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Truly Open Source
- All code in MariaDB is released under GPL, LPGL or BSD. MariaDB does not have closed source modules like the one you can find in MySQL enterprise edition. In fact, all the closed source features in MySQL 5.5 enterprise edition are found in the MariaDB open source version.
- MariaDB includes test cases for all fixed bugs. Oracle doesn't provide test cases for new bugs fixed in MySQL 5.5.
- All bugs and development plans are public.
- MariaDB is developed by the community in true open source spirit.
Wikipedia, too, is moving from MySQL to MariaDB [zdnet.com].
Debian is planning to do the same (the thread containing approval from relevant people at Ubuntu too), for much the same reasons.
Two things that amaze me about this
1. That Debian isn't the first to do it. They're usually on top of this.
2. That it's taken this long to happen. We knew something like this would happen in the Linux community when Oracle took over MySQL. And there were some promising forking efforts that started immediately. Then, silance... for years. Now it's happening all at once, which is good.
Does anyone know if Maria is a MySQL fork? Or if it's totally new code? My cursory scan of the website hasn't revealed anythin
On top on innovation ? Not really. Debian has become too big to innovate fast, and Debian is a little bit too often in freeze ( like 20% of time ) due to release pressure.
Mageia did it last year, so of course, this is doable, but for something of the size of debian, moving from mysql to mariadb is not easy to do, as you have dependency all over the archive.
On top on innovation ? Not really. Debian has become too big to innovate fast, and Debian is a little bit too often in freeze ( like 20% of time ) due to release pressure.
And really, Debian's big selling point is their "stable" branch. They're famous for being slower to change things than other distros (which increasingly seems like a big advantage to me, in a world where everyone thinks they have a right to broadcast UI changes to you at the designer's whim).
Anyway, while the threat from Oracle takin
Um. He sold it to Sun. It wasn't until Sun got sold to Oracle -- a move which he fought against -- that the fork happened.
And that right there shows the weird relationship that FOSS has compared to proprietary software and you can see why some companies wouldn't want to go anywhere near FOSS. I mean show me ANY other tech where you can continue to dictate what happens to something you had sold? To use a
But like I said give the little twerp credit, when the company that paid him good money for his softwar
Just use it.
At the risk of drunken understating...
The point of the move is to replace MySQL, not to have some killer database.
And for those of us who are tied to MySQL, it's nice to have an alternative now without the hassle of moving to a completely different DBM.
Well obviously. But they need a MySQL compatible DB in the repos for software that inconsiderately uses MySQL instead of Postgres.
You can't build a LAMP stack with PostgreSQL! The closest you can get is LAPP, but nobody wants a LAPP stack - it sounds like something Spaghatta Nadle would use for makeup.
You can't build a LAMP stack with PostgreSQL! The closest you can get is LAPP, but nobody wants a LAPP stack - it sounds like something Spaghatta Nadle would use for makeup.
Got something against reindeer?
Unfortunately it's not that simple.
For example I have an application that uses a case insensitive collation. Afaict postgresql does not support this. There are ways to implement the same functionality (create an index on the uppercased version of the columns value) but it would mean changing every query that hits the columns in question.
For new stuff I will definately be choosing postgresql over mysql though.
P.S. does anyone know of a tool that can be used to design postgresql database schemas and export create/update scripts? (like mysql workbench does for mysql)
P.S. does anyone know of a tool that can be used to design postgresql database schemas and export create/update scripts? (like mysql workbench does for mysql)
Could it be as simple as keep using mysql workbench (which I've never used) and pipe it thru SQLfairy aka SQL::Translator (a sourceforge project) to convert from mysql to postgresql?
I have a simple automated system that mysqldumps all my schema, then shoves them thru sqlfairy to convert to DOT (you'd be converting to postgresql, which I know sqlfairy claims to be able to do), then shoves the DOTs thru graphviz to convert to png diagrams, then creates a simple webpage to link to each db diagram. Easy and fa
The closest thing to case-insensitive collation is the citext data type [postgresql.org]. It works basically transparently as a case-insensitive replacement for varchar and text.
The major feature keeping $dayjob from using PostgreSQL over MSSQL in new development is the lack of an accent-insensitive collation. Making an index using a custom function marked IMMUTABLE that calls (lower(unaccent(text)), and then calling the same function in nearly every query, is simply too hackish to stomach.
Hmm. You can specity a COLLATION to use on each column (or index I believe) but you would need to find or make a collation which does what you want and call it "en_SIMPLE" or something.
CREATE TABLE test1 (
a text COLLATE "en_SIMPLE"
b text -- Default collation
You can even define it on the fly in the Selects if preferred
SELECT * FROM test1 ORDER BY a COLLATE "en_SIMPLE";
SELECT * FROM test1 ORDER BY a COLLATE "en_US";
The question is, how do you create a new collation.
Sounds like you need to fix your application.
Every vendor wants their own proprietary extenstions, and even fight each other on who gets the most proprietary lockin, apis, and extensions on top of their own SQL to maximize pain leaving their shit ecosystem. ADO.NET, ODBC, and other things where you can't just use sql, but another vendor $$$ framework that locks you in further and add dozens of lines of ugly code and before you add another proprietary layer of Vendor X SQL inside it.
Then gee you can't leave it. Larry grins and then raises the cost know
Part of the problem is that ANSI SQL is fairly unfeatured. That's why everybody adds to it.
ANSI SQL really needs some official extensions so that much of the proprietary nonsense can go away.
Set your LC_COLLATE environmental variable on the PG server (and any client machines). PG probably isn't finding a setting, so it's defaulting to "C". If you switch it to something like en_US, collation will be case-insensitive. You may have to reindex after making the change.
Have you heard of pgmodeler [github.com]?
PostgreSQL Database Modeler, or simply, pgModeler is an open source tool for modeling databases that merges the classical concepts of entity-relationship diagrams with specific features that only PostgreSQL implements. The pgModeler translates the models created by the user to SQL code and apply them onto database clusters from version 8.0 to 9.1. **
Postgres has a case-insensitive data type extension available called citext [postgresql.org].
By design, Postgresql is simply not as good a key-value store as MySQL / MariaDB. Innodb stores the data along with the primary index (technically cluster index), so it's fast to look up data by the primary key. Postgres is a better database, though.
Why not just migrate to one of the newer, cooler, noSQL databases? Some of them are maturing quite well.
Because NoSQL isn't an alternative to an RDBMS except where an RDBMS is a bad choice in the first place. They're complementary technologies, doing well what the other doesn't. If you're appropriately set up with MySQL (or Postgres, or Oracle), then any NoSQL solution will be a bad move no matter how mature.
The goal is to educate people that there is a Real FREE and Open database out there. Postgres is on par with oracle in terms of features.
MySQL has never been free, though there was a open source exemption.
What happened was PHP hit the web and people needed a database MySQL was "free-ish" and easy to install, so people started using it. PostgreSQL was, well, the installation file had a TOC. It was overkill for a lot of the hobby sites. MySQL continued to grow with the help of their "open source exclusion" in
We've begun to move away from MySQL offical release also. Although we went with Percona rather than MariaDB.
They are fairly comparable in features and performance in most cases while both are arguably superior to MySQL. MariaDB uses code from Percona (XtraDB) and tends to be more bleeding edge while Percona is more conservative and stable. MariaDB is a community effort whereas Percona is an actual company who you can call (pay) for support if needed (they will support any flavor of MySQL but Percona is obviously their area of expertise).They are both good products in their own way and give back a lot to the community.
Feature/Perfornace Comparisons:
ve begun the move away from MySQL also (Score:3, Insightful)
by C_Kode (102755) Alter Relationship on 01-22-13 5:10 (#42655885) Journal
We've begun to move away from MySQL offical release also
Who are you? Why do I care what C_Kode on slashdot does? I think you left out an important article, like the value of "we".
Because everyone cares what "drinkypoo" has to say.
Apparently many do, but even if they don't (or didn't) it would still be a valid question.
How easy is it to migrate from MySQL to MariaDB?
Is it truely drop-in replacement as in "you can develop to MySQL, then run MariaDB in production without worrying"?
Does it require converting current tables? Will it take a 10GB database all day to convert or will MariaDB just use the raw MySQL data files automagically?
> Is it truely drop-in replacement as in "you can develop to MySQL, then run MariaDB in production without worrying"?
yes, unless you use some of the non-GPL extra features like e.g. authentication plugins or pool-of-threads. For these MariaDB has GPL replacements but the implementation and configuration may differ
> Does it require converting current tables?
Data format of MyISAM and InnoDB tables is the same, so "no" in general. mysql system database may differ a bit, but nothing the mysql_upgrade tool can't fix, and you'll have the same issues when develop against an older MySQL version and deploying to a newer one
> Will it take a 10GB database all day to convert or will MariaDB just use the raw MySQL data files automagically?
It will use existing raw files just fine. mysql_upgrade may take a few minutes max., but not all day
The only point where it isn't a simple "try and revert if you don't like it" drop in replacement is if mysql_upgrade changed mysql.* system tables and you want to roll back to regular MySQL
Uhm these are all very good questions, but here is a suggestion: verify this for yourself!
Here's what worked for me on debian. See https://kb.askmonty.org/en/how-can-i-upgrade-from-mysql-to-mariadb/ [askmonty.org]
mysql --version # I'm running 5.0, am supposed to upgrade to mysql 5.2 or later to run mariadb 5.2
mysql_upgrade -p # upgrades me to 5.1, no 5.2 available; will just try installing mariadb 5.2 and see if it works
mysqldump -u root -p --all-databases > whole_database.sql # shouldn't be needed, but just in case
mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown
apt-get remove mysql-server
Now install MariaDB.
https://kb.as [askmonty.org]
That is one thing I always loved about Open Source Software, you can't hold it hostage. If something happens to threaten the project, its fork you, and bye bye!
The users and developers take what was there (and theirs) pack up and resume life a usual somewhere else, and give the finger to all the Larrys that come along and try to (ab)use them as part of their own personal plot.
If you take care of them they will stay, and you might even see your user and developer base grow, but try and take advantage of them and you will soon be left with nothing. They take the short term pain of starting over instead of the long term pain of taking orders from someone who does not have their best interests in mind.
The lesson here is: Don't let Oracle touch anything open source, or you're going to be forking in a year or two
Just move to PostgreSQL and be done with it?
Why is *any* database a part of an OS? This isn't required functionality. It isn't even day-to-day useful as a browser, or a word processor.
After installing the base OS, a distro can offer to optionally install packages - such as a database - but I don't see why that choice should be limited to just one example. Make both MySQL and MariaDB available, and any others you want.
Why is *any* database a part of an OS? This isn't required functionality. It isn't even day-to-day useful as a browser, or a word processor.
If their components use it, it's part of the OS. If their components don't use it, it's not part of the OS just because you say it is; it's simply bundled with the OS. If they use it then they need it and your objection is invalid. If they don't use it, then it's not part of the OS and your objection is invalid. Either way...
Well I'm sure part of the issue here isn't whether it's technically "part of the OS", but rather a question of the repositories. Since Linux distros these days generally include a package manager linked to a set of official/supported repositories, anything in those repositories becomes, in a sense, part of the operating system that they're distributing.
Fedora has to decide what they'll include in their repositories, what they'll treat as "supported", and what they'll list as "deprecated". Sure, you can g
On a server a browser or wordprocessor is close to useless. Also, on the web browser front, have you investigated what's in a modern browser these days?
Meanwhile on both end-user and server platforms, a well designed, well integrated, DBMS is an extremely useful component to have for, well, storing data. Not that anyone would argue that of MySQL, but it says a lot that, for example, SQLite is part of Android.
MariaDB is Monty Widenius' fork after leaving Oracle. MySQL is in Oracle's hands in the first place because Widenius sold MySQL to Sun. The man responsible for MySQL is also responsible for the fragmentation of the community into a bunch of forks with growing incompatibility problems.
If you sell to one tech company, you're buying into subsequent sales of that tech company. Acquisitions happen all the time--Oracle buying Sun surprised no one, and Widenius didn't give a shit because he got a big payout. Now he wants to repeat it.
I use mariadb in a production situation and actually regret the move from mysql. Mariadb is cool or at least as "cool" as any mysql variant can be (bias: I'm from a postgresql background and tend to choose that for any personal project). But it has some stability problems that I didn't have with mysql. I know how to crash any mariadb server (though it'll just restart) with a handful of queries (provided I have table creation rights), and yes, I filed a bug report. Over 6 months ago. (I also have some s
I am a computer. I am dumber than any human and smarter than any administrator.


