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Winners Announced for Eighth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Carmine Dandrea is the winner of the eighth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,850 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Dandrea's poem "On the Silk Road", a narrative of an exotic pilgrimage…
 

Craig leads S.C.-Upstate past Stetson 72-59

DELAND, Fla. – Torrey Craig scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to carry South Carolina-Upstate past Stetson 72-59 on Friday night.The win, which avenged last month's 74-71 loss to the Hatters in Spartanburg, S.C., was the second straight for the Spartans (4-19, 3-10 Atlantic Sun Conference) after 13 losses in a row.Stetson (6-18, 4-9),…
 

Pakistan says law must take its course in U.S. diplomat case

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Saturday said its legal process should be respected after the U.S. embassy called for the immediate release of an American diplomat who was arrested after he killed two Pakistanis this week.The American, identified by Pakistani police as Raymond Davis, told a court on Friday he had acted in self-defense after…
 

ICC leader: Kenya will face hurdles to defer cases

NAIROBI, Kenya – The leader of the International Criminal Court's member states says Kenya's quest to defer cases against six prominent citizens in connection with the country's postelection violence will run into political and legal hurdles.Liechtenstein diplomat Christian Wenaweser says only the U.N. Security Council can request a deferral for a case but any of…
 

St. Francis (N.Y.) edges Monmouth (N.J.) 62-61

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Justin Newton hit a free throw with 1.2 seconds left to give St. Francis (N.Y.) a 62-61 victory over Monmouth (N.J.) on Thursday night.Newton hit the first of his two free-throw attempts for his only point of the game after being fouled while going for a rebound on teammate Ricky…
 

T & K Futures and Options Says Get Ready For Major Food Inflation

The most recent WASDE and USDA supply and demand report showed lower supplies for corn, soybeans and wheat. This will bring the fuel versus food debate back as the use of corn for ethanol and soybean oil for biodiesel is pushing food costs higher.Couple this with the idea of less available usable acres for farming…
 

Engineer gets 32 years for military secrets sale

HONOLULU – A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer was sentenced to 32 years in prison Monday for selling military secrets to China in the latest of several high-profile cases of Chinese espionage in the U.S.Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway said Noshir Gowadia, 66, would likely be in his late 80s by the time…
 

J.C. Penney's 3Q profit rises on exclusives

NEW YORK – J.C. Penney reported Friday that its earnings rose 63 percent in the third quarter, as the department store chain says it saw strong reception to new exclusive brands such as Liz Claiborne and MNG by Mango.But the company's gross profit margin slipped as the chain had to aggressively discount, sending shares down…
 

10 questions with 'Whittaker Chambers' author Richard M. Reinsch II

Richard M. Reinsch II is the author of “.”A program officer at the Liberty Fund, Reinsch is also an Abraham Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared in the National Review Online and the City Journal Online, among other publications.Reinsch recently agreed to answer 10 questions about his new book for The…
 

Humanistic Medicine Award for Leah B. Kaltman, M.D., Summit Medical Group

Leah B. Kaltman, M.D., internist with Summit Medical Group, has won a Gold DOCs award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.Berkeley Heights, NJ (Vocus) November 11, 2010 Leah B. Kaltman, M.D., internist with Summit Medical Group, has won a Gold DOCs award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Nominated by their patients, Gold DOCs are…
 

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