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Recent and archived news articles by Lisa W. Foderaro of The New York Times.
A Connecticut Tribe Fights for Recognition, and a Piece of the Casino Industry
While other Indian tribes in the state have gained federal recognition, and the resulting largess, the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has been shut out.
June 28, 2016, Tuesday
How Sue Donoghue, Prospect Park Administrator, Spends Her Sundays
Ms. Donoghue, not surprisingly, heads with her family to the 585-acre park, which is only one block from their home in Park Slope.
June 26, 2016, Sunday
'Who's Miranda?' Suspect in Kayak Killing Didn't Understand Her Rights, Lawyer Says
After she had been read her Miranda rights, Angelika Graswald, who is charged with the murder of her fiancé, did not know what those were, her lawyer said.
June 22, 2016, Wednesday
Woman Charged in Kayak Death Admitted Keeping Paddle From Fiancé, Officer Testifies
A State Police investigator also said Angelika Graswald, whom he questioned after Vincent Viafore disappeared in the cold Hudson River waters, described feeling "trapped."
June 21, 2016, Tuesday
Surprising Progress in Newtown Families' Suit Against Maker of the AR-15 Rifle
A lawsuit brought by relatives of the shooting victims in Connecticut argues that the AR-15 is a weapon of war and should never have been marketed to civilians.
June 15, 2016, Wednesday
Fiancée of Drowned Kayaker Said He Postponed Wedding, Officer Testifies
The testimony revealed that Angelika Graswald, who is charged with the murder of her fiancé, had indicated that plans for their marriage were in jeopardy.
June 10, 2016, Friday
With Connecticut Foundations Crumbling, 'Your Home Is Now Worthless'
The problem, which may affect thousands of homes, poses a thicket of legal, emotional and financial issues for homeowners, who say early warnings were ignored.
June 8, 2016, Wednesday
Fiancée Was 'Happy-Go-Lucky' Days After Kayaker Died, Police Say
A hearing focused on an encounter between investigators and Angelika Graswald days after Vincent Viafore drowned in the Hudson River in 2015. She is accused of murdering him.
June 8, 2016, Wednesday
A Small-Town Resident's Secret for 48 Years: He Was a Fugitive
Bob Stackowitz of Sherman, Conn., used an alias after escaping from prison in 1968, but was recently discovered when he sought benefits under his real name. Even his longtime girlfriend was shocked.
June 4, 2016, Saturday
Seeking Economic Jolt, Sleepy Hollow Embraces Development
With a groundbreaking comes a promise of revenue and housing for an area in need of an economic boost since the closing of a General Motors site in 1996.
May 19, 2016, Thursday
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Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette has a story on Derek Kellogg indicating at UMass media day on Friday that the starting five for the Minutemen's season opener this Friday against Elon at the Curry Hicks Cage could be Chaz Williams, Freddie Riley, Javorn Farrell, Raphiael Putney, and Sean Carter. The Minutemen played their second and final closed scrimmage of the season on Saturday at Seton Hall.
Vautour also points out some jersey number changes for the Minutemen this season. Check out the online roster.
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I've recently noticed problems with my 2621 router - it becomes unresponsive for about 10 minutes at a time, about 10 times a month. The router sits inbetween the outside world and servers which I routinely log in to - strangely, I've noticed that if I'm logged into my servers during these 10 minute outages, I remain logged in with no slowdown in responsivity. However, a ping from the server to the router hangs.
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Andrew Hill: Refuge
Andrew Hill (piano)
Point of Departure (Blue Note 84167)
Andrew Hill (piano), Eric Dolphy (alto sax), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Richard Davis (bass), Tony Williams (drums).
Composed by Andrew Hill.
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 21, 1964
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
This opening track from Andrew Hill's Point of Departure LP may not have made as much money for Blue Note as its other hits from the era -- such as "The Sidewinder or "Watermelon Man." But make no mistake, this is one of the defining moments for the Blue Note sound. Hill clearly understood the label's hard-bop tradition, as he demonstrates on this music, but his album was also (as its title states) a point of departure. It mixes old-style hard swing with an incisive probing attitude that seems to want to break free from the constraints of the music, but never really lets go. This paradoxical combination may be an even more powerful influence today than when this album first hit record-store bins. The front line of Dolphy, Henderson and Dorham share the bandleader's vision, and every solo on this 12-minute track furthers the composition's relentless, aggressive ambiance.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Other reviews for this track:
- Andrew Hill: Refuge by Vijay Iyer (100/100)
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Shipbuilder Austal first came to Gizmag's attention in 2005 with the launch of the world's largest aluminum vessel, the 127 meter Benchijigua Express. The company then started building Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for the US Navy, based on the same trimaran design. And, now, Austal is launching an even more refined version that improves sea-keeping, passenger comfort and fuel efficiency. This week, Tony Armstrong, Austal's head of R&D, spoke exclusively to Gizmag about potentially building 20% of the US Navy fleet, how they reduced fuel consumption by a quarter, what sick bags can tell you, and much more. Read More
The US Navy has announced the award of a construction contract for the Austal designed General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project. The US $223 million contract for the first of two planned "Flight 0" vessels follows a similar order for the single-hulled Lockheed Martin LCS last December. The two LCS ships will be evaluated and the contracts allow for up to two of each of the two designs to be constructed prior to a decision on how many of each will be ordered, with a fleet of between 50 and 100 LCSs expected to be required over the next 30 years. The General Dynamics LCS is a far different ship to the Lockheed Martin LCS with the secret to its remarkable speed and agility being the aluminium trimaran hull. The LCSs will be the most advanced high speed military craft in the world and are intended to operate in coastal areas globally. As a key part of the US Navy fleet, they will be highly manoeuvrable and configurable to support mine detection / elimination, anti-submarine and surface warfare. The trimaran hull form permits the ship to carry a large capacity of weapons packages with space to land two helicopters.Read More
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April showers, Easter victory and more.
2006 – A freak snow storm saw Sunderland's home game with Fulham abandoned after 21 minutes.
1980 - A 2-1 victory at Shrewsbury sees Sunderland win all three games over the Easter period.
1955 - Ken Chisholm grabs a hat-trick in a 4-3 win over Manchester United.
1942 – Sunderland's youngest-ever defender Cec Irwin is born in Ellington.


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We love to seize the opportunity to celebrate each and every day - after all, the daily grind can be, well, a grind. We're learning that there are many holidays out there that may not have reached "Hallmark" calendar status, but they still count and deserve to be recognized. Preferably with wine. With that being said, we bring to you this very special day (cue "The More You Know" theme song).
Eggs, hollandaise sauce, canadian bacon and english muffins! We certainly don't need a reason to chow down on Eggs Benedict, but since today is National Eggs Benedict Day, we'll definitely be ordering some up. We'd love to eat daisy shaped eggs so the Daisy Egg Fry Rings ($15) is an essential tool for the breakfast gourmet.
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By david.gourlay on Jun 05, 2009
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An Introduction to Oracle's Canadian Performance-Driven Government Program
David Gourlay, Director of Business Development (Public Sector, Canada) Oracle
As governments respond to insecurity in the global marketplace and job losses across Canada, they emphasize a familiar, yet critical, operating principle; doing more with less and ensuring public expenditures demonstrate value for money. This is no more relevant than in today's uncertain fiscal environment where increased public spending is focused on stimulating and foster economic growth. As stimulus often means responsible spending, it must be supported by legitimate internal performance and reporting tools that deliver accountability, transparency and accessibility to show management leadership during recessionary periods.
