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The Avon Police Department is one of nine departments in North Central Connecticut to have regional arrest powers for…More non-emergencies and misdemeanors. Avon, Farmington, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Canton, Granby, Suffield Windsor Locks and Windsor police departments have jurisdiction to obtain warrants and make arrests and traffic stops for suspects in any of those towns. Avon is also are part of a regional narcotic division and SWAT team.
The department receives about 100,000 calls per year, and 32,000 are calls for service.
Court appearances for arrests made by the Avon Police Department take place at either Enfield or Hartford courts, depending on the location of the arrest or where any arrest warrants were issued.
The Avon Police Department was honored on March 27, 2010 with a Flagship Award for Service Excellence and Professionalism and meritorious accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Association (CALEA), marking in the 93rd percentile for well maintained and accurate files.
Chief Mark Rinaldo heads the department. John Widing is the chaplin. Jeffrey Blatter was appointed as police captain Dec. 5, 2011. Lt. Christina Barrow heads the patrol division, which includes the detective unit and three patrol squads. Lt. Kelly Walsh leads the operations division and oversees the communications unit, training , accreditation, records unit, scheduling and animal control. Beverly LaPlume is the animal control officer and operates the canine shelter on Arch Road.
The department also has three officers running the DARE program in the Avon Public Schools and five officers on bike patrol. There is also a computer crimes lab housed in the police department.
Information for Avon Police civilian applicants is available on the police department webpage on the town website for those interested in dispatch, records and secretarial jobs.
The department is located next to the Avon Town Offices on Route 44. Parking is available in the municipal lot.
Department Phone Numbers:
Emergency calls (police, fire and medical): 911
Routine calls: (860) 409-4200
Animal Control: (860) 409-4205
Records Division: (860) 409-4220
Chiefs of Police:
William Scott: 1950-1958
Malcom Heath: 1958-1961
Lester Clark Sr.: 1962-1968
Domenic Zacchio: 1968-1983
James A. Martino Jr.: 1983-2001
Peter A. Agnessi: 2001-2005
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Red State blogger and CNN pundit Erick Erickson decided to color outside the lines in choosing whom to endorse in the current Republican primary race. Nott too far outside the lines. Just a little…
Influential conservative blogger Erick Erickson said he would endorse the "sweet meteor of death" over any of the current GOP candidates, but would back the party's eventual nominee in the general election against President Obama.
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Oh, that's a thought! Do you think we could maybe convince Ebola to run? I think it'd have strong appeal with people who live in air-controlled penthouse homes. And probably in the South, now that I think of it.
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Czech Ondrej Synek Takes Second As Hometown Man Alan Campbell Secures Bronze in Men's Single Sculls Rowing
New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale and Czech Ondrej Synek went out early in the Men's Single Skulls competition and made it a two-man race until the end. Synek had the lead for most of the beginning of the race, only to be outkicked by Drysdale after 1000m. This left hometown favorite Alan Campbell in third position, to the excitement of the British crowd at Eton Dorney.
Drysdale's time of six minutes 57.82 seconds was 1.55 and 5.46 seconds clear of Synek and Campbell respectively. Campbell was not in contention up to the 1500m mark, but a late surge, pushed him past Sweden's Lassi Karonen to put him in the top three. The 29 year-old Northern Irishman's third place finish was Great Britain's first top three in the event since 1928. Because some stormy conditions and heavy crosswinds, the starting lanes were moved before the race. Cambpell was put in one of the more difficult starting positions, making his home crowd pleasing finish all the more impressive.
"The crowd really lifted me. I could see Lassi. He was going harder than I thought but knowing the shouts were for me, meant I had to go now or never."
Campbell answered the shouts and provided another tally on the host country's top-three-position count. He was moved to tears by the applause and roar of the home crowd during his award presentation, and rightfully so. He pleased not only a proud nation of Northern Ireland, but also a delighted host nation of Great Britain with his third place finish.


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Whatever the cause, flea control problems are occurring, and veterinarians must provide their patients with relief from flea
infestations. In this article, I present information concerning the client education and compliance factors often responsible
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Few pet owners thoroughly understand how flea products work. They may have false perceptions about the speed of kill, residual
activity, and repellency as well as how flea infestations are controlled. As a result, clients may come to us, sometimes quite
unhappy, saying that a certain product we sold or recommended is not working. Given a lack of knowledge of flea biology and
of how flea products work, our clients may have product performance expectations that cannot be met.
So the first step in battling fleas may simply be setting proper client expectations. Select the best flea product to meet
a client's and pet's needs; advise pet owners about additional control measures, if needed; explain and demonstrate correct
product administration; and, most critical, tell clients what to expect once a pet leaves your practice and goes back to its
flea-infested home.
It is important to understand the goals of a flea control program.1
• Relieve the pet's discomfort by killing fleas on the pet, which are biting and feeding.
• Eliminate the infestation on the premises since somewhere in the home or shaded areas of the yard flea eggs, larvae, and
pupae are continuing to develop into adult fleas that reinfest pets. This aspect of flea control is likely the most difficult.
• Prevent future flea infestations.
