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Shows based on mysterious investigations have been a staple of American television for years, and have had the public entranced by the logical explanations of Mr. Spock , fascinated by the resourcefulness of MacGyver, and wondering at the possibilities rattled off by Agent Fox Mulder.
But until this point, television wasn't necessarily concerned with the accuracy of what was represented, leading to episodes of Star Trek that made viewers pause and wonder at the plausibility of a giant hand in space. We are at a strange point in time – one where what the public finds entertaining happens to be logic and science, even if the edges of the scientific accuracy are blurred.
At this particular moment in time, there are nine investigation shows where a scientist is a lead character. Lie to Me, The Eleventh Hour, Fringe, Criminal Minds, House, Numb3rs, and of course, all three incarnations of CSI. There is also a grouping of shows whose lead characters have honed real-life skills to become super investigators: Psych, Monk, and The Mentalist.
In fact, even though The Mentalist is only in its first season, it has been topping the ratings – and beating CSI, which regularly pulls in 18 million viewers.
By comparison, Medium, the show based on the life of psychic Allison Dubois, only has around eight million viewers. And Ghost Whisperer? Just under ten million viewers.
In the past, I have slammed some of the science-based shows as being so impossible that I'm continually shooting caffeine free Diet Pepsi out my nose when I watch as a shock reaction, but right now I'm so awed by the fact that science is playing a part at all that my Diet Pepsi is staying where it belongs. What is popular right now indicates a shift in public thinking that may well open doors for critical thinkers everywhere – and help bring new ones into the fold.
Maybe the public has gotten sick of the paranormal hullaballoo, and wants real answers. This would seem to be the case, at least, if you have watched the most recent episode of House – 'Here, Kitty,' – which had a basis in the real-life exploits of Oscar, the psychic death cat, who predicted the deaths of several nursing home residents.
You can even see the shift in comedies, like 30 Rock, when Jack Donaghy explains to Liz that reiki is the art of laying on hands to improve one's life. "How does your life improve?" Liz asks, "Do the hands have money in them?"
If you're reading this article at all, it is probably because you've come to the JREF as a critical thinker and skeptic, and want that to be a major part of your life. So the big question is: What are we going to do with this shift?
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What is popular right now indicates a shift in public thinking that may well open doors for critical thinkers everywhere – and help bring new ones into the fold.
All neglect to mention Bones in which all the main characters but one are scientists. Furthermore, the Bones character is an avowed atheist and skeptic who has had numerous animated discussions with her cohort the very religious FBI agent Seeley Booth about atheism.
I've always maintained that the only reasons for drinking carbonated cola beverages are the energy from the sugar and the stimulation from the caffeine, so I've never seen the point in cutting both of those elements out!
And let's not forget "Gilligan's Island". It featured a scientist as one of its main characters.
Scotty will always suggest that "I can reroute the ritzganots thru the hangerplatzits"
Star Trek never used that cheap, dirty trick. Roddenberry never used the "Well, God was there and did something miraculous" cheat because Roddenberry might have given us space shlock, but at least he didn't screw us on the ending. I strongly suspect that is why Star Trek has endured, because, honestly, a lot of the scripts sucked.
Let us not forget the degradation of The History Channel. Which now spends most of its time devoted to the paranormal


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Temperatures as high as 70 degrees so close behind the recent winter storm are the gift that keeps on giving.
All major roads – and some neighborhood streets – bear the scars of extreme weather. Potholes dot the entire township. And they are only going to get bigger.
Although many drivers are aware of the problem – some sections of Hwy. 21, for example, have taken on a lunar quality – and take evasive action, others learn the hard way. There's nothing like a flat tire, bent rim and the cost of a new alignment to get a driver's attention.
The occurrence of potholes are no one's fault except Mother Nature's. Until an impervious, long-lasting and cost effective road surface is available, it's a simple case of cause and effect: liquid in the form of rain, snow or melting snow or ice fills cracks in the surface and when that liquid later freezes, it expands, weakening the surface material and causing cracks to widen into holes.
There's no viable solution to preventing the potholes, but public works officials, mostly state and county in this instance, know how to fix them. Whether it's wholesale re-surfacing or filling and patching, this is the bread and butter of public road crews. It's perplexing that the state and county departments of transportation, which were so well-prepared for the storm, first deploying crews spreading brine, sand, salt and de-icing solution, then later snow plows, seem paralyzed by the aftermath.
We understand that road repair can be arduous and costly. Assessments are needed. Traffic has to be diverted. Unexpected rain delays cause scheduling problems. But a plan to swiftly deal with the fallout from a winter storm should be in place and executed much sooner than we're seeing.
With a few warm days, the opportunity to head outdoors without a heavy coat has been welcomed by winter weary residents. It's just too bad we all risk serious car damage if we try to enjoy it too far from home.
Solicitors have been warned
Apparently, comments made last fall by S.C. Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Beatty at a solicitor's conference left a few noses out of joint. In essence, Beatty told prosecutors the same thing that defense attorneys are often reminded of, that professional misconduct will not be tolerated.
The suggestion that any solicitor in the state would even consider such infractions as witness intimidation or withholding evidence, let alone engage in them, seems to have offended prosecutors to the core. Later, 13 of South Carolina's 16 solicitors publicly called for Justice Beatty to be disqualified from hearing appeals in criminal cases and disciplinary matters involving prosecutors. In other words, they wanted him neutered.
Maybe the solicitors protest too much; In 2013, the S.C. Supreme Court had to address the alleged misconduct of an assistant solicitor in the ninth circuit. We'd like to believe all prosecutors play by the rules all the time, but that would be naive. Solicitors also have an ax to grind against Beatty because he wants the courts, not the prosecuting attorneys, to control the docket. The timing of a case can sometimes make all the difference in who's going to prevail. No one with an interest in the outcome should have that power. Both prosecution and defense should start on neutral ground.
