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In 2009, the original New Orleans Jazz Vipers morphed into two new bands, Joe Braun's The New Orleans Jazz Vipers and the New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings featuring six former Jazz Vipers. You can hear both bands playing regularly on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, and both have released new CDs available at their websites.
The original New Orleans Jazz Vipers were a popular and active band in New Orleans for many years, pioneers of the Frenchmen Street scene, with a twice-weekly residency at the Spotted Cat 2003 to 2009. Noteable festival appearances included the Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Lincoln Center Midsummer Night Swing and the Monterey Jazz Festival (in September 2005). Part of the unique sound of the Jazz Vipers came from the fact that they rarely used any amplification. The sound of the band was at the same time retro, full of energy and unpretentious, with both up-tempo dance numbers and well-chosen ballads; it has been aptly described as neo-trad-jazz. The band received many awards in Louisiana including the Gambit's "Big Easy" award in 2005 for "Best Traditional Jazz Band," and Offbeat Magazine's "Best of the Beat" award in 2004 for "Best Traditional Jazz Album" (for the album "Live on Frenchmen Street"). In 2001 and 2003 they won the "Best of the Beat" award for "Best Emerging Traditional Jazz Band."

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HARRISBURG - The scheduling of tandem votes on anti-gang legislation in Senate and House committees this week is a sign of a bipartisan effort to address an issue important to Northeast Pennsylvania this fall.
The committee action is the first step to enact tougher state laws against criminal street gangs, which have become more active in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, said Sen. John Yudichak, D-14, Nanticoke.
"Our goal is to get it to the governor's desk by the end of the session," Mr. Yudichak said.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has slated action Tuesday on a bill to create a new criminal offense of "recruiting gang members" and toughening penalties for specific crimes involving violence or drugs that benefit the interests of a gang. This measure is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, Chester, who has raised the profile of the gang activity issue at the Capitol.
"There is momentum to get strong anti-gang legislation to his (Gov. Tom Corbett's) desk," said Pileggi spokesman Erik Arneson.
On the same day, the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled action on a bill sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-116, Butler Twp., to give the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing authority to provide tougher sentences for offenses where a gang is involved.
The committee action will be followed by floor votes as early as the first week of October, said Mr. Yudichak.
The Senate could speed the process by amending a gang-related bill previously approved by the House, he added. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association is supporting the legislation.
Mr. Yudichak has sponsored similar anti-gang bills of his own, a complement to the "Operation GangUp" initiative he has undertaken with U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, Hazleton. The two will hold another public information session Sept. 27, part of a series since a recent U.S. Justice Department report identified the Northeast region as a target area for criminal gangs and drug distribution networks.
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The alarm sends out a 138 decibel scream, spreads a cloud of traceable dust that is difficult to wash off your skin and clothes, and emits a disgusting odor. The resulting "fun borealis" is enough to distract any would-be thief or haughty parking lot attendant for minutes, if not hours. Apparently, it's great for traveling. Hey jittery sophomores on your semester abroad—What a great way to make great new friends on the Rome subway!
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First of all a proxy is an application or system which services the requests of clients by forwarding the requests to other servers. SOCKS is an internet protocol which allows for the transparent proxying of applications. The SOCKS protocol was developed at MIPS in the early 1990's and became public in 1992 when SGI purchased MIPS Computer Systems. RFC's for SOCKS v4 (NEC) and v5 followed.
SOCKS4 provided for connections to arbitrary TCP services and operates on layer 5 (SESSION) of the OSI model. This places it below the Presentation (ex. SSL) and Application (ex. HTTP) layers which is what makes it transparent to application protocols. Many alternative proxy methods at the time required application changes which becomes more difficult to support as new applications and protocols are developed. SOCKS4 supports TCP connections only and optionally simple authorization using a userid. SOCKS4a added support for sending proxy requests before resolving the domain name of the target. SOCKS5 (RFC1928) built on SOCKS4/4a and added support for UDP proxy connections, authentication methods, and Ipv6. In a standard SOCKS connection a client connects to a SOCKS proxy server and makes a CONNECT request which specifies the destination IP (or domain name) and port it would like the server to connect to on its behalf.
In typical proxybot infections we investigate proxy servers are installed on compromised machines on random high ports (above 1024) and the miscreants track their active proxies by making them "call home" and advertise their availability, IP address, and port(s) their proxies are listening on. These aggregated proxy lists are then used in-house, leased, or sold to other criminals. Proxies are used for a variety of purposes by a wide variety of people (some who don't realize they are using compromised machines), but spam (either SMTP-based or WEB-based) is definitely the top application. The proxy "user" will configure their application to point at lists of IP:Port combinations of proxybots which have called home. This results in a TCP connection from the "outside" to a proxybot on the "inside" and a subsequent TCP (or UDP) connection to the target destination (typically a mail server on the "outside"). How reverse-connect proxies differ will be highlighted in the next section.


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Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw's 'Feel Like a Rock Star' Makes Record-Setting Chart Debut
Just one week after its release to radio, the new Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw duet, 'Feel Like a Rock Star,' has them, well, looking like rock stars. The song made a historic debut on the charts, coming in at No. 13.
The twosome premiered the new tune on the Academy of Country Music Awards show on April 1, and it has since become the highest debuting single of Chesney's career to date. The beachy hitmaker only came close to that position back in 2007 when his hit 'Don't Blink' entered the country singles chart at No. 16, and again when 'The Boys of Fall' came in at No. 17 in 2010.
'Feel Like a Rock Star' is the lead single to Chesney's forthcoming 13th studio album 'Welcome to the Fishbowl,' which is set for release on June 19. "This song was such a blast to record, and I'm thrilled at the response it's already received," says Chesney, who is hitting the road with McGraw this summer for their Brothers of the Sun Tour. "Going on the road with Tim this summer is just going to be one long party and we can't wait to get started in June."
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Clive Burr, former drummer with heavy metal icons Iron Maiden, has died. He was 56 and had multiple sclerosis.
The band says on its official website that Burr died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday.
Band founder and bass player Steve Harris said Burr "was a wonderful person and an amazing drummer who made a valuable contribution to Maiden in the early days when we were starting out."
Born in London in 1957, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979 and played on the band's first three albums — Iron Maiden, Killers and The Number of the Beast. He contributed to the band's distinctive hard-driving sound on classic songs but left in 1982, before Iron Maiden became 1980s mega-stars.


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AKRON, Ohio — UCF coach George O'Leary savored the moment.
He signed an autograph for a fan, chatted with veteran coaching friend Chuck Amato and cracked jokes during postgame interviews.
The Knights opened the 2012 season with a show of offensive force.
UCF is unrefined, but its talent was undeniable Thursday night.
The Knights (1-0) used superior athleticism to pummel Akron (0-1), rolling to a 56-14 win over the Zips Thursday night. The season opener was streamed online at ESPN3.com.
"Normally that first game, you're sloppy and all that," O'Leary said."We had our moments out there. But for the most part, we basically executed out there on the offense and on the defense. You had some plays you'd like back on offense and defensively some missed tackle plays, but overall I thought the kids took to coaching and went and did what the game plan called for."
UCF raced out to a 35-0 halftime lead. The Knights kept attacking the overmatched Zips, easily pushing the score to 41-7 in the third quarter.
O'Leary sent in his reserves, including Missouri transfer quarterback Tyler Gabbert making his college game-day debut, and the Knights kept putting points on the board without really delving that deep into their playbook.
The Knights entered the contest eager to avenge the disappointing 2011 season. UCF had comparable talent, but a series of mistakes and internal strife contributed to the team finishing the year with a 5-7 record.
"I'm just happy for the win," UCF senior safety Kemal Ishmael said. "We went out there. We showed some good things, we did some bad things. Everything's correctable, but we played a good game."
The passion showed on the field.
The Knights used a heavy ground attack to run through and over a much weaker Akron defensive lineup.
UCF outgained Akron 141-17 on the ground in the first half, then added more passing plays in the second half.
Senior Latavius Murray, who is part of an ultra-competitive rushing rotation, did his best cement his role as the Knights' starter. He racked up 108 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries during the first half alone.
O'Leary said Murray suffered a bruised shoulder and he opted to rest his starter, giving some of the talented reserves he wanted to see play more time on the field.
Sophomore Rannell Hall said entering the contest he was eager to show he could be more than a kickoff return threat.
Hall delivered, scoring off an 18-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Blake Bortles in the second quarter, pushing the Knights ahead 28-0.
Bortles, who earned a win in his first career college start, connected with Hall again for a 56-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. It was a career-long pass and reception for both Bortles and Hall, respectively. The play pushed UCF ahead 42-7 with 5:28 left in the third quarter and slammed the door on any chance for an Akron rally.
