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Nyad resumes swim after jellyfish sting
MIAMI (Reuters) - Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad resumed her bid on Sunday to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida, returning to the water after being stung in the face and eyes, presumably by a jellyfish, her team said. "She's back in! At 12:20am ET, Diana has re-entered the water," according to a posting on her Twitter account.
Protesters march in Manhattan, criticizing Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several hundred marchers wound their way through the streets of lower Manhattan on Saturday in the latest of a string of protests over the past week against what demonstrators saw as corporate greed on Wall Street. Police said at least 80 protesters were arrested during the march, which was meant to criticize a financial system participants said unfairly benefits corporations and the rich. They said the protests were inspired by demonstrations in Egypt and Spain.
Obama seeks to shore up black support in jobs push
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A 36-year-old Paterson robbery suspect threatened to hurt himself before entering a standoff with police that lasted six hours Friday night.
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But Brady, who married supermodel Gisele Bündchen in two ceremonies in Santa Monica and Costa Rica last year, and welcomed a new baby, Benjamin, in December, disagrees.
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Before today's game, David Wright, Jose Reyes and Jeff Francoeur fielded a barrage of questions from the media related to star closer Francisco Rodriguez's arrest Wednesday night, stemming from the alleged assault of his girlfriend's father at Citi Field. They did their best to answer, given their limited knowledge of the incident, saying they'd support their teammate no matter what.
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Granted, they had their ace Johan Santana on the mound. And based on how well he was pitching, it didn't matter that Rodriguez was suspended for two days. Or that their bullpen was in shambles.
In a performance befitting an ace -- especially given the scrutiny his team was under -- Santana threw a complete-game four-hitter and the Mets shut out the Colorado Rockies, 4-0, in front of 32,272 at Citi Field.
Santana (10-6) had his customary fastball-changeup repertoire working from the onset, striking out the side in the first inning. In all he fanned 10, while walking just two.
The win enabled the Mets (57-57) to take two of three from the Rockies (59-55) and improve to 14-25 since June 27.
Angel Pagan and Carlos Beltran would supply all the offense Santana needed in the first inning. After Jose Reyes (2-for-4, two stolen bases) led off with a single and stole second, Pagan laced a one-out RBI single to put the Mets on the board and Beltran (3-for-3) drove Pagan home after Ike Davis doubled with a sacrifice fly to left to make it 2-0.The Mets later added two additional runs in the seventh when Reyes lined an RBI single up the middle and Fernando Martinez lifted a sac fly to right.
Jason Hammel (8-7) took the loss for Colorado, allowing four earned runs in seven innings.
David Wright, who is 0 for his last 11 with seven strikeouts, got the day off.
Rodriguez, who was held at Citi Field Wednesday night after being arrested and charged with third-degree assault has been placed on the Mets' restricted list for the next two days and removed from the roster. He will not be paid, nor will he remain with the team. Right-handed relief pitcher Ryota Igarashi has been called up and will take his place.
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Pfizer and Merck & Co. said today they will expand their joint research into combinations of their cancer treatments with a Phase Ib clinical study set to start next year in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Financial terms were not disclosed for the companies' latest collaboration, which will combine Pfizer's Xalkori® (crizotinib) with Merck's investigational drug pembrolizumab (MK-3475). Pfizer will conduct the multi-center, open-label clinical study, the latest in a string of combination cancer therapy studies by the pharma giants.
Xalkori is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors are ALK-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test. Pembrolizumab is an investigational, humanized, monoclonal antibody designed to reactivate anti-tumor immunity by targeting the PD-1 protein.
Pembrolizumab is designed to work through a dual ligand blockade of the PD-1 pathway, inhibiting the interaction of PD-1 on T cells with its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2. Just yesterday, Reuters reported that the FDA is "likely to approve" pembrolizumab as a treatment for melanoma "within coming weeks" and well ahead of its Oct. 28 PDUFA target decision date, citing three unnamed "sources familiar with the situation." The agency declined comment, citing its policy of not discussing the status of applications.
A melanoma indication would position pembrolizumab as Merck's alternative to Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)'s already-marketed cancer immunotherapy Yervoy (ipilimumab). BMS and Merck & Co. are among drug developers scrambling to develop drugs targeting PD-1 or its complement, PD-L1.
"Evidence from early studies of pembrolizumab monotherapy together with Xalkori's proven targeted therapeutic approach provides the scientific rationale for evaluating this combination for the treatment of lung cancer," Eric Rubin, M.D., vp, Oncology, Merck Research Laboratories, said in a statement. "Understanding the effects of combining one drug, Xalkori, which inhibits an abnormally activated enzyme in patients with ALK-positive metastatic lung cancer, with the investigational drug, pembrolizumab, which harnesses the body's immune system to fight cancer, is vital if we are to continue to advance the care of lung cancer patients."
