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The Rising Tide of Motorcycle Deaths
By Richard J. Ashton, Chief of Police (Retired), Frederick, Maryland; and Grant Technical Management Manager, IACP
he pleasant weather that summer supplies, the desire to shed everyday responsibilities for the allure the open air offers, and the need for a more economical means of travel in these fiscally challenging times entice individuals to ride motorcycles. These are very valid reasons for riding, but they also could prove deadly.
Motorcyclists represented 13 percent of 2007's total traffic fatalities1 and were the sole category of fatalities to rise,2 even though motorcycles accounted for barely 3 percent of all registered U.S. vehicles in 2006 and 0.4 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. Seven percent more motorcyclists were killed in 2007 than in 2006—5,154 lives lost compared with 4,837—and were about 35 times more likely than passenger vehicle occupants to die in traffic crashes. Over the last 10 years, 90 percent of the motorcyclists killed were men, and 77 percent were Caucasian.3 A pattern from a decade of increases emerges from an examination of NHTSA figures: older Caucasian males not wearing helmets, riding larger bikes on weekends, using alcohol, speeding, and holding improper driver's licenses are more likely to be involved in fatal motorcycle crashes.
Fatalities among motorcyclists 40 years and older increased a whopping 263 percent between 1997 and 2007, and deaths of motorcyclists riding cycles with 1,001 to 1,500 cc (cubic centimeter) engines increased 151 percent between 1997 and 2007.
While 28 percent of all fatally injured motorcycle riders in 2007 had blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher, two age groups—45–49 and 40–44—accounted for the highest percentage of fatally injured motorcycle riders with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher: 41 percent and 37 percent, respectively. Additionally, 65 percent of motorcycle riders killed in single-vehicle crashes on weekend nights had BACs of .08 g/dL or higher.
Forty-one percent of all motorcycle riders killed in 2006 and 2007—and 55 percent of those with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher—were not wearing helmets, even though unhelmeted motorcyclists are 40 percent more likely to suffer fatal head injuries than helmeted ones.4
The Highway Safety Act of 1966 generated in 1967 a motorcycle safety standard that included a requirement that states adopt universal helmet use laws or lose a portion of their federal aid highway construction funds. This standard caused 47 states and the District of Columbia to enact such laws by 1975, when Congress unfortunately chose to eliminate that requirement, as well as the withholding of those funds. Universal helmet use statutes significantly increase helmet use and are easily enforceable because of riders' high visibility: they either are or are not wearing helmets.5 The only real question about those wearing helmets is whether the headgear meets the minimum performance requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218. Sadly, by 2007, the number of universal helmet use laws had eroded to 20 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.6 There are even three states that do not require helmet use by anyone.7
For example, on July 1, 2000, Florida repealed its universal helmet use law and exempted from helmet wear in its new statute those riders over 21 years old covered by an insurance policy providing for at least $10,000 in medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a crash while operating or riding on a motorcycle. Fatalities rose from 164 in 1999 to 241 in 2000 and to 358 in 2003.8 Notably, deaths of unhelmeted riders under 21 years, to whom the law still was applicable, soared 188 percent.9 Total gross costs charged to hospital-admitted motorcyclists with head, brain, or skull injuries more than doubled in the 30 months before and after the law change.
Finally, one in four motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2007 lacked a driver's license appropriate for motorcycle operation. Notably, this fact identified a significant underlying issue: riders without proper driver's licenses have arguably never completed formal basic or refresher motorcycle rider training courses or learned the skills required to ride safely. In 2008, only three states—Florida, Maine, and Rhode Island—required rider education prior to licensing; 18 states required such education for subsets of riders, for example, those under 18 or 21 years old; and 29 states and the District of Columbia required absolutely no rider education prior to licensing.10
Clearly, motorcyclist deaths are a serious national problem that presents myriad opportunities to correct, such as impounding motorcycles whose riders are not properly licensed, linking motorcycle purchases to owners' driver's license statuses, mandating the completion of rider education prior to licensing, and requiring the universal wearing of helmets. The IACP Executive Committee has recognized motorcycle safety as one of the most important legislative priorities for the 111th U.S. Congress.11 Let's continue to partner, share strategies, and save lives. ■
1Unless otherwise noted, statistics in this column were derived from the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts: 2007 Data Motorcycles, NHTSA publication no. DOTHS 810 990, October 2008, http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810990.PDF (accessed May 14, 2009).2NHTSA National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts: 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment—Highlights, NHTSA publication no. DOTHS 811 017, August 2008, http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811017.PDF (accessed May 14, 2009).3U.S. Department of Transportation, Action Plan to Reduce Motorcycle Fatalities, DOT publication no. DOTHS 810 855, October 2007, http://www.smsa.org/reports/4640-report4.pdf (accessed May 29, 2009).4NHTSA National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws, NHTSA publication no. DOT HS 810 887W, January 2008, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Communication%20&%20Consumer%20Information/Articles/Associated%20Files/810887.pdf (accessed May 21, 2009).5NHTSA, Evaluation of the Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Kentucky and Louisiana, NHTSA publication no. DOT HS 809 530, October 2003, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/motorcycle/kentuky-la03/Background.html (accessed May 13, 2009).6NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws.7Ibid.8Linda Cosgrove, "Historical Perspective of Motorcycle Helmet Laws," presented at SAE Conference, May 14, 2007, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Public%20Paper/SAE/2007/2007%20SAE%20Gov%20Ind%20Mtg_Cosgrove.pdf (accessed May 27, 2009).9NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws.10Motorcycle Safety Foundation, Cycle Safety Information, March 26, 2009, http://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/State_Motorcycle_Operator_Licensing_CSI_2008.pdf (accessed May 13, 2009).11IACP Legislative Agenda for the 111th Congress, March 13, 2009, 19, http://www.theiacp.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=gzyWEwHGbEo%3d&tabid=87 (accessed May 14, 2009).Top
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CANADIAN - As usual this time of year, the guys started dancing to get the girls' attention, trying to look more impressive than the next, ummm, prairie chicken.
State and federal wildlife officials, tourists and area residents spent early Thursday at the Anderson Ranch in Hemphill County to watch lesser prairie chickens perform a foot-drumming mating display often called "booming."
"It's such a primitive ritual," bird watcher Lu Skillern of Anahuac said.
Some Canadian residents are hoping the mating dance will attract not just interested female prairie chickens, but tourism dollars as well. The trip to view the prairie chickens was part of a tour to show some parts of the planned High Plains Trail being created by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
TPW has planned five such driving trails for wildlife viewing, according to nature tourism coordinator Linda Campbell. The first of the trails, the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, was completed in April 2000. TPW has received funding for two more, the High Plains Trail and the Heart of Texas Trail. Three other trails are in the planning stages.
"We have people coming from everywhere to visit Texas," Campbell said. "We want to make it easy for them."
The driving trails will have road signs to mark the sites, information on what wildlife is in the area and travel-related information such as finding places to stay.
Other sites on the High Plains Trail include Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Lake Meredith, Abilene Zoological Gardens and Clapp Park in Lubbock, according to TPW reports.
But the driving trail often will lead the nature-minded tourists onto gravel and dirt roads to view the native wildlife.
"You're going to have to go back into nature to get this," Canadian Community Development Director Remelle Farrar said.
