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A Vermont man was recently charged with several fish and wildlife violations. Kenneth Bacon Jr, 30, of Barton, allegedly shot from a vehicle on a public road on November 30 in Craftsbury and then fled as wardens attempted to apprehend him, putting one warden in danger of serious injury.
Wardens with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department were in Craftsbury at the time conducting an operation in response to several recent complaints of illegal road hunting and poaching activity in the area.
Bacon was apprehended in Barton on Saturday, December 7. He was issued tickets and citations for possessing a loaded rifle in a motor vehicle, shooting from a motor vehicle, attempting to elude a game warden, taking deer in closed season, and reckless endangerment.
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WASHINGTON - The nation's governors emerged from a meeting with President Barack Obama Monday claiming harmony, only to immediately break into an on-camera partisan feud in front of the West Wing.
Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal lashed out first, saying if Obama were serious about growing the economy he would approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and take other executive actions.
Instead, Jindal said, Obama "seems to be waving the white flag of surrender" on the economy by focusing on raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10, up from $7.25. "The Obama economy is now the minimum wage economy. I think we can do better than that," Jindal said.
Jindal's statements were the kind that Republicans often make on television appearances or at partisan events. But his colleagues had been instead expressing wide agreement and appreciation for the president's time. Some of the governors began shaking their heads, and Hawaii Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie began audibly mumbling to others around him even as Jindal was speaking.
Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy took over the microphone from Jindal and responded sharply, "Wait a second, until a few moments ago we were going down a pretty cooperative road. So let me just say that we don't all agree that moving Canadian oil through the United States is necessarily the best thing for the United States economy."
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican who chairs the National Governors Association and supports Keystone, earlier said she asked Obama when the administration would decide whether to allow it and he told her there would be an answer in the next couple months.
Malloy said the white flag statement was the most partisan of their weekend conference and that many governors support a minimum wage increase.
"I don't know what the heck was a reference to white flag when it comes to people making $404 a week," Malloy snapped. "I mean that's the most insane statement I've ever heard."
Jindal did not the back down. "If that's the most partisan thing he's heard all weekend, I want to make sure he hears a more partisan statement," Jindal responded. "I think we can grow the economy more if we would delay more of these Obamacare mandates."
As the news conference broke up, Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, vice chair of the governors association, called Jindal a "cheap shot artist."
The public dispute came after Obama addressed the group in the State Dining Room and appealed for their help to advance his economic policies that stand little chance of winning passage on Capitol Hill.
"Even when there's little appetite in Congress to move on some of these priories, on the state level you guys are governed by practical considerations," Obama told the governors during a meeting at the White House. "You want to do right by your people."
The president pressed in particular for states to act on their own to raise the minimum wage and expand access to early childhood education, two initiatives that have gained little traction in Congress since Obama first introduced them last year.
Several governors are seen as potential presidential candidates in 2016. Obama made light of the speculation about the race to replace him, saying he "enjoyed watching some of you with your eyes on higher office size up the drapes, and each other."
Not every governor met Monday with the president.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the NGA meeting early to attend his daughter's birthday and prepare for a budget address.
Facing multiple investigations in a political-retribution probe in New Jersey, the Republican leader also skipped a Monday news conference by the Republican Governors Association, which he leads.
Associated Press writers Nedra Pickler and Jim Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.

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SAN DIEGO - April 18, 2013 (Investorideas.com newswire) - Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), disclosed that a poster presentation entitled: "Extracorporeal Exosome Removal: A Therapeutic Strategy to Address an Evolutionary Survival Mechanism Shared by Cancer and Infectious Viral Pathogens," is being presented today at the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) 2013 conference being held in Boston, MA. Dr. Annette Marleau, Director of Tumor Immunology at Aethlon Medical will give the presentation. Information related to ISEV 2013 can be accessed online at: www.isevmeeting.org
The Aethlon presentation discusses the specificity of the Aethlon Hemopurifier® to address evolved glycopathogen targets that are instrumental in cancer and infectious disease progression. Significant points addressed in the presentation include emerging knowledge of exosome secretion, which is a notable feature of malignancy owing to the diverse roles of these particles in tumor-mediated immune suppression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and resistance to therapeutic agents. As cancer-secreted exosomes remain a critical target not addressed by drug therapies, the Company is expanding the potential utility of the Hemopurifier® to include cancer. In this role, the Hemopurifier® provides an adjuvant strategy to improve current and emerging cancer treatment outcomes without adding drug toxicity. To date, pre-clinical Hemopurifier® studies have validated the capture of exosomes underlying breast cancer, metastatic melanoma, ovarian cancer, lymphoma, and colorectal cancer.
The Aethlon Hemopurifier® consists of the lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) immobilized in the outer-capillary space of a plasma membrane device that is compatible for use with standard CRRT and dialysis units. GNA-based capture is mediated by unique high mannose signatures abundant on the surface of cancer-secreted exosomes as well as glycoproteins that reside on the outer membrane of infectious viral pathogens.
In human studies of treatment naive HIV and Hepatitis-C (HCV) infected individuals, Hemopurifier® therapy demonstrated average viral load reductions of greater than 50% during single four-hour treatment applications. A three-treatment Hemopurifier® protocol combined with interferon-based standard-of-care resulted in undetectable HCV in as little as seven days in hard-to-treat genotype-1 patients. In this same clinical program, post-treatment elution studies documented the capture of up to 300 billion HCV copies by the Hemopurifier® during a single six-hour treatment. A human feasibility study to initiate HCV human studies in the United States is pending IDE approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Based on human treatment experience and exosome capture validations, the Company has identified candidate research centers to conduct a Hemopurifier® therapy study in cancer patients.
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Aethlon Medical creates innovative medical devices that address unmet medical needs in cancer, infectious disease, and other life-threatening conditions. Our Aethlon ADAPT™ System is a revenue-stage technology platform that provides the basis for a new class of devices the rapid, yet selective removal of disease promoting particles from the entire circulatory system. At present, The Aethlon ADAPT™ product pipeline includes the Aethlon Hemopurifier® to address infectious disease and cancer, and a medical device being developed under a 5-year contract with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to reduce the incidence of sepsis in combat-injured soldiers. For more information, please visit www.aethlonmedical.com.
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The Aethlon Hemopurifier® is a first-in-class medical device that selectively targets the rapid clearance of infectious viral pathogens and immunosuppressive proteins from the entire circulatory system. In the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV), human studies have demonstrated that Hemopurifier® therapy may improve immediate, rapid and sustained virologic response rates when administered in the first few days of standard-of-care drug therapy. In addition to accelerating viral load depletion, post-treatment analysis of the Hemopurifier® has documented the capture of up to 300 billion HCV copies of HCV during a single six-hour treatment. Access to Hemopurifier® therapy is available on a compassionate-use basis through the Medanta Medicity Institute (Medicity), a leading center for medical tourism in India. The Medicity is offering treatment access to infected individuals who previously failed or subsequently relapsed standard-of-care drug regimens. The Hemopurifier® is also being offered as a salvage therapy to infected individuals who suffer a viral breakthrough during standard-of-care therapy. U.S. studies of the Hemopurifier® are currently pending approval of an IDE submitted to FDA.
