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The site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 as it was affected by civil disturbances and its staff was held hostage. The Centre has contacted the authorities of Niger and was informed that the situation has not improved and that the civil war continues in spite of attempts to resolve the conflict through negotiations.
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It is recommended that the site be retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
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The Committee was informed that the wildlife in this site has been decimated due to the consequences of the conflict between the Resistance Army of the Tuaregs and Government forces. Hence, the Committee was encouraged to note that the warring parties had signed a peace accord on 9 October 1994. The implementation of this accord by the new Government is however an essential prerequisite for the conservation of this site. The Committee requested the Centre to write to the new Government, recalling Niger's international obligations under the Convention to safeguard the Aïr and Tenere Reserves and encourage them to implement the peace accord. The Committee also wished that the Centre inform the Niger authorities that the continuous implementation of the peace accord will permit an assessment of the current status of wildlife populations and the resumption of the IUCN/WWF Project, funded by Denmark and Switzerland.
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The region having recently suffered from military conflict and civil disturbance, the Government of Niger asked the Director- General of UNESCO to launch an appeal for the protection of the site, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. Six members of the Reserve staff were being held as hostages since February 1992 and, in compliance with the request of Niger's Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, the Committee decided to inscribe the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
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The early projections are here! The early projections are here! Set them down by the phone books. We'll get to all of this in a …
Aw, heck, I can't ignore early projections. They're so fun, so wrong, yet so right. And over at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog, they do them every year, acknowledging that it's way, way too early to do them. At least, that's the feeling that I get when they call them their "Still Too Early and Mostly Useless 2013 Projected MLB Standings," but maybe I'm just reading between the lines.
To the part that you care about, which is the NL West:
TM | W | L | RS | RA | Div | WC | WC2 | PS% |
Giants | 89 | 73 | 668 | 602 | 30.3% | 9.6% | 8.5% | 48.4% |
Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 681 | 611 | 29.0% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 46.8% |
Diamondbacks | 85 | 77 | 702 | 663 | 21.8% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 38.1% |
Padres | 80 | 82 | 661 | 662 | 13.9% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 27.3% |
Rockies | 72 | 90 | 767 | 871 | 5.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 11.5% |
Seems about right. The top three are bunched pretty close together, the Padres are better than a lot of people give them credit for, and the Rockies offer several different food items at various concession stands around their park.
The short of it: The Giants have about a 50-percent shot at the playoffs in some capacity, according to the Still Too Early and Mostly Useless Projections, which come at exactly the right time and are completely useful. And the Giants project to finish 10th in the NL in runs scored, but second in runs allowed. Factor in Mays Field, and you have a team that's well-rounded, but not dominant in any particular area.
How did the Giants do in the same projections last year? Let's take a look.
The Giants are probably going to win the World Series, but only if Ryan Theriot can pick up some at-bats as the DH in the World Series, and only if they keep Tim Lincecum away from a starting spot in the playoffs. Gotta get Zito in there.
Man. Those guys are good. Also, I just made that quote up. But they did pick the Giants to tie for first. With the Rockies.
Maybe these are too early. And mostly useless. But still fascinating! I love these early projections, and I thank the good folks at RLYW for providing the public service. To nick another line from Mitch Hedberg, the Giants should be great, unless they're awful. Unless they're OK.
(The Nationals, though. Dang. I wanted to tinkle on their optimism parade when I set out to write this, but I just couldn't. They good.)


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A client of mine has downloaded some audio from the Internet and given it to me to use in an edit and it sounds terrible. Low quality, a little crackly, low base, sounding a little tinny.
Would anyone have some suggestions on how I would go about fixing this problem? I have the full CS5.5 suite.
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However, I will be charging them extra for the time I spend in fixing the audio and that's why I'm asking anyone in the forum for suggestions on which controls to use in Adobe Audition as Jake suggested using. e.g. would I use base, trebble etc. to boost quality? Or would I just trial and error.