The state and federal wildlife departments have awarded money to help landowners make their property friendly to the wildlife. One example is at the Arrington Ranch in Hemphill County, which was seen in parts of the recent movie "Cast Away."
With federal and state funds helping with the cost, ranch owner Mike Arrington said he will fence an area of pasture into separate portions. Arrington said he will rotate the use of the pasture, allowing the vegetation in one area to grow up and provide habitat for wildlife.
Grady and Lu Skillern planned their stop in Canadian on the way back from a bird-watching trip in Colorado, Lu Skillern said.
"We're very pleased to have the opportunity," Lu Skillern said of the chance to watch the prairie chickens. "Canadian should try to change its name to hospitality."
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BERKELEY SPRINGS - Some say strange things happen when a full moon patrols the evening sky.
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Berkeley Spring's Kyle Appel, right, fakes Frankfort's Johnathan Shaffer (30) into the air Monday night at the Class AA, Region II, Section 1 game at Berkeley Springs. Frankfort won the game 60-55.Journal Photo by Conrad Trump
The full moon might offer one explanation as to why Frankfort could overcome an 18-point halftime deficit and go on to a 60-55 victory over host Berkeley Springs in the Class AA, Region I, Section 1 semifinal Tuesday night.
A more plausible idea could be that Frankfort rallied in the second half to post a victory earlier this month on the same floor against the Indians, and Falcons, nine sophomores strong, didn't know any differently.
The real reasons were the nine turnovers Berkeley Springs suffered in the third quarter as Frankfort whittled its deficit to four points and the Falcons' 61 percent shooting over the final 16 minutes.
"The first half, we were a little rattled on the big stage of the playoffs," said Frankfort's Chase Detrick, one of the sophomores. "I thought we settled in and got more confidence as the game wore on."
Especially Detrick, who scored a game-high 27 points, 21 after halftime and 12 in the fourth quarter.
His two 3-pointers sandwiched around a three-point play by senior Shane Cutter over the span over 1 minute, 19 seconds midway through the fourth period shoved Frankfort into the lead and gave the Falcons a 51-46 advantage.
"They were all heart in the second half," Frankfort coach Scott Slider said. "We played like that the first time up here. ... We really played hard.
"We knew we can play. If we play hard, good things can happen."
The loss kind of summed up a season of disappointment for Berkeley Springs, which returned virtually the same roster that advanced to Charleston a season ago. The Indians, which graduated two starters, finished the season 6-16.
"It's not what we expected," Berkeley Springs coach Jeremy Horvat said. "It's not what anybody expected."
Beside their struggles handling the basketball in the third quarter, the Indians also shot just 26 percent in the second half. The Indians had gone 8 of 11 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, in the second quarter to build a 32-14 lead.
"The first few minutes of the third quarter, things went pretty well," Horvatt said. "We got a putback by (Richard) Recio, then we hit a 3-pointer a few possessions later and stretched the lead to 20 points."
Recio's follow shot made it 34-14 to start the third quarter. Consecutive 3-pointers by Michael Kearney helped the Indians lead 40-22 at the 3:40 mark, but the Indians didn't score again until Recio's second putback with just more than a minute remaining.
All the while, Frankfort charged back through its 1-2-2, three-quarters-court press.
Detrick hit a 3-pointer, then Cutter had a follow basket to start a 14-point run that included a three-point play by sophomore Gage Shaffer, two field goals by Detrick and a drive by Cutter.
The Indians clung to a 42-38 lead after three quarters.
"You got to give them credit," Horvat said. "They made the adjustment to that 1-2-2, three-quarters press. They made us press. At first, we struggled getting in the right positions. When we did get the ball to the middle to beat the 1-2-2, we got some good shots. They just didn't go in."
Kaleb Athey's drive pushed the Indians into a six-point lead to open the fourth quarter, but Frankfort scored the next 13 points to go ahead to stay.
Tyler Zinzow's steal and layup pulled Berkeley Springs to within 55-52 with 1:54 to play, but the Falcons were able to go 5 of 6 from the foul line after that to close out the victory as they improved to 9-14.
Cutter added 19 points for Frankfort.
Kearney scored 12 points and Kyle Appel 11 for the Indians, though the pair combined to shoot just 9 of 28 from the floor.
Jared Spielman and Bailey Mills each scored eight points in the second quarter, and that was it for each of them. Athey also had eight points.
When asked if the Falcons can play any better than they did in the second half, Detrick said, "We haven't before."
"We're just going to try to get better every game," he added.
The Falcons move on to the sectional final for a home game against fourth-seeded Keyser, which defeated Petersburg on Full Moon Night 78-68.
That meant the two lower seeds of the section advanced to Thursday's final.
On hearing that, Horvat just dropped his head even more.
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A: Pantsuits -- in dark shades of gabardine or wool crepe -- were wardrobe workhorses for most women throughout the 1990s. But nowadays the combination of a boxy jacket with pleated pants and a shell blouse looks matronly and formulaic. With the popularity of dresses, many apparel makers have shifted away from matched suits altogether.
Still, there are women -- such as attorneys, bankers, TV anchorwomen and politicians -- who require a polished, conservative uniform that is as reliable as the classic pantsuits. And with a little creativity, you can create coordinated ensembles that look trendy.
It all starts with a well-cut jacket -- which you should always have altered for a perfect fit. A longer jacket may hide hips, but it will still look dumpy if it isn't tapered through the waistline, gently grazing your buttocks. Double-breasted jackets are tough to wear unless the cut really compliments your body. Instead of the usual two-button numbers, consider also cropped jackets or jackets with a zip front or even a snazzy flared peplum jacket with three-quarter-length sleeves. There are interesting shawl-collar "portrait" necklines, off-center asymmetrical V-necks or jackets trimmed with a ruffle around the sleeves and neck. There's often no need for a blouse underneath -- wear a short, chunky necklace or colorful beads to fill in the gap.
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Sports Roundup - Tumblers keep victory in its clutches/BIGC puts up good scores/Sparts win last two contests
Two more wins put Spartans one away from another undefeated year.
Bainbridge head coach Cindy Guy has had a lot to worry about this season, but like H&R Block, she can relax a bit when it comes to competition time shes got people.
Its that tremendous amount of depth that we have that allows them to do well, she said.
People have been sick a lot, added Annie Zuckerman. And hurt. But weve done OK.
The Spartans added two more wins to its total with victories over Nathan Hale and Ingraham last Friday by the scores of 154.7-126.85-12, then defeated West Seattle and the Center School 161.85-128.85-17.7 Tuesday.
The two wins put them one away from another undefeated season and put their undefeated dual-meet streak at 96.
With several tumblers out due to injury or illness or studying for finals, Guy has had to change the lineup constantly, but has had some gymnasts contribute.
Zuckerman won the all-around competition with a score of 34.7.
She placed first on the uneven bars with a score of 8.7 and on the balance beam with a score of 8.8.
The junior, who also tumbles for the Bainbridge Island Gymnastics Club, took second on the floor with a score of 9.0.
Its been tiring (keeping a balance) between club and high school, but its been good, she said.
Katie Mathews took second in the all-around score with a mark of 32.3.
The sophomore was first on the floor exercise with a score of 9.1.
Anne Schwartz was third in the all-around score with a total of 31.7.
She was first on the vault with a score of 8.7.
Laura Bricklin and Talia Weiss rounded out the top six in the all-around competition by taking fifth and sixth place respectively with scores of 30.85 and 30.
