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Duarte Square. Of the many who were arrested that day, eight remain on trial, as the others have either had their cases dismissed or accepted some sort of plea deal. The trial is proceeding despite the fact that a subpoena issued by the defense team hasn't been complied and even though Judge Sciarrino deemed the information contained in the subpoena request relevant.The second day of what is commonly known as either the "D17" or the "Forgive us our trespasses" trial concluded on Tuesday, June 12, around 4:30 PM. The case revolves around events that happened on and around December 17 of 2011, when members of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) entered a fenced-off lot known as
The trial represents the district attorney's most involved case yet, as they have already called nine witnesses to the stand and plan on calling several more. Previous cases have generally included only one witness - the arresting officer - and many have been dismissed. The district attorney (DA) is focusing so much attention on this case, in fact, some speculate they might not be ready in time for the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge proceedings.
The trial is important to the DA because unlike Zuccotti Park, which is a public space that's privately owned, Duarte Square is private property that OWS had requested permission to use, and, therefore, the DA's office seems to believe it has a strong case for trespassing. As for OWS, this case is significant because it has the most defendants of any trial so far, and could result in longer sentences than the movement has previously seen.
The eight co-defendants - who include Bishop George Packard and Jack Boyle, who is on a hunger and medication strike demanding Trinity drop the case - are being charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing. The maximum sentence is 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. One defendant, Mark Adams, faces additional misdemeanor charges. Sentencing will be at the judge's discretion once both sides have rested their cases.
The DA is expected to call additional witnesses on Wednesday, June 13, to further the argument that members of Occupy Wall Street entered Duarte Square by going over; under; and, in some cases, through, the fence surrounding the property.
On the first day of the trial, the DA called several police to the stand to describe what they saw and participated in on December 17, including whom they arrested. Each also described having a conversation with Amy Jedlicka, Trinity Church's general counsel. As James Thilman reported in a story to which this correspondent also contributed:
"not one of them was able to recall when they spoke with her, the specifics of their conversation. Nor did they take any notes in their memo book, a major point of contention for the defense."
Jedlicka is a key witness for the DA's office. As Trinity Church's general counsel and custodian of Duarte Square, the prosecutors allege that she is the person legally capable of determining who was or was not allowed to be in Duarte Square on December 17. The conversations that each officer had with her, then, form the foundation for whether or not the arrests were made lawfully.
Jedlicka's testimony on the first day revolved primarily around the relationship between Trinity Church and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC). In 2009, the two entities entered into an agreement in which LMCC would curate cultural events in Duarte Square, but Trinity would retain the ability to reject any such events or terminate the agreement at any time, according to testimony from Diego Segalini, the vice president of LMCC.
Jedlicka returned to the stand on the second day to face further cross-examination from defense attorney Gideon Oliver, during which time Oliver asked her about various deeds that have been issued since the late 1960s that the defense alleges adds some degree of uncertainty to Trinity's claim to Duarte. Oliver also briefly questioned Jedlicka about the Edwards family, who claim that Queen Anne gave Duarte Square to their ancestor, a pirate, and that, therefore, they are the proper owners of Duarte, not Trinity.
Segalini was called to the stand to corroborate some of Jedlicka's testimony. Defense attorney Paul Mills, on cross-examination, questioned Segalini about his knowledge of the agreements between Trinity and LMCC. Within minutes, Mills asked that the witness be briefly removed from the courtroom, at which point Mills told Judge Matthew Sciarrino that he, "couldn't continue cross-examination without the subpoena being complied with." Sciarrino - a baby-faced, goateed man with a mean laugh and a penchant for sarcasm directed disproportionately at the defense team - told Mills he could proceed with the information they had at hand, or he could sit down. When Segalini was brought back into the courtroom, Mills said he had no further questions.
On the day prior, Mills made a similar argument when he moved that Jedlicka's testimony be stricken from the record based on an inability to properly cross-examine due to the subpoena not being complied with. Judge Sciarrino overruled that motion.
The prosecution also called to the stand Steven Fisher, a 20-year member of the NYPD and currently the deputy director of security at Trinity Church. Fisher, a man with little to no voice modulation, described for the court how he gave keys to Duarte Square to the notorious and despised Capt. Edward Winski, whose name provoked a barely audible vaudeville-esque hiss from observers. Fisher also stated that NYPD officials were in control of Trinity Church's video monitoring surveillance on December 17.
Much of the afternoon testimony revolved around whether two witnesses for the prosecution - Detective Keith Livingston of the Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) and Officer Alexis Rodriquez - were aware of any dispersal orders that were issued. Both stated that to their knowledge there were no official dispersal orders given with a bullhorn, even before protesters entered the square. Once inside, there was to be no dispersal order. "Once we went into the park there were no warnings," Rodriguez stated. "We were arresting people."
Around 12:30 PM, court officers removed three observers from the back row of the courtroom, apparently after some kind of device made a quacking sound. Minutes later, the officers then told the entire back two rows they had to leave but could, "come back after lunch when they'd thought about what they had done." When the observers balked at the orders, Judge Sciarrino threatened them with 15 to 30 days in jail for contempt of court, at which point the two rows cleared out.
In one of the lighter moments of the day, defense attorney Gideon Oliver described Fisher's characterization that the protesters, "ripped the fence to shreds," a "huge exaggeration." Oliver went on to say, "I mean, it wasn't like the Hulk or something." When Oliver finished cross-examination, Judge Sciarrino asked if he had any questions "about the rest of the Avengers."
"No, but I'll try to keep it in the Marvel universe," Oliver replied.
The trial continues Wednesday, June 13, at 2:30 PM at Jury 7.


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WOODSTOCK – Four positions up for election. Only four petitions filed.
Woodstock won't see a contested election this spring.
Joe Starzynski, the only non-incumbent to file a petition, will fill the City Council seat left by departing Councilman Dick Ahrens.
Mayor Brian Sager and Councilman Mike Turner and RB Thompson each filed a petition and will run unopposed.
The deadline to file was Monday.
Ahrens is completing his second term. He said he felt it was time to step back to allow for fresh ideas.
"I'm a firm believer that you need to come into this with a vision and a goal and ideas on what you think are the best things to do for the people and community of Woodstock," Ahrens said. "I kind of looked at this as term limits are maybe a good thing."
Ahrens said he's proud of what the council has achieved in the past eight years, specifically with regards to fiscal responsibility and economic development. Chains such as Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Office Depot and Panera Bread have brought stores to Woodstock in recent years.
Ahrens said he's hopeful for the city's future and believes he's leaving the council in capable hands.
"I have a tremendous amount of confidence for the folks that are on council and for the folks that have chosen to run again," Ahrens said. "[Starzynski] is very community-minded, very active, and I think he'll do a great job for the people of Woodstock as well."
Starzynski, a mortgage consultant who has lived in Woodstock since 1991, also serves on the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, the Woodstock Noon Rotary Club and the city's Parks and Recreation Commission.
"Over time, I became more and more involved in the community," said Starzynski, 53, who ran unsuccessfully for the council in 2011. "I've developed a lot of friends and colleagues, and I feel like the community is part of me now."


