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BUS1NESBRIEFS Bigmove for beer maker Cape Cod Beer was set to pull its seven barrels and 579-gallon fermenta- tion tanks out of the former Hyport Brewing Company Restaurant on Main Street in Hyannisyesterday.They'll hop over to Phinney's Lane, next to the Sears Parts & Service Center, and a 3,000- square-foot building that more than quadruples avail- able space for producing and packaging beer. The company plans to ex- pand its distribution across the Cape and over the bridges. Cape customers will be able to visit a new retail area for growlers of beer and related merchandise. Member to member in Hyannis This month's member to member networking event for members of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce will be held Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wianno Grille, 380 Barnstable Road in Hyannis. Medical offices take on new partner Bickford Health Associ- ates has announced the ap- pointment of Susan Hawley, M.D. as medical director at the practice. She has also become a full partner. Researcher to address tech council Neil Bradford , president of Forrester Research, is the keynote speaker for the Cape Cod Technology Council's annual meeting and dinner Feb. 16 at Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster. For details, call Resa at 508- 771-6308 or send an e-mail to info@capetech.com Talk and tour in WoodsHole The Woods Hole Research Center will host a full-day seminar for architects, en- gineers and home builders Jan. 24 at the Gilman Ord- way Campus in Woods Hole. Mark Rosenbaum of Enger- gysmithswill discuss creat- ing homes requiring little or no non-renewable energy.A tour of the Center's energy- efficient building will follow. Businessbreakfast at Bobby Byrnes Sheila Courtney,risk management specialist, dis- cusses tips for insuringyour home on Cape Cod Jan. 26 at 8 a.m. at Bobby Byrnes' in Mashpee Commons. A buffet breakfast is served. RSVP by Jan. 23 to 508-477- 0792. Agents recognized Century 21 Cobb Real Estate in Centerville re- cently recognized five of its top agents. Janice Merrill received the Silver Award while Ronnie Mulligan, Jeanette Neeven, Mary Pol- lock and Diana Richardson received the Bronze Award. The awards are given in recognition of outstanding sales performance. Insurance agents to meet Members of the Cape Cod Insurance Agents Associa- tion will be holding a dinner meeting Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. when Peter Dignan discuss- es auto insurance reform. The dinner will be at the YarmouthHouse Restaurant on Route 28 in West Yar- mouth. A breakfastmeeting is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 7:30 a.m. at The Radisson Hotel, 287 Iyanough Road in Hyannis. The speaker is Donna McKenna discussing what's new at the Registry, including new SDIP points. Insurance dinner in Hyannis The Cape Cod Chapter of the Massachusetts Associa- tion of Insurance Women holds its monthly dinner meeting Feb. 15at Heri- tage House, Main Street in Hyannis, at 5:30 p.m. Joseph Tragno and Anthony Silva discuss the FAIRplan up- dates. Third annual business series The Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Business Edu- cational Series is set to kick off Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. when the entrepreneur'stoolbox willbe the topic of discus- sion. Other talks,including publicity, consultive sales, marketing, Internet mar- keting and more, follow on Tuesdays for a total of seven classes at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce. Registration is $35 to $45 per session or $199 to $265 for the series. To sign up call 508-548-8500 or visit www. FalmouthChamber.com. Educational series continues The Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Winter Edu- cational Series is a series of eight customized classes for skill and resource develop- ment that will be offered beginning Jan. 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth. Classes continue each Tues- day.Call 508-548-8500 or 800-526-8532. Help for people over 55 who want to work The Mature Workers Program of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Is- lands, Inc. has openings in its Bridge Back to Work Program for income-eligible people 55 and older. Paid work experience and/or skills trainingopportunities are available in or near your community to help you ob- tain employment. Call Mary or Betty at 508-394-4630 or 888-394-4630 ext. 134 or 138. CSO wants to do business The Cape Symphony Or- chestra offers a new option called a Prelude Circle Card. The card enables subscrib- ers to receive special offers and discounts from other cultural institutions and businesses. If your business is willingto offer at least 10 percent off selected items or services to the Symphony's 18,000 patrons, its name and telephone number will be printed in a direct mailing to subscribers and in selec- tive CSO advertising pieces. Call 508-362-1111, ext. 100. Lending a hand The USDA/Rural Develop- ment offers help with home repairs and rehabilitation projects for single-family homeowners with very low household incomes. Call 508-295-5151, ext. 134. Website for job seekers The U.S. Department of Labor has a Web site, www. careeronestop.org, which serves as a resource for job seekers and workforce pro- fessionals alike. The local office for employment and training assistance is Career Opportunities at 75 Perse- verance Way in Hyannis.Call 508-771-JOBS or visit www. ciwib.org. Loans for people with disabilities Massachusetts residents with disabilities have access to reduced-interest loans for assistive technology and related services through the Massachusetts Rehabilita- . tion Commission and Easter Seals Massachusetts. Call 617-204-3851, ext.3623, or 508-751-6431. TechFiles... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:9 is considerable incentive to push extended warranties. Retailers like to repeat apocryphalstoriesofcustom- ers whose products failed during the last weeks or days of their extended war- ranties, and their products were either restored to like- new condition or replaced with a similar updated and upgraded product. Even if these stories are all true, the numberoftimesthisactually happensislikelyinfinitesimal compared to the number of extended warranties sold. Retailers seldom publicize howprofitabletheirextended warrantiesare,but they often make small but significant changes to maintain their profitability. For example , Tweeter Etc., the home en- tertainment retailer, quietly reduced its maximum ex- tended warranty period for plasma TVs from five years to four after discoveringthat repairs made in the fifth war- ranty year cost the company more than repairs made in the preceding years. Soshould we avoid extend- ed warranties altogether? Hardly.There aresome cases inwhichextendedwarranties canbe reallifesavers.Laptop computers, for example, are often used under less-than- ideal conditions, and an ex- tended all-inclusivewarranty is usually worth the price. Pigltal cameras and other complex electromechanical devicesshould be considered for coverage,alongwithPDAs and other portable business electronics. But these are special cases in which the product may become tech- nologically obsolete before the increasing probability of mechanical or electrical failure becomesanissue,and accident is the more likely cause of failure.To be worth- while, an extended warranty should cover the entire tech- nologically significant life of the product. It doesn't make sense to insure a product's performance for longer than you intend to keep it. StanEliaswritesonbusinesstechnology issues andoperates Tensor Communi- cations, a West Barnstable marketing communicationsagencythatspecializes in technology-based businesses. He can be reached at 508-878-9407 or TensorComm@comcast.net. Sturgis Charter Public School An International Baccalaureate Diploma School 427 Main Street, Hyannis, MA ¦ & ¦ Announces an Open Enrollment Period tor Grades 9 & 10for 2006-07 From January 11-February 13, 2006. Information Sessions will be held at the school on January 24 & February 2 at 7:00 p.m. Sturgis Charter Public School Is Known For: Tuition-Free Public Education A Rigorous UniversityPrep Program Small Classes Averaging17 Students Highly Qualified, Caring Faculty with Internationalexperience 6-CredltLanguage Requirementwith Spanish, French, & Latin Join the School with Outstanding MCAS, International Baccalaureate, & University Placement Results For further information and application, contact Sturgis Charter Public School at 508-778-1782. www.sturgischarterschool.com Letters to the editor The Barnstable Patriot welcomes letters to the editor. Please keep them brief and either type orprint them neatly. Include name, address and telephone number. Anony- mous letters willnot be published, but names willbe withheld upon request. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. THE BARNSTABLE PATRIOT,P.O. 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