Thanks Richard, I definitely see the value in hiring a sound engineer. With these jobs, I'd just like to learn how to do some basic audio editing. Just to improve it a little. I've seen a number of effects which I can add in Premiere and I can also see hat there are some pretty cool controls in audition. I'd just like to get a rough idea on which tools or effects to use to make the audio sound a little better.
As has been mentioned, starting with good Audio is the key, but there are some things that can be done to "improve" some less than stellar Audio. This ARTICLE covers some of it.
The rec. to do the Audio work in Audition is a where I would start. However, while it's a great program, even it has limitations. At some point, you will be faced with "diminishing returns," on what can be done to improve the Audio vs how long it takes.
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Monday brought a refreshing wave of concert announcements, with the Hampton Jazz Festival unveiling its lineup and the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth offering word of two significant shows.
The Kings of the Mic Tour, featuring hip-hop legends LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul, will play the amphitheater June 15. Tickets will be priced $25-$59.75 through the amphitheater's box office and Ticketmaster. A Ticketmaster pre-sale starts Thursday April 4 at 10 a.m. Use this password: KINGS. Tickets go on sale to the general public 10 a.m. Friday, April 5.
Secondly, the hit-making R&B band Earth Wind & Fire will perform at nTelos Friday June 7. Tickets will be priced $30-$90, also through Ticketmaster. The pre-sale for that show starts 10 a.m. Thursday, March 21. Use password:SHININGSTAR. The regular onsale is 10 a.m. Friday, March 22.
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Sarasota Open brings swing to Key Club's Tennis Gardens
Date: April 17, 2013
by: Katie Hendrick | Community Editor
The competition is heating up at the sixth Sarasota Open, which began Saturday, April 13, at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's Tennis Gardens.
Will former winners Sam Querrey, James Blake or Jesse Levine earn another title? Will 19-year-old Mitchell Krueger best older veterans? Will an IMG student — Brooke Lashway, Caroline Dailey or Dasha Sharapova — win the inaugural Nick Bollettieri Sarasota Women's Open?
We'll have to wait and see.
Courtside Charity
By attending the Sarasota Open, you can help two charitable organizations, the Center for Building Hope and Ripple Africa.
The Center for Building Hope offers information, programs and services to cancer patients, caregivers and family members, and connects people in similar circumstances. Island Squeeze, which is selling frozen drinks at the tournament, will donate a portion of its proceeds to the center.
Ripple Africa is involved in educational, health care and environmental projects in Malawi. The Sarasota Open donates a portion of its proceeds to the organization.
Want to stay on top of the action? Here's what on tap for the remainder of the tournament:
Wednesday, April 17
• Men's final 16;
• Women's qualifying draw
Thursday, April 18
• Men's final 16, continued
• Women's quarterfinals
Friday, April 19
• Men's quarterfinals
• Women's semifinals
Saturday, April 20
• Men's semifinals
• Women's finals
• Nick Bollettieri Kids Day with the Stars, an exhibition event, from 10 a.m. to noon
Sunday, April 21
• Men's finals, beginning at noon
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Album Rating: 3.5best review for this edit: lol butcheredchildren is so stupid
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Album Rating: 4.0"Masters of Our Fate" rules as an album closer ("Wu Chant" aside).
Album Rating: 3.5Agreed, my favorite tracks are: Shaolin vs Wu-Tang (the intro part is so annoying though) Every Soldier Snake Pond Crane Style Molasses The Scroll Masters of our Fate Masters has a very cinematic feel, really makes you think of RZA. More than anything, Rae makes me think of a less verbose version of DOOM. I think after OB4CL3 (if it doesn't suck which i doubt could even come close to happening) we can go ahead and say raekwon is the best rapper ever.Digging: Morbus Chron - Sweven
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Album Rating: 4.0liquid swords II gonna have a hard time toppin this
Album Rating: 3.5it is honestly difficult to expect liquid swords 2 to be good. the only decent record he's done solo was the original liquid swords, unless you count the collab with dj muggs which was solid.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffBeneath the Surface was good too.
