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Frank Wagoner, age 76, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012, at home following a long illness. Services for Mr. Wagoner will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012, at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Perkins and Rev. Everett Hawkins officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. today at the church.
A native of Winchester, he was born February 3, 1936, to the late Clarence and Viola Wagers Wagoner. Mr. Wagoner retired from Brock-McVey Company after 43 ½ years of employment. He was an avid golfer and a long-time member of the Men's Association and Senior's League at Juniper Hills Golf Course and served as a coach in Little League baseball for many years. Mr. Wagoner was a member and deacon of Faith Baptist Church.
Frank was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He loved his family and especially enjoyed hosting holiday celebrations in their home. His church and church family were dear to him, but most of all he loved the Lord and is now resting peacefully in His precious arms.
Frank was preceded in death by two sisters Helen Bailey and Mary Wagoner, two brothers Ernest Wagoner and John Wagoner, and one brother-in-law Robert Brewer. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Barbara Perkins Wagoner; son, Billy Ray Wagoner and wife Debbie of Murray; his granddaughters, the apples of his eye, Blair Wagoner of Memphis TN and Katie Wagoner of Louisville; a brother Donald Wagoner (Linda) of Lexington; sister-in-law Patricia Brewer; and brother-in-law Billy Perkins (Elizabeth); aunts Hazel Lamb and Lois Mastin. Also surviving are nieces and nephews: Tammy Bradley, Robert Brewer Jr., Stephen Perkins, Stewart Perkins, Mary Elizabeth Hutchison, Bill Hutchison and Ray Hutchison all of Frankfort; Donnie & Steve Wagoner of Lexington; other nieces and nephews in Texas and several cousins. Special adopted family includes John & Debbie Anglin and Margaret Daniel.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Hall, John Anglin, Danny Willard, Elic Jones, Danny Bailey, Robert Brewer, Stephen Perkins, Stewart Perkins and Justin Bradley. Honorary pallbearers will be Randall Gay, Lawrence Watson, Bill Hutchison, Ray Hutchison, Gippy Graham, Marshall Ray Graham, Randy Graham, Juniper Hills Senior Golf League and Deacons of Faith Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in his memory are suggested to Faith Baptist Church Deacons' Fund or Building Fund, 50 Bridgeport-Benson Road, Frankfort KY 40601.
Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared via the online guestbook at www.harrodbrothersfuneralhome.com.
Barbara and family Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss and sadness. May you feel God's loving arms around you and feel a peace that that passes all understanding. We pray the many wonderful memories of Frank bring comfort in the days ahead. George and Pat Pennington


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The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) was established in September 2007 and assumed the task of combating corruption within the JCF and its auxiliaries, it replaced the Internal Affairs Division.
Since 2007, the ACB has being led by Mr. Justin Felice, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in law enforcement and is a key change agent in police reform.
One of the major challenges was the implementation of a proactive opposed to a reactive style of investigating police corruption.
An intelligence led proactive approach towards investigation has led to the arrest and charge of numerous police staff and other public personnel since 2007. (View Annual Monthly Reports Here)
Currently the ACB has a staff sixty six (66) members which is managed by an acting Senior Superintendent of Police who is assisted by an acting Superintendent of Police and two (2) acting Deputy Superintendent of Police responsible for Operations and Administrations.
Since September 2007, the ACB has produced three (3) Anti-Corruption Strategies, with three key objectives namely:
- Fear of Detection and Prosecution,
- Corruption Prevention Strategies,
- Communication and Education.
Year one strategy | Year two strategy | Year three strategy
The new strategic direction of the ACB has proven to be extremely effective and has vastly assisted the JCF in fulfilling its mandate which is to rid the JCF and its auxiliaries of corruption.
The current JCF Anti Corruption Strategy 2010 to 2012, promotes the phrase WORKING TOGETHER FOR A VALUED AND TRUSTED JCF. One of the new and dynamic work elements 2010 was the launch of the JCF Cleansing Programme. This is a priority initiative that entails the use of all available internal and external procedures in the process of removing corrupt and unethical members from the JCF.
One of the main tools being employed in the execution of the "Cleansing Programme" is the increased use of polygraph examinations to assess the ethical standards of JCF members. Polygraphing has been developed and extended as a matter of urgency, further developments in 2011 will be the opening of a new polygraph office at the Jamaica Police Academy in Spanish Town, the random polygraph initiative will be also be expanded in 2011/2012 with the addition of a mobile polygraph capability ensuring a greater number of test can be conducted without staff having to travel to a Kingston based unit.
The plan is to extend the number of JCF internationally accredited polygraph examiners from two to nine in total, this is a challenging initiative over the next two years.
It should be highlighted that polygraph examinations are voluntary and should not be viewed as an imposition on JCF staff, however they are part of a critical process in the selection of staff for key posts within the organization, they are also mandatory in senior officer promotion procedures, also were junior officers seeking promotion but have ethical issues that need examining.
In August 2010, the JCF established an ethics committee, chaired by the Inspector General. This new committee has been established to ensure that we as the JCF maintain the ethical standards demanded by our community in Jamaica.
The "Cleansing Programme", is proving a useful initiative in challenging JCF staff who engage in corruption, unlawful and unethical activities or poor performance, with many officers being retired in the publics' interest or prohibited from re-enlisting at the end of their five (5) year contract.

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Back on July 20, 2008, I asked: "Is YouTube about to pass Yahoo in expanded searches?" Well, I've just had a chance to digest the latest data from comScore for August 2008 and its appears that YouTube has passed Yahoo -- if you look at "expanded" search queries instead of "core" search queries.
First, what's the difference between an expanded and a core search query? According to comScore, a "core" search query is one that occurs on "the five major search engines including partner searches and cross-channel searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated video sites that are not on the core domain of the five search engines are not included in the core search numbers."
If you expand the definition of a search query to include searches on YouTube, MapQuest, MySpace eBay, Craigslist.org, Facebook.com, or Amazon, then you get a different picture.
