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Education is a building block for every human being. The knowledge gained from education will remain in our lives forever. This knowledge helps in achieving success. Learning new things every day develops the ideas of discovering new things and gaining more knowledge from it. Life science has been my interest and passion from childhood. From my school days my teachers and parents have motivated and supported my interest in Life Science. Due to this support and encouragement I have gained good knowledge in Life Science.
From my childhood I have been dedicated to pursue my goal in Life Science. From Class five I started participating in quizzes and competitions held related to Life Science and have also won few competitions. Due to this, Life Science has always been my fascination and more of miracle to me. This developed a special flair towards biology and it is that interest that has persuaded me to take Biology as one of the majors in my 12th grade and Biotechnology as a major subject in the course of under graduation.
I had the fortune to pursue my course of Bachelor degree in Biotechnology at R V College of Engineering one of the reputed colleges in Bangalore, Karnataka (India) . The exposure that I have received here, has strengthened my resolve to further explore the field of Biotechnology.
The course is multi-faceted in its content comprising Microbiology, Concepts in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Bioinformatics, Enzyme Technology, Microbial Biotechnology, Food and Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Fermentation Technology and few more. My deep rooted interest in this field has enabled me to obtain first class with distinction marks in all semesters and I am sure that the final results will justify my interests and boost my confidence. Since I have basic expertise in all the above mentioned fields, I am confident to pursue Masters in the field of Biotechnology. Out of which Food and Plant Technology being my major interests.
Confidence and will power are my biggest strengths, which I developed when I took many seminars and presentations in my class, I ensured that they were well explored as they had to be intellectual and crisp and was delivered with confidence in an easily comprehensible language. Other than the theory papers, my undergraduate program had Excellent lab workshops which acted as a catalyst to my desire of assimilating the maximum from the coursework. I have an avid curiosity for delving deep into these subjects and this has motivated me to pursue Master Degree.
During the undergraduate course I got opportunities to participate in many conferences. I had presented a poster on Genetically modified Foods in Second National Conference on Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering held by Society of Applied Biotechnology at Kolhapur, Maharashtra. And also participated in a one week training program on Animal Cell Culture held by OCT Therapies at Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore. This added my interests to explore deeper into the field of Biotechnology.
Apart from the presentations I had also participated and volunteered in many extracurricular activities. I was a part of Creative Organizing Committee in Helix-2011 a techno-cultural extravaganza held at Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore, and also volunteered in 8th Mile a national level techno-cultural extravaganza held at R V College of Engineering, Bangalore 2012.
During my seventh semester I got an opportunity to work under the guidance of Dr. H G Ashok Kumar, Head of Department, Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore. Where I worked on a project titled Saccharification of fruit rinds for the production of ethanol. This project was presented as paper in a conference held by Biozone wherein it received the Best Paper Award by Biozone at IIT Chennai, India.
To further nourish my research interest, I joined INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY BIOLOGICALS, Hebbal, Bangalore, a renowned name in vaccine and animal health industry as a summer intern (2013). I am deeply thankful for having got an opportunity for working in the sero-epidemiology laboratory and vaccine Quality Control Department on the project titled Identification of a pathogenic Clostridium isolate using molecular phylogeny and peptidomics wherein I studied the identification of Clostridium into Species level using advanced techniques like MALDI-TOF MS and 16s rRNA gene sequencing. This industrial experience was enriching, allowed me to view directly all the theory learned in my classes in a practical manner. From this internship, I have got a glimpse of the rigorousness of lab work along with the excitement and anticipation for the pure exhilaration of a positive result.
Education in Germany is subsidized by the Government. It is one of the country which encourages free education. Many Universities provides opportunities to international students for a purposeful cultural mix. Historically Germany is a land for arising new and advanced technologies. In last few years Germany started offering lot of of Technical Programs in English. This program helped many international students to pursue their Masters studies in Germany. Students also have the opportunity to get involved in the ongoing Research Projects at the University and also help them to build career and to earn invaluable experience.
My ultimate aim is to utilize the knowledge and training which I would receive through my Masters degree at your esteem Institute and to work in the Biotech industry where I will look forward to hone and strengthen my practical skills. I hope to create an effectual technology for future, which will add value to human life. I eagerly look forward to join your university as a student.
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The Sprint Cup Series will run its second and final road course race of the season this weekend at Watkins Glen International in Upstate N.Y. The series competed at the Sonoma, Calif. course in June, with Clint Bowyer winning that event.
Australian Marcos Ambrose claimed his first Sprint Cup win at Watkins Glen last year, a race delayed one day due to rain. Ambrose passed Brad Keselowski for the lead during a green-white-checkered finish and then held it for his maiden victory in his 105th start in NASCAR's top series.
Prior to his win, Ambrose had finished either second or third in his three Sprint Cup races at this 2.45-mile, 11-turn course. He also won three consecutive Nationwide races there from 2008-10.
"Watkins Glen is one of my favorite racetracks, and it's definitely been good to me in the past," Ambrose said. "It will always have a special place in my heart, because it's where I got my first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. It's a track that suits my driving style, and I have a lot of success there in both the Nationwide and Cup Series. I have a lot of good memories from our win there last year, and I'm hopeful we can go out and win No. 2 this weekend."
Ambrose's 2011 win at Watkins Glen gave him redemption on the Sprint Cup road courses after victory lane evaded him in previous races. In the 2010 race at Sonoma, he lost the lead after turning his engine off and then stalling on the track while he was trying to conserve fuel during a caution with just seven laps to go. He finished sixth in that event.
Right now, Ambrose is 18th in the point standings. He is also eighth in the wild card rankings. A win at Watkins Glen could put Ambrose in the middle of this year's hotly contested battle for the two wild card spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
"My team has worked extremely hard the last few weeks, and it would be a good shot of momentum for the second half of the season if we could pull off a win this weekend," said Ambrose, who is currently 126 points behind 10th-place Clint Bowyer.
With five races to go before the Chase begins, Kasey Kahne holds the first wild card position by virtue of his two wins (Charlotte and New Hampshire), while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, occupies the final wild card spot after collecting his first victory of the season in last Sunday's rain-shortened race at Pocono.
Gordon is a four-time race winner at Watkins Glen, including three victories in a row there from 1997-99, but he has finished no better than ninth in his last 10 races there.
"The first thing we have to do is have a good-performing car," Gordon said. "We've had that obviously a lot this year. I'll be honest. In the past few years, we have not had that at Watkins Glen. We sort of lost that edge and great performance that we've had in the past when we were winning there at Watkins Glen. We kind of lost that.
"I'm really optimistic, because I feel like we made some great gains at Sonoma this year and had a nice finish there. We qualified good there as well. Sonoma and Watkins Glen are different, but we feel like the test we did at Road Atlanta (in Braselton, Ga.) earlier in the year, the things we're finding to improve the car in performance is going to pay off at Watkins Glen as well."
Tony Stewart holds the record for most wins at Watkins Glen with five. Stewart's most recent victory there came in 2009.
Forty-three teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen.
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, August 12. Race: Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen. Site: Watkins Glen International. Track: 2.45-mile, 11-turn road course. Start time: 1 p.m.(ET). Laps: 90. Miles: 220.5. 2011 Winner: Marcos Ambrose. Television: ESPN. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.

