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APRIL 19, 2009

PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

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ichael Stolarczyk, the new president and CEO of the ToledoLucas County Port Authority, has been the recipient of plenty of good news.

In late March, the Port announced it would receive more than $21 million in federal stimulus money. This included $15 million for modernization efforts for the Toledo Shipyard, including an expansion of the High Bay Building, acquisition of equipment for barge construction and wind components, and repairs to the pump house, sea wall and gates. Another $6.8 million will go to a crane and reach stacker, which has the ability to make up to 40 “swings” per hour. More than 100 jobs will result from these improvements. On April 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency granted the Port more than $1.1 million for Thomas F. POUNDS security improvements. Cleveland and Cincinnati were the only other major Ohio areas to receive such funding.

Stolarczyk has a strong business and development background, and we wish him well in his new role and with these new resources.

A much-deserved tip of the hat goes to Paul Toth, who led the Port in an interim role. It is not completely clear that the Port understands the asset it has in Toth; hopefully, Stolarczyk will find an immediate opportunity to show the community that Toth is valued.

The millions of dollars coming the Port’s way are encouraging; let’s welcome Stolarczyk and give him the help he needs to continue to make the Port one of our leading economic development agencies.

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

LETTER OF THE WEEK

An All-America city Bravo that Toledo is a finalist in this year’s All-America City Award competition! With all the adversity that besets Toledo it has become cliché to suggest that our elected leaders must not be sufficiently aware of or focused on our challenges. It seems as if our municipal leaders dare not express a hopeful thought or urge us to adopt a positive goal, no matter how ambitious or modest.

The most recent purported evidence of misplaced elected leader attention is the announcement by Mayor Carty Finkbeiner that Toledo is once again a finalist for the National Civic League’s All-America City Award.

The mayor’s critics are certain that his willingness to draw national attention to some of the good things about our community is somehow a sign of dissipated leadership or a denial of the

grim difficulties that afflict Toledo and occupy so much of his time.

Toledo is not the only city with serious challenges. Going forward, I am very happy that especially now some of our mayor’s attention remains on the positives about Toledo. To succeed, public and private leaders must attend to the immediate issues while also advancing the long-term prospects for our community, particularly when times are rough. Since another cliché is the relentless willingness of Toledoans to denigrate ourselves and our community, we must actively nurture our positives and work to cultivate increased local pride and community competitiveness.

The old industrial cities of the Midwest that prosper over time will be those whose leaders and citizens appreciate and embrace this balance.

HUGH W. GREFE Sr. Exec. Director, Toledo LISC

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Dean and Bettie “I thought I knew what love was/What did I know?”

— Don Henley

incapacitated by a muscular disease, and our father lived his life outside our home. To me, a weekly or biweekly visit with him was the norm. I never questioned that enhere are a lot of ways to measure 50 years. If you vironment, because that was all I knew.

It was late 1970s and early 1980s visits to the Mawant to be technical, clinical, 50 years is 2,600 weeks, 18,200 days and 436,800 hours. If you want theney household that showed me an alternative. Dean was home with his family, every night. to be historical, chronological, there have They had dinner together, at one table. been 11 presidents in the past 50 years Dean interacted with Tim and Steve, on (Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, matters of school and life.

Ford, Carter, Reagan (twice), Bush, Clinton I saw a similar scenario at the home (twice), Bush (twice), Obama); Fidel of my friend John Bleau. His parents, Bill Castro has been in power for 50 years; the and Delores, who are just a few years from Dalai Lama escaped to India 50 years ago; their 50th wedding anniversary, were simAlaska and Hawaii became states 50 years ilarly active in John and his sister Cindy’s ago; in 1959, the cost of a first-class stamp lives, and were there. Again, I’m not colwas 4 cents; 50 years ago, Marilyn Monroe, oring any of these people as perfect, but I Alfred Hitchcock, James Michener, Boris Pasternak, William Burroughs, Frank Michael S. MILLER can’t overemphasize how important there was, and what an impact seeing that had Sinatra and Henry Mancini were at the on my understanding of what a family could be. top of their games.

I do not remember the specific epiphany, but at some On April 11, 1959, Dean Matheney married Bettie Hendrix. At a celebration at Perrysburg’s Belmont point I began to understand that my reference point for Country Club April 11, 2009, friends and family gath- family was perhaps not all it could be. Dean and Bill were the first adults outside of a school setting who treated ered to celebrate their 50 years of marriage.

It is tempting to praise Dean and Bettie’s grace and me, not as a child, but as a young adult, and they listened, commitment at the expense of reality, to let their life even when the things I was saying weren’t as mature or together assume rose-colored hues of American per- grounded as they should have been. I won’t place the fection. No marriage is without challenge and cloudy burden of father figure or father by proxy on these men, weather, however, and Dean and Bettie would be the first as they shouldn’t shoulder any of the blame for my misto protest any attempts to aggrandize their partnership takes and flaws, but a lot of my framework for being a husband and father, I learned from them. as anything uber-special. But the temptation lingers.

Seeing Dean and Bettie, surrounded by 50-year-old There were many living testaments to their 50 years of marriage at the April 11 celebration. First and foremost, photos and mementos, enveloped by family and friends, their sons, Steve and Tim, were there to reminisce and I can see the payoff, in love and strength, that results share stories. Tim, with whom I have been friends since from working to stay in a marriage for more than half first grade, is one of the defining influences on my life. He a lifetime. Bettie faces some health challenges that make is the most intelligent light I follow, and his achievements these days bittersweet. And just like he has been for 50— as a graduate of St. John’s Jesuit High School, the Uni- plus years, Dean is there, and his tender, watchful eyes versity of Michigan, Princeton University and as principal keep Bettie in view, his arms embrace her, and his heart at South Brunswick High School in New Jersey — set a colors his every word and expression for her.

Every Christmas, my wife and I take our two young boys high standard of service and dedication to education. Tim is godfather to our first son, Evan, a choice as close to a to Dean and Bettie’s for a visit. My sons are far too young to understand the triumph that Bettie and Dean represent, foregone conclusion as anything we’ll do with our sons.

Dean and Bettie also had their three grandchildren but as they grow, I hope they know enough about them to at their side April 11 — Erin, Lauren and Evan. Evan, understand what an impact they had on their own father, the senior class president at Lake High School, sat at and what a standard has been set for me and my wife to our table that night and spoke of his grandparents in pass on to them. Coupled with the example set by their reverent, loving tones, making a summer weekend of maternal grandparents, Kit and Kay Scott, there are more gardening sound like a life-experience summit, which, than enough role models to learn from.

I won’t live to see my sons Evan and Sean celebrate upon reflection, it probably was. Dean was the director of non-teaching personnel and an elementary school their 50th wedding anniversaries, but when they do, I assistant for TPS. Bettie was a paraprofessional in the hope they remember Dean and Bettie, and Bill and DeTitle 1 reading program for TPS. Tim and Steve stressed lores, and Kit and Kay. And their own mom and dad, their parents’ emphasis on education, service and family which may represent the greatest triumph of all. during their comments at the dinner, but their accomMichael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. plishments more than illustrate the point.

My parents did not stay together. Our mother was Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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JUST BLOWING SMOKE

Sword in Toledo’s stone

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Thus, when our young lord ne candidate this election season reminds me of one points to his record of service to of my favorite tales as a the land, closer scrutiny shows that the only battles that young man growing seem to have been up, the Arthurian fought involve crelegend. Whether we ating the position of are talking about the county poet laureate; book “The Once and getting $250,000 set Future King” by T. aside for low-interest H. White, the movie loans for local art“Excalibur” directed work and proposing

by John Boorman, a living wage for the Disney cartoon county contracts in “The Sword in the spite of the fact that Stone” or the musical Tim HIGGINS it would dramatically “Camelot” by Lerner and Loewe, we all know the story of increase county spending and that it was called into question by the young Arthur.

As the election process works county prosecutor, causing him to into full swing for the highest of- appear more like Don Quixote in fice in the land (or at least that of the process.

Having likewise pledged his mayor of Toledo), we find such a young man seeking such a crown. word and signed a document to This youth would like us to believe the effect that he would serve in that he offers change from the full measure the office to which evils of the kings of the past (you he was elected, he says that his know, the status quo), bringing word (and one would have to fresh new ideas to this titular posi- suppose his honor) are subject tion, but methinks we should take to re-interpretation of circumstances. He tells us such circuma closer look.

Though there may be some stances and the seeking of the claims to the contrary, our young Grail of higher office trumps all lord was raised not in the woods prior oaths. Close on this failure by a wizard named Merlin but in of purpose, we watched as this a family long known to seek and likewise pledged officer of the hold political office and its power. court stood silently by as a group Members of our young knight’s of blackguards (the Toledo Forefamily have held many such po- closure Defense League) openly sitions, including that of chair defied the authority of that court of the Lucas County Democratic and he failed to defend the honor Party, and once even that office his fellows of the court as foul and currently held by our young lord, traitorous aspersions were cast that of Lucas County Commis- upon them.

I am sorry to say directly to sioner.

He was then fostered, not by our young lord that, unfortua friendly country knight, but nately, your tale is far too typical instead by Rep. Marcy Kaptur as of those seeking power in Northa Congressional page, showing west Ohio and that you have yet himself as preparing in fact for to show us anything other than that political future. Returning a continuation of the very status to school for a law degree, our quo that you so strongly decry. knight seems to have done little You have likewise yet to show any since but run for political office, of the values of true leadership failing in a bid for the 4th Con- required for such responsibilities, gressional District before gaining especially in such difficult times as these, choosing instead the his current position.

Having thus attained a posi- well-trodden path when it is to tion of service to the people, our your advantage to do so.

