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|Almdorf Ammertal store front
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|The bigger ones are displayed on an "island" at the center of the store
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Magnets, keychains, board games, and hats are also available in the store. My favorite items are the music boxes that play songs from The Beatles (I'm a Beatles fan) and the miniature animals.
|This small woodcarving looks like my dog, Mateo, and
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Richard LaGravenese's (P.S I LOVE YOU) movie version of hit Broadway musical has its first trailer out. THE LAST FIVE YEARS features Anna Kendrick (Cathy) musing over her relationship once it's over, while her ex Jamie, played by Jeremy Jordan, offers his input.
Jason Robert Brown's musical puts a spin on the typical love story by telling Cathy's story backwards and Jamie's in chronological order. Check out the trailer below (and hear extracts of some musical numbers) and let us know what you think:
THE LAST FIVE YEARS opens in the USA on 15th February, with a UK date to be finalised.
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Janie Wood Richardt '71 was awarded a Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant, enabling her to travel to Germany and Austria, performing with a symphony and studying the great classical composers.
Janie Wood Richardt teaches at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Elementary School in Indiana. She plans to incorporate all she learned in her summer travels in her K-8 music classes. For example, she conducts a band of fourth-graders through eighth-graders, and they'll perform a great composers concert this coming year.
Janie's travels began in June, when she attended the Bach Music Festival in Leipzig, Germany with her son, Joshua. (Joshua paid his own way to Europe to aid his mother in documenting her trip.) They attended concerts, museums dedicated to the great composers, and visited cathedrals.
While in Leipzig, they toured the museums of Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann. "I learned much about their lives, and I was surprised to find out how many of the composers in the 1800s knew each other and even performed together," Janie said.
Next, they traveled to Nuremberg to see the courtroom where the Nuremberg trials were held. "My father was an MP at the trials and guarded Hermann Goring," said Janie, explaining the detour from her predominantly music-focused trip. "It was a memorable experience to stand in the courtroom where my father stood more than 70 years ago."
After Nuremberg, they took the train to the Munich airport to meet the First Coast Wind Symphony from Jacksonville, FL. "They immediately made us feel welcome in their group," Janie said. Boarding a bus, they all headed for Salzburg, Austria, where they saw the fountain featured in the film The Sound of Music, and where the symphony performed its first concert.
After Salzburg, the group toured the salt mines and the lakes region on the way to Vienna, Austria, "the music capital of the world," Janie said. They visited composer museums, Prince Esterhazy's palace – "where Haydn composed" – and the cemetery where Beethoven, Mozart and Strauss are buried.
While in Vienna, Janie participated in a workshop with the Vienna Symphony's second principal violinist. They concluded their time in Vienna with two additional performances by the First Coast Wind Symphony.
"It was a dream come true, to perform in Europe with other professional musicians," Janie said. "I'm hoping that's something I can give to my students. If you have a dream, you should persevere. You should not give up."
One of the longest standing programs of Lilly Endowment, the Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program began as a way to help Indiana public school teachers renew their commitment to teaching. This program supports lifelong learning among educators by enabling them to pursue their dreams and passions, explore new areas of interest, expand existing talents and develop new ones. Renewal times are not vacations, but opportunities for intentional exploration and reflection that result in renewed energy and creativity in teachers and thereby in classrooms and schools.
Janie Wood Richardt earned her bachelor's degree in education from Marylhurst University in 1971. She teaches music to grades K-8 at St. Maria Goretti Catholic School in Westfield, IN. She is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on flute, guitar, piano and trumpet, and she performs with the Indy Winds Flute Choir.


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St Isaac's Cathedral Ownership in Question
Under Communist rule in the old Soviet Union, religion was discouraged. The Russian Orthodox Churches became places for tourists to visit the graves of famous ancient rulers and admire the fading frescoes upon the walls and ceilings.
St Isaacs #cathedral as seen from the #MoykaRiver in #StPetersburg #Russia https://t.co/DHE1Yc70WU pic.twitter.com/xupyoUI1Ia
— Janis & Gary (@OurWorldforYou) January 17, 2017
Once Communism was overthrown, people began returning to the churches for services but the buildings remained tourist attractions.
One of the most famous of these in St. Petersburg, Russia is St. Isaac's Cathedral. Located near the Hermitage Museum, St. Isaac's is owned by the city of St. Petersburg. But now the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a return of the Cathedral to the church.
St. Isaac's is the fourth largest cathedral in the world. While still a museum, the Russian Orthodox Church has been holding services in the cathedral.
The proposal has drawn the ire of the Russian population who have already gathered outside of St. Isaac's in protest. Detractors of the proposal are concerned that if the Church reclaims the cathedral that it will inhibit public access for visitors to the area. Church officials have stated that access to the cathedral will not be limited or cut off.
As a tourist attraction, St. Isaac's brings in millions of rubles each year to the city.
According the Russian state news service, Patriarch Kirill is willing to conduct a "positive dialogue on the subject with all the interested parties."
In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has been playing an active part in Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to return Russia to more traditional ways.
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At least two large orange UFO orbs were filmed hovering and blinking like a craft over the Houston area. The footage was uploaded to YouTube:
Case submitted to Mufon for investigation (case 84051)
Since the UFOs appear to blink on and off in a pattern at one point, it doesn't seem like they are Chinese lanterns or even military flares, however the sighting did occur on a Saturday evening, when celebrations with Chinese lanterns do tend to occur. What do you think of this sighting? Share your theories! Did you see something similar in the Houston area on May 27th? Report your sighting!
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Saw 3 orange orbs in summer pf 2016 Spicewood, Tx. Lake Travis area. ! month later my neighbor & I saw 2 orange orbs same area hovering in sky. Both times it was around 11pm. They vanished suddenly one @ a time.
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As much as you may try to avoid them, accidents happen every day. Whether you pass a car, motorcycle or truck wreck during your commute to work on I-490 or you witness a slip and fall in a Rochester supermarket, unfortunately you see the results of other people's careless actions all the time. However, when you are the person injured in an accident – especially when you are in pain because of someone else's carelessness – you deserve to be compensated for your injuries. We can help.
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A proposal by the Obama Administration regarding grantor trusts has estate planners on edge as they ponder its implications.
A grantor trust is a trust in which an individual, normally the grantor, is treated as the owner for income tax purposes. Under current rules, a grantor trust is taxed as if the grantor or another person owns the trust assets directly, and the deemed owner and the trust are treated as one and the same. For transfer tax purposes, however, the trust and the deemed owner are separate persons, and the trust is generally not included in the deemed owner's gross estate.
This "lack of coordination" between the income and transfer tax rules makes it possible for estate planners to be a hero to their clients by transferring wealth from the deemed owner without transfer tax consequences. It's also the reason given for the Administration proposal.
To the extent that the income tax rules treat a grantor of a trust as an owner of the trust, the proposal would (1) include the assets of that trust in the gross estate of the grantor for estate tax purposes, (2) subject to gift taxes any distribution from the trust to one or more beneficiaries during the grantor's life, and (3) subject to gift tax the remaining trust assets at any time during the grantor's life if the grantor ceases to be treated as an owner of the trust for income tax purposes.
