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Area: 22,966 sq. km. (8,867 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Massachusetts.
Cities: Capital--Belmopan (2005 pop. est. 13,500) Other cities and towns--Belize City (60,800), Corozal (8,800), Orange Walk (15,300), San Ignacio & Santa Elena (16,800), Dangriga (10,800), Punta Gorda (5,000), and San Pedro (8,400).
Terrain: Flat and swampy coastline, low mountains in interior.
Climate: Subtropical (dry and wet seasons). Hot and humid. Rainfall ranges from 60 inches in the north to 200 inches in the south annually.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Belizean(s).
Population (2006 est.): 299,766.
Annual growth rate (2006): 3.4%.
Ethnic groups: Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo, Mayan.
Religions: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, other Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist.
Languages: English (official), Creole, Spanish, Garifuna, Mayan.
Education: Years compulsory--9. (2005 est.): Attendance--60%. Literacy--76.5%.
Health: (2003): Infant mortality rate--14.8/1,000. Life expectancy--67.4 years.
Work force (April 2006, 112,806): Services--60%. Agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing--22%. Industry and commerce--16%.
Type: Parliamentary democracy
Independence: September 21, 1981.
Constitution: September 21, 1981.
Branches: Executive--British monarch (head of state), represented by a governor general; prime minister (head of government, 5-year term). Legislative--bicameral National Assembly. Judicial--Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, district magistrates.
Subdivisions: Six districts.
Political parties: People's United Party (PUP), United Democratic Party (UDP), National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR). National Reform Party (NRP), Vision Inspired By the People (VIP), People's National Party (PNP), We the People (WTP).
Suffrage: Universal adult.
GDP (2005): $1.79 billion.
Annual growth rate (2005): 5.1%; (2004): 9.2%.
Per capita income (2005): $3,650.
Avg. inflation rate (2006): 4.3%.
Natural resources: Arable land, timber, seafood, minerals.
Primary sectors (13.1% of GDP, 2005): Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining.
Secondary sectors (14.7% of GDP, 2005): Manufacturing, electricity and water supply, and construction.
Tertiary sectors (63.2% of GDP, 2005): Hotels and restaurants, financial intermediation, and transport and communication.
Trade: Exports (2005)--$212.83 million: cane sugar, clothing, citrus concentrate, lobster, fish, banana, and farmed shrimp. Major markets--U.S. (52.2%), U.K., CARICOM. Imports (2005)--$518.83 million: food, consumer goods, machinery, mineral fuels and lubricants. Major suppliers--U.S. (39%), Mexico, U.K.
Official exchange rate: Since 1976 Belizean banks have bought U.S. dollars at the rate of 2.0175 and sold them at 1.9825, making for an effective fixed rate of Belize $2=U.S. $1.
Belize is the most sparsely populated nation in Central America. It is larger than El Salvador and compares in size to the State of Massachusetts. Slightly more than half of the population lives in rural areas. About one-fourth live in Belize City, the principal port, commercial center, and former capital.
Most Belizeans are of multiracial descent. About 48.7% of the population is of mixed Mayan and European descent (Mestizo); 24.9% are of African and Afro-European (Creole) ancestry; about 10.6% are Mayan; and about 6.1% are Afro-Amerindian (Garifuna). The remainder, about 9.7%, includes European, East Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and North American groups.
English, the official language, is spoken by virtually all except the refugees who arrived during the past decade. Spanish is the native tongue of about 50% of the people and is spoken as a second language by another 20%. The various Mayan groups still speak their indigenous languages, and an English Creole dialect similar to the Creole dialects of the English-speaking Caribbean Islands is spoken by most. The rate of functional literacy is 76%. About 50% of the population is Roman Catholic; the Anglican Church and other Protestant Christian groups account for most of the remaining 50%. Mennonite settlers number about 8,500.
The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several major archeological sites--notably Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich--reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. European contact began in 1502 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the coast. The first recorded European settlement was established by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638. Over the next 150 years, more English settlements were established. This period also was marked by piracy, indiscriminate logging, and sporadic attacks by Indians and neighboring Spanish settlements.
Great Britain first sent an official representative to the area in the late 18th century, but Belize was not formally termed the "Colony of British Honduras" until 1840. It became a crown colony in 1862. Subsequently, several constitutional changes were enacted to expand representative government. Full internal self-government under a ministerial system was granted in January 1964. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on September 21, 1981.
Belize is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model and is a member of the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II is head of state and is represented in the country by Governor General Dr. Colville N. Young, Sr., a Belizean and Belize's second governor general. The primary executive organ of government is the cabinet, led by a prime minister (head of government). Cabinet ministers are members of the majority political party in parliament and usually hold elected seats in the National Assembly concurrently with their cabinet positions.
The National Assembly consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate. The 29 members of the House are popularly elected to a maximum 5-year term. The governor general appoints the Senate's 12 members. Six are appointed in accordance with the advice of the prime minister, 3 with the advice of the leader of the opposition. The Belize Council of Churches and the Evangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Business Bureau, and the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee each advise the Governor General on the appointment of one senator each. The Senate is headed by a president, who is a nonvoting member appointed by the governing party.
Members of the independent judiciary are appointed. The judicial system includes local magistrates, the Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal. Cases may, under certain circumstances, be appealed to the Privy Council in London. However, in 2001 Belize joined with most members of the Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) to establish a "Caribbean Court of Justice," which was inaugurated on April 16, 2005. The country is divided into six districts: Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo.
