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FAIRFIELD, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Summit County Common Pleas Court, Case #1994-06-1409C on Thursday, January 30, 2014, Judge Mary Margaret Rowland dismissed aggravated murder and robbery charges against Dewey Jones, an Akron, OH man convicted in 1995 of the high-profile murder of Neil Rankin. A family friend and neighbor of Jones, 71-year old retired Mr. Rankin was robbed and shot inside his home on Feb. 13, 1993.
Evidence from the crime scene, an unknown sample of male blood on a piece of nylon rope used to tie Rankin's wrists, a knife used to cut the rope and a section of Rankin's shirt, were identified by the Forensics team at DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) in Fairfield, Ohio, led by Dr. Julie Heinig, the Forensic Director and DNA Technical Leader. DDC utilized leading edge technology to identify DNA from these difficult, 20 year old samples. None of the DNA matched Dewey Jones, prompting Judge Rowlands to grant Jones a new trial and said the DNA of another suspect, "calls into question the state's entire theory of the case." Jones was then transferred to the Summit County Jail, released in December 2013 under house arrest pending a trial that will no longer happen. Finally last week, Mr. Jones was freed from his electronic monitoring device into the arms of his family. Carrie Wood, Mr. Jones' attorney with the Ohio Innocence Project noted the importance of accessing the latest advancements in DNA technology saying, "Mr. Jones' case demonstrates the importance of using leading edge platforms, like miniSTR (AmpFlSTR® MiniFiler™ PCR Amplification Kit ). DDC's experience and knowledge with this methodology proved critical in obtaining exculpatory DNA results. Dr. Heinig and her team are a valuable resource to us and we are endlessly appreciative of her DNA expertise." Mr. Jones is also represented by the law firm of Loevy & Loevy and the Exoneration Project. Staff attorney David Owens remarks, "DNA supports Dewey Jones' claims of innocence and we expect that the case will be dismissed with prejudice, eliminating any fear that the state could review the case further and proceed with a second trial. The DNA evidence strongly supports his full exoneration." The Ohio Attorney General is arguing that the case should be dismissed without prejudice. Attorneys for both sides will submit briefs by February 10, 2014 for the judge's final decision.
Dewey Jones' case was one of 30 cases selected in 2008 from more than 300 by the OH Innocence Project and The Columbus Dispatch initiative to identify cases most worthy of post-conviction DNA testing. DDC partnered with OIP to provide the laboratory testing, and to date, there are 5 Ohio men freed as a result. Nationwide, DDC Forensics has assisted in the exoneration of 8 men who have served between 9 and 35 years for crimes they did not commit. Guilt was confirmed in 13 of the post-conviction cases that DDC tested, and other cases continue to proceed through the justice system to long-awaited resolution.
Says Dr. Julie Heinig, "DNA testing proves over and over that it is a powerful tool to help uncover the truth. This exoneration is the 8th such case that DDC has proven an inmate's innocence, and its value is especially evident in Innocence Project cases like this where it helps a wrongfully convicted man be set free." Peter Vitulli, President and CEO of DDC said, "I am honored that Dr. Heinig and her forensics team were able to help change the outcome for Mr. Jones, reminding us all in the power in DNA testing. Since 2008, DDC has successfully assisted with eight exonerations, and provides DNA expertise across the country. Our world-class facility and testing methods allow the science to provide the impetus for freeing innocent people, and we celebrate with Mr. Jones and his family."
About DDC Forensics, A Division of DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC): DDC Forensics is a fully accredited forensic laboratory providing unbiased, independent forensic DNA testing and consultation services to legal and law enforcement professionals. It utilizes leading-edge technology systems (Identifiler™, GlobalFiler™, Yfiler ™ and MiniFiler™) and offers full expert consultation services, including case review of other laboratory's findings, expert testimony at trial, and observation at other laboratory facilities. It is a division of DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) (www.dnacenter.com) of Fairfield OH, which is the largest provider of private DNA paternity and other DNA tests in the U.S. and worldwide for 19 years. DDC offers comprehensive DNA testing services for paternity and other biological relationships, forensics, ancestry and veterinary animal DNA testing. DDC receives more than 800,000 consumer calls each year, and has performed over 2 million DNA tests since its inception. DDC is recognized through a number of accreditations, nationally and internationally, often achieving perfect ratings, including those performed by the AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). DDC is also accredited by ACLASS to meet the standards of ISO 17025:2005 and the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board International and follows the DNA Advisory Board (DAB) guidelines, which attests to DDC's superior forensic testing service. For more information, visit www.forensicdnacenter.comor call 1-800-406-1940.
