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CRASH - Best Picture?! It was well-acted. A decent film to watch once. Problem here is that Crash was a recycled story presented in a good manner that Oscar voters deemed better than the shoo-in Best Picture nominee Brokeback Mountain which genuinely was a masterpiece.
FORREST GUMP - Gump remains an iconic, amazing movie full of gimmicks and tricks to pull at our heartstrings. It's not a movie I hate by any means, but Best Picture…really? In some years I'd say "you bet"! But in 1994 it was running against the far superior Shawshank Redemption (the #1 rated film on imdb.com). That isn't the biggest oversight even. 1994 is the year that Pulp Fiction deserved the award. With all its edginess and originality, it was above & beyond better than Gump and changed the way movies were written and made from 1994-present day.
SANDRA BULLOCK - THE BLIND SIDE I'm not a Bullock-hater like some. I've quite liked her (if not her movie choices) since she sprung onto the scene. However…her well-played performance in Blind Side could have been played by any actress. For that reason alone she didn't deserve an Oscar win. When you add into the equation that she was running against the likes of Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, & Gabourey Sidibe, THAT makes it much worse. She continues to develop as an actress (see her astounding turn in Gravity as proof). But not the best performance to give anybody an Oscar for in The Blind Side.
DANCES WITH WOLVES I have always struggled with what makes this film so artistically special or entertaining. And I HAVE tried to watch it several times to gain knowledge & value. It's formulaic and drab. It needed a good 45 minute edit (yet still won the Oscar for Best Film Editing). Again, I look at the competition and I see films more worthy of winning the Best Picture Oscar. First—Ghost…many can pick it apart and make mincemeat from it. I only see a perfect love story with layers of comedy, mystery, and beauty. It was Demi Moore at her shining best, and at least Whoopi Goldberg won Supporting Actress. More so, feel that Goodfellas undoubtedly deserved the win. We remember & quote it today. Nobody argues that it's one of the best crime/mob movies ever crafted.
BRAVEHEART Even the most gruesome an garish acclaimed films have things going for it which Braveheart lacked. Historical inaccuracies aside, it seemed to run in circles with no redemption in sight. Where some saw a lavish story featuring a trailblazing hero, I saw a well-crafted, uneven movie with a less than charismatic performance from Gibson. More blood than heart here.
THE USUAL SUSPECTS Nobody ever believes me, but I honestly DID see the "surprise" ending coming about 1/2 through the movie. The only really incredible thing for me in the film is Kevin Spacey's artful, Oscar-winning performance. The rest was a messy, confused, lackluster overload that tried too hard to convince that it was clever.
MERCEDES RUEHL - THE FISHER KING Best Supporting Actress 1992. How did this happen? The performance was good enough (at best), and led Ruehl nowhere in her career. The movie itself is an example of using the right cast & right director (at the time) to get good results, regardless of its mediocrity (again, at best).
GANDHI A superb (if lengthy) movie acted with sheer finesse by Ben Kingsley. What's the problem then? It may seem juvenile to say, but Gandhi was running against the penultimate perfect family film (in all of Steven Spielberg's glory) ET - The Extra Terrestrial! I dare you to ask people which is better. ET has stood the test of time!
LINDA HUNT - THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY The only thing that distinguished Hunt's performance as "great", was the fact that she was a female actress playing the part of a male in the film. And not even convincingly so at times! Odd that she would win an Oscar over such names as Glenn Close, Amy Irving, Alfre Woodard, and Cher. The year was 1984, and the Golden Globes got it right awarding Cher for her role in Silkwood.


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– Interesting that Mark Richt's two hires so far for his defensive staff –- Todd Grantham and Scott Lakatos – are people he had never met before the process began.
– In fact, he didn't meet Lakatos –- a good friend of Grantham's -– until this past weekend.
– Grantham isn't the highest paid defensive coordinator in college football, but he's the highest paid who isn't the head coach's father (Monte Kiffin) or the head-coach-in-waiting (Will Muschamp).
– Hiring Grantham, who has been in the NFL for the past 11 years, and Lakatos, who has spent his entire career in the Northeast, certainly affirmed a desire for new sets of eyes and ideas.
– Lakatos on the adjustment to a new recruiting territory: "I'm from the Northeast, and the jobs I've had have been pretty much in [that] region, but the jobs . . . have had a lot of exposure to different communities. I've recruited in Florida, Louisiana; I've been in California, junior colleges, Kansas, Oklahoma. . . . From an adjustment standpoint, I look at it like recruiting is all about communication and hard work and . . . getting in contact and being able to talk about your program and what you have to offer. Where I'm from vs. who I'm talking to –- when you present the opportunities you can gain by going to a school like Georgia, I think [past experiences and geography] are less important. It's more important that I can help prospective athletes make decisions."
– Lakatos plans to arrive in Georgia by Wednesday evening and be on the road recruiting Thursday.
– It's still unclear how Richt will define the duties of the coach he hires for the one remaining opening on Georgia's staff, or how he'll handle the special-teams coaching duties. Lakatos was asked Monday if he knows, based on his talks with Richt, what special teams he'll be coaching, if any. "That's stuff he's kind of still working through," Lakatos said, "and has a number of different options he could go. . . . . We didn't get into any specifics about that."
– Spring practice is going to be unusually interesting -– the quarterback competition, the defensive makeover to the 3-4, the new coaches, position changes.
– And if you missed it, there will be 25 players from SEC schools playing in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 30, including two from Georgia: defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Jeff Owens. Alabama has the largest representation (five players), followed by LSU (4) and Ole Miss (3).
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January 19th, 2010
10:54 am
January 19th, 2010
10:54 am
January 19th, 2010
10:55 am
Tells me Richt was looking outside his circle, looking for the best guy for the job, regardless of where he was, up north, or in the NFL.
Couldn't have done better than getting Grantham as DC, the guy that spurned and turned down Saban.