Currently, the Belize Government is controlled by the People's United Party (PUP), which was elected to a second consecutive term in office on March 5, 2003. The PUP won 22 of the 29 seats in the House of Representatives, while the United Democratic Party (UDP) won the other seven seats. However, the PUP lost one seat in Parliament during a by-election held after the death of a minister in October 2003, but still maintains a comfortable majority. Dean Barrow is the leader of the opposition. The PUP has governed Belize from 1998 to the present; the UDP from 1993-98; the PUP from 1989-1993; and the UDP from 1984-89. Before 1984, the PUP had dominated the electoral scene for more than 30 years and was the party in power when Belize became independent in 1981.
The government continues to implement an economic adjustment program, with the aim of (1) increasing revenues, (2) decreasing public sector expenditures, (3) narrowing the fiscal deficit to 1% of GDP, (4) improving the balance of payments, and (5) increasing the country's foreign reserves. Belize's outstanding public debt at the end of 2006 was U.S. $1.10 billion, an amount that is equivalent to approximately 100% of GDP. However, on January 31, 2007 the Government of Belize officially announced that the holders of Belize's public external commercial indebtedness have agreed to exchange their existing claims against the country for new bonds to be issued by Belize maturing in 2029. Belize traditionally maintains a deep interest in the environment and sustainable development. A lack of government resources seriously hampers these goals. On other fronts, the government is working to improve its law enforcement capabilities. A longstanding territorial dispute with Guatemala continues, although cooperation between the two countries has increased in recent years across a wide spectrum of common interests, including trade and environment. Seeing itself as a bridge, Belize is actively involved with the Caribbean nations of CARICOM, and also has taken steps to work more closely with its Central American neighbors as a member of SICA (Central American Integration System).
Principal Government Officials
Head of State--Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General--Sir Colville N. Young, Sr.
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and the Public Service--Said Musa
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries--Vildo Marin
Minister of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Housing--Ralph Fonseca
Attorney General and Minister of Labor, Education and Culture--Francis Fonseca
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade--Lisa Shoman
Ambassador to the United States--Nestor Mendez, Charg� d'Affaires, a.i.
Ambassador to the OAS--Lisa Shoman
Ambassador to the United Nations--Janine Coye Felson
Belize maintains an embassy in the United States at 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-332-9636; fax: 202-332-6888) and a consulate in Los Angeles. Belize travel information office in New York City: 800-624-0686.
Forestry was the only economic activity of any consequence in Belize until well into the 20th century when the supply of accessible timber began to dwindle. Cane sugar then became the principal export. Exports have recently been augmented by expanded production of citrus, bananas, seafood, and apparel. The country has about 809,000 hectares of arable land, only a small fraction of which is under cultivation. To curb land speculation, the government enacted legislation in 1973 that requires non-Belizeans to complete a development plan on land they purchase before obtaining title to plots of more than 10 acres of rural land or more than one-half acre of urban land.
Domestic industry is limited, constrained by relatively high-cost labor and energy and a small domestic market. Some 185 U.S. companies have operations in Belize, including Archer Daniels Midland, Texaco, and Esso. Tourism attracts the most foreign direct investment, although significant U.S. investment also is found in the telecommunications and agriculture sectors.
A combination of natural factors--climate, the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, numerous islands, excellent fishing, safe waters for boating, jungle wildlife, and Mayan ruins--support the thriving tourist industry. Development costs are high, but the Government of Belize has designated tourism as one of its major development priorities. In 2006, tourist arrivals totaled 900,000 (more than 90% from the United States).
Belize's investment policy is codified in the Belize Investment Guide, which sets out the development priorities for the country. A country commercial guide for Belize is available from the U.S. Embassy's Economic/Commercial section and on the Web at: http://belize.usembassy.gov/investing_in_belize2.html
A major constraint on the economic development of Belize continues to be the scarcity of infrastructure investments. As part of its financial austerity measures started in late 2004, the government froze expenditures on several capital projects. Although electricity, telephone, and water utilities are all relatively good, Belize has the most expensive electricity in the region. Large tracts of land, which would be suitable for development, are inaccessible due to lack of roads. Some roads, including sections of major highways, are subject to damage or closure during the rainy season. Ports in Belize City, Dangriga, and Big Creek handle regularly scheduled shipping from the United States and the United Kingdom, although draft is limited to a maximum of 10 feet in Belize City and 15 feet in southern ports. American Airlines, Continental Airlines, U.S. Air, Delta Airlines, and TACA provide international air service to gateways in Dallas, Houston, Miami, Charlotte, Atlanta, and San Salvador.
Belize's economic performance is highly susceptible to external market changes. Although the economy recorded a growth rate of 4.0% in 2006, this achievement is vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations and continuation of preferential trading agreements, especially with the United States and the European Union (cane sugar) and the United Kingdom (bananas).
Belize continues to rely heavily on foreign trade, with the United States as its number-one trading partner. Imports in 2005 totaled $518.83 million, while total exports were only $212.83 million. In 2005, the United States provided 39% of all Belizean imports and accounted for 52.2% of Belize's total exports. Other major trading partners include the United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) member states.
Belize aims to stimulate the growth of commercial agriculture through CARICOM. However, Belizean trade with the rest of the Caribbean is small compared to that with the United States and Europe. The country is a beneficiary of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) program, which forms part of the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act--signed into law by President Clinton on May 8, 2000--a comprehensive U.S. Government program designed to stimulate investment in Caribbean nations by providing duty-free access to the U.S. market for most Caribbean products. Significant U.S. private investments in citrus and shrimp farms have been made in Belize under CBI. U.S. trade preferences allowing for duty-free re-import of finished apparel cut from U.S. textiles have significantly expanded the apparel industry. European Union (EU) and U.K. preferences also have been vital for the expansion and prosperity of the sugar and banana industries. However, these two markets face considerable World Trade Organization (WTO) challenges.