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How could you NOT get caught up in that excitement? Even watching on TV you could feel the electricity and excitement from that game. What a GREAT first night game. I would expect a couple more too. I do so love being a Michigan fan. Especially when we make the baby Jesus smile and beat Notre Dame!
Revision of Hello From The Future: Dymonte Thomas from September 11th, 2011 at 3:04 PM
In the aftermath of yesterday's absurd, mind-blowing, incredible victory, it appeared inevitable that one of the several uncommitted recruits in attendance would get caught up in the excitement and commit to Michigan. That recruit turned out to be 2013 athlete Dymonte Thomas, who hails from Alliance (OH) Marlington and happens to be cousins with one Bri'onte Dunn. Thomas joins Shane Morris in Michigan's class of 2013.
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Player rankings for the 2013 class have yet to be released, but Thomas looks like he'll be at least a four-star when they are, and he's on early watch lists by both ESPN and 247Sports.
Thomas excels at both running back and safety for Marlington, but it appears he'll be a safety at the next level—Scout, Rivals, and ESPN all list him as a safety, while 24/7 has him as a RB/S prospect. There's a fair amount of disparity in terms of his measurables, where he's listed as big as 6'1", 180 pounds (Scout), and as small as 5'11", 167 (Rivals), with the two other services falling in between, though somewhat closer to the former numbers. At that size, he seems to project better as a safety to me.
Sam Webb talked to his high school coach for a Detroit News article in June, and he had this to say about his junior athlete:
"The thing about Dymonte is that he has two more seasons of high school left," Marlington head coach Ed Miley told Scout.com. "If he keeps on going the way he has so far, he could end up as both the leading rusher and tackler in Stark County history. Dymonte does great in the classroom and is very popular with his teammates. I see him as a safety at the next level, but he could do about anything really. (During the spring) he ran a 4.57 electronic 40-yard dash at the Nike Combine in Pittsburgh, so that tells you about his speed. He is a very physical player and a leader on this team."
Thomas not only plays running back and safety at Marlington, but linebacker, defensive end, and even nose tackle(!). This article from Friday Night Ohio highlights his love of defense:
"(Dymonte) is pretty special," Miley said. "What's different about him for a skilled kid is how physical he is. People see him and they expect a speed guy. They expect a finesse guy. That's not him."
Thomas gets noticed on offense because once he gets into the open field, he's capable of taking it to the end zone every time. It's opposing running backs and quarterbacks who should be taking notice.
There may not be a harder hitter in Stark County. If he had to pick one side of the ball to play, and only one, Thomas wouldn't be a star scoring touchdowns.
"I love defense," he said. "I just like going out there and hitting people. You see people on ESPN getting hit real hard. Those plays make the highlights. I'd like to be on ESPN one day hitting somebody."
Meanwhile, Ohio State partisan Duane Long just couldn't figure out in August why Ohio State hadn't extended an offer (and never did, as it turns out):
There is a great deal of talk about the 2013 class. I thought I would get out a few more names and I want to do it by position. I just happened to notice a couple of running backs so I decided to look at them first. Who is number one is pretty obvious. Dymonte Thomas is the number one back in the class. He is also the number one safety in the class. I have said this before and I will say it again, the most puzzling lack of an offer out there is Dymonte Thomas. Look at this film and tell me what I am missing that makes Thomas a player who does not have an early offer.
His offer list is better than most seniors to be and he has not even stepped on the field as a junior. His grades are outstanding. He is know to be a high character kid. His measurables are legit. The argument that the Buckeyes are so deep at running back carries no weight. Thomas may be a better safety than he is a running back. I think he is, and he could not care less which position he plays. Baffling non-offer.
When discussing potential 2013 five-star recruits, Scout's Allen Trieu described Thomas as "a big hitter who can cover as well."
So, the consensus on Thomas is that he's a fantastic athlete with great speed who can also bring the wood. Who wants that as a safety? Everyone. He's a big-time prospect who should garner consideration for five-star status, and when you look at the stats and the highlights below, it'll be pretty clear why.
Michigan was joined by Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Tennessee, UCLA, and West Virginia in offering Thomas early. He also had interest, but no offer, from Ohio State (much to the chagrin of Duane Long), Alabama, Florida, Cincinnati, and Northwestern. That's an extremely impressive list this early on in the process. The lack of a Buckeye offer is puzzling, and would be mildly disconcerting if Ohio State recruting gurus weren't baffled by the lack of an offer.
Prepare to be thorougly impressed. As a freshman, Thomas rushed for 801 yards and eight touchdowns on 91 carries (8.8 yards per carry) while amassing 56 tackles, three sacks, and two fumble recoveries. That earned him first-team All-Stark County and all-district honorable mention honors. In 2010, as a sophomore, he broke out with 186 rushes for 1,641 yards and 17 touchdowns as well as 132 tackles, six sacks, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery. He was again named first-team all-county, and added second-team All-Ohio Associated Press Division III, All-Northeast Inland first-team, and All-NBC first-team honors. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Thomas has been electronically timed running a 4.57 at the Nike Combine in Pittsburgh, and he looks every bit that fast on film (plus, you know, that's an electronic time, which is obviously far more accurate than your trigger-happy scout with a stopwatch). One FAKE out of five. ESPN also lists Thomas with a 4.47 shuttle time and a 29.5-inch vertical leap.
ScoutingOhio has extensive highlights from Thomas's sophomore season, featuring him playing both offense and defense:
There's also a shorter set of highlights from both his sophomore and freshman seasons. A mute is recommended for each of those videos. Also: Watch him run a very long way in a very short period of time as some unnamed female fan screams, "That's my man, baby."
I'm going to go ahead and discuss Thomas's prospects as a safety, because it appears at this point that he's a better player at that position and he really likes hitting people. Marvin Robinson, Thomas Gordon, and Carvin Johnson will all be seniors when Thomas begins his freshman season, and Josh Furman (redshirt junior), Tamani Carter (junior/redshirt sophomore), and Jarrod Wilson and Allen Gant (2012 commits) will be on the roster as well, so there isn't a need for Thomas to immediately step in and contribute.
The next year, however, he should be right in the thick of things when it comes to a starting job—Furman has yet to show anything in his career, while Carter and Gant were both three-star-level recruits. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Wilson and Thomas as Michigan's two starting safeties come 2014. Thomas has all the physical tools to be an all-conference safety and more, and I expect the recruiting rankings, when released, will back that up.
If Thomas were to play running back, his path to early playing time could be even more clear. Unless Michigan picks up a running back commit in 2012 (perhaps Dymonte's cousin?), only Fitzgerald Toussaint, Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Rawls, and Justice Hayes will be on the roster as scholarship tailbacks. Toussaint has shown the most promise, but is also made of glass. Hopkins is fumble-prone and has been in and out of two different coaching staffs's doghouses. Rawls is an interesting prospect, but was a middling three-star recruit, while Hayes seems like a better fit at slot receiver or as a third-down specialist than an every-down back. If he plays running back, Thomas could see the field as early as his true freshman season, and he's got the same high-ceiling potential there as he does at safety.
It's far too early to discuss the ramifications for the class of 2013, but the elephant in the room is the potential impact on recruits in Thomas's own family. From Webb's DetNews article:
One way that comfort could be enhanced is if Thomas' cousin, Canton Glen Oak five-star senior tailback Brionte Dunn, winds up at the school he picks.
"We talk about it a lot — going to the same school," said Thomas. "We thought it would be pretty cool to go to the same school and play with each other like we used to when we were young."
Though Dunn has remained steadfast in his Ohio State commitment, he's still taking visits, taking one to Penn State for their loss to Alabama yesterday. In Webb's commitment post from last night ($), Thomas says he believes that he'll convince his cousin to join him in Ann Arbor. We'll have to wait and see how that shakes out, as Dunn has played things close to the vest so far, but Thomas committing can only help Michigan's cause in trying to pull in the four-star running back.
2013 commit list consists of a top 2 player in Michigan and a top 5 kid in Ohio. Not a bad start...
Dymonte Thomas: "I just like going out there and hitting people."
David Molk: "I like to hit people really f*cking hard."
A great pick-up for Michigan. Thomas sounds like a sure starter in a few years. If we can solve the tailback situation, I'd love to see him at S pairing up with Wilson to give us a really tough tandem there. Now if he can convince his cousin to come here.
Love Duane Long's comments about why TSIO hasn't offered Thomas yet: "I have said this before and I will say it again, the most puzzling lack of an offer out there is Dymonte Thomas." ""
Then he says, "His grades are outstanding. He is known to be a high character kid."
Mystery solved.
Nice Deduction! That just brought a smile to my face
...echo my sentiments!
Nice write up, this kid looks like a stud.
After he graduates after next year, hope Kovacs can find a way to stay on with the coaching staff to help train Thomas, Wilson, and Gant on how to play safety
if kovacs continues playing like he is he may get a chance at the NFL
Love me some Jordan Brovacs but no, just no.
He's not fast enough for the NFL.
Dont remember which player or at what point in the game, but he ran down one of ND's ball carriers from behind. Don't even remember if it was a rb or wr, but I was amazed. I would have never guessed he had enough speed to run down someone like that.
Kovacs reminds me of Jim Leonhard (#36) of the Jets. Smart, tough, overacheiving. Another guy who was told he was too small and too slow for the NFL but there he is, the starting safety in one of the best defenses in the nfl.
How sweet would it be to actually have a pair of really talented, athletic, smart safeties side by side in a few years. I can't remember the last time Michigan had that.
Ahhhhhh. So nice to be Maize and Blue.
Nice first "Hello:" post, Ace! I particularly appreciate the depth of the "prediction based on flimsy evidence" portion - for those of us who haven't memorized the depth chart by class (yet) it's really helpful to have it spelled out.
The more years I see of recruiting, I think the following is true: OSU will not offer any kid early who they think is a strong UM lean.
Long's statement about their failure to offer Dymonte is just one example. I think OSU coaches suspected what the fan base didn't...that he was never going to consider OSU.
I have only circumstantial evidence for this, but I think it is probably accurate.
So the failure of obtaining a OSU offer, used by bucknuts as an example of a subpar candidate, is more a choice of coaches than actual evaluation of the kid's talent.
I think this is true to a degree and Michigan's guilty of it as well. 2013 example would be Cameron Burrows who is supposedly an OSU lean and possibly a better DB then Dymonte. It's a little baffling that we haven't offered him, considering his ability and that he plays for Trotwood-Madison (Roundtree, Shaw, Koger)
I saw he wasn't offered yet either. However on the front page of Rivals (it was you can view it on his profile here) about how he was at the game last night. So they may be trying to work on him yet.
Is from Toledo and went to Whitmer High School.
Sorry, Brandon Moore.
Superclass 12 was not enough you say? Well why not another with superclass 2013
Step into the light and lets be Dunn with the games.
...with open arms. GO BLUE,Dymonte!
How many do you think we will take in the 2013 class (as things stand today, not considering any dropouts)


