of Iowa 17:04.70
3 Azulay, Lital Sdsu 17:10.50
4 Nelson, Zoe Oregon 17:13.10
5 Lademan, Brooke Washington 17:14.80
6 Leary, Katie Oregon 17:16.70
7 Tyler, Tori Washington 17:19.45
8 Younce, Ashley Oregon State Uni 17:24.00
9 Pearson, Sarah Oregon 17:27.05
10 Graham, Nicole Air Force 17:30.20
Tania Vander Meulen won the women's open division in 17:35.00. The team title was won by eastside Track Club, followed by Chico State University, Team GFR of Salem and Spokane Community College.
The Top Ten finishers were:
1 Vander Meulen, Tania Unattached 17:35.00
2 Wemple, Robin Unattached 17:49.05
3 Beechy, Tiffany UO Running Club 17:59.30 1
4 Jones, Kelsey Eastside Track Club 18:08.00 2
5 Williams, Evelyn Team Gfr Salem 18:49.85 3
6 Carpenter, Kristin British Columbia 18:54.15
7 Mullen, Lindy Unattached 18:54.60
8 Wegman, Karina Unattached 18:55.75
9 Hooks, Amy Eastside Track Club 18:58.20 4
10 Ivie, Allison Unattached 19:00.60
Paul Kezes of Team XO won the men's Open Division in a time of 23:26.40. The Eastside Track Club won the team title, followed by Team XO, the University of Portland, Lane Community College and Spokane Community College.
The Top Ten men's finishers were:
1 Kezes, Paul Team XO 23:26.40 1
2 Braden, Forest Unattached 23:37.15
3 McLean, Dan Rrs - Mizuno 24:22.00
4 Laurie, Steve Team Eugene 24:28.30
5 Stout, Jake Greater Boise Ru 24:38.10
6 Thomas, Jon Unattached 24:42.30
7 Morgan, David Lane Community C 24:54.60 2
8 Riley, Tim Eastside Track Club 24:57.70 3
9 Griffiths, Eric Eastside Track Club 25:04.00 4
10 McCurry, Patrick Eastside Track Club 25:05.70


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Race four of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Championship headed to Midwest and Kansas Speedway. This race may have been the biggest wildcard so far and the standings changed following the checkered flag.
Matt Kenseth
Kenseth led some laps and finished top 10 and kept his points lead. His day though was far from a Sunday drive. They struggled much of the weekend on this new tire that was brought to Kansas. Kenseth also cost himself valuable track position when he sped on pit road as the laps were winding down. He survived but barely and only leads by just three points in the standings.
Jimmie Johnson
Ho-hum another day, another top 10 finish for Johnson. This one didn't come as easily as you would have thought. Johnson struggled on restarts especially on the outside and got caught by a caution which put him well behind on track position. Still, this team persevered and has chipped away at Kenseth's lead every week. (-3)
Kevin Harvick
I told you the standings took a shuffle this week! Harvick was most definitely happy as he earned his first pole since 2006 (Twitter wasn't even around) dominated the race and won. It was not without some drama as he was caught a lap down when the caution flag waved during a cycle of green flag stops. Still, Harvick and his team aren't going away quietly. Now third in the standings and coming to Charlotte where he won in the spring. (-25)
Jeff Gordon
Gordon and his team find a way to have to battle back every week. This week it was getting caught one lap down during green flag stops and losing track position but having a car strong enough to battle back and finish third. Gordon is not going away and for a guy who has nothing to lose he might be the most dangerous wildcard in the Chase. (-32)
Kyle Busch
Kansas is Busch's personal house of horrors. Most drivers are nervous about Talladega, but for Busch Talladega has nothing on Kansas. Busch was never really happy with his car all weekend, spun in practice Saturday and went to a back up. He had a few near misses early in the race but it was contact with Juan Pablo Montoya that set off a string of events that saw Busch's title hopes disappear. (-35)
Greg Biffle
If Biffle was going to make a charge at the title in 2013 Kansas was his opportunity. Well this team missed their chance. They needed to start making up ground on the leaders but they struggled on Sunday with track position and an ill handling car. By finishing 13th and losing ground to the leaders Biffle's hopes are fading. (-44)
Kurt Busch
After a few dismal weeks Busch and his team came to Kansas looking to rebound. They had some issues Saturday that forced them to a backup car but unlike his brother, the elder Busch was able to survive and finish second. Strong day for this team especially while those he is battling in the standings around him struggled. (-47)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Take away the engine issues at Chicagoland and Earnhardt wouldn't be sitting eighth in the standings. He had another strong run on Sunday and battled up front. Even though he finished eighth it wasn't enough as he didn't gain much ground on the front four. The speed is there for this team and the wins are coming but just too late in this title hunt. (-55)
Clint Bowyer
Kansas is Bowyer's home track. Many expected him to be a contender for the win on Sunday but they never were able to get it together. They had a fast car at times but track position and adjustments never seemed to work in their favor. This week to me was far more disappointing than the previous three but just like the rest of their Chase this team is missing something. (-56)
Joey Logano