Goal # 1 Get rid of existing fleas on the pet
To achieve the first goal of flea control, proper administration of a flea product is essential for the rapid and prolonged
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Justice may not be far away for the family of a Bellevue toddler killed in a 2011 crash.
Police in St. Clair County, Illinois say Leamond Pierce has been arrested for motor vehicle homicide.
2-year-old Aidan Curry was killed when Pierce rear-ended his family's car on Interstate 80 near Waverly.
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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Trustees placed a newly adopted "campus expression" policy on hold until Northwestern Michigan College staff can specify how it will be implemented and communicate the full policy to those affected.
A full implementation plan should clear up public misunderstanding, said Chairman Doug Bishop at an NMC Board study session on Monday.
"When we do that, it will become clearer that the intent behind this is appropriate," Bishop said. "There is a lot of misunderstanding and a lot of misinformation of what it will do and how it will operate."
The policy, adopted in April, confines petitioning, demonstrating, and other expressive activity to "designated free speech areas" and requires advance permission of four business days. The policy also places limits on content posted on bulletin boards and other spaces.
The policy did not specify where the free speech areas would be located, but NMC officials said petitioners and others wouldn't be tucked away in a corner. The policy's stated intent is to maintain an orderly environment in order for the college to smoothly operate.
The NMC Board unanimously voted Monday to hold the policy in abeyance until September when it will review the entire plan of how it will work.
Bishop declined to elaborate on how the policy was misunderstood and by whom, but said board members didn't anticipate some of the questions they heard.
"We're not trying to suppress free speech. It's not a First Amendment issue at all when everything is represented," Bishop said.
The policy was prompted, in part, by a professional petitioner who gathered signatures in a highly trafficked area at last year's NMC Barbecue. The annual old-fashioned picnic attracts thousands, along with picketers and other folks who want to get their message out. The petitioner initially was asked to leave, but allowed to return to his spot after a city policeman said his activity was within his constitutional rights.
NMC's new policy raised concerns by the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union, who said there shouldn't be "constitution-free zones" on campus. The First Amendment provides people the right to gather in public to petition, march, protest, or otherwise express themselves in a nonviolent way.
Grand Traverse Prosecutor Bob Cooney recently said classrooms are protected areas, but otherwise it would be a "very, very rare situation for the police to get involved."
"The purpose of law enforcement is to keep the peace, protect the safety of a person, and enforce state law," he said.
Board member Susan Sheldon said it's important to have legal enforcement behind the policy.
"There are questions still," she said.
Bishop responded, "To be fair, the prosecutor and law enforcement can't make a determination until they see how it will be implemented."
The upcoming NMC barbecue will take place on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NMC's main campus.


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MANKATO — Mankato police released the identity of a man arrested Friday morning after a chase in the Mankato hilltop area as Vinai Lee, 28, who has no permanent address.
Police received a 911 call about 7:30 a.m. from a male employee of the Verizon Wireless store on Madison Avenue, who reported that an unknown person had accosted him in a parking lot adjacent to the store. The employee said the suspect flattened one of his car tires with a puncture, but the employee drove off anyway out of fear for his safety.
The employee called police as he was being pursued by the suspect, who was driving a pickup truck.
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An Aurora taxi driver won't forget this 4th of July anytime soon. He picked up a fare early Thursday morning, and within minutes the driver's throat had been slashed, and his taxi had been stolen. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
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STILLWATER— Mykel Shaw recovered a fumble, returned an interception for a touchdown and also scored on a passing play as Anadarko defeated Poteau 40-0 Saturday for the Oklahoma Class 4A high school football title.
Shaw recovered a Poteau fumble at the Anadarko 1, turning back an early threat and triggering a 99-yard drive for a touchdown.
And on the first play after Anadarko made it 7-0, Shaw returned an interception 31 yards for another score.
A few plays later, Traymayne Wauahdooah recovered a fumble in the end zone as Anadarko scored three touchdowns in a span of 1:21 to control in the first quarter.
Shaw added another score when he took a screen pass 32 yards early in the second quarter.
Anadarko won the Class 3A title in 2011.
Guthrie completes perfect season with 5A title
STILLWATER — Kai Callins carried the ball 23 times for 230 yards Saturday as Guthrie claimed the Oklahoma Class 5A high school football title with a 51-21 victory over McAlester.
Reed Roberts completed seven of nine passes as Guthrie (14-0) wrapped up a perfect season. McAlester finished 12-2 after committing four turnovers. Dalton Wood threw for 180 yards but also had two interceptions.
Callins had four rushing touchdowns, including an 86-yarder that made the score 44-21 in the fourth quarter.
Guthrie finished the game with 475 total yards, 314 on the ground. McAlester had 120 yards rushing, giving it 300 total yards for the game.
Laverne beats Pond Creek-Hunter for Class B title
WEATHERFORD — Trevor Harris ran for touchdowns covering 77, 70, 51 and 4 yards Saturday as Laverne completed a perfect season with a 42-12 victory over Pond Creek-Hunter in the Oklahoma Class B football championship game.
Harris had 297 yards rushing on 16 carries as Laverne wrapped up a 14-0 season with a 450-yard rushing effort. Pond Creek-Hunter finished 12-2.
