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Seven Business Owners Who Love Esopus, NY
April 12, 2018	by	Alex
Have you heard of Esopus? Not the creek; it’s the Hudson Valley town that’s nestled between Kingston, Poughkeepsie and New Paltz, has the most water frontage of any town in the state, is inherently Instagrammable, and is the historic home of people like John Burroughs and Sojourner Truth.
If you love the Hudson Valley or the Catskills and want to start a business here, great! Our town has an easy and transparent process for getting started.
We recently interviewed seven of our local business owners on why they love Esopus.
Moresca
Business Owners: Lena Dun-Jones & Jo Dun-Jones (interviewed)
Location: 361 Union Center Road, Ulster Park NY
What they do: “We make Renaissance-inspired fancy costuming. We sell mainly at Renaissance Festivals and some fairy festivals. We’re more of a manufacturing business than retail… we do all of the cutting in-house, and then have several local seamstresses that we work with, and then we finish the work with grommeting, beading or lacing.”
How they ended up in Esopus: “This is our 42nd year of business. We started in California at some of the first renaissance faires there in 1976 or 1977. We’ve been operating in Ulster Park since 1980.
My mother, Lena had spent some time in NYC in the 70s, and she knew she wanted a big piece of property, and she was just operating out of our house in Ulster Park the 80s. In the early 90s, this apple cooler where we now operate out of came on the market. It has a fest hall with 200 seats, theater lighting and fireplaces. There’s a showroom with all of our merchandise in it, and our sale room which has things that come back from shows. And we manufacture in the basement.”
When to visit: “People come from all over the country for our open houses; we have one in the spring, summer and fall. People can come by appointment if they need to shop, but we don’t encourage it.”
When they’re not working: “I love Scenic Hudson. I do a lot of hiking at Sheaupeneak and Black Creek and all of those areas. The Apple Bin has always been a favorite too. I’m also a big fan of the Port Ewen Library and Wood n’ Wheel.”
Ever Growing Family Farm
Business Owners: Dawn Hoyte (interviewed), Nfamara Badjie
Location: 115 Union Center Road, Ulster Park, NY
What they do: “My husband is an assistant maintenance supervisor at Woodstock Day School; I am a counselor at Ulster Correctional Facility in Naponoch. We have full-time gigs, but every year, we do small-scale rice farming on our farm.
The rice is cultivated by Nfamara along with his cousin Moustapha Diedhou of New Paltz, with help from our sons. Nfamara and Moustapha are master rice farmers and master drummers from the Jola tribe of the Senegambia region of West Africa.
This year we have imported equipment from Japan, like a rice mill, a hulling machine, and a machine to polish the brown rice into white rice.”
How they ended up in Esopus: “We were living in Saugerties; I had lived in Rosendale too, and I met Nfamara at a dance class in New Paltz. We were looking for places with land to farm close to New Paltz and Kingston, and we found this house here on Union Center Road, that appeared to have wonderful land in the backyard.
It’s kind of wonderful here; there’s a little mountain ridge, there are houses on the road, great views. Two houses over, people have buffalo.
The taxes are much lower than Saugerties, and there’s proximity to everything else. I never knew where Ulster Park was despite living in Ulster County for years, and I didn’t realize what a great little place it is and how pretty it is.”
How they’ve integrated with the community: “We have had a lot of help and love from the Bruderhof community that lives down the road. They’ve been very supportive in helping us plow, and they come and help and participate. We like the relationship… my husband is a devout Muslim, and they’ve come for his tabaski, the celebration of the end of Ramadan. We’re just finding really common ground in respect for each other and nature, and love and gratitude and commonalities, which is really cool to see.
That’s how I feel about Esopus. We just have really nice neighbors; friendly and helpful. There’s a real sense of community here.”
When to visit: “People are always welcome to come visit the farm. We have a number of events a year that we just opened to the community. We also have a few harvest parties every year. We sell all of the rice through word of mouth; some restaurants have inquired, but we don’t produce enough to sell large quantities yet.”
When they’re not working: “I want to go hiking in Esopus, but we have no time. We work, we come home, we go right to the field, we stay until it’s dark. We come inside and cook dinner with our family, and we go to sleep.
I like the Global Palate restaurant. It was a good experience, and we gave them some rice. We have also participated in Esopus Youth Basketball, and soccer. We love using the park on the river for birthday parties.”
Red Maple Vineyard
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Business owner: Gary Stone
Location: 103 Burroughs Drive, West Park, NY
What they do: “Red Maple Vineyard is a vineyard and farm that is rented by clients for weddings. The weddings are really what generate the income for the property to survive and move forward until farm operations are in full swing. The goal is to use the on-site farm to generate and grow items and goods that can be used by our catering company. So if someone is getting married here, the goal is to grow the salad items, side items, vegetable dishes, and all sorts of things for the farm to table station.”
How they ended up in Esopus:
“We have a small catering business and pastry shop down in Rye (Westchester) called Corner Stone Caterers. We’ve been there for 25 years.
We’ve been doing weddings for about 20 years, and we realized that having control of the venue makes things significantly easier when you’re catering. We started scouting around, and found what used to be called West Park Winery. It’s a little bit of a hike to get people up here from New York City, but it was absolutely gorgeous. It took us a while to come up with the finances, but we pulled it off. We’re now in our sixth year.
Our farm is supporting our shop in Rye with eggs. There are also lots of favors; we bottle maple syrup from the farm for the bride and groom. We’re close to producing honey, and this year, we’ll have our first wine. We have four or five different kinds of hot sauces and jams.
100% of the proceeds of the rental income and produce go directly into the farm. We’re booked for a year in advance, so we’re planning on adding future vineyards, and things like apple cider, increasing the maple syruping. This also might be the year we start a farm stand to feature some of the local products.”
How they’ve integrated with the community: “We built a house on the farm and live here full-time. One local collaboration is that our neighbor Patrick owns Great Life Brewing in Kingston. He’s brewing a special batch of beer for the farm that uses maple sap, so we’ll see how that works out. (Note: It worked out spectacularly!)
On the farm, we work with Cornell Cooperative Extension a lot to lean on their expertise. We don’t use herbicides and pesticides and are striving toward organic. It’s incredibly labor intensive, it’s a real learning curve, but my daughter Shaleen and her team have done an amazing job.
We’ve trained and hired all local staff to work the events. Weddings bring in a lot of peripheral business, and we also have recommended local vendors like florists, bands, djs, transportation, etc.”
When they’re not working: “When we do get out and about, it’s generally to go and eat. We’ve been to the mansions and all that in Hyde Park and Rhinebeck, we travel around a little bit, but I still feel out of the loop in terms of all that’s offered in Esopus. We do walk up to John Burroughs up the road quite a bit.”
When to visit: “We only operate six months out of the year; May through October is our season.”
What’s next: “We average 250-500 people on weekends. There’s so much peripheral business that Esopus and this side of the bridge could be picking up if there were hotels here. Lodging would be absolutely critical.
There’s also Star Vodka going in opposite from us. That is going to potentially bring in a lot of people as well. I feel like things are happening. The whole farming community is really interesting here; the breweries, the distilleries. There’s a real underswell happening.”
