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Direct Speech / Quo Indirect Speech Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech). Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word. Indirect Speech / Reported Speech Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word. When transforming sentences from direct into indirect speech, you have to change: pronouns; place and time expressions; tenses (backshift).
Indirect Speech Indirect speech is introduced by verbs of communication: to agree, to announce, to answer, to approve, to argue, to ask, to breathe out, to call, to claim, to confess, to confute, to contradict, to counter, to cry out, to declare, to demand, to disagree, to disapprove, to exclaim, to explain, to groan, to grumble, to hint, to implore, to inquire, to interrogate, to mention, to murmur, to mutter, to notice, to order, to plead, to proclaim, to propose, to refuse, to rejoin, to remark, to repeat, to reply, to report, to respond, to retort, to say, to scream, to shout, to state, to suggest, to try to find out, to want to know, to utter, to whisper, to wonder, to yell.
Indirect Speech. Affirmative sentences You are pretty. You are so intelligent. You dance so well. You've got [have got] lovely hair. I'll never forget this day. He said I was pretty. He said I was so intelligent. He said I danced so well. He said I had got lovely hair. He said he would never forget that day.
Indirect Speech. General Questions Do you like ballet? Have you ever been to Boston? He asked me if/whether I liked ballet. He asked me if/whether I had ever been to Boston.
Indirect Speech. Special Questions Where do you study? What are you reading? When will we meet again? Why don't you stay longer? He asked me where I studied. He asked me what I was reading. He asked me when I should meet him again. He asked me why I didn't stay longer.
Indirect Speech. Imperative Sentences He asked me to give him my telephone number. He asked me to ring him up the next morning. He asked me to help him to translate an article from English. Give me your telephone number, please. Ring me up tomorrow. Help me to translate an article from English!
Sequence of Tenses *W hen a Yes/No question is asked in direct speech, then use a construction with if or whether. If a WH question is asked, then use the WH to introduce the clause.
The situation changes if instead of the common said another part of the very to say is used. In that case the verb tenses usually remain the same.
Another situation is the one in which modal constructions are used. If the verb said is used, then the form of the modal, or another modal that has a past meaning is used.
Also transformations of adverbs of place, time and demonstrative pronouns take place. now here this, these today tomorrow yesterday next week next year last week last year then there that, those that day the following day the previous day the following week the following year the previous week the year before

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Kansas Crop Improvement Association
Since 1902, Kansas Crop Improvement Association (KCIA), a not-for-profit, membership-based, member-supported corporation, has served producers in various capacities. KCIA's main role is as the designated authority for seed certification in the State of Kansas. In addition to seed certification services, KCIA offers networking and educational opportunities, consulting, auditing, farm-field inspections and a state-of-the-art testing laboratory for the seed industry and other crop production related businesses.
KCIA traces its roots to the early 1900s when a group of farmers joined together to form The Kansas Corn Breeders Association. These producers partnered with researchers at Kansas State Agricultural College (what is now Kansas State University) to improve on open-pollinated varieties of corn. "We started much like other crop improvement organizations around the country," says Steve Schuler, executive director of KCIA. "At first, the collaboration was targeted specifically at improved open-pollinated corn varieties, but by 1914, wheat had gained substantial acreage and we changed our name to KCIA to reflect our interest in all crop types."
The seed authority
Before seed certification, farmers had few protections when purchasing seed. "They might be given the wrong variety, or buy the same variety but with a different name. There was a time when Turkey Red wheat was sold under 15 to 20 different names," explains Schuler. "In the 1930s, with the passing of the Federal Seed Act and individual state seed acts, the foundation was laid for a certification program to protect the farmer when purchasing seed, though many states had voluntary certification programs prior."
In 1924, Kanred was the first wheat certified in Kansas. In 1936, after the Federal Seed Act was passed, states began to implement more laws. "In 1937, the Kansas Legislature designated authority to Kansas State University to oversee seed certification and KCIA was an obvious choice to partner in this effort," says Schuler.
For many years, KCIA called the KSU main campus home, but in 1986 the organization's members decided KCIA needed its own facility. "We built our current office in Manhattan, Kansas, on land that is part of the KSU agronomy farm," says Schuler. "Around the same time, we added our seed quality testing laboratory."
