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A panel of three Peruvian judges sentence Joran van der Sloot to 28 years for the murder of Stephany Flores.
Peruvian judges on Friday sentenced Dutch national Joran van der Sloot to 28 years in prison and ordered him to pay thousands of dollars in reparations for the killing of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman in 2010.
A friend of Joran van der Sloot is saying he thinks the young Peruvian woman he killed actually provoked the crime.
Peruvian judges are set to sentence Joran van der Sloot on Friday, two days after he pleaded guilty on all charges related to the killing of a 21-year-old woman.
An Alabama judge signed an order Thursday declaring Natalee Holloway legally dead, attorneys for her family said.
InSession's Jean Casarez reports Birmingham Probate Judge Alan King signed order declaring Natalee Holloway legally dead.
CNN's Rafael Romo reports on Joran van der Sloot's request for more time to "reflect" on what plea he will make.
Joran van der Sloot's trial is delayed as he asks for 'more time' to enter his plea in the murder of Stephany Flores.
Joran van der Sloot on Friday asked for more time to "reflect" on what plea he will make during his murder trial, shortly after his attorney indicating the 24-year-old Dutch man suddenly had changed his strategy in relation to the killing.
In a videotaped interrogation with Peruvian police, Joran van der Sloot admitted to killing Stephany Flores.
Joran van der Sloot will stand trial beginning January 6 on robbery and murder charges related to a 21-year-old woman's death, a Peruvian court announced Friday.
A panel of judges in Peru has ruled against augmenting the charges against Joran van der Sloot, meaning the original charges of murder and robbery will stand and that the Dutch national would face a maximum of 30 years in prison if convicted.
In a videotaped interrogation with Peruvian police broadcast Monday, Joran van der Sloot admitted that he hit, strangled and ultimately killed a 21-year-old woman last year in his Lima hotel room.
Joran van der Sloot is willing to confess to a "simple homicide" charge in relation to the May 2010 death of a woman in Peru, but not to more serious charges that would carry longer prison terms, his lawyer said Monday.
The mother of missing Natalee Holloway tells PEOPLE authorities did "a good job"
Peruvian authorities have charged Joran van der Sloot with murder in the case of Stephanie Flores. Jean Casarez reports.
Peruvian authorities have charged Joran van der Sloot with murder in the death of a Peruvian woman.
Even though a Peruvian judge postponed a preliminary hearing for Joran van der Sloot Wednesday, it still was a dramatic day in court for the father of the young woman van der Sloot is accused of killing.
Joran van der Sloot is scheduled to appear in a courtroom in Peru Tuesday for a closed-door hearing about evidence in a case involving the killing of a Peruvian woman.
Joran van der Sloot's lawyer has quit defending him against murder allegations in Peru, citing unspecified differences over strategy.
An extradition treaty signed this week between the Netherlands and Peru could open the door for Joran Van der Sloot to return to his native country if convicted in the death of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman.
The laptop belonging to Joran Van der Sloot was turned off the night he is suspected of having killed a young Peruvian woman in Lima, suggesting he lied to investigators when he said he attacked her after she read an e-mail on his computer connecting him to missing American teenager, Natalee Holloway, a source said Friday.
FBI agents are traveling to Peru to study a laptop belonging to Joran Van der Sloot -- who was arrested twice in connection with the Natalee Holloway case, but was not charged -- according to a Lima court document.
The Dutchman will seek a shorter sentence by claiming temporary insanity, according to reports
Attorney: Joran van der Sloot to plead guilty in killing of 21-year-old Peruvian girl to serve only 3-5 years.
The lawyer for Joran Van der Sloot, the Dutch national accused of killing a 21-year-old woman in Lima, Peru, last year, said Monday he has asked the court to charge his client with the lesser offense of manslaughter.
"It's a Jane Doe," Taco Stein, the Solicitor General told PEOPLE of the DNA test results
In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.
A Peruvian court is currently reviewing the Joran van der Sloot confession in the murder of Stephany Flores.
The father of Stephany Flores, whom Joran van der Sloot is accused of killing, talks about the loss at her memorial.
Hours after he spoke to a judge for the first time about his daughter's killing, Stephany Flores' father told family and friends at a memorial service that he hoped others would learn from her death.
In Session's Jean Casarez from the TruTV network reports that Joran van der Sloot's attorney is challenging the arrest.
A U.S. federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Joran van der Sloot on charges of wire fraud and extortion in connection with a plot to sell information about the whereabouts of Natalee Holloway's remains in exchange for $250,000, officials said.
Joran van der Sloot, whose claim of unlawful incarceration was denied last week, will immediately appeal and fight all the way to the Peruvian Supreme Court and international courts, if necessary, his attorney told CNN Monday.
A court in Peru denies the murder suspect's request to recant his story
Authorities have confirmed they have found DNA under the fingernails of murder victim Stephany Flores.
Peruvian police said Thursday they found skin underneath the fingernails of a 21-year-old student Joran van der Sloot is accused of killing.
Police said Thursday that they found skin underneath the fingernails of Stephany Flores, whose body was found June 2 in the hotel room in Lima, Peru, of Joran van der Sloot.
In Session's Jean Casarez from the TruTV network tours the infamous prison where Joran van der Sloot is being held.
Joran van der Sloot has filed a complaint with Peruvian police claiming that his constitutional rights and his right to a defense were violated after his arrest in connection with the killing of a Peruvian woman.
Joran van der Sloot claims he was arrested without a proper warrant and denied a translator, according to a report
A document on Stephany Flores' death reveals it was "worse than we thought." HLN reports.
The 21-year-old Peruvian woman Joran van der Sloot is accused of killing had a cranial fracture and other significant injuries to her face and neck and showed signs of asphyxiation, a court document obtained by CNN shows.
His mother also breaks her silence, saying he's "not a monster" but "sick in the head"
He's "trying to get a lighter sentence" by volunteering details on the teen's disappearance, says Matt Holloway
Joran van der Sloot was charged with murder Friday, acting "with ferocity and great cruelty" in the slaying of a 21-year-old student in Lima, Peru, according to court documents.
In Session's Jean Casarez takes an exclusive look at murder suspect Joran van der Sloot's Peru prison cell.
Stephany Flores' brother speaks with Beth Holloway on the phone for the first time. In Session's Jean Casarez reports.
Aruban authorities are urging Natalee Holloway's father, Dave Holloway, to delay volunteer search efforts in her disappearance until police get better information on the case from Peruvian investigators who have spoken to Joran van der Sloot, prosecutor Peter Blanken said.
In Session's Jean Casarez gets an exclusive look inside the prison where murder suspect Joran van der Sloot is held.
The family of Stephany Flores tells CNN's Larry King they hope justice is swift in the case against Joran van der Sloot.
The conversation could "bring clarity in the Natalee Holloway case," says the attorney general
Aruban and Peruvian authorities have agreed to help each other in the Stephany Flores murder investigation.
Aruban investigators will likely not travel to Peru to question murder suspect Joran van der Sloot until at least the end of August, prosecutor Peter Blanken said Wednesday.
Aruban and Peruvian authorities have agreed to "help each other" in the murder investigation of Stephany Flores -- in which Joran Van der Sloot is the prime suspect, an Aruban government spokesman said Tuesday.
Joran van der Sloot's Peruvian attorney has resigned from defending the murder suspect, the attorney told Peru's Foreign Press Association on Monday.
Peruvian police release the transcripts of Joran van der Sloot's murder confession. In Session's Jean Casarez reports.
The FBI knew about it but didn't arrest Joran van der Sloot, who police say went on to commit murder
A Peruvian judge orders the Dutch playboy to a penitentiary pending trial
The Dutch playboy reportedly wants to come clean to the Aruba authorities again
Joran van der Sloot told investigators during an interrogation that he knows the location of Natalee Holloway's body, but he would neither identify the location nor say what happened to her the night of her disappearance, a Peruvian police official told said Thursday in Lima, Peru.
Joran van der Sloot told investigators during an interrogation that he knows the location of Natalee Holloway's body, but he would neither identify the location nor say what happened to her the night of her disappearance, a Peruvian police official told CNN Thursday in Lima.
