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BYRON TOWNSHIP, MI -- DNA technology has helped link a 54-year-old Indiana prisoner to a 1981 rape in Byron Township, police say.

Kent County prosecutors plan to pursue charges against Joseph Blackmer, who has been in prison since the early 1980s for a similar crime in Elkhart, Indiana.

Police identified Blackmer as the assailant in the 1981 rape after a Kent County sheriff's detective began reviewing several cold-case sexual assaults to determine if evidence was available to submit for lab DNA testing.

The detective decided the Byron Township case -- a rape at a home in the 7100 block of Houndstooth Street SW -- offered a good opportunity.

In that case, a 23-year-old woman was raped after she answered the door on Dec. 17, 1981 to a man who had knocked. The man, estimated to be 18 or 19, asked for directions.

Moments later, the man pushed his way inside and put a gun to the victim's head. He ordered her into a bedroom and sexually assaulted her.

Police gathered evidence from the crime, but ended up closing the case in March 1982 for lack of leads.

The recent decision to submit DNA from the rape to the state police crime lab ended up generating a match to Blackmer. State police obtained a DNA profile in the labl and submitted it to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

Blackmer was caught the same day as a June 2, 1982 sexual assault in Indiana and ended up pleading guilty.

Court records show his earliest possible release date is in June 2023.

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DNA technology links Indiana prisoner to 1981 Byron Township cold-case rape

The same evidence that warmed up a decades-old cold case is now slowing it down.

A trial was scheduled to start Monday in the Beaver County Courthouse for Gregory Scott Hopkins, 66, the former Bridgewater councilman charged in the 1979 homicide of a Monaca woman after a DNA test, not available at the time of the death, was used to tie him to the scene.

But it will likely be postponed, due to a dispute over the use of a report completed by forensic pathologist Cyril H. Wecht.

Mr. Hopkins, who operated a construction and snow removal business headquartered in Beaver County, has been lodged without bond in the Beaver County Jail since January, when he was charged with homicide in the death of Catherine Janet Walsh, 23.

Walsh, who was divorced and living alone at the time, was found strangled in the bedroom of her first-floor duplex. She was discovered facedown in her bed, wearing a nightgown, with her arms tied behind her back by a white bathrobe rope.

The Beaver County district attorney office's case hinges on the DNA evidence found in seminal fluid left on the back of Walsh's nightgown, on the rope tied around her hands and the bed sheet that covered her body.

That DNA matches a sample taken from Mr. Hopkins, but his attorney, James Ross of Ambridge, has argued in court that Mr. Hopkins' DNA should be there, because he and Walsh were having an affair that ended the summer before her death Sept. 1, 1979.

Mr. Hopkins, through his attorney, has entered a plea of not guilty. He told police he was with friends preparing for a pig roast at the time of Walsh's death.

According to court documents, Dr. Wecht's report states that the fact that the DNA was found only on the bed sheet, the back of Walsh's nightgown and on the rope around her wrists makes it "extremely unlikely" that the DNA was left during earlier sexual encounters with Walsh.

Dr. Wecht also argues in his report that the location of the DNA places Mr. Hopkins on the bed on top of Walsh at or around the time of her death, and he gives his opinion that she died due to "strangulation during sexual activity."

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My first smartphone was the HTC G1. About a year later I moved on to the HTC Nexus One. If you had asked me the day after I opened my Nexus One which phone to buy, I would have pointed to anything made by HTC. After the Nexus, I moved to Verizon Wireless and got an HTC Thunderbolt. It was at this point (around Spring 2011) that I realized something was terribly wrong, and I no longer recommended HTC products. I didnt like their software, I didnt like their hardware, and as their market share dwindles in the Android ecosystem it is clear that I was not the only one who thought so.

On paper the HTC Droid DNA looked like an impressive phone, but I remained unconvinced until I opened the box and looked for myself.

Some might say that HTC is a little late to the 5-inch phone game, which is funny when you think about the ruckus they caused with the clown-sized 4.3-inch Evo. What the Evo lacked had nothing to do with the ability to hold the phone, rather it was missing screen quality. The resolution was far too low to enjoy the larger screen which made everything about the phone look bad. The 5-inch Droid DNAs 19201080 screen delivers quite the opposite experience, but more on that later.