January 19th, 2010
10:59 am
Any news on a date for spring gday game? I've looked at UGA site and googled with no luck.
January 19th, 2010
11:02 am
We must turn into a running team if we are going to win the NC. Run the ball. Use our fullbacks. Run the ball.
January 19th, 2010
11:04 am
Fourth! Highest ever! From what I am reading I think it is going to be a great year defensively for the Dawgs. I think the new staff is going to be a much needed breath of fresh air to the Bulldog Nation
January 19th, 2010
11:07 am
Congrats to Saint Simons from coming out of his mother's basement in order to blog. Now, here is your well deserved consolation prize……………(((((((30-24)))))))!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Dawgs rule you pencil-pushing, gimmick offense geeks!!! Now fix a sandwich and go back downstairs to your makeshift apartment and your blow up doll!!! You are a complete LOSER!!
January 19th, 2010
11:12 am
Great to see fresh blood on the coaching staff. This Lakatos has an impressive resume concerning pass defense. Very good. Hopefully he can add to Grantham's scheme in a big way.
Speaking of the 3-4 scheme, would've been cool to see Willie use it some last year with those mammoth DTs across the front or with Owens in middle and Tripp and Dobbs at DE. Gotta have beefier DEs to play this scheme.
I would imagine Stripling becomes an outside linebacker now? Way too small to play DE in 3-4.
Whomever was in charge of the return game last year needs to stay put. Was it Tony Ball? We looked light years better with that.
January 19th, 2010
11:16 am
We expect UGA to go 4-8 and Mark Richt to be hired a pastor of Ebeneezer Baptist Church.
We also expect that GT will win the NC and that AL Groh was the greatest hire since Sherman's promotion. (Even though his last team got beat by Bill & Mary's School for Women's Liberal Arts, but please don't tell anyone.)
January 19th, 2010
11:17 am
Wow Saint Simons, I thought you crawled under a rock…or maybe that was I hoped you crawled under a rock
January 19th, 2010
11:20 am
Travis Jones….OLB coach get it done:
January 19th, 2010
11:23 am
I want to welcome St. Simons back with a hardy hand clasp and a (((30-24))) reminder.
Can you say Orange Bowl losers… I knew you could?
January 19th, 2010
11:24 am
I think I am going the G -Day game this year, will be very interesting to see this new D. I think that Richt has went out of his comfort zone to find good people with new ideas and I like that.
January 19th, 2010
11:30 am
As for the new coaches; UGA will be alright if we do not turn the ball over as much and make dump mistakes with penalties like this past year.
January 19th, 2010
11:41 am
Just recruit em, coach em, and win with em.
January 19th, 2010
11:51 am
These are good days my friends- it's time for Georgia fans to take a step back from ledge and try to enjoy the renewal and remaking of Georgia football in the Mark Richt era. There will be growing pains but it's going to be fun to watch.
January 19th, 2010
11:57 am
Not so fast my friend – this is a GREAT hire! Now Lee, put that cream on bceuase I can't breathe down here.
January 19th, 2010
12:10 pm
Tim, is Rodney Garner really still telling recruits that he's going to be back next season? Really?
January 19th, 2010
12:13 pm
Travis Jones sounds like a winner!
January 19th, 2010
12:13 pm
Allbarn sucks
January 19th, 2010
12:54 pm
Looking forward to this decade of UGA football.It will be fun to watch Mark Richt revamp the O and let the D finally have a GATA attitude.
January 19th, 2010
12:56 pm
Saint Simon hahahahahahahah you're back. Now can you say (((((((30-24)))))))? tell thomas thanks for droping the pass there at the end. if he had put down the calculator just a second earlier it could've been different. In Athens won't be much different this year. Kind of like most recently. 30-24 or 8 of 9. In any case you suck St. Simon. What a joke.
January 19th, 2010
12:57 pm
You losers got to get over this first B.S. I get sick of having to scroll past that nonsense to read the actual comments. For the 1 millionth time, nobody cares if you are first. Grow up, move out of your parents house and get life!
January 19th, 2010
1:03 pm
January 19th, 2010
1:11 pm
Hopefully next year Georgia will have a QB who doesn't average 3 ints and a fumble a game. Hopefully the Bulldogs won't get 100 yards in penalty yardage every game next year.
January 19th, 2010
1:19 pm
All I have read/heard is the Travis Jones is a great recruiter and he played at UGA………I think it would be great if he was hired.
January 19th, 2010
1:25 pm
DORKS!!!!! For those who constantly post FIRST!! Get a life!
January 19th, 2010
1:29 pm
Unless Travis Jones is going to be a special teams coach I would keep looking guys sorry.
January 19th, 2010
1:33 pm
Looking forward to the 3-4 defense and making it 9 out of 10 vs. tech this fall in Athens.
January 19th, 2010
1:35 pm
I agree with you some what, but I think it would be a great idea to give Travis Jones a call….
Last year the special teams were broken up among the position coach.
From what I have hear Fabris coached the Kick-Off team and the Punt-return team…….the two parts of UGA's special teams that were not good…..so with them gone that may solve the problem……
If given the choice between Travis Jones or a special teams coach……..UGA should pick Jones.
January 19th, 2010
1:54 pm
Could be good hires. We will know in about 10 months. 10 wins minimum and contention for the East and possible BCS bowl with top 10 ranking at end of it all. Nothing less will satisfy or justify.
January 19th, 2010
1:54 pm
I wonder if Curran and maybe Jones to a certain extent were really waiting to see who Richt was going to hire before making draft decisions. I would think that if I was a linebacker, I'd love playing in this defense, especially after playing in Willie's touch football system for the last three years; and if I was a safety/head hunter, I'd love it even more. I would think it would be a license to absolutely pop some people. Can they still change their minds? But would they if they could?
January 19th, 2010
2:01 pm
If they have signed with an agent the answer is no……
I doubt they would change their minds….For a while I thought Curran was waiting to see who the new DC was and got tired of waiting. I am sure that it is really hard to turn down the $$$. I wish them both the best of luck.
