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SANTA FE – The Bush administration leaves office in January and former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias is urging prosecutors to continue investigating senior officials for possible links to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys in 2007.
"The Constitution demands that after these guys are out of office they continue to be investigated," Iglesias said during a June 9 talk at the Lensic about his new book "In Justice: Inside the Scandal that Rocked the Bush Administration."
Iglesias mentioned Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., during his talk and the inappropriate calls he received from them prior to the 2006 general election.
Domenici is retiring Dec. 31 because of a brain disease.
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The Senate Ethics Committee officially admonished Domenici for making the improper phone call. Iglesias said time will tell whether Wilson faces formal ethics charges.
Outed CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame and her husband, Joe Wilson, joined Iglesias onstage for a question and answer period following his talk.
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Readership: Academics and practitioners (both doctors and nurses) in palliative care, geriatrics, and gerontology. The book will also be of interest to social workers and those working in sociology and psychology, and policy makers and those with an interest in older people in relation to public health.
Edited by Merryn Gott, Professor of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Co-edited by Christine Ingleton, Professor of Palliative Care Nursing, The University of Sheffield, UK
Merryn Gott joined the University of Auckland in 2009 as Professor of Health Sciences in the School of Nursing. Her PhD is in gerontology and over the last 12 years she has developed an international programme of research exploring palliative and end of life care for older people. She currently holds grants from the Department of Health, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Economic
and Social Research Council, BUPA, as well as local charities. She has published over 70 journal articles and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Progress in Palliative Care and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).
Christine Ingleton is Professor of Palliative Care Nursing in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Sheffield. She has contributed to 30 research grants and awards totalling over £3.5 million. She has published over 90 outputs in peer reviewed journals and contributed to 6 books on health services research. She has edited 2 best-selling research based textbooks on end of life care.
She is Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She currently serves on the British Journal of Community Nursing and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).
"The editors state that their intention was to open up the issues of ageing and end-of-life care to critical reflection and debate. They have achieved their aim and produced a balanced and thoughtful book that will be relevant to generalists as well as specialists, and also perhaps to social workers. The contributors have clearly and coherently set out where we are now in relation to palliative care and ageing. The scale of the change needed to improve policy and professional practice is daunting, but ultimately this is a book full of hope and optimism. It is the first step on a journey to improving the way that we care for people as they age and in the
final phase of life." - International Journal of Palliative Nursing
"This is a useful and accessible book, with relevance to a wide readership. It provides some fascinating insights into practices of death and loss..it would make a very worthwhile addition to the library of anyone working in this field." - BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
"This book will be of interest to anybody involved with palliative care, gerontology or public health. It is entirely appropriate that palliative care should play a major role in improving end-of-life care for older people." - IAHPC Newsletter
Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton: Introduction
Section 1 - What is Different about Dying in Old Age?
1: Barbara Gomes, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens and Irene J Higginson: International trends in circumstances of death and dying amongst older people
2: Allan Kellehear: The care of older people at the end of life: an historical perspective
3: John A Vincent: Anti-ageing and scientific avoidance of death
4: Jane Seymour and Merryn Gott: The challenges of health technology for ageing and dying
5: Merryn Gott, Andrew M. Ibrahim and Robert H. Binstock: The disadvantaged dying: ageing, ageism and palliative care provision for older people in the UK
6: Liz Lloyd: What do we know about the congruence between what older people prioritise at the end of life and policy and practices?
Section 2 - What Can a Public Health Perspective Bring to Improving the End of Life Experience for Older People?
7: Bruce Rumbold: Health promoting palliative care and dying in old age
8: Neil Small and Anita Sargeant: User and community participation at the end of life
9: Koen Meeussen, Lieve Van den Block and Luc Deliens: Advance care planning: international perspectives
10: Jonathan Koffman: New public health approaches to address diversity and end-of-life issues for older people?
11: Amanda Robert and Sinead McGilloway: Loss and bereavement in older age: developing community-based bereavement support
Section 3 - Involving Carers at the End of Life
12: Sheila Payne: The changing profile of the family caregivers of older people: a European perspective
13: Gunn Grande and John Keady: Needs, access and support for older carers
14: Mike Nolan and Tony Ryan: Family carers, palliative care and the end-of-life
15: Barbara Hanratty: Costs of family caregiving
16: Philip Larkin and Meg Hegarty: Workforce development: an international perspective on who will provide care
Section 4 - The Significance of Place at the End of Life
17: Habib Chaudhury, Gloria Puurveen and Jennifer Lyle: Place matters: an exploration of the role of physical environment in end of life care
18: Katherine Froggatt, Kevin Brazil, Jo Hockley and Elisabeth Reitinger: Improving care for older people living and dying in long term care settings: a whole system approach
19: Deborah Parker: The development and implementation of evidence based palliative care guidelines for residential care: lessons for other countries
20: Clare Gardiner and Sarah Barnes: Improving environments for care at the end of life in hospitals
Section 5 - Moving Forward: A Debate about Priorities for Research and Service Development
21: Murna Downs: End of life care for older people with dementia: Priorities for research and service development
22: Irene J. Higginson: Evidence, evidence and evidence: future priorities for research and service development in improving palliative care for older people
23: Scott A. Murray: Priorities for research and service development in primary care to improve end-of-life for older people
24: Margaret O'Connor: Priorities for specialist palliative care: an Australian perspective
25: Sabine Pleschberger: Inter-disciplinary perspectives
26: Jackie Robinson and Christine Ingleton: Workforce capacity issues: a New Zealand perspective
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In the face of a massive $6.4 billion net loss in the last year, Sony is making big changes to turn the tide. Their latest press release has laid out a plan for the next year, refocusing efforts on profitable businesses and trying to turn around or streamline sinking businesses. The broad initiatives of their new strategy are as follows:
1. Strengthening core businesses (Digital Imaging, Game, Mobile)
2. Turning around the television business
3. Expanding business in emerging markets
4. Creating new businesses and accelerating innovation
5. Realigning the business portfolio and optimizing resources
The first two points are clear, showing a shift in focus from the floundering television market to the digital camera, gaming, and smartphone markets. Expanding in emerging markets is a common strategy for large technology companies such as Sony, considering the fact that Asian and South/Central American markets simply aren't dominated by one single player.
The fourth point in part doubles down on the promise to turn around the TV business, considering the fact that Sony is planning to back 4K resolution televisions in the near future. Finally, the fifth point is the one to blame for a good percentage of the 10K layoffs planned in this transition, as products like small televisions and raw materials like chemicals that go into LCD panels can simply be more efficiently produced by a third-party.