However, it can be quite a challenge to deliver efficiency through a decision-making culture based on an integrated, enterprise-wide IT platform supported by performance / reporting business intelligence tools. Regrettably, barriers exist preventing organizations to maximize IT solutions to transform systems and leverage data and information sources into innovative performance measurement drivers and eventually, reporting vehicles for constituents. Complicating this is a more technologically savvy constituent base that has increased political and service expectations for their daily interactions and transactions with their government.
From a transformative perspective, an evolving paradigm is to accelerate the integration of focus points to concentrate on constituent needs and expectations over service/regional/functional silos to improve responsiveness, service delivery and operating efficiencies. This new governance model addresses barriers such as unsynchronized channels, inefficient business processes and redundant technology. Timely new thinking will enable a transformation to foster accountability through enabling technology and a process workflow model to mature governance beyond departmental- centric silos and align constituent interactions more seamlessly.
This model seeks to provide a 360º view of the constituent based on a multiple communication channel approach (web, phone, face-to-face, etc) to traverse channels and organize incoming data. Tools such as a 3-1-1 Contact Center for enterprise-wide integration of workflow, centralization of back office processes and finally, business intelligence & analytics support a performance reporting environment. It is within these parameters that tracking and analysis of service performance and budget data translates into a more effective resource reallocation regime and a lifecycle approach to constituent relationships that assist to measure program performance to better manage service issues.
At the heart of a successful performance driven culture is a "Citizen Relationship Management" (CRM) model that provides a single environment to integrate departmental systems to capture, analyze and answer constituent-driven requests. It engages constituents and government employees as key stakeholders, provides streamlined access to government information and services by encouraging interagency IT initiatives that, while improving constituent services, also consolidates disparate systems, decreases paperwork, increases productivity and saves money.
By introducing a holistic and lifecycle approach to performance measurement and management, Canadian governments regardless of size or program / policy / service mandate are able to deliver piece by piece a management vehicle to accelerate the delivery of accountability for citizens.
To emphasize this, a model can be found in New York. The City's approach demonstrates how best to deliver this model through executive leadership. Upon taking office in January 2002, newly elected Mayor Michael Bloomberg, inspired by similar systems that were being piloted in a handful of cities nationwide, announced as one of his first acts in office plans for the creation of a 3-1-1 Service Center for New York City. This service acts as a centralized repository for citizens to make requests, lodge complaints or simply get straightforward answers to questions about the city government and its services.
It is now a model of excellence for all municipalities based on the platform supporting service delivery automation with CRM which allows the City to not only more efficiently respond to calls and the program is also designed to proactively address with situations that lead to a high volume of calls or incidents. This proactive approach is what Mayor Bloomberg means when he says, "It's not just a citizen service hot line, it is the most powerful management tool ever developed for New York City government. I can't imagine running the city without it."
Now, the City of New York has delivered on the potential transparency and accessibility functions by launching the Citywide Performance Review (CPR) website that is a comprehensive reporting vehicle to track the effectiveness of municipal services based on a series of indicators. It does not discriminate from the good news or the bad news using CRM and Business Intelligence tools that result in dashboards and scorecards for the public to view how well their public resources are used.
Traditionally, CRM has been a commercial business application to provide business a more strategic competitive advantage by delivering a seamless, unified customer experience for interactions regardless of internal organization. Now, CRM is an attractive tool for government organizations as they transform themselves to foster the translation of citizen-relevant data into actionable information by providing the right information to the right person at the right time. Also, CRM embeds a proactive culture as it extends an understanding of citizen needs throughout an enterprise thus enabling all functional areas to make informed, citizen-based decisions. As CRM can capture incoming data from multi-channel inputs, a 3-1-1 program highlights a workflow process for citizen contact, workload tracking process and finally, performance management. With careful thoughtful leadership such as the model Mayor Bloomberg delivered in New York City, a service delivery regime can be transformational, streamline processes and align service and program tasks more seamlessly to drive down costs and enhance decision making.
This is a story about executive leadership and a vision for not only what the requirement is; a citizen facing service to centralize and simplify, but also a management tool to support better decision making. Municipal leaders whether they are elected officials or senior administrators must champion models of performance metrics to align their accountability, transparency and accessibility mandates with the technology that is available to support such opportunities.
Momentum is building for support of how a 3-1-1 citizen-facing service culture can transform performance measurements and drive reporting so that 3-1-1 is a management tool. For instance, last November, the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard unveiled a report, "3-1-1: The Next Wave: Nine Imperatives for Leadership of 3-1-1 – Enabled Government" that articulates 3-1-1 programs as key transformative initiatives that not only represent a single entry point to a government, but leverage data to make stronger policy, financial and service delivery decisions. As local governments are predominantly focused on service delivery, a 3-1-1 program leads directly to supporting a performance / reporting environment.
Several municipal jurisdictions in North America currently have 3-1-1 programs and in Canada, the Region of Halton in Ontario and the City of Calgary are leading the way with their comprehensive business models and tools to support a complete citizen experience. Now we see more opportunities for smaller municipalities to engage in 3-1-1 despite lower population bases. As the Harvard report advocates, regionalization of programs that share resources and information regardless whether it is across municipal boundaries or jurisdictions is a major new trend for 3-1-1 and CRM programs to drive better performance reporting.
Canada has an opportunity to learn from international pioneers on how executive leadership, proven business models and IT solutions can deliver a lifecycle approach of performance-driven government. By demonstrating a commitment such as Mayor Bloomberg has done in New York City to deliver accountability, transparency and accessibility , this will lead to legitimacy of any exercise that undertakes to reduce costs of service delivery and enhances efficiency of a public sector organization. This speaks to the very heart of democratic institutions that allocate public resources to deliver on their core mandates and the dialogue on how best to move this agenda forward is central to any transformative processes.


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We've all grown accustomed to the around-the-clock coverage of the Olympics provided by NBC every two years, but there's now a possibility that fans will be able to get their Olympic fix year-round.
16 international Olympic officials met over the weekend in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss Olympic Agenda 2020, a roadmap outlining the future of the Olympic Movement created by IOC President Thomas Bach. According to the AP on Saturday, the leaders present supported a proposal to create a TV channel dedicated to Olympic sports that seeks to "greatly increase the presence of sports and the promotion of the Olympic values year round and worldwide."
The proposal would use the National Geographic Channel as a model for curating digital content and feature sports that might not get the spotlight they normally do during traditional Olympic coverage while aiming to attract younger audiences. Variety notes that it would be a similar setup to something like MLB Network or NFL Network. Future Olympiads themselves will still be seen on NBC, as the network agreed to a $7.75 billion deal in May to keep broadcasting the Games through at least 2032.
Another Olympic Agenda 2020 proposal discussed at the summit was the idea to revamp the host city bidding process and provide "more flexibility" by letting them focus on long-term benefits from the beginning. Should the changes be approved, they would go into effect for the 2024 Summer Games.
Reportedly, the updated process will also place more of an emphasis on "legacy" and encourage potential host cities to maximize the use of venues they already have in place as well as temporary or dismountable venues, thus reducing the risk of infrastructure going unused after the Olympics.
Other proposals include possible changes to the sports program, basing it on disciplines and events as opposed to simply sports, and using $20 million of earmarked money to combat doping and match-fixing. $10 million would go to each, while the World Anti-Doping Agency hopes to have its $10 million matched for research.
The proposals will be refined and updated before being put up for further discussion by IOC members in October. They will then face final approval in December at the Extraordinary IOC Session set to take place in Monaco.