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SPRING VALLEY — Project Success's Santa's Workshop will be from 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 at Ladd Grade School. Toy boxes are out and collection will end Dec. 3.
For more than 15 years, Project Success has helped to make the holidays brighter for local, financially disadvantaged families. With the generous support of the community, hundreds of new toys, books and coats are collected and beautifully displayed for a magical one-day shopping spree at Ladd Grade School Gymnasium. Parents and guardians of needy children are invited to select the perfect gifts for their families.
There are numerous toy drives during the holiday season. Santa's Workshop is distinguished by two unique features. First, the festivities are designed for the parents and guardians of the children, rather than the children themselves.
Project Success promotes the ability of the families to select gifts based on their knowledge of their children's interests and talents. The joy this provides the parents is immeasurable and makes gift giving more meaningful.
Second, Santa's Workshop provides the entire community the opportunity to come together in a single project of sharing. Though times may be tough, giving in our area is remarkably high.
Each year, hundreds of children across the Illinois Valley area go to bed on Christmas Eve not knowing if there will be any toys under the family Christmas tree in the morning.
Thanks to the generosity of several local businesses, hospitals, civic, social and service organizations and lots of very caring individuals, many of these children awake overjoyed when they find gifts with their names on them underneath the tree.
"Our goals are firstly to take stress off the parents, and secondly, to take stress off their children," Project Success Director Jan Martin said. "The gifts the children receive make them feel special."
Families that qualify for food stamps, who have children 16 years of age or under, who reside in the giving area, and who are in need of help can register at Hall Township Food Pantry, 500 N. Terry St. in Spring Valley. Project Success serves residents of Arlington, Bureau, Cherry, Dalzell, DePue, Hollowayville, Ladd, Seatonville and Spring Valley. The last day to sign up to receive gifts is Friday.
To donate new toys, books or winter coats look for the large white containers with a bright red stripe and drop off your donation. Immaculate Conception Church has a large toy collection box. You can drop new coats or jackets at St. Anthony's Parish or you can take toy/coat donations to local banks or hospitals. Of course, Project Success always accepts donations. Those unable to shop can send a monetary donation and gifts will be purchased in your name.
For more information, call Project Success at 815-663-2085.

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World may be two years old, but that isn't stopping Ubisoft from making more DLC for the critically-acclaimed retro brawler. The publisher has announced on Twitter that a new "Wallace Wells" DLC pack will be available on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade "soon."
According to the Scott Pilgrim Wiki, Wallace is Scott's gay roommate who appeared in the game as an NPC. It's likely that the DLC will make him a fully playable character.
While Ubisoft isn't revealing further details, Major Nelson has already outed a date and a price: August 19th, for 400 Microsoft Points ($5). Oddly, Microsoft describes it as an "Online Multiplayer" pack as well, which suggests that the core game is being updated with online multiplayer--one of the most fan-demanded features for the game's original release.


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Online Marine Sales Network Continues to Improve Multiple Listing Service and Product Offerings
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2000--YachtWorld.com today announced that participation in its yacht brokerage service now exceeds 1000 independent yacht brokers with more than $8.5 billion of inventory available online. As a division of boats.com, the premier online hub for the boating community, YachtWorld.com anticipates continued growth in the online boating marketplace through the support and integration of the boating and brokerage industries.
"Currently, the YachtWorld.com roster represents more than 65 percent of all of the U.S. and Canadian brokers and nearly half of the brokers worldwide," said Jessica Muffett, director of sales and founding publisher for YachtWorld.com. "By listening and providing prompt solutions to broker's needs and delivering services and products that help our members sell more boats, YachtWorld.com has created a unique and valuable online tool designed specifically for the yacht broker."
Launched in 1996, YachtWorld.com has a proven track record as the most visited marine site on the Internet. YachtWorld.com uses the Internet to establish relationships between yacht brokers and boat dealers and prospective buyers of new and used boats from around the world. Now, with more than 1,000 brokers participating--including 20 European brokers--YachtWorld.com boasts more than 27,000 current boat listings and the largest photo database of boats for sale on the Internet. This, coupled with boats.com's unmatched database of information about new and used boats, solidifies YachtWorld.com's status as the most frequented yachting resource in the world.
By leveraging the deep, industry-specific knowledge of its exceptional management team, boats.com is dramatically increasing market opportunities for the entire marine industry with YachtWorld.com leading the way among yacht brokers. Today's milestone of 1000 brokers illustrates a phenomenal acceptance among those brokers in the process.
"Membership in YachtWorld.com means access to a vast array of resources to help me get listings and, most importantly, sell the boat," said Wes Dilworth of Dilworth and Lally of Michigan. "As an active broker in the YachtWorld.com network, I benefit from the functionality that connects for-sale-by-owner listings directly to my broker network, enhancing my opportunities, while protecting my investment, and ultimately my sale."
This YachtWorld.com milestone of 1000 marine brokers transacting business in one network validates that the industry is ready to accept an online marketplace and ready to use the Internet as a growth tool for the entire industry.
"Our goals are ambitious, but this milestone is precisely where we wanted to be at this point in time," said Stuart Johnstone, chief strategy officer and co-founder of boats.com. "Building the premier online hub for the marine industry and the boating community is a multi-stage process, and winning the participation of the vast majority of yacht brokers places us in a very humbling position indeed."
Boats.com is building the premier online hub for the boating community and the marine industry. The boats.com site will enable boat users, manufacturers and resellers--including yacht brokers, boat dealers, marinas, boatyards, and other marine service businesses--to participate in a thriving online marketplace, opening up new commercial opportunities for the industry while enhancing the consumer's boating experience.
A division of boats.com, YachtWorld.com is the most visited marine site on the Internet and a trusted partner to the yacht brokerage community. YachtWorld.com pioneered the use of the Internet as a channel for buying and selling brokerage-listed boats.
Boats.com's management team is made up of boating and Web and Internet business veterans, whose depth and breadth of experience has enabled boats.com to build and leverage strong strategic partnerships in a the brief time since the company's inception. Founded in 1999, boats.com is a private, venture capital funded business located at Pier 38, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco.


