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Monday, October 31, 2005
Man charged in flu shot scam
The owner of a Houston health care company remains behind bars today after his company issued more than 1,000 fake flu shots to local Exxon Mobil workers during a safety fair last week.
Iyad Abu El Hawa, 35, was arrested Thursday for his role in a scam to defraud Medicare by providing flu vaccinations at company health fairs. His company, Comfort & Caring Home Health, provided approximately 1,000 Exxon Mobil employees and 80 private contractors with shots full of what the FDA said was “some form of purified water” instead of the flu vaccine.
The Baytown Sun
Iyad Abu El Hawa, 35, was arrested Thursday for his role in a scam to defraud Medicare by providing flu vaccinations at company health fairs. His company, Comfort & Caring Home Health, provided approximately 1,000 Exxon Mobil employees and 80 private contractors with shots full of what the FDA said was “some form of purified water” instead of the flu vaccine.
The Baytown Sun
News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court
News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court: "Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court
Updated: 10/31/2005 1:07 PM
By: Ron Fournier, Associated Press
WATCH THE VIDEO
Supreme Court
President Bush declared that Samuel Alito 'has more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years.'
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, stung by the collapse of his previous choice, nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito on Monday in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify conservatives. Ready-to-rumble Democrats said Alito may curb abortion rights and be 'too radical for the American people.' "
Updated: 10/31/2005 1:07 PM
By: Ron Fournier, Associated Press
WATCH THE VIDEO
Supreme Court
President Bush declared that Samuel Alito 'has more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years.'
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, stung by the collapse of his previous choice, nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito on Monday in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify conservatives. Ready-to-rumble Democrats said Alito may curb abortion rights and be 'too radical for the American people.' "
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Harriet Miers Drops Out
A few days before Harriet Miers suddenly withdrew from her nomination to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, one of President Bush's leading allies on judicial nominations was moaning at a Washington party about the president's pick to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. "It's a disaster," he said. "I don't understand it."
The departure of Harriet Miers—the first Supreme Court nomination to be withdrawn under duress (John Roberts withdrew from consideration as Associate Justice so he could be nominated to replace William Rehnquist as Chief Justice) since Judge Douglas Ginsburg was dropped over marijuana use in 1987—is a huge embarrassment to a White House that prides itself on its political savvy and keeping its base happy. Conservatives who had long pushed for a judge whose views matched their own were furious when Bush thanked them by presenting a nominee whose positions were unknown to say the least and whose qualifications for the highest court in the land were paltry at best. Had Miers—a 60-year-old who was touted for her competence, if nothing else—turned in an even adequate performance in the days since her Oval Office announcement, she might have squeaked through a Senate where the President's party holds a five-seat majority. But she fumbled consistently. She seemed to confuse Chief Justices Earl Warren and Warren Burger in a meeting with Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. She left Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania with the impression that she supported the privacy rights in the 1965 Griswold decision. Then she corrected him. In an unprecedented move, she was basically told to redo her questionnaire for the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators who met her emerged more and not less doubtful of her abilities.
The president, in a bit of chutzpah, tried to blame the Miers withdrawal today on the Senate. "It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House—disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said. But no one was buying it. The problem wasn't the process but a perception that this was an instance of naked cronyism at work. No one believed this was about executive privilege any more than people thought that FEMA Director Michael Brown had been brought back to Washington from New Orleans for more important work.
Now that the 24-day nomination of Miers is over, Bush is likely to turn to an established conservative jurist with impeccable intellectual credentials. The leading Bush ally told TIME that Sam Alito, a federal appeals court judge from New Jersey and a favorite of the Federalist Society, the leading organization of conservative lawyers, is a likely pick. But all the other names that were touted back in September—California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown and federal appeals court judges Michael Luttig, Michael McConnell, and Edith Jones will all get reviewed again. It's hard to see why Bush would anger the conservative base for a second time by offering Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The Miers withdrawal represents Bush's greatest rift with conservatives since his election as president. And the break couldn't have come at a worse time. The President needs conservatives as he goes into battle to defend his faltering Iraq policy, his eroding support on spending, and his plan to establish a guest worker program for immigrants which is dividing Republicans like few other issues. But it's not just his policies that are in danger; his presidency is hampered by a CIA leak investigation and trials that could cripple him for his remaining 39 months in office. Now the President can repair the breech with conservatives. They are likely to quickly forgive him this indiscretion. And he will, at the very least, have Harriet Miers, his sweet, amiable and able friend just down the hall to help him.
