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It's that time of year. The USILA will name its position players of the year in about a month, but we want to turn to you, the fans and readers, to weigh in on who are the most deserving player at each position.
Weigh in, leave a comment below and it may be included in the June issue of Inside Lacrosse.
The Attackman of the Year race was shaken up March 3 when Cornell's Rob Pannell, the defending Enners Award winner, left the game with the broken foot and hasn't played since. But, that's not to say there aren't a boatload of candidates to be his successor.
The ECAC features a host of excellent attackmen — Ohio State's Logan Schuss, recently namedthe conference's Offensive Player of the Year for his play in conference, is likely outside the top five candidates, trailing two guys in his own league. UMass's Will Manny is leading the nation's lone remaining undefeated team, while Steele Stanwick recently became the leading scorer in Virginia history. And, don't forget the nation's leading scorer in Peter Baum. Attack is a position of strength in 2012.
Candidates for the McLaughin Award for Midfielder of the Year are becoming more difficult to indentify as more guys are listed as midfielders on the roster, attack from all over the offensive zone, rarely play defense and rarely leave the field.
That being said, this year's group features two powerful dodgers from the ACC, two lesser known players from Fairfield and Robert Morris, respectively, and an all-around offensive player from Princeton.
Like for the Middie of the Year, the candidates for the Schmeisser Award for Defender of the Year is a little muddy, including both longstick middies and close defenseman as Nick O'Hara and Brodie Merrill have won in the last 10 years.
These Kelly Award for Goalie of the Year takes into account a combination of team strength, save percentage and performance around the goal. The crop includes a few surprises, including a first-year starter and a goalie who made a huge jump in his senior season.


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When Sean Stanton started improving the pastures surrounding his small farm in Great Barrington, Mass., his efforts not only benefited the natural resources of this scenic southwest corner of Berkshire County, but also diners at an upscale eatery on the lower west side of Manhattan.
That's because he supplies the Blue Hill Restaurant in Greenwich Village with pasture-raised beef, veal and pork, as well as eggs and farm-fresh tomatoes. Standing among his 20 head herd in a field skirted by the Appalachian Trail and the rolling Berkshire hills, Sean explains how his farm products found their way to the Big Apple.
"I started farming because I wanted to know more about food, where it comes from, how it's produced," explains Sean. "I started on 10 acres that my parents own in Great Barrington. Then I met Dan Barber, a chef who owns Blue Hill Restaurant and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York City."
Dan and his brother David own the 135 acre Blue Hill Farm, which Sean now leases from the Barber family. It's a relationship that goes beyond customer and supplier, tenant and landlord. They share a belief that sustainable agriculture produces high quality food.
For help achieving his sustainability goals, Sean turned to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
"I've been working with Sean since 2006. He came in as a beginning farmer," says Kate Parsons, District Conservationist in NRCS' Pittsfield office. "We looked at all the issues on the farm and helped him with a milk house waste system and a nutrient management plan."
In the conservation plan that Kate developed with Sean, she included 35 acres of rotational grazing – a management system where livestock is moved from one field to another – to improve pastures that were dominated by vegetation that the cows had no desire to eat.
"It's been amazing to watch the pastures change here," says Sean, explaining that the action of the cows on the pasture – the regular grazing down and regrowth, and added nutrients from cow manure – has turned the grass into a nutritious food source for his herd.
"It's been exciting to work with a new farmer who's willing to try new things and to see him succeed and improve his farm and his business," says Kate.
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The Vermont Humanities Council is taking nominations for its Victor R. Swenson Humanities Educator Award.
The award, created in 2003, honors a Vermont teacher in grades 6-12 who exemplifies excellence in the teaching of the humanities and inspires his or her students and encourages in them intellectual curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.
VHC says, The teacher should possess extraordinary knowledge, ability, and accomplishment in the teaching of language, literature, history, social studies, or other humanities fields.
The council adds, The educator should exhibit infectious enthusiasm for his or her subject and learning in general, and embody a commitment to the highest standards of achievement ...
Any community member may make a nomination, including parents, coworkers, current and former students, and school administrators. Nominating letters are due at VHCs Montpelier office by July 1.
The winner receives a $1,000 check and public recognition at VHCs fall conference, scheduled for Nov. 16 at UVMs Dudley Davis Center.
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Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Explorations in Cyber International Relations; Cyber Security Project; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Nations and corporations are embracing and quickly adopting information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve services, increase productivity, and decrease costs. Unfortunately, they have not as rapidly addressed the security measures needed to protect their growing enterprises and technological infrastructure. However, in the last few years a new conversation has emerged regarding cybersecurity, which takes on different meanings as it sits within the twin responsibilities of economic progress and national security. Cybersecurity is a means to enable social stability and promote digital democracy; a method by which to govern the Internet; and a process by which to secure critical infrastructure from cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyberterrorism and cyberwar. As nations and corporations recognize their dependence on ICT, policymakers must find the proper balance in protecting their investments without strangling future growth.
This paper provides a brief overview of the cybercrime problem and examines five case studies to demonstrate that, while national and international law enforcement authorities are working together to address cybercrime, with additional tools they could make even more progress going forward. Todays efforts are under-resourced and hampered by outdated laws. Nonetheless, by sharing actionable information and applying novel interpretations of the law, authorities around the globe are finding ways to address the cybersecurity problem. The recommendations that follow the case studies seek to build on the successes and lessons learned.
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Bright and early Sunday morning, fireworks started the 40th running of the Honolulu Marathon that began on Ala Moana Boulevard.
Nearly 32,000 people registered for the race. A total of 25,719 entrants picked up their race packets.
There was an elite field of runners on the men's side because of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Sandy in October, since the New York City Marathon was cancelled.