The Aethlon Hemopurifier® and Cancer
In addition to the opportunity to address a broad-spectrum of infectious viral pathogens, the Hemopurifier® has been discovered to capture tumor-derived exosomes underlying several forms of cancer. Tumor-derived exosomes have recently emerged to be a vital therapeutic target in cancer care. These microvesicular particles suppress the immune response in cancer patients through apoptosis of immune cells and their quantity in circulation correlates directly with disease progression. Beyond possessing immunosuppressive properties, tumor-derived exosomes facilitate tumor growth, metastasis, and the development of drug resistance. By addressing this unmet medical need, the Hemopurifier® is positioned as an adjunct to improve established cancer treatment regimens.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Century-old shop houses, twisting alleyways and temples scented with incense still pulsate with the pursuit of old trades and time-honored rituals of families who have lived in Bangkok's Chinatown for generations. But probably not for much longer.
Jackhammers and cranes are closing in on one of the last historic quarters of Thailand's capital as developers and city authorities pursue plans to build subways and high-rises — with little thought to preserving heritage.
The story is common amid the rapid economic development across much of Asia that has raised living standards for millions. But the relentless drive to build, modernize and emulate the West — combined with a mindset that equates the old with backwardness — has already consigned many traditional communities to rubble, and with them a way of life.
"There is more than just the architecture to preserve in the community. If these old buildings are demolished, the people will go. So will the lifestyle and culture. And that is irreplaceable," says Tiamsoon Sirisrisak, a researcher on culture at Bangkok's Mahidol University.
Authorities often say clearing old city quarters is justified because the structures are often decrepit and unsanitary. But while those who move may be pleased with more modern housing, running water, proper toilets and cleaner surroundings, they also often regret the loss of their old neighborhoods.
Rapid urbanization, weak legislation, corruption and even some religious beliefs have contributed to the trend. Most Asian cities have ignored recommendations to leave their traditional cores intact and bring modern development to outer areas, as many European cities have done.
—Old Phnom Penh survived war and the Khmer Rouge terror, but more than 40 percent of some 300 French colonial buildings that gave the Cambodian capital its unique character have been destroyed over the past two decades. In 2004, Prime Minister Hun Sen tore up a zoning law that had kept the city low and green, giving the go-ahead to erect high-rises anywhere in the capital. One of his ministers said tall buildings would attract tourists.
—In neighboring Vietnam, demolition of Rue Catinat, a street in the historic heart of Ho Chi Minh City, is proceeding block by block, driven as elsewhere by skyrocketing land prices. A Vietnamese-French urban research agency found that at least 207 heritage buildings have been destroyed or defaced in the last decade. The city's last colonial-era department store is to be replaced by a 40-story complex this year.
—Only slivers of an earlier Hong Kong remain, hemmed in by a dense cityscape. In a model that China itself has followed, Hong Kong's transformation was propelled by the former British government selling off land to developers who rooted out both the traditional Chinese quarters and the legacies of Imperial Britain.
Experts generally agree that China, which boasts the longest continuous architectural lineage in history, ranks first when it comes to wholesale eradication of material heritage. Raging against the feudal past, the Red Guards destroyed thousands of historic sites during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s. In the economic boom that followed, the destruction continued if not intensified.
The flattening of historic cores of cities across China, from Kunming in the south to Kashgar in the far west, is Asia's greatest "cultural atrocity," said James Stent, an American involved in heritage preservation in China and Thailand.
The bulldozing of old Kashgar, a fabled way station along the Silk Road and one of the world's finest examples of a traditional Islamic city, began in 2009 and is all but complete. City authorities said the clearance was necessary because earthquakes could topple the old houses.
A 2011 survey revealed that 44,000 — or a fifth — of some 225,000 important cultural sites in China have fallen victim to construction. And a broader definition of cultural heritage that includes ordinary communities is new for many Asians.
"In China, they will preserve a temple but raze everything around it," Stent says. "You don't want little islands of culture, you need to protect larger areas and the whole fabric within them but make them vibrant so people can make a living there."
In Beijing, modern structures and roads have replaced some 60 percent of the city's inner core, with its narrow alleyways and traditional courtyard residences, says Matthew Hu, a leading Chinese conservationist who heads The Prince's Charity Foundation China.
"Modernity is really defined by modern Western culture, so when people consider modernity they want to get rid of things from the past," says Hu.
Although the scale and speed of this destruction appears greater than in Western countries, in many respects Asians are "simply mirroring similar dynamics from the West," that took place long ago, says Erica Avrami, director of research and education at the New York-based World Monuments Fund.
In New York, elegant homes and public buildings in midtown Manhattan were razed in the early 20th century. And in Europe, where many historic buildings were destroyed by bombs during World War II, researchers found that even more of them were leveled by bulldozers in the three decades that followed.
Asia's younger generation in particular seems uninterested in preservation.
In tropical Thailand, only palaces and religious structures were constructed of substantial materials and deemed worth of preserving, while domestic architecture, mostly of wood, deteriorated rapidly and is rarely renovated.
"The idea that you preserve the old wooden house of your grandfather or grand-grandfather is not in the Thai psyche," said Euayporn Kerdchouay of the Siam Society.
Scholars note that a basic Buddhist tenet views the world as a place of constant change, and thus the faithful tend to downgrade the notion of permanence. Many Buddhists believe donating to build a new pagoda or shrine will earn them greater merit than renovating old ones.
In Bangkok's Chinatown, 40 old shop houses have been torn down to make room for a subway station intended to ease traffic. Structures up to 12 stories high will rise in their place.
Sirinee Urunanont, a third-generation Chinatown resident and community leader, says Chinese media have come to film and report on traditions and lifestyles that don't exist in their country anymore. Her quarter, Charoen Chai, is famed for handcrafted joss paper products used in festivals and funerals. These include replicas of gold bars, limousines and other creature comforts to accompany the dead into the next world.
"The culture, traditions, you don't see them anymore. They have been lost. So the Chinese media comes here to see them," said Sirinee.
Some excellent examples of preservation do exist, often driven by tourism. These include the 17th century "machiya" townhouses in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, Beijing's The Temple Hotel, an award-winning, four-year restoration effort, and the campaign to save the British colonial buildings of Yangon, Myanmar.
But even some success stories have downsides. Malaysia's George Town was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 for its blend of Asian and colonial architecture, and tourists flocked in and probably saved it from demolition. But longtime tenants were replaced by boutique hotels, cafes and restaurants, and the population dropped from 50,000 to less than 10,000.
"People don't understand that the inner-city residents have kept our traditions alive," says Khoo Salma, a leading Malaysian conservationist. "This has happened to many world heritage sites, where they have become a playground for others and no longer the people's city. We don't want the soul of (our) city to die."


