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It has been more than a year since police wrapped up their investigation and prepared to make an arrest.
Still, no charges have been filed.
Now the grandmother and aunt of Bianca are crying out for justice.
Charge our daughter and sister – Candace Croff Cartagena – with killing Bianca, they say.
"It is hard for us to spit out the words Candace killed Bianca. Candace is our own flesh and blood," said Casie Croff, Cartagena's sister. "All fingers point to Candace, and she is the only one who has not helped the police."
Police believe the girl was smothered, concluded no one except Candace had seen the child in the hours before her body was discovered and say Candace was sending texts that her daughter was safe and with her hours after Bianca died.
"We've done our investigation and we've presented our case to the District Attorney's Office for prosecution, and there it sits," Amherst Police Capt. Enzio G. Villalta said.
So why won't District Attorney Frank Sedita III bring charges?
The family says Sedita's top lieutenants told them that it would be "political suicide" for him to take the case, given past failed prosecutions in which
mothers were accused of killing their own children.
Just look at the Casey Anthony debacle, they were told.
Sedita says he is pursuing a "homicide investigation" but doesn't believe he yet has enough evidence to bring a successful prosecution.
"When I have enough proof to prove it is a homicide, and to prove who killed this little girl in a court of law, I intend to present that evidence to a grand jury," said Sedita, who was a homicide prosecutor for two decades before being elected district attorney.
Though hesitant to discuss details of the investigation, Sedita confirmed that conflicting medical opinions is one of the reasons the case has not yet gone to a grand jury.
Three medical examiners all agree Bianca was the victim of a homicide, but how the child's air supply was cut off – smothering or strangulation – remains a point of debate.
The maternal relatives of Bianca contacted The Buffalo News to speak out for the first time about Bianca's death after a recent story about the frustrations of area law enforcement officials who criticized Sedita for shying away from difficult criminal cases.
Opening home to Bianca
Candace was having difficulty coping and being a single parent while she was going through the divorce.
Originally, Bianca was to stay with her mother for a couple of hours the afternoon of Nov. 29, 2010.
Sweeney picked the child up at Dodge Elementary School in Amherst and then dropped her off at Candace's home on Greengage Circle. The plan was for Bianca to be picked up later to attend her gymnastics class that evening.
But Candace soon changed that plan, texting Sweeney that her girlfriend wanted to take her and Bianca out to dinner that night to belatedly celebrate Bianca's eighth birthday, which had occurred three weeks earlier.
Candace promised to have Bianca back to her mother's North Tonawanda home by 8:30 p.m.
Later, though, Candace again changed the plan, sending another text message that Bianca had "passed out" and they were now going back to her Greengage Circle home and the child would spend the night there.
Candace said her friend had given Bianca a birthday present of a new set of clothes so she would have a fresh outfit to wear to school the next morning. She also stated that she had food for the child's lunch.
The next morning, Candace's sister, Casie Croff, drove by the Greengage Circle home at 7 a.m. to eyeball the house and see if all was in order. She did not stop and go inside because she was on her way to work as a teacher.
Sweeney also texted Candace that morning and asked to have Bianca call her, but Sweeney did not get a response.
At noon, Kathy Sweeney texted her daughter again, asking if all had gone well getting Bianca off to school.
"Fine," Candace texted back.
But at 3 p.m. that afternoon, Sweeney received a text message from Ruben Cartagena, Bianca's father and Candace's estranged husband. He informed Sweeney that he had gone to the school to pick up his daughter and found out from school officials she was absent that day.
"Where's Bianca? She didn't go to school today," the father asked Sweeney.
Sweeney said she then texted her daughter, asking why Bianca had not attended school.
"We spent the day together at the Strong Museum. On our way back now," Candace texted back, referring to the children's museum in Rochester.
That response was received at 5:50 p.m.
Casie, who was living with her mother and stepfather in their North Tonawanda home at the time, said they estimated that Candace and Bianca would arrive home by about 7:30 p.m.
But Candace failed to alert the family when she supposedly arrived home from the Rochester outing.
Discovering the body
"Five minutes later, Ruben called to say his garage door opener did not open the door but that he could hear the two dogs inside," Casie said. "I said, 'I'm on my way over. I have a key to get in.' I called my [stepfather] at work and told him to meet me there. I sensed I should not go alone."
Shortly before 8:45 p.m., she and Bryan Sweeney went to the front entrance of the home and discovered that the outer storm door was locked from the inside.
Bryan Sweeney said he popped the door open and then they unlocked the inner front door.
Inside the house, they were greeted by darkness, two barking dogs and Bianca's pink coat draped over a bannister leading to the upper floor of the split-level residence. Bryan had a flashlight to help guide them in their search for Bianca.
Stepping around piles of dog feces, they searched the bedrooms, which like the kitchen, bathroom and living room, had been stripped of new fixtures that had replaced ones damaged in a house fire about two years earlier. Candace was selling the furnishings over the Internet to make money because she was unemployed, authorities say.
When Bryan and Casie reached the master bedroom, they spotted a bed, television and a couple of smaller pieces of furniture.
At first, as Bryan panned the room with the flashlight, nothing seemed out of order, except that the bed appeared unmade.
"We were going to leave the room when I thought I saw something on the floor, and as dad turned to look, he looked at the bed again," Casie said.
That's where Bryan picked up the story.
"Initially, it just looked like the bed was unmade, but now it looked like a small outline of a body was under the blanket," he recalled. "I said, 'I think we have something here' and I pulled the blanket back, and we both saw Bianca."
Casie screamed.
"Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I'm calling 911," Casie said.
Bryan checked for a pulse. Nothing.
"Bianca was cold and rigid," he said.
Police said they received the 911 call about 8:45 p.m. and arrived to find Casie Croff screaming in front of the house, "She killed her, she killed her."
Police later discovered Candace in a backyard shed, rolled up in old carpeting, and in a semi-conscious state. She was taken to Erie County Medical Center's psychiatric ward, where she spent the next month.
Later, it would be determined that Candace had faked an attempted overdose of pills and had pretended to be partially unconscious, family and authorities said.
The police investigation
"Two people are in a room locked from the inside and one is murdered and the other is not talking. Common sense may tell you what happened, but you still have to prove it," the chief of Amherst detectives said.
Police combed the house for physical evidence. Detectives talked to Kathy and Bryan Sweeney, Casie Croff and dozens of other people who knew the Cartagenas and the Sweeneys.
There is one person they haven't talked to.
"(Candace) Croff Cartagena is the only one left who is not talking to us," Villalta said. "Who doesn't cooperate in the investigation of the murder of a child?"
But police did have the autopsy results and the text messages between Candace and her mother, and the messages are incriminating.
"We believe that the child was dead at the time the messages were being sent that indicated Bianca was still alive," Villalta said.
Additionally, the evidence shows all of the text messages Candace sent to her mother originated from Greengage Circle, police said.
Plus, Candace had no personal transportation to travel back and forth to Rochester, as Candace had claimed in the text message, Villalta said.
After a year, police believed all other suspects had been eliminated.
"There is no evidence to prove the child was out of her company during those two days," Villalta said.
But why would Candace want to kill her own daughter?
