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What does a Firefighter actually do?
Before you make the commitment to put countless hours of preparation, energy, money and effort into becoming a firefighter, I sure hope you realize what you are getting yourself into. Whether you are just getting started or far along in the process you may still have a few things to learn about the career you are pursuing.
What a firefighter does in one fire department may slightly (or drastically) differ from what a firefighter does in another fire department in the nearby vicinity or across the country. If you watch television it is not uncommon to see firefighters sitting around the kitchen table, joking and having fun, and maybe even watching television or sleeping, during the day time. Rarely do you see firefighters portrayed as doing "busy work," or actually doing productive work such as actual pre-fire planning (and that does not mean going shopping; it means actually walking through existing occupancies or buildings under construction to learn how they are constructed and analyze how they would mitigate an emergency), performing company fire prevention inspections, creating and updating pre-fire plans, fire/rescue training, physical fitness training, or just maintaining their fire station, apparatus and/or tools and equipment.
So, if you watch a television show, news story, or even a movie relating to, or depicting firefighters, how do you usually see us portrayed? In my experience, one of two ways: we are either on the job at a working incident of some form or fashion, or we are back at the station either preparing a meal or killing time waiting to get toned out for the next run. I'm not saying this is bad, as much as I'm saying it is an unrealistic portrayal of what a firefighter does in many departments. In some departments, that is the routine; go on a call or wait for the next call to come. Yes, there may be a little housework completed, and a rig check out here or there, but is the crew spending a couple of hours a day training, and doing what it takes to be the best they can be? I'll let you make that call.
I think it would open a lot of people's eyes, including the eyes of future firefighters, if they realized that a firefighter may do more things than just run calls and sit around the kitchen table waiting for the next run. I find it amazing when fire departments hire firefighters, who suddenly hate running medical calls, or hate going out on Band-Aid calls, or hate doing public education details or company inspections, or whatever. We have all heard some form of complaint (after someone got off probation of course), where a firefighter is not fond of doing a certain task, or even worse, pleads ignorant or states "I didn't sign up to do ________," or "that is not in my job description." As great of a career as we have, I still hear things like that (luckily rarely in my department).
Before any future firefighter determines this is the career for them, I hope they realize they may be called upon on any given shift, to do a number of different things, and even possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish the following things at some point during their fire department career, depending on the department they end up working for. Some of these things the department will formally teach you how to accomplish. However, many of these things the department will expect you to bring with you in the form of life experience or learn on-the-job from other firefighters.
I once heard from someone that a firefighter needs to know about 26 different trades and careers, to be a good firefighter. At first, that sounded unrealistic, but when you think about it, it is highly possible a firefighter can be called upon at a moment's notice to do any of the following trades, professions, jobs, or careers as part of their daily routine on duty (and I don't mean as part of a side job off-duty):
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Carpenter
- Social worker
- Psychologist
- Auto detailer
- Auto repair person
- Maid
- Mechanic
- Teacher
- Chef/Cook
- Administrative Assistant (Secretary)
- Dishwasher
- Janitor/Custodian
- Landscaper
- Painter
- Police Officer
- Service station attendant
- Accountant
- Financial advisor
- Truck driver
- Facilities manager
- Food server
- Waiter/waitress
- Recreational coordinator
- Career planner/advisor
- Maintenance person (handyman)
- Dietician
- Appliance repairperson
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) repairperson
- Tow truck driver
- Customer service representative
- Public educator
- Public information provider
- Computer technician
- Television repair person / troubleshooter
- Fire prevention inspector
- Fire investigator
- Medical professional (first responder, EMT, paramedic)
- Hazardous materials first responder
- Rescue technician (basic or advanced)
- Firefighter (oh, yes, on occasion, we are still asked to put out fires!)
I have probably missed a few professions or trades, so feel free to add your own to the list to educate others about what a firefighter really does. Take a deep look at what a firefighter does from the time they arrive at the firehouse to the time they leave the firehouse. Whether or not they respond to a single call, they may still do many of the above items while on duty at the firehouse. Talk to most senior firefighters, and I bet they can provide examples of having to do a good majority (If not more) of those above mentioned items at some point in their career, obviously some more than others.
Some people forget that we are the folk's people call when they cannot figure out what to do, or more commonly, cannot afford to call a repair person for, especially at three o'clock in the morning, on a holiday. While they may not want to pay triple time for a plumber to come to their house to stop the water flowing from a burst pipe, they have no problem calling 9-1-1 knowing we will come and at least stop the problem, with some thinking we may solve the problem. If nothing else, we will probably stop the immediate problem, and then direct them to who they need to contact to fully solve the problem.
If you haven't figured it out by now, I hope are beginning to realize we don't just "save lives and property anymore," and that we are truly jacks of all trades. I won't go as far as adding, "masters of none," because I hope if nothing else, we are masters at our profession and the core expectations of what we are here for: serving our community, protecting lives and property and making a positive difference every day we are on duty.
If you do not embrace the challenges a firefighter faces every day (and I don't mean life-threatening or life-saving challenges, those are usually far and few), you will be frustrated and unhappy. Instead of getting angry with the folks who call 9-1-1 for our assistance, do your best to have patience, tolerance, and most of all compassion for their current situation. To you, it may be a B.S. call; to them, it may be the emergency of a lifetime. More importantly though, we need to educate our future firefighters and let them know we don't just save lives and property (that is less than 5% of our job), instead, we are here to help the people who pay our salaries, solve the problems they are faced with in a courteous and professional way, to ensure we leave them with the impression that they cannot live without us!
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Brain Damage Caused by a Lack of Oxygen to Brain During Labor and Delivery
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a condition in which the entire brain does not receive enough oxygen. HIE can be used to refer to any oxygen deficiency to the brain as a whole, but is normally associated with newborns who have suffered from difficult births. HIE occurs in about two out of every 1,000 babies born.
As brain cells lose oxygen, they start to die quickly – within as little as five minutes of oxygen deprivation. As brain cells die, they emit a chemical that can harm other cells around them. HIE can cause long term damage, including mental retardation, delayed development, seizures and cerebral palsy. In some instances hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy can be fatal.
