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Report shows Bible courses in Texas public schools are biased, lack strong curriculum standards
Update at 4:55 p.m.: Texas Education Agency spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said the agency did not receive funding to implement professional development when the bill first passed, but the course has been developed and is undergoing review now.
Original item at 1:50 p.m.: AUSTIN — A report from the Texas Freedom Network claims the failure to implement a 2007 law that included guidelines to improve the quality of Bible study courses has resulted in factual errors and "blatant religious bias" in the courses.
The Texas Freedom Network, a nonprofit religious liberties and education watchdog based in Austin, contracted Southern Methodist University professor Mark Chancey to write the report, entitled "Reading, Writing & Religion II." The report details findings gathered from Texas school district responses to public information requests.
The 2007 law established guidelines for public schools courses about the influence of the Bible in history and literature, however, school districts — 57 of which taught Bible courses in 2011-12 up from 25 in 2005-06 — are not required to offer Bible courses and many do not train the teachers who do, according to the report.
"If everybody is allowed to ignore those guidelines, they have no teeth," said Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund. "And if the state isn't going to enforce its own guidelines and fund even basic teacher training, maybe we should leave instruction abut the Bible to religious congregations who will treat it with the respect it deserves."
Three Dallas school districts — Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Lovejoy ISD and Plano ISD — offered the most successful courses according to the report. Duncanville ISD and Prosper ISD made it to the list of the most problematic courses.
The report finds that without the legislative guidelines, courses have weak foundations, sectarian bias favoring conservative Protestantism, and problematic treatment of Judaism.
The report commends Plano ISD for doing an exercise on poems and paintings that refer to the story of Adam and Eve and demonstrate how biblical imagery influenced western literature and art, and Lovejoy ISD that asks students to analyze differences in creation stories with those from religions other than Judaism and Christianity.
The report states that these assignments require analytical skills, whereas in the Brownsville area's Port Isabel ISD students spend two days watching the documentary Ancient Aliens that presents "a new interpretation of angelic beings described as extraterrestrials."
Duncanville ISD's social studies "Bible Survey" course features the 2003 video The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled, which, according to the report tells viewers to "GET READY FOR A POWERFUL AND CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!"
Another finding Chancey reports is of "pseudo-scholarship" which "reflects ideological biases such as the belief in an America founded as a Christian nation based on biblical Christian principles."
"As a biblical scholar and especially as a parent, I want our state's public schools to take the study of the Bible's influence as seriously as they do the study of science or history," Chancey said. "Academically, many of these classes lack rigor and substance, and some seem less interested in cultivating religious literacy than in promoting religious beliefs. Their approach puts their school districts in legal jeopardy and their taxpayers in financial jeopardy."
The report recommends the State Board of Education develop curriculum standards for Bible courses and that the state appropriate funding for training teachers, a program the Texas Education Agency would develop. It also recommends that teachers avoid using primarily sectarian textbooks and other course materials in the Bible classes.
To view the report and more information, visit www.tfn.org/BibleCourses. Or read the report below:
Reading, Writing & Religion II: Texas Public School Bible Courses in 2011-12 by The Dallas Morning News


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LISBON - The decision by county commissioners to create a land bank is another example of government getting into something in which it has no business being involved.
So claims Loretta Price of Salem, who attended Wednesday's Columbiana County commissioners meeting to express her opposition to the land bank they voted to create last week.
The land bank is a quasi-government agency allowed under Ohio law that enables counties to quickly acquire dilapidated and abandoned homes and buildings that have been foreclosed against. The idea is to demolish the blighted properties and then resell the parcels for new home construction or to assist an economic development project.
Price said it is not a function of the government to get into the private property acquisition business and use tax dollars on something that will ultimately benefit private sector wealthy buyers who may eventually purchase these properties.
"Don't saddle taxpayers with these properties ... This is not the way government works," she told them.
Price suggested the American way is to let private investors create a business that would do the same thing instead of the government getting involved. "The government isn't supposed to own land," she said.
Commissioner Mike Halleck defended their decision, saying they intend to use the land bank program to primarily acquire and demolish rundown properties that have become a problem for neighborhoods. Creation of the land makes the county eligible for federal demolition money to help accomplish that goal.
"This isn't something where we're going to go out and grab land" just for the sake of acquiring foreclosed properties, he said. "We're trying to put bad properties back in play."
"That's not your job, to upkeep property," Price responded, adding she was also displeased the land bank would be run by a separate board of unelected officials. "It's like a shadow government behind you making the decisions."
The land bank's Land Reutilization Corp. board will range in size from five to nine members, including four permanent members - two commissioners, the county treasurer and the mayor from the county's largest city, which is Salem.
Commissioner Jim Hoppel said the focus will be on properties that have been abandoned for a considerable amount of time and not those that have a chance of being resold at a foreclosure sale.
County Treasurer Linda Bolon was contacted later and she also defended the land bank program, saying long-abandoned properties with property tax liens are to be targeted on a case-by-case basis.
"I fully believe the government has a responsibility to return these properties to the tax rolls, and this is a way to allow us to do that," she said. "We're not taking anyone's property from them. These properties have already been abandoned and there is no recourse."
Wayne Herrod of Lisbon, who also attended the meeting, indicated he was concerned the land bank could be used to force property owners to sell their property against their will, referring to the U.S. Supreme Court case of about 10 years ago that expanded the government's authority to use eminent domain to acquire property not only for public use but for private developments that benefit the public in the form of new tax revenue.
"This is going on all across the country," he said.
Halleck defended his conservative credentials, saying while he believes in limited government there are some things government should do when allowed under the law and eliminating neighborhood blight is one of them.
Price, who is a member of the Ohio Valley Tea Party but was not representing them, said she intends to continue opposing creation of the land bank. Herrod said he is a member of the Campaign for Liberty group, with members in Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson counties. Herrod said his group's creation predated the Tea Party movement to support libertarian Ron Paul.
Halleck said everyone he has talked to supports the land bank program. "You're the first person to be against it," he told Price.

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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Community education is the goal of Northstar Resort staff through several fun, interactive events in support of the National Ski Areas Association's National Safety Awareness Week, Jan. 19-27.
"The safety of all of our guests and employees on the slopes is incredibly important to us," said Bill Rock, chief operating officer at Northstar. "The 'Play It Safe Campaign' we've been implementing this season and last is an example of our ongoing effort to promote the skier and rider responsibility code by educating guests on safe, practical measures they can implement to make their experience on the mountain more enjoyable for everyone."
In advance of National Safety Awareness Week, Northstar's ski patrol partnered with High Fives, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for winter action sports athletes who have suffered a life-altering injury, to speak to students about the importance of avalanche awareness and safety. Alongside a team of guest speakers coordinated by High Fives that included professional athletes and coaches, Northstar patrollers presented to nearly 900 local students about the "B.A.S.I.C.S." of using good judgment.
High Fives will again partner with Northstar to help deliver the skier and rider safety message on Sunday, Jan. 20 for National Safety Day. Avalanche experts, professional athletes and ski patrollers will kick the day off with videos, a question and answer session and an avalanche safety equipment show and tell, 9-11 a.m. In the afternoon, 15 youths who were involved with the B.A.S.I.C.S. program will join Northstar's Ski Patrol for on-hill demonstrations and a question and answer session in the ski patrol locker room.
"Play It Safe, Play All Season"
Throughout the course of the week, the resort's complimentary "Meet the Mountain Safety Tours" will highlight important safety tips all skiers and riders should be aware of, and will be offered daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests will also have the opportunity to ski with a Northstar ski patroller and sweep the mountain at the end of the day with a patroller throughout the week.
Kids of all ages can explore the Snow Cat Open House to better understand how Northstar snow cat operators groom the mountain to maintain the snow surface, and are invited to participate in a Safety Week Poster Contest every day at the Kid's Ski and Board School. "Play It Safe, Play All Season" is a progressive slope safety campaign implemented at all Vail Resorts' mountain resorts. Utilizing universal yellow caution signage, its slope-side signs are easily recognized by international guests. The primary focus is to enforce the rules of skiing and snowboarding on the mountain, allowing ski patrol to focus on the care and transport of injured guests. This message is relayed at several on-mountain locations including the ticket office, slow zones, areas where trails merge and at the base of chair lifts and Big Springs Gondola.
