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Fuzel updates its collage maker with animation and music
I looked at the Fuzel app last year and found it a nice way to make some striking collages on iOS. A new update puts your images in motion with tasteful zooms, and lets you add music from your iTunes library or use the music contained in the app. You can also select frames and the arrangement of photos or make static collages.
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The app works well, but it is not universal. I saw a couple of crashes using it scaled up on my third-generation iPad. It was rock solid on my iPhone 5s. While the app is free, there are a variety of in-app purchases that range from US$0.99 to $4.99. The purchases get you more frames and other graphic elements. When you save your work in the free version, you get a Fuzel logo at the lower-right corner, and it can be removed with an in-app purchase. I would have preferred there be no logo, and the non-animated older version did not have one.
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Hillhouse linebacker Terrell Fairweather looks forward to seeing his team play under the lights on a new turf field, after a surprise last-minute $11.6 million snuck through the state legislature to redo Bowen Field.
Terrell (pictured), a junior at James Hillhouse High, spoke as he prepared for a final scrimmage Friday for the spring football season.
Thanks to an unusual maneuver during a one-day special session at the state Capitol last week, his team can look forward to upgrades to their home field, which sits between Crescent Street and Sherman Avenue, behind the high school.
As the legislators convened for a marathon special session Tuesday, New Haven Democratic lawmakers slipped an item for the Bowen Field redo into a 468-page catch-all "implementer" bill. The bill bypassed the state school construction office and gave fast-track approval for an $11.6 million project. Of that total figure, 68.93 percent, or about $8 million, would be paid for by the state; the rest would have to come from the city.
In what Mayor John DeStefano called an unprecedented move for his $1.5 billion school construction initiative, the state approval came before approval from the city.
"They short-circuited the whole process," said DeStefano Thursday. The state "provided funding in a large, robust amount in a surprising fashion."
The "short-circuit" came after the Board of Aldermen butted heads with DeStefano over a prior proposal that included Bowen Field. Because the state usually pays only for improvements associated with a school construction project, DeStefano had tied in renovations to Bowen Field (as well as fields at Wilbur Cross) to a proposal to move Hyde Leadership Academy next to Hillhouse High.
The mayor included $15 million to $16 million in his proposed capital budget to redo Bowen Field as part of the $41 million Hyde project. Bowen Field currently serves as the home field to both Hyde and Hillhouse. However, he had to abandon the Hyde plan amid neighborhood outcry and rejection by the Board of Aldermen.
Aldermen dropped the Hyde construction project from next year's city budget, sending the school district back to the drawing board on that school's future. As the board cut the Hyde project, Beaver Hills Alderwoman Claudette Robinson-Thorpe vowed to seek state money for Bowen in another way.
After the May 30 budget vote, she and her 29 colleagues did just that. Each of them approached his or her state representative and senator to plead for money for Bowen Field, according to aldermanic President Jorge Perez. And the board signed off on a letter to New Haven's "Two Tonis," state Rep. Toni Walker and state Sen. Toni Harp, who co-chair the legislature's powerful Appropriations Committee.
The strategy worked: Amid a packed day-long discussion about roll-your-own cigars and state trooper staffing, inside a 468-page budget bill, the Two Tonis quietly won approval for their hometown field.
Rep. Walker said the Board of Aldermen brought the issue to state legislators' attention. The request for funding for Bowen Field was meant to be stand-alone all along; when the Hyde project was canceled, she said, legislators put it in the implementer bill to make sure improvements to Bowen Field weren't delayed.
"The facilities are just dismal," said Walker.
"What better way to utilize the dollars that are in the city than to have better facilities for family activities when we're trying to reduce crime," she added. She suggested the city hire Hillhouse students as maintenance workers of the park so that they take ownership of it, as well as train students in "maintenance, development and construction" in connection to the project.
Alderman Perez called the move "a creative way for the board to work together with the state delegation" to support an important project and "minimize the impact to the city budget."
The city now needs approval from the Board of Aldermen for a roughly $4 million city contribution toward the project, DeStefano said. The Citywide School Rebuilding Committee, which he chairs, approved adding the project to its master plan at its meeting last Thursday.
DeStefano called the move unprecedented for a new school construction project. It means the city won't have to wait another year before addressing much-needed repairs at Bowen Field, he said.
The football field and surrounding track sit inside stadium seating on a 70-acre city park.
The field house on Crescent Street was built in 1910, according to land records.
Old ticket windows face the street.
DeStefano said he recently toured the building.
"The locker rooms are just awful," the mayor opined.
He said plans call for replacing the track ...
... tearing down one set of bleachers (pictured), adding new lights on the Crescent Street side ...
... and replacing the grass football field with turf.
The $11.6 million includes $600,000 for lighting on the field. Perez said aldermen plan to form a committee, including members of the neighborhood, to determine the scope of the project within the budget approved by the state.
Boys hanging on the fence behind their locker rooms before a scrimmage Thursday perked up when they heard about the proposed repairs.
"Night games!" exclaimed one player.
Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross are the only teams in the league that don't have lights on their fields that allow them to play at night, according to head coach Tom Dyer (pictured). That means kids have leave school early and miss a class on Fridays to squeeze in their games before sundown, he said. (Kids make up the work in study hall.)
Hillhouse has been playing on grass while most suburban teams have artificial turf, he added. A grass field is more tender—you can't use it for practice as well as games, Dyer explained. So the team practices on a "patch of dirt" behind the bleachers. Turf fields allow many events in one day, and they're easier to play on in the rain, he added.
A turf field would "put us on par with surrounding towns," he said.
Dyer agreed with the mayor's analysis of the locker rooms: They're "deplorable."
He added that despite the conditions, "our kids have never complained. They've been thankful for what they had."
Freshman Wanya McElveen (at right in photo with Alton Small), who's 16, had no complaints about the current conditions. He said it's an honor to play on a historic field and "walk down the same steps as Floyd Little," a Hillhouse grad who became a pro football Hall-of-Famer.
Wanya said improved facilities would be "a step towards our [championship] ring," which he hopes to snag in the fall. He outlined high hopes for the fall season, including beating rival Xavier.
"We can work late under the lights," he added.
Terrell Fairweather (pictured at the top of this story) said he never minded playing on grass: He can play on any surface. He said he looks forward to coming back after graduating next year to see his old teammates play under the lights.
He said he'll be proud to return to a spiffed-up home for Cross-Hillhouse rivalry matches, a tradition every Thanksgiving Day.