Google had 7.4 billion core search queries and 7.6 billion expanded search queries in August to lead no matter how you define a "search query." Yahoo! had 2.3 billion core search queries and 2.4 billion expanded search queries that month. But "YouTube/All other" Google sites had 2.6 billion expanded search queries that month. Microsoft sites had 977 million core search queries and MSN-Windows Live had 988 million expanded search queries.
So, depending on your definition, the top three search engines are either (1) Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft, or (2) Google, YouTube, and Yahoo! That is a distinction with a big difference.
By the way, comScore Video Metrix reports that YouTube accounts for more than 98 percent of all videos viewed at Google sites. (This means Google Video accounts for less than 2 percent of all vides viewed at Google sites.)
So, if you've optimized the pages on your website that contain videos, you've optimized them for Google Video and other video search engines. They won't help them get discovered, watched or shared on YouTube.
YouTube doesn't crawl the web trying to index videos posted on millions of websites. Instead, users are now uploading 13 hours of new video to YouTube every minute. So, getting your video found in about 2.6 billion expanded searches a month means uploading and optimizing video for YouTube, not Google Video.


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NCAA sanctions stun PSU
The NCAA issued a devastating blow to Penn State and its once-revered football program on Monday, fining the university $60 million, banning the team from bowl games for four years, eliminating 40 football scholarships over four years and erasing all of the late head coach Joe Paterno's record-setting wins since 1998.
NCAA President Mark Emmert called former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse scandal, which prompted the sanctions, "an unprecedented, painful chapter in the history of intercollegiate athletics."
The agency that polices collegiate sports imposed the penalties based on an investigative report accusing Paterno and university leaders of failing to act on allegations against Sandusky, 68, whom a jury convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years.
"For the next several years now, Penn State can focus on the work of rebuilding its athletic culture, not the next bowl game," Emmert said.
The NCAA placed Penn State on probation for five years and will appoint an ethics integrity monitor to report to the association as well as to Penn State and the university's trustees.
The university will not contest the sanctions.
"With today's announcement and the action it requires of us, the university takes a significant step forward," said President Rodney Erickson, who replaced Graham Spanier when trustees removed him and Paterno from their posts in November.
Emmert praised Erickson and Board of Trustees chair Karen Peetz for working to reform a "football-first culture" run amok.
Some students and alumni rejected the NCAA's findings and actions as unfair.
"I don't think the players and the people who support (football) and bring in the money had anything to do with it," said incoming freshman Kendra Benner of nearby Bellefonte.
Spokesmen for the Penn State Football Lettermen's Club assailed Emmert's comments about the university's lack of balance between athletics and academics.
"We will not allow Dr. Emmert's careless remarks to tarnish the legacy of Penn State Football. The academic standards and the well-documented historic graduation rates at Penn State far exceed the standards set forth by his organization," the group said in a statement.
Members of the football team were quiet as they filed out of the Lasch Football Building after a team meeting.
"I don't know what (NCAA's) intentions were, but if it was to decimate a program and put a school into very tight budget constraints, they succeeded," said Ryan Bagwell, a 2002 graduate who works as a web developer in Wisconsin.
Penn State's fine, to be paid in $12 million increments over five years, will go into endowments to support programs to battle child sexual abuse, NCAA officials said.
"This total of $60 million can never reduce the pain suffered by victims, but will help provide them hope and healing," Erickson said.
The association said the university, which funds 29 varsity sports from football profits of about $60 million a year, must not penalize other sports to pay its fines. University officials would not discuss how they intend to pay the fines.
Emmert said the NCAA will permit Penn State athletes to transfer and compete for other schools this year or keep scholarships if they don't play.
Head football coach Bill O'Brien said he is committed to rebuilding.
"I knew when I accepted the position that there would be tough times ahead," said O'Brien, who replaced Paterno.
The sanctions came a day after Penn State removed a statue of Paterno from outside Beaver Stadium. The iconic coach, who died in January, also lost his status as the winningest in Division I football when the NCAA erased 14 years of football wins.
Paterno's family and the alumni group Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship blasted the NCAA for relying on the investigative report by Freeh Group International Solutions, which the university hired to review how it handled Sandusky.
"Punishing past, present and future students of the university because of Sandusky's crimes does not serve justice," the Paterno family's statement read.
The NCAA typically conducts independent investigations before ruling.
The investigation, led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, concluded that Paterno, Spanier, former athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz concealed allegations against Sandusky for years and failed to take actions that might have halted him from preying on young boys.
The Freeh report also prompted the Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors to begin work on a new standards manual for schools in the conference.
"We recognize that what occurred at Penn State University is a consequence of the concentration of power that can result from a successful athletic program and the failure of institutional leadership to maintain institutional control," said conference council spokesman Scott Chipman.
The Big Ten will devote Penn State's share of bowl proceeds over the next four years — estimated at $13 million — to endowments to address the issue in and around Big Ten schools.
"It's a very appropriate way to use the fines. It acknowledges the breadth of harm that child sexual abuse does," said Kristen Houser, vice president of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
Gov. Tom Corbett, who started the Sandusky investigation in 2009 when he was attorney general, wants assurance that Penn State will not tap tax dollars.
"We have taken a monster off the streets, and while we will never be able to repair the injury done to these children, we must repair the damage to this university," Corbett said, adding that accepting the NCAA penalties is part of the process of healing what he called "a world-class university."
Section 10 of the Freeh report found that the school's athletic department was regarded as "an island" where employees lived by their own rules.
The NCAA ordered Penn State to follow the report's recommendations, which include revising the structure of the athletic department; conducting national searches for coaches; evaluating security protocols to protect people using facilities; ensuring that new athletic department employees comply with university-wide training mandates; and providing ongoing training in ethics, leadership and reporting requirements.
"It's going to be very interesting to see Penn State's commitment to these victims now that they have again publicly acknowledged reprehensible facts in the consequences of the NCAA sanctions," said Joel Feller, a member of the legal team that is representing three of the victims who testified at Sandusky's trial last month.
"Penn State has for the second time accepted as fact that their behavior was outrageous and shocking," said Feller's co-counsel Matt Casey.
