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Deborah Taylor
Uglies (Uglies Series #1)by Scott Westerfeld, Rodrigo Corral (Designed by)
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.
Editorial Reviews
Deborah Taylor
Product Details
- 9780689865381
- Publisher:
- Simon Pulse
- Publication date:
- 02/08/2005
- Series:
- Uglies Series , #1
- Pages:
- 448
- Product dimensions:
- 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 1.20(d)
- Lexile:
- 770L (what's this?)
- Age Range:
- 12 - 17 Years
Read an Excerpt
From Part 1: Turning Pretty
Is it not good to make society full
of beautiful people?
Yang Yuan, quoted in The New York Times
New Pretty Town
The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.
Of course, Tally thought, you'd have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right. The scudding clouds did look a bit fishy, rippled into scales by a high-altitude wind. As the light faded, deep blue gaps of night peered through like an upside-down ocean, bottomless and cold.
Any other summer, a sunset like this would have been beautiful. But nothing had been beautiful since Peris turned pretty. Losing your best friend sucks, even if it's only for three months and two days.
Tally Youngblood was waiting for darkness.
She could see New Pretty Town through her open window. The party towers were already lit up, and snakes of burning torches marked flickering pathways through the pleasure gardens. A few hot-air balloons pulled at their tethers against the darkening pink sky, their passengers shooting safety fireworks at other balloons and passing parasailers. Laughter and music skipped across the water like rocks thrown with just the right spin, their edges just as sharp against Tally's nerves.
Around the outskirts of the city, cut off from town by the black oval of the river, everything was in darkness. Everyone ugly was in bed by now.
Tally took off her interface ring and said, "Good night."
"Sweet dreams, Tally," said the room.
She chewed up a toothbrush pill, punched her pillows, and shoved an old portable heater one that produced about as much warmth as a sleeping, Tally-size human being under the covers.
Then she crawled out the window.
Outside, with the night finally turning coal black above her head, Tally instantly felt better. Maybe this was a stupid plan, but anything was better than another night awake in bed feeling sorry for herself. On the familiar leafy path down to the water's edge, it was easy to imagine Peris stealing silently behind her, stifling laughter, ready for a night of spying on the new pretties. Together. She and Peris had figured out how to trick the house minder back when they were twelve, when the three-month difference in their ages seemed like it would never matter.
"Best friends for life," Tally muttered, fingering the tiny scar on her right palm.
The water glistened through the trees, and she could hear the wavelets of a passing river skimmer's wake slapping at the shore. She ducked, hiding in the reeds. Summer was always the best time for spying expeditions. The grass was high, it was never cold, and you didn't have to stay awake through school the next day.
Of course, Peris could sleep as late as he wanted now. Just one of the advantages of being pretty.
The old bridge stretched massively across the water, its huge iron frame as black as the sky. It had been built so long ago that it held up its own weight, without any support from hoverstruts. A million years from now, when the rest of the city had crumbled, the bridge would probably remain like a fossilized bone.
Unlike the other bridges into New Pretty Town, the old bridge couldn't talk or report trespassers, more importantly. But even silent, the bridge had always seemed very wise to Tally, as quietly knowing as some ancient tree.
Her eyes were fully adjusted to the darkness now, and it took only seconds to find the fishing line tied to its usual rock. She yanked it, and heard the splash of the rope tumbling from where it had been hidden among the bridge supports. She kept pulling until the invisible fishing line turned into wet, knotted cord. The other end was still tied to the iron framework of the bridge. Tally pulled the rope taut and lashed it to the usual tree.
She had to duck into the grass once more as another river skimmer passed. The people dancing on its deck didn't spot the rope stretched from bridge to shore. They never did. New pretties were always having too much fun to notice little things out of place.
When the skimmer's lights had faded, Tally tested the rope with her whole weight. One time it had pulled loose from the tree, and both she and Peris had swung downward, then up and out over the middle of the river before falling off, tumbling into the cold water. She smiled at the memory, realizing she would rather be on that expedition soaking wet in the cold with Peris than dry and warm tonight, but alone.
Hanging upside down, hands and knees clutching the knots along the rope, Tally pulled herself up into the dark framework of the bridge, then stole through its iron skeleton and across to New Pretty Town.
She knew where Peris lived from the one message he had bothered to send since turning pretty. Peris hadn't given an address, but Tally knew the trick for decoding the random-looking numbers at the bottom of a ping. They led to someplace called Garbo Mansion in the hilly part of town.
Getting there was going to be tricky. In their expeditions, Tally and Peris had always stuck to the waterfront, where vegetation and the dark backdrop of Uglyville made it easy to hide. But now Tally was headed into the center of the island, where floats and revelers populated the bright streets all night. Brand-new pretties like Peris always lived where the fun was most frantic.
Tally had memorized the map, but if she made one wrong turn, she was toast. Without her interface ring, she was invisible to vehicles. They'd just run her down like she was nothing.
Of course, Tally was nothing here.
Worse, she was ugly. But she hoped Peris wouldn't see it that way. Wouldn't see her that way.
Tally had no idea what would happen if she got caught. This wasn't like being busted for "forgetting" her ring, skipping classes, or tricking the house into playing her music louder than allowed. Everyone did that kind of stuff, and everyone got busted for it. But she and Peris had always been very careful about not getting caught on these expeditions. Crossing the river was serious business.
It was too late to worry now, though. What could they do to her, anyway? In three months she'd be a pretty herself.
Tally crept along the river until she reached a pleasure garden, and slipped into the darkness beneath a row of weeping willows. Under their cover she made her way alongside a path lit by little guttering flames.
A pretty couple wandered down the path. Tally froze, but they were clueless, too busy staring into each other's eyes to see her crouching in the darkness. Tally silently watched them pass, getting that warm feeling she always got from looking at a pretty face. Even when she and Peris used to spy on them from the shadows, giggling at all the stupid things the pretties said and did, they couldn't resist staring. There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. They were so...pretty.
The two disappeared around the next bend, and Tally shook her head to clear the mushy thoughts away. She wasn't here to gawk. She was an infiltrator, a sneak, an ugly. And she had a mission.
The garden stretched up into town, winding like a black river through the bright party towers and houses. After a few more minutes of creeping, she startled a couple hidden among the trees (it was a pleasure garden, after all), but in the darkness they couldn't see her face, and only teased her as she mumbled an apology and slipped away. She hadn't seen too much of them, either, just a tangle of perfect legs and arms.
Finally, the garden ended, a few blocks from where Peris lived.
Tally peered out from behind a curtain of hanging vines. This was farther than she and Peris had ever been together, and as far as her planning had taken her. There was no way to hide herself in the busy, well-lit streets. She put her fingers up to her face, felt the wide nose and thin lips, the too-high forehead and tangled mass of frizzy hair. One step out of the underbrush and she'd be spotted. Her face seemed to burn as the light touched it. What was she doing here? She should be back in the darkness of Uglyville, awaiting her turn.
