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Welcome to the Mobile Tools for the Java Platform (MTJ) Project Wiki.
These pages are meant as an open, collaborative platform for discussions and exchanging ideas.
For official information and documents, see the Official DSDP-MTJ Website.

The discussion section list some topics that need to be discussed inside MTJ Project. For each topic that one specific wiki page. Feel free to edit each page and add your contribution to the discussion.

Planning & Minutes

For each release that is planned on MTJ, it is necessary to add a separated WiKi page that details its scope.

This section lists the main requirements that are supported on MTJ (both functional and non functional) and after that details each use case. Besides that the test procedures that should be used on MTJ are also detailed here.

Developer Resources

Refer to the Developer Resources pages for information for guides on adopted standards, the releng process and how to document things.

The calendar is available in the following formats: ICal,XML,HTML

MTJ Reboot

MTJ was rebooted in the beginning of this year. The project aimed at first to provide at least the same functionality that is currently available on EclipseME

MTJ 0.7 WiKi (before reboot)

There was a lot of content produced on MTJ before the project as rebooted. All this content is linked from this WiKi page. We don't plan to maintain this content and it is listed here mostly for reference

Executive Summary

The purpose of the Mobile Tools for the Java Platform (MTJ) project is to extend the Eclipse platform to enable developers to develop, debug, and deploy mobile Java applications to emulators and real devices. The project will develop frameworks that can be extended by tool vendors and tools that can be used by third-party developers.

MTJ 1.1.0 New & Noteworthy

This release focus is mainly the migration of MTJ to Helios Release. It also contains bug fixes and improvements, as can be seen at: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?classification=DSDP;query_format=advanced;target_milestone=1.1;product=MTJ

API Policy

Declared API

The declared APIs in MTJ are provided as public and documented. New APIs should be approved by the project lead. Deprecated APIs should also be approved by the project lead. They should be notified for the community, and not be removed for at least 2 major releases.

Provisional and Internal API

Provisional APIs should be used while development is occurring. If successfully adopted, they might become declared APIs. If not, they can be removed. In any situation, the community should be notified.

Retention Policy

Formal releases are kept forever on both the main download page and update site.

While developing a new release, milestone and its related nightly builds will be kept. Once we move to a next Milestone, the nightly builds related to the previous Milestone will be deleted, and the previous Milestone will be moved to Archive.

This way, the main page will always contain the latest release and the current milestone and nightly builds under development.

This policy applies to the update site as well.

ATTENTION: A specific build might be kept if a product depends on it. If this is the case, contact MTJ team in order to warn them that you depend on such build.

What if these policies don't work for you?

Just ask. Open a bug or post an email in our mailing list (web) and request what you need.

Project Metrics

(under development)

Number of bundles

   * Features: 3
   * Plugins: 25

Number of committers

   * 5 (Craig Setera, Diego Sandin, Daniel Pastore, Gorkem Ercan, Gustavo de Paula)

Lines of code

Not available yet

Number of bugs

   * Fixed in 1.1 release: 22 (as of May 14)
   * Closed or Resolved: 677 (as of May 14)


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Potential Momentum Announcements

  • May 2012 at Eclipse Day in Toulouse - Focus on availability of Paho client code, including Lua client.
  • September
  • December

Webinar Series

***** The Webinar Schedule and links to recordings are now found here.*****

We would like to organize a series of M2M webinars to highlight the vision and solutions of the M2M working group. The Eclipse Foundation would host and promote the webinars. We will need speakers to volunteer to provide the content.

Potential Topics

  • Webinar 1: What is M2M?
    • Provide an overview of what is meant by M2M, use cases, technical challenges and what the IWG hopes to accomplish.
    • Speaker: Arlen and Benjamin
  • Webinar 2: Anatomy of an M2M Application
    • Speaker: James and Marco
  • Webinar 3: Getting Started with MQTT
    • Provide an introduction to MQTT, why and when people should consider using it and steps to getting started.
    • Speaker: Scott to find speaker
  • Webinar 4: Developing with Lua
    • Introduce Lua language, why is it well suited for M2M and introduce Koneki
    • Speaker: Benjamin

Draft Schedule

I suggest we look at doing a webinar every 2 weeks.

  • September 13
  • September 27
  • October 11

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  • Small turnout, but really good people.
  • Seth and I had a fantastic conversation with two UW health researchers before the Jam started; they were surprised more researchers didn't propose to use the XO for healthcare studies since it's a low-cost rugged computing platform, and commented that we do need a good way of gathering data (from OLPC Health hardware deployment - but also more generally from pilots in the education sense) that academics can use to study the impact of the things we're doing. Are machines available through the developers' program for them to see if some of their open-source public health software projects could work with the XO's hardware (particularly sensors/networking, which can't be done with emulation)?
  • Reporter from the UW student newspaper came; there weren't many people for her to talk to, which I feel a little bad about - but we tried to give her a (very enthusiastic) overview of the project.
  • World VistA people are here! I was introduced to the MUMPS programming language, which seems like a terse, powerful, (ugly) language for database manipulation. They want an interface written - it's currently in DELPHI and the only component of the medical-records management program that isn't open-source, and anything that can hook to a socket can work with it (so a pyGTK interface with python sockets would be great).
    • It IS open source. We have the source! The problem is that we do not have an open source compiler and library with which to compile and link this source. It is written in Borland Delphi, a proprietary dialect of Pascal, and uses their proprietary VCL (Visual Component Library). There is an open source Free Pascal/Lazarus project which is similar, but not 100% compatible, so there will be some porting required. We will see how much progress we make this weekend --Drew.einhorn 09:48, 19 April 2008 (EDT)
      Ah - sorry about that, Drew - and thanks for the correction! Mchua 11:46, 19 April 2008 (EDT)

  • Small turnout, but not unexpected (Saturday should be much better)
  • Excellent conversations with the World VistA team, discussing possible partnerships in promoting their MRD software further
  • We just so happened to find a Biomedical Engineer who's very interested in working on the TeleHealth hardware.
  • The department of Global Health is also interested in bringing in speakers on OLPC in healthcare for one of their large events coming up in July
  • I think that we really blew the mind of the reporter from TheDaily (student newspaper) She ended up staying around for quite some time, and Mel and I ended up talking to her about FLOSS and Winning back the Commons, software freedom, etc. I think that we gave her way too much information for a 15 col in story.

Sethwoodworth 10:17, 19 April 2008 (EDT)

  • Note to self: make sure Jam location is more accessible next time. They locked all the building and hallway doors except for one (after myself and another participant showed up at the front desk, lost after trying all the paths we could think of to get to T-wing), which we're afraid may have turned away some participants who weren't able to find the location.
  • Agreed on the need for a better Health HPI (Human Participation Interface - we need clearer things for people to do that move things towards an actual deployment). That is our job for Sunday. Look for changes to Health and related pages.
  • Kept working towards MUMPS and VistA on the XO - need an SD card to handle the space requirements, but I'm intrigued also by the option of using MUMPS as a back-end for small programs that need a faster, more compact database than, say, Python can provide. I'd like to see how easy it is to get MUMPS to interface with some sort of GUI (say, pyGTK) on Sunday, just for kicks.
  • Relocated to Saturday House in the afternoon to work in a space with more people around. Perhaps we can ask SH to just host the Jam next time.

Mchua 14:52, 20 April 2008 (EDT)

  • More MUMPS and VistA before the VistA crew left - I was sorry to see them go!
  • We had some SeaXO folks come in right as a bunch of us left for lunch; hopefully Seth can fill in what happened there, since I was eating and missed it.
  • Iain was around, so we had some good prep for Linuxfest Northwest next weekend and how this weekend's events could be folded into that.
  • Large contingent of family dropped by to help discuss deployment in the Philippines
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PC-BSD has moderate hardware requirements and commonly uses less resources than its commercial counterparts. Before installing PC-BSD on your computer, make sure you meet the minimum requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

At a bare minimum, you need to have the following computer hardware in order to install PC-BSD:

  • Pentium II or higher
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 10GB of free hard drive space
  • Network card
  • Sound card

Recommended System requirements

The following are the minimum recommended requirements. The faster your computer hardware, the better your computing experience:

  • Pentium 4 or higher
  • 1024 MB of RAM
  • 20GB of free hard drive space (if you will be installing KDE, GNOME, or lots of software)
  • Network card
  • Sound card
  • NVIDIA 3D accelerated video card

You can never have too much RAM, so install as much as you can afford. To play modern video games, you should use a fast CPU. If you want to create a collection of tunes and movies on your computer, you will want a large hard disk drive which can be internal or external.