This announcement is the first overarching strategy change since the promotion of Kazuo Hirai to CEO, which many believed to be foreshadowing for a shift in culture for Sony. Whether or not these Sony can spring back from these setbacks remains to be seen, but re-prioritizing more modern products like DSLRs and smartphones is sure to be a positive move.
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I've got an N router and the wireless works fine when i'm in the same room as the box, but, my room is not the one with the wireless box in it and i dont seem to get any sort of performance in it. the walls in my house are very thin. if you pictured two square rooms of about 5 by 5 metres next to each other on the bottom floor. the room at the front has the wireless box in it. i am in an identical room above the room at the back. not really a massive distance away but i cant seem to get signal in my room or in other rooms in the house that are a similar distance away. any ideas for what i could do to make the wireless reach these rooms.
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Could be a couple of things. Try changing the channel of the wireless in the config screen. Some channels conflict with other devices such as cordless phones so trial a few. Could also be electrical interference if the router is near another electrical device such as fridge / freezer etc.
Lastly even though walls are thing you could be in a building with a metal frame which plays havoc with wifi.
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You can end up with extra floral containers and need a creative way to reuse them. This guide contains uses for vases.
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Goodwill always has a bunch of glass vases for sale. I decided to dress up one of these vases by wrapping it in colorful yarn. It turned out really cute!
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Does anybody have any ideas what to do with the standard bud vases you get flowers in from the florist?
By Gailya Illsley [7]08/23/2009
If you have a garden you can glue figurines to the bottom of your vase using construction cement. Then place the vase over a piece of rebar which has been driven into the soil in your garden. These make lovely garden art for pennies.
By Michele (Guest Post)01/17/2005
You could use the vases for gifts. Add more flowers, either silk or fresh. If you have children they can make flowers from coffee filters, construction paper ect. You can make 'candy' flowers. Take different kinds of candies, candy bars, M&Ms, etc. and tape them onto florist sticks or skewers, add the 'flowers' to the vases and give to sick friends as a cheerful gesture. Hope this helps.
By Marian. (Guest Post)01/17/2005
Hospitals and nursing homes are always looking for vases. When patients leave; they take their flowers and vases. Many times visitors bring flowers from their own gardens and therefore vases are needed.
My sister is having her birthday party done and we are using some things from our house. We have an empty vase, so what can we use it for in this party?
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It looks like it has a fairly narrow neck, perhaps it could be used to hold a candle or the sticks from some balloons.


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It wasn't that long ago when parity was the name of the game in the Division I ranks.
In those days, the competition was so balanced that as many as 9-10 teams entered each season with a realistic chance at state championship glory. And during in an 11-year stretch from 2001-2011, nine different teams enjoyed their moments in the spotlight with the championship plaque.
PAWTUCKET – A city man prosecutors call a career offender has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking in oxycodone, a pharmaceutical painkiller similar to heroin.
Audi Pineda, 39, was also ordered to serve three years' supervised release upon the completion of his sentence. He appeared in U.S. District Court this week before Judge John McConnell.
In October 2012, a jury convicted Pineda of conspiracy and two counts of possession of oxycodone with the intent to deliver, according to federal prosecutors.
PAWTUCKET – In the wake of recent revelations about fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Rhode Island, Pawtucket Rep. Mary Duffy Messier wants to require that the program's Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards carry a photo ID of the recipient.
"It's basically to prevent fraud," in the federal program once known as Food Stamps, the Democratic lawmaker told The Times Thursday.
PAWTUCKET — There's "tired" and there's the "good kind of tired." It seems the 42 Rhode Island World War II veterans who participated in a recent Honor Flight would put themselves in the latter category after their whirlwind day trip to the nation's capital.
PAWTUCKET --- You can tell a business is booming when after three months in operation, the owners have been so busy that they haven't found the time to plan a Grand Opening ceremony.
That's been the case with the ownership group of DH Hitting, LLC, a baseball and softball indoor training facility on 70 Vineyard St. in Pawtucket that opened its doors last Nov. 16 and hasn't slowed down since the very first swings were taken in their batting tunnels.
What is one telltale sign that an organization is doing well from a financial standpoint? Answer: When a revenue-sharing plan is met with a ringing endorsement by the powers-that-be.
"We're all in this together," is the phrase Tom Mezzanotte, executive director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, used shortly the approval of a revenue-sharing program at the March 18 Principals' Committee on Athletics meeting. The unanimous vote (10-0) green lights the distribution of profits that are leftover once all the RIIL's expenses are all squared away to the 55 member high schools.
CUMBERLAND – Students at the high school Tuesday were asked to put their lives first and not to even think about texting when they are driving.
The request came from R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, a former police officer, who is trying to warn students around the state about the sometimes fatal risks of texting when in a motor vehicle and getting them to pledge they will be safe.
PROVIDENCE – You have probably received e-mails telling you that $1,000 or more is available to you today by making a phone call or clicking an Internet link. If you live in a low-income neighborhood, there may be a storefront nearby where similar "short-term" loans are offered.
So-called "payday lenders" offer you quick cash for emergencies or to help you make ends meet until your next paycheck. But that money comes at a high price.
Robert J. Pickett
LINCOLN- Robert J. Pickett, 66, formerly of Walker Avenue, passed away Sunday in the U.S. Veterans Hospital, West Roxbury, MA.
Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late William J. and Lucina (Rooney) Pickett. He resided in Norton, MA, for the past 7 years.
He served his county honorably in the United States Army during Vietnam.
Bob was an avid golfer. He was a past president of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Broad Street, Cumberland.
Frances M. Kane
PAWTUCKET - Frances M (Goff) Kane, 68, of Pawtucket, RI passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013.
She was the daughter of the late Francis Goff, the late Miriam (Parker) Sainsbury and step-daughter to the late Norman Sainsbury. She is the sister of Olive Laramee, the late David Goff, and the late Phyllis Lemire.
James A. Grant
PAWTUCKET - James A. Grant, 79, of Pawtucket, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late William and Esther (Barton) Grant. James was a machine operator for Texas Instruments for many years, retiring in 1998. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne for the Army. He was an avid bowler and played on many leagues. In his later years he took up sculpting amazing life-size statues.
Charles N. Bouris
PROVIDENCE - Bouris, Charles N. "Dino", 91, of Providence, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Trinity Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, in Woonsocket. He was the husband of the late Beatrice (Manoian) Bouris.
Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Helen (Bichikas) Bouris
Charles worked as a self-employed Baker for many years, delivering baked goods to local businesses and apartment communities for the elderly. He also served his country proudly in the United States Navy, during World War II.
PAWTUCKET — A developer is proposing that the former St. Mary's School at 163 George St. and the adjacent brick building that once served as a convent be turned into an apartment complex, along with a new building to be constructed behind the two.
The city's Planning Commission recently held a public hearing on the proposal by I.D. Holdings LLC, whose principal owner is listed as Jeffrey Karll. Karll is a businessman and restauranteur who formerly operated the Cresta Ristorante in the Apex property on Main Street.
PAWTUCKET — Police are investigating an attempted bank robbery at the Bank of America at 1455 Newport Ave., which occurred at 11:30 Tuesday morning.
A male reportedly walked into the bank, gave the teller a note and attempted to rob the bank. The teller immediately stepped away from the bank window per bank procedure and the male fled the bank, police saod.
PAWTUCKET — A 24-year-old Providence man has been arrested as a suspect in the Monday night stabbing of a Pawtucket man.
On March 25, at around 7:30 p.m., Pawtucket Police responded to a report of a stabbing at an apartment on Darrow Street. When police arrived they found a male victim who was suffering from several stab wounds to his torso and neck area. The victim was identified as Shawn A. Whitfield, 42, of the Darrow Street address.
Whitfield was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where his injuries were determined to be not life threatening, Pawtucket Police said.
Tolman High softball players Ashley Clark (left) and Ashley Hessler signed their respective Letters of Intent during a ceremony held last week inside the school's library. A Second Team All-State selection as a junior, Clark will continue her playing career at Division II Assumption College. A Se-cond Team All-Division selection as a junior, Hessler will take her talents to Connecticut's University of Bridgeport, a Division II participant.
Within every road trip, there lies a theme. Sometimes it's apparent the moment the car pulls out of the driveway. Other times, you may elect to start impulse free, the mind filled with vagaries. Then the theme emerges later.
The main objective of Providence College's sojourn deep into the heart of Texas is short and succinct. The theme is this – "Get to the Garden."
Julieta D. Almeida
PAWTUCKET- Julieta D. (Margalho) Almeida, 93, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Almeida.
Born in Lisbon, Portugal, a daughter of the late Abilio and Maria (Marques) Margalho, she resided in Pawtucket most of her life.
Julieta was employed by Hasbro for thirty-one years until retiring. She was a member of the Broadway Residents Association and a former member of St. Raymond's Leisure Group and St. Teresa's Seniors.
Maurice D. Patenaude
PAWTUCKET- Maurice D. Patenaude, "Moe" 80, passed March 23rd with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of the late Dolores (Lambert) Patenaude.
He was the son of the late Ernest and Evelyn (Langlois ) Patenaude.
He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War receiving a Bronze Service Star, National Defense Service Medal, UN Nations Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, 1 Overseas Bar and the Presidential Unit Emblem. He was a member of the James A Ryan, AMVETS Post 33 VFW member..
Edward F. Dyson
CUMBERLAND- Edward F. Dyson, "Ed" 74, passed on March 22nd. He was the former husband of Natalie A. Dyson and the late Barbara E. Dyson.
Ed was the son of the late James W. and Mary A. (Atwood) Dyson.
He had been employed by Roger Williams Park as a Swimmer with the Sea Lions for many years and then was the proprietor of J&E Aquarium.
Edward was Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion.


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Egypt: Copts press government for action after violence near Pyramids
Catholic World News - December 13, 2010
Coptic Christians in Egypt are pressing the government of President Hosni Mubarak for disciplinary action against officials who authorized the use of deadly force against Coptic demonstrators at a construction site near the Pyramids.
Four people were killed, and dozens injured, when police opened fire on November 24 on a crowd of demonstrators protesting the government's refusal to allow construction to continue at a site where Copts plan to build a new church. Over 150 demonstrators were arrested, and remain in custody.
Christians and human-rights activists have joined in the appeal to the government, noting that while attacks on Christians by Muslim extremists have occurred elsewhere in Egypt, in this case the violent attack came from government officials.
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Their 2010 self-titled debut – which was later re-released internationally – catapulted the band around the world, as word of mouth spread through industry and musicians themselves. Mastadon and Dave Grohl were notable early adopters. They played last year's Soundwave festival.
This year's Meir ('more' in English) will be released Friday 22 March through Roadrunner/Warner, with the first single Bruane Brenn out now.
Speaking on the deal, the labels' Senior Vice President of A&R Dave Rath said, "Every decade or so, hard rock and heavy metal gets a well-deserved kick in the ass. Kvelertak is the band to do just that. These guys remind us that rock music should truly affect us. Roadrunner is proud to deliver Kvelertak to a world waiting for a musical awakening."
This week's new sets include tunes from Wavves (our Album Of The Week), Mercury Rev and Trivium, plus releases from locals Cold Chisel and Philadelphia Grand Jury.


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As more sports fans in China turn to the internet for live and on-demand broadcasts, the sun might be about to set on China's national sports channel CCTV-5.
PPTV, a peer-to-peer video sharing website, has become the country's leading online sports center, though it offers much more than sports. Users can view live match streams, archived full matches, highlight clips but also movies, serial dramas and other non-sporting content. The site functions as an online home base for sports enthusiasts in the country, the Chinese-language Global Entrepreneur magazine reports.
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A New Zealand newspaper reports that Ofer Mizrahi, who was killed in the earthquake, was carrying five different passports at the time of his death • The accusation: He and his three friends installed a Trojan horse into a police computer system • His family: an "oddball story" • Israel's ambassasdor: "It's science fiction" • New Zealand Prime Minister: No evidence.
There is no evidence that the Israeli killed in February's earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand was a Mossad agent, New Zealand's prime minister, John Key said on Wednesday.
Key's statement pours cold water on a newspaper report claiming that the behavior of the Israeli who died, and that of his three companions, as well as the behavior of the Israeli government following the earthquake was suspicious.
Ofer Mizrahi was killed instantly on February 22 when the van he and his three friends were travelling in was hit by a large chunk of concrete. His three friends managed to escape. They returned to Israel 12 hours later, according to reports.