Solicitors wield tremendous power. Lives are literally in their hands at times. It's understandable that they might want to resist greater scrutiny or yield any control. That's just human nature. But prosecution, defense and the impartial bench are all there to serve a common interest – justice. For all three to work in tandem, it seems reasonable that one side shouldn't have an inordinate amount of power compared to any of the others.
Justice Beatty was correct to issue his warning and if solicitors' feelings were hurt, they should get over it.

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At the Forge - Publishing with Bricolage
If you publish an on-line newspaper or magazine, you probably already have looked into a content management system (CMS). CMS software makes it easy to keep track of the many pages on a Web site by handling issues as varied as users, groups, permissions, editing responsibilities and site-wide templates. The more pages on your site, or the more people working on it, the more likely it is that you can benefit from a CMS.
Many companies have sprung up to meet this need, offering CMS software that claims to do everything but write your site's content. (Although given the quality of writing on some sites, you sometimes have to wonder.) It has taken some time, but a number of open-source CMS packages are available that can fulfill even the most complex site requirements. One of the most powerful and popular packages is Bricolage, which combines the mod_perl module for Apache, the PostgreSQL relational database and the HTML::Mason templating system into one neat package (sourceforge.net/projects/bricolage).
In previous installments of this column, we looked at some basic configurations of a Mason system, including alerts that can be set to fire when certain events occur. Until now, however, we have neglected the most important task of all for a CMS, namely, publishing content to an actual Web site. This month, we follow an article as it goes from inception to publication, working its way down the Bricolage publishing pathway.
The first step in all of this is to create a Web site on which the content can be published. I created a virtual host named output.lerner.co.il on my server, with its own directories for error and access logs. I then added an appropriate VirtualHost directive in my Apache configuration file, as follows:
<VirtualHost 184.108.40.206> ServerName output.lerner.co.il ServerAdmin firstname.lastname@example.com DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache/ ↪v-sites/output.lerner.co.il/www CustomLog /usr/local/apache/v-sites/ ↪output.lerner.co.il/logs/access-log combined CustomLog /usr/local/apache/v-sites/ ↪output.lerner.co.il/logs/referer-log referer ErrorLog /usr/local/apache/v-sites/ ↪output.lerner.co.il/logs/error-log </VirtualHost>
Now, when my server receives a request for output.lerner.co.il, it looks in the output.lerner.co.il/www directory rather than in the main document root, generally defined to be /usr/local/apache/htdocs.
Before we can publish any articles to the Web with Bricolage, we must tell the CMS where new files should be deposited. In Bricolage, this is done with the Destinations menu option, under the Distributions heading. You can create multiple output destinations, allowing you to have multiple sites with a single Bricolage instance. This might be the case for a publisher whose staff produces several different newspapers. Each output destination can be on the local filesystem or on a remote site accessed by FTP.
Click on New Destination to create a new publishing destination. Most small sites need only a single channel, which allows all documents to be exported to the site's DocumentRoot on the disk. You then must indicate a few things: 1) whether the Web site resides on the same computer as the Bricolage system or whether files must be copied to a remote computer using FTP and 2) the output channels to which this should be made private. We assume the Bricolage server and the final Web server are on the same computer—but in a larger-scale environment, especially where performance is an issue, it would be wise to split them up. The first new destination screen is shown in Figure 1.
Although Bricolage allows you to define new output channels, keep the default Web channel for now. The difference between output channels and destinations can be a bit confusing at first. Think of an output channel as a logical target and a destination as a physical target, and then realize that you can mix and match them in all sorts of different ways. You can have multiple output channels going to a single destination or a single output channel going to multiple destinations.
Once you have provided some basic information about your new destination, you have to define at least one action ("move") and then define the most important part, the server section. In the server section you indicate the server on which the files eventually should be deposited. As we've already indicated that we are copying files rather than using FTP, we need to fill in only the destination pathname, which should match the DocumentRoot of the Apache virtual host where the document will be available.
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Question 1: What login name we should we? If I'm the root, can I put as root and password for the login information? Unfortunately, this question is not answered.
Question 2: how to define the server section? How to define DocumentRoot?: "In the server section you indicate the server on which the files eventually should be deposited. As we've already indicated that we fill in only the destination pathname, which should match the DocumentRoot of the Apache virtual host where the document will be available.are copying files rather than using FTP, we need to " If so, should we put like "/usr/local/www/data-dist"?
As a new user of bricolage, I want to thank the author of this article. Two questions I have for building out channels. One is answered, but not sure. What about other one?
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Epson joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2004, committing to uphold universal principles regarding human rights, labor and the environment. The Global Compact is a voluntary corporate citizenship initiative proposed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999 at the World Economic Forum. Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to promote responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalisation. In this way, companies like Epson can help realize the Secretary-General's vision: a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.
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Improving efficiency, customer service and accessibility to the public are the goals of a strategic plan to physically consolidate and reallocate office space within City Hall and other City facilities. City Manager Wayne Cauthen today announced the recommendations developed by the City's Space Allocation Committee.
"We are moving people to make city government operations more efficient by consolidating workspace in some departments and divisions," said Cauthen. The plan calls for development of a centralized permitting center, easy-access bill paying, a more functional committee meeting room for presentations, and physical consolidation of services and operations of several departments. The departments include: City Planning and Development, Codes Administration, Fire, Law, Public Works and Water Services.
While some of the recommendations have money already allocated, funding has not yet been identified for some of the proposed projects. Cauthen said the City should move forward anyway, because the plan is strategic to the overall efficiency of city government.
The following space reallocation recommendations have been accomplished or are in progress:
The Office of Emergency Management moved from City Hall into the renovated Century Towers Building at 635 Woodland Ave. in May. This relocation provided Emergency Management adequate space to coordinate and set up an efficient Emergency Operations Center in the event of an emergency. This project was funded through Local Use Tax and Public Safety Sales Tax funds at a cost of $730,547.