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Album Rating: 3.0I was really disapointed by this album. It got old for me really quick.
Album Rating: 4.0true sobhi, but the same thing could have been said for rae and obfcl
Album Rating: 3.5yeah i agree, but raekwon only had 2 solos in between 1 and 2 i think
Album Rating: 4.0More than anything, Rae makes me think of a less verbose version of DOOM. ^^^ THIS. A more-important-than-it-should-be reason why Rae is my favorite Wu-Tang member. Both "Masters Of Our Fate" and "Kiss The Ring" work perfectly closing out their respective albums (and are among my favorite Wu-affiliated track). AS LONG AS WE HAVE FAITH AND UNCONQUERABLE WILLPOWER... SALVATION WILL NOT BE DENIED US! SALVATION WILL NOT BE DENIED US!
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thought i was crazy when i was diggin bustas verse.. glad someone else was feeling it. really great record, i used to find rae's voice a little too boring to rate him up there with ghost as my fav Wu but he just cant be denied, verses are so solid.
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Album Rating: 3.5he basically said the review was a summary and other typical bc shit.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syrian security forces shot dead four civilians on a bus in the northern province of Idlib on Wednesday, dissidents said, as international pressure built on Damascus to honour ceasefire pledges to order soldiers and tanks back to barracks.
In the latest violence to undermine the flaky 13-day-old truce, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the four were killed at a checkpoint on the main road from Aleppo to the capital.
Internet video that activists said was shot soon after the incident showed the bodies of two women and a wounded man lying on stretchers.
There was no mention of the shooting in Syria's rigidly controlled media or comment from the authorities in Damascus, which has barred most foreign journalists during 13 months of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
The bus attack, occurring two days after 31 people were killed in Hama city immediately after U.N. ceasefire monitors left the area, may prompt more diplomatic pressure on Damascus.
Former U.N. Secretary-General and ceasefire broker Kofi Annan told the Security Council on Tuesday that Syria had failed to withdraw weapons from population centres in violation of the terms of the April 12 truce.
"The situation in Syria continues to be unacceptable," he said, according to a transcript. "The Syria authorities must implement their commitments in full and a cessation of violation in all its forms must be respected by all parties."
He also noted reports that security forces were targeting people who had met members of the fledgling U.N. monitoring mission, which is meant to end a conflict in which the United Nations says at least 9,000 people have been killed.
"If confirmed, this is totally unacceptable and reprehensible," Annan said.
Damascus says 2,600 of its security personnel have been killed by the anti-Assad armed groups that operate in parts of the country of 23 million.
Speaking to the 15-nation Security Council, Annan stressed the need to get "eyes and ears on the ground", although so far there are only 15 unarmed monitors in Syria out of a planned final team of 300 to be deployed under the acronym UNSMIS.
Reasons for the slow deployment are not clear.
Activists say even the minimal UNSMIS presence has led to a drop in the daily death toll, but U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said it would take a month to deploy the first 100 monitors – a timeline that drew derision from many Syrians.
"It takes them a month to arrive? Are they coming on horses?" asked a resident of Homs, a city which has endured sustained army shelling. He declined to give his real name.
Amateur videographers have filmed the small teams of monitors travelling in their distinctive blue U.N. helmets and bullet-proof vests meeting rebels and residents of shelled neighbourhoods in towns and cities across the country.
In a display of Syrian black humour, some have also mocked the monitors, appearing on video in spoof blue uniforms and with blacked-out glasses and tissue paper stuffed into their ears – pretending neither to see nor hear anything untoward.
"After one month we will have maybe 1,000 or 2,000 people killed – it's ridiculous. How can the international community watch without moving quickly?" asked Mousab al-Hamadi, an opposition resident in Hama province, a hotbed of the revolt.
Annan said Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem had written to him saying that "the withdrawal of massed troops and heavy weapons from in and around population centres is now complete and military operations have ceased".