Considering the designs that have sported the Droid moniker in the past, youll have a hard time finding anything but curves on the DNA. The glass on the front of the phone tapers smoothly to the sides and top, while the whole back arches to meet your hand. Despite being a larger phone, the sides are thin enough to allow a firm grip and still be able to reach the entire screen with your thumb. In fact, the phone is exactly as wide as the Samsung Galaxy S3, though noticeably taller. If youve got small hands, this phone will require both of them.

A staple in an HTC handset is the textured backing. Sometimes it is a soft touch material, sometimes it is a rough rubbery feel, and sometimes it is a special oxidized coating. The end result is the same: the back of the phone has grip. The matte finish makes it easy to hold the phone, and all it asks for in return is any oils you may have on your fingers. Be prepared to spend time wiping down the back of the phone any time the finger smudges bother you.

The Droid DNA is not only comfortable to hold, but feels plenty durable. This feels like a well-built phone.

Much as they did back with the release of the Nexus One, HTC has filled the DNA with hardware you wont see in other phones for a little while. A 5-inch 1080p Gorilla Glass 2 coated screen sits on top of a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro clocked at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. Basically, you would be hard-pressed to find a more powerful smartphone right now. Add in the separate 2.5W amp for audio, an inductive charger, a partially water resistant design, and a 2050mAh battery to power it all, youll have a pretty good idea of what is going on under the hood.

HTCs camera is just as good as it has been for the last few models. The backlit sensor and ImageSense chip that HTC has been using for a little while now deliver great photos without a lot of work on behalf of the user. As always, you need to turn off the widescreen setting on the phone in order to actually take 8MP photos, but once you do the shots you get are really great. The Droid DNA is the first phone where HTC has made changes to the typical front-facing camera (FFC) as well. The 2.1MP FFC is set in the bezel to take in a wider frame, which makes for a much better video chat experience when it comes to how you hold the phone when chatting.

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Review: HTC Droid DNA is easily the best phone on Verizon Wireless

Whole blood contains not only red blood cells, but also other components like serum, white blood cells, platelets, and antibodies. It is the white blood cell component of whole blood that contains the nuclei and therein one's genetic material in the form of DNA.

However, even if one received a whole-blood transfusion rather than the red blood cells alone, the DNA profile of a donor would not be detected in the peripheral blood of a recipient.

In one study, a woman in a trauma situation was transfused with 14 units of blood (four of those units being whole blood) without showing any detectable level of foreign DNA. In another study, a man in a trauma situation received 13 units of blood (four of those units being whole blood) without showing any detectable level of the donor's DNA. That's a lot of blood they received, considering that the average woman has 8 to 10 pints/units of whole blood and the average man has 10 to 12 pints/units of blood.

Question:I've been taking Nexium for several years to treat Barrett's esophagus. I have heard that long-term use of acid-blocking drugs like Nexium can increase the risk of pneumonia. Why would it cause that? How much of a risk is it for me?

Answer:The timing of your question is superb, because a recent retrospective study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine poked huge holes in the conclusion of previous studies linking chronic use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium and Prilosec to a roughly 1 percent per-year increased risk of developing pneumonia.

The widely held belief has been that suppressing stomach acid can allow the growth of ingested bacteria to increase the risk of pneumonia. The belief is so strong that the FDA has issued warnings over it.

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HTC is marketing its new Droid DNA as the "most advanced smartphone yet" -- and on paper, the device certainly looks that way.

The Droid DNA, launching this Wednesday, November 21 on Verizon Wireless for $200 with a new two-year contract, has all the specs of a high-end superphone. The Android 4.1-based device has the looks, too, with a sleek and distinctive design and eye-catching 1080p display.

Appearances aren't everything, though, and while the Droid DNA has some impressive elements, it also has some troubling drawbacks.

I've spent the past several days using the Droid DNA in place of my own personal device to get a feel for how it fares in the real world. Here's a look at where the phone shines -- and where it falls short.

