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FONDA - The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District will have a new associate superintendent and principal starting July 1.
The Board of Education on Monday announced elementary school Principal Thomas Ciaccio is the district's new associate superintendent, with the possibility of becoming superintendent.
Ciaccio will continue in his duties as elementary school principal, and his salary will not increase, but his title will change and he will begin to take on the duties of district superintendent, according to the school district.
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Raymond Colucciello, left, and Thomas Ciaccio, right, take their oaths of office Monday. Colucciello is the interim superintendent and Ciaccio is associate superintendent and principal.
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The district did not provide Ciaccio's salary to The Leader-Herald by deadline this morning. He earned $86,000 per year in 2013, according to the website SeeThroughNY.
Ciaccio will be mentored by Interim Superintendent Raymond Colucciello, who is paid $137,000 per year.
"I'm very proud to be part of this district," Ciaccio said. "I'm just excited for us to keep moving forward, doing great things for our students."
The school board chose Ciaccio over high school Principal David Halloran, whom the district also considered for the job.
Ciaccio will participate in a school and community listening tour, review district documents and systems and learn about the district's budgeting process.
Ciaccio said he wants to make sure Fonda-Fultonville works as a community school and prepares students to go out in the world and compete at any level.
"That's my goal as a superintendent, that's my goal as an employee of this district," Ciaccio said. "We have the support of our community, of our families; we have outstanding educators and support staff, we have great students here."
The board also voted Monday to extend Colucciello's superintendent contract. Colucciello will stay on until the board decides to go forward with a new superintendent. No date has been set for his departure, but his contract has been extended through June 30, 2015.
"I look forward to serving you, and I especially look forward to working with Mr. Ciaccio," Colucciello said.
Ciaccio said he's looking forward to working with Colucciello, who he says has done a great job for the district.
"Working closer with him now, it's just going to be a great opportunity for me," Ciaccio said.


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Even as Hurricane Gustav set his sights on south Louisiana, a contingent of Louisiana musicians decided to stay on the road to promote the need for coastal restoration.
Houma guitarist Tab Benoit and his Voice of the Wetlands Allstars kicked off a convention season tour with an Aug. 24 appearance at the Democratic National Convention's delegate welcoming party in Denver, Colo. Later that night they performed at a fundraiser for the advocacy group Friends of New Orleans, followed by an Aug. 27 fundraiser for Friends of New Orleans and the Tipitina's Foundation in Aspen, Colo., and an Aug. 29 gig in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
The trip culminates tonight with a Friends of New Orleans show during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.
As the musicians traveled from Jackson Hole to St. Paul this weekend, their families in south Louisiana struggled to secure their homes and evacuate.
"By Monday night, everybody's going to be feeling like they're tied up from holding on emotionally," said Rueben Williams, manager of Benoit and the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars. "We feel kind of helpless."
Most of the 37 members of the touring delegation of Louisiana musicians -- including the Soul Rebels Brass Band and members of the Meters and the Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indians -- elected to continue the tour.
"They don't want to go home," Williams said. Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux said to Williams, "Why run toward trouble? I gave up running toward trouble a long time ago."
Cajun fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux was scheduled to perform at the Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City this past weekend. Its cancellation freed him up to continue on to St. Paul with the VOW Allstars.
Gustav shaped up like a most unwelcome case of dejà vu for certain musicians. Benoit was on tour in North Carolina three years ago when Hurricane Katrina struck. Harmonica player Jumpin' Johnny Sansone was recording an album in Toronto with Cuban jazz saxophonist Jane Bunnett when Hurricane Katrina struck three years ago. Drummer Johnny Vidacovich was on tour in the Pacific northwest.
Most of the Voice of the Wetlands entourage was slated to fly back to New Orleans on Tuesday. Friends of New Orleans is assisting with alternate arrangements, which may include taking a chartered bus to Memphis, Tenn.
The threat of Gustav makes the VOW Allstars' campaign to raise awareness of the need for coastal restoration all the more urgent. And after dealing with Katrina and Rita three years ago, Williams said, the musicians feel more prepared to deal with whatever the hurricane brings.
"There's not this crazy feeling of nervousness," Williams said. "It's like we just did it and we can do it again."


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• As seed companies push to provide new and improved varieties to growers on a more timely basis, having day-to-day data on which to base release of one variety, in a particular part of the country, versus another variety could be a major breakthrough in seed technology.
USDA RESEARCHER Phil Bauer says new soil moisture monitoring system may help cotton growers better select varieties.
Getting new varieties quickly
Programs like Monsanto's Deltapine New Product Evaluators have had much success in testing new cotton varieties with growers and getting top-producing varieties quickly into the marketplace.
With real time data to support their system of 200 or so growers, testing 20-acre fields, the company could be much more precise in selecting varieties for particular areas of the country.
The struggle with water management that has been ongoing in the Southwest and Midwest regions of the country for many years is almost sure to move into other production areas, including the Southeast. Precise management of water resources is a more long-term goal of the South Carolina test, Bauer says.
"We hope to develop these sensors to help growers better manage irrigation. The practical application of this technology is far-ranging. The current system requires a lot of user inputs, but it's manageable."
Pointing to a field of cotton at the Pee Dee Research Center, Bauer says, "We could pull this field up on a computer screen, and if the color is blue, it doesn't need water; if it's yellow, get ready to water; and if it's red water now — no matter what the weather forecast says."
The test site in Florence, S.C., is part of a nationwide study being conducted by Cotton Incorporated and various research partners.
Sensors in the South Carolina study are sending back information from 3, 6, 12 and 24-inch depths every 20 to 30 minutes. Using cell phone technology, each probe radios data from four sensors through a central system, which calls it in every 20 to 30 minutes.
The company has offices in foreign countries, so during nighttime hours in the U.S. they can analyze data and report back, if they find sensors not working or any abnormality in the programs.
This year cotton growers in the Southeast have struggled to manage target spot or corynespora leaf spot, and each year different diseases, insects and weeds challenge cotton yield and quality potential.
However, one of the most continuous challenges to cotton production is sustaining proper moisture for a particular cultivar.
The series of tests, using the PureSense system like the one in Florence, S.C., includes projects in Lubbock, Texas; Marianna, Ark.; and Maricopa, Ariz.
Including the PureSense sensors occurred this year, says Ed Barnes, director of agricultural and environmental research at Cotton Incorporated.


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Situated on the A82 past Loch Lomond the Green Welly Stop is a popular resting point on long journeys north.
Featured briefly in the recent BBC documentary Tales from the National Parks – Loch Lomond and The Trossachs the Whisky shop sells their very own limited edition 15 year old single malt Scotch Whisky, Tyndrum Gold in honor of owner/mining expert Derek Wilkie and the rich gold deposits in the surrounding area.
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What is 'cay' ?
I saw all that pomegranate juice, that is really good in the morning, beats OJ, food sounds good (and cheap)
Seems to me the prices are very good for everything (and VERY affordable)
Chapter Four - Bosphorus Cruise
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We welcome him to Istanbul and enquire about his journey. He tells us that all went well, and that he's ready to join us for our Bosphorus Cruise. We take the tram once more to the Galata Bridge.
"Come over here my friends! My boat is the best boat in Istanbul. Very big. Very fast. We leave right now!"
Who are we to believe? Touts call us from all over convincing us that their boat is better than all the rest. We finally choose one that insists to be leaving immediately, but as with walk-on tours everywhere, they still want to wait for a few last patrons.
