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Neonic-Free Plants—Buyer Beware
I generally try to avoid writing a lot about the same issue for fear of boring people to death or seeming like a nutter who can't stop ranting about one thing or another. In the case of neonicotinoid pesticides, though, I've received so many calls and emails on this topic since I started writing about it a few months back, I feel like updates are wanted and needed. So I'm going to go with that feeling and tell you more about what I've learned lately in hopes that this will help answer some questions you may have now that you've likely learned more about this issue too.
First, here's a quick recap for those who don't yet know about neonicotinoids. Neonics, as they are often called, are a class of pesticides that have been linked to the decline of bees, particularly honeybees, over the last decade. Because they are safer for humans than some other pesticides, neonics have become widely used in the nursery trade as a pre-treatment for annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. They are also found in many of the common pest control products gardeners buy off the shelf and use every day for everything from Japanese beetles to emerald ash borer. (Neonic pesticides include: imidacloprid, acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nithiazine, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam.)
Now that studies have shown that small amounts of neonics can harm bees feeding on the pollen and nectar of treated plants while larger doses can kill, more and more gardeners are making it a point to stop using products that contain neonics and to shop for plants that haven't been treated with the pesticides. I've heard from a lot of people who have called, visited and emailed garden centers and nurseries locally and nationally asking about the use of neonics.
Stories vary widely with some places eagerly sharing their plans to discontinue their own use of neonics and to seek out suppliers who will do the same. But I've also heard reports of a fair amount of denial and defensiveness. What you need to know is that it isn't enough for a retailer to say THEY are not using neonics any longer on the plants that they grow. You also need to know whether the plants they get from outside suppliers are neonic free. Getting that information will take willingness and time on the part of the nursery and from what I'm hearing, it's clear that not everyone is putting in the effort.Read More»
Bachman's Is Moving Away From Neonics That Harm Bees
I just want to take a minute to update my recent post, "In Search of Plants That Won't Harm Bees." I've now had the chance to talk with Bachman's CEO, Dale Bachman, as well as John Daniels, Bachman's vice president of production, about how the company is dealing with neonicotinoids (neonics), a class of pesticides that is harming bees.
As of 2014, while various entities continue to research the role neonicotinoids play in the decline of bees, Bachman's has decided to take the "precautionary step" of removing all neonicotinoid products for home use from their shelves. That includes imidacloprid, a popular neonicotinoid pesticide used for all sorts of things like rose and lawn care, as well as to protect trees from emerald ash borer. (Of course, homeowners can still buy these products elsewhere and hire professionals who use imidacloprid to treat ash trees.)
They have also stopped using neonics in the production of Bachman's-grown nursery stock and outdoor plants, which means most of their shrub roses and perennials will be neonic-free along with some annuals. As for plants from other suppliers, they are currently talking with vendors about discontinuing the use of neonics and Dale and John says the outcome may cause them to rethink some of their suppliers. Even as they said that, though, they stressed that the neonics issue is much more complicated than it may seem — a fact that becomes more and more clear to me as I interview people on this topic.
For example, in many instances neonics and other pesticides are used in compliance with regulations regarding moving plants and the potentially invasive pests they may harbor across state lines. In the case of large-scale suppliers, discontinuing the use of neonics will mean switching to other pesticides that will come with their own problems and consequences. For now, shoppers looking for neonic-free plants at Bachman's should seek out a salesperson for help locating plants the company has grown since implementing their new policy.
Take a deep breath. Buying plants at places that many of us like to shop is going to take more work and patience than usual if we want to help bees. If you start to feel frustrated about the slow pace of change, remember that we are part of the problem. Gardeners have come to expect perfect plants on store shelves, so every entity in the plant supply chain has done everything in its power to kill every bug and wipe out every disease imaginable to make us happy. Moving away from chemical treatments that harm people, pollinators and the planet will be costly and difficult for those who care enough to do so. And we're going to need to learn to live with more mites, aphids and other things than we're used to. Who's in?
In Search Of Plants That Won't Harm Bees
- On March 18, 2014
- By Meleah
- In Annuals, Bugs, Container Gardening, Natives, Organic Gardening, Perennials
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In the midst of the worst winter—ever—it's hard to think about flowers, I know. But this time of year, I normally order a few plants for spring delivery from catalogs and I'm having to spend a lot more time on that than usual because I want to make sure that the flowers I'm ordering aren't going to kill the bees that visit my gardens. By now you've probably heard that many of the pollinator-friendly plants and flowers that we've been filling our gardens with over the last few years may actually be harming, and even killing, bees. The culprit, many scientists and researchers believe, are neonicotinoid pesticides. Widely used in lawn fertilizers and on crops and nursery plants, neonicotinoids (commonly called neonics) came on the market in the 1990s and are chemically related to nicotine.
Marketed as safer for humans than other pesticides, neonics are now thought to be at least in part responsible for declining bee populations all over the world. Let me explain why. Like all systemic pesticides, neonics are absorbed by plants after being applied to the leaves, seeds or even soil. When bees and other pollinators feed on the leaves, flowers and pollen of plants treated with neonics, they ingest a "dose" of the insecticide.
Though the makers of these pesticides contend that the amount ingested by insects, including bees, is not enough to kill them, entomologists who study bees believe otherwise. Neonicotinoids are neuroactive, meaning they block connections in the brain. Over the last several years, studies have shown that even after ingesting small amounts of neonics, bees can become confused to the point of being unable to identify food sources. Some even forget how to find their way back to the hive. Over time, without food from the hive's forages, colonies starve and collapse.
Vera Krischik, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota, has been studying the effects of insecticide on bees for several years. She has found that large doses of neonics can kill bees, sometimes moments after they feed on a treated plant. Where are they getting these large doses of neonicotinoid pesticides? Possibly, my garden, I hate to say; or maybe yours, or your neighbor's. That's because it is legal to treat ornamental plants with much higher levels of neonicotinoids than are acceptable for use on agricultural crops like corn and soybeans. And because pre-treatment of nursery plants is so common these days, it's very likely that most of us have brought home some of these plants in the last few years without realizing the harm they could be doing.