New Zealand's Southland Times newspaper reported Tuesday that New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (SIS) suspected Ofer Mizrahi and his three friends of being Mossad agents. According to the report, Mizrahi and his three friends, Liron Sade, Michael Fraidman and Guy Jordan, installed a Trojan horse program into a police computer system in an effort to obtain sensitive security information. The report also claimed that at least five passports were found on Mizrahi's body. Israel has confirmed that Mizrahi had more than one passport but has not responded on the claim that he was found to be in possession of five passports.
Prime Minister John Key confirmed that New Zealand intelligence had investigated the four Israelis following the Christchurch quake, but said the probe had turned up nothing.
"The unusual circumstances which triggered the investigation was the rapid departure from the country of the three surviving members of the group of Israelis in question," Key told reporters.
New Zealand police say their computer system is secure.
Nevertheless, New Zealand's Stuff news web site suggests their prime minister is being "coy."
"The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Key four times on the day of the earthquake but Key would only discuss part of those phone calls," reported the web site, "which he said were to offer help and advice." However, the reporter wrote, "he would not discuss other aspects of the calls."
"When asked repeatedly if the Israeli government had done anything wrong he would not answer," the reporter added, "saying it was not in the national interest for him to do so."
The claim that the Israelis killed in the New Zealand earthquake were Mossad agents is "science fiction," Israel's Ambassador in New Zealand, Shemi Tzur, said Tuesday night.
"I drove his three friends to the airport so they could go home. They were shocked and crying, they were just talking about their friends," Tzur told New Zealand's Stuff news web site.
"To suggest anything else, someone has been feeding you science fiction."
"These were youngsters holidaying in your beautiful country ... we encourage our young people to visit New Zealand."
Tzur denied that Mizrahi had five or six passports on his person but added that multiple citizenship is common in Israel due to travel restrictions on Israelis in certain countries.
The ambassador said that no one in the New Zealand authorities has brought up the case with him.
"I am very upset that intelligence agencies are telling you they had suspicions of any of these people.
"Yes, there was some regrettable history of Mossad involvement in New Zealand, in 2004, and they have apologised for that and we have put it beyond us. Now, we are moving forward," Tzur said.
'It made us laugh'
Ofer Mizrahi's family have rejected the reports out of hand.
"It makes us laugh. It's a funny oddball story," said Amichai Jordan, partner of Rimona Mizrahi, mother of Ofer z"l. Amichai is also the father of Guy Jordan, Ofer's good friend from Kibbutz Magal, who was in the van with him at the time of his death. "To say that a 22-year old boy is a Mossad agent is amusing, and if that's what they think of our Mossad over there, then it says a lot about them."
"To say that they are Mossad agents is an oddball entertaining and funny story," said Amichai, "He could barely chop wood, and now they're saying he's a Mossad agent? For us it's nothing more than a joke."
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By Charles Dunne, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Charles Dunne is the director Middle East and North Africa programs at Freedom House. The views expressed are his own.
Let's imagine a world in which Bashar al-Assad wins a military victory, remains in power, and defies the world to deal with him. Because, unfortunately, it appears to be an all too plausible scenario.
An influx of Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon, and support from Iran's Revolutionary Guards, has intensified fighting along the strategic corridor from Qusayr to Damascus. Reported use of chemical weapons, most probably by the Syrian government, has crossed a red line that the U.S. government has ignored, and thus sent a clear and discouraging message to the opposition. Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah, for his part, said in a May 26 television address that Hezbollah would beat down al-Assad's opponents and stay in Syria as long as it needed to do it. "We will continue this road until the end, we will take the responsibility and we will make all the sacrifices," Nasrallah said. "We will be victorious."
Indeed, the head of German intelligence now estimates al-Assad's rule is more stable than any time in the last two years, and he is likely to retake the southern half of the country by the end of this year.
Gerhard Schindler used graphics and maps in a meeting with select politicians "to demonstrate that Assad's troops once again possess effective supply lines to ensure sufficient quantities of weapons and other materiel," Der Spiegel reported. "Fuel supplies for tanks and military aircraft, which had proved troublesome, are once again available, Schindler reported. The new situation allows Assad's troops to combat spontaneous rebel attacks and even retake positions that were previously lost."
More from CNN: McCain visits rebels
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, pushing a peace conference at some point in the future, said in Amman on May 22 that "We don't need more proof that now is the time to act…What we need to do is act."
The fact is that the lack of U.S. action, especially compared with the energetic involvement of Iran and Hezbollah, amounts to an abdication of responsibility.
An al-Assad victory will lead to a more militant Syria, critically dependent upon Iran and Hezbollah. The Syrian state, if it can remain unified (a big if) will be gripped by sectarian tensions and vengeance killings, not unlike Iraq in 2006-07. The country is likely to remain a playground for terrorists, many of whom were, ironically, permitted free access by the al-Assad regime to fight Americans in Iraq. Now they're coming back to fight against al-Assad's regime.
And don't forget the impact on the Middle East "peace process": a wounded Syria, on which so much depends, will be unable to negotiate a peace with Israel, and indeed may be tempted to intensify hostilities to gather credibility at home.
Finally, Iran will gain the upper hand in a shadow war with the Persian Gulf States and their ally, the United States. This is no small victory in a struggle for power in the region that has been going on since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
America has so far provided $510 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria and $250 million in support to the Syrian Opposition and Supreme Military Council. This intervention is useful, but will have a limited impact on the ground. The United States must take a harder line on this conflict: arming vetted elements of the opposition, creating militarily-enforced humanitarian corridors, and above all a no-fly zone, will make a real difference. Calling out the Russians in their cynical support for al-Assad, to whom they're sending advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles while calling for an international peace conference and decrying the lapse of the EU's arms embargo to Syrian rebels, would be a good step too.
Doing little or nothing, as the United States is now, is no longer an option – at least, it's not one that will in any way save Syrian lives or help protect U.S. interests.
The article is clearly is biased in all aspect of journalism. From content all the way to the conclusions, it does not even attempt to decry the dangers associated with fundamentalist rebels within the rebels' camps. What is known is Assad have and still committing atrocities and so too are the rebels who will replace him if he loose. So who else is committing atrocities, Saudi's by clamping down on their internal dissidents, Qataris, Turkish governments as well ; both of them support the rebels and allied with the West. Their atrocities don't seemed to be talked about as much.
This war has little to do with democracy for the outside parties such as Russia, EU, US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc but a mere struggle of influence in the region. For the Syrian people it depends on who you talk to, chances are even if the war stopped and they have "free" elections, Assad (allowed to run) might still win because the opposition is so fractured than those bombed out cities in Syria.
