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At approximately 1900 hrs on Tuesday December 9th West Webster Fire and Ambulance was dispatched for a motor vehicle accident in the area of 560 Whiting Road. While enroute to the call, units were updated that there was a female in the vehicle who was possibly trapped. The patient was extricated after approximately 20 minutes trapped in the vehicle. A total of four ambulances were called to the ... (Full Story)
Sunday October 5th, from 1-4pm West Webster will be holding their annual fire prevention open house. We encourage you and your family to come out and learn about fire prevention and fire safety from our firefighters. Everyone will have the ability to look at our trucks and the equipment that we utilize in our daily activities as a fire department. There will also be smoke detector, auto vehicle ... (Full Story)
At approximately 6:15 pm on Sunday September 21, West Webster was dispatched for a fire in the garage. First in West Webster officer reported heavy smoke from the house and reported a working fire. Pumper 123 arrived on scene and stretched three attack lines. Crews were able to rapidly find the seat of the fire and extinguish it. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Monroe County Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Joe Caporoso concludes our New York Knicks draft prospect series with a look at South Dakota State Guard Nate Wolters.
At 6 foot 5, 195 pounds point guard Nate Wolters was the driving force behind back to back NCAA Tournament appearances for South Dakota State. An impressive ball handler who has the ability to score, Wolters showed enough explosiveness to be an encouraging late first round prospect despite playing for a mid-major.
Last season he averaged 22.6 points per game on 48% shooting along with 5.8 assists. Wolters shot 38% from three-point range. Offensively, he is an efficient, smart player who can consistently find a way to put the ball in the basket. There is valid concern about his ability to play defense in the NBA because of a lack of lateral quickness and a lack of length.
He is very likely to be on the board for the Knicks with the 24th pick and if selected could slide in as backup combo guard that provides a little juice to the bench. We know Mike Woodson isn't crazy about playing rookies but Wolters should immediately be able to bring some type of offensive output in limited minutes as a backup. The Knicks could use a little more depth in their backcourt after Jason Kidd retiring and Pablo Prigioni's future with the team being in limbo.


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Have you ever watched CSI and thought: "I could do that"?
Have you ever sat in your recliner with a bag of chips, watching the characters uncovering the crime scene, and tried to solve the investigation before the show reveals the ending?If you answered yes to these questions, then Waynesburg University may be the place to test your abilities.
Earlier this week, four Waynesburg forensic science students accepted the challenge to live out their own CSI moments when they were called by the Maltase Fire Investigation http://www.maltasefire.com/ to help investigate the source of a local house fire.
Seniors Stephanie Yocca, Jennifer Miller, Cory Briendel and junior Drew Heinle dug through layers of ashy debris in search of any electrical appliances that could have potentially ignited the flames.
Like the actors in CSI, minus the Hollywood theatricals and glamour, the students sifted through the scene, locating and documenting every appliance they found. Every suspected culprit was then handed off to an electrical engineer for x-rays who will determine whether there were any faulty parts present.
While the students await the news of whether it was a lamp, toaster, computer or an unidentified device that set the house ablaze, Professor Michael Cipoletti, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Forensic Sciences, claims the real-life experience was invaluable.
"Although the University is good at providing realistic mock scenes on campus with our Crime Scene Investigation Center, we aren't going to set it on fire," said Cipoletti. "Here the students got to experience an actual scene under difficult, real conditions, and learn from a professional investigator first-hand."
So next time you find yourself trying to solve the latest crime scene mystery from your couch, think about your future and what you could be doing with your own investigation skills.Are you up for the challenge?
As part of our mission to engage, educate and enrich the community, our Forensic Science Club visited Jefferson Morgan Elementary. Our students taught the elementary school students about fingerprints and let them develop and lift some latent prints. Through coordination with the FBI via Waynesburg University graduate Alison Chasko, our Forensic Science Club also helped the children fill out National Child ID Program Kits, which record their own fingerprints. The children took the kits home so their parents could fill out other vital info, actually collect DNA (cheek swab) and attach current photos. The kit also came with a wallet card containing their child's thumb print for parents to keep with them. If the child ever becomes lost or missing, the information can be used to assist authorities.
Michael Cipoletti is the Forensic Science Program Director at Waynesburg University
This past summer at Waynesburg University's CSI camp, attendees and the general public were treated to a speaking engagement with Dr. Cyril Wecht. Dr. Wecht spoke about the history of Forensic Science, the current state of the industry and prominent cases from his own career.
If you'd like to learn more about Waynesburg University's Forensic Science program, click here.
Waynesburg University's Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science was recently selected to host the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS) Educators Conference, which commenced August 7 through August 9.
To be selected to host the conference, an institution must meet AAFS's criteria as a "major institution of higher education, preferably one with a forensic science program in place and under the direction of an AAFS fellow/member."
"People on a national level must be noticing the undergraduate, graduate and service work we are accomplishing as a University," said Mike Cipoletti, associate member of AAFS, assistant professor of forensic science and director of the University's forensic science program.
According to Cipoletti, the success and reputation of quality associated with the University's Crime Scene Investigation Camp for high school students may have been an important factor in being selected to host the conference.
Additionally, the faculty of the University's forensic science program has made a concerted effort to establish connections with working professionals and agencies to provide students with cutting-edge forensic science knowledge. Because of this, the University was able to coordinate expert speakers for the conference, including Detective Tim Sethman (Westmoreland County), Peter Alex (FBI Criminal Justice Information Services), Sara Bittner (Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office), Trooper Rich Hunter (Pennsylvania State Police) and Allison Murtha (RJ Lee Group).
"All of the presenters are experienced trainers and/or educators, so they were able to share ideas and tips that the teachers may be able to use in their own classrooms and labs," Cipoletti said.
University faculty members, including Cipoletti; Adam Jack, assistant professor of forensic science and chair of criminal justice and social science; and Marietta Wright, assistant professor of biology, led a majority of the sessions including General Crime Scene Processing, DNA Analysis and Interpretation, Latent Print Development and Drug Identification.
Among the conference attendees were educators from all over the country, including Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia and Washington.
"I have gained the tools, skills and confidence necessary to teach forensics for the first time," said Maggie Chambers, a biology and forensics high school teacher from Redmond, Wash. "This opportunity to network and share ideas with experts and other teachers has been invaluable."
Hello All!
I'm back! So as I promised in my last blog entry, here's an update for the past day or so.
On Wednesday, the campers started off their day with a little burial excavation - dirt, sunshine, skeletons, and shovels (What more do you need?!) After being taken through the steps of how to excavate a burial site, the students were split into teams, and allowed to uncover their own sites, figuring out what happened to the body in the ground (insert second disclaimer here - no real bodies were used!)
After the excavation, the campers were given some free time while we had a cookout. They played some games and enjoyed the amazing weather that we have had this week.
