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A Star Is Born (If AOL Rebounds)
By DAVID CARR
Published: January 19, 2003
DON LOGAN, chairman of AOL Time Warner's media and communications group, is often described as an apolitical, unpretentious man with more interest in outwitting fish than corporate foes.
Even so, he seems to have an equal affinity for both endeavors. After 10 years of running Time Inc., one of the company's smaller and more stable divisions, Mr. Logan last summer secured one of the top three positions at AOL Time Warner, the world's largest media company.
He was one of the many executives whose vociferous complaints helped drive out Robert W. Pittman, the chief operating officer, last summer. And in the six months since Mr. Logan was handed oversight of the struggling America Online division, he has firmly established his own control over the division's future, no matter the views of its founder, Stephen M. Case.
Last weekend, Mr. Case announced that he would step down as chairman in May, and on Thursday the company announced that Richard D. Parsons, the chief executive, would add the position of chairman to his duties.
The latest corporate moves mean that the game belongs to the old Time Warner crew now, a shocking development considering it was Time Warner that sold itself to AOL two years ago. Besides America Online and Time Inc., Mr. Logan oversees Time Warner Cable and the AOL Time Warner Book Group. Jeffrey L. Bewkes, the veteran HBO executive and Mr. Logan's equal, has responsibility for the music, movie and television network divisions.
The most vexing problems facing the company, however, belong to America Online. Mr. Logan privately railed against AOL's acquisition of Time Warner. But now he appears to realize that while the architects of the merger may be gone, they have taken all the excuses with them.
If America Online does bounce back on Mr. Logan's watch, and the other divisions he oversees continue to churn out earnings, he could join Mr. Bewkes as a potential candidate to eventually succeed Mr. Parsons as AOL Time Warner's chief executive. But if the unit's troubles continue to drag down the company's stock, or if cable, magazines or books falter, both Mr. Logan and Mr. Parsons could find their positions under attack.
Mr. Logan, 58, a former NASA programmer who was born in Mobile, Ala., is a large man who looks like just another back-office lifer as he arrives at the corporate headquarters in Manhattan many mornings with a brown bag containing coffee. Except that he gets off the elevator at a far loftier floor and makes decisions with implications in the billions.
AN Internet skeptic who once famously likened the medium to a black hole after he noticed its remarkable ability to make money disappear, Mr. Logan never dreamed that it would grow big enough to swallow the company he helped build.
His distaste for the merger with AOL seems to have fueled his willingness to make it work. He was, and is, personally offended that the value of the company's stock and its employees' retirement plans has been diminished since the deal closed two years ago. The stock closed on Friday at $14.81, off 74 percent since then. And though rumblings abound that America Online may eventually be spun off or sold, those options could never recover the merger's cost.
But turning around America Online will not be easy for Mr. Logan and Jonathan F. Miller, the division's chairman, whom Mr. Logan, Mr. Parsons and Mr. Case hired last summer. Although America Online is still profitable and its margins are better than the parent company's music and movie divisions, they are rapidly diminishing. America Online's customers are increasingly shifting to high-speed Internet access, an area in which AOL faces much lower margins and much tougher competition. Its cash flow is expected to drop to $1.4 billion in 2002, from $2.3 billion in 2001, almost wholly a result of a drastic falloff in ad revenue. American advertising and e-commerce revenue, which totaled $2.3 billion in 2001, is expected to come in at $1.2 billion in 2002.
America Online's performance under Mr. Logan may be the last shot the division has at avoiding the kind of communications obsolescence not seen since the telephone relegated the telegraph to second-class status. AOL Time Warner executives have said AOL has a year to 18 months to show progress.
Mr. Logan's ascension in the company has reassured Wall Street, where he's known for delivering steady and growing profits at Time Inc. ''Once everybody started talking about the elephant in the room, which was what a fiasco this really was and the business is in a free fall, Logan seemed like a logical choice,'' said John Tinker, an analyst at Blaylock & Partners. ''People began to admit that maybe AOL was not a big growth company, and that is not unlike the situation he confronted when he came to Time Inc.''
WHEN Mr. Logan was summoned to Time Inc. headquarters in New York in 1992 from the offices of Southern Progress in Birmingham, Ala., he took over a stagnant magazine business that some said was washed up and was in danger of being spun off. That year, the company had earnings of $328 million before interest, depreciation, taxes and amortization. By 2001, the company produced $909 million in similar earnings, capping 10 years of growth. He enjoyed the success, but never was one for a victory lap in the news media.
''Don seems to believe that the stake that sticks out is the one that gets pounded in,'' said Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief of Time Inc. (True to form, Mr. Logan declined an interview.)


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text: How to get sleep: 4 sleep-friendly scents Having trouble falling asleep? Add some aromatherapy to your nighttime ritual and you'll be in a sweet slumber in no time. By Robin Heron 2012-01-20 00:00:00 ©istockphoto.com/Kasiam With the demands that come from career, family and friends, it can be difficult to relax – even when the day is over. According to Statistics Canada one in every seven Canadians aged 15 or over reported insomnia symptoms, and it is more common amongst women than men. So, if you find yourself tossing and turning, or staring at the clock as minutes of precious sleep-time slip away, perhaps it's time to add a little aromatherapy to your nighttime routine. Here are four sleep-friendly scents that are sure to sooth your senses and pave the way to a restful night. Lavender Perhaps the most popular soothing nighttime scent, lavender has been recognized as an effective sleep aid through generations of folk medicine, and has been used in soaps, sachets and perfumes for centuries. And now a study at Wesleyan University by Dr. Namni Goel shows that there is a scientific basis to lavender's medicinal properties. The study showed that after smelling lavender essential oil before bed, participants experienced an increased amount of time spent in slow-wave sleep, the restful and restorative sleep phase. Additionally, the study showed that while the lavender helped both men and women get a better sleep, it was more effective in female subjects. To experience the lure of lavender, try adding a few drops of a lavender essential oil to a nighttime bath, or tuck a lavender sachet underneath your pillow. Chamomile The daisy-like chamomile flowers of both the German and Roman variety produce a sweet apple scent, and can be found in teas, essential oils, and dried sachets. Chamomile is known to ease tension and promote relaxation of both the mind and body, and in addition to working as a sleep-aid, its calming influence has been recommended to ease the emotional symptoms of PMS and menopause. Inhaling the aroma while sipping a nighttime cup of chamomile tea 30 minutes before bed can set the stage for a peaceful slumber, or place a few drops of chamomile essential oil in an aromatherapy diffuser in your bedroom. Jasmine The scent of fragile jasmine flowers may be more famed for its aphrodisiac properties, but historically jasmine has also been prized for its calming sedative effect, and was used to treat depression, stress and anxiety. Recently, jasmine's sleep-friendly effects were highlighted in a study conducted by Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, assistant professor of psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University. Researchers found that a slight hint of jasmine in the air where study participants were sleeping led to a deeper sleep, and subjects reported increased levels of alertness throughout the next day. Make your own linen spray by mixing 2 ounces of distilled water and 25 drops of jasmine essential oil in a spray bottle, shaking thoroughly before each use, or try applying a jasmine-scented lotion before bed. Vanilla Not just for cookies and cakes, the mouthwatering scent of vanilla has long been recognized for its anti-depressant and tranquilizing qualities, lowering blood pressure and promoting feelings of well being and calm. In fact, in a study by Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City in the early 90s, patients reported 63 per cent less overall anxiety when undergoing MRI scans when the scent of vanilla was present in the room. Drift off into a sweetly scented sleep with a few drops of essential oil on a handkerchief underneath your pillow. Or, try relaxing sore muscles with vanilla-scented massage oil. Page 1 of 1 Read more: • The benefits of a good night's sleep • 5 simple steps to a sleep-friendly bedroom • 10 ways to improve your Zzzzs Related Video Top tips for creating a relaxing bedtime routine A bedtime routine will help you unwind before bed, signalling to your body that it's time to sleep. Here's how to create a routine of your own. See more like this video