But she had to see Peris, had to talk to him. She wasn't quite sure why, exactly, except that she was sick of imagining a thousand conversations with him every night before she fell asleep. They'd spent every day together since they were littlies, and now...nothing. Maybe if they could just talk for a few minutes, her brain would stop talking to imaginary Peris. Three minutes might be enough to hold her for three months.
Tally looked up and down the street, checking for side yards to slink through, dark doorways to hide in. She felt like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff, searching for cracks and handholds.
The traffic began to clear a little, and she waited, rubbing the scar on her right palm. Finally, Tally sighed and whispered, "Best friends forever," and took a step forward into the light.
An explosion of sound came from her right, and she leaped back into the darkness, stumbling among the vines, coming down hard on her knees in the soft earth, certain for a few seconds that she'd been caught.
But the cacophony organized itself into a throbbing rhythm. It was a drum machine making its lumbering way down the street. Wide as a house, it shimmered with the movement of its dozens of mechanical arms, bashing away at every size of drum. Behind it trailed a growing bunch of revelers, dancing along with the beat, drinking and throwing their empty bottles to shatter against the huge, impervious machine.
Tally smiled. The revelers were wearing masks.
The machine was lobbing the masks out the back, trying to coax more followers into the impromptu parade: devil faces and horrible clowns, green monsters and gray aliens with big oval eyes, cats and dogs and cows, faces with crooked smiles or huge noses.
The procession passed slowly, and Tally pulled herself back into the vegetation. A few of the revelers passed close enough that the sickly sweetness from their bottles filled her nose. A minute later, when the machine had trundled half a block farther, Tally jumped out and snatched up a discarded mask from the street. The plastic was soft in her hand, still warm from having been stamped into shape inside the machine a few seconds before.
Before she pressed it against her face, Tally realized that it was the same color as the cat-vomit pink of the sunset, with a long snout and two pink little ears. Smart adhesive flexed against her skin as the mask settled onto her face.
Tally pushed her way through the drunken dancers, out the other side of the procession, and ran down a side street toward Garbo Mansion, wearing the face of a pig.
Text copyright © 2005 by Scott Westerfeld
Meet the Author
Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, the worldwide bestselling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at ScottWesterfeld.com or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld.
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Honestly, I'm the kind of girl who loves Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars, and anything else fantasy and otherwise. So when I saw the cover of this book and the title, I outwardly laughed at the idiocy! But after much persuasion from my friends and countless begging, I picked it up. I was amazed at the fact that A) This is a Sci-Fi B) It's about false utopias and C) It's good! The story is unique and compelling. The ideas are challenging and thought provoking and, without giving too much away, the relationship junk (my opinions are mine) isn't the main focus, but instead a great add in and is sufficient to those hopeless romantics (which believe it or not, I am). The author, although male, proves to be able to write brilliantly in the teenage girl voice that even many female writers cannot master. I give this book an A+ for the stupendous ability to capture a harsh critic like myself.
I have read this book and the rest of this series several times. And each time I find or realize something new about the characters or the plot. It keeps you guessing no matter how many times you read it. The basic story is it is set in the future and when you turn 16 you go under the knife and be changed from an ugly to a pretty. This book follows a trouble making uglie's journey before her surgery. Makes new friends and enemies. And not only is this book good but the entire series is good! I reccomend this to anyone in need of a good book to read!!
Whenever I saw this book a while back, I never wanted to read it because the title sounded so preppy and shallow. I would have expected the book to be more of a "girly" book about beauty, boys, etc. etc. However, there's way more to this book that meets the eye.
Once I started reading, I was hooked. This book tells the story about a future world where everyone becomes "pretty" on their sixteenth birthday. It was intriguing to read about such a society that focuses solely on image. It really makes you think about how we see beauty today. So many things had changed from our modern world-- it was interesting to think about.
The plot and characters were also superb. The main character is Tally, an "ugly" who can't wait to turn pretty. But then she meets Shay. Shay is another ugly who isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She opens Tally's eyes to a whole new world, and Tally is thrust headfirst into it. The characters continue to interest you throughout the story and the plot keeps you at the edge of your seat.
Overall, I would wholeheartedly reccommend this book, especially to teen readers. Despite the seemingly superficial title, this book actually has some strong morals and themes. Just goes to show, don't judge a book by it's cover (or title, in this case) ;-)
I originally became aware of this series (Uglies, Pretties, Specials & Extras) because of my daughter. She was 12 at the time and a little young for the books, I thought. Now that I have finally read the start of the series, I think that belief was unfounded. When I hear that a book is categorized as Young Adult I automatically think 14+.
SV, my 14 (almost 15) year old read the first three in the series this past summer. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tally, Shay David, Croy and all the rest. There world is our world... 300 or so years later. The "ruins" are our cities - crumbled, burned, destroyed. There is a definite message to us, now, in Uglies. We need to stop living like "What I do doesn't matter to anyone but me".
As far as the "operation" that everyone has when they turn 16 (everyone except those that have conviction enough to runaway) that scares me. There is already a belief in this country that it's okay to give your children plastic surgery for a high school graduation gift or even a 16th birthday present. I won't go on about how wrong I think this is.
There is a total cliffhanger ending to Uglies. I am finding it hard to NOT pick up Pretties which is now sitting in my bookcase since I thieved it from my 14 year old daughter's bookcase. =)
I loved this book! It is awsome! I related to Tally so much. Me being a girl and having to be presurred by super model gorgeuseness. This book helped me realize that if you be who you are nothing can stop you. Stand up for what you believe in and whats right. Tally Youngblood is a smart determined girl to turn pretty.But when one of her friends doesn't want to turn pretty she starts questioning what it will actually mean to be pretty, other than the non-stop fun and parties. I think Tally is a girl to look up to. In the end, Tally makes a decision that does and will change her life forever. Read this book! It keeps people at the edge of there seats! Once i picked it up i couldn't put it down. It is adventures and said 'crap' here and there and had pleasure gardens and kissing but nothing graphic and nothing to into deteail. I recommend for girls ages 10-14. Tally is beautiful at heart.
Scott Westerfeld has a brilliant imagination. This book was a page turner and left me wanting more. Thank God there are sequels. I can't wait to see what happens when Tally becomes "pretty"! Highly recommended for teens and adults.
Scott Westerfeld's novel, Uglies, is about what things could be like after we harm our environment on Earth too much. Don't be fooled thinking this is a book only warning us about global warming, however. Tally Youngblood will soon turn sixteen, the age she's been waiting for her entire life. At the age of sixteen, people finally get to have the operation that will make them pretty. However, she will soon learn from a new friend, Shay, that there are risks no one know about when getting the operation. Below is a quote of Shay and Tally talking about the advantages and disadvantages of getting the operation: "Shay! Come on. it's just for fun." "Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun." "We are ugly!" "This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves." Tally groaned and flopped back onto her bed, glaring up at the ceiling. Shay could be so weird sometimes. She always had a chip on her shoulder about the operation, like someone was making her turn sixteen. "Right, and things were so great back when everyone was ugly. or did you miss that day in school?" "Yeah, yeah, I know," Shay recited. "Everyone judged everyone else based on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs, and people even voted for some politicians just because they weren't quite as ugly as everybody else. Blah, blah, blah." "Yeah, and people killed one another over stuff like having different skin color." Tally shook her head. No matter how many times they repeated it at school, she'd never quite believed that one. "So what if people look more alike now? It's the only way to make people equal." Scott Westerfeld dives into a new world about deception, knowledge, and what true friendship really is. The book is very well done. Westerfeld makes up his own new words like "Rusties" and "Smokies" but he does an excellent job at describing what his new terms are. Uglies will keep you on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what happens next in this adventurous and suspenseful book.
