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City Focus: Greater Hartford
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"We're ranked 14th of 140 U.S. cities in culture," says David Fay, president and CEO of The Bushnell, "and every one of the institutions takes great care of its patrons when they're in the door. The problem is we don't take much care when they walk back out on the street. We need to animate the pathways between institutions."
To do that, downtown leaders turned to a Hartford native son, Doug Suisman, an award-winning urban designer whose firm in Santa Monica, Calif., has created innovative projects across the globe. He looked at the map of downtown with all its features—the river, the Capitol, The Bushnell, Bushnell Park, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the restaurants, the theaters—and saw something that looked like a New England quilt. He also saw that a walk from the Capitol to the riverfront takes 18 minutes, and it's 15 minutes from the northern end of downtown to the southern border. But nothing is linked together and it can feel like walking through a war zone, past empty parking lots and poorly lit streets. Bushnell Park, for example, closes at dusk, yet if brightly and creatively lit it could reclaim its place as Hartford's version of Central Park. A greenway could easily link the whole downtown.
The good news is that virtually all arts and cultural institutions, as well as public agencies and corporations with buildings downtown, have bought into the plan. The city won a competitive $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to undertake an initial study, and a report on specific projects various stakeholders can commit to is due out by year's end.
The other form of linkage that could change everything is transportation. Rail advocates have long lobbied for high-speed train service from Springfield, Mass., to New Haven, and on into New York. That could still happen, but in the meantime, Gov. Malloy has authorized construction of a $600 million, 9.4-mile rapid-transit busway between New Britain and Hartford.
Besides boosting the local economy and the construction industry short term, by 2015 the busway could relieve congestion on I-84, 60 percent of which is west of downtown. Moreover, it could lessen objections among some suburbanites about coming downtown.
"It's potentially transformative," says Lyle Wray, executive director of the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), which has long pushed for the project. "You wouldn't have to worry about parking. You'd get on the rapid transit and it would go exactly where you wanted to go." If you missed one bus, you'd know another one would arrive in another three to six minutes.
To make a major difference in regional driving habits, of course, Connecticut Transit would need to establish reliable and frequent service to towns in all directions, including service to UConn in Storrs and to Bradley International Airport. And to make it truly transformative, town and regional officials would develop new zones and incentives to spur so-called high-density-transit-oriented developments, where housing and retail co-exist close to transit stations, something CRCOG is working on along with the Partnership for Strong Communities, another Hartford-based planning and research group.
But the transit project that could be a true game changer is direct hourly train service to New York from Hartford. The $900 million in federal funds for the project is committed, so Wray believes it will happen. Another project, linking Worcester to Springfield, would give Hartford train service to Boston. Wray believes even if it's not true high-speed transit, the frequency factor coupled with Wi-Fi service would make taking the train to New York a positive experience.
As for the economical implications, he says that when an economically colder region (Greater Hartford) is connected to a hotter region (New York or Boston), both regions can benefit. New York or Boston companies' back-office operations might consider moving to the Hartford region, where space is less expensive. The area could also become more attractive for the key demographic of 20- and 30-somethings who'd weigh the economics and realize that they're only a train ride anytime from a major-league game or a big-city get-together with friends.


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HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Housing Authority board of commissioners is scheduled to interview executive director candidates Thursday at 6 p.m. at Falcetti Towers Apartments, 575 Maple St.
It was unclear how many candidates have emerged to replace Executive Director Rosalie M. Deane, who is retiring in June, in the job for which she makes $129,359 a year.
Authority officials haven't returned calls seeking comment about the candidates and the format of the meeting.
Assistant Executive Director Matthew A. Mainville is one of the candidates for the top job, but he said Tuesday because of that status, authority officials have given him little information about the search.
"Because I was going to be an active candidate, they've kept me in the dark," Mainville said.
The board's meeting agenda on the city website lists the item as "To conduct interview with Executive Director Candidate," but it was unclear if that was a typographical error or if it means Mainville is the only candidate to be interviewed.
The commission consists of four members appointed by the mayor and subject to City Council confirmation, and one appointed by the governor.
The commission includes Chairman Gilberto Sotolongo and members Juan Pedrosa, Marilyn Sanabria, Michael Falcetti and Aaron W. Wilson. Wilson is the governor's appointee.
The executive director must have a master's degree in business administration, finance, planning or public administration, eight years experience in housing management or a closely related field and certification as a public housing manager from an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, officials have said.
Job candidates also must show "exceptional" skill in strategic leadership, management, business and finance, managing people and maintenance planning, among other areas, officials have said.
The five-member board accepted executive director applications until Feb. 20.
Deane has worked at the authority for 41 years, the past four as executive director. She was assistant executive director for management from 1986 to 2008.
The Holyoke Housing Authority manages 2,400 government-subsidized units at sites such as Beaudoin Village, 40 Leary Drive and Falcettti Towers.

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MOBILE, Alabama – A proposed pay raise to all city employees is one of the issues the city's administration is working on before finalizing a fiscal year 2014 budget that will go to the City Council before midnight Wednesday, Mayor Sam Jones said.
"That's what we're trying to deal with right now," Jones said after Tuesday's City Council meeting. "That's been our goal for some time and I expect we'll achieve that. I think you'll see that."
A proposed 2.5 percent pay raise was initially pitched during April's State of the City Address, and has become somewhat of a mayoral campaign issue as some public safety unions have sided with candidate Sandy Stimpson, in part, because they haven't gotten a raise in several years. Stimpson, though, has not promised to dole out raises.
Councilman William Carroll said he isn't sure if a pay raise is something that can be worked into the budget. The council has the discretion to change the budget the mayor's administration prepares.
"For several months, the mayor has said that the employees are getting a raise out of this budget cycle," Carroll said. "The best I can tell without seeing any (budget) data and from what I've been told ... is that revenues are flat. I want to know what's going to be cut or trimmed back to provide employee raises. I'd like to see which direction he wants to go to resolve that issue."
A news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Government Plaza to discuss the proposed budget. The city's fiscal year starts Oct. 1, and the council must approve the annual spending plan by Sept. 30.
Finance Director Barbara Malkove, whose staff will deliver the budget to council members Tuesday night, called it a "balanced budget," but declined to go into much detail. She said revenues are stronger than last year, when the council endorsed a penny increase in the city's sales tax. The increase is expected to expire in 2014.
During the council meeting, Malkove said sales tax receipts in all the city's funds were slightly down from 2012, though she said revenues remain over budget by $1.3 million.
Jones said the budget is a "level funding" plan as it relates to departmental expenditures and contractual organizations.
Last year, the council endorsed 10 percent cuts to almost all of the private contracts it has with organizations throughout the city, approximately two years after approving similar cuts to the same groups. The fiscal year 2013 budget dropped the city's support to $2.7 million, from $3.1 million the year before.
"We expect most of everything will be level funding," Jones said.
He also said that fuel and utility expenses are increasing, while grants to hire extra police and firefighters have expired. As such, the city must pay for the salaries and benefits of approximately 20 police officers and 30 firefighters that had been financed by grants from outside sources.
Jones said there will be no layoffs.
"We continue to find as many efficiencies as we can and reduce our operating costs," Jones said. "All of our departments have been in meetings the last several weeks."
This story was corrected at 12:52 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, to show that Sandy Stimpson received endorsements from several public safety groups.


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Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where he was a respected scholar, teacher, and priest because he was convinced he was called to missionary work. He had argued and pestered his abbot into letting him go because he would gain greater success for God in foreign lands. He had abandoned a successful, safe life in his mid-forties to win souls for God.
But from the moment he stepped off the ship, his trip to Friesland to join the famous missionary Willibrord had been a disaster. Winfrith and his companions had landed to discover that the ruler of Friesland, Radbod, had declared war on Christians, destroying churches and monasteries, driving Willibrord into exile, and sending what was left of the Church into hiding. Winfrith tried in vain to convince Radbod to let him and his companions preach. Finally, he had no choice but to return to England a few short months later in defeat.
It would have been easy to give up missionary work at this point. Almost anyone would have looked at this fiasco and said that God was trying to tell him that he was called to stay and serve in England. Winfrith agreed that God had given him a message and he agreed that he had been mistaken. But his mistake had not been in the call but how he followed it. He had believed all he needed to ensure the mission's success was an enthusiastic response to God's call.
It's surprising that Winfrith ever would have believed this since so much of his previous life had depended on training and organization. Born about 675, he had convinced his parents to send him to a monastery for schooling because he admired the monks who had visited his home. Through diligent study he rapidly learned all that this local monastery could teach him and was transfered to the monastery at Nursling for further schooling. There he became such a well-known teacher that students circulated notes from his classes.
