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At Einstein, a postdoctoral researcher is appointed a "research fellow." The position of postdoctoral researcher may be defined as a period of intense postgraduate research, performed under the guidance of a mentor, with a career goal of becoming an independent principal investigator with one's own laboratory.
The appointment process is initiated by the department in which the individual will be a postdoctoral researcher. The office of academic appointments (Room 1202 Belfer, 718.430.2844) is responsible for verification of credentials and for processing the official appointment and reappointment letters. Criteria for postdoctoral appointment include proof of satisfactory completion of a doctoral degree and eligibility to work legally in the United States.
According to the new Policy and Procedure for Appointment and Termination of Postdoctoral Investigators, new postdoctoral appointments will no longer be based on the academic year. As of July 1, 2008, all newly hired postdoctoral researchers will receive an appointment letter that will expire one year from the date of hire. Their reappointment letters also will be based on their hire date. Postdoctoral researchers who were already at Einstein as of June 30, 2008 will continue with their current appointments. At the termination of their current appointments, any reappointment letters will expire on the anniversary of their hire date. Future reappointments also will be based on the postdoctoral researcher's hire dates. All postdoctoral appointment and reappointment letters will be signed by the director of the Belfer Institute for Advanced Biomedical Studies and will be for one year, unless a shorter appointment is specified by the department.


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A BlueClaw Moves On
I first met Geoff Brown in November of 1999 when he was introduced as General Manager of what would be a new minor league baseball team in Lakewood. At that time the team did not have a name or even a stadium and they were working out of temporary offices in the Lakewood Industrial Park.
Brown came to Lakewood after spending six years in minor league baseball working for the Norwich Navigators and Trenton Thunder and was clearly excited about the opportunity to run a brand-new organization.
Three months later I was back in the industrial park where Brown announced that Lakewood Blue Claws was chosen as the name of the team and it was a couple of months after that when the first shovels were put into the ground at what is now FirstEnergy Park. The BlueClaws would make their debut April 5, 2001 in Kannapolis, North Carolina and I was there having flown down the day before to do special reports on the radio.
Of course the BlueClaws have been a hit since day one both on and off the field. Players, managers and front office staff have come and gone but the one constant has been Geoff Brown, whose title may be General Manager but is really the face of the franchise. Or should I say was the face of the franchise.
I'm sure many were stunned by yesterday's announcement that Brown will be leaving minor league baseball after 19 years to become Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Marketing Officer for Rutgers University Athletics. His last day with the BlueClaws will be Friday, February 8th and he'll begin his tenure in Piscataway working under Athletic Director Tim Pernetti the following Monday.
For Brown the decision and move was not an easy one and certainly not one he made overnight. He's been comfortable in Lakewood and built a model minor league organization, one that has led the South Atlantic League in attendance in every year of their existence. He's been honored as GM of the year three times and has become a fixture in the community through his work with many charitable and civic organizations. However the Rutgers job comes at an exciting time as the Scarlet Knights are getting ready to move into the Big Ten.
While he may have to do some traveling Geoff, his wife Suzanne and two children will remain in Manasquan and he'll probably get to spend a lot more time on the beach. I will really miss seeing him at the ballpark and in the community but now I know who to call for tickets when Penn State plays Rutgers. And I will call!

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CRESTVIEW � Following an uptick in flu activity, the Okaloosa County Health Department urges residents and visitors to help limit risk of exposure to seasonal flu and get vaccinated.
CRESTVIEW � Following an uptick in flu activity, the Okaloosa County Health Department urges residents and visitors to help limit risk of exposure to seasonal flu and get vaccinated.
The United States has seen significant increases in flu activity over the past two weeks, which indicates an early flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The flu is an infection of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus. Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza infection often causes a more severe illness.
�The most effective precautions we can use to fight illness are getting vaccinated as soon as possible and by practicing good hygiene habits,� said Dr. Karen Chapman, director of the Okaloosa County Health Department. �There is still time to get the influenza vaccine. With the holidays approaching, and many people traveling or gathering with family and friends, these simple precautions may lessen your risk of getting influenza.�
Those at highest risk during flu season include children under 5 years old, adults 65 and over, pregnant women and those with chronic health conditions like heart and lung diseases and diabetes. All health care personnel are strongly urged to get the influenza vaccine.
Meanwhile, watch for flu symptoms including headache, high fever, a severe cough, runny nose or body aches.
The Okaloosa County Health Department provides the flu vaccine free of charge for children ages 6 months through 18 years. No appointment is necessary. Adults can find information on flu vaccine locations at http://flushot.healthmap.org.
� Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Lack a tissue? Cough or sneeze into your sleeve.
� Wash your hands often with soap and water. Practice an effective hand washing technique. See http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/ for details. If soap and water are unavailable, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
� Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.
� Avoid close contact with sick people.
� If you are sick with flu�like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone, without using fever-reducing medicine, except to get medical care or for other necessities.
� Get revaccinated every year because flu viruses change annually.
Source: Florida Department of Health


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text: White holds an MArch degree from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in Architecture and Engineering Sciences Mechanical from Yale University. In 2009 White opened a consulting office for energy efficient buildings, drawing on his experience as a climate engineer and training in energy efficiency and environmental quality. His teaching appointments include courses on climate-responsive design on the graduate and undergraduate level at Columbia University (2005_2006) and Parsons (2007, 2009). He has been teaching at Parsons and has been central to the university's Solar Decathlon work, particularly as a leader in the Passive-House technology that will be deployed in that project.


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Pope rewards loyal service by German aide by making him bishop in St. Peter's basilica service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has rewarded his longtime loyal secretary by making him a bishop in an elaborate ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica.
The pontiff and Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, a fellow German, embraced warmly. Benedict, 85, held up well during the nearly three-hour long service Sunday, which also marked Epiphany, a Catholic feast day.
Gaenswein, 56, has been Benedict's closest aide for years, and helped steer the papal household through an embarrassing scandal of leaked documents last year. A Vatican court convicted the pope's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, of stealing the documents from the papal apartment. Benedict has since pardoned him.


text: OMG! i have been waiting for this Republic at War game for....idk maybe like 4 YEARS!! its FINALLY coming out (or so it says...) so i will finally get my chance to Own some guys online! or...choose to play alone, but thats no fun eh? so..anyways, blah blah blah..haha my life story. I was born, i think i came out with a Controller attached to me. I used to love the Sega systems back in the day. Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast. Eventually i got the Xbox for 1 reason. HALO. i am a fanatic of the series. i would have sex with every guy at bungie if they would make a new game. i have a 360 and i get on xbox live every day or so (when not at work) sooo i guess you could say im living the dream :)