You may dream of Camelot, young knight soon found that service is often more difficult the throne and the crown and you than simply questing for office. It may even posture for such a posiis all well and good to dream of tion. I do not believe that, in this saving voters in distress or slaying case, however, you possess the the dragons of hunger, poverty strength (or the strength of charor unemployment in the land; acter) required to draw the sword but actually accomplishing such from the stone. goals (or even playing nice with his fellow knights) seems beyond Tim Higgins blogs at justblowing smoke.blogspot.com. our young squire.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mayor responds to Harpen In his April 12column, “Carty fiddled while ...” Jim Harpen referred to the All-America City awards as a “little-known award of little-recognized value from organizations little-known outside the world of career politicians and award plaque makers.” Many would beg to differ, and presumably, so would the National Civic League, which sponsors this annual civic competition.

All-America City is the oldest community recognition competition in the United States, launched in 1949 by The National Civic League (NCL), which was founded in 1894, by Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis and Marshall Field. For more than a century, this organization has worked to increase civic activism and promote recognition of America’s cities.

The NCL abides by four core values: 1) Empower people to participate and act. 2) Celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusiveness. 3) Support democratic processes that create high-performance governments. 4) Nurture hope and contribute to success in communities.

My question to Mr. Harpen is simply this: What’s your problem?

Why do I believe Toledo has an excellent chance at being named an All-America City? Because we are populated with citizens who don’t sit around and bemoan our problems but rather work to create innovative solutions to them. We are a community that pulls together to conquer our challenges—the main criteria that All-America City judges look for when choosing their winners.

No taxpayer money is being spent on our efforts to win this prestigious title. We are raising the necessary capital via a series of independent events. And our entry into the competition is not distracting anyone’s attention away from the important budget challenges facing us.

When I told reporters to “get a life” at our April 3 announcement, I was directing that toward those media members who insist on solely adding negativity to our newspapers, airwaves and television screens. It is true there is 12 percent unemployment locally. But that leaves 88 percent working. There are plenty of good news stories to tell, but some in the media just yearn for

the negative slant.

We have been nominated for the Oscar of civic awards, after many cities did not make the final cut.

This is an honor for Toledo, particularly in light of the financial difficulties we are facing. The NCL recognizes that Toledoans are fighters who never back down from a challenge ... while Mr. Harpen simply wants to ignore a challenge, dwell on negativity and miss a chance for Toledo to show what a great city we are!

CARLETON S. FINKBEINER, Mayor, Toledo

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EARTH DAY 2009

By Julie Ryan TOLEDO FREE PRESS NEWS EDITOR jryan@toledofreepress.com

The Owens Corning building sits as a silent sentinel as the Maumee River flows through Downtown. But what goes on inside the building, with its 950 employees, has been making global headlines all year. The company’s work with oilman T. Boone Pickens, and production of energy-conserving products, is causing a green splash in Washington and the world of fiberglass and building insulation.

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Owens Corning, Pickens focus on energy conservation

Working with T. Boone Pickens Pickens said he recognizes the importance of the work Owens Corning is doing to improve energy efficiency in buildings. His plan to improve energy efficiency, the Pickens Plan, incorporates Owens Corning’s ideas.

The plan, announced in July, aims to reduce America’s dependency on foreign fuel by encouraging energy efficiency.

Owens Corning has publicly contributed to the plan since the end of March by showing the need for insulation in homes — its specialty — which would decrease the need for heating energy.

“It’s very straightforward: We want to get off foreign oil. All of us working together, we’re going to accomplish that,” Pickens said in an April 14 telephone interview.

Pickens said he met with Owens Corning executives in Dallas last year and after several long meetings, he visited the Owens Corning world headquarters in Toledo in December.

Frank O’Brien-Bernini, Owens Corning vice president and chief sustainability officer, said Owens Corning is excited to work with Pickens as there is a need in the United States to improve energy efficiency.

“There’s 126 million residences, homes, in the United States. Of those, there’s about 80 million homes that are underinsulated according to what the department of energy says buildings in those areas ought to be insulated to,” O’Brien-Bernini said. “Depending on the building, increasing insulation could give a 20 percent gas bill relief.”

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T. BOONE PICKENS IS WORKING WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS OWENS CORNING TO REDUCE AMERICA’S DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.

Politically involved Owens Corning CEO Mike Thaman said it was a hard decision to become politically active and use the company to back the Pickens Plan.

“It’s difficult to measure how much impact you will really have, and you can draw attention to your company in a way that maybe creates more risk than there is benefit,” Thaman said.

However, he saw the need to take a stand and work to improve efficiency in buildings.

“Somebody, some entity, some organization needed to be more aggressive and more out

front in trying to create a comprehensive energy policy for the United States,” Thaman said.

After contacting Pickens, Thaman said Owens Corning became involved with the Pickens Plan, adding input on energy conservation. Pickens said Owens Corning’s financial support, and also the support they received through Thaman’s leadership and employees, is “invaluable.”

“They are the key to conservation for us,” Pickens said. “They’ve given us the input we need; they understand the question; they have

the materials and all to help with conservation. They were the experts on that question.”

Thaman said Owens Corning reviewed the Pickens Plan and saw the one piece of policy it was missing: energy efficiency in both residential and commercial buildings which consume 40 percent of the energy in America.

“When Boone Pickens came forward with the Pickens Plan, you know, we felt like he had really advanced the ball on a number of fronts,” Thaman said.

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Pickens said it is necessary to put an energy-efficiency plan into action.

“We’ve gone 40 years without an energy plan for this country,” Pickens said. “If you go forward 10 THAMAN years with no plan, you’re going to be paying $300 a barrel and then importing 75 percent of your oil. You know, we’re crazy the way we’re doing it; 85 million barrels of oil are produced every day and we’re using 21 million barrels a day. So, we’re using 25 percent of all the oil produced in the world every day and we have only 4 percent of the population. Something’s out of whack.”

Jay Rosser, spokesman for the Pickens Plan, said an important part of the plan involves renewable energy.

“A key development of his plan is development of renewable energy — what [Pickens] describes as a ‘wind corridor’ from Texas up to Canada, a little bit east of the Rockies,” Rosser said. “You’re going to see massive wind farms develop in that corridor.”

Rosser said the wind corridor will lead to production and manufacturing opportunities for Owens Corning, making Owen Corning’s involvement critical and their relationship deeper.

Time for improvement “The wonderful thing about one of the big problems being buildings is that a lot of people own one,” O’Brien-Bernini said. “They own their home or live in their apartment or have some ability to impact either through their own decisions about how they consume energy in their home and increase energy efficiency in their home. We like to talk about insulating attics; that’s one of the most cost-effective things you can do to save energy.”

O’Brien-Bernini said home and building owners have two options if they are underinsulated. Low-income owners or occupants can call their state and get connected to the weatherization program. He said the Ohio weatherization program has $394 million to be spent in the next couple years. Owners who are not low-income have the opportunity to purchase insulation for their attics and receive a 30 percent tax credit. All buildings need a 30 to 50 percent insulation increase, depending on when they were built, O’Brien-Bernini said.

“Then you can offset 28 percent of the foreign fuel that we import today,” O’BrienBernini said. “That’s the opportunity in this.

That all directly translates to greenhouse gas.

We talk about 40 percent of the energy in the states; it’s about 43 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in the United States come from operating buildings — that’s more than transportation, more than industry.”

From T-Town to global Owens Corning began in Toledo in 1938.

It invented several products, such as fiber-

glass insulation, reinforcements and shingles, Thaman said.

Half of its revenue comes from the United States where its most significant businesses are insulation, roofing and composites, Thaman said. The rest of its revenue comes from outside of the United States; specifically, China, Mexico and Canada, where its composites business reaches “the four corners of the globe.”

“Owens Corning has been around for 70 years, and I think we’re very proud of our history,” he said. “In that history, we’ve been a part of the Fortune 500 since the Fortune 500 was established. We’ve been through world wars and a whole lot of ups and downs in the economy.”

Today, its inventive spirit is geared toward new, efficient products and green ways to manufacture. It also produces a fiberglass material that is used in the blades of wind mills, said Scott Deitz, vice president, corporate media and investor relations.

“If the idea of green existed in 1938, we probably would have had something on the order of ‘we’re green’ in 1938 because it’s now one of our premier products lines, and we’ve been making tremendous improvements,” O’Brien-Bernini said.

“This isn’t a topic just for today, just for 2008 or 2009,” Deitz said. “We often say, ‘A generation from today, our children, our grandchildren might be talking about the fact that the decisions we made today around energy efficiency were really the decisions of our lifetime.’ ”

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Quotes from T. Boone ■ “Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader.

Don’t fall victim to what I call the ‘ready-aimaim-aim-aim’ syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”

■ “Far too many executives have become more concerned with the “four P’s” — pay, perks, power and prestige — rather than making profits for shareholders.”

■ “Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from our luncheon meetings, which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup and a good idea or two. No martinis.”

■ “I have always believed that it’s important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.”

■ “Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.”

■ “If you’re on the right side of the issue, just keep driving until you hear glass breaking. Don’t quit.”

■ “The thing where you throw the ball and catch the ball — that’s a pretty neat trick.

I’ve done it a few times, but it’s not something you can do consistently.”

■ “Work hard. Come early, stay late. That’s the way leadership has to approach it.”

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Columbia Gas of Ohio employees and contracted installers worked through the chilly rain April 14 to launch the Automated Meter Reading (AMR) project and install the new meter-reading devices on Holland-area consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; natural gas meters.

The AMR system will allow the meters to be read on a monthly basis by readers as they drive PARTRIDGE by the customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; eliminating much of the inconvenience customers experience when readers need to access the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly in this day and age, when you have both spouses working, getting access to an indoor meter is more and more difficult. In the old days, people left their doors unlocked,â&#x20AC;? said Jack Partridge, president of Columbia Gas. The process to install new meters will take five years. Northwest Ohio is the first region to receive the meters. The 171,481 AMRs needed in the Toledo area are expected to be installed by mid-2011.

Partridge said there were several reasons

for beginning the project in Toledo. First of all, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because we love Toledo,â&#x20AC;? he said, but also because Toledo has a lot of inside meters, and those are the customers who need the AMR systems as soon as possible. Partridge said Toledo is a nice, discrete area and a good starting point for rolling out the project across Ohio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a legitimate benefit for our customers and it also helps the company,â&#x20AC;? Partridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cost savings and enormous convenience for the customers.â&#x20AC;?

