text: AFL-CIO, others warn against benefit cuts By Paul J. Nyden November 8, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- The upcoming "lame duck" Congress could pose a major threat to the welfare of thousands of West Virginians, speakers at a state AFL-CIO news conference warned Thursday.Kenny Perdue, president of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, talked about the so-called "fiscal cliff" and asked, "Where are we going to go from here?"We want Medicare to stay in place as it is -- no cuts. Don't touch Social Security. Don't cut it."Let's create jobs -- that is the biggest issue in this country. We need to be vigilant," Perdue said during the news conference at Covenant House in Charleston."The top 2 percent [of our population] spent $6 billion on this election campaign. The other 98 percent had to listen to all their advertisements."Perdue said he believes the prosperity of the other 98 percent is critical to the nation's future. "They will spend money they get."Wayne Rebich, a carpenter and Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation leader, asked why some politicians talk about making cuts in benefits and raising the age when people become eligible to collect Social Security."Social Security has not contributed one dime to the deficit. I don't know why it is even a part of this discussion." One proposal has been to raise the minimum age for collecting Social Security benefits from 62 to 65."It is hard for construction workers to work that long. And how do you expect a coal miner to work until he is 65 years old?" Rebich asked."People whose jobs involve hard labor can't work into their late 60s. It's not physically possible."Rebich also urged Congress to eliminate the current provision that ends annual payments into Social Security funds once an individual's annual wages exceed $110,000. Hattie Johnson, a retired worker from Union Carbide who now works part-time providing home health care for the elderly, said, "My patients depend on Medicare, which they paid into their entire working lives, to ensure they have the care and help they require to live independently and not in a nursing home."Home health care is important," Johnson said. "If you don't do it, it doesn't get done."Jacqueline Jones of Dunbar specializes in helping young children in the Appalachian Head Start Program. "Children are our future. They need Head Start. We encourage them to get more schooling so they can pull themselves up out of poverty. Their parents can't afford private day care or private preschools," Jones said."Every dollar of funding is critical to the program and the children it serves."Retired from the U.S. Air Force, Jack Tincher has worked for the Veteran's Affairs Hospital in Beckley."True patriotism means taking care of our veterans, especially when they come home from the battlefield wounded and in need of aid. Cutting benefit funding for veterans breaks a sacred promise our country made to the men and women who serve it."Tincher said he believes "we are approaching a very dangerous time for working people and veterans. Everyone has to stand together."Tincher also criticized the billions of dollars that the Pentagon continues to send into the pockets of private military contractors. Gary Zuckett, executive director of the West Virginia Citizen's Action Group, said, "The federal budget is a moral issue. Social program cuts would hurt the quality of life and services for our workers and our families."A report recently published by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy found 20.5 percent of West Virginians depend on federal benefits for personal income.Reach Paul J. Nyden at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5164. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Good weather expected for Kanawha bands at Majorette Festival Homeland Security tests tunnel plug at WVU Previous Story Santa (and Bob) come to town Next Story


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How many times have you though about making a complete musical piece out of one sound or with one instrument? I know it's crossed my mind a hundred times over the years. One of my favorite blogs RetroThing has a video and audio clip from sound designer Diego Stocco (famous for recording a burning piano). The video shows a little stapler and the few sounds it can make. The audio is a complete composition Diego created using just those stapler sounds. Check it out: click here
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By huge margins, California voters favor the United States offering "shelter and support" to thousands of unaccompanied Central American children entering the country illegally, rather than promptly deporting them, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday.
The survey also found that voters in the Golden State would — also by wide margins — approve of President Barack Obama using his executive powers to set a national policy toward dealing with the children if Congress fails to act.
"I feel relieved, grateful to be in a state that recognizes the rights of children regardless of where they are from," said Sebastian Zavala, chief program officer for Catholic Charities of the East Bay. "This poll is a good indicator that people are looking out for one another, looking to reach others in need, as members of the human family."
The Federation for American Immigration Reform, however, mocked the poll as a classic "forced choice" by pitting a "dire option" against a "soft, cuddly" one — temporary help for the children versus instant deportation.
"The immigration issue is often posited between one of two spectra — either kicking in doors in the middle of the night and massive roundups, separating women from children, or amnesty," said Bob Dane of FAIR, which is trying to bring down levels of both legal and illegal immigration.
In August, Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democrats in the Legislature agreed to spend $3 million to help unaccompanied minors by providing legal assistance.
California has seen the arrival of more than 4,000 children, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The youngsters are among 63,000 young migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border since last October. They say they are trying to escape poverty, drug cartels, political upheaval and high crime rates.
Over the summer, Obama announced that if Congress continued to do nothing on the issue he would use his executive powers to help the children. But over the weekend it became clear that the president still isn't ready to take executive action on the status of either the unaccompanied minors or 11 million other illegal immigrants.
The Field Poll surveyed 1,280 registered California voters in six languages from Aug. 14 to Aug. 28. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
The survey found that 58 percent of California voters say the U.S. should offer assistance to the thousands of children "while it determines their long-term status." Thirty-three percent want the children to be deported immediately. Another 9 percent have no opinion.
As is usually the case on immigration issues, the responses broke down along party lines.
Asked what the U.S. policy should be toward the children, 72 percent of Democrats supported "shelter and support" while their long-term status was worked out. Fifty-four percent of Republicans wanted the children immediately deported. Sixty-percent of voters without a party preference supported helping the children.
On the question of whether Obama should use his executive powers to formalize policies for dealing with the unaccompanied children, 74 percent of Democrats supported the use of executive power, while 65 percent of Republicans opposed it. Fifty-four percent of voters who expressed no party preference favored Obama taking the executive action.
Sixty-six percent of Latinos and 64 percent of African-Americans were in favor of such action. But only a slight majority (51 percent) of whites and 44 percent of Asian-Americans were in favor of it.
The poll also asked voters whether the U.S. should renew the Obama administration's policy of no longer deporting immigrants whose parents brought them here illegally when they were children. Those immigrants often refer to themselves as "Dreamers" — a name that comes from the proposed-but-never-enacted U.S. Dream Act, designed to allow the young immigrants to stay in this country.
The number of Californians in favor (59 percent) of renewing the Obama administration's 2012 policy is more than double (29 percent) of those against renewing it.
Democrats (78 percent) support helping the Dreamers, while Republicans (53 percent) oppose the idea.