That set the stage for Kenyan and Olympic Bronze Medalist Wilson Kipsang to compete here in Hawaii. He ran away from the field to take top honors in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 31 seconds -- a little over a minute from the course record.
For the women, Russia's Valentina Galimova crossed the finish line first in 2 hours, 31 minutes and 23 seconds. She said after the race this was by far the most difficult of the few marathons she has run in.
The top local finisher was Kailua's Tyler Hubbard with a time of 2 hours, 52 minutes and 7 seconds -- just four seconds ahead of Honolulu's David Easa.
The Honolulu Marathon came to an official close 14 hours, 42 minutes and 14 seconds after it started Sunday when a 56-year-old athletics coaching volunteer and a 19-year-old mute special needs woman from Nagano, Japan, crossed the finish line at Kapiolani Park.
The young woman, Mami Takeuchi, was offically chip timed in 14:21:28 and, Takayuki Sakata, who said he coaches Takeuchi, clocked in at 14:21:41. She was the 24,166th finisher and he was the 24,167th.
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SPPCD: 2011 Top 100 MLB.com Blog!
I'm num-ber 45! I'm num-ber 45!
MLB.com Blogs Central revealed their top 100 blogs for the year, and Sarge's Phillies Phantasy Camp Diary landed on the list at number 45. Not too shabby for a blog that was centered around an experience that was only about 8 days long (orientation, camp, and two reunions). It's been extremely fun maintaining the diary through the rest of the year, and I'm REALLY excited to do it again. One week to go!
I want to thank everyone for stopping by, reading a post or two, and leaving such wonderful comments in the last year. Right around this time last year, I was embroiled in a little MLBlogs controversy as the blog was mistakenly ranked number one for the month of January. It was still in the upper echelon which I was extremely proud of. I hope I can return there during these cold, winter months as we all watch Prime 9/Greatest Games marathons on MLB Network and get extremely eager for the beginning of Spring Training.
I also want to congratulate all the bloggers who made the list, including fellow Phans Phillies Phollowers, The Phanatic Addict, Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts, Phillies Red Pinstripes, Larry Shenk's Phillies Insider, and the best (and number one) beat writer, Todd Zolecki and his Zo Zone.
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As thousands of service leaders gathered at National Conference on Volunteering and Service today, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer announced $213 million in new AmeriCorps grants to strengthen the impact of more than 275 organizations across the country in tackling the most pressing challenges facing communities and the nation.
The grants will support more than 46,000 new AmeriCorps members who will serve from coast to coast, strengthening education, assisting veterans and military families, providing disaster services, fostering economic opportunity, preserving the environment, and expanding health services.
The competitive grants announced today represent the first round of AmeriCorps grants for 2012. CNCS is also awarding $116 million in formula funds to Governor-appointed state service commissions and territories. Commissions will sub-grant these funds this summer to organizations in their states to support additional AmeriCorps members. Together with other positions in AmeriCorps VISTA and NCCC, AmeriCorps is projected to support approximately 82,000 members this year.
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Chances are you know someone's who's been diagnosed with food allergies. Four percent of the population — including 3 million kids — have them, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Some of the most common allergies include lactose, egg, peanut and wheat.
Whether your child has allergies or attends school with kids that do, you'll need to keep school treats and after-school snacks safe.
Here's a list of some tasty pre-packaged allergy-friendly snacks and the companies that create them.
Founded by psychologist Jill Robbins after her son was diagnosed with severe food allergies, HomeFree is dedicated to creating treats so delicious that everyone — with or without food allergies — can enjoy them together. After sampling her chocolate chip cookies, our taste panel decreed: Mission accomplished! The company makes several cookie varieties, as well as moist and mouthwatering coffee cakes. All are free of peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and eggs. They're available, along with Jill's baking book and line of allergy-friendly baking ingredients, at the company's Web site. HomeFree donates a portion of its profits to groups that provide allergy research and education. Web: www.homefreetreats.com
Treats from Enjoy Life Foods are all free of wheat/gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish or shellfish — the eight most-common allergens that account for 90 percent of food allergy reactions in the U.S. Enjoy Life Foods also makes allergy-friendly cookies, candy bars, granola, bagels and other snacks — and supports allergy research, education and fund-raising. Web: www.enjoylifefoods.com
Pamela's Products has a 21-year record of award-winning gluten- and wheat-free products, including 30 different all-natural cookies, biscotti and baking mixes. All the mixes, including pancake and brownie, come with a variety of recipes, and the company creates more with its newsletter and annual recipe contest. Products can be purchased in natural food and grocery stores nationwide and on the Web. They also offer free products for cupcake baking parties to encourage donations to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.Web: www.pamelasproducts.com
Since his days as an organic farmer, Michael Season has been committed to all-natural food ingredients. Today, his great-tasting, award-winning products (all free of wheat and gluten) include potato chips, baked potato crisps, multigrain chips and a range of puffs and curls. They're available at leading health and natural food stores nationwide and on the company's Web site. Web: www.seasonssnacks.com
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I've seen the stage production of "Les Misérables" 10 times. I counted. I also watched the PBS special "Les Misérables 25th Anniversary," the one with a Jonas brother (Nick, to be precise) in the cast, twice when it aired last March. Now I can add the movie version to my list.
Director Tom Hooper, who won the 2011 Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director for "The King's Speech," is behind the camera for "Les Miz," producer Cameron MacKintosh's 25-year dream of getting his Broadway play on film.
Watching "Les Miz, The Movie," however, won't be everyone's dream night. It clocks in at 165 minutes and nary a word is spoken; this is a Broadway modern opera where every inch of the story is told in song. If you weren't a devoted musical theater fan before you committed almost three hours of your life to this film, "Les Miz" will not convert you.