The departure of Harriet Miers—the first Supreme Court nomination to be withdrawn under duress (John Roberts withdrew from consideration as Associate Justice so he could be nominated to replace William Rehnquist as Chief Justice) since Judge Douglas Ginsburg was dropped over marijuana use in 1987—is a huge embarrassment to a White House that prides itself on its political savvy and keeping its base happy. Conservatives who had long pushed for a judge whose views matched their own were furious when Bush thanked them by presenting a nominee whose positions were unknown to say the least and whose qualifications for the highest court in the land were paltry at best. Had Miers—a 60-year-old who was touted for her competence, if nothing else—turned in an even adequate performance in the days since her Oval Office announcement, she might have squeaked through a Senate where the President's party holds a five-seat majority. But she fumbled consistently. She seemed to confuse Chief Justices Earl Warren and Warren Burger in a meeting with Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. She left Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania with the impression that she supported the privacy rights in the 1965 Griswold decision. Then she corrected him. In an unprecedented move, she was basically told to redo her questionnaire for the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators who met her emerged more and not less doubtful of her abilities.
The president, in a bit of chutzpah, tried to blame the Miers withdrawal today on the Senate. "It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House—disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said. But no one was buying it. The problem wasn't the process but a perception that this was an instance of naked cronyism at work. No one believed this was about executive privilege any more than people thought that FEMA Director Michael Brown had been brought back to Washington from New Orleans for more important work.
Now that the 24-day nomination of Miers is over, Bush is likely to turn to an established conservative jurist with impeccable intellectual credentials. The leading Bush ally told TIME that Sam Alito, a federal appeals court judge from New Jersey and a favorite of the Federalist Society, the leading organization of conservative lawyers, is a likely pick. But all the other names that were touted back in September—California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown and federal appeals court judges Michael Luttig, Michael McConnell, and Edith Jones will all get reviewed again. It's hard to see why Bush would anger the conservative base for a second time by offering Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The Miers withdrawal represents Bush's greatest rift with conservatives since his election as president. And the break couldn't have come at a worse time. The President needs conservatives as he goes into battle to defend his faltering Iraq policy, his eroding support on spending, and his plan to establish a guest worker program for immigrants which is dividing Republicans like few other issues. But it's not just his policies that are in danger; his presidency is hampered by a CIA leak investigation and trials that could cripple him for his remaining 39 months in office. Now the President can repair the breech with conservatives. They are likely to quickly forgive him this indiscretion. And he will, at the very least, have Harriet Miers, his sweet, amiable and able friend just down the hall to help him.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
CBC Sports: White Sox on verge of World Series title
Freddy Garcia heads to the mound for the White Sox, as they try to complete a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park and celebrate their first title since 1917.
That year, Shoeless Joe Jackson led the White Sox past the New York Giants, but since then it's been a long drought for the White Sox, who are in their first World Series since 1959.
The White Sox, who have played small ball all season, have received long balls from unlikely heroes the last two games.
On Sunday night it was Scott Podsednik's homer in the ninth inning that won Game 2. On Tuesday, former Astro Geoff Blum hit a two-out solo homer in the 14th inning in his first career World Series at-bat, catapulting the White Sox to a 7-5 victory.
The 14-inning contest tied a record for the longest in World Series history and broke several other marks. The game lasted five hours, 41 minutes, the longest by time in World Series history. A total of 17 pitchers and 43 players were used and the 30 men left on base (15 by each team) were also records.