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Ralphs Ralphs Grocery/Stocking Hourly Associate job in Los Angeles, CA
- Company
- Ralphs
- Job Title
- Ralphs Grocery/Stocking Hourly Associate
- Job Type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Location
- 3410 W 3Rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90020
- Last Active
- today
Ralphs Grocery/Stocking Hourly Associate
Company Name: Ralphs
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Description: Grocery/In-Stock
Grocery/In-Stock Purpose: If you take pride in a job well done and enjoy tasks that revolve around structure and consistency, you are just the type of person we're looking for to fill one of our In-Stock positions. As a member of the In-Stock team, you will act as the backbone of the store by providing departments with the merchandise they need and customers with the products they want. The In-Stock team is vital to ensuring the success of the store as a whole, and as an In-Stock team member, you will be an important part of helping to make your store a better place to work and shop day in and day out.
Positions within our Grocery/In-Stock Department Include:
- DSD Receiver
- Grocery Clerk
- Grocery Clerk-Night
- Home Department Apparel Clerk
- Home Department Clerk
- Natural Foods Clerk
- Beer/Wine/Spirits (Liquor) Clerk
In-Stock Job Duties Vary by Position and May Include:
- Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold.
- Process customer transactions quickly, accurately, and efficiently and provide them with fresh products that they have ordered.
- Recommend products to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
- Collaborate with fellow associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
- Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
- Assist in training department associates on maintaining inventory and stocking products.
- Assist cashiers with price checks and product replacement duties and by scanning and processing customer orders, processing tender and coupons, and following Front End scanning procedures.
- Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
- Assist with daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and signs.
- Plan, organize and supervise the inventory process and maintain an awareness of inventory and stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory.
- Manually attach price labels with a labeling machine.
- Stock aisles; build and maintain displays.
- Assure the department and backrooms are clean and orderly.
Skills/Qualifications: Ability to handle stressful situations, effective communication skills, knowledge of basic math
Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time
Shift(s): Day; Evening; Overnight
Regions: West
States: California
Jobs at Ralphs: At Ralphs, our people make us who we are. They are more than just our associates, they're part of the communities we serve. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in every area of our operation. Whether you want to create a fast, fun and friendly shopping experience for customers in our stores or you want to be part of our innovative corporate team at our headquarters in Los Angeles, Ralphs is always looking for outstanding associates. Our associates enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits, along with a positive work environment built on mutual respect and professionalism. If you are interested in building and advancing your career with Ralphs, we invite you to complete an online application today.
Company Overview
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve customers in 2,796 retail food stores under a variety of local banner names in 35 states. Our Family of Companies also operates 2,268 pharmacies, 274 fine jewelry stores, 1,489 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States. Kroger is dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™ by serving America through food inspiration and uplift and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.
Posting Notes: CA || Los Angeles || 3410 W 3Rd St || 90020 || Ralphs || [[mfield2]] || Customer Service; Store Operations || Employee || Non-Exempt || Part-Time || None


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Preparing a Promotion Package
As noted in its
charge, "The Administrative Professional
Evaluation Council (APEC) provides a review and assessment of all cases
for promotion to the three most senior positions on the Administrative
Professional Ladder of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)." Furthermore, "The
goal of APEC is to ensure the equitable application of promotion criteria
for Administrative Professional Staff across the Institution. To achieve
this, the APEC members must have an in-depth understanding of all applicable
job descriptions and desired qualifications and have familiarity with
the particular work and expertise of the Administrative Professional
Staff at WHOI."
The tool that APEC uses to assess individual promotions is the Promotion Package. These guidelines are intended to provide Administrative Professionals with some basic tips to assist in the preparation of a promotion package.
Once you believe your Promotion Package is complete, thoroughly review the documents you have personally prepared. An Administrative Professional should be cognizant of the rules regarding spelling and grammar. Proofread and spell check your work, then set it aside for a few days, after which you should re-read the entire package. Are you presenting yourself as a polished professional? Do you believe you have expressed yourself in a clear and concise manner, free of spelling errors?
Employee Resume and Statement
A resume is a one or two page summary of your education, skills, accomplishments,
and total experience, both within and prior to your tenure at the Institution.
To prepare a successful resume, you need to know how to review, summarize,
and present your experiences and achievements. Outline your achievements
briefly and concisely.
Consider your personal statement a 'cover letter' from you to APEC. If you were working at WHOI prior to the Staff Assistant Ladder reclassification, your personal statement should emphasize how your job has changed since you submitted your reclassification material in the spring of 2001. What new skills, increased responsibilities, and professional goals have you achieved? If you were hired after the reclassification in 2001, how has your job changed since you were hired? Have the experience and the skills you brought to the job enabled you to contribute beyond a level normally expected of your current position? If so, how has that evolved?
Objective Evidence
The objective evidence should include examples that support your new
skills, increased responsibilities, and any other new initiatives.
Please be careful here - if you state that you "created" something,
please be sure it is your original work. If you modified someone else's
original work to fit your needs, be sure to give credit to the originator.
Please do NOT simply provide screen prints of programs or databases,
or copies of proposals. Instead, for each piece of Objective Evidence,
attach a note explaining what it is, what you did to create or modify
it, and how or why your efforts were unique or important.
If you did create a database, simply print out a page or two and attach a note explaining what you did and why this is unique or helpful to your department or others.
Be sure that the work you submit is wholly indicative of your efforts. For instance, if you worked with Graphics to produce a program brochure, then you need to attach a note to the brochure that indicates your level of involvement. If you took over the maintenance of an existing database or website and made some improvements, then point out the improvements and explain their value in your explanation.
The members of APEC recognize that compiling objective evidence can be a daunting task. Furthermore, some jobs may not provide the opportunity for an AP to generate much objective evidence that can be easily committed to paper. The goal is to make it clear in your promotion package how your job has changed, how you have successfully met new challenges, how you have shouldered greater responsibility, and/or how you have applied new skills and new ideas to your position. In cases where objective evidence is difficult to produce, a promotion candidate should address these issues fully, yet concisely in their resume/statement. In these cases, letters from reviewers of your file should speak to these issues as well.
In addition to reviewing appointment and promotion files, one charge to the Council is "...to provide advice and guidance to members of the Administrative Professional Staff and their supervisors regarding career paths, promotion guidelines, and preparation of folders for promotion." Therefore, should you or your supervisor need or want advice or guidance in putting together your promotion package, do not hesitate to contact any member of APEC.
Originally published: February 24, 2004