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Posted 30 September 2012 - 10:33 AM
The only damage was a broken flight control board. A $30 repair
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 10:00 AM
So did it get out of range of your transmitter? That's pretty cool, I mean the HellaCopter not the damage. Did you build it yourself? I would like to build something like that...in all my spare time. Seems like a lot of those parts are comparable in price to car parts.
Yeah the best I can tell is I lost signal. Going to have to do something about that i guess.
I did build it all by hand. Just ordered some motors, speed controls, a battery & flight controller... and a TON of zip ties.
The entire build log is here:
The price of parts aren't bad. 10 years ago if you tried to build this, it would have cost you thousands. Right now, i am into the project at under $300 and that includes the 9ch Transmitter, 4 LiPo batteries & 2 chargers!
Also I have been collecting enough spare parts to build another one. But the next one will have 6 motors & props
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Here is a video I made showing the damaged flight controller, and me flying with it again:
My friend was filming that video, but he wasnt standing very far from me. I guestimate my tricopter was 60' from my transmitter when it lost signal, and regained it. I later read there is a "dead zone" in the 2.4ghz frequency and its best to fly with your antenna at a 90 degree angle to your craft. Since learning that, i have been getting the tricopter higher and higher and it has yet to fail.
I even got ballsy and strapped my Camcorder to the Tricopter to get some decent onboard video.
And here is some short video I shot with it setup:
I am amazed at how cheap its become too Shawn. Something like this would cost thousands 10 years ago. Hell, even today you can spend $3000 on a high-end FPV quad.
I have already gathered enough spare parts to build a 2nd one. This next craft will be a standard Quadcopter using a 450mm frame. This 2nd build is only setting me back about $110-ish.
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Have you mastered it enough that you could fly into an open window on a house or thru something? Pick something up and sit it down across a field?
No. Keeping it in one spot is a chore. I have a more advanced flight controller on order that includes a GPS module. It will have 4 additional flight modes, including altitude hold & position hold. Then maybe I could pull it off
Posted 02 November 2012 - 11:40 PM
I got it flying again today, here's some video of it.
Posted 18 November 2012 - 01:44 PM
Here it is with its new video system. The keychain cam mounted to the front records in 720p onto a microSD card. It also sends video out to my video Transmitter that is mounted on the tail, and that transmits video to my ground station:
I am using a RCA to USB video converter to view the video feed on my laptop. It works pretty good. It will be even better when I get GPS and other fun stuff
Here are a few video's I have made in the past couple days. I plan on taking it to a real park tomorrow and stretch out a bit.
Camera Testing:
First full FPV flight:
Second FPV flight from yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiQrWkAfiA
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Hey Brian, this would be a gas
THAT!My friend"s Is what I would call going postal!!!
Posted 27 November 2012 - 12:04 AM
It could be a real good job of CGI, not sure yet
Posted 27 November 2012 - 03:24 PM
Hey Brian, this would be a gas
Yeah that is totally fake. The guy has a series of fake videos. He's pretty funny.
Posted 02 December 2012 - 01:52 PM
Everything is going into a new frame:
Got the main wiring finished last night:
Could be flying by the end of the day, but since its going to be raining for the next few days I think I will continue to take my time. I have a few electrical components to place and wire still... but its lookin good
Posted 18 September 2013 - 12:14 PM
Welp... its been a while. Thought maybe some people would like to see what I've been up to with this.
Here's my latest build: apparently the new forum software wont accept my image??? way to go USMB.
error: "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community."
If you are interested, here's a lengthy build thread located here: http://www.rcgroups....d.php?t=1903755
Here are some recent video's her in action:
What I see on my Ground Station-
What the GoPro see's-
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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — Was the news of Amar'e Stoudemire's latest knee surgery a surprise? It depends on your perspective.
On one hand, Stoudemire looked better over the last two months than he did at any point last season. And he totaled 38 points and 17 rebounds in 60 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday. The news was sudden.
On the other hand, this is Amar'e Stoudemire we're talking about. And it would probably have been a bigger surprise if he had made it through the rest of the season healthy.
Either way, the Knicks' rotation just got even thinner now that Stoudemire is set to have surgery on his right knee, which will keep him out of action for the next six weeks. Six weeks from Saturday is the first day of the playoffs, but it would be awfully optimistic to think that he could be ready for the first couple of games of the first round.
In addition to Stoudemire, the Knicks will be without Rasheed Wallace for the rest of the season. So, even if you count Carmelo Anthony (who's also out with a knee injury) as a power forward, the Knicks' third big in the rotation is Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin or Kurt Thomas. Take your pick, because none of the three has been effective.
Stoudemire had been pretty strong offensively, averaging 14.2 points in 23.6 minutes on 58 percent shooting. But it's hard to say that he made a big difference for the Knicks overall.
Stoudemire wasn't a part of the Knicks' early-season success and they were 16-13 in his 29 games. His defense wasn't good and he was just a plus-28 in 682 total minutes.
The Knicks were pretty good with Anthony, Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler on the floor together, but take Chandler out and they were pretty terrible … on both ends of the floor.
Knicks efficiency with Anthony and Stoudemire on floor
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OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
DefRtg = Points allowed per 100 possessions
NetRtg = Point differential per 100 possessions
So yeah, the Knicks were, once again, outscored by their opponents when Anthony and Stoudemire shared the floor.
Of course, the Knicks have been generally mediocre for the last two months, whether or not Stoudemire was on the floor. He did help them on the interior offensively as their 3-point shooting regressed.
Still, if New York is going to win a playoff series for the first time in 13 years, it has to get better on the defensive end of the floor. And that might be easier to do without Stoudemire, as painful as it is to see guys like Thomas and James White get minutes.
Ultimately, Anthony's health is a greater concern. The Knicks won a laugher over the Jazz without both Anthony and Stoudemire on Saturday, but that probably said more about Utah than it did about New York.