"The Dreamers should be stopped immediately," said Michael Hieb, of Livermore. "Their (parents) are lawbreakers. I have to follow the rules. They should have to follow them too. Sorry, but the children have to pay for the sins of their fathers."
Dane of FAIR agreed: "If Americans feel they have the moral obligation to fund this generation of illegal immigrants, won't we have the same obligation for the future ones that come? And they will come."
On the question of whether the president should use his executive powers to stop the deportation of most illegal immigrants, 46 percent favored the move, while 36 percent opposed it.
Sixty percent of Democrats supported that broad use of presidential powers, while 65 percent of Republicans opposed it.
"I recently saw a T-shirt that perfectly sums up my feeling on all of this going on between the Republicans and the Democrats," said Joy Rabin, of Sunnyvale. "It read, 'We the people ... are pissed.' We need a policy on this issue, but until something is actually done, I'm like most Americans — kind of pissed at everybody."


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Category: Jack top boys' name in Scotland
The Scottish Registry General's Office has released the country's most popular names for 2009, showing very little change at the top. Jack and Sophie remained in first place, and the girls' list wasn't so dissimilar to ours, with Olivia, Ava, Emily, Chloe and Emma all in the top ten, along with Lucy, Katie, Amy and Erin. For the boys, there were long-term Scottish favorites heading the list: Lewis, James, Liam, Logan, Ryan, Cameron and Callum (which would have been higher if merged with the Calum spelling) coming up behind Jack, plus the biblical Daniel and Aaron.
It gets more interesting as you look at some of the names that are rising choices for Scots parents. One of the biggest leaps was taken by Miley (tailed by Mylea, Mylee, Mylie and Myley), which jumped 190 places, showing Hannah Montana's tremendous international clout. The biggest climber for the boys was Owen, which is also moving up in the US.
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Braving cold and intermittent rain, hundreds of "Twihards" pitched tents outside Nokia Theatre L.A. Live for a four-day campout to ensure their seats at Monday's premiere of the "Twilight" film series' epic conclusion.
More than 1,200 fans camped out last year for the first installment of the finale, according to the production company Summit Entertainment. Organizers expect twice the crowd for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" as fans bid farewell to their favorite vampires and werewolves. | PHOTOS
"Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and others are expected to grace the "black carpet" during the event Monday.
Until then, however, Chick Hearn Court is blocked off to serve as the stage for the "Twilight" fan camp, set to accommodate up to 2,500 Twihards.
The idea for the fan camp started when crowds began forming on their own for the first "Twilight" premiere, said Eric Kops, senior vice president for publicity for Summit.
"Then we started to think about how can we protect them from the elements and make sure they're being honored for their dedication," Kops said. "It's amazing. They never complain - even in the rain."
Summit plans to host several events for campers each day including a morning workout on Saturday hosted by Jamba Juice, as well as live concerts and outdoor screenings of the "Twilight" films. Surprise appearances by several Twilight cast members are also planned, Kops said.
Christian Aguirre, 21, of Granada Hills, was putting together his tent with two friends Thursday afternoon under gray skies, excited for his third fan camp experience.
"We've done this for so many years and with this being the last one, why not? Let's go all out," Aguirre said.
And "all out" was an understatement for many fans who hailed from New York, Maryland and as far as Canada and Brazil. They came prepared with battery-powered radios and televisions, decked in Team Edward shirts and snuggled in "Twilight" throw blankets.
Cindy Childers, 47, flew in from Orlando to attend the event with six friends who all helped with decorating duty, from cutting out magazine photos of the stars to hanging posters on tents.
"My grandkids think it's so funny that I do this," Childers said, laughing, as she ripped tape for her posters.
But the grandmother of eight said she has no shame, even though she initially fought the craze.
"My best friend read the books all summer and I said, `No way. You're crazy. It's for kids.' But she said if I read it and didn't like it she'd pay me back the money I spent for the book," Childers said. "Now I'm hooked."
The "Twilight" saga began in 2008 when the first film introduced fans to Stephanie Meyer's popular novels centered around Bella Swan and the supernatural world of vampires and werewolves.
The series then follows the teenager as she falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen and later werewolf Jacob Black in "New Moon" and "Eclipse."
Bella Swan eventually marries Edward Cullen in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and fans are now in for the conclusion of the love story when the movie hits theaters Nov. 16.
Joanne Lassiter, 38, of Rancho Palos Verde called the end of the series bittersweet as she made the final touches on her campsite Thursday.
Lassiter came with new Twihard friends she met on Facebook as well as old friends she made at the "Twilight" fan camp in 2010. Her group got to L.A. Live at 3 a.m. Thursday and slept in their SUV until they were allowed to set up at 8 a.m., Lassiter said.
"It's the first time since I was in junior high or high school where I wanted to put posters on my wall again," Lassiter said about her love of "Twilight." "The added bonus is that you come to these premieres and you meet all these passionate fans and we can all talk about the same thing ... without feeling silly."
By the afternoon, the group's camp was decked out in "Twilight" memorabilia with Lassiter's tent covered with buttons and lined with tulips as an homage to the book cover for "New Moon." A cutout of Pattinson as Edward was also being erected and taped to the tent.
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Gourmet Trading Co. will promote its new peeled white asparagus for the holidays.
Los Angeles-based Gourmet Trading will promote its peeled white asparagus in 9-ounce, 1-pound and 1.5-pound packs for the holidays, according to a company news release.
Point-of-sale materials will be available to support promotions.
Gourmet Trading launched its Peruvian peeled white asparagus program in February. Customers like the pre-peeled option because white asparagus peels can be bitter, Julia Inestroza, the company's marketing director, said in the release.
"White Asparagus adds a touch of elegance to any holiday meal, and now with peeled white asparagus, it's easy to prepare," Inestroza said. "Now that the guesswork of cooking white asparagus is gone, consumers and chefs have the chance to try something new for their holiday meals."
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Adoption of precision agriculture technology has been moving ahead at a steady pace but not equally as fast for production of all crops or in all regions of the country. An AgProfessional survey of agricultural retailers indicates there is potential for much faster adoption of precision technology, but precision ag technology manufacturers apparently are happy with the pace of adoption and see nothing but expansion that will keep manufacturers busy and profitable in the foreseeable future.
"The thing we are looking forward to is more and more people using some sort of precision ag equipment," said Mike Gomes, director of agricultural marketing and business development for Topcon Precision Agriculture. "The question to farmers in the past was do you use GPS, and then it became are you using autosteer, and now the question is, are you using variable rate and what operations are you doing variably."