Back in February, both companies disclosed plans to launch a pair of cancer combination therapy studies. One will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Merck's pembrolizumab with Pfizer's small molecule kinase inhibitor Inlyta® (axitinib) in patients with renal cell carcinoma. The other will assess pembrolizumab plus Pfizer's PF-05082566 (PF-2566), an investigational immuno-oncology agent that targets the human 4-1BB receptor, in multiple cancer types.
Pfizer agreed to conduct both studies, which are expected to begin enrolling their first patients by the end of this year.
The studies are among four connected with Pembrolizumab that are not yet recruiting patients; another 11 clinical studies are carrying out recruiting, while another study will provide expanded access to the Merck experimental drug for metastatic melanoma patients who have failed standard-of-care therapy including Yervoy, according to ClinicalTrials.gov.
Pembrolizumab is now under evaluation across more than 30 types of cancers, both alone and in combination with other drugs. That includes prostate cancer, where yesterday Merck and Advaxis said they will launch a Phase I/II study that will evaulate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab with Advaxis' Lm-LLO cancer immunotherapy, ADXS-PSA.
By the end of 2014, the pembrolizumab development program is expected to grow to more than 24 clinical trials, enrolling an estimated 6,000 patients at nearly 300 clinical trial sites worldwide.
Pfizer is one of several companies with which Merck is engaged in clinical collaborations for Pembrolizumab; others include Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, and Incyte.
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Literature and History in the Bismarck ReichFirst published in Germany to popular and critical acclaim, this is a unique portrait of the life and work of Theodor Fontane, the greatest German novelist of his age, as well as a major poet and theater critic and much loved travel writer. Gordon A. Craig, one of the foremost scholars of German history, interpolates a cohesive historical biography of Fontane with his own reflections on the art,
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===Story=== The greatest underdog story of our time is back for one final round of the Academy Award-winning Rocky franchise. Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa steps out of retirement and back into the ring, putting himself against a new rival in a dramatically different era. After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason "The Line" Dixon, the legendary fighter's passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters calling for a rematch of the cyber-fight, Balboa must weigh the mental and physical risks of a high profile exhibition match against his need to be in the ring.
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Will Andrew Wiggins Be Traded For Kevin Love?
The Timberwolves are going to trade Kevin Love, something we?ve known for a while now which the team?s owner confirmed publicly on Saturday.
The question of where isn?t all that secretive, either, considering the Cavaliers have the best package of young assets to offer. The details, though, are a bit tricky.
The Timberwolves are likely going to insist on receiving Andrew Wiggins in any package for Love, but Wiggins can?t be dealt for 30 days after signing his rookie contract according to NBA rules.
But while the rest of us fully expect a deal to get done at some point (and one that will almost certainly involve Wiggins), the number one overall pick in this year?s draft isn?t so sure he?s going to be dealt.
This means next to nothing in terms of whether or not a deal involving Andrew Wiggins will ultimately take place.
What it does mean is that the details have yet to be worked out, and possibly that the Cavaliers are holding onto the slimmest of hopes that they can come up with some package in exchange for Love that would allow Andrew Wiggins to remain in Cleveland ? as unlikely as that scenario may seem.
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Event design guru & author David Stark has teamed up with the super-stylish online invitations site – Cocodot – to create an exclusive line of festive, unique holiday cards & invitations stamped with Stark's signature style!
One of the bonuses of this collaboration for Stark was the eco-friendly aspect, as he noted: "Since eco strategies have long been part of our event planning ethos, it is a great delight to partner with Cocodot to create an array of holiday entertaining correspondence options that are as stylish and chic as they are earth friendly."
The David Stark Cocodot collection was inspired by elements of his current holiday product collection for West Elm (see slide #10 in the gallery, above). And if you're not yet familiar with Stark's event design work, check out a few images of his ridiculously cool events in slides 5-9, above. (Especially swooning over the RED one!)
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If someone asked you "Who would be in your all time starting five?" during a basketball discussion, someone of the obvious names would come up. Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan would be the likely first choices for the guard positions with one of the forward positions including Tim Duncan (especially if you're a San Antonio Spurs fan). That would likely be true unless you're Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah.
In a recent interview for "Off The Court", Noah was asked by host Rick Fox who would be in his starting five and there will be two answers that might leave you scratching your head in confusion. His starting five is as follows:
Point Guard: Magic Johnson
Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan
Small Forward: Corey Brewer
Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki
Center: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(H/T Beyond the Buzzer)
Noah's choice to include Dirk Nowitzki over Tim Duncan is a controversial one, especially when Duncan is considered "the greatest power forward of all time". Duncan's achievements so far in his career include four NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) and three Finals MVP trophies to go along with them while Nowitzki has only won one NBA championship and Finals MVP trophy in the postseason. Duncan's consistent success and leadership has earned him the moniker of greatest for his position while Nowitzki has never been known to be the best power forward in the league aside from his 2007 regular season trophy.
