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The morning did not get off to a good start for the Wids with four of the sixteen man squad not being able to play due to illness or injury. This meant that the home team were going to have to play both cup ties without the benefit of any substitutes or replacements.
Leigh and Southport contested the first match which was a highly competitive and enjoyable game for the neutral supporters to watch, with both teams fielding big packs and employing excellent rucking and mauling to good effect. Leigh eventually overcome their opponents with a 28-0 win, three of the tries coming in the last ten minutes.
The Wids were up against Leigh in the second game, and the coaching staff impressed upon the team the importance of meeting Leigh's bigger pack with determined tackling. Connagh Grace won the toss for Widnes and elected to kick off.
The game was off. Sam Freeman put a great kick into the Leigh back field and Widnes instantly pounced on some indecision in the Leigh team which enabled the forwards to set up a great field position just five metres out from the Leigh line . Jonathon Riley saw a gap from the base of the ruck and went over to score to give the Wids a five point lead (converted to seven by Freeman) in the first minute.
Leigh then took the game to the home team but their bigger forwards were met by determined defense and never looked likely to break the Widnes try line. The same could not be said for the Wids as the forwards were providing the backs with excellent possesion and the lively and well organised home team kept the Leigh defenders chasing after them. Jamie Patent scored the second Wids try with an excellently worked move, his determination to get through three tackles ensuring he touched down safely. Another conversion by Freeman made it fourteen nil at half time. Widnes started the second half with the same attacking frame of mind as they did the first and this enabled Freeman to score the first of his two tries in this game with another fine attacking move from the backs. Evan Bullen and Callum O'Conner, who were both playing out of their usual postions, set up the fourth try with some brilliant defensive work (both put in huge tackles on the advancing Leigh team) which set up the forwards to again get the ball out to Patent, he then passed to Freeman who went over to score in the corner. This was typical of the fantastic contribution from both O'Conner and Bullen all day.
After another succesful conversion the game finished with a twenty eight to nil win for the home team.
Widnes then took on Southport and proceeded to carry on playing in the same manner as they did against Leigh with superb forward work complimented by the backs who were determined to spread the ball wide and make the bigger Southport team work hard for possesion. Wids scored two very quick tries through Big John Brett and Freeman and within the first five minutes were fourteen nil up. With what was surely a bit of tiredness after the game against Leigh, Widnes then took their foot of the gas untill half time and let Southport play their tighter forward based game, but the home team stood firm and didnt let the visitors break through for a score.
The half time interval allowed the home team to regroup and after a talk from Captain Grace and Pack leader Josh Boughey the Wids re-energised team took up their usual game of good rucking and mauling, which enabled the backs to again run well against a now tiring Southport team. Adam Maddison was a constant thorn to the opposition and hooker George "the artful dodger" McGarvey regularly emerged from the mauls and rucks with the ball.
Freeman picked up two more tries either side of another one for Jamie Patent, who had one of his best ever games for Widnes. This was balanced on the other wing by Mathew Tyrrell who weighed in with his usual strong and reliable contribution. The game ended with the home team winning thirty five nil. Captain Grace led his team from the front, but every team member deserves mentioning as they all put in excellent performances throughout the two games.
The coaches and watching parents were ecstatic with the overall performance of the team, scoring nine converted tries and conceding none in the two games played, but it was the way the team organised itself into the correct playing positions which kept releasing the backs and forwards to attack strongly after the breakdown that pleased the coaches most. We would also like to thank Southport and Leigh for contributing to a very enjoyable morning of Rugby.
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Osama's witnesses
As the United States prepares to battle Saddam Hussein, U.S. allies inside Iraq continue to hold terror suspects as evidence of Saddam's close involvement in the 9/11 attacks. WORLD visits a Kurd-controlled detention center and talks with a detainee
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq—To get to Sulaymaniyah requires a plane, an early morning truck ride through the oil wells and wheat fields of northern Syria, two checkpoints, a river crossing, a snaking road of seven hours to the next checkpoint, a demilitarized zone where guests are handed from one Kurdish zone of protection to another, and a final car ride of two hours. Thankfully this is Mesopotamia, the Fertile Crescent, and the landscape is an ever-changing parade of rushing waters, green pasture, and hillsides giving way to distant snowcapped mountains. This is also Iraq, where most U.S. passports became invalid Feb. 8, 1991, after the United States defeated Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. Kurdish authorities who control this region are careful to protect American reporters who turn up here, knowing there are spies from Baghdad and elsewhere. The escort into the detention center in downtown Sulaymaniyah includes three armed guards who are never more than a few feet away. The Gulf War may be over but a new war, many here suspect, is about to begin.
Haqi Ismail decided to shave. Just the day before, he wore the customary beard of Afghan mujahideen. Until a few weeks ago he went about in traditional Afghan clothing, tunic and sash with loose-fitting trousers. Now he wears the drawstring pants but has exchanged the rest for orange plastic sandals and an American T-shirt advertising a "Tri State Martial Arts Tournament."
When he enters the office of the security chief, the authorities chuckle at his new guise. One asks, "So now you have decided to leave al-Qaeda?" The young, prematurely balding mujahid is polite but refuses eye contact. He laughs nervously, and swallows several times.
Charlie Manson might have been paroled if he'd tried this. But at the jailhouse in northern Iraq, where Kurdish parties reign in opposition to Saddam Hussein, no one is buying Mr. Ismail's tender face and neat sideburns.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan detained Mr. Ismail six months ago when he tried to cross the border from Iran near here.