Coach Dyer noted the field will benefit more than the football players. In the summer, he said, the field is "a lifeline for the community," busy with youth leagues and local runners.
The park buzzed with activity Friday afternoon.
Emmanuel Beauduy, who's 32, lugged a gallon jug of Pure Mountain water to the track for a workout. He jogged around the track, sprinted on the field and ran up the cement bleachers—all in preparation for a physical test in the hops of becoming a corrections officer.
Beauduy said he's been visiting Bowen Field since he was a high school track runner at Cross. "Nothing much has changed" since those days, he said.
"It's due for a renovation."
Beverly E. Felder (at right in photo with Glendora Rochelle McMillan), who grew up on Newhallville's Ivy Street, returned to the track in recent years on a quest to defeat diabetes. She said she started coming back a doctor told her she was "borderline diabetic." For the past two years, she has walked two-and-a-half miles every day, she said. Now when doctors check her for diabetes, "they don't see it."
Felder, who's 44, said while she lives in West Haven, she exercises at Bowen because of the good company. Regulars include a group of older ladies who walk the track at 5 a.m. Police recruits jog there before classes at the nearby training academy, too.
Will Clark, chief operating officer of the school district, said it's too early to predict when the city could break ground, but the renovation will probably take about a year. Clark said the district considers the project "a priority" and had already begun planning for it in prior years.
"With the state action we will now proceed with all deliberate speed to move the project along," Clark said in an email.
He said the district would work with community members, the city, and local and state legislators as the project moves forward. He said formal requests would be issued "in a matter of weeks" to the Board of Aldermen, school board, and Citywide School Rebuilding Committee, all of which would need to approve the project.
"Bowen Field is in need of repair and we look forward to returning it to its prior glory," Clark said, "and making it this community and school athletic asset what it should be once more."
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posted by: Intel on June 18, 2012 8:17am
Sent: Jun 18, 2012 8:50 am
"after a surprise last-minute $11.6 million snuck through the state legislature to redo Bowen Field".
Actually, the plural form of sneak is "sneaked" not "snuck". I don't mean to be so fastidious, its just that I tend to be a stickler when it comes to proper English especially when the subject involves our young people.
posted by: anonymous on June 18, 2012 8:26am
Borrowing $4 million to rebuild this field is much more reasonable than borrowing $15 million.
That said, given the lack of jobs (especially for our youth, disabled, and long term unemployed residents) and the fact that transportation is by far the largest barrier to jobs access, it is disappointing that the Mayor and Perez considered borrowing $15,000,000 but wouldn't push harder to borrow $30,000 to study an improved bus and transit system in our city a few months ago. The latter would have made a huge difference to New Haven's economy, plus would have been matched by state and federal funds likely leading to between 500 and 1,500 permanent union jobs.
It seems that our policymakers keep focusing on feel-good projects and grandstanding about wages and job pipelines, rather than on the long term structural changes that are absolutely needed if we want to connect the people who live here to real jobs.
posted by: streever on June 18, 2012 8:50am
A school can be built for 41 million and an athletic field costs 15 million—almost 40% the cost of the entire school.
Doesn't that seem out of whack?
Have I misread this story?
posted by: DavidK on June 18, 2012 9:49am
Why couldn't Hillhouse use Jess Dow field, less than a mile away, and save the taxpayers some money?
posted by: Seth P on June 18, 2012 9:58am
We should commend our Alders and State Representatives for securing the funding for the rebuilding of a storied New Haven landmark. This is way overdue and well worth the wait. I would have to agree with streever on the pricing, but hopefully all of the small details included in state-of-the-art athletic facilities have been addressed.
posted by: SaveOurCity on June 18, 2012 10:03am
Whether it is a full school or only athletic fields, all projects need a couple million of excess that Johnny D can funnel to his election supporters. Votes are not as cheap as they used to be.
posted by: Webblog1 on June 18, 2012 10:26am
On May 17, 2012 the Mayor submitted his amendment to the original 12/13 budget.
In it, he preempted Justin Elickler's proposed amendment to reduce the bond funding by eliminating three schools, Hyde, NHA, and Helen Grant totaling 42.3M city and 81.7M state shares.
According to Alder Robinson-Thrope, within the Hyde proposal of 17M there was about 1M to preform a study of the redo of Bowen Field.
The Mayor proposed and the BOA voted 25-0 to accept the reduction of the Hyde proposal in it's entirety. The taxpayers brought into this act.
What was a defeated 1M study of Bowen field turns out to be a new Destefano request for 3.8M in city bonds for a complete overhaul of Bowen field, an increase of 2.8M in bonds that taxpayers thought was reduced.
Apparently the two tony's, the same two who could not decide what side of the city's proposal of tax fairness for East Rock they were on…raided the states bond fund for a new 16.8M attachment to the state budget.. which is in serious balancing straits as we speak.
We should note here that the new proposal to spend does not include a study to first determine what should be done about the serious problem existing in and to the left of Bowen Field which harbours a large contingent of parked cars 24-7, who's occupants carry out liquor drinking, dope selling, smoking, illicit selling of other contraband, littering, prostitution and a whole host of other illicit activities within 1500 feet of a school and immediately next to a little league baseball field, unabated by the Mayor , the BOA , the BOE and the two Tony's.
Perez and the finance committee has to get it together and eliminate this ill-behavior before they consider where the city share of 3.8M will be taken from in the already passed budget.In addition to the request to the state for 2.8M for the state armory redo for a youth center.
posted by: Noteworthy on June 18, 2012 10:42am
A couple of notes:
1. "Sneaking" higher state debt and expenditures through the Legislature is hardly worth celebrating, nor does it showcase integrity. What's worse is that the "two Tonis" who have not balanced the current budget nor next year's budget, still signed up for more state spending with money the state doesn't have. That's responsible leadership particularly when approval intentionally bypasses the rules and departments designed to keep this kind of expenditure from happening?
2. Spending $15 million on a play area when the parents of those playing, indeed half those Hillhouse kids who go to school there will not graduate, is a sin, and ought to be a crime.