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Women who have been using the pill for years are urged to have their eyes screened for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.
16:55, UK, Monday 18 November 2013
The long-term use of the contraceptive pill doubles the risk of a leading cause of blindness, a study has found.
Women who have using the pill for more than three years are being urged to have their eyes screened for glaucoma.
The condition, which is caused by a build-up of fluid pressure in the eye, results in irreversible damage to the optic nerve.
Previous studies have suggested that the hormone oestrogen, a key component of the pill, may be involved in the development of the disease.
The new finding, presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting in New Orleans, follows a study of 3,406 women aged 40 and over who were questioned about their reproductive history and underwent eye examinations.
Researchers found that women who had used oral contraceptives for three years or more were twice as likely to have had a diagnosis of glaucoma.
It made no difference what kind of oral contraceptive the women had been using.
The scientists said taking the pill long-term could be a risk factor for glaucoma that sits alongside others, including family history of the disease, black African ancestry, short-sightedness, raised pressure in the eye and diabetes.
Study leader Professor Shan Lin, from the University of California at San Francisco, said: "This study should be an impetus for future research to prove the cause and effect of oral contraceptives and glaucoma.
"At this point, women who have taken oral contraceptives for three or more years should be screened for glaucoma and followed closely by an ophthalmologist, especially if they have any other existing risk factors."
The most common, chronic form of the disease is believed to affect about 480,000 people in England.
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"Grandpa, where does wire come from?" Six-year-old Rose asked as she watched him solder a small red wire into place on his ham radio.
"Peru," he said, "Wire comes from Peru. It grows on trees in the Amazon and comes in all different colors, like a rainbow."
"Oh, Grandpa!" Rose said, laughing at his tale.
Now twelve and on vacation with her family, Rose is about to find that there was some truth in Grandpa's story after all. Who would have thought that it would foil a terrorist plot?
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now on vacation with her parents and their chauffer/bodyguard richard, twelve-year-old rose is determined to help them discover the real reason why the wire needed to upgrade the agency computers has been delayed. with the help of her new friend, paolo.
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last night i finished ramblin' rose: the wire forests of peru. this is another book i recently picked up at dollar tree. the book is different from the two previous books i've reviewed. this one is a teen read, where rose is finally working in the family business (private investigators). the book is written out very well and even speaks about the 9/11 terrorists event as well. the book takes you back to your childhood imagination and even makes you feel like you're helping rose and her family catch the path (terrorist holding up the wire). the entire book i was rooting for rose, hoping they'd catch the bad guys and save the world.
reading level: ages 13 and up
paperback: 200 pages
publisher: aspirations media, inc. (october 1, 2007)
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The Best Bug-Killing Gear
The Fly Web fly light, BugZooka bug vacuum and Executioner bug zapper are your best bets in the war on household bugs. The Fly Web will passively catch flies while you sleep, while the Executioner lets you stun or kill flying bugs. For removing spiders, the BugZooka is your weapon. These three devices should cover most of your casual bug-removal needs.
Unless you're an entomologist, you're probably not super excited about having bugs in your house. Whether spiders, flies, roaches, centipedes or ants, your first instinct is to get rid of them immediately. The old wad-of-paper-towel-smushing-it-against-the-wall method has some serious drawbacks. For one thing, it requires you to get within arm's length of the bug, and that can be a real problem depending on your level of bugphobia. It also tends to leave a residue of bug guts all over your wall—or, in the case of centipedes, a dozen still-twitching legs that will haunt your nightmares for the rest of your natural life. Your segmented visitors don't always hang out in easy to reach places, either.
One thing any exterminator will tell you, though, is that if you have an indoor bug problem, all the swatting, zapping, sucking and trapping in the world will just be a temporary fix. You have to find the source of the problem and remove it, whether it's a nest, a source of moisture or food in your kitchen drain. All of the exterminators I spoke to said that any serious infestation requires two steps to resolve: identify the pest, then remove the source. Scott Armbrust, entomologist and owner of Littleton, Colorado's Rid-A-Pest Exterminators, told me: "The first step in fly control is proper identification of the pest fly. There are many university web sites that you can access for this." Examples include Texas A&M, Iowa State, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Luis Pabon, technical director of Catseye Pest Control in Albany, New York, agreed on the importance of identification: "Identify the fly to determine what its source is. Most fly issues are related to sanitation. Once you have correctly identified the fly the solution is fairly easy to determine."
That said, taking care of an errant fly or roach is easy enough with the tools we've tested.
Why no sprays, ant or roach traps, mosquito or tick repellants or other chemical anti-bug recommendations?
For sure, bug sprays, ant and roach traps and other anti-insect products are effective, but we're just not ready to get into the kind of research that involves making sure stuff with hardcore chemicals are worth it. We'll get to other types of insect killing gear over time, though. Consider this guide a starter. We just added sections on mosquitoes. In the coming weeks, we'll probably get into some roach and ant gear.
Where's the data?
Well there isn't any. Nobody reviews these things, which is a shame because it's something almost everyone could use (or already does). In light of the lack of traditional published sources, we turned to experienced exterminators and entomologists, following up with our own testing to find conclusions.
To separate the brilliant devices from the crap, I ordered an entire arsenal of traps, guns and vacuums. The mere sight of it sent every insect within five miles running for the hills. I still plan to build a suit of power armor to holster all of these devices at once, but for now I just tested them individually (imagine how different Starship Troopers would be if they just dropped giant glue traps on Klendathu).
Active anti-bug devices
These devices are less about controlling an infestation than about taking out that one fly or spider that's freaking you out right now. When you want a bug in your house dead and gone, you want action. It was tough to compare these devices quantitatively, but they certainly offer plenty of swatting, zapping, shooting and sucking options.
Bug zapper
The larger, more powerful Executioner PRO seems to be discontinued; it's no longer available at Amazon, and prices at other online retailers range from $40 to $80 (which is far too much for this sort of thing). A less expensive model, the Amazing Handheld Bug Zapper, was DOA and appeared to be very flimsy. I also checked out the Dynazap DZ30100, which is shaped more like a traditional fly swatter than a tennis racket. In the end, the Executioner won out by virtue of a 4.4-star Amazon user rating from over 100 total reviews.
This tennis-racket-shaped device electrocutes flying insects, killing or stunning them so you can clean them up without making a mess. Though made of plastic, it's sturdily built and runs on included AA batteries. Of the tennis-racket-shaped bug zappers available, this one had favorable reviews (78 5-star reviews out of 105 total on Amazon) and no indication that it's prone to falling apart. Editor Brian Lam has used one of these in Hawaii with great success to stun half a dozen large roaches and another half dozen flies and mosquitoes (and beetles) before flushing them down the drain. The greatest benefit is that you're catching roaches without having to squash them. Roach guts stink and stain.
I stumbled across another use for tennis-racket-style bug zappers while talking to an avid gardener from Tennessee on a recent flight. She told me that some gardeners use them by holding them flat and scraping or shaking bugs off of plants onto the electric grid. This allows you to kill harmful pests infesting your plants without using pesticides.
To begin testing, I pressed the button and touched the grid. It makes a satisfying pop and gives you a spicy jolt. I've heard reports of more painful jolts, but the main thing: don't touch the zapping grid when you've got the safety buttons activated. It is definitely effective at stunning or killing flying bugs, including one sad fly who got fried into the grid itself. I also took down a yellowjacket.
I was skeptical of this device at first, but after testing I can see how useful it would be at a backyard picnic troubled by wasps. Usually, swatting at a hornet or wasp just makes it angry, but the Executioner will stun it so you can get rid of it without risk of being stung.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $5.