The Water Services Department is in the process of moving from the first and fifth floors of City Hall to 4800 E. 63rd St. The Engineering Division, which had been leasing space in Oak Towers, also will move to the new location. This relocation will consolidate functions of Water Services into one building with 93,000 square feet of occupied space, allowing divisions to interact more efficiently and provide better access to citizens. Customers also will be able to pay water bills and get water permits in City Hall. The $7.4 million project will be completed this month.
Enterprise Resource Planning will expand into space on the third floor of City Hall. The move will be completed by August at an estimated cost of $234,500. The Enterprise Resource Planning project will improve the finance, payroll, tax collection and human resource applications used by City personnel in City operations and constituent services.
A new committee meeting room will be created on the 10th floor of City Hall. This will provide space for some City Council committee meetings. The new space will include presentation areas and audio/video capabilities. The space also can be used for the weekly Business Session meeting for the City Manager, Mayor and City Council. The room is being financed with capital improvement funding and will be completed in August. The estimated cost is $150,000.
The following projects are funded and will begin soon:
The Fire Administration and Director's office will relocate from City Hall to the Century Towers Building at 635 Woodland Ave. This location will house the Fire Administration Bureau, Fire Marshal Bureau, Community Service Bureau and Professional Development Bureau. This project will be funded by the Fire Department Sales Tax. The cost estimate for the project is $525,000 and it is expected to be completed by October.
A centralized permitting center is being developed for the fifth floor of City Hall. This space will combine permitting functions for the Public Works Department, Department of Codes Administration and Water Services Department. The goal is to consolidate these functions on one floor, expediting the amount of time customers spend to obtain building and other permits. A fire suppression and enhanced voice evacuation system will be part of the renovation. This project will be financed by capital improvement funding, the Department of Codes Administration and the Public Works Department. Construction completion of this space is set for January 2004. The cost estimate for this project is $100,000.
The City Planning and Development Department will relocate some of its divisions to the 16th floor, increasing the efficiency of internal operations and allowing groups that exchange information and cooperate on certain projects to share the same floor. City Planning and Development will then occupy the 14th, 15th and 16th floors in City Hall. Minor cosmetic improvements will be made in conjunction with this project. The work will be funded by the City Planning and Development Department. The project is estimated to cost about $22,500 and should be completed by August.
The Architectural Services Division of the Public Works Department will reallocate space on the 17th floor of City Hall. Internal relocation of staff will improve the project teams' coordination for design and construction of Public Works projects. Minor cosmetic improvements will be made in conjunction with this reallocation. The Public Works Department will fund this project. Work should be completed by September at an estimated cost of $31,000.
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Forty five years ago, on February 28th, 1968, the bare, concise and yet far-reaching words of the Charter of Auroville were read out in French by the Mother from her room in Pondicherry, and broadcast live. Thereafter the Charter was read in 16 languages, in the following order: Tamil, Sanskrit, English, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Tibetan.
Her words were, at the time, directed to five thousand persons gathered around an amphitheatre on a barren, almost treeless plateau in south India.
They were gathered for the foundation ceremony of Auroville.
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In consultation with the major professor and as soon as possible after admission, each student designs a program of study to gain the knowledge and skills appropriate to his/ her educational goals. All programs of study must include the following:
1. Knowledge Building (3 credits)
All students must complete:
SocWrk 901 – Knowledge, Theory, and Philosophies of Science
2. Specialization Seminars (11-12 credits)
The curriculum includes three areas of specialization: Addiction and Behavioral Health, Applied Gerontology, and Family and Child Welfare. Each student must select at least one of these areas in which to concentrate. In consultation with the major professor, a student may also choose to develop expertise that spans more than one area.
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SocWrk 932 - Family and Long-Term Care across the Life Course (Applied Gerontology specialization)
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WASHINGTON — President Obama brushed off the latest Republican gambit to gain leverage in averting the so-called fiscal cliff, bluntly telling business chief executives in a speech Wednesday, "I'm not going to play that game."
That flash of swagger reflects growing White House confidence about its position in the year-end showdown over scheduled spending cuts and tax increases. With less than a month to act and the wind of an electoral victory at their back, White House officials think they are boxing in Republicans.


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Portrait of Paul Cret
Robert Fulton Memorial Competition, 1901.
| Born
and educated in France, he began his formal architectural training at
the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in his native city of Lyons. He came to the United
States to accept the position of Professor of Design at the University
of Pennsylvania where he remained on faculty until 1907 when he resigned
to commence his professional practice. The Pan American Union Building
(1910) in Washington, D.C., designed in association with Albert Kensley,
was Cret's first important commission. In collaboration with the firm
Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, he executed a series of outstanding public
buildings including the Indianapolis Central Public Library (1913-16),
Detroit Institute of Arts (1921), and the Valley Forge Memorial Arch (1910).
Cret's design career also included a number of War Memorials erected in
France following the frist World War. He won the A.I.A. Gold Medal in
About the CollectionA gift of John F. Harbeson, the archive consists of Cret's student and professional work and is displayed on approximately four hundred and seventy-six sheets containing one or more drawings, photos, or prints per sheet. The archival holdings may be broadly divided into eighty-eight sheets of student work at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon and Paris, fifty-three student and professional watercolors, thirteen sheets of bookplates, seals, medals and title pages, fifty-six sheets of competitions (thirty-two of various university designs), nine sheets of commercial work, one hundred and two of memorials, twenty-two sheets of government buildings, twelve residential designs, twenty-one sheets of bridge designs, five sheets of watercolors and ink sketches by Col. Oscar Lahalle (Cret's father-in-law), and one hundred and eleven sheets of varied design work.


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Nick Novak scored a career-high 35 points and became Pitt-Johnstown's all-time leader in made field goals, but it wasn't enough for the Mountain Cats as they lost to Seton Hill, 86-80, Saturday afternoon at the Sports center.
UPJ ended the regular season with a 14-12 record and a 10-12 mark in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Novak, a product of Franklin Regional High School, needed three field goals to tie the Pitt-Johnstown record of 735 established by Justin Walther (1996-2000). Novak made 14 of 24 field-goal attempts and now has 746 makes for his career. Novak already owns the UPJ assists record with 535 and his 35 points give him 1,988 for his career.