The Belize Defense Force (BDF), established in January 1973, is comprised of a light infantry force of regulars and reservists along with small air and maritime wings. The BDF, currently under the command of Brigadier General Lloyd Gillett, assumed total defense responsibility from British Forces Belize (BFB) on January 1, 1994. The United Kingdom continues to maintain the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) to assist in the administration of the Belize Jungle School. The BDF receives military assistance from the United States and the United Kingdom.
Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. This dispute originated in Imperial Spain's claim to all "New World" territories west of the line established in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Nineteenth-century efforts to resolve the problems led to later differences over interpretation and implementation of an 1859 treaty intended to establish the boundaries between Guatemala and Belize, then named British Honduras. Guatemala contends that the 1859 treaty is void because the British failed to comply with all its economic assistance clauses. Neither Spain nor Guatemala ever exercised effective sovereignty over the area.
Negotiations have been underway for many years, including one period in the 1960s in which the U.S. Government sought unsuccessfully to mediate. A 1981 trilateral (Belize, Guatemala, and the United Kingdom) "Heads of Agreement" was not implemented due to continued contentions. Belize became independent on September 21, 1981, with the territorial dispute unresolved. Significant negotiations between Belize and Guatemala, with the United Kingdom as an observer, resumed in 1988. Guatemala recognized Belize's independence in 1991, and diplomatic relations were established.
Eventually, on November 8, 2000, the two parties agreed to respect an "adjacency zone" extending one kilometer east and west from the border. Around this time, the Government of Guatemala insisted that the territorial claim was a legal one and that the only possibility for a resolution was to submit the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, the Government of Belize felt that taking the case to the ICJ or to arbitration represented an unnecessary expense of time and money. So the Belizean Government proposed an alternate process, one under the auspices of the OAS.
Since then, despite efforts by the OAS to jumpstart the process, movement has been limited to confidence-building measures between the parties. Both countries now seem receptive to referring the dispute to the International Court of Justice for a binding decision.
In order to strengthen its potential for economic and political development, Belize has sought to build closer ties with the Spanish-speaking countries of Central America to complement its historical ties to the English-speaking Caribbean states. For instance, Belize has joined the other Central American countries in signing the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA (CONCAUSA) agreement on regional sustainable development, and on January 1, 2007 assumed the presidency of SICA (Central American Integration System) for a 6-month period. Belize is a member of CARICOM, which was founded in 1973. It became a member of the OAS in 1990.
The United States and Belize traditionally have had close and cordial relations. The United States is Belize's principal trading partner and major source of investment funds. It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong. Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative.
International crime issues dominate the agenda of bilateral relations between the United States and Belize. The United States is working closely with the Government of Belize to fight illicit narcotics trafficking, and both governments seek to control the flow of illegal migrants to the United States through Belize. Belize and the United States brought into force a Stolen Vehicle Treaty, an Extradition Treaty, and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between 2001 and 2003.
The United States is the largest provider of economic assistance to Belize, contributing $2.5 million in various bilateral economic and military aid programs to Belize in FY 2006. Of this amount, nearly half a million dollars was provided by the U.S. Military Liaison Office. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its Belize office in August 1996 after a 13-year program during which USAID provided $110 million worth of development assistance to Belize. Belize still benefits from USAID regional programs. In addition, during the past 42 years, almost 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Belize. As of April 2007, the Peace Corps had 58 volunteers working in Belize. Until the end of 2002, Voice of America operated a medium-wave radio relay station in Punta Gorda that broadcast to the neighboring countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The U.S. military has a diverse and growing assistance program in Belize that included the construction and renovation of several schools and youth hostels, medical assistance programs, and drug reduction programs. Private North American investors continue to play a key role in Belize's economy, particularly in the tourism sector.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--Robert J. Dieter
Deputy Chief of Mission--Leonard A. Hill
Economic/Political Officer--Thomas Wise
Consul--Kimberly Valdes-Dapena, Acting
Management Officer--vacant
Military Liaison Officer--LTC Tammy McNamara
The U.S. Embassy is located in the City of Belmopan on Floral Park Street. The mailing address is P.O. Box 497, Belmopan, Cayo District, Belize, Central America: tel: 011-501- 822-4011 from the United States or 822-4011 locally; fax: 011-501-822-4012 Main number; 822-4053 Administrative Office; 822-4050 Consular Section. E-mail address: email@example.com, Web site address: http://belize.usembassy.gov/.
Other useful contacts
Caribbean/Latin American Action
1818 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-466-7464
Fax: 202-822-0075
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Office of Latin American and the Caribbean
14th & Constitution, NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel: 202-482-1658; 202-USA-TRADE
Fax: 202-482-0464


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Don't be fooled by Newsday's hidden agenda
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In Sunday's Newsday, the editorial board endorsed Tom Suozzi, the Democratic candidate for county executive. That wasn't surprising, given that Newsday's parent company, Cablevision, employed Suozzi after he was defeated by Ed Mangano, paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past four years.
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Me too Alfonse, me too!!!
"You can't lead into a better tomorrow when your entire platform is 'vote for me because of what I didn't do'," said President Clinton when describing Mangano's campaign.
I believe Ed Mangano is still under investigation by the Nassau County District Attorney's Office for his payouts to contractors involved in the clean up of Hurricane Sandy.
Tom Suozzi had his 8 years and his record is really questionable. Remember when he ran for govenor? All of a sudden no Tom Suozzi - for a whole year he was gone. Also a flood of patronange jobs opened up for NY City democrats in Nassau so he could curry favor with NY City Democrats (the upstate Democrats don't like Tom Suozzi). I really hold that time against Tom. He really showed his true colors. He's just another politician looking for the next higher office. He does not care about Nassau.
Ed Mangano, I have never heard of any aspiration he has beyond being the CE for Nassau. Ed may not be an Einstein but then we don't need Einstein. We only need someone who is looking out after Nassau citizens and making common sense decisions based on their concern for Nassau - not based on their aspirations for higher office.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia residents will have an opportunity to examine and comment on the state's transportation projects and programs during a series of public meetings.
