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Today is 3 August 2007. Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki suffered the same fate on 9 August 1945. "Gojira" was landmark film and a powerful statement about the horror of nuclear weapons. Even with the awkward insertion of Raymond Burr, the American version is worth viewing.
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August 03, 2007, 05:22:58 PM »
I saw that movie MANY times as a youngster (the American version), and LOVED it!!
Speaking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, my Dad was scheduled to take part in the invasion of Japan as an 18 year old sergeant in Sept. of 1945. He was to go ashore with the second wave; their projected survival rate, based on the losses suffered in invading Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, was 1 out of every 137 (that would survive the invasion without being killed or wounded). Dad is convinced to this day that Truman's decision to drop the bomb saved his life, as well as the lives of countless Japanese. He is probably right. It was a horrible way to end a horrible war . . . but end the war it did. I am glad I didn't have to make that call.
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August 04, 2007, 01:57:45 PM »
Unfortunately, I have never seen "Gojira." I have seen this version of it, and I quite enjoyed it.
One of the things that always gets me about the film, is that they used Raymond Burr to play an American resporter. Raymond Burr was born not in the U.S., but in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. But, I'll say one thing for him, which I didn't know before, he was not only big enough to take on Godzilla, he was tough enough. Apparently, when he was in the U.S. Navy in WWII, he was shot in the stomach, while on duty off of Okinawa, and had to be shipped stateside.
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August 05, 2007, 12:22:44 AM »
Having seen the original Japanese version I'll admit it is far superior, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the dub, because, amazingly, what
done to it was done well from what I can see, and I liked that they made the Steve Martin character a mere observer to the events rather than making him the hero and having him come up with all the answers. And giving him an interpretor (sp?) was also a stroke of genius. It allowed a good chunk of the original Japanese language dialogue to remain in the film.
I can't say the same for the American version of Godzilla 1985, though, which gives Steve nothing to do at all and no connection to the main story whatsoever, and of course there's the odious edit involving the Russian colonel and the launch controls of his ship....
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Great stuff Andrew! I have a huge soft spot for the American cut of "Gojira." It's one of the more major hack jobs done on a kaiju film, and yet it still manages to retain a high degree of dignity. Too bad poor Varan didn't fare as well.
Koosh, right on about the American cut of "Godzilla 1985." I have the original uncut version and it is much, much better.
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While i respect the work done to make this "Umerricun", i do prefer the original shoot.
My friend Sally is finaly getting to see this film. She took my advice, and saw the original first, plus the commentary, and will compare it to the yank version. I'm looking forward to her critique.
P.S. I'm writting an alternate history nover starting with this event. Its Harry Turtledove meets Kaiju! Yeh, i'm not on his level. But i can dream. My writers group is helping me improve on my spelling, for one...Ah! Spell check!
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I'm extremely glad that on these 2 disc reissues that they've been doing for the old Godzilla movies that they're including both the original Japanese version as well as the American dubbed edits.
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I also believe that the use of the atomic bombs averted a land invasion of Japan that would have resulted in huge losses of life. Also, firebombing cities was already causing widespread destruction and the deaths of civilians, including women and children. Still, I pause a moment to acknowledge that, in the wink of an eye, 70,000 people perished at Hiroshima and Pandora's Box was opened.
Unfortunately, I believe that someday, another city will disappear due to the detonation of an atomic weapon. "Godzilla" is that fear, turned into something that looks the part. Godzilla is not a gleaming bomb; it is a massive, ugly, horrible monster. The only other example I can think of with such a striking portrayal of war is "Pink Floyd The Wall."
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Very few giant monster movies place any focus on what the survivors go through* (in fact, it wouldn't be until
that the Godzilla series gave a damn about the people inside the tanks and jets again), and that's one thing that sets
apart. I don't know which is more heartbreaking; the little girl covering her face as her deceased mother is taken away, the scene where the mother gathers her children before the raging fire and tells them they'll all be with Daddy soon, or the shot of the completely uncomprehending, innocent doomed child looking at the Geiger counter as it goes berserk in the doctor's hand.
It might just be the only movie from the '50s to make me cry--and it does so repeatedly. (I even well up when the reporter on the tower bids his listeners farewell with that awesome mixture of wild excitement and stark fear, and of course when Dr. Serizawa makes his final report...)
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The Giant Behemoth
, also with its horrible (but more showy and lurid) victims of radiation.
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I especially liked the little character moments in the original, especially with Shinkichi, the young man from Odo Island who comes to live with Dr. Yamane after Godzilla kills his family. The American version omits this, as well as doesn't tell us what he's screaming when Godzilla steps on his house, and after seeing the Japanese version, I admit I got a little upset when I realize he was screaming his brother's name helplessly. That, along with knowing that the reporter in the tower was saying as previously mentioned, makes the original a far more powerful movie for me.
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Wow, there's a lot of love here for this movie. Ni-ice.
Speaking of emotional scenes, and moments in the film... I'd like to take a different route if I may. In the American cut (and perhaps the original Japanese cut) there's a scene that always elicits a laugh out of me. When Godzilla pokes his head over a building and rains radioactive fire down upon a police car, causing it to burst into flames, the hapless driver emits one of the funniest damn screams I've ever heard. Maybe I'm just sadistic, but I have to admit that it puts a smile on my face every time.
And speaking of various cuts of this film, has anyone ever seen the Italian cut? Definitely an experiment gone wrong, but dang it, it's something that every big Godzilla fan should see. Italian film maker, Luigi Cozzi took the American cut, added in some stock footage of atom bomb tests and actual footage of dead and dying victims of the Hiroshima blast into the film. Then he "colorized" it. It's pretty darned trippy and not as pleasing to the senses as the available cuts we're all familiar with, but it's a very nifty and mysterious bit of Godzilla history that will hopefully see a DVD release some day. You can get more info on "COZZILLA" at
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Is there any listing for the "source music" used in the 1954 Godzilla film--particularly that Hawaiian music played aboard the cruise ship the night Godzilla rears his head in Tokyo bay? I'd like to know the title and artist of that recording.
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March 30, 2009, 07:34:01 PM »
It would be remiss of me not to comment on the granddaddy of all Japanese sci-fi extravaganzas.
