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Greensboro, NC – The Stetson University women's golf team turned in a consistent performance through 54 holes at the UNCG/Starmount Fall Classic to finish eighth in the 15-team field.
The Hatters posted scores of 305 and 300 in the first two rounds on Monday and then closed with a 301 today to finish one shot behind fellow Atlantic Sun Conference member Jacksonville. The Hatters made up six shots on the Dolphins in the final round.
"JU played really well in the second round yesterday," Stetson coach Floyd Kerr said. "They have a couple of new players on their team. That is just another team in our league that is going to be competitive."
The Hatters finished 30 shots behind tournament champion Chattanooga. The Moccasins (876) broke 300 in all three rounds, including back-to-back 289s on Monday, and then held off Campbell (878) for a two-shot victory over the Camels. Maryland (884) finished third followed by Western Carolina (898) and High Point (900) in the top five.
Chattanooga was led by tournament medalist Agathe Sauzon, who closed with a two-under par 69 on Tuesday to finish the tournament at three-under par 210. Kaylin Yost of Campbell finished second, three shots back at even par 213.
Stetson was led by freshmen Giulia Vandenberg and Alessandra Kutz. Vandenberg opened the tournament with rounds of 73 and 74 on Monday before closing with a five over par 76 on Tuesday. Her 10-over par score of 223 was good for 20th place overall.
"Giulia played solid golf with three good rounds," Kerr said. "She had trouble on the back today, making double on both of the par threes. She birdied both of those holes in the second round, so that is a six shot swing for her right there."
Kutz had to overcome an illness on the first day of play, but battled back to tie for 21st in the tournament. She opened with a score of 80 on Monday, but bounced back with a one-under par 70 in the second round. She finished with a 74 on Tuesday.
"She had some kind of issue with something she ate on Monday and I had my doubts as to whether she would even be able to finish that first round," Kerr said. "She battled through the first six holes and was five over par. She started to feel a little better after that."
Kutz struggled in all three rounds with the par 4 13th hole, which just happened to have been her starting hole for the first two rounds. She opened with a triple bogey in the first round, had a double in the second round and then a bogey in Tuesday's final round. She played the rest of the course in five-over par over three rounds.
"The course was in really good shape, but we struggled on the greens both days," Kerr said.
The biggest problem for the Hatters in the tournament was that the three seniors did not play as well as the two freshmen.
"You can't be competitive in a tournament like this when you have to count a bunch of 78s and 79s," Kerr said. "You need to have a couple of players shoot low scores and then have two more shoot in the 75-76 range. Those 78s and 79s cost you a lot of shots."
Mallory Viera, who has been the teams' most consistent performer, struggled on Monday, posting a pair of 79s. She came back in the final round with an even par 71 to finish 36th overall. Ryan Ashburn (78-78-80=236) and Jenna Hoecker (75-78-86=239) finished the tournament tied for 53rd and tied for 63rd respectively.
The Hatters will not have long to reflect on this event because they will jump right back into tournament play this weekend at the LPGA Xavier Invitational. The 18-team tournament will have a practice round on Friday before single, 18-hole, rounds of competition on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
"We'll probably play a couple of different people this weekend," Kerr said. "We want to give a lot of people a chance to play this fall in order to get an idea as to what our best mix will be in the spring."
Kerr said he expects the tournament to be competitive. The field will include fellow A-Sun members Mercer, Northern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast and North Florida as well as Florida teams from Bethune-Cookman, Daytona State and Florida Atlantic. Other teams in the tournament will include Creighton, Illinois State, McNeese State, Morehead State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Samford and host Xavier.
"It should be a very competitive tournament," Kerr said. "Daytona State is always good and Xavier usually plays well in this event. I expect McNeese State will also be good. If we play well, we will have a shot to have a good finish."


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We need energy conservationFebruary 13,2013
We need energy conservation
I read with great interest Ann Ingersons recent letter. She clearly outlines several energy issues that need careful and thorough attention.
The third issue she lists as needing attention is to consider energy efficiency in the permitting process. She says in part, Expanding renewable energy must include aggressive efforts to rein in demand, rather than forever climbing up a growing hill. Herein lies the biggest problem: how to keep energy usage from growing in the face of so many built-in factors that keep energy demand growing.
The problem is endemic, built into our society over the last 200 years: fostering more and better (spend our way out of trouble and into the future); the infrastructure of cars and roads instead of a more efficient rail system; large corporations which, through stealth, have gained the rights of citizens, are beholden not to the community but to some far-off investors and, when found transgressing the law, do not go to jail but sometimes pay fines which are easily made up in the profits gained; political deadlock where ideologies and getting re-elected trump looking out for the good of communities and the nation.