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Hometown: Chattanooga.
Age: 37.
Education: Hixson High School, Chattanooga State, UTC.
Family: Rachel Bohannon, son, Miller.
Vocation: Touring musician/recording artist/bartender.
There are many paths one can take on the way to being in a rock 'n' roll band. Marty Bohannon has taken one of the more unusual routes.
He didn't join his first rock band until 7 years ago at age 30, despite the fact that he began playing the guitar at age 15 and he's been writing songs almost as long.
For years prior to 2005, he helped manage and book acts, including a band featuring his brother, Matt, though he never seized the opportunity to join him onstage. In fact, Marty says he never went onstage in all that time.
"I was more the singer/songwriter, stay-at-home type, I guess," Bohannon said.
Seven years ago, however, Bohannon took the leap and joined his brother onstage. Nick Sterchi and Josh Beaver were recruited to play drums and bass, respectively, and The Bohannons was formed.
In the time since, the group has done a lot of touring and recorded two demos, an EP and most recently a full-length CD, "Unaka Rising," that was released nationally in July.
The CD was recorded in Athens, Ga., at Chase Park Transduction studio. Because of work schedules, band members drove down each Sunday, taking their time in the studio to experiment and rework the songs.
"It is more costly and maybe not the way some people would prefer to do it, but it was a way to discover things about yourself and your music that you may not have known," Bohannon said.
"It was like having a blank canvas or tape.... It allows you to go in any direction you want. It's like being on the hot seat, and you have to improvise and then sit back and take hold of the situation.
"It's a fun process," he said.
Since last spring, the band has embarked on four national tours lasting between a week and 10 days each and done a number of weekend gigs and a few festivals.
It's paying off as "Unaka Rising" has gotten positive reviews from almost two dozen magazines and online music services, including The Oxford American, Atlanta Examiner, Nashville Scene, The Agit Reader, Sirius XMU, When You Motor Away, Hype Machine, Seattle Post Intelligencer, BlogCritics and My Old Kentucky Blog.
American Oxford's reviewer wrote: "A little Two Gallants, a little Black Sabbath, they're as heavy as they are twangy. They manage their heaviness without venturing into melodrama, which is difficult for many artists that venture into darker territory."
The band will play at JJ's Bohemia on Wednesday and at Rhythm & Brews on Dec. 13.
Contact Barry Courter at firstname.lastname@example.com or 423-757-6354.


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Story highlights
- British cyclist David Millar was handed a two-year ban for doping in 2004
- Millar was arrested by French police while having dinner
- The Scot returned to racing in 2006 and is a leading figure in the fight against doping
- Millar is riding for the Garmin-Sharp team in the 2013 Tour de France
Engulfed by the darkness of doping's "white noise", he emerged the other side to become a beacon in cycling's anti-drugs fight.
And in a sport where the tainted legacies of former Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Jan Ulrich continue to cast a dark shadow, reformed rider David Millar can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
He has come a long way since nine years ago when he was was sitting in a Biarritz restaurant in south west France.
Millar was having dinner with Dave Brailsford, now performance director at British Cycling and Team Sky, when French police arrived to arrest the cyclist, throwing him in a cell and outing him as a drugs cheat.
A two-year ban from competition followed and, after a Damascene conversion, he returned to the sport a reformed character determined to remove the stain of doping from cycling.
"I was a fervent anti-doper," the Malta-born Scot, who spent his formative years in England and Hong Kong, told CNN's Changing Gear series before the start of the 2013 Tour de France.
"I was a naive kid who came from Hong Kong, who dreamed of winning the Tour de France and who was disgusted to learn that my colleagues were doping, but within four or five years I was one of them."
Millar had served notice of his potential by winning the prologue of his first ever Tour de France in 2000 and the journey from idealistic youngster to fully-fledged doper was not a simple one.
What began with "recup" injections of vitamins and iron -- not illegal in the sport but a practice Millar had long been opposed to -- ended with him intravenously pumping outlawed substances into his bloodstream.
"I was part of a culture where it was -- it was never obligatory, but it was -- I would describe it as white noise," explains the 36-year-old, who rode for the Cofidis team between 1997 and 2004.
"It was always there. It was in the background. It was something with a certain inevitability about it -- if I ever wanted to be the best and be professional.
"That unfortunately was the era I began my career in, and something that I regret deeply, and that's something that I have tried to rectify ever since.
"There are many of us that make mistakes that we regret ... that should never have happened."
Millar now rides for Garmin-Sharp -- the team formerly known as Garmin-Slipstream -- having also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He sits 98th in the 2013 Tour de France after nine stages of the marathon race.
He is also a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) athlete panel and he has used his experiences to become an unlikely figurehead in the crusade against doping -- with the help of Garmin-Sharp general manager Jonathan Vaughters, who has also admitted that he doped as a pro cyclist.
"We started off at Slipstream, now with Garmin-Sharp, but we started off with a team with a pragmatic method," Millar continued.
"That method was originally to sign me as an anti-doper, as an anti-doping crusader who had been a doper ... it's not very logical but it was inspired by Jonathan Vaughters.
"We really have led by example. We're not going to rely on their anti-doping methods. We've said: 'We're going to do this ourselves' and we've been flag bearers ourselves for the sport."
What Millar hopes Vaughters has fostered at Garmin-Sharp is an environment in which a young, clean rider can harbor legitimate dreams of winning cycling's biggest prize.
While his early career led him down the wrong path, Millar's experiences have afforded him a unique insight which could prove invaluable to those who might be tempted to dope.
"I made the wrong decisions because I was surrounded by the wrong people in the wrong culture," declares Millar.
"But because of that, it's allowed me to understand that mentality and put everything into what we do with our team now. Our team is the total opposite.
"We create an environment for a young version of me to remain naive, be idealistic, and reach the Tour de France without ever encountering drugs.
"I'm very proud of that ... I'd like to think I'm a kind of example of the whole story."
The sport is now in a position where, according to Millar, it is creating icons such as 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, who won't be defending his title this year, and fellow Garmin-Sharp rider Ryder Hesjeda,l who can be admired and trusted.
"I have trust in Bradley Wiggins. I have absolute trust in my teammate, Hesjedal who won the 2012 Giro d'Italia.
"The Giro and the Tour de France are arguably two of the toughest sporting events in the world, and probably the two flagship events of cycling.
"If two riders that I trust implicitly have won those in 2012 ... that should give us all hope. It means it's possible now."