While leaving Tim Duncan off may be blasphemy for the silver and black faithful, he included his former Florida Gator teammate Corey Brewer in the discussion as his small forward. The NBA journeyman, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is averaging 11.7 ppg this season which rivals last season's career high of 12.1 ppg with the Denver Nuggets. This selection welcomes criticism from basketball fans since Brewer has never had a consistent reputation of being the best small forward on the teams he has played on, let alone in the entire league to be considered an "all time great" on a starting five that you have free range to choose from.
The names that are available for that position (such as Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, and the current most valuable player of the league in Lebron James) makes his entire lineup lose credibility and probably his basketball expertise also. Joakim Noah was being biased and showing support to his friend as he stated in the interview, but does his credibility take a hit if he chooses to be biased to his friends?


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In 2001, more than 31 million viewers watched in horror as Survivor contestant Mike Skupin fell face-first into a campfire, burning his hands so severely that he had to be evacuated from the Australian Outback in a helicopter. It was reality TV's first serious injury, and it became the most-watched regular episode in Survivor history.
"It took the better part of a whole year for my hands to heal," Skupin tells PEOPLE. "It was as much pain as I could handle without passing out. I've never known pain like that before. But I'm completely healed. There are no scars, no sensitivity to heat or cold. It's like it never happened."
Now "older and wiser," Skupin, 50, is returning to Survivor: Philippines, which premieres Wednesday on CBS. (He's one of three former players who where medically evacuated from the game – among other recognizable players, like former Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel.)
"I completely underestimated how badly I wanted to play the game again," says Skupin, who estimates that he has shown his hands to "a half million" curious Survivor fans over the years. "When I hit the beach, I was like, 'let's do this. Let's have a challenge.'"
One challenge Skupin doesn't want: another serious injury. "On the first day in the Philippines, I determined that I wasn't going to end up in the mouth of a shark, or breaking a bone, or falling in a fire," he said. "You get bumps and bruises on Survivor; there's no way to avoid it. But I didn't want to get seriously injured."
And one more thing: he's playing to win. "I have unfinished business," he says. "And I don't want to leave the game until the end."
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FLINT, MI -- Looking to start a small business?
A Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center program, called "business startup boot camp," is being offered in Flint at Kettering University this fall.
The program aims to help budding entrepreneurs create and develop a business plan.
Normally $700, the program is offered at $140 per person thanks to Michigan State University's Broadband Technology Opportunity Program grant.
The fee includes "training sessions, textbook, materials and access to FastTrac business tools in addition to ongoing counseling and assistance provided by MI-SBTDC," according to a news release.
The 7-week program begins Sept. 25, meeting for three hours once per week until Nov. 6.
Follow this link for information on registering for the program.
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If you're looking for something to do this summer check out the Albany Museum of Art.
The museum, which is located at 311 Meadowlark Drive, contains artwork created by both local and international artist.
They are currently among 1500 museums nation wide participating in the Blue Star Museum Program, and organization designed to give back to members of the military by providing them and their family with free admission to museums.
Even though Albany Museum of Art is free to the public, they still felt it was important for them to join Blue Star Museums as a way of saying thanks.


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A girl searches through her backyard to find the spring robin that migrated in the fall. Will the girl be able to find her friend?
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Great Food in Downtown Bedford
Please plan to come visit Liberty Station, located at 515 Bedford Avenue in Bedford, Virginia. Map
While the newly restored station house has a rich and colorful background, its present-day use as a full service restaurant showcases the history of the building and of the Bedford, Virginia area. Our menu of delicious American fare, created with the best ingredients available, will satisfy the appetite of travelers and locals alike.
Best of all, our guests can complete their meal with a slice of Harry's Famous Cheesecake - in any of our tempting flavors that will leave you wanting more!
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The Bedford Professional Women named Liberty Station the 2007-08 "Business of the Year." And, the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce selected Liberty Station as the "Small Business of the Year" (50 employees or less) for 2006.
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NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) April 28, 2011--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its 'A-1+' short-term ratings on New York Liberty Development Corp.'s $2,574,875,000 multimodal revenue bonds series 2009A-1 and 2009A-2 (for the World Trade Center project) due Dec. 1, 2049. The 'A-1+' ratings are based on our opinion of the sufficiency, liquidity, and credit quality of the escrowed collateral, which consists primarily of demand-deposit state and local government series securities (demand-deposit SLGS) issued by the U.S. Treasury. Today's rating actions follow the remarketing of the bonds with a new scheduled mandatory tender date of Nov. 1, 2011. The series 2009A-1 and 2009A-2 bonds resulted from the series 2009A bonds that were originally issued on Dec. 30, 2009. The...