The consequences? "It's the end of life as we know it," said Steven Breitstone, partner and co-head of the Tax and Trusts & Estates practice at Mineola, N.Y.-based Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone. "It's very serious. What the proposal does is make anything transferred to a grantor trust formed after the date of enactment includable in the estate of the grantor. Leveraged transfers to nongrantor trusts may be subject to current capital gains taxation. Most large estate planning transactions involve some kind of leveraged transfer to a grantor trust so the assets grow outside of the estate."
These proposed changes have gained little attention, but will have a significant impact on high net worth clients and their financial planners, according to Breitstone.
"The changes would put an end to much of estate planning as we know it for the wealthier client who owns a business or actively managed real estate, as these types of assets are typically illiquid," said Breitstone. "The imposition of the toll charge of a capital gains tax could be an insurmountable hurdle. What's more, these clients may have estates that are too large to plan for with straightforward annual exclusion gifts or even gifts of the current lifetime exemption of $5,120,000."
Under current law, Breitstone says a common strategy is to leverage the exemptions, generally relying in large part on the ability to transfer assets to a grantor trust without incurring an income tax at the time of transfer. The Administration's proposals would, in effect, impose an income tax on appreciated assets transferred in these leveraged estate planning transactions.
"It's the only game in town to transfer large assets out of an estate," he said. "Estate planning involving a business or real estate always involves a grantor trust. This would shut down the ability to do this type of estate planning. It would involve a tremendous tax increase on business and real estate that will require businesses to liquidate assets to pay the tax. That's not good for job creation. In fact, it's the antithesis of job creation."
During the remainder of the year, Breitstone suggests that clients consider locking in the ability to engage in estate planning transactions involving leveraged transfers to grantor trusts, since in the years ahead, it may become more difficult to plan for a client who holds illiquid interests in a business or real estate.
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Storage at optical/eyewear retailers is a delicate business. In order to provide your customers with the quality products they're looking for, you have to carefully manage your inventory of lenses and frames for prescription glasses, sunglasses and other eyewear. For that, you need to make sure that they're properly shelved and racked in your stock room or warehouse with storage solutions that ensure they're readily accessible when needed while also securely in place to prevent breakage.
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Prime Pork Heart - 100g
A really tasty, healthy, wholesome and 100% natural dehydrated raw treat for dogs and cats
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ATLANTA, Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed J. Scott Hall as its next president and chief executive officer, effective January 23, 2017. Mr. Hall joins the Company from Textron, Inc. where he most recently served as president and chief executive officer of its Industrial Segment. Mr. Hall, who will also become a Board member, succeeds current president and chief executive officer, Gregory E. Hyland, who will transition to the role of executive chairman.
"We are very pleased to have appointed Scott as CEO," said Mr. Hyland. "With today's announcement of the sale of our Anvil International division, Mueller Water Products is now a pure-play water infrastructure company that is well-positioned for continued growth, and we believe Scott is the ideal leader, at exactly the right time, to take our business into the future. Scott has a diverse industrial background and a track record of new product development and strategic acquisitions. He has significant experience in manufacturing, with a strong focus on Six Sigma and LEAN manufacturing, and one of his divisions earned the prestigious Shingo prize for operational excellence in 2009. We believe that with Scott's unique expertise and the Board's continued commitment to optimizing capital allocation, we will be able to continue to deliver value for our shareholders."
Mr. Hall joined Textron in 2001 and has held numerous leadership positions, most recently as president and chief executive officer of Textron's Industrial Segment, where he was responsible for $3.8 billion in revenue. Mr. Hall was a member of Textron's Executive Leadership Team, and has also served as president and chief executive officer of Textron Tools and Test, where he focused on new product development and ways to compete with non-traditional players. Mr. Hall serves as a trustee on the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers.
"Mueller Water Products is recognized as the leading brand in water infrastructure in North America, and I am pleased to be joining the Company at this important and exciting time in its history," said Mr. Hall. "The Board and management team are executing a clear and compelling strategy, and the Company's focus on helping municipalities operate more efficiently opens up numerous possibilities for both organic and inorganic growth. By building on the strong LEAN manufacturing culture that has been developed under Greg's leadership, I believe that the Company can continue to generate industry-leading operating margins and return metrics."
Mark J. O'Brien, the Company's lead independent director, said: "On behalf of the entire Board, I thank Greg for his excellent leadership and dedication for over a decade. Greg achieved an excellent track record of growth and success, and we are pleased that he has agreed to assume the role of executive chairman and will work closely with Scott to effect this planned leadership transition in a seamless manner. We are very excited to have brought such a talented executive as Scott to the Company, and we look forward to working with him as we take the Company to its next phase of growth."
Mr. Hyland has served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mueller Water Products since September 2005, leading its public spinoff from Walter Industries in May 2006. During his tenure, the Company has focused its strategy on water infrastructure while adapting to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Under Mr. Hyland's leadership, the Company divested non-core assets and implemented LEAN Six Sigma processes throughout its manufacturing operations, enabling an improvement of efficiencies, safety and quality. The Company also reduced its debt by more than $1 billion over the past 10 years, becoming a financially stronger and more focused business.
In a separate press release today, Mueller Water Products announced that it has sold its Anvil International division to One Equity Partners. The press release about this announcement can be found on the Mueller Water Products investor relations website.
Conference Call Webcast
Mueller Water Products will host a conference call today, January 9, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Members of Mueller Water Products' management team will provide additional detail regarding the Anvil transaction, the Company's capital allocation plans and leadership transition. In addition, an update on management's expectations regarding the Company's first quarter 2017 results will be provided. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. Please go to the website (www.muellerwaterproducts.com) at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary software. A replay of the call will be available for 30 days and can be accessed by dialing 1-866-483-9093. An archive of the webcast will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that address activities that may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "will," "estimates," "committed," and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the statements we make regarding the expected net cash proceeds from the sale of our Anvil business, our anticipated use of such cash proceeds, the position of our core business after the Anvil sale, our long-term business strategy and growth prospects as well as our capital allocation strategy. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience, current conditions and expected future developments. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. For example, with respect to our estimated net proceeds to be received from the sale of our Anvil business, such factors include the amount of any post-closing working capital adjustments and obligations that may require us to indemnify the purchaser of the Anvil business as well as potential changes in government policy, particularly comprehensive tax reform, as a result of the 2016 U.S. presidential and congressional elections. Factors that may impact the other forward looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, our ability to operate our core business efficiently and, in particular, invest our capital to provide superior long-term returns as well as the other factors that are described in the section entitled "RISK FACTORS" in Item 1A of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
About Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) is a leading pure-play water infrastructure company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America. Our broad product and service portfolio includes engineered valves, fire hydrants, metering products and systems, leak detection and pipe condition assessment. We help municipalities increase operational efficiencies, improve customer service and prioritize capital spending, demonstrating why Mueller Water Products is Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure®. Visit us at www.muellerwaterproducts.com.
Investor Contact: Martie Edmunds Zakas Sr. Vice President – Strategy, Corporate Development & Communications 770-206-4237 email@example.com Media Contact: John Pensec Sr. Director - Corporate Communications & Public Affairs 770-206-4240 firstname.lastname@example.com
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Speaking of cooler weather... I picked up a TON of fall decor at Homegoods yesterday. How early is too early to put it out? I got a beautiful burlap wreath with little white and gold pumpkins and I'm dying to hang it up - haha! I think fall is the most fun to decorate for, so that's why I'm jumping the wagon a little bit :)
Okay last question! What would you guys rather see on the blog tomorrow? An empty house tour, or a book review (I've read some really good books lately!)