Brandon Backe pitches tonight for the Astros, who are in their first-ever World Series. If Houston is to rally from the 3-0 deficit, it would become the first team to do so in the Fall Classic.
Only one time has a team come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a post-season series, and that occurred last year when the Red Sox rallied against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
Boston then swept St. Louis for its first World Series title in 86 years.
Garcia is coming off a complete-game six-hitter against the Angels on Oct. 15 in Game 4 of the ALCS. He's 2-0 with a 3.21 earned-run average in these playoffs with both starts coming on the road.
Backe had a strong showing in Game 4 of the NLCS, as he allowed only two hits and a run over 5 2/3 innings. The righty walked three and struck out seven in the no-decision.
Backe has appeared in three games during the 2005 playoffs, including two starts, and is 0-0 with a 4.91 earned run average. He went 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in three starts during the 2004 post-season.
In Game 3, eight Chicago relievers combined to allow just one hit over the final seven innings and Houston only had one hit after the fourth, Jason Lane's RBI double that forged the 5-5 tie. Game 2 starter Mark Buehrle recorded the final out for his first career save.
Blum, who played for the Astros in 2002 and 2003 before being traded to Tampa Bay in the deal that sent Backe to Houston, got hold of Ezequiel Astacio's 2-0 pitch and the ball sailed over the wall in right field to give the White Sox a 6-5 lead.
Blum, who came into the game at second base for Tadahito Iguchi in the 13th inning, belted his first career post-season homer.
"As soon as I hit it I knew it was high enough to get out," Blum said. "As soon as it got out Tim Raines' [first base coach] face lit up and stuck his hand up. Hitting his hand and touching the bag was a little tough."
Incredibly, Blum didn't join the White Sox until a July 31 trade from San Diego. At the time, the White Sox said they needed Blum for his versatility, and Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen repeated that stance after Tuesday night's game.
"He can help me play every position," Guillen said. "Because the way I play, I like to move people around, I like to pinch-hit for people, and this kid gives me the facility to using him everywhere, first base, second base, shortstop and third and even outfield."
Houston batters walked 12 times, a World Series record, but Astros manager Phil Garner is clearly frustrated.
"I'm ticked off because we're not hitting well. We're just not getting the job done," Garner said.
If they don't get the job done tonight the 101st World Series will be history and the White Sox will finally get a chance to celebrate. Tonight would be a fitting end to the season for Chicago, which has won its last seven post-season games and is 10-1 overall.
Guillen isn't celebrating just yet.
"I have to respect the other manager of the other team, and when your job is manager, I let the guys enjoy themselves and celebrate with the winning," Guillen said.
However, after tonight's game Chicago's manager just may uncork a few champagne bottles himself.
Game 5, if necessary, would be tomorrow night. Jose Contreras is in line to pitch for the White Sox. Roger Clemens, who has a strained left hamstring, is penciled in as Houston's starter.
That year, Shoeless Joe Jackson led the White Sox past the New York Giants, but since then it's been a long drought for the White Sox, who are in their first World Series since 1959.
The White Sox, who have played small ball all season, have received long balls from unlikely heroes the last two games.
On Sunday night it was Scott Podsednik's homer in the ninth inning that won Game 2. On Tuesday, former Astro Geoff Blum hit a two-out solo homer in the 14th inning in his first career World Series at-bat, catapulting the White Sox to a 7-5 victory.
The 14-inning contest tied a record for the longest in World Series history and broke several other marks. The game lasted five hours, 41 minutes, the longest by time in World Series history. A total of 17 pitchers and 43 players were used and the 30 men left on base (15 by each team) were also records.
Brandon Backe pitches tonight for the Astros, who are in their first-ever World Series. If Houston is to rally from the 3-0 deficit, it would become the first team to do so in the Fall Classic.
Only one time has a team come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a post-season series, and that occurred last year when the Red Sox rallied against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
Boston then swept St. Louis for its first World Series title in 86 years.
Garcia is coming off a complete-game six-hitter against the Angels on Oct. 15 in Game 4 of the ALCS. He's 2-0 with a 3.21 earned-run average in these playoffs with both starts coming on the road.