It was after the fun and sun that the real work began though, as the students had to put on their HAZMAT suits (also known as hazardous materials suits - picture giant ghostbuster looking outfits, minus the air tanks and fancy equipment) and begin processing arson scenes. The students were required to use everything that they learned from the ATF and the Pennsylvania State Trooper/Fire Marshal that they talked to earlier this week. The campers really seemed to enjoy that, and having taken a class this past semester on responding to biological and chemical weapons, I could definitely relate to them - for class, we had to wear the suits, and while they were super hot inside, it was pretty awesome to walk around in crime scenes covered head to toe in the suits. Plus they look pretty ridiculous in a totally awesome way.
On Thursday we spent most of the day at the FBI CJIS Division in Clarksburg, WV. Without giving everything away, we were able to tour some of the facility, speak with FBI profilers, learn about biometrics (and seeing where exactly your fingerprints go when you get entered into the system ), watch the bomb squad dogs sniff out explosives, and learn about some of the hardships that officers face in the line of duty. We even got to go to the gift store too and stock up on our FBI souvenirs - parents, if you are lucky, maybe your camper brought you something back!
Last, but certainly not least, we spent the past 2 hours listening to Dr. Cyril Wecht, a world reknowned forensic pathologist. Dr. Wecht has completed over 18,000 autopsies, and has consulted on major cases,including:
I would just like to take a minute to thank our presenters! We are so fortunate to have professionals from such diverse backgrounds and fields represented at CSI camp.
Stay tuned for more!
Caiti Fillipi is a student blogger and the Waynesburg University CSI Camp coordinator. She is a junior in Forensic Science.
Hi everyone! My name is Caiti Filippi, and I am writing to you as the Coordinator for this year's CSI Camp! To give you a little bit of background about me, I am a senior from Huntingtown, MD, and I am studying Criminal Justice here at Waynesburg University. This is my 5th year with Waynesburg's CSI Camp - my first two years I was a camper, my third year a camp counselor, and last year I helped out behind the scenes. This year, as coordinator, I have had not only a bigger role behind the scenes, but I have helped our Camp Director (Mike Cipoletti) plan the camp from start to finish, which has been so cool! To go from being a camper to now helping organize the entire week has been pretty awesome to say the least, but enough about me! I want to give you an inside look at some of the things that we have been doing this past week, but first a little background on this years camp. We have 54 campers from a variety of states, including: • Pennsylvania • Ohio • Maryland • Virginia • Michigan • and even ones from Florida and Arizona! How cool is that?!
In addition to the campers, we have 20 camp counselors who are all current Waynesburg University students, majoring in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Forensic Accounting, and Computer Forensics. I just want to say how awesome our camp staff is - we could not run this camp without them!
And now for the good stuff - crime scenes, arson investigations, profiling, cybercrimes, surveillances, and search warrant executions! Those are just a handful of things that we have done the past few days here, and we are nowhere near done yet!
The campers arrived on Sunday, and while they were given a small idea of what to expect for the week, I don't think they had any clue just how much we had planned for them. After the first few hours of move-ins, introductions, and getting to know each other, we jumped into the swing of things by kicking things off with scavenger hunts, movies, and ice cream socials - the campers really seemed to enjoy the first night and were so excited to get started the next day!The second day of camp was definitely jam-packed with activities and presenters, and the students loved it! We brought in so many professionals including, an expert in forensic psychology (Waynesburg University professor Dr. Keith Reider), an FBI agent from the FBI-CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) division in Clarksburg, WV, and agents from the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF for short) - Pittsburgh Division, just to name a few. The campers were able to learn how to properly process crime scenes, how to conduct arson investigations, how to profile suspects (including what it takes to profile serial killers - scary stuff!), and how to determine the different types of explosives used... this was just all in one day!
Day 3 (which is probably my favorite day of camp) was definitely active to say the least. The night before, myself and two other counselors showed the campers what it means to conduct a surveillance, and gave them some tips for successfully following other suspects. Yesterday was the campers turn to give it a try, and see how hard it is to follow someone for a few hours without them even knowing. As I am sure they can tell you, it is not an easy task! Here at Waynesburg University, students in criminal justice and the forensics have to participate in surveillances as a part of a class that we must take in order to graduate - so we decided to give the campers a taste of what that is like for us, and we ask University students to act as role players (aka drug dealers) and be followed around by the campers for a few hours. The role players make fake drug deals, and the campers are asked to move in, make arrests, and conduct interviews in order to collect enough info for a search warrant. When all is said and done, at the end of yesterday, fake drugs were sold, arrests were made, search warrants were executed, doors were kicked down, and evidence was collected - all in all, a pretty awesome day!
If that sounds exciting, wait until you hear what the campers are doing today. Burial excavations!!! We set up scenes for the campers to dig up, using the proper techniques shown to them so that they can uncover remains and figure out what happened to that person. Before I continue, let me just insert a major disclaimer here and say that no real bodies were used in this!! (Just in case you were concerned about that - I know I would be!) We use fake skeletons, and bury it with evidence, so that the campers have to fit the pieces together and solve the puzzle. That is all I have for now, but feel free to ask any questions, and stay tuned for more updates throughout the camp!
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Despite Tony Gwynn's death, Cubs can't quit chewing tobacco
BY GORDON WITTENMYER Staff Reporter June 18, 2014 2:27PM
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MIAMI — Cubs catcher John Baker, the former Padre who knew Tony Gwynn and appeared shaken by his death this week, said he thinks about quitting "all the time."
But even after Gwynn lost his long battle against cancer related to his use of smokeless tobacco, players such as Baker wonder whether the wake-up call will ring loudly enough to cause players to quit the habit that always has been pervasive around major-league clubhouses.
"I think about it when I lay in bed at night how much I hate myself [for dipping]," Baker said. "I wish there was a better alternative that wasn't gum."
Maybe a third to half of Cubs players use smokeless tobacco. Several say Gwynn's death makes them consider quitting.
"Absolutely," said James Russell, who grew up around major-league clubhouses and whose father, Jeff, dipped. "Anytime you see something like that, it definitely makes you second-guess your choice of using tobacco or not."
But Russell doesn't think he'll quit, at least not while he's playing.
"For some reason, it's tougher in the season," he said. "During the offseason, I don't do it as much.
"Obviously, my girlfriend and mom don't really like it too much. My dad still dips to this day. We've tried cutting back and quitting at times. But just with the baseball culture, it's kind of tough, I guess."
Baseball has banned smokeless tobacco in the minor leagues, where players can be punished with fines. Major League Baseball tried to do it in the big leagues in 2011, but unionized players refused to agree. Instead, MLB instituted policies prohibiting teams from providing tobacco to players, and players can be fined for visibly using tobacco or displaying tins while doing televised interviews.