AgProfessional did an e-mail research study with a primary audience of ag retailers to take a snapshot of where adoption of precision ag technology stands today with ag retailers and their farmer customers. The research also asked for projections on adoption in the next five years.
There have been constant guesses and claims of various degrees of adoption by both ag retailers and farmers, and the AgProfessional survey doesn't provide a definitive answer. Survey results seem to indicate there is much more potential growth, but manufacturers report already rapid adoption.
There are a couple reasons farmers and ag retailer/custom applicators will continue to rapidly advance their capabilities in precision, said Erik Ehn, director of product marketing, Trimble Agricultural Division. "More and more farmers are seeing the payoff of the technology. They are seeing the return on the investment," he said. "The other reason is because manufacturers of equipment are now factory installing precision technology as base technology and providing support."
Precision manufacturers don't see the industry maturing in the foreseeable future. There are plenty more potential users that can adopt the technology, and the precision manufacturers have made it a goal to help farmers double their per acre production by 2050 or earlier.
Projecting five years from now, has Mike Olson, North American sales manager for Ag Leader, saying that farmers in general across the United States are adopting pieces of precision ag equipment at different paces—rather than loading their equipment with all the bells and whistles at once.
Most farmers start out with some technology on their equipment and then add as they become more comfortable with the whole potential for precision. But the ag retailers are ordering new custom application equipment fully loaded to replace old applicators, he said.
Five-year targets for adoption by farmers nationwide cannot be considered to be the same for every type of precision technology. "If you are going to say 50 to 60 percent (of farmers) are going to have adopted autosteering then that percentage would be a good target. If you are talking about the guys who are into variable rate planting, then you are probably looking at 30 to 40 percent," Olson said. "There are many avenues to adding technology. Seventy-five percent might have some type of technology on their farm (in five years), whether it be a yield monitor or whatever."
A look at the survey forecasts by ag retailers about precision application by their farmer customers in five years substantiates the idea that farmers will be applying much more of their fertilizer and pesticides using precision technology. A total of 83 percent of retailers see their farmer customers doing more precision applications in five years. But there is no consensus, whatsoever, about the percentage of acres in an individual retailer's service area that will be precision applied by the farmers—rather than hiring custom application by the retailer or another applicator (See chart A).
What seems the most disturbing in terms of ag retailer adoption of precision ag from the AgProfessional survey is the percentage of companies that don't have their entire fleet precision technology equipped with GPS controller systems. About 41 percent of the ag retailers with application service, who completed the survey, reported not having any of their application rigs equipped with such systems, and an additional 31 percent of retailers had 50 percent or less of their application equipment GPS controller system equipped. Only 12 percent of the ag retailers responding said 75 percent or more of their fleet was GPS controller equipped.
When it comes to providing service with product, many ag retailers have felt somewhat caught in historical pricing. It hasn't been uncommon for application of fertilizer to be built into the price of the fertilizer in one way or another. But providing application service with a high-tech system for variable rate fertilizer application using variable-rate mapping isn't something that an ag retailer can justify as being "free" or built into the margin of the fertilizer.
"In the age of the internet, where product availability becomes less of an obstacle; the importance of a local service provider becomes more vital to a grower. As adoption of precision ag strengthens, the importance and need for quality local service and support becomes a key component to make any farm organization successful in a local geography. Farmers are used to purchasing products and services bundled together, that isn't always possible with precision ag technologies," said Gomes.
Some of this concern about how to charge for services could account for fewer retailers than anticipated offering the top of the line application service using variable rate mapping software, etc. Without GPS controller systems, variable rate fertilizer application isn't happening.
Some ag retailers and farmers are concerned their system will rapidly go out of date. Ehn said that should not be an issue because the payback is proven to be one to three years for many farmers and can be the same for ag retailers who are compensated appropriately for their services. Choices for keeping pace are numerous as new equipment or updates are coming on the market almost monthly, which easily allows upgrading old equipment or updating with new equipment.
The survey results indicate that when ag retailers do equip their applicators with precision systems, they are going for top-of-the-line systems. The retailer responses were almost half and half on whether at least some of their application equipment is set up with wireless data transfer directly from applicators to an office for recordkeeping and/or billing—48 percent yes and 52 percent no.
"Our customers are asking us more and more in that arena to help them better manage their data. They may go out and apply fertilizer to a customer's field, and they want a better way to manage the data from that operation," said Ryan Molitor, marketing supervisor for Raven Industries.
Connectivity for fleet management is a big reason that ag retailers should see value in precision ag technology, said Trimble's Ehn. Providing wireless "remote assistance for managing their entire fleet of equipment" and even having long-distance resolution of equipment's problems is efficiency improvement that pays for itself, he said.
Olson with Ag Leader said, "I see a tremendous opportunity for services to increase by the ag retailers. We are getting into some things that most farmers are not wanting to spend the time doing by themselves, and there is an opportunity for retailers to pick up the torch and provide services to help farmers maximize their opportunity to achieve greater yield and profit. I see an opportunity for that (ag retailer) side of the business to grow quite a bit."
Whether the ag retailers who replied to the AgProfessional survey see all of the opportunity is questionable considering that 23 percent said they won't be custom applying fertilizer and another 18 percent won't be using variable rate mapping software to apply fertilizer at the end of five years (2018) (See Chart B).
Currently, only a third of ag retailers who responded offer precision analysis services for their growers, and nearly another third rely on recommendations provided by farmers who got the recommendations from their own sources, such as seed company programs or an independent precision service provider. About 20 percent of the retailers reported they work with a third-party vendor/service provider themselves and serve as the middle man for providing precision recommendations to the farmers. The remaining 15 percent are lost on what to do or don't see a need to be involved in any type of precision agriculture technology.
So, looking at the overall attitude of ag retailers responding to the survey, 77 percent aren't worried about lost potential future income by letting someone else do precision data analysis (seed company, third-party service provider, etc.).
In looking at those who responded, 35 percent of the survey respondents have total crop input sales of more than $7 million, and 20 percent classify themselves as a national retailer facility. It is logical to think that these larger operations are the ones reporting at least some concern about earning income from data analysis for their customers.
"Looking at the top five or six ag retailers in the U.S., each one of them has some aspect or some offering of a precision agriculture program that is branded," said Topcon's Gomes. These companies are seeing the value to assist the farmer from top to bottom in precision agriculture because they don't want to be "contractors for single hit services"—being the hired applicator, Gomes noted.