Back in England he started planning for his second missionary journey. He kept his enthusiasm but directed his zeal into organization and preparation for the journey. He would go to the pagan lands ... but first he would travel to Rome. When he had traveled to Friesland he had had no authority to back him up. No one had sent him there, no one would stand up for him if he needed support or help. Now he went to the pope asking for an official mission and the backing of the Church. Pope Gregory II was intrigued but uncertain and talked to Winfrith all winter long before finally sending him on a test mission to Thuringia in Germany.
In the pope's commission on May 15, 1719, we have the first record of Winfrith's new name, Boniface. The pope apparently gave him this new name because the previous day had been the feast of a martyr by that name. From then on he was known as Boniface to all who knew him.
Missionaries had come to Thuringia before but the Church there was in bad shape, isolated and subject to superstition and heresy. Boniface saw that he was going to get no help from the local clergy and monks, but he had learned in Friesland he could not spread God's word alone. He was about to send for help when he heard that Radbod had died and the missionary Willibrord was back in Friesland. Boniface immediately took off for Friesland, the site of his former humiliation. Perhaps he returned in hopes of redeeming his earlier disaster. It seems more likely, however, that he was following through on the lesson he had learned at that time and was going to get training from the expert in missions: Willibrord.
In the three years he spent with Willibrord, Boniface gave as much as he gained. So helpful was he that Willibrord, who was in his sixties, wanted to make Boniface his successor. But with his training over, Boniface felt the pull of the German missionary work he'd left behind, and, despite Willibrord's pleas, went to Hesse.
Unlike Thuringia or Friesland, Hesse had never been evangelized. Boniface had to start from scratch. Needing even more authority in dealing with chieftains who were his first goal for converts, he appealed to the pope again. During a trip to Rome, the pope consecrated Boniface bishop.
Boniface returned to find that his problems had worsened. People were attracted by Christianity but unable to give up their old religion and superstitions, perhaps out of fear of being different or of how their old "gods" would react. Knowing that the people needed a reason to let go, Boniface called the tribes to a display of power. As the people watched, Boniface approached the giant oak of Geismar, a sacred tree dedicated to Thor, with an axe. Some of the people must have trembled with each stroke of his axe, but nothing happened. Finally with a crack, the tree split in four parts that we, are told, fell to the ground in the shape of a cross. There stood Boniface, axe in hand, unharmed by their old gods, strong in the power of the one God.
After his success in Hesse, he returned to Thuringia to confront the old problem of the decadent remnants of the Church there. Unable to get help from the suspect clergy in Thuringia, he called to England for help. Nuns and monks responded to his call enthusiastically for many years. We still have many of Boniface's letters, including correspondence with his helpers in England. Reforming the Church was the biggest challenge in Thuringia and he had many thorny questions to answer. When a rite of baptism had been defective was it valid? What should he do about immoral clergy? Still remembering his first lesson, he appealed to Rome for answers from the pope. All his appeals to Rome helped him -- but it also helped forge a much stronger bond between Rome and Europe.
Boniface was called upon to lend his own support to Frankish Church which was also sadly in need of reform. He set up councils and syonds and instituted reforms which revitalized the Church there.
Few saints retire, and Boniface was no exception. At 73, a time when most are thinking of rest and relaxation, Boniface headed back to Friesland on a new mission. One day in 754 while he was awaiting some confirmands, an enemy band attacked his camp. Although his companions wanted to fight, Boniface told them to trust in God and to welcome death for the faith. All of them were martyred.
Boniface is known as the Apostle of Germany. He not only brought the Christian faith but Roman Christian civilization to this portion of Europe.In His Footsteps:
When have you jumped into something without thinking you needed preparation? What was the result? Is there something you feel called to do but don't feel that you know enough or would be able to handle it? Who can you go to for training or support? Talk to one of these people this week.Prayer:
Saint Boniface, you faced discouragement and failure and learned from them. Help us to hear God's message in our moments of failure and to use what we learn to serve God better. Amen
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Motorola Takes On Samsung With Ad That Makes No Sense
Many Android manufacturers have attacked other companies with ads. Both Motorola and Samsung made some pretty big ads against Apple, all to get Android on top. However, Android is clearly on top with a sizable gap between it and anything else. What's next? Attack each other, of course. Manufacturers need to differentiate themselves, despite using the same OS, so this is the logical next step.
With this ad, Motorola takes on Samsung, the biggest Android manufacturer out there. It's definitely not a bad idea, as advertising is very important and they could win a few loyal customers. However, this ad is fairly ridiculous. First of all, it's a direct comparison. Already, it's something that I don't like. But it's fine if it's a fair one. This compares the download speed of the DROID RAZR HD to that of a Galaxy S III. It shows that the RAZR HD finished downloading Angry Birds Rio while the S III continues to download it, saying that the RAZR HD has 49% faster download speeds. Now let's think about this logically.
At first, I thought it had something to do with networks. No, they're both on Verizon. Considering the internal radios, they're identical too. Radios are built into the SoC, and both have Snapdragon S4 Plus processors. So what exactly makes the RAZR HD 49% faster? An insanely better antenna? Very doubtful. We wish that Motorola would explain how they got these results.
What do you think of these comparisons? Any info to enlighten the rest of us? Are they fair? Tell us in the comments!


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This week our President will embark on a diplomatic trip through SE Asia and many speculate international trade, in particular the Trans Pacific Partnership, will be our President's top priority. While I acknowledge the pivot to SE Asia has long been a priority for our President (a President who advocates for multiple policies I fervently support) I draw a sharp difference with our President's belief the Trans Pacific Partnership would be in the best interest of Americans or the close to 1 billion people (in 12 countries) who would be impacted by the trade deal.
There's the issue of rising income inequality and poverty. This has been a growing concern for some time. A concern which was initially brought into the consciousness of American debate by grassroots organizers. An issue which recently, I have been pleased to have seen become justly positioned as one of the main political platforms moving into the 2014 elections. Simply stated, existing free trade agreements have proven to have furthered the gap between the exceedingly rich few having gained more and more while the impoverished majority have earned less and less.
Many Americans likely recall when President Bush and Clinton campaigned hard for the North American Free Trade Agreement having stated the economic prosperity the trade deal was supposed to have fostered in the three countries which signed on (the United States, Canada, and Mexico). Ironically, this rhetoric has been synonymous with the campaigning some elected officials have tried to employ to garner support for the TPP while tangible evidence of free trade's shortcomings has proven otherwise.
This year marks twenty years since NAFTA was signed. The negative impacts of NAFTA on all sides of the border have been indisputable. The Economic Policy Institute has calculated the U.S. lost 700,000 jobs because of the trade deal. But NAFTA was beneficial for improving quality of life down south in Mexico right? You decide: the share of Mexicans who live below the poverty line has not changed significantly in recent decades: 53 percent in 1984, 51 percent in 2010 - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/2014...
Additionally, one of the most significant concerns about free agreements has been the investor state dispute clauses. Evidence of abuses directly tied to these clauses likely point to one of the main reasons 151 members of Congress signed onto the DeLauro & Miller letter last year stating they opposed renewal of Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority.
Investor state disputes afford corporations the ability to sue sovereign governments if laws, created by the people representing the people, are deemed by a corporation to impede upon current or speculative future profits. What's behind this clause and why would it be in a trade agreement?
Well, there's a glaring example of the investor state dispute playing out right now in Canada where the Canadian government is being sued by Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical giant, for $500 million under the investor state terms of NAFTA. The reason, Eli Lilly proposes, is Canada's public law impedes upon the pharma company's profit motive.
But aren't these clauses put in place to protect the property to which these companies are entitled? Depends on who you ask but my belief is democracy is headed down a precarious path when elected officials approve of policy placing corporations, legally obligated to act with the sole function of increasing shareholder value, over systems of governance which are supposedly required to act in accordance with public interests - See more at: https://www.techdirt.com/artic...
The public health concerns about implications of the Trans Pacific Partnership are not only limited to the investor state clause. The TPP's text, leaked to the public, pertaining to intellectual property and patents has drawn broad criticism as to the trade negotiators' motives. Among organizations which have submitted their own letters to Congress opposing Fast Track and/or published reports urging public health protections in TPP trade negotiations: The World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders, Universalists Unitarian Global AIDS Coalition, the American Medical Students Association, AARP, HealthGap, Oxfam, and Health Action International - See more at: http://www.worldpoliticsreview...