Known in Japan as Gojira,it was first introduced in late 1965 in the U.S. as Godzilla,King of the Monsters,of course he's never met Gamera,yet,I wish they'd breath new life into the old Gamera,I don't much care for these new incarnations,or the fact he spits out fireballs like X-From Outer Space,at least he still flies.
Getting back to Godzilla,the original version,Gojira,Terrible Creature of The H-Bomb,ships every once in a while are wiped out by a bright white light of fire.
The government wants to know why and what's causing it,in the original movie a team of scientists go down in a sub,they try to report to headquarters something awful!,but are destroyed.
In the version we're used to watching we see Tokyo in ruins as Steve Martin tells the whole story of how it began,basically the same way with a bright white light setting ships on fire from time to time.
Since Odo Island is close to where the incidents take place,Steve and scientists go there,---by ship!!?,a terrible risk,considering,but fortunately Godzilla must of been asleep or was moving around.
On the island the natives tell them a horrible monster is responsible for all the ship disasters,no one believes that,but then the warning bell is sounded,they all go up the hill,big mistake,because it's here we meet face to face with Godzilla!.
After returning to Japan the scientists realize he's a mutated T-Rex because of hydrogen bomb test.
Realizing it's only a matter of time until he decides to attack Tokyo,the military get ready,mean time Dr.Yamanes daughter who pledged to Dr.Serizawa finds out he's made an oxygen destroyer,good to know.
The monster finally comes ashore,almost all but destroys Tokyo and everyone in it,weapons are useless against the thing.
The day after,at the hospital Emiko tells Steve and her true love Ogata about Serizawas oxygen destroyer,and finally convinces him to use it against Godzilla.
He does,he also knows about Emiko and Ogata,and dies with Godzilla,but the world is saved from this awful terror.
For now,in an ironic footnote the sequel,Godzilla Raids Again,wasn't seen in the U.S. until 1959,it was released by Warner Bros.,remember they wanted to call Best From 20,000 Fathoms Godzilla,so why when they got Godzillas second film did they dub it Gigantis,The Fire Monster?,yet another head scratcher isn't it.
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I should probably be embarassed to admit I like the Americanized GODZILLA better than the Japanese GOJIRA. They cut out the slow, serious soul-searching and left in all the stomping, which makes for a much more enjoyable picture, in my eyes.
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I would mention that given the time period that Godzilla was released in the USA the original Japanese movie with only Japanese actors would have stood virtually no chance. There was still very much an anti-Japanese sentiment, especially where I lived in Los Angeles in the 50s. The addition of Raymond Burr allowed the movie to be mainstreamed where it became popular enough despite the anti-Japanese sentiments of the time. I think that the producer of the Americanized version deserves praise for his successful re-work of the film. I also appreciate that my own work on the oxygen destroyer has been properly publicized. I am now working on a new advanced version that can be tailored to specifically target fans of Ewe Boll movies.
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Up until recently, John would have had the option to leave full-time education for good at 16 and join the workforce, however a change is currently being implemented that will raise the school leaving age to 18 by 2013. At 16 then John will have one or two options. If his school has a Sixth Form*2 attached he may continue there, if not (or if he chooses to) he will have to leave his school and attend a Sixth Form College for two years. At the end of his second year in the Sixth Form John can decide whether to carry on to university and study for an undergraduate degree, or he can leave and find a job or an apprenticeship.
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Let's now meet another pupil, Jane Doe. Jane is the daughter of wealthier parents who can afford to send her to an independent*3, private*3 school. Many private schools have existed for centuries; The King's School in Canterbury was founded in 597 AD whilst my own secondary school Stockport Grammar was founded in 1487. Private schools can encompass different types of establishment but all are fee-paying; private grammar schools such as mine employ a test similar to the 11-Plus which must be passed in order to be accepted whilst entrance to public**5* schools is based solely on financial eligibility.
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Beginning in one style of school does not necessarily mean a pupil will continue in it until they leave for good. Independent schools usually offer places at age 4, 7 and 16 and pupils transferring in from other regions may be offered a place at any time assuming they meet the eligibility criteria. The most common point for a change is at age 11 with the transfer from primary to secondary education, with pupils often transferring from the state sector to the independent (the reverse is decidedly less common however perhaps less so in a recession or similar time of economic disruption when school fees may become difficult to continue paying.)
National Testing
The final topic I want to cover here is the tests school pupils take in the UK. Unlike in the US school system, pupils in the UK do not have to "pass" each year in order to graduate to the next class, nor do we receive a high school diploma covering all subjects. Instead, pupils sit a series of tests at the end of certain school years and receive individual grades (and later individual qualifications) for each subject they sit. Harry Potter fans might notice that our examination system is far more similar to that seen in Hogwarts than the US school system, naturally because the Hogwarts examination system is based on that of England. For comparison, O.W.Ls (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) are the wizarding equivalent of our GCSEs and N.E.W.Ts (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) are equivalent to our A-Levels.
All state schools and those who opt to follow the National Curriculum have their pupils sit three SATs (Standard Assessment Tests and pronounced as the word "sat" rather than the individual letters), at ages seven, eleven and fourteen. The SATs are somewhat controversial as the results are principally used to assign the school a position in the national school league tables*6. This can result in schools placing significant pressure on pupils to do well in these tests as the results reflect on how well or how poorly a school is perceived as faring - the pupils receive no award or qualification after taking these tests, they are simply assigned a grade that can be used to assess whether the pupil is progressing at the expected (average) rate.
Sometime around the third year of secondary education, pupils are offered the opportunity to select the subjects they will take for their GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams. This allows them to drop certain subjects for good and take up new ones that are not offered to the younger years - very similar to the subject selection done at Hogwarts although we don't have time turners to help us get to class. Mandatory subjects for every pupil are English Language and Maths but pupils can sit any number of GCSEs dependent on where they are studying, most schools insisting on at least one science (either biology, chemistry or physics although some schools offer combined sciences GCSEs), one modern language (usually French, Spanish or German) and one subject from the humanities (usually geography or history), IT is also an increasingly popular subject at GCSE. Some schools offer more unusual subjects including Latin, astronomy and journalism. At sixteen, at the end of the final school year before the sixth form, pupils in all schools both state and private sit their GCSEs, the exams happen across the country at the same time and are then sent off to be marked by the exam boards.