Top to bottom services also can mean helping the farmer with operations that the farmer does on his own such as variable rate planting. More ag retailers claim to be stepping up to the plate to help their customers with variable rate planting recommendations. In this situation, the retailer doesn't have to invest in all the hardware and implement technology; the farmer has to equip the planter and tractor. Forty-nine percent of retailers reported they are helping customers with "providing variable rate planting recommendations," and 51 percent said they aren't.
In the question asking ag retailers "what percentage of your trade-area farmers will use variable rate planting in 2013," it was 23 percent saying no one and 20 percent saying less than 10 percent of their farmers. The next highest guess of 13 percent was for between 21 to 30 percent of their trade area farmers planting with variable rate in 2013.
In projecting what percentage of farmers will be variable rate planting in five years, the responding retailers had guesses widely spread from zero to more than 70 percent (See chart C).
This planter technology increase seems to indicate that more farmers are willing to step up and figure out how to use precision ag technology and invest faster than some retailers because they have been educated on the return. That education is most likely coming from the seed companies that have shown in many cases how higher seeding rates are appropriate for a lot of fields.
The crop protection/pesticide manufacturers and fertilizer companies might not have aggressively promoted precision application. The claim can be made that precision, as promoted by the precision technology manufacturers, usually means less product application and lower input costs for farmers.
The precision ag manufacturers are trying their best to make it easy for farmers, or anyone's hired labor to operate the technology. It is a similar goal for all the manufacturers, according to their spokesmen.
"Some growers say they understand the principles of precision ag, but also say, 'It is so complicated to enact that I'm not going to ever be able to utilize it to its fullest potential to get return on investment.' So, when we are in the design phase of our products, we really try to stress simplicity. We know that our customers need to be able to use the technology to its fullest," said Raven's Molitor.
No matter what phase of adoption agriculture is at, in a region of the country or use on various crops, change will proceed. It just takes some people longer to accept change. They learned their farming from the previous generation and experience, not from a book, so adopting precision ag is a disruptive action, noted Gomes.
Olson said, "Change takes time. A lot of guys aren't ready to make a huge financial investment all at once; they'll do it in pieces. And also, there is a learning curve. They adopt a couple pieces of equipment each year and get familiar with it and figure out using it, but also they have to figure out how it is going to affect their total operation and management plans."
Hemisphere GPS is the most recent example of a company showing financial faith in the growth of precision ag technology, by selling its non-agricultural operations but keeping the ag business, to "capitalize on the rapidly expanding market opportunities in agriculture," as Rick Heiniger, president of the company, explained.
The same financial success seems to be occurring for most precision ag technology manufacturers. Plus, the ag retailers that are stepping up to the plate to adopt and invest and sell a wide array of services to farmers appear to be doing well, too. And the industry in general should be having success five years from now. The precision ag manufacturers say there isn't any way to turn away from the inevitable.


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Travellers trade their labour for reduced board as part of the WWOOFing movement (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), working on the cocoa and pineapple plantation, renovating the boarding houses and fixing fences. On the veranda, Gordon leans over towards me and points at the bamboo roof trusses under which we're lying. "Bamboo," he says sagely. "You know, you can make almost anything with bamboo if you want to: roofs, walls, floors, supports." Gordon has come to Costa Rica to set up a sustainable construction business, having packed up his contracting company in Florida following a recent divorce. "Fourteen years together, married for seven, divorced two and a half months," he says. Like many of the Americans you meet here, he dreams of buying some cheap, unspoiled land and joining in the green economy. With 12 per cent of Costa Rica's forest designated as national park, and with a peaceful reputation in contrast to nearby Nicaragua and Guatemala, the country has become a playground for US-funded green projects: from environmental courses and workshops to sustainable construction and organic farming. Since February 2006, when the Rainforest Alliance began keeping a database of newly accredited ecotourism ventures for central and South America, 65 of the 166 new entries have come from Costa Rica. Taylor, idly playing solitaire now that her game of euchre has ended, looks up. "Who wants to go to the bar?" We walk in the dark up Mastatal's sole dirt road to la pulpería, the local shop-cum-bar, passing other plantations in this small agricultural village three hours' drive from San José. The group spreads apart, and I find myself talking with Taylor about Rancho Mastatal, the only other place for travellers to stay in the area, run by an American couple, Tim O'Hara and Robin Nunes. "I wonder if any of the Rancho people will come to the bar tonight," she says as we walk. "Why wouldn't they?" "Oh, they have this ridiculous curfew, even though they're adults." Unlike La Iguana, which is still owned and run by a local farming couple, Lidia and Juan Luis Salazar, Rancho is an architecturally designed ecotourism project that describes itself as an "environmental learning and sustainable living centre". It employs many of the young men in the village on its construction projects, but is detached from the local farming economy, and limits the interaction that its guests have with the local community. At La Iguana, in contrast, there is a feeling that Lidia and Juan Luis are running their farm much like they always have, with the addition of a dozen or so ecobums. Guests eat with the family and share their kitchen and laundry. The experience is less structured, and there is none of the evangelical atmosphere of Rancho: what one elderly resident at La Iguana witheringly describes as the "Kumbaya spirit". A year ago, the Englishman Billy Bateman, an ex-financier-turned-globetrotter, helped Lidia and Juan Luis to reconfigure their farm along organic lines to attract WWOOFers. There are still creases to be ironed out, though. When Kat Cline and Doug Christen, organic farmers from Ohio, stayed at La Iguana recently, they discovered that the pineapples were cultivated from cloned stock - a non-sustainable practice. Taylor moans that the compost heap has failed to form decent mulch three times running, due to poor maintenance. Often the farm's green credentials seem to stem more from coincidence than design: mute rusticism and conventional farming methods repackaged as progressive environmental practice. Ecotourism is a draw card for foreigners, and with La Iguana's small crop of cocoa selling for only $1 a bag, and the dozen-odd WWOOFers paying $9 a night for food and accommodation, it is possible that attracting guests here generates more money for the farm than the sale of agricultural produce. As Taylor and I reach la pulpería, we turn off our torches, which have been scanning the ground for the fer-de-lance, a highly venomous nocturnal snake. We settle down on our stools, and after several drinks the guests from Rancho Mastatal unexpectedly veer out of the darkness, dressed in drag. They have just had a cross- dressing bonfire party, and have been "allowed" out for the night. They join the La Iguana crowd and some local young men (none of the tico women is present), dancing the merengue and clutching their spilling fake breasts and false moustaches while amused farmers look on, sipping Imperial beer. Afterwards, at a party held at the house of a local father of one, the young men of the village make increasingly bold advances towards female volunteers, until one of the girls is accidentally thrown through a bedroom doorway to the floor - and people eventually decide to leave, our group heading back to La Iguana. That night, another of the local men, Carlos, is caught trying to get into some of the girls' beds, creating a furore the next morning as Juan Luis and Lidia lecture him on sexual etiquette. He is asked to leave, and is obliged to abandon his plans to stay on the farm in a hut with his brother Graben during his holidays. As I walk into the kitchen for breakfast, I interrupt Taylor telling Lidia and her son Jorge her version of the story. "And he was right there! Right next to my bed. He was saying, 'Taylor, Taylor, I'm want having sex with you.'" Sensing trouble brewing, Lidia is already making chocolate fondue. 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mindfulness, bliss and beyond (page 8) wrote:Do not linger on the past. Do not keep carrying around coffins full of dead moments
cooran wrote:Hope you interest many young people in the Dhamma, Ben. Much merit to you!