3. The $4 million in new city debt tied to this field is not budgeted. No should it be.
4. The field and related facilities are in the shape they are because the school and the BOE have not properly maintained them. There is absolutely ZERO excuse for tolerating the graffiti, having ivy and weeds growing on your stands and the the track to be in such bad shape not to mention the general upkeep. I would use even stronger language except the NHI won't allow it. The place is only a dump because those in charge have not allocated a nickle to making it something other than a dump. Through their collective benign neglect, they have allowed a perfectly fine facility to rot before our eyes.
posted by: anonymous on June 18, 2012 12:06pm
Noteworthy is right - We probably need this money to keep our existing (huge) state investments from crumbling, given the sad state of our maintenance budgets.
General rule for all infrastructure: Before building new you always need to repair what you have, otherwise your long-term costs are many times higher. For example, it is hundreds of times cheaper to fill a pothole each year than it is to repair a roadbed.
posted by: robn on June 18, 2012 3:13pm
So there was no time before the end of the last session to address the grossly asymmetric property tax problem in New Haven, but there was time for a special session to put taxpayers on the hook for another $3.6M? Pathetic.
posted by: ElmJackCity on June 18, 2012 6:47pm
I have an idea. Spend 11.6 million on books, teachers, and supplies! I was an athlete. What New Haven kids need is a better education.
posted by: new havener on June 18, 2012 8:45pm
well…just a few comments…
if playing under the lights IS that important, playing at SCSU should have been an option, or a mandate, long ago—-it is a State-owned facility, and would have saved us taxpayers a tidy sum
i played baseball at Bowen in the '70's…at some point in the '80's or '90's, perhaps when the Hillhouse Athletic center was built and Munson St was redone, Bowen Field was partially rebuilt and the baseball field was turned 90 degrees to the right…I wonder if funding for the football field was available at the time but spent on other things?
I'm glad to see so many locals using the field for exercise…when redone, will it still be open to the public?
Whomever asked about maintenance at the current field should broaden that question to include all Board of Education facilities. New Haven is rebuilding everything, mostly for lack of maintenance, and partly due to poor designs. Money for new schools does not deliver good results, dedication does. And you can't buy dedication either. Sorry teachers, just an opinion.
posted by: jdossgollin on June 19, 2012 8:53am
I'm happy for Hillhouse and I think that in a perfect world, this is a good project. I'm also very glad that the state is prioritizing youth and high school sports, which from experience I would argue are one of the best ways to help young men and women mature and learn to use their time positively. However, I have to wonder if this is the best use of funds. Wilbur Cross, where I recently graduated, has a soccer field that is consistently rated the worst in the state. What about putting in a turf field there (1 million rather than 11 million dollars)? Having been to Bowen field two of the past three years for the Thanksgiving football game, I can't see what is so desperately in need of renovation. If the state is serious about helping boys and girls grow into mature men and women through sports, which I absolutely support, then it should find a better use of those $11 million.
posted by: anonymous on June 19, 2012 9:36pm
Agree w/ the above. A "fix it first" policy for all state-funded infrastructure, including schools, might help ensure the efficient use of public dollars.
Saving money by doing that would theoretically "free up" a lot of money that could be used to build schools or new fields, or to invest in jobs access to help the 50%+ of young men in the neighborhood who are not employed and aren't going to see any benefit from this project.


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A Gentleman's Duel
A Gentleman's Duel
Blur Studio | 2006
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Another short chosen through an internal contest, this time the winners were Francisco Ruiz and Sean McNally, two very talented concept artists.
I don't really remember that well, but I think I was busy with Sonic for the most part of Gentleman's Duel, so I jumped at it more towards the end and ended up not doing a lot of shots, but here are a few that I animated in sequence.
This short gets a lot of flak for its content full of sexual innuendo, but that is typical of the kind of bad criticism you see all over the internet, which subjectively criticizes the intention instead of objectively criticizing how well that intention was accomplished. It actually got changed and toned down too much from its original ideas, which were more "R rated" than what it turned out in the end. But apparently audiences today are too sensitive and get offended very easily. Wimps.
Then again, the short IS immature and chauvinist, but in a superficial and harmless way intended for giggles, not for lengthy discussions.


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Logo and art for upcoming Facebook game, ''Game of Thrones Ascent''.
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Talk:Dividend reinvestment plan
Certificate Safekeeping I checked 5 different plan circulars for Canadian DRIPs and none mentioned certificate safe keeping. This is a non-Canadian phenomenon. Jon202ca (talk) 23:29, 7 July 2008 (UTC)Jon202
In response to message above: Sorry, I reverted your undo before reading the message here.
The Canadian DRIPs that I'm familiar with do not send you certificates unless you explicitly ask for them. Instead, they just keep accumulating the shares in an account maintained by the transfer agent. You can also send in shares you hold in certificate form to be simply added to the account maintained by the TA. Canadian DRIP circulars don't use language like "certificate safekeeping"... instead, they just explain you don't get the certificates unless you explicitly want them.
Take for example the program offered by Bank of Nova Scotia: http://scotiabank.com/images/en/filesaboutscotia/8829.pdf
"Certificates for common shares issued or purchased under the Plan will not initially he issued to participants but will be registered in the name of the Agent or its nominee. The number of common shares issued or purchased under the Plan for each participant will be credited in a Plan account established for that participant and shown on such participant's statement of account. Upon written request of the participant, the Agent will issue share certificates registered in the participant's name for any number of whole common shares held for such participant's account under the Plan."
Another example from the Enbridge program: http://www.enbridge.com/investor/stockInformation/dividends/pdf/drip-jan72008-english.pdf
"Generally, Common Shares purchased through the Plan will be held in the name of the Trustee for a Participant and reported on the Participant's statement of account. This service protects against loss, theft or destruction of share certificates. However, a Participant who requires a share certificate but who does not wish to terminate participation in the Plan may obtain a certificate for any number of whole Common Shares held in his or her account by written request to the Trustee. A certificate will not be issued for a fraction of a share. " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.127.116.11 (talk) 18:33, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
I think the confusion here is with the issuing of NEW shares (either through the DRIP or SPP) with the initial, or ANY other share certificates. Yes I am aware new shares are issued through a "book based" holdings. In the U.S., you can mail in a certificate you possess and have them integrate that into your book holdings or simply "safekeep" it. In Canada, this is not available. As such, for Canadians to start a DRIP you must start with a certificate. After that, you either have hold onto it yourself, or transfer/sell it. Also, I am 99.9% sure Canadian transfer agents will not add any certificate to you "account" holdings and effectively cancel the certificate. If they do, then it is a recent service which is a good thing. I will look into it. Jon202ca (talk) 01:40, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
I emailed Mellon and once shares are issued in certificate form, they cannot be deposited back to "book-form" entry. So you are stuck with the certificate unless you transfer it to someone, or deposit it with a brokerage account.