UCF set the tone for a powerful offensive attack early, efficiently marching down the field on its opening drive. The Knights racked up 73 yards on eight plays.
The game offered a bit of redemption for former UCF starting quarterbacks Jeff Godfrey and Rob Calabrese, who both played well.
Godfrey returned to the program after a tumultuous sophomore season and agreed to accept a different role at the receiver position, while Calabrese was returning from his second torn ACL injury. Godfrey made plays in space, while Calabrese used an acrobatic move to haul in a touchdown pass from Gabbert.
"It was a good feeling," Calabrese said.
UCF's special teams unit, which had been a liability last season, forced a turnover instead of committing one Thursday night.
Ishmael had nine tackles and one special teams fumble recovery.
Senior cornerback A.J. Bouye, another player returning from a knee injury, forced a fumble, and senior defensive end Cam Henderson recovered a fumble.
"We're happy," Bouye said. ". .. We're just planning to get better every week."
AKRON, Ohio — UCF coach George O'Leary savored the moment.


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A family living in Washington is speaking out about the horrors they experienced while operating a baby monitor inside their 3-year-old son's bedroom. The couple Jay and Sarah were alarmed to discover that a stranger had hacked into their baby monitor and was spying on their toddler, sometimes speaking disturbing messages into the device, as CBS News describes.
According to KDVR, the boy had previously told his parents that he was scared at night because he could hear someone talking to him over the phone. Jay and Sarah were confused as to what he meant until the hair-raising moment Sarah walked into her son's room to hear a voice say, "wake up little boy, daddy's looking for you."
KDVR explains that Jay heard the voice from the monitor continue to speak, saying, "look someone's coming or someone's coming into view," as Sarah walked into the room.
The couple also noted that the night-vision lens was being controlled to follow their movements.
Horrified, the couple took immediate action and phoned Foscam, the manufacturer of the monitor, who explained it was possible their device was hacked and being controlled by someone using a smartphone app or laptop, KDVR reports.
Concerned that the hacker may have further intentions, the family has made safety a top priority in their home and is using their harrowing experience to inform others of the potential dangers of baby monitors.
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The Center for Prairie Studies is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Hill to the college as the new Outreach Coordinator for the Center and manager of the Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA). Elizabeth began her employment on March 1 and has moved into Larissa Mottl's former office, #204 Macy House (1205 Park Street). We hired Elizabeth in December, about the time she finished the coursework for her M.S. in Biology from the University of South Dakota (which will be awarded in May), but she asked us if she could start in March to allow herself time to finish the second edition of her book, Hiking Iowa: a Guide to Iowa's Greatest Hiking Adventures (originally published in 2005 by Falcon Field Guides), and we were happy to accommodate her wish. Elizabeth earned her B.S. in Environmental Science and Biology from Drake University, where she was a student of Dr. Tom Rosburg's, and worked for four years as the ecologist at Whiterock Conservancy near Coon Rapids, Iowa. Hailing originally from Iowa City, Elizabeth has traveled around the country and the world, but always, as she says, "lands back in Iowa." She enjoys playing outside with her dog, Aesop (pictured with her at a fen in northeast South Dakota), growing, preparing, and eating good food, and reading books. If you run into Elizabeth on campus, in town, or at CERA, join us in welcoming her to Grinnell.


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This afternoon, at about 3:30, my family was just finishing a meeting with my son's consultant teacher at Alternative Family Education, and I was about to cycle over to the County Office of Education for a meeting of the senior science fair judges. We got a "code red" alarm and the school was locked down. So we hung around, waiting for the lockdown to end so we could go about our business—we figured it would last half an hour or an hour. There were 11 of us in the building: 4 teachers, 3 parents, and 4 teens.
At about 4:00 we heard a large number of shots fired in quick succession, and started thinking that the police had got their armed suspect and that the incident would soon be over. It was a bit scary being that close to a shooting .
We had internet and phone access, so we were able to get some information about what was happening, though not always directly (there was one phone call form a relative in Argentina, who'd heard about the incident on the news). It seems that the first incident (that triggered the lockdown) was the shooting of two plain-clothes police officers half a block from the school, apparently as they were investigating a domestic violence report. The second incident was the police shooting one of the suspects about a block away from the school. It is believed that another armed suspect is still at large, and the whole neighborhood is cordoned off. My understanding is that the two police officers were killed, as was the suspect that the police shot.
People from more violent cities in the US may laugh at our innocence, but this is the first time that Santa Cruz City police have been killed in the line of duty (according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel). It is a sad day for the city.
The Sentinel article reported "Students from the locked down schools were bused to the County Building to be picked up by parents," but apparently they forgot all about the 11 of us out in the AFE trailer, and we were not released until 7:15pm, when the daughter of one of the teachers badgered the police to let us out. With at least 6 different police forces involved in the barricades, I imagine that they had some serious communications problems. I'm surprised, though, that the school administration had not made sure that we had been evacuated, as they had known we were in lockdown and had gotten counts from us of how many people were in the building. Somewhere (either within the school system or within the police system) communication had broken down. Apparently a nearby preschool had also not been released from lockdown. I'm glad that we had only teens and adults in the building and not young kids. I think that the schools may be wanting to re-examine their lockdown protocols, simplify them, and provide checks so that people don't get forgotten in the future. (Though let's hope that we never have an incident like this one again.)
While we were spending almost four hours we did various things to divert ourselves: 4 played Scrabble, a few caught up on work or surfed the internet, some read books (the trailer has a small but decent library), some told stories of their previous exciting adventures, and people chatted—it turned out that several of the people were neighbors of each other, and hadn't realized it before. Every once in a while we'd think that the bus for us had come and everyone would gather up there stuff, eager to leave, but it always turned out to be false alarm.
Overall, I'm sorry I missed the judge's meeting, but I'm glad that the lockdown was just boring for us—not "exciting". Being a block away from a major shooting is more excitement than I need.


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MACON, Ga. – The Lipscomb women's basketball team continues to rack up postseason accolades after Danay Fothergill received Academic All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
In addition to leading the Lady Bisons with her performance on the court, Fothergill has also been a leader in the classroom. The Somerset, Ky., native carried a 3.64 GPA while majoring in Interdisciplinary Teaching.
The redshirt-sophomore guard finished the regular season as the A-Sun's top scorer, producing 18.2 points per game. Fothergill was the second-leading rebounder for the Lady Bisons, pulling down 4.1 boards per contest.
As the floor general for Lipscomb, Fothergill finished as the team's second-leading assister, dishing 2.3 each time out.
Draining 2.1 treys per game, Fothergill is the league's second best deep threat.
She was also second in the A-Sun going 134-of-178 from the charity stripe converting on 75.3 percent of her attempts.
Fothergill was named A-Sun Player of the Week on Jan. 20 after back-to-back 30-plus point performances against Mercer and Jacksonville.
Against the Bears, she scored a career-high 34. She then followed that up with 32 against the Dolphins.
Fothergill led the league with three 30-plus point games this year and was third with seven 20-plus point games.
Florida Gulf Coast's Sarah Hansen, who was named the conference player of the year on Monday, received Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades. Hansen, a chemistry major holding a 3.88 GPA, led the Eagles by averaging 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
The A-Sun introduced the new sport-by-sport academic all-conference teams in the 2011-12 academic year to recognize student-athletes who embody the conference's mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 GPA or better and participated in at least half of their team's games.


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The Earl Wineinger home, less than a mile south of the Marion County Lake dam, burned to the ground early Wednesday morning. It is speculated the fire started in an old chimney. The family escaped without injury, but only a few possessions were saved.
Leroy Burton, who has been teaching in Germany since 1975, has rejoined the faculty at Marion High School. He is the subject of this week's Personality Profile.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Reznicek of Ottawa announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Judith Ann, to Louis W. Wegerer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wegerer of rural Marion.
Births announced in this issue include a son, Joshua Wade, born Jan. 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Wildin, Marion, and a son, Barrett Christopher, born Jan. 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hauser, Grand Rapids, Minn.
Three area Tabor College students will take advantage of opportunities to travel during the winter interterm period in January. Debbie Kreutziger, a senior, will travel with the college choir to Europe. Junior John Popp will be one of 11 students to study banking and investments in New York City. Greg Regier, a sophomore is one of 21 who will study drama in New York City.
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The Key factor is the overall length. The length can be divided into three sections:
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C.Knee to top or thigh rise
The proper length of the goal pad boot is determined by the goalie's skate size. The next key area is the instep to knee that determines the shin length. Finally, the knee to top or thigh rise is a personal measurement depending on how much pant and pad overlap the goaltender prefers. A general rule is 7" to 8".
A.Skates size: provide the skate size for proper boot fit.
B.Instep to knee: measure from instep to the front center of kneecap while leg is in slightly bent position.