I feel it important to mention TPP negotiations have, thus far, been very secretive with 600 primarily, corporate-driven interests having contributed to the process while entities promoting public interests have been left to wonder what has been or has not been negotiated on our behalf. Based upon the Eli Lilly vs. Canada example I mentioned it may come as no surprise the main player who has lobbied and negotiated for passage of the TPP thus far; it has been PHrMA. See more at: http://sunlightfoundation.com/...
Stakes are high for our President's coming trip to Asia. I acknowledge our President is likely looking at the TPP from a multi-faceted approach which inevitably includes factoring in US competition with China. Still, I am skeptical the Trans Pacific Partnership or Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority is a path we want to continue to go down with a false assumption that previous free trade agreement failures can be fixed by more free trade.
Our President had initially set an expectation for the TPP to have been signed into binding law before the end of 2013. I believe, similar to the grassroots movement that organized around income inequality, the only reason the TPP is not currently binding law is the public has demanded a change of course in trade policy. A change that promotes workers' rights, that doesn't exploit people. A change that promotes upward economic opportunities for all parties involved, that doesn't foster perpetual poverty. A change that protects the environment, that doesn't destroy it. A change that protects food safety and public health, that doesn't make us sick coupled with an inability to access life-saving medicines when we do become ill. A change from promoting more free trade to adopting more fair trade policy.
Fortunately, there is still time for such change to happen and in the end, the 12 governments negotiating the TPP will be accountable to the people on which path together, we decide to embark upon.
In closing I think it likely some people will read my comments and agree while others not so much. I strongly value civil debate as a tenant of democracy and while it would be unreasonable to expect everyone agree on an issue, it is my hope people ask their own questions about the TPP. Although there hasn't been much or any coverage about the TPP on nightly news outlets there is a wealth of commentary and information about the TPP within a few clicks and a key word search of the TPP. I hope everyone looks at all the facts, weighs the opinions, and comes to their own conclusions of what is and is not being traded on our behalf.
Benjamin Gerritz is a Board Member at the non-profit Oregon Fair Trade Campaign.
The organization is a statewide grassroots organization committed to fighting for fair trade policy. More information about Oregon Fair Campaign can be found at: http://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/oregon/about-orftc/


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Instagram Statistics for 2014
Many of the popular social media statistic reports are now out and I've taken the information about Instagram and compiled it all for you here. Instagram has grown considerably since this time last year and I'm excited to see some more accurate numbers to reflect the influence of this platform. Here are the Instagram statistics for 2014.
User Information
The popularity of Instagram continues to grow. As of December 2013, 17% of all online adults now use Instagram. This compares with 18% of online adults who use Twitter, 21% who use Pinterest, and 22% who use LinkedIn (1).
Within those users who use Instagram, it isn't just teenagers. Yes, the 18-29 demographic has the largest usage. 37% of users in this demographic use Instagram. However, 18% of those in the 30-49 demographic and 6% of those in the 50-64 demographic also use Instagram (1).
When it comes to frequency of site use, Instagram is almost as popular as Facebook. In fact, Instagram is second only to Facebook. 57% of Instagram users check their accounts daily compared with 63% of Facebook users. And 35% of Instagram users check their accounts multiple times a day, compared with 40% of Facebook users who check multiple times a day (1).
Instagram users spend an average of 257 minutes a month on the site (2). That's over 4 solid hours! If you're not taking advantage of your audience's time on Instagram, you are missing out.
The distribution of Instagram users by gender does favor females in general, with 68% female users (2). However, depending on your country or your audience's geographic location, the opposite may be true. The Middle East and India have much higher male demographic usage on Instagram (3).
And to further validate my complaint about why new updates are always released to iOS devices first, Instagram users are equally distributed with about 50% each on Android and iOS devices (2).
Engagement Levels
Instagram continues to dominate in the area of engagement compared with all other social media sites. Instagram released their milestone of 150 million active users back in September 2013 (4). I'm sure they are significantly higher than that now, though we're still waiting on an updated statistic.
Users are highly active on Instagram. They upload an average of 55 million photos every day! And those photos and users generate 1.2 BILLION likes daily (4)! With 8500 likes per second and 1000 comments per second, it is easy to understand how active Instagram users really are. In fact, Instagram engagement is 15 times greater than engagement levels on Facebook (2). And with 43% of accounts posting more than once a day (2), the ability to connect brands and audiences is a regular reality.
Brand Information
Many find it easy to understand the popularity of Instagram for personal use but fail to understand the significance of this platform for brands and businesses. This graph from Nitrogram (3) shows a representation of the industries who have adopted Instagram into their social media strategies. As you can see, Instagram is being quickly adopted by most major industries.
As more and more personal users join and frequent the site, the more important it will be for brands to maximize their use of Instagram as well. Many brands are currently using the site and more are joining every day.
Brands are currently posting an average of 5.5 times a week and 43% of brands are posting more than once a day (2).
According to the study by L2 (which analyzed 249 Prestige Brands), 93% of those prestige brands are using Instagram now. This is up from 63% in July 2013 (2). Of those prestige brands, 72% are posting videos. However, videos only account for about 4% of all brand content.
Engagement is also higher on photos by 1.5 times for these prestige brands (2). Photos are still the dominant way to interact with your Instagram audience. But, if you can make good use of videos, you could move ahead of your competition in connecting with your audience.
In terms of connecting with their audiences, only 14% of the prestige brands were found to be using User Generated Content (UGC) on their accounts (2). If you want to really highlight your customers and audience, find ways to incorporate more UGC into your Instagram strategy.
The popularity of Instagram continues to grow through the promotion and advertising on other social media sites. 54% of brands include an Instagram custom tab on their Facebook page to encourage Facebook fans to follow and engage with them on Instagram (2).
Predictably, retail and fashion brands are the most commonly found brands in the top 10 largest Instagram communities. And beauty brands are currently the fastest growing industry and also receive the highest levels of engagement on Instagram (2). This is understandable – these industries lend themselves to highly visual content and usually target women (the major demographic on Instagram). However, similar trends are common on other social media sites and by no means indicate that other industries can't be successful on Instagram.
So there are your latest Instagram statistics for 2014. If you aren't yet using Instagram, it really is time to start considering it. If you would like assistance in creating an Instagram strategy or learning about how you can use Instagram for your business, please contact me!
Sources: 1. Pew Study – Social Media Update 2013 2. L2 Intelligence Report – Instagram 2014 3. Nitrogram – Instagram Statistics 4. Instagram – Press PageShare this post Subscribe to my blog
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Moravian College's next incoming class won't have to include laptops or tablets on their college shopping list.
The college plans to start issuing MacBook Pros and iPads to all freshmen next fall with the goal of becoming an all MacBook Pro campus.
Moravian is the first Pennsylvania college in the region to roll out such a program. In New Jersey, Centenary College started issuing students laptops a decade ago. This is the first year they can bring their own or select a PC or Apple laptop.
Moravian's new president, Bryon Grigsby, implemented a similar program at Shenandoah University and saw great success, he said.
"We are leveling the playing field for all students regardless of how much money your parents make and we are ensuring you will be able to know the technology skills necessary for the 21st century workforce," Grigsby said.
Moravian is currently a bring-your-own-device campus, like most Lehigh Valley colleges.
But that creates classroom difficulties with students using different machines and inequities when wealthier students can afford better computers, Grigsby said. The current system is akin to telling students to bring just any accounting textbook to class and trying to make it work, he said.
Moravian settled on Apple because it is the only computer that can run Windows, Linux and IOS and the computers tend to last seven to eight years. The program ensures students graduate with a high-end computer to jump start their careers, Grigsby said.
"This one unit can give us the whole array of workforce needs that you could possibly need for any career you go out into," said Grigsby, who is using a 7-year-old Mac.
Bridging the digital divide
When Centenary began issuing laptops to students a decade ago, it built the costs of the computers into its technology fee.
wanted to bridge the digital divide," Centenary President Barbara
Lewthwaite said. "We wanted to make sure that everyone that studied at
Centenary had a laptop."
Centenary students this year have a choice between bringing their own computer if it has the needed specifications or paying for an Apple or Toshiba laptop. Students will pay the $300 technology fee if they bring their own computer, $920 for the MacBook Pro or $620 for the Toshiba laptop. Centenary incorporates iPads in various programs in different ways. For example, student teachers use them in classrooms.
"The way we do it gives students the most flexibility," Lewthwaite said.
Moravian estimates the program will cost $1,000 per student per year, which will be built into the tuition costs. Grigsby expects a small increase and cost savings to fund the program. Freshmen next fall will see a higher tuition hike than existing students, who can opt into the program.
