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When Clay Wolfe is hired to find out who tried to steal a mouse, he thought it was akin to a fireman getting a cat out of a tree. It wasn't.
"Sometimes bad genes need to be stamped out and good ones need to be fostered," Bridget Engel said. "There's really no difference between mice and human beings when it comes to genes." She wore a gray suit, and her blonde hair was cut short in the style that Hillary Clinton had made popular.
When Clay Wolfe rekindles an old romance, the summer is looking bright. It wasn't.
He woke in the middle of the night, gathered his things, and slipped away. After Clay left, Victoria rose from the bed and went into the bathroom, carefully removed the condom from the Kleenex it was wrapped in and put it in a plastic baggie.
Who is the mysterious man who clubs Westy with a hammer and threatens the lives of everybody Clay Wolfe holds dear?
Now, Clive Miller was a fixer. He took care of problems that arose. Once given a task, his hands weren't tied, and he was well-paid for his troubles. There were two simple rules. Eliminate the problem. Don't draw attention.
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Published by: Encircle Publications, LLC
ISBN: 1645993299 (ISBN13: 9781645993292)
Series: A Clay Wolfe / Port Essex Mystery Book 3
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads
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"Sometimes bad genes need to be stamped out and good ones need to be fostered," Bridget Engel said. "There's really no difference between mice and human beings when it comes to genes." She wore a gray suit, and her blond hair was cut short in the style that Hillary Clinton had made popular.
Victoria Haas was careful to not let her fork drop to the plate and her mouth fall open in astonishment, not the expected response of ladies of power in business and society. Women who gaped did not drink the 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Fôrets for lunch in the swank private dining room of the exclusive Port Essex Harborside Hotel in the company of the CEO of Johnson Labs, one of the premier biomedical research companies in the U.S. and Maine's third largest employer.
Victoria had been coming here since she could remember, while Engel had only moved to Port Essex some ten years earlier. Yet, she'd never known about this ornate oasis just off the main dining room. It appeared that this private room was reserved exclusively by Johnson for business functions and engagements.
What did Engel mean by stamped out, Victoria wondered? She'd brought up the subject in passing, asking how one could ensure that your baby was genetically gifted only to be somewhat taken aback by the abruptness of the answer. She bought some time taking a bit of the Cobb salad. Even though her ship had passed Engel's at many political and official functions in the past years, this was the first time they'd met for a social engagement.
"How does one go about stamping out bad genes?" Victoria asked, taking a small sip of the chardonnay. She was also blonde, but was much more fashionably dressed, with a shirtwaist dress, dirndl skirt, Chanel slingbacks, and a string of pearls around her neck.
Engel was looking through the wall-size window into the main dining room, a window Victoria knew was mirrored on the other side. There were four tables in the room she was surveying, but only one occupied, by three men and a woman. This was the room that Victoria knew well, one that she'd eaten in countless times. It was one of the men at the table who'd caused Victoria to bring up the subject of babies. She'd known him since she was a little girl, even having had a fling with him after her senior year in high school, but she'd barely seen him since as their lives has led them in two different directions.
"It used to be easier," Engel said, her attention drawn to the other room. "There was a time when the disabled, the poor, the inferior, and the promiscuous could be sterilized. Instead of having them grow up to be criminals filling our jails, or to let them starve out of their own imbecility, the United States used to prevent those who were manifestly unfit from continuing their kind."
"Do you know those people?" Victoria nodded her head at the window.
"The two men with their backs to us work for my company," Engel said.
Victoria nodded, taking another sip of the Chardonnay. She knew that Engel's company, based nearby in East Essex, did genetic experiments on mice in an effort to eradicate disease, but she wasn't quite sure where sterilization came in. The waiter approached and poured another scant inch of wine into their glasses.
"It seems that sterilization has long been out of favor," Victoria said. "Perhaps there are other ways to…ensure that deficient genes are not passed on to one's offspring?"
Engel turned from the view of the other room and focused on Victoria. "We've made great advances in the past few years. Soon, much disease will be a thing of the past."
"That doesn't take care of the slovenly or the stupid, though, now does it."
"No, no it doesn't."
"You said something about fostering good genes?"
"Why are you asking?"
Victoria looked at the man facing her in the other room. He was the answer to something she'd been contemplating for some time now. She wasn't getting any younger, and, for the past year, she had felt this emotional void, an emptiness only filled when she imagined bringing an extension of herself into this world, something larger than her work, her money, or anything she'd ever known.
"I've wondered about what it might be like to have a baby," Victoria said.
"Tiresome," Engel said, and the two women laughed.
"But truly," Victoria said. "I have thoughts of becoming a mother."
"I know the Haas family has impeccable genes and have had so for generations," Engel said. "What of the father?"
"I haven't chosen a father as of yet."
"Does that mean you're holding tryouts?" The two women looked at each before breaking into giggles.
"In a way, yes," Victoria said. "I certainly don't want my child to be average."
"Or your husband."
"I don't believe I said that I was looking for a spouse." Victoria's tone changed from jest to business in a split second. "Just a baby."
"Men can be a nuisance. How do you propose picking a father?"
"I have somebody in mind. I have had his background looked into—in all the usual ways. But if I wanted to do a DNA check on him, how would I go about it?"
The waiter opened the door, and Engel waved him away impatiently. "You could simply ask them to submit to a test. A swab from the inside of the cheek or a blood sample would do fine."
"That might be a bit delicate."
"He doesn't know that he's applying to be the father?" Engel asked.
Victoria blushed. "Not exactly. How about a hair?"
Engel shook her head. "You'd have to be sure to pull out the follicle and part of the scalp to be certain, and that would be noticeable."
"How, then?"
"Are you…sexually active with him?"
"Not for nineteen years."
Engel laughed. "I'm sure the poor dummkopf doesn't stand a chance against a woman such as you. Tell you what? Why don't you seduce the poor fool and bring me a sample of his semen? I can have people at the lab analyze it and let you know whether he's worthy of being the father of your child or not."
"We must first establish the need for utmost confidentiality as concerns any and all of our business dealings and any such information, trade secrets, intellectual property or any related knowledge you may be…exposed to as you go about your work for us."
The legalese hung heavy in the air over the table in the fancy function room of the Harborside Hotel where they were eating. The clean-cut fellow with the five-thousand-dollar suit had uttered the words more as a threat than a statement, the other man, his duds no less expensive, nodding in rhythm almost as if listening to music. He must be the lawyer, Clay Wolfe thought, wishing they would get to the point, not that he was invited into Port Essex's inner sanctum for a fine lunch every day, but still….
"Of course," he replied. "That is a standard clause of my contract."
"I have a, um, slightly more binding non-disclosure agreement that I'd like you to sign."
The man had said that his name was Rex Bolton and that he was chief operating officer of Johnson Laboratories. On second glance, he was not as well manicured as Clay had originally thought. His sandy blond hair was tight on the sides but tousled on top, and lines creased his face suggesting worry rather than age.
"I don't see why that would be a problem," Clay said, nodding. He hadn't recognized most of the dishes on the menu and had ordered a Cobb salad. The waiter came and went so quietly and with such self-effacing efficiency that he was almost invisible. Unlike the quite impressive Frederick Remington statue in the corner next to a large mirror that made the room seem bigger than it was.
There were two tables separating Clay and his business partner, Baylee Baker, from the two men from Johnson Laboratories. This was to provide the minimum six feet of social distancing in this time of Covid-19. Baylee was slender with legs that went on forever, a bit of bronze to her skin, and brown hair that matched her eyes. The words Real People were tattooed on the inside of her left forearm. The glass of white wine in front of her was nearly untouched, unlike the surf 'n' turf, scallops and Angus tips, which she'd demolished, much to Clay's amusement. The woman had an appetite.
The lawyer, with as yet no name, looked at Baylee. "Absolute confidentiality, Mr. Wolfe, is what we need and expect."
"Miss Baker is my lead investigator and a partner in the firm," Clay said. He took a sip of the expensive scotch that he sure hoped was going on someone else's tab.
"Nonetheless, we must insist," the lawyer said.
Clay leant back in his chair. His hands pressed lightly onto the elegant tablecloth. He ignored the lawyer and spoke directly to Bolton. "I could tell you that I won't include her in the case," he said. "But I'd be lying. If it's a deal breaker, then I'm sorry." He steepled his fingers under his chin, his cards played, ready to accept the outcome however it went.
"I'm sure that we can have Miss Baker sign the NDA as well," Bolton said.
The lawyer reached down to the chair beside him, taking up two thick-stapled copies from a briefcase and sliding them across the dual tables. "Please sign where indicated." It seems he'd been prepared for this eventuality. They didn't appear to be men who were surprised by much.
"What do you know about Johnson Laboratories, Mr. Wolfe?" Bolton asked when they were done, the paperwork safely stashed back in the lawyer's briefcase with copies for Clay and Baylee slipped into a thick envelope.
"They, you, employ quite a few people in the area," Clay said. "You've got a complex in East Essex." He shrugged. "Testing with mice or something like that."
Bolton smiled, a smirk that didn't reach his eyes. "We're the largest employer north of BIW with over a thousand employees. This includes over two hundred men and women with doctorates or other advanced degrees who investigate the genetic bases of cancer, disease, autoimmunity, and many other disorders. JOHNS is known for biomedical research that bridges translational and clinical contexts. We integrate mouse genetics and human genomics to understand the underlying cause of human health and disease. There have been nineteen Nobel Prizes associated with our work."
"So, you do test with mice," Baylee said.
Clay fought back a chuckle. That was about all he'd gotten out of the mumbo jumbo that Bolton had just spouted out, too.
"Yes, Miss Baker. As a matter of fact, we are the world's supplier for over nine thousand strains of genetically defined mice."
"That's where all those rodents come from," Baylee said.
"More importantly, they are mammals," Bolton said. "Very similar to humans in many ways. We have even created a humanized mouse."
"A humanized mouse?" Clay asked.
"Mouse models with human immune cell engraftment represent ground-breaking platforms to evaluate compounds to treat a variety of human diseases, from cancer and infectious diseases to allergies and inflammation."
"Oh, I see," Clay said. But he did not see at all. He did deem it best to not be an ignoramus when trying to land a case from a man in a five-thousand-dollar suit. "How about you tell us why you're here and what you need from us?"
"We are worried that our research has been compromised," Bolton said.
Clay nodded. "You must have your own security. Why us?"
Bolton looked at the lawyer, who said, "You understand that breaking the NDA could possibly be a treasonous offense, and that you could be prosecuted as a traitor to the United States of America."
"You think the Russians or the Chinese are hacking you? Like they did with the Covid-19 vaccine? Because I'm sort of under the impression we should just be sharing that stuff, you know, if it's going to save human lives." Clay wondered, what could possibly be hacked in regard to mice?
"It's more sensitive and delicate than you could imagine, Mr. Wolfe." Bolton's voice expressed exasperation.
"Perhaps I should get my lawyer to read through the NDA before I go any further," Clay said. His lawyer was his grandpops, eighty-four years of age, still with a keen mind.
"That might be for the best," Bolton said.
"What can you tell us about the case?" Baylee asked. "Without possibly compromising our freedom?"
"I like your directness, Miss Baker," Bolton said. "Quite simply, somebody has been stealing mice."
He's worried that it's an inside job, Clay thought. But stealing mice? It was quite a leap from that to treason. The mice must be quite special, possessing something so sensitive, that if he, Clay Wolfe, leaked, he could be arrested as a traitor and thrown into some place like Guantanamo without charges or trial. This was serious shit.
"And you suspect your own security team of being involved?" Clay asked.
"We don't know who to suspect," Bolton said. "But it is concerning."
"I think before we get into the nuts and bolts of this that we'll have our lawyer go over the NDA," Clay said. "It shouldn't take long. Perhaps we can get together tomorrow and move forward?"
"Time is of the essence, Mr. Wolfe," Bolton said.
"Of course, I understand."
The lawyer reached into his case and retrieved the NDA and slid it back across the table.
"One of our security team disappeared over the weekend," Bolton said. "He was on the night shift for the fourth. Showed up to work. Was last seen about 2:00 AM. Never checked out. Never went home. Gone."
Excerpt from Mouse Trap by Matt L Cost. Copyright 2022 by Matt L Cost. Reproduced with permission from Matt L Cost. All rights reserved.
Matt Cost is the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series. The first book, Mainely Power, was selected as the Maine Humanities Council Read ME fiction book of 2020. This was followed by Mainely Fear, Mainely Money, and Mainely Angst. I Am Cuba: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution was his first traditionally published novel. He had another historical released in August of 2021, Love in a Time of Hate. Wolfe Trap and Mind Trap were the first two in the Clay Wolfe Port Essex Trap series. Mouse Trap is the third in this series. Cost was a history major at Trinity College. He owned a mystery bookstore, a video store, and a gym, before serving a ten-year sentence as a junior high school teacher. In 2014 he was released and began writing. And that's what he does. He writes histories and mysteries. Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. A chocolate Lab and a basset hound round out the mix. He now spends his days at the computer, writing.
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Q: FInding the exact value of a series I would like to see if anyone can find the EXACT value of
$$5(\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{3^4}+\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{5^4}+...)+7(\frac{1}{3^4}+\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{5^4}+\frac{1}{6^4}+...)+9(\frac{1}{4^4}+\frac{1}{5^4}+\frac{1}{6^4}+\frac{1}{7^4}+...)+...$$
I have tried to regroup the terms and obtain
$$5(\zeta(4)-\frac{1}{1^4})+7(\zeta(4)-\frac{1}{1^4}-\frac{1}{2^4})+9(\zeta(4)-\frac{1}{1^4}-\frac{1}{2^4}-\frac{1}{3^4})+11(\zeta(4)-\frac{1}{1^4}-\frac{1}{2^4}-\frac{1}{3^4}-\frac{1}{4^4})+...$$
Seems like this is a diverging series. Any idea how to resolve this?