Supported Processors

PC-BSD should install on any system containing a 32-bit (also called i386) or 64-bit (also called amd64) processor. Despite the amd64 name, a 64-bit processor does not need to be manufactured by AMD in order to be supported. The FreeBSD Hardware Notes list the i386 and amd64 processors known to work.

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Welcome to the PC-BSD FAQ!

The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is meant to answer the questions that users new to PC-BSD ask most. This document is under constant development, meaning that you may come across mistakes and out-of-date information. If you find a mistake or have a question you cannot find an answer to, let us know on the Documentation Forum[1], the Documentation Mailinglist[2], or by leaving a comment at the PC-BSD Blog[3]. We hope this FAQ is both simple and useful and makes using PC-BSD an enjoyable experience. We value your opinion and thank you for your support.

Please note that the original FAQ site at http://faqs.pcbsd.org/ had been broken and woefully out-of-date for quite some time, and now is out of service. The original intent was that content from that FAQ site would be transferred here and updated in the process. There now is a guideline for this page to assist those with desire to shape it - volunteers welcomed!

The FAQ is divided into categories. Each category contains related questions which you can click on to find their answers. You can use your browser's search utility to search for key words to help find the answer you are looking for. Or, you can read through parts of the FAQ that sound interesting and learn something new along the way.

If you cannot find your answer here, it may be in the PC-BSD Users Handbook.

PC-BSD Installation

Is it possible to install PC-BSD on an extended partition?

No. PC-BSD can only be installed on primary partitions. Unless you are planning on using the entire hard disk, your partitions need to be created prior to starting the installation. This means that if you want to create multiple partitions or install other operating systems, you will need a third-party partition manager. If Windows or Mac OS X is already installed, you can use their disk management utility. You can also use an open source utility such as Parted Magic[4].

How do I edit GRUB in Linux to boot PC-BSD?

The GRUB section of the PC-BSD Users Handbook shows how to do this for both GRUB versions 1 and 2.

Post-Installation Issues

Software Installation

How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?

The easiest way is to install PBI software using Software Manager. This is the recommended method as it does everything for you and provides an easy way to find, install, upgrade, and uninstall applications that have been tested to run on your PC-BSD system. It also ensures that you do not inadvertantly overwrite or delete files or libraries needed by the operating system or other applications. Instructions on how to use Software Manager are in this section of the PC-BSD Users Handbook.

Advanced users familiar with the FreeBSD ports and packages collection can use Ports Jail to safely manage their FreeBSD applications. Instructions on how to use Ports Jail can be found in this section of the PC-BSD Users Handbook. NOTE: using ports or packages outside of Ports Jail can over time render your system unusable, especially if a major library changes. Be forewarned and use Ports Jail.

It is not recommended that you download .tgz files directly from sites such as Sourceforge as most software needs to be ported to work on a FreeBSD/PC-BSD system. If the application you are looking for is not in Software Manager or Freshports[5] (which allows you to search for all available FreeBSD ports/packages), it is better to submit a request for a PBI.

When adding a new program without using the pbi system, you may want to use it immediately but all that is returned is a "no such command" error. In this situation, at the command prompt type rehash. What this does is recalculates the hash table for the path variable, which basically means that the newly added program or command becomes recognized as having been installed and will now be accessible to you.

Can I use Linux software on my PC-BSD system?

First, you should know that most "Linux" software is really "open source" software. That is, it is freely available for many operating systems, not just Linux. Most software that runs on Linux should also run on PC-BSD.

Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This section[6] of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.

However, you do not have to setup Linux Binary Compatability on your PC-BSD system as it is already configured for you and should "just work". To install applications, see the PC-BSD FAQ How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?.

How do I enhance fonts in OpenOffice?

Fonts in OpenOffice.org are rather difficult to look nice because OpenOffice.org has its own rendering engine. Basically you can only enable/disable antialiasing at certain fonts sizes instead of taking your system font configuration into account.

You can use Software Manager to install Microsoft fonts, then launch OpenOffice and click: Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> View. Make sure the boxes "Use system font for user interface" and "Screen font antialiasing" are checked and increase the Pixels to 16. Click the OK button and OpenOffice should look like Microsoft Windows with clear and clean fonts.

This section of the PC-BSD Users Handbook has more information on using True Type fonts.

Application Problems

Using PC-BSD

Help, I Forgot My Password!

How do I reset my root password?

Do not panic! Simply restart the system, and select "2. Boot PC-BSD in single user mode" when you see the boot menu. You will see some boot messages which end in this line:

Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:

Press enter and you will see a # prompt. Type the following command:

# mount -a -o rw

This will mount all of your filesystems in read/write mode. You can now change the root password with this command:

# passwd
Changing local password for root
New Password:

When you are finished, type exit to continue booting the system.

How do I login as root?

The PC-BSD login manager disallows root logins for security reasons and there really isn't a reason to login as root on your PC-BSD system. If a command requires administrative access, PC-BSD will prompt you for the administrative password.

If you are using the command line within KDE and need to pass the administrative password to that command, put the word kdesu in front of your command. Advanced users can also use the su command to temporarily switch to the superuser account.

How do I login to a window manager other than KDE?

In order to switch to another desktop environment, you must first log out of KDE using the KDE menu -> Leave -> Logout. When you see the login screen, click the button in the lower left corner (round circle with lines). It will open a menu showing all of the currently installed window managers. By default, Fluxbox[7] and twm[8] are installed for you. Fluxbox is a light-weight window manager that is easy to use and makes a good choice for older hardware where KDE runs too slowly. twm is designed for the user who prefers to use the command line and wants an extremely basic windowing system.

Since these window managers are installed with PC-BSD, they provide access to the PC-BSD system tools. This means that you can still use PC-BSD specific utilities such as Software Manager and Update Manager. However, you will quickly discover which utilities came with KDE as these will be missing in the launch menus of other window managers.

If you would like to use GNOME, see the FAQ How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD?. If you would like to install another window manager, see the FAQ How do I install another window manager on PC-BSD?.

How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD?

GNOME is not installed with PC-BSD, but you can install it using Software Manager. Simply search for "gnome" in the Software Browser tab of Software Manager, then click on its Download link to install GNOME. GNOME is quite large (about 500 MB) so it will take a bit of time for it to download and install. When the installation is finished, a message will indicate that you need to log out of KDE and select GNOME from the drop down menu of listed window managers (it will be added to this list for you).

The GNOME PBI will install many GNOME utilities for you which you will find listed in GNOME's application launcher menu. However, it is not integrated with the PC-BSD system utilities such as Software Manager and Update Manager. You will also soon discover which utilities were KDE applications and which are GNOME applications as each of these desktop environments provide their own applications.

How do I install another window manager on PC-BSD?

Will future versions of PC-BSD pre-install GNOME and integrate PC-BSD tools into its menus?

For 9.0, the developers are working on de-coupling PC-BSD's tools from KDE. This means that having a desktop which can use any window manager may become a reality in the future.

Compatible Hardware

Incompatible Hardware

Error Messages

Preliminary Questions

PBI Tutorials

FreeBSD General Support

Developer Documentation

  1. http://forums.pcbsd.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25
  2. http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/docs
  3. http://blog.pcbsd.org/
  4. http://partedmagic.com/
  5. http://www.freshports.org
  6. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html
  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxbox
  8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/twm
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Alumnus and Nobel Prize winner visits campus

Dale Mortensen, graduate of the class of 1961, shares the 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Sciences for his work with Peter A. Diamond and Christopher Pissarides.

Mortensen, who is a professor of economics at Northwestern University, visited campus on Sept. 14-15 to relay his experiences and present the basic Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides model of the aggregate labor market. The three men pioneered a theory that helps explain why people remain unemployed despite many job vacancies.

After his time in the classroom and the lecture hall, Mortensen joined fellow alumni to celebrate their 50th-year reunion during Alumni Weekend. Mortensen is also the recipient of Willamette's 2011 Distinguished Alumni Citation award.


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Luck and planning

Nicole Harris
November 5, 2012
THE TALK... | Management

“I feel lucky,” a Connecticut-based business friend told me following Hurricane Sandy.  “I have electricity and a roof, unlike the businesses on either side of me.”

Sometimes, it is just about luck, but it’s also good to have a disaster recovery plan in place for your company.  In the case of my friend, Tom, the potential for long-term power outages and order drop-off during Sandy was visceral, as his entire company is VoIP and cell-phone based. So, he called his phone provider for a back-up plan.  Within hours, his phone service was connected to a 4G network box, allowing him to maintain contact with his employees and anxious tri-state area customers when the power went out.

As the luckier homeowners and businesses start to rebuild, our poll question of the week is:  Do you have a disaster recovery plan for your business?  Email me or post a comment about your experiences, post-Sandy or otherwise.