A Peruvian police report leaked Monday says the alleged victim of Joran van der Sloot was found in his hotel room on the floor, half-dressed. The report provides new details about the hours before Stephany Flores' body was found.
A judge in Peru says the murder investigation involving Joran van der Sloot can move forward. HLN has more from Lima.
It was unlike Stephany Flores Ramirez not to come home on time. An avid poker player, the Peruvian 21-year-old lived with her father and knew he was expecting her after a night at a Texas Hold 'em tournament on May 30 in Lima.
The Peruvian woman who died in Joran van der Sloot's hotel room was killed after she discovered information on his laptop linking him to the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
TruTV's Jean Casarez has details about what transpired between Joran van der Sloot and Stefany Flores before her death.
What led the charming young Dutchman to a desperate act of violence?
The Dutch national had breakfast in his hotel room after killing Stephany Flores, according to reports of his confession
Officials say Joran Van der Sloot confessed to the slaying of Stephany Flores. Nancy Grace has the very latest.
Here are the latest developments on the arrest of Joran van der Sloot, who is in Peruvian custody as the suspect in the killing of Stephany Flores Ramirez.
He reportedly became enraged at Stephany Flores when she discovered his tie to Natalee Holloway
Dutch media expressed concern Tuesday about the prospects of Joran van der Sloot getting a fair trial following his arrest in Peru over the death of a 21-year-old woman.
Chilean authorities handed over murder suspect Joran van der Sloot to Peruvian police in the border town of Santa Rosa.
A hotel security video also provides evidence in the murder investigation
The Dutch national's mom is also "shocked" by the latest allegations against her son, says a family lawyer
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Every week the NFL puts out what they call a game capsule. It gives you all of the pertinent information about the Titans and who they are playing that week. Here is the one for week 1- Tennessee...
Some things to keep an eye on during tonight's preseason finale.
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Josh Kirkendall of Cincy Jungle was nice enough to answer 5 questions about his Bengals for tomorrow night's preseason game.
The Tennessee Titans take to the road for their second match-up of the preseason as they travel to southern Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. Here's a run down of my top three things to keep...
Three things the Titans have to do to get a W at Lambeau.
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Any One Consider Daily Ganja Smoking a drug habit ?
Any One Consider Daily Ganja Smoking a drug habit ?
Keep up with underground hip hop worldwide. Updates daily
I smoke it as medication for my body, for a connection to Gaia and the universe, and just for fun.
I'm at about 3 times a day now, too.
Crook, I see what you did there
Depends on the person.
Just finished an 8 hour shift, about to go out to eat and house party later mother fuckaz
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Too tired to look for the appropriate thread. Figured Id tell you guys whats up. Had a long weekend in the city, went down to visit a friend. Last night it was getting late and I figured I let my boy hang with his girl and I'd get out there hair. I live about 2 hours away and was like yea ima bounce on home. I really went to home depot to grab some paint before they close and figured Id find some tracks and get to work. Got the paint and It was about 5 min before close and There was just one woman at the checkout. She was kinda cute probably my age, had some piercings and I was like soooo do I get a discount? shes like well you need to give me a reason. I said cuz you think im cute haha. she gave me like 35 bucks of paint for 20 bones! gave her my number and told her to call me. She called me like 15 min later and we went out for a few drinks at a bar. She turned out to be interesting and wierd, kina hott, and Bi-sexual and had a tattoo across the top of her shoulders that said "FUCKING BITCH" wierd shit. I had only slept 2 hours friday night too, I was mad tired. about 12 o clock i finished up and asked if she wanted to get outa here, but she said she was just gonna go home, she paid for the drinks tho haha!
So now im on my mission, drive straight to down town where I knew there was a huge train yard and scoped it out kinda in my car. Parked and started walking to the tracks. It was busy as shit down town highways trains people cars, the whole shabang. Found a hole in the barbed fence and started walking towards the trains, it was like where the trains fucking park or load/unload or whatever and it was a bunch of locamotives just chillen all loud n shit pretty tense but not many cars and pretty heated. I went back out where i came from and decided to walk farther and find a less heated location. still downtown but about half a mile away i found a good spot to hop this fence were some otha *****s had bent over the barb n shit. find a train and its pretty close to a newer apartment complex lookin over it. anyway got the outline done and started on the fill and some big lights were approaching me like on the track like wtf thought it was a train, it was making some loud noises n shit. dropped my paint and booked it, hid out for like 25 min and walked the street by it to scope it. sketched as fuck i went back hoped the fence creeped low by the train so no one would see me even though some mad street lights lit this shit up. was like scoping the shit out under a car and it was all clear ya no, so im just gonna grab my paint and get the fuck outa there. i grab it and take about 20 steps and these lights (just a huge truck probably worked for the railway or summshit) is coming at me faster than before, i ran my ass off crossed underr the train and kept running climbed the fence, tore my shorts and a little bit of my shirt hoping back over and just kept running. just ran the fuck all the way to my car. hardly slept after a long drive home.
exhausted and bummed i didn't get to finish a good one which i was feeling pretty good about, o well i saved my paint. wierd ass dreams too. crazy ass weekend. back to the real world.....
You got chased out of a yard, congrats. Next time don't go under the train.
World's #1 Least Intimidating E-Thug
Man, I was hoping you were going to end the story with something like, "I get to the yard, and I see this chick painting, so I walk up to her and I realize, it's the girl from Home Depot!"
Instead you broke a big rule and went under the train...
Fuck You
Yo for some reason I have been stuck on listening to this instrumental for like a while now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHiJq...eature=related
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Gaining Knowledge
You never go under the train, think about it like going ass to mouth. He's probably never spent too long of time in the yard to see a lone car fly down the line and bump the entire line without warning, that's how people die.
Edit- Since we're instrumental lovin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMaZB09N1s
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Thats probably the reason shit went south in the first place....thanks for the heads up homies!!!
got my tenderloin marinating in grand marnier and lemon slices tonight. chillin on a sniffer of marnier. got a week off from work. barbeque tomorrow. pieces all week. im gonna man up an hit a new highway spot soon. its chill, i scoped it out many times. but im gonna rock a clean piece this time. yay me


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The Barnes & Noble store at 5380 Route 14 in Crystal Lake was among 63 stores across the country where credit card data stored on PIN pads was hacked, according to the company.
Barnes & Noble released a list of stores where data was breached on Tuesday. Stores in affected by the tampering in include the Barnes & Noble store at 1468 Springhill Mall Blvd. in West Dundee as well as two stores in Chicago, one in Deer Park, one in Deerfield and one in Evanston.
The company inspected every PIN pad in the nearly 700 stores nationwide and has discontinued use of all its PIN pads on Sept. 14, according to a press release from the bookseller.
Barnes & Noble described the hacking as "a sophisticated criminal effort to steal credit card information, debit card information, and debit card PIN numbers from customers who swiped their cards through PIN pads when they made purchase."
The federal government is also investigating the crime, according to Barnes & Noble. Purchases on the company's website, on NOOKs and NOOK mobile apps remain secure, according to the news release.
Customers who swiped their cards at any of the Barnes & Noble stores affected are encouraged to change the PIN numbers on their debit cards, review their accounts for unauthorized transactions and notify banks immediately if they find anything suspicious.
A full list of the 63 affected stores can be found on Barnes & Noble's website.


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When Aiki Extensions began in 1998 there was only the Bronx Peace Dojo model. Ten years later, several martial arts are focusing on conflict resolution training and have begun to collaborate through Aiki Extensions. For example, Aiki Extensions just welcomed Peacemakers (Goshen, IN), and new member, the Rev. Steve Thomas (Mennonite), a Tae Kwon Do instructor. Danny Hakim, a Karate instructor in Israel, was part of the team that crafted the Peace Dojo definition.
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Danilo Gallinari had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 111-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Eight different Denver players scored in double figures, including JaVale McGee, Andre Miller and Wilson Chandler who had 13, 10 and 10 points respectively off the bench.
Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with 26 points but shot just 10-of-24 from the field. Alonzo Gee added 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting from the field, but Cleveland shot just 44.0 percent from the floor as a team.
The Nuggets overcame their 20 turnovers by shooting 50.0 percent from the field and outrebounding the Cavaliers by eight (46-38).
The loss snapped Cleveland's three-game winning streak. The Nuggets have now won nine games in a row, which is the longest current winning streak in the league. Denver is currently fourth in the Western Conference standings and trails the Los Angeles Clippers by one game for third.


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Salvador DaliSaturday, September 27th, 2008
Gino wrote in a recent email: As to Salvador Dali. I had a two man show at the Spanish consulate in New York back in the sixties or early seventies..with Dali…met him there and at my Hollander Gallery on Madison Ave. He couldn't believe we would choose to live in Southern Spain when came from NYC…..We visited him in his Pueblo outside Barcelona..at his invitation…..but he had been called away to one of his infamous events or other…we drove up suitably in a 1928 Bugatti B (yellow, bright yellow)…and were gawked at suitably as he always was. Ah life.


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perfect size for a longer cruise. Butler and cleaning staff were excellent. Room under Waves Grill a bit too much noise at times. Gym and trainer excellent. Good equipment and nice selection of classes at the gym. Was a wine cruise, with good lectures on wine.
Food not the best. The special wine dinner at $95./person was exceptional. Food service and wine were 1st class. The specialty restaurants are okay, but you need patience, service is slow. Main dining room good food, slow service. The Terrace Grill(serve yourself) okay, but food selection limited.
Not a very friendly atmosphere, excepting our butler and cabin cleaners. Cruise director it very good and friendly. Officers kind of cold.
Biggest complaint are the outrageous excursion costs. These are over the top. Get off ship and get your own tours or book online before leaving home.
I wouldn't use their airfare or transfers. I like direct flights and I have at least 4 days before and after cruise in hotels of my choice.
I would sail with them again, book most of my own tours, airfare, transfers, etc. The staterooms, room service meals, and the gym are the main reasons.


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PITTSBURGH, June 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC) (the "Company"), a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products, today announced Michael M. Nuzzo – Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer – has tendered his resignation in order to accept an executive position at a private equity funded consumer products company. Mr. Nuzzo will remain with the Company at least through July 18, 2014, which will include preparation of its second quarter 2014 earnings release and 10Q, both of which are expected to be issued on the normal schedule in late July or early August.
Joe Fortunato, Chairman, President & CEO, said, "Since joining us in 2008, Mike has been instrumental in leading the company through a number of growth initiatives, building the foundation for its transition to a public company, and instituting a disciplined capital structure. I would like to thank Mike for his leadership and dedication, and wish him all the best in his new endeavor."
Mr. Nuzzo added, "Following a great run of more than five years as GNC's CFO, I was presented with a unique career opportunity that will challenge me in new and different ways. I look forward to this new chapter in my career, and am confident the longevity and financial strength demonstrated by the GNC business model will enable it to attract another successful CFO."
The Company intends to immediately commence a search for a new Chief Financial Officer.
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GNC Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplement products, sports nutrition products and diet products, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GNC."
The Company – which is dedicated to helping consumers Live Well – has a diversified, multi-channel business model and derives revenue from product sales through company-owned retail stores, domestic and international franchise activities, third party contract manufacturing, e-commerce and corporate partnerships. GNC's broad and deep product mix, which is focused on premium, value-added nutritional products, is sold under GNC proprietary brands, including Mega Men®, Ultra Mega®, Total LeanTM, Pro Performance® AMP, Beyond Raw®, GNC PuredgeTM, GNC GenetixHD®, Herbal Plus® and under nationally recognized third party brands. As of March 31, 2014, GNC has more than 8,600 locations, of which more than 6,400 retail locations are in the United States (including 1,026 franchise and 2,223 Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations) and franchise operations in more than 50 countries (including distribution centers where retail sales are made).
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Discovering Beauty
The process of discovering beauty is as individual as each picture taken ... it's as individual as each person who interprets what they see.
To discover beauty, one must pause and be still long enough for the images to actually register and recognize that what one sees is a gift unique to that moment in time.
To discover beauty, a person needs to recapture the child-like wonder that caused them once to ask "why?", "how?" and "WOW"!
May these few pictures of captured beauty cause you to pause and be still to discover the beauty within.
~ Karen Keyes
** each picture is true in how it was experienced. No picture has been edited for coloring or enhancing of any kind. Some pictures have been cropped to fit Blurbs format.
In John 7:37–39 Jesus says, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." He invites us to come to Him and drink. The picture Jesus paints in this verse is a picture of streams of rushing, glistening, cleansing and supremely invigorating water pouring out on believers, and then – in turn – pouring on out from them to affect others around them. What a beautiful picture this provides us: a portrait of true believers experiencing God in their daily walks and allowing His Spirit to flow from them as they are filled by Him. For me that is what this book is about. It documents and vividly displays God's unique way of flowing into Karen's life to transform her view of herself, this world and of course, Her Savior. I am certain that through her photographs your spirit will be awakened to His presence in the beauty that surrounds each of us. Through her words you are invited to participate in the journey on which God has taken her. God used nature and a camera lens to fill her, cleanse her, refresh her and restore her. As readers, it is my sincere hope you too will be blessed in that same way, as she willingly shares the streams that have been poured into her life as she faithfully walks with God.
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sleep and change clothes because we're out enjoying the offerings of
the ship - so how much space do you really need? The new, rounded
shower stalls with the sliding doors are an improvement to being
attacked by a shower curtain, and the closet was nice and roomy. We
also had plenty of space in the cabin for our toiletries & other
belongings. There were "ship noises" but we never heard a single
passenger or crew member in he hallway at any time. It was a very quiet
area.The ship offered lots of entertaining activity options like miniature golf, the climbing wall, the Flow Rider (which is as much fun to watch as to try) and other organized games & challenges. You could occupy yourself every moment if you wanted to, or relax peacefully, reading on a lounge in the solarium, glancing up to watch the ocean rolling by while sipping a martini. The Royal Promenade was fabulous - giving you shopping, a pub, a wine bar and 24-hour snacking options in the form of a cafe and pizzeria. All-in-all, this was one of our best cruises ever, and confirms for us why we rank RCCL at the top of our list.


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Thousands of dollars worth of eyeglass frames are missing after they were taken during an overnight burglary in Evansville.
Northside Eyecare says, overnight, someone broke into the east side of this building. They tell us one of their computer servers went down around 7:00 p.m. Monday night, giving them a time frame for that theft.
"The same feelings you'd have if it happened at home, just sick in your stomach," said Jeff Irvin, an O.D. at Northside Eyecare.
Tuesday morning, the optometrists at Northside Eyecare came to work only to find $10,000 in designer sunglasses missing from their cabinets.
"It's never happened before to us," said Clay Bigham, another O.D. at Northside Eyecare.
Northside Eyecare tells 14 News that part of the computer system went down around 7:00 p.m. Monday night. Police say the burglar also got away with some cash.
"Some of our security and computer lines were tampered with, so you know, it seems like somebody knew what they were doing," Irvin.
EPD says the person who stole those sunglasses picked a lock on an east side door to get in. Sergeant Jason Cullum says an eye doctor's office on Main Street has been broken into in the past with the suspect arrested, but eyeglass theft hasn't really been a problem in Evansville. However, he tells us it's not uncommon nationwide.
"They'll get into the stores, take these high-end eyeglass frames and tens of thousands of dollars worth at a time and they can sell them on the street for pennies on the dollar," Cullum said.
Optometrists at Northside tell 14 News they'll now be making their security system even stronger. Something they say is a good idea for all businesses.
"I think if we could tell anybody anything, other businesses and that kind of thing, just be aware that this could happen to you," Bigham said.
Police are still looking for the person responsible for this theft.
