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Captains losing streak reaches seven with 7-2 loss
EASTLAKE - The Lake County Captains lost their seventh consecutive ballgame with a 7-2 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Monday night in front of 1,212 fans at Classic Park.
West Michigan scored two runs off of Captains starter Felix Sterling in the first inning. Shortstop Eugenio Suarez coaxed a one out walk and then designated hitter Dean Green hit a two run home run to deep center field, his third of the season.
The Captains tied the ballgame in the bottom of the fourth inning. Catcher Alex Monsalve led off the inning with his second solo homerun of the season off of Whitecaps starter Josue Carreno. Right fielder Jordan Smith laced a one out triple into the right field corner and then second baseman Robel Garcia grounded out to second to score Smith putting the score at 2-2 after four innings.
After a shaky start, Sterling retired the last fifteen batters that he faced and went six strong innings, allowing two runs on two hits. He walked three and struck out four.
Manager David Wallace praised Sterling's performance.
"He was impressive," Wallace said. "He searched for his release point early on. The biggest thing was fixing mistakes. He was able to make the necessary adjustments."
Whitecaps reliever Luis Angel Sanz came in to replace Carreno in the seventh inning. Carreno matched Sterling with six innings, giving up two runs on four hits. He struck out five batters and walked one.
Right-handed reliever Francisco Valera replaced Sterling in the seventh inning.
West Michigan added a run in the eighth inning. Centerfielder Chad Wright led off with a walk, but was caught stealing by Monsalve. Suarez doubled into the right-center field gap and would advance to third on a wild pitch. Green was hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners with one out. First baseman Aaron Westlake hit into a potential 3-6-3 double play but first baseman Jerrud Sabourin was not able to hold on to the ball on the stretch, and Suarez scored from third to make the lead 3-2.
Valera (0-1, 2.25 ERA) allowed one run in his two innings of work. He walked two and struck out two. He also hit one batter and threw two wild pitches.
Lake County attempted to rally in the eighth. Shortstop Francisco Lindor laid down a perfect bunt down the third base line. He would steal second and Monsalve walked. Reliever Paul Bennett replaced Sanz with two outs and promptly struck out Lavisky swinging. Sanz (1-0, 0.00 ERA) went 1.2 innings, allowing two hits, one walk and he struck out two.
Reliever Cole Cook entered the game in the ninth inning and the Captains had another disastrous ninth inning. Right fielder Steven Moya led off with a single, left fielder Danry Vasquez sacrificed him to second with a bunt, and catcher Pat Leyland, son of Tigers manager Jim Leyland, walked. Third baseman Colin Kaline, grandson of Hall of Famer Al Kaline, walked to load the bases. Then Wright had the big blow of the game as he cleared the bases with a grand slam to right field, his first homerun of the year.
When asked about the ninth inning, Wallace said, "We trust the work being put in, and in time, the trust will begin to pay off."
Cook allowed four runs (all earned) in his one inning of work on two hits, one walk and with one strikeout.
The Captains were retired in order in the ninth inning.
"We will never be okay with losing and we don't want to get used to it," Wallace said about the present seven game losing streak. "It is a long season with 129 games to go. We will look back in July at our improvements we made."
Monsalve was the only Captain to reach base multiple times, going 1-2 with a homerun and two walks.
The Captains will play the middle game of a three game set Tuesday night at Classic Park. First pitch is set for 6:30 PM. The Captains will send LHP Elvis Araujo (0-2, 4.00) to go against RHP Tommy Collier (0-1, 2.70) for the Whitecaps.
Tyler, a sports management student at Lake Erie College, can be found on Twitter @tstotsky63.


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Demilune Moon Pad Outdoor Furniture - Frontgate
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I was at a party recently and this was the furniture at the house, it was SO comfortable I couldn't believe it! And, it didn't get hot in the summer sun. I love how different it looks compared to all the teak and wicker stuff out there. I looked it up on Frontgate and then I looked up the manufacturer on the web, la-Fete, at www.la-fete.biz and I found that I could buy all of it WAY cheaper than on the Frontgate site. Definitely go to the manufacturer direct and save a couple hundred bucks!
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40 years ago to the day that Neil Armstrong stepped on to the moon, EMI will create a unique opportunity for David Bowie fans: the chance to download and (re)mix the original multi-tracks of Space Oddity which also celebrates the 40th anniversary of its original release on July 11th.
Partly inspired after seeing Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which premièred in London in May 1968, Space Oddity was originally written later that year with the first known recorded version dating from February 1969, several months before its eventual release on July 11th 1969 and some time before the Apollo 11 moon landings.
Space Oddity was a cultural landmark for David Bowie as an artist - it was featured by the BBC in its television coverage of the lunar landing, and the song later won an Ivor Novello award. The song's mysterious character, Major Tom, later reappeared in the song Ashes To Ashes, albeit the worse for wear.
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Evolving trends of grain production in China
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This is the first of their VP range to offer Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 resolution, and it does this well - offering 60Hz refresh rate support over both DisplayPort and HDMI 2.0. As ever with super high resolutions like this you need to keep in mind the support for effective scaling from your operating system and applications. You also need to consider the demands on your graphics card when it comes to multimedia uses at such a high resolution. The high pixel density on a 27" screen size provided a sharp and clear image which is the main aim of course.
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Eliza Baylies Wheaton @ElizaBTweetin
Posted on March 18, 2013
Welcome to the pocket diaries of Wheaton Female Seminary founder Eliza Baylies Wheaton, via @ElizaBTweetin! Here you will find occasional explanatory and biographical notes, links regarding events described by Mrs. Wheaton, and more about transcribing and digitizing her diaries. Our plan is to provide such background at least once each week.
The project's entries begin in 1872 because the dates happen to coincide with the days and dates in 2013. Six of Eliza Baylies Wheaton's diaries have survived (or have been discovered), and Wheaton College students transcribed all of them, as well as a travel journal. The goal of this project is to tweet all six diaries, ending in 2018. We hope the experience will be memorable for you!
