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NEW YORK (AP) — Public servants who venture downtown this fall may leave blushing: A show that highlights four big political sex scandals is coming back.
"Tail! Spin!" — the hit of the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival — will begin performances on Sept. 18 at Culture Project starring "Saturday Night Live" alumna Rachel Dratch. Opening night is slated for Oct. 1.
The show skewers former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, onetime New York Rep. Andrew Weiner, ex-Rep. Mark Foley from Florida, and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. All were ensnared in sex scandals and initially feigned innocence.
The script — by Mario Correa, a co-host of Entertainment Weekly's daily "News & Notes" program on SiriusXM — uses only the public comments, tweets, statements, instant messages, e-mails, and text messages from the disgraced politicians.
"You see each of these guys doing the same behavior," said Dratch. "It's like they can't resist. I don't know if some of them were always like this and they may have done these things no matter what job they had."
The former member of the famed Second City comedy troupe, Dratch was most recently onstage in "Love's Labour's Lost" at the Delacorte Theater as part of the Shakespeare in the Park summer program.
Dratch, who plays various wives, would-be lovers and Barbra Walters in "Tail! Spin!," said it's fun to get back to her hectic sketch comedy days. "I'm basically all the women," she said.
The show, at the Culture Project's Lynn Redgrave Theatre on Bleecker Street will be directed by Tony-nominee Dan Knechtges, who also helmed "Lysistrata Jones." Casting for the hubris-laden mal parts will be announced later. Tickets range from $25-$75.
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NEW YORK - A popular but unproven alternative therapy for liver disease may not offer any relief for those with chronic hepatitis C infection, a new study suggests.
Extract from milk thistle known as silymarin is sold over-the-counter as supplements, and research has suggested as many as one-third of people with hepatitis C, a virus that causes liver swelling, have tried it.
But in the new study, the extract was no better than a drug-free placebo at easing signs of the disease among people who hadn't responded to traditional remedies, such as peginterferon and ribavirin.
"Taking (silymarin) would be unlikely to have any benefit for them," said Dr. Michael Fried, the lead researcher on the new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
"Focusing on keeping a healthy lifestyle to try to minimize liver damage - that's probably more important than taking these supplements," Fried told Reuters Health.
In his new study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, 154 people with chronic hepatitis C who hadn't gotten any better taking standard prescription drugs were randomly assigned to down one of two doses of silymarin or a placebo, three times a day for almost half a year.
Both doses of silymarin - 420 milligrams and 700 milligrams - were higher than the traditional amount in most supplements.
At the beginning and end of the study period, the researchers measured levels of liver enzymes in the patients' blood, which reflect how well the liver is working.
And after 24 weeks of treatment, only six people - two in each silymarin group and two in the placebo group - saw their enzyme levels return to normal or at least drop enough to suggest significant improvement, according to findings published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
That finding "certainly does not provide any real rationale or reason for patients with chronic hepatitis C to use milk thistle or silymarin in hopes of having a beneficial effect," said Dr. Herbert Bonkovsky, head of research at the Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Center at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chronic hepatitis C infection can eventually lead to liver scarring or cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 3.2 million Americans have the disease, although most don't know it because they often don't have symptoms.
Bonkovsky said it may be that doses of silymarin, an antioxidant, are just too low when the extract is taken orally. Preliminary research, he noted, suggests daily intravenous versions may be a better - though less convenient - option.
In the United States, silymarin supplements can be bought at pharmacies or over the internet without a prescription. They sell for about $15 per month for a dose similar to the lower level used in the study.
The supplements tested by Fried and his colleagues were donated by Rottapharm Madaus, which markets silymarin in Europe and Asia, and some of the researchers have received grants from that and other pharmaceutical companies.
The supplements were not tied to any side effects in the new study, and Bonkovsky said milk thistle seems to be safe. But he still cautioned that because dietary supplements "are not really regulated in any meaningful way," it's hard for patients to know exactly what they're buying.
Besides silymarin, another alternative for people with liver disease who also have high iron levels is iron-reduction therapy to prevent liver scarring, according to Bonkovsky, who wasn't involved in the new research.
Fried said the focus for people who don't respond to traditional liver drugs should be on improving their lifestyle.
"Avoiding things like alcohol and maintaining your ideal body weight will go a long way toward maintaining liver health in people with hepatitis C," Fried said.
In addition, he added, "It's important to stress that there are a lot of advances in hepatitis C (treatment) for people who previously didn't respond to interferon-based medication."


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"A member of the production staff subsequently came to the shop and selected books," said owner Anthony Olszewski by email. "As luck would have it, another person from the show emailed today. He wants to stop by to get more books. A truck and driver is outside right now … Though Jersey City Free Books does provide animators and other artists with books (nearly all of which would not be used by others), the primary goal is enabling reading. At first, I was uncertain about releasing numbers of general books for props. After I researched the show, I was eager to help. I grew up in Jersey City PG (PreGentrification). Incarceration was a common experience then. For many, many people in the United States, prison is a very harsh reality. I'm glad that Orange Is the New Black -- even maybe just a little -- is giving the general population a chance to glance in that window."
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AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team had six players shoot in double-digits on Monday evening against Peach Belt opponent Armstrong Atlantic in the Storm Dome. After going into one overtime the Lady Hurricanes came out victorious 91-88.
Danisha Green handled the ball well for the Hurricanes, adding 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals. Jasmine McSwain also totaled 17 points for the night, while also grabbing seven rebounds, and two steals. Shaniece Sheffield was 6-for-10 from the field, contributing 16 points. Shatoria Hudson played injured tonight but that didn't stop her from equaling her game average. Hudson added 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and one steal. Shanedra Lockett and Sierra Barrino-Kennedy added ten points each.
Armstrong's Tyler Carlson was able to make the first four points of the game. The score didn't go past a four point difference until six minutes left in the half. Sheffield started the first lead for the Hurricanes after a three-pointer and two layups, 13:58 Hurricanes were up 12-9. The next lead for the Lady 'Canes came from a pair of layups from Green and Hudson, making the score 16-15 at 9:27. The Lady 'Canes achieve their next lead in the half over Armstrong at 5:58 after a three pointer by Barrino-Kennedy and a layup from Lockett, Hurricanes 30-21. McSwain ended the half with two made free throws, taking GSW into the half, leading 42-32. The Lady 'Canes were shooting an impressive 45.9% during the first half.
Over the first seven minutes of the half the Pirates went on an 18-7 scoring run, equaling the score 49-49 at 13:23. After a 30 second timeout GSW was back on track to take the lead again. The game was always within a six points. With 1:54 left on the clock Armstrong's Amber Howell, Carlson, and Brigitta Barta were able to equalize the score at 67-67. Sheffield made her free throws and Green made a layup within the next 20 seconds, putting GSW up by four. The Pirates didn't give up just yet. Armstrong's Barta and Johnson were able to make two free throws and a layup to even it up again and take the game into the first round of overtime.