"Yes, you will have a small tuition increase but you may have a significant reduction in the number of college-level textbooks you need for each class," Grigsby said. "We are hoping these two things will balance out."
Moravian plans to work with the faculty to build online, interactive textbooks through iTunes University so students will buy fewer books.
Technology studies
DeSales University studied whether or not to implement such a program but student surveys revealed technology is a personal choice, college spokesman Tom McNamara said.
"Most of them are going to bring whatever devices they are comfortable with from home," he said. "Our focus is to support whatever students have already."
Any time Centenary has considered eliminating the program, there's been a push back from students saying, "No, do not take my laptop away," Lewthwaite said.
Lehigh University weighed issuing laptops back in 2003 when some schools started programs. Lehigh had a tough time finding one laptop or device for all students given its college and program computing diversity, said Bruce Taggart, vice provost for library and technology services.
Engineering and science students need more storage and stronger processors than humanities majors, he said. So, Lehigh opted not to issue students laptops.
Lehigh also didn't see the value in adding $1,000 a year to Lehigh's tuition to fund such a program, he said.
Lehigh implemented its iPad project in the fall of 2011, which allows faculty to have all the students in their courses equipped with iPads and get technology team support, said Greg Reihman, Lehigh's director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
"We are studying the best ways these devices can be used to support and extend instruction and student learning," Reihman said. "There have been some great projects along the way."


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Who already had been around in the 80s most probably remembers the at times cool thrashings of the two legendary MENTORS albums in the leading magazines. OK, the performance of the three hooded men El Duce (Vocals & Drums), Dr. Heathen Scum (Bass) and Sickie Wifebeater (Guitar) really hadn't been too good or even genius, but as bad as shitty as they always are portrayed they definitely are not.
Especially the 85 album "You Axed For It" should be known (of course only, if you are a pervert, debauched old fucker). Because that actually is the strength of the trio: the lyrics! The music is only a minor matter. Not for nothing the gang had been branded with the honorary description: "The MENTORS are the worst of them all" by the PMRC (club of American politicians' wives around Tipper Gore, who do not know how to kill time otherwise). Misogynist lyrics? Maybe, but definitely taken out of life.
The guys also lived out their lyrics. It definitely is worth it to read the lyrics of classics of the bad taste such as "Sandwich Of Love", "Four F Club", "Golden Showers" or "My Erection Is Over", of course only, if you have a certain humour. And the music? Simple, unspectacular Heavy Rock, just background music for the lyrics. The CD also has four bonus tracks, all lyrics, a lot of infos, as usual with High Vaultage re-releases.
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The cross-country tour kicks off in Grand Rapids, Mich. on March 26, and stops in Huntsville on April 6.
Tickets are $39 and go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
Canadian rockers Three Days Grace released their self-titled debut album in 2003 and "One-X" in 2006. Both went double platinum. In 2007, Billboard magazine named Three Days Grace the number one rock artist of the year.
Three Days Grace played Huntsville's Big Spring Jam in 2007.
The band is best known for the tracks "I Hate Everything About You" and "Animal I Have Become." Three Days Graced released their third album, "Life Starts Now" in 2009.


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A partner of the political strategy firm criticized by Clackamas County Commissioner Martha Schrader in public meetings last week responded that Lake Oswego-based Third Century Solutions reports all political contributions through its political action committee.
In response to Schrader's comments and the subsequent story, Bridget Barton of Third Century Solutions sent these statements:
"We simply did not sponsor this event. I attended, as did my partner. No money at all was supplied and Karen set up her own event. We are not running Karen Bowerman's campaign. She is running her own campaign.
"We report all money we spend and political contributions go through our PAC and are carefully reported. Martha should be ashamed of herself for her ridiculous, false comments made in a public forum."
The story focused on a pledge not to accept political contributions from ambulance companies. Three commissioners signed it, but two called it empty promises:
Three Clackamas County commissioners signed pledges Tuesday that they will not accept direct campaign contributions from any ambulance company.
Commissioners Tootie Smith, John Ludlow and Jim Bernard all signed the pledge, which says that because the ambulance services contract is about $30 million -- one of the county's highest -- accepting contributions from the company, or on behalf of the company, could reduce voters' trust in the elected officials.
Commissioner Martha Schrader called the pledge disingenuous and political grandstanding without substance and refused to sign it.


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama's first lady, Dianne Bentley, is scheduled to cut the ribbon on 2 new exhibits at the state Department of Archives and History in Montgomery.
The ribbon cutting for the Land of Alabama exhibit and the First Alabamians exhibit is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday. The exhibits are part of the Museum of Alabama at the archives across the street from the Capitol.
Archives officials say the grand opening activities will continue Saturday, with speakers and family activities from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The grand opening is free.


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What do you give a 28-stone silverback gorilla with toothache? A wide berth - unless, that is, you are London dentist Peter Kertesz.
Dr Kertesz, 64, who specialises in wildlife dentistry, spent 45 minutes operating on the animal, called Pertinax, to successfully remove a three-inch tooth.
Officials at the Paignton Zoo in Devon, where surgery took place, say Pertinax was "understandably groggy" following the operation, for which he was anaesthetised for two and a half hours.
"Animals are anaesthetised for longer as you can't reason with them like you can with most humans," said Dr Kertesz, who runs his own (human) dental practice in Central London.
Born in Budapest, Dr Kertesz moved to England in 1957 and trained at London's King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry.
He began working on animals in 1978 and now devotes one day a week to them. He is the dental consultant to London Zoo and several wildlife establishments around the world. He has treated killer whales, aardvarks and zebras, but does not have a favourite.
"I try to do the best for all of them. Animals or people, they get the same treatment. I believe in doing everything that's necessary."
And how is Pertinax? "The gorilla is apparently doing very well. I would expect nothing else."


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PENNS GROVE -- Is it keeping up with the times or an effort to micromanage borough employees? That was the debate during Tuesday night's borough council meeting here when the council was split over whether or not they should install a time clock in the borough hall.
During the meeting, Christopher Biddle of Advantek Solutions talked to the council about the types of equipment his company has to offer. Biddle suggested the biometric hand reader, stating that it was the most durable and suitable for all borough employees.
"Employees wouldn't need key cards," he said. "The readers work in all conditions. It can even read fingerprints through dirt."
Purchasing a system from Advantek Solutions would be an additional expense for the borough. Although the terminal would be a one-time charge of $89, the borough would then spend an additional $2.25 per employee each month for the necessary software.
Following Biddle's presentation, Mayor John Washington and Councilman Clifford Poindexter questioned the motives behind the time clock presentation.
"I'm lost on what the need is," said Poindexter. "Is it a thought that the time is being abused?"
Councilman Joe Venello assured Poindexter that the interest in purchasing a time clock for the borough has nothing to do with employees "stealing" time.
"We just want to do what other towns are doing and keep up with the times," Venello said.
Currently, the street department is the only department within the borough that uses a time clock. All other employees fill out time sheets at the end of each week. If the council decides to purchase a time clock, all 80 borough employees, including the police department, would be required to clock in and out each day.
"Even the police chief would have to clock in and out?" asked Washington.
Although the remaining members of the council held fast to the fact that there has been no definite decision made to start using time clocks, Washington still did not see the purpose of the presentation.
"I don't see the purpose (of getting a time clock) when the police chief's car is not fixed and does not have air conditioning," said Washington.
Councilwoman Tami King, who brought the idea of time clocks before the council three years ago, responded to the mayor's concern.
"It was just a presentation," she said. "No one is spending money."
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Rowan University's baseball and softball teams both claimed New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) titles on Sunday.
The second-seeded baseball team went into Sunday's championship game after defeating fifth-seeded The College of New Jersey, fourth-seeded Kean and top-seeded Rutgers-Camden.
Sunday's final against No. 3 Montclair State was the last stop between the Profs and a second straight title, and they came through with a 7-5 victory.
Right-handed pitcher Johnny Dunn, a Pitman High School graduate, pitched eight solid innings.
Dunn (2-1) allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out five. Ryan Sharkey came in to get the final out for the Profs, picking up his first save.
Right fielder Ryan Pavlik (Highland) went 3-for-5, scoring once while knocking in a run. Eric Perez also went 3-for-5 for the Profs with a double and two runs scored.