Staff writer Scott Brown contributed to this report. Debra Erdley is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-320-7996 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This is all about balance and the integration of power and finesse, with finely honed acidity supporting flavors of quince paste, dried black cherry, spun honey and candied orange zest, while rich notes of roasted walnut, coffee liqueur and toasted cardamom resonate on the finish. Hard to stop sipping. Drink now through 2028.
Krug's NV Brut Grande Cuvee ID 112001 -- disgorged already over the winter of 2011-2012 but then further aged before release -- reinforces the belief that, thankfully, even wine lovers of modest means who occasionally splurge on Krug Grande Cuvee will be rewarded with a wine that need not fear comparison with this house's more limited and far more expensive bottlings, nor for that matter with any other wines of Champagne. The harmonious juxtaposition of creaminess and lees enrichment with bright, juicy citricity and of expansive richness with levity is stunning....Citrus zest notes segue seamlessly into the fine stream of CO2 without bitterness, while succulent white peach garlanded in lily-of-the-valley is laced with rich, subtly piquant nut oils and saliva-liberating salinity. Emerging suggestions of shitake and shrimp shell reduction compound the sense of capital-'U' umami in a vibrantly interactive and refreshing finish. A day after opening, this is even more vividly complex than it had been initially, with hints of fresh red raspberry lending an invigorating tang and sensation of berry seed-crunching that delivers strikingly harmonious counterpoint to both the luscious brightness of fruit and the nutty low-tones....The team at Krug has long taken pains to emphasize that the task of assembling their Grande Cuvee from a hundred or more lots reflecting reserves of widely varying ages is mind-bogglingly complex. So is the result. (DS)
The NV Grande Cuvée is absolutely stellar. This is one of the very best Grande Cuvées I can remember tasting. The flavors are bright, focused and beautifully delineated throughout, all of which make me think the wine will age well for many, many years. Lemon peel, white flowers, crisp pears, smoke and crushed rocks race across the palate in a vibrant, tense Champagne that epitomizes finesse. This release is based on the 2005 vintage and was disgorged in winter 2012/2013. The blend is: 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Meunier. Krug ID: 113001.
With its minimum of six years' bottle aging, this is a beautifully integrated, mature wine. It has a wonderful toast character, layered over sliced pears and ripe acidity. With its complex poise between lightness and richness, this remains an intensely impressive wine.
Light yellow-gold. Highly aromatic bouquet of fresh tangerine, candied fig, pear skin and ginger, plus a smoky mineral overtone. Tangy, precise and concentrated, offering a complex blend of citrus and orchard fruit and floral flavors underscored by chalky minerality. Juicy, tightly focused, youthfully angular Champagne, with nervy acidity adding cut to the long, sappy finish. I can see why some long-time Krug fans might be perplexed by this bottling but I think that it will be a really outstanding bottle with another five-plus years of cellaring.
Substantial, complex and heady, this current release of Grande Cuvée is in a constant state of change. Its flavors range from dark fruit to bright, sunny citrus, from nutty and pleasantly bitter to creamy and sweet. It carries electricity through the mineral resonance of its flavors. Masterfully blended.
The code on this bottle is 213018, meaning it was the 18th disgorgement of the second quarter of 2013 (obvious, innit?!). And those disgorgements are not necessarily just of Grande Cuvée. This blend is apparently based on the 2006 vintage and contains no fewer than 142 different ingredients back to a drop of 1990. Very steely and 'mineral' on the nose. Tight and very dense. Still very uptight - even slightly austere at this early point in its evolution. 17.5/20 points. Drink 2015-2022.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Public defenders are suing Nevada's only hospital for mentally ill inmates, saying it's stretched so thin that defendants declared incompetent are waiting 11 times as long as they should to be admitted.
The Clark County public defender's office filed a lawsuit in June against Lake's Crossing Center in Sparks, saying inmates on the waiting list are spending an average of 80 days in jails without proper treatment and with their legal cases on hold.
Clark County Deputy Public Defender Christy Craig tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal the state agreed in 2008 that inmates should wait no more than one week for admission.
State health and human services spokeswoman Mary Woods says Nevada is expanding a Sparks psychiatric hospital by 10 beds, which should be ready in about three months.
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Melissa Wiley shared this great word game, Eight Letters in Search of a Word, at her Here in the Bonny Glenn website. This game inspired me to go looking for others. Here is what I found:
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Mt. Pleasant Christian School's food wagon CrossRoads Café is open today. Food will be served from 11 to 1:30. Sandwich choices are: chicken salad, dilly ham and cranberry turkey. Sides are: homemade coleslaw, sweet potato potato salad and pasta salad. Drinks are: blueberry lemonade, passion fruit tea and bottled water. Meal deals are $7. Desserts will be available for purchase. 10% of profits will go to the mission of the week.