Nine public meetings are scheduled around the state in October and November. The first meeting will be held Oct. 25 in Chesapeake.
Other meetings are scheduled Oct. 29 in Fredericksburg, Oct. 39 in Fairfax, Nov. 1 in Culpeper, Nov. 5 in Verona, Nov. 7 in Christiansburg, Nov. 8 in Lynchburg, Nov. 14 in Bristol and Nov. 15. In Richmond.
Secretary of Transportation Sean T. Connaughton and the Commonwealth Transportation Board announced the schedule Monday.
Residents can submit oral or written comments on the board's current Six-Year Improvement Program and the development of the next improvement program.
Information also will be available on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.


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Rocker-turned-country star Darius Rucker is hoping to reunite Hootie & The Blowfish for one last album and tour.
The singer/songwriter, who has six U.S. number one country hits to his name, tells Rolling Stone magazine he's planning a final hurrah with his former bandmates after announcing a hiatus several years ago.
He recalls, "We were on the road and decided, 'Hey man, we've been doing this forever. I don't know if I want to do it every summer'. So we just kinda ended it."
"I didn't think that was cool. The whole time I was saying that we should make some sort of announcement that we weren't going to play for a while, but we never did. For the people who plan their summers around when we're playing, they need one more record and another big tour."
And he knows it's time to revisit the Hootie & the Blowfish catalog after realizing his younger country fans have no idea about his hitmaking past.
He explains, "I played the other night in Dallas and I played 'Only Wanna Be With You.' This group of girls were (sic) having a blast, and they sat down because they didn't know the song."


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If you play a fake TV anchorman in one of your biggest roles, what better way to promote a sequel — than to appear on the news. That's what Will Ferrell did — not by doing an interview, but by reading the news as his character, Ron Burgundy.
Wearing his rust-colored three-piece suit and striped tie, Ferrell read stories off the TelePrompTer during his appearance on KXMB's Saturday night newscast in Bismarck, North Dakota. He co-anchored the entire 30-minute program alongside real KXMB reporters.
And while he mugged some for the cameras, he tried to play it straight — at least as straight as Ferrell could do anything. He and real weekend anchor Amber Schatz bantered back and forth during the broadcast, which has been making the rounds online.
Speaking of making the rounds, Ferrell is in full promotion mode for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." Ferrell was in Canada over the holiday weekend to broadcast curling for TSN — Canada's equivalent of ESPN.
Ferrell has also appeared in character for Dodge Durango commercials, a new Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor — and an exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.


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Opening Day is unique, hopeful
NEW YORK Padres Manager Bud Black and three of his coaches got in a taxi shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, slightly earlier than usual and with a little more anticipation too.
"It's the one day of the year we can be excited," said Padres first base coach Dave Roberts, who joined Black in the cab from midtown Manhattan to Queens. "Every other day, it's routine."
Yes, the thing about Opening Day is that when it is over, there are 161 games yet to play.
Unlike any other sport, those involved in Major League Baseball have to pace themselves, mentally and physically. They've already been through seven weeks of spring training, and ahead of them is six months for which they must stay healthy and focused.
But Opening Day is a singular day of rebirth.
"You go to bed the night before excited and you wake up excited," Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin said. " … The offseason is short, the season is long, but this is the day everyone looks forward to."
So swollen is the prominence of Opening Day, it can trigger a loss of perspective.
The Padres, for instance, didn't pitch or hit very well and were mauled, 11-2, by the New York Mets on Monday. Plenty of people will see in the lack of execution and the result a sign of things to come.
It may well prove to be, but the fact is that 99.3827 percent of the season remains.
There will be time – plenty of it – to talk about the Padres' tussle with Time Warner, their thin starting pitching, their lineup's relative absence of power and the payroll disparity that once again almost certainly portends the team being irrelevant well before fall.
Monday was not the day for that.
Peter Seidler, a soft spoken man more comfortable with the background than the forefront, was practically ebullient on his first Opening Day as an owner.
"I woke up this morning with a serious case of Opening Day optimism," said the eldest member and de factor spokesman of the O'Malley family portion of the Padres' still-fledgling ownership group.
The group has taken over a team whose fan base is restless bordering on apathetic. The team fell short of consummating some deals during the spring and knows it will eventually have to add some parts to be truly competitive. The owners assure us they have a plan in the works to keep Chase Headley.
"We have a lot of enthusiasm and intent to do things the right way," Seidler said. "Big picture, I'm thinking about all that and concerned about that and excited about that. But today, all that stuff is pushed out of my head, and I'm just optimistic."
Even as the NFL has essentially overtaken baseball as America's Pastime, there remains nothing in American sports like baseball's Opening Day.
The red, white and blue bunting. The celebrity performers of the national anthem.
Over the weekend, Black was talking about how great Opening Day is.
"It's a special day for America," he said.
A little much? Hey, Presidents of the United States don't boot ceremonial kickoffs before the first game of an NFL season.
Before Monday's game, the Citi Field public address announcer introduced not just the players and coaches but both teams' entire staff
Among the things we hear just once a year, on this glorious happening:
As heard all around the clubhouse: "Happy Opening Day."
And on the P.A.: "… the video coordinator Mike Tompkins."
Monday was Mark Kotsay's 16th Opening Day.
"You still get butterflies," the reserve outfielder said. "If you don't get butterflies for opening day, you probably shouldn't be wearing a uniform."