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Students will perform at a benefit concert to raise money for Dreams from the Heart Camp, for children with heart disease, at 7 p.m. Monday at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. Presale tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults (they can be picked up at the Irishman Pub, 5601 Main St., Williamsville). Tickets at the door will be $7 for students and $15 for adults.
The Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo is holding its Arts and Writing Contest for students in grades seven to 12. Entries in either visual arts or writing should focus on the theme: "Never Again: Learning From the Holocaust." Prizes will be awarded for each category in each grade. Deadline is April 19. For information on guidelines and contest rules, visit www.holocaustcenterbuff.com.
Activities at the Central Library, Lafayette Square, this week include: Science Firsthand for ages 3 to 8, 4 to 6 p.m. today; Teen/Young Adult Series: History of African-American Concert Dance, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday; and chess open house with Archangel 8 Chess Academy, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday (USCF competitors need to preregister at email@example.com). For more information, call 858-8900 or visit www.buffalolib.org.
Independent Health and the Buffalo Museum of Science will team up to offer family-friendly activities that focus on health and wellness from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. The event will feature a visit from Marcus Foligno of the Buffalo Sabres from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.sciencebuff.org.
The North Tonawanda History Museum, 54 Webster St., North Tonawanda, will present "Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad" at 2 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. For more information, call 213-0554 or visit www.nthistorymuseum.org.
Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center in Hamburg will offer cross-country skiing and snowshoeing or a nature walk at 10 a.m. Saturday. Participants must bring skis or snowshoes. A nature walk will be held if there isn't enough snow for skiing or snowshoeing. Cost is $3 for nonmembers. Reservations are requested; call 627-4560.
Toast & Jam, a six-week open-mic series for all performers will begin on Monday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Brickyard Pub, 432 Center St., Lewiston. For more information, call 754-0166.
At 3:15 p.m. today, Nichols School will join activists around the world for One Billion Rising, the largest day of action for V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls. Students, faculty and staff will dance their way to the dining room for a dance party to raise awareness in a nonviolent way. Seniors Emily Collins and Anya Schulman helped plan the event.
Students from the Academy of Theatre Arts in Williamsville won an award for outstanding achievement in acting at the 2013 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Produced by iTheatrics and Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the festival celebrates young people and musical theater by bringing together 4,000 students and teachers from 23 states. The students from ATA presented selections from "Once on This Island Jr."
Three piano students of Mary Handley in Amherst performed last week at the Tri-State Certificate of Excellence Recital and Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City:
• Suzie Lee, 10, a fifth-grader at Casey Middle School in Amherst.
• Leela Fernando, 12, a sixth-grader at Casey Middle.
• Jarod Yap, 13, an eighth-grader at Clarence Middle School.


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In the book "A History and Civics of Dover Villageâ€, co-author Hazel Rutherford makes that observation that even though the Dover Fair was a yearly event in this town for 40 years in the late 1800s, "Many present residents of Dover would be surprised if they were told that the main entertainment of this village…was a fair which took place on the present Dover High School Groundsâ€.
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I don't think anyone would disagree when I say that Westlake Ohio, and gang violence are hardly synonymous terms. This idyllic city has as safe a feel to it as any I've been too. And for most of its 199 year history this has been perfectly true. But if you were around town in the 1950s, you'd know that Westlake was not devoid of what historian William M.
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For most of us today, the most exposure we get to the "wilderness†is spotting a deer or raccoon in the back yard from time to time. But there was a time when this whole area was a vast wilderness covered in thick forest. And in this wilderness were wild animals; animals that were not used to human beings traipsing around in their territory.
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Next Monthly Monday Movie: August 20, 7:00 p.m.
Send summer off in fine style with this documentary film about the sport of surfing around the world. Watch dedicated surfers "shoot the curl" of some totally gnarly waves! MPAA rating: PG--Approx. 88 minutes.
Register here or call (440) 250-5462.
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For July's Monthly Monday Movie we'll cool off with an Academy Award-winning film about the heartwarming (and sometimes heartbreaking) breeding cycle of the emperor penguins of Antarctica. Approx. 80 minutes. Register here or call (440) 250-5462.
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Two books for winter reading
Foreign Correspondent
by Alan Furst, 2006
Carlo Weisz is an Italian journalist seeking refuge in Paris with other intellectuals fleeing Mussolini's fascist government. While working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters, he becomes the editor of an underground newspaper that hopes to keep the flames of resistance alive in both countries. His efforts not only place his own life in danger, but that of the German socialite and lover he is trying to save from the Nazis. This latest espionage novel by the author of Dark Voyage and Red Gold is once again filled with atmosphere, intrigue, and romance.
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Joe Barbera, one half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team died on Monday, December 18, 2006. He was 95 years old. Hanna-Barbera was famous for such well-loved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Scooby-Doo and Huckleberry Hound. Bill Hanna, who died in 2001, once said that Barbera could "capture mood and expression in a quick sketch better than anyone I've ever known." Their first success was with the battling cat and mouse cartoon Tom and Jerry which won seven Academy Awards.
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There is a new way to check out DVDs at the library! The Friends of the Library have donated the funds for our new Intelligent Media Manager (IMM). It's the large black machine located across from the Circulation Desk. The IMM stores, dispenses, and checks out DVDs. If you find a DVD cover on our shelves without a clear plastic security case and with no DVD inside, it's in the IMM. What next? Take the cover and your library card to the IMM.
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A newly-published study concluded that a mutation of the disease-causing gene in the autism-related disorder Timothy syndrome reverses a key neurodevelopment process, causing shrinkage rather than growth of the brain wiring needed for the development of neural circuits upon which cognition is based.
The finding may offer an explanation for the mechanisms underlying intellectual disability and other brain disorders.
"In addition to the implications for autism, what's really exciting is that we now have a way to get at the core mechanisms tying genes and environmental influences to development and disease processes in the brain," said Ricardo Dolmetsch, Ph.D., senior director of molecular networks at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. "Imagine what we can learn if we do this hundreds and hundreds of times for many different human genetic variations in a large-scale, systematic way. That's what we are doing now."
Dr. Dolmetsch led the team of colleagues at Stanford University that published the finding yesterday, in a Nature Neuroscience study. The study found that the dendrites of cells with the mutation found in Timothy's syndrome retract in response to neural activity, rather than stretch or expand as happens in normal brain development. The study also identified a previously unknown mode of signaling to uncover the chemical pathway that causes the dendritic retraction.
As the same gene has been implicated in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, the team also concluded the study finding may have wide-reaching implications for neuroscience, since impaired dendrite formation is common to several neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Dolmetsch leads the Molecular Networks program, one of three major new initiatives announced by the Allen Institute last March. In addition to identifying the molecular and environmental rules that shape how the brain is built, the program is designed to create new research tools and data sets to be shared publicly with the global research community.
The Allen Institute is named for Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and has expanded his business activities beyond technology to real estate investment, sports franchise ownership, and philanthropy. Last year, Mr. Allen committed an additional $300 million for the first four years of a 10-year plan to further propel and expand the Institute's scientific programs. He has committed a total $500 million to the institute since joining his wife Jody Allen in co-founding it in 2003 with $100 million in seed funding.
At Stanford, Dr. Dolmetsch's lab studies the underlying neurobiology of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders—especially how electrical activity and calcium signals control the development of the brain, and how that development is altered in children with autism spectrum disorders.
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Under the renewed long-term agreement, XPO Logistics will continue to manage nine reverse logistics service centers for Leeds-based ASDA Stores, Ltd., as well as collaborate on environmental sustainability efforts.
The Sydney, Australia-based third-party logistics provider will build two new purpose-built ships with 40 percent more capacity to support trade between Victoria and Tasmania, the company said in a statement.
The Greek port saw profits for the first half of 2016 jump 5.6 percent year-over-year to 12.7 million euros, despite headwinds from a 28-day strike carried out by staff between May and June.
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The South Korean ocean carrier filed for recognition of its Korean insolvency proceeding in the United States Friday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and the court ordered a hearing on the request for Tuesday.