Laverne led 14-6 at halftime but pushed the lead to 22 entering the final period. After Pond Creek-Hunter's Josh Irvin hit Jevan Overton for a 20-yard score to make it 28-12, Laverne tacked on touchdown runs of 4 yards by Tucker Rolf and 50 yards by Dalton Birch.
Irvin was 15-of-26 passing for 228 yards.
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By Cathy Spaulding
Phoenix Staff Writer
Gaila Hiebert Martin calculates designing or working on at least 75 bridges and more than 100 miles of road during her 15 years with the engineering firm of Holloway, Updike & Bellen.
"I've always enjoyed building things and seeing the finished product," Martin said. "You get to do a lot of that in civil engineering."
Martin has the same job title as her father, whose job took him to 17 states before he settled in Oklahoma.
However, although her father was mostly a field engineer, Martin did most of her work on computers.
"He pretty much worked with the building phase of a project," Martin said. "But I preferred working inside with the computer. I had strong skills for math and science."
She traces this knack for computers, engineering, math and science to when she typed her first "Hello World."
She said it was the summer before her third-grade year in school. Her father's engineering office had just bought a computer.
"Personal computers were coming into use when I was a small child," she said. "But the office computer was off limits to me and my brother during its first year in use."
However, when office workers could not program the newfangled device, it was put into the back room, Martin recalled. That's when young Gaila and her brother got to play on it.
"It came with a manual and, being a young nerd, I played with the computer and read the manual," she said. "That's when I wrote my first 'Hello World.'"
"Hello World" was the greeting used to start the PC program, she said.
"I look back at people and laugh. We all have written 'Hello World' at some point."
From that first "Hello World," Gaila moved on to manipulating bouncing balls on the computer screen.
"It would bounce to the edge of the screen, then it would bounce back," she said. "It was very high-tech back then, and we were very proud."
By the time she was in college, she was programming in Windows software.
"It was the beginning of the end," she said. "I very much enjoyed computers."
Meet Gaila Hiebert Martin
HOMETOWN: Webbers Falls.
CAREER: Retired engineer.
EDUCATION: Webbers Falls High School, 1989; Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1994.
FAMILY: Husband, Rick; three sons, Brenden, Trenten and Landren, and a grown stepdaughter, Andrea Martin.
CHURCH: First Baptist Church.
HOBBIES: "I have such a basket full, you wouldn't be able to write it all down. Painting, poetry, writing. Sometimes I take a hobby, work on it until I burn out."
near home
Gaila Hiebert Martin said her father worked in construction, living in 17 states before settling in Webbers Falls.
"He was working on the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System when he saw the falls and loved them," she recalled. "His second job in this area was the Muskogee Turnpike. He decided to start his own business here. Mom said she was glad because she could stay at a place where she could watch the bulbs she planted in fall come up in the spring."
Martin said her father's expertise was in heavy construction. She said he built container ponds for a Kerr-McGee plant near Gore.
"He and my brother are now working on the five-year decommissioning of the plant," she said.
She said her father has not been too skilled at computers.
"But he has an amazing head for estimation; he's very good at quickly estimating distance," she said.
When her father said something was 47 inches, that's about what it was.
She said she developed the knack for estimating over the years.
"If I go to a site, I pretty much know a distance," she said. "But when you're 20 years old, you just don't know."
Growing into
Martin recalled being "pretty much committed to becoming an engineer" by the time she got to high school.
She said she always enjoyed building things, "and you get to do that in civil engineering."
Engineering was a growing field for women by 1989, when Martin started at Oklahoma State University. However, she said, most women were not attracted to the same type of engineering that interested her. She said there were plenty of women in her general engineering classes during her first two years in college. Most were interested in becoming petroleum engineers.
"During my last two years in school, there were three girls and 40 guys in each class," she said. "I'll estimate at 40 guys, but remembering three girls is pretty solid because they were always the same three girls."
She said she hasn't been to an engineering class in the past few years,
Martin said she was fortunate to get a job straight out of college that was close to home. She said Holloway, Updike & Bellen had worked with her father.
"They had good, clean plans you could work from," she said. "It's a company with a good attention to detail."
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Martin began phasing out her job at the engineering firm in 2010, when payments were finished on the family home. She now works on-call.
"Having the house paid off gives you flexibility," she said.
She wanted to spend more time with her children, and she now volunteers at Sadler Arts Academy, which her three sons attend. The volunteering keeps her busier than ever, mostly working on the sets for Sadler productions. She drew the cartoon conductor and the "Bill" for the set of "School House Rock Live! Jr." She painted trees on the moody backdrops for Sadler's "Nutcracker."
"Schools can keep you busy if they find out you have time," Martin said.
Her latest project involved making the area around Sadler and Elliot Park scary for last month's Monster Dash. The Dash involved two trail runs, complete with obstacles and "zombies" chasing the participants.
"My job turned out to be monster makeup," Martin said. "I made scabs out of tissue paper, food coloring and Knox gelatin."
Her service to the school is motivated by her outlook on life.
"One of my personal theories of life is that in a life of service, there is always work to be done," she said.