In reading numerous user reviews, I found that plastic flyswatters break easily and don't have as much snap as the metal kind. I ordered a metal-handled swatter and gave some things around my garage a good whacking (there weren't many flies around that day). I really beat the crap out of this thing and it didn't break, although the joint between the swatter and the handle did loosen a bit.
With a 20″ length, the flyswatter has an effective range of a foot or more, depending on how far you choke up on your grip. It will certainly splatter anything you kill with it, though, and I should note that vigorous swatting did actually scratch the paint off of a metal door. So if you're the type to really lay into the flies, you might do some household damage.
Tracking down a fly to swat is much more difficult with a traditional swatter than with the Executioner. You have to stalk the fly and wait until it's at rest on a suitable swatting surface. With the Executioner, you can just sort of hold the "kill zone" of the racket above the fly. With practice, you can position it so the fly tends to fly right into it. Plus, flyswatters splatter flies all over the wall, possibly sending fly guts into your nearby dinner. Zapper-type swatters don't cause this problem. So if you're serious about bug hunting, you probably want to upgrade your fly killing tech from the basic swatter.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $24.
In testing, the suction of the BugZooka was significantly stronger than the Backyard Safari Bug Vacuum. It was able to pick up several ants with no difficulty. Despite the stronger suction, the only harm to the ants came when I accidentally mangled them with the end of the BugZooka. Although it doesn't have a built-in magnifying lens, the Bugzooka does have a nice clear collection chamber (with a spare), so you can use it to observe your catches. It's easier to remove bugs from the collection chamber when you're done (compared to the Bug Vacuum), because you can pump the bellows a few times to blow them out.
BugZooka has a lot going for it. The telescoping tubes give it an effective range of two feet, which should be enough to reach high corners where spiders like to hide out. It doesn't smoosh bugs, and while it doesn't come with the cutesy patch and book like the Bug Vacuum, it would still be a good way to collect and observe bugs with curious children. The pneumatic operation means that it's always ready for action. If it's been four months and you suddenly spot a bug, you won't be stuck with dead batteries. It even comes with a wall-mounted bracket for storage.
The one problem I see with BugZooka is the fragility of the bellows. The main body is plastic and well-made, but the bellows is a sort of soft rubberized plastic. The folds of the bellows seem especially prone to wear. Once you put a hole in it, the BugZooka isn't going to function anymore. That said, after more than a week of on-and-off testing sucking up ants and spiders in my yard, mine's still going strong.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $60.
As awesome as the Bug-A-Salt is (and it's really an ingenious device for firing salt out of a toy gun), it has limited effectiveness as a bug stopper. I had a hard time figuring out a way to gauge its range, because it's really difficult to see where a pile of salt lands and how hard it hit. Then I found a patch of peppermint plants in my yard that would shake under the force of a salt blast, so by noting which plants shook I could tell how far the salt had shot.
That brings us to the Bug-A-Salt's first problem. It shoots salt everywhere. This wasn't a huge deal in my garage, but if you plan on taking out some bogies in your living room, there will be some cleanup involved. Each individual shot doesn't put out a ton of salt (see photo below), but once you click-click-boom a few times, things get pretty salty.
Another problem: at close range, the salt tends to bounce around. Including back into your eyes. So wear safety goggles, I guess. Curious about direct hits, I shot myself in the hand to see if it hurts. It stings a bit, similar to snapping a rubberband on your skin. No big deal.
At one point, a small fly started buzzing around the garage while I was testing this thing. It never landed anywhere for a clear shot, so I just started working the pump action and trying to blast that fly into a world of salty hurt. I think one shot mildly annoyed the fly and made it change direction in mid-air. But even well within the effective range, I was unable to take the fly down. Later, I did knock a fly off of a garbage can from three feet. It took a few tries to dial my aim in, but eventually the fly got overconfident and I sent him tumbling to the driveway below. Imagine it happening in slow motion with Ennio Morricone music playing in the background.
The most ideal scenario for the Bug-A-Salt is to blast flies that are trying to land on food, since it'll have the effect of seasoning your meal, too.
Passive Traps
These anti-bug devices sit there quietly, catching bugs with no direct action on your part. Most designs involve sticky paper to trap the bugs, and optionally may use a light or sweet liquid to attract them.
To find out which glue trap works best, I set up a fly light, a hanging paper strip and a window trap in the same area (my garage). The hanging paper strip was placed near the window to try to maximize the chance of a fly getting stuck there. The light was about 10 feet away from the window. This was an admittedly unscientific test, but after a week the Fly Web fly light was a clear winner. At night, the fly light was the only light source in the garage, and that drew in four to five times as many bugs as the other traps. The only drawback is that a few hot days melted a bit of the glue, which left some goop and a few dead bugs down in the light's casing, in an area not easy to clean out.
Fly Web
The fly light is yet another variant on the glue trap. The glue is stuck to a piece of cardboard which is slotted into a fluorescent light. Plug it in and it provides a light source to draw in bugs, which then get stuck to the trap. This seems like a fine idea and it allows you to catch bugs overnight, when the Fly Web is the only light source in the area and thus attractive to insects.
User reviews mostly praise it for its effectiveness and ease of use. Amazon user Kip described a typical usage scenario: "I bought three flyweb units and loads of sticky window tape. The window stuff worked just OK but the flyweb unit filled so quickly that I had to change the cards every day — even after I vacuumed and swatted the first wave of flies. By day three we were essentially fly-less. I'm buying more units tonight! These units work best at night when they are not competing with natural light. But at night you really can't have these in your bedroom as they throw off quite a lot of light. I move them from room to room and close the shades. You want the flies to see only this light, get attracted to it, bounce around and finally get caught. Pure statistics."
Some fly lights look like regular lighting fixtures that you'd mount to a ceiling or wall. Others plug directly into an outlet, like the one I tested. There are also standalone lights with a short cord that can plug into an extension cord. These units are suited for catching flies in places without convenient outlets, or where you want to position the light in a really specific place to maximize flycatching potential.
The price jump to other fly lights is significant—some models cost more than $100. While this light is small, it gets the job done, and you can simply change out the glue card when it gets full. If your fly problem is so bad that you need a larger fly light, you probably want to go with an exterminator instead.
"To trap flies, the best but most expensive route is to install flying insect light traps. Many types of light traps are available, but the most effective ones may cost several hundred dollars," said Armbrust. Bigger lights (with bigger glue boards) would theoretically catch more flies, but my testing shows you don't need an expensive system to catch a ton of flies in a short time.
Glass fly trap
*At the time of publishing, the price was $12.
The Springstar Glass Fruit Fly Trap is $13. It's our pick because it looks less macabre than fly paper, has positive user reviews, tested well and isn't expensive.
As its name indicates, this particular model is intended to trap fruit flies, and it comes with a packet of fruit fly bait. However, you can just as easily use sugar water (or even a bit of sugary soda) and it will attract other kinds of flies. Just be careful not to place it outside where it might trap honeybees.
To test it, we set it up in a science teacher's classroom that had a problem with fruit flies. Unfortunately, a cold spell killed off most of the flies, but the trap still managed to collect a few. It also won the prize for best looking bug-killing device. Multiple people remarked on how nice it looked, not even realizing it was anything other than a glass ornament or suncatcher.
If $13 is too steep, or you'd like a more streamlined design, you can make your own fly trap out of a soda bottle.
Catchmaster window traps
*At the time of publishing, the price was $10.