Do you have a disaster recovery plan for your company?

Yes, we have a solid disaster recovery plan for our business.

No, we do not have a plan, but plan to create one very soon.

Yes, we had a plan, but not for this type of disaster and need to update.

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What is Your "Specialty"?

Jenni Chase
April 15, 2014

The May issue of Window & Door will feature the inaugural "Top Specialists" list, highlighting dealers and distributors of windows, doors, skylights, sunrooms and related products for the new construction, remodeling and replacement markets. Ranked by sales volume, these companies are indeed true "specialists." They aren't manufacturers; they aren't home improvement dealers. They are independently owned and operated businesses whose window and door products account for more than 50 percent of annual sales volume.

"The framework for our business is to specialize only in windows and doors, and therefore provide the most in-depth knowledge of the products we sell," said one top specialist, when asked what set his company apart in the market. "By specializing only in windows and doors, we are able to focus on what is the best product for a particular project."

But with the economy still on shaky ground, some window and door companies are looking beyond their "specialty" to products and services such as roofing and siding to bolster sales. My question: Is this type of diversification a growing trend? Or will window and door companies continue to operate as "specialists" in their field as the housing market climbs its way back? Does your company have diversification on the mind? Please participate in this week's poll and share your thoughts.

Survey Results for 04/16/2014 :

Has Your Company Diversified into Products and Services Beyond Windows & Doors?

No, we plan to remain specialized.

We are currently exploring our options.

Not yet, but we have plans in place to do so.

Chase is editorial director of Window & Door, and its sister publication, Glass Magazine. Write her at jchase@glass.org.

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Responding to the ENT survey of Web servers that was quoted recently in WinInfo, an Apache Web magazine decided to do a survey of its own to prove that the Apache Web server is indeed dominant on the Web. But while Apache does have the lead position among the top Web sites that it investigated, the results were clearly not what Apache Today had hoped. In a survey of the 30 most popular Web sites, Apache Today discovered that Apache is used on 33 percent of those sites, far below the 50-60 percent cited by the Netcraft survey that started this whole debate. Netscape/iPlanet was second with 24%, while Microsoft IIS came in third with 21 percent.

"Obviously, this isn't a slam dunk for Apache," said Apache Today's Kevin Reichard. "Nor was anyone at Apache Today expecting it to be. But the trends exhibited by the top 30 Web sites in terms of popularity should end any talk about the momentum of IIS in the marketplace, and it should also point out the amazing popularity of Netscape servers." A less biased reading of the results, however, coupled with the recent Windows 2000 adoption at Lycos (number four on the list of most popular sites), suggests that Microsoft's Web server, IIS, is doing just fine, actually. In fact, Microsoft IIS is now used on two of the top four sites. And popular Web destinations such as eBay, Go, AltaVista, and InfoSpace are all built on a Microsoft Web platform.

Apache Today used the Media Matrix Top 50 list to gather their results. Why they didn't poll the entire top 50 is, of course, open to debate. In cases where multiple sites are maintained by the same company, Apache Today noted those as well. So, for example, One of Microsoft's URLs, for HotMail, is listed as being in the Apache and FreeBSD camp. For the complete story, please visit the Apache Today Web site


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Great and Desperate Cures: The Rise and Decline of Psychosurgery and Other Radical Treatments for Mental Illness, by Elliot S. Valenstein

This is a lively, fascinating, and yet scholarly account of the history of the use of psychosurgery in treating mental disorders. Focused in particular on the extraordinary Walter Freeman, with whom psychosurgery is most as sociated, the book explores the rise in use of lobotomies and similar procedures through the 1950s and the decline ever since (apart from a brief flurry in the 1970s).

Valenstein, a research psychologist and the author of Brain Control (1973), writes in a lucid, even-handed way even while concluding with a strong plea for restraint in the use of untested medical interventions. The book makes compelling reading for both laypeople and scholars. However, its narrow focus on psychosurgery makes it interesting mainly as history. Paul Hymowitz, Psychiatry Dept., Cornell Univ. Medi cal Ctr., New York. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Last Resort: Psychosurgery and the Limits of Medicine (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine), by Jack D. Pressman

During the 1940s and 1950s, tens of thousands of Americans underwent some form of psychosurgery; that is, their brains were operated upon for the putative purpose of treating mental illness.

From today's perspective, such medical practices appear foolhardy at best, perhaps even barbaric; most commentators thus have seen in the story of lobotomy an important warning about the kinds of hazards that society will face whenever incompetent or malicious physicians are allowed to overstep the boundaries of valid medical science. Last Resort challenges the previously accepted psychosurgery story and raises new questions about what we should consider its important lessons.

Psychosurgery: Damaging the Brain to Save the Mind, by Joann Ellison Rodgers

A history of psychosurgery from icepick lobotomies to present techniques examines the pros and cons of such surgery and reviews the types of procedures used, assessing the moral and medical issues involved.

Psychosurgery: Webster's Timeline History, 1942 - 2007

Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Psychosurgery," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Psychosurgery in their name).

As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Psychosurgery when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage.

Psychosurgery in Veterans Administration hospitals: Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and...Ninety-third Congress, first session, by U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Health.

Psychosurgery: Report and recommendations

My Lobotomy, by Howard Dully, Charles Fleming

At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr. Walter Freeman performed his barbaric transorbital—or ice pick—lobotomy.

Photo credit: John A Beal, PhD. Dep't. of Cellular Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport. Lobotomy, www.wikipedia.org

Photo: John Kloepper, at Central States Hospital, Milledgeville GA, 22DEC06

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Psychosurgery - Use, Types and Side Effects

Prefrontal lobotomy, cingulotomy, capsulotomy
Brief history and modern use

Normal human brain, frontal
Frontal view of normal human brain.

Psychosurgery can also be referred to as neurosurgery. Eskandar MD, Cosgrove, and Rauch of the Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, describe psychiatric neurosurgery as "the surgical ablation or disconnection of brain tissue with the intent of altering abnormal affective and behavioral states caused by mental illness." The neurosurgeon group further state, that the "surgical target may be cerebral cortex, nuclei or pathways that display either normal or abnormal physiologic activity."

Psychosurgery History and the Early Prefrontal Lobotomy

Psychosurgery's first use in modern times was reported by Burkhardt in 1891. (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005). The most well known example of dramatic psychosurgery is that of the prefrontal lobotomy. Mashoura, Walker, and Martuza in an article entitled Psychosurgery: past, present, and future, as published in Standford Medical, state that psychosurgery has a "complex and controversial history", and that "its abuse was due in part to the early 20th century schism of psychoanalysis and biological psychiatry".

The widespread disuse of the lobotomy in the 1950s gave way to the widespread use of psychopharmacology, along with its own issues and controversies. The surgical lobotomy gave way to a "chemical lobotomy" in psychiatric hospitals, with the advent of strong typical antipsychotic drugs, that left patients largely immobolized.

Thorazine (chlorpromazine hydrochloride) was the first to be developed, but also included among typical antipsychotics are drugs such as Haldol (Haloperidol), Prolixin (fluphenazine), and others. Typical antipsychotics are also referred to as dopamine antagonists, neuroleptics, classic antipsychotics, and first generation antipsychotics. They were and are used for similar reasons as were lobotomies, to produce psychomotor slowing, emotional quieting, affective indifference, and are still in use, although atypical antipsychotics, developed around 1994, which have fewer and less intense side effects are used more frequently today.

First developed in Portugal, the prefrontal lobotomy, particularly for violent patients in mental hospitals, was rendered upon tens of thousands of patients between 1935 and 1955, including widespread use in U.S. mental institutions. NPR reports that 50,000 lobotomies were performed in the United States during this time period. Two types of lobotomies include: 1. prefrontal lobotomy and 2. transorbital lobotomy

With a prefontal lobotomy the surgeon drills holes through the patients skull to access the frontal lobes. An "improved" version of the lobotomy was developed by a doctor was the transorbital lobotomy developed by Walter Freeman. In this surgery, the surgeon goes through the eye sockets (without permanently damaging the eyes), and could perform the surgery in less than 10 minutes. In the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Jack Nicolson receives a transorbital lobotomy.

As is often the case with newly developed therapeutic techniques, initial reports of results tended to be enthusiastic, downplaying complications, (including a one in four death rate) and undesirable side effects. At times, the desired effects of calming the patient were achieved, at times the patient became a "vegetable".

Side Effects of Psychosurgery, Lobotomy, and Modern Law

Permanent inability to inhibit impulses, an unnatural "tranquility" with undesirable shallowness of absence of felling, were some of the disturbing side effects of the prefrontal lobotomy. In 1951, the Soviet Union banned all such operations.