January 19th, 2010
2:31 pm
Who will have more wins next year, Paul Johnson or Chan Gailey?
January 19th, 2010
2:45 pm
Some of you are saying UGA can't lock down the state due to the amount of in-state talent for various reasons, such as: competion, UGA does not pursue such as grades, behavioral issues etc.
The truth of the matter is that UGA is getting beat on in-state talent, by kids they want and are recruiting heavily or they recruit them to late because UGA was chasing out of state talent. When the out of state talent turns them down, then they pursue kids that are there second or third option. By that time the kids have already been shown the "love" from other schools for months and have formed trust and bonds with other coaches. Ask any high school coach in Georgia, they tell their players UGA offers late. I understand the coaches have to break down film and evaluate, but so do the Florida's and Alabama's and they offer the kids way eariler, so what is going on here?
Here is a list of missed opportunities, that UGA pressed hard for, a majority turned down UGA because they were not pursued like other schools pursued them:
Keydet Dawg
January 19th, 2010
2:25 pm
SouthGaDawg88, not sure on the fact that uga has missed on any offensive recruitis instate. Based on the list of offers:
-Mack Brown, visited UGA twice. Committed to Florida.
-Tai-ler Jones, visited UGA. Committed to Notre Dame.
-Antonio Godwin, visited UGA, coaches made two in home visits, going to clemson.
-JaWuan James *They wanted him bad, a true big OL commited to Tennesse.
David Beasley *Another kid they want bad. However UGA has an official visit January 22nd, UGA trying to flip the VC. Big OL commited to Clemson.
If we were to jump to the defensive side of the ball
-Neiron Ball – Florida commitment.
-Adrian Hubbard – Alabama commitment, Under Armour All American
-Blake Sims – Alabama, Richt made several in home visits, his family even has a picture of Richt on the wall, per reports. UGA offered almost a half a year later than Bama.
-Corey Crawford – Clemson
-Michal Taylor – Florida, UGA wanted recruit, recruited hard.
-Telvin Smith – Florida State, numerous visists by UGA staff.
January 19th, 2010
2:49 pm
I am a jackass, but atleast I went to tech and now jack's UGA ass is working for me.
January 19th, 2010
3:07 pm
His parents have a picture on him on the wall and they send him some where else…really…haters are soooooo funny!!!
January 19th, 2010
3:09 pm
It normally takes two years to see significant progress when changing from the 4-3 to the 3-4…Lets just watch the games and enjoy them for what they are……a football game….GO DAWGS!!!!
January 19th, 2010
3:11 pm
Where did you go, Louie? Did you get scared of the doggies and skip on us?
January 19th, 2010
3:21 pm
No, UGA does not get all the players in Georgia. No, they sure do not. Neither does Alabama or Auburn get all of the players in Alabama. Neither do FSU and Florida get all the players there. Certainly Spurrier and Bowdon wanted AJ Green and Trint Sturdivant and even, yes, Joe Cox.
A major school can get players from just about any surrounding state and to say that you have to get them "all in your home state "tells me, that you did not even attend a junior college. To suggest that if no, then your program is failing is indication of an idiot trying to be intelliigent.
Terry Hogue, Tim Worley and Rodney Hampton and David Scwack (UGA captain in 70s ) and Charlie Tripps an Franki Sinkwich were NOT from state of Georgia. FSU's LAST Heisman of a few years ago was from Minnesota. Remember?
When you post here to knock UGA ……….you had better bring some facts.
Go Dogs.
January 19th, 2010
3:33 pm
Get your facts straight first, then you can distort them as you please.
January 19th, 2010
4:08 pm
can we fast forward to Feb 3rd please?!
January 19th, 2010
5:35 pm
tek don't know shiaat about facts,all they know are excuses.
January 19th, 2010
5:37 pm
I can't wait till next year….. sic em Dawgs………….
January 19th, 2010
7:59 pm
I'm glad I got Todd Grantham
January 19th, 2010
9:36 pm
To the little jackhammer- No if you notice I am right here,son. Check posts between 8-10 pm through the week, early , midday , and evenings on the weekend.
Now,today I see cmr didn't even know his new coach from Conn., but he hired him on the spot taking Grantham's approval.
You see, when you have been turned down over and over before , you take what you can get.
Can't wait to see this circus.
January 20th, 2010
12:01 am
Louie, Smoke some more of that dope that makes you write such stupid stuff. Who got turned down by whom? We got the second guy we chased, and if Smart had come to us Todd was going to Bama. Todd turned down Saban two years ago. Maybe we should have hired Leach, or someone else that had been fired, kind of like Tech did, you know with Mr. Groh. WIlliam and Mary, Wyoming, and others strike a familiar note?
January 20th, 2010
12:05 am
Need some other out of staters, how about Bill Krug,Bil Zambiasi, Terrell Davis, Jake Scott, Matt Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Massaquoi, John Brantley, the father of Florida's QB. Lars Tate, Mo Lewis, the list goes on and on, and those are just some that I can remember sitting here. So our recruits come from all over, and do a great job for all the Dog Nation.


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Chardon High School shooting
|Chardon High School Shooting
Location of Chardon, Ohio
|Chardon, Ohio, United States
|41°35′28″N 81°12′1″W / 41.59111°N 81.20028°WCoordinates: 41°35′28″N 81°12′1″W / 41.59111°N 81.20028°W
|February 27, 2012
7:30 a.m. (EST)
|Chardon High School
Attack type
|School shooting, murder
|Ruger MK III .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun[1][2]
Non-fatal injuries
|T. J. Lane[3][4]
The Chardon High School shooting occurred on February 27, 2012, at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, United States. Three male students died within the two days following the incident. Two other students were hospitalized, one of whom sustained several serious injuries requiring extensive rehabilitation, and the other suffered a minor injury. The seriously injured victim has been declared permanently paralyzed. A sixth student sustained a superficial wound.
