Slaterville-Springs News Archives

“We strive for the same things to make a contribution as human beings. We waste so much energy dividing into camps.”

The following is the second in a multi-week series of articles intended to profile the motivations and the successes of minorities, be they ethnic, gender, religious or ability. via Minuteman

“Additional consumption of fresh fruits such as apples, bananas and oranges may be beneficial to improve effects in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.”

ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 31 Apples, bananas and oranges protect against neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, New York researchers said. via Earth Times

“As common as they are, they are just fun to see”

`Hot spot' on national Web site Stay-at-home dad gets area listed on Cornell's popular eBird Adam Bell

Corey Slovick has been into bird watching for only about two years now, but his passion for his hobby helped put Concord's Moss Creek Village on the avian map.

He got its nature trail listed as a 'hot spot' for bird watching on eBird, a popular Web site based in the Cornell University lab of ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y.

Anyone can enter bird sightings to the free online database, lab spokeswoman Pat Leonard said. But to qualify as a hot spot, a site typically must be a good spot to see birds and accessible to the public, such as a hiking trail, beach or nature center, eBird project leader Marshall Iliff said in an e-mail interview. Read more

If approved, the KORUS FTA would be the largest FTA that South Korea has signed to date and would be the second largest in which the United States participates. via IWS Documented News Service DAILY POS...

“You have this potential for this huge spread.”

It has now spread to eight hibernation sites in the state and another in Vermont. via SF Gate

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Judy "JJ" Jackson Born: Robersonville, N.C. Current job: Dean of the college, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 2004-present; associate provost for institutional engagement and associate vice president for ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

“Overall, the phenolic extracts disrupt essential virulence traits for a widespread, destructive oral pathogen, but without killing it”

Red wine has long been known to contain a substance, resveratrol, that is heart-healthy. Now research shows that both red wine grapes and winemaking residue, known as pomace, contain substances that may help ... via Physics Org

“Unless we socially reverse the demand of people to want to live in rural communities, the potential for misunderstanding of what goes on at farms is going to be there”

For years throughout New York state, farmers and their neighbors who migrated from the city have fought over the smell of manure, tractors on the highway and noise from farm equipment. via The Post-Standard

“Our initial read on the poll shows that Clinton seems to have a handle on her home state, and Obama will probably have to look elsewhere as he continues to battle on ...”

In your Jan. 14 editorial about presidential poll results "Hillary, McCain and Giuliani lead in N.Y.," The Ithaca Journal may have given readers the false impression that Barack Obama has little chance to earn ... via Ithaca Journal

“I am confident we have found the leader the university needs to achieve our goals.”

LEXINGTON , Ky. University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. today announced that he has selected Judy "J.J." Jackson to serve as the university's first vice president for institutional diversity. via UK News

“Cornell has an exceptionally generous group of people. We're here to thank them and congratulate them for helping us reach this milestone”

The Cornell Dairy Bar, identified by its red awning with white lettering, served cups of French vanilla ice cream with a "Big Red apple swirl." Across the way, the Hot Truck, a food cart usually stationed ... via New York Sun

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has appointed Thomas Gallagher, mayor of Cortland, and Linda May Armstrong, a member of the grant management team at Thoma Development Corp., to seven-year terms with the SUNY Cortland ... via Ithaca Journal

United Way of Tompkins County had a productive 2007. The ability to reach local residents and help make a positive difference in their lives and community-wide increased significantly. via Ithaca Journal

Jayne McLaughlin has been named director of the New York State Parks Taconic Region, which includes Staatsburgh State Historic Site. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“Why does it take four months to figure that out?”

ITHACA - Test results showing TCE in ambient air near South Hill homes, and the state's response that the results may be a fluke, raise questions about the reliability of the testing itself. via Ithaca Journal

“I am delighted to be honoured by India and also feel proud to have broken into what I thought was a male preserve in my husband's family.”