A: Since all summands are positive, you can rearrange and get
$$
\sum_{n=2}^\infty (2n+1)\sum_{k=n}^\infty \frac1{k^4}=\sum_{n=2}^\infty\frac1{n^4}\sum_{k=2}^n (2k+1)
$$
The coefficient of $\frac1{n^4}$ is $5+7+\dots+(2n+1)=n^2+2n-3$, so by absolute convergence,
\begin{align*}
\sum_{n=2}^\infty\frac{n^2+2n-3}{n^4}
&=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{n^2+2n-3}{n^4}\\
&=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1{n^2}+2\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1{n^3}+(-3)\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1{n^4}\\
&=\zeta(2)+2\zeta(3)-3\zeta(4).
\end{align*}


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Bajrangi Bhaijaan es una película dirigida y producida por Kabir Khan. Con protagonistas como Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor y Nawazuddin Siddiqui en los papeles principales, y trata de una niña pakistaní musulmana perdida en India, que la ayudará un joven religioso a volver a su hogar, a pesar de las dificultades que existen entre religiones.
El rodaje comenzó en Nueva Delí en noviembre de 2014, y la película se estrenó en 2015.

Sinopsis
Un hombre con espíritu noble ayuda a una niña paquistaní a volver a su hogar.
En Sultanpur, un pintoresco pueblo de Cachemira administrada por Pakistán , los aldeanos se reúnen para ver una televisión de cricket partido entre la India y Pakistán . Entre ellos se encuentra una mujer embarazada ( Meher Vij ) que, después de dar a luz, los nombres de su hija después de Shahida Shahid Afridi , el jugador que gana el juego para Pakistán. Una tarde, Shahida ( Harshaali Malhotra ), ahora de seis años de edad, se cae de un acantilado y es salvado por un árbol sobresaliente. Shahida siendo muda no fue capaz de llamar para pedir ayuda. Ella habría sido capaz de pedir ayuda si ella era capaz de hablar. Su madre preocupada la lleva a la ermita de santo sufí Nizamuddin Auliya en Delhi , con la esperanza de que restablecerá el discurso de Shahida.

Al regresar de Delhi, el tren se detiene para las reparaciones y Shahida se baja para salvar un cordero. Sin el conocimiento de Shahida, el tren se va. Shahida se sube a un tren de carga , y termina en Kurukshetra en el estado de Haryana . Allí conoce a Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi alias Bajrangi ( Salman Khan ), un devoto brahmán y un ardiente devoto de la deidad hindú Hanuman . Él llama a Shahida "Munni" y trata en vano encontrar en dónde vive.

En las secuencias de retroceso , se revela que Bajrangi ha sido una decepción para su padre, porque Bajrangi falló sus exámenes de la escuela diez veces. Cuando Bajrangi finalmente se gradúa en su undécimo intento, su padre muere de shock. Bajrangi, en busca de un trabajo, va a la casa de su amigo y entrenador de lucha libre de su padre, Dayanand ( Sharat Saxena ), en Nueva Delhi. Después de haber pasado tiempo juntos con su hija Rásica ( Kareena Kapoor Khan ), se enamoran entre sí y Dayanand lo acepta con la condición de que Bajrangi consiga un trabajo y una casa separada para sí mismo. En la actualidad, Bajrangi trae Munni para satisfacer Dayanand, que le permite que ella se quede en su casa, creyendo que con su tez blanca, Munni también es un brahmàn . Munni se acostumbra a formar parte de la familia. Finalmente se reveló que Munni es una paquistaní.  Dayanand enfurecido, le ordena a Bajrangi que la envie a Pakistán a través de la Embajada de Pakistán , donde falla el escrito del Bajrangi. Él es traicionado por un agente de viajes local que dice ser capaz de tomar Munni a Pakistán sin pasaporte, pero en realidad la lleva a un burdel, lo que le hace que lleve a Munni con sus padres en Pakistán, en persona y sin pasaporte ni visa.

Bajrangi y Munni son capaces de entrar en Paquistán. Poco después de su llegada, Bajrangi es detenido, sospechoso de ser un espía indio. Se escapa con Munni y conoce a Chand Nawab ( Nawazuddin Siddiqui ), un periodista que trabaja para un canal de televisión paquistaní. Nawab de cerca ha estado siguiendo los acontecimientos. Conmovido por la historia, Nawab se une Bajrangi para ayudar a encontrar a los padres de Munni. A ellos se une un erudito religioso islámico ( Om Puri ), que ayuda a evitar la captura por la policía. Dirige el grupo de Pakistán Cachemira ocupada después de Munni reconoce un área similar a su ciudad natal en una foto de un calendario.

Nawab documenta su viaje en el vídeo, pero ninguna televisión se compromete a emitirla. Decepcionado, carga el vídeo en Internet. Al revisar el material de archivo, Munni reconoce por su madre que recorre en el fondo. Con la ayuda de un conductor de autobús, el trío identifica a Sultanpur como la ciudad natal de Munni. Suben a un autobús a Sultanpur, y son detenidos por la policía que están buscando 'el espía indio'. La elaboración de un plan para desviar su atención, Bajrangi se baja del autobús y corre hacia la selva a la vista. Él se rastreó, golpeado y un disparo en el brazo. Mientras tanto, Nawab y Munni alcanzan Sultanpur, donde Munni finalmente se reúne con su madre.