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Help Game of Quests For A Chance to Win A Fit Bit Ends Ends 3/12
Help Game of Quests For A Chance to Win a Fit Bit Ends 3/12. Your probably wondering what Game of Quests is. Game of Quests is an activity tracking app that also is set to entertain as well. If you ask me I think this is a great combination. I normally don't post stuff like this but an app like this has great potential. When I say great potential I mean great! It gets you moving. I know myself and my kids would love this!
"Food Brings People Together" – Red Gold Tomatoes Review and Giveaway
If you recently seen the new Red Gold Tomatoes TV ad, then you have seen that it highlights that food brings people together. Red Gold Tomatoes is a family owned and operated business. The best part about Red Gold Tomatoes is that it only works with local family farms to grow their great tasting tomatoes to ensure that our families are getting a product that has been grown with love and care.
If you noticed the TV ad then you have seen the main dish highlighted, that would be Lasagna. Lasagna is a great family friendly dish. In fact it is one our family favorites. I don't make it often but when I do you can bet it doesn't last long.
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Have you heard of CosmoCamp? They make apps for children ages 2-5 available on the App Store, Google Play and for Kindle Fire. CosmoCamp apps are interactive learning games and story books for young children. Check out our most recent review of CosmoCamp Music, CosmoCamp Color Hunt, and the interactive storybook – The Space Race. My kids love all of the CosmoCamp games and story books that we have tried, and I know that yours will love them too!


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Scammers making their way across the country are tricking people into believing a special federal government assistance program is available to pay their utility bills.
It is sometimes described as a bailout from the Obama administration. Victims are given bank account and routing numbers to use when paying their bills online after they surrender their social security numbers and other personal data during registration.
This program is a scam. There is no such utility payment assistance program.


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Over the years I have aquired several sets of wheels for my bikes. Whenever I get a new bike it has the standard wheels on it, and I must admit that the cheap bikes I have had- always had cheap wheels fitted. Then I got my Kona Explosif about 11 years ago and that had quality wheels. XT hubs with Mavic rims and double butted spokes. They were handbuilt aswell and this was on a highish grade of Standard type bike. Those wheels on the Kona ruined me as far as wheels are concerned- from now on every wheel had to be handbuilt. I use one particular builder and for those in the UK it is Merlin cycles. Top grade handbuilt wheels at a sensible price. Then again - my wheels do go through a lot of punishment with the offroad riding that I do. In the last 10 years I have bought 4 pairs of XT hubs to Mavic rims, and this is the standard of wheel that I use. The Kona proved that it is a good standard for a wheel and that is what I have stuck with. Only point is that I wear out the rims with the "V" brakes so whenever I start to get a bend in the rims with the tyres inflated- I do not re-rim- I buy new wheels. Then I bought a special offer pair of Hope Lightweight Hubs on mavic rims. These hubs have replacable bearings (Not ball and cone like most hubs) and are no longer made so I do re-rim these hubs about every 2 years. Superb hubs that are lightweight and worth rebuilding. Then another pair of wheels 1994 XTR hubs on mavic rims again and these are replacable bearings again. These are special occasion wheels and have the slicks fitted so do not get used often and are still the original rims.
Then I bought a pair of Mavic crossride wheels. Not the best Mavic wheels around but still better than the average. That was in 2000 and was probably the worst set of wheels I have- or used to be. I did a wet ride in 2001 with them and the freehub started playing up by missing the pawls aoccasionally, and then they finally siezed up about a month after the ride. Still used the front as a spare but the rear wheel went up in the roof of the garage. About a month ago I took the wheel down and before ditching it, took it to my LBS to see if they could rebuild it. New set of pawls and new bearings and $50 later and I have another set of superb wheels. These wheels are yet another pair of top grade wheels in my collection.
Then Again I have the Tandem. Wheels on this are a problem. They have to be tough to take the pounding we give them offroad, and the all up weight of 400lbs. They have to be strong and I contacted Merlin's to sort out the wheels for these. If I thought the Solo wheels were a bit on the pricey side- these were going to be expensive at around $550 a pair. Went with merlins recommendation and Hope Bigun Hubs with the full downhill spec Mavic rim and Straight gauge quality spokes. They worked so well, that I got another pair with the same hubs and spokes built by my LBS but with a better quality rim- Nothing wrong with the Old rims, but this was year later and a better rim had come out.
There. I have got it out. I have a wheel fetish. I keep buying them, keep spending a fortune on re rimming them, or getting re-trued after a hard downhill or respoked after a seasons riding, But it is worth it. One of my friends also uses Merlin wheels and has come up to my standard of XT hubs and Mavic rims- He weighs around 250 lbs and until he got onto the handbuilt wheels he used to buy a new pair of wheels every year or so. His latest Merlin wheels have lasted 2 years and they even build a special wheel for him with 36 extra strong spokes and a tougher rim, but he is now convinced as I am that Handbuilt wheels are the way to go. The price he pays for his good quality handbuilt rims is less than the machine built standard lower quality wheel set from a standard bike shop.
Handbuilt wheels will seem a bit on the pricey side for some of our recreational members but I can tell you, they are worth it. A machine built wheel is not a well built wheel. By getting handbuilt wheels you are getting the years of experience of an expert, and also taking advantage of his buying power so finish up with a sensible price on an excellent pair of wheels. Then there is the investment- Handbuilt wheels do last longer. Then top of all my reasons for buying them- They work better.
Sorry about my spouting on, but What do others think about their wheels and the quality of them?


