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Governor Martin O'Malley today announced nearly $1.5 billion in transportation investments for the Baltimore Metropolitan Region that will support more than 13,000 jobs, reduce traffic congestion, and revitalize communities. Governor O'Malley was joined by Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, and other key officials. Standing at West Baltimore MARC station, a future station on the Red Line, the Governor highlighted $689 million in investments for the Red Line project, including $519 million for construction.
"Thanks to the better choices we've made together, we've been able to put hardworking Marylanders back to work," said Governor O'Malley. "That didn't happen by accident. To create jobs, a modern economy requires modern investments like the ones we are announcing today for the Baltimore region."
"Addressing our transportation needs here in Baltimore, and throughout Maryland, remains one of the toughest challenges we face as a state," said Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. "As we look to the future, we must remain committed to building a 21st century transportation network that supports a growing, 21st century economy. The projects we're announcing today are an important step towards ensuring that our state remains economically competitive, and Marylanders spend less time and money sitting in traffic."
Governor O'Malley today also delivered on his promise to launch the first-ever MARC Train weekend service by announcing service will start on Saturday, December 7, 2013 on the Penn Line. Saturday will offer nine round trips between Penn Station in Baltimore and Union Station in Washington, D.C. Sunday will offer six round trips between Penn Station and Union Station.
With the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, which allows Maryland to activate long-term strategies to invest in Maryland's transportation systems, the State is putting people back to work in the transportation industry with $4.4 billion in new investments in the next six years. Maryland will create hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and provide Marylanders with the transportation infrastructure necessary to grow and prosper for decades to come.
Today's announcement provides nearly $1.5 billion in key projects for the Baltimore Metropolitan Region, including:
$46 million to operate the first-ever MARC Train weekend service. Service on the Penn Line will start onSaturday, December 7, 2013, and will provide nine round trips on Saturdays and six round trips on Sundays;
$52 million for MARC Commuter Rail improvements to purchase 10 new diesel locomotives and to add two daily round trips to weekday service on the MARC Camden Line;
$689 million in State funds for right-of-way acquisition, final design and to initiate construction of the Red Line ($170 million for right way and final design and $519 million for construction);
$246 million to replace Baltimore Metro Subway's 100 railcar fleet and 15 miles of signaling systems;
$75 million in construction funds to build a new Kirk Bus Division transportation and storage building in Baltimore City;
$12 million in operating assistance (FY 2014-2019) for the Charm City Circulator in Baltimore City;
$29 million in right-of-way funds to reconstruct the existing MD 175 / MD 295 interchange near Ft. Meade in Anne Arundel County;
$43 million in construction funds to improve key intersections along access routes to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County;
$29 million in construction funds to make safety improvements on I-695 at the Harford Road interchange in Baltimore County;
$60 million in construction funds to improve traffic flow on I-695 at Leeds Avenue and replace two bridges in this vicinity in Baltimore County;
$86 million in construction funds to widen I-695 Outer Loop from US 40 to MD 144 in Baltimore County;
$8 million in construction funds to build a sound wall along I-95 near the Lawyers Hill Community in Howard County;
$20 million in construction funds to provide streetscape improvements to MD 30 Business in Hampstead in Carroll County;
$3 million in right-of-way funds to widen MD 140 at Painters Mill Road in Baltimore County;
$7 million in construction funds to provide streetscape improvements to MD 755 in Edgewood in Harford County;
$48 million in construction funds to widen US 29 northbound in Howard County; and
$2 million planning project to examine adding a fourth lane on eastbound US 50 over the Severn River Bridge from Rowe Boulevard to MD 2 and other improvements to reduce traffic congestion at this well-known bottleneck in Anne Arundel County.
"A reliable and well maintained infrastructure is vital to create jobs today in construction and jobs tomorrow through economic growth," said U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "These public investments in Baltimore's transportation infrastructure are smart funding that is laying the groundwork for our future. Maryland can count on me to keep fighting for our state's fair share of federal formula funding to help pay for improvements to our highways, byways and transit systems."
"Marylanders currently waste too much time, money and gas in gridlock. I'm proud that the federal government has been a strong partner with Maryland to modernize and add affordable, convenient transportation choices connecting Maryland communities with the places we live, work and play," said U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation Infrastructure Subcommittee. "Robust investments in transportation infrastructure, including roads, rails and trails, are investments in job creation and economic development across the region."
"Once completed, these transportation investments will allow thousands of our neighbors throughout the Region to reach good jobs at a commuter cost that they can better afford," U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings said. "Baltimore and Washington will both progress as MARC riders gain convenient access to MARC travel on the weekends. Howard County's residents will travel on US 29 more efficiently and safely; and Baltimore City's transit system will become more modern and better maintained. Our Governor, Lt. Governor and local leaders have understood these challenges and acted accordingly. For that, they deserve our appreciation and applause."
"These projects are exactly the type of common sense investments government should be prioritizing in this difficult economy. Investing in infrastructure -- especially mass transit -- is one of the smartest things we can do to create jobs, increase the competitiveness of American businesses and keep people and products on the move," said U.S. Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. "Every American business and worker relies on safe, dependable and efficient transit and I am proud of the teamwork on that federal, state, local and private level that will get these projects moving."
"Building an efficient, safe, and reliable transportation network is critical to continued economic growth and making sure Marylanders can get where they need to go," said U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes. "I will continue working with Governor O'Malley and my colleagues in the Maryland Congressional delegation to make investments that improve our physical infrastructure for the next generation while creating jobs and expanding our economy."
"Today is about showing the state that Baltimore City wants the Red Line and understands that building an integrated, world class transit system is critical for creating jobs and providing citizens with better access to those jobs," Mayor Rawlings-Blake said. " These critical investments are the key to unlocking Baltimore's potential to grow and will create a regional transportation system that connects Baltimore to major job centers in surrounding communities."
"These projects, whether aimed at road safety, relieving congestion, or improving access to sustainable transit options all contribute to job creation, the health of our business community and a better quality of life for our citizens," said House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
"No County is more affected by traffic on the Beltway than Baltimore County," said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. "I am very pleased that Governor O'Malley is funding more than $130 million for a variety of projects that will directly impact the lives of the thousands of commuters in the County. These improvements will also create thousands of jobs helping families and businesses all across the region. "
Over the summer months, Governor O'Malley announced a series of projects across the State made possible by the Transportation Act. The Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) draft six-year transportation budget was published yesterday. This budget, known as the Consolidated Transportation Program, provides a full list of the new projects funded by the Transportation Act. See attached $4.4 billion list of new projects. This budget is posted on MDOT's website at www.mdot.maryland.gov.
About the Red Line
The Red Line is a 14.1-mile, east-west light rail link connecting Woodlawn in Baltimore County to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus on the east side of Baltimore City. The Red Line is a crucial part of Baltimore's comprehensive transit network as it will provide key connections to north-south light rail lines, Metro Subway, MARC train and numerous bus lines. The Red Line also will play an integral role in a Baltimore Regional transit system that connects people to employment centers, hospitals, restaurants, sports venues and cultural districts, and takes people to where they want to go. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) completed the Red Line's Final Environmental Impact Statement in December 2012, and the Federal Transit Administration issued its Record of Decision in March 2013.