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March is Canine Heart Health Month to Raise Awareness of One of the Leading Causes of Death in Dogs
New National Survey Reveals Dog Owners Lack Knowledge of Canine Heart Disease, Which Can Be Treated Better if Caught Early
Mar 01, 2013, 09:00 ET from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- March marks the first-ever Canine Heart Health Month being held to raise awareness of canine heart disease – one of the leading causes of death in dogs. A February 2013 national survey shows that only half of dog owners (49 percent) have ever discussed their dogs' heart health with a veterinarian, and more than half of them (55 percent) had never heard of congestive heart failure in dogs.
The nationwide telephone survey of dog owners underscores the need for further education on the topic. The study also found that about a quarter of dog owners (24 percent) think heartworms in dogs and heart disease in dogs is the same thing – alarming, since heartworms are internal parasites and heart disease leads to heart failure, which is when a disease-weakened heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
An educational website for dog owners, www.YourDogsHeart.com, houses comprehensive yet easy-to-follow information about canine heart disease. The online resource defines the condition and describes: the incidence of heart disease in dogs, which increases as they age; how veterinarians detect and diagnose heart problems; the risk factors and symptoms of heart disease; which dog breeds are predisposed to developing heart disease; and tips to keep dog hearts healthy.
A new www.YourDogsHeart.com tool – the Resting Respiratory Rate (RRR) mobile app, available through the iTunes and Google Play Stores – helps pet owners and veterinarians detect the early signs of heart failure by tracking and comparing a dog's RRR over time. Data is uploaded directly to veterinarians, who must provide a dog's target breathing rate to pet parents and specify how often they should count their dogs' RRR.
The website, www.YourDogsHeart.com, also sponsors a Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour that provides free dog heart exams at special events across the country. The 2013 Tour will kick off March 1 in Kansas City, Mo., where a veterinary cardiologist – a designation held by only a handful of U.S. veterinarians who are specially trained as canine heart health experts – will listen with a stethoscope to dog hearts and generally assess whether or not dogs show any signs of heart disease in a mobile exam room.
The Tour will make stops in the Western and Northeastern United States throughout 2013 to educate dog owners and improve dogs' lives. Since 2009, veterinary cardiologists with the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour have checked more than 7,000 dog hearts and found a previously undetected heart murmur or other irregularity in about 20 percent of them. Information regarding the free dog heart exams will be posted at www.YourDogsHeart.com after event locations and dates are finalized.
"Early diagnosis and treatment of heart failure can significantly prolong and improve the quality of a dog's life," says Dr. Teresa DeFrancesco, a veterinary cardiologist board certified in cardiology and critical care who is an associate professor in the Department of Cardiology and Critical Care at North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine.
In another Canine Heart Health Month special initiative, Dr. DeFrancesco will conduct interviews with television news stations across the country on March 14 to help spread awareness of canine heart disease. She will discuss how doctors diagnose canine heart disease, the different types of heart disease, how to keep dogs healthy and the most common symptoms of heart disease: reduced willingness to walk or exercise, difficulty breathing, coughing, loss of appetite and weight loss.
"We look forward to informing dog owners about heart disease and treatment options. By emphasizing the importance of annual veterinary examinations and early diagnosis, we hope to help more dogs live longer and better lives," DeFrancesco said.
About Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in Dogs
Heart disease ultimately leads to congestive heart failure, when the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. While there is no cure for CHF, clinical study results have shown that dogs with the condition live nearly twice as long and enjoy a higher quality of life when diagnosed and treated during the early stages of heart disease.
About www.YourDogsHeart.com
The website, www.YourDogsHeart.com, is dedicated to educating pet owners about protecting and caring for their dogs' hearts. Since early diagnosis and treatment of heart disease can significantly prolong and improve dogs' lives, www.YourDogsHeart.com provides tools to help pet parents recognize the early signs and better understand the condition. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) sponsors the website.
About Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (St. Joseph, Mo.), is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation based in Ridgefield, Conn., and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.
The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 142 affiliates in 50 countries and more than 41,500 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. For more information, please visit www.bi-vetmedica.com.
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Authorities gather outside Tom Noe s coin shop in Monclova Township. A search warrant was executed at the shop yesterday.
COLUMBUS -- Federal and state authorities are pursuing criminal and civil charges against Tom Noe for allegedly misappropriating $10 million to $12 million from the state's rare-coin investment.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O Brien said yesterday that he has reason to believe Mr. Noe, a prominent Toledo-area Republican fund-raiser and rare-coin dealer, has misappropriated more than $10 million in state assets.
"I have reason to believe it is more than just missing assets or lost assets or otherwise," said Mr. O Brien, a Republican. "I have reason to believe there is actual misappropriation of state funds involved ... I'm talking about conversion for personal use."
"When I say I have reason to believe there was misappropriation, I'm talking about conversion for personal use," he added.
It is unclear whether Mr. Noe used some of the state's money to make contributions to Republican candidates, including President Bush's re-election campaign, Mr. O Brien said.
The Bush-Cheney campaign lists Mr. Noe as a Pioneer, for raising from $100,000 to $250,000 for the President's re-election campaign.
The U.S. attorney's office and the FBI are investigating whether Mr. Noe violated campaign-finance laws. That probe has focused on an October, 2003, fund-raiser in Columbus that generated $1.4 million for the Bush campaign.
Gov. Bob Taft has scheduled a Statehouse news conference today to respond to the unfolding GOP scandal.
Mr. O Brien said he didn't have details of the alleged misappropriation, but he confirmed it involved money provided by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to Mr. Noe's Capital Coin funds.
The Blade reported April 3 that since 1998 the bureau had invested $50 million in rare-coin funds controlled by Mr. Noe, despite concerns raised by a bureau auditor about possible conflicts of interest and whether the state's millions were adequately protected.
The bureau is the state agency charged with paying medical bills and providing monthly checks to Ohio workers injured on the job.
Since 1990, campaign finance records show, Mr. Noe has contributed more than $110,000 to candidates for state offices and to various state Republican Party committees.
Asked where the state's money went, Mr. O Brien replied: I don'tknow the answers to that question. The search warrant might partly answer that.
Headquarters searched
He referred to the search warrant executed yesterday afternoon at Mr. Noe's Vintage Coins & Collectibles, his Monclova Township headquarters.
As many as 10 fraud investigators pored over evidence at Mr. Noe's office as Ohio Highway Patrol troopers stood guard outside.
A technician photographed all the evidence inside the headquarters before it was brought outside and put into a state van backed up to the office warehouse. Late into the night, state inspectors loaded numerous boxes and at least eight desktop computers and a laptop into the van.
Inspectors confiscated more than coins in their sweep yesterday. One investigator said they found that Mr. Noe had purchased other collectibles with the state's money, including a Christmas card signed by former First Lady Jacqueline Onassis and a document signed by Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Noe has said through his lawyers that he will cooperate in the investigation. Mr. O Brien said he expects Mr. Noe to make a full statement to authorities on his alleged misconduct in Lucas and Franklin counties.
Mr. Noe's business is located in Lucas County and the Bureau of Workers Compensation made its rare-coin investment from its headquarters in Columbus, the seat of Franklin County and the state government.
The Ohio attorney general's office is expected today to file a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to freeze all of Mr. Noe's personal and business assets, along with those of his wife, Bernadette, said agency spokesman Kim Norris.
The Noes are both former chairmen of the Lucas County Republican Party.
Mr. Noe, who resigned earlier this month as a member of the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Turnpike Commission, also has agreed to surrender his passport today at the Franklin County prosecutor's office, Mr. O Brien said.
State attorneys obtained a court order yesterday morning so bureau fraud investigators, state auditors, and the inspector general's office could get access to the state's rare-coin inventory housed at the headquarters.
For three days, bureau fraud investigators were barred access to the site.
After the hearing yesterday morning, three attorneys representing Mr. Noe provided information to Mr. O Brien and the chief of his white-collar crime unit about the misappropriation of state assets.
Mr. O Brien said he then contacted Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates, a Democrat; U.S. Attorneys Greg White of the Northern District of Ohio and Gregory Lockhart of the Southern District; attorneys for the governor, the Bureau of Workers Compensation, Attorney General Jim Petro, and state Auditor Betty Montgomery.
Rare coins viewed
Bureau fraud investigators began to view the rare coins inside Mr. Noe's vault at about 11 a.m. yesterday, said Jeremy Jackson, the bureau's press secretary.
At 1:30 p.m., Mr. Noe was required to provide a complete inventory list so the inspection and audit of the rare coins could start, according to the order signed by a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge.
But Mr. Jackson said the audit never began because Mr. Noe's attorney, Bill Wilkinson, contacted the state to say that $10 million to $12 million of assets are unaccounted for.
Any review ceased and the appropriate authorities were called in, Mr. Jackson said.
Inspector General Tom Charles, the state's anti-corruption watchdog, asked for help from the Lucas County prosecutor's office on Wednesday. He wanted the local office to assist the highway patrol in getting the search warrant.
In asking for the search warrant, the prosecutors said there was evidence of theft, obstruction of justice, and tampering with evidence, Ms. Bates said.
"We were asked quite frankly to get in there and help them get these coins," Ms. Bates said last night.
The search warrant did not indicate who may have committed the crimes, nor did it say where they occurred, she said. The warrant allowed the highway patrol and the inspector general'soffice to scour Vintage Coins and take everything from coins to computers.
Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge Jack Zouhary signed the search warrant yesterday afternoon and it was executed shortly afterward.
Mr. O Brien said he would meet next week with Ms. Bates and U.S. Attorneys White and Lockhart to coordinate the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of state assets by Mr. Noe.
The search warrant was executed to "make sure the assets that currently exist are seized along with any other evidence and move forward in a joint investigation with everybody involved," Mr. O Brien said.
Jon Richardson, who is representing Mr. Noe regarding the federal investigation, said he has not been contacted regarding the criminal allegations made by Mr. O Brien. He expects he will represent Mr. Noe in the matter.
A federal grand jury is expected to begin hearing from witnesses Wednesday. The U.S. attorney'soffice has acknowledged that it is investigating Mr. Noe and law enforcement sources have said it centers on contributions made to a Bush-Cheney fund-raiser in October, 2003, at which Mr. Noe sponsored a table.
A number of local Republicans attended the $2,000-a-plate event. President Bush flew in for the luncheon, which raised $1.4 million for the campaign.
Sam Thurber, husband of Lucas County Commissioner Maggie Thurber, said last night that he has been called to testify before the grand jury. He spoke briefly outside a fund-raiser for Betty Shultz, an at-large Toledo city council member.
Mr. Thurber, Ms. Thurber, and Ms. Shultz donated to the Bush-Cheney campaign at the time, although the Thurbers each contributed $1,950, records show.
Ms. Shultz acknowledged that she, too, has been summoned to appear before the grand jury. She declined further comment.
At the time of the fund-raiser, Mr. Noe had already given the maximum $2,000 to the campaign for the primary. It is illegal to give someone else money to donate on your behalf.
Colorado joins probe
Jacki Tallman, a spokesman for the Jefferson County, Colo., Sheriff'sDepartment, said detectives from her staff have joined Ohio authorities in investigating the Colorado ties to the state'srare-coin investment.
In October, 2003, the sheriff'soffice investigated the apparent mail theft of two gold coins worth about $300,000 from the venture'sColorado office. A former employee, Michael Storeim, reported the theft to authorities, but Mr. Noe never contacted civil investigators about the missing state-owned coins.
"We are onboard with the current, reopened investigation," said Ms. Tallman. "We are working with the state of Ohio."
Ms. Tallman said two Jefferson County investigators have been assigned to the case.
Mr. Storeim'sattorney, Brian Jeffrey, said he had "no idea" these developments were forthcoming. Mr. Storeim has been blamed by Mr. Noe and colleagues for the misappropriation of 121 coins from the fund'ssuburban Denver office.
"It does certainly appear the problem with the fund is not Mr. Storeim," Mr. Jeffrey said. "This all came as a surprise to us. We had no idea there would be anything like this discovered."
Earlier this month, Mr. Storeim filed suit against Mr. Noe, claiming the Maumee businessman instructed at least two of his employees to seize $500,000 worth of his valuables from the Denver office.
Calls for Conrad's ouster
Democrats yesterday called for Governor Taft to oust or suspend James Conrad, the bureau'sadministrator-CEO.
House Minority Leader Chris Redfern called for the suspension of Mr. Conrad until a full investigation of the rare-coin scandal is complete.
"Here'sa guy who defended this investment and now $10 million to $12 million are missing," Mr. Redfern said.
"He should have no role in this investigation. There is one person who decided to invest these dollars and that is Jim Conrad."
Mr. Taft, who initially defended the state'sinvestment in rare coins, wouldn'ttalk to The Blade last night.
He released a statement that said: "Today'snews makes it clear that Tom Noe has irresponsibly mismanaged the monies of the state of Ohio. Such criminal action is outrageous and will not be tolerated."
Mark Rickel, the governor'spress secretary, declined comment about whether Mr. Taft would remove Mr. Conrad or force his resignation.
Sen. Teresa Fedor (D., Toledo) said she and others who questioned the state'srare-coin investment since The Blade broke the story were "met with resistance every step of the way."
Ms. Montgomery, a former Wood County prosecutor who has received $4,350 in campaign contributions from Mr. Noe, said she did not call for a special audit until May 16 because she wanted to make sure she wouldn'tinterfere with federal investigations.
Ms. Montgomery said she would not discuss the results of the search warrant. She said she won'tplace an estimate on the rare-coin inventory until Sotheby'scompletes its evaluation.
She said she expects the results of the special audit to be used in the criminal investigation of Mr. Noe.
In addition to the search warrant, authorities have subpoenaed records to pinpoint transactions within the Capital Coin funds, Ms. Montgomery said.
"We will look at the inventory that has been purchased by BWC dollars and see where it is now. Is it still in the asset base? Does the inventory we have been given match the coins that we see or the investment collectibles that we are reported to have purchased," she said.
The inventory inspection also involves an investigation of whether Mr. Noe'sCapital Coin invested part of $55 million in state funds to buy autographs, paintings, sports cards, and other collectibles, or whether those items were used as collateral.
A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said that besides the Christmas card signed by Jacqueline Onassis and the document signed by Thomas Jefferson, other collectibles bought with state funds include a rare photograph of Abraham Lincoln without a beard, a Norman Rockwell painting, and baseball cards and autographed baseballs.
There are thousands of items in the store, and include items related to almost every president.
"He'sclaiming these were all investments," the source said.
Mr. Noe was present during part of the day but was not in the store during the evening search. None of his representatives was there, the source said.
"We have no concrete proof that these collectibles and memorabilia are part of the Capital Coin fund," said Mr. Jackson, the bureau'spress secretary. "We have no financial records to show how they were bought by the Capital Coin fund if that in fact was the case."
John Annarino, the bureau'schief legal counsel, said: "It's an ongoing process to decide what belongs to us and what does not belong to us."
Mr. Jackson said "to the best of my knowledge, no other collectibles and memorabilia" were found at the other four sites where Capital Coin stores inventory: Sarasota, Fla., Wilmington, Del., Broomall, Pa., and Evergreen, Colo.
When fraud investigators on Wednesday pressed to check the coins, Mr. Noe'sattorney, Bill Wilkinson, instead showed them several collectible items that he said the state owned through Mr. Noe'sCapital Coin.
"It was the first time anyone at the bureau knew there were such things that were there," said Mr. Conrad, who said bureau officials then contacted the attorney general'soffice.
Scott A. Travers, a rare-coin expert and author of several coin collecting books that stress consumer protection, said he found it hard to believe that $12 million in coins could be stolen. The number is just too large, he said.
Mr. Travers said he suspects other investments might be the reason for the losses, or that some technical reason related to how the money was invested outside of coins could be the problem.
"I find it difficult to believe. I think Noe is too savvy. I just can'tsee the guy taking the coins. I can'timagine it. I just can'timagine how someone can lose $12 million in coins. It'sa lot of money. It'sbeyond comprehension; I don'tbelieve that it happened," Mr. Travers said.
As chairman of the U.S. Mint'sCitizens Coinage Advisory Committee, which advises the Treasury secretary on coinage, Mr. Noe has achieved acclaim and respect within the industry, Mr. Travers said.
Blade staff writers Steve Eder and Christopher Kirkpatrick contributed to this report. Contact James Drew at:firstname.lastname@example.com 614-221-0496.