Wood n’ Wheel
Business Owners: The Sorbello Family, Bud Sorbello (interviewed)
Location: 365 Route 9W, Ulster Park, NY
What they do: “We give families more things to do in the region. We’ve owned Wood n’ Wheel for 43 years. We started in 1974, and the it was an immediate hit as a roller rink. We added laser tag in the mid-90s, and then bumper cars, and an arcade in the 200s. We added paintball in 2008, and in 2011, we added an outdoor rock wall and bungee trampolines.
How they ended up in Esopus: “My dad actually started it. He had worked in construction, and he was looking to start his own business. It was a big, modern undertaking for back then, and he risked it all really, he had financed everything under the sun to do this. It was daunting for him, I know that. The challenges of getting the approvals and raising the funds was a huge undertaking. But it was an immediate hit, and the crowds were huge.”
How they’ve integrated with the community: “My parents actually live nearby, their property adjoins this property. It’s been a challenging business environment. When IBM left in the mid-90s, people with disposable money kind of dwindled, so we’ve gone out of our way to support local folks. We’re trying to bring in people from Dutchess, parts of Orange county, Greene county.
The town is very welcoming, and at the planning board, they do everything the right way, and they’re very willing to listen to ideas and move the process forward.”
When they’re not working: “I live in Poughkeepsie, but I know our workers will order takeout from Marios and La Roma all the time.
There are a lot of high-end amenities right here; there’s the Walkway that’s bringing people in, the parks on the Hudson River, the recreational trails.”
What’s next: “We’re going to the town planning board for a zipline and ropes course, and a small family-sized water attraction.”
Jenny Lee Fowler
Artist: Jenny Lee Fowler
Location: Esopus
What they do: “I make original art commissions for private and commercial clients around the world– from personal portraits to visual content for national brand advertising and magazines. I focus on traditional and contemporary cut paper techniques.
I started working professionally as an artist in 2006 or 2007. I am self-trained, and I’ve always made art.
There’s a nice regional art community here. I’ve been able to tap into that in some nice ways. A lot of my work is over the Internet. I was didn’t have to be in a busy place, but I still have opportunities to teach, to do commissions and I can still be in the middle of everything. Where I am informs my work; the plants here, the animals here, the experiences, and I’m able to have those natural experiences with my children and my family.”
How they ended up in Esopus: “I grew up in Oregon, and moved to the Hudson Valley to attend Bard in the late 90s. I lived on that side of the river for a number of years. In 2003, when we had a one year old, we were looking for a place that was an easy commute to both Poughkeepsie and Bard, where I was working at the time. We found this little spot, we were really excited to get three acres here. We had a lot of homesteading dreams, we had goats and chickens for a while. The kids had space to spread out and have lots of outdoor adventures.
A big piece of it that it’s economical here. We were able to get a house here for an amount of money that we could really afford. We really loved the landscape. We had been to some of the Scenic Hudson parks in this area (Jenny’s husband Andy works for Scenic Hudson). We lived in Saugerties for about a year and a half before moving here to Esopus. We really love both sides of the river, but it felt like we could get what we wanted here.
When they’re not working: “We do a lot of hiking, sometimes we go for paddles in the Rondout. We’ll get in at Sleightsburg, or the top of the Rondout below the bridge and paddle down. We would go to Freer Park a lot to play frisbee and fly kites.
The kids love to get ice cream at Rainbow. They call it the Frozebow. We get takeout at New China sometimes. The Apple Bin has been one of the kids’ favorites for a long time… they love going there to get egg sandwiches and treats.
We swim a lot at Kingston Point, which is also close, about 5 minutes from our house. My daughter likes to fish there.”
What’s next: “I actually do pitch it to my friends; there’s a sense of economy and being close to nature. You can get more for your money here than in many neighboring communities. You’re close to services and cultural activities, like the library. You have access to lots of beautiful places, which isn’t true in every community.”
Port Ewen Diner
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Business Owners: Lisa (interviewed) and Gary Zwerdling
Location: 295 Broadway, Port Ewen, NY
What they do: “I know diners. I worked in several diners growing up. It seemed like for this area, it was a good opportunity. There weren’t too many other options. I wouldn’t buy a diner in Kingston, there were too many. This diner had been successful for 14 years. We bought the diner about four years ago, and we moved to Port Ewen in October to be closer.”
How they ended up in Esopus: “The story is very spiritual. The Lord told me to buy the diner. We didn’t look at any other businesses.
I was born in Charleston, South Carolina. My father was in the military and was from the Kingston area, so we moved around a lot getting stationed here in there. When I was in high school, we moved to this area and that’s how I ended up here. My husband is retired from the Sheriff’s department after 38 years, and worked out of the Esopus sub-station. My son played Little League in this area. So I know a lot of the community and the people.
The cost of living is more affordable here than in New Paltz. Our taxes are cut in half here. We downsized quite a bit, so that’s a factor, but our taxes are lower, everything just seems to be a little lower here. That kind of drew us to this area as well. We had looked at a couple of different areas, including West Hurley, and it just seemed like this was more affordable for us.”
How they’ve integrated with the community: “Port Ewen is a nice, close-knit town. It’s all family. We know just about everybody’s name that comes in. We have a lot of repeat customers. We have people that come in twice a day, 7 days a week.
We’ve met a lot of new people, a lot of new friends. We have a great staff from the time we opened. The loyalty of the staff is amazing. We have grown the business a tremendous amount since the previous owners had it. This year has been our best year yet so that was pretty amazing. People look forward to coming in on the weekends, I’ll make homemade apple crisp to go along with the special.”
When they’re not working: “We love the Apple Festival. We love the tugboat committee that they have. We really like the museum, we like walking around the town with our dog. We just moved here in October, so we haven’t had a summer yet here. What I like is the convenience, we’re close to a lot of things; we’re close to Kingston and Poughkeepsie for shopping, so on and so forth.”
What’s next: “I believe people are feeling optimistic. I think this is a great place to live. You don’t see a lot of crime, and that’s important. The crime rate is kind of low.”
Gilpatric-Van Vliet Funeral Home
Business Owner: Harry Van Vliet IV
Location: 339 Broadway, Ulster Park, NY
What they do: “This funeral home may be one of the oldest in the Kingston area. It was established in 1872 by Jim Gilpatric’s grandfather, John Murphy… it’s probably the longest continuously-run funeral home around. This funeral home was formerly a white house next to St. Mary’s Church in Kingston. A woman named Marie Murphy Gilpatric Cherney became the youngest licensed undertaker in NYS in 1925, and her son was James F. Gilpatric, who took over the funeral home from his grandfather James Murphy in the 1950s. Jim changed the name from the James Murphy Funeral Home to the Gilpatric-Murphy Funeral Home. In 2005, Jim decided to sell the funeral home building, and in 2009, I offered to buy the business from him.”
How they ended up in Esopus: “There are a lot of funeral homes in Kingston, so I decided I wanted to move into my hometown of Esopus. My great grandfather (Harry Van Vliet Sr.) settled here, and I can trace my roots back to the 1700s. I figured, what better place? I already owned a building with my wife on 9W, and we live across the street.
My previous career was as a deputy sheriff, I served Esopus and the surrounding communities for 30 years, and much of my career was spent patrolling the streets of Esopus. I knew just about everyone in town, and they knew me.”