MTA intends to develop the Red Line using a primarily design-bid-build approach, and award a sequence of contracts according to a contract packaging plan. The exception is a group of project elements that could be delivered through a public-private partnership (P3), a long-term, performance-based agreement between MTA and a private entity where appropriate risks and benefits will be allocated in a cost-effective manner between the contractual partners. Design-bid-build contracts will be utilized to deliver the majority of project elements including tunnels, structures, surface segments, surface and underground stations, elevators and escalators, utility relocations and stormwater management facilities. A group of transit elements will be examined for third-party P3 provision to include the railcars, operations center and maintenance facility, track, signals, and power, as well as maintenance of those elements. The private entity would be responsible for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the specific assets that are within the scope of the rolling stock and systems elements of the overall project. In return, MDOT will pay the private entity periodic payments, subject to performance deductions, which will provide strong incentives for the concessionaire to deliver high quality service for the assets under its responsibility. The Red Line is proposed to be funded with Transportation Trust Funds, federal funds, regional contributions and investments by the private entity. Pending funding, construction could start as early as 2015 and be open for service by 2021. Daily ridership in 2030 is forecast to be 54,000.
Source: http://cummings.house.gov/press-release/cummings-supports-announcement-nearly-15-billion-transportation-investments-greater


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The word Harvard evokes visions of ivy-covered bricks, long nights at the library and no-nonsense professors.
But to 18-year-old Donovan Celerin, it also means football.
The Brandon teen turned down Princeton and Yale to play football at Harvard University while taking pre-med classes. He'll move out of his parents' Brentwood Hills home in August to attend the world-renowned school.
"My friends and I used to joke about going to Harvard when we were younger," he said. "Now it's happening."
Celerin's accomplishments read like an entry in Who's Who Among American High School Students.
Star football player at King High School.
African-American Youth Leadership Program participant.
6.74 grade point average.
National Merit finalist.
The list goes on.
He attributes it all to hard work — not sheer talent. Celerin hopes to inspire other young athletes to study hard and work toward their goals.
"Everything you do, just do it the best," he said.
When he was in the classroom, Celerin put school first. Biology was his favorite subject.
When he was on the field, he focused on the game. He'd pump up his teammates, even during losing seasons.
And when he tutored younger football players, he put everything else aside, said King's head coach, Alvin Davis.
"He's the type of football player that kids look up to," Davis said. "They look out on the field and say 'I want to be like him.'"
Celerin just graduated from the rigorous International Baccalaureate program at King in east Tampa. He always had Harvard in the back of his mind, so he spent nights studying at the kitchen table. His transcript shows rows of A's. He can count the B's on one hand.
He was raised by parents who taught him about limitless possibilities. His mom, Wendi Goodson-Celerin, grew up in Progress Village and is a nurse manager in Tampa General Hospital's special surgery unit. His father, Chaplain Celerin, is a Haitian immigrant and attorney with Bay Area Legal Services. He is fluent in five languages.
"I always said, 'Don't let somebody tell you what your abilities are,'" Goodson-Celerin said. "They don't know the drive you have inside."
Donovan Celerin played many positions on King's football team and started on both the offensive and defensive lines. At Harvard, he'll most likely play cornerback, a defensive position. But he'd prefer to be a running back.
This summer, he plans to hit the weight room hard. Monday through Friday, he spends his days at Valrico's Lifestyle Family Fitness gym. But he avoids the treadmill. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound teen wants to gain 10 pounds by August.
The oldest of two children, Celerin says he's excited to move into his dorm in Cambridge, Mass.
"The cold weather is the only thing I'm not looking forward to," said Celerin, who has lived in Brandon his whole life.
His parents are extremely proud of him. His father readily pulls out a file with papers commending his son, signed by Gov. Charlie Crist; U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.; and State Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow.
The football player's face becomes stoic. He slouches over in the family's plush maroon leather couches.
"He's humble," Chaplain Celerin said. "He doesn't like it when I brag."
Donovan Celerin knows what he'll be doing for the next four years, but after that, he's flexible.
He'd love to attend Harvard Medical School, but he's not sure if he wants to be a medical researcher or a doctor. And if he receives offers from the National Football League, he'll consider that path.
"I'll make that decision when the time comes," he said.
His father chimes in. "Anything's possible."
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DD is 19 m/o and we can now officially take her out and about in just underwear! She is going all night with no potty or wetting her dipe.
So now for my questions.
Is it ok that she holds her pee for a few to several hours? (longest ever was 14 overnight plus 2hrs until she went) When we are out she refuses to go on the big potty and will hold her pee for 4hrs if need be (although I am going to get our little potty back today from a friend)
At home she will pee whenever and wherever still...How can we make it so she won't want to just pee on the rug or wherever she is at home?
Also she still is not actually communicating when she needs to go. Sometimes she will fuss and act like she wants to nurse but she really needs to use the potty, other times she won't communicate at all. I offer every hour and she gets frustrated with this, but since she is not giving me a valid signal IDK when to potty her. I am trying to just trust her. She won't wear the waterproof pants over her underwear anymore and I trust her with that and I ask her if she needs to go but she won't answer me still or will say yeah and then not go. So how can I encourage her to actually communicate it? (we have been doing EC since birth but she had like a 6 month log potty strike from 9 m/o) I always say "pssss" and potty, pee, poo etc
Young born-again mama and loving wife to DH and SAHP to two crazy girls we and believe !
Young born-again mama and loving wife to DH and SAHP to two crazy girls we and believe !
I would say that 16 hours is a stretch for a toddler to hold it. I am sure that this is not the norm for your little one though. You can encourage a child to empty their bladder, but you cannot force the child to pee. Do your best to offer a potty (get it back from your friend) when out and tell her she'll feel better if she goes.
As far as the at home peeing wherever. I dont know. DD still does pee wherever sometimes, but she says ohoh and looks a bit disappointed. I think she just sometimes does not recognize the sensation before it starts happening, other times I think she is completely aware of it and can get herself to the potty on time.
Well I do offer every hour she just usually goes every 2-3 hrs. We are still having issues when out which makes me freak out b/c she will hold it for like 4 hrs. I got the travel potty back and it's the same thing. IDK if she is overwhelmed b/c we are out or if she is uncomfortable going there. Also if we are at someones house and she is playing she will get real excited and hold it b/c she just wants to play.
She basically won't even wear a diaper anymore. If I put one on her she screams and fights.
IDK can't it be damaging to hold it too long?
Young born-again mama and loving wife to DH and SAHP to two crazy girls we and believe !
I guess her baldder is able to hold more than it used to. And her bladder control is greater than it used to be. If you are worried, maybe trying more fluids will give her the urge more often.
She started doing more little pees every hour or 2 as oppose to the big pees b/c I started clapping and cheering when she went lol So now every hour or so she will squeeze her pee out so we get excited for her. We still have the issue of pottying when out...but IDK I am trying different things. I feel so bad when I have to hold her down and force her to wear a dipe but people aren't cool with my kid hiding to pee in a corner or something b/c she isn't comfortable going there...today after we were at the same house a few hours she was dry and pottyed 3x with only the 1st dipe being wet.
On a funny side note we were out shopping and I had her underwear on and she was on my back in a wrap and I had to pee so I sit on the toilet and she says "mama pee" and I said "yes hunny" and she peed all over me! I thought she was saying I was peeing but she was asking me if she could pee! OMG it was so funny but totally gross and I can only imagine what we looked like darting out of there!
