The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the body of admitted murderer Ryan Brunn to a North Georgia funeral home after a GBI autopsy Friday determined his cause of death. Brunn, 20, pleaded guilty last week to the Dec. 2 sexual molestation of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera of Canton and was sentenced to life in prison. Two days later he committed suicide at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. A spokesman for Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Tuesday declined, at the family's request, to give details of any memorial service. JEFFRY SCOTT
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Atlanta got a middling rank in a new report by a coalition of cycling and walking advocates that compared the 51 largest cities in the country.
The city ranked 18th out of 51 for share of commuters who get around by bike or by foot, and 27th for safety of such commuters. Boston topped both rankings.
The report by the Alliance for Biking & Walking was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with support from AARP and Planet Bike. It also ranked states, and calculated funding and facilities for bikes and pedestrians: www.peoplepoweredmovement.org. TY TAGAMI
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits' 2012 Revolution Awards.
The annual awards honor individuals and organizations who have created a "revolutionary" change that positively affects the lives of people within their communities.
The winners of the outstanding nonprofit organization and outstanding nonprofit leader will each receive $1,000 that will be donated to their respective nonprofits . The center also added a new category for outstanding board leader. That category does not carry a financial prize.
Nominations are also being accepted for the Evelyn G. Ullman Innovative Leadership Award. The award is given every other year to an outstanding nonprofit leader. The award of $15,000 will be given to the winner's organization. The deadline for nominations for all awards is Feb. 17. SHELIA POOLE
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