Logano is another driver you have to wonder if things had gone differently at Chicago what could have been. Still, two top five finishes in a row has Logano moving into 10th in the standings. Another solid run for this team again. He ran top 10 for much of the day and even led some laps. An early Chase deficit has this team in win or go home mode as the races wind down this season. (-59)
Carl Edwards
Too many lost opportunities for Edwards in the Chase early on.This team needs to pull a video game move if they want to get out of the Chase basement. Edwards called the track conditions "treacherous" after his fifth place finish. I expected more out of Edwards on Sunday so I'm somewhat disappointed even though he finished fifth. (-60)
Ryan Newman
Newman was a casualty of an out of control Justin Allgaier when he tried to correct his race car from spinning out. A wrong place, wrong time moment for Newman who suffered heavy right side damage.Any hopes of challenging on Sunday went out the window. Newman finished 35th the worse finish of all the Chase drivers. (-73)
Kasey Kahne
This team is missing something that they had earlier this season. The speed isn't there and that is evident by recent qualifying runs and the race setup is missing that same speed as well. Kahne was a non factor and never could get the track position or the cautions to fall when they needed them. It was another week of what could have been for Kahne. (-83)


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PORTSMOUTH — With Market Square Day and Pro Portsmouth celebrating 31 years on the Seacoast, the organization has decided to turn over a new leaf and go green.
According to Market Square Day Executive Director Barbara Massar, there will be a big effort to recycle at the event. "This is the first time at a downtown event that we will have recycling," she said. "It is going to be a pretty big effort considering all the trash we have at an event like this."
Massar said for the event's 2008 logo design contest, she asked for submissions to follow the same lines the event is in going green. She said with more than 80 submissions, it was difficult to pick just one. "We get so many people, from professional artists to amateurs, that send in submissions and in so many different mediums," she said. "It was a difficult choice to make."
The winning submission came from University of Southern New Hampshire student Christine Gorayeb, 22, of Hampton. Gorayeb, who studies graphic design, also received a check for winning the contest. Her logo features a large tree in front of the cityscape. "I looked at past logos to see what worked and what didn't," she explained. "I followed the go green theme and, to me, the history and culture of Portsmouth has always given off a simple and organic kind of vibe."
The logo will appear on all Market Square Day merchandise, including T-shirts for the race, volunteers and those for sale. The festival T-shirt may be purchased at the Pro Portsmouth booth in Market Square during the event. Volunteers and board members also will be on hand to accept donations for Pro Portsmouth programming.
Market Square Day, held on June 14, runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will begin with the 10K Road Race sponsored by Ad Certa, Fox Run Mall, Liberty Mutual Group and many more. "I really want to thank all of our sponsors for this year's event," Massar said. "This day doesn't happen without a lot of people helping and supporting us."
The race begins at 9 a.m. in Market Square, travels throughout the city and finishes at Strawbery Banke. "The race is really exceeding all of our expectations," Massar said. To date more than 11,000 participants have signed up for the race and more are expected. "We had to put a cap of 17,000 for safety and comfort reasons," she said.
To make room for the close to 150 vendor and food booths, entertainers and many visitors, most of the streets in the downtown area will be closed. Parking restrictions will be put in place in downtown Portsmouth beginning at 4 a.m. on Saturday, June 14. Streets will be posted on Friday, June 13 to indicate where parking is prohibited during the festival. Parking restrictions will be enforced and vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.
The parking garage offers a flat fee of $5 from the hours of 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and $3 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A free shuttle service provided by First Student Transit/Pro Portsmouth also will be available. The shuttle will run from the overflow lot at Fox Run Mall (across from the JCPenney/Lens Crafters side of mall) to Hanover Street across from the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Portsmouth. The shuttle will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The festival will feature entertainment throughout the day on three stages. Ranging in style from folk to jazz to ballet, various acts will fill downtown with music and dance.
Seacoast Coca Cola returns as the Official Beverage Sponsor of Pro Portsmouth and Market Square Day. This year, the finish area for the 10K will feature samples of SmartWater.
Market Square Day is produced by Pro Portsmouth. Pro Portsmouth Inc. is a 501c (3) organization serving the Seacoast area. Its Mission is to promote the arts, culture, history and community of the area through such events as Children's Day, Market Square Day, Summer in the Street and First Night Portsmouth. For more information on the group, visit http://www.proportsmouth.org/.
