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Remembering Butch Morris, The Man Who Conducted Improvisation

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Butch Morris leads a conduction at the 2007 Skopje Jazz Festival in Macedonia.

By Howard Mandel

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 5:18 pm

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The jazz musician Butch Morris was beloved by his fellow musicians and acclaimed by critics and fans for his ability to conduct improvisation. While that may sound like a contradiction, Morris pulled it off — with jazz musicians and symphony orchestras around the world.

A resident of New York City, he died yesterday in a Brooklyn hospital of cancer. He was 65 years old.

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Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition

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Researchers followed 300 sets of twins in Malawi for the first three years of their life. In many cases, only one twin developed severe malnutrition, while the other remained healthier.

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Twins in Malawi helped scientists discover a role the gut microbiome appears to play in severe malnutrition.

By Daniel Charles

Originally published on Fri February 1, 2013 3:19 pm

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There's a part of our body that's only now getting mapped: the trillions of microbes, mostly bacteria, that live in our guts.

Some scientists describe this community as a previously unnoticed vital organ. It appears to play a role in how quickly we gain weight and how well we fight off disease.

A study published in the journal Science suggests that changes in this community of microbes also may cause kwashiorkor, a kind of deadly malnutrition.

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Wed January 30, 2013

Bellevue Hospital's Slow Comeback After Superstorm Sandy

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When Superstorm Sandy came ashore, Bellevue Hospital was quickly submerged. Inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked the flood line in the basement with orange tape or spray paint. In some areas, water was 14 feet deep.

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Mechanic Robert Sudo adjusts the motor of a powerful water pump that was knocked out by flooding.

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Electrical switching equipment has been moved out of this basement space to a ground floor area that used to hold an eyeglass shop. The large orange pipe is made of plastic sheeting, and air flows through to dehumidify the basement.

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Many of Bellevue's outpatient services are working, but not the pharmacy. A makeshift one has been set up, with patients lining up in the main hospital atrium to fill prescriptions.

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Workers on the main floor close off a former eyeglass store as they prepare to install electrical switching equipment.

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Bellevue chief engineer Patrick O'Brien says flooding damaged pump motors, despite a heavy door designed to protect them.

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While repairs continue in the basement below, Dr. William Goldberg talks to a hospital patient who reports flu-like symptoms.

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Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 5:18 pm

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When a ferry crashed in lower Manhattan earlier this month, ambulances took dozens of people to hospitals around the island.

Bellevue Hospital took in 31 passengers, but they all had minor injuries. The most seriously hurt patients from the crash went elsewhere. Dr. Suzi Vassallo said that's because Bellevue still can't handle serious traumatic injuries.

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Wed January 30, 2013

A 1969 Bootleg Unearths Miles Davis' 'Lost' Quintet

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Miles Davis' Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 is a compilation of previously unreleased material performed by a short-lived incarnation of his touring band.

By Tom Moon

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 5:18 pm

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After a slew of multidisc sets devoted to key points in the career of Miles Davis, you'd think Columbia Records would have unearthed every speck of consequential music by now. But not quite.

This week, Columbia brings out Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 — a three-CD, one-DVD set devoted to the jazz maverick's "lost" quintet, his touring band from 1969.

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Wed January 30, 2013

Israeli Election Rekindles Debate Over Military Service

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not required to perform military service in Israel, and the issue is subject to intense debate following the country's election last week. Here, ultra-Orthodox men sign up for alternate civilian service earlier this month.

By Larry Abramson

Originally published on Sun February 3, 2013 11:51 am

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The rise of a new Israeli political party after last week's elections has set the stage for renewed conflict over the country's military draft.

That new party, Yesh Atid, or "There is a Future," campaigned on a promise to draft thousands of ultra-Orthodox students who are currently exempt from military service.

And with the number of ultra-Orthodox students in Israel on the rise given the community's high birth rates, this longstanding debate has become a critical post-election issue.

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