Security officers who oversee this detention center told WORLD they believe he is a top operative in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization. He is an Iraqi citizen with connections to the government of Saddam Hussein, whose territory begins just half an hour south of here. They believe his connections include ties to Saddam's powerful intelligence service, known as the Mukhabarat, which is the main security arm of the government. In southern Iraq, Mr. Ismail's uncle is the top officer in Mukhabarat. His father is retired from the Iraqi air force.
Kurdish officials realize that holding him indefinitely-along with at least four other detainees who have suspicious pasts in Afghanistan-is a powerful card with which to force the hand of the United States on Saddam Hussein. The detainees are evidence that Saddam Hussein played a role in the events of Sept. 11.
Intelligence officers shared with WORLD a substantial dossier compiled after months of interrogating Mr. Ismail. He is from Mosul, a city of 1.5 million controlled by Baghdad. In October 1994 he left school in Mosul and completed a mandatory tour of military duty. "I was released from military forces in 1995. I obtained my Iraqi passport, then I went to Jordan, to Amman," he said. He told investigators he was then dissatisfied with the shallow secular Islam of Saddam Hussein's regime.
From there he went to Afghanistan in 1999, according to the transcript. In Kabul he met a man named Ahmed who took him in a pickup truck to one of al-Qaeda's camps.
During a face-to-face interview at the Sulaymaniyah detention center, he told WORLD, "I went there looking for work, I was searching for religious schools. That was my ambition." He said Afghanistan was "the only country with an Islamic state that was freely helping anyone getting involved in religion." At first, he said, he was trying to get into one of Kabul's madrassas, religious schools run by the Taliban. But then he said he was "only learning in the mosques," until the "accident"-a reference to Sept. 11. "Then I left."
But according to the information he gave previously to investigators, he was by that time heavily involved in the activities of al-Qaeda and knew about impending attacks on the United States. "They were expecting such an accident," a transcript of his previous statements reads. "They told us, 'Soon you will hear good news.' Really the accident and explosion in Washington and New York happened right away."
Mr. Ismail repeatedly uses the word accident in reference to the events of Sept. 11. Questioned about the word choice, he told WORLD, "I didn't say that. I said 'problem.'"
In his 53-page dossier are three maps he confirmed are in his own handwriting. One traces the mountain camp known as al-Farouk. At the center is a mosque, surrounded by tents, a clinic, a weapons storehouse, guest quarters, and a main house. Underground entries and exits are also penned in by Mr. Ismail. The secret camp was reportedly one of the largest al-Qaeda hideouts, one frequented by Osama bin Laden and where he met with American al-Qaeda member John Walker Lindh.
A second map shows #10 guest house in Gulam Baçhas section of Kabul. Mr. Ismail says this house was used by al-Qaeda.
A third map outlines another compound, including cave quarters, in the mountains at Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
With much of the territory bombarded by U.S. forces, the maps may be of little logistical use. To Kurdish officials what is more important is what the maps suggest: that they are holding someone who had day-to-day working knowledge of al-Qaeda. And someone who thought it was important to risk returning to Iraq.
Since Sept. 11 the case for Iraqi involvement in the attacks on the United States has gradually gained momentum. Czech intelligence officers say that American Airlines Flight 11 hijacker Mohammed Atta met last spring in Prague with Ahmed Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani, the second secretary of the Iraqi Consul in Prague and an Iraqi foreign intelligence service officer. Mr. al-Ani was involved in a plot to bomb the Czech Republic headquarters of Radio Free Europe, according to an Iraqi intelligence defector debriefed in Britain in 1998. He was expelled from Prague before the Sept. 11 attacks.
After the attacks on New York and Washington, two defectors from Saddam Hussein's military-a lieutenant general and a captain-revealed a terrorist training camp in southern Iraq where hijackers are trained in a Boeing 707. Another defector, nuclear physicist Khidhir Hamza, has described an Iraqi program for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.
But while evidence mounts, absolute proof that the Iraqi regime had advance knowledge of attacks on the United States seems to elude those in the Bush administration who want to oust the Iraqi dictator. Leading that campaign are Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. CIA and FBI investigators, along with the diplomatic corps, have been reluctant to follow on.
Kurdish officials want a signal from Washington before deciding what to do with their al-Qaeda detainees. They opened the cases for the media, beginning with American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in January, when Washington was taking no interest in them. No CIA or FBI officials had bothered to visit northern Iraq to investigate these cases, the security officers complain. So they have continued to hold Mr. Ismail and others.
They say Mr. Ismail's statements contrast with the usual breakdown many prisoners exhibit during indefinite confinement and repeated questioning. At first he gave many details about his terrorist connections. Security officers (who insisted to WORLD that they not be named in print as a condition for the interview) say he has become more evasive since the initial interrogations, which they have on videotape.
"At first he was open," said the chief of security, "but now that the journalists have come he is afraid he will be taken to America. Psychologically he trusted us because we treated him very well. He thought this would be a quick thing. But my job is to investigate. If not today, I have tomorrow. If not tomorrow, I have next month. We are waiting."
On the security chief's desk is a healthy stack of files for the detainees from Afghanistan. One of the men said he served as a bodyguard to Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, when he visited Baghdad in 1992. Mr. Zawahiri met with Saddam Hussein during the visit. The detainee, named Qassem Hussein Muhammad, is an officer in Mukhabarat. Another is an Iranian Arab smuggler named Muhammad Mansour Shahab who says he worked for Osama bin Laden. He smuggled weapons and refrigerator motors with liquid canisters that he believes contained chemical or biological weapons. All were caught trying to navigate back through the Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq. Taken together, their testimony suggests that al-Qaeda finances and communicates with terrorist cells inside Iraq, who in turn have ties to the Mukhabarat.
