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On June 25, 2018, local detectives with the support of the Volusia County Florida Sheriff’s Office arrested 46-year-old Christopher Schmidt. Schmidt has been charged with one count of First Degree Murder, police said. |
Both Stoner and Schmidt are being held in custody awaiting extradition proceedings to bring them back to Virginia Beach. |
News 3 spoke with Lois Schmidt’s mother Nancy Bloise in 2014 and she said “I just remember saying over and over and over again: ‘Oh my God, oh my God.’ I couldn’t believe it.” She also mentioned she wondered if she would ever see an arrest. |
Officials said the investigation continues and it is possible that additional criminal charges may be sought or the existing charges may be amended. |
Total existing-home sales rose 14.7 percent month-over-month in December 2015 (on a seasonally adjusted basis). |
The median existing-home price for all housing types in December was $224,100, up 7.6 percent year-over-year. |
Total housing inventory was 1.79 million existing homes for sale, down 3.8 percent year-over-year. |
Thousands of Palestinians gathered on Friday near the security fence that separates Palestinian territory from Israel to demand the return of some 700,000 Palestinians expelled from their land or who fled during the war that broke out after the creation of Israel in 1948. |
Wounded by a bullet, the Palestinian journalist was wearing a press vest while receiving medical attention. |
In addition to the 9 deaths that occurred this Friday, in the clashes in which the photojournalist Yaser Murtaja was hit by bullets, 500 other bullet wounded have been reported, according to the Palestinian health ministry. |
According to AFP correspondents in the place, protesters torched tires and threw stones at Israeli soldiers, causing smoke over the security barrier to obstruct the visibility of the Israeli army. The military responded with tear gas and real bullets. |
The Israeli army declined to comment, saying it was reviewing the incident. |
Tags: Ain Media agency, Gaza, Israel, Israeli forces, Palestine, Palestinian journalist, Yasser Murtaja. |
Reading the insipid and utterly clueless Aug. 16 editorial “A unified response to attacks on press” reinforced the insight, common these days, that there are indeed two Americas and that we have very little, if anything, to say to each other. But, for what it’s worth, I will ask this: Given all that has happened these ... |
Editor’s note: The writer refers to the Star Tribune Editorial Board’s contribution to an effort initiated by the Boston Globe opinion staff in which scores of American editorial boards responded Thursday to President Donald Trump’s denigration of the news media. As is often noted on these pages, opinion content at the... |
You guys are really pathetic. The reason why people don’t trust the media is simple: You lie on a regular basis. If you just told the truth for once, people wouldn’t call you biased. But that’s too hard of a concept for you to grasp. |
I am a Vietnam veteran. All those who have served in the military for this country took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.” Presidents also take that oath. Given that, Trump’s relentless attacks on the First Amendment are profoundly disconcerting. W... |
From the day Trump entered the presidential race, the press has opposed him. That was evident when he received only a handful of endorsements from newspapers across the country; some newspapers took the unprecedented step of specifically encouraging readers to not vote for Trump. Then, in the weeks and days before the ... |
Neither Trump nor his supporters oppose a free press. But we do demand a fair and unbiased press. Reporting proven facts is one thing; spreading rumor and innuendo like a high school gossip queen is another. |
It’s easy to report a story from an angle that makes one or more parties look bad; President Trump tends to wind up on the negative side more often than not even when it’s not justified. |
Further, the press has in recent years developed a penchant for inserting opinion and speculation into the news and disguising it as fact, an act that serves no purpose other than to sway public sentiment. |
Roughly half the population voted for Trump and supports him. If the press has an agenda to impede the president from doing his job or keeping his position, isn’t it fair to say the press is indeed an opponent, if not enemy, of a good portion of the people? |
I believe reporters strive to be fair and unbiased, and for the most part they do their jobs well. I have utmost respect for those who put their lives on the line when they go into dangerous parts of the world to report on terrible situations so that we can be fully informed. |
Mr. Trump will never let up on the media unless they bow down before him and sing his praises. God help us all if that ever happens. |
I quote the editorial: “The founders of this nation … built strong First Amendment protections for a press that in their day was savagely partisan, with few pretensions to neutrality.” You still have those protections, even though you tell yourselves you are neutral when you are clearly not. You fact-check by quoting e... |