The Sweeneys and Casie Croff cited Ruben Cartagena's belief that Candace was no longer able to use Bianca as a pawn to obtain money from him. So Candace took out her frustration on Bianca, her mother and sister believe, smothering the child with a pillow or blanket in the bed.
Police do not dispute this scenario.
Dr. Dianne R. Vertes, Erie County's chief medical examiner, had initially ruled the cause of death as asphyxiation by unknown means, possibly homicide or accidental.
But as the police investigation advanced and more evidence was gathered, she eliminated the possibility of accidental asphyxiation, ruling the death a homicide.
And though police have not been able to talk to Candace about the death of Bianca, authorities did ask Candace why she tried to kill herself by overdosing on pills.
"Because my husband left me," she responded.
Amherst police wrapped up their investigation about a year after Bianca's death, and they say they have been ready to bring charges. Police believe their case is solid and that their record of investigations speaks for itself.
Since 2005, there have been eight homicide cases in the town. Five ended in arrests and convictions, one was a murder-suicide and two, including Bianca, they say, are being held up by the DA's office.
Other opinions
The family says it was told that more evidence was required.
"Assistant DA [Christopher] Belling told us the district attorney won't take the case unless he has an eyewitness, a confession or a murder weapon," Kathy Sweeney said.
A law enforcement official close to the case said there is good reason to believe a conviction would result if the case were taken to trial.
"There was overwhelming circumstantial evidence, which in many cases is even better than direct evidence. Direct evidence is, for example, someone saying I saw him kill her.
"But with circumstantial evidence, it doesn't change, while a person's statement could change or the person could have reason to lie," the official said, requesting anonymity for fear of repercussions from Sedita.
Kathy Sweeney and Casie also say Belling told them Sedita is afraid to take the case.
"We were told at a meeting by Belling that 'Frank believes this case would be political suicide,' " Casie said. "When we asked Belling what he meant, he said it was too much like the Casey Anthony case and the Lynn DeJac case. It's all circumstantial evidence."
Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter in Florida, although many have remained suspicious because of changes in the mother's account of what happened to the child.
And locally, Lynn M. DeJac Peters was convicted of killing her daughter in 1994 but was later exonerated and recently awarded $2.7 million from New York State for her wrongful imprisonment of 14 years.
Sedita says that both those cases offer a lesson to all prosecutors that they need "all their ducks in a row" with evidence before moving ahead with prosecution.
"This office is diligently working on this case," Sedita said. "But for me to publicly discuss the weaknesses of this case and the inadequacies of the police investigation would weaken our eventual case, if we get enough evidence to get it. I am not going to get into a public dispute with any police agency or with any family members of a crime victim. That's not how we do business."
Yet the "political suicide" argument doesn't sit well with Bianca's family.
"So they are telling us that Mr. Sedita's political career is more important than an 8-year-old innocent little girl's life that has been taken," Casie said.
Twice last year, Sedita had appeared to be moving forward with the case but then abruptly stopped the process, the family said.
At a meeting at Amherst Police Headquarters last summer, Kathy Sweeney said, Assistant District Attorney Belling and another assistant district attorney interviewed her and other relatives and then gave them subpoenas to appear before a grand jury Aug. 16. Then, it was postponed to Sept. 13.
When the grand jury proceedings were again canceled in September, no reason was given.
"We're not going away," Casie Croff said. "If there is no justice for an innocent 8-year-old girl who was murdered, who will there be justice for?"
Last meeting
Her attorney, John R. Nuchereno, says she is unavailable for interviews.
Her mother and sister say they have only seen Candace, now 33, once since Bianca's death.
It was Christmas Eve 2011. They accidentally met at Bianca's grave in the Garden of Perfection at Elmlawn Cemetery in the Town of Tonawanda.
No words were exchanged.
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Ernie Grunfeld - President, Washington Wizards
Ernie Grunfeld, in his 10th season as President of the Washington Wizards, relies upon 35 years of NBA experience as a player, broadcaster, coach and executive, to lead the team's basketball operations. Now in his 23rd season as a top personnel executive in the NBA, Grunfeld's long list of accomplishments includes two trips to the NBA Finals, four Eastern Conference Finals appearances, 16 playoff berths with three different teams (including 11 straight from 1991-2001 while with the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks) and 17 seasons of at least .500 basketball.
Grunfeld joined the Wizards organization on June 30, 2003. In just his second year in Washington (2004-05), the Wizards won a playoff series for the first time in over two decades with a roster that was largely assembled under his guidance. Four years later, Grunfeld's Wizards reached an organizational goal of becoming perennial playoff contenders with their fourth consecutive playoff appearance and now aim to rebuild and reclaim their position as one of the NBA's yearly postseason entrants.
Grunfeld first triggered the Wizards' ascent in the Eastern Conference with the acquisition of a trio of talented performers in Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, all of whom blossomed into multi-time All-Stars in Washington. Arenas was signed as a restricted free agent out of Golden State in 2003, and Jamison and Butler were acquired, respectively, via trades with Dallas in 2004 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. Midway through the 2009-10 season Grunfeld put the Wizards' rebuilding efforts into motion by accumulating draft picks and young talent while gaining flexibility that has yielded an up-and-coming team that is well-positioned for the future.
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In the process of building a contender in the Eastern Conference, Grunfeld's attention to detail resulted in the renovating and upgrading of the team's facilities at Verizon Center. The major overhaul included the interior and exterior of the team's locker room and the basketball operations and coaching offices.
Prior to joining the Wizards, Grunfeld spent the previous four seasons as general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, where the team's 14 playoff wins during his tenure exceeded its cumulative total in the 12 seasons prior to his arrival. During his tenure, the Bucks posted a record of 177-151 (.540) and qualified for the playoffs three times. Included in the Bucks' run of playoff success was a trip to the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, where they pushed Philadelphia to a deciding Game Seven.
Grunfeld solidified his reputation as a top talent evaluator with a series of second round picks that helped build the Bucks' roster. Grunfeld's eye for finding talent in the second round began when he selected Michael Redd with the 43rd overall pick in 2000, as Redd blossomed into an All-Star performer. Grunfeld also tabbed Blatche (2005) and Mack (2011) in the second round of the NBA Draft to stake his claim as a premier draft day executive.
During Grunfeld's reign as the Knicks' top personnel executive, New York advanced to the Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs for nine consecutive seasons (1991-99). His tenure included five 50-plus win seasons, three Atlantic Division Championships and two trips to the NBA Finals. In eight full seasons of decision-making for New York, Grunfeld's Knicks teams compiled a record of 397-227 (.636) in the regular season and a 61-44 mark in the playoffs.
Grunfeld was named General Manager of the New York Knicks on April 23, 1991, and was later promoted to President and General Manager on February 23, 1996. His tenure in New York was punctuated by Eastern Conference Championships in 1994 and '99, the latter of which marked the first time in NBA history that an eighth seed advanced to the Finals. Remarkably, after Patrick Ewing was felled by injury, the '99 Finals squad featured an entirely different starting five than the previous Eastern Conference Champion Knickerbockers just five years earlier.