Email from CIBC Mellon
Dear shareholder. Thank you for your inquiry below. Please note that shares in certificate form cannot be converted into book-entry form in our records. Only shares part of a dividend reinvestment plan are held in non-certificated form for the duration of the plan.
So the original specific to Canada applies. Jon202ca (talk) 00:57, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
D'oh... after looking more into this myself, I see that you are correct. My apologies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.104.22.168 (talk) 21:16, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Mutual Fund Dividend Re-investment[edit]
This page should have a disambig or mention of mutual fund dividend re-investment because that is the more common form. -kslays (talk • contribs) 01:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Please provide some context![edit]
This article starts with a statement about tax liability, with no indication which country it applies to. It then goes on to discuss dollar amounts and Canada. Is it giving specifically Canadian tax law? Or is this article equally applicable in, say, Tanzania? 188.8.131.52 (talk) 19:48, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
U.S. 801 (k) plan[edit]
It's just a glorified way of calling a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). They've been around for a long time. The trick is finding the right investments that return double that of a 401k, hence the term "801k" (for which there is no IRS code named after it). Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_an_801k_plan_work#ixzz1xr0yfiqY
Searching Wikipedia for U.S. 801 (k) plan turn up nothing, unless it now turns up this talk page. Should the slang term be in the DRIP article? --Pawyilee (talk) 10:01, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
There is no "free" reinvestment plan[edit]
Another negative with automatic stock reinvestment plans is that they are subject to the broker using the dividend to speculate on the share price. When a company announces a payout day for their dividend, Fidelity (for instance) says that they "purchase" a block of stocks, with their own money so it is claimed, before the payout day. How they balance this risk with puts/calls I am not 100% sure about, but the way they benefit every time is that, if the price goes down per share, your dividend gets you less stock in reinvestment because it's based on the higher price. It doesn't take genius to know how this can be manipulated to provide huge profit by shorting the small investor of a few dollars for each share. With volatile stocks, this could reap huge rewards for them with such a plan since the are doing the same for thousands of investors. So no matter what the company claims, reinvestment plans at no upfront charge are in fact charging the small investor, in fact it cost much more than if they simply bought the stock themselves and paid the brokerage fees.188.8.131.52 (talk) 19:55, 16 May 2013 (UTC)


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At the ABA's DR conference in Miami, an initiative that had started the previous year turned into a tradition: Several dozen teachers offered each other use of their teaching materials to enhance each others' classrooms. It was such a wonderful environment to be in, and offered a great packet of take-aways for teachers. Below, is a write up of the materials shared, complete with links you can use to access them if these were available. Also see the…
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1. We are now PUBLIC Health Education!
The Kinesiology and Health's undergraduate Public Health Education program has just undergone a name change! No longer "Community Health Education", the new name reflects the trends in workforce development both at the national and state levels and aligns better with the brand new accreditation process that is available for this discipline.
2. Student Club
Spring 2014 was a busy one; we now have 15 students who are working towards this degree which prepares students to sit for the "CHES" exam (Certified Health Education Specialist). A student club is being formed with Mike Theobald as the President, Taylor Spina as Treasurer, Brittany Blair as Vice President and Anna Early as the Secretary.
3. We continue to advocate for clean air for all through a 100% tobacco free campus policy both at WSU and beyond!
To the right, students Tina McGillvary and Anna Early came to show their support at a press conference in August 2014, when the city of Dayton announced its first official tobacco-free park, Cooper Park in downtown Dayton, the first tobacco-free park in Montgomery County!
In February 2014, we received a mini-grant from Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to host a SECOND ANNUAL "Kick Butts Awareness Day", on April 9th, to advocate for a tobacco-free campus, which was extremely well attended. PHE student Mike Theobald organized the event as part of his KNH 2840 Practicum 1, and he did a great job – there were snacks, prizes, displays and a pledge wall. Student Karthik Peddina won the $100 gift card for guessing the closest number to the amount of cigarette butts we collected last October during our cigarette butt clean up day. We were thrilled to have certified tobacco cessation specialist Bruce Barcelo stop by with his carbon monoxide detector, which can give a reading of what your personal CO level is. What does car exhaust, fumes, faulty gas boilers and cigarette smoke have in common? Carbon monoxide (CO) a poisonous gas that you can't smell or see.
The REAL NUMBER has been released! We collected 42, 666 cigarette butts on our campus during 3 hours in October, 2013. Congrats to Karthik Peddina ($100 gift card to the bookstore) and Maram Alroquaie ($20 gift card) for their guesses of 17,000 and 70,000! And thanks to the WSU tobacco policy committee, who just presented their recommendation for a tobacco-free campus to the WSU cabinet. After studying the issue extensively for over a year, their vote was 11-1 FOR a tobacco free campus.Questions about tobacco cessation or our Kick Butts Awareness Day? Contact Mike Theobald, event coordinator, email@example.com, otherwise known as "Ciggy".
4. KFC, or "Kids for Cooking" program at Kettering Middle School
We also have been very involved with the "Kids For Cooking" after-school cooking club at Kettering Middle School, a program created by last fall's HED 4430 Health Program Planning class, and funded through a WSU College of Education and Human Services Partnership grant and Ohio Action for Healthy Kids. It consists of after-school sessions taught by a local chef and the food service director, Louise Easterly (who is a nationally-recognized school food service director by the way), where 7th graders and their parents are learning label reading, shopping, cooking skills and the importance of family meals together! We are thrilled to have the opportunity to help create, implement and evaluate such a timely and crucial program. Thanks to the Kettering Krogers on Stroop Road for donating gift cards so the students can practice what they learned at home, by cooking, shopping and chopping at home! Check out the quick video clip from our first session!
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1. Health Educator's Institute
For over 20 years, Ohio Society for Public Health Educator's (OSOPHE) has organized an annual "Health Educator's Institute" conference every October, to provide Ohio's health educators will high quality professional development and networking opportunities. This year's conference was on October 23-24, at Salt Fork State Park. PHE students
Anna Early, Mike Theobald, Taylor Spina, and Israa Alaidrous attended with WSU faculty and CHE program director, Mary Chace, who is also an Ohio SOPHE board member. (Thanks to the KNH department for helping with our transportation and lodging costs) Next year's Health Educators Institute is at Maumee State Park Resort outside of Toledo, on October 23-24. All Public Health Education students are welcome to join us!