KCIA is closely tied to KSU, yet remains independent. "We operate under a memorandum of understanding with KSU to provide official seed certification services for Kansas. The head of the agronomy department, and a representative of the director of the KSU Ag Extension both hold ex officio positions on our board and I have to provide an annual financial audit to the university. KSU has this oversight because we are essentially fulfilling their mandate from our state legislature to conduct a seed certification program. We are very proud of our relationship with KSU," says Schuler.
Leading lab testing and research
KCIA's seed testing lab is an important part of the organization and serves as the only seed-quality testing laboratory in the state. As any producer knows, quality seed is the foundation of a successful crop — no extra amount of fertilizer, favorable weather or chemical treatments can totally compensate for a poor plant stand. The easiest and safest way to determine seed quality is to have it tested at a qualified seed testing laboratory, such as KCIA's.
KCIA's seed quality lab is recognized by the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists and the Association of Official Seed Analysis (AOSA). The KCIA seed lab offers purity analysis, germination, noxious weed examination, accelerated aging, cold test, seed count, protein, tetrazolium and herbicide tolerance (RR and STS) testing.
"We conduct our seed analysis according to AOSA rules and participate in their auditing program for performance," says Schuler. "We also are authorized through the USDA to conduct inspections under the Organization of Economic Cooperative Development [OECD] seed schemes though in Kansas we haven't had a lot of activity in this area. We can pretty much do anything our members or the industry brings to us in need."
KCIA maintains a website at kscrop.org, and here producers can find seed source directories, information on producing certified seed, and other information of value to both members and the general seed-buying public.
Keeping pace with expansion
Schuler, who holds a doctorate in agriculture, has been in the seed business since 1995 and he says the market is changing rapidly. "When I finished my doctorate program, I worked as an agronomist for several years," he recounts. "A position opened up with KCIA as a field services inspector and I joined KCIA in 1999. In 2010, I took over as executive director. I haven't hired back my old position yet; I still tackle both jobs and I've been working on our infrastructure here at our facility, including new equipment for the lab and facility upgrades. Right now we're working on reinvesting."
KCIA has a small, but very capable staff. "Eric Fabrizius, who holds a master's degree in agriculture, serves both as associate director and as the seed laboratory manager," says Schuler. "Pam Steinmeyer and Rayshell Colson are both registered seed technologists; Nancy Urbauer is our office administrator, and Ardyce Kuhn, who has been with KCIA since 1956, is our bookkeeper and helps get me through our annual audit. In addition, we are governed by a 13-member board of directors who, except for our two ex officio positions, are elected from our general membership."
"We're seeing more varieties come to the market than we have in the past," adds Schuler. "I think the market in Kansas is going to have to grow to support these companies. We're starting to see some certified-seed only programs for wheat in the United States and that will be good for the industry."
Seed certification is a reliable and economic seed increase and distribution program. It is a valuable tool for genetics providers to bring their varieties to market in a manner that maintains integrity of that variety while tapping into a network of professional seedsmen who, though working independently, produce seed under a uniform system of standards to achieve a stable supply of quality seed.
Seed certification benefits farmers by providing quality seed of the varieties he or she needs to achieve crop management goals — but it doesn't stop there says Schuler. "The farmer benefits in that his or her legal seed purchase is what drives research and development of the next great variety," he explains. "So it is correct to say that farmer is not only investing in today's crop, but also in tomorrow's crop, planting a yet-to-be-developed variety." As more varieties enter the market and the agriculture industry continues to change in many unforeseen ways, Kansas Crop Improvement Association continues its mission, allowing for integrity-based quality assurance programs that provide superior seed and plant products and ultimately, a healthy industry.


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New York, NY, March 29, 2016 – CineLife, a Spotlight Cinema Networks app, has partnered with the New York Film Critics Series (NYFCS®) to promote soon-to-be-released films and live, in-theatre events featuring celebrity interviews at the nation's leading independent cinemas.
Under the terms of the agreement, the NYFCS receives a branded space in CineLife, Spotlight Cinema Networks' mobile app, which features the organization's content. In return, the CineLife logo is featured on the NYFCS's website and e-newsblast. Additionally, on March 17 Spotlight Cinema Networks began running a 20-second spot promoting its CineLife app service in over 55 theatres participating in the New York Film Critics Series.