What is lacking in Ms. Ingersons letter is a much-needed emphasis on energy conservation. She makes reference to this much-neglected term and action when she says aggressive efforts to rein in demand. This is one large part of energy conservation. The question is: How do we do this in the face of the endemic problems, some of which I pointed out above?
One would think that the Vermont comprehensive energy plan would have addressed this issue. It does not. I have read all volumes of the plan and counted the times energy conservation and energy efficiency are mentioned. And the loser by leaps and bounds is conservation. The plan is woefully lacking in addressing energy conservation.
My greatest concern about the rush to embrace renewable energy is that we do not have even the beginning of an energy conservation plan, much less an idea of how to rein in demand. Studies have shown that increased energy efficiency does not necessarily lead to reduced energy use. It seems to be human nature that we use resources up until they are gone. Time will tell if we use less energy over the years. The least we can do is keep some records as to how we are doing in this respect, personally, statewide and nationally.
We must remember that energy efficiency is not energy conservation. We can tighten up our homes and use less energy to heat them, but unless we turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater, we are not practicing energy conservation. Energy conservation is driving less, not necessarily switching to a more energy-efficient vehicle. Energy conservation is downsizing a house, closing off rooms in the winter to use less heat, drying our clothes on a line outside in the summer and inside on a rack in the winter instead of using the clothes dryer.
An effective energy plan for Vermont would enumerate all the ways to build conservation into all our activities and then implement them. Without built-in conservation, Im afraid that we will continue to follow the route of speed and convenience, pedal to the metal growth, and end up a couple of decades from now being in the same pickle as now or worse.
We ourselves have stacked the cards against energy conservation. Can we realize this and do what needs to be done before it takes a major crisis to wake us up? Does anyone remember the Pogo cartoon, We have met the enemy and he is us?
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Norwich solves Castleton 6-1By TOM HERZIG
CORRESPONDENT | February 09,2013NORTHFIELD - Norwich spotted Castleton State a shorthanded goal and then
scored six unanswered goals to record their 19th victory and improve
their ECAC East record to 14-1 on Friday night.
Castleton's leading scorer, Josh Harris, broke in for the shorthanded
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Blake Forkey's shot from the left circle bounced off Cinotti's blocker
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crease - one sweep of the stick and Thomas had his ninth goal of the
season. Chris Duszynski and Forkey were credited with assists.
Norwich took the lead on a memorable scoring play that began by Colin
Mulvey's effort to keep a loose puck alive. He was rewarded seconds
later when Tory Allan held the puck while swerving out to the top of the
slot and feeding back across the grain for Mulvey's team-leading 16th
goal at 15:48 of the second period.
Dean Niezgoda struck next for Norwich at 13:56. The , Mass., picked the
puck out of a four-man pile-up in front of the net and flipped it in.
Shane Gorman and captain Pier-Olivier Cotnoir, making his return after
missing seven games with a shoulder injury, drew the assists.
Niezgoda was pleased to have Cotnoir on his line. "That was great. I'm
all for that," he said. "We wanted to build off Thomas' goal. They were
coming at us real hard in that first period and that's tough to do for a
whole game."
Norwich upped the pressure and contested loose pucks harder as the game
wore on. The Cadets had power plays which weren't productive, but kept
scoring anyway.
Forkey, a senior, scored the fourth goal off a rebound of Duszynski's
wraparound attempt at 6:41 of the third period. Forkey had two swipes at
the puck and Cinotti went down on the first one.
Niezgoda and Cotnoir set up a goal for Shane Gorman at 7:43. Norwich
goalie Chris Czarnota (14 saves) stopped Spartan Ross Herzog's
close-range shot just as the Cadets' fourth power play ended.
Kyle Thomas finished the scoring off a pinpoint, two-line pass from
Gorman in the final minute.
"That first goal woke us up," Thomas said. "We want to start playing
playoff hockey."
"They checked us hard and we were a little sloppy and did some watching
and waiting in the first period," Cadets coach Mike McShane said. "We
had more discipline as the game went on. I think the third goal was a
big goal for us. Tomorrow's a totally different day. It's tough to win
back-to-back games with a quick turnaround. I'm sure Skidmore will come
after us."
The Cadets and Thoroughbreds will face off here at Kreitzberg Arena
Saturday at 4 p.m.
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Harley-Davidson Museum offers free admission to veterans this weekend
The Harley-Davidson Museum is offering free admission to veterans, active-duty military personnel and their immediate families Saturday and Sunday.
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Steam carried the scent of roasting pork and grilling chicken across State Fair Park in West Allis, as crowds for the fair's final day drifted by, carrying plastic cups of beer and Dippin' Dots.
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Pittsburgh, famed as a city of bridges, has made one of them more colorful this weekend. More than 1,800 artists and volunteers are in the process of yard-bombing the Andy Warhol Bridge, which spans the Allegheny River to connect downtown Pittsburgh and the city's North Shore.