What is Ohio SOPHE? OSOPHE is the Ohio chapter of the Society of Public Health Educator, which is a professional membership organization that exists to enhance to abilities of Ohio's health educators through advocacy, professional development and leadership in health education practice. Mary Chace is a long-time member of OSOPHE, and currently serves as a board member, chair of the technology committee, which means she manages the website, Facebook, and assists with technology that is involved with workshops and conferences. Interested in what types of jobs are currently available for public health educators? Check out the job bank at www.ohiosophe.org.
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We underestimated how many cigarette and cigar butts were littering our campus. There were so many people, both students and staff, who came to our table with questions and comments:
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When BMW Sauber took their latest creation to the track in Barcelona many (including BMW Sauber test driver Christian Klien) branded it the ugliest F1 car ever. Well, the car sure ain't any beauty but ugliest ever ?
I checked out several f1 forums to see what are the other cars often considered the worst ever. I think thin the latest BMW Sauber is still way too beautiful if compared to some of these :
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We know that stranger things have happened, but let's hope that headlamps don't become a fashion trend. We're a bit worried after having just seen a 24-LED version a few days ago, only to find another fetching piece of illuminated headgear pop up on in the gadget blogosphere. Shiny Shiny rightly notes that "you'll look an absolute twit" wearing one of these items from the U.K.'s Millets outdoor store but, if you do happen to get lost or fall into a ditch, its flashing mode would probably come in handy. Or you could just put it on and stay at home.


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Habitat for Humanity, a not-for-profit, volunteer-based home builder, is coping with years of rapid growth and success. They now face a series of options to continue their successful course and must make corresponding organizational adjustments. Teaching objectives involve applying lessons learned in the Service Management course to this unique organization: specifically, can they think of themselves as a customer-focused organization and maintain their mission and culture, what are their best options for strategic growth, and how do they mobilize human resources and a headquarters organization at a grassroots nonprofit?
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Do fears of crime in Argentina reflect reality?
BUENOS AIRES — On April 15, 45-year-old Daniel Capristo was shot dead in front of his family by a kid who wanted his car.
The next day, more than 3,000 banner-bearing residents of greater Buenos Aires filled the streets, chanting pro-death penalty slogans and demanding that minors be tried as adults for violent crimes, according to local media. They also revived the refrain that chased out three successive Argentine presidents during the financial collapse of 2001: "All of them must go; not a single one may stay."
In the weeks ahead of Argentina's congressional elections, the consensus on editorial pages and the street is that crime is foremost in voters' minds. The survey firm Ibarometro found that the issue outranked all others considered — including poverty, education and corruption — by a factor of two in the greater Buenos Aires area, and by four inside the city proper.
As in Buenos Aires, so in the rest of the country. According to a monthly survey by the University of Di Tella, almost 40 percent of metropolitan Argentine households have seen a crime against a household member in the past year, the same rate as in the capital. Most of those offenses were robberies, about half of them violent ones.
That crime rate — colorfully called the "Index of Victimization" — has jumped 35 percent in the past year. The increase may represent a new surge in Argentina, which last saw a major crescendo in violent crime leading up to and following the economic crash in the beginning of the decade, as mounting unemployment led to desperation. As the economy recovered, crime rates began to fall again.
Even if the rates fell for much of this decade, however, it seems that fear of crime has only grown. Gilson Jorge, a Brazilian student of international relations, got a time-lapse image of the Argentine mood between his first visit to Buenos Aires in 2003 and his return this year to start his master's degree program.
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Eastwood Wrestling Led by a Pair of All-Americans
You would think the Eastwood wrestling team would be in rebuilding mode after losing their coach, but that's far from the truth. In fact, Eastwood is looking at two potential State Champions, all on one team. Led by new Head Coach Rocky Rodriguez, Eastwood returns defending State Champ Andy Rico (143 pound Champ) and Devin Vasquez (4th at State). Rico was the national runner-up in Greco Wrestling, while Vasquez earned All-American honors.
"My focus is to win nationals, state is another big goal of mine, but I am looking towards nationals. I shouldn't look past state, but that's just a stepping stone to get to nationals, I think," said Rico. "It's just really awesome, I have a big reputation to hold on to, so it's going to be a big year." Sophomore Devin Vasquez added, "oh, he's helped me tremendously, when we go to nationals, I can feel it. He's perfect for me because I am horrible with tall guys, but he helped me a lot."
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The staff were really excellent - friendly, well-trained, helpful, and efficient. The room was very clean and up-to-date. The pool area was great - everything was clean and in working order, and my son and husband enjoyed it greatly. I liked the updated thermostats in the room, which helped control the room temperature better than most hotels. The bathroom in the room was very nice - clean and spacious and very new looking. I also liked that they had a small store behind the counter where you could buy things like snacks or personal care items. I would highly recommend this hotel, and will stay here again for sure if I am ever in the Enid area again.
Only two things that could be improved, which are both quite minor when compared to the overall quality of this hotel: There was no on-demand or pay-per-view in the room. I was hoping to watch a kid's movie in the evening with my preschool-aged son and we weren't able to do that. Also, the breakfast was not very friendly to those who eat healthy. The yogurt was full of sugar, the only fresh-cut fruit was pineapple, all the choices were sugary, salty or high-carb. The food looked fresh and the breakfast area was well-stocked and clean, and I understand that this is now most people eat, but I would have liked more options that weren't processed food.
Rooms were nice and clean - large bathroom - friendly and helpful staff
The price and free breakfast. Good bed and pillows.
The tv did not work. The toilet seat was broken. And it had a really bad smell. ( like musty or moldy or something dead )
Room was largebed was very comfortablevery quiet at night
Hallway stunk badly of cigarettesoverall old and rundown
This is a very old, tired facility. Probably needs to be razed and a new facility put up in its place.
The room was really nice and in great location.
The front desk clerk was abrupt and a bit rude. I felt like I was intruding by asking how to find my room.
Not much
Next to strip club, walls were thin, staff was not nice,
Dirty, un-vacuumed, smelled like smoke(in a non-smoking room). Friendly staff.
Great rooms and great staff
Personal touch
Not crazy about neighborhood
Comfortable, quiet, pleasant staff
Full breakfast only on weekends.
Free breakfast
Had to use night window to check-in at 7pm...a little early for that I think...