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- Fighting the border drug war
- Juárez murders decline in June
- Mexican president says army to stay in drug fight
- Study on El Paso, Juárez children shows violence, poverty affect mental health
- Violent Mexico border state is snapshot of nation
- Death of Zetas leader may shake up Juárez drug cartel, other trafficking groups
- "Chapo" Guzmán emerges as the big winner after Zetas leader's death
- ABC News: Operation Fast and Furious guns linked to Juárez massacres
- Murders of teen males rose dramatically during Juárez drug cartel war
- Attack on Mexico funeral kills 7, wounds 17
- Drug war leans to military: Mexico's new president gives hints of strategy
- Even more brutal leader takes over Mexico's Zetas
- Washington Post: In Juárez, Mexico's murder city, the war appears over
- 8 killed in bar attack in northern Mexico
- 5 shot to death in Juárez garage
- Police find 14 bodies in SUV in northern Mexico
- Drug cash fuels money laundering
- Ex-Mexico governor pleads guilty to laundering $19M from Juárez drug cartel
- The long road back: Fed up, struggling Juárez business owner takes stand, stops paying 'quotas'
- US places relatives of Sinaloa cartel capo on drug kingpin list
- Unidentified bodies, missing cases mount in Mexico
- Mexican president: Drug murders down 15-20 percent
- Mexican army: Killings in Juarez down 42 percent
- Mexico crime-victims movement announces peace caravan across US
- NY Times: How Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel makes its billions
- Juárez homicides lowest in 3 years
- Report: Human rights issues linked to Mexico's fight against drug cartels
- 5 burned bodies found in Arizona may be latest drug violence
- Gunmen kill 11 in drug rehab center in northern Mexico
- Beheaded body discovered in Juárez
- Journalist kidnapped in northern Mexico
- 2 of 3 municipal cemeteries in Juárez nearly at capacity
- Mexico drug war's latest toll: 49 headless bodies
- NY Times: Slivers of hope amid melancholy in Juárez
- Eight slain in Juárez over weekend
- AFP: Nine bodies found hanging off Mexican bridge
- Drug war slayings snuffing out news in Mexico
- LA Times: Predator drones have yet to prove their worth on border
- 'El Chapo' Guzman indicted; Sinaloa cartel boss wanted since '01
- Mexican general once tied to cartels shot dead
- Seven people killed in Juárez within 12 hours
- U.S. to donate forensic equipment to Chihuahua and Juárez
- LA Times: Mexico drug cartel leader turns FBI informant
- AFP: Two journalists among 15 shot and killed in Mexican bar
- Border report: No 'spillover' violence from Mexican drug-cartel wars
- Zetas cartel -Mara Salvatruchas alliance in Mexico unites brutal gangs
- Expert: Juárez pets abandoned after drug war violence
- 'War on women' in Mexico described as growing worse since escalation of drug war
- Alleged mastermind in Mexican casino arson killed
- Experts: Drug violence key in Mexico vote
- Juárez police officers should accept these are dangerous times, Juárez mayor says
- Juárez authorities say police officers overlook their own safety
- NPR review: Death, drugs, 'Salvation and Soccer' in Juárez
- Mexican exiles denounce Juárez mayor; watch video
- Jailed Sinaloa cartel enforcer accused in 2 area kidnappings
- Juárez's psyche may suffer from recent slayings' brutality
- AP Exclusive: Mexico police nearly nabbed 'El Chapo' Guzman
- 16 bodies found in northern Mexico graves
- Gunbattle kills policewoman in Mexico border town of Piedras Negras
- CNN: Residents turn to social media to fight Mexico cartel violence
- Juárez police officer slain, the first since officers took shelter in hotels
- Two men gunned down in south Juárez
- El Paso Intelligence Center report says contraband-detection device Mexico uses doesn't do its job
- Report: Violence endangers Mexico
- Juárez police arrest extortion gang suspect
- DEA accuses former Mexican governor of ties to Zetas and Gulf cartels
- Mexican army chief admits mistakes in drug war
- US State Department extends Mexico travel warning to 18 states
- 2 Juárez municipal police officers shot, gravely injured in attack
- Man finds God, good after life of crime
- Asylum in the US: Mexican activist has lost 6 relatives to violence
- Ex-gang member now leads church, shelter in Juárez
- Update: Leyzaola says New Juárez Cartel responsible for attacks on Juárez police
- Police in northern Mexico catch suspect in 75 drug cartel killings
- Mexico catches alleged Sinaloa cartel gun runner
- Mexican army detains suspected Azteca gang members in Juárez
- Fear remains, but hope rises: Juárez is ghost town no longer
- 2 bodies left at Mexico mall; drug toll at 47,500
- 'Family friend' accused of aiding cartel hit squad in Juárez wedding party target
- Police find 5 severed heads in northern Mexico
- Charred body found near town of Guadalupe
- Lawmakers ask President Obama to keep troops on border
- EFE: Nightlife in Ciudad Juarez begins to recover
- Houston Chronicle: Mexico gangster crackdown nails dozens, but still falls short
- El Paso man may be leader in Juárez drug cartel
- Updated: Man in Juárez shot to death in carjacking attempt against deputy attorney general's family
- NPR: 'El Sicario, Room 164', the (masked) face of drug-war murder
- Reuters: Mexico arrests drug dealer linked to boss 'El Chapo' Guzman
- NY Times: Juárez police chief produces results, scrutiny
- Missing Juárez police officer found dead and burned
- LA Times: Cartels use legitimate trade to launder money, US, Mexico say
- EFE: Nephew of Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman found slain
- Fewer immigrants caught, drug seizures rise in El Paso border region, data show
- Mexican army finds tunnel near Arizona border
- Despite army takeover, fear strong in Mexican town
- Seven homicides reported in Juárez on Thursday
- LA Times: Latest drug tunnel, pot seizures may reflect rise of Sinaloa cartel
- Authorities shut down drug tunnel on California-Mexico border, seize 32 tons of marijuana
- Juárez's funeral industry tries to adapt as number of homicides dies down
- 4-year-old Juárez boy killed in gunfire
- Mexico police shoot it out with teen car thieves in Monterrey
- Drug war sends emotionally troubled kids to El Paso, other Texas cities
- Two Juárez police officers killed in Tuesday night ambush
- Mexican soldiers find $15 million linked to Sinaloa cartel
- Human remains found in northern Mexico pit
- Official: Drug cartel tried to skew Mexico vote
- Mexican narcocorridos singer Diego Rivas killed
- Mexican democracy tested by drug lords in politics
- Feds: Leaders of Sinaloa cartel plotted attack against US
- Feds use more unmanned aircraft to secure border
- Mutilation murders continue: Two dismembered bodies found in Juárez
- US citizens dying in Mexico: American deaths expected to increase in 2011
- Fox News Latino: Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman makes Forbes 'Most Powerful' list
- Mexico mayor slain campaigning for president's kin
- Texas AG asks Obama to take action on border security, claims drug cartel violence threatens US
- Texas sheriff labels shootout 'spillover violence'
- Mexican drug cartels strengthen ties with US gangs
- Dismembered bodies found all over Juárez
- NY Times: US agencies infiltrating drug cartels across Mexico
- Mexico: Drug-detecting device's effectiveness in question
- Mexican president: US dumping criminals at border
- Mexico's President Calderón honors Chihuahua police officers killed Wednesday
- Prison riot in northern Mexico leaves 7 dead
- 3 investigators slain in Juárez
- Juárez children trade toy weapons to promote peace
- Three Chihuahua state police officials among a dozen killed today in Juárez
- Mexico authors talk at UTEP summit
- Experts: Drug war in Juárez bringing increase in mental health problems
- Seven people killed in Juárez on Sunday
- Northern Mexico city's police force held for investigation
- Group implores Juárez to bolster police force
