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We know how difficult it must be to listen to all the incredibly dope new audio and visual content that we crank out on a weekly basis. It is for this reason that we've decided to compile 12 standout features from... Read More
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If you are like me, you get goosebumps, chills and the uncontrollable urge to nod your head when you hear a epic song for the first time. KRNDN's latest song release is one of these very cuts. Please remember to Breathe... Read More
KRNDN - Everything's Nothing [Album]
SAS Gang member KRNDN has released his first ever solo project, the all-new Everything's Nothing, which features previously-released singles "7 Eleven" and "Lean On Me." According to the veteran underground emcee and native... Read More
Krondon ft. Kobe - Lean On Me [Stream & Download]
When I saw that the title of Krondon's latest single was Lean On Me, I assumed the song would go in one of two directions; either Krondon was doing a rendition of the classic Bill Withers tune, or he was providing us with... Read More
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Last seen sipping Opium Tea on a fall 2012 promo single, Golden State veteran Krondon makes his return to The DJBooth with the lead single off his freshman solo set. On 7 Eleven, a hazy Cardo instrumental sets the mood as the... Read More
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By Amie Sites Pharos-Tribune
---- — Nothing was found at Logansport high school, middle schools during a canine drug search Tuesday.
Ten dogs and their handlers in addition to 10 personnel from Logansport Police Department searched Logansport High School, Columbia Middle School and Lincoln Middle School. LPD assists other agencies when needed and other agencies assist LPD when needed in a canine drug search as well, said Mike Clark, Logansport Police Chief.
The drug search at Logansport High School and Century Career Center lasted about two hours, Clark said. The search at the middle schools took an hour each, he said.
"We were thrilled," said Michele Starkey, Logansport Community School Corporation superintendent.
The drug search is usually done a couple of times a year, Clark said.
"We like it known we bring the dogs in because we want to keep our schools clean and drug free," Starkey said. "It's time-consuming and takes a lot of effort from our local law enforcement. We appreciate it."
When there is a canine drug search, the school is on lockdown and no one is allowed inside or outside the school or parking lot. There are about 1,200 students at the high school, Starkey said.
There have been times in the past where drugs were found, Clark said. He said he was pleased nothing was found this week.
Clark mentioned that in preparation for a canine drug search it takes at least a few days to get everything together. Preparation involves making phone calls to get people from other departments to assist.
"We just need to keep efforts up to make sure we do everything we can to battle the war on drugs," Clark said. "Every detail we do chips away at the problem."
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IU Police Department – Northwest is inviting the campus and community to have 'Coffee with a Cop'. The inaugural IU Northwest Coffee with a Cop will take place from 8 until 10 a.m. in the RedHawk Cafeteria in the Moraine Student Center.
The morning's meet-and-greet will be an informal conversation providing campus and community members the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the department's work, both on the IU Northwest campus, as well as in the community, most specifically in Gary.
"We hope that the campus and community will feel comfortable to ask questions, bring concerns, or simply get to know our officers," said IUPD-NW Chief of Police Patricia Nowak. "It is important that the campus, and community, have an awareness of what we do, and how we serve. Building relationships builds trust."
Most often, the interaction that law enforcement officers traditionally have with the public occurs during emergencies, or emotional situations, which are not the most effective times for relationship building, Nowak explained.
A commitment to community engagement efforts, such as Coffee with a Cop, has become more greatly embedded into the mission of IUPD-NW since Chief Nowak joined the squad in July 2012.
IU Police Department - Northwest Lt. Wayne James says the department's very first 'Coffee with a Cop' event October 1st is a chance to meet police officers in an informal setting. Lt. James says the IUN event is one of several that have been taking place around the country, including here in the Region, where Valparaiso Police have held a similar event, as part of a US Department of Justice initiative. Hear our interview with Lt. James online at News Audio on Demand here at our website.
Similar community-based efforts include the Citizens' Police Academy, the Youth Citizens' Police Academy, and the annual Shop with a Cop program, among others.
IUPD-NW is also actively involved in community-wide policing efforts by assisting in the crime analysis conducted by Joe Ferrandino, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice in the IU Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
The Region STOP team, a regional team of officers who work collectively to attack criminal violence and property crimes, also has the cooperation of IUPD-NW.
"The concept of community policing efforts is to build trust with our constituents," Nowak said. "The IUPD-NW sees great value in getting to know, and serving the needs of not only the IU Northwest campus, but also the citizens of Northwest Indiana."
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By JOHN CORYER
---- — PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh State baseball team is in dire need of something good happening.
The struggles continued for the Cardinals on Saturday when SUNY Athletic Conference power Cortland swept a pair of 7-0 contests at Chip Cummings Field.
The Red Dragons, who are ranked second in the country in Division III, improved to 16-4 overall and 5-0 in the conference. The Cardinals, meanwhile, fell to 3-11 overall and 1-4 in the SUNYAC.
"It's hard to be a pitcher on our staff right now because our pitchers need to be perfect," Plattsburgh coach Kris Doorey said. "We gave Cortland some base runners and they took advantage. They were able to manufacture runs.
"Offensively, we're at a loss. We're not getting any great at-bats at the start of an inning. We get our hits with two outs."
In the first game, Mike Hughes blanked the Cardinals on three hits over eight innings to get the pitching win. Kyle Kelly started and took the loss.
Kelly surrendered seven hits, walked three, hit three batters and struck out two while allowing four earned runs in 5.2 innings.
Max Rosing led the Red Dragons' 13-hit offense with three hits, while Zack Graczyk, P.J. Rinaldi, Chris Jackson and Tim Panetta added two each. Graczyk and Jackson both drove in three runs.
Mike Mulvihill doubled for Plattsburgh, while Luke Weaver, Brian Latulipe and John Casten each singled.
Plattsburgh starter Brian Burns worked out of early trouble in the second game before Cortland pushed across a run in the fourth and added five more in the fifth following a dropped fly ball in right field after two were out.
"I don't think we played terrible baseball in either game," Doorey said. "We didn't play well defensively in the second game and Cortland took advantage to score five runs in the fifth."
Rinaldi was the lone Cortland player to have two hits in the second game. Burns surrendered two hits, four walks, hit one and struck out four while allowing one earned run over 4.2 innings.
It was Kyle Barkley's turn on the mound to shut down the Cardinals in the second contest. He allowed three hits, walked three and struck out four in going six innings for the win.