Young born-again mama and loving wife to DH and SAHP to two crazy girls we and believe !
When my nearly 19mo has not gone in a long time and I know she needs to and am afraid she will soon have an accident, I sit her on the potty with a sippy of water (ice tea works even better for some reason). At home, as another post so humorously put it, she will almost always pee in her little potty at the same time as me or her brother on the big potty.
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(Redirected from Ga)
|Look up Ga or GA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
GA, Ga, or ga may refer to:
- Ga language
- Irish language (ISO 639-1 code)
- Ga (Indic), a glyph in the Brahmic family of script
- Ga (Javanese) (ꦒ), a letter in the Javanese script
- Ga (kana)
Businesses, organisations, and government agencies[edit]
- Gamblers Anonymous, a support group for recovering gamblers
- Gazte Abertzaleak or Young Patriots, the youth organization of Eusko Alkartasuna
- United Nations General Assembly, the main deliberative organ of the United Nations
- Geographical Association, a UK organisation dedicated to the teaching of geography
- Geologists' Association, a UK organisation dedicated to the study of geology
- Government Arsenal, an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of National Defence
- General Atlantic, a company
- General Automation, a company
- Ga District, Ghana, a former district of southern Ghana
- Gã State, a traditional state in southern Ghana headed by the Ga Mantse
- Ga-Rankuwa, a town in South Africa
- Gabon (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code)
- The Gambia (FIPS 10-4 country code)
- Goa (ISO 3166-2 country subdivision code)
- Georgia (U.S. state) (postal abbreviation)
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- General anaesthesia, administration of drugs to induce unconsciousness prior to surgery
- Gestational age, the age of an embryo/fetus
- Gibberellin, a plant growth hormone
- Gallium, a chemical element with symbol Ga
Computing and mathematics[edit]
- General availability, the final stage in the software development lifecycle
- Genetic algorithm, an optimization technique in computer science
- Geometric algebra, a formulation of geometry and algebra tying together other geometric formulations in mathematics
- Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google
Other sciences[edit]
- Giga-ampere or GA, an SI unit of electric current equal to 1,000,000,000 (one billion) amps
- Giga annum or Ga, a unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years.
- Tabun (nerve agent) (NATO designation GA)
- General aviation, the category of civil aviation encompassing all non-scheduled aircraft flights
- Garuda Indonesia (IATA code)
- Georgia Railroad and Banking Company (AAR mark)
Other uses[edit]
- Ga people, an ethnic group of Ghana
- GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class, an ongoing 2004 manga series by Satoko Kiyuduki
- General American, an accent of the Midwestern U.S.
- General assembly (disambiguation)
- General of the Army, a five star General
- Girls Aloud, a five-piece British girl band
- Graduate assistant
- Ga or Gandhara, a basic note of the scale in Indian Music Swara
- Go Ahead, in a Telecommunications device for the deaf
- Goals against, a statistic in ice hockey and other sports
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Safety and Efficacy Study of the Combined Ablation Procedure to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (CAP STOPS AF)
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This colorful creation was made by combining data from two of NASA's Great Observatories. Optical data of SNR 0509-67.5 and its accompanying star field, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, are composited with X-ray energies from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The result shows soft green and blue hues of heated material from the X-ray data surrounded by the glowing pink optical shell which shows the ambient gas being shocked by the expanding blast wave from the supernova. Ripples in the shell's appearance coincide with brighter areas of the X-ray data.
-Megan Watzke
This composite image shows an intergalactic "weather map" around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5813, the dominant central galaxy in a galaxy group located about 105 million light years away from Earth. Just like a weather map for a local forecast on Earth, the colored circle depicts variations in temperature across a region. This particular map presents the range of temperature in a region of space as observed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, with the hotter temperatures shown in red and decreasingly cooler temperatures shown in orange, yellow, green, and blue. The numbers displayed when rolling your mouse over the image give the gas temperature in millions of degrees.
Jonathan Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at De Montfort University in the UK, wrote two poems called 'History Lesson' and 'Black Hole in B-Flat,' both inspired by Chandra discoveries, and featured on Chandra's blog. Because of the success of these poems, Chandra and De Montfort University subsequently ran a competition for Creative Writing undergraduate students, in which they were invited to submit poems inspired by one of Chandra's press releases. The competition aimed to uncover the poetry inherent in the kind of scientific discovery undertaken by Chandra, and the four winning entries certainly succeeded in doing precisely that.
Here are the third and fourth placegetters in the competition. The first and second placegetters will be included in a future blog posting.
There have been many odes and tributes to Chandra over its 11-year run so far, but here's one that we certainly never expected: Chandra immortalized in petroglyphs. The artist, Kevin Sudeith, carved an image of the spacecraft into rocks alongside a road in Montana. While we hope that Chandra lasts a very long time, it is certain that this tribute to the telescope will last even longer. So thanks to Kevin for his excellent art and his devoted interest in Chandra.
-Megan Watzke, CXC
This composite image shows a supernova within the galaxy M100 that may contain the youngest known black hole in our cosmic neighborhood. In this image, Chandra's X-rays are colored gold, while optical data from ESO's Very Large Telescope are shown in yellow-white and blue, and infrared data from Spitzer are red. The location of the supernova, known as SN 1979C, is labeled (roll your mouse over the image above).
Today, Google is marking the 115th anniversary of the discovery of X-rays by William Roentgen, a German physicist. Here at the Chandra blog, we are not sure if this exact date is the most important one, but we do know that he made his discovery some time during 1895. And, hey, we are always in the mood for a little celebration of all things high-energy.
The last time I wrote a blog entry on the Sun was about two months ago. I noted that although the Sun had an outburst in August it was still fairly quiet. It remains fairly quite, although the sunspot numbers have been steadily creeping up for the last few months and there were four weak "C-class" flares last week. The observed rates are still only about two-thirds of the predicted values.
The year 2011 has been proclaimed (by the United Nations and a host of other proclaimers) to be the International Year of Chemistry, a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
This past weekend, the Chandra team had a great time at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. From nearly the start of the day on Saturday through the end of Sunday, there was a steady stream of people stopping by. Those who did attend had to deal with street closures from road races, as well the regular DC activity around the National Mall. Everyone was rewarded, however, with some fabulous autumn weather – sunny and dry.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed an unusual galaxy cluster that contains a bright core of relatively cool gas surrounding a quasar called 3C 186. This is the most distant object yet observed, and could provide insight into the triggering of quasars and the growth of galaxy clusters.


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UNT will turn to Power, others to power offense
When one takes a look at North Texas' offense, Andrew Power might not jump out as one of the vital parts of what the Mean Green is trying to accomplish.
The senior ranks only seventh on the team in receiving yards with 68 and has not scored a touchdown heading into UNT's game today at Middle Tennessee.
Ask UNT's players, and they will say the Mean Green's starting tight end and about four others at the same position are more vital than they appear to be, in terms of what the team's offense is trying to accomplish heading into what could be a milestone run of five games to end the regular season.
UNT (3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) is just a game behind Louisiana-Monroe in the league standings and has a chance to make a run at becoming bowl-eligible with six wins.