Under Grunfeld, the mid-'90's Knicks completely rebuilt and reloaded to an elite level without missing a beat. Highlighted by trades for Latrell Sprewell and Marcus Camby, as well as the signing of free agent Kurt Thomas, Grunfeld's moves helped catapult the Knicks to the Finals in '99. Three years earlier, Grunfeld acquired both Larry Johnson and Allan Houston on the same day in '96. Under Grunfeld's guidance, the Knicks played in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden from 1993-99.
Originally drafted by Milwaukee with the 11th overall selection in 1977, Grunfeld played in the NBA for nine seasons. After two seasons in Milwaukee, he played for the Kansas City Kings from 1979-82 before signing with the Knicks as a free agent in 1982. Grunfeld retired following the 1985-86 season with a career average of 7.4 points per game in 693 career games played.
Following his playing career, Grunfeld served as the Knicks radio analyst for the MSG Network from 1986-89. Prior to the 1989-90 season, he served as an assistant coach for the Knicks under Stu Jackson before his promotion to the front office.
Born in Romania, Grunfeld came to New York City in 1964 with his father, Alex and mother, Livia. He enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, where he left as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,249 points. He teamed with Bernard King at Tennessee to form the "Ernie and Bernie Show" and later played with King in New York. Grunfeld was a member of the 1976 Olympic Team that won gold in Montreal.
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In May of 2005, Grunfeld was named by USA Basketball to a panel of nine basketball executives that will advise the United States' men's senior national program on matters including coaches and players selection.
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Make Jamie Oliver's Yogurt Popsicles Recipe for Food Revolution Day
"For me, this is the one day for us all to get together and shout about the importance of food education and the need to share and pass on food knowledge and cooking skills," says Oliver, who's designated May 17th as Food Revolution Day.
"This is an opportunity to build better relationships with great food, whether that's hosting a big event like a farmers' market or a small dinner for your mates and cooking everything from scratch," the British chef, who promotes healthy eating through his TV shows and best-selling cookbooks, tells PEOPLE.
"It's about giving people the knowledge and confidence to cook using fresh ingredients," he says, "and to make better choices about what they feed themselves and their families."
To mark the day, communities around the world will take up Oliver's mission with cooking demos, school fundraisers and much more. You can learn more about the worldwide events on the chef's official website. Or, if you feel like it, you can make a new recipe at home – like Chef Oliver's popsicles.
"These yogurt pops are great alternatives to sugary lollies found in regular stores," says the chef. "They will satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth regardless of age."
Jamie Oliver's Yogurt PopsMakes: 6 (4-oz.) pops
2 small ripe bananas, peeled and sliced
1½ cups frozen strawberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
2 cups non-fat plain yogurt
2 tbsp. honey
1. Combine bananas and remaining ingredients in food processor or blender; process until smooth.
2. Divide mixture evenly among 6 plastic molds or small paper cups. Freeze pops 10 minutes; insert popsicle stick or small plastic spoon into center of each. Freeze pops at least 3 hours or until frozen solid.
3. Run each mold under warm water. Gently pull each pop from mold or peel paper away. Serve immediately.
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An early Saturday morning crash on Marysville Road in Yuba County claimed the life of a United States Forest Service firefighter after he was reportedly struck by a car driven by a fellow member of his fire-fighting unit, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Michael "Mike" P. Kelly, 32, of Camptonville sustained major blunt-force trauma to the head and torso and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, just west of Old Toll Road on Marysville Road, the CHP reported.
According to the report, at approximately 1:10 a.m. Saturday, 26-year-old Andrew Gruenberg of San Diego was driving a 2002 Hyundai Accent sedan westbound on Marysville Road, transporting six other passengers in the vehicle with him. An unrelated vehicle was traveling eastbound toward Gruenberg when that driver reportedly observed a pedestrian lying down in the westbound (opposite) lane of the roadway.
The driver came to a stop and, observing Gruenberg's oncoming vehicle, began flashing his high-beam headlights to signal Gruenberg of the hazard in the roadway ahead. Gruenberg failed to stop and ran over Kelly, the pedestrian, the CHP reported.
Gruenberg reportedly believed he had run over an animal in the roadway and he continued on toward his destination. A passenger in his vehicle called 911 to report the collision and the hazard in the roadway. After they arrived at their destination approximately two miles away, two of the passengers got into another vehicle and returned to the scene to investigate.
Emergency personnel were also at the scene and determined Gruenberg had run over Kelly.
According to the CHP report, Gruenberg, the passengers in his vehicle, and Kelly, the pedestrian, were all employed as firefighters assigned to the "Hotshots" crew for the United States Forest Service, stationed in Yuba County.
The CHP stated it is handling the ongoing investigation and that all involved parties are cooperating. Alcohol appears to be a factor in the collision, the report stated. At the present time, no arrests have been made, pending toxicology results and further examinations.
The westbound lane of Marysville Roadd was blocked by emergency personnel for approximately five hours while the investigation continued.


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Billboard magazine,
one of the oldest and deepest entrenched music magazines, is citing
multiple sources as having revealed secret details
of Google's
upcoming music service.The new Google Music comes at a
price -- $25 a year to be precise -- but it makes Apple's iTunes (in
its current implementation) look like a dinosaur. First the
basics; the service will offer direct digital downloads much like
Apple.An album download will reportedly generally cost $7.
Most tracks will cost 70 cents, "superstar tracks" will
cost 91 cents, and "catalog tracks" will cost 49
cents.Your $25 subscription fee comes with a free online
music "locker" -- a secure storage site in the cloud – in
which you will be able to place your purchases. From there they
can stream your music to any compatible internet connected computer
or device. The size of the locker was not revealed
to the sources.If that feature is not enough to make Apple
blush, this will as well -- Google will be offering a
one-time full preview,
reportedly of every track in its library, similar to what Lala.com
before Apple acquired it, killing
the full-length previews. Full previews certainly outdo
iTunes 20 second previews of 4 minute tracks.The app for the
service would reportedly be entirely web-based, so you don't have to
worry about installing pesky applications on your machines.
Additionally Google is reportedly planning on including a mild social
network/song sharing service, similar to Apple's
new Ping network, with Google Music.And the biggest
upside of all for Google is that the company obviously has vastly
more ability to redirect internet traffic to its service than Apple.
While Apple can boast reaching hundreds of millions of users with its
iDevices, Google can literally boast reach over a billion users
worldwide.The biggest trouble spot for Google, according to
the report, is shaping up to be reticence from music labels.
Some industry officials called the proposal "a good start",
but others promised that it would see resistance particularly on the
issue of track costs and previews.According to the sources
Google's proposal calls for a "50-50" revenue split between
master rights holders and Google, with music publishers receiving a
10.5% share. It's unclear if that 10.5 percent is deducted
before the split, or if it will come out of one of the two parties'
shares.The sources say Google is seeking to lock labels into
a 3-year contract from the launch of the service in terms of pricing
and features agreements.Users would also be able to use their
web app to scan their hard drives and upload files to their music
locker -- including music from other services (iTunes, Rhapsody,
etc.), songs ripped from CDs (which the RIAA
contends is "stealing"), and even songs obtained from
P2P networks. The latter is a thorny issue in the negotiations
for labels, but they reportedly realize that it may be inevitable and
are pushing Google to, in return, tighten restrictions on its search
results to filter
out P2P software and torrent sites.It remains to be seen
how music labels ultimately react to the proposal, but planned
service certainly sounds like a good deal for customers. And
with music labels already fed up with Apple, they may begrudgingly
embrace Google's terms as the lesser of two evils (in their eyes).