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The Lao Heritage Program offers instruction in basic and intermediate Lao literacy to both native and non-native speakers of Lao. In the course of two months of intensive study, you'll learn the alphabet and basic sight words and work with simple authentic texts in Lao to begin to understand more deeply the various sources of Lao tradition, both in Laos and in a Lao-American context.
As you master the basics, or from Week One on if you already know the basics, you'll move on to increasingly complex texts dealing with Lao Buddhism, History, Arts, and current Lao ways of dealing with the "modern" world. In addition, you'll learn to use spoken Lao in more formal ways, to discuss educated subjects beyond simply home and family topics, although those are important as well.
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text: Hey.. So at end i bought new model with newest LT extreme... I got few questions : 1) What to do with game so that it doesn't get banned on Live? What programs i need to use to correct the sizes etc?? If someone have link for full explanation that would be great.. I know i shouldn't play too early while game is not released in my region... 2) If game is SP does it matter if i play it too early because of achievements, can i get banned?? 3) If i don't have internet yet can i play for now without stealthing games etc. and when i get internet i will not get banned because of it ( of course i would then use stealthed games) Thx!


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Arriving in Beijing
After a super long flight we finally arrive in Beijing, China. Travel is a great way of changing your perspective on life, especially when travelling to an exotic or far away destination. Upon stepping out of the plane and onto the tarmac it becomes quickly apparent that the one thing we take for granted, the air we breathe has now become a precious commodity. So how does the air fair in the most polluted city in the world?
As you might know, the air pollution in China answers to no one. As soon as you step outside you are greeted with the side affects of a nation addicted to coal and 30 years of accelerated economic growth. The smell is hard to describe, but a sensation of swimming through a thick smoke, a dirty haze of ash, exhaust fumes, particulates, dust and god knows what else comes pretty close. This isn't just western paranoia or woe is me, this a serious issue that pervades the second largest economy and the most populous nation on earth.
How bad is the air in Beijing?
It looks bad, but is it that bad? Data is our friend, with measurements from the US Embassy in Beijing the deadliest particulate, PM2.5 (super small nano particles) pose a significant threat to life here. Below shows the terrifying reality of the past couple of years, just 2 percent of days in Beijing between 2008 and 2015 were deemed 'Good'. That's just 51 days in eight years or a measly 7 days per year. Most days are rated as unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous, 77 percent of the time. On these days, physical activity must be reduced and health impacts, shortness of breath, headaches, tiredness are to be expected. The public health and economic implications are astronomical.
A typical day for air in Beijing
Today's Beijing index reads 250, which ranks us firmly in the Very Unhealthy range. This index is compiled from real-world readings from the USA, Europe, China and Australia regions, you can check out your city here. For reference what we know about London and Paris as cities that constantly battle pollution, they can often top the Moderate AQI (around 60-70). China blows that out the water, add another '200' to that and you're close. What does that look like? For one, we can't see the sky. The smog curls around doorways and the still air fills the tiny lungs of newborns. It's hard to breathe, is it jet lag or lack or sleep? What is this tightness in the chest? A few shallow breathes later, no improvement. You would have to be pretty ill advised to know this is really bad for your health.
Luckily by afternoon the smog recedes to a level where buildings appear into view beyond a few hundred meters. The visibility is still poor though, with an index of 150 this would be a national emergency anywhere else, but for Beijing this is a good day..
Plan your trip
We'll do another piece on air quality and China's love for coal, but here's our advice for visiting: For our short trip of 3 days to Beijing we chose not to wear a mask, rationalising that we are only spending a short time here. The classic question, to wear or not to wear? Spending more time in a polluted city or for sensitive groups such as young children or the elderly we found some good advice on which masks and cost http://aqicn.org/mask/.
You can also sign up for @beijingair for hourly twitter alerts, allowing you to plan your indoor or outdoor time more effectively.


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Joseph Vanhorn Took Photos Of Girl, 12
KC Bail Bondsman Guilty In Child Porn Case
Joseph Vanhorn Took Photos Of Girl, 12
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A Kansas City bail bondsman was convicted Monday on federal charges of producing child pornography.
Joseph Vanhorn, 70, was found guilty of taking explicit photos of a 12-year-old girl after giving her marijuana and alcohol. Investigators said the photos were taken at a trailer in Noel, Mo., but the images were found on a computer in Vanhorn's Kansas City home.
Vanhorn, who owns Victory Bail Bonds in Kansas City, faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison with parole and fines of up to $250,000.
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Four Unsuccessful Kickstarters
Welp, it's once again been a while since my last post. Sorry. It's just been a very busy month for me so far, and when I've got so much else to do there are two seemingly contradictory factors that get in the way of updating this blog. One is that when I have so much work to do I kind of feel like I shouldn't be messing around with games, even if it is for a greater purpose instead of just playing or creating games for their own sake. Another is that although I generally enjoy creating games, when I'm doing it for the blog it kind of begins to take on some characteristics of work. Though the former reason is probably the predominant one.
The issue is not that I don't have enough to write about. I'm still working on the Wander game (albeit not as actively as I'd like, due to the above reasons), and there'll be more posts about that. And while in my last post on Super Tony Land I wrote that I was unable to complete the levels I was working on because I couldn't open them in the alpha version of the editor, it turns out that I can open them sometimes; it just takes a few tries; so I want to complete them after all despite the issues (and despite the fact that by now the Kickstarter is ended and I have early access to a newer version of the game).
(Speaking of which, at my Kickstarter backer level I get to help design a block for the game, and I haven't replied to the backer survey yet because I haven't decided what kind of block I want. Got to figure that out sometime soon.)
But for today's post, I've made two posts about successful Kickstarter projects for game creation systems, and I said at some point I was going to make a post about unsuccessful Kickstarters, so… I guess now's as good a time as any.


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Discussion in 'NDS - Console and Game Discussions' started by bladerx, Jan 9, 2007.
4 color rebellion on Mapple Story
It seems the rumor came true.
That trailer is so weird and disturbing in so many ways I didn't think was possible...
It's very questionable if the game would be able to handle the pressure of being a mmorpg. So most likely it might end up becoming a regular 1 player game with maybe some weird wifi mode.
Why is there brief video footage of a DS game in my Japanese girls video?
The video is just a bunch of pre-pubescent japanese girls jumping around. It doesnt even show anything.
LoL wow I was wondering the same thing because who dosnt love japanese girls?
sweet, maple story is an awesome game, played for a while, and got bored with my level 65 assasin.
i wonder if we can use our pc characters on the ds version or play them interchangeably.
eitherway id rather play this game on my ds than the pc. should be a cool game, cant wait. if anything, maple story on all servers and countries seems to be english, if thier korean first version is in english you can bet alot of us will have it imported
edit: and yeah that movie trailer was just disturbing, my eyes are still screaming in pain...
The girls are korean.
well the comercial doesnt say its online....but it doesnt say its offline only
I wana know how are we meant to download the 50meg patches that they release? I guess there hasnt been any MapleStory patches for Global for a few months, but Japanese Maplestory, and Korean MapleStory get an update once every week O.O
Great. Now all we need is Starcraft DS.