The game went back and forth, but Pitt-Johnstown maintained a slim margin throughout until the Griffins (15-11, 12-10) took their first lead at 34-33 on Kameron Taylor's layup with 3:27 remaining in the first half.
Things remained close until Seton Hill's Ozren Bjelogrlic hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 67-61 lead with 9:06 remaining. UPJ tied the game at 69-all before Seton Hill seized the lead for good on Malachi Leonard's old-fashioned three-point play with 2:13 left.
Seton Hill made 5 of 6 free throws in the closing minutes.
Bill Luther finished with 12 points for the Mountain Cats while Andrew Cressler chipped in with 10 points and five rebounds. Paul Weatherly, a Greater Johnstown graduate, scored nine points. Noah Hartung, one of three seniors along with Novak and Central Cambria product Jordan Miller, grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
UPJ shot well as it made 31 of 58 attempted (53.4 percent), but Seton Hill shot it better. The Griffins went 29 of 51 (56.9 percent) from the field and 9 of 15 on their 3-pointers to go with a 19-for-23 performance at the free-throw line. Oliver McGlade led Seton Hill with 25 points.
The Mountain Cats are the ninth seed in the WVIAC Tournament and play at No. 8 Concord on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis 70, Monmouth 68: In Loretto, Anthony Ervin scored 19 points to do his fair share in a win for St. Francis over Monmouth at DeGol Arena.
The victory lifted the Red Flash to 4-3 since the calendar turned to February and, with five wins in the Northeast Conference, they have matched last year's conference win total.
Ervin has scored 41 points over the past two games and Earl Brown finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for his 10th double-double of the season.
The Red Flash (5-22, 5-11) has won two straight games. Ben Millaud-Meunier continued his late-season surge with 12 points and Ollie Jackson added 11 points before fouling out.
"Scoop (Ervin) has played unbelievably well these past two games and has made some big plays for us," SFU coach Rob Krimmel said. "I couldn't be happier for Scoop or for Tony (Peters) to go out, on their senior day, on a high note."
Ervin added, "It means a lot (to get the win), I figured I'd leave it all out there these last two home games. I give thanks to my head coach for giving me the opportunity to get out there so I had to play hard these last two for him."
St. Francis took a 68-63 lead when Millaud-Meunier made a 3-pointer with 1:29 left in the second half. Monmouth trimmed the deficit to two points with 12 seconds remaining on Dion Nesmith's layup, but the Hawks (10-19, 5-11) were unable to claim the lead.
Jesse Steele could have put Monmouth ahead with his 3-point attempt, but his shot missed and the Red Flash held on for the victory.
The Red Flash led for all but three minutes and by as many as 10 in the first half, but Monmouth was able to stay within striking distance.
"When you get a team down like that, that's when you have to execute better," Krimmel said. "We have to continue to do a better job stopping those runs other teams get and turn a 10-point lead into a 16 or 17 point lead."
Nesmith led the Hawks with 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting and four 3-pointers. Steele had 19 points and six turnovers.
Seton Hill 64, Pitt-Johnstown 55: Kelsey Sleighter scored a team-high 15 points and Jasmine Harper finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for Pitt-Johnstown in a loss to Seton Hill at the Sports Center.
The Lady Cats made only 19 of 64 field goals (29.7 percent) and fell to 14-11 overall and 12-10 in the WVIAC.
Despite the loss, UPJ earned the No. 8 seed for the conference tournament and will host Charleston on Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
After a Rachel Johnson 3-pointer gave the Lady Cats a 15-12 lead midway through the first half, Seton Hill (16-12, 13-9) went on a 25-13 run to take a nine-point lead at 37-28.
UPJ battled back and tied the game at 44 on a Nicole Carman layup, but the Griffins scored the game's next six points and never trailed from there.
Kaitlynn Fratz scored 11 points for UPJ while Johnson finished with 13 rebounds. Paige Alviani scored a game-high 22 points and Katie Gattuso finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Seton Hill.
St. Francis 69, Monmouth 56: In Loretto, Alli Williams flirted with a triple-double as St. Francis routed Monmouth at DeGol Arena
Williams finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead the Red Flash (14-12, 9-6). The SFU defense forced a season-high 30 turnovers in the game. Alysha Womack scored 21 points to lead the Hawks (12-14, 9-6).
"Overall it was a very good effort," SFU coach Joe Haigh said. "I think it was a great team win tonight, especially with our defense."
St. Francis jumped out to a commanding 17-8 lead after a jumper from Rebecca Keegan. The Hawks battled back to within three after a 6-0 run with 4:32 to play in the first half. SFU closed out the frame on a 9-0 run and took a 30-18 lead into the locker room.
Keegan scored 13 points to set a career high to go with six rebounds. Eleven different Red Flash players recorded points in the game.


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KPL will be joining with other downtown organizations to celebrate the "official kick-off to summer in Kalamazoo" with June Jubilee, June 6-9.
Link to our website to see full information on the library events or pick up a brochure downtown for a listing of all the events.
Friday night we'll be celebrating a LEGO view of Kalamazoo at Art Hop. See classic Kalamazoo buildings in LEGOs!
Saturday is the Friends of KPL Sidewalk Sale on the portico….$2.00 for a bag of books…what a bargain. Visit their bookstore on the lower level too.
AND the June Jubilee Concert with Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers as the kick-off to summer reading in our parking lot from 1 pm – 4 pm. Hear good music, enjoy activities for kids, and, of course, sign-up for summer reading games….all ages.
AND finally, First Saturday@KPL from 2 pm – 4 pm in the children's room.
See you there or elsewhere around downtown this weekend.
Our circulation of ebooks continues to grow but patrons often ask why we don't have a specific new, popular title or why more copies of a title aren't available. Unfortunately, the major publishers have been slow to make their ebook titles available to public libraries.
