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SUNY report suggests changing system of community college 'chargebacks'
By Jay Rey|Published Wed, Sep 26, 2012
A new state report takes aim at the controversial issue of community college "chargebacks," but the study isn't quite what Erie County was hoping for.
Officials from Erie County and its community college have been pushing to get rid of the state law that requires New York counties to be assessed a chargeback for every resident who attends a community college in another county.
It's costing Erie County taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
But discontinuing the practice of chargebacks is not even raised as an option in the report released this month by the State University of New York.
"While we're appreciative of the hard work on this chargeback report, it doesn't seem to go far enough in answering the inequities of the chargebacks," said Erie Community College President Jack F. Quinn Jr.
"Frankly," Quinn said, "with the report as it stands today, it's not likely any major changes will be made."
Erie County typically has been a big loser with chargebacks.
ECC took in nearly $700,000 in chargeback revenue from other counties last year, but Erie County dispersed nearly $5 million to other community colleges as reimbursement for the more than 3,000 county residents enrolled elsewhere.
SUNY conducted a report on chargebacks in response to an outcry from local governments around New York that have complained they can't afford to help fund another county's community college while facing their own stagnant revenues, rising health care costs and a state property tax cap.
The SUNY study offers some history of chargebacks - which date back to the 1950s - and lends some understanding to the complicated issue. The report also recommends some changes to this relatively obscure state education law.
The study suggests that the state help counties pick up the chargeback tab for their students earning bachelor's and master's degrees at the Fashion Institute of Technology - a major sticking point for critics of chargebacks.
The study also recommends developing a uniform chargeback rate for community colleges, as opposed to the wide range of rates that exist now.
Both should help Erie County, but it doesn't address the crux of the problem: As Erie County's funding to ECC has remained flat, the amount it has to reimburse other community colleges has risen 128 percent in the past decade.
Erie County is in the minority.
For most counties around the state, the chargeback revenue coming in is a lot more than what counties pay out.
"The political will to get this changed isn't there, because so many colleges like it the way it is," Quinn said. "Their state legislators are likely to just let it be."
Still, the Erie County Legislature went on record recently asking Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the State Legislature to discontinue chargebacks.
The ECC board also asked Quinn to continue to make its case to SUNY, which is taking comments before adopting a final version of the report.
"We want to make certain the chancellor and the SUNY board of trustees understand our situation and encourage them to reflect our situation in their formal policy," said ECC Trustee Dennis P. Murphy.
email: jrey@buffnews.com
Jay Rey – Jay Rey covers education and Buffalo Public Schools for The Buffalo News. He has been a reporter at The News since 1993.


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May 13, 2014 by DPJ Staff
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eye lounge: a contemporary art space [sic] celebrates 15 years of exhibitions and welcomes new arts venture
In 1999, a group of graduate art students at the Arizona State University School of Art were concerned with the lack of opportunities to exhibit contemporary artwork in Phoenix. In response, they founded eye lounge: a contemporary art space, an artist-run collective dedicated to creating exhibition opportunities for artists. In 2001, the group moved into its permanent location at 419 East Roosevelt Street in a building owned and managed by founding members Greg Esser and Cindy Dach. This year marks the 15-year anniversary for the collective.
Since its founding, the venue has hosted more than 500 one-person and group exhibitions. Many member artists have continued on to representation in commercial galleries in Arizona and nationally and to tenured teaching positions throughout the U.S. eye lounge was a founding gallery of the Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation.
Significantly more opportunities exist now for emerging and established artists to exhibit in downtown Phoenix than ever before. "The relocation of Bentley Projects and, more recently, Lisa Sette Gallery from Scottsdale to downtown Phoenix bode well for the maturation of the downtown Phoenix arts scene," says Dach. "The vibrancy of this area is almost unrecognizable now from where we started."
Stephen Gittins will open Capture 12 in the western part of eye lounge.
In an effort to create new opportunities for incoming artists to establish roots in the Roosevelt Row Artists' District, eye lounge is reconfiguring its building footprint to welcome a new artist venture into the space. Beginning June 2014, ASU School of Art alum, photographer and educator Stephen Gittins will open his business, Capture 12, in 417 East Roosevelt, the western bay of the building.
"We're very excited to have Capture 12 join the space," says Esser. "Capture 12's classes, workshops and exhibitions will add even more street level activation to this storefront on Roosevelt Street. This area has a strong history of supporting photographers, and this neighborhood, with its murals and authentic 'funky' building fabric, has become one of the most photographed areas of Phoenix."
The new configuration more closely echoes the original purpose of the two individual storefronts built more than 50 years ago. Esser explains, "We're very fortunate to have met the adults who grew up in each of the buildings that we have renovated in this neighborhood. The Beck family lived in the home which now houses Made Art Boutique. In 1949, when this was a very vibrant pedestrian-focused mixed-use neighborhood, the Beck family built the eastern storefront addition. One year later, they completed the western storefront addition. The family's son, though he left the area decades ago before it went into decline, now comes back to his old neighborhood to attend First Fridays and purchase artwork and is thrilled with how the area has evolved."
The parking lot to the west of eye lounge housed a separate craftsman bungalow-style single family home until the late 1960s. Plans are underway to develop additional new artist venues at this location. Events and a publication to mark the 15-year anniversary of eye lounge are currently in development.
In this story: ASU School of Art, Bentley Projects, Cindy Dach, Eye Lounge, Greg Esser, Lisa Sette Gallery, MADE art boutique, Roosevelt Row, Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation
Categories: Artists, Arts, Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurs, From the Wire, Historic Preservation, Neighborhood Orgs, Retail, Roosevelt, Shopping
April 28, 2014 A Conversation with Cindy Dach
June 23, 2014 Wire | Independents Week Brings Downtown Phoenix Events and Promotions
June 25, 2014 Wire | Roosevelt Row CDC Receives 2014 ArtPlace Grant