Bricklins highest score was on the floor exercise where she scored a 8.7 while Weiss was on the vault with an 8.2.
Im really happy for Annie, Guy said. She had a good meet.
Shes added a lot into her bar routine, but hasnt been able to hit it just yet (until now).
Even with some of her top gymnasts out with an injury or an illness, they still made a contribution when they can to the team score during a meet.
Lauren Fleming, who has worked through a bad knee, put up a mark of 7.2 on the bars while Sophie Wenzlau, who has several nagging injuries, scored an 8.5 on the beam.
Despite the losses, Guy said shes been pleased with the younger gymnasts who have stepped up and consistently performed, like, Bricklin and freshmen Schwartz and Adrienne Palay.
Theyve been great, Guy said. Theyre very good competitors and they totally get the team concept thing that were totally into.
The high scores have also come as Bainbridge has taken part in a lot of meets due to re-scheduling from other schools, therefore not leaving much time to work in the gym.
To break 161 is pretty nice, she said. Weve got about ten points to make up to catch up with the big guns.
Were looking forward to getting in the gym and work on (our skills), Guy continued. Theyve been on the beam something like ten minutes the past five days. They should be on at least 20-30 minutes a day.
With one meet left to go (Bainbridge took on North Kitsap yesterday) the Spartans get ready to host the Metro League championship meet next Thursday
I think its going to go really well, Guy said. Weve put a lot of planning into it so that it runs really efficiently.
Originally, the meet was to be held at Woodward, but the logistics were too much.
The bars and floor events will take place in the gymnastics room at BHS, while the bars and vault will be moved downstairs to the Commodore Gym.
Against Nathan Hale, Palay won the all-around competition with a score of 31.2.
She was first on the bars, the floor and the vault.
The championship meet starts at 6 p.m.
BIGC puts up good scores
Several gymnasts from the Bainbridge Island Gymnastics Club qualified for sectionals and state at the annual Back to Back Gymnastics Meet Jan. 12-13.
Over 150 gymnasts competed, some coming from as far away as Meridian, Idaho and Ketchikan, Alaska.
Competing at Level 4 in the age 10 division, Gabby Smith placed second on beam with a score of 8.25 and floor with a score of 8.0.
Smith finished with an all around score of 32.25, giving her the first of two qualifying scores for sectionals.
Competing at Level 6 in the age 8-10 division, Chloe Seferos placed first on bars with a score of 7.6, beam with a score of 8.6 and floor with a score of 8.425.
She took second on the vault with a score of 8.65.
Seferos finished with an all around score of 33.275 which qualified her for sectionals.
Also competing at Level 6 in the age 11-12 division, Sarah Rice placed second on the vault with a score of 9.05 and Marielle Summers placed third on the vault with a score of 8.75.
At Level 8 in the age 16 and up division, Annie Zuckerman placed first on vault with a score of 8.5, beam with a score of 8.65 and floor with a score of 8.7 and second on the bars with a score of 6.95.
She earned an all around score of 32.8 which qualified her for state.
The Bainbridge girls team is coached by Norton Schimke and Alison Mayberry.
At the Kay Canedy Holiday Express in Kent Dec. 16, Seferos was named Level 6 most valuable gymnast with an all-around score of 32.1.
Sparts win last two contests
The Bainbridge wrestling team went out on a good note with two wins in the last week of the regular season.
Against Eastside Catholic, Eli Narte, Mike Furman and Mason Remy won by pinfall.
Bainbridge won 48-33.
Against Nathan Hale, Vlad Rakhimzyanov, Mathew Ritualo James Gaunavinaka, Remy and Jethro Cotton won by pinfall.
The Spartans won 42-27.
Up next for Bainbridge is the Metro League tournament next Friday and Saturday at West Seattle.
The opening matches start at 4 p.m.
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Sunday, end of the NCAA road for Oregon State:
The No. 15 Oregon State women's soccer team fell to No. 6 Oklahoma State Sunday by a final score of 2-1 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Sophomore Chelsea Buckland gave the Beavers a 1-0 lead at the half but two second half Cowgirl goals were too much for the Beavers.
"I think overall we played a good game," Oregon State women's soccer head coach Linus Rhode said following the disappointing 2-1 loss. "We came out and competed well in this tough environment. It's unfortunate for us but that is the game of soccer."
It was scoreless through 44 minutes and 55 seconds of the first half before Chelsea Buckland put the Beavers on the board. She got the ball and dribbled to the left side of the field and with the final 10 seconds of the first half counting down, she drove the ball from 30-yards out into the top-right corner of the net.
The Beavers took the 1-0 lead into the half thanks to Buckland's 10th goal of the year.
The Beavers had the lead until Oklahoma State's Elizabeth DeLozier got a redirect header to tie the match at 1-1 in the 74th minute.
The Cowgirls (19-3-2 overall) added another goal in the 82nd minute off a rebound for the final 2-1 score.
Oregon State had one final chance with six seconds left but a header inside the box went straight at the Cowgirl keeper Adrianna Franch.
The Beavers recorded 13 total shots in the match but put only
three of them on goal.
It was a physical game from the beginning. Oregon State had 14 fouls while Oklahoma State had 10 fouls.
"I'm satisfied with the team, how we've done and the progress we've made," Rhode said. "It's disappointing to lose but you have to take the good with the bad."The Beavers finished the season with an overall record of 16-4-1 which is the best in program history.
It is the most wins and the fewest losses in a single-season at Oregon State.
It was the third time in program history that the team has made it to the NCAA tournament.
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After signing with the New York Jets last week, quarterback Drew Stanton would like to be released in the wake of the trade that brought Tim Tebow to the team, the New York Daily News reported.
When Stanton signed with the team, it was under the premise he would be the No. 2 behind Mark Sanchez. That was important to Stanton, who had been a No. 3 QB for the Detroit Lions the previous four seasons. But the acquisition of Tebow from the Denver Broncos on Wednesday changed the Jets' depth chart.
General manager Mike Tannenbaum immediately announced Tebow would be the primary backup. With Stanton and second-year quarterback Greg McElroy also on the roster, the Jets appear to be overloaded at this position.
Tannenbaum hasn't ruled out the possibility of keeping four quarterbacks on the roster, though most NFL teams keep only three or even two.
As he entered the free-agent market, Stanton, 27, wanted a situation where he would be a No. 2. He thought he found that with the Jets, who had targeted Stanton to replace Mark Brunell, and signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal that included a $500,000 signing bonus.
"When we signed Drew, obviously this was not contemplated in that decision," Tannenbaum said on Wednesday night via the Daily News. "When you get an unexpected opportunity to add a player like Tim, you have to take advantage of that."
Stanton, a second-round pick by the Lions in 2007, is 2-2 in four career starts. Citing an anonymous source, the Daily News report said Stanton would prefer to be released but also would be OK with a trade.
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FireCore has surprisingly released a new version of aTV Flash for Apple TV 1 making it an "all-new platform for running the latest XBMC version 13.2 (Gotham)". It includes support for the latest video add-ons, 1080p video, and more.
The final version of XBMC 13 Gotham (and in fact the final version of XBMC itself), is now available and ready to sneak into your Apple TV 2. XBMC 13.2 Gotham will be the last update of the popular software to bear the iconic name, as the team confirmed that all future updates will be known by the new name Kodi Entertainment Center.