C. Thigh rise: measure from front center of kneecap up the thigh to desire height.
A + B + C = Estimated size of pad
If fitted properly, the goalie's knee should rest directly behind the center knee roll with the pad securely attached to the goal skate and properly strapped on the goaltender's leg. Generally, this will ensure that the pad breaks (bends) at the knee/shin and ankle as designed for optimal performance.


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I got a new Asko dishwasher a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it: the way all my pots and pans fit, the stemware holders for my house's wine habit, the knife holder for my vegetable habit.
Nothing comes out with a speck of food, and we no longer have to yell at each other over a tsunami of washing sounds. My life has improved two-fold. No more dishwasher problems.
Well, there was one. The Cascade Action Packs we had just bought on sale were getting stuck in the dispenser.
After reading the Use & Care manual (gold star for me), I noted that Asko recommends using powder detergent, and only about a tablespoon of it depending on the hardness of your water.
When I switched back to powder, everything was fine. But it's not always as easy as switching dishwasher detergent.
If you still have caked detergent after running your dishwasher, try these dishwasher troubleshooting tips, adapted from Whirlpool Corp.
Was the dispenser cup wet when you added detergent?
If dispenser cup is wet, the detergent can clump. This also means that if there's still detergent left in the cup, don't think, "Oh, well now I don't have to refill it!" Clean it out and start over.
Is the cycle incomplete?
If the previous cycle did not complete, the detergent can become caked in the dispenser cup if it is left sitting in the dishwasher. But this probably isn't the cause for those with chronic detergent-caking issues. Again, clean the detergent from the cup and start over again.
Is the detergent old?
Older detergent exposed to air will clump and not dissolve well, which will cause the dispenser door to stick to the detergent. Buy new detergent, and this time, keep it in a tightly closed container (i.e. not the box with an open flap) in a cool dry place (i.e. not under your sink right next to the wall where your dishwasher runs hot!).
Is the water temperature too low?
For best washing and drying results, water should be 120oF (49o C) as it enters the dishwasher, so check your water heater setting. I also try to remember to run the kitchen sink tip until hot water comes out to help this.
Were items blocking the dispenser that kept it from opening?
Items blocking the detergent dispenser will keep it from opening. Make sure water action can reach the dispenser.
Other good (if not obvious) detergent guidelines
- Use automatic dishwashing detergent only.
- Add detergents just before starting the cycle.
- I'm guilty of this. I'll fill the detergent cup when I'm done with the night's dishes so I only have to press the button before bed a few hours later. Don't be like me.
- The amount of detergent to use depends on the hardness of your water and the type of detergent.
- If you use too little, dishes won't be clean.
- If you use too much in soft water, glassware will etch.
- Your manufacturer's suggested amount is based on standard powdered detergent, so follow instructions on the package when using liquid or concentrated powdered detergent.
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ADG Offers Options for Fimic Screen Changers
- Published: July 10, 2012
FAIRFIELD, CT | ADG Solutions offers new alternatives for the Fimic self-cleaning continuous screen changer. The company is the exclusive North American importer of the patented Fimic system, built in Italy by Fimic Officine Meccaniche. The alternatives reportedly enable recyclers of plastics to increase product uniformity and cleanliness even when processing highly contaminated raw material, and to do so without sacrificing productivity.
ADG now offers filter screens with a size of only 200 microns (about 80 mesh) and expects to make a 150-micron (100-mesh) screen available later this year, says company president Sandy Guthrie. "With the ultra-fine filtration provided by the new screens, users of the Fimic self-cleaning continuous screen changer can further enhance product quality…," says Guthrie. "At the same time, the large surface area of the screen compared to that of other screen changers facilitates polymer flow and ensures a high level of productivity for the processing line."
Another new option available from ADG is the model SCF-700 screen changer, which extends the applicability of the Fimic system to recycling operations requiring throughput rates from 6,000 to 10,000 lb/hr (2,720 to 4,535 kg). The maximum throughput for the next largest model, the SCF-600, is 6,000 lb/hr (2,720 kg).


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) ? A judge has fined the Michigan Department of Human Services $21,000 after someone placed a 5-foot toy ape atop the cubicle of a black employee.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) ? A judge has fined the Michigan Department of Human Services $21,000 after someone placed a 5-foot toy ape atop the cubicle of a black employee.
The fine stemmed from a 2010 discrimination lawsuit filed by Crystal Perry. Last month, Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina found there was no evidence that discrimination caused Perry to not be promoted, the Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/YBspbM ).
Aquilina, however, ordered the department to pay $1,000 for every day the toy was left atop Perry's office cubicle in 2009 and to pay Perry's attorney fees.
"It is not worthy of any state department," Aquilina said, according to transcripts of her ruling. "It is a continued, hostile work environment. It is upsetting. It is beneath any American."
Perry called it a racially motivated attack, arguing that white workers were promoted ahead of her. Her supervisor at the DHS child support office told her he didn't know who placed the toy there, and the toy remained on the cubicle for about three weeks.
Perry, 47, of Eaton County's Delta Township, said she didn't take the toy down herself because she was worried she would be criticized.
"It truly belittled me. It just made me feel less than a person," said Perry, 47, of Eaton County's Delta Township.
During closing arguments in the January trial, Assistant Attorney General Jeanmarie Miller said there was no evidence that the toy ape incident was "racial in origin," and no evidence it was connected to Perry not being promoted. The attorney general's office represented DHS.
"There could be lots of reasons for it," Miller told the judge. Miller did say, however, that the toy should have been taken down sooner.
DHS spokesman David Akerly said the agency intends to appeal Aquilina's ruling.


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5th Annual Los Angeles Diversity Mixer
Riordan Programs Alumni Association
Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Welcome to the 5th Annual Los Angeles Diversity Mixer!
Online Tickets have sold out.
Tickets will be available at the door for $30. Arrive Early.
See below for parking instructions
On Thursday, April 4th, The Riordan Programs Alumni Association (RPAA) is proud to present the 5th Annual Los Angeles Diversity Mixer (LADM). Join over 300 professionals and recruiters from various Fortune 500 companies for a night of networking at the Westin Bonaventure in Downtown Los Angeles.
The LA Diversity Mixer functions as a unique opportunity for minority professionals across Southern California to meet and expand their networks. Proceeds will benefit the RPAA's high school mentorship program, so join us for what will be a fantastic networking event amongst peers and professionals while fundraising for a great cause!
This event has sold out 4 years in a row, with multiple attendees reporting receiving full-time job offers, sign up before it's too late.
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and many more to come!!
If you are a recruiter and would like to receive a complimentary ticket to the event, or have any questions, please contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Here's Just A Sampling of What to Expect:
Hiring Areas:
· Accounting
· Marketing
· Supply Chain
· Sales
· Engineering
· Software Engineering Applications
· Finance
· Tax
· Real Estate/Home Mortgage
· Engineering
· Financial Services
· Information Technology
· Infrastructure
· Banking
· Procurement
· Telecommunications
Looking for:
· Candidates of all backgrounds ranging from college recruitment/entry-level, to senior recruitment/experience professionals.
· Positions range from entry-level to experienced (0-5 years) all the way to Executive Level C-Suite (8-15 Years). Specialties include Executive Search (SVP, CFOs), Corporate Finance, Banking, Technology, Accounting & Reporting.
· Candidates with backgrounds in IT Infrastructure, Architecture, Application Development, Systems Administration, Web development, and more. Skill Sets include: Windows/Linux Admins and Engineers, Networking Superstars, Desktop Gurus, VB, .NET, Java, PHP and PERL Developers. All walks of SQL, Oracle, C#, RUBY ON RAILS, HADOOP, Silverlight, Sharepoint, UNIZ, PMP, Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum and a splash of ERP as well.
Come early and get more face time with various company reps.
What: 5th Annual Los Angeles Diversity Mixer
When: Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Where: The Bonaventure Brewing Company (Inside the Downtown LA Westin Bonaventure Hotel) 404 S Figueroa St # 418A, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Why: To help YOU develop YOUR business network and move you one step closer to your next dream job! (View Event Flyer)
Tickets: $20 (pre-sale), $25 (regular), $30 (door)
Attire: Business
Parking: There will be parking in the City National Parking Structure for a Validated rate of $15. Passed Hors'doeuvres. No Host Bar. Rain or Shine No Refunds.
Parking Structure Address: 400 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
The response for last year's event was a tremendous success. We had over 300 energetic guests who developed recruiting connections in addition to expanding their professional footprint in the industry. In fact, in previous years we have had a number of attendees receive full-time job offers from our recruiters!
Proceeds will benefit the Saturday Business Academy, a monthly enrichment program designed to prepare over 100 underserved Los Angeles High School students each year with the skills and academic guidance to pursue higher education and become future business leaders.