Monica Disare of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Knit the Bridge project "will be the largest yarn bomb in the United States." »Read Full Blog Post
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CHICAGO - Seven songs into Taylor Swift's sold-out Soldier Field concert Saturday, her life flashed before our eyes.
There was Swift, up on the big screens, growing up in a matter of moments through a series of home movies, from smashing the keys on a keyboard as a four-year-old, to performing in a school musical and at some humble gigs as a preteen and teen, to standing at a press conference at the Grammys at 19. It all culiminated with the 23-year-old Swift in the flesh, escorted through the Bears field on the shoulders of her dancers, slapping fans' hands and singing her exuberant pop hit "22." »Read Full Article(2)
Week ahead: Milwaukee in photos; fashion's neon party; glorious crafts
Snap Milwaukee
Photographers from Magnum Photo have been chronicling the world since the cooperative's founding in 1947. They are finally ready to take a look at Milwaukee with their "Postcards from America" project. A group of Magnum's shooters will make a few visits to our town and take its portrait. They will discuss the project at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive. After the discussion, there will be a reception with food and a cash bar. Tickets are $10, or free for museum members (cash only at the door, though tickets can be bought by credit card in advance at the museum's website). »Read Full Article
Backyard Barbecue; Wilson Commons anniversary party; Milwaukee Masterpiece car show
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You may hold a great barbecue in your own backyard, but this one has a few things yours doesn't. A Henry Moore or two along with a couple of Mark di Suveros, for a start. The Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Road, is holding its second "Harry and Peg Bradley's Backyard Barbecue" Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Picnickers will find plenty to enjoy on the grounds of the Bradleys' former home. That includes a meal prepared by Braise restaurant, live music, a magic show, a chance to watch an artist at work and activities for the younger art lovers. Tickets are $65 per person or $150 for the whole family and can be purchased online or by calling (414) 446-8794. »Read Full Article


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A Brazilian woman in search of her birth mother got the shock of her life when she discovered her husband of seven years was actually the brother she never knew she had.
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Marion County Circuit Judge Dennis Graves cleared the courtroom when he noticed an unexpected glow on the chest of 26-year-old juror Benjamin Kohler when the lights were dimmed for a video, Portland TV station KGW reported.
He excused all jurors except Kohler, who had no explanation for his actions.
Jurors in Oregon are given explicit instructions at the outset of each trial not to use cellphones in court, according to The Associated Press.
Kohler was held in contempt of court and spent most of Tuesday and all day Wednesday in jail.
"I know what I did wasn't smart and I don't blame the judge for being upset but two days in jail is harsh," he told KGW on Thursday.
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New Vt health insurer is denied license to sellBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | May 23,2013MONTPELIER Evidence of questionable fiscal management and conflicts of interest have dealt a severe blow to a health insurance startup that saw its bid to sell policies in Vermont quashed by state regulators Wednesday.
The decision by the Department of Financial Regulation casts into doubt not only the fate of the much-ballyhooed Vermont Health CO-OP but also the repayment of nearly $6 million in government loans that funded its creation.
Commissioner of Financial Regulation Susan Donegan said structural flaws in the relationship between the nonprofits board of directors and executive staff constituted a recipe for a corporate governance disaster. The awarding of a $500,000 contract to a brokerage company of which a board member is president, Donegan said, indicated those flaws had already begun to spawn dubious business practices.
Corporate governance, regulators determined, wasnt the Vermont Health CO-OPs only hurdle to solvency.
Donegan said the organizations proposal would have resulted in premiums 15 percent higher on average than the policies against which it would have been competing. She said the cost projections undermined confidence in the insurers claim that it would enroll nearly 20,000 members by the end of 2014.
Donegan said the departments concerns were exacerbated by the lack of insurance industry experience among board members and management.
And running an insurance company is not like running any other kind of company, Donegan said Wednesday. Our greatest consumer protection we can offer is solvency, and if you dont have board members and management that are keeping checks on each other, then it exacerbates the solvency risk.
Christine Oliver, chief executive officer of the Vermont Health CO-OP, said the departments 32-page ruling contains inaccuracies that well want to address, because theyre very serious.
Recent data obtained by her organization, Oliver said, has allowed it to change some of the variables that resulted in the above-market cost projections for the insurance products it wants to sell.
We spent all day Monday with our actuary, and were really coming to the point where we think well be right in line with other carriers, Oliver said.
The announcement Wednesday marks a sudden fall from grace for an organization that as recently as October was winning praise from top government officials. Funded by a $32.8 million loan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of which about $27 million is being held back for reserves the organization is the fruit of a provision in the federal Affordable Care Act that called for a nonprofit, member-owned health insurance company in every state.