Asked whether his government has discussed the detainees with U.S. investigators, Barham Salih, prime minister for the region, said, "My government will not comment on any intelligence matters." He refused to say how many suspects with ties to Osama bin Laden he is holding or whether he took along their files when he met with "senior policymakers" in Washington three weeks ago.
During that time, U.S. and British forces began a new offensive in the mountains of southeastern Afghanistan. Their aim is to locate al-Qaeda fighters in a base believed used by Osama bin Laden. They are also preparing for an operation on both sides of the border with Pakistan, an area close to one of the areas mapped by Mr. Ismail.
But while the Bush administration talks openly about its intent to go to war against Iraq, Kurdish officials have reason to be cautious. Saddam Hussein's tanks and artillery are positioned only half an hour's drive from Sulaymaniyah. The region's security is dependent on the United States and Great Britain, who jointly patrol the area as part of a NATO no-fly zone established at the end of the Gulf War in 1991.
The Kurds are an ethnic minority in Iraq. Repeatedly they have been the target for annihilation by Saddam Hussein. He ordered the use of chemical weapons against Kurdish villages during the Iran-Iraq war in 1988-killing 100,000 men, women, and children. At the end of the Gulf War, tens of thousands more were slaughtered by Iraqi troops after they attempted an uprising. That is when the first President George Bush authorized the no-fly zone across Iraq's northeastern tier.
Under its protection, the two main parties-Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party-have established separate administrative governments that feature local representation and broad individual freedoms. In downtown Sulaymaniyah, Mr. Salih's government has constructed a children's playground called Freedom Park on a site where Iraqi troops once imprisoned and tortured local Kurds. Local enterprises, including supermarkets, Internet cafes, and 30-cents-a-minute international cell phone service are prospering in the safe haven. War with Saddam Hussein and the terrorist infiltration threaten those gains.
"We live in a tough neighborhood," said Mr. Salih. "But we are very careful not to overreact and not to undermine the values of rule of law we have said to our people we would honor."
Mr. Salih told WORLD his government began seeing terrorist activity from a nearby fundamentalist group, Ansar al Islam, soon after U.S. bombing in Afghanistan began. The group, which until recently operated under the name Jund al-Islam, has a base among Kurdish villages in the mountains near the Iranian border. Mr. Salih has his own reasons for taking their threats seriously. On April 2 members of Ansar al Islam ambushed Mr. Salih in Sulaymaniyah just after he met with a U.S. delegation. In the attack, the militants opened fire using assault rifles and grenades, killing five of Mr. Salih's bodyguards before they were killed or captured.
"We are in a heightened state of alert. People are anxious," Mr. Salih said. The assassination attempt "served notice that we were facing something very serious."
When authorities arrested one of the prime minister's would-be assassins, they discovered that the trained killer had also been to Jordan and to Yemen-countries where Ansar al Islam as well as al-Qaeda reportedly have cell groups.
Officials discovered that detainee Mr. Ismail is familiar with al-Qaeda activity in Yemen also. Asked whether al-Qaeda was responsible for the 1999 explosion of the USS Cole in the Yemen harbor of Adana, he replied, "Yes. Even in the songs they were talking about the USS Cole and repeating [the phrase] 'American ships.'"
As U.S. forces flush out al-Qaeda units in Afghanistan, Kurdish authorities suspect their own patrols will encounter more Iraqi Afghans trying to cross the remote mountain reaches at the Iran-Iraq border. They may be en route to making contact with other terror groups inside Iraq. Or they may aim to establish a communications link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Kurds have no advanced weaponry to rely on, and the no-fly zone prohibits them from developing air defenses. So they are dependent on a U.S. response.
"I think it's very clear that the president of the United States has made a policy decision seeking the removal of this present regime in Iraq. For the first time we are hearing from the U.S. policymakers saying that what they want from Iraq is a representative, broad-based democracy. They are no longer interested in a coup, they are no longer interested in a change in one dictator by the other," Mr. Salih said.
But Kurdish officials are somewhat skeptical about U.S. intent. In 1989, after nerve gas killed over 100,000 Kurds, President George H.W. Bush vetoed sanctions legislation targeting Saddam Hussein's regime. At the end of the Gulf War Mr. Bush called on the "Iraqi military and the Iraqi people" to rise up and "force Saddam Hussein to step aside." Kurds followed through with an uprising across the region-which was crushed by the Iraqi tanks and helicopters Mr. Bush had allowed Saddam Hussein to keep after the U.S. withdrawal. Thousands of villages, from Sulaymaniyah to the northern border, were destroyed.
Mr. Salih said, "I have been around long enough to realize that the expectations game is a dangerous one. We are talking day-to-day survival in this part of the world."

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Fresh Android Apps for Sep. 14: 106 & Park, You Need a Budget, Help Out
by Ian Black
Give interactive TV a try using 106 & Park, get your finances in order with You Need a Budget or look for the exit in Help Out.
106 & Park (Free)
This is a companion app for the BET network's show 106 & Park.
View video segments from the show, see a schedule of the upcoming guests, or watch the fan tweets. Stream music videos from artists and vote for your favorite by scratching the disc in the app as fast as you can.
Get interactive with the show using this download. If you have it open while the show is on, the stars Terence and Rocsi may contact you live. You can also scan the barcode shown during the show to unlock secret content and win prizes.
You Need a Budget (YNAB) ($4.99)
The desktop version of this software – PC, Mac, Linux – has won awards and garnered rave reviews for its ability to help people with their household finances.
Enter quick transactions while you're in the store and check your budget balances before you buy. Because multiple Androids can sync to the same account, you can have everyone in the family working from the same budget.
NOTE: You must have a desktop version of YNAB installed before this mobile app will work, but you can get a free trial of the desktop software at youneedabudget.com.