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A months-long investigation of academic fraud at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds the problems were confined to wrongdoing by the former chairman and an administrator of the school's African studies department and didn't involve other faculty or members of the athletic department, according to a report released Thursday. The report also finds that the problems go back a decade earlier than previously uncovered.
The investigation led by former Gov. Jim Martin said the university's Department of African and Afro-American Studies remained at the heart of the two-year athletic and academic scandal that has contributed to the departure of football coach Butch Davis and resignation of Chancellor Holden Thorp.
"We came into this with a lot of skepticism. We thought we would find a lot more than we found," said Raina Rose Tagle, a partner at the Washington-area academic consulting firm Baker Tilley that assisted Martin.
No other university academic departments were found to have problem courses, but the investigation found the problems in the African studies department began in 1997, Martin said. Former African studies chairman Julius Nyang'oro and department administrator Deborah Crowder, both of whom have since retired, were identified in a previous report as carrying out the academic fraud and were solely assigned blame in Martin's report. Neither responded to requests to be interviewed for the investigation, the report said.
No other faculty member was responsible for wrongdoing, Martin said. The probe found unauthorized grade changes that falsely identified eight other professors as teaching the classes.
"Was it pervasive across this department? No, it was isolated to no more than two officials. Did it extend to other departments? No, it was isolated within this one department. It did not metastasize," Martin told a special meeting of the campus trustees. "We were asked to get to the bottom of academic misconduct. We've done everything in our power to do so."
The probe was launched after the disclosure of the academic transcript of former UNC-Chapel Hill football star and basketball player Julius Peppers. Peppers, who left the university in 2002 to enter the NFL, earned Bs or better in African studies classes but poor grades in many of his other classes. An earlier probe found irregularities dating from 2007 in 54 courses where instructors did not teach, grades were changed and faculty signatures were faked on grade reports.
But Martin said flatly there was no evidence the university's athletics department pushed students into courses with known irregularities that would allow athletes to remain eligible for competition.
"This was not an athletic scandal. It was an academic scandal, which is worse. But it was isolated," he said. "There was no coach that knew anything about this. They didn't need to know. That was not their job."
Davis' lawyer, Jon Sasser, issued a statement saying the report cleared the football coach's reputation.
Martin's report "found that these practices were set in place a decade before Butch Davis arrived in Chapel Hill," Sasser said. Davis was hired to coach the Tar Heels in late 2006.
The NCAA sanctioned the football program in March with a one-year bowl ban and scholarship reductions for improper benefits and academic misconduct. The NCAA and school had jointly investigated some of the academic problems last year.
The NCAA reviewed irregularities in the African studies department after a campus probe in May found 54 problem classes between 2007 and 2011. The collegiate sports oversight body told university officials in August it had found no new rules violations.
The university submitted Martin's report to the NCAA on Thursday, athletics director Bubba Cunningham said. NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment Thursday.
Cunningham — whose arrival in Chapel Hill last fall to replace Dick Baddour was another result of the athletic and academic trouble — said the report and time will help the school to restore its reputation for academic quality, athletic excellence and integrity.
Martin said unauthorized grade changes in the department were not limited to student-athletes. He also told trustees it appeared the department was trying to enlarge enrollment to increase faculty positions. The academic misconduct began almost immediately after African studies program was recognized as a stand-alone department, the report said.
Except for a handful of examples, athletes didn't flock to the irregular African studies courses and beneficial grade changes "do not appear to be isolated or reserved for student-athletes," the report said. Enrollments in the African studies courses that required little more than a final term paper were not restricted to student-athletes.
"The typical proportion of student-athletes was on the order of 30 percent, which arguably is not out of line, considering the personal interest of some athletes in these topics. That point would appear to satisfy one NCAA requirement that courses offered to student athletes must also be offered to non-athletes, and vice versa," the report said.
Investigators flagged 720 courses in six other academic departments because they shared characteristics like the problem African studies courses — for example, one instructor responsible for much more than the norm of two or three courses per term, lack of a defined meeting time or place, or missing a named instructor. In each case, investigators were able to find innocent explanations for the courses in Romance Languages, Exercise and Sports Science, Drama, Naval Sciences, Communications Studies and Linguistics, Martin said.
Martin, a former congressman and chemistry professor at Davidson College, was assisted by consultants practiced in academic investigations. They reported examining all 172,580 course sections with undergraduate students enrolled over an 18-year period from the fall 1994 term through second this past summer term. The review looked at nearly 13,000 instructors teaching nearly 119,000 students.
State Bureau of Investigation agents are continuing their criminal investigation in consultation with a local prosecutor who wants to know whether the university was defrauded for teaching that wasn't delivered.
Associated Press Sports Writers Aaron Beard contributed to this report.
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The HTC Media Link isn't anything new. While most people missed the product announcement last year at Mobile World Congress, the original Media Link was a simple WiFi adapter which enabled users to stream music, pictures and video via DLNA to their HD TV. But the new HTC Media Link HD has a few tricks up its sleeve which put last year's product to shame.
This year's HTC Media Link HD does most of the same things as last year's model, but with a more refined experience and the ability to wirelessly stream your phones display. Once you set up the Media Link HD with your HD TV via HDMI, simply use three fingers to swipe up on your display on your HTC One X or HTC One S to project your phone's screen through the Media Link. As you might expect, the device allows you to use any applications on your big screen TV, browse the web, play games and a lot more, but the real magic starts when you start up a movie. Rather than being forced to put down your phone so that everyone can enjoy a full length film, the HTC Media Link HD allows you to press the home button and continue using your phone and even make a call or two while the movie continues to play on the big screen.
To disconnect from the HTC Media Link HD, use three fingers and make a downward swiping motion on your phone's display. The concept is simple, but the functionality offered by the new Media Link HD far exceeds any docking accessories currently available by the competition.
Pricing and availability of the HTC Media Link HD have not been announced, but we're sure you'd agree that it will be a must-have accessory for anyone who purchases the HTC One S or HTC One X this spring.


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Section will be taught totally online with no scheduled class meetings. Students must arrange for daily access to a computer and the Internet prior to the start of classes. Robert Morris labs are to be used only as a backup in special situations and may not be relied upon for extended periods of time. In addition to the Internet link, online classes have a large emphasis on email. All messages from the instructor and other information regarding online classes, including user ids, passwords, and login instructions will be sent to your Robert Morris University email account.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—The Minnesota Vikings have declared wide receiver Percy Harvin out of Sunday's game at Chicago because of his sprained left ankle.
Harvin was listed doubtful on Friday after missing another week of practice, and the team downgraded him to out on the injury report Saturday while deciding not to take him on the trip so he can continue to rest. Harvin was hurt Nov. 4 at Seattle and missed the Nov. 11 game against Detroit. The Vikings had a bye last week.
Harvin is tied for 10th in the NFL with 62 receptions. He entered the week second in the league behind Green Bay's Randall Cobb in total yards, including receiving, rushing and returning.