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to abstain from all unwholesome actions,
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— this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.
Would you share your experience of Burma (I still prefer this name over the one chosen by the ruling regime)? Perhaps give them a glimpse of how 'Buddhism' is enacted there, how it suffuses the everyday activities of Burmese culture? Perhaps even highlight aspects of Buddhist understandings and practice you've encountered there which must surprise them and exceed the assumptions they might have about 'Buddhism'? It may be helpful, I think, to generate an awareness and understanding of how other cultures have hosted the Dhamma, given that 'the West' is now being called upon by the same call of hospitality to host the Buddha's teachings. Indeed, I imagine the Burmese are very hospitable people?
Sadhu Ben! What a wonderful thing to bring young people the gift of Dhamma! And on such an important but "unpopular" topic on top!
My highest respect that you seem able to transport teachings like the charnel ground contemplations and the topic of death so well that you get reinvited three years in a row!
Out of interest: When presenting, do you usually quote or refer to the suttas or do you try to put it in your own words as much as possible?
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WirelessHART Extends HART 7 Capabilities for Automation Asset Management
WirelessHART has two big money plays. First, the one that will likely pay off the fastest, is the ability to add, simply and inexpensively, many more sensors than plants use currently in order to keep up with new regulations and tighter control requirements. And once the wireless mesh network is installed and paid for, adding additional measurement to the network becomes extremely cost-effective. This in itself is an excellent way to make sure that there is enough real-time data to ensure the success of advanced process control systems and complement the soft sensors some plant optimization systems can employ.
The second big money play for WirelessHART is asset management.
Asset management starts with the measurement assets in the field. Thirty million HART-enabled devices are already installed, and the vast majority of them are connected to control systems that aren't equipped to receive the HART Communication digital signal. In addition, there are thousands of pieces of rotating machinery (pumps, motors, fans, etc.) from which it has been problematic to get even rudimentary data like temperature, pressure and vibration—because they are turning. So WirelessHART will permit more than just "instrument" maintenance in the asset management system. It will permit many other, non-traditional measurements to be input directly into the asset management system.
Current asset management solutions require that operators and technicians equipped with mobile data devices do rounds—an exceptionally expensive use of human resources. Equipping position sensors, low- and high-alarm switches, vibration, pressure and temperature sensors on rotating machinery with WirelessHART communication will allow operators to spend their time doing more high-value work than being a "clipboard jockey."
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It is all about interoperability. The insistence of the HART Communication Foundation on interoperability, which Ed Ladd, director of technology programs for the Foundation, defines as, "Freedom to use any manufacturer of HART devices, and mix manufacturers and products in the same network," has been critical to the HART protocol becoming ubiquitous—with more than twice the number of installed HART-enabled field devices than the next nearest competing fieldbus.
Ladd continues, "Controllers use the same universal commands to communicate with all devices, and there are standardized diagnostics in every device. The same tools work with wired and wireless devices independent of the manufacturer with a goal of one EDD per device to work on all EDD-enabled hosts. Users have the freedom to use any revision—of the Protocol, of the device—without mandatory upgrades to tools or applications."
Because WirelessHART is HART, applications like the MACTek Bullet application at Progress Energy described in the previous article, where multidrop wired HART and WirelessHART are combined to provide the solution to the test department's issues with obsolete devices, just work. There's no finagling and no special or custom interfaces because it is all HART and that means interoperability.
Gerrit Lohmann, Pepperl+Fuchs' wireless product manager, says it well. "As the pressure continues to grow to optimize in a cost-effective manner, the stranded HART data contained in legacy instruments will be extracted via the customer's existing hardware, through a HART multiplexer or by the latest WirelessHART solution."
Ira Sharp, product marketing lead for wireless for Phoenix Contact, agrees. "This extra information can be used for predicative maintenance and more effective scheduling of maintenance, and provide a more accurate record of the devices being used in the field and their age for asset management."
Emerson's vice president of wireless, Bob Karschnia, points out, "What's key is understanding who will use the stranded data and what they will do with it. A THUM adapter enables the right information to easily get to the right people at the right time. This information might not have been important to the control scheme, but it is likely to have high value to others. Wireless unlocks this information in a cost-effective manner without complicating the control system."
"Remote wireless access to the HART devices allows engineers and technicians to remotely configure devices from a central location," says ABB's product manager for asset management and wireless, Eric Olson. "Beyond making the configuration task more convenient, it also saves time and reduces potential wiring mishaps by not having to use a field handheld to make the configuration changes."
This is a clear improvement for maintenance and asset management, he says, because, "It also allows for better documentation as the device configuration can be saved, printed, and if a device needs replacement, the configuration can be restored quickly. Many devices support a simulate function that can be initiated remotely via wireless to verify the device installation and system connection from a single location. This saves time as technicians no longer need to roam the plant to perform these tasks. And, of course, all of the wireless devices can be monitored remotely to verify their operation."
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SAILORS from HMS Ledbury will parade through the streets this weekend as they exercise their freedom of the town.
The Hunt-Class mine hunter ship's company have a busy schedule ahead of them, starting with a friendly football match against Ledbury Swifts and a reception at the Royal British Legion in Church Street tomorrow (Saturday).
On Sunday, the mood will become one of pride as the crew lines up at the Community Centre, Lawnside Road, to exercise its freedom for only the third time since the honour was bestowed in 2007.
