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NGAS reports loss for 4Q and 2009

Kentucky — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:10 +0000

Lexington-based NGAS Resources, which explores for and produces natural gas, reported Thursday a net loss of $3.2 million for its fourth quarter and a loss of $7.7 million for the full year.

Full-year results would have been worse if not for a one-time gain of more than $3 million related to the sale of certain gas-gathering assets.

The loss in the fourth quarter (11 cents a share) contrasts with a profit of $306,639, or 1 cent a share, in the same period a year ago. The loss for the full year (27 cents a share) compared to a profit of $2.9 million, or 11 cents a share, in 2008.

The losses were driven by reduced drilling activity and lower commodity prices, according to a company news release.

Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $14.8 million, down 32.1 percent from $21.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. For the full year, revenue was $57.8 million, down 31.5 percent from $84.4 million in 2008.
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Mother pleads guilty to reckless homicide in infant’s death

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Courtney Diane Bishop, charged in the 2007 death of her 1-month-old son, pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide.

Bishop had been set to go on trial Monday in Fayette Circuit Court on charges of murder and criminal abuse in the death of Caleb Eli Bishop, who was born Jan. 21, 2007, and died Feb. 25, 2007.

Bishop had been a music teacher at Christ the King School at the time of her arrest.

At a hearing earlier this month, one of Courtney Bishop’s attorneys had indicated the defense would argue at trial that her ex-husband, Daniel Bishop, was responsible for the baby’s death.

But, in an interview Thursday after Courtney Bishop’s guilty plea, Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson said: “Based on the evidence, we were and are convinced that Courtney Bishop caused the death of her son Caleb. Period. Furthermore, she pleaded guilty to it.”
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Thai restaurant opens in Siam Thai’s spot

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:00 +0000

A new Thai restaurant has opened in the former spot of Siam Thai, which was shut down after a lawsuit by the state earlier this year that claimed it owed $22,678.81 in back taxes dating to October 2007.

The new restaurant is called Siam, though owner Pramote Chaiwan registered the business with the Secretary of State’s office on Feb. 11 as Siam Thai, Inc. He said he hired some of the servers who used to work at Siam Thai but said he’s not affiliated with the old group.

The former restaurant has not paid the back taxes as of this week, said Cindy Lanham, a spokeswoman for the state Finance and Administration Cabinet.

The new restaurant’s phone number is the same as Siam Thai’s old number (859) 252-7903. Its hours are 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays. Chaiwan said the restaurant is closed on Sundays but he plans on opening on that day sometime in the future.
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Pardons pushed for Kentuckians convicted of helping slaves escape

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:35:00 +0000

FRANKFORT The Rev. Calvin Fairbank spent 17 years in a Kentucky prison suffering beatings and brutal labor for committing the felony of helping slaves escape to freedom. Released in 1864, a broken man, he kissed the dirt of Ohio upon reaching that free state.

“Out of the jaws of Hell!” Fairbank cried, according to his autobiography.

In the 19th century, Kentucky convicted at least 58 people for “seducing or enticing slaves to leave their lawful owners.” Defendants faced 20 years in the Kentucky State Penitentiary, where some died. One, David C. McDonald, was forgotten and languished in prison until 1870, five years after slavery was abolished.

Now, several men are working to clear the names of those men and women, black and white whose “crimes” today would be recognized as among mankind’s finest acts.

They want Gov. Steve Beshear to issue pardons for the slave rescuers, albeit posthumously.
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NGAS reports loss for 4Q and 2009

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Lexington-based NGAS Resources, which explores for and produces natural gas, reported Thursday a net loss of $3.2 million for its fourth quarter and a loss of $7.7 million for the full year.

Full-year results would have been worse if not for a one-time gain of more than $3 million related to the sale of certain gas-gathering assets.

The losses were driven by reduced drilling activity and lower commodity prices, according to a company news release.