Despite declines in baseball over the years, dipping doesn't seem likely to disappear anytime soon, even with such shocking reminders of the dangers as players got this week.
"I don't think so," said 24-year-old Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, a cancer survivor who doesn't use tobacco. "It's an addiction. Obviously, we're all told what can happen. And obviously with Tony, it was the worst thing that happened, and it's really upsetting. But I don't think people will stop over it.
"Obviously, it can hurt you. But you don't think you're going to get hurt while you're doing it."
Like Russell, Baker and others say they rarely dip after the physically and mentally stressful season ends. And Russell said he figures he'll quit after his career is over.
"Definitely if I've got kids around, too," he said. "I don't want my kid just coming and drinking out of my spit cup. It's just trying to set a good example."
Pitcher Justin Grimm, who gave up smokeless tobacco after vomiting the only time he tried it, said his friends who use "all say they wish they never would have started."
He's not sure, either, whether Gwynn's death will lead to any real change in clubhouses.
"But I think it opens up a lot of eyes," he said. "Hopefully, guys learn from it."


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Accounting grads need look beyond accountingPUBLISHED: 11 Feb 2013 00:06:00 | UPDATED: 10 Feb 2013 11:08:26PRINT EDITION: 06 Feb 2013
Although entry level accounting roles are moving offshore, there is more demand for accounting graduates with specialist skills in fields such as mining and forensics, according to Macquarie University's Philomena Leung. Photo illustration: Louie Douvis
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"Up to half of Australian accounting graduates don't find work in an accounting role within the first year," says the local head of the British-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, John Winter.
Australia, which produces a relatively high proportion of accounting graduates by international standards, also has an in-flow of mid-level accountants enter the market through skilled migration programs, he says.
But trends in outsourcing, offshoring and finance transformations have contributed to a profound drop in demand for entry-level accountants in both corporate accounting and professional services firms over the past five years, he says.
"Australia is at risk of having a glut of accounting graduates at the base level and that's a cause for concern."
Graduate programs, which traditionally supported local graduates to earn a living and gain experience while completing their professional certification are under pressure as more companies send junior roles offshore. In 2012, Kimberly-Clark Australia cancelled its longstanding graduate program following a move to a shared services model based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"It's a common first-world issue," says Winter. But despite there being plenty of entry-level jobs available in Asia there is little chance of local graduates heading offshore.
"Australians wouldn't take on the work regime required in an offshore processing centre," he says.
Nor do they need to.
"While graduate positions may not exist in entry-level accounting jobs, accounting graduates are sought after for roles in banking and business operations."
"There's been a lot of talk about the professional services firms beginning to recruit engineers to widen their skills base, but it works in reverse as well."
"Graduate opportunities are now more diverse," says Macquarie University accounting and corporate governance head of department Philomena Leung.
The department receives steady enquiries from the profession and industry partners about internship students, or near graduates, to do part-time work and these placements often lead to employment by the inquiring firm, she says.
While the increase in offshoring has reduced basic roles, there will be more demand for specialists in fields like mining, or forensic, says Leung. She has also seen an increase in demand from the not-for-profit sector.
Companies and firms today are more cautious of how they invest, says Leung. "Graduates must have a longer term competitive advantage in order to be appealing."
"It has become more attractive to have a double degree."
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200 Level Courses:
ENVR 200: Environmental Geoscience
ENVR 201: Environmental Chemistry
ENVR 214: Environmental Microbiology
ENVR 220: Introduction to Ethical Environmental Issues
ENVR 290: Selected Topics
300 Level Courses:
ENVR 300: GIS and Remote Sensing
ENVR 312: General Ecology
ENVR 313: Resource Management
ENVR 315: Environmental Laws and Regulations
ENVR 316: Environmental Compliance
ENVR 319: Occupational Health and Safety
ENVR 320: Environmental Ethics
ENVR 321: Hazardous Materials
ENVR 323: Meteorology
ENVR 326: Environmental and Community Health
ENVR 327: Food Quality and Protection
ENVR 344: Toxicology
ENVR 375: Environmental Management
ENVR 390: Selected Topics
ENVR 391, 392: Research
ENVR 397, 398: Internship
400 Level Courses:
ENVR 490: Selected Topics
ENVR 491, 492: Research
ENVR 497, 498: Internship
ENVR 493: Senior Seminar
ENVR 200: Environmental Geoscience. 4 hours.
A study of the interrelationship between humans and the physical environment. The course will focus on natural resources, soils, hydrology, and water supplies, erosional processes, karst landscapes, land use planning, and geologic map interpretation. Includes laboratory. Field work required.. Same as PHYS 200, GEOG 200.
ENVR 201 Environmental Chemistry. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 103. A course with a topics based approach to the chemistry of the environment. Students in this course are expected to have some knowledge of chemisttry and a desire to apply this knowledge to the environment. Topics of interest include environmental chemistry of water, water pollution, water treatment, geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, hazardous materials and resources. Three lectures and one laboratory period. Same as CHEM 201.
ENVR 214: Environmental Microbiology. 3 hours.
The practical relationships between microorganisms and the environment. An introduction to the standard laboratory methods of the study of bacteria with emphasis on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Content will include symbiotic relationships, waste-water treatment, nutrient cycling, and eutrophication, as well as disease and other topics. Lecture and laboratory. Same as BIOL 214. Prerequisite: BIOL 103 or BIOL 110, and CHEM 103.
ENVR 220: Introduction to Ethical Environmental Issues. 3 hours.
An introductory approach to the factual and ethical views regarding current and future environments designed to familiarize students with various frameworks and choices. Course explores several contemporary approaches to environmental ethics and representative theoretical problems.
ENVR 300: GIS and remote Sensing. 3 hours.
Remote sensing concepts and methods including multispectral image analysis and acquisition, radar imaging, satellite and airborne remote sensing systems, digital image analysis, the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter, use of global positioning system equipment. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) exercises applied throughout the course. Same as PHYS 300, GEOG 300. Offered spring semester
ENVR 312: General Ecology. 4 hours.
A study of fundamental ecological principles and their relationship to current environmental problems. Includes physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine the distribution and abundance of plants and animals, emphasizing population and community dynamics, species interaction, biogeography, nutrient cycling, and energy flow through food webs. Lecture and laboratory with field work. Recommended for students from all disciplines. Same as BIOL 312. Prerequisite: BIOL 110. Offered fall and spring semesters.
ENVR 313: Resource Management. 3 hours.
An overview of the principles involved in managing resources for sustainable community, economy and environment. Topics include global environmental problems and solutions, water quality in the Ozarks, environmental impact assessment, and local field work. Same as GEOG 313.
ENVR 315: Environmental Laws and Regulations. 3 hours.