Last week XBMC released the beta 3 of their next major update – XBMC 13.0 Gotham that was released back in March with a support for 3D movies, improved UPnP capabilities, "dramatic" Audio Engine improvements and various visual changes that improve usability and logic (check out the full list of changes). Here is a tutorial on how to install XBMC Gotham (beta 3) on Apple TV 2.
It's been a long time since the name XBMC echoed through our corridors. Apple TV 2 owners can start their celebrations as XBMC has released the Beta 1 of their next major update, v. 13.0. After Eden and Frodo, they've come up with Gotham as their codename, just to make sure it'll never get unnoticed by movie fans.


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By John Robb
Here's one financial advisor's take on the government shutdown. If a client came to me with spending habits like the Obama Administration, I'd recommend psychiatric help. It's no wonder the GOP is calling timeout.
The feds are running a trillion dollar annual deficit and their next mud-puddle fight is to raise the total debt ceiling above 17 trillion. Yet, the President thinks this is the right time to roll out Obamacare. Its estimated price over the next decade if $2.6 trillion.
Sure, the White House claims Obamacare will eventually lower health care costs. But, let's get real. When was the last time a federal program came in under budget?
I try to avoid statistics. But three key numbers jumped off my desk this week:
- Americans over 18 with less than $800 in emergency savings -- 46%
- American workers who've taken an early 401k withdrawal -- 51%
- Americans who don't believe they'll have enough money to retire --75%
So much for the myth that Democratic administrations help workers.
Here in Alabama, we're in recession. Mobile is struggling to pay its bills, even with the sales tax hike. Yes, Airbus will be a big boost eventually, but that's not helping people cover basic needs now.
So, what's my game plan to unsnarl this Gordian knot of debt? The same one Ronald Reagan ran thirty years ago: Dramatically shrink the Federal government; use the savings to cut taxes and stimulate job creation; and turn our energy toward building up our houses of worship.
Any American with a grain of moral salt knows it's not the government's job to feed the poor, shelter the homeless and heal the sick. That's a selfish cop out. It's our job. You and me. Reagan once said the scariest words in the English language are: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Yes, we need a well-trained and equipped military, police and food inspectors. But much of our hard earned federal taxes are going right down a rat hole. So it's high time we shut most of it down. Ironically, when the feds layed off 800 thousand non-essential workers Tuesday, the stock market actually went UP!
Seems to me that if we cut federal red tape and lower taxes, small and large businesses could hire those non-essential folks and give them more productive jobs.
Fat chance we'll have anything to say about it with Alabama losing its senior voices in Congress. The Birmingham area's U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus is stepping down. At least he plans to serve out his term. In May, Coastal Alabama's Congressman Joe Bonner abruptly quit mid-term to become a lobbyist.
Whoever succeeds them will inherit a royal federal mess. Worse yet, they'll start as low men on the congressional totem pole with no seniority. Please keep them both in your prayers as they find their way in this most dysfunctional of all American institutions.
(John Robb, a financial planner who lives in Mobile, is a frequent contributor to al.com's Opinion blog.)


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I first met owner/winemaker, Byron Dooley at the Yamhill tasting event back in June and he was serving up what was probably my favorite Pinot of the day. Talk to him even briefly and you'll see and hear his passion for producing varietally correct wines that reflect the region and vineyard sites from which they were derived.
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- Cases Produced: 147
- Clone Selection: Pommard, 777
- Soils: Sedimentary, Volcanic
- Harvest Dates: October 12, 2009
- Bottling Date: September, 2009
- Cooperage: 23% New Oak
- Alcohol: 15%
- Price: $35
Nose: Cedar shavings, cranberry pie filling, spice with a hint of some tire-shop action. (Go into any tire store, smell around, and you'll see what I mean) – this is not at all a bad thing as I personally dig it.
Taste: Beautiful cranberry assault with hints of rhubarb, spice, wet cedar shavings, rose petals and casis. Beautiful, rock-solid mid palate transition that maintains good tannin structure with beautiful fruit that lingers on for hours. This is easily one of the better Pinot's I've had from the Yamhill area and is one I'd highly encourage anyone to seek out.
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LV=CC, April 10: As it happened
Click here for exclusive match highlights from every day's play, latest scores, reports, news and interviews during the LV= County Championship campaign
Evening Session
6:36pm - Stumps have now been drawn in all eight games and reports are already starting to appear on ecb.co.uk. Below are the scores on the doors at the end of a thrilling first day of LV= County Championship action.
Division One
Warwickshire 14 for none in reply to Derbyshire's 226 at Edgbaston.
Middlesex 12 for none in reply to Nottinghamshire's 278 at Trent Bridge.
Sussex 104 for three in reply to Yorkshire's 96 all out Sussex at Headingley.
Durham 250 all out versus Somerset at the Emirates Durham ICG.
Division Two
Worcestershire 227 for six against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Hampshire 286 for four versus Leicestershire at the Ageas Bowl.
Northamptonshire 108 for three in reply to Glamorgan's 134 all out at the SWALEC Stadium.
Gloucestershire 300 for three against Essex at Chelmsford.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: The 2012 champions probably hold the edge after day one, but Derbyshire will take plenty of heart from their fightback, led by Tony Palladino. A couple of early wickets tomorrow, when Warwickshire will reply on 14 without loss in reply to 226, would leave this game intriguingly set up.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire - Luke Procter dismissed Neil Pinner for a hard-earned 29 to leave this game nicely poised with Worcestershire 227 for six at stumps. Debutant all-round Wayne White and spinner Simon Kerrigan joined Procter in taking two wickets apiece, but I make it marginally the visitors' day after they were asked to bat by Glen Chapple. Moeen Ali made a wonderful 78 but may be kicking himself for missing out on three figures, while Pears captain Daryl Mitchell climbed off his sickbed to reach a fluent, unbeaten 36 at the close that belied his general demeanour.
6:20pm - Another side bites the dust; Notts are all out for a very decent 278, Roland-Jones picking up where he left off last term with career-best figures of 6-63.
6:11pm - And we have stumps at the Emirates Durham ICG, where Steve Kirby bowled Scott Borthwick for 45 to dismiss the hosts for 250. The end of the day has also been reached at Headingley, where play has not restarted, meaning Sussex end in a wonderful position.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: The visitors are finally all out, but only after Palladino and Turner had added 55 in 11.1 overs for the final wicket. A total of 226 is more than looked likely and Warwickshire have a few awkward overs to negotiate before stumps.
6:04pm - If you fancy some cricket chat this evening, by the way, why not listen to the ECB Podcast. Alastair Cook, Charlotte Edwards, Boris Johnson and an LV= County Championship preview make up a packed Episode 95.
6:02am - Things are starting to settle a little with some games finishing, but there is news. Durham are now nine down for 243; Nottinghamshire have lost Andre Adams, but subsequently reached 275 for eight.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: Palladino brings up his fifty – and Derbyshire's first batting point – with the sun peeking through for the first time today at Edgbaston. The number nine then celebrates by pulling Oliver Hannon-Dalby for six!
Callum Dent at Yorkshire v Sussex: Sidebottom is trying his hardest to drag Yorkshire back into this game. Moments after Nash had taken Sussex into the lead, the former England seamer located the edge and Jonny Bairstow held on. That was a fine knock from Nash, who struck 13 fours in his 80. However, the bad news is the players have gone off for bad light which could bring a premature end to the close of play.