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Kylie Jenner shows up to prom
Kylie Jenner shows up to prom
It's prom season, and Kylie Jenner is here.
On Saturday night, the youngest Jenner showed up at Rio Americano High School near Sacramento to accompany a junior named Albert Ochoa to prom.
proud to say that's my brother 😇 pic.twitter.com/zeKj9gf8gF
— $el (@ssoochoa) April 9, 2017
Teens all over California's capital shared photos of Kylie and her best friend Jordyn Woods dancing and having fun with the students.
Kylie Jenner really just came to rio prom. pic.twitter.com/sZQflHt62B
— Sam Adams (@sam_adams_10) April 9, 2017
Back in 2013, Jenner told Seventeen that her ideal prom date was a guy "who's not afraid, or doesn't think that he's too cool, to show up at my house with a rose corsage. It would be nice for the guy to come over and be respectful and nice while my mom takes prom pics."
Seeing as she never got to go to her own prom, it looks like she's making up for lost time. Party on, Kylie.


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text: EGOBOO(6) EGOBOO(6) NAME egoboo - 3d dungeon crawling adventure in the spirit of NetHack. SYNOPSIS egoboo DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the egoboo commands. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. egoboo is an open source project, using OpenGL and SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) libraries. It is a 3d dungeon role playing game in the spirit of NetHack. Nice colorful graphics, and detailed models (using Quake2 modeling tools) make this game stand out int the gaming open-source community. OPTIONS This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. --without-sound-w Disable sound. SEE ALSO The program is documented fully by the files that can be found under /usr/share/doc/egoboo/ on Debian GNU/Linux. AUTHOR This manual page was written by Julien LEMOINE (<email@example.com>) for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). 30 May 2007 EGOBOO(6)


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Locash Cowboys Preston Brust and Chris Lucas are excited about their upcoming NW tour, which includes a stop at the Columbia Gorge Hotel on Sunday, Sept. 15.
"We've got a long Oregon run coming up, including you guys, and yeah, we have been out there before, we love it, it's just beautiful country," Brust said in a recent interview.
Brust described his hugely popular country band as "the new guys" on the country music scene, but was more than happy to discuss what kind of music they'll be bringing to Hood River.
"We're a country music duo out of Nashville, Tenn., and this is our debut self-titled album. We're the new guys, we feel real good about our record label and project, it's kind of like a childhood dream come true. We both moved to Nashville a little over 10 years ago, and this album is a sign of hard work, it's a sign of believing in what we were doing and sticking with it.
"A lot of times at our shows, people get up on their seats to dance, with the hands in the air, they're moving around a little bit, and having a good time, The Locash show is very demanding of the sound system, the lights, and of the crowd. It's kind of a compelling thing, it makes you want to get up and have a good time. You're going to want to forget about your problems for a little while and have some fun!"
Brust said it wasn't easy at first working with the music industry, but the band finally found the right label with a company called Average Joe's Entertainment.
"We've been with several record companies, and we've been victims of the music business, but to stick with it the way we have, I'm really proud of us. And this album is a symbol of that."
And because the Locash Cowboys "stuck with it," some major country music stars decided to take notice and help out. One of those stars was the late George Jones, who helped the duo out on their new album with a song called "Independent Trucker."
"He was such a good friend of ours, and we were saddened by his passing. He was kind of like a grandpa to us at times. To have him on our album is special, it's unreal to me that we have George Jones on our album singing a duet with us. And because he's gone, it just takes it to a whole other level of special."
Preston said that attending Jones' funeral was "a powerful event," as numerous country artists and even former Presidents showed up. "We knew something special was on our record," Brust said.
The duo has also had a lot of songwriting success, notably with the song "You Gonna Fly," sung by country star Keith Urban.
"It's really tough to get a song on someone else's album because everyone is writing their own stuff these days, and to have a critically acclaimed artist like Keith Urban to say to us 'guys – not only do I love this song, it's going to be on my album and be a single, and be on the radio and be number one.'" There's a lot of steps to the dream-come-true scenario. It was special for both of us songwriters to share that success."
Brust said that being a part of that songwriting success helped them in so many ways: financially, musically, and establishing themselves as artists. But Brust still remembers disliking piano lessons at an early age.
"I was writing songs while I was on my paper route in Indiana, when I was 11 or 12. And for some reason, I could write these little melodies. My mom made me take piano, and I hated it. But now, there's a baby grand piano that comes out in the show, and whenever my mom can make a show, she sits on the stool with me when I play. And I always thank her for making me take piano. I love it."
Since the band is not a household name yet here in Oregon, Brust said there are things you can do to become familiar with the band.
"Go to our website, or i-tunes and learn some of the music. It'll be so fun. A lot of our songs are sing along kind of songs, like our new single, "Best Seat in the House," which actually goes to radio this week."
The song is about Chris Lucas's father, who passed away in 2011.
"Chris's dad had always dreamed about seeing us play at the Grand Ol Opry. He would call everyday, asking if they were going to play there. You know how we all get those calls from our parents."
"And sure enough, three months after his dad passed away, they did call. We had a great time playing with everybody, including the Gatlin Brothers. But Chris was in the shadows, with tears in his eyes, because his father wasn't there to see it. But I said to him, 'You know, he is here, in spirit, and he's got the best seat in the house.'"
And we both kind of looked at each other and said, "Uh-oh, we've got a song on our hands."
The Locash Cowboys and band will be at the Columbia Gorge Hotel on Sunday, Sept. 15. Tickets are $30 in advance. 5 p.m. Doors open; 6 p.m. Opening act; 7 p.m. Locash Cowboy concert. Columbia Gorge Hotel, 4000 Westcliff Dr., Hood River; 541-386-5566.
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Sept. 22, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The MIT men's tennis team began its 2004-05 season last weekend by hosting a dual match with Colby College and competing at the Harvard University Invitational. The Engineers (0-1) fell to the White Mules, 4-3, playing without their top three players.
Tech and Colby each won three singles matches, but the White Mules ended the day with a 2-1 advantage in doubles. Mark Egan and Kevin Durand had hard-fought wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles spots. Despite dropping the first set, 6-1, Egan came back to take the match, 6-4, 6-1. Durand easily won his first set, 6-1, but faltered in the second, 7-6 (7). He rebounded, bookending his match with another 6-1 victory. Jonathan Farm only needed two sets for his 7-6 (8), 6-1 win in the No. 6 position. The No. 1 doubles team of Mark Egan and Kevin Durand had the only win for MIT, defeating their opponents, 8-5. Brothers Eric and Melvin Makhni fell, 8-5, while Colin Klick and Krishna Pokala were defeated, 8-4.
Evan Tindell, Tom Dohlman, and Eric Beren represented the Engineers at the Harvard Invitational. Competing in the "A" Flight, Evan Tindell defeated Gideon Valkin (Harvard) in the first round, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Tindell fell in the second round to No. 4 seed Eric Thomas (Brown), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4. Dohlman lost his first round match in the "B" Flight to Caleb Gardiner (Harvard), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. In the consolation bracket, he defeated Bert Baggio (Rutgers), 6-2, 6-3, but dropped his next match against Scott Blumenkranz (Brown), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Beren, also competing in the "B" Flight, fell to Saurabh Kohili (Brown), 6-2, 6-2. He then defeated Paul Roberts (Tufts), 6-7 (8), 6-0, (10-8) in the super tie-breaker in a first-round consolation match. Beren lost to Cameron Parker (Harvard) in the second round.
In doubles play, Tom Dohlman and Eric Beren combined to defeat Caleb Gardiner and Cameron Parker, 8-5. They then lost to nationally-ranked No. 30 Godberg/Shamasdin (Brown), 8-2.