- Mexican authorities arrest 'El Flaco' of the Sinaloa drug cartel
- New Juárez Cartel shown questioning guard in video
- UMC treats fewer from Mexico; costs still high
- School threats spread to northern Mexico
- Juárez lieutenant who was ambushed last Sunday laid to rest
- Video: Football team plays on after Juárez massacre
- 10 federal police officers arrested in Juárez
- Mexico says key Knights Templar drug cartel figure arrested
- Reuters: Mexico president hints legalizing drugs may be needed
- Congressional hearing talks insecurity on border
- Three men gunned down in Juárez
- Police find body of missing Mexican congressman
- Sinaloa cartel pipeline to Philadelphia thwarted
- Belize, El Salvador added to US drug blacklist
- U.S. State Dept signals Mexico, Afghanistan among top drug-producing countries
- Washington Post: In Mexico, a deadly threat to 'scandal mongers' using social media
- Mexico police kill 4 gunmen, rescue kidnap victims
- Mexican police seize rifles, handguns, grenade at Chihuahua prison
- IANS: Six mutilated bodies found in Chihuahua
- Three Cereso prison guards killed in Juárez
- Juárez police officer allegedly caught with firearms, drugs
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- Trio, guilty of extortion, could be 1st sentenced to life terms in Juárez
- Count of police slain in Juárez hits 36 in '11
- Mexican local police battered in drug war
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- President says Mexico will have clean cops
- Mexico detains state cop in deadly casino arson
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- Juárez police coordinator killed driving to work
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- Mexican federal police reportedly beat, threaten Juárez police spokesman
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is stepping up aid for Mexico's bloody drug war with a new U.S.-based special operations headquarters to teach Mexican security forces how to hunt drug cartels the same way special operations teams hunt al-Qaida, according to documents and interviews with multiple U.S. officials.
Such assistance could help newly elected Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto establish a military force to focus on drug criminal networks that have terrorized Mexico's northern states and threatened the Southwest U.S. border.
Mexican officials say warring drug gangs killed at least 70,000 people between 2006 and 2012.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, said he worries that the planned aid to Mexico would continue a drug war he believes has been a failure and might have unintended consequences.
Based at the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado, Special Operations Command-North will build on a commando program that has brought Mexican military, intelligence and law enforcement officials to study U.S. counterterrorist operations from the U.S. to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, to show them how special forces troops built an interagency network to target al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden and his followers.
The special operations team within Northcom will be turned into a new headquarters, led by a general instead of a colonel, and was established in a Dec. 31 memo signed by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. That move gives the group more autonomy, and the number of people could eventually triple from 30 to 150, meaning the headquarters could expand its training missions with Mexican personnel, even though no new money is being assigned to the mission.
The special operations program has already helped Mexican officials set up their own intelligence center in Mexico City to target criminal networks, patterned after similar centers in war zones built to target al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Iraq, two current U.S. officials said.
Mexican and U.S. military officials played down the change, and it's unclear whether the Mexican government will agree to boost its training.
"We are merely placing a component commander in charge of things we are already doing," said Northcom spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis in a written statement.
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Department emailed a statement saying it had been briefed on the changes and had no further comment
The creation of the new command is another expansion of Adm. Bill McRaven's special operations empire. The San Antonio native seeks to migrate special operators from their decade of service in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan to new missions, even as the rest of the military fights post-war contraction and multi-billion-dollar budget cuts.
The new headquarters will also coordinate special operations troops when needed for domestic roles such as rescuing survivors after a natural disaster, or helping the U.S. Coast Guard strike ships carrying suspect cargo just outside U.S. territorial waters, according to multiple current and former U.S. officials briefed on the mission. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Pentagon has not formally announced the new headquarters.
The initial document petitioning Panetta for the command stresses the command's role in military-to-military cooperation with Mexico. The document was signed in September 2012 by McRaven and Northcom commander Gen. Charles Jacoby.
Northcom's current special operations training missions are an outgrowth of the Mérida Initiative, which was formalized in 2008, to provide extensive military assistance to Mexico. The extra special operations staff, including both troops and civilians, will help coordinate more missions as Mexico requests them, current and former officials said.
Peña Nieto is likely to welcome the continued training to help him build and coordinate the forces he needs to reduce drug violence, according to Rand Corp.'s Agnes Gereben Schaefer.
"He has talked about setting up a paramilitary force É made up of former military and police forces, which he has described as more surgical" than the current campaign by the Mexican army and police, Schaefer said. He would dispatch the force into towns that have been overrun by drug violence, where police don't have the numbers to fight it, she said.
O'Rourke, who has proposed legalizing marijuana as a way of de-funding cartels, is a skeptic of the Mérida Initiative and of the larger war on drugs.
"The war on drugs has been a failure, and I don't like the idea of committing more resources to it," he said Thursday from his Washington, D.C., office. "But I'd like to be briefed on (the new plan to assist Mexican authorities) before I make a decision about it."
O'Rourke is also concerned that the U.S. might share secret intelligence and techniques with the Mexican government, only to see them end up in the hands of the cartels.
"That would not be without precedent," he said.
Mexican military, intelligence and law enforcement chiefs have already toured the Joint Special Operations Command headquarters at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to see how U.S. officers coordinate efforts by special operations aircraft, naval vessels and air- and sea-based raiders, according to one current military official.
A small group of top Mexican military and intelligence officials also visited the command's targeting center at the Balad air base in Iraq before the U.S. troop withdrawal there in 2011, a former U.S. official said.
U.S. officials stress that sharing this expertise does not mean U.S. special operations teams will be conducting raids against targets in Mexico, nor will they be entering the country with their own weapons. Mexico forbids U.S. military or law enforcement officers to carry guns inside their borders, with few exceptions, though American commandos have conducted training missions in the past, two current and one former U.S. military official said. They were speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss such sensitive missions.