Help Out (Free)
No, this isn't a call to service; it's a fun puzzle app.
You must get the block with the face out from the big square by sliding other blocks out of the way to free up the exit path. There are a minimum number of moves that the game tracks with a counter.
One of the best things about the game is the variety of cool looking themes you can apply to it before you play including asphalt, farm, sushi, glow, and many more. Share achievements with friends and level-up to unlock new levels.


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Ghetto Gaggers
Summer Knight looks and sounds like she comes from a privileged life. Of course, there's a white man involved. And, of course… she's fucking him over by doing this porn behind his back. It's one thing to sneak off and have a one night stand, it's another to chug down two cocks on video, barf all over yourself and get slapped around like a cheap whore behind the back of the one you supposedly devoted your life to. That is why Jimmy will never get married. Bitches are too scandalous for me. Let's get to the action… Summer, for being a complete newbie, did really well. She was obviously trained to be a submissive bitch. She took the cocks all the way to the balls. She kept her thoughts to herself and she let the boys do whatever the fuck they wanted. Is a porn career for her? I couldn't care less… We did, however, use up this chick to her full potential.
Ghetto Gaggers
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Foodbites: Olde Milwaukee Cafe and Bakery slates grand opening
Olde Milwaukee Café and Bakery sets grand opening
Olde Milwaukee Café and Bakery at 2613 Milwaukee Road, Clarks Summit, will have a its grand opening Monday at 10 a.m.
Co-owned by Carmen Allegrucci, Sue Richter and Lisa Howey, the bakery and cafe specializes in a large range of homemade baked goods that includes pies, cakes and cookies.
"All of our products are homemade and from old recipes. That is what sets us apart from the others," Ms. Richter said.
The shop housed in a former 1850's Odd Fellows Hall had a soft opening a couple of weeks ago to smooth out the work flow. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner items daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Menu items range from $2.95 to $9.95.
The cafe has seating for 30 in its dining area. Orders can be placed for take-out or delivery by calling 586-9855.
Free doughnuts at KK
Krispy Kreme will celebrate National Doughnut Day on Friday by giving patrons a free doughnut.
No purchase is necessary at participating shops.
According to Krispy Kreme, National Doughnut Day is observed every year on the first Friday of June.
BOB GELIK is food editor of The Times-Tribune. Send information to bgelik@times shamrock.com. Joe Petro contributed to this report.
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MUMBAI: Country's largest software exporter TCS today reported a 22.1 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 3,596.9 crore for January-March quarter, meeting market expectations, and expressed the confidence of beating Nasscom estimate of 12-14 per cent industry growth in 2013-14.
TCS Managing Director and Chief Executive N Chandrasekaran attributed the robust numbers to double-digit growth across verticals. The company had posted Rs 2,945.5 crore net profit in the same quarter a year ago, under the IFRS reporting. Revenue for the period under review grew 23.9 per cent to Rs 16,430.1 crore compared to Rs 13,259.3 crore a year ago.


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Science Project 2
How to Stop Soda From Exploding
This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.
How Does Salinity and Temperature Affect the Density of Water?
The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.
Doing Forensics with Paper Chromatography!
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The Effects of Temperature on Bounce
This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.
Sugar Crystallization
This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.
Self-Inflating Balloons
In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!
Yeast Lab: Antifungal Agents
What does yeast eat? Sugar, of course. But yeast also has some powerful enemies in the form of antifungal agents! Kids test them out in this fun yeast lab.
Falling Objects Revisited
This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.
Balloon Rocket Experiment
Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?
This science fair project idea produces consumable fresh water from salt water through desalination.
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.


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Monday, April 14, 2008
The University of West Georgia and the Department of Music will host performances by the UWG Wind Symphony and the Symphonic Band on Monday, April 28, at 8:15 p.m. in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free and the community is invited to attend.
The evening will be a multimedia event titled "Impressions" where audience members will be treated to a visual and musical feast unique to this concert. Images related to the music will be projected for that extra dimension of sight and sound.
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The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. Kevin Mobbs, instructor of music, will perform selections such as "Ammerland" by Jacob de Haan, "March to the Scaffold" by Hector Berlioz and "Visions of Flight" by Robert Sheldon.
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Gael Schneider said her former son-in-law, Martin David Pietz, was long considered the key suspect in the strangulation of Nicole Pietz, of Lynnwood. Pietz, 34, was arrested Wednesday outside his job at a Chase Bank branch in Kirkland and charged with second-degree murder.
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The body of Nicole Pietz, 32, was found in Burien in February 2006 about a week after her husband reported her missing.
Pietz's husband, who uses his middle name, David, has denied any culpability in her death. However, he failed a polygraph shortly after she was killed, says an affidavit of probable cause released Wednesday.
Investigators have not revealed a clear motive for the slaying, other than saying the couple had financial and marital problems.
Detectives also say David Pietz cheated on his wife. Charging documents say investigators found searches on the Pietz home computer for "swingers" clubs and "how to cheat on your spouse."
David Pietz, who hired a lawyer shortly after his wife's disappearance, is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
According to charges:
David Pietz beat and strangled his wife at their Lynnwood-area condominium on the night of Jan. 27, 2006, or early the next morning. He then left her nude body in woods in Burien.
He told investigators that he arrived home around midnight on Jan. 28 to find his wife asleep, and when he awoke, about eight hours later, she was gone.
That day, Nicole Pietz failed to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Renton, where she was to be honored for eight years of sobriety, Schneider said.
David Pietz left his job at a downtown Seattle health club later that day and went to a friend's house for dinner. His wife didn't show up. Pietz told the friend that he hadn't seen her since the previous night, charges say.