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New year, new season, but now with added crazy. Once again Pick 'n' Roll will be taking a weekly a look at what's new and strange in fantasy hoops. Waiver wire decisions, trade fallout, who's hot – you'll find it all here. The winter of Stern's discontent is going to be a fantasy hoops whirlwind and fortune favors the prepared (and the bold). The compressed schedule means we'll see a host of odd games from no-name guys and lot of prime talent playing shortened minutes and taking games off. In short, it's a great time to be a hoops junkie. Without further ado lets dive into the early results and see if we can't spot a hanging chad or two.
Trip-Dub Club, now recruiting members…
Is Spencer Hawes the second coming of Moses Malone? In a word, no. However, the boy does have talent, and perhaps we shouldn't rough him up too badly because it's taken him some time to get things rolling. Hawes isn't going to regularly push a trip-dub of course, but he is planning to walk on water and turn Coke to Pepsi during half time on All Star weekend. Personally, I'd settle for solid regular production and a consistent starting role, which I think is very much in the cards this year. So if you drafted a guy like Kaman, who's riding the pine in Charlotte, or just need some depth at C, then grab Hawes while you can. If he gets 32 mpg he'll be good for around 13 and 8 with decent blocks. He's got the chops to produce solid dimes for a big and he can hit the three a little, so there's upside there too.
If Hawes isn't the second coming of Moses Malone, perhaps Boris Diaw is. Diaw was our other early almost-trip-dub candidate, but in his case it was a little easier to see coming. Diaw has always been a great distributor for a forward, and increased minutes in a talent starved Bobcat's lineup should give him lots of opportunity. If Diaw isn't already owned in your league then go out and grab him – he's going to be worth owning in standard leagues for sure, and even on some shallow league teams where his production fits. Diaw is going to play, and a line of 12-6-6 with a three, a block, and a steal while shooting .500 from the floor is right around his career numbers.
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Norris Cole? Yes. Yes you should add him, even in standard formats. It's got a little risk since he's bound to have rookie bumps in the road, but now is the time to add those fantasy season changing guys, and Cole might be one of those. Or he might crap out, but that kind of spice is why we play the game.
Spencer Hawes. Story on page one (see 3 inches above).
Andre Miller. The Miller-Lawson back court in Denver looks pretty awesome, and I think Miller will look good all year. Add him where you can and enjoy nice PG2/3 production from a waiver add. On a related note, trade for Lawson wherever possible. He's as good as he looks. On another related note, this is all sad news for Afflalo owners, who now have to deal with decreased production as well as remembering how to spell his name.
Ryan Anderson. Oh yeah. He's not a sexy pick up, but he could also lead the league in threes. So there's that. Besides, who isn't interested in 17 and 8 with (dare I say it) three threes a game plus a block and a steal? So he shoots .430 on the season, you didn't think it was all sunshine and lollipops did you?
They have a basketball team in Toronto?!
You bet they do, and there's a couple of gems there who may be available in your league. First though, let me congratulate everyone who used a late draft pick to draft Jose Calderon. Jose has looked killer running the pick and roll so far and I think he'll be solid all year (plus is looks like he can shoot again). Moving on to the gems though, let me advise you all to add Amir Johnson in pretty much any format, and Ed Davis in even moderately deep formats. Johnson was a surprise starter at center in the Raps' first game, and given the stellar results I think that trend continues. A line of 13 and 9 with a steal, nearly two blocks, and .550/.800 shooting is very possible. Davis is a little riskier because his minutes may fluctuate, but he could easily go for 10 and 6 with high FG% and 1.5+ blocks with the upside for a lot more.
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Aside from its academic programs, the music department also offers community programs and performances. Did you ever want to learn to play an instrument? The Hood College Preparatory Division offers private lessons to the community in the following areas: piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn, bassoon, flute, voice, all brass instruments and composition.
Dozens of professionals, including members of Hood's music faculty, perform on campus each year. The College's location near both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore attracts world-class musicians and exposes students and members of the community to a broad array of cultural opportunities.
Many students combine their programs with other majors or minors in such widely diverse fields as education, computer science and biology. In our applied music program, students receive individual instruction from some of the metropolitan area's most outstanding musicians.
Hood's core curriculum requires all students to complete two courses in aesthetic appreciation, one of which must be in art, music or film. The core also includes a music course as one option in meeting the Western Civilization course requirement.
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PLATTSBURGH — The third round of the Regional Economic Development Council Program has millions up for grabs, and the North Country will be reaching out with both hands once again.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo hosted council co-chairs and local economic development officials in Albany this week to detail the process and officially launch the 2013 competition.
"Over the past two years, the regional economic development councils have been a tremendous success, transforming our state's approach to job creating from a traditional Albany top-down model to a community-based, bottom-up process," Cuomo said in a press release.
"From Niagara Falls to Plattsburgh to Long Island, the results are clear in communities all across the state as new projects are being launched, creating jobs and supporting local economic growth."
The North Country Council was awarded $193.4 million in the first two rounds, the second highest amount among the 10 regional councils.
North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas, co-chair of the North Country Council, said they are looking forward to the next round.
"The North Country has truly grasped the opportunity given to our region by Governor Cuomo, in terms of identifying our key needs and opportunities and successfully competing for more than $200 million in state investment in our priority economic development projects.
"Most importantly, we've been able to create an entirely new platform for collaboration and shared support across the seven county region for the first time ever," he said by email.
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, chair of the regional economic development councils, said the past two rounds have shown what a difference can be made to local economies by listening to regional business and community leaders.
"Under Governor Cuomo's vision, we will continue to do this and ensure that New York state is on the path to economic success."
He applauded the co-chairs and their teams for the hard work they accomplished for the first two rounds.
In Round 3 , $760 million in state funding and tax incentives will be awarded. That includes $220 million — $150 million in capital and $70 million in tax credits in competitive awards — and $540 million for state-supported programs through the consolidated-funding application process.
All 10 regions will again compete against each other. Five identified as "top performers" will receive $25 million each and the remaining will compete for the balance of $25 million. Each region is also eligible for up to $10 million in tax credits.
Top performer status will be based on implementation of the initial five-year strategic plan, economic growth through job creation and investment and identification of transformative projects that support collaboration.
Application materials will be available by June 3. The consolidated-funding application process will open to applicants on June 17, and submissions from the regional councils are due September 24.
Cuomo also announced an Innovations Hot Spots Competition to promote the commercialization academic research and grow the state's economy. For that contest, regional economic development councils will put regional incubator plans together that foster innovation by offering start-ups at low-cost and support to help commercialize academic research.
The competition is designed to make New York a leader in attracting venture capital and industry-sponsored research spending. While universities in New York rank second nationally in total research dollars spent, the state attracts only 4 percent of the nation's venture capital, while California pulls in 47 percent.
Incubator Plans, the release said, must demonstrate a connection with a higher-education institution and have the ability to transition technology from lab to marketplace, link to regional sources of innovation and expertise, provide industry accepted best practice services, agree to maintain and operate program for three years and generate a two-to-one match to the state grant for support services.
Winning incubators will receive financial support services from the state, including funding for legal, technical and business costs. As many as five incubators will be chosen this year, along with five in 2014.
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AMs join forces on neonatal plans
A Labour and a Conservative AM have joined forces to push for a intensive baby care centre to be based at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan. Ann Jones and Darren Millar have put aside political differences to welcome the First Minister's decision to develop a neonatal care centre in North Wales.
The intervention overturns plans by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board to send all seriously ill babies to Arrowe Park on the Wirral. Carwyn Jones says the new centre will treat the 'vast majority' of sick babies with the worst cases still treated in Cheshire.
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd is one of two possible locations along with Wrexham's Maelor Hospital. A decision's expected early next year. Ann Jones and Darren Millar have issued this joint statement:
This announcement is very welcome indeed and we will now be working hard to ensure that the new enhanced Neonatal Intensive Care Centre is based at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
We feel it?makes sense for the Centre to be in Bodelwyddan given the excellent accommodation for families of sick babies provided by Ty Croeso Dawn Elizabeth House; the accessibility of the hospital from the A55; and its location in the? heart of North Wales.
– Ann Jones AM & Darren Millar AM
Whilst the decision represents a victory for North Wales, the First Minister still needs to make a decision about the location of the centre – which could end up in either Bodelwyddan or Wrexham.