The author seemed to completely ignore the fact that the rebels have been supplied and at times trained by allied countries. There is a report that CIA already has presence inside Syria for some time now. Russia and Iran are doing exactly the same thing. S-300 missile system is an air defense and it's primary objective would be to deter aggressive action by external forces not rebels.
And if we support the rebel militarily and they win, we'll get something similar to Libya but close to Iraq, a country that has continuous internal strife and sectarian carnage. Democracy is not something that is learned overnight, people will continue to suffer way after this war is over.
When I read the word "unfortunately" within this sentence "Because, unfortunately, it appears to be an all too plausible scenario." it was clear that the article is biased, but we can not ask for unbiased point of view in a blog can we?
America going again to the middle east.after their thankless loss of human diplomatic and materials at Iraq and Libya? The same people that were thanking the US for removing Saddam and Gaddafi are now the ones fighting the US in Afghanistan.where is Amb Christopher of Lbya? .America lost over 7,000 men in the middle east.These men could have given birth to at least 3 children each giving 21,000plus 7000All these and their contribution to the growth of the US economy and the world All lost for a people that will never appreciate or brink to kill you.look money cannot buy love.Experience is the best teacher. I do not know of any type of arms that the Saudis and Qataris don't have ,I don't see the money that the Saudis and Qataris do not have to give to the rebels, the Saudis and Qataris are not democratic countries the rebels are not democratic .What is Americas interest.I know the greatest beneficiary will be Iran.With Hezbollah.and Hamas combining to attack Israel from Gaza and Golan height. Israel will be fighting from two fronts.
Very wise comment! CNN really needs to find the real reporters if it wants to do true journalism. Such a low article. What we have to understand is who is better for Syrian people living there! Not for us. Current president or the rebels( including jihadists). This fight is not about democracy and freedom. It's a fight between secularism and sharia system of governing.
CNN is full of U.S. propaganda. Most appear to be able to see that from their comments at least. Everything here should be understood as biased and based on a Liberal american perspective.
I am an American and I do not believe that President Assad should be harmed by US policies. Obama has proved time and again that he favors Muslim extremism (Brotherhood) and has supported them first in Libya then in Egypt and now in Syria. The human suffering is a sad aspect of war but placing the Muslim Brotherhood in power again is out of the question. Obama needs to mind his own business and stop promoting his communist and Muslim agendas around the world and fix the financial problems he has created here at home. When all liberal medias are against Assad, that tells me that he is doing something right and I hope that he wins this fight. Western media is biased and serves a socialist agenda. The media backing Obama's election despite his non-qualifications is an example. Obama is nothing more than a community activist and communist agitator. He should not be dabbling in Syrian affairs. Everything he has done thus far has been disastrous, Syria will not be any different and if he insists on meddling, I hope that he is tried as a war criminal.
Giving military assistance to the rebels at this juncture would be like giving Lyme disease to a malaria patient in an unquarantined hotbed full of ticks. I thought we learned this lesson in Somalia and Panama, to name a couple....guess not.
What and extremely biased article. The author seems to ignore the fact that the rebels (who aren't syrian by the way) used sarin gas and that they massacre Syrian Shias, Alawis, and Christians on a daily basis. Who is it that is destroying Syria's heritage sites? Rebels! Why the west is supporting them is beyond me. Shame on CNN for posting such rubbish.
You forgot to mention that those bandits are also attacking SUNNIS too. They decapitated many many Sunnis sheiks in mosques, not to mention the oodles of bodies of women and children blaming it all on the regime. Those bandits took off faucets and sinks from people's home in Aleppo, what's good going to do them? Trade it for arms in Turkey? Nothing but destruction & destruction and McCain adopt this destruction and chaos. The opposition is corrupt from day one doesn't give a damn about people or country, only money and 5 stars hotels. What a sad reality. We loose a civilization for greed.
If a group of people take arms against the US Government, what should or will the US Government do? Obviously, it will fight back, capture, or destroy such a group. It is the same with the Syrian government. The protestors took arms first. These protestors are the terrorists. Unfortunately, the US government is encouraging the chaos by sending weapons, supplies, etc. Thanks to people like McCain. We are blessed that he did not become president in 2008.
I agree with you 100%. The fact is this happend to US in 1800 where the Southern states rose up and the government fought back costing us over a million casualities. Today we praise President Lincoln for keeping US together and consider him the most important president.
The answer to this question is very simple. Syria will be just like before. A Syria where there is peace and safety for all its citizens. The people of Syria will continue to receive free education until college, free health care, free infrastructure, no personal taxes (Yes I said no taxes!), free parks, beaches and roads ( no entrance fee). Some markets are free and some controlled by the government. Some government heads are corrupt and some are so so (just like US and Europe). There will be no complete freedom, but not like what has been described in the western media. For example, If you happen to grab a can of paint and spray on the wall " Assad, we will kill you, your wife, your children and your mother" chances are your will be arrested, roughed up, and jailed, So don't do it. Other than that you will be okay. One must read history of Syria to know why things are the way they are. They tried democracy in the 1950's and based on the results they decided to move to consitutional government. If you want to know about Syria, please don't base it on CNN specials. I stopped trusting western media on foreign news long time ago.
What is happeing in Syria today is a foriegn controlled and funded minority forcing its will on the majority. This is why none of the major Syria cities rose up where 80% of the population lives in Syria. The rebels had to take their fight into the cities so they can hide amongst the civilians, and disrupt the normal lives of civilains and force them to be in the middle.
Ask any Syrian civilian these days and they will take the Syria before ANYday !!.What matters here is what Syrian's think and want.
sound analysis, thanks
I don't understand why we are in favor of the Syrian opposition. They seem more religiously conservative than Asad.
At least with him we know what we're dealing with, but the opposition is a total toss up. They could go hard core Jihad on us once in power.
I guess Israel realized that – and what better way for them put an end to the Syrian opposition than to appear to be on their side.
I also don't understand why the media is depicting the Iranians as being big Assad supporters. It's well known in the middle-east that Iranians and Ba'ths don't get along ideologically. If the Iranians are throwing some support behind Assad its probably just because they too know what they're dealing with in the opposition. A while back there were indications that the Iranians were trying to reach out to the opposition to get a sense of what they're on about.