While rumors of a warning of the event having been posted on the Internet circulated, student witnesses identified the shooter as Thomas "T. J." Lane III, a 17 year-old juvenile.[3] Although police were initially hesitant to publicly identify the juvenile after he was apprehended, by the evening of February 28, authorities confirmed that the suspect was Lane.
The weapon Lane used in the shooting was a .22 caliber handgun. At an initial court hearing, the prosecutor revealed that he admitted to shooting 10 rounds of ammunition from the gun during the shooting, which began in the school cafeteria at approximately 7:30 a.m., shortly after school began. Although Lane told police that he did not know the victims and that they were chosen randomly, witnesses stated that it appeared he targeted a specific student and the group he was sitting with in the cafeteria.
After the shooting occurred, Lane reportedly left the building. Witnesses stated he was chased from the building by a teacher, and was arrested a short time later in a location outside the school. Lane was ultimately indicted on three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated attempted murder, and one count of felonious assault. He was initially detained as a juvenile pending further court action.
Reaction to the event prompted a statement from Ohio Governor, John Kasich. Several prayer vigils were held and a fund for the victims was established. Thousands of people attended one of the vigils, at which the Governor spoke, the night after the attack. President Barack Obama gave his condolences to the school principal in a telephone call following the incident. Analysis of the crime and comparisons to similar attacks began immediately following the shooting.
Lane received three life sentences on March 19, 2013.
At 7:38 p.m. on September 11, 2014, Lane, along with two other inmates, Clifford Opperud and Lindsey Bruce, escaped from Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.[5][6] Bruce was captured shortly after the escape.[6] At 1:20 a.m. on the next day, Lane was recaptured.[5][7][8] Opperund was apprehended later that morning at 4:45 a.m.[9][10]
- 1 Details
- 2 Shooter
- 3 Prosecution
- 4 Community reaction
- 5 2014 escape from prison
- 6 Media comparison
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
|1. Daniel Parmertor, 16 (deceased)[11]
|2. Russell King, Jr., 17 (deceased)[12][13]
|3. Demetrius Hewlin, 16 (deceased)[14][15][16]
|4. Nate Mueller, 16 (minor injury to ear)[17][11]
|5. Nick Walczak, 17 (shot multiple times in his neck, arm, and back; a bullet also lodged in his cheek; paralyzed)[18][19][11]
|6. Joy Rickers, 18 (injured; released from hospital after approximately 24 hours)[20][11]
The shooting began at approximately 7:30 a.m. (EST) in the Chardon High School cafeteria.[21] A student witness said that the shooting began in the cafeteria before first period while students were eating breakfast. According to reports, a boy stood up and began shooting, causing chaos.[22]
A surveillance video showed that Lane shot four male students in the cafeteria with a .22 caliber handgun. As he fled, Lane shot a female student,[23] and was then chased out of the school by a teacher, football coach Frank Hall.[24] Lane was arrested outside the school near his car on Woodin Road.[22]
Initially, five students were hospitalized, three of whom later died.[13][25] Two students, Joy Rickers and Nick Walczak, were taken to local Hillcrest Hospital, while Daniel Parmertor, Russell King, and Demetrius Hewlin were flown by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.[21] A sixth student, Nate Mueller, was superficially injured when a bullet grazed his right ear.[26]
At noon on February 27, Chardon Police Chief Tim McKenna announced in a news conference that one of the victims had died.[27] The first deceased student was identified as Daniel Parmertor, a 16-year-old[11] high school junior, by a spokeswoman for Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center. His family issued a statement requesting that their privacy be respected.[28] When Lane opened fire, Parmertor was in the cafeteria waiting for a bus to the Auburn Career Center vocational school in nearby Concord Township, where he studied computer science.[21]
At 12:42 a.m. the next day, a second student, Russell King, Jr., 17, was pronounced brain dead at MetroHealth Medical Center.[12][29] King, a junior, studied alternative energy technologies. He was enrolled at both Chardon High School and at the Auburn Career Center.[13] King's family released a statement thanking the public for support and offering sympathy to the families of the other victims. They also said that his organs would be donated as he had wished.[30] A witness, Nate Mueller, said that King had recently started dating Lane's former girlfriend. Other student witnesses said that it appeared as if Lane was specifically aiming for King, indicating that he was the first to be shot. The students stated that King had previously threatened to beat Lane up. They told reporters that Lane had taken up weightlifting with the intention of fighting King.[31]
On February 28, it was reported that Demetrius Hewlin, the third student who was transferred to MetroHealth, had died.[11] His family also expressed their sorrow for their loss in a statement to the press.[14] Friends of Hewlin said that he liked to work out and wanted to be on the football team.[16] Hewlin's mother, Phyllis Ferguson, in an interview with ABC News said of her son, "He wasn't a morning person and he was late for school. But that one day he wasn't late. We were running a little late, but we weren't late enough. But it's okay. It's in God's hands. Let His will be done." When questioned about what she would say to the assailant, she said that she would forgive him, because most school shooters did not know what they were doing.[32] She explained that her son's organs would be donated and that one of the recipients was a child who was within days of death without a transplant.[33]
Other victims[edit]
One of the two injured students who had been transferred to Hillcrest Hospital, 17-year-old Nick Walczak, was shot several times, and one bullet lodged in his cheek. He was also shot in the arm, neck and back. As he entered rehabilitation a week later, in "fair condition", there were questions about whether he would be able to walk again. His mother said that he was going to require therapy on his spine to restore the feeling in his legs.[34] Joy Rickers, 18, was released from Hillcrest Hospital on February 28.[30] Nate Mueller, who was not hospitalized, was nicked in his right ear by a bullet.[11] Mueller and Walczak, students of Auburn Career Center, were waiting with Parmertor and King for the bus that would transfer them to their school on the morning of the shooting.[35]
Teacher actions[edit]
After the shooting, students referred to two teachers, Frank Hall and Joseph Ricci, as heroes. The Daily Beast reported that news of the men's "courageous actions" spread when students expressed thanks on Twitter; the reports indicated that Hall had charged the shooter despite the shooter pointing his gun at the coach.[36] A student told reporters that Hall frequently spoke of how much he cared for the students, a feeling which was shown by his actions.[37]