Vermonts consumer operated and oriented plan the term of art coined by the health care law that some call Obamacare began when a group of health care industry veterans got together to discuss forming one in 2011. The organization won a federal designation as the CO-OP for Vermont in June 2012.
At a grand opening for its bricks-and-mortar headquarters in South Burlington on Oct. 23, Gov. Peter Shumlin said its innovators like this CO-OP that are going to give Vermont the ability to contain costs in the health care system.
What a cooperative like this would do is spend our health care dollars on health care, not on out-of-state insurance company profits, recycling those dollars in the system, so when businesses and individuals buy health insurance, every dollar stays in Vermont and helps us design a delivery system that costs less for better outcomes, Shumlin said.
Donegan, however, said its board has yet to prove its ability to provide adequate financial oversight.
The Vermont Health CO-OP was to have competed in the new online exchange, the federally mandated insurance marketplace set to go online in January 2014. In an effort to win away market share from its prospective competitors Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP management last year awarded a contract to the Fleischer Jacobs Group. The contract stipulated payments of up to $500,000 for marketing, promotion and sales of insurance products that would be offered in the exchange.
But the contract raised several red flags, according to Donegan. The president of the firm, Mitchell Fleischer, is also president of the nonprofit insurers board, a conflict of interest that should have been investigated by the five-person board before it authorized the deal. But not only did the board not vet the proposal, Donegan said Wednesday, other board members appear not to have known of the contracts existence.
We believe the board did not have sufficient knowledge of this contract and did not know about it, and obviously thats a failure for adequate reporting by management to the board, Donegan said.
Had the board been aware of the contract, Donegan said, members likely would have put it through the (request for proposals) process, which did not happen. Donegan said her departments findings were based in part on interviews with board members, as well as a review of minutes from meetings.
They should have known about the contract isolated the contract or done something to acknowledge the potential problem, and put the kibosh on the contract or acknowledged they understood its terms and had been informed about it, Donegan said.
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As to some board members claim that they knew nothing about the contract, Oliver said, I guess theyll have to speak for themselves.
My understanding was they knew, she said.
That Fleischer hadnt disclosed the potential conflict to the rest of the board, according to Donegan, was of particular concern, as was his annual salary as board president: $126,000. Thats significantly higher than the $28,900 earned by the board president at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, and the $48,750 paid to the president of the board at MVP both of which oversee far larger operations.
Oliver said the high salary owes to Fleischers extensive involvement in the day-to-day operations of an organization he founded.
Donegan said the marketing and sales contract also provided for commissions to brokers at the Fleischer Jacobs Group that sold the insurers products to clients, in violation of state and federal law.
You cant pay commissions under Vermont law and under the (Affordable Care Act), Donegan said.
On that count, Oliver said, she agreed with Donegan.
And we will amend that contract, she said.
The organization can appeal Donegans decision, and Oliver said it is considering its options. The nonprofit could also file a new application.
But whatever entity was applying for a license would have to look very different from the one we just denied, Donegan said. And certainly there is no time left in the process for them to qualify to be (in the) exchange by January of 2014.
That would delay for at least a year sales of its policies the lone source of revenue for an organization that has yet to generate any income. Asked about prospects for repayment of the federal loan, Oliver said they hinge on the entitys ability to secure a license to sell insurance.
Where we are right now, theres no money in, Oliver said.
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Looking for advice on whether you have a business plan that actually has potential? That's a conversation for another day. Want some basic steps to taking your business plan online? Read on.
"The biggest mistake I see most start-ups and individuals make is spending way too much money on custom development of their Web site. They believe the site needs numerous features to support their product or service when in fact you can start with a basic few," said Bill Gerneglia, chief technology officer at CIOZone.com and the former chief technology officer at About.com. "Sophisticated features can get expensive, especially if there is custom development involved."
Gerneglia said he's seen too many entrepreneurs seeking funding for business plans who blow their initial cash reserve or seed money, and who then look for additional funding to "enhance their platform" and "bring it to market" -- before they've put their product in front of the public.
"The site has to be good, clean, simple, functional, and very responsive," Gerneglia said. "Best to launch initially with minimal functionality and continually improve along the way."
"You really want to launch with the smallest number of features" on your site, said Jonathan Lambert, chief executive at WorkHabit, a California company that helps startups get online using open source products, and grow their businesses using social networking tools. Your brand is important, but the best looking site in the world won't help you if your site's functionality causes potential customers to throw up their arms in frustration and walk away without buying what you're selling, he said.
Don't waste money on office space if you really do not need it. Set up a home office instead. If you are successful and can afford to bring on employees, ask them to do the same.
First Steps
Your computer will need a generous amount of hard drive space (between 2-6 gigabytes, experts say) and memory (the Microsoft Vista operating system requires a minimum of 1 gigabyte of RAM; you should opt for at least 2 gigabytes), as well as fast and stable Internet connectivity.