It was clean and convenient
It was over priced for what you got.
The room was very clean and the staff efficient
There was _no_ hot water. At all. It was terrible.
Room was spacious, clean, quiet.
There was no recycling option for plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc.
Everything was new. Breakfast was good.
Some sealant was put in parking area and got on shoes and car tires. Also, could not take a bath because shower wouldn't shut off.
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REALTORS® Identify Exterior Replacement Projects as Best Investment for Homeowners
Washington, DC – December 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — When it comes to remodeling, exterior replacement projects have routinely rewarded homeowners with more bang for their buck. This year is no different, as Realtors® recently rated many exterior improvements as among the most valuable home investment projects as part of the 2011-12 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report.
"This year's Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report shows the value of putting your home's best façade forward, so to speak," said National Association of Realtors® President Moe Veissi, broker-owner of Veissi & Associates Inc., in Miami. "Inexpensive exterior replacement projects are not only crucial to a home's regular upkeep, but are also expected to recoup close to 70 percent of costs. Specific exterior projects such as siding, window and door replacements are part of regular home maintenance, so many homeowners are already undertaking them. These projects also do not require expensive materials and they have the added bonus of instantly adding curb appeal."
HouseLogic.com, NAR's consumer website, includes dozens of remodeling projects, from kitchens and baths to siding replacements, which indicate the recouped value of the project based on a national average. According to the Cost vs. Value, seven of the top 10 most cost-effective projects nationally in terms of value recouped are exterior replacement projects. Realtors® judged an upscale fiber-cement siding replacement as the project expected to return the most money, with an estimated 78 percent of costs recouped upon resale.
Two additional siding replacement projects were in the top 10, including foam-backed vinyl siding, expected to return 69.6 percent of costs, and upscale vinyl siding, expected to recoup 69.5 percent of costs. Three door replacements were also among the top exterior replacement projects. The steel entry door replacement is the least expensive project in the report, costing little more than $1,200 on average and expected to recoup 73 percent of costs.
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The upscale garage door replacement jumped seven spots to number six this year, primarily due to the average cost of the project declining more than 15 percent nationally. The upscale and midrange garage door replacement projects are expected to return more than 71 percent of costs. One window replacement project – upscale vinyl – rounded out the last exterior replacement project in the top 10, expected to recoup 69.1 percent of costs.
The 2011-12 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report compares construction costs with resale values for 35 midrange and upscale remodeling projects comprising additions, remodels and replacements in 80 markets across the country. Data are grouped in nine U.S. regions, following the divisions established by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the 14th consecutive year that the report, which is produced by Remodeling magazine publisher Hanley Wood, LLC, was completed in cooperation with NAR.
Realtors® provided their insight into local markets and buyer home preferences within those markets. Overall, Realtors® estimated that homeowners would recoup an average of 57.7 percent of their investment in 35 different improvement projects, down from an average of 60 percent last year. Due to a weak economy, high unemployment in the construction industry and the increasing cost of materials, the price of remodeling projects have risen, leaving many homeowners hesitant to tackle projects or encouraging them to scale back on their plans.
Three interior remodeling projects are also considered worthwhile investments. A midrange attic bedroom is expected to return 72.5 percent of costs upon resale; of all the projects in the report, it is the least expensive way to add a bedroom and bathroom within a home's existing footprint. A minor kitchen remodel, expected to return 72.1 percent of costs, is fourth overall, ranking two places higher than last year. Nationally, the average cost for the project is just under $20,000 and is the least expensive way to give an existing kitchen a complete facelift. A wood deck addition, landing at number seven overall, is expected to recoup 70.1 percent of costs. Improvement projects that are expected to return the least are a sunroom addition and a home office remodel, both estimated to recoup less than 46 percent of costs.
"Resale value is just one factor among many that homeowners need to take into account when making a decision to remodel," said Veissi. "The desirability and resale value of particular remodeling projects also varies by region and metropolitan area. A Realtor® can help homeowners decide what low-cost improvement projects will provide the most upon resale in a particular market."
Most regions followed the national trends; however the Pacific region, consisting of Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington has the highest average cost-value ratio in the country, at 71.3 percent. This is largely because the high cost of remodeling in the region is more than offset by high values at resale. The next best performing regions were West South Central (67.7 percent) and South Atlantic (67.3 percent), mainly due to the low construction costs in the areas and relatively strong resale values.
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The regions in which the cost-value ratio is slightly above the national average are New England (60.5 percent), East South Central (59.8 percent) and Mountain (58.5 percent). Three remaining regions performed slightly below the national average. These are the Middle Atlantic (56.8 percent), East North Central (55.3 percent) and West North Central (49.5 percent).
Results of the report are summarized on HouseLogic.com. The website includes a wide variety of ideas and projects to help homeowners maintain, enhance and improve the value of their homes. To read the full project descriptions and access national and regional project data, visit www.costvsvalue.com. "Cost vs. Value" is a registered trademark of Hanley Wood, LLC.
Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving the housing, commercial design and construction industries. Through its operating platforms, the company produces award-winning magazines and websites, marquee trade shows and events, market intelligence data, and custom marketing solutions. The company is also North America's leading publisher of home plans.
The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
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This chapter describes a number of functions that don't logically fit in anywhere else. Most of these functions are not normally used in programs, but are ``commands'', i.e. things that you type directly at Lisp.
The command
The hardcopy functions allow you to specify the printer to use on each
call. The default is set up by the site files for your site, but can be
overridden for a particular machine in the
The printer types defined by the system are:
This printer type is used by itself as a printer, and refers to the Dover at MIT. | |
This printer type indicates a printer that is accessed by writing spool
files in MIT XGP format. A printer would be specified as a list,
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This printer type is used in a list together with a file name, as in
The value is the printer to use. The default is the value of
| |
The value is a keyword that specifies the format of file to be parsed.
The standard possibilities are | |
The value of | |
The value is the name of the font for use in page headers, if there are any. | |
The value is the extra spacing to use between lines, in over and beyond the height of the fonts. | |
If the value is non- | |
The value is the number of copies to print. | |
If the printer provides optional spooling, this argument says whether to
spool (default is |
Defining a printer type:
A printer type is any keyword that has suitable functions on the appropriate properties.
To be used with the function
Each property, to be used, should be a function whose first argument will be the printer and whose remaining arguments will fit the same pattern as those of the hardcopy function the user called. (They will not necessarily be the same arguments, as some additional keywords may be added to the list of keyword arguments; but they will fit the same description.)