How did you come to be an Okie from Muskogee?
"It happened to me. I was born here. My father moved here when he was in construction. When I came back after college, I wanted to be near my family. I wouldn't have stayed here if it wasn't a good place to live."
"Small town atmosphere. When I go visit my father, I can go out into the woods and hills easily. You have all you need in Muskogee. Its proximity to Tulsa is a good thing."
What do you do with your free time?
"What is spare time? I enjoy photography, writing, reading. My library card stays warm because I always use it."
How do you make a living in Muskogee?
"I work on an on-call basis with the engineering firm of Holloway, Updike & Bellen."
What would make Muskogee a better place to live?
"I feel more job opportunities would help. The Port of Muskogee is always wanting to attract more industries. We need to have more skilled jobs."
Is there an Okie from Muskogee you admire?
"At work, I'm fortunate to have had two mentors, Jay Updike and Terry Eddings. Then there is my father, who lives in the country south of Muskogee. He is heavily involved in missions, volunteering and giving. Now, he is in Mexico, building a third story on a hospital."
What's the most memorable thing that has happened to you since you have lived in Muskogee?
"The ice storm in 2007 was memorable, being without electricity for seven to eight days and cooking out on gas fire logs. The mall had electricity, so we went to the mall and saw a movie. For more normal memorable things, I've always enjoyed the plays. And my three boys were born here."
How would you sum up Muskogee in 25 words or less?
"It's a hidden gem, a place with a lot of diversity and opportunity."


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DALLAS — Oklahoma's defense was short-handed Saturday against Texas. The injury to linebacker Corey Nelson was no secret. Freshman linebacker Dominique Alexander filled in with 19 tackles, matching the freshman tackle record set by Travis Lewis in 2008.
"First start, OU-Texas, of course I'm the freshman on the field on defense and I was replacing Corey. They thought I was going to be a weak link on the field so they tried to attack me," Alexander said.
How much the absence of Nelson affected OU's defense is debatable. There's no doubt OU missed sophomore defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, who sat for the second straight game due to an undisclosed injury.
Most of Texas' 255 rushing yards came between the tackles, and Texas quarterback Case McCoy had a relatively clean pocket to throw in all day. Defensive tackles Jordan Wade and Torrea Peterson combined for just three tackles.
"Whoever's out there, we expect them to play at a high level," defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said. "They'll get better the more they play. That's part of the process. But you've got to play and you've got to play well."
Not his call: OU quarterback Blake Bell was asked several times why he was limited to only three rushing attempts Saturday. He averaged 10.3 in the three games leading up to the Red River Rivalry.
OU coach Bob Stoops said that was the plan OU co-offensive coordinators Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell came up with. Bell said he runs what is called.
"As a quarterback you're gonna run the offense and whatever is called. Coach Heupel and Coach Norvell call the plays," he said. "Whatever they call is what we're gonna run and execute as best we can."
Overconfident? OU entered the game as a two-touchdown favorite, but Stoops didn't think his team was overconfident Saturday.
"I felt we had a good week of practice. I don't have any complaints there," he said. "But I think in a competitive arena, there is a very fine edge between what somebody's listening to and what their mindset is when you have to go compete. I'm not going to say we were, but at the end of the day, they played a lot better than we did."
Big three on defense: Linebackers Frank Shannon (16), Alexander (19) and defensive end Chuka Ndulue (15) were credited with a combined 50 tackles. All three set career highs with their efforts.
Where did they go? Receivers Jalen Saunders and Sterling Shepard were non-factors Saturday. Saunders finished with three catches for 18 yards. The only time Shepard touched the ball was on OU's opening play where he picked up 24 yards on a reverse.
"Those guys need to be involved," Heupel said. "Those are two guys that can make plays. We tried to get Sterling involved from the get-go with the reverse to him. We've got to find ways to get them the ball."
Third-down woes: OU's defense struggled on third down, but so did its offense. The Sooners converted just 2 of 13.
"It goes back to third downs. You can't go 2 for 13 on third downs and expect to win. Part of the reason we were 2 for 13 was we were in third and long a lot," Heupel said.
But the problem didn't crop up Saturday. It was a problem the last three games. Counting today, last week against TCU and the Sept. 28 game against Notre Dame, the Sooners have converted just 10 of their last 40 third-down attempts.
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Forbes didn't exist in Bronze Age Denmark, but if it had, it may have noted the passing of one particular rich man. After his death, his body was burned, the bones wrapped in cloth and transported in an urn. 2,800 years later, the remnants of that urn and cloth were discovered by modern-day researchers in Denmark. After a thorough analysis of the cloth, they determined that it was actually made in what is now Austria – providing evidence that such cloth maybe have been traded widely in Bronze Age Europe.
Previous archaeological research has established that there was a thriving trade in metal objects throughout Europe. Indeed, the urn that the remains were found in was also from Central Europe. Until now, however, there wasn't any evidence of textile trade.
The origin of the goods is determined by measuring the levels of strontium isotopes in the material. Different geographic regions have different levels of strontium, so by examining those isotopes, archaeologists are able to figure out where materials originated.The age of the cloth was determined by Carbon-14 dating.