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SEC Tournament: The Running Diary: 3:00-6:00 PM

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:57 +0000

5:10 PM: Not the best picture in the world (ok actually its a terribly blurry picture, but you have to blame MaconVolFan for having the only iPhone in America with a dirty screen), but here is a snapshot of the Alabama dance team. We will make things better tomorrow:

4:59 PM: Are there two more annoying players in America than Stephen Pearl and Scotty Hopson? For totally different reasons, I find myself pulling for their destruction more than any other ballers in the SEC. Pearl seems to exist only to be yelled at by his father, who stands on the sidelines perpetually telling Pearl how awful he is in language that Rick Pitino wouldnt even use at an Italian restaurant. And Hopson plays with all the interest and enthusiasm of Sarah Palin at an economics lecture, keeping a “you know that one game out of five, I am as good as anyone in America”, smirk on his mouth. I dont like either of them.

I do however like staring at the back of Brad Nessler’s head. The man must contribute to at least 23% of the destruction of the ozone layer himself wiht the amount of hairspray that must go into keeping his look. Where others suffer, Nessler conditions, and for that he should be applauded. Vols lead 34-30

4:40 PM: The UK players chilling during the Alabama game:

MATT 4:34 PM: Tennessee and LSU are tied 21-21 at the half. It has been a relatively poorly played game and Tennessee looks totally uninterested to even be in the arena. One does have to wonder however, how does LSU have absolutely no talent besides the tenth year Tasmin Mitchell? John Brady not only left the cupboard bare, he sprayed it down with poison as he walked out the door. Any LSU team with three white guys in at one time is destined for failure. What is not destined for failure is the LSU dance team, which is asking for my support and will receive it.

At the SEC Tournament, they always have an extra referee on standby. I am a big fan of this idea and think it has to be the easiest job in all of sports. Show up, wear the stripes and jsut assume that no one wil get hurt and you will be fine. I am going to request a fill-in blogger for the times that Barry Booker walks by and distracts me. He was of course part of the most awkward moment for SEC Tournament history when we were coming here in the early years. Before I got credentialed, we would come to the games and harass Booker to come and talk to us. One time when he was sitting in the stands with the group, politics came up and my friend Corey asked Booker what party he was in. He said, “I am a Republican” at which point Corey said, “Dont you know you’re black???” We all looked at Corey and wondered how he could be so stupid, when Booker then held up his hands and said, “really, I had never noticed..thanks for telling me.” We then became Booker groupies for life.

Second half beginning….

strong>Kate 4:20: Just thought I’d jump in and add my 2 cents. I’m not having nearly as much fun as Matt as there are no Dave Neals, Devon Downeys, or Alabama dance teams here at work. But nonetheless, I appreciate Matt keeping us up-to-date and allowing us to waste our time refreshing the page in order to live vicariously through him.

One of my favorite writers Jason Whitlock put out a little diddy today about expanding the NCAA tournament (insert groaning). But not expanding it in the way you think. Instead of expanding the number of teams, he proposes expanding the number of games played during the sweet sixteen and beyond so that the matchups become a best of three series.

It’s an interesting read even if you disagree with him (which I do). I think both ideas are terrible and that we shouldn’t try to fix something that isn’t broken. Considering the (arguably) two most popular and exciting postseasons (NFL playoffs and NCAA March Madness) share the common trait of single game elimination, its utter stupidity to change either of the formats. But since the idea of expanding the number of teams is gaining some steam and seems to be on everyone’s minds lately, at least someone is trying to come up with some alternatives.

MATT 4:15 PM: Wireless here in the Nashville arena has gone the way of Doug Gottlieb’s intelligence and seems to have evaporated. So we are doing the best we can until we can get some stuff fixed by tonight. The Travis experience made me miss the amazing comeback by Alabama. Down 18 in the second half, they came back and knocked the Gamecocks out of the Tournament and now give Kentucky a more manageable game tomorrow. UK fans were loudly cheering Bama at the end and attempting to do anything to get the Tide to win at the end. It worked and Anthony Grant’s bunch move on, allowing another day of Alabama Dance Team action.

We have now begun the Tennessee-LSU game and the arena has filled up wiht some orange. Tennessee has asolid showing here, although Kentucky may be right with them, even though the Cats dont play till tomorrow. The most important part of this game has occurred from the Tennessee band, who have a bizarre “BASKET – BALL” chant that they yell during timeouts. IT reminds me of Homer Simpson carrying the little banner that used to say “State” on the “Simpsons.” I cant tell if its ridiculous or brilliant…it could be either.