Finally the boat is loaded and we leave the quay. We have paid the princely sum of TL 10 (US$ 5.25) each for a 1� hour cruise up the Bosphorus. This is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean. At its narrowest point it is less than half a mile wide. Lining each side of the strait are attractive and desirable suburbs. Everything we see is very well kept and modern, something we would observe throughout our trip. In spite of the fact that this is one of the oldest lands, everywhere you look things seem to be very up-to-date. Although there are many remains of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, this country has not looked back since the sultans abdicated in 1923 and Turkey became a modern republic under Mustafa Kemal Atat�rk.
Passing by the cruise port where swanky white passenger liners are docked we see guests enjoying afternoon tea and cocktails. Our boat serves only ayran and �ay.
We sail up the European side of the strait under two spectacular suspension bridges, then down the Asian side back to the Galata Bridge.
Arriving at the quay by sunset we find ourselves in the middle of hectic rush hour. People are everywhere and the tram back to our Sultanahmet stop is packed.
This evening we try out Trip Advisor's No. 1 recommended Istanbul restaurant, the nearby Metropolis, and are very satisfied. I try "Eye of the Sultan" lentil soup and a dark Efes. Of course we all end our meal with ubiquitous cups of �ay.
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What is 'cay' ?
If I were there I would certainly had a cup of pomegranate juice!!
Yes, the ayran would be my second choice, and I just wonder if you had had any Baklava while there Martin.
What tourists see is ok, and everything looks new and the service is the best.
Turks are good hosts, but if you get in a neighborhoods even in these well looked after, modern city as you say then it is truly very different.
It is poverty and I tried that while there when myself and two other male friends left the others and got in some neighborhoods out of curiosity. The lights were on, and you could see empty rooms and truly much poverty. The streets were full of junk in the middle of the road, and we were scared and hurried to join the rest.
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Bethany Anne Romanek and Brian Wayne Emery were united in marriage Saturday, July 31 Mass during a double-ring ceremony at St. Michael Parish in Wheeling with the Rev. Jeremiah F. McSweeney presiding.
The bride was escorted by her father.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Romanek of Wheeling. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Chambers of Glen Dale.
Tracey Safcsak was maid of honor and Eric Schoenian served as best man. The wedding party included: Sarah Clark, Cali Evans, Jim George, Justin Chambers, brother of the groom; Elena Romanek and Emma Romanek. Flower girls were Elizabeth Anne Romanek, Isabella Romanek and Gabrielle Romanek. Other attendants were Ethan Romanek and Caleb Romanek. Soloist was April Leiffer Henry.
The bride and groom released white doves following the ceremony.
A reception was held at the Parish Hall of Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wheeling.
The bride is a 2001 graduate of Wheeling Park High School and a 2005 graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor of science degree in communications and a specialization in journalism. She is employed by Crittenton Services, Inc. as a development manager/grant writer.
The groom is a 1994 graduate of John Marshall High School and a 1999 graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and a specialization in administrative science. He is employed by Comcast Spotlight as an account executive.
After a honeymoon in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the couple will make their home in Glen Dale.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Jeffrey Anderson used to spend his days, while his mom Barbara was at work, with his grandparents who are in their 80s. He loves them, but there wasn't much do to. He'd left school seven years previously and faced a problem that many adults with special needs have – if you're not in school anymore and don't have a job, how do you meet new friends and learn new skills?
"I checked out some other day programs and they just weren't a fit for Jeffrey," said Barbara. Many of them had long waiting lists, and often involved a fee. "We've been searching and looking."
Barbara's mother was attending a play at Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center when she saw a notice for a new program for adults with developmental and physical disabilities called The Connection.
"It's just been an answer to all our prayers," said Barbara. She gets teary-eyed when she talks about Jeffrey's experience at The Connection. "He loves it. He knows what day it is and knows what time he's supposed to be here, and he notices when one of the people are missing and he misses them. We're looking forward to the new friendships and the new things they can teach each other."
Merrimack Hall began hosting The Connection daytime program four weeks ago to see what the response would be. There are now about 30 special needs adults in two classes, held Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m. The waiting list already has several names.
"Our objective by the end of May 2014 is to have a program that is every day, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.," said Debra Jenkins, Merrimack Hall co-founder. "The purpose is not only to give them a social outing to go to, but also to give them a chance to make friends with other people."
The Connection is a free program offered through Merrimack Hall that gives adults 18 and over with a variety of needs and abilities a place to interact and participate in arts-related activities that also build life skills.
"We want to keep it as much arts-related as possible because that's what we're focused on here (at Merrimack)" said Jenkins. "The program is funded partly through a grant from the Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities. Their focus is for us to provide opportunities for people to form meaningful relationships."
The Connection hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday to celebrate its new space. Classes are held in a large room filled with stuffed chairs, couches, a TV, video game console and tables for meals and art projects.
"We try to make it a homey, living room environment so when they come in they feel welcomed," said Rachel Davis, program administrator for The Connection.
Participants include former Project UP participants (Merrimack's performing company for teens with developmental disabilities) and residents of 305 8th Street, a home in Huntsville for disabled adults, as well as from the community. The Connection activities include visual art projects, yoga lessons, impromptu dance sessions, creative writing, and even composing a song about The Connection with Antony Sharp, a member of the local band Toy Shop who volunteers with the group every Tuesday.
"One thing we really need is volunteers," said Jenkins. "If there are any adults in the community who are free during the day that could come, being a volunteer with this program basically just means you come and hang out with us.
"Part of the purpose of doing this is we want to give respite care to the caregivers, we want to give meaningful, substantive activities to the participants, but we also want to give them a chance to build relationships. We hope to bring other adult volunteers in so (participants) can have a chance to form relationships with typical peers."
The group also goes on outings and field trips, including a recent picnic at the Everybody Can Play park, and a life skills trip to a local dollar store to learn basics about purchasing items and making change.
Jenkins notes how friendly and inclusive the group is. When Jeffrey went on a vacation to the beach recently, the whole class asked him about it when he got back. He even brought seashells for everyone.
When asked if he knew people he didn't know before, Jeffrey nodded firmly.
"I do now," he said. "We sing, dance, eat a snack, we do art and do music." One of his favorite activities has been creative writing.
Interested participants or volunteers for The Connection (which also hosts night events) can contact Rachel Davis, program administrator, at email@example.com or (256) 534-6455.


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Scott Hartnell will miss the next two-four weeks with an upper body injury.
Anders Nilsson will play between the pipes on Thursday.
Hampus Lindholm has signed a six-year, $31.5 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
Corey Perry scored a goal at the 15:04 minute mark of the second period of the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 victory Wednesday night over the Nashville Predators and took sole possession of third-place on the Ducks' all-time list.
Cam Talbot stopped 33 shots in the 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals Wednesday night.
Brandon Pirri scored a pair of goals in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins.
Shea Weber scored a goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the New York Islanders.
Ryan Getzlaf (upper body) will be a game-time decision Wednesday night.
Zane McIntyre will play between the pipes on Wednesday.
David Backes' undisclosed injury is an elbow condition.
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Alec Martinez scored the game winning goal of a 3-2 contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night at the 1:14 minute mark of overtime.


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Pine City, MN (NNCNOW.com)--- Opening statements were made today in the trial against a Duluth Police Officer accused of assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly beating a man in a wheelchair.