An introduction to hazardous waste regulations, solid waste management programs, the Clean Air Act, OSHA regulations, the Clean Water Act, environmental audits, remediation technology and issues relating to the impact of environmental laws on society. Same as PLSC 315. Prerequisite: ENVR 312. Offered fall semester.
ENVR 316: Environmental Compliance. 3 hours.
This course will provide a 'next logical step' beyond Environmental Laws and Regulations, and focus on the practical and policy issues, as well as the varying options that may be available for compliance with those laws and regulations. It is specifically designed in addition to be of particular interest and use to those in the workplace who may currently have or may anticipate having responsibilities in the areas of environmental management and compliance issues. Prerequisite: ENVR 315. Offered spring semester.
ENVR 319: Occupational Health and Safety. 3 hours.
This course will cover safety and health issues in the workplace, methods of control and regulations. Issues will include environmental, chemical, physical, and ergonomic hazards. Offered fall semester of odd years.
ENVR 320: Environmental Ethics. 3 hours.
This course seeks to develop a better understanding of both the factual and ethical dimensions of our current and possible future environments. Explores several contemporary approaches in environmental ethics (including: deep ecology; ecofeminism; animal rights; market efficiencies; the loss of biodiversity and responses from deontological, utilitarian and virtue ethics, etc.) and representative theoretical problems (e.g., Aldo Leopold's "land ethic" vs. natural rights views; ecological holism vs. moral atomism; market efficiency vs. moral obligations, etc.). Using a case-study approach, students then learn to apply different ethical frameworks to several ethical choices occasioned by human interaction with the natural order. Offered spring semester. Same as PHIL 320 (Meets Values Inquiry).
ENVR 321: Hazardous Materials. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: One semester of college level chemistry. Provides an in-depth examination of substances classified as hazardous by various agencies and programs including the Department of Transportation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The course will explore chemical emergency preparedness, risk assessment, and emergency response planning and training. This course also qualifies as providing the skills and competencies required for employer certification under OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Rules, 29 CFR 1910.120, and National Fire Protection Association Standards, NFPA 472, for Hazardous Materials Response, Awareness Level.
ENVR 323: Meteorology. 3 hours.
This course explores the processes that produce weather and climate patterns. Topics of study include: earth/sun relationships, global pressure and wind systems, weather forecasting, severe storms and global climate change. Same as GEOG 323. Prerequisite: ENVR 200.
ENVR 326: Environmental and Community Health. 3 hours.
This course will examine the relationships between the environment and human health. Specifically, looking at how our environment affects personal and community health throughout the world .Same as BIOL 326.Offered spring semester
ENVR 327: Food Quality and Protection. 3 hours.
This course will cover global potential food quantity and quality hazards and methods of protection. Offered spring semesters of even years.
ENVR 344: Toxicology. 3 hours.
This course examines the basic concepts of the effects of toxins on human health, ways toxins are encountered and the consequences for individual and future generations. Methods of treatment also are discussed. Offered spring semester. Same as BIOL 344. Prerequisite: BIOL 103 or BIOL 110, and CHEM 103.
ENVR 375: Environmental Management. 3 hours.
Examination of the administrative and organizational aspects of environmental management. Topics include structure of government agencies and private industry with focus on proven environmental management practices and application of technology needed to comply with statutory requirements and voluntary efforts. Prerequisite: ENVR 321, BIOL 105 or BIOL 312, and PLSC 315.
ENVR 493: Senior Seminar; 3 hours
An opportunity for an advanced environmental science student to work with a faculty member or environmental agency on an independent research project to fulfill the senior seminar requirement. This research project acts as the culminating experience of an environmental student's in-depth study. Students will draw on their liberal arts experience as well as their major to consider topics in terms of their values implications, their historical context, and societal significance. Written report on results of research required. Prerequisites: BIOL 110, BIOL 322, BIOL 312, and instructor's permission. Offered each semester.
ENVR 290, ENVR 390, ENVR 490: Selected Topics. 1-3 hours.
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Take Two for September 17, 2013
An update on the Navy Yard shooting investigation
Yesterday, 34-year-old Aaron Alexis stormed the Navy Yard in DC just miles from the White House, killing 12 people before being shot and killed by authorities. Investigators are still looking into his background and motive.
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EAU CLAIRE Campus and community organizations and programs will offer service opportunities to University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire students, faculty/staff and the public during Community Action Day, set for Thursday, Sept. 9, at UW-Eau Claire.
People who wish to offer their time and efforts to area service organizations on a voluntary basis will have a chance to explore such opportunities at the event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center.
A number of the represented agencies provide opportunities that enable students to receive university credit through several departments including the department of social work, or to fulfill the UW-Eau Claire service-learning requirement through the Community Action and Lifelong Learning Program and the Service-Learning Office.
"The emphasis of Community Action Day is on serving the greater Eau Claire community," said Paula Stuettgen, student development coordinator at UW-Eau Claire and coordinator of the CALL program. "Through service, the volunteer learns more about the community and helps fill an identifiable need. The university places an emphasis on service to one's community as a method of practicing the theories and methods learned in the classroom."
CALL also publishes an annual directory and a bi-monthly newsletter which list service opportunities and job descriptions, to help put individuals and organizations in touch with community agencies in need of volunteers. Both also can be accessed by way of the Internet at http://http://dc01.uwec.edu/call/ (key words: volunteer opportunities).
For copies of publications and more information about CALL and Community Action Day, contact the Activities and Programs Office, Davies Center 133, (715) 836-4803.
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Online Clothing Stores in Pakistan
Apparently online shopping in Pakistan has outgrown and is still fostering, making available new services and products. Online presence concretes the identity of your business. Similarly, local brands seeking operational expansion have this perfect getaway by marketing their brand(s) via social media peripherals. Yes! In fact internet is an open source, a free for all playground; merge it with the right tools and the result you get is a large chunk of online users.
The young has tons to enjoy choosing from a couple hundred brands. While, online clothing stores are offering head to toe apparel by renowned brands being packed and delivered for free at your home. I bet every 2 amongst 4 individuals are brand fanatics. For them, online clothing stores are safe havens! And For fashionistas, Daraz.pk is their refuge. In addition, websites like TCS Connect.com, shophive.com, azmalo.pk, and etcetera have designer clothing, jewelry, designer shoes, and accessories up for sale.
We also appreciated the introduction of new brands infusing creativity and which later became ever informative topic of our evening gossip across several social gatherings. Best example? Design Molvi is the answer.
Electronics and gadgets, baby garments, books, tablets and computers, kitchen utensils, wristwatches..
every active e-commerce venture has made products available in these categories. A huge assortment it is for an average, middle class consumer. Easy steps with secured online payment methods let to shop online with convenience.