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Roger Goodell, New Orleans Saints will have to agree to disagree in lingering bounty debate
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Anyone who was expecting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to open his annual state-of-the-league press conference Friday with a heartfelt apology to the New Orleans Saints and the city was fooling themselves. Same for anyone hoping he might throw the Saints a bone and give them back their second-round draft pick.
Goodell's stance on the Saints hasn't softened one bit over the past 11 months, and there was no reason to expect that to change now - even while he was gushing with praise over how gracious the city has been as a host for Super Bowl 2013.
So if it wasn't evident before, it should painfully clear by now: In the matter of the great bounty debate, Goodell, the Saints, the fan base and the NFL players association are all going to have to agree to disagree.
I've always hated that expression - as do, I imagine, many of the most strong-willed people inside and outside the Saints' organization who still feel like they were never treated fairly by Goodell and the league.
But in this particular instance, it's pretty much the only thing the Saints can do.
That, and embrace the fact that as of Monday morning the NFL's calendar officially will switch to the 2013 season.
"The beauty of sports is that we have next season," Saints owner/vice chairman Rita Benson LeBlanc said after attending Goodell's press conference Friday. "And I am so happy to see the enthusiasm that Coach (Sean) Payton has, Drew Brees and all of our team for next year. But we are a team to be reckoned with next year."
That's the attitude the Saints organization has opted to take - whether they're truly willing to forgive and forget or just eager to move on.
Payton made similar comments last week after being reinstated by Goodell following his season-long suspension.
And LeBlanc said Payton and Goodell made similar comments Thursday night while both attended a party hosted by Owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle in City Park, with many of the league's elite in attendance.
"The strength of the league is that we have many very strong personalities. And our focus collectively is on the good of the game," LeBlanc said. "At our owners party last night, Coach Sean Payton and Roger were happy, excited to move forward and talk about how great New Orleans is this week.
"And our commissioner is deeply attached to New Orleans. Back when we reopened the Mercedes-Benz Superdome after Katrina, although (former commissioner Paul) Tagliabue gets so much credit, Roger was his guy on the ground for that. So his passion for New Orleans is not something that's forgotten."
Likewise, Goodell spoke highly of his admiration for New Orleans on Friday - both in his opening statements, where he thanked city leaders and referred to the city as "bigger and better than ever" and when he was asked about the reception he's received this week.
Though Goodell hasn't exactly been bumping elbows with the common fans around town, he has been made aware of the various displays of displeasure toward him. And he generally seemed to get a kick out of them.
"I couldn't feel more welcome here," Goodell said. "My picture, as you point out, is in every restaurant. I had a float in the Mardi Gras parade. We got a voodoo doll. (But) I'm serious, really, the people here have been incredible. The last couple of nights I've been out with a lot of the people that I worked very closely with following the Katrina tragedy, and we celebrated the work that we did then, but what we did is we all reflected on how great that was that we worked together, and they couldn't be nicer. They couldn't be more welcoming, and the same is true with fans."
Goodell even stressed that he understands and appreciates the way the fans feel about their team.
"I understand the fans' loyalty is to the team. They had no part of this," Goodell said. "They were completely innocent in this. So I appreciate the passion. I saw that for myself when we were down here for Katrina, and it's clear that that's what they're all about. So I support the fact that they're passionate in supporting their team."
Alas, Goodell showed no such sympathy for the Saints' organization when it came to the bounty investigation.
When asked if he has any regrets about the way he's handled things over the past 11 months, Goodell said:
"Let me just take a moment and get back and make sure everyone is clear on the record. There is no question there was a bounty program in place for three years. I think that that is bad for the players, for the game, and I think the message is incredibly clear, and I don't believe that bounties will be part of football going forward. That's good for everybody. I do think that message has come through clear.
"As it relates to the regrets, I think my biggest regret is that we aren't all recognizing that this is a collective responsibility to get them out of the game to make the game safer. Clearly the team, the NFL, the coaching staffs, executives and players, we all share that responsibility. That's what I regret, that I wasn't able to make that point clearly enough with the union, and with others. That is something we are going to be incredibly relentless on."
Goodell reiterated that stance when asked about why he didn't consider giving the Saints back their second-round pick.
"The reason why we're not returning any of the draft choices or any of the discipline is because it occurred, and it should not have occurred," Goodell said.
And Goodell also expressed once again Friday that he disagreed with Tagliabue's decision to vacate the Saints' player suspensions during the appeals process two months ago.
Goodell's firm stance on his bounty findings weren't surprising. But it's still a shame that he has never once shown a willingness to concede that his extreme punishments and portrayal of the Saints' actions didn't match with the players' actual actions on the field.
Payton admitted last week that he learned to appreciate some of Goodell's viewpoints, especially after he had a productive 4 1/2-hour meeting with the commissioner last week. Goodell, meanwhile, has never made such concessions.
On a wider scale, when Goodell was also asked about the NFLPA's desire to have an arbitrator handle off the field issues, he said that's a power "that we're not going to relent on."
"It is very important for us to maintain our integrity and our brand. We expect that the people that are involved with our game from the commissioner to the players to the coaches will uphold those standards," Goodell said. "When there are violations along those lines, they impact on the integrity of the game. That is something that the commissioner has had the authority on for several decades, several versions of the CBA, and that is not something that we're going to relent on.
"That is the commissioner's role, and you can hold me accountable for it, and I will stand by my decisions."
That particular debate probably will continue to wage for years, as the dissension between Goodell and the players seems greater now than ever before.
And in that sense, the Saints' bounty case will continue to leave its mark on the NFL for a long time to come.
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He's a douchenozzle. Period.
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I completely loathe Der Kommissar and will to my dying day.
There is no disagreement on that.
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I want to know why that bar with a sign warning of low clearance, marked "MAX. HEADROOM" was not not only 36 inches high.
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He's an idiot.
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Has the formula for a viral video been discovered?
Yes, according to the author. This is another great post from social media guru Jeff Bullas.
This is a very thorough article that will have you re-working your business stories so they go viral.
The author breaks down the components step by step, with practical ideas for incorporating the actions into your material.
Go read this post that takes all the mystery out of what makes a video/story go viral. I'm looking forward to working with his advice and seeing what happens!


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Since I didn't get a chance to blog before the game, here's a link to the A's notebook that will appear in Saturday's paper. The pregame update will return Saturday …
It was a lively A's clubhouse after a four-run rally in the ninth provided a 7-5 victory over the White Sox that snapped a 10-game losing streak.
A few snippets of what was said:
From new manager Bob Melvin, who got his first win with Oakland:
"Did you see everybody up on the railing (in the ninth)? They did that on their own. At the beginning of the inning, everybody that was on the back of the bench came up on the top rail because everybody had a good feeling about the way we were playing tonight."
From Scott Sizemore, the hero with a three-run double in the ninth:
"These guys have been through a rough stretch, and I've only been here five days now. To get a win, it's just a great feeling."
From closer Andrew Bailey, who notched his first save of the season:
"It's a bit of a relief. Bob Melvin said the past is the past and we're going to play for today. But somewhere in the back of your head, you know we've lost 10 straight. It's nice to get off that skid and hopefully start a 10-game winning streak."


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HINCKLEY – As eighth-graders, Hinckley-Big Rock seniors Lauren Paver, Andrea Binkley and Caitlin Flanigan watched as the Royals' girls basketball team won its second straight state title in 2010.
They were eager to join a suddenly storied program but aware of the pressure that comes with coming after a dynasty.
Throughout the next four years, H-BR kept adding to its trophy case, and Thursday, the Royals won their eighth consecutive regional title in dominant fashion, beating Harvest Christian, 62-35.
"These kids that are seniors came in after we won the state tournament twice, we had 11 kids in the program, and we had a lot of talent and went to the super-sectional that year," H-BR coach Greg Burks said. "It had to be kind of a scary experience for them (coming in as freshmen), but at the same time, maybe they learned a lot about what it takes to compete."
Without Paver's 30-point effort, in which almost every drive to the hoop led to a basket or a foul, and a smothering defensive effort in the second half, the game certainly wouldn't have been so lopsided.
The Royals (16-13) led, 13-11, after the first quarter, and when point guard Jacqueline Madden went to the bench in the second quarter with foul trouble, Paver was forced to take over. The senior scored 11 of her team's 15 points in the quarter, all on drives or free throws. A three-point play just before the buzzer gave H-BR a 26-25 halftime lead.
"[Paver] was really focused," Flanigan said. "She got some fouls on their big player, and that gave us some opportunities. When they collapsed on her, she had options to dish out."
The Royals led off the second half with an 11-2 run, spearheaded by nine points from Paver, before Madden took over, harassing the Harvest Christian (15-11) backcourt defensively while scoring 10 of her 14 points in the second half.
The Royals allowed only 10 points in the second half on Paver's dominant offensive day. Plenty of her points came in the halfcourt as she assertively drove to the basket, but plenty others came in transition off of defensive stops.
"It was people getting the rebounds, and me just driving down and making the layups, finishing it," Paver said. "The whole team did it."
For the eighth consecutive time, the Royals will head to a sectional, where they will play Morgan Park Academy at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harvest Christian in Elgin.
If the Royals win Tuesday, they'll play in their seventh sectional final in eight years. Plenty of the recent success, Burks said, goes to those kids who came into an intimidating environment as freshmen and learned to play from one of the most successful teams in area basketball's recent history.
"Lauren Paver had a great night and has developed into a very quality player for us, … and I just can't say enough about Andrea Binkley and Caitlin Flanigan," Burks said. "They come out every night, they take the defensive assignment that we need them to take and they get the job done. You look at what we've done to win regionals the last two years, they get the job done even if they never score a point."