Columbia Gas Community Relations Manager Chris Kozak said before starting the $83 million project, Columbia Gas received approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Dec. 3, which allowed them to increase their base rate 2.5 percent, an average of $2.54 on customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bills â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only a small portion of which goes to the AMR project. The rate case will affect 20 percent of monthly gas bills as 80 percent of the bill goes directly to the gas payments and not Columbia Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; delivery cost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you sit down and put your arms around what it means to the consumer, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a pretty good deal,â&#x20AC;? Kozak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That laid a lot of the groundwork for a lot of people to understand how and why and where we are coming from.â&#x20AC;?

It will be Columbia Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first rate case in 14 years, and Partridge said he hopes there will not be another increase for at least three years.

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work in a different region, said Curtis Anstead, AMR project manager.

It takes an average of 15 minutes to install a new AMR. The installer takes a picture of the meter and removes the existing index, which is on the front of the meter and allows the reading to stay constant. If something changes, the installers have the picture to refer to. After attaching the AMR, they program it to the address, Anstead said.

Lithium-ion batteries power the AMR system. Kozak said the battery will not need to be replaced for 20 years. The signal is strong enough to go a quarter of a mile, Anstead said, and read meters in basements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use any battery life sitting there during the month, but when the vehicle drives by it sends a signal out and kind of wakes it up, we call it, and then it will shoot a signal back and it will fall back asleep,â&#x20AC;? Anstead said.

Anstead said 5 percent of the meters will be too old and need to be replaced completely.

This process will take longer but also benefit the customer. Customers can also take advantage of a $25 rebate for buying a programmable thermostat and a $10 rebate for purchasing an energy-efficient showerhead. Kozak said Columbia Gas offers coupons for both purchases.

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After all the meters are installed, the customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; monthly bills will have an accurate reading. If they try to cut back on their gas use, they will be able to see how effective they are, Kozak said. Before, customers would receive a reading bimonthly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Customers are really going to be able to track their actual usage and evaluate their saving on their bill,â&#x20AC;? Partridge said.

Columbia Gas contracted TruCheck Metering Solutions for the installation process and plans to contract drivers to read the new automated meters. The company hired 25 employees to assist with the installation in the northwest region, and once the project concludes, they will be given the opportunity to

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ARTOMATIC 419!

‘Found’ author recycles trash into treasure

By Michael S. Miller TOLEDO FREE PRESS EDITOR IN CHIEF mmiller@toledofreepress.com

Davy Rothbart says Toledo is a trashy place, and he means that as a compliment. Rothbart, publisher of Found, a magazine that publishes notes, photos and oddities people find blowing in the wind, lives in Ann Arbor but is well acquainted with the streets of the Glass City.

“I used to drive to Toledo to the bus station or train station to pick up my brother, and a group of us would come an hour or two early and hang around Downtown Toledo just to see what we’d find,” Rothbart said in an April 14 telephone interview. “Toledo is particularly fertile territory.”

Since 2001, Rothbart has published the magazine, a number of books and presented a segment on NPR’s “This American Life,” all of which share the cast-off scraps of paper that people leave on America’s streets.

“I would find something and share it with friends and discover they had things they found, kids’ drawings or letters they found on the sidewalk, hanging on their refrigerator,” Rothbart said. “I thought it was a shame no one else would get to see these cool things, so we scissors-and-taped together the first issue of the magazine.”

Rothbart said his initial plan was to print 50 copies, but an enthusiastic Kinko’s employee talked him into printing 800, all of which he sold from boxes in his Ann Arbor apartment.

“The neighbors thought we were selling drugs and called the cops, because we had people showing up at all

hours of the day and night to buy copies,” he said. “It was just my hobby, but I found so many people were into it, and it’s grown into this community art project around the world.”

Rothbart’s latest project is the book “Requiem for a Paper Bag,” in which he asked his cultural heroes to contribute essays about their found items. The book contains a hip lineup of contributors, including Seth Rogen, Jim Carroll, Sarah Vowell, Andy Samberg, Billy Bragg, Dave Eggers, Chuck Klosterman and Chuck D. Rothbart, who is as laid-back and friendly as one would expect from a man who combs the streets looking for insight into humanity, launches his “Denim and Diamonds Tour” at 7 p.m. April 25 at Artomatic 419!, 201 Morris St. Among the finds in “Requiem” are Rogen’s first brush with pornography, a wallet returned with great chagrin by “Ratatouille” comedian Patton Oswalt and a little green plastic army man whose journey, described by Carroll, will haunt a lot of dreams.

Rothbart said he sent copies of the magazine and a request letter to the 70-plus celebrities who contributed, and he was excited that “so many of my heroes wanted to help,” he said.

“Every day, I’d check my e-mail, and there’d be someone incredible there.”

One person Rothbart talked to got away this time.

“I talked to Stephen Colbert, who said he had a great story to share, but he couldn’t quite make this deadline, so I’m hoping we’ll get him for the next book,” Rothbart said.

There are some submitted mate-

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“It’s surprising how many people take pictures of their private parts,” Rothbart said, “but it’s more surprising how many people lose them!”

Where does Rothbart keep all the Found submissions?

“My basement in Ann Arbor looks like the place at the end of ‘Silence of the Lambs,’ ” Rothbart said, laughing, “or maybe the house in ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ with all the scraps of paper everywhere.”

Rothbart said one of his favorite submissions is a sheet of paper found in Minneapolis titled, “Monthly Budget.”

“It read: Rent $600. Cell phone $50. Electric/gas $45. Cable $60.

Bus/taxi $60. Food $500. Liquor $600. Laundry $30. Crack $600. Attorney $250. Savings $100,” Rothbart said. “I can’t say I save that much.

Except for the liquor and crack, it was very responsible.”

Another Rothbart favorite, found in Vancouver, read, “Ever

cut your skin for fun? Sell your ass?

Sleep on the street? Take heroin? If so, let’s start a band!”

Rothbart is about to embark on a tour of more than 50 cities, to help spread the word about his hobbyturned-full-time gig. He and his brother Peter read submissions and sing songs based on them.

“Everywhere we go, that leads to

My found item In 1997, while waiting in line to see “Titanic” at a Dupont Circle movie theater in Washington, D.C., I saw a yellow 45 rpm record spindle on the sidewalk. Even back then it was rare to see one of the little three-armed spindles, so I picked it up. On one side of the scuffed plastic, written in marker, was “Elvis heads.” On the other side was written, “Elvis tales.”

I wondered, and wonder, if someone flipped the spindle, like a coin, to make some momentous life decision, trusting in music, Elvis and a misspelled word to guide them. If the spindle was a lucky talisman, what would the bearer do without it? That thought inspired me to leave the spindle on the sidewalk where I found it, but after leaving the theater more than three hours later, it was still there, so I picked it up and put it in a pocket with my Metro subway card.

I have used the spindle to help me through moments of indecision, some minor, some major, ever since.

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Is it an occupational hazard that Rothbart can’t walk anywhere looking up, that he must always keep his sights trained on the streets?

“Guilty as charged,” he said. “I do like to keep my eyes to the ground.

You don’t have to hunt for this stuff; you see something interesting almost anywhere.”

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Nestled in an ordinary brick office building at Secor Road and West Central Avenue, eight employees sit behind their desks, sifting through photographs of celebrities and plotting the latest gossip.

“I know more than most 13year-old girls. I can tell you what Zach Efron is doing; I don’t want to be able to, but I can,” said Brad Mandell, chief executive officer of GossipGirls.com.

GossipGirls.com began in 2003 by a network of girls in Los Angeles and Indianapolis, Mandell said.

They followed entertainment news as a hobby. Brand Technologies Inc., a company started by Mandell, his brother Zach and father Steve,

purchased GossipGirls.com in 2006 and officially took over the site Jan. 7, 2007. Mandell said they made the purchase after researching and deciding entertainment news was the “hottest place to be.”

GossipGirls.com operates out of Toledo, with only salespeople in Los Angeles, and receives 1.5 million views a day, up from the 15,000 daily visits it received before the site was swallowed by Brand Technologies.

“We enjoy Toledo, and it’s a great place, surprisingly, to run this sort of business,” said Craig Ryerson, business development director of GossipGirls.com.

The company employs five St. John’s Jesuit High School grads and the Mandell family is from Toledo.

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ficked site on the Internet. Celebrity-gossip.net, the original URL of GossipGirls.com that serves as a blog, is ranked 3,800 — up from 415,000 since Brand Technologies took it over.

Ryerson said GossipGirls.com is updated with 30 articles each day, all produced at the Toledo office.

The frequent updating entices visitors to revisit the site, or bookmark it, and comment. All comments are previewed by staff members before going online.

Mandell said they work with 12

of the 13 biggest photography agencies in the country and do not use photos with nudity.

“We try to keep a PG-13 environment on the site,” Mandell said. “We want the parents to think it’s OK to have their kids visit the site.”

Brand Technologies is working on content syndication —working to create a brand for GossipGirls. com and more than a Web site. To reach that point, Mandell said the company is exploring working at the beta level with programs and exploring the best way to get their

content out. Users of Amazon.com’s Kindle, a wireless reading device, can receive GossipGirls.com’s news on their Kindles.

The Toledo office also has a green screen for producing video and TV clips. Mandell said they will be launching a new Web site devoted to celebrity news video clips.

It is all part of Brand Technologies’ syndicating GossipGirls.com’s content, he said.

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Local Red Cross starts Youth Council mexico

By Aya Khalil

TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is helping local youth become involved not only in the community, but around the world.

The Red Cross started the Youth Council in January by partaking in community projects and leadership roles such as service projects, instructor aides and chapter administration.

The Youth Council will have an April 18 meeting at which the executive board will be nominated, said Du’aa Elnoory, youth outreach specialist.