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How did Alvin M. Greene, an unemployed military veteran who lives with his father, come up with the $10,400 filing fee for the Democratic Senate primary he won Tuesday?...Wait. One thing that's not much like what just happened is being used to show a "history" of things like this happening? And it's from 19 years ago?! What would be the point of using Greene this way? Speaking of patterns, isn't there a pattern of quirky outsiders blowing their own money running for office?
South Carolina has a history of political plants being placed in elections to skew turnout. In 1992, Republican operative Rod Shealy was convicted of hiring an African-American fisherman to run for congressional office in hopes of stimulating white turnout to help his sister get elected lieutenant governor. The case of Greene, who is African American, has reminded many here of the Shealy incident, though political sleuths have not come up with any logical meddler or motive.
Is it in the Democratic Party's interest to hound this man? He got 60% of the vote for some reason. It's not as if the guy he beat had any chance of winning. Without harder information, it seems as if people are trying to humiliate and intimidate Greene. He's already got a criminal charge pending against him. And what kind of a criminal charge is that anyway? Asking another adult to look at a pornographic picture? Would you call the police on someone who did that? Would you want your tax money used to prosecute someone who did that?


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Despite a previous problem striking a deal, Forza Motorsport 4 will get Porsches after all. The expansion, due this May, will include 30 Porsches in all -- 23 returning from Forza 3, and seven entirely new cars. It will also bring a Porsche career mode and 10 new achievements for 250G.
The announcement is surprising given a somewhat contentious history. EA holds a licensing deal with the manufacturer, and has to sign off on other racing games including the iconic cars. Despite months of talks, EA "couldn't see their way towards collaborating again," according to creative director Dan Greenwalt.
But Eurogamer reports that the talks continued well after the game's release. "When we announced that Porsche wasn't going to be in Forza 4, we didn't stop talking," said Greenwalt. "We announced it because we could no longer get it into the game - production-wise, it was too late.
"We kept talking to Porsche, and we kept talking to EA - no one wants to take Porsche away from the fans. We kept talking and talking until we found an agreeable situation, and now it's win-win. We've got Porsche coming into the game in a big way. EA's satisfied, Microsoft's satisfied and Porsche's satisfied."
Greenwalt didn't commit to how this could impact the future of the franchise, however. He said licensing deals are "rarely long term," so it's hard to say if the next Forza game will have to renegotiate all over again. With the just-announced Forza Horizon on the way, hopefully fans won't have to wait for DLC.