Come join us for what will be a fantastic networking event amongst peers and professionals while fundraising for a great cause!
The Bonaventure Brewing Company (Downtown LA)
The Bonaventure Brewing Co. is an oasis in Downtown LA. Independently owned and operated, the BBC is a unique restaurant located on the 4th floor pool deck of the historic Westin Bonaventure Hotel.
The Bonaventure Brewing Co. is the only true brewery in downtown LA. Come by for a taster set of award-winning ales crafted by Brewmaster David Blackwell.
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When & Where
Bonaventure Brewing Company
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles,
Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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Started in 2000, the Riordan Programs Alumni Association (RPAA) provides graduates of the Riordan Programs an extension of their professional, educational and personal leadership development through collaborative efforts to develop tomorrow's leaders and serve the community. The RPAA achieves these goals through its two flagship initiatives: The Saturday Business Academy (SBA), a program designed to prepare traditionally disadvantaged and underserved high school students with the skills and academic guidance necessary to become future business leaders. And, through the annual Diversity MBA Admissions Conference (DMAC), held every summer where the nation's top business schools seek to recruit talented candidates from underrepresented backgrounds. Learn more about the RPAA at www.riordanalumni.com


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There are a couple of small and unusual artifacts in Oak Ridge that intrigue me. One is the small steam engine featured by Carolyn Krause in this week's Historically Speaking column. The other is the Original U-235 Gas Diffusion Model in the American Museum of Science and Energy.
There are a couple of small and unusual artifacts in Oak Ridge that intrigue me. One is the small steam engine featured by Carolyn Krause in this week's Historically Speaking column. The other is the Original U-235 Gas Diffusion Model in the American Museum of Science and Energy.
Let me say just a bit about that last model as the small steam engine will be covered in Carolyn's discussion of the first electricity produced by a nuclear reactor. This U-235 Gas Diffusion Model consists of a small motor, a pump and a small cylindrical apparatus with small copper tubes and a vacuum/pressure gauge.
The model is located in the Oak Ridge Room of AMSE, very near a third small intriguing artifact, the "Short Snorter" — a one-dollar bill with autographs on both sides, but that is another story.
A sign placed in the plastic container with the U-235 Gas Diffusion Model apparatus tells its history.
The sign reads, "This original pilot model developed at Columbia University Laboratory was the first device demonstrating the gaseous diffusion method for separating Uranium-235 from U-238. A full scale gaseous diffusion plant (K-25) constructed in Oak Ridge utilized this principle. K-25 was the longest and largest continuous physicochemical process (under one room) in the world."
It is significant to note that as I write this about gaseous diffusion, the last remnant of the actual K-25 Building's North Tower was demolished last Wednesday, Jan. 23. (As reported on The Oak Ridger's front page Thursday, Jan. 24.) This 44-acre building's footprint will remain. A replica of a small section will be reconstructed and a K-25 History Center will be created on the site. This historical K-25 building location will eventually become a part of the Oak Ridge portion of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
I think it is important to retain these earliest examples of scientific discovery and to display them and their story for future generations. While not small, the Building 9731 Calutron Magnets are in the same category of being "firsts" and serving as a pilot operation. They exist and are in an excellent preserved state. That building will also eventually become a part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Y-12.
Then there is the Graphite Reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory that is already a national historical landmark and will also be eventually included in the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. It is at this Graphite Reactor that Carolyn will bring us another of her intriguing historical articles based on oral histories.
Let's enjoy Carolyn's latest unusual historical account featuring the Graphite Reactor.
Like Rodney Dangerfield, sometimes Oak Ridge doesn't get the respect it deserves.
For example, the age of nuclear-generated electricity really started in Oak Ridge. But most historians don't see it that way.
The Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which was built 70 years ago, is known for many achievements. They range from the production of gram quantities of plutonium and other radioisotopes to the world's first neutron-scattering experiments at a reactor.
Many have forgotten the Graphite Reactor also produced the first nuclear electricity, said Art Rupp in a 2003 oral history interview with Steve Stow. Rupp directed the isotopes program at ORNL.
In 1948 a team of reactor operators and engineers led by Logan Emlet inserted a can containing 10 uranium fuel slugs into a long cylindrical hole in the side of the reactor. Neutrons from the reactor core irradiated the canned fuel, causing it to undergo fission and produce heat.
The reactor core was connected to a water supply. The resulting water boiling in the can drove a toy steam engine, which in turn, generated enough electrical power to illuminate a flashlight bulb.
Mansell Ramsey and Charles Cagle designed the 1/1,000th horsepower toy engine on a suggestion by Emlet. The engine is still on display in the public area of the Graphite Reactor.
On Dec. 20, 1951, the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I in Arco, Idaho, produced the first "usable nuclear electricity," according to the historians. EBR-I lit four 200-watt light bulbs. Both EBR-I and the Graphite Reactor are national historic landmarks.
Electricity at ORNL in those early years was not always produced on purpose. Fission byproducts separated from spent uranium fuel tend not to lie dormant in storage.
Rupp recalled incidents involving unusually large accumulations in hot cells of radioactive strontium-90 and cobalt-60 at ORNL's Fission Products Pilot Plant. He related that the radioactivity was intense enough in both cases to generate electrical discharges, effects he had never seen before.
Pellets made from chemical compounds of strontium-90 were placed in a ceramic tray. It insulated the pellets from the stainless steel floor and sides of the hot cell, which had a heavy glass window.
"The beta particles that the radioactive strontium gave off are the same as the electrons in an electric cable," Rupp said. "An electrical charge developed between the ceramic holder and the stainless steel chamber, causing bolts of electricity to flash across."
In another incident, Rupp and his colleagues placed lots of radioactive cobalt-60 in a glass cell. The cobalt's gamma rays knocked out electrons from the glass structure, creating disorder.
A colleague took a photo of the cell at night with the room lights turned off.
"When the film was developed, we saw flashes that looked like little discharges of electricity throughout the glass structure," Rupp said.
Like lightning, unintentional electricity can be scary.
Today's standards restrict the amount of a fission product that can be stored in one place. These rules are intended to eliminate shocking discoveries of spontaneous electrical discharges.
We handled hundreds of thousands of curies of radioactivity of all kinds over 30 years," Rupp said. "As far as I know, ORNL never had a serious accident."
That's another reason why Oak Ridge merits more respect.
Thanks Carolyn. So again we see an example of Oak Ridge doing something "first" without getting due credit. The difference in lighting a flashlight bulb and four 200-watt light bulbs is merely a function of size and power. Electricity was required to light even the smallest bulb.
I am afraid Oak Ridge's achievements are not always recognized and sometimes fall by the wayside because we don't seem to want to "promote ourselves." A saying that rings true here is, "if it is to be, it is up to me." This might be worth considering when opportunities come our way to point out Oak Ridge's strengths and technological achievements.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Humana Inc. HUM, +1.03% reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $192 million, or $1.19 a share, off from $199 million, or $1.20 a share, earned in the final three months of 2011. Quarterly revenue reached $9.56 billion from the prior year's $9.06 billion. Estimates had been $1.07 a share and $9.75 billion, respectively. For the first quarter, Humana sees profit in a range of $1.75 to $1.85 a share. For the full year, the company pegged earnings in a range of $7.60 to $7.80 a share, including about 30 cents a share in investment spending. (Updating to correct profit vs. consensus estimate.)
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Out of more than 100,000 species of fungi, over a dozen varieties have been used in China for more than 3,000 years to increase immunity, strengthen the lungs and other organs, and as a vital part of cancer therapy. They are included in traditional Chinese medicine and used extensively by acupuncturists under their scientific names.
With my own history of lung problems – I had pneumonia and bronchitis every year as a child -- they appeared to have been made for me. Mushrooms are valuable in boosting our immunity as well as giving specific lung support, making them ideal for anyone with a respiratory illness or congestive heart failure. They seem to be particularly valuable because they are made from various-sized compounds. The smaller ones contain nutrients, while the larger ones are used by the immune system to make antigens. Antigens, in turn, produce antibodies to fight disease-producing substances.
These large mushroom compounds have a unique shape that your immune system remembers. When you are exposed to bacteria or viruses with similar shaped compounds, your body remembers that mushrooms can produce the antibodies you need to fight these harmful invaders. As long as you have mushroom compounds circulating in your body, your immune system is on alert, ready to take action at a moment's notice. This is why it is best to take medicinal mushrooms more than once a day —— so those compounds are always present. It's also a good reason to make them a part of your daily supplement regimen.
The part of your immune system that remembers the size and shape of these large mushroom compounds are your T-cells, a product of the thymus gland. Your thymus gland protects you against harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites, but it shrinks as we age, reducing your army of T-cells. This is why it's so important to
boost your immune system as you get older, especially before winter weather changes increase your susceptibility to cold and flu viruses. Various medicinal mushrooms may be your answer to a cold- and flu-free winter.