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While kidnapping has long been the signature tactic of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the tactic's introduction into northern Nigeria since 2011 is a new phenomenon. Historically, kidnappings in Nigeria were common only in the Niger Delta where insurgents sought ransoms in order to compensate for what they considered was the government's and oil companies' wanton destruction of their lands for profit. In northern Nigeria, the tactic of kidnapping was introduced and facilitated by Boko Haram militants who have experience carrying out kidnappings and training with AQIM. One of the key figures behind the kidnappings in northern Nigeria is Khalid al-Barnawi.
Khalid al-Barnawi is believed to be in his 30s and is reportedly a native of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, which is Boko Haram's main hub of operations, although some reports suggest he is actually a Nigerién citizen. He was one of three Boko Haram members to have been designated as a "foreign terrorist" by the United States in July 2012, along with Adam Kambar and Abu Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, which has been responsible for most of the violence in northern Nigeria (This Day, November 24). While Shekau and al-Barnawi are not known to have close operational ties, Kambar, a Borno native, is believed to have trained with al-Barnawi in Algeria at an AQIM training camp in 2009. Kambar fled Nigeria following the clashes between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram in July 2009 that left Boko Haram founder Muhammad Yusuf and 1,000 members dead (Agence Presse-France, June 21, 2012).
Nigeria issued a list of Most Wanted Boko Haram members in November 2012, with al-Barnawi listed as one of the members on Boko Haram's Shura Council (This Day, November 24). There is suspicion, however, that al-Barnawi has broken away from Shekau's faction of Boko Haram and is instead closely connected to the leadership of the Boko Haram breakaway faction Jama'atu ansaril muslimina fi biladis Sudan (Vanguards for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa, a.k.a. Ansaru) (see Terrorism Monitor, January 11; Africa Confidential, November 30, 2012). The split between al-Barnawi and Shekau may have been related to al-Barnawi's support of using funding, training and weapons from AQIM to Boko Haram for attacking foreign targets, including kidnappings of foreigners in Nigeria, instead of against Nigerian targets.
The first kidnapping Ansaru carried out in Nigeria was in Kebbi State in May 2011, when a group of militants led by a Boko Haram member who trained under al-Barnawi at an AQIM camp in Algeria raided the apartment of a British and an Italian engineer. The two engineers were later killed during a failed rescue attempt by the UK's Special Boat Squadron in March 2012 (BBC, November 22, 2012). On December 24, 2012, Ansaru also claimed the kidnapping of a French engineer in Katsina, 30 miles from the Nigerien border. Ansaru said it would continue attacking the French government and French citizens until France ends its ban on the Islamic veil and its "major role in the planned attack on the Islamic state in northern Mali" (This Day, December 24, 2012). While al-Barnawi's role in the latter kidnapping is unknown, he is believed to have planned the first kidnapping in Kebbi despite not having notified AQIM or the main Boko Haram faction led by Abu Shekau (Africa Confidential, November 30, 2012).
Al-Barnawi's role in the kidnapping of the British and Italian engineers in Kebbi was reportedly to serve as a broker between the hostage-takers and the British and Italian governments. There have been reports that AQIM offered Boko Haram as much as 40 million Naira (roughly $250,000) to kidnap "white" expatriates in Nigeria and that AQIM trained Boko Haram members in hostage-taking and weapons handling (Premium Times [Abuja], May 13, 2012). Al-Barnawi would likely have been one of the intermediaries between AQIM and Boko Haram given his experience training with AQIM in Algeria, carrying out kidnappings in Niger and his relationship with Mokhtar Belmokhtar that dates back to at least 2005, when Belmokhtar led al-Barnawi and other AQIM members in what was then called the Groupe salafiste pour le predication et le combat (GSPC, Salafist Group for Call and Combat) in a raid on a Mauritanian army barracks in Lemgheity (Agence Nouakchott d'Information, March 10, 2012).
Al-Barnawi's second key role in militant activities in northern Nigeria is in the negotiations between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government, which have taken place through back door channels in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Al-Barnawi reportedly favors negotiations with the government, while the main faction of Boko Haram led by Abu Shekau takes a more hardline approach towards negotiations. As a result of these differences, al-Barnawi may have provided the government with critical information that helped the government arrest Boko Haram leaders aligned with Shekau, including Ibn Saleh Ibrahim, a commander in charge of north-western and north-eastern Nigeria (Africa Confidential, November 30, 2012). At the same time, Shekau's faction has reportedly tipped off Nigerian intelligence about Boko Haram members that have defied him and carried out kidnappings of foreigners instead of attacking the Nigerian government (Leadership [Abuja], March 26, 2012).