Yet, what nontheaterphiles will find to entertain them is an A-list cast who sing their hearts out (whether they can sing or not). If you haven't heard, since it's been trumpeted everywhere, there was no lip syncing for this movie. Hooper insisted that the actors sing live with only piano accompaniment in their ears while the cameras rolled; the orchestrations were added later. This is supposed to be groundbreaking, and add more drama to the performances.
Hugh Jackman, an experienced Broadway actor, puts in the most solid showing as Jean Valjean, a petty thief who has spent his life running from the law. His crime? Stealing a piece of bread. Jackman's job to stay one step ahead seems more tedious than his character's. There are times that poor Hugh appears to be working harder than everyone in the cast in order to keep this musical melodrama from taking a nosedive. At least that's the way it feels. His voice is truly amazing, however, and he sings a few notes that sound like they should register in a frequency unable to be heard by humans.
Anne Hathaway, whose performance is getting Oscar buzz, plays Fantine, the factory worker who takes to the streets to keep her daughter fed. Hathaway gets the signature song, "I Dreamed A Dream," which she plays to full melodramatic effect. Hooper believes a constant close up of Hathaway's face as she cry-sings the words, her face full of tears, her nose Rudolf red, will offer that emotional punch, and her performance will rip your heart out. Hathaway didn't make me cry like Susan Boyle did. Perhaps it's the difference between a performance that's truly heartfelt and one that is played to purposely tug at your heartstrings.
The other joy besides Jackman is Eddie Redmayne, who was so memorable in "My Week With Marilyn." Here, he brings the same innocent charm as the young rebel Marius.
Newcomer Samantha Barks as the innkeepers' daughter, Eponine, is another standout. Her rendition of "On My Own" is realistically dramatic and utterly heart wrenching.
Give Russell Crowe a hero's medal for taking on the role of Inspector Javert, the former jail guard who has spent his life's work tracking Jean Valjean. His gruff baritone, with Hooper pumping up the volume and shooting Crowe in a few tonsil-showing close ups, won't put Crowe on the short list for more singing roles, for sure. And Amanda Seyfried, whose voice was so wonderful in "Mamma Mia," sounds like a small warbling bird in her role as Cossette, seeming as if she could break at any moment.
Helena Bonham Carter and Sascha Barton Cohen as husband-and-wife innkeepers who are constantly on the take add comic relief, but are over-the-top manic, which loses its appeal soon after their first clownish number. And what is it with Bonham Carter's roles of late; does she have a clause in her contract that says she must sport brown and disgusting prosthetic teeth for every role?
Staging the musical adaption of this 150-year-old French novel in any incarnation is a monstrous and daunting task, and there is much to be appreciated in this production, from the sweeping location shots to the period costumes. Hooper certainly had a vision and it comes through clearly. He has created a Hollywood musical of astounding proportion.
Mizfits (the nickname for rabid fans of the stage productions) will find a dream come true in this production, but for ticket buyers who have never been exposed to the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 classic novel? I'll bet a pittance that their "Les Miz" list never gets past the "I've seen it once" mark.


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I promised my annual list of guides that I can recommend that ply their trade on waters within a reasonable drive. Here they are:
Spence Petros – www.spencepetros.com, 815-455-7770: This Hall of Fame angler books weekday trips on Lake Geneva and Lake Delavan in May and June. He always fills up because a trip with Spencer is the closest you can get to guaranteeing yourself a day on the water that you will remember forever. He is taking a few dates for muskies and panfish throughout July, August and September, too.
Capt. Bob Jenkins – www.challengerfishingcharters.com, 888-427-8262: Capt. Bob runs out of Waukegan. He takes his big boat out for salmon and trout and also runs a nifty center-console craft that is absolutely perfect for perch. Capt. Bob is the only charter on the big pond that can get you a limit of tasty golden perch while fishing in a comfy boat that is designed for what you are doing.
Steve Everetts – Finseeker's Guide Service, 847-707-1827: Steve is a licensed captain and my "go-to-guy" for Lake Delavan fishing information. He is the best on that body of water, hands down. I have written a number of times about trips with Steve when we have caught way more than our fair share of big pike and big bass.
Capt. Bob Rossa – www.migratorfishhunt.com, 815-575-4665: Capt. Bob is returning to beautiful North Point Marina as his base of operations. He is a consummate professional and almost always sends his clients home with plenty of tasty fillets. Heck, even if you didn't catch fish, Captain Bob's stories would be worth the price of the charter alone.
Eric Haataja – wibigfish.com, 414-546-4627: This young fellow fishes all over the state of Wisconsin and catches fish on every lake and river he hits. I have never met anyone who was so well versed on as many bodies of water as Eric is. He is respected by the top pros and is often seen on television with John Gillespie and Babe Winkelman.
Jim Tostrud – www.wildlifevisions.com: This is a guide who is great with children. Part guide/part fish artist, the incredibly talented Tostrud has a good handle on what's hot on Geneva. In my opinion, he's the best at going after Geneva's huge bluegills and mammoth crappies. Jim is the perfect guy to hit the water with for a dad and a kid or two.
Carl Kaufmann – Carl Kaufmann Guide Service, 815-338-2475: Carl perfectly defines the word "gentleman." He is truly one of the nicest guys in the business. Kaufmann is superb at finding big bass and pike on both Lake Geneva and Lake Delavan. If one is off, the other is usually on, so Carl's knowledge of both of them gives him a big edge. Carl is great with kids and first-timers and nobody works harder to make sure that you catch fish.