Meanwhile, Joe Ricci had just started his math class when he heard shots and ordered his students to "lockdown". According to a student witness, when Ricci heard moaning outside his classroom he put on a bulletproof vest,[38][39][40] opened the door, dragged a wounded student, Nick Walczak, into the classroom and administered first aid.[41] Walczak's family credits Ricci with saving his life.[33] A student described the teachers as "two of the greatest leaders in our school."[37]
Thomas Michael "T. J." Lane III (born September 19, 1994) was identified by authorities as the suspect late on February 27.[37][3][26][42] The authorities were reluctant to release his name, since he was still a juvenile, but CBS News reported that by early afternoon law enforcement officials had surrounded a house belonging to Lane.[26] According to Melanie Jones, writing for International Business Times, reports on the possibility of Lane's involvement led to great press interest, which the police initially deflected.[3]
The authorities searched the home of the suspect's paternal grandparents in Chardon Township. Lane did not live there but would frequently visit on weekends.[43][44] The residence, along with other properties owned by the Lane family, were searched extensively on the day of the shooting. A nearby forest, which neighbors said the Lane children used for target practice, was also combed.[44]
At the time of the shooting, Lane was not taking classes at Chardon High School, but at Lake Academy, an alternative school in nearby Willoughby. The school, which is also known as the Lake County Educational Service Center, served 55 students in February 2012. They were referred there from public schools in the region because of academic or behavioral needs.[45][46] Students who complete their educations at Lake Academy graduate with their classmates at the sending schools.[2]
Witnesses said Lane appeared to be targeting students who were sitting together at one table,[47] Four of the five victims who were sitting at that table were students at the Auburn Career Center. The bus Lane took from Chardon to Lake Academy was the same one the Auburn students took, but his stop was farther on the route.[35] Lane also knew some of the victims from middle school.[2]
There were rumors that there had been a warning about the shooting posted on Twitter.[3] News agencies published excerpts from the Facebook profile of a boy named "T. J. Lane". The profile did not give a location but several of the user's friends were listed as being from Chardon.[3] One entry in particular, dated December 30, 2011, caught attention, especially the last line, which read: "Die, all of you."[48] According to a comment posted by Lane on January 20, 2012, he wrote the text in class.[3][48]
Reactions of friends[edit]
A friend of Lane described him as "a very normal, just teenage boy".[49] She also told CNN that she was in "complete shock" from the incident, and that Lane often had a sad look in his eyes, but came across as completely normal.[49] Another friend said that Lane was regularly teased at school, which made Lane "put a wall around himself" and refused to divulge personal information.[49] A third student told reporters that Lane had come from "a really broken-down home", and was a quiet person who could be nice to others if he felt comfortable with them.[3]
Students at Lake Academy denied that he had been bullied. They described him as friendly and nice, but not very talkative.[2][45]
The weapon[edit]
After Lane's arrest, law enforcement determined that the gun used in the shooting was purchased legally. Authorities said Lane had stolen the .22-caliber handgun from his uncle.[50] The press reported that it was a Ruger MK III Target .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun.[1] However, a neighbor who was close to the family said that it was a target revolver that belonged to the boy's grandfather.[51] When asked how it was possible to fire as many as ten or more rounds from a revolver in quick succession, the neighbor had no explanation and eventually admitted that the revolver theory was probably not true after all. Reports were that the shooter dropped the gun as he fled from the scene. It was found inside the school and recovered by police. Lane also admitted to taking a knife into Chardon High School.[50][51]
Suspect's prior offenses[edit]
On February 29, 2012, Tim Grendell, the juvenile court judge presiding over Lane's case, allowed the release of the suspect's juvenile records to the press. According to his records, Lane was arrested twice in December 2009. The first time, Lane restrained his uncle while his cousin hit him. The other case involved Lane hitting another boy in the face.[52] To the second charge, Lane pled to a count of disorderly conduct.[53]
|This section requires expansion with: details of more recent legal proceedings involving T. J. Lane. (March 2013)
On February 28, at 3:50 pm (EST), a detention hearing was held for the suspect at Geauga County Juvenile Court in Chardon. According to the LA Times, in the United States teenage suspects are generally treated as juveniles until prosecutors decide to charge them as adults.[54] Judge Timothy J. Grendell began the proceeding by asking the media not to take photographs of the defendant until it was determined whether or not he would be tried as an adult.[14] He immediately ruled that the defendant would remain in custody. At the prosecutor's request, the judge directed that the attorneys involved in the case refrain from speaking to the media regarding the proceeding.[55] He then outlined conditions under which the media could participate, including not taking any facial photographs of the defendant or his family. After hearing the prosecutor's argument for continuing the detention and receiving no objection, the judge ruled that detention, at the Portage-Geauga Juvenile Detention Center in Ravenna, Ohio, should continue for 15 days.[56] The issues of arraignment and possible transfer to adult court were put off to future dates. The judge stated that the prosecution had until March 1, 2012, to file charges.[55]
After the hearing, prosecutor David Joyce indicated that he would attempt to try Lane as an adult and file three counts of aggravated murder, among other charges, for the incident.[56] It was revealed at the hearing that Lane admitted to shooting 10 rounds of ammunition during the incident. He also told the police that he did not know the victims and that they were selected randomly.[55][56] However, a witness who said he knew the shooter indicated that Lane knew several of the victims.[56]
Outside defense attorneys observing the hearing questioned if Lane's attorney was protecting his client's rights.[4] First, a concern was raised that Lane's attorney agreed with the judge that the gag order would not go into effect until after the press conference that prosecutor Joyce held following the hearing. One lawyer explained that this exception to the order gave the prosecution the opportunity to announce the defendant's confession publicly, thus influencing the jury pool.[4] A second concern regarded Joyce's statement at the conference that Lane "is someone who's not well."[4] Ian Friedman, a criminal attorney and past president of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers said that such things are generally said by defense attorneys. Another attorney said that in this case, he would file a motion which would ensure that the juvenile's mental health would be evaluated before the case was brought to the adult court. As of March 1, 2012, Lane's defense had filed no motions.[4]