Be advised, fraud and identity theft risks ahead! Google some results on customer reviews regarding their experiences with a certain website you wish to make a purchase from.
Daraz.pk | Labelsestore.com
Zahir Rahimtoola's fashion empire, Labels e-store, is the other fashion house of Pakistan whose operations expand to the U.S, and to the UAE. In comparison, Daraz.pk is the most advertised trademark in Pakistan. Daraz has this uniqueness of caring for the fashion needs of a customer.
Currently, these are the only fashion pros which possess an online clothing store or call it an online portal.
Pakistan remains a successful, consumer-rich market due to the fact of inhabiting smart entrepreneurs for bringing foreign businesses to this soil.
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Japanese mustard spinach
Brassica rapa var. komatsuna
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Japanese mustard spinach is part of the Brassica (Mustard) genus and its scientific name is Brassica rapa var. komatsuna. A type of edible vegetable, it mainly grows as an annual plant - which means it typically only grows best for a single growing season. Normally grows with a mound-forming habit. This plant tends to bloom in early summer, followed by first harvests in late spring.
Japan is believed to be where Japanese mustard spinach originates from.
Japanese mustard spinach is great for inexperienced gardeners and those that like low maintainance gardens.
This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Japanese mustard spinach have been kindly provided by our members.
How to grow Japanese mustard spinach
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Growing Japanese mustard spinach from seed
Transplanting Japanese mustard spinach
Companion plants for Japanese mustard spinach
These plants have been known to grow well alongside Japanese mustard spinach so consider planting:
Cinnamon Basil, Rosemary: To try and prevent damage from Cabbage Moth aka Cabbage Butterfly
Repellent plants for Japanese mustard spinach
These plants will not grow well with Japanese mustard spinach so avoid planting these within close proximity:
Annual legumes, such as peas, pole or bush bean, chickpea, cowpea, snow pea, lentils, lupines, fragrant sweet pea, runner bean, hyacinth bean, and yard weeds in the legume family such as clovers, vetches and alfalfa, should not be allowed to grow near this plant. All of these can act as host plants for Alternaria fungus and then transmit it to the Komatsuna.
Common Japanese mustard spinach problems
These problems, diseases and pests are known to affect Japanese mustard spinach plants:
Alternaria mildew may become a problem. It helps to practice crop rotation, plant certified or treated seeds, use an antifungal spray such as baking soda, and keep garden clear of host weeds such as wild legumes – yellow clover, etc.
Cabbage moth aka cabbage butterfly is a significant pest of this plant. Covering the plant in fine netting works great, and using strongly scented companion plants such as cinnamon basil or rosemary in very close proximity to the komatsuna works to some extent… Not as well as netting, though.
Other names for Japanese mustard spinach
Brassica rapa var. pervirdis,Brassica campestris (rapifera group)
Misspellings: komsuna, komtsuna, komasuna
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A Bear in the China Story: Opinion
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The China bulls haven't given up in spite of all the evidence that China's economy is in trouble. Only massive governmental projects are keeping economic activity from contracting. Capital investments from the government are now about five times greater than in developed countries.
That obviously leads to lots of "mal-investment," waste and corruption.
The large, government-controlled enterprises get the benefit of these projects. Their top management is usually from the families of the top party officials. They are able to siphon off hundreds of millions of dollars from the top. They not only control these large firms but also the powerful, official party organizations. It's blatant incest, typical of all communistic regimes.
The current prime minister has a well-publicized "anti-corruption" agenda. Is it show or real? It's curious that at the same time the government has passed a law that any articles or blogs critical of the government or insinuating corruption at local and central levels of governments or fraud at corporations is punishable with prison. Investigative reporters are usually the ones who have exposed such misdeeds. How can this law be part of an "anti-corruption" agenda?In 2011 the People's Bank of China issued a report that said 18,000 public officials had stolen assets of around $100 billion from 1995 to 2008 and fled the country. I wonder what the "unofficial" number is? Let's look at the economy. The debt in the economy has soared over the past six years to astronomical levels. During that time, banking sector assets (i.e. loans) have grown by about $14 trillion according to Fitch credit rating service. That's equivalent to the size of the entire U.S. banking system. Some private estimates are that perhaps 40% to 50% of these loans are "non-accruing" -- in other words, basically in default. This happened in the late 1990s, and the government restructured the banking system by forming "bad banks" that took over the bad loans from the banks. Then the government sold shares in the bad banks to investment vehicles, some those of the government's including foreign investment firms. That's how that problem was resolved. It could be done again.
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But Bates asserted itself over the final 15 minutes, scoring the game's last five goals, the final one with just 16 seconds remaining, to pull out a 14-13 victory.
McCarthy, who had scored three goals in a game twice during her career, had three of her five goals vs. Bates in a span of only 12 minutes as the Cardinals, who trailed 6-2 in the first half and 9-6 early in the second period, rattled off seven straight with McCarthy starting the finishing the burst. As a result, Wesleyan forged its largest lead of the contest and looked hopeful of extending its winning streak against Bates to eight games.
Bates had other ideas, scoring at 14:45, 9:35, 8:06 and 2:18 to tie the contest. Wesleyan had two good scoring chances in the next minute but both shots whistled wide of the mark. Bates forced a turnover in the last minute, came up field and cashed in with :16 showing on the game clock. Wesleyan got the draw but was only able to manage a desperate long-range shot which also missed the goal.
Both Jess Chukwu '11 and Sarah Orkin '09 scored twice for the Cardinals in support of the attack.
Wesleyan returned to game mode on Sat., March 28, hosting Tufts, ranked seventh nationally. Tufts flexed its muscles in the first half, generating five goals in a span of 3:32 to take a 5-1 lead 10 minutes into the game. By the time the first half was over, the Jumbos held a comfortable 14-4 lead. A low-scoring second half resulted in a 17-6 final score for Tufts. Wesleyan had six individual goal-scorers while Allie Lynch '10 dished off three assists for a three-point day.
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2morrow Belchertown gets out of school. Fuck You ALL!!! Pathfinder gets out on Friday. Blah. I have finals all this week Grrr. The Up side 2 all of this is that Brandon is coming over on Friday. Next Friday is his Birthday. He'll be 17. I kno exactly what I want 2 get him it's at Hot Topic. but 1) No Money. 2) No Ride. The money I'm not that worried about, what I need is a ride. But my family doesn't like 2 go 2 the Holyoke Mall. So I'm screwed. :-(. It makes me really upset/sad that I might not be able to get him anything for his Birthday. :-( ^Tear^
2day I had my Related Final. 2morrow I have the Math final & I think the English Final. Wednesday I'm not sure. Thursday My History Final. Blah Blah Blah. Hopefully I'll find a way 2 pass them all. ^Prays 2 God & Goddess^
10 Days ago Sully turned 16. lol
Brandon and I are stuck with eachother for life. It's the greatest feeling in the world. And makes me really happy. Even if we see some things differently. He's everything 2 me.