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A star witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Alade Oluseye Sunday, Thursday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how he helped an ally to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, to move about N1.2billion, prior to the 2015 general election.
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I do not know the registration number of the aircraft but the colour is metallic grey. "I was able to recognise Senator Musliu Obanikoro since the appearance resemble his picture that I used to see on the television or newspaper, but I cannot recognise the third person that came out of the aircraft with him. "The cash was packed inside several sacks popularly referred to as Ghana-must-go sack.
The aircraft that brought the second tranche of the cash was of a smaller size when compared with the aircraft that brought the first tranche. The sacks were many and as such I cannot remember the number". The bank official, who is the first prosecution witness, PW-1, was led in evidence by EFCC lawyer, Mr. Wahab Shittu.
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A Worcester shopkeeper has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco following multiple raids by Trading Standards Officers, assisted by Officers from West Mercia Police
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The European Universities Badminton Championship 2017 was held in the green heart of Europe, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. More than 100 participants from 16 universities coming from 11 countries took part in the championship, participating in a combination of team and individual competitions.
The championship was organised by the Slovenian University Sports Association (SUSA) and the Sport Association of the University of Ljubljana, and supported by EUSA sport partners, Badminton Europe. EUSA was officially represented by Mr Jean-Francois Sautereau, as member of EUSA Executive Committee, and by the technical delegate for Badminton Mrs Isabelle Jobard, assisted by Mrs Alison Odell.
The team competition confirmed the supremacy of Uludag University (TUR), defending the title from the previous European Universities Championship (Warsaw, 2015) and from the last edition of European Universities Games (Zagreb-Rijeka, 2016).
The individual competitions saw the athletes confronting in five categories: mixed doubles, women's doubles, men's doubles, women's singles and men's singles. The gold for women singles and doubles confirmed the leading position of Uludag University (TUR) and it was assigned respectively to Neslihan Yigit, and the duo Ozge Bayrak and Cemre Fere.
In the other three categories', gold medals were given to three different countries. The first place for mixed doubles was conquered by Pawel Pietryia and Aneta Wojtkowska from Opole University (POL). Whilst the gold for Men's doubles and singles was respectively won by the duo Bruno Carvahlo and Tomas Nero from University of Lisbon (POR) and by Alexander Roovers of University of Duisburg-Essen (GER). A Special Fair Play Award was also assigned to the University of Nottingham (GBR).
At the end of the championship, EUSA flag was passed to Ms Marianna Cardoso, representing the Organising Committee of the European Universities Games 2018, which will be held in Coimbra, Portugal. The next European Universities Championship will be organised in Lodz, Poland, in 2019.
For detailed results, news and more information, please see the official website of the event at www.badminton2017.eusa.eu.
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MIXED TEAM
1. Uludağ University (TUR)
2. University of Oslo (NOR)
3. Opole University (POL)
4. University of Nottingham (GBR)
5. University of Strasbourg (FRA)
6. University of Bordeaux (FRA)
7. University of Ljubljana (SLO)
8. N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
9. University of Duisburg-Essen (GER)
10. Erzincan University (TUR)
11. University of Geneva (SUI)
12. University of Lisbon (POR)
13. University of Rouen (FRA)
14. University of Hamburg (GER
15. University of Groningen (NED)
16. University of Neuchatel (SUI)
MEN SINGLES
1. Roovers Alexander - University of Duisburg-Essen (GER)
2. Atilano Bernardo - University of Lisbon (POR)
3. Kurt Muhammed Ali - Erzincan University (TUR)
3. Zorlu Sinan - Uludağ University (TUR)
WOMEN SINGLES
1. Yigit Neslihan - Uludağ University (TUR)
2. Yang LiLian - University of Nottingham (GBR)
3. Coban Merve - Erzincan University (TUR)
3. Stankovic Kaja - University of Ljubljana (SLO)
MEN DOUBLES
1. Cervalho & Nero - University of Lisbon (POR)
2. Baures & Martinez - University of Strasbourg (FRA)
3. Bajuk & Krapez - University of Ljubljana (SLO)
3. Crepin & Crepin - University of Rouen (FRA)
WOMEN DOUBLES
1. Bayrak & Fere - Uludağ University (TUR)
2. Samuels & Witts - University of Nottingham (GBR)
3. Shorokhova & Vyrvich - N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
3. Marczak & Wojtkowska - Opole University (POL)
1. Pietryja & Wojtkowska - Opole University (POL)
2. Saumier & Martinez - University of Strasbourg (FRA)
3. Hammer & Beaujan - University of Strasbourg (FRA)
3. Bay & Bayrak - Uludağ University (TUR)


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Whalen takes home honors
Sophomore guard Lindsay Whalen earned Big Ten women's basketball player of the week honors after propelling Minnesota to season-opening victories over Butler and Santa Clara.
Whalen averaged 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals per game in the Minnesota Basketball Classic and shot a remarkable 83.3 percent from the floor.
Minnesota's men's cross country team finished 25th at the NCAA championships on Monday, hosted by Furman University in Greenville, S.C. The Gophers were one of nine schools competing in its fifth-straight national meet.
Junior Will McComb placed 72nd to lead the way for Minnesota. Junior Toby Henkels finished 114th while Ryan Ford placed 151st.
Minnesota's women's cross country team, competing in its fifth consecutive national meet, placing 25th at the NCAA championships.
Sophomore and All-Region pick Darja Vasiljeva finished first for the Gophers and 86th overall.
Second team All-Big Ten freshman Lisa Dyer placed 111th and All-Region selection Laura Bjork came in 133rd.