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'Good news'? Look where 'Jesus' appears now
'I'm not going to make a shrine for it'
He's back, and He's blotter than ever.
A Connecticut family is excited after finding what they believe is an image of Jesus Christ splattered in a blob of ink in their local newspaper.
"I didn't see it at first, but as I was reading the paper, I said to my wife, the movie section is blotted out with ink and held it up for her to see," Joseph McCaffrey told the Hour of Norwalk, Conn. "And she shouted, 'It's Jesus!'"
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Eager to spread the good news of the discovery, McCaffrey took a photo of the May 2 edition of the Hour and then passed it on to friends to solicit their opinion.
"Some see the image, some don't, but the overwhelming majority said they could definitely see Jesus," McCaffrey said. "But, if Jesus is really trying to send me a message, I wish he popped up in the Lotto section instead. Does he want me to see a movie?"
McCaffrey's wife, Wendy, told the paper that she and her husband attend Mass at the Church of the Good Shepherd, and consider themselves spiritual, but not overly religious.
"It's like the ink-blot test, everyone sees something different," Wendy said. "Or like looking at a cloud. You can see all sorts of images if you let your mind wander."
Many people have claimed seeing images of Jesus in recent years.
Perhaps the most delicious one appeared inside this Kit Kat bar in 2009:
Is the face of Jesus shrouded in chocolate?
"I was amazed. I just took a bite and then I saw the face of Christ in it," the finder told the Dutch website NU.nl. Other witnesses were less impressed, with one noting, "It looks more like Darth Vader."
Meanwhile in Jonesborough, Tenn., all eyes in 2009 were on a pickup truck belonging to Jim Stevens.
Jim Stevens gazes at an image of what some say is Jesus, or perhaps 1970s singer Dan Fogelberg
It seems every day when morning dew would appear on his vehicle's window, a clear image of a man would appear. The image would disappear when the moisture was gone.
"However, when the dew returns the next morning so does the image on the window. Even rolling the window up and down has not stopped it from reappearing," noted the Johnson City Press.
"Of course, I'm not going to wash it," said Stevens, whose vehicle could now perhaps be classified as a holy roller.
Dr. Paul Lakeland, director of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University, says visualizing the Creator of all things in everyday objects has become a way for people to bring their beliefs to reality, as they desperately want to see signs and wonders.
"Everyone's religious life is connected to their imagination," Lakeland told the Hour. "But I've seen this before. Someone has a bagel that looks like it has an image of the Virgin Mary on it … I do scoff at the sort of thing, but it doesn't do anyone harm. However, they (the McCaffreys) shouldn't have people line up at their home to see the ink blot."
He indicated the Catholic Church often downplays any credence to similar sightings.
"There is a reason to be a bit skeptical because there are very few (images) that have seen the level of credibility as say, the Shroud of Turin," Lakeland said. "But, it's all in the eye of the beholder."
Irrespective of people seeing Jesus in the newspaper, McCaffrey said he'll continue to believe faith can be found in many locations.
"It's definitely interesting," McCaffrey said. "I'm not going to make a shrine for it, but we do plan on holding onto it. We'll see how much notoriety it gets first."


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Anchorage Educator to Tour Brazilian Schools
Scott McKim Named Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellow
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2013) – The NEA Foundation today named Scott McKim, a teacher at Nicholas Joseph Begich Middle School in Anchorage, AK, as a 2013 Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellow. With this honor, McKim joins a unique class of 36 award-winning public school educators who will build their global competency skills, or the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance.
"In order for students to be prepared for the global age, their educators must be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to teach in the global age," said Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation. "Our Global Learning Fellows program has an intentional focus on supporting educators as they strengthen their global competencies: investigating the world beyond one's immediate environment; recognizing multiple perspectives; communicating ideas effectively with diverse audiences; and taking action to improve conditions."
The fellowship expands on the NEA Foundation's mission to advance student achievement by investing in public education that will prepare all students to learn and thrive in a rapidly changing world. It is designed to help educators acquire the necessary skills to integrate global competence into their daily classroom instruction, and prepare students to thrive in the interconnected global age, and thus contribute to the closing of the global achievement gap.
The Fellowship builds a structured and collaborative learning experience that supports educators as they acquire global competence skills. Over the course of one year, Fellows are supported by the NEA Foundation staff, partners, and other field experts, as they work through the following:
1)Readings and webinars to introduce global competence and country specific concepts;
2)Online coursework on global competence, country specific concepts, and interactive language learning;
3)A two-day professional development workshop with sessions led by leaders in global competency and country-specific knowledge; and
4)A study-tour designed to focus on the themes of global competence, education (both practice and issues of international, national, and state policy) and economics.
The tour of Brazil, from June 19-27, includes visits to schools in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to provide educators with structured opportunities to observe classroom instruction and to interact with Brazilian teachers and administrators. It also includes opportunities to investigate Brazil's rich historical and cultural landmarks.
In preparation, the Fellows will complete an online course to provide them with a framework to contextualize their experiences in Brazil by examining the impact of its historical and cultural legacies on contemporary Brazilian society and educational system.
The NEA Foundation has also partnered with Rosetta Stone to provide Fellows with basic Portuguese language training. "As we know, language is the road map to other cultures and is therefore an important tool for building global understanding," Sanford said.
Together with the Pearson Foundation, the NEA Foundation will share the Fellows' experiences and observations through blog posts and photos as they travel.
At the conclusion of the Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, educators begin working on a final project to create a lesson plan, unit plan, or full curriculum integerated with global competency skills. By creating this plan, and then sharing with educators around the world via an open source platform, Fellows are contributing to an increasing field of knowledge on this topic. Furthermore, the Fellows become positioned to lead the profession by becoming advocates for global learning and global competence within their schools, communities, and districts.
Names and photos of the 2013 NEA Foundation Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellows are posted on the NEA Foundation's website. The tour is sponsored by the Pearson Foundation and the NEA Foundation and is designed by Education First. Complimentary Portuguese language training is provided to each of the Fellows by Rosetta Stone.


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- Mercedes
Hamilton reveals key areas of progress since 2013
Lewis Hamilton says he has made progress in several areas this year to get the Mercedes' handling to his liking.
Hamilton joined Mercedes from McLaren last year, but openly admitted he was not driving at his best in a car that had been designed around the driving styles of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. However, Hamilton says he has been working with Mercedes over the winter to find a middle ground that suits him better.
"It's a lengthy process," he said. "Obviously last year, when you request something to be changed, it takes some time because obviously you don't want to take away their focus from the most important things which is getting downforce. I think it's just taken some time.
"Michael had a different driving style to me. He required different things, different seating position, different set-up. I guess Nico and Michael both kind of gelled and went in one direction with the balance and then as I've come along, mine is slightly different and I guess we've then created a hybrid: Nico's come halfway, I've come halfway so we now require the same things from the car."
One area Hamilton struggled with last year was braking, but he is confident he has made progress in that area as well as improving the overall balance of the car.
"Particularly this year, it's been braking. Working on the simulator last year, analysing data of how hard you hit the brake, the brake pivot position, the master cylinder, different brake material and really focusing on brake settings. For example, I told them to go away and develop, I gave them a software idea and they went away and developed a piece of software which I use and which helps me come up with brake migration and all that kind of stuff.
"Set-up wise, I've been really pushing the guys because I like an oversteering car, but the car is too oversteery now. Last year I was struggling generally and really uncomfortable understanding some of the technical things they have on the car that Nico had been using for years. He knew it, so every time we did the debrief I didn't understand what he was talking about, but he was using it to his advantage, so it was really studying that and making sure that I knew how to use it to my advantage too. It took all of last year to really understand what feeling it was giving me. Last year things were happening and I just thought the car was not underneath me."