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6213 Innocence Investigations - JEU/DOW- 18081
David Dow (FACULTY)
Cassandra Jeu (CLINICAL FACULTY)
Credits: 2
Course Areas: Practice Skills - Clinics and Externships
Constitutional and Criminal Law
Time: 4:00p-6:00p Th Location: 215 TU2
Course Outline: Innocence Investigations:
Innocence Investigations explores the substantive law, investigative techniques, and post-conviction appellate remedies applicable in non-capital (non-death penalty) cases. Lectures will cover topics such as: Texas criminal statutes, state/federal habeas law, clemency proceedings, investigative techniques, and capital trial strategy.
Although the same substantive material is covered in both Innocence Investigations and Death Penalty Clinic, the classes differ in terms of the type of case work performed by students. In addition to attending lectures, students work on actual criminal cases. Students assess inmates' files to determinne whether they have viable innocence claims; investigate inmates' claims of actual innocence; and assist attorneys in providing post-conviction legal assistance once those claims are verified.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
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Death Penalty Clinic and Innocence Investigations meet in the same classroom. STUDENTS CAN REGISTER FOR EITHER INNOCENCE INVESTIGATIONS OR DEATH PENALTY CLINIC, BUT CANNOT REGISTER FOR BOTH DURING A SINGLE SEMESTER. However, students are permitted to take Innocence Investigations one semester, then Death Penalty Clinic some subsequent semester (or vice versa) for a total of four substantive credit hours. Please direct any questions to Professor Cassandra Jeu.
Prerequisites: Yes Completion of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law
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ANCHORAGE -- The Anchorage Museum Association has begun an international search for a new director and chief executive officer of the association and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. The new director will replace current Museum Director James Pepper Henry, who recently accepted a position as director of the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
The search is expected to take several months. Pepper Henry will remain as Anchorage Museum director until July 5.
The Anchorage Museum is the largest museum in Alaska and one of the top 10 most visited attractions in the state. The museum's mission is to share and connect Alaska with the world through art, history and science. Learn more at www.anchoragemuseum.org.


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Courier Article by Erika Qualls
Sunday, July 26, 2008
If You're Into 'Twilight,' You'll Like These Books, Too
Chances are if you have been paying attention to the media or any pre-teens/teens in your life, you have caught on to the Twilight phenomena. My little sister has been reading and re-reading this series since the books started gaining popularity a couple of years ago. For a while now, I have let her keep reading her beloved series, but lately I have been checking out books that contain the two elements that she loves about Twilight: love and fantasy.
If you aren't familiar with the Twilight books, there is a love triangle between mortal Bella, vampire Edward, and werewolf Jacob. If that intrigues you, then check out the Gemma Doyle series by Libba Bray. A Great and Terrible Beautyintroduces the reader to Gemma whose mother has recently died in late 1800's India after meeting a mysterious man in the market. Due to her father's addiction to laudanum, Gemma is sent to Spence Academy in England where she becomes involved in The Order with three other girls and they travel to the Realms. The sequel, Rebel Angels, introduces the love triangle between Gemma, mysterious Kartik, and aristocratic Simon Middleton. Gemma's struggles in the Realms and in her personal life conclude in A Sweet, Far Thing.
If you are more into modern-day fantasies, Melissa Marr and Holly Black both have written urban fantasy series that mingle mortals with fairies. Marr's first book in her series, Wicked Lovely, introduces Aislinn, a mortal girl surviving her junior year in Huntsdale, Pennsylvania while hiding the fact that she can see fairies. Over the course of this book and its sequels, Ink Exchange and Fragile Eternity, Aislinn is torn between mortal life and the faerie realm, her mortal boyfriend and the faerie king she must one day marry.
While the premise of Black's series, beginning with Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, is similar to that of Marr's series, the two authors create two separate worlds that enchant and haunt the readers as they travel to faerie lands. Black's heroine, Kaye, has been a faerie all her life, but has not known it. As her skin begins to peel off to reveal green pixie skin, she meets the dark and dangerous Roiben who is torn between two worlds himself. A sudden tragedy will make Kaye realize the difficulty of straddling the two worlds and decisions must be made that will affect Kaye and Roiben's lives forever. The series continues with Valiant and Ironside.
For those of you who can't seem to get enough of vampires and werewolves, however, check out these titles: Evermore by Alyson Noel; House of Night series by P.C. Cast; Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz; Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause. Older fans of Twilight may enjoy the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris; Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series; Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. Happy reading!
Erika Qualls is the Popular Materials Center Supervisor at the Central Library.


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Local advocates for young people say they're disappointed with receiving a fraction of the funding they had hoped for from Merced's City Council, but say they remain resolved to keep pushing next fiscal year.
Advocates drew up a plan in April asking for more than $400,000 to bolster the Parks and Recreation Department, which has seen years of cuts. On Monday the council opted to redirect $24,000. From which department wasn't specified. That same amount of money would cover repairs to the recreational building at McNamara Park and utilities fees for a year. But the city wants a nonprofit and volunteers to run the building. If no nonprofit steps up, the building would remain closed.
Crissy Gallardo, a community organizer with Merced Organizing Project, said many of the people who attended meetings and pushed for more cash were disappointed by the outcome. "For them to feel like their voice wasn't heard, our youth voice wasn't heard, our community wasn't heard, was a big disappointment," she said. "But it also motivated us to continue to do the work we're doing."
More discouraging, she said, was the feeling that City Council members were not seriously considering the proposals of Invest in Our Youth, a campaign made up of several nonprofits that serve young people. Members of the campaign drew up the $400,000 proposal for youth services.
Advocates tried for months to get city leaders to find cash to create more recreation and job skills programs for young people around Merced. After the housing bubble burst and the recession hit Merced, the city was faced with several years of budget shortfalls. City staff saw layoffs, and services for the Parks and Recreation Department were slashed.
The overall budget for parks and recreation programs this year is about 40 percent of its size in 2005-06, the last year before the recession took hold. Since then, the department has had to manage with a considerably smaller staff and fewer program offerings.
Michelle Xiong, youth coordinator for Building Healthy Communities, was also disappointed by the outcome of Monday's meeting. But Xiong said she sees a silver lining in more underrepresented groups of people getting involved in city government. "We are encouraged that a traditionally quiet population came out and spoke," she said.
The Invest in Our Youth campaign got a $9,900 assist from the California Endowment, which paid for radio and print advertising related to the youth funding effort. "What we're supporting is an advocacy campaign that young people are worth supporting," said Brian Mimura, a program director for the California Endowment. "We do believe that the city can be doing more."
During the council meeting Monday, Councilman Michael Belluomini proposed a plan that would cut about $170,000 from other departments to benefit youth programs. The motion did not receive support from council, aside from a 'yes' vote from Councilman Noah Lor.
Belluomini pointed to about six months of town hall meetings, budget study sessions and council priority-setting meetings, where speaker after speaker addressed the council and asked for more money for youth programs. "Why did we take all that input if we didn't intend to let it affect the priorities of the council?" he asked on Monday.
Micaela Stanley, a 17-year-old resident who attended Monday's meeting, said she wanted to see the council come through with more money but that she is undeterred. "We'll be back next year," she said. "We didn't fail; this is just the beginning."


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McIlroy recognised by European Tour
Rory McIlroy has been named European Tour player of the year for 2012, adding the accolade to the PGA Tour gong he received earlier this month.
McIlroy won twice on the European Tour in 2012 - with the US PGA Championship co-sanctioned by both major tours - as he cemented his status as the world No. 1 over the course of the campaign. He also won the money lists on both the European and PGA Tours - replicating Luke Donald's feat from 2011.
The high level of his performances was duly noted by the judging panel.
"Everyone who knows me knows how special the 2012 season was," said McIlroy. "A couple of wins, including a major, and consistent performances in big events all helped me win the Race to Dubai for the first time. To win that was a massive highlight of an amazing season, and I hope it will be the first of many.
"Now, to have been named as The European Tour Golfer of the Year puts the icing on the cake.
"It is a very special honour indeed and you only need to look down the list of players who have preceded me as the winner of this award to see precisely why - quite simply, it is a Who's Who of golf and I'm delighted to now be a part of that in the history books.
"We play golf because we relish the opportunity to win major championships and world-class tournaments around the globe. But when we do that, to be recognised for these achievements is a great thrill and I thank all the members of the panel who voted for me."
Elsewhere, there was good news for Colin Montgomerie - after it was announced that the Scot is one of two active players who will be inducted into golf's Hall of Fame next year.
Fred Couples is the other man set to receive the honour.