Backe had a strong showing in Game 4 of the NLCS, as he allowed only two hits and a run over 5 2/3 innings. The righty walked three and struck out seven in the no-decision.
Backe has appeared in three games during the 2005 playoffs, including two starts, and is 0-0 with a 4.91 earned run average. He went 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in three starts during the 2004 post-season.
In Game 3, eight Chicago relievers combined to allow just one hit over the final seven innings and Houston only had one hit after the fourth, Jason Lane's RBI double that forged the 5-5 tie. Game 2 starter Mark Buehrle recorded the final out for his first career save.
Blum, who played for the Astros in 2002 and 2003 before being traded to Tampa Bay in the deal that sent Backe to Houston, got hold of Ezequiel Astacio's 2-0 pitch and the ball sailed over the wall in right field to give the White Sox a 6-5 lead.
Blum, who came into the game at second base for Tadahito Iguchi in the 13th inning, belted his first career post-season homer.
"As soon as I hit it I knew it was high enough to get out," Blum said. "As soon as it got out Tim Raines' [first base coach] face lit up and stuck his hand up. Hitting his hand and touching the bag was a little tough."
Incredibly, Blum didn't join the White Sox until a July 31 trade from San Diego. At the time, the White Sox said they needed Blum for his versatility, and Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen repeated that stance after Tuesday night's game.
"He can help me play every position," Guillen said. "Because the way I play, I like to move people around, I like to pinch-hit for people, and this kid gives me the facility to using him everywhere, first base, second base, shortstop and third and even outfield."
Houston batters walked 12 times, a World Series record, but Astros manager Phil Garner is clearly frustrated.
"I'm ticked off because we're not hitting well. We're just not getting the job done," Garner said.
If they don't get the job done tonight the 101st World Series will be history and the White Sox will finally get a chance to celebrate. Tonight would be a fitting end to the season for Chicago, which has won its last seven post-season games and is 10-1 overall.
Guillen isn't celebrating just yet.
"I have to respect the other manager of the other team, and when your job is manager, I let the guys enjoy themselves and celebrate with the winning," Guillen said.
However, after tonight's game Chicago's manager just may uncork a few champagne bottles himself.
Game 5, if necessary, would be tomorrow night. Jose Contreras is in line to pitch for the White Sox. Roger Clemens, who has a strained left hamstring, is penciled in as Houston's starter.
BATTLEFRONT II GOES GOLD
LucasArts is excited to announce that Star Wars Battlefront II has officially GONE GOLD on PS2, Xbox, PC and PSP and all versions are scheduled to blast their way onto store shelves on November 1, 2005 – day and date with the Star Wars Episode III DVD.
Star Wars Battlefront II takes the best-selling Star Wars video game of all time one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-played environments straight out of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Fans of the original Star Wars Battlefront will also enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga centered around Darth Vader’s personal stormtroopers, the 501st Legion.
Star Wars Battlefront II takes the best-selling Star Wars video game of all time one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-played environments straight out of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Fans of the original Star Wars Battlefront will also enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga centered around Darth Vader’s personal stormtroopers, the 501st Legion.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Friday, October 21, 2005
Michael Jackson Summoned for Jury Duty
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities want Michael Jackson back in court _ this time as a juror.
Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland Valley Ranch, four months after he was acquitted of child molestation charges
Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland Valley Ranch, four months after he was acquitted of child molestation charges
U.S. May Seek Syria Sanctions Over Hariri's Murder
The U.S. will likely ask the United Nations to impose sanctions on the Syrian government or Syrian officials implicated in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri by a report that Syria's ambassador called a ``big lie,'' Argentine and Russian envoys said.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Homework for October 19
Algebra 1 chapter review 1-22
Pre- algebra page 78 19-27 36-44
Grammer 5 diagramming sentences
Latin translate first paragraph
Pre- algebra page 78 19-27 36-44
Grammer 5 diagramming sentences
Latin translate first paragraph
Cardinals And Astros Set For Game Six
St.Louis, MO (AHN) - The St.Louis Cardinals play host to the Houston Astros who were one strike away on Monday night from going to the World Series for the first time.