“It’s where high school and college students come together to work for Red Cross and represent it and carry out its mission,” she said.

The Youth Council has about 20 members, Elnoory said, but it usually gets new members at every meeting.

“Before we had events under Youth Council, but we didn’t have enough members to call it a Youth Council,” she said.

Some of the schools participating are Whitmer, Scott, Northview, Maumee Valley Country Day School, Toledo Islamic Academy, UT, Lourdes and Owens.

“We are participating in Global Youth Service Day on April 25,” she said. “We’re going to be helping to clean up Wildwood Park and then we’re going to The Toledo Zoo for a celebration. From now until then, we are working on a book drive to open up a library in Machaku Village in Kenya.”

The Global Youth Service Day is a global event that takes place annually and celebrates youth volunteers.

This year, events and services around the world will take place from April 24 to 26.

The Red Cross will have a celebration luncheon at the zoo for the Youth Council members who will participate in the cleanup on April 25.

Anyone can donate new or gently used books on the Global Youth Service Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Toledo Zoo. Students are encouraged to start book drives at their schools and take part in this worldwide literacy effort.

If students can’t deliver books on that day, they can contact Mwendah M’Mailutha at mmwenda@bgsu. edu to arrange an alternative delivery plan.

Although the Youth Council is

a new organization under the Red Cross, Elnoory said students are making a huge difference in other peoples’ lives.

“They’re part of an international relief organization and I

want them to feel they’re part of it nationally,” Elnoory said. “The book drive is an international relief fund; it wouldn’t just affect Sylvania or Toledo.”

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Youth Council or to participate in the Global Youth Service Day information, visit the Web site www. redcrosstoledo.org/ or e-mail Elnoory at ElnooryD@usa.red cross.org.

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United Way receives federal award United Way of Greater Toledo announced a $202,307 federal award for emergency food and shelter programs in Lucas County, according to a news release April 15. The award is part of a $100 million national allocation that will be provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency in addition to annual Emergency Food and Shelter Programs (EFSP) funding. Lucas County received $430,936 in EFSP funding in February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This funding will give a much-needed helping hand to several organizations in the county who are providing food and shelter to hungry and homeless families,â&#x20AC;? said U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The need for help for the victims of this national economic crisis is growing every day.â&#x20AC;?

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Northwest Ohio organization offers utility bills workshop From Staff Reports The Northwest Ohio-based Joint Utility and Social Services Committee (JUSSC) is offering a workshop to help families find assistance in paying utility bills and programs to lower bills.

According to a news release, the program is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. April 27 at Westfield Elementary School, 617 Western Ave. The program is free and open to the public.

The news release cited reports that, with decreasing household budgets, many are struggling with utility bills. JUSSC looks to offer guidance and assistance to help with payment options and programs designed to lower energy bills.

“With so many people in need, we thought it was a great opportunity to pool our resources and offer a one-stop workshop,” said JUSSC Chairman Walden Wilson. “We hope to maximize the experience by bringing these organizations to one event.”

Organizations scheduled to take

part include: ■ Area Office on Aging ■ Catholic Charities ■ City of Toledo ■ Columbia Gas of Ohio ■ Jobs & Family Services ■ Legal Aid ■ Lucas County Children’s Services ■ Maumee Habitat for Humanity ■ Neighborhood Housing Services ■ Ohio Consumers Council ■ Salvation Army ■ Society of St. Vincent DePaul ■ Toledo Edison ■ United Way of Greater Toledo Each organization will have a representative available for one-onone discussions. In addition, there will be formal presentations by several of the participating groups.

There will be prizes, including rental assistance and boxes of food, for participants, as well as light snacks and beverages.

Additional outreach programs are scheduled for 2009 and 2010 to help address and assist as many Northwest Ohio residents as possible. For more information, call (419) 213-8930.

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EARTH DAY 2009

■ (SEATED FROM LEFT) LYDIA LANZINGER, TOMMY MAYS, ELIZABETH BASSETT AND MADYSON ROBINSON. (STANDING FROM LEFT) MADDY MRAVEC, BEN BUTLER, MEGAN LOSH, BAYLIE TAYLOR, TAYLOR HOWE (HANDS UP), CAROLINE DONALDSON, HALEY NOWOWIEJSKI, MARLEY WILSON, LYDIA YANT AND ALISSA KENNEDY OF ELMHURST ELEMENTARY.

Toledo gears up for Earth Day celebrations

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett TOLEDO FREE PRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EDITOR news@toledofreepress.com

Second-grade teacher and environmental enthusiast Lorri Doner is not one to let Earth Day go by without some kind of celebration.

But April 22 marks the first Earth Day that Elmhurst Elementary students will spend in a brand-new school building on Elmhurst Road, and Doner wants it to be special.

With the help of art teacher Dawn Murphy, Doner is organizing an Earth Day extravaganza that will include planting a Blue Spruce tree in the new school’s enclosed courtyard, setting up an outdoor installation of student-made recycled art, cleaning up the school grounds and nearby park and collecting used clothing for the Salvation Army.

On a recent afternoon, Doner and Murphy watched as a classroom of fifth graders transformed pop cans and old bowling balls into brightly painted flowers and glass-studded ornaments for the Earth Day art display. The activities were a lesson in the value of recycling, an issue dear to Doner’s heart.

“I hope they’re learning that you don’t always have to go to the

store to buy stuff,” said Doner, who set up one of Toledo Public Schools’ first recycling programs at Elmhurst four years ago.

“You can recycle and make really nice things ... This is what some people would call junk, and look at what they’re doing with it.”

Across the country on Earth Day, school children, university students, businesses and people from all walks of life will be doing their part to demonstrate a commitment to protecting the planet and preserving its natural resources.

Kimberly Mickenberg of the Washington, D.C-based Earth Day Network, said people can take many actions, from changing a light bulb to planting trees to organizing a neighborhood Earth Day festival. The important thing is to do something.

“This is our planet and it’s our home,” Mickenberg said. “If we don’t protect it, it won’t be around in the future. It’s important for people to realize there’s a lot at stake here.”

In Toledo, a variety of events have been planned to mark Earth Day. On April 22, UT will host its 10th annual EarthFest at the Centennial Mall on Main Campus from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will include talks by representatives from local environmental organizations, free organic food, music and a drop-off location to recycle batteries and electronic equipment.

UT will also hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Outdoor Garden Classroom.

At the Lake Erie Center on 6200 Bayshore Road in Oregon, a special tour and tree planting will take place at 3 p.m.

In the evening, alternative energy enthusiasts can head over to Bowling Green for a free workshop on wind and solar energy installation for homes and businesses. The workshop will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Green by Design studio on 19551 N. Dixie Highway. To register, call (877) 636-3366.

April 25 offers yet more Earth-revering opportunities. At Toledo’s various parks, some 500 volunteers are expected to participate in a massive cleanup initiative. Volunteers must register on the Metroparks Web site:www.metroparkstoledo.com.

For those willing to make the trek out to Paulding County on the way to Fort Wayne, Ind., the Black Swamp Conservancy will host an Earth Day celebration at Forrest Woods Nature Preserve on April 25. The celebration will include seed planting and a nature walk. Participants should bring a shovel and spade and meet in the parking lot of Bethel United Methodist Church at the corner of Paulding County roads 73 and 192 at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Rob Krain at (419) 872-5263.

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By Claudia Boyd-Barrett TOLEDO FREE PRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EDITOR news@toledofreepress.com

A new kind of recycling bin could soon be making an appearance on the streets of Toledo.

Beginning April 22, startup company Smart Binz Corp. of Toledo plans to manufacture recycling receptacles that are fitted with solarpowered lighting and decorated with work by local artists.

The brainchild of local entrepreneur Christopher Harris, Smart Binz hopes to begin placing the receptacles around Toledo bus shelters in the near future. The bins will be manufactured locally, Harris said.

Made out of recycled plastic, the receptacles offer a modern, aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional bulky recycling bins, Harris said.

“We need to recycle, and the receptacles need to be there, but why do they have be ugly?” Harris said. “The primary purpose is obviously to capture recyclables. But we have a secondary purpose, too: to beautify the landscape.”

To come up with the design, Smart Binz collaborated with a Ford Motor Co. engineer and California energy adviser. Harris was inspired to add the solar module in deference to

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Toledo artist Robert Zollweg provided artwork for the pilot design, and Harris hopes to get other local artists on board with the project.

Smart Binz already has a contract with the Toledo Area Regional Transport Authority to place the receptacles around bus shelters. The company still has to come up with funds — either through corporate sponsorship or government grants — in order to fund the initiative, Harris said.

He also hopes to sell the bins to municipalities, schools and universities around the country.

“The concept’s pretty neat,” said Ryan Reiter, economic development assistant to Mayor Carty Finkbeiner.

His office has been working with Harris to help develop the business.

“It’s functional and also an opportunity to generate revenue for other companies: those who make the bins and those who advertise” on them, Reiter said.

After tw o years of developing the idea for the receptacles, Harris said he is eager to see his efforts take off.

“We’re geared up to go into mass production,” he said. “We’re just waiting for orders.”

For more information, visitwww. smartbinz.net.

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Owens to offer photovoltaic classes Owens Community College is offering its exclusive Photovoltaic Installation Training program May 11 through 15.

The classes will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition to the May class, the program will be offered again Aug. 3 through 7. Visit www.owens.edu for more informaiton.

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For all the talk about going green, chances are most people are more worried about losing their jobs or retirement savings than about saving the planet.

But in an economic climate where penny pinching has become a means of survival, cutting back on consumption of fossil fuels makes increasingly good monetary sense.

Of course, buying a hybrid car or installing solar panels on your house can lead to huge energy savings, as well as a significant boost to your green credentials. But there are much simpler — and cheaper — ways to reduce energy bills and help the environment in the process.

Michelle O’Dell, who runs educational courses on green living at the Green by Design showroom in Bowling Green, said you can shave dollars from your electric and water bills by just changing your habits.