We feel that Ysbyty Glan Clwyd is the perfect site and will be pressing for the First Minister to opt for this location.


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We have a winner for the 2012 Giant TCR Composite worth £1499!
We've chosen our winner… is it you?
My word a lot of you wanted to win this prize… not surprising really cos the new Giant TCR Composite 2 is indeed a thing of beauty when you see it in the flesh/carbon as we did last week in Germany. Now we're back and after a few reviving cuppas we've worked up the strength to fire up the random-number-o-meter and get the fickle finger to do it's proddy/pointy thing, and the winner is…
The lucky dog has been informed and as soon as we know what size and where to send it the nice people at Giant will be getting it to him, he won't even have to wait until 2012. It doesn't really get any better than that.
Enjoy the bike Blackhound and if you didn't win don't worry there will be another blisteringly good Schwag Grab coming this way soon.
Giant pretty much invented the compact road bike and the TCR Composiste continues to set the benchmark for what compact design road bikes can deliver in terms of weight, ride, and handling. We were really impressed with the TCR Advanced 2 we tested earlier this year and the 2012 TCR Composite looks like a winner too. Here are some of the key features our lucky winner will get on their new bike:
- Lightweight TCR Composite frame made from T600 carbon
- Advanced-Grade Composite fork with alloy steerer
- Overdrive head tube tapering from 1 1/8 at the top to 1 1/4 at the bottom and for even more front end stiffness and steering accuracy boosted even further by having the top and down tubes wrap around it
- PowerCore bottom bracket – oversized and stiff and designed to get all your pedalling effort to the back wheel as quickly as possible
- Shimano Ultegra shifters and rear mech matched up to a 105 front mech and with uprated for 2012 Shimano brakes and chainset
- Wheels are Giant's new PR-2 offerings sporting Giant PR-3 tyres
The 2012 Giant TCR Composite is available in five sizes: S (48.5), M (50), ML (53.5), L (55), and XL (58.5) so there should be something there for everyone.
To win one all you've got to do is comment in below, we'll be drawing the winner When we get back from Eurobike (that's how far we've had to go to see one in the flesh) on 5 September. Usual Schwag Grab rules apply.
I really need a new bike, mine's quite old, going rusty and weighs a ton!
Giant schwag!! I think our cheeky monkey would be banned from sticking his Ben 10 stickers on it!
Nice competition, sweet prize. To be honest I'd quite like to win it if that's ok with you.
I do believe this could be a GIANT leap forward for my fitness regime, especially in a size medium.
I would love to have a bike like that to get fit with it looks amazing I really want it


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ORLANDO, FL (Laserfiche – Booth #4131)—February 21, 2011—At the HIMSS 2011 Conference this week, Laserfiche will demo its agile enterprise content management (ECM) software solutions. (more…)
"Like all non-profit organizations, we continue to be asked to 'do more with less,'" says Dr. Keith Vire, CEO of the Arkansas Support Network (ASN). Since adopting Laserfiche as its case management system in 2008, Laserfiche has helped do just that by supporting ASN's 430 staff, program managers and case managers as they provide services and supported employment to over 800 individuals and families with disabilities. Client files that were once three-inch thick folders of medical information, case notes and support plans are now indexed and searchable—visible only to assigned staff, making compliance and frequent audits by multiple state and federal healthcare agencies simple and comprehensive.
When Lindsay Lohan violated her probation by drinking the night of the MTV Movie Awards this month, it was the technology authorities used to catch her that really made headlines: an ankle monitor that detects alcohol on the wearer's skin. Former Criminal District Court Judge Vickers Cunningham Sr. knows all too well how effective this technology, known as SCRAMx ("Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring") can be. "Before we had this tool, I was putting 80% of people on probation for alcohol-related offenses back in prison," Cunningham says. "Now, 83% percent of the people using the bracelets are alcohol-free—which means our justice system can focus its resources on the remaining 17%."
Caring for senior citizens can be challenging: chronic pain, decreased mobility and a dwindling social network are just a few of the issues that older people—and their caregivers—must contend with. The mission of CareLink, a private nonprofit organization serving central Arkansas, is to connect older people and their families with resources to meet the opportunities and challenges of aging. The agency accomplishes this by:
- Providing in-home services to help homebound older people live in their own homes as long as possible.
- Helping active older people stay fit, healthy and involved through senior center programs and volunteer opportunities.
- Providing family caregivers the resources and support they need to maintain their own lives while caring for older loved ones.
But with 19,000 clients, CareLink was contending with a challenge of its own: filing, storing and accessing customer charts and other documentation in a timely and efficient manner.
When the average person thinks about the employees who keep a hospital running, it is doctors and nurses who immediately come to mind. But what the average person doesn't realize is how much work it takes to provide those doctors and nurses with the information they need to provide high-quality care. This task, of course, falls to health information management (HIM) professionals, and when a hospital relies on paper records, it is no easy feat.
"I've been in HIM since 1986," explains Patty Hall, privacy officer and director of HIM at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed facility located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia, "and I have to tell you that having an electronic solution makes things so much easier."
Time is money, especially for a busy firm like Renaissance Financial Corporation of St. Louis, MO. With offices in St. Louis, Omaha, NE, Lincoln, NE, and Kansas City, KS, keeping information moving was crucial.
As Renaissance staff explain, when an advisor is spending time searching through paperwork, that's less time he or she has to focus on what the firm is known for: managing securities and investment plans, offering quality advisory services and helping with small business planning. "The more time advisors spend finding paperwork, the less time they have to spend building client relationships. We're constantly trying to find ways to streamline processes so they don't have to spend time doing administrative tasks."
Walking into an inpatient room at the Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge (SSCBR) is more like entering a spacious hotel suite than a hospital room. Designed with many of the comforts of home, each private suite contains a microwave, refrigerator, television and DVD/VCR player, along with a sofa bed for overnight guests. Of course, the best feature is the talented and dedicated staff that assists patients and family members with their medical needs.
"Most people don't have pleasant memories associated with hospital stays: You're sick, you're scared, you're away from your family," says Shawana Rucker, IT manager at SSCBR. "SSCBR's goal is to change all of that." (more…)


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Boston mob boss James ``Whitey'' Bulger has been sentenced to life in prison for 11 killings and a string of other charges including extortion and money laundering.
The 84-year-old called his trial this summer a sham and declined to testify there or at his sentencing hearing.
On Thursday, Judge Denise Casper told Bulger his crimes were "heinous'' and "all about money.'' Bulger looked directly at her, listening intently.
She then sentenced him to two consecutive life sentences, plus five years. As well as $19.5 million in restitution to the victims families.
The sentencing ends a sordid chapter in Boston history featuring FBI and government corruption that helped Bulger continue a reign of terror for decades and flee the city just ahead of an indictment. He was a fugitive for more than 16 years until he was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011.
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For Veronica Chua and Hee-Young Kim, music is more than just learning songs.
It's also about counting numbers and reading stories, especially for younger kids.
"We want to show music in a positive new light," said Chua, 18, a senior at Ransom Everglades School who has been playing piano for 14 years. "It can not only help you outside of the classroom by de-stressing you but inside as well by helping you succeed academically."
But it can also mean business.
The pair's proposal for a beginner-level piano book called "Do-Re-Mi · A-B-C · 1-2-3" won third place in the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge. It would incorporate story-based songs that help children create a strong foundation in math and reading — while also bringing fun to piano lessons using vibrant visual aids.
At 8 years old, Kim, 17, stopped playing the piano because it became difficult to keep her attention on learning musical notation.
Now a junior at Ransom and an editor at her school newspaper along with Chua, she thought there should be a music product that engages with kids on a whole new level.
"We both started thinking, 'how can we make music more entertaining so that little kids actually want to play and not because their parents made them to?'" said Kim, who picked up piano playing again five years ago and plays the flute for the Greater Miami Youth Symphony Orchestra.
The academic checkpoints after each respective song, Kim says, would challenge elementary school kids through math exercises like counting beats, drawing notes on the staff and measuring tonality. Every song would tell a short story within the lyrics, testing reading comprehension of plot and characters.