If you choose to follow Mrs. Wheaton, we encourage you to check the Wheaton College Library and Information Services twitter feed @wallacelibrary. Here you will find LIS announcements and links to informative resources.
"21d Chilly— I kept house We had roast Turkey for dinner— Henry Hunt came in P.M. to work on spackling Kitchen. Misses Mellus + Carter called- A letter from Bro. Austin dated or mailed 9th. David Fitzgerald died last night at 12-"
On Monday, March 18, Mrs. Wheaton mentioned having roast turkey for dinner, the mid-day meal, because she seldom mentioned meals or entrées, this is significant. By 1872, roast turkey (rather than boiled, stewed, or fricasseed) was already considered an entrée worthy of holidays, weddings, and other special occasions. Juliet Corson's, 1886, Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery describes roasting a "Turkey Poult". The poult, a smaller, young, spring or early summer turkey, roasted in half the time needed for birds that would be ready in the fall. This may be the sort of turkey Mrs. Wheaton enjoyed for dinner in mid-March.
Most likely Mrs. Wheaton was entertaining members of the Board of Trustees during her mid-day meal prior to the Public Examination and Trustees' Meeting on March 19, which marked the end of the second of three annual terms. At this meeting, the Trustees established the by-law that no pupil could receive her diploma without having cleared her account with the Treasurer, and asked Principal Caroline Cutler Metcalf "to use her influence and authority to secure plainness in dress on the part of the graduating class." While the first item might have been suggested by the Treasurer, the second bears the flavor of Eliza Wheaton, who never wore extravagant clothing.
If you are not faint of heart, and wish to learn the techniques likely used by Mrs. Wheaton and many nineteenth century cooks for preparing a roast bird check Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book: What To Do and What Not To Do in Cooking (1884) by Wheaton Female Seminary's own Mary Bailey Lincoln, Class of 1864. Mary Bailey's connection to Wheaton was quiet strong, her mother ran the boarding house for male employees of both the Seminary and the Wheaton family. Mary Bailey and her daughter also became Mrs. Wheaton's life-long friends and visitors.
Within her cookbook, Mrs. Lincoln provides instructions regarding carving poultry. We know that Mrs. Wheaton was far more adept at carving than her husband Laban Morey Wheaton. Perhaps Mrs. Lincoln received a few tips from Eliza, whose biography describes a dinner at which
a roast of beef was placed before Mrs. Wheaton, which she proceeded at once to carve, Mr. Wheaton meanwhile making ineffectual efforts to separate the joints in the boiled fowl at his end of the table. Presently Mrs. Wheaton said in a low tone to the waiter, "You may take this beef to Mr. Wheaton and bring the fowl to me," and on receiving it, she raised her glasses,—you will all recall that characteristic gesture, — applied her knife at once to the vital point, and the joints were quickly severed; and at the same time she kept up her lively interest in our conversation. (p. 172)
In 1896, Fanny Merritt Farmer remarketed, revised, and reprinted Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book under the, title The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook by Fanny Merritt Farmer, now famously known as The Fanny Farmer Cookbook (still in print.)
"Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project", sponsored by Michigan State University, includes links to a growing number of cookbooks, and we encourage browsing on the site. Mrs. Lincoln's thorough instructions range from cleaning and trussing poultry to roasting turkey. We like to believe that Mary Bailey Lincoln learned the scientific approach evidenced in her cookbook while at Wheaton Seminary.


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Pink -- small -- and punctual --
Aromatic -- low --
Covert -- in April --
Candid -- in May --
Dear to the Moss --
Known to the Knoll --
Next to the Robin
In every human Soul --
Bold little Beauty
Bedecked with thee
Nature forswears
Antiquity --
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Poem: 1332.
Pink -- small -- and punctual --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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Dear LIE,
I've been reading LIE for many years now and you have helped me in the past when my son had to deal with racist behaviours thrust upon him.
I live in Italy. My husband recently signed up my son in a new soccer club and they requested a declaration of our family status and proof of residence. The document indicated that my son had immigrated from Ethiopia; my son is adopted. I don't know if it's this phrase or if it's because my son is new, but they now requested proof that he attends school! Something NOT REQUESTED for the Italian-born kids……!!! We are refusing to give them this document. How should I handle it without telling them they are blatantly racist?
Update 1:
Tomorrow, the soccer team is going to the Soccer Federation to sign him and and will try to get clarification. When my husband called the Federation to ask for elucidation, they replied they didn't have my son's identification so they couldn't check. They now have his Italian I.D. card that clearly states he is Italian. The thing is, my son has been with different teams over the four years he has been in the Soccer Federation and this is the first time they as for proof of school attendance! And I am sure it's all because that form stated he had immigrated to Italy from Ethiopia.
It may resolve itself tomorrow and I can update on Wednesday, but still, what about all the other immigrant children, why do they have to show proof of school attendance and Italians do not?
Update 2:
Just wanted to give you the outcome of the meeting. Seems that the fact that he has Italian citizenship changes things and that document certifying he attends school is no longer required. When questioned, they just shifted the blame to the former Soccer team saying he had been incorrectly registered two years ago.
It's still blatantly racist and I'm glad we solved our problem, but what can I do in the future?
-Anna from Turin
Hi Anna,
I'm so sorry that you had to experience this discriminatory treatment of your son. I think that I have heard of adoptive parents of Ethiopian children having similar issues in the US, at doctor's offices etc. It is, as you say, racist and, may I add, unbelievably petty.
I wish I had some grand answer for you, but I think perhaps you did all that one could do in such a situation–you stood up for your son, you resisted and questioned and refused to accept second-class treatment. No matter the outcome, I imagine that your actions sent a powerful message to your son, and modeled for him how to resist.