Shiitake (Lentinus elodes)
If you've ever cooked with dried Chinese mushrooms, you've used shiitake mushrooms. The use of shiitakes goes back to the Ming Dynasty in China where they were used for lung problems and to increase stamina. Shiitakes contain a chemical called lentinan that has been shown to reduce tumors. Lentinan is currently under investigation as a potential cancer-fighting drug. Studies are indicating, however, that there are substances in shiitakes other than lentinan that fight cancer, which is why using the whole mushroom may be best.
Shiitakes help the body make interferon, a powerful anti-viral substance. They have been used for an overgrowth of Candida albicans, for bronchial inflammation including asthma, environmental allergies, and frequent colds and flu.
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
Reishi mushrooms strengthen the immune system by increasing white blood cells and cells that fight tumors. They specifically help the lungs by regenerating lung tissue. Reishis also appear to prevent bronchitis, strengthen the adrenal glands (the glands that handle all types of stress), and have antiviral effects through their production of interferon. In his practice, acupunturist and writer Christopher Hobbs, Lac, found reishis to be particularly effective for nervous or anxious people with adrenal exhaustion and even prefers to use them in these cases instead of the herb Valerian.


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DeppInTheHeartOfTexas wrote:suec, I was wondering if there was a religious overtone to this passage as well. He says, "all of us were here for a little while, then we were somewhere else". He doesn't mention heaven or hell which surprised me.
Well you've got me going now. This comment reminded me of something to do with Dante's Inferno - of which my knowledge is pretty minimal, I have to say. But in there is a reference to the undecided and those who choose neither good nor evil, and for them there is a special place. I looked it up - Cliffs notes - but was surprised to find a reference to an earthquake that terrifies Dante after Virgil has finished his explanation. I have no idea if Fante had this in mind, but with the mention of the earthquake, it makes it kind of interesting.
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On Anti-Semitism by Gilad Atzmon
In the light of the growing discussion initiated by Israeli politicians and Zionist enthusiasts regarding the eruption of new anti-Semitism I am here to announce as loudly as I can: there is no anti-Semitism any more. In the devastating reality created by the Jewish state, anti-Semitism has been replaced by political reaction. I am not suggesting that Jewish interests are not being mutilated and vandalized. I am not saying that synagogues aren't being attacked, that Jewish graves are not brutally smashed up. I am saying that these acts, that are in no way legitimate, should be seen as political responses rather than racially motivated acts or 'irrational' hate crimes. If Israel is the state of the Jewish people and the Jewish people themselves do not stand up collectively against the crimes that are committed on their behalf, then every Jewish person, Jewish symbol and Jewish object becomes an Israeli interest and a potential terrorist target. It is up to the Jewish people to take a stand against their Jewish state and to disassociate themselves from their zealous national movement.
If, for instance, we woke up tomorrow morning to find that another American so-called 'soft target' had been blown to pieces, no one would think to suggest that it was a 'racially motivated anti-American attack'. We would be naturally inclined to view the incident as an 'act of terror' against 'American interests'. Our political analysts would probably tell us that it was a form of retaliation against 'American colonialism', 'expansionism', 'support of Zionism' and so forth. Since Zionists want Israel to be seen as 'a nation among nations' we should not treat them as a unique case. We should treat them as we do the Americans and the British who have already realised that their various expansionist interests around the world are under severe threat. If we go along with the Zionist call to regard Jewish-ness as a nationalistic category rather than a religious one, we should be consistent and regard any act against Jews as a political reaction rather than an irrational racist attack. In other words: the success of Zionism drains away any possibility of anti-Semitism.
The last statement is perplexing because it is the Zionists who tell us all the time that anti-Semitism is on the rise. Zionism is fuelled by anti-Semitism. The Zionists need anti-Semitic acts in order to justify the state of Israel as the only viable option for Jewish existence. Zionists have long understood that it is anti-Semitic acts that push Jews to support the idea of a Jewish state. Accordingly, in order to promote Zionist interests, Israel must generate significant anti-Jewish sentiment. Cruelty against Palestinian civilians is a favourite Israeli means of achieving this aim. Hence, we confront something of a vicious circle: the Israelis commit atrocities against the Palestinians; some anti-Israeli feelings mature into sporadic verbal and violent attacks against Jewish people and Jewish interests; Jews around the world feel rightly threatened and inclined to support Israel; some of those Jews emigrate to Israel; more Palestinian land is confiscated; anti-Jewish outrage around the world grows. This is apparently the Zionist perpetuum mobile. Unfortunately, it is damn effective. It has worked since the early days of Zionism. Zionist leaders in Germany were very fast to welcome Hitler and the Nazi regime (Dr Joachim Prinz (Germany, 1933) is just one example). Sometimes, the Mossad itself has initiated attacks against Jews in order to 'push them in the right direction ' (for instance, attacks against synagogues in Iraq in the 1950s).
In its perpetuation of anti-Jewish feeling Zionism has two principal aims. The first is simply to convince Jews that Israel is their safest option. The second is more interesting: to shatter any possibility for criticism of Israel. Zionist lobbies present all critical views of Israel as a form of anti-Semitism. Zionists are now very well trained in plucking on the gentile guilt string. This method is very effective because most westerners fail to grasp the vicious deception entangled within the Zionist identity. Zionism is grounded on a very specific realisation of the Jewish identity as a synthesis of racial awareness, religious awareness and nationalistic awareness.
While it is more than legitimate to criticise racist fundamentalism and nationalistic zeal, Zionists present any attack on their venture as an assault on the Jewish religion or the freedom of belief, or even the right of Jews to exist.
Let's review some current typical Zionist arguments:
a. The 'Elders of Zion' syndrome: Zionists complain that Jews continue to be associated with a conspiracy to rule the world via political lobbies, media and money.
Is the suggestion of conspiracy really an empty accusation? The following list is presented with pride in several Jewish American websites.
Jews in Bush's Administration:
Ari Fleischer
White House Press Secretary
Josh Bolten
Deputy Chief of Staff
Ken Melman
White House Political Director
David Frum
Brad Blakeman
White House Director of Scheduling
Dov Zakheim
Undersecretary of Defense (Controller)
Paul Wolfowitz
Deputy Secretary of Defense
I. Lewis Libby
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Adam Goldman
White House Liaison to the Jewish Community
Chris Gersten
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and
Families at HHS
Elliott Abrams
Director of the National Security Council's Office for Democracy, Human
Rights and International Operations
Mark D. Weinberg
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public Affairs
Douglas Feith
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Michael Chertoff
Head of the Justice Department's criminal division
Daniel Kurtzer
Ambassador to Israel
Cliff Sobel
Ambassador to the Netherlands
Stuart Bernstein
Ambassador to Denmark
Nancy Brinker
Ambassador to Hungary
Frank Lavin
Ambassador to Singapore
Ron Weiser
Ambassador to Slovakia
Mel Sembler
Ambassador to Italy
Martin Silverstein
Ambassador to Uruguay
Jay Lefkowitz
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy
Let me assure you, in Clinton's administration the situation was even worse. Even though the Jews only make up 1.9 per cent of the country's population, an astounding 56 per cent of Clinton's appointees were Jews. A coincidence? I don't think so.
We have to ask ourselves what motivates American Jews to gain such political power. Is it a genuine care for American interests? Soon, following the growing number of American casualties in Iraq, American people will start to ask themselves this very question. Since America currently enjoys the status of the world's only super power and since all the Jews listed above declare themselves as devoted Zionists, we must begin to take the accusation that Zionists are trying to control the world very seriously. It is beyond doubt that Zionists, the most radical, racist and nationalistic Jews around, have already managed to turn America into an Israeli mission force. The world's number one super power is there to support the Jewish state's wealth and security matters. The one-sided pro-Zionist take on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, the American veto against every 'anti-Israeli' UN resolution, the war against Iraq and now the militant intentions against Syria, all prove beyond doubt that it is Zionist interests that America is serving. American Jewry makes any debate on whether the 'Protocols of the elder of Zion' are an authentic document or rather a forgery irrelevant. American Jews (in fact Zionists) do control the world.. So far they are doing pretty well for themselves at least. Whether the Americans enjoy the deterioration of their state's affairs will no doubt be revealed soon.
If you are yet to be convinced, just watch that:
b. Zionists occasionally argue that if Jewish nationalism is bad so is any other form of nationalism.