Chua sees the book as a catalyst that will change the traditional approach toward musical education.
"Our book is the only one of its kind that clearly bridges the gap between music and academics," Chua said. "It has the potential to impact different communities and reignite enthusiasm for music curriculums across the country."
"Do-Re-Mi · A-B-C · 1-2-3" would feature original songs composed by Chua and Kim. They would monitor the effects of the lessons on children, and then sell the book for $10 in stores and elementary schools. The main costs for their company would be payments to the publishing company interested in their product.
On her way to study engineering at Emory University, Chua doesn't plan on leaving behind her entrepreneurial aspirations. She and Kim are continuing to develop their book and looking into ways it can expand into the e-book market.
"We're hoping to translate the songs to different languages and eventually create a series that would specialize in specific skill sets," Chua said.


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The balancing boulders, natural stone bridges, and red-rock mazes of Moab look like a cowboy movie set. But they once hid real-life outlaws like Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. Today, Moab is still a backdrop for Wild West hijinks. But now, outdoor enthusiasts, not scoundrels, are the ones romping through its hide-and-seek scenery.
Mountain bikers discovered this remote outpost (a good four hours from Salt Lake City), when Moab's uranium industry went bust in the 1980s. Now, it's considered a slickrock riding mecca. But adventure seekers flock here too, for top-notch hiking, four-wheel driving, and river rafting. Even the athletically challenged come to ogle the scenery at not one, but two national parks.
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Amid Syria's nightmare, rays of light appear for nation, refugees
A Syrian Muslim refugee family, fearful of identification, languishes in a border town in northern Jordan. Tens of thousands of Syrians have streamed across the Jordanian, Lebanese and Turkish borders as Syria continues its steady disintegration into civil war. Christians are helping refugees in several border areas -- and inside Syria itself. Photo by Will Stuart.
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BEIRUT (BP) -- Could Syria's headlong descent into war and chaos get any worse?
Yes -- possibly much worse.
"God is at work in this crisis, and we're trying to find where."
-- Aid worker among Syrian refugees
A grim summary: Civilian deaths in the nearly 18-month-old rebellion against the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad topped 21,000 in early August. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled their homes, seeking safety from government and militia attacks in shrinking sanctuaries within Syria or in neighboring countries. Army and rebel forces battle for control of Syria's major cities, as large swaths of the country fall under control of the rebels -- or of criminal gangs.
The blood feud between the ruling Alawite sect and Sunni Muslims (the majority of Syria's population) grows more bitter by the day. Minority Christian communities fear reprisals if the Alawites fall. As the country fragments, Kurds are angling for an autonomous region like the Kurdish zone in northern Iraq, which a wary Turkey vows to prevent at any cost. Sectarian tensions and clashes are spilling across Syria's borders, particularly into volatile Lebanon. Syria's civil war is turning into a proxy struggle between Shiite Iran -- Assad's closest remaining ally -- and the Sunni states of Turkey and the Arab Middle East. It's also increasing tensions between Shiites and Sunnis across the region. Jihadist fighters are filtering into Syria to fight government forces, leading to fears of the "Iraqization" of the conflict. Israel watches with mounting alarm.
"As the chaos drags on, it has become more complicated," a Christian observer based in the Middle East says. "The horrible things going on are coming from both sides" -- though most atrocities against civilians continue to be committed by the Syrian military and the feared Shabihah militia groups aligned with the Assad regime. Each new defection of a Syrian general or politician, each successful attack by rebel forces, brings predictions that the regime will collapse any moment. But the military remains far more powerful and well-armed than the rebels. The endgame might play out for months, even years to come.
"The regime is done; it's just a matter of time," he predicts. "But I would be very hesitant to say that Assad is done. I think he's going to want to sow chaos [perhaps from the safety of an Alawite stronghold within Syria]. Ultimately the Sunnis will take power, but the Alawites could remain players for a long time. Assad provided stability, albeit oppressive stability. Syria might turn into what Lebanon is -- a sectarian mélange. It could get pretty messy. Or, they might trade an oppressive police state for an Islamic state. It will be a challenge either way."
Yet as the darkness deepens, rays of light appear here and there, both inside Syria and in neighboring countries where Syrian refugees are fleeing for safety.
At significant personal risk, a Syrian Christian couple living in a neighboring country is delivering food and other basic necessities to internal refugees -- mostly Sunni Muslims -- in an area near one of the Syrian cities hit hard by shelling and army-rebel combat. The nearby area, populated primarily by Syrian Christians, has been spared the worst of the violence.
No 'safe zone'
"I don't know that there's any 'safe zone' in Syria, but because this area is largely Christian, it hasn't been a target of a lot of the fighting," a Christian worker says. "A lot of refugees who didn't leave the country went to this area and sought refuge. There's a great opportunity there. We're in the very beginning stages of that project. The severity of the need is greater inside the country than what we're seeing [among refugees leaving the country]."
More than 37,000 Syrians have crossed the border into northern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa region seeking sanctuary, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. They need food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Assisted by Southern Baptist hunger and relief funds, Lebanese Christians have begun a third round of aid to refugees in border areas in the north. The first round, launched when the Syrian uprising began last year, included deliveries of food and personal hygiene items. When winter set in, the emphasis moved to providing blankets, inexpensive carpets for insulation and warm clothes, since many refugees arrived with only their summer clothes. In recent months the priority has moved back to food and other basics.
"Each time we're going back to some of the same families and a lot of new families," an aid worker reports. "We've seen an increase in the number of refugees, and they're coming from farther-reaching areas -- even as far as Damascus. At first they were fairly concentrated in the area right there on the border, but now a lot of refugees have made their way farther south.
"Up until maybe three months ago we had fairly open access to the border area. But the violence on the border increased to the point where the army began frequently stopping us from going. We continue to have relationship with Syrian families there, but it's increasingly difficult to get to them. Some of them have come out to meet with us, but some of them we haven't seen in weeks. There's firing across the border."
Even so, Christians have shared the Word of God -- in addition to physical aid and the compassion of Christ -- with thousands of Syrians looking for truth they can hold onto in difficult times.
"In the midst of all the violence, you see these bright spots and know He really is at work and drawing the hearts of people to Himself," the aid worker says. "We've shared the Gospel with maybe 15,000 people and left Bibles in their hands."
One is a 16-year-old Syrian girl who received a Bible late last year. Recently Christian workers entered a different household to deliver aid and the same girl was there.
"None of us remembered her, but she remembered us," the worker recounts. "She pulled one of the workers aside and said she had been reading her Bible and had written down all these questions on a piece of paper. She said, 'I need you to help me understand what I'm reading. I have all these questions. Can somebody come back and explain the answers to me?' It's like the farmer who goes out to plant the seed and he doesn't know that it's growing. You come back later and you see a little sprout."
Multiple Muslim and Christian-background groups -- some family-size, some much larger -- are reading and listening to the Word together in a "discovery" format that takes them from God's creation of the world to the life and work of Christ in about a month.
"It's been amazing to see, even in a group of Muslims, how people are experiencing truth and the power of God's Word," he says. "Our biggest challenge is leadership development. They'll be able to do it better and carry it farther than we ever will."
Able to love
One of the local volunteers working with the aid team is retired from the military. He participated in many armed conflicts during his military career -- most of them clashes with the Syrian army. He was shot three times; the wounds are still visible. When he began helping Syrian refugees, at first he did it out of a sense of obligation. Not anymore.
"Of all the people in the world I probably should hate the worst, it's Syrians," he now tells refugees. "But Jesus has changed me so much; He has changed my heart. Now I don't serve you because it's an obligation. It's a privilege because of the forgiveness and love Jesus has shown me. He has filled my heart with that same love, and I'm able to love you and stand beside you."
In neighboring Jordan, where some 145,000 mostly Sunni Syrians have fled, similar forms of ministry continue in border areas. The Jordanian government has opened a large border camp for the hundreds of refugees arriving daily and will likely open more. But most Syrian families are living in border towns and villages -- where they struggle to locate shelter, pay rent and find work. Christians are aiding hundreds of families with food and other needs, listening, forming friendships and sharing hope.