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Associated Press Release
ATLANTA (AP) -- Police are continuing their search for two men depicted in sketches who are suspects in the abduction of a 14-year-old Georgia girl.
Ayvani Hope Perez was abducted early Tuesday from her suburban Atlanta home. A suspected kidnapper called her family, demanding money and drugs in exchange for her release, according to a court document released Thursday.
After a 36-hour ordeal, the suspected kidnappers finally called the family around midday Wednesday and said Ayvani would be dropped off at a relative's home in Conyers.
The girl was found safe and in good health at her aunt's home.
Police on Wednesday arrested two men in connection with the case. But police say they're still searching for the two suspects depicted in the sketches, who they say were involved in the abduction.
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By: KATE BRUMBACK
ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) -- Police records show that the mother of a 14-year-old kidnapping victim was arrested in the same drug case as one of the men arrested in the girl's disappearance.
Two men are in custody after police say Ayvani Hope Perez was taken at gunpoint from her Ellenwood home early Tuesday. She was found safe on Wednesday.
Police had said that the crime appeared to be random. But arrest records show that one of the men in custody, Juan Alberto Contreras-Rodriguez, was arrested in a drug bust at a Henry County home in February 2012. A judge later dismissed the drug trafficking charge.
Ayvani's mother, Maria Corral, was arrested in that same bust, though she was never indicted and the case was dismissed. It was not immediately clear why Corral and Contreras-Rodriguez were at the Henry County home together.
Associated Press Alert
ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) -- Police chief: Girl abducted from Ga. home during robbery found alive; 2 suspects in custody.
Associated Press Release
ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) -- Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl after they say home invaders abducted her from her house south of Atlanta.
Police early Tuesday morning were stopping cars and checking them during an all-out search for the girl.
Clayton County police say the two men entered the Ellenwood home through a back door around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Officer Phong Nguyen said the home invaders demanded money and jewelry. When the woman said she didn't have any, one of the men shot and killed the family dog.
Police say they then took 14-year-old Ayvani Hope Perez, described as Hispanic, with brown eyes and black hair. She's 4 feet, 9 inches tall and 93 pounds. She was wearing pajama bottoms and a "Superheroes" shirt.
Police say the men left in a grey Dodge.


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"Of all the disciplines, history -- the study of the folly and achievements of man -- is best calculated to foster the critical sense of what is permanent and meaningful amid the mass of superficial and transient questions which make up the day-to-day clamor."
- John F. Kennedy
History illuminates every aspect of the human experience -- politics, economics, religion, social issues, art, and war. Consequently, a history major comes to understand society in a comprehensive way. The study of history mines the storehouse of information about the past and orders that knowledge in logical and meaningful ways. It thus shapes our human memory and so equips us to think critically and constructively about the present and our connections to the past.


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Newsweek sinks its talons into Rudy Giuliani.
ADDED: On Giuliani's relationship to Bernard Kerik:
Giuliani's loyalty to his last police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, bordered on the blind. The two men had come to know each other when Kerik, acting as an off-duty cop, drove Giuliani during his first mayoral campaign in 1989 (Giuliani lost to Dinkins). Kerik was the sort of diamond in the rough Giuliani appreciated—a tough street cop who got things done. Giuliani has insisted that he did not know about Kerik's questionable dealings with two businessmen with alleged mob connections. City hall records reviewed by NEWSWEEK suggest that the mayor may have been briefed on some of these problems just before Kerik was appointed commissioner. But Giuliani has said he has no memory, and his tight palace guard remains close-mouthed. ("There were mistakes made with Bernie Kerik," Giuliani said earlier this month, adding that Kerik's wrongdoing should not outweigh his crimefighting successes.)
That's quite mild — from a big cover story in a prominent newsweekly that seems aimed at digging up all the dirt on Giuliani.
There's a reminder of Giuliani's use of government power to retaliate against a museum that exhibited art that offended him:
He was outraged at an art show at the Brooklyn Museum called "Sensation." The exhibits included a picture of a black Virgin Mary surrounded by bits of pornography and a pile of elephant dung. Giuliani ordered the museum to shut down the show or lose its city subsidy. He lost in the courts; the show went on.
Newsweek connects this to his support of a priest


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That's very nice for you to say, but what would you do if like him you were behind on your mansion payments ?I agree, but right now he seems to be focused on saving money instead of redirecting learning curriculum.
Given what's been happening [bbc.co.uk] in southern Thailand [abc.net.au] of late, that's probably not the best choice of metaphors.I think what the guy has realised is that a cheap laptop is certainly not going to be some silver bullet in the heart of bad education.
The new Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont [wikipedia.org], is a born-and-raised military man. He seeks to strengthen Thailand. I suspect that spending large sums on outside technology which will tend to increase the influence of outside media (such as the US and China) leads him to take a dim view of the OLPC project, along with the other cancelled and soon-to-be-cancelled educational initiatives. I don't think this action is related to the cancellation of the open source policy.I fear that you're wrong, and the guy is just a conservative technophobe
He seeks to strengthen Thailand. I suspect that spending large sums on outside technology which will tend to increase the influence of outside media (such as the US and China) leads him to take a dim view of the OLPC project
Well in that case he really screwed up, since one of the biggest distinguishing features of the OLPC is its conspicuous lack of corporate influence. Apparently he doesn't realize that whole thing is explicitly designed to facilitate the creation of new media by the children and customiz
A realist would argue that it is easier to shout "Corruption!" than to look honestly at the flaws in your own program. A realist would remind you that any administration grows weary of the zealot who cannot believe he has lost his case on the merits.
$500 is not expensive but also is not cheap. There are better uses for that money.
As well, how much can an elementary-school kid get out of a laptop besides playing some games and doing e-mail? Playing games and sending e-mail can be learned in a day. They do not require the kid to own a laptop. He can
I think they show real insight when fearing little return on the effort because teachers are poorly trained. Heck, even in wealthy countries teachers consistently have no computer smarts (my sister is a teacher, she hasn't a clue!). Compound that with a techie-Linux platform (I love Linux, but for the mass public, with minimal background and training?) and this program was running off the rails from the beginning.
There are excellent examples of schools in the United States where huge investments in technology for schools showed no tangible gains in students' profieciencies and at the same time examples of poor schools shifting emphasis to basics, discipline, and community with strong academic results.
Technology for technology's sake is just that, but not much of a salve for third world economies, at least not by giving a laptop to every child. I think this is actually a positive development because it has (had) so many ways it could have gone wrong allowing companies like Microsoft down the road to point fingers at Open Source as the culprit, and if only Microsoft had been chosen to save the world.
(For the record, this whole OLPC effort would be just as much of a train wreck with Windows, just a whole heck of a lot more expensive.)
It hasn't even started yet. It may be a failure, but to declare it a failure is like declaring who has won the 2010 World Cup today.
The OLPC may go to more places than developing countries. There are a number of places that are doing a trial of the system.
With Libya's order going through they have enough to get serious volumes being made. Once they show that then other countries, including richer developed countries may be interested. OLPCs may work well as text book readers. How much does the average school system in a US spend on textbooks per student per year? Who can say now whether some of these uses will take off.
The OLPC may fail, but it hasn't failed yet and it is silly to describe it as having failed before it's even been tried.
More to the point, what criteria were set at all for the program? All I see, looking at the laptop.org web site, are a bunch of fuzzy "Think of the kids!" generalities that talk about how wonderful it would be for the world's poorest kids in the remotest regions to have laptops. Not because there's hard evidence to show that having a laptop will substantially improve the quality of education for these kids, but because it'll make them feel good, and give them a sense of responsibility.How do you know the OLPC program is a failure? What criteria were set for it to be a success that it hasn't met yet?
That's right! Little Juan, Choudary, and Byung-Sun need a "tool" with which to think -- and I thought it was called a "brain". No, they need a window into the world, and a way to learn learning through independent interaction and exploration! Never mind that all of that can be accomplished *without* a $100 laptop in the hands of each child. Want a window into the world? Get them a good library with a few current events publications, and a computer lab with a few internet connected computers. You can build a heck of a good public school library (or 2 or 3) for $50 million dollarsWhy do children in developing nations need laptops?
Laptops are both a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to learn learning through independent interaction and exploration.
Where to begin?? To compare a $100 dollar laptop with a pencil that literally costs pennies is ridiculous. And the final argument, that warm-fuzzy-hot-chocolate-lump-in-your-throat claim... "It's important that the kids OWN something to maintain through love... and care." Awwwww.... how can we say NO to that?! Once again, footballs, dolls, and books don't cost $100 per child.Why is it important for each child to have a computer? What's wrong with community-access centers?
One does not think of community pencils--kids have their own. They are tools to think with, sufficiently inexpensive to be used for work and play, drawing, writing, and mathematics. A computer can be the same, but far more powerful. Furthermore, there are many reasons it is important for a child to own something--like a football, doll, or book--not the least of which being that these belongings will be well-maintained through love and care.
Makes my mind boggle. By this same logic, anything that hasn't been tried, no matter how stupid, far-fetched, or wrong-headed, should be tried. After all, if it hasn't been tried, it's silly to predict that it will fail, right? Might as well just spend the 50 million dollars and see what happens!The OLPC may fail, but it hasn't failed yet and it is silly to describe it as having failed before it's even been tried.
You seem to be making the mistake that (every/the) receiving country is totally in a deplorable state and has needs lower in maslov's pyramid.
Actually, no, no I'm not. The OLPC site specifically says that children from the "poorest" and "most remote" places would stand to benefit. "poorest" and "most remote" does not mean "urban, modernized, and reasonably well developed." But, even if I concede your point that it's only geared towards students in fairly developed countries, that still doesn't answer t
Was Thailand a member of NATO or otherwise a US ally during the Cold War? No. Therefore, it is not a "first world" country. Was it a member of the Eastern Bloc? No. Therefore, it is not a "second world" country. What's left? The "third world," aka "everywhere else." Thailand is a third world country.
By the way, as far as categorizing countries by prosperity goes, I've heard of really poor countries being called "fourth world," not third.
OLPC original definitely is not just a text book reader, dude. By considering redirecting the target market, seems like you're admitting
There are a few more:
But outside of that I guess you are right. I don't cook, so I can't say much about your recipe theory. I would only add news to the list, but that's hardly necessary, and all that matters will eventually propagate through traditional means anyway.
It depends on the person.
Some people aren't into DIY, so they use the web to look for someone to buy from.
Some people are into DIY and use the web for things other than shopping.
In my case, some of the things I have used the web for are:
Probably not the things a person in a developing country might look for, but that is because I don't live in a developing country. It does demonstrate that the web is a useful reference library, and I contend that the web contains information that is useful to a person in a developing country, that they would otherwise miss out on.
For example I've heard of villagers using the web to monitor world prices for various crops they grow, placing them in a stronger bargaining position when the people they sell to try to understate prices.
I don't think there is any question that the developing world needs the Internet. The question is how to best get it to them. Many people seem to view the Internet as a luxury, which it is if used for entertainment or amusement. The flip side of the Internet is textbooks, meteorological reports, market prices and the like, which are necessities for anything but a subsistence life style. Maybe people in developed countries take these necessities for granted, so don't notice the Internet's role in providing them?
If not OLPC what then? Information can be distributed on paper but as the volume and timeliness of information picks up the Internet is cheaper. OLPC seems like a cute misnomer for "Internet without infrastructure".
It is not permitted to fail in a Thai school. So, the teachers either keep testing and testing until a pass is obtained, or they simply make the lowest grade a pass, and distribute the rest of the marks accordingly. I know, because I was forced to do this. The Thais need to focus on sham. And as far as I know, the Thai university system is not accredited.
In the provinces, things are the same, except not nearly as wired.
No bravery. He cut projects of the PREVIOUS government. They had a coup a few months ago, the army appointed the current government. It's traditional to cut the previous administration's pork barrel projects to make room for your own.
Stage a coup d'état [wikipedia.org], perhaps?An education minister that's taking serious steps to increase the quality of education in his country instead of just throwing money at useless projects? How do we get him appointed to the US cabinet?
An education minister that's taking serious steps to increase the quality of education in his country instead of just throwing money at useless projects? How do we get him appointed to the US cabinet?
A representative of the Junta will be happy to appoint your candidate as soon as they have assumed power.
And who said Juntas were all bad?
According to the OLPC wiki [laptop.org] the concept is more than simply giving computers to children "to somehow make them learn more." Instead they write: "While the technical aspects create a platform for change, the real benefits will come from improved educational practice enabled by immersive access to connected laptops." So, no claim that simply giving children laptops lets schools off the hook.
Sounds a lot like "to somehow make them learn more" to me. Just a lot of hand waving.
Look, I've seen some
A lot has been said here about the $100-$150 OLPC. Less about the cost of the infrastructure needed to support it. Instructional materials. Internet access. Teacher training and so on--and perhaps not enough about whether the machine is best described as a general-purpose laptop, a PDA or an e-book reader.
The rich get rich, and the poor get poorer. The haves get more, the have-nots die.