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Wauconda Mayor Mark Knigge said Zaida Torres, village treasurer and finance director, has been appointed village administrator.
Torres was officially named to the position, but has been acting in the village's lead role on an interim basis since early October.
She has more than 15 years of senior management experience in the fields of public administration, finance and human resources and has been employed by the village since 2004.
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"Zaida was a logical choice to appoint in this position because of her past involvement with all aspects of village operations," Knigge said. "With the strong staff that we have in place, we are in a great position to carry on with the ongoing work of the village towards completing the goals outlined in the current strategic plan.
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AFTER UAW DEFEAT, CAN GOP FULFILL PROMISE OF JOBS?Monday, 17 February 2014 06:55 Published in National News
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Republicans fighting a yearslong unionization effort at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee painted a grim picture in the days leading up to last week's vote. They said if Chattanooga employees joined the United Auto Workers, jobs would go elsewhere and incentives for the company would disappear.
Now that workers have rejected the UAW in a close vote, attention turns to whether the GOP can fulfill its promises that keeping the union out means more jobs will come rolling in, the next great chapter in the flourishing of foreign auto makers in the South.
Regardless of what political consequences, if any, Republicans would face if that fails to happen, the Volkswagen vote established a playbook for denying the UAW its goal of expanding into foreign-owned plants in the region, which the union itself has called the key to its long-term future.
On the first of three days of voting at the Chattanooga plant, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker all but guaranteed the German automaker would announce within two weeks of a union rejection that it would build a new midsized sport utility vehicle at its only U.S. factory instead of sending the work to Mexico.
"What they wanted me to know, unsolicited, that if the vote goes negative, they're going to announce immediately that they're going to build a second line," Corker told The Associated Press of his conversations with unnamed Volkswagen officials.
The company reiterated its longstanding position that the union vote would not factor into the decision, and Corker acknowledged that he had no information on whether the company would also expand if the union won.
But the implication was clear, and union leaders said after the vote that the senator's statements - coming in concert with threats from state lawmakers to torpedo state incentives if the UAW won - played a key role in the vote.
The UAW was defeated in a 712-626 vote Friday night.
UAW President Bob King called it unprecedented for Corker and other elected officials to have "threatened the company with no incentives, threatened workers with a loss of product."
"It's outrageous," King said.
Corker, who had originally announced he would refrain from making public comments during the election, changed course last week after he said the union tried to use his silence to chastise other critics. Corker said after the vote that he was happy he joined the fray.
"I have no idea what effect we may or may not have had," Corker said. "But I think I would have forever felt tremendous remorse if ... I had not re-engaged and made sure that people understand other arguments that needed to be put forth."
Corker's claim that a no vote would quickly mean more jobs actually fit in with an assertion Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam leveled days earlier, when he said a union win would hurt the state's ability to attract auto parts suppliers and other future business.
"From our viewpoint, from what we're hearing from other companies, it matters what happens in that vote," he said.
Corker said the day after the vote that he and other state officials planned to restart discussions with Volkswagen officials this week about state subsidies for expanded production in Chattanooga.
Many viewed VW as the union's best chance to win in the South because other automakers have not been as welcoming to organized labor as Volkswagen.
Labor interests make up half of the supervisory board at VW in Germany, and they questioned why the Chattanooga plant is the company's only major factory worldwide without formal worker representation.
VW wanted a German-style "works council" in Chattanooga to give employees, blue collar and salaried workers, a say over working conditions. But the company said U.S. law won't allow it without an independent union.
Several workers who cast votes against the union said they still support the idea of a works council - they just don't want to have to work through the UAW.
Frank Fischer, the CEO and chairman of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, said the vote Friday wasn't a rejection of a works council. He said the goal remains to determine the best method for establishing a works council that serves employees' interest, and Volkswagen America's production in accordance with U.S. law.
Fischer did not address what the vote means for potential expansion at the plant other than to say "our commitment to Tennessee is a long-term investment."
The German automaker's CEO, Martin Winterkorn, announced at the Detroit auto show last month that the seven-passenger SUV will go on sale in the U.S. in 2016. Winterkorn said the new model will be part of a five-year, $7 billion investment in North America.
Winterkorn said Volkswagen is committed to its goal of selling 1 million vehicles per year in the U.S. by 2018. The company sold just over half that many in 2013.
Krisher reported from Detroit.