Mulvihill and Mike Vargues each doubled, while Latulipe singled to account for the three Plattsburgh hits.
The Cardinals have now scored three runs or less in 11 of their 14 games.
"Going back to when we played Fredonia, we haven't scored a run in our last 28 innings in conference play," Doorey said.
In Saturday's doubleheader, Plattsburgh pitchers combined to walk nine and hit four batters.
"You can't be walking or hitting people," Doorey said. "Especially the way we're swinging the bats. We don't have anyone stepping up and getting a big hit right now.
"We're not getting senior leadership. We're young and we don't have any seniors in the middle of the field."
The Red Dragons and Cardinals close out their three-game weekend set at noon today at Cummings Field.
"It's back at it again tomorrow (today)," Doorey said.
Corey Grossman gets the pitching start for Plattsburgh today.
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Hear the Ghost flashes past the wire in front of Flashback. (Photos courtesy Benoit & Associates)
By Melissa Bauer-Herzog, @mbauerherzog, America's Best Racing
Hear the Ghost won his graded stakes debut in a big way at Santa Anita Park on Saturday in the $300,750 San Felipe Stakes (G2).
The gelded son of Ghostzapper won in exciting fashion as he hit the front in the shadow of the wire to beat favorite Flashback in a time of 1:42.34 for 1 1/16 miles.
Hear the Ghost stalked the leaders as the field headed into the first turn before falling back to fourth when Flashback went up to challenge Goldencents.
As the two battled up front, Hear the Ghost settled comfortably in midpack, dropping farther off the leaders before nearly dropping to the back of the main pack of horses as they raced down the backstretch.
Hear the Ghost launched his winning move as the field approached the finish line and powered toward the leaders in midstretch, catching Flashback just in time and beating the even-money favorite by a half-length.
Fast-closing Tiz a Minister finished third, a half-length behind Flashback with second betting choice Goldencents another 1 ¼ lengths back in fourth.
The win earned Hear the Ghost his first 50 points toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) and almost guarantees him a spot in the gate at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
"I got a lot of enjoyment out of buying this horse and racing him with my partner, Ted Aroney," Jerry Hollendorfer, Hear the Ghost's trainer and co-owner said. "We'll find out (about longer distances). That's where we have to go next. I think we will (stay home for the Santa Anita Derby on April 6).
"I just told Corey (Nakatani) to watch the pace and try to be tactical and not get caught down inside, and those things that we always talk about. I have a great deal of confidence in this guy (Nakatani). He's won some very big races for me along the way, so he can ride anything of mine."
Hear the Ghost is by 2004 Horse of the Year and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Ghostzapper and out of Rehear, by Coronando's Quest. Rehear is the dam of Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner Mani Bhavan and from the family of top sire Speightstown.
Bred in Kentucky by W.S. Farish and Lazy F Ranch, the chestnut gelding was sold for $40,000 at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale and races for Halo Farms and Hollendorfer.
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As Mike Kelly listened to the Jamaican vibrations in the KGHP studio last Wednesday evening, he reflected back to when he fell in love with reggae.
Behind the mic of his "Kelly's Heroes" radio show broadcast from the campus of Peninsula High School, the Gig Harbor High swim coach took time in between sets to paint a picture of his love affair with a genre of music not often played on mainstream airwaves.
It was 1977, and Kelly was a wide-eyed freshman at the University of Southern California. He was roaming the dorm hallways and heard the reggae classic "I Shot the Sheriff" blasting from one of the rooms.
"I thought it was Eric Clapton, but in fact, Bob Marley wrote it," Kelly said. "I was listening to it and fell in love with the music. It was quite different than what was current."
Kelly started to buy all kinds of Jamaican music. He was drawn to the message.
"The musical content matched the lyrics," Kelly said. "You're at a rebellious age, 18 and 19 years old. Songs like 'Get Up, Stand Up' seem to take on more meaning."
Living in Los Angeles, the West Coast hub of entertainment, helped his love of the music really grow.
"We used to go see all kinds of great reggae shows at The Roxy and other night clubs in LA," the coach said.
Among those was Bob Marley, who Kelly finally had the opportunity to see in 1979. The show cost a whopping $10 per ticket, while most other shows were $5 at the time.
"We thought it was a rip-off," Kelly said with a laugh.
Kelly moved to Chicago after college, and had the good fortune of living across the street from a record store. As CDs became available in the early 1980s, Kelly took advantage of an opportunity.
"I started building up my vinyl (record) connection," he said. "People were trying to get rid of them."
During that time, Kelly also managed a reggae band called Smokey and the Seventh Seal.
"We even got an audition for Star Search," Kelly said. "It was just fun."
Kelly moved to the Gig Harbor area with his wife Lisa in the early 90s. Kelly began working at a record store in Lakebay, and also began hosting "Kelly's Heroes" in 1991. It's been going strong ever since.
Kelly's reggae show is a chance for him to relax in the midst of a busy schedule coaching at Gig Harbor High School. Kelly coaches extremely successful boys and girls swimming programs, as well girls water polo. Kelly said he has no plans to retire from the weekly radio show, which runs from 7 to 10 or 11 p.m., anytime soon.
"(I'll go) till they fire me," Kelly said. "They don't pay me. It's a good outlet for me. I do have a vast library of music and love for the music. As long as I can make it work with my schedule, I've always enjoyed it."
Coaching three different seasons of sports, as well as club sports in the summer, keeps Kelly busy. He's visited Jamaica several times in his life but hasn't made it back since 2001. In Kelly's view, Jamaican culture has shifted negatively, causing hesitation at the prospect of a return visit.
"(There are) a lot more guns on the street," Kelly said. "There were always gangs to a certain degree, but it seems a little easier to shoot the guns now."
For now, Kelly is satisfied with hosting his weekly radio show, jamming to reggae tunes and coaching.Jon Manley: 253-358-4151 firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @gateway_jon


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SALVADOR, BRAZIL (CNN) - It's all or nothing when USA and Belgium face off Tuesday in the knockout stage of the World Cup.
The city of Salvador is all dressed up for the showdown at 4 p.m. ET.
Some Team USA fans walking Tuesday through Pelourinho, the historic district, said they expect their team to win. Tourists wearing U.S. flag shirts guessed the U.S. could win by 2-1, 2-0 and even by more.