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York Höller: UK premieres at the Southbank Centre(October 2012)
UK premieres of recent works by German composer York Höller are featured in the Music of Today series at the Southbank Centre in London.
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Music of Today series introduces UK audiences to recent works by York Höller, one of the leading German composers over the past half century. The free concert at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall at 6pm on Thursday 18 October features members of the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon. Series director Unsuk Chin introduces the concert, and York Höller will be in conversation with Nicholas Collon discussing the background to the three featured works.
Ex Tempore for a mixed ensemble of nine instrumentalists was premiered by Ensemble Recherche in 2002 and has since travelled widely in Germany and to Poland, the USA, Austria and France, and has been performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and Pierre Boulez in Höller's home city of Cologne and in Amsterdam. Also receiving its UK premiere in London is Feuerwerk for 16 instrumentalists, composed in 2004 and premiered by musikFabrik. The programme is completed by Höller's classic Improvisation sur le nom de Pierre Boulez, also for 16 instrumentalists, which has been performed by leading contemporary music ensembles since its premiere in 1985, including Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, London Sinfonietta and Musica Viva Dresden.
Born in 1944, York Höller studied composition with Bernd Alois Zimmermann at the Cologne Musikhochschule. He was invited by Karlheinz Stockhausen to work at the electronic studio of the WDR (West German Radio) in Cologne and was subsequently appointed Director of the studio as a successor to Stockhausen. His pioneering work in the late 1970s and 1980s explored the integration of live and electronically processed sound, including Arcus and Résonance which combined the technology of IRCAM with the live musicians of the Ensemble Intercontemporain. His oeuvre as a whole demonstrates an imaginative blending of contemporary music techniques with French aural sensibility and an exploration of archetypal identities, whether mythical, musical or philosophical.
His large-scale works include Piano Concerto No.1 written for Peter Donohoe and also championed by Daniel Barenboim, and the opera Der Meister und Margarita, setting Bulgakov's novel, staged at the Paris Opéra and Cologne Opera. His orchestral work Aura was premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Barenboim in 1995 and toured to the Cologne Musik Triennale. Höller's recent scores include Sphären for orchestra, premiered under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, which was awarded the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in 2010. A new cello concerto for Adrian Brendel will be premiered on 25 January 2013 in Hamburg by the NDR Symphony Orchestra. 2014 is York Höller's 70th birthday year.
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Recent comments
- wanda white
- April 03, 2013 - 23:32
While I agree with the need for 'clean' power, I disagree with it being Muskrat Falls for one simple reason. Expense! I can barely afford to heat my bathroom and kitchen on the disability amount of just over $600per month that I get to live on. I agree Holyrood generators are messy but a better cheaper alternative is out there if 'they' (the PCs)look hard enough
- Tony Rockel
- April 03, 2013 - 18:55
We can do perfectly well without "clean" (but obscenely expensive) Muskrat Falls power. The existing hydro generators on this island could be connected up to the grid for a tiny fraction of the cost of MF and its transmission line.
- Matt
- April 03, 2013 - 14:54
Red, you do not have a good understanding of our power grid. Should another unit go down (unexpectedly or for maintenance) anywhere in the province, we would see widespread outages. We have been lucky since January that we have not had this issue. Next winter, we may not be so lucky
- Red
- April 03, 2013 - 12:12
Wow you would think that with a so called power shortage in the province that we wouldn't be able to do without this generator. Did anyone notice any blackouts since Jan11? What a farce it is that we "need" Muskrat Falls power.
- David Wilson
- April 03, 2013 - 14:30
Red you would have a different tune if you lived next to the Holyrood power generating plant. Clean Muskrat Falls power is needed asap.


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Excerpts from the Statement by
Ambassador J.ENKHSAIKHAN,
Permanent Representative of Mongolia
to the United Nations In the General Debate of the First committee
/53rd Session of UNGA, New York, October 1998/
Mr. Chairman,
First of all I would like to extend to You my delegation's warmest congratulations on your well-deserved election to the post of the Chairman of this important Committee and pledge this delegation's full support and cooperation.
Mongolia's position on many of the disarmament and international security-related issues has found reflection in the Final document of the XII NAM Summit meeting, held in August-September in Durban, South Africa. Nevertheless, today I would like to make the following 6 points:
One. Improving multilateral disarmament mechanisms. My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his important and timely statement on the pressing issues of disarmament and international security. In this regard it welcomes the re-establishment of the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs, which, together with further improvement of the work of this Committee and some other disarmament bodies, is viewed by this delegation as a positive step in strengthening the role of the United Nations in the field of disarmament on the threshold of the new millennium.
Likewise, Mongolia welcomes the establishment in the Conference on Disarmament of the ad hoc committees on nuclear security assurances and on fissile material and other explosive devices as timely steps towards making the long overdue progress in the field nuclear disarmament.
Two. Nuclear disarmament. Despite the above encouraging signs, nevertheless my delegation believes that in reality not much progress has been registered lately in the field nuclear disarmament. Nuclear powers are still yet to embark upon serious nuclear disarmament negotiations as required by article VI of the NPT and upheld by the ICJ in its advisory opinion.
Moreover, the series of nuclear tests conducted a few months ago in South Asia have raised the specter of nuclear weapon proliferation and of igniting a nuclear arms race in the region with the possible far-reaching destabilizing consequences well beyond the region. Mongolia, like many other states, has expressed its deep regret over the tests, urged India and Pakistan to refrain from any further tests and appealed to them to take steps to become parties to the NPT and the CTBT without delay. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to reiterate Mongolia's support of the latest encouraging declarations of intent by these states to sign the CTBT. In this context my delegation welcomes the declaration by the People's Republic of China not to resume nuclear tests despite these tests.
My delegation believes that the eight-nation joint declaration of 9 June of this year is timely and is intended, as the distinguished representative of the Republic of South Africa has pointed out earlier, "to put forward a realistic and achievable agenda for the achievement of nuclear disarmament". We believe that the eight-nation initiative deserves serious attention and support.
Three. Formation of new nuclear-weapon-free zones. Among the international efforts aimed at contributing to strengthening nuclear security and enhancing stability, Mongolia attaches great importance to the contributions of non-nuclear states, especially, inter alia, by establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones in various parts of the world. We believe that such zones are important measures in the cause of creating a nuclear-weapon-free world. In this context it welcomes and supports the latest regional effort to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia. The recent consultative expert level meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and especially preliminary exchange of views on the basic elements of the future treaty are encouraging.