On March 1, prosecutors formally charged Lane with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated attempted murder, and one count of felonious assault.[57][58] Lane did not enter a plea when he was arraigned on March 6. Two additional defense attorneys were assigned to the case in March,[59] and the judge postponed the decision to try Lane as an adult until after a competency evaluation was completed.[60] On April 9, Lane again appeared before Judge Grendell who set the date for a competency hearing for May 2. He also scheduled a hearing for May 12 to determine if the defendant be tried as an adult.[61]
The competency evaluation might have been requested by either the prosecution or the defense. It was speculated by one observing attorney that the judge might have made the decision himself. According to Ohio law, "a child may be found competent only if able to grasp the seriousness of the charges, if able to understand the court proceedings, if able to aid in the defense and if able to understand potential consequences. The law says a child with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability may not be found competent."[60]
In June 2012, it was determined that Lane would be tried as an adult. He was indicted on the six charges that were filed earlier in March: three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of felonious assault. On June 8, he pled not-guilty to those charges. His bail was set at $1 million, and he was scheduled to be transferred from the juvenile detention center to county jail on June 18.[62] However, on June 20, a motion was filed with the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas stating that if someone were to pay a $120 fee, he could remain in the Portage-Geauga County Juvenile Detention Center.[63]
On February 26, 2013, Lane pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault.[64][65]
On March 19, 2013, Lane was sentenced to three life sentences in prison without parole.[66][67] After entering the courtroom, he took off his dress shirt to reveal a white T-shirt underneath which had the word "Killer" handwritten across the front.[66] He smiled and smirked during the hearing.[66][68] After being sentenced, Lane said to the victims' families and the courtroom, "This hand that pulled the trigger that killed your sons now masturbates to the memory. Fuck all of you", while giving the middle finger.[67][69][70]
Community reaction[edit]
On the morning of the shooting, Ohio Governor John Kasich issued a statement in which he praised the Chardon Police and Geauga County Sheriff's office for their handling of the incident and pledged support to the community.[71] The following day, Kasich ordered that the flag at the Ohio Statehouse, as well as all flags in Geauga County, be flown at half-staff.[72]
In the wake of the event, officials closed all Chardon schools on February 28.[73] The School Department provided counseling and scheduled a gradual return to school for the students, teachers and staff, with school resuming in full on Friday, March 2, 2012.[74] On the night of February 27, there were several vigils held including one at Assembly of God Church.[75] After it was suggested on Facebook,[76] tens of thousands agreed to wear red, one of Chardon High School's school colors, on February 28 in support of the school.[77] The United Way set up The Chardon Healing Fund to help those traumatized by the shooting. The fund had already acquired $150,000 by the time its creation was announced on February 28.[77]
In the evening of the day following the attack, thousands of people attended a vigil at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chardon, where a funeral mass was scheduled for victim Daniel Parmertor, to take place the following weekend.[42] As on February 28, people in attendance wore red. Chardon High School Principal Andy Fetchik spoke to rally the student body and encourage them to help each other during the healing process,[42] while Kasich encouraged Chardon residents to support those who had lost loved ones.[42] The following day, President Barack Obama telephoned Fetchik and expressed his condolences for the death of the students, saying that both he and First Lady Michelle Obama were praying for the high school community.[78]
Students return to school[edit]
On March 2, 2012, the students entering the building received a warm welcoming. A student from West Geauga High School, her mother, and neighbor organized the "Line Up At Chardon" event via Facebook. They welcomed the students of Chardon high school back into the school building with a giant sign that says "I'll Stand By You" referencing the song by The Pretenders. More than 100 kids from the surrounding school districts, including West Geauga, came to show support. Also, the students of Chardon High School and their parents attended a "walk through" of the school. The senior class officers organized a procession from Chardon Square to the school that morning. The organizers invited participation in the three-quarter-mile walk on Facebook; the day before the activity, over 225 students had shown interest in participating.[22][79] [80]
Classes resumed the next day. The cafeteria, where the shooting took place, was repainted and reorganized. The table where most of the victims were sitting at the time of the attack remained in place, however, as "a counterpoint to the way the other tables are arranged". The table was covered with flowers and stuffed animals.[81]
Funerals and protest[edit]
On March 2, 2012, WEWS-TV reported that Fred Phelps, Jr., whose father founded the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), had posted on Twitter that the WBC was planning to "street-preach" about the Ohio shooting "regarding God's hand, judgments and vengeance in this affair."[82] Another Twitter post from a member of the church said the group would protest Daniel Parmertor's funeral. In response, Chardon resident Alex Pavlick sent out a request on Facebook for people to join him in forming a barricade around St. Mary's Church, where the funeral was to be held on March 3, if the WBC showed up to protest. He wrote that he wanted to ensure the funeral was not ruined by "a group of extremists."[82] By the time the story was posted on the television station's web site, 1600 people had agreed to join Alex in his counter-protest. The day of the funeral, the television station reported that a human barricade consisting of thousands had readied, but the WBC protestors did not come.[83]
Three days after Parmertor's funeral, Demetrius Hewlin's funeral was held, also at St. Mary's. Members of four motorcycle clubs, including the Patriot Guard Riders participated as part of the honor guard.[84] The Patriot Guard was formed specifically to counter-demonstrate at funerals which are protested by the Westboro Baptist Church.[85]
2014 escape from prison[edit]