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Thank You, Readers, for Your Generous Contributions
Posted by admin in Current Issue on December 29, 2020
By Kollengode S and Prema Venkataraman
thepatrika@aol.com
In the last issue, we had appealed for voluntary contributions from readers to get through the financial crisis, because of advertisements vanishing in one stroke in the Covid-19 pandemic. Hotels, banquets, restaurants, and wedding planners, who are our mainstay advertisers, is the worst affected. Nobody knows precisely how long the recovery will take, and in what form it will re-emerge at the end.
The voluntary contributions from readers are heartening. Our target for the fundraiser was $20,000 for four issues in 2021 (basis: $5000/issue). Against this target, we nearly $12,000, or 60% of the target (~$7,600 on-line and ~$4,400 by checks). The details of lists of donors are given elsewhere in this issue.
We thank all donors for their generosity. And we continue to seek contributions from readers who have not yet pitched in to help us reach our target of $20,000. The reason for this is simple:
The outlook for the hospitality sector in 2021 looks uncertain; but with the vaccines already in place, there is optimism in the air. Even with proven vaccines, the logistical challenges of inocculating 330 million people are daunting. So, it is prudent to expect that advertisers will be slowly trickling back in 2021 as the pandemic's vehemence subsides. So, the magazine will be in the truncated format for now with fewer ads.
Many readers sent hand-written notes with their checks. These invaluable notes were encouraging and reassuring. The magazine, many wrote, raises relevant issues and disseminates timely information, also serves as a glue, tenuously holding together the fragmented and scattered Indian Diaspora here. Readers' and advertisers' trust and support are the only reasons for the magazine to exist.
The Patrika continues to provide a platform with articles and opinion pieces written by people living among us. The gratifying part is this: articles by writers among us on how others in our midst are enriching our lives through their extra-professional activities. And these include their interactions with the American mainstream in interfaith groups, as artistes, and as arts patrons. We urge readers to write for the magazine, sharing with readers their observations and experiences.
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A Couplet on Education fro the 2300-year old Tamil Classic
By Kollengode S Venkataraman
List of Contributors for the Patrika Fundraising
Fundraiser Target: $ 20,000.00
Total Contribution: $ 11,983.00
….. On-Line Contributions: $ 7,606.00
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Punarjanma — Rebirth
By Dolly and Juginder Luthra, Weirton, WV dolgin1968@gmail.com
Note: Last autumn, I followed a set of deciduous trees taking daily pictures to track their color change, and posted 20 of these daily pictures on-line to show their transitions: https://tinyurl.com/FiveTreesAutumn. The three pictures shown below are from these pictures posted on-line. Dolly & Juginder Luthra, after seeing the trees in transition on-line, sent the poem they had written sometime ago inspired by a similar scene. — By Kollengode S Venkataraman.
Relations are seasons, changing each moment, every month
Spent days n nights together — now on own paths
Buds yesterday, then flowers bloomed, withered by sunshine
Couldn't tolerate the blistering heat; then nervously Fall arrived
Scattered green, red & yellow, the intoxicated youthful colors faded
Colorless they wound up, staying connected with their mother
Came one gust of cold wind, all relations weakened
Some first others later, all got shaken
And the garden's body decorated by faded colored leaves
Cried branches from above, drawing tears from dew
First ray of sunshine, sent blessings — drip drip drip
"Felt very good when you were with me
Asked God for your joy, may you live forever
Change is way of life, you always must remember
This shiny body, one day will weaken
Silently slowly this color will keep changing
One day gardener will come when you're fully dry
Piled into a heap, you will burn in front of my eyes
Not too long ago, I hid you in my lap; now you become ashes
Black clouds become teardrops, and caress your pyre
Don't worry or cry, my children, roots will look for you
Mixing with rain water, they will hide you inside my bosom
After bitter cold surely we will meet again
In new spring, in new form, we will bloom again
For centuries this play of nature will go on
One who came, left, then returns in altered garb
Don't be overjoyed in Spring — nor cry in Fall
Never forget in your heart, you're my body part.
Obituary: Tandav Magge (1932 to July 24, 2020)
Tandaveswara (Tandav) Subramanyam Magge was born in Mysore, India on March 1,1932 to Hosakote Seethalakshamma and Subramanyam N. Magge. Tandav was the second of five children. His sisters Krishnaveni and Shashi are now deceased; and Tandav now is survived by his younger brothers Natesh and Shankar. When Tandav was 15, his father passed away and his brother-in-law M.R. Lakshminarayana stepped in to raise him and take care of his education and upbringing.
After completing his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering degrees from the University of Mysore, Tandav came to the U.S. in 1961 to continue his education and join his brother. He had a very special bond with his brothers and sisters' children and their families. As such, he worked very hard to bring the next generation of the family to join him in America.
Tandav received a master's degree in industrial engineering from New York University and a master's in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University. He worked at Curtiswright and General Electric for over 12 years designing aircraft engines. He then held a long and distinguished career for over 35 years at Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, before retiring in 2012.
He was dedicated to his wife of 65 years, Susheela, as well as their children — Lakshmi an internist (and husband Ramesh, a cardiologist), Keshav, a plastic surgeon (married to Monica, a Marketing consultant), and Sandya, a financial services executive (married to Ketan, a lawyer).
His daughter, Lakshmi, was tirelessly dedicated to her father's medical care, serving as his physician for over 30 years. He adored his grandchildren Anita, Ashwin, Lila, Veda, Zane, and great grandson, Niam. He was able to meet his newest grandson, Rohan, shortly before he passed away.
Tandav was grateful for his Pittsburgh community of friends and supporters. He was a dedicated/hardcore fan of all Pittsburgh sports including football, baseball and hockey. He passed away at his home on the night of July 24th with his family by his side. He will forever be missed, but his legacy will never be forgotten. — Submitted by Mr. Tandav Magge's loving family members
All Elections — Even Presidential Ones — are Local
The Polarized Voting Patterns Only Sharpened in 2020
In twelve presidential elections prior to 2016, Pennsylvania voted Democratic in eight — Humphrey (1968), Carter (1976), Clinton twice (1992, 1996), Al Gore (2000), John Kerry (2004), and Obama twice (2008 and 2012); and Republican in four (Nixon in 1972, twice for Reagan in 1980 and 84, and for George Bush in 1988). The state voted Democratic in all the previous six presidential elections with a comfortable margin of well over 100,000 votes. So, even though we are socially and culturally conservative, politically we are left-leaning in the aggregate. In 2016 we chose President Trump with a thin margin of 46,000 votes.
So, in 2020, for both Democrats and Republicans, Pennsylvania was a must-win state to hit the magic 270 number in the electoral votes. Crucial for GOP for retaining the White House for four more year, and for Democrats, for dislodging the divisive incumbent. In American politics, retaining is lot easier than dislodging. No wonder, during this summer/fall, I received over 100 political phone calls, more of them from Democrats. Because of the Covid Pandemic, the primary season was subdued; no made-for TV jingoistic nominating conventions; no campaign rallies in summer/fall.
Opinion makers from both Right and Left told us that the country was sharply polarized politically as never before — between voters in densely populated urban areas and sparsely populated countryside; and between the college-educated and those without college degrees.
In the US, while the densely populated demographically diverse urban clusters are heavily "Blue," sparsely populated relatively homogeneous rural counties are bright "Red," with suburbs falling in between with a strong GOP streak. See the image above on the population density of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is typical on this measure.
As shown in the map shown below major urban centers voted Democratic, while rural counties voted for Trump in the 2020 elections. But Trump's polarizing, shrill rhetoric and mishandling of the pandemic, many believed, would make the college-educated, white-collar suburban voters to go for Biden in large numbers, making it easy for him to defeat Trump. At least, that is how I read the media coverage.
I live in Westmoreland County, adjacent to Allegheny County (which has Pittsburgh at its center). So, I compared the votes cast in counties around Pittsburgh in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, looking for a trend of suburban voters switching to Biden. What I saw surprised me. The bar chart below shows how Allegheny County voted in the last two presidential elections favoring the Democrats. While Republicans received ~255,000 in 2016, they got ~285,000 in 2020. But Democrats did much better: ~360,000 in 2016 vs.~430,000 in 2020). (numbers rounded to the nearest '000)
The bar chart below shows how the neighboring counties voted. All the aggressive campaigning by both the Democrats and the GOP folks had the desired effect. In all the counties around Pittsburgh, compared to 2016, both Republicans and Democrats got more votes.
In addition, as the table further below titled "Westmoreland County" shows, in Westmoreland County, in both 2016 and 2020 Trump got almost the same number of more votes — 56,000 in 2016, and 57,000 in 2020 — than his Democratic opponent. The change in the voting pattern favoring Democrats was small (1.6%) between 2016 and 2020, and there was no windfall shift favoring Democrats.
That is, Westmoreland County is still heavily Republican, Covid or No Covid, with almost 2:1 split favoring the GOP as before. This is despite the four years of Trump's shrill rhetoric and lies, and despite his illogical approach to the pandemic ignoring all the advice from public health officials. This trend was seen in all suburban counties as shown in the bar chart on the side. While both parties increased their votes, the suburban counties continue to be heavily Republican in terms the vote split.