5:40pm - Toby Roland-Jones has a new nut in hand, which can only mean one thing: yes, a wicket. He grabs his fifth when Ajmal Shahzad falls.
5:30pm - News aplenty! Play has been abandoned for the day at the Ageas Bowl with Hampshire in a solid position on 286 for four. Meanwhile, we have our first centuries! Congratulations Hamish Marshall, who got there first, and Gloucestershire team-mate Dan Housego. They have put on an unbroken 186 to leave their side 257 for three against Essex.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: Lancashire have the second new ball in hand now, while Daryl Mitchell really does not look well at all. The poor old chap is squatting down or leaning heavily on his bat between most deliveries - going beyond the call of duty for his team who have just passed 200.
5:23pm - And now rain has struck at the SWALEC Stadium with Northamptonshire 108 for three, 26 behind. Where rain is expected, in the north-east, Nelson has struck! Durham have just lost Callum Thorp for 23 to be 222 for eight versus Somerset.
5:15pm - Middlesex are hitting back, with Riki Wessels' run-out for 30 leaving Nottinghamshire 222 for six. Yorkshire are attempting to do likewise as Ryan Sidebottom ousts Michael Yardy, yet Sussex are just nine adrift on 89 for seven responding to 98. Meanwhile, in Division Two, Northants have strengthened their position; Stephen Peters has moved past 50 to leave his side 96 for three replying to Glamorgan's 134.
5.05pm - Nottinghamshire's overseas player Ed Cowan caught the eye earlier today with a half-century against Middlesex. Watch the video interview with him below where he gives his hopes for the season.
Good news from Chris Devine: Only a short delay at Edgbaston - where the floodlights are on. The umpires have summoned the players back out to the middle and Warwickshire will now hope to wrap up Derbyshire's first innings this evening.
5pm - Nottinghamshire's Taylor is out, caught at gully for 55 off Neil Dexter, to put the Trent Bridge hosts on 204 for five.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: Moeen Ali is out for 78 when a century appeared there for the taking. In the afternoon session, when he also brought up 5,000 career first-class runs, Worcestershire's number three launched a towering straight six off Simon Kerrigan. Looking to repeat the trick he picked out Ashwell Prince at long-on. Pears captain Daryl Mitchell is in at seven, having foregone his customary opening role due to a sickness bug.
4:50pm - There's also bad news at the Ageas Bowl where rain has interrupted at 286 for four with James Vince on 77 and Ervine 57. They have added an unbroken 136, part of a fine recovery from nought for two.
Disappointing news from Chris Devine: Oh dear; now we're off for bad light at Edgbaston. Derbyshire have moved on to 169 for eight, with Tony Palladino unbeaten on 30.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: National selector Geoff Miller believes it is too tricky to pick a winner of this year's championship. However, he is hoping to see his old county Derbyshire fare well on their return to the top flight. "It will be interesting to see how they cope in Division One," Miller told ecb.co.uk at Edgbaston. "They have certainly deserved it and it's now up to them to perform at the higher level." At the moment, Karl Krikken's side are 164 for eight, with Chesney Hughes having edged Chris Wright to first slip shortly after tea.
4:40pm - James Taylor has a fifty for Nottinghamshire, as does Chris Nash for Sussex and Sean Ervine for Hampshire. Northamptonshire have lost two wickets since tea, Michael Reed removing David Sales and Alex Wakely in consecutive balls.
4:25pm - Play has resumed after tea at most of the eight grounds hosting LV= County Championship action today.
Afternoon Session
4.15pm - It is the tea interval around the country. On a seamer-friendly day of many wickets so far, two games are into their second innings. They are at Headingley and the SWALEC Stadium.
Division One
Derbyshire 152 for seven versus Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Nottinghamshire 189 for four against Middlesex at Trent Bridge.
Sussex 53 for one in reply to Yorkshire's 96 all out Sussex at Headingley.
Durham 167 for six versus Somerset at the Emirates Durham ICG.
Division Two
Worcestershire 161 for four against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Hampshire 251 for four versus Leicestershire at the Ageas Bowl.
Northamptonshire 51 for one in reply to Glamorgan's 134 all out at the SWALEC Stadium.
Gloucestershire 189 for three against Essex at Chelmsford.
Callum Dent at Yorkshire v Sussex: Brooks is enduring a poor start to life at Yorkshire, conceding 21 off two overs after Chris Nash smashed five fours in seven balls. Nash has shown the hosts how to play on this surface, hitting seven fours in an unbeaten 45 as Sussex reach 53 for one at tea. The visitors are threatening to rack up a lead in the final session.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: In further unseasonably good news for batsmen, Moeen has proceeded serenely to 72 not out at tea. Moeen returned match figures of 12-96 on this ground last July, his occasional off-spin benefiting from a raging turner. There appear to be no such gremlins in the pitch this time round and one imagines Worcestershire would have gleefully taken 161 for four after two sessions when asked to bat this morning. Lancashire's Simon Kerrigan returned to the field before the session ended but is yet to bowl again.
3:45pm - With tea approaching, batsmen appear to be having some joy around the country, not least Dan Housego and Hamish Marshall who are enjoying an unbroken century partnership for Gloucestershire against Essex. James Vince has a fifty for Hampshire, who have moved from nought for two to 214 for four versus Leicestershire.
Some good news for Yorkshire from Callum Dent: The hosts have made an early breakthrough, but it is not one of their new signings that has trapped Luke Wells lbw. Former England seamer Ryan Sidebottom, opening alongside Steven Patterson, has opened his account for the season, with Liam Plunkett and Jack Brooks yet to get the nod from skipper Andrew Gale.
Do not just take it from me. Here is Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: It's all going the way of the champions now at Edgbaston. Chanderpaul became a second victim for Patel as I had a quick chat with national selector Geoff Miller (more on that later). I then got back to my seat in time to see Ross Whiteley slip in the middle of the pitch to be run out. And I'm afraid Tom Poynton has just been caught at first slip off Patel, leaving Derbyshire 117 for seven.
3:15pm - No, your eyes are not deceiving you: some good news for a batsman. Gloucestershire's Dan Housego has moved past 50 to leave his side 142 for three versus Essex. Hampshire are beyond 200 in their clash with Leicestershire, while Glamorgan are in further trouble having been dismissed for 134 against Northants, Andrew Hall finishing with three wickets and Steven Crook four. In Division One, Jeetan Patel has claimed the prized scalps of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and that of Tom Poynton either side of Ross Whiteley being run out. Derbyshire, having been in a promising position, are now 117 for seven!
A second successive update from Callum Dent: What a sorry start to life back in the top flight for Yorkshire, who are 96 all out. Jordan dismisses Jack Brooks and then holds on at first slip off Azeem Rafiq's wild hack to provide Steve Magoffin with his second scalp. They have put a huge amount of pressure on their new-look bowling attack now.
Callum Dent at Yorkshire versus Sussex: Jordan shows former club Surrey what they are missing by bowling Ryan Sidebottom to collect a five-for on his Sussex championship debut. Yorkshire are still six runs short of three figures. Sussex have Tweeted: "WICKET..and it's 5 wickets for Chris Jordan on his #LVCC debut for Sussex! He bowls Ryan Sidebottom for 2 and Yorkshire are 94/8 now".