What Can Gardeners Do?
So what can we do now? Well, that's going to take a bit of work on our part. Concern over whether neonicotinoids are harming bees is not new, and Krischik is just one of many researchers across the country. and the world, who have spoken out about the problem. As a result, some European countries have restricted or banned some neonicotinoids.
But, as is usually the case, our U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has opted to take a wait-and-see approach and has decided to look at the insecticide as part of a standard registration review. That could take years—years that bees don't have. Though it is good news that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources seem to have taken the issue more seriously since the start of the year.
For now, fellow gardeners, help must come from us, so we need to do all we can to keep neonics out of our gardens. That means growing some of our plants ourselves using seeds collected from plants we know to be untreated or purchased from retailers who don't sell pre-treated seeds such as Seed Savers Exchange, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and Renee's Garden Seeds.
Shopping for plants will be trickier and in some cases, more expensive. Home Depot and Lowes may offer lower prices on ornamental plants, but so far Home Depot has indicated that they plan to continue selling plants treated with neonics until they can work with suppliers to find an alternative insecticide. I don't know about Lowes, but I imagine that selling far fewer plants to gardeners who won't buy anything treated with neonics might speed talks up a bit.
Before buying plants from any seller, ask them whether they use neonics or buy plants treated with them. To help, I made some calls for this article to see how various growers and garden centers are dealing with this issue. Glacial Ridge Growers in Glenwood, Minnesota, sells native plants free of neonics. Bachman's, Gertens and Menards didn't return calls before my deadline, so you'll need to ask them yourselves. Mother Earth Gardens says they don't sell any flowering, edible or fruiting plants treated with neonics, though they do carry a few non-flowering trees that have been treated with the pesticides.
Scott Endres, co-owner of Minneapolis' Tangletown Gardens, told me that though he can't guarantee that every single plant they sell is neonic-free, almost every single plant is neonic-free because they grow the majority of them themselves and know exactly how they are produced. When they do buy something they want to carry but don't grow, he says they buy from reputable growers they trust, so consumers can feel confident buying plants from them. Scott also said that he thinks it's "awesome" that more and more gardeners are insisting on plants grown "with organic principles that support a sustainable product and the earth." He believes that people's awareness is already creating demand that is pushing companies to think more closely about their practices. I couldn't agree more.
The Rise of Urban Beekeeping
- On July 15, 2013
- By Meleah
- In Annuals, Bugs, Organic Gardening, Perennials
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I am severely allergic to bee venom, so I've always been careful when gardening to stay out of the flower beds during the times of day when bees are most active. Sadly, that's been easy to do this year because there are no bees in my garden, save for some tiny, tiny bees that my grandma used to call "sweat bees." There are no honeybees or bumblebees, just a lot of large scary-looking brown wasps that, like cockroaches, look as though they could survive an apocalypse.
Perhaps we are on the brink of one now. As gardeners, we see changes in nature up close in ways that others don't. I can tell you (and I'm sure you have plenty of stories, too) that seven years ago our gardens were filled with bees and butterflies. In that short time, both have all but disappeared. Many of the gardeners I know are saying the same thing and, without exception, our talks reflect a growing mix of sadness and worry about the future. It's one thing to read an article about how vital pollinators are to food production and quite another to walk out the back door to find normally bountiful tomato, cucumber and squash plants nearly devoid of fruit. Leaves for dinner again, anyone?
If you have ever thought about getting into beekeeping, now is the time to start. Ordinances vary by city and state, but in Minneapolis, beekeeping has been legal since 2009 and it really took off this year in May when the Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance making it easier for urban beekeepers to get permits. Ever since then, more and more bee boxes have been buzzing on rooftops across the city, including some at high-profile locales such as Minneapolis City Hall, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Weisman Art Museum.
Under the new ordinance, would-be beekeepers still need to get permission from the city to keep bees. But hives can now be installed on rooftops taller than one story without approval from neighboring property owners. This is a significant change from the previous ordinance that required beekeepers to get permission from 80 percent of the neighbors within 250 feet. (To put that in perspective, in densely packed downtown, that could mean having to collect over 100 signatures.)
Honeybees are not aggressive, and backyard hives can be managed safely by trained homeowners. But rooftops are an attractive option for urban bees and their keepers because bees tend to fly up and out when exiting their boxes, lessening interaction with people down below, says Becky Masterman, who co-coordinates the Bee Squad with fellow beekeeper Jody Gerdts. Started by University of Minnesota bee expert Marla Spivak in 2010, the Bee Squad (http://beelab.umn.edu/BeeSquad/) aims to help foster healthy bee communities in the Twin Cities through education, training and data collection on the health of urban colonies.
Citizen beekeepers to the rescue
The Bee Squad's most high-profile program is called Hive to Bottle, which allows homeowners and organizations to keep bees without having to install and manage the hives themselves if they would prefer not to. Hives at City Hall, the Weisman and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are all taken care of by the Bee Squad. Those who want to manage their own hives can receive at-home training from a Bee Squad mentor through the Home Apiary Help program. Or, for a lesser fee, homeowners can attend training sessions at the Mentoring Apiary on the University's St. Paul campus. (Additional information on both programs can be found here: (http://beelab.umn.edu/BeeSquad/beekeepers/index.htm.)
If you're asking yourself whether you really need training to keep bees, the answer is yes. Masterman explains: "Keeping bees is really hard. It is both an art and a science, and there is no way to learn to do it right from a book or a weekend class. It really helps to have somebody next to you watching and guiding you as you learn." So, for the sake of the bees, and yourself and your neighbors, please take the time to understand what you're doing before rushing into beekeeping.
