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CLOSING DATE SET FOR WEDNESDAY 20 MAY AT 12 NOON. This immaculately-presented, significantly-extended, and spacious four-bedroom, semi-detached bungalow offers flexible family accommodation across two levels, and is located in the popular residential area of Corstorphine, west of Edinburgh city centre. The ground floor of this inviting home comprises an entrance vestibule in two sections, internal hallway, living room, dining room, conservatory, kitchen, three double bedrooms, and family bathroom, with the upper level consisting of a landing, a fourth double bedroom, and shower room. Internal features include a mixture of underfloor and gas central heating, double glazing, and a built-in sound system, along with generously-sized gardens to the front and rear, a single garage, driveway, and unrestricted on-street parking. Located in an established residential area, there is schooling at all levels, easy commuting travel, and extensive amenities, with local shopping on St John's Road, a 24-hour Tesco superstore, and further high-street shopping at The Gyle. Leisure facilities close by include the Capital Hotel Gym, and the highly-regarded David Lloyd club, with outdoor spaces including local golf courses, the woodlands of Corstorphine Hill, and Edinburgh Zoo. Regular public transport to the city centre is available from Glasgow Road, and this west-of-city location makes for easy access to the city bypass, motorway network, Edinburgh Airport, and Forth crossing.
Entrance Vestibule - 6' 0'' x 4' 7'' (1.83m x 1.40m)
The entrance vestibule is entered via a glazed front door with a side panel window, with two additional high-level, full-width windows to the front and side. The vestibule consists of two sections, partitioned by a glazed door with a fan light above, and accesses the internal hallway.
Hallway - 4' 4'' x 3' 8'' (1.31m x 1.13m)
The hallway has tiled flooring, and is in two sections, leading from the entrance vestibule through to the public rooms at the rear. The first section serves the living room and bedrooms two and three, and includes a built-in cupboard with shelving, radiator, and a pendant light fitting. The second section serves the bathroom, dining room, kitchen, and carpeted stairway to the first floor, and includes a built-in cupboard with shelving, radiator, smoke alarm, inset lighting, and an internal glass-brick window to the dining room.
Living Room - 17' 9'' x 13' 0'' (5.42m x 3.95m)
The elegant and spacious living room has solid oak flooring, and an impressive triple-bay window to the front garden. Includes a wood-burning stove with wood surround, Edinburgh press, cornice, picture rail, radiator with cover, pendant light fitting, and TV and telephone points.
Dining Room - 13' 4'' x 8' 10'' (4.06m x 2.69m)
The dining room is accessed via the second part of the internal hallway, and gives access to the conservatory through glazed bi-fold doors. Includes tiled flooring, a window to the side with a Roman blind, underfloor heating, built-in speaker system, and pendant light fittings.
Conservatory - 14' 1'' x 12' 2'' (4.29m x 3.72m)
The conservatory has dual access from both the dining room and kitchen, and includes tiled flooring, underfloor heating, two contemporary lines of spotlights, and a built-in speaker system, with access to the rear decking and garden through glazed double doors.
Kitchen - 12' 2'' x 10' 0'' (3.72m x 3.04m)
This bright and modern kitchen is set towards the rear of the internal hallway, and includes windows with Roman blinds overlooking the rear garden, fitted wall and base units with solid wood worktops, a five-ring Baumatic range cooker with extractor canopy, stainless-steel sink, porcelain Belfast sink, stainless-steel splashback, inset lighting, built-in speaker system, and a wall-mounted TV. Integrated appliances include a fridge/freezer and a dishwasher, with glazed doors providing access to the conservatory.
Bathroom - 8' 6'' x 7' 5'' (2.58m x 2.25m)
The luxuriously-appointed bathroom is fully tiled, and has underfloor heating, a window to the side with a roller blind, a contemporary four-piece suite, chrome heated towel rail, built-in speaker system, inset lighting, extractor fan, and wall cabinets.
Bedroom One - 11' 7'' x 11' 5'' (3.53m x 3.49m)
This carpeted double bedroom has a recessed, south-facing window to the side with a roller blind, and includes a built-in understair cupboard, radiator, inset lighting, cornice, and an internal window with a roller blind to the entrance vestibule.
Bedroom Two - 11' 7'' x 10' 2'' (3.54m x 3.09m)
This bright, carpeted double bedroom has twin windows with a curtain pole to the rear garden, and includes a closed wall press, cornice, fireplace with wood surround and tiled insert, radiator, and inset lighting.
Bedroom Three - 10' 1'' x 9' 10'' (3.07m x 3.00m)
This third, carpeted double bedroom has a window with a roman blind to the front garden, and includes a closed and shelved wall press, coving, radiator, and a pendant light fitting.
The upper landing is accessed via the carpeted stairway from the ground-floor internal hallway, and serves bedroom four and the shower room. The stairway provides access to the partially-floored loft, and the landing offers an additional overstair storage cupboard, which also houses the boiler. Additional features include inset lighting, and a smoke alarm.
Bedroom Four - 17' 9'' x 9' 11'' (5.40m x 3.02m)
This carpeted and dual-aspect double bedroom on the first floor has a Velux window to the rear, and twin windows with Roman blinds to the front. Also includes ample eaves storage, radiator, inset lighting, and an internal glass-brick window to the shower room.
Shower Room - 9' 3'' x 6' 11'' (2.81m x 2.11m)
The first-floor shower room is fully-tiled, with a window to the side, and internal glass-brick windows to the landing. Includes a contemporary two-piece suite, shower enclosure, central heated towel rail, extractor fan, and inset lighting.
Front Garden - 49' 3'' x 49' 3'' (15m x 15m)
The east-facing front garden is mainly laid to lawn, and incorporates the driveway and garage, with a paved pathway leading to the entrance vestibule. The garden is enclosed by a brick wall and iron railing with a gate, and includes flower beds, bushes, and trees. There is also a pebbled pathway by the front of property. Size is approximate.
Rear Garden - 49' 3'' x 49' 3'' (15m x 15m)
The west-facing, enclosed rear garden is laid to lawn, and includes split-level decking. There are pebbled pathways on each side of the property, one of which leads to the garage and external log store. The spacious garden is enclosed by a brick wall and wooden fence, and is surrounded by planted borders. Size is approximate.
Garage - 17' 10'' x 9' 10'' (5.43m x 3.00m)
The single garage is currently used for storage, has a manual up-and-over door to the front, a window to the rear, has secondary access via a back door, and also includes a sink.
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|Mon, 17 Feb 1992 23:29:18 GMT
In 92-02-067 the moderator (John Levine) writes:
>[It surprises me that IBM does more APL interpreters, no compilers.]
IBM does market a "Business Partner"'s APL Compiler. It compiles
to Fortran since that makes it much more machine independent.
I think the main reason there is no work on an APL compiler at IBM
is its ability to link with FORTRAN code easily. Thus only the code which
needs to be optimized is compiled.
If anyone out there thinks they can write a comercial quality APL
Compiler your welcome to try, but I'd much rather try to do something
productive. :-) It's just too hard to do. Compiled code will look very
much like an interpreter, with dynamic array's. Especially if you try to
implement IBM's APL2 dialect.
[HP did a compiled commercial APL nearly 15 years ago, it's not like it's
a big secret how to do it. You do need to be prepared to recompile when
shapes and types of data change, but in real code, they don't very often
and compilation can be a big win. Also, back when I was writing APL I
often had expressions that used outer products to create enormous
intermediate results that were squashed down by various sorts of reduction
functions. The interpreter choked on them, because they exceeded the
address space of the PDP-10 they were running on. Compiled code doesn't
need to materialize the intermediate arrays all at once and can handle
such expressions easily. I suppose IBM would explain that they've solved
this problem by increasing the size of the address space. -John]
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2. AP: "Once Again, President Bush Misspoke on a Weapons Issue"
3. Gorelick Memo Gets Some Traction on CNN, But ABC Downplays It
Nets, Especially NBC, Obsess Over Bush
The networks remained obsessed Wednesday morning with how President Bush couldn't, at his news conference the night before, name a mistake he's made, thus making the news media's agenda, in pressing Bush repeatedly to name an error or apologize for September 11th, the news over what Bush said about other topics. NBC's Today raised the subject at least seven times while CBS and ABC also focused on the topic with George Stephanopoulos declaring that Bush's refusal to concede any mistakes "was the most striking thing, far and away, in the press conference."
On Wednesday night, NBC's David Gregory highlighted how Bush "refused to admit any mistakes" and earlier in the day, on Imus in the Morning, Gregory defended his question to Bush about making "errors in judgment."
During the panel segment Wednesday evening on FNC's Special Report with Brit Hume, Morton Kondracke castigated the White House press corps for posing questions "directly out of the Democratic play book." FNC set up the segment by playing some clips of questions posed, including Elisabeth Bumiler of the New York Times ("Do you feel any sense of personal responsibility for September 11th?"), NBC's David Gregory ("One of the biggest criticisms of you is that whether it's WMD in Iraq, postwar planning in Iraq, or even the question of whether this administration did enough to ward off 9/11, you never admit a mistake. Is that a fair criticism? And do you believe that there were any errors in judgment that you made related to any of those topics?"), CBS's John Roberts ("Two weeks ago, a former counter-terrorism official at the NSC, Richard Clarke, offered an unequivocal apology to the American people for failing them prior to 9/11. Do you believe the American people deserve a similar apology from you, and would you be prepared to give them one?") and Time's John Dickenson ("After 9/11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have you learned from it?")