"I'm going to say 3-0 U.S. because Altidore is coming back," one man said.
That would be forward Jozy Altidore, who was sidelined by a strained hamstring in the team's first tournament game against Ghana.
The U.S. qualified for the knockout round after defeating Ghana 2-1, tying Portugal 2-2 and losing to Germany 1-0 in group play.
Some fans say that after two weeks, they don't know if they can stay any longer even if the U.S. does win.
"I'd love to (but) have a job to go back to," one Team USA fan said.
"I think we stay and we go with the team until they lose," said another.
Belgians are also excited for the game.
"Forget soccer; it's called football," one Belgian fan said.
At a popular market in Salvador, one can find Team USA jerseys, which are not easy to find in Brazil. They can cost up to $50.
But be careful, some shirts say Donovan on the back - as in Landon Donovan, who did not make the team this World Cup.
The players said they are excited for game.
"We're really hungry. We're not satisfied with just getting out of the group stage. We want to go far in this World Cup, and for some of the guys it's the last opportunity, so you want to make the most of it and I'm sure if we play to the best of our ability we'll get a positive result," said Clint Dempsey, forward for the U.S. team.
Team U.S.A. reached the knockout stage in the World Cup for a second consecutive tournament - the first time it has done that in the tournament's history.
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on Feb 27, 2011 at 10:14 am
Over 20 years all of my sons have gone down the Arroyo during high water, it is an annual practice. I never knew at the time and do not condone it. I talked to my youngest son about the tragedy of the Los Lomas boys since I suspected they were planing a run last week.
We can council and love them but we can not lock them up or keep them in a bubble.....nor should we want to.
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I didn't put this in the Town Square Forum just to give young people an idea if something risky to do. I brought it up because I wanted people to know that a risky "sport" exists in our town and and to try to keep their children safe. From what In have seen the arroyo is now chocked with trees and weeds. This will make it very unsafe.


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Guidelines for Public Comment
There will be a total of 45 minutes allowed for public comment, immediately following administrative appointments.
Speakers will be granted three (3) minutes to address a single agenda item, or a total of five (5) minutes to address two or more agenda items. When 10 or more speakers wish to speak to the same agenda item, speaking time will be reduced to two (2) minutes per speaker. Speakers can sign up online or must sign up at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. All speakers must check in with the Communications staff at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
During the 45 minute time allotment, speakers who wish to address an agenda item will be given priority over those wishing to make general comments.
If there are still speakers after the 45 minute allotted time ends, the remainder of the speakers will be moved to an overflow time, prior to the vote on items pulled from the consent agenda. During the overflow time, speakers who wish to address an agenda item will, once again, be given priority.
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Easy Christmas Gift Wrap
Using a hot-glue gun, glue dried bay leaves from the grocery store in a wreath shape to the top of a package. Add two star anise for the bow. Dress up a plain brown box with cinnamon sticks and a large or medium-size jingle bell, tied in place with wire-edge organdy ribbon. Make a gift tag from art paper; cut a small slit in the top of the tag and tie short cinnamon sticks to the top of the tag with gold ribbon or cord.
Instead of a bow, top a package with inexpensive glass ball ornaments. Use three different sizes and attach them to the package with a hot-glue gun. Add curls of wired star garland for a festive finish.
Put odds and ends to creative use to give packages an elegant look. Use scraps of ribbon and cording to make a bow and glue it to the box. Spray silk ivy leaves silver and glue them over the bow.
Your packages will jingle all the way when you decorate them with bells in assorted sizes. Use a hot-glue gun and glue sticks to attach the jingle bells in a free-form design, and add a knotted ribbon for an accent.
Instead of tying packages with ribbon, use shoelaces! Braid three pairs of neon-colored shoelaces together and wrap the braid around the box. Secure it with a rubber band, then unbraid the ends up to the rubber band and loop the tails through it to make a bow. Or tie metallic shoelaces around a box. Cut a free-form star from heavy paper and punch two holes in the center. Pull the shoelaces through the holes and tie them in a knot.
Purchased white boxes become dazzling gift containers when you add simple designs in gold rickrack. Use small dabs of crafts glue to hold the rickrack in place. Line with gold tissue paper before filling it up.


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Patch was very helpful in last June 4 especially as it pertains to Fernbank Science Center.
I would like to submit this open letter (below) I sent to the Superintendent and School Board in response to the Superintendent returning FSC to the chopping block (after removing FSC) by asking the board to eliminate 2/3 of the FSC Budget and then having spokesman Walter Wood tell the public that FSC would remain a "fully functional Science Center."
It's like saying a basketball team can remain "fully functional" when the three tallest players are removed from the court.
Open Letter to DeKalb Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson and the DeKalb School Board:
I am one of the teachers who work under your supervision for the taxpayers of DeKalb County at Fernbank Science Center. I have never met you but you might remember me from the June 4 School Board meeting. I'm the guy who said that "Now is not the time to shoot the horse" (Comments attached).
Well, it looks like you decided that you wouldn't shoot the horse, you would just stick a knife in him and watch him bleed to death.
When I began my career as an educator 27 years ago at Fernbank, the DeKalb County Public School System was widely recognized as probably the best public school system in the state and one of the best in the country. Folks were always friendly and encouraging. The central office was very supportive and helpful to teachers and parents. FSC was fully staffed and operational at about twice the level that it is today.
Since the days of our former superintendent, Johnny Brown, FSC has been taking major budget cuts year after year, as has the rest of the educational funding in our county. Our central office staff has become less responsive and much more inaccessible to instructors and parents. The funding for security and legal expenses has exploded. Teacher benefits and salaries have been reduced. Fewer DeKalb Schools are competitive for top academic honors and academic standing for the system as a whole has gone way down. Funding for the school system is now in jeopardy. Our wagon is truly, as everyone recognizes, in the ditch.
This is a very critical time for all of us and the decisions going forward need to be carefully thought out. As Superintendent, you are the key to charting our course if DCSD is to survive and prosper in the future. About 97,000 school children, their parents, and several thousand teachers are depending on you. The money situation is dire, but this is not the time to shift our survival strategy to "Payday Loan Economics." Tomorrow will come and DCSD needs to plan for the future, not destroy all our assets to make the next payday.