"Zerg rush. KEKEKEKKEKEKEKKEKEKEKEKKEKE"
Haven't tried a Maple Story game yet but would like to see how it goes on the DS.
Which probably means the game is going to be rubbish. The PC version's really repetitive, without multiplayer they're going to have to add something else to make the game hold it's own on the DS as a single player title. Given the lack of in-game footage in the promo vid that sort if imples that they haven't bothered. Which is a shame.
I thought they were going to somehow do single player leveling and multiplayer dungeon grinding (with friends)~
It'll probably end up being something like moogle mail...XD
wait.... Maple Story with friends codes? Thats not gonna work x: they must have used another method to make it usable...


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Oswald piloted two missions aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-42 and STS-56 flown in January 1992 and April 1993, respectively. The International Microgravity Laboratory-1, the primary payload on STS-42, included 55 major microgravity experiments conducted over the eight-day flight in Discovery's Spacelab module. STS-56 was the second Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2) mission. This nine-day flight also included the deployment and retrieval of the SPARTAN spacecraft.
Most recently, Oswald commanded STS-67, the second flight of the Astro observatory (Astro II), which flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in March, 1995. In addition to collecting an unprecedented amount of ultraviolet astronomy data, STS-67 also established a mission duration record for Space Shuttle at 17 days. With the completion of his third space flight, Oswald has logged over 33 days in space.
Manned seven crew. Carried International Microgravity Laboratory-1. Payloads: International Microgravity Laboratory (lML)-1, getaway special (GAS) bridge with 10 getaway specials, IMAX camera, Gelation of Sols: Applied Microgravity Research (GOSAMR)-1, Investigations Into Polymer Mem-brane Processing (IPMP), Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME)-lll, Student Experiment 81-09: Convection in Zero Gravity, Student Experiment 83-02: Capillary Rise of Liquid Through Granular Porous Media.
Manned five crew. Carried Atlas-2; deployed and retrieved Spartan 201. Payloads: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) 2, Shuttle Solar Backscat-ter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) A, Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy (SPARTAN) 201 (Solar Wind Generation Experi-ment), Solar Ultraviolet Experiment (SUVE), Commercial Material Dispersion Apparatus (CMIX), Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE), Hand-held, Earth-oriented, Real-time, Cooperative, User-friendly, Location-targeting, and Environmental System (HER-CULES), Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II, Space Tissue Loss (STL), Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS), Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM), Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME) III.
Carried Astro 2 astronomy payload with 3 UV telescopes.(attached to Endeavour).Payloads: Ultraviolet Astronomy (ASTRO) 2; Middeck Active Control Experiment (MACE); Protein Crystal Growth—Thermal Enclosure System (PCG-TES) 03; Protein Crystal Growth—Single-Locker Thermal Enclosure System (PCG-STES) 02; Commercial Materials Dispersion Apparatus Minilab/Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc. Experiments (CMIX) 03; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II; two getaway special experiments.


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Centrestage show prints available to purchase
Did you know that Centrestage Music Theatre performance images can now be bought as prints from my website? Well you can now buy any of my images direct from my website. It's easy and its low cost.
It's always nice to have a memory from the shows to keep or maybe even build up an album through the years with each performance. Copying the Facebook images and printing them results in poor quality prints as the files are small and also have my copyright watermark on them but buying from the website uses the full size image files for best quality and the prints won't have the watermark logo.
All my Centrestage images from this year onward are available. Simply find the gallery of the show you want to see and then pick the image you would like printed. Then just click on the buy button. You can select as many as you want. Here's the link to all the Centrestage galleries. The most recent are at the bottom of the page. Centrestage image galleries
There are two choices, each with two sizes. You can buy either a 7in x 5in or a 10in x 7in single prints or you can buy a pack of 5 prints which saves you money. You can even buy more than one pack if you need more images.
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If you want a special size of print then get in contact for a quote.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge has sentenced former Madison County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Watson to 36 months in prison. He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the 2012 arrest and beating of Robert Bryant.
Many of Watson's family and friends were present, and the shock was palpable when Judge Karon Bowdre handed down the sentence. Many people cried. Watson listened to the judge intently, learning he will also perform community service once he finishes his prison time. He is to report to U.S. Marshals on January 5.
Watson's attorney asked if his client could serve time at the Federal Prison Camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The judge said she would recommend it.
The hearing took most of the day. The morning session including a handful of witnesses called to speak about evidence in the case and in support of Watson's character and work as a deputy. This testimony didn't impact Watson's guilty plea, but the defense tried to shed light on discrepancies.
Watson was charged with five different counts, accused of viciously beating Robert Bryant during a traffic stop, which prosecutors alleged was revenge for a bar fight. He only pleaded guilty to what amounted to a perjury charge, with the others being dropped.
The defense requested a sentence of three years supervised release, while the prosecution asked for 33 to 41 months in prison.
We posted updates throughout the proceeding below, in our blog.
Judge Karon Bowdre will oversee the sentencing. To our understanding she has granted us permission to live blog.
Things will get started at 9:30 a.m. We're in the lower courtroom of the federal courthouse in downtown Huntsville, a smaller courtroom than the one upstairs. The seats are mostly filled. I'm here with colleague Brian Lawson.
A small group is gathered outside to voice concern about the Sheriff's Office. We spoke with a participant prior to coming in.
A group is gathered with signs outside of the federal courthouse in anticipation of a former deputy's sentencing. pic.twitter.com/GbVFsZn2VJ
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Here is some background information on the case from my colleague Brian Lawson. We should start any minute. Judge Bowdre has granted us permission to live blog, but no Tweeting will be allowed.
We've started. Judge Bowdre is reviewing a few matters, including a number of objections filed in the case. Also made it firm no live transmission of information will be allowed, except for this blog, and that is only because we requested permission ahead of time.
Judge says she will impose time limits on testimony presented, and witnesses called today.
Defense attorney is Michael Tewalt. Judge addressing him and his client, Justin Watson about what Tewalt plans to present today. Tewalt is a federal public defender.
Attorneys going over matters they plan to present today. This will likely take at least a few hours, maybe longer.
Defense plans to call 4 witnesses based on time constraints.
Defense calls Grady Baswell. He works for City of Huntsville. Worked for Sheriff's Office in the past, around 2004.
Baswell was a reserve deputy (has been full time with City of Huntsville for at least 20 years.) Baswell was a reserve deputy between June and Aug 2012. He rode along with Deputy Watson and other deputies, possibly 6 others. He chose to ride along with Watson. "I felt safe with him. He's very tactical, paid good attention to what was going on around us."
Baswell confirmed Watson was a member of the SWAT team. Confirms he rode along with Watson during June-Aug. 2012.
Baswell confirms he was with Deputy Watson when he had to apply use of force. Baswell said Watson never lost control of the individual he was using force against. Said Watson used his skills to 'de-escalate' a situation.
Baswell was not with Watson the night of the altercation. He did discuss with him later. Said he was upset about the situation, but didn't get the impression Watson wanted to go after Bryant.
Attorney asking Baswell how traffic stops would go. Said Watson would often talk with people, but would usually let them go.
Attorney asking Baswell about the typical patrol area, Hazel Green, Hwy 231/431.