If al-Barnawi is like the AQIM militants with whom he trained in Algeria, he may be only marginally committed to Boko Haram's goal for an Islamic State in northern Nigeria and revenge against the government for killing Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf in 2009. Al-Barnawi may be motivated by the ransoms obtained by kidnapping. This would be consistent with his affiliation to Ansaru, which has spoken out against the killings of Muslims in Nigeria, but is committed to internationalist objectives. As evidenced by the kidnappings of foreigners in Kebbi and Katsina and Ansaru's January 20 attack on a Nigerian military convoy headed for Mali, Ansaru appears to be carrying out AQIM's mission in Nigeria (Reuters, January 20). Leaders like al-Barnawi provide the key connections that allow AQIM to expand into the Sahel and will likely play a key role in the expansion of the insurgents' tactics in northern Nigeria.
Jacob Zenn is a legal advisor and international affairs analyst based in Washington, D.C. He specializes in the analysis of insurgent groups in Southeast Asia, South America, Nigeria and Central Asia.


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Precious And The Boo Hagby Patricia C. Mckissack Onawumi Jean Moss Kyrsten Brooker
When Precious is left home alone with a stomachache, she's got nothing but a warning from Mama -- "Don't let nothing or nobody into this house" -- to keep her company. You see, "nothing or nobody" could turn out to be something awful: the Boo Hag! The Boo Hag's got a voice that rumbles like thunder and hair that shoots out like lightning. And she can disguise herself to look like anything. So when the Boo Hag comes calling, will Precious be clever enough to outwit even the trickiest trickster? Here's an oh-so-funny -- and not-too-scary -- story from Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss.
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A recent verdict in U.S. Middle District Court against a Williamsport Bureau of Police agent exposed a rift among the city police ranks. And, the verdict's impact on city taxpayers remains uncertain.
Jurors believed Agent Raymond O. Kontz III acted outside the scope of his authority when he seized Randy and Janete Shrey's Little League pins depicting a city police badge in 2008 under the guise of receiving a complaint from Little League about misuse of the organization's logo. An appeal may still be filed in the case.
Asked who will pick up the bill for the verdict, William E. Nichols Jr., city director of finance, referred to the city's liability insurance.
"Insurance pays," he said, likening the liability insurance premium to medical insurance to prevent loss in event of a major incident. But that's still being reviewed and the exposure for taxpayers is uncertain.
"We're reviewing whether the city has any exposure in terms of paying for damages or attorney fees," said city Assistant Solicitor J. David Smith. "I believe the verdict is subject to legal challenges, but I don't know the net effect on taxpayers."
Such an appeal may be asking Judge Matthew W. Brann to take another look at the verdict.
Council President Bill Hall said he and the rest of council have been advised to withhold comment until they meet with Smith in executive session, which allows for closed-door meetings to discuss legal matters. The meeting is likely to take place on Thursday, according to Smith.
While a civil verdict has been rendered in the matter, Kontz was never charged criminally. When reached Wednesday, Lycoming County District Attorney Eric R. Linhardt explained why.
"At the time the Shreys lodged their complaint against (Kontz) with my office, I asked my county detectives to conduct a thorough criminal investigation of the matter," Linhardt said. "It is the result of that investigation that criminal charges against the agent are not warranted."
He continued: "There are different standards in civil and criminal courts. Kontz has made mistakes which he has acknowledged. Those mistakes, however, are not criminal mistakes.
"Appropriately, the Shreys have had their remedy civilly. And now, the price that Kontz will pay will come as a result of the jury's verdict and as a result of the police department's own internal investigation."
The case unearthed a rift among police and law enforcement officers and left many feeling as though their reputations as police officers will suffer.
"This didn't just hurt Ray, it touches all of us," said city police Capt. Timothy Miller. "We have a lot of good officers who do their jobs every day and no way should this reflect on them."
"We all make mistakes at one time or another, but the public perception of us is, when one makes a mistake, we all make a mistake. That's never the case," Chief Gregory A. Foresman said. "He's done more than he's done anything negatively. I'm trying to get people to realize the department is feeling this and when it affects one it affects all police officers."
After the internal investigation, Kontz was suspended for three days.
"We felt no additional discipline was warranted because there was nothing extenuating other than what was determined through an internal department process, and that showed there was a violation of policy and procedure," Foresman said.
The Shreys complained to Linhardt's office in 2010 and said Kontz took their pins illegally and they heard he converted them for his own use and sold them. From that, Linhardt's office advised city police and police, in turn, launched its own internal investigation done by Agent Donald Mayes. Mayes found that the Shreys were encouraged to take their case to Lindhardt's office by Patrolman Jimmie Rodgers and ex-city patrolman Thomas H. Ungard Jr., according to trial testimony.