Kondracke, a columnist for Roll Call, then observed: "You remember at one point Fox News was accused of getting its material directly from the Republican National Committee? All of these questions come directly out of the Democratic play book....The drift of them is all the things that the New York Times editorial page and John Kerry have been saying and the Committee for American Progress and Americans Coming Together and all the left-wing groups are saying about Bush, and so they're heaving them at Bush to see how he handles them."
By Wednesday evening, ABC and CBS moved on, but not NBC's David Gregory who pointed out how "in the face of repeated questions from reporters, a President who is known to dislike second-guessing refused to admit any mistakes." But for a supporting soundbite, Gregory played Bush's reaction to being asked to name his "biggest mistake," though Gregory did not inform viewers of the question, and Bush just couldn't name his single "biggest" error: "I'm sure historians will look back and say, 'gosh, he could have done it better this way or that way.' you know, I just, I'm sure something will pop in my head here in the midst of this press conference -- all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer -- but it hadn't yet."
On the April 14 Imus in the Morning radio show simulcast on MSNBC, Gregory, appearing by phone, defended his question. Imus challenged him: "Anyway, here now, the White House correspondent for NBC News, as the President calls him, Dave Gregory. That's the only question you could think of, you nitwit?"
April 14 broadcast network morning show focus on the "Bush refused to admit mistake" agenda, starting with numerous instances on NBC's Today caught by the MRC's Geoff Dickens.
-- NBC's Today:
# Co-host Katie Couric announced up top how "he also held firm, Lester [Holt], to a June 30th date of handing power over to the Iraqis. Said he doesn't plan on losing his job and he seemed somewhat caught off guard when a reporter asked him if he had made any mistakes."
# Reporter Norah O'Donnell began her story reviewing the press conference: "Good morning, Katie. And a steadfast President Bush said he will stay the course in Iraq, consider increasing troop strength and finish the work of the fallen. Mr. Bush also said he could not think of any mistakes he's made as President but said he's confident come November voters will continue to back his policies in Iraq."
O'Donnell soon pointed out how "three times the President was asked if he made any mistakes, he could not name one."
# In a later news update, news reader Ann Curry chose to highlight just one soundbite, on guess what? "In a nationally televised news conference last night President Bush said more U.S. troops may be heading toward Iraq. And the President said the mission, quote, 'may become more difficult before it is finished.' He was also asked several times if he thought he made any mistakes while in the White House."
# In a session with Bay Buchanan, President of American Cause, and Clinton White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, co-host Lester Holt pressed Lockhart: "Hey Joe, that soundbite we played at the top was the President responding to the question of, you know, whether he's made mistakes and, and he had a difficult time saying as to whether he's made mistakes or owned up to mistakes in his dealing with, with the war on terror and the war in Iraq. Why is it important to some that he, he acknowledge missteps, if in fact there were?"
Holt turned to Buchanan: "And Bay, let me ask you about the work of the 9/11 commission. Richard Clarke, obviously, made a lot of news and made a lot of families feel better when he said, 'Look your government failed you and for that I am sorry and we are sorry.' The President did not take that opportunity last night. He put, put the onus on Osama Bin Laden as being the one responsible for the attacks. Was that the right answer?"
# During the 7:30m half hour, interviewing radio talk show and FNC host Sean Hannity, about his new book, Deliver Us From Evil, Holt queried: "Well let's talk about his critics and, and the question of whether he owns up to mistakes. Let me play a part of the news conference and I want to get your thoughts."
# In a later segment with 9/11 family members Jim Boyle, Monica Gabriel's and Mary Fetchet, Holt asked: "Let me, let me turn to, to Mary and ask you the President did not take an opportunity to apologize last night. He said Osama Bin Laden is responsible for what happened on 9/11 and while most will agree with that we have heard a lot of troubling news come out of this commission hearing. What were your thoughts about him not apologizing?"
-- ABC's Good Morning America. Kate Snow, the MRC's Jessica Anderson noticed, stressed how "President Bush refused to apologize for 9/11, saying the person responsible for the attacks was Osama bin Laden. Several times last night, the President was pressed to admit mistakes. In this highly charged political season, he struggled to name one mistake he's made since 9/11."
Substitute co-host Bill Ritter set up a segment reviewing Bush's performance: "Last night President Bush giving his first time prime-time news conference in over a year. This amidst escalating war casualties and falling support in the polls. The political stakes were huge, very high, but did he really rally the nation? George Stephanopoulos is here for some reaction, but first we got some random reaction from people around the country."
-- CBS's The Early Show aired a story reviewing the press conference, recited Bush's mistake admission refusal before Hannah Storm posed this as her very first question to 9/11 Commission member Bob Kerrey: "I want to ask you first about the President's speech last night, Senator Kerrey. He was asked on several occasions about the 9/11 hearings and he declined to take any personal responsibility or offer an apology for 9/11. Were you satisfied with the way he answered those questions?"
For Tuesday night coverage of Bush's news conference and a rundown of the most antagonistic questions posed, see the April 14 CyberAlert: www.mediaresearch.org ####
AP: "Once Again, President Bush Misspoke
"Once again, President Bush misspoke on a weapons issue" a Wednesday AP dispatch snottily intoned in the lead sentence of a story about how in his news conference he referred to how 50 tons of mustard gas were uncovered in Libya when the amount was really just under 25 tons.
"White House: Bush Erred on Mustard Gas," announced the headline, as posted on Yahoo, over the unbylined April 14 story which carried a Washington dateline. An excerpt:
WASHINGTON - Once again, President Bush misspoke on a weapons issue, telling the nation that 50 tons of mustard gas were found in Libya -- twice the amount actually uncovered.
The White House moved quickly Wednesday to correct the record, with press secretary Scott McClellan seeking out reporters to point out the mistake. The president should have said in his Tuesday night address and press conference that 23.6 tons of mustard gas were found in Libya, instead of 50 tons, McClellan said.
Bush used the 50-ton figure twice.
The first time, he was making the case that his decision to go to war in Iraq has produced foreign policy successes elsewhere. The president argued that Libya's agreement last December to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction programs was the result of the U.S.-led war to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
"Colonel Gadhafi made the decision, and rightly so, to disclose and disarm for the good of the world," Bush said, referring to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. "By the way, they found, I think, 50 tons of mustard gas, I believe it was, in a turkey farm, only because he was willing to disclose where the mustard gas was. But that made the world safer."...
The White House's fast acknowledgement of this error was sharply different from its handling of Bush's now-discredited claim in his January 2003 State of the Union address that Iraq had sought uranium from Africa for weapons....
END of Excerpt
For the dispatch in full: story.news.yahoo.com
Gorelick Memo Gets Some Traction on CNN,
Attorney General John Ashcroft's revelation, at the 9-11 Commission hearing on Tuesday, that commission member Jamie Gorelick, as Deputy Attorney General under Janet Reno, was the author of a 1995 memo which imposed a systemic impediment to fighting terrorism by going beyond what the law required to bar the CIA from sharing information with the FBI about terror suspects inside the United States, got some limited attention Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the ABC, CBS and CNN evening newscasts all failed to mention the Gorelick memo as the networks chose instead to stress accusations about Ashcroft's supposed lack of interest in terrorism in the few months before September 11 and when ABC's Charles Gibson interviewed Gorelick in the morning he didn't ask her a thing about Reno's policies or her record. Instead, he cued her up to castigate Ashcroft.
On Wednesday, CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports and NewsNight (indirectly) did raise Gorelick's role, as did CBS's Early Show, but ABC did all it could to ignore it and/or discredit the charge. In a Wednesday session on Good Morning America with Commission members Richard Ben-Viniste and John Lehman, Diane Sawyer treated charges against Ashcroft as the big news of the day: "The first big question that seems to emerge is whether the critics are right about the Bush administration when they say that the administration didn't just not know about evidence heralding 9/11, but willfully ignored it."
Only later did she get to Gorelick, but without mentioning her name: "Well, let's talk about the sweeping reforms because yesterday indeed the Attorney General fired back by saying you can spread the blame back over a lot of administrations here, particularly about the dysfunctional wall between the FBI and the CIA, even citing one of the Commission members as having reinforced that wall."
Wednesday night on Nightline, Michel Martin also refused to name Gorelick as she undercut Ashcroft's point by couching it as "partisan," and then countered it with a criticism of the Bush team, a criticism she did not tag as partisan: "The partisan overtones of previous hearings was never far from the surface. For example, Attorney General John Ashcroft explicitly blamed the Clinton administration for failing to do enough."