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We waited in eager anticipation for an explanation from Fed Chairman Bernanke at Jackson Hole, Wyo., for his intentions as to somehow fix the labor situation, the European financial crisis and the U.S. economy. Unfortunately, the best he could muster was that he has more he can do but all we heard was a possible intention to purchase bonds.
I personally feel he is firing blanks. When you have a wound that is dripping blood on your nice floor, you do not first get a mop to clean up the blood. You get sutures to patch the wound. The sutures for our situation could be attracting major corporations that have transferred their manufacturing offshore due to beneficial tax structures and seducing them into bringing those jobs back to this country. It is the job situation that must first be cured that would allow consumer consumption to accelerate, and that would start the healing process.
Once again, for those who think the mop is the answer: "An unemployed consumer does not consume and the manufacturers of those (unconsumed) products will be next to lay off workers." What part of that statement goes unaddressed in Washington? The country is turning into a welfare state where the government will take care of you rather than provide the ability for small businesses and people to live the American dream and take care of themselves. Thomas Jefferson is credited with the statement: "A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything you have." According to President Reagan, the most feared words are "I am from the government, and I am here to help you."
The markets this past week or so have experienced some of the lightest volumes recorded in anticipation of some action by that government, but be it as it may, nothing was forthcoming of any substance and we are now facing additional complacency in the coming days. Now for some actual information albeit lacking in any substantive suggestion...
Interest Rates: September Treasury bonds closed at 150 and 16/32nds, up 28 ticks after Fed Chairman Bernanke stated the Bank could buy additional government bonds to "help boost the U.S. Economy", something we disagree with. Without his "firm pledge" to do so and with his continued assessment of a "mild economic recovery" we doubt his resolve. With China, the second largest consumer of the world in economic "contraction" we remain concerned after their manufacturing unexpectedly shrank for the "first time in nine months" on reduced orders and diminished output. Our previous suggested range for the Treasury bonds of 145 to 155 came about as prices declined to 145 03/32nds before recovering. We continue to view treasuries as in that predetermined price range. We continue to favor bond option strangle spreads.
Stock Indices: The Dow Jones industrials closed at 13,090.84, up 90.13 points on pre-holiday weekend trading but still lost 0.51% for the week. The S&P 500 closed at 1406.58, up 7.10 points but for the week lost 0.32%. The Nasdaq closed at 3066.96, up 18.25 points but for the week lost 0.9%. For the entire month of August however, the Dow gained 0.653%, the S&P 500 1.98% and the Nasdaq 4.33%. The weeks action was moderated by the expectation that Fed Chairman Bernanke would seriously address the economy and provide direction. His speech "calmed" some nerves as he approached the problem with the expected "bond purchase" and determination to do whatever he deems necessary. That rather "mild" statement did manage to provide some optimism and the markets rallied on Friday. We continue to believe the Fed has in fact done what it is mandated to do, and that is to lower rates, which has been done. To expand their 'stimulus" attempts and purchase bonds may have a minor effect on economic stability, but in our opinion it is "too little, too late" without immediately addressing the manufacturing, small business, and tax situation. The ongoing :"fear of small business" to expand and hire is a result of the ongoing "confusion" tied to Obamacare costs and taxes. We once again suggest strongly the implementation of hedging strategies for those with large equity portfolios.
Currencies: The December U.S. dollar closed at 8153.5, down 49.3 points after Fed Chairman Bernanke reiterated his intention for additional quantitative easing to grow the U.S. economy. He failed however, to indicate specifics and the dollar investors were disappointed and decided to liquidate some longs in front of the holiday weekend. The dollar closed at its lowest since late May. We continue to favor the dollar on the basis that while the U.S. economy is "growing" slower than desired by the Administration and the Federal Reserve Chairman, based on the more disconcerting European debt crisis, the U.S. is faring better on a relative basis. Stay with the dollar. Gains were posted in the December Euro closing at $1.2596, up 72 points, the Swiss Franc 63 points to $1.0501, the Japanese yen 012778, up 49 points the British Pound $1.5878, up 95 points the Canadian dollar up 73 points to $1.0123, and the Aussie dollar gained 27 points to close at $1.0228. Stay with the dollar.
Energies: October crude oil closed at $96.47 per barrel, up $1.85 tied to the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman'' "optimistic" statement that could produce increased demand for energy products as economic conditions "improve" through his efforts. We disagree with any idea that the Fed can alter the current direction and lackadaisical performance of the U.S. economy. Our reasons are clearly stated in the Overview. Hold put positions. Fridays action to a great extent was shortcovering in front of the holiday weekend in the U.S.
Copper: December copper closed at $3.46, up 1c in late trading and as with other commodities, was tied to the Bernanke statement on providing additional "stimulus" for the U.S. economy. Shortcovering also a factor after copper weakness over the recent 12 week period. Stay with put positions and add on any strength. We see no signs of increased demand and with the China economic and manufacturing contraction, we could see increased selling pressure for copper.
Precious Metals: October gold closed at $1,691 per ounce, up $36.20 on heavy shortcovering after the Bernanke speech at Jackson Hole Wyoming. His indication of increased bond purchases could lift demand for metals as an inflation hedge. We tend to disagree with any inflationary trend during what we see as an ongoing recessionary trend. Some concern over high commodity prices also a factor in the "inflation" expectation. December silver closwed at $31.79 per ounce, up $1.3440 tied to the same expectations. We prefer silver to gold but after the heavy shortcovering of Friday, would retreat to the sidelines for now. October platinum closed at $1,5409, up $37.20 per ounce while December palladium closed at $629.90 per ounce, up $13.50. On Friday platinum managed a gain of 2.47% against palladium's 2.19%. We continue to favor long palladium against short platinum.
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A week after releasing the Android 4.0.4 update for the AT&T HTC One X, HTC is now releasing the update for the NVIDIA Tegra 3 powered HTC One X in Europe. While the underlying version of Android may be the same, some of the new features and bug fixes are slightly different since the two devices run on a completely different chip.
The update for the Tegra 3 One X features improvements to HTC Sense, memory management, updated browser with a dedicated tab switching button, menu button remapping to the recent apps button, enhancements to Beats Audio and other system stability tweaks. Developers will now have access to SDK enhancements for better Media Link integration and improved video calling capabilities for third-party applications.
To check to see if the Android 4.0.4 update is available for you HTC one X, go to Settings > About Phone > HTC Software Updates > Check. Now that the Android 4.0.4 update is rolling out to the HTC One X, HTC should be able to shift its focus to Android 4.1 and hopefully deliver a Jelly Bean flavored update before Q3 is out.Show Press Release
The primary update will include an upgrade to Android version 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), in addition to an improved Sense experience which will: enable the ability to map menu function to the 'recent app' key (improving visual presentation in non ICS apps like Facebook); improve tab management in the browser with a dedicated tab switching button and enhance camera capabilities such as white balance and continuous autofocus. Furthermore, customers can expect enhancements to memory, platform stability and the overall browsing experience. Other improvements include a Single Sign-On for Facebook allowing user access across applications and browsers and upgrades to Beats audio, which reflect our dedication to providing an authentic sound experience.