Elliot Valnestein in the book Great and Desperate Cures explains how psychosurgery in the form of the lobotomy came to be accepted. Valenstein concluded that psychiatrists needed to gain acceptance for the practice of psychiatry as a medical science, and that the use of surgery fitted well into that need during the 1930s and 1940s. Also, the lobotomy proved to be a cost-effective treatment, and was an effective way to maintain control over mental patients who were often violent and difficult to deal with.

While the lobotomy fell out of disuse with the advent of psychotropic drugs, psychosurgery has been gaining support in modified and less-invasive forms (than the lobotomy) in the treatment of some difficult to manage and intractable disorders, as discussed in the remainder of this article.

Ice Picks-surgical instruments used for the lobotomy
Ice picks such as these were often used in performing lobotomies.

Why and When Psychosurgery Was and Is Utilized

Psychosurgery in general is not commonly used, but suggested or resorted to in enough cases that it should not be considered rare. It is suggested or used as a last resort for the intractable psychotic, severe and chronic cases of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), at times for depression, chronic anxiety, and occasionally in treating severe pain in the case of terminal illness.

Alan A. Stone, MD in Psychiatric Times states about psychosurgery, "Despite its wretched history, psychosurgery is back with a new name—neurosurgery for mental disorders."

Neurosurgeons Cosgover and Rauch (Harvard Medical and Massachusetts General Hospital), proponents of psychosurgery state, "Surgical intervention remains an important therapeutic option for disabling psychiatric disease", which they feel is "probably underutilized." Despite this, they also state concerning psychosurgery, "However, despite these modern treatment methods, many patients fail to respond adequately and remain severely disabled," after psychosurgery. (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005).

Modern Use of Psychosurgery and Types of Disorders for Which Psychosurgery is Utilized

Various forms of psychosurgery are performed today in neurosurgical centers in general hospitals in the United States and elsewhere.

Some of the conditions for which various types of nuerosurgery is performed are,

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive neurosis
  • Intractable depression
  • Additionally, psychosurgery has been performed, not as commonly, for,

  • Schizophrenia
  • Anxiety Neurosis

  • Modern Psychosurgery Techniques

    Today, the rate of permanent damage to the brain has been substantially improved with psychosurgery in comparison to the historical use of psychosurgery procedures, and there are fewer severely detrimental side effects. However, serious side effects can still be experienced by a significant percentage of those who undertake psychosurgery today and extreme caution is in order with any psychosurgery procedures.

    Modern psychosurgery techniques include:

  • Stereotactic limbic leukotomy
  • in the form of:

  • Subcaudate tractotomy and
  • Cingulotomy
  • Two other forms of psychosurgery are:

  • Capsultomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation

  • Subcaudate Tractotomy

    Subcaudate tractotomy was first developed in 1965 and involves interrupting the nerve fibres that connect the orbitofrontal cortex to the thalamus. It has frequently been used for non-treatable depression and OCD. Radioactive seeds are planted in the frontal lobes or radio waves are used to destroy brain tissue.

    Approximately 1,300 subcaudate tractotomies were performed in one institution in Britain, Brook Hospital, during the 1980s, with its widespread use ending in 1994, although the procedure is still performed today. Subcaudate Tractotomy is peformed more commonly in Britain than in the U.S., where the anterior cingulotomy is preferred.

    A small bundle of nerve fibers that connect the frontal lobes with the limbic system is interrupted with a precise operation.

    Consgrove and Rauch (Harvard) report concerning cingulotomy, that "although the patient may experience an immediate reduction in anxiety, there is generally a delay to the onset of beneficial effect on depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. This latency may be as long as six to twelve weeks and must be clearly explained to the patient and referring psychiatrist.

    If there has been no response to the initial cingulotomy after three to six months, then reoperation and enlargement of the cingulotomy lesion is considered." There have been over 800 cingulotomies performed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) since 1962. (2005)

    Cingulotomy is the treatment of choice in this country whereas in Europe, capsulotomy and limbic leucotomy are more prevalent. They all appear roughly equivalent therapeutically but in terms of unwanted side effects, cingulotomy appears to be the safest of all procedures currently performed. (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005).

    Statistical effectiveness of Cingulotomy

    The results of bilateral cingulotomy in 198 patients suffering from a variety of psychiatric disorders were reported retrospectively by Ballantine et al in 1987. With a mean follow-up of 8.6 years, 62% of patients with severe affective disorder were found to have had worthwhile improvement.

    Similarly, in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder approximately 56% were found to have undergone worthwhile improvement. In 14 patients suffering from nonobsessive anxiety disorders 50% were found to be functionally well and 29% were found to have shown marked improvement. A recent retrospective study evaluating cingulotomy in 33 patients with refractory obsessive compulsive disorder demonstrated that using very strict criteria for successful outcome, at least 25 to 30% of patients benefited substantially from the procedure. [Jenike and Baer, 1991].(Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005).

    Capsulotomy - Psychosurgery Involving Drilling Small Holes in Skull

    Originally developed in Sweden, capsultomy is a surgery which involves drilling very small holes in the skull, and inserting tiny electrodes in the brain. The electrodes are heated up, which destroys the adjacent cellular structures.

    When there is little response from the first surgery, a repeat, deeper surgery is performed. The rate of resurgery is reportedly 20%. (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005). Neurosurgery without the need to drill has been developed using a gamma knife or proton beam.

    Anterior Capsulotomy - Facts and Statistics

    In the first 116 patients operated on by Leksell, 50% of patients with obsessional neurosis and 48% of depressed patients had a "satisfactory" response. Only 20% of patients with anxiety neurosis and 14% of patients with schizophrenia showed any improvement. In this classification system, only patients who were free of symptoms or markedly improved were judged as having a satisfactory response.

    Of the patients who were rated as worse after capsulotomy, nine were schizophrenic, four were depressive and three obsessive.

    Percentages of Success and Failure with Capsulotomy Psychosurgery

    Satisfactory response to capsultomy:

  • Obsessional Neurosis - 48%
  • Anxiety Neurosis - 20%
  • Schizophrenia - 14%
  • Rated Worse After Capsultomy Psychosurgery: - 14%

    Deep Brain Stimulation
    -------Highly Experimental Neurosurgery for Chronic Depression

    Deep brain stimulation is a highly experimental neurosurgical treatment for chronic depression in which the brain is stimulated with electrical impulses.

    Although the technique has been approved for several other conditions as well, deep brain stimulation has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for depression treatment and is in the early stages of research.

    Requiring brain surgery, deep brain stimulation is the most invasive form of brain stimulation treatment for depression. Deep brain stimulation works much like a pacemaker for your brain.

    Deep Brain Stimulation Risks

    Any surgical procedure carries risks including all types of brain surgery. Deep brain stimulation involves brain surgery and is an especially risky procedure posing risks within the brain from the surgery, as well as general health risks. The brain stimulation itself may cause severe side effects.

    Possible surgical complications may include:

  • Bleeding in the brain
  • Stroke
  • Infection
  • Breathing problems
  • Nausea
  • Heart problems
  • Incision scarring
  • Possible side effects of deep brain surgery after surgery include:

  • Bleeding in the brain
  • Seizure
  • Infection
  • Delirium
  • Unwanted mood changes such as mania and depression
  • Movement disorders
  • Lightheadedness
  • Insomnia
  • Dizziness
  • Device malfunction
  • Temporary tingling in the face or limbs
  • Those who have undergone deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's disease have reported a variety of problems, including:

  • Panic attacks
  • Mania
  • Speech difficulty
  • Movement problems
  • Increased suicidal thoughts and behavior
  • The long-term risks and side effects of deep brain stimulation for depression are not fully known.
    (Deep Brain Stimulation. MayoClinic.com). http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/deep-brain-stimulation/MY00184)

    Effectiveness of Psychosurgery on OCD Patients

    There have not been enough studies on psychosurgery to make firm conclusions. In one small study of 35 patients with OCD who underwent capsulotomy and were followed prospectively by independent psychiatrists, 16 were rated as free of symptoms and nine were much improved for an overall satisfactory result of 70%. (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005). Side effects, however, were not considered in this report.

    In another study of about 253 severe OCD patients, about one-half experienced a 35% reduction in intensity of symptoms after surgery. ( Mindus, eta all, 1993, 1994).

  • Another summary of studies was not as optimistic, with only 30% experiencing a 35% reduction in the intensity of OCD symptoms (Mashoura, Walkerc, Martuza. 2005).
  • Unlike the more-primitive lobotomy, deaths or increased risk of suicide does not seem to commonly result from current psychosurgery techniques.
  • Bipolar Disorder: While psychosurgery has been performed for intractable bipolar disorder, it has not been effective in treating mania, notes Cho, Lee, and Chen in the published study, "Limbic leukotomy for intractable major affective disorders: a 7-year follow-up study using nine comprehensive psychiatric test evaluations".