How the State as a Whole Voted: The table further below titled "PA State-Wide" compares the total votes for the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2016 and 2020 elections. Again, here too, both parties got more votes for themselves in 2020 compared to what they got for 2016. In 2020, Republicans got 489,000 more votes (3,460.000 – 2,971,000) than what they got in 2016. Democrats did even better on this, getting 452,000 more votes in 2020 compared to 2016, with more votes coming from urban areas around Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, and State College. The net result of this aggressive state-wide campaigning resulted in Biden getting 82,000 more votes than Trump, thus bagging the crucial 20 delegates.
The contrasts in the voting patterns between the densely populated demographically diverse urban Allegheny County and the neighboring sparsely populated counties, shown in the two bar graphs above stand out. The urban areas favor Democrats, with the suburban counties heavily favoring Republican. This trend is the same in other urban areas such as Philadelphia, Harrisburg, State College, and Allentown. Sparsely populated and demographically homogeneous rural counties are even more sharply Republican. The (in)famous quote attributed to James Carville, "Pennsylvania is Philadelphia [in the east] and Pittsburgh [in the west] at the ends, with Alabama in between," has not changed one bit in the last 30 years, even with Covid-19 and even with Trump in the White Hose.
This Urban-Suburban-Rural divide is an enduring trend all across the 50 states in the US. This is worrisome. Under democracy, nation-states so sharply polarized are difficult to govern. Deeply entrenched suspicion and vested interests make compromises difficult.
One glaring example of this vested interest was how the GOP-controlled state legislature in Harrisburg shamelessly drew and re-drew the maps for the Congressional districts favoring the GOP so that they got a 13/5 split in the Congressional delegation. This was despite the state as a whole has been voting 45:55 split between the two parties in presidential elections. Three years ago, the Commonwealth High Court had to intervene to redraw the congressional districts to make it more representative. After this, in the last two elections, the delegate split between GOP and Democrats is 9/9, more reflective of the state's voting pattern.
Campaigns are fought from ideological extremes with simplistic and contrasting slogans that can be fitted into bumper stickers and placards. However, governing is possible only from somewhere in the middle, with the necessity and willingness to make compromises, which are always anathema to ideologues on both sides. Sadly, such political polarization all across the nation has led to social and cultural polarization as well. Already, Urban, Suburban and Rural Americas live in their own isolated and insulated silos of sharply different value systems, priorities and perceptions with very little interactions among each other, with mutual condescension and disdain. This often morphs into mutual animosity towards each other when taxation and resources allocations are debated and legislated by state assemblies, making governing more difficult. END
CCAC Creatively Responds to the Pandemic
By Srujana Kanjula, Wexford, PA
skanjula@ccac.edu
Editor's Note: Prof. Srujana Kanjula, a full-time faculty at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), shares her experience and observations during the COVID-19 pandemic as CCAC continues with its mission in teaching. Community colleges, unlike regular big-banner universities, have unique challenges, opportunities — and responsibilities — for attracting students to their programs. Through the Covid pandemic CCAC manages to deliver quality education to its students using creatively tailored online and virtual classes.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all educational institutions, and CCAC is no exception. CCAC modified its operations, initially closing all facilities, and extending support to the community. When the region faced PPE shortages, we donated hundreds of gloves, isolation gowns, and masks to frontline health care professionals.
CCAC quickly converted hundreds of courses from in-person to remote. Allison Barash, my colleague and a professor of psychology, told me: "When CCAC abruptly closed, I wondered how I could transition from in-person to remote delivery. Then CCAC moved up the spring break giving us time to get up to speed, and provided the faculty a plethora of online training sessions. I liked learning remote teaching techniques. I am facile with Zoom now. Surprisingly, attendance was good, and students enjoyed my creativity with visuals, polls, and breakout rooms."
The economic challenges were many, but the college administration ensured that adequate finances are available to continue delivering quality instruction with many supportive services. CCAC provided laptops to over 250 faculty members. The college also received funding through the federal government's CARES (The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, which helped combat fiscal challenges. As of 1st October, this funding helped 6500 students with $500 grants. The CCAC Educational Foundation awarded $200,000 in scholarships to 267 students, emergency funds to 34 students, and distributed laptops to over 200 students. All these were done within a short span of time.
Tyler Anderson, a digital design student says, "I'm grateful to CCAC for giving me a laptop to continue my education in digital design without interruption as I didn't have to worry about my pieces looking inconsistent. This shows that CCAC cares about students' success!" .
Another student, Ashika Richardson elaborated, "As a first-year student, I was nervous, especially in a virtual setting. But CCAC gave help with on-line services and tech support to accommodate all my registration and academic needs. My professors made my semester academically enriching and my experience invigorating."
In addition to teaching, I personally advise the World Cultures Club. In spite of the college closing, we had 15 new students join the club, and we successfully organized virtual events on Hispanic Heritage, Interfaith, Racial Justice, Indian Classical Dances, and on the 2020 elections.
Maxine Russo, another freshman, explained, "Joining the World Cultures Club gave me opportunities to interact with the college community and practice my public speaking and problem solving skills. I could participate in discussions on various cultural and political topics via Zoom and learn from other's perspectives and experiences. As an organizer, I introduced guest speakers, moderated questions, helped with crowd control, and shared my insights. As a student interested in going into politics, I learned how to be professionally civil while dealing with problems. This club helped me come out of my shell and thrive."
Ashika remarked, "I served as a panelist in the virtual discussion on Understanding Racial Disparities in 2020. As a Jamaican student living in America, I got the opportunity to share my international perspective on racism. During this difficult time, CCAC created platforms for students to engage in meaningful conversations."
As the enrollment has decreased due to pandemic and economic downturn, CCAC is preparing to provide more certificates and credentialing programs along with general workforce development offerings. This is intended to help those individuals searching for new career opportunities and education credentials.
Prof Barash rightly concluded, "I give CCAC tremendous credit for being pro-active during this challenging time, keeping us safe, and preparing the faculty so we could give our students the best possible educational experience under extraordinary circumstances." .END
Obituary: Nagabhushanam Nunna (1939 – September 21, 2020)
By G. Paul Manoharan, Upper St. Clair, PA gopalsamy.manoharan@stifel.com
Dr. Nagabhushanam G. Nunna, known simply as Bhushan to his contemporaries, and as Nunna-Garu for people from the Andhra Pradesh, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was a resident of the Pittsburgh area for nearly five decades and a pillar of the Indian American Community. He leaves behind Dr. Sitalakshmi, his beloved wife of 56 years of marriage, his four daughters — Jyothi Jayaraman, Madhavi Rubbo, Jyothsna Nunna, and Manjula Evans — who he referred to as "my four angels," six grandchildren, an extended family of relatives, and a large number of friends in the Indian American community. Bhushan's efforts in promoting classical Indian performing arts and his pioneering leadership in establishing an authentic Hindu Temple in Pittsburgh enriched all our lives. Elders of the Indian community in North America acknowledge him for this service simply because fifty years ago, we were not as resourceful as we are today.
My wife Mani and I first met Bhushan socially in 1971. We got to know him more at the Hindu Jain Temple in Monroeville, especially during "The Conflict." We worked with him during the formation of Sri Venkateswara Temple and for over forty years since then. Over the years, my admiration for him had grown for his integrity, his attention to details, and his courage to fight for things he believed in, even if it was not popular.
Dr. Nunna (in the brown trench coat ) during the S.V.Temple construction (circa 1975) at the temple site.
Nunna was born in 1939 in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh and graduated from the Manipal Medical College. He married Dr. Sitalakshmi in 1964. He came to New York in 1965, himself first. His wife joined him later.
Bhushan started residency in New York in 1965, followed by fellowships at UPMC in Pittsburgh. In those nascent days of Indian community, Bhushan was one of the first to venture into and succeed in private practice in Butler in 1972. He inspired other Indian physicians to go into private practice. He later joined the staff of the Butler Memorial Hospital, from where he retired in 2001.
Bhushan, in early 1970s, encouraged Ms. Jaya Mani of Slippery Rock, a new immigrant from India trained in Bharatanatyam, to teach dance for children here. Jaya was married to Dr. S.B. Mani, a teaching faculty at the Slippery Rock University (now retired).
The Nunnas with the Karnatic music doyen Shri M Balamuralikrishna at the S.V Temple, in the 1980s.
Nunna threw open the basement of his house in Butler for the dance class, and pretty soon during weekends — sometimes even during week-days — his home was filled with students learning dance, and veena lessons offered by his wife, an established veena artist. The dance classes became so popular that they were moved to the basement of an Indian grocery store in Squirrel Hill. It has been growing ever since and has enriched the lives of countless youngsters here. Bhushan's two older daughters, Jyothi and Madhavi, were the first to have their Bharatanatyam Arangetram in Pittsburgh. Thus, the performance arts scene in Pittsburgh started in Bhushan's basement. With passion and deep interest in Indian classical performing arts, the Nunnas hosted many visiting artistes from India.