Now in its 20th year, the NYFCS features advance screening of prestigious films followed by live interviews with Hollywood's elite conducted by Rolling Stone and ABC Popcorn film critic Peter Travers. The next screening on April 27th will feature "Papa: Hemingway in Cuba," starring Giovanni Ribisi, Adrian Sparks, and Joley Richardson. Recent NYFCS highlights include: "The Confirmation," starring Clive Owen; and "The Water Diviner," directed by and starring Russell Crowe. The NYFCS is HD Simulcast to 55 select major markets.
Spotlight Cinema Network's CineLife app is a free service showcasing independent theatres and film for cinema enthusiasts. While other ticketing apps have focused on mainstream exhibitor chains, CineLife is the first app serving the art house and independent market.CineLife features an extensive list of all current art house and indie films in theatrical distribution, show times, ticketing links, special events, cast and plot summaries, reviews, and information about upcoming releases.
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Earlier in the year NVIDIA announced the latest edition of their GeForce LAN events and PC gamers eagerly grabbed tickets to what promised to be one of North America's largest LAN parties. Once registration was complete, over 600 people had applied to be part of the 48 hour Bring Your Own Computer LAN. We've got full opening day coverage here.
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Between his celebrated collaboration with Mark Waid on Daredevil, which relaunches in March as part of All-New Marvel NOW!, and his distinctive variant covers for Dynamite Entertainment and Marvel, Chris Samnee is an artist in high demand. But beginning in April, he returns to Dark Horse's Angel & Faith -- he drew a standalone issue of the previous series -- to provide variant covers for the first arc of Victor Gischler and Will Conrad's Season 10 run.
Dark Horse provided ROBOT 6 with an exclusive first look at his covers for Angel & Faith #1-2, while in the brief Q&A below, Editor-in-Chief Scott Allie explained why Samnee is the perfect artist for the job, and what readers can glean about the new season from what he drew.
Kevin Melrose: Chris Samnee is no stranger Angel & Faith, having drawn an issue of the previous volume. But what made him your choice for these variant covers?
Scott Allie: As soon as we started putting together Season 10, I was trying to figure out how to bring him in to it. I thought I'd hit him up with another fill in, like he did on Season 9. What happened, though, is that it was a long, arduous road nailing Will Conrad down as the interior artist on Angel & Faith, because he's been in high demand over at Marvel and DC these days.
When I finally nailed Will down for interiors, he had a lot to finish up at DC, and wouldn't be available as early as I'd need him for the covers on A&F. Chris did a great issue of A&F last season, and Angel is I believe his favorite Whedon character, so I asked him to come play.
Is the scimitar a new addition to Faith's arsenal, or is the weapon Chris' doing?
Rebekah [Isaacs] was pretty creative with Faith's arsenal, so I think she may have used one last time around. But this was entirely Chris' idea here. Wait till you see the ax he gave her on the #3 cover …
Angel and Faith went their separate ways at the end of the previous series. Should we read anything into the two of them not appearing together on either of these variants?
Yes, you should. The two are very much separated as Season 10 kicks off. But also, I looked at my favorite covers by Chris for other publishers, and just loved what he's able to do with a fairly stark composition, so that also fed into the idea to focus on each of them separately.
Is the grave Angel is trying to escape on the cover of Issue 2 a literal gateway to hell, or simply symbolic of his current state of mind?
More symbolic, but mainly it was because Chris threw a pile of great cover sketches at us, and this image really jumped out at us. When you get a sketch that really hits you in the gut you have to go for it, even if it's not the most literal representation of the book.
So we can look forward to more variant covers from Chris beyond these first two issues?
Yup, Chris is covering the first arc for us. Then Will should be ready to take over. I love having the two covers on the Buffy books, a painted one and a line art one, and it's nice to have the artist on interiors do the cover, too.


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They walked back, around the perimeter of the school. The rain had let up and sunlight was breaking through the clouds, reflecting off puddles and the wet cement beneath their feet. Between the tall buildings and meticulously planted trees, the walls surrounding the city stared at them: a constant reminder of the too-structured society which smothered them: the same society that kept them safe from the dangers of the outside world; dangers that his father was causing, dangers that her father was fighting.
Now I'd like to ask for everyone to look at it again. There are a couple of specifics I want to ask you about.