I will be interested to hear what our readers think. Readers? Thoughts for Anna?
-Julia, co-editor


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Prep for costly fight as Berman, Sherman keep gloves on
The Howard Berman-Brad Sherman story is loaded with angles — Jewish, Latino and, what may be most important, financial.
The Jewish angle is potentially divisive to the Jewish community. Reapportionment has placed these two top Jewish congressmen in the same San Fernando Valley district. Now they are preparing to fight each other for political survival. Berman, once chairman and now ranking Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is one of Israel's most influential American supporters. Sherman, too, is a staunch Israel supporter but without Berman's years in Congress or clout.
The Latino angle reflects Los Angeles' ethnic change. The citizens commission that drew California's new congressional and legislative districts created a district in the Valley where Latinos make up a majority of the voters. In the old districts, drawn under the strong influence of incumbents wanting to protect their seats, Latinos were split between the Berman and Sherman districts. This made it impossible for Latinos to win a Valley congressional seat, despite their growing numbers.
The predominantly Latino district created by the commission ripped out East Valley portions from Berman's district and threw him and Sherman into the same redrawn district. That one generally covers the West Valley, including areas that are strongly Jewish.
Finally, there's the money. The Berman-Sherman race will be close; in fact, neither may win the primary, which would set up a November runoff. Both are successful political fundraisers, and it could be the most expensive congressional race in the country. "The Berman-Sherman fight is too bad," said Bruce Cain, a UC Berkeley political science professor and director of the university's Washington Center. "It could go two rounds at huge expense when the Democrats could be using the money on other races."
I talked to Berman and Sherman after the commission gave final approval to the new district lines earlier in the month. Berman, elected to Congress in 1982, rose to prominence on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as well as being active on other issues. Sherman was elected in 1996 after serving on the State Board of Equalization and is known as an intrepid grass-roots campaigner.
As we talked, I got the clear impression they intend to run against each other, no matter how many Jewish community leaders beg them to avoid a fight. Such a fight could only be avoided if one or the other made the suicidal choice of moving to another nearby district, which neither would have much of a chance of winning.
Sherman noted there are tentative plans to have a statewide referendum on the citizen commission's congressional, Senate and Assembly reapportionment plans, or to ask the courts to overturn them, as was done in 2001. But the courts intervened that year only when the legislature and governor couldn't agree on a plan. In this case, the commission was created by a vote of the people and mandated the new district in response to the voters' wishes. It would be tough for a court to go against that.
Sherman thinks he can beat Berman. "I will run and am confident of winning," he said. "I don't want to be overconfident. Howard Berman has been in Congress a long time, is intelligent and has a lot of friends."
He said, "This is not the district I would have drawn. Don't portray me as smiling when I look at these maps." But, "The silver lining is that they created a seat with 60 percent of what I now represent, and 30 percent of what I used to represent (in a previous redrawing of district lines). Ninety percent of the district is familiar with me."
In the Jewish community, perhaps Sherman's biggest obstacle is the network of donors that support Berman because of his advocacy for Israel in Congress and his long years as a leader on Jewish issues.
"My record is 100 percent support of Israel," Sherman said. "A lot of very strong supporters (of Israel) will go with me, some will go with him. None of us serve in Congress forever, none of us is indispensible, least of all me. If I make it through this difficulty, I will be a strong advocate for Israel."
Iasked Berman why it is important to friends of Israel that he be retained.
"If the past is prologue to the future … on matters that affect Israel, I have had a substantial public and private impact," he said. "I had a lot of this before I became chairman (of foreign affairs). Then as chairman and now as the ranking Democrat, I have even more of an impact, not only in the house but dealing with foreign governments, dealing with the Senate, with the administration. On a daily basis, I have a role to play that would be hard to replicate … I am not just another vote. I am not just another voice. I have a unique leadership role."
Neither Berman nor Sherman approves of the commission that placed them in the same district, something that has also happened to lawmakers in other areas of California. Neither does UC Berkeley's Cain. "I do not share the bloodlust of some in the media and the public about the number of incumbents who have been merged into one seat," he told me.
As someone who suffers from bloodlust, I don't agree with Cain. I have watched many times while incumbents were protected in safe districts during closed-door negotiations. That is why Latinos were frozen out of a Valley congressional seat — an action, by the way, that did nothing to improve Jewish-Latino relations.
So, bring on the fight. It's another painful lesson that democracy isn't always pleasant or easy.
Bill Boyarsky is a columnist for The Jewish Journal, Truthdig and L.A. Observed, and the author of "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times" (Angel City Press).


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Looks better from farther away. Try a thicker outline, and the bottom of the M looks kinda fucked, make it like the N. Best Ive seen from you though, nice work.
definitely not clean ENOUGH... and yeah a thicker outline might've been better, norf. ure right. but I can't say I agree with the comment on the M... if i make it like the N, it'll fuck the proportions up and the M will be too wide in comparison to the other letters. the way it is right now is proper in regards to how the bars are supposed to meet in the middle.
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1318 Druid Hill Avenue: Historic Blight
Property Address: 1318 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217
Property Owner: Janice Stanton Hines, 3339 Charleston Street, Houston, TX 77021
City Council District and Contact: District 11, Eric T. Costello
State Senator: Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
State Delegate: Keith Haynes
The current owner of this home (a lawyer, no less) was jailed in Michigan, in 2010, for stealing $800,000 from her mother, who was 95 at the time. She was released in August of the same year, after repaying the money. In 2011, she sued family members, but the case was dismissed for failure to pay the $175 filing fee.
1318 Druid Hill Avenue is the former home of Henry Sythe Cummings, one of the first two African-American men to graduate from the University of Maryland School of Law. He lived in the home from 1911 until 1917, when he suffered a stroke and died. He was also the first African American Baltimore City Councilman. His legacy should be preserved, including this home — it's a shame the out of town slumlord owner probably won't be back to make needed repairs.