Los videos enviados por Nawab son virales en toda la India y Pakistán. Un oficial de alto rango compasiva Hamid Khan ( Rajesh Sharma ) se da cuenta de que Bajrangi es inocente, y lo ha dado a conocer, desafiando la orden de mantenerlo en la cárcel, lo que a su juicio deberían ser pequeña en la parte de Pakistán. Miles de paquistaníes vienen a ver Bajrangi fuera y los indios vienen a recibirlo. Como Bajrangi cruza la frontera, Shahida, que también está en la multitud, corre hacia la valla y clama por él con su voz ahora recuperado. Bajrangi está feliz de verla y corren el uno hacia el otro y se abrazan.

Elenco
 Salman Khan
 Kareena Kapoor
 Harshaali Malhotra
 Nawazuddin Siddiqui
 Ajaz Khan
 Najeem Khan

Producción
La escena culminante se filmó en el glaciar Thajiwas en Sonamarg, Jammu y Cachemira.

Desarrollo

El guionista de la película, V. Vijayendra Prasad, declaró que la idea de la película se inspiró en la película en telugu de 1987 Pasivadi Pranam , que a su vez es una nueva versión de la película en malayalam Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986). Prasad también se inspiró en una historia que escuchó sobre una pareja paquistaní que venía a la India para la cirugía cardíaca de su hija.

Kabir Khan señaló que el guion de Bajrangi Bhaijaan estuvo influenciado por algunas de sus propias experiencias. Notó la influencia de la epopeya hindú Ramayana, que solía ver obras de teatro de Ramlila cuando era niño, y en particular la deidad hindú Bajrangi (Hanuman), que dejó una fuerte impresión en él cuando era niño. Sintió que Bajrangi era un personaje querido por personas de todas las comunidades religiosas de la India, incluidos los hindúes y los musulmanes de la India, debido a cómo Bajrangi brindaba alegría y diversión a muchos niños indios. Khan comenzó a escribir Bajrangi Bhaijaan en parte en respuesta al aumento del sectarismo religioso en India desde la década de 1980 y particularmente en respuesta a Bajrang Dal, una organización fundamentalista hindú que se apropió de Bajrangi por motivos sectarios violentos y desempeñó un papel central en los disturbios mortales de Guyarat en 2002. , lo que lleva al nombre Bajrangi a tener connotaciones comunitarias. Comenzó a escribir Bajrangi Bhaijaan en 2013 como una forma de reclamar Bajrangi para todas las comunidades y como una forma de unir a hindúes y musulmanes.

El director de casting de la película fue Mukesh Chhabra.

fotografía principal

La fotografía principal comenzó el 3 de noviembre de 2014 en Nueva Delhi, con la participación de Salman Khan y Kareena Kapoor Khan. El segundo programa de filmación tuvo lugar en ND Studios, Karjat. El tercer horario de la película se llevó a cabo en Mandawa, Rajasthan. El 7 de enero de 2015, se vio a Khan en lo alto del castillo de Mandawa jugando al cricket con un niño. El 10 de enero de 2015, Khan disparó con estudiantes de escuela en el distrito Jhunjhunu de Rajasthan. El rodaje de la película se completó el 20 de mayo. Algunas escenas de la película se rodaron en la granja Panvel de Khan. El rodaje también tuvo lugar en el valle de Cachemira en lugares como Sonamarg y Zoji La. El clímax de la película se rodó en Sonmarg cerca del glaciar Thajiwas (a 10.000 pies sobre el nivel del mar) con unas 7.000 personas. El personaje de Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Chand Nawab, se inspiró en un personaje real, Chand Nawab, que trabajaba en Indus News, con sede en Karachi, en 2008.

Referencias

Películas de 2015
Películas en hindi
Películas dramáticas
Películas cómicas
Películas ambientadas en Pakistán

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She exchanged vows with Mario Angelo deSousa in 1964. They were married with close family and friends in attendance. Sadly, Mario passed on November 16, 2012, after forty eight years of marriage.
Arlene worked diligently for twenty nine years in the New York State Retirement System to successfully become its Executive Leader before retiring in 1986.
She enjoyed vacationing in Provincetown, Massachusetts and touring the United States with her family members and best friend, Lorraine Symanski. Arlene was a giver of time. She was President of the Colonie, New York Women's Republican Club, Secretary of the Federation Union of New York State and the Director of the Albany, New York Women's Bowling Association.
Arlene and Mario retired to Zephyr Hills, Florida and then to Land O' Lakes, Florida. She recently resided in the Renaissance Tampa Senior Center where she enjoyed working with many resident committees and spending time with her friends. She was a generous soul and will be greatly missed by her very large family and circle of friends.
Mrs. deSousa is survived by her sons: Charles Oropallo and his wife Susan, William Oropallo and his wife Lynne, Christopher Oropallo and his wife Holly and Peter deSousa and his wife Jacqueline. She has many loving grandchildren who shared a very special relationship with their grandmother and many great grandchildren who loved to visit their great grandmother in Florida. In addition she leaves extended family and friends. Arlene was pre-deceased by two of her children: Marcia Oropallo and Daniel Oropallo. Her twin brothers Francis Ellsworth and Edward Ellsworth also passed earlier.
A mass with Christian burial rights will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 9:00 am in the Blessed Sacrament Church, 605 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 12206. Burial will follow at the Albany Rural Cemetery, 48 Cemetery Avenue, Albany, New York 12204.
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Chinese Company Inks Deal to Assemble Alcohol Test Gadget with Rwandan Formula
byWilliams Buningwire September 07, 2019 at 4:58 pm 0
Fiston Rutikanga, the young graduate who owns the alcohol test App
An alcohol detector technology that was invented by a graduate from Kigali Polytechnic Institute is set to be assembled in China by Top Ten Electronic Company with expertise in electronic gadgets.
A car alcohol detector technology inventor, last month inked a deal of assembling his technology in China, after winning the second best technology awards worth $5000 during Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA) held in Kigali Convention Center from August 25 to 31.
The technology invented by Fiston Rutikanga, makes it impossible for anyone who has consumed alcohol to sit behind the wheels and drive.
This software disables the engine to start, immediately after detecting a driver who have taken alcohol.
"After winning the award, owners of Top ten electronic company consulted me if we could get the software assembled in their country. I greed, but first I got the copy right certificate from Rwanda Development Board (RDB)," Rutikanga said.
"We agreed that the technology will be assembled in their company (Top ten electronic Company) at a cost of $3000, after it will come out with the international standard certificate and will also be tested by Rwanda standards Board(RSB) to receive local standard certificate to start operating in Rwanda," according to Rutikanga.
Rutikanga invented the technology following his enthusiasm to fight occurrence of accidents in Rwanda.
"After getting my award worth $5000, I will pay the assembling fee of $3000. It will be operational, many people have called me asking if the technology have started working to buy it and install it in their cars," Rutikanga said.
Available figures from traffic police indicate that from August-October 2017, 162 people were killed in road accidents drunk driving being among the causes.
Last week on Friday and Saturday during night operations by the Traffic and Road Safety (TRS) department, 120 drivers were arrested in the City of Kigali over drunk-driving.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Rafiki Mujiji, commissioner for TRS told media that " these constant operations are done across the country and are part of year-long national road safety campaign dubbed 'Gerayo Amahoro' launched in May this year.
Mujiji added that impaired driving, especially under the influence of alcohol, is one of the major causes of fatal accidents.
Rutikanga was among other future inventors who exhibited their technologies during the Ministry of Education awards in primary, secondary and IPRCs.
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Gustav Biener (* 26. Juni 1926 in Dortmund; † 16. August 2003 in Arnsberg) war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker und Komponist. Er verbrachte fast sein ganzes Leben in Arnsberg und wirkte dort als Schulrektor, als Organist und Chorleiter an der katholischen Propsteikirche St. Laurentius sowie als Regionalkirchenmusiker. 1967 erhielt er den Titel Kirchenmusikdirektor. Biener komponierte etwa 400 Werke, mit einem deutlichen Schwerpunkt auf geistlicher und weltlicher Chormusik. Seine Kompositionen sind im Westfälischen Musikarchiv Hagen archiviert.

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Biener wurde am 26. Juni 1926 in Dortmund geboren und zog 1932 mit seiner Familie nach Arnsberg, wo er sein ganzes weiteres Leben verbrachte. Schon als Jugendlicher begann er zu komponieren.

1945–1950 absolvierte Biener eine Ausbildung zum Volksschullehrer und studierte danach an der Pädagogischen Akademie in Dortmund Sonderpädagogik und Psychologie. Parallel dazu absolvierte er ein Kirchenmusikstudium am Dortmunder Konservatorium, das er 1951 mit Auszeichnung abschloss. An der Nachfolgeeinrichtung des Konservatoriums, der Abteilung Dortmund der Musikhochschule Westfalen-Lippe, unterrichtete er später Tonsatz und Komposition (1962–1974).

1952 gründete Biener mit der Fröbelschule in Arnsberg die erste Schule für Lernbehinderte im Hochsauerland. Bis zu seiner Pensionierung 1989 war er deren Rektor.

Seit 1947 arbeitete Biener als Organist an der Propsteikirche St. Laurentius in Arnsberg, 1957 übernahm er dort auch die Chorleitung. Diese nebenamtliche Stelle wurde zum Zentrum seiner kirchenmusikalischen und kompositorischen Arbeit. 1966 wurde er Regionalkirchenmusiker für die neueingerichtete Seelsorgeregion Hochsauerland-Waldeck. In dieser Funktion prägte er über viele Jahre die Ausbildung nebenamtlicher Kirchenmusiker. 1967 verlieh ihm der Erzbischof von Paderborn, Lorenz Kardinal Jaeger, in Anerkennung seiner Verdienste den Titel eines Kirchenmusikdirektors. Die Deutsche Bischofskonferenz berief Biener 1974 in die Kommission für die Herausgabe des Orgelbuchs zum Gesangbuch "Gotteslob".