Right fielder Ryan Long (Washington Township) scored twice, while pinch runner Matt Long (Washington Township) and Cody Pace both scored once for Montclair. Center fielder Philip Scott (Paulsboro) went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The Red Hawks jumped out to a quick first-inning lead, but the Profs came back and put up three in the second. Montclair cut the deficit to one in the third on a single by Scott with Ryan Long crossing the plate. The Red Hawks then tied the game in the fourth. But again the Profs rallied back and regained the lead with four runs in the fifth and never looked back.
"It's a great feeling (to win back-to-back titles)," said Profs head coach Juan Ranero. "Right now everyone is really excited. We play a lot of tough teams in the NJAC. They are great teams and great competition and you have to come out and play your best game and hopefully get the opportunity to come out on top."
The Profs (32-8) claimed the conference¹s automatic bid to the NCAA Divison III Championship Tournament after claiming their 16th NJAC title. The NCAA Tournament begins on May 14. The locations and times will be announced next Sunday.
The third-seeded softball team took a different path to get to its victory, defeating No. 4 Kean twice on Sunday, 4-2 and 7-0.
Right-handed pitcher Beth Ann Hyland (14-5) earned the win in the opener, throwing seven strong innings in relief and allowing one run on six hits.
Kean put a run on the board in the bottom of the first, but the Profs went ahead 2-1 in the fourth, only to see Kean force extra innings with a run in the sixth.
The Profs' eight-inning victory forced the second game of the final held at William Paterson University.
Right-hander Krysti Maronski (GCIT) recorded her ninth shutout on the season, allowing only two hits and striking out eight to earn the win in Game 2.
Second baseman Alysa Romero (Vineland) went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Snead (Delsea) added one RBI. In the bottom of the first inning, DeYoung and Romero (Vineland) recorded back-to-back homers. Cather Meagan Lee drove in two runs with a single to center field in the third inning to give the Profs a 4-0 lead. The Profs
then scored three times in the sixth.
Rowan was defeated by Kean in its opening game of the tournament, but came back to beat No. 6 Rutgers-Camden and eliminated No. 1 William Paterson.
"We started out with a loss in the first round of the conference championships, but the kids pulled it together," said Profs 18-year head coach Kim Wilson. "We had some good defense. Our pitching was spot on and we had some key hits. The girls really worked hard together.
"We knew we let something slip by us (losing the first game to Kean). The weather was bad and I don't think that the girls were there mentally or emotionally. We had some opportunities at the end of the game with the tying run on base and the go-ahead run at the plate and she hit a shot, but the wind kept it up. We felt like we left some opportunities on the field on Tuesday. Then moving forward we wanted to take it to Paterson since we lost to them twice and we got some great pitching and key hits. With Kean, we knew that we left a lot of runners on base and we wanted to take care of that."
This is Rowan's eighth NJAC title and the Profs receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The parings will be released today at 10 a.m. on ncaa.com.
"We will find out (today) where we are going and who we are playing," said Wilson. "We will prepare for three other teams. They could be teams from the NJAC or teams we haven't seen all year, but we will go out and do the same things, try to get good pitching, solid defense and score more runs than they do."
Contact Zach Bates at 856-845-9478 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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i am so hoping this comes out it would be pawnage
PS3 now, sorry Wii. You gather dust.
That would be quite cool.
Its out on the GBA
Id rather see it on PSP
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However, a concerned teenage tourist mistook a conversation between two construction workers as a bomb threat on the Staten Island Ferry Wednesday afternoon, sparking an evacuation, according to police.
An NYPD spokesman said the 14-year-old boy overheard the workers talking about a demolition job they were working on, and when he heard the word "detonation," he went to police and Department of Transportation officials.
That led authorities to cancel the 3 p.m. boat from Manhattan, the spokesman said.
A city Department of Transportation spokesman said Wednesday that no other boats were canceled, and service wasn't further disrupted. DOT officials declined to comment about what had happened Wednesday, referring only to the incident as a "police action."
According to the NYPD spokesman, police interviewed the construction workers, and verified that they were, in fact, talking about their job.
"It was pretty dramatic when it happened," said Heather Butts, an education consultant from Manhattan who was headed to Staten Island for a reading program.
The boat was about to pull out, she said, when she saw about seven police officers, with two Labradors, rush onto the ferry.
"They just started walking through the ferry," she said. "They were on the boat, I would say, for about 10 minutes or so.... I had a big bag, and they (the dogs) sniffed my bag."
At first, police wouldn't let passengers leave, she said, and some commuters worried that everyone would need to be searched before disembarking. "At some point you started to feel unsettled," Ms. Butts recounted.
When she left the boat, she said, she saw two construction workers, surrounded by officers. "They were smiling," she said. "The police were questioning them, but it didn't look like they were perturbed."
The passengers were able to board the 3:30 boat, though it left a few minutes late, she said.


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Leonardo DiCaprio spotted with Blake Lively in Italy
By: Shekhar Hooli
Leonardo DiCaprio was first spotted with Blake Lively in Cannes, France on May 17. He was snapped greeting the actress with a warm hug when she boarded director Steven Spielberg's yacht. Later, they shared laughs and looked comfortable with each other on the boat.
Both Leo and Blake are now single. Leo split from model girlfriend Bar Refaeli in early May, while Blake ended her three-year romance with Penn Badgley in September 2010. However, they were first introduced by director Baz Luhrman over dinner in November 2010.
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VIDEO: Learn more about the Challis Wild Horse GatherYouTube | Download .wmv | TranscriptReview Documents: Final EA | FONSI | Decision Record
The Challis Wild Horse Gather Concluded on October 31
The BLM Idaho Falls District, Challis Field Office is scheduled to begin the Challis Herd Management Area (CHMA) Wild Horse Gather on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 through October 31, 2012 (approximately). The last gathering of wild horses within the Challis HMA was conducted in 2009.
VIDEOS: Why Conduct the Challis Gather?October 24Challis ScenesLoading from Capture SiteMares ReleasedPrada HorseUnloading from Temporary Holding
The Appropriate Management Level (AML) for wild horses within the CHMA is 185. The AML was established in the July 1999 Challis Resource Management Plan EIS following an in-depth analysis of habitat suitability and resource monitoring and population inventory data, with public involvement. The Challis RMP recognized that between gathers the population would range up to 253. Two hundred and fifty-three (253) is the maximum number of wild horses that can graze in a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple use relationship on the public lands in the area.
The current estimated population of wild horses is 359, including wild horses residing both in and outside the CHMA. This number is based on an aerial population inventory that was conducted in mid-September as a direct count with multiple experienced observers.
BLM plans to gather 305 wild horses from the CHMA. Of the 305 horses gathered, 174 will be removed from the Challis Wild Horse Herd Management Area (CHMA) to maintain the Appropriate Management Level (AML) of 185 horses. Up to 131 of the captured wild horses would be released; of these, about 52 would be mares treated with fertility control and about 79 would be stallions or a minimal number of geldings that were released in 2009, to maintain the current 60% male/40% female sex ratio identified in the 1989 Challis Herd Management Plan and implemented in 2009. The gather is expected to last 6 – 8 days depending on the weather.
Since the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFRHBA) of 1971, management knowledge regarding wild horse population levels has increased. By law, BLM is required to remove excess animals once a determination has been made that excess animals are present and removal is necessary. Decreasing removal numbers while reducing population growth rates and ensuring the welfare of wild horses on the range is pertinent to the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Act program goals and consistent with findings and recommendations from the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), which recently issued a BLM Task Force Report in August 2011 following their evaluation of handling procedures and animal welfare at wild horse gathers, and short and long term sorting/holding facilities.
Any potential gather-related impacts have been analyzed in the Challis Herd Management Area Gather Environmental Assessment.
As the gather progresses, BLM will continue to provide updates on horse numbers, horse conditions, and other gather-related information on the BLM Idaho website, which will be updated daily. A Daily Gather Report page will be available when the gather begins.
Wild horses removed from the HMAs will be made available for adoption. Animals for which there is no adoption demand will be placed in long-term pastures where they will be humanely cared for and retain their "wild" status and protection under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The BLM does not sell or send any horses to slaughter.
Learn More about the Adoption Program
The Challis HMA is managed by the BLM Idaho Falls District, Challis field office. The Challis Herd Management Area (or HMA) is located in the heart of Idaho at the East Fork of the Salmon River and encompasses 154,150 acres. The herd area is bordered on the north by the Salmon River, on the west by the East Fork of the Salmon River, on the south by the ridgeline between Herd Creek and Road Creek and on the east by U.S. Highway 93.
The last wild horse gather of the CHMA occurred in July 2009, when 366 horses were captured, 141 horses were removed, 167 horses were released back into the CHMA. The 167 horses that were released joined 57 horses that were not gathered, resulting in a 2009 post-gather population of 224 horses.