Pat Harrison – www.patharrisonoutdoors.com, 847-980-4640: A good friend, who now possesses a Captain's license. He knows the Fox Chain as well as anyone and is very reasonable. He offers a combination fishing/camping weekend outing that will have you fishing during virtually every daylight hour.
Chris Taurisano, 630-330-9090: This young gun's "T-Bone Guide Service" specializes in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin waters. He fishes for everything from panfish to bass and walleye to muskies. He is recommended by Spence Petros, who let Chris teach about the Fox Chain at Spence's fishing classes.
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Dave Kranz of Dave's Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake reports: "The good news is that all the lakes and ponds that were so low all of last year are full again. The bad news is that so many people along the rivers are sandbagging to save their homes. Right now, the ponds and lakes will be your best bet for spring fishing. As the water warms, bass, crappies and bluegills will be in the shallows. Shallow running crank baits, spinner baits and Senkos will work well for bass. Panfish can be caught on Cubby Mini-Mites or small jigs with a wax worm or minnow." Call 815-455-2040 for updated reports.
Major road construction is under way near Route 176, right in front of Dave's place. He will be open during the construction, but please be careful getting in and out of his lot.
For up-to-the-minute water conditions on the Fox Chain and Fox River, go to www.foxwaterway.state.il.us/ or call 847-587-8540.
You can call Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Fishing Hotline at 414-382-7920 to hear the latest fishing information for Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Wisconsin's regular inland game fish season opens on Saturday, May 4.
Turkey numbers: 923 birds were harvested during the 2013 Illinois youth wild turkey season. The season ran March 30 and 31 for the south zone and April 6 and 7 for the north zone. Last year, 1,300 birds were harvested. The record for the youth season was set last year with 1,300 wild turkeys harvested. This year 4,468 permits were issued as opposed to just 4,100 last year. This year, three birds were harvested in McHenry County, topping the two taken last year.
• Northwest Herald outdoors columnist Steve Sarley's radio show, "The Outdoors Experience," airs live at 5 a.m. Sundays on AM-560. Sarley also runs a website for outdoors enthusiasts, OExperience.com. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"I really loved the opportunity to see how statistics were used in the real world! I worked with a great team of statisticians in Research and Statistics Section at the Health Department. My main responsibility was to produce a databook for 2009 and 2010 for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), which is a survey for new mothers in Vermont who recently had a baby. After finishing my project, I was so impressed to find out that data we gathered were then shared with appropriate group of people in and out of the Department, e.g. data on pregnant women and smoking were shared with Tobacco Control Program, or oral health status of pregnant women were shared with the Office of Oral Health and VT Oral Health Coalition. Those data are used to shape the new and/or existing programs to accommodate the Vermonters in the best possible ways and knowing I had some part in it (though small) it made my internship so much more meaningful. I also had the opportunity to learn new statistical software (SPSS) which is widely used in the state department. My internship experience worked as a bridge between school work and the real world, preparing me to go out and look for a job with less unknowns."


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Ready for Retirement at Age 65? 70?
A study cited by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) cast doubt on whether most Americans will be ready to retire at age 70, let alone age 65. EBRI researcher Jack VanDerhei determined that 90% of workers in the highest-income quartile have saved enough for retirement by age 65 to have a 50% probability of not outliving their assets. Those in the next-highest quartile would have to work until age 72 to have a 50% probability of not running out of money, while those in the third-lowest quartile would have to work until age 81.
If these numbers sound surprising, VanDerhei suggests that previously published data that was more optimistic failed to consider escalating health care costs and disregarded longevity risk.
One strategy individuals can follow to improve their retirement readiness is to work longer. The number of households viewed as being ready for retirement rises 33% when workers who participate in defined-contribution plans (e.g., a 401(k) plan) postpone retirement until age 70. Even if someone does not participate in a plan, 23% of households are more ready when retirement is postponed from age 65 to age 70.
One way of determining whether or not a person is retirement ready is to calculate retirement savings proportionate to final-year income. Fidelity Investments suggests employees aim to save at least eight times their ending salary to meet basic income needs. To achieve this goal, workers should save at least one times their salary by age 35, three times their salary by age 45 and five times their salary by age 55. The final ratio assumes a person will need to replace 85% of his income in retirement.
Fidelity based its calculation on a hypothetical worker participating in a defined-contribution plan. The worker started saving at age 25, retired at age 67 and lived until age 92. The ratio of wealth-to-income factors in savings outside of the employer-sponsored plan and assumes the receipt of Social Security wages.
Both analyses point out the importance of saving. Greater wealth heading into retirement increases the odds of having enough money once in retirement.
Sources: "Is Working to Age 70 Really the Answer for Retirement Income Adequacy?" by Jack VanDerhei, Ph.D., Employee Benefit Research Institute; and "Fidelity Outlines Age-Based Savings Guidelines to Help Workers Stay on Track for Retirement," Fidelity Investments press release.
John Rodriguez from CA posted over 4 years ago:
The article mentions saving 8 times ones salary.
Does this mean salary before or after tax - since no or less tax will be paid later?
Likewise if a person saves 10% of their salary, should the 10% figure also be subtracted from the salary before arriving at the 8x total?
Ransom Simmons from FL posted over 3 years ago:
I find this hard to believe. If, for instance, I finally make 10 million dollars a year, I will need to save 8 million dollars in order to retire comfotably? This is nonsense. No one can spend at a high level and save at the same time unless they are printing the money. So only Obama and Bernanke fit your criteria. If you reach true retirement and your house, car, and other properties are not fully paid for and you are not essentially debt free, then you are not ready for retirement. Also, no one can prepare adequately for the meteor strike from space.


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Residents then vote online for who they think has the best "bumbum," the most commonly used word in Brazil to refer to someone's posterior.