In a record of sorts, the award list announced by the Indian government Friday has nine people living in the US. via Newkerala.com

“They have a lot of questions about the effect of legislation, and it's very difficult for them to see before the fact what the policy effects will be.”

With last week's stock market sputter and re newed warnings of a recession, policymakers and presidential candidates are hawking countless plans to jump-start the economy. via ABC News

“I had never experienced being the only white person in a black church. It was a very lonely feeling and I began to realize what it was like to be in a black crowd”

On June 25, the philanthropist George Washington Vanderbilt III is found dead at the base of a San Francisco skyscraper. On July 4, the

Soviet submarine K-19 reactor leak occurs in the North Atlantic. On Aug. 13, construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Movement between East Berlin and West Berlin remains restricted for the next 28 years.

The year was 1961. Amid these world events, history was also being made in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Sr. was the pastor. One early morning in June 1961, a New York seminarian named Gurdon Brewster headed his car south toward Georgia. He had enthusiastically signed on earlier that year to take the student assignment at Ebenzer, where he would shadow King, preach some and lead the church's youth group. All pretty normal, except for one thing: Brewster is white. With his assignment, Brewster became the first white student minister to work there. Read more

Main Category: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Also Included In: Sports Medicine / Fitness Article Date: 25 Jan 2008 Only one person in the study took vitamin E supplements Vitamin E "helps older ... via MediLexicon

In this study, we utilized metabolomic profiling using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical coulometric array detection to look for biomarkers in plasma useful for the diagnosis ... via Brain.oxfordjournals.org

Byrne Dairy and Organic Valley have teamed up to support the New York Agricultural Land Trust in its effort to protect land for the future of farming in New York. via CSRwire.com

“The Dip', a classic, gutsy 'artichoke/spinach dip”

SPCA Pet of the Week Allison Veaner Hi there, my name is Dryden. I am a female gray and white tabby. via Lansing Star

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David and Ann Scoville reflect on their daughter and the trial of her killer 01/24/08 By Scott Monroe Email this story to a friend Photo by Joseph Gresser, THe Chronicle David and Ann Scoville, left, parents of ... via The Stowe Reporter

The performance of an airport is measured by how well it serves all of its stakeholders: the airlines, the flying public, and above all the community it serves. via Ithaca Journal

The New York State Turfgrass Association , in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Professional Landscape Association of Rockland County, the New York State Turf and Landscape Association, Sports ... via Lawn & Landscape

You will have a chance to voice your opinion on the New York State Budget proposed Tuesday by Governor Eliot Spitzer. via WENY

“I'm excited about getting kids involved in some of the real world problems that we are facing”

Outflanked by iPods and Xboxes, state environmental officials are introducing a new youth magazine aimed at reconnecting kids with nature and the outdoors. via StarTribune

The use of "pay for performance" - " linking a financial reward to measurable goals - " works in business. via Christian Science Monitor

“The y did one heck of a job here”

GENOA - Firefighters from 20 Central New York departments contained a blaze at H & H Paving and Excavation on Monday morning. via Ithaca Journal

“I knew I couldn't sell headbands because everybody's got that”

Evin Robinson and Autumn Perez were among 30 students in U.S. to make it to National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.Robinson designed a selection of women's rings. via New York Daily News

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter”

ITHACA - Two themes emerged at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center on Monday: Activists committed to change need to actively seek out and listen to those whose ... via Ithaca Journal

“We built all the things in the computer”

Kansas City Business Journal - by Jim Davis Staff Writer Jim Davis KCBJ Jonathan Arnold’s commitment to the River Market extends to his investments. via Kansas City Business Journal

“At the end of the day, the people who get harmed the most by conflicts of interest on campus are middle-class students and their families who really can't afford to pay extra for these services while the schools reap the benefits.”