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Disguise Inc.'s Halloween costume line-up for this year includes popular characters for the entire family based on theatrical blockbusters, popular television shows, pop culture, and more.
This year's line-up includes toddler and children's costumes for Elsa, Anna, and Olaf from Disney's Frozen, as well as an adult Elsa costume. From Disney's Maleficent, Maleficent and Aurora costumes are available in sizes for children and adults. Disney Junior properties such as Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins have costumes in baby, toddler, and child sizes.
The classic Minnie Mouse costume is available in sizes ranging from baby to adult. Super Mario Bros fans can dress up as their favorite characters including Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. Costumes for Bumblebee and Optimus Prime from Hasbro's Transformers are available in baby to adult sizes.
Children and adult fans of Hasbro's My Little Pony can dress up as their favorite characters, including Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. Accessories and costumes for Saban's Power Rangers span from baby, to child, to adult.
The costumes are available at mass market, specialty, and online retail outlets including Target, Wal-Mart, Toys "R" Us, Spirit, Buy Seasons, and more.


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Air France worker arrested in cocaine haul case
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials say they have arrested an Air France assistant manager and six more people for alleged roles in the smuggling to Paris of 1.4 tons of cocaine on a commercial flight.
The Interior Ministry announced the arrests of Juan Chirino Ariza, the Air France employee, and six other men whose names it did not provide.
That brings to 22 the number of people being held in Venezuela and France in the case. Among the 10 others arrested in Venezuela are eight National Guard soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
Authorities say the cocaine was shipped on Sept. 10 in 31 suitcases. Five suspects were arrested in France — three Italians and two Britons.
Officials did not explain why they waited nearly two weeks to announce the seizure.


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Red White and Blue Recipes For Kids
Red, White, and Blue Treats For Kids
Red, White, and Blue Treats For Kids
Bring on the patriotic pride this weekend! While mom and dad get the grill ready for a season of old-fashioned barbecues, lil ones can join in the festive spirit with some red, white, and blue treats that will excite children of any age. From cakes and cookies to popsicles and drinks, these all-American sweets will add some sparkle to your holiday menu!
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Duck Dynasty's Season 4 Premieres Wednesday, August 14th on A&E
Duck Dynasty fans get ready.There's a new season of Duck Dynasty on the horizon and it might be the best one yet. I can't wait to see what the Robertson's are up to this season.
A&E announced the premiere date of Season 4 will be Wednesday, August 14th at 9pm (central). So that's about 21 days or 3 weeks away; I'm already counting down the days!
The premiere will kick-off with a one hour episode that has the Robertson boys working on a surprise for Phil & Miss Kay. The Robertson ladies, with the help of Uncle Si, distract Phil and Miss Kay while the boys plan a surprise marriage vow renewal for the couples anniversary. The distractions will be hilarious since Uncle Si is helping and getting Phil to participate may be a challenge...just my opinion.
There will also be an addition to the cast this year. The oldest Robertson boy, Alan, will be coming on board with his wife. Alan, a pastor, has given up his day job to join the family business. He will be their public relations manager. Alan doesn't quite fit in with the crew though....he has NO beard, but he does have those family dimples.
Last season's finale garnered 9.6 million viewers, setting a record for the A&E network. This year already seems promising with new episodes starting next month. So get ready 'Duck Nation-ers'.


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South Korea Wants To Mandate Everyone Must Install 'Security' Software To Prevent 'Zombies'
from the and-maybe-open-your-computer-up-a-bit dept
An interesting sidenote in all of this is that just as the push to pass this Zombie PC Prevention Act came about, suddenly a hard-drive destroying malware started making the rounds, and some have noted that it acts in a manner that doesn't make any sense when you look at typical malware. Instead, it acts sort of like a "zombie," but whereas typical zombies try to remain hidden, this one does a lot to make itself known. The suggestion -- though, admittedly, with little proof -- is that perhaps someone has released such an attack in order to build up support for the law.
That may be too much of a conspiracy theory for some, but it is still worrisome that the government might mandate a particular brand of security software. It's obviously a good thing, in general, for people to secure their computers, and to try to ward off malware such as zombies. But should it really be the government's job to step in and mandate what software you put on your computer?