The CBS Evening News on Wednesday night did not catch up with the Gorelick story, and neither did ABC's World News Tonight, but CBS's Early Show did raise it, though without uttering Gorelick's name. Hannah Storm, the MRC's Brian Boyd noticed, asked Bob Kerrey:
When Gorelick came aboard CNN's 5pm EDT Wolf Blitzer Reports on Wednesday afternoon, Blitzer did quiz her about the memo, though he seemed more concerned with how Ashcroft "blindsided" her with it than with the substance of it:
Later, on NewsNight, which on Tuesday night aired a story on the hearings which skipped over the Gorelick memo, anchor Aaron Brown raised in his very last question to commission member James Thompson, who appeared from Chicago, the call on Gorelick to resign, a question which led Thompson to let NewsNight viewers in on the Gorelick memo:
The April 14 CyberAlert items on media avoidance of the subject:
-- Media Avoidance of Holding Clinton's Justice Department Accountable, part 1 of 2. During his appearance Tuesday before the 9-11 Commission, Attorney General John Ashcroft pointed out how the Clinton Justice Department, in a 1995 memorandum written by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, now a member of the commission, imposed a systemic impediment to fighting terrorism by going beyond what the law required to bar the CIA from sharing information with the FBI about terror suspects inside the United States. The ABC, CBS and CNN evening newscasts on Tuesday all failed to mention the Gorelick memo as the networks chose instead to stress accusations about Ashcroft's supposed lack of interest in terrorism in the few months before September 11, 2001. See: www.mediaresearch.org
-- Media Avoidance of Holding Clinton's Justice Department Accountable, part 2 of 2. In the morning, as in the evening, the networks focused on making John Ashcroft culpable over any attention to the roles of Jamie Gorelick or Janet Reno, who was set to also appear at the Tuesday hearing. Gorelick, the author of the 1995 memo which established barriers to the CIA informing the FBI of terrorists inside the U.S., appeared on Tuesday's Good Morning America. But Charles Gibson didn't ask her a thing about Reno's policies or her record. No, he cued her up to castigate Ashcroft: "There are reports that John Ashcroft, who will testify today, the Attorney General, is harshly criticized in the draft reports from the commission for inattention to terrorism and terrorist threats in the summer of 2001. True?" She agreed. See: www.mediaresearch.org
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Suffolk/Essex: Chamber leaders welcome BCC survey showing record outlook for exports
PUBLISHED: 06:00 12 February 2014
Business leaders in Suffolk and Essex have endorsed the findings of a new survey showing a record level of confidence among British firms involved in exporting.
More than a third of the 2,400 firms covered by the research, conducted by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and parcels group DHL Express, also expect to create more jobs, with manufacturers the most optimistic.
Denise Rossiter, chief executive of Essex Chambers of Commerce, said: "These results very much reflect what we are seeing from chambers' members and businesses using our export documentation service with year on year growth in these services.
"We are encouraging businesses to look at new markets and are organising seminars for exporters to find out about new opportunities in Romania and Russia.
"We have also launched an International Trade Forum to bring together businesses and Ministers to help overcome barriers to exporting and recently met with the new International Trade Minister, Lord Livingston, to highlight the successes Essex businesses are experiencing in exporting around the world."
John Dugmore, chief executive of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, said the figure were "good news for business, good news for the economy and good news for UK plc".
"In Suffolk exporting plays a leading role in our economy and our 2013 campaign Exporting is Good for Suffolk did show the real and lasting impact trading overseas has," he said.
However, Mr Dugmore added: "These figures do not mean we should sit back and see how well we are doing. They should serve as a reminder there is more to do over 2014 and beyond."
BCC director general John Longworth said the high level of confidence showed ambition and willingness to achieve even greater success in overseas markets.
However, he cautioned that a dip in total export volumes in the final three months of 2013 showed that there was more to be done − by government and businesses alike − to meet the Government's target of growing exports to £1trillion by 2020.


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The Willits High School varsity boys soccer team improved to 7-1-1 in league after a hard-fought 5-1 win over visiting Clearlake on Tuesday.
Carlos Velarde scored the games first goal 15 minutes in. Clearlake didn't take long to answer back, tying the game at 1.
The Wolverines battled back with hopes of going into the half time break with the lead. Striker Julian Wier held the ball then beat two defenders before laying it off to midfielder Jorge Mendoza who delivered an excellent cross in front of goal with many onrushing Willits players. Freshman Juan Jacinto finished the goal at the far post for the 2-1 halftime lead.
"There were some things we needed to improve on in the second half," said Wolverine coach Noel Woodhouse. "Mainly their passing game."
Willits came out energized in the second half and went on to play 15 minutes of great soccer, producing many chances on goal.
Alejandro Lara had an assist on a goal driven in by senior captain Irving Aceves. Carlos Velarde followed, knocking in his second goal of the game off an assist from Jorge Mendoza, putting the Wolverines up 4-1.
Finally, defender Jose Lara fed a through ball to senior captain Julian Wier who, with a one-on-one chance against Clearlake's goalkeeper, calmly slotted it away, making it 5-1.
In Middletown last Thursday, the Wolverines beat the Mustangs 3-1.
The games first goal came 20 minutes in when Jacinto sent a throw-in to Velarde who popped the ball up in the air to himself, then volleyed it 20 yards into the goal.
"That was a great goal," said Woodhouse. "Probably the best one of the year."
The Wolverines, who had several scoring opportunities in the first half but were unable to convert, took a narrow 1-0 halftime lead.
"Middletown has been getting better and better over last three years," Woodhouse noted. "It is now a very tough place to win and the intensity is very, very high in both teams."
The Mustangs answered back in the second half with a goal off a free kick. Willits goalkeeper Nick Johnson had no chance at blocking it.
"Their player curved it up and over the wall and into the 'upper v' of the goal. There was nothing Nick could do," said Woodhouse. " I'm very proud of how the boys reacted to this goal. They stayed positive, started communicating and played very well together."
The Wolverines regained the lead after Wier, off a pass from Velarde, connected with the net. Wier scored again, after Alejandro Lara connected with him, making the score 3-1 and sealing the victory.
"Our captains stepped up when we needed them most and helped deliver us another important league win," Woodhouse said.
Willits hosts International tonight under the lights at Maize Field, with the jayvee game starting at 5:30 p.m. and varsity following at 7 p.m. The San Francisco team will be traveling to Willits for the third consecutive year.?
"They are always a very competitive team," said Woodhouse. "We are proud to host them on our new field."


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Significance of HbA1c test in non-diabetics
I am a 51 years old male. I am non-diabetic but latest blood sugar reports states that my fasting blood sugar on three occasion is around 110 to 114. PPBS is within normal range. However, HbA1c is 7.1 I am BP patientwith normal parameters of blood lipid kidney thyroid. My GTT report says it is impaired glucose tolerance.What is the What is the significance of HbA1c test in non-diabetics? ?
I am afraid I cannot answer the question from the information provided. The likeliest explanation for a HbA1c of that level is that the person has persistent high blood sugars and diabetes. However, there can be artifacts in HbA1c determinations from other red blood cell disorders and I in fact study people who have variations in their HbA1c from the value expected from blood sugar due to variations in the normal regulatory mechanisms. You need to discuss these results with your doctor and consider possible consultation with an expert in diabetes, an endocrinologist, if there is a discrepancy between the results.
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Team Penske's Helio Castroneves won his first pole at Nashville SuperSpeedway on Friday (July 12th), edging Andretti Green Racing's Danica Patrick from the top spot for Saturday evenings Firestone 200 IndyCar Series contest. The Brazilian...
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves won his first pole at Nashville SuperSpeedway on Friday (July 12th), edging Andretti Green Racing's Danica Patrick from the top spot for Saturday evenings Firestone 200 IndyCar Series contest.
The Brazilian recorded his record twenty-fourth pole in the IndyCar Series (and 31st combined series pole) with a four lap average speed of 204.519 mph over the 1.33 concrete oval located thirty miles east of Nashville, Tennessee.
"Awesome is the only way to describe the way I feel right now," said Castroneves. "My entire team, including the guys from the number 6 car, are responsible for our result."
Castroneves went on to elaborate on the importance of starting up front on this particular race course, a theme that has been repeated by numerous drivers from the opening of Friday practice.
"It is extremely important to start up front at Nashville as it is very hard to pass here, very difficult," he said, in harmomy with the general wisdom that the unusual racing surface creates a unique and demanding venue for the IndyCar Series competitors.
Patrick's 203.335 mph average was second-best on the day and left the Roscoe, Illinois native sanguine about her chances in the race itself.
"The car was stuck and it was easy today, "she said. "It is usually not very hard when you see me finish up front like this."
"It is going to be tough to pass so we will have to maintain position and stay up front if we can."
Panther Racing's Hideki Mutoh continued to impress in his rookie season with a third-best mark of 203.316 mph; while last weekend's Watkins Glen International winner Ryan Hunter-Reay in the Rahal Letterman Racing Ethanol Dallara Honda looked again strong with a speed of 203.306 mph for outside on the second row.
IndyCar Series championship points leader Scott Dixon of Ganassi Racing qualified fifth for the race, with a mark of 203.233 mph; alongside teammate Dan Wheldon to his right at 203.077 mph.
