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Volume 11 Issue 174

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Malibu High teacher allegedly slaps student

BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief

MALIBU A Malibu High School teacher allegedly slapped a ninth grade student four to six times in the face for failing to bring a homework assignment to class, an attorney for the student said Friday.

The student’s family filed a complaint with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

shortly after the assault, which took place May 22, said Donald Karpel, an attorney representing the student and her family.

A sergeant with the sheriff’s Special Victims Unit confirmed there is an active investigation.

They would not comment further on the case.

The teacher, who has since issued a written apology to the family, made the student stand up in front of the class and then asked her if she had seen the movie “Bridesmaids.”

She then began slapping the student multiple times, Karpel said.

In a scene from the movie, one character literally tries to slap some sense into another.

To view the scene, go to www.youtube.com and search for “Bridesmaids Annie and Megan’s talk part 1.”

“My client has not been back to the class, she’s been doing her school work in the library,” Karpel said. “She has been humiliat-

ed and devastated. She will be seeking counseling. It has been horrible.”

Karpel said the student’s mother is “furious” and is considering filing a civil lawsuit against the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

SMMUSD Superintendent Sandra Lyon said she could not comment on the investigation. kevinh@smdp.com

Digital billboard plan put on hold Revenues, logistics in question

BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer

Martinez, who has been with the LAPD since 1994, began riding the 130-foot-tall Pacific Wheel at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and continued until 8:30 a.m. Friday, surpassing

COLORADO AVE A pilot program to put flashing digital ads on the side of Big Blue Buses has been postponed over concerns that it might bring in less money and cause more technical problems than originally thought.

The program, established by an October 2011 state law, was expected to raise $4 million in new revenue by selling ad space on digital screens placed on the sidewalk-facing side of Big Blue Buses.

That money would have been used to help keep bus fares low. The BBB system currently charges the least of almost any bus system in the Los Angeles area, but has recently been forced to cut service to rein in expenses.

Those rosy economic expectations were dashed when City Hall discovered that the two transportation agencies that pioneered the program in Chicago and New York City had both discontinued it, said Ed King, director of the Big Blue Bus. Santa Monica officials had based their support for the program on the success seen in those two cities and on the projected $4 million in new revenue.

However, no evidence has been found that staff reached out to those cities, nor has anyone found a detailed financial analysis to back up the revenue expectations, King said.

“I think what happened was they contacted some ad agencies and a consultant or two

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ON THE RECORD: LAPD Detective Gus Martinez (left) with his son, Jason, following his record-breaking ride on the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park on Friday.

Cop completes Ferris wheel record attempt

BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief

SM PIER The iconic Ferris Wheel on the Santa Monica Pier is now in the record books.

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In the first in a new series of staged readings of classic and contemporary plays, the Santa Monica Rep Theater Co. presents Aaron Posner’s “My Name Is Asher Lev,” at the library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium. “My Name Is Asher Lev” is the story of a young painter, brought up in strict, Hasidic Jewish home, who struggles with issues of faith and tradition versus art and individualism. For more information, call (310) 458-8600.

Discombobulated red Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 Fourth St., 3 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Sunday) Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo’s hilarious musical comedy, “The Adventures of Little Red (Riding Hood, of course),” is coming to the Santa Monica Playhouse for two showcases this weekend.

Audiences are guaranteed to fall in love with everything from the beautiful costumes to the quirky musical numbers to the three wayward Grandmamas. Tickets: $12.50 for adults; $10.50 for kids 12 and under. For more information, call (310) 394-9779.

Library LEGO Fairview Branch Library 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., 3 p.m. — 5 p.m.

Children ages 4 and up are invited to join the LEGO club at the Fairview Branch Library to play with the plastic blocks and let their imaginations take flight. LEGOS will be provided. For more information, call (310) 458-8681.

Snapshot Hamilton Galleries 1431 Ocean Ave., 5 p.m. — 10 p.m.

Tony Shalhoub and Hamilton Galleries present a photo exhibition featuring children from all across the world. The event will be put on by 100cameras, a nonprofit that gives cameras to marginalized children in order to tell their stories through photography. The event will include wine, stories of the children and opportunities to buy their work — proceeds raise funds to better their communities. To RSVP, e-mail RSVP@100cameras.org. For more information, go to 100cameras.org.

Sunday, June 3, 2012 Pedal to the metal Santa Monica Pier 200 Santa Monica Pier, 9 a.m. — 5 p.m.

One hundred stationary bikes will be parked on the pier as part of the annual Pedal on the Pier event, benefiting the Harold Robinson Foundation. Participants will ride for 100 miles to collectively raise $500,000, which will send 20 innercity schools to camp for all-expenses-paid retreats. Live music and food will be available. For more information, call (310) 598-3430.

Postcard art Living by Lynne Leventen 1627 Montana Ave., 7 p.m. — 10 p.m.

Art patrons and first-time collectors alike are invited to the SMASH Arts & Letters Sale, which will feature original, postcard-sized art sold for $40 each on a first-come, firstserved basis. Each selection is signed on the back and artist identities are revealed only after purchase. Notable guests include David Hume Kennerly and Ed Moses. For more information, call (310) 395-0707.

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Design presented for PCH bike path

COMMUNITY BRIEFS CITYWIDE

SMPD pushes for motorcycle safety Additional patrols and a crack down on traffic violations will be part of Sunday’s Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation conducted by the Santa Monica Police Department.