For example,
A printer type need not support operations that make no sense on it.
For example, there is no
The metering system is a way of finding out what parts of your program
use up the most time. When you run your program with metering, every
function call and return is recorded, together with the time at which it
took place. Page faults are also recorded. Afterward, the metering
system analyzes the records and tells you how much time was spent
executing withain each function. Because the records are stored in the disk
partition called
Before you meter a program, you must enable metering in some or all
stack groups.
There are two parameters that control whether metering data are
recorded. First of all, the variable
This bit enables recording of page faults. | |
This bit enables recording of consing. | |
This bit enables recording of function entry and exit. | |
This bit enables recording of stack group switching. |
These are the functions used to control which stack groups do metering:
These are the functions to evaluate forms with metering:
This is how you print the results:
The default analyzer
The argument for this keyword is a function spec or a list of function specs. A list of who called the specified functions, and how often, is printed instead of the usual output. | |
The argument is a stack group or a list of them; only the activities in those stack groups are printed. | |
The argument is the name of a suitable sorting function that is used to
sort the items for the various functions that were called. Sorting
functions provided include | |
The argument is a function spec or a list of function specs; only those functions' statistics are printed. | |
If this is non- |
The analyzer
Because metering records pointers to Lisp objects in a disk partition which is not part of the Lisp address space, garbage collection is inhibited (by arresting the gc process) when you turn on metering.
These functions constitute the Lisp top level read-eval-print
loop or
Normally, automatic garbage collection happens in incremental mode; that is, scavenging happens in parallel with computation. Each consing operation scavenges or copies four words per word consed. In addition, scavenging goes on whenever the machine appears idle.
If you are running a noninteractive crunching program, the incremental nature of garbage collection may not be helpful. Then you can make garbage collection more efficient by making it a batch process.
Garbage collection is turned off if it appears to be about to run out of memory. You get a notification if this happens. You also get a notification when you are nearly at the point of not having enough space to guarantee garbage collecting successfully.
In addition to turning on automatic garbage collection, you can also
manually request one immediate complete collection with the function
While a garbage collection is not in progress, the output from
The ``dynamic space'' figure is the amount of garbage collectable space and the ``static'' figure is the amount of static space used. There is no old space since an old space only exists during garbage collection.
The amount of space needed for garbage collection represents an estimate of how much space user programs will use up while scavenging is in progress. It includes a certain amount of padding. The difference between the free space and that amount is how much consing you can do before a garbage collection will begin (if automatic garbage collection is on).
The amount needed for a garbage collection depends on the value of
While a garbage collection is in progress, the output looks like this:
Notice that most of the dynamic space has become old space and new space is small. Not much has been copied since the flip took place. The maximum and minimum estimates for the amount of scavenging are based on different limits for how much of old space may need to be copied; as scavenging progresses, the maximum decreases steadily, but the minimum may increase. The free space is smaller now, but it will get larger when scavenging is finished and old space is freed up. (The total amounts are not the same now because unused parts of regions may not be included in any of the figures.)
Logging in tells the Lisp Machine who you are, so that other users can see who is logged in, you can receive messages, and your INIT file can be run. An INIT file is a Lisp program which gets loaded when you log in; it can be used to set up a personalized environment.
When you log out, it should be possible to undo any
personalizations you have made so that they do not affect the next user
of the machine. Therefore, anything done by an INIT file should be
undoable. In order to do this, for every form in the INIT file, a Lisp
form to undo its effects should be added to the list that is the value
Common Lisp defines several standard ways of inquiring about the identity and capabilities of the Lisp system you are using.
The remaining standard means of inquiry are specified by Common Lisp to be functions rather than variables, for reasons that seem poorly thought out.
A Lisp Machine disk is divided into several named
The directory of partitions is in a special block on the disk called the
label. The label names one of the partitions as the current microcode
and one as the current system load. When you cold-boot, the contents
of the current microcode band are loaded into the microcode memory, and
then the contents of the current saved image of the Lisp world is copied
into the
For each partition, the directory of partitions contains a brief textual
description of the contents of the partition. For microcode partitions,
a typical description might be
When using the functions to set the current load partitions, be extra
sure that you are specifying the correct partition. Having done it,
cold-booting the machine will reload from those partitions. Some
versions of the microcode will not work with some versions of the Lisp
system, and if you set the two current partitions incompatibly,
cold-booting the machine will fail. To fix this, on a CADR, use
another CADR's debugging hardware, running
Of all the procedures described in this section, the most common one is
to take a partition containing a Lisp image, update it to have all the
latest patches (see ), and save it away in a disk
partition. The function
If you wish to do something other than loading all and only the latest
patches, you must perform the steps by hand. Start by cold-booting the
machine, to get a fresh, empty system. Next, you must log in as
something whose INIT file does not affect the Lisp world noticably (so
that when you save away the Lisp image, the side-effects of the INIT
file won't get saved too); on MIT-OZ, for example, you can log in as
When you're done loading everything, do
Once the patched system has been successfully saved and the system
comes back up, you can make it current with
When you do a
Try to avoid saving patched systems after running the editor or the compiler. This works, but it makes the saved system a lot bigger. In order to produce a clean saved environment, you should try to do as little as possible between the time you cold-boot and the time you save the partition.
If you have a large application system which takes a while to load, you may wish to save a band containing it.
To do this, boot a fresh band, log in without running your init file,
You can greatly reduce the amount of disk space needed for the saved
band by making it an
To make an incremental band, give a non-
You can restore the incremental band with
The original band to which an incremental band refers must be a complete load. When you update a standard system band (loading patches, for instance) you should always make a complete load, so that the previous system band is not needed for the new one to function.
The incremental band records the partition name of the original system
band. That original band must still exist, with the same contents, in
order for the incremental band to work properly. The incremental band
contains some error check data which is used to verify this. The error checking is
done by the microcode when the incremental band is booted, but it is
also done by
When using incremental bands, it is important to preserve the system bands
that they depend on. Therefore, system bands should not be updated too
In order to realize the maximum savings in disk space possible because
of incremental bands, you must make the partition you saved in smaller
once the save is finished and you know how much space was actually used.
This is done with
An easier technique is to divide a couple of the initial partitions into several equal-sized partitions of about 4000 pages, and use these for all incremental saving. You can easily provide room for 12 incremental bands this way in addition to a few system bands and file system.