It is in these circumstances that real changes in the system can be made for positive good if our leadership can develop a vision and have the courage to step up and make it a reality. From the DCSD website we read the following mission statement:
"The mission of the DeKalb County School District is to form a collaborative effort between home and school that maximizes students' social and academic potential preparing them to compete in a global society."
Goal #2 under the mission statement states:
"To increase rigor and academic achievement in reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies in preK–12."
Goal #4 under the mission statement states:
"To ensure fiscal responsibility in order to maintain safe and healthy learning environments that support academic programs, resources, and services".
If that is our mission and Goal, then the 4th Goal about fiscal responsibility should not be interpreted and acted upon to conflict with the stated mission of the School District. Reducing and/or eliminating the funding which supports academic achievement in DCSD conflicts with the mission and goals. That is what I mean by "PAYDAY LOAN ECONOMICS" Notice the phrase "support academic programs, resources, and services" in Goal #4.
Slashing ⅔ of the FSC Budget does not "Support academic achievement" in DCSD. You have the letters and petition signatures of thousands of DeKalb students and taxpayers to show you that FSC is an important part of academic success in DeKalb.
Fernbank appears to be the only ACADEMIC entity found in DCSD that has the name recognition and potential to bring support funding into the school district. FSC has done so in the past and is currently doing so in the Lockheed Martin Aviation Camp starting next week.
So far as I am aware, you nor anyone from the central office has discussed with Fernbank any ideas for using FSC as a way to bring in funding or to market DCSD. You are new to the School District and may not understand why FSC is so uniquely qualified for that purpose. FSC is singular in the state and may be unique in the country as a public school facility where hard scientists in a variety of disciplines with a passion for educating children work side by side and seamlessly with certified teachers to develop curriculum and teach both students and teachers throughout the county.
The county office staff have never appreciated and fully utilized FSC as a powerful resource. The most recent example is in the "Race to the Top" funds for DCSD to implement STEM education in our county. FSC has the most qualified science staff found in DeKalb County. Yet the central office did not even ask FSC scientists to participate in developing our STEM programming to use these funds. FSC had to press county school officials to be included on a committee. It's like DCSD trying to play chess without using your knights, rooks, or bishops.
FSC has, for a long time, been constrained by our partnership with the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. FMNH is strongly against FSC seeking outside support from grant funding and they are also against any public programming done at FSC (which we have done throughout our 48 year history and which ties into the mission of DCSD). Now, since our partnership has been severed by FMNH, we are free to compete for Grants and Funding in the open marketplace and to develop and conduct programming in the interests of DCSD without interference from FMNH.
Here are some suggestions for DCSD to use FSC as a funding draw:
1) Increase public programming at FSC, including lectures and public workshops, and charge for it.
2) Market the Science Center as a site for science meetings and conferences. This will raise a little money and also give exposure to help restore some public confidence in DCSD's credentials in STEM.
3) Use the unusual integration of scientists and educators at FSC to bring in grants for teaching science and developing curriculum throughout the school system. Several SFC instructors have some very concrete ideas that should attract funds.
4) Work with FSC, Georgia Tech, Emory University, the State of Georgia, and DHCA to establish a Foundation for FSC (as proposed in the June 4 School Board Meeting by the President of DHCA) which will put FSC on the path to become self supporting. Instructors and staff could be jointly supported by DSCH and the foundation.
The Cooperative Extension Service is an unusual government entity that is supported at the Federal, State, and Local Government level to deliver education and support from the Land Grant Colleges to citizens (originally farmers, but now to urbanites as well). It provides a good model for a large and diverse jointly funded entity with a mission of education.
Instead of using FSC as a way to bring in funding or at least saving it for its academic value, you seem determined to destroy it. FSC is only 0.6% of a very large school budget. Far too many of our taxpayers dollars are now committed to activities other than educating children. If you really try, I think you could find some creative ways to redirect some of those funds back into educating children and save Fernbank and some of the other academic stars of our county like Montessori and charters.
Maybe some negotiation and directed settlements could be achieved in the legal arena. Attorneys have siphoned way too many taxpayer dollars from our schools and appear to be in no hurry to resolve the legal disputes. Perhaps the judge could require each and every attorney (pro or con) to settle and return some funds to DeKalb schools or wear a T shirt that says in big scarlet letters, "I make a living stealing money from DeKalb School Children" for the duration of the legal proceedings.
Scripture tells us (Matthew 6:21) "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." If you and the School Board have your heart in educating the school children of DeKalb County, you can see the importance of FSC to "maximize student's academic potential preparing them to compete in a global society." You will find a way to honor our DSCD stated mission and will not destroy Fernbank Science Center.


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Nitrate and phosphorus concentrations in selected WCE freshwater bodies
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Finland (6 stations on 6 lakes), Germany (5 stations on 5 lakes), Hungary (15 stations on 6 lakes), Latvia (1 station on 1 lake) and Slovenia (4 stations on 2 lakes). Total phosphorus data from Austria (5 stations on 5 lakes), Denmark (19 stations on 19 lakes), Estonia (4 stations on 1 lake), Finland (11 stations on 11 lakes), Germany (5 stations on 5 lakes), Hungary (11 stations on 2 lakes), Latvia (1 station on 1 lake), Sweden (3 stations on 3 lakes) and Slovenia (4 stations on 2 lakes). Groundwater bodies: 147 groundwater bodies with data from Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Rivers: data from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Concentrations are expressed as median of annual average concentrations for groundwater, rivers and lakes. Data are from representative river and lake stations. Stations that have no designation of type are assumed to be representative and are included in the analysis.


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Here is the tale in pictures of my trip to the west coast of Greenland beyond the Artic Circle, during the summer of 2008, as part of an international workcamp of volunteers in the south of the Disko Bay.
This story covers my travels before and after the workcamp, but especially focuses on my time with the project where I meet the Inuit, discover their culture and experience the Arctic environment.
From Kangerlussuaq to Aasiaat, from Ilulissat to Sisimiut, between whales and icebergs, these five weeks of life and travel at the end of the world transformed me and it is this adventure I would like to share with you.
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The College of St Elizabeth's Director of Athletics, Juliene Simpson, as well as student-athlete Carleigh Gallardo, represented the college at the NEAC SAAC event on Sunday.
The meeting was held at the Holiday Inn in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the meeting, Gallardo was nominated to represent the south division for the SAAC group in the NEAC. Following the meeting, the representatives from each school went to Haja Rose Bowl, where they volunteered at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Eastern Bowling Sectionals.