Learn more about the Challis Herd Management Area horses
Read the Challis Herd Management Area Gather Environmental Assessment
News release about the gather
*During the gather, it may be necessary to close some areas for public safety. Click on this map to see the possible closure areas.
Visitor Protocols
Inclement weather, a gather location inaccessible to the public, or lack of gather operations on a given day (trap moving, equipment problems, etc.) will cancel the observation outing for that day. Cancellations will often not be known before the 6:30 a.m. meeting time
Because of the fluidity of gather operations, be prepared for the possibility of waiting at gather locations for hours without seeing any actual wild horse gathering.
Observers must provide their own 4-wheel drive high clearance vehicle, appropriate shoes, clothing, food and water.
Observers are prohibited from riding in government and contractor vehicles and equipment.
BLM representatives will escort visitors to and from the gather and/or temporary holding facility during designated observation days.
Individuals will be directed to the designated observation area by BLM personnel and informed of behavioral rules (such as remaining quiet and still to ensure a safe and effective gather operation).
Observers are prohibited from climbing/trespassing onto or in the trucks, equipment or corrals, which is the private property of the contractor.
When BLM is using a helicopter or other heavy equipment in close proximity to a designated observation area, members of the public may be asked to stay by their vehicle for some time before being directed to an observation area once the use of the helicopter or the heavy machinery is complete.
When given the signal that the helicopter is close to the gather site bringing wild horses in, visitors must sit down in areas specified by BLM representatives and must not move or talk as the horses are guided into the corral.
Visitors must direct their questions/comments to either the designated BLM representative or the BLM spokesperson on site, and not engage other BLM/contractor staff and disrupt their gather duties/responsibilities - professional and respectful behavior is expected of all.
Individuals attempting to move outside a designated observation area will be requested to move back to the designated area or to leave the site. Failure to do so may result in citation or arrest. It is important to stay within the designated observation area to safely observe the wild horse gather.
Visitors who do not cooperate and follow the rules will be escorted off the gather site by BLM law enforcement personnel, and will be prohibited from participating in any subsequent observation days.
BLM reserves the right to alter these rules based on changes in circumstances that may pose a risk to health, public safety or the safety of wild horses (such as weather, lightning, wildfire, etc.
There are no facilities, including restrooms, in the HMAs.
Cell service is very limited or nonexistent in much of the HMAs. Plan to be out of range for most of the day.
Arrive at the meeting place with a full tank of gas.
Roads are rugged and rocky. A high-clearance, four wheel drive vehicle is strongly recommended. Your tires must be in good condition and you should have a fully inflated spare and tire changing equipment.
Be prepared for weather extremes. Check the forecast the night before to ensure that you are prepared and dressed appropriately.
Parking will be limited at many gather locations. Be prepared to hike into some observation locations, Wear sturdy boots as some hikes could be arduous involving steep and rocky terrain. Hiking requirements will be explained at each morning briefing.
Binoculars and a camera with a telephoto lens are strongly recommended.
Dress in earth tones. Brightly-colored clothing can be a distraction to the horses.
For more information on the Wild Horse and Burro Program, call 866-468-7826 or email email@example.com
A beautiful gray stud horse watches us near the capture site.
October 25, Spar Canyon Road
A distant view of the capture site. Beautiful country!
Moving the capture site to Antelope Flat.
Horses arriving safely at the Antelope Flat capture site.Charles Morton from the BLM Challis Field Office explains how wild horses are prepared for the adoption program to a groupof interested public at the Challis Wild Horse Facility.Desiree Fawn from Fawn Productions asks BLM's Charles Morton how wild horses are handled in the alley at the Challis Wild Horse Facility.
October 27, Challis Wild Horse Facility
Young studs from the Challis Herd Management Area settle in at the Challis Wild Horse Facility
Weanlings enjoying a warmer day at the Challis Wild Horse Facility.


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Ceratitis acicularis (Munro, 1969)Ceratitis (Pterandrus) acicularis (Munro)
Pterandrus acicularis Munro, 1969: 420.
Body length: 5.09 (4.80-5.30) mm; wing length: 5.68 (5.25-6.15) mm.
Antenna yellow. First flagellomere 2-3 times as long as pedicel. Arista with moderately long rays; ventral rays somewhat shorter and sparser than dorsal rays, especially basally. Frons yellow; with short scattered setulae largely of same color as frons. Frontal setae well developed, occasionally less so. Face yellowish white. Genal seta and setulae dark, well developed. Thorax:
Postpronotal lobe white, without spot. Scutal pattern, ground color pale gray, with streaks and darker markings but without distinct spots or clearly defined stripes, except prescutellar white markings, separate but with pale area in between. Scapular setae dark. Scutellum grayish white, basally without spots, apically with three separate black spots, extending to basal half. Anepisternum completely pale, ventral margin narrowly dark brown; setulae pale except few dark setulae usually present along ventral margin. Legs:
Yellow except where otherwise noted; setation typical for subgenus, mainly dark. Foreleg:
femur anteriorly mainly brownish, only basal and ventral margin yellow, posteriorly largely brown, no distinct bush, only dispersed setulae; ventral setae black. Midleg:
femur anteriorly largely brown, distal end pale; ventrally with dark dispersed setulae, distally somewhat denser but without distinct feathering; tibia broadened; largely brown, with black feathering dorsally along distal 0.9 and ventrally along distal 0.8, anterior part covered by short dark setulae. Hindleg:
femur brown on basal 0.8; at apical 0.25 with longer setulae dorsally and ventrally. Wing:
Bands brownish. Interruption between marginal and discal bands near vein R1 clear and complete; discal band sometimes partly interrupted in discal cell; cubital band free; medial band absent; crossvein R-M opposite middle of discal cell. Apex of vein R1 distal to level of crossvein R-M. Crossvein DM-Cu straight. Abdomen:
Mostly Yellow. Tergites 2 and 4 largely pale gray. Tergite 3 with brownish black transverse band along posterior half. Tergite 5 along anterior margin with isolated brownish patches, posterior margin narrowly black.
epandrium in lateral view with posterior lobe of lateral surstylus straight and elongate.
As male except following characters:
Legs without feathering, yellow, except femora yellowish orange; forefemur posteroventrally with dark pilosity. Discal band not interrupted. Tergite 5 largely pale yellow across posterior half. Oviscape as long as, or longer than, preabdomen. Aculeus at least eight times as long as wide; tip with distinct apical indentation and lateral margin slightly sinuous.
(Description after De Meyer & Freidberg, 2006)
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Monday Morning Manager…Brave New World
ESPN owns Sunday night baseball and is reluctant to share it with anybody, especially the big lucractive New York market that is so near and dear to them.
Nobody else is supposed to broadcast on Sunday night except the World Wide Leader. The Rangers get waivers when they play teams like the Blue Jays and Indians, but not the Mets so that's why there was Sunday afternoon baseball in Arlington with the temperatures pushing 99 degrees.
That allowed the Rangers and the Mets to have local broadcasts of the game without interfering with the ESPN ratings for Indians-Giants on Sunday night.
That afternoon game also meant a day off for Josh Hamilton as he tries to figure out why he suddenly can't hit during the day. Ian Kinsler can't hit on the road and the Rangers offense is bogged down by two extreme splits: Hamilton night/day and Kinsler home/road.
Plus Alexi Ogando has lost three straight starts so there is plenty to agonize over that. Yet the Rangers remain in first place, which is conveniently overlooked when dissecting all their problems. But when your .519 winning percentage is the lowest among the six division leaders, then there are some grounds for self-introspection.
And they are still last in the American League in defense, which has led them to having given up the most unearned runs in the league.
So off we go to Houston for more Interleague fun and three night games if you're counting and no disruptions from the World Wide Leader.
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1. What is your taking on what's happening with Josh Hamilton?
2. Does Alexi Ogando need to be in the rotation or the bullpen?
3. What would you consider to be a positive development on the Rangers this season?
4. Did you think Adrian Beltre has played well enough to merit All-Star selection?
5. What do you think of Jack McKeon managing again and Jim Riggleman walking away from his job in Washington.
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1) This is nothing new with Josh, he has struggled in day games for 3 years. I think you keep working hard and looking for ideas/solutions, but he is one of the best players in baseball and is still very good defensively so you can't not have him in there.
2) Ogando has got the ball up in his last 3 starts, he is still young and going to make mistakes. I believe Ogando stays in the rotation until the All-Star Break, then re-evaluate. Feldman is throwing the ball well in AAA, give him 2 or 3 more starts as well and then you have a better body of work to make an educated decision.