How they’ve integrated with the community: “I keep all my business local the best I can. I used all local contractors; I myself spend a lot of time in the Esopus community. I believe in loyalty to the rest of the business community in town here. It’s really a tight community. I can name five businesses right on Broadway that have lost a loved one, who have called on me to serve their family, and I visit their businesses when I can.
This community has a really hometown feeling. Everybody knows each other and you know everyone. It’ll take me 10-15 minutes to leave the Post Office because everyone’s talking to each other. Everyone relies on each other.”
When they’re not working: “I live in Ulster Park; I previously lived in the area intersected by the Hudson River and Rondout Creek called Sleightsburgh, where I was raised. I love the waterways that surround our town, the Hudson and the Rondout. My funeral home has a nautical theme… it’s very important to me that our community funeral home sticks with a local Esopus community theme. We have tugboats on display, almost all of the photos in our funeral home are specific to Esopus.
One of my greatest joys is the Hudson River; we used to call the Sleightsburgh slip “the islands.” The other neighbors and I would go out to the islands, and we’d find snapping turtles, deer, turkeys, rabbits, all that stuff. It’s like the hidden gem down there. My funeral home is probably only a stone’s throw away from the Hudson. We constantly have geese along with deer.
What’s next: “We are very proud that we are unique as a funeral home in Esopus, owned, operated and staffed daily by a lifelong Esopus family, committed to serve families of our Esopus community and all the surrounding communities including Kingston, Ulster, Hurley, etc.”
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How cytoplasm 'feels' to a cell's components
Under a microscope, a cell’s cytoplasm can resemble a tiny underwater version of New York’s Times Square: Thousands of proteins swarm through a cytoplasm’s watery environment, coming together and breaking apart like a cytoskeletal flash mob.
Organelles such as mitochondria and lysosomes must traverse this crowded, ever-changing cytoplasmic space to deliver materials to various parts of a cell.
Now engineers at MIT have found that these organelles and other intracellular components may experience the surrounding cytoplasm as very different environments as they travel. For instance, a cell’s nucleus may “feel” the cytoplasm as a fluid, honey-like material, while mitochondria may experience it more like toothpaste.
The team, led by Ming Guo, the Brit and Alex d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, found that an organelle feels a certain resistance in cytoplasm, depending on that organelle’s size and the speed at which it moves through a cell. In particular, these characteristics determine how easily it can push against a cytoplasm’s surrounding water and move through its ever-changing web of cytoskeletal protein structures.
Certain organelles may have to work harder to make their way through cytoplasm, and may therefore feel more resistance. The researchers found that the resistance that any major organelle may feel ranges from that of a viscous fluid to an elastic, rubbery solid.
Guo and his colleagues have drawn up a phase diagram to describe the type of material that a cytoplasm would resemble, from the perspective of an organelle, given the organelle’s size and speed.
“Our main goal was to provide the most fundamental understanding of living cells as a material,” Guo says. “With this phase diagram, as long as you tell me the size and speed at which an organelle moves, I can tell you what mechanical environment it sees.”
The results, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help guide pharmaceutical designs. For instance, with the team’s phase diagram, scientists can tailor a drug’s size to enable it to travel within a cell with a certain amount of ease.
“A drug with a 100-nanometer diameter will feel a very different resistance than something that is 500 nanometers wide,” Guo says. “This can be a guide to understanding how a drug is delivered and transported inside a cell.”
The study’s lead author is Jiliang Hu, a former visiting student at MIT, who will join Guo’s lab as a graduate student this fall. Other co-authors include Yulong Han, a postdoc in Guo’s lab; and Alan Grodzinsky, professor of biological engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, and mechanical engineering at MIT; along with Somaye Jafari and Shengqiang Cai at the University of California at San Diego.
What a drag
Most scientists who study the transport of materials within a cell have focused on the drivers of that transport — namely, molecular motors, a family of biological agents that actively convert a cell’s energy into mechanical work to move cargo across a cell.
“But as mechanical engineers, we think the driving force is not the only part of this transport process, but that resistance of the surrounding material is actually equally important,” Guo says. “For example, it’s not just your own energy that determines how you move through a crowd — the mechanical resistance of the crowd itself can also affect your movement.”
In the case of living cells, Guo wondered whether the surrounding cytoplasm would have a similar crowding effect on the movement of major organelles such as mitochondria and lysosomes.
To test his hypothesis, he and his colleagues carried out experiments on living mammalian cells, into which they injected tiny plastic beads ranging in size from 0.5 to 1.5 microns — a range that covers most major organelles. They then dragged each bead across a cell using optical tweezers, a technique that employs a highly focused laser beam to physically move microscopic objects.
The researchers trapped and pulled each bead toward the cell edge at a constant speed and measured the force required to drag the bead a certain distance. They interpreted that force as the mechanical resistance of the surrounding cytoplasm.
They then assumed that a cytoplasm’s mechanical resistance stems from two main sources: poroelasticity and viscoelasticity. Poroelasticity originates from how fast cytoplasm can diffuse water out of a region. The group reasoned that the more poroelastic cytoplasm is, the more effort an object such as an organelle needs to make to push water out of its way.
Viscoelasticity, in the context of cytoplasm, is how fast its cytoskeleton, or web of proteins, changes configuration. A cell’s cytoskeleton serves as a sort of scaffold, made from thousands of proteins that are constantly assembling, disassembling, and reassembling. This dynamic network can feel like both an elastic solid and a viscous fluid. The faster a cytoskeleton rearranges itself, the more fluid-like it is. The researchers reasoned that an organelle would feel less resistance while moving through a more fluid-like, frequently changing cytoskeleton.
It’s all about perspective
Guo and his colleagues analyzed their experimental results and found that a bead’s size and speed were related to the type of resistance that it encountered as it was dragged across a cell. In general, the larger the beads, the more they met with poroelastic resistance, as large beads with greater surface area have to push against more water to move themselves through.
On the other hand, the faster a bead was dragged, the more it met with a solid-like resistance. As Guo explains it, “the faster you move, the more permanent [cytoskeletal] structures you would see and feel resistance to.”
The researchers drew up their phase diagram based on their experimental results. They then looked through the scientific literature for speed and size measurements, made by others, of actual organelles in living cells. They plotted these measurements onto the diagram and found that, given their size and speed, these organelles should experience a range of resistances within cytoplasm.
“If you ask a nucleus, they would tell you the cytoplasm is like honey, because they are really large and slow, and they don’t feel cytoskeletal structures — they only feel the viscous disassembled protein solution, and have very small resistance,” Guo says. “But mitochondria would say it’s like toothpaste, because they are smaller and faster, and are sometimes blocked by these constantly changing structures. A lysosome, which is even smaller and faster, would tell you the cytoplasm is actually Jell-O, because they are moving so fast, they are constantly bouncing off these structures and meeting with resistance, like rubber. So their views are limited by their own size and speed.”
Guo hopes scientists will use the group’s phase diagram to characterize other cellular components, to understand how they see their cytoplasmic surroundings.
“People can use other parameters to find out what section of the phase diagram different organelles should belong to,” Guo says. “This will tell you what kind of distinct material they would feel.”