Might it now become possible that journalists will develop some empathy for the individuals who are hassled or assaulted for wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap or T-shirt? |
Editor’s note: The writer is not to be confused with the Republican gubernatorial candidate by the same name, who lives in Plymouth. |
The media’s unwavering silence, or pawning pandering, has made it complicit in the whole Trump debacle, where truth is just a powerless word that begins with the letter T, but holds no meaning or integrity. |
The media covered, and still covers, the sensationalism of the media-savvy man like a child hangs on every word of a carnival barker. Substance was ignored, and more pressing news items forgotten as all the media couldn’t get enough of the sensationalism. After all, sensationalism sells papers. |
So I say shame on you, and also congratulations on discovering your spine as you begin to recover your collective integrity. The Fourth Estate went missing for a few years; hopefully you are not damaged beyond repair. |
Stick to the truth. Claim the truth loudly and clearly, and do not waver. |
Thank you for participating in the nationwide call to reiterate the importance of free and active journalism. I believe in the importance of the Fourth Estate. I have watched politicians become paralyzed over the last two years as their own self-interest outweighs the need to stand up against the incivility and corrupt... |
I want to thank the Aug. 16 letter writer who praised the firing of FBI agent Peter Strzok for providing an excellent example of how in today’s America many people seem quite determined not to allow facts to get in the way of their opinions. He began by disavowing any political motive for his letter, such as defending ... |
Head Coach Bruce Miller hoists the Class AAAAA state championship trophy Dec. 14, 2012, after the Red Elephants’ win over Ware County at the Georgia Dome. |
Updated: Jan. 16, 2019, 11:45 p.m. |
Retired Gainesville High football coach Bruce Miller has found a spot on the staff at Flowery Branch High. |
The former Red Elephants coach, who won 225 games and nine region championships in 30 years as a head coach, will serve as quarterbacks coach with the Falcons. Miller spent the 2018 season as an assistant coach at Lakeview Academy. |
Miller, who guided Gainesville High to a Class 5A state championship in 2012, had prolific signal callers, including former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims in charge of the Red Elephants’ offense (2008-09) and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson at the same position the following four seasons. |
At Flowery Branch, quarterback Elijah Gainey will be back in 2019, after throwing for 1,770 yards and 18 touchdowns in the regular season as a junior. |
Hall was tight ends coach at Furman University in the early 2000s when he first met Miller. Miller’s stepson Andrew Thacker, who is now defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, was a starting defensive back for the Paladins during the same years. |
Hall came to learn of Miller’s proven track record with the quarterbacks who had gone on to achieve success at higher ranks, capped off by Watson, a two-time Heisman finalist and first-round pick by the Houston Texans in the 2017 NFL Draft. |
In 2018, Gainey quarterbacked the Falcons into the Class 4A state playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Ridgeland. |
The bulk of Miller’s legacy stems from leading Gainesville to a 16-year span of dominance, including seven consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and a trip to the playoffs each year. In his first year at the helm, Miller’s 2002 team went 13-1 with a state semifinals berth. |
At Gainesville, Miller finished with a 157-46 mark. |
Gaza’s agriculture sector was severely affected by Operation Cast Lead (27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009). Twenty-three days of airstrikes and large-scale incursions resulted in USD 180 million in direct damages to the sector. With a projected 6-month indirect impact of over USD 88 million, the estimated losses to t... |
With over one- third of the land in Gaza prime for agriculture use and an abundant sea for fishing, agriculture plays a vital role in generating economic activity and growth. This is particularly important given the failure of other economic sectors (including industry) to function, owing to the closure of Gaza’s comme... |
During the military operation, sector stakeholders responded swiftly to the crisis by executing a multi- agency rapid needs assessment, proposing USD 29 million in immediate relief to the sector via the Flash Appeal for Gaza, developing an early recovery strategy in collaboration with the United Nations Development Pro... |
This report provides an overview of the sector’s response to the Gaza crisis, including damage absorbed by the sector, Flash Appeal projects, priority inputs and interventions for recovery efforts, and efforts for a sector-wide early recovery plan. The annexes contain supplementary information related to the Gaza crisi... |