Cooling Procedure to Reboot Brain
Jennifer Maize knows about hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; after laboring for 15 hours, including pushing for three of those hours, her doctors performed an emergency Cesarean. She was sedated for the surgery, and woke to find herself without her husband and without her baby. Her son, Drew Tillman Maize, had been born blue and lifeless. Baby Drew had been rushed by helicopter to Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Phoenix Children's is using and testing new technology to help babies less than six hours old who have been deprived of oxygen at or immediately after birth. The procedure cools the baby's temperature until the midbrain temperature drops, at which point the cells stop dying and the brain essentially starts over.
Dr. Cristina Carballo, medical director of the neuro neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) department, brought the procedure to the area. She explains that medical crews begin to lower the babies' temperatures on the way to the hospital. Once the babies arrive, they are placed on a cooling mat and connected to monitors. When a baby's core temperature reaches 92.3 degrees, it brings the midbrain temperature down to 82.4 degrees, which "reboots" the brain. After sufficient time, medical staff begin the process of raising the child's temperature back to normal levels, which can take up to six hours.
Although being used across the nation, only two facilities provide full monitoring, including follow up visits with neurologists, psychiatrists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and others. Phoenix Children's Hospital is one of the two.
HIE Outlook with Cooling Procedure
Without the procedure, 10 to 15 percent of infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy die during the neonatal period. Approximately 25 percent of those that live suffer permanent neurologic damage. Phoenix Children's Hospital has used the cooling technology on 73 babies since April 2008. Most are developing at a normal rate.
Eight days passed before Jennifer Maize was able to meet baby Drew face to face. Since then, he has been doing well, hitting all of his developmental milestones. The couple hails the hospital for its advanced technology and efforts with Drew.
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Not all parents and babies receive the benefit of care from facilities with the resources and dedication of Phoenix Children's Hospital. Every year, babies suffer from HIE-related complications and other birth injuries. While some tragedies are sadly unavoidable, in cases of negligence or medical malpractice, the injury could have been prevented or mitigated.
In the emotional wake of a new birth and an immediate injury, new parents may not be able to discern whether negligence occurred. The following list provides some examples of birth injuries; parents should speak with an attorney about their specific circumstances and details:
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
- Brain injuries
- Cerebral Palsy
- Complications resulting from failure to perform a C-section
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) injuries
In a lawsuit, it is not enough to show that the injury occurred; the parents must be able to demonstrate what the appropriate standard of care was, that the doctor or hospital breached that standard, and that the breach resulted in the injury to the baby.
Medical malpractice may be compensable but claims must be brought within strict time frames. Parents of children with birth injuries should contact a lawyer to discuss the injury and whether a claim for damages exists. While it may be difficult to concentrate on money damages in a time of family crisis, a medical malpractice lawyer can protect financial interests and seek compensation for medical bills incurred or those that lie ahead. Serious birth injury or trauma can require multiple surgeries, lengthy rehabilitation or even lifetime accommodation.


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State investigators say nearly 200 educators in Atlanta fixed answers on standardized tests used to assess school performance and meet federal benchmarks.
An 800-page report lists at least 178 teachers and principles working in 44 Atlanta Public Schools who cheated on standardized tests. Eighty-two of the teaches confessed.
Many parents in Atlanta are furious and disappointed.
"It is an embarrassment to all teachers, all administrators," Atlanta parent David Garr said.
The offenses include teachers changing incorrect test answers -- sometimes done during weekends at "erasure parties" -- and teachers pointing out the correct answers to students during test times.
"We were told that we needed to get the scores by any means necessary, and we were told that our jobs were on the line," former Atlanta Public Schools teacher Sidney Fells said.
According to the report, Parks Middle School is the worst offender. In just one year, the student pass rate jumped from 1 percent to 46 percent.
"This is one of the greatest tragedies to affect this city in modern history," Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond said.
The former superintendent Beverly Hall is accused of encouraging the cheating. It's reported that she was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses for improved tests scores.
"Testing and results and targets being reached became more important than actual learning on the part of children," Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said.
The cheaters could face felony charges for falsifying public documents. All of them have been terminated.
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Beaufort Chamber of Commerce getting closer to the City Loft Hotel
Come the spring of 2010, we'll all be seeing a lot more of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce as it gets closer to the heart of downtown and the City Loft Hotel.
The chamber will be moving into the historic Arsenal building at 713 Craven Street, the space will not only also double as a meeting and event venue but it will be the official visitor center.
The central and iconic location will immediately immerse visitors in Beaufort's historic surroundings.
The yellow fort-like building was built in 1798 as home of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, but the building saw major changes in 1852 when it was rebuilt in its present Gothic style.
In addition to serving as the home of the BVA, the building has also served as a venue for parties, plays, political events, fundraisers, lectures and dances.
In 1939 the Beaufort Museum was chartered and housed in a first-floor wing constructed during a 1930s expansion funded through the depression-era Works Projects Administration. In 1966 the National Guard moved out of the building, and the museum relocated into the second story following a renovation.
For many years the building housed government offices as well as the family court and the museum. In 2001 the city leased the building to Historic Beaufort Foundation. During its tenure, HBF renovated the interior with the use of its revolving fund. In 2008-9 the exterior was restored with a Save America's Treasures grant the foundation secured from the National Park Service. Additional funding support came from the City of Beaufort and Beaufort County. The foundation turned the keys and the museum artifacts back to the city this year.


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EAST LIVERPOOL - The new locker rooms and restrooms at Patterson Field should be completed by spring, although members of the school board's buildings and grounds committee meeting met Monday to discuss another change to the plans.
Architect Scott Shepherd addressed the committee about a change order that will be forthcoming at a cost of about $10,000 to install a makeup air unit which is being required by the state.
Shepherd explained afterward that the original drawings did not include the unit because it was believed the building will have sufficient air flow without it.
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Members of the East Liverpool City School Board's buildings and grounds committee Bob Estell and Scott Dieringer, Superintendent James Herring and Treasurer Todd Puster met Monday with architect Scott Shepherd and Penny Zehnder of A&I Studios to discuss changes to the Patterson Field project. (Photo by Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert)
In addition to it not being necessary for good air flow, the unit would just be another piece of machinery that would have to be maintained at a cost, Shepherd said.