Im Jahr 2000 wurde Biener als Organist der Propsteigemeinde verabschiedet. Er starb nach schwerer Krankheit am 16. August 2003 in Arnsberg.

Kompositionen
Biener komponierte zahlreiche kirchenmusikalische Werke, sowohl für die eigene Chorpraxis als auch als Auftragskompositionen. Die bevorzugten Besetzungen enthalten Solo- und Chorgesang, Orgel, Bläserensembles und oft auch Gemeindegesang. Zu den ca. 400 Werken gehören zwei Oratorien sowie Messordinarien und -proprien, Kantaten, Motetten, Kirchenliedbearbeitungen und Orgelwerke. Daneben entstanden auch weltliche Chorwerke.

Einige wichtige Werke sind:
 "Coesfelder Passion", Oratorium für Solisten, gemischten Chor (auch als Sprechchor), Kinderchor, Sprecher, Orgel und Orchester. Das Stück wurde angeregt durch das aus dem 14. Jhd. stammende Coesfelder Kreuz, uraufgeführt in Coesfeld 1971, seither ca. 12 weitere Aufführungen in verschiedenen Städten.
 Advents-Oratorium für Solisten, gemischten Chor (auch als Sprechchor), Sprecher, Orgel und Orchester, uraufgeführt 1976 in Arnsberg.
 Kantate "Dass alle eins seien" für Bariton, Knabenchor, gemischten Chor, Männerchor, Blechbläser, Volksgesang und Orgel. Auftrag anlässlich der 2000-Jahr-Feier der Stadt Mainz und der Eröffnung des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils, uraufgeführt 1962 im Mainzer Dom.
 Mitwirkung am Orgelbuch zum Gesangbuch "Gotteslob" mit vielen Begleitsätzen. Mitwirkung an der sechsbändigen Sammlung "Orgelstücke zum Gotteslob" mit Intonationen und Choralvorspielen.
 Komposition eines Teils der Musik zum Gottesdienst mit Papst Johannes Paul II. in Paderborn 1996, darunter der Kanon "Einig in der Hoffnung".

Literatur
 Dirk Bittner, Hans-Dieter Meyer (Hrsg.): Gustav Biener 1926–2003. Leben und Werk. agenda Verlag, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-89688-237-6. (= Neue Beiträge zur Musik in Westfalen, Bd. 11. Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Westfälische Musik und Musikgeschichte). Enthält ein vollständiges Werkverzeichnis, sowie eine CD mit einem Mitschnitt einer Aufführung der Coesfelder Passion.

Weblinks
 Gustav Biener - Komponist (1926-2003) (gustav-biener.de)
 Werke von Gustav Biener im Carus-Verlag

Einzelnachweise

Kirchenmusikdirektor
Komponist (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1926
Gestorben 2003
Mann
Komponist (Kirchenmusik)
Person (Arnsberg)
Person des Christentums (Arnsberg)


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adidas Originals = PHARRELL WILLIAMS New Campaign Imagery Unveiled
Mari Davis
NEW YORK, Nov 21, 2014/ — Just in time for the holiday season, adidas is releasing the final campaign imagery for adidas Originals = PHARRELL WILLIAMS for 2014.
Timed to be released the moment the "Polka Dots" collection, which happens to be the two final products for this year also, the campaign artwork plays off the same optimistic and playful spirit of the spotted product.
Once again captured through the lens of photographer, Ryan McGinley, art directed by Lloyd & Co. and styled by editor, Jay Massacret, the campaign visuals intend to express the most profound joy of all: love.
Aerial shots of the same group of Millennials – first seen in the Tennis Campaign / Equal Sign images – reveal the group has united once more, this time in the shape of a heart. This heart formation expresses the importance of love, respect and the power created through unconditional acceptance.
With its youthful, uplifting spirit, offering imagery and styling that are approachable and "real", the campaign strives to communicate the key tenet of the continued collaboration:
'Equality is love visualized. It is a symbol of affection, the action of affection. Equality is everything from a greeting to a declaration of true love. In all its forms. It is ACCEPTANCE. It is LOVE. It is STRENGTH.' Pharrell Williams, November 2014
The Polka Dot Pack has been inspired by two of adidas' most celebrated design icons: the Superstar Track Jacket and the Stan Smith sneaker.
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Arlington selected as site for National Medal of Honor Museum
BY JAMES HARTLEY
OCTOBER 02, 2019 05:01 PM, UPDATED OCTOBER 03, 2019 03:45 PM
Arlington has been selected as the site for the National Medal of Honor Museum.
The museum is planned for construction near Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium and is scheduled to open in 2024, the museum foundation announced Wednesday.
Arlington beat out Denver in the race to host the museum. The cities were judged by their size, location, number of visitors, support for the project, and patriotism, according to a written statement from the museum foundation. The National Medal of Honor Foundation expects roughly 5 million visitors each year.
"There's a deep, historic support for those who have served that we found all throughout Texas," Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, told the Star-Telegram. "It was really special to us seeing everything that has been done in the past and what is part of the DNA in the state."
North Texas is home to 70 Medal of Honor recipients, according to the foundation, with nearly 1.8 million veterans and active duty military across the state. The U.S. has awarded 3,500 Medals of Honor.
The museum, expected to be between 120,000 and 150,000 square feet, will be home to permanent exhibits as well as rotating exhibitions. Once the site is selected, organizers will need to raise $150 million for the building.
Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams said taxpayers will not pay the bill. The money will be raised by donors and philanthropists from across the region.
"Here in Texas we have some great people who have a track record of giving and being generous on these kinds of projects," Williams said.
Arlington plans place the museum in the entertainment district near Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium, on vacant land or parking lots on city-owned property under the control of the Texas Rangers.
Ownership of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys played a role in selecting Arlington, Daniels said.
"Their support of the military is a huge factor," he said. "They're going to be our geographic neighbors, and it's important to be able to look ownership in the eyes and see that authenticity."
Williams said the project isn't just exciting for Arlington but for the entire state.
"The real excitement lies with the fact that their mission is to educate our youth on character and integrity and courage and patriotism using the inspiring stories of the 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients," Williams said. "It's not just an opportunity for our schools to study this and take a field trip here, but also for Arlington to be a national platform for that mission."
While the project is expected to take three to four years, Williams said he has hope it will be shorter.
"Our track record is we're able to get things done quicker than anyone else," he said.
Texas politicians joined in praising the decision to build the museum in Arlington.
Sen. Ted Cruz said in a statement the museum was great news for Arlington, Texas and the rest of the nation.
Congressman Ron Wright, the Republican representing Arlington in Washington, said in a news release he applauds the decision to place the museum in Arlington. He said it's a good fit.
"In Arlington, we celebrate patriotism, American ideals and our nation's heroes," he said in the release.
The city is expected to discuss the project Friday, when more than 100 Arlington school district students are expected to give a "patriotic welcome" to National Medal of Honor Foundation board members and visiting Medal of Honor recipients.
The nation's highest medal for valor in combat.
The mission of the National Medal of Honor Museum and its attendant education center is to commemorate the stories of our Medal of Honor recipients, unite Americans around what it means to be patriotic, and inspire us to find the hero within ourselves. America needs a National Medal of Honor Museum. You can help.
The National Medal of Honor Museum and Education Center will commemorate the stories of our Medal of Honor recipients, unite Americans around what it means to be patriotic and inspire us to find the hero within ourselves.
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The AI Lab has the mission to analyze and compare how emerging transformative technologies, such as artificial intelligence, genomics and genome-editing, raise new opportunities and challenges for health, security, economics and governance in different geo-political contexts.
Technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, genomics, additive manufacturing and nanotechnology are increasingly converging and enabling each other, with significant ramifications in health, economics, security, and governance. This transformative power reminds us of: the continued presence of a diverse array of threats to our country; lingering vulnerabilities in our defenses; the consequences of not adequately addressing these vulnerabilities; and the centrality that technological convergence will continue to play in our society.
The new twist to the science policy game is the sheer complexity of the socio-technical systems that surround us. In the past, policymakers and funders could often ignore complexity, and it did not have much of an impact on their results. People were less connected, markets were less integrated, disciplines existed in siloes, and the flow of knowledge was severely limited. Part of the growing complexity challenge involves technological convergence, the increasing interaction of multiple fields, such as AI, genomics and nanotechnology, which rapidly expands the range of possible impacts that need to be considered in any science policy exercise. Ten years ago, nanotechnology was celebrated largely for its impacts on chemistry and material sciences, but the ability to precision engineer matter at genetically relevant scale has resulted in significant advances in neurosciences, such as creating the ability to interrogate networks of neurons.
As "outsiders" to the AI design processes, it is extremely complex for policymakers to assess AI development because of a human trend to overestimate technologies in the short term, a lack of comprehension of how the technology functions, applying traditional outdated regulatory models that are not adequate for AI, and playing a catch-up game to decode the terms of reference used by researchers. There will be significant systems' transformations through AI and converging technologies over the next few decades, but perhaps it will be more incremental than we fear or imagine.
An ethos of responsible AI innovation would bring technologists, scholars, and policymakers together in an effort to ensure that society reaps all of the benefits and avoids potential harms. This is the goal and mission The AI Lab aims to foster.
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namespace Acme\UserBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Method;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;

use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\Person;
use Acme\UserBundle\Form\PersonType;
use Acme\UserBundle\Form\PersonSimpleSearchType;

use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\Country;
use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\State;
use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\Municipality;
use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\Address;
use Acme\UserBundle\Form\AddressType;

use Acme\UserBundle\Entity\Phone;
use Acme\UserBundle\Form\PhoneType;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