1FAO, WFP, UNRWA. Joint Rapid Food Security Assessment, May 2008. |
2 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), 2006. |
The Agricultural Projects Information System (APIS) website provides a focal point for information related to the agricultural sector, while hosting a real-time database of agricultural interventions in WBGS to monitor needs and responses, and act as a resource tool to enhance coordination of the agricultural sector. |
This summer, hotel bookings were up, airplanes were packed, and highways were clogged throughout much of the nation. |
If you took a vacation this summer, you traveled too early. |
September happens to be the best month to travel if you want to save money, beat the crowds and experience the best weather. It’s the best month to go to a diverse range of destinations, including Virginia Beach, Disney World and Disneyland, Martha’s Vineyard, Mount Rushmore, Toronto, Paris and Beijing. |
Virginia Beach: September is peak hurricane season, but it’s unlikely you’ll actually experience one, especially in southeast Virginia. (The Outer Banks of North Carolina tends to bear the brunt of hurricanes bound for the East Coast’s midsection.) It is likely that you’ll get pleasant beach weather, with high temperat... |
Disney World: If you’re willing to pull your kids out of school for a few days early in the school year, you won’t have to fight the hoards of summer tourists who blanket the resort, and the weather is cooler and less humid, though it’s still plenty warm and humid. Off-site hotels especially are cheaper, as are flights... |
Disneyland: See Disney World. There’s an added benefit: No worries about hurricanes. |
Martha’s Vineyard: Even more so than in Virginia Beach, the crowds diminish here after Labor Day, but the water remains warm, and most seasonal businesses on the island stay open well into October to serve fall tourists. If that weren’t enough, rentals tend to drop in price by at least 25% after Labor Day. |
Mount Rushmore: Summer’s awesome weather extends to September, and you’ll miss the summer tourists. (More than half of the 2.8 million people who visit Mount Rushmore every year go in June, July and August.) Like other cities near summer tourist destinations, hotels drop their prices by 20% or more after Labor Day. |
Toronto: When it comes to Canada’s largest city, wait until at least the middle of the month to go, unless you want to attend the Toronto International Film Festival, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors over 10 days. Unlike other cities on this list, hotel rates don’t drop right after Labor Day because of the ... |
Paris: The weather is pleasant in September, and Parisians are returning to the city, replacing the summer tourists. Airfares and hotel rates dip starting in September, and there still are plenty of outdoor events. |
Beijing: Many Beijing residents say September offers the best weather, unlike their hot and humid summers and their bitter cold and snowy winters. News flash: Beijing, with a population of about 20 million, is always crowded — but less so after summer. Hotel rooms are cheaper then, too. |
Drive cross country: September offers some of the mildest and most pleasant weather from coast to coast. The northern part of the country won’t have snow yet, and the southern part will have cooled down – a good thing for you and your vehicle. Driving in good weather is less stressful, and if you can’t afford to stay i... |
Long-time journalist Mark Di Vincenzo wrote The New York Times best-seller Buy Ketchup In May And Fly At Noon: A Guide To The Best Time To Buy This, Do That And Go There. This month he released an app based on that book called WHEN; and an all-new, second edition on the best time to buy things, called Buy Shoes On Wedn... |
Police said on Thursday that two teenagers they have arrested in connection with a bomb attack on a Sikh temple in the western German city of Essen are linked to the Islamic fundamentalist scene there. |
Officers received large numbers of tip-offs during their investigation that allowed them to identify the two 16-year-olds believed to behind the attack, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) reported. |
"The accused have clear links to the terrorist scene," Essen police chief Frank Richter told journalists at a press conference, saying that both teenagers had made partial confessions. |
Richter added that there was no evidence so far of a link to the Isis terrorist group, but said police expect to make further arrests in the coming days. |
ARD public television reported that the two youths arrested were well-known to the police for their links to the Salafist scene in the densely populated Rhine-Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, something Richter refused to confirm at the press conference. |
The bomb exploded at a temple belonging to the Sikh Gurdwara Nanaksar congregation on Saturday at around 7 pm, wounding three people – one of them, a Sikh priest, seriously. |