Armed with superior technology and brand reach, it might finally put
an end to the era of iTunes reigning supreme in the world of digital
music sales.
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quote: Also, the CD burner issue is fairly common. My wife accidentally let iTunes get installed with a Quicktime update. I didn't even notice it was on there until I found out that I couldn't burn audio disks anymore. Had to do a restore to get rid of iTunes. Solved the problem. I think it is a copy-protection bug that doesn't play nice with many burners.
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A Palo Alto man was killed and his wife was injured following a single-engine plane crash in South Lake Tahoe Monday morning.
Witnesses reported seeing the plane take off from Lake Tahoe Airport about 11:15 a.m. and head north before veering right and losing altitude, said Lt. Pete Van Arnum, with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
The plane hit several trees and crashed into a wooded area, landing upside down about a mile east of the airport.
Steven Lefton died at the scene from injuries suffered in the crash. Karen Lefton, his wife, was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno with moderate, but not life-threatening, injuries, Van Arnum said.
"The wife is real lucky," according to the sheriff's spokesman.
An off-duty flight nurse was walking her dog in the area of the crash and was able to provide immediate medical help to Karen Lefton and direct emergency resources to the scene.
Additional emergency responders arrived in minutes, Van Arnum said. The plane was leaking large quantities of fuel and firefighters doused the plane with fire-retardant foam to prevent a fire, Van Arnum said.
He could not immediately provide the ages of the victims.
The plane involved in Monday's crash was a 1963 Mooney M20C, a single-engine, four-seat plane with a weight capacity of up to 12,499 pounds, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. Personnel from the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are traveling to the scene and will investigate what led to the crash, Van Arnum said. The sheriff's spokesman said investigators will likely be on scene for several days.


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As the gun debate rages on after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, many measures -- some controversial -- are being implemented in states across the US.
One that is being talked about is from Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J. Booker is no stranger to controversial programs and is fresh off of living on food stamps for a week and documenting it on Twitter. The info-for-money-on-your-neighbor who may be packing illegally has been around since 2012 but is now making traction since the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook.
Seen in the above YouTube video, Booker is offering $1,000 to anyone in Newark who tips off authorities that their neighbors may be in possession of illegal weapons. He assures you that there is no need to be scared about squealing on your armed neighbor and ensures you can call anonymously. After police have arrested the illegal gun owner, you can then simply walk into any bank or send a friend to collect the cash.
I don't know about the mayor, but I foresee several problems with that set up. If your neighbor is illegally armed and dangerous, why would you want to rat them out? Is the mayor going to put you in the witness protection program, too?
Secondly, if callers can be anonymous, how are they simply going to waltz into a bank to collect the reward money? Does "anonymous" mean something different to Booker than the rest of us? Same thing applies for sending a "friend."
Thirdly, though Newark crime has decreased, it can still be a dangerous place, and pitting neighbor against neighbor for quick cash can be problematic on many levels.
The Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting has ignited a firestorm of reaction. Gun enthusiasts and those advocating tougher gun legislation are butting heads like mad bulls seeing red, while law enforcement, governors and mayors across states are implementing their own brand of "gun control."
Some, such as California, have gun buy-back programs. President Barack Obama has appointed Vice President Joe Biden to explore ways to find change in our culture of mass shootings, while many advocates, such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, are calling for a ban on assault rifles and tougher gun laws.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are on a crusade for more gun control. (Read it here). Giffords knows firsthand what it feels like to be brutally attacked by a crazed gunman wielding a deadly weapon and intent on killing as many as people as possible. The former congresswoman was shot along with several others in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8, 2011. Luckily, she survived, but suffered permanent neurological damage. Six others were not so luck, dying in a hail of bullets that awful day. One of them was a child, 9-year old Christina-Taylor Greene.
Several other mass shootings followed and preceded Giffords and Sandy Hook, while many more victims fall prey to gun violence in the inner cities of Chicago, Detroit and beyond. Understandably America has a problem, but offering neighbors money to literally "sell out" their neighbors is not only dangerous but divisive.
Mayor Booker, I think you may want to explore another way to rid your city of guns.
Weigh in: what do you think of Booker's offer?
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An alleged drug trafficker who was on Cattaraugus County's list of "ten most wanted criminals" pleaded not guilty Tuesday in County Court to two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal possession.
Judge Ronald D. Ploetz sent Thomas D. Doner of Salamanca to jail to await further court action in 45 days.
Doner, no age available, was arrested Friday by Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force agents, Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies and Salamanca police in what began as a routine traffic stop. A check of outstanding indictments led to his arrest on the drug charges.
County District Attorney Lori Pettit Rieman told The Buffalo News the month-old indictment was linked to Doner's alleged trafficking in morphine in Salamanca late last May. She said he faces a possible term of 25 years in prison if convicted.
In other court action Tuesday before Ploetz:
• Matthew W. Kirkwood, 37, of Salamanca was ordered to serve a combined one-year term in the Cattaraugus County Jail on his Dec. 11 guilty plea to a felony charge of menacing a police officer in the Town of Great Valley last May 16 and violating an order of protection last Oct. 20 that a female friend had obtained against him in Salamanca.
• Lawrence W. Mohr, 25, of Cattaraugus, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on his Dec. 11 guilty plea to a third-degree rape charge to satisfy a grand jury indictment linked to alleged sex with a 16-year-old girl in Salamanca on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8.
• Rachel N. Adams, 32, of Allegany, and David J. Fie, 49, of Olean, both face sentencing May 20 on their separate pre-indictment guilty pleas to welfare fraud. Pettit Rieman said Adams admitted illegally obtaining public assistance in Olean from April 2011 through last May. Fie admitted illegally obtaining public assistance in Olean between September 2011 and November 2011. Both will be ordered to make court-determined restitution.
• Kwane J. Weakfall, 22, of Olean, pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary for an incident in Olean last Oct. 2. He admitted entering a business illegally with intent to burglarize it.
• George M. Englehardt, 26, of Machias, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property on his arrest for driving a stolen car in the Town of Machias last March 4. The district attorney said that at that time, Englehardt's driving privileges had been revoked because of an earlier alcohol-related conviction.
• Franklin W. Hoff, 35, and Sean M. Galmer, 23, both of Olean, pleaded not guilty to separate grand jury drug-trafficking indictments. Hoff was charged with trafficking in the narcotic preparation Dihydrocodeinone with acetaminophen last May and June in Olean. Galmer was charged with trafficking in heroin in Olean last April and again on Jan. 16.
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As a toddler, Myls Dobson went to live with relatives in South Carolina and others in New York.
But the bright and smiling boy never showed signs of the turmoil that seemed to follow him.
He would strum a comb as if it were a guitar at the Walterboro church he once attended.
When his family moved him to New York City, he would greet every bus driver and police officer he came across.
He would point out restaurants and list the food they served.