    Conclusion on Psychosurgery and Today's Ethical Considerations

    Despite the fact that modern psychosurgery is a far cry from past days of widespread abuse of the practice in psychiatric hospitals, the use of psychosurgery for mental disorders is still far from mainstream, nor without controversy. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston has led the way in the U.S., with a pilot program and the leading center for psychosurgery in the country.

    Author Andrew Solomon states that MGH only performs 15 to 20 procedures per year (2011), with a vigorous pre-screening process before surgery that lasts a full year.

    Serious questions remain, though, about the program, methodologies and ethics. While MGH has been tauted as a model program, some experts question that label. In Psychiatric Times, Alan A. Stone, M.D. writes, "in my opinion, even if one accepts the practices in place at MGH, this should not be considered a model program for centers around the world." In one case of patterning after the model of MGH, widespread serious abuse of neurosurgery has been documented in China, and important ethical considerations are still unresolved.

    1. As of 2008 there was no system of institutional review from those outside of the MGH program. The only opinions were members of the hospital's own staff.

    2. Another serious issue, one that comes up frequently in psychiatric treatment is that of informed consent. Can a person with intractable OCD in a position to provide their own informed consent? Should the family decide for them?

    3. While doctors who refer patients to the MGH neurosurgery program testify that their patients have not responded to medication treatment of to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), it can be very difficult to determine if patients have actually adhered to their treatment.

    4. MGH offers neurosurgery to patients as young as 18 years of age. The brain has not stopped developing, however, until the mid-20s. Is it appropriate to promote such a drastic, last-resort method whose brains are still in physical and emotional flux?

    As to the efficacy of psychosurgery, perhaps the most carefully studied patients are those who have been treated for intractable OCD with stereotactic cingulotomy. While there have been some studies indicated significant improvements in from 28% to 50% of cases, "the unblinded nature of these studies [supporting the practice of psychosurgery] and the ongoing treatment [medications and CBT postsurgery]...limit interpretation of these results."

    Psychiatry Times points to the overriding ethical question---"Do we know enough neuroscience to know that we are not doing more harm than good in the long run?” and recommends "utmost scientific caution."

    Psychosurgery References:

    1. Carson, Robert. C., Butcher, James, N., Mineka, Susan, (2000). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life. 11th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon

    2. Cho, D., Lee W. Y., Chen C. C. (2008, February). Limbic leukotomy for intractable major affective disorders: a 7-year follow-up study using nine comprehensive psychiatric test evaluations. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Feb;15(2):138-42. Epub 2007 Dec 18.

    3. Cosgrove, G. R., MD., FRCS(C), Rauch, S.L., MD, (May 31, 2005). Psychosurgery. Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

    4. Deep Brain Stimulation. (July 31, 2008). Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/deep-brain-stimulation/MY00184

    5. Eskandar, E. N., Cosgrove, G. R., Rauch, S. L. (2001). Psychiatric Neurosurgery. Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts. http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/functional/Psychosurgery2001.htm

    6. Frequently Asked Questions About Lobotomies. (2005, November 16). National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014565

    7. Kartsounis, L.D. Poynton, A., Bridges. P.K., Bartlett. J.R. (1991). Brain. 1991 Dec;114 (Pt 6):2657-73. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1782537

    8. Mashoura, G. A., Walkerc, E. E., Martuza, R. L. (2005). Psychosurgery: past, present, and future. Brain Research Reviews. Retrieved April 19, 2015 from Stanford Medicine. http://med.stanford.edu/dura/Articles/Psychosurgery.pdf

    9. MGH Psychiatric Neurosurgery Committee, (May 11, 2005). Massachusetts General Hospital.

    10. Neurosurgery Service, Functional and Stereotactic Surgery Center. Massachusetts General Hospital.

    11. Solomon, A. (2001). The Noonday Demon. New York: Simon & Schuster.

    12. Stone, A. A. (2008, June 1). Psychosurgery—Old and New. Psychiatric Times. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/psychosurgery%E2%80%94old-and-new

    13. Subcaudate Tractotomy. OCD-UK. Retrieved April 19, 2015. http://www.ocduk.org/subcaudate-tractotomy


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Mayor Ballard unveils 2015 budget proposal

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard laid out his $1.034 billion, 2015 budget proposal to the City County Council Monday.

Ballard addressed what is and isn’t in the budget proposal including what it means for extra officers on the streets.

This budget doesn’t include the funds to increase Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s force.  In order for that to happen, the City-County Council has to vote on a separate proposal to take more money from taxpayers.

“Our budget invests in our priorities.  Public safety, parks and neighborhoods,” said Ballard.

The budget includes criminal rehabilitation programs, 20 new Indianapolis Firefighter recruits and the funding for 50 new IMPD officers each year through 2018.

“I’m a police chief.  I’m never going to say 50 is enough,” said IMPD Chief Rick Hite.

That is why the mayor had a second proposal Monday.  It’s a crime-prevention proposal that would bring the number of new officers for 2015 to 90.  The proposal requires the council to approve eliminating the homestead credits and increasing the public safety income tax.

“We have heard over and over that people don’t support the elimination of the homestead credit for Pre-K.  However, they were warming up to the idea of doing that for additional officers.  The public safety tax increase, we’ve heard a little bit more favorable responses to that,” said Maggie A. Lewis (D), City-County Council President.

This proposal is to get more officers on the street now.  A more long term approach Ballard wants is for the General Assembly to pass a commuter tax.  A commuter tax would mean for those who travel to work in Indianapolis, their income tax would go to Indianapolis instead of the city where they live.

The earliest the General Assembly could even discuss the issue is May.  It could be years, if ever, for it to be approve.  Mayor Ballard and Chief Hite say they can’t wait.

“372 square miles, over a million people, 1500 police officers.  That says it all,” said Hite.

Without the additional proposal IMPD numbers basically flat line.  The force increases from 1,565 to 1,596 over the next four years.  If the crime prevention proposal passes, it would have IMPD staffing levels be at its highest of all time resulting in 1,677 officers by 2018.

“What we’re looking for is making sure that we have adequate workforce,” said Hite.

“I really think that we are going to work together and at the end it will be win-win for everybody,” said Lewis.

“So, the time is now for us to act together to make our city safer and help guide thousands of children to better lives,” said Ballard,

The council has until October 22 to pass the proposal.

If the council does approves the proposal if the General Assembly ever passes a commuter tax, Mayor Ballard says this crime prevention proposal would be resended.  That means the increased tax will go away and the homestead credit will return.

Mayor Ballard says there will be town hall meetings beginning later this week for the public to voice their concerns or suggestions.

The Mayor also unveiled his Early Childhood Education Proposal.  It would mean $50 million for an early childhood education over a five-year period.   That would be $25 million from city funds and $25 from other government/philanthropic grants.  Eli Lilly has already pledged that if this proposal is passed it will raise $10 million over the next 3 years to support it.

Mayor Ballard plans to host a town hall meeting on the Public Safety and Early Education Initiative Wednesday August 20th at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held at the Southport Presbyterian Church at 7525 McFarland Blvd.

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Oatmeal with Torched Bananas, Gluten-free Print Recipe Print Recipe

I’m going to guess a majority of you have already jumped right into healthy eating, am I right? Good news, a few friends and I have you covered. We also have a few indulgent recipes as well. You’re allowed, it’s okay.

I have a very special guest today, my friend, Kasey from Turntable Kitchen is here and she sharing this beautiful and delicious oatmeal with torched bananas. If you’ve gotten bored with your typical oatmeal or breakfast routine, this is for you!

When Lisa asked me to share a recipe with her readers while she was busy tending to her new bundle of joy, I was thrilled. Lisa and I first got to know each other through our blogs, and have stayed in touch since she moved away from the Bay Area (I’m dying to visit her in Portland!). I’m expecting my first child this winter and it’s been so wonderful to be able to drop Lisa notes here and there and share our feelings, tips and worries. She’s definitely been a trooper throughout her pregnancy and I can tell will be a fantastic mom to her little boy.

Over on my site, Turntable Kitchen, I focus on cooking comforting, healthy (usually!), and nutritious food, and given that this is a time when Lisa probably needs a lot of comfort, I figured I’d share one of my go-to breakfast recipes. It was inspired by a stay at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, where steel cut oats are served with a topping of torched bananas (can you think of anything better?!). The thing I love about this breakfast is that it feels indulgent; the vanilla-scented oatmeal reminds me pudding, and the sugary, caramelized bananas make me think of banana bread mixed with creme brûlée. That said, it’s loaded with good for you stuff, so you can eat it every day of the week and not feel guilty. Enjoy!