From a developer perspective, we are expanding SDK support for Media Link and providing a framework for video call applications to achieve improved performance and quality.


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In the last two Sundays of Advent the Scriptures introduced the ministry of John the Baptist. Today's readings draw us to the annunciation, when John is still in the womb. While this may be out of order chronologically, it makes great sense theologically. John consummates Old Testament anticipations. He is an Isaiah figure announcing God's saving plans, an Elijah figure ushering in the Day of the Lord, that great and terrible day. John reflects God's promises, while Jesus is their fulfillment.
Promise is what the first reading is all about. King David has settled into Jerusalem and now wants to build a temple for Yahweh. Nathan, his court prophet, considers this a good idea until the Lord presents a different plan. Instead of David building a house for God, God will build a house for David. It is a great play on the word for house (bayit). David uses it to mean temple, but God means dynasty. God promises the extraordinary: "Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever."
God's promise to David was so embedded in Israel's consciousness that it was regarded as a bona fide covenant (Sir 45:25). This makes the destruction of David's kingdom and the exile so catastrophic. God promised! Does he renege on his covenants? Could their sinfulness be so great that God would abandon them? Paul will later offer assurance: "If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself" (2 Tm 2:13). But it certainly looks as if God failed to remain faithful here.
The Gospel reading, Gabriel's annunciation to Mary, represents God's answer to this question: No, God does not forget his covenants. The first part of Gabriel's message fits right in: "The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." The second part of the message is beyond all imagining: Mary is told that the Holy Spirit will overshadow her and the child will be the son of God.
The flow from promise or anticipation to fulfillment is often expressed in the New Testament by the use of typology. The New Testament writer looks back at key figures or events in the Old Testament and sees them as prefiguring later realities. Adam prefigures Jesus (Rom 5:14); Elijah is a type of John the Baptist (Lk 1:17); and Israel foreshadows the church (1 Pt 2:9).We would do well to consider Mary in the same manner. She fulfils the type of Israel. Virgin or Virgin Daughter is a favored title for Israel; and Gabriel's greeting to her, chaire in Greek, "Hail" or "Rejoice," draws us to two Old Testament proclamations, both announcing the arrival of God's saving power and both beginning with "Rejoice O Daughter of Zion" (Zec 9:9; Zep 3:14-17). In another image, Mary is told, "The power of the Most High will overshadow you." This is the very term the Septuagint used to describe what God's glory did over the tent that housed the Ark of the Covenant, with God's glory overwhelmingly radiant therein (Ex 40:35).
Mary is like Israel, and her faithfulness parallels its faithfulness. She is a temple overshadowed by and filled with God's glory. I also think of Mary as a mirror, in which we can see our own identity both as a community and as individual believers. We are the beautiful, chaste daughter Israel. We are the temple of the most high. We might also add "God-bearer."
Perhaps in a patriarchal church it is particularly valuable to recognize such imagery, which we are all invited to embrace, men as well as women. Is it unnerving to think of ourselves this way? Mary was "greatly troubled" by such a prospect, but she embraced her new identity. And we can too.


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DETROIT – Arkansas-based P.A.M. Transport, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI), has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for disability discrimination, the agency announced today. The agency charged the company with unlawfully discharging an employee, who is a Kalamazoo, Mich., resident, after learning he was HIV-positive.
The EEOC's lawsuit (EEOC v. P.A.M. Transport Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13851) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, charged that P.A.M. Transport refused to allow the driver to return to work once he notified the company he was HIV-positive. P.A.M. requires all drivers to notify the company whenever any treatment is received from a medical professional. Because of this policy, the employee informed P.A.M. he had a routine appointment to monitor his HIV-positive status. The EEOC said that when the information was disclosed to the company, it required the driver to provide a full release of his medical records and refused to allow him to return to work.
The Commission's lawsuit was filed on behalf of the individual employee, as well as a class of drivers who were also subjected to medical inquiries under the company's broad policy.
"Discharging an employee after learning he is HIV-positive without determining whether he can continue to perform his job violates the Americans With Disabilities Act," said EEOC Trial Attorney Nedra Campbell. "Such a broad policy imposes disability-related inquiries that are not job-related and consistent with business necessity and therefore, violates the ADA."
The suit seeks to recover monetary damages for the employee and a class of drivers, including back pay, compensation for emotional distress and punitive damages. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
According to company information, P.A.M. Transport, Inc. (www.pamtransport.com ) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI) (www.pamt.com), a transportation holding company, both headquartered in Tontitown, Ark. PTSI conducts its truckload carrier operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries: P.A.M. Transport, Inc.; P.A.M. Dedicated Services, Inc.; P.A.M. Special Services, Inc.; P.A.M. Logistics Services, Inc.; Choctaw Express, Inc.; Choctaw Brokerage, Inc.; Allen Freight Services, Inc.; Decker Transport Co., Inc.; McNeill Express, Inc.; and East Coast Transport & Logistics, Inc.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Selah Grace Lynn Rose Fessenden
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Selah Grace Lynn Rose Fessenden, six month-old daughter of Joseph and Ashlee Hall Fessenden of Hannibal, Missouri, passed away at 6:56 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2012, at Hannibal Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, December 14, 2012, at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. Pastor John Wesley Davis will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.
Selah was born June 4, 2012, in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Survivors include her parents, of Hannibal, MO, grandparents, William and Lena Fessenden and Stephanie and Bruce Burris, and her brothers and sisters, Isaiah, Elijah, Hannah and Emma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the James O'Donnell Funeral Home for funeral expenses.
Online condolences may be made at www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com
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By RAELYNN RICARTE
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February 3, 2007
The City of Hood River and Ice Fountain Water District have reached a settlement on the divisive issue of "patchwork" annexation.
The city has agreed to no longer use its ownership of roadways to reach beyond some parcels to incorporate others. Instead, properties folded into the city limits must now be adjacent to tracts already within the municipality's jurisdiction.
In addition, the city has purchased water lines to the Willow Ponds subdivision, which is located south of May Drive. The cost for the infrastructure and a share of Ice Fountain's debt service was $101,394.
The municipality has also agreed to take over "islands" left within the annexation grid where services are being duplicated.
"The city heard Ice Fountain's concerns loud and clear and decided we needed to work together here," said Bob Francis, city manager. "I think this is good for everyone."
Mark Beam, manager of Ice Fountain, is also pleased with the settlement. The water service provider entered into arbitration with the city last spring after contesting the annexation of the 33-acre subdivision.
At issue was the city's plan to extend water lines more than 650 feet to the property of Pasquale Barone. The housing tract between Rocky and Frankton roads was divided into 58 lots, which at that time were undeveloped. The annexation left Rocky Ridge Court, served by Ice Fountain, surrounded by city property. And that meant water lines under two separate jurisdictions would be laid in the same area.