Sorry for the lousy photo, but there was no way to get a good shot, due to the overgrown tree in front.
Let's Talk About Trash
…because as Baltimore residents, that's what we do. I've never discussed garbage more than after I moved to Baltimore in 2000. It's a constant struggle and source of frustration — if you belong to your neighborhood's Nextdoor, you probably see the same complaints over and over again, as I do. One of my neighbors constantly described the goings-ons by one family he dubbed "The Trash Heaps" — lest you think he was simply being unkind, let me assure you, he was being dead-on descriptive. That house was a nightmare and a constant source of emails in my inbox. They no longer live on my neighbor's street, and God bless whoever gets them as neighbors…I hope you really like the sight and smell of a lot of garbage.
Now, according to the Baltimore Brew, the City wants to implement a pay-as-you-go scheme for trash collection. You may think this is a great idea. You may wonder what took them so long. You may be so thrilled you're beside yourself, reveling in the glee that comes with city-provided trash cans and a pay-as-you-go trash pickup scheme. Or, like me, you could shake your head and wonder why on earth our City government doesn't stop to think that perhaps asking people to pay as they go…for anything city-service related…is a bad idea. Hint: They probably won't pay.
If you're reading this, I'm assuming you're a pretty decent sort. You pay your taxes, put out your trash in a bin with a lid, and don't make a general nuisance of yourself to your neighbors, regardless of the kind of neighborhood you live in, or your income level. You're just the kind of person my dad referred to as "good people". Yay you! And you're thinking "This is a great idea. Now our trash collection will be more streamlined. More efficient. Less trash in the streets." My dear reader…"streamlined" and "efficient" + Baltimore City government…do you see where I'm going with this?
Lest you think I'm in the business of slamming the good folks at DPW, think again. I've lived in the same neighborhood for 15 years, and I couldn't ask for better trash collectors. They actually are efficient. And nice. My trash can is always placed back onto my patio after they haul the contents away, and I've never lost a lid yet. The only time I lost a trash can in those 15 years was shortly after Martin O'Malley came up with his limp "BELIEVE" campaign and we were all given a trash can with that word emblazoned on the side. Oh I believed, alrighty. And my trash can was promptly stolen the day after it arrived, never to be seen again. I believed, (for a hot minute) and then I had to haul myself to the Home Depot to buy another darn can. It should have been a sign, I tell you.
The simple fact of the matter, however, is that many people –regardless of race, gender, socio-economic blah blah blah — just people from all walks of life, believe me, do not know how to properly dispose of their trash. Or they're too lazy and/or cheap to do so. I used to watch one of my neighbors (a lawyer, mind you, with a slightly low-rent TV law firm) throw his household trash next to the corner trash can (and not even on trash collection day!), on the ground, and la-di-dah his way to work. For months, years, this went on, until he and his wife moved away. Meanwhile, the Section 8 folks down the street faithfully put out their cans (with lids!) every Tuesday night and didn't make a mess (I still think half the block blamed them and not Mister Lazy Lawyer.) They still live in the neighborhood, thankfully.
The point of this post is to illustrate that my neighborhood, like so many across the city, have long become dumping grounds. And not just by rogue contractors, waste haulers, and homeowners who are doing a rehab and don't want to pay the dump fees. We've long been a dumping ground by the very residents who might live next door. Across the street, and we're tired of it. Implementing a pay-as-you-go trash collection scheme might work in some neighborhoods that don't already have a trash problem. And that's great. But for those of us who do — it's going to result in more illegal dumping, more trash, more rats, and might just be the incentive for many of us who have stuck it out, to leave.
It's a bad plan, and will end up being punitive towards those residents who do follow the law and dispose of their trash properly. As with most things in Baltimore, it boils down to a lack of enforcement and punishment that actually acts as a deterrent. I would urge everyone to contact their City Council representative and ask him or her to squash this bad plan, which only amounts to yet another tax on our city's struggling middle class.
More Dumping at Carroll Park
I went for a walk through Carroll Park today, and as I usually do, I ended up walking along the rail tracks behind the mansion. It's an interesting view of the park and the surrounding neighborhoods. You can see 611-661 S Monroe from the rail tracks, too.
Some would have you believe that nobody uses Carroll Park, and it needs "saving". As someone who lives a block away, I can assure you — this is anything but true. Most days the park is filled with people using the ball fields, the soccer fields, and the basketball courts. The skatepark and playground are used often, too. The adjacent charter school, Southwest Baltimore Charter School, uses the playground for the kids at recess — which is a great idea. Carroll Park is also home to a large music festival in September, bringing hundreds of people to the neighborhood. My neighbors use it, too. It's a great place to walk, and I usually see moms and seniors as I'm walking through. It's also home to the Mt. Clare Museum — a beautiful piece of Baltimore's history. It's certainly not a dying park, or in need of any "saving". It's a treasure to my neighborhood, and is well-used by people across the city.
However — with all that said, it's also being used by trash dumpers, and this certainly is something that needs to be addressed. The Baltimore Brew did an article and a follow-up on a recent dump site that was found closer to the golf course (yes, Pigtown has a golf course!) Today on my walk, I came across this dump site:
My guess this was a rehabber who didn't want to pay to dispose of waste properly, or pay to get a Dumpster (or permit for a Dumpster. Much easier to dump it somewhere and make it someone else's problem. Walk a few yards further, and under the Monroe Street bridge, you'll find yet more garbage that someone foisted off on our community:
As you can see, this area has become a haven for illegal dumping — something I believe the City will work to correct, particularly if residents keep on top of it and make it a priority. One suggestion would be to cut off access from the side street that leads into the rail yard — possibly by a fence that has a gate just wide enough for pedestrian or bike traffic.
People who engage in illegal dumping should know that our neighborhood knows you're doing this, and we're staying on top of this — so think twice before dumping your garbage in Carroll Park, or any city park. If you can't bear the cost of doing business the legal way, please take your business (and your garbage) elsewhere.