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Saturday, June 11, 2016
Brickerville, PA - If your first name is Ryan, then Sunday was a really good day for you...if your last name happens to be Greth or Smith, that is. Ryan "The Outlaw" Greth gunned down the 600cc competition to win the Labor Day Shootout at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. Just before Greth's dominating victory, the Kid from Kunkletown, Ryan Smith, put on an incredible show to win the 270cc Micro-Sprint A-Main. In the 600cc A-Main, Shaun Brandel, who set fast time on Saturday, set the pace for the initial four trips around the high banked oval. Jim Radney hounded Brandel for two circuits before slight contact sent the New York chauffeur spinning on the homestretch. That incident put Greth in the runner-up position, and the New Bloomfield, Pa. resident immediately went to work on the leader. As the lead duo blasted off turn four to complete the fifth revolution, Greth muscled his way past Brandel to assume command. Driving Wayne Lesher's No. 1J Hyper, Greth quickly built up a big lead. Heath Hehnly began his assault on Brandel for second spot, while tenth-starting Mike Dicely was charging into the fourth slot during the first half of the event. Hehnly finally wrangled second from Brandel, but Greth had checked out by that time. Without the benefit of a late race caution, Hehnly could not get close enough to the race leader to mount a challenge. Greth blazed under the checkered flag to win by more than 2.5 seconds over Hehnly, with Brandel finishing a solid third. Dicely was fourth, and Rick Stief earned fifth-place money. "This is my first win here at Lanco, so it's really cool to get it in a big race like this one," stated Greth in victory lane. "I found the top in warm-ups, and it was still the way to go during the race. I knew, as fast as I was up on top, that the bottom couldn't be any faster." Starting dead last (26th), Tyler Ross gained 12 positions during the race to claim the Hard Charger Award. Radney's misfortune led to the Hard Luck Award for the New York wheel-twister. The 270cc A-Main was arguably one of the best ever presented by that class at Clyde Martin, even though it began with a 13-car melee on the initial start. Ryan Smith, who rolled off the starting grid in 16th position, was one of the few drivers near the back of the pack able to navigate around the pile-up. As a result, Smith took the ensuing green flag on the outside of row four. Polesitter Billy Logeman fought off repeated attacks from Bill Sorey during the early laps, before he zipped away to lead by a comfortable margin as Sorey wrestled with Kevin Ward Jr., Richie Hartman, and Smith. Those four throttle-jockeys waged a ferocious battle throughout the middle stages of the 30-lapper, using every inch of the eighth-mile of clay and trading slide jobs at both ends of the speedway. Ward took the runner-up spot from Sorey, bringing Smith and Hartman with him in the process. A caution period with four to go brought Logeman, who was cruising out front, back to his competitors. On the restart, Ward hung with the Harrington's Bar & Grille No. 75 of Logeman, as Smith and Hartman followed in the front runner's tire tracks. Disaster struck for Logeman with two laps remaining, as his mount ran out of fuel exiting turn two. Ward was on the leader's rear bumper when Logeman suddenly slowed, forcing Ward to mash the brake pedal. Smith shot low and darted past both cars to grab the lead. He crossed the stripe, taking the white flag as the race leader, before Logeman's car came to a stop at the pit gate entering turn three, forcing a final yellow to be displayed with one lap remaining. Smith negotiated the final tour without incident, winning his first race at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. The triumph was also his 21st overall in the 2009 racing season. Hartman settled for second, with Sorey turning in a great effort to place third. Two drivers - Brian Marriott and Pete Skias - who qualified through the B-Main finished fourth and fifth. Because he gained a total of 15 positions from where he originally started the race, Smith received the RTS Chassis Hard Charger Award. A terrific 125cc A-Main produced the second Shootout victory of Jesse Maurer's career. As polesitter Barry Pollard, a two-time champion of the 125's at Airport Speedway, bolted into the lead from the pole, Maurer shot into the runner-up position. The two-time defending point king at Lanco in this division, Maurer attempted numerous bonzai dives but Pollard maintained the top spot through the early stages of the 30-lap affair. Sixth-starting Phil Durham, with two victories under his belt at Lanco this season, maneuvered by Heath Hehnly to snatch third. Durham then watched as Maurer took the lead from Pollard, executing a near perfect slide job to take command on lap ten. Durham and Hehnly eventually motored past Pollard as well, but Maurer had checked out by that time. Jesse flew under Tim Gehret's checkered cloth to win by several car lengths over Durham, with Hehnly soldiering home in third. Pollard and Shane Braxton completed the top five. For the second consecutive year, Ken Miller was victorious in the Labor Day Shootout for the Sportsman class. Miller took the green from the inside of row two, then passed Sheena Schaefer to move into second during the first few laps. Dwayne Mathias, who won Saturday's Dash to earn the pole for the A-Main, paced the first 16 circuits with Miller looking for a way to get by the chauffeur from Oley, Pa. All eyes were on Jason Swavely during the first half of the 30-lapper, however, as Swavely rode the high line to move from 18th to sixth