/**
 * Person controller.
 *
 * @Route("/person")
 */
class PersonController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Lists all Person entities.
     *
     * @Route("/", name="person")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entities = $em->getRepository('AcmeUserBundle:Person')->findAll();

        return array('entities' => $entities);
    }

    /**
     * Finds and displays a Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/show", name="person_show")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function showAction($id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('AcmeUserBundle:Person')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Person entity.');
        }

        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),        );
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to create a new Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/new", name="person_new")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function newAction()
    {
        $entity = new Person();
        $form   = $this->createForm(new PersonType(), $entity);

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView()
        );
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/create", name="person_create")
     * @Method("post")
     * @Template("AcmeUserBundle:Person:new.html.twig")
     */
    public function createAction()
    {
        $entity  = new Person();
        $request = $this->getRequest();
        $form    = $this->createForm(new PersonType(), $entity);
        $form->bindRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();
            $em->persist($entity);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('person_show', array('id' => $entity->getId())));

        }

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView()
        );
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to edit an existing Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/edit", name="person_edit")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function editAction($id)
    {
        //crea un estancia de manejador de entidades
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        //busca la entidad persona
        $entity = $em->getRepository('AcmeUserBundle:Person')->find($id);

        //si no se encuentra lanza una excepción
        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Person entity.');
        }

        //obtiene la entidad de teléfono
        $phone = $entity->getTelefono();
        //obtiene la entidad de Dirección
        $address = $entity->getAddressId();
        //obtiene la entidad de Municipio
        $municipio = $address->getMunicipalityId();

        //crea una nueva estancia del formulario pesona
        $editForm = $this->createForm(new PersonType());

        //Le asigna valores a cada uno de los campos del formlarios obtienidos de la entidad
        $editForm->get('nombre')->setData( $entity->getNombre() );
        $editForm->get('apellido_paterno')->setData( $entity->getApellidoPaterno() );
        $editForm->get('apellido_materno')->setData( $entity->getApellidoMaterno() );
        $editForm->get('fecha_nacimiento')->setData( $entity->getFechaNacimiento() );
        $editForm->get('ocupacion')->setData( $entity->getOcupacion() );
        $editForm->get('escuela')->setData( $entity->getEscuela() );
        $editForm->get('periodo_escolar')->setData( $entity->getPeriodoEscolar() );
        $editForm->get('email')->setData( $entity->getEmail() );
        $editForm->get('status')->setData( $entity->getStatus() );
        $editForm->get('clave')->setData( $entity->getClave() );
        $editForm->get('comentario')->setData( $entity->getComentario() );
        $editForm->get('telefono_1')->setData( $phone->getTelefono1() );
        $editForm->get('telefono_2')->setData( $phone->getTelefono2() );
        $editForm->get('celular')->setData( $phone->getCelular() );
        $editForm->get('municipio')->setData( $municipio->getMunicipality() );
        $editForm->get('direccion')->setData( $address->getAddress() );

        // crea el formlario para eliminar la entidad ?
        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        //retorna que manda al template
        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'edit_form'   => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Edits an existing Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/update", name="person_update")
     * @Method("post")
     * @Template("AcmeUserBundle:Person:edit.html.twig")
     */
    public function updateAction($id)
    {

        //crear estancia del formlario de personas
        $form_edit = new PersonType();

        //inicializa varibles de status
        $msg_success = '';
        $msg_error   = '';

        //necesario para hacer uso del request
        $request = $this->getRequest();

        //declaración de manejador de entidades
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        //obtinen la entidad persona en base al id
        $person = $em->getRepository('AcmeUserBundle:Person')->find($id);

        //En caso de que el usuario no se encuentre lanzará un excepción
        if (!$person) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Person entity.');
        }

        //declara 2 estancia de entidades
        $phone     = new Phone();
        $address   = new Address();

        //obtiene los valores POST de un formulario pasándole como parametro el nombre de este
        $postData = $request->request->get($form_edit->getName());

        //Le asigna valores a un nuevo teléfono
        $phone    ->setTelefono1($postData['telefono_1']);
        $phone    ->setTelefono2($postData['telefono_2']);
        $phone    ->setCelular($postData['celular']);

        //obtiene el municipio en recibiendo como parámetro el id
        $municipality = $this->getDoctrine()
                ->getRepository('AcmeUserBundle:Municipality')
                ->find($postData['municipio']);

        //le asigna valores a una entidad dirección
        $address->setMunicipalityId($municipality);
        $address->setAddress($postData['direccion']);

        try {
            //intenta guardar la dirección
             $em ->persist($address);
             $em ->flush();
             $person->setAddressId($address);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            $mgs_error= "No se pudo actualizar la dirección";
        }

        //establece los valores a la entidad
        $person ->setNombre($postData['nombre']);
        $person->setApellidoPaterno($postData['apellido_paterno']);
        $person->setApellidoMaterno($postData['apellido_materno']);
        $person->setFechaNacimiento( new \DateTime($postData['fecha_nacimiento']));
        $person->setOcupacion($postData['ocupacion']);
        $person->setEscuela($postData['escuela']);
        $person->setPeriodoEscolar($postData['periodo_escolar']);
        $person->setEmail($postData['email']);
        $person->setStatus($postData['status']);
        $person->setClave($postData['clave']);
        $person->setTelefono($phone);

        //intenta guardar los datos insertados
        try{
            $em ->persist($phone);
            $em ->flush();

            $em ->persist($person);
            $em ->flush();

            $msg_success = "se ha actualizado un usuario";
        }catch(Exception $e) {
            $mgs_error= "No se ha actualizado el usuario";
        }

        //redirecciona al controllador de usuarios en el método index
        $response = $this->forward('AcmeUserBundle:usuarios:index', array(
            'msg_success'          => $msg_success,
            'msg_error'            => $msg_error,
        ));

        return $response;
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a Person entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/delete", name="person_delete")
     * @Method("post")
     */
    public function deleteAction()
    {
        /*
        $form = $this->createDeleteForm($id);
        $request = $this->getRequest();

        $form->bindRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();
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 Ингода — река в Забайкальском крае России.
 Ингода — посёлок в Читинском районе Забайкальского края.
 Ингода — железнодорожная станция Забайкальской железной дороги.


PRINCETON, NJ -- The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as "pro-choice" is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves "pro-life," one point shy of the record high, also from May 2009.
The percentage of political independents identifying as pro-choice is 10 points lower today than in May 2011, while the percentage pro-life is up by six points. As a result, pro-lifers now outnumber pro-choicers among this important swing political group for only the second time since 2001, with the first occurring in 2009.
More broadly, since 2009, independents have been fairly closely divided between the two abortion positions, whereas for most of the 2001-2008 period, significantly more independents were pro-choice than pro-life.
Democrats' views on abortion have changed the least over the past 12 years, with roughly 60% calling themselves pro-choice and about a third pro-life. Democrats' identification as pro-choice was above this range in May 2011, but has returned to about 60% in the current poll.
The shift in abortion views over the past year is not due to a change in the political composition of the samples. In the May 2-6, 2012, Values and Beliefs poll, 47% of respondents are Democrats or lean Democratic, while 41% are Republican or lean Republican. This is similar to the partisan composition of the May and July 2011 surveys, which showed a close division between pro-life and pro-choice Americans.
Gallup's longest-running measure of abortion views, established in 1975, asks Americans if abortion should be legal in all circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances. Since 2001, at least half of Americans have consistently chosen the middle position, saying abortion should be legal under certain circumstances, and the 52% saying this today is similar to the 50% in May 2011. The 25% currently wanting abortion to be legal in all cases and the 20% in favor of making it illegal in all cases are also similar to last year's findings.
Since 2009, Americans have been closely divided in their identification with the labels most commonly used by each side of the abortion debate, although twice in that time period, including today, the percentage identifying as pro-life has been significantly higher than the pro-choice percentage. This represents a clear shift from 2001 to 2008, when Gallup most often found pro-choice adherents in the plurality.
Abortion has been the focal point of some prominent news stories in the past year, including congressional efforts to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood because of its abortion services, as well as to investigate Planned Parenthood's financial practices. There was also a widely reported controversy over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure cancer foundation's temporary decision to suspend grants to Planned Parenthood pending the outcome of that congressional investigation. And the ongoing conflict between the U.S. Roman Catholic Church and the Obama administration over mandated health insurance for contraception is partially related to abortion, in that some contraception methods, such as the "morning-after pill," can halt the development of a fertilized egg.
Whether any of these controversies is related to the shift in Americans' identification as pro-choice or pro-life is not clear. However, it is notable that while Americans' labeling of their position has changed, their fundamental views on the issue have not. If the advantage for the "pro-life" position persists in future Gallup updates on abortion, these would seem to be important factors to look at to help explain the shift in labeling.
Upcoming Gallup reports will explore Americans' 2012 views on abortion in greater depth, including looking at trends by gender, age, and other demographic variables.


Claudio Paschoa - Brazil parts hotel accommodation/entertainment and maritime technological evolution.
Our report 'Smooth Sailing' kicks off this month's cruise coverage, and here author of the world's less-known wonders.
Lindblad, a true pioneer in the Expedition Cruise sector. In fact, a big part of the and built to accommodate 200 to 250 roland@orn.nu growth story in cruise is the rapid development of the expedition, luxury expedition passengers.
Brenda Homewood and river cruising sectors, with a long list of new players and vessels.