None of the six largest publishers sell or license ebooks to public libraries in the same way they do print editions. Three major publishers have pricing policies that make ebooks more expensive than print editions and others still refuse to make ebooks available to all libraries and are only now piloting programs that make them available to only select libraries.
The example of a recent bestseller makes the point: print edition cost to a public library: $15.51. Ebook cost on Amazon to an individual: $9.99. Ebook cost to a library from the publisher: $84.
The relationship between publishers and libraries is changing. Many small, independent publishers are willing to work with libraries; the major publishers have not yet adopted policies that address equitable access and fair pricing.
Oversight is needed to ensure that publishers do not inhibit access to ebooks in public libraries. The library community is urging policymakers to guarantee that all libraries and their constituents have unrestricted and equal access to ebooks at a fair and reasonable price.
Last week, May 13-19, was Children's Book Week. This designation was established in 1919 and is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country.
The original goal of the week was to promote higher standards in children's books. It is now focused on a celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading, with the hope of instilling a lifelong love of reading in children.
The original declaration for the week was "A great nation is a reading nation." Still true, no matter the format or the device on which children, tweens, and teens are reading.
Encourage the children in your life to read….bring them to the library, read to them, read with them.
Kalamazoo beer has been in the news lately…. Bell's, several new breweries and brewpubs opening, and most recently, the campaign to vote for Kalamazoo to be designated "Beer City USA." We are worthy of that designation; we have a beer history. Read about "The Brew from Kalamazoo" on our website and enjoy the photos as well.
And, did you know we also have a distillery history? Read about "Luke's Best" as one of the first products to bring national attention to Kalamazoo.
On a totally different topic, May 13 is the anniversary of the 1980 tornado. Those of us who were here 33 years ago, remember it well. I was at a meeting of the Friends of KPL when the sirens went off and we all moved to the basement storage area. What a sight when we emerged. We have a video as well as a map, description, and links to other information on our website.
And while you are reading about beer, whiskey, and a tornado, scroll through the other topics on the local history section of our website. We live in a city with a rich, fascinating history.
I have often written here about the Friends of KPL... how they fund all our summer reading games and programs, help us bring the Reading Together author to town, provide door prizes for First Saturday @ KPL, help us with the cost of Link, provide funding so we can participate in the quarterly Art Hops, and I could go on and on.
I have also written here about their bookstore on the lower level of the Central Library and their special booksales (next one is Saturday, June 8) and have encouraged library supporters to become members of the Friends.
Now I am writing to ask you to "like" our Friends on Facebook and repost to your Facebook friends. One of their recent posts was listing several particularly interesting titles for sale in the bookstore. It was a good teaser for the wide array of books donated to them and available in the bookstore.
We like our Friends and hope you will too.


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8:46am Monday 6th February 2012 in Lancashire CCC
Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien all failed to attract bids at the auction for this year's Indian Premier League.
James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah and Luke Wright all remained unsold.
The top sale was India's Ravindra Jadeja to Chennai for £1.26m.
Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Eoin Morgan, Paul Collingwood, Michael Lumb and Dimitri Mascarenhas are already under contract to IPL franchises.
They may be the only English players involved in the 2012 competition.
The IPL – which runs from April 4 until May 27 – clashes with the end of England's Test series in Sri Lanka which finishes on April 7, and the start of the home series against West Indies, which begins in late May, so the availability of Pietersen, Broad and Morgan for the Twenty20 event is likely to be restricted.
Before the auction Sahara announced it was withdrawing its sponsorship of the Pune franchise and the India national team.
It is not yet clear whether Pune will be able to take their place in the nine-team IPL, although Sahara said in a statement that the players would be paid.
As well as all-rounder Jadeja, the other million-dollar players in Saturday's auction were Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene who cost Delhi Daredevils £885,000, and India seamer Vinay Kumar, who went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for £632,000.
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Shay Given announced on Monday that he was retiring from international football.
Aston Villa doesn't get a lot of glory in Euro 2012 -- all we've got is Ireland. So let's read about Richard Dunne's thoughts on his side.
Ireland face Estonia in Euro 2012 qualification playoffs on Friday. What are their chances?
Shay Given appeared to still be struggling with a groin injury when in goal against Slovakia, and missed training with Ireland on Sunday due to a reported back problem. Aston Villa fans will be...
Aston Villa may have fewer players left in the England squad, but they're on duty with Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and...Bulgaria in Euro 2012 action.
Shay Given expected to be announced as Aston Villa's first signing of the summer. Manchester City have agreed to a £3.5m fee for the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper.
Shay Given has reportedly turned down a bid from West Bromwich Albion in order to keep his options open with Aston Villa.
Ciaran Clark did not break his leg while on duty with the Republic of Ireland against Uruguay. So why did Twitter think he had?
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Bertone may sell Nuccio supercar concept to Chinese collector
Italian design and engineering firm Bertone is in talks with a Chinese car collector to sell its one-off Nuccio supercar.
"We are currently in close negotiations with a Chinese collector who wants to buy the Nuccio," Bertone CEO Marco Filippa told Automotive News Europe at the Beijing motor show.
The asking price for the Nuccio, which took an estimated 15,000 hours to design, engineer and build, is about $2.64 million (2 million euros), Filippa said.
The model, which is named after Giuseppe "Nuccio" Bertone, son of company founder Giovanni, was created to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary.
Unveiled as a full-sized styling model at the Geneva auto show in March, the Nuccio was transformed into a road-ready prototype in time to be shown at the Beijing show.
Bertone plans to complete the transaction for the car after showing it at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, in Monterey, Calif., in August.
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Here are this week's calls for submission for all of you crochet pattern designers, writers and fiber artists.
Crochet Pattern Calls for Submissions
September / October 2012 Piecework Magazine
"The third annual literary issue will bring new literary masterpieces with needlework references and projects directly inspired by their pages. You'll discover that more authors than might be imagined have filled their pages with needlework—from the passing mention to step-by-step instructions, from War and Peace to seventeenth-century novels."