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By Sam Mamudi
The leading stock indexes all closed up Monday, making it a month of gains as well as a pretty good 2012.
After rising 1.7% on Monday, the Standard & Poor's 500 index (SPY) registered a December gain of 0.7% to close 2012 up 13.41%. This month's rise wasn't enough to prevent a 1% fourth-quarter loss, the first year-end decline since 2008.
Despite the gain, the S&P is still almost 9% off its record closing high, 1,565.15, on Oct. 9, 2007.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) finished up for the fourth straight year, rising 7.26% in 2012. Today the index rose 1.3%, its largest final-day of the year percent gain since 1974, and it closed up 0.6% for December. It too, however, finished the year with a whimper, losing about 2.5% in the final quarter. The Dow is still 7.5% off its all-time closing high, 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007.
The difference between the S&P and Dow this year was 6.15 percentage points which, as I noted earlier, is the biggest gap between the two since 2002.
The Dow's top performers in 2012: Bank of America (BAC), up 108%; Home Depot (HD), up 47%, and Walt Disney (DIS), up 33%. The worst were Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Intel (INTC), which fell 45% and 15%, respectively, this year.
As for the Russell 2000 index, that's up 14.63% in 2012, and also saw 2.1% today, a 3.3% gain in December and a 1.4% gain in the fourth quarter. The index stands 1.8% off its record close of 865.29 on April 29, 2011.
I'll be back ahead of the opening bell on Wednesday. Happy New Year, everyone.


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Venus shines in the southwest as the sky gets dark tonight. It's the brilliant "evening star," so you can't miss it. Despite its nickname, Venus isn't really a star at all — it's a planet — the brightest one visible in all the night sky.
The brightest true star in the night sky is low in the southeast at the same hour: Sirius, the leading light of Canis Major, the big dog. The "Dog Star" arcs across the south during the night, and sets in the wee hours of the morning.
Sirius looks so bright for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it really is a fairly bright star — more than 25 times brighter than the Sun. And for another, it's less than nine light-years away, which makes it one of our closest stellar neighbors.
Sirius shines so brightly in part because its surface is thousands of degrees hotter than the surface of the Sun, which gives it a pure white color.
When combined with the star's size and mass, the temperature tells us that Sirius is burning through the hydrogen fuel in its core in a hurry. As a result, it'll live a much shorter life than the Sun will. When its fuel is used up, the star will cast its outer layers into space, leaving behind only its small and dense but extremely hot core: a white dwarf.
That fate has already befallen a companion to Sirius, which is too faint to see through the glare of Sirius itself without a telescope. In fact, a telescope maker discovered the companion just 150 years ago. More about that tomorrow.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nevada junior infielder Karley Hopkins and San Diego State junior utility player Lorena Bauer have been named Mountain West Softball Co-Players of the Week. This is the first career MW weekly accolade for Hopkins.
Hopkins recorded five multi-hit games as Nevada posted a 3-2 record at the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah, over the weekend. Batting from the leadoff position, the Sparks, Nev., native went 14-for-20 (.700) at the plate with three doubles and one walk during the five-game span. She drove in four runs and scored nine more, while adding two stolen bases.
On Friday, Hopkins opened tournament play with a 3-for-5 performance in a 14-6 win over BYU, tallying three RBI, four runs scored and two doubles. She was perfect at the plate against Idaho State later that day, driving in one run, scoring once and stealing two bases in the 5-4 loss.
On Saturday and Sunday, Hopkins went 5-for-7 with three runs scored, one double and one walk as the Wolf Pack split a pair of outings with a 13-7 win over Weber State and an 11-1 loss to Utah Valley. In Sunday's 6-4 win over Utah, Hopkins went 2-for-4 with one run scored to finish the tournament with slugging and on-base percentages of .850 and .714, respectively.
Defensively, Hopkins recorded 12 assists and five putouts without an error while splitting time between shortstop and second base.