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DEWA extends free electric vehicle charging till end of 2021 for non-commercial users
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Published Monday, November 25, 2019
As the current free charging incentive for electric vehicles will expire by the end of this year, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced an extension until the 31st of December 2021. However, this extension only applies to non-commercial users, who register for the EV Green Charger Initiative.
The extension allows non-commercial users registered in the EV Green Charger Initiative to charge their vehicles for free at DEWA public charging stations until the 31st of December 2021. This incentive is exclusive to DEWA public charging stations and does not include home charging stations. Commercial registered users such as government, semi-government, and private organisations will be charged the tariff of 29 fils per kilowatt hour, effective from the 1st of January 2020.
“We support the Smart Dubai initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai the happiest and smartest city in the world; the UAE Vision 2021 which aims to achieve a sustainable environment in terms of air quality, conservation of water resources, increased reliance on clean energy, and green development. DEWA also supports the Dubai Plan 2021, to make Dubai a smart, sustainable and innovative city in managing its resources, improving its quality of life, and consolidating its position as a global model for a green economy. DEWA seeks to increase the number of hybrid and electric vehicles in Dubai, which supports the Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030 and the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2021 to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
Al Tayer pointed out that under the umbrella of the Supreme Council, DEWA is working on implementing the Dubai Green Mobility Initiative to promote the use of electric and hybrid vehicles. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy launched this initiative as per a directive in 2016 to motivate organisations, under its umbrella, to increase the number of hybrid and electric vehicles, and to contribute to the sustainable development of the Emirate by reducing carbon emissions in ground transport, which is the second-largest greenhouse gas emitter in Dubai. Therefore, at least 10% of all newly-purchased cars will be electric or hybrid from 2016 to 2020. This supports the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy to cut carbon emissions by 16% by 2021.
“DEWA encourages individuals and the community to use sustainable transportation. Since DEWA launched the EV Green Charger Initiative in 2015 and its associated free charging incentive, there has been a significant increase in the number of electric and hybrid vehicles in Dubai. Due to the positive response, we decided to extend the free charging incentive for the owners of non-commercial electric vehicles until the 31st of December 2021. The huge turnout from the community encourages us to launch further initiatives to secure a more sustainable future for generations to come,” Al Tayer said.
DEWA has been providing free charging for electric vehicle users registered in the EV Green Charger Initiative from the 1st of September 2017 until the 31st of December 2019, to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in Dubai.


NAFC Distributes Donation of BOMBAS Socks to Free Clinics
The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) has distributed a donation of 3,000 BOMBAS socks. NAFC distributed the socks to 11 clinics in 10 states who demonstrated the greatest need.
Among those clinics receiving socks is the Hawaii HOME Project.
“Our clinic services the homeless population in Hawaii, and socks are a very valuable commodity. The majority of our patients cannot afford to buy their own socks and foot care is extremely important in this population. We often see poor health outcomes like severe foot and lower leg infections associated with bad foot hygiene. While Hawaii doesn’t have very cold temperatures, one of the weather hazards that our patients have to deal with is heavy rain. Many times they keep on their drenched socks because that’s all they have, and they suffer from the subsequent infections that go along with that. On average we give out 10 pairs of socks every week, so this donated supply is extremely helpful,” said Dr. Jill Omori, Director of the Hawaii HOME Project.
Also receiving socks is The Night Ministry in Chicago, a clinic that serves over 400 people experiencing homelessness each year through its Street Medicine program, which finds and treats them on-site. Doctors on the Street Medicine team reported that they often see trench foot and foot fungus, largely due to lack of socks.
The donated BOMBAS socks are “engineered to specifically meet the needs of individuals who don’t have the luxury of putting on a clean pair of socks every day.” They have an antimicrobial treatment to ensure they don’t need to be washed as often and reinforced seams to give them greater durability.
“We’re so grateful for BOMBAS’s incredibly generous donation,” said Nicole Lamoureux, President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAFC. “These socks mean so much to our clinics and their patients. Many people don’t realize what an important role socks play in health and well-being. For patients experiencing homelessness and especially for our diabetic patients, clean, dry socks are so important to staying healthy. This donation will truly make a difference for the medically underserved across America.”
In addition to the Hawaii HOME Project in Honolulu, HI and the Night Ministry in Chicago, IL, the following NAFC members also received a donation of socks: By The Way Medical Mission Free Clinic, Lancaster, OH; Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, Forked River, NJ; Free Clinic of Steele County, Owatonna, MN; Hannibal Free Clinic, Hannibal, MO; La Clinica Cristiana, Muscle Shoals, AL; The CarePlace, Douglasville, GA; Samaritan Regional Health Clinic, Cape Girardeau, MO; St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, Dallas, TX; and Tampa Bay Street Medicine, Tampa, FL.
The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the medically underserved throughout the nation and the more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics that serve them. The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar. Founded in 2001 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working to ensure that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality health care and strives to be a national voice promoting quality health care for all. For more information about the NAFC, please visit www.nafcclinics.org. Follow the NAFC on Twitter at @NAFClinics and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NAFCClinics.
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Blog / 21 Maggio 2014
Big Oil: The EU’s not for moving
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In our recent letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we debunk flawed arguments by some oil companies that the US should weaken its transparency standard.[i] The oil companies are urging the SEC to move ahead as soon as possible so as to influence the parallel European law. However, the key elements of the European law are set in stone and there is no leeway for any European country to alter them, regardless of decisions made by the SEC.
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Exxon Mobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation are lobbying to weaken the US revenue transparency standard by using entirely erroneous arguments. In their letters to the SEC (linked above) they have suggested that the UK government will be able to change key aspects of the EU law as they implement it in the UK, and take into account decisions made in the US. The clear implication is that the US regulators should therefore not be afraid to issue US regulations that are weaker than EU ones. Global Witness campaigner Colin Tinto has previously described this line of argument as delusional, and our recent letter to the SEC details just how desperate and misguided these efforts are.
These arguments rest on a gross misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the legal and political processes in the European Union and the United Kingdom. As the UK government itself made clear, “the UK does not have the discretion to amend the requirements set out in the Directive” and the US process “does not have any legal effect on the European Directive.”
While the UK government is bound by the requirements of the EU directive and has no discretion to amend its terms, the US law leaves the SEC considerably more discretion (as was made clear in a court decision last year). A consistent global standard is in the interest of all stakeholders, and can only be achieved if the US reporting rule is consistent with the EU law. Global Witness therefore urges the SEC to exercise its discretion to align the US reporting rule with the EU requirements for project-level payment reporting without any exemptions.
[i] See n. 3, p. 2 of our comment submitted to the SEC on 16 May 2014, http://www.sec.gov/comments/df-title-xv/resource-extraction-issuers/resourceextractionissuers-44.pdf
Zorka Milin is a tax lawyer serving as a Yale Law School Peter and Patricia Gruber Fellow in Global Justice, and collaborating with Global Witness on advancing tax and revenue transparency in the extractive sectors.