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The jewelry workshop continues with "it's a wrap". These are necklaces and bracelets that wrap, coil and twist for texture and interest. Christie Friesen is the first guest to make a beautiful orchid from clay featuring a technique for twisting colors together. Then, Mary Hettmansperger has a metal work project featuring embossing on metal for an interesting and unique surface on low tech metal jewelry. Next is a jewelry workshop lesson showing how to use memory wire. Finally, Laura Timmons makes a braided leather bracelet using cup chain.
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- Premier League
Fergie: Sturridge a gamble for Liverpool
Sir Alex Ferguson thinks Liverpool's purchase of Daniel Sturridge is a gamble as the striker attempts to fulfil the promise he has shown glimpses of during his career to date.
Sturridge, who joined from Chelsea for £12 million, could start alongside Luis Suarez as Liverpool travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday.
Ferguson says it is a good move for Sturridge, as Brendan Rodgers looks to give himself more options up front, but still thinks the deal represents a slight risk for United's rivals.
"The big issue for Liverpool is whether they include new signing Daniel Sturridge," Ferguson told United Review. "Certainly the arrival of Sturridge gives Brendan Rodgers more strength and options up front.
"Sturridge has had a few clubs but I don't blame him for jumping at the chance of joining Liverpool because he just wasn't playing regularly with Chelsea and I always rate a player whose priority is wanting to play.
"Even so, his track record moving between a number of clubs suggests Brendan Rodgers is taking a bit of a gamble, but he clearly knows what he is doing."
Ferguson also has a selection dilemma, as Nani and Anderson jostle for a place in his starting line-up - and defender Rio Ferdinand is glad to see the pair back.
"They are both naturally talented footballers," Ferdinand said. "You don't really get players who can beat opponents in the middle of the park these days. That is a good asset to have and is something Anderson has above anyone else. He can go past players and commit people.
"Nani is the same. He is one of the most talented players I have played with. He is always a threat. He is quick, sharp and shoots off both feet. He can cross the ball too so overall, he has everything."
One man assured of his place should be goalkeeper David De Gea, who now seems to be establishing himself as United's No. 1. The Spaniard has now featured in eight successive games for the club.
"From the moment I signed I always considered myself to be first-choice goalkeeper," De Gea said. "Obviously it is down to the manager. He does what he feels is right and can rotate the keepers as and when he feels it is good for the team.
"For me, it is just a case of keeping going in the same vein and working hard to hope that the good run I have had continues."


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UCSB will host national powerhouse Stanford in the Thunderdome on Aug. 30 to open the 2013 season. Friday's match will also mark the beginning of the Nicole Lantagne Welch era.
Don't miss a historical season opener for the Gauchos. Season tickets are now available by calling 805 893-UCSB (8272) or by going online. Family Plans of five season tickets- two adults and three GKids- can also be purchased for $100. Adult tickets will receive the commemorative UCSB Volleyball long sleeved shirt with purchase and GKids will receive the 2013 GKids t-shirt.
Each season ticket holder will have access to the Founders Room for light pregame refreshments.
• The Schedule
Friday, August 30, 2013 at 12 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (0-0,0-0) vs. No. 3 Stanford (0-0, 0-0)
All-time record vs. Cardinal: 8-9
Last meeting: L 3-0 (Sept. 12, 2008)
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 12 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. Nevada (0-0, 0-0)
at Haas Pavilion
All-time record vs. Wolf Pack: 15-0
Last meeting: W, 3-0 (Oct. 22, 1999)
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 7 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. New Mexico State (0-0, 0-0)
at Haas Pavilion
All-time record vs. Aggies: 18-2
Last meeting: L, 3-1 (Sept. 13, 2008)
• New Regime
In February, Nicole Lantagne Welch joined UCSB as the prorgam's second women's volleyball coach in the rally-scoring era. She is taking over after Kathy Gregory held the clipboard for 38 years. Lantagne Welch may be new to UCSB, but she is by no means a rookie coach. She built a top-tier program from the ground up at the University of Miami, leading the Hurricanes to five NCAA Tournaments in 12 seasons, including four straight to end her tenure. A three-time AVCA Regional Coach of the Year, Lantagne Welch also sports a 243-120 record entering her inaugural season with the Gauchos.
• Top Notch Freshmen
The 2013 recruiting class was ranked No. 30 in the country by Prepvolleyball.com in June. Some of the notable Gaucho freshmen include Phoebe Grunt, who came in as UCSB's tallest player at 6-4. Ali Spindt- who was named an All-American after her junior season- will be competing for time as an outside hitter. Rounding out the rest of the Class of 2017 are Ella Roberts, Helen Gannon, Allie Sullberg, and Kristen Berlo.
• Sensational Seniors
A promising group of underclassmen will be led this season by a core group of proven seniors. All-Big West first teamer Leah Sully set the program records in kill attempts last year (1,798) and paced the team with 558 kills. Katey Thompson will take the court again at opposite where, last year, she tallied 311 kills and 123 blocks, both second-most on the team. Kara Sherrard will also be back for her final season. In addition to scoring 268.0 total points, Sherrard also showed her defensive skills when she posted a career-high 26 digs on Oct. 19 against Cal State Fullerton.
• A Wealth Of Experience
Along with the seniors and freshmen, the Gauchos welcome back contributers from the sophomore and junior classes. At middle blocker, sophomore Britton Taylor was third on the team with 100 total blocks last season. Sophomore Jaylen Villanueva will be contributing her talents as an opposite hitter for UCSB this season. Despite not seeing significant playing time early in the season, Villanueva finished strong and recorded 89.0 total points, second among underclassmen. Overall, UCSB will see 10 of its letterwinners from last season return for 2013.
• Facing the Cardinal
The Aug. 30 season opener will bring together two of the NCAA's pioneer programs in women's volleyball. The AVCA recently ranked Stanford third in its annual preseason poll. The Cardinal has been ranked among the top 10 in the this poll every year since 1996. Stanford returns 11 letterwinners from last year, including All-American middle blockers Carly Wopat and Inky Ajanaku.
• Wrangling the Wolf Pack
After the season opener, the Gauchos hit the road for their next 11 matches as they play in tournaments throughout the West Coast. Their first stop is Berkeley, Calif. where they will play both Nevada and New Mexico St. on Saturday. The Wolf Pack is led by junior middle blocker Tessa Lea'ea. A threat on both sides of the ball, she achieved All-Mountain West accolades after leading her team both with 336 kills and 141 total blocks in 2012. She has also led the team in kill percentage for the past two seasons, posting .316 in 2011 followed by her .263 mark last season.
• Analyzing the Aggies
New Mexico State enter the season as the defending WAC Champions led by junior outside hitter Meredith Hays and middle blocker Desiree Scott, who were both First Team All-WAC last year. Hays - a 2012 All-West Region honorable mention - was named MVP of last year's WAC Tournament after leading the fourth seeded Aggies to the conference crown. Her 486 kills and 35 service aces were both team highs in 2012. Scott, returning for her senior season, led the league with her .420 hitting percentage and was the team leader in total blocks with 152.
• Two-Year Thunderdome Celebration Continues
In 2013-14, UC Santa Barbara will continue its two-year 35th anniversary celebration of the Thunderdome. In the Fall of 1979, the doors officially opened for UCSB's Events Center and a new era in Gaucho Athletics was born. Nicknamed the Thunderdome, the Events Center has been home for UCSB's prolific women's volleyball program since its opening. Under the bright lights of the 'Dome, the Gauchos established themselves as a perennial NCAA contender, qualifying for the national tournament 27 times including 26 straight.
• History Lesson
UCSB women's volleyball is historically one of the most successful teams in the NCAA. The Gauchos are just one of only four teams to qualify for the first 26 NCAA Tournaments. Overall, UCSB reached 27 NCAA Tournaments, which includes multiple Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen berths. Before the NCAA recognized women's volleyball, UCSB was one of the top teams in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), reaching its national tournament Final Four three times including two third place finishes.


