TompkinsWeekly for the week of July 27th

Download the newspaper in Acrobat Format Here Nurturing New Careers at CU Life Changing Labs (LCL) is a not-for-profit organization started by Peter Cortle in 2011 to support Cornell’s top entrepreneurially minded students. This summer, six “incubator companies” were chosen from 100 applicants, and are using the available resources to get their businesses off the ground. All six companies will present their final product pitch on July 31 in hopes of winning the first place prize of $1,000. Full Story »   Moth-Stalkers Are on the Prowl Jason Dombroskie is a flesh-and-blood Golden Guide to the world of insects—and specifically moths. On July 22, the manager of Cornell University’s Insect Collection and coordinator for the university’s Insect Diagnostic Lab led a daylight tour and nocturnal journey into the world of moths Full Story »   Still no decision on Old Library developer page 2 The Tompkins County Legislature remains unable to reach a decision on selecting a preferred developer for the county’s Old Library property. Full Story »   Database learns to identify birds page 3 Google learned three years ago that a network of computers could teach themselves to recognize cat faces by watching millions of YouTube stills. More recently, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, along with the Visipedia research project, enlisted members of the birding community to do something perhaps more useful: to identify 400 common bird species of the U.S. and Canada from uploaded photos. Full Story »   GrassRoots Festival in pictures page 5 The Finger Laqkes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance put on a great show for its 25th anniversary this year. Full Story »   Dairy to host Farm City Day page 8 Farm City Day celebrates calves and cows and everything in between. The Carey family of Groton will open their farm at 305 Lick Street on Saturday Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to get up close to the livestock at all ages and stages, from new-born through milking cow. Full Story »   Looking for clues to a great man’s past page 9 Given that Ian McKellen was announced to play an elderly Sherlock Holmes, not only iconic but hot these days (due to one Benedict Cumberbatch), and McKellen’s star status as both Gandalf and Magneto, audiences might think “Mr. Holmes” (now playing at Cinemapolis) was meant as another summer blockbuster. Full Story »   Make your voice heard on climate change page 10 You probably believe either or both of the following: Congress will never act on climate; or we have little influence in the matter. Full Story »