What's particularly interesting about this cloth is that it's woven from nettle, rather than the flax and hemp that were more commonly produced. This suggests that that the cloth was a luxury item – the Bronze Age equivalent of silk. What's unclear, though, is how the textiles got to Denmark. It may be that there was a trade in nettle cloth – something that further research might be able to determine if more samples of the textile are found in other sites. Alternatively, it's possible that the person who died did so in Austria, and his remains were then returned to Denmark.
Either way, though, the evidence is pretty indicative that the person wrapped in this cloth would probably have made the Bronze Age Denmark version of the Forbes 400.
In a press release, textile archaeologist Ulla Mannering stated that "Bronze Age Danes got their bronze from Central Europe, and imports were controlled by rich and powerful men. We can imagine how a bronze importer from Funen in Denmark died on a business trip to Austria. His bones were wrapped in an Austrian nettle cloth and placed in a stately urn that his travel companions transported back to Denmark."
One limitation of other archaeological studies of textiles from the Bronze Age is that it's been difficult to tell different fibers apart. Using techniques such as the ones used in this paper, though, are now being applied to finally get more reliable identification. As this work continues, archaeologists will have a much better understanding of how our Bronze Age ancestors lived and did business with each other.
This is Fabian Aguirre University of Texas, The article confirms that our ancestors were far more intelligent & advanced than we think they were. I believe that today's business wouldn't stand at this stage if there were no basement. They created the base for us.
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i suspect archaeology has reached the limits of what it can do. leave the dead people alone now.
I was enjoying the article until I hit a patch of bad grammar that any journalist would do a 'face palm' over. I mean, really? "What's particularly interesting about this cloth is that its weaved from nettle,…" Try this…"What's particularly interesting about this cloth is that it's woven from nettle, …" A simple read through would have jangled anyone's grammar Nazi awake. A simple Google of both words, especially the word 'weaved' (gosh, really?) would have netted the correct usage.
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Mahaska County — Steven James Thompson, 17, of Knoxville, and Derek Levi Springer, 18, of Bussey, were involved in a crash around 4:54 p.m. Tuesday afternoon on Highway 163 in Mahaska County. Both suffered injuries as a result.
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Gov. Pat McCrory evidently is a fan of "House of Cards," the Netflix series about a cynical, manipulative Southern congressman, played by Kevin Spacey. The governor has good taste; it is excellent television.
In one episode, Spacey's character and his wife carry food across a street to protesting teachers. It was a brilliantly orchestrated, deeply cynical gesture – and effective. TV footage showed grateful teachers accepting and eating the food.
On July 30, McCrory took a plate of cookies across the street to women protesting his signing new abortion restrictions. But his gesture wasn't so well-received, this being real life and not TV. The protesters returned the cookies.
Rather than copying a political gimmick from TV, the governor might start talking to people who disagree with him and listen to their viewpoints. Otherwise, he might see his political "house of cards" come tumbling down.
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Nevada high school choir will back Rolling Stones
LAS VEGAS (AP) — You can't always get what you want — unless you're a member of a Las Vegas area high school choir wanting to share the stage with the Rolling Stones.
Students from Green Valley school in Henderson will do just that Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for an encore performance of "You Can't Always Get What You Want."
Choir director Kim Ritzer told KLAS-TV (http://tinyurl.com/c7w3en4 ) she thought it was a joke when she first got the invitation in a Facebook message to sing backup for the famous rockers. She later learned a friend who teaches at the University of Southern California recommended them. They sealed the deal with an audition via Skype.
Ritzer isn't sure who's more excited — the 24 kids or their parents.
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NEW ALBANY — A New Albany man was arrested Friday after robbing a cash drawer from Walgreens and leading police on a pursuit that ended with him ramming a vehicle into a New Albany Police Department cruiser, police say.
Kenneth Ralston, 39, of 207 Virginia Court, had been at Walgreens located at 2015 State St. about 2:30 p.m., New Albany Police Maj. Keith Whitlow said. Ralston approached the front counter of the business with merchandise, Whitlow said, and demanded the clerk to "open the drawer." The clerk refused to comply to his demand and Ralston reached over the counter and took the cash drawer from the register, Whitlow said.
Police reported that video surveillance later showed Ralston wrestling the cash drawer from the employee's hands.
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"The pursuit went until he [Ralston] got caught up in traffic," Whitlow said.
Before Ralston was placed under arrest, he drove his vehicle into a NAPD patrol car. Whitlow said backup officers arrived on the scene, and Ralston was removed from his vehicle.
During an interview with officers after his arrest, Ralston admitted to forcibly taking the cash drawer from Walgreens. He told officers he needed the money because of financial problems.
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Subject: Health technologies > Woman-initiated protection
- Addressing Gender and Gender-Based Violence to Improve Health
This fact sheet highlights PATH's gender work.
Publication date: July 2012
Region: Global
- Assessing Demand for depo-subQ in Uniject: A Five-Country Modeling Exercise
This brief summarizes the strategic demand models developed by PATH and the Futures Institute for the injectable contraceptive depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ injection system (depo-subQ in Uniject) in Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Senegal. These models will help inform global and country introduction planning for depo-subQ in Uniject.