Bhushan was one of the three incorporators of Sri Venkateswara Temple at its inception. It took considerable efforts by Bhushan to first convince Indians in Pittsburgh the need for a Hindu temple, and then persuade the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam officers for their help in building an authentic Hindu temple here. The Tirupati officials were skeptical of the idea after the failure to build a Venkateswara Temple as part of the Monroeville Hindu Jain Temple. Eventually, they wholeheartedly embraced the idea for the S.V.Temple here in Pittsburgh. The tie up with the Tirupati temple was invaluable in the formative years.
Bhushan was the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Temple and he continued to serve the Temple to the fullest extent he could in official and other capacities. His leadership and unflailing support for the causes he believed in helped in establishing the Temple as a unique institution for Hindus in North America.
Echoing similar thoughts, Saraswathi and Thippeswamy Channapati of Butler, who knew the Nunnas for decades, add: "Nunna-Garu, an attentive and compassionate physician was busy, and still found time for community work, like revising the bylaws for Butler Memorial Hospital. He applied the same energy and attention-to-details in establishing the Sri Venkateswara Temple. In the early days, he himself videotaped hundreds of hours of cultural programs of children and professionals alike at the temple. He was so committed to the temple that even during his final days, he passionately advocated the need for changes and reform. Dr. Nunna believed in putting principles over personal relationships."
The cause of his death was complications following open-heart surgery. Dr. Nunna received a traditional Hindu cremation service in Butler, with Shri Venkatachari from S.V.Temple as the officiating priest. Bhushan's accomplishments are many more. He surely enriched the lives of everyone around here in the early days. God Bless him. END
The Crazy National Elections of the First World
The US, the First World's leader, routinely sends monitors to oversee elections in the wretched Third World, to educate them on democracy and peaceful transfer of power, and to prevent voter intimidation and ballot box stealing. Now, the president of the leader of the First World, Donald Trump, has been characterizing the 2020 elections in which he himself is the candidate, using the same terms, just because he lost. And lost it big, both in popular votes and the mysterious electoral college votes.
Donald Trump, already a global laughingstock for quite some time, also turned the GOP that nominated him into a grotesque caricature, and a willing accomplice in his shenanigans. Republicans used to brag about their righteousness rooted in their Judeo-Christian heritage, personal rectitude, fiscal responsibility, and ethical probity. Their astounding hypocrisy in acquiescing to Trump, who is the antithesis to these values, is embarrassing even to some of GOP's own leaders. In this long drawn tragicomedy, the US lost some of its sheen and moral high ground on these matters.
The nine unelected High Priests in black gowns unanimously refusing to put up with Trump's pranks are the saving grace in this drama. Relish the irony here: six of them are appointed by Republican presidents,
If election fraud was pervasive against the Republicans, how is that they gained more seats in the Congress, and GOP's grip in state legislatures is intact? The rank-and-file Republicans may not accept the nation rejecting Donald Trump in the elections, both as a person and as president. That is how Trump built up his supporters appealing to their insecurities, fears, and racial/religious/ethnic prejudices.
What is embarrassing is that not many in the GOP leadership stood up to their president even after he lost big in both popular votes and the electoral college votes.
As many suspect, if foreign hands (China, Russia, their surrogates and others) were at work for weakening the US, they got their job done with great finesse by damaging it from inside with very little cost to themselves.
Now it will take quite some time and lot of diplomatic skills for President Biden to regain the lost ground for the US, as he gets ready to fight the Covid-19 pandemic on multiple fronts. END
Do You Know the Anti-Microbial Properties of Copper Alloys and Silver?
Posted by admin in Current Issue on March 18, 2020
Traditional Indian brass "Kudams"
One of the rewards of aimless drifting on the web is the gems of information you unexpectedly get in the pile of worthless sand, known as gangue in the mining industry. It is like the story in the Yoga Vaasishtham: A miser desperately searching for the copper coin he dropped in the pile of rocks, after his long search, accidentally ends up with the chintamani — something like the philosopher's stone — that would grant him all his wishes. The Chintamani story is another story for another day … Let us stay with copper for now.
Indian Brass Tumblers
Many readers now in their 60s and 70s may remember growing up in simpler times in barely functional homes in Indian cities, towns and villages. Before the now ubiquitous stainless steel and aluminum invaded Indian kitchens, copper, copper alloys (brass and bronzes) and sterling silver were the metals of choice for vessels for storing water, cooking and eating.
Traditional Indian Brass vessels
I still remember using brass vessels in our homes and the homes of my friends and relatives for storing water, and brass tumblers for serving water. The more affluent in South India used silver plates and tumblers for dinner ware. See the traditional copper/bronze cookware still available in India shown in pictures used in this story.
An important note: Many items commonly used in Indian cooking like tamarind (imli or puLi), lemons and lime (as juice, or as cut pieces in pickles), even milk, dahi, yogurt and buttermilk, all chemically react with copper and brass surfaces. This is because the acids (tartaric acid in tamarind, citric acid in lime, lemon and even in oranges, and lactic acid in milk and yoghurt and butter milk) used in cooking react with copper and brass surfaces. This releases copper and zinc tartarates, citrates, and lactates into the food prepared and stored and destroy the taste of the of food products. Traditional Indian women knew this very well, and never used copper/brass vessels for cooking that required boiling. But in Indian homes for storing water at room temperatures and serving water and eating food already prepared in meals, brass plates and tumblers were the choice.
Indian kitchen with brass vessels common even 40 years ago
Today, copper, brass, silver and bronze utensils, plates and tumblers are gone in kitchens in middle class and above-middle-class homes all across India in the name of modernity. They were first replaced by stainless steel and aluminum. In recent decades, thermosetting plastics, glassware, and porcelain have entered the cookware market in big ways.
Among the working poor, however, copper and bronze are still used for storing water, cooking and eating. One hopes this stays this way. But plastics and aluminum are making inroads.
This is a great tragedy because copper and copper alloys have antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral — generically known as antimicrobial — properties even at room temperatures. This is something I came to know accidentally in my internet forays. This property of copper and copper alloys can be used cost-effectively for preventing to the extent possible water-borne diseases among the working poor. Poor water quality and sanitation facilities are the bane for the working poor in India. To mitigate this issue, all we need to do is to selectively reinvent copper and brass alloys in kitchenware through proper public health programs.
Here are fascinating reports that the simple copper and copper-rich alloys and the expensive silver have effective antimicrobial properties:
Traditional special bronze vessels from Kerala, India
In controlled experiments in labs, when gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria came into contact with metallic copper as foils and plates in water at room temperatures, within in two hours, the water was purified of the disease-causing pathogens, with over 99% of the disease-causing pathogens getting killed. Here is the reference to the first technical paper: Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Copper Alloys on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli … … by a group of Polish healthcare professionals and metallurgists Anna Rozanska and coworkers. Reference: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28726753.
Here is the authors' conclusion in their study: "This study confirmed the antimicrobial properties of copper alloys, and additionally showed that Staphylococcus aureus (SA) was more resistant than Escherichia coli in the variant of the experiment without organic contamination. However, even for SA, a total reduction of the bacterial inoculum's density took no longer than 2 h." But stainless steel, the ubiquitous metal used today in India for cooking and eating did not have this beneficial property.
Modern medicine has been using silver ions in skin care and for healing wounds. In the prestigious journal Nature (June 19, 2013) is this article by Brian Owens on silver's efficacy for fighting bacteria: Silver makes antibiotics thousands of times more effective: Ancient antimicrobial treatment could help to solve modern bacterial resistance. The title tells it all. Here is the reference for the article in Nature: www.nature.com/news/silver-makes-antibiotics-thousands-of-times-more-effective-1.13232.
A ton of information is available on the web on the antimicrobial properties on copper and silver. You can start in Wikipedia.
Water-borne diseases are a big problem in Africa and Asia and the Americas as well. People are advised to boil the water — at great expense given the high cost of fossil fuels, or fossil-fuel-generated electricity. So, maybe we need to reintroduce — and rediscover — copper and brass as complementing metals of choice Indian kitchens for storing and serving water in homes. This will help in cost-effectively managing water-borne diseases among the Indian poor, a chronic public health problem having great social and economic costs. End$$$$
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Il polittico del Battesimo di Cristo realizzato dall'albinese Giovan Battista Moroni,  è composto da cinque tele eseguite a olio ed è conosciuto anche come Battesimo di Cristo, è conservato nella chiesa dei Santi Sette Fratelli Martiri di Ranica in Provincia di Bergamo.