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iPhone 5 less than a month away
Apple event hints at handset
Apple fanbois and those sick of the constant updates will be pleased to know the Cupertino company is likely to end the perennial iPhone 5 speculation at its annual media event in less than a month.
According to Japanese site Kodawarisan, Apple's event is set for 7 September and while it is traditionally used to launch refreshed iPods – as it did last year – reports suggest a next-gen iPhone reveal is on the cards instead.
Attention has moved away from the iPod range anyway, with Apple even removing the iPod branding from iOS 5's music app, therefore an entire event dedicated to personal music players seems rather unlikely.
The news contradicts recent reports that we'd have to wait until October for the iPhone 5's release. Then again, the amount of conflicting rumours beggars belief.
Either way, I'm sure we'll hear more as the event draws closer. The iPhone 5 has had enough hype already – it's about time the bloody thing was unveiled officially. Even shops in China are selling fake versions already. ®
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April 28, 2012
Canada and Manitoba Work Together to Deliver Results for Residents of St-Lazare
Village of St-Lazare, Manitoba— The community of St-Lazare celebrated today the completion of upgrades to the Village of St-Lazare water treatment plant.
These important and valuable upgrades will help accommodate the growing community's water needs, and provide a backup source of potable water for surrounding rural residents and meet provincial water treatment regulations.
"What matters to Manitoba families is having access to safe, clean, reliable water. The Province of Manitoba is pleased to have contributed to this important project. Water is a necessity for all and we are proud to have helped this strong and vibrant community provide safe, clean water for the families of St-Lazare," said Ron Lemieux, Manitoba Minister for Local Government. "Projects like this demonstrate the commitment by the Province of Manitoba to promote economic growth in our rural areas by investing in important infrastructure like the upgrades to the St-Lazare water-treatment facility. Improvements to water treatment capabilities support and encourage residential stability and attract business development, which helps create more economic benefits for rural communities."
"Canada's Economic Action Plan continues to deliver results across the country and I'm delighted our investments are paying off here in St-Lazare," said Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. "Not only will this project help the plant meet future demands, but residents will have access to clean, safe drinking water for years to come."
"The installation of this new water treatment facility will provide our community with potable water meeting all the required standards well into the future and aid our Village to move forward," said Mayor Martin Dupont. "We would like to thank both the Federal and Provincial governments for participating with our community in bringing this project to fruition."
The governments of Canada and Manitoba each committed $262,319 to this project under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. The Village of St-Lazare contributed the remainder of the $786,958 eligible project costs.
As part of the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund supported more than 4,100 infrastructure projects across the country. Together, the federal government and Province of Manitoba committed close to $280 million to 111 projects under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund across Manitoba.
Canada's Economic Action Plan 2012 focuses on creating new opportunities for jobs and growth, and securing long-term prosperity for Canadians. Investing in public infrastructure is an important part of this strategy. Over the course of the summer and fall, the Government of Canada will be engaging provinces, territories and other stakeholders to develop a long-term infrastructure plan. To learn more about the opportunities in Economic Action Plan 2012, visit www.budget.gc.ca/2012/home-accueil-eng.html.
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Beth Mandel '05 Explores New Areas of Law as Court Clerk
Until she moved to Cincinnati to attend law school, Beth Mandel '05 lived within an hour of Detroit her entire life. She attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate student and earned a bachelor's degree in English and psychology. Mandel had planned on continuing her education to get a PhD in clinical psychology, until she took a class called "Women and the Law" in her junior year and was reminded of her interest in the law. "In sixth grade, my class had a mock trial and I was the prosecutor," she explained. "I loved it. I worked for weeks to prepare my questions for the witnesses. I was so serious about it that I actually made one of witnesses cry on the stand." At the same time, Mandel was volunteering as a patient escort at an abortion clinic and at a domestic violence shelter, and she felt that law school would provide the best opportunities for her to advocate for women's rights.
Mandel went to law school directly after finishing her undergraduate education. "I was really excited about law school, and I couldn't wait to start," she stated. "I would advise prospective law students to work for a few years in between, though, because in retrospect I think it would have been nice to have that experience." Mandel chose UC for law school for several reasons. When she was applying, she was focused on schools in Washington, D.C., but found the costs of tuition at D.C. schools to be prohibitive. The College of Law appealed to Mandel because of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, and because the faculty, staff, and students with whom she interacted during a visit to the school gave her the impression that the school provided a supportive environment for students.
Mandel found that those initial impressions were accurate. She was very involved with the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights (UMI) during her time at UC, and served as the managing editor for the Human Rights Quarterly as a 3L. She was also a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. She was able to make many important friendships with fellow law students and UC Law staff, and she is still in contact with several of them.
Summertime as a UC Law Student
During her first summer of law school, Mandel worked in Washington, D.C., at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "One of the best aspects of the UMI is that Professor Bert Lockwood has many contacts in the human rights community and works hard to place students in internships that will best suit their skills and interests," she said. The position at Planned Parenthood was in line with Mandel's interests in reproductive rights and health equity, and Mandel stated she "couldn't have picked a better way" to spend her first summer.
Mandel stayed in Cincinnati during her second summer in law school. She worked as a ssummer associate for Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP. Mandel stated that the experience allowed her the opportunity to "learn a lot about the actual practice of law." She worked alongside several skilled attorneys and has maintained a connection with several of them.
Life after Passing the Bar
After graduating from law school and passing the bar, Mandel clerked for Judge James Gwin, an Article III federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. At that time, Judge Gwin held court in both Akron and Cleveland, and Mandel ended up working in both cities. "During that year, I got a 'crash course' in the inner workings of the federal court system," she said. Currently, Mandel is serving as a law clerk for Judge Susan Dlott, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Mandel stated that there are many wonderful aspects of being a law clerk for a federal judge. "Both Judge Gwin and Judge Dlott are incredibly intelligent," she said, "and it has been a great privilege to work with them both." She also commented that her job is fast-paced and is never boring. "I am always exploring new areas of law, because with every case I seem to encounter a legal issue or question that I haven't come across before." Mandel also stated that she considers Judge Dlott to be one of her greatest mentors. "I have been so lucky to get the chance to work with her and to learn from her," she said.
Giving Back to the Law Community
Currently, Mandel also teaches at the College of Law with Pamela Newport '05. They have taught the International Women's Human Rights Seminar for the past two years. "I have enjoyed teaching because it allows me to focus on issues that I don't typically deal with as a federal law clerk, such as domestic violence, reproductive rights, human trafficking, and a number of other issues related to women's rights," said Mandel. "I also really enjoy working with the students, all of whom have impressed me."
In her free time, Mandel enjoys reading, working out, going to see live band performances, and spending time with friends, family, and her fiancé Brian Driscoll. She also volunteers when she has the opportunity; she has worked with an organization called Friends of the Children, and she and her fiancé spent the holidays delivering food and gifts to elderly individuals in Cincinnati during the holidays through the Little Brothers: Friends of the Elderly organization.


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CHAPEL HILL – We already pay what seems like a fortune for movie tickets these days, but as part of the tax reform in North Carolina, we soon could be paying even more.
State and local sales taxes are replacing the privilege taxes already included in ticket prices. For a $10 movie ticket, state and local governments would get about 65 cents in sales tax, WRAL reports. This could trigger cinema owners to raise ticket prices to offset that cost.
Russ Nunely, a rep for Regal Cinemas, says he's concerned for how this will impact theatres like the Timberlyne 6 in Chapel Hill.
"Our families, other movie-goers who come out to the movies are going to be impacted by this. Not only for people who come to movies, but the nearby businesses," he says.
Nunely says the tax change could have a negatively impact in more ways than one.
"Movie going really has a multiplier impact on the economy. Other nearby restaurants and business rely on our foot traffic to make their businesses run also," he says.
The measure goes place next year and will likely increase ticket prices for live concerts, plays, and sporting events as well.


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Anna could be enumerated under the last name of Apgar (her biological father's surname), Verikios (her step-father's last name), or DeMar (her mother's last name). Her parents were married well before the time of her birth, but there is always the chance that if she is enumerated with a maternal relative that she is enumerated under that name.
Anna is not with her mother and step-father in Chicago as we discussed in an earlier blog post. Her father cannot be located after 1918. Anna is not with her paternal grandfather in Chicago and her three other grandparents are deceased.
Anna's siblings are too young to have been heading their own household in 1920. One real possibility is that Anna is enumerated with the sibling of one of her parents. Work continues on locating the siblings of William Apgar (her father) and Mary Demar (her mother) in the 1920 census.
It is also possible that Anna was living with a neighboring family in 1920 or with a family that used to be a neighbor. If this is the case, it is entirely reasonable that Anna is enumerated with the last name of that family--which is unknown. The enumeration district where her parents lived could be checked in an attempt to locate an eight-year old Anna in the household.
Anna's step-parents are living in 1920 in an area some distance from their "home" area of Chicago which is the Pullman area. It is also possible that Anna remained with someone in the Pullman area while her mother temporarily lived elsewhere.
And I need to remind myself how important this enumeration actually is. I know Anna's parents and whom she married and her children. While it is always possible that the 1920 census is "earth-shattering,' the more likely scenario is something a little less revealing. It might not be worth hours and hours spent in order to locate her.
And there is always the chance she was simply missed.


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Bulk-Bag-to-Bin Weigh Batching System
This dust-free bulk bag weigh batching system features a manual Spout-Lock clamp ring atop a pneumatically actuated Tele-Tube telescoping tube that creates a high-integrity, sealed connection between the clean side of the bag spout and the clean side of the hopper, and automatically elongates the bag as it empties to promote evacuation. Partially empty bags can be retied dust-free with a Power-Cincher pneumatically actuated flow control valve. A low-profile de-lumping device breaks up agglomerates and discharges into a gravimetric feeder connected via PLC to a floor scale, allowing accurate batch weights to be loaded into rigid totes placed on the scale.
Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, PA 888-353-9426 www.flexicon.com
Gravimetric Feeder
Like other ProFlex C feeders, the Model 6000 was designed specifically for extruder manufacturers and compounders. The unit provides maximum versatility in a cost-efficient package that is easy to operate, reconfigure, clean, and service, with feed rates up to 212 cu ft/hr. The ac drive motor assembly and material discharge positions can be exchanged, optimizing the feeder's ability to accommodate different mounting and clustering requirements for up to eight feeders. Additionally, the gravimetric unit comes equipped with an angular cut discharge nozzle that improves accuracy by reducing pulsation at low speeds.
Schenck AccuRate, Whitewater, WI 262-473-2441 www.accuratefeeders.com


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2002-03 Men's Basketball
bc 88, ozarks 90
Bluffton falls to Ozarks in season opener at North CentralBy Tim Stried, SID
November 22, 2002
The University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) scored the final five points of the game in the last 30 seconds to hand Bluffton College a 90-88 loss Friday night in the opening game of the North Central College Tip-off Tournament in Naperville, Illinois.
Bluffton led 88-85 with 42 seconds left to play after two free throws by Marcus Bixler, but Ozarks hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to take the lead and added a free throw with 10 seconds left to claim the 2-point win.
The game was highlighted by 35 ties or lead changes as neither team was able to build a double-digit lead at any point in the game.
Leimeister scored 20 of Bluffton's first 26 points in the game and finished the first half with 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting. He was held to an 0-for-2 performance in the second half, however, before fouling out, along with Derek DeNero and Eric Sweet.
Bluffton led by eight points with 11:22 left in the first half, which would be the Beavers biggest lead of the night. At that point, however, Ozarks went on a 24-8 run to take a 32-24 lead with 6:52 left before halftime. Bluffton scored the last seven points of the first half to tie the score at 47-47 at the intermission.
Leimeister finished with 26 points and nine rebounds. Junior Brad Boyles scored a career-high 19 points, while Bixler scored a career-high 16 points. DeNero ended the game with 16 points, as well.
Bluffton shot extremely well in the game (60% from the field), but was out-rebounded 45-27 by Ozarks, who grabbed 26 offensive rebounds to make up for a 14-for-30 performance at the free throw line.