These act on the same general principle as the fly paper, but some differences in the design make them much easier to use and potentially more effective. Instead of a hanging ribbon, each trap is a flat and transparent piece that can be stuck to a window. They're much easier to apply—you just peel off the backing, stick it to the window, then peel off the other backing. While not completely invisible, they're a lot less unsightly than the hanging ribbon traps. Sticking them to a window also provides a form of attractant. Flies are drawn to light, which is why you often find them buzzing around windows. How well this truly works depends on how many other windows/light sources are around.
Armbrust offered a slightly unorthodox use of flat sticky traps — on the floor to catch crawling bugs. "You will catch the most spiders by placing the traps on the floor directly in contact with a wall," he told me, suggesting you could even use mouse glue traps for this purpose.
I stuck one to the outside of my garage window so it would be easier to see it in the photo below. You'd obviously tend to use them on the inside. I was worried that the window side would be a full sticky panel that might be hard to remove or leave a residue. In fact, there's only a thin strip of adhesive sticking it to the window. It came off easily and did not leave a residue.
In the glue trap showdown, the window trap came in second, catching small flies and one spider. It performed slightly better than the TAT paper trap, and significantly worse than the fly light.
Mosquitoes are pesky little creatures. Most products and methods that claim to get rid of them simply don't work. We'll get more into why later. The most effective mosquito prevention is a simple, five-pronged approach: source reduction, larvicide, repellant for your clothing, repellant for your body and a physical barrier.
Remove the source
For source reduction, the best product is your own eyes: "If there are any places in the yard that have items that have the potential to hold water, it's best to remove them or modify them so that they drain water," says C. Roxanne Connelly, an entomologist at the University of Florida and president of the American Mosquito Control Association. Mosquitoes breed in standing water, so any water might be host to thousands of larvae, soon to be thousands of mosquitoes, who will then bite you. Now's the time for a good gutter cleaning—Connelly says the gutter along the roof is one of the more commonly-missed spots for mosquito breeding, along with kids toys left in the rain, sagging tarps, old tires, plant saucers "and the list goes on," she says. Joe Conlon, technical advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, also recommends changing water in birdbaths, plant pots or drip trays at least once weekly. Anywhere water collects should be modified to drain or removed completely.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $20.
With more than 100 reviews on Amazon and a 4.4-star review, people generally agree that, when used properly, Bits are the best way to keep the mosquito population in your yard down, some reviewers saying the larvae died within a few hours. However, they only work when the larvae are actively feeding (which means they'll do nothing to live mosquitoes in the water), because they work by releasing deadly toxins into the gut. That means you'll need to re-apply frequently—Summit Chemical, the manufacturer of the Bits, recommends re-applying biweekly. But barring commercial products not intended for home use, it's the most effective way of inhibiting larvae growth.
Fans and bug lights
Just having lights on can attract mosquitoes too. Since mosquitoes don't see some colors one the spectrum, one solution is to install yellow bug lights in place of whatever bulbs you have illuminating your outdoor space. The lights don't actively repel bugs, but mosquitoes' eyes don't pick up yellow light, so you at least won't be alerting them you're out on the back deck just by flipping on the lights. Many of the biggest light bulb brands offer them in several wattage options.
Spray repellant for skin
The next step is often, unfortunately, people's first step: repellant. For consistent, effective and long-lasting protection, there are really only three options, and only two really good ones: DEET and picaridin. (All-natural lemon-eucalyptus, the only natural option that was cited by both Connelly and Conlon, has been lab-tested to provide about two hours of protection.)
"There are a great many chemicals that exhibit varying degrees of repellancy to mosquitoes," Conlon said. "The problem is having them remain effective for a requisite length of time to make them useful repellents. In addition, many of those exhibiting repellent characteristics, like oil of cloves, only do so at high concentrations"—concentrations where their odor often becomes "extremely problematic." Most all-natural solutions require very frequent reapplication, as often as every 15-30 minutes. Formulations requiring that much reapplication increase the number of steps to complete protection: If you forget to reapply or leave the repellant at the house for a 30-minute hike, the number of mosquito bites you'll receive will increase as soon as the all-natural repellant loses efficacy.
DEET and picaridin are mostly equal in effectiveness. Although DEET may have a bad reputation (DEET is a solvent, so it can melt plastic and any synthetic materials), the US National Library of Medicine's MedLine Plus says "When used as directed in low doses, DEET is relatively not harmful." Formulations with more than 50 percent DEET should be avoided, as they can cause skin reactions when used over a long period of time, and children over two should use a product with 7.5 percent or less (children under two shouldn't use DEET). Just don't ingest it, and don't spray it near open wounds.
Picaridin is relatively safe and considered essentially nontoxic, according to the National Pesticide Information Center, although it can also cause some skin irritation as well. A good repellant should have between 20 and 30 percent DEET, which should last about four hours, or around 15 percent picaridin; it should also be water-resistant, last at least 2 hours and keep the off-putting smells to a minimum. Any repellant with 20-plus percent DEET should be effective. Beyond that, it's just sorting out the nitty-gritty.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $10.
Repellant for fabrics
The next layer required for complete coverage is permethrin, a pesticide that works on fabrics—i.e., clothing and nets. There are two ways to go about this: Either with a spray, or in permethrin-soaked clothing. Permethrin isn't safe for use on the skin, but it's very potent when used on fabric, and retains potent for up to two weeks, even through laundering. Permethrin for the clothing, which kills mosquitoes if they eat or touch it, and DEET for the skin, which essentially works by making skin "invisible," creates a potent combination and allows for virtually mosquito-free meandering.
The Department of Defense uses permethrin to "impregnate battle dress uniforms for the operational forces in order to protect the troops from anthropod-borne diseases overseas," Conlon says. He used the clothing when he was in the Navy, deployed with the Marines in Desert Shield and in jungle environments. "They worked wonderfully and I would highly recommend them," he said.
"They would not be using something that they had not tested and found to be effective," Connelly said, although she said she hasn't tested permethrin personally. "I have seen results that show that permethrin-treated fabrics are effective." Permethrin kills all bothersome flying insects, plus ticks and mites.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $40.
Tents, netting, and other shields
And then there are the physical barriers: nets. You can either purchase a tent-like net for camping, which can be set up on cots or just on the ground, or you can purchase a personal headnet. It depends on your needs—if you're just hiking and you're not traveling in mosquito-infested areas or intending to sleep outdoors, you'll just need a headnet. If you're traveling or sleeping outside, you'll also want a personal tent-style net.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $17.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $72.
There are a few products that might be worth checking out, but right now, neither research nor our entomologist experts aren't quite sold yet: the Off! Clip-On and the ThermaCELL. Backpacker reviewed them both with decent results, but we're not ready to recommend them without further testing and researchers. As of yet, they aren't proven in a lab. Amazon reviews of the Clip-On are mostly critical, with a few successes; the ThermaCELL looks to be a better bet, but some report it doesn't work in breezy conditions, and others are worried about its toxicity. With such mixed reviews, we can't yet make a serious recommendation.
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Homemade mosquito remedies
So what doesn't work? In short, almost everything. Susan Paskewitz at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a thorough site debunking most of the urban mosquito myths: home remedies like garlic, vitamin B, catnip oil and alcohol; sonic and ultrasonic devices; the citrosa plant; and carbon dioxide-baited traps.
Citronella candles
Citronella and geraniol candles provide some reduction in mosquito bites, but not enough to truly call them "effective." Suit up with DEET and permethrin—don't waste money on weak candles.