Nonetheless, the state has now said the unit is needed, so it will have to be added to the visitor's locker room/restroom facility. It will also provide heat for the building.
The home locker room will not require one of the units because it was designed with an air conditioning unit, Shepherd said.
Committee member Scott Dieringer complained having to add the unit at this late date, but Shepherd said, "This is a difference of opinion (between the architect and the state). This is the examiner saying, 'I want this.'"
Dieringer questioned, "When does him saying, 'I want' override necessity, with Shepherd saying the district can appeal the decision, but it would delay the project for months.
Although the school board was to meet immediately after the committee meeting, the change order was not included on the agenda, with officials first wanting their project manager Sam Soward to first look over the changes.
Shepherd said final approval has been approved from the state for the visitors' locker room and he expects final approval for the home locker room "any day."
Currently, the visitors' locker room/restroom facility is about 85 percent complete, with the home locker room facility about 50 percent complete, Shepherd said after the meeting, adding he expects them to be done in the spring.
The committee also toured the boiler room at the Westgate building to discuss needed repairs. At the board meeting that followed, a recommendation to contract with Prout Boiler, Heating & Welding Inc. for replacement/repair of the units was tabled until the Feb. 25 meeting.
Committee chairman Bob Estell said it was decided to first seek some quotes for new boilers before putting $10,000 or more into repairs.


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Koponen earns ACCAC DII SB Pitcher of the Week Honors for 2nd straight week
Sophomore hurler fires two complete-game wins for Bears last week
Phoenix, Arizona – February 19, 2014 -- Phoenix College is proud to announce that PC Softball player Kaitlyn Koponen (kuh-POH-nehn) has been named the ACCAC DII Pitcher of the Week for the week ending February 15th. It's the second straight week that Koponen has taken the award home, and it's the fifth time during her illustrious two-year Bears' career that she's enjoyed the honor. The announcement comes just six days after Koponen threw her fourth straight complete-game victory: a 9-3 win over the archrival Glendale Gauchos to complete the sweep of the ACCAC Softball doubleheader last Thursday afternoon at Glendale.
Mid-February usually means a time of transition and moving the chess pieces around for Bears' Head Softball Coach Heinz Mueller to find the perfect combination to make another run at a Region I title and possible national championship. While Mueller is still tweaking things in several areas, he knows he doesn't need to worry about his ace, since Koponen has shown no signs of a 'sophomore slump' after winning 24 games for the Region I DII Champions a year ago. The former Corona Del Sol High School star kept her 2014 record perfect with 2 strong wins last week. She set the tone in the first inning of the first game of the week Tuesday at home against South Mountain, striking out the side swinging in the top of the 1stinning. Koponen took a no-hitter into the 5th inning but allowing her first hit, but that runner never got past second base as Koponen got the next three hitters to pop up, hit into a fielder's choice (to retire the lead runner) and line out. Koponen gave up just one other hit en route to a 4-0 shutout in which she fanned six Cougar hitters overall. Two days later in the Bears' first road test in conference play, Koponen's teammates gave her a six-run lead after 1 ½ innings, and that was more than enough comfort zone for Kaitlyn to work with as she squelched every possible big rally that the Gauchos offered. Koponen again went the seven-inning distance in the 9-3 win, scattering six hits and allowing just one earned run while fanning four batters. For the week, Koponen allowed eight hits and that lone earned run in 14 innings of work while fanning 10 hitters and upping her overall record to 5-0. While she's second in the ACCAC in wins, no one can touch her league-leading 0.50 earned run average. Koponen is also third on the team in strikeouts with 14.
Koponen and the 3rd-ranked Bears now get ready for their biggest challenge of the young season as they continue their current six-game homestand this Saturday afternoon. They'll take the field for a showdown against Pima Community College, the 4th-ranked team in NJCAA Division I, in a battle of the two defending Region I Champions of a year ago. First pitch for the ACCAC Softball doubleheader is scheduled for high noon at the Bears' Softball Field on the PC campus (1202 West Thomas Road in Phoenix), and admission prices are as follows: $5 for adults; $3 for students with a valid ID; and kids 12 and under get in FREE.


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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive disorder in whites. Neonatal intestinal obstruction caused by meconium ileus is the earliest clinical manifestation of CF. Other causes of intestinal obstruction in the neonate with CF have also been reported, including jejunoileal atresia and meconium plug syndrome (1–3). Herein, we describe the first known case of a newborn with CF presenting with neonatal intestinal obstruction caused by colonic atresia.
A newborn term baby girl (birth weight 2.96 kg) was born to a healthy gravida 2, para 1, mother following an uncomplicated pregnancy. She developed abdominal distension associated with failure to pass meconium at 36 hours of life. An abdominal radiograph showed dilated loops of bowel. Enteral feeding was ceased and intravenous fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics were commenced before transfer to a tertiary hospital for further investigation and management.
Upon arrival, she had an urgent barium enema, which showed a distal microcolon and no contrast advancing proximal to the splenic flexure, suggesting the presence of colonic atresia (Fig. 1A). On laparotomy, at 4 days of age, a type I colonic atresia (membranous atresia with serosal continuity) was identified, with dilated proximal colon filled with thick meconium and a small-caliber distal colon (Fig. 1B). In addition, she was noted to have thick viscous meconium plugging in the terminal ileum with dilated loops of small bowel proximally. The atretic segment was resected, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed. The terminal ileum was opened for washout of the thick meconium, and a double-barrel ileostomy created. A suction rectal biopsy was performed to exclude Hirschsprung disease.
Postoperatively, she received total parenteral nutrition for 5 days before expressed breast milk was reintroduced and upgraded. Parenteral nutrition was weaned off by postoperative day 10. Despite increasing the volume of her feeds and energy density to 50 mL · kg−1 · day−1 and 28 kcal/30 mL, respectively, she failed to gain weight. Ileostomy output was <30 mL · kg−1 · day−1. On examination, she had mild peripheral edema, reduced subcutaneous fat, and muscle bulk, but no ascites or organomegaly. By day 18 postoperatively, her serum albumin had dropped to 12 g/dL (reference range 28–44 g/dL).