What's Your 2015 Housing Resolution?
Reposted from Housing Policy Watch:
People make much of the idea of "two cities" in Baltimore — one, affluent and white, and the other is usually labeled as poor and black. This view leaves out the third group: the folks, black and white, who earn around the city's median income of $40,000 or so, and have solid potential to be upwardly mobile over the long term. You know — the working families who don't consider themselves rich or poor, just…somewhere in the middle trying to get by. They don't qualify for housing assistance, and even if they did — they probably wouldn't apply (who has the time to hold down a full-time job, run a household, raise kids or take care of elderly parents or an ailing spouse, and commit to the arduous process of applying for social services?), and there isn't a whole lot of moderate-income housing for them anyway.
It's not like I'm saying anything I haven't said a million times before, and won't keep saying — but I have to wonder why, in a city with so much potential safe and affordable housing — we have so little of it.
One of the reasons is the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is the agency in charge of setting what they deem a "Fair Market Rent (FMR) for every Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Our MSA includes Towson, Columbia, and all the other wealthy suburbs in between. The idea is to set the FMR at a level that would allow low- and very low-income renters who receive Section 8/Housing Choice Vouchers to move from their neighborhoods of concentrated poverty into areas of prosperity (and higher rents). This is problematic on multiple levels:
- Most poor people, through either a lack of means or a desire to stay near jobs, family, and other support systems, don't actually move far away if at all. It's hard to leave family support and friends, particularly if a low-income family relies on family and friends for childcare and/or transportation. Also, many wealthier suburbs (and even wealthier city neighborhoods) don't have adequate or reliable public transit, making it hard for low-income families to access jobs, childcare, doctors, or shopping.
- Because the FMR is based on a geographic area that includes wealthier suburbs, the FMR is unreasonably high in many of our moderate- and low-income neighborhoods. To ask someone earning the median, or just on either side of the median, to pay $1250 a month (approximate FMR for a two-bedroom house or apartment in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MSA) without housing assistance in many of our neighborhoods drives out the stabilizing force that moderate-income working families bring. It also drives away their current and future tax dollars, and consumer spending.
Many of our city's neighborhoods, despite news and other reports to the contrary, are either stagnating, or they're becoming even more concentrated areas of poverty, as more prosperous neighborhoods receive development projects and other attention from the State and City governments. (See concentrated poverty map again, to reiterate this point.) Oftentimes, this is due to investors snapping up cheap and foreclosed homes to flip and turn into Section 8 rentals. In Pigtown, one LLC flipped one block of homes to another LLC, for around $19,000 each, further destabilizing home prices. Inexplicably, one of the homes is now on the market for $174,000, when many homes on surrounding streets are on the market for far less. How long before this block of homes is turned into Section 8 rentals, if they don't sell? Turning them into rentals those with moderate incomes could afford would be the better course of action — it would add stability to a floundering neighborhood, and could potentially raise property values as these renters turn into buyers.
From a 2003 National Housing Institute/Shelterforce article:
During the past decade, speculators saw an opportunity in Patterson Park – and in the loopholes of the voucher program. They found they could snap up vacant rowhouses for as little as $10,000, give them a fresh coat of paint, pass Section 8 inspection, and start to rake in vouchers worth $700 a month, much more than the rentals would be worth on the private market. As groups of out-of-town investors got in on the deal, Section 8 families flooded into as many as 700 of Patterson Park's rowhouses. The neighborhood became visibly poorer and shabbier as the landlords ignored maintenance. "The people buying here were not experienced property managers," Rutkowski says. "They were accountants and lawyers in the suburbs."
While Patterson Park has improved considerably since 2003, it still struggles with investor-owned low-income housing. Something that could have alleviated current and past problems — mixed-income housing, and the stability that moderate-income earners bring to the table.
Some encouraging news was reported in this morning's Baltimore Sun: One development near the biopark in West Baltimore will have 20% of its planned units set aside for moderate- and low-income tenants. Whether this plan comes to fruition or not — that remains to be seen.
Making affordable housing for working families a top priority of City and State government needs to happen. Our city cannot afford to be divided in three — it needs to come together to find real solutions that aren't tied to nice-sounding theories and campaign contributions. Solid investments in our neighborhoods, a commitment to making Baltimore a liveable city, and reworking of HUD's FMR would be a great start. Let's make this happen in 2015 — together.
City Drops Ball, Citizens Go Public on Facebook, City Says "Don't Do That".
Residents in one Baltimore neighborhood have been complaining about one house for months. 311 calls, online complaints, emails to Councilman Curran's office — and nothing was done…until the residents banded together on their neighborhood's Facebook group, as reported by the Baltimore Brew.
For months, the residents of the home were dumping human waste into the alley, and leaving buckets of waste at the rear of the property. Neighbors filed multiple 311 complaints, called and emailed their councilman — all the things you're supposed to do, as a good neighbor, to no avail. I happened to read about all of this on the neighborhood's Facebook group, and sent an email to Baltimore Housing. Fern Shen of the Brew wrote about the issue, and inspectors were quickly dispatched to the property, where inspectors found more than they bargained for. As a result, the residents of the home have been moved out, and the house has been deemed uninhabitable by Baltimore Housing, and will be secured.
What irks me, however, are the statements made by Alli Smith, deputy director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Christine Muldowney, a staffer for Councilman Curran.
"I'm glad this issue was resolved eventually. In the future, if you need assistance with issues in the neighborhood, or need to know which agency can resolve a certain issue – the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods is a great resource and you can contact your neighborhood liaison directly," said Alli Smith, deputy director of that office, writing on the Facebook thread.
"Yes, direct contact is best since there is no guarantee that a city liaison of Mayor or Council will see it," agreed Christine Muldowney, a staffer for 3rd District Councilman Robert Curran. "I just accidentally saw post here."