"We encourage them to share with us whatever is on their hearts so that we might know how to best meet their needs and show them His compassion," says a Christian worker. "Some of the things they have seen and experienced recently are shocking. One man we have helped was shot in the head. Another man was hit by an RPG; his arm is messed up. Some refugees we meet are complete families but many others are missing fathers, sons or brothers. No two situations seem to be the same, except that there are a lot of hurting people pouring out of Syria. We sit with them to hear about what their families are going through. If they want to talk about something from a counseling perspective, we want them to talk, but we are also always hoping for those opportunities God will provide to share and introduce other things that will truly give them peace" -- including Bibles and audio players with New Testament stories.
"Despite the awful things that have happened and continue to happen, God is giving us opportunities to share His love and compassion with these refugees. That wasn't happening a whole lot beforehand. We are finding that during this time in their lives when things are in flux, they find comfort hearing about God's love for them. After our visits, they expect us to pray with them and we are doing that and more. ... Pray that we would continue to have an open door to share life with these families and that they would see His love in our actions."
He and other workers in Jordan and Lebanon also ask prayer for continued open doors, for an end to the violence tearing Syria apart, for boldness and for wisdom in how best to use limited resources.
"God is at work in this crisis, and we're trying to find where," says one worker. "It will take a higher level of creativity and a higher level of sacrifice. Are we going to be good stewards of the crises of our day -- even if that means greater suffering, hardship and risk?"
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Chrysler Group LLC., which enlisted Ms. Winfrey to do the voice-over in a touching Jeep spot that paid tribute to the troops, was one of the big game's most liked commercials, according to advertising executives and consumers surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
"I got goose bumps; I was on the verge of crying," said Tom Geary, a 60-year-old mechanical contractor from Aston, Pa. The car maker's Ram spot about farmers that featured the voice of Paul Harvey was also applauded. "Bloody Brilliant," said Cindy Gallop, a former ad executive.
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Chrysler's spots had a lot to live up to as the car maker's last two big game spots, featuring rapper Eminem in 2011 and actor Clint Eastwood in 2012, generated enormous buzz.
Taco Bell's spot, which was created by Interpublic Group IPG -0.40% Interpublic Group of Cos. U.S.: NYSE $19.84 -0.08 -0.40% Aug. 22, 2014 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.42M AFTER HOURS $19.84 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43,571 P/E Ratio 26.45 Market Cap $8.36 Billion Dividend Yield 1.92% Rev. per Employee $161,057 08/15/14 Interpublic Working With Banks... 08/13/14 Harris Associates, Which Led C... 08/13/14 Weber Shandwick Names Lee Noon... More quote details and news » of Cos.'s Deutsch, showed senior citizens, including the one named Mr. Goldblatt, having a wild night out. It "had all the right ingredients," said Ewan Cameron, chief executive of WPP's WPP.LN -0.16% WPP PLC U.K.: London GBp1,227.00 -2.00 -0.16% Aug. 22, 2014 4:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.43M P/E Ratio 0.18 Market Cap GBp16.17 Billion Dividend Yield 3.85% Rev. per Employee GBp92,510 07/28/14 In Inversion Tax Deals, U.K. I... 07/08/14 If AbbVie Gets its Inversion D... 06/20/14 Publicis CEO Won't Seek to Ext... More quote details and news » Berlin Cameron United.
Josh Hultgren, a 36-year-old from Savage, Minn., said it was "funny to see older people having fun."
The ad parade and game were interrupted for more than 30 minutes because of a partial blackout at the Superdome. CBS CBS +0.23% CBS Corp. Cl B U.S.: NYSE $60.50 +0.14 +0.23% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.21M AFTER HOURS $60.50 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16,386 P/E Ratio 20.72 Market Cap $31.88 Billion Dividend Yield 0.99% Rev. per Employee $590,648 08/21/14 Al Gore Had Reservations About... 08/21/14 Russian Food Ban Hits Dutch Fa... 08/20/14 CBS Plays Hardball as Affiliat... More quote details and news » continued with its live coverage. CBS said that all commercial commitments during the broadcast are being honored. Consumers moaned about the delay on social-networking sites such as Twitter. And one enterprising big game advertiser, Oreo, tweeted: "Power Out? No Problem," and attached a photo of its cookie with a headline that read, "You Can Still Dunk In The Dark."
Twitter said it took four minutes after the lights went out for the first Twitter advertiser to bid on "power outage" as a search term.
CBS said that it lost numerous cameras and some audio. It used backup power and at no time did the network leave the air.
Advertising executives said that overall this year's crop of big-game ads was mediocre. They suggested that some marketers spent too much time focusing on pregame social-media stunts tied to their spots and not enough crafting powerful game-night commercials.
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For some, stimulating online hype and Web views before the kickoff is a good way to get more mileage out of pricey Super Bowl ad time, whose cost has jumped about 80% over the past decade. This year, 30 seconds during the game, which was broadcast on CBS Corp.'s CBS network, sold for about $3.8 million.
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Chrysler kept its ad a secret, unlike many other Super Bowl advertisers that released their spots online—in whole or in part—days before the big game to generate early chatter. These included Yum Brands Inc. YUM +0.18% Yum! Brands Inc. U.S.: NYSE $72.41 +0.13 +0.18% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.60M AFTER HOURS $72.48 +0.07 +0.10% Aug. 22, 2014 7:29 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21,429 P/E Ratio 26.82 Market Cap $31.83 Billion Dividend Yield 2.04% Rev. per Employee $25,182 More quote details and news » 's Taco Bell, with the Goldblatt character tweeting in the days leading up to the game, ensuring he was known before the broadcast.
For companies, the stakes are enormous because the Super Bowl is one of the few chances for marketers to grab a huge live audience as TV ratings for live prime-time TV continue to erode. But the huge viewership also means any misstep is amplified—particularly as social media let unhappy consumers share their gripes.
For such companies as Research In Motion Ltd. and Best Buy Co. BBY +0.22% Best Buy Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE $31.20 +0.07 +0.22% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4.52M AFTER HOURS $31.22 +0.02 +0.06% Aug. 22, 2014 7:51 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 75,156 P/E Ratio 10.19 Market Cap $10.88 Billion Dividend Yield 2.44% Rev. per Employee $300,464 08/11/14 Disney-Amazon Dispute Concerns... 08/06/14 Target Publicly Endorses Same-... 08/05/14 After Slip-Ups, Buyout Firm TP... More quote details and news » the stakes are even higher because the companies have been struggling.
RIM's BlackBerry used its spot in the big game to help launch a new operating system aimed at reversing the company's eroding share of the smartphone market. But the spot missed the mark, according to ad executives. Instead of focusing on phone features, the spot showed what the device doesn't do—including make its owner disappear or stop an oncoming truck—an attempt to poke fun at other ads in the category that rely heavily on product demonstrations. The company said Friday that other ads rolling out in coming weeks will focus more on product features.
"If you are going to throw a Hail Mary, you have to get it in the end zone," said Jay Williams, executive creative director at Publicis PUB.FR +0.40% Publicis Groupe S.A. France: Paris €55.47 +0.22 +0.40% Aug. 22, 2014 5:38 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 431,331 P/E Ratio 17.00 Market Cap €12.16 Billion Dividend Yield 1.61% Rev. per Employee €111,266 08/18/14 Ad Staffers Are Going Back To ... 08/15/14 Interpublic Working With Banks... 07/24/14 Elliott Takes 6.7% Stake In In... More quote details and news » Kaplan Thaler.
"I thought this was a miss by BlackBerry, said John Felton, a 29-year-old student at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. "Consumers want to know how the phone is different and superior to Android or the iPhone," he added.