Prosecutor Shawn Reed told the jury this is a case that asks the question "can a police officer assault a defendant?"
Reed says Jouppi swung his fist five times, calling the number of punches unnecessary under the circumstances and not reasonable force.
The defense, however, laid out a different story, saying that no harm was caused and no crime committed by Jouppi- he was simply trying to gain the compliance of a suspect under arrest.
Defense attorney Fred Bruno said what Jouppi did was reasonable in the situation.
Five witnesses took the stand on the prosecution's behalf, including the officer who was with Jouppi the night of the alleged assault and the detox worker seen in the room on the video.
The trial was halted Tuesday due to envelopes found with a suspicious white substance inside, addressed to many departments within the Pine City Government Center.
It is unknown at this time what that substance may be or if court will resume as normal on Wednesday.
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I wholeheartedly concur. But only if there really is no other solution and all of the other solutions have been exhausted in their attempt to try their best first.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. :)
Quoting MadLife_Joanie:
If children are living in a home where there is tremendous turmoil and stress, and they're seeing and hearing things a child shouldn't. Living in a home with a single parent without the drama sounds like a much healthier environment. JQuoting kirbymom:
Hi Joanie. :) Thanks for coming and speacking with us.
What would you consider some positives to be from a divorce with children?
How does one get a child to respect a soon to be step parent? She is soon to be 13 years old and SO been in our life for 2 years when she starts to get to know a person she gets mouthy to them.
Yes, my father was a drunk and my mom left him when I was 5 years old. Best thing she ever did. I didn't have to live in a house with a drunk father my whole life. I am thankful she had the guts to get us the hell out of there!
if a parent is abusive or knocks around Mom or is an alcoholic, or if the parents argue all the time, then the kids may be better off with parents divorced as they may have peace then and not have all the drama going on. There are also some parents who play the kids and kids who play the parents or manipulate them. That is not good. There are some times when a divorce is better. Howeer, if the parents have a good relationship with the kids and it is not a very negative situation with one another it might be better to stay together for the kids. However, parents deserve a life and happiness too. Good luck to you all..
My kids' well being-- and the thought of what their future relationships would be like if I stayed-- were a very big factor in my asking for a divorce. So, yeah, I think in my case divorce is good for my kids.
Make sure that te 13 year old understands that you and her father are not going to get back together. Let r know that it has nothing to do with her but is between the two of you. Ask her if there is any reason she does not like the SO. Some children are molested by SO's so besure you really know him and listen to your daughter. She should not be hanging onto him or him on her. You need to do the discipline with her. She does need to be respectful as she should be with any adult. Don't ask her to like it. Try to let her have yur attention by having time just with you and her. Good luck with you. Stop her when she gets smart mouthed though do listen to what she has to say. Tell her that the smart mouth is not acceptable. But he should not get smart mouthed with her either. Stepkids are a big part of 2nd marriages breaking up. So the kids do have to be reasonable or expect consequences. Just keep your ears open to listen to what she is saying.
II believe it really depends on the age of the kids. My first divorce my son was 2 yrs old. It was really hard because he got custody of our son and when I would get him and have to take him back to his dad"s it would break my heart because my son never wanted to go back to his dad's. My 2nd divorce my son was a teenager and he understood because his dad treated us like crap. Alot of emotional and mental abuse. I gave my son a choice, if he wanted to move out with me or live with his dad. He thought it over a few days and he decided he would have a better life with me. My son has been my rock. He wasn't very happy about moving to where we are now and I told him if he doesn't like it he can move with his dad. He chose to stay with me. AMEN.
I've been going through the divorce process for almost two years. When we seperated our kids were 6, 4 and 1 years old. I didn't want to give them unnecessary details and was trying to protect them from their father's ugly side. I just told them we could no longer get along and we would be happier in seperate homes. The kids were obviously devastated. Since then my now 6 year old tells me he knows his dad is mean to me and that's why we aren't a family. He also says his dad isn't truthfull and lies to me. It breaks my heart that he is seeing his dads ugly side at such a young age.
We still can't get along for the kids sake. The kids are so young and I don't want this to negatively affect them. We have tried counseling and it didn't work. Is there anything else I can do to help him see this isn't good for the kids?
Divorce is good for the kids when they have witnessed enough of one parent not being a good person , being abusive or disrespectful. Children are entitled to be safe and protected and live in peaceful home.
Me and my kids can attest to this.
I know there's a lot of controversy over this one. If mom's in an abusive relationship physically, verbally and/or emotionally, then I think that it is good for the child(ren) to get the hell out of the relationship and that's coming from a divorcee of 5 1/2 years. I'm sure there's some emotional trauma that my daughter suffered, but she was 21 months old at the time of the divorce. I was tired of constantly having to walk on egg shells around my ex-husband verbally abused me. It would have been much worse if I'd stayed. My daughter would have grown up thinking that all men treat the women they love like that and went looking for that kind of man for her husband and father to her children. That isn't the life I want for my daughter and future grandchildren.


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5. Tower of Power, 9 p.m. May 10, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
You're probably thinking: I know this band! But how? Well, the Tower of Power has been playing soul and funk music since 1968 and worked with some of rock's biggest names, including Elton John, Santana, Aerosmith and more! The Tower of Power sells out venues worldwide, and you can see them in the intimate, new venue at Four Winds Casino. Tickets are $15-$25. More info at fourwindscasino.com. (See the video below.)
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I had the opportunity to see psychic Sylvia Browne do live readings last year, and I also talked to her on my "Going Gonzo Show," which airs at 1 p.m. weekdays on WJRW-AM (1340) in Grand Rapids. She is a fascinating person who has helped a lot of people get answers to their questions. It's Mother's day weekend, so, if this is what mom wants, why not? Tickets start at $35. More info at littlerivercasino.com.
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We know her -- and love her, right -- from the hit TV show "The Biggest Loser." Well, the personal trainer from you know where is on the road, taking her inspirational story and motivational pitch to live audiences. This night will change your life! Tickets start at $35. More info at olympiaentertainment.com.
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You might know him from the NBC TV show "Parks and Recreation," and you may also know him from "30 Minutes or Less," a film he and Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") filmed a couple years ago in Grand Rapids. Well, Aziz is also a very funny comedian. And he performs May 11 at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo. Tickets are $35. Check the State Theatre website for ticket availability. More info at kazoostate.com.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Even as she walked to the stand to make her statement, Jacqueline Kelley wanted to make sure the man who killed her son knew how she felt.
"I hate you," Kelley told Lawrence Scott, the 24-year-old who opened fire on a crowd of people outside a Southeast Side chicken restaurant killing Kelley's son, Domnick Floyd, 23.
Last month, Scott pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting which occurred on Halloween outside the New York Chicken Restaurant, 743 S. Division Ave.
On Monday, July 7, Scott was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for the homicide and gun charge by Kent County Circuit Court Judge James Robert Redford.
"I cannot find it in my heart to forgive this man," Kelley said as other members of her family sat behind her weeping. "Where is his heart? Where is his mind?"
According to court testimony, Scott and Floyd never knew each other or had any issues.
Both were at the popular chicken restaurant along with a large crowd when shots were fired as the result of an armed robbery that did not involve Scott.
Nevertheless, Scott allegedly panicked and began wildly firing into the crowd, according to witnesses at the scene. One of the bullets struck and killed Floyd, a young father.