On September 11, 2014, Lane escaped from Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio, along with two other inmates at 7:38 p.m. 33-year-old Lindsey Bruce was quickly captured afterwards. Lane and the other inmate, identified as 45-year-old Clifford Opperud of Carlisle, Ohio,[86] who was serving a twelve-year sentence for aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and kidnapping, remained at large. Police conducted searches at a wooded area and a residential neighborhood near the prison, and considered him and Opperud as "potentially armed and dangerous". Nearby residents were advised to lock their doors and stay inside their homes. Dina Parmertor, Daniel Parmertor's mother, reacted to the escape, saying, "I'm disgusted that it happened. I'm extremely scared and panic stricken. I can't believe it." The three inmates escaped using a makeshift ladder to scale a fence during recreation hours.[6] At 1:20 a.m. of the next day, Lane was captured near the woods, followed by Opperud over three hours later.[87] Chardon High School was closed that same day and counselors were made available to students and staff. Later in the day, Lane, Opperud, and Bruce were transferred to the super-maximum security Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown, Ohio.[88]
Media comparison[edit]
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence called the Chardon shooting "the deadliest high-school shooting in the U.S. since 2005".[1] In that year, seven people were killed at Red Lake Senior High School in Minnesota.[1] The Christian Science Monitor published an article that compared the attack at Chardon with other similar events such as the Columbine High School massacre. The article said that since the incident at Columbine, the occurrences of "student-initiated shootings" were in decline, pointing out that in the 2009–10 school year there were 33 school-related violent deaths. This was the lowest number of such deaths since the 2002–03 school year, the highest being the 2006–07 school year, in which there were 66 deaths from school violence.[89] Suggesting that Columbine was a catalyst for attention to school shootings, the article's author wrote that heightened awareness of the problem may be responsible for the decline.[89]
The Monitor article included information from Kenneth Trump, the president of a school safety consulting firm. Trump noted that recent school shootings often involved "a lone shooter who may not have given many indicators of what he is planning, undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues," and were more difficult to detect due to "ballooning social media" masking the warning signs. He went on to explain that often indicators of these attacks appear on Twitter and Facebook. He added that there were several factors which could lead to an increase in school shootings, such as too much emphasis on bullying [as a cause], untreated mental illnesses, lower funding for school safety programs and training, and a possible complacency in students and administrators.[89]
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MERCED — A solar water-heating system based on non-imaging optics technology pioneered by Professor Roland Winston of the University Of California, Merced, received a prestigious award today from the editors of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News. The Winston Series CPC Collector, manufactured by Solargenix Energy, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Green Building Products of 2004.
The award was announced this morning at the Greenbuild Conference in Portland, Oregon.
"Reflected in our Top-10 list this year is concern about energy," said GreenSpec coeditor Alex Wilson. The Winston Series CPC Collector is one of four energy-related products on the list. It is the only solar collector on the list and was chosen for its innovative, high-tech design, editors said.
"Non-imaging optics manifests some very elegant math, and that's what I enjoy most," said Winston, who developed the non-imaging optics technology used for the collector when he was a professor at the University of Chicago. "The fact that it is also useful is great. It makes high-temperature solar energy practical."
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The Winston Series CPC Collector is a residential and commercial solar water-heating system. The basic system is made up of 12 small compound parabolic collectors (CPCs) that focus sunlight more intensely than traditional optics. CPCs can be thought of as "light funnels" that collect light from a large area of the sky, rather than from the direct rays of the sun. This means that the Winston Series CPC Collector does not require moving parts to track the sun.
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By Todd Cunningham
The Kevin Hart-Ice Cube comedy "Ride Along" cruised to a repeat win at the weekend box office, rolling up just over $21 million in its second lap.
In the process, it blew the doors off the weekend's only wide opener, "I, Frankenstein," the special effects-heavy remake of Mary Shelley's horror classic starring Aaron Eckhart, which finished sixth with a weak $8.2 million three-day total.
The runner-up movie was the Afghan War drama "Lone Survivor" with $12.6 million, giving Universal Pictures the top two movies for the second week in a row and its third straight weekend win. It marks the first time a studio's films have achieved that in nearly two decades, when Warner Bros. had "On Deadly Ground" and "Ace Ventura" in the first and second positions for two weeks in February 1994.
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"Ride Along" upped its domestic total to $75 million and the Mark Wahlberg battle saga has taken in nearly $94 million since opening at No. 1 three weeks ago.
The animated family film "The Nut Job" wasn't far behind in third, with a $12.3 million three-day total that raised its domestic haul to over $40 million after two weeks for Open Road.
"I, Frankenstein" is distributed by Lionsgate and was produced for $65 million by Lakeshore Entertainment, the company behind the "Underworld" movies. Those all opened over $20 million, but analysts had projected that "Frankenstein" would do about half that, and it did. Audiences – 62 percent male and 60 percent over 25 years of age – gave it a "B" CinemaScore. About 60 percent of its grosses came from 3D.
"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" and Disney's blockbuster "Frozen" were close for
fourth, with just under $9 million.
That was good news for "Frozen," which is showing incredible staying power – it was off just 19 percent from last week despite dropping 212 theaters – and has raised its domestic total to $347 million after 10 weeks in release.
But it wasn't so good for "Shadow Recruit." Paramount had hoped to reboot its franchise based on Tom Clancy's novels with Chris Pine as the lead, but its failure to break out, so-so second week and $30 million domestic total make that a long shot.
Three Oscar contenders followed.
David O. Russell's Best Picture nominee "American Hustle" was the top grosser. The con-man comedy took in just under $7 million to claim the seventh spot and raise its domestic total to nearly $127 million in its seventh week. "Silver Linings Playbook," Russell's 2012 Oscar contender, took in $135 million over its entire run.