It is our hope that this zone in Central Asia would be created before the year 2000, as underlined in the decisions of the 1995 NPT Review Conference. Being a close, if not immediate, neighbor of the Central Asian states, and being one of the active advocates of this proposal, we are happy to see the proposal being materialized. Mongolia is prepared to offer its full cooperation and support in this endeavor.
Four. Mongolia's nuclear-weapon-free status. If one looks at the geo-physical map of the world, one can see that, for these very geo-physical reasons, some states cannot be part of one or another geo-graphical region. This is the case with Mongolia which does not physically border on any of Central Asian states. However, this cannot serve as a valid reason to exclude such states as Mongolia from common disarmament efforts, including from the efforts to expand the network of nuclear-weapon-free zones. In fact the international community has recognized as far back as in 1975 the right of even individual states to create nuclear-weapon-free zones.
Inspired by the progress in the creation of nuclear-weapon-free zones in various parts of the world and guided by the noble aim of turning yet another part of the world, the size of which is larger than Central Europe, into such a zone, Mongolia has in 1992 declared its territory a nuclear-weapon-free zone. This declaration of ours has been well received and even supported by its two immediate neighbors, China and Russia, by the other three nuclear-weapon-states as well as the entire Non-Aligned Movement. The latter has declared in Durban last September that the Movement welcomed and supported Mongolia's policy to institutionalize its single State nuclear- weapon-free zone status. Mongolia's contacts with the nuclear-weapon states give us reason to believe that its status could be institutionalized in an appropriate form in the near future, reflecting its geo-political role and balance of interests.
Five. Role of small and medium states. Disarmament and ensuring international security are not the exclusive prerogatives of the big and powerful. The role of small and medium states in the process of disarmament and strengthening international security should not be underestimated. Forming the vast majority of the international community, they are playing, collectively or individually, a more active role in the disarmament and confidence-building processes. The role of the Non-aligned movement and of some regional mechanisms are a vivid proof thereof. In this connection, and in the context of highlighting the role of small states in promoting international security and mutual confidence, I would like to briefly dwell on what my country, Mongolia, is doing at present.
This year Mongolia has published for the first time its defense white paper. It is based on Mongolia's national security and foreign policy concepts as well as the fundamentals of the country's military doctrine. The defense white paper states that Mongolia pursues an open and non-aligned policy and that it does not view any country as its enemy. It has refrained from joining any military alliance or grouping. It has also refrained from allowing the use of its territory or air space against any other country, as well as from stationing of foreign troops or weapons, including nuclear or any other weapons of mass destruction, on its territory. Instead, in the past few years it has set up or upgraded a number of seismic monitoring stations on its territory as an important integral part of world-wide network of stations for monitoring the compliance of states with the CTBT. These stations have clearly detected all the South Asian nuclear tests and the data has duly been forwarded to the appropriate international body.
For obvious reasons, Mongolia gives priority to its relations with the immediate neighbors. It pursues a policy of balanced relationship. Maintaining a balanced relationship does not mean, in our case, keeping mechanical equidistance between them or taking identical position on all issues. This policy of ours is meant to strengthen trust and develop all-round good-neighborly relations with both of them, taking due account of their policies in regard to our clearly defined vital national interests.
A policy of non-involvement and neutrality is being pursued in relation to the possible disputes that might arise between the two neighbors. This policy of ours is well understood and well received by our two neighbors, expanding thus the area of confidence and good-neighborliness in this region. It also fully coincides with the Sino-Russian joint declaration that they would not use force or threat of force in any form whatsoever against each other, including using the territory, and the airspace of third countries.
With respect to the United Nations, the defense white paper specifically underlines that Mongolia shall fulfill its UN Charter obligations to support the latter's activities, when necessary, by way of dispatching observers, offering good offices, mediation and conciliatory services.
This year Mongolia has become a full-fledged dialogue partner of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and it intends to participate more actively in the regional multilateral activities aimed at strengthening peace, security and stability at the regional level. Moreover, together with the UN Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, Mongolia intends to host next summer in Ulaanbaatar an international conference to focus on the pressing disarmament and security-related issues of the region. Bearing in mind the role that the Center is playing in discussing and examining regional disarmament problems and seeing the great potential of the UN Regional Center, my country is in favor of further enhancing the Center's activities on a solid financial basis.
Six. Special Session on Disarmament. Some progress was registered with respect to the question of convening the fourth Special Session on Disarmament (SSOD-IV) during the last session of the Disarmament Commission. However no consensus has emerged in the Commission on the objectives and agenda of the session, as required by the General Assembly resolution 52/38 F. This is unfortunate. Two decades have passed since SSOD-I was held that adopted truly historic decisions. A decade has elapsed since SSOD-III.
The implementation of SSODs need proper review and appraisal. Moreover, the question of nuclear disarmament is acquiring even greater importance in the wake of the recent nuclear tests in South Asia. Besides, on the threshold of the third millennium the geopolitical contours of the world has been undergoing dramatic changes and transformations that demand adequate collective responses and adjustments. New forms of potential threats are looming with the intensification of scientific and technical progress. One such potential threat has been identified with the developments in the field of information and telecommunication in the context of international security. All these changes and transformations call for the speediest convening of SSOD-IV.
My delegation believes that fixing the concrete date of convening SSOD-IV should be the least that the Assembly should do at this stage so as to allow to proceed immediately to its concrete preparations. Since the session needs to be adequately prepared and since the NPT Review Conference is scheduled be held in the year 2000, it seems logical to focus on year 2001 as the year of convening SSOD-IV and take a decision on this at the present session.
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Letters to the Editor, March 30, 2013
To the Editor:
I write in response to Block Island Residents Association (BIRA) President William Penn's letter to this paper published in the March 16 edition. Maybe he didn't mention he holds this position because it isn't relevant, but I say differently. Mr. Penn often cites a dated BIRA survey related to the Deepwater wind farm. Additionally, most people know he serves as President of BIRA and reminds us often of his political capital as a member of the island's Electric Utility Task Group and chairman of the Historic District Commission. BIRA's website indicates that any individual residing on Block Island all or part of the year shall become a member of the association with all the privileges that pertain thereto. Someone serving as the President of BIRA should know better than to characterize any residents as seasonal or otherwise and dismissing the thoughts and inputs from one group of BIRA membership versus another. Shame on him for trying to divide the wonderful people (seasonal and year-round) on this tiny slice of heaven.
I also take offense that seasonal residents can't grasp issues confronting year-round residents. I am a landowner on Block Island, and the island has been part of my life for over 20 years. I may not hold any advanced degrees in finance that Mr. Penn has, but I can certainly read a newspaper, and I have taken the opportunity to speak to year-round residents, some of whom, in plain English, explained to me what the hardships are for them. Are the turbines going to put more ferries on the winter schedule? Are the turbines going to create jobs during the off season? How about lowering the deer population? How will the turbines help create affordable housing?