Ah, Dominic Farrell from Lancashire against Worcestershire: A mixed few moments for the Red Rose, who will be worried by Simon Kerrigan hobbling off the field having pulled up with an apparent foot problem. That brought Wayne White into the attack to make Alex Kervezee his second victim, pouched at second slip by Steven Croft - a far easier catch than the sharp chance offered to him earlier by Moeen Ali off Glen Chapple. The Worcestershire stylist was on 42 at the time and has now passed 50, the highlight of which was a straight six off Kerrigan.
2:43pm - Just a quick one. Derbyshire fans can blame Chris Devine for this: Redfern has fallen having added just four runs since our man at Edgbaston started gushing praise; they are now 105 for four.
2:41pm - Thankfully, we've avoided the shame of the season's first centurion being an Aussie; only joking Hampshire fans. What an introduction from George Bailey, who departs to Ollie Freckingham having delivered a 133-ball 93. Leicestershire are certainly fighting back in that one! Meanwhile, Durham's strife continues as Paul Collingwood falls lbw to Somerset's Peter Trego; they are now 95 for five. Sussex all-rounder Jordan continues to enjoy a dream championship debut, too, as Liam Plunkett is caught and bowled, leaving Yorkshire seven down, still 18 shy of moving into three figures. Glamorgan are in a similarly poor position versus Northamptonshire having now lost skipper Mark Wallace.
My, my, our men at the grounds are busy today - and it seems Derbyshire are looking the best of the Division One newcomers for now... Chris Devine has chipped in with this: Dan Redfern has got his side moving in some style. The young left-hander is driving beautifully through the cover region and has just taken three successive fours off Hannon-Dalby. Redfern already has 30.
Close your eyes, Yorkshire fans! This from Callum Dent at Headingley: Yorkshire are in huge trouble now as Gary Ballance falls, the latter providing the excellent Chris Jordan with his third wicket and wicketkeeper Ben Brown his fourth catch.
2:20pm - While you're waiting for the next update, why not check out our chat with Gloucestershire coach John Bracewell in the video below?
2:13pm - Those of you who thought conditions would become more batsman-friendly were misguided. Yes, there's still plenty happening for the seamers - much to the detriment of England's Jonny Bairstow, who has fallen to Sussex seamer James Anyon for 29 to leave Yorkshire 58 for five. Glamorgan have lost Murray Goodwin and Jim Allenby in quick succession to be 87 for six versus Essex, while Hampshire are 141 for three against Leicestershire following Liam Dawson's departure for 46.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: Big wicket for Lancashire as Simon Kerrigan gets Thilan Samaraweera! The Worcestershire batsman clearly gained the upper hand in this tussle after lunch, but the ball after sending the slow left-armer to the third-man fence he top edged a back-foot cut to be gleefully snaffled behind by Gareth Cross. Samaraweera was absolutely furious with himself as he trudged off.
1:56pm - Elsewhere in Division One, Ed Cowan's first knock of the season has ended; he has been ousted by the ever-impressive Toby Roland-Jones for 61, leaving Nottinghamshire 98 for three.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: Wes Durston has failed to make the most of his earlier reprieve. He falls lbw in the third over after lunch to give Oliver Hannon-Dalby his first championship wicket for Warwickshire.
1:40pm - We are under way again around the country.
Morning Session
1pm - That's lunch on the first day of the championship season after all eight toss-winning captains chose to bowl first. The lunchtime scores are as follows:
Division One
Derbyshire 50 for two versus Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Nottinghamshire 95 for two against Middlesex at Trent Bridge.
Yorkshire 40 for four versus Sussex at Headingley.
Durham 68 for four against Somerset at the Emirates Durham ICG.
Division Two
Worcestershire 72 for two against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Hampshire 114 for two versus Leicestershire at the Ageas Bowl.
Glamorgan 63 for four against Northamptonshire at the SWALEC Stadium.
Gloucestershire 71 for three versus Essex at Chelmsford.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: Moeen Ali and Thilan Samaraweera already looking like being the crucial partnership for Worcestershire, having put on an unbroken 36 for the third wicket at lunch. Lancashire's England Lions spinner Simon Kerrigan is sizing up recently retired Sri Lanka star Samaraweera in what could prove to be an intriguing battle.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: A big let-off for Wes Durston, on 26, just before lunch. He slashes hard at Clarke and is put down by Jeetan Patel in the gully.
Callum Dent at Yorkshire v Sussex: The visitors must feel sorry for struggling Yorkshire as Luke Wells, attempting to run out Jonny Bairstow, concedes four overthrows. Then it's the battle of the England team-mates here as Monty Panesar is thrown the ball on the stroke of lunch.
12:35am - Yorkshire are in trouble at 18 for four as Jordan strikes again, having Alex Lees caught behind. Durham have lost two more wickets, with Peter Trego snaring Will Smith and Alfonso Thomas removing Dale Benkenstein for nought. The latter was caught behind by Craig Kieswetter, who has been preferred as wicketkeeper to Jos Buttler. Australians Cowan and Bailey respectively have the first Division One and Two fifties of the year.
Dominic Farrell at Lancashire v Worcestershire: The visitors have lost both openers at Emirates Old Trafford, having seen off an hour of the new ball. Lancashire debutant White claimed a wicket in his first over when Matthew Pardoe chipped to mid-off and Luke Procter pinned Michael Johnson plumb in front for 18. Penny for the thoughts of skipper Glen Chapple and Kyle Hogg, who slogged away for 15 overs between them without reward.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: There have been five strong lbw appeals in the last half-hour at Edgbaston, where Wright - who has today signed a four-year contract extension until the end of 2016 - and Rikki Clarke are piling on the pressure.
12:20pm - In Division Two, George Bailey is dominating a stand so far worth 60 with Liam Dawson for Hampshire's third wicket and Worcestershire are one wicket down versus Lancashire, Wayne White having removed Matt Pardoe. Glamorgan have reached 50 without further loss and Gloucestershire are two down against Essex, with David Masters having both opening batsmen caught behind.
12:05pm - Nottinghamshire are the first side to reach 50, doing so without loss, but soon after Toby Roland-Jones snares Alex Hales and Michael Lumb in the same over. Yorkshire are 11 for three as as skipper Andrew Gale tickles a wayward Chris Jordan delivery down the leg-side to Ben Brown. At Durham, who start the season on -2.5 points for breaking salary cap regulations, Somerset's Steve Kirby has made Mark Stoneman Durham's first wicket, bowling him for 24.
Chris Devine at Warwickshire v Derbyshire: Wayne Madsen collected four from the first ball of this match, but it has been hard work for batsmen since then with the ball nipping around as you would expect. Wright already has two scalps, which has brought Shivnarine Chanderpaul to the crease. Can the overseas signing dig in on his Derbyshire debut?
11:50am - Newly-promoted Yorkshire are nine for two versus Sussex as Steve Magoffin has fellow Australian Phil Jaques lbw. Callum Dent says: "Anyon and Magoffin have used the seamer-friendly conditions to their advantage this morning". Sussex's Luke Wright, who is partaking in the Indian Premier League, earlier tweeted: "Fair to say there must be some very cold slip fielders in County Cricket today!"
Mike Gatting - who won the County Championship six times (Middlesex and Kent shared it in 1977) - gives his thoughts on this year's campaign:
"I think it will be another exciting competition and my prediction is that Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Middlesex or Surrey will win it," he said.
"Middlesex have a great chance. They have a strong seam attack with the addition of James Harris - he is a very good signing.