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Dr. James Beebe is an applied qualitative social scientist, international development anthropologist, educator, and social activist committed to using the tools of the social sciences to promote justice. He is particularly concerned with developing tools such as Rapid Qualitative Inquiry that can be used for collaboration with local people to identify and address issues. The second edition of his book Rapid Qualitative Inquiry: A Field Guide to Rapid Assessment was published by Rowman and Littlefield in October 2014, and his Peace Corps memoir Those Were the Days: A Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines in the Late ’60 was published by Peace Corps Writers in December 2014. In 2013 he founded and now directs the Center for Rapid Qualitative Inquiry, Global Networks in Portland, Oregon. In 2015 he was appointed a Departmental Affiliate in the Anthropology department of Portland State University.
He brings to his work an international reputation for helping define and popularize rapid qualitative research such as Rapid Assessment Process (RAP). His career has combined being a practitioner and a scholar, with experience as a practitioner influencing his scholarship and his scholarship influencing his experience as a practitioner. More than 20 years of his experience has been outside the United States. James’ career has included more than 20 years involvement with international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), researcher, consultant, and Foreign Service Officer with the United States Agency for International Development and 20 years in academia including service as a Professor of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Visiting Special Instructor of Public Policy at Kabul University (Afghanistan), Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University, and Associate Professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. While serving as a PCV James taught at Mountain Province Community College and Columban College in the Philippines. He has delivered invited lectures at numerous universities, including Cornell, Harvard, UCLA, Washington State University-Vancouver, University of Portland, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Colorado State University, University of Florida, University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Botswana, and University of Pretoria.
While a PCV, James started graduate work in anthropology at the University of the Philippines. He completed a Ph.D. in international development education, an M.A. in anthropology, and an M.A. in food research (international agricultural development) at Stanford University. For his doctoral dissertation, he did a year of fieldwork on farmers in a village in the Philippines. He also completed a M.Div. at Meadville Lombard, the Unitarian Universalist seminary affiliated with the University of Chicago.
James had long-term assignments with USAID in Sudan, Philippines, Liberia, and South Africa and short-term assignments in eleven other countries. In 2003 he was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in the Philippines at Ateneo de Manila University and in 2015 was a Fulbright Specialist at De La Salle University. He has served on the board of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, and is a fellow in the Society for Applied Anthropology.
As of 2015 James was using anthropological theory and especially framing theory for the analysis of U.S. foreign assistance policy in South Africa during the transition to majority rule.
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Federal Circuit Reaffirms Patent Eligibility of Personalized Medicine and Diagnostic Method Claims
17 December 2010 Publication
Authors: Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff Antoinette F. Konski
Legal News Alert: Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Today, in Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, No. 2008-1403 (Fed. Cir. 2010), the Federal Circuit affirmed that personalized medicine and medical diagnostic claims are not per se unpatentable for claiming natural phenomena. The Court’s opinion provides guidance on the post-Bilski application of patent-eligibility requirements to claims that define the relationship between a treatment or drug regimen to the presence or absence of a patient-specific clinical marker (in this case, a metabolite of the administered drug).
The patent-eligibility of such claims has been in question since the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the grant of certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of American Holdings v. Metabolite Labs., Inc., 548 U.S. 124 (2006). Supreme Court Justice Breyer dissented from the dismissal and wrote a non-binding opinion that “detecting” and “correlating” claims were not patent-eligible. More recently, the Supreme Court decision to vacate and remand the Federal Circuit’s 2009 Prometheus decision in view of its decision in Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S.Ct. 3218 (2010), fueled speculation that the patent-eligibility of such methods might not survive scrutiny under Bilski.
The Claims at Issue
Representative claims at issue in Prometheus relate to methods of optimizing the therapeutic efficacy of treatment of an immune-mediated gastrointestinal disorder that involves (a) administering a drug providing 6-thioguanine to a subject and (b) determining a level of 6-thioguanine in the subject, where the determined level is indicative of a need to increase or decrease dosing. Other claims do not recite the administering step, but still recite a determining step.
In its original 2009 decision, the Federal Circuit applied its machine-or-transformation test for patent-eligibility and held that the method claims satisfied § 101 by meeting the “transformation” prong of the test. As noted by the Federal Circuit, the “asserted claims are in effect claims to methods of treatment, which are always transformative when a defined group of drugs is administered to the body to ameliorate the effects of an undesired condition.” With regard to “determining” claims without a treatment step, the Federal Circuit held that methods of determining metabolite levels also are transformative because the levels “cannot be determined by mere inspection.”
In Bilski, the Supreme Court held that the machine-or-transformation test is not the “only” way to evaluate compliance with § 101, although it can be a useful clue or tool for analyzing § 101 compliance. On remand, Prometheus argued that its claims should be found to be patent-eligible because the Supreme Court did not invalidate the machine-or-transformation test, while Mayo argued that the claims do not satisfy § 101 because they preempt all practical uses of a natural phenomenon.
The Court began its analysis by noting that the Supreme Court has consistently construed § 101 broadly, in accord with congressional intent, as reflected in the “expansive terms” used in the statute. The Court nevertheless acknowledged that § 101 is not unlimited, because Supreme Court precedent provides three specific exceptions to § 101’s broad patent-eligibility principles: “laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas.” Still, the Court explained, “an application of a law of nature or mathematical formula to a known structure or process may well be deserving of patent protection.” Against this background, the Federal Circuit characterized the issue on remand as “whether Prometheus’s asserted claims are drawn to a natural phenomenon, the patenting of which would entirely preempt its use … or … only to a particular application of that phenomenon,” which would be patent-eligible.
The Court rejected Mayo’s argument that the Supreme Court’s Bilksi decision or its remand of this case required a “wholly different analysis of a different result.” To the contrary, the Court stated that the Supreme Court’s Bilksi decision “did not undermine our preemption analysis” and “did not disavow the machine-or-transformation test.”
Thus, the Federal Circuit again upheld the claims, finding that they “recite a patent-eligible application of naturally occurring correlations between a metabolite levels and efficacy or toxicity, and thus do not wholly preempt all uses of the recited correlations.” The Court reasoned that claims relating to administering specific drugs and measuring specific metabolites do not preempt all uses of natural correlations, but rather utilize them in a series of specific steps relating to particular methods of treatment.
The Court pointed out that the purpose of the claims was to treat the human body (which was made clear in the specification and preambles of the asserted claims) and emphasized that the fact that the treatment relies on natural processes of the human body (e.g., conversion of the administered drug into a metabolite) does not disqualify the treatment step from patentability.
The Court separately addressed the “determining” claims that do not recite a treatment or administration step. The Court held that the omission of the treatment step does not diminish patentability because the determining step also is transformative because some form of manipulation of the patient sample is required. As the Court noted in its 2009 decision and stated again here, “at the end of the process, the human blood sample is no longer human blood; human tissue is no longer human tissue.”
Consistent with its 2009 decision, the Court explained that the “wherein” clauses of the claims are not fatal to patent-eligibility, even though they involve “a subsequent mental step.” To the contrary, the Court emphasized that, “when viewed in the proposer context the final step of providing a warning based on the results of the prior steps does not detract from the patentability of Prometheus’s claimed methods as a whole.”
The Court concluded by characterizing Prometheus’s invention as “a series of transformative steps that optimizes efficacy and reduces toxicity of a method of treatment for particular diseases using particular drugs.” As such, the claims “pass muster under § 101.”