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KINGSTON, N.Y.-- After a shooting death in Kingston, a shooter was taken into custody on Monday.
David Reese, 53, of Gilboa has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
Kingston police say 33-year-old Aron Thomas was found dead inside the department of environmental protection's offices Monday morning.
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Professor Hector Valenzuela's current research involves the study age-related changes in T cell differentiation and function. There are many reports that have documented T cells changes in the elderly. However, it still remains unclear why these cellular changes occur and how they influence the many functions of the immune response. During his graduate training, his laboratory established a cell system that accurately mimics T cell aging in vitro. This model system will be used to explore the age-related changes that affect T cells. Valenzuela's overall goals can be divided into two parts: 1) to determine the mechanism for memory T cells senescence and 2) to study the effect that memory T cell exhaustion has on the immune system.


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Hot Olympians: a never-ending list
Michael Phelps, USA → swimming
Come on Phelpsy.
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Michael Phelps after receiving his 19th Olympic medal, which made him the most decorated Olympian of all time.
So proud. Everyone's all "Ryan Lochte! Ryan Lochte!" but that man's ego reminds me every high school asshole I knew. I'm a fan of Phelps and have been since 2004 (the year which was actually the height of my swimming career, although I kept training until I was 17*), thankyouverymuch.
*I was so good at swimming for a while, and then puberty just wouldn't stop being a little bitch. Aaaand I played soccer until I was 14! On an all-boys team! We were almost always ranked number one in our league! And along with all of that, I spent four nights a week dancing ballet, pointe, and jazz! I used to be athletic! Nobody knows, because somewhere in high school I decided to dedicate my life to academics, and I'm still playing school as my strength today! Crazy! Exclamation points! File under: things you probably didn't about me! Secretly good at sport!! Exclamation points!!!!
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Gloucester Daily Times
---- — ESSEX — These municipal meetings, open to the public, are scheduled in Essex this week:
Board of Registrars, 4 p.m., Town Hall, 30 Martin St.. 2013 Street Listing: computer input, filing, wrap up; Special State Primary (4/30) and State Election (6/30); Local Town Meeting (5/6) and Local Election (5/13); Election technology; consider amending a previous vote to make a standardized general review procedure for the Town of Essex Board of Registrars for reviewing affidavits outlined under MGL Ch. 51 S. 47 to parties who have been disqualified in the town previously.
Selectmen, 7 p.m., TOHP Burnham Library. Public hearing for a transfer of license to Diamond 4 Cookhouse at 234 John Wise Ave. Discussion of the formation of an ad hoc committee to consider space and budgetary needs of the Police Department. Consider a recommendation from Police Chief Peter Silva to appoint Robert Hemeon to the position of part-time police officer. Discussion of proposed changes to shellfish regulations. Consider approval of an extension of the Town of Ipswich water system under public roads in Essex to serve the Lewis's restaurant property, provided that any and all necessary state and local permits are obtained in advance of construction. Annual Town Meeting Warrant. Consider a request and correspondence from Thayer Adams, president of the Conomo Point Association. Review and sign an agreement to extend purchase and sale agreements for Conomo Point properties.
Finance Committee, 7:30 p.m., TOHP Burnham Library. Discussion of Annual Town Meeting warrant articles.
Manchester Essex Regional School Subcommittee on Finance, 9:30 a.m., Manchester Essex Regional School District Superintendent's Conference Room. Planning for fiscal 2013 budget.
Manchester Essex Regional School Committee, 7 p.m., Manchester Essex Regional High and Middle school library. Introduction to new principals, common core update, budget workshop update, cheer leading request.
Board of Health, 7 p.m., TOHP Burnham Library.


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Psychology Course List and Descriptions
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PSY 201 General Psychology 4 hours
A study of the science of human behavior and experience. Areas covered include: biological bases of behavior, learning, memory, motivation, perception, cognition and development.
PSY 202 General Psychology 4 hours
A study of the science of human behavior and experience. Areas covered include: consciousness, personality, health psychology, motivation, intelligence, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy and social psychology.
PSY 218 Psychological Foundations of Education 3 hours
A survey of psychological topics relevant to education settings. These topics may include child and adolescent development, learning, memory, cognitive processes, motivation, assessment and behavioral management. This course is designed for Education majors. Psychology majors should not take this course.
PSY 300 Introduction to the Psychology Major: Careers and Opportunities 4 hours
Introduces students to the psychology major and explores career opportunities and graduate school. Professional and career development theory will be reviewed. Students are encouraged to apply class material to personal decision making.
PSY 301W Introduction to Research Methods (4)
PSY 311 Developmental Psychology 4 hours
The psychological study of human development from conception to death. Stages and issues of developmental throughout the lifespan are identified and examined. Prerequisite: Psy 201 or 218 or equivalent.
A survey of theories of adequate and optimal psychological functioning. A study of processes which may lead to the development of adaptive functioning and its maintenance and how these processes may be brought into play in the individual's environment or community. Prerequisite: Psy 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 334 Social Psychology 4 hours
The psychological study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another. A central theme is the continual interaction between the person and the situation. Social psychological research has broad applications, extending from law to health and beyond. Topics covered: formation and changing of attitudes; strategies of social influence; intricacies of close relationships; interpersonal conflict and aggression; helping behavior; and group productivity and decision-making. . Prerequisite: Psy 201 or 218 or equivalent.
PSY 349 Introduction to Behavior Modification 4 hours
A survey of behavior modification topics including principles of learning and relevant methodology. An exploration of practical applications. Prerequisite: Psy 201 or 218 or equivalent.
PSY 350 Evolutionary Psychology 4 hours
Introduction to the study of psychology from an evolutionary perspective. We will apply to humans the same adaptationist lens that evolutionary biologists apply to other species. The evolved function of various psychological mechanisms will be considered. Course will begin with an in-depth introduction to evolution by natural selection, followed by a survey of more specific psychological phenomena studied from an evolutionary perspective. Prerequisite: PSY 201 and PSY 202 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
PSY 360 Cognitive Psychology 4 hours
This class provides an overview of basic topics in cognitive psychology including learning, memory, attention, sensation, perception, language/phonology and problem solving. Prerequisite: Psy 201 or equivalent.