"Over the river, Surrey, with Graeme Smith as captain, will be up there. They have a battery of quick bowlers and will be a real force if Chris Tremlett stays fit. With the bat, look out for their young opener Rory Burns."
11:30am - In the top flight, Warwickshire's Chris Wright has had Derbyshire's new signing Billy Godleman caught at slip and Sussex's James Anyon has bowled Yorkshire's Adam Lyth. Australia batsman Ed Cowan, who could well play in the Ashes, announced himself for Nottinghamshire by hitting the game's first three balls, bowled by Middlesex's Tim Murtagh, for four. Cowan has since settled down.
11:25am - Leicestershire have made a great start, Matthew Hoggard following up Wyatt's strike by having Michael Carberry caught behind to leave Hampshire nought for two. The other Division-Two wicket so far has gone to Northamptonshire's David Willey, who has likewise snared Glamorgan's Ben Wright for a duck.
11:10am - Wyatt, one of Leicestershire's players to commit to the club today, has taken the first wicket of the campaign, bowling Hampshire's Jimmy Adams for nought.
11am - The LV= County Championship season has begun! In other news, England batsman Nick Compton is one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year and five Leicestershire players have signed contract extensions. They are Josh Cobb, Nathan Buck, Greg Smith, Ned Eckersley and Alex Wyatt.
Pre-Play News
10:50am - Here is some team news from our guys at the grounds:
Chris Devine at Edgbaston: Young all-rounder Tom Milnes gets a chance to impress for Warwickshire in the absence of Chris Woakes, while there is also a place for Oliver Hannon-Dalby, signed from Yorkshire in the close season. Derbyshire's line-up contains a certain Shivnarine Chanderpaul...
Callum Dent at Headingley: Alex Lees, Liam Plunkett and Jack Brooks will make their championship debuts for Yorkshire, while former Surrey all-rounders Rory Hamilton-Brown and Chris Jordan are included in Sussex's XI.
Dominic Farrell at Old Trafford: Wayne White is given a Lancashire debut while Worcestershire hand bows to Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera and Western Australia wicketkeeper Michael Johnson.
10:45am - Unsurprisingly, given the early season conditions that will likely favour seam bowlers, all eight captains who won the toss put their opponents into bat. Details are below. By the way, a change to playing regulations this season states that pitches should ideally start firm and dry. The heavy roller will again be allowed after the start of the match.
Division One
Warwickshire chose to bowl versus Derbyshire at Edgbaston.
Middlesex opted to bowl against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Sussex elected to bowl versus Yorkshire at Headingley.
Somerset decided to bowl against Durham at the Emirates Durham ICG.
Division Two
Lancashire elected to bowl against Worcestershire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Leicestershire decided to bowl versus Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.
Northamptonshire opted to bowl against Glamorgan at the SWALEC Stadium.
Essex chose to bowl versus Gloucestershire at Chelmsford.
10:30am - Weather permitting, and conditions around the country are dry if cold, the toss will be taking place at all eight championship games. News of these follows shortly.
10:20am - As always, we have exclusives with both England and county players plus coaches, such as Peter Moores, Jos Buttler and Steve Rhodes. Also, Steven Finn spoke exclusively about Middlesex's hopes for this year's championship. Click on the video to watch the full interview.
Regular ecb.co.uk blogger Chris Woakes, of Warwickshire, has texted his thoughts ahead of today's play: "We are confident of winning the title again but it will be tough. There are some strong teams in Division One, like Somerset as always. I reckon Middlesex have a good side too."
10:10am - Our aim is to keep you updated on every county fixture. Today we have Chris Devine at Edgbaston for the meeting between defending Division One champions Warwickshire and newly-promoted Derbyshire, while Callum Dent is watching Yorkshire take on Sussex at Headingley and Dominic Farrell will be reporting from Emirates Old Trafford, where Lancashire are hosting Worcestershire.
10am - Good morning and welcome to ecb.co.uk's new live blog coverage of the county summer.
We will be bringing you updates from around the shires on every round of domestic fixtures, starting with this week's season-opening LV= County Championship matches.
Play will begin across the country in an hour's time - and there is much to look forward to.
Want to know what's happening at your county? Interested in how your rivals are faring? Look no further than ecb.co.uk's county-by-county page


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The earliest predecessor of today's Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT ) tractors rumbled across the fields of Roberts Island near Stockton, Calif., on Nov. 24, 1904. This prototype tractor, built by Benjamin Holt, was the first tractor to feature the "tracks" we now associate more closely with tanks and heavy excavation equipment. Within five years, Holt would establish a factory in Illinois to manufacture these innovative new machines, and the new tractors proved so successful that they eventually influenced the design of a wide range of large equipment -- more than 10,000 Holt vehicles went into service during World War I, and the tracked design of these machines would have a profound impact on the end of the war as British and French tanks began to roll across the trenches.
Benjamin Holt died in 1920, but the company moved on with a new focus on construction, with a particular focus on road-building after the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1921. After a protracted legal battle over similarly designed industrial machines, Holt Caterpillar, as the company was eventually known, merged with rival C. L. Best Tractor in 1925 to form the Caterpillar that's now familiar to industrial operators and investors around the world.
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Just like the Major League Baseball season is long, a seven game playoff series is also long. There is time to lose, time to regroup, and time to recover and win. But… all the evidence suggests the National League Championship Series just got shorter for the San Francisco Giants with their 6-4 loss to St. Louis in the opening game.
You can point to the Giants' NL Division Series down 0-2 come-back against the Reds as evidence of what can happen when a team is behind. Only that had never happened before. And as Yogi Berra might have put it, "there's only so many never-happened-befores you get before it stops happening".
The positive spin is that the Giants need only to take the next four of the six remaining games against the St. Louis Cardinals, and you don't need a miracle to have that happen. What you do need is to have your starting pitching go 6 or 7 damage-free innings each start.
To that end, San Franciso Manager Bruce Bochy has his starting pitching lined up perfectly and it should be formidable: Ryan Vogelsong will start Games 2 and 6, Matt Cain will start Games 3 and 7, and Madison Bumgarner gets another shot in Game 5.
The Giants' bullpen also showed off its stuff in Game 1 with 5.1 shutdown innings, allowing no runs, no hits, 1 walk, and striking out five Cardinal hitters.
Unfortunately, there is an 800lb negative spin sitting in the room.
Throughout the 2012 post season San Francisco's starting pitching has given every indication it simply is not up to championship standards: in two games started Bumgarner is 0-2, 11.25 ERA, 2.13 WHIP; Matt Cain is 1-1, 5.06 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and Barry Zito lasted 2.2 innings in his only start with a 6.75 ERA. Ryan Vogelsong has a 1.80 ERA in his one start, but he lasted only 5 innings and did not get the win.
The corollary here is that St. Louis big boppers Carlos Beltran, David Freese, Alan Craig, and Matt Holliday have indicated they are capable of taking advantage of any lapses in the Giants' starting pitching. So there's your 2012 NLCS set-piece: will San Francisco's starters mound-up and get it done?
I'm going to go out o a limb and put all this in the "Seriously Troubling" file folder inside my "Go Giants" file cabinet.
Today in Game 2 San Francisco will be facing the recently (and repeatedly) rebuilt Cards' starter Chris Carpenter. Around Carpenter's various pitching arm medical procedures in recent years he went 15-5 in 2004, 21-5 in 2005, 17-4 in 2009 and 16-9 in 2010. Facing Carpenter will be a good test for the Giants starting line-up: if they can get him out of the game early it will start to put pressure on the St. Louis bullpen and their 95+mph arms.