“Turning off lights when you leave a room; shutting down the computer every night; unplugging appliances when they’re not in use; not leaving your cell phone charging

overnight ... these are small things, but they can add up over time,” O’Dell said.

Homeowners who are willing to invest a little money can make a more significant dent in their monthly energy bills.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a $2,500 investment in home retrofitting can lead to a 30 percent reduction in energy usage. For the average household, that could mean as much as $900 a year in savings.

Measures can include changing old light bulbs to more energy-efficient ones; adding insulation to the attic; installing a programmable thermostat; and sealing off drafty doors and windows with easy-tofind weather-stripping materials. To save water, residents can also install low-flow shower fixtures or aerators on their faucets.

The impact these kinds of home improvements could have on local family budgets is not lost on Lucas County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak. Two months ago, she initiated a pilot project to retrofit 11 homes in the area and monitor their savings over the course of two years.

The idea, Wozniak said, is to demon-

strate to the public how easy and costeffective greening a home can be.

“Most people, I think, are intimidated by green makeovers, but we thought this project would encourage people to see that it could be done,” Wozniak said. “We felt that if a person saves money on their energy costs, that in and of itself would be a stimulus to the economy.”

Katrese Sutton said she is delighted so far with the results of the retrofit to her family’s 122-year-old home in Toledo’s South End. She and her husband, Nate, were selected to participate in the program based on a recommendation from the Cherry Street Mission Ministries. Now they have eco-friendly insulation in their attic and compact-fluorescent light bulbs throughout the house. Local firms donated the materials.

“A month after they came, our first gas bill was between $60 and 80 lower,” Sutton said. “This month it’s $100 lower.”

While a portion of those savings can be attributed to the warmer weather, Sutton said the drop in their bills is much larger than expected.

To add to their savings, the family will soon be receiving a programmable thermostat, enabling

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them to cut down on heating costs when they are out of the house. This one measure can save the average family $180 a year.

“It was education to me,” said Sutton, who’s now thinking about getting energy-efficient windows installed. “Our country is moving in this direction, and to a lot of people, it scares them to think about all the things that need to be done. But this made me re-

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Of course, even small changes to a home require some upfront investment.

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After 40 years making vinyl for vehicles at Textile Leather in North Toledo, leaving the only job he’d ever known was a tough decision.

But with the auto industry in tatters, Vick saw the writing on the wall.

Last month, Textile Leather closed its doors for good, laying off 60 remaining employees.

“I knew it was coming,” Vick said, as he stood next to shelves of photovoltaic solar panels in Xunlight’s squeaky-clean plant on Nebraska Avenue. “I was lucky. The only one that’s working now is me. Everyone else is unemployed.”

Vick’s seamless career transition may be an exception to the rule, but his story is by no means unique. At Xunlight, about half of the firm’s 90 full-time employees previously worked in other industries, such as auto production and glass manufacturing, said CEO Xunming Deng.

Their skills can be transferred to making solar panels and the machines that produce them.

“Toledo is an industrial town, and there are a lot of people familiar with building equipment,” Deng said. “Now these people are working side by side with solar experts.”

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Indeed, while mass layoffs and high unemployment dominate news headlines, Toledo’s burgeoning alternative-energy industry has become a rare bright spot in an otherwise dismal economy.

Xunlight, which began pilot production of its thin-film solar products nine months ago, has tripled its work force in the last year, said

Liwei Xu, Xunlight’s co-founder and Deng’s wife. Another 15 positions have yet to be filled.

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Willard & Kelsey Solar Group LLC, a new company set up by veterans from other local alternative energy firms, has announced plans to begin mass commercial production of solar panels in the coming months.

The operation is expected to employ 400 people by the end of the year, with wages averaging $21 an hour.

Already, 6,000 people in the Toledo area are employed at firms contributing to solar cell development and manufacturing, according to the Regional Growth Partnership, a nonprofit economic development group.

While this number pales in comparison to the thousands of lost manufacturing jobs, area officials are optimistic that the expansion of Toledo’s solar industry is a sign of greener things to come.

Kenneth Fallows, who leads the Environmental Council for the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, said the success of the existing solar firms here is helping to bring other companies to the area. UT’s photovoltaic research facilities are another big attraction, he said.

“I think that Toledo really is on the threshold of being a leader in solar technology and solar manufacturing,” Fallows said. “It’s only one element, but it’s one element that could attract other elements and parallel industries and manufacturers to support it.”

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Ryan Reiter, assistant for economic development to Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, said solar panel makers are not the only alternative industries to show promise.

Toledo’s manufacturing expertise and advantages as a distribution hub are attracting “green” entrepreneurs of all types from around the country, he said.

“Over the last two or three years, it’s really started to pick up,” Reiter said. “A lot of these guys are coming from the East and West Coast. These guys are known for their innovation, but they don’t have skilled labor out there.”

Among the startups that Reiter is working with is a firm interested in producing cellulosic ethanol, and another that makes lightweight materials for cars to improve their energy efficiency.

“I think this spring and summer is going to be very interesting,” Reiter said. “We’re close to brokering some good deals with some alternative energy companies.”

Challenges to the development of full-fledged green jobs market remain, however. For new alternative energy companies to prosper, money is needed to get them off the ground, according to Dan Slifko, business development manager for the Regional Growth Partnership.

“A lot of this requires a tremendous amount of research and development, which means you have to come up with a tremendous amount of money on the front end of this,” Slifko said.

Finding the money is particularly difficult at a time when access

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Ultimately, a real takeoff in the solar power market will depend on the consumer. Currently, virtually all of the solar panels produced in Northwest Ohio are shipped overseas or to other parts of the country.

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“That’s where education comes in,” Slifko said. “Our job is to get the information out: the technology’s there, the research and development is there. We might not be ready to slap up a solar panel on every single house in this country, but clearly at some point in time, every person’s going to have to play a part in this.”

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the local and state levels, providing $150,000 in funds through its Link Deposit program and Signature Bank. That funding allowed the state to provide job creation tax credits.

“We just orchestrated the incentives with the county commissioners that helped them obtain additional incentives from the state,” said Brian Bilger, who coordinated it for LCIC. The port authority helped obtain low-interest financing for $166,000 in new machinery and equipment. Toledo Edison provided rate incentives and technical assistance.

“The benefit to our company was that I went to RGP and they brought all these other resources to the table to make the project happen,” Naik said, who also considered locations in Southeast Michigan. “I received good incentives to locate in Ohio.”

The Better Business Bureau (BBB), serving Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.

The BBB will mark its years of service with a special performance

by The Villagers — who made Friar Tuck’s Cabaret Theatre a hit in the 1980s — at a luncheon for the Torch Awards at 11:45 a.m.

May 14 at Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.

“The nostalgic menu will reflect the 90 years of the BBB,” said Marilyn Levine, director of the BBB Foundation and organizer of the Torch Awards. “I don’t want people to get scared and think they are getting Spam. It will be a lovely menu.

Throughout the day, the decorations, the entertainment will reflect days gone by ... There will be a lot of special surprises to help everyone celebrate.”

The Torch Awards honor forprofit businesses that serve the public through retail or wholesale markets and tax-exempt, nonprofit, charitable organizations that meet the BBB’s 20 Standards for Charitable Accountability.

“We are going to begin with some examination of the 90 years, going back to the beginning, and we intend to start with a little bit of what it was like when the BBB was founded,” said Richard Eppstein, president and CEO, about the May 14 luncheon.

Eppstein said the BBB has never seen so many entries for the Torch Awards. Most years, the BBB receives about 100 nominations with 25 of the nominees submitting an entry. This year, the nominations are at the same number, but the entries have doubled.

“Every record that we have ever seen was shattered this year,” he said.

Eppstein credits the increase in entries to the prestige attached to the awards, now in their eighth year.

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any great ideas were born in Ohio, according to the PBS production, “Ohio: A Sentimental Journey.”

First gas station: Columbus 1912.

First disposable diaper: Cincinnati 1962. First radio station: Toledo 1907. The beer can: Newark 1937.

The cash register: Dayton 1879. PlayDoh: Cincinnati 1952. Pop-Top-Can: Dayton 1965. Stepladder: Dayton 1870. Vacuum cleaner: Canton 1907. The hamburger: Canton 1891.

The hot dog: Niles 1900. Chewing gum: Mount Vernon 1869. Life Savers: Cleveland 1912. Rippled potato chips: Bowling Green 1930. Girl Scout Cookies: Akron 1931. Rubber hose: Akron 1874. The grocery bag: Fremont 1883. Book matches: Barberton 1911. Formica: Cincinnati 1913. First electric traffic signal: Cleveland 1914. And (this one didn’t get very far) the motorized spaghetti fork: Canton 1969.

The visionaries who came up with these things all faced many challenges along the way to success. I have a file drawer stuffed with what I thought at the time were great ideas. OK, put me in the motorized spaghetti fork category. But hey, do you know how much money the Hula hoop and the pet rock made? I rest my case.

While visiting with a wellknown entrepreneur our discussion was about the difficulty of coming up with something new and making it a success.

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RAJIV NAIK, PRESIDENT OF NEXT RESINS, EXPLAINS HOW THE RECYCLED PLASTIC IS TESTED FOR TENSILE STRENGTH AND OTHER ELEMENTS TO BRIAN BILGER OF LCIC AND JERRY MALEK OF CB RICHARD ELLIS.

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Next Resins recently opened its new corporate headquarters and expanded facilities in Sylvania Township.

Rajiv Naik, owner and president of Next Resins, was looking for a location to establish a headquarters office and expand his plastic recycling business, which operates in Addison and Tecumseh, Mich., and in Fayette and Columbus. Addison was the former headquarters.

As a resident of Sylvania Township, Naik passed the former Reichert Stamping facility on West Central Avenue at Centennial Road on his way to Michigan. The building was vacant since Reichert Stamping closed in 2004. One day, he decided to check out the property as a possible site for his business.

He connected with Jerry Malek, vice president of CB Richard Ellis|Reichle Klein, about the property.