The grading systems at GCSE runs from A* (A-star) to G; pupils failing to gain a G are awarded a U grade - for unclassified. Most employers insist on GCSE maths and English at grades A* - C for even the most basic of jobs as this is considered the minimum standard of language and numeracy to be able to perform a job to an acceptable standard. The GCSE results are published nationwide on the same day with schools publishing their results (without pupils names) in the local press, a pupil's results will affect what they can choose to study in the sixth form.
The sixth form mainly focuses on A-Level (Advanced level General Certificate of Eduction - the next step from GCSE) study although some colleges offer more hands-on practical courses such as engineering and construction. A-levels are divided across two years of study, with the first year comprising an AS Level (Advanced Subsidiary) which can be a standalone qualification if the pupil decides not to carry the subject on for the second year. AS and A-Levels are examined in the same way as GCSEs with all pupils nationwide sitting the paper simultaneously, they also provide the main entry route into UK universities. It is normal for a student to do three A-Levels with possibly an additional subject for the first year of college which is dropped after AS Level.
A and AS Level papers are graded in a similar manner to GCSE with grades ranging from A* - E (A* was only introduced in 2008 with the class of 2010 being the first year to have been awarded these grades - previously A was the highest). University applications are made prior to A-Level exams and places are offered based on applicants achieving specific grades, for example a place may be offered to a student on condition of them achieving A-A-B. These conditions can also specify a grade, in a certain subject (e.g., A-B-B with the A in mathematics). Top institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge will generally not accept pupils with anything less than A*-A*-A* grades at A-Level but many other universities will accept those receiving significantly lower grades.
This only begins to cover the vast and complex system that comprises education in the UK. Scotland and Wales often differ significantly from England in their provision and LEAs (Local Education Authorities) have the power to run their regions in different ways, meaning that the system can change from county to county. There is much more to learn if you want to get a full picture of British education, with boarding and religious schools also having a part to play, and constantly changing guidelines being passed down from government. Times change and our education system continues to change alongside, however I hope this has given you at least a little insight into how children are taught in the UK.
*1 Technically the "autumn term after his fourth birthday." English schools years usually begin in September so for example, my son whose birthday is September 21st will begin school when he is almost five years old, a child born at the end of August on the other hand will have only just turned four when they begin.
*2 Sixth Form is the term used for education for 16 – 18 year olds. It can exist within a school allowing pupils to continue attending their secondary school for an additional two years or it can be a separate institution known as a Sixth Form College. The latter are generally more permissive, do not enforce a dress code and often admit older students of any age onto their courses for a fee.
*3 Private schools fund themselves through a mixture of fees paid by parents for tuition, monetary gifts (often by previous pupils) and investments; they are not reliant on government money. This independence frees them from following many government rules set down for state schools including freedom from teaching the National Curriculum*4.
*4 The National Curriculum is the curriculum set out by government to decide what is taught in all state schools.
*5 A "public" school is also a type of private school due to a choice of wording I believe dreamed up to cause as much confusion as possible.
*6 School League Tables are published yearly in the national press and are exactly what they sound like, tables in which schools are ranked according to the performance of their pupils in the national SAT tests. The league tables can have a profound effect on a school and even the surrounding area with wealthier parents often moving house when their children approach school age in order to live within the catchment area of a school higher up the table. This has led to many criticisms as this can disadvantage children from poorer backgrounds.


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For Career Changers, It Pays to Talk to Strangers
By Deb Silverberg , March 11, 2012 12:19 PM
If you knew that picking up the phone and talking to a stranger, or e-mailing someone you didn't know could help you get into a new career, would you do it?
If your answer is yes, conducting informational interviews needs to become part of your job search strategy. Although we tell children never to talk to strangers, when it comes to changing careers, job seekers benefit from taking a more grown-up approach. Looking to work in a new field - perhaps one of these areas with better than average prospects for 50+ workers? Making talking to strangers a priority can help you.
What exactly is an informational interview? It's "interviewing a specialist about his or her work, to determine if their career path is one you'd like to pursue," says Katy Piotrowski, M.Ed., career counselor and author of The Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers, Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears .
Informational interviewing is critically important for career changers. That's because, "the world of work is changing so fast and it will continue to change. Informational interviewing gives career-minded professionals a tool to use to explore and decide on career paths, as their own careers evolve--like learning how to chart a new course as the winds change."
Piotrowski took her own advice. Some years ago, she worked as a marketer for a high-tech firm and was attending a professional development workshop. After reading the workshop presenter's bio, she found herself interested in learning more. She approached the presenter during a break in the workshop and asked her about her job. The conversation led Piotrowski to successfully launch her own business in a different field.
"Even though I didn't realize it at the time," says Piotrowski, I'd just completed my first informational interview. After I'd become a career counselor myself, I realized how extremely valuable that single conversation had been to my career-change success, and now informational interviews have become a key step in the process I use with my own clients."
Approaching a presenter at a workshop doesn't sound that intimidating. But what if you find the thought of talking to, or contacting strangers, well... scary?
Piotrowski urges career changers to keep two things in mind:
"People love talking about themselves and an informational interview gives them an excellent opportunity to do just that.
[And] with informational interviewing, you don't need to "sell" yourself. The primary purpose of informational interviewing is research, not job search. You don't need to say anything impressive about yourself, or try your best to get the specialist to hire you. You just need to ask questions and listen."
People often make inquiries via e-mail to schedule information interviews, then follow up by phone at a designated time. See additional tips and sample questions to ask in this article by reporter Marci Alboher, and this informational interview video from AARP.
Bookmark AARP's work and job hunting channels for useful resources and information on many topics to help you in today's competitive job market.
Question for readers: What tips on informational interviewing would you share with other career changers?
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LEXINGTON – Anderson County learned about itself last Tuesday.
And the Lady Bearcats had to like what they found out in a 51-46 win at Lafayette to open the basketball season they are intent on making special.
Anderson County's boys' basketball team seems intent on proving the doubters wrong.
That is what was apparent last Tuesday when the Bearcats rallied from seven points down in the fourth quarter to take a hard-fought 60-57 win at Casey County in the season opener for both teams.