Deadline: 4/1/12
Sockupied 2012
"Sockupied, one of Interweave's eMags, is seeking articles and designs for our 2012 issue, which we expect to release this fall. Sockupied focuses on technique-rich, clever patterns that enable knitters to take charge of their socks and customize patterns for optimal fit and structure. Past features have included converting heels, toes, and stitch patterns; repairing socks; great bind-offs and cast-ons for socks; and other topics." – via Ravelry. Note: this is a knitting magazine but many knitting mags are now accepting a little bit of crochet or crochet/knit blend designs so it may be worth checking into if you're a sock crocheter.
Deadline: 3/5/12
Crochet Writing Calls for Submissions
Interweave Crochet Articles Winter 2012
"We are interested in articles on a broad range of topics, including: technical pieces, profiles of inspiring crochet designers, and features about regions of the world where crochet has played or continues to play an important role."
Deadline: 4/29/12
Crochet Art Calls for Submissions
Show work at Art Fair on the Square
"Organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Fair on the Square features works of art in mixed media, ceramics, drawings, graphics, prints, fiber, leather, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, paintings, photographs, sculpture, 3D mixed media, and wood." Event is Madison, WI on July 14/ 15 2012.
Fee: Jury fee: $35, Booth fee: $475, reported average vendor earnings exceeds $6000
Deadline: 3/1/12
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts Summer / Fall Residency
2, 4 and 6 week residencies available in WI for individuals who want time to explore their crochet (or other) art. Anyone over age 18 may apply.
Fee: $20
Deadline: 3/15/12
Reflections in Fiberart
Texas fiber exhibition runs from 4/12 – 5/25. "The exhibition is open to all 18 years old and over. The work must primarily incorporate textiles, techniques (quilting, cross stitch, embroidery, weaving, rope, twine, thread, dying, stamping, transfers, etc) and other mixed media materials."
Fee: $40 curating fee
Deadline: 3/16/12
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Chuck NorrisPosted: March 09, 2006
~Chuck Norris does not know what Willis is "talkin' bout". He does however know how much he wants to roundhouse Gary Colmen in the face.
~Chuck Norris once caught a bullet with his bare hand that was going directly at a man's face. Everyone who witnessed this event began clapping out of amazement. Chuck then roundhouse kicked the man directly where the bullet was going and said, "It is the proper way to die."
~Chuck Norris forces himself to have a heart attact twice a year, so he can keep tricking the world into believing he's actually human.
~Chuck Norris puts on his pants two legs at a time.
~When Chuck Norris stares in the sky, clouds sweat out of fear. We call this rain.
~After staring at the American flag long enough, a 3D image of Chuck Norris pops up.
~If you have ever seen Chuck Norris in person you will notice that he wears sunglasses at all hours of the day. This is because the sheer power of his stare would easily implode your brain and melt your eyes.
~While often cited as the most powerful force in the universe, Chuck Norris concedes that there is a more powerful force: Chuck Norris riding on the back of a North American Bobcat.
~Chuck Norris ruins the endings of Harry Potter books for children who just bought one for the hell of it. When they start crying Chuck Norris calmly says, "I'll give you something to cry about," and roundhouse kicks them in the face.
~Many people say that Chuck Norris eats babies. This is not true. Babies just want to be in Chuck Norris' stomach.
~Every time Chuck Norris wears pants a warrant is issued for his arrest. The charge is always "carrying a concealed weapon".
~The only way Chuck Norris can reach climax is if there's a vietnamese family begging for their lives nearby.
~Since Chuck Norris began speaking at high schools about teenage pregnancy, unplanned pregnancies are down 100%. He has planned every one.
~Chuck Norris owns the greatest poker face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a joker, a get out of jail free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
~Chuck Norris won 'Jumanji' without ever saying the word. He simply beat the living shit out of everything that was thrown at him, and the game forfeited.
~In blackjack, Chuck Norris always hits on 20 if the dealer is showing 10. Chuck Norris hates the possibility of a tie.
~Every piece of furniture in Chuck Norris' house is a Total Gym.
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— Wanda Marie Evans, 64, of Boyd, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
A memorial service is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Hilltop Family Church in Springtown. Visitation is 3-4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Wanda was born Sept. 29, 1948, to Doris and Alexander Kachnovich. Mrs. Evans was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jackie L. Evans; three daughters, Tina Stogsdill and husband, Jeff, of Boyd, Dawn Geiger and husband, Tim, of Little Rock, Ark., and Mary Schmitt and husband, Jarod, of Montana; son, Jackie S. Evans, of Boyd; eight grandchildren, Tacy, Coleton, Crystal, Kevin, Cole, Drew, Jimmy and Maddy; one great-granddaughter, EmmaLynn; and a brother, Richard Kachnovich.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Martha Rothel.
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A team of investigators arrested five members of a burglary crew suspected of targeting high-end homes across North Jersey, including in Morris and Somerset counties, just as the thieves were trying to crack open a stolen safe at a Bergen County garage late Thursday, authorities said.
Five Englewood men were charged after investigators learned they had burglarized a home in a wealthy section of Greenwich, Conn., the Morris County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.
Items taken from the home, including the safe, were seized in the bust, along with burglary tools.
Several of the men have lengthy criminal histories, some with links to the James Bond Gang, a high-end burglary syndicate rooted in Teaneck and Englewood.
"I have taken the problem of residential burglaries very seriously. The significant results of this investigation are the direct result of joint operations and information sharing across many law enforcement agencies throughout the state," Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said.
The raid netted 27-year-old Englewood fugitive Akeem Boone, authorities confirmed. Boone is well-known to North Jersey law enforcement, and was being sought as part of an anti-crime crackdown targeting violent drug traffickers around Englewood.
Earlier this month, authorities said a search of Boone's home turned up a stolen handgun, drug packaging paraphernalia and about 20 grams of crack cocaine. The accused drug dealer was arrested in August 2011 alongside reputed James Bond Gang associate Jerry Montgomery, of Teaneck, after a high speed chase in Sparta.