Further investigations for failure to thrive were performed. Urinalysis, microscopy, culture, and urine metabolic screen for inborn errors of metabolism were normal. She had a normal complete blood count, electrolytes, renal and liver biochemistry, immunoglobulin G, and coagulation screen. Stools were collected for microscopy and culture, α1-antitrypsin, and elastase-1. Large amounts of fat globules in her stools and abnormal elastase-1 level of <15 μg/g (normal >200 μg/g) were found. Concurrently, at 4 weeks of age, her newborn screening result became available and was positive for CF. Her immunoreactive trypsin level was elevated at 84 μg/L (normal <75 μg/L), and genotyping revealed homozygosity for F508del genotype. Her sweat chloride concentration was elevated at 92 mmol/L (abnormal >60 mmol/L). Pancrelipase at 5000 U · kg−1 · day−1 and fat-soluble vitamins were commenced, resulting in significant weight gain and normalization of her serum albumin. Her stoma output decreased to 10 mL · kg−1 · day−1. She was discharged at 54 days old and continued to thrive after stoma closure at 4 months old.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of neonatal intestinal obstruction in CF caused by colonic atresia. Approximately 20% of patients with CF present with neonatal intestinal obstruction caused by meconium ileus. Rarely, a diagnosis of CF can be made in association with other causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction, including meconium plug syndrome and jejunoileal atresia (1–3).
It is unclear whether the association between colonic atresia and CF is related (directly or indirectly) to CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein absence/dysfunction or is purely coincidental. Colonic atresia is a rare cause of neonatal bowel obstruction, accounting for <10% of all forms of gastrointestinal atresia and has a frequency of 1/20,000 births (4). Colonic atresia has been associated with Hirschsprung disease, gastroschisis, but not CF. Previous reports of intestinal atresia in CF were limited to the jejunum and ileum. The cause of intestinal atresia is thought to be related to intrauterine intestinal ischemia in "watershed" areas of vascular supply, which includes the splenic flexure. It is plausible that distension by thick meconium in the affected colon led to a localized area of ischemia resulting in atresia in our case. Alternatively, heavy meconium-filled bowel may twist to develop a splenic flexure volvulus causing ischemic injury in the watershed area of the splenic flexure. Although intestinal obstruction by inspissated meconium typically occurs in the terminal ileum, it may also occur elsewhere in the intestine. Indeed, acute intestinal obstruction caused by adherent meconium-like fecal material in the colon has been previously reported in CF-affected infant and adult (5,6). Furthermore, potentially related colonic pathologies such as colonic perforation and cecal diaphragm have been reported in patients with CF (7,8).
Although an isolated case of colonic atresia associated with CF is insufficient to justify routine testing for CF in all cases of colonic atresia, we advise a high index of suspicion for CF in all forms of intestinal atresia. Moreover, we suggest careful examination of the terminal ileum during laparotomy. The finding of meconium plugging in the terminal ileum should warrant early evaluation for CF. Furthermore, unexplained failure to thrive/malnutrition in the postoperative period should also prompt testing for CF.
In conclusion, this is the first report of neonatal intestinal obstruction in CF caused by colonic atresia. A high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of CF is necessary in any newborn who presents with intestinal atresia including colonic atresia.
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After a long weekend, there's nothing better then heading into the next one knowing that it's full of enticing sneaker releases for your purchasing pleasure. The highlight ...Read More
Jordan Spiz'ike – Navy – Grey – Pink
September 4, 2014 BY Patrick Johnson / 0 / 5
The Jordan Spiz'ike has seen a resurgence ever since we were surprised with the return of the OG pair in limited quantities to match that Air Jordan 6. The pair continues to be...Read More
Jordan Spiz'ike GS – Grey – Black – Red
September 4, 2014 BY Brendan Dunne / 3.75 / 5
The porting of elephant print onto so many Jordan Brand silhouettes isn't always met with a positive reaction, but the texture definitely makes sense as far as the Jordan Spiz...Read More
September 2014 Sneaker Releases
September 2, 2014 BY Brendan Dunne / 0 / 5
Now that your Labor Day weekend of leisure is over, it's time to look to the future and see which sneakers are releasing in September, 2014. We can help you out with that: gather...Read More
Jordan Spiz'ike GS – Turquoise – Dusty Cactus – Hyper Crimson
August 27, 2014 BY Brendan Dunne / 5 / 5
The last time we saw the Jordan Spiz'ike the shoe was linked up with a parallel Air Jordan retro release in the form of that coveted Jordan 6. That's not the case for this ...Read More
Jordan Spiz'ike GS – Dusty Cactus – Hyper Crimson – Black – Wolf Grey
August 22, 2014 BY John Kim / 0 / 5
Some heavy emphasis on the kids-only Spiz'ike releases this year, and this upcoming September release is yet another pair that may be exclusively in GS sizes. This wild pairing o...Read More
NIKEiD Brings 80s Denim to the Jordan Spiz'ike
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Jordan Spiz'ike "OG" – Release Reminder
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Elias James Walker heard voices instructing him to kill his father, according to authorities.
In 2012, Walker stabbed his 45-year-old father in his sleep with a sword at a Mount Pleasant motel. He had endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of his father, Anthony Walker, according to attorneys.
In a Charleston courtroom Friday, Elias Walker, who suffers from autism and psychosis, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime.
The 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man had been originally charged with murder, but he accepted a negotiated plea from prosecutors that came with an 18-year prison sentence and five years of probation, which a judge accepted Friday.
The judge originally told Walker he would not be eligible for parole and would have to serve the full 18 years in prison, but now that matter is up for debate.
Parole question
Walker's attorney, Alicia Penn, argued that a state law allows Walker to be eligible for early parole.
Penn argued the law allows Walker to be paroled after serving one-fourth of his prison sentence if she can prove he was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of his father.
Walker's father physically and verbally abused Elias Walker throughout his life, according to Penn.
But there's another problem. The law states, in order to be eligible, Walker must have been the abusers' spouse or former spouse; that they shared a child in common, or that they were a male and female living together.
Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson argued the statute does not apply in this case.
Penn said the law is unconstitutional because it should cover all children abused by that individual.
Since constitutionality is being questioned, Young said the S.C. attorney general must weigh in.