This book i must say is amazing gives a true idea of its mot always so bright on the other side ; D
This is a great romance, action book for teens. Im 11 and i still love the series. Just finished the third book. The storys get twisted and r just awesome. I highly reccomnd the series!!
This was a really good book! It was so good i read all the series! It yiu like adventures and thrilling books you'll like this one.
I read the free sample and i can't put it down. I have to know whats next. ( :?) Ugly )
I read all the books...... so much better than Twilight.
The book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is a good book,i give it 5/5 stars. I like the fact that Tally goes through betrayals and side changes. The problems Tally faces are realistic,like when she has to chose to go or to stay at the Smoke. This book also has loveable characters, like the wild david. The story begins with the main charicter,Tally, sneaks into New Pretty Town to ser her old freind Peris. She meest a nother ugly Shay there. When Shay runs away a organazation calls Tally in to help find her. She gois to a place called The Smoke and meast David. She is forced to make a decision,stay with David in the smoke or go back to the city and become a pretty. In This book Tlly learns that sometimes o follow your heart,you have to break the rules. This applied to me when m parnest wanted to get rid of my gold fish. When i found out i hid him under my bed for 3 days. When my parents found out i got in trouble. I would recomend this book to people 12- younger people wouldn't understand, and older people wouldn't care about this book. This book has plenty of action,like when Tally and the smoke is atacked my the specals. This book also has some romance, like when Tally and David kiss. In conclution thid book has a ending that will leave you breathless.
Hello. I'm back! I'm that 13 year old girl a while back that said she wasn't sure about the book. Well guess what? IT WAS AWESOME!!! It really brought me into the story. Very well written. I will warn you though, the beginning is a bit slow, but that is only to get you to know the characters better. So don't be put down trust me, you will want to keep reading! Oh! If you're wondering about my independant book project... I GOT AN A- !!! WHOO- HOOO! XD
This book is so amazing. Evertime i finish it, i re- read it. BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!
I have to read this book for a reading class and it is really good so far.
I put off reading Uglies for the longest time because I thought the plot of the book sounded completely stupid. I couldn't have been more wrong however because I couldn't put it down from the moment I started reading. This was a book I seriously misjudged. It had a lot more depth than I thought it would. The characters were very dynamic with a lot of personality and Scott Westerfeld kept the story moving with a lot of fun and exciting fast paced action and he had some great descriptions of the "Pretty Procedure" that grabbed me as well. Uglies is a dystopian novel that is a little bit different from all the other ones on the market. It's not about a war-torn society trying to rebuild. It's about taking down a society that is perfectly happy and idyllic. Westerfeld has created a world that is absolutely perfect and with some really great writing created a heroine who sets out to deconstruct it. This book is definitely worth a read, it's a great story that is a lot of fun and also scary at times.
My power went out one day so i decided to go to the library and pick book to read. Well i ended uo choosing uglies and im sooooooooo glad i did. I read it in less than one day and it was absolutely amazing and suspenseful. The whole trilogy was great. I recommend this for people who like books such as matched, the giver, the hunger games and maze runner. Its definintly a distopian society book
Absolutely amazing series!!! No really, the Uglies trilogy is my favorite. Better than the hunger games. Or at least on par with it. It sounds kind of stupid at first but is so amaing when you actually read it. I mean I'm not some teenager- I'm 25- and I love this story. Its very thought provoking, the relationships are real, and its not hard to imagine our world falling apart from our own greed. The points they make about racism and the way we treat people by what they look like is very true. As well as the pollution and wastfulness we all contribute to. This book makes a powerful message without really meaning to. Plus its very Sci Fi and unlike most dysotopian books which have the new world in ruins, this one is very high tech and advanced. Totally intriguing. All around amazing. Loved it!!!!!
This great book has action, drama, romance, suspense, twists and turns that will leave you hanging to that slight ledge the author gives you. The most amazing book i've read in a long time.
This topic was unique. It wasn't over used. I haven't heard the same story line a million times. What other book have you read that people live in a society when they turn sixteen they become pretty and until they don't even matter to the rest of society? Exactly, none!
I bought this aas a gift for a teen, but dipped into it, and HAD to finish reading!
THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!! It is well written and is one of the best science fiction i have ever read!! It is exciting and very very good!!! It is about how being ugly isn't always bad just like being pretty isn't always good!!!
... There are no words to say ...
First of all, from the cover to the name I defienetly thought this would be just some high school drama so I laughed and put the book back. But after seeing how popular it got, this couldn't be drama. So I picked it up and took a risk to this new series. Oh wow! Amazing how much action and detail there is! I love action and romance and this book has it. If you like divergent or hunger games or harry potter then you'll love this book. Its the perfect distopia book and you will fall in love with the characters. Tally alsohas some personal choices that lefts me dumb founded on what I would choose. Being rich, pretty, and luxorious but having no mind or freedom or being ugly, camping, always hiding but being free and smart. Lots of stars on this book and the whole series!


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I have a Square D panel, HOM and purchased this 20A breaker from Home Depot. I was having a time trying to get it to mount then, noticed it seems to have 3 metal pieces to clamp to the bar, the clamp looks like brass and there's a middle silver piece that seems to be out of place an interfering with it mounting to the panel. The middle silver piece in the clamp is barely attached... but is connected to the internals so it doesn't just fall out. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to remove it, or if I had to guess that silver middle piece is supposed to be on outside of the brass clamp not inside making this unit defective.
I don't have the instructions nor can I recall how it came (sealed or in an open bin) as I purchased it months ago. What's your take on it?
After further review....I'll have to go look at one.....crap, don't have one on my truck.
Pull another breaker and have a look.
You MAY just be having trouble cause the silver part it bent and you were tring to force it on the right side instead of the left. See how the silver bends out at the end?
THAT's what it is.
Use a screwdriver to tweak the silver piece back into place
Well, that was interesting I have a fear with messing with the breaker panel but for this, I shut off the main and pulled out a Square D HOM 15A, the silver piece looked to be behind the brass making this one look defective (even with good lighting it was hard to tell on the 15A so I may be wrong). Pulled a 20A, the silver piece was certainly like here, being between. I poked this one with a screwdriver pushing it to the side and it seated.
Anyway, hadn't noticed there's that floating piece in the middle of the breaker clamp before, but is indeed normal (definetely with 20A Square D HOM models at least). Thanks!
"Snap in" or "Push in" breakers should be installed gently aand firmly. If you find yourself standing on the breaker to force it in...ease on back and figure out the problem. Tweak that piece back over and install.
Funny but I know exactly what you're saying!