I would argue, however, that there is nothing wrong with nationalism. Being nationalistic like being religious or loving punk music is about belonging. Yet Jewish nationalism is unacceptable because it is based on racist fundaments and religious zeal. Zionism, which originally presented itself as a secular movement, developed real ambitions in relation to the land of Canaan. These aspirations were based on the Biblical promise. In fact, Zionists were very quick to transform the Holy Scriptures into a legal document. This was a radical distortion of the most sacred Jewish spiritual text but they didn't finish there.
While being Jewish is about 'race' (you are a Jew only if your mother is a Jew), Zionists believe that the whole of Palestine belongs solely to the Jewish people. If we articulate this idea in Zionist terms we should rather say that the whole of Palestine belongs to the Jewish race. This type of idea ought to remind us of the Nazi expansionist philosophy, but then we must remember that Zionism predates Nazi ideology. It is Jewish nationalistic ideology that introduced the idea of 'living space' and the expulsion of the indigenous years before Hitler was even born. Presumably, if Nazism is regarded as an unacceptable form of nationalism, Zionism should be treated the same.
But Zionists won't give up; in a righteous manner they will claim that Jews are entitled to self-determination. They will argue that Jews, like any other nation, are entitled to land. Whether this is the case or not, however, is irrelevant. Even if we agree that Jews are entitled to have a national home the existence of this national home cannot be at the expense of the Palestinians or anyone else.
We tend to associate nationalism with a geographical reference. The French people, for example, are those who live in France or were born there. Similarly, the Americans are those who live in America or were born there. When it comes to Jewish nationalism there is no demand for geographical bonds but rather a special notion of geographical aspiration. Every Jew from Brooklyn (NYC) or Golders Green (London, UK) is entitled to Israeli citizenship at the expense of the Palestinian people. This form of nationalism is unique and a form of racist, expansionist colonialism. Jewish nationalism is best understood as an international imperial movement specialising in colonising Palestine.
It should be noted that Palestinian nationalism is very different from its Jewish rival. It is multi-cultural and based on a multi-ethnic society. Palestinian nationalism is geographically based. It confers Palestinian identity to those who live in Palestine. Among the Palestinian people you will find Jewish Palestinians, many different Christian Palestinians, many different Muslim groups. (In discussing Palestinian identity I do not deny the possibility of ethnic clashes between the different groups.) Palestinian nationalism produces the ideal form of multi-ethnic democratic Arabic society. No wonder the American tyrant is so keen to destroy it.
c. Zionists are not happy at all with the recycling of some old 'Anti-Semitic slogans and images'. They are especially annoyed when they are blamed for the death of Jesus. (I am referring here to the Jewish American organisations' reaction to Mel Gibson's The Passion. Many people around the world regarded the Israeli siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem as an attempt to kill Jesus 'again'.)
I would suggest that perhaps we should face it once and for all: the Jews were responsible for the killing of Jesus who, by the way, was himself a Palestinian Jew. But then two questions should be asked:
1. How is it that people living today feel accountable or chased for a crime committed by their great great great ancestors almost 2,000 years ago? I assume that those Jews who get angry when blamed for killing Jesus are those who identify themselves with Jesus's killers. Those who would commit this murderous act today. Those Jews are called Zionists and they are already advancing into their sixth decade of inhuman crimes against the Palestinian people and the Arab world. Zionism, for those who do not know, is a repetition of the darkest age of the Jewish Biblical era. It isn't that surprising therefore that Zionists have selected the most suicidal chapters in Jewish history (such as Massada and Bar Cochva) and turned them into the pillars of their reborn culture. On the other hand, we must praise the Zionists for being consistent. Zionists claim that the whole of Palestine belongs to the Jews because their Jewish ancestors lived there 2,000 ago. Jews attempting to live on confiscated Palestinian lands nowadays regard themselves as the same Jews who lived in Palestine two millennia ago. This must explain why Zionists are so offended when they are blamed for the actions of Judas. They are offended because they are all Judases. Might I remind the reader that the Judases of today are armed with hundreds of nuclear weapons without being signed to any international control treaty.
2. Why is it that the Jews who repeatedly demand that the Christian world should apologise for its involvement in previous persecutions, have never thought that it is about time that they apologised for killing Jesus? I wouldn't ask the Italians to apologise on behalf of the Romans for their part in Christ's killing simply because Italians do not feel remotely offended when Romans are blamed for it. I merely suggest that if a Jew feels offended when accused, this reveals attachment to the perpetrators. It might be the right time for the Jewish state to ask for forgiveness on behalf of the Jewish people for their immoral behaviour.
I assume that the following lingual fact isn't known to most gentiles. Jews do not use the name 'Jesus' when referring to Christ. Instead, they use the Hebrew word 'Yeshu' which means 'may his name and memory be erased for ever' (yeshu Yimach Shemo Vzichro). I do want to believe that most ordinary Jews are not familiar with the etymology of the name Yeshu. In Jewish the hierarchy of insults this is the gravest and most disrespectful. This combination of words is usually attached to Hitler and evils of his calibre. Jesus, it would appear, is considered by Jewish spiritual leaders as the embodiment of all evil. I ask myself if Jesus was as bad as Hitler (in the eyes of the rabbis), why is it that the Jews are so offended when blamed for killing him? Why don't they regard his killing as the most glamorous chapter of their history?
d. Zionists are always outraged when they are equated with Nazis. They will say that to claim 'yesterday's victims are today's perpetrators' is a form of 'Holocaust denial' and will argue that describing Israel as the root of all evil justifies the Holocaust. With great shame I have to agree that Israel's behaviour throws some light on the persecution of Jews throughout history. Perhaps it is time to dispose of the notion of 'Holocaust denial'. Westerners are very concerned not to be associated with any form of Holocaust denial. In some countries Holocaust denial is treated as a criminal offence. For years I have argued that Holocaust denial is not a particularly interesting subject because as a notion it is far too wide. In practice, anyone who tries to oppose the official Zionist interpretation of World War II events instantly becomes a 'Holocaust denier'. Some Zionists went so far as to accuse Roberto Benigni of Holocaust denial when he made his masterpiece, Life is Beautiful.
It is true that for quite a while the Zionists were fairly successful. They managed to stop the world from studying its history. Few people in Germany, in Israel or anywhere else know about the extensive collaboration between the Zionists and the Nazis before and during World War II. I am not a historian and the question of whether 6 million or rather 5,500,000 Jews died in the Holocaust is not really my major concern. For me, the act of killing is a catastrophe and 'state organised serial killing' is an unbearable and colossal catastrophe. Accordingly, the form of Holocaust denial that really bothers me is the denial of the on-going Palestinian Holocaust. This Holocaust is documented and covered daily by the western media. The turning of residential Palestinian cities into concentration camps; the deliberate starvation of the Palestinian population; the withholding of medical aid from Palestinian civilians; the wall that tears the holy land into isolated cantons and Bantustans; the continuous bombardment of civilians by the IAF are known to us all. This Holocaust is committed by the Jewish state with the support of world Jewry. This Holocaust, despite being well documented, is largely ignored. This is the most serious form of Holocaust denial. Moreover, I would suggest that the Zionists promote the issue of Holocaust denial so as to spread heavy smoke in an attempt to hide their own atrocities. The Zionists are the ones to be blamed for committing a holocaust and being the first to deny it.
Israel and the Zionist venture are principally responsible for any anti-Jewish outrage. It is time for Jews to stand up against their nationalistic movement. It is time for the world to stand up against the Zionist crime. As we learn from a recent EU poll, 58 per cent of Europeans regard Israel as the biggest threat to world peace. They are right. The Jewish state must be stopped and the sooner the better.
At this point some Zionists would try to revise their argument and claim that real anti-Semitism is in fact a form of blind hatred towards Jews regardless of their politics and misdoings. They would say that a Jew is hated just for being a Jew. My response would be that though such hatred might exist it needn't be labelled 'anti-Semitism'. It is xenophobia, defined by the Oxford Dictionary as an 'intense dislike or fear of foreigners or strangers'. Perhaps Jews aren't so unique after all.


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NCLB Update
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Studying the Past
Interest Rate Change
Partnership Strategies
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NCLB Update (http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/)
On June 13, testifying before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Deputy Secretary Ray Simon clearly addressed the recent criticism that the No Child Left Behind Act allows states to exclude groups of students from school test scores. To ensure accuracy and avoid distortions when "the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information," the law does permit states to set a minimum number in defining a student subgroup, called an "N-size." But, "Even when only four Hispanic students are enrolled in a school, those students' test scores may be counted in a second, third, or fourth subgroupsuch as Limited English Proficient or economically disadvantagedthat exceeds the N-size minimum. Their scores are also counted toward the district's performance in that subgroup. And, most importantly... their scores are reviewed individually by teachers." He added that the Department has taken a firm stance against calls to increase N-sizes, approving just one state's request this year, and will host a national technical assistance conference later this year to maximize the inclusion of students in all subgroups. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2006/06/06132006.html.