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La prima indicazione circa la presenza del polittico nella parrocchiale di Ranica come pala dell'altare maggiore, risale agli atti della visita pastorale del 1575 di san Carlo Borromeo che cita: Altare maius in capella magna sun fornice [...] habet iconam magnun pulcram. Sarà poi il Tassi nel 1793 a indicare il lavoro nel suo Vite de' pittori, scultori e architetti bergamaschi ma in forma sommaria.

Al rifacimento della chiesa nel 1828, il polittico fu rimosso dalla sua cornice originale per essere inserito in una neoclassica in stucco, previa un intervento di restauro realizzato da Bortolo Fumagalli indicato sul retro del dipinto centrale: Da Bortolo Fioroni fu rimesso il tassello e dal Signor Fumagalli furono puliti 27 agosto 1828.

Nel 1918, durante il primo conflitto mondiale, il polittico, per ripararlo da eventuali danni, come altre opere del territorio, fu portato a Roma rientrando nella bergamasca solo nel 1920 dove fu oggetto di un primo intervento di restauro da Mauro Pelliccioni, il quale riferirà di aver provveduto a una pulitura e stuccatura delle parti scrostate, indicando come la parte maggiormente deteriorata fosse proprio quella centrale raffigurante la scena del battesimo. Le cinque tele, esposte alla Mostra delle opere della Provincia di Bergamo riportate da Roma, furono oggetto di studio da parte del critico Nello Tarchiani il quale indicherà come il Moroni nei ritratti dei santi poteva presentare i lineamenti di amici e parenti. Anche il Pinetti due anni dopo ne farà una relazione, indicando che se il Moroni nelle parti pittoriche d'arte sacra continuava a essere di inferiore qualità, anche in queste tele di pregio era la realizzazione dei santi che propone come suoi ritratti.  Nello studio del 1979 di Mina Gregori, fu indicata la datazione del decennio 1560-1570 per esser maggiormente definita nel 1563 da Barbara Maria Savy nel biennio 1561-1563 avvicinandolo al Polittico di San Bernardo.

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Il polittico è composto da cinque dipinti eseguite a olio su tela. Centrale il grande dipinto del Battesimo di Cristo (205x91), lateralmente in alto l'Annunciazione con l'angelo (60x57) posto sul lato sinistro e la Madonna (60x57) su quello destro, mentre sul piano inferiore lateralmente san Giacomo il maggiore (135x57) e san Giovanni Evangelista a destra (135x57).