Hotel Sanur Beach is situated right on the beach of Sanur, Bali's most popular area and is surrounded by landscaped gardens and shaded by whispering coconut palms. Ideally located midway between the airport and Bali's bustling capital, Denpasar, he resort is the ideal point to set off for your sightseeing excursions.
This four storey hotel offers the ideal combination of modern hotel facilities in a Balinese charm and atmosphere. There are 425 guestrooms and suites, all with balconies, including 133 Deluxe Rooms and Suites. The Balinese style Garuda Bungalow provides exclusive resort living with a private pool and personal staff. The Sanur Beach and Presidential Suites offer luxurious modern refinements.
All accommodation has ensuite bathroom [shower, bathtub, hot & cold water, toilet], hair dryer, air conditioning, satellite television with video channel, minin bar, IDD phone, balcony and 220/110 volts electric power outlet. Deluxe Rooms are without bathtub, provided with individual safe deposit box.
Two magnificent Pools and a Lagoon, Restaurant and Bars, Balinese Stage Performances, 24 hours Room Service, Laundry and Valet Service, Banquet and Meeting Facilities, Business Center, Health Center, Sauna, Snorkeling, Fishing, Outrigger Boat, Sailing, Volley Ball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Miniature Golf, Tennis Court, Scuba diving, Chess, Bicycle, Jogging Track, Children Playground and Parking Area.
Evening Performances, Taxi Counter, Doctor on Call, Arcade, Handicraft Shop, Drugstore, bank, Airline Office, Photo Shop, Beauty Parlour and Money Changer.
- Korean, Australian/NZL, UK & Japanese visitors please contact us for rates.
- Package is valid for stay Dec 24, 2012 - Jan 05, 2013.
- Package are valid for 2 persons twin share.
- Compulsory New Year Dinner Eve @ USD 165 net/person for stay through 31 Dec 2012.
- Minimum 4 nights stay over the period Dec. 31, 2012 - Jan. 01, 2013.
4 Nights accommodations at Deluxe Garden View, Sunset Dinner Cruise, 2 hours Lulur spa treatment for Couple, Photo of Balinese wedding Costume; Bedugul Tanah Lot Day Tour; Lunch and dinner in the top restaurants; Uluwatu Tour; Kecak Dance and jimbaran BBQ Seafood cafe; Watersport (Package of Parasailing, Banana Boat and Jet-Ski) and Free time with your Spouse, Return Airport Transfer, Air-conditioned Car with Guide at your choice or languages.


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Kurt Bodewig (ur. 26 kwietnia 1955 w Rheinbergu) – niemiecki polityk i działacz związkowy, członek Socjaldemokratycznej Partii Niemiec (SPD), w latach 2000–2002 minister transportu, budownictwa i mieszkalnictwa w rządzie federalnym, deputowany do Bundestagu.

Życiorys
Kształcił się w zawodzie handlowca branży nieruchomości i budownictwa mieszkaniowego, uzyskując dyplom w 1976. Pracował w tym zawodzie do 1981, następnie do 1986 w organizacji pracowniczej AWO. W latach 1986–1998 zajmował dyrektorskie stanowisko w Federacji Niemieckich Związków Zawodowych w Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii.

W 1973 dołączył do Socjaldemokratycznej Partii Niemiec, był m.in. członkiem zarządu federalnego. W latach 1998–2009 przez trzy kadencje sprawował mandat posła do Bundestagu. W marcu 2000 został parlamentarnym sekretarzem stanu w resorcie transportu, budownictwa i mieszkalnictwa. W listopadzie tegoż roku stanął na czele tego ministerstwa w pierwszym rządzie kanclerza Gerharda Schrödera, zastępując Reinharda Klimmta. Urząd ten sprawował do października 2002.

Zajął się także działalnością akademicką. Obejmował różne funkcje w organizacjach pozarządowych i eksperckich (m.in. prezesa Baltic Sea Forum, członka rady nadzorczej Global Panel Foundation), a także w strukturach europejskich (w 2014 został koordynatorem europejskim do spraw korytarza Bałtyk-Adriatyk).

Przypisy

Deputowani Bundestagu
Politycy SPD
Niemieccy ministrowie
Niemieccy związkowcy
Urodzeni w 1955


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GULF COAST SHOWCASE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP: FGCU/KANSAS CITY
Estero, FL- FGCU (5-2) defeated Kansas City (3-5), 73-59, winning the Gulf Coast Showcase championship, Wednesday night from Hertz Arena.
FGCU shot 42.2% (27/64) from the field, 29.0% (9/31) from beyond the arc, and were outrebounded 44-38 by the Roos. The Eagles dished out 14 assists, had 6 steals, and 3 blocks in the game. FGCU forced 11 Roos team turnovers, while having only 3 team turnovers of their own.
Stats (KC):
Kansas City shot 33.9% (20/59) from the field, 32.0% (8/25) from beyond the arc, and outrebounded the Eagles 44-38. The Roos dished out 6 assists, had 2 steals, and 5 blocks in the game. Kansas City forced 3 FGCU team turnovers, while having 11 team turnovers of their own.
Zach Anderson 15 pts, 10 reb
Isaiah Thompson 14 pts, 3 asts
Dahmir Bishop 12 pts, 3 reb
Outstanding Players (KC):
Rayquawndis Mitchell 29 pts, 4 reb
Shermarri Allen 10 pts, 4 reb
Allen David Mukeba Jr. 4 pts, 14 reb
FGCU won three games in three days, defeating Northern Kentucky, Drexel, and Kansas City, winning the Gulf Coast Showcase! The Eagles had four players finish in double figures in scoring including: Zach Anderson (15 pts), Isaiah Thompson (14 pts), Dahmir Bishop (12 pts), and Chase Johnston (10 pts). Anderson finished with a double double in the game, and continues his stellar season in the Eagles frontcourt. Andre Weir grabbed 11 boards in the game, and the frontcourt was able to shut down forwards Allen David Mukeba Jr (4 pts), and Jeff Ngandu (2 pts).
Rayquawndis Mitchell led Kansas City with a game high 29 points. Shermarri Allen also in finished in double figures in the game, scoring 10 points.
The Eagles committed a season low 3 team turnovers in tonight's game, which is huge to build off as FGCU continues non-conference play. It was a great stretch of basketball from Hertz Arena, and now it's onto the rest of the non-conference schedule, before FGCU soars into ASUN Conference play.
FGCU (5-2) heads on the road to face Georgia Southern University (3-3), on 11/30 from Statesboro, Georgia.
GULF COAST SHOWCASE CHAMPIONSHIP: KANSAS CITY/FGCU PREVIEW
RAINBOW WAHINE SHOWDOWN PREVIEW: FGCU/#2 STANFORD


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Next gen, schmext gen: I'll take this copy of Painter Momopie (GameBoy) over the bulk of its 'au courant' counterparts any day
It could be said that I've been a bit obsessed with finding a complete copy of Painter Momopie, a Japan-only Pac-Man clone that was released by Sigma Entertainment in 1990, since I first heard about it early last year.
Unfortunately, even loose copies of this game can be hard to come by, so imagine my surprise when a pristine, complete-with-registration-card copy of it popped up on eBay about a month ago.
I snapped it up the second I saw it, of course, and just about blew a gasket when it arrived on my doorstep last week.
Would you like to ogle a few photos of it? I hope you're shaking your head in the affirmative, because that's just what you're going to get in this post.
Painter Momopie's cover art (above) is nice enough, I guess, but it's nothing compared to the cuteness on display elsewhere. Case in point: the adorable illustration featured on the box's top flap.
Honestly, I wish that drawing had been used on the front of the box, perhaps in a wrap-around fashion à la Don Doko Don 2 for the Famicom?
The back of the box (above) is pretty sweet, too. The characters seen in the upper-right corner, by the way, are the bulk of Painter Momopie's baddies.
I couldn't help but share a close-up photo of a specific portion of the back of Painter Momopie's box--a screenshot that includes multiple examples of giggle-worthy "Engrish."
Sadly, there's no English, or even Engrish, to be found in or on this game's instruction manual, although it does feature a number of adorable illustrations that are akin to the ones seen on the top flap of its box. Don't take my word for it; see them for yourself in this "Manual Stimulation" post.
Speaking of this game's manual, I don't suppose any of you would be able and willing to translate what Momopie is saying in the speech bubble above (which appears on the manual's cover)?
Finally, here (above) is the whole she-bang--box, cartridge, manual and registration card--for anyone who cares.
As I'm sure I've said before, this game is a nice little diversion for folks who are still interested in playing the odd GameBoy title. Copies of it may not be tremendously easy to find these days, but there's always emulation, right?
See also: my Painter Momopie review
Labels: acquisitions, box art, cover art, Engrish, gameboy, handhelds, nintendo, Pac-Man clones, Painter Momopie, photos, pick-ups, portables, Sigma Entertainment, Year of the GameBoy
Nice pick-up. Looks like the stars aligned to get such a prize.
The design for this box reminds me a lot of certain GBA boxes for some reason, I guess it has a certain modern sense about it with that stark white background.
Anyway, if you've been studying your kana you should be able to read the speech bubble! :) It says "Magical Magical Pururururu~n!" Pururun is some kind of onomatopoeia that I've seen refer to "jiggling" before, but here I wonder if it has something to do with the vacuum cleaner. Below that (around the bubble) is "Hurry and become able to fly in the sky" or maybe something more like "I can't wait to be able to fly in the sky!"
Definitely. I was starting to think I'd never find a complete copy of it. Which is cool, because hopefully that means the stars may align for me again in the future so I can pick up a few other little-known GB games I've long had my eye on...
Hello, Michael! I can see that--this game's box art reminding you of certain GBA box arts, I mean.
And, yes, it has a certain modern quality to it, doesn't it? Or at least a timeless quality?
Thanks for helping me with that speech bubble, by the way! The sad fact is that I *haven't* been keeping up with my kana :( Terrible, I know.
The good news is that I'm going to get back to it shortly!
In the meantime, I appreciate the help. And, yes, I have a feeling she's talking about her magical paint roller. Ha!
Also, I wonder if the game's backstory has something to do with her having to paint the floor of someone's house before she's able to learn how to fly?
I guess we'll find out next week when I share scans of this game's manual, which definitely includes a page devoted to its story.
Super cute box art! I'm glad you found such a pristine copy! ^^ Looks like Michael already did the heavy lifting with the translation here, but I would interpret it as that's the magical spell that let's her or " you" fly. Like if you say this "You'll quickly be able to fly through the sky!" The "Pururun" could be an onomatopoeia or it could be just something that sounds really cute for nonsense magic spell words.
Side note: I just glanced at the back story on the game box and it looks like the Magical kingdom where the game takes place is called "Pururun Kingdom" lol
Thanks, Marty! It'll be interesting to see if any/all of this makes more sense to all of us once you get to check out the manual. Like I said earlier, the first page of the manual seems to cover the game's story, so hopefully there's something in there that tells us why the protagonist is so obsessed with flying--especially since she doesn't fly in the game (she just pushes her paint roller).
Ha! Yet another reason I love Japanese games--old ones, especially :)
Sigma's a weird company. The only game of theirs that really made an impression on me was New York, New York (alternately called Arcadia, and apparently based on Captain Harlock in Japan). It was a standard fixed screen shooter with formations of enemies spilking out from the sides of the screen. Occasionally, a large, garishly colored pinwheel would appear out of nowhere. If you managed to hit it fifty seven times before it vanished (often as quickly as it appeared) it would explode, and you'd get a bonus. No prize ever seemed like an adequate reward for beating that damned thing, though.
I think Sigma also made Shadow Blasters (not the really cool Shinobi spin-off with the attack dog) for the Genesis as well. The less said about that, the better.
So, does that mean you've actually played this Sigma effort, Jess? If so, what do you think about it?
New York, New York certainly sounds ... interesting. I'm guessing it was an arcade-only release?
As for Shadow Blasters, I guess I'll have to look up some videos of it--just to see what you're talking about :)
I have not! But I'll give it a shot. There are plenty of GB titles I snubbed because I had a low opinion of the hardware, but when I finally give them a fair shake on more eye-friendly hardware, they end up surprising me. Even the bad ones wind up being entertaining, in a "rubbernecking at a fifteen car pile-up" kind of way. Ever try Cyraid? What a mess. An awful, ugly, confused, strangely compelling mess.
Yep, New York etc. was an arcade exclusive. Some of Sigma's coin-ops found their way to the Emerson Arcadia, though, including the amusingly titled R2-D Tank.
A challenger to the 'Year of the GameBoy' appears
Edea's sax-filled special-move theme ('Baby Bird')...
Shall We Do It? (more Bravely Default with a smidg...
Next gen, schmext gen: I'll take this copy of Pain...
Five favorites: Japanese GameBoy box art