He also gave prosecutors and Walker's attorneys 10 days to file arguments.
Prior abuse
Vicki Bourus, a social worker and executive director of the Family Justice Center in Georgetown, testified during the hearing. She interviewed Walker and said he made statements that his father beat him and threatened his life on numerous occasions.
There also was evidence of abuse before the killing, according to prosecutors, who took the abuse into consideration when offering the plea agreement.
"I think this man has suffered almost every form of abuse chronologically over his lifetime that a person could endure," Bourus testified.
Anthony Walker also suffered from mental illness, according to Penn. He was paranoid and was convinced someone was trying to kill him, even reporting it to a police agency. Penn said Anthony Walker would hear voices in the middle of the night and leave the hotel.
"Tony's paranoias became Elias' paranoias," Penn said.
The crime
At around 1 a.m. Sept. 17, 2012, Walker used a sword to stab his father inside a room at the Fort Moultrie Motel on Stuart Engals Boulevard, which has since been torn down.
An autopsy revealed Anthony Walker suffered five chop wounds to the left side of his head and other abrasions on his body, according to Wilson.
Elias Walker initially told officers he had left the motel, where he and his father were living, to buy beer when someone must have attacked his father, according to prosecutors.
He later confessed to the slaying and admitted to waiting five to seven minutes after stabbing his father before calling 911, Wilson said.
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Fast Eddie (Newman), renown pool hustler, stumbles upon Vincent (Cruise), a young player full of promise, arrogance, and talent, at a local bar. When Eddie offers to teach Vincent, he takes up the offer and goes on the road with his girlfriend Carmen, earning money for the both of them along way. But when Eddie sees what he's been missing — winning by playing the best game, not by hustling — he takes on his protege in the ultimate showdown between master and student.
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Amelia Lynch: Living the American Dream
By Aaron Taouma
"Make it in America and you can make it anywhere."
That's the mantra driving Amelia Lynch, a Twenty-Six year old hip-hop and dancehall dancer/choreographer from New Zealand who has a dream of making it in America.
She rounds it up.
"I want to dance for an international artist and America is where those artists are…but I'd also like to do something to help others go to LA or New York…and inspire them to achieve their dreams."
Amelia's story is one, which may resonate with others also.
Born in Auckland, part Maori/Pakeha she started out in dance at seven years old. She did ballet but it was watching MTV and trying to emulate the dancers she saw, which really inspired her.
The opportunity to dance during high school was limited and it wasn't until she was 18 that she was really able to fulfill her aspiration of being a hip-hop dancer.
While doing a conjoint degree in law and the arts at the University of Auckland (an achievement in itself), she joined the Company of University Dancers (CUDZ), also know as the Triple 8 funk dance company, in 2001 (who placed 5th at the world hip hop competition in 2008).
From there Amelia's career has flown and in ten years she has racked up a litany of experiences from music videos, dance tours, stage productions, television and film appearances and even cheerleading.
Amelia is a dancer with a range of experiences and skill sets. She specialises in and teaches dancehall (which is very rare in New Zealand), hip-hop, breaking, house and street jazz. She's also trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, salsa, freestyle, popping, locking, waacking, krumping and Polynesian dance. Phew! And, she also has the looks to boot.
Amelia though is very conscious about the timeframe she has to achieve in dance.
"Being a dancer, like any sports athlete; you can't do it forever. So, I want to achieve all I can in the time I have…although, it is a bit debatable now. I mean, these days there are people doing it in their Forties and succeeding…[but]…I don't want to wait."
And, it is now that Amelia wants to "make the break" in the best place to do it, Los Angeles, where she has made her base.
Having been back and forth between New Zealand and America since 2006 (when she first went to continue her law studies at the University of Seattle), Amelia has steadily built up her contacts, auditioning experience and show appearances in the US.
She trained at the world-renowned studios Debbie Reynolds, Millennium, Edge in LA and the Broadway Dance Centre in New York and has appeared on a number of television commercials and films.
While in America she also took up break dancing, which has seen her appear at various break dancing competitions in Australia and the States and saw her dance and battle on "The Drop," a music chart show screened nationally in America.
Past Australia America presents an attractive and alluring image of opportunity, individualism and the "big time." And, with the world getting smaller the steps to success in the land of the bold and free are getting shorter and shorter.
But in some ways Amelia's dream represents a developed understanding that going to America is not the be all and end all in and of itself. It is only part of the dream, as Amelia explains.
"My plan is to live there for a few years then bring it all back [to New Zealand]…that's when I would like to start up a studio here and teach…New Zealand now is so global…there's a lot of groups here now and secretly there are a few of us who want to make New Zealand the place to be rather than America. So you never know what the future may hold."
The leap in Amelia's thinking is not that great. New Zealand has the potential to grow as a centre of dance/entertainment. Just look at the success of the burgeoning film scene sparked off by the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and other films. Or look at the example of artists such as "The Flight of the Concords" or "Savage." These are only a few of the ever increasing success stories linking New Zealand to America and vice versa.
In terms of dance New Zealand is not that far behind either. Dance groups such as Triple 8 Funk, Desire or more recently ReQuest have all placed or won at the world hip hop champs and shown we are not only keeping up with the dance game but are at the forefront of street dance development, as Amelia explains.
"New Zealanders are awesome but people don't realise it…New Zealand is ahead, especially in the competitive dance scene…we have our own style of hip hop here. It's very unique to New Zealand…It's a very up beat really quick style. You see it in the competitions. It's what we're famous for."
She goes on to explain the differences between the American and New Zealand scenes.
"…in America it's very individual based but over here it's very crew based….maybe it's because of the Polynesian influence we have here, where the group is more important than the individual."
In this sense Amelia is a break away from the usual street dance story. She's not doing it through a crew (although she has been part of many crews). She's doing it as an individual. Making the move on her own and looking to make it.
Perhaps this is more fitting with the individual nature of the American scene. But for Amelia it's just the way it is though she says she will always carry her New Zealandness with her.
"I'm representing hard out there…[and]…it's great we've got such a good rep over seas not only in the dance world but in all areas because we've got such a beautiful country…I'm still a New Zealander through and through."