Ice Fountain contended that, with that move, the city had breached its Intergovernmental Agreement. The IGA, signed in 2005, required that outstanding issues be resolved before an annexation took place.
Last March, city officials believed the annexation would become unaffordable if it waited any longer. Since the property owned by Barone was undeveloped, the payoff to Ice Fountain — based on the value of the land — would be much lower.
"We feel very good about this new agreement," said Beam. "It's strong and it's really tightened up the language. This agreement is going to make the city annexation policy go in a direction that's more responsible and better for the water district."
Last year, the city paid Ice Fountain $127,578 for infrastructure tied to annexations. The city's new policy is to require that any landowner signing up for sewer services also agree to come under municipal jurisdiction.
IGAs similar to that between the city and Ice Fountain were also signed with Farmers Irrigation District and West Side Fire District.
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ARTOIS, Calif. — While the table olive harvest in California has been spotty, olive oil producers say their yields are running as much as 20 percent above last year's.
Olive oil processors in the Golden State expect to produce about 3.2 million gallons this year – a sharp increase the roughly 2.5 million gallons turned out in 2012, said Adam Englehardt, vice president of the California Olive Ranch here.
As with other crops, a dry spring and warm summer pushed the olive harvest about two weeks ahead of schedule, and the earlier maturity has helped bolster the fat content of the fruit, Englehardt and other industry insiders said.
"So far, the yields that have been coming out of the field have been pretty good," said Brian Mori, a California Olive Ranch grower representative. "It looks to be a condensed season, with good yields and good quality."
The olive ranch's mill here had just started running as of Oct. 15, and Englehardt said he thinks the harvest will wrap up by Thanksgiving. Typically, olives grown for oil and picked until the first week of December, he said.
Grower Larry Maben, who sells to the olive ranch, said his trees near Orland, Calif., are still a couple of weeks away from harvest. "They look pretty decent at this point," he said.
The Gerber, Calif.-based Pacific Farms and Orchards, which produces Pacific Sun olive oil, has experienced light years in some of its early varieties, general manager Brendon Flynn said.
"We expected the crop to be a little bit better than it was," he said. However, "we're a bit early in the season, so we don't have a full picture yet."
The harvest of olives for oil is starting as the picking of table olives has been under way for several weeks. Farmers report that yields have been mixed, with the heavier crops appearing in Central California orchards, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation.
Growers have also said they've had trouble finding enough people to pick their olives, as some crews have had only had about half the workers they usually do, the state Farm Bureau reports.
Some table olive growers had expected to exceed the federal government's forecast of a 75,000-ton canning olive crop, which would be down 4 percent from last year's 78,500 tons. However, olives in the San Joaquin Valley haven't sized as well as expected because of a lack of rain, said Adin Hester, president of the Olive Growers Council of California in Visalia.
In the Sacramento Valley, meanwhile, a recent band of rainfall improved tonnage for growers, Hester said.


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The company began offering the test in June of 2002, but only recently have data been published determining when and whether the results are at all meaningful.
Example of Replication Capacity Percentage on the PhenoSense GT Report
|Replication capacity (RC) indicates the ability of the virus to replicate in the absence of drug. Range represents 95% confidence interval around RC measurement. 100% = median RC of wild-type virus.
In Italy, researchers studied a group of 18 people who were about to change anti-HIV therapy. Viral load, CD4+ count and HIV RC were tested at the time of the therapy change and one year later. People in the study fell into one of two groups; those who had a sustained increase in CD4+ counts to greater than 100 (immune responders) and those who did not (non-responders). Twelve of the 18 were immune responders and six were non-responders. Immune responders had a significantly greater reduction in HIV RC, compared to non-responders, regardless of their CD4+ cell count or viral load at study entry. Immune responders were also more likely than non-responders to have a specific mutation (M36I) in their virus.
A larger study of 189 people in San Francisco reported that reduced RC helps explain what is happening in people who have sustained increases in CD4+ cell counts even though HIV remains detectable. The study also showed that viral load was an important factor in predicting who might do well despite an incomplete virologic response to therapy. People who had viral loads below 10,000 were most likely to have continued good health.
A couple of very small studies also indicate that measuring HIV RC right after infection might be meaningful. The studies measured people's HIV RC right after infection. None of the people were on anti-HIV drugs yet. The studies found that people infected with a version of HIV with reduced RC had less disease progression than those whose HIV reproduced more rapidly. Further research is needed to confirm these results in greater numbers of people. But the data so far imply that RC testing may become another useful tool to help people decide when and whether to start anti-HIV therapy.
What remains less clear is the degree to which RC test results will be a useful measure of a person's risk for disease progression when they've never taken anti-HIV drugs at all. The decision about whether to start anti-HIV therapy for the first time can be a difficult one. While there's consensus that people whose CD4+ cell counts drop below 200 should definitely be taking anti-HIV drugs, there is much less agreement for people with CD4+ cell counts of 200-350. The U.S. Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs recommend that 350 should be the starting point for treatment, while others prefer to delay starting therapy until it falls below 200. Of course, there are other factors that must be considered, such as a person's general health, viral load and how rapidly CD4+ counts are falling. However, it could be tremendously helpful if an RC test could more clearly identify those people most at risk of disease progression.
Like any new test, including viral load and resistance tests, the more people who use them and the more they undergo the scrutiny of research, the more useful they become. Replication capacity has promise, and future studies will certainly improve the test and our ability to use it.
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In California, we are responsible for 80,000 children who, like Antoinette, are living in foster care with little say about what happens to them next. Nationally, more than 500,000 foster children are waiting for a safe and permanent family. Courts play a critical, often life-changing role in the lives of youth who enter the child welfare system -- deciding whether children should remain in foster care or can safely return home; where they will live, how often they will move and when they will leave the system.
As part of the May Foster Care Awareness Campaign, a powerful collection of art and writing by youth calls attention to the need for them to have a greater voice in the court decisions that leave a lasting imprint on their future. The booklet, "My Voice, My Life, My Future -- Mi Voz, Mi Vida, Mi Futuro," features moving poetry and artwork, through which foster youth describe their experiences and their hopes for the future. Twelve-year-old Cierra poignantly recounts in her poem: "My life wasn't the best, but I feel like I have to get this off my chest. ... I have no family, I am all alone."
In 2004, the nonpartisan Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care recommended that children and their families have a direct voice and representation in court to safeguard the best interests of the children and to improve their outcomes. This month, advocacy, governmental, judicial and public-interest organizations are joining together to encourage the community to become involved and better support these vulnerable children. Many youth in foster care don't experience the life a child should have. Some children stay in foster care for only a few weeks or months while their parents get their lives back on track, but thousands of others cannot safely be returned home or cannot find permanent adoptive homes and, as a result, "grow up" in foster care.
Consider these sad facts. Almost half of foster children spend at least two years in the foster-care system, and nearly 20 percent spend five or more years in foster care before exiting for a safe, permanent family. On average, foster children move through three different placements, frequently with little or no warning. About 19,000 older youth "age out" of foster care each year without a permanent family to love and support them.