Il Moroni dipinge nelle immagini dei santi e degli angeli personaggi vicini al suo mondo, il giovane san Giovanni, potrebbe facilmente essere identificato in un suo conoscente. Questa forma del Moroni di riprodurre personaggi vicini  sua vita nelle tele è indicata dal critico Tarchiati nella recensione della mostra cittadina del 1920, inoltre avvicinerà i colori accesi, nei colori del Lotto, in particolare le due tele raffiguranti l'Annunciazione, hanno derivazioni dal medesimo soggetto presente nel Polittico di Ponteranica, il gesto dell'angelo benedicente con i colori cangianti della veste che traspare sulla penombra degli spazi, così come del manto di san Giovanni e di san Giacomo che tanto si avvicina a san Pietro lottesco, mentre la Vergine, indossando abiti del medesimo colore, volge il capo verso l'angelo, ma è nei colori la maggior derivazione

La tela centrale centinata, raffigura il momento del battesimo del Cristo, che si allontana molto dalle tele laterali dove i personaggi sono posti nella penombra, mentre la tela centrale è illuminata dalla luce dorata posta in alto dove è presente la bianca colomba dello Spirito Santo, avvolta nelle nuvole bianche dove quattro putti alati paiano sorreggere il cielo.

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Lynn M. Snyder is an anthropologist/archeologist with a specialization in zooarchaeology at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC. Snyder's research has focused on zooarchaeological studies, including the place of dogs in the cultural and economic history of Native Americans. Snyder has published numerous articles, among them "Our Best, and Oldest, Friends: The Long and Often Forgotten History of Dogs," Archeology (Jan/Feb 1998); "Bone Mineral Density and Survival of Elements and Element Portions in the Bones of the Crow Creek Massacre Victims," American Journal of Physical Anthropology (1997); "Identification of Table Remains and Butchering Debris of the Frankish Period," Hesperia (1997); and "The Cretan Badger as a Food Resource at the Early Iron Age Village of Kastro," in The Pleistocene and Holocene Fauna of Crete and its First Settlers (1996).
Study of the Plains Indians of North America in the collections of the Berlin Museum of Völkerkunde (together with JoAllyn Archambault)
While in Berlin, together with JoAllyn Archambault, Director of the American Indian Program at the National Museum of Natural History, she worked on a study of the material culture of the Plains Indians of North America. This project, developed in cooperation with the Berlin Museum für Völkerkunde, involved analysis of several early ethnographic collections in Berlin and other German museums, including those of Duke Paul von Wurttemberg and Prince Maximilian zu Wied. It focused on the material choices made in the manufacture of these ethnographic objects, placed in the rapidly changing natural and cultural setting of North America in the early 19th century.
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Lady Gaga certainly has a way with words. Her hotly-anticipated second single from Born This Way, titled "Judas," premiered on iTunes for digital purchase Friday, four days before its scheduled due date. In the song, she sings in the perspective of New Testament figure Mary Magdalene, who has an affair with Judas, though she is in love with Jesus.
The lyrics of the single add to the controversy of its visual. In an interview with MTV UK, Gaga's creative director Laurieann Gibson announced that Gaga would portray Mary Magdalene in the video, which was shot earlier this month. In response, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights President Bill Donohue issued a statement, saying that Gaga has no talent and that the premiere of the video "isn't random, we are getting closer to Holy Week and Easter."
Gibson, who is a devout Christian herself, said that the song is not blasphemous and that if it was, she would have walked away from the project.
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Pollination Crisis: Why Are Our Bees Disappearing?
10 October 2008 , written by Jeremy Dore
Bees aren't usually something that we gardeners give a lot of thought to. They're a welcome sign of Spring and generally go about their business of enjoying the flowers while we plant the crops that they then pollinate for us. It is all so natural that we may be inclined to take it for granted but soon it may not be that simple. According to warnings from beekeepers, scientists and some government bodies honey bees are on the decline.
For several years honey-bee populations have been dropping but in recent months the situation has become much worse. Colony Collapse Disorder is the term for the problem where up to 90% of bees in each hive die, destroying the whole colony as it then can't make it through winter. North America has lost some 50% of all managed colonies, a situation which has led some experts to predict that we are on the brink of a 'pollination crisis'.
Globally up to two thirds of major agricultural crops require pollination by insects. Fruit such as apples, pears and berries completely rely on pollination to bear a crop, whereas peppers, tomatoes, oilseed rape and many others produce much higher yields with good insect pollination. Bees are the most active agents in this and many farmers are keen to introduce them. The US Department of Agriculture estimates that one in every three mouthfuls of food is dependent in some way on pollination by bees. Honey bees are the best at pollination and are experiencing the worst decline, although bumble-bees also face their own problems.
So what is causing the worrying loss of honey bee colonies? Several threats have been identified:
The Varroa mite: a parasite that was accidentally introduced, spreading to most parts of the world, is known to be causing long term decline in the number of honey bees. Colonies infested with the mite suffer much higher levels of viral disease and 'stress' in the bees.
Nosema: a digestive system disease which affects adult honey bees, spread by spores which are difficult to eradicate. A new faster spreading variety which originated in Asia has now been detected in America and Europe.
Poor weather conditions in the UK (long winter and wet cool summer) have reduced the number of colonies that survived last winter and caused a delayed build-up of population for those that did make it, again reducing production. For the first time ever British honey supplies are expected to run out by Christmas and a good friend of mine who keeps bees has had just 12lb of honey this year, compared with the usual 300lb harvest.
But none of these factors completely explains the sudden losses that characterise Colony Collapse Disorder. In a recent press release, the Soil Association is implicating a group of pesticides manufactured by Bayer CropScience. Already four European countries have banned the group of products known as neonicotinoids. These work their way through the sprayed plant, attacking the nervous system of insects that come in contact with them. They can be present in pollen and then build up in the wax bees produce in their hives. Germany was one of the first to prohibit their use after beekeepers in one region reported losing two thirds of their bees following the application of one of the pesticides. At least one court cases has been brought against the company. However these pesticides are some of Bayer's best selling so they may be reluctant to withdraw the products given that they made an €800 million profit last year.
As with most crises, the problems surrounding Colony Collapse Disorder are not yet fully understood. Pesticides may well have a large role to play, especially as they are widely used on crops such as oilseed rape, which bees love due to the bright flowers and the amount of nectar they produce. Others believe that the more virulent strain of Nosema is to blame. But more research urgently needs to be done if the predicted 'pollination crisis' is to be avoided. Many bee keeping associations are calling for urgent funding to kick start the search for answers.