This killer combo of crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam and coconut CannaOil mixed into hearty grits is a delicious and nutritious way to start your day the cannabis way.
Medium banana, sliced, optional but recommended!
2) Once boiling, whisk in the grits and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3) Once the grits have began to thicken up, whisk in the jam and remaining ¼ peanut butter. Remove from heat, cover, and let chill for about 5 minutes. Top with remaining jam and optional bananas, agave and cinnamon. Eat up!
*Dose Wisely: The CannaOil amount in this recipe is a suggestion, and is highly variable depending on the strength of your CannaOil and the potency you are going for. Use this amount as a guideline to figure out the right amount for your situation. The best way to test for potency is to start with one portion of your meal (about half of this recipe, for example), wait an hour, see how you feel, then snack on more if it feels right. Listen to your body! Make smart dosing choices and munch wisely!


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Selected Science News
CRASHING COMETS NOT LIKELY THE CAUSE OF EARTH'S MASS EXTINCTIONS
8/07/2009 06:17:00 PM Publicado por Jorge Franchín
Etiquetas: Astronomy
Scientists have debated how many mass extinction events in Earth's history were triggered by a space body crashing into the planet's surface. Most agree that an asteroid collision 65 million years ago brought an end to the age of dinosaurs, but there is uncertainty about how many other extinctions might have resulted from asteroid or comet collisions with Earth.
In fact, astronomers know the inner solar system has been protected at least to some degree by Saturn and Jupiter, whose gravitational fields can eject comets into interstellar space or sometimes send them crashing into the giant planets. That point was reinforced July 20 when a huge scar appeared on Jupiter's surface, likely evidence of a comet impact.
New University of Washington research indicates it is highly unlikely that comets have caused any mass extinctions or have been responsible for more than one minor extinction event. The work also shows that many long-period comets that end up in Earth-crossing orbits likely originate from a region astronomers have long believed could not produce observable comets. A long-period comet takes from 200 years to tens of millions of years to make a single orbit of the sun.
"It was thought the long-period comets we see just tell us about the outer Oort Cloud, but they really give us a murky picture of the entire Oort Cloud," said Nathan Kaib, a University of Washington doctoral student in astronomy and lead author of a paper on the work being published July 30 in Science Express, the online edition of the journal Science.
The Oort Cloud is a remnant of the nebula from which the solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago. It begins about 93 billion miles from the sun (1,000 times Earth's distance from the sun) and stretches to about three light years away (a light year is about 5.9 trillion miles). The Oort Cloud could contain billions of comets, most so small and distant as to never be observed.
There are about 3,200 known long-period comets. Among the best-remembered is Hale-Bopp, which was easily visible to the naked eye for much of 1996 and 1997 and was one of the brightest comets of the 20th century. By comparison, Halley's comet, which reappears about every 75 years, is perhaps the best-known comet, but it is a short-period comet, most of which are believed to originate in a different part of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt.
It has been believed that nearly all long-period comets that move inside Jupiter to Earth-crossing trajectories originated in the outer Oort Cloud. Their orbits can change when they are nudged by the gravity of a neighboring star as it passes close to the solar system, and it was thought such encounters only affect very distant outer Oort Cloud bodies.
It also was believed that inner Oort Cloud bodies could reach Earth-crossing orbits only during the rare close passage of a star, which would cause a comet shower. But it turns out that even without a star encounter, long-period comets from the inner Oort Cloud can slip past the protective barrier posed by the presence of Jupiter and Saturn and travel a path that crosses Earth's orbit.
In the new research, Kaib and co-author Thomas Quinn, a UW astronomy professor and Kaib's doctoral adviser, used computer models to simulate the evolution of comet clouds in the solar system for 1.2 billion years. They found that even outside the periods of comet showers, the inner Oort Cloud was a major source of long-period comets that eventually cross Earth's path.
By assuming the inner Oort Cloud as the only source of long-period comets, they were able to estimate the highest possible number of comets in the inner Oort Cloud. The actual number is not known. But by using the maximum number possible, they determined that no more than two or three comets could have struck Earth during what is believed to be the most powerful comet shower of the last 500 million years.
"For the past 25 years, the inner Oort Cloud has been considered a mysterious, unobserved region of the solar system capable of providing bursts of bodies that occasionally wipe out life on Earth," Quinn said. "We have shown that comets already discovered can actually be used to estimate an upper limit on the number of bodies in this reservoir."
With three major impacts taking place nearly simultaneously, it had been proposed that the minor extinction event about 40 million years ago resulted from a comet shower. Kaib and Quinn's research implies that if that relatively minor extinction event was caused by a comet shower, then that was probably the most-intense comet shower since the fossil record began.
"That tells you that the most powerful comet showers caused minor extinctions and other showers should have been less severe, so comet showers are probably not likely causes of mass extinction events," Kaib said.
He noted that the work assumes the area surrounding the solar system has remained relatively unchanged for the last 500 million years, but it is unclear whether that is really the case. It is clear, though, that Earth has benefitted from having Jupiter and Saturn standing guard like giant catchers mitts, deflecting or absorbing comets that might otherwise strike Earth.
"We show that Jupiter and Saturn are not perfect and some of the comets from the inner Oort Cloud are able to leak through. But most don't," Kaib said.
(Photo: Mike Solontoi/UW)
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It's winter break time for a lot of you. And if you have a toddler or younger child at home, you know you'll never really have a "break." But I'm here today to show you how you CAN have a..let's say in real honest time, because how much attention span can a 3 year old have...?....you can have a half an hour break! woo hooooooooo!!
Of course this is also a really fun sensory activity or just plain time killer filler in the classroom as well.
You'll also need some sort of bin to make this stuff in. And if you want a nice scent, put a couple of drops of some extract such as peppermint.
This is my husband's "good," shaving cream. I ran out of my usual dollar tree stuff for these types of activities. He also does not know that I used it but he will probably suspect something come Monday when he needs to shave and there are just a few dollops left in there.
Now..measurement of ingredient wise...it's sort of guess and check. I used 3/4 of the baking soda box and about half the shaving cream can. But I would say start off with some squeezes of the shaving cream, mix, see the consistency, add more, mix, see...repeat pattern. You want it to get to a soft fluffy stage that doesn't leave sticky or wet residue in your hand, and it can be molded in your hand as well.
(or me to have a mini break, however you see it).
First seeing what I have! Happiness!
Now go give yourself a break!