You must not do a garbage collection to reduce the size of the world before you make an an incremental band. This is because garbage collection alters so many pages that an incremental band would be as big as a complete band.
The normal way to install new software on a machine is to copy the microcode and world load bands from another machine.
The first step is to find a machine that is not in use and has the
desired system. Let us call this the source machine. The machine
where the new system is to be installed is the target machine. You
can use
Then you should do a
Before copying a band from another machine, double-check the partition
names by printing the labels of both machines, and make sure no one is
using the other machine. Also double-check with
To go the other direction, use
After transferring the band, it is good practice to make sure that it really was copied successfully by comparing the original and the copy. All of the known reasons for errors during band transfer have (of course) been corrected, but peace of mind is valuable. If the copy was not perfectly faithful, you might not find out about it until a long time later, when you use whatever part of the system that had not been copied properly.
Having gotten the current microcode load and system load copied into
partitions on your machine, you can make them current for booting using
The Lisp Machine system has options that are set at each site. These include the network addresses of other hosts, which hosts have file servers, which host to find the system source files and patch files on, where to send bug reports, what timezone the site is located in, and many other things.
The per-site information is defined by three files:
To update the site files, you must first recompile the sources.
Do this by
To just load the site files, assuming they are compiled, do
You should never load any site file directly. All the files must be loaded in the proper fashion and sequence, or the machine may stop working.
Programs examine the site options using these variables and functions:


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Slumping milk prices (see item below) are putting a lid on hay prices at quality-tested hay auctions in the Upper Midwest as winter progresses.
Prices at the twice-monthly auction in Stearns County, MN, have remained flat overall since the auction season began in September, reports Dan Martens, University of Minnesota extension educator for Benton, Stearns and Morrison counties. "The price for good- to high-quality hay was climbing a little from September through November," says Martens. "But in the last couple of months, with milk prices falling off the table, it has dropped off. Dairy farmers are trying to manage their hay cost and save a little money out of their milk checks for other aspects of their businesses."
At the Jan. 22 Stearns County sale, he reports, medium square bales of alfalfa testing 151-175 relative feed value (RFV) brought an average of $126/ton. Medium squares with an RFV of 126-150 averaged $104/ton. "That's off some from the extremely high prices we saw a year ago," says Martens. "But it's also pretty close to the average prices over a four- or five-year period."
The trend is similar at the newly opened Steffes Auctioneers auction in Litchfield, MN. "At the start of the season (November), top-of-the-line alfalfa hay was going for around $1 per RFV point," says auction manager Roger Paul. "But at the last couple of auctions, that's probably dropped by 5% or so. Prices for lower-quality hay are off by 20% from what they were in November."
Gordon Klankowski, treasurer of the Houston County Forage & Grassland Council, reports that, compared to other years, hay movement has been down slightly at the council's once-a-month quality-tested sale in Caledonia, MN. "A lot of dairies in our area bought their hay early this year," says Klankowski. "People were worried about having enough on hand to get them through the winter." Even so, he says, overall average prices at the first two sales of the season (December and January) were running $20-30/ton higher than they ran a year ago.
In Wisconsin, weather events crimped attendance at tested auctions in December and January. Due to a major storm the day before the auction date, only two loads of hay were sold at the Sheboygan County Forage Council's monthly auction in Waldo on Dec. 10. Weather also affected the Jan. 14 auction. Just one load was sold.
Things were only slightly better in nearby Dodge County. The December snowstorm forced the Dodge County Forage Council to cancel its Dec. 9 auction at Beaver Dam. On Jan. 13, eight loads of hay were sold. The average RFV at the sale was 109; the average price was $120/ton. Topping the sale was a load of 129-RFV alfalfa hay, packaged in large square bales, which sold at $140/ton.
"With these kinds of limited sales, it's hard to get any kind of good read on where prices are trending," says Mike Ballweg, University of Wisconsin extension crops and soils agent in Sheboygan County. "From the reports we hear though, prices are holding steady or dropping a little. That's to be expected with milk prices in the tank. Dairy producers are looking closely at every dollar they spend, and that's going to have an effect on hay and forage prices."
More details on the above-mentioned quality-tested auctions include:
Stearns County, Mid-American Auction facility, Sauk Centre, MN. First and third Thursdays of each month, September-May. Start time: 12:30 p.m. For more information: www.midamericanauctioninc.com. Prices posted at www.extension.umn.edu/cropenews. Next sale date: Feb. 19.
Steffes Auctioneers, Litchfield, MN. Second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, November-May. (Note: Steffes plans to conduct a once-a-month tested sale during the summer.) Start time: noon. For more details, including information on how to participate in the auction via the Internet, phone 320-693-9371 or go to www.steffesauctioneers.com. Next sale date: Feb. 24.
Houston County Forage and Grassland Council, Green Power Equipment, Caledonia, MN. Second Friday of the month. Start time: 1 p.m. For more information: Houston County Extension office at 507-725-5807. Next sale date: Feb. 13.
Sheboygan County Forage Council, Chissy's Restaurant, Waldo, WI. Second Wednesday of the month, December through April. Start time: 1 p.m. For more information: Sheboygan County Extension office, phone: 920-459-5904. Next sale date: Feb. 11.
Dodge County Forage Council, Beaver Dam Auction Market, Beaver Dam, WI. Second Tuesday of the month, December through April. Start time: 1 p.m. For more information: Call Dodge County Extension crops and soils agent Matt Hanson at 920-386-3790 or auctioneer Dan Ritger at 414-333-8625. Auction results posted at www.widcfc.com. Next sale date: March 10.


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SCIENTISTS from Aston University's Neurosciences Research Institute have received research grants of more than �180,000 to investigate speech and hearing. One strand of the research will help to understand which parts of the brain deal with complex sounds such as speech.
The research projects involve post-doctoral research fellows and will capitalise on Aston's rapidly developing hearing research programme, which has recently been boosted by the arrival of the Paediatric Cochlear Implant Team from Birmingham Children's Hospital. Hearing research at Aston will be further enhanced with the opening of the University's �10 million Academy of Life Sciences, which will feature a soundproofed facility suitable for clinical hearing research when it opens in April 2004.
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1.Researchers involved are Dr Paul Furlong, Dr Gareth Barnes and Dr Caroline Witton.2. A separate news release is available with further details about the Aston Academy of Life Sciences