Ungard was subject at the time to charges by the state attorney general alleging misappropriation of property by Ungard when he was superior officer in charge of the Lycoming County Drug Task Force. Ungard was convicted in 2011 and appeals continue in that case.
"The Ungard investigation was before I took office," Foresman said. "I don't know Rodgers or Ungard's motivation behind talking with the Shreys."
Testimony revealed some county investigators dislike Kontz.
Kontz' attorney David J. MacMain said the verdict against his client would confirm a conspiracy and that the agent was a liar and a thief.
"Give him back his reputation," MacMain said before jurors deliberated.
Then, there's Kontz's record. He worked together with city police Agent Leonard Dincher to gather evidence used by Linhardt to convict drug dealer Maurice Patterson, who was sent to death row for orchestrating the slaying of a man in an alley near High Street while in prison.
Kontz helped to resolve a recent homicide on Seventh Avenue earlier this year and has been recipient of the annual officer of the year award.
"My job is to make sure this negative issue doesn't keep reflecting on the department," Foresman said. "It wasn't the decision we were hoping for, but it is what it is and we're looking to learn from our mistakes and move on."


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It's easy before u launch urself to the boo racer find the glittering rock in the beginning, spin to break and u can go from thereOriginally Posted by bowtie
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It's easy before u launch urself to the boo racer find the glittering rock in the beginning, spin to break and u can go from thereOriginally Posted by bowtie
It is better to be a witty fool than a foolish wit
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[After giving instructions to his team to perform tests on a patient] You won't find anything and I'll get the office to myself. There's a lot of porn piling up on the internet. It doesn't download itself!
I take chances all the time. It's one of my worst qualities.-Dr. house
So i just bought the game, im up to the 2ndplanet and im stuck on the part where they direct you to aim the hand and click a to jump on the circle in the air on the last circle i see the orange star but it always shoots me back to the ground...help?
This video might help you...
Good luck!
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i need help beating bowser. i am at the stage where i am about to save princess peach, adn bowser rolls around like a rock and then jumps up and down, but i can't figure out what to do. can anyone help please.
when he rolls around like a rock he shows his face out. You have have to spin in to his face. Any other part and you loose a life.
60 stars so far and have opened the bowser final stage
thanks for the tip jollyguy, that's going to take some pretty good timing.
Can you explain in detail to me how to do the super, super long jumps? I can do the regular long jumps, but can't do the type I see peope doing on the videos in youtube. I can't get through the purple coins in toytime. It's my last star. I can't release Luigi until I can win this one and it's so disappointing. I've tried it over 100 times. Thanks so much.
those purple coins were a pain in the butt it took me forever but i got past it. it's been awhile since i played it. but there are 2 long jumps you can do. one is the triple jump 3 jumps in a row and he jumps long not needed on this board though. on this one all you do is run and hold down the jump button a second and as he squats let go and he jumps long. on that board it takes a long time to find a pattern and just be quick.


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Clint Hill saw the hole Greer caused
Clint describes a massive exit that could have only been caused by that goon, Greer.
Clint Hill saw the massive hole on the right rear portion of his head.
Mr. HILL. This is the first sound that I heard; yes, sir. I jumped from the car, realizing that something was wrong, ran to the Presidential limousine. Just about as I reached it, there was another sound, which was different than the first sound. I think I described it in my statement as though someone was shooting a r*****er into a hard object--it seemed to have some type of an echo. I put my right foot, I believe it was, on the left rear step of the automobile, and I had a hold of the handgrip with my hand, when the car lurched forward. I lost my footing and I had to run about three or four more steps before I could get back up in the car.
Between the time I originally grabbed the handhold and until I was up on the car, Mrs. Kennedy--the second noise that I heard had removed a portion of the President's head, and he had slumped noticeably to his left. Mrs. Kennedy had jumped up from the seat and was, it appeared to me, reaching for something coming off the right rear bumper of the car, the right rear tail, when she noticed that I was trying to climb on the car. She turned toward me and I grabbed her and put her back in the back seat, crawled up on top of the back seat and lay there.
Mr. SPECTER. What did you observe as to President Kennedy's condition on arrival at the hospital?
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
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The driver killing Kennedy is finally proven
I've worked on this case for over a year now and found mountains of obvious evidence of Greer's guilt which could have and should have been proven by hundreds of others before me but they backed off out of political correctness.
The gun's in the film, beneath laughable and fake reflections before, during and after the fatal shot.
Frame 242 showing Greer place the gun in his left hand with his right, four seconds before he fires fatal shot over right shoulder and seatback.
The perfect view of gun, hand and arm form perfectly during shooting sequence.