Geopolitics normally has some strange undercurrents that are invisible at first and then manifest themselves later. I refer to the jockeying for control and influence by countries outside the Syria conflict. If the Syrian government wins this "war" the enemies of Syria will be forced to go to the bargain table to "discuss" the issues. This will be good for all and sundry.
But some may argue that then Assad will have the upper hand in the "talks". May we be honest: the powerful even among democracies, do have the upper hand in negotiations!!!!!!!
Syria will be no different.
I do not agree with you in all this. You need to answer this and apply to Syria where is Libya now?
Barry knows best. He's a step ahead of all of you. He knows the obvious: his haters will criticize him for not acting and then turn around and ridicule him for "secretly conducting a war" behind his back. The muslim world will hate the west no matter what since the sunni/shiite fight is the west's and the jews' fault, but they'll also criticize him for not intervening. But Barry knows best. He knows that Assad's investors can't afford to keep him afloat indefinately. The only thing more powerful than the U.S. military is the U.S. economy. Bin Laden knew this and so does Barry. All he has to do is keep the rebels grinding away. Both sides are enemies of the west. Neither side has the capacity to carry out attacks on the west while they are caught up in civil war. Barry knows this. Give the American boys a break. Let the rabid dogs tear themselves to pieces. The best way to defeat your enemy is without fighting. Barry knows.
The real reasons for the 9 11 attacks:
Osama bin Laden and the jihadists in Afghanistan were friends of the United States.United States armed jihadists against the Soviet occupation.After the defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in 1988, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, then the U. S sent 500,000 troops to the Holy Land for Muslims "Saudi Arabia."Then became Osama bin Laden and the jihadists " Very angry from the U.S " . U.S. soldiers in the holy land for Muslims was an insult to Muslims." If Muslims were sent Muslim army to occupy the State of the Vatican," the Holy Land for Christians " then Christians will get angry and send the Army for the Liberation of the Vatican."Osama bin Laden and the jihadists have become the enemies of the U. S after the American occupation of the Holy Lands "Saudi Arabia." Osama bin Laden asked Americans to withdraw from Saudi Arabia, but America rejected, then bin Laden began to launch attacks against Americans in Somalia, Kenya and Yemen, in the end the U. S attacked on 9 11 " .
We conclude that the reasons for the 9 11 attacks, "the U.S. military presence in the holy places of the Muslims (Saudi Arabia)," not arm the Afghan rebels against the Soviet occupation.
Many Americans believe that " if we arming the Syrian rebels, then 9 11 will repeat." This belief is a big mistake, and it was the reason for the massacres in Syria, as the Assad regime has all kinds of weapons, and the rebels have only light weapons.
Syria is not a holy land such as Saudi Arabia.
Now we knew the real reason for the attacks of 9 11 .
Why continue the terrible massacres in Syria because of " misconceptions about the 9 11 attacks " .
Now, the U.S should stop the massacre in Syria quickly by "no-fly zone over Syria, and arming the rebels with anti-tanks," then the Assad regime will fall within one month, and the horrible massacre in Syria will stop, and peace returns to Syria.
We dont want the Syrian people become the new enemy of the U.S because the U. S to prevent sophisticated weapons for Syrian rebels such as anti-aircraft.
Why do we make "new enemies" because of "misconceptions about the 9 11 attacks?"
We want the Syrian people, become a friend of the U. S, so we must help them.
"No Fly Zone" was the giant lie of Obama's policy in Libya and would be the same if he repeats that in Syria. The US does not have the level of technical advantage to control another country's air space while ignoring its ground based air defenses. What we do have is the bombing capacity to destroy their military on the ground (as long as the news media approves of massive collateral damage far beyond what they would have accepted if they weren't proponents of the campaign).
Massive bombing to destroy an enemy military on the ground is a practical requirement for the US to suppress their ground based air defense, in order to gain air superiority and impose that "no fly zone".
So in Libya, Obama was able to conduct a massive bombing campaign killing tens of thousands of civilian and military supporters of the regime, while the world media went along with the absurd fiction that the purpose of the bombing was to impose a no fly zone. The world media would be thrilled if he did it again in Syria.
But this is not our war. Libya is far worse off now as a result of the US forcing a regime change. It is not time to repeat that mistake.
Where air defenses to the Assad regime, when Israeli aircraft bombed Damascus?! Air defenses to Bashar al-Assad was a lie unfortunate. Horrible massacre in Syria must stop.This is a massacre century.1000000 killed, 5 million became refugees.Assad destroyed most of the Syrian cities by aerial bombardment, tanks and Scud missiles.This disaster must stop.
Simple........nothing changed.
Well said, reasoned, and discussed. This situation has the potential to turn an already volatile region but one that has tremendous potential, into a parking lot
"Doing little or nothing, as the United States is now, is no longer an option..."
Yes it most certainly is, and is the best non-action the U.S. should take in this sectarian bloodbath that isn't worth the life of one American solider.
b-rad you are quite right. Doing little or nothing is the best option. Interference by us by supporting these so -called rebels will only bring more death and destruction to the country and more extremism. Look at Iraq and Afghanistan. Its sad our war mongering politicians learn nothing.
These rebels have no support amoung the Syrian population. Its only Islamists from the Gulf States that support them. Refer to article by washington post.
The American used Chemical weapons in the past... No one seemed to care then?
There is no doubt that Mr Dunne is either a fool or a Neocon. As much as I would love to see Assad and his thugs depart I hate to see another country fall in the hands of terrorists and their backers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Syrians will eventually find a way to change their political system but that change may never come if NATO intervenes militarily like what it did in Iraq (which backfired I might add). CNN was always able to treat readers with garbage-quality "analysis" when it comes to the Middle East !!
Here is the main problem the world constantly looks to the United States to be the first country to intervene with there military and the United States is also the last country to pull out. We are still have major ground forces in Afghanistan; we just ended the Iraq conflict we are going to be limited to what response we can effectively administer. The majority of the American people will not support a full on conflict again. And to those who say we can try small forces that didn't work out to well when we tried that in Somalia back when Clinton was In office. The simple fact is the rebels can not win this war without armed support from the outside. So what the United States should do is use NATO. We used NATO to deal with Libya and that leader is not around no more. With NATO we can do a joint Military action with other countries and with the combined strength we can not only defeat Syria we can but the pressure on both Iran and North Korea which is a double win.
It appears that Assad now has the upper hand. Maybe this will come to a close. I hope the US doesn't get militarily involved.
Beyond that, when this is over the "WInner" will be responsible for reconstruction. We cannot afford that cost.Let Russia and Iran foot the bill.