1) The second sentence. 'The rain had let up and sunlight was breaking through the clouds, reflecting off puddles and the wet cement beneath their feet.' I still think this is a little choppy, especially after the comma. What do you guys think? Do you agree or disagree? Any suggestions? Throw them at me :)
2) In the original excerpt, Giora pointed out that my last sentence was too long. I agreed. But in editing, I've only been able to make it longer. Now I'm reluctant to shorten it again, but I feel it is necessary. I've used two colons and a semi-colon to break it up though, so I'm not sure if I'm just being too critical or whether I'm right in feeling this need to change it. Reading it, I love the way it reads. I just don't feel comfortable with the length. I'm considering breaking it into a second sentence at the colon '...which smothered them: the same society...' and simply playing around with words to start the new sentence properly. What do people out there suggest?
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My name is Kira Andreucci. For my 11th birthday I asked for money to start Karing 4 Kidz, a project to help less fortunate children with kidpacks containing nonperishable, nutritious food items for the weekend. I made kidpacks for 10 kids to take home on Fridays and delivered them each week with the help of my parents. This is my eighth year with 5 Fitchburg elementary schools and 10 volunteers helping 272 children! I'm a chapter of Blessings in a Backpack a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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The kids are selected by school leadership and based on need. I was told how excited they get on Friday when they take home their kidpacks for the weekend. The kids that we help know their situations are not like a lot of kids they attend school with. They also know someone cares! They may not know who we are, but they know we care. We will continue to grow one kidpack at a time. This would not be possible without the help from our community. THANK YOU for helping me help others, Kira.
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The Nation & Blackwell Bluegrass Band: (l-r) Gary Davis, Chuck Nation, former Blue Grass Boy Curtis Blackwell, Susan Nation
Bluegrass enthusiasts in Ireland will be well provided with solid traditional bluegrass early in the New Year. High Plains Tradition from Colorado will be touring from 16 to 27 January, including the Shannonside Winter Music Weekend; and from the other side of North America, the Nation & Blackwell Band from Georgia will be touring from 24 January to 8 February.
Both bands toured in Ireland in 2012. Nation & Blackwell released an album earlier this year, and High Plains Tradition are preparing their fifth album. Gary 'Biscuit' Davis will be on banjo with Nation & Blackwell in place of Jim Pankey, who was with them in 2012; and High Plains Tradition, as in 2012, will have Ron Lynam (formerly of Front Range) on banjo in place of their regular banjo player, Mark Leslie.
In addition, Martin Gilmore, son of the High Plains Tradition guitarist Steve Gilmore, will be accompanying the band and playing some shows with them as well as solo dates. Full details of both tours are on the Bluegrass Ireland Blog.


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A New Year's Favorite
A Yakimono Regular
Grilled Chicken meat on skewers, liberally dusted with Black Pepper, is a popular ingredient in the Yakimono, or grilled items, tier of Japanese Bento boxes for New Year.
It is delicious, easily made, and of course can be made any other time of the year as well.
1 – 1½ pounds Chicken Meat, such as breast or thighs
1 cup Sake
1 cup Soy Sauce
3 tablespoons Sugar
1 pinch Ajinomto, optional
2 teaspoons finely ground Black Pepper
First cut the Chicken Meat into uniform square bite-size pieces. The Chicken might be Breast, Thigh, or other parts, but should be skinless and boneless.
Put the Sake and Soy Sauce into a small sauce pan, then add the Sugar, Ajinomoto, if used, and 1 teaspoon of the Black Pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer slowly for about 20 minutes until it becomes thick and syrupy.
Next put the Chicken pieces on skewers and brush them with the sauce. Put them on a grill and com until they are done, turning occasionally and basing frequently with the sauce.
When the Grilled Chicken is done, sprinkle it with the final teaspoon of Black Pepper and when it is cool, you can put it into the Bento box. Traditionally, Yakimono goes into the second tier of a multi-tiered box.


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For AT&T, purchasing WiFi network is very smart as WiFi is generally cheaper than building 3G and/4G network capacity and more importantly, Wayport already has hotspots in prime areas throughout the country.
In all, this is a good move for AT&T and shows how important WiFi is as a competitive differentiator. For example, in the last few months I have noticed Optimum WiFi has hotspots all over Connecticut. Surprisingly, I couldn't find it active in Manhattan but in CT, throughout Fairfield County you can find pretty strong Optimum WiFi signals in areas such as shopping centers and main roads.