PSY 390 Theories of Learning 4 hours
Survey of fundamental concepts of conditioning, rate learning, discrimination, problem solving, memory and motor skill. Major theories of learning, memory and related experimental literature. Prerequisite: Psy 201 or 218 or equivalent.
PSY 398 Professional Issues in Psychology 4 hours
Exploration of the roles and functions of persons employed in occupations for which the study of psychology prepares students. Survey and practice of specific and non-specific skills of helping and interpersonal influence such as interviewing and small group dynamics. Ethics and other professional issues will be considered. Prerequisite: Psy 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 399 Special Studies (1-4)
PSY 406 Special Individual Studies 1-6 hours
Designed for individual or special studies in a defined area of interest under the guidance of a designated faculty member.
PSY 407 Seminar 1-15 hours
PSY 408 Workshop 1-15 hours
PSY 409 Practicum 4-12 hours
Student will serve as a mentor for an "at risk" middle school or high school student. Mentors help students develop skills for academic success, emotional and social growth, and provide a forum for developing problem solving approaches to concerns and issues. Students receive training on the mentoring process, goal setting and communication. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Students continue to mentor, collect, analyze and present data on mentoring progress toward goals. Prerequisite: PSY 410
PSY 415/515 Psychology of Sports 4 hours
This course will survey the current state of the psychology of sports. Psychological theory and research findings will provide the basis for suggestions about applications to sport situations. A central focus will be on the critical and empirical evaluation of the common knowledge in this area. Prerequisite: Psy 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 420 Advanced Topics in Geropsychology 4 hours
Each time course is offered, a single special topic in geropsychology or gerontology will be studied in-depth. Topics may include diseases of older adulthood, applied applications of gerontology, social aspects of aging, long-term care issues, regulatory issues, brain health, or the effects of positive lifestyles on the aging process. may be repeated if subject matter is not repeated. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and PSY 311 or equivalent.
PSY 423 Interviewing and Appraisal 4 hours
Exploration of the interview as a method of information gathering and social influence. Topics include the uses of interviews, the strengths and weakness of the interview as a methodology, training in specific interviewing skills, and the relation of the interview to other methods of appraisal of human behavior. Applications will be drawn from many areas of human interaction including the helping professions and business. Prerequisite: Psy 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 426 History of Psychology 4 hours
Historical study of psychologists, basic psychological concepts and theories. Prerequisite: minimum of 15 hours of upper-division psychology courses.
PSY 435/535 Theories of Personality 4 hours
Major historical and contemporary theories of personality development and function and their relation to current issues in psychology. Prerequisite: a 300-level course in psychology.
PSY 436 Introduction to Forensic Psychology 4 hours
Explores the relationship between the study of psychology and law. Specifically, how psychological practice and theory can be utilized by law enforcement, courts, and other involved with the justice system to help arrive at appropriate decision regarding such issues as incarceration, treatment, guilt and innocence. In addition, topics related to expert testimony, psychopathic deviance, child sexual abuse and custody determination, as well as criminal investigation techniques are some of the areas that may be covered. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202.
PSY 437/537 Advanced Social Psychology 4 hours
An in-depth study of several social-psychological theories and their application to social issues and interactions. Topics may include small group interaction and functioning, social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, social influence and social relations. Prerequisite: Psy 334 or equivalent.
PSY 439 Positive Psychology 4 hours
Examines psychological factors and principles that help explain positive outcomes, well-being and personal growth in humans. Areas of focus will include positive emotional experiences and appraisals such a happiness, life satisfaction, well-being, positive personal characteristics, interests and values, and positive institutions as they promote growth and fulfilling experiences. There will be a significant applied component of the class in which students will explore their own reactions and personal qualities. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 443 Group Processes 4 hours
This course exposes students to the psychological priniples that underlie effective teamwork and gives students an opportunity to develop their teamwork skills in applied group settings. PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent. PSY 334
PSY 445 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology 4 hours
A study of psychology as applied to work settings in industry, business, government, and social service. Topics include trends in organizational design, personnel selection and placement, human resource management, work motivation, job satisfaction and leadership. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent. PSY 334
PSY 446 Psychology of Leadership 4 hours
This course explores the psychological underpinnings of leadership by examining the myriad of theoretical approaches to understanding leadership including their strengths and weaknesses in aiding our understanding of effective (and ineffective) leadership. This course will also provide students with the opportunity to assess and develop their own leadership skills. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent. PSY 334 recommended.
PSY 447 Organizational Development 4 hours
Organizational Development (OD) is a behavioral science aimed at fostering high performing organizations. This course will help students gain an understanding of the field of Organizational Development, become familiar with various techniques for enhancing organizational and individual effectiveness, develop insights into organizational functioning, and develop skills for effective managing/consulting . Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent. PSY 334 recommended.
PSY 448 Topics in Organizational Psychology 4 hours
Topics may include at different times: strategic planning and implementation; productivity issues; career development with organizations; managerial participative management programs, negotiation, mediation and arbitration processes; and other topics of special interest. May be repeated under different subtitles. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or equivalent. PSY 334 recommended.
PSY 450/550 Abnormal Psychology 4 hours
The nature, causes and treatment of various forms of unusual behavior and emotional disturbance. The full range of abnormality will be examined from extreme reactions to stressful events to psychotic breaks with reality as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The course will integrate perspectives generated from psychological theory, research and physiological findings. Prerequisite: a 300-level course in psychology.
PSY 451/551 Behavioral Neuroscience 4 hours
A study of the ways that the physiology of the body is related to behavior. Sub-topics may include sleep and dreaming, learning and memory, pain, sexual behavior, disordered emotional states and psychopharmacologic agents. Prerequisites: Psy 201 and 202 or equivalent.
PSY 458 Language Development 4 hours
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Theory and research related to prenatal, infancy, and early childhood phases. Includes study of the motor, emotional, cognitive, social and linguistic domains with emphasis on applications for professionals offering services to young children and their families. Prerequisites: Psy 201 or 218 and 311 or equivalent.
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Theory and research related to children who are between school age and adolescence. Emphasis on socialization, cognitive development, and deviations from typical development. Prerequisite: Psy 201 or 218 and 311 or equivalent.
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BOSTON -- The Marlins welcomed a change of scenery on Tuesday, hoping to get their sputtering offense back on track at Fenway Park.