Safer Lawn Care Options Are On the Way
We ripped out our lawn over the last few years, and we don't miss it one bit. Sparse and full of creeping Charlie and other weeds, it was ugly even before our dog Lily peed all over it and killed off spots one by one. I do realize, though, that a lot of people like turf grass and, even if they don't, they're not keen on ripping all of it up to put in gardens that they have to care for.
But what to do about all of those weeds? The truth is, if grass gets enough sun and is kept well-watered (about an inch each week); mowed to a slightly higher height of about 3 inches, which helps shade out weeds; and fertilized even once each year, it will grow fairly well and suffer few weed and disease problems. Unfortunately, many people don't realize the difference these simple things can make, so they hire lawn care services to come and keep their yards looking good.
Having observed these services in action all over my neighborhood, I have to say, the results aren't so hot. Trucks show up, guys jump out, and they promptly mow the grass right down to the nub. Then, they douse the scalped grass with all kinds of chemicals, including herbicides that usually contain 2,4-D. Popular because it's cheap and easy to use, 2,4-D was concocted by scientists during World War II. It was one of the components of Agent Orange. And it is effective when it comes to killing things like clover, thistle and creeping Charlie, but it has remained controversial since it was released for public use in 1946.
Though the EPA says there is not enough data to conclude that the herbicide may pose some cancer risk, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified 2,4-D as being a substance that may cause cancer in humans. Studies are divided on both sides with many scientists being of the opinion that 2,4-D may be carcinogenic, particularly in the case of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Even when these chemicals have dried, there is debate about when it is safe to come in contact with grass that has been treated with the herbicide. (You know how often you see those signs warning people and pets to stay off the grass until dry.)Read More»
Thanks Tree Crickets For Your Enchanting Nighttime Songs
- On August 08, 2012
- By Meleah
- In Bugs, Natural Wonders
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In the summer, there's always some amount of critter chirping going on in the yard after dark. But this year those chirps and trills are so boisterous and loud, you'd think we were in the woods rather than the city.
Others have noticed the change, too. And though we don't understand what's responsible for turning up the volume on the beautiful nighttime chorus this year, some master gardeners I know did figure out what's probably doing the bulk of the chirping—tree crickets. In particular, snowy tree crickets (Oecanthus fultoni), which live in trees but like to roam the garden in search of things like aphids to eat. Thanks, little guys!
Not surprisingly, there are some great videos out there showing these critters doing their thing. Is it just me, or do you agree that it's simultaneously enchanting and weird to see one of summer's mysteries so nakedly exposed? Oh, and here's my disclaimer: I am not an entomologist, so if these crickets are not correctly identified by the video's poster, I apologize in advance.
Go here to see a male snowy tree cricket showing off for the ladies.
Click here to see a four-spotted tree cricket (Ocecanthus quadripunctatus) in action.
And here's another four-spotted tree cricket singing.
One last interesting tidbit; snowy tree crickets are often referred to as "nature's thermometer" because the rate of their chirping is related to the temperature. Opinions on the best formula to use to translate their chirping into the correct temperature vary, but the most commonly suggested method is to count the number of chirps in 13 seconds, and then add 40 to that number to get the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.


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Heroes of Might and Magic
Also available on: Mac
Description of Heroes of Might and Magic
In 1995, New World Computing, Inc. publishes Heroes of Might and Magic on DOS. Also published on Mac, this strategy game is abandonware and is set in a fantasy, turn-based and rpg elements.
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nikki 2017-05-04 -1 point DOS version
If i download it will it work on my windows 10??? i have been looking for this game for years and cant find a single one that is compatible with windows 10... Please help!!!
krat47 2017-02-11 0 point
is there anyway that i can fix up the game sound? right now the game sound is not working at all
Civ 2016-11-22 4 points DOS version
Presuming the game's in c:\games\heroes, go to dosbox and type:
mount f c:\games\heroes -t cdrom
mount c c:\games
cd heroes
Arutnevollohct 2016-11-02 -2 points DOS version
Here is the solution for those stuck to that "unable to access CD drive" error in DosBox:
Drag the SETUP.EXE to the DosBox Icon, then configure you video and audio cards.
After saving it Alt + tab, select GO.BAT and drag it to the DosBox Icon.
That's it, have fun! =D
dalibor 2016-03-26 1 point Mac version
anyone try de mac version? i have trouble with img, i can't open because img damage, any solution?
Jake 2015-01-03 2 points DOS version
If you enjoy any of the Heroes of Might and Magic games, I strongly recommend 3, preferably complete. Superior in every way to any other game in the series.
BV 2014-12-30 -2 points DOS version
After the first move game just frozes. Dosbox 0.74 win7 asus laptop x54c
Zombie1 2014-11-04 -2 points DOS version
I am having a problem with this game as well. I do have some other games downloaded that do play just fine from this site on Dosbox so not sure if it's just these games or if I need to do something different. On this game it looks like it wants to start but then says 'Unable to access CD drive' Do I have to have an original CD for this with Dosbox?
Esaelon 2014-09-22 -1 point DOS version
In DosBox, seems to freeze on constructing a building in a castle. Strange...
Caitcait 2013-11-14 2 points DOS version
Having trouble with this and I am not tech inclined! I boot it up, it opens DosBox and then it closes without an error message. My other games work fine, but not this one. What am I doing wrong?
Lord Wise 2013-07-07 -1 point DOS version
OOps. Unfortunately you cant save doing it that way. So instead you either add a flashdrive and mount it as a cdrom drive. As done below. Or you can use a second harddisk. Example:
Mount f f:\ -t cdrom
Mount c c:\games\
Lord Wise 2013-07-03 0 point DOS version
Hi Guys
You dont need a "no cd" crack
Just do the following in DosBox to mount your harddisk as a cdrom drive.