Myls was 2 when he left his hometown in South Carolina for the big city, where his mother was born and his father lived. His grandmother had been caring for him after 29-year-old Ashlee Dobson told Colleton County deputies that she sometimes snapped and hit her son.
But the boy's father, Okee Wade, soon won custody through New York City's social services agency, despite his criminal history.
And on Jan. 8, as Wade sat in jail on new charges unbeknownst to the agency, 4-year-old Myls died as a result of what authorities likened to torture by Wade's girlfriend, Kryzie King.
His death sparked outrage among community activists and an investigation by Mayor Bill de Blasio's office. It prompted legislation there that would require the agency to be alerted if a child's parent is arrested.
Myls recently returned to Colleton County, where his ordeal began. His body was put in the cold ground of a rural Wade family cemetery north of Walterboro. During the burial, the late-day sun shone through trees bare of their leaves and struck the concrete that covered his grave.
Many of his loved ones here, including the pastor whose guitar skills Myls once emulated, didn't know what had been happening in the little boy's life until he died. They couldn't make sense of it.
"They think they know what's best for a child," said the pastor, Ja-Don Buckner of Walterboro Christian Center. "But no social service in the world is going to love a child the way a parent is going to love a child."
'Lose it'
Myls was born April 7, 2009, in Charleston to parents who lived apart. His mother was in Walterboro; his father, in New York.
When Wade returned for visits, he would attend Buckner's church with Dobson and her family.
But it was Myls who stole the show during worship services in which music played a starring role.
He ran down the center aisle of the church set up in a former Kmart store. He sometimes jumped onto the stage to join Buckner, an electric guitarist who once toured the nation and entertained American presidents.
Myls clutched a comb and moved the fingers of his left hand through its bristles. He wanted to be a professional like Buckner.
"Whatever tune the pastor played, he would try to play it," Deloris Mack, his godmother, said. "And he was always smiling, always smiling."
Despite his desire to make music, Myls was quiet. He said little as a 2-year-old, Buckner noticed.
And his mother struggled with emotional problems.
"She was a loving person," Buckner said. "But she would kind of just lose it for a second sometimes."
Dobson was arrested the day after Myls turned 2. That day in 2011, she took him to Colleton Medical Center, where he was treated for a head injury, cuts and bruises on his face.
She first told deputies that Myls had run in front of a car near a Bi-Lo. Dobson said she saved him from getting hit but accidentally scratched him and fell on top of him in the process, a Colleton County Sheriff's Office report stated. She then scolded him by slapping his face.
Later that day, at a friend's house, he fell downstairs and was knocked unconscious, she told deputies.
But Dobson was scared, and she didn't want to tell anyone about the boy's injuries. Her mother, Faith Bennett, eventually took Myls to the hospital.
Dobson later "admitted that sometimes she just snaps and gets angry," the report stated, "but she does not mean to hurt the child."
Bennett got temporary custody after that episode, said Marilyn Matheus, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Social Services.
The charge that Dobson was arrested on that day was dropped later that year.
Myls was already living in New York City.
'All together'
In the Big Apple, the city's Administration for Children's Services first started looking into allegations of maltreatment of Myls in early 2011.
Dobson had moved to Harlem and lost Myls to Wade, who had spent part of his life behind bars.
Case workers for the agency started observing Myls in Wade's care the month after Dobson's arrest in South Carolina. From May to August 2011, the boy seemed safe and healthy, according to the investigation that the mayor ordered after Myls' death.
But the workers didn't know that Wade was jailed from September 2012 to February 2013.
On the nine occasions when agency workers checked on Wade's home, his then-girlfriend was caring for him, the probe found. During each visit, the woman said Wade was at work.
Dobson, meanwhile, tried regaining custody. She sometimes visited him.
Myls made new friends in the big city. One of them was the grandson of Virgil Richardson, who has pushed for new laws since Myls' death.
"He was the most gentle, delicate kid I have ever met," Richardson said. "My grandson is a terror, but when he got with Myls, he calmed down."
As he traveled with loved ones around the city, he greeted bus drivers by saying, "Hi." He would always say "bye" when he walked off.
If he saw people commit an unkind act, he would tell them.
Myls saw everyone as part of one big family, said Bennett, his grandmother.
"Any time we were in a public place," she said, "Myls always thought we were all together."
'The enemy'
Wade left his son in the care of his latest girlfriend, 27-year-old Kryzie King, in December, when he was arrested on bank fraud charges in New Jersey.
The city's social services arm again knew nothing of his arrest.
Myls collapsed and died Jan. 8 in a bathtub in King's high-rise apartment in Manhattan. She was later charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and unlawful imprisonment.
How Myls died wasn't immediately determined, but the police said King acknowledged starving him for days, locking him out on a cold balcony, binding him to a chair and burning him with cigarettes and a hot oven grate.
After a funeral in Harlem in which the Rev. Al Sharpton spoke, Myls' body was flown back to his hometown, where he was buried late in the day on Jan. 24. He wore a white suit and a white top hat, and a teddy bear was placed at his feet.
Mourners at his former church in Walterboro said Myls was dressed like the angel he was. His death wasn't in vain, they said.
Buckner, the pastor, preached to the crowd by saying that government leaders and parents would learn from it.
"The enemy took his life," Buckner said.
Wade sat in the first chair of the first row. A judge had given him a three-week furlough from jail so he could he mourn.
He stood and spoke softly to the crowd about his two years with Myls, about how Myls was the "most beautifulest" child he had ever seen.
"My son saw the good in everything," Wade said before taking his seat again. "It was just a blessing to look at him and tell myself I wanted to change and be different.
"I wanted to see him grow up."
But as Dobson and the rest of the mourners stood and sang and clapped in celebration of Myls' life, Wade stayed in his chair. Behind sunglasses, his eyes were fixed on the small, white casket in front of him.


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World AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach (part III)
01 December 2008
by Phạm Thị Huệ
Hai Phong, Viet Nam: People living with HIV - PLWH - are by no means evil. They are human beings just like any others so they need to be treated with equality. I dearly appreciate that honour, not because of what it has brought to me personally, but because it is such a great gift to all PLWH in Viet Nam. It is a source of encouragement and hope for PLWH for a future free from stigma and discrimination.
Since we got involved in promoting activities against AIDS, both my husband and I feel stronger. We love our work and have found more meaning in our life. The greatest happiness was reserved for the end though. After three years of living in fear and anxiety, we decided to bring our son for the HIV test. The nurse at the lab told me to come back for the result after one week. That one week felt like a century, and I could not think of anything else.
The wait finally came to an end, and I rushed anxiously to the lab for the result: Ha Minh Hieu was HIV-negative. The nurse told me out loud but I couldn't believe what I'd just heard. I was so carried away with happiness that I broke into tears! My little Minh Hieu is definitely not infected with HIV. With the test result in my hand, I realized I had been given more strength to live. I seemed to wake up to the realization that I needed to be alive for my son, for my friends, for the people I love. I needed to be alive to carry on with my unfinished work…
I've been lucky to have enjoyed so much support from Women's Unions and other organizations. UNDP in Viet Nam has given me and my family a lot of encouragement as well as financial support for the tuition fees for my son. In 2005, I was offered a volunteer position at UNV in Viet Nam. These helping hands have been an invaluable source of motivation with which I have been able to continue the work of improving the lives of people affected by HIV in Vietnam.