While I agree the initial complaint shouldn't be on social media, I strongly disagree that these neighbors shouldn't have complained publicly, using the tools available to them. Isn't this what social media is for? And what about all of the residents' 311 calls and emails to the councilman's office? Why did they go ignored until the issue was made public by the Brew?
This isn't the first time a resident living in squalor was ignored until it was made public. I've personally written about three, and there are many I didn't write about — didn't need to, since the issues were resolved through Baltimore Housing. You can read about one of the worst cases I wrote about here.
Many kudos to these residents, and to the Brew, for taking the initiative to get this issue resolved. Hopefully this story encourages more residents to band together, using all the tools available — including social media, to make their communities better.
Support City Council Bill 13-0293
Posted from Housing Policy Watch:
Introduced in the Baltimore City Council by Councilman Henry (District 4), this bill would expand the definition of vacant houses, giving Baltimore Housing the ability to levy fines against blighted nuisance properties faster, and impose harsher penalties against owners who did not comply. (Source: WBAL)
Many of our vacant structures are owned by absentee landlords, banks, or holding companies that have no plans to fix the problems — and have allowed these homes to fall into disrepair. Expanding the city's ability to fine these owners and hold them accountable should go a long way towards cleaning up some of our blighted neighborhoods.
Two things that also need to happen before January when the bill goes to a vote, in order for this to be a success:
- The bill, once law, needs to be enforced. That could mean a line-item increase in Baltimore Housing's budget for additional qualified housing inspectors.
- If these properties are sold at a municipal tax sale when the owners don't pay the fines, there needs to be strict vetting of the people purchasing the homes, as to not further the chain of irresponsible ownership.
If the city is prepared to do these two things, let's support this bill and make sure it becomes law. Contact your City Council representative and let them know you want this to pass — and let them know you expect there to be a clear plan for disposition of the properties, once seized.
For City Council district contact information, go here.
Digging into the Backstory: Part One
In the process of doing research into Baltimore's history, particularly its housing history — one comes across some peculiar, lurid, or just plain interesting news items. This one, in particular, caught my eye:
The text reads as follows:
"That was not a pleasant duty that the ladies of the Social Purity League took upon themselves in Baltimore on Tuesday night, but it was one in the performance of which they learned a good deal about the seamy side of life, and the information they obtained will give them subjects for sermons for years to come. Baltimore is notorious for its brothels, said to be under the protection of the police, who have been accused of blackmailing the inmates, and of course the more brothels the greater the revenue of the police blackmailer, and he is not going to do anything to suppress them. It required a great deal of courage for those good women to dive into the Baltimore slums, and it is hoped their visit will do a great deal of good."
How bad were the slums of Baltimore in the late 1800s?
Some demographic information, extracted from a report released by the US Congress in 1894:
25,000 people were counted in a "slum census" conducted in Baltimore. (The study was also done in Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago).
Of those 25,000 "slum dwellers", almost 41% of them were foreign-born, and close to 20% of them were unable to read or write. In the slum areas of the city, there was 1 saloon for every 105 residents, about double the number as you'd find in the rest of the city. It's interesting to note that in Baltimore, the average number of people residing in any one slum dwelling was 7.71. In New York City, that number skyrocketed all the way to 36.79.
Source: Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), October 17, 1895
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That's the title of a chapter I recently published in the book, Persons, Moral Worth, and Embryos: A Critical Analysis of Pro-Choice Arguments, edited by Stephen Napier. (Dordrecht: Springer, 2011), 67-83. Other contributors in the book include my Baylor colleague Alexander Pruss as well as Jason T. Eberl, A. A. Howspeian, Christopher Tollefsen, Helen M. Alvaré, and David Hershenov. You can read my entire chapter via Google Books here. Here's how the chapter begins (citations omitted): Over the p … [Read more...]
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GAINESVILLE -- Gainesville City Council members discussed the future of the Chattahoochee Golf Course this morning at their regular work session.
Mark Bowen, director of golf for the Chattahoochee Golf Course, told council members that the sport should not grow much in the next five years because golf is on the downswing of what the golf community calls the "Tiger Woods Effect." That describes the peak in golf interest in the 1990s as Woods became the sport's marquee star. That surge in interest has dropped off in recent years.
Because of the phenomenon, Bowen said it should take at least three to five years before council members start seeing increased revenue from the city's investment in the golf course.
The Chattahoochee Golf Course has lost nearly 4,000 rounds of golf already this year, Bowen said. Some of that decline was blamed on harsh winter weather in January. "Winter presents a challenge for golf," said Bowen.
Council members had requested the update on the golf course renovations at a previous council work session.


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2014 NHRA: Mopar Motorsports - NHRA Sonoma Nationals RACE Report
Mopar Pro Stock pilot V. Gaines drove his HEMI®-powered Dodge Dart from a ninth place qualifying spot to a runner-up finish at the 27th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sonoma Nationals marking a 17th career final round appearance for the Kendall Western Motorsports entry and a third this season. Gainesâ final elimination face-off against competitor and title winner Jason Line was a rematch of their 2006 meeting at Sonoma Raceway which had a similar result.
It was a strong effort by Gaines as he posted an elapsed time pass of 6.564 seconds at 211.30 miles per hour (.063 reaction time) falling short to Lineâs 6.548 sec / 211.73 mph (.054 reaction time). After starting the season with back-to-back runner-up finishes, this third one helped break an unfortunate streak of six events marred by first round losses and one in which he failed to qualify. It also helped Gaines move up a spot in the Pro Stock points standings to eighth place with three events left to determine which top-ten drivers will make the NHRA âCountdown to the Championshipâ.
Gaines was first to the finish line in the opening round against Chris McGaha and then turned on the win lights against the No.1 qualifier Shane Gray who also had traction issues. It was an all-HEMI showdown in the semifinal round between Gainesâ and reigning NHRA Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., with the Kendall Dodge Dart taking advantage of loss of traction by the JEGS.com Dodge Dart to advance to the final.