No News Is Good News?
By standing by its original decision and analysis, the Federal Circuit returns a level of certainty to the field of personalized medicine and medical diagnostic claims that has been lacking since the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the 2009 Prometheus decision. Now, companies innovating and practicing in these fields know that patent claims are likely to be upheld against § 101 challenges if they satisfy the machine-or-transformation test and can be fairly characterized as being directed to a specific application of a naturally occurring correlation. This certainty may be short-lived, however, if Mayo decides to petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc, or petitions the Supreme Court for certiorari.
The full opinion can be accessed here (http://tinyurl.com/3ynnbvb).
With the controversial ACLU v. Myriad (BRACA I) case also pending at the Federal Circuit, the Court will have another opportunity to address and decide many important issues surrounding the patent eligibility of diagnostic and personalized medicine methods.
Foley will be discussing the fate of DNA patenting in the United States during a Web conference (http://tinyurl.com/32n29ez) on January 11, 2011.
For up-to-date information and analysis of legal developments impacting intellectual property in the chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical fields, follow Foley’s PharmaPatents blog at http://www.PharmaPatentsBlog.com.
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Credited as : Actor, stand-up comedian, creator of "Happy Days"
Garry Marshall, born November 13, 1934 in New York, New York is an American actor.
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Formerly a writer for stand-up comedians and television programs, Garry is best known as the creator of some of the highest-rated situation comedies of the 1970's and 1980's. Intended to be primarily entertaining, not didactic, 's sitcoms uphold all-American values and the premise that the good guy always wins.
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A minor character at the show's inception was Arthur Fonzarelli (actor Henry Winkler). "The Fonz" or "Fonzie," as he was called, ultimately became the star of "Happy Days." The show's audience loved the tough, yet tender, high school dropout who made all the other guys squirm with fear and all the girls squeal with delight. Most of all he gave Richie and his friends lessons in being "cool," Fonzie's forte. Fonzie taught them that it's cool to express one's feelings, cool to be loyal to one's friends and oneself. In the meantime he decided it was uncool to be uneducated and returned to night school so he could receive his diploma with Richie and the other boys. "The humaneness of the Fonz," wrote David A. England in English Journal, "is one of the most unfortunate oversights in many of our students' viewing weeks. . . . Lost amid the music, the sometimes admittedly silly plots, and Fonzie's overt mannerisms, is a positive role model who consistently demonstrates that it is possible to be `cool' and be good." John J. O'Connor, writing in the New York Times, described Fonzie as "a garage mechanic with a tough swagger and the required heart of gold" whose "bad boy candor seems to have seduced the hearts and minds of middle-class suburban youth." In fact, the character of Fonzie became so much an element of Americana that his leather biker's jacket was enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution.
In one episode of "Happy Days" Fonzie attempted to broaden Richie's horizons by introducing him to two wise and worldly women, Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney. These girls, bottle-cappers in Shotz Brewery, turned up in 's "Laverne and Shirley," another hit sitcom. Laverne (characterized by 's sister, Penny ) was the feisty and hotblooded, but nevertheless soft-hearted and innocent, roommate of terminally cute and pert Shirley (Cindy Williams). Both had high hopes of finding, if not rich doctors for husbands, at least dates for Saturday night. Often compared to the slapstick characters played by Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in "I Love Lucy," Laverne and Shirley frequently found themselves in precarious situations--as guinea pigs in scientific experiments, swimming in a vat of beer, or wrestling with a robot gone berserk in a toy store, for instance, "Masterpiece Theatre this is not," Richard Corliss remarked in Film Comment. "It is, however, a small masterpiece of physical comedy--which is all that interests Garry , and which is enough to be grateful for."
Another of 's productions, "Mork and Mindy," was inspired by a "Happy Days" episode in which , at the urging of his ten-year-old daughter, introduced an alien from another planet. Mork from Ork (played by Robin Williams) visited Milwaukee and tried to kidnap Richie. Though unsuccessful in that attempt, Mork did succeed in capturing the hearts of the "Happy Days" audience. Set in Denver, the series was based on Mork's cultural assimilation and his discoveries of earth customs. Mork was befriended by Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber), and he moved in with the perky music store clerk. They eventually married and had a son played by Jonathan Winters. (Orkans are born as adults and get younger as years go by.) The show was extremely well received in its first season, primarily due to Williams's fresh ad-libs and zany antics. In a New Leader article, Marvin Kitman deemed "Mork and Mindy" "one of the few shows intelligent people are not ashamed to admit they watch. . . . This is a very original premise." The series' success waned, however, in subsequent seasons and was cancelled, although its reruns have since been syndicated.
Has also had a few misses among his hits, of course, but his achievement cannot be denied. Commenting on one of his less successful shows, "Who's Watching the Children?," a People reporter wrote: "Maybe parents objected to the question in that show's title, but they have no choice but to live with the answer to whom U.S. kids are watching. It's Garry Marshall."
Born November 13, 1934, in New York, NY; son of Anthony W. (a television producer) and Marjorie Irene; married; children: three. Education: Received B.S. from Northwestern University.
Television, stage, and motion picture producer, director, and writer. Comedy writer for "The Jack Paar Show," "The Joey Bishop Show," "The Danny Thomas Show," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show"; creator, director, and executive producer of television programs, including "Hey Landlord," National Broadcasting Co. (NBC-TV), 1966-67; "The Odd Couple," American Broadcasting Co. (ABC-TV), 1970-75; "The Little People" (later named "The Brian Keith Show"), NBC-TV, 1972- 74; "Happy Days," ABC-TV, 1974--; "Laverne and Shirley," ABC-TV, 1976-83; "Blansky's Beauties," ABC-TV, 1977; "Mork and Mindy," ABC-TV, beginning in 1978; "Who's Watching the Kids?," NBC-TV, 1978; "Angie," NBC-TV, 1979-80; "Joannie Loves Chachi," ABC-TV, 1982-83. Producer and director of motion pictures, including Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982; and Valentine's Day, New Line Cinema, 2010.
* (With Lori ) Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break Into Show Business and Stay There, Adams (Holbrook, MA), 1995.
Screenplays:
* (Written and produced with Jerry Belson) " How Sweet It Is!," National General, 1968.
* (Written and produced with Belson) " The Grasshopper," National General, 1970.
* " Evil Roy Slade" (made-for-television movie), MCA-TV, 1971.
Stage plays:
* (With Belson) " The Roast" (two-act), first produced on Broadway at Winter Garden Theatre, May 8, 1980.
* (Adapter) Lawrence Schwab, G. G. De Sylva, and Frank Mandel, Good News (libretto; words and music by Lew Brown, De Sylva, and Ray Henderson), Tams Witmark Music Library, 1978.
Author of scripts for numerous television shows, including all those he produces and directs.


New champ Scott Dixon expected to play key role in IndyCar’s busy offseason
The dust had barely settled on Scott Dixon’s third IndyCar Series championship Saturday night when he began discussin...