(In my case the harddisk is the c: drive)
mount d C:\ -t cdrom
Then hopefully it should say: Drive C is mounted as a cdrom
Now you can start the game as you useually would
guest 2013-06-04 -1 point DOS version
could you post the link where you can get the no cd crack? thanks
fartingsnout 2012-07-12 -2 points DOS version
I remember playing this game with my buddy on an old pc in his mom's office... good times...
Gav 2012-02-23 -1 point DOS version
Cant seem to get any of the might and magic games to work,I use D-fend reloaded and most of your other games work fine
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- Year: 1996
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System Mechanic's interface, which Figure 1 shows, depicts a toolbox with three primary task buttons—Files, System, and Internet. To begin my testing, I clicked Files, then Find and remove junk and obsolete files. After about 2 minutes of searching through 22,000 files spread across four partitions, System Mechanic found 84 files (amounting to about 51MB) that had absolutely no purpose. Of course, I could have used Windows' Find function to search for and delete files that contained specific extensions, but that process would have taken much longer than 2 minutes.
My next target was the registry. I returned to the main interface and clicked System, then Clean system Registry. One of the options on the resulting screen is to back up registry data before the software begins cleaning. I clicked Perform Complete Registry Backup Now. Following the backup, System Mechanic proceeded to clean the registry; the process, which took just over 1 minute, found and deleted 495 invalid entries.
I returned to System Mechanic's main interface and clicked Internet. I selected the Optimize Internet and network speed option, which attempts to optimize your system for the best connection. The resulting screen asked whether I wanted to use default values or enter custom values. You can enter custom values for Maximum Transfer Unit, TCP Receive Window Size, Default Time to Live, Enable Blackhole Detection, and Enable Automatic MTU Detection. For information about these values, you can click Help for context-sensitive assistance at any time. I was pleasantly surprised to find not only an explanation of the terms but also some suggested entry values for a variety of connection types.
System Mechanic offers additional file and system options that let you tweak Windows startup parameters and customize settings—all from within the software, so you don't need to rummage through various Windows utilities. System Mechanic also includes a maintenance scheduler, which routinely performs all the disk and registry scrubbing that you select. I instructed System Mechanic to delete junk files to the Recycle Bin at 7:00 a.m. every 5 days. On the first scheduled day, I found that the software had removed 25 files. (Because I set up the software to place removed files in the Recycle Bin, I could choose to restore any file if necessary.)
Using the product's Safe Installer feature, you can launch a software installation from within System Mechanic. Safe Installer can then track changes that occur to the system during the installation process. Alternatively, you can take a preliminary snapshot of the system profile and match it against another snapshot later. I found the latter option more helpful on a continuing basis. Installation changes can be many and varied—and not necessarily meaningful. However, keeping a snapshot as a long-term reference lets me monitor how an application interacts with the system. By default, Safe Installer monitors only .ini files (i.e., system.ini and win.ini), but I could have added other extensions to the list of monitored files.
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Welcome to this Dell Inspiron i3455-6041BLK review. This new all-in-one desktop computer from the house of Dell comes with a budget price tag. The specs in it tell us that it is geared at people who might categorize themselves as light users or students.
If you are one of them and if you need an all-in-one PC, then this review will help you with some relevant information. Before we say if this desktop is good or not, let's take some time to see its positives and negatives. Read the rest of the review to know the full story.
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The desktop computer has a nice black shade. It is more compact and looks very good on the first impression. The bezels around the screen are a bit smaller, and that's ideal for people who love media consumption. The speaker grill cis found facing the user, and this is also an added advantage.
Another nice addition is the wireless keyboard and mouse. They help in reducing the clutter created by the wires. The stand at the back is good at what it does. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a lot of features. So you can only use it one angle and not in any way else.
Dell Inspiron i3455-6041BLK Specs
The first and the foremost thing that gets your attention is the 23.8-inch screen. It is an LED-lit touchscreen display that comes with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This is a pretty good resolution for the display size, and the results are excellent.
You will enjoy watching movies and TV shows on this display. Since it is widescreen, it can also be used for other stuff like working on your multiple windows at the same time, designing or even coding. The touchscreen is also very handy and helps you reduce some steps.
The Dell Inspiron i3455-6041BLK comes with an AMD A6 7310 processor with a clocking frequency of 2GHz. This is a quad-core processor and in terms of power, it can be compared with an Intel Core i3 processor. It gets a CPUMark score of around 2500 and can reach up to 2.4GHz when there is a need for more power.
You can perform your everyday activities with this processor without any issues. Be it running simple apps like browsers, word processors, spreadsheets or running some sophisticated software like Photoshop, this processor can handle them without a problem.
The processor gets all the support it can from the 4GB RAM in the memory department. In this age, 4GB RAM may not be the memory you might want inside your everyday computer. But light users can still get a lot done with this memory. You can run a couple of apps side by side without any problems. You can't upgrade the memory, so be aware of that before decide on getting this desktop.
There are 500 gigs of storage space in the hard drive disk. This is a fair amount of space to play with. You can store all your movies, and other data. But one thing that puts you off balance is the speed. This is a slow drive, and they should've included an SSD. But at this price, we really can't ask for anything better than this.
The HDD also comes with Windows 10 installed. With a touchscreen in hand, this operating system will be a pleasure to use. They are many touch gestures you can perform in this operating system, and the kid will love it.
There are no connectivity problems in the Dell Inspiron i3455-6041BLK. You get all the essential ports you would expect in a modern day machine. So no complaints in this area as well.
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Joe Warwick discusses his new book 'Where Chefs Eat'
It's been said that if you want to truly know where to eat in a city, ask a chef. Well, Joe Warwick did just that and compiled a tome of worldwide cusine called Where Chefs Eat. The guide is a veritable treasure trove of dining across continents — Warwick asked more than 400 chefs from New York to Tokyo about the places they like in their hometowns. And as he says, "Why shouldn't we know where chefs want to eat?"