Datamyne provided American Shipper with statistics illustrating how some non-vessel-operating common carriers pulled U.S. import volume from Hanjin ships prior to August, while others ramped up their use of the financially stricken carrier.
The second-phase of expansion at the Virginia International Gateway container terminal will soon commence now that the Virginia Port Authority has secured a long-term commitment to operate the facility.


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BURGHILL - Workers could be seen from nearby Hayes-Orangeville Road zipping around the base of the newly erected drilling rig towering high above the site.
Cranes and heavy equipment rolled around the property, even late into the afternoon New Year's Eve, with workers appearing to focus more on the task at hand than on the impending holiday. That's because drilling could start as early as today.
The initial drilling process, known as "spudding" is scheduled to begin today or Wednesday, said Vince Bevacqua of ShaleComm, local spokesman for Houston-based Halcon Resources.
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The well, named "Brugler" for property owner Glenn Brugler, will be the first well in Trumbull County to begin tapping into the Utica Shale, the vast expanse of gas thousands of feet below eastern Ohio.
Matt Eiselstein, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, confirmed Monday that state inspectors have been to the site noting that drilling is set to begin. The well received its permit Nov. 2.
The only other Trumbull County well to have received a permit from ODNR so far is in Vienna Township. That well, planned by CNX/Consol Energy, received a permit June 21, but since then officials from CNX have said they have decided to delay plans for drilling there.
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Trumbull County's first Utica Shale horizontal well is expected to begin drilling in coming days in Hartford Township.
Brugler said a drilling engineer told him it would take 67 trucks to relocate the rig from its previous site just a few miles east in Mercer County. He also has been told the drilling process will take about 35 days.
Brugler on Monday said the whole plan was hatched more than six years ago when he signed with Cobra Leasing LLC, a company planning to drill just a shallow natural gas well that could help provide heat for Brugler's home.
''We live in a really big farm house and we heat with fuel oil. We were after a way to heat the house,'' Brugler said. But after Cobra sold the lease first to Carrizo LLC, then again to Halcon, deep well drilling in the Utica Shale came into the picture. Now they are talking about the possibility of drilling horizontally in at least six directions from the pad.
''With the money they are talking, it's kind of a no-brainer,'' he said, even though he regrets the loss of about eight acres of farm land he has used to grow crops like corn and wheat.
Neighbors with property that abuts Brugler's 61 leased acres expressed mixed emotions Monday with the proximity of the huge rig clearly visible from their front yards.
Donald Baxter, who resides just east of the well site and R.J. Rufener, who resides just west of the site, separately expressed concern with the safety of their drinking water and with the anticipated drilling noise. Both, however, noted they have leased their mineral rights with Halcon and are crossing their fingers that the decision turns out to be beneficial for them.
Since crews began setting up the rig in the past week, Rufener described the site as noisy and lit up "like daylight" even at night.
''They are busy trying to get it set up,'' Rufener said. ''I am excited about it, but the water concern is the biggest part of it. We are not fortunate enough to be sitting here with city water. If it affects our well, it could really damage the value of your property.''
Baxter echoed the feeling.
''Everybody around here is worried about the water,'' he said, noting that he also had signed originally with Cobra only because he thought it would be a simple vertical well. Since then, his mineral rights also have been transferred to Carrizo and now to Halcon. Baxter said Halcon has tested the water at his home and promises to do it again after the drilling process. Still that provides little consolation for him and his family.
''If it's bad, what are they going to do?'' he asked.
Brugler shares the concern. ''Hopefully they don't hurt it,'' he said simply. "I am told the well is double encased through the water table. They think they are protected. An ODNR inspector is on site, too.''
Rufener noted that Brugler's acreage was carved out of land originally owned by Rufener's great-uncle, who sold it to Brugler in 1984. Rufener also is hoping that horizontal drilling under his property will amount to lucrative royalties.
But he noted with a wink that he is not quitting his job yet.
Brugler shared in the cautious optimism. ''Like anybody, we are waiting to see.''


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Slang word meaning "thanks". Used mainly up north (UK).
How are you?
I'm fine tarr..you?
I'm fine tarr..you?
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Icelandic slang for "smells like excess douche"
Tarr is appropriately named, when considered through the lense of the Icelandic language for he really does smell like excess feminine hygeine product.
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To do a 'tarr' stating a fact which has a level of truth but to all intents and purposes is incorrect.
A past tarrish statement may be; "eating too many bananas can kill you", the truth in this statement is that potassium can indeed kill you, however bananas contain such a small amount of potassium that around 10,000 would be required to cause death, but surely wouldn't 10,000 of any food kill you?
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Tarr(noun):a word used to describe someone or something that is incredibly large in size.
that chinese kid we saw today was so frikin' tarr man !
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One who is better than Dahms.
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Free software in real business
There are many "theoretical" talks about how free software can be used commercially, that it can greatly stimulate business activity and so on. There are very few real life examples of that. And most of them, as I can see, firstly had just common classical proprietary model of software development and only later some of them either freed their products or at least opened. As I can understand, only after fear of competition had gone they tried to made timid steps to open-source (as nearly none of them really understand difference between open-source and free software


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For students unable to finance their education at Hamilton independently, the College furnishes scholarships, part-time employment and long-term loans. Such financial assistance adds breadth to the student body and attracts individuals of diverse interests and backgrounds.
U.S. citizens and permanent residents need to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, federal income tax returns and W2s. Additional requirements may include New York State tax forms and Non-custodial parent Profile. International students must submit the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, the Hamilton College Financial Aid Application, International Student Financial Aid Application, and the Certification of Finances.
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An application for financial aid cannot be considered until the candidate has also applied for admission to the College. The decision to admit an applicant is normally made without regard to the need for financial aid. Consequently, admission in no way guarantees the granting of such aid. Aid is normally awarded for an academic year and credited to College bills, but may be adjusted at any time if circumstances warrant. Awards are reevaluated each year; therefore, in the spring of each year, students who wish to be considered for the renewal of an award must again file application materials with the Office of Financial Aid.
The amount of financial aid for which a candidate is eligible is established through consideration of income, assets, family size, number of siblings in college and other circumstances that may affect a family's ability to contribute toward education costs.
A Hamilton student with financial need may benefit from one or several types of assistance: Hamilton College scholarships, loans or work-study; New York State and federal scholarships, grants and loans; and various non-college awards made directly to the individual by private organizations.
Over the years, the College has developed a strong and far-reaching program of scholarship aid. Hamilton College scholarships are supported by endowed funds established through the generosity of alumni and friends, by annual grants and by the College's operating budget.
Applicants for financial aid may be eligible for need-based scholarships. Grants of this sort are supported by the income from more than 300 endowed scholarship funds, from annual grants and by the general funds of the College. Awards, depending upon need, range from several hundred dollars to full cost of attendance.
To be eligible for these scholarships, a student must have already demonstrated financial need and must meet certain requirements or restrictions set by the donor or the College. For example, Hamilton maintains scholarships for residents of certain geographic areas, for foreign students and for students with special talents in various fields.
Many scholarships are available to matriculating students; others are restricted on the basis of a student's class year. (For details, see "Appendix.") Generally, these scholarships are not additive, but replace a general scholarship.
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Because the recipients of prize scholarships must usually be eligible for need-based financial aid, most prize scholars will already be recipients of undesignated scholarships from the College. In bestowing a prize scholarship, Hamilton seeks to honor the recipient by substituting a named or designated scholarship for an undesignated scholarship.
The Frank Burgess Memorial Fund was established in 1969 under the will of Frank Burgess. Income from the fund is loaned to deserving students in need of financial assistance. According to the terms of the will, before loans are granted, students must agree to begin repayment within two years after graduation or on entering their "life work," and to complete repayment within five years after graduation or on entering their "life work," with interest at 5 percent per annum to begin at graduation or on entering their "life work."
The Joseph Drown Loan Fund was established in 1983 in memory of Joseph Drown, a friend of the College. Loans are available to deserving students at an interest rate 2 percent below the Federal Stafford Loan Program rate. No interest is incurred during in-school periods, and repayment does not begin until after graduation. Candidates from the western part of the United States receive priority consideration.