Voodoo announces new lineup
The Memphis lineup for the Voodoo Music Experience has lost festival headliners Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age, but gained a free show by New Orleans legends the Neville Brothers in Handy Park.
Wilma Becomes Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History
MIAMI -- Wilma intensified quickly Wednesday into the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, as Floridians waited for the monster Category 5 storm to make an expected turn toward the peninsula by the weekend.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Homework for Wednesday October 18
Math Algebra page 177 11-14 P.A page 799 39-44
Pre-Algebra page 75 34-40 page 78 10-18
Writing persuasive essay topic
correct poem
Pre-Algebra page 75 34-40 page 78 10-18
Writing persuasive essay topic
correct poem
Nine Inch Nails coming to Memphis
Nine Inch Nails are back on the bill for Memphis’s Voodoo Music Experience.Nine Inch Nails had been among the festival's biggest names when it was relocated to Memphis. But when it became a split-city event, with one day returning to New Orleans and Memphis cut from two days to one, NIN was scheduled for New Orleans only.
WLTX Sports Cardinals Win Game Five
The Astros were one strike away from clinching their first National League pennant, but David Eckstein singled to start a two-out rally. Lidge then walked Jim Edmonds, before Pujols hit an 0-1 pitch over the left-field stands, silencing the fans at Minute Maid Park.
Mass. Town Evacuated Over Threatened Dam
TAUNTON, Mass. - A damaged, century-old dam continued to hold Tuesday as the water level behind it was reduced, but an evacuation order remained in effect and schools and highways were closed amid fears of a flood.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Homework Assignments for October 17
Science chapter 4 section 2
Math Algebra page 177 26-29 page 178 30-33
Math Pre Algebra Worksheet 1-12 33-42
Math Worksheet 21-30
grammar diagramming 1-6
Math Algebra page 177 26-29 page 178 30-33
Math Pre Algebra Worksheet 1-12 33-42
Math Worksheet 21-30
grammar diagramming 1-6
Iraq Electoral Division to Audit Results
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's electoral commission said Monday it intended to audit ``unusually high'' numbers in results coming from most provinces in the country's landmark referendum on the draft constitution.
This Saturday night the Chicago White Sox will host a World Series game for the first time since 1959.
With Jose Contreras pitching the team's fourth complete game, the White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 Sunday night to win the American League Championship Series four games to one.
Wilma Strengthens in Busiest Storm Season Since 1933
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season tied a 1933 record for the busiest ever as Tropical Storm Wilma strengthened, heading toward Honduras and Mexico and causing crude oil and natural gas prices to rise.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Man taped in New Orleans police beating to appear in court
NEW ORLEANS -- A 64-year-old retired teacher whose beating by New Orleans city police was caught on videotape and aired around the world is due to appear in court Wednesday on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation.
But Robert Davis insists he has not had a drink for 25 years and his lawyer says the charges are groundless and should be dropped.
"They've got nothing," attorney Joseph Bruno said earlier this week.
Davis says he had not been drinking before he was beaten by two police officers in a weekend confrontation taped by an Associated Press Television News crew.
Those officers and a third accused of grabbing and shoving an APTN producer have pleaded not guilty to battery charges.
The beating has put another unwanted spotlight on the city's beleaguered police force following Hurricane Katrina. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation stemming from the incident.
Davis said earlier this week that he had wandered into the French Quarter in search of cigarettes before the confrontation. "I didn't do anything," said Davis, who said he had approached a mounted police officer to ask about the city's curfew.
Another officer on foot "interfered and I said he shouldn't," Davis said. As he crossed the street, Davis said, he was hit and eventually thrown to the pavement.
Police, however, disagree and their lawyer, Frank DeSalvo, said they arrested a stumbling Davis to protect him from himself.