New champ Scott Dixon expected to play key role in IndyCar’s busy offseason The dust had barely settled on Scott Dixon’s third IndyCar Series championship Saturday night when he began discussin... Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1gD0g2M
curt.cavin@indystar.com Published 7:15 p.m. ET Oct. 22, 2013 | Updated 7:15 p.m. ET Oct. 22, 2013
Helio Castroneves, right, of Brazil, congratulates Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, for winning the IndyCar Series Championship after finishing fifth in the Indy Car race at the Auto Club Speedway, Oct. 19, 2013, in Fontana, Calif. (Photo: Alex Gallardo)
The dust had barely settled on Scott Dixon’s third IndyCar Series championship Saturday night when he began discussing improvements.
Not for his race team; for himself.
Dixon admits he wasn’t ready to be the champion in 2003, when he was only 23 years old, and he did not have to be the focus of the series in 2008, the year of the sport’s unification.
But this time, IndyCar needs him to be as much of a winner off the track as he is on it. It needs him to promote the unnoticed qualities of the sport as Izod, GoDaddy and other supporters depart.
From a personal standpoint, Dixon will never be Helio Castroneves, the driver he beat for the season title at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Dixon, 33, is quiet and deferring, but he has a wit so dry that his perspective is always interesting.
He also has the credentials to lead. Among current drivers, no one has more race victories (33); in fact, only six in history do, and Dixon can catch Al Unser Jr. with his next win.
Among champions, only four drivers have won more than Dixon, who also has an Indianapolis 500 trophy.
He knows it’s time to speak up, and he thinks he can.
“I think I have evolved as a person in a lot of ways from the 2003 championship,” he said. “Yeah, I do feel I’m up for that task. Is that my strong point? Maybe not. Is that something that Helio or maybe some other driver may be a little bit better at? Maybe.”
Dixon said he is “excited” to capitalize on the opportunities; IndyCar’s offseason should give him plenty to talk about.
Dixon’s team, Ganassi Racing, is switching from Honda to Chevrolet, and his more-famous teammate, Dario Franchitti, is seeking to return from serious injuries suffered in a crash in Houston earlier this month.
IndyCar unveiled a revamped schedule last week that has five events changing dates, including four changing months. The race at the Milwaukee Mile is moving back two months in the schedule, to Aug. 17, Houston’s doubleheader is coming forward three months, to June 28-29, and the season-ender will be six weeks earlier, on Labor Day weekend at the Fontana track, Aug. 30.
IndyCar officials are working on a plan to have the season’s first six events, including the inaugural series road course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on ABC in an effort to build national momentum. The NBC Sports Network likely will air the rest of the season as it prepares for 2015, when it takes on NASCAR programming.
Mark Miles — the CEO of Hulman & Co., which owns IndyCar and IMS — had hoped NASCAR would move to NBC Sports in 2014, a year earlier than scheduled, but that didn’t happen.
A month ago, IndyCar also didn’t know that Juan Pablo Montoya would be returning to open-wheel racing (he won the CART title in 1999) to drive for Team Penske. It also wasn’t known that Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan would join Dixon and Franchitti at Ganassi to form an all-star cast that includes eight series titles and five Indianapolis 500 victories.
Ganassi’s rivalry with Team Penske will be fierce, but IndyCar has many contenders. Ten drivers and seven teams won races this season.
Like the Penske and Ganassi teams, Andretti Autosport could be expanding, perhaps with Indianapolis 500 runner-up Carlos Munoz. But that doesn’t mean IndyCar’s car count (24 regulars) will grow as at least one team (Dragon Racing) appears headed for a reduction.
At the center of at least two teams is the National Guard sponsorship, which is considered the most lucrative team-level sponsor in IndyCar. Panther Racing has had it since 2008, but there is an expectation that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing may get the bid next year.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is following GoDaddy and Izod out, which could be a blow to the race team owned by Sam Schmidt, Davey Hamilton and Ric Peterson if another company, such as Intel, doesn’t increase its support.
Izod’s multiyear contract was believed to be front-loaded, but that doesn’t make the loss easier to accept. Miles said what hurts the most is the perception created by the departure.
“We have deals that are done that have escalators for next year — more than one — that more than offset Izod,” he said. “We want to grow, but there’s not an economic (problem).”
There are concerns about the Brazilian influence in the sport since the Sao Paulo race is not on the schedule. IndyCar is pursuing an option elsewhere in the country, but there are no guarantees.
Six-year veteran EJ Viso also has concern for his funding as the Venezuelan government investigates how money it devotes to supporting several international racers is used. Viso has driven for Michael Andretti’s team the past two years.
Like Franchitti, Justin Wilson will need the next several months to recover from a late-season accident. He broke his pelvis in three places and bruised a rib when Tristan Vautier’s car struck him in the side Saturday night.
That’s only part of what to watch for. Modification to the IMS road course is underway, and Miles said he’s finalizing arrangements on a chief marketing officer and a chief sales officer for Hulman Racing, which is the umbrella for IndyCar and IMS.
Miles will be spending the next several weeks looking to secure a couple of international events for 2015 that could provide teams with $200,000 per car per event.
It adds up to a busy offseason for the series and Dixon.
Call Star reporter Curt Cavin at (317) 444-6409.


Lovely Monsters
The Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton & Judy Garland, MGM (1939)
Today on Museum Bites we’re talking tornadoes with a tour through photographer and storm chaser, Camille Seaman’s The Big Cloud exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum. Thanks to years of watching Dorothy (and her little dog too!), tornadoes have been my go-to nightmare. Seaman’s haunting photographs capture the dark, tornado-rich clouds hovering open-mouthed over vulnerable farmland. Captivated by the fierce beauty of these supercell storms, my fight or flight response was pinging.
Here there be monsters: Seaman describes supercells storms, as lovely monsters. These nasty beasts can stretch 50 miles across, reach 65,000 feet into the atmosphere, and produce grapefruit-sized hail. And if the booming thunder and driving winds weren’t enough, this swirling brew can also whip up a tornado.
Tornado, Photo by Skeeze, Pixabay
High Plains Drifter: Tornadoes have ravaged every continent (except Antarctica), and every state in the United States. The US is home to 3/4ths of the world’s tornadoes, and the southern Plains States are so frequently plagued by twisters the region has earned the nickname, Tornado Alley. Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico pushes north and collides over the Plains States with cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rocky Mountains. This volatile mixture contains the necessary ingredients to create Seaman’s lovely monsters. The United States averages over 1,000 tornadoes per year, and peak season occurs between May and July. Most tornadoes form between 4 pm and 9 pm. But keep in mind, if weather conditions are right, tornadoes can touch down at any time and any place. Click on this Tornado Fact vs Fiction clip created by the Weather Channel to dispel many of our tornado myths. Did you know a highway underpass is an extremely dangerous place to ride out tornado? Seriously, take a few minutes and watch this highly informative clip.
Enhanced Fujita Scale, Source FEMA
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Meteorologists rate the severity of tornadoes using the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale. Based on wind speed and storm damage, the original Fujita scale was developed by meteorologist and storm researcher, Tetsuya Theodore Fujita. In 2007, it was fine-tuned and upgraded to the Enhanced Fujita scale. According to the National Weather Service, the most devastating EF4 and EF5 tornadoes account for 2% of all tornadoes. Despite this fact, all tornadoes pose a risk and it is crucial that we all take appropriate action when tornadoes are on the horizon.