Mosquito foggers
Home mosquito foggers, yard spray and mists get rid of mosquitoes, but at great risk and expense. First, they're indiscriminate: They'll kill mosquitoes, sure, but they'll also kill other bugs and critters beneficial to the ecosystem. Second, used by non-professionals, they're responsible for the release of too much unnecessary insecticide into the environment. Third: According to Paskewitz's site, many of the systems have no safeguards to prevent against misuse of pesticide. And fourth, their usage promotes insecticide resistance—which could create harder-to-kill, stronger mosquito breeds in the future. No one needs that.
Zappers for mosquitoes
As for zappers (a.k.a "insect electrocution devices"): they work, but they're also indiscriminate. According to the AMCA's FAQ, while they attract and kill thousands of bugs, "mosquitoes comprised merely 4.1% and 6.4% respectively of the daily catch over an entire season. Even more important was the finding in both studies that there was no significant difference in the number of mosquitoes found in yards with or without bug zappers."
With high hopes, we tested out the Dynatrap DT1200 Flying Insect Eliminator. However, our tester, Travis Hudson, said, "it didn't do much for immediate deterrent. While I was setting it up, and with it running, I received two bites while sitting within four feet of the thing." Out of the 30-40 bugs it caught in an evening, about half were mosquitoes, and the others were as varied as wasps and junebugs. And in the grand scheme of things, 30-40 bugs is a teeny tiny portion of a yard's bug community. But "this thing stinks as a deterrent," Hudson says.
Fly shooter
This is sort of a spring-loaded flyswatter. The mechanism is simple: a tube with a spring inside and a round fly-killing surface mounted to it. It clicks into place and a trigger releases the spring, firing the whole tube. It will go about 12 feet total, but beyond six feet it won't really have any serious impact. The effective range is closer to four feet, but it comes with a string that keeps the swatting head and tube connected to the gun. The string is 32 inches long.
Unfortunately, this would not be effective at killing anything. The swatter part doesn't fly through the air with the swatting surface facing forward—it tumbles, making any bug kills a matter of dumb luck. On the positive side, while the spring is quite strong, it doesn't hurt to get shot with, though I wouldn't want to get hit in the eye.
Backyard Safari Bug Vacuum
This is marketed as a children's toy and not necessarily as a means to remove bugs from your home. It's shaped like a gun, and when you pull the trigger a small vacuum motor applies suction. A bug at the open end is sucked into a clear chamber which can be toggled shut so the bug doesn't crawl back out. The vacuum's range extends about ten inches from your hand.
There are a lot of advantages to a device like this. It lets you remove bugs without making a mess, and you can release them outdoors without killing them if that's your thing. If you have kids, it's also a great way to teach them a bit about science. It comes with a Bug Wrangler patch and a pop-up insect identification book. The small "gate" that seals the collection chamber shut is actually a magnifying lens. You can remove the chamber and look through the lens for a close view at whatever you caught. There's an extra chamber, too, so you can have one bug in storage while you're hunting for more. The gun itself is made of sturdy, heavy plastic that should stand up to kids, though I'm sure dropping it onto concrete would crack it.
I understand that to study insects, you need a fairly gentle way to collect them, but this is just too gentle. To be effective at all, you have to get right over the bug, and if the bug is anything faster or heavier than an ant, I doubt you'll be able to collect it at all. Lack of suction seems to be a common problem among battery-powered bug vacuums—powerful vacuum motors draw lots of amps, more than a pair of AA batteries can provide. Plug-in rechargeable models have a better track record, working basically like a "Dustbuster." In fact, a small rechargeable vacuum is another bug removal option if you're not worried about rescuing or observing the bugs.
TAT Fly paper
Your basic glue trap is simply a length of paper coated with thick glue—flies that touch it are stuck and eventually die. It unravels into a long, twisted ribbon that you hang wherever flies are a problem. It has an effective range of zero, since it only works on flies that touch it. There's no bait or scent to attract the flies, so you just have to hope they run into it by chance. On the other hand, they also don't use poison to kill the flies, so you don't have to worry about hanging anything toxic in your home. (I still wouldn't eat the glue though; keep these away from kids and pets if only to avoid a truly astonishing mess.) There are also fly trap products that use a scented bait to attract flies. However, in my research I found that these products emit a very strong odor that's unpleasant to humans, making them only suitable for outdoor use. Some of them suggest they can be used indoors, but user reviews almost universally complain about the smell.
There's little to differentiate different brands of fly paper. It's sticky, gluey paper coiled up, with a loop to hang it from. You can find nearly identical products from brands like PIC and Black Flag. I chose the TAT fly paper because it had the strongest Amazon reviews and because it was so inexpensive.
In testing, I found fly paper to be awkward to use (it can be tough unraveling the coiled paper without getting glue on your hands) and it's not very visually appealing to have a fly-ridden thing hanging around. But fly paper has a long track record, and many people swear by it. It's so inexpensive that you could hang a ton of these all over the place for less than $10 (it would still look terrible in your house, though). One of the exterminators I spoke to, entomologist Andrew Taylor of Clegg's Termite & Pest Control in Durham, North Carolina, favors traditional trapping methods. "[The best fly trap] is based on the type of fly infestation. For fruit flies, vinegar traps work the best. For house flies, the fly strips tend to work most effectively."
However, in the head-to-head glue trap test, the TAT paper trap came in last, only collecting a few small fruit flies.
Carnivorous plants
Why kill or trap bugs when you can grow some cool plants that will eat them for you? Unfortunately, carnivorous plants are notoriously difficult to grow, and growing them from seed takes a lot of time. The kit to grow them was relatively inexpensive ($15 or so), so I tried it out as an experiment last summer. Ours failed to grow at all, despite following the included instructions. Cultivating carnivorous plants is certainly a fun (and difficult) hobby, but a mail-order kit was probably not the best way to go. A local horticulture club might be a better place to start. In the end, this is not really going to be an effective way to control indoor bugs even if you do get a few plants to grow.
Wrapping it up
Some of these are clearly just toys meant for amusement. When it comes to seriously taking out bugs, the key is to use the right tool for the right job. The BugZooka is your best bet for indoor critters crawling along walls or ceilings that are hard to reach. The Executioner will let you swat flying bugs with a fierce little zap. The Fly Web fly light is an ideal passive trap for trimming the bug population while you sleep, and classic fruit fly traps can accomplish a similar job while looking pretty.
Email Interview, June 25, 2013,"The first step in fly control is proper identification of the pest fly. There are many university web sites that you can access for this. For house flies, the first thing that you want to do is make sure that all of your window screens fit properly and are not torn. House flies are also attracted to cool air during the hot summer months, so pay special attention to the basement window screens. Flies are also enter the home down chimneys as they are attracted to cold air that comes out when the air conditioner is running. Make sure that your fire place damper is closed. If you have metallic colored flies, these are usually bottle flies that breed in dead animals that may be in the chimney or your crawl space. For these flies, you will probably need to hire a professional exterminator. To trap flies, the best, but most expensive route is to install flying insect light traps. Many types of light traps are available, but the most effective ones may cost several hundred dollars."
Email Interview, June 25, 2013,"All of these [passive] devices will attract the adult fly however it will not solve the problem if you have not removed their breeding sites. Paper traps can be messy as can the jar traps. Screen your windows and doors. A good strong vacuum with a hepa-filter is one of the most effective non-chemical approaches. Bug zappers may sound cool when they work but will send body parts flying into the air. If you want to use an insect fly trap purchase those that draw them near and then catches them on a sticky trap on the bottom of it. This type is rated for commercial kitchens."