In addition to office software for word processing, spreadsheets and e-mail/calendaring, you may need an editing tool for hypertext markup language and FTP software for uploading files to your Web site.
Will you be showing images or video of your products? Add a camera, image/file transfer hardware and software, editing software, and perhaps an external hard drive to archiving those big image and video files.
Are you going to sell products? At the minimum you'll need some way to securely and privately accept payments, and manage inventory and customers.
The key is staying focused on selling your product (and not someone else's product), and not on getting carried away with notions about being an award-winning Web site developer -- unless, of course, that's your product. But let's keep things general here.
Get Online
Follow this basic process:
- Find a domain name that reflects your business. See if it's available at allwhois.com.
- Register your domain name with a reputable service such as networksolutions.com.
- Find an internet service provider to host your site. Try godaddy.com. It has reasonable rates.
- Install a content management system that can grow with your business, such as Joomla or Drupal.
Content management systems are the basic tool you need to publish and update your Web site. Joomla and Drupal are free and based on open-source development. That means that improvements to your site's functionality -- and its ability to be customized -- can be made with the help of a wide community online rather than a private company. And since it is free you have the benefit of accessing that community for assistance in improving your own site. Water and Stone offers a good overview of open-source systems.
If all that sounds like too much, Lambert advised checking into a variety of turnkey solutions, including Yahoo! Merchant Solutions and Monster Commerce at Network Solutions.
Whatever software you use, at its most basic it should support content presentation and templates for formatting and getting your message across; and a shopping cart with a secure payment method. Customer management and newsletter publishing would be added benefits.
Set up a merchant account through your bank, with an online security guarantee called an SSL certificate, that accepts credit cards as your primary form of online payment. Don't invoice for products or services if you do not have to.
"If you do not feel comfortable plugging all of the pieces together there is an abundance of help available," Gerneglia said.
So now you're the hub of your soon-to-be online business venture. The next step is putting something online for people to see and buy. That may first mean writing copy, taking pictures and video. Or, maybe you have a partner who can accomplish that for you.
You will want to organize these assets -- the products and their marketing materials -- and plan how you want potential customers to easily find them and spend money, and get them published with your new content management system.
The organization of content, design and functionality should be built around a simple balance: What do you want a visitor to your site to do, and what do they want to do? You can answer the first in your business plan; the answer to the second part will come from seeing whether they buy what you're selling. Want to know more? Read "The Elements Of User Experience," by Jesse James Garrett.
Draw Visitors
With your product online, it's time to help people find your Web site and begin the process of converting visitors to customers.
"Get out and press the flesh at conferences, trade shows, and your local industry organization events," Gerneglia said. "Exchange business cards. Some are better at this than others. If you are not good at networking and meeting others then find a partner that it is and ask to go along with him and learn to network."
Partner with other small companies similar to your own. When your e-mail list gets to a reasonable size, barter a space in your newsletter for space in someone else's list.
Blog about what is going on in your industry and plug your site at the bottom of the blog. Find similar blogs, and comment on the posts with a link back to your own site. Insert yourself into the conversation.
Use a social network such as Facebook to connect with others and network online. Start or join a group.
And, get found by search engines. How? There's a good overview at itbusinessnet.com.
Or, spend money on a Google Adwords campaign using keywords to drive visitors to your site. This can be expensive, however, so it probably should not be your primary source of traffic.
Once you submit your Web site to engines such as Google, "Expect it to take two to six months for them to notice you. Google will assign your Web site a page rank in this time frame. Most importantly, keep adding articles and content to keep the search engine spiders and crawlers coming back," Gerneglia said.
Build Your Business
Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and other social networking sites are easy to use and a great tool for driving Web traffic your way. However, "It's important not to confuse social networking with social commerce," Lambert said. The difference? Social networking can bring your site an audience, but it can't convert that visitor to a customer.
You need to base your Web site's design on what Lambert called "conversion points," features that persuade a visitor to spend money. "Build your model around that," he said.
Build loyalty to your site by developing an e-mail list from visitors who register. Once you have the e-mail address, use it to start your sales process. Craft a series of messages and send them out periodically as a newsletter.
"Visitors might not buy from you right away, but over time some percentage of those that do not opt out of your newsletter or messages convert to buyers," Gerneglia said. Work on your messages until you have a reasonable conversion rate of 3-5 percent.
"Remember, consumers want to be sold. It is your job to remind them of the solutions available and why they should do business with you," Gerneglia said. "Real customer testimonials, quotes on your Web site from satisfied customers, are important to the online sales process. If you rely solely on just hard sales from visitors without follow up marketing you will most likely fail."