Also captured was Marc Rainey, 25, who was the wheelman in a 2008 drive-by shooting at Englewood's Rock Creek Terrace complex, Englewood Police Chief O'Keefe said. Rainey was accused in May of burglarizing a Wyckoff home only three days after being released from prison.
Jamelle Singletary, 24, who is the nephew of reputed James Bond Gang affiliate Leon Roberts, was also captured in the arrest, authorities said.
Another alleged member of the crew, 24-year-old Jerrell Bordeaux, of Englewood, was acquitted in the shooting death of a friend near the city's Parkview Terrace Apartments.
Bianchi called the arrests a result of "joint operations and information sharing" across a host of law enforcement agencies.
"These criminals will also learn shortly that our already aggressive posture to prosecuting these cases in court will become heightened," the prosecutor said.
The garage owner, 44-year-old Robert Hastu, was charged with maintaining premises for illegal activity for being paid to let the crew crack the safe on his property, police said.
O'Keefe said Hastu tried to flee but was tackled by Englewood Police Officer Timothy Barrett. He was being held on $10,000 bail, while the other four were each held on $750,000 bail.
All five men face charges including possession of burglary tools and receiving stolen property.
Morris County has been hit with a string burglaries in wealthy areas and although no burglary charges were filed in those cases, authorities said the investigation was ongoing.
The thieves are believed to be responsible for burglaries in Boonton Township, Chatham, Chester, Hanover, Harding, Kinnelon, Long Hill, Mendham, Montville, Morris Township, Parsippany and Randolph, Bianchi said. The crew has also been linked to incidents in Bernardsville, Bernards, Bridgewater and Warren Township in Somerset County.
The crew was caught on a security camera breaking into a Chatham Township home earlier this month.
Anyone with information should contact the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at 973-285-2900 or Englewood Police Department at 201-568-2711.


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The three Batavia Public schools that had traces of the bacteria behind Legionnaire's disease are now ready for students, the district announced Monday afternoon.
"BPS101 maintenance staff, with the assistance of a water quality specialist, completed the disinfection process at Alice Gustafson and Hoover-Wood elementary schools on Saturday," the districtwide message said. "Batavia High School was disinfected on Sunday."
All schools reopened at noon Monday as planned to Batavia Public Schools staff and sports teams. All schools will be open today, Tuesday, Oct. 9 as planned after Monday's Columbus Day holiday.
During a recent inspection of the facilities, workers found traces of legionella bacteria on a shower head in a girls locker room at the high school and on faucets in one bathroom each at Alice Gustafson and Hoover-Wood.
The bacteria were detected during an environmental assessment, which is done at the schools every six months, Batavia Superintendent Jack Barshinger said.
Barshinger and the district emphasized that no cases of Legionnaire's disease or related illnesses were reported as a result of this detection. The possibility of contracting Legionnaire's diesease from this was extremely low, according to the Kane County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health.
Legionnaire's disease is a respiratory illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In very rare circumstances, contaminated water vapor may cause Legionnaires' disease. When the bacteria develops on water faucets, it has the potential to become airborne, Barshinger said.
The water system in each of the three schools was flushed out. The district's maintenance staff and a water quality specialist disinfected the areas with chlorine dioxide, a strong but safe disinfectant.
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With the weekend right around the corner, locals can take advantage of all the exciting events in and around Smithtown, from a family treasure hunt to a day of activities for you and your dog.
Check out our list of this weekend's local events.
Families will follow a treasure map during this pirate hunt.
- When: Saturday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m.
- Where: Caleb Smith State Park, 581 W Jericho Tpke, Smithtown
- Contact: http://nysparks.state.ny.us/
- Price: $4/adults, $3/children, $8/parking, children under 3 are free.
Children ages 3-5 will enjoy an aquatic themed storytime and craft.
- When: Saturday, July 30 at 3:00 p.m.
- Where: Smithtown Library, 127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
- Contact: http://www.smithlib.org/
- Price: Free.
The 16th annual Stony Brook Film Festival will feature independent films from around the world.
- When: Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
- Contact: http://www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com
- Price: A pass can be purchased for $75 or tickets for single shows are $7 and $9.
A fitness class for women ages 20 and up.
- When: Saturday, July 30 at 9:15 a.m.
- Where: Smithtown Library - Commack Branch, 3 Indian Head Rd, Commack
- Contact: http://www.smithlib.org
- Price: $20.
The Suffolk County Kennel Club presents a day of canine activities for the whole family and their dogs.
- When: Sunday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m.
- Where: 395 Sunken Meadow Rd, Kings Park
- Contact:(631) 277-2201 or www.suffolkcountykennelclub.org.
- Price: Free.
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- When: Sunday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m.
- Where: 1 E Main St, Kings Park
- Contact: http://www.ligreenmarket.org
- Price: Free event.
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- When: Sunday, July 31 at 10:00 a.m.
- Where: Smithtown Township Arts Council, 660 Route 25a, Saint James,
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It's safe to say competitive swimming has taken off in recent years at Chickasha High School, and it's resulted in one of the biggest teams to date.
Twenty students have decided to swim for the Fightin' Chicks this season, the largest bunch that head coach Terri Gallaway has had in her 10-year tenure. It's provided for a relatively young team that appears eager to learn more about the winter sport.
"I started with six ten years ago, so it is growing," Gallaway said. "There are five seniors, but three of them have never swam before. No juniors, a lot of freshmen and sophomores, so it's a young group."
Among that young group is sophomore Dale Courtney, who made it to state with the 200-meter freestyle relay team in 2012 in his first year swimming. An full year of swimming under his belt -- mostly with Chesapeake Swim Club -- has Courtney and coach Gallaway expectant of even better things this year.
"I feel like I've learned a lot, not just with high school, but also in Chesapeake," Courtney said. "I've learned more technique, more about conditioning, more skills all around, and more confidence."
The young swimmers in general have Gallaway excited for the future of the sport in Chickasha, who often competes with teams closer to the city who have more resources.