Coughlin made it to the semifinal match-up against Gaines by first running down the Dodge Avenger of Deric Kramer after recovering from a late start with a .173 reaction time to run a 6.527-second lap. He then posted a .048 reaction time and 6.558 second (212.23 mph) elapsed time run to give him the win light in a close drag race against Greg Andersonâs .050 second reaction time and an e.t. of 6.563 seconds /211.73 mph in the second round to face Gaines.
âI had a good jump on V (Gaines) at the start line but I would have never guessed my car would strike the tires and react the way it did,â Coughlin said. âI tried to efficiently navigate it in order to calm it down and get it through the gears, but about that time I saw V on my right and knew it was over. We had great cars this weekend coming into game day today but we were just a little off. If we can take this result and turn it into something even more positive as we trek down the road and into the Countdown, then that's going to win us rounds, win us races, and hopefully another championship.â
While Coughlin drops a position in the standings behind event winner Line by just one point, the Mopar driverâs semifinal appearance helped assure his playoff berth.
Meanwhile, last weekendâs winner at the Mopar Mile High Nationals, Allen Johnson put his âMagneti Marelli Offered by Moparâ Dodge Dart third on the eliminations ladder and in doing so clinched his playoff ticket following qualifications. Johnson advanced to the second round of Sundayâs eliminations with a win over Tommy Lee who had red light start, but as the track heated up and conditions changed, things didnât go quite as planned in the following match-up against Dave Connolly when the Dodge Dart lost traction off the start.
âWe had great HEMI horsepower and an âiffyâ track but didnât manage it correctly,â said Johnson who remains second in the standings. âNeither Jeg or I adapted to the change in conditions as well as others did. I think out of the last six pairs, three or four of them shook their tires but thatâs not an excuse. For the most part it was a pretty decent showing for our camp so weâll take what we learned here and go to Seattle and hopefully be able to correct it.â
From his fifth place Funny Car qualifying position, Mopar Express Lane driver Matt Hagan drove to a third semifinal appearance this season by disposing of Tony Pedregon and Tim Wilkerson to meet up with eventual Sonoma Nationals title winner Courtney Force. The Don Schumacher Racing driver saw his 50th anniversary HEMI tribute Dodge Charger R/T lose traction against Force but felt satisfied with the efforts his Mopar team put in to get to the semifinals.
"It was a good race for us this weekend," said Hagan who remains seventh in Funny Car point standings. "We were solid in qualifying that gave us some good data coming into race day and that got us some round wins. We were just pushing it a little too hard there in the semifinal and that's what you have to do out here because competition is so darn tough. We'll go on to Seattle where we won last year and try to repeat. That's our goal."
DSR teammate Tommy Johnson Jr. advanced from his opening round battle against points leader Robert Hight only to smoke the tires of his Dodge Charger R/T against his second round adversary, John Force. The Make-A-Wish Mopar dropped a position in the standings to fifth place, just three markers behind Sonoma title winner Courtney Force and less than 20 behind teammate Ron Capps in third place.
Top DSR qualifier, Jack Beckman, was seeded fourth for his first round match-up against Tim Wilkerson with whom he has been battling for the tenth and final playoff spot in the Funny Car standings for a number of weeks. Beckman saw his Dodge Charger R/T haze the tires against Wilkerson, putting him back into the 11th spot with three events left to make the playoffs.
Capps, who was the defending winner at Sonoma, also saw his day come to a premature end as his DSR Mopar lost traction in the opening round against Alexis DeJoria but remains third in the standings.
Following the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver and this weekendâs Sonoma Nationals in California, the Mopar team now prepares for the final leg of the three event NHRA western swing on Aug. 1-3 at Pacific Raceways for the 27th annual Northwest Nationals near Seattle, Washington.
2014 NHRA Points Standings
(Following the NHRA Sonoma Nationals Race Final)
PRO STOCK (season wins in parentheses)
1. Erica Enders-Stevens â 1229* (4)
2. Allen Johnson â Dodge Dart â 1107* (4)
3. Jason Line â 994* (1)
4. Jeg Coughlin Jr. â Dodge Dart â 1073* (2)
5. Dave Connolly â 1023* (1)
6. Shane Gray â 911
7. Vincent Nobile â 931 (1)
8. V. Gaines â Dodge Dart â 628
9. Chris McGaha â 686
10. Jonathan Gray â 548
FUNNY CAR (season wins in parentheses)
1. Robert Hight â 1216* (5)
2. John Force â 1097* (2)
3. Ron Capps â Dodge Charger R/T â 957 (1)
4. Courtney Force â 941 (2)
5. Tommy Johnson Jr. â Dodge Charger R/T â 938 (1)
6. Alexis DeJoria â 883 (2)
7. Matt Hagan â Dodge Charger R/T â 868 (1)
8. Cruz Pedregon â 840 (1)
9. Del Worsham â 816
10. Tim Wilkerson â 762
11. Jack Beckman â Dodge Charger R/T â 743
*clinched a âCountdown to the Championshipâ playoff berth
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i think it'll neckdive like hell.
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FERREIRA, H.A.; OLIVEIRA, M.C. y TRALDI, A.B.. Effect of chemical conditioners in the poultry litter on the broiler performance. Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2004, vol.56, n.4, pp.542-546. ISSN 1678-4162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352004000400017.
The effect of chemical conditioners in the poultry litter on the performance of broilers reared in three consecutive flocks was studied. One-thousand-three-hundred and twenty birds, 440 birds per each flock, were allotted to five treatments (Treat. 1 - untreated litter; Treat. 2 - litter treated with aluminum sulfate; Treat. 3 - litter treated with gypsum; Treat. 4 - litter treated with single superphosphate; and Treat. 5 - litter treated with hydrated lime) in a completely randomized block design and four replicates. Body weight, feed consumption, feed:gain ratio and viability were obtained. The conditioners did not affect (P>.05) body weight, feed consumption and feed:gain ratio. The aluminum sulfate and single superphosphate addition significantly reduced (P<.05) bird viabilities. Conditioners are not necessary for reused poultry litter until the third flock.