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Save The World Air, Inc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), of trading of the securities of Save The World Air, Inc. ("STW Air") (stock symbol ZERO), of New York, New York at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 20, 2000, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, August 2, 2000.
The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of STW Air because of questions that have been raised about the accuracy and adequacy of publicly disseminated information concerning, among other things, the results of demonstration tests of STW Air's Zero Emissions Fuel Saver device and STW Air's purported relationship with the Ford Motor Company.
The Commission cautions broker-dealers, shareholders, and prospective purchasers that they should carefully consider the foregoing information along with all other currently available information and any information subsequently issued by the company.
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Despite swelling total assets, online brokerage TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) logged a 3.3% dip in fiscal first-quarter earnings on Tuesday as transaction revenue dipped.
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Still, shares of TD Ameritrade jumped 2% in early trading as the quarterly results surpassed Wall Street's expectations.
The company said it earned $147 million last quarter, compared with $152 million in the year-earlier period. On a per-share basis, earnings were unchanged at 27 cents. Analysts had been calling for EPS of 24 cents.
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France was cut to Aa1 from Aaa, the rating company said. The Moody's downgrade follows one by Standard & Poor's in January and increases pressure on President Francois Hollande to find ways to bolster growth.
"France's fiscal outlook is uncertain as a result of its deteriorating economic prospects, both in the short term due to subdued domestic and external demand" and "structural rigidities" in the longer term, Moody's said in a statement in Frankfurt.
Since taking office in May, Hollande has pressed Germany to do more to end the European debt crisis, while focusing on tax increases at home to pare France's budget shortfall. His government has set out 20 billion euros ($25.5 billion) in new levies on the rich and big companies that are intended to reduce the deficit to 3 percent of gross domestic product next year.
"Moody's sanctioned the delays in France's dealing with its debt and loss of competiveness," Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Paris today. "That's exactly the diagnosis this government has made. We see it as an invitation to pursue reforms we've undertaken. "
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The euro slid versus most of its 16 major counterparts after the Moody's move renewed concern the debt crisis is deepening. The currency was 0.1 percent lower at $1.2803 as of 9:30 a.m. in Paris.
Germany, the Netherlands and Austria may face rating actions after Moody's reiterated its negative outlooks on all sovereigns bearing the burden of bailing out troubled euro-area countries, Steven Englander, managing director of Citigroup Global Markets, wrote in a client note.
The French downgrade on growth concerns reflects an "already existing reality," not new information for the market, he wrote.
"The timing of this sort of announcement is awkward," said Nicolas Veron, a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. "This downgrade comes a few days after announcements of structural reforms that are probably the strongest for a long time in France but it also signals that while they are ambitious the recent announcement of reforms is not enough to reassure investors that France is on the right track."
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France was also cut one level to AA+ from AAA on Jan. 13 by Standard & Poor's. Since then, French government bonds gained 9.4 percent as of Nov. 16, compared with 3.5 percent for Germany debt, and 2.6 percent for that of the U.S., according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data.
Buffeted by the European Central Bank's offer to help finance struggling governments under certain conditions, Hollande has so far received support from his investors even after the S&P downgrade.
French borrowing costs have tumbled since he took office, with the yield on the nation's benchmark 10-year debt dropping to a record-low of 2 percent on Aug. 3 and shorter-term notes selling at negative yields for the first time in July. French 10-year bonds yielded 2.08 percent at 9:30 a.m. in Paris.
Following the French downgrade in January, ECB President Mario Draghi said investors largely priced in the euro-area sovereign downgrades from S&P and questioned the importance of ratings companies.
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"I will never comment on ratings as such, but certainly one needs to ask how important are these ratings for the marketplace overall, for investors?" Draghi said Jan. 16. "We should learn to do without ratings, or at least we should learn to assess creditworthiness" with less reliance on the ratings companies, he said.
Almost half the time, government bond yields fall when a rating action suggests they should climb, or they increase even as a change signals a decline, according to data compiled by Bloomberg on 314 upgrades, downgrades and outlook changes going back as far as 38 years. The rates moved in the opposite direction 47 percent of the time for Moody's and for Standard & Poor's. The data measured yields after a month relative to U.S. Treasury debt, the global benchmark.
Yet with an economy that has barely grown in the past year and unemployment at a 13-year high, Hollande must act quickly to address France's lack of competitiveness by improving labor- market flexibility and lowering wage costs, economists say.
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Hollande said Sept. 9 that he wants unions and business leaders to agree on an overhaul of France's job regulations by the end of the year or he'll impose one himself.
"If this historic compromise is reached by year end, this reform will be given the force of law," Hollande said on TF1 television. "But if the partners can't agree, then I'm sorry, but then the state will assume its responsibilities."
To aid businesses, he said this month he will raise the main sales tax rates to finance a cut in payroll charges.
Hollande has given himself a two-year window to fix the French economy, repeating pledges to reduce the deficit and hold down spending. The nation's debt burden will peak at 91 percent of gross domestic product next year, the 2013 budget estimates.
"We expect the government to come forward with proposals on the labor market, competitiveness and the financing of the economy towards year end," said Fabrice Montagne, an economist at Barclays in Paris. "Structural reforms are a necessity as they deliver high long-term growth per capita, ensuring that short-term fiscal slippage does not threaten debt sustainability."
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Jyotirmoy Dutta works as a PLM Lead Consultant at Infosys with more than 13 years of expertise in PLM Strategy Consulting, Solution Architecting, Offshore Project Management and Technical Leadership. He has led several full life-cycle PLM implementations, in the Consumer Products, Electronics & … More »
Understanding PLM System Customization
July 3rd, 2012 by Jyotirmoy Dutta
I have worked on PLM applications for the last decade, by and large in the implementation and customization side. Customizations have been and are often pigeonholed as the problem child of PLM. Many argue that the best way to put into service a PLM system is to have it implemented "out-of-the-box". However, when business processes in an organization cannot be effectively and efficiently modeled in a "vanilla software" PLM system, the impact of an assessment whether to or not to customize becomes pertinent. I write this post based on my familiarity with PLM customization in diverse implementations.
Definition of Customization
I would conceptually characterize customization as an alteration put into place because the "vanilla software" PLM solution does not reflect the "desired" business needs. Changing packaged software to meet user needs is the essence of customization.
Decision to Customize
PLM systems are packaged software solutions and not customized systems. Packaged solutions traditionally involve software and/or services tailored to achieve a specific scope of work and are intended to meet the broad-spectrum needs of a class of organizations, rather than the unique needs of a particular organization, as is the case in custom software development. By adopting standard packages, organizations substantially reduce the costs, risks and delays associated with custom software development, and benefit from the on-going support services provided for packages by vendors. Conversely, packaged solutions come with built-in assumptions and procedures about organizations' business processes. These suppositions and rules seldom tie in with exactly with those of the implementing organization's existing processes. The so-called "industry best practices" embedded in PLM systems is hardly universal – the misfits between business requirements and PLM capabilities can be company-specific, industry-specific, or even country-specific. Any successful PLM implementation requires a fit between the PLM system and the organizational processes it supports. A divergence can have substantial bearing on organizational acceptance, and could be one of the main reasons of a PLM implementation failure.