Erik Newton, Anderson's only returning starter from 2010, scored Anderson's first 10 points, then sank a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to go to provide the winning margin for the Bearcats.
Nine Anderson County football players were named first team All-District by the coaches of Class 5A, District 4 last week.
Bearcat coach Mark Peach was also named the district's Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats, picked third in pre-season by most polls, to the district championship. It was only the third district title in school history but second in the last four years.
Bardstown rips Bearcats
By John Herndon
Bardstown bolted to an early lead and never looked back as the Tigers routed visiting Anderson County 68-38 in boys' high school basketball action Monday night.
Bardstown led 18-6 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 35-16 by halftime.
The Anderson County girls' basketball team did not expect to sneak up on anyone this season. The Lady Bearcats assured that Saturday when they defeated top-ranked Marion County, 47-41 in the Kentucky Basketball Academy pre-season showcase at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Mackenzie Cann led Anderson with 13 points but it was a total team effort, according to Anderson coach Tony Kaya.
"The kids played hard, but necessarily well," Kays said.
Mark Peach was wearing a Notre Dame t-shirt last Tuesday.
The irony, as he sat down to talk about the just completed football season and what lies ahead for his Anderson County Bearcats, could not be overlooked or overstated.
Suffice it to say that, based on what transpired over the last half of the regular season and in the playoffs, expectations are high for 2011.
Maybe not as out of this world as they perennially are in South Bend, but expectations are such that the time for basking in the Bearcats' longest post-season run in school history is now in the past.
LEXINGTON—Anderson County learned quite a bit about itself Tuesday night.
The Lady Bearcats played without one starter and saw another on the bench with foul trouble for over half the game but held off host Lafayette 51-46 in the basketball season opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
"The thing I was most proud of was how they hit us in the mouth and made a run at us, but our kids responded," said Anderson coach Tony Kays.
Even before they had gotten on I-75 for the trip home from Simon Kenton High School last March 6, the red paint was getting ready for the Anderson County Lady Bearcats.
One big, fat, bright red target, made to order.
Most people in Glen Drury's predicament would be wringing their hands, at best, or even take a journey into full-fledged weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Top Eighth Region teams
1.Anderson County
Defending champs have much back and are talented, but they are still very young.
Walton-Verona gave Anderson a major scare last March and has the region's top player.
3.Simon Kenton
The Lady Pioneers are still smarting losing in regional final. Coach Jeff Stowers' system is sound.
Have talent. Improved dramatically at Shelby County last year.
5.South Oldham
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This article on getting the truth from an interrogation could be an explanation for why there are different versions of Joseph Smith's first vision.
In contrast to what most people believe, truth tellers are more likely to add details and revise their stories over time, whereas liars tend to keep their stories the same. "Inconsistency is really just a fundamental aspect of the way memory works," Meissner says.


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The world's oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. How we manage this vital resource is essential for humanity as a whole, and to counter balance the effects of climate change.
Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. However, today we are seeing 30 percent of the world's fish stocks overexploited, reaching below the level at which they can produce sustainable yields.
Oceans also absorb about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide produced by humans, and we are seeing a 26 percent rise in ocean acidification since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Marine pollution, an overwhelming majority of which comes from land-based sources, is reaching alarming levels, with an average of 13,000 pieces of plastic litter to be found on every square kilometre of ocean.
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It seems odd to me to hear so many stories on TV of people feeling the financial "pinch" these days and being completely unaware of how to optimize what they have. I have been surprised to find that not everyone has had to pinch every penny till it screams all their lives, because so many of us have. So I thought I'd share one thing I've done to save money and fill a need that could help someone. Soooo...
For those of you who actually read my posts, you may remember one about a lesson God has taught me through little Boo. It had to do with not loosing heart and giving up in prayer, as He illustrated by baby Boo trying to get up on the sofa. She bounces off the side twice every time she wants up. It takes her three tries every time, but she doesn't give up.
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I went to Sam's Club, (our local warehouse store), and rummaged through the empty boxes they had discarded. I found one that was just half the height from the floor to the bed. Having had dogs, I know that one narrow surface could spell injury for little Boo as she tears into the room and up on the bed. So I got two boxes.
I taped them together with strapping tape. Then I got an old towel that I use to dry wet dogs or disastrous spills on the floor and I laid it over the top so she wouldn't hit the slick box top and slide off, breaking her tiny bones! Knowing that the towel would slide off and be constant work to keep in place, I pinned it to fit the boxes and whip stitched the corners. A double rolled piece of strapping tape between the towel and box at the bottom front keeps that snug too!
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All directory data is stored using the UTF-8 encoding of Unicode. Therefore, any LDIF input you provide must also be UTF-8 encoded. The LDIF format is described in detail in "LDAP Data Interchange Format Reference" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Reference for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition.
Consider the following points when you provide LDIF input:
An object is a blank line followed by a line that starts with dn:. This line is the distinguished name of the object. All other lines are the object's attributes.
Comments start with # (and end with the EOL.)
Lines starting with a single space continue the previous line.
Binary values are base-64 encoded, and represented with a double colon (::) after the attribute name.
Carriage return and line feed add unsafe characters in an LDIF entry.
Do not unintentionally leave trailing spaces at the end of an attribute value when you change the attribute value by using the ldapmodify command. For example, jensen with a trailing space is different from jensen without any trailing space.
The ldapmodify and ldapdelete utilities read the LDIF statements that you enter after the command in exactly the same way as if they were read from a file. When you finish providing input, enter the character that your shell recognizes as the end of file (EOF) escape sequence.
Typically, the EOF escape sequence is Control-D (^D).
The following example shows how to terminate input to the ldapmodify command:
prompt\> ldapmodify -h host -p port -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - dn: cn=Barry Nixon,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify delete: telephonenumber ^D prompt\>
For simplicity and portability, examples in this document do not show prompts or EOF sequences.
When entering command options on the command line, you may need to escape characters that have special meaning to the command-line interpreter, such as space ( ), asterisk (*), backslash (\\), and so forth. For example, many DNs contain spaces, and you must enclose the value in double quotation marks ("") for most UNIX shells:
Depending on your command-line interpreter, you should use either single or double quotation marks for this purpose. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information.