Oatmeal with Torched Bananas
*serves two- four

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  • 1 cup of old fashioned oats
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 cups of milk or water
  • 2 tablespoons of golden raisins
  • 1 teaspoon of real vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 1-2 bananas, peeled and sliced
  • 2-3 tablespoons of Turbinado sugar

Add the water or milk to a medium saucepan. Stir in the oats along with a pinch of salt, and bring to boil. Cook oats for about 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally as needed, until creamy.

Stir in the vanilla extract, along with the honey and raisins. Cook for another minute or two to let the vanilla infuse the oatmeal.

Divide the oatmeal between two or four oven-proof baking dishes or ramekins (depending on what you have on hand). Top with banana slices and sprinkle evenly with the sugar.

Broil for several minutes (watching carefully), until the bananas begin to brown and caramelize.

*gluten-free *dairy-free, optional

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  • houseofearnest

    This looks phenomenal! I love really hearty, warm dishes for our cold winters!

  • http://twitter.com/MyFoodThoughts Brian Samuels

    Oh hello my favorite ladies! :-) This post made me so happy. The recipe looks absolutely amazing and something that I could really use right now (I’m freakin’ cold!!!!)

  • Maria

    Great way to start the day!

  • http://twitter.com/alyssarimmer Alyssa

    Perfect for a super cold morning like today! I love the idea of torching the bananas…anything torched always reminds me of creme brulee.

  • carrian

    This looks delicious and beautiful!

  • http://twitter.com/wvanillasugar Warm Vanilla Sugar

    Love love love the sound of this! Delicious!

  • Liz DellaCroce

    This sounds incredible – I love the idea of baking oatmeal and need to do it more often.

  • http://twitter.com/cookincanuck Dara Michalski

    I’m not a huge oatmeal fan, but I think those torched bananas could change my mind. What a great way to start the day!

  • http://www.thelittlekitchen.net/ JulieD

    This looks delicious, Lisa! When I was in Vermont in the fall, we had a dessert with torched bananas and it was amazing!!

  • Lynn Richards

    Just found you on Pinterest, and I am doing one big HAPPY dance!!! You have a beautiful blog and your recipes are fabulous. I can’t wait to try them out.

  • marla

    Love the idea of the torched oatmeal!

  • WithStyleGrace

    oh you’re so sweet – welcome!!

  • http://justforfoodies.blogspot.com/ Colette

    Torched bananas…sounds like fun!

  • Brenda @ a farmgirl’s dabbles

    YUM!! I love this!

  • http://twitter.com/MarlaMeridith Marla Meridith

    Love this recipe! Will be linking back to this in my upcoming post :)

  • WithStyleGrace

    awe, thanks Marla! btw – SO happy for your recent move!! maybe I’ll come visit you one day ;)


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Budget Letter [9/13/13]

September 13, 2013

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September 13, 2013

Dear Campus Community:

I am pleased to report to the campus community that we have now received all of the Fiscal Year 2013 appropriation from the State of Illinois. This payment comes earlier than final payments in recent years. While we are hopeful this improved payment timeline will continue, we must continue to review the University's current fiscal year cash flow with great scrutiny to ensure we have the financial resources to meet our payroll and expense obligations. To date, the state owes the University $10.2 million in appropriated funding and $5.3 million for MAP grants for FY'14.

In October, we will present an FY'14 appropriated budget of $127.6 million to the Board of Trustees for their approval, which accounts for the 3.5 percent salary increase and other new expenses totaling over $4.8 million. During these very challenging times, we have continued to meet our obligations. As we look ahead to the Fiscal Year 2015 budget cycle, we again face difficult choices. The leadership team and I are reviewing the FY'15 budget and what reductions may be necessary to ensure that it meets the strategic needs of the University, while protecting our liquidity. It is our intent to present these plans to the University during the fall semester.

Despite the challenges we each face, we must also remember our achievements. We have improved the academic profile of our freshman class. We are moving forward with necessary facilities renovations. We are continuing to develop the Quad Cities campus. We have the largest Honors cohort in recent history. Each of us can tell a story or two about the achievements that contribute to the Western experience, even with dwindling financial resources.

In light of the financial situation facing Western, we will move forward. We will continue to improve recruitment initiatives and retention programs. We will continue to provide quality academic programs and the resources our students need to succeed and to thrive.

It is clear that higher education is in a time of transition. We have increased public and governmental pressure to reduce the cost of education. Our competitors are no longer only within the borders of Illinois. Our parents and students are challenged to find the necessary financial resources to attend post-secondary education, and business sectors want a more agile higher education. These pressures, while somewhat daunting, should motivate us to find new and creative ways to provide an education. These pressures are helping to make Western a great university because we must now utilize new strategies and approaches that will help guide this University to greatness.

It is important during the difficult times that we must not lose sight of our mission and priorities. We must all work together to provide an outstanding educational experience for all of our students. It takes each of us to create those experiences for our student body. This institution is rooted in great history and strength, and we must continue to draw on this strength as we move forward as a University.

Yes, we need patience from the entire Western Illinois University community as we manage through more financial challenges. However, more than patience, we need your support to find ways to continue to meet the ever changing needs of higher education.

Jack Thomas

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2nd President - William F. Troy, S.J.
Presidency: July 31, 1959 - July 1966

Rev. William Francis Troy, S.J. was born on April 8, 1920, in Reading, Pa, and entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1937 at the age of 17. After receiving a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, he attended Woodstock College where he earned a Master of Arts in teaching. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in Woodstock, Maryland, on June 18, 1950. His first post as Jesuit was at Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C. where he served as headmaster.

Father Troy came to Wheeling in 1955, beginning his dedicated involvement to the community. That year, he served as the first dean of faculty at Wheeling College. Then, on July 31, 1959, he became the second president of the College and served until summer of 1966. Troy quickly gained the reputation of a being direct and informal man. He would join students in sing-alongs and games of charades; he would drive himself around campus in a noisy, rusted-out maintenance truck; and he encouraged students to drop by his office to converse with him on a regular basis.

During his time as president of the college, Father Troy oversaw the building of the opening of two dormitories (McHugh and Sara Tracy), and, later, three small student residences. Under his leadership, the College first received accreditation without reservation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities, summer school classes were first begun, and the construction of the gymnasium was completed. Shortly before his departure from the College, Tory also announced a $5 million expansion program, intended to provide funds for a library, campus center, theater, and two additional residence halls. Perhaps Troy's most significant contribution to the College may have been his dedication to liberal arts objectives within a very strong collegial setting.

While residing in the Wheeling area, he also served as president of the Wheeling Area Conference on Community Development and Oglebay Institute. Additionally, he was on the board of the Iroquois Council of Boy Scouts, United Fund and Community Chest of Wheeling.

On the state level, he was the vice-president of the West Virginia Association of Colleges and University Presidents and of the West Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Fr. Troy was also a sportsman and served as the President of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Wheeling Area Conference.

Troy left Wheeling in 1966 to work in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Jesuit order regional headquarters. At the Baltimore headquarters, he directed the career preparations and graduate studies of 300 to 400 young Jesuits.

Troy died on November 14, 1967 at the Gonzaga Villa in Cape May, New Jersey. He was 47 years old. He was remembered by his successor, Fr. Frank R. Haig, S.J., who said, "I suppose one could say Fr. Troy was first of all a priest, a religious leader, who felt his job was to advance the development of Wheeling. Most of all, he was considerate, kind and gentle. We will miss him."

May 5 -- U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey, the 1968 Democratic Party nominee for President, speaks to a standing-room-only crowd at Swint Hall. His topics include an end to the arms race with the Soviet Union and a war on poverty, disease, hunger and illiteracy.

Summer -- The college offers summer classes for the first time.

February 14
-- Wheeling College, West Liberty State College and Bethany College agree to form the Ohio Valley Collegiate Conference for the purpose of better communication among the three schools.

March 29 -- Wheeling College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The college was accredited in the minimum possible time, and students were given April 2 as a holiday to celebrate.

November 2
-- Archbishop John J. Swint dies at age 82.

December 1
-- The Wheeling College gymnasium is formally opened.

Fall -- The first formal meeting of the Wheeling College Alumni Association is held. Thomas C. Jones '60 is elected as the group's first president.

November 20 -- Legendary singing group "The Lettermen" perform at Wheeling College's 10th Anniversary Dinner and Dance.