Fifteen finalists will travel to São Paolo in November for the "grand finale."
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- Aging inland waterways infrastructure to be rehabbed?
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An aging U.S. waterway infrastructure — which carries more than 60 percent of America's grain and other commodity exports — may be set to get a funding boost from Congress that will allow for more than a facelift.
In fact, the spine of the system is in desperate need of repair and new construction and long-term plans are coalescing to fulfil those needs.
Two bills have been introduced in Congress — "Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act" (WAVE 4, H.R. 1149) in the House and the "Water Resources Development Act" (WRDA, S.601) in the Senate — that address waterway concerns.
"Construction, dredging and repairs to our locks and dams will help ensure the reliability of the most affordable, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable mode of transporting agricultural products," said Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, about the House bill.
The bill's sponsor, Kentucky Rep. Ed Whitfield, said, "Efficient and reliable transportation of goods on our inland waterways is essential to economic development, job creation, and remaining competitive in the global marketplace.
"Our aging infrastructure jeopardizes efficient waterborne commerce and highlights the need for the WAVE4 Act that will implement a comprehensive plan to improve project management and put in place an objective investment strategy that will prioritize our infrastructure needs."
Farm Press recently spoke with Debra Colbert, senior vice-president with the Waterways Councill, about the state of the nation's waterway systems, Congress' approach to funding, and how the barge-towing industry keeps much skin in the game. Among her comments:
On exceeding the system's design life…
"The problems we're facing in the inland industry is that the lock and dam infrastructure is outdated. More than half of the locks and dams have exceeded their 50-year design life. We're seeing a lot of aging and continual degradation of the system.
"While it's still reliable for shippers, if we continue funding it at the insufficient levels of the last several years that trend will quickly result in the system's unreliability and potential catastrophic failure. Some of the issues related to the low-water crisis that threatened shipping in 2012 could be a regular occurrence.
"At Waterways Council we've been advocating for some time for a reasonable, forward-looking plan that will be able to provide the funding for infrastructure improvements in an efficient way."
On the "deal" between shippers and the government…
"Essentially, what's being done currently — which has been in place since 1986 when a waterways bill was enacted — is a deal between the government and barge and towing operators. The operators pay for half the cost of new construction of navigation projects and major rehabilitation on the system. That 50 percent is paid for through a 20-cent-per-gallon fuel tax based on the amount of diesel fuel burned on the system.
"That means there are only about 300 taxpayers that pay into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Recreational boaters don't pay it, commercial fishermen don't pay it, passenger vessels don't pay it. We're the only segment that pays that user fee.
"Generally, that user fee generates around $85 million to $100 million per year. That amount is then matched by the government's general treasury dollars. Again, those funds are to be used for new construction and rehabbing the waterways system.
"Some continue to say we're the most highly subsidized transportation mode. That is completely and totally inaccurate. In fact, we pay into a system that benefits many — those who receive hydro-power from the dams, municipal water supplies, flood control and protection, waterfront development, and many other things. All those things are as a result of the lock and dam system."


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Army phasing out ROTC program at UW-L
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The United States Army is phasing out its Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse after 40 years of service.
UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow sent out an email Thursday afternoon to staff and students and the media. The program will end after the 2014-15 academic year.
Gow said he received a letter from Thomas R. Lamont, the Assistant Secretary of the Army. Lamont wrote, "The Army arrived at this difficult decision after careful consideration of how best to accomplish its mission with a reduction of resources."
The ROTC Eagle Battalion has been a program at UW-L for more than 40 years and "has been an important and visible presence on our campus," Gow said.
Gow says UW-L can be "very proud of its rich ROTC tradition" and thanks Battalion Commander LTC James Hill and all the faculty, staff and Cadets of Eagle Battalion "for the tremendous honor their program has brought to our university."
Gow said the university will contact Congressman Ron Kind and Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to see if there are any options for avoiding the planned closure.
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syslog system is one of the most delightful things about
Unix. Unlike some operating systems that force you to use the limited
range of logs that they condescend to provide, Unix allows you to log
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Anything having to do with user authorization, such as
This is identical to
Messages that are normally printed to the system console can be captured by using the console facility.
Messages from the system scheduler.
This is a catch-all for all system daemons that don't have other explicit handlers.
You can configure your FTP daemon to log its transfers. See
This is for messages from the kernel.
Messages from the printing system
Messages from the mail system
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Messages from the Internet News daemons.
Messages from Network Time Protocol
Messages from various security systems, such as
Yes, the log service can log to itself. Just don't log when you log logs from the log system, or you'll make yourself dizzy.
The catch-all messages facility. If you don't specify a logging facility for user programs, they'll use this.
Logs from the Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol. This is a piece of Unix history you'll probably never encounter.
local0 through local7
These are reserved for administrator use. Many programs have an option to set a logging facility; choose one of these if at all possible.
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syslog; rather, they discard trivial messages and only record the important stuff. One man's trivial is another's vital data. This is where the level comes in.
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syslog what to record and what to discard. The levels follow, in order from most to least important.
emerg -- System panic. Messages are flashed on every terminal. The system is basically hosed, or at best horribly, horribly unstable.
alert -- This is bad, but not as bad as the
emerg level. The system
can continue to operate, but this error should be attended to immediately.
crit -- These are critical errors, such as hardware problems or serious software issues. If your hard drive has bad blocks, they'll show up as critical errors. You can continue running, if you're brave.
err -- Miscellaneous errors. They're bad, and should be fixed, but
aren't going to destroy the system.
warning -- Miscellaneous warnings.
notice -- General information that should be logged, in case you need it, but probably doesn't really require action on your part.
info -- General system information.
debug -- This level is usually only of use to programmers, and occasionally to system admininistrators who are trying to figure out just why some program behaves in this way. Debugging logs can contain whatever information the programmer felt necessary to debug the code; this might include information that will violate this users' privacy.
none -- This special level means "don't log anything from this
facility here." It's most commonly used when excluding information
from wildcard entries.