"You don't even know why you did it," Kelley said to Scott, who silently faced the distraught mother during her statement. "You just shot because everybody else was shooting. That's no kind of a man."
Kelley described her son as not perfect, but as a loving person who would never have done what Scott, a previously convicted felon, has done.
She said her son leaves behind a young daughter and a family devastated by his loss. Kelley said she has not been able to carry on with her life since that day eight months ago.
"Ain't no sentence you can give him to straighten my life out," Kelley told the judge. "Your honor, if there was a death sentence, I would really like him to have it."
For his part, Scott apologized to the family for its loss after he asked the judge to fire his attorney, Norman Miller, for talking him into taking the plea deal rather than going to trial. Redford refused.
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In less than 10 minutes, Volvo's special fleet of articulated haulers clear the runways of snow at Arlanda Airport, Sweden, allowing the airport to remain open, while others in Europe closed.
In December 2010, some of the largest airports in Europe were forced to cancel hundreds of flights because of heavy snowfall, throwing passenger trips into turmoil just before Christmas.
At Arlanda Airport, just outside Stockholm, Sweden, a team of 130 people tackled snow and ice to keep the airport moving, with the help of Volvo Construction Equipment. Although flights are occasionally delayed because of heavy snow, the airport has never closed due to bad weather – and it has been operating since 1962.
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Arlanda has among the world's largest snow blowers, powered by Volvo. There are 17 Volvo A25D articulated haulers, nine wheel loaders of various Volvo models and a number of Volvo trucks.
The fleet is fitted with special snow accessories. The Volvo A25D articulated haulers have a 7.3 meter wide plough that shovels snow from the tarmac. It is followed by a brush that sweeps away snow and ice and a blower, which blows away any remaining snow. By driving nine A25Ds alongside each other, it is possible to clear a 3.3 kilometer long and 45 meter wide runway in less than 10 minutes.
"This makes us the world's fastest airport snow-plough team," says Stefan Sundkvist, field coordinator at Arlanda Airport.
In addition to the Volvo A25Ds, there is a fleet of Volvo wheel loaders equipped with snow-ploughs, sweepers and snow blowers.
Precision clearing
Safety is everything at the airport. The Volvo machinery is in constant contact with the control tower to ensure it is integrated into air traffic planning. Just as aircraft receive precise take-off and landing times, the machinery has an exact time-slot to clear the snow and ice.
"We have a total of 250,000 square meters to clear, but aircraft have to continue taking off and landing at the same time," says Stefan. "There's absolutely no room for driving around haphazardly – all the traffic has to be controlled and planned down to the last detail."
So thanks to expert planning and excellent machinery, Arlanda airport was able to stay open for another year, despite the bad weather conditions.
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Nike SB's 10th anniversary flip of the De La Soul Dunk is hitting retailers.
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2011 Miss Indian Oklahoma Pageant Coming Up
The Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women, a nonprofit organization that has been committed to advancing the economic and social welfare of the American Indian since 1969, is once again sponsoring their annual festival of events featuring the 2011 pageant. The event features a banquet honoring the current titleholders, an arts and crafts showcase, and an honor pow wow. The pageant will select a new Miss Indian Oklahoma and a Jr. Miss Indian Oklahoma in McAlester, Okla., on April 30th, at S. Arch Thompson Auditorium.
This year's festival weekend's theme is "Honoring our Mother's Journey by Keeping our Eyes on the Future and Hearts in the Past." The pageant is open to the public.
Applications are now available for contestants, who must be between the ages of 18 and 24 for Miss Indian Oklahoma and 13 and 17 for Jr. Miss Indian Oklahoma. Contestants must have a quarter or more of American Indian blood, must be enrolled in high school or higher education, and must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. Contestants are judged on a personal interview, essay, traditional dress, traditional talent, platform, and an impromptu question.
The 2010 Jr. Miss Indian Oklahoma was Megan Larney, Seminole and the 2010 Miss Indian Oklahoma was Dayla Amos, Choctaw. To close the 2011 pageant, all visiting royalty join the new titleholders on stage to preform the Lord's Prayer in sign language.
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The LSU football coaching staff headlined Tuesday's opening-day events at the Louisiana High School Coaches Association's annual Coaches Clinic, but Wednesday it was the Baylor and Louisiana-Lafayette coaches who took to the floor to spread their wealth of knowledge to the state's high school coaches.
Baylor offensive line coach and running game coordinator was one of the first speakers to present and discussed how the Bears built their high-powered offense. Next door Carlton Buckels, a former Amite High and LSU standout who is now Baylor's cornerbacks coach, tutored the audience on defending the spread offense.
The Ragin Cajun coaches took over in the afternoon, beginning with head coach Mark Hudspeth, who spoke on creating a culture of excellence.
"It was exciting as always," Hudspeth said after his presentation. "I'm honored to be here. High school football is so strong in this state, and the coaches do a great job of developing players. That makes our job easier, because we've got a lot of great players in this state. We're winning with Louisiana players. I used to be a high school coach, so to get a chance to pick up some things and make your program better is a big part of it."
Several Louisiana-Lafayette assistants also made an appearance, including offensive coordinator Jay Johnson, running backs coach Marquase Lovings and defensive coordinator James Willis.
Wednesday's events conclude with a coaches barbecue at the LSU Football Operations building, with presentations by Tigers defensive backs coach Corey Raymond and running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Frank Wilson.
The third and final day of clinic, which is being held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge, begins again at 9 a.m. Thursday with a talk from new Zachary basketball coach Kenny Almond.
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After months of off-season quiet, the Oregon State wrestling team was suddenly in the news Monday.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced that returning OSU All-American Taylor Meeks will make an appearance at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 2 in Fairfax, Va. Meeks, a junior from Orting, Wash., will wrestle Scott Schiller of Minnesota in the 197-pound match that night at George Mason University.
This is the pre-season meet that brought fans the first Kyle Dake/David Taylor match last season, and is always littered with All-Americans. Meeks/Schiller is the third match announced for this year's Classic, along with Nash Garrett of Cornell and Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma at 125 pounds, and Logan Stieber of Ohio State and Kendric Maple of Oklahoma at 149. All six are returning All-Americans, and Stieber and Maple are defending national champions.
Meeks went 36-7 last season, won the Pac-12 title and finished fourth at the NCAA Championships. Schiller finished 29-6 and ended up fifth at the NCAAs. The pair met twice during the season, with Meeks winning 8-2 in a December dual meet and 11-3 at the NCAAs. They're likely to meet twice early this season, too, since Minnesota comes to Corvallis for a dual Nov. 30.
Also Monday, WIN Magazine released its pre-season rankings, putting Minnesota first, defending champion Penn State second and Oregon State 6th. The Beavers have finished in the top 10 each of the last two seasons, and are buoyed by a trio of returning All-Americans this year.
Those returning All-Ameicans are all included in the WIN individual rankings, also. Scott Sakaguchi is ranked 3rd at 149 pounds, RJ Pena is 3rd at 157 pounds and Meeks is 1st at 197. Sakaguchi and Pena are both seniors who placed 5th for the Beavers a year ago.
No other Oregon State wrestlers crack the top 20 in the pre-season WIN rankings, despite several returning starters.
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Mobile County school board President Bill Meredith announced this afternoon that he is running for re-election to the board.