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The current boundaries of Afghanistan were established in the late 19th Century, as a result of a rivalry (coined the "Great Game" by Rudyard Kipling) between imperial Britain and tsarist Russia. Modern Afghanistan became a pawn in struggles over political ideology and commercial influence. In the last quarter of the 20th Century, Afghanistan suffered the ruinous effects of a civil war greatly exacerbated by the military invasion and occupation by the Soviet Union (1979–89).
In subsequent armed struggles, a surviving Afghan communist regime resisted against Islamic insurgents (1989–92), and, following a brief rule by Mujahideen groups, an austere movement of religious students—the Taliban—rose up against the country's governing parties and warlords. The Taliban established a theocratic regime (1996–2001) that soon fell under the influence of a group of well-funded Islamists led by an exiled Saudi Arabian, the recently deceased Osama bin Laden. This regime collapsed in December 2001 in the wake of a sustained U.S.-dominated military campaign aimed at the Taliban and bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization. Soon after, anti-Taliban forces agreed to a period of transitional leadership and an administration that would lead to a new constitution as well as the establishment of a democratically elected government.
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Oh Canada – a grand prix weekend draped in maple syrup and featuring groundhogs, Eddie Jordan's shiny suit and a French-speaking crowd supporting a Spanish driver who is speaking English. In terms of value for money, The Alternative Review leaves Canada with a lot of change.
Finger on the button; is Vettel ready to run away with this?
Sebastian Vettel waltzed to his third win of the season at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve thanks to a wonderful mix of tyre management, quick stops and – more than anything – blistering pace. As his championship lead widens to 36 points, the likelihood of the young German winning a fourth title becomes greater and greater. It seems that 2013 will follow a similar route to the 2012 championship, where Red Bull really stepped up their game in the middle of the season to cut into Alonso's lead; the chance to win the championship had been lost as Ferrari and McLaren did not win enough in the early races. 2013 has seen Alonso lose out in Australia, Malaysia and Bahrain, three big chances to establish some sort of lead. Now though, it appears that nothing can stop Vettel and Red Bull from making it four titles apiece. His pace was unrelenting, but perhaps the team best-placed to stop Red Bull is Mercedes. The final run of races were reduced to one-stops last season, and, with Pirelli introducing their new tyre sometime soon, the German team could produce a run of form resembling Vettel's in 2013. Regardless, the smart money is on Vettel for now, and one can never discount Alonso; the race proved his ability to drive the wheels off the Ferrari, if it needed proving that is…
#BOTTAS fails to take the plunge after an encouraging Saturday
Perhaps we expected too much of Valtteri Bottas after qualifying 3rd for the race. His wet pace was certainly impressive, yet the FW35 floundered in the race as he lost place after place, eventually finishing 14th and a lap down. However, one moment did highlight just how much of a start Bottas is. After losing P11 to Sergio Perez, the Finn was under great pressure from his compatriot, Kimi Raikkonen. A driver with 11 seasons of F1 experience, Raikkonen should have easily made it past, yet Bottas produced some simply incredible defence to keep the Lotus back. Frankly, Bottas maximised the potential of the FW35 on Sunday which sadly was only enough to hand him P14 come the chequered flag. Had the 40% chance of rain come to fruition, then points would have been on the cards for Williams without a shadow of a doubt. Instead, Bottas did not have to make good on his bet to jump into the lake next to the circuit should he finish in the top ten, nor did Claire Williams have to insist that she didn't make the same proposal.
Traffic caused drivers to be on their Garde
Canada is a track where traffic problems are hardly rare, yet they are usual offset by the appearance of the safety car at least once during the race. However, it became particularly troublesome this year with Adrian Sutil receiving a drive-through penalty for holding up Lewis Hamilton, costing the Force India driver a secure 8th place, but the stand-out event was Giedo van der Garde's incident when being lapped by Mark Webber. The Caterham driver took a wide line into the hairpin to allow Webber past and turned in when the Red Bull appeared to be too far back. Instead, van der Garde's right-rear tyre clipped Webber's front wing, causing the Dutchman to spin and a minor amount of damage to the Red Bull which Christian Horner believes cost the team a double-podium finish. Although van der Garde should have been more aware of what was around him, perhaps Webber should also have acknowledged the Caterham turning in, as NBC's Will Buxton suggested on Twitter. van der Garde backed himself into a corner by misjudging just how close Webber was, and ultimately paid the price with a five place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix.
Groundhogs 101
I was planning to use the whole 'Groundhog Day' pun had Rosberg taken a fourth pole in a row, but instead we had to settle for a few shots from the FOM world feed as they scampered across the track, and a little bit of useless information from us. Groundhogs belong to the marmot family and are also rather sweetly known as Woodchucks, yet this has nothing to do with wood or chucking. Instead, it comes from the Algonquian (a native American group) work for Groundhogs: wuchak. Also stemming from this is the rhyme "how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?". Anthony Davidson has a particular dislike for the animals, having hit one when running in the points for Super Aguri (remember them?) at the 2007 Canadian GP. And there you have Groundhogs 101.
EJ vs Buxton in the Canadian GP style stakes
The snappy dressers appeared to unite in Montreal. Will Buxton was rocking the green trousers, but he was outdone by Eddie Jordan who conducted the interviews on the podium after the race wearing a suit so shiny that it blinded the crowd spilling out onto the track, sporting something that even Jay Gatsby wouldn't dare touch. The interviews were very indicative of the crowd's support though. As per usual, the answers revolved around it being a 'hard race' and how they were 'thankful', but Sebastian Vettel's comments were drowned out by booing and jeering from the crowd below, along with the chant of "Alonso! Alonso! Alonso!" When the Spaniard did speak, there was silence and, where appropriate, cheering, with Hamilton also receiving a good deal of praise from the Lewis Army present in Canada. It was obvious where the crowd's loyalties lay, so they may not be too receptive of the championship standings now, nor at the end of the season.
Reality check
The euphoria after the race was numbed by the news that a marshal had been killed following an accident with a crane when recovering Esteban Gutierrez's car. Richland F1 would like to send its deepest condolances to his friends and family, and the incident acts as a reminder of the amazing jobs the marshals do; week in, week out, they volunteer and allow guys to go racing and us to enjoy it, and they must be commended for the work they do.