The BlackBerry ad faced stiff competition from Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE +0.97% Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. S. Korea: KRX KRW1,247,000 +12,000 +0.97% Aug. 22, 2014 3:00 pm Volume (Delayed 20m) : 168,153 P/E Ratio 6.50 Market Cap KRW206,424.38 Billion Dividend Yield 0.08% Rev. per Employee N/A 08/22/14 Michael Malone: Why Silicon Va... 08/22/14 Labor Rights Group Keeps Focus... 08/21/14 Chinese Gadgets Signal New Era... More quote details and news » , which ran a two-minute spot starring comedic actors Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd pitching to be part of Samsung's commercial.
Other ads that scored during the showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens included entries from Procter & Gamble Co. PG +0.13% Procter & Gamble Co. U.S.: NYSE $83.39 +0.11 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6.93M AFTER HOURS $83.41 +0.02 +0.02% Aug. 22, 2014 7:45 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 47,761 P/E Ratio 19.90 Market Cap $225.79 Billion Dividend Yield 3.09% Rev. per Employee $703,915 08/22/14 Strategies for a Smoother Ride... 08/22/14 Will New Ad Guidelines Change ... 08/19/14 Risks Create Tumult for Tech, ... More quote details and news » 's Tide and GoDaddy Group Inc. Those brands outperformed veteran Super Bowl advertisers such as Anheuser-Busch InBev ABI.BT -0.32% Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. Belgium: Brussels €83.47 -0.27 -0.32% Aug. 22, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.19M P/E Ratio 20.39 Market Cap €134.24 Billion Dividend Yield 3.47% Rev. per Employee €220,584 08/20/14 European Brewers Are Hurt in R... 07/04/14 AB InBev Looks to Score at Wor... More quote details and news » NV, Coca-Cola Co. KO -0.70% Coca-Cola Co. U.S.: NYSE $41.12 -0.29 -0.70% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11.13M AFTER HOURS $41.20 +0.08 +0.19% Aug. 22, 2014 7:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 115,513 P/E Ratio 21.64 Market Cap $180.35 Billion Dividend Yield 2.97% Rev. per Employee $353,055 08/22/14 Corporate Watch 08/21/14 New Coffee Brewer Tests Keurig... 08/21/14 Mexico Plays the Heavy on Food... More quote details and news » , and PepsiCo Inc., PEP -0.49% PepsiCo Inc. U.S.: NYSE $91.60 -0.45 -0.49% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.84M AFTER HOURS $91.60 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 6:46 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 29,479 P/E Ratio 20.45 Market Cap $138.02 Billion Dividend Yield 2.86% Rev. per Employee $242,861 08/22/14 Strategies for a Smoother Ride... 08/21/14 Mexico Plays the Heavy on Food... 08/20/14 Target Lowers Earnings Outlook... More quote details and news » known for their attention-getting big game pitches.
This year, "Tide washed away the ad competition," said Mark Wnek, creative director of the United Nations global education program. A character in the ad wore a jersey displaying a stain that resembled former 49er Joe Montana and was crafted by Publicis Groupe SA's Saatchi & Saatchi.
The GoDaddy.com spot, which showed a supermodel locking lips with a geek named Walter, was polarizing but generated plenty of laughs. "Shocking but in a funny way," said Jack O'Brien, a 42-year-old commercial real-estate broker in Chicago.
The spot was created by Deutsch, the agency that was also responsible for Taco Bell's promotion.
Best Buy's spot starring comedian Amy Poehler hit a chord with some. "Cute and funny," said Jay Benjamin, chief creative officer of Publicis's Leo Burnett NY. "Amy Poehler is hysterical," said Andrea Birnbaum, a 39-year-old ophthalmologist in Chicago
Anheuser-Busch, long one of the big game's major advertisers, had an uneven performance with commercials for its two new brands, Beck's Sapphire and Budweiser Black Crown. Both fell flat among the ad executives polled. The Black Crown spot featured partying hipsters while the Beck's ad showed a singing fish. "I don't think Nemo can sell beer," said Allen Adamson, a managing director at WPP PLC's Landor.
Still, the brewer's touchy-feely Clydesdale commercial showing a horse being reunited with its trainer was a crowd pleaser. "Over 100 million people are holding back tears right now," said Dean Crutchfield, a branding expert.
The Clydesdales made their big game debut in 1986 and have appeared in 23 Super Bowl ads. "It's a Super Bowl tradition," said Alfonso Marian, chief creative officer of WPP's OgilvyOne.
Asking the public for help on ads produced mixed results. Ford Motor Co. F -1.32% Ford Motor Co. U.S.: NYSE $17.17 -0.23 -1.32% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19.58M AFTER HOURS $17.16 -0.01 -0.06% Aug. 22, 2014 7:15 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 717,076 P/E Ratio 10.28 Market Cap $66.59 Billion Dividend Yield 2.91% Rev. per Employee $808,282 08/22/14 Great Wall Motor's First-Half ... 08/21/14 Dell CIO Andi Karaboutis Leavi... 08/20/14 Corporate Watch: News Summary More quote details and news » 's Lincoln brand started a Twitter campaign asking people to tweet their most memorable road-trip stories. It then had late-night talk-show host Jimmy Fallon select five of the tweets to create its spot—which was panned by the ad executives the Journal polled.
There was "lots of sloppy storytelling because the ads are trying to do too many things," said Mr. Benjamin from Leo Burnett. Added Mr. Adamson: "A bit of online buzz before the game will get crushed by an ad that wins in the living room."
Ford wasn't the only marketer asking consumers to help craft its big-game commercials. Among those that produced standout ads was PepsiCo's Doritos, a veteran in consumer-generated spots. The ad, created entirely by amateurs, featured a Doritos-loving goat who becomes obsessed with the snacks.
Unlike past years, this Super Bowl's soda war between Coke and Pepsi lacked pop, ad executives said. A PepsiCo spot for Pepsi Next, a mid-calorie version of the company's flagship cola, featured a young man throwing a party while his parents are away, a theme that ad executives said has been done too much. "They didn't live up to the legacy," said Mike Towell, a creative director at Publicis Kaplan Thaler.
Among the winners was a spot for Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ -0.86% Mondelez International Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq $35.85 -0.31 -0.86% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4.03M AFTER HOURS $35.85 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:36 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 111,942 P/E Ratio 17.67 Market Cap $60.44 Billion Dividend Yield 1.67% Rev. per Employee $327,449 08/06/14 Mondelez International Profit ... 08/06/14 Morning MoneyBeat: Volatility ... 08/04/14 Is Walgreen's New CFO More Lik... More quote details and news » 's Oreo, which showed a fight breaking out in a library. It's an "epic" spot, said Matt MacDonald, co-chief creative officer at WPP's JWT NY. Wieden & Kennedy crafted the ad for Oreo. "Great use of the whispering to draw attention," said Jim Poon, a 27-year old student at the Kellogg School.
Among the car ads that stood out in the crowded automotive category were Daimler AG DAI.XE -0.88% Daimler AG Germany: Xetra €61.65 -0.55 -0.88% Aug. 22, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.86M P/E Ratio 9.98 Market Cap €66.54 Billion Dividend Yield 3.65% Rev. per Employee €448,586 08/21/14 Corporate Watch 08/21/14 Lexus Cuts Prices for Spare Pa... 08/20/14 Volvo Car Swings to Net Profit... More quote details and news » 's Mercedes-Benz ad and a spot from Volkswagen AG VOW3.XE -0.38% Volkswagen AG Non-Vtg Pfd. Germany: Xetra €172.10 -0.65 -0.38% Aug. 22, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 723,147 P/E Ratio 8.48 Market Cap €82.15 Billion Dividend Yield 2.36% Rev. per Employee €344,186 08/22/14 Great Wall Motor's First-Half ... 08/20/14 LG Chem Signs Deal to Supply B... 08/19/14 China Fines Japanese Auto-Part... More quote details and news » that focused on a Minnesotan office worker speaking with a Jamaican accent.
While some media pundits suggested earlier in the week that the Volkswagen ad was racist, many ad experts gave it high marks. "Makes you feel happy, great spot," said Mr. Williams at Publicis Kaplan.
—Christopher S. Stewart contributed to this article.
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Jim Poon is a 27-year old student at the Kellogg School. An earlier version of this article incorrectly gave his last name as Yoon.