Sheffield, Green, and Hudson led GSW in an 8-4 run at the beginning. When the score reached 79-78, Armstrong started to foul in hopes to match points. Sending Lockett and Hudson to the line, GSW up 82-78. Then McSwain made a crucial three pointer at 1:57, GSW 85-78. Hudson committed her 5th foul of the game with a minute left. Beginning a 8-2 run by Armstrong, Carlson made a three pointer at 00:38, GSW leading 89-88. At 00:20 Armstrong's Carlson was sent to the bench with her 5th foul. This foul sent McSwain to the line where she gave the ladies a 2 point lead. In a last ditch effort, Armstrong's Howell committed her 5th foul with only seconds left, sending Barrino-Kennedy to the line where she made the final basket of the game. The Lady 'Canes won 91-88.
The last time the Lady 'Canes won in overtime was Feb. 22, 2012 against Georgia College 91-85.
The Lady 'Canes improve to 7-8, 2-6 PBC. The Pirates move onto a record of 9-6, 4-5 PBC. Armstrong Atlantic still leads the all-time series against GSW 9-2.
Armstrong had six players score in double-digits tonight also. Howell added 17 points, and Carlson and Barta added 16 each.
The Lady Hurricanes are back in action at home on Thursday, January 23, to take on North Georgia in another Peach Belt Conference game at 5:30 p.m. Following the game and before the men's basketball game, there will be a short ceremony to name the basketball court after former men's basketball coach and Interim Athletic Director Randolph Barksdale.


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NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's boss says the traditional television season that begins in September and ends in May is an outdated practice that the network is moving beyond.
NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke said Monday that NBC is premiering six scripted series and three reality shows this summer. He said ratings during the hot-weather months are just as important to NBC as those in the spring and fall.
One longtime TV tradition that NBC isn't backing away from is the focus on viewers aged 18 to 49 years old, despite an aging population. Burke says NBC still sells most of its ads based on that demographic and will continue to make programming decisions based on what appeals to that age group.


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It's common for a table to contain an integer column that's used as the table's primary key or part of the primary key. An integer column can be a simple sequence of numbers (e.g., 1, 2, 3, …) or a more complex sequence that includes numbers representing specific information such as a year (e.g., 2008001, 2008002, 2008003, …). One of my clients uses an integer column that falls into the latter category. This company maintains a database of customers who are identified by a numeric ID. Each customer ID reflects the year in which the customer record was added to the database, the numeric ID of the office that added the customer record, and an integer. Each year, all the offices are assigned a non-overlapping range of integers to use in the customer IDs.
Believing that a gapless sequence of customer IDs helps instill a high level of confidence in the customer list, the company's CEO requested that the numbers be maintained so that there are no gaps. In this case, a gap is said to exist when the difference between two consecutive integers in a sorted sequence is more than one. For example, the sequence 1, 2, 4, 5 has a gap between 2 and 4.
Although companies might want integer sequences in database applications to be gapless, gaps occur frequently. Gaps can occur because of the assignment process. An automated process might produce gaps because of the logic used or an untrained user generates more numbers than needed. Manual assignment systems are notorious for generating gaps due to user errors. Gaps can also occur because of inadequate table maintenance. For example, a number might be assigned to a record in a table, but later the record is deleted.
To meet the CEO's request, I began working on a system to check for and eliminate gaps. I first created a script, GenerateGaps.sql, that generates a temporary table (##TempTbl) containing around 1,000 integers with gaps. GenerateGaps.sql begins by generating a simple table that has as an integer identity column and a tiny integer column. Next, the script adds one record to the table, then adds more records through recursion. In the first recursion, it copies the existing record and adds that record to the table. In the second recursion, the script copies the two existing records and adds them to the table. The recursion occurs 10 times, so the table is populated with 1,025 records (1 through 1025). The script then deletes three records—the records whose identity column values are 250, 500, and 750. Finally, the script creates and populates a table (##TempRange) with the two range values of 300 and 600. (The purpose of the range values will be discussed shortly.)
In GenerateGaps.sql, you can adjust how many records are generated if more or fewer records are desired. The number of records generated is the sum of a progression of powers of 2 (21 + 22 + 23 + 24 and so on), so 20 recursions produce more than a million records. You can also adjust how many records are deleted and change the range values in the ##Temp- Range table.
With the integers generated, my next task was to write a script that would search a specified range of integers in a sequence to find the first gap (i.e., the lowest missing integer) or the next available integer. FindGap.sql in Listing 1 is the result. Here's how this script works. In the code at callout A, FindGap.sql retrieves the range values from the ##TempRange table, then generates a sequence of integers within that range. So, in this example, FindGap.sql creates 301 integers that start at 300 and end at 600.
Next, FindGap.sql compares the newly created gapless sequence of integers with the same range of integers from the ##TempTbl table. As callout B shows, one of several actions will occur based on the result of this comparison. When a gap is found, the script returns the missing integer. When no gaps are found, the script uses the MAX function to obtain the maximum value in the range, then adds 1 to that value. The resulting value becomes the next available integer unless one of the following conditions is met:
- If the resulting value is null, no integers from the ##TempTbl sequence are in use, so the script returns the first integer in the range.
- If the resulting value is the last number in the range, the script returns the negative version of that number.
- If the resulting value is greater than the highest value in the range, all the integers from the ##TempTbl sequence are in use, so the script returns a 0.
By varying the range values in GenerateGaps.sql, you can see how this part of FindGap.sql works. For example, GenerateGaps.sql provides the range values of 300 and 600, which means FindGap.sql will return a value of 500 because that's the first gap. If you change the range values in GenerateGaps.sql to 1500 and 2000, FindGap.sql will return a value of 1500 because no integers in the range have been used so far. If you change the range values in GenerateGaps .sql to 800 and 1025, FindGap.sql returns a value of -1025, which means the last integer in the range is the next available integer in the sequence. If you change the range values in GenerateGaps.sql to 800 and 1000, FindGap.sql returns a value of 0 because all the numbers in the range have been used.
As callout C shows, once determined, the next available integer is returned using the sp_executesql stored procedure with an output parameter. You can send a message to a DBA based on the value returned. For example, if a 0 or a negative integer is returned, the message can inform the DBA that the ranges in the table need to be updated so that new numbers can be created. If a positive integer is returned, there is no need to send a message.
You can download GenerateGaps.sql and FindGap.sql by clicking the 99797.zip hotlink at the top of this page. These scripts work on SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SQL Server 2000 SP4. I tested FindGap.sql's performance on SQL Server 2005. With a range containing around 100,000 integers, FindGap.sql found the first gap and the next available integer in about 1 second. When the range of integers was increased to around a million, FindGap .sql found the first gap and the next available integer in about 12 seconds. These results indicate that a range in the low hundreds of thousands is the most efficient.
There are many ways you can adapt GenerateGaps.sql and FindGap.sql to meet your needs. For example, you could adapt them to use sequences in which the integers have differences larger than one (e.g., even or odd integers) by increasing the difference between consecutive integers. You could use a numbering scheme that includes duplicate integers by incorporating a summary view that changes the duplicate integers to unique integers.
Instead of using FindGap.sql as separate script, you could use the code as part of another script or convert it to work as a stored procedure with an output parameter. If you don't want to use a table to provide the range values, you could assign @n1 and @n2 values that reflect the desired range and remove the statement that selects the range values from the range table. As you can see, the possibilities are virtually endless.