The Marshall L. Marquardt Loan Fund was established in 1980 under the will of Mary Sloane Marquardt in memory of her husband, Class of 1933. Loans are available to deserving senior-year students, and are repayable at an interest rate of 3 percent within three years after graduation. The interest begins to accrue six months after graduation.
The Gregory H. Rosenblum Loan Fund was established in 1989 by Miriam Friedman, daughter of Mr. Rosenblum, Class of 1892, and her family in appreciation for the financial aid he received at the College. Students who demonstrate need in emergency situations may borrow up to $250 in interest-free short-term loans in any one academic year, with repayment to be made within one year of the date that the loan is secured.
The Henry B. Sanson Loan Fund was established in 1978 by Mr. Sanson, Class of 1940. Loans are available to students who demonstrate need. Preference is given to students from Connecticut, or those from other New England states if none from Connecticut qualify. Interest at 5 percent is charged on the loans, which are repayable within 10 years of graduation.
The Elmer C. Sherman Loan Fund was established under the will of Ida M. Sherman in memory of her husband, Class of 1882. Loans are available to juniors and seniors who demonstrate need and have maintained high scholastic rank during their previous years at Hamilton. No interest is charged, and the entire loan must be repaid within three years after graduation.
The Federal Work-Study Program and Hamilton's Work-Study Program provide student employment as part of the financial aid plan. Other employment possibilities exist on campus and in the local community.
A detailed listing of the federal and state financial aid programs available to Hamilton students can be found in the "Appendix."


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This has been the year of kale, with recipes for kale chips and kale salads everywhere. It seems that any food-related get-together, especially potlucks and picnics, featured a kale Caesar. No complaints. These dishes are beautiful departures from the cooked green. But all that kale has made me forget other greens.
Like escarole. In recent weeks I've rediscovered its slightly jagged leaves and mildly bitter flavor. It works well in salads, especially when balanced with milder, sweeter greens, such as leaf lettuce (although I gladly eat an escarole-only preparation showered with pomegranate seeds and Parmesan shavings).
Just slightly wilted, escarole makes a fine condiment to pasta. Here it gets backup from savory pancetta and sweet sauteed onions. The chopped greens are stirred in at the end so the pasta's heat wilts the leaves without turning them into mush. Wash the dish down with a crisp white wine or medium-bodied red.
Penne Pasta with Wilted Escarole
1 pound penne pasta
6 ounces pancetta, in ¼-inch cubes
1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, sliced in half-moons
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 large head leafy escarole, sliced in wide ribbons
½ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
Heat a large stockpot of well-salted water to a boil. Add the pasta; cook according to package directions until al dente.
Meanwhile, heat the pancetta in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook until fat is rendered. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons oil, if needed. Add the onions; season with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until completely soft, 12 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 1 minute. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
Drain the pasta, reserving ½ cup of the pasta water. Return pasta to the pot; stir in the onion mixture and the escarole. If the dish seems dry, stir in some of the reserved pasta water. Toss with the Romano cheese.
Serves 4.
Per serving: 600 calories, 16g fat, 7g saturated fat, 35mg cholesterol, 93g carbohydrates, 31g protein, 787mg sodium, 14g fiber.


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New math: Apple spends $23 more than Amazon to build its "mini" tablet, but charges $130 more
0. phoneArena 05 Nov 2012, 11:47 posted on
Thanks to a number of teardowns, we can now calculate that it costs $23 more for Apple to build the Apple iPad mini than the Amazon Fire HD; when it comes to selling its 7 inch (7.9 actually), Apple charges $130 more than Amazon...
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1. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12999; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
It's better to pay more for higher quality
2. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
paying more doesnt mean you get better quality. It just means apple is making more money
13. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12999; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
If Apple continues to make good products then there's no problem for people paying good money to use them.
15. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
What good products?
25. therealestmc (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
A product that the user is satisfied, not just thrown in some corners after a month of use. A product that has an unmatched ecosystem and built with premium materials, not cheap plastic.
29. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12999; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
The truth has been commented.
34. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Get a life Mxyptlk
43. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I notice anyone who likes apple, or doesn't agree with u, u tell to get a life. U sound like a big baby that takes his ball and leaves the court, cuz he can't get his way.
33. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Why wouldnt they be satisfied with there Half-Baked
Restrictead OS, along with a Apple logo stampet on a cheap shatering glass and everyone posing with there iPhone, not caring or botherd what good for nothing useless midrange product.
Yea no wonder theres a product once a year, try buying a new phone every 6 months if your that well of. My foot same booring app launcher for 5 years with no evolution, still following Linux footsteps.
40. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Bad. If people were satisfied, they wouldn't "need" the next one.
52. Darkerm (Posts: 308; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
Well Said Bro :D
49. firelightx (Posts: 71; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
If you had stopped with the first sentence, you would have been just fine. At the end of the day, a product that the user purchasing is satisfied with is a legitimately good product. Period the end.
It's when you start getting into "unmatched ecosystem" and "premium materials" that you get so downranked.
You really shouldn't have written those two lines. Particularly when there ARE ecosystems out there that match iOS. Especially when you don't understand the difference between cheap plastic (what that case around your iPhone is made out of) and high grade polycarbonate material (what the battery backing for the GS3 is made from).
Case in point - when I drop my Galaxy on the ground, it doesn't have PAINT chipping away from it's back over my mistake.
55. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Coca cola cans are made of premium materials (aluminium ) as well....
44. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What bad products do they make?
22. tedkord (Posts: 11673; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
That would be true if they made better products than competitors. Sadly, they do not.
30. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12999; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
So why do competitors like to copy Apple then? If their products weren't better then there wouldn't be anyone copying them.
35. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
More like your Apple copied Sony and LG. Stop posting negative and causing flame wars.
41. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Copy is such a hypocritical word to defend Apple.
That's like saying you, Mxyzptlk, telling me, p0rkguy, to go suck a d*ck when you already have one in your mouth. I mean how do you even say that? Does that even make sense to you?
Also, neutral words would be to combining for the better, not stealing. Let's say Apple combined things and made better, why can't other companies do it now?
Do you not want better? I mean sure back in the days Power Rangers was awesome, but now there's better. Are you going to disagree with that?
42. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
No matter what, they will disagree.
51. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
Are any of us surprised ? It's Apple we're talking about, they just want to make money!!!
5. timtimity (Posts: 196; Member since: 13 Aug 2012)
I'm happy to pay more for better quality - when the product costs more to make because of it. I'm not happy at paying a lot more than it costs to make just to line a company's pocket.
In this instance quality doesn't come into it. This article is not about quality. It's about price difference between the cost to make and selling cost.
6. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
More like for logo and false hype.
9. JonBjSig (Posts: 176; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)
They're spending $23 more than Amazon to build the tablet but selling it for $130 more, the extra money goes directly into Apple's pocket and has nothing to do with quality.
11. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
and what about the less fortunate?
are you saying people who cant pay premium price dont deserve to use a common feature like online services? Premium price is good for premium features...in today's day and age neither a tablet nor do basic online services qualify as premium buddy!
And what about socio-economic responsibilities of a tech giant like Apple?
on one side it says it is launching an education focussed product llike ipad mini yet is charging students a helluva lot more than what they pay for kindle, nook or nexus 7!
Pure capitalistic bureaucracy!
27. therealestmc (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Welcome to earth!
31. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
dont really need a welcome...i am quite familiar with the place :)
I am not asking for anyone to become Mother Teresa but all I am saying is people shouldnt just snuggle up in their own comfy bubble and forget about others.
The truth of the matter is If you're naked then you should cover yourself, not close your eyes and pretend you're not naked because you cant see yourself naked! If you do that then only you're the fool and everyone else is already seeing you naked!
45. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Capitalistic bureaucracy? Phenom I'm starting to think u may b a starwars fan like me. Those where the emperors words too
54. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Dude Star Wars is and will forever be THE FORCE to reckon with in Hollywood...its just awesome!
47. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
It's better to save money than to pay up for a overhyped crap.
3. Savage (unregistered)
Is that really a surprise?
8. Aeires (unregistered)
Agreed. Apple wants to make money on their ecosystem just as much as Amazon, they just want you to pay a huge amount up front as well.
12. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12999; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Apple doesn't force people to buy their products.
16. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Apple brainwashes and temtates innocent unsmart untechy people, and the h!ppy$ more like.
18. Slammer (Posts: 1515; Member since: 03 Jun 2010)
You're right. My uncle knew someone that worked at Apple. They had an inside motto:
"We can't control someone's stupidity, but we can surely benefit from it".
This certainly would concur with Steve Jobs' documented belief that consumers are technologically dumb.
John B.
48. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Much like the drug peddler doesn't force anyone to buy drugs...
7. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
I just can't believe people let themselves get taken advantage of by companies like Apple, you could but the nexus 7 for $130 less and get more for your money.
17. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Lol, with blind devotion of it's reputed defenders like Mxy and others like him/her, Apple has plenty of consumers to r@pe and pillage. They are so arrogant that they do not dare pass off any savings to customers because the consumer so believes in this premium myth, when it obviously costs them peanuts to slap those components together.
Marketing and reality distortion field do all their work for them, that logo and iconic name makes people think that they are the only things that matter. The marketing has done it's job, can't tell you how often people call the name iPod for every tiny device that has headphones attached to them. Bravo Apple, you guys are the best as selling people things at grossly inflated prices just to keep up with the Jones'.
Meanwhile back at Cupertino headquarters...Now how do we make another device and slap an prefix i and make it expensive and sell it to these sheepish morons out there. If making money was this easy I would have signed up too...capitalism baby...lie, cheat and steal your way to the top.
Apple excels in all three areas no question!
Go read the review for the iPad mini and you'll see just how well the reality distortion field works and even objective reviewers lose all reason and give high marks to Apple logo bearing devices for no apparent reason and lavish it with praise too.
Just call it Apple math, they might have a patent on that too so be careful using it in public.
28. therealestmc (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
How does affect what people buy with their money? I truly do not see how that is your problem. Do you have problem with people who buy expensive cars, too?
37. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
What does anything I say have an issue with how stupid people with more money than sense spend their money? People can buy what they want for whatever perceived value and I can sit back and laugh at them for having more money than sense. They can parade around with their devices as if it's a social status symbol all they want to, make me no difference but I can poke fun at their ineptitude.
I clearly stated that they have great marketing and to be able to make a profit off people stupidity is epic. Just bad that Apple doesn't care enough about you to give you a bit of a break on the asking price, but you know why should they if you are more than willing to spend such a large amount on it anyway. That shed some light in your dark corner, since you want to be cynical.
A wise man spends wisely, the idiot spends.
38. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well said and "wisely"....!®©
10. addict27 (Posts: 7; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
These tear-downs are greatly underestimating the true "cost of materials". That apple logo is made from pure apple magic by the hands of the late Steve Jobs himself and is worth $150 by itself! /s
14. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
what is not included on those cost is the Apple award winning customer service and support.. and brand name, so for that 130 dollars more you are getting plenty of.. if not don't buy is that simple.. and I know a couple of Apple stores here in my area. Amazon store for tech support.. yeah.. Apple is it
26. tedkord (Posts: 11673; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Don't forget the R&D costs of years of developing cutting edge technology like rectangles with rounded corners and grids of icons.
Of course, they did save some money by stealing ideas like swipe to unlock and fro down notifications. Plus, there's the practice of just using others FRAND patents and never paying, but all that saved money goes to lawyers.
19. zvioocge (Posts: 26; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
peoples logic
which is expensive is the BEST!
Go f**k Off,Buy N7 32GB HSPA+ Version which is still cheaper than 16gb,only wifi,sub hd screened Ipad MINI
20. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
get back at me in 7 months when your N7 falls appart..
23. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Get back at him when you have proof.
39. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Get back when your fake stop pause start multitasking become true like Android, till then enjoy your Half-cooked ios fake Darwin dusts.
21. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Lot of Apple bashing here, yet not a peep about Microsoft making over $100 more profit on a surface than Apple makes on a mini. Yes, it is a more expensive product to make and thus fair to charge more, but you cant argue that the Mini is a product marketed as a budget instead of premium devie since it makes around $150 profit on the $330 price tag. The mini is considered premium as far as 7inch tablets go, the Kindle Fire HD is considered budget. It has nothing to do with what's under the hood and everything to do with what is on the outside.
36. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Because no one in their right mind would buy Surface RT, only those Windows fanatics can see value where there is absolutely none in that mess of hardware and software that is too bloated for it's own good.
24. JunitoNH (Posts: 1784; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
You are very generous, seven months, more like four.
32. TheMan (Posts: 490; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
This analysis would be more meaningful if wholesale pricing were used.
50. kindlefireowner (Posts: 503; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Business 101. Make a product that people want to buy, then sell as many of those products as possible at full price. Can't hate Apple for that.
53. a961009 (Posts: 120; Member since: 04 Aug 2011)
Can I call Apple as a GTO(Global Thief Organization)?? LMAO
56. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
Did any one noticed that microsoft makes more profit than apple???????
Microsoft is no different from apple....the only difference is they hide behind the screen and acts smart....while apple shows it's stupidity publicly.....


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Wait, changing my vote to Phelps, forgot he was hitting Stephanie Rice. Imagine the babies!
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Can't really compare them. Both were extraordinary in their own ways. No comparison, no voting.
Considering the amazing fact that Usain Bolt broke all the records of which he entered in his events is just amazing.
I think that justifies my vote.
Rip Fardin Qayyumi, Bob Woolmer and Craig.
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A man was stabbed in the upper right chest while trying to stop a woman from attacking another woman with a 12-inch kitchen knife, Ferry-Fillmore District police reported today.
Gregory Mingo, whose age was not disclosed, was listed in fair condition in Erie County Medical Center today, in the wake of the 12:50 a.m. knifing in a house on Block Street.
Police said Mingo was trying to disarm a woman, whose name was given to police. The woman with the knife was attacking Valisha Arrington, who was cut on the left hand, forehead and arms. Arrington was treated in St. Joseph's Hospital, Cheektowaga. Police found the knife but not the attacker.


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Earlier this month, National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking the court to order the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to suspend further action in a case that expanded union bosses' powers to charge nonmember workers for union political lobbying.
The petition was filed after the Board held that a union hierarchy could force nurses in Rhode Island to pay for union bosses' political lobbying, including lobbying in the state of Vermont.
Foundation attorneys filed the petition after the court ruled in January that President Barack Obama's controversial purported "recess appointments" to the Board are unconstitutional. The court held President Obama could not constitutionality make those appointments without U.S. Senate confirmation because the Senate was not in recess.
Today, the court ordered the NLRB to respond to the Foundation's petition within 30 days, and then allows Foundation attorneys to respond within 15 days after the NLRB responds.
The demand for briefing on the petition suggests the court's willingness to grant the writ of prohibition that would order the NLRB to cease and desist action on the Geary case. Stay tuned.


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on November 4, 2012 - 10:24 AM
The following passage is taken from "Home Ground," a short story Al Nussbaum published in September 1975 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, under one of his many writing pseudonyms, A.F. Oreshnik.
The story, like some – but hardly all – of Nussbaum's fiction, features an explicitly Western New York location.
"Basil slammed the car door, started the engine and pulled away, all in one unbroken motion. He went around the traffic circle and sped out Airport Drive toward the main road. As soon as he had seen the man's reaction, he'd realized he had made a blunder. Just because no one would be looking for him at the airport terminal didn't mean no one would see him. He had arrived before his pursuers had an opportunity to reorganize and take up the chase again – and he'd run right into two of them.
The traffic light was with him when he reached the highway. He made a right turn toward Buffalo and shot a quick glance at the road behind him. A yellow Corvette was speeding down the drive, passing the other cars as though they weren't moving. Basil didn't need three guesses as to who was in it.
He slammed his foot to the floor and kept it there. Half a mile later he flashed across Union Road and looked back to find the sports car was gaining on him. Some cars were blocking both right-hand lanes, so he crossed the double line and passed them with his horn blaring. There was a turnoff for the Thruway, but he kept going. The quickest way to get fouled up would be to get on a road he didn't know well. He decided to stick with ones he'd ridden on his bicycle as a boy. .....