More often for misfits, customization is the way out. PLM system customization can ensue either during the implementation phase when the gaps are well-known or after roll-out, when the system is operational, and as a response to changing business needs. Customization at times offers the ability to obtain competitive advantage vis-à-vis companies using only standard features. However they come with a cost and risks. Hence the assessment to customize is complex and is so made with a trade-off in mind.
Types of Customizations
I would categorize most of the customizations I have seen or done in the following order:
1. Configuration Customization,
1.1. Pure Configuration Update
1.2. Bolt-On's
2. Process Customization (Workflow Programming), and
3. Technical Customization
3.1. Extended Reporting,
3.2. UI Customizations,
3.3. PLM Programming,
3.4. Interface development,
3.5. Package Code Modification
Let us look into each in more detail:
1. Configuration Customization: I would subdivide this customization into two sub types:
a. Pure Configuration Update: This type of customization involves setting of parameters, properties etc. Examples: Server settings, logging parameters etc. It usually is benign, and affects the application and sometimes the database layer. Such updates are vendor supported too.
b. Bolt-Ons: Bolt-Ons are third-party packages designed to work with the PLM system from independent software vendors (under license agreements with the original PLM vendor) to meet the needs of a particular customer segment and provide specific functionality. Example: The ShapeSpace 3D Search tool for Aras PLM which extends the searching capabilities of Aras to enable searching by shape or FLUENT for CATIA V5 software brings fluid flow and heat transfer analysis into the CATIA V5 product lifecycle management (PLM) environment. The quality of the bolt-on depends on the quality of the relationship between the PLM vendor and the bolt-on developer. Note that there may be a "release lag", where the bolt-on vendor is supporting an older release of the PLM system that the one the PLM vendor is currently offering to customers. This is likely to be an issue during PLM system upgrade.
2. Process Customization: This type of customization involves Workflow Programming – Creation of organizationally unique workflows or customized logic in standard workflows. Example: Set up automated engineering change order approval process. This typically affects the application layer and/ or database layer.
3. Technical Customizations: These are code changes that the vendor usually does not support and can be split into 5 categories:
a. Extended Reporting: This type of customization is programming of extended data output and reporting options. Example: Design a new report to show the health of each project and compare it to the time taken in each portion of the change management process for specific criteria. This typically affects the application layer and/ or database layer.
b. UI Customizations: This involves changing the UI Look and Feel or functionality and changes to terminology and layout. Such customizations might occasionally add extra business logic specific UI validations too. I was consulting for a major medical devices manufacturer in 2006 – they had decided to upgrade their old PLM system with two major versions in a single upgrade. Fearful of adoption and training issues in their 7000+ user base they resorted to reprogram the UI to look as much as possible as the original system even though the new system provided with lesser picks and clicks.
c. PLM Programming: I would define this as programming of additional applications, without changing the product source code (using the computer language used by the vendor). For example if there is a requirement to detect when a particular event happens in the lifecycle of a drawing or a product and to take further actions based on that (which the PLM system doesn't support) then one would need to resort to such programming. This typically affects all layers.
d. Interface Development: Programming of interfaces to legacy systems or 3rd party products when such interfaces are not available off the shelf. I have implemented interfaces with custom-build MRP package or with an archaic CRM package. This typically affects the application layer and/ or database layer.
e. Package Code Modification: This type of customization is atypical, and involves changing the product source-code – ranging from small changes to changing whole modules / functionality. An example would be changing of the system behavior when a CAD file is checked into the system from a CAD tool. In 2004 I was consulting for a Taiwanese OEM and the PLM tool they were using was quite immature as compared to their requirement – leading to vast amount of changes in the underlying product. Product source code was not available – we had to decompile the code to make modifications. Needless to say such customizations point towards a bigger issue which I will discuss shortly.
Risks of Customization
The risk impact of customizations can be classified as underneath – The deeper the customization the higher is the impact and likelihood of risk.
Risk Impact
If customizations are built as part of a development effort during an implementation time frame, they may have bugs which can impediment development during the PLM implementation, and thus distress a successful implementation (e.g. overspent budget and an unreliable system due to poor quality of customization, unresolved system bugs and insufficient testing). Also note that there is supplementary end user training and consulting costs towards adoption of customized code. By and large, less customization will mean shorter implementation times.
Over-reliance on heavy customization suggests a deeper problem – It can mean that due to poor PLM selection and evaluation process, the software is ill-fitting with the business requirements.
Customization of PLM will have maintenance and upgrade impact too. The more complex a customization endeavor the more likely it is to require greater effort in maintenance and post-implementation. Each time a change/upgrade is required to the system, the effect of the change on the customization will have to be assessed by the organization, as the software vendor will not support these customizations. Many times, this requires bringing in an external expert to help with this assessment. Once the system is upgraded the customizations would have to be manually updated too. These additional requirements reduce flexibility or agility of the system and increase costs.
The following table presents an estimate, based on experience, of the effort needed during system maintenance and post implementation of different customization types.
Another associated issue is poor consultant effectiveness. Poor consultant effectiveness will contribute to mediocre quality of code customizations (and associated documentation) and inferior knowledge transfer of the customizations to the organizations IT resources. This in turn leads to higher maintenance costs. The better the knowledge consultants have about their PLM package, the more likely they are to address business objectives with light (and probably configuration driven), rather than (code driven) heavy, customizations.
Configuration vs. Customization
Customers are almost always better off in choosing a PLM system with an open architecture, one that can often be adapted with relatively uncomplicated configuration changes rather than code rewrites. It is vital to realize the key differences between customization and configuration to appreciate the benefits:
Wrapping up, organizations should steer clear of a dash to customize. It is to be expected that any new PLM system will have inadequacies, both factual and alleged. All workarounds and alternatives should be investigated first before making a commitment to changing the system. It is important to take into consideration that though customization might bring in a competitive gain, there are risks and costs associated with different types of customization. The heavier the customization is the riskier and costlier it becomes.
Tags: Configuration vs. Customization, Customization, PLM, PLM Configuration, Process Customization, UI Customization, Workflow
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Robert Vigorito knew he had changed some lives over the years since he helped start the Columbia Triathlon in 1984. He transformed an inaugural event that attracted fewer than 100 competitors into one of the top triathlons in the country with as many as 2,500 coming to Centennial Park each spring since 1988.
It wasn't surprising, considering that Vigorito knew how competing in triathlons had changed his own life. Vigorito, whose friends growing up in East Haven, Conn., called him "Pig Iron" because he was usually among the slowest in whatever sport they were playing, went from not knowing what a triathlon was to competing in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii six times.