On Jan. 29, Pietz filed a missing-persons report with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
His wife's body was found Feb. 6 in Burien. Her car was later found near the University of Washington.
Because the woman's body was found in Burien, the King County Sheriff's Office took over the investigation.
Detectives said Nicole Pietz's cellphone was used to call the health club where her husband worked on Jan. 28 — after she was killed, charges said. The call was placed two minutes after David Pietz left his work area, which is monitored by video.
Detectives said the call was placed just blocks from the health club.
Detectives also said that David Pietz left one voice-mail message on his wife's cellphone after he said she went missing.
Analysts from the State Patrol Crime lab examined Nicole Pietz's car and found David Pietz's DNA prevalent on the vehicle's steering wheel, gear shift and other surfaces — "the last places a driver would have touched," charges said.
David Pietz's lawyer, David Allen, said his client will aggressively fight the charges.
"Martin 'David' Pietz is innocent," he said in a statement issued Wednesday. "… The charging document indicates that there are no witnesses … the State is relying upon what appears to be unreliable and inadmissible assumptions based on questionable evidence."
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HUNTERSVILLE – Emily Allen dove into the pool four times during the finals event at the N.C. 4A girls swimming championships.
Four times she emerged as a gold medal winner.
Four times she set a state record.
Not bad for someone who was battling flu-like symptoms that day. Allen, a Hough High sophomore, is the Herald Weekly Girls Swimmer of the Year.
Allen set N.C. records in winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events. She won the 50 in 23.02 seconds and the 100 in 49.77 seconds, nearly three seconds ahead of the field. Both of Allen's winning times earned automatic All-American status.
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"I love my team," Allen said. "We keep doing our best and swimming as hard as we can. We pump each other up. In the relays, we just kept up the momentum from the morning (preliminaries), when we set the record in the 200 freestyle relay. And the 400 (freestyle) record we broke was the one we set last year."
Hough's four state records helped the school win the team title, scoring 323 points at the Triangle Aquatics Center in Cary on Feb. 7, well ahead of runner-up Cary Green Hope's 236. It was the second straight state championship for Hough, a third-year school.
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In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters suggested to WCPO TV that teachers "trained to handle a weapon" should be armed. The idea isn't surprising coming from the Republican county prosecutor. In the onset of tragedies like the one in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., conservatives tend to counter liberal cries for more gun control by saying the United States actually needs more guns. They argue an armed society deters and is more effective in stopping criminals. The problem is the idea contradicts broader scientific research. Following the attack at Tucson, Ariz., that nearly killed former U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords, economist Richard Florida looked state-by-state into what factors correlate with gun violence. He found no correlation between gun violence and mental illness, higher stress levels, neurotic personalities, higher unemployment or inequality. However, his research did find that the places with the most gun control tend to have less gun violence. Researchers at Harvard Injury Control Research Center found another correlation: Whether looking at countries or states, more guns means more homicides. More specifically, men and women in places with more firearms are at a larger risk for gun-related homicide. The University of Pennsylvania tackled the issue from a different angle in 2009: The researchers looked at gun assault cases to see if gun owners were more or less likely to be shot. They found people with guns were 4.46 times more likely to be shot and people who had a chance to resist were 5.45 times more likely to be shot. In 2009, ABC News ran a 20/20 special that used a simulation to gauge whether armed civilians can stop attacks. The simulation placed trained and armed students into a classroom, where they thought they would be getting additional firearms training. In the middle of the lecture, an armed gunman broke into the classroom and began shooting the teacher and students with fake rounds. In all the examples shown, none of the students were able to stop the gunman before taking shots that would have been deadly in a real scenario. Essentially, being trained in the use of a firearm was not enough to prepare someone for the high levels of distorting stress experienced in a real crisis. In their defense, conservatives typically point to a few stories, including one in which a gun-toting Florida senior stopped an armed robbery at an Internet cafe. But are a few feel-good stories enough to trump scientific research? After all, one of the main purposes of the social sciences is to sort through outliers and find real tends with strong evidence. Looking at the facts and research available, perhaps it's better to focus on mental health services and gun control than it is to arm school teachers and staff, as suggested in CityBeat's Dec. 19 news commentary. CityBeat could not immediately reach the prosecutor's office for comments through phone or email. This story will be updated if comments become available.
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is proposing training school staff and teachers to be first responders in the case of an attack. The news comes in the wake of the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., which caused the deaths of 20 children and six adults. CityBeat proposed its own solution in this week's commentary: Make this time different by focusing on mental health services and gun control. Cincinnati will lease Music Hall for 75 years to the Music Hall Revitalization Company (MHRC). The lease is part of a plan to renovate the iconic building to include more comfortable seating, extra restroom capacity, heating, air conditioning, improved plumbing and new escalator models. During the renovations, Music Hall will be closed for 17 months. City Council passed a resolution promising not to use Metro bus money for the streetcar. The supposed conflict between the city of Cincinnati and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) is being drummed up by the media, but it's really much ado about nothing. Metropolitan Sewer District rates will go up by 5 percent in early 2013. The Cincinnati Health Department is pushing recommendations from a lead hazard study. The recommendations would prohibit lead-based paint hazards and require all properties to be free of lead-based paint, dust and soil. City Council is asking the health department to carry out the regulations, and it expects from a plan and timetable from regulators within 60 days. One study found getting rid of lead would do wonders for school performance A Brookings Institute ranking placed Greater Cincinnati among the worst areas in the country due to falling home prices. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank agreed to a $16 million settlement in a securities fraud case. The four-year-old lawsuit was brought in the onset of 2008's financial crisis, when the bank's stock plummeted as it took several large writedowns. Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino still needs to fill 450 positions in food and beverage, marketing, finance, security and more. A Washington Post analysis found casinos tend to bring jobs, but they also bring crime, bankruptcy and even suicide. As expected, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is helping Ohio's economy. The state has 39,000 jobs attached to oil and gas this year, and the number is expected to triple by the end of the decade. To take advantage of the boom, Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he will push his oil-and-gas severance tax in 2013. But the plan faces opposition from liberals and conservatives. If Ohio Republicans tried to push "right-to-work" legislation, it would lead to a very nasty public fight, The Plain Dealer reports. Kasich and Republican lawmakers didn't rule out using ballot initiatives to push conservative ideas like right-to-work in a press conference yesterday, but he did say he's like a horse with blinders on, focusing on job creation. The animal and robot takeover have been merged in the BigDog robot. It can now obey voice commands, follow and roll over.