3)The most positive development for the Rangers this season is Mitch Moreland IMO. He has become that player we were hoping he would become and has displayed some good power.
4) I think Adrian has played well, his average is not at an all-star mark but RBI's and HR's are good. I think it will be a tough call for Wash, 3B's in the AL haven't really played great this season.
5) I think McKeon is a baseball guy, he will do his job. I just wonder if he can get the players to respect and buy in.
I think Josh is more a mental aspect, once he gets past all will be good, Ian on the other hand less mental and over-agressive on the road, relaxing i think would help him and also the team, it seems that he wants to do his best on the road, which is admirable, but let it come to him and stop trying to force his way through it. Alexi, I think is tired and needs some rest, i think the team would benefit by getting Tommy Hunter up to help carry the load, maybe move Ogando or Holland to long reliever and relegate Bush to the end of the relieve corps, toss Lowe because his production is again on the down hill slide. I want to see the Rangers succeed again but that starts with pitching and goes from there.
1. None of us will ever know but I think he lost his confidence to hit the ball in the day….That opinion is worth nothing as I am not a pshrink.
2. Is Hunter ready…is Feldman ready…if so we could have a real 8th inning guy again.
3. Moreland and just lately (untitll yesterday Lowe)
4. NO! Average hitter with power…a slick fielder who makes costly errors (like this last week) NO!
5. You people aren't going to criticise McKeon for age are you? I would have done what Riggleman did…in fact I have twice…somebody will pick him up….and Mckeon …we'll see how he meshes with the kids.
And on to Houston to watch our first place team…with the leagues worst defence and struggling starters and…….
Sunday afternoon games are traditional as it is usually a get-a-way day.
You can't blame ESPN for Saturday's 3pm start of a sauna fest. What were
they thinking there? It was miserable out there at the hottest part of the day
and for no reason I can think of.
1. I don't think he sees the ball as well during the day and he should try shades when he hits in day games. This isn't some new development. He's always had a large split in the difference between his day game production vs. his night time production, but the difference, for whatever reason is more pronounced this season. When playing all day games in the spring it doesn't seem to bother him.
2. I think he's hit a wall after not pitching much in his formative years and working exclusively out of the bullpen in his only full year as a pro. It's not surprising. I vote for bullpen because I don't think he's going to hold up as a starter. I'd rather have a lock down 8th inning guy than a starter on the DL.
3. Matt Harrison taking the next step in his development. He's looking like the mid rotation guy he was projected to be.
4. Consideration? Yes. Inclusion? Probably not. He's done pretty much what I expected which is hit for power and play great defense. High error totals don't bother me because he turns so many hits into outs with this superior range.
5. Good for Jack. I'm glad he's staying active and I hope he's being proactive in maintaining his bone density. Riggleman, I have mixed feelings on. He told the GM to make a commitment to him or he'd walk and that's what he did. I admire his integrity, while at the same time questioning the wisdom of leaving a job that there are only 30 of in the world. He clearly didn't fit into Washington's long term plans so it's probably best for both parties that he move on.
1. Josh has told himself that he can't hit in the day time, so he ca't hit in the daytime. He doesn't have these issues when they play spring ball, so it has to be completely mental. He needs to alter hid routine, not worry about the contact lenses.
2. Once Feldman is ready to go, I would move Ogando to the bullpen to be our 8th inning man.
3. Matt Harrison and Derek Holland. They both have developed more consistency as starting pitchers.
4. I don't think he has played up to his contact, but definitely enough for all star consideration.
5. It looks like clubs are unwilling to gamble on potential managers when McKeon and Davey Johnson getting jobs. As for Riggleman, I don't respect what he did. If he wants trust and commitment from his players, he should do the same thing. He can quit after the season.
1. This guy talks himself into bad things and then digs himself out of a hole. He is a real roller-coaster
2. Leave Ogando in the rotation.
3. Matt Harrison
4. He is too hit and miss to be an All-Star
5. Jim Riggleman is a bozo… God bless Jack McKeon
There's a super interview out there on 103.3 with Nolan Ryan and Randy Galloway. One of the things I like about Nolan Ryan is his seeming honesty…refreshing! When asked about Hamilton he regretted that Hamilton had used an alibi and wanted him to just work it out. Noted that like on Sunday Hamilton would probably get rested during day games. He also debunked the Krod, Beltran rumors… doubting that the Rangers had an interest. I missed his observations on Ogando…did anyone catch them?
1. What is your taking on what's happening with Josh Hamilton?
Josh too often gives in to the pitcher thinking he has to be the hero he's been built up to be. So, he swings in counts when he should be taking "…what the game gives him…" rather than reaching for something he likely can't do anything with.
Once he starts taking even more walks, he will become even more dangerous. And, his being on base gives more opportunities to the guys behind him.
2. Does Alexi Ogando need to be in the rotation or the bullpen?
No Contest: He belongs in the rotation. He's hit a wall – he'll get over it. Like CJ last year, this is his first year to start. Unlike CJ last year, he is having a little more trouble with that mid-season wall that comes from pitching this many innings for the first time.
He'll get over it.
3. What would you consider to be a positive development on the Rangers this season?
Mitch. His power is prodigious – but, then, so is Crush Davis'… but, Mitch has far more ability to make contact and salvage something from an at-bat that Crush may never figure out.
You can't win it all by yourself (please… someone explain that to Ian…) so you have to learn to trust the guy behind you. Mitch does that with aplomb.
4. Did you think Adrian Beltre has played well enough to merit All-Star selection?
Defensively? Yes. Power-wise (HRs & RBIs)? Yes. Average-wise? No way.
Shut him out and put in someone who isn't grandstanding on every swing.
5. What do you think of Jack McKeon managing again and Jim Riggleman walking away from his job in Washington.
Cool! And, Bummer. Riggs has really turned around that franchise. The way he left, though, is not only a bad reflection on him, but also on the franchise that put him in that situation.
McKeon isn't there for a long-term solution, so he's an awesome choice for holding the fort until a permanent solution can be identified.


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Oconomowoc Area School District hands over middle school keys
Oconomowoc Area School District - At long last, the former Oconomowoc Middle School is on its way to a second life.
Some 16 months after the School District accepted an offer to purchase the property from Keystone Development, the sale has been completed, generating $1,050,000 for the district's coffers.
The Oshkosh firm plans to convert the building into affordable rental apartments, rehabbing it to offer loft-style apartments with featured amenities to middle-income residents earning between $20,000 and $45,000 annually.
The sale of the property was contingent on Keystone obtaining the necessary tax credit financing from Wisconsin Housing Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), which includes a waiting period where projects are evaluated for available tax credits.
Contacted Monday morning, School Board President Don Wiemer said the district would be signing paperwork to complete the transaction sometime that morning.
"It's great to finally have the middle school sold and to get the proceeds from the sale back in our fund balance.
Wiemer said that the firm's plans for the property will be an asset to the City of Oconomowoc.
"I think the new apartment complex will be a fantastic improvement for the community and helps the City of Oconomowoc by putting it back on the tax rolls," he said.
The renovated building will increase the tax base by an estimated $12 million, according to the School District.
City of Oconomowoc Administrator Diane Gard is also looking forward to the project.
"We believe this project is an excellent use of the middle school," she said.
"I have seen projects in other communities where they have taken older schools and converted them to apartments, and they have been very nice. It is great to be able to retain the character of these older buildings," Gard added.
The school was shuttered in 2008 after the community passed a $49.6 million building referendum two years earlier that included two intermediate schools, and additions at Oconomowoc High School of a performing arts center and field house.
The historic building, constructed in 1918 on 7.8 acres of land, was utilized both as the district's high school and as its middle school at different points in its long tenure.
However, the building continued to serve the district over the last four years as the site of a very successful annual fundraiser, Haunted High.
The Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation used the facility as the location for a fright fest, held each Halloween season, and earning approximately $100,000 per year to support grants intended to fund project, equipment or resource costs for the classroom that are not possible within normal school budget restrictions.
"This school has meant a lot to our community, especially our high school alums. It really has been a landmark," said District Superintendent Dr. Patricia Neudecker in a release issued by the district Tuesday afternoon.
"I am pleased that the repurposed building will benefit Oconomowoc while maintaining its historic presence," she added.
The Board President said that it has been a long process in seeing the sale of the building through to its conclusion, after a previous offer with a similar plan fell through when it failed to secure the proper financing.