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DIGHTON — Students encountered a pair of Bristol Aggie graduates, one human and the other reptilian, as they freed a batch of rare turtles.
A small greenhouse type structure on the campus of Bristol County Agricultural School shelters thriving populations of several endangered Bay State turtle species.
Those turtles hatch, reach adolescence and are freed periodically in an attempt to boost the threatened species' wild populations.
Sophomore Natural Resources Management students at Bristol Aggie recently completed a nine-month component of a project created to help ensure the survival of one rare Massachusetts reptile, the Blanding's turtle, according to department Chairman Brian Bastarache.
"The NRM students have been head-starting 92 hatchling Blanding's turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, since the beginning of this school year," he said.
"Head-starting" refers to "raising young animals in captivity until past their most vulnerable stage."
"The average hatchling weighed only eight grams when U.S. Fish and Wildlife personnel delivered them to Bristol Aggie in September," Bastarache said.
Each turtle gets its own unique sequence of small notches carved into the edge of its shell, and each sequence of notches represents a recorded number.
The identification allows students and biologists to identify individual turtles, according to Bastarache.
"The NRM students weigh and measure all of the head-starts weekly and track the growth of every individual," he explained. "Individual identification is essential so that the turtles' progress may be tracked through time, both during the head-starting process and after release."
Students enter turtle data into an online spreadsheet, instantly available to all cooperating research partners.
During the school year, students feed and clean the turtle habitats at Bristol Aggie. The turtles eat a commercially-produced diet and a specially formulated "turtle gelatine" made fresh on campus.
"Blanding's turtles hatchlings in the Bristol Aggie Rare Turtle Head-Start Program have exhibited a 96 percent average survival rate and 500 percent average growth (in weight) over the past three years," Bastarache said.
Aggie students weighed and measured their Blanding's turtles for the final time on May 21. Then the next day they met up with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Dr. Stephanie Koch at the Assabet National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
Bastarache said that Jared Green and Patty Levasseur, both working with the Fish and Wildlife Service, explained the techniques and technology used to track the released turtles and determine their survival rates.
Levasseur is a Bristol Aggie NRM program graduate.
"It was especially satisfying to watch her teaching the students who are now where she once was," Bastarache said. "Several of the NRM sophomores remarked that they now looked up to her and that, 'She is cool.'"
Students also had the chance to meet another Aggie graduate: Blanding's turtle 3342.
"The NRM students found a little evidence of their own just before leaving the refuge," Bastarache said. "A juvenile Blanding's turtle was found by some of the students."
Faded, now barely-visible notches identified the reptile as turtle 3342.
"Our records indicated that it was released by the first group of Bristol Aggie NRM students who participated in this research," Bastarache said. "None of us had seen this turtle since May 21, 2010, when it weighed only 25.6 grams. It looked to be in wonderful condition and now weighs 257 grams."
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Both my wife and I are both ethical Vegans, We both find in disturbing how few people within the atheist community don't see the dietary indoctrination that surrounds us in the same way that they do Religious dogma. In some ways the two are often very related.....
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Doctors never practice good science on them selves' lots of them smoke and are over weight. But they still recommend weight control and non-smoking.....
I suppose a lot of people must die from being overweight, because a lot of money goes into educating people on how not to get overweight.
being overweight is a risk factor, but not an exclusive factor. However It does statistically put one in some very risky categories. None of that is based on advertising just research. No two ways about it but, smoking , drinking and a poor diet are not favouring anyones success at longevity (if longevity is your thing of course).
yes you might be a live fast die young sort of person...... :)
I saw this show the other day about thin fat people.
In India most people are slim - but on measuring their body fat ratio they were actually obese - they said due to their diet - and apparently the heart disease ratio also confirms these findings - with higher heart disease and also diabetes and other obesity related diseases.
That is actually very interesting I will look into that, You don't have a youtube link by any chance.
Here are some links for more information about thin fat people - who are thin but have more body fat and so suffer from obesity diseases.
Alice, you are trying to tell others that a vegan diet is unhealthy. You are going WAY out of your way to do so. "as a consumer of non vegan foods" you use too many euphemisms for killing other animals. The fact that you admittedly did not know what you were doing, when you were vegan, is no reason for you to advise others to kill animals. If you were comfortable with your present behavior, you would not be here trying to talk us into killing animals.
I don't think that I have said that a vegan diet is unhealthy. I do feel concerned about people choose a vegan diet, because it didn't work for me.
I was very squeamish about killing anything when I was a child and also as a vegan adult. I even used to feel great anxiety about eating vegetables, because I knew they were alive.
Because it is essential for humans to eat living things - or kill living things to eat for us to live, I realise that I had a mental health problem, when I felt great anxiety at killing things to eat - including vegetables.
Once I was able to overcome my fear of killing and eating other living beings for food - I now have no trouble ethically killing and eating anything - from carrots to cows to crickets, frogs, horses - I suppose I would draw the line at eating other humans in day to day life - the same way as you draw the line with animals and animal milk - but you are fine to kill and eat living vegetables.
I clearly didn't know what I was doing when I was vegan - because I had such bad health consequences - whereas according to veganape on here, it is a fine science and can be totally healthful when you do know what you are doing. If more than 0.3% of the population were doing well on it - say if it were more in the 40% mark I probably would have been much better supported by education, general knowledge, government advertising on how to stay healthy on a vegan diet and eating out food places to go and eat etc....
I haven't advised anyone to kill animals. I've said that avoiding killing animals didn't work for me. So I have changed what I do and now feel much better on a diet that involves the killing of fish, cows, sheep, pigs, kangaroo, chickens etc.
After spending 91% of my life vegan and vegetarian - I feel an affinity with vegans.... I'm interested to discuss these issues with vegans and discover more about where I am at and what others think about these matters.
Discussing things of great importance is how we learn as humans.
Interesting article on the dangers of a vegan diet - especially for expectant mothers.... :)
I have only started reading it and i have already found countless flaws in it, as its outdated by nine years and its based on other people e-mailing her so it is second hand anecdotal information. How does she know what they are saying is accurate or even true and how big is her case study. That is just to start I mean seriously where is the science in this. I will keep reading the rest later.
Sure - it's pretty hard finding anything scientific online regarding veganism....
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In Seminole County, Florida, the home of the manager of the local John McCain campaign headquarters was shot up earlier this week. This is one of the bullet holes:
The homeowner, Roger Coverley, says Democrats in his area are becoming "more aggressive." I'll say.
In the same area, it's hard for Republicans to keep McCain/Palin signs in their yards; they keep getting stolen or vandalized. I liked this response; click to enlarge:
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The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting).
In this episode, I interview Seth Godin, the bestselling author of Purple Cow, Tribes, Linchpin and many others. His most recent book is The Icarus Deception. He's also the CEO of Squidoo.
Seth shares his experiences of having an idea and going for it, even if you think it might fail.
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Pilot program in Phoenix continues DHS project to help responders improve communication
This week, the Homeland Security Department began its 30-day pilot test of multiband radio usage for the Phoenix Police Department and Arizona Division of Emergency Management (Greater Phoenix and Yuma County).
One of the reasons they were chosen was because of the huge crowds at the NASCAR races that take place there.