Attorney asking about equipment in the patrol vehicle. Baswell said various equipment in the vehicles often went down.
"Did that affect your ability to do your job?" Yes, Baswell, replied.
Baswell described interactions with other sheriff's deputies. "They would find dead ends and watch movies."
Not Deputy Watson, he said. They would respond to calls.
Attorney asking Baswell about Billy's Bar, and interactions with people who left there. Asking about traffic flow on 231/431 near the bar, and turnarounds in that location. Also, visibility of vehicles leaving Billy's Bar. Baswell said deputies had clear visibility of vehicles leaving the bar, and were able to get to those vehicles quickly.
Baswell talking about what steps would be taken if they pulled over someone who appeared to be driving under the influence.
Baswell describing what Watson told him about the night of the fight. Baswell wasn't there that night.
Baswell said Watson told him the guy was bothering him and his wife.
Attorney asks Baswell about culture of Madison Co. Sheriff's Office. Said he liked it for the most part. Some people were friendly, others were not.
"Did you ever see deputies change things in a report, or investigation?"
Yes, said Baswell. In describing how they were trained to write reports, Said "use this word because it sounds better for us. Use this word, because it sounds worse for them."
Cross-examination very short. Baswell is finished.
Defense calls Jeff Warden. He worked with Deputy Watson. Was employed with the Sheriff's Office – 2007-2009, 2010-2012. He currently lives in Florida.
Warden said he knows Watson from on and off duty. Said Watson was a fun, proactive guy as a Deputy. "Let's go get into stuff." Said it was county slang they used, they were proactive, didn't want to sit around. They'd want to get a warrant list, go into neighborhoods, do traffic stops, look for DUIs, serve warrants, etc. Not all deputies were proactive, he said.
Attorney asking Warden about Hwy 231/431 in Hazel Green, area surrounding Billy's Bar. Said you could definitely make DUI arrests in that spot. "It's dangerous to stop vehicles up there cause it's really dark." Often, deputies would park at Hazel Green High School.
Warden said Watson was not a hothead, not someone to use excessive force.
Warden said Watson called him the day after the fight at Billy's Bar. Said "I wish you were with me last night. Two guys jumped me at the bar." Said Watson was laughing about it, embarrassed to have a black eye. Said Watson did not ask him to track anyone down, get retribution, etc. Warden said he never heard anything about it after that.
Warden said he was not aware of the traffic stop of Bryant in August 2012. Said he heard about it in the news. "Would you have expected Watson to use excessive use of force, knowing what you know about him?" "No sir," Warden replied.
Warden describing culture of MCSO. "I had a lot of good friends there. It was up and down, I enjoyed my time there."
He confirms he is a good friend of Watson's. Trust hims. Trusts him with his children.
Said he would still trust him, despite Watson lying under oath.
Warden describing how Watson was a trainer, and how he would train deputies how to handle situations properly, if someone was aggressive. Pressure-point tactics.
"Do you believe Watson should be punished with incarceration?"
Objection from prosecution. Judge: sustained.
Prosecution is up. Asks Warden if he ever violated his rights, or helped another officer cover something up. "No sir."
He said he didn't approve of that sort of behavior. Cross was very short.
Dawn Hendricks called to the stand.
Hendricks started with HPD in 1996, then worked for the Secret Service, hired there in 2003. Around 2006, worked at gyms, decided she missed law enforcement. Tried HPD, but a hiring freeze, so she applied with MCSO. Was hired there. Worked for MCSO for 2 years. Hired around 2010, left a few months prior to events of August 2012.
Said she worked with Deputy Watson. Said she never saw him act anything but professional, respectful. "He was all about training. I've never seen him act anything but professional."
Said there were many occasions where she'd show up as a second or third deputy on the scene. Never saw him act out of control.
During an incident in Gurley, a man was shooting rounds in his backyard. Hendricks said Watson is the one (w/SWAT team) who took control and used a beanbag to de-escalate the situation.
Hendricks describing that situation in Gurley. Said lethal force would have been warranted against the man.
"He didn't kill the man. He used a beanbag. That takes some guts, that was what he chose to do," describing Watson's use of a beanbag.
Hendricks describing various calls she responded to in Hazel Green area.
Attorney asks about Deputy Watson being proactive. Said he'd ask supervisor to get lists of warrants in the area. If they had downtime, they'd be proactive and do something rather than just sitting around.
The phrase "let's get into something" keeps coming up. Hendricks said that meant they'd be proactive. Said again there were other deputies who were not.
Hendricks said Watson was one of the deputies she trusted. There were others she didn't, because of things they did — "that was not what I got into law enforcement to do."
Defense attorney asks Hendricks about Watson pleading guilty to lying under oath.
"He's taking the fall for some of the guys he worked with."
Would you still trust Watson, attorney asks?
"Yes, I would. Everything I've seen, I believe he'd take the fall for the others."
Hendricks describing the morning she went to talk with Sheriff Dorning, to resign. Was uncomfortable with some of the other deputies, not Watson. Hendricks got emotional. "Law enforcement is my career. I loved it. He loved it too. I think he got caught up in some things and couldn't get away from it. It's a lot to step away from something you love."
New witness being sworn in. He trained some deputies at the MCSO in Jiu-Jitsu. Not employed by MCSO, but a number of deputies trained with him to learn defensive moves.
Witness said Watson is very laid back, "a very good guy." He was perceptive to the training, was very good. A smaller guy, a good training partner. Very humble, witness said.
Witness said Watson never showed aggression, hostility or anger in training.
Witness said Deputy Watson called him on the way to the hospital, to tell him about the altercation. Gist of conversation was "hey man, you saved my life tonight." Watson said he was attacked, and the training witness did with him had saved his life.
"Based on your experience training and working w/Watson, do you think Justin is a dishonest, lying, vindictive individual?"
Witness said no. He would still trust him.
Cross-examination — asking about various jiu-jitsu tactics. Some are meant to break people's arms.. correct? "Correct," witness replied.
Witness said he doesn't know anything about the bar fight or the person stopped, and that they were the same, other than what he heard in the news.
Prosecutors are up now. Talking about witnesses they plan to call.
Prosecutor wants to clarify the record shows Watson pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, not perjury.
Prosecutor's first witness — Susan (not sure of spelling of last name)
She investigated case thoroughly, involving bar fight and events that followed.
Fiancee of Justin Watson attracted some attention. "There was a cat call, Watson believed it came from Robert Bryant, and a fight ensued."
Investigator said she talked with owner of Billy's Bar. Said Bryant was shooting pool at the time. Bryant not a big drinker, owner said, and came in for pool tournaments.
Watson didn't like sound he heard from Bryant. Watson put his hands on Bryant first, and two other men.
Judge asking if any witnesses said Bryant hit Watson first. Investigator couldn't think of any.
Fight ended up on the flood. Was broken up by bar owner, multiple witnesses confirmed. He told both to leave.
Bryant left right away. Watson stayed for a little bit. Judge cleared up, this was confirmed by several witnesses.
Witnesses said Watson asked around about who that man was. Investigator also said Watson told owner he was a deputy. Owner said "I don't care, get out of my bar," acc. to investigator.
Witness told investigator Watson was very riled up in the parking lot. She tried to calm him down, she told investigator.