AGR's Tony Kanaan, (202.818 mph), Vision Racing's Ed Carpenter (202.735 mph), Castroneves' teammate Ryan Briscoe (202.690 mph) and Newman/Haas/Lanigan driver Graham Rahal (202.561 mph) round out the top ten for the 7:00 PM CDT (8:00 PM EDT) green flag rolling start.


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Pyoderma gangrenosum usually starts with a small, red bump on your skin, which may resemble a spider bite. Within days, this bump can develop into a large, painful open sore.
The ulcer usually appears on your legs, but may develop anywhere on your body. Sometimes it appears around surgical sites. If you have several ulcers, they may grow and merge into one larger ulcer.
Talk to your doctor if you develop a painful, rapidly growing skin wound.
Pyoderma gangrenosum isn't infectious or contagious, but no one knows exactly what causes it. It's often associated with autoimmune diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. And some studies indicate that it may have a genetic component.
If you have pyoderma gangrenosum, new skin trauma, such as a cut or puncture wound, may trigger new ulcers.
Certain factors may increase your risk of pyoderma gangrenosum, including:
Possible complications of pyoderma gangrenosum include:
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AliphCom's Jawbone ERA combines appealing style with excellent noise-cancelling capabilities, and its motion based controls work well. This is without doubt one of the best Bluetooth headsets available on the market.
Bluetooth headsets aren't the most exciting tech products in the world, but Jawbone is well known for attempting to add spice to the category by producing stylish devices with unique features. Its latest release, the Jawbone ERA, introduces an accelerometer to allow shaking to pair, and tapping to answer calls.
The AliphCom Jawbone ERA Bluetooth headset is both attractive and comfortable. Its curved, angled design is highlighted by a stylish, etched pattern on the front, with coloured plastic underneath creating a layered look. The design is distinctive, and the headset's build quality feels superb despite its plastic construction.
The Jawbone ERA ships with eight ear buds: four regular buds with an optional ear loop, and four hooked ear buds — both sets come in small, medium, large and extra large sizes. AliphCom claims the included ear loop is optional but we struggled to achieve a comfortable fit without one when using the non-hooked, regular ear buds. Comfort will obviously depend on finding a bud size that will fit your ear, but once fitted correctly, the Jawbone ERA is comfortable to wear for long periods. We particularly like the fact that its curved design sits neatly on the side of your face.
The Jawbone ERA Bluetooth headset has just a single talk button on the top. Depending on the function required, you tap, press or hold the button. Although this button is easily accessible, the volume is annoying to adjust with just a single button. AliphCom claims the built-in automatic volume control negates the need to adjust the volume manually — while most of the time this worked well enough, there was still a few instances where we preferred to adjust the volume manually. To do so, you need to press and hold the talk button, and release it when the desired volume is heard; when the button is held, the volume level cycles up and down.
AliphCom says the use of "MotionX" technology enables motion controls to be used with the Jawbone ERA. Although this is simply a fancy name for a built-in accelerometer, the basic functions work very well. Users can double tap the side of the Jawbone ERA to answer a call, and shake the headset to put it in pairing mode. Both are easier and more accessible than feeling for tiny buttons like most other Bluetooth headsets require. Further, when paired with an Apple iPhone or a BlackBerry smartphone, a handy battery meter for the Jawbone ERA will be displayed on your phone next to the battery icon.
The Jawbone ERA Bluetooth headset has excellent sound quality, and does a good job of minimising background noise. On an outdoor balcony on the 21st floor of a high rise office building, we were able to hold a clear conversation. Our voice did sound a little softer with wind noise, but the ERA was still an effective communication tool. Incoming audio quality is clear and also free of distortion, and volume is more than loud enough at its highest setting.
AliphCom rates the Jawbone ERA at 5.5 hours of talk time and up to 10 days of standby time. A short USB cable and an in car-adapter are both included in the sales package, though there is no AC adapter in the box. The Jawbone ERA can also be syncronised with the company's MyTalk platform for further customisation, including the ability to access third-part apps.
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On the last video, we talked about why to partner with a barre franchise.
Now, let me tell you about some of the biggest dangers of partnering with a barre franchise:
- high start up costs
- encroachment
- limited independence
- ongoing royalty/advertising fees
- unfair termination
- franchisor mark-up
Does that sound like something you want?
A barre franchise contract is designed specifically to protect the franchisor, not you!
If you decide to partner with a barre franchise – their initial franchise fees are completely non-refundable. The start up costs are non-refundable.
Or in the case of encroachment – Imagine working REALLY hard and building up your loyal client base… only to have your franchisor put a competitor in your back yard.
Royalty/advertising fees are ongoing, and the way it works is the more you make, the more they take.
As a franchisee – You will have limited independence. This means you will have rules and regulations on how you can run your business- the business you've put so much time, effort and money into!
Franchise mark up means you can often only buy their products – at their predetermined prices – whether it's best for you or not.
But one of the things that many potential studio owners don't realize is this… If you have multiple locations, that means multiple franchise fees. You are being penalized for being successful and working hard.
When you look at it – the benefits of a barre franchise seemed really nice – before we knew the pitfalls and expenses.
My goal is to help you open your own successful barre studio – WITHOUT the fees and rules of a barre franchise!
Watch our video above to learn more about why women are leaving corporate America to open their own businesses and take more control over their lives! If you would like to schedule a free consultation to discuss opening YOUR own barre studio without the fees and rules of a barre franchise, contact me today to schedule!


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Ammo question
When I bought my XD 9 the other day a box of ammo was included. They gave me 9mm Luger 115 gr. I have looked through the owners manual and I might be missing but I can not find what the recommendation is. I am fairly new to this and get a little confused with all the different options and seemingly different sizes of a 9mm round. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Are you looking for what grain to use for carry? Or are you looking for what 9mm round?
You have an XD in 9mm, which is the the 9x19, or the 9mm Parabellum if you prefer.
As for a good self defense round, I prefer the 124gr or the 135gr personally.
My girl carries the 135gr in her 1911 and I am perfectly comfortable with that.
As JD said, 9x19 MM, 9MM NATO, 9MM Luger, 9MM Parabellum are all one in the same round.
As far as the 115 grain, 124 grain, 147 grain etc., those are just the weights of the actual projectile, diameter is still 9mm or .355". Some weights and bullets types are better suited to a particular application, but any cartridge marked with any of the above designations, regardless of bullet weight, is suitable for use in your XD.
I've shot a couple of mags of 147 gr +P through my XD 9 just to make sure it wasn't going to get squirrely. Add that to the approximately 2k rounds of 115 over the past few months, and I've yet to have an issue of any sort.
I wasn't able to find any SA testing data, but that stuff is proprietary by nature and not what one would expect to have find on the interweb. I chose the +P for carry because I figure that 147 gr is pretty heavy for 9mm, and the added heat would improve expansion in the hollow points.
As for actual test data from the XD 9 platform, let me know if you find it.
I think his chic's boat ancho... uhhh, 1911 is a 9 mil, gathered from other posts.
Get a few boxes of different rounds and try them out.
The first boxes for my CZ75 (9mm Parabellum) I bought were MagTech 115grain, that ran very nicely with a lighter recoil.
Now I have S&B 124 grain ones and they run very well aswell, but the recoil is a bit harder.
It can happen, that a pistol will not work correctly with specific ammunition, denpending on how high the powederload is.
It has happend for instance on a CZ97, I read in a german forum, that the slide will not go back far enough to load the next round into the chamber.
But the nly way you will find out what ammo runs best with your firearm will be by trying.
I prefer the Gold Dot 124+p's for the 9. Enough velocity to expand reliably, enough weight to penetrate properly, its a good compromise.
Allegedly the Winchester 127+p+ hits like lightning. I am sold on the Gold Dot bullet though. Proper expansion every time and guaranteed 100% weight retention.
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Journal Article - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Nuclear Weapons 2011: Momentum Slows, Reality Returns
Doomsday Clock Issue
If 2010 was the year of successes and landmarks for arms control, 2011 was the year that the momentum of the new era slowed, and hard realities were made apparent. By the end of the year, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty had not been ratified or even seriously discussed, and negotiations on the Fissile Materials Cut-off Treaty remained stuck in the Conference on Disarmament, with no sign of success in the offing. The author takes a look at five events that unfolded in 2011 and that seem certain to cast a powerful shadow in months and years to come. He writes that both the spread of nuclear technology in the Middle East and Southeast Asia and the revision of the export control regime pose a threat to the long-term structure of the global nuclear order. The crisis with Iran continues to present a serious challenge to the Non-Proliferation Treaty regime while raising the risk of a military response. A conference on a Middle East WMD–free zone requires addressing an ambitious objective in the world's most intractable diplomatic environment. And the impediments to progress in US–Russian relations stifle hopes that further agreements and deeper cuts can be achieved; a deterioration of this relationship could mean serious consequences in the arms control environment. In 2011, no new breakthroughs occurred, the author writes, adding that 2012 could be a much more difficult year.
The arrival of the Obama administration in 2009 promised to usher in a new era in nuclear affairs. Indeed, President Obama's positions across an array of nuclear issues seemed to herald not so much a change of direction as a reversal of course in US nuclear policy....