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478 F. 2d 1315 - United States v. Miller
478 F2d 1315 United States v. Miller
Lawrence MILLER, Appellant.
No. 744, Docket 72-2387.
Argued April 5, 1973.
Paul B. Bergman, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Robert A. Morse, U. S. Atty., E. D. N. Y., L. Kevin Sheridan and Howard J. Stechel, Asst. U. S. Attys., on the brief), for appellee.
Lawrence Stern, Mineola, N. Y. (Joel A. Brenner and Richard I. Rosenkranz, Mineola, N. Y., on the brief), for appellant.
Before HAYS, ANDERSON and OAKES, Circuit Judges.
OAKES, Circuit Judge.
Following a seven-day trial before Judge Bartels and a jury in the Eastern District of New York, appellant, Lawrence Miller, was convicted on the two substantive counts and one conspiracy count in an indictment arising from a September, 1970, Queens bank robbery. 18 U.S.C. Secs. 371, 2113(a) & (b). The sentences, to run concurrently, were seven years on each of the substantive counts and five years on the conspiracy count. Appellant claims that (1) the evidence against him was insufficient; (2) various acts of prosecutorial misconduct tainted his trial; (3) the scope of crossexamination of a key Government witness was improperly restricted; (4) the trial court's changes of mind in response to a jury request for further instructions were confusing and prejudicial; and (5) an "Allen"-type charge in the form in which it was delivered was unduly coercive. We find no error, however, and affirm.
Appellant's contention as to insufficiency is frivolous. Primarily from the testimony of two coconspirators, the jury could have inferred that on the day before the robbery appellant drove the principal conspirator to a meeting where the robbery was planned, "cased" the bank, rehearsed the getaway route and helped procure the getaway car. On the day of the robbery, furthermore, appellant drove the principal conspirator to the robbery rendezvous, protected the bank's entrance while the robbery was in progress, helped in the escape and stood guard while the booty, in which he shared, was divided. In short, appellant was neither a passive nor isolated observer of events but rather provided "an essential contribution to the commission of the crime." United States v. Terrell, 474 F.2d 872, 876 (2d Cir. 1973), quoting Mack v. United States, 326 F.2d 481, 486 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 377 U.S. 947, 84 S.Ct. 1355, 12 L.Ed.2d 309 (1964).
Appellant's argument that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial is also without merit. He complains that the prosecutor appealed to the jury's "law and order" prejudices in his opening statement by asking the jury to do him, the prosecutor, "a favor" by being "fair to the public interest in law enforcement; that is, be fair to yourselves." This isolated appeal-while ill conceived-was primarily directed to the jurors' role as representatives of the general public; it was not part of a broader scheme to inflame the jury against appellant. Cf. United States v. Pfingst, 477 F.2d 177 (2d Cir., 1973), at 188-189. Further, the trial court admonished the prosecutor on the only arguably objectionable part of this remark, the reference to doing the prosecutor a personal "favor," by reminding the jury shortly after the statement was made that "No favors [are] granted here in this court. We try the case on the evidence, only upon the evidence." Even if limited error did occur, this corrective action would have cured it. United States v. Pfingst, supra, at 188; United States v. Sawyer, 469 F.2d 450 (2d Cir. 1972).
Appellant next contends that the prosecutor attempted to promote "guilt by association" by trying to show on cross-examination of appellant that he knew other members of the robbery team. The prosecutor compounded this error, the argument runs, when on summation he claimed that because the testimony of the coconspirators had convicted other members of the robbery team, it should also be sufficient to convict appellant. But on direct examination appellant placed in issue the scope of his association with members of the robbery team and the questions on crossexamination went to discrediting appellant's claims and showing that he was an active, nay a vigorous, member of that group. See United States v. Armone, 363 F.2d 385, 403-404 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, Viscardi v. United States, 385 U.S. 957, 87 S.Ct. 391, 17 L.Ed.2d 303 (1966). Cf. United States v. Ellis, 461 F.2d 962, 970 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 866, 93 S.Ct. 162, 34 L. Ed.2d 115 (1972). In context, the remarks in summation of which appellant complains were part of an attempt to answer arguments impugning the credibility of these key Government witnesses1 and, while close to the line, do not warrant, much less require, reversal.
Appellant further claims that there was prejudicial error by virtue of several references during testimony and summation to his participation with the coconspirator witnesses in a prior uncharged bank robbery. The uncharged bank robbery, however, could have been proven on the Government's direct case to show the organization and structure of a larger conspiracy. United States v. Stadter, 336 F.2d 326, 328-329 (2d Cir. 1964), cert. denied, 380 U.S. 945, 85 S.Ct. 1028, 13 L.Ed.2d 964 (1965); C.McCormick, Evidence Sec. 190 at 448-49 (2d ed. 1972), and to show that appellant was not merely an innocent participant in the robbery for which he was tried. United States v. Freedman, 445 F.2d 1220, 1224 (2d Cir. 1971); C.McCormick, supra, Sec. 190 at 451; 2 J.Wigmore, Evidence Sec. 302 at 196-201, Sec. 351 at 255-58 (3rd ed. 1940). While it would have been better had a limiting instruction on the use of the prior crime evidence been given, appellant does not suggest that he requested one nor did he object to the charge given on this ground.
Appellant's final argument on prosecutorial misconduct is that the prosecutor through cross-examination and on summation improperly tried to shift to appellant the burden of proving an alibi. The cross-examination complained of, however, was entirely proper, being directed at demonstrating that appellant made a false post-arrest exculpatory statement to the FBI. No objection was made at the time to the remarks in summation now complained of and the court's instructions made it entirely clear that appellant had no burden to prove anything.
Appellant's next point is that the trial court erroneously limited the scope of cross-examination of one of the coconspirator witnesses, who had already been convicted of another crime, by not allowing inquiry into an attempt by him to escape from custody. The claim is that cross-examination might have shown that this witness did not agree to testify against appellant until after Government promises of lenient treatment on the escape attempt. But prior to the escape attempt, the same witness had testified against appellant before the grand jury. Furthermore, the witness had already admitted that the Government did not prosecute him for three other robbery charges and any evidence of lenient treatment for the escape attempt would have been merely cumulative. It was thus well within the trial court's discretion to disallow cross-examination on the point. United States v. Edelman, 414 F.2d 539, 540-541 (2d Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 1053, 90 S.Ct. 705, 24 L.Ed.2d 698 (1970).
Appellant's other contentions go to the court's charge. In response to a jury note Judge Bartels first charged the jury one way on whether the relationship between conspiracy and the substantive offense was "automatic," then reversed himself and then subsequently reversed himself again and reverted to his original answer. The request from the jury was: ". . . if a person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime and if the crime was committed, is the person guilty of committing the crime automatically?" The district court replied:
The answer to that is no. He's only guilty of the crime of conspiracy.
Now, whether he committed the other two crimes named in the indictment is something for the jury to decide.
Now, you are asking me if a person is found guilty of the conspiracy to commit this robbery and if the robbery is actually committed, does he automatically become guilty of the robbery itself. I think that's your question. The answer is no. You must also establish whether he participated in the robbery itself in one form or another.
The court also read and explained, at its request. Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2. No objection was taken or could have been taken to the charge on conspiracy. About an hour later after a colloquy the reversal occurred:
The Court: The jury asked me if a person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime and if the crime was committed, is the person guilty of committing the crime automatically, and I answered "no." I have to change that answer. The law is that if it is found that at the time the robberies were committed that the particular person was a party to an unlawful conspiracy and that these robberies or substantive offenses were in fact committed in furtherance of the conspiracy, then he can be found guilty of the substantive offenses without more. Do I make myself clear?
If he is a member of the conspiracy in advance at the time, at that particular time that the substantive offenses are committed and those offenses were committed in furtherance of the conspiracy, like conspiracy to commit robbery and you had robberies, then you may be found guilty of the substantive offenses.
The Foreman: He may be found, but automatically?
The Court: That's it, the mere finding that he was a member of the conspiracy and that there were these substantive offenses committed afterwards, it's automatic.
Then, two minutes after the jury's departure following further colloquy,2 the jury was recalled and given the following instruction:
Again I didn't give you the proper charge on the question of finding someone guilty of the substantive offenses. If those offenses were committed in furtherance of the conspiracy and if at the time they were committed he was a member of the conspiracy, I said it was automatic because I followed the phraselogy of the foreman of the jury. It's not automatic. You may find him guilty of the substantive charge and you may not. It's not automatic. I just wanted to make that clear.
While there was doubtless some temporary jury confusion, the end result was that the court's answer to the question was correct, unobjectionable, and unobjected to. Even if the jury weren't confused, however, it could be argued that it may have thought that the law was unclear or sufficiently doubtful that the court was confused, and accordingly, the argument would run, it might have decided to convict on the substantive offenses on the basis of that doubt or of the court's confusion. Perfection in the conduct of a trial, or in a charge, however, while a consummation devoutly to be wished, is beyond the reach of all of us, and one of the great flexibilities of the American jury system is that this, too, is taken into account by the jury, however much we judges would like to think otherwise.
The "Allen-charge" variation, that "if much the larger number of jurors would hold one way, a dissenting juror should consider whether his or her position was a reasonable one," when read in context was not unduly coercive; other statements delivered at the same time reaffirmed the need for each juror to vote his conscience and in no way to violate "a conviction which he conscientiously holds predicated upon the weight and effect of the evidence." See United States v. Jennings, 471 F.2d 1310 (2d Cir., 1973), at 1314.
During summation, counsel for appellant had argued:
. . . and what you also have to consider is whether they are accomplices, whether they are persons who were slightly involved in the crime and they are testifying against the people more seriously involved in the crime or whether it's exactly the opposite: Whether they are the persons most seriously involved who are looking to exculpate themselves and help themselves by bringing other people in.
Immediately after the jury went back to the jury room, the following occurred:
Mr. Yam: For the record again, your Honor, I object and take exception to the last charge.
The Court: It's just a repeat.
Mr. Yam: It's really different. Now you say it was automatic.
The Court: Well, it is.
Mr. Yam: It's not mandatory. May.
Mr. Rosenkranz: I join in the objection.
The Court: Well, I don't know. Yes, bring them back. I think you have got a point.
Mr. Yam: Don't have to.
The Court: I think you have a point.
Mr. Yam: It's not automatic.
The Court: Nothing is automatic.
Mr. Yam: That's right.


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