Study-abroad programs at 15 colleges and universities including Harvard and Columbia are being scrutinized by the New York attorney general's office to ensure cozy deals between schools and companies that provide the programs are not cheating students, a top investigator said Monday.

Benjamin Lawsky, deputy counselor and special assistant to Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, said prosecutors are focusing on the schools after a probe of more than a dozen companies worldwide that arrange for students to study abroad for up to a year identified questionable practices. Read more

“Dr. Caspi's work underscores the importance of the developmental perspective and how the mature being is greatly influenced by experiences during development in combination with biological/genetic predispositions”

A leader in recent research on the interaction of genes and environment in the development of psychiatric illness, Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D. of King's College London, has been awarded the Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D., ... via Newswise

“Novomer is a real gem of environmental innovation in Upstate New York”

Novomer Inc., a materials company pioneering a family of high-performance, biodegradable plastics, polymers and other chemicals from renewable substances such as carbon dioxide, today announced that Senator ... via Earth Times

Central New York received word today that it has won nearly $11 million of the $100 million pool of state money known as Restore NY. via Post-Standard

“I think the biggest challenge will be how to reach the top (of the class)”

Froilan Malit's life journey has taken him from flower farms in the Philippines to the Ivy League. via San Mateo Daily News

E-mail: cdb28{at}cornell.edu Current methods for detecting fluctuating selection require time series data on genotype frequencies. via Genetics current issue

“Our calculations are that will go a long way towards eliminating and cleaning up the problems that have been there, and obviously, if things go over budget we'll have to step back and take a look.”

Governor Eliot Spitzer made a stop in Ithaca on Tuesday, January 15th. He was at City Hall to announce that several southern tier cities will get grant funding through the "Restore New York Communities ... via WENY

Does your chili rank with the county's best? Enter The Ithaca Journal Chili Recipe Contest for a chance to compete against professional chefs at the Great Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off on Feb. via Ithaca Journal

“That's the city, but what's Ithaca?”

No one in Germany can pronounce "Ithaca." "Th" together with so many vowels is too much. via Ithaca Journal

“I worked for Habitat for Humanity in college”

Damariscotta native Suzanne Monaco plans to celebrate her college graduation this spring with a classic American rite of passage the cross-country road trip. via Lincoln County News

“In parts of Africa, they eat maize three meals a day. And so if you can bio-fortify what they're eating a lot of, even just a small amount, it adds up”

U.S. scientists have developed a way to breed corn that can boost the vitamin A it gives people who eat it -- a potentially important advance for regions of the world burdened by vitamin A deficiencies. via HealthCentral

“In reaching their decision, they undoubtedly took into account what sort of access they might gain if they make an endorsement that pans out”

Labor unions have fractured among the three top Democratic presidential contenders, diluting labor's overall influence here and adding extra wallop to the bruising nomination fight. via Christian Science Monitor

In reading "Johnson City's '16' have a chance to make history," I was struck with the Orwellian guise of the article's title. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“Based upon that evidence, we cannot find him to have been in contempt of the court order. 'We find that standing by and watching an order being violated is not the same as the violation of the order”

Former Elmira Police Chief James Waters has won a long legal battle with one of his former officers. via Star-Gazette

“Maize is the dominant subsistence crop in much of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas”

A team of plant geneticists and crop scientists has pioneered an economical approach to the selective breeding of maize that can boost levels of provitamin A, the precursors that are converted to vitamin A upon ... via Innovations-report.com

This week, though, a dark moment in Stowes recent history has drawn national attention: the 1991 murder of Patricia Scoville. via The Stowe Reporter

“The theme was the right theme for Upstate”

ALBANY - Saying New York is "one state with one future," Gov. Eliot Spitzer laid out his vision Wednesday to revive the Upstate economy, calling for a $1 billion state investment to spur new jobs, strengthen ... via Ithaca Journal

“I couldn't believe what he was saying”

ITHACA - Speaking in a measured but emphatic tone, Tarrant Sheppard told the court he did not shoot Enrique "Ricky" Chavez. via Ithaca Journal