Stink Bugs In the House, Ask the Exterminator,"Want to get the stink bugs into a trap? The best way to do this is by installing an insect light trap in the attics. The light traps have black light bulbs that give off ultra-violet (UV) rays that attract insects. The UV light spectrum is much brighter than daylight and the bugs can't wait to get to it. The traps come in two varieties. One type is has an electrical grid. When the bug crawls inside it comes in contact with the grid and it gets zapped. The other type of light trap employs glue boards. The insect is attracted to the lights, but encounters a sticky surface and becomes stuck as it enters the light fixture. Either type works and it will greatly reduce stink bug populations hiding in the dark attic spaces."
Email Interview, June 25, 2013,"Stick with what works, the fly swatter has been in use for as long as I can remember and it still works very effectively."
Originally published: July 15, 2013
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Correspondence/Japan's First-Graders; Learning to Love School in the Summer: There's Cleanup. And All That Recess.
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: August 16, 1998
TOKYO— WHEN my son Gregory writes his ''What I did over my summer vacation'' essay this fall, it will be pretty easy. He went to school.
We live in Japan, and his American-style international school ended the school year at the beginning of June. But Japanese elementary schools stay in session until late July, so we enrolled him in the local elementary school for the summer.
In the mornings he set off in his yellow school cap, his black backpack (girls have red backpacks, boys have black ones), his name badge, his red ''tablecloth'' to cover his desk during lunch, his miniature piano for music class, and a mountain of books. The children are supposed to take all their schoolbooks home with them each day, as an inducement to crack them.
One of the fundamental distinctions of Japanese life is ''soto'' versus ''uchi'' -- outside and inside, them and us, and one could see the distinctions developing even in the first grade. The school class is enormously tight-knit, and the children are constantly taught to think of themselves as members of a larger unit. Indeed, to encourage the sense of belonging, a school class typically stays together for at least two years, with the same students and the same teacher for two grades in a row.
For Gregory, the entire universe revolved around Miss Ikeda's first grade classroom. If one wants to find the roots of Japanese business habits, where men wear uniforms of dark suits to work and ignore their families and socialize entirely with their colleagues, the schools are a good place to start. Children form the same kind of bond with their peers, focusing their lives on school chums rather than neighbors or families, and the cohesive force is as much a presence in daily life as gravity: After a week, Gregory was rummaging through his clothes drawer and saying that instead of jeans he wanted to wear shorts like his school friends.
This may indeed stunt individuality, as many Japanese commentators believe, and it may exert pressure on kids who stick out. One boy hassled and pinched Gregory, apparently in part because he was different. On the other hand, the sense of teamwork is very impressive, and the distrust of ''soto,'' or outside, did not prevent first grade girls from forming a crush on Gregory, probably because he was different.
I was walking along the sidewalk once with Gregory and a car driving by came to a screeching halt beside us. A little girl in the back seat rolled down her window and yelled frantically, ''Gregory! Gregory! Hi there, Gregory!'' He looked at her as if she had girl germs and marched on, probably breaking her heart -- and no doubt leaving her mom, who was driving the car, thinking that American education tends to stunt the friendliness of children.
We were in for some surprises from the first day of Miss Ikeda's class. Above all, despite all the talk about Japanese schools stunting individuality, the Japanese system went to far greater lengths to teach individual responsibility. When Gregory entered his class for the first time, he had to stand in front and introduce himself to the class. On the next day, he had to introduce himself to the entire student body at the morning meeting on the playground. The teacher coached him on how to bow and shout out: ''My name is Gregory Kristof, and I am a first grader. I would be grateful if you would help me out.''
It should have been a terrifying experience, but it was not. The atmosphere was gentle, so that it was obvious that if Gregory messed up, that was fine too. When Gregory stepped into his first grade class and looked around wide-eyed at 37 faces, his self-introduction was little more than a whisper, without much of a bow. Yet Miss Ikeda simply thanked him warmly and asked another student to show him his seat and answer any questions that came up.
That use of students to help others and fill adult-like roles is also a hallmark of Japanese schools. There are no janitors, for the students themselves have a daily cleaning time when they scrub the floors and windows and toilets. There is no cafeteria, and students themselves bring the food from a preparation room and serve it to other children.
Gregory's proudest week was when he was on the ''lunch duty'' and he got to wear a white uniform and cap and was let out with a few others to bring the food and serve it. While I raved about the idea of kids cleaning the schools, however, Gregory was less impressed by the ''Honorable Cleaning,'' as it is called in school.
''It's boring,'' he protested. ''I don't think it's a good idea.''
THE biggest surprise, though, came when we asked what time we should pick Gregory up after school.
''Oh, the kids walk home by themselves,'' a teacher explained.
''But he's only a first grader. Surely all the kids don't go home by themselves?''
''Oh, yes. We encourage them to walk to and from school on their own. It builds independence.''
Sure enough, all the Japanese children walk to and from school by themselves, and a few even take buses or the subway if their school is far away. Most go with friends, but many walk on their own. This is of course possible only in a country with safe streets, but still the sight of six-year-olds emerging from the subway to go to school tended to undermine the stereotype of Japan as a country where children are robots who are incapable of individual activity.


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The Salt Lake Bees play host to the Pacific Coast League (PCL) teams from Nevada this week, Las Vegas 51s and Reno Aces. With Vegas in town, New York Mets fans get a chance to meet a couple of former, and still very popular Mets. Former pitcher and Cy Young winner Frank Viola, currently the 51s pitching coach. The ever colorful Wally Backman is back for a second season of managing the Mets' triple-A franchise.
For the next series, current Bees outfielder Tony Campana will face his former Aces teammates. In early July, Campana and pitcher Joe Thatcher were traded to the Los Angeles Angels from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Aces roster includes former Salt Lake catcher Bobby Wilson and infielder Andy Marte.
The Ogden Raptors wrap up their series against the Billings Mustangs before the league-wide day off. They hit the road for two games against the Grand Junction Rockies and come home to begin a series against Idaho Falls. Ogden's first baseman Justin Chigbogu leads the league with seven homeruns and is in second place with 23 RBIs.
The Orem Owlz return home for a short series against the Idaho Falls Chukars before traveling to Grand Junction. The Owlz have the best win-loss record in the league (21-10) and are currently leading the division by four games ahead of Grand Junction and Idaho Falls. Owlz infielder Zachary Houchins continues to rake, leading the league with 31 RBI. Houchins is tied for first with nine doubles, tied for second with .590 SLG, and tied for third with nine homeruns.
Baseball events this week:
Salt Lake Bees vs. Las Vegas 51s, Smith's Ballpark, July 20.
Outfielder J.B. Shuck is second in the league with a .328 AVE. There will be a free concert following the afternoon game.
Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces, Smith's Ballpark, July 21-24.
There are post-game fireworks shows on July 21 and 24.
Ogden Raptors vs. Billings Mustangs, Lindquist Field, July 19-22.
Managing the Mustangs this season is former Los Angeles Angels infielder and minor league coach, Dick Schofield.
Ogden Raptors vs. Idaho Falls Chukars, Lindquist Field, July 26-27.
Former Cottonwood Colts and Utah Utes pitcher Nick Green (2.84 ERA, 7 G, 6.1 IP, 3 SV, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1.11 WHIP, .286 BAA) returns to visit Utah.