At present, I am still working as a volunteer for the project Greater Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS, or GIPA for short. This is a very important project that does important work. GIPA is not like other projects because it is a pioneering initiative in increasing the participation of PLWH themselves in planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS activities and other efforts to improve their lives, families and communities.
In particular, PLWH like me have the opportunity to make an active contribution to project activities. This means that we are treated like other people and that there is no stigma and discrimination against PLWH in this project as we are working with Women's Unions. They have given us whole-hearted support and encouragement.
Under the leadership of the National and Hai Phong's Women's Unions, as volunteers we are doing our best to achieve the five objectives of GIPA: (1) build capacity, assist people living with HIV and communities to take an active role in HIV prevention; (2) help PLWH and their families get better access to HIV/AIDS treatment and other related services; (3) reduce stigma and discrimination against PLWH, (4) increase understanding and awareness for implementing GIPA; (5) enhance opportunities for the voluntary participation of PLWH. These are the five objectives which my colleagues and I work towards in our efforts to make life better for those affected by HIV.
In 2007, another surprise came when I was informed that I was selected to be one of 250 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. Then I was one of the six Vietnamese to be an Olympic torch-bearer.
I am now so satisfied with my present life that often I forget that I am HIV positive. Or rather, I have managed to forget that being HIV positive is something which can stop me having this wonderful life. During the day, I busy myself with community work. At night, I hold my son's hand and help him with his first attempts at writing. This happiness is like a dream I never thought I would live to see become reality.
I now strongly believe that 'happiness is within everyone's reach'. I thank all my family members who have given me the confidence and support to pull myself out of despair and do something meaningful with my life. I also thank my friends living the same circumstances, organizations and sympathetic individuals who have given me help and encouragement so that I can be what I am now. In order to repay all these favours, I will do my best to help other people like me so that they can be as mentally strong as I have learned to be.
As I write I extend my heartfelt regards to the readers of this article. I wish that you will be sympathetic with people infected with HIV like me. We are more likely to die because of stigma and discrimination than of the disease itself. I wish that society would realize that one of the most effective ways of coming to the aid of those affected by HIV costs nothing: a spiritual cure. My story is a case in point: if I had not received care and help from my family and community, I would not have been alive to tell you all what a fine life I have been able to lead. Don't you agree?


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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Next To New, a furniture consignment store in the Shoppes of Brickyard has expanded their operation to a total of 5,000 square feet of shopping space.
Next To New now features 2,000 more square feet of gently used, vintage and antique furniture and home accessories. They also carry selections of painted and shabby chic furniture and many one-of-a-kind finds.
If you're downsizing, redecorating, have great furniture or home accessories you no longer need, Next to New can sell it for you. They offer a 50/50 split and pay out monthly for the previous month's sales. They take walk-in consignments Monday through Saturday.
Owned by Catherine Moorehead and Cindy Clark, the store came to be in October 2010. The pair were friends and when the store became available for purchase, they went for it.
"Having a partner is essential in a busy environment like this," said Clark.
"It brings good balance, added Moorehead.
And the customers' response to their success and ability to expand not only their space but their offerings, has been overwhelming, Clark added.
"To see a small business doing well is a great reflection on the local economy," Clark said.
"We have really loyal customers, and over 1,500 consignors. We average three to four new consignors a day," she said.
Moorehead explained that repeat customers are their best advertisers. The pair prides themselves on customer service and flexibility. They accept walk-in consignors without an appointment.
Consignors can access their account online. They offer items for three months and reduce the price by 20 percent every three weeks until it expires. Customers can pick up their items that have not sold. The pricing on each item is always reasonable and beneficial to the store owners and the consignor.
"We charge what people are willing to pay," Moorehead said, "and we benefit equally."
A grand-reopening party is being planned to showcase the expansion. An entire wall was taken out to add a bright new showroom, complete with furniture and accessories for every room in the house. A linen room was added, as well as expanded space for bedroom sets.
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I am looking to purchase a new laptop to replace my aging Dell Latitude e6500. I am looking primarily at a Dell Latitude e6430 with the following:
Intel core i7-3720qm
16gb ram
256gb ssd
intel centrino 6300 wlan
nvidia quadro 5200m (wish Dell wouldn't force this, I probably won't need it)
9 cell/97whr battery
1600x900p screen
My plan is to run Ubuntu 12.04 with either Cinnamon or Gnome-classic instead of Unity (unity is just too much flash; I don't hate it, I just prefer a dead-simple desktop UI).
The laptop this will be replacing is running 11.04 with the 2.6.38-8 (I think) kernel, and I am always shocked and how well everything just works. It boots fast, runs fast (and fairly cool), with virtually no stability issues no matter what (outside of a crappy broadcom wlan card), and gets great battery life even though the batteries I use are all 4+ years old and heavily abused (4-5 hours).
My primary concerns are getting that same stability, compatibility, and battery life. The e6430 will be replacing a laptop that, wlan card aside, runs like it was made for linux. Is there anything I can expect to have problems with? I have seen posts about terrible battery life and high heat levels due to the new kernel not interacting right with the hardware, as well as various and sundry components not being compatible with 12.04, but nothing concrete, and not for this model. I don't mind getting under the hood to work on stuff, but I hate crappy workarounds.
Is there anything wrong with this config? Anything I should watch out for?


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By Matthew Wuest â RedWingsCentral.com / January 28, 2010
Tomas Tatar would be having an outstanding American Hockey League rookie campaign if he were a 20-year-old. The fact that he is just 18 is what makes his early success as a pro that much more remarkable.
After an outstanding first half with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Red Wings Central has elevated Tatar to No. 1 in its mid-season prospect ranking. The 5-foot-10, 179-pound winger simply has too much going for him, with all the tools to be an impact scoring-line player for the Red Wings five years from now.
âTatarâs been a pleasant surprise,â acknowledged Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill. âWe didnât know how heâd hold up being a young kid (playing pro instead of junior) but he hasnât missed a beat.â
Tomas Tatar has 21 points in 30 games as an AHL rookie and could be a scoring-line player in Detroit in a half-decade or sooner.
Tatar, who has 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 30 games as the youngest player in the AHL, has been compared by some scouts to Jiri Hudler, although his speed and quickness make him more dynamic.
Bumped from the No. 1 spot is defenceman Jakub Kindl, who still has plenty of promise as a top-four NHL defender and remains a lock to crack the Red Wingsâ roster next season with his new three-year contract.
While a strong argument could be made that Kindl is the Red Wingsâ No. 1 prospect â and many within the organization would probably make it â RWC expected the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Czech to cut down on mistakes in his own zone, assert himself more physically, and contribute more offensively.
Itâs a close call between the two, but Tatar gets the nod from RWC because his upside is on par with Kindlâs without as many question marks.
Hereâs a look at the rest of the ranking.
3. Brendan Smith (+1), D, Wisconsin (NCAA). The upside on Smith is sky-high and heâs taken his game to another level. It would be a shock if the Red Wings donât get him into the pros in 2009-10 to develop his defensive game.