However, Annan's team also cited satellite imagery as evidence that tanks are lurking out of sight on the outskirts of cities, and even Syria's ally Russia voiced concern.
Russia's U.N. Ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, said it would be worrying if Damascus had failed to withdraw troops and weapons.
"If this is the case, if the promise in the letter has not really been carried out, that would mean it is a breach of the promise they made on Saturday," Churkin said. "I'm certainly going to bring it to the attention of Moscow."
Throughout the conflict, Russia has been one of Syria's few friends, providing protection at the United Nations from any Security Council measures against Assad's government.
France said it still supported Annan's peace plan but could not do so forever unless Syria implemented it fully.
"The regime must not get it wrong this time," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero. "It cannot continue to mislead the international community for much longer. When the time comes, we will have to take the necessary measures required if the situation on the ground continues."
For all the rhetoric, France and other Western powers have few tools to dislodge Assad, who succeeded his long-ruling father Hafez al-Assad in 2000 and who has brushed aside all calls to hand over power.
They are particularly wary of military intervention similar to NATO's Libya air campaign that helped topple Muammar Gaddafi for fear it could draw in powerful Assad allies such as Iran and Hezbollah militants and further destabilise the Middle East.
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I had a WGR614 router by netgear and to access files on my PC (hardwired) from my MacBook Pro, i would click finder > go > connect to server> smb://192.168.1.16/ and it used to work. Now I have a WNDR 3700 and that process no longer works. I can't even ping my PC (terminal -> ping 192.168.1.16) anymore either. Im not sure if it is the router because I haven't used this on my old router in a while, but I wanted to test out some speeds and can't connect. Any ideas? Edit: Didn't bother checking the PC but I had to change it from Public to Home network it works now
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I was going to mention to check the Windows firewall.
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Lily Edith White (1866-1944)
Photographer Lily White once professed: "Alone—controlling the power, directing the course—one might be so filled." Dubbed the "Captain" by Columbia River boat officers and crews, White is best known for the photographs she made while traveling on her custom-built houseboat with her friend and fellow photographer, Sarah Hall Ladd.
Lily Edith White was born in Oregon City on May 10, 1866. Her mother, Nancy Hoffman White, had crossed the plains from Illinois at age eleven with her parents and twelve brothers and sisters; and her father, Edward Milton White, worked as a riverboat captain. Her grandfather, Samuel Simpson White, served as justice of the peace and probate judge in Portland and was elected a member of the legislature in 1847. He built the Lot Whitcomb, the first steamer on the Willamette River.
White studied art in San Francisco and Chicago, where she learned portrait painting. By 1886, she was working as a clerk for W.B. Ayer in Portland and living in her grandfather's home. By 1891, the year her father died, she was working as a bookkeeper for photographer W.H. Hunt.
White joined the Oregon Camera Club on March 3, 1898. Founded in 1895 with a membership of eighteen, the Camera Club selected new members by ballot. Honorary and "lady" members enjoyed all the privileges of the club but could not vote or qualify for office. Members' work was showcased at annual exhibitions that also served to publicize the club.
White's proficiency in photography was such that in June 1899 the club employed her as assistant secretary. She also assumed the position of club demonstrator to instruct the group. In 1900, when White demonstrated "Negative Taking" at the club, she listed her livelihood as "Artist, Oregon Camera Club."
The Oregon Camera Club opened its fifth annual exhibit in 1899, with 300 photographs on display. A local newspaper credited White with responsibility for the members' improvements and the subsequent growth in membership, which had reached 175.
White participated in Oregon Camera Club exhibits in 1900 and 1901 and exhibited her photographs in the San Francisco salons at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in 1901 and 1902. She became a nonresident member of The Camera Club of New York in 1902. That year, White's peers in the Oregon Camera Club presented her with an honorary membership. For unknown reasons, she resigned from the club in 1904.