"It's been over a year, working on issues and tax credits. It's been a long process," Wiemer said.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Mike Barry, agrees.
"We have a set of documents to sign at the attorney's office and they have a set of documents to sign at their attorney's office. There's no meeting; it's kind of anti-climatic," he said the morning of the closing.
Funds from the sale will be placed in reserve.
"The money from the sale will be deposited into the fund balance until and unless there is a designation by the Board for a specific purpose," Barry explained.
Keystone Corporation expects to start construction soon on its project.
"Yes, it took longer than anticipated because of the tax credits and also because we were using historic tax credits and that a fairly long process," explained Cal Shultz of Keystone.
"We plan to start construction this week and be completed by the end of the year. Units will be available right after the first of the year.
"There will be 55 units - one, two and three bedrooms. The project will have a community room, exercise center media center and business center. It will have a number of amenities for residents," he added.
The school's former gymnasium will be used for covered parking for residents and the building will feature school accents in its design, including hallway clocks, revamped lockers and display cases.
"We are keeping the exterior intact, but are going back to the historic style windows. That's the only aesthetic change to the building," Shultz said.
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ATLANTA — Al Horford had 26 points and 16 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks turned things around dramatically in their playoff series against Indiana, blowing out the Pacers 90-69 in Game 3 Saturday night.
Playing with much more urgency than they did in two double-digit losses at Indianapolis, the Hawks raced to a 54-30 halftime lead and narrowed the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Game 4 is Monday night in Atlanta, where the Hawks have won 12 straight over the Pacers dating to 2006.
The Hawks changed up their lineup – inserting 7-footer Johan Petro at center and bringing 3-point specialist Kyle Korver off the bench – after getting manhandled on the road. With more favorable matchups and a lot more energy, Atlanta suddenly made a series of it.
Indiana, which looked so dominant on its home court, was a totally different team after heading south.
David West led the Pacers with 18 points. Paul George, who averaged 25 points in the first two games, was held to 16 on 4-of-11 shooting.
The Pacers connected on a dismal 27 percent (22 of 81) from the field.
Josh Smith added 14 points for the Hawks, and Jeff Teague had 13.
Atlanta coach Larry Drew started the little-used Petro at center in hopes of cutting into the Pacers' size advantage, a move that had a ripple effect on Horford and Smith, providing more favorable defensive matchups all along the front line. But, after getting manhandled in the first two games at Indianapolis, this wasn't really about a great strategic move.
Petro played only 14 minutes. Korver, who started the first two games, still got the bulk of the playing time with 29 minutes. Instead, this was more about the Hawks coming out with a lot more passion, the very things Drew had been preaching since the start of the series.
After falling behind 8-1 in the opening minutes and calling a quick timeout, Atlanta dominated the rest of the opening half with a display that had the crowd on its feet time and time again, while the Pacers stood around in a state of shock.
As good as the Pacers were in the first two games, averaging 110 points and a 16-point margin of victory, they were that bad in Game 3. They made four of their first six shots – then missed 30 of their next 36 before halftime, many of them the forced, ugly efforts of a team that turned increasingly desperate as the Hawks seemed to get to every loose ball just a little quicker.
The Pacers' last win in Atlanta was a regular-season triumph Dec. 22, 2006. The Hawks missed six of their first 10 free throws, extending the troubles they had in the first two games but they bounced back to make 14 of their last 18.
CHICAGO — Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.
The Bulls were trailing 109-95 with less than 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter when Robinson put the Bulls on his back and carried them to the wild victory.
He scored all but five of his points after the third quarter, including the first 12 in a 14-0 run that wiped out the deficit. Then, with 2 seconds left in the first overtime, he banked in a go-ahead jumper over Deron Williams.
Joe Johnson answered with one of his own to send it into a second overtime, tied at 121. The Bulls had a chance to win in the closing seconds of the next extra session, but Joakim Noah was blocked, and the game went to a third overtime.
The Bulls finally pulled away after Williams (32 points) drove for a layup to pull Brooklyn to 133-130 – the only points for him after regulation – with 3 minutes left.
Luol Deng answered with a basket to make it a five-point game, and Nazr Mohammed came up with two baskets in the final 32 seconds to help preserve the win.
He scored on a jump hook, then grabbed the rebound and scored with 19 seconds left after Carlos Boozer made a free throw and missed the second, making it 140-134.
The Bulls will try to wrap up the best-of-seven series at Brooklyn on Monday night.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marc Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Memphis beat Los Angeles to even the first-round playoff series at 2-all.
Zach Randolph finished with 24 points and nine rebounds as the Grizzlies won their second straight to ensure another stop in Memphis for Game 6. Mike Conley had 15 points and 13 assists, and Tayshaun Prince scored 15 in his best game of the series.
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin had 19 points apiece for the Clippers, and Griffin also grabbed 10 rebounds. Los Angeles' reserves outscored its counterparts again, 43-16. But DeAndre Jordan was the only other starter to score for Los Angeles, and he had two points. Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler went a combined 0 for 10 from the floor in being shut out.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles.


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Look up and you may see a strip of wood between the ceiling and the wall. Look down, and you'll see a strip of wood between the floor and the wall. In the middle, you may see a strip of wood or nothing at all.
There are an estimated 3,000 components used in constructing a home, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Moldings were used by the ancient Greeks to visually divide spaces into smaller units. Their moldings were based on the classical shape of the ellipse, parabola and hyperbola. The Romans simplified these shapes, basing their moldings on circles, developing the half-round and quarter-round shapes. Both the Greek and Roman versions of molding are still in use today and are considered the building blocks of interior ornamentation.
Before manufacturing, moldings were made on site by carpenters using hand planes, chisels and gouges. Early examples of dentil molding, for example, show each little piece of dentil individually carved, sanded and nailed in place.
In the 1850s, large planing machines were developed to produce molding for a mass market. More elaborate and sophisticated styles of molding were invented, and the price became more affordable. Today there are more than 140 different styles of molding available at hardware stores, in materials from wood to polyurethane.
If your home lacks architectural character, you can install or upgrade the trim, according to the American Hardwood Information Center.
Wainscoting:A type of paneling often used to decorate the lower 3 feet of a wall. It comes in different styles, from flat panels to a raised design to beadboard.
Panel or picture frame: A type of molding used to define a space on a wall. Less common than other types of trim, picture frame molding traditionally was used to surround art work hung on the wall.
More terms:
Baseboard: Probably the most common molding, baseboard forms a decorative, protective edge where the wall meets the floor.
Casing: Trim that surrounds windows and doors.
Mitered joint:A precise angle cut through molding used to connect two pieces, especially at the corners.
Plinth blocks: Act as transition pieces between door casings and baseboards. They typically appear at the bottom corners of door casings, or the wood trim that surrounds an entryway.
Corbel: An architectural bracket or block projecting from a wall and supporting, or appearing to support, a ceiling, beam, or shelf. A corbel can be made of wood, plaster, marble, or other materials.
Sources: The Washington Post, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Photos: Thinkstock
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By THOMAS GUARIANO
Re "Are police stopping speeders using the correct procedures?" by William LeBourveau, Your Opinion, Jan. 6:
Well William, why is that you and many others lately have a problem with an officer trying to possibly save your life or at least make the streets safer.
The logical reason for not pulling directly in back of the stopped car is to keep him safe while he is talking to the driver.
I guess you and others would rather he sit in the passenger side for your convenience?
Come on, mister. You should be glad he is doing what he was trained to do. It's called Safety First. To you, sir, get a life.
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Drivers of the approximately 11,300 vehicles that travel the 25th and 29th streets area each day in Harrisburg and Swatara Township should prepare now for the one-lane travel and flaggers that accompany summer road repairs.
PennDOT announced Friday that preparatory work will begin Monday, June 9, on a $1.1 million repair and resurfacing project on a 1.74-mile section of road "including 29th Street from Paxton Street in Swatara Township over the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks and along the City of Harrisburg and Paxtang Borough municipal line to Rudy Road; Rudy Road from 29th Street to 25th Street, and 25th Street from Rudy Road to Market Street in Harrisburg; and Market Street from 25th Street to Canby Street in Penbrook Borough." The work zone will be active on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., so travelers should expect the usual delays.
PennDOT advised that "travelers should allow for additional time in their plans or seek an alternate route."
The work will be done by J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County, and includes work to improve drainage, remove the top layer of asphalt, resurface the existing roadway, update guiderail, and install new pavement markings. PennDOT said "parking and sidewalk restrictions may be necessary in order to safely conduct work. The contractor has agreed to coordinate access to properties and businesses along the project." Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of November.