Amelia represents a growing swell of New Zealanders who believe America is not so very far away (just over the very large ditch of the Pacific Ocean). She's riding a wave taking her all the way to LA and back. And, the next time you see her could very well be on stage, tv or film, stepping out and representing the New Zealand America dream – making it worldwide and inspiring others to follow in her footsteps…
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Family quarrels add intrigue to lotto winner death
CHICAGO -- In the week since news surfaced that a Chicago man was poisoned to death with cyanide just before he was to collect a lottery payout, surprising details about his convoluted family saga have trickled out daily.
Urooj Khan's widow and siblings fought for months over the businessman's estate, including the lottery check. His father-in-law owed tens of thousands of dollars in taxes. His 17-year-old daughter from a previous marriage had moved out of her stepmom's home and into his sister's after his death. Then his ex-wife came forward, announcing in anguish that she hadn't seen her daughter in more than a decade and hadn't even known she was still in the U.S.
The slowly emerging family backstory and ever-expanding cast of characters have added layers of intrigue to a baffling case in which authorities have revealed little and everyone is wondering: Who did it?
The victim's relatives hint at family squabbles. And Khan's wife, Shabana Ansari, has endured clutches of reporters outside the family home and business, asking even whether it was a lamb or beef curry dinner she made for Khan on the night he died.
"She's just as curious as anyone else to get to the bottom of what caused her husband's death," said Al-Haroon Husain, who is representing Ansari in the case that will divide up Khan's estate, including the $425,000 in lottery winnings.
Ansari and other relatives have denied any role in his death and expressed a desire to learn the truth. Authorities remain tight-lipped about who they may suspect. Khan was just days from receiving his winnings when he died before dawn on July 20.


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I've heard about this from other sources (millions of Swedes can't be wrong) and I'm going to give it a try. Cold showers at first and see how it feels.
Learning the intricacies of healthy eating and nourishing my body the right way.
I am not bald, that is a Vitamin D collector. Time to Grok and Roll!
Eased into a primal diet starting at Christmas 2011. Goal weight - 205 started: 240 pounds waist 40, now 227 pounds and waist 38 Summer 2012 - weight =215 and waist is actually still 39"
ljbprrfmof = LJ = Little John = John
i think i jumped in to CT too quickly. i stepped back from baths to face baths...which continued to give me hormonal responses and the brainfreeze headaches. i'm trying to focus on balancing my omega ratios and stepped back, yet again, to a few minutes of cool showers at the end of my warm showers and ice packs. i'm tolerating this approach well and notice that i don't enjoy my usual (somewhat scalding) morning shower. the water gets cooler and cooler by preference. so that's cool. shot out of the canon way too quickly there in the beginning. a slower approach to cooler living feels great! i'd love to get to icy tub soaks eventually. listening to my body...riding the wave.
please continue to post your experiences. i've really gained a lot from these CT threads.
this wounded bear is gonna find ALL the answers...health, reveal thyself!!


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Roxy Music
Obsolescence isn't always planned. Eight years ago Roxy Music was a cutting-edge band, driven by the strong personality of Bryan Ferry. His singing was seductive, and his tunes explored an ethereal world between sweet dream and nightmare. The rhythm was strong and fluid, and the group discovered street-corner-Romeo saxophone long before. Bruce Springsteen hired Clarence Clemons. In the days of bent notes and long-sustained tones, guitarist Phil Manzanera was one of the best. But Roxy petered out, and in 1977 disbanded—a decision the boys should have stuck by. Ferry, with Manzanera and saxman Andy Mackay the only survivors from the group's 1972 debut LP, simply coast on pink clouds of listless writing. The Byrds' Eight Miles High taxis but never takes off, and surely the band didn't mean to turn Wilson Pickett's classic Midnight Hour into a lullaby. "Young loving may be so extreme/Maybe we should try the same old scene," Ferry writes, defining his problem. Listening again to the glories of the old Country Life, Stranded and For Your Pleasure albums underscores the point: Flesh and Blood is just skin and bones.
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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a kidnapping and burglary that reportedly happened Monday night in River Ridge. JPSO confirmed at least one person was kidnapped.
JPSO told our news partners at FOX 8 that an adult female was kidnapped, held at gunpoint and taken to another location around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
An email update from JPSO said deputies are investigating the incident as an armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary. The email said there are three victims - two females and one male.
The address mentioned in the email is the 200 block of Marion Court, but it's not clear if that's where the woman was taken from or brought to by the kidnapper.
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Hundreds streamed into the Village of Baytowne Wharf Sunday for this year's event and more than 40 human-canine teams participated in the march through the resort community.
The theme of this year's parade was "Tail-Gates & Touchdowns: Paw-ty in the Endzone." Teams who chose to adhere to the theme showed up decked out in team gear or other football-related apparel.
The star of the show, once again, was Brody the driving dog, who rode in the parade "driving" a huge replica RV adorned with the Sandestin logo, several Crimson Tide logos, and a stuffed elephant in the passenger seat.
Last year, Brody made a splash by driving the parade route in a tiny, remote-controlled car, with the help of his owners, Vicky and Bart Rice.
Canines dressed in football jerseys, referee outfits and even NFL cheerleader garb couldn't take the top prize from the dog who brought his own RV to the tailgate. The University of Alabama and LSU were the most frequently-represented teams, with the New Orleans Saints and Florida State Seminoles also very popular choices.
Suzanne Cogan traveled south from St. Louis with her family of six for the Mardi Gras festivities at Sandestin. Her 8-year-old son Max racked up a load of beads that weighed "about as much as he does," according to Cogan who got stuck carrying his haul immediately after the parade.
The Cogans attended last year's parade and now say they plan their winter vacation around the Mardi Gras events.
"It's a long way to go, but it's worth it," Cogan said. "We decided next year we need to rent a dog so we can be in the parade."
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I want to talk about what I call the Reverb and Echo effects. Basically, both the Analog Delay and Convolution Reverb Effects use echoes. In the Analog Delay, it's a distinct echo that might be repeated a number of times, and in Convolution Reverb, those echoes are combined to create the sound of a room. It could be anywhere from a shower to a cathedral. So let's start with the Analog Delay. I am going to apply Analog Delay to this little speech here, this thing called the U.S. Constitution. (Male Speaker: We the People of the United Sta-) Let's just add that effect.