In 1903, White and Sarah Ladd were among the first associate members admitted into the Photo-Secession, an avant-garde group of photographers organized by Alfred Stieglitz in New York City. This placed them among the most prominent artistic photographers of their era, though White never exhibited her work with them.
At about the same time, the two women began spending time on the Columbia River, living on the Raysark, an 80-foot-long houseboat equipped with running water, an up-to-date darkroom, and a photographic "outfit." They created an extensive collection of photographs of the river, many of them published in The Pacific Monthly, owned by Ladd's husband, Charles E. Ladd.
In 1906, the magazine published three articles highlighting White's work, including "From the Log of the Raysark," White's personal experiences as captain of her houseboat. The Columbia River and Puget Sound Navigation Company published a promotional brochure, "Up the Columbia," with photographs by White and other local photographers.
By 1905, White was no longer making photographs, and in 1909 she was listed in the city directory not as an artist, but as a Christian Science practitioner. She moved to Carmel, California, in 1923, and died there from "apoplexy" on November 14, 1944.
Written by:Carole GlauberFurther Reading:
Glauber, Carole. "Eyes of the Earth: Lily White, Sarah Ladd and the Oregon Camera Club." Oregon Historical Quarterly 108 (Spring 2007): 34-67.
Hillegas, James V. "Castle Rock and Houseboat by Lily White." Oregon History Project. Oregon Historical Society. http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=7CB43CDA-1C23-B9D3-68BB160B763530DC.


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Lufthansa and Boeing Tuesday announced the signing of a definitive service agreement that solidifies the German airline's position as launch customer for the Connexion by Boeing mobile information service. The agreement calls for the Connexion by Boeing service to be installed on Lufthansa's fleet of approximately 80 long-haul aircraft, including Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft, beginning in early 2004.
While financial terms of the service agreement were not disclosed, executives from both companies believe the advent of high-speed connectivity will be a significant benefit for airline passengers and for airline operators worldwide.
"Through this agreement, Lufthansa has clearly taken a position of leadership within the aviation industry in recognizing the added value that broadband connectivity can bring to its passengers and to its airline operations," said Connexion by Boeing President Scott Carson. "We salute them for their pioneering spirit and the vision we share for enhancing the travel experience for their passengers and for creating new value opportunities for their airline operations." "Lufthansa has always been a forerunner of technological innovations in the aerospace industry, whereby the customers and their requirements are always the focus of our attention," said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, who will take over as Chairman of the Executive Board on June 18. "Our dedication to innovation, customer orientation and high quality will continue to be the key for our success. For this reason, we invest even during economically difficult times in the most modern technology."
In preparation for the commercial service introduction, Connexion by Boeing and Lufthansa are working on a host of payment options that will allow passengers to enjoy full access to the Internet including the use of Miles and More bonus miles or payment of a nominal service access fee. In addition to the agreement with Lufthansa, Connexion by Boeing also signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik AG to support the installation of the mobile information service on the Lufthansa fleet. Based on the terms of the agreement, Lufthansa Technik will support Connexion by Boeing in the design, planning and installation of the service and also produce a corresponding installation kit and supporting service bulletins that will be provided to the Boeing team. "There currently is no comparable high-speed service available today that meets the collective needs of airline passengers, business travelers and the airline operators, although travelers have been gradually warmed to the benefits of connectivity by narrowband services offered in the market," added Carson. "We hope to change that beginning in 2004 with the help of Lufthansa and our other airline customers."
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This is a discussion on Trade stock 05 STi recirculating valve plus cash for BOV. within the NWS: Local For Sale Only ! forums, part of the North Western States category; Trade stock STi recirculating valve plus cash for BOV. Looking for name brand BOV Turbo xs, Perrin, Greddy, HKS, and ...
Trade stock STi recirculating valve plus cash for BOV. Looking for name brand BOV Turbo xs, Perrin, Greddy, HKS, and APS.
i have an aps dual vent bov for tmics
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Hey... OP. Do it, this is the only BOV that is worth your time or money. If you get any other BOV it can not be tuned w/ open/closed loop engine management (IE: enginuity, cobb, utec, etc...)
here's a quick explanation of open/closed loop engine management.