At Walden Avenue he found a huge plaza had been built on the swampy marsh where he'd once hunted frogs, but the Corvette had taken up the chase again and was gaining. He was too busy looking for a way to lose his pursuers to think about the changes that had occurred since his youth. The road ahead went over several New York Central Railroad lines and Broadway Avenue, which ran parallel to the tracks. This looked like it might provide a chance to give the Corvette the slip."
To read more of Al Nussbaum's writing, visit the websites his daughter, Alison, has put together about her father. An overview website is viewable here: www.albertnussbaum.com. The Kickstarter campaign to fund an anthology of Nussbaum's work is viewable here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/nuttree/turning-sentences-into-words.
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Whenever I pass St. Patrick's Cathedral, I am reminded of the 19th century Catholic immigrants, who helped to build it with the sweat of their brows and whatever they could give of their paltry economic resources.
For them, the Cathedral was more than a magnificent church building. It was a symbol of their right to make a life for themselves and their families in the United States, and of their resistance to the Nativist movement that tried to prevent them from doing so.
The Catholic Church is on the side of the immigrant and that is why it is important for religious educators and others to be knowledgeable on this topic, particularly these days as the Congress considers immigration reform. This is part of the church's social teaching.
Here in the United States, the Church's support for immigration reform is demonstrated in this statement by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, on June 28 during a telephone press conference with the USCCB leadership. Archbishop Gomez commended the U.S. Senate for its passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill and called for the House of Representatives to do likewise.
Pope Francis himself provided a powerful witness in actions and words in his visit yesterday (Monday) to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. During his mass for those migrants who lost their lives trying to reach this refuge, he addressed the plight of all migrants and their conditions.
"'Where is your brother?' the voice of his blood cries even to me, God says. This is not a question addressed to others: it is a question addressed to me, to you, to each one of us. These our brothers and sisters seek to leave difficult situations in order to find a little serenity and peace, they seek a better place for themselves and for their families – but they found death. How many times do those who seek this not find understanding, do not find welcome, do not find solidarity! And their voices rise up even to God!"
Here is the entire text from Vatican Radio.
The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has a host of other resources for catechists (including the primary catechists of children, their parents) and others interested in learning more about Catholic Social teaching on immigrants and migration.
By the way, your knowledge and articulation of Catholic teaching on immigration will demonstrate that the Catholic Church is certainly not "a one-issue Church" as some have sought to portray us. Justice for the immigrant is now and always will be a high priority for our community of believers in this nation of immigrants.
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The District Boccea is a residential area of Rome, which is developed to the west of the Vatican City along the Via Aurelia.
It's an area full of all kinds of services: shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pizzerias, bars, wine bars, banks, pharmacies, post offices, etc..
It's a strategic point of the city thanks to the metro station line "Cornelia" (300 mt) through which you can reach in just 4 minutes, the Vatican City and the heart of Rome (Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Founatin).
The apartment consists of a large living room, a beautiful bedroom with a lovely balcony, a large bathroom equipped with shower bath, a new kitchen in a modern style.
The apartment is also equipped with all the comforts for an unforgettable stay in Rome: central heating, air conditioning, wi-fi internet connection, tea and coffee maker, toaster, washing machine and fully equipped kitchen with pots and pans.
In addition, city maps, tourist information and advice on any type of service in the capital.
The Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic and the Catholic University of Sacro Cuore are about 3 km away and easily reached by car or taxi in 3 minutes or by public transport (300 m) in about 10 minutes.
Also in the area (800 mt) there is "IDI" Italian Dermatological Institute and the conference center "Ergife."
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We don't accept Pets and it's not allowed to smoke.
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Very nice apartment! The cost-value ratio is ok! But if you don't like dogs, it's not the proper neighborhood!
We stayed in Rome for four nights and we couldn't be happier for chosing Simone and Francesca apparment. You need to have the adress clear in your mind because it is in a very small street, but once you arrive all become better, the appartment is clean, nice, and with everthing that you could need.
It is very well conected with Vatican and City centre by bus and by metro.
Simone welcome us and he had prepared everything not only for the apparment but our city experience too. He was a very nice host!
We really recommend it, thank you for all Simone and Francesca!!
We had a great time in the appartment. Rome is a beautiful city and the appartment is located near public transport, so easily attainable.
Appartment is nice and decent, provides everything you need.
There is a nice restaurant just around the corner, so after a long day you can still go out and have a nice meal without having to travel all the way back.
Certainly a recommendation!
Great place for the money - apartment is very nice and clean, furniture looks fairly new. Generally, apartment appearance is very close to what you can see on the photos - considering my experience it was big surprise. The AC is a bit noisy, but it helps to survive the mid day heat after hours of sightseeing in full sun ;) - there is a very decent restaurant just a few meters away, and some markets around Cornelia station. We had just a few days stay but there is everything you need for longer vacations, like for example washing machine - 100% recommend.
The apartment is really nice and cosy. It's only a short walk from the metro-station "Cornelia", from where you can reach all the important places. Even nearer to the apartment is a bus station.
It's smaller than 87 sq m, but for 3 or 4 people it's perfect. The bedroom is very nice and the bed is very comfortable. The kitchen ist well stuffed, there are even a few spices, such as salt and pepper, olive oil an vinegar, so that you don't have to buy everything for a simple meal. There's also a toaster and an italian coffee maker. The bathroom is also very nice and the hair dryer has really power.The couch in the living room is not as comfortable as the bed, but for a child, it was okay.
We didn't meet Simone and Francesca, so that we didn't get tour trips first hand, but there's a folder with all the important informations.
Just around the corner is a good restaurant and at the metro-station there's a "Simply"-supermarket. The walls are not soundproof, but all in all it's a rather quiet quarter.
We would recommend the apartment for a nice stay in Rome.
We had a great stay at the apartment of Simone and Francesca. Nice place with balcony (evening sun!). Comfortable bed! Street was a bit noisy, but we slept with the doors open (balcony is reached from the bedroom). You can always close the doors and put the airco on if it's too noisy for you. Thanks Simone and Francesca, we will definitely recommend your apartment to others.
A Young Roman with a nice small apartment just outside the city.
Tastefully decorated, in a real family style, may certainly be visited.
Definitely worth to book the apartment, on a scale of 1 to 10, I give a hair 12.
She gave us good tips for our stay in Rome
The stay was well located, with a very good connection to the old town.
Best regards
Serge from Belguim
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The English definition of the Italian "al fresco" is: Located or taking place outdoors. Note that does not say "taking it off" outdoors. That is dining "el buffo;" different recipe column, different language, completely different rules.
Right now Truckee is awash with enough colorful umbrellas to give the 1990s artist de jour Christo a run for his money. But unlike Christo's 1,340 blue umbrellas dotting the rice fields in Tokyo, or the 1,760 yellow counterparts in California, our Truckee umbrellas do something. They tell us it is really and truly possible, festive and essential to dine out doors.
Moody's (moodys.com) located in The Truckee Hotel near that four-way stop that is really only three ways, on Commercial Row in little downtown Truckee (whew!), is a prime example of putting some of its prime patio real estate to good use. Their summer menu includes, among other items, gourmet pizzas (I had the special lobster and leek pizza and almost had to get a room), unique salad ensembles, a killer blackened chicken sandwich and "Bar Bites" such as mussels in lemongrass, coconut milk, Serrano chili and cilantro, yellow fin ahi tuna poke and house-made corndogs which just encourage you to sit, stare at the colorful scene that is Truckee, and stay awhile.
Other Truckee dining establishments who have outdoor patio and deck dining include: Bar of America at Truckee's Commercial Row, right at the three-way stop; Dragonfly on Truckee's Commercial Row; Cottonwood on Hilltop, overlooking downtown Truckee; Jax Diner on, well just about, the train tracks; El Torro Bravo, west end of downtown Truckee; Smokey's Kitchen on Donner Pass Road, near Donner Lake; and Martha's, a small Mexican restaurant at the west end of Donner Lake.
Nothing like a front row seat on life...
Moody's Bar, Bistro and Beats' Orange Pistachio Sauce
Moody's serves this with a crisp selection of crudite (pronounced crew-dit-aye, Mom!), also known as sliced, raw vegetables.