Publication date: February 2011
Region: Global
- Breakthroughs: A Blog From the GHTC
GHTC is a group of 40 nonprofit organizations committed to increasing awareness of the urgent need for health technologies that save lives around the world. Breakthroughs highlights the news and stories that are driving the work we do to advance innovation to save lives.
Publication date: 2014
Region: North America and Europe
Part of series: Blogs
- China Country Program Website
This website about PATH's China country program provides an overview of the program and its featured projects. See other PATH program websites.
Publication date: 2014
Region: Asia
Part of series: Program websites
- Ciclopiroxolamine: A Vaginal Product with Microbicide Potential
This poster was presented by PATH's India Microbicide Project at the Microbicides 2004 Conference in London. It describes ciclopiroxolamine, a vaginal product with microbicide potential. Ciclopiroxolamine is a unique microbicide candidate with a long history of proven safety in clinical use as a vaginal and skin product with anti-infective properties. It is already formulated, manufactured, and marketed worldwide in vaginal products. (This project was active from January 2002 to June 2006. It is on hold pending support to obtain additional data on anti-HIV activity.)
Author: Zaneveld LJ; Waller D; Sellors J; Camus-Bablon F
Publication date: 2004
Region: Asia
- Communications Handbook for Clinical Trials
This handbook is a practical guide developed for site-level microbicide researchers, communicators, advocates, and others working on HIV prevention trials in developing countries. It includes context-specific case studies and practical insights from actual clinical trial communications initiatives. It is being updated to include work sheets and slide sets. To apply for a complimentary copy, please email Jacqueline Borodan at email@example.com for detailed instructions.
Author: Robinson E, Baron D, Heise L, Moffett J, Harlan SV
Publication date: May 2010
Region: Global
- Directions in Global Health (Volume 2, Issue 1)
The April 2005 issue of Directions in Global Health features five PATH projects: efforts to improve health among migrant communities in China, Thailand, and Cambodia; the Global Campaign for Microbicides, PATH's Woman's Condom, procurement of safe-injection supplies under the PEPFAR program, and the Rotavirus Vaccine Program.
Author: PATH
Publication date: April 2005
Region: Global
Part of series: Directions in Global Health
- Directions in Global Health (Volume 4, Issue 2)
This special issue of Directions in Global Health features PATH's work in women's health. Featured projects include Sure Start; the Maternal and Newborn Health Technology Initiative; the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative; Global Campaign for Microbicides; SILCS diaphragm; the PATH Woman's Condom; microbicide applicators; AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assistance II Western Province; and Spring Bud Healthy Development.
Publication date: September 2007
Region: Global
Part of series: Directions in Global Health
- Directions in Global Health (Volume 9, Issue 2)
This issue of Directions in Global Health highlights PATH's work to reduce the global burden of HIV/AIDS. It describes how PATH strengthens community-based responses; addresses gender norms to reduce HIV risk; integrates services for maximum effectiveness against HIV, tuberculosis, and other health challenges; advances needed technologies; and evaluates project impact. In addition, Dr. Julie Pulerwitz offers her perspective on turning the tide against AIDS.
Publication date: July 2012
Region: Global
Part of series: Directions in Global Health
- EMPOWER fact sheets
These fact sheets describe a PATH project focused on expanding prevention options for women.
Publication date: 2002
Region: Global
- Female Condom: A Powerful Tool for Protection
More than 100 experts from 15 countries met in Baltimore, Maryland, in September 2005 at the Global Consultation on the Female Condom (GCFC) to discuss the status of the female condom worldwide and to develop a plan of action to build support for the method. This document answers key questions about the female condom and builds on the momentum created at the GCFC by presenting evidence of the female condom's effectiveness and impact, identifying current challenges to wider use, and indicating the steps that need to be taken now to develop strong female condom programs worldwide.
Publication date: 2006
Region: Global
- The Female Condom: Significant Potential for STI and Pregnancy Prevention (Outlook, vol. 22, no. 2)
This issue of Outlook provides new information about the female condom as presented at the September 2005 Global Consultation on the Female Condom. Topics include evidence of the female condom's effectiveness for prevention of STIs and pregnancy, issues related to expanding access and use, and gaps in the knowledge base. Successful program examples and a detailed table of female condoms currently available or under development are also presented.
Author: Shane B
Publication date: May 2006
Region: Global
Part of series: Outlook
- The First 55 Steps: Report of the Microbicide Development Strategy's Civil Society Working Group
This report provides an overview of the status of civil-society engagement in each phase of microbicide research, development, and introduction and identifies the resources and specific action steps needed to move from the current level of engagement to where we need to be. .
Author: Forbes A, Sylla L, Yassky R
Publication date: February 2008
Region: Global
- Home-Based Administration of depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ Injection System
This literature review details the key findings on the feasibility and acceptability of home delivery of depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ injection system (depo-subQ in Uniject). The review focused on self-injection and looked specifically at subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) compared to the intramuscular formulation; considerations for home administration of injectable contraception, particularly in low-resource settings; and identified research needs for home administration, including self-injection, of depo-subQ in Uniject. A six-page briefing summary of this review is also available.