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Please note: The November 28 screening of this film has been cancelled. Happy Thanksgiving!
This delightful Australian children's classic, which tells the story of a pig who learns how to herd sheep, won an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Rated G


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Frances Greenspan thought she had found the ideal investment when she decided to take out loans on three Escondido condos, sight unseen.
Not only would the purchases not cost her a cent, but the Orange County woman would be paid $30,000 by a Northern California businessman she met at a presentation for prospective investors, held in a friend's living room.
Now, more than a year later, the three units Greenspan financed are in foreclosure, her once stellar credit is ruined and she never received a dime in fees.
Greenspan is one of a number of investors across California who said they agreed to effectively trade their good credit for a promise of $5,000 to $10,000 per mortgage they took out. They understood that the homes purchased on their behalf would be quickly transferred out of their names, and gone would be any financial obligation.
Instead, their names stayed on the deeds, and they remained on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans. They claim they were lured to this scheme by James McConville, of Diamond House Development, a Fremont company whose corporate status is listed as suspended by the secretary of state.
Real estate experts say some of the investors, like Greenspan, were straw buyers recruited to purchase properties on behalf of another for a fee. It is a scheme that typically surfaces during a booming real estate market when housing prices already are inflated. The buyers default on the loans and the banks take huge losses.
Just this week, federal prosecutors indicted 24 people in a mortgage fraud plot that allegedly used fake buyers and netted participants $11 million in profits.
The investors in the North County projects are angry at McConville and eager to see him punished.
"Honestly, I don't regret doing this, because I believe everything in life happens for a reason, said Greenspan. "And the reason is so I can expose him and bring him to justice."
Greenspan said one of the investors has contacted the District Attorney's Office in Alameda County where McConville is based to report what had occurred. That office would not confirm whether an investigation is ongoing.
However, Senior Deputy District Attorney William Denny said McConville was convicted of grand theft and sentenced in 1998 to five years probation. He was ordered to pay $242,000 in restitution to two lenders after admitting he diverted insurance funds owed them in connection with a fire that destroyed a hotel McConville owned in the city of Richmond.
Attempts to reach McConville this week were unsuccessful because mailboxes for two of his phone numbers were full. Two associates would not answer questions about the transactions.
Investors say they were recruited by McConville to buy into three condo conversion projects in North County – the 112-unit Sommerset Woods and 71-unit Sommerset Villas in Escondido, as well as the 72-unit Westlake Ranch in San Marcos. In all, roughly 80 units were involved in purchases that buyers allege were arranged though McConville, and nearly all of them are in the process of being foreclosed on by lenders.
Many of the condos are rented out, with some units scheduled to be auctioned off in a matter of days.
Some investors say they recently discovered disturbing details about their transactions, based on final settlement agreements provided them by VoiceofSanDiego.org. The statements show that 3 Mac Asset Portfolio – a company with the same address as McConville's home – received a substantial "marketing fee" on individual sales.
In several cases shared with The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fee was $180,454 on a two-bedroom unit purchased for $310,000. A more routine six percent real estate commission on a $310,000 sale would be $18,600.
"You have a half million dollars in fees just on three units," said Mark Goldman, a San Diego mortgage broker and lecturer in real estate at San Diego State University. "That would seem to be well beyond what an ordinary marketing consultant might charge."
The agreements, called HUD-1 settlement statements, are a standard form that lists fees and payouts that occur in a residential real estate transaction. The law requires that the buyer and seller each get one. They are different because buyers and sellers typically don't share information.
In this case, the condo conversion developer said it instructed the title company that all the information on its HUD 1 form be shared with the buyers of the units.
The developer – limited liability companies linked to Premier Coastal Development – also included a written addendum to the standard HUD 1 form that highlighted the marketing fee.
But some investors say the HUD 1 forms they saw did not include the marketing fee or the addendum, which they claim included their forged signatures.
"Forged escrow instructions are very common and have been throughout California for the last two years," said Denny, who heads the Alameda district attorney's real estate fraud unit. "The idea has been to engineer payments to third parties."
Mark, a Northern California publisher who asked that his last name not be used because he feared his business would be hurt by the publicity, showed the Union-Tribune two HUD-1 forms. One showed no marketing fees. Another, provided by the voiceofsandiego.org reporter, showed the $180,454 fee.
Mark said he took out loans on four Escondido condos. Now, three of the four loans are in default, according to the San Diego County Recorder's Office, and Mark too says he never received the $10,000 per loan he said he was promised orally.
Both Greenspan and Mark acknowledge they did not have written contracts with McConville or Diamond House stipulating they would receive the fees. However, they also did not have to invest any of their own money for the purchases.
"I kept calling Diamond House, and they would give me a song and dance about making the payments," said Mark. "I had pristine credit before this. Now, I can't borrow money to help my business. It's really the stupidest mistake in my whole life."
Beginning in about March 2008 and extending through the summer, buyers in the three condo conversions appeared to pay top dollar for their units when the real estate market was in deep distress.
In a typical deal, an investor who paid $310,000 for a unit got a $248,000 mortgage. Some investors said they were told the downpayment would be made for them.
Many lenders made loans on the projects, including Home Mortgage Network and Pacific Mutual Funding. Efforts to reach lenders were largely unsuccessful.
Kristopher Martin, senior vice president of Home Loan Network, said its loans on the Escondido condos met underwriting guidelines, and the appraisals were reviewed by a third party group.
"Home Loan Network requires each borrower to meet all current income, asset, property and credit qualifications," he said in a statement. "Each of these borrowers met these qualifications."
From the outset, sales in the three complexes raised eyebrows in the real estate community.
The addresses listed on deed records for the investor-buyers were all the same – an older house on Baumberg Court in an industrial area of Hayward. The house is owned by Diamond Park Development, which lists its address as 37968 Canyon Heights Drive, in Fremont.
The house on Canyon Heights is owned by Diamond House Development, according to the Alameda County Recorder's Office. It's also the address for McConville, according to the three national credit rating agencies, and 3 Mac Asset Portfolio.
Local real estate agents questioned the 2008 purchase prices. A two-bedroom, two-bath unit in Sommerset Villas, for example, sold to one of the investors for $310,000 when similar units were listed for resale around the same time for roughly $130,000.
Once operated as apartment buildings, the three complexes were upgraded and marketed as condos in late 2005 and 2006 as the manic conversion market was fizzling. Older complexes, they are painted in rich earth tones of brown, tan and green, and many of the interiors include granite counter tops.
Rob Chemaly, formerly chief operating officer for Premier Coastal Development, at one time one of the county's largest condo converters, said McConville came to him through a broker to purchase blocks of units. Premier Coastal agreed to do business with McConville, after securing approval from its lender, in an effort to finish up the projects and repay as much of their bank loan as possible, Chemaly said.
Premier Coastal and the limited liability companies that were formed to acquire and renovate the complexes had nothing to do with finding individuals to buy the condos, Chemaly insisted. That was McConville's responsibility.
"When he came to us initially, he proposed us a price and a structure, which appeared unconventional," he said. "That's why we put addendums and escrow instructions in place so we could make sure the lender and the buyers were aware of the structure."
That addendum , which some borrowers said they never saw nor signed, stated that 3 Mac Asset Portfolio would receive a hefty marketing fee that varied from purchase to purchase. Further, it warned the buyer that the project "may currently and in the future" have a number of foreclosures and short sales, which "could reduce the value of the condominiums."
Afsar Shamlou, 52, of San Diego, said the investment was pitched as a "win-win" situation. She would get a $5,000 fee for buying the units, which then would be sold or deeded out of her name within a matter of months.
"I guess we were chosen because of an excellent credit rating," said Shamlou, who learned about the investment from friends. "Mine was 830 when they got me."
She bought four units in Sommerset Woods and claims there was never any marketing fee to 3 Mac Asset or McConville disclosed on her loan documents. The units are in foreclosure and she says her credit has been ruined.
Currently, the complexes are heavily occupied by renters, some of whom say notices of foreclosure sales delivered to their condos have them worried they'll soon be evicted.
"I've been out of work since January, so we don't have the money to pick up and go to another place," said Tammy Goldberg, who, with her husband Sanford, pays $1,395 a month for a two-bedroom condo they share with their two children. "What the heck do we do?


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Towerfields landlord Legal & General pledges to resolve parking fines fiasco
PUBLISHED: 11:26 10 January 2014 | UPDATED: 11:26 10 January 2014
The landlord of Towerfields leisure complex in Huntingdon, Legal & General, says it hopes to resolve the parking restrictions fiasco today (Friday).
Countless drivers have been caught out and fined £100 after exceeding a three-and-a-half hour limit, introduced on November 30.
The Hunts Post launched its Ditch the Fines campaign before Christmas after being inundated with calls from furious motorists, who complained they had been unaware of the new restrictions.
Legal & General said on Monday, December 30 that it had suspended the cameras and would seek to provide refunds.
But this week people who had appealed against fines have been receiving letters from parking firm Civil Enforcement Ltd saying they have been unsuccessful and they still have to pay.