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johnnym wrote:I'm afraid both System Profiler and Open Firmware will just show the frequency that's configured but not the frequency it was meant for. Maybe I'll try some other settings and test at what maximum speed the module can run and then conclude for which speed it was meant. Or maybe I remove the heatsink and check if the speed is readable on the dies. At least for PowerPC 7450s it looks like their meant speed is readable on the die.
I now checked the CPU dies and they seem to be meant for 1600 MHz:
According to PowerLogix (1, 2) this could be a speedy module, because they seem to have overclocked parts by 300 MHz or so.
I currently test the module with 1933 1866 MHz (according to this configuration table which could be wrong at the 1933 MHz line, as all previous steps were 66 MHz steps, so the next step after 1800 MHz would be 1866 MHz, which would be close to the value the system profiler reports) using openssl speed -elapsed in Mac OS X 10.5.8.The system profiler shows it with 1.87 GHz, but I'm unsure if this is correct, because when configured to 1800 MHz it showed 466 MHz instead.
Next stop: 2 GHz! Let's see...
...sadly doesn't work with the stock heatsink and fan . Mac OS X 10.5.8 doesn't finish booting. So back to 1866 MHz. But compared to the 1333 MHz I used in the past - fair enough!
Looks like I finally found the manufacturer info about my module. It's rated for 1800 MHz by PowerLogix, so maybe I should go back to the 1800 MHz I tested earlier, although the system profiler than shows a wrong speed.


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Our View
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Labor say it's OK to threaten farmers with their livelihood and force them to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars even though they have had no opportunity to defend themselves.
Not only is that OK, it's the way the department should operate, they say.
That's the gist of a recent court filing in which DOL lawyers say the agency's inspectors did nothing wrong in using a "hot goods" designation on fresh blueberry crops.
In 2012, DOL inspectors accused three growers of paying farmworkers less than minimum wage. According to their calculus, anyone picking more than 55.5 pounds of berries an hour was using a second "ghost worker" to supplement his work. That's despite evidence that good workers can pick more berries by themselves.
The DOL went to the farmers and told them to sign a consent agreement and pay $240,000 or they couldn't sell their crops.
Though DOL alleged upwards of 1,000 ghost workers may have been picking at the three farms, it found a grand total of 21 by contacting churches and the Mexican consulate and using posters, interviews, letters and Spanish-language radio ads, according to documents obtained by the Oregon Farm Bureau through a freedom of information request.
Despite that, what DOL did was all perfectly OK, according to its lawyers.
"Moreover, a party's threat to do what it has a lawful right to do may not constitute economic duress," DOL said.
What the DOL is arguing is its inspectors can show up at any farm and slap a hot goods order on a crop if they believe any wage and hour laws have been violated. That crop cannot be sold until a consent agreement has been signed and a fine has been paid. And that's OK, even if the farmer never gets a chance to appeal.
Importantly — the United States of America, at least — the blueberry farmers were denied due process. As is specified in the 5th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution, no one shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
In this hot goods case, the outcome was the governmental equivalent of extortion. The farmers were told to sign the consent agreements and pay the Department of Labor or their crops would rot.
And the DOL's lawyers say that's OK.
What they miss is what everyone else, including the judge who heard the case, seems to get. Despite the Department of Labor's best efforts, the Constitution still has meaning.


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Man Heads to Trial for Event Center Stabbing Death
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A south-central Idaho judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial for a man charged with voluntary manslaughter after a coroner testified the victim had 13 stab wounds in his back and one in his arm. The Times-News reports that Twin Falls County Magistrate Judge Roger Harris on Friday determined prosecutors presented enough evidence against 21-year-old Cayde Lish. Twin Falls County Coroner Dennis Chambers testified 24-year-old Jerimiah Paiz died from the stab wounds, and that two stab wounds entered a lung. Paiz died Oct. 6 from the stab wounds he received at the Canyon Crest Dining and Event Center, located on the rim of the Snake River Canyon. Paiz's girlfriend, Kayla Webb, testified the two men fought after Lish used a racial slur against Paiz.


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For Visitors with Mobility Impairments
Both entrances are accessible by wheelchair and have passenger loading zones and curb ramps. All of the Zoo's exhibitions are accessible by wheelchair, and all public floors of the Zoo can be reached by elevator.
For Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted
Guided tours are available.
Any questions regarding accessibility please call 718-442-3101.


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- McLaren
New car will be tough to understand - McLaren
McLaren test driver Gary Paffett expects the first test of the season to be a difficult period of learning for all the teams.
The first test gets underway in Jerez in just over two weeks, with McLaren confirming it will be present with its new car following an online launch a few days earlier. Paffett says development of the MP4-29 is progressing well but he thinks the majority of the first test will be spent trying to understand the new engines and how they work.
"Yes, I've seen the car in the workshop, they are working hard and the car will be in Jerez," Paffett told Sky Sports. "It is going to be launched at Woking in a digital launch on the 24th (January) and then out on track on the 28th in Jerez.
"I won't be there; I am going to back at the factory on the simulator, looking on at the testing. There probably won't be too much mileage on the first day, but we are going to be back in the simulator and ready for any feedback we can get from the drivers at track as to how we can help to develop the car over the first test.
"But yeah, it is going to plan and when we get to Jerez we will know a lot more about it, but I think just understanding the powertrain and how it all works is going to be the first target which isn't going to be too easy I don't think."


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Watch The ::God Is Imaginary Videos On YouTube ::
I think he was talking about all the little sperms and eggs that don't get a visit from each other. Not abortion. Mathematical chance at life. If all the sperm made it to a person this would be one full planet.


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Submission + - Costly SSDs Worth It, Users Say (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: When you're paying $30,000 for a PCIe flash card, it had better demonstrate an ROI. While users are still struggling with why solid state storage cost so much, when they target the technology at the right applications, the results can be staggering. For example, when Dan Marbes, a systems engineer at Associated Bank, deployed just three SSDs for his B.I. applications, the flash storage outperformed 60 15,000rpm Fibre Channel disk drives in small-block reads. But when Marbes used the SSDs for large-block random reads and any writes, "the 60 15K spindles crushed the SSDs," he said,


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Murderer's Appeal Rejected
ST. MARYS — Ohio's highest court will not be hearing the appeal of a convicted murder who beat a St. Marys man to death in 2010.
On Wednesday, justices from the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a request to hear the appeal of Gordon W. Diggle III. Diggle's attorney, Katherine Szudy, attempted to get justices to take up the appeal following a ruling from the Third District Court of Appeals in Lima, which upheld Diggle's murder conviction out of Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
Diggle was convicted in 2011 on murder, felonious assault and aggravated robbery charges in the Sept. 8, 2010, beating death of Steven Casad in the alley behind the Friendly Tavern. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
"Upon consideration of the jurisdictional memoranda filed in this case, the court denies leave to appeal and dismisses the appeal as not involving any substantial Constitutional question," Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor wrote in a one-sentence reply to the request.
In her briefs, Szudy claimed comments made by Casad to law enforcement outside an ongoing emergency setting constituted testimonial statements, which should not have been permitted. Casad told first responders that Diggle had attacked him in the alley of the Friendly Tavern, which several witnesses testified to during the trial.
Szudy also argued the statements were unconstitutional because they were not subject to cross-examination during Diggle's jury trial.
In his response, Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney Ed Pierce rejected Szudy's claims and argued the statements were testimonial in nature as first responders were obtaining information for the purposes of public safety.
Pierce also noted officers initially believed Casad may have been involved in a larger, ongoing altercation outside the bar.
According to online records, Diggle is currently serving his term in the Toledo Correctional Institution. He isn't scheduled for a parole hearing until October 2035.