Mr. Penn mentions the 1,800 BIPCo customers that could never afford to pay for a standalone cable. But, the R.I. Public Utilities Commission can socialize the costs of the cable (see existing Public Utilities Commission Docket 4179) just as easily (and for a lot less money) as it has allowed socialization of the construction costs and Deepwater's $683 million in revenues for the next 20 years. How about instead of wringing our hands, we investigate Deepwater a bit further, question their motives, and take a stand for what is one of the most beautiful and, at this moment, vulnerable places on earth?
I would like to end with a quote from the New Shoreham Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2002, updated in 2009. Under the Preamble, it reads (emphasis mine): "Do we endeavor to influence and control further change so as to preserve as much as possible of the qualities that give Block Island its unique character?"
Rich Payne
Corn Neck Rd., and White Plains, NY
To the Editor:
I never thought it would happen but the Old Harbor Task Force is happy to announce that Esta's Park is sold out of bricks! The park has been restored and made better than ever. We now have plenty of seating and some of it is even in the shade. The plantings and grasses are growing well and we added daffodil bulbs this past fall, which will look fabulous in another year or two. The park is as popular as the Task Force hoped it would be, but the Lobster Pot Christmas Tree, I am happy to say, far exceeded our expectations in popularity!
We sold over 500 bricks. Along with the many generous donations made, the brick sales resulted in Esta's Park being completely paid for with private money and with enough money left over to establish an endowment fund to help defray the costs of maintaining the park over the coming years. Each year weeding, fertilizing and mulching must be done, along with necessary plant replacement and repairs to the park structures.
On behalf of the Task Force, I want to thank both residents and visitors for your help and support of the park. We could not have done it without you!
The Old Harbor Task Force is currently working on concept plans for Pole Harbor Beach Park across from the National Hotel. We hope to do a patio with engraved stones around the benches, so if you did not get your brick, you will have another opportunity next year.
Margie Comings
Mohegan Trail
To the Editor:
I would like to let you know that we are in favor of the Deepwater Wind project. We have lived on Block Island for over 30 years and have two small restaurants, which really feel the pressure of the increasing power bills every month.
One reason that we support the wind farm is the economic gain Block Island will receive from reduced electricity rates.
As you know, our kilowatt and fuel surcharges are among the highest in the United States, which really impact the business community on Block Island. Because of this, some of our local businesses are threatened with insolvency.
The opponents to the project are mostly summer homeowners who are not impacted in the same manner that we restaurant owners and other retailers and trade-related businesses are.
Block Island thrives on tourism. Without restaurants, retail shops and other activities there would be no reason for visitors to come to Block Island. And there certainly would be no need for a ferry. Let's keep Block Island growing and proceed in the right direction.
Please help us move forward with the wind project.
Kathleen S. Szabo
Center Road
To the Editor:
I am looking at my February bill from the Block Island Power Company (BIPCo). The bill totals $159.92 for the month, at 42.8 cents per kilowatt, plus a customer charge. It is broken into three parts: 1) Energy charge: $31.40; 2) Fuel cost adjustment: $116.16; 3) Customer charge: $12.38. The way BIPCo gets to the first two figures is as follows: We used 345 kilowatts for the month. The energy charge was 9.1 cents per kilowatt. (this charge triples to 34 cents from June through September). The fuel surcharge was 33.7 cents per kilowatt. In other words, better than 3 out of every 4 cents billed for electricity was for oil. In this case an additional 8 percent is tacked on for the privilege of being a "customer."
Without a cable we cannot have our power come from other sources such as natural gas, hydro or atomic energy. We are totally dependent on diesel fuel delivered by truck to the boat (and also note that the ferry freight charge is about to go up by 34 percent, and yes, the ferry gets to tack on their own fuel adjustment charge!) By comparison customers of National Grid just across the water have been paying less than 16 cents of late including a $4 customer charge. A friend in Charlestown paid $143. For 955 kilowatts (nearly three times our usage for the same month — and National Grid does not get the summer bonus surcharge that BIPCo gets).
To overcome this we need a cable. We have known for a long time that a cable is essential to stable electric costs on Block Island. The question is "who pays?" Twenty years ago the cost for a cable was estimated at over $10 million. Today's cost, because of inflation and ever increasing regulations and permitting fees, has mushroomed to several times that cost. Standalone costs borne entirely by the ratepayer were prohibitive 20 years ago at $10 million. They are out of the question at today's figures. Bottom line is that without Deepwater underwriting the cost of a cable we will continue to have the highest electric rates in the country. As an added bonus, a connection to the mainland will bring us high speed internet and cable TV alternatives.
The price — interference with the ocean view, that some say is too high to pay. A number of years ago, before Deepwater Wind came on the scene, when Cape Wind (off Nantucket) was in the headlines, my wife Claire and I were in Ireland and heard of an offshore wind farm about 40 miles south of Dublin, so we drove down to see it. Now, I'm not a betting man, but having seen an offshore wind farm firsthand, I think a case could be made that we will have more visitors come to the island to see it than will be repulsed. Times change: majestic tall ships and graceful sailing sloops were a lot more pleasant to look at than today's container ships and supertankers.
Deepwater Wind has already advanced several millions of dollars to bring us that cable. We need to support their efforts.
Steve McQueeny
High Street
To the Editor:
Hello, to all of our Block Island seniors! Yes, that's you if you are over 50. Just remember that you are as young as you feel and if you are alive and kicking, it is never too late to feel even younger!
We have some news for you, but first an apology. Due to space issues, "Adventures on the Island" did not make it into last week's Block Island Times and with the crazy lack of internet here on the island, many of us were left in the dark as to last week's activities. So I do apologize. Moving forward, this leads perfectly into the changes that we're making.
We have something for everyone. For those of you who love to hold a paper in your hand, there is always the Block Island Times, which faithfully publicizes the weekly pulse here on the island. If you are more of a technical person, you can subscribe to the Block Island Times online. What's new is that we are no longer having a separate column from the Senior Advisory Committee. We are moving in the direction of combining all of the island's activities into one section, so we can all be checking the same places and be sure not to miss anything! So, if you want to know what's happening each week with numerous organizations check the section "All Around the Block." If you wish to know what special, one-time events the Senior Advisory Committee is hosting, check for them in "Off The Block" and "On The Block." They will be there with all of the other sensational activities that you will want to enjoy.
If you love to plan ahead and wish to know what is happening in advance, then go online to the Block Island Times and look under the "Calendar" section. You will notice that more and more groups are posting their events here. This is great news since we all want to support each other!
Thank you for enjoying my column and for joining us in the many wonderful activities that your Senior Advisory Committee has been hosting! As always, if you have any questions or comments, you know I would love to hear from you, so please call or email me. Thanks and see you soon!
Kathleen Mitchell
Lakeside Dr.