"I still don't forget where we started this thing — eighth in our conference in the preseason and 110th in America," UNT head coach Dan McCarney said of the Mean Green's preseason rankings. "That fire still burns inside of me. If the players don't respond to that, there is no reason for me to talk about it. I think this team accepts challenges."
MTSU (4-3, 2-1) could present a big challenge for the Mean Green.
The Blue Raiders bounced back from a season-opening loss to McNeese State to win four of five before falling last week to nationally ranked Mississippi State on the road. MTSU was down only 10-3 in the third quarter before falling 45-3.
MTSU beat Georgia Tech 49-28 in Atlanta, the highlight of its season thus far.
"Middle will be a big challenge," UNT quarterback Derek Thompson said. "They beat a Georgia Tech team that has been a big-time program. We are going to their place. It's a big game for them and for both teams in the conference race."
UNT will head into that game off arguably its biggest win of the season, 30-23 over Louisiana-Lafayette in which the role of the Mean Green's tight ends continued to grow.
Power caught four passes for 46 yards, while Drew Miller added a 10-yard catch. The five receptions between the two was a season-high for UNT's tight ends.
Power's 21-yard catch put UNT in position for a second-quarter field goal after ULL had taken a 6-0 lead. He later caught a 16-yard pass that helped set up another Olen field goal in the fourth quarter.
"Power is like an extra offensive lineman who can catch three or four balls a game," UNT offensive coordinator Mike Canales said. "Our tight ends are also a complement to our offensive tackles. It's unbelievable what they do. They are sore on Monday. It's hard, physical football. It's part of who we are."
UNT has controlled the clock better than any team other than Western Kentucky in the Sun Belt this season, with an average time of possession of 33:30 a game and will try to pound MTSU today behind Power, Miller and the rest of its tight ends.
"A lot of times there are three or four of us out there," Power said of UNT's tight ends. "They move us around. That creates mismatches in the running game and the passing game. It's an offense that fits our personnel."
It's also an approach that will fit what UNT wants to do against an MTSU offense that scored at least 31 points four times in a span of five games before facing MSU.
"We want to get the ball to our tight ends," UNT quarterback Derek Thompson said. "That's why we have so many. You look out there at times and there are four of them out there with us. They are multi-dimensional. They catch the ball and a big part of this offense is their ability to stay in and block."
UNT believes it will need its offense to build on a solid outing against ULL today, despite the fact MTSU will be at less than full strength.
The Blue Raiders lost star running back Benny Cunningham to a season-ending knee injury at the end of a win over Florida International in which he rushed for 230 yards.
MTSU used four running backs in its loss to MSU to fill the void left by Cunningham.
"Even with the absence of Benny, we are still the same offense," MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said. "Each game is going to be different, but we still want to be as balanced as we can in passing and throwing."
UNT is trying to find that same type of balance heading into its game against MTSU and will look to its tight ends to help it reach that goal.
"To me they are some of the most athletic people on the field," UNT running back Jeremy Brown said. "They have to be able to block 250-pound linemen and be able to catch the ball. They are very important to our offense. We ask a lot of them."
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UNT at Middle Tennessee
When: 2:30 p.m.
Where: Floyd Stadium
Records: UNT 3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt,
MTSU 4-3, 2-1 Sun Belt
Last meeting: UNT 59, MTSU 7 (2011)
Last week: UNT 30, Louisiana-Lafayette 23; Mississippi State 45, MTSU 3
Series: UNT leads 7-4
Online video streaming: ESPN3
Radio: KHYI-FM 95.3, KNTU-FM 88.1
UNT DB Marcus Trice vs. MTSU QB Logan Kilgore
MTSU will be at less than full strength today without star running back Benny Cunningham, who is out for the year with a knee injury.
Playing without the senior, who has 600 rushing yards on the season, will put all the more pressure on junior quarterback Logan Kilgore to power MTSU's offense. Kilgore is capable of doing just that.
The junior has thrown for 1,581 yards and nine touchdowns on the season. Kilgore ranks 33rd nationally among quarterbacks in passing efficiency with a 145.4 rating and had thrown for at least 200 yards in five of six games before a loss to Mississippi State last week.
UNT enters today's game leading the Sun Belt in passing efficiency defense during league play with a 113.5 rating. No team in the league has allowed fewer than the three touchdown passes the Mean Green has surrendered in Sun Belt play.
Safety Marcus Trice has played a key role in the Mean Green's success. The junior ranks fifth among UNT's players with 36 tackles and has been particularly adept at making the key plays head coach Dan McCarney believes are the key to having a successful defense.
Trice leads UNT with two fumble recoveries and is tied for the team lead in interceptions (two) and forced fumbles (one). He also has 4.5 tackles for loss.
UNT needs Trice to come up with a few more big plays today to help slow down MTSU.
UNT's offense vs. MTSU's defense
UNT is coming off one of its best games of the season offensively, a 30-23 win over Louisiana-Lafayette in which it rolled up 524 yards.
The Mean Green struck a perfect offensive balance, throwing for 282 yards and rushing for 242. Antoinne Jimmerson continued to emerge as an offensive playmaker while catching a pair of touchdown passes, including a 78-yarder for the game-winning score in the closing minutes.
MTSU ranks last in the Sun Belt with an average of 443.3 yards allowed a game and surrendered 45 points in a loss to Mississippi State last week.
Edge: UNT
UNT's defense vs. MTSU's offense
UNT bounced back from a tough outing against Houston in which the Mean Green gave up 44 points to shut down Louisiana-Lafayette in a 30-23 win. UNT leads the Sun Belt in scoring defense during league play with an average of 17.0 points allowed a game.
UNT allowed only 14 points in games against both Troy and Florida Atlantic.
MTSU ranks fourth in the Sun Belt with an average of 416.0 yards a game and has shown the ability to put up impressive numbers. The Blue Raiders scored 49 points in a win over Georgia Tech and 48 in a win over Memphis.
The Blue Raiders might not be the same team without star running back Benny Cunningham, who is out for the season with a knee injury, though.
Edge: UNT
1. Build on a big offensive game against ULL
UNT came up with its best outing offensively in years in its 30-23 win over ULL last week, rolling up 524 yards. The Mean Green squandered a few scoring chances, but consistently moved the ball. UNT needs to do the same against MTSU, which is averaging 27.3 points a game in Sun Belt play.
2. Don't give up a big special teams play
MTSU specializes in blocking kicks, especially when it plays UNT. The Blue Raiders have blocked 46 kicks since joining the Sun Belt in 2001, including seven against the Mean Green, more than any other team. MTSU blocked kicks against UNT in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. UNT can't afford to give up another.
3, Contain MTSU's productive running game
The Blue Raiders will be shorthanded without running back Benny Cunningham, arguably its top player who is out for the year with a knee injury. That should offer UNT the opportunity to slow down the Blue Raiders' running game. MTSU has lost only one conference game when Louisiana-Monroe limited the Blue Raiders to 69 rushing yards.
4. Keep hope alive for remainder of the season
Teams always need motivation, and UNT's has been reaching a bowl game ever since the beginning of the season. The Mean Green still has a shot and can increase its chances exponentially with a win today. A loss would leave UNT at 3-5 and on the verge of being out of the bowl chase and out of reasons to keep fighting.


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Kicking off on June 21st and closing on September 9th 2012, the festival includes free concerts and art exhibitions to Shakespeare plays and dance performances.