Mayor of Ledbury, cllr Terry Widdows, and the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Lady Darnley, will take the salute as the parade marches with drums beating, bayonets fixed and colours flying via Bye Street to the High Street at about 10.45am.
Cllr Widdows said: "It's obviously something we are immensely proud of. It gives us the chance to show our appreciation for the work that they do."
Mr Widdows added: "It will be nice for them to see the town. The crew changes, so for a lot of them it will probably be their first visit and a chance to meet some people."
The parade will also feature Ross and Monmouth Sea Cadets, Hereford Sea Cadets, members of the Royal British Legion, who will also be standard bearers on the day, and Ledbury Army Cadets, all led by the Royal Marine Band from Plymouth.
An address will be given by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire and the mayor with the Commanding Officer of HMS Ledbury, Lieutenant Commander Simon Pressdee responding, before the parade moves off past the war memorial.
Lt Cdr Pressdee said: "HMS Ledbury was honoured to have the freedom of the town of Ledbury conferred on her in 2007 and we marched for the first time that year.
"It is with particular pride that the ship's company will march through the streets of Ledbury on this occasion, only the third time since that historic date."
He added: "A freedom parade is a very special moment in any ship's affiliation and we couldn't be more proud to exercise this honour in our twin town, with which we have a close bond."
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BROOKLYN—The only surprise about Wednesday's announcement—the New York Islanders will move 30 miles west from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn—was the timing.
After years of fruitless attempts by Islanders owner Charles Wang to get a new arena built in New York's suburbs, the new home of the NBA's Nets always was the most logical destination for the four-time Stanley Cup champions, who had been scheduled to play a preseason game in Brooklyn before the NHL lockout got in the way. But with the Islanders' lease in Nassau County not set to expire until 2015, nobody saw an official announcement of a move happening so soon.
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In fact, it was too soon. Because of the lockout, which already has wiped out NHL regular-season games through Nov. 1, the biggest story out of Wednesday's press conference, on a proud day for what has been a struggling franchise, was what commissioner Gary Bettman had to say about the league's failed negotiations with the NHLPA for a new collective bargaining agreement.
"We said to them that we are prepared to meet if you want to discuss our offer, or you want to make a new offer," Bettman said. "They have no inclination on doing either, so there really is no point in meeting."
The point of meeting a day before Bettman's self-imposed deadline of Thursday to save an 82-game regular season should be fairly obvious, but here it is anyway: When two sides sit down to talk, anything can happen. Considering that the last meeting between the NHL and NHLPA ended with Bettman and the owners storming out after rejecting three union proposals in less than an hour, maybe clearing the air could have led to progress. Probably not, but you never know, right Mr. Commissioner?
"I remain the eternal optimist that hopefully something will get done," Bettman said. How he planned to get something done without scheduling talks with the NHLPA remained a mystery, though he did add, "We have each other's phone numbers. We have each other's emails."
Bettman did not say whether he planned to use the contact information at his disposal, but he certainly left the impression that he views the ball as being in the NHLPA's court, because "until we're in a situation where the union is interested in making a deal ... there's not much we can do. You can't dance by yourself."
Bettman disproved himself by putting on a show that would make Beyonce blush when it came to discussing how much of the schedule the league plans to cut in the absence of a new CBA by Thursday. He greatly preferred talking about Wednesday, so much so that when Wang was asked about the timing of the Islanders' announcement, Bettman stepped to the podium to follow the owner's response.
"We picked a date, and we came to a conclusion last night that we said we wanted to announce it," Wang said. "Word starts to get out anyway, so we wanted to make a nice big announcement, tell all our fans at one time, what we're planning to do. The things I get are 'Are you moving? Are you moving?' and so forth. All of that is behind us. We're home here. This is our new home, and we're very excited to be here."
Wang's enthusiasm was understandable. This is a transformative moment for his franchise, after so many false starts that he joked about losing count. There still would have been nothing wrong with waiting a week, or even a few days, to make the official announcement after agreeing to a 25-year lease at the Barclays Center. Why not get some buzz going? Why assemble a press conference for a time when the entire hockey world is focused on Thursday's impending doom? Why let any good feelings about Wednesday's announcement get trampled before the ink was even dry on the lease?
Why? Because the commissioner thought it would be a good idea.
"From a league standpoint, when Charles called me to say that they reached a deal last night and wanted to make an announcement, I encouraged him to do that," Bettman said. "As unhappy and as disappointed as we are to be in the collective bargaining situation that we're in, the fact is that we have a $3.3 billion business that we're trying to preserve and that we're trying to run. We can't allow there to be paralysis of the business, because at some point the work stoppage will be over, and we're going to have a league that we want to have back in shape and growing the way it has been for the last seven years."
The irony was richer than Wang will be once the Islanders, last or next to last in the NHL in attendance each of the last five seasons, start packing fans into their sparkling new home.


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Come September 23rd, the docks of Monaco's Port Hercules will be awash with visitors—more than 30,000 of them—all of whom will have traveled to this glamorous principality for a singular event: the 19th annual Monaco Yacht Show (MYS). In spite of the current economic downturn, this year's four-day-long event is completely booked and promises to attract the best and brightest of the megayacht industry, including builders, brokers, and of course, buyers. Indeed, the 2009 show will feature some 500 companies, 30 to 40 brand-new builds, and 100 megayachts ranging in size from 82 to 295 feet LOA. And with amenities that run from a champagne bar to a helicopter shuttle service, the show is well-equipped to cater to guests' every need. Perhaps best of all, organizers have placed a premium on social responsibility, which is why they've not only worked to ensure the show receives a carbon neutral label from The Carbon Neutral Company, but why they're also working with said organization on several renewable-energy projects. Furthermore, the MYS is donating half of all proceeds from general-admission sales to the Association Monegasque contre les Myopathies, which researches children's muscular dystrophy.
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A new law in Iowa that prohibits fraudulent activity by animal-rights activists on livestock farms may serve as a template for other states.
According to Iowa State Senator Joe Seng, states such as Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and Utah may be interested.
He said two years of work went into crafting the bill that was signed into law Friday by Gov. Terry Branstad. The bill achieved overwhelming bi-partisan support, passing the state senate by a 40-10 margin and the state house by a 69-28 margin.
The bill will stand constitutional muster if it goes before the Supreme Court, Seng told an Agri-Talk radio audience Monday morning. (Listen to audio clip above.)