Meredith, so far, will face retiring Hutchens Elementary School Principal Bill Foster in his run for the District 5 seat in the Rebpulican Primary in June. The district includes south and west Mobile County.
Meredith, 68, of Irvington, said he has worked during his six years on the board to improve relationships between board members and the community. He said he wants to improve the system's career-technical education offerings during a second term.
Board members serve six-year terms and are paid $12,000 annually. District 5 is the only seat up for election this year.


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All hope for saving kindergarten in the Harrisburg School District isn't lost.
The cash-strapped district plans to look to businesses to cover the $1.6 million it costs annually to provide kindergarten in exchange for tax credits through the state's Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.
"Not only is it something that we can do right now, but it also takes away the inevitability of taking [kindergarten] off the table next year," said school board member Brendan Murray. "It's probably the most hope I have had for kindergarten in a long time."
The district has contacted Harrisburg-based Penn National Insurance and other city businesses that might be willing to donate to save kindergarten, one of several non-mandated programs the school board is looking to ax in the face of a $13 million budget hole next year.
A business can donate up to $300,000 to a program and receive a tax break from the state for up to 75 percent of the donated amount during the first year through the program.
The EITC is aimed at improving schools, which means the district would have to develop what Murray said would be an innovative kindergarten program.
Parents would be required to volunteer to help keep costs down, and that could mean pitching in with chores and other duties at school buildings, Murray said during the school board's budget committee meeting Monday night.
The committee tried desperately to find anything that could possibly save athletics, art and other programs cut in the district's preliminary 2012-13 budget, but no ideas put a serious dent in the $6 million budget hole Harrisburg still faces after cutting kindergarten and other items.
Murray asked if the administration has done enough to help close the budget gap.
The board asked the administration to find at least $1 million in budget savings and it came back with $400,000, Murray said.
"That's a good beginning, but I don't understand why we continue to cut lower-level people with the situation we have and not fully looking at the administration," he said.
Even if all 73 administrator positions were cut next year, the district still would face a budget deficit, said Superintendent Sybil Knight-Burney.
"We're doing the best we can as fast as we can," Burney said.
The district has considered closing Melrose School to help cut costs, but in order to shutter the school, Harrisburg would have to hire 15 teachers, which means it would only save several hundred thousand dollars in utility costs, said Jeff Bader, the district's business administrator.
If all administrators were to even accept a 20 percent pay reduction, the district would save roughly $900,000, Bader said.
"We are down to that level. We don't have enough money to maintain grades one through 12," he said.
Bader said without extra financial support from the state, the cuts included in the preliminary budget the school board adopted last week likely will remain.
The board plans to vote on its $125 million 2012-13 budget that also includes a 2.5 percent tax hike and staff reductions during a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 27.
Its next regular meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday.


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Point battle heating up.
Greg Hodnett's third-place finish combined with Fred Rahmer's 10th-place run last week tightened the points race at Williams Grove Speedway. Hodnett has been slowly closing the gap — imagine what it would be if he didn't get injured early in the season — and has a good shot at getting it below 100 markers heading into next week's National Open. Hodnett saves his best for the WoO events and that might be enough to propel him to his second straight Grove crown.
Weather not on Donny Schatz's side.
Rain soaked Ohio and Pennsylvania last weekend and washed out a pair of chances for the defending World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champ to close on Daryn Pittman in the points chase. The good news for Schatz is that officials at Lernerville Speedway are looking to reschedule the Commonwealth Clash. Pittman holds a 70-point lead over Schatz with seven races remaining on the schedule.
Another feel-good win at Williams Grove.
It seems like the famed half-mile oval is the place for sentimental wins in 2013. Two weeks ago, Aaron Ott completed his comeback from a broken neck to win at the Grove. Last week, Steve Buckwalter held off Brian Montieth and Greg Hodnett in one of the best races of the year to shake off a season of struggles and land his fifth career win. Earlier in the week, Buckwalter's wife gave birth to a son that was two months premature. Buckwalter and his family are reportedly doing well.
October a busy month at Lincoln.
Rain smashed into the midstate Saturday afternoon and forced Lincoln Speedway officials to postpone the Kenny Weld Memorial. The race has been rescheduled for Oct. 12 and will pay $5,000 to the winner of the 40-lap event. This weekend, Lincoln will hold the Hank Gentzler Manufacturer's Appreciation Race. The final race of the season takes place Oct. 19 and will be dubbed as "The Last Call" Fred Rahmer Tribute.
Rico tames Eldora.
Thanks to YouTube and other video outlets, Rico Abreu mania swept across the nation through the summer months, reaching as far east as Williams Grove Speedway. The fascination with Abreu, a St. Helena, Calif., native, continues, especially after he captured the midget portion of last weekend's Four Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway. Abreu is a fiery talent that runs on the ragged edge and has the chops to win in any division.
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Victim improving after bar assault
A 40-year-old Port Orchard man is improving after being punched and knocked unconscious at a downtown bar March 6.
A spokeswoman at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said Friday that the victim was now in "satisfactory condition" and is no longer in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
Jacob R. Whitford, 26, was arrested and booked into Kitsap County Jail for two counts of assault following the attack. In Kitsap County Superior Court, he pleaded not-guilty to one count of second-degree assault.
According to the Port Orchard Police Department, the incident occurred around 9 p.m. on March 6 at Slip 45, a restaurant and bar on Bay Street that opened last year.
POPD Commander Geoff Marti said a 911 call was placed at 9:05 p.m. and officers responded to the business "within a minute" to discover the victim unconscious and the suspect on his way out the back door.
"When the officers went to the back, there was a security person detaining the suspect on the ground," Marti said, adding that the bar employee's eye had been injured while struggling with the suspect, a 26-year-old Port Orchard man.
Marti said based on several witnesses' accounts, the altercation was determined to have been the fault of the suspect, and did not involve any provocation or corresponding action on the victim's part.
"It was not your typical facing off," Marti said. "We did not see any justification (for the assault), or anything to indicate that the victim intended in being in or prepared himself for (a fight)."
According to the incident report, the suspect appeared highly intoxicated and told officers that he was at the bar with friends and that the victim had pushed him and he "felt assaulted," so he punched him.
The victim's wife said she and her husband were at the bar and the suspect punched her husband "for no apparent reason." When POPD officers reviewed the bar's security tape, it reportedly showed that while the suspects looked to have talked beforehand, there was no evidence of the victim touching the suspect prior to him being punched.
After he was hit, the victim was knocked down, his head striking the floor. Marti said the victim was initially transported to Harrison Hospital, but at around midnight, it was determined he required more advanced medical care and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
On Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson at Harborview said that the victim was in intensive care and his condition was listed as serious.
At Whitford's formal charging Wednesday, the deputy prosecutor asked Judge Theodore Spearman to keep the defendant's bail at $250,000, stating the victim was "substantially injured and in a coma at Harborview. This case has the potential to be a homicide case should the victim not survive."
The prosecutor later told Judge Spearman his earlier statement was incorrect and that the victim was not in a coma, but in "critical condition in the (hospital's) Intensive Care Unit."
Whitford's defense attorney argued for bail to be lowered to $50,000, saying his client was "not a flight risk."
Judge Spearman said that given the nature of the victim's injury, he was setting bail at $100,000.
Marti said that this was the first such incident that he could recall occurring at Slip 45, and though POPD officers had responded to the business and the surrounding area since it opened, his department had not experienced the same types of problems with the new establishment as it had with the previous occupants, Mako's Bar and Grill.