And anyone who called the Liverpool-based company was told it was unaware of any possibility of refunds.
A spokesman for Legal & General said this morning that the intention was to resolve the situation today (Friday).
The insurance giant has also taken to Twitter to say the parking limit was supposed to be a deterrent to people abusing the free parking and was never meant to penalise visitors using the cinema or restaurants. It also told those that had been fined to expect a letter.
Despite Legal & General's assurances, people who had provided proof to Civil Enforcement Ltd that they visited the cinema, a restaurant or both were still being told they would have to pay. The alternative was to appeal to POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals).
Many were concerned they would lose the option of paying a discounted rate of £60 so were left debating the best course of action, while waiting for the saga to be resolved.
The Hunts Post has contacted Civil Enforcement Ltd but it has so far been unable to provide a comment.


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IT'S DAYBREAK in Ninh Binh province, 74 miles southwest of Hanoi, and the limestone mountains of Cuc Phuong National Park are just emerging from the mist. The tranquil countryside, with its rice paddies, thatched roofs and abrupt mountains, looks like the timeless scenery painted on a scroll.
Meanwhile, inside the park itself, the dawn is anything but peaceful. The jungle is full of sound, from the drone of mosquitoes to the laughter of thrushes. The loudest noise is a deep-throated huuuu-huuuu-huuuuuu-huuuuuuuuu coming from the gibbons. These long-armed, fruit-eating lesser apes, fast disappearing from Vietnam's forests, are greeting the day with their "great calls."
But gibbons are easier heard than seen. To view them, a visitor must walk to the nearby Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC). This five-acre facility adjacent to the park contains 100 specimens of some of the world's rarest primates, including gibbons, lorises and several different species of langurs, a type of leaf-eating monkey.
At the helm of this wildlife ark is an anomalous figure: a middle-aged German named Tilo Nadler whose academic background is in air-conditioning engineering. Through a serendipitous route, Nadler founded and runs a program unique in Indochina. Creatures such as the striking, black-and-white Delacour's langur, with an estimated wild population of only 250 individuals, and the Cat Ba Island golden-headed langur, numbering about 120, find a home here. "Tilo is one of the unsung heroes of primate conservation," says Colin Groves, a mammalogist at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Nadler starts his day with a staff strategy session over a breakfast of German sausage and cheese on the center's veranda. Seated at the table are Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, his Vietnamese interpreter and wife, and Roland Mannel, a zookeeper who divides his time between here and Germany's Leipzig Zoo. Nadler is in his late fifties and deeply tanned from a life outdoors. His black hair is starting to fade to white, making him look a bit like a Delacour's langur, as Nguyen gleefully points out.
He talks with his staff in a mixture of English, German and Vietnamese, going over the health of the latest animals dropped off on their doorstep. The conversation centers on a newly arrived langur that looks like it may not survive much longer. They keep mentioning something called kut, which is not in the Vietnamese phrasebook. When asked what it means, there's a pause, and then laughter when Nguyen explains that the word refers to animal dung.
One of the best indicators of an animal's health is the quality of its stools; ultimately, kut can help tell staffers whether they are feeding each species of langur the right varieties of leaves. Getting the proper diet to all the different primates is a major challenge, and staffers must collect more than 200 pounds of fresh leaves from the jungle every day. It can be hard to tell if they've got it right, especially when dealing with new arrivals. The EPRC once had to guess at the diet of a black langur, a species previously known only from a single skin collected in China in 1924.
As a result, the breakfast table is the site of many earthy, informal and pragmatic discussions. These qualities symbolize Nadler's approach, which meshes well with the local culture, say other longtime Western residents of Vietnam. His personality, combined with his familiarity with the Communist system (Nadler was raised in the former East Germany), helps to explain his rapport with the Communist party officials who oversee this country's environmental protection efforts.
Breakfast finished, Nadler gives a tour of the facility, including its large, shaded, airy pens full of native plants and primates, its clinic and its quarantine center. At one point he gruffly warns a visitor away from the quarantine area not because he worries about humans catching diseases from primates, but the other way around. Overall, this man gives the impression that he would much rather be in the bush, instead of attending to administrative details or public relations.
But Nadler warms up later as he discusses his indirect route to primate biology. "Biology was possible to study only if your parents belonged to the working class and were members of the Communist party," he says. To pursue his interests, he had to learn how to work the system. He got a degree as an air-conditioning engineer, but studied biology in his free time, eventually wangling a job at a biological research institute, doing fieldwork and writing more than 50 scientific papers, a book and a monograph on birds. Nadler accompanied organized expeditions to Antarctica, Mongolia, China, São Tomé and Russia.
In 1991, while visiting Vietnam, he saw a pair of Delacour's langurs in the wild and was swept away. He collected information about the creatures for a German television project, and convinced the Frankfurt Zoological Society to get involved. Two years later, he saved two Delacour's langurs confiscated at a meat market, and the EPRC was on its way. "It was not my work, not my profession, but what else could I do?" he says.
Located between village and park, the center acts as a temporary ark for endangered animals that have been seized from smugglers, hunters and black marketeers. Most of the creatures were destined as trophies for collectors, for use in traditional medicines in China or as delicacies in the specialty restaurants that have sprung up in Vietnam recently. ("The brains are the best part," Nguyen says.)
Prior to the EPRC's existence, these animals had faced uncertain prospects - even if rescued by authorities. The langurs in particular had a tough time. These long-tailed primates - which range in size from 7 to 46 pounds, depending on the species - prefer the leaves, seeds and unripe fruit of trees that grow in limestone-rich environments, and they have specialized stomachs containing bacteria able to break down only these materials. If fed the wrong thing - such as ripe fruit - they quickly become ill and die. Consequently, Vietnam's zoos did not have the ability to care for them, and few survived shipment outside the country. Most confiscated langurs were simply dumped in the nearest park, regardless of their place of origin.
Nadler's facility provides an alternative, nursing primates back to health in a small patch of natural environment free of poachers. From a single cage and a pair of langurs, the center has grown to include ten acres of land (including two semi-wild enclosures), 12 keepers, a veterinarian, a biologist and a quarantine station with a veterinary clinic. Its sponsors include Vietnam's government, the San Diego Zoo, Australia's Melbourne Zoo and Germany's Allwetterzoo Munster, among others. All these institutions provide advice and some financial help, but a large part of the EPRC's aid comes in the form of donated labor from visiting volunteers. Nadler has a gift for enlisting the help of outsiders: An electric fence company donated the enclosure for the gibbons, and a German electrician came to Vietnam at his own expense to spend three weeks installing it.
Defying the odds (some langurs suffered such severe injuries to their tails that these appendages had to be cut off), the center has managed to keep 14 rare species alive for eventual reintroduction to their home environments. Six species that call this center home are found nowhere else in captivity. And Nadler's center has recorded the world's first captive births of Delacour's and Hatinh langurs. "Tilo has chalked up quite an achievement," says Groves. He adds that the conservation situation in Vietnam is so critical that these langurs "might not survive at all but for Nadler's efforts."
As time has gone on, the center's goals have become more ambitious. At first, Nadler and his staff just wanted to keep the endangered animals alive. Now they aim to return creatures to the wild. They've started out slowly, releasing a few radio-collared lorises last year. But returning animals to the wild is a tricky business, as it can be hard to match the right animals with the right habitat. There's also the problem of releasing animals that have been in captivity too long - it's something like throwing a poodle out to live among the wild dogs of Africa.
Focusing solely on rescuing and breeding captive animals is not the answer, however. "Technically, you can keep a species alive through saving genetic material or even captive breeding, but in reality this is nothing more than operating a life support machine for a body that can no longer operate independently," says Joe Walston, the Cambodia representative of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a New York-based nonprofit group. While he says Nadler's center is "the major hope" for Vietnam's rare primates, Walston points out that conservation should be about maintaining the integrity of natural systems. "It is these complex landscapes that we should be protecting, not merely identifying and bottling a few of their constituent elements," he says.
Nadler agrees but feels that langurs are in such extreme danger that arks such as his are a necessity for the immediate future. He does not see rescue facilities as a replacement for conservation of habitats, but an adjunct. "The biggest problem in Vietnam is that there is no time for education on environmental issues. It takes 20 years to see the effects of an education program, and these species don't have even 10 years," he says.
To address the larger conservation issues, Nadler and his staff work closely with Dao Van Khuong, director of the adjacent Cuc Phuong Park. Dao takes a multi-pronged approach to wildlife protection, one prong of which is to provide local people with alternatives to cutting down jungles or hunting endangered species for their livelihoods. With Dao's help, a deer farm has opened on the park's outskirts, where the horns of Cervus nipon are harvested for use in medicine. Park officials are also promoting sustainable alternatives such as beekeeping and the raising of minklike civets.
Dao says that the biggest problem the park faces is the burgeoning human population, which is consuming all the resources needed by the wildlife. In 1962, when Ho Chi Minh founded Cuc Phuong the country's first national park there were only 500 people living nearby, and the only visitors were scientists and government officials. When Dao became a ranger here in the early 1970s, there were still tigers around. As of a 1998 survey, there were 51,000 people living in the region, and 60,000 visitors. The result is that deforestation is creeping into the park. And there are no tigers anymore.