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Anyone interested in sharing there erotic fetish. Something that makes you rock hard..let me know what it is and ill share mine
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Anyone interested in sharing there erotic fetish. Something that makes you rock hard..let me know what it is and ill share mine
I've recently strted sounding and hope to move on to CBT and elec stim. Only problem is the cost of the equipment.
Nipple torture for me does it every time! Someone pushing pins through my nipples while I'm blindfolded and tied up!
very sexy..mine is watching a baseball game where a sexy player gets hurt and writhes in pain. I like to have sex to it
hahaha. Good fetish. Pain can be very hot!
Identical twins, or guy's self sucking.
A masculine jackoff buddy around my age with big fleshy hands, sausage fingers, nails bitten or clipped to the nubs and plenty of experience in mutual masturbation.
the thought of a hot dude in nothing but socks and a baseball cap jerking off gets me rock hard
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This is my fetish.
Also love hairy guys
Well, I don't know if "fetish" is the right word, because I have SO MANY . . . but the truth is that I only download / save / jerk off to porn vids that meet some pretty strict criteria. I don't know why, I'm not a weirdo, honest, but the vid has to meet ALL of these criteria or else I just delete it:
No shaving - the guy/guys need to have a hairy (i.e. natural) bush and armpits
You have to be able to see the guy's face when he cums
You have to be able to see the guy's armpits when he cums - again, they can't be shaved.
One guy has to make the other one cum - he can't just jerk himself off
The guy has to be vocal, e.g. moans and groans
The guy has to give a warning to say that he's going to cum
The guy has to have his shirt totally off - not just lifted up a little
If any one of those things are missing, I just delete it. So, in that way, I guess those are ALL fetishes. Crazy, right??
(Don't feel too bad for me, though - I still have around 60Gb of porn saved up, lol)
In no particular order:
*Men with hairy arms and legs
*Calloused hands
*Wide, meaty feet with hairy tops
*Guys who playfully bite my lip and tongue when kissing
*Thick cocks with fat heads
*Small ears (just something about it)
*Nice, hairy ass
*Light nipple-play (sucking, nibbling)
*Slow, sloppy blow-jobs
*Licking and sucking a hot pair of feet, fresh out of sweaty socks
*Rimming a clean, yet musky hole
Damn hot!!!!
ya he is hot..i get so horney when some of them get hurt..love watching the pain on there faces and looking at how there pants ride around there dicks
pain on a ball players face is hot
I got a few...
My biggest fetish is intense nipple sucking & chest worshipping. I also love the idea of underwater sucking and fucking. Urethral sounding also turns me on. Not doing it, but watching it is hot. And I also like licking and sucking on toes and feet.
Absolutely love WAM -- wet and messy. Especially messy. Pie fights. Head dunking into big buckets of goo. Slime poured over the head and onto the face. Doing it with a partner is the best.
Also love long silky hair on guys. Instant hard-on.
One of mine is sadistic, humiliating a man by making him my cuckold.
Mix it with an interracial factor (cuck and lover being opposites) for extra kink points.
I guess I am thinking odd things I enjoy.
Small cocks
Big ears
Dbag guys with diamond stud earrings
I am sure there is more.
Thins I enjoy: being spanked and/or whipped in superskintight jeans, wearing jeans so tight my tool and balls are on display, wearing 5-inch heeled pointed toe cowboy boots, being forced to behave like a dog while being whipped, being spanked and then wanked three or four times by angry man, being paraded in skintight jeans and shirtless so whipmarks are displayed,, being handcuffed to a parking meter wearing only supertight jeans and shortless so whipmarks show
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I love cum on food or in a shot glass. Basically I like cum presented to me as nourishment, mmmmm. I find acting like a dog slave to a master really hot, and I love sucking big hairy pecs like I'm being breast fed. I also love big balls, THICK dicks, and brown guys (latino, Arab, indian).
Guy's feet what else would guys expect from serial footman Zanadu .. see my section to get an idea!
Totally my fastasy fetish too!


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"The fiscal 2013 budget reaffirms our strong commitment to building a better Metro system, one that is safe and more reliable," said Metro Board Chair Catherine Hudgins. "The budget enables Metro to continue its efforts to rebuild the system and introduce new service initiatives to improve the traveling experience of our customers."
General Manager and CEO Richard Sarles said, "In addition to continuing the ongoing efforts to rebuild the Metro system with new and upgraded equipment and increased preventive maintenance efforts, the newly passed, balanced budget provides funding for better bus service and more rail service for thousands of Metro riders."
The $1.6 billion fiscal 2013 operating budget allows for expanded rush hour rail service, additional police officers, improved escalator preventive maintenance, advancement of the worker fatigue management program and continued compliance with National Transportation Safety Board recommendations and preparation for the start of Silver Line service in late 2013.
Specifically, beginning June 18, WMATA will introduce Rush+ service, which benefits more than 100,000 rail riders with increased, rush hour rail service. Rush+ will provide more frequent train service at 21 stations and new transfer-free commute options for many customers on the Orange, Blue, Yellow and Green lines.
The capital budget supports Metro Forward, the massive rebuilding effort to improve safety and reliability including major projects to replace tracks and track components, repair tunnels and infrastructure, upgrade stations and facilities, rehabilitate or replace escalators and elevators and purchase new buses, railcars and MetroAccess vehicles.
The nearly $1 billion capital budget for fiscal 2013 includes a slate of projects directly related to improving safety and reliability and better service for customers. The capital budget consists of contributions from the federal government and WMATA's jurisdictional partners.
The board also approved the six-year, $5.7 billion Capital Improvement Plan (fiscal 2013-2018), which includes projects to advance NTSB recommendations, including track circuit replacements and the replacement of its oldest railcars, the 1000-series fleet, with new 7000-series cars. Additional projects will include replacement of 88 escalators throughout the system and a new electronic payment program that will allow customers to pay transit fares directly at the faregate or farebox using contactless Smartcards