Author: Keith BM
Publication date: July 2011
Region: Global
- Improving Reproductive Health Through Innovation: PATH Increases Access to Products, Services, and Information
This fact sheet highlights PATH's work to address family planning needs, provide better methods of protection against sexually transmitted infections and HIV, and improve diagnosis and treatment of women's cancers in low-resource settings.
Publication date: October 2013
Region: Global
Part of series: Areas of focus fact sheets
- In Our Own Hands: A Case Study on Mobilizing Demand for HIV Prevention for Women
This document offers a history of the Global Campaign for Microbicides as a global organizing effort and locates it within the history of both the women's health movement and the AIDS movement. This history provides insights and lessons that can help inform future efforts to organize around important global issues.
Author: Forbes A, Dube S, Gottemoeller M, Irungu P, Patel B, Thambinayagam A, Webb R, and West-Slevin K
Publication date: December 2013
Region: Global
- In Women's Hands: A Film on Women, HIV, and Hope
Filmed in several locations across the world, this short documentary is a tool for organizing and creating awareness around the increasing rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among women and the importance of advocacy for microbicides. The personal stories portrayed in In Women's Hands speak to the need for microbicides and the importance for leadership on this issue.
Publication date: 2004
Region: Global
- Initial Country Assessments for depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ Injection System
These executive summaries reveal findings and recommendations from initial assessments conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Senegal. These countries were evaluated in terms of service delivery, supply systems, and stakeholder perspectives with respect to the feasibility and appropriateness of introducing depo-subQ in Uniject.
Publication date: 2009
Region: Global
- Kenya Country Program Website
This website about PATH's Kenya country program provides an overview of the program and its featured projects. See other PATH program websites.
Publication date: 2014
Region: Africa
Part of series: Program websites
- Logistics and Waste Management Benefits of depo-subQ in Uniject
This brief describes results from an analysis conducted by PATH comparing the current intramuscular version of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injectable contraceptive compared with a new formulation packaged in the Uniject™ injection system. The analysis focused on waste management implications, identifying key quantitative and qualitative differences between the two products.
Publication date: February 2011
Region: Global


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Rockford 1, Houston 0
Wow, the IceHogs look great and are taking it to the Aeros tonight. Remarkably, they only have one goal for the moment. Not much to report on tonight at this point save for the fact that the IceHogs have almost put two in their own goal. That might be the only way these Aeros get on the board tonight. .
Aeros outshoot the Hogs 11-9 in the second, but Khudobin has faced more quality shots.
Bad news over in Peoria, as the Rivermen are leading the Admirals 4-2 after two.
Bad news over in Peoria, as the Rivermen are leading the Admirals 4-2 after two.
More after the game.
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Rockford 1, Houston 0
Aeros did not do much with their power play that extended into the second period. They did survive another RFD power play, as Khudobin flopped his way to four big saves. Hrkac and Ryznar missed two really good scoring chances in the period. The Aeros do look much better in the second stanza.
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Rockford 1, Houston 0
Staff photographer = "They can't play any worse, and they're only down 1-0."
Yep, Benoit Pouliot missed a shorthanded breakaway by lazily firing a shot right into the pads of Antti Niemi with 2:45 left.
And that's a good thing. Somehow, the Aeros are much better when they trail after one (13-5-0-5) than when they are tied after one (8-13-1-0). And here's the really good part. In their last 10 games in which they were trailing after the first period, the Aeros are 8-1-0-1. Yes, no, the normal laws of hockey do not apply to this year's Aeros team.
8:00 left in the first
IceHogs 1, Aeros 0
Basically a 12-minute power play for the IceHogs.
This is a sad sight for Aeros fans.
Team was outshot 10-1 and oustscored 1-0 before they realized there was a hockey game.
Rob Klinkhammer scored the first goal of the game 9:48 in on delayed penalty. Looked like the puck deflectd off Corey Locke, who was unintentionally in the way.
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Healthcare was the topic of Georgia Congressman Tom Price's talk Monday at a Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber Breakfast.
"Unless we address the issues of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, we cannot - we will not – grow this economy," the Roswell resident said to a crowded room at the Westin Hotel.
Price told the crowd that $2.5 trillion of $3.5 trillion in federal government spending is on entitlements. "You can't balance the budget without changes to Medicare…Which is why I can't tell you how excited I am that my party selected Paul Ryan [as the vice presidential pick]," he said.
Whatever side of the health care debate folks fall on, Price said one thing in which most people would agree, there will be a lot of harsh banter slung around the issue in the coming weeks.
"The fact is you will hear over the next 78 days how the plan proposed by my team is going to destroy Medicare. I can make a pretty good argument that's exactly what the President has done," the Congressman said.
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According to Price, President Obama has taken $716 billion from Medicare to fund the Affordable Care Act. A Republican proposed defined contribution plan would let people select their own health care coverage, including Medicare, and thereby save money, he said.
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North Georgia Student-Athletes Give Back to Community by Collecting Food Boxes for Local Families
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Since 2005 the North Georgia College & State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has helped give back to the community that supports them so much during the year by collecting food boxes for the Lumpkin County White Christmas Food Drive.