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Samsung, the makers of the highly successful Android powered Galaxy S II, have been the constant source of discussion as to why it has taken so long to land here in the US. So successful in fact that the Galaxy S II is the fastest selling Sammy device of all time. The SGS2 is super slim at 8.49mm, dual core 1.2GHz processor, brilliant 4.3" WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus screen, and 8mp AF with LED Flash. Slim and powerful. Now you can add a slide out keyboard variant to the mix coming to AT&T this August thanks to an exclusive by BGR
I was once one of the biggest advocates on a slide out keyboard but I have since traded the luxury of a physical keyboard for super sexy sleekness. And the Galaxy S II was loaded with sexy sleekness. A winning recipe, a device in global high demand, a development communities dream come true. Leave it to AT&T to reinvent the wheel. Another downer appears to be the back cover. Excellent grip and no finger prints, but it is not easy on the eyes and looks more like a mat you would put your device on and not the actual back cover. The AT&T version of the Galaxy S II will come loaded with Gingerbread, Android 2.3.4 and wears the Sammy model number of SGH-I927 as you can see in the photos below. So what say you? Are you down with the new AT&T Galaxy S II Slider version or are you more in favor of the super sexy sleekness of it's global counterpart?
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Pros: physical keyboard for easier typing, S2 goodness, coming in August!
Cons: physical keyboard could make it bulky, 'Home' key missing, 'Search' key is unnecessary
Bottom line: it's definitely an S2 w/ maximum value (keyboard and all). i will surely miss the home key, and typing on 4.3″ screen may make some owners feel the physical keyboard being a bit redundant.
The high powered, sexy, large screen Android devices are being released at a furious rate. I think it is a good move by ATT to take one of them and decrease the sexiness a bit, but increase the functionality. I am still using my Tilt 2 because I can not live without my keyboard. I use the on-screen for small staff, but many times I have a lot of typing to do and the keyboard is worth its weight and size. In anticipation of the S2 coming out, last week I bought an external bluetooth keyboard because I just had to have one of those beautiful new phones. I am very happy to hear that we will be getting one with a keyboard!
In all honesty, I don't buy my phone because the back cover looks nice. I buy it because of what it can for me – or what it can do for me more than my current phone. And I suspect there will be quite a few folks like me. If you need the super slim size, get the Inspire or Infuse. You need dual core? Get the Atrix. Actually, I have seen rumors online that there is a new dual core coming to ATT in a few months too. The bottom line is that no phone will make everyone happy. If such a thing was possible, Apple would have done it already. But Android's allure is that there will be so many variants, you can find one you like.
I'm guessing the chances are slim that they'll release another SGS2 variant without the keyboard. But maybe this is the other dual core beast they're ousting soon? or would that be a moto phone?
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Review: The Overtones, Royal Concert Hall, by Steve Haines
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THE Overtones provided an evening of nostalgic vocal harmonies with just a hint of cheese, especially in their audience interactions – and it was a big hit with those that had turned out to their show at the Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday night.
Jessica Clemmons had the job of opening but with much of the stage set up for the headliners, there was little room for her to make her presence felt and coupled with stilted backing track it gave an overall feeling of average cabaret.
The Overtones appeared in silhouette and after a well-received curtain drop reveal, they launched into Keep Me Hangin' On.
The vocals were a little muffled initially, but the harmonies were spot on and the level of chat with the audience was excellent.
The quartet were in excellent spirits and this came across in fantastic performances of Unforgettable, Only You and Why Do Fools Fall In Love.
There was a nod to more modern pop with a version of Cee-Lo Green's Forget You but in the main the vibe was nostalgia, revisiting the heyday of the vocal harmony groups of the 50s and 60s.
That helped create a party atmosphere and ensured a good time was had by all.
It's easy to see why The Overtones are very popular as a live act, with tight vocals and neat choreography. There's every reason to think that they'll be around for many years to come.


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Published: 23 September, 2008
The first handset based on Google's much vaunted Android software platform will finally be unveiled in New York today. Although it is known to be an HTC model, the Dream, as detailed in a recent filing with the FCC, it is likely to be co-branded by Google and the initial carrier of the device, T-Mobile USA.
This is in line with HTC's history as a white label manufacturer, although the increasing profile of its own brand means the Dream may well be offered under its own name by other carriers. It seems the first release will be called T-Mobile G1 and will run on the fourth US cellco's rapidly expanding W-CDMA network, as an exclusive.
Versions for international bands are unlikely to debut until next year, although China Mobile is expected to be the second carrier to gain an Android device, probably from a local vendor.
Customers are expected to be able to get their hands on the T-Mobile Dream on November 10, and the Open Handset Alliance, which supports and develops the Android platform, said last week that its APIs are now stable and "we don't expect any major changes between 0.9 and version 1.0, which will ship on retail handsets." That was achieved, however, at the cost of some features, notably support for apps with integrated Bluetooth.
More later on the first Android handset and the platform's chances in the market.
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Dear Dr. Roach: I am in my 60s. About 40 years ago, I had a case of shingles. Can shingles reoccur, or having once had it am I protected from having it again? I've been given conflicting information about whether I need to be vaccinated. - M.F.
Dear Dr. Roach: I heard a report from a recent study that said a person who has shingles early in life is more likely to suffer a stroke. Would you please explain why? - A.L.R.
Answer: Shingles is a disease caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, the virus for chickenpox, which lays dormant in the body for years or even decades. Shingles itself is painful, but the most feared complication has been post-herpetic neuralgia, which can be horrifically painful and can last for months, especially in older people.
In January 2014, researchers in the UK found an increased risk of stroke and other vascular disease, including heart attack, in people who'd had shingles before the age of 40. The study could not answer why, but previous research has shown that blood vessels in the brain can be affected by the virus that causes shingles. There may be a role for the antibodies produced by the body as well.