Your struggle with the breaker will only end in misfortune if you do not become one with the busbar young grasshoppa.
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The popular '70s Saturday-morning cartoon created and voiced by Bill Cosby leaps to the big screen. Beckoned by the tears of Doris (Kyla Pratt), a melancholy teen who's lost her grandfather and not been invited to the big high-school party, Fat Albert and his gang of misfits jump (from cable reruns) through the TV and into the material world. Albert's mission is to find Doris some friends, but meanwhile, back in toon land, bullies lay siege to the remainder of his crew in their junkyard hangout. The running joke, besides Albert as a super-sized spectacle in a weight-conscious society, is that the boys are still stuck in the '70s. Confrontations with cell phones and the Internet, never mind rap music, provide easy laughs. As Albert, Kenan Thompson of Saturday Night Live is wrapped in gobs of padding, and he captures the "Hey, hey, hey," spirit of the genial fat kid with a can-do attitude. Otherwise, the direction by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and the rest of the film, including Cosby's sentimental appearance, is a thin bit of nostalgia. (93 minutes) At the Boston Common, the Fenway, the Fresh Pond, and the Circle/Chestnut Hill and in the suburbs.
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Two weeks after recording his first career interception, Titans' linebacker Zach Brown had another first on Sunday, recording two sacks against the Jacksonville Jaguars. His first multi-sack game brings his total to three in his rookie season. He led the Titans with 10 tackles on the day as they fell to the Jaguars 24-19. Hakeem Nicks also contributed to a career milestone, as his fourth quarter touchdown reception was the 200th touchdown pass of quarterback Eli Manning's career. On the day, Nicks led the Giants' receivers with five receptions for 77 yards, including the touchdown in a 38-10 New York victory.
Other former Tar Heels in action this weekend include:
Marvin Austin, NY Giants - Austin was rendered inactive for the second consecutive game. The third year pro has four tackles on the year along the Giants' defensive line.
Connor Barth, Tampa Bay - The sixth year place kicker contributed 11 of the Buccaneers' 23 points, converting three of four field goals and two extra points. Barth connected on field goals of 22, 42, and 48 yards, while missing on a 56 yard attempt.
Bruce Carter, Dallas - Carter tallied nine total tackles and a hit on the quarterback prior to leaving the game with a dislocated left elbow. He currently leads the Cowboys with 70 tackles on the year. Dallas dropped the contest 38-31 on Thanksgiving day.
Quinton Coples, NY Jets - Coples saw action from his defensive end position on Thanksgiving night, contributing to a Jets defense that allowed five total touchdowns to the Patriots in a 49-19 loss.
Shaun Draughn, Kansas City - The second year tailback logged 13 yards on two carries for a nice 6.5 yard average. He also recorded 53 yards on two kickoff returns in the Chiefs' 17-9 loss to the Broncos.
Vonnie Holliday, Arizona - Holliday also saw time along the defensive line for a Cardinals defense that held the Rams to 194 yards through the air. On the year, Holliday has 10 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Greg Little, Cleveland - Little hauled in one pass for six yards as the Browns upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-14. He was targeted four times.
Michael McAdoo, Baltimore - The Ravens placed McAdoo on injured reserved for the season following Achilles surgery.
Julius Peppers, Chicago - Peppers logged one unassisted tackle in the Bears' 28-10 defeat of the Minnesota Vikings. The defense held the Vikings to 258 total yards in the contest.
Robert Quinn, St. Louis - Quinn aided in a Rams defense that held the Cardinals to 17 points and scored two defensive touchdowns. The young defensive lineman has logged 8.5 sacks in his third year in the league.
Garrett Reynolds, Atlanta - The Falcons placed Reynolds on injured reserved for the season with a lower back injury. Reynolds started the first six games of the season before getting hurt.
Jeff Saturday, Green Bay - Saturday and the Packers' offensive line contributed to 201 yards through the air and 116 rushing yards in a Green Bay defeat. Saturday has started every game thus far.
Da'Norris Searcy, Buffalo - The third year safety made four tackles from the secondary, one of which was unassisted. The Bills dropped the contest 20-13 to the Indianapolis Colts. Searcy has 28 stops on the year, six short of his career high with five games to play.
Gerald Sensabaugh, Dallas - Sensabaugh contributed three tackles to the Dallas defensive effort, two of which were solo stops. The three takedowns give him 35 on the season.
Brandon Tate, Cincinnati - Tate caught the only ball thrown his way for a total of six yards. He returned one kickoff for 25 yards and two punts for eight yards. The Bengals won 34-10 over the Oakland Raiders.
Ryan Taylor, Green Bay - The third year tight end continues to see time in the Green Bay special teams, contributing to the effort in a 38-10 loss to the Giants.
Cam Thomas, San Diego - Thomas made two stops from his defensive tackle position, both of which were solo tackles. He now has four tackles over the last two weeks and nine takedowns on the year.
Greg Warren, Pittsburgh - The ninth year long snapper helped the Steelers convert both of their extra point attempts. Pittsburgh also punted six times for 275 yards.
Johnny White, Green Bay - White was active again in the Packers special teams unit, seeing time in a 38-10 loss. The third year running back was tested for a concussion after suffering a hit in the contest.
TJ Yates, Houston - Yates and the Texans improved to 10-1 on the year after escaping with a 34-31 overtime win in Detroit on Thanksgiving.


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Summer Adjunct Faculty Exhibition:
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Opening reception Thursday, June 4th, 5-8pm
Vikalpa, Michael Cochran, 2008
The Summer Adjunct Faculty Exhibition, curated by Bannister Gallery director James Montford, presents a snapshot of the remarkable talent amassed in Rhode Island College's Department of Art. The show opens June 4, with a reception from 5-8 p.m., and runs through June 30. The exhibition features Michael Cochran of Norton, Mass., and Rhode Islanders Ernest Jolicoeur of Scituate and Jamey Morrill of Providence.
In its inclusive gestures of modernist traditions, the work of these artists is representative of the current dialogue in art. The artists' materials play a strategic role in the expressive interpretation of individual expressions evidenced in the show.
Michael Cochran, an accomplished sculptor who recently exhibited in New York City at the Lesley Heller Gallery, creates work that is recognized as being seductive in his manipulation of subtle form and refined technique. He has utilized gold leaf on the elegant surfaces of his sculpture and drawings for over twenty-five years.
Cochran has exhibited locally at Jessica Hagen Fine Art and Design in Newport, the Lenore Gray Gallery in Providence, and many other venues throughout the United States. He holds a BS in industrial design from San Jose State University and an MFA in sculpture from Claremont Graduate University, both located in California.
Ernest Jolicoeur, a 1990 RIC graduate who received his MFA from Yale School of Art, is a painter who creates images full of references and associations. Drawn from figurative and abstract sources, his acrylic paintings and collage drawings piece together a hybrid landscape space.
Jolicoeur's exhibitions include shows at the Visual Aids Benefit of Metro Pictures in New York City, Pratt at Munson Williams Proctor Institute of Art, Utica, N.Y.; and Providence Art Club. In 2006 he was awarded an Artist Resource Trust Foundation Grant.