“It took one year to negotiate and complete the purchase of the property from Reichert Stamping,” said Malek, who served as the commercial broker representing the buyer.

“The project was made possible through the proactive efforts of CB Richard Ellis, an RGP investor, who contacted the Regional Growth Partnership (RGP). We simply brought the necessary partners together to help make the project a reality,” said Dean Monske, vice president of RGP. Those partners included the Lucas County Improvement Corporation (LCIC), Lucas County Commissioners, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Sylvania Township, the Ohio Department of Development and RGP. The LCIC took the lead role in facilitating the financing options at

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As we talked, the word “hurdle” came up several times, so on the flight back home I “invented” a board game for entrepreneurs called just that.

Hurdles. Here’s how it’s played.

The Pieces: A deck of cards with six color categories. Purple: The Bank; Yellow: The Experts; Green: The Government; Orange: The Lawyers; Blue: The Customers; Red: The Competition. Plus, one die with six colored sides and play money. Last player with any cash left wins.

Each player starts with $25,000. Play goes clockwise, first player to roll Green starts. Dice color determines category. Cards are drawn and read out loud with everyone following the instructions. “The government is broke and needs some more of your money. Everybody put a thousand dollars in the pot.”

Some more examples: Purple: The bank approved your business loan. Collect $500 from each player. Yellow: Your research is insufficient.

Pay the expert on your right $2,000 to finish the job. Green: The IRS has disallowed your deduction for Excedrin. Put $350 in the pot. Orange: Your lawyer has left the country. Pay each player $800 to help find him. Blue: A customer knocked over the Cheese Whiz display. Put $50 in the pot for cleanup in Aisle Five. Red: The competition ran out of whoopee cushions. You have a few left and everybody at this table wants one. Collect $200 from each player.

I actually got as far as having my game reviewed by “an expert,” who basically told me it wouldn’t fly. I figured he’d just chosen to steal my idea and sell it to Parker Brothers.

So far Hurdles hasn’t shown up on any store shelves that I know of. I wouldn’t want to end up like the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have it stolen. Not plagiarized, blatantly ripped off. In the end, he won his lawsuit against Detroit automakers and got a lot of money.

But believe me, that is one of the hardest and saddest ways to get rich.

“These judges are household names — Toledo leaders. They are looking at these entries and they know these companies,” Eppstein said.

He wouldn’t be surprised if some “real sleepers” win this year. Companies from Norwalk,Temperance and Findlay have won in the past, and being a BBB member is not a prerequisite. In fact, the judges, who remain anonymous, aren’t even provided with BBB records or reports, Eppstein said.

“It is an independent process with blue-ribbon judges and criteria that really enables companies to tell their stories,” he said.

One of the few requirements is that the nominated company or organization must have been in business a minimum of three years and be located in the bureau’s 18-county service area.

The business awards will be given, one each, to: a firm of one to 10 employees, 11 to 50 employees and more than 50 employees. One award will be given in the tax-exempt, nonprofit, charitable category.

EPPSTEIN Four companies were honored at the annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics in 2008.

Davis College won in the large company category; Holt Roofing won in the medium category; Island Variety won in the small; and Toledo Area Ministries was the nonprofit winner.

Tickets for the May 14 luncheon are still available for $48 per person or $370 for a table of eight ($14 in savings). Reservations for charitable organizations are $38 per person with a table of eight for $290.

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“Our company is fully integrated, going from scrap to finished product,” Naik said. “We now have the pieces in place to make the operation complete.”

Next Resins takes post-industrial plastic material purchased from large processors like Delphi, Lear and Visteon.

It grinds the plastic, analyzes and reprocesses it to create engineer-grade resin compositions sold to injection-molding companies that serve the automotive, electrical, furniture and other industries.

“We’re still in a positive growth mode and expect to see more growth when the economy turns around,” Naik said.

“We look to serve local plastic injection molding companies.”

Naik established the business in 1996 in Addison and added facilities in Tecumseh, Fayette and Columbus.

A new business occupying a prime building with significant space offers great potential for expansion opportunities and serves as a perfect example of why the business network is so critical to economic development, according to RGP officials.

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Owens will convert the existing building into a home for its business school and nursing and culinary arts departments. Design is under way for the $3.9 million project, which includes primarily interior renovations for the 95,300-squarefoot building, along with a new exterior entrance. Architects with The Collaborative are working with administrators to identify how much space each department will need, and to find the most efficient layout for classrooms, laboratories, offices, faculty and student lounges.

The Collaborative wins award in Texas The Collaborative, a Toledo architectural firm, was recently honored with an Excellence in Construction Award. The award was for its partnership with Hardin Construction and for the design of the Houston Premium Outlets in Cypress, Texas, for the Chelsea Property Group. The award from the Central Texas Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors recognizes an exemplary coordination between contractor, architect, owner and subcontractors.

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Jimmy Shaw of St. John’s Jesuit High School has accepted an athletic scholarship to play baseball for Lake Erie College Storm. Lake Erie College enters its second season as a NCAA Division II program and will play in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2010. Jack Mewhort of Sylvania, an incoming freshman at The Ohio State University, has been selected to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National Team. The team will compete in the sport’s first junior world championship this summer. Mewhort, a 6-foot-6-inch, 285-pound center from St. John’s, is among 36 graduating high school seniors who will play on America’s first national team in the sport comprised of players 19 and under.

Schultz earns 200th career baseball victory Owens Community College Head Coach Bob Schultz recently reached a milestone by earning victory No. 200 with an 8-5 win against Grand Rapids Community College.

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The Miracle League of Northwest Ohio (MLNWO) is trying to provide hope to kids like Schyler Young. Schyler loves baseball — the Mud Hens are her favorite team — but she is limited due to balance issues, along with vision and hearing disabilities.

“Schyler has two brothers involved in sports and she wants to do the same,” said Schyler’s mom, Stacey. “[Playing baseball] really helps her self-esteem because she just wants to be involved like the other kids.”

On a normal baseball field, there is a dirt surface, which would not be problem for most people, but causes issues for children with balance issues like Schyler and those in wheelchairs, especially with the divots in the field, said Naoko Aminaka, a member of the MLNWO board of trustees. Moreover, kids in wheelchairs have problems moving on a dirt surface, especially when it rains.

That’s where the Miracle League comes into play. The nonprofit, volunteer organization is striving to build a rubberized field in Northwood near Brentwood Park that provides a flat surface where kids with disabilities can play the sport they love with no worries.

“It will be an all-weather, barrier-free baseball field,” Aminaka said.

The organization has raised more than $150,000 over a three-year period, just enough to lay the rubberized field once the weather breaks. “[Laying the rubber] wipes out our budget,” Aminaka said. “We’re halfway to our goal. It’s been a long process, but it’s worth it.”

Miracle League is organizing three fundraisers to work toward its financial goal, which would allow for a scoreboard, bleachers and dugouts.

■ Inaugural MLNWO 5K Run/2K Walk at Swan Creek Metropark on May 3: Participants check in at 7:30 a.m.; start time will be 9 a.m.

Awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers, and light refreshments will be provided. For information, visit www.mlnwo.org.

■ MLNWO Charity Golf Classic on June 12 at Fallen Timbers Fairways: Prizes awarded for contest holes, as well as first, second and third place. Mulligans, gimme strings, 50/50, raffles and a betting hole will be available, too. For more information, contact Mike Myers at (419) 467-3433 or myersmr@firstenergycorp.com.

■ Toledo Edison Employee’s Friends and Family Ride for Charity: This event will be hosted July 25 with pre-registration by July 11.

The format will be a modified poker run, and each bike will get a raffle ticket. The starting location will be First Energy Holland Service Center on Angola Road and the end at the Village Inn on Holland-Sylvania Road. For more info, contact Myers.

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NAOKO AMINAKA AT THE NEW NORTHWOOD BALLPARK.

The MLNWO hosts baseball leagues twice a year — one in the summer (May through June) and one in the fall (September through October). The leagues consist of 35 to 40 kids on three to four teams. Players are matched with a volunteer or buddy, who helps the children run the bases and holds their gloves in the right spot, among other things.

“Seeing the smiles on their faces is the best part of my day,” said Alissa DeLong, MLNWO board member. “It’s more of a rewarding opportunity for us to help them overcome their limitations.”

DeLong and Aminaka started as buddies and

since have been named board members. What they have seen over the past few years through their participation has meant a lot to them.

“It makes you realize how lucky you are,” DeLong said. “When we were growing up, we could do anything we wanted. We want these kids to be able to do the same.”

Those words mean a lot to kids like Schyler, whose favorite thing in baseball is hitting a home run. “[Playing baseball] is fun,” she said. “I like it when everyone cheers.”

“She’s like a fish in the water,” her mom said.

“No, a shark,” Schyler said in response.

This Week’s SONIC High School Athletes of the Week Jack Mewhort, Senior St. John’s Jesuit

Jasmine Blanton, Senior Notre Dame

Jack is a 6’-6” 285 pound offensive lineman from St. John’s who will be attending Ohio State this fall. He is one of 36 players selected from around the country to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National Team in the Junior World Championship tournament in Canton this summer. Sonic congratulates Jack Mewhort for his outstanding performance and commitment to excellence.

Jasmine is a 5-8 senior and a member of the Notre Dame varsity basketball team. Blanton, a shooting guard earned first team All-City and All-district honors.

She was also nominated to the 2009 McDonald’s All American team and signed a letter of intent to play for the Owens Community College in the fall. Sonic congratulates Jasmine Blanton for her outstanding performance and commitment to excellence.

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By Scott McKimmy TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

With another notch in the win column in the balance, closer Matt Zahel would rather be nowhere but on the mound.

The UT pitcher used to start games; now he ends them.

The sophomore has six saves so far this season, not bad, perhaps, for coming in during the ninth inning and throwing to two or three hitters.

“I just love it when the game’s on the line,” he said. “I just love being

in those situations. I just like going in pumping strikes and trying to get the win for the team.”