Davis and his lawyer said no blood or breath tests for drunkenness were administered following Davis' arrest. New Orleans police said they typically do not test people arrested for public intoxication. Spokesman Marlon Defillo said judges traditionally rely on an officer's expertise.
Davis said he had returned to New Orleans from Atlanta to inspect properties owned by family members. He said he was no longer sure he will return permanently to the city he has called home for 28 years.
"That's up in the air. The chaos that's here -- I don't know," he said Monday.
Davis and police officials have said they did not believe race was a factor. Davis is black; the three city police officers on the tape are white.
"I don't have time to be vindictive, but the good Lord is going to take care of everything
NEW ORLEANS -- A 64-year-old retired teacher whose beating by New Orleans city police was caught on videotape and aired around the world is due to appear in court Wednesday on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation.
But Robert Davis insists he has not had a drink for 25 years and his lawyer says the charges are groundless and should be dropped.
"They've got nothing," attorney Joseph Bruno said earlier this week.
Davis says he had not been drinking before he was beaten by two police officers in a weekend confrontation taped by an Associated Press Television News crew.
Those officers and a third accused of grabbing and shoving an APTN producer have pleaded not guilty to battery charges.
The beating has put another unwanted spotlight on the city's beleaguered police force following Hurricane Katrina. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation stemming from the incident.
Davis said earlier this week that he had wandered into the French Quarter in search of cigarettes before the confrontation. "I didn't do anything," said Davis, who said he had approached a mounted police officer to ask about the city's curfew.
Another officer on foot "interfered and I said he shouldn't," Davis said. As he crossed the street, Davis said, he was hit and eventually thrown to the pavement.
Police, however, disagree and their lawyer, Frank DeSalvo, said they arrested a stumbling Davis to protect him from himself.
Davis and his lawyer said no blood or breath tests for drunkenness were administered following Davis' arrest. New Orleans police said they typically do not test people arrested for public intoxication. Spokesman Marlon Defillo said judges traditionally rely on an officer's expertise.
Davis said he had returned to New Orleans from Atlanta to inspect properties owned by family members. He said he was no longer sure he will return permanently to the city he has called home for 28 years.
"That's up in the air. The chaos that's here -- I don't know," he said Monday.
Davis and police officials have said they did not believe race was a factor. Davis is black; the three city police officers on the tape are white.
"I don't have time to be vindictive, but the good Lord is going to take care of everything
MSN-Mainichi Daily News: International News
MSN-Mainichi Daily News: International News: "Man taped in New Orleans police beating to appear in court
NEW ORLEANS -- A 64-year-old retired teacher whose beating by New Orleans city police was caught on videotape and aired around the world is due to appear in court Wednesday on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation.
But Robert Davis insists he has not had a drink for 25 years and his lawyer says the charges are groundless and should be dropped.
'They've got nothing,' attorney Joseph Bruno said earlier this week.
Davis says he had not been drinking before he was beaten by two police officers in a weekend confrontation taped by an Associated Press Television News crew.
Those officers and a third accused of grabbing and shoving an APTN producer have pleaded not guilty to battery charges.
The beating has put another unwanted spotlight on the city's beleaguered police force following Hurricane Katrina. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation stemming from the incident.
Davis said earlier this week that he had wandered into the French Quarter in search of cigarettes before the confrontation. 'I didn't do anything,' said Davis, who said he had approached a mounted police officer to ask about the city's curfew.
Another officer on foot 'interfered and I said he shouldn't,' Davis said. As he crossed the street, Davis said, he was hit and eventually thrown to the pavement.
Police, however, disagree and their lawyer, Frank DeSalvo, said they arrested a stumbling Davis to protect him from himself.
Davis and his lawyer said no blood or breath tests for drunkenness were administered following Davis' arrest. New Orleans police said they typically do not test people arrested for public intoxication. Spokesman Ma"
NEW ORLEANS -- A 64-year-old retired teacher whose beating by New Orleans city police was caught on videotape and aired around the world is due to appear in court Wednesday on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation.