Note that LDIF statements after the ldapmodify command are being interpreted by the command, not by the shell, and therefore do not need special consideration.
Attribute OIDs are by default not supported in attribute names. This was not the case in some previous versions of Directory Server. If you used attribute OIDs as attribute names in a previous version of Directory Server, you must set the attribute nsslapd-attribute-name-exceptions to on for the attribute OIDs to be accepted.
When adding or modifying an entry, the attributes you use must be required or allowed by the object classes in your entry, and your attributes must contain values that match their defined syntax.
When modifying an entry, Directory Server performs schema checking on the entire entry, not only the attributes being modified. Therefore, the operation may fail if any object class or attribute in the entry does not conform to the schema.
In any sequence of LDIF text for adding entries, either on the command line or in a file, parent entries must be listed before their children. This way, when the server process the LDIF text, it will create the parent entries before the children entries.
For example, if you want to create entries in a People subtree that does not exist in your directory, then list an entry representing the People container before the entries within the subtree:
dn: dc=example,dc=com dn: ou=People,dc=example,dc=com ... People subtree entries... dn: ou=Group,dc=example,dc=com ... Group subtree entries...
You can use the ldapmodify command-line utility to create any entry in the directory, however, the root of a suffix or subsuffix is a special entry that must be associated with the necessary configuration entries.
Before adding or modifying entries with very large attribute values, you may need to configure the server to accept them. To protect against overloading the server, clients are limited to sending data no larger than 2 MB by default.
If you add an entry larger than this, or modify an attribute to a value which is larger, the server will refuse to perform the operation and immediately close the connection. For example, binary data such as multimedia contents in one or more attributes of an entry may exceed this limit.
Also, the entry defining a large static group may contain so many members that their representation exceeds the limit. However, such groups are not recommended for performance reasons, and you should consider redesigning your directory structure.
The command-line tools process all entries or modifications in the LDIF input sequentially. The default behavior is to stop processing when the first error occurs. Use the -c option to continue processing all input regardless of any errors. You will see the error condition in the output of the tool.
In addition to the considerations listed above, common errors are:
Not having the appropriate access permission for the operation.
Adding an entry with a DN that already exists in the directory.
Adding an entry below a parent that does not exist.


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Chronicling America Dispatches: Hula on the Mainland United States
From time to time, we will highlight dispatches from our state partners participating in the National Digital Newspaper Program, a joint sponsorship between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress to create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922, from all states and U.S. territories. The following dispatch comes from our Hawaiian state partner, the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
What do people outside of Hawaii usually think about the Aloha State? Haunted tikis? The gorgeous, sunny beaches? Coconut trees? Pineapples? Maitais at tiki bars? Or sensual hula dancers in coconut bras and grass skirts?
In the 1800s and 1900s, the Hula 'Auana, the westernized hula, developed, with melodic songs, string instrument accompaniment, and sensual gestures. Hula dancers performed on tourist shows and Hollywood films, introducing mainland Americans to the feminized version of Hawaii.
In the 1890s and early 1900s, hula dancers and Hawaiian musicians toured the U.S. mainland. Usually women, the dancers danced in their grass skirts, while accompanying musicians played their kitschy Hawaiian melody on their steel guitars and ukulele. American newspapers reported hula dancing and people's perceptions of hula, and advertisements showed where and when hula dancers performed.
The Hawaiian entertainers performed at the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition and other American world fairs in 1899 (Omaha), 1901 (Buffalo), 1909 (Seattle), 1915 (San Francisco), and 1939 (New York). For Seattle and San Francisco, the Hawaii Pineapple Growers' Association sent women with Hawaiian and Caucasian ancestry to give and promote pineapples to fair goers.
While mainland audiences revered the hula dancers, people at home didn't approve of their dancing. When the dancers got back home, some of them received scorn from strangers.
For example, Sisters Lei and Kashinano Lokalani (pictured in the gallery) danced the hula at the 1916 San Diego Exposition. They earned the respect of prominent people, such as a presidential candidate and the president of the Women's Clubs of America. The sisters even got a contract to perform around the country for a vaudeville organization.
However, according to the Hawaiian promotion committee, S.M. Lowery from Honolulu was "thoroughly disgusted" with the performance. He said the dance was not hula at all and was more like the "hoochi-koochi Chicago Midway Fair fame." The committee says the hula is a "disgrace and a blot upon the fair name of territorial Hawaii." However, the sisters' father explained he would not allow his daughters to dance the "real Hawaiian hula," as its nature (presumably sexual) would probably not be approved.
In 1922, the Arizona State Fair decided not to feature hula and "every objectionable show and concession." The article reported, "it's au revoir to the Hoochi Koochi show, and the can has been tied to the naughty can-can, likewise to the con man and the thousand and one games of chance."
In 1899, the Independent, a pro-Hawaiian newspaper, complained about the stereotypes of Hawaii perpetuated by the hula dancers at the Greater American Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska:
"We think it is a pity that Hawaii should be placed on exhibition as a semi-barbarous country to draw tourists to Honolulu. The visitors at Omaha may believe that the village and the semi-nude girls and the beer-voiced singers are representative of life in Hawaii, and they might come here to see the 'fun' and be disagreeably surprised to find modern buildings, well lighted streets, telephones and rubber-tired hacks, and the hulas under strict police supervision. They will find that the Hawaiian women dress very much like their sisters on the mainland, only a little more expensive; that they don't wear skirts made of ti leaves, and that to many of them the hula is an unknown dance."
Further reading in Chronicling America
"Honoluluans protest against exposition hula hula dance" El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, September 16, 1916, HOME EDITION, Magazine and Feature Section, Image 32
"Good-Bye to the Hula-Hula Girl"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., October 06, 1922, Automobile Section, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 12
"Tourist Travelling"
The Independent., July 12, 1899, Image 2
"No Hula-Hula Monkey Business" (opinion)
The St. Louis Republic., July 26, 1903, PART I, Image 8
"The Hula Hulas: They Stride Their Steeds in the Park"
The morning call., June 05, 1893, Page 10, Image 10
"Drops Straw Garb in Her Hula Dance"
The Washington times., June 06, 1919, FINAL EDITION, Page 4, Image 4
"Hula-hula dances scientifically investigated at last"
New-York tribune., January 23, 1910, Page 3, Image 53
"The Hula Dance Expresses Romance"
El Paso herald., April 17, 1913, Image 2
"The Hui of Native Hawaiian Dance"
The Washington herald., January 14, 1912, Magazine Section, Image 31


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Bonanza chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright. He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric "Hoss" Cartwright; and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe". The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing.