Tornado Watch vs Warning: Know the Difference!
Worst of the Worst Facts: Despite Tornado Alley’s reputation, the world’s worst tornado did not occur in the United States. In 1989, a devastating tornado ripped through the Manikganj district of Bangladesh. Approximately, 1,300 people were killed, 12,000 more were injured and 80,000 were left homeless.
In 1925, the deadliest tornado in US history tore a path across southern Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana at speeds of 73 mph. Lasting a nail-biting 3.5 hours, this mile-wide monster had wind gusts up to 300 mph. Dubbed the Great Tri-State Tornado, this horrific storm killed 695 people, injured 2,000 more, and left thousands homeless.
Dolley Madison, by Gilbert Stuart (1804)
The British Are Coming! The British Are Running! In a strange twist of fate, a tornado touched down on August 25, 1814, interrupting the British siege on Washington, D.C. Two days prior, first lady, Dolley Madison made her famous escape with George Washington’s portrait in hand. The redcoats subsequently torched the White House and ransacked the capital until the tornado chased them out of town.
This wraps up our look at tornadoes. Click on Camille Seaman’s website to enjoy a slideshow of her stunning photographs and click on Seaman’s TEDTalk to learn the story behind her storm chasing. Also, if you’d like to geek out on all things tornado, click on this link from the Storm Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Center. Next week we’ll explore the world of magic, until then, have a great week!
Cover photo, Supercell Storm by Skeeze, courtesy of Pixabay.
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Brewers' deals, Draft result in star-studded instructs roster
By Mike Rosenbaum
After a season spent building towards the future, the Milwaukee Brewers are creating quite the buzz this fall with their strong crop of talent in instructional league.Comprised of 13 of Milwaukee's Top 30 Prospects, including three players ranked in the Top 100, the Brewers' instructional league roster reads more like
After a season spent building towards the future, the Milwaukee Brewers are creating quite the buzz this fall with their strong crop of talent in instructional league.
Comprised of 13 of Milwaukee's Top 30 Prospects, including three players ranked in the Top 100, the Brewers' instructional league roster reads more like an organizational All-Star list, standing out for its impressive blend of both high-end talent and depth.
"It's a really deep group here this year, and it made it a challenge for us to put together the roster," Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan said. "There were guys in our system who normally we would want to have down here, but you have to draw the line somewhere just to make sure everyone can get their work in."
Brewers Top 30 Prospects at instructs
Yet many of the Brewers' players participating in camp this fall are new to the organization, with some having come over in one of several Trade Deadline blockbusters, and even more from the organization's 2016 Draft.
"We don't have a lot of history with some guys because of the trades we made this year, so we're still trying to figure them out and assess what we have," said Flanagan.
Due to their influx of talent in the past year, the Brewers are placing a greater emphasis on doing more off-the-field work with players this fall. Specifically, there are a lot more classroom sessions this year, especially for position players, during which players and staff form small groups and basically have a Q&A for 45 minutes about a particular topic.
"We want to get these new guys into the system and get them educated about why they're here and what we're trying to do," Flanagan stated. "Starting pro ball can be a blur for young players, so our goal is slow things down and let them get acclimated to the Brewers."
Bickford impressing new organization
Selected by San Francisco in the first round (No. 18 overall) of the 2015 Draft, Phil Bickford posted a 2.69 ERA with 105 strikeouts and 27 walks in 93 2/3 innings between Class A Augusta and Class A Advanced San Jose before the Giants sent him and Andrew Susac to Milwaukee on Aug. 1 in exchange for left-handed reliever Will Smith. Named the Brewers' No. 5 prospect upon joining the organization, the 21-year-old righty finished his campaign by offering club officials a glimpse of his future with five impressive starts in the Class A Advanced Florida State League.
"There wasn't a lot of season left after he came over at the Deadline," Flanagan said about the No. 54 overall prospect. "But he got right to work and has looked really sharp this fall.
"He's been all ears and eyes and just trying to get used to our staff. For him, being down here for instructional league should help him get to know our staff and facilities so he can come in here next year for Spring Training ready to go."
Ponce making up for lost time
Expectations for what was supposed to be Cody Ponce's first full season became tempered when the Brewers' No. 10 prospect began the season on disabled list due to forearm tightness. Although the injury cost the 6-foot-6, 240-pound right-hander the first two months of his season, he would recover in time to make his 2016 debut in early June with Class A Brevard County.
Ponce began his campaign on a positive note, posting a 2.50 ERA over his first nine starts, but his overall consistency and command faded quickly down the stretch, as he went 0-4 with 19 earned runs allowed on 27 hits (14 extra-base hits) in 16 innings spanning his final four regular-season starts.
"Cody had a nice stretch of starts during the second half before hitting some speed bumps, but he made some adjustments toward the tail end of the season and he's carried it over into instructional league," Flanagan noted.
Though Ponce technically is in camp to make up some of the innings he missed during the regular season, the Brewers also see it as an opportunity for him to hammer home some things he's been working on.
"Refining the direction and the consistency of his delivery is a big thing for Cody, because he struggled with that at times throughout the season," Flanagan said.
Beyond that, Ponce, who boasts two future above-average-or-better offerings in his fastball and cutter, also is making an effort to develop his changeup, a below-average pitch for him.
"Cody knows that his changeup is important to his future, so he's started to emphasize the usage of pitch a lot more here as opposed to what he's down in the past," Flanagan added.
College bats
The Brewers used their first two picks in the 2016 Draft on college hitters, selecting Louisville's Corey Ray in the first round (No. 5 overall) and Lucas Erceg, a Menlo College product, in the second. But while Ray came with all the hype and fanfare, it was Erceg who swung the bat like a first-rounder in his pro debut, batting .327/.376/.518 with 30 extra-base hits and 51 RBIs in 68 games between the Pioneer and Midwest Leagues.
"Lucas hit right off the plane after we signed him, and he's kept that up out here," Flanagan said.
And though there may be no immediate plans to move Erceg off of third base, it's worth noting that the Brewers have had him working at shortstop this fall in camp.
"That he's looked somewhat natural out there already in the early going is a very positive development," Flanagan said about his club's No. 16 prospect. "We'll see where that leads, but we're taking advantage of this time to see what he can do at the position."
As for Ray, the Brewers' No. 3 prospect (No. 28 overall), had an outstanding junior campaign at Louisville, batting .310/.388/.545 with 15 homers and 44 steals, but his transition to the professional ranks wasn't particularly smooth, as he batted just .247/.307/.385 with five home runs over 57 games with Brevard County. However, some of the 22-year-old's struggles can be attributed to his aggressive placement in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League
"We challenged Corey and he handled himself well," Flanagan said. "It was an aggressive placement, but we believe he'll be better off in the long run as a result."
And while Ray stood out as an amateur for his high-end combination of power and speed, the Brewers are encouraging him to develop into a more complete and well-rounded player as a professional.
"With that power-speed combo, he's definitely an exciting player to watch. But we'd also like to see him work on some of the finer aspects of his game," Flanagan said. "For example, we have him bunting a little bit now in camp, which is something he really didn't do a lot of in college, but with his speed, could make him more impactful player in the long run."
Mike Rosenbaum is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @GoldenSombrero.