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Richard "Slugger" Labbe teamed up with Sprint Cup Series driver Paul Menard in 2010. Since joining forces, the duo has earned one victory, 10 top-five and 34 top-10 finishes. This season marks Labbe's 15th year as a crew chief and his third at Richard Childress Racing. Labbe's racing interest began at a young age in his native Maine when he would help his father, Ray, work on cars in NASCAR's Busch North Series. When he is not working, Labbe enjoys spending as much time as he can with his family. He currently resides in Kannapolis, N.C., with wife Angie and their two children.
Q: What is the biggest challenge for No. 27 Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway?
A: "Martinsville Speedway is a tough race track. It's a track where Goodyear brought a new tire to this spring with the green initiative to help with environmental issues, and it is a tire that doesn't put much rubber down, it just grinds away. We tested at Martinsville a couple of weeks ago and it was a one groove track. There were so many teams testing there and they didn't want to get out of that main groove and get rubber marbles on their tires. The hard part is making sure the tire doesn't grind away. We need to focus on tire management for 150 laps. It's very easy to burn a set of tires off in 20 laps if you don't manage them correctly."
Q: How does the track at Martinsville change during the race?
A: "The more you run at Martinsville, the more rubber marbles build up on the track. If you get out of the groove and in the loose rubber, it will take you four or five laps to get the marbles cleaned off of your tires. It's cold rubber outside of the groove and you've got hot tires, so if your tires go over the cold rubber the marbles stick and it's really hard to get that debris off of your tires. If you get shoved out of the groove just a few inches you're going to lose a lot of ground just because it takes so long to clean the debris off of your tires. The racing groove doesn't widen much because with the new tires there aren't rubber build up patches."
Q: What are the keys to success at Martinsville?
A: "It requires a car that turns really well in the middle of the corners and has great forward drive off. It's also important to have a driver that can manage his right foot so he doesn't contribute to burning the tires off. It's a very challenging track because it takes everyone to make it work. Track position will also be key."
Q: What is your favorite memory from the half-mile Virginia track?
A: "I went to Victory Lane there with Dale Jarrett in 2001 and there wasn't a scratch on the car until he pulled in. We ran the whole race without a scratch on the car and when he pulled into Victory Lane he turned the corner too tight and ripped the whole side of the car off. That was a fun memory. We made it through the race clean and then wrecked in Victory Lane."


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Considering a low-carb diet? You may want to check with your pastor or priest, according to Pat Robertson.
The 83-year-old televangelist, who's railed against everything from gay marriage to Ivy League schools, said during Monday's episode of "The 700 Club" that low-carb diets cause "the clinkers" and violate God's principles.
Robertson spoke following a story about Jimmy Moore, a formerly obese man who lost 180 pounds in one year by cutting out carbohydrates like bread and loading up on proteins and fats, like eggs, cheese, butter, coconut oil and bacon, according to The Huffington Post.
"You get all kinds of problems where you ache like crazy," Robertson said of the diet. "That's the truth of it, if you don't have some carbs in there. The carbs are the fire that burns everything."
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Is sports concussion doc by 'Hoop Dreams' director in Oscar mix?
"Head Games," a documentary about concussions in sports - from the NFL to Pee Wee leagues - feels like it is coming at a tipping point of a moment.
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From Soundgarden's first local concert in nearly 20 years to Yo La Tengo's terrific show at Turner Hall Saturday, it was a big weekend of music in Milwaukee. For this week's Concert Corner chat with CineStars' Brittany Umar, I take a look back at those shows and look ahead to some of the concerts this weekend.
If you prefer the written word, you can read my Tengo review and my Soundgarden review (which includes the setlist, and a Spotify playlist of the songs in the order they were played). »Read Full Blog Post
Fall Out Boy, Garbage set their sights on Milwaukee
Fall Out Boy's indefinite hiatus has ended. The pop-punk band from Wilmette, Ill., featuring former tabloid magnet Pete Wentz, announced Monday that it's back together after a four-year absence - and kicking off its U.S. tour at The Rave's Eagles Ballroom May 14, just one week after it releases a new album, "Save Rock and Roll."
Tickets for the Eagles Ballroom show, at $35 and $40, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the box office, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., and at (414) 342-7283 and therave.com. »Read Full Article
The Will Ferrell Super Bowl ad you didn't see
Will Ferrell apparently has a thing for Old MIlwaukee.
And the regional ad he made for the beer to air during the Super Bowl only appeared in Texas, Oklahoma and Florida, where the beverage must be popular. »Read Full Blog Post
Reginald Baylor wins Joyce Award
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Some of Milwaukee's most blighted and low-income neighborhoods happen to be among the oldest, most diverse and culturally rich places to live and work. »Read Full Blog Post
History between War Memorial, Art Museum disrupts overhaul
On the way toward reshaping the more than half-century relationship between the War Memorial Center and the Milwaukee Art Museum, old history and simmering resentments are threatening to disrupt a planned $25 million overhaul of the iconic lakefront temple that's home to the museum and local veterans groups.