Information sources include both a facility and a level, separated by a period. When you specify a level, the system defaults to recording messages of that level or greater. For example, look at this entry from
mail.info /var/log/maillog
Messages from the mail system, with a level equal to or above info, are logged to
If you like, you can use wildcards in your information source. To log absolutely all messages from the mail system, you would use this.
mail.* /var/log/maillog
To log everything from everywhere, uncomment the
all.log entry.
*.* /var/log/all.log
This works, but it's far too full of information to be of any real use; you'll find yourself building complex
grep commands just to find what you want.
Also, this would include all sorts of private information, thanks to the debug level. You probably don't want to record that sort of thing. You can exclude authentication information with the
authpriv facility and the none level. The semicolon allows you to combine entries on a single line.
*.*;authpriv.none /var/log/all.log
You can also use comparison operators in
/etc/syslog.conf. The valid operators are
< (less than),
= (equals), and
> (greater than). You might want to have a log for mail traffic, and another for mail debugging.
mail.info /var/log/maillog
mail.=debug /var/log/maillog.debug
This way, you don't have to sort through debugging information to learn what your mail server thinks it's doing.
Similarly, you might have a program that wants to log to
local3. You can set this up as such.
local3.* /var/log/whatever
You can also use a program name as an information source. If a program supports a facility, use it. If you're out of facilities, however, or if your program simply doesn't support
syslogd, you can use the name.
An entry for a name requires at least two lines. The first is the program name with a leading exclamation point. The second is the logging information. For example, look at the sample entry for logging PPP.
*.* /var/log/ppp.log
It starts by specifying the program name, and then tells
syslogd to append absolutely everything to a file. You can't be certain a random third-party program will have reasonable logging facilities, so it's safest to record everything.
Finally, we have the log message destination. The most common destination is a log file, specified by full path name, but there are other destinations.
You can send log messages to another host with the
@ symbol. The following example would dump everything your
syslog receives to the logging host on my network.
*.* @loghost.blackhelicopters.org
/etc/syslog.conf on the loghost will be used to send messages to their final destinations.
You can list user names, separated by commas. If they're logged in when the log message arrives, the system will write the message on its terminal.
If you want the messages to be written to all users' terminals, use a destination of "
Finally, if you want another program to handle the logs, you can use a pipe symbol to redirect the messages to that program.
mail.* |/usr/local/bin/mailstats.pl
Now that you have logging running, all you have to worry about is your logs eventually filling your disk. We'll cover that next time, when we discuss
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A one thousand-year-old history lesson awaits those who would deem the cutting edge wicked
Damascus steel was forged using a process of carbon doping iron in a smelting and quenching process. This steel became famous almost a thousand years ago; it was said a Damascus sword would cut through falling silk, a rock, and then another piece of silk while still keeping its razor sharp edge.
The ability to make the Damascus steel was lost with the ages. Blademasters would often take the secret of the forging process to the grave rather than reveal its mysteries. Many were persecuted as heretics, others heralded as deities.
A study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed that
more than 70% of 1,015 surveyed Americans deem nanotechnology morally repulsive
. Professor Dietram Scheufele attributes this repugnance for technology to American reliance on religion.
It's easy to say that perhaps the 1,000 Americans surveyed are just not that bright. Scheufele disagrees, stating, "They are rejecting it based on religious beliefs. The issue isn't about informing these people. They are informed."
Scheufele believes that Americans who disprove of nanotechnology do not want humans "playing God." That is, man manipulating structures of one nanometer, one billionth of a meter, is akin to God manipulating the forces of the universe.
In 2006 German researcher Peter Paufler discovered (with the aid of a sub-nanotechnology, the electron microscope) that a four hundred-year-old Damascus steel sword
gained its incredible properties from carbon nanotube structures within the blade's edge
. Fifteen years earlier NEC created the world's first synthetic nanotube. One year later it was awarded the patent for one of the sharpest materials on earth,
a plasma polished carbon nanotube blade
Science has always bordered on the fence of terrifying and mysterious. Civilization lost the secrets of Damascus steel making when then modern thinkers deemed it a practice of
deus ex hominis.
Attempting to describe the morality of natural phenomena leads to an exercise in natural fallacy. Not once, in the history of mankind, has science ever been proven immoral -- and conversely -- nor has it ever been proven moral either.
Will society deitize nano-researchers as modern day Damascus blademasters, or will it learn to look beyond the meta-ethics of natural phenomena for a change?
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Students desiring additional exposure to public management issues may select from seminars on such topics as managing diversity, principles and practices of effective leadership, and social entrepreneurship.
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This course is designed to acquaint you with the field of psychology and its applications to leadership in organizations and to management. It also seeks to develop individual self-awareness and interpersonal competence, insights and skills that I believe are crucial to effective leadership and management. The class is conducted as a seminar, with a minimum of lecturing and a strong emphasis on student participation and discussion.
Among the topics we will consider are personality theory, depth psychology (Freud and Jung), perception and cognitive psychology, the stages of adult development, employee motivation and mental health, humanistic psychology, and the dynamics of family systems. The emphasis is on the understanding of how insights offered by these various subfields apply to organizational leadership and management.
Students will keep a personal journal during the course which will include your reactions to course readings and discussions, personal insights, relevant life events, and so forth. This journal will form the basis for a paper due at the end of the course in which students are asked to identify major themes identified during their journal writing.