It seems bundled WiFi is becoming a must-have addition and as such this AT&T acquisition makes more sense than ever.


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Imagineer Sessions
For children & Adults alike who have big imaginations and want stunning magical images. these sessions are all about imagination as almost everything is done 'green screen' apart from the costumes, which are usually brought by yourself, there's no boundary for these sessions and so far we've been able to create everything our clients have asked for, so get in touch below and tell us your ideas!Individual Imagineer sessions are £85
include; Pre session concept planning; Post session editing of all
images & up to 4 images fully visualized; One 12x16 Art Print.
Sessions are a longer duration, each child is photographed separately
and then together, only one Art Print is included per session
Children must be 5 years or older.
February 2019 Half Term Special
This coming half term, get your Imagineer session booked by Valentine's Day and receive a 20x16 Gallery wall canvas FREE OF CHARGE, this is a limited offer so be quick or you'll miss it!
Themes that we can offer: Dinosaur Riding - Explorer style / On Safari - Elephant riding / Little Aeronauts - classic 50's pilot / Mermaids / Pirates / Sailors / Castaways Sea Turtle Riding / Star Wars / Harry Potter / Alice in Wonderland / Little Red Riding Hood / Classic Fairy tales / Forest Friends, bears etc... Little Princess with Unicorns....
Enchanted Forests Portraits - Fairies & Heros
Occasionally throughout the year we have Enchanted Forest and Magic Days where your children can come and play for a little while at the studio and become their own fantasy characters.
The studio is transformed into a magical forest or a wizards lair, where girls can be fairies or Princesses, Boys can be Knights, or elves, we have costumes, but please check your child's size and requirements if you would like something specific.....
We normally set up the forest every October half term, it's the perfect time to to allow your little one's
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All our Fantasy Portraits are one of a kind artworks, which we pre-visualise before your session, we discuss your ideas, costumes & props some of which we can provide.
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Georgia Inmate Whose Lawyer Was Drunk Seeks Clemency
Attorneys for Robert Holsey, an inmate on death row in Georgia, have filed a clemency petition before the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Holsey is scheduled to be executed on December 9, despite the fact that the lawyer who represented him at trial drank a quart of vodka a day and failed to present key evidence during the sentencing phase of Holsey's trial. The lawyer was later disbarred for embezzling clients' money and admitted that he was not fit to represent Holsey. Holsey's new attorneys say that mitigating evidence of Holsey's intellectual disabilities and abusive childhood should have been presented to the jury and could have resulted in a lesser sentence. Holsey has an IQ of about 70 and experienced severe abuse as a child. Brian Kammer, his current attorney, said, "The home where he lived in Milledgeville was known to the neighbors as the torture chamber because of the way they observed his mother to treat him, which was to beat him merciless." The Board will hold Holsey's clemency hearing on December 8.
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Growing Opposition to Execution of Severely Mentally Ill Inmate in Texas
"By any reasonable standard — not to mention the findings of multiple mental-health experts over the years — Mr. Panetti is mentally incompetent...A civilized society should not be in the business of executing anybody. But it certainly cannot pretend to be adhering to any morally acceptable standard of culpability if it kills someone like Scott Panetti."
"In a 1986 decision, the Supreme Court said that executing the insane served no purpose and would be 'savage and inhumane.' Today, no words could better describe the state's plans to strap Panetti to a gurney and end his tortured life."
"[W]e believe that executing a person as severely and persistently ill as Scott Panetti would only compound the original tragedy, represent a profound injustice, and serve no useful retributive or preventive purpose."
"The European Union strongly believes that the execution of persons suffering from a mental disorder is contrary to widely accepted human rights norms and is in contradiction to the minimum standards of human rights set forth in several international human rights instruments, as well as being prohibited by the US Constitution."
Commentary on Scott Panetti's scheduled execution on December 3 in Texas:
"By any reasonable standard — not to mention the findings of multiple mental-health experts over the years — Mr. Panetti is mentally incompetent...A civilized society should not be in the business of executing anybody. But it certainly cannot pretend to be adhering to any morally acceptable standard of culpability if it kills someone like Scott Panetti."
-N.Y. Times, Nov. 23, 2014
"In a 1986 decision, the Supreme Court said that executing the insane served no purpose and would be 'savage and inhumane.' Today, no words could better describe the state's plans to strap Panetti to a gurney and end his tortured life."