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I'm looking for a chair to sit around camp in. Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a chair to sit around camp in. Any suggestions?
Look at those Cascade Design chairs that use your sleeping pad.
I thought of that while riding my bicycle. ~ Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity
The thermarest chairs and their various cheaper knockoffs are about the most comfortable because of the back support. I have used lightweight three-leg stools in the past but they don't have back support (which is solved if there is a nearby tree) and you have to lean to do things like cook if your utensils are on the ground.
The chair converters for inflatable mattresses are extremely useful if you have to hole up in a tent for any length of time because they are not likely to damage the floor.
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for sheer unadulterated comfort, the $50, 18 oz aluminum sling-back chair from Crazy Creek is, hands down, the most comfortable, packable camp chair i have ever used. its based on a design from the 70's, the Slinglight.
straps atop the panniers and luggage without too much issue.
So comfortable, I'm actually sitting in mine by the fireplace right now as i use my computer!
I usually find a rock, log, guardrail, or picnic table. When that fails a flat concrete or grassy surface was OK with me. Maybe twice in 73 days on the TA, I thought about a chair and settled for the tent or thermarest in their respective stuff sacks to sit on during a lunch break.
Sometimes when backpacking, I do carry a 18" square of 10 mil plastic sheet to keep my butt dry. I have not bothered when bike touring, but might if I ride in more consistently wet conditions in the future.
Members of a touring group back in Tasmania cut out rectangles of discarded closed-cell foam sleep pads to soften hard sitting surfaces. The foam is water resistant, extremely light, and can slip down against the back of inside of the pannier. A foot by nine inches is a good size.
I followed suit and found that not only did my piece soften the butt placement, it served as a useful little lap table for my PocketMail device while sitting in my tent on my "thermarest" chair. It was stiff enough to make a good surface for that purpose. I spent six months tenting as I travelled and worked, and it was probably the most effective home-made accessory I had along.
EDIT: Rounding the corners will help the pad sit better and make it easier to slide into the pannier.
Another friend and my ex-randonnee ride partner, a long-time tourer and someone who has worked extended periods in Tasmania's south-west wilderness as a track worker, introduced me to the Thermarest style of seat (after PBP 2003 -- I was seduced on the spot!). He uses a three-quarter length mattress. He just rolls up the deflated mattress and seat together and loads it on his rack.
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India by Royal Enfield
wow, that is just awesome! And only 800 pounds!
Some beach chairs are pretty light, and a few of them are quite comfortable. They're often made to be portable and easy to carry around. A light, folding chaise longue with armrests and an adjustable back support would be a hit in camp, or on the beach or lakeside, and could double as a cot and sleeping pad.
If you are looking for lighter weight, there was a guy in Southern California who used to work in the aerospace industry, who made very comfortable and extremely light folding chairs out of a magnesium alloy. They were a hit with backpackers. Don't know if anyone is still making them, but you might be able to find these chairs for sale on the internet. (I have a couple of them, and they are great. They even have a detachable headrest. They are the lightest and most thoughtfully designed backpacking chairs I've seen.)
Another option is to study the proper way to sit -- the way Buddhist monks learn to sit for many hours at a time. There is a certain art to it, and once you get it down you can be quite pain-free while sitting just about anywhere, without supports or chairs, and with a sense of balanced posture. It's a useful skill to learn.
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Not a chair, but you can sit in it... My wife bought me one for my birthday and we both can fit in it. It will be standard camping equipment for us now.
Buy a 47" long by 20" wide Thermarest sleeping pad. Cut up a closed-cell foam sleeping pad into an 18 inch x 18 inch pad to put under your feet when sleeping. When you are hanging around the campground, use the 18 inch x 18 inch pad as a warm and dry pad for when you sit on a log or a rock.
By provisioning in this way, you have a quite-light sleeping arrangement and a sitting pad for no extra weight.
I smell the spring in the smoky wind.
I've been thinking of getting the Crazy Creek Backpacker AIR Lite (REI carries the model with the higher back). It weighs about the same as the Thermarest chair converter but you don't have to dismantle your bed nor worry about a damp mattress to sleep on.
Bekologist suggested Crazy Creek's Sling-Back chair. That sounds of interest but, I can't find it on www.crazycreek.com. Does anyone know where I can find it?
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Maybe next time I see a 3/4 length one on a good sale I will grab it.
I use a 11x17 padded shipping envelope. Doubles as a nice place to keep beer cold for a few hours.
I'm sure the Thermarest is better, but the shipping envelope is free.
They're calling it the 'Cradle Lounger'. Truly is the most comfortable packable camp chair you will ever sit in. so comfortable you can sleep in it. toss it on top of the back load, or strap it on the side of one of your panniers. Crazy Creek's version is 23 oz versus the original Slinglights' 18 oz, but oh well...


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Mandriva 2009 Released
The French Linux distributor Mandriva has released its Linux edition of the same name in Version 2009.
The new version comes as expected with package updates and applications such as Kernel 2.6.27, X.org 7.3, KDE 4.12 –- alongside 3.5.10 -- Gnome 2.24, Firefox 3, a late release candidate of OpenOffice 3, Compiz fusion 0.7.8 and Virtualbox 2.0.2. New is the lightweight LXDE desktop, side by side with KDE and Gnome. With the FBReader, the new Mandriva also delivers an e-book reader.
The developers claim a 25% increase in boot speed as well as faster closedowns, hibernation and suspend/resume functions. The installer DrakX and the Mandriva Control Center not only have a new look, with Webkits rendering engine it also has a new substructure.
The Mandriva team has acknowledged that drivers and other package extras are hardly essential for most users. Depending on the hardware configuration, unnecessary software like Ati, Nvidia drivers and localizations can be wiped from the harddrive once the installation is complete.
The new version 2009 maintains compatibility with Asus netbooks and the French developers promise full hardware support for all presently available Eee PCs. Netbooks such as Acer Aspire, One and the MSI Wind are also given ample support.
Further info on the new features can be found in the release notes. Version 2009 One is available for download on the website, along with the edition "Free" which is fitted exclusively with free software.
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I'm working with graphing accelerometer data here, and I'm trying to correct for gravity. To do this, I get the acceleration vector in spherical coordinates, decrease the radius by 1g, and convert back to cartesian. This method is called on a timer every 0.03 seconds:
//poll accleration
ThreeAxisAcceleration current = self.accelerationData;
//math to correct for gravity:
float radius = sqrt(pow(current.x, 2) + pow(current.y, 2) + pow(current.z, 2));
float theta = atan2(current.y, current.x);
float phi = acos(current.z/radius);
//NSLog(@"SPHERICAL--- RADIUS: %.2f -- THETA: %.2f -- PHI: %.2f", radius, theta, phi);
radius = radius - 1.0;
float newX = radius * cos(theta) * sin(phi);
float newY = radius * sin(theta) * sin(phi);
float newZ = radius * cos(phi);
current = (ThreeAxisAcceleration){newX, newY, newZ};
//end math
NSValue *arrayVal = [NSValue value:¤t withObjCType:@encode(ThreeAxisAcceleration)];
if ([_dataHistoryBuffer count] > self.bounds.size.width) {
[_dataHistoryBuffer removeObjectAtIndex:0];
[_dataHistoryBuffer addObject:arrayVal];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
Somehow, the addition of the gravity correction is gradually slowing my code horrendously. I find it hard to believe that this amount of math can slow down the program, but yet without it it can still run through my entire display method which is quite lengthy. Are there any options I can consider here to avoid this? Am I missing something or is the math just that slow? I can comment out between the //math and //end math tags and be just fine.
Thanks for any help.
P.S. incase it may matter, to whom it may interest, I'm programming in cocoa, and this method belongs to a subclass of CALayer, with -drawInContext: implemented.


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I set up three accounts:
a) email@example.com -- a "role" account to host shared calendars
b) firstname.lastname@example.com (an administrator account)
c) email@example.com (not an admin account)
Users foo and bar had 'manager' access to a shared calendar called 'PTO' (personal time off) created by the role account.
Logged in as user 'foo', I created an event on the PTO calendar for July 25-26. I added 'foo' as an attendee and set the free/busy to 'out of office.'
Next I logged in as user 'bar' and created an event on July 25th. Under 'find attendees' I typed 'foo', who should show up as 'out of office', but no -- user 'foo' showed as available. This seems like a bug.
Then I reversed roles: still logged in as 'bar,' I created an event for 'bar' on the PTO calendar for July 23, and added 'bar' as an attendee. Immediately upon posting this, TWO copies of the event appeared in bar's calendar -- one on the PTO calendar and one on the default calendar. This makes sense to me. Why didn't this happen for foo?
Finally I logged in as 'foo' again and created an event on the 23rd. Under 'find attendees' I added 'bar,' and under the scheduling tab I was happy to see that 'bar' was marked as 'out of office.'
The big question is why these accounts are behaving differently. The accounts were actually created two months ago, but I can't see anything different in their configuration.
OTOH, there is one difference, although I don't know why it would be relevant. Notices and invitations for foo go to a non-Zimbra mail server, and do *not* show up within Zimbra mail. In contrast, notices and invitations for bar *do* show up within bar's Zimbra inbox (but not at the external mail server).
I believe the mail routing config is set by command-line utils. My systems admin is looking into this. But as I said, I'm not sure that would be relevant anyway.