Investigator said Watson continued to try to find out who the person was, he fought with.
Mandy Billings, Jake Church. Billings was a regular at Billy's Bar. Billings said through asking around, she was able to surmise who the person was, and it was Robert Bryant. She got that from someone who had been in a relationship with Bryant, at one time.
Billings said she texted Watson with the full name (Robert Bryant) and vehicle description.
Watson also asked Jake Church if he knew Robert Bryant, a truck with TN tags. Church was a deputy with MCSO and best friends with Watson at the time.
Investigator asked if Watson asked Billings to do anything else. Said Watson asked her to keep an eye out, if she saw Watson at any local bars.
Attorneys are talking privately with judge right now.
Attorneys, judge go to private chambers.
We're not sure how long this break will go. Still waiting on judge, attorneys to re-enter the courtroom.
Court is back in session.
Investigator remains on the stand. DOJ asking about text messages between Billings, Watson. Some of these were sent from 'Night Moves,' another bar.
"Is my boy out?" Watson's text asked Billings.
Some other texts were sent another night. Billings said she was at Billy's Bar, Watson said 'let me know if my boy's there' and Billings said he was. Billings described what Bryant was wearing, what he was doing.
Watson asked Billings if he could trust her. She said 'of course.'
Billings said later, Bryant was leaving. Watson was on duty that night, assigned to patrol in Hazel Green area.
Investigator said data on Watson's patrol car showed the car was parked at Billy's, as he was sending the texts to Billings inside the bar.
Watson got called to Charity Lane to answer a domestic violence call. Vehicle data shows that too. Afterward, when Billings texted Watson to say 'your boy is leaving' his patrol car shows he drove back to Billy's Bar.
Patrol vehicle data also shows he drove up to Tennessee and back. He pulled over a single-cab white pickup truck with TN tags. It wasn't Bryant's truck, though, and he wasn't inside.
The person pulled over, and described being pulled over, supposedly for a license plate light being out. It was a guy leaving work, headed back to TN.
Another night, Watson was assigned to patrol in Hazel Green area. Investigator reviewed data on Aug 22, 2012 to determine where Watson was. He was parked at Billy Hunter Park, just up the road from Billy's Bar. At that location, you can see where cars pull out from Billy's Bar, investigator confirmed.
He sat there from 10:31-10:53 pm. Robert Bryant was at Billy's Bar that night. He has a single cab white truck, with TN plates. has "Bryant Painting" or similar wording on side.
Watson sent a text to his friend/fellow deputy, Jake Church:
"65 with me at Billy Hunter Park. I might get into something soon."
Church said he didn't see that text message right away.
He only saw it when he heard Watson's panicked voice on radio saying '1039.'
When Robert Bryant left bar, he headed north on 231. Watson pulled car out of park, turned south, turned around to go North, then sped 69 mph to catch up with Bryant. The vehicle data gives location and speed, that's how investigator knows this. He caught up to Bryant, pulled him over on side of road.
Investigator reviewed radio traffic, vehicle data, witness reports (several police who responded, Robert Bryant) and Justin Watson's report (use of force report.)
Investigator on traffic stop:
Watson pulled over Bryant, asked for license and registration. Bryant turned these things over as well as a concealed carry permit.
Goes back to car, with license and permit. He radioed for backup, went back to vehicle to ask Bryant to step out of car. Bryant did.
Investigator said Watson knocked out Bryant's teeth with baton, beat him/choked him till he was unconscious.
(Watson claims Bryant lunged at him.)
Other responders noticed Bryant wasn't breathing. They sat him up and hit him on the back.
Others who responded included two (couldn't catch names) then Lt. Salomonsky, Brooks, Jake Church & trainee, Tim Whisante.
Jake Church asked Watson if that was the guy he got in a bar fight with.
Watson said "don't tell anyone about that."
DOJ asking investigator about picture of Bryant, which has previously been released. It is on the screen now. It shows him bloodied and bruised in a hospital bed.
Another photo shown of Deputy Justin Watson in hospital bed. This has also been previously shown.
Investigator said Watson was asked at the scene to remove his clothing. In hospital bed, he is wearing undergarments/underclothes.
The clothes collected/removed, were bloody, investigator said.
Investigator also interviewed the doctor on call in the Huntsville Hospital ER that evening. Said he looked up his notes about the case when he was interviewed. Said Bryant had problems remembering what had happened to him. Suspected Bryant had a concussion, lack of oxygen to brain, loss of consciousness could have contributed to memory loss. Doctor ordered tests, and bloodwork. Exam showed there was alcohol in his blood, but consistent with "1 beer."
Sheriff's Office started internal investigation on matter a few days later, investigator confirmed. Started by Lt. Salomonsky and Sgt. Brooks. Brooks said a few things didn't seem right with him, with the traffic stop. Said report by Watson was incredibly detailed, out of character for Deputy Watson, whose reports were usually much shorter. He wanted to open an internal investigation.
MCSO reached out to Mandy Billings, Jake Church.
Billings said Watson told her to shut her mouth, not to say anything.
Church said Watson warned him of an internal investigation, and the text message he sent. Watson's reply was "don't worry about it, they can't get text messages that far back."
Moving ahead to Robert Bryant's hearing – he was charged with assaulting a police officer. That charge was dismissed.
DOJ reminding that Watson has pleaded guilty and that's what we're here for today. Pleaded guilty to misleading the court/lying under oath.
FBI opened its own investigation, because Robert Bryant went to the FBI about what happened to him. Investigator, who is with FBI, talked about what she did to review the case.. collecting reports, interviewing witnesses, various things they did to look into the matter.
Said she was aware this was getting around the MCSO, that the FBI was now looking into the case.
FBI said Jake Church told them Watson was like a brother to him.
Church said he was sad that it happened, because they weren't friends any more.
FBI got involved in January 2015.
DOJ asks investigator about an incident in SWAT team training room, between Church and Watson. On a computer, Church saw he had been cropped out of a photo. He asked Watson "when did you crop me out of this picture?" Watson said "when did you go talk to the FBI?"
Said two other SWAT team members confirmed the incident.
Said the mood was uncomfortable after that, among the SWAT team.
At another SWAT team training, Church said he was playing the part of a bad guy. Church heard a 'click' in the back of his head. Watson held it up and shrugged when Church asked him about it.
Gun was not loaded.
Investigator said there have been incidents in training exercises like this, but always involving plastic guns.
Defense is up now for cross-examination.
Warning – I've got about 10% on my battery left. Hoping it holds up till we get a recess and I'll recharge.
Defense asking investigator about experience with FBI. Defense asks about fight at Billy's Bar, and witnesses who said they saw "Robert hit him first."
Defense asks about Amanda Billings, and other people present with Watson at the bar the night of the fight.
Defense is trying to illustrate discrepancies between witness statements and past testimony.
This is about who threw the first punch in the bar fight.
Defense asking about SWAT team members and their testimony to the FBI.
Defense trying to establish if there's any possibility the text messages could have been about anyone but Robert Bryant, possibly Jake Church.
Investigator firmly says no. They were about Bryant. "Your boy's here." Investigator said this definitely referred to Bryant.