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Music Hall Renovations Coming
City will lease Music Hall to private company for 75 years
Cincinnati's Music Hall will be getting renovations, but the project will be much smaller than anticipated. Instead of the previously estimated $165 million, the project, which involves the city leasing the iconic building to the Music Hall Revitalization Company (MHRC) for 75 years, will only cover approximately $95 million. At a joint press conference Wednesday, Mayor Mark Mallory and Otto Budig, president of MHRC, officially announced the plan, which City Council will take up early next year. Not many details or a timeline were announced at the press conference, but some information did come to light. The renovations will include more comfortable seating, extra restroom capacity, heating, air conditioning, improved plumbing and new escalator models. During the renovations, Music Hall, home of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Ballet, will be closed for an estimated 17 months. "We will do this in a manner that carries with it the surety that the project will be complete," Budig said. "The worst thing we could do is start this project without the natural resources and pledges available." On top of the leasing agreement, the city will also help fund the project through tax credits. The lease continues the trend of public-private partnerships city government has used to revitalize Over-the-Rhine and downtown Cincinnati in recent years. From the Banks to Washington Park, the city of Cincinnati has pushed to be seen as a more attractive, business-friendly environment. However, that has come with some push back. The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) and city have previously faced criticisms from homeless advocates for allegedly discriminatory rules at Washington Park, which were later voted down by the Cincinnati Park Board. Some public officials have also raised concerns about the city giving away too many of its public assets. The 2013 budget currently relies on a proposal that will privatize Cincinnati's parking assets, a plan that has faced heavy criticism from Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and mayoral candidate John Cranley. City Manager Milton Dohoney argues the privatization plan is necessary to avoid 344 layoffs.
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Supposed City-SORTA Conflict Much Ado About Nothing
SORTA wants to limit transit fund, Mallory refuses
In the past few days, local media outlets have reported heavily on a supposed conflict between Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and the city of Cincinnati. Essentially, SORTA wants the transit fund limited, while the city government says it doesn't want to "undermine the city charter" with limitations. At its heart, the argument is a political back-and-forth with little consequence. It's two government agencies at a small divide over legalese in an intergovernmental agreement about how the streetcar will operate and how it will be funded. The specific issue is SORTA, which runs the Metro bus system and will operate the streetcar, wants to include phrasing in its agreement with the city that makes it so the transit fund can't be used for the streetcar. In a 7-6 vote Tuesday, SORTA's board pushed its preferred wording along with an application for an $11 million federal grant that will help fund the streetcar.But the city government claims the limitation would go against the spirit of the city charter, which says the transit fund can be used for "public transit purposes generally and without limitation."UPDATE: City Council on Wednesday passed a resolution promising not to use Metro bus money on the streetcar, although it has no legal standing preventing council from later coming back and using transit funds for the streetcar. Still, Mayor Mark Mallory's office has insisted time and time again that funding for the streetcar's construction and operation is already allocated, so taking any money from the transit fund will be unnecessary. Specifically, the city will tap into casino revenue to operate the streetcar, on top of the $11 million federal grant. In an op-ed for The Cincinnati Enquirer Monday, Mallory said the real issue goes back to an ongoing lawsuit between SORTA and the city. In 2010, the city diverted money from the transit fund to pay for street lights. That prompted a lawsuit from SORTA, asking the courts to define the limits of the transit fund. The mayor's office sees the wording from SORTA as an attempt from the transit agency to score a minor victory in the legal battle. If the city government accepted the wording, it would be agreeing to a limited transit fund, which is essentially what SORTA wants. SORTA's wording also makes it so all transit fund money will continue going to the Metro bus system, which is the agency's sole service today. But even SORTA says the disagreement is getting blown out of proportion by media outlets and public officials. Sallie Hilvers, spokesperson for SORTA, says the wording in the approved agreement was the board's attempt to ensure the transit fund isn't used for the streetcar, but, for the most part, it's "really just procedures." Hilvers insisted the disagreement over wording has plenty of time to be worked out, and it will not hinder collaboration between the city of Cincinnati and SORTA. The agreement will need to be worked out before summer 2013 for the streetcar to stay on track.
Christmas Comes Early for Reds
C. Trent Rosecrans
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Walt Jocketty's Christmas list wasn't long, but it was still a tall order. Well, two weeks before Dec. 25, he checked off the final big-ticket item: a leadoff hitter.
Solar Cincinnati
Push for solar energy could help revitalize Cincinnati's economy
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Could Cincinnati become the solar capital of the region? A new report by a citizen-based environmental advocacy group says yes.
Make This Time Different
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
On Dec. 14, the United States was hit by another mass shooting. This time, a gunman forced himself into an elementary school and killed 20 children and six adults.