It is clear that people with shingles at an early age should be even more careful about other risk factors for stroke, especially smoking, blood pressure and cholesterol. A previous history of shingles does not guarantee against further episodes, so the vaccine is recommended at age 60 with or without a history of shingles in the past. The recommendation for shingles vaccine may change: The vaccine has a Food and Drug Administration indication for ages 50-59, but is not recommended by the Advisory Committee.
Dear Dr. Roach: I am interested in your input regarding the commonly prescribed metroclopramide (Reglan). I researched possible side effects of this recommended medication prior to taking the first dose. I was horrified to find tardive dyskinesia (and its irreversible complications) cited. As a speech pathologist, my patients have included those afflicted with Huntington's disease. The uncontrollable facial and body contortions are heartbreaking to observe, and for the patients to suffer. Tardive dyskinesia's manifestations profoundly alter quality of life that any risk of developing irreversible tardive dyskinesia would far outweigh any benefit of controlling GERD. - P.C.
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Best school in the area! Love it! Wouldnt change it for anything!
This is the first year my children are at the school. So far it has been a remarkable fit. They have offered my 5th grader tutoring, which has helped tremendously. The Kindergarten staff is wonderful. I feel everyone at Paradise is there to help just me. That says a lot about a school, when in this day and age you feel singled out instead of just one of the crowd.
Can't wait for school to end so i can find another school for my kids to attend this coming school year. Not what i expected from a charter school.
We barely use technology or do powerpoint presentations.I'm in 8th grade and I have to do about 1-2 hours of homework every day, but most kids who are used to going to public schools who transfer to this school would dislike the amount of homework.The classwork is boring. 2 kids in the cafeteria were making noises and so now the entire 8th grade has to eat lunch with homerooms instead of eating with your friends. In science class, we don't even learn science we just measure water and weigh stuff on scales! Math class is so boring at this school.
At the public school that I used to go , each classroom had about 5-7 laptops. This school has 14 laptops FOR THE ENTIRE 8TH GRADE!!! The desks are so old and the books are vandilized with writing/drawings. The books are also pratically falling apart. I went to a public school and the school was 5 years old and all of the books were nice, not like this school. The teachers teach in a very boring way. I have been to 7 schools so far and this is one of the worst!
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Ferguson pledges outreach
FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson city leaders urged people to stay home after dark Tuesday to "allow peace to settle in" and pledged to try to improve the police force in the St. Louis suburb where the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has sparked nightly clashes between protesters and police.
In a public statement, the city said the mayor, the City Council and employees have been exploring ways to increase the number of African-American applicants to the law enforcement academy, develop incentive programs to encourage city residency for police officers and raise money for cameras that would be attached to patrol car dashboards and officers' vests.
"We plan to learn from this tragedy, as we further provide for the safety of our residents and businesses and progress our community through reconciliation and healing," the statement said.
After sundown on Tuesday, the streets of Ferguson filled once more with protesters who marched along the street in a large square-shaped pattern. There were no immediate reports of clashes with police, who stood by with batons and gas masks.
Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Brown's family, said the 18-year-old's funeral and memorial service would be on Monday. The time and location had not been finalized.
Earlier Tuesday, a large crowd gathered in nearby St. Louis after officers responding to a report of a store robbery shot and killed a knife-wielding man. Police Chief Sam Dotson said the suspect acted erratically and told responding officers to "kill me now."
Some members of the crowd shouted "Hands up, don't shoot," a phrase that has been a refrain of protests since Brown's death on Aug. 9. Like Brown, the 23-year-old suspect killed on Tuesday was black.
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A grand jury could begin hearing evidence on Wednesday to determine whether the officer, Darren Wilson, should be charged in Brown's death, said Ed Magee, spokesman for St. Louis County's prosecuting attorney.
Wilson was recognized during a Ferguson City Council meeting in February, getting special recognition for what police Chief Thomas Jackson said then was his role in responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, then struggling with the driver and detaining him until help arrived. Jackson said the suspect was preparing a large quantity of marijuana for sale.
Attorney General Eric Holder was scheduled to travel to Ferguson on Wednesday to meet with FBI and other officials carrying out an independent federal investigation into Brown's death.
The Justice Department has mounted an unusually swift and aggressive response to Brown's death, from the independent autopsy to dozens of FBI agents combing Ferguson for witnesses to the shooting.
The Justice Department arranged for a third autopsy to be performed by one of the military's most experienced medical examiners, Holder said.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said on Tuesday that he would not take any action to remove St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch from the investigation into Brown's death.Connections questioned
McCulloch's deep family connections to police have been cited by some black leaders who question his ability to be impartial.
McCullouch's father, mother, brother, uncle and cousin all worked for St. Louis' police department, and his father was killed while responding to a call involving a black suspect.
Nixon cited the "well-established process" by which prosecutors can recuse themselves.
Departing from that process, Nixon said, "could unnecessarily inject legal uncertainty into this matter and potentially jeopardize the prosecution."
National Guard in town
On Monday night, the National Guard arrived in Ferguson but kept its distance from the streets during another night of unrest.
Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, who is in charge of security in Ferguson, said bottles and Molotov cocktails were thrown from the crowd and that some officers had come under heavy gunfire. Police originally said 31 were arrested, but St. Louis County spokeswoman Candace Jarrett on Tuesday said 57 people were booked at the county jail and perhaps more at other jails in the region.
A list of those arrested showed four live in Ferguson, though many live in St. Louis and surrounding areas. Sixteen are from out of state.
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Ameridose Sterile Admixing Services, a pharmacy connected to the New England Compounding Center, agreed to be shut down for inspection. / Marshall Wolff, Metrowest Daily News, via AP
BOSTON (AP) - A company with the same founders as a specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak has agreed to extend its voluntary closure until Nov. 19.
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The Russell V. Benson and Betty L. Benson Emeriti Scholarship Fund was established in 2014 by a very generous gift to the university from the estate of Russell V. Benson, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus. The first scholarships from this fund will be awarded in 2015.
Annual donations from our members and gifts from family and friends of deceased emeriti are the principal sources of the endowments. Our Bylaws stipulate that awards are given each year from the interest generated on the accounts. As the endowments grow so too does the interest that can be used to increase the amount of the awards given each year and/or increase the number of scholarships that will be available.
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