Leading artists from all over the world are taking plat, including Plan B, Toni Morrison, Mike Leigh, Leona Lewis, Damon Albarn and Tracey Emin.
An exhibition of London 2012 posters by famed artists, including Emin, Bridget Riley, Chris Ofili and Bob and Roberta Smith at the Tate Britain.
BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 is a free live music event on Hackney Marshes featuring renowned musicians and DJ Trevor Nelson alongside Olympian Phillips Idowu.
Over 80 international artists, bands and DJs will stage a concert in front of 100,000 people celebrating the 2012 games.
Theatre and literature lovers may be interested in London 1612: Shakespeare's Theatre of the World, a major exhibition on the Bard at the British Museum.
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Screening in Trafalgar Square of the Tate Movie Project will show off young people's work, while Road to 2012 is an exhibit a the National Portrait Gallery featuring images of Team GB medal hopefuls and key figures behind London 2012.
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The Men Of Dodge City
Sep 30, 2012
(Nandan Rao, 94 min, Corvallis, OR)
The men of Dodge City are not quite men yet. The film centers on three young friends transplanted to Detroit with the aspiration of transforming an abandoned cathedral-sized church into a lively arts space. J., Zach and Ben are at work, transforming a gargantuanspace and trying hard to articulate their enthusiasm and noble ideas. All the while they play, flirt, tell stories and struggle to define themselves with their grand schemes.
Although the cast and crew hail from the Northwest, the filming of Dodge City took place in Detroit. The centerpiece of the film's location (and its visual eye-candy) is the church building where the trio spend much of their time. Director Nandan Rao, who is also the cinematographer, expertly captures each scene so that the physical space in all its beauty and decrepitude as an active player in the film. Filmed in the winter, the sun is always hanging low in the sky, surrounding the characters and the space in a perpetual twilight. The sound design is a perfect compliment to the stark picture on screen, as the absence of a score accentuates the naturalistic performances. Magically, each room inside the building becomes a fully-formed character just by the very sound of the empty space.
Rao has created a film that moves in small steps. Viewers are given little in terms of plot, but are richly rewarded by thoughtful and charming characters, confident cinematography and the use of a stunningly beautiful location.
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DopeKC sat down with Sean Starowitz, who started the Byproduct programs at Walnut Place Laundromat.
What was Byproduct?
Byproduct was an open call for something that I was thinking about for awhile. Programming in public spaces has always been an interest in my work and there was an opportunity that the Rocket Grants put forth on challenging audience's venues. At the time I was doing the project called the Speak Easy which was an illegal restaurant and bar in an exhibition space. I was also thinking about innovation and the arts. Because art never really belongs in a museum…that's a 20th century idea. Art has existed in the streets, and among the people.
So to combat that, I was thinking about doing cultural programming based on the wash and dry cycles at the Laundromat. Later, I went for the grant and got it targeting the old Laundromat that I used to go to called the Walnut Place Laundromat. Walle [the owner] was always this inviting, wonderful host, so he just seemed like the perfect fit.
We started small and did basic things off of the wash and dry cycles. And a bunch of stuff unfolded from there; literally. Christian Frock from Oakland came and did a project with Jose Faus called Token Conversations. Where in exchange for being part of the conversation, they actually paid for your laundry. From there it accumulated into a series of discussions over a three day period.
I then invited Eric Fleischauer from Chicago, a curator, editor, and video artist. I had this idea of someone curating the TV, this mundane object and programming that's a usual part of laundromats, DMVs and other waiting areas. Eric picked a lot of video work from all over the US, and for an evening we turned it into an impromptu cinema house.
In addition, we had the Local Pig do a butchering demo, there were soap workshops, music performances and it sorta became another music venue which was interesting..The acoustics were great and the space was really dynamic in the sense that you had a 270 degree view as a performer and as an audience member.
In the end we had 20 events and around 1,300 people came. However, a percentage of that actually did their laundry and other people were just there.
That was the cool part because it was in such an unconventional spot, it sort of takes you by surprise when you see things going on with washing machines.
Yeah, I think for me art is a way to truly democratize us. I think that art doesn't necessarily belong in "art spaces" but rather belongs with the people. It was more of interest to see what could be done and what could happen with basically 'shoving' culture down people's throats.
Did you initially plan on just having the videos on the TV?
No, the loose programming was projects based on how long it took you to do your laundry, roughly two hours. That was the constraint. Everything came from there. We would host a variety of symposiums and discussions with people from the UMKC Urban Planning department and an individual from City Hall. And we did one with the Johnson County Library and John Helling on experimental programing. John's doing wonders at the library and programming and getting people to crack open a book.
It just kind of stemmed with 'Oh we can do this. Or we could do this."
It also became this pseudo African project with Walle and his family being from Nigeria, which ended up being a big inspiration for me. With the idea of music, culture, and liveliness. His family invited me to his birthday party and presented me with a full dashiki outfit; custom made and hand dyed.
That relationship has been really profound and impactful. I learned a lot from Walle… about patience and engagement and….love. Love for things, culture, and ideas. I mean the guy's such an open book.
Did you just approach him one day and said you wanted to do this project?
Yeah, I was working on the grant for a while and I briefly mentioned it to him and he was like "I love that."
"It's a two way street" is what he always said. There were certain things that happened and we had our hiccups. But at the same time he really understood that his venue is another public space and he really embraces and cherishes that. Which was really remarkable to see with a business owner. The business side of the project as far as making a profit was never a thing that was discussed. American is so roped into the cash based economy but we forget that the real economy is the non cash economy. And I think Walle totally understands that.
Is there other spaces that you're looking at for doing public art?
Well kind of, I'm also working on a project called Lots of Love which is transforming abandoned lots into public spaces. I'm working with the Ivanhoe neighborhood on two lots. One's a playground lot and the other one's a meet and greet lot.
Is there a certain statement you're trying to make or mostly keeping it open for interpretation?
In regards to the Laundromat?
In general, with any public art project.
Well… in one sense art is a tool in which to get to life. Life is so much more important than art.
For me art opens up the possibilities and suddenly where people don't have 'credentials', they now have credentials. The basic idea is possibilities and ultimately equality and the arts essentially does that. That's what's really powerful. It's that space where if you approach something as an entrepreneur or business, people will automatically put up a guard but if you come as an artist, people want to be involved. They're more willing to participate. And that's where the arts lie; it opens up the space for possibility.
A lot of the projects I have done came from the viewpoint of 'If I was anything BUT an artist.' With the Fresh Bread stand, if I wasn't an artist, the city wouldn't have been so welcoming and willing to work with me. Councilwoman Circo's office was super helpful in that whole process.
It seems Kansas City is going through a mini renaissance with the arts, how has it changed from before?
Yeah, I've been here six years and there's been a lot of changes in that time frame. The Charlotte Street Foundation, is an amazing and supportive organization and they've done wonders here. There's a potential here and that's what's really nice about Kansas City.
The major hubs like LA, Chicago, have become so expensive and inaccessible that the Post Industrial cities are going to bounce back. Buffalo, Cleveland, Louisville, here, and St. Louis to name some. Essentially, where it's affordable to live and affordability allows for creativity.