1 cup shelled, roasted pistachios (if salted, use less salt to flavor final product)
1 bunch coarsely chopped fresh basil
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation: In a food processor, grind pistachios, basil and garlic until roughly chopped. Add orange juice and olive oil and pulse/mix until smoothly blended. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with raw vegetables, sliced or chunked, of your preference (I like cauliflowerettes) for dipping.


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China: Cyberattacks Are Like Nuclear Bombs
BEIJING—Cyberattacks could be "as serious as a nuclear bomb," according to a top Chinese general, who rejected suggestions that the Chinese military is behind cyberspying aimed at Western companies.
Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, made the comments after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Cybersecurity was one of a number of sensitive issues covered. The Obama administration is looking at options to confront Beijing over the issue, including trade sanctions, diplomatic pressure and indictments of Chinese nationals in U.S. courts.
Gen. Fang denied allegations that the army sponsors hacking against Western companies to steal commercial secrets. "None of these activities is tolerated here in China," he said at a news conference. If Internet security can't be guaranteed, "the damaging consequences may be as serious as a nuclear bomb."
He also suggested it was hard to trace the source of attacks, saying "the Internet is open to anyone, and anyone can launch attacks from the place where they live, from their own country or from another country." The general reiterated that China itself is a victim of cyberattacks. "We should jointly work on this," he said.
Meantime, Gen. Fang repeated the consistent Chinese line that North Korea's nuclear threat is best dealt with through negotiation, even though he said it was possible Pyongyang could conduct a fourth nuclear test despite U.N. sanctions that China helped draft following the latest test by China's close ally.
He urged restraint from all sides, comments suggesting Beijing thinks Washington as much as Pyongyang should take responsibility for calming tensions in North Asia.
Repeated Warnings
- May 2012 U.S. provides detailed evidence to Chinese government of cyberespionage against U.S. companies.
- July National Security Adviser Donilon raises cybersecurity concerns privately with China.
- Summer U.S. companies bring complaints of Chinese hacking to federal agencies.
- January 2013 U.S. issues formal démarche to China on cyberespionage.
- February President Obama signs executive order to bolster cybersecurity.
- Feb. 28 China's Ministry of Defense says two military websites were the targets of numerous cyberattacks in 2012, most originating in the U.S.
- March 11 Mr. Donilon calls on China to investigate and stop cyberspying.
- March 12 Director of National Intelligence James Clapper places cybersecurity at top of his list of national-security threats.
- March 14 Mr. Obama raises cybersecurity in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- April 13 Secretary of State Kerry says the two countries will create a working group on cybersecurity.
Secretary of State John Kerry, on a visit to China this month, made little headway in trying to persuade Beijing to publicly rebuke North Korea after it threatened to attack U.S. and allied targets in North Asia and the Pacific.
The first face-to-face meeting between the two chiefs of staff was part of an effort to rebuild military-to-military ties between the U.S. and China that are strained by U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
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Military relations have lagged behind other aspects of the engagement between the U.S. and China, whose economies are deeply entwined. There is a sense of strategic distrust between the two powers, as China becomes more assertive in Asia and as the U.S. refocuses its attention on the world's most economically dynamic region.
But Gen. Fang struck a conciliatory tone. "The Pacific Ocean is wide enough to accommodate us both," he said, though adding that each country should respect the other's "core interests." China's expansive interests in the region include a claim to sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, which brings it into conflict with many of its smaller neighbors.
Gen. Fang said it is important for the two countries "to avoid vicious competition, friction, or even confrontation in this area."
Gen. Dempsey said the U.S. wants a "healthy, stable and reliable" military-to-military relations with China. "The U.S. is a Pacific power," he said, adding that Washington seeks to be a stabilizing presence in the region and "the absence of a U.S. presence would be destabilizing."
China believes the U.S. aims to contain China's rise in the world. It feels hemmed in by a string of U.S. military alliances in the region stretching from Japan all the way to Australia.
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New rumors about the HTC M7 design and Sense 5.0's "simple and clean" UI
0. phoneArena 04 Jan 2013, 16:15 posted on
"Simple and clean" aren't exactly words that anyone would have used to describe HTC's Sense UI a couple years ago, but HTC has been working to make it cleaner over the years, and apparently that push is continuing with Sense 5.0. New rumors say that a big push with Sense 5.0 is to make the UI more "simple and clean", and we've also got word about the design of the M7 hardware as well...
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1. Cynipap999 (banned) (Posts: 138; Member since: 15 Nov 2012)
I think HTC's Sense is a lot simpler and cleaner than Apple's UI, so at least I give HTC the credit they rightfully deserve.
Here's to HTC and Sense in 2013!!
2. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I could see cleaner, but nothing is as simple as Apple's grid of icons.
6. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
hahaha........so simple its frustrating!
But also, this phone sounds exciting cant wait to see more
17. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3766; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
I would say Symbian is simple... And you get a home screen, FREE!!
24. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
true that. Apple made, IOS the simplest UI for everyone. Even kids know how to navigate on IOS devices without being taught what to do. And also, if you gave an old IOS user an android, trust me, they will get lost in no time. Haha
28. Cynipap999 (banned) (Posts: 138; Member since: 15 Nov 2012)
You do have a valid point there, Apple's grid is about as simple and elementary as it gets. So much so, that iPads are used in Special Ed classes and in special schools for children with learning disabilities - very good point, my apologies.
3. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
iOS is the most simplest UI on a mobile phone. If you can make a UI that's simpler than a grid of icons, then I will be impressed.
21. darkkjedii (Posts: 21298; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Exactly press the icon and into the app I go. How much more simple can u get?
45. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Wll. It was. I think that windows has an upper hand right now. It's as simple as it gets. Clean, fast. IOS still looks like a product from 2007. Too colorful. On the baby side a little bit.
22. darkkjedii (Posts: 21298; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
U can't possibly mean that. I know u hate apple, but wow really?
46. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I don't hate apple, if the comment was toward me. I just dislike them due to their policy nd the way they doing their bussines. I'm aware of apple's superiority for the last 3 or 4 years, since they released the first iphone and the rest was trying to do something similar. They were on top long enough to pick up nasty habits. Now google is doing the same blocking google maps or youtube on windows devices). I find ios a dull interface and win7/7,5/7,8 or 8 looks way better, even though it is alike restricted.
26. nicholassss (Posts: 368; Member since: 10 May 2012)
Id like to see simpler mean very vanilla with the sense widgets. Which at this rate it seems like sense 6 or 7 will be.
30. MeoCao (unregistered)
It still puzzles me why OEMs try to use their own skins, the obvious answer is differentiation, but there's another legitimate question:
Would any person want to look different with some kind of snake skin, or bear skin?
differentiation means to make things better not worse.
37. Superpiff (Posts: 36; Member since: 29 Jul 2012)
Differentiation means to set your self apart and with the whole snake,bear skin thing people already do that its called tattoos.I see your point though why put on a skin if its a hindrance in comparison to stock
40. MeoCao (unregistered)
I like your tatoo comparison.
sometimes it's fun to have a tatoo, and only for some people. What if you HAVE to wear a tatoo no matter what?
I think HTC and any other OEM should instead concentrate the resources to add useful distinctive features to their phones.
32. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Nokia 3310 is the simplest phone has ever made
36. Tele7 (Posts: 47; Member since: 12 Dec 2012)
I agree, maybe the iOS UI is simple, but it lacks the advantages of widgets, I personally use them a lot and just one more touch and you get the same arranged app grid that iOS has.
4. motty (Posts: 84; Member since: 13 Dec 2012)
Hmmm, Go HTC!!!
5. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Hm... simpler and clean UI.... Wonder how that's going to look... and if the One series will be able to update to the new sense...
7. MistB (Posts: 581; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
If I've learned anything from experience with HTC, is that the One X will unlikely be getting a Key Lime Pie update and that a 4.2 update will be the last and more than likely the M7 will get Key Lime Pie toward the end of the year. One update only (two if you're lucky) and after that, HTC ain't gonna care and leave your handset collecting dust.
8. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
remember its not always up to htc but THE CARRIERS! ....hint, hint...verizon :(
15. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Things are different since ICS. All devices running ICS could update to JB and 4.2, that could probably (my guess) eventually get to Key Lime Pie. The One X got the JB update pretty fast and 4.2 is already in plan. I got pretty high hopes with HTC this time.