There are two types, open loop and closed loop.
open loop is used on cold starts, and at wide open throttle (WOT). It is when the computer (engine control unit - ecu) does not take any information from the sensors onboard (ie O2, IAT, MAF, etc) and uses a set map with set air and fuel parameters. It's used on cold starts to run a little rich (because cold air is soo dense) so that the car will start, and warm up. It's used at WOT because with a turbo, there is entirely too much airflow for the MAF (Mass airflow sensor) to be able to accurately read, and the computer won't have the time to adjust for variations in the readings at all the sensors.
closed loop is used with normal driving to get the best gas mileage, and performance while using fuel the most efficiently. It uses all of the sensors to be able to make fine adjustments within the engine (valve timing, ignition timing, injector flow, etc)
This is all covered elsewhere on the site, but I'd rather write my own quick explanation real quick so you don't have to run to the ends of the earth to try and figure out how this all relates to purchasing a blow off valve.
I'm sure you all have heard that with an atmospherically vented BOV that instead of the air that's built up in the intake tract going back to the inlet pipe, it gets vented to the air. So on shifts, you lose the extra air from the RBV (recirculating bypass valve). The computer has compensated for that amount of air, and so your shifts run rich, and you shoot flames, ruin catalytic converters, foul spark plugs, etc.
Now with an OPEN LOOP engine management that does not use the MAF sensor (ie hydra, or autronix) then you can tune out this problem. Well... what if you just really like the PSHHHH sound? or what if you are running in excess of 18 lbs of boost?? Then there's a solution.
Dual vent valves, such as APS's blow off valve, have a 2 stage setup. At low boost the spring allows the valve to open half way, and vent back into the intake tract like a stock RBV, but at high boost, it opens all the way and dumps the air back into the atmosphere.
Now how does this solve the problem? Well... like I said earlier, you can tune out the absence of intake air with an open loop EM, but you need the air to recirculate with closed loop. You will only be developing high boost (vent to atmosphere w/ APS) at WOT, which is also the open loop cycle, then at low boost the spring keeps the venting back into the intake tract, and maintains driveability, while not ruining cats, injectors, etc.
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From President Obama's re-election to a Champaign County man being convicted for murdering his girlfriend and enlisting friends to help him dismember her body to the Cincinnati Reds losing Game 5 of the NLDS, we've selected what we believe were the 12 most important stories in our region in 2012. But we'd like to hear from you. What do you think was the single most important story in the region? Check out the stories below and cast your vote here.
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Voters still stinging from economic woes appeared willing to give President Barack Obama more time to fix things, according to an Ohio exit poll following Obama's defeat of GOP challenger Mitt Romney in November's election.
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3. The murder of Jessica Rae Sacco and arrest and conviction of her boyfriend, Matthew Puccio
Matthew S. Puccio and four other others charged in connection with the stabbing and dismemberment of Jessica Rae Sacco have pleaded guilty to several charges in Champaign County Common Pleas Court.
4. Acquittal of James Berry, former Clark County prosecutor, who was accused of killing a man while driving drunk
Former Clark County prosecutor James A. Berry jumped up and hugged his attorney after he was he found not guilty of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a 37-year-old man.
5. Former Dayton SCLC head Raleigh Trammell convicted on 51 felony counts and sent to prison after fraudulent use of taxpayer money for a feeding program
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8. Reds make playoffs, lose Game 5
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The "derecho" wind storms of late June and early July were the third-most expensive natural disaster in Ohio in 38 years.
10. Mass shooting Colorado with Springfield ties
Siblings Samantha and Nick Yowler — both former St. Paris residents — were watching The Dark Knight Rises at a theater in Aurora, Colo., with her boyfriend Matt McQuinn when James Eagen Holmes reportedly kicked in an exit door, released canisters of pepper spray and opened fire.
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