That may be cynical but IMO Assad blew it up. Let Assad and his allies rebuild.
Despite Putin and Larov's talk about peace their actions suggest they are banking on an Assad win. Russia continues to supply Assad with everything he needs but calls on the West not to do so for the rebels. Most recently, they twisted Turkey's arm to refuse to allow arms shipments through. They are selling advanced missile defense and jets to Assad and Putin has actually said those were to defend against the West. If they anticipated a compromise government would this be necessary? They have not complained about troops sent by Hezbollah and now Iran and fighters sent by Iraq, Iran and others. However, they do complain about any fighters going to the other side. I do not see these as the actions of a peacemaker. I do not believe that they speak the truth when they state their motives.
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Its good to see from all these comments that the authors of these biased articles are not winning the propaganda war.
Oh please, stop thinking about what is best for the Syrian people, we have enough problems at home, besides if we think about the Syrians the best action is to let them kill each other. if any other country intervenes in any way it will just make them blame us when they screw up again.


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Some Final Observations From the Yulee - Glades Day Game
After attending the "Game of the Century" or at least... This Year", several observations stood out:
* Yulee's Defense
* Derrick Henry's endurance for a guy that size
* The number of Jaguars players in attendance
* The variety of smells from the concession stands
* How much yardage Kelvin Taylor creates on his own
* How valuable Yulee's passing game is to complimenting Henry at RB.
* ESPN's ability to double the stadium lighting with their own equipment
* The consistency from the Yulee's kicking game (perfect on extra points)
* Jaguars' wide receiver Kevin Elliot's shoes
* The size of Will Mushamp in person (bigger and in better shape than you might think)
* Yulee Coach Robert Ramsay's willingness to talk with media beyond what is expected.
As you probably know by now, the game started out close. At halftime Glades Day was within a TD. Eventually Yulee and Derrick Henry pulled away with 6 TDs and in the end. This game was so hyped up not because of the teams, but because 2 of the best players in the country were going head to head. It was similar to an NBA marquee match up Player A vs. Player B - instead of Team A vs. Team B. Consequently, we were expecting a high scoring shoot-out between the 2 running backs. The problem is: Yulee's defense crashed the party. By the time the 2nd half came around, the Gators from Glades Day were shut out the rest of the way. After the game, you could tell Coach Ramsay was impressed by his defense's performance.
And as for Derrick Henry, after the crazy couple of weeks he's had he's looking forward to getting back to normal. "It will be nice to get the focus back on the team and I can go back to focusing on school and on our team making the playoffs".
Reason #101 We Love High School Football
We have now reached the halfway point of the regular season for high school football. The season is 11 weeks long (most everyone has 10 games and 1 bye week). Five and a half weeks in... most District races are still unclear, and the playoff picture will be sorted out in the next few weeks. However, as teams start to get eliminated from Playoff contention, they will still have everything to play for; especially the Seniors.
Perhaps one of the best things about high school football is that there's not a "Championship or Bust" mentality as prevalent as there is in college football or the NFL. The teams that are good enough to expect playoff berths will set their goals accordingly and measure their disappointments and successes based on this. But for every one of those teams, there is also another team that is just trying to have their first winning season in years, or just just trying to get a win here and there to build for the future, and they tend to be the ones that appreciate every win even more because they are harder to come by.
It's interesting the way different teams view things. The playoff caliber teams look at a non-district win as a tune-up for the district play and almost seem to treat is a a "half-win". The other teams look at a non-district win as a WIN! and are just as excited as ever.
High School football teams come in as many shapes and sizes as their high schools and towns themselves, and quite frankly, some of them don't all have the same resources or demographics to build off of. I say all that to say this: Weeks 8,9, and 10 for all teams in high school football are just as intense as any other week. The same can't be said for NFL and college teams that are out of the post-season hunt. (I can attest as much as anyone, I'm a lifelong Jaguars fan).
It's That Time of Year Again
As we head into October, Homecoming games are beginning to take place. Typically, teams will choose their next to last or second to last home game as their Homecoming Game. The festivities around such games are often as entertaining as the games themselves, and provide an extra boost to the spirit and overall funds of athletic programs. Since some printed or online schedules don't denote which game is" Homecoming", you may want to ask around about your favorite team or alma mater, and join the fun.
By the way, here's a tip for you: When they throw those little souvenier balls in the stands, keep a wide base and try not to fall forward on anyone's head...and if there is a dispute over "simultaneous possession" ...let the kid have the ball.
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At the height of their mid-2000s dominance, the New England Patriots coined a term for games like today's.
They called them "t-shirt and hat games." Nothing beats winning a "t-shirt and hat game." The Green Bay Packers had a chance to do that today at Soldier Field.
Check and check.
The Packers are now back-to-back NFC North Champions as a result of their 21-13 win over the Chicago Bears. Here are my takeaways from the victory:
- NFC North Champs. Why don't you go ahead and say that again. Damn it feels good to say doesn't it? This was written last week, but it's worth saying once more – after a heartbreaking defeat in Indianapolis in week five, it felt like this team was going to need a whole bunch of breaks just to scrape its way to eight or nine wins. What we got instead was eight wins in nine games.
- The level of intestinal fortitude within this organization is something to behold. Which really is just a fancy way of saying this team has balls. Tough as nails.
- And that's a good thing because, really, Green Bay made this one a lot tougher than it needed to be. This should have been a 27-10 no doubter.
- It sure sounds like Mike McCarthy is going to stick with Mason Crosby. That doesn't surprise. But it's absolutely the wrong call. Crosby's two misses Sunday were a huge reason the Bears were in the game until the bitter end. Each and every week Crosby is costing this team points. His failures, single-handedly, are changing the complexion of these games. Yes, the Packers continue to win. But at some point, you have to think he'll really cost them. And we're heading rapidly towards January.
- Also, Mike – DON'T EVER CALL A PUNT RETURN TOSSBACK LIKE THAT AGAIN. EVER. The worst call of his career there. No reason for it.
- Charles Tillman has a knack for knocking the ball out. We all know that. But if Ryan Grant wants to keep his place in this three-man backfield, he has to be better than that. That simple.
- Start faster. Slow starts are becoming a major issue for this team. Do that in a playoff game and it could be over before you blink.
- Are those all the major negatives? (Looks at list) Yep, that's about it. See, not so bad. Now let's get to the positives, shall we?