19. MistB (Posts: 581; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
True, agree with you both on that. Let's just hope what Peter Chou said about 2013 being out of the woods rings true, I'm most curious to see what HTC brings this year than what Samsung/Sony will.
9. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
I dislike soft buttons. They take up screen space and annoys me...
39. milesboy5 (Posts: 178; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
You get used to them...I have the Gnex and they dont bother me at all. But thats just me
10. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
now this i've got to see. o:
11. datsyuk (Posts: 179; Member since: 11 Jan 2012)
Looking forward to this, the S4 and the Sony devices. 2013 is going to be very exciting especially with A15 chips coming out.
14. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
I'm not excited about Sony, but for HTC. They make incredible phones but make the most crucial errors on their phones..
Example: Non-removal battery on One X.
12. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
The M7 sounds interesting. I just hope it's not going to be another carrier exclusive. Can we at least have an international version. If you ask me, HTC messed up with the whole DNA/Deluxe/Butterfly fiasco. I only buy phones unlocked so I'm eagerly anticipating that the M7 will be available without a ball and chain.
16. Android4u (Posts: 456; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
I couldnt agree more with you...HTC makes huges mistakes by offering their flagships to only one carrier.. the droid DNA, EVO 4g lte, and the other one series should have been realsed on ALL carriers like Sammy did with their galaxy. :( oh well I hope htc has a monster year!
20. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
they have got to release them ON AT LEAST TWO CARRIERS!( verizon and sprint perhaps?) ..... people need availability!
23. Android4u (Posts: 456; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
That would be a good start, but sadly I don't think two carriers is enough. They need Verizon,at&t, sprint, tmobile and offerings to customers on metropcs and cricket etc. But this is just my opinion
27. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
No, it can't be Verizon and Sprint, it has to be a combination of GSM and CDMA carriers. Verizon is good and all, but let's not forget the biggest carrier is AT&T which is GSM. If the phone could work on AT&T then it'll work on T-Mobile. Going GSM is where the money is, if they go with just Verizon, then the phone will be just stuck on Verizon. Release on both AT&T and Verizon will be more beneficial than Sprint and Verizon. Ultimately, their eyes should be set on releasing on all carriers.
13. Bedz81 (Posts: 83; Member since: 30 Dec 2012)
Sense is probably my favourite overlay, been using it since the Touch Pro. But it is too memory hungry. It needs more optimisation as it becomes sluggish over time and other people who have the Sensation/XE have the same problem.
So a lighter Sense is more than welcome even though HTC are delaying with any future updates...
18. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
I'm not buying any HTC phones if they give their phones GOOD or decent battery life. I have my eyes set on the XPERIA Z
38. androidsbiggestfan (Posts: 76; Member since: 09 Aug 2011)
Apparently you haven't used one of thier devices in a while, unusally get a good solid day out of my EVO 4G LTE with moderate to heavy usage.
25. stychill (unregistered)
I hope they go the route of motorolla and stick closely to stock android.
29. shamataa (Posts: 215; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
I thought the 4+ was already simple and clean?
34. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
Me to but, it's hard to shake a bad reputation. Sense 4+ is wonderful but, people still aren't all the way convinced.
31. phljcnth (Posts: 485; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
Gotta be careful. There's a thin line between simple and boring.
33. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
iOS is a perfect example of that.
35. half_21 (Posts: 44; Member since: 16 Nov 2012)
Capacitive button for me is better than on screen button for thevreason that soft buttons occupies space in the screen..i really want it to be full screen all the time..as long as the capacitive doesn't wear off that easily..
41. kingcombo78 (Posts: 15; Member since: 31 Dec 2012)
I always like htc..cant wait to see how they do this yr
42. amiroo (Posts: 269; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
well done HTC.......
43. amiroo (Posts: 269; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
sense is unique.
44. wizzardtech (Posts: 59; Member since: 12 Mar 2012)
i have faith on this company, they make really beautiful phones. hopefully they will learn from there mistakes and put removable battery and expansion on the future phones.
viva HTC!!
47. preet27in (banned) (Posts: 173; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
well htc ... ur sense interface is the best yet. and hey hey guys interface should not be very simple rather cause think deeply, it willl literally make the phone boring to use. take example of APPLE UI. its so simple that it has only icons on the screen as applications and u cant go much into it . eventually u get BORED OF IT. not much customization in apple ui as well. where as sense is far more better. but where htc have to work out is MARKETING PLANS, BETTER CAMERS AND BETTER MUSIC. believe me no phone is gna beat em up if they improve only such a few things. htc makes best handsets and optimum quality. i have used gs3 ans apple iphone4s and HTC ONE X. but to b true htc just ROCK. IT BEATS EM ALL. looks the best among all with ultimate screen. m not a fanboy, but all this is a user review , cause i ve been using these handsets daily. sold my apple though. lol. but nyways A VERY GOOD LUCK TO HTC. UR THE BEST.


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Jeffrie G. Murphy
Arizona State University College of Law
Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 2, p. 217, 1973
length about the moral problems involved in punishing the innocent and the obstacles these problems raise to an acceptance of the moral theory of utilitarianism. Yet, not much has been said about the moral problems raised to utilitarianism from punishing the guilty. Yet this is necessarily so for punishing an innocent man, in Kantian language, involves using that man as a mere means or instrument to some social good and is thus not treating him as an end in himself, in accordance with his dignity or worth as a person. The utilitarian theory really cannot capture the notion of persons having rights. Marx was correct when he said that retributivism, formulated as in this article, does respect the rights of persons and is the only morally defensible theory of punishment. This article concludes that retributive theory, in spite of the bad press that it has received, is a morally credible theory of punishment that can be a reasonable general justifying aim of punishment and that a Marxist analysis of a society can undercut the practical applicability of that theory.
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EAST PALESTINE - A man believed to be responsible for the Oct. 20 armed robbery at Hilltop Market is being held in a Pennsylvania jail on related charges.
East Palestine Police Chief Kevin Dickey said in a press release Wednesday that Daniel M. Keller, 22, of New Castle, Pa., admitted to the armed robbery while being interviewed on Friday.
Dickey and Sgt. Donny Johnson went to the Lawrence County, Pa., jail to speak with Keller after Pennsylvania State Police told them Keller was being held there, Dickey said.
"He was pretty forthright about the crime in East Palestine," he said.
The police department had posted information about the crime on a web page hosted by the Ohio Bureau of Identification and Investigation, which is where Pennsylvania police realized Keller may have been responsible for the local robbery as well, Dickey explained.
According to public court documents, Keller previously lived at 380 Spaite Drive in East Palestine. Dickey said he still has family living in the village and that the department is familiar with him.
"Our department has had several dealings with him in the past," he said.
Prior convictions include unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in 2011 and obstructing official business and possession of drugs earlier this year. He was charged with theft in 2011 as well but the case was later dismissed in county Municipal Court due to his being indicted in Common Pleas Court. A bench warrant was issued for Keller in May after he failed to appear at a status conference on a breaking and entering charge.
Keller's current address is listed as 400 Reed Road in New Castle. Court documents show he lived at this address in 2009 as well, although he lived on Spaite Drive in the village in 2011.
According to the release, Keller is being held in Pennsylvania in connection with armed robberies in the Enon Valley and New Castle area.
Dickey said he believed those robberies were also at local stores and were not home invasions.
When Keller admitted to Dickey and Johnson that he was responsible for the robbery at Hilltop Market, he said it was because he needed money to buy drugs, Dickey said.
Police went to the store on North Market Street shortly before 9 p.m. Oct. 20 after the female clerk activated the panic alarm.
She told that a man in his mid-20s approached her with a gun and demanded money from the cash register. Police initiated a search of the area along with K-9 Toney but the man wasn't found.
Dickey said at that time he believed the man could have walked to another street and gotten into a car. On Wednesday, he said whether that is what happened is still unknown and the case remains under investigation.
Meanwhile, Keller will remain in the Lawrence County jail until an upcoming session with the Columbiana County grand jury. Village police will present evidence from the Hilltop Market robbery to the grand jury at that time, Dickey said.