Sculptor Jamey Morrill has an affinity for bringing together everyday materials that typically do not go together. His uncanny approach has nevertheless produced a compelling aesthetic that stretches conventional boundaries of sculpture.
Recent solo exhibitions of his sculpture were held at Marlboro College in Vermont, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and at the Community College of Rhode Island in Lincoln. Morrill received his MFA in sculpture from Indiana University, Bloomington, and has also exhibited his work in the Midwest.
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Marlins manager Don Mattingly already has ruled out Prado playing in any exhibition games.
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We stayed at this park. The setting is nice as you kind of feel like you are in the woods. The smell of the woods is nice when breezy. The only thing, is that the park is really close to highway 101 and you can hear the traffic. Also the water was not too inviting. It had a different color to it, and was definitely not drinkable. Overall, this was a OK park.
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This was a very nice park. We really enjoyed our stay. The walk to the river was absoutely beautiful, great for the dogs to run around on the beach. The bathrooms were very clean. The employees here were very nice and willing to help us out, with whatever we needed. We will be returning here.


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Big winners in the entertainment categories include Zack Snyers's film 300 winning best dramatic film and best action film. Disney's "Hannah Montana" and star Miley Cyrus won for best new comedy and best child role model, respectively.
Other winners include Charlie Seen as best actor for "Two and a Half Men" with child actor Angus T. Jones picking up a supporting actor award on the same series.
D'Monroe (Rent) and Patti LuPone (Sweeny Todd) were among the winners in the Broadway categories.
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For lovers of intensely beautiful and thought provoking film and music, this collaboration between world-renowned French film-maker Claire Denis and Tindersticks front man Stuart Staples is a match made in heaven.
Tindersticks are one of the most original and distinctive British acts, standing apart from both the British indie scene and the rash of Brit-pop guitar combos. Where their contemporaries are often direct, to the point and obvious, Tindersticks craft dense, meaningful songs layered with literary lyrics, intertwining melodies, brooding vocals, and gently melancholy orchestrations.
Claire Denis, a Paris-based filmmaker and one of the major artistic voices of contemporary French cinema. At the beginning of her film career, she worked as an assistant director to Dušan Makavejev, Costa Gavras, Jacques Rivette, Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders. She made her film debut in 1988 with Chocolat, and has developed a highly individualistic style, favoring visual and sound elements over dialogue, and her editing technique has been compared to jazz improvisation for its rhythmic quality.
For the past 15 years they have engaged in an inspired and fruitful partnership. With the imminent release of Claire Denis Film Scores 1996 – 2009, a boxed set collection of 6 Claire Denis film soundtracks that will be available for the first time together on CD and vinyl. This live music and cinema project was set in motion by an invitation from the San Francisco Film Festival and since then has gathered interest and momentum culminating in this UK tour.
The first part of the show combines visionary cinema with Tindersticks' unique sound where the archive has been scoured to assemble strikingly sensual and alternately meditative and shocking clips from Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Friday Night, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum and White Material. Viewed—and heard—anew, Denis's singular images will soar on screen as the band's live music envelops the venue.
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Category: royal baby names
Classic baby names can encompass several different categories. There are Biblical names, from Anne to Zachary. There are names rooted in ancient cultures, including Atticus and Juno, which have survived or are being revived today.
And then there are the classic names that have been well-used in English-speaking cultures over the decades and centuries. While classic names by any definition do move in and out of style just like other names, some manage to endure better than others and become, well, the most classic classic names.
Here, our picks for ten of the best classic baby names today.
Catherine — The Duchess formerly known as Kate has done much to swing fashion toward the C-beginning version of this most classic of girls' names. Catherine, classic in any spelling, has been borne by saints and queens along with some of the most inspiring literary heroines, including Heathcliff's Cathy of Wuthering Heights. Greek for "pure," Catherine comes in countless international variations and with a wide range of nicknames. Most stylish today are Cate or Kate or the vintage-feeling Kay or Kitty.
Our thanks to Anna Otto of Waltzing More than Matilda for allowing us to reprint this condensed version of her fascinating blog. See the whole post here.
Royal babies have been on everyone's mind lately, and we recently saw two babies born in the royal family within less than a month of each other.
Not only have been people been doing web searches for Prince George and Maud Windsor, they've been searching for royal baby names in general, uncommon royal names, and royal names that nobody else is using. So here is a list of queens and princesses connected to English royal houses by either birth or marriage, whose names aren't popular or common.
Adeliza of Louvain married Henry I, and became queen of England. She didn't produce any royal heirs; however, after Henry's death she re-married, and had seven children and is an ancestor of many of the noble English families. William the Conqueror had a daughter called Adeliza, named after his sister – the name wasn't uncommon amongst Norman–French aristocracy. Adeliza is a medieval English form of Adelais, a short form of the original old Germanic form of Adelaide. It's pronounced ad-uh-LEE-za. Although it doesn't have any connection to the name Elizabeth, it looks like a combination of Adele and Eliza, and might feel like a way to honour relatives who have variants of these names.
So….2,449 people named their baby girls Reese last year. Which means that upon meeting those 2,449 little girls, almost everyone for the rest of their lives is going to say, Reese? You mean R-E-E-S-E? As in Reese Witherspoon?
If you name your baby Reese and you're NOT a Legally Blonde maniac, you're going to have some 'splaining to do. Because names like Reese — and Aaliyah and Ashton and Miley and Penn — are so closely tied to one celebrity that people can't help but think that choosing the name amounts to major fandom.
And thousands of parents every year choose names that are inspired by celebrities.
In fact at this very moment, an untold number of new parents in Britain are waiting to hear the royal baby name so they can adopt it for their own already-born children.
So our question of the week is: Can you imagine you'd be one of them?
By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain
We love to talk about celebrities who choose far-out names for their children. But how about those who take the royal route, giving their kids names that are more Buckingham Palace than Hollywood play date?
I thought there might be oodles of starbabies with monarch-worthy monikers. But if we've learned anything from the Great Kate Wait, it's that the list of possible names for a new prince or princess is pretty short.
Plenty of high profile parents play it safe, sticking with popular picks like Ava and Zoe, or traditional names like Daniel and Joseph. But despite their popularity and long history of use, those aren't names fit for a future king or queen
Many of the names rumored to be on the royal shortlist are rare in Tinsel Town. Alexandra, Caroline, Victoria, Diana, and Anne are seldom heard, and the same is true for the boys' list. Then again, actor Sean Astin has three regally named girls, and Eva Herzigova's three sons all wear royal appellations, too.
Even if the royal baby is born this week as predicted, we may not know the royal baby name for some time.
But we can guess, can't we?
Guess the full royal baby name, complete with multiple middles in the correct order FOR ONE GENDER ONLY, and win your choice of any item in the Nameberry store, up to a value of $100!
For inspiration, Prince William's full name is William Arthur Philip Louis. Prince Harry is officially Henry Charles Albert David.
Prince Edward's daughter is named Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary, and his son is James Alexander Philip Theo.