Nadler and his center can't do anything about Vietnam's population growth, especially on their budget of less than $20,000 a year. But one thing they can do is create a climate more conducive to conservation. By linking zookeepers and biologists from the West with government officials and citizens in this formerly isolated country, the EPRC is helping to build skills and give the Vietnamese a sense of the value of their native wildlife.
Will these efforts be enough to halt the slide of rare primates such as Delacour's langur into extinction? The odds are clearly against their survival. But Nadler believes it is important to make an attempt. And, thanks in part to the efforts of this erstwhile German engineer and his staff, the kut has not yet hit the fan.
American writer Daniel Drollette often reports from Australia and Southeast Asia.


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Thomas Acor
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Thomas Acor, 76, of Heidelberg, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in Country Meadows, Bridgeville.
He was born April 25, 1936. When he was eight years old, he came to Anna Miller's home and stayed until he joined the Marines in 1954. She was his only mom.
Mr. Acor married Jean Stasko, who died May 14, 2010.
Surviving are brothers Donald Jones (Patricia) and Richard Kuhlman; nieces Kim Clark (Patrick) and Lori Melone; nephew Donald Jones (Beth); and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Stasko and Durket families were very much involved in his life, Steve Allen, Janet and Dave and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Acor was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired from Cellone's Bakery. He enjoyed traveling and camping with his friends and was loved by many.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in Bagnato Funeral Home, Jefferson Street, Carnegie. Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Carnegie. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to American Diabetes Association. Add a tribute at www.bagnatofuneralhome.com.
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson, 69, of Cross Creek, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 8, 2012, in his home with his family by his side.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in a later edition by Lee & Martin Funeral Home, Burgettstown.
Richard Alan Borsos
Richard Alan Borsos, 48, of Berkley Heights, N.J., passed away Monday, November 5, 2012.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in a later edition by Lee & Martin Funeral Home, Burgettstown.
Robert M. Buttermore
Loving father, grandfather, brother and friend
Robert M. "Butter" Buttermore, 65, of Carmichaels, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in Uniontown Hospital.
He was born August 31, 1947, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Charles R. and Ann Uswa Buttermore of Alicia.
Mr. Buttermore took pride in serving his country for 14 months in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. He qualified for the Combat Infantryman Badge and Air Medal. In recent years, he had suffered from the effects of Agent Orange.
He loved golf, hunting, fishing and tinkering around the house, but most of all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Mr. Buttermore retired in 2009 from Emerald Mine, Waynesburg, with 17 years of service.
Surviving are son Jonathan Buttermore (Amie) of Carmichaels; stepdaughter Kelley Foreman (Troy) of Greensboro; two grandsons, Robbie and Jacob Buttermore; two stepgranddaughters, Laurel and Ava Foreman; three sisters, Emily Ray, Deborah Ross (John) and Mary Margaret McCorkle (Al); and three brothers, Charles R. Buttermore Jr. (Ruby), Patrick Buttermore and Jeffrey Buttermore.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Saundra Engott Buttermore, who died in 2010, and a brother, William Leo Buttermore.
Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, November 10, in Lesako Funeral Home Inc., 204 Dowlin Avenue, Carmichaels, 724-966-5100, Paul M. Lesako, owner/funeral director/supervisor. A service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Full military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 400 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491. An obituary can be viewed at www.lesakofuneralhomeinc.com.
Marshall Harbaugh
Army veteran retired from road construction
Marshall "Les" Harbaugh, 83, of Fredericktown, Deemston Borough, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
He was born May 14, 1929, in Confluence, a son of the late William and Ethel Ream Harbaugh.
Mr. Harbaugh was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, serving with Company B of the 7th Calvary Regiment. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal with three bronze stars and the United Nations Service Medal.
For 45 years, Mr. Harbaugh worked doing road construction and paving for Blacktop Paving and Russell Industries, until his retirement in 1990.
He was a member of National Pike Gas, Horse & Steam Association and Heavy Highway Local 14693 of the United Steel Workers of America.
Mrs. Harbaugh enjoyed tinkering around his garage and also antique cars and trucks. He was an avid hunter and trapper.
Surviving are a sister, Dolly Mraz (Bert) of Fredericktown, and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, William and Ted Harbaugh, and three sisters, Ruth Bates, Sarah Scott and Wilma Adams.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in John B. Greenlee Funeral Home, 2830 Main Street, Beallsville, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 10, with Pastor George Lammay officiating. Interment will be in Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston Borough. Full military rites will be accorded graveside by Hancock/McCune/Horne American Legion Post 705 of Centerville. A guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.
Ardis F. Headlee
Enjoyed ceramics and family activities
Ardis F. Headlee, 96, of Waynesburg, passed away in her home Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
She was born May 15, 1916, in New Salem, a daughter of Arthur and Etta McClintock Fearer.
On July 24, 1937, she married Stanley J. Headlee of Garards Fort, who died March 10, 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Robert V. Headlee of Rices Landing and Harland R. Headlee (Norma) of Waynesburg. Also surviving are sister Dolores Cox of Jefferson, seven grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased, in addition to her husband and parents, are four sisters, Geraldine Fearer, Willo Byers, Ethelyn Mitchell and Ester Sams; and five brothers, Edwin (Duck), Frank, Darwin, Bill and Robert (Pete) Fearer.
Mrs. Headlee graduated from Uniontown High School in 1934, traveling to school from New Salem by trolley. After graduating, she worked at Kresges Department Store in Uniontown.
On July 24, 1937, she married her beloved Stanley, who lived on a farm with his parents near Davistown.
She was a homemaker for many years while living in the towns of Dilliner, Garards Fort, Mapletown, Waynesburg and Mt. Vernon.
In 1956, she and her husband opened their own independent insurance agency in Waynesburg, where she worked as a clerk-typist. The agency was later expanded with the purchase of Vance Insurance Agency of Mt. Morris and Titus Insurance Agency of Waynesburg. Mrs. Headlee served as the office coordinator and was a licensed insurance agent.
After selling the agency and retiring, she and her husband spent 20 winter seasons in Clearwater, Fla. They were there from October through May vacationing with sisters Dolores and Ethelyn's families and her husband's brother, Shirl, and his family, all of whom retired to the Clearwater area. They moved back to Greene County in 1987.
Mrs. Headlee enjoyed her hobby of ceramics, as well as family activities during holidays, traveling, dining out and church. Over the past few years, she enjoyed trips to Ohio's Amish country, Williamsburg, Va., and Niagara Falls, N.Y.
She expressed her appreciation to those family members and friends who took the time to visit with her during the past few years.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Behm Funeral Homes Inc., 182 West High Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 11, with the Rev. David Stains officiating, followed by interment at Garards Fort Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Washington/Greene Blind Association, 566 East Maiden Street, Washington, PA 15301, or Oak View United Methodist Church, 160 Rolling Meadows Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Condolences may be offered at www.behmfh.com.
Michael Anthony Lipnicky
Member of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church
Michael Anthony Lipnicky, 55, of Atlasburg, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in UPMC-Presbyterian hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born April 16, 1957, in Washington, a son of the late Walter and Anita "Ann" Mondin Lipnicky.
Mr. Lipnicky was a graduate of Union High School in Burgettstown and Penn State University.
He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Burgettstown, where he served as an usher, volunteered at fish fries and was a member of Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Lipnicky was an avid reader and Pittsburgh Pirates fan. He enjoyed creative writing and spending time with family, especially with his nieces and nephews, Marissa, Christopher, Michele, Marla, Angela, Kelsey, Ashlyn, Ellie, Gabriella, Cassandra, Nicolette, Brett, Tierney, Kristin, Brittany and Brandon, whether cheering them on at one of their sporting events or playing their favorite board or card game.
Surviving, in addition to his many special nieces and nephews, are his siblings, Mary Celine (Doug) Podany of Canonsburg, Francine Palumbo of Washington, Randy Lipnicky of Atlasburg, Celeste (John) Harris of Monrovia, Md., Joanne (Sam) Garloff of Bethel Park, Judy (Dave) Diehl of Stoystown and Anne Marie (Jim) Byer of Canonsburg.
Friends will be received from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Taucher Funeral Home, 23 Erie Mine Road, Burgettstown. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, November 12, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Burgettstown, with the Rev. George Moneck, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. For further information or to leave a condolence, please visit www.taucherfuneralhome.com.
Richard L. Martin
Richard L. Martin, 85, of West Alexander, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Washington County Health Center, Chartiers Township.
Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Rogersville.
A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.
John M. Nicolella
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
John M. Nicolella, 73, of Upper St. Clair, died Thursday, November 8, 2012.
He was the beloved husband of 25 years to Diann; devoted father of Karen (Bryan) Wehmeyer and Kristen Elizabeth Davoren; stepfather of Tom V. (Tina) Scarpaci and Heather (Geo) Scheib; adoring grandfather of Jack, Ben, Grant, Luke and Gabe; and beloved brother of Tina and Mary Nicolella.
Mr. Nicolella graduated from St. Francis College.