The Phoenix test is one of 14 around the country that began back in July of 2009. Among others, it included a test at the 2010 Winter Olympics involving Blaine, Wash., and Vancouver, B.C.
Local law enforcement and other emergency responders have been issued Harris Corp.'s Unity XG-100 multiband radios and will be using them to increase their ability to collaborate on-site.
Typical radios operate only within a specified frequency, which limits the ability of responders from different organizations to communicate with each other. Multiband radios, as the name implies, can switch between frequencies. With these radios, the various groups should be able to work more efficiently and as a result keep things safer for events like the NASCAR races at Phoenix International Raceway, which also started this week. Ultimately, multiband radios would be used during emergencies and other events.
Since I just finished testing for a review of Google Apps for Government (to appear in GCN in mid-March), the benefits of dynamic collaboration were in the forefront of my mind. When I told Lab Director John Breeden II about the features that allow users of Google Docs to cooperatively edit files, he asked what would happen to a document edited by multiple users simultaneously if they suddenly became petty or were working at cross purposes. Of course, at that point the dream becomes a nightmare, as the common document goes up in a fiery ball of wasted opportunity.
While any collaborative technology has that potential as long as human nature remains human nature, the public safety multiband radio tests have a couple things going for them that would prevent this from happening.
One, members of emergency response groups are highly trained to work together, and this should hold true no matter what means of communication they are using. And two, the goal of this collaboration is to save lives and protect the public, which are just a bit more important than which font to make a document title.
So, we wish the public safety personnel in Phoenix the best of luck in their pilot test and expect this sort of interoperability to be in wider use soon.
And all you NASCAR fans out there, know that you are being protected by this new technology, even if it exists in the background behind all the glitz and gas fumes of a fast-paced race day.
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Where does Open Office fit into this? I am caught between MS, Google Apps and Open Office and Import/Export is a negative impact upon my operations. The IT industry is in its final stage of maturation with the Cloud Environment and can not afford the overhead of our founding fathers; MS, Google, Ubuntu Linux/Open Office. My bet is upon Open Software via Ubuntu. So, Ubuntu, when do you open Cloud Computing? Perhaps they have, I am not able to keep up to date with these turbulent times. Thanks for listening, Mr. Ed
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Manet and the American Civil War – 2 The Artist
Continuing from post 1 here, in this post I explore the life of Edouard Manet, the artist. Born in 1832 to upper-middle class parents, Manet's father was a magistrate who had hopes that his oldest son would follow him in his profession. But young Edouard had no interest in law and though attracted to art, decided to go to sea. But he couldn't pass the French Navy's entrance exam. Authors Wilson-Bareau and Degener provide a fascinating glimpse into the system by which young men could qualify for careers in the French Navy in their book Manet and the American Civil War which provides the reference for this series. A sixteen year old Manet would spend several months aboard the vessel, Le Havre et Guadeloupe on a trip for the sons of the wealthy who had failed the exam and could qualify to retake it if they sailed across the equator. The ship was staffed with teachers tasked with drilling the boys in the topics required for the naval exam. Manet failed the test again regardless but was exposed to the sea to a greater extent than most Frenchmen. (Wilson-Bareau and Degener, 12-13)
Manet had another tie to the military. His interest in drawing and art was sparked by an uncle who was "attached to the [Army] artillery school who spent a lot of his time sketching…" (Wilson-Bareau and Degener, 13-14)
"The schoolboy soon fell under the spell of blended lines and blurred cross-hatching. [Note: For a great glimpse of crosshatching, see a post at the blog, Big Time Attic here.) From that moment on, he had only one calling. He neglected his compositions and translations and filled the blank pages of his notebooks not with schoolwork but with portraits, landscapes, and fantasies." (Ibid)
This diversion would lead Manet to produce arguably one of the most famous paintings of the naval engagement between the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama, that took place in June of 1864 off France's Normandy coast.
Juliet Wilson-Bareau with David C. Degener, Manet and the American Civil War, (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003).
In the next post, the ships engaged in the battle.


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Real Talk: What Men Really Think Of Your High Heels
According to The New Yorker Christian Louboutin considers his heels "man-bait: men like high heels, and women like being liked by men." But do men really like heels that much? Can any type of shoes be considered "man-bait?" We polled a random selection of our male friends for their opinions on women's footwear. Get ready, we're going to fling some sort of old fashioned opinions at you like a spike heel to the eyeball.


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St. Martin's, Sep 2001, 6.50, 368 pp. ISBN: 0312978952 For the past three summers Maddie Copeland, owner of Maddie's Gifts, enjoyed the friendship of octogenarian James Madison, a visitor of Hanscomb Harbor, Connecticut. The deceased's grandson Hank thinks the mysterious bimbo is another gold digger who got lucky when James died. When they meet, he treats her accordingly though she finds herself attracted to him, but quite angry at his beha...


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everyday occurrence, helping pass the time during a perm, coloring or pedicure. In fact, out of a list of "10 Customer Service Tips Cosmetology Students Need to Remember," the Top 3 include greeting, conversing with and listening to their clients. But are hairdressers really prepared for what they might hear? And what if the conversation leads to signs that the client is a victim of spousal abuse?
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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Join the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the PSU Environmental Club, and the PSU Institute for Sustainable Solutions at a special event to discuss proposed goals and policies to protect and enhance Portland's natural environment and watershed health.
Portland's updated Comprehensive Plan will guide decision-making for land use, transportation, infrastructure and other public facility planning and investments over the next 20 years. These decisions are balanced with goals for ensuring environmental protection and health. This meeting is an early opportunity to learn more about and weigh in on future city policies about: watershed health and environment, economic development, growth management, housing, urban design and development, public facilities and services, transportation and more.
WHEN: April 3, 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: PSU Native American Student Community Center: 710 SW Jackson St, Portland, OR 97201
4-5 p.m. Open house and sustainability tours with light refreshments
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5:45-7 p.m. Concurrent breakout sessions
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The fastest of the fastest of Rockland, Go to olympics, fight for Jamaica.
The fastest of the fastest of freestylers, Respect to the man Rock Veda.
We've ordered a rock band, we got a rock band. Well, anyone missed pow during the last weeks? We really enjoyed being out there, filming for "Whiskey Mountain" with the final team for at least this season. Mario Käppeli, Thomas Fuego Feurstein and Sebi Geiger are a real team. There is "Fuego the Kid", always motivated and mental trained, "MariO", just with shit in his head and massive styles and Sebi is the man.