316-321 showing the fake reflection at 318 and physical gun bleached in white at 319. 319 was pointed out to me earlier this year and I identified 318 thereafter.
CASE CLOSED after less than 47 years of complete bull**** and disinfo.
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Roy Kellerman reaches forward to retreive gun after Greer throws it to floor.
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No hand or arm at Greer's side at 304
Since Greer placed the gun in his left at 242 that begs the question as to whether he ever placed it back on the wheel after frame 278, the last frame the fitted gun is seen before the film pans upward and the hand and gun go missing. At closer examination, there is no hand or arm that comes off the wheel between 303-304. It is a total and complete fake. His hand, at that point is hidden behind Roy's head on the left side. The fake hand is a distraction and occurs at the same time Greer is pushing the gun over the seat to shoot jfk.
303-304 fake hand with no fake arm attachment.LOLOLOLOL
302-306 fake hand starts with 2 dots.
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Frame 278
Note how the film pans upward after the fitted gun in hand goes missing. This prevents viewing of Greer moving the gun to near his shoulder before he turns to fire.
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If you watch the Joseph Bonnano story he explains it was all planned by the mafia. There were shooters in the sewer, grassy knoll, and a couple other buildings. It's a very long movie but it explains alot.
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Bull****, its kind of hard to hide a big ass .44 magnum so nobody could see it, and even then the damage done was way more the a hand gun round could do, without a doubt it was a rifle round that killed JFK !
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man i cant watch these gifs u guys are posting. that **** is nasty.
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damn dude i never knew about this crap i always taught it was that crazy ass oswald who did it. but this is some really interesting stuff.
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The April 11 article "Libraries' familiar faces — Community: After city takeover, readers will still see many of the same librarians" needs a few facts.
Regrettably, you won't be seeing any of the SCV librarians again.
Assurances were made during the Aug. 24, 2010, City Council meeting, and by LSSI, that current employees would be taken care of. Clerical positions were filled that only required a high school diploma.
These weren't librarians. What's the difference? We are professionals, with master's degrees in library and information studies. Just because someone can look up a book title doesn't make them a librarian.
The SCV libraries have 13 full-time professional librarians. We have specialized children and teen librarians. The new library-staffing ratio means we can't all stay.
LSSI assured the residents that the level of services provided to the citizens of Santa Clarita will be at least equal to that currently being provided (pg. 27, LSSI Technical Proposal for the Delivery of Library Services in the city of Santa Clarita).
The contract was for only seven librarians who are not even required to hold a degree.
Frank Ferry said in the March 23 edition of The Signal, the council had community members' quality of life in mind when they decided to secede from the county library system. For us, it has meant layoffs and long-distance transfers. But this is how privatization works. Cheaper help means more profits, not better service.
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I had bananas that were going bad and I had to do something with them or throw them out. I haven't made waffles in a while, so that was what I decided to make. I've made many versions over the years, and when I stared into my pantry, I didn't want to use regular all purpose flour and I had a huge container of oats, so I decided to use a blender to make oat flour. All you do is take a few cups of oats, and blend them for a minute or so until it resembles flour. Measure out the 1 cup needed for this recipe and save the rest in a Ziploc bag or jar for another use. I also saw a jar of wheat germ in my pantry and decided to throw some of that in a blender to get a smoother consistency. Just as with the oats, measure out what you need for this recipe and save the rest for later.
On March 25, Swedes celebrate Våffeldag (Waffle Day).
Observed nine months prior to Christ's birthday, Waffle Day commemorates Mary's conception. How did Mary's pregnancy become associated with waffles? This day used to be called Vårfrudagen (our lady day) in honor of the Virgin Mary, and due to dialect corruptions became Våfferdagen, and eventually the modern Våffeldagen. Thus Swedes enjoy waffles on Lady Day.
Another tale reminds Swedes that migratory birds begin returning to their northern homes around the end of March, and cranes were said to carry sunlight in their beaks. "On Annunciation Day the crane carries light into bed," is a Scandinavian proverb meaning that in early spring there is enough daylight making it unnecessary to carry a candle to lights one's way to bed. Cranes also brought treats and gifts to children (such as dried fruits and oranges) from southern countries, but oddly enough no waffles.
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The other night, I had a night filled with dreams. In theory they were pleasant dreams. But the reality of these dreams wasn't pleasant and left my waking hours filled with sadness and loss.
In general, my dreams are never exactly concrete - they tend to "float" or evolve in unrealistic ways. They don't necessarily make sense or seem possible, but then again they are dreams and they aren't real.
These dreams I experienced the other night involved myself as a young adult with my friends. We were young and having fun and enjoying each other's company. That part of the dream was fine. But that wasn't the primary focus of the dreams.