He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Nicolella spent 25 years as human resource manager at Harbison-Walker.
He consulted for many years with RESCO Products.
Mr. Nicolella was an avid golfer, classic sports car enthusiast and enjoyed traveling with dear friends.
Funeral arrangements are by Beinhauer Funeral Home. Friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 2828 Washington Road, McMurray, 724-941-3211. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, November 12, in St. Thomas More Church, Bethel Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Thomas More Church. Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com.
Joseph Anthony Oliverio
Joseph Anthony "Joey O" Oliverio, 63, of Mims, Fla., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington.
A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.
Michelle Ann Perri
Enjoyed baking and cooking
Michelle Ann "Aunt Mich" Perri, 68, of Canonsburg, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Washington Hospital.
She was born September 8, 1944, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Michael and Ruth Moslander Manko.
Mrs. Perri was a member of St. Mary Parish and enjoyed baking, cooking, garage sales and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and had worked at Winkles Pit Stop.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph Perri of Canonsburg; son Joe M. (Kelly) Perri of Cecil; two daughters, Melissa (Glenn) Teeter of Washington and Kristie (Marc) Fredericks of Imperial; four grandchildren, Brooke, Sara, Nia and Nicco; two brothers, Mike (Marlene) Manko of Pittsburgh and Dan (Mary) Manko of Carrick; two sisters, Debbie Hennessy of Green Tree and Sue (Joe) Lucchetti of North Huntingdon; many nieces, nephews and loving brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Deceased is a brother, Scott, in infancy.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Coleman-Taylor Funeral Services, 3378 Millers Run Road (Route 50), Cecil, where prayers of transfer will be said at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, followed by a Christian funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Cecil, with Father Stan Gregorek officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visit coleman-taylorfuneralservices.com.
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In addition to the content on this blog, you can still find regular updates and information on our Congressional Affairs and Regulatory Affairs pages by visiting AOTA's website including our Legislative Action Center.
Last night, House leadership readied a bill designed to avoid looming Medicare provider cuts set to take effect on April 1st. In addition to averting deep cuts, the bill would also extend the therapy cap exceptions process for twelve months.
House Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have agreed on a path forward for the year-long patch but have indicated continued support for ongoing efforts to achieve permanent SGR reform.
During an earlier press conference Speaker Boehner emphasized, "That does not preclude any work from being done on the long-term fix… the permanent fix that's being talked about is a good fix."
The House expects to consider its patch bill tomorrow and all indications are that the Senate will follow suit ahead of the March 31st deadline.
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Sept. 24, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Ohio State women's soccer team lost 3-2 to Indiana Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers scored two unanswered goals with less than 10 minutes remaining in the match. OSU falls to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in the Big Ten, while IU improves to 6-3 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten.
OSU led the match twice. Kiley Enmark (So., Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II) scored in the third minute off teammate Jennifer Miller's (So., Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) free kick.
The Hoosiers responded in the 22nd minute when freshman Shelly Gruzska shot the ball past OSU goalkeeper Amber Barnes (Sr., Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) from 20 yards out.
OSU took the lead again when Sarah Lanham (So., Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) broke through the IU defense and placed the ball in the top left corner of the net to give OSU a 2-1 lead. OSU missed a few open net shots that could have sealed a victory for the Buckeyes.
"There were two or three open nets and obviously we have to sink those," Lori Walker, head coach for OSU, said. "When you don't finish the opportunities you have, it can come back to haunt you."
Those missed chances did strike back when IU junior Kelly Kram's free kick in the 83rd minute was redirected by freshman Emily Hotz to tie the game at two. Only five minutes later, Kram tipped in a breakaway attempt from teammate Wendy Graves to give IU its first win in three games.
"Overall, I'm disappointed for the team," Walker said. "I'm not disappointed in the team."
OSU will return to action at 8 p.m. EDT Friday when Wisconsin plays host to OSU in Madison, Wisc.
Match Summary
1 2 F Indiana 1 2 3 Ohio State 1 1 2
Goals 1st: OSU- Kiley Enmark, 2:49 (Jennifer Miller) IU-Shelly Gruzska, 21:31 (unassisted) 2nd: OSU-Sarah Lanham, 51:16 (unassisted) IU- Emily Hotz, 82:59 (Kelly Kram) IU- Kelly Kram, 87:56 (Wendy Graves)
Saves OSU-7, Barnes IU-5, Heubi
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The Last of Us will release on May 7, 2013, Naughty Dog has announced.
The release date for Naughty Dog's new IP was revealed during a trailer shown at last night's VGAs, in which we see more of the ghoulish infected Joel and Ellie will have to face on their journey, and a few teasing shots of other survivors you'll meet along the way.
Take a look at the video below to check it out.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that May 7 is a Tuesday, so unless Sony is planning on a global release, expect a UK launch to follow a few days later.
The release date pins the game for release just weeks ahead of next year's E3 Expo, where many expect Sony to lift the lid on its next-generation PlayStation.
Will The Last of Us be PlayStation 3's last hurrah? Or will GTA 5 follow soon after? Expect more info on both in the months to come.
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Brave Rogan fighting back
As the mist started to sweep across the Odyssey Arena carpark in the early hours of Saturday morning John Breen let out a sigh of disbelief and admiration. "What a fighting man, what a fighting man..."
Amid the anger and recriminations at the awful refereeing of Dave Parris which cost him his Commonwealth heavyweight title it would be easy to lose sight of how in defeat Martin Rogan stood tall as a true braveheart of the ring.
With his left eye closed over through a combination of a thumb and head clashes and 17st Sam Sexton slamming home right hands which he couldn't see coming, the 38-year-old produced an astonishing rally in an eighth round which will be long remembered for the chaos which ensued.
Wincing as Eamonn Magee applied the endswell to the large swelling after just soaking up some hard blows in the seventh, Rogan as he has done so valiantly over the past 12 months, defied the odds.
In a round that must have lasted around four minutes rather than three, Rogan rose from the valley of despair and drove himself forward to unleash a furious two-fisted assault that had Sexton reeling and almost bludgeoned to the canvas. "One shot Rogie, one shot!" screamed Magee and Breen in unison as the end loomed. Then Parris intervened.
"He stopped the fight and then let it go on. It was a total disgrace," raged Rogan as he explained why, when a defenceless Sexton was at his mercy, he didn't land the conclusive blow.
Why Parris did not prevent Sexton from taking further punishment will forever be a mystery as will his decision to allow Sexton time to have his gumshield washed out after it was spat onto the ground. The end came when he brought Rogan over to the doctor who had no option but to call it off as the Belfast man only had vision through his right eye.
Slumped over the ropes Rogan may not have known it but to the 7,000 in the Odyssey Arena and those watching on Sky he was now an even bigger hero. But his title was gone and the pain of Sexton's punches allied with a slashed tongue which required stitches the next day was nothing compared to his sense of injustice.
Rogan said: "The British Boxing Board of Control don't know what the referee is going to do in the fight but now they have seen it they have to act on it. I'm sure there are a lot of the guys who are disgusted at it.
"I've beaten Audley Harrison, I've beaten Matt Skelton, Commonwealth and European champion, and Sam Sexton came here with the referee and I fought the two of them in the ring. But they can take the belt home and I hope they're proud of themselves because it's a total disgrace.
"They might as well cut the belt right down the middle and have half each. I just hope the re-match can be made right away because I want it bad, I want it, big time and next time he won't even hit me and I'll stop him.
"I felt the referee was against me right from the start and even said to me in the first round that if I caught him again with head and cut him he would throw me out. He had no right to say that, it was an accidental clash of heads and him saying that naturally put me on the back foot."
Rogan paid tribute to coach and manager Breen and was adamant that while his fairytale rise from taxi driver to champion may have been cut short this was not going to be the final chapter.
"John did a great job and I'm not going to let it all go now because me and John have travelled a great distance and he's been a great inspiration to me and he's helped me with other problems that fighters face," added Rogan.
"He has been there to lend an ear and this is not just a defeat for me, it's a defeat for John as well and he has to go home and lick his wounds but I'm going to take a few weeks off but then train harder than ever and do John a favour."
For all his anger at the manner of the defeat, Rogan could reflect on an "electric atmosphere" the like of which has not been heard since Barry McGuigan was blazing a trail to world title success.
Promoter Frank Warren has already started making plans for a re-match at the Odyssey Arena, which he rightly says "will be bigger than ever".
The Rogan story still has some way to go.
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Aug 14, 2012 at 8:13 am
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) - Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says he's expecting less than 15 percent of eligible voters to participate in the state's primary.
Two races to pick primary challengers to members of Congress are considered the most competitive today. Democratic voters in northeastern Minnesota will choose an opponent for Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack. Former Duluth City Councilor Jeff Anderson, former state Sen. Tarryl Clark and former Rep. Rick Nolan are competing for the bid.
In the south, Republican voters were choosing between state Sen. Mike Parry and former state Rep. Allen Quist in a fight that has gotten personal. The winner will run against Democratic Rep. Tim Walz.
Today marks the second time Minnesota has held its primary in August since moving it from September.
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