Body and display

HTC's Droid DNA falls into an interesting spot in the smartphone size spectrum: With a 5-in. display, the device is quite large for a normal phone, but significantly smaller than a plus-sized phone- tablet hybrid like Samsung's Galaxy Note II.

The Droid DNA measures 2.8 x 5.6 in. Compared to the Note II -- which, with its 5.5-in. screen, measures 3.2 x 5.9 in. -- the Droid DNA is practically a baby. But compared to a more typical phone like the Droid Razr Maxx HD, which measures 2.7 x 5.2 in., the DNA is decidedly big, especially when it comes to length.

The phone feels good in the hand, however, and is right on the upper limit of being comfortably pocketable. The device is pleasantly thin -- 0.38 in. officially, though thinner at the edges thanks to a tapered back design.

HTC Droid DNA

The Droid DNA's display is a gorgeous 1920 x 1080 Super LCD3 with 440 pixels per inch (ppi), making it the highest resolution screen on any smartphone today. The display looks fantastic, with crisp, sharp details and brilliant colors that delight the eye. Even in sunlight, the Gorilla Glass 2 screen remains perfectly viewable. When it comes to the smartphone display department, it's easy to give the Droid DNA top honors.

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HTC Droid DNA review: A superphone with flaws

I've been testing and using a lot of Android devices lately. While many are underwhelming, I was impressed with HTC's new Droid DNA from the moment I took it out of the box.

The first thing I noticed was the phone's large 5-inch screen. It's a nice size. And even though it's slightly larger than the display on Samsung's Galaxy S III, it doesn't feel absurdly large.

Click here for photos of the best features in the Droid DNA >

And the display gets better. Measuring by pixel density, the Droid DNA has the highest resolution display on any mobile device, and it's the first that can show full 1080p HD video.

Besides having a great screen, the phone is fast too. The 1.5-GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Proprocessor coupled with 2GB of RAM can handle multitasking very well. I was able to switch between web browsing, texting, listening to music, and playing games seamlessly.

The Droid DNA isn't just for techy people who want everything out of their phone, it's great for the average user too.

Besides the high quality screen and quick quad-core processor, the Droid DNA uses Verizon's lightning fast 4G LTE network. Verizon's LTE helped the phone to feel even more modern, directions loaded fast, and downloading a song was a breeze. In many cases, Verizon's network is faster than your cable or DSL modem.

The DNA's software is a winner too. It has the latest version of Android, 4.1 Jelly Bean, which includes the Siri-killing voice service Google Now.

I was really impressed with the battery life. In my tests, I averaged about 10 hours on a single charge. This was with normal use, including listening to music, browsing the internet, making phone calls, and streaming a few videos here and there.

For a more detailed battery analysis check out this rigorous test Android Policeput the DNA through.

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REVIEW: HTC Gets It Right With The Droid DNA

The Irish Times - Tuesday, November 20, 2012

PETER CLUSKEY in The Hague

THE biggest DNA sweep in the history of the Netherlands has led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man for the countrys most infamous unsolved murder that of 16-year-old schoolgirl Marianne Vaatstra, who was raped, strangled and had her throat cut in a remote field in May 1999.

The murder caused a public outcry because of its particularly gruesome nature, but also because police mistakenly linked it to a centre for asylum seekers near where the body was found. By the time two suspects, an Iraqi and an Afghan, were ruled out, other leads had gone cold.

The department of justice finally gave the go-ahead last month for DNA samples to be taken from up to 8,000 men in 12 separate villages in the vicinity of Veenklooster, in the northern province of Friesland, where Mariannes body was found.

The department had refused this permission but came under pressure from the victims father, Bauke Vaatstra, when detectives said they believed advances in DNA testing might allow them to match DNA on a Playboy cigarette lighter, bought locally and found at the scene, to the killer or a close relation.

More than 6,500 DNA samples were taken over the past six weeks, and early yesterday morning the 45-year-old man was arrested at his farm at Oud Woude, just 2km from where Mariannes body was found 14 years ago.