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THICK FOG CAUSES DELAYS AT SOCHI OLYMPICSMonday, 17 February 2014 06:47 Published in Sports
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) -- Thick fog lingering over the mountains Monday caused the biggest weather disruptions of the Sochi Olympics so far, with a biathlon race and a snowboard event both postponed until Tuesday.
The fog rolled in over the mountains in Krasnaya Polyana on Sunday night and was still shrouding some of the Olympic skiing venues in a cloud-like mist by late Monday afternoon. That prompted organizers to call off the men's biathlon mass-start race and men's snowboardcross almost simultaneously.
The rescheduling didn't seem to be a major concern for the athletes, though.
"This is standard for snowboarding and ski events. Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate," American snowboardcross rider Nate Holland said.
The biathlon race had already been pushed back from Sunday evening to Monday morning, and was then postponed to mid-afternoon before being called off for another day. It will now be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., organizers said. A decision on the women's mass-start race still scheduled for its original 7 p.m. start was set to be made later Monday.
"Well, I am going to sleep again," double Olympic champion Martin Fourcade tweeted in French after the race was postponed. "We'll see each other tomorrow!"
At the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, the snowboardcross was also first delayed then postponed. Organizers first canceled the seeding runs for the event, then pushed back the elimination races before calling it a day. The elimination races will now start at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the seeding runs scrapped.
The Alpine events were not affected because Monday was an off-day, but organizers called off a free skiing session to keep the course intact for Tuesday's women's giant slalom.
Women's race director Atle Skaardal said the fog could still affect that event if it remains.
"I don't know if they'll see anything," Skaardal said.
The ski jumping venue is at a lower altitude and was not shrouded in the thick fog. A training round for Nordic combined athletes was held without disruptions, and the ski jump team event was also expected to go ahead as scheduled.
The fog is causing a new challenge for the athletes following days of sunshine and unseasonably warm weather. At the Laura Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Center, the high temperatures toward the end of last week had softened the snow and led to some cross-country skiers cutting off the sleeves on their suits.
In biathlon, fog is an even bigger problem because it limits the visibility on the shooting range.
"You have to be able to hit the targets," said Jerry Kokesh, the editor of the International Biathlon Union's official website, adding that the course becomes more dangerous as well. "Uphills are not a problem, but downhills are. ... That can be a serious safety concern."
The first week of the games went by without any major disruptions to the schedule before Sunday's biathlon race was postponed, despite concerns going into the Olympics about the warm climate in Sochi. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said every Winter Olympics normally faces some rescheduling because of the weather, and that Sochi has been relatively unaffected.
"In terms of what's going on there, I think it's actually quite ironic that the biggest issue we've had so far is due to winter fog," Adams said. "Winter sports is very unpredictable. It's a very dynamic field of play. At present, the conditions are good and we are continuing. We haven't had any major complaints up there."
Certainly not from Holland, the snowboarder, who said it was better to wait another day than to compete in poor conditions.
"It's the Olympics, we want to have the best rider win and not have anything screwy," Holland said. "So we'll be back tomorrow and let her roll from there. It's time to drop the hammer and the sickle on this course."
AP Sports Writers Will Graves, Jon Krawczynski, Andrew Dampf and Pat Graham contributed to this report.
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IRVING, LEBRON HELP EAST END ITS ALL-STAR SKIDMonday, 17 February 2014 06:43 Published in Sports
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- LeBron James usually has his fun in June, when the Miami Heat have won NBA championships the last two years.
Doesn't mean he's OK with losing in February.
And he certainly won't stand for his team getting picked on.
Three straight times he had left a loser, and he was even more driven for this All-Star game after a half season of his conference getting ridiculed for its mediocrity.
"We've been getting killed a lot this season, talking about the Eastern Conference is pretty bad, it's a two-man race and we're not holding up our end of the bargain," James said. "So it was special to get this win."
Kyrie Irving had 31 points and 14 assists and was voted the MVP, Carmelo Anthony made a record eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points, and the East stopped a three-game losing streak with a 163-155 victory over the West on Sunday night in the highest-scoring All-Star game ever.
"We took this one personal a bit," Irving said.
James had a steal and dunk on the first possession, long before defense usually shows up in the All-Star game.
"We wanted this win," James said. "They beat us the last three years and they had a lot of bragging rights, so to be able to come through being down 18 was huge."
Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin each finished with 38 points, four shy of Wilt Chamberlain's All-Star game record, for the West. But the East scored the final 10 points to pull out a game it trailed by 18.
"They started making shots and we didn't get stops and we went a little bit cold," said Griffin, who shot 19 of 23, setting a record for field goals made.