"The Wolf of Wall Street," Martin Scorsese's black comedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was next with just over $5 million. The R-rated take on the sex-and-drugs excess of the 1980s stock market boom, also a Best Picture nominee, will cross the $100 million mark at the domestic box office in the next day or two.
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"August: Osage County" was just behind it, with a little under $5 million. The Weinstein Company's dysfunctional family comedy starring Meryl Streep and Julie Roberts, both Oscar nominees, is up to $26 million after five weeks.
Focus Features' Matthew McConaughey-Jared Leto AIDS drama "Dallas Buyers
Club" was in 1,110 theaters, its widest release so far. It brought in a little
over $2 million for the weekend to cross the $20 million mark in its 13th
After two months in limited release, Paramount went wide with "Nebraska" this weekend. The black-and-white drama starring Bruce Dern brought in a quiet $1.4 million from 968 theaters to up its total to $11.6 million in 11 weeks domestically.
Two frontrunners in the Best Picture race, "12 Year a Slave" and "Gravity"
both added theaters to their re-releases this week seeking to cash in on awards
Director Steve McQueen slavery saga took in $1.9 million from 1,231 locations and lifted its overall domestic total over $43 million after 15 weeks.
Director Guild Award winner Alfonso Cuaron's space epic brought in $1.8 million from 1,260 theaters to up its domestic haul to $261 million after 17 weeks. The Sandra Bullock-George Clooney 3D thriller should get another boost next weekend, when it returns to Imax theaters.
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"Ride Along," $21.2M;
"Lone Survivor," $12.6M;
"The Nut Job," $12.3M;
"Frozen," $9M;
"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," $8.8M;
"I, Frankenstein," $8.2M;
"American Hustle," $7.1M;
"The Wolf of Wall Street," $5M;
"August: Osage County," $4.9M;
"Devil's Due," $2.7M
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Little Women
The story of the life and loves of the four March sisters in 1860s New England.
Louisa May Alcott's perennial charmer, an autobiographically inspired classic of American girlhood, has been filmed periodically as an actresses showcase, notably George Cukor's superb 1933 version starring Katharine Hepburn and the more syrupy 1949 movie with Margaret O'Brien and Elizabeth Taylor.
Pretty and quaint for the 90s but still compelling, it's a character-rich, incident-packed story set around the four March girls: the beauteous Meg (Trini Alvarado); the fragile Beth (Claire Danes); the vain, emotional Amy (played at 12 by the precocious tough-act-to-follow dynamo Dunst, and at 16-plus by the comparatively wan Samantha Mathis); and, particularly, the spirited, life-embracing Jo (Ryder). They may be poor, but they have the advantage of a wise and womanly role model in their mother (Sarandon), prophet of the New Woman.
Opening in New England during the Civil War and spanning the 1860s, it's beautifully mounted to capture the age and the passing seasons, though director Gillian Armstrong never lets the production values overwhelm the gentle sketches of girlish hopes and pastimes tempered by the trials of life.
The team fielded as supporting men is an attractive one too. Eric Stoltz appears as Meg's hard-up but refined suitor; Christian Bale is utterly huggable as the boy next door, Laurie, whose adoration of the colourful March family focuses on Jo; and, as the older, impoverished immigrant Professor Bhaer, a fine Byrne - the first to play this pivotal character with clear attractions besides the intellectual to explain Jo's fervent admiration of him.
Families who flocked to The Secret Garden will be more than satisfied with the values and virtues so entertainingly expounded here. Fellas who dote on Winona should be pleasantly surprised, as well as subject to some moistness around the eyes.
A lovely story and vivacious stars make this warm-hearted saga of home, family and growing up - written, directed and produced by women - a joyful standard bearer in the new wave of "women's pictures".
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This movie is perfect for all the family, nothing harmful at all to corrput their minds. There is romance, sister love, sadness, laughter, fun and beautiful landscapes. The peformances are strong and wonderful, Winona Rider is perfect as Jo who creates the story at the end and finally finding love with Gabriel Byrne. Christian Bale is handsome and totally frowning-free in this, he screams sexy no matter what! A powerful, moving film with amazing pefomances and a strong script. So much better tha... More
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The 21st century seems far too cynical for films such as 'Little Women', which is a great shame - every film has to rely on some sort of gimmick or catch in order to secure that big opening weekend, rather than allow a beautiful, emotional drama such as this slowly build up word-of-mouth. Okay, so it doesn't really deserve the five stars, but I admit I'm trying to tip the balance of user ratings higher, it certainly was better than 3 stars - a magnificent cast in a truly heart warming and heart ... More
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L: Fenwick I personally dont like Winona Ryder That would be most good. ] good..." Haha. Awesome. ... More
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*SPOILERS* The Cukor film is unquestionably the finest adaptation, though I have a soft, mushy spot for Mervyn LeRoy's cloying, manipulative 1949 Technicolo(u)r version. The shameless shifting around of the character's ages to kill off the obscenely talented (and appealing) Margaret O'Brien is a cruel masterstroke and gives the film a real emotional kick. Further, any film with C. Aubrey Smith, Janet Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor in has got to be worth a look, ... More
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Not the worst version, I personally dont like Winona Ryder but she was good in this. Nothing compares to the 1933 Cukor version though! ... More
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Cerainly a beautiful film made of a wonderful story. The set and cast are very enjoyable. Despite the radiant Winona Ryder as Jo and Kirsten Dunst as Amy it seems like Claire Danes as Beth is stealing the show. This is a movie to enjoy with all senses and sentiments. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry and you will love it. ... More
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A beautifully considered and fabulously directed film. Huge production value, wonderful sets and fabulous costumes convincingly bring us into the late 19th century. Great performances also by Susan Sanrandon and a very young Kirsten Dunst but, for me, let down by Winona Rider, who doesn't have the gravitas for this role, and the terrible German accent of Gabriel Byrne. In terms of the script, there are interesting character arcs but it seems to lose a little pace and direction in the second hour... More
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