Around the same time, education leaders, juvenile justice advocates, mental health and wellness experts, and drug and law enforcement officials from across the country came together for the first meeting of the newly formed Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. This committee, appointed by Secretary Spellings, is charged with evaluating three areas: (1) the No Child Left Behind Act's provisions on Persistently Dangerous Schools and Unsafe School Choice, (2) the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools' State Grants program, and (3) data requirements. Approximately 12 meetings will take place between now and June 30, 2007, when the committee is to submit a written report of its findings to the Secretary. FOR MORE INFORMATION, http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/06/06142006.html.
On June 20, the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will publish data on the "Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate" for public high school students for school years 2002-03 and 2003-04. This calculation provides an estimate of the percentage of students who graduate "on time." Comparing graduation rates from the Class of 2003 with the Class of 2004, 32 states and the District of Columbia experienced increases, one state experienced no change, and 15 states experienced declines. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/.
Hurricane Relief (http://hurricanehelpforschools.gov/)
Earlier this week, with the new hurricane season now underway, Secretary Spellings was in south Louisiana, announcing a three-year, $23.9 million grant to help the state plan, develop, and initially implement new charter schools. This No Child Left Behind grant is in addition to the $20.9 million grant Louisiana received in September 2005 to reopen charter schools damaged by the hurricanes, create 10 new charter schools, and expand existing charter schools to accommodate displaced students. The Secretary also presented free books via the Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative, a joint effort between the Department and First Book designed to help replenish reading materials in schools, community libraries, and homes in hurricane-affected communities in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. First Book "secured" the donation of 250,000 books from a Massachusetts wholesaler (Strictly-By-The-Book) and two publishing companies (Simon & Schuster and Townsend Press); the Department will handle distribution across the five states. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/06/06122006.html and http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/06/06122006a.html.
Note: To date, the agency has approved requests from five states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas) to create a separate No Child Left Behind subgroup for displaced students for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) decisions. For more information, please go to http://hurricanehelpforschools.gov/letters/5-states.html.
Studying the Past
History is definitely in the air. Consider a few examples from last week:
On June 5, Save Our History, the History Channel's national initiative to promote history education and historical preservation, recognized students and teachers for their outstanding contributions to local history. Details regarding their projects are available on the web site, along with monthly lesson plans (from exploration to International Studies). For more information, please go to http://www.saveourhistory.com/.
A day later, the Department announced 124 grants, totaling more than $118 million, to school districts in 38 states to boost the quality of American history education. The Teaching American History program supports three-year projects to improve teachers' appreciation for and knowledge of traditional American history through intensive, on-going professional development. All grantees must work in partnership with one or more organizations that have extensive knowledge of American history, including libraries, museums, non-profit history or humanities organizations, and/or higher education institutions. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/. (History is a core academic subject under the No Child Left Behind Act.)
Also on June 6, the Washington, D.C.-based Thomas B. Fordham Foundation unveiled its latest report on state academic standards, in this case focusing on world history. While eight states earned an "A," two-thirds earned a "D" or an "F." Ironically, with the national debate on immigration raging in Congress, most states earned their lowest marks for Latin American history. For more information, please go to http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/global/log.cfm?main=150.
Interest Rate Change
Attention borrowers! On July 1, the federal student loan interest rate will increase by 1.84 percent. That means the new rate for students repaying Stafford loans issued after July 1998 will be 7.14 percent (up from 5.3 percent), while the revised rate for parents repaying PLUS loans since July 1998 will be 7.94 percent (up from 6.1 percent). (For those students who are still in school, within the six month grace period, or in deferment, the new rate will be 6.54 percent, up from 4.70 percent.) Borrowers can contact their lender/loan servicer by June 30 to explore financial options, such as consolidation, to lock in lower interest rates. The Department has released a thorough consolidation checklist (http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/
english/loanchecklist.jsp?tab=repaying) to guide borrowers through the decision-making process. For more information, please go to http://studentaid.ed.gov/. (If you are uncertain of your current lender/loan servicer, see http://www.nslds.ed.gov/.)
Partnership Strategies
Interested in the evolution of school-business partnershipsfrom traditional "adopt-a-school" efforts to mutually beneficial initiativesthe Daniels Fund researched why some partnerships are more effective than others. A team interviewed 40 educators, business leaders, and partnership experts; reviewed more than 40 web sites; and conducted focus groups of principals, district stakeholders, and business representatives in Denver, where the fund is headquartered. The result was seven strategies: (1) ensure student learning and achievement are the focus of every partnership; (2) develop a well-defined and well-managed program that supports school-based partnerships; (3) make strategic matches between entities that advance a school's improvement goals; (4) set clear expectations for schools and businesses; (5) provide training for school staff and business employees; (6) create a meaningful process for communicating about the program and recognizing the contributions of business partners; and (7) regularly monitor each partnership and the overall program. Ideas are provided for each strategy. For more information, please go to http://www.danielsfund.org/sevenstrategies/strategies/.
Volunteer Service
According to "Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings," the most statistically significant study of volunteering ever conducted in the U.S., 65.4 million adults, or 28.8 percent, volunteered in 2005an increase of nearly six million volunteers since 2002. In fact, adults spent a median of 50 hours per year volunteering, giving a total of 8.2 billion hours of service. Using an estimate of the dollar value of a volunteer's time, volunteering equated to $147.6 billion in 2005. Of course, states vary widely on how, when, and what percentage of their citizens volunteer, yet, in every state, women volunteer at a higher rate than men, and both women with children and women who work have higher volunteer rates than other women. For more information, please go to http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/volunteering/.
Quote to Note
"As children face greater dangers, they often have fewer people to turn to for help.... And research shows us the risks are especially great for boys. Boys are more likely to drop out of school and less likely to go to college. More boys than girls abuse drugs, join gangs, and engage in violent behavior. Almost three-quarters of youth arrested are boys. The challenges facing America's youth are great. But...greater still is our love for our young people, our hope for our young people, and the dedication of millions of Americans to helping young people succeed."
First Lady Laura Bush (6/6/06),
at the regional HAY conference in Indianapolis
Upcoming Events
June 28 and 29, the National Mathematics Advisory Panel will hold its second meeting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On the second day, the public is invited to comment on elements of the panel's work. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/.
The Education Industry Association's annual conference, EDVentures 2006, will be held July 18-20 at the Marriott Center City in downtown Denver. This year's unique theme is "Education Entrepreneurs and Their Parents Lead the Way!," and Charles Hokanson of the Department's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) will be part of the opening plenary. For more information, please go to http://www.educationindustry.org/.
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This article will give information on setting up multiple screens using the Ubuntu operating system on your Dell PC.
Many people now expect to have multiple displays/monitors working from their PC as a matter of course. Dell has always built this capability into their PCs which run the Windows operating system. (Both in the hardware offered and in the utilities installed from the factory.)
In order to get multiple screens to work on your PC, you need to have both the correct hardware and the correct software along with the support of the operating system.
The first thing to do is to make sure your Graphics drivers and software are installed and up to date. (There are open source drivers which install by default and you can install proprietary drivers at need. ) You can find out more on the article linked below :
When everything is up to date, reboot your PC and login to the Ubuntu Desktop.
Connect the additional monitors / displays to you PC. Ubuntu should attempt to automatically configure the additional screens.
In order to configure the additional screens yourself, go to System Settings > Displays.
The top part of the configuration window displays the detected monitors /displays along with their names. (You can click on the monitors and drag them into the correct alignment for how you have them actually set up.)
The bottom of the configuration window shows several options:
There's a check box at the upper right hand side corner of the bottom half of the configuration window that toggles the screens between Extend and Mirrored. (Extend is the default. Be aware setting the screens to Mirror may restrict the possible resolutions in use.)
The first option down the middle is Resolution : this has a drop down menu of choices. (It matches whichever screen you have currently clicked on at the top of the window.) The resolution is how big or small the screen appears, how much details is shown and the aspect of the screen.
The second option down the middle is Rotation : this also has a drop down menu of choices. (Again it matches whichever screen you have clicked on.) The rotation decides which edge of the screen the display regards as being the bottom. This is useful if you have one or more of your displays mounted on their side to give a Portrait, rather than a Landscape view.
The third option down the middle is Launcher Placement : this has a drop down menu which gives a choice between the launcher being visible on only on one of the displays or on all displays. (The default setting is All Displays. The Launcher is the vertical taskbar in Ubuntu.)
The fourth option down the middle is Sticky Edges : this has a toggle between on and off. (The default setting is ON.) The purpose of Sticky Edges is to allow applications to dock to the edge where two monitors meet. It slows the mouse to give you more time to align the application correctly.
There is a button at the lower left hand side corner of the configuration window named Detect Displays that will attempt to detect any screens plugged to you system and assign an ID on each screen so you can see if your configuration is working.