in just seven trips around the lightning quick oval. Swavely's Shootout ended on a sour note, though, when something snapped in the left-rear of his No. 7c on lap nine, sending him to the pit area. The focus then turned to Mike Rutherford, as the Master of the Micros, in Mark Ludwig's No. 19L, also traveled in the high groove to rocket from 26th on the grid to move into the top five just past the halfway point. With 16 complete, Mathias suddenly slowed on the backchute, falling out of the lead and the race. Ken Miller's reflexes were tested as the leader broke directly in front of him, but Miller passed the exam with flying colors, cutting right to avoid the No. 1M of Mathias. Miller inherited the lead and would go on to win, with Rutherford wrapping up his amazing drive by finishing second. In gaining 24 positions during the race, Rutherford notched the event's Hard Charger Award. Steve Drevicki finished third after an entertaining duel with Donna Geib, who placed fourth. Sheena Schaefer ran a steady race to finish fifth. The Sportsman event's Hard Luck Award was shared by Mathias and Swavely. Craig DeSantis, Lititz, Pa., worked his way under race leader Richie Hartman on lap four, then went on to record his first victory of the '09 season in the 250cc Four-Stroke feature. A water leak, along with heavy lapped traffic, permitted the second and third-place cars to close the gap on DeSantis as the race entered its final stages. The savvy veteran held his line and the powerplant in his Micro held up in spite of the water leak, enabling DeSantis to maintain control and cross the line as the race winner. Chad Rhoads, DeSantis' stepson, finished as the runner-up with Hartman fading back to third during the second half of the race. Peter Michael and George Potts III rounded out the top five. Airport Speedway's 250cc Stock class was also in action at the Labor Day Shootout, with Phil Durham cruising to the victory. Jim Garrison tried to sneak under Durham on a couple of restarts, but Durham's No. 32 was simply too strong, pulling away to win by almost 2.5 seconds over Garrison. Stephanie Palmai traded third spot with Alex Swift on a few occasions, with Palmai eventually winning the battle to finish in the number three position. Swift and Ava Mercado completed the top five when the checkered flag waved. Shootout Notes: Mike Rutherford suffered an injury to his right arm during warm-ups that preceeded the 600cc A-Main. His arm restraint apparently slid up his right arm and the slack got caught in the brake rotor, jerking his arm violently and causing the injury. Rutherford attempted to run the ensuing 270cc and 600cc features, but mechanical issues forced him to park the Kaylor Petro No. 5k in the 270 headliner before he completed a lap. Rutherford, driving Gary Hunter's CarStars No. 7h for the weekend, also dropped out of the 600cc feature after 14 laps. Great showing by the Airport Speedway's 125cc contingent, with three of the top five finishers having their roots at the track in New Castle, DE. Phil Durham's runner-up finish had him sandwiched between Lanco regulars and Gorski Racing teammates Jesse Maurer and Heath Hehnly. Barry Pollard and Shane Braxton wound up fourth and fifth, rounding out an excellent showing by the Airport wheel-twisters. Evan Krautwald, another Airport campaigner, finished tenth.
Results: 600cc Micro-Sprints: 1.Ryan Greth 2.Heath Hehnly 3.Shaun Brandel 4.Mike Dicely 5.Rick Stief 6.Luke Thomas 7.Jason Cunningham 8.Mike Caropolo 9.Jake Winters 10.Ryan Wilson 11.Bruce Ginther Jr. 12.Jamie Kostic 13.Jared Davis 14.Tyler Ross 15.Jimmy Glenn 16.Nick Sapp 17.Shane Lewis 18.Ryan Smith 19.Shane Braxton 20.Jim Radney 21.Mark Yoder 22.Alex Buben 23.Dave Brown 24.Patrick Kelly 25.Chris Gerhart 26.Mike Rutherford. Hard Charger Award: Tyler Ross. Hard Luck Award: Jim Radney. 270cc Micro-Sprints: 1.Ryan Smith 2.Richie Hartman 3.Bill Sorey 4.Brian Marriott 5.Pete Skias 6.Tyler Pannebecker 7.Kevin Ward Jr. 8.Greg Miller 9.Mark Ewer 10.Christi Sweigart 11.Jason Swavely 12.Shannon Doran 13.Dana Lamothe 14.Billy Logeman 15.Nick Skias 16.Nick Walton 17.Todd Steffy 18.Scott Gingrich 19.Mike Uhrich 20.Heath Hehnly 21.Steve Drevicki 22.Steve Whary 23.Jesse Maurer 24.Josh Stoyer 25.Matt Budd 26.Mike Rutherford. 125cc Micro-Sprints: 1.Jesse Maurer 2.Phil Durham 3.Heath Hehnly 4.Barry Pollard 5.Shane Braxton 6.Sonny Sweitzer 7.Greg Miller 8.Cody Drace 9.Nathan Weidman 10.Evan Krautwald 11.Scott Gantert 12.Jim Garrison 13.Ernie Miles 14.Kyle Henninger 15.Brianna Gerhart 16.Dana Watkins 17.Lee Reinhardt 18.Dan Cogdill 19.Steve Wright 20.Mark Yoder 21.Bradley Brown 22.Ken Miller 23.Dave Grube 24.Corey Schmuck Jr. Sportsman Micro-Sprints: 1.Ken Miller 2.Mike Rutherford 3.Steve Drevicki 4.Donna Geib 5.Sheena Schaefer 6.Brett Wanner 7.Mike Skias 8.Tyler Pannebecker 9.Jeff Hughes 10.Robert Shanaman 11.Dennis Ziegler 12.Dean Spangler Jr. 13.Robert Schaffner 14.Dennis Fenstermacher 15.Dave Graybill 16.Jenna Keppley 17.Dean Spangler Sr. 18.Dwayne Mathias 19.Billy Logeman 20.Jason Hehnly 21.Kelby Stauffer 22.Jason Swavely 23.Paul May III 24.Jamie Fetterolf 25.Dennis McKeon 26.Wesley Fasnacht 27.Dave Schroeder. Hard Charger Award: Mike Rutherford. Hard Luck Award: Dwayne Mathias & Jason Swavely. 250cc Four-Stroke Micro-Sprints: 1.Craig DeSantis 2.Chad Rhoads 3.Richie Hartman 4.Peter Michael 5.George Potts III 6.Jessica Enck 7.Jared Gabers 8.Jim Harrington Jr. 9.Lewis Kepple Jr. 10.Dusty Heistand 11.Kimberly Enck 12.Tom Peacock 13.Ryan Gabers 14.Bryan Wilbert 15.Bobby Alleman Jr. 16.George Shupp. 250cc Stock Micro-Sprints: 1.Phil Durham 2.Jim Garrison 3.Stephanie Palmai 4.Alex Swift 5.Ava Mercado 6.Brian Estep 7.Justin Layton 8.Steve Wright.