What you get from this guide is everything ranging from high-end, white-tablecloth restaurants to late-night cheap eats. Warwick was interested to see that the chefs didn't stick to their own genres: "What surprised me was, if you've got somebody who's cooking in a very fancy restaurant... the assumption is that might be what they want to eat," he said. "They actually want something more casual... I think they're a lot more plugged into what's going on, what's opening."
Though it's a heavy read at more than 700 pages, the book only clocks in at a cheap $19.99. There will also soon be an app so you can carry the book with you wherever you go (watch the Where Chefs Eat twitter page for updates on the app release).
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A new Rochester Institute of Technology study reveals the primary and costly limitations that are dramatically hampering estimating cycle times for many of today's print service provider businesses and identifies the desired features of modern estimating systems.
Despite the industry consolidation that has taken place over the last decade, the RIT study revealed that there remain a wide variety of commercial and "home grown" estimating systems available for print service providers to use, Bondy observed. Additionally, while vendors involved in print production focused on automation and made distinct advancements in mobility and compatibility with standards, estimating systems did not receive the same industry attention, according to Bondy.
Print service providers participating in the study, for example, spent an average of two hours and 10 minutes in administration of estimates, including job planning, on every order, Bondy reported.
"Taking too long to provide a quote defeats the purpose of streamlining the rest of the workflow," he said. "It also jeopardizes the business itself because a service provider that can quote faster will likely win the job."
"Estimating systems that are designed to support a more streamlined workforce will be the most effective," Bondy wrote in the study's executive summary. "Service providers are looking for an 'agile' approach to estimating and order entry that deploys Business Development ("hunters") and Project Managers versus the labor intensive model of Sales ("farmer"), CSRs, Estimators, and Planners."


text: Alumni Profiles Dwight Wilson '73General Secretary of Quakers in the United States Dwight Wilson '73General Secretary of Quakers in the United States Dwight Wilson '73 Friends School Headmaster Former general secretary of the US/Canadian Quaker denomination by Sara Bodnar '03 This profile originally appeared in Bowdoin magazine, Vol. 75, No. 1, Fall 2003 Dwight Wilson's '73 appointment as general secretary of Quakers in the United States and Canada made him the only African-American in U.S. History to have led a 99% European American denomination. When Dwight attended his first meeting of the Quaker Friends Congregation thirty-four years ago, he knew he was home. Dwight became a Baptist minister at age 17. During his second year at Bangor Theological Seminary, a committee from Durham Maine Friends Meeting asked him if he would apply to be their pastor. Dwight accepted the invitation, and after he walked into the meeting, he was both surprised and delighted with what he discovered. Women and children were allowed to sit in the pulpit, and periodic strings of silence enabled Dwight to gather his thoughts. After the meeting's completion, Dwight overheard two women describing their signs for a peace demonstration. "I became a conscientious objector to all forms of violence before I ever met one; it was as though I had invented it," said Dwight. "And then to find myself in the midst of a community where everyone was a conscientious objector, was wonderful." Dwight transferred to Bowdoin three years later and continued to pastor the Durham congregation. Three years following his graduation from Bowdoin, Dwight applied to be the general secretary (the leader) of the original grouping of Quakers in the United States and Canada. "I was applying for the top position at age 27," Dwight said. "When I sent my resume in, I thought I would be easily dismissed." Dwight was shocked after he made it to the final group selected, and was completely stunned when he was offered the position. "Why did you choose me?" he asked when the clerk of the search committee called. "Because of your spirituality," the clerk answered. "But you never asked me any questions about my spirituality," Dwight said. "That's how we know about it," the clerk replied. During his two terms Dwight traveled all over the United States and Canada. He gave speeches at annual, quarterly, and regional gatherings, and also met with small groups that were isolated from the main stream of Friends. "It was a demanding job," Dwight remembered. While he was serving as general secretary, Christian Century Magazine selected Dwight as one of the country's most influential religious leaders. Jesse Jackson was the only other African-American leader featured in the article. "I sure didn't think I had that much influence back then," Dwight humbly remarked. "To put me in with Jesse Jackson, I was pleased." This past fall Dwight made another mark in history. He became the first African-American to lead Friends School of Detroit, an institution that has celebrated diversity throughout its 37-year long history. Dwight is the only African-American male to head one of North America's 80 Friends Schools. He now works with children whose ages range from three to 14 years. He has had extensive experience with children, as both a father of four and as a leader of various programs promoting educational advancement for teachers of color and financially disadvantaged children. "I'm first a father," Dwight said. "If I walk out of the lobby in the morning, I want to get stopped and hugged by three to five kids who are different genders and different races." Dwight's daily agenda includes visits to each of the school's 11 classrooms and reading to an assortment of age groups. "I took an 18 thousand dollar cut to come here [Friends School] because it's clear to me this is where the spirit wanted me to go," Dwight said. "Even while I was at Bowdoin, my choices have always been about service to others. I don't regret any of that." Dwight Wilson '73 addresses a multicultural summer enrichment program held at Friends School, Detroit. Story posted on November 05, 2004 « Back | More Alumni Profiles | Go to News Home


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The fee helps cover the costs associated with processing the case, including the salaries of the experts who are kept on staff to examine such cases. In his book Annulments and the Catholic Church, canon lawyer Edward Peters states:
First and most commonly, there are the basic petition fees payable to the tribunal. This is what most people refer to when they talk about the cost of an annulment. In the U.S. most tribunals charge anywhere from $200 to $1,000 for adjudicating a standard nullity case . . . These fees are typically payable over time, and there are means for having fees reduced or eliminated in cases of financial hardship (Canon 1464). (7-8)


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"he's the 3rd child of the family."
put the phrase above in the interrogative form. the answer should be "3rd".
do we have basically this question in English?
the jury returned a verdict of the guilty for the traitor
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Rideau Hall, Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Welcome, all of you, to Rideau Hall for this celebration of the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program.
As I near the end of my mandate, I find myself reflecting upon the last seven years, and one of the highlights has been the rise and success of this program.