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YORK, Pa. – The York College softball team earned two wins against Wesley College in a much needed Capital Athletic Conference sweep. The Spartans snapped their 12 game losing streak with a 16-0 victory in five innings and then came from behind in the seventh inning for a 9-8 win.
The Spartans record now stands at 6-20 overall and 2-2 in the CAC. The Wolverines falls to 10-12 and 0-2 in the conference.
The Green and White offense made a statement in game one. York opened up the day with a three-run inning. Both Hannah Hugel (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) and Aryn Johnston (Bowie, Md./Bowie) were walked. Jena Ruby (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) flew out to centerfield, but her hit allowed Hugel to score. Two batters later, Sara Thacker (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) stepped up to the plate and hit a bomb over the fence and put the Spartans up 3-0.
Wesley had no answer for a strong Spartan defense in the top of the second. The Wolverines went three up, three down.
In the second inning, the Spartan bats continued to be hot. York scored eight runs and made sure to take advantage of three Wolverine errors. Vanessa Mendez (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) was the first Spartan of the inning to score. She reached home off a single up through the left side from Hugel. Johnston came up next and ripped a single right up the middle of the field, allowing Brooke LaBell (Stanhope, N.J./Lenape Valley) and Jessica Canami (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) to cross home plate. A few batters later and after a Wesley pitching change, Payton Hill (Staunton, Va./Fort Defiance) bombed a right field triple that led to three more Spartan runs. Senior Sarah Harris (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) helped Hill get home with a ground out to shortstop. Mendez was able to score the final run of the inning after the Wolverine catcher tried to throw out Canami stealing second.
The bottom of the third saw the Spartans add three more runs and take a 14-0 lead. Johnston doubled to centerfield and Hugel was able to score her third run of the day. Hill drilled a single up the middle, which allowed Johnston to score. Thanks to a fielding error by the Wesley second basemen, Harris was able to reach first base and Ruby scored a run.
The Wolverines still had no answer for the Spartans. To close the game out, York added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. LaBell scored the 15th run of the game off of a Johnston double and Johnston scored after Ruby singled up the left side.
Leading the booming Spartan offense was Johnston. She finished the game 3-for-3 with four runs and four RBI's. Hugel was also solid, going 2-for-3 with one RBI and three runs.
Freshman pitcher, Morgan Levine (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills), earned the win. Levine pitched all five innings, allowing zero runs on four hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.
Kayla Fromal led the Wolverines struggling offense. Fromal was 2-for-2 from the plate, but did not record any runs or RBI's.
In the circle, Sarah Saunders was credited with the loss. She allowed eight runs, on five hits and two walks on one inning. Taylor Hendricks came in to pitch the remaining three innings and allowed eight runs on seven hits.
The second game was much different then the first. The Wolverines were not ready to give up, even though they were held scoreless in their first effort.
York was able to get on the board first. The Spartans opened the nightcap with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Johnston continued to look strong with a solid double to left field that allowed Hugel to sprint around the bases to home plate. A Wesley error by the left fielder allowed Thacker to reach first base and helped Johnston record a run.
This time though, Wesley had an answer for the Spartans. The Wolverines scored five runs, on four hits in the top of the second inning to take a 5-2 lead.
Despite falling behind, the Spartans hung in the game and were able to tie it up in the bottom of the third. Johnston hit another shot out to center field and helped Hugel finish another trip around the bases. Hill stepped up two batters after and nailed a homerun that allowed Johnston to score.
The top of the fourth saw the Wolverines take back the lead. Wesley took advantage of a throwing error by the Spartans and was able to score a run and go up 6-5. The Wolverines added two more runs to their lead in the fifth inning. Another Spartan error cost the Green and White.
York battled back in the bottom of the sixth inning, cutting the Wesley lead to one run. LaBell nailed a hit up the middle of the field, allowing Canami to score from first base. A few batters later, Ruby flew out, but LaBell was able to tag up and score a run.
In the top of the seventh, the Spartans defense was able to hold the Wolverines. Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, York dug deep and was able to come from behind for the victory. Stepping in as a pinch hitter, Terra Diehl (Hanover, Pa./Hanover) got a nice piece of the ball for a single to right field. Cara Rubinaccio (Boonton, N.J./Morris Knolls) scored the tying run off of Diehl's hit. Freshman Kayleen Bell (Herndon, Va./Westfield) scored the winning run, speeding home off of a wild pitch.
Hugel and Johnston once again paced the Spartan offense. Hugel finished game two 4-for-4, with two runs scored. Johnston was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI's. Also adding to the Spartans offense was Hill, going 2-for-4, with one run and 2 RBI's.
Senior Cory Urkuski (Mohnton, Pa./Twin Valley) earned the win for the Spartans. Urkuski pitched the final 2.1 innings, allowing zero runs on three hits and recording two strikeouts.
Leading the Wolverine offense in game two was Brooke Minemier. She finished the game 3-for-4 from the plate, with two runs.
Wesley pitcher, Taylor Hendricks, recorded the loss. Hendricks pitched 6.1 innings. She allowed nine runs on 14 hits, with one walk and one strikeout.
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday as they travel to take on Frostburg St. for an important CAC doubleheader. Game one is set to start at 3:00 pm.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel's security cabinet held a crisis meeting on Monday. The reason: the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinians since Friday.
Earlier the weekend, Tomer Hazan (20) was killed in an Arab village. He was buried on Sunday (photo). Hours later, a Palestinian sniper in Hebron shot and killed another soldier, Kobi Gal, also 20-years-old.
Gal was shot as Israeli soldiers battled a violent Palestinian mob that was hurling stones and firebombs at Jewish worshippers visiting the Tomb of the Patriarchs, burial place of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah.
Hazan's killer has already been taken into custody, while the sniper that killed Gal is currently being hunted by Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, the slayings are likely to have a major impact on the renewed, but faltering US-driven Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel is demanding that for the time being, Israel release no more Palestinian prisoners.
But Palestinian officials, who have failed to openly condemn the fresh killings, insist Israel has committed to freeing the jailed terrorists, and must fulfill that promise if the peace talks are to continue.
The White House released a statement reading: "This violence and terrorism are unacceptable. they undermine efforts to create a positive atmosphere that is necessary for progress in the peace negotiations."
The violent deaths of the two soldiers has also overshadowed the current Feast of Tabernacles festivities in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his condolences to the two bereaved families and stressed the need to combat terror at all times.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is positive that star midfielder Jack Wilshere will recover quickly from his latest injury problem.
The midfielder took a kick in the north London Derby and Wenger confirmed in his press conference that the England international has suffered mild inflammation to his ankle, and that he will face up to three weeks out, putting to rest the fears that he could miss the rest of the season.
Wilshere's latest injury concern has come just months after his full return to fitness after 17-months out with a persistent ankle problem.
The injury means that Wilshere will miss the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich and the Premier League tie at Swansea on Saturday.
The midfielder will also miss England's World Cup Qualifiers in the upcoming month, but he may return to fitness for the Reading game at the end of March.
Despite the injury, Wenger is positive that the 21-year-old will return by the end of March.
Speaking to the club's official website, Wenger said: "Hopefully for the Premier League he will only miss one game because after [the Swansea game] is an international break and hopefully we can slowly prepare him.
"At the moment I noticed in the last two games he had to dig deep because he played 30 games [including his preparation matches].
"For us it is not welcome, but maybe for him it is not too bad that he has a little breather.
"It is more about prevention. We trust people who are specialists in this area and they told us we have to stop him for a short period."
Arsenal will undoubtedly miss Wilshere as they look to overturn a two-goal deficit in the Champions League round of 16 second leg tie with Bayern Munich tomorrow evening, but Wenger insists his side can cope without their influential midfielder.
"Of course, you ideally want him there with us [in Bayern]," added Wenger.
"He was out for 17 months and we had to deal with it, so we must be able to do it for two or three weeks."
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An Ohio man is facing a felony drug charge after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized a garbage bag full of marijuana buds and stems during a traffic stop in the state's capital.
Troopers stopped a 2002 Ford Expedition with Ohio registration for failing to display a front license plate on Livingston Avenue in Columbus at 4:57 p.m. Monday.
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A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a garbage bag containing nearly 1.5 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $3,000.
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What about Penny? How does she feel about her aunt when Ellen confides in her? These two young girls, who are growing into womanhood, somehow are unable to understand the real relationship that existed between Edie and Jim. Love? They hardly know the meaning of this word; but can only think how this kind of information, and how they interpret it, can influence their individual lives. This is their secret, a secret which unites them as it separates them.
The emerging of the Lowell story, emphasizes the contrast which must be obvious: A poorly adjusted couple played against the backdrop of Chris and Nancy Hughes, two people who were, who are, who always will be in love one with the other, and who thru this love can solve almost any problem which presents itself. The audience will find in Chris and Nancy identification, great identification. In the Lowell family we hope the audience will not only find compelling drama, but in some small way, just maybe, it will keep one mother or one father from rearing another Jim Lowell.
This, then, is the broad base of our storyline. We would like to stress the point that "AS THE EARTH TURNS" is not a melodrama. It is the story of people. It might as well be said that the life of each one of us is a serial story. Heredity and environment shape our destinies. As it is true of us, so it is true of the Hughes family and the Lowells. The experiences of these people are as predictable as the changing seasons, and as unpredictable as nature itself. What happens to them happens to so many of us who are subject to the many influences, pressures, of everyday living in this particular era - an era that is breeding insecurity, fear, almost futility. But as long as there is a springtime and a harvest, as long as the earth turns, nothing is futile.
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Tebow threads are less played out than Braylon threads. Ughhh.
Per roto...
Braylon Edwards will be demoted in favor of Golden Tate (knee) if the latter makes it through practice without a setback this week.
Edwards struggled to separate from Cardinals CB William Gay in the opener while Patrick Peterson shadowed Sidney Rice. NFL Films analyst Greg Cosell noted that Edwards looked "slow" in the preseason compared to Randy Moss. Edwards can be dropped in all formats.
Tebow threads are less played out than Braylon threads. Ughhh.
Yay!! Another Braylon thread!!
Good job.
Oh yeah. If he's cut, sign the beast!!!!
but but but we're nothing without him.
*cue the braylonites*
inb4 Jordy, Vin & Paradis
Get on the Stephen Hill bus
In other news, Stephen Hill was NOT demoted.
Cut Tebow, sign Braylon, he's so good with Sanchez. Yadayadablablasameprocedurelikeeverythread.
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We ALL love the post game back flips
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Bring him back on the Flight Crew...
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I.F. Stone Reports: The Pentagon and Peking
Like Vietnamization, the new China policy had its covert beginnings in the Johnson Administration. A cable from Johnson to Ambassador Lodge in Saigon, which turned up in the Pentagon Papers, is evidence of an earlier recognition in Washington that the Sino-Soviet split might offer useful leverage in power politics. It was dated March 20, 1964, 1 and spelled out the reasons for delaying any open attack on North Vietnam. Johnson added as "an additional international reason for avoiding immediate overt action" that "we expect a showdown between the Chinese and Soviet Communist parties soon and action against the North will be more practicable after than before a showdown."
When the air war against the North began in 1965, it was accompanied by friendly "signals" to Peking. In December, 1965, Johnson modified travel restrictions to allow the heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White and other famous doctors to visit Communist China. The following year athletes, teachers, and members of Congress were added to the list of the permitted. This was the first step toward ping-pong diplomacy. Johnson's State of the Union message in 1967 expressed the hope of a reconciliation with Communist China and said the US had no intention of denying Peking's "legitimate needs for security and friendly relations with her neighboring countries."
How enviously Johnson must have watched Nixon's arrival in Peking on TV! How unfairly treated Johnson must feel! Nixon had been allowed in, though his visit, like the wheeler-dealer's first friendly feelers, had also been preceded by a sharp escalation in the air war. That old suspicion of downright racial prejudice against him may have recurred to Johnson. He may have felt that those snobbish Mandarins, like us mean Eastern intellectuals, just don't cotton to little old country boys with a Texas accent.
There are bigger stakes than the Vietnam war involved in the new entente with China. Another of Washington's neo-Maoists, Secretary of Defense Laird, touched ever so lightly upon them in his new "defense posture" statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee. "As we evaluate the strength of Soviet and Chinese weapons development and deployments," Laird said, "we must also take into account in a realistic net assessment the fact that they face some considerable constraints." The first—and the foremost—he cited was that "the Soviet Union and Mainland China must deploy hundreds of thousands of troops to their Far Eastern border."2
Tito was an ideological diversion, the first break in the once monolithic world communist movement, but an altogether minor shift in the East-West military balance. But Mao's defection is a major change in the power equation. It means that the USSR must deploy and plan its forces for war on two fronts, both major. It faces the same threat of military encirclement that was Germany's nightmare before World Wars I and II. The Soviet Union was spared…
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thoughts of Shooting Feral Deer
Anyway this is the offending tweet. "Beautiful antlered stag in the garden, browsing on the shrubs border. "Oooh", said all the family. I just wished I had my 12 bore handy". It seems that some animal rights groups had considered this an offencive comment for an MP to make. I accept that reference to a 12 bore was wrong. It should have been a .22 or some other rifle. Someone I know once did shoot a deer with a shotgun - a truly dreadful thing to do. He never did it again. In the interests of completeness, I should add that I've not shot anything for over 40 years, though I have 'shot at' grey squirrels and a horrid feral cat with an airgun. Always missed. But when it comes to deer in the garden, I can still think about shooting them. I thought it was a Mirror joke to begin with - but No. The complaints were for real. So now I'll be right up there with Prince Phillip in the public consciousness. Unfortunately I do not have a gun, or a gun licence - so it can be no more than a dream. I suppose I could buy a bow and arrow. I am after all the reigning Parliamentary Archery Champion.
Deer are a nightmare in our garden. Escapees from nearby Powis Castle have established wild herds of Red and Fallow Deer numbering thousands. Every year, a few of them sneak into our garden, usually during very early hours, and home in on our most valued shrubs. Adding insult, they normally just spit out the severed bits uneaten. Always go for the variegated Aralias and choicest bamboos. During the spring/summer, I hide a switched-on radio in the middle of the borders all night to put them off. Even change the station to prevent them becoming addicts of certain programmes. Friend of mine told me he thought subjecting them to listen to John Humphrys grilling hapless politicians was more cruel than shooting them. Anyway, I wonder what the Mirror will make of this. Something like "Heartless Tory makes joke of killing Bambi". I expect my career to survive.
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Nice one Glyn
Not only do you have to fight off the wind farm developers who wish to trash our countryside - but now you will have all the deer huggers after you !
- Sun Nov 18, 08:29:00 pm
- Roy Norris said...
Must be a slow news time for the Mirror!
- Sun Nov 18, 11:29:00 pm
Any chance that Sally Bercow could be caught in your garden?
- Tue Nov 20, 12:36:00 pm
Just so that u know Glyn, I didn't tip off the media on this story...
- Tue Nov 20, 04:35:00 pm
PS Glyn, will you and your good wife and perhaps the rest of your brood be joining David Cameron and his family in Bugarach in France this December ... oh, from around December 19 through to December 23, 2012; maybe a bit longer to see 2013 in? You could hire a camper and just park it in the village square or up a side street. Just wondering.
- Tue Nov 20, 04:39:00 pm
... and don't forget to pack a 12 bore "just in case" a fluffy doe blowing estrogen scent walks by.
- Tue Nov 20, 05:23:00 pm
There is a very good purveyor of grey squirrel paté in Ruthin. It's sold 'under the counter' and you have to ask for it in Welsh. It's delicious. I understand it not only helps our growing red squirrel population but it's local, fresh and most importantly delicious. Would you like some?
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I have a lot of veins in my calves and ankles that come to the surface during pregnancy. They do it earlier and bring more friends with them each time. Right now I have several patches that just burn unless I am lying down. (and then my nose gets stuffy and I can't breathe )
Wearing compression hose helps a little. Last night I used cold packs to be more comfortable. Walking makes me not notice it, but I end up swelling worse from being upright. Having to sit in the driver's seat and drive is the worst. I do keep my left leg propped up on the dash board. I know how very safe.
Anyone have any other ideas to help with this? I've got at least 11 more weeks to go and I know it only gets worse from here on out.
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The blood pressure is not the problem. That's a pretty common number in pregnancy. (I was just at the midwife's office today, and mine was about the same.)
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North Canton Councilman Mark Cerreta wants council to take its time on a proposal to ask voters to approve a new park levy.
Council plans to vote on putting a five-year 1.5-mill park levy on the May ballot just two days before the Feb. 5 state deadline to submit it to the Stark County Board of Elections.
Councilman Mark Cerreta, At-Large, said he wants to see more information on what the city administration would do with the levy funds and the current state of the park department's expenditures and capital needs. He said he hasn't yet decided how he'll vote.
"I want to see the numbers," said Cerreta, who added that he asked for the information two weeks ago. "Is this something we can cut out of the budget?"
Council President Jon Snyder, Ward 4, said gathering that information will take time, so a vote can't take place until Feb. 3.
He said the Stark County Auditor's office has determined that if approved by the city's voters, the levy would raise about $532,043 a year and cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $52 a year.
Snyder said the levy would reduce the park department's reliance on the city's general fund, which has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars from a significant cut of local government funding from the state and the repeal of the estate tax.
Separately, Councilwoman Stephanie Werren, Ward 3, presented a proposal to end the requirement that the council clerk keep verbatim transcripts of council meetings.
Law Director Tim Fox said an assistant to the clerk hired through a temp agency spends the bulk of her time listening to recordings of council meetings and typing up transcripts of the meetings.
State law only requires cities keep minutes that describe what was said in a meeting so the public can understand the rationale behind the decisions.
Fox said removing the requirement of verbatim transcripts for council meetings and for the city planning commission and zoning board of appeals would free up city staff for other administrative tasks. He said only a few residents like former councilman Chuck Osborne request the transcripts, which Fox said taxpayers spend hundreds of dollars per meeting in staff time to have transcribed.
Fox said if anyone wants to know what exactly what was said they can listen to an audio recording of the meeting.
Osborne said it's worth the staffers' time because it provides an accurate and lasting record of what occurred in a council meeting. He said technology can change and the media that the council meeting audio is recorded can become obsolete rendering them unusable in 10 or more years.
rwang 1/21/14 Werren also unveiled a proposal for council to hold its legislative and committee meetings on the same nights, so council only has to meet twice a month rather than four times a month.
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Meridian, Miss. The countdown to Christmas is in full swing. With less than two weeks left until Christmas, officials with the Salvation Army office in Meridian say there's a need for more volunteers.
"We have more this year than last year, but nowhere near what we need."
Major Walter Strong heads up the local Salvation Army which directly serves: Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba and Kemper Counties. He's talking about the number of volunteer bell-ringers that are needed as part of the agency's annual Kettle Campaign.
"We have a little than 3,000 hours of bell-ringing; so, we need a lot!"
With that many hours, and roughly a half dozen groups with some of their members to volunteer, Major Strong is reaching out to church and civic groups, or even individuals to volunteer.
"If you are a group, and you can get five people to stand two hours you've got the whole day covered. If you only want to stay one hour then you find ten people."
With volunteers based at a number of stores throughout three of the counties it serves, Major Strong says there are simply not enough volunteers, and that's why the agency has no choice but to pay some individuals to do the job.
"We do pay, and a lot of those that we pay are actually working for their Christmas, and what they will provide for their children and stuff, but we could save a whole lot of money. I've told our board that if we had all volunteers we would save $25,000 to $30,000 a year."
From now until Christmas Eve volunteer bell-ringers are needed for each Monday through Saturday. To volunteer you can go by the Salvation Army office which is located off B-Street in Meridian or call it at 601-483-6156.
The goal for this year's local Kettle Campaign is to raise $115,000. As of Tuesday the agency had raised $47,000. The donations are used to fund services that are provided by the local Salvation Army throughout the year.