Zahel leads a bullpen deep in talent, according to head coach Cory Mee, who attributed the Rockets’ early-season success to a number of players. Mee said the entire team stands behind Zahel every time he rubs the ball, sets himself and hurls toward the plate. UT looks forward to a competitive season, despite the lack of attention often garnered — or, rather, not garnered — by players in pinstripes.

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ninth inning with the game on the line,” Mee added. “That gives our team a lot of confidence when he has the ball and he’s on the mound that we’re going to get the job done.”

For closers, getting the job done means putting as little time into the effort as possible. Every pitch counts, and every strike brings the team that much closer to a victory.

Facing off against a hitter can cause trepidation or it can demonstrate a pitcher’s nerve when one swing of the bat may turn the tide against his team.

Can this guy hit a fastball; should I pull the string on a slider, or will he fall for a change-up? Zahel said he has a lot of confidence in all three pitches, and he has been working hard on his off-speed pitch. Far from flinching under pressure, he merely bears down and tries to pull a victory out of his hat.

“When we use him as a closer,” Mee continued, “[Zahel] is coming into the game when the balance, the game, is on the line and he thrives on those situations and really has proven that he can come through in

the clutch for us.”

Zahel hopes to reach the pros, but said if his plans fail to materialize, he’ll use his education degree to get a job. Coaching always remains on the table, especially for a player with the experience he has stuffed into his back pocket. The Castalia native already overcame the transition from starter to reliever to closer. One more change makes little difference.

“I try to keep myself ready,” he said.

“You don’t know when the situation is going to present itself, and the situation can change at any time.

If it becomes a close game in the end, you don’t know when your number’s going to be called.”

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t was a daunting task for any was also under the influence when he sportswriter April 9 to not find killed those three young people.

A story like this always reminds oneself deep in thought about the me of Michael Gagnon. tragic death of Angels I wish it didn’t. Gagnon pitcher Nick Adenhart. is serving a 43-year The news came sentence for five counts across everyone’s desk of vehicular homicide. in the morning, and On Dec. 31, 2007, the as fact after depressing Adrian, Mich., nafact came to light, tive drove drunk and those in the press box turned the wrong way realized the stuff they on Interstate 280, colwrote about later that Matt SUSSMAN liding head-on with a day actually mattered. family of seven.

Two of Adenhart’s Here’s what always gets me about friends, Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson, died almost instantly at the this story. Gagnon had a designated scene of the accident. Adenhart died driver that night — his pregnant at the hospital a few hours later. An- sister. They had three rooms reother passenger, Jon Wilhite, sur- served at a nearby hotel. But for some reason, Gagnon just left. He vived and continues to improve.

The driver who hit the car was even went to a Taco Bell drive-thru, 22-year-old Andrew Gallo. He was where one of the employees suspreviously convicted of driving pected he was drunk and called 911, drunk, resulting in a suspended li- but stall tactics failed, and Gagnon cense. And it was believed that he drove onto I-280. He had a network

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why Browns receiver Donte Stallworth is in big trouble. Stallworth struck and killed Reyes in his car last month in Miami, and reports indicated he had a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. He was charged with DUI manslaughter, which is a crime similar to the one for which Gagnon was found guilty. It’s probably what Gallo will face, too.

These are just three examples in which nine people died. There are thousands more. There will probably be another similar fatality tomorrow. But as Los Angeles Dodgers legendary broadcaster Vin Scully said of the Adenhart tragedy before jumping back to the play-byplay, “There is one thing I’ve learned in all my years — and I haven’t learned much — but the one thing I’ve learned: Don’t even waste your time trying to figure out life.”

Matt Sussman blogs regularly at www.toledofreepress.com.

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Hopefully, we can find out what happened to Gallo that night. Who was he with? Does he have friends and family who still support him?

Was anyone able to approach him with his alcohol problem, or did his loved ones give up on him?

The focus was on Adenhart because the gripping part of this story was that he was the Angels most promising pitcher. He was out with his friends celebrating the game he just pitched, throwing six shutout innings.

But focusing on Gallo’s situation seems to be more practical. Figuring out how to prevent and punish such offenders will be the key to stopping these random and senseless deaths.

I did think of one other recent situation that reminded me of Adenhart: the death of Mario Reyes.

Most people don’t know who this gentleman was, unless they know

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The projects were selected by a special team within ODOT that reviewed 4,600 applications from cities, businesses and individuals. Priority was given to those that would maximize job creation and economic growth, with agency director Jolene Molitoris having the final say, Varner said.

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S&P raises Ford ratings, citing debt swap (AP) Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (S&P) Ratings Services raised its ratings for Ford Motor Co. to â&#x20AC;&#x153;CCC+â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from â&#x20AC;&#x153;SD-,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; citing the results of the automakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent debt swap.

S&P said the debt exchange improved Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital structure by cutting its automotive debt by $9.9 billion, or 38 percent.

But S&P noted that Ford estimates that the resulting annual cash interest savings will be less than $600 million, a fraction of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s automotive cash outflows in 2008 and expected outflows in 2009.

S&P said it expects the Dearborn, Mich.-based automakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundamental business risks to remain unchanged for at least the rest of 2009 and maybe longer, as global demand for vehicles remains weak and the automaker attempts to restructure itself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect continued heavy cash losses in Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s automotive operations for at least the next year,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S&P credit analyst Robert Schulz said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The outflows are being caused by weak auto sales in almost every market, but especially in the U.S. and Europe.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Schulz said the ratings also reflect worries that General Motors Corp. or Chrysler LLC could file for bankruptcy in the near future, which could increase Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash burn because of the problems it would cause at shared auto suppliers. In early April, S&P cut Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate credit rating to â&#x20AC;&#x153;SD,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x153;selective default,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; calling the debt swap a â&#x20AC;&#x153;distressed exchangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and therefore equivalent to default.

S&P left unchanged its â&#x20AC;&#x153;B-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ratings for FCE Bank, Ford Creditâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s European bank.

â&#x2013; STIMULUS CONTINUED FROM A33 Construction companies, which are evaluating projects to bid on, generally are happy with the list, said Chris Runyan, president of the Ohio Contractors Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to give the construction industry a much-needed shot in the arm,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. Money for planning, while it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put shovels in the ground, still keeps transportation

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Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s push to fund transportation projects that can encourage economic development also shows up in the decision to buy heavy machinery at maritime ports. The number of jobs created by these projects isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easily defined.

About $6.8 million in stimulus money will be spent to demolish and replace cranes at the Port of Toledo.

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About $5.7 million will build an overhead bridge crane and conveyor system that will allow a shipping port in Wellsville in eastern Ohio to become fully operational. The bridge crane will load cargo from a barge on the Ohio River onto trucks or railcars.

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Honda said that the vehicle will likely include a cushioned pet bed in the cargo area with an elevated platform; pet restraint systems; a rear ventilation fan; and a spill-resistant water bowl.

Executive Vice President of American Honda John Mendel said the components are intended to transform the Element into the “ultimate dog car.’’

According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc., 39 percent of all households own at least one dog, with an estimated total U.S. dog population of 74.8 million.

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A similar plan in Germany has given auto sales there a big boost, with one German auto industry group saying that new car registrations in the country in March soared to their highest level since 1992, thanks to the bonus. France has introduced a similar incentive, and the U.S. Congress is developing its own version of the plan, dubbed “cash for clunkers.’’

Proponents say the plan gives consumers a chance to swap their old autos for newer and often more fuel efficient ones, while stimulating the struggling international auto industry.

Critics say the plan merely delays the pain while draining government coffers. There were conflicting reports in the U.K. media about how committed the government was to the car bonus plan.

The Sunday Times of London, citing unidentified government sources, said the government would endorse the 2,000-pound- ($2,900)-a-car plan during its budget, due to be announced on April 22.

The Sunday Telegraph said the government had rejected the plan.

In a later report, the British Broadcasting Corp. said the government “is likely’’ to adopt the plan, and repeated the figure of 2,000 pounds a car.

It, too, did not identify the source of its report.

The media did not give the age and condition the old cars would have to have to qualify for the bonus. Germany currently gives out a euro 2,500 bonus to owners who scrap cars at least nine years old.

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The workshop will cover practical characteristics of pervious concrete, including its freeze-thaw stability and general maintenance.

Pervious concrete is used in designs to reduce storm water costs and help projects meet green building standards established by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Tom Rozsits, a field engineer for ORMCA, will make the feature presentation about the advantages of using pervious concrete.

Shawn Kalyn of St. Marys Cement will discuss how the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System relates to concrete.

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The Ohio Ready Mix Concrete Association (ORMCA) will conduct the workshop about the use of concrete for green designs for an audience of elected officials, engineers, planners and project managers. ORMCA represents more than 100 companies in concreterelated businesses.

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Treasury: GM, Chrysler launch supplier support program WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Treasury Department has opened a $5 billion financing support program to help auto suppliers keep parts flowing to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC as they try

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The program, first announced last month, will provide government guarantees for the financing of auto parts that have been shipped

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Cleveland-based Eaton Corp. has said last month it expects a 10 percent decline in its markets this year.

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Song of Toledo contest opens to public opinion Voting for the “Song of Toledo Peoples Choice Award” enters its final two weeks of voting. As of April 16, more than 121,000 votes have been cast; visit toledofreepress.com to weigh in before the April 30 deadline. FOX Toledo began profiles of the judge’s top five musicians April 15 with Empire Drift.

Read profiles of the bands starting April 26 in Toledo Free Press. The winner will be announced during the “American Idol” season finale on May 20.

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To paraphrase Fats Waller, Ruben Studdard has got that right-tickin’ rhythm, man, and it’s on.

The 2003 “American Idol” winner is starring in the 30th anniversary tour of “Ain’t Misbehavin.’ “ He has a new disc due out in May, and he’ll celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary in June.

The 30-year-old said he’s having fun sitting behind the piano and winking at the girls in the musical that pays tribute to that great stride pianist known for his quips and key play.