Irving scored 15 points in the fourth quarter. James had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
The 318 points broke the record of 303 set in 1987.
Durant finished with 10 rebounds and six assists, but the West was shut out after his 3-pointer gave it a 155-153 lead with 1:59 left. Indiana's Paul George made three free throws, Anthony nailed his final 3-pointer, and James scored to make it 161-155. George closed it out with two more free throws and finished with 18 points.
"Both teams played extremely well, we just lost," Durant said.
The game that usually doesn't get tight until the final minutes was close throughout the fourth quarter, neither team leading by more than four until the final minute.
Chris Paul had 11 points and 13 assists, and first-time All-Star Stephen Curry had 12 points and 11 assists for the West. But the best point guard on the floor was Irving, who shot 14 of 17 and helped the East ring up 87 points in the second half after it surrendered a record 89 in the first.
In a colorful tribute to New Orleans, players wore sneakers and socks that ranged from green and blue to orange and purple, making the game look like a Mardi Gras parade.
The parade was one of layups and dunks for the West, which scored 44 points in the first quarter and 45 in the second. Griffin had 18 points in the first quarter and Durant had 22 at halftime, both two shy of records set by Glen Rice in 1997.
And there was plenty of music, the rosters and starting lineups introduced around a concert by Pharrell Williams, who was joined by his own All-Stars in Nelly, Busta Rhymes, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg.
Magic Johnson led a band, too, encouraging the All-Stars to join him in singing "Happy Birthday" after the first quarter to Hall of Famer Bill Russell. The NBA's greatest champion was celebrating his 80th.
The All-Stars played better than they sang.
The East finished with 61 percent shooting, needing all sorts of offense after it simply couldn't defend Durant and Griffin.
Durant made six 3-pointers and raised his career scoring average in the All-Star games to a record 30.6 points.
Outside of the ugly sleeved jerseys, it was a good look for the NBA's midseason showcase, bouncing back strongly from an uneven All-Star Saturday night.
The new format of the slam dunk contest Saturday wasn't a hit, but every night is a dunk contest when Griffin is involved.
The guy who once jumped over a car to win a slam dunk contest had eight slams in the first 11 minutes, the backboard often barely done shaking from the last one when he threw down the next.
James Harden started for the West in place of Kobe Bryant, who was elected by the fans but was knocked out by a broken left knee. Bryant said before the game his recovery is "coming slowly" but hopes to be back in another All-Star game.
With Bryant sitting out and longtime regulars Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett not selected, it was a chance for the younger guys to make their mark. The rosters were loaded with players 25 and younger, including first-time starters George, Irving, Stephen Curry and Kevin Love.
The All-Star newcomers also included official Violet Palmer, who became the first female to referee a major U.S. sports league's All-Star game.
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I foresee the next chapter returning to real time and that is where Kakashi might throw some light on the situation and the reasoning behind his actions, whether deliberate or accidental.
Though I'm more certain that it might be forgotten considering we have Obito's reasoning for what he did. After all, it's Obito's Flashback!


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They started that last year yo.
They started that last year yo.
Guess I need to step up my sasquatch game
I'm not one to typically throw out rumors, but I did hear that Sasquatch landed The Knife and Coachella did not. That would be a huge fucking get...
How mad would people on this board get. I would have to go this year if that is the case
The Knife is not going to go all the way to Washington to play Sasquatch during a month off from European gigs. They are also looking into adding more European dates for 2013 and probably won't be stateside till next year but I guess this is what the rumor thread is all about.
Haven't you heard? Everyone in Shawshank has an insider souce. I'm just providing my own stir to the pot.
Alright so whats all this Dirtybirds hullabaloo some of you keep posting about? Anyone wanna hook up this thread with some good songs by some of the artists?
Heineken dome 2013 featuring the Dirty Bird players tour? Is this what I'm listening to?
Honestly, I hope not.
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Darkside - 1/26
Robert DeLong - 1/30
Scuba - 2/7
Pusha T - 2/20
Four Tet - 3/7
Kraftwerk - 3/19
Coachella - W1
(note: not ruling out Dirtybird... still a lot of amazing talent on that label beyond them... just two that would likely be ruled out of any list of dirtybird "players" at the festival)
Prince played the Gorge in Sept 1997.
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Fun. Is playing the Grammys. That should rule them out by radius clause, no?
I Love how everyone on this board acts like they are Best BEST friends with The Knife.