The main focus of these dreams was my friend Jeremy who passed away last April (you can go here to read more about his death).
Jeremy and I had been childhood friends - close childhood friends. And although we had grown apart as we aged, we were still friends and still had a connection despite our distance.
In these dreams, I kept trying to get close to him and feel him close to me - both physically and mentally. It was weird. It was like I was trying to connect with him. The desperation I felt in these dreams was palpable. It was a longing and a need - and it was never really fulfilled.
Upon waking and going about my day yesterday, these dreams haunted me. They made me sad. They made me hurt. He's not here and I will never be able to connect with him again. I'm not a Spiritual person and I don't necessarily believe in heaven. I don't feel that I know what happens when we die, so I don't "know" that I will "see him again".
I know I will be fine. I know I will be okay. I have grieved his death - it happened nearly 7 months ago. These dreams though bring it back to the forefront. They remind me of my friend and the fact that he is gone. And it just hurts.


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When the marketing team at TCBY began searching for ways to reinvigorate its frozen treat concept in 2005, the research not only improved the current brand, it also led them to launch another: Yovana, a pioneer fresh yogurt concept.
We stepped back and looked at consumer trends and discovered one of the fastest growing categories in a grocery store is fresh yogurt, says David Hall, vice president of marketing for dairy at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, parent company of Yovana. Our research also showed an opening for light meals and healthy lunches, especially focused on working womento give them options beyond salads and sandwiches, Hall says.
Yovana has done just that by offering yogurt bowls, which can be topped with a variety of freshly cut fruits, organic granolas, and mixed nuts, as well as indulgent toppings. There also are yogurt parfaits made with layers of yogurt and toppings; drinkable yogurts made by blending fresh yogurt with fruit; and smoothies made with fresh yogurt, fresh fruit, fresh juices, nutritional boosts, and ice.
There are just two basic yogurt flavors: 96 percent fat free, which has a light vanilla taste; and a fat free, no sugar variety. Toppings enhance and customize the flavor profile. Yovana freezes its fresh yogurt to create more indulgent snacks and treats, which are popular in the afternoons and evenings.
While the TCBY/Yovana team was inspired by grocery store fresh yogurt sales, Hall is quick to point out, This is a much better product than even your highest quality yogurt pre-packed for grocery stores.
We looked for a gold standard in fresh yogurt and realized no one had really done that, Hall says. Thats what weve created with Yovana. The team aimed to create a notion of quality and serenity when naming the new brand, and chose to combine yogurt and nirvana to create the unique concept name.
The yogurt is made in stores throughout the day using secrets Hall wont disclose.
But he does point out that Yovana yogurt is highly nutritious and has more active yogurt cultures than grocery store brands. Most yogurts have two types of yogurt cultures, Hall says. We have seven types of live, active, probiotic cultures.
Yovanas first store in the Phoenix area closed. Two locations remain in the Charlotte and Salt Lake City airports. We gained some lessons there, Hall says of the Arizona store, but it really was the wrong location for us. We remodeled TCBY stores in those airports, and with the high traffic, have been able to gauge consumer behavior more quickly.
Mornings are busiest with customers preferring the yogurt bowls and parfaits as light, healthy, on-the-go breakfasts. The smoothies, drinkable yogurts, and frozen yogurt treats are more popular later in the day.
Store signage promotes Yovana as a TCBY brand. Once a frozen treat powerhouse, TCBY opened in 1981 and eventually grew to 3,000 stores nationwide. TCBY was at its height when trends were toward healthy eating, Hall says. Then people began to gravitate to the ultra indulgentthe Cold Stones and Maggie Moos came on the scene. TCBY added ice cream to compete with premium ice cream brands, but revenue shortfalls continued and forced downsizing to its current 900-store count. Mrs. Fields acquired the brand in 2000.
Now people are coming back and saying, We want to be smart about how we eat, Hall says.
The 2005 research led TCBY to drop its ice cream offerings and focus on the core that once made it successfulfrozen yogurt, albeit an improved recipe compared to the early days.
As consumers become more familiar with Yovana and recognize it as a TCBY brand, the marketing team intends for the separate concepts to strengthen one another.
After a few years honing the brand, Yovana is preparing to open four more stores this year. Some will be in airports, and Hall says company leaders are considering adding more traditional locations. Yovana plans to become an aggressive franchised brand, and more rapid expansion is planned for 2009.
We think the brand can grow to 500 or 1,000 units, Hall says. When you think about how many consumers eat yogurt and where they live. They are all over the U.S., and they are eating significant amounts of yogurt.
Yovana, along with a few new fresh yogurt stores, might be getting a boost from smart marketing of grocery store brands. Yoplait and Dannon Activia are proving successful with print and broadcast ads convincing women of the weight-loss and digestive benefits of yogurt.
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