There's something really nice about people here, that as an artist you have to have a day job. In result, that widens the audience factor. Because that's the one thing that I fear about the arts scene is that it's the same people. The same people going to the same shows and it's just the same social circle. But here, there's really no art market so you have to have that day job. And that expands the art audience. I mean artists are such selfish people, they can't help but talk about their work on their job… right?
But that is the real work that we do, that's what we're passionate about.
Also the myth of grad school has degraded in a sense, especially in my class. Here though, you can be 22 and run a gallery space.
Do you think that these public art spaces might eventually take away the significance of institutions?
No, I think institutions will always be there. It's important to have a symbiotic relationship between institutions and the alternative arts scenes. You need both. The most important thing of any ecosystem is biodiversity. You need the high end institutions, like the Nerman, Kemper, and the Nelson but you also need the subterranean galleries, Plug Projects, and all those other spaces to create a healthy ecosystem.
You need support, money, time, and space. And we have a lot of that. The money factor is getting a little easier but I think there's a lot of transitioning between what crowdsourcing has done for the arts and what patronage and philanthropy is in the 21st century. That's something that hasn't really been explored yet.
So besides patronage/allegiance, what other questions are you trying to explore?
Well, the socioeconomic and racial divide in this city is pretty hardcore. I'm from the South and this is the most racially segregated city I've ever lived in. And I grew up in Kentucky.
So that's a major issue; talking about space, the city, urban planning and civic idea of arts is really important to me. Also the role that arts play in the civic life is key and I'm excited to see the city starting to understand that. We just need to keep pushing boundaries and pushing the limits.
It's irrelevant to ask the question 'Why is that art?' It's more important to ask 'Why is it relevant?' ' What are the moral/ethic reasons behind it?" Asking that instead of saying straightaway: 'Oh, my five year old could do that.'
It's constant problem seeking, not solving. Because we're not going to always solve them but maybe we can start to have that conversation at least. And maybe have a direct action that affects this.
Also [want to address] the diversity of the arts scene. A lot of women don't have art shows and that's a problem. I think women, people of ethnically diverse backgrounds are horribly misrepresented here. But that's why I'm here too because there's work to be done and that's exciting.
Was there a certain partner that you've work with or group?
I'm constantly seeking out collaborations and don't really do anything alone. So I'm always interested in seeing where connections can be made and relationships can be built. That rather than 'I did this…I'm so awesome.'
Is there a certain art space that has inspired you?
The H&R Bloch space has brought in some amazing world by renowned artists and it's kind of tucked away at 43rd and Main. And I think Plug Projects has done a really wonderful job in the few years, plus 1522 [St Louis]. The Dolphin recently switched hands so it'd be interesting to see what happens there. And there's just a lot of little art galleries and front space that's doing really amazing stuff.
What's the most challenging thing in doing all this?
It's exhausting.
Financially it doesn't pay off well but that's not the reason why I do it.
I don't get to go home and see my family as much as I should but that's all part of being in your 20s.
Really, the challenging thing is that there's never enough time to do all the things that you want to get done. But also always keeping your ear to the ground and challenging yourself to really learn.
Keep risk taking, keeping that moment, being in that place of uncertainty, and being uncomfortable. Because if you're in that place a lot; you're actually growing.
So I embrace challenge but also the idea of failure. With projects like Byproduct, that project failed on a lot of levels but it also succeeded on a whole other set that you couldn't think or possibly plan for.
That's the beauty of socially engaged art. You can make as many assumptions as you want, but when it comes to audience engagement, there's no rules. It's just history and things that you have to explore.
Okay, LAST question: As you're becoming more and more involved in projects and they're rippling out to get bigger and bigger, how do you juggle the things that you do yourself and what you have others do? How are you building a team?
Yeah, I always work with a team of people. In a sense of in one's practice, it's just that one person or is it a group of people, but for me it's always been a group of people. And that's why I do what I do.
I relate to theater a lot because it's a giant collaboration. We need artists, set designers, light directors, all that stuff. So I kind of embody that on the arts side of things.
It's about having a team and people that want to do that work. You elevate them to that position and you trust them and then you have a beautiful relationship working on something greater than yourself. Then it becomes more dynamic, more interesting, and hopefully a more time worthy project.
That instead of the one person saying 'I did this.'
That's one of the things that kind of flabbergasted me. That myth of the artist being the sole creator of something? There's no way Michelangelo did the Pieta, along with other works in the same year. It's physically impossible to carve that much marble in one year. So he had an army of interns. I don't understand why we have this myth that the artist has to do everything.
Yeah, I see musicians and they collaborate so much. You don't see that with the arts so much for some reason.
That's the beauty of music. And what separates some bands from others, are the ones that have been playing together for a really long time. They understand each other and really have a relationship, not just a working relationship. That's what important in the arts community; building the relationships that last a lifetime. And many lifetimes over.
Interview by Roam Oliver on 12/28/13
To explore an archived collection of the Byproduct programs, visit the Rocket Grant site here.
And don't forget to drop by Sean's site to see other projects in and outside KC.


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Higher education can be critical to long-term financial prosperity. Yet research has found relatively low attendance at four-year institutions by college-ready students from lower-income families (50%) compared to higher-income households (over 80%). One cause of this disparity is the lack of financial capability, awareness, and skills about financing higher education. Commonwealth believes that presenting students with a compelling, interactive, "gamified" experience offers a promising opportunity to involve high school students in thinking about and improving college financial readiness.
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"Feast" by Interact Visual Artists
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During 2017, Interact Visual Artists are exploring the subject of food and their relationships and perceptions of food and art. Individual cultural traditions were compared by exploring different ethnic foods. The artists have approached the call in a variety of media and styles to demonstrate both existing and new understandings of one of the most basic building blocks of life, food.
Artists included are: Angela Weller, Ashlea Karkula, Bonnie Thorne, Carol O, Daniel Metchnek, Ingrid Hansen, Janice Essick, John Riddle, Lucy Johnson, Mike Harris Jr., Renai (Volz) Drane, Rosemary Perronteau, Sherry Bartholomew, Vance Diamond, W.S. Norton, Wendy Johnson
Learn more about Interact on their website.
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Jun 11 2009
Update on Gulf Tower fledgling
This news from Beth Fife of the PA Game Commission: The younger (and larger) peregrine chick at Gulf Tower was rescued from the ground at the Federal Building downtown on Wednesday evening. She is being examined by a rehabber. If uninjured she will be returned to the nest.
Look for updates in the Comments area.
51 Responses to "Update on Gulf Tower fledgling"
# Kate St. Johnon 11 Jun 2009 at 9:55 am
Update Thursday morning from Beth Fife: The fledgling has a slight head injury, no breaks, no blood in fecal, a little weak. We'll build her up and give her a little rest, then return her to the nest box ASAP.
# gloriaon 11 Jun 2009 at 12:02 pm
Is there something in the nest box? It is 12:01 and on the right it looks as though there is a bird? Or are these old eyes just making something out of nothing?
# Kate St. Johnon 11 Jun 2009 at 12:18 pm
Yes that is an adult – probably Louie. I've heard he has been hanging out at the nest a lot.
# Elspethon 11 Jun 2009 at 1:22 pm
Kate – any news on the McKees Rocks Bridge peregrines?