So, you go to Advanced. We're going to work with Advanced only, in these movies about the specific effects. We'll go to Analog Delay. If I just take the Default setting - (Male Speaker: We the People of the United States) Very distinct echoes. I am going to work only with the Settings in this movie and all other movies about the effects. Let's click open the Settings, and you'll see here the options for Analog Delay. And it has three things in the top that basically are sort of as if they are simulating the equipment that's making the Analog Delay, be it Tape, Tape/Tube, or Analog.
Let's just try this. (Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure -) You'll notice that the Analog side got a little bit richer when you went to that particular setting. So, you just need to try these guys out and see which one works best for you. They are intended to basically duplicate a piece of hardware. Now the Dry Out and Wet Out, I have talked about that elsewhere, but the Dry Out means that you're getting all of the original sound, and the Wet Out means you're getting all of the echo. You can determine how much of the echo you want to hear and how much of the original sound you want to hear by adjusting these guys.
(Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union) There, we're hearing only the echo. (Male Speaker: establish Justice, insure domestic) There, you are hearing only the original. So, you have some kind of mix of the two. We'll just start at the beginning and just adjust that a couple of times. (Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union) (Male Speaker: establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility) So you can see how that works. The delay is in milliseconds, and that's a fairly long time. That's two-tenths of a second there for the delay. If you knock it down to a very short period of time, like about 30 or so, it begins to sound like the Flanger, like you've combined a couple of voices together.
(Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order) That sounds a little more metallic than the Flanger would be. So, if you really want to get that kind of effect, you probably should use the Flanger instead of using Analog Delay. If you knock it down to something like 10 milliseconds, or 15, something, it just sounds a little bit richer. (Male Speaker: We the People of the United States) Like I just got a thicker voice there. If you move up to the higher level - (Male Speaker: in Order to form a more perfect Union) Notice how long the delay is there. So, we'll take it back down to about 100, for this time being. Feedback is an interesting thing. This says what the volume level of the echo will be.
In this case, it will be 20% of the original volume. If you change that to something lower, it won't be quite so dramatic. We'll just start from beginning and play that and make some adjustments here. (Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice) But now, if I move it up to 100%, that means at each echo will be equal to the original sound. And I am going to move the delay over to make it more obvious. I'll move the Wet Out over, as well, to make that more obvious. So, here we'll start low and move up high for the Feedback. (Male Speaker: insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare,) As you can see, the audio level kind of builds on itself as you raise this volume.
It can get insane if you take it up to 200%. It will get insane, fast, and get really loud, so I'll just do it for a moment, and then I am going to turn it off, because it will get way loud in a second here. (Male Speaker: We the) As you can see, that just builds and builds on itself, because it's doing 200% of the original sound and adding it to the original sound. Let me knock this guy down. Finally, Trash, in this particular set, sounds bad. But in fact, it kind of makes it warmer. It's kind of a nice thing, actually, to add a little bit of Trash to your Analog Delay. So, let me just take this guy down a bit, take the Feedback down a bit, and make it a little easier on the ears.
(Male Speaker: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union) And that gets a little deeper, a little darker. Trash does that. Now you notice that Spread is not accessible here, because we're working only with a monaural file. Spread is available only if you're working with a Stereo file. So, let me close this down. Open up a Stereo file, like this one here. Apply the Analog Delay to that one. Look at the Settings. Now you can see the Spread is available. Let me see what this one sounds like in the Default setting. (Music playing.) Probably a little bit much.
So, let's take the Delay down to a more reasonable level. Take the Wet Out a little bit down so we'll hear it again. (Music playing.) Now supposedly, as you adjust the Spread, it will sound like it's a wider signal. If you're listening to this with your speakers on your computer, you may not notice this, but if you were to record this and put it on a CD and run it through your home stereo, you might be able to sense that the stereo is spread out farther as I spread this out a little bit. (Music playing.) What it does is it puts a little delay on each channel to kind of make it sound like they are little bit farther apart.
So, that's basically how you use Analog Delay. I want to switch over now to talk about Reverb. So, I am going to take this guy and select it, click on the Trash button, or press the Delete key. Get rid of that. Now I am going to apply Reverb to this. Click fx > Advanced > Convolution Reverb. It takes a little longer to load up Convolution Reverb, because it actually is the most processor-intensive effect that comes with Soundbooth. Let me click on Settings. You'll notice that something unusual happens here with just this effect. Convolution Reverb has its own set of presets in the Advanced Setting dialog box.
And if you go over here, it has a different set of presets. If I click on a preset and say, let's click on A Cold House and see what shows up in the Advanced Settings, it says Lecture Hall. So, there is some confusion here between this preset and that preset, but what happens inside Convolution Reverb is that each Reverb is attached to what's called an Impulse file. And about 20 files, these guys here, ship with Soundbooth. And what I noticed, right off the bat, is there is really nothing here for, let's say, a Large Cathedral, which I like to use when I am recording the choir that I sing with, this community choir.
If you're doing a studio recording, there is no reverb at all inside the studio, so you need to apply Reverb when you want to make it sound like you are in a very large space. And so I like we got to find some kind of a cathedral space to work with, when I change it from the dry recording in a studio to the wet recording inside a large space. So, there is nothing that says cathedral. So, I went around looking on the Internet to see if anybody out there had made Impulse files and made them available on the Internet. And lo and behold, you can find a whole bunch of Impulse files, if you just search around the Internet looking for Convolution Reverb Impulse.
And I found one set of them. Let me just load up the one that I liked, this one here called the St. Nicolaes Church. All you need to do is just click on that little Load button and track down that file, and now we've got this Custom setting. (Music playing.) You begin to get a sense of what that large space is like, as you adjust these settings. And I downloaded this from the site that we're going to put up here now is Voxengo, I think, is how you pronounce that site.
I just suggest you go there. There are four sets of the Impulse files that are all zipped up into four separate files. You can just get those, unzip them, and you can load them anywhere in your hard drive. They don't have to be in your Soundbooth folder, for that matter. And just go and click on Load and track them down and add them. Let's talk a little bit about these things. Room Size, obviously, is how large the room is, relatively speaking. When you dampen the low- frequency and the high-frequency, you can make it a little bit warmer, or a little less sharp, by using these particular settings. The Pre-Delay says how long it takes before you get the maximum amplitude of the Reverb.