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The reboot of RoboCop uses the basic blueprint of the 1987 movie, starring Peter Weller. Though modified and updated to create a sleeker design, it doesn't yield a result as intellectually cutting-edge.
The reboot of RoboCop uses the basic blueprint of the 1987 movie, starring Peter Weller.
Though modified and updated to create a sleeker design, it doesn�t yield a result as intellectually cutting-edge.
Big business has become the new go-to villain now that Russians are considered not so scary, making the film less of a cautionary tale about machines that control lives and more about the evils of corporate America.
Just like the original, the new RoboCop focuses on a first-rate police officer, Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman), who becomes the target of criminals in a near-future Detroit.
An explosion leaves Murphy with little more than his brain and right hand worth saving.
Fortunately, Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) wants to devise a way to get the public and politicians on board with his new robot peacekeepers.
The chief complaint is that robots are too analytical in their thinking.
Sellars thus comes up with a plan to have his chief robot expert, Dennett Norton (Gary Oldman), put the few remaining parts of Murphy into a robot body and create the perfect union of man and machine.
In the original film, his blank past affects Murphy in only spurts of images. His emotional struggles come out of trying to recapture the world that helped define his humanity.
The new Murphy remembers his family, and he confronts how to remain a husband and father when most of his body has a limited warranty.
Because the new RoboCop recalls more of his past life, the performance by Kinnaman carries a heavier emotional effect than the one by Weller � who sells the idea of a �manbot� far more convincingly because he isn�t saddled with sentimental situations.
Over-the-top rants by Samuel L. Jackson as a TV commentator do little to advance the plot or add serious commentary about the deeper message.
Both films offer plenty of action, with the new version having a slight edge just because of the technology available to produce massive battle sequences.
The new RoboCo p confirms the technology to build a sleeker, faster and more powerful version of the original film.
The price, though, is that the latest movie isn�t as crisp with its social and political themes.
Moviegoers seeking action will find the new version perfect for them.
More interested in a RoboCop with more depth? Stick with the original on DVD.


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ST. LOUIS, MO.—Former SUNY Potsdam men's hockey player Kevin McFarland '12 is spending the National Hockey League preseason in St. Louis Blues camp. The goaltender, who set the Bears' single-season save percentage mark (.914) in 2011-12, is enjoying every second of his experience while it lasts.
McFarland, a St. Louis native, was afforded the opportunity due to the NHL lockout. The Blues 3rd and 4th goalies on the depth chart are currently playing for St. Louis' top farm team, the Peoria Rivermen, thereby creating a need for an additional goaltender spot in shortened training camp.
From blues.nhl.com ---Click to see full training camp report
"The Blues invited former CBC High School graduate Kevin McFarland to training camp this season, giving the team an extra goaltender in camp. Typically, Jake Allen and Mike McKenna would be available, but they are currently needed in Peoria.
McFarland was happy to take advantage of the opportunity.
'It's certainly a special moment. Growing up in St. Louis, being such a big Blues fan, you dream about being part of the team,' McFarland said. 'Being able to be out there with the guys has been a fun experience so far. '
McFarland has been skating with the team during informal skates recently. He played hockey at CBC for three seasons and graduated in 2005.
'If this ends tomorrow and they don't need me anymore, it still would be an excellent experience,' McFarland said. 'Everybody here in the organization has been so good to me and welcomed me in.'
SUNY Potsdam (6-9-1, 3-5 SUNYAC) returns to action on Saturday with a conference road game against Morrisville at 7 p.m.