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These bikes look nuts...
These bikes look nuts...
Roll of quarters... wait, that's not a roll of- AH! There it is!
wow! those are some crazy machines they look fun. I just picked up a 1984 bicycling mag from good will the other day, and saw a rowing bike for the first time and must say it looks fun. I wonder how fast you could go if you where crankin both ends with some super high gears.
I was thinking the same thing as outakontroll. That looks like fun. If you did rowing-biking one day and regular biking the next, you would have a complete workout!
ever heard of a row bike that you pedal also?
this is from the US Patent Office files
Those voices in your head aren't real, but they have some great ideas
Certainly true, but does the row/bike cost more than a boat? I was going to make a smart alec comment about getting away from cars, though, but then realized that rowers probably hate motor boats. Imagine riding on a road without lanes and vague rules about right of ways. Oh yeah, I see that on every morning ride....Originally Posted by As You Like It
Some of those bikes look a little dangerous, huh,
I want one from Vogabike or Rowbike!
row, row, row your bike
swiftly down the streeeettt
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
without pedalling feeeeett
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I've seen them for paralyzed folks. When I was in Bologna, Italy, there was a paralyzed spinning instructor who even rigged up a spin bike exactly like that and was teaching classes. Incredible.
Can't remember when ,, but yes I have seen a bike that you could use both hands a feet to propel it. That was in a magazine years ago... Popular mechanics or science or one of those. peace
There is a man in FT Lauderdale who has no use of his legs has the type which is propelled by arm motion, each arm alternates the propulsion, one arm moves rearward as the other is moving forward. I see him often On the A1A beachfront


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Wake Forest Places Six on ACC All-Academic Cross Country Team
Feb. 27, 2013
By Nick Sebesta, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
ACC All-Academic Women's Team | ACC All-Academic Men's Team
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Nicole Irving of the Wake Forest women's cross country team along with Garret Drogosch, Alexander Rose, Kent Garrett, Jake Graham and Nate Guthals of the men's squad were named to the 2012 All-ACC Academic Cross Country Teams as announced Tuesday morning by ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during their academic career. The awards are for the 2012 fall cross country season.
Irving, a junior chemistry major, earned the honor for the third straight season. This past season, she picked up All-ACC honors after finishing eighth overall and was first among Wake Forest runners at the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, Va. with a personal-best 6K time of 20:30.6. She was also named to the NCAA All-Region team.
Drogosch secured ACC All-Academic honors for the fourth straight year. He recorded several top finishes throughout the fall. Rose, Garrett, Graham and Guthals all were honored on the ACC All-Academic Team for the first time in their careers.
Rose, a native of Brisbane, Australia, competed in three meets this season. The junior, finance major finished third on the team in the NCAA Regional. Garrett who is a freshman competed in all six meets this past season and was fifth on the team at the ACC Championship.
Graham, who is a communications major and Guthals who is majoring in health and exercise science, are both seniors who ran in each meet in 2012. Guthals submitted a personal-best 8K time of 24:39.65 at the Blue Ridge Open to cross the finish line first for the Wake Forest and second overall. Graham finished fourth on the team at the ACC Championships.


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I have a 04 chevy silverado 2500 and i think the throttle body is dirty ? the truck will have a light come on that says reduced engine power and sometimes it will cut out it only happens once in awhile. is it hard to fix ? Chad
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Oklahoma State football: Parker Graham happy for another game
Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Bill Young believes that coaches actually tend to dwell on heartbreaking losses — like last week's 51-48 overtime defeat at Oklahoma — more than players.
Possibly even better for the Cowboys is a scheduling quirk that allows OSU to get back on the field Saturday morning at Baylor, rather than ending the regular season on that sour Bedlam note.
"Now, it's more like we've got all this pent-up frustration and aggression," offensive lineman Parker Graham said. "Baylor's the next game on our schedule, so that's hopefully the game we're going to take that all out on."
The high intensity of college football often leads to harmless jawing between opposing players on the field. Especially when it's a conference matchup.
OSU running back Joseph Randle has heard his fair share of in-game trash talking from Big 12 foes during his three seasons as a Cowboy.
Which opponent has consistently been the chirpiest bunch, in his mind? OU? Texas?
Nope. Baylor.
"They're the most trash-talking team that we play every year," Randle said. "Guaranteed.
"Any time somebody is stepping up to you and it's a challenge as a man … I don't know what else we're playing for, but we're playing for our pride."
Baylor has been lauded all season for its offensive firepower during its first season without former Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. Quarterback Nick Florence leads the nation in total offense, while receiver Terrance Williams is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.
The defense? That's the side of the ball that's been ridiculed by outsiders and shredded by the other potent offenses in the Big 12 for much of the season.
The last two weeks, however, the Big 12's Defensive Player of the Week has come from Baylor.
Linebacker Eddie Lackey followed cornerback Joe Williams for the honor after his performance against Texas Tech last week. He had two interceptions — including one that was returned 55 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown and gave the Bears their first lead of the game — and a fumble recovery in a 52-45 overtime victory.
"A lot of people dream about taking it to the house and scoring a touchdown," Lackey told the Waco Tribune-Herald. "If we didn't have pressure from (defensive end) Terrance Lloyd, he would have never thrown that ball. I just happened to be there and make that play."


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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden says an endangered rhinoceros has died several years after producing a calf in the first live birth of an Indian rhino conceived by artificial insemination.
The 23-year-old Indian rhino named Nikki died Thursday at her indoor space at the facility.
Nikki was born at the Toronto Zoo in 1991 and later was moved to the Cincinnati zoo.
The zoo says it was a breakthrough when she was impregnated through artificial insemination. The first time ended with a stillbirth in 2008. The second time the calf died after birth in 2010.
Her cause of death wasn't immediately clear, but she had showed signs of illness last month.
The zoo says there are 60 captive Indian rhinos in the U.S. and about 3,300 in the wild.


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Man flashes Scottsdale woman walking dog, victim chases after suspect
Austin Bree Fox just wanted to get some exercise on Wednesday afternoon, but a walk with her dog left her shaken.
"It's very disturbing to know that I can't even walk my dogs in the middle of the day without being sexually harassed," said Fox.
Fox said she noticed a man drive past her and turn around while walking near Thomas and Granite Reef Road in Scottsdale.
When Fox got closer to him he started acting strangely.
"What was weird is he didn't say thing to me or even try to get my attention through vocally, he was just smiling. Just a really creepy smile," said Fox.
The creepy smile was not the only thing the man flashed. Fox said he opened his car door, stuck out his legs, pulled his pants down and started touching himself.
"For a second, I didn't think it was real - like when first saw I was like oh my goodness, oh he's really doing this," said Fox.
The man then got into his car and took off and so did Fox. She ran right after him.
"Honestly, I was so offended by it and just that it was broad daylight right by a school I was not scared of him. I wanted to get his license number and report him as soon as I could to the police," said Fox.
She said he the car had a temporary dealer plate on it so she wasn't able to get a plate number.
The car was a new, Royal blue, 4-door Nissan Altima with tinted windows.


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|Livestock show entries point to changing interests
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 07 August 2014 15:57
By Sheri Hink-Wagner
The Wauneta Breeze
Comparing entry numbers from the 2013 Chase County Fair to this year shows 4-H and FFA participation interests have changed over the past year.
Overall, numbers remain relatively steady, but changes can be seen in how many participants are in each species.
The Clover Kids program is also showing increased interest. Clover Kids is open to those between the ages of 5 and 7 (as of Jan. 1). The minimum age for 4-H is eight years old. Connie Griess of the Extension Office said the program offers kids a chance to "try out" 4-H without the pressure of competition.
The biggest increase is seen in the poultry division, according to the Chase County Extension Office.
The swine, goat and sheep shows will be held Wednesday, Aug. 13. Market hogs, goats and sheep show a similar trend, each are down from last year but remain up from 2012.
The swine show starts off the morning with a total of 78 entries–68 in market swine, nine Clover Kids and one open class entry. That compares to 79 entries in market swine last year.
Next up on Wednesday will be the goat and sheep show. Numbers for the goat division dropped slightly with three registered for market goat and one Clover Kid registered. Last year there were four entries in the show.
The sheep entries dropped this year with 11 breeding ewes and 22 market lambs registered. Last year the show had 17 breeding ewes and 44 market lambs.
Wednesday afternoon the poultry and rabbit show will be a busy one.
Poultry entries are up significantly from last year with 42 4-H entries, six Clover Kids entries and four open class entries expected. In 2013 there were four 4-H entries and eight Clover Kids entries.
Griess said there has not been an increase in the number of exhibitors, but a large increase in the number of breeds represented.
The show will also see an increased number of rabbits with eight 4-H entries and 4 Clover Kids entries. That compares to six and three entries last year respectively.
The beef show will be held first thing Thursday morning, Aug. 14
Expected entries in the beef show remain similar to those last year with 35 registered in the market beef division. There were 36 entries in 2013.
The show will be busy with a total of 11 Clover Kids and open class entries in the bucket calf division. Five Clover kids will also show stocker feeders. Attendees can also expect to see 11 prospect steers and heifers and eight breeding beef at the show.
This Sunday's horse show is the first of the youth events. It starts at 8 a.m. MT/9 a.m. CT in the rodeo show arena.
Twenty-four 4-Hers will participate in horse showmanship. Events for the horse show include halter classes, showmanship, pleasure, horsemanship, reining, pole bending, barrels and trail. The 4-Hers will compete in junior, intermediate and senior divisions.
There are 48 registered for the halter class.
Due to state regulations and liability issues, there will be no Clover Kid or open class divisions at the show.
The fair will also host dog, cat, pocket pet and companion animal shows. Five Clover Kids and four 4-Hers are registered for the dog show. The cat show will feature two Clover Kids and four 4-H entries.
The pocket pets division has four entries and the companion animal has two entries.


