We like to put this meet against Toms River North on the same week as the Shore Conference meet. We don't mind coming here. It is a very nice facility and it has electronic timing.

We were kind of still feeling the effects of the Atlantic meet last week (at conference) so I think we'll do better. The kids know what they have to do and they've been working hard.

The water right now on the Windward and North Shore is really not the place to be.

I am encouraged by the resumption of grain movement along the Mississippi River just one week after grain transportation was virtually halted by Hurricane Katrina, ... Clearly, there is much work to be done but I am confident that remaining obstacles will be overcome to resume all activity in a timely manner. We are assuring our international customers that we expect minimal disruptions.

I think we're coming around just fine, and we'll use this week to find out what we need to shore up.

It really is good. It was so lopsided with them in the conference. It's tough going into the conference meet knowing that you're going to get beat.