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Is it easy to install English Windows on a Korean ultrabook? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Is it easy to install English Windows on a Korean ultrabook? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Technology Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message inskoreaJoined: 27 Jun 2012Location: seoul Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: Is it easy to install English Windows on a Korean ultrabook? I plan on using an external CD drive to do a fresh install on a Korean ultrabook. Thing is, will I lose any features/functions that the ultrabook was originally using before a complete fesh install? I never tried this before Thanks! Back to top dazzedJoined: 26 May 2007 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:09 am Post subject: Only thing you'll lose is the Korean text in the core system. Don't forget to get all the drivers for your ultrabook before formatting the computer. It's like installing any windows to any other computers. No worries. You can get the drivers from the manufacture's website or CD if it came with one. Back to top crosbystillsstashJoined: 12 Oct 2008 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject: yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. Back to top inskoreaJoined: 27 Jun 2012Location: seoul Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:46 pm Post subject: crosbystillsstash wrote: yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. Ok. Is driver genius a online program? Back to top transmogrifierJoined: 02 Jan 2012Location: Seoul, South Korea Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: inskorea wrote: crosbystillsstash wrote: yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. Ok. Is driver genius a online program? Advice: A Google search is a million times faster for this type of question. Back to top TroglodyteJoined: 06 Dec 2009 Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:06 am Post subject: If you're running some versions of Windows 7 then you can switch the operating system language. If your version doesn't have this feature, you can still install a program that will allow you to do so. The language modules come from Microsoft. The feature is disabled in some versions of Win 7 (e.g. the home version) so with those, you need something like Vistalizator to sort of force Windows to accept the new language module. It might be easier for you to do this than to reinstall Windows (and all the rest of your software). Back to top DaltonJoined: 26 Mar 2003 Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:14 am Post subject: A good idea if you are concerned about bricking your system is to download a Linux live CD. Ubuntu or (Mint mate version). You just put in the CD, reboot and select to boot from CD or perhaps you know the F key to select the boot drive from a list. It takes a few minutes but your system will boot with a familiar look and Firefox to surf. It's an elegant way to search for solutions on-line if your re-install fails. You can use a USB instead of a CD. It's light, free, available all over the net. Just burn it to the medium you want. I recommend a CD. You can install it in pretty much every language the world offers. At login you just select a language if you've installed it. I have Canadian English for me and Vietnamese for my wife. The keyboard layout can be selected at log in as well if wish. But you better know what it is. Passwords are a beach if you don't. Linux is way beyond MS capabilities in this regard. Back to top teachalJoined: 24 Sep 2010 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:17 pm Post subject: Or you could just wait for Win 8, which is supposed to have full language switch functions on all versions. Back to top DaltonJoined: 26 Mar 2003 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject: That may be but I installed the recent pre-retail version and saw no evidence of that. It certainly wasn't as obvious or easy as separately selecting the menu and keyboard language at log in as one can do with many common Linux distros. I don't recall previous Window OSs having the capability of having permanent user log ins with different menu or keyboard languages. Keyboard switching alone with MS was pretty easy as I recall. I often switched from English to Hangul for e-mails or this board. 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Grand Island Fire Chief Kevin Koch reports that a group of concerned citizens recently donated several lifesaving rescue breathing units for family pets that have been overcome by smoke or noxious fumes during a fire emergency. These units will be placed on rescue and chiefs' vehicles along with other EMS equipment that is readily available to on-scene responders. Members of the Mayer, Kozlowski, and Maddi families took money out of their own pockets to purchase this specialized equipment for the Grand Island Fire Co. so that furry family members would have that extra chance for survival in any fire-related threat. Their exceptional personal motivation was inspired by the Wag'n 02 Fur Life LLC, an educational and public safety organization dedicated to providing pet oxygen masks to first-responders across North America to help them save animal lives following structural fires.
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Grand Island Fire Co. Chief Kevin Koch reports that the GIFC has been awarded a 2013 "Hands in the Community" contribution through the Mastantuono Allstate Agency. The $1,000 grant will be used to purchase a new Drager multigas meter, to replace an 8-year-old unit, which measures carbon monoxide, oxygen and hydrogen sulfide levels in the atmosphere.
Koch noted that the GIFC has responded to 22 CO calls during September, October and November of 2013, although this silent killer has caused no serious incapacities or fatalities during that period.
Koch commands the Mastantuono Agency for its longstanding commitment to the GIFC and its community protection goals.


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This has been a season of big change for Lee Westwood, and his debut last week in the Shark Shootout was an example.
He typically is on the other side of the world this time of the year, having won the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa in 2011 and 2012, and the Thailand Golf Championship two years ago. But this marks one year since Westwood moved his family from England to Florida to take it easy on the jet lag and allow for more practice in warm weather.
He ended the year without a win anywhere in the world.
Westwood, a two-time Order of Merit winner on the European Tour, attributed his results to change, though that entails more than location. He also began working with Sean Foley. He had a new caddie for most of the year until reuniting this month with Billy Foster.
Asked what held him back this year, Westwood chalked it up to the "lack of continuity."
"So many changes, really," he said as he headed into the final month of his season. "It's impossible to quantify the effect that has. Starting with a new coach, changing tours, changing caddies the end of last year, all of it has an effect."
He also said there were struggles with consistency in his swing. Westwood had a close call at Quail Hollow, and he had the lead going into the final round of the British Open, which was won by Phil Mickelson more than anyone lost it.
"I haven't been settled in a swing all year," Westwood said. "When you're a professional, you can have good results without hitting it well. I haven't had a week where I hit it properly. I didn't even hit it well in the Open. I just know how to get around and I putted well."
Westwood turned 40 this year, and while he dropped to No. 25 in the world after starting at No. 7, he believes that will turn. More changes are planned for 2014, but only as it relates to his travel schedule. Instead of starting in Middle East, he doesn't expect to play regular European Tour events until May.
He is thinking of playing Torrey Pines, the Phoenix Open and Riviera on the West Coast swing.
FATHER & SON: Except for having the 54-hole lead and contending at the British Open, one of the best moments for Lee Westwood this year was playing with his father in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Graeme McDowell will experience that in February.
McDowell and his father, Kenny, will be partners at Pebble Beach. It's the first time they have been there since 2010, when McDowell won the U.S. Open and his father said to him on the 18th green that Sunday, "You're something, kid."
Asked for his favorite memory of his father, McDowell went back to his roots in Northern Ireland when he was too young to play the Dunluce course at Royal Portrush.
"Until you're 15 years old or have a 15-handicap, you play the Valley Course," he said. "I remember sneaking out with my dad on a summer's evening on the Dunluce course when I was not eligible to be out there, sneaking out there for a few holes one summer evening and feeling like I was literally at Augusta National. Those are special times."
THE GULBIS PRANK: In the January issue of "Golf Digest," Michelle Wie writes a series of tales that includes her first Kraft Nabisco Championship at age 13. And it shows why there's always more to Natalie Gulbis than might appear.
Wie said that on the fifth hole she put a new golf ball into play. She mentioned this to Gulbis on the sixth fairway.
"She stops me and gives me a look of shock," Wie wrote. "'You can't do that out here,' she says. 'That's a two-stroke penalty. You need to go back to the tee.' I was speechless, on the verge of tears. Just as I turned to start walking back to the tee, Natalie said, 'Just kidding.'"
OH, BROTHER: Dustin Johnson took his younger brother, Austin, to Scotland twice as his partner in the Dunhill Links Championship. He brought him to China last month for the HSBC Champions as his caddie, and Johnson won his first World Golf Championship.
Now they'll be spending a lot more time together.
Johnson has decided to keep his little brother on the bag for next year, replacing Bobby Brown. Austin Johnson played basketball at Charleston Southern before transferring to the College of Charleston to finish his degree.
"I was getting my resume together," Austin said.
Big brother jokingly said he never bothered to look at the resume and "probably wouldn't have believed it, anyway."