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Hi all.
I have been tinkering with the appliance demo
Release 6.0.7_GA_2513_UBUNTU8_64 UBUNTU8_64 NETWORK edition.
When I send mail within the internal domain, it does not get delivered.
We used a fake domain name for this installation.
And we do NOT have MX records in DNS for it. I was hoping that I could trick the system by using hosts files. Hosts files never let me down in the past with any other products.
I can see in the zimbra.log that the messages do not get delivered because:
.......dsn=4.4.3, status=deferred (Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=ftl1vmlxzim01 type=A: Host not found, try again)
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Internet cat stars scratch the surface for fame
NEW YORK They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play piano wearing little frocks and get tickled to distraction to the delight of millions on YouTube.
I speak, of course, of the cat stars of the Internet, a place filled with felines and their wacky uploading humans since the dawn of bandwidth. Now, after years of viral viewing, they're coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways.
The first Internet Cat Video Film Festival drew a Woodstock-esque crowd of more than 10,000 - people, that is - to a Minneapolis art museum in August. Police closed a span of highway clogged with cars trying to get to the Walker Art Center for the free outdoor slate of 80 videos culled from 10,000 submissions that covered the simple, funny moment to polished animations and works made by trained filmmakers.
"People were spilling out into the streets. It kind of took our breath away. You hit the people that are the cat lovers but you also get people who just like sharing something on the Internet, and it kind of reaches across age groups," said the museum's Scott Stulen, who worked on the festival and helped curate entries.
Corporate kittydom is happy with the higher profile for the cat meme, which actually goes back to the `70s, when swapping VHS tapes was big and the word meme was barely known. It means, by the way, all the crazy, viral themes that spread online faster than you can say nom, nom, nom (cat-vid speak for the sound of a cat eating.)
In addition to the Walker's free night in cat video heaven, Fresh Step litter sponsored Catdance, an evening of felines on screen that coincided with January's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. A fan-voted winner among five scripted finalists - 10 films were commissioned at the launch of the program - will earn $10,000 after online voting ends later this month.
In November, Friskies gave a lifetime achievement statue to angsty existentialist Henri, le Chat Noir, at the brand's own awards ceremony and donated 250,000 cans of cat food to shelters around the country. Henri, the troubled Tuxedo, won another statue in Minneapolis and will soon begin a collaboration of food-focused videos with Friskies.
Oh, and Henri's putting out his first book in April.
Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. The squishy-faced, often blissed-out Scottish fold who loves boxes and bags was used by Uniqlo when the Japanese brand launched its San Francisco store in October. Maru chose boxes, called "Lucky Cubes," stuffed with giveaways for human contest winners.
Not to be outdone, Simon's Cat, a funny feline in a series of line-drawn animated videos out of London, has a book and an online store, as does Henri, who lends his fame and some of his dollars to cat charities.
Even the funny faced Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, coughs up some bucks to animal welfare groups, while captions for her still photos fly around the Internet and she sells T-shirts off her website. She put out some videos after her existence as a living, breathing and not digitally altered feline was questioned, according to her site.
So why cats?
Cats are fluffy and unpredictable and usually kept behind closed doors, which lends them allure and appeal that other common pets - I'm talking to you, dogs! - don't seem to have when it comes to vapid, funny or deranged video. At least that's what cat fans think.


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The Walking Dead
Which The Walking Dead Character Took No. 9 on List of TV's Greatest Action Heroes?
The Walking Dead is jam-packed with great action heroes. As Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) warned in the Season 4 finale, the Termites were screwing with the wrong people.
We've got The Ricktator himself, plus Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun), Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), Beth Greene (Emily Kinney), Tara (Alanna Masterson), Tyreese (Chad Coleman), Bob Stookey (Larry Gilliard Jr.), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), and the D.C. mission trio, Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz), Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) and Rosita Espinosa (Christian Serratos).
Any of them might be worth adding to a list of TV's Greatest Action Heroes. But we have to agree with the one TWD character who did make TV Guide's cut: Michonne (Danai Gurira).
Heck yes! The katana queen took No. 9 on their list of TV's 24 Greatest Action Heroes.
Here's what TV Guide wrote about her:
"Armed with her signature katana, Michonne slices through the undead with vengeful resolve as she helps her ragtag group of survivors fight to stay alive. 'By definition, an action star kicks ass almost effortlessly and is a master strategist — the kind of person you'd want by your side in the zombie apocalypse,' says executive producer Gale Anne Hurd. 'Having produced a number of films with strong female leads, I can say Danai portrays her with a perfect balance of strength and grace.'"
Copy that, chief. It's another reason why Danai's name has been coming up as a possible Emmy nominee this year. Fingers crossed that anyone from TWD makes the cut.
Michonne was one of four women to make the top 10 on TV Guide's list — including Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner, Alias) at No. 7, Emma Peel (Diana Rigg, The Avengers) at No. 5, and Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) at No. 2. The only one to top Buffy was Jack Bauer.
Check out the full list here. Do you agree that Michonne was a worthy addition? Should they have included other TWD characters?
The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October on AMC.
Source: TV Guide


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For those of you who need it I'm happy to announce that IBM Sametime 9 now features integration with Microsoft SharePoint 2013. See here for details.
The Sametime Blog
IBM Sametime 9 support for Microsoft SharePoint 2013 now available
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Really cool integration: foresee and IBM Sametime
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Our friends from foresee GmbH have some really nice piece of integration between their interacTable and ScreenMate products and IBM Sametime meetings. This is a realy cool project that was demonstrated at CeBIT 2012 at the IBM booth.
The video below shows foresee's technology in action and how it can be shared via Sametime meetings. At 3:30 you can see a Sametime meeting room on the southeast quadrant of the screen. I know, it's kind of at the end but make sure to watch the entire video. It's really cool. Here it is:
Business Partner Feature: Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch 8400 integration with IBM Sametime
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Today's IBM Business Partner Feature looks at our Sametime integration with Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch 8400. IBM and Alcatel-Lucent provide desktop-level integration to speed decision-making and streamline communications. Integrations include:
You can download the Quick Guide from the Alcatel-Lucent website for more information. If you're using this integration today, what do you think about it? Comments are welcome.
TeamPolycom 2011: IBM wins Open Collaboration Network Partner of the Year (NA) Award for Sametime Integration
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At TeamPolycom 2011 last week, it was announced that IBM had won the Polycom Open Collaboration Network Partner of the year - North America - award! This is in recognition of our work as one of their key business partners, and of course of the great work our business development and product development teams have done. This is great recognition that IBM Sametime can be a first class participant in meetings using a Polycom MCU or a Polycom end point. The award comes with a nice trophy that we've taken a picture of, above. You can read more about the awards on Polycom's website here.
This follows on the heels of the January announcement of Polycom's win of the 2011 Lotus Award in Enhancing Business Value Through UC2 Solutions category at Lotusphere 2011. Clearly good things are happening between our two companies, and we look forward to working with Polycom to deliver real client value.
Business Partner tuesdays: PGi and Sametime integration
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One day late on the Business Partner Tuesday post...
How's this for a too-familiar dialog on an average business day?
"Hello? Who just joined?"
For those of us who spend all day on conference calls (like me), and as more and more of us work remotely this will be the same for many of you, it would be nice to imagine a meeting where you could see every participant by name, mute or un-mute participants' lines from your desktop, and have the meeting dial out to your participants. Thankfully, that capability is available today with PGi audio conferencing integration to Lotus Sametime.
PGi has been integrating with IBM for some time. Their first TCSPI adaptor was launched in January 2004. Just this January they released their latest conferencing integration to Sametime 8.5, including Mute/Un-mute, Dial Out, Lock Conference, End Conference and Disconnect User. By embedding one-click access into web, video and instant messaging collaboration applications, users can escalate the meeting experience while everyone is engaged - facilitating quicker decision making and improved productivity.
PGi Global Collaboration Services provides a wide range of collaboration services. You can learn more at www.pgi.com/gcs.
Troubleshooting Lotus Quickr/Sametime integration (Quickr Blog)
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A new technical article from IBM detailing how to troubleshoot Lotus Quickr and Lotus Sametime integrations. Over at the Quickr Blog, here.