January -- A $5 million expansion program is announced, which will include a library, campus center, theater and two residence halls. Completion is expected by the fall of 1970.

3rd President - Rev. Frank R. Haig S.J., Ph.D.
Presidency: July 15, 1966 - August 21, 1972

A member of the physics department since 1963, Rev. Frank Rawle Haig, S.J., became the third president of Wheeling College on July 15, 1966. "The world will be what our men and women of insight make it to be," Fr. Haig said at his inauguration. "It is a challenge to be asked to help them see all right."

Fr. Haig established the first Faculty Council, providing faculty a formal channel with which to interact with the administration, and approved the "open university" concept that allowed students to explorer topics not covered in the college's curriculum. Fr. Haig also recognized the importance of forming connections with people, businesses and other institutions in the Wheeling area, and accepted the challenges of creating these bonds. His leadership built many bridges that have served the college well during ensuing years.

He was born Sept. 11, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pa. Immediately after graduating from Lower Merion Senior High School, he entered the Jesuit order at Wernersville, Pa. he earned an A.B. from Woodstock College in Woodstock, Md., in 1952; a Ph.L. from Bellarmine College in Plattsburgh, N.Y., in 1953; and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Catholic University in 1959/ He also earned an S.T.L. from Woodstock in 1961, the year he was ordained.Fr. Haig is the brother of Alexander M. Haig, who was a member of President Ronald Reagan's cabinet and served as a military advisor to President Richard Nixon.

After completing a year's fellowship at the University of Rochester, Fr. Haig joined the physics department at Wheeling College. On August 21, 1972 he left the presidency in Wheeling and moved to Baltimore, Md., to be a visiting fellow in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Physics. He joined the department of physics, engineering and computer science at Loyola College in Baltimore in 1972, and served as department chair during the 1980-81 academic year.

From 1981-87, Fr. Haig was president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., after which he rejoined the Physics Department at Loyola College. He is now considered professor emeritus there.

In recent years, Fr. Haig has served terms on the Scientific and Educational Council of the Maryland Academy of Science, as treasurer of the Washington Academy of Sciences and has presented papers and lectures both in the United States and abroad.

At Wheeling Jesuit, the universities highest science award is named for him and is presented to seniors at every spring commencement.

May 13 -- Robert Arkle '62 and John DiBacco '62 become the first Wheeling College alumni to be ordained to the priesthood.

November 14 -- Fr. Troy, the college's second president and first academic dean, dies in Cape May, NJ, at age 47.

October 30 -- Several Wheeling College students protest a Wheeling appearance by Independent Presidential candidate George Wallace.

December 4 -- Betty Friedan, president of the National Organization of Women and author of "The Feminine Mystique," makes a speech in the Wheeling College Field House.

February 8 -- The Wheeling College women's basketball team wins its first-ever game, beating Ohio University-Belmont, 35-26. Mary Fitzpatrick is the high scorer with 14 points.

September -- A theology major is added to the college curriculum.

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Mich. Man Has Meningitis; Wife Died

Oct 24, 2012

A Michigan man whose wife's death was tied to the national outbreak of meningitis says he's in a hospital being treated for the same illness.

George Cary says he began having severe headaches Friday, days after being told that initial tests in early October showed no evidence of meningitis.
The 65-year-old Livingston County resident didn't disclose the name of the hospital Wednesday in his statement, which was provided exclusively to The Associated Press. He says he's feeling "much better" after three days of treatments.
Cary and his wife, Lilian, were treated for back and neck pain at a Brighton-area clinic that used contaminated steroids made by a Massachusetts pharmacy. The drugs are blamed for a national outbreak of fungal meningitis that has killed 24 people.
Lilian Cary died Sept. 30.


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Murray Share A Seed Program Gives Trees to Park and Community Members

Mike Gowen explains how, in its tenth year, the Murray Share A Seed Program has received a grant from National Wildlife Federation for 150 native trees. Fifty trees will be planted throughout Murray community parks and another one-hundred will be given away to community members who come to the park on Friday, May 2 between 9 am and Noon. MES will also be donating seedlings to the Murray Art Guild for their Needline garden in back of the Guild. Tracy Ross speaks with Mike Gowen on Sounds Good for details.

"I'm just happy we have 150 native trees. We're going to plant 50 of those, and then we have 100 to give away to any interested community member, so if you need a native tree for your yard...we have white oak, pin oak, shag-bark hickory and persimmon trees."

The program was designed to compliment the P1 KERA standards for science. It specifically looks at plants, plant parts and the life-cycle of plants. Murray State University Recreation students plan creative & fun environmental education programs that reinforce concepts previously covered in the P1 science curriculum.  Students are given the chance to get dirty & creative through hands-on activities including planting seeds, playing plant bingo, caring for their school landscape, designing plant instruction booklets, participating in interactive nature walks and experiencing Murray State’s greenhouse.

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I’m the director of the Women’s Studies Program and a professor in the English Department. I’ve been teaching WS courses here at WKU since 1996 and became director in 1998.

For the past couple of years I’ve been writing poetry like mad and working on a family ethnography (primarily my mother’s and uncle’s letters from 1938-1955—the years when they went to school, served in the war, got their first professional jobs, and started families).

For the past few years, much of my teaching has been online, and I’ve come to enjoy the format very much. It’s conventional wisdom that “online courses can’t replace f2f courses.” I don’t think we need to spend much time in that line of thinking. I enjoy the range of students we get in our online courses—from all over the country and with widely divergent backgrounds and interests. I’ve also been impressed with how academically sound the students are. Our discussions are challenging and stimulating. As someone trained in literary studies, I’ve also been impressed with how well our written discussions proceed—reflection, response, questioning, disagreeing, changing—it’s rewarding.

I’m thrilled that WKU’s first sustainability-focused master’s program will go live Fall 2011 (currently pending final approval). We anticipate that the M.A. in Social Responsibility & Sustainable Communities will be attractive to a broad swath of people—including our certificate seekers in women’s & gender studies. Please visit my home page to find out more.

I earned a Ph.D. in English, with a minor in feminist studies, at the University of Minnesota, in 1996. My scholarly work has focused on American, African American, and Native American literature, with an emphasis on race and gender, and I have articles in Contemporary Literature and African American Review, and another about Langston Hughes’ fiction that originally appeared in Black Orpheus and was reprinted in Short Story Criticism. My colleague Elizabeth Oakes and I founded and edited the Kentucky Feminist Writers Series, which led to three volumes, of poetry, fiction, and life writing. Telling Stories and I to I are still available. This series has been a tremendous experience and opportunity to meet some of the wonderful women writers who live in all parts of the Commonwealth.

I love my profession and believe strongly that social change is best served by people with a sound education, with a keen understanding of how gender, race, class, and other elements of difference shape us as individuals and the worlds in which we live. I’m married to a philosopher and professor of philosophy and religion at a community college about an hour from Bowling Green. We have three sons, the youngest of whom was killed in the fall of 2009, much to our continuing heartache. Our oldest is finishing his MFA in ceramics at UF (go gators), and our middle son is enjoying his work in mortgage refinancing in Louisville

 A picture of Molly Kerby, assistant professor of Gender & Women's Studies Dr. Molly Kerby

I completed my undergraduate degree in sociology and environmental science in 1994 and my master’s degree in public health, community education, in 1999 – both at Western Kentucky University. I also have graduate certificates in Women’s Studies and Community College Faculty Preparation. I received my PhD in higher education administration from the University of Louisville in 2007.

I have been teaching for almost 12 years at the university level. In the fall of 1999, I taught my first women’s studies courses at Western Kentucky University and found a passion for the field of gender studies, the Women’s Studies Program, and, above all, serving students as well as the community. In the last few years, my educational and research interests have focused primarily on issues pertaining to a) sustainability and the politics of food production and consumption in terms of gender and justice and b) teaching pedagogies in the age of technology. My most recent research and publication projects include a) a dialogue with vegan feminist, activist/author Carol J. Adams to appear in an anthology edited by Alice Gensberg, b) a chapter in a book dealing with cyber pedagogies, and c) a qualitative and quantitative behavioral study in Gales Point, Belize. My last publications appeared in AIDS Education and Prevention, 2003, 15(5) and the Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2005, 9(3). The latter was also published as a chapter in a book entitled Making Lesbians Visible in the Substance Use Field, edited by Elizabeth Ettorre (Plymouth University). My long-term goal is to write a book dealing with food production and consumption among poor women in the U.S. and abroad.