The event would not be possible without help from volunteers. For information regarding volunteering for Market Square Day, contact Liz Rubin at 610-5530 or send an email to volunteerproportsmouth.org.


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Volleyball Has Another Successful Spring Tournament
April 8, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team participated in its second tournament of the spring on Saturday at Virginia Beach, Va., posting a 5-3 record in its eight sets.
The Wolfpack swept a pair of sets over Virginia Tech and William & Mary, split two with Duke and dropped a pair to Maryland in a day-long event hosted by the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club.
Rising juniors Rachel Buckley, an outside hitter, and Alesha Wilson, a middle blocker, led the team with 15 kills apiece in the eight matches. Junior libero Alston Kearns had 29 digs and sophomore setter Tanna Aljoe had 63 assists.
"Nikki [Glass] and Alston did a great job passing and Rachel was terrific overall, leading our team in total points," said fourth-year head coach Bryan Bunn. "Our defense needs to continue to improve as well as our blocking."
The Wolfpack hosts its second tournament of the spring on Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum, fielding two teams and hosting Elon, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Charlotte and High Point.


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Pictures have emerged of the pitch in Manaus looking less than perfect ahead of Italy's game with England on Saturday.
The Azzurri take on the Three Lions in their opening Group D match at the weekend in the Amazonian city.
But images have revealed that the playing surface at the Arena De Amazonia is not exactly up to World Cup standards.
The goalmouths are more sand than grass, whilst the rest of the pitch doesn't compare to Premier League or Serie A standards.
Cesare Prandelli has warned that Italy will attack at the World Cup, but could struggle not only with the heat and humidity in the jungle, but also the pitch.
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L.I. @ WORK; CMP's Symbiosis of Magazines and Trade Shows
By WARREN STRUGATCH
Published: February 1, 2004
ANALOG DEVICES, which engineers specialized integrated chips in Norwood, Mass., gave a party last spring to celebrate the introduction of the Blackfin, a new digital signal processor it had big expectations for. Like many companies, Analog chose to make a splash at a trade show, in this case the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, a gathering of high-tech manufacturers of products like telephone handsets and digital audio players.
The thinking was logical: few people willingly wander through electronic circuitry for four days at a place like the Moscone Center without at least some intention of buying a gewgaw or two. So Analog's marketing department was delighted when 1,500 attendees accepted their invitation. There, beneath signs proclaiming ''Like Never Before,'' the evening's overarching theme that doubled as a kind of sales mantra, guests ate, drank and danced to a local rock band.
Analog had help in putting on its reception from CMP Media, the Manhasset publishing giant that organized the expo. Known primarily for its 43 trade magazines, including niche must-reads like EE Times and InformationWeek, CMP also produces 25 major trade shows a year, pulling in global audiences. Under the name XChange, it also produces 200 smaller discussion-oriented events for senior executives.
CMP, a division of United Business Media in London, provided Analog with lists of influential people to invite, helped put up signs and banners, plugged the Blackfin in the pages of the show's floor guide and helped pull attendees into focus groups at the conference, all for the cost of renting space at the show.
Joe Laskowski, Analog's director of corporate marketing, was pleased with the results. CMP ''doesn't just take your money -- they are a true marketing partner,'' he said.
But CMP, which specializes in high-tech and health care technology events, is not motivated only by a generosity of spirit. Trade show attendance around most of the world has been in a tailspin for the last three years. The annual Comdex computer show in Las Vegas once rose as a kind of temporary city of 200,000, but this past November, it drew barely a quarter of that figure.
The downturn makes many executives in the exposition industry flinch. ''Trade shows on the whole are a tough business and are not doing well,'' said Paul Miller, CMP's senior vice president for electronic publishing who oversees the Embedded Systems Conference and other high-tech shows.
''It's been a kind of perfect storm,'' he added, citing the impact of Sept. 11, the general economic sluggishness and overcapacity in high-tech industries.
After last year's conference, CMP entered into negotiations with Messe München International, a German trade show producer, and this year it will blend Embedded Systems into Messe München's globetrotting Electronica conference. The new show's San Francisco stop will pull in three times the audience, the companies said.
Show owners like CMP, which ranks second among international trade show producers behind the International Data Group, are doing everything they can to accommodate exhibitors, short of lowering prices.
Attendance at trade shows around the world last year dropped nearly 25 percent, according to a survey by Expo magazine, a trade publication, and the International Association for Exhibition Management. Still, show owners managed to raise revenue an average of 5 percent during each of the previous two years.