"I saw the Ironman on TV in the early '80s, like a lot of people did, on 'ABC's Wide World of Sports' with Jim McKay, and I thought, 'What is that?' and then, 'Why would anyone want to do that?' " Vigorito said. "[Starting the Columbia Triathlon] was on a lark, it was something we did. How does any great thing continue or get discovered? Sometimes by serendipity, or by stubbornness."
Recalling the first year of an event that was organized by a few in the Howard County Striders running club, Vigorito said, "We found a book, "How to Do a Triathlon," I photocopied it and we gave it out to everybody. How to do the swim. How to do the bike … We were all novice triathletes. I got in the pool one day and swam 25 yards and I thought I was going to die."
Vigorito — "Vigo" to friends who did not know him as "Pig Iron" — emerged as the face of the Columbia Triathlon, eventually becoming its race director from 1986 until last December, when he announced his retirement. Still feisty and fit at 65, he will be honored at Centennial Park before the start of the 30th running of the event Sunday. He will also compete in it for the first time.
"They said, 'Come race.' I'm going to participate fast," Vigorito joked.
Many thought Vigorito would never quit, but there had been signs of it since he and his wife retired within a year of each other. Sharon Vigorito retired as an education manager for the Greater Chesapeake office of the Red Cross in 2007. Her husband retired a year later from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where as a pathologist he helped start its brain and tissue bank.
Three years ago, they built a house in Naples, Fla.
Sharon Vigorito said her husband stepping away from the Columbia Triathlon "took a lot of soul-searching for what direction he wanted to go in. Was it difficult? Yes and no. He knew he wasn't going to step away from triathlons altogether. But it would afford him the opportunity to put things on from wherever he was. In addition, he likes to train and it's very difficult to train in Maryland in the winter."
Altering his journey
It took a serious bicycle accident on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2010 that left Vigorito with nine broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a punctured lung after being hit by a truck that helped alter what he calls his "journey." He had been there to help the friends he had made at the Ironman World Championship in Kona run the event.
He remembers the day (Wednesday), time (6:45 a.m.) and color of the truck (red), but mostly he recalls its aftermath, both physically and spiritually.
"It probably focused me a little more," Vigorito said one afternoon last week, sitting on a hill overlooking the lake at Centennial Park. "Life is fleeting, you never know what life is going to bring, you never know when your day is going to come. In a shortened time, your life passes in front of you. You don't know if the next breath you take is going to be your last."
In the moments after the accident, Vigorito thought about his family and work back in Maryland.
Injured on the road in Hawaii, barely able to breathe, Vigorito saw his life after the Columbia Triathlon starting to take shape.
"I remember looking up at the sky and thinking, 'If this is it, OK. If not, Lord, I'll know I have other things to do,' " Vigorito recalled.
Sharon Vigorito said the accident changed her husband's "view on mortality." He reflected on how his own father, Andrew, had died from heart disease at age 59 and never got to see his son's successes. It also made Vigorito think about some of the people he had worked with in recent years who, according to his wife, "are not as fortunate as he was — people who have cancer or brain tumors, Wounded Warriors — and it helped him focus on what he could do to help those individuals."
Vigorito's TriColumbia organization ran triathlons on the Eastern Shore for five years, helped run two triathlon national championships (in 1994 and 1997) and started the popular Iron Girl triathlon. He has also run triathlons for children, those with disabilities as well as the Celebrating Heroes event for Wounded Warriors.
"It's been a great experience, I've met a lot of wonderful people along the way," Vigorito said. "I feel blessed in many ways to affect the lives of so many people, by using triathlons as a means to improve fitness and health. … You meet people along the way like I have the last 10 years, and through my events create these charity team formats and people raise hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars. You look back and think, 'That's pretty cool.' "
Max Prola, who met Vigorito more than 30 years ago and has competed in every Columbia Triathlon to date, said of his now close friend: "What else can you say? He's been such an iconic figure. ... I can't say enough about him."
Asked whether he was surprised that Vigorito stepped down as the event's director after three decades, Prola compares it to what he faces himself as a competitor.
"I've got pressure on me to do each one; I can I feel the pressure on him to do each one," Prola said. "It's very tough. You're up all night. You've got to make sure everything is being done. You've got to talk to people in the organization. It's very, very taxing. He and Sharon would really be exhausted afterward."
Entering the next phase
Slowly, Vigorito and his wife worked their way toward what some might call retirement, but he calls it the next phase of his life.
Vigorito said it's been an adjustment, though he acknowledges that living a few months every winter in Florida has made the transition a lot easier. He cycles there three or four days a week, has joined a few local running clubs and is back to playing golf, hoping to get down to the 4 or 5 handicap player he had been playing in college at Southern Connecticut.
"My attitude about retirement is pretty simple," Vigorito said. 'You're officially retired when they put you in a box or in an urn having been cremated, then you're retired. The late George Sheehan, I really like his book 'Personal Best.' One of the quotes attributed to him was, 'Life is not a spectator sport,' and I'm kind of drawn to that. I have plenty of energy, plenty of time and effort to give, and I'm going to do that."
It was during the first six weeks of his recovery after the accident that Vigorito began to put his life into perspective.
When he was first able to walk, Vigorito would pass an 8-foot bronze statue of Olympic swimming champion and Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku near the entrance to the beach.
"Every day I would go there and kind of talk to him, I got energized by him. I bought a couple of books and read about him, and thought, 'This is my kind of guy, he was one of the people,' " Vigorito said. "There's a lot about Hawaii in terms of its culture and symbols of what the island means and the people that live there.
"You're always in the spirit of aloha. … Aloha means many things. It can mean love, it can mean thank you, it can mean your inner spirit, it can mean the world around you. But there's something meaning when Hawaiians say, 'Live aloha.' "
During his recovery, Vigorito said, he received thousands of emails, cards, flower arrangements and gift certificates for meals.
"I really realized, or I re-realized, the impact I've had on all these people," Vigorito said. "I still have their cards and letters in a box. I read them periodically. It wasn't like, 'Hey, I hope you get better.' It was more, 'You changed my life through your events, you don't know what it's meant to me.' What you realize is that through the events we created, you actually got to the soul of people and you make them look inside."
Vigorito, who will be honored by the USA Triathlon with a Lifetime Achievement Award in August, thinks about a song from "The Lion King."
"There are lyrics in the 'Circle of Life' that say, 'Never take more than you give,' " Vigorito said. "I kind of thought about that. We've been able to raise millions of dollars, close to $7 million, and have given back to the community. Those kinds of things, you realize the impact that you've had with people.
"Were it not for the events that I was involved with, and all the great volunteers that I've been honored to work with and be supported by, these kinds of events would not have become what they've become. It's really been a special journey and I'm moving forward."
Columbia Triathlon
When: May 19, 6:40 a.m.
What: .93-mile swim, 25-mile bike ride, 6.2-mile run
Where: Centennial Lake, Ellicott City
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Accused priest released, allowed to travel for treatment
Trial postponed last week
Accused priest released, allowed to travel for treatment
Trial postponed last week
A Tri-State priest accused of taking a 10-year-old boy to West Virginia for sex more than two decades ago has successfully argued to be released, have his trial delayed and be allowed to travel to New York for medical treatment.
A federal judge in Cincinnati on Monday granted the Rev. Robert Poandl's request to leave the state for treatment.
Late last week, the judge agreed to have his trial on a charge of coercion of a minor delayed until March 18. It had been scheduled for Jan. 14.
Poandl, of the Cincinnati-based Glenmary Home Missioners, has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy while the two visited a West Virginia church in 1991.
He's out of jail on the condition that he has no contact with children.