International education, as you all know, is dear to my heart. I had the great privilege of studying abroad, and it was one of the most defining experiences of my life.
Yesterday, we hosted a meeting here with a study group that developed a Global Education Report.
This is an issue that speaks directly to your own experiences. Eighty per cent of QES scholars leave Canada to study abroad, and the other twenty per cent are students that come to Canada. And the benefits are clear to all who participate.
The findings of the report will help us encourage more Canadians to study abroad and more people to invest in programs like this one.
The QES was one of the successful programs highlighted in the report as a good example of stakeholders coming together to achieve success.
It is a model that we can be proud of as we look at the possibilities of getting more students and scholars out into the world.
It's so important that we do. As the report clearly states: "global learning is a national imperative."
All of you have done your part since the program was launched in 2012 to honour Her Majesty The Queen's 60th year on the Throne.
I'm so proud of all that has been accomplished!
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As supporters of this program you deserve much praise for the work you've done to promote the QES platform, and the global partnerships and innovative scholarship it fosters.
With the continued leadership of the Rideau Hall Foundation and our QES partners, I'm confident the program will continue to grow to strengthen Canada and its place in the world.
I would also like to offer my deepest thanks to the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, who has been part of this since the beginning and who was instrumental in the earliest days of QES.
Mr. Chrétien, this program would not exist without your engagement and leadership. Can I ask you to say a few words about what this program has meant to you?


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PITTSBURGH — Two men who died trying to save a man trapped in a gas tank are among 13 persons in six states and two Canadian provinces who will be honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, it was announced Friday.
Five of the 13 cited for risking death to save the lives of others were killed, the commission said.
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Nostalgia, they tell me, is quite fashionable these days . . . and that`s just fine with this veteran of the printed word, who remembers first writing a column for The News when it ran just one edition daily, of about 16 pages total, and printed no Sunday edition. That was back in 1951.
The first Sunday edition came out in June 19, 1953, and what an event it was!
There was much celebrating in the tiny newsroom, which did not yet know the luxury of air conditioning. So, at lunch time, I remember that we all went to cool off from the excitement to the Broward Bank, which was among the first commercial buildings to offer the novelty of ``artificial cool air,`` soon to be dubbed AC.
The Broward Bank (now Sun Bank) stood then at the center of the downtown area, the corner of Andrews Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard.
And, if you think that remembering all this that far back makes me a rare bird, not so, friends.
All this came to mind the other night as I attended the opening of the remodeled downtown offices of Sun Bank at the corner of Andrews Avenue and Broward Boulevard, now the very core of the new downtown.
Very fittingly, the Sun Bank people had tagged their party ``Discover Downtown.`` And there were a lot of people there, all still sound of heart and mind (or at least seemingly so), who could remember much further back than I did, and who still contribute a lot to this place they call home.
Among them was Virginia Young, former mayor and vice mayor of our city and now perennial grande dame of local politics.
Apropos of Virginia, `tis rumored that this indomitable lady, now on the board of directors of Landmark Bank, will soon assume much broader and even more challenging duties with the bank. More about it later.


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For every restaurant that closes, there always seems to be one ready to take its place. The demise of Peking Garden seemingly has led to the opening of the Lotus Pond. The attractively named Chinese restaurant belongs to Joseph F.T. Lin, who has been a chef in various parts of the country for 15 years. Friendship with Herman Wong, owner of The China Harbor restaurant in Virginia Beach, brought him from Texas to Hampton Roads.
Lin specializes in the spicy styles of the Szechuan and Hunan regions of China. Orange beef is a favorite, along with Mongolian lamb and a light seafood and vegetable combination, Treasure of the Sea. A Sunday buffet includes chicken, beef and shrimp as well as soup, appetizers and desserts in an all-you-can-eat format for $5.95.


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1. Inspiring diverse students from our region to commit to healthcare careers that serve our region; 2. Developing compassionate, highly trained, intellectually curious, adaptive leaders capable of meeting the healthcare needs of the future through a performance-based education; 3. Empowering people to teach, serve, research, innovate, and practice collaboratively in areas of skill and expertise in disciplines related to pharmacy.
To transform pharmacy into a primary care profession.
Integrity: We keep promises and fulfill just expectations. By aligning our beliefs, thoughts and actions, we adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards in education, research and healthcare.
Excellence: We strive to achieve the highest quality in all that we do by using evidence-based methods, teamwork, critical reasoning, and continuous reflection on performance.
Collaboration: We strive to contribute positively to each other, our students, patients, university and community, through a culture of trust, respect, transparent communication, cooperation, cheerfulness, gratitude, and shared victories.
Diversity: We respect, embrace and harness the strengths of the many cultural backgrounds, languages, experiences and viewpoints of our students, faculty, staff and the community which we serve.
Innovation: We offer opportunity and resources to explore and pursue courageous innovation that matters for our students, faculty, staff, patients, and community.
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BusinessWeek: Combat Over Collaboration
April 8 2005
Microsoft is going head-to-head with another software giant: IBM (IBM ). Big Blue's Lotus Notes software pioneered the collaboration market and now has 118 million users. Last year, IBM began rolling out a new package of applications, called Workplace, that combines collaboration capabilities with the programs workers use to do their jobs every day. Says Steven A. Mills, IBM's executive vice-president for software: "Our game plan here is to be a major player in this next generation."A decent overview of the market battle in the collaboration space today. Nice to see Mills and Gates duking it out -- I think Gates seems to have missed the fundamental premise of IBM Workplace:
While customers are kicking the tires, Microsoft and IBM are kicking each other. Gates dismisses IBM as a serious competitor since so many of its desktop programs, such as the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, are afterthoughts in today's market. "It's hard for a company that has been out of it for so long and had the various failures they've had to wake up and say, 'We care about information workers."' he says. To Mills, it is Microsoft that is stuck in the past. "Their world is the world of e-mail, not the world of collaboration," he says. Their verbal salvos don't mean much, but as long as they back their talk with innovative new products, customers such as Starkey Labs and San Francisco State will be the real winners.Business Week still hasn't posted the Q&A interviews with Bill Gates and Steve Mills that are meant to accompany this story...I'll blog that separately when I can get the URLs.