4. Thomas McCollum (-2), G, Grand Rapids (AHL). Itâs been a rocky rookie pro campaign for McCollum, but donât write him off. Heâs big, athletic and technically sound, and most goaltenders his age are still playing junior hockey.
5. Gustav Nyquist (+3), F, Maine (NCAA). Nyquist continues to assert himself as a dominant scorer in college. Heâs still small and slight, but so was Henrik Zetterberg at one time. The stronger he gets, the better heâll get.
6. Landon Ferraro (-1), F, Red Deer (WHL). Injuries have robbed Ferraro of what might have been a big offensive season and a spot on the Canadian world junior team. He dips slightly but remains a terrific prospect.
7. Jan Mursak (+8), F, Grand Rapids (AHL). Itâs not often RWC boosts a player so many spots, but Mursak started finding the net out of the blue. Heâs a scorer whoâs finally scoring and the Red Wings are taking note.
8. Cory Emmerton (-2), F, Grand Rapids (AHL). Emmerton has excellent two-way tools but needs to be more consistent to move himself up the list. Some games, he shows his NHL ability. Others, he blends in.
9. Joakim Andersson (-2), F, Frolunda (SWE). Andersson is an extremely solid two-way presence in the Swedish Elite League, but his offensive numbers have been slow to follow. He needs more ice time to fully break out.
10. Mattias Ritola (â), F, Grand Rapids (AHL). The skilled Swede showed flashes in his five-game stint with the Red Wings and looks like he can play in the NHL. Whatâs still not clear is if thereâs a role to suit his skillset.
11. Brian Lashoff (+2), D, Kingston (OHL). Lashoffâs game is made for the pros and heâs knocking on the door to get into the top 10.
12. Andrej Nestrasil (-3), F, Victoriaville (QMJHL). Heâs struggled lately and slipped from the top 10, but RWC expects him to rise again.
13. Daniel Larsson (-2), G, Grand Rapids (AHL). Heâs Detroitâs third-stringer, but he has yet to show heâs ready for regular NHL duty.
14. Francis Pare (+3), F, Grand Rapids (AHL). Pare recovered from a slow start and could assert himself as a top AHL scorer in the next year or so.
15. Logan Pyett (+5), D, Grand Rapids (AHL). Pyett has really turned it around and can climb higher with further defensive improvement.
16. Brent Raedeke (â), F, Brandon (WHL). The speedy Raedeke is at the top of his game and looks ready for AHL duty next season.
17. Max Nicastro (-3), Boston U. (NCAA). Itâs all raw potential, but Nicastro is adjusting to the NCAA and learning to assert himself.
18. Sergei Kolosov (+1), D, Grand Rapids (AHL). Heâs safe and steady and gradually becoming consistently reliable on the Griffinsâ blue line.
19. Adam Almqvist (+5), D, HV-71 (SEL). Yes, heâs weak, but Almqvist has turned heads in the Swedish Elite League and is a huge surprise.
20. Willie Coetzee (-1), F, Red Deer (WHL). Scoring isnât a problem for Coetzee, but heâs too one-dimensional at the moment to be ranked higher.
21. Dick Axelsson (-9), F, Grand Rapids (AHL). After pulling his AHL disappearing act, itâs hard to believe heâll ever play for the Red Wings.
22. Mitchell Callahan (+2), F, Kelowna (WHL). Callahan is a Grade A agitator whose offensive game is coming along nicely.
22. Gleason Fournier (-1), D, Rimouski (QMJHL). Already productive, Fournier became Rimouskiâs main man after some mid-season trades.
24. Julien Cayer (-2), F, Clarkson (NCAA). Although Cayer is a big, physical body, he hasnât taken a step forward in his offensive development.
25. Nick Jensen (â), D, Green Bay (USHL). A great skater who is headed to the NCAA at St. Cloud State, Jensen has had a quiet season.


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The Burden of Rabies
Learn how to help prevent rabies, a deadly virus that threatens the health of people and animals.
Rabies is a dangerous virus that is transmitted through the saliva of animals. Anyone can get it if they handle or get bitten by an animal that has the disease.
Rabies in the U.S.
In the U.S., rabies represents a serious threat to the health of people and animals. Every year, it is estimated that 40,000 persons receive a rabies prevention treatment called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) due to a potential exposure to rabies.
More than 90% of all rabid animals reported to CDC each year occur in wildlife. The main animals that get rabies include raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats. However, most people are exposed to rabies due to close contact with domestic animals, such as cats or dogs.
Rabies in Cats on the Rise
While dogs have historically been associated with rabies transmission to humans, cats are more likely to be reported rabid in the U.S. Cats are often in close contact with both humans and wild animals, including those that primarily transmit rabies. This creates a situation in which rabies may be more easily transmitted from to humans from cats.
In 2009, rabies cases among cats increased for the second consecutive year. Three times more rabid cats were reported than rabid dogs. In addition, cat owners might not be as likely to visit a veterinarian's office, where they can receive shots that can keep their cat safe from rabies. Data from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) indicates that more than 36 percent of U.S. cat-owning households did not visit a veterinarian in 2006. This is more than double the percentage of dog-owning households that did not visit a veterinarian.
Protecting You and Your Family
One of the best ways to protect yourself and your family from rabies is to vaccinate your pets and avoid contact with wild animals. Do not feed or handle them, even if they seem friendly. If you see a wild animal acting strangely, report it to animal control.
If you or someone in your family is exposed to a rabid animal, rabies can be prevented through a series of shots called rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
If you are bitten by any animal (domestic or wild), immediately wash the wound well with soap and water and see a healthcare provider. Contact animal control if you are bitten by an animal, to assist in capturing the animal for observation or rabies testing.
Even though most cases of rabies are found in wild animals, the majority of people in the U.S. that receive PEP are exposed due to close contact with a domestic animal.
Family pets, such as dogs and cats, can get rabies if they are bitten by rabid wild animals. When rabies from wild animals "spills over" into domestic animals, the risk to people is increased because of our close contact with pets.
In general, pets have a higher risk of coming into contact with wild animals that may have rabies than we do. Cats, dogs and ferrets that have not gotten their rabies shots and are exposed to rabies must be quarantined for six months, or put down, because of their risk of getting rabies after the exposure.
To help reduce this risk:
- Visit your veterinarian with your pet on a regular basis and keep rabies vaccinations up-to-date for all cats, ferrets, and dogs.
- Maintain control of your pets by keeping cats and ferrets indoors and keeping dogs under direct supervision when outdoors.
- Spay or neuter your pets to help reduce the number of unwanted animals that may not be properly cared for or vaccinated regularly.
- Call animal control to remove all stray animals from your neighborhood since these animals may be unvaccinated.
- Do not feed or water your pets outside and keep your garbage securely covered. These items may attract wild or stray animals.
Rabies -- a Global Health Problem
Every year, rabies kills more than 55,000 people worldwide and the costs associated with rabies are estimated to be more than $300 million in the U.S. alone. September 28 is World Rabies Day, a global health observance that seeks to promote rabies awareness and help people all over the world prevent and control rabies. World Rabies Day events are scheduled to take place in countries all over the world, including here in the U.S. For more information on World Rabies Day and to find out where events are being held, visit www.worldrabiesday.org.