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- It's about three-hours long and you can take it at any one of many test centers in the United States at any time, or even around the world up to five or six times a year– but you can only take it once a month, and up to five times per twelve-month period.
- If you take it multiple times, all your scores will be evaluated by the admissions officers for your chosen programs.
- Some programs will put greater weight on the higher score and be more impressed by a significant increase in score than two similar scores.
- Other programs will choose to judge applicants by the highest scores in each section.
- Averaging scores is uncommon.
Scoring and Registration
- The test is computer-adaptive, and leaving questions blank is very detrimental to your score.
- You will score anywhere between 400 and 1600.
- The national mean GRE score is about 462 in Verbal, 584 in Quantitative and 4 for the writing assessment.
- GRE registration occurs on a first-come, first-served basis at ETS.org.
- Do expect to register at least a week in advance of your test date.
- The GRE registration fee in the US is $160 as of January 1, 2010, and ETS will reduce this fee in special circumstances.
- The fee is higher in China, Hong Kong, India and other non-US test locations.
- It has typically gone up $10 in price every year.
Bg Changes to the GRE
- On August 1, 2011 drastic changes in scoring, design, and test content were implemented.
- Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning will shift from a 200-800 score scale measured in 10-point increments, to a 130-170 score scale in 1-point increments.
- Why? Scores will be more accurate to the abilities of the test taker and no longer overstate small differences between examinees.
Technology Changes:
- Recent technology changes which have an affect on the design of the test.
- New response formats such as increased data entry
- A tag for review option which allows you to skip a difficult question and return to it later without affecting your score,
- A preview and review capacity that enables you to scan ahead in the section you are working on, edit features so that you may change an answer after submitting it while working on the same section, and an on-screen calculator for the math portion of the test.
Content Changes
- Here is some information into how the content of the three major sections of the GRE has changed.
- The Verbal section will eliminate all questions on antonyms and analogies
- The Quantitative section will place greater emphasis on computation and analysis of data that is likely to relate to real-life scenarios
- The Analytical Writing will still have two parts, including a question for logical analysis and personal opinion, the questions themselves will be more focused, ultimately allowing the raters to know the answer wasn't memorized, but was actually written in response to the question.
- You must reschedule or cancel your test no later than three full days before your appointment (not including the day of your test or the day of your request) or your test fee will be forfeited.
- If you cancel your test no later than three full days prior to your test date, you will receive a refund equivalent to half of the original test fee. Otherwise, you will receive no refund.
- If you wish to change your test center, contact the GRE® Program by the registration deadline.
- The fee for changing your test center is $50.
- Center changes cannot be guaranteed but will be made as space permits.
- You cannot reschedule between sites served by different Regional Registration Centers.
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- All non-cancelled GRE testing administrations will be listed (and usable) in your ETS record for 5 years
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- For any additional score reports, the cost is $23 per report.
- You cannot send your multiple choice scores without the writing scores. You scores are valid for five years.
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News Honorary Degree Citation, Francis Voigt
As the founder and chief executive officer of the New England Culinary Institute for three decades, you have done more than bring together students and faculty with a passion for fine food. You have pioneered a unique educational environment where hands-on learning and sustainable practices are central to student success.
A native of Iowa, you earned your bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and a master's from the University of Iowa before starting your career as an educator, innovator and food activist in Vermont. In addition to founding NECI, you have served as the chair of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges, the Vermont Lodging and Restaurant Association and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. You were elected to the board of the national Career College Association, and were appointed by Vermont Governor James Douglas to the Vermont Human Resource Investment Council.
Your mission at NECI has held many parallels with Marlboro College, including your "small is beautiful" approach to education. You have said, "We are small by design. We have to be. In our minds, great hands-on learning does not take place in a lecture hall or demo kitchen for 30 students."
NECI also has a model commitment to sustainability and community, as exemplified in your leadership in the "farm to table" movement. You were a founding member of the Vermont Fresh Network, educating the public about the value of locally and sustainably produced food, and you are a leader of the Vermont chapter of Slow Food USA. The institute has led recycling and composing efforts with local farmers and food banks since the early 1980s. You have required community service of all students since the institute's founding, and this year you led a "farm to school" initiative with local elementary schools.
In recognition of your leadership, you received an award from President Clinton in 1994, and you shared national honors as a finalist for "Small-Businessman of the Year." The Vermont Chamber of Commerce named you "Citizen of the Year" in 2000.
You have upheld ideals of education, sustainability and community action through your work in Vermont and the country. Francis Voigt, it is our pleasure to confer upon you the degree: Doctor of Humane Letters.
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