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Teachers, factory workers, and others stood shoulder to shoulder voicing their anger over what's going on in Madison.
They say America was built on the backs of its workers and to take away their right to fight for a better life isn't the way the save money.
Hundreds rally in Pa. capital for Wisconsin unions
Hundreds of people rallied in Pennsylvania's state capital on Saturday to support union members in Wisconsin, where Republicans are seeking to reduce the collective bargaining rights of government workers.
Participants, who included auto workers, teachers, electricians, postal workers and railroad workers, chanted and carried signs while the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" played over a loudspeaker.
Michael Morrill of Keystone Progress, an advocacy group that organized the rally, which was part of a nationwide effort, said those taking part wanted to "stand in solidarity with Wisconsin workers and American families everywhere."
"Right now the American dream is slipping away for millions of us, and we're here today to say enough is enough," Morrill said. "It's time for our government to work for us, and not just corporations and millionaires."
Morrill and some others told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that participants also hoped to deter Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett from any such effort in the commonwealth. Most, however, said they were there to show support for unionized workers in Wisconsin.
"People need to stand up together for one another. That's why we're here," said Boh Wittle, a postal worker from Perry County, who attended with his wife.
One woman carried a "Wisconsylvania" sign, and others chanted, "We are Wisconsin," a play on the football rally cry "We are Penn State."
Meanwhile, several dozen people across the street sounded whistles and bullhorns in a counter-protest.
Kurt A. Snavely of Hershey said GOP officials in Wisconsin were trying to balance their state budget.
"There's no more money to pay the bills. There's just no more money," he said. "You can't run up debt forever."
Eileen Connelly, who chairs Keystone Progress, told the opponents that some basic things now relied upon by every worker, such as weekends and paid holidays, were the produce of union organizing.
"We need to stand up for our fellow citizens, whether they're union members or not," she told the cheering crowd, The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News reported. "It's not `what I have, to hell with you' but `what I have, you should, too.'
Protesters across US decry Wis. anti-union efforts
By PATRICK CONDON and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Rallies were held across the country Saturday to support thousands of protesters holding steady at the Wisconsin Capitol in their fight against Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening unions.
Union supporters organized rallies from New York to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity as the protest in Madison entered its 12th straight day and attracted its largest crowd yet: more than 70,000 people. Hundreds banged on drums and screamed into bullhorns inside, while others braved frigid weather and snowfall during a rally that spilled into city streets.
"I want to thank you for coming out here today to exercise those pesky First Amendment rights," actor Bradley Whitford, who starred in television's "The West Wing," told his hometown crowd. "This governor has to understand Wisconsin is a stubborn constituency. We fish through ice!"
Republican Gov. Scott Walker has introduced a bill that includes stripping almost all public workers, from librarians to snow plow drivers, of their right to collectively bargain on benefits and work conditions. Walker has said the bill would help close a projected $3.6 billion deficit in the 2011-13 budget. He also argues that freeing local governments from collective bargaining would give them flexibility amid deep budget cuts.
The bill has sent Democrats and unions into an outrage nationwide. They see it as trampling on workers' rights and as an attempt to destroy Democrats' strongest campaign allies.
"Wisconsin is opening up people's eyes a little bit," said Jay Van Loenen, a teacher who attended a rally in Denver that attracted about 1,000 people. "So I think that the move is to try to get people more involved in their unions and create a stronger front so that if something happens here, we are prepared."
Several thousand people gathered for a rally in Columbus, Ohio, where lawmakers are considering a similar bill. Indiana Democrats successfully blocked a Republican bill last week that would have prohibited union membership from being a condition of employment.
Large crowds of teachers, firefighters and public workers also gathered for rallies - holding American flags, wearing pro-union clothing and holding signs - in other capital cities including Topeka, Kan.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and Olympia, Wash.
In Los Angeles, public sector workers and others held signs that read "We are all Wisconsin." Some wore foam "cheeseheads," the familiar hats worn by Green Bay Packers fans.
Covered in layers of coats, scarves, hats and gloves, about 1,000 rally goers outside the Minnesota Capitol chanted "Workers' rights are human rights" and waved signs, some reading "United we bargain, divided we beg."
"The right to collectively bargain is an American right," Eliot Seide, a local union leader, told the crowd in St. Paul. "You can't have American democracy if you don't have a strong trade union movement."
The rallies were part of a campaign by the liberal online group MoveOn.org to hold demonstrations supporting Wisconsin workers in major cities across the country. Some of the demonstrations attracted counter-protests, though the pro-union rallies were larger.
Madison Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said he didn't have a firm estimate on the Wisconsin capital's crowd, but said it was larger than last weekend when nearly 70,000 people descended on the Capitol.
The crowd cheered as pilot Jeff Skiles, the first officer on the US Airways Flight that landed in New York City's Hudson River in January 2009, told them that "justice and righteousness will always win out." Skiles helped pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger land the plane, whose 155 passengers and crew members were safely rescued.
Protesters jammed the Wisconsin Capitol steps, packed the ice-covered lawn - some sat in trees - and filled surrounding streets. Several thousand counter-protesters came out last Saturday to support Walker, but they were hardly visible this time.
Capitol police planned to let protesters stay overnight Saturday into Sunday, but plan to finally close the building Sunday afternoon to let crews clean it.
People held signs that called Walker a parasite and a dictator and demanded voters recall him. Michael Janairo, a 4-year-old of Sheboygan, held a sign that showed Green Bay Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews tackling Walker. Michael's mother, Lisa Janairo, is not a public worker but drove to Madison to show support.