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By Chris Goldberg
LILacrosseNews.com, Posted 3/16/12
University of Hartford sophomore attackman Andrew Cacchio was relaxing during Christmas vacation when the idea of creating a new app became clear.
"I was sitting on my couch over Christmas break and I was on my phone wondering what lacrosse apps were out there," said the Holy Ghost Prep (Pa) graduate. "There really weren't any. I thought about how I always need to check my head and the only thing is to get a card or the ruler and tape measure.
"Everyone has IPhones now, so I figured why not create a template that can do it on an app?"
That revelation came to fruition late last month when Cacchio announced the release of the Lacrosse Head Check for the IPhone and Droid for $1.99. (see website)
The Lacrosse Head Check is built for referees, players and coaches to quickly check the dimensions of lax heads to see if they are legal for match play. The app measures the heads for NFHS/youth and NCAA play and can be utilized in a matter of seconds.
You just line up the phone with the head and if the lines are inside the the green head it (the head) is too big. If they are outside it's OK.
Cacchio said that Yeti, located in Oregon, created the app in less than 2 months. It took just as long for Apple to approve it.
To market it, he has posted on Facebook and tweeted on twitter and has taken the app to youth players in Hartford.
"We have been reaching out to lacrosse friends all over," Cacchio said. "The lacrosse world is small, so it's easy to get it to spread by word of mouth pretty quickly.
"I just wanted to try it out and see what whole process was like. This is my first business venture and I just want to make my money back; anything else is great. My major is actually secondary education and English, but I always liked business."
Cacchio said that despite a 1-4 start, Hartford expects to defend its American East championship. He noted the Hawks' early-season schedule (Maryland, Denver, UMass) was tough.
"This program is a class act and a top organization and they take pride in everything we do on the field and off the field," Cacchio said, noting the leadership of Hartford coach Peter Lawrence. "We are trying to put our name on the map after winning the (school's first) America East title last year."
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Uhh, there's no precedent set here... It's the norm that if you're found to violate a patent that an injunction is given. Apple wouldn't argue that in injunction shouldn't block the iPhone 4S because that would be mean... they would argue that an injunction shouldn't block the iPhone 4S because they already licensed samsung's patents when they took out a RAND license on the 3G patent pool.
As far as I know the judge didn't rule that patent violation took place, but until the ruling is made on patent violation Samsung can't sell the Galaxy tab.
Seems a bit strange to me... you know... "innocent until proven guilty"...
I don't know how law works in Australia, so take this as an answer to your question that is applicable in the US but maybe not AUS. First, there is no "innocent until proven guilty" well anywhere except TV and armchair attorneys. It's "burden of going forward" and "burden of persuasion." But it's irrelevant here anyway. There is no "guilty" in civil court. It's liable not liable. Second, an injunction is not relief. An injunction is merely to maintain the status quo to prevent any irreparable harm while the
An injunction simply means that the Judge has decided that there is enough substance in this case to warrant it actually proceeding. Thus until the case is resolved, Samsung is not allowed to ship a potentially infringing product.
If Samsung wins the case, Apple will be liable for damages.
So don't worry, Samsung iPad fans, you might end up being able to buy your iPad ripoff in Australia after all!
I'm wondering if the bigger mistake is the message to handset makers that if you use Andriod you get sued and products get blocked. Not just apple of course as there seems to be new suit against an Android maker every other day, but really have to wonder if at some point this becomes counter productive. Yes, Apple wants to beat Android, but what happens if you scare all the handset makers away from Android? Obviously they aren't going to stop making phones. Don't own one myself, but with good review the
Small detail... this has nothing to do with Android. Apple has a beef with the design of the physical phone, the packaging, the cabling AND Samsungs skin for Android. In this suit at least, they got no complaint against Android itself.
A big detail you missed, that's true for Germany and Netherlands, not Australia.
This has to do with two multitouch patents that have everything to do with Android and nothing to do with Samsung. Mobile phones are also vulnerable.
http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2005246219 [ipaustralia.gov.au]
http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2009233675 [ipaustralia.gov.au]
Lets expand that to anyone who says anything positive against MS and tag them with the Borg icon, that way we can drive them out with comments and moderation. Wait, that has already happened.
1) F/RAND doesn't mean free. Apple effectively wants to pay nothing
No, apple has already paid for the RAND patent pool for 3G, samsung want to double charge them.
This could potentially work against Apple if Samsung go after the iPhone 4S on Oz. Precedent has been set, and it would be quite difficult for Apple to argue that an injunction shouldn't block the iPhone4S if Samsung decide to assert their hardware patents.
The Australian legal system is not precedent based.
Secondly, it's a civil matter, not a criminal matter.
Finally, Justice Bennett needs here head examined. There is no reason to deny competition and absolutely no reason to rule against Samsung after Apple have been caught lying to the court.
According to your link the issue is with multitouch. My LG android phone doesn't have that so it should be safe. My HP touchpad does and I expect HP would have been in trouble over that if they hadn't bailed from the market.
I'd like to see the Patent Office held liable for granting such ridiculous patents in the first place. The lawyers are just playing the game that they've been trained to play, and corporations being corporations are doing the same.
At least this is two big companies that can afford the legal costs to fight. Smaller players don't stand a chance. The real enemy here is the game that's being played.
Actually no. The situation was stable and acceptable to all involved until Apple bought their way into the mobile industry. Standard practice was to, more or less, do what one wanted as long as the others could too. Certain licensing was required and the big boys held to that, but Apple doesn't want to play with/like the rest. Which more or less means that either they all get together and put a stop to Apple or they wait it out and let Apple deal with all of them one after the other.
Either way it's a lose
until Apple bought their way into the mobile industry.
Not sure what you mean by this. They designed the iphone, introduced it and it sold well. Did the same with ipad. How did they buy their way into the mobile industry in any way differently than every other manufacturer of such devices?
not sure either, apple didn't buy anything, it took nokia around 5 years to see any money for their patents.
Afaik samsung never got anything yet for their 3g patents at all.
All of these patent laws and copyright laws - all they do is promote innovation and competition, don't they?
This company needs to be knocked off their perch. ESPECIALLY as Australian people have a penchant for strongly following the rules of tall poppy syndrome.
Anecdotal comment: Out of the 50 staff I work with in my team in the office, we have had the following phone purchases in the past 12 months
1x iphone 4
5x galaxy S2
1x galaxy 1 series
3x HTC Android phones
2x Acer Android phones (surprisingly good, Liquid Metal phone - 120$ AUD outright!)
1xAsus Transformer
Also of note, 2 of those Android purchases were directly moving FROM iphones to Android. If I increase that threshold to 18 months*, I can add another iphone 4.
The sentiment in the office and amongst all the nerds I know except 2 die hards is that "Apple is evil" and generally to be avoided. It's basically 'not cool' to own an iphone at the moment, at least with the people I speak with. (If you can't tell, I'm one of the converts)
I have in the past 12 months though, recommended an iphone for someone surprisingly. A girl who had an iphone 3gs she dropped it and shattered it, she's not tech savvy and already has an iphone with itunes backup, it would be silly to push my 'Android agenda' on the girl when clearly an iphone would suit here.
Flame comment begin: and to be genuinely honest, I see the iphone as the 'dumbest' of the smartphones, it's perfect for people like her because it's like the old Nokia 6110 of smartphones, simple and basic. You can't do much but you can't break much either. (Yes I genuinely believe that and I owned 3 of the things)
* and the guy who got his iphone 18 months ago is envious of everyones Galaxy S2, he's switching to Android at the end of his 24 month contract.
I guess being litigious fuckstains now translates to "driving a market segment" good to know, thanks.
Make the lawyers fight it out in a cage filled with snakes, horny kangaroos, and drop bears. Last man/woman stand wins. It's the Aussie way.
(don't get all ruffled Aussies, it's just a joke)
You could always rig a drop bear right outside of the exit....
+1 for the drop bears
These childish patent wars have got to stop.
It sickens me that companies like Apple and Samsung are flinging patents around, while great men like Dennis Ritchie who contributed so much more to the world never achieved anywhere near the riches of these technology leeches.
What ever happened to competing on the merits of your product instead of the size of your legal team?
Want to fix the patent system? Deny the rights of corporations to hold patents. Only the actual inventor or creator, a real flesh a
Until there's a way to put a corporation in jail, they should not have the same rights as people.
I refuse to accept that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
Actually, in the US, corporations DO have the rights of citizens. Look it up.
They don't in any other nation as far as I know, but in the US, they do.
It sickens me that companies like Apple and Samsung are flinging patents around
Do not blame Samsung. This is 100% Apple's fault. Samsung is doing nothing more than trying to defend itself against an evil, abusive, monopolist. If somebody got mugged in an ally, would you critize that person for trying to fight back?
It was all conceived at Xerox PARC decades ago. Read up on Alan Kay's work there. All Apple did is BUILD something like the tablet devices envisioned all those years ago. There are also clear examples to the tablet designs throughout science fiction, particularly the Star Trek PADD devices, so Apple didn't even invent the idea of shiny surfaces or rectangular form factors.
They didn't invent the multi-touch screen; they just used it.
They didn't invent the icon; they used them.
The didn't invent the
The technology behind the multitouch screen we all know and love started when Wayne Westerman and John Elias started a company called Fingerworks in 1998
original article [iphonealley.com]
Rounded corners are not a patented aspect, visual looks of interfaces are not a patented aspect either.
And i'm pretty sure the look and feel aspect has already been tried and they lost.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporation [wikipedia.org]
As this site says blatant copying: you decide. [iphonehacks.com]
Well I like my Galaxy S. I don't want an iPhone (I have an iPod Touch that gets used less and less). For what I do, the Galaxy S is a better fit than the iPhone. And as far as copying goes, the iPhone itself borrowed heavily from designs in years past (wish I could remember the name of the phone that looked like the iPhone but predated it). There are only so many ways to design a phone with a big touch screen. As far as software function goes, well Android and iOS both seem to copy each other. My Gala
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Vicki E. Alger
There's no shortage of ink being spilled about what food we should be putting in our mouths. A new analysis stands out for recommending we stop putting food in our cars. In their recent American article, Kenneth P. Green and Elizabeth DeMeo write that it's time to end the ethanol mandate, which still does more harm than good.
Projections estimate that by 2016, the United States will have diverted up to 43 percent of its cropland toward ethanol production. Since such land is normally used to harvest grain for feeding livestock, any diversions to ethanol production would require either changing the use of other land to growing grain or sharp increases in the cost of grain and meat….
Ethanol poses numerous environmental threats. One of the most serious is the overuse and destruction of land and water… refining a gallon of corn ethanol requires 35 gallons of water. But that is only the beginning… three times as much water is needed to grow the corn that yields a gallon of ethanol. That brings the tally to 140 gallons of water per gallon of corn ethanol produced. … In addition to overuse, ethanol production pollutes the water we do have. …
Finally, there's the issue of climate change. In issue briefs and media reports, ethanol is often pitched as a good solution to climate change because it re-circulates carbon in the atmosphere; that is, it's "carbon-neutral." However, there is more than one kind of greenhouse gas to consider. When blended with gasoline, ethanol actually increases the formation of potent greenhouse gases more than gasoline does by itself. …
Only time will tell just how much harm the ethanol mandate might do to the environment. At the moment, all we can do is consider the evidence at hand. We now know that ethanol…has not only failed to live up to the hype, but will do America more harm than good as it continues wreaking havoc on our air, land, and sea, not to mention our wallets. It has yet to alleviate higher gas prices.