Tim Matheson(Griff King)
Lorne Greene(Ben Cartwright)
Ray Teal(Sheriff Roy Coffee (1960 - 1972))
Michael Landon(Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright)
Dan Blocker(Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright)
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FAIRCHILD (WEAU)-The WEAU broadcast tower stood as the tallest man made structure east of the Mississippi for 45 years.
Wednesday morning, a pile of twisted metal strewn around the base of the tower and covering County Road H, is all that remains.
It's a sight that shocked all of us, "It's a landmark, always been a good landmark and now it's gone, it's gonna be kinda weird," Fairchild volunteer firefighter Ray Kirchoff Jr. tells us.
But weird doesn't even begin to describe how WEAU Chief Engineer Ron Wiedemeier feels, particularly Tuesday night, when he got the news that the tower had in fact collapsed.
"I got a phone call just before I got to the transmitter site, they told me the county had called and the tower was lying on the ground. I parked on the side of the road for a few minutes, because it was gut wrenching," Wiedemeier remembers.
And the rising of the sun Wednesday morning has done little to dispel what for an engineer, truly is a nightmare.
"I always was concerned someday that that might happen. A comment that the guy who hired me said once, there is only one sure thing about that tower, it will come down," Wiedemeier says.
While the cleanup will take weeks, and rebuilding the tower could take up to a year, WEAU General Manager Terry McHugh says he's just relieved everyone is safe.
"Thank God there was nobody that was hurt it could have been a lot worse than it was, we could have had a real disaster on our hands," McHugh says.
McHugh also wants to say thank you to all of our fellow broadcasters and for all of the assistance that has been offered to our station. He says we couldn't have been back on the air Wednesday without their help.
FAIRCHILD (WEAU)-Due to the overnight WEAU tower collapse, the Eau Claire County Highway Department has closed County Trunk Highway H about 0.25 miles south of CTH M in the Town of Fairchild until further notice.
The Highway Department encourages all road users near the closure to use alternate routes until the road is reopened.
FAIRCHILD (WEAU) - WEAU 13's transmitting tower in Fairchild has collapsed.
"About a mile from here I got a call from Ron Viste at the station, one of the other engineers, and he informed me that the tower is down. The county called him and told him that and it just basically made me sick to my stomach," says WEAU 13 News Chief Engineer, Ron Wiedemeier.
He says when he was headed down to the tower, because of the station going off air, he thought it might just be a power outage but this was what he saw, our two thousand foot tower in eastern Eau Claire County, just outside of Fairchild, on its side. The tower now only stands about 25 feet tall.
About 8:30 Tuesday night when WEAU went off the air several pieces of equipment fell from the sky. WAXX radio is also on the tower and also went off air at the time. The top of our tower is what sends our signal over the air and into your living room. The tallest point, which is about 2,000 feet, now sits in the snow. The tower fell in about three different directions. One part of the tower is across County Road H and won't be cleared until sometime Wednesday.
Firefighters on scene were concerned because a gas tank was leaking and there were live power lines down. The power was shut down and the gas was shut off without any incident.
"There were no injuries, there are no homes around, there was no one around that I know of that even saw it come down. The only damage would be to the TV-13 tower and the building and there's substantial tree damage from all the cables whipping around, we're fortunate no one was hurt," says Stacy Tanner with the Fairchild Fire Department.
It's unclear exactly what caused the tower to collapse but the weather Tuesday night was windy and icy.
The tower in Fairchild was contracted back in 1966. It was one of the tallest structures in the country and up to this point, has held strong through the worst Wisconsin weather.
"This is our local landmark and I know everyone will be sad to see it go," says Tanner.
We're working on alternative plans to bring NBC and local programming back to the Chippewa Valley and beyond.
We will let you know as soon as we have a fix through our Facebook page, Twitter account and right here on weau.com.


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President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households.
The bill, which averts a looming fiscal cliff that had threatened to plunge the nation back into recession, also extends expiring jobless benefits, prevents cuts in Medicare reimbursements to doctors and delays for two months billions of dollars in across-the-board spending cuts in defense and domestic programs.
The GOP-run House approved the measure by a 257-167 vote late Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after the Democratic-led Senate passed it 89-8.
Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii, signed the bill using an autopen, a mechanical device that copies his signature.
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Legislation to block the "fiscal cliff" is headed to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. The bill will avoid, for now, the major tax increases and government spending cuts that had been scheduled to take effect with the new year.
Final approval came in the House on New Year's Night. The vote was 257 to 167.
The Senate passed the bill less than 24 hours earlier.
The measure raises tax rates on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples, a victory for Obama.
It also extends expiring unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, prevents a cut in fees for doctors who treat Medicare patients and cancels a $900 pay increase due to lawmakers in March.
Another provision is designed to prevent a spike in milk prices.
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Republicans are dropping their demands for additional spending cuts and will hold a House vote on whether to give final congressional approval to the Senate-approved compromise averting "fiscal cliff" tax increases and spending cuts.
The House vote was expected Tuesday evening.
A decision by the Republican-run House to amend the Senate-passed bill would have complicated prospects for final congressional passage of the measure. Senate Democratic aides have said the Democratic-led Senate, which overwhelmingly approved the compromise early Tuesday, would not return to vote on an amended version of the measure.
The measure would allow tax increases on the highest-earning Americans, but retain decade-old income tax cuts for everyone else.
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On New Year's Day, the White House released a statement from President Obama regarding the Senate's vote for a fiscal cliff deal overnight:
"Leaders from both parties in the Senate came together to reach an agreement that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support today that protects 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small business owners from a middle class tax hike. While neither Democrats nor Republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the House should pass it without delay.
This agreement will also grow the economy and shrink our deficits in a balanced way – by investing in our middle class, and by asking the wealthy to pay a little more.