Nationally and in California, there are reform efforts under way to improve safety, permanence and well-being for youth in foster care and to move youth more quickly from foster care into safe, permanent, loving homes. Indeed, the Pew Commission report identified a practical set of reforms at the state and national level, including more flexible child welfare financing, to allow public officials to tailor appropriate responses to families in crisis and divert children from the foster-care system in the first place.
We also need to enhance accountability, communication and coordination among all parts of the system -- child-welfare agencies, courts and schools -- that too often don't talk to each other. We need to make sure that children and families have a strong and effective voice in court proceedings, and that courts are staffed by well trained professionals with adequate tools and information to consider the cases before them.
In California, the Legislative Select Committee on Foster Care and the Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care are bringing judicial, legislative and governmental leadership together to ensure safe, secure, permanent homes for California's abused and neglected children. In addition to supporting these reform efforts, there are also many opportunities for individuals to step up and make a difference in the lives of foster youth -- one child at a time. This May's Foster Care Awareness Campaign challenges our entire community to engage -- whether as foster parents, mentors, tutors or simply donors of gifts that enable foster youth to celebrate their birthdays and other milestones. Children have been described as the "living message we send to a time we will not see." For our community's foster youth, that message is all too often one of failure and despair. We can, and must, do better to change that future.
Miriam Aroni Krinsky is the executive director of the Children's Law Center of Los Angeles and of Home At Last, a national outreach and education partnership, supported through a grant by the Pew Charitable Trusts to Occidental College, which seeks to encourage implementation of the court reform recommendations of the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care. To view the booklet depicting the foster children's art and poetry, "My Life, My Voice, My Future," go to www.fostercarehomeatlast.org.


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I guess i have no Religion
Posted 02 May 2004 - 01:17 PM
Posted 02 May 2004 - 02:00 PM
Keep searching, keep studying. One day it will jump out at you and you will just KNOW.
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Posted 02 May 2004 - 02:38 PM
X- have you checked out the Eastern religions? What about Buddism? A great many people who can't seem to find themselves in other mainstream religions find comfort in Buddism. Have you checked it out yet? Even my aethist sister digs Buddism. Or at least the principles of it.
Posted 02 May 2004 - 07:44 PM
XghstXhntrX-I agree with both Vampchick and Da Hawkies, respect the idea of the Faith, respect those who paractice
it, but keep in mind that Religion is a manmade thing, the dicates of what to believe/how to worship :-/ Experiment, learn what you can of each and choose based on what seems right for you, its even okay to incorporate beliefs from another culture
Posted 02 May 2004 - 08:57 PM
Posted 02 May 2004 - 09:10 PM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 02 May 2004 - 10:21 PM
before getting into ANY religions, be specific on what YOU need!
This is SO true! Nothing should have any bearing on one's religion other than what it means to that person. How others perceive that religion doesn't matter a bit as long as the person who practices that faith finds what they need there.
Posted 03 May 2004 - 05:37 AM
When you see a faith splintering off it's not only a difference of a particular view point but a political move entrenched in a control issue.
Posted 03 May 2004 - 12:07 PM
I'm joking, sort of, but I'm a little confused by your post; if you don't already have a religion, why do you think you need to find one?
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Posted 04 May 2004 - 11:51 AM
Visit with people of different religions and gleam those gems that feel right. Your faith will evolve over time and your sense of direction will become more certain.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 06 May 2004 - 09:34 AM
Good for you!-Gargoyle
Posted 08 May 2004 - 01:10 PM
It's not so bad to not follow any organized religion, but since you are looking for one I agree with what the person said that "one will jump out at you." You will know when it is the right one.
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MVC Basketball Teams Fall on the Road
MARSHALL, MO -- The Missouri Valley College men's and women's basketball went on the road Saturday afternoon to take on MidAmerica Nazarene University in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. The Lady Vikings were defeated 62-45. The men's team was able to go toe-to-toe with the No. 22 Pioneers, before falling late 78-77.
The Lady Vikings found themselves in an early hole against No. 9 MidAmerica Nazarene University. MNU scored 13 of the game's first 15 points. The Lady Vikings were able to put a small run of their own together midway through the first half, scoring six straight points capped off by Sophomre Forward Samantha Kixmiller scoring a field goal at the seven minute mark to make it a 19-9 MNU lead. The two teams traded baskets through the rest of the first half, as the Lady Pioneers led at the halftime break by a 30-18 score.
The second half started in the same way as the first half, with MNU scoring 10 of the first 13 points in the half to stretch what was a 12-point lead at halftime to a 17-point lead at the 16:18 mark. The Lady Vikings responded by scoring five straight points to pull to within 38-26 with less than 15 minutes remaining in the game. The 12-point deficit would be as close as the Lady Vikings would get, as MNU held off MVC through the rest of the second half. MVC fell to the No. 9 Lady Pioneers 62-45.
Leading the way for MVC was Kixmiller with 11 points and four rebounds. Also in double-figures was Senior Guard Lindsi Jackson who finished with 10 points, on a perfect shooting night from the field, and eight rebounds. The Lady Viking bench accounted for 31 of the team's points. The Lady Viking defense limited MNU to just over 28-percent shooting, and forced MNU to turn the ball over 16 times.
With the loss MVC falls to 7-21 overall and 4-12 in HAAC play. MNU improves to 25-2 overall and continues to sit atop the HAAC with a 15-1 mark.
In the men's game, the Vikings and Pioneers played another slug-fest that went down to the last seconds. MVC found themselves down by a 9-4 deficit early in the first half, but were able to string a run together and take the lead for the first time at 11-10 at the 12:30 mark with a Freshman Jordan Epps three-point field goal. The Pioneers came back and took control of things through the middle portion of the game and built up a 34-21 lead with less than six minutes remaining in the half. The Vikings came back and scored 18 of the last 25 points in the first half to make it just a 41-39 MNU lead at halftime.
In the second half, the Vikings started off strong and came back to take a 52-47 lead at the 16-minute mark. The Vikings would hold onto the lead through most of the second half, building up 12 point lead with eight minutes remaining. MNU came back and tied the game at 72-72 with just over three minutes remaining. The Vikings then found themselves down by four points with just one minute remaining, but an Epps three-pointer pulled MVC to within one point. MNU missed a field goal on the ensuing position setting MVC up for one last look at the basket. The Vikings got a shot off before the buzzer, but Senior Michael Connor's (Ft. Worth, Texas) shot was blocked and MNU held on for the 78-77 win.
Leading the way for MVC was Epps who had 29 points, five rebounds and five assists. Connor finished with 13 points and four rebounds.
The Vikings fall to 9-19 overall and 4-12 in HAAC play. MNU improves to 21-7 overall and 13-3 in conference play.