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I recently discovered this feature film was available to watch for free online and thought I'd share the wealth, so to speak.
It's a film we profiled last year, as it was traveling the international film festival circuit, and continues to do so.
This may be your only chance to see it, so take advantage.
Recapping... it's a Mailian film titled Swirl In Bamako, which follows the tribulations of Makan, a man in love with Sira, but whose earnings as a woodcarver aren't quite enough to support himself, let alone a wife. When he goes to visit a friend who now runs a lottery kiosk, his friend persuades him to buy a ticket, which he places in his jacket pocket and forgets. And as you'd probably expect, Makan's numbers come-up and he wins the jackpot. The only problem, however, is that he's misplaced the jacket that he left the winning ticket in, which sends him on an revealing journey through the streets of Bamako, in search of it - from the sister of a co-worker he left it with temporarily, to the boyfriend she then gave it to, to the boyfriend's sister, and so on, and so forth.
And so intent is Makan on finding the lottery ticket that he forgets all about the initial reason he bought it in the first place - Sira, the object of his affection.
It's a lovely little film, and worth a look.
It's directed by Dominique Philippe, who teaches cinema at the Conservatory of Bamako in Mali. In 2009, he founded Babel Films at Bamako, which produces video reports and documentaries in Bamako.
The cast of the festival award winning film includes Chek Oumar Sidibé, Mama Koné, and Fatoumata Coulibaly.
Watch the entire feature film below:


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[7 August 2011]
Steve Earle is one of those artists who seem tapped into something ancient. Behind his recent up-from-the-swamp look and truly lived-in appearance lurks what is commonly called an old soul, peering out with a viciously shrewd twinkle that knows just where it's at.
Musically, Earle hovers somewhere near the intersection of the two Elvis's, Presley and Costello, themselves intersecting gospel, country, '50s-'60s pop and rock 'n' roll. In other words, he's a hook-conscious hillbilly, his songs a seamless blend of catchy immediacy and old-time authenticity, both grounded by his distinctive voice—a well-traveled twang that conveys wisdom, yearning, anger, weariness and then some. Earle knows just how to use this voice, often exaggerating the twang to very effective ends.
When reading Earle's first novel, I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, it was hard for me not to hear this voice, and I think this helps the novel. It's not a great work like his best albums—Copperhead Road (1988), Transcendental Blues (2000)—but it carries the same been-there-lived-that attitude and street-level redemption, all propelled by a songwriter/storyteller's lyrical and narrative knack. Of course, Earle has always told stories, not just in his fiction collection Dog House Roses, but in many or all of his songs. In fact, this novel and an album of the same name were released around the same time, but more on that below.
A drug addict street abortionist, a Mexican girl-saint, an Irish priest, and the ghost of Hank Williams enter a bar…These are the main characters of the novel, which takes place on the seedy South Presa Strip in San Antonio, Texas in 1963. Doc Ebersole, a down-an-out morphine addict physician, performs fly-by-night surgeries on fellow addicts and gang casualties, as well as "termination procedures" for intrepid hookers and teenage girls who find themselves in difficult straits. One of these mothers-not-to-be is a young Mexican girl named Graciela, dumped on Doc by her twitchy boyfriend who is never seen or heard from again; as her name suggests, miraculous things begin happening with Graciela's appearance, which draws the somewhat suspect attention of the local priest.
Hovering around or over or within all this is Hank Williams' ghost. It seems Doc is the infamous physician who administered the fatal dose that killed ol' Hank, and so the country singer lingers, attached to Doc by more than residual guilt. It's clear the spirit cannot move on without the physician, so it keeps close watch, and with purgatorial impatience keeps tempting Doc onto the spectral highway where the ghost ubiquitously exists: "And then, Hank reckons, it'll be Doc's turn to follow Hank even to the very gates of hell. Or Alabama."
It's not often enough that one hears about Williams' spina bifada. Earle alludes to it throughout, and as disease mortalizes, the ghost often feels fleshier than the live characters. Also, Hank's appearances are in present tense italics, and so have a living proximity at odds with the existential past tense of the character. At times, I imagined it as theater, a ghost play, with Hank's spirit delivering earthly asides to the audience:
"Just give him [Hank] steak and taters when he's hungry, whiskey when he's dry, pussy when he's lonely, and maybe a little old-time religion when he dies."
This ghost device might have been more annoying in someone else's hands, but with Earle it seems appropriate and, for the most part anyway, it works. There are times when it 's perhaps a little too coy or cloying, but Hank's ghost grew on me, and by the novel's very moving end scenes, I was right there with him.
Despite Hank and the ensemble cast, the story is essentially Doc's. In many ways, Doc is in a long line of that classic Western type, the once professional medical man sunk low in society through some moral or physical failing, usually alcoholism. Earle lays it out early:
"Consequences of his own lack of discretion and intemperance had driven him from his rightful birthplace in Crescent City society before his thirtieth birthday. In one desperate attempt after another to escape his not-so-distant past he had completed a circuit of the Gulf Coast in a little over a decade, taking in the seamier sides…he reckoned he had finally hit rock bottom.
But he was wrong."
As this is the '60s, instead of a besotted Doc, we have a be-drugged one, which makes more sense and has more edge:
"…in the first year of his residency he befriended a crazy old pathologist who worked the midnight shift in the county morgue, and it was he who introduced Doc to the miracle of morphine. From that very first shot it was if he'd discovered the one vital ingredient that God had left out when He'd sent Doc kicking and screaming into the cold, cruel world."
I've never had the dubious pleasure of being a junkie, but I know they love the ritual as much as the high. It's no secret that Earle had his own drug problems, and that he possesses that wonderful oxymoron dope smarts. His portrayals of shooting up, and the whole junkie mentality, are described almost lovingly:
"Most junkies had to settle for homemade contraptions contrived from eyedroppers and rubbers bands, but not Doc. His rig was a family heirloom, part of a fine old set of German-made instruments that his grandfather had given his father…In a half cc of water, three bags of Mexican brown cooked down to the consistency of a good milk shake."
Earle hardly shies away from addiction's ugly side. There's a long, powerhouse episode involving Doc's near-fatal overdose, and subsequent withdrawal, linking its last agonies to an explosion of sexual release, a drug addict's re-entry into the world of sex from which he's been excluded due to deleterious effects on his libido. Indeed, Doc is as much a ghost as Hank, until Graciela resurrects his body by siphoning the poison from it, so to speak:
"She arched her back and then fell on him again, her mouth closing on his, breathing in precisely as he breathed out…Perhaps it was Doc's immortal soul that Graciela was devouring, but the physician knew disease when he tasted it and he couldn't help but believe that he was better shed of it. He climaxed almost immediately and the pain was unmitigated…"
Reminding me at times of William Burroughs, though not nearly so remote and cadaverous, Doc, like many of his proto-types (cf. Doc Holliday), possesses a worldly neutrality bordering on a death wish:
"[People] cut and they shot and they pounded their neighbors' faces into bloody pulp…, but Doc tried not to judge. Being in the unique position of having lived on both sides of the tracks, he knew firsthand that there was, truly, no more or less honor among patricians than among thieves."
Perhaps predictably considering his country and western roots, Earle presents Doc's outlaw existence of bloody boarding house surgery as in some sense ennobling; an anti-hero is just someone else's hero, and Doc provides a much-needed service for the poor and desperate, whether or not he feels he'll pay in the end:
"The way Doc saw things, it was a crapshoot. Where you were born, who your people were—that's all that mattered. Law and morality had nothing to do with it, let alone anything like justice. It wasn't like good girls from good families didn't get abortions… That's what pissed Doc off the most. The duplicity. […When the child of a carpenter or a truck driver sought the same service, she had no one to turn but criminals. Criminals like Doc…"
The novel is filled, not necessarily in a bad way, with types: besides Doc and Graciela, there is Manny, a fat Mexican drug dealer who dispenses his wares from the back of his Ford; a fiery bartender named Teresa; a tough lesbian named Marge and her meeker lover Dallas. Earle refers to them playfully as "delegates" of South Presa, which is a good way of describing genre types, as well: the discredited doctor, the child-saint, the gruff but sweet whore, each character is a delegate of generic convention.
I kept thinking of Stagecoach, director John Ford's 1939 ensemble Western, where an unlikely blend of social types—a prostitute, a gunfighter, a gambler, a drunk doctor, etc.—are banded together in the enclosed traveling space of the title vehicle. One scene in the novel recalls this explicitly, and not just because of the names Doc and Dallas. All the above characters pile into Manny's car to go see John F. and Jackie Kennedy arrive at the San Antonio Airport the day before the president's assassination:
"Manny was behind the wheel, Teresa in the middle, and Doc rode shotgun. In the back, Marge and Dallas barely managed to squeeze into the third of the seat that wasn't already occupied by Santo and Maria. By the time Graciela came running down the back stairs, Manny's old Ford was fairly groaning under the load, and the only seat available was in Doc's lap."
Just as in Stagecoach, each character occupying their own small space in Manny's car is tuned into the event in a different way, but instead of Apache they are besieged by the anticipation of JFK and Jackie Kennedy.
I thought the JFK assassination itself was going to play a bigger role, but it only serves as a catalyzing, then discarded, event precipitating the suddenly miraculous healings of Graciela. Locking eyes with "Yah-kee" Kennedy at the San Antonio airport, the Mexican girl gashes her wrist reaching through the fence, setting off her single stigmata, a wound that leaks blood every time the girl heals or helps someone heal back on the Strip. Soon whores quit whoring, and addicts, including Doc, quit doping.
The local confessionals swell as well, alerting Father Killen, an Irish priest who enters as a late sub-plot, and ends up a crucial, though slightly deus ex machina dramatic device. The priest was, for me, the least humanized character, with motives and actions I found generally confusing. One moment he's just a tough Irish lad looking for a saint, the next he's a sadistic fanatic beating up the street trade; the two sides felt disconnected.
Yet though he doesn't quite work humanly, the priest functions slightly better allegorically, as a kind of devilish leverage of conventional law on the heels of Doc's relatively lawless, yet graced, existence. When the priest comes for Graciela, it's truly creepy; and when he precipitates the bloody climax, his theo-pathology makes better sense. I don't want to give the ending away, so let's just say that a transvestite's vengeance misfires fatally.
There are a lot of narrative elements here: a disgraced doctor redeemed by an embodiment of grace, Jackie and John F. Kennedy and the assassination, a disturbed, possibly satanic priest, and last but certainly not least, ol' ghostly Hank Williams. For the most part, Earle manages to bring it all together.
Rightly, Hank is the unifying force; the novel's title is that of Williams' final song, after all. The italicized portions which begin as more discrete sections eventually integrate further into the past tense living world, as Hank keeps prodding and interjecting in hopes of shaping Doc's actions. Sensed by Graciela at first as an antagonistic cat-spirit, "something between a mood and a smell hanging in the atmosphere", Hank eventually becomes her most important ally in Doc's salvation.
In fact, Hank has been loyal throughout the novel, Doc's most constant if harassing companion. Despite the fact that Doc gave him that lethal dose—or maybe because of it—Hank stands by his man.
Earle's prose style and fictional voice is generally softer than his musical one, more light-hearted, forgiving, and a touch sweeter on humanity. At times I felt a tendency to over-sweeten the works, a sign perhaps of the author's affection for his own characters or characterizations: "Manny knocked on his head [as if on wood] with his great knuckles and Doc had to smile."
Also, exposition often overwhelms description: "…[the priest] had been loath to squander the hard-edge goodwill of the faithful on a handful of heathen hoping to mitigate a lifetime of sin by putting in an appearance on alternate Christmases and Easters, but in the end his calling won out over parish politics."
The character of Graciela inspires some fairly rhapsodic prose:
"Even her name was beautiful, strangely musical, like soft rain on a tin roof, and because she was fully aware of just how beautiful it was it became exquisite when she pronounced it herself."
"…the audacity of her innocence…"
"She moved from room to room tracing faint figure eights on the dusty floor. She scanned the shadows, sniffed the air, and listened without and within, searching for any weakness in her own handiwork, the defenses that she maintained around the house and all who entered there."
"He stumbled a step farther back when the screen door swept aside like a galvanized veil to reveal that Graciela had the face of an angel…"
At its best, the prose has the tough lyricism of Earle's songs:
"The two young bucks had evidently squared off in the middle of the dance floor down at the beer joint and emptied their pistols into each other at fewer than ten paces."
"And the only visible light is the faint red glow of the taillights of his own goddamn Cadillac melting into the darkness."
"…somebody's got to go to hell, I guess."
I can imagine Earle singing some of these lines, and that's good and bad for the novel. I don't know if it's absolutely necessary to listen to the record I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive while reading the book I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, but it certainly doesn't hurt. The word "swampy" is over-used in descriptions of music, but I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (the record) is marshy, boggy, submerged.
I wish Earle had transposed more of the lean, static-y seaminess of the music to the novel. Three songs from the record in particular, "God Is God", "Heaven And Hell", and especially "Meet Me In The Alleyway", ultimately capture something similar as the book, and more, in three to five minutes:
"Meet me in the alleyway/Minute to midnight, don't be late/Meet me in the alleyway/Better come runnin', the spirits won't wait"
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/145749-steve-earles-ill-never-get-out-of-this-world-alive/


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Elephant Exercise at the Zoo
We take the health and well-being of our animals incredibly seriously at the Houston Zoo. Throughout our Zoo, each of our 6,000 animals is constantly monitored by top veterinary staff and world-class keepers. Each animal is on an individualized care program that includes specialty diets and targeted exercise.
For example, with our elephants it's really no different than when a person goes to a gym to set up an exercise program. They each have a specialized, balanced diet of grain, produce, and hay that was developed with the help of nutritionists. We set goals for each of our elephants individually and design exercise routines for them. Baylor and Tucker prefer the pool, so the keepers encourage them to swim every afternoon. With Thai, our large male elephant, we play frisbee for added activity. For Tess, we've designed a walking element as a part of her fitness and wellness program. And like humans, we evaluate the success of all of the elephant fitness/exercise programs and modify them as needed.
Tess' walking portion of her fitness routine is brand-new as she is 6% overweight and veterinary experts have decided that she needs to lose the extra weight. That's like if a 200-pound man wanted to shed 12 pounds. This is especially important for Tess because she is preparing for an exciting event. Our Tess is pregnant! The experts have also found good evidence that obesity is associated with difficult births, which can be caused by over-sized calves or ineffective labor.
The elephant staff has worked hard for quite a while to train Tess to walk in the habitat yard with the keepers encouraging her from outside the fence. And now it's time to increase her distance. Tess needs the type of cardiovascular exercise that will increase her heart rate. It is thought that walking her at a brisk pace for up to two miles a day is what is needed to shed the pounds and keep it off through the duration of her pregnancy. Tess will be taken on her walks each day before the Zoo opens to guests.