Revenue from a parking lot and who controls land on the north side of the center have become the final battleground in a dispute that has its roots in a 1997 amendment to the long-term lease the War Memorial Center has with the county on the building. A 2001 revision to the '97 pact was intended to put the dispute to rest. »Read Full Article(34)
Gathering on the Green announces headliners
ARRIVAL, an ABBA tribute band from Sweden, and The Von Trapp Family Singers will headline this year's Gathering on the Green July 12 and 13 at Mequon Rotary Park.
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Local Super Bowl rating exceeds national figure
Needless to say, when the dust settles, Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will be the highest-rated program of the year.
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Whitefish Bay orchestra to put on 'Jungle Jam' children's concert
The Whitefish Bay High School Orchestra will present "Jungle Jam," its annual Music for Munchkins children's concert, Feb. 10 at Whitefish Bay High School, 1200 E. Fairmount Ave., Whitefish Bay.
During the preconcert petting zoo from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., children of all ages can touch and play stringed instruments. The concert begins at 1:30 p.m., with music from "The Lion King" and the "Pink Panther" theme on the program. »Read Full Article
New biography explores Rosa Parks' lifetime of activism
For her 100th birthday, the late Rosa Parks has received a special gift: a new biography by historian Jeanne Theoharis designed to prove that when it comes to the civil rights movement, Parks was more than a one-hit wonder.
Parks, born Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala., is the African-American woman who was memorably arrested on Dec. 1, 1955, for refusing to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest triggered a bus boycott in Montgomery and made Parks one of the icons of the civil rights movement. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
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Six Milwaukee theater groups will perform pieces of David Ives' playlet collection "All in the Timing" during the "interACT" event from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Plankinton Arcade building of the Shops of Grand Avenue, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Performers from the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Skylight Music Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Pink Banana Theater Co., Word's Stage Theatre Co. and Quasimondo Physical Theatre will perform their segments independently, in different rooms and at multiple times during the evening. Visitors can see them in any order. »Read Full Article
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New WDJT-TV morning co-anchor has area roots
Jennifer Tomazic, the WDJT-TV morning co-anchor, has left the station. Her husband who is relocating for a job, according to the station. Her last broadcast was Friday
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A San Francisco man brings new meaning to the tune "You Light Up My Life," proposing to his girlfriend with an engagement ring that glows when he is near.
Electrical engineer Ben Kokes, 36, secretly spent months working on the titanium ring for his girlfriend, Julie.
It has 23 stones -- 13 diamonds and 10 sapphires.
Inside the ring, Kokes embedded a copper coil that lights up when it comes close to an induced alternating magnetic field, according to NBC News.
That magnetic field comes from a specially-crafted bracelet he wears. When he gets about 4 inches away, the ring lights up in response.
Kokes had planned to propose to Julie during a hike, but fog forced them into an ice cream shop in San Francisco, where his invention worked like a charm.
"She said: 'Oh my God -- that's incredible!'" Kokes said of Julie's reaction when he told her he made the ring.
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A Florida woman was arrested and accused of biting off a portion of her boyfriend's ear during an argument, according to deputies.
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First, you burned breakfast. Then, you were late for work. And on your way home, the car had a flat tire, making you miss your daughter's softball game.
Now you've got this throbbing headache that has gone from a minor annoyance to a major jackhammer pounding away in your skull.
And this jackhammer crew keeps busy: An estimated 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the American College of Physicians. In fact, for half that number, that pounding pain will be severe and possibly disabling.
For most of us, though, relief is as close as the medicine cabinet: About 90 percent of all headaches are harmless episodes that can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers—alone or together with rest, ice packs, or relaxation techniques.
Just what is a headache?
Most often, that pain is caused by one of two things:
- An inflammation, spasm, or stretching in the scalp, in the membranes that cover the brain, and in the muscles of the face and jaw.
- A temporary distortion of the blood vessels that supply the brain. They tighten, then relax and expand. The enlarged blood vessels press against nerves, causing pain. A shortage of serotonin, a chemical in the brain, can cause the vessels to constrict.
In general, headaches fall into three classes: tension, migraine, and cluster.
Tension headaches
The most common type of headache (accounting for about 90 percent) is the tension type. Some people describe them as a band of pressure or tightness around the head, at the back of the neck, or at the base of the skull. Some can last weeks, months -- even years.
A lot of stress factors contribute to headaches, says the National Headache Foundation. The first step in controlling chronic headache pain is pinpointing the nature of its causes and symptoms.
