| A Mafia mix-up Former Sparta councilman held in Italy, suspected as ...
Richard E. Hunsicker felt helpless as he followed Sicilian police officers up four flights of stairs in the coastal city of Mazara del Vallo last month. The 81-year-old from Florida had just sat down for dinner at La Bettola Ristorante with his fiancé Mary Dwyer on Oct. 10 when they were surrounded by five men. They said something in Italian about going down to "control," according to Hunsicker, a former Sparta resident. "I said, 'No, I'm not going down," he recalled. "I've heard stories about people (in Sicily) who pretend to be police and they take you outside and rob you." Uniformed officers convinced the couple to go with them to headquarters. "They never told us why they took us in," Hunsicker said. "We had a difficult time, because of the language." La polizia told Hunsicker they had received a tip-off from Palermo, the last place he and Dwyer had visited.
Natixis Global Asset Management Establishes Dedicated Division to ...
Hailer, president and chief executive officer-U.S. and Asia of NGAM LP. In addition, Spiro A. Christopulos was named chief operating officer (COO), reporting to Mr. Martin. "Institutional Services extends our leadership in the retail sector into the institutional marketplace," Mr. Hailer said. "We have been extremely successful in providing retail clients with the diverse investment expertise of our affiliated money managers through a single point of access. This will extend our consultative, analytical approach used on the retail side of our business to the institutional side. Peter has been critical to our success in the retail sector, and he is the ideal person to head up this new division." Institutional Services breaks NGAM LP's existing institutional business away from the retail business and establishes a single entity focused on institutional clients.
Chemistry with a fighting chance
From accusations of dogfighting to drunken driving to dope smoking, the Trail Blazers were more prolific on the police blotter than in the NBA standings in the late 1990s and early part of the 21st century. So fed up with their team's play and lack of professionalism, Blazers fans voiced their displeasure through the time-honored art of "civil disobedience." Portland's attendance bottomed out at 15,053 per game, dead last in the NBA, during the 2005-06 season. Power forward Zach Randolph was among those who brought infamy to the team, and the curtain finally might have dropped on the "Jail Blazers" era when Randolph was traded to the New York Knicks on June 28, the same night Portland drafted Oden with the top pick. Thanks to a community-friendly roster that has carried itself well on and off the court, attendance at the Rose Garden is the highest it has been since 2002- 03, which also happens to be the last time the Blazers made the playoffs.
Driver eases up on dead boy's kin
MADRID, Spain — A motorist who struck and killed a 17-year-old cyclist in northern Spain — and then sued the boy's parents over the damage to his Audi — has dropped the lawsuit, the family said Wednesday. Businessman Tomas Delgado's car collided with the teen, Enaitz Iriondo, in August 2004, killing him instantly. In late 2006, Delgado — whose insurance company paid Iriondo's parents $48,000 in compensation for their son's life — filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $30,000 for his wrecked Audi A8 and car-rental costs. "It's the only way I have to claim my money back," Delgado told reporters earlier this week. News that Delgado was suing the family had become a top news item, and the subject was debated exhaustively this week on radio and TV chat shows. On Wednesday, Delgado's lawyer announced that his client decided to ditch the case because of media pressure, Spanish National Radio reported.
Bathinda, February 19
But the differences, now, seem to be increasing if one goes through a warning pasted on the outer wall of a marriage palace situated on the city outskirts. The poster threatens to set the marriage palace on fire on February 23 as it has been booked for the reception party of a Dera follower on the day.
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In the Money
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Editorial: Pennsylvania's Turn
Voters are anxious to hear what Clinton and Obama would do about the faltering economy, about soaring gas and food prices, about a costly war. There is talk in the opposing camps of the campaign getting ugly from here on out. What Pennsylvanians don't need is seven weeks of negative ads, and seven weeks of two highly qualified candidates trying to tear each other down. Obama and Clinton should give Pennsylvanians the kind of meaningful campaign voters have been waiting 32 years to see. .
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FOLLOWING THE FLOCK of other retirees to warmer climes may seem like the best way to spend one's golden years. But it may not be the smartest especially during economic downturns. "A retiree always needs to be careful about where he or she chooses to spend retirement, but with economic conditions changing so quickly it's even more important to make a good choice," says Warren R. Bland, author of "Retire in Style: 60 Outstanding Places Across the USA and Canada." Not all places are created equal when it comes to weathering economic woes like the current real estate slump, credit crunch and slowing job market, he says. Choosing the wrong place could carry serious ramifications. "If you don't have a healthy local economy, it's like a cancer," says Bert Sperling, founder of Sperling's Best Places, which publishes reports on the best places to live based on data analysis.
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