Anyone Smell a Cover up??
Not 72 hours after channel 2 showed a story about the Lynn Dejac investigation and showed Buffalo Police Detective Dennis Delano going to Washington, independently and on his own dime to speak to Forensic experts:
There’s someone else who went to Washington, DC to find answers. Buffalo Cold Case Detective Dennis Delano. He’s the man who helped free Anthony Capozzi from prison 22 years after a wrongful conviction.
And now, Delano has the same feeling as he did in the Capozzi case. That the justice system has gotten it wrong, again.
Delano feels so strongly about it, he took a day off and spent his own money to go to Washington, DC.
His daughter calls Sandy Beach and says that her father has been suspended:
Dennis Delano’s daughter Wendy told WBEN’s Sandy Beach on “Beach and Company” Thursday afternoon the suspension happened Wednesday. She says her father is not allowed to speak on the matter, but was told to surrender his gun and badge. She added the DeJac file was also confiscated. Wendy Delano added no explanation was given.
Buffalo Common Councilmember Richard Fontana says “it’s suspicious” someone as well-respected as Delano would be suspended without an explanation. He’s calling for an executive session with the police commissioner to find out why Delano was suspended.
Buffalo Police Spokesman Mike DeGeorge issued a statement, “As is standard policy of the Buffalo Police Department, we do not comment on personnel issues. All personnel issues are internal matters.”
Wow.
Fairways Group UpDate
Friday February 29, 2008
Fairways Group,
We would like to provide an update on the status of the Rezoning Application for the former Buffalo Shooting Club.
This application was to be voted on at the March 3rd Town Board Meeting. This has been postponed until further notice.
Today, our representatives will be meeting at Town Hall to review and further discuss the Independent Traffic Study with both the developer’s original engineers (FRA) and Urban Engineers, who were hired to do the second review. We will share more information regarding this meeting when appropriate.
We are also scheduled to meet with additional Town Board Members, in the near future, to further discuss this proposal.
We also would like to thank all those who attended last week’s board meeting. It is scheduled to air on cable TV tonight at 7:30 PM and Sunday night at 7:30 PM. Check your local listings to confirm the time and channel.
We will continue to keep you up to date, as much as possible.
Thank you,
Judy Ferraro
Bill Fleming
Near Arctic, Seed Vault Is a Fort Knox of Food
Will there be food in the future? Will we have wheat and corn and beans and every other plant source we have today? If this plan works the answer will be, yes.
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — “With plant species disappearing at an alarming rate, scientists and governments are creating a global network of plant banks to store seeds and sprouts, precious genetic resources that may be needed for man to adapt the world’s food supply to climate change.”
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Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes
The shaky housing market has many people all over the country facing foreclosure. That is a traumatic event no one wants to do. There is a new wrinkle in this fabric. Some people have found a way out that stops the stress of escalating house payments.
“When Raymond Zulueta went into default on his mortgage last year, he did what a lot of people do. He worried.”
“Then in January he learned about a new company in San Diego called You Walk Away that does just what its name says. For $995, it helps people walk away from their homes, ceding them to the banks in foreclosure.”
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Hoping to Make Phone Buyers Flip
What makes a person choose the cell phone they do? Is it the color, the features, the cost, something else or a combination of these things? This is a very important question that cell phone companies are spending big bucks to find the answer(s) to.
“These days, designing a new mobile phone can seem like something out of an episode of “Dr. Phil.””“LG Electronics, the maker of the Chocolate and Voyager phones, begins by asking focus groups to keep a journal, jotting down feelings about features they like most. Participants can call a toll-free number to share their emotions about the phone they are testing. And sometimes they are asked to draw pictures that represent their mood when they hold the phone.”
““Our job is to be behaviorists and psychologists,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, LG’s vice president for product strategy and marketing. “We constantly have to be reminding ourselves that we tend to be geek types and our customers are not.””
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Sprint Nextel Posts $29.5 Billion Loss
To outsiders looking in, Sprint Nextel seems to be sprinting to bankrupcy. Not so, according to Daniel R. Hesse, the new chief executive of Sprint Nextel.
“Sprint’s stock slid more than 9 percent after the company announced a $29.45 billion fourth-quarter loss because of a huge write-down related in part to its merger with Nextel Communications. The company also said it was suspending the payment of its dividend and had borrowed $2.5 billion through a revolving credit facility. Mr. Hesse, a former AT&T executive, took over the troubled company only two months ago. When asked if he feared the prospect of bankruptcy, he said, “We have plenty of cash on hand.” Sprint borrowed the $2.5 billion, he said, because it “allows us to focus exclusively on fixing the business” and mitigates the potential financial risk of outstanding loans.”
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Higgins Testifies Before Federal Budget Committee
Congressman Stresses Importance of National Investment in Cancer Research
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) appeared before the House of Representatives Budget Committee and presented testimony urging Congress to increase funding for the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health.
The President’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009 would provide no increase in funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. This marks the fifth year of relatively flat funding for federal investments in cancer research. Due to the increasing cost of conducting biomedical research, this trend of stagnant funding constitutes an effective 12% cut in funding for the National Cancer Institute – or a $500 million decrease. NCI and NIH funding directly assists institutions in Western New York like Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the University at Buffalo, and the Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, whose researchers and medical professionals spend their lives unlocking the secrets of cancer and its origins.
An American Cancer Society report released just last week showed an increase in cancer deaths in the United States.