"Even as college students we remember that you can give back," said SAAC president Kenny Bellavance, a North Georgia baseball player. "Even if it's a little amount per person, it will all come together to amont to a large amount of food and provides help so families can enjoy the holiday seeason. It really means a lot to be able to give back." Kenny Bellavance
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Hey, OKC diners: When at a restaurant, what's the first thing you notice about its design? What are some of the best-designed restaurants around the metro?
Here are some of your answers via our Facebook page:
"Red Prime" —Erin Elizabeth Ames
"Well, if it's not in a corrugated aluminum building." —Joe Nathan Stovall
"Matthew Kenney!" —Samantha Renee Ruble
"Cafe 501 Classen Curve" —Michelle Smith Ponder
"Whether or not you can carry on a conversation. Charleston's is good; Republic is deafening." —Jeanmarie Nielsen
"Firs thing I notice, where are the TVs and how can I get away from them. Second thing I notice, where is the bar area, and how can I get away from it?" —Red McCall
"Red's Southern Diner has really cool design. Their ceiling fans are old mowers. And one of their booths is a trailer that you can eat in!" —Kristopher Gene Graham
"I like Toby Keith's with their tailgate benches!" —Christina Rivas
"Pho Cuong on Classen will always be my fave and I hope it never stops being turquoise and pink!" —Sarah Morgan
"Lighting. Noise. Comfort. Visual interest." —Amy Brandley
Here were some of your answers from Facebook:
"Iron Starr!" —Gog Ger
"Sushi Bar." —Craig Kerr
"Signature Grill in Edmond. It feels like NYC." —Stacey Turcotte Burnett
"VZD's and Flip's … always have been, always will be. New Orleans Coffee Company Cafe, too." —James Hawley
"Braums." —Austin Tackett
"Sushi Neko." —Sue Haynes
"Zorba's at May and N.W. 59th in OKC. The food is delicious as well, and the service outstanding!" —Douglas Gordon
"Zarates in Edmond." —Teresa Hopkins Gage
"Bistro Lorene in Chickasha!" —Lorene Fite Wood
"VZD's." —Derek Higgins
"Local, Ludivine and The Diner." —Quentin Bomgardner
"Rococo!" —Amber Kendall
"Nic's Grill." —Sean Rains
"Vito's." —Missy Childs Ward
"Pepe's in Norman." —Will Muir
"I think that any place that are at is the place to be and be seen!" —Melissa Bullock-Bianco
"Local." —Sarra Curl
"Trattoria II Centro and Saii." —Kalen Norm Flansburg
"Fish City Grill." —Dee Cope
"Mutt's Amazing Hot Dogs! OMG good." —Ashley Osborn
"Bistro Lorene in Chickasha." —Jennifer JCoop Jenny Totten
"Stella!" —Chris McKenna
"Greek House in Norman." —Jan Sperry Astani
"Republic!" —Kristen Towler Childers
"Cafe Kacao." —Eric Ellenwood
"Travel by Taste on N.W. 49th and MacArthur." —Jacob Straney
"I love Cafe Pranzo!" —Melissa Brumfield
"Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant." —Benjamin A. Pena
"La Baguette." —Brandi & John Heavrin
"Toby Keith's, the bomb, food and drinks!" —Sharon Hicks Dean
"The Mantel Wine and Bistro in Bricktown!" —Boone Griffin
"All about Local in Norman!" —Cody Ponder
"When places become 'places to be seen,' they usually fall off my list. However, my favorite local restaurants are Whispering Pines (Norman), O' Asian Fusion (Norman) and PawPaw's (Chickasha). Local (Norman) may become one, but I need to try them a few more times." —Jennifer Burnes
"Le Waffle House." —Robert Hamilton
"Tried Fuzzy's today in Bricktown. The guac was delicious as well as the chicken taco salad!" —Tempie DeVaughn Farmer
"The McDonald's on 23rd Street." —Hans Owens
"Cafe 7!" —Kalen Norm Flansburg
"Big Truck Tacos for lunch, Cuppies and Joe for desser!" —Cora Brinkley-Gutel
"Ludivine and The Wedge on Western." —Kristi Rowley
With the Oklahoma City Thunder ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Go Thunder!!!), we recently posed this question on Facebook: To watch Thunder games on TV, to which local bar or restaurant do you go? And what do you order? We wanna know!
And the people spoke:
"Dan O'Brien's!!! Closest to being at the game ever. Atmosphere is awesome and food is incredible!!! Chicken nachos, mmmm!" —Ashley Osborn
"Twin Peaks. Its refreshing to sit in a non-smoking bar and come home not smelling like an ashtray. Don't Okies know that secondhand cigarette smoke kills!?" —Jeff Jonaitis
""Belle Isle Brewery … upstairs. Great atmosphere." —Tempie DeVaughn Farmer
""Cousins Bar and Grill! And beer." —Jason Champ
""Home with Pizza Hut and Bud Light." —Christina Rivas
"Pizza Hut. They have great food, inexpensive, and tons of TVs!" —Tana Libby
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