"Certainly not any serious assaults since they've opened," he said. "The management is responsible and has responded well to officers' requests. We have good communication with them."
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I've always considered myself to be a pretty resourceful person when it comes to repairs around the house. Give me a project and I can most likely figure out how to get it done. Garage storage system? Check. Wood floors? Check. Electronics setup and installation? Double check.
I've done all of those things all on my own without much help from anyone. In my opinion, I'm a one hell of a handyman father. I designed our garage storage system all on my own. The shelving unit stores a lot of crap and it doesn't reduce the size of our garage at all. It's not the prettiest shelving system, but it earned me a compliment from Casey's carpenter father and that's pretty impressive if I say so myself.
I even installed wood floors in my mother-in-law's house all by myself. All I did was watch a how-to video and make sure I didn't cut any of my fingers off, and voila wood floors installed. What I consider to be my biggest accomplishment though, is the taking apart and reassembling the brakes on my old car. It took me three or four hours to figure out how the brake system worked before I could reassemble the thing, but I got it together again.
Despite my self-proclaimed resourcefulness, Casey thinks I'm basically worthless when it comes to being a handyman father and it all goes back to the one box I made that wasn't quite square. I used to have this massive headboard that I made in woodshop when I was in high school. The thing was ugly and it was poorly made and I got a D on the project in my woods class. I was too impatient and lazy to do the headboard right so it didn't look very good. Despite its bad looks the thing was practically indestructible. Casey ordered it out of our house once we got married and I didn't have the heart to throw it away.
Instead of throwing the headboard away, I took it apart and built a storage box out of it. named the box Jim after a guy I knew who wasn't quite square. (Get it? Neither was the box.) Jim the Box is still sitting in our garage where it holds several hundred pounds of unused weights and other sports equipment. The box may not be square, but Jim has been durable and strong enough to hold all those weights and that's pretty impressive.
Now to the point of this whole post. We have a reverse osmosis water filtration system under our kitchen sink. About three months ago that system stopped working. Instead of giving us clean water to drink, it drained water all over and under our kitchen cabinets and onto our kitchen floor. One day Casey used the system just to fill a glass of water and 20 minutes later our kitchen floor was covered in water. Since that incident the water filtration system has been turned off and used solely as decoration.
A guest didn't know about the problems with the system and the guest tried to get a glass of water. When no water came out of the spout the guest just used the fridge's water system not knowing that turning the lever on the spout would cause water to pour out of the system and all over our floor.
That was the end for me. I wasn't going to put up with that craptastic filtration system any longer. It was either going to get fixed or it was going to get tossed. Casey told me, "Don't worry, Peter the plumber can come over sometime this week and look at it."
Hah. Peter the plumber? Peter the plumber has been a life-saver for us many times and I really appreciate having a plumber friend who is willing to help us so willingly. It's great to have good friends like that, but dang it why doesn't my wife think I can fix a filtration system? Why does every handyman problem that pops up in our house have to be fixed by Peter the plumber? After all, the filtration system comes with a self-installation guidebook. It can't be that hard, right?
After a session of scanning the internet for answers, I got my degree in Google plumbing and took apart the filtration system and fixed the problem. Turns out there was nothing wrong with that not-craptastic at all filtration system. The drain in our sink had backed up into the drain piping of the filtration system and clogged the filtration's drain pipe. Because the waste water couldn't drain through the drain pipe, all that drain water went out an escape valve and right onto our floor.
My next challenge? Maybe I'll finish my wife's garden box that I started building three years ago.
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A fundamental American freedom is being able to spend — or not spend — one's own money on political campaigns, for persons or initiatives. Money forcibly taken from a person to support a candidate or initiative that the person opposes is a form of tyranny.
In early November the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearings on one of the most important cases in this area, Washington vs. Washington Education Association. In it, the state of Washington is defending Proposition 134, which voters passed with 72 percent of the vote in 1992, against a powerful union, the WEA. The appeal is to overturn a March 2006 ruling by the Washington state Supreme Court that Prop. 134 is unconstitutional.
Under state and federal law, even nonunion teachers must be represented by the WEA for collective bargaining purposes on their teaching contracts, and have dues for that purpose deducted from their paychecks. That's not at issue.
At issue are teachers who are not members of the WEA, and whether the WEA can take additional money from nonmembers' paychecks to be used for political purposes. Under Prop. 134, this is not allowed. Instead, a nonunion teacher must "affirmatively authorize" use of the money for union political activities.
Michael Reitz, director and legal analyst for the Labor Policy Center of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, a conservative Washington state think tank that is helping the workers, said Supreme Court case law already allows a nonunion employee to opt out of the use of political dues for political purposes by a public or private union.
But the employee must take the first action, requesting a refund of the money.
Prop. 134, if upheld, would reverse the process, making the union ask nonunion employees first if their money can be used for political purposes. This is important because many employees simply don't realize the money is being deducted from their paychecks.
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin briefings on the case Nov. 8 and likely will decide the case next year. We urge the court to uphold Prop. 134. Coercion should play no role in raising money for political campaigns.


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City rooftops from the 22nd floor. Through a hotel window. Raindrops on the glass.
No More Beer Here!
Lawrenceville's Historic (1861) Iron City Brewing now closed (click underlined name for links) According to the article the plan is shops, condos, a garage in the former stables. Beer production has moved to Latrobe. Stopped at a red light and a line of cars. Textures from the cobblestones & metal bridge, black paint peeling. Stone wall and a sign. Framed by the car window. Traffic behind me in the mirror. Afternoon light on metal and stone.


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EAST GRAND RAPIDS - Rescuers are responding to a report of a vehicle partially submerged in Reeds Lake.
Police reported that no one is in the car.
The vehicle was spotted in the lake near Reeds Lake Boulevard and Hall Street, dispatchers said.
The driver reportedly left the scene, and had his wife pick him up. A tow truck was summoned to the scene.
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Marie Lepski, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, died on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.
Born in Gary, W.Va., June 7, 1933, she was the daughter of Telmo and Elizabeth Dolgas Alves. She had formerly resided in Piscataway.
Her husband, John Lepski, died in 1976.
Surviving are a son, John Lepski Jr. of Bradenton, Fla.; three daughters, Diane Bowser of Raritan Township, Donna Wiggins of Sellersville, Pa., and Eileen Totorello of Hillsborough; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held on Friday in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Flemington.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001.
Visit holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.


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Syracuse, N.Y. -- A "confused" juror's testimony does not amount to credible evidence that an employee of the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office wrongly interfered with jury deliberations during a 2009 homicide trial, Judge Anthony Aloi said in a ruling on Friday.
Juror Lorenzo Jackson said this January that an Onondaga County official entered the jury room and influenced the manslaughter conviction of Syracuse man Benedict Agostini. Agostini's lawyers asked for a retrial based on Jackson's testimony.
But Judge Aloi denied that request, saying there's no evidence to suggest that investigator Laverne Doctor did anything beyond the scope of his responsibilities.
"Mr. Jackson at best was confused and mistaken regarding his alleged observations," Aloi wrote in his order denying the motion for a retrial. "Such testimony was incredible and not accurate."
Aloi also dismissed the testimony of Agostini's cousin and sister as that of "clearly interested witnesses [who] as such might have a reason to favor the defendant's position."