The Width gives you basically the sort of stereo sense, and then the Gain usually is less for a lot of Reverb, when you first open it, but you can adjust the Gain back to full gain, which is 0, in this case, to get back to the original sound level when you apply the effect, like this. (Music playing.) Reverb is something you definitely want to use whenever you use voice that's been recorded in the studio, because you always want to add a little bit of Reverb to the voice. So, let's just do that, and we'll wrap up this particular thing on these two effects by adding Convolution Reverb to our vocalist.
(Woman Singing: When the sun sets on the water's edge) Click this, and now let's just adjust the Size and Mix and that kind of stuff. (Woman Singing: Blue and - I think of the things you -) Instead of a Classroom, let's take something like a Hall. (Woman Singing) And there you go. So, whenever you're working with vocals, you always want to add some kind of Reverb. So, that's what I would call the Reverb and Echo effects, Analog Delay and Convolution Reverb.
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GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION RESUMES THIS WEEK. AND DRAMA CONTINUED TO PLAY OUT IN THE COURTROOM,,,, AS THE DEFENSE PRESENTS ITS CASE, TO CLAIM THE FORMER A-P-D OFFICER'S INNOCENCE. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ REPORTS. FOUR WEEKS INTO HIS MURDER TRIAL... THE JURY BEGINS TO HEAR LEVI CHAVEZ' DEFENSE. 3/5:58 do you know the defendant Levi Chavez? yes. and how do you know him? he's my son :01 FIRST TO TESTIFY ... HIS MOTHER. AT TIMES... CHAVEZ WIPED AWAY TEARS WHEN SHE CRIED. 5/5:05 if she was not with levi, isolated and depressed and lonely and sad :17 RITA ROMERO SAYS THE COUPLE DID HAVE MARRIAGE PROBLEMS... ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANY DETAILS. SHE SAYS CHAVEZ OFTEN STAYED AT HER HOUSE DURING THE FIGHTS... AND BLAMES HERSELF FOR ENCOURAGING HIM TO TRY TO WORK IT OUT... 5/:12 i wanted them together. i wanted them to be together. i did not want them to be divorced. i wanted my grandkids to have their parents :22 CHAVEZ AND HIS ATTORNEY MAINTAIN TERA HAD BEEN SUICIDAL FOR YEARS. THE DEFENSE ALSO BROUGHT IN A SUICIDOLOGIST, WHO READ EXCERPTS FROM HER JOURNAL. 6/:08 2007, march 29th. i love him more than myself. i keep hoping his love will kill me. my heart will stop, or i'll disappear. :17 AND A CRIME SCENE ANALYST 24/4:57 SHOWED JURORS HOW HE BELIEVED TERA HELD HIS APD ISSUED GLOCK TO KILL HERSELF THE EXPERT ALSO TESTIFIED HE DIDN'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE THAT HER DEATH SCENE WAS STAGED. 12/3:42 in this case, the body appeared exactly as i would have expected it to appear if this were indeed a suicide :51 PROSECUTORS SAY CHAVEZ KILLED TERA SOMETIME FRIDAY OCTOBER 19TH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 20TH, AND SUNDAY OCTOBER 21ST. ONE OF CHAVEZ ALIBI WITNESSES... FORMER A-P-D OFFICER RUSSELL PEREA TESTIFIED HE WORKED WITH HIM THAT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... AND NEVER LEFT HIS SIGHT DURING THEIR 2PM TO MIDNIGHT SHIFTS SERVING ALBUQUERQUE'S WEST SIDE. HE ALSO SAYS CHAVEZ NEVER APPEARED TO BE DECEITFUL. 4/3:10 I thought that mr chavez was genuine when we rode together :14 BUT PROSECUTOR BRYAN MCKAY SAYS THERE ARE TIMES DURING THAT WEEKEND CHAVEZ IS UNACCOUNTED FOR. HE SAYS CELL PHONE RECORDS SHOW PEREA CALLED CHAVEZ ON FRIDAY THE 19TH... AT 2:46PM 6/:58 that's 46 minutes after your shift would have started. And that wouldn't have been that he was running late to work? I have no idea :08 CHAVEZ SERGEANT AT THE TIME - GABRIEL MARES - TOLD JURORS... HE WAS ALWAYS ON TIME, AND NEVER LEFT WORK EARLY. ON THAT SUNDAY... HIS MOTHER TOLD THE JURY... SHE CALLED HIM SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY TO INVITE TO LUNCH OR DINNER BUT HE DIDN'T ANSWER. FINALLY... AROUND 8-15 THAT NIGHT... HE ARRIVED AT HER HOUSE. SHE TOLD HIM ABOUT HER CONCERN FOR TERA... BECAUSE SHE CALLED IN SICK SATURDAY, DIDN'T SHOW UP TO WORK THAT DAY... AND WASN'T ANSWERING HER PHONE. 7/:21 just got up, put his food down, he said you know mom i'm going to the house and he left :33 CHAVEZ CALLED 9-1-1 AROUND 9PM TO REPORT TERA HAD SHOT HERSELF IN THE MOUTH. HIS MOTHER LEARNED ABOUT THE DEATH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 8/4:04 i literally fell to my knees and my husband picked me up and we left the house and went to levi's house :14 ROMERO SAYS CHAVEZ ISOLATED HIMSELF HIS ROOM AT HER HOUSE... UNTIL THE ROSARY AND FUNERAL. ANNA VELASQUEZ KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. CHAVEZ'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAYS HE MIGHT PUT HIS CLIENT ON THE STAND. THE JUDGE SAYS THE CASE COULD GO TO THE JURY THIS WEEK. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN WATCH THE LEVI CHAVEZ CASE LIVE ON KOAT DOT COM. WE'RE STREAMING ALL OF THE ACTION FROM THE COURTROOM, EVERY DAY OF THE TRIAL AND REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ IS TWEETING REAL-TIME UPDATES. YOU CAN FIND THAT IN THE MAIN MEDIA WINDOW.
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