While four names are usual for the British royals, they're not strictly required. Princess Beatrice is Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, while her sister is Eugenie Victoria Helena.
What's your guess for the full name of the imminent royal baby, child of William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (just so we're absolutely clear which royal baby we're talking about)?
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Bumbling Guests at the Waldorf-Astoria Sweeten the Menu
As city restaurants search for ever more locally sourced foods, the Waldorf-Astoria has enlisted some very buzzy workers for the task.
On the 20th floor of the hotel, 50-70,000 European honey bees check in and out of six hives. Each of the copper-roofed structures has its own name, and its own queen. There's: I (bee) NY, Empire Hive of Mind, the Royal Hive (painted the same baby blue as the Royal suite), Waldorf Hive of Fame (with the names of celebrity guests painted on the side), Presidential Sweet and one hive that remains to be named.
The hives were installed in April and are expected to produce 400-500 pounds of honey. The Waldorf uses about 1,000 pounds of honey a year, according to Meg Towner, the social media manager at the hotel.
Urban beekeeping has exploded since 2010 when the city legalized rooftop hives.
The InterContinental New York Times Square hotel and the Ace Hotel both have rooftop hives.
There are 160 registered hives in the city, said Andrew Cote, the president of the New York City Beekeepers Association. But Cote says there may be as many as 400, since many bumbling bee keepers fail to notify the Department of Health, which is legally required 30 days after establishing a hive.
Cote is a full time beekeeper, tends the Waldorf-Astoria hives and lobbied the city to legalize bee keeping. He's noticed that certain neighborhoods have too many hives now. He pinpointed areas like the East Village, Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Park Slope as neighborhoods that have more bees than flowers for pollination.
"Essentially, the foraging ground in some areas is being divided so much as to render the foraging grounds for the bees inadequate. Inadequate for excess honey and for their own sustainment," he said.
He compares it to splitting one cookie between two kids, and a classroom full of kids. "Now more kids are eating this cookie. And that's not good."
Cote visits the bees at the Waldorf once a week to check for disease and to makes sure the queen is healthy and laying eggs in a good pattern. He said when bees don't have proper ventilation or are diseased they'll swarm, meaning they'll leave the hive and not return. When they swarm, they're not dangerous, but they may perch in inconvenient locations, like stop signs, sideview mirrors, traffic lights and mail boxes until they find a proper home.
The Waldorf-Astoria bees are expected to pollinate flowers in Central Park, Bryant Park and along Fifth Avenue. Executive chef David Garcelon is looking forward to sweetening his ice cream with honey, and has been working on a wild mushroom chowder and honey poppyseed salad dressing, as well as sweetening the famed Waldorf Salad with fresh honey.
"It's like any ingredient, it's always important to know where your ingredients are coming from," Garcelon said. "We know exactly where this is coming from and it's a unique story we can tell our guests."


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Touch a Truck a big hit for area children
GREENVILLE— The first really perfect day of spring couldn't have come at a better time for kids and parents attending this year's Touch a Truck event, sponsored by the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department.
Held Saturday afternoon at the Meijer parking lot on Washington Street, the event featured fire trucks, ice cream wagons, dump trucks, ladder trucks, sky cranes, military transports and a host of other four (or more) wheeled vehicles.
According to Kara Tiesworth, recreation programmer, who organized the event, the weather played at least some part in the event's excellent turnout.
"You couldn't have asked for a nicer day," Tiesworth said. "It's just beautiful."
From the moment the event started at 1 p.m., children and parents crowded around the big rigs, waiting for their chance to climb behind the wheels, honk the horns and ring the bells.
Montcalm Township firefighter Brad Patteen said this was his first Touch a Truck event and that he was having a good time showing children the ins and outs of his truck.
"They really get a kick out of it," Patteen said. "(Attendance) has been pretty steady so far."
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Steamboat Springs After five years without a varsity program, the Steamboat Springs High School girls lacrosse team returns to the varsity ranks.
Apparently, the team could contend in the Mountain League, as well.
Steamboat beat Durango, 5-3, and Battle Mountain, 6-1, in a pair of scrimmages during the weekend.
"We're definitely stronger than last year," coach Betsy Frick said.
The team features 18 players who will play 15 Mountain League games.
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police said four people were injured in a Tuesday morning, two-vehicle accident near Middlebury Beef Supply that closed Route 7 to traffic for more than five hours.
MARY HOGAN ELEMENTARY School principals Tom Buzzell and Steve Lindeman didn't have to eat their words last week, but they did have to eat bugs after the Middlebury school's students met the principals' challenge by reading 562,653 minutes during a month-long read-a-thon. The students erupted with screams and laughter with each crunchy bite. Students pictured are: Jolee Heffernan, Amelia Coburn, Kylie Bean, Dylan Field, Julian Cotell and Aislynne McGill.
FERRISBURGH — A recently awarded state grant will help a Ferrisburgh slaughterhouse stay in business and preserve its dozen jobs while it seeks to expand into a new, larger plant in Middlebury, said Middlebury Business Development Director Jamie Gaucher.
The Ferrisburgh selectboard this summer agreed at Gaucher's suggestion to apply for a $25,000 Regional Economic Development Grant from the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services. Those economic development grants are intended to improve infrastructure to help a business in a town.
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BRANDON — Brenda Fleming, SFO, a school business official with Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union in Brandon, was recently awarded the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO) certification by the Association for School Business Officials International (ASBO International).
MIDDLEBURY — The board of directors of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) announces the appointment of J. Michael "Mike" Smiles as the museum's new executive director. Smiles assumes the role from Erick Tichonuk, who is stepping down from the position. He begins the leadership role on Jan. 5.
CORNWALL — A custom operator from Addison County recently visited France for a first-hand look at Michelin's agricultural tire technologies and how they help farmers improve crop performance.
SALISBURY — If Santa Claus and his reindeer lose their way over Addison County on Christmas Eve and are having trouble finding Salisbury, there will be no need to panic. All they have to do is scan below for a sight that may even be visible from outer space: Wayne and Diane Smith's residence at 44 North Pond Road.
It is home to one of the most festive and illuminated outdoor holiday displays in the region.
BRISTOL — Bristol Elementary School students will be the first to tell you that a 21st-century education is not just about the reading, writing and arithmetic. These kids are computer programmers, too.
Every student, from kindergarten through sixth grade, for the last week took part in computer coding lessons taught by Bristol Elementary librarian Kyra Ginalski and Gillian McGarvey, a parent who works in the technology sector.
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Date of Stay: October, 2010
This place is amazing! We had late check in and more than the required paperwork was available and waiting for us. It is well lit and I am not kidding when I say this is the cleanest park I have ever seen. Everything is perfect and brand new. You cannot be disappointed here!