In large part organizers did this by polishing a lemons-into-lemonade pitch, assuring exhibitors that the dwindling crowds at many shows are, in reality, a good thing. ''At shows, attendance might have fallen, but the quality of attendees has gotten stronger,'' said Doug Ducate, the president and chief executive of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research. ''Companies that used to send 40 people are now sending five or six. The tire kickers, the mom-and-pop business owners, they're not coming now. The people who do come, they're the people who have the real buying power.''
Richard Mead, the managing director of the Jordan, Edmiston Group, an investment banking firm in New York specializing in the media, said, ''CMP has focused very sensibly over the last few years, making themselves very efficient. For that reason, they haven't experienced the sort of drops in attendance that comparable owners have,'' he added. ''They've done a good job of riding out the storm.''
Some signs point to a turning tide. ''A lot of industries are doing exceedingly well, including construction, home building and heavy equipment manufacturers, which have recently had record turnouts'' at industry shows, said Steven Hacker, the president of the International Association of Event Managers. ''Health care is robust, home renovations shows are doing well, and industries like pharmaceuticals and biotech'' are thriving, he said.
The entry into the flashy world of trade shows, where hard-nosed product marketing gets a show-biz makeover, seems at first blush an unlikely direction for a trade publisher like CMP, whose founders, Gerard and Lilo Leeds, created their first publication, a newsletter called Electronic Buyers' News, on their dining room table in Manhasset in 1971. But the move into trade shows was not only logical but, Mr. Miller's protestations aside, quite lucrative.
''A magazine establishes a market base, and that's an excellent marketing vehicle for a trade show,'' said Donald Pazour, the chief executive of PBI Media in Potomac, Md., and a former chief executive of Miller Freeman, the trade show and publishing company that owned CMP for a short time just before it was sold United Business Media in 1999.
CMP's organizational structure underscores the two-way relationship between publications and shows. Rather than operating its 25 major trade shows from a single division, CMP runs them as extensions of the publications that spawn them.
Bolstered by this arrangement, trade shows are CMP's most profitable endeavors. Alix Raine, a spokeswoman for CMP, said that she could not release revenue totals for 2003 but that trade shows accounted for 18 percent of the company's revenue and 29 percent of its profits. Publishing, both paper and electronic, constitutes the balance.
Last year, said Mr. Mead of the Jordan, Edmiston Group, CMP's revenue from events totaled about $500 million, second to the International Data Group, which pulled in more than $2 billion.
While CMP's mix is financially sound, making a trade show distinctly the work of a particular company -- what marketing types call the branding process -- is no small task, said Mary Beth Rebedeau, the executive director of the Society of Independent Show Organizers. Last month's electronics show in New York is hard to tell from this month's show in Chicago -- same exhibitors, same sales hype, same drill.
At CMP, ''it's the publications that drive the trade show business,'' not the other way around, Ms. Rebedeau said. ''Trade shows are very profitable,'' she added, ''but it is harder to build a brand with a trade show.''
Photo: CMP Media, the publisher of 43 trade magazines in Manhasset, also produces 25 major trade shows and 200 smaller discussion-oriented XChange events each year, like this one in New Orleans last March. Sony's booth is shown. (Photo by CMP Media)


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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NORCROSS -- A Norcross man tasked with baby-sitting his girlfriend's daughter instead wound up in jail for allegedly leaving the 3-year-old alone in an apartment.
Leron Byrd Dixon, 30, is charged with reckless conduct in the incident last week at Valencia Apartments near Norcross.
A maintenance worker with an order to fix a broken toilet in the apartment discovered the girl alone about 10 p.m. Wednesday, locked the door and notified leasing office staff, who called police.
When an officer knocked, the girl invited him in the apartment to watch cartoons. She said both of her parents were at work, according to a police report.
Police contacted the girl's mother at the Target retailer where she works and ordered her to come home. Meanwhile, Dixon returned to the apartment, claiming he'd been gone no longer than five minutes, the report states.
"He immediately started to lie to me," the officer wrote. "I advised him I'd been with the girl for over 30 minutes."
Police inspected the apartment and found it to be clean and safe enough for a child. The girl was left in her mother's custody as Dixon was arrested. The mother ensured police the child had never been left home alone before.
En route to jail, Dixon asked why he was being charged, when his girlfriend "should have known that he was not a good baby sitter and shouldn't be left alone with her kid," the report states.
Jackson was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on $1,300 bond the day of his arrest.
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Good fit, stylish, and quick delivery
By BK
from Boston, MA
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Comments about Anon Helo Helmet:
The helmet is lightweight and good fit. The ear flap and padding provide warmth in sub-zero and windy conditions.It is not adjustable, but the size L fits me with no problems.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Anon Helo Helmet
By no nickname
from lander, wy
The size chart said a large would fit me, however I had to return the large for an xlarge. Other than that it is a great helmet and I am happy with purchase