Defense wants to talk about traffic stop on Aug 22, 2012. Said Watson called in a '1039 in a panicked voice'
Investigator asked about Deputy Watson, and how he initiated traffic stop, got the driver's license and concealed carry permit.. then went back to his vehicle.
Establishing he made initial call for backup, then a second '1039' call during the fight.
Defense asking about other witness statements. Asking what other deputies testified about the traffic stop that turned into a fight, and who handcuffed Bryant.
Investigator: Sgt. Brooks arrived, and said Bryant kicked him in the groin, Bryant also kicked another deputy in his leg. Brooks said "Bryant was fighting for his life."
Defense said a number of deputies were trying to subdue Bryant. Investigator confirms this.
Deputy Church transported Robert Bryant to hospital. Defense says this is against MCSO policy, it should have been an ambulance.
Defense: 8 deputies/MCSO personnel at scene that night.
No pictures taken at the scene of Bryant, only at the hospital.
Attorneys are talking about an early-on internal investigation that cleared Watson. Judge questioning why the government didn't pay much attention to that.
Defense asking investigator why Watson pulled over Bryant. Watson's report indicated he thought Bryant was intoxicated, and illegally changed lanes.
Investigator: ER doctor didn't find 'long term, long lasting' injuries on Bryant.
Defense establishing others, besides Church, got cropped out of photo. Another deputy did the cropping. "But he led Church to believe that he did," the investigator said of Watson.
Defense asking about 'clicking sound' and plastic guns, at the SWAT training incident. Asking if other things could have made that clicking sound.
I apologize for the stoppage – my battery died. Back now and I'll add the updates as we wait for things to resume. Court recessed at 12:50pm and will start back at 2pm.
Ran to the station and got an extension cord to plug in, so we're good.
Before the break, the defense said medical records showed Bryant had other substances in his system, including Oxycontin. FBI witness was not aware of that.
The Dept. of Justice emphasized while the MCSO's internal investigation cleared Watson, it didn't contain several of the things the FBI found, including Mandy Billings' text messages and Jake Church's testimony.
The judge also asked questions of the FBI investigator, referring to the SWAT team training and the 'clicking sound' from the gun. The judge asked if the FBI interviewed any other witnesses, and why this particular indictment against Watson was based on the account by Jake Church and no one else.
The defense stressed there were multiple inconsistencies and conflicting reports from various witnesses.
The Dept. of Justice stressed the facts stand, and said every criminal case has inconsistencies. DOJ said text message chains between Deputy Watson and Billings, and between Watson and Church, as well as the ADL evidence (patrol car information) speak to what really happened.
The DOJ said Billings' and Church's prior testimony show pre-medidation on Watson's part.
At that point, Judge Bowdre said she had heard quite a bit, not expecting to go this long for the morning session. She needs time to organize the information. Said the objections raised this morning (and testimony presented about these objections) don't have bearing on the sentencing guideline.
The defense has requested three years of supervised release, while the prosecution has asked for 33 to 41 months in prison.
We resume at 2pm and the defense is expected to call mitigating witnesses.
We should start any minute. Waiting on the judge to enter.
Court is in session.
Judge says she will rule on various objections raised by the defense.
Some of these are technical, honestly, relating to court documents & filings.
One has to do with a line about the defendant being 'sucker punched.'
Judge reviewing sentencing time frame, fines. Not time for sentencing yet, we're still likely to hear from at least one mitigating witness.
Judge discussing "key parts" of sentencing materials and what she's going to use as she makes her decision.
Defendant was a deputy sheriff of MCSO
While off duty, he was involved in a fight at Billy's Bar with Robert Bryant
Regardless of whether defendant touched Bryant or Bryant threw the first punch..
For 6 weeks after that bar fight, Watson searched for Mr. Bryant and enlisted help of Amanda Billings to learn Bryant's name, tag, and where she saw him
Mr. Bryant was at Billy's Bar that night in August, Mr. Watson was on duty in that area and parked his patrol car nearby and waited.
When Bryant pulled out of the parking lot, the defendant pulled out, u-turned to follow Bryant's truck and pulled him over
Defendant asked for license and received it, plus concealed carry permit and walked to car to radio for backup. He then approached Bryant's truck again. The defendant had Bryant step out, the men got in a physical altercation. Watson struck Bryant with baton, hit him in the face and choked him till he was unconscious.
Defendant then issued '1039' to indicate emergency and other officers arrived.
Judge finds after he was resuscitated, Bryant continued to struggle with officers/deputies on scene.
(Judge still going over what she is basing her considerations on.)
Judge finds hospital records reflect Bryant's injuries, and no physical injuries to Watson.
They are discussing now, earlier testimony about what was found in Bryant's system (through bloodwork, at the hospital.) DOJ disputes that Oxycodone was in his system.
Defendant admitted, at his plea, that he made false statements about not ever seeing Bryant before the night of the traffic stop. We now know through numerous witnesses that isn't true.
Defense calls Jim Ernest to the stand.
Mr. Ernest has known Watson since 1990. Knows his mother, grandmother. Very close to him.
He is like a stepfather to Watson. Has known him since age 4.
Ernest talking about Watson growing up – playing sports, football, was in ROTC at Sparkman H.S. Went on to UNA on a ROTC scholarship. Went to Fort Benning.
Ernest said Watson was involved in a number of sports, also helped with activities like Habitat for Humanity. ROTC involvement in high school and college. Also a loss prevention officer for Sears, during college.
Ernest: Watson went through rigorous training at Fort Benning. AIT – Advanced Individual Training. He received some awards during his military service.
He then came back to Madison County, to seek a job with the MCSO. He had done ride-alongs as a teen with the sheriff's office.
Ernest said Justin Watson was raised in law enforcement – his father was in it, and he always wanted to pursue a career in it himself.
Mr. Ernest said Deputy Watson would always leave for duty professionally dressed, ready to work.
"He was one to belly up to the bar. If he did something, he'd raise his hand and said he did it. His mother raised him that way."
Mr. Ernest said he's never known Watson to be angry, aggressive or hostile.
After Watson's mother had a stroke, Watson has been actively involved in her care. "He's been involved in her care all along." He came back from the Army to help with her care.
Defense to Ernest: "You're aware Watson perjured himself." "He's pled guilty to that."
"I'm aware," said Ernest. He said this does not change his view of him, or his character.
Mr. Ernest said Watson has 2 young daughters, a wife, many family members who love him and care about him.
Since Watson resigned from the MCSO, he took a job at Toyota. Has taken some construction jobs to make ends meet.
Mr. Ernest is talking about Justin Watson's interaction with his daughters. "I wish you could see him with them. They need their father." Ernest said Watson is a great father, a great family man.
Many in the courtroom have expressed emotion, hearing Ernest's words.
"He's taken the fall, in my opinion, for the whole Madison County Sheriff's Department, from what I've read," Ernest said.
Mr. Ernest is finished. Justin Watson is now going to read a statement.
Watson: "I'm here to take responsibility for my actions."
"I'm a man who made a mistake, but my biggest fear is if you incarcerate me, I won't be able to recover with my family intact."
"I spent my entire life in civil service." He was active in Scouts, as a cadet with the MCSO and ROTC.
Watson's goal in college was to work in law enforcement. After time in Army, came home to work as a deputy sheriff. "It was extremely stressful at times, but I embraced it."