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Unlike tension headaches, you can blame migraines on those temporary changes in the diameter of blood vessels serving the brain and scalp.
While some people call any severe headache a migraine, the real thing is usually much more intense -- throbbing pain accompanied by nausea and even vomiting. Migraines can also bring visual changes and heightened sensitivity to light, sounds, and smells.
Migraines affect more than 29.5 million Americans, who often inherit the affliction. Research has also shown ties to diet, stress, menstruation, and environmental changes.
Cluster headaches
Cluster headaches bedevil about a million Americans, mostly men and mostly at night. Like migraines, cluster headaches follow changes in the brain's blood flow. Unlike migraines, they last less than an hour and occur in predictable "clusters," three- to eight-week periods in which they can strike several times a day.
Cluster headaches produce extremely severe pain, incapacitating victims even more than migraines. But cluster headaches can enter long periods of remission.
The causes
Doctors aren't sure what causes migraines or cluster headaches, but they've identified foods and food additives that can trigger a headache.
Have you heard of "Chinese restaurant syndrome"? It's the headache some of us get after a favorite Chinese meal. It comes from the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG), also found in some frozen foods, lunch meats, canned and dry soups, and many other processed foods.
Then there's a class of chemicals called nitrites, used to preserve bacon, sausage, canned ham, smoked fish, and other meats. Nitrites can affect the body much the same way as low levels of serotonin-blood vessels in the brain dilate, sometimes producing a headache.
And certain foods that contain tyramine, such as hard cheeses, peas, navy and lima beans, fresh bread, yogurt, alcoholic beverages, and chocolate, might trigger headaches -- especially in people who get migraines.
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Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama, said Sunday that members of both parties applauded during the State of the Union when the president with the Newtown families looking on insisted that the gun legislation deserved a vote in Congress.
Now that the cameras are off and they are not forced to look the Newtown families in the face, now they want to make it harder and filibuster it, Pfeiffer said on ABCs This Week program. We cant have it. If we have a simple up-or-down vote, we can get this done.
Obama will try to increase the pressure even more on Monday, when he travels to Connecticut to meet with the families of the school shooting and deliver a speech on the gun legislation.
Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, said last week that the president would remind members of Congress that those who have been most affected by tragic gun violence deserve a vote on the measures currently being considered.
The finger-wagging from the administration comes as the gun legislation, including an expanded background check system, appears to be bogged down in the Senate, where several Republicans have signaled that they will demand 60 votes in order to move forward.
Gun rights advocates have been sharply critical of the president for what they say is an attempt to use the Newtown tragedy to advance a liberal gun control agenda. They argue that the background check system is broken and that its expansion would become a government gun registry that threatens the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns.
Pfeiffer said Sunday that efforts to reach a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation continue, though lawmakers have said negotiations have stalled. If Republicans mount a filibuster, which would require 60 votes to overcome, Obama would have to get the votes of all 55 Democrats as well as five Republicans.
That could prove almost impossible, in part because several Democrats from more conservative states have already expressed doubts about the legislation. But if the gun measures fail to pass, White House officials are eager to make sure the blame falls on Republicans.
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Against Article 12March 02,2013
Against Article 12
While the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce supports downtown improvements and encourages marketing downtown, it does not endorse the special added property tax on buildings in the downtown district, as proposed in Montpeliers Article 12 for town meeting.
The Chamber is opposed to local option taxes additional taxes approved by voters to tax something other than their own property. Quite simply, it is far too easy for voters to approve a tax that voters themselves will not be required to pay.
The Chamber and many businesses within the district urge Montpelier voters to vote no on Article 12.
Those who believe they will benefit, directly or indirectly, from marketing and promotional programs should fund them voluntarily. Voluntary contributions and the programs they fund will then continue only so long as the contributors find them beneficial.
Taxes, on the other hand, often outlive their purpose or effectiveness, and take on a life of their own.
Let me cite a distant example, but one that bears directly on point. Nearly one dollar in every five spent on wine or liquor in Pennsylvania today was originally intended to rebuild Johnstown, Pa., from a flood that happened almost 80 years ago.
As reported in the Times Observer of Warren, Pa.: In 1936, a flood demolished Johnstown in southwestern Pennsylvania. The state legislature decided to raise the estimated $41 million needed to rebuild the community by slapping an emergency tax on alcohol. The state reached its financial goal six years later in 1942. But the tax remains in place, conveniently funneling hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Pennsylvanias general fund.
If Montpeliers downtown improvements are a benefit to residents and will pay dividends to the general citizenry, then the money should come from general fund appropriations or be placed on the ballot as a special item to be funded by citywide property taxes.
While the Chamber supports the goals, it cannot support the proposed method of raising the funds. Good intentions dont guarantee good policy.
Please dont open the flood gates; Vote no on Article 12.
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