# Kate St. Johnon 11 Jun 2009 at 1:48 pm
PennDOT is well aware of the peregrines at the McKees Rocks Bridge and is scheduling around their needs. The bridge deck will be closed to cars but the peregrines are not near the deck.
PennDOT likes peregrines on bridges because the falcons reduce the number of pigeons nesting in the nooks & crannies. Pigeon poop is bad for bridges.
# Tracion 11 Jun 2009 at 2:12 pm
Errr…I think we are all wondering how they are actually doing? Did all the eggs hatch? Are the chicks healthy? were they banded? are they near to fledging? I can't find any info on them except what you have posted on your blog.
They are a mysterious bunch…
# Elspethon 11 Jun 2009 at 3:18 pm
That's good! I just wondered if anyone was watching them and had seen any of the chicks flying yet, or are they younger …
# Pattyon 11 Jun 2009 at 4:00 pm
My opinion of PennDOT just jumped up 200 percent. Do we kno w where the nest is at the McKees Rocks Bridge?
# gloriaon 11 Jun 2009 at 4:10 pm
Kate: Is it possible that after her break and rehab that she won't fly? I guess Louie is watching for her he is frequently sitting at the nestbox.
# Kate St. Johnon 11 Jun 2009 at 4:21 pm
Traci & Elspeth, the young at McKees Rocks were banded but unless someone spends time watching the bridge – and tells me what they see – there's no way I'll know what happens there.
Patty, PennDOT and the Game Commission know where the nest is. The public do not.
Gloria, the fledgling at Gulf Tower bumped her head and just needs R&R for a day or two. She will soon be returned to the nest. Yes, Louie is watching for her. There is no other way for him to know where she went. He will get a pleasant surprise in a day or two.
# Elspethon 11 Jun 2009 at 5:06 pm
Thank you Kate – you are so patient with all of our questions! 🙂
So glad she is okay! Hopefully all she will need is a little rest and then she can return where she belongs.
Thanks for the update!
# Jillon 12 Jun 2009 at 8:15 am
I am new to the webcam and watching. Where do I give a donation to keep this falcon project going?
# Kate St. Johnon 12 Jun 2009 at 9:12 am
You can donate to the National Aviary Urban Peregrine project online here:
Make sure that in the Donation Information area you use the drop down box to select "Urban Peregrine Falcons." Otherwise the money will go into their general fund.
The Aviary is in need of a better camera at Gulf Tower plus there's the annual fee of hosting the live feed at both Pitt and Gulf so you can see that action. An outdoor webcam is a one-time purchase of $1000 to $1500. The live camera feed on the web costs an additional $2000 every season.
Every donation helps.
# gloriaon 12 Jun 2009 at 9:41 am
Kate: Louie (I guess that's him) is persistant… How long will he keep going to the nest and calling out for his baby? How is she doing today? Sorry for all the questions, I am amazed at his behavior.
# Kate St. Johnon 12 Jun 2009 at 9:49 am
I doubt that he is calling, probably just waiting. (By the way, peregrines have very little sense of smell so he will not be sniffing for her.) I have no idea how long he will wait at the nest.
Because the Gulf Tower is Louie's territory he will stay downtown even if no other peregrines – including Tasha – are around.
When the chick is returned she will be very well fed & fit. Even if Louie is not at the nest at the time she will be able to go a day without food – but she won't have to because her parents will find her. She will probably scream because she's afraid of humans & he will hear her & come from wherever he is to see her. Even if he is too far to hear, he makes the rounds of his territory all the time and will glance at his nest from a distance. He can see movement from quite far away & will come to her.
# Stephenon 12 Jun 2009 at 12:42 pm
Speaking of territories, how large is a Peregrine's typical territory? Do the Gulf Tower and Cathedral peregrines ever overlap and/or clash? Seems like top of the line predators often require large territories, and downtown is not far at all from Oakland as the crow (or peregrine) flies.
# Kate St. Johnon 12 Jun 2009 at 2:22 pm
Per Cornell's Birds of North American Online, the center of a peregrine's territory is its nest. The distance between nests varies a lot, probably based on food supply. Generally they nest about 3 miles apart from each other but this distance can decrease to as little as 0.2 miles on sea cliffs where seabirds are extremely abundant.
Downtown and Oakland are about 2.5 miles apart. This is supposedly too close but the territories probably aren't perfect circles. I think the Pitt peregrines' territory includes all of Oakland (pigeons) and extends southward and eastward to Schenley Park, Greenfield, Hazelwood and the Mon River to Homestead (ducks and shorebirds). I think Gulf Tower's territory includes all of Downtown (pigeons) and probably runs up the Allegheny River to 28th St and down the Ohio a bit.
I'm sure long ago they worked out who gets the Hill District and who gets the Mon River at South Side.
# Sallyon 12 Jun 2009 at 2:29 pm
Hi Kate, Do you think Louie is hanging around the nest looking/waiting for his missing offspring? That would show parental concern that I'm sure some people don't associate with birds and animals.
# Kate St. Johnon 12 Jun 2009 at 3:40 pm
Birds certainly have concern for their young. They protect, defend and feed them and will even protect and feed foster "kids."
(see: http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2009/05/13/foster-mom/)
I don't know, but Louie may be waiting for his missing fledgling. She disappeared in the direction he's been looking.
# gloriaon 12 Jun 2009 at 4:49 pm
Louie comes back every few hours, walks around the nest, lays in the nest box and then hops over to the left ledge. I am really amazed at this behavior. I would have thought that with birds they would just go on if their babies were gone from the nest. Do falcons recognize their offspring later on? I know that is a dumb question, but I am new to this and can't even believe that I am seeing the father bird looking for his offspring. They obviously have some instinct/intelligence where the care of their young are concerned.
Thanks for your help.
# Kate St. Johnon 12 Jun 2009 at 5:08 pm
We don't know for sure that they recognize them later – but they probably do.
# Patsyon 12 Jun 2009 at 7:18 pm
For anyone that may be interested there are still two chicks that have not yet fledged in Harrisburg. I have been watching them a good bit today on their webcam, and it has been very interesting.
# Jameson 13 Jun 2009 at 7:15 pm
I happen to be walking by the federal building on my way home from the Gulf Building and happened to notice the game commission taking away 'Gloria' the falcon fledging.
There were several federal employees casually smoking with very little interest. When inquiring, they responded, 'oh it's just one of those falcons, they hunt around here, he's down.' It's amazing how these falcons have adapted to the downtown workers and the downtown workers have adapted to them, just being another bird.
Let's just hope the folks at the Rehab get the fledging back into the nest quickly and quietly. The parents seem to be looking for her. Thanks 'lady federal guard ' for taking notice and acting on it.
# Jameson 14 Jun 2009 at 11:18 am
Again yesterday upon exiting the Mellon Square parking garage, the Gulf parents were oddly circling low and screaming over Mellon Square park with little notice except for myself. I really enjoy observing our downtown wildlife within the hustle and bustle, I just hope the wildlife rehab won't publicize on it when they return the fledging.
# Kate St. Johnon 14 Jun 2009 at 6:07 pm
Interesting news. Perhaps the second Gulf fledgling was at Mellon Square begging for food, perhaps out of sight from the ground. Mellon Square has so many pigeons it's a good place to wait for dinner if you're a peregrine.