He indicated he wanted to serve in a federal position after about 5 years with MCSO. "Unfortunately, at the 5-year mark, I made a mistake. I lied under oath."
Says he rededicated himself as a deputy after the Aug. 2012 incident with Bryant. Rededicated himself to SWAT team. Became a lead training instructor for reserve deputies.
Left Sheriff's Office in 2015 due to "constant cloud of negativity." Found a temp job with Toyota. However, Toyota laid him off after hearing of his indictment.
Then took a job with a granite countertop office. Was injured in a work accident.
Has another job now, and is thankful because it helps him put food on the table.
Watson remains on ankle monitoring, and home confinement. Wife takes children to appointments, activities. Has changed the subject when daughters ask why Daddy can't go with them, why he can't be there at games or other activities.
Many are emotional about this, including Watson.
He is addressing individuals now, first, his wife Melissa for standing by him.
His sister. His Mom. His Dad.
Many are emotional. Watson is trying to stay strong as he talks to those he loves.
"I'll refocus and I'll try to do harder," Watson says to the judge. "I'll continue to be the best husband, father, son, uncle and brother that I can be."
"Your honor, I'm asking you to consider the person I am, and the person I'll continue to be."
Watson now turning to Robert Bryant. "I should have been the bigger person and walked away that night at the bar." Offers his sincerest apology.
Closes with Romans 5:3, which talks about suffering, endurance, character and hope.
Defense attorney Michael Tewalt talking again, about his personal experience with this case.
"One of the most critical jobs, I believe, a defense attorney has, is to get to know our client. I would put everything on my character, on my experience and my knowledge of what or what has not transpired in this case, that Justin Watson is not the man I believe the government believes him to be."
Attorney Tewalt talking about his interactions with Watson, his wife, father, family. Says he has represented a lot of clients who don't show this kind of remorse.
He's talking about the range of cases he has been involved in, and where this one should fall.
Attorney said this case falls on the side of "leniency and mercy."
Attorney talking about past court hearings in the case, and past evaluations Deputy Watson had on the job. He scored highly, the attorney said. Even in an evaluation in 2013, after the traffic stop.
Attorney stressing Watson continued to score highly in work evaluations after he perjured himself on the stand.
"He was a leader in the Sheriff's Office. A trainer. Asked to train at the academy, after these events. He was given commendations and awards after these events."
"He rededicated his life to law enforcement for an extended period and that has been taken from him. That is everything for someone like Mr. Watson. That's all he ever wanted to be. That's no longer an option for him," said Attorney Tewalt.
Defense is bringing up a similar case, where officers have been convicted of obstruction of justice, and the person was sentenced to home confinement/supervised probation. That is what Watson is asking for. The Dept. of Justice is pushing for prison time.
Defense brings up cases of Huntsville Police Officers Brett Russell and Officer Joshua Bates.
Defense urges judge not to make example of Watson, when others have gotten off with light punishments, or no punishment, especially in this district (referring to HPD officers.)
Robert Bryant speaking now.
Bryant apologizes to people involved. He's a handyman, said his work has been affected. He feels his life has been threatened, and feels that it is, in court today.
Dept. of Justice (DOJ) is speaking now.
DOJ responds to a comment by the defense, that lives weren't at stake. Attorney said Robert Bryant's life, and freedom was at stake. Said Deputy Watson lied on the stand, and Bryant could have gone to jail if the court ruled a certain way based on Deputy Watson's lie.
DOJ maintains Deputy Watson searched Robert Bryant out, through Mandy Billings.
DOJ says they don't consider Watson high-risk of committing this type of crime again, because he cannot be a law enforcement officer ever again. However, confinement will deter other officers from lying under oath.
DOJ brings up other cases that have been similar to this case, and punishment was handed down against officers. One involved 36 months, another 46 months. "Those cases demonstrate perjury by a police officer can have a devastating impact on the justice system."
"A man who didn't do anything wrong might have been put in jail because of the defendant's actions," the DOJ attorney said.
That's it for the prosecution. Judge Bowdre speaking now.
Judge: this was not a split-second decision. The facts show Watson searched for Bryant for 6 weeks.
Judge: We have to keep in mind the defendant was charged with 5 counts, and pled guilty to one. Only that 1 has been established beyond a reasonable doubt, and that is in fact, he lied at the preliminary hearing about his prior encounters with Mr. Bryant. That is the offense for which he stands here, convicted. The court can, of course, consider relevant conduct that calculation of guidelines is appropriate for sentence.
I have found the defendant had, in fact, searched for Mr. Bryant for approx. 6 weeks. That indicates there's a little bit more than lying to the judge at the preliminary hearing in this case.
Judge: Had he told the truth, at the time, from the facts we now know, there likely would have been an investigation into his conduct.
The lying, and continued lying, certainly heightened the suspicion that Mr. Watson had engaged in civil rights violations. Judge Bowdre is discussing the indictments now.
Judge said she is not finding, today, that Watson is guilty of one of the charges he didn't plead guilty to, but his conduct after the fact showed he had more to hide considering he had encountered Mr. Bryant earlier.
The offense Watson is convicted of tarnishes the [Madison] County Sheriff's Office and all of law enforcement. That is the seriousness of this offense, Judge Bowdre said.
We count on our officers to be truthful, especially in their testimony before a court, the judge said. I'm summarizing here, that isn't an exact quote.
Judge believes a sentence should be imposed to deter others, especially those in law enforcement, from lying under oath.
Those are the bad things, the judge said, but she should also consider Mr. Watson's military service. The good things he has done. Judge has a son who has served in military.
Judge: He was an upstanding law enforcement officer, but "that cuts both ways." He should have been able to see the effect of truthful and untruthful testimony.
This conduct here, both the allegations about his searching for Mr. Bryant and his false testimony, appear to be very out of character for Mr. Watson. However, this was not an immediate reaction to a situation. This was part of, for lack of a better word, obsession. I believe Mr. Watson was obsessed with getting even with Mr. Bryant, and that overtook what has demonstrated to be good judgment on his part.
Judge says, as part of her responsibility, she has to balance the seriousness of the offense and the positive things in Mr. Watson's life.
"This is a situation where law enforcement officers should be held to that higher standard. I believe Mr. Watson should be punished, and appropriately punished."
Judge: I agree with Mr. Watson's statement, that he is not defined by what happened between June-August 2012, and in Dec. of that year.
However, I believe the seriousness of the offense warrants a custodial sentence.
It is the judgement of this court that Justin Watson be committed to the custody of prison – 36 months.
Courtroom reacts strongly. Many people crying, emotional.
This is towards the high side of what the Dept. of Justice asked for. Defense had asked for supervised probation.
Justin Watson is listening intently to the judge. He is calm as she hands down the sentence.
"You are not defined by the sentence today. You are a better man than your conduct in Dec. 2012 implies. You understand that, and I hope the community service will be an opportunity for the community to fully embrace you are not the sum of the series of bad decisions you made." Community service will follow the prison time, to my understanding.
Defense attorney requests for Watson to serve his time at Maxwell Air Force Base, because it would make it easier for his family to visit him. Judge says she will recommend that.
Judge also agrees he can report to U.S. Marshals on Thursday, January 5, so he can spend the holidays with his family.
Judge has left the courtroom.
Many are still here, and Watson is hugging family members as they offer support.


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