Miami is last in the Major Leagues with a .213 batting average on the road. The Marlins are 1-24 this season when they score fewer than three runs, including Sunday's 3-0 loss vs. the Rays.
"Offensively, we're not doing [anything] very positive right now," said Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. "Everything we do is just ... I don't remember us hitting the ball hard. When your offense is shut down the way we are right now, it's going to be hard to win some games."
As the Marlins' bats have cooled in June, the club's record has taken a similar course. Miami is 4-11 this month entering Tuesday's series opener vs. the Red Sox. The Marlins scored just one earned run in 33 innings vs. the Rays in their previous series, and were shut out twice, amassing one hit in the opener and two hits in the finale.
"I never seen anything like that, a team struggle completely," Guillen said.
Still, Fenway Park is considered a hitter's ballpark, and that could be enough to awaken Miami's offense. Despite the Majors' worst batting average on the road, the Marlins are 16-15 away from home.
"Even [with] how bad we are playing, we are still in good position," Guillen said. "Hopefully those guys start swinging the bat like we know they can do, and that can help the pitching staff."
Mass. native Cishek 'a tourist all over again'
BOSTON -- Reliever Steve Cishek took some time before Tuesday's series opener vs. the Red Sox to take in the sights at Fenway Park. The Marlins reliever grew up in nearby Falmouth, Mass., and he was back at Fenway for the first time since attending a Sox game as a child.
Cishek was raised a Red Sox fan, though he saw only one game in Boston as a 9-year-old. On Tuesday, he ventured into the depths of the Green Monster to sign his name while the Red Sox took batting practice.
"It's beautiful. There was a lot of names on that wall, boy I'll tell you," Cishek said. "We found a spot where they hardly paint over, so I wrote [my name], and Josh Hamilton's was to the left."
The right-hander sought out Ted Williams' signature and later poked his head out of an opening in the scoreboard.
"It was cool. I tried to take it all in," Cishek said. "There's more sightseeing tomorrow. I feel like a tourist all over again."
Nestled along the southern coast of Cape Cod, Falmouth is roughly 75 miles away from Fenway Park. Cishek is just the second player from the town to make it to the Major Leagues. The other was Bob Allieta, a catcher for the Angels in 1975.
Cishek entered Tuesday's game at 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA and one save in 29 appearances. He has 28 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings.
"This kid has an opportunity to be a very high quality pitcher," said Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. "We put him in a lot of different situations and he's handled them very well. He's got a great future. He's pitching well for us."
Cishek left 22 tickets at the game for his friends and family.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Sources say that ESPN just completed ranking the Top 50 college basketball coaches in America.
A source with intimate knowledge of the story told me that John Calipari of Kentucky was ranked second and Rick Pitino of Louisville placed fifth.
Another media report said that the winner was another guy with ties to our area -- Florida coach Billy Donovan, a Pitino product who worked for him at UK.
I can't confirm any of the above information with 100 percent accuracy because I have refused to look at the list.
It's nothing (more than usual) against ESPN. I simply didn't want to be influenced by the findings before I presented my list.
I stopped ranking coaches after 10 guys. Trying to rank 50 is an overwhelming prospect.
I've ranked 25 teams before in the Associated Press college football and basketball polls. Separating Number 21 from Number 22 is like walking into an empty airplane and trying to decide to sit in 21B or 22B. They're both middle seats.
But I can pick the Top 10 – and correct any mistakes ESPN made (without looking at their list, of course).
10. Kevin Ollie, Connecticut – I still don't believe his team was the best team in the country last season. In fact, I don't think the Huskies were one of the top 10 teams in the nation.
But somehow Ollie rallied his group from two ugly beatdowns against Louisville in March, shaking together a national championship run that included victories against teams coached by three guys ranked higher on my list. That earned him a trophy – and Top 10 recognition.
9. Gregg Marshall, Wichita State – This isn't recognition for winning 35 straight games last season. This is recognition for the 35-1 season and the 2013 Final Four appearance and the seven NCAA Tournament appearances at Winthrop and the career winning percentage of better than 70 percent and the proven ability to get guys to defend and share the ball.
My only question with Marshall is: When does he get a grander stage that Wichita?
8. Steve Fisher, San Diego State -- I believe I once called Fisher the "Barney Fife," of college basketball coaches. That was during the days when I was convinced that Michigan's success was 99 percent attributable to Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard and 1 percent the result of the guys his players called, "Yo, Fish."
I was wrong.
Yo, look at what Fish has done at San Diego State, which has never been confused with Ohio State or North Carolina State. He's won 20 or more games for nine straight years and developed guys like Kawhi Leonard. Sold.
7. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin -- Ryan did not require a Final Four appearance to make my list, but it helped. He's made 13 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and never finished worse than fourth in the league. That's absurd.
6. Larry Brown, SMU – I have not looked at ESPN's list. Promise. But I'm confident that Brown is ranked higher here than he is there.
Why? Never mind the runner-up finish to Louisville at UCLA in 1980 or the national title at Kansas in 1988. I'll never forget a line Tony Kornheiser once wrote about Brown:
"Wherever he goes, he wins. Wherever he wins, he leaves."
At nearly 74, Brown is getting a little old for the win-and-run game. But he's already built a formidable program at SMU, which has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 1988. That statistic will change next season. Brown has a Top 20 team. He's a remarkable coach.
5. Tom Izzo, Michigan State – It's easy to undervalue the work that Izzo has done. Michigan State fans do it all the time. They forget that when Izzo took over, the Spartans weren't even the most dominant program in their state. Now Izzo is as much the face of the Big Ten as Bob Knight, Fred Taylor or Piggy Lambert used to be.
4. Rick Pitino, Louisville – Yes, this is a shift for me. I've consistently ranked Pitino ahead of John Calipari. It's time for a change – after Calipari beat Pitino for the sixth time in their last seven meetings last March in Indianapolis.
But don't take Pitino off Mt. Rushmore. He's still the only guy to win titles at two Division I schools – and nobody can match the conference titles Pitino has won in five leagues.
3. John Calipari, Kentucky – You know the list of accomplishments – the 2012 national title, the three Final Fours and the 1.2 million NBA first-round draft picks in five years on the job.
You also know that bigger and bolder things are certain to come. If Calipari stays five more seasons in Lexington, he'll win at least two more NCAA titles. If he stays a decade, make it three more.