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Following 23-13 win over Bills, Chiefs get extra week off to enjoy perfect 9-0 start
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Linebacker Derrick Johnson isn't going to apologize for the Kansas City Chiefs' perfect start.
"I've heard it said that we haven't played winning teams," Johnson said after the Chiefs used two defensive touchdowns to beat the Buffalo Bills 23-13 on Sunday. "We're the best you can be at 9-0 right now. If you can't respect it, then we're just going to keep winning."
So far so good.
Sean Smith scored on a 100-yard interception return and linebacker Tamba Hali produced the go-ahead points for Kansas City by returning a fumble 11 yards for a score.
And now the Chiefs get to enjoy it for an extra week in entering their bye weekend off before returning to put their record to its biggest test on Nov. 17. That's when Kansas City travels to Denver for a highly anticipated AFC West showdown against Peyton Manning and the Broncos.
"We have a bye coming up, a chance to kind of catch our breath a little bit," quarterback Alex Smith said. "And then we'll start talking about the Broncos."
The Chiefs keep winning despite a sputtering offense that managed just 210 yards and settled for three field goals.
And their defense overcame its leakiest outing of the season after giving up 470 yards to a Bills offense that was led by undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel.
What mattered was the final result, as the Chiefs matched their best start to a season, set in 2003, and extended their worst-to-first run after a 2-14 finish last year.
The Bills (3-6) were left stunned in how they let this game slip away. Up 10-3 after the first half, they opened the second half by driving to the Chiefs 1, when Smith intercepted Tuel's pass and ran it the other way for a score.
"Obviously, it hurts. It hurts me. It hurts the guys in that room" Bills coach Doug Marrone said. "I'm not going to stand here and say we should've won that game because we obviously didn't. But it hurt."
Here's five things that made the difference as the Chiefs snapped a six-game losing streak at Orchard Park, dating to 1986.
HAPPY RETURNS: The Chiefs' defense has scored six times this season.
Smith's TD matched the second-longest interception return in team history, and he was too tired to enjoy it.
"Do you know how long 100 yards is?" Smith said. "I was definitely happy I made it. I wanted to celebrate, but I was so tired."
Hali scored to put the Chiefs up 20-13 with 12:47 left. He scooped up a loose ball after cornerback Marcus Cooper punched the ball out of receiver T.J. Graham's hands.
TUEL TIME: Tuel's first NFL start began well before faltering late. The undrafted rookie from Washington State got his first career touchdown — a 59-yard connection to fellow rookie Marquise Goodwin — as he finished the first quarter going 5 of 7 for 112 yards. Tuel struggled the rest of the way, going 13 of 32 for 117 yards with two interceptions.
He started in place of interim starter Thad Lewis (bruised ribs) and with rookie starter EJ Manuel missing his fourth game with a sprained right knee.
"Did Jeff play well enough for us to win?," Marrone asked. "At times. At times he didn't. I think you could say that about a lot of people."
ON THE RUN: Led by C.J. Spiller's 116 yards rushing, the Bills managed a season-best 241 yards against the NFL's 10th-best rushing defense. Spiller, who returned after missing one game with a sprained left ankle, had runs of 61 and 29 yards. He also caught two passes for 39 yards, giving him 155 yards from scrimmage.
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles had 90 yards rushing and only 6 receiving as he was held under 100 yards from scrimmage for the first time this season.
STINGY D: The Chiefs matched an NFL record set by the 1977 Atlanta Falcons in allowing 17 points or fewer in nine straight games.
The Chiefs have now allowed 111 points, their third-lowest total through their first nine games, according to STATS. Kansas City allowed only 88 points through nine games in 1969, and 101 points over that span in 1973.
SACK-LESS: Kansas City was held without a sack for the first time this season, after managing a NFL-leading 36 through its first eight games. The Bills entered the game second in the NFL with 27 sacks. They managed just two against the Chiefs.
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Thanks for the info! I'll check your channel quite often to watch the new episodes. keep us updated.
Leuk, zit je ook op Realitynet? (This is dutch )
Oh I LOVE it!! Thank you so much!! Y'all made it easy to follow, I don't feel like I am missing a bit!! I missed me some Mole.
Dutch and English are similar. So many words are almost the same.
But then again who knows since we did have other moles being obvious or put in the spotlight in some ways before too... (That's how the show still survived here ;-))
The initial viewercount was near 1,9 million I think. (As we are a small country of some 16 million inhabitants, those tv-ratings are pretty good respectively).
I liked his sense of humor but really he didn't seem to give a f*ck..
Wonderful ratings! 1.9 million, so we can round it up to 2 million. 2/16=12.5%. There are over 300 million people in America. 300 million*12.5%=37.5 million. I don't think there's any TV series (even NFL games) in America that's able to get so many viewers in every episode.
Oh, "f*ck", another reminder. It cracked me up when contestants spoke out F words. Seems Dutch TV doesn't have bleep censor?
P.S. What does "tijd" means in the two pictures you presented?
By the way: Each time the test starts you can hear the host's voice-over say 'tijd voor de test' i.e. 'time for the test'.
I suspect William now.
P.S. I learned that Hadewych wasn't allowed to go on the riverjet because she was 5 weeks pregnant at the time (she found out one dat before they left for Iceland.
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Each lesson or activity in this toolkit is related to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The toolkit is designed so that each lesson can be done independently, or combined and taught in a sequence. The Teacher Implementation Guide provides... (View More) recommendations for combining the lessons into three main strands: 1) Lunar Exploration - These lessons provide a basic introduction to Moon exploration. Note that this strand is also appropriate for use in social studies classes. 2) Mapping the Moon - These lessons provide a more in-depth understanding of Moon exploration through the use of scientific data and student inquiry. The lessons also include many connections to Earth science and geology. 3) Tools of Investigation - These higher-level lessons examine the role of technology, engineering and physics in collecting and analyzing data. (View Less)
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