Liberty High junior arrested in Exxon armed robbery

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A Liberty High School junior was arrested Monday after an early morning armed robbery at the Exxon gas station on Liberty Road in Sykesville, according to a Maryland State Police news release.

Sykesville resident John Francis Gallagher III, 16, is facing multiple charges after police say he threatened an Exxon clerk with a knife and stole multiple packs of cigarettes.

After consulting with the Carroll County State's Attorney's Office, Gallagher has been charged as an adult with armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and theft less than $1,000, according to police.

Police responded to the Exxon around 4:20 a.m. Monday for the report of an armed robbery.

The store clerk told police a man - later identified as Gallagher - approached the counter, displayed a knife that appeared to be a "steak knife," and instructed the clerk to empty the register, according to the news release.

According to police, the clerk asked Gallagher if he was serious and after Gallagher said he was, he walked behind the counter displaying the knife.

According to police, the clerk then turned to the register to open it when Gallagher allegedly began taking packs of cigarettes from the shelf and putting them in his backpack.

The clerk attempted to tackle the suspect and a scuffle ensued that caused the clerk to be cut on his wrist, police said.

After the scuffle, the clerk chased Gallagher out the front door and across the parking lot toward Liberty Road, according to police.

Surveillance tapes showed the suspect leaving the scene on a skateboard. Photos taken from the video surveillance were shown to school officials in the area who identified Gallagher, police said.

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Libertarian seeks to oppose Turner

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CANTON The Libertarian Party of Georgia has nominated a candidate to take on state Rep. Scot Turner (R-Holly Springs) in the November general election.

Jeff Amason, an attorney from Woodstock, and a former chairman of the Cobb County Libertarian Party, was nominated by the party Saturday, according to a Tuesday news release from the Libertarian Party of Georgia.

Amason, 48, said he has been campaigning since last year and has started the long process of trying to get on the ballot for the general election this November to oppose 38-year-old Turner. Turner is running unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May primary. No Democrats qualified to run.

To get on the ticket, Amason must get the signatures of 5 percent of the residents who were eligible to vote in the 2012 election, as any third-party or independent candidate must do, according to the Janet Munda, Cherokee County elections supervisor.

Its not an easy task, Amason said, but hes resolved to do it.

People we meet are wanting to see some choice in November, he said Tuesday. The issue is you really have to go door to door. It is a struggle. It is a great struggle, but were up to the challenge.

Munda said the deadline for those signatures to be turned into the state is July 8, and local elections workers will verify their validity. Before that, Amason, or any other independent or third-party candidates, must qualify to run between June 23 and 27.

Besides working to get on the ballot, Amason will also have to contend with Turner.

I have proven that a legislator can be principled, transparent and ethical while being effective, Turner said Tuesday. I have kept my promise to never accept a gift or a campaign contribution from a lobbyist. And in the short time I have served under the Gold Dome, I have proven I am willing to fight the big fights and effectively guide legislation like HB 707 out of the House.

House Bill 707, which Turner worked on with other lawmakers, seeks to bar state resources from being used to implement the Affordable Care Act. Turner also mentioned House Bill 886, which is aimed at bringing transparency to the school funding process in Georgia, and HB 826, which eliminates zero-tolerance policies in schools. All three bills are up for consideration in the Senate, after passing the House.

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Hundred-kilometer run set in Pangasinan

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By Bong Lozada INQUIRER.net

Hundred Islands. Photo from pangasinantourism.com

MANILA, PhilippinesA grandiose chain of islands deserves an even grander celebration with a hundred-kilometer run in the world-famous tourist destination in Pangasinan.

With the Hundred Islands National Park under the governance of Alaminos City, the race would be the commemoration of the unique natural site and only fitting is an international ultra marathon be organized, a kilometer per island.

Slated onMarch 15 to March 16, the first ever 100-km ultra marathon would start from the Lucap Wharf of Alaminos City, then runners would traverse through the western Pangasinan towns of Bani, Anda and Bolinao, then back to Alaminos, a statement said.

A hundred-kilometer race may seem tiring and gruesome, but Alaminos pristine white sand beaches and perfect summer breeze is enough to nurse those tired calves.

This is the first time we are doing this in conjunction with our city fiesta, said Jones Campos, one of the organizers and whose city would celebrate a five-day festivity fromMarch 16 to 21.

This ultra marathon surely boosts the Hundred Islands as a tourism destination as we are positioning it to be international in nature.

Several elite runners have already laced up for one of the countrys biggest foot race.

Hardcore 100 miles champion Marcelo the local Kenyan Bautista, 2013 The North Face trail run champion Arnold Lozano, Laoag City ultra marathon champion Joey D., Kenyan, ultra-marathoner Albert Tomabaga and Natures Trail Run champion Gerald Sabal of the Philippine Army.

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Louisiana man fined $760 after drunken fight with wife aboard flight

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - A judge in the Cayman Islands fined a Louisiana man US$600 (S$760) on Tuesday for forcing a Delta Air Lines flight to make an emergency landing after he got into a drunken argument with his wife aboard the plane on their anniversary.