-Dallas Morning News, Nov. 23, 2014
"[W]e believe that executing a person as severely and persistently ill as Scott Panetti would only compound the original tragedy, represent a profound injustice, and serve no useful retributive or preventive purpose."
-National Alliance on Mental Illness, Nov. 17, 2014
"The European Union strongly believes that the execution of persons suffering from a mental disorder is contrary to widely accepted human rights norms and is in contradiction to the minimum standards of human rights set forth in several international human rights instruments, as well as being prohibited by the US Constitution."
-European Union, Nov. 14, 2014
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EDITORIALS: Maryland Governor Should Commute Remaining Death Sentences
In a recent editorial, the Washington Post urged Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to commute the sentences of the four men remaining on the state's death row, saying, "To carry out executions post-repeal would be both cruel, because the legislation underpinning the sentence has been scrapped, and unusual, because doing so would be historically unprecedented." Maryland is one of three states that have repealed the death penalty prospectively but still have inmates on death row. The others are Connecticut and New Mexico. O'Malley, who is leaving office in January, was a supporter of repeal. Maryland Attorney Douglas Gansler, who opposed repeal, recently said that carrying out an execution in Maryland is, "illegal and factually impossible." The editorial concluded, "In signing the abolition of capital punishment into law last year, [O'Malley] was unequivocal: 'It's wasteful. It's ineffective. It doesn't work to reduce violent crime.' Having made the moral case for abolition so eloquently, he should have no trouble making the practical case for commutation to life without parole for the four remaining condemned men. And he should act without further delay." Read the editorial below.
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NEW VOICES: Mental Health and Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Clemency for Texas Inmate
(Click to enlarge). On November 12, the American Psychiatric Association, Mental Health America, 30 former judges, prosecutors, and Attorneys General, 50 evangelical faith leaders, and the American Bar Association joined many others in calling on Texas Governor Rick Perry to commute the sentence of death row inmate Scott Panetti because of his severe mental illness. Despite his long history of hospitalization in mental institutions, Panetti is scheduled to be executed on December 3. Panetti is a paranoid schizophrenic who represented himself at trial dressed in a cowboy costume, and attempted to subpoena over 200 people, including Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, and the Pope. A letter of support signed by 30 law enforcement officials said, "We come together from across the partisan and ideological divide and are united in our belief that, irrespective of whether we support or oppose the death penalty, this is not an appropriate case for execution." Fifty evangelical Christian leaders signed a letter saying, "The execution of Scott Panetti would be a cruel injustice that would serve no constructive purpose whatsoever. When we inflict the harshest punishment on the severely mentally ill, whose culpability is greatly diminished by their debilitating conditions, we fail to respect their innate dignity as human beings."
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NEW VOICES: Former Texas Governor, FBI Chief Ask Texas to Commute Death Sentence
Former Texas Governor Mark White and former FBI director William Sessions have petitioned Texas to grant clemency to death row inmate Max Soffar because of the strong chance that a reversal of his conviction will come too late due to his rapidly declining medical condition. Soffar's case has been reversed before, and his latest appeal is pending before a federal court. Soffar's supporters are asking that he be allowed to spend his last days at home before he dies of liver cancer. He has been on death row for over 33 years, consistently maintaining his innocence. "Nothing can save me," said Soffar. "I'm going to die. I've talked to my doctor — maybe five months, maybe four months, maybe three weeks." His lawyers said, "The reality is that the federal court process will likely not be completed before Mr. Soffar dies. The exigency of this situation is the driving force behind what Mr. Soffar admits is an unusual request for clemency at this stage of a capital case."
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Georgia Grants Clemency Just Before Execution
On July 9, just one day before he was scheduled to be executed, Tommy Lee Waldrip was granted clemency by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. Waldrip will now serve a sentence of life without parole. Although the Board did not give a reason for its decision, one of the issues raised in the case was the disproportionality of Waldrip's sentence compared to that of his co-defendants. Three men were involved in the murder that sent Waldrip to death row, but the other two were given life sentences. One of those was Waldrip's son, who was directly involved in killing the victim. He has been eligible for parole since 1998. Waldrip is the ninth death row inmate to receive clemency in Georgia since 1976, and the 275th in the nation. This is the second clemency granted in the U.S. in 2014.