And then the NLCS will go to a more familiar (and recently successful) best of 5 series.


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During the school year, I speak to hundreds of first and second grade children in several counties and several children have indicated they have found syringes on the beach, parking lot and playground area.
If a syringe is found, have an adult take a moisture proof article, for example, a plastic bag, grocery sack or glove. Place your hand in the item so it is protected and pick up the syringe by the head of the plunger and place in a hard-sided type container, for example a plastic pop or water bottle, soap, bleach, coffee container or butter dish. Any pharmacy, physician's office or hospital will dispose of syringes.
A free program is available for school age first- and second-graders called Kids are Special. Each child is educated by exposing them to the medical field through visual presentation with the opportunity to participate in hands on activities. Some examples include: What to do when you find a syringe; calling 911; seat belt safety; pill bottles and medication. I implemented my own program and donate my time as I believe it is my duty as a parent/grandparent and nurse to keep our children safe and comfortable as they experience life.
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The graphic artist Siegfried Ebert had an important influence on the visual language of East German television and animated motion pictures. Born in Eibau on July 20, 1926, Ebert was drafted into the Luftwaffe in 1943, but shortly after going on active duty, he was severely wounded and taken prisoner by the English. After his release, Ebert shifted course in life, studying commercial art at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zittau and film at the Hochschule für bildende und angewandte Kunst in Wiessensee. He became one of the earliest artists to specialize in the new medium of television, working for Deutscher Fernsehfunk, doing graphic design and animation. A member of the Verband Bildender Künstler Deutschlands, he later worked on animated films for the DEFA studios. Suffering from ill health for the last several years of his life, Ebert suffered a heart attack in November 1985, and died at home shortly after his sixtieth birthday in 1986.
The Ebert Collection includes a small assortment of correspondence, awards, and biographical materials, along with examples of his graphic work for television and film. Among other unusual items in the collection are attractive handbills (small posters) for Progress and DEFA films, some original sketches, photographs and mockups of his artwork for television, and an assortment of personal and professional ephemera.
The collection is open for research.
One of the pioneers in East Germany in graphic design for television and film animation, Martin Siegfried Ebert was born on July 20, 1926. In an all too brief sixty years, Ebert experienced the full vicissitudes of mid-century life in Germany, witnessing the rise of National Socialism as a child, wartime service as a young man, and the rise of the socialist state in East Germany as an adult. A native of Eibau, a small town near the Czech border, and the son of a teacher in an occupational school, Ebert was apprenticed as a clerk with Junkers during the early years of the war and trained with the Nationalsozialistiches Fliegerkorps until his 17th birthday, when he was drafted into the Luftwaffe. His active military service, however, was to be very brief. In October 1944, less than a month after he joined Fliegerregiment 51 in the Netherlands, he was severely wounded and taken prisoner. During a year and half of captivity in England, much of it spent in hospital, Ebert began to reflect on the direction of his life and decided to build upon his artistic talents to make a career when he returned to civilian life.
Consequently, after his release from prison in England in May 1946, still suffering from his wounds, Ebert returned to his hometown and embarked on a career in the arts. After studying commercial art at the Kunstgewerbeschule in nearby Zittau, he found employment as a poster designer and calligrapher with HO Lebensmittel Zittau until 1951, when he returned to his studies at the Hochschule für bildende und angewandte Kunst (University for Motion Picture and Applied Arts) in Weissensee Berlin, where he specialized in film. With his education coinciding with the early years of television in East Germany, Ebert became one of the first commercial artists to work in the new medium, rapidly establishing a critical reputation for his diverse and imaginative artwork, earning laurels for his efforts in animation for the Deutscher Fernsehfunk.
A member of the Verband Bildender Künstler Deutschlands, Ebert gradually shifted his attention to film, working for the DEFA and Progress studios and contributing to a long succession of motion pictures as a designer of posters, in animation, and other areas. Throughout his career, he also remained active as a general graphic designer, producing a profusion of logos, letterheads, cartoons, drawings, and artwork.
In the last years of his life, Ebert had a slow decline and battle with ill health. Suffering a heart attack in November 1985, he died at home two months after his sixtieth birthday in 1986. He was survived by his wife Inge.
An eclectic assemblage of artwork, correspondence, and legal papers, the Siegfried Ebert Collection documents the life of a significant East German graphic designer who worked in early television and in animated film. What survives of a personal nature hints at the outlines of Ebert's life and work during the early years of the DDR. In addition to a series of handbills (small posters) for films released in East Germany during the late 1950s, the collection includes original artwork and photographs of some of Ebert's work in television and film, animation cels and stills, and samples of his commercial work in graphic design.
From animation stills and original drawings for use in various contexts on television and film, from signoff cards to letterhead for children's television to commercial work of various sorts, Ebert's artwork forms the core of the collection. The original drawings, storyboards, cels, logos, and other design work provide a sense of Ebert's range as a commercial artist and his aesthetic sense, which reflects various currents in illustration of the 1950s and 1960s.
The collection is richest in documenting Ebert's collaboration with Andrew Thorndike on the film Die Alte und Neue Welt (1977), including a script, some original artwork, animation cels, ephemera, and some newsclippings. There is also a script for a trickfilm on which Ebert presumably worked, Sozialismus im Vormarsch.
Glimpses of Ebert's wartime experience can be found in a series of documents pertaining to his imprisonment in England and his medical care during and after the war. The two surviving letters home are not particularly revealing: they are upbeat, despite the imprisonment and hospitalization, and one captures a moment when Ebert was considering a career as an artist. There is also a sample of Ebert's drawings for a graphic prisoners' newsletter along with a pencil self-portrait.
Although the collection is not particularly rich in correspondence, a few letters survive to document turning points in Ebert's career and awards he received. Fortunately, on at least four occasions, Ebert was asked to provide a capsule history of his life which, along with an essay on the meaning of art in his life and a eulogy read at his funeral, make it possible to reconstruct his life course. Less eloquent, but more poignant is a questionnaire from the Landesregierung Sachsen in 1949 probing into Ebert's past, his wartime military service, family connections, and any association with the Nazi Party or its offshoots. Coinciding with the birth of the East German state, the Fragebogen provides quiet testimony to a new nation struggling with the horrific history of its recent past. Of minor note in the collection are a series of documents that hint at life in early East Germany: Ebert's dues books for membership in the Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft, Verband Bildender Künstler Deustchlands, and the Freie Deutsche Jugend.
Gift of James and Sibylle Fraser, 2007.
Processed by Dex Haven, November 2008.
For materials related to East German graphic arts, see the East German Packaging Design Collection (MS 519) and the Hans Joachim Ring Collection (MS 566).
Cite as: Siegfried Ebert Collection (MS 576). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP ) is thinking about expanding its newly reversed Longhorn pipeline, as demand for pipeline shipments from Texas' Permian Basin continues to grow.
According to CEO Mike Mears, shipper commitments were much greater than the pipeline's current capacity of 225,000 barrels per day. To satisfy the strong demand, Magellan may increase that capacity by 50,000 barrels per day.
If Magellan decides in favor of expanding Longhorn's capacity, the expansion project would take between a year and 18 months to complete and would cost an estimated $80 million, according to Mears.
Permian crude oil output stays strong
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