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An extended string of spectacular weather brought out the combines as farmers in the area began the 2013 harvest.
An extended string of spectacular weather brought out the combines as farmers in the area began the 2013 harvest. Corn and soybean plants were changing rapidly as earlier rains stripped much of the remaining foliage, and the sunny days with low humidity aided the drying process.
Early reports on yields are far better than earlier expected, as I've heard corn numbers from Carroll County ranging from 220 to 280 bushels/acre and some soybean fields in the area running from 60 to 75 bushels/acre. It appears that we'll learn more this year about the resiliency of modern seed genetics in the face of adverse growing conditions.
The Sept. 30 Illinois crop progress report showed corn harvest at 13 percent, compared to 5 percent the previous week, 69 percent in 2012, and the five-year average of 34 percent. Soybeans made progress at 10 percent, compared to just 1 percent last week and 20 percent and 1 percent% respectively for 2012 and the five-year average.
The wheels will begin to turn at full speed in the coming weeks, so please be sure to exercise extreme caution as you travel our rural roads and encounter agricultural equipment. Take your time and allow a little extra room as our farmers navigate the roads with today's larger equipment.
Barn Tour this Sunday!
Don't forget to get your tickets for the 10th and final Stephenson County Barn Tour on Sunday, Oct. 13, beginning with tours of three local classic barns from 1 to 3 p.m.
Ticket holders will then gather at The Rafters Restaurant near Lena at 3:15 p.m. for refreshments and a fascinating program by Rick Collins of Trillium Dell Timberworks, Knoxville. Rick will share stories and pictures of various new and restoration projects that his firm has performed around the world, with a specialty in restoring old timber frame barns. Rafters personnel will also share the history of their facility and give tours after Rick's program, and the event will conclude in time for guests to enjoy dinner there if desired. Tickets are available at the Farm Bureau office or the Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Center on Route 20 east of Freeport.
Nova Scotia trip update
We had a good crowd at our Oc. 1 preview program for the Aug. 21-29, 2014 trip to Nova Scotia with Tri-State Travel and area Farm Bureaus. As of this writing we have 12 people signed up with at least four more expected from that group, and Carroll and Jo Daviess counties held their meetings last week as well with Winnebago/Boone having theirs on Oct. 8. Only 50 seats are available on this trip and they should go fast at this rate, so don't delay if you're interested. Details are available at www.stephensoncfb.org and reservations can be made at our office.
Reaching new heights
I watched proudly on Sept. 28 as my wife Andrea reached a great milestone by running her first half-marathon (13.1 miles) in Milwaukee. She was accompanied by our daughter-in-law Andrea (Dre) as they traveled the rolling streets of the city before a lap on the field inside Miller Park stadium (with their image projected on the Jumbotron screen) and crossing the finish line in the parking lot.
Our son, Dave, and I watched them start and then began an adventurous journey through town, greeting them at the five-mile and nine-mile marks before cheering them to the finish line. I've admired Andrea's diligent training to prepare for this event, and I hope to join her in achieving this milestone sometime later next year.
She had a smile on her face every time we saw here and her time was exactly what she had hoped for. Well done, my love!
Get your flu shot!
Be sure to stop by on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. to get your flu shot, administered by the Stephenson County Health Department. Cost will be $20 for SCFB members and $25 for non-members, and Medicare Part B will be accepted. No appointments are necessary, so stop in and prepare yourself for the season!
A slanted view
The Field Moms, a group of Chicago-area mothers participating in field trips and educational opportunities to become better educated about where and how their food is produced, recently experienced an unusual presentation. While touring a modern grain/cattle farm, the group also heard from George Kalogridis, an Indiana-based organic certification manager who they thought would share insight on what is involved with organic certification procedures and guidelines. Although he had been briefed on the nature of the group and the Illinois Farm Families initiative, George instead went off on a self-serving lecture about how organic production is the only way to produce our food, as well as launching into a rant about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's). He even called CAFO's "the Auschwitz of livestock", which prompted the farm operator Mike Martz to declare "I'm a CAFO".
Fortunately, the savvy Field Moms saw right through his comments and called him out on his opinions-versus-facts spin. This incident reflects the challenges that exist in agriculture today — there is enough room for producers of all types and sizes, but it is unacceptable to make up information to defend your position.
Social media has allowed this situation to manifest itself in a big way as anyone can post anything whether it's based in fact or not. Mutual understanding and cooperation have to be the standard if we're going to continue making progress on this growing planet. We'll continue to tell agriculture's story with a commitment to getting it right and sharing facts as opposed to speculation.
Bruce Johnson is the manager of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau.


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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) -- Children watched as their mother hit another woman with her car after a fight.
The Laurel County Sheriff's office says it happened Saturday afternoon on Terrill Road.
They say Jessica McCormick went to pick up her kids at her husband's house, when another woman, Amber Davis, followed McCormick out to her car and the two got into a fight.
McCormick tried to drive off with her kids inside the car.
That's when deputies say she hit Davis.
Investigators don't think it was intentional.
Davis was taken to the Corbin hospital and was later released.
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The Milwaukee Brewers shoot for a season-ending sweep of the San Diego Padres Tuesday at Miller Park.
A valiant effort in the second half came up short for the Brewers, who have won the first two installments of this set and three of four overall.
In Tuesday's 4-3 win, Martin Maldonado hit a grand slam with two out in the third inning and that was all the runs Milwaukee would need.
"We had plenty of opportunities to score more after the grand slam," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "It always hurts me when we have those opportunities and don't score. The guys in the bullpen did their job."
Tyler Thornburg drew the start for the Brewers and held the Padres to a run in four innings, while Jim Henderson picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief. John Axford allowed two hits in the ninth, but fanned two batters to nail down his 35th save of the season.
The Brewers are out of the playoffs for the third time in four years.
Ryan Braun was 0-for-3 with a run scored and is making a case for another MVP award. Braun is batting .320 with 41 homers and 112 RBI this season and is tied for the NL lead in runs scored with 107.
Josh Stinson gets the nod for the Brewers tonight and he has no record or earned run average in five relief appearance, spanning 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander, who is 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 19 career relief appearances, will make his first start and has never faced San Diego.
Stinson is taking the place of Yovani Gallardo.
The Padres have lost three in a row and six of seven games, and starting pitcher Anthony Bass was done in by Maldonado's grand slam. Bass lasted three innings and allowed three hits.
Seven relievers then kept the Brewers off the board the rest of the way.
"One swing of the bat was it," Padres manager Bud Black said. "It is a great learning experience for a lot of guys. Our bullpen did a great job. (Brewers manager Ron Roenicke) made a lot of moves and I made a lot of moves. All-in- all a good ball game."
Everth Cabrera recorded three hits and Chase Headley ended 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored for San Diego, which hasn't reached the postseason since 2006. Headley leads Braun with 113 RBI to 112, and was named the NL's player of the month for the second straight time. Headley batted .324 with a .410 on-base percentage, nine home runs and 30 RBI in September.
"To have that [production] in San Diego, that's pretty amazing," Roenicke told the team's website. "He needs to be talked about a lot more than he has been. To have that kind of year in that place? Phenomenal."
Andrew Werner will make his final start of the season for the Friars and the rookie is 2-3 with a 4.78 earned run average in seven starts. Werner has lost back-to-back starts, including last Friday's 3-1 setback versus San Francisco in which he permitted three runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 frames.
The left-hander has never faced Milwaukee and is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA in two road assignments.
The Brewers are 5-3 against the Padres this season.


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I would also be extremely wary of becoming close to her for fear that I would be the one receiving cat puke/sick mom/lost key calls now that Paul is out.
Have you ever associated with Annie (without Paul) other than sitting together at company parties? Because if you haven't, there's no real friendship there, and Annie is reacting by instinctively grabbing for a host, like a remora that's lost its shark.
Quote from: Twik on April 14, 2013, 02:50:48 PMHave you ever associated with Annie (without Paul) other than sitting together at company parties? Because if you haven't, there's no real friendship there, and Annie is reacting by instinctively grabbing for a host, like a remora that's lost its shark.Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a winner!
Boundaries. Boundaries. Boundaries. You are the only one in this situation with a hope of establishing boundaries, so you must be the enforcer to protect yourself.I used to work for a divorce mediator. Every single case that came through the door, I started off sympathetic to one party, and when I heard the whole story/read all the paperwork, I was shocked that the opposite party had not murdered the first one years ago. I am extremely cynical. There are a lot of sick marriages out there, and there are a lot of horrid people out there, but nobody knows what really goes on in a marriage except the two people in it.Annie has no boundaries at all. What you may fail to see, is that Paul has very few/very weak ones himself. He married this woman for a reason, because he was attracted to her. DO NOT FORGET THIS. Unless she had a total personality transplant since the wedding, HE CHOSE THIS. I am not saying he does not have a good reason for divorce, I am saying that as healthy as he may look by comparison, he picked sick.Get out of this. Stay out of this. Don't let either of them talk to you about it at all. You need to maintain a working relationship with Paul, which gives you a perfect excuse to keep throwing your hands up and saying, "TMI". If Annie does manage to speak to you in person, just tell her flatly that you have to work with Paul and you cannot get involved. If you want to be extra kind and you have the phone number of a counsellor/religious leader to refer them to, great, hand it over and walk away. Do not engage. If these were the kind of people who did have boundaries, it would be great to try to support them. That is not the case here.
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Submission + - Bill To Track Web Sites Visited Proposed In Hawaii (cnet.com)
mazinger writes: In Hawaii, a bill has been proposed to retain data on Internet users and the sites they visit. Apparently, there is also no requirement for a warrant to obtain the information from service providers. The bill affects not only ISPs but also coffee shops and anyone providing Internet access.