“I just love [Waller’s] flirtatious side, and I love his ability to just be everything to all people. He can be serious at a particular point, and strong and loving at some points, and sad at others,” he said. “It’s a really good play. The music is really wonderful, and I really enjoy doing it every day.”

Studdard was familiar with Waller, but had no idea what a cool cat he was before the show.

“I only heard a few of his songs, of course, ‘This Joint Is Jumpin,’ ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’,’ ‘Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,’ but not to the extent of knowing all of them for the play,” he said during a phone interview en route to a performance in Kentucky. “I was a fan of the songs that I knew prior to signing on to this production.”

Studdard, along with former “American Idol” contestant Frenchie Davis, will take the stage of the Valentine Theatre when “Ain’t Misbehavin’” comes to Toledo for a 7 p.m. show April 26. Tickets are $59, $49 and $39.

As the tour winds down, the star is gearing up for the release of his fourth disc, “Love Is,” which he worked on with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

“Every day I went to the studio, I felt like I was living this out of a dream,” Studdard said of collaborating with Jam and Lewis. “I remember growing up watching them on the Grammys and saying one day I was going to work with guys like that, and then just to be in their presence was just amazing. And they’re so down to earth, friendly and welcoming.”

Jam and Lewis helped Studdard pick out a few songs to cover; he sings Extreme’s “More

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RUBEN STUDDARD AND FRENCHIE DAVIS IN THE TOURING PRODUCTION, ‘AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’.’

Than Words” and Michael Jackson’s “I Can’t Help It.” The collection of love songs also features originals.

“I wrote a song with Terry called ‘A Song for Her,’ which is a song I wrote for my wife, talking about how I feel in the relationship and how excited I am about being in love, being married,” the singer gushed. “It’s a wonderful song.”

Studdard said the story about how he met his wife, Surata, is true. He was signing autographs at a store in Atlanta in 2006, and she came in to wait in line for her best friend who had to work.

When it was her turn, she explained that to the singer; he asked what she thought of him and she said, “You’re alright.”

Last June, the two married.

“I got a chance to see my wife yesterday and it’s always great to come home and know that there’s somebody there that loves you for you,” he said. “I’m blessed.”

“A Song for Her” and the new single, “Together,” can be heard at the Web page www. myspace.com/rubenstuddard.

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Jazz Appreciation Day set for April 25 Downtown If Charles McDaniel had his way, jazz would be celebrated every day.

“Jazz was founded in America; that’s our claim to fame,” the local musician said. “All the other music comes from somewhere else.”

So when the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History named April as Jazz Appreciation Month in 2002, and Congress passed legislation encouraging the promotion of events to embrace and honor jazz, McDaniel took note.

He talked to a fellow member of the American Federation of Musicians to see how communities pay tribute to the national treasure. He learned parades and outdoor concerts take place in many Southern states.

The secretary/treasurer of the Professional Musicians of Northwest Ohio Local 15-286 organized a free concert featuring area musicians last year. The jam session took place in the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library so the fickle April weather wouldn’t upstage the performers.

Nearly 100 musicians are slated to play at the second annual concert for Jazz Appreciation Month, April 25 starting at noon in the Downtown library Wintergarden, Huntington Meeting Room and McMaster Center. The Ramona Collins Quartet will be up at 4 p.m. in the Wintergarden.

“Even though you may go to school and learn to read all the notes and everything, the bandstand is also a classroom,” Collins said. “I think that’s what people should know about jazz, that the bandstand, especially in the old days, was the classroom because a lot of those musicians didn’t read music and they wrote songs that have become classics.”

The singer said she’ll learn from her young quartet members — pianist Glenn Tucker, bass player Jordan Shug and drummer Jerry Powell.

“It’s very important [for young performers] to interact with [veteran musicians] because they have something to show us and we have something to show them. I think people can observe that and see that, ‘oh that’s cool, Ramona’s been singing for 40 years and she’s working with a guy who’s 19, one is like 20, one is 22,” Collins said. “It’s exciting because they have a different viewpoint of music because they’re young.”

A full schedule of events is posted at www. toledofreepress.com.

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UT Dance Marathon spins into action for 8th year

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The 8th annual UT Dance Marathon will take place from 8:09 p.m. April 17 to 12:09 p.m April 18. More than 600 UT students are expected to attend the event, according to a news release.

For more information, or to RSVP for the event by 9 a.m. April 17, contact Steve Stransky at (440) 320-4172.

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The David Carter Symphonic Choir will perform a scholarship fund concert in memory of David D. Carter, founder and director of the choir, at 4:30 p.m. April 26. Deborah Carter Carlisle and Beverly Hayes Tucker are codirecting the concert and Bob Duris will accompany. Proceeds will go to a scholarship fund. The event will take place at Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church at 565 Palmwood, Toledo. Tickets are $10, children under 5 are free.

The friends we’ve contacted so far have been both responsive and massively enthusiastic. No sooner had we sent out our initial correspondent call, Andre Loubser from Cape Town, South Africa, e-mailed us. It was 3 a.m. his time.

Andre moved to Britain and worked for Stirling Moss, the great racing driver, before returning home and involving himself in all manner of gearheaded activities, from the building of replica classic cars to writing automotive profiles and a book about South Africa’s premier race track in Kyalami. His wife, Gill, runs a packaging magazine.

Andre told us about the recent opening of the world’s largest free flight bird sanctuary called Birds of Eden in Plettenberg Bay (birdsofeden.co.za), which we watched being built when we were there a couple of years ago.

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Our UK correspondents, Keith and Marina Fletcher, are also covering France and Italy. They have an apartment on the border of both countries and travel the continent frequently thanks to Britain’s budget airlines.

For many years Keith (an old schoolmate from the ‘50s) and his father ran an antiquarian book store in Cecil Court, off Charing Cross Road (remember No. 84?) before moving to a beautiful converted barn deep in the Hertfordshire countryside.

Covering Germany and Austria will be Stephen and Marzia Dobbs, whom we met hiking the crossBritain Coast to Coast Trail in May. They are ex-pat Brits who have been living in Southern Germany for more than a decade.

Stephen teaches “proper English” to German businessmen and plays in a rock band while Marzia toils away at a German company. Their extensive initial contributions will provide grist for many future travel mills.

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April 19-25, 2009

Events: Mars enters Aries (22nd); Venus enters Aries and New Moon in Taurus (24th)

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by Ann Fisher

Because April is Humor Month, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quiz of some of the worst jokes youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever heard!

1. What is pigskin used for most?

2. How many letters are in the alphabet?

3. Why is a snake smart?

4. Why is walking in the grass dangerous?

5. How are a hippopotamus and an elephant similar?

6. You know about turkeys and monkeys. What is a zookey?

7. What has six feet and can sing?

8. What has eight legs, three heads, six eyes and two wings?

ANSWERS: 1. To hold pigs together 2. 11: three in â&#x20AC;&#x153;theâ&#x20AC;? and eight in â&#x20AC;&#x153;alphabet â&#x20AC;&#x153; 3. Because you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull its leg 4.. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of blades 5.. Neither one can roller skate 6. A key to the zoo 7. A trio 8..

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

Libra (September 23-October 22)

NASCAR driver. Follow through with plans and solidify mutual goals, as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re positioned to accrue lasting gains this week. Partnerships (of any sort) are an ongoing source of learning and development. After Wednesday, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ride the tiger of your ambition.

Sleepless in Toledo. Your energy levels are high this week, perhaps too high. An overloaded task list or excessive ambitions can undermine your intentions.

Respect physical and financial limits, and ask for help if you need it.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Garbage in, garbage out. The next two months are focused on processes of healing and working through issues; for better or worse, you chose your partner last week. Commitment on both sides is tested midweek through a blitz of swift events. This is not a rehearsal!

Hissing kitty. A harvest of past efforts leads to a natural progression; you get exactly what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve earned. Wants and needs may be identical now, and the new moon intensifies determination to pursue fulfillment. Take a fateful step on Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; see where it leads.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Smiles and tears. Past choices about love, career and lifestyle intersect this week. Wednesday is critical, as external judges make rulings for glory or a penalty box.

Some missing information arrives on Friday and helps resolve puzzling questions about others.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Impetuous turns. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll benefit by being firmly in-step and on the same page with others this week. Keep communications flowing midweek to avoid delays or getting sidetracked on a tangent. You reach new levels of emotional intimacy over the weekend.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Dreaming dolphin. The ideas, inventions, and inspirations that spark this week may be a source of long-term prosperity or of a deepening relationship. A new cycle of relating to others starts on Friday. You benefit from dumping preconceived notions at the door.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Swan song. You may need to say goodbye as the week begins. Career progress, a vacation or other distinctive movements grab hold midweek and transport you to fresh vistas. Friday is a golden day for interpersonal harmony.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Hopes and regrets. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fresh ground under your feet and new challenges ahead, but a few backward glances are unavoidable. Future options start to solidify after Wednesday. As the weekend arrives, confidence is a magnet that attracts who and what you need.

Eagle or dove. Take extra care in preparations; the tools and items you take along are all youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have at hand to work with when the pace increases midweek. Good timing and a strong sense of self identity are invaluable assets over the weekend.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Fountain of life. Past patience is rewarded, and you can work with partners for a secure and stable future.

Midweek events sweep you along. Keep your agenda clear so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stray from goals, or allow others to complicate a perfect plan.

Budding ambitions. Other peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal and professional choices set the tone for your future dealings with them. After Wednesday, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re busy following your own bliss, as fast as humanly possible. Discussions on Friday center on future celebrations and travels.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2009

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And … it’s FREE! Taking a family walk is a great way to spend quality time with your kids. Preschoolers can ride along on their bike or tricycle.

Benefits of regular walking: • Improves cholesterol levels • Lowers blood pressure • Lowers blood sugar • Reduces diabetes risk • Improves mood • Keeps you strong and fit You can walk anywhere; at the park, the mall or the art museum.

You can also walk with the Kohl’s Kids in Action team in the Toledo Zoo Dart Frog Dash on May 16th. For more information, or to register, go to www.toledozoo.org.

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