Instead, Aloi said the most credible evidence came from alternate juror Pamela Angiotti, who in January lashed out at the very people who called her to the stand.
At issue was an interview Angiotti did with Matthew Amouyal, a filmmaker with ties to the defendant's family.
Amouyal submitted a document to the court with notes from his interview with Angiotti. In their interview, Angiotti supported the claim that the investigator had gone into the jury room, Amouyal said.
But Angiotti said that several of her quotes were either taken out of context or invented entirely. She said she had no idea what the investigator looked like and that there was no outside influence on the jury room.
Judge Aloi did not equivocate in his evaluation of the dispute: The video interview clearly showed that Amouyal had misrepresented Angiotti's statements, he said.
"The court is at a loss, quite frankly, why an experienced 'independent filmmaker' that was so concerned about being accurate and truthful would take notes of what was said ... when clearly the video tape is the best evidence," Aloi wrote.
"Clearly, Ms. Angiotti did not say that Mr. Doctor came into the jury room."
Two court officers and a third juror named Patricia Rath also testified in January that Doctor did not enter the jury room.
Agostini has said he was acting in self-defense when he fatally stabbed George Printup, 38, in the parking lot of Pfohl's Tavern at 4604 S. Salina St. Printup, a Native American, was the father of two children.
Agostini was sentenced to 18 years in a state prison for the 2007 killing. Agostini's family has claimed that Doctor, who is also a Native American, led the jury to convict because of his ties to the victim.
Aloi did not entertain this scenario in his decision. He noted that Agostini misconstrued Doctor's role in the case as a "lead investigator." All Doctor did was serve subpoenas and ensure witnesses arrived on time for the trial, Aloi said.
"The court finds from the credible testimony of Mr. Doctor that he did not at any time during the trial enter the jury room," Aloi said.


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Review : Ek Tha Tiger – Paisa Vasool Action Thriller !
|Release date: 15 Aug 2012
|bollywood3.com Rating : 3.75/5
|Director : Kabir Khan
|Producer : Yash Raj Films
|Music Director : Sohail Sen
|Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif
Salman Khan didn't have a single release this year. The wait is now finally over as the most awaited film of recent times, Ek Tha Tiger has finally released. Salman plays a RAW agent in the film which has the lovely Katrina Kaif paired opposite him. Promos and music has created a huge buzz for the story and the movie opened to a record number of theaters worldwide. The film has hit the screen on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day, so lets how it fares.
Salman Khan(Tiger) is a RAW agent in the Indian government, and is sent on various missions to different counties. On a special mission, he is sent to Dublin to track important details of an Indian Professor who makes high profile missiles.
Once he starts his mission he comes across Zoya (Katrina Kaif) and falls in love with her. A high profile game of espionage and intelligence follows. People are not who they turn out to be and many shocking twists come in. What happens to Tiger's ongoing mission? Does he succeed in winning his love? Does he manage to complete his assigned mission? That forms the rest of the story.
Plus Points
Salman Khan is perfect as Tiger. You will be surprised to see Salman in a new full on action packed role. He looks dashing as a RAW agent and has given a mature performance. He is mind blowing especially in the action sequences.
Katrina looks ravishing and has done a marvelous job. She is surely the surprise package of the film.
Story is a major highlight as it has many suspense elements which will leave you on the edge of your seats. Chemistry between Salman and Katrina is going to be a major highlight of the movie. They complement each other in ever scene and look awesome on screen.
With beautiful locales, lovely songs and action packed episodes, this is a full on action entertainer to the core. From start to finish, this film has oodles of entertainment and will leave Salman Khan fans completely satisfied.
Minus Points
First half tends to be a tad slow in the opening moments, but it picks up once the twists in the story are unveiled. The super hit track Mashallah comes only after the movie gets over which is bit disappointing.
Some mass masala elements which fans expect from Salman these days are missing form this movie. Because of too many action sequences, all sections of the audience might not appreciate the film completely.
Technical Aspects
This film is surely high on technical values. Such large scale action sequences are a first for Indian cinema. Action sequences are choreographed in a highly stylish manner, on par with Hollywood standards.
Cinematography is awesome and shows the the cultures of Cuba, Istanbul and Dublin effectively. Music of the film is apt and does not spoil the flow.
Director Kabir Khan manages to keep the script and mood of the film intact. Screenplay is the highlight as the movie's pace never drops and Kabir sticks to the plot.
On the whole, Ek Tha Tiger is a complete pasia vasool treat not only for Salman Khan fans but also for regular movie lovers. Salman in a never before seen role, great locales, suspense elements and sizzling chemistry between the lead pair are the major highlights of the film. Ek Tha Tiger is a edge of the seats thriller which will surely create new records at the box office. What are you waiting for, go grab a ticket and watch Sallu Bhai in this full on action entertainer.
Bollywood 3 rating : 3.75/5
Reviewed by Avad M.


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HADRONS AND NUCLEI: First International Symposium
Surface pion condensation in finite nuclei594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425482View Description Hide Description
We review the present relativistic mean field theory from the view point of missing the contributions of pions. We discuss then the role played by pions for hadrons and light nuclei. We introduce the interesting experimental data on pionic states taken at RCNP. These data seem to suggest the occurrence of pion condensation in the nuclear surface. Qualitative discussion is made on the consequence of surface pion condensation on Gamow-Teller transitions and spin response functions and others. We demonstrate that the spin-isospin projection from the surface pion condensed intrinsic state extracts as the dominant term the 2p-2h states connected with 0p-0h state by the tensor force.
Baryon resonances in reactions and validity of the OZI rule594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425483View Description Hide Description
Results of a combined analysis are presented for the production of ω and φ mesons in reactions in the near-threshold region using throughout a conventional "non-strange" dynamics based on such processes which are allowed by the non-ideal ω-φ mixing. We find a strong difference between observables in ω and φ production reactions caused by the different role of the nucleon and nucleon resonance amplitudes. A series of predictions for the experimental study of this effect is shown.
Antinucleon-nucleus interaction at low energy594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425484View Description Hide Description
After a brief introduction about the antinucleon-nucleus interaction, the results of the OBELIX experiment concerning the annihilation cross section will be discussed in the frame of the data presently available in literature. Then the preliminary data concerning the final state of the annihilation, in particular the spectra, the multiplicities and the signal of the ρ-meson are presented.
Mesonic nuclear collective states594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425485View Description Hide Description
The new giant dipole state excited by exchange current is investigated. While the well-known giant dipole resonance state is described as an oscillation of protons against the neutrons, the new one is composed of two giant resonance states as or These double giant resonance states may be observed experimentally in or (π,π).
Deeply bound pionic atoms594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425486View Description Hide Description
We study the structure and formation of the deeply bound pionic states theoretically. These states have attracted much attention since they provide us with valuable information on the behavior of "real" pions in the interior of the nucleus. In this paper, we briefly summarize the history of the research and, as one of the current activities, we show the isotope dependence of deeply bound pionic states in Sn and Pb isotopes. It is shown the isotope effects can be observed from the data of reactions with accessible energy resolution. The isotope dependence are expected to provide us new information on the pion-nucleus isovector interaction and/or the neutron density distributions of nuclei.
Chiral symmetry of baryons594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425487View Description Hide Description
Chiral symmetry of baryons is studied by identifying them with linear representations of the chiral symmetry group. We show that two distinctive chiral assignments are possible. Based on these two assignments, linear sigma models are constructed and their physical implications are studied. Then we propose experiments to observe the relative sign of axial charges of the positive and negative parity nucleons through the π and η productions at the threshold region. This can be used as a probe to distinguish the two chiral assignments.