Readings are a combination of core readings and book reports presented by students. A take-home essay at the end of the course will ask students to consider several topics addressed during the course; there is no final examination. Those with questions about the course are encouraged to get in touch with me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Police Chief Steve Sanders at a press conference Wednesday about an accident at Hotel Clovis injuring Building Inspector Pete Wilt and John Smith of Portales. Both men fell 20 feet down an elevator shaft Tuesday morning and remain hospitalized.
By Kevin Wilson: CNJ staff writer
Police revealed few details at a Wednesday evening press conference, more than 30 hours after two men were injured in a fall down an elevator shaft at Hotel Clovis.
Clovis police said they have ruled out criminal activity in the incident.
The city's Director of Building Safety Pete Wilt and Portales welding employee John Smith fell more than 16 feet down an empty elevator shaft.
"This is strictly an unintentional act," Chief Steve Sanders said Wednesday evening at City Hall. "Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilt were together in the wrong place at the right time."
Both are listed in stable condition as of Wednesday night — Wilt is at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, while Smith is at Plains Regional Medical Center.
Sanders did not disclose the extent of their injuries.
Wilt, reached via cell phone Wednesday night, said "I just had a little accident." He said he figures his injuries don't extend beyond a broken ankle. Wilt declined to elaborate further, noting that he wanted to clear statements with the city first.
Sanders said Wilt, 53, was at the hotel to ensure gas supply lines were inactive before construction crews with GranCor removed boilers from the hotel's basement.
The hotel, closed since 1983, is being remediated, mainly for asbestos and pigeon waste, before it is potentially turned over to a private developer.
Wilt and Smith, 35, were making their way to the basement from the first floor. Next to the stairway to the basement is an elevator shaft — which was open, an employee said, due to scheduled cleaning of the shaft later that day.
Sanders said it's unknown how or why the two made it to the elevator doors, located about 15-20 feet north of the staircase, according to police reports. But based on statements from other workers, Sanders said it appeared Wilt entered the elevator shaft, and as he began to fall, Smith, an employee of Tidenberg's Welding and Repair of Clovis, grabbed him in a rescue attempt. Sanders said the attempt was unsuccessful and both fell down the shaft, measured at 16 feet, 3 inches.
Police were dispatched to the scene around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, after employees heard screaming from the basement area.
According to a police report, the interior had "minimal lighting" and there were, "neither markings nor warning signs indicating an elevator shaft."
Sanders said it was "speculation and conjecture" to point to those conditions or others as primary factors in the accident.
Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas said Zoning Officer Louis Gordon would take on Wilt's duties on an interim basis.
The deadline is Sunday for the remediation to be complete. Thomas said the accident will likely impact completion of the work, but said it would be speculation to estimate a date.
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- Observations of the naked-eye GRB 080319B: implications of nature's brightest explosion
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- Bloom, J. S.; Perley, D. A.; Li, W.; Butler, N. R.; Miller, A. A.; Kocevski, D.; Kann, D. A.; Foley, R. J.; Chen, H. W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Starr, D. L.; Macomber, B.; Prochaska, J. X.; Chornock, R.; Poznanski, D.; Klose, S.; Skrutskie, M. F.; Lopez, S.; Hall, P.; Glazebrook, Karl; Blake, C. H.
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- The first gamma-ray burst (GRB) confirmed to be bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, GRB 080319B at redshift z = 0.937, allowed for exquisite follow-up observations across the electromagnetic spectrum. We present our detailed optical and infrared (IR) observations of the afterglow, consisting of over 5000 images starting 51 s after the GRB trigger, in concert with our own analysis of the Swift UVOT, Burst Alert Telescope (BAT), and XRT data. The event is extreme not only in observed properties but also intrinsically: it was the most luminous event ever recorded at optical and IR wavelengths and had an exceedingly high isotropic-equivalent energy release in γ-rays. At early times, the afterglow evolution is broadly consistent with being reverse-shock dominated, but then is subsumed by a forward shock at around 1000 s. The overall spectral energy distribution, spanning from ultraviolet through near-IR wavelengths, shows no evidence for a significant amount of dust extinction in the host frame. The afterglow evolution, however, is highly chromatic: starting at about 1000 s the index shifts blueward before shifting back to the red at late times. In our deepest late-time observations, we find tentative evidence for an optical jet break and a luminous supernova. Finally, we examine the detectability of such events with current and future facilities and find that such an event could be detected in gamma rays by BAT out to z = 10.7 (8σ), while the nominal EXIST sensitivity would allow detection to z ≈ 32. At the K band, this source would have been easily detected with meter-class telescopes to z ≈ 17.
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- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 691, no. 1 (Jan 2009), pp. 723-737
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- 2009
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- Afterglows; Digital Sky Survey; Energy; High-redshift galaxies; Gamma-ray bursts; Gamma rays; Light curves; Multiwavelength; Observations; Optical flashes; Redshift distribution; Spectra; Supernovae
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I am looking for others experience addressing the sharing of wastewater costs between two municipalities. Traditionally, costs are allocated based on the amount of sewage flow sent to the WWTP. If your flow is 30% of the total plant flow, then you pay 30% of the costs to operate the plant. I am interested in finding other locations who share the operating costs based on allocated flow at the plant. That is to say, if you own 25% of the plant capacity, then you will pay for 25% of the cost to operate the plant (even if you send only 10% of the total flow). The rationale behind this is that most of the operational costs (labor, taxes, insurance, benefits, heat, tools, equipment, etc) are not influenced by the amount of flow entering the plant. Does anyone have a similar inter-governmental agreement??
Hello, and sorry to be a couple of months late in reading your post. Hopefully the following is not confusing.