The is a button at the lower right hand side corner of the configuration window named Apply Settings that will save your configuration.
Use this window and it's various options to configure the multiple screens the way you want them. How you set your screens up is purely down to your personal preferences and needs.
There are two applications which can be used to achieve this sort of thing:
The first one is SynchWall. Use the command below to install it:
Open the snychwall app and go to Preferences > Display parameters and on the page below go to Multi Monitor Display and select Extend image and check the box next to share image between monitors to put the wallpaper across all of your screens.
synchwall can also rotate wallpapers, apply effects and more.
The second one is Nitrogen. You can search for it in the Ubuntu Software center or use the command below:
nitrogen doesn't have a desktop launcher, so open it from the command line:
Go to Preferences and add your wallpaper folder. At the bottom of the preferences window select Full Screen to stretch the same wallpaper across the monitors.
To get individual wallpapers on each screen select screen 1, 2, etc. at the bottom of the preferences page to set each wallpaper on each screen.
In order to do this you need to install the GNOME Tweak Tool:
Go to the Desktop section in the GNOME tweak tool and set the Have file manager handle the desktop option to OFF.
In order to have your configuration saved past a reboot, remember and add nitrogen --restore to your startup applications.
Most Flash videos and Games are shown within either the Chrome or Firefox browswer. There are a couple of extensions you can use that will resolve this issue :
For Google Chrome /Chromium: MaximizeFlash resizes the flash video / game to fill the whole browser, if you press F11 it will make the browser full screen on the monitor you selected.
For Firefox: Flash Game Maximizer adds a button to the addon bar that resizes the flash video / game to fill the whole browser, if you press F11 it will make the browser full screen on the monitor you selected. (Be aware there are known issues with this extension and YouTube.)
If you can't achieve the configuration you want with the open source drivers that default install on your PC, you may want to try the proprietary driver and utility that comes from the video GPU manufacturer. In some cases going from the proprietary driver to the open source driver can achieve the results you want, depending on what you are trying to do. The basic advice is - if you're having problems with one, try installing the other instead and see if you experience the same issue?
As in Windows, you can use the software that installs with the proprietary driver to configure your video devices and to configure your multiple displays. Each manufacturer will have more information on their own support site about how to use their specific software.
Install CCSM (Compiz Config Settings Manager):
Open CCSM and go to General Options > Display Settings.
Uncheck the Detect Outputs box.
In the outputs array, set each of your displays screen resolution.
Go back to section 2 and configure your displays again in Ubuntu's display settings.
There are a series of steps below to take you through creating a script that allows you to fix the positions of your mulitple monitors and keep them past a restart or coming out of suspend :
Delete your old monitors.xml file and create a new one using the Gnome display settings tool :
Go to Displays and change the positions to how you want them.
Open the file ~/.config/monitors.xml in an editor and make sure the primary display has a yes for the primary flag.
Install the libxml2-utils package if it's not already installed:
Use the commands below to copy the script to a directory on your path and make it executable:
Use the System > Startup Applications tool to add update-monitor-position so that it runs when you login.
Reboot your system and check the script works.
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I don't know why, but between this and the deal with Ultimate Marvel a few years back I felt oddly... well, let me just copy-paste a lengthy post on the topic I made on another message board I frequent:
axilog14 on another forum wrote:Pardon the mild rant mode, but the way I see it both Marvel and DC these days are really reaching for a comics audience (kids in particular) outside of their longtime fan base. This has been going on for a while now, and until now I still haven't actually seen it work. As someone who frequents book stores, toy stores and LCSs, I have yet to actually see a little kid pick up any official Marvel/DC merchandise outside of maybe the odd Spider-Man/Superman T-shirt their parents got for them or something. And even the graphic novels and comic omnibuses don't really seem to attract anyone outside of comic completists and the odd mildly curious new reader who got a glowing recommendation from said comic completists.
Obviously the years and years of continuity both companies have going is a double-edged sword. On the one hand the rich history of both universes is fascinating to watch unfold from a narrative standpoint, on the other hand the whole thing also both takes massive commitment and is prone to its share of glaring facepalm moments. The only good way I can really think of for Marvel/DC to get the new audience they really want is to really put their backs into an animated series and pray it becomes a wild runaway success like Ben 10 or My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ( )... which is confusing because both companies already have their own animated shows out right now and I still can't tell if they're all that successful.
Your mileage may vary, I'm just sharing my own observations from a Philippines-based milieu.
Admittedly I speak not as a particular longtime comic reader but as someone who sort of inadvertently got roped into dabbling in Marvel/DC after I started dedicating myself to collecting a toy line I liked. Prior to my taking up "real comics" I was mostly a casual follower of comic-based movies and webcomics and stuff. Since then I mostly maintain a fondness for the DC Animated Universe on the one hand, and for Cosmic Marvel stories a la War of Kings on the other. I guess this puts me personally in a unique mindset as the sort of audience the comic companies want to attract these days, then again I could just be reading waaaaaaay too much into this whole thing.
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Who is Oldham County:
Sitting just east of the largest county in the state, Oldham County has been called a bedroom community of Louisville. Its premium location has been a draw to hundreds of professionals who work in the city, but Oldham County isn't just an extension of Louisville. It has a rich beauty and character, distinctly its own.
Its 190 square miles is steeped in rural tradition, multi-generation family history, cultural diversity, and political and artistic interests. It is home to farmers, small town families, shop owners, factory workers, artists and executives.
As in most communities, the friendly people make the difference. They say hello to strangers as they pass on the sidewalks. It's always a delight to newcomers to find that folks know other folks, or other folks' families from way back. They went to the same school or church. They grew up in the same town. Stories about interesting characters and events are still told in the town centers and small diners and shops. Some family names stand out for their familiarity or community service throughout generations, and some have ancestors who settled here from Switzerland, England, Germany and Ireland in the 18th century.
The geography is as diverse as its people. The booming population is clustered around the larger cities of La Grange, Crestwood, Pewee Valley, Goshen and Prospect. Each one has its own distinct personality.
There are also rural and suburban areas without city status but with their own historical names and loyal residents. Examples are the countryside of Centerfield, the sprawling suburbia of Buckner, the historic charm of Brownsboro. The village of Westport sits down in a valley and ends at the Ohio River. It was the original county seat in the 19th century when river traffic made it the central location.
La Grange is now the largest city and the county seat, housing the county government offices of fiscal court, planning and zoning and the county clerk's office. The downtown historic district also contains the courthouse, the Oldham County Historical Center, and of course, the famous shopping, art gallery and eatery row on Main Street. A tourist's visit is not complete unless a train arrives to amaze onlookers on its way down the middle of the street in the same direction as traffic.
First Street in La Grange turns into Ky. 53 and ends on the north side at the scenic byway along U.S. 42, which includes some of the most famous horse farm country anywhere. The mother of the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fugashai Pegasus saw her first light of day on the Longfield Farm in Goshen. Hermitage Farm holds the thoroughbred horse industry's record for highest priced yearling.
Goshen and Prospect represent some of the most expensive land in the state. Some residential lots sell for $250,000. Many of the winding country roads in the North Oldham area end at the river or run to boat and yacht clubs.
In recent years, the Oldham County Economic Development Authority was created with the purpose to attract business to Oldham, encourage expansion of current businesses, and create more jobs. OCEDA officials hope more businesses will balance the tax base. Currently, a vast majority of the county's taxes are paid through residential means. Officials hope to see residential taxes account for about 75 percent. Business, combined with the existing agriculture (currently about 6 percent) and oil, mineral and timber rights (currently .1 percent) sectors should account for 25 percent for a proper balance. OCEDA merged with the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce to form Oldham Chamber & Economic Development.
The county is growing by leaps and bounds. One reason is its proximity to Louisville, just 25 miles and 25 minutes away from the northern points via Interstate 71. The surge in growth began in 1969 when the interstate reached the area. Until the road expansion, transportation from urban centers was via U.S. 42, Ky. 22 and other two-lane corridors.
County government's largest task is dealing with the issues of growth, while clinging to what has been described as the rural character of Oldham. Infrastructure including roads, water and sewer services are continuously assessed and improved. Low road funding in the state has been a crucial challenge in Oldham.
The population boomed over the last decade, soaring from 33,263 people in 1990 to 46,178 in 2000, according to the U. S. Census 2000. That made Oldham the state's 19th largest county - up from being the 26th largest in 1990. It is now Kentucky's fifth fastest-growing county.
People are drawn by the idea of living in a small town or in the country while being only a quick drive away from work or the city.
Just as important has been the high quality of Oldham County schools. Rated, consistently, at the top of the state's lists, Oldham's elementary, middle and high schools have brought an untold number of families to the area over the last several years.
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