What's more, today's agreement builds on previous efforts to reduce our deficits. Last year, I worked with Democrats and Republicans to cut spending by more than $1 trillion. Tonight's agreement does even more by asking millionaires and billionaires to begin to pay their fair share for the first time in twenty years. As promised, that increase will be immediate, and it will be permanent.
There's more work to do to reduce our deficits, and I'm willing to do it. But tonight's agreement ensures that, going forward, we will continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of new spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest Americans. And as we address our ongoing fiscal challenges, I will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not from the top down."
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The Senate has passed legislation to block the impact of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff.
The vote was an overwhelming 89-8 and came well after midnight on New Year's Day.
A House vote is expected before Wednesday.
The White House-backed legislation would prevent middle-class taxes from rising, and raise rates on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples.
It also blocks spending cuts for two months, extends unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, prevents a 27 percent cut in fees for doctors who treat Medicare patients and prevents a spike in milk prices.
A last-minute addition would also prevent a $900 pay raise for members of Congress from taking effect in March.
Republican Senator Richard Burr issued this statement on the vote:
"While the deal we voted on tonight was far from perfect and not as comprehensive as I had hoped, I supported this proposal because it protects 99% of Americans from increased taxes, it provides permanent certainty on the estate tax and Alternative Minimum Tax, it provides one year of protection for the reimbursement of doctors, it extends unemployment insurance for one year, and the net result of the deal provides over $600 billion that should be used to pay down our national debt."
Democratic Senator Kay Hagan issued this statement on the vote:
"While I believe it is unacceptable that Washington has once again waited until the eleventh hour to find a solution, and though I would have preferred a comprehensive, balanced solution to avert the fiscal cliff and begin reducing the deficit, I voted for the plan put forth tonight so that we can stop a tax hike on middle class families in North Carolina. The average family in our state will see their taxes increase by $2,200 without this action.
"We still have issues surrounding the fiscal cliff that we must resolve, including the defense cuts that will have an outsized impact in North Carolina and our skyrocketing federal debt. The challenges we face may be complex, but working together should not be this hard, and I will continue urging my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the Capitol to come together to work on a commonsense solution."
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A Democratic aide says the White House and congressional Republicans have reached an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for family incomes below $450,000 and briefly avert across-the-board spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and domestic agencies this week.
Vice President Joe Biden was set to sell the agreement to Senate Democrats at a meeting at the Capitol on Monday night.
The aide required anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly.
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The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vote Monday evening on other bills. They say that will be their only votes of the day.
President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday they are near a deal to avoid wide-ranging tax increases and spending cuts -- the fiscal cliff -- that take effect with the new year.
Both men said they were still bargaining over whether -- and how -- to avoid $109 billion in cuts to defense and domestic programs that take effect on Wednesday.
It remained unclear whether the Senate would vote Monday.
Congress could pass later legislation retroactively blocking the tax hikes and spending cuts.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it appears that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff is "in sight," but says it's not yet complete and work continues.
Obama says this has been a "pressing issue on people's minds," and tells an audience of middle-class taxpayers the deal would, among other things, extend unemployment benefits for Americans "who are still out there looking for a job."
He voiced regret that the work of the administration and lawmakers on Capitol Hill won't produce a "grand bargain" on tax-and-spend issues, but said that "with this Congress, it couldn't happen at that time."
Officials familiar with the negotiations say an agreement would raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 a year and increase the estate tax rate. .
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The contours of a deal to avert the `fiscal cliff' are emerging that would raise tax rates on couples making over $450,000 a year, raise the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year.
That's according to officials familiar with the negotiations.
The deal in the works would return tax rates on families making over $450,000 to 39.6 percent. The tax on estates worth more than $5 million would increase to 40 percent. And unemployment benefits would continue for one year.
The officials say the White House and Republicans are at an impasse over what to do about automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to begin taking effect on Jan. 1. Democrats want to put off the cuts for one year.
The officials requested anonymity in order to discuss the internal negotiations.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Democrats and Republicans say signs of progress are emerging in urgent negotiations to avert the looming `fiscal cliff' ahead of a midnight deadline.
A person familiar with the negotiations says Democrats have offered to extend tax cuts for families making up to $450,000 a year and individuals making up to $400,000. President Barack Obama originally wanted the tax cuts to be extended only for families making up to $250,000 a year.
Unless an agreement is reached and approved by Congress by the start of New Year's Day, more than $500 billion in 2013 tax increases will begin to take effect and $109 billion will be carved from defense and domestic programs
The person familiar with the talks requested anonymity in order to discuss the internal negotiations.
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Taxes on the wealthy and Republican demands for budget cuts to pay for Democratic spending proposals were separating the two parties as the deadline for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" has drawn to within hours.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke late Sunday with Vice President Joe Biden, a former Senate colleague, in hopes of settling remaining differences. That followed weekend bargaining between McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that left several issues unresolved.
Unless an agreement is reached and approved by Congress by midnight tonight, more than $500 billion in 2013 tax increases will begin to take effect and more than $100 billion will be carved from defense and domestic programs. Economists warn that the combined impact -- the so-called fiscal cliff -- could rekindle recession.
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After three weeks of gridlock, there appears to be some optimism that lawmakers can reach an agreement to avert across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts due to go into effect next week.
After a meeting Friday with House and Senate leaders, President Barack Obama said he's optimistic. That same sentiment is shared by Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell.
Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll do everything he can to prevent tax increases and spending cuts but cautioned that any agreement will likely be "imperfect."
Under a timetable sketched by congressional aides, any agreement would first go to the Senate for a vote. The House would then be asked to vote, possibly as late as Jan. 2, the final full day before a new Congress takes office.
Officials said there was a general understanding that any agreement would block scheduled income tax increases for middle class earners while letting rates rise at upper income levels.
In addition, Obama and Democrats want to prevent the expiration of unemployment benefits for about 2 million long-term jobless Americans.


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The world's first orangutan conceived by assisted reproduction was born in his mother Maggie's favorite yellow wheelbarrow May 20 at LEO Zoological Conservation Center in backcountry Greenwich.