MATT 3:55 PM: Sorry I have been away. I was just on the radio and it was an exhausting experience with Clay Travis and the Nashville afternoon crew. If you heard it, I hope I represented Kentucky well. I now need a massage. I will be back up and running in the next 20 minutes or so.

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Boone Tavern gets LEED certification

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Herald-Leader Staff Report

BEREA Berea College’s Boone Tavern has become the first hotel in Kentucky and the Appalachian region to win LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The hotel was built in 1909 as a campus guest house. In 2008 and 2009, it underwent a $11.3 million renovation to make it more environmentally friendly. It achieved a gold ranking in the Leadership and Environmental Design rating system.

The college said there are only 24 gold or platinum LEED hotels in the country.

The architect for the project was Richard Polk of Lexington’s EOP Architects. He also was the architect on a 2004 renovation of the college’s Lincoln Hall, which became the first LEED building in Kentucky.
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SEC Media Rates Conference Highs and Lows

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:57:42 +0000

Nashville’s newspaper, The Tennesseean, ran an informal poll of SEC media members prior to the start of the SEC Tournament and linked the results on their site. What makes me feel good about the state of Kentucky basketball is that a couple of the questions are phrased like “Besides UK…”. That feels more like the natural pecking order of the SEC, doesn’t it? It’s far too easy to say UK will win the SEC Tournament, so besides them, who do you think will win? Here is the complete list of questions and answers. No word on whether or not Jerry Tipton’s voice was allowed to be heard.

Best Coach- Bruce Pearl, Tennessee
I’m more ok with him than Kevin Stallings, but someone who has never been past the Sweet 16? Nah.
Best Player- John Wall, Kentucky
Most Underrated- Trey Tompkins, Georgia
Can you be First Team All-SEC and be underrated?
Deepest in NCAAs (after UK) – Vanderbilt
Best Site for SEC Tournament- Nashville/Atlanta (tie)
Best Player You Saw- Pete Maravich/Shaquille O’Neal (tie)
Legends, of course, but isn’t it ironic that the two best players came from LSU of all places?
Best Fans- Kentucky
Yes, Jerry Tipton must surely have been silenced for this one
Worst Fans- Auburn
Best Homecourt Advantage- Kentucky
But only because it influences the refs, right?
Arena That Should Be Demolished- Beard-Eaves at Auburn
Coach You’d Want To Have Dinner With- Bruce Pearl, Tennessee
Coach You’d Least Want To Have Dinner With- John Calipari, Kentucky
Evidently not willing to pay the requisite $100k to make it happen…
Who Wins SECT? UK Or Field?- Kentucky
Next Coach To Get Fired- Jeff Lebo, Auburn

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this thing to get rolling. The format will be a little different today, with posts being left up for 3 hours, but updated constantly by any and all KSR writers with whatever is on our minds. Look for the first around 12pm. So keep the refresh button handy and get ready…March Madness is here!

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Lexington teacher charged with marijuana trafficking, cultivation

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +0000

A Fayette County middle school teacher was arrested on drug charges Monday night after police searched a home on Duval Street, police said.

Ashley Alyson Delaney, 28, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school, cultivation of more than five marijuana plants and possession of drug paraphernalia, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said.

Jeremy M. Byard, 31, who was with Delaney at the time of her arrest Monday evening, faces the same charges. Byard also was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Byard is employed at Brittin Tate Hair Studios in Lexington.

According to court reports, when police searched the house they found and seized 12 plants, a one-ounce bag of marijuana, digital scales, rolling papers and other paraphernalia. Also, Byard was found with a bottle of Suboxone tablets that were not his, the reports said.

Delaney has been suspended from her job as a seventh-grade language arts and arts-humanities teacher at Crawford Middle School pending an investigation by the school district, said Lisa Deffendall, spokeswoman for Fayette County Public Schools. Delaney, who is in her first year as a teacher, was a dance coach at Crawford Middle School.
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RUSSELL CAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in LEXINGTON

Kentucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:05 +0000

School name	RUSSELL CAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Agency name	FAYETTE COUNTY
City	LEXINGTON
County name	FAYETTE
State	Kentucky
Grades	From pre kindergarten to 05
Contact	3375 RUSSELL CAVE RD (859-381-3571
Total number of pupils	269
Total number of teachers	25.4
Students per teacher	10.6
Male	54.65%
Females	45.35%

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