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ATLANTA -- It is hard to find a state more conservative than Georgia when it comes to firearms as we witnessed at the Smyrna gun store, Aventure Outdoors.
Even talk of potentially tougher firearm legislation has people flocking to counters there and according to owner Jay Wallace, many of them are saying, "be honest, tell us what you're really up to."
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"Why don't they just come out and say that, 'we want to disarm this country'. That's what they should do and that's what they're out to do, but they just want to take away a few rights at a time," said Wallace.
Whatever happens at the federal level, Georgia legislators are promising to address the issue of gun control here. Senator Vincent Fort, (D) Atlanta, is already drafting a bill he plans to introduce.
"I want to ban assault weapons. I want to limit ammunition clips. There's no reason in the world you need 20, 30 or 40 bullets in a clip," said Fort.
Talk of an assault weapons ban, which we temporarily had in the 1990s, has spurred on many to buy them while they can. There were people lined up at Adventure Outdoors for specifically those guns. Customer Greg Hammond said he'd been to four stores and they were already out of assault weaons.
"I'm afraid they're going to be gone and they'll be very difficult to get a hold of here very, very soon. That's why I'm running around while I should be at work," said Hammond.
Whatever the reason for wanting an assualt rifle, there are parents who say given that there has been yet another school shooting it is time for discussion and some compromise between rights and common sense.
Valerie Hartman is a mom who believes there should be a multi pronged approach to addressing violence in our nation, but believes a few things should be done immediately.
"There's no reason assault weapons should be available to the public. I think they're valuable for our military, but no one needs an AK-47 for hunting. These guns are strictly for killing people and the question is whether you want our neighborhoods filled with them. I think we, as a society, are better than that," said Hartman.


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NEW MARTINSVILLE - Another deep football run has Magnolia basketball practice a little behind.
Luckily for Coach Dave Tallman, Mark Winters has been there from Day 1 and looks to have taken his game to another level.
That's pretty good for a guy that has already established himself as a first team all-stater and All-Valley selection playing in Class AA.
''He hasn't rested on his laurels and is ready to go,'' Tallman said. ''When you make a statement about guys that work hard to get better in March through November, Mark Winters is that guy.''
Winters, 6-foot-6, averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds per game last season as the Blue Eagles made the state tournament for the third straight season.
''He has gone all over the country and played AAU basketball,'' Tallman said. ''He went to West Liberty and Wheeling Jesuit and Walsh College and saw how hard those guys play and work.
''He is really fired up this season. He has shown that kind of work ethic and it is really rubbing off on the younger kids.''
Winters is a returning starter alongside Stephen Rogalski and Zach Wilhoite. Graduating was starters Jayson Keller and Nick Blatt, along with bench players Hunter Campbell and Tyler Myers.
Rogalski has been busy having a solid season on the football field, but getting caught up to speed will be nothing new. He missed the beginning of last season with an injury and was able to quickly make an impact once he was healthy.
He will be battling at the shooting guard position with Drew Keller and Kyle Elliott, who returns after an injury wiped out his season last winter.
Wilhoite, a 6-6 junior, will play the four.
New to the fold this season is point guard Preston Boswell, a 5-9 freshman.
''He is a player that has played AAU ball and worked his tail off,'' Tallman said. ''He can score, too. He is the real deal. I am not really worried that he won't be able to handle playing point. He and Mark are already forming a good relationship.''
Garrett Emch, a Linsly transfer, will also see time at the point guard.
Mike Winters, Mark's twin brother, will man the center spot.
Hunter Campbell is a senior that saw significant playing time last season and will look to once again see vaulable minutes.
Freshman Kyle Ritz is another football player that Tallman is expecting to help out once he gets back to the court. He will battle with Wilhoite and Mike Winters for playing time.
Junior guard Eric Smith is hoping to see minutes at either guard spots. Sophomore Spencer Campbell will also come off the bench.
''Versatility (will be our strength),'' Tallman said. ''We can go big or go small and we have always been a good rebounding team. Very few teams are going to have the size we do.
''Rogalski and Elliott can score and they can take a lot of the load off Mark. We are a real good team with Mark on the floor, but if he gets into foul trouble, we are still going to have a talented group out there.''
Making things tough for the Blue Eagles this season has been the move to Class A. To accommodate the move, several changes were made to the schedule and Magnolia will play just seven home games.
''I think it will be great in preparation, but I feel bad for our fans,'' Tallman said. ''These players have worked so hard and we get such great fan support. That's why it's important for us to get off to a good start so we can host an OVAC game and a sectional game.
''It has been difficult in the scheduling, but we are going to have to be road warriors this season.''


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text: He called for and got about a dozen more federal death penalty offenses to be placed into law, supported the death penalty in general, beefed up local LE with the 100,000 cops program, and violated the 4th amendment like gangbusters, literally, with a phenomenal ramp-up of wiretapping across the board. After both the '93 WTC bombing and the OKC Murraugh Building bombing, he urged what amounted to the Patriot Act (beta release) increasing of police state tactics, so overly aggressive that the **GOP** stopped it as dictatorial and unwarranted and unwise. Democrats also unwisely acceded to 3 strikes and you're out (potentially eligible for a life sentence), and the disparity of sentencing for crack cocaine (mandatory lengthy minimum sentences).


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News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming:
• Here's something I never really noticed before: Michigan State wore an incorrect green in NCAA Football. Their fans, as you might imagine, take that very seriously. But in NCAA Football 13, the Spartans will fight in the proper shade, Christian McLeod confirmed to Operation Sports. That's a screenshot of it. I'm colorblind so, glad to see they're wearing the appropriate red.