Four pounds, wrinkly faced and covered in reddish orange hair, the baby, a male Sumatran orangutan who has not yet been named is the fruit of a groundbreaking achievement that conservationists say could, if duplicated, potentially help save this critically endangered species.
"The reality is no one else has ever been able to help orangutans conceive outside of sex," said Dr. Mark Leondires, who performed the artificial insemination that led to the baby's birth. "One way to help this species survive is to do artificial inseminations in zoos so that you are diversifying the gene pool. There are only so many orangutans left in this world and in zoos and, just like if you were reproducing with your first cousins, there are a lot of risks to that."
Alan Sironen, owner of Zoo Consultants International and former curator of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, described the one-of-a-kind birth as extremely exciting.
"This is very significant for orangutans both in captivity and in the wild," he said. "There are some people saying these animals could be extinct by 2023 and any birth is very significant in turning around this crisis."
LEO is a breeding ground for animals exotic, threatened and rare. Nestled in Greenwich near the Stamford border, the 100-acre farm is home to 47 species ranging from cheetahs to aardvarks, many of which are loaned out to public zoos.
"So, how does a conservation center in Greenwich, Connecticut make a difference in conservation worldwide?" said LEO Director Marcella Leone. "That's a question I ask myself every day, every minute.
"There are a lot of scientists and researchers that are making the claim that 25 years from now there will be no more wild orangutans. And one of the problems is that they are so fragmented in the populations they come from that they are becoming interrelated.
"We're really proud because our little conservation center here has been able to accomplish something that major universities haven't been able to do -- and without funding. The way things are going, these animals will soon be gone forever, but now maybe we can start to turn that around."
Leone said her goal is to teach the artificial insemination method used to impregnate Maggie to other conservationists in hopes that the formula she and her team have perfected will eventually help save the species from extinction.
The road to this trailblazing orangutan birth was a long one, Leone said. It took two years for the team assembled on the project to chart Maggie's ovulatory cycle, to train 285-pound Patrick, the father, to give sperm samples and learn how to preserve that sperm until Leondires could perform the insemination.
"To do an artificial insemination on a 200-pound, incredibly strong animal is difficult," said Leondires, who is medical director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, the largest in-vitro fertilization facility in Fairfield County.
"Mostly I take care of young ladies, not orangutans. Although they're hairy and orange, they're still ladies to me. It is, however, easier to work with a patient that can talk back to you."
Maggie was impregnated on Leondires' first try.
"I've done thousands of inseminations and I got a little choked up doing this one," said Leondires, who volunteered his time to be part of the project.
"One of the closest human relatives is becoming extinct and this was potentially helping a species survive in our modern world."
Nine months after the insemination, Maggie gave birth to a healthy baby boy as LEO Center members watched live on their cell phone screens.
The center's five other orangutans also looked on at first with quiet concern and then with elation when the baby arrived.
Brandy, a chow-hound of an orangutan who would ordinarily never share her snacks, gave Maggie food and her favorite pink T-shirt as a celebratory offering.
"It was like shower gifts," said Leone. "It was precious. We were all just about crying."
Lori Perkins, chairwoman of Orangutan Species Survival Plan and vice president of collections at Zoo Atlanta, said she hopes the veterinary technicians she works with at SSP will be among the first to learn the process from Leone, Leondires and the rest of the team.
"The critical thing about this success is essentially proof of concept," said Perkins. "We have not had any successes with assisted reproduction of orangutans until now and knowing now that it's possible gives us a brighter future for these smart, sensitive, most important animals. We can't let a species that shares 97 percent of our human genes just die off."
(To help name the baby orangutan, log on to leozoo.org before the end of the day on June 30 to enter LEO Zoological Conservation Center's Suggest-a-Name contest.)


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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Tennessee Tech's Stephanie Place ran ahead of the entire field and earned OVC Runner of the Year honors by winning the individual championship at the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday morning at Jaycee Golf Course.
Her first-place effort led the Tech women's team to fourth place in the team standings, the highest finish for the women's team since 1997. The Golden Eagle men's team finished sixth for their best showing at the conference championship since 2002.
Eastern Kentucky won the women's team title with 50 points, followed by Murray State (55), Southeast Missouri (59) and Tech (113). Eastern Illinois (117) was just behind Tech in the standings to round out the top five in the 10-team league.
In the men's race, Eastern Kentucky was also the top finisher with 17 points, while Southeast Missouri (66), Morehead State (80), Eastern Illinois (100) and Jacksonville State (157) made up the top five. Tech had 178 points for sixth place.
Place won by 21 seconds, finishing with a time of 18:16.7 to record the ninth-best 5K time in school history. It was the highest individual finish by a Tech runner, and earned her a third consecutive first-team all-OVC honor. Place was fifth in 2006 as a sophomore and third last year.
Senior Keri Light also earned all-OVC honors, grabbing her second consecutive second-team award with a 12th place finish in the race with a time of 19:24.8. Tiffany Palmer was 24th in 20:03.8 and Ashley Evans placed 31s in 20:29.5. Freshman Traci Jones placed 48th in 21:19, followed by Amanda Simmons (22:07) in 59th place and Sarah Kmet (27:35) in 73rd place.
Sophomore Sam Taylor had the top finish for the Tech men's team, crossing the line in 27:34 for 30th place. Jarrad Read was 36th in 27:56, followed closely by Ben Shassere (28:00) in 38th place, Peter Woerner (28:06) in 40th, and Ben Thompson (28:35) in 47th place. Freshmen Ethan McGroom ran the course in 29:42 for 58th place and Brian Kennedy clocked a 30:11.6 for 61st place to cap off the Tech lineup.
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TAMPA – Four Amigos Travel, Inc. and Top Dog Travel, Inc., related Florida-based travel telemarketing firms, violated federal law when they allowed five female employees at their Largo, Fla., location to be sexually harassed by supervisors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's class suit, several of the firms' male supervisors, including the general manager, conducted daily sales meetings which were sexually charged and raised sexually explicit discussions and propositioned female employees for sex. The harassers also inappropriately touched themselves and the female employees, made other aggressive sexual advances towards them and used derogatory terms such as "b-----s." One male supervisor is alleged to have presented a female employee with a picture of his private parts and asked, "Impressive, aren't I?"
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