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Rosters for the 2012 New York-Penn League All-Star team were announced this afternoon and five Auburn Doubledays made the N.L. squad:
• 1B Shawn Pleffner .322/.354/.471, 24RBI in 29G (reserve)
• SS Wes Schill .270/.329/.333, 16RBI in 38G (reserve)
• C Craig Manuel .273/.354/.313, 8RBI in 40G (reserve)
• OF Estarlin Martinez .329/.392/.484, 24RBI in 40G (starting OF)
• OF Wander Ramos .284/.388/.466, 26RBI in 43G (reserve)
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are the 2012 hosts for the 8th annual exhibition. Manuel is a 10th round pick from the 2012 draft, Pleffner is a 26th round pick from the 2011 draft, Schill is a 2011 NDFA, and Martinez and Ramos are products from the DSL that began their careers in 2009.
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Were Ramos and Martinez signed pre or post-Smiley fiasco? If they were signed after Smiley, that would make them the first wave of Latin players in a system bereft of non-American players.
Hopefully we'll see more of the promising DSL players like Read and Marmelejos playing in the States soon enough. We've too long ignored a huge talent pool in Latin America. Maybe finally seeing some returns on this investment will encourage Nats management to invest more money and resources into it.
They both signed in 2009, after the truth about Smiley came out.
He started playing in the DSL in 2009 when he was 17, means he was most likely signed when he turned 16 in 2008.
They didn't find out about Smiley being Non-Smiley til after his MVP 2008 season in the GCL.
OK, more detail: Estarlin Martinez was singed on January 30, 2009, two weeks before Smileygate.
As a technicality, MiLB shows that they both signed in May of 2009. That would be when the paperwork was processed.
Also, I'd have thought McQuillan was more deserving than Schill? He's had better numbers across the board (offensively and defensively), but perhaps starting the season in the GCL was used against him?
McQuillan didn't really get enough time in the NYPL to warrant an All-Star nod.
Had he begun in the NYPL and not in the GCL, I definitely could have seen him making the squad.


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On Friday, January 31 at 5 p.m., The J. Clyde (1312 Cobb Lane, Birmingham) will welcome Trim Tab Brewing Company to the Alabama craft beer community by hosting the brewery's official launch party.
Trim Tab Brewing (2721 5th Ave S, Birmingham) has been a long time coming after a few years of planning, the location of the brewery being moved from the originally planned site in downtown to the former Barber Motorsports Museum near the Lakeview District, and then a handful of delays that pushed the brewery back from its original opening date of October 2013. These things happen, but the wait has been worth it. Will Crenshaw, Trim Tab Brewmaster and former Brewer at SweetWater Brewing Company, has fired up the brewhouse and the time is now for Birmingham beer lovers to enjoy their first taste of Trim Tab brew. The beer is brewing, kegs are being filled, and the brewery opened its doors and tasting gallery to the public for the first time on Tuesday, January 28th.
To celebrate, the folks at Trim Tab are heading over to The J. Clyde on Friday to tap a few beers and hangout with the craft beer lovers of Birmingham. By a few beers, I am talking about six, brand new offerings and they are as follows:
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The Sony Xperia L will become available in the UK, SIM-free and unlocked, on May 15 – so in just a couple of days. And a bit later than expected. This device was announced in mid-March alongside the Xperia SP, and now it's finally ready to go on sale, at least in the UK.
You can already pre-order an Xperia L from Clove, a well known UK-based online retailer. That's also where the Xperia L is expected to be in stock on Wednesday. If you're interested in picking up a Sony Xperia L from Clove, you'll need to pay £228 for the privilege. If you order now, your Xperia L will be delivered out of the very first batch which arrives on May 15.
The Sony Xperia L has a 4.3-inch 480×854 touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording, a VGA front camera, a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage, microSD card support, all the usual connectivity options, and a 1,750 mAh battery. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
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You want to learn to sew or begin utilizing old skills left dormant since your youth. Perhaps you learned from a grandmother or Home Economics in high school. Either way first you must gather the tools of the trade. The main tool is desire . Sewing is a learned skill. Patience, attention to detail, a little knowledge of fractions and measures and a lack of fear for running machinery are all that is really needed. Now let's explore the proper tools.
Fist and foremost- a sewing machine. There are many brands and styles. Some are basic and some have attachments and even computerized memories to do just about anything. If you are a beginner choose one that is simple, sturdy and unless you are wealthy, reasonably priced. Once you find out what your main interest and type of sewing you will be doing you can upgrade if needed.
Next , set aside a work space. This means a quiet well lit area with a sturdy comfortable height table top or desk and a comfortable maneuverable chair. Lighting is very important and a good clear light besides the one on the sewing machine is essential. Now for the accessories.
The main accessories any seamstress will need are as follows:
1. Scissors- do not scrimp on the scissors. A good sharp pair of scissors with comfortable grip make all the difference in the world. Choose a name brand that can be sharpened. Go to the sewing section of a reputable store for these. It makes a difference in how the pattern cuts especially with specialty fabrics.
2. A sewing basket or drawer system for the "stuff". It should be easy open and easy to keep organized. Your basket will house all your small goodies and will fill up much faster than you can imagine so don't go too small.
3. A really good soft measuring tape, a straight edge ruler and a good cutting board will be used on a regular basis. The board is not essential but is very handy to insure a smooth firm surface anywhere and the graph lines and curves on many are helpful especially if you advance to making your own designs.
4. The little things mean a lot. A good seamstress chalk or pencil is important. It is used to mark darts , meeting dots, pocket placement , button holes etc. On the fabric. Choose at least 2 colors, 1 light and 1 dark so it is visible on any fabric. In a pinch a simple bar of soap will work .
5. Needles. Long, short, thin, thick , and varying gages. Get a good variety for both hand sewing and for your machine. Always keep extras for the machine for needle breaks. It happens. There are also specialty needles for different fabrics.
6. Pins and a good safe pin cushion. Here again, don't buy cheap. The pins should be sturdy so that the points are smooth and sharp. and good sturdy heads. A burr on a pin can do a lot of damage on a satin or silk and tear holes in your patterns. The cushion sounds simple enough, but get one that is substantial , holds the pins well , and won't go flying across your table at the slightest touch. If you ever dumped a box of pins in the floor you know what I mean.
7. A seam ripper, a one sided razor blade and small snips are great to have. We all make mistakes.
8. Thread , bindings, seam tapes and lace triims and bindings all come in a plethora of colors. These are things you can buy by the project or stock up on. Many avid sewers stock up on all the seasonal and popular colors as well as basics like white and black. Utilize sales at stores like Jo Ann's on N Gallatin here in Nashville so you always have some on hand.
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Joel Grind brought his Toxic Holocaust from Portland, Oregon to Oakland Metro Operahouse on January 25th. They are known to put up an awesome show and this time was no exception. Toxic Holocaust were accompanied by San Jose natives Exhumed, Mammoth Grinder from Austin, Texas and Ramming Speed from Boston, Massachusetts. The high energy evening was full of sweaty energy, stage dives and good times. Check out the photos!
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VPH Jobs: new resources
The VPH Jobs area inside the VPH Square is now listing also a large collection of research jobs in Europe from some of the best specialised web sites.
The VPH NoE has recently launched a new service, hosted inside the VPH Square of Biomed Town, aimed to provide a single entry point for all those who are offering or seeking for a research job related the Virtual Physiological Human.
The billboard is called VPH Jobs. Every Biomed Town member is free to post new job offers. If you are not a member yet, you can apply immediately. Biomed Town is open and free to anyone has an educational or professional interest in biomedical research.
The VPH Jobs billboard also broadcast the listings of some of the best research jobs web site in Europe. Currently we are listing announces from:
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