"My leadership really comes out of my sophomore class," Gallaway said. "I've got some strong seniors, but I'm looking for my sophomores to turn into a big leadership group."
But leaders must learn, and there are plenty of senior examples for both the boys and girls. Kayle Nye and Andrew Ross lead the way for the senior boys. Both members of the 200-meter relay team that went to state last year, Nye says the consistency gives swimmers a chance to perfect the small stuff.
"This year, our relay is the same as last year, so we basically know how fast we need to be and where we need to be," Nye said. "Since we've swam with each other, we can tune the diving, and minor details we can use to be faster."
Tomorrow the team heads to Harrah for their first meet of the season. New rules this year mandate the top eight swimmers from a regional tournament are guaranteed a place in state. With this new goal in mind, Ross says the team is confident of returning to state, or going one better.
"When we went to state, there was 19 teams," Ross said. "The format this year is 24. We were in the top 20 last year, so there's a good chance we'll be in the top 24.
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My family learned the hard way that the state Department of Environmental Conservation introduced sarcoptic mange into our area. Our two golden retrievers were itching and chewing at themselves the whole winter. We spent thousands of dollars on allergy shots, steroids, antibiotics, vet bills, etc ... Nothing gave them relief.
Finally in March, when our poor dog had chewed her underside raw, we made another visit to our vets and received the diagnosis of sarcoptic mange. We were horrified and wondered how on earth they picked this up in our back yard in Oneonta. Our veterinarian knew. He informed us that the DEC had recently introduced it to the environment to control the fox population. If you have pets that go out, beware.
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Much the way Apple took the reins of advertising on iOS with iAd, Google has a plan to replace third-party advertiser-tracking cookies with a proprietary identifier called AdID.
New policy will prevent ad networks from tracking users' browser activity, a move one ad exec called a "nuclear first strike."
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Times are tight in Annapolis these days.
Because of that, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said his requests for the 2012 session that begins Wednesday are modest.
Kamenetz, according to a prepared statement released to the press, is expected to keep school funding at the top of the .
"In recognition of the financial difficulties that confront our State right now, Baltimore County will only ask for what is absolutely necessary for our communities," according to a prepared statement Kamenetz is expected to deliver to county legislators at 11 a.m. today. "That is why our number one priority this year is the State's continued support of education through the State's school renovation and construction funding program."
The county is requesting about $70 million in school construction and renovation funds. The state's Interagency Committee on school construction has already awarded the county about $23 million for projects.
On the county's list this year are projects including:
- Two new eastside high schools in Sollers Point and Dundalk.
- Renovations and a new addition at Stoneleigh Elementary.
- New windows and doors at Pikesville High School.
- A new roof at Hereford High School.
Last year the county received a total of .
Kamenetz is also expected to ask the General Assembly to pass legislation allowing the county to take over some school system functions.
The county executive's remarks as released to the media don't include the details of those functions but last year, Kamenetz talked about his desire for the county to take over construction and facilities maintenance. His prepared statement seems consistent with those earlier comments.
"It is more important than ever that we do all that we can to direct our resources to the classroom, and if we can save money by reducing duplication of effort that will be a step in the right direction," according to Kamenetz's prepared remarks.
Kamenetz is also expected to ask legislators to make changes to county liquor license laws.
The county executive will tell legislators he's reached an agreement with the Baltimore County Licensed Beverage Association to double to 12 the number of licenses that can be held by one corporation. Currently, one company can only hold six licenses. There is an additional license available for any corporation or individual who opens a business in the Liberty Road corridor.
The county will also seek to change the law allowing license holders on the eastside, particularly in Essex and Middle River, to sell their licenses to other parts of the county. Currently, the area has a glut of licenses that county officials say would be better used in areas such as Towson and Timonium.
Finally, the county wants to be able to create a number of service bar licenses that would not be transferable. Kamenetz will ask legislators to include provisions that make all new licenses issued by the county site specific and non-transferable.
Last year, a task force convened by Kamenetz set out to change how liquor licenses in the county are distributed with an eye toward a new, less restrictive model. At the time, the county executive said that he believed the changes would help foster economic development.
Many of the changes in Kamenetz's legislative request reflect the task force's recommendations. Not all of them were agreed to by the licensed beverage association.
Also on the county's agenda is a change that would restrict the use of handicapped parking spaces in the county to just two hours.
"This will enable our traffic enforcement officers to follow the example of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and ensure that these spaces are available to more people over the course of a day than just one person," according to Kamenetz's prepared remarks.
The county is limiting its bond and capital budget requests to just two projects.
Kamenetz is expected to tell legislators that he is asking for $150,000 for the county's NeighborSpace program, a community-based program that protects open spaces in more developed areas of the county.
The county will also ask for $400,000 from the state's capital budget for Battle Acre Park, site of a battle in the War of 1812. The money would allow the county to make repairs and improvements to the park in advance of the bicentennial anniversary of the battle.
And while his remarks do not contain specific funding requests, Kamenetz is expected to ask legislators to support projects in Middle River and Owings Mills.
"We feel that a relocated and expanded Martin MARC Station has great potential in light of the ongoing revitalization of the Middle River area, the BRAC-driven expansion of Aberdeen Proving Ground, the steady pace of new development surrounding MD 43, and the inclusion by Amtrak of a potential new Middle River station in its master plan," according to Kamenetz's prepared statment. "Relocation of the station to the east side of MD 43 would allow the station to complement redevelopment of the 2-million-square-foot GSA Depot facility as a mixed-use, transit-oriented development to provide a wide range of uses.
"In addition, we believe that the pace of development in Owings Mills and the progress at the Metro Center site will require upgrades to Reisterstown Road and its associated intersections sooner than expected," according to the remarks released to the media. "We suggest consideration of design of parallel access roads on both sides of Reisterstown Road, including utilization of the east-side terminus of Painters Mill Road. Both of these projects are essential to the growth and prosperity of these communities, and I thank you for your support of these important infrastructure improvements."