Cincinnati vs. The World
Cincinnati vs. The World 12.19.2012
Hannah McCartney
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a measure into law that will crack down on puppy mills — inhumane, large-scale dog breeding operations run for profit, often resulting in severe neglect and abuse. CINCINNATI +1
City Desk
Council Passes Budget Reliant on Parking Lease
Andy Brownfield
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Cincinnati City Council approved a budget Dec. 14 that relies on parking privatization as a means to plug a $34 million budget deficit while also raising property taxes in 2014.
City Desk
Judge Who Sealed Miami Rape Flier Case Defends Decision
James McNair
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Butler County judge who granted the anonymity of a former Miami University student convicted of posting a rape tips list on campus is standing by his decision.
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Mouth-watering Menu Paired with Ohio Wines for a Wonderful Evening of Dining Pleasure
ByMay 30, 2014
Do you want to take your spouse or a friend out for a night of fine dining and wine just like you'd get in the big city yet without wait times and a more historic and scenic environment! But where you ask?
Come to Ohio's getaway location, HideAway Inn bed and breakfast, for our June 7, 2014 gourmet wine dinner! We are celebrating Ohio Wine Month and all the fabulous wine that is made right here in Ohio! Our menu is a delightful four course meal prepared by our new Chef Josh! Each delectable course is paired with an amazing wine from a local Ohio winery.
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Summer salad with mixed greens, strawberries and grapes with a vanilla bean vinaigrette paired with a Spiced Apple Wine
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Braised short ribs with creamy mushroom risotto paired with Kinkead Ridge's Cabernet Sauvignon
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Spiced apple profiteroles with a creamy caramel sauce paired with Mon Ami's Gewurztraminer
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August 19, 2005
Hope and Despair
There should be no reason to hope the Dodgers can make the playoffs this season. Theyre 10 games under .500 on August 19th. Theyve endured three straight losing months, something no LA Dodger team has ever done and still finished with a winning record.
But this bad LA team is also only four games behind San Diego in a division thats been just as bad as they are. And a four-game lead can disappear as quickly as a slumping rookie from a roster.
In 1959, the third-place Dodgers trailed San Francisco by 4 1/2 games on August 23rd and won the pennant. In 1965, the Giants again led the Dodgers by 4 1/2 games, but this time on September 16th. The Dodgers clinched the pennant 16 days later. In 1983, LA trailed the Braves by 6 1/2 games on August 13th. By the end of the month, they were in first place for good.
The first-place Angels, now ahead of Oakland by 2 1/2 games, seem to have fended off the Athletics furious rush for now. But if youre worried that maybe the lead is fragile, youre probably a student of Angel history.
The Angels found themselves in first place as late as August 1978, August 1984, September 1985, September 1995, August 1997 and September 1998 and missed the playoffs all six times. Most of those leads were puny, but not the one in 1995. That year, the Angels were up by 8 1/2 games on August 25th. The lead vanished in less than a month. A few days later, so did the pennant.
Despite the history, theres good reason to think the Angels will go to the playoffs while the Dodgers go nowhere. But in every dugout, theres always plenty of room for a little hope and a lot of despair.
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jack Ritter (back right center), commander, 120th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Outlaw, having dinner with Afghan Col. Mohammad Rasool Qandahari (back right), commander, 4th Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, along with other members of both units at an Afghan base here, Feb. 23. The Afghan company, which is partnered with the U.S. 1039th Engineer Company, Task Force Outlaw, is now validated to conduct full independent route clearance operations as part of their normal duties to keep the roads safe in Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Paul Wyckoff, Task Force Outlaw Public Affairs.)
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Not a lot of chirping from the Celtics after the win tonight, but as a team motivated by, amongst other things, arrogance, pride, and revenge, you can be certain that thoughts of the Christmas day loss weren't far from their minds when the ball was tipped off at the TD Garden.
The big story is Kevin Garnett's return. We were reminded again tonight that part of what makes KG great is how he holds everyone accountable, not just on the defensive end where his you-gotta-work-blue comic yapping seems to galvanize the Celtics D, but on the offensive end, where his instincts towards passing, his sublimation of his own ego, gets everyone operating in concert.
We saw that early on as the Celtics moved the ball beautifully, making multiple passes for good looks and getting off to a ten point lead. During this run, and happily, throughout the game, Garnett looked sharp and unhindered by any lingering effects of his calf injury.
Then the bench came in and things took a turn for the worse. Luke Harangody's first half efforts (honest but ineffective) got him sat for the second half and Glen Davis, who wasn't bad tonight on the offensive end (good decision-making and 6-10 overall against uniformly taller and longer players) just couldn't do anything with the Magic's behemoth center (33 points, 13 rebounds for D12 on the night, aided in part by an impressive new face-up bankshot that looks like a reliable weapon). I can only assume Semih Erden couldn't give the C's anything tonight because at least he brings height to the table. A Davis/Harangody 4/5 (or 5/4) is a sure recipe for disaster.
Of course, Doc Rivers wasn't getting a ton from Shaquille O'Neal tonight so he was shy options. Now that we have KG back, we can start fixating on how much Kendrick Perkins will mean to this team. His rebounding would have lessened Orlando's 13 offensive rebounds, many of which were of the backbreaking variety after the C's forced a miss – and then had to defend all over again. His man-to-man defense on Howard would have been welcome and his hard pick-setting would have freed up even more perimeter guys for jumpshots.
By the time the fourth quarter came around, this one felt dodgy, as though the C's might succumb to the Magic's inside-outside offensive onslaught and periodically impressive defensive pressure. They were doing a better job closing out and/or staying home on Orlando's shooters but the long ball kept burning them anyway.Then Ray Allen (26 points, two big three-pointers down the stretch), Paul Pierce (a timely 'pump fake, elbow jumper, and-one, PP special'), and Garnett (the big steal to put a bow on things) came through for the umpteenth time in the last four years.