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text: When the last thread of this nature came up I ran some of the maps through tin eye and it didn't find any. Have you had any success with it. I expect its very good for some images but it does not seem to be for our maps. There is also google similar images as well which I think is better tho again our maps don't seem to come up all that much on that one either.


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On Friday, I had the chance to sit down with a group of middle-class Americans at a diner in Arlington, Va. Their stories were different, but they shared the same concerns: money is tight, and a potential tax hike at the end of the year would be devastating for them.
One man told me that his wife recently lost her job, that he had one son in college and another on his way. A higher tax bill would mean he may not be able to pay his mortgage, buy gas or provide for his family's basic needs. Another told me that his small business was struggling, and he feared that a tax hike would deal a massive blow. As he rightly pointed out, when customers see their taxes go up, they can't afford the kinds of services his catering company offers.
These are just some of the stories I heard that day, and they were a reminder of how disconnected the debate in Washington can be from the real lives and real challenges of real people. Think about it this way: politicians in both parties insist they want to continue the current middle-class tax rates. That's no exaggeration.
I haven't heard a single Democrat or Republican say they want to see taxes go up for average Americans. And yet, even though the Senate passed a bill a few months ago to prevent the current rates from expiring Dec. 31, the House has refused to do the same. Some of the folks at the lunch table asked me how that could possibly be. Let me tell you what I told them.
The president takes reducing our country's deficit very seriously. And he believes we must take a balanced approach to do it. That means building on the more than $1 trillion in spending cuts he's already signed with more entitlement savings. But it also means asking the top 2 percent of Americans to pay a little more in higher tax rates.
The truth is there is no other way to reduce our deficit while keeping our economy growing and protecting the middle class. But some Republicans are dead set against asking the wealthiest among us to pay their fair share, and they're willing to hold middle-class tax cuts hostage to get their way.
Maybe they just don't realize what that would mean for the middle class. If Congress doesn't step up, income taxes on the 98 percent of American middle-class families and 97 percent of small businesses will go up Jan. 1. A typical family of four could see its taxes go up by $2,200 next year.
In Arizona alone, income taxes are scheduled to increase for 2.1 million middle-class families. And it's not just tax rates that will go up. Key expansions of the Child Tax credit are set to expire. Tax credits to help middle class families send their kids to college are set to expire. Middle class families can't afford that. And frankly, neither can our economy.
It's simple math. If middle-class families have less money in their pockets, they're going to spend less. It means businesses, big and small, will suffer. Some will have to lay off workers. Others may have to fold entirely.
That won't just put a strain on our economy -- it will stunt our growth and slow our recovery. And because we're having this debate in the middle of the holiday season, millions of American families don't know whether they can afford to spend what they otherwise would on gifts for their families and friends. That means that every day members of Congress drag their feet, they're creating a drag on the economy.
It doesn't have to be this way.
There are lots of areas where Democrats and Republicans disagree. But keeping middle-class taxes low isn't on the list. So let's extend the middle-class tax cuts right away.
The Senate has done its part. As soon as the House steps up and does the same, the President will sign this tax extension into law.
It could happen as quickly as this week. And as soon as it does, the American people can be confident that they'll have the money in their pockets that they expect and deserve -- and that politicians in Washington can do the right thing.
Joe Biden is vice president of the United States.


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Sept. 21, 2000
SYDNEY -- For the first time in three Olympic Games, Arizona State's Attila Czene of Hungary finished short of a medal in the 200 meter individual medley, missing by the slimmest of margins in Thursday's finals.
Czene, who captured bronze in 1992 and gold in 1996 in an Olympic-record time of 1:59.91, finished fourth in 2000 with a time of 2:01.16. Italy's Massimiliano Rosolino earned the gold medal with an Olympic-record time of 1:58.98. The United State's Tom Dolan and Tom Wilkens finished second (1:59.77) and third (2:00.87), respectively.
Earlier in the week, Czene swam the opening leg of Hungary's 800 freestyle relay team in 1:52.66. Hungary finished fifth in the first of two heats in 7:24.48. It was the tenth-fastest time, just short of qualifying for finals.
Swimming for ASU in March, Czene (Budapest, Hungary) earned the NCAA 200 IM title for the Sun Devils when he tied the short-course (25-meter) world record in 1:54.65, a mark originally set by Finland's Jani Sievenen in 1994.
In one season at ASU, Czene put his name on five top-ten lists. He has school records in the 200 butterfly (1:44.49) and 200 IM (1:42.72). He is second in the 200 free (1:35.20) and third in the 100 free (43.48) and 100 fly (47.67).
Other Sun Devils in the Olympics:
Abal, Pablo (Argentina) -- Placed sixth in fifth of eight heats of the 100 fly in 54.45. (Did Not Qualify for semi-finals). Abal swam at ASU from 1997-2000, receiving NCAA All-American honors all but his first year. He is the ASU record holder in the 100 back (47.85), and ranks fourth in the 50 free (19.93), seventh in the 200 back (1:48.77) and ninth in the 100 fly (48.48).
Adel, Carolyn (Suriname) -- Placed seventh in the third of four heats of the 400 IM in 4:57.90. (DNQ for finals). Placed third in the second of five heats of the 200 IM in 2:19.17. (DNQ for semi-finals). Adel swam at ASU from 1997-2000, receiving NCAA All-American honors all four years. She has ASU top-10 times in seven different events, including records in the 200 IM (2:00.29) and the 400 IM (4:13.05).
Delgado, Felipe (Ecuador) -- Placed seventh in the fifth of 10 heats of the 100 free in 52.78. (DNQ for semi-finals). Delgado swam at ASU from 1994-1997, receiving NCAA All-American honors all four years. He ranks third all-time in the 50 free (19.75) and fifth in the 100 free (43.75).
Delgado, Robert (Ecuador) -- Placed third in the first of six heats of the 200 fly in 2:08.18. (DNQ for semi-finals). Placed fifth in the second of eight heats of the 100 fly in 56.07. (DNQ for semi-finals). Delgado swam at ASU from 1996-1999. His collegiate best 200 fly time of 1:47.70 ranks seventh in the ASU record books.
Mesa-Rodriuez, Ivan (Panama) -- Placed sixth in the fifth of nine heats of the 100 breaststroke 1:04.68. (DNQ for semi-finals).
Sanchez, Francisco (Venezuela) -- Placed eighth in the sixth of 10 heats of the 100 freestyle in 52.43. (DNQ for semi-finals). Placed seventh in last of eight heats of the 100 fly in 54.56. (DNQ for semi-finals). Was entered in the heats of the 50 free, but did not compete. Sanchez swam at ASU from 1996-1999, receiving NCAA All-American honors all four years. In 1996, he became the first male Sun Devil swimmer to capture an NCAA title since 1983 (Mike Orn, 200 free) when he won the 50 free. Sanchez was named the Pac-10's Swimmer of the Year the same year. The ASU records in the 50 free (19.32), 100 free (42.82) and 100 fly (46.96) still bear his name.