Blanton et al. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009. JAVMA, 2010; Vol. 237, No. 7.
Published annual rabies reports from 2002-2009 available at [http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/resources/publications/index.html]
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Hastings, Neb. (August 22, 2016) – An exciting weekend is planned for Hastings.
The annual Oregon Trail Rodeo stampedes into the Adams Co. Fairgrounds on August 26-28, with plenty of things to do, inside and outside the arena.
Fans are treated to more than just rodeo, said rodeo co-chairwoman Trish Hinrichs. A free dance for all ticket holders will be held following the Sat., August 27 night of rodeo, and will feature the local band "Whiskey Bent." All ticket holders for the Sun., August 28 night of rodeo get a free barbecue from 3-5 pm. "We make sure our fans get their money's worth," Hinrichs said.
The action in the arena will be just as good. World champions, along with some of Nebraska's best cowboys and cowgirls, will compete in the seven standard PRCA events: bareback riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, team roping, women's barrel racing, and bull riding.
Reigning world champion saddle bronc rider (and the number one ranked man in the pro rodeo standings) Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, will ride on Saturday night, as will his brother, Sterling Crawley, who is ranked twelfth in the world standings. Brothers Ty Breuer and Casey Breuer will also be on hand, in the bareback riding. The cowboys, from Mandan, N.D., are ranked eleventh and twenty-second, respectively, in the world standings.
Other nationally known cowboys competing in Hastings include the 2009 World Champion Team Roper Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla., and several multiple-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) qualifiers: saddle bronc rider Cody DeMoss, tie-down roper Jerome Schneeberger, and steer wrestler (and Valentine native) Linn Churchill. His wife, Trula, will barrel race in town; she has been to the WNFR three times.
For contestants who are vying for a berth at the Wrangler National Finals, held every December in Las Vegas, they are looking to earn as much money as possible; the rodeo year ends Sept. 30. On that date, the top fifteen in the world standings in each event qualify for the Finals.
Home-grown talent in Hastings will include steer wrestler Richard Coats, of Hastings. Coats graduated from Adams Central High School in 2009 and from Hastings College in 2013 with a degree in business administration. He often travels with his brother-in-law and fellow steer wrestler, Justen Nokes, of Juniata. Nokes, who will steer wrestle in Hastings, has been the Hastings College rodeo coach for the last seven years. Another Juniata man, Brady Hageman, will also compete.
One of the biggest rodeo stars that Nebraska has produced is Kyle Whitaker of Chambers. The 39 year old cowboy has won the Linderman Award seven times (1997-98, 2003, 2005-2006, 2011, 2015). The award is given to the cowboy who wins at least $1,000 in each of three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock event (bareback riding, saddle bronc riding or bull riding) and at least one timed event (tie-down roping, team roping or steer wrestling). Whitaker, who is married with three daughters, usually rides saddle broncs in addition to tie-down roping and steer wrestling, but in Hastings will only rope and steer wrestle.
Other notable Nebraska contestants include Wrangler National Finals qualifiers June Holeman, barrel racer from Arcadia; steer wrestler Dru Melvin, Hebron, and Trula Churchill, barrel racer from Valentine.
The rodeo will feature a Tough Enough to Wear Pink day on August 27. Fans are asked to wear pink, to show support and awareness of cancer. For every fan wearing pink, one dollar will be donated to the Morrison Cancer Center. Over the past nine years, over $25,000 has been given to help cancer patients at the Center.
The rodeo kicks off at 7 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 5 pm on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or at the Adams Co. Fairgrounds. They are $20 for stadium seating, $15 for reserve seating, and $10 for general admission. Tickets for children ages 6-12 are $5 for general admission; in the stadium and reserve seating, children pay the same price as adults.
For more information, visit the website at AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com or call 402.462.3247.


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Running a full load of dishes in a dishwasher should save water over washing the same dishes by hand. A typical dishwasher uses between 8 and 15 gallons per load of dishes with an average of about 9.3 gallons per load (Mayer, et. al. 1999).
Some manufacturers do offer high-efficiency dishwasher models. These dishwashers use less water and more significantly, less energy than the standard models. A high-efficiency dishwasher can wash a load of dishes using 5 to 7 gallons of water.
A family that replaces a 12-gallon per load machine with a 6-gallon per load machine, and runs their dishwasher 4 times per week will save about 1,250 gallons of water per year.


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From Mirror reports
ERIE - After a five-month grind, the Curve have given themselves something to play for on the final day of the season, which is all any baseball team strives to do.
It's not a championship or even a playoff berth, but it's still important. It's a chance for the Curve to call themselves winners.
Altoona moved a game above .500 by scoring seven runs in the seventh inning for an 8-1 win over Erie on Sunday at Jerry Uht Park. The Curve can do no worse than the break-even mark, and a victory in this afternoon's season finale would mean a winning season at 72-70.
The Pirates have talked all year about finishing, and the Curve appeared to have failed in that regard when a 13-game road losing streak killed their playoff hopes.
The club has regrouped since that skid, however, and has won five in a row and 12 of its past 15 to get in position to finish above .500.
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Final stop
Today: Altoona at Erie, season finale at 1:35 p.m.
Pitching matchups: Curve RHP Brandon Cumpton (11-11, 3.94) vs. SeaWolves LHP Jared Wesson (7-10, 6.11)
Record: 71-70
The Curve's big seventh inning started when Jarek Cunningham and Evan Chambers were both hit by pitches from Erie starter James Avery (10-13). Kelson Brown put Altoona on top with an RBI single, Adalberto Santos singled home a pair to make it 4-1 and Jeremy Farrell later capped the big inning with a two-run single.
Nathan Baker (4-7) pitched five innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win for Altoona. Baker began the season in the starting rotation and struggled but finished on a high note out of the bullpen Sunday.
Catcher Ramon Cabrera was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. Cabrera put together a strong second half to raise his average to .276 and now will get a chance to play in the playoffs with Indy.
Jacob Stallings was called up all the way from the short-season State College Spikes to give the Curve an extra catcher. Stallings, who hit .235 in 64 games for the Spikes, had a pinch-hit single in his Double-A debut.
Game recap
Key player: LH reliever Nathan Baker pitched five shutout innings, allowing just two hits, to pick up the win.
Key play: The Curve's big seventh inning started when both 2B Jarek Cunningham and CF Evan Chambers were hit by pitches, and DH Adalberto Santos later had a two-run single for a 4-1 lead.
Key stat: The Curve can finish the season with a winning record if they beat Erie in today's finale.
How they scored
Bottom 1st: Johnson singled, scored on fielder's choice (0-1).
Top 2nd: Welch doubled, scored on Cutler single (1-1).
Top 7th: Cunningham hit by pitch, scored on Brown single (2-1); Chambers hit by pitch, scored along with Brown on Santos single (4-1); McCann passed ball allowed Santos to score (5-1); Lambo walked, scored on Welch double (6-1); Tejeda reached on strikeout and passed ball, scored along with Welch on Farrell single (8-1).


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