After the jump, we hit the lightning round for some quick hits on other notable bits and pieces from this one.
That's a wrap for this one. More coming from Hayes later this morning at CelticsHub and from the C's on Wednesday night, when KG again attempts to take out his fury on Charlie Villaneuva, perhaps this time without giving everyone a heart attack in the process.


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Duriel seems to be the easiest of act bosses. Of course, if you try to kill Duriel with level 14 char(Average char level, when players kill Andariel) It will be harder. But if you try appropriate lvl char (17-23), it`ll be easier.
Below (and on next pages) I marked how hard is it to kill a certain monster for each character class. (Scale 1-10) Of course it may vary (+/- 2), depending of which way are you building your character.
- Open a portal(TP) before you enter Tal Rasha chamber
- If Duriel didn`t locate you - run away from the enterance and open a TP. Do not attract any very strong monsters or crowds of monsters near dungeon entrances, portals, etc. Or you won`t be able to get your corpse if you die there!
- Fill up your belt with potions.
- Always keep "emergency" TP open and DO NOT attract Duriel to it!If you know, that you gonna die, don`t die near TP!
- If you playing for non-melee-combat char and can`t summon any stuff to help you - hire a fighter.
- And once again: DO NOT attract Duriel to chamber entrance or your TP!
I`m putting that much accent on last thing because there is a way to get your corpse from Andariel, Mephisto, Diablo, etc. Because there are 2 seperate entrances (including your TP). Tal Rasha`s chamber is too small and if you lead Duriel to your TP (which is almost always placed near the entrance by stupid newbies) you won`t be able to get in again.
I did that mistake only once and I spend like 40 minutes trying to get my corpse. (And I didn`t) That was enough for me to realize this: DO NOT attract any very strong monsters or crowds of monsters near near DUNGEON ENTRANCES, PORTALS, WAYPOINTS, TOWN EXITS, IN LONG DOORWAYS AND DIABLO II SHORTCUT ON YOUR DESKTOP :)
Oh I forgot this page is not about attracting monsters. :) Its about Duriel. So, back to Duriel.
Normal Difficulty = 3, Nightmare(NM) = 4, Hell = 4
Nothing very speical: If you can summon a valkirye - do it. If you can`t - don`t do it. Simply take a hireling from Greiz. Or what`s that jerk`s name in the northeast corner of the town? Remember to buy some thawing potions, because Duriel has cold attack.
And DO NOT attract Duriel nea-- Oh no, I stack with this phrase. I must to get rid of it!
Normal Difficulty = 1, Nightmare(NM) = 1, Hell = 2
That`s just time to rest! Take a pop and chips, assign bone spear to left mouse button, blood golem to right, put your foot on the mouse and relax! ;) Probably I`m a little exaggerating but Duriel is Very easy for necro.
Just wait till level 18 on normal difficulty. Summon Blood Golem and use Iron Maiden. Stay away from Duriel`s attack range (He doesn`t have any distant attack types!) and resummon the golem each time it`s HP is below 15%. Also you can help him with bone spear if you have much mana.
In NM time to get duriel is when you have at least lvl 4 bone spirit. Than you can stay in the farthest corner of the chamber and launch bone spirits, while Duriel is busy with your golem. Isn`t it easy??? I wanted to mark Difficulty as "0", but I said that scale is 1-10. So, I just had to mark it 1. ;)
Normal Difficulty = 2, Nightmare(NM) = 4, Hell = 4
DO NOT ATTRACT DURIEL NEAR-- I hope, you know what i was going to say. That`s really Rule #1 for barbarian. That`s because barbarian without his armor and weapon is extermely useless. And if Duriel is staying near the enterance you, obviously can`t get your stuff back.
Strategy is similar to one u used with Andariel It won`t change from one diff. level to another, because your`s and Duriel`s dam should grow proportionoly. If you see a big difference between fighting Duriel in Normal and NM - probably: you develop your char wrong; you got a bad weapon; you should level up few times before facing him again; you took too much alchogol last night; you`ve got to see a doctor; your mouse is not connected. If you got nothing wrong and you still can`t beat Duriel - You`ve got to see a doctor ;)
Normal Difficulty = 2, NM = 3, Hell = 4
It won`t be a big problem. Sacrifice + Thorns + Many healing potions and you`ll be OK. The more HP(Hit Points or life or whatever you call that) you have that`s better. As I said before paladin really needs much HP.
You don`t even need any "advanced" spells for Duriel. If you have a lvl 10 thorns Duriel will get up to 235 dam back on Normal, up to 670 on NM and up to 1250 on Hell.
So have fun, and see a dooctor if you still can`t beat Duriel with your barbarian.
Normal Difficulty = 4, NM = 3, Hell = 4
Not that easy as others, but not hard too.
DO NOT attract Duriel near the entrance!!! Because, if you`ll die and Duriel will be on your way, you won`t be able to get your corpse.
So, take a hireling from Greiz and go ahead.
NORMAL: While hireling is taking Duriel`s attention sneak behind him and use Static. This way you`ll reduce his health to 10% and than finish him off with fireballs or lightning.
NIGHTMARE:Same tactic, but keep Duriel frozen with blizzard or frozen orb.
HELL: First of all prepare to go to town any moment. Always stay near TP. When Duriel will kill a hireling, immediately go to town and get a new one. You`ll have to "change" hirelings more than one time.
Thats all about duriel, but you can take a closer look at Duriel`s stats here
Easy, huh? But DO NOT attract Duriel near chamber enterance or your TP!
Go on to Act III boss - Mephisto