In addition to my interests in traditional classroom teaching, I am the research director for a service-abroad project sponsored by the College of Health and Human service at WKU in Gales Point, Belize. I have a sincere interest in educating students outside the classroom as well as within. One of my goals is to create a women-centered, social justice program that will coordinate efforts to allow students to travel to other communities and countries in a service-learning capacity. Gender-related issues that affect our global neighbors have a direct effect on our nation, and it is imperative that our students learn how and why these relationships exist. There is a growing need and demand in every field for students to have an understanding of the concept of stewardship and sustainability.

Outside the classroom I frequently work with diverse campus and community groups to bridge departments and programs with the larger community. Two of my most rewarding roles at WKU are as a faculty advisor to student groups and as a faculty sponsor of campus events. In my role as a faculty sponsor, I coordinate two major campus events every year: Earth Day/Ecofeminis, Festival (formerly Diversity Rocks) and Rock the Vote. Both events have a wide civic impact on students, faculty, and staff across campus. I believe that students who participate in extra-curricular activities learn a great deal more about leadership skills, conflict resolution, cooperation, and team-building than those who do not get involved. Keeping with my belief that faculty should interact with and act as role models for students, I co-founded the Faculty Staff Alliance (FSOA) in the spring of 2005. The FSOA is an ally group created to support Student Identity Outreach group (an LGBTQQ and allies network) as well as ensure that gay and lesbian faculty and staff are provided a safe and nondiscriminatory work environment, afforded equable partner benefits, and recognized as vital part of the campus community.

Aside from scholarly interests and activities, I enjoy music, gardening, cooking, activism, sports (especially women’s basketball), and KAYAKING! I love the outdoors, nature, the beach, biking, boating, camping, and I am addicted to yoga and swimming. I am the proud parent of 5 dogs (Chloe, Buster, Buddy, and Tess) and 5 cats (Cody, LeilaBelle, Gert, Velvet, and Sam). I am also the co-owner of a deli called Greener Groundz Coffee & café.

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My academic background is in literature and cultural studies with specialization in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American women’s popular culture. I earned my PhD from the University of Kentucky with an emphasis in feminist and social theory. This background has helped me to develop an interdisciplinary approach to both my research and teaching, calling on discourse analyses primarily from disciplines in the humanities. My research centers on the social and cultural meanings surrounding the concept of work in the United States and the ways certain kinds of labor become associated with women, in particular the type of labor we refer to as “women’s work.” This work includes the gamut of responsibilities required to maintain domestic space and to nurture its inhabitants from cleaning bathrooms and picking up dirty socks to comforting a sick child. I am particularly interested in the way this work is represented in popular culture as an expression of women’s love and care. I am also interested in the ways women’s caring labor is expressed in areas outside the domestic space.

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Photo of Jocelyn Benson.KALAMAZOO--Election law expert Jocelyn Benson will address "Redistricting in Michigan: Who Should Draw the Lines?" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in Putney Auditorium of the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University. The event is open to the public free of charge.

As a result of population loss recorded in the 2010 census, Michigan will lose representation in Congress and will be redrawing the election map this year. Benson is organizing opportunities for Michigan citizens to express opinions on redistricting.

The Democratic candidate for Michigan Secretary of State in 2010, Benson is an associate professor specializing in election law at Wayne State University Law School. She has previously held positions with the Southern Poverty Law Center and NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund.

Benson created state and national election protection programs--placing trained legal observers at polling places--including the first national program during the 2004 presidential election. She is author of "State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process," published in 2010, for which she interviewed Republican and Democratic secretaries of state throughout the country on best practices of the office.

Benson earned her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and a law degree from Harvard University. She also studied at Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar.

WMU's Institute for Government and Politics is sponsoring Benson's lecture. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Hoffmann at susan.hoffman@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5692.

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Secure entrances will allow exterior doors to be locked down during school hours

The Portage School Board has identified the candidate they want to interview as they search for a new superintendent. Greg Gray is currently the superintendent of the Brighton Area School District.

Mark Love was hired after Patricia Koeze resigned in January

Scenarios were presented to the school board based on Governor Snyder's budget plan presented last month.

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Local Track, Drivers React to Stewart Crash

SAYLORSBURG — Folks at smaller race tracks in the Poconos are following the tragic crash that left a driver dead at a racetrack in upstate New York.

Drivers at Borger’s Speedway drive cars similar — but smaller — to a sprint car and they can hardly believe what happened on that New York track.

Bob Snyder works at Borger’s Speedway in Saylorsburg and has been connected to racing for about 45 years.

He, like so many others, saw the crash that killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward in upstate New York.

“That’s going to be big trouble for racing. It was just a very unfortunate situation,” said Bob Snyder of Borger’s Speedway.

Nascar Driver Tony Stewart hit and killed Ward when he walked out of his car on this dirt track in upstate New York this past weekend.

Saylorsburg driver Brandon Azzalina drives the smaller version of those sprint cars and says the accident upset him.

“I just really couldn’t believe it. I don’t think any race car driver wants to hurt another race car driver,” said Azzalina.

Snyder says there’s a strong chance Stewart never even saw Ward because of the car’s design.

“The sprint cars have a top wing, which is used for down force, and on the right side which would have been between him and the driver, the side panel goes down, and the side vision to his right is very limited,” said Snyder.

After the tragedy at the track in Canandaigua, New York, officials at Borger’s Speedway say they’ll be taking some extra precautions come race time this weekend.

“I will stress at the drivers meeting on Saturday the abandonment rule, which we already have in place,” said Snyder.

Race car drivers say in the heat of the moment, many drivers have stepped out of their cars, and they hope NASCAR and other leagues use this tragedy as a time to set forth stronger rules against it.

Azzalina says hopefully that could prevent another tragedy of this kind.

“I wouldn’t recommend to anybody getting out of the race car. I really think they should enforce that now since they seen what happened. I don’t think anyone should be allowed out of their race car unless the car is on fire,” said Azzalina.

Raceways like this one say it’s also too soon to pass judgment on whether or not Stewart was trying to hit Kevin Ward.

They say right now drivers and fans need the time to mourn the loss of one of their own.

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Ukraine's President Dissolves Parliament, Calls For New Elections

Aug 25, 2014
Originally published on August 29, 2014 10:30 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced today on the presidential website that he was dissolving parliament and called for fresh elections on Oct. 26.

Poroshenko said the move was in accordance with the country's constitution, noting that Ukraine's coalition government collapsed July 24.

He said many lawmakers in Parliament were allied with ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, and that some were "direct sponsors or accomplices" of pro-Russia separatist militants in the country's east.

Poroshenko's move comes ahead of a planned summit Tuesday in Belarus that includes him and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Kiev has accused Russia of helping separatists fighting against government troops in eastern Ukraine. Relations between the two countries have suffered since Russia annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea in March.

The Ukrainian military today said Russian troops wearing the insignia of separatist fighters from eastern Ukraine crossed into their territory with tanks and armored personnel carriers. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, who is in the nearby city of Donetsk, told our Newscast unit that Ukrainian officials accused the Kremlin of trying to open a new front in Ukraine's civil war.

Here's more from Soraya:

"In Kiev, officials say Ukrainian forces have stopped the Russian troops and their dozen armored vehicles outside a town on the most south-easterly point on the Azov Sea. Ukraine said the forces' aim was likely to take control of the nearby port city of Mariupol.

"Heavy fighting was reported in the area.

"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov disavowed any knowledge of the column and accused the Kiev government of spreading disinformation.

"The latest accusations are likely to dampen talks scheduled between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Minsk on Tuesday."

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Berkeley Township Is Throwing a Big Thank You Football Party

Berkeley Township is hosting a big football party to show appreciation to first responders, public works and sanitation staffers who served during and after the super storm.

Berekely Township Seal, (RKey Townsquare Media)

The event billed as “A Day to Say Thank You”, is being held this Sunday at the Moorage Baseball Complex in the RJE JR Volunteer Community Center and is being hosted by both Berkeley Township and the township little league. Little League President Bob Everett says he and the Mayor came up with the idea during a recent meeting.

“Just started hearing all of the stories about the extreme amount of work all of our public works employees were doing, our firefighters with long 16 hour days, clearly going above and beyond their normal call of duty. You know, a lot of our first responders, anyway are volunteers.”

Everett says the “football party” will feature several large screen HDTV’s, kids activities and food donated by local restaurants from 12:30 to 6 p.m.

In a press release, Mayor Carmen Amato says “the last few weeks have been unlike anything our township has faced in the past. The council and I, as well as our residents, are very appreciative of the hard work all of our employees and volunteers have done.”

Officials say all proceeds and food are being donated and no public funds are being used. They are accepting monetary donations, pot luck dishes and supplies for the event. They can be made to the Berkeley Little League, PO Box 172 Bayville, NJ 08721. Excess funds are to be donated to storm relief.

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