Some have called it an "ag gag" bill, but Seng calls it "an agriculture protection bill."
Mainly, it is designed to keep people from accessing agricultural production facilities under false pretenses. For instance, some people may lie on their job applications in order to get hired at a farm when their real intention is to put the farm in a negative light rather than do a job.
Seng made these additional distinctions:
- The bill does not prohibit people from photographing or videotaping animal abuse that may be occurring; it simply goes after the fraud aspect of people gaining entry to the farm under false pretenses. People who are on the farm under legitimate pretenses would not be affected.
- By keeping people out who shouldn't be there, the bill protects animals on the farms because (1) some of the people who come in to shoot undercover video may stage incidents of abuse and (2) they may knowingly or unknowingly spread infectious disease agents.
Seng is a veterinarian and former president of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.


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As Jibfest weekend swiftly approaches, many east coasters are growing increasingly excited to pack up their snowboards and a large supply of liquid refreshment in preparation for the biggest winter party that Newfoundland has to offer.
This marks the third year that Jibfest has been taking place on the west coast of the island and the event has been steadily growing in attendance each year. Combining live bands and DJs, as well as snowboarding competitions, what began as a small weekend excursion has turned into a islandwide pilgrimage to Marble Mountain.
Legit Entertainment and Brent Mac Events, both St. John's event planning companies, and their partner Sure Fire Entertainment, an Atlantic Canada-based promotion company are proving that when they team up, they are an unstoppable party rocking force.
This year, attendees can look forward to a night of DJing at The Pepsi Centre, the Coors Light Block Party, and a concert featuring The Trews and Baytown. The addition of a heavier rock concert is new to the Jibfest Weekender, but organizer Brent McNamara is sure the event will be a huge success.
On top of the addition of The Trews show, Legit is bringing a game changer to the table this year. The Coors Light Block Party takes place in four bars, all featuring different genres of music such as Top 40 hits, hip hop, rock and house music.
Two DJs from Toronto and Vancouver are also on the bill. One bracelet will grant admission into each of the four venues, allowing attendees to pick and choose or experience every kind of sound available.
"We wanted a broader appeal and to really take on the festival approach, to open up more events. It's big for students where it's midterm break, but it's also Winter Carnival in Corner Brook so the whole town is on holiday as well," McNamara said.
This year, overwhelming ticket sales has forced the Jibfest Weekender to move from Marble Mountain resort, where they have held their events for the last two years, to the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook. This change of venue is a surprise to many partygoers, but the need to switch came as a bigger surprise to the men responsible for organizing the weekend extravaganza.
"Honestly, we mulled over the idea of switching for two to three days, sat down with a pen and paper, and went over the pros and cons. At the end of the day, the pros really outweighed the cons. The whole mountain vibe of Marble is a great atmosphere, and Marble has been really great to us for the last two years, but with the increased numbers, it just made sense in every way to switch," McNamara said.
Carter Snow, one of the DJs and an organizer, finds the demand almost surreal.
"We were kind of worried about people hating on the switch of the venues," Snow added, "but the fact that our bar service will tremendously improve is an amazing thing," he said.
"We're seeing a lot of things, a lot of Facebook posts, a lot of tweets coming in from people, just not in St. John's and Corner Brook but all across the island. It's continuing to expand," McNamara said. "Even if you're in Nova Scotia you can get a ferry over for relatively the same price (as travelling from the Avalon Peninsula)."
"Realistically, we've sized it up and I'm just gonna say it, it is the biggest (winter) party in Atlantic Canada. That's a fact," McNamara said, with a wide grin sweeping his face.
With over 950 people in attendance last year, and more than 1,000 tickets sold this year, hopefully Corner Brook is ready for the upcoming bash.
Mike Jackson, business resources manager for the City of Corner Brook, says these kind of events have a positive benefit on the community, aside from the obvious economic benefit.
"We have identified ourselves as being a post-secondary town with 2,500 post-secondary students that sort of call this place home while they're in school. I think events like this that provide good opportunities for these students to engage in activities that they like, that they enjoy, creates a better living environment for them," Jackson said.
Stephanie Parsons, owner/operator of NewfoundQuests, has no doubt that Jibfest brings economic prosperity to the west coast.
NewfoundQuests has teamed up with the Glynmill Inn and Hotel Corner Brook to provide Jibfest commuters with transportation and accommodation in one easy transaction.
"From hotel accommodations to lift passes and rentals, cabs and other consumer purchases like food and booze, there is a significant amount of cheddar rolling into town that weekend," Parsons said.
"We (NewfoundQuests and Jibfest) have a kind of symbiotic relationship whereby we forward people on our trip to their events and they forward anyone interested in their events to our trip, which provides a convenient and affordable way to take it all in," Parsons said.
"There will be a lot of people heading out to shred the mountain and party it up next weekend and we're looking forward to a great time on the west coast!"


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LOCAL historians want to take on responsibility for blue plaques commemorating in famous Blackburn people after several have been stolen, including one marking Jack Walker's birthplace.
Responsibility for the commemorative signs used to rest with Blackburn Civic Society until it folded a few years ago.
Now Blackburn Local History Society has agreed with English Heritage, which oversees the national scheme, to keep the list of 24 plaques.
As scrap metal thieves target the distinctive badges, they have asked Blackburn with Darwen Council for permission to maintain, replace and add to the commemorative plates dotted around the town.
They mark places related to historically important people and events, including 96 Randal Street, Audley which is the birthplace of 'Uncle' Jack Walker who was the benefactor behind Blackburn Rover's winning the Premiership title in 1995.
Last year owner Sajid Munshi converted the premises into a shop and took the plaque down planning to resite it.
His agent Khalid Khan said: "It was ready to go back up but was stolen just before he could do so.
"Sajid is hoping to replace it but needs an organisation so he can follow the proper procedures. He was very sad when it was stolen."
Local history society chairman Ray Smith said: "We have applied to the Blackburn with Darwen council to take over the process.
"We now keep the list but need approval from the corporation to take over full responsibility.
"We need a small grant to pay for the plaques and permission to use the borough coat of arms.
"We want to start soon as thieves are targetting them for the scrap value.
"Several have already been stolen including the ones on Jack Walker's birthplace and Darwen Street Bridge.
"The existing ones cost around £380 but we would use metal with no scrap value, costing £180."
Borough planning chairman Dave Smith said: "I will sort this out.
"They are approved by English Heritage and we want someone to take charge before any more are stolen."