"Having my brother on the bag has been cool. I love it," Johnson said. "He's my brother. I like having him out here. And we do good."
SNEAD AUCTION: The second part of the Sam Snead Collection at Heritage Auctions brought in more than $750,000 this month in Dallas, with the biggest item his 1949 Masters Trophy that went for $143,400.
Snead's captain's trophy from the 1969 Ryder Cup sold for $131,450, while his Wanamaker Trophy from winning the 1949 PGA Championship and his championship medal from winning the 1946 British Open at St. Andrews went for $101,575 each.
Among the more intriguing items was a collection of 3,545 signed personal checks. That drew $34,058. The first auction in July was held in Chicago by Heritage Auctions and brought in $1.1 million. Those lots included his 1954 Masters trophy and the claret jug from St. Andrews.
DIVOTS: More than a year after Europe's stunning comeback to win the Ryder Cup at Medinah, Graeme McDowell still has not watched video of the final day. "That might be on my to-do list," he said. "I need to sit down and watch that in real time." ... This year wasn't the first time a qualifying tournament was held exclusively for the Web.com Tour. According to the PGA Tour, four weeks before the launch of the Ben Hogan Tour, 132 players competed in Florida over 72 holes with the low 35 players and ties getting cards. The medalist that week? John Daly. ... Kevin Tway received a sponsor's exemption to play in the Phoenix Open. ... Vijay Singh is shopping for a new equipment deal after nearly 15 years with Cleveland Golf. ... Ernie Els has signed an endorsement deal with Ecco. He was wearing the shoes for most of the year without a deal. ... Anthony Kim, who last played in the 2012 the Wells Fargo Championship, ended last year at No. 300 in the world. He ends this year at No. 1,488.
STAT OF THE WEEK: Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy were the only players who stayed in the top 10 in the world ranking the entire year.
FINAL WORD: "The beauty about golf is it takes all shapes and sizes. But it's a hell of a lot more of an athletic game than it used to be 10 years ago." — Graeme McDowell.


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This series of videos for vitaminwater was shot by Focus Creeps while on their 14 city tour; in which they shot 3-artists in each city. A lot of hands touched this project as there were a multitude of videos to get through and edit.
Ben Poster edited this Pill documentary, which is the one that Fader launched with. Check out Ben's edit below and catch the series of vids at Fader.


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Gustafson, family excited about Gothenburg
The Evangelical Free Church has undergone major changes in recent months and those improvements continue with the addition of Rev. Nathaniel Gustafson.As lead pastor, Gustafson said his main responsibility is to shepherd and present the word of God to the Gothenburg community. To do that, he said he must care for and encourage people.
"I must lead and empower individuals to do the ministry of the church," Gustafson said.
Since Jan. 1, when Gustafson took over pastoral duties at
E-Free, he said he sought to lead the church in steps of change while continuing its strengths.
"Prior to my arrival we, as the church, didn't function together," Gustafson said. "We didn't deal with relational things and seeing those changes is exciting along with opening the door for a more natural ministry."
He strives to continue good Bible teaching along with improving areas of youth ministry and helping members of the church to serve and contribute their religious practice to the public.
So far, Gustafson and other church officials and members at E-Free have felt a sense of anticipation stronger than it has been for decades, he said.
That feeling, in correlation with people in Gothenburg accepting an individual with no ties to the area has had a positive impact on Gustafson and his family, he said.
In accepting the position, Gustafson said he was impressed with the people here, inside and outside the church.
"There was a sense of camaraderie and civic pride in how people treated each other and within the school system," he said.
Despite being a pastor's son, and now a pastor himself, Gustafson said he hasn't always known what direction he was destined for.
Gustafson grew up in Myrtle Creek, OR, and attended Seattle Pacific University.
After receiving a degree in psychology, he spent three years getting his master's degree in divinity from Western Seminary in Portland.
He spent nine years as a youth and associate pastor at churches in Seattle, WA and Castle Rock, CO.
In 2012, he returned to Oregon to be with his father during a battle with cancer.
After nearly 2 years as a stay-at-home dad, he arrived in Gothenburg.
"I am familiar with the feel of a small town and old buildings," he said, but noted that his initial reaction was "cornfields."
He said it's been an adjustment for his family but there is a connection with the scenery of the area and its people.
After he was named to the job, Gustafson, his wife Tammy and their three children—Samuel 4, Grace 2 and Evan 4-months old—drove from Oregon to Nebraska.
Gustafson said upon arrival Tammy said the relationships of people were a necessity and he has been on a mission to build relationships.
"I want to know everyone now," Gustafson said. "I know there is a learning curve but I want to get there."
His home will be open to visitors or church members for study or just the opportunity to share life with he and his family, he said.
"Getting to know people and hearing stories about them gives me an energy that I really like," he said.
Gustafson can be reached at the E-Free Church Sunday through Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – No flights have been delayed or canceled at Westchester County Airport as a result of the impending snowstorm, but airport officials expect that there will be.
"There will be some form of delays when the weather hits at some point, but whether they cancel flights or how long the delays are, I can't tell you," said Kieran Outar, who works in airport operations. "We still haven't been hit as of yet, so everything's operating normally right now. When the storm hits, we'll probably get some delays."
The storm is forecast to bring heavy winds, snow and rain to the Westchester region beginning around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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|Vic Seasonal Rainfall Outlook: probabilities for Summer 2006/2007, issued 23rd November 2006
Neutral outlook for summer rainfall in Victoria
The latest seasonal rainfall outlook issued by the Bureau of Meteorology shows a moderate shift in the odds towards below-normal summer (December to February) rainfall for parts of north Queensland. However, across Victoria the chances of accumulating at least average (median) rain during the coming three months are close to 50%.
The pattern of seasonal rainfall odds across Australia is a result of competing effects from higher than average temperatures in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The warm Pacific (because of El Niño) biases the climate towards drier than average in eastern Queensland and NSW as well as in northwest WA, while the warm Indian Ocean promotes wetter than average conditions in these same areas. Hence, the two signals largely cancel each other.
The chances of exceeding the median rainfall for the December to February period, are mainly between 45 and 50% over Victoria. So in years with ocean patterns like the current, about five summers out of ten are expected to be drier than average over the State, with about five out of ten being wetter.
Outlook confidence is related to how consistently the Pacific and Indian Oceans affect Australian rainfall. During summer, history shows this effect to be moderately consistent in patches across southern Victoria, but generally weakly or very weakly consistent through the north of the State (see background information).
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), negative for the sixth straight month as a result of the El Niño, fell from −5 in September to −15 in October. The approximate SOI for the 30 days ending 20th November was −7.
The current Pacific El Niño pattern, of which the low SOI is but one indicator, is expected to persist for most of the summer. For routine updates and comprehensive discussion on the latest data relating to El Niño, together with details on what the phenomenon is and how it has affected Australia in the past, please see the ENSO Wrap-Up.
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|More information on this outlook is available from 9.00am to 5.00pm (EST) Monday to Friday by contacting the Climate and Consultancy section in the Bureau's Victorian Regional Office: (03) 9669 4949.
THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE SEASONAL OUTLOOK IS EXPECTED BY 20th DECEMBER 2006
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October 2006 rainfall in historical perspective
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A big reason Lexington has prospered over the past 40 years is a gutsy decision by politicians and voters in the early 1970s to create a nonpartisan merger of city and county governments.
As recounted in Foster Pettit's posthumous memoir, that process was mostly about people of different political persuasions putting the common good above their self-interest. But it also involved behind-the-scenes intrigue, courtroom fights and a mayoral election so close it was decided by a spider's web.
The Spider Election: The Dramatic Story of Lexington's Closest Mayoral Election (Amelia Press, $25) is now on sale at Fosterpettit.com. Pettit, who was city government's last mayor and merged government's first one, finished the manuscript shortly before his death last Nov. 22. He died at age 84 from injuries suffered in a boating accident.
Journalist Al Smith, who wrote the foreword, and Pettit's daughter-in-law, Herald-Leader reporter Linda Blackford, who helped edit the book and wrote an afterword, will sign copies Saturday at the Kentucky Book Fair in Frankfort along with one of Pettit's sons, Gregory, a public relations executive.
Foster Pettit began working on the book in 2011 and interviewed 16 of his political supporters and opponents from that era. He got literary help from Blackford and Neil Chethik, director of the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, "so it wouldn't read like a deposition," Gregory Pettit said.
Pettit, who descended from some of Lexington's most prominent settlers, loved history and a good story. But he also wanted to write this book to remind people how beneficial merged government has been for Lexington, Gregory Pettit said.
The merger improved government services and saved taxpayers money by making their delivery more efficient. It all but eliminated party politics, and the system of 12 district council members opened opportunities for more leadership diversity.
Lexington was the 19th place in the nation to merge city and county governments, and in the four decades since then that number has risen to only 43, including Louisville-Jefferson County in 2003. Despite the many advantages of merger, few cities and counties are willing to upset the political status quo.
Lexington had a long history of partisan, machine politics. Then local legislators Bart Peak and Bill McCann got the General Assembly to pass a revolutionary bill in 1970 allowing Lexington and Fayette County voters to decide whether they wanted merged government.
Pettit, a Democratic lawyer, wrote that he and a group of pro-merger men tried to find a candidate to run for mayor in 1971 to pave the way for a referendum. When more than a dozen people turned them down, he agreed to do it on a slate with four city council candidates.
The slate won, and they found an ally in Robert Stephens, the Fayette County judge, even though merger would cost them all their elected offices. When merger was put to voters in 1973, it won by a 70 percent margin. But the main story in Pettit's book is what happened next.
In the election to choose the first mayor of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Pettit faced a popular judge, Jim Amato. On election night, Amato was declared the winner by 112 votes out of more than 40,000 cast.
But while pursuing a recount, Pettit's campaign lawyer, George Mills, was alerted to an irregularity in the Aylesford precinct. A clerk's error in loading ballot cards in the voting machine resulted in Pettit's and Amato's totals being switched. In reality, the courts determined, Pettit won by 54 votes.
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When Pettit decided not to run for a second term in 1977, Amato was elected mayor.
Pettit's tragic death turned this memoir into something of a memorial. I was honored to be among 14 friends, including Amato, asked to write tribute blurbs.
Pettit was a forward-looking statesman, and his low-key, inclusive leadership style set a tone for Lexington's merged government that continues today.
In contrast to the ideology and partisan politics that have all but paralyzed state and national government, Lexington leaders debate issues on their merits and build sometimes-odd coalitions to get good things done. That might be Pettit's greatest public legacy.


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Hoolock hoolock
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834)
Common Name(s):
Bunopithecus hoolock ssp. hoolock (Harlan, 1834)
Hylobates hoolock (Harlan, 1834) [pro parte]
|Taxonomic Notes:
|This taxon is now considered monotypic; it was formerly considered conspecific with Hoolock leuconedys. The previous generic name, Bunopithecus, was changed by Mootnick and Groves (2005) to Hoolock (Haimoff et al. 1984).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered A2acd+3cd+4acd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Brockelman, W., Molur, S. & Geissmann, T.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Listed as Endangered as there is reason to believe the species has declined by at least 50% over the past 40 years (approximately three generations) due primarily to hunting and habitat loss. Over the coming 40 years, this decline is likely to reach similar proportions due to continuing habitat loss.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is found in eastern Bangladesh, northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura), and northwestern Myanmar (west of the Chindwin River). It might possibly occur in China (extreme southeastern Tibet). The distribution in India is restricted to points south of the Brahmaputra and east of the Dibang (Dingba Qu) Rivers (Choudhury 2001). Animals that once were common in the plains of Arunachal Pradesh (northeasternmost India) before that habitat was cultivated for agriculture and tea are not so anymore (Islam and Feeroz 1992).
The boundary between the two species of Hoolock is the Chindwin River, which flows into the Ayerawady (Irrawady) River. At the headwaters in the north there is a hybrid zone or cline between the two species (since they are almost certainly not reproductively isolated). Das et al. (2006) reported the discovery of a population of H. leuconedys in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, which has traditionally been considered to be part of the range of H. hoolock.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Bangladesh; India (Assam); Myanmar
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|There are estimated to be about 200-280 hoolocks in Bangladesh (Islam et al. 2006; Molur et al. 2005). In China, a population has been identified in Medog Nature Reserve in southeastern Tibet, just across the border from Arunachal Pradesh, but the identity of this taxon is not established and there has been no survey conducted to determine the population numbers (W. Bleisch pers. comm.).
This species occurs in several of India's northeastern states, but populations there tend to be isolated. It is common in certain areas of occurrence, but rare in others due to intense hunting by local tribes (Choudhury 1991), and is considered rare throughout its range (Choudhury 2001). The species was found in all forested patches in northeastern India about 30 years ago, but they are reduced to a few forest fragments now. The total population in northeastern India was estimated to be about 2,600, of which the majority—about 2,000—occurs in the state of Assam (Molur et al. 2005). A population of about 170 gibbons has more recently been identified as H. leuconedys (Das et al. 2006) and should be subtracted from the population estimate if this identity is proven. Moreover, there are surveys needed in Mehao region, where there is uncertainty as to which species the gibbons there represent (Das et al. 2006; Das pers. comm.). Namdapha National Park in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh is a relative stronghold for this species in India, offering the population there its largest contiguous stretch of protected habitat (Chetry et al. 2003).
There are no population estimates available for Myanmar. It is possible that the largest and most viable populations of western hoolock are to be found in this country, where at present almost no attention is paid to it (W. Brockelman pers. comm.). There are several thousand square kilometers of unsurveyed forest habitat in the central-west and north-west of this country, with a particular need to survey the western areas west of Chindwin/Ayerawady River. There are reports of gibbons in Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range, but there is no knowledge of the actual population level there (W. Brockelman pers. comm. 2006). The western part of Hukuang Tiger Reserve with a large area of forest (>1,000 km2) has not been surveyed, but is likely to have this species. The northern limit is just south of Hkakaraborazi National Park.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is a forest-dweller that, depending on its locale, inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, tropical mixed deciduous forests, and subtropical broadleaf hill forests. It has also been noted in bamboo "brakes" and hollock (Terminalia myriocarpa) and ajhar (Largerstroemia flosreginae) plantations. One gibbon pair in the Borajan Reserved Forest (north-east India) was observed to habitually descend from the trees to move over scrub and short bamboo especially while trying to reach the isolated food trees inside a village. This pair was found sleeping at heights of 0 m or less in bamboo clumps (Kakati 1997). Although gibbons may be moving through, or sleeping in, bamboo forest or plantations, they cannot survive in monocultures (W. Brockleman pers. comm.). Additionally, the species has been observed in two plains forest locations (Choudhury 1991). Its preferred habitat, however, is dense evergreen and semi-evergreen forests (Choudhury 2001). It has been recorded at altitudes of up to 2,500 m in Manipur, northeast India (Choudhury 2001).