• UFC Undisputed's second batch of downloadable fighters is now available to everyone. It originally dropped last week for those who bought the game's $17 "Season Pass" that included all of the DLC. There are two packs of content, both running 400 Microsoft points/$5 each. One is "The International Pack," which includes the fighters Chan-Sung Jung ("The Korean Zombie"), England's John Hathaway, Germany's Pascal Kraus, Australia's Kyle Noke and Italy's Alessio Sakara. The International Pack arrives April 18 in Europe, THQ said. The "Ultimate Compilation" has the same release dates, and features five pairings of real life fights for you to recreate.


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U.S. Port Security: A work in progress
July 15, 2010 - LM Editorial
America's seaports are taking several different paths toward providing shippers with safe and secure commerce. And while some are more heavily reliant on sophisticated container screening systems, others are concentrating on vetting supply chain partners and intermediaries.
At the same time, all ports are mandated to comply with new U.S. regulatory rules while remaining poised to anticipate new changes in international law. Any way you slice it, security will continue to be a market differentiator and competitive tool for our ocean cargo gateways well into the future.
However, since there are an estimated 360 seaports in the U.S., no single security solution fits every gateway, says American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) spokesman Aaron Ellis.
"And others may chiefly have roll-on/roll off and project cargo," he adds. "But for the major container ports, the standards are fairly uniform."
Joe Lawless, the Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport) director of maritime security, agrees with Ellis, adding that 100 percent container screening will have to be customized to be effective. "Some ports will concentrate on screening for radiation, while others will place a higher emphasis concentration on routine inspection," he says. "In any case, it's one of the critical pieces that's only being worked out right now."
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Very cool article and very well written! Congrats
let's see the buck...
I think I threw out that issue...
Congrats BB, I just got my issue this morning, haven't had a chance to read your story yet but I'm sure its good after reading close to 1000 of your posts probably!
Congrats BB, I havent got that issue yet but waiting patiently.
I don't think I got my issue yet either. What # is the issue?
134 ehj top says deer qa with mike eastman
Yeah I saw that too... Congrats and way to represent the Root :)


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Eppie Barney solidified himself as one of the finest receivers in Iowa State history during his tenure from 1964-66. Barney, who switched from tailback to receiver prior to his junior season, ended his impressive career as a two-time first-team all-Big Eight pick and All-American (1966). He graduated as the Big Eight's record-holder in four receiving categories.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Barney was recruited by Hall of Fame coach Clay Stapleton to succeed All-American tailbacks Tom Watkins and Tom Vaughn in the Cyclones' potent single-wing attack. At 6-2 and 203 pounds, Barney had great size and natural athletic ability. He was clocked in the 100-yard dash at 9.8 seconds and high jumped 6-4 as a freshman on the track & field team.
After sitting out his freshman year under NCAA rules, Barney saw action at tailback in his sophomore campaign (1964), gaining 43 yards on 24 carries. He also contributed as a defensive back, intercepting two passes, and as a punt returner, running back six kicks for 39 yards.
The Cyclones were primarily a ground-oriented squad in Stapleton's early reign as the ISU mentor. Stapleton, who switched his offense to a wing-T formation, saw enough promise in Barney to move him to the end spot for his junior campaign while incorporating more pass plays into the offense.
The move wasn't completely smooth. Barney had a tendency to drop passes, but with his off-the-charts athleticism, he was a threat on every play. He still produced an outstanding year in 1965, catching 35 passes for 495 yards, good enough to lead the league in receiving while earning first-team all-Big Eight accolades. ISU went 5-4-1 that year, a significant improvement from a 1-8-1 mark the previous season.
With a year at receiver under his belt, Barney was ready to take over as one of the nation's best in 1966. To achieve this goal, he needed a strong battery mate. He had one in senior quarterback Tim Van Galder, who was setting school records of his own. Van Galder and Barney teamed up to form the best pass-catching tandem in the Big Eight for the second consecutive year, as Van Galder led the league in passing (1,645 yards) and Barney paced the league in receiving (782 yards).
Barney broke the ISU and Big Eight marks in single-season receiving yards (782) and receptions (56) to earn first-team all-Big Eight and second-team All-America honors in 1966. His biggest game occurred at Arizona, where he hauled in a then-Big Eight record 11 catches for 175 yards. That performance still stands as the seventh-best single-game receiving yardarge effort in school history. Barney ended his career with 97 receptions, a long-standing Big Eight mark that still ranks 10th in school history.
Barney participated in the Blue-Gray Bowl and Senior Bowl before getting selected in the third round of the NFL draft by his hometown Cleveland Browns. Barney played two seasons with the Browns (1967, 1968). He caught 18 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown in 1968.


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The Wisconsin Unions and Saying "No" To The Apes.
The 1973 Movie "Battle For the Planet of the Apes" was a sequel to the 1968 Movie "Planet of the Apes." In this movie we see a pivotal scene that serves as an allegory to what is happening politically in The State of Wisconsin. It involves what happens when any human in this movie's post-atomic, bizarre world says "no" to an ape.


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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southwestern Indiana cosmetic surgeon is being sued by nine women who accuse her of botching their breast reconstruction surgeries.
The nine women say they are battling infections or have suffered permanently injuries to their breasts from the surgeries performed by Dr. Alina Sholar.
Some of the women who are suing Sholar had their breasts removed to battle breast cancer, while others had breast augmentations.
Sholar attorney Michele Bryant declined to comment on the cases' specifics, but she tells the Evansville Courier & Press (http://bit.ly/XTeWLO ) "there's a lot more to the situation than I can comment about."
An Indiana panel that hears medical malpractice suits has so far heard one of the cases. The panel ruled in that case that Sholar met a reasonable standard of care.
Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, http://www.courierpress.com


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