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In an effort to visit more Oregon ski areas this season, I made a trip to Central Oregon to ski at Mt. Bachelor and Hoodoo this past weekend. Since it's been such a bummer snow month, my expectations were low. My, was I surprised. At both places, the snow was in excellent shape!
SKI TRIP REPORT: Central Oregon
Mt. Bachelor – Sunday, February 1st
I had a marathon day, skiing from 8:30am until 3:45pm. That's how good the skiing was! Despite it being purely a groomer day, Mt. Bachelor is large enough and grooms so many runs that I never got bored. Being Super Bowl Sunday, there wasn't much of a crowd. I waited 5 minutes to board the Sunrise Express once, but otherwise I never waited more than a minute or two.
The grooming team at Mt. Bachelor is top notch. I've skied at other resorts famous for their grooming (Deer Valley and Sun Valley) — and Mt. Bachelor's groomed runs were of the same caliber as the runs at those resorts. The snow was hard-packed and fast, yet still carvable. And while the mountain could certainly use additional snow, there isn't a problem with rocks or bare spots. Everything is well-covered.
The damage from the early-January ice storm was incredible. Unfortunately, it's going to take several feet of new snow to cover all of the trees that are down in the forest. Without significant new snow, the tree-skiing season is over. I had heard reports about the damage, but I was unprepared for the sight of so many snapped & downed trees. And nearly one month after the storm, there is still thick ice on trees & lift towers on the west side of the mountain. This "blue" ice is nasty stuff – totally bulletproof. Some of it still coats the snow off the groomed runs… which is why the groomers are the only place you want to be until snowstorms return.
Thankfully, Mt. Bachelor is not short on groomed runs. Among my favorites (by lift):
Rainbow chair: Flying Dutchman, I-5.
These runs had the best snow on the mountain, as the eastern part of the mountain featured softer snow. These runs also had the fewest people skiing them, so even at 3:00pm, the runs were still smooth.
Summit Express: Beverly Hills, Healy Heights.
The summit was hard-packed and icy… but these are classic, steep cruisers no matter the groomed snow surface.
Pine Marten Express: Tippytoe, West Boundary
While Thunderbird is usually my favorite warm-up run, Tippytoe & West Boundary see far fewer skiers/boarders and have similar pitches. Tippytoe isn't always groomed, but when it is… it's a "dig in the edges to avoid a skid" screamer. Love it!
OutbackExpress: Boomerang, Down Under
Not always groomed… but when they are, both of these runs feature long, steep & sustained pitches. The runs on this side of the mountain are generally steeper & longer than those on the east side.
Northwest Express: Snapshot Alley to Atkenson's Zoom, Osprey Way to Sparks Lake Run
These are long, rolling & winding screamers that start steep & become gentler towards the bottom. Narrower than many of Bachelor's other runs, the runs in the Northwest Territory are among my favorite runs in the entire USA! At two miles, they're leg-burners for sure… and they demand control and skill when skiing at speed.
Overall, I was very impressed with the conditions at Mt. Bachelor on Sunday. The staff was friendly as well — the lift operators and ski patrols were kindly professional during every exchange I observed. Mt. Bachelor is one of those mountains that is so big that, even with a large number of skiers/boarders on the mountain, it never seems that crowded.
Hoodoo – Monday, February 2nd
On my return to Portland, I stopped by one of Oregon's oldest ski areas on Santiam Pass. But while Hoodoo's history goes way back, it's facilities are anything but ancient. The lodge and quad lifts are brand new. And while the runs are much shorter than Mt. Bachelor's runs, Hoodoo's groomed runs are generally steeper than those at other Oregon ski areas (especially when compared to the Mt. Hood areas).
Unfortunately, I could only spend about 3 hours at Hoodoo before I needed to get in the car and head home to Portland. But during those 3 hours, I was able to get in about 15 runs.
I have never skied an Oregon mountain so deserted of other skiers/boarders. It was rare that I encountered another person on any of my runs. It was almost eerie. The weather was beautiful – comfortable temperatures & little wind beneath blue sky & sunshine. And yet no one was there. With such a low skier count, the groomed corduroy remained as corduroy the entire morning. I must give a shout-out to Hoodoo's grooming department as well — the grooming was expansive and flawless. And unlike at Mt. Bachelor, Hoodoo's off-the-groomed snow was soft enough to ski — especially in the sun-exposed spots. The Grandstand run off the top had small moguls, and by 10:30am they were soft & fun to ski.
Once at the summit, with a couple exceptions, one can ski nearly 360 degrees off the top of the Butte. I've never been to Hoodoo on a powder day, but I can imagine that the summit runs of Crater, Face, and Chuck's Backside would be heavenly when the snow is deep & fresh. Hoodoo rarely gets crowded enough for lift lines, so powder lasts longer here than at other areas (so I'm told!).
While Hoodoo is a much smaller ski area than Mt. Bachelor or the Mt. Hood areas, I definitely recommend a visit if you've never been there. It's a friendly place with a nice, caring staff. There is terrain for all abilities. And the mountain & lodge don't get overly crowded (but I hear the parking lot can fill on the busiest days). Hoodoo's annual Winter Carnival is this Saturday (Feb. 7th) — check it out!
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Big Tick Audio has announced the release of WildLife, a soundset for Rhino.
This is a new Rhino soundbank by Sound Designer extraordinaire Daniel Stawczyk (aka STATUS).
It features 128 presets, mostly industrial, gritty leads, and ambient textures – complete with user control assignments for expressive playing.
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