Michael Foret, 33, was escorted from a Delta Air Lines plane by police when it landed in the Cayman Islands on Sunday night. The flight was traveling from Atlanta en route to Costa Rica.

His wife remained aboard the plane and continued traveling to San Jose, Costa Rica, police said.

On Tuesday, Foret, who had been held in police custody, appeared before a Cayman Islands judge, his lawyer, Ben Tonner, said. Foret was fined for disruptive behaviour aboard a commercial flight, he said.

It was the second time in recent weeks that Delta reportedly performed an emergency landing because of drunken behaviour by a passenger.

A Delta flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City on Feb. 7 was diverted due to an unruly female passenger who was described by officials as intoxicated.

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Michael Foret, 33, was escorted from a Delta Air Lines plane by police when it landed in the Cayman Islands on Sunday night. The flight was traveling from Atlanta en route to Costa Rica.

His wife remained aboard the plane and continued traveling to San Jose, Costa Rica, police said.

On Tuesday, Foret, who had been held in police custody, appeared before a Cayman Islands judge, his lawyer, Ben Tonner, said. Foret was fined for disruptive behaviour aboard a commercial flight, he said.

It was the second time in recent weeks that Delta reportedly performed an emergency landing because of drunken behaviour by a passenger.

A Delta flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City on Feb. 7 was diverted due to an unruly female passenger who was described by officials as intoxicated. --REUTER

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'Unparalleled' study discovers new genes connected to bipolar disorder

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A team of international researchers has discovered two new genes connected to bipolar disorder.

A study that will be published in the Nature Communications journal analyzed genetic material from about 24,000 people, revealing five risk regions in human DNA associated with the disease.

Two of those genes ADCY2 on chromosome five and MIR2113-POU3F2 on chromosome six are new discoveries.

Researchers are especially interested in the ADCY2 gene, which codes an enzyme involved in conducting signals to nerve cells. Scientists have previously observed that signal transfers in certain regions of the brain are impaired in people with bipolar disorder.

For the study, researchers obtained new genetic data from 2,266 people with bipolar disorder, and 5,028 people from a control group. When that information was merged with existing data sets from the Institute of Human Genetics, DNA from a total of 9,747 patients was compared to that of 14,278 healthy people.

The investigation of the genetic foundations of bipolar disorder on this scale is unique worldwide to date," one of the researchers, Marcella Rietschel of the Central Institute of Mental Health of Mannheim, Germany, said in a news release.

Researchers said the study is unparalleled because it involved an unprecedented number of patients from around the world.

About one per cent of the global population suffers from bipolar disorder, characterized by intense mood swings. Patients go from experiencing extreme euphoria and hyperactivity or manic phases to extreme depression. Scientists have been trying to understand what role genetics, in addition to a patients environment and other factors, play in the development of the disease.

Markus M. Nthen, director of the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Bonn Hospital, said that many different genes are evidently involved and these genes work together with environmental factors in a complex way."

Researchers say identifying genes related to bipolar disorder is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Differences between the DNA of people with the disease and healthy individuals can only be statistically confirmed when a large number of samples is involved, as was the case in this study.

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'Fly' meeting to spotlight research advances in genetics

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11-Mar-2014

Contact: Cathy Yarbrough sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Genetics Society of America

Over 1,500 scientists from Asia, Europe and the U.S. are expected to attend the Genetics Society of America (GSA)'s 55th annual Drosophila Research Conference, March 26 to 30, 2014, at the San Diego Town and Country Resort and Conference Center, San Diego, CA. Link to conference webpage: http://www.genetics-gsa.org/drosophila/2014/

At the conference's over 940 platform and poster presentations, scientists will report on the latest research on such topics as cell biology and the cytoskeleton, RNA biology, screening of experimental therapeutics in fly models as well as fly models of such human diseases as cancer, epilepsy, heart disease and diabetes.

The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is one of the most commonly studied model organisms. Research presented at the Drosophila conference, like those at other GSA conferences, helps advance our fundamental understanding of living systems and provides crucial insight into human biology, health and disease.

In addition to the platform and poster sessions, the conference will feature 15 presentations by invited speakers, including the internationally renowned researcher and educator Bruce Alberts, Ph.D. His topic will be, "Science, Biology and the World's Future." Dr. Alberts, former editor-in-chief of Science and past president of the National Academy of Sciences, is now at University of California at San Francisco, which honored him with the Chancellor's Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education.

List of invited speakers:http://www.genetics-gsa.org/drosophila/2014/

The conference will also include a preview of the new feature film, "The Fly Room." Written and directed by geneticist Alexis Gambis, Ph.D., the semi-fictional film is set in the now famous Columbia University lab, known as the "Fly Room," in which the studies that built the scientific foundations for modern genetics were conducted. The film provides a portrait of the relationship between Calvin Bridges, Ph.D., one of the researchers who worked in the "Fly Room," and his daughter Betsey, based on interviews with the real Betsey Bridges. Dr. Gambis has described the film as a "dramatic narrative about a girl's quest to understand her father through his research." Link http://www.theflyroom.com/

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