But Robert Davis insists he has not had a drink for 25 years and his lawyer says the charges are groundless and should be dropped.
'They've got nothing,' attorney Joseph Bruno said earlier this week.
Davis says he had not been drinking before he was beaten by two police officers in a weekend confrontation taped by an Associated Press Television News crew.
Those officers and a third accused of grabbing and shoving an APTN producer have pleaded not guilty to battery charges.
The beating has put another unwanted spotlight on the city's beleaguered police force following Hurricane Katrina. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation stemming from the incident.
Davis said earlier this week that he had wandered into the French Quarter in search of cigarettes before the confrontation. 'I didn't do anything,' said Davis, who said he had approached a mounted police officer to ask about the city's curfew.
Another officer on foot 'interfered and I said he shouldn't,' Davis said. As he crossed the street, Davis said, he was hit and eventually thrown to the pavement.
Police, however, disagree and their lawyer, Frank DeSalvo, said they arrested a stumbling Davis to protect him from himself.
Davis and his lawyer said no blood or breath tests for drunkenness were administered following Davis' arrest. New Orleans police said they typically do not test people arrested for public intoxication. Spokesman Ma"
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Homework oct.11
Algebra 1-page 169 25-31
Sam-no math
Prealgebra-1-10 problems copied off board
Refresher mathamatics- worksheet 1-18
Science-ch 4 section 1 due thursday and vocabulary
Sam-no math
Prealgebra-1-10 problems copied off board
Refresher mathamatics- worksheet 1-18
Science-ch 4 section 1 due thursday and vocabulary
Mount Everest not as high as you think it is�
So, Chen said the data did not mean the mountain had shrunk since it was last measured, but that previous measurements were less accurate. "This data... is lower than the one published in 1975. This is because the Qomolangma Mountain is located in an area with very active block movement," he said, while stressing that more research was needed to exactly determine whether Mt Everest has indeed shrunk in height. He also added that the accuracy of the measurement had a range of plus or minus 0.21m, while the thickness of the ice at the summit was measured at 3.5m.
"The elevation data of Mt Qomolangma published in 1975 will cease to be used within China," he said while acknowledging that it would take some time for other countries and world bodies to accept the newly acquired data concerning the peak.
China used the latest technology in measuring the mountain, including satellite equipment belonging to the Global Positioning System (GPS), laser technologies and theodolites. The whole measurement operation on top of the mountain took 48 hours.
The newest measurement also differs from a 1999 measurement by American scientists also using GPS satellite equipment that found the height of the mountain at 8 850m.The successful measurement of Mt. Qomolangma will play a significant role in demonstrating China’s overall national strength and surveying and mapping technology level, promoting geosciences research. Growing or not, Everest is changing in other ways: its glaciers are shrinking on the Chinese side faster than ever because of global warming, official media have reported. l">Mount Everest not as high as you think it is�
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Home work
Science: Section 3 Assiment 1-5
Ella Minnow Pea: Vocab words
Math: Corrections
rember bring $5.00 for the craft fair and bring $ for lunch
P.s. new radio station 92.1 fm
Ella Minnow Pea: Vocab words
Math: Corrections
rember bring $5.00 for the craft fair and bring $ for lunch
P.s. new radio station 92.1 fm
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Homework
Re-fresher mathematics:Page 128 odds only
Pre Algebra: Math worksheet
Algebra: Page 157 PA 18-33
Writing: Free verse poem
Pre Algebra: Math worksheet
Algebra: Page 157 PA 18-33
Writing: Free verse poem
Monday, October 03, 2005
Assignment
Refrersher mathematics: p.128 skip 38,40 evens only
Algebra 1: p.154-157 read and do guided practice 1-11
Pre algebra: practice sheet 19-20
Science: vocab section 2 only! Section 2 assiment 1-5
Algebra 1: p.154-157 read and do guided practice 1-11
Pre algebra: practice sheet 19-20
Science: vocab section 2 only! Section 2 assiment 1-5
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