# Tracion 14 Jun 2009 at 9:23 pm
I, on the other hand, feel that the Game Commission/Aviary should let the public know. The more people are educated about the Falcons, the more hope there is that they will care about them and help financially support efforts to provide for them. Who paid for the downed fledgling's care while in rehab? The few who are dedicated to their preservation did. And there is never enough money.
Wildlife belongs to us all and all of us need to be educated about every aspect; both positive and negative, and all of us need to be held accountable for proper stewardship. If the public isn't kept informed about those birds – then the odds increase that someone just walks around a downed bird and ignores it or doesn't bother to slow down on a busy street and runs one down. And when that happens – all of us lose. 🙁
# Kate St. Johnon 15 Jun 2009 at 7:29 am
Well, actually these things are publicized. Both the Game Commission & Aviary let me know what's going on and they send me pictures – and I let you know. Whether the media picks up the story has more to do with whether they deem it news-worthy or not.
For a variety of reasons peregrine-related events cannot be pre-announced but you hear about them almost immediately.
# Jameson 15 Jun 2009 at 10:03 am
the donate link for falcon rehab was already posted, I believe the Aviary is the best place to shelter and rehab these falcons when they are down and I also believe that these fledgings are entitled to their privacy and has no business being used in the media for funding. I don't understand why the Aviary is not sheltering the fledging now. I 'm sure these wildllife rehabilitation centers get pretty excited when the game commission brings them one of these 'media falcons'
# Kate St. Johnon 15 Jun 2009 at 10:35 am
Just to clear up who is allowed to rehab a peregrine and who is not. The National Aviary does not have a rehab license & is not allowed to treat wild birds. Whenever someone calls the Aviary about a wild bird the Aviary directs them to the Game Commission and/or local rehabbers. For more on this see their website at http://www.aviary.org/inv/helpBird.php
Because of the Aviary's special relationship with the Pittsburgh peregrines they are notified when a peregrine is injured. The Aviary can also house a permanently injured bird as part of their collection. There is probably a lot of paperwork to get this done because the bird must be certified as un-releasable.
Rehabbers purposely do not publicize when a bird is admitted because the bird needs medical attention, not media attention. Occasionally, as in the case of the arctic peregrine who stopped here last fall, there is media coverage when a bird is released. By then the bird is fully restored to health.
(Arctic peregrine: http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2008/11/06/arctic-peregrine-makes-unplanned-stop-in-pittsburgh/)
# jameson 15 Jun 2009 at 5:43 pm
There's a girl that's works over at the Federal Building, that rescues many of the downtown birds. I know of a couple of workers in the Gulf who have taken birds over to her or found her somehow. I heard she takes them to the appropriate wildlife rehabilitation places. So I guess the fledgling knew where to go when he got in trouble.
# gloriaon 16 Jun 2009 at 7:08 am
Any update on the GT baby?
# Kate St. Johnon 16 Jun 2009 at 5:21 pm
I heard from Beth Fife that the young peregrine is still in rehab. It turns out she bonked her head hard so she needs time to recover before coming home. I misunderstood how long this would take. More news later.
# gloriaon 16 Jun 2009 at 6:13 pm
Kate: Thanks for the update. Will her parents still hang around looking for her or will she be able to "fend for herself" upon her eventual release?
# Kate St. Johnon 16 Jun 2009 at 8:02 pm
Her parents will still be at the Gulf Tower – it's the center of their territory. When she returns to the nest they will find her and realize she needs help. She will have to get better at flying and will need to learn to hunt.
# gloriaon 16 Jun 2009 at 10:04 pm
I hope all goes well for her….
# Kellyon 17 Jun 2009 at 4:11 pm
Thanks for the update, Kate. Glad to know that she's still recovering…I was beginning to worry!
# CHWon 18 Jun 2009 at 2:08 pm
I believe that the remaining unhatched eggs were taken from the nest when the chicks were banded at the Gulf Tower. Any word on if tests were run and if so what they showed. I am sad that the chicks have left the nest at CL, but glad that they have all survived..so far so good. Will be hoping for the complete recovery of the chick from the Gulf Tower..and thanks so much for the great blog!
# Kate St. Johnon 18 Jun 2009 at 3:59 pm
Only 2 of the 3 unhatched eggs were still at the Gulf Tower nest on Banding Day. They were collected by the Game Commission and "candled" to see if a chick had begun to form in them. Both had chicks in them so both were fertile. We don't know why the chicks died before hatching.
# gloriaon 18 Jun 2009 at 10:02 pm
Kate: Any updates?
# Patsyon 21 Jun 2009 at 8:40 am
I do believe Louie may have gotten a special Father's Day present, or am I mistaken?
# Patsyon 21 Jun 2009 at 8:49 am
Maybe not, I don't see it anymore.
# Kate St. Johnon 22 Jun 2009 at 5:50 pm
no news. You all will be the first to know if I hear anything. No news is no news.
# Nathalieon 29 Jun 2009 at 4:01 pm
A young one is perched at the Gulf Tower nest. I first spotted her around 3 pm today. Has the injured fledging been returned? I would love to see a father-daugther reunion.
# Kate St. Johnon 29 Jun 2009 at 7:28 pm
As far as I know the injured daughter has not been returned to the nest. I emailed about her last Friday & have not heard any news. No news.
# gloriaon 30 Jun 2009 at 10:01 pm
I guess it doesn't look very promising for the fallen falcon fledging does it? It doesn't seem that the parents are looking for her any longer either. What is your take on the situation? Will the fledging have to stay in captivity? Or is there another way to get her out there in falcon society? Any information is appreciated.
# Kate St. Johnon 01 Jul 2009 at 11:08 am
This news just in:
Beth Fife says the juvenile peregrine from Gulf Tower is ready to be released in a couple of days but Beth's not sure if she'll bring her back to the box because she's been gone for so long. Reason: If the bird's parents don't immediately recognize her there could be a territorial issue and the juvenile could get hurt.
Since the juvenile is killing on her own, there's a possibility she could be released somewhere else.
When I hear more I'll let you know.
# gloriaon 01 Jul 2009 at 3:26 pm
Am glad to hear that she is doing well!!! Was getting worried about her. Will you be able to find out where she ends up (by her banding) eventually? Wish I knew more about this whole process. Thanks for all you do, it is much appreciated.
# faith Cornellon 01 Jul 2009 at 7:13 pm
Good news indeed. The dedicated "humans" must have done good job finishing raising her. Faith c.
# Kate St. Johnon 09 Jul 2009 at 9:34 pm
July 9, 2009: News at last!
I have news of both Gulf Tower juvenile peregrines.
First, the young peregrine who hit her head and was rescued from the street on June 10th has fully recovered and was released yesterday. Beth Fife said, "She flew very nicely, circled and flew off." I don't know where she was released but it wasn't downtown. She is now independent and on her own.
Her sister who remained downtown with her parents is also doing well. She was spotted perched on a high windowsill of the Frick Building, looking into the room to see what was going on. This is typical behavior for the downtown juvenile peregrines. For example:
(I am also posting this news on the latest Gulf Tower peregrine blog, July 7, for those who might not notice this comment on such an old entry.)
# Jameson 10 Jul 2009 at 10:21 am
the sister was spotted a few times this week after the lunch hour , quietly plucking her lunch off of the Oliver Buidling, across from Mellon Square


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