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JEFFERSON VALLEY, N.Y. – An unknown white man in his 30s robbed TD Bank in Jefferson Valley on Monday afternoon while at least one customer and several employees were inside, Yorktown police said.
The man was wearing a tan baseball cap and dark colored Nautica jacket at the time of the robbery, police said. Police described him as between 5'7 and 5'10 with a slim build.
No weapon was displayed and no one was injured during the robbery, a statement from police said.
The suspect passed a note to a bank teller around 4:52 p.m. that said he had a handgun and asked for money, according to Yorktown Police Lt. Richard Malan.
The teller gave the man an unspecified amount of cash, Malan said.
"He fled the scene on foot," Malan said. "That's all we have right now."
TD Bank, at 3660 Lee Blvd., was taped off Monday at about 5:45 p.m. while Yorktown Police and Westchester County Department of Public Safety Crime Scene and K-9 units were on scene.
The Yorktown Police Department Detective Division is conducting the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Yorktown Police Department at 914-962-4141 or the Detective Division number at 914-962-3856. People wishing to remain anonymous can also call the Yorktown Police Department Tips Line at 914-962-8477.
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This session will bring together conservation organizations with experience or interest in developing tourism products as part of their conservation programmes and representatives of tourism companies. It will provide an overview on three main subjects in tourism development: (1) The ecotourism potential of a site; (2) Safety in ecotourism products (3) Tourism marketing. For each theme a professional tourism business from different sides of the tourism sector will be the resource person for the participants. For more information see the attached flyer.