New York State Police are asking for your help with information about a suspicious fire that destroyed a home Monday morning in Hornby. via WENY

“We weren't targeting any particular molecule, so we didn't know what we were going to find - we just started searching, and what we found was incredibly exciting”

"Just add water!" said Robert Minchin, an Arecibo astronomer on the project, who explained that methanimine and hydrogen cyanide are two of the basic ingredients of life, because when combined with water they ... via Wireless Design Online

Molecular Modeling and Mutagenesis Reveals a Tetradentate Binding Site for Zn2+ in GABAA Receptors and Provides a Structural Basis for the Modulating Effect of the Subunit James R. Trudell,* Minerva E. Yue, ... via Today's Chemist At Work

“The $100 million investment in Restore NY funding demonstrates the state's commitment to provide a catalyst for meaningful community development projects throughout New York State”

Governor Eliot Spitzer, Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno today announced the recipients of $100 million in Restore New York grants. via Empire State News

Utica's Stanley Theatre is getting more than 2 million dollars in state funds for its ongoing restoration and expansion. via WTVH Syracuse

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Send-off ceremonies are set for tomorrow for more than 1,000 members of the New York Army National Guard who are being deployed to Afghanistan. via CBS 6 Albany

A send-off ceremony is planned Wednesday for an 80-member National Guard unit based at Ithaca's Hanshaw Road armory that is about to go to Afghanistan. via Ithaca Journal

“I am hard pressed to tell you of a single opinion of mine that would have come out differently if I were not Catholic”

By Robert Barnes Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 15, 2008; Page A11 It is a story told in many versions, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says near the beginning of the new PBS series "The Jewish ... via The Washington Post

“We're hoping that this prevalence study will lay the groundwork for statutory changes”

Advocates for the elderly are hoping that a study of the prevalence of elder abuse in New York state will provide reliable information to support their call for more attention to the issue. via Democrat & Chronicle

WATKINS GLEN, NY -- International Motor Racing Research Center Historian Bill Green will kick off a year-long celebration of the center's 10th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of racing in Watkins Glen on ... via Star-Gazette

“We're certainly very interested in what's going on and want to know more”

Birds have long sounded an alarm about the movement of microbes in nature. Scientists, for example, are tracking avian influenza as it circumvents the globe, moving mostly through flocks of wild birds. via AMNY

“I got back on the train and I thought, "Oh my God, it's probably the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life,' ”

If there's one thing a robber should know, it's not to mess with an "American Gladiator." Yet that's exactly what happened during an extraordinary evening commute, when 30-year-old city resident Jamie Kovac - ... via Home News Tribune

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. - Chinese proverb LOTS OF people who seek medical care are left undiagnosed or inadequately treated because examinations and tests can't ... via Jamaica Gleaner

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“Much of what we're doing...is targeting violent crime, particularly gun-related crime”

A joint venture involving city police, county sheriff's deputies, state troopers and other law enforcement agencies helped reduce crime by 5.4 percent in the New York state areas that participated, including a ... via Democrat & Chronicle

Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson today issued a statement reacting to Gov. Eliot Spitzer's state of the state address, given Wednesday afternoon. via Ithaca Journal

' Feb. 9, 2008 Opening: Thurs, Jan 10, 6 - '8 Hours: Tue - 'Sat, 11-6 pm Winkleman Gallery is very pleased to present Happy Birthday , our first solo exhibition by New York artist Christopher K. Ho . via Edward_ winkleman

“Winter is warming greater than any other season”

On an unusually mild January 05, 2007 day, blossoms appear on a cherry tree in New York's Central Park where they usually bloom at the beginning of spring. via Jersey Journal

“We hope to isolate the key compounds within the winemaking waste that render bad bacteria harmless, perhaps in the mouth with a new kind of rinse”

A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . via Medical News