Home ranges in most populations range from 8-63 ha (Ahsan 2001; Alfred 1992; Alfred and Sati 1986, 1990; Feeroz and Islam 1992; Gittins and Tilson 1984; Islam and Feeroz 1992; Kakati 2004; Mukherjee 1986; Tilson 1979), but unusually large home ranges of 200-400 ha were reported from Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India (Mukherjee 1982; Mukherjee et al. 1988). The western hoolock is a frugivorous species, with ripe fruits composing a majority of its diet (Ahsan 2001; Alfred and Sati 1986, 1994; Feeroz and Islam 1992; Islam and Feeroz 1992; Kakati 1997; Tilson 1979). A dominantly folivorous diet was reported during studies carried out in Assam's Borajan Reserved Forest, and in Tripura (Kakati 1997; Mukherjee 1986), and gibbons living in small forest fragments were observed to experience a period of almost total lack of fruit in their diet at the end of the dry season (Kakati, 2004). Low fruit availability may contribute to the relatively large home range sizes of some populations. In northeast India, the hoolock gibbon is recognized as being an important disperser of undigested seeds from large and small fruit-bearing trees (Das 2003).
|Major Threat(s):
In Bangladesh, the main threats are the combined effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, human interference and hunting (Islam and Feeroz 1992; Molur et al. 2005). Hunting is universal all over Bangladesh as well as India, and may be in Myanmar also. In China, the Tibetan population could be under threat from hunting for food or non-targeted hunting, but this is not established.
In some Indian locales, these animals are rare due to large scale hunting for food and because some ethnic groups believe the gibbons have medicinal properties (Gupta 2005; J. Das pers. comm.). Additionally, jhoom cultivation threatens the habitats of Indian populations, some of which are relatively isolated already (Choudhury 1991). Affecting all northeastern Indian primate populations are harvesting of bamboo for paper mills, oil mining and exploration, and coal mining, which deplete habitat and cause pollution and disturbance (Choudhury 2001). Habitat fragmentation and loss are major threats in India (Molur et al. 2005). Small and restricted groups may not be viable because of genetic and demographic instabilities and because they are more affected by hunting pressure and habitat loss. Many small forest fragments are reported to have only one or a few gibbon groups. These have limited chances of surviving more than a few generations without translocation.
In Myanmar, shifting cultivation is a major threat, and so is hunting. Although logging is restricted on the western side of the Chindwin, it is still considered a threat for this species. Political and ethnic conflicts have prevented the Myanmar government to promote development and conservation activities effectively in areas of northwestern and central western Myanmar along the borders with India and Bangladesh. Thus, most conservation efforts have been concentrated within the range of H. leuconedys.
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is listed on CITES Appendix I and on schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. Overall, it is found in 30 protected areas in India (Choudhury 2001) and many others throughout its range.
|Brockelman, W., Molur, S. & Geissmann, T. 2008. Hoolock hoolock. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T39876A10278553. . Downloaded on 25 September 2018.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke made nearly every shot they took from 3-point range in the second half.
When that somehow wasn't enough, Michigan's talented tandem sealed a win with a little desperation on defense.
Hardaway blocked Ohio State's Aaron Craft on the final play, giving the third-ranked Wolverines a 76-74 overtime win over the 10th-ranked Buckeyes. Hardaway kept Michigan in the game with a relentless streak of 3-point shooting, then both teams struggled through a tense, low-scoring extra session that finally ended when Craft was stopped three straight times in the final minute.
"Ohio State-Michigan is one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball — in college, period," Burke said. "Just to come out and grit it out all the way to the end of regulation and in overtime, it shows a lot, how this team can stay together."
Hardaway scored 23 points, including five straight 3-pointers in the second half. Michigan made all eight of its attempts from beyond the arc in that half until Burke finally missed a last-second try that would have won it.
Burke bounced back with a 3 to start overtime that made it 75-72, then neither team scored until Craft's driving layup with just under a minute to play.
Craft followed that up by stealing the ball from Burke, but the Michigan point guard hustled back, preventing an easy basket and nearly stealing the ball back. Instead, it went out of bounds to Ohio State, but Craft's first good chance to give the Buckeyes the lead had come and gone.
Craft then drove past Burke and tried a shot from near the free throw line, but Burke recovered and blocked it from behind. Another opportunity had slipped away for the Buckeyes, who had to foul Michigan's Glenn Robinson III.
When Robinson made only one of two free throws, Craft rushed the ball one last time into the frontcourt. Burke defended him almost all the way to the hoop — then Hardaway smothered Craft's last-ditch attempt at a layup.
"There was a bit of contact," Craft said. "But they didn't call it, so I guess it wasn't a foul."
After scoring at will most of the second half, Ohio State (17-5, 7-3 Big Ten) had managed only two points in overtime.
Deshaun Thomas scored 17 points for the Buckeyes.
Michigan and Ohio State were meeting for the first time with both teams ranked in the top 10. The Buckeyes handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season last month. Michigan rebounded and was ranked No. 1 in the country before a loss Saturday night at Indiana, which moved to No. 1.
With a sold-out, early arriving crowd cheering them on Tuesday, the Wolverines (21-2, 8-2) went on a 12-0 run in the first half. They led 18-8 after Burke scored off a nifty hesitation dribble.
"With that crowd right now, it was going to be tough to beat us today, even though we didn't play our best," said Michigan coach John Beilein, who was celebrating his 60th birthday. "With that crowd and this atmosphere, it was exciting to be the coach today."
The Buckeyes settled in, eventually taking a 29-28 lead when Craft drove for a layup. Ohio State was ahead 31-30 at halftime.
The Buckeyes led 48-40 after a 3-pointer by Lenzelle Smith Jr., but Hardaway and the Wolverines rallied. Hardaway's fourth 3-pointer of the half put the Wolverines up 55-54.
With the tension mounting, both teams took advantage of fortunate bounces. After Hardaway's shot was blocked, the Wolverines came up with the loose ball and immediately got it to Burke for a 3 that put them up 68-65. At the other end, Michigan's Nik Stauskas grabbed a defensive rebound, but his poor pass bounced right to Thomas, who caught it in rhythm in front of the Ohio State bench and sank a 3 to tie it.
Smith tied it at 72 in the final minute with a shot from the left corner — his foot was on the 3-point line — and Ohio State held on to force overtime.
"We showed more heart tonight than we have in a long time, and that's big," Thomas said. "I know we didn't get the win, but if we keep playing like this, we will."


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