Below are Congressman Higgins’ remarks as prepared for delivery:
Chairman Spratt, Ranking Member Ryan, distinguished members of the Committee, I come before you today to advocate for increased funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health.
The war on cancer is a non-partisan issue, and it should be treated that way. In 2005, when I signed a pledge to do everything in my power to eliminate cancer, I meant it.
The Administration’s decision to freeze funding at NIH and NCI in its proposed budget for fiscal year 2009 is wholly unacceptable and cuts the cancer community at its knees. If enacted, this would continue a disturbing trend of decreased funding over the last five years, where funding at NCI has effectively decreased by twelve percent. Because the war on cancer is too important for Congress to be complacent; I strongly urge this committee to provide for increased funding for cancer research in this year’s Budget resolution.
It is sad, but true that cancer is a disease that touches everyone in this country. Within almost every neighborhood and town, communities are rallying around family members, friends, and neighbors who have been diagnosed with cancer, helping in any way they can to help alleviate suffering.
The impact that cancer has on our society is astounding. In its latest report, the American Cancer Society found that new cases of cancer have increased, reversing a two year decline. This year, approximately 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with cancer and five hundred and sixty five thousand people will die from cancer. Ten million additional Americans continue to struggle with or are survivors of cancer. And the cost of cancer is staggering, estimated to be two hundred and nineteen billion dollars in 2007 alone.
It should be our duty as Members of Congress to improve the quality of care that Americans receive when they are diagnosed with cancer – this begins with increasing funding for vital research.
Cancer is truly an individualized disease, manifesting itself uniquely in every patient. Unlike in the past, where one-size-fits-all treatments were used for cancer patients, researchers and practitioners are exploiting discoveries stemming from the human genome project to begin to carefully tailor treatment to meet the specific make-up of each individual patient. These groundbreaking discoveries will fundamentally alter and improve how cancer care is delivered. It is in our country’s best interest to give researchers the resources to hit the ground running on these discoveries.
My district in Western New York directly benefits from NIH and NCI funding. Roswell Park Cancer Institute, one of the oldest cancer centers in the country, is a NCI designated comprehensive cancer center and receives funding from NCI for its major research activities. Other research institutions, like the University at Buffalo and the Hauptmann Woodward Medical Research Institute rely on federal funding to advance the science of fighting disease.
The results of this research will improve the standard of living for Americans living with cancer, and will prolong life after diagnosis. These research dollars also have a significant ripple affect on local economies, where research translates into treatments that can be developed and manufactured by local companies, providing highly skilled jobs for countless citizens. Our country has long been the cradle of innovation, a robust and growing federal investment in research can keep that reputation strong.
In conclusion, Congress should be leading the charge in the fight against cancer. I believe we are at the cusp of dramatic improvements in the quality of care. Congress should do everything in its power to make sure that these dramatic discoveries are transferred into results as soon as possible. This begins with rejecting the Administration’s flat-footed agenda and providing necessary increases in funding for cancer research initiatives at the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. Thank you.
Surgeons Implant Tooth In Boy’s Eye To Cure Blindness
This is a story you can really ’sink your teeth into.’ New innovative techniques allow a youth to see using a canine tooth!
“A rare tooth-in-eye operation has enabled a Thai teenager to see again after six years of blindness, news reports said yesterday.”
“Luck Pewnual, 19, now reads books and watches football on television after surgeons in Singapore completed a two-part operation implanting parts of a canine tooth into his right eye.”
“His vision has improved since the second stage was performed in June, well enough for him to legally drive a car.”
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What Teens Don’t Know
February 26th, 2008
Author Robert Roy Britt
A new study of U.S. teens finds many lack knowledge of basic things that some experts say help form the underpinnings of a common culture.
According to an article in USA Today, among 1,200 17-year-olds surveyed:
- 43 percent knew the Civil War was fought between 1850 and 1900.
- 52 percent could identify the theme of 1984.
- 51 percent knew that the controversy surrounding Sen. Joseph McCarthy focused on communism.
Looking at the glass as half-full, as pundits and journalists seldom do, one might say lots of teens know something about their country’s history. Indeed, 88 percent knew the bombing of Pearl Harbor led our country into World War II. One reason so many knew that: It’s taught in school.
So, let me see if I get this: If we teach teens something, they learn it. If we fail to, then we complain that half of them don’t know it. Sure, teens can be lazy (and fail to do chores, and seem simply to not care). But these poll results are as much a reflection on our education system as on teens.
EDITORIAL: A NEW ERA BEGINS IN AMHERST HISTORY
Since the news that Amherst Supervisor Mohan has decided to become a democrat and leave the Republican Party and is’t special interest philosophy there has been volumes of discussion.
Dr.Mohan has made it clear why he left the Republican Party was he strongly believed the Republicans have become a party who favors elite special interest groups and not the people of Amherst.
His decision to leave his group of friends, who showed him off as a shinny light of the Republican Party was a brave choice. He left a cocoon where he was honored and respected to enter the unsure waters of the Democratic Party. A Party he believes does care for the people of Amherst. He has told me many times how much he cares for the people and how they are being abused by his Republican Party.
Dr. Mohan will be part of a group on his Town Board, who he strongly feels are the Council Members who care for the people of Amherst. He will be working closely with the three strong willed Democrats beginning with Debbie Bucki, .Mark Manna and Dan Ward.
Only a fool would believe there will not be changes in the voting pattern on our Town Board. Dr. Mohan’s suggestions will be weighed differently by the Republican Town Board members .