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First Lethal Injections Since Botched Oklahoma Execution Veiled in Secrecy
Georgia and Missouri each carried out an execution on June 17 and 18 respectively, marking the first executions since the botched lethal injection of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma on April 29. Georgia executed Marcus Wellons (l.) after challenges to the state's lethal injection secrecy law were denied. One of the judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that allowed the execution wrote separately of the "disturbing circularity problem" in requiring Wellons to show that the planned method of execution would cause him unacceptable harm, but denying him the information to support such a claim: "How could he when the state has passed a law prohibiting him from learning about the compound it plans to use to execute him?" In Missouri, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit lifted a stay of execution that had been in place for John Winfield (r.) allowing his execution just after midnight on June 18. Winfield's execution had been stayed because correction officials had interfered with the clemency process by pressuring a prison employee who intended to testify in favor of clemency for Winfield. Missouri's lethal injection process was also challenged because of its failure to divulge the source of its drugs.
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Missouri Juror Describes Pressure to Vote for Death
UPDATE: Winfield's execution was stayed on June 12 because of state interference with the clemency process. EARLIER: John Winfield is scheduled to be executed in Missouri on June 18 despite an affidavit submitted by one of the jurors at his trial stating she was pressured to switch her sentencing vote from life in prison to death. Kimberly Turner, who served on Winfield's jury in 1998, recently described the jury's initial deliberations: "Another juror and I had voted for life without the possibility of parole. That was my vote. In my heart, that has always been my vote." In Missouri, a jury recommendation for death must be unanimous; if just one juror votes for a life sentence, the defendant is sentenced to life. When the jury told the court they were unable to reach a unanimous sentencing verdict, they were told to continue deliberating. "Even though I had voted for life without parole," Turner said, "when an officer of the Court told me to keep deliberating, I thought that I had to. It was Friday afternoon and the other jurors were tired of being sequestered and wanted to go home. They were pressuring me and the other life vote to change our votes to death...As the afternoon went on, the other jurors wore me down. I had not wanted to keep deliberating, but after the order to continue, I did not know how long I was supposed to keep defending my vote for life...So I changed my vote to death. It is a decision that has haunted me."
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CLEMENCY: Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentence, Citing 'Troubling Irregularities'
On April 30 Ohio Governor John Kasich commuted the death sentence of Arthur Tyler to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The decision followed a recommendation for clemency from Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty. Following a hearing on the case, the Ohio Parole Board recommended commutation of Tyler's sentence to life with parole: six of the eleven members recommended immediate parole eligibility for Tyler, and the remaining five favored a sentence of 33 years to life, which would have made Tyler parole eligible in two years. In his commutation announcement, Kasich said, "The questions that continue around this case are fundamental and the irregularities in the court proceedings are troubling." Tyler's co-defendant, Leroy Head, confessed to the crime but testified that Tyler was the triggerman, securing himself a lesser sentence. Head was released from prison in 2008. McGinty cited Head's "evolving statements" as a "cause for concern" in asking for clemency for Tyler, and the Parole Board agreed, adding that a sentence with parole eligibility, "would also make Tyler's sentence more proportionate to the sentence imposed upon Head."
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NEW VOICES: Ohio Prosecutor Calls for Clemency for Death Row Inmate
In a petition to the Ohio Parole Board, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty (pictured) requested the death sentence of Arthur Tyler be reduced to life in prison without parole. McGinty said, "At the time of Tyler's trial, Ohio law did not allow for the possibility of a sentence of life without parole for an aggravated murder conviction....In light of the limited sentencing options, the absence of the option of a sentence of life without the possibility of parole in this case may have led to the imposition of the death sentence." The petition also said that "evolving statements" from Tyler's co-defendant, Leroy Head, "are cause for concern" and "may undermine public confidence in Tyler's sentence." Tyler has consistently maintained his innocence, and is asking the Parole Board for a commutation to a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. Head was released from prison in 2008.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I decided to research a famous Hispanic individual whom I knew of but did not really know about. I came across the biography of Desi Arnaz, the bandleader and most famous for his role as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy."
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III was born March 2, 1917 in Santiago, Cuba. His family fled Cuba when his father was accused of being involved in the 1933 revolution led by Fulgencio Batista. The family would settle in Miami, Florida where Desi would take any job he could until he was hired by Xavier Cugat, the "king" of Latin music. He would soon form his own Latin band and launched the conga craze in the US.