Next up for the MVC basketball teams is road doubleheader with Avila University Feb. 21. Women's game is set for 5:30 p.m. while the men's game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. In the first matchups of the season on Jan. 17 the Lady Vikings defeated Avila 55-51, while the men's team came up with a 64-50 victory.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A longtime Memphis educator accused of leading a 15-year scheme to help teachers cheat on qualification exams changed his plea to guilty on Friday, a week after he rejected a deal from prosecutors.
Clarence Mumford Sr., 59, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail, wire, identification and Social Security fraud and one charge of aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors said the two counts can carry seven years in prison when Mumford is sentenced May 13.
Prosecutors say teachers in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas paid Mumford $1,500 to more than $3,000 to have ringers take the Praxis certification tests for them. That fee included fake driver's licenses Mumford made for the test-takers, who showed them to proctors at examination centers.
The passing test scores were then used to help people get jobs in public schools.
On Jan 25, Mumford told U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes that he wanted to go to trial on more than 60 fraud and conspiracy charges. Defense lawyer Coleman Garrett said Mumford told him at the time that that he was "all prayed up" and a higher power was going to help him at trial.
The deal Mumford rejected last week called for between nine and 11 years in prison in return for his guilty plea.
His attorney, Coleman Garrett, said the lower possible sentence was a reason why Mumford chose to accept a new plea deal.
"Maybe that higher power that he was talking about works," Garrett said.
Mumford was a former guidance counselor and assistant principal in the Memphis City Schools system. Authorities say he paid ringers $200 to $800 to take tests in social studies, history, school guidance counseling and physical education. The stand-ins passed many of the tests they took, but they also failed some.
Authorities say his scheme ran from 1995 to 2010, and affected hundreds, if not thousands, of public school students who ended up being taught by instructors who never qualified for their positions. After they were indicted, some teachers were fired or suspended, while others remained employed by their school systems. One became a school principal in Mississippi.
Prosecutor John Fabian showed the judge pictures of the fake licenses Mumford made, and correspondence between Mumford and the teachers. Mumford used his credit card to pay for test registrations and even included his cellphone number on test applications, Fabian said.
Teachers were charged with fraud for giving Mumford their Social Security numbers and other identification information so that he could make the fake licenses. Six teachers and test-takers already have pleaded guilty, and five other teachers have indicated they plan to. Prosecutors say 18 other people have agreed to court-ordered diversion in the case.
Educational Testing Services, which writes and administers the Praxis examinations, has said the company discovered the cheating in June 2009, conducted an investigation and canceled scores. The company began meeting with authorities to turn over the information later that year.
Mumford told the judge that he suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes. Garrett said at the hearing last week that Mumford could die in jail if convicted on all counts at trial.


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A Taste of Fall for Sunday
A Taste of Fall for Sunday
After Saturday's wild start with showers and thunderstorms, the second half of the weekend seems rather tame in comparison. So it's back to the sunshine for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, but with MUCH cooler temperatures this time around...only in the low to mid 60s.
With high pressure continuing to build to the west, we've got plenty more pleasant weather where that came from along with a gradual warming of temperatures back into the low to mid 70s for Monday, with no shortage of sunshine.
That same trend with carry us through until Friday and Saturday where we see slight chances for showers moving through the area.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
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Blake Mycoskie is coming to Buffalo: great stories sought, great prizes awarded
Blake Mycoskie, founder and "chief shoe-giver" at TOMS, the popular shoe and eyewear company, and author of New York Times' bestseller "Start Something That Matters," will speak Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of the 2012 UB Distinguished Speakers Series.
In connection with his appearance, the "Start Something That Matters" story contest invites members of the Western New York community to share stories of how they, like Mycoskie himself, successfully started something that has had a positive impact on the lives of others.
Contest sponsors are UB, Tony Walker & Co. (which sells thousands of TOMS' shoes every year), WGRZ-TV (Channel 2), WKSE-FM (Kiss 98.5) and its morning host, Janet Snyder.
To enter the contest or get more information, visit www.facebook.com/UBDSS and click the "Story Contest" tile. Entries will be accepted through Nov. 7 and winners will be announced Nov. 9.
The contest's grand prize winner will receive two VIP tickets for the Mycoskie lecture, two passes to a private university reception for Mycoskie, a photo opportunity with him, a pair of TOMS' shoes, TOMS' eyewear and a $200 makeover from Tony Walker, complete with a fashion consultation and hair cut from Chez Ann in the Walker Center.
Second- and third-place prizes will also be awarded.
"Start Something That Matters," the UB Reads selection for 2012, is Mycoskie's story of social entrepreneurship, business success and the One for One Program that insures that for every pair of TOMS' shoes or eyeglasses sold, TOMS will distribute a pair to children in need somewhere in the world. So far, more than a million pairs of shoes and eyeglasses have been distributed.
Mycoskie is passionate about motivating everyone - especially young people - to help remake capitalism and promote socially conscious businesses and consumers. To this end, he encourages members of the public to include giving in everything they do and to start something that matters, as he did with his for-profit business that is sustainable and helps millions of those in need while not relying on donations.
The UB Distinguished Speakers Series sponsors are the UB Division of Student Affairs and the UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and the UB Alumni Arena ticket office.
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Jan 16, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I love the early second generation Camaros (well actually, I kind of like them all ha ha) .
Nov 15, 2008 at 11:16 am
Good lookin' RS! The wagon's way cool too, even if it is a Ford..
Sep 27, 2008 at 1:44 am
Great story on the Woody.
Hope the show continues for many years!
Hope the show continues for many years!


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Dylan Farrow's Brother Moses Defends Their Dad Woody Allen: He Did Not Molest My Sister
Moses Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, has now spoken out that he believes the sexual molestation allegations against his father are false.
"My mother drummed it into me to hate my father for tearing apart the family and sexually molesting my sister," Moses, 36, said to People. "And I hated him for her for years. I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi."
"Of course Woody did not molest my sister," Moses said. "She loved him and looked forward to seeing him when he would visit. She never hid from him until our mother succeeded in creating the atmosphere of fear and hate towards him. The day in question, there were six or seven of us in the house. We were all in public rooms and no one, not my father or sister, was off in any private spaces. My mother was conveniently out shopping. I don't know if my sister really believes she was molested or is trying to please her mother. Pleasing my mother was very powerful motivation because to be on her wrong side was horrible."
Moses himself made some accusations in the interview with the magazine. "From an early age, my mother demanded obedience and I was often hit as a child," he said. "She went into unbridled rages if we angered her, which was intimidating at the very least and often horrifying, leaving us not knowing what she would do."
In case you missed it, read Dylan's full letter detailing her allegations.
FYI: Moses has been estranged from his adoptive mother for many years.


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One issue is that Arsenal's transfer budget is relatively limited, although this summer has been the first where Sven Mislintat has influence in purchases, and it has already seen the club make a number of astute deals. Gomes could similarly fit that profile despite his difficult spell in Catalunya.
Should the Gunners be able to get a deal over the line for the 24-year-old he would become their fourth new addition of an already busy summer as Mislintattakes a more hands on role in recruitment.
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