Discriminating between effective theories of symmetry breaking594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425488View Description Hide Description
We address the question if one can empirically distinguish between the two proposed solutions to the " problem:" the 't Hooft, and the Veneziano-Witten symmetry breaking effective interactions. Two hadronic observables are offered as discriminants: (1) The scalar meson spectrum; (2) Weinberg's second spectral sum rule. Their present experimental status is discussed.
From known to undiscovered resonances594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425489View Description Hide Description
Electromagnetic meson production formalisms are reviewed, with emphasise placed on their ability in search for new baryon resonances via and processes. The relevant studies, aiming to deepen our insights to hadron spectroscopy, constitute strong tests of the QCD inspired theoretical developments.
The CEBAF Electron Accelerator, physics program and first results594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425490View Description Hide Description
The Continuous Electron Accelerator Facility, CEBAF, is devoted to the investigation of the electromagnetic structure of mesons, nucleons, and nuclei using high-energy and high duty-cycle electron and photon beams. The physics program and the experimental equipment at CEBAF will be described. Selected examples for the results obtained will be given. The motivation for upgrading the accelerator to higher energy will be discussed.
First results from SPring-8/LEPS and prospects594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425491View Description Hide Description
The Laser-Electron-Photon facility at SPring-8 (LEPS) is now taking data for all hadronic reactions at compton-backscattered photon energies between 1.5 GeV and 2.4 GeV. A linearly polarized photon beam is incident on a liquid hydrogen target or nuclear targets. A large dipole spectrometer analyzes charged particles produced at forward angles. First results from SPring-8/LEPS will be presented with special emphasis on the study of photoproduction of φ mesons near threshold. Some prospects for the near future will also be presented and discussed in close connection with photoproduction of hyperons.
Proton structure functions at HERA594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425492View Description Hide Description
The electron-proton collider HERA, like an electron-mycroscope, explores the structure of the proton down to and up to the situation of very high parton densities. The proton energy was upgraded from 820 to 920 GeV in the Fall of '98 and the luminosity has also substantially improved, with another factor of 3 upgrade expected to follow this year. Inclusive proton structure functions have been studied with incident and of 27 GeV in the neutral (NC) and charged (CC) current interactions as functions of the squared four-momentum transfer, and of the fractional proton momentum carried by partons, x. The structure function as well as the interference term have been measured in a range of and that extends by orders of magnitude that reached by fixed target experiments. The DGLAP evolution equations [1] allow for a perturbative NLO QCD fit of the measured non-perturbative structure functions in the available kinematic range: and the gluon density at low x are fitted at the same time with good precision. The longitudinal structure function, can be determined within the DGLAP formalism. With CC, the electroweak unification has been tested; at high x, a first flavor decomposition of the light quarks is achieved. The contribution to of the charm quark has been measured and results to be relevant. Bounds on the radius of quarks and on compositeness are derived from the data at the highest
Coulomb distortion effects for electron or positron induced reactions in the quasielastic region594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425493View Description Hide Description
In response to recent experimental studies we investigate Coulomb distortion effects on reactions from medium and heavy nuclei for the case of electrons and positrons. We extend our previously reported full DWBA treatment of Coulomb distortions to the case of positrons for the reaction in the quasielastic region for a particular nuclear model. In addition, we use previously reported successful approaches to treating Coulomb corrections in an approximate way to calculate the Coulomb distortion effects for reactions for both electrons and positrons for the case of a simple nuclear model for quasielastic knock-out of nucleons. With these results in hand we develop a simple ad-hoc approximation for use in analyzing experiments, and discuss methods of extracting the "longitudinal structure function" which enters into evaluation of the Coulomb sum rule. These techniques are generally valid for lepton induced reactions on nuclei with momentum transfers greater than approximately 300
Pion and kaon electromagnetic form factors and their related decays in an effective lagrangian594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425494View Description Hide Description
An effective lagrangian is extended to an by including the vector and axial vector meson. With this effective lagrangian, electromagnetic form factors of charged pion and kaon are calculated in both time- and space-like regions. Good agreement with experimental data is obtained for those form factors. Decay widths of and are also calculated and shown to agree with experimental data very well.
Spin of a relativistic composite system and nucleon magnetic moment594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425495View Description Hide Description
Magnetic moment of a relativistic three-body system of Dirac particles is studied. Special attention is paid to the Lorentz boost of the center of mass coordinate, which allows us to take the correct non-relativistic limit of the matrix element of the electromagnetic interaction.
Strange vector form factors of the nucleon594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425496View Description Hide Description
In this talk, we revisit the strange vector form factors of the nucleon within the framework of the SU(3) chiral quark-soliton model. We employ in this new work the prescription of the SU(3) quantization in order to remedy the charge problem arising from the nonlocality in time. We compute the neutral weak and strange vector form factors. We also incorporate two different asymptotics of the soliton field: pion and kaon tails. The results turn out to be compatible with the recent experimental data from the SAMPLE and HAPPEX collaborations. We also present the prediction for the A4 experiment.
Prospects of hypernuclear structure594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425497View Description Hide Description
Recent topics in hypernuclear physics are discussed with emphasis on the experimental progress. Correspondingly, the role of structure calculations with meson theoretical potentials are also discussed by showing typical examples in close relation with spin-dependent interactions.
Hypernuclear γ spectroscopy and interactions594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425498View Description Hide Description
Our experimental project to study interaction using high-resolution hypernuclear γ spectroscopy is described. Employing a germanium detector array (Hyperball), we investigated level structure of and in high precision and obtained quantitative information on the strengths of the spin-spin force and the Λ-spin-dependent spin-orbit force between Λ and N. More experiments are in progress to investigate the tensor force and the nucleon-spin-dependent spin-orbit force.
Nuclear bound states in light nuclei594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425499View Description Hide Description
Possible existence of deeply-bound nuclear states of is investigated theoretically for few-body systems. The nuclear ground states of in and are predicted to be discrete states with binding energies of 108 MeV and of 86 MeV and widths of 20 MeV and of 34 MeV, respectively. The formation of the state in the (stopped n) reaction is proposed with a calculated branching ratio of about 2%. It is discussed that a kaon injected into forms a nuclear object of very high density and low temperature.
Roles of Σ in weak and electromagnetic interactions of hypernuclei594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425500View Description Hide Description
Roles of virtual mixings of the Σ hyperon in hypernuclear structure and interactions are studied in the magnetic moments and transitions as well as nonmesonic weak decays of hypernuclei. It was found that effects of the mixing are significantly large so that their information is valuable in the study of the hyperon nucleon interaction.
Non-mesonic weak decay of Λ-hypernuclei and the final state interaction594(2001); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1425501View Description Hide Description
In spite of the recent progresses achieved at BNL and KEK, a consistent understanding of the non-mesonic weak decay is yet to be achieved. The rapid saturation of total decay rate in its mass dependence, ratio puzzle, opposite sign of decay asymmetry parameter between and and rule of non-mesonic weak decay are the current concerns, but not understood yet. The difficulties are largely in the treatment of the final state interaction. In the paper, we discuss on the role of final state interaction in the interpretation of the newly measured decay particle spectra in the non-mesonic weak decay of Λ hypernuclei.