Gardeners may think that they are largely immune to this problem. When dealing with growing on a garden scale, pollination can be managed by less insects, or even done by hand (as detailed in our Pollination Guide which gives details of how to do this). But few of us have enough land to be self-sufficient and even if we did our fruit and bean crops would still be largely reliant on bees (it's not easy to hand pollinate a full grown apple tree!) If the production of pollinated crops suffers then the looming food supply issues will be worsened. Far better to try and avert a crisis like that than to deal with the consequences. Let's hope that those in charge of commissioning research can mobilise the required resources quickly before we have to add bees to the list of problems facing our food production in the coming decade.
"What would you suggest the average allotment holder could do to help with this problem? We have a 4 acre site that has no bee keepers on it, how would we go about training people? Edge Lane Allotment society. "
Patrick Maher on Saturday 18 October 2008
"Patrick, my understanding is that there is little that gardeners can actually do about this colony collapse disorder - the main thing is that urgent research needs to be undertaken. That being said, I am doing all I can to attract bumble bees by sowing plants they love such as phacelia (also a good green manure) and providing some good nectar sources for them such as comfrey and buddleja. Bumble bees aren't as good at pollinating as many honey bees but they are a good second best - see www.bumblebee.org/helpbees.htm for other ideas for gardeners and allotment holders."
Jeremy Dore on Sunday 19 October 2008
"To Patrick Maher, make contact with your local beekeeping association who may well run beekeeping courses or even offer practical hands-on experience. If none of your allotmentholders wants to keep bees themselves perhaps you could consider hosting a few hives from the local beekeepers who are probably struggling to find suitable sites. Use the British Beekeepers website www.bbka.org.uk to track down local beekeepers."
Chris Broad on Friday 16 January 2009
"Update: The UK government has just announced a £4.3 million package to undertake more reserach into this important subject - a very welcome move for beekeepers, farmers and gardeners."
Jeremy Dore on Friday 23 January 2009
"I'm a hobbyist beekeeper; I keep between 20 and 30 colonies and I had my best-ever year in 2007 (average honey crop, per honey-producing colony: 200 lbs per hive); 2008 was very good but not as productive as 2007. As an experiment, I moved the 6 colonies that I have in my back yard out onto farmland and left an empty hive (together with some old comb) as an attractant ..... I was amazed at the number of feral bees that visited the empty hive and, before long, a wild swarm soon took up residence, proving that there are plenty of 'wild' honeybees in this part of the country. Colony Collapse Disease (CCD)(if such a thing does actually exist), is more likely to be down to poor bee husbandry on the part of beekeepers, usually those who have not been taught by the old County Beekeeping Instructors (CBI). After WW2, nearly every County had its own Agricultural College and, embedded inside those colleges was a CBI. In the 1980s, they were all made redundant .... they weren't "profitable" ..... and, 25 years later, Britain is reaping the benefit of that decision. Beekeeping is often "taught" by ....... let's just say: "those who shouldn't be teaching". The honeybee is similar to the human in that it requires a balanced diet: nectar provides the carbohydrate whilst pollen provides the protein. If humans were fed a diet of BigMacs, 3 times a day, 7 days a week and then, after one month, they switched to lettuce and French fries, they, too, might succumb to Colony Collapse Disorder! I haven't found the Varroa mite to be too much of a challenge .... it's more a nuisance than anything else. "Varroa" isn't a disease; it's an invasive mite and can be relatively easily controlled by using chemicals in the fall and by keeping young queens on combs not more than 3 years old. "
Essex Boy on Friday 30 January 2009
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OUR POSITION: We like the outside-the-box thinking by Gulf Coast Partnership in tackling the problem of affordable housing for people who need it the most in Charlotte County.
The Gulf Coast Partnership has a plan to get a roof over the heads of those impacted the most by Southwest Florida's high rents.
To make the plan work, they are looking for an individual with certain skills. Skills such as, the ability to convince others to give up a little profit to help those less fortunate; a relationship with area landlords; a good mind for economics and, maybe most of all, compassion.
Angela Hogan, CEO of Gulf Coast Partnership, said Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Charlotte County Community Foundation are teaming up to finance a $32,000 annual salary for a person to spearhead the new program. The goal is to establish a community-wide landlord engagement strategy to seek housing for women and men suffering from homelessness.
Whoever gets the job will be charged with building a relationship with area landlords to convince them to offer units at prices single moms, those with medical issues and the elderly can afford.
"We've been working with homelessness for years but finding landlords who can lower their rent to make units affordable (is a challenge)," Hogan said. "The program would serve really anyone in need of housing."
Hogan explained the person who is hired to head up the program would work to make a list of units available based on need. For instance, a one-bedroom for a person who has medical needs. Maybe a two or three bedroom for a family. Or, a two-bedroom for a single mom.
"Right now, there is no one out there approaching landlords to ask for their help," Hogan said. "Maybe someone has 50 rental units and they might be willing to offer us two that people can afford if we guarantee the rent will be paid."
Hogan said there are more than a couple of federal and state programs that Gulf Coast Partnership can use to funnel money to renters.
"Right now, on any given day we have 140 households in Charlotte County with no home to go to," she said. "They are either homeless or sleeping on someone's couch. Some have medical needs. For example, we have two men who are staying in the hospital because they have to be on oxygen and have no place to go."
The help Hogan and the foundations are looking for is not really charity. They just need landlords to offer housing that someone working one job can afford. For instance, she said, a one-bedroom unit that could rent for about $680.
"Right now, we can't find one for $700," she said. "And, we are not allowed to put someone in a unit that rents for more than the amount approved even if they would pay the difference because it would not be sustainable."
It's a worthy endeavor and a new idea we hope can work.
"We have to have faith if this program works in Los Angeles and San Francisco (which it does) then it should work here," Hogan said.
Interviews for the "landlord whisperer" position are ongoing. If you've got the knack for persuasion, Gulf Coast Partnership wants to talk to you.
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(Matthew 13:19-30) When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
(Matthew 13:38-43) The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one]; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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Q: django INCLUDE tag only takes one argument (can't use WITH) When I try to use the following include
{% include 'stream_doc.html' with doc=draft %}

in my HTML (draft is an object in the context of a loop iteration), I get the error:
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\django_1_2\django\template\loader_tags.py", line 210, in do_include
raise TemplateSyntaxError("%r tag takes one argument: the name of the template to be included" % bits[0])
TemplateSyntaxError: u'include' tag takes one argument: the name of the template to be included

Can anyone tell me what's going on? So far as I can tell I'm following the Django documentation. Is this something I can't do in app engine?

A: On Django 1.2 and below, I believe it is possible to circumvent this with
{% with draft as doc %}
{% include "stream_doc.html" %}
{% endwith %}

At least it works for my use case where I was passing a fixed value as in the documentation using
{% with "Jane" as person %}

A: Did you miss the bit in the docs you linked to which says "Changed in Django 1.3"? Your path indicates you're running Django 1.2. You should be looking at the 1.2 documentation.

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