A team of more than 20 detectives and forensics experts moved into the farm immediately after the arrest and was still gathering evidence late last night.

No criminal record

The man being held was identified locally as Jasper S, married with two children, who gave a sample voluntarily as part of the police sweep. He was 31 in 1999. He has no criminal record.

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DALLAS, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Digital Net Agency, Inc. (DNA), a leading performance-based digital agency, today announces its acquisition of 4 Paws Marketing, LLC, an online marketing agency specializing in the affiliate channel. Its second acquisition this year, the deal elevates DNA to the largest affiliate program management agency in the United States for premier brands online, providing comprehensive one-stop digital marketing solutions to clients representing all sizes and industries.

Launched earlier this year with a mission to upend traditional agency models, the rapidly growing DNA focuses on maximizing agency accountability and minimizing client risk, all while fueling massive client growth. DNA is staffed by a team of veterans from Top 10 Search agencies and Top 5 affiliate networks, who have helped hundreds of advertisers from start-ups to Fortune 500 brands manage the most complex search and affiliate programs in the world. Dedicated to putting talent, research, technology, and proven strategies at the forefront of its business, DNA offers unique revenue and equity-based models to its clients.

"We have a long history working with 4 Paws Marketing, and the decision to advance our business relationship has been an organic one," said Digital Net Agency CEO Aaron Baker. "Affiliate marketing is the holy grail of marketing in terms of accountability. 4 Paws Marketing possesses a deep knowledge within the affiliate marketing space, and will provide DNA and its clients with world-class talent within the affiliate channel. We are delighted with this decision, and the unique opportunity it will provide our current and future clients."

An expert in the affiliate industry, 4 Paws Marketing provides its clients with a strategic approach to the pay-for-performance space. Using a results oriented strategy, and keeping a strong focus on accountability, 4 Paws Marketing boasts a client portfolio of leading brands and top Internet retailers. The company specializes in all aspects of affiliate program management, including aggressive affiliate recruitment and optimization strategies, brand protection and creative services.

Forrester Research predicts affiliate marketing will grow from $1 Billion annually in 2009 to $4 Billion annually by 2014*. The acquisition will allow DNA to feed this rapidly growing space with the unique opportunity of marrying DNA's sophisticated brand protection technologies and advanced recruitment platforms, with 4 Paws Marketing's top talent and deep expertise within the affiliate channel. Both new and existing clients will benefit from the increased capabilities the move will offer.

"We are thrilled to join DNA; their commitment to service and accountability within the digital market space coincides with that of 4 Paws Marketing," said Samantha Morris, founder of 4 Paws Marketing. "DNA's specialized ability to leverage advanced technology platforms will further our current capabilities, allowing us to lead the way with new and innovative approaches within the affiliate market space."

The acquisition was finalized on November 5th, 2012. The integrated company will operate as a whole under the name Digital Net Agency, Inc. (DNA).

* http://www.forrester.com/US+Affiliate+Marketing+Forecast+2009+To+2014/fulltext/-/E-RES54363?objectid=RES54363

About DNADigital Net Agency, Inc. (DNA) is a leading performance-based digital agency with a concentration on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM). DNA also offers social media and affiliate marketing to their clients with the same innovative approach and expertise. Founded by a team of veteran search experts and technologists from Top 10 agencies, DNA is dedicated to partnering with clients to fuel growth while delivering maximum accountability through its performance-based models. DNA is based in Dallas, PA, with offices in New York City.

About 4 Paws Marketing 4 Paws Marketing is a top affiliate program management service with over 11 years in the affiliate management industry. The 4 Paws Marketing team has big-brand experience as marketing managers and directors for Fortune 500 retailers, and a passion for the online marketing industry, particularly the pay-for-performance space.4 Paws Marketing ensures that each client is armed with the metrics needed to reach marketing goals, acquire new customers and enhance the overall value of the client's online marketing channel. A portion of total monthly fees is donated to the non-profit, animal-related cause of each client's choice.

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Digital Net Agency (DNA) Acquires Top Affiliate Management Agency 4 Paws Marketing, LLC