Hundreds of worshippers regularly visit the temple at weekends to pray and meet other members of the community, and a wedding with dozens of guests had taken place earlier that same day. |
Fortunately, only a few people were in the hall at the time of the explosion. Windowpanes shattered with the force of the blast and the door was ripped from its hinges, while parts of the slate facade were also torn away. |
An audio recording from the moment of the crash features a loud explosion and then shouts from the people gathered inside. |
Witnesses said that they had seen a masked man throw a round object into the entrance before fleeing, and police found a discarded mask close to the scene shortly afterwards. |
It quickly became clear that the explosion was caused by a deliberately placed bomb, but police initially said that they had no evidence of a terrorist connection. |
News of the attack caused uproar among Sikhs all over the world as new reports, photos and videos were shared online. |
The Indian consul-general based in Frankfurt made a special trip to Essen to meet with city authorities. |
Most Sikhs live in northern India, but there is a population of more than 13,000 in Germany, many of them based in Cologne. |
Prisons ! Why so many there. |
Ryanair "i have an idea" |
should we have govt controlled internet? |
badger culls are they necessary ? |
what car do you own and why ? |
This article also appears in the June 2018 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 83, No. 6, pages 23–24). |
INDIANAPOLIS – When he said for the first time that he would retire, he was still wearing the green and gold. |
When Jeff Saturday does that officially, he will be wearing the blue and the white. |
On Tuesday the Colts announced that Saturday will retire as a member of the team at a news conference on Thursday. The move has been rumored for a week and will likely involve Saturday signing a one-day contract with the team as a number of NFL veterans have done in the past. |
“The years I spent with the Colts were truly remarkable and I am honored to be able to retire as a member of one of the classiest organizations in the NFL,” said Saturday in a release from the team.. “I also want to thank Green Bay for the opportunity to compete as a member of the Packers last season. During my time in... |
Saturday enjoyed one of the longest careers with the Indianapolis era of the Colts playing 13 seasons, which is third all-time for the franchise. His 197 games rank fourth on the team and in those games he earned three AP All-Pro along with five Pro Bowl selections. |
The center was among the many of those not retained following the 2011 Colts season and signed with the Green Bay Packers for the 2012 season. Before making his final Pro Bowl appearance, Saturday announced that he would retire following that game. As a gesture Saturday took a snap from Peyton Manning-his longtime quar... |
Did he leave the Colts on his own or let go by the Colts? |
Indiana love Jeff Saturday and his wife, this makes me so very happy! God Bless you! |
I an so glad Saturday will retire as a Colt. I understand, that Irsay is trying to build a new younger team,but it was hard seeing all the old players let go. Any way, a big THANK YOU for letting Saturday retire as a Colt. |
I am so glad Jeff Saturday is retiring as a COLT! We thank him for all his hard work, not only on the field but in the community too. Thank you Mr Saturday for coming home to Indy. We love you !!! AND CONGRATULATIONS !!! Best wishes to you and your wife. |
A grand jury in Texas issued a second indictment Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay, accusing the Texas Republican and two aides of money-laundering in a $190,000 transaction that prosecutors have described as a violation of the state’s ban on the use of corporate money in local election campaigns. |
The indictment was announced without warning Monday evening in Austin, the state capital, and it came after a flurry of angry and confusing exchanges between local prosecutors and lawyers for DeLay, who stepped down as House majority leader as a result of his original indictment last week on related conspiracy charges. |
His defense lawyers had gone to court earlier in the day Monday to ask that the conspiracy charges be immediately dismissed on technical grounds; the lawyers argued that the conspiracy laws cited in the indictment did not apply the 2002 election violations cited in the original indictment. |
Within hours, DeLay and his aides had been indicted on the new money-laundering charges, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years. |
In the five months since Microsoft unveiled a prototype of its new video game machine, the Xbox 360, the company has tried to generate excitement by staging demonstrations of the console’s ability to play music and display digital photographs and by trumpeting its online community features. |
Yet while Microsoft has tried to build buzz for the 360, the most important ingredient has largely been missing: games. |
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