- Clay Matthews returns and – hey what do you know? – the pass rush returns, as well. Great game from him, in multiple facets, really. There just aren't many guys like him in the league. His new contract can't be too high. But that new sack dance…well, let's just say I wasn't a fan.
- Then again – I'm not the audience he's aiming for with that.
- Mike Neal's return was key for the pass rush, also. He's quietly becoming a key component on this defense.
- I know he had help, but Tramon Williams turned in an outstanding day on Brandon Marshall. Two really good weeks in a row for him. He's back now. You can not overstate the importance of that.
- Ditto for Sam Shields.
- B.J. Raji is officially in beast mode now. The big man seems locked in. You noticed him on almost every play, many of which he was damn near unblockable. Like Matthews, there just aren't many guys like Raji.
- Probably about time we talk about that fella playing quarterback, huh? This was one of Aaron Rodgers' best games in awhile. He made so many plays today on the move, reaching "work of art" level more than a couple of times. He also had more time today, seemingly, than he's had in awhile – something that could prove lethal once Jordy Nelson returns.
- I'll just go ahead and guess that T.J. Lang being back at left guard has a lot to do with that.
- James Jones – congrats on the hat trick. He's proving to be the second most reliable target on the team at the moment.
- Which is saying a lot about how good Randall Cobb has been. This kid is special, folks. I'm kind of running out of things to say about him.
- I want to see more DuJuan Harris.
- You knew Jay Cutler was going to give them one, at least. And it wasn't really that surprising Casey Hayward was the one to get it.
- The Packers are officially in the tournament. Seeding now becomes the issue. Green Bay has a two-game lead on the Giants and Redskins (and maybe the Cowboys as their game is still ongoing at the time I write this). So barring anything crazy, the Packers should be no worse than the No. 3 seed in the NFC. They probably can't catch Atlanta for the No. 1 overall seed – the Falcons are two up on Green Bay – but they could definitely catch San Francisco (or maybe Seattle) for the No. 2 seed.
- Regardless, this team still has a lot to play for. There will be a January in Titletown. Let's celebrate.
-Chris Lempesis


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Terry Nolan, 55, was arraigned Thursday in Ottawa County District Court in Holland on a charge of use of cocaine, double penalty.
Use of cocaine is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. It turns into a two-year high-court misdemeanor — the double penalty addition — because Nolan has a previous drug conviction.
The increased charge is treated as a felony in Michigan, Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson explained.
Bond for Nolan was set at $3,500.
The next court date had not been set as of late Thursday afternoon.
The West Michigan Enforcement Team arrested Nolan early Wednesday morning in Muskegon, Hilson said. Nolan was lodged in the Ottawa County Jail until his arraignment on Thursday.
"He was arrested after a traffic stop that led to a search of a house," Hilson said. "Mr. Nolan was found in it. He was subsequently arrested."
Ottawa County District Judge Susan Jonas is handling Nolan's case because all of the Muskegon County judges disqualified themselves, explained regional state court administrator Jim Hughes.
"One of the judges is a brother to the defendant," Hughes said.
Nolan's case remains a Muskegon County case and could return to that county at the circuit court level, Hughes said. If the circuit judges disqualify themselves, then the case would again be assigned to another county.
Nolan previously lost his license to practice law because of drug-related convictions in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was able to get his law license back in 2009.
Hilson said he's been in contact with the Attorney Grievance Commission and requested Nolan's license be suspended during the processing of this case.
"I believe it will affect his license," Hilson said.
In the meantime, associate attorneys of Nolan Law Offices PLLC say they will do their best to handle all of Nolan's cases.
"We are open for business. We are still here," associate attorney Matthew Kacel said.
Kacel said they were "shocked and deeply saddened" after receiving the news of Nolan's arrest.
"Terry was a friend and mentor to both (Kevin) Wistrom and I, and we were both proud to see him overcome the struggle of addiction and return to the practice of law," Kacel said.
Kacel and Wistrom said clients of the Nolan firm and their families who have questions or concerns about their cases are encouraged to call the office.
Two high-profile cases being handled by Nolan include the Anthony Casanova and Steven Paul Spencer cases.
Casanova, of Norton Shores, was charged with open murder in the Jan. 4 death of his 10-week-old son. The court case is pending a competency examination of Casanova.
Spencer, of Ravenna, was charged with operating a car under the influence of alcohol or drugs, causing death. Police said he crashed head-on into a car on June 16, 2012, killing the other driver, Grand Haven Township resident John Shumaker.
Spencer's trial is scheduled to begin March 12, and Kacel said it is still on the agenda.
John Shumaker's widow, Amanda Shumaker, said it's "heartbreaking" to think that Spencer's trial could be delayed a second time.
"We're all just kind of at a loss right now," she said. "I'm hoping that it goes still."
Shumaker said getting the trial over with would bring some form of closure to put "some of this behind us."
Shumaker said she and her daughters, Madison and Kaitlynn, have both good and bad days since John's death.
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As far as support groups...my idea would be to look for those who are geared toward helping people get through a divorce. Some churches sponser them. You might also look into a co-dependecy group. I'm not sure if that is an issue for you, but it might be.
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A Ranger man arrested Monday after police said he drove through a fence at Abilene Regional Airport and destroyed five taxiway lights — among other damage — was "obviously intoxicated," officials with the Abilene Police Department said.
Wendell Wayne Wilcoxen, 45, "had a strong odor of alcohol, slurred speech and was obviously intoxicated" when he drove his brown Ford 150 XLT pickup through the fence late Monday night, according to the police report.
Officers found Wilcoxen with his "vehicle stuck in the mud within the perimeter fences of the airport," the report said. He was arrested at 11:15 p.m. on a charge of Class C public intoxication, according to police.
Penalties for Class C misdemeanors vary, but can carry a fine up to $500, according to the Texas Penal Code.
The suspect's alleged joy ride knocked down a 35-foot section of fence, destroyed five taxiway lights, and left ruts in the dirt and mud on the taxiway, said Don Green, the city's director of aviation. The damage has been repaired, he said.
Green said four "fence incursions" have occurred during his seven-year tenure in Abilene.
"We have had vehicles crash through our fence before and, in fact, in that same area, and another area too, and have taken measures to prevent it and mitigate the potential damage to the airport," he said. "However, we haven't had anyone drive on the airfield to the extent that happened this time."
No aircraft were operating during the incident, Green said.
If the incident had involved an aircraft, the arrest charge "would have been raised to an even higher level of severity, with involvement from several federal agencies," Green said.
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