"For him to dictate and not negotiate is just wrong and we won't stand for it," the 45-year-old said.
Associated Press writers Tara Bannow in St. Paul, Minn.; Sheila V. Kumar in Denver; Beth Fouhy in New York City; Michael Virtanen in Albany, N.Y.; and Kantele Franko in Columbus, Ohio contributed to this report.


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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Roger Vignoles, pianist. Wigmore Hall Live 0013; CD.
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It is vintage material, including Handel's aria ''As with rosy steps,'' which -- whether performed separately, as here, or in performances of its parent oratorio, ''Theodora'' -- became a signature work for Ms. Hunt Lieberson. This performance is remarkably fluid and organic, and the ornamentations in the return of the main melody are all the more striking for being few and subtle.
Ms. Hunt Lieberson, who inspired so much of her husband's music and was its greatest champion, here offers two Rilke Songs by Peter Lieberson and an aria from his first opera, ''Ashoka's Dream.'' In the spiritual ''Deep River,'' as so often, Ms. Hunt Lieberson is a force of nature, however restrained at the outset. And a second encore, Brahms's ''Unbewegte laue Luft'' (''Mild Motionless Air''), affords a lovely exit.
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Statistics Seminar S14
Apr 4
Yulia Gel
University of Texas at Dallas and University of Waterloo
Using bootstrap for statistical inference on random graphs
In this talk, we discuss new nonparametric approach to network inference that may be viewed
as a fusion of block sampling procedures for temporally and spatially dependent processes with the
classical network methodology. We develop estimation and uncertainty quantification procedures
for network mean degree using a "patchwork" sample and nonparametric bootstrap, under the
assumption of unknown degree distribution. We present a data-driven cross-validation methodology for selecting an optimal patch size. We validate the new patchwork bootstrap on simulated networks with short and long
tailed mean degree distributions, and revisit the Eros collaboration data to illustrate the proposed
methodology. This is a joint work with Mary Thompson, Lilia Leticia Ramirez Ramirez and Slava Lyubchich.
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Michael Baron
University of Texas at Dallas
Bayesian and asymptotically optimal change-point detection in single and multiple channels
Classical change-point problems deal with identifying and estimating sudden changes in the distribution of observed data sequences. Analysis can be done retrospectively, for changes that occurred in the past, or sequentially, in real time, in which case one looks for a stopping time signaling an abrupt change. Change-points typically occur at random moments, and some prior information about them is often available, implying the need for Bayesian procedures.
Bayesian sequential change-point detection problem is studied for scalar and vector-valued data, where each component can experience a sudden change. The loss function penalizes for false alarms and detection delays, and the penalty increases with each missed change-point. For wide classes of stochastic processes, with or without nuisance parameters, asymptotically pointwise optimal (APO) stopping rules are obtained, translating the classical concept of Bickel and Yahav to sequential change-point detection. These APO rules are attractive because of their simple analytic form, straightforward computation, and weak assumptions.
Application of new methods in environmental science, finance, epidemiology, and energy disaggregation will be shown. These models often involve nuisance parameters, time-dependence, nonstationarity, and rather complex prior distributions. Proposed APO rules can operate under these conditions, achieving asymptotic optimality.
Apr 18
Jufen Chu and Sam Efromovich
University of Texas at Dallas
Hazard rate estimation for left truncated and right censored data and superefficiency in nonparametric estimation
(The first part will be presented by Jufen Chu and the second part will be presented by Sam Efromovich)
Abstract of first part:
Nonparametric estimation of a hazard rate from left truncated and right censored data is a typical situation in applications, and a number of consistent and rate-optimal estimators, under the mean integrated squared error (MISE) criterion, have been proposed. It is known that, under a mild assumption, neither truncation nor censoring affects the rate of the MISE convergence. Hence a sharp constant of the MISE convergence is needed to create a benchmark for an estimator.
This work develops the theory of sharp minimax nonparametric estimation of the hazard rate
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The proposed data-driven sharp minimax estimator adapts to smoothness of an underlying hazard rate and
it also adapts to unknown distributions of the truncating and censoring random variables.
Performance of the proposed estimator is illustrated via analysis of simulated and real data, and
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Superefficiency in nonparametric estimation and new rates under a shrinking minimax.
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Smirnova Ekaterina
University of Texas at Dallas
Wavelet Estimation: Theory and Application to fMRI data
New theoretical results on wavelet estimation, concerning new minimax rates, adaptive estimation and estimation of large-p-small-n cross-correlation matrices are presented. Theoretical results and the estimators are used for the analysis of fMRI images obtained in the study of neuroplasticity. Traditionally these studies are based on averaging images over large areas in right and left hemispheres and then finding a single cross-correlation function. It is proposed to conduct such an analysis based on a voxel-to-voxel level which immediately yields large cross-correlation matrices. The results allow us not only conclude that during fMRI experiments there is a change in cross-correlation between left and right hemispheres (the fact well known in the literature), but that we can also enrich our understanding how neural pathways are activated on a single voxel-to-voxel level.
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Bhargab Chattopadhyay
University of Texas at Dallas
Sequential Estimation of Gini Index
Economic inequality arises due to the inequality in the distribution of income and assets among individuals or groups within a society, or region or even between countries. For continuous evaluation of different economic policies taken by the government, computation of Gini index periodically for the whole country or state or region is very important. But not all countries can afford or do not collect data from households in a relatively large scale periodically.
In order to compute Gini index for a particular country or a region at given time, a procedure is needed which will minimize both the error of estimation as well as the cost of sampling without any assuming any income distribution. It is well known that error in estimation decreases when the sample size increases which in turn will increase the overall cost of sampling. In the same way, if one wants to minimize the cost of sampling, then one has to use a smaller sample size which in turn will increase the error of estimation. So, a procedure is required which will act as a trade-off between the estimation accuracy and the sampling cost.