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The East End's gallery scene recasts itself at such a fierce rate that it's almost impossible to keep up. Art outgrows its walls; leases run out; business partnerships split up. But nothing seems to stop artists from showing their work here.
"This place was, is, and will always be a community for artists," said Sara Nightingale, whose namesake gallery moved from Water Mill to Shelter Island and back to Water Mill all in the last few years. Besides her gallery, which is currently showing works from Ross Watts, Peter Sabbeth, Dalton Portella, Eric Dever and Perry Burns, Ms. Nightingale also recommends Water Mill's newest gallery, Hampton Hang.
Each town has its own personality. Here's a rundown of what's new in the East End art world.
East Hampton
Away from Main Street, the far end of Newtown Lane has recently become a haven for art-lovers. "Of course you get more traffic in the center of Newtown Lane," said Jeremy Sanders, an independent curator for Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, "but you also get less ice cream spilled on the artwork and rare books." In business since 1995, Glenn Horowitz' specialists in rare books, art, manuscripts, and archival documents, recently relocated to the former Waterworks space, two doors from its original location, which it shared with Harpers Books. Tiled floor mosaics, remnants of the now-defunct kitchen-and-bath store, can still be found in the gallery/bookstore.
"We were going to remove the old flooring," said Jess Frost, the gallery's director. "But we are finding that the floors add interest and work well with our space." (They need not worry about visitors staring at the floor when nude photo/process drawings and cyantotypes by Ryan McGinness hang on the wall.) The business did put its own stamp on the space with custom details such as handmade furniture by Jameson Ellis. The next show, to be previewed on Sunday, will showcase a collection of album covers designed by Andy Warhol.
Halsey Mckay's owner and director, Ryan Wallace, personally took on the big renovation project to customize his two-story gallery. Mr. Wallace and a friend also reinstalled flooring and geometrically staged lighting. "It took a lot of work to create a personalized space for our gallery," he said, "but all of the wall-building and painting was worth it."
Halsey Mckay moved into its new digs in May 2011, after lease negotiations broke down for another location less than 100 yards away. The gallery, which hosts exhibitions year-round, is currently showing Picasso-like drawings by a Spanish artist, Jose Lerma, and bold graffiti-inspired paintings by Eddie Martinez.
"More space" was the primary consideration when Victoria Munroe and Emily Goldstein decided to pack up and relocate their gallery, The Drawing Room, away from the Newtown Lane alleyway where it had been for over nine years. "Our customers are very loyal," said Ms. Munroe," and others who wanted to find us in the inconspicuously situated old location, always could." Besides three times the area, the gallery now has "street frontage, which is a bonus, and also, we get great natural light."
Since it's on the far end of Newtown, people can usually find parking spots, she said, pointing out that art galleries in upscale communities are typically on the main drag's fringe. "This end of Newtown Lane creates a destination for people who want to come and look; it's quiet inside, and they can focus on the artwork." The Drawing Room currently features photographs by Mary Ellen Bartley and sculptures by Constantino Nivola.
"It's the only block in town," said a smiling Julian Beck, when asked why he located his eponymous fine-paintings salon on Main Street in Bridgehampton. He opened his first gallery, on Madison Avenue, in 1974, and he recently retired to nearby Sagaponack. "I missed my old routine' selling paintings and discovering new talent," said Mr. Beck, who specializes in abstract expressionist works by East End artists. "We seldom have the luxury to sell only those artists whom we like; this time I decided to do just that."
His 1,300-square-foot, two-story gallery lends itself to variety, and he said almost all visitors spot at least one painting they like. Currently up are works by living artists Alex Russo, Thomas Szabo, and Sonja Grineva, School of Paris works by Jules Cavailles, Edouard Cortes, and Jules Herve, and abstract expressionist pieces by Jimmy Ernst, Balcolm Greene, Larry Zox, Robert Dash, and Cleve Gray.
An art dealer for over 30 years, formerly with locations in Southampton, Peter Marcelle decided to launch his namesake gallery in Bridgehampton earlier this year. "You can't get to East Hampton on 27 without first passing our gallery," said Catherine McCormick, the director. "It's also hard to miss us because we're the largest gallery in the Hamptons." The 3,000-square-foot space, previously occupied by Plum TV, now boasts front-lawn sculpture that can be enjoyed from one of two porches. Inside, the freshly redesigned gallery gets lots of natural light and room to view art from every angle. The gallery's newest show opened on Saturday and exhibits paintings, collages, and works on paper by Dan Rizzie.
Sag Harbor
Housed in an early-19th century building on Main Street, Rocco Gallery is said to be the oldest continuous art exhibition space on the East End. In the art world, that sort of longevity usually depends on one key factor: "I own the building," said Rocco Liccardi, who has been a gallerist since 1961.
Mr. Liccardi recently moved into the rear of a converted three-car garage, which collapsed during a heavy snowfall in 2010 and has since been rebuilt. His current show features strategically placed puzzle pieces on canvas, coated with layers of paint in an abstract, Pollock-esque manner. "You'll never find other artists' works in my gallery," he said, smiling. "Most people think their creations are worth more than they really are."
He leases the property's other storefronts to three businesses, including a new art gallery, the Hooke Sculpture Gallery. In winter, Mr. Liccardi closes shop and heads to Florida.
Down a driveway on Main Street is ILLE Arts. Its owner, Sarah De Luca, moved to Amagansett full time a couple of years ago, for its "low-key, beachy feel." An artist herself, she had never owned a gallery until this season. "Some artists isolate themselves," she said. "Owning a gallery fulfills the social element that I crave in relation to art."
She focuses on works by local artists. The painter Mary Heilmann curated her current five-person show, which blends paintings, functional furniture, and photography. "My gallery's aesthetic is Chelsea-meets-the-ocean," Ms. De Luca said. "The prospect of venturing off of Main Street's sidewalks sometimes acts as a deterrent, but once they get here, they're captivated by how beautiful and relaxing it is. "It's like a secret garden."
ILLE's next opening, "Raw," will be on Sept. 14, showing works on unprimed canvas.
Red and blue stones decorated to resemble M&Ms, and sculpture by Dan Colen' signal that Karma art gallery and booksellers is nearby. (The gym equipment on the same front lawn belongs to the gym next door.)
Brendan Dugan serendipitously opened Karma on Aug. 4, to supplement his business of the same name located on Downing Street in Manhattan. The 2,000-square-foot Amagansett location sits in the former WEHM radio station offices, and like Glenn Horowitz Booksellers, Karma's flooring tells a story of the former occupants — where their cubicles were, anyway.
Asked why bookstores and art galleries make a good match, Mr. Dugan replied, "They're both based in creativity," adding, "East Enders have a lot more space to collect both than do city residents." Karma's current shows include the truly eclectic range of Piotr Ulclanski, as well as paintings by Dan Colen.
"I've been flipping shows every two-and-a-half to three weeks," Scott Bluedorn said, upbeat. He recently opened Neoteric Gallery smack-dab in the middle of Main Street, exhibiting works from young local artists. He hasn't done any traditional advertising, he'd never owned a gallery, he hasn't even renovated the venue formerly occupied by Balasses House antique store, yet the two-storefront space had a packed house (and courtyard) for its recent openings — a 10-artist multimedia show, aptly themed "Hybridized," and a surfboard-as-canvas show called "Exquisite Corpse 2."
"The arts scene in East Hampton is somewhat sterile and caters to well-established artists," Mr. Bluedorn said. "Neoteric is all about energy, and new names and ideas." He said people of all ages have come to the gallery's openings. The next one, on Saturday, will have a photography theme, and Mr. Bluedorn and a resident DJ, Jody Gambino (a k a J'TiL) are plotting a "silent rave." "Each attendee will be given headphones that will stream dance music as well as give a guided art tour," Mr. Bluedorn said. "We had one noise complaint last time, and this will definitely reduce the possibility of it happening again."
Shelter Island
"It's not easy to own an art gallery here," John Pagliaro said. "We have a substantial arts community on Shelter Island, so it's essential that we have a location to show our work." Mr. Pagliaro is a lifetime artist who produces a variety of sculpture and furniture that harmonizes with nature. Recently deciding to show work by other artists, he opened Handwerklab, a venue he envisions as a combination of an art gallery and think tank.
"I just completed a showing of German-born artist Christine Matthai, who photographed minimalist skyscapes on Shelter Island," he said. "I will probably end the season with an exhibition of my own pieces." Expect shadowboxes that contain his subtly colorful clay pottery.
In a mixed-use building containing a wellness shop, lawyer's office, and family residence, he personalized the storefront with a cedar facade and other "intelligent handwork," elements that lend to better curb appeal. "Parking is sometimes a problem," said Mr. Pagliaro, whose shop is located on Route 114 near Town Hall. "People can always use the nearby church parking lot; it's always empty."


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A small stash of fabric for a quilting project. I love black & white with a POP of red or any bright color.
This was set up for Halloween, but I kept the 3 singing cats out and smile as I pass by them each day.
And as soon as I can find time with some inspiration, I hope to get back into designing something with PSE. The old body is acting up and the doctors have me run ragged with tests to see if any surgery will help. If not, I don't know what they will come up with to give me some relief from this GERD... But they know my innerds better than they know MY FACE.
And I've learned that I've had a GRAND LIFE if this body is any indication.. I've worn it out pretty fast... GRANNY