He would met his future wife, Lucille Ball on the set of "Too Many Girls" (1940). The two would marry on November 30, 1940 and they would have two children: Lucie (born July 17, 1951) and Desi Jr (born January 19, 1953). Desi and Lucille would form Desilu Productions in 1950 and produced their first show "I Love Lucy" which premiered on October 15, 1951. They both would later confess that they produced the show in order to save their troubled marriage. The show would be revolutionary in the television. In the course of producing the show, Desi would be credited with many inventions in which the television industry still use today. The set of "I Love Lucy" would be the first to use several cameras, a warm-up act, performing before a live audience and rerunning old episodes when production would take a break. When "I Love Lucy" finished airing on May 6, 1957, it left still at number 1. He would also be the first Hispanic man to own his own production company.
Sadly, his marriage to Lucille Ball would end in divorce on May 4, 1960; however, the two would remain friends until his death on December 2, 1986 at the age of 69 from lung cancer. He is forever remembered and honored as one half of the one of the greatest comedic duos in television history. With "I Love Lucy" in syndication, the show still reaches approximately 40 million Americans each year and many of their fans were not even born when the show originally aired. He would also author an autobiography entitled "A Book". He was a great man who made history and an impact on this country and the world in so many ways.


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Sheriff suspends Cpt. Steve Johnson; Johnson then announces 'retirement'
by Ivan Foley
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A longtime captain in the Platte County Sheriff's Department was suspended with pay earlier this week.
Steve Johnson, captain of the road patrol for the sheriff's department, was suspended from duty on Monday, The Landmark was able to confirm through a variety of means and sources this week.
After The Landmark's print edition hit the street on Wednesday, the sheriff's department on Friday morning confirmed Johnson had been suspended with pay. Also on Friday, the sheriff's departmetn said Johnson has since announced his "retirement" effective Aug. 2.
Sheriff's department officials have yet to confirm, but The Landmark has learned that Cpt. Mark Owen, who most recently has headed emergency preparedness for the sheriff's department, will assume duties as captain of the patrol division.
Cpt. Erik Holland of the sheriff's department, who heads the administrative division, on Tuesday afternoon had confirmed that a department employee has been suspended but declined to identify that employee.
"We've had an employee suspended. I won't confirm or deny that it was a captain," Holland said when asked about the situation by The Landmark in a phone conversation Tuesday afternoon.
Holland said the department will be releasing more information pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law after a 72-hour period from the time of the personnel action has passed.
Holland said "the matter that it is concerning is not completed yet."
That comment may indicate that a resignation from Johnson could be forthcoming. (UPDATE: The Friday morning confirmation by the sheriff referred to Johnson's impending departure as retirement).
"Since it is an ongoing personnel matter, I can't say anything else at this time," Holland remarked when questioned as to the reason for the suspension.
Johnson has been with the sheriff's department since the mid-1980s and has served as a captain for several of those years. Prior to joining the sheriff's department, Johnson was an officer with the Platte City Police Department.
A situation--perhaps similar in nature--recently developed in the Platte City Police Department, where veteran Sgt. William Babbitt was recommended for termination by the chief of police, did not appeal the action and then issued a resignation.
Police Chief Carl Mitchell said that the recommendation for termination of Babbitt's employment was made because the sergeant "violated regulations."
A citizen complaint led to the start of Babbitt's troubles. That complaint was made during the course of an investigation into a case involving the theft of signs from the parking lot of the Running Horse Ranch and Home Store on Running Horse Road.
Police officials said at the time that Babbitt was not a part of any criminal activity, but during that probe a citizen came forward and offered information about Babbitt in another incident, police department officials said.


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back to the future (29/03/16 04:19:55)
Its amazing really, the amount of information at the disposal of the public is staggering, and any one can analyze it in their own unique way and derive from it what they want, if it isnt already happening I think of greater importance for solving the problems of the future will be the personal integration of this knowledge base, and if it so happens that a solution lies in the head of some one who has not put the ideas out to the world, this might change the way communication happens, the identification of desires a kind of seduction on a bigger scale kind of language.
I hindu scripture a peace full mind is one that has all its desires removed, its the bases of constructive and creative thinking needed in solving problems.
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