Date of Stay: October, 2010
We were very disappointed in this park. Our rate was over $100 but I could not put 3#s in the box. We way overpaid for this park. It was partially flooded and was not mowed. It was almost completely deserted except for just a few of us, and from first glace it was obvious why. The waterfront sites did not have hook up and sewer on the same side. Sites were very skinny with holes everywhere where it looked like pipes once were. This is a health nightmare as most of the pipes did not have caps and certain areas smelled like you know what. Do not be fooled by the "security." There is a gate going in but not out! There is no nightime security so you just go in through the exit. This looks like it was once a nice park and it is huge. Needs serious clean up and owners that care. The phone number rings to some company up north, and it shows in their campground. One last thing: it is in the middle of nowhere, 20-30 minutes to any place you want to go. There are lots of clean and average price campgrounds in the Keys, so pick something else. Try Marathon or a State Park. Good Luck.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
I stayed here over Labor Day weekend with my husband and 4 kids age 6 to 16. We live on the coast only 1.5 hours away, and we were still blown away with how beautiful it is. I would recommend this park to anyone. We stayed in the Gulf campground (there are 2). Towards the end of the loop is a new bath house that is very nice. The other bath houses are older, and although I did not go in them, I heard other campers commenting on them that they were not near as nice. We took our bikes, and all the kids kept busy riding around. There is no park store, but there are a few stores 5-7 miles down the road. The sites are on bumpy, narrow roads, and we ended up just pulling in instead of backing in. They have a nice marina, and you dock for free if you are staying in the park. I highly recommend this park for some serious R&R. Enjoy!
Date of Stay: August, 2010
We live locally and stayed at this park for 1 night. The campsites are actually on the Bay not the ocean, but are beautiful and the natural environment has been well preserved. We did not take our bikes, and it is a pretty long haul to to the beaches. We saw lots of wildlife including 2 gators. My kids enjoyed the beach hikes and the nature trails. My boys even walked up on a deer on the way to the bathrooms, and I think they were more scared than the deer. For people that want to stay close to the beach and still enjoy all that old Florida offers then this is the place for you.


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Children's ministry is the Rodney Dangerfield of church life: It just don't get no respect.
The surveys we have conducted among senior pastors consistently reveal that only one out of every five considers their church's ministry to children to be one of its most important efforts. That does not mean that children are not deemed to be important or that the congregations ignore kids. But the primary focus of most churches—as evidenced by the programs, budgeting and staffing—is taking care of adults. Research indicates that many pastors deem children's ministry to be a necessary evil rather than one of the defining, foundational ministries of a church—something to endure rather than an outreach to prioritize, invest in and enjoy.
Having studied numerous dimensions of ministry in depth over the past quarter century, I have concluded that ministry to children is one of the most strategic and important activities of any church. Please allow me to offer some thoughts on why ministry to children deserves to be among your top priorities.
1. Time is of the essence.
In tracking the life-transformation process, we have learned that genuine spiritual and moral growth is most likely to occur among children, not adults. This does not mean adults are unimportant in the process; God has given them the crucial role of nurturing and caring for young people. Yet in many ways, it appears that the spiritual battle in people's lives is largely won or lost during their formative years, when God relies upon believers to shape the spirit of children while Satan seeks to destroy their moral foundations.
Emphasizing ministry to children is critical because of the nature of their personal development. Our research confirmed that the moral foundations of the typical person are developed by the age of 9; that the dominant faith commitments of a person are generally in place by age 13; and that a person's faith perspectives, habits and beliefs are also formed when he is young, normally solidified by the time he reaches his teen years.
2. Kids hold the key to the expanding church.
As a pastor, your heart is for the church—both local and global—to grow. The evangelistic gospel, at its core, is about outgrowth. What we must understand, however, is that children are central to that outcome.
Unchurched adults evaluate many aspects of church life when they contemplate connecting with a church, but one of the three most important aspects they study is how their children will be cared for. In addition, our studies consistently show that children are among the most aggressive and effective evangelistic agents in the Christian community. Once they connect with Christ, their enthusiasm knows no bounds, and they naturally share the good news with their peers and parents.
As we think about our legacy and the future of the church, remember that today's children are the church leaders of tomorrow. We discovered that among the adults presently in church leadership positions, more than four out of five had been very active in church life as a child.
3. Early lessons stick.
Perhaps the most startling revelation from our research is the dramatic impact of teaching biblical principles to people when they are young. We compared the theological perspectives of people from age 13 and above. The result was that the theological beliefs of young people were virtually identical to the beliefs of every other age group. In essence, what you believe when you are young changes little, if at all, once you reach the teen and adult years.
Stated differently, what you believe at age 13 is most likely what you will die believing. Whatever teaching and preaching you receive subsequent to age 13 primarily reinforces and clarifies rather than introduces or alters your religious beliefs.
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Revenge of the Cats
After years of gross incompetence, mismanagement and sheer contempt for life, the nightmare that is the Orange County Animal Shelter may finally be ending.
On Jan. 4, county health officials placed Dr. Richard Evans, the shelter's hated chief veterinarian, on administrative leave for the duration of a probe into why so many of the shelter's cats are sick and dying. Twenty-four hours later, Evans simply quit, ending eight years of misery for the shelter's animals and the people trying to adopt them.
Evans was unquestionably the scariest aspect of the county's scary shelter—especially concerning cats. It was reportedly Evans' policy to euthanize cats by plunging a hypodermic full of poison into the cat's liver, a painful procedure that often took 15 minutes to kill the animal. That's why it's altogether fitting that a murderous outbreak of feline distemper that has so far killed 27 cats brought about his downfall. Call it the revenge of the cats.
"It's a horrible, contagious disease," said Robert Newman, a member of the shelter's advisory board and a longtime critic of Evans' attitude and methods. "I've been hearing of cases for the past three months. But even more egregious was the officials' refusal to acknowledge the problem. They let people take infected animals home and infect and kill pets they already had."
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Newman and others have long criticized Evans for medieval conditions at the shelter—conditions that almost certainly led to the distemper outbreak. Distemper is deadly and spreads swiftly; it's also easily preventable, using the most basic medicines and methods usable. But Evans kept as many as 30 cats to a cage—a shocking disregard for life considering that more humane shelters prefer one cat per cage. In addition, the cages were outside and only partially shielded from the elements. Given that, the distemper outbreak was hardly a surprise.
Even less surprising was Evans' response: do nothing.
"Evans had the unmitigated gall to look shocked when this happened," said Newman. "But Evans has always maintained a hands-off, 'this is my shelter' attitude. When I complained to him before, he told me, 'You won't be telling me how to run my shelter.' Well, excuse me, but the shelter belongs to the county."
Evans compounded his troubles by lying to his health-care agency bosses, telling them the disease was part of a regionwide outbreak. In fact, it was localized to the shelter.
Had Evans stayed, he would have assumed responsibility for the shelter's complete spaying and neutering program for dogs and cats. That job now falls to Dr. Todd Kopit, a member of the shelter's advisory board until his appointment as interim chief veterinarian. Kopit also performs cat-spaying work for the county.
For Newman at least, Evans' exit is welcome news. "Everything fell into place," he said. "Previously there had always been problems, but officials were always able to skate by. The mix was right at this time."
Evans was unavailable for comment.