Blackburn MP Jack Straw, who unveiled the plaque on Mr Walker's birthplace in 2001, said: "It's appalling that thieves steal these plaques. It seems a good idea for the society to take over responsibility."


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High-fat dairy products, often considered a villain in the fight against obesity, may not be on the dieting "naughty" list after all, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition. Instead, there appears to be no relationship between full-fat dairy products and weight gain when consumed as part of a healthy diet.
For the study, three researchers reviewed 16 studies looking at the relationship between dairy fat and high-fat dairy foods, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease. In nearly 70 percent of the studies, high-fat dairy intake was inversely associated with obesity.
"High-fat dairy consumption is not associated with obesity," Stephan Guyenet, one of the study's authors, wrote in his blog. "In fact, 11 out of 16 studies found that higher dairy fat intake is associated with lower body fat and/or less fat gain over time. None identified an association between high-fat dairy consumption and fat gain, although some did find an association between low-fat dairy consumption and fat gain."
Researchers also found nothing to link these full-fat products with poorer metabolic health or increased risk of diabetes.
"The association between high-fat dairy intake and diabetes risk is inconsistent. Zero of eight studies found that high-fat dairy consumption is associated with diabetes risk, and three found that it was protective," Guyenet noted.
More research is likely.
"Although not conclusive, these findings may provide a rationale for future research into the bioactive properties of dairy fat and the impact of bovine feeding practices on the health effects of dairy fat," the study concluded.
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Garrity Stops 15 Shots, Glading Dishes Three Assists for Bayhawks
Midfielder Stephen Berger fired in five goals, including a clinching 2-pointer, to lead Long Island to a 14-11 victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Thursday night at James M. Shuart Stadium.
Berger, who was named the Bud Light Most Valuable Player, cranked in a clutch 2-pointer with 19 seconds left that put an end to a spirited comeback by the Bayhawks. Attackman Keith Cromwell dished off five assists while running mate Tim Goettelman scored three goals for the Lizards, who improved to 5-5.
"I was pleased that we fought until the very end. We fell behind by four goals in the second quarter and I thought we responded well," Chesapeake president and head coach Brendan Kelly said. "There are a lot of positives we can take out of this game. Again, we battled until the final whistle, but the lesson is that you need to play four quarters in this league. We kind of gave it up in the second quarter."
Goettelman scored back-to-back goals as Long Island opened the second period with a 3-0 run to take a 7-3 lead with just under four minutes left. Long stick defensive midfielder Kyle Hartzell and short stick running mate Jeff Reynolds answered with consecutive goals less than a minute apart to get Chesapeake within 7-5 at halftime.
Following a quiet third quarter, Cromwell had two assists as Long Island outscored Chesapeake 3-1 to begin the fourth quarter and take its largest lead of the game at 12-7 with a little less than eight minutes remaining.
"We played hard and we played really well at times. Unfortunately, we didn't play real smart at other times," veteran Chesapeake attackman Andrew "Buggs" Combs said.
Chesapeake refused to fold in the hostile road environment and midfielder Jeremy Sieverts sparked a gutsy rally. After attackman Ben Rubeor scored unassisted to halt the home team's momentum, Sieverts ripped a 2-pointer then followed less than a minute later with another goal as the Bayhawks pulled to within 12-11 with 42 seconds left.
Obviously, the ensuing faceoff was crucial and Long Island captured it as was the case most of the night. Berger then split a double-team and cranked in the 2-pointer that sealed the win. "We turned the ball over way too much, especially in that crucial second quarter," Kelly said. "We were careless and made some uncharacteristic mistakes."
Goalkeeper Chris Garrity once again came up big for the Bayhawks with 15 saves, including seven in the fateful second frame to keep the visitors within striking distance. "Chris played very well and made some key saves to keep us in the game," Kelly said.
Chesapeake was missing three key players that are representing the United States at the FIL World Championships in England. None was missed more than faceoff specialist Alex Smith as the Bayhawks were beaten 21-6 in that crucial category. Peter Vlahakis keyed the possession dominance by Long Island by winning 15 of 19 draws.
"It's tough to not have Alex out there, but I felt Ben DeFelice did a good job of turning into a scrum and not allowing Long Island to get directly into offense," Kelly said.
Danny Glading dished off three assists while fellow attackman and Virginia alum Ben Rubeor had two goals for Chesapeake (4-6), which has now lost five in a row. Brian Vetter contributed a goal and an assist while fellow midfielder Matt Abbott dished off two assists for the Bayhawks, who host the Chicago Machine next Saturday, July 31 then close the regular season at the Boston Cannons on August 7.
"We've got to beat Chicago and then we've got to beat Boston. We still control our own destiny. If we win our last two games we'll be in the playoffs," Kelly said.
Combs seconded that sentiment and said the Bayhawks really came together as a team on this road trip. "We fought really, really hard tonight. Our effort in all areas was very good, we just made too many costly mistakes. We're not going to panic. We've still got two games to go and if we play the way we did tonight I think we'll be alright."


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Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson Offers Family-Oriented Nature Day
LAKE JACKSON — Sea Center Texas will host its 8th annual Nature Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 23, and the public is invited to join in the free festivities and help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the 30th anniversary of TPWD Coastal Fish Hatcheries, and Sea Center's 17th anniversary.
Nature Day is a family educational event geared to introduce children to the wonders of the outdoors and to teach families about being wise stewards of our natural resources. Walk-through exhibits, activities, and crafts will be offered by participating nature-based organizations.
In addition to the indoor exhibits, weather permitting, two outdoor activities will be offered. First, families can participate in a nature scavenger hunt at the wetland walkway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to enjoy viewing of plants, birds, snakes, turtles, dragonflies, and hummingbirds. Secondly, a catch-and-release youth fishing event for youngsters 16 years old and younger will be held from 1-3 p.m. Fishing participants need to provide their own rods, reels and bait. Please, no artificial bait and only barbless hooks, since captured fish are released back into the water. Good bait choices would be dead shrimp or cut squid.
Sea Center Texas is a marine aquarium, hatchery and education center operated by TPWD in partnership with The Dow Chemical Company/Texas Operations, Coastal Conservation Association, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sport Fish Restoration Program. The free Visitor Center has one of the best aquarium exhibits of native saltwater fish in Texas. Besides hosting more than 1 million visitors and providing education programs for tens of thousands of youth, the hatchery has raised millions of juvenile finfish for stocking in Texas bays.
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