We are a non-government cooperative that deals in wastewater and have no agreements currently with outside agencies. Having said that we assess based on maximum capacity anticipated and bill for amounts over the purchased capacity. That is, we are not strictly flow-based, but rather EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) based (one EDU is set at 270 gallons per day).
In the past, we did have an agreement with the township. They contributed to the system at a set rate, we charged them only for treatment costs annually adjusted (we were basically, always a year behind in collecting true O & M). The township had their own collection system and debt service - separate from the cooperative. That has since changed, as the township sold their collection system to us.
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I'm in Guatemala right now, taking a handful of sponsors and radio broadcasters on a trip to see how Compassion is changing the lives of children in poverty. And I just had to share something that hit me today. I'll try to keep this short because the internet service here is so iffy that I doubt I'll be able to write much.
As we were driving to one of the child development centers, we saw a lot of poverty. Families living in shacks made of scraps of wood, tin … and mud bricks. We saw women working in the corn fields and men sweating in the afternoon heat as they heaved loads of cinder blocks for their construction jobs. But off in the distance, we saw some nice big houses … perched along the hillsides. Those hills overlook the areas where the impoverished families live. (I'd upload a photo but it's apparently too much for the internet service, and my computer freezes up.)
My first thought, as we were driving by, was "How can those people live in those huge, nice houses and look out from their shaded balconies at such poverty? How can they sleep at night in those big homes, knowing that five, six … maybe as many as eight people are crammed into a tin shack, sleeping on a dirt floor, with growling tummies just a hundred yards away?"
Then I realized … the only difference between me and those people is how far away the hill is. My hilltop home is a thousand miles away instead of a hundred yards. So I must be willing to ask the same questions of myself. "How can *I* live in my big home knowing that poverty is stealing so much from innocent families?" How dare I judge. How dare I question … unless I'm willing to question myself.
Truth is, I don't know the hearts of those people who live in those big homes (which were only "big" by comparison to the shacks in the foreground. In actuality, they were about the same size as my house.) I don't know them. They may be the providers of jobs for those families. They may be the ones keeping their local economy from completely tanking.
But I do know my heart. And I know I've got some growing to do. I know that God blessed me with a nice home, a wonderful family and a great job … not so I could sit on my shaded balcony, turning a blind eye to the needs of the world, but so I could be part of the solution.
It's not wrong to be blessed. But I believe it *is* wrong to be blessed and not be thankful for it. It *is* wrong to be blessed and not share that blessing.
How far is your hill from poverty?


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Perhaps more than a winner, Americans love a hero.
Heroes embody qualities we believe represent the best of the American spirit, including the resolve to see something through to the end, battling against fearsome odds and a never-say-die attitude.
Our ancestors displayed these qualities as they forged a new nation out of the wilderness of the New World and pushed the frontier to the Pacific Ocean. Millions of immigrants also showed what they were made of by boarding ships bound for the United States in their quest for a better life, leaving behind everything they had known.
They were all heroes in their own ways.
No less important, though fewer in number, are our military heroes. They have given themselves to this country in ways most of us will never know, many, including some in eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle, making the ultimate sacrifice. They've done so because they believe in what the United States stands for: individual liberty as outlined in the Constitution and represented in the Declaration of Independence.
For the service and sacrifice these men and women have made, they're often recognized with medals, a small gesture that shows them the rest of us realize their actions were above and beyond the call of duty.
A quick glance at a soldier's chest or a veteran's medal proudly worn on special occasions tells an observer the wearer has answered the call of his or her nation in ways that challenged them to rise above enormous odds, and they met the challenge.
Or does it?
There are 113 living recipients of the Medal of Honor. FBI agent Tom Cottone said last week in an Associated Press report that imposters outnumber the actual heroes. The exact number is unknown, but Cottone has made a second career tracking the frauds.
"There are more and more of these impostors, and they are literally stealing the valor and acts of valor of the real guys," Cottone told AP.
There are degrees of fakery. Some imposters wear fraudulent medals to bask in the glory another has won, some merely claim awards to which they're not entitled. The former is in some cases illegal, the latter pitiful; both are shameful.
Under current law, wearing a Medal of Honor one isn't entitled to can get one in trouble, but simply claiming such an award is legal. Other medals such as the Silver Star and Distinguished Cross are not covered by the law.
And it's not just veterans and civilians committing the frauds. There have been several high-profile cases in the past few years that involved active duty troops and officers wearing honors they had not earned.
Although this might not seem like much of a problem for folks outside the military, Colorado Rep. John Salazar has introduced legislation aimed at curbing the abuse. Named the Stolen Valor Act, H.R. 3352 takes on these faux heroes by criminalizing their false claims to respect. It reads in part: "Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
At first look, that seems as though it would give the feds the authority they presently lack to crack down on these fakers, which is exactly what it is intended to do. What it also does is run afoul of the First Amendment, which reads, in part: "Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech." That seems pretty clear. Granted, the First Amendment is not a blank check to say whatever one wants, as outlined in several Supreme Court decisions. But falsely claiming to be entitled to an award doesn't rise to the level when such prohibitions would kick in.
We agree the government likely has the authority to crack down on those who wear honors they don't deserve and that the imposters deserve to be treated with the repugnance reserved for the most morally deficient among us. But when government starts to criminalize words that while reprehensible, really do no harm to the rights of others, it goes beyond its limits as defined by the Constitution. And it's a slap to all those who have sworn to uphold that Constitution.


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In addition to an indoor pool, Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle Downtown/Lake Union provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The aparthotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Event facilities measuring 3238 square feet (301 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly aparthotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
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- Conference space size (feet) - 3238
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- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
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Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Check-in time ends at midnight
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