Evans' abrupt departure was hailed by animal-rights activists who had hoped for even better news: that Evans' boss at the shelter, interim director Mark McDorman, would follow his No. 2 out the door. McDorman is a holdover from the shelter's darkest days, when he served beneath then-director Judy Maitlen for seven years. When Maitlen retired nine months ago, McDorman took her job while officials at the County Hall of Administration launched a search for a permanent director—a position for which McDorman was said to have the inside track. But as activists rallied against him, a catalogue of the shelter's failures emerged. Today, McDorman is looking less the likely winner—and more and more the loser in a nasty cat fight.
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Denver, Colo., Mar 14, 2014 / 11:22 am (CNA).- The Augustine Institute has released on DVD the first ten episodes of "Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained," a formation program that comprehensively covers the Catholic faith. Edward Sri, Augustine Institute theology professor and director of the Symbolon program, said it is intended to address "a fragmented understanding of the faith" common among many Catholics. "We wanted to build a series that walks … [Read more...]
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Yankees F5 +.5 (-115) Betonline
I do know that the Mariners have scored more runs off of LHP's than anyone in baseball, however, they've had almost 200 more at bats v/LHP than most teams, as people go after the M's that way. I suppose they figure that often times the Mariners have as many as 7, usually the first four, LHH's in the lineup. Anyhow, they haven't seen Nuno, and several of the Yankees, who are a better bet on the road, have seen Iwakuma and hit him a little. Add that to the long flight back from Florida last night for the M's, and we'll just take the bullpen out of the equation. Truthfully, that's the only reason I can't back New York (yet) for the full game. Add to this the fact that Seattle came into New York for a ONE game series last week, and won 10-2. As if the slumping Yankees needed more motivation, and with last night off I'd expect all starters in for them.
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The Rays have seen a bit of Wainright since several of them were in the NL, and they've had some success. Take the Rays pen out of the equation, and the fact that Wainright doesn't have a pitcher to pitch around (they use a DH in the AL in case anyone didn't catch the indirectness), and the fact that the Cards haven't seen Odorizzi, who pitched a little better than his stats look against the Fish, and we're done with that one, too. And of course the significant move to Tampa for the game doesn't hurt, either. Should almost be a F5 GOY :)
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In the first major study presented, ACTG 241, a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial, researchers followed 398 subjects for 48 weeks at 16 participating investigational sites. All subjects entering the study had advanced HIV infection with CD4 cell counts of less than or equal to 350 (mean CD4 cell count for these patients was 153). The study compared the combination of AZT, ddI, and viramune to the combination of AZT, ddI, and placebo. Subjects in this trial had received extensive prior nucleoside therapy. The ACTG 241 study found that the combination of AZT, ddI, and viramune increased CD4 cell count significantly more than AZT, ddI, and placebo combination. In a substudy, viral markers were followed. In these subjects the combination of AZT, ddI, and viramune, reduced the viral load significantly more than AZT, ddI, and placebo, throughout the 48 weeks of the trial. The clinical significance of changes in viral RNA has not been established.
The second major study presented, BI 1046, an international randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial, investigated viramune in previously untreated subjects. The six-month results from this twelve-month study compared the combinations of AZT, ddI, and viramune; AZTand ddI; and viramune and AZT in 151 HIV-1 infected subjects with CD4 counts between 200 and 600. Changes in CD4 counts through 28 weeks: levels of CD4 in those randomized to AZT plus ddI plus viramune, and AZT plus ddI remained significantly above baseline; however there was no significant difference between these arms. The triple drug regimen containing viramune decreased the viral load below the limit of detection in about two-thirds of the subjects, which was significantly greater than either double therapy regimen.
In controlled clinical trials, the most common viramune side effect was rash, which in 7.6% of subjects was considered severe. Increases in the liver enzymes occurred in 5-10% of subjects compared with 2-5% in controls. No data are available on disease progression or survival, however clinical endpoint studies are underway.
Viramune is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), which has a different mechanism of action and a distinct side effect profile from other classes of currently approved antiretrovirals. While the nucleoside analogues prevent the growth of the DNA chain, non-nucleoside drugs directly inactivate the enzyme.
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NYU and Harvard Learn From Rockaway
Even before Hurricane Sandy, environmentalists, urban planners, entrepreneurs, engineers and other long term thinkers were greatly interested in the Rockaways and Broad Channel.
Since the storm, even greater interest has been generated around how best to recover, to rebuild and build better. The Rockaways are now offering a real-life lesson in economics, infrastructure, transportation, resilience, self-sustainability, energy use, social policy, area history, crisis management, communications and more to those looking toward the future worldwide.
As an example, two groups of urban planning and policy students, one from NYU, one from Harvard, recently visited the area to learn all they could learn. A group of about twenty-two students from the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy of the New York University School of Law, lead by Research Assistant Dani Rosen and Associate Director Susan Latham, came to the area on Friday, February 15th.
They were met by representatives of the New York City Housing Authority and Arverne By The Sea to get an inside look at how different types of housing fared through the storm and what factors, positive and negative, were involved.
They were also met by Dan Guarino of The Wave, who gave them a background on Rockaway's history, the boardwalk, bungalows, the hurricane, aftermath, recovery and rebuilding.
Living in New York, many students were affected by the hurricane. Associate Director Latham was part of her Queens neighborhood's relief efforts to bring food and supplies to the Rockaways.
Supporting the local economy, the Furman Center group enjoyed lunch at Dalton's Seaside Grill.
A second diverse group of students, under the direction of Associate Professor Joyce Klein Rosenthal, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Co-coordinator of the Advanced Studies Program in Risk and Resilience, came from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD).
As part of Harvard's Department of Urban Planning and Design, they covered a wide swath of the peninsula from Beach 25th Street to Breezy Point. All were also staying New York over several days.
At various points in the area, students met with urban planner/land use expert Walter Meyer, a Harvard GSD alumnus, Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association president Richard George, Dan Guarino, and Breezy Point resident and businessman Tom Fox.
Like the NYU group, the two dozen Harvard students expressed interest in a wide range of topics, including hospitals, transportation, environmental issues, supermarkets, business recovery and economic development.
Going through the Cross Bay Bridge toll plaza, on the way to lunch at Rock N Roll Bagels in Broad Channel, one student asked if they passed into Brooklyn. It didn't make sense to pay a toll within the same borough.
Students, faculty and Rockaway guides enjoyed lively exchanges throughout the day and all reported coming away having learned a great deal.


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January 13, 2012 is National Rubber Ducky Day
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Today is National Rubber Ducky Day! In 1970, Jim Henson performed the song "Rubber Duckie" as Ernie on Sesame Street, and the rubber duck bath toy has been an iconic American symbol ever since. Rubber ducks have been around since the rise of the rubber industry in the late 1800s, but no one knows their exact origin.
Did you know that in January of 1992, a shipment of 29,000 rubber duckies fell off a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean? By 2007, the "Friendly Floatees" had traveled 17,000 miles around the world on the ocean currents. Some are still afloat today! Over the years, people reported sightings in Indonesia, Australia, South America, the Bering Straight, the Arctic, and (eventually) the Atlantic Ocean.
Happy Rubber Ducky Day!