2. Billy Donovan, Florida – I've said it before, but in case you missed it, I'll say it one more time: Donovan is the Most Ordinary Billy in the game.
He's not consumed with expensive clothes, the next higher-paying job, name-dropping his friends in the world of rap music or making sure that Dick Vitale is always telling the world how great he is.
Donovan is mostly just a coach – a coach who has won two national titles at a football school, a coach who just won 21 of 21 SEC games without a single guy taken in the 2014 NBA Draft. College basketball needs more Billy Donovans.
1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke – Most of you dislike Duke. I understand that. You snicker at the way Krzyzewski laughs or barks at officials or sometimes gets emotional at post-game press conference. Got that, too.
You're going to send me e-mails that say Mercer 78, Duke 71 (2014 NCAA Tournament) or Lehigh 75, Duke 70 (2012 NCAA Tournament). I look forward to reading them.
But first, read this: Coach K has won four national titles and could easily have at least three more. He's not finished. He's recruiting better at 67 than he did at 37. Sometime in January he's going to win the 1,000th game of his career – and he'll keep pushing that number to a safe spot where nobody is going to touch it.
Mike Krzyzewski is Number One. Any list that does not recognize that is simply silly.
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Cuba's 21st Century Factories
The world's most storied cigar producer is creating modern manufacturing sites for its premium hand-rolled products.
James Suckling
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Edgar Bronfman Jr., Mar/Apr 03
Cuban cigar factories are changing for the better. What they are going to look like is going to be hard for some to believe, or even understand. They will be well-appointed buildings and comfortable workplaces where tobacco and people are efficiently managed in the best way possible to produce the best possible cigars.
At least this was the idea I had when I visited two new factories in Havana late last year.
I saw the factories, one in Nuevo Vedado and the other in Boyeros, two neighborhoods outside old Havana. The buildings were still just freshly painted shells, but the plans, according to Fernando Lopez, the head of all Cuban cigar factories, was to "create modern and efficient factories in which to make cigars." Some of the buildings' interiors were already constructed, with everything from marble floors to the latest in ventilation, humidity and temperature control, as well as bright and clear lighting.
Images of clean and well-run factories in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua ran through my mind. Lopez described what the new factories would become as we walked through the building sites. It seemed slightly surreal strolling through the expansive modern interiors after more than a decade of visiting historical, decaying cigar factories, the norm in Cuba. I had to keep pinching myself as a reminder that I was still in Havana.
The fabrica in Nuevo Vedado formerly was used to make Partagas cigarillos, also called minis, while the building in Boyeros was used to produce H. Upmann cigarettes. The former will become the H. Upmann factory while the latter will comprise the consolidation of the La Corona and Por Larrañaga factories. Meanwhile, the Heroes del Moncada factory is due to be closed. The four old factories will no longer produce cigars. Apparently, very little from them will be moved to the new plants, other than the workforce. The ancient factories were too decrepit to merit repairing; the Cubans thought it was better to start from scratch.
It won't be the same visiting the new José Martí and other factories when they are finally finished this spring. The old factories have a place in my heart. It always has been like taking a time machine back to the 1950s in Havana. You walked through run-down buildings with their stained walls and floors, crumbling wooden work benches, and dim fluorescent lighting. The air in these factories was so dense with tradition that it was almost hard to breathe; they were saturated in human toil and historic craftsmanship combined with a good dose of mature tobacco.
A visit to José Martí or any other Havana factory for a keen cigar smoker was almost like a trip to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem for a devout Jew. There was nothing like it. The history, and the sense of tradition in those old cigar temples, enhanced the visitor's appreciation of a great hand-rolled Cuban cigar. I only hope that other Americans have the chance to visit Havana very soon to catch a glimpse of the old ways.
The fact remains that the working conditions in José Martí and a number of other Havana factories were always less than ideal for making quality cigars. I am no industrial engineer, but it has been pretty obvious that the flow of materials in such factories as José Martí and La Corona was not optimal. A lot of the inefficiency was due to the layout of the buildings. "These factories were not designed for the production of cigars today," says Evis Placer, the vice president of logistics for Habanos S.A., the global distribution company for Cuban cigars. "The rooms are small and there is just not enough room to do things properly."
Moreover, I have to believe that the workers, from the men and women who take the tobacco out of bales to those who roll cigars, are going to be a lot happier. Therefore, the factories should make better cigars. As picturesque as some of these old factories are, the working conditions are difficult, particularly in the hot, humid summer. Cigar rollers must feel more like members of a chain gang rather than talented craftsmen who make one of the greatest handmade products on earth. Whether it has the same image or not, a new, professional environment is bound to give workers more confidence in their work.
Another reason that many of Cuba's best cigar workers will take more pride in their work is that many brands will soon be produced in one unique factory. So, in many cases, several cigar brands will no longer be rolled in various factories.
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Chesterfield tightened its oversight on home daycare centers Tuesday.
The Chesterfield Planning Commission adopted a list of guidelines to follow when approving applicants who wish to operate a home daycare center. However, the items on the list are just recommendations. The board will decide the conditions of each application on an individual basis.
Commissioners had been considering toughening some county regulations for home daycares for several months. Virginia passed a law last year requiring all new home daycare applicants to be approved by county zoning boards.
One change commissioners considered was limiting the number of children in each home to less than 12, the state maximum. However, no official room size to child ratio was adopted by the board.
"This is just a little bit more stringent policy for them to look at... to prepare the commission [for what} they're going to possibly want to enforce on an applicant," said Ryan Ramsey, a senior planner for Chesterfield County.
The new guidelines don't specifically recommend any ratio of square footage to number of children at a daycare. However, allowing 25 to 50 feet of room space per child is mentioned.
In the future, this measure could affect daycares like the Loving and Learning Preschool, operated by Melissa Blackmore, in her own home.
"I teach because I love it," said Blackmore.
Blackmore says she believes her room is big enough to fit 12 children comfortably. However, the space may not be large enough for a dozen, by the county's new guidelines.
A new applicant may not be allowed to have up to 12 children, if commissioners don't believe the space is adequate enough. More empty seats could lead to higher costs for parents.
"If you take away children from your home, that takes away from your income… so you would have to increase your cost to the parents," explained Blackmore.
Other conditions on the list included no signs being posted on the property, identifying the daycare. Another rule would only allow other family members who live at the home to work in the daycare.
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