The emphasis on motorcycles is in response to a recent reversal in the trend of high motorcycle fatalities in California. From 1998 to 2008, motorcycle deaths increased 175 percent statewide, according to a statement from the Santa Monica Police Department. Data now show a 37 percent decrease in 2009 and 2010.

To continue this trend, police want to remind motorists to be alert and watch for motorcycles, especially when turning and changing lanes. Traffic violations, like rolling through stop signs, should also be avoided.

“The terrible trend of rising motorcycle fatalities has been reversed, though there is more that everyone can do to save more lives,” said Christopher J. Murphy, director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “Riders and drivers need to respect each other and share the road.”

Some of the reduction in riders killed can be attributed to fewer improperly licensed riders. In 2008, 62.7 percent of motorcyclists killed under age 25 were not properly licensed. In 2009, that number fell to 45.5 percent, according to the statement.

With this in mind, police are asking the public to be properly licensed and seek training and safety information.

CITYWIDE

SAMANTHA MASUNAGA

Entertainment companies flock CBS may not be the only new neighbor in Santa Monica.

With the signing of the television company’s multi-million dollar lease at the Water Garden last month, news is buzzing about additional technology and entertainment companies’ arrival in the city.

In fact, real estate companies, like Industry Partners, have said the demand for creative space is highest on the Westside.

Though some say Santa Monica has been attractive to production companies for years, demand peaked within the last 10 years, said Brett Voris, partner at Industry Partners.

In Santa Monica, Downtown, Broadway, Lantana Center and Bergamot Station are popular places for entertainment and media corporations, Voris said.

The city’s proximity to the water, as well as to many of the industry professionals’ homes makes it an ideal place to have an office, said Rafael Padilla, of PAR Commercial Brokerage, who has worked on the Westside for 25 years and dealt with companies like AEG and Disney.

The city’s popularity led to the nickname “Silicon Beach,” a term referring to the stretch of popular real estate from the western side of Santa Monica to Venice.

As a result, prices have gone up, and vacancies and time on the market have gone down, Padilla said. This trend is likely to continue into the future.

“The Westside has always been a Teflon-coated market,” he said.

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BY JIMY TALLAL Special to the Daily Press

MALIBU The Public Works Department here held a public meeting last week to provide an update on the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) Bike Routes Improvement Project.

Planning and design company Alta presented the proposed drawings for the project based on input from public workshops in March and April for the PCH bike path from Busch Drive in Malibu to the Los Angeles County line.

PCH in Malibu has become an increasingly popular destination for cyclists in recent years, and conflicts have arisen as greater numbers of cyclists attempt to share the road with motorized vehicles. Because of PCH’s four lanes and increasingly higher traffic volume, some have questioned whether PCH can ever be safe for cyclists.

In 2010, the Public Works Department received a $900,000 federal highway safety improvement grant from Caltrans for the project. City Hall is required to contribute 10 percent of the grant amount for a total of nearly $1 million. The original grant specified bike route improvements from the city limits to Trancas Canyon Road, but that has since been extended to Busch Drive in order to include the Zuma Beach area.

Brett Hondorp of Alta said the company wanted to get feedback on its preliminary bike route design for the 8-mile long stretch of PCH “to see if they’re going in the right direction.”

Hondorp presented a design featuring dedicated bike lanes on both sides of PCH that are “Class II with a buffer.”

This means that next to outside lanes of PCH would be a buffer zone 2 feet in width, painted with stripes to indicate cars should not stray over the line. Next to the buffer would be a 6-foot-wide bike lane.

All parking areas on the shoulder on the north side of PCH would be eliminated for the entire 8 miles. Shoulder parking on the south (ocean) side of PCH would be eliminated in any area where there isn’t enough space for a bike lane plus parking (16 foot minimum).

Hondorp said the goal was to “eliminate potentially hazardous shoulder conditions, minimize parking loss, and add signage and striping for visual cues.” He said the design would provide continuity for both cyclists and motorists.

But some members of the public in attendance were skeptical that the Coastal Commission would allow the elimination of any shoulder parking on PCH. Others were concerned about the proposed configuration of the bike route next to Zuma Beach.

Malibu residents Lynn Norton, Hans Laetz and others suggested it might be safer if the bike route went through the Zuma Beach parking lot, since local youth would probably ride it between the two shopping areas at Trancas and Busch Drive.

However, Hondorp said the project had to stay within the Caltrans right-of-way, which does not include the beach parking lot.

Residents also pointed out that there’s no wheeled access from the shoulder of PCH at Zuma to the beach or restrooms for bicycles or wheelchairs. Jim Riley, a transportation engineer for Caltrans, offered to get all of the various stakeholders to meet together to discuss wheeled and handicap access to Zuma.

Photo courtesy City of Seattle

GET IN YOUR LANE: The bike path being proposed for PCH in Malibu will most likely look something like this.

In addition to public input, Alta’s design also had to take into account the $1 million total budget for the project (apparently not a lot for 8 miles), Caltrans right-of-ways, highway design, coastal access parking regulations, topography and areas where the standard 8-foot shoulder width narrows. They also studied the medians, lane widths and parking for the entire corridor.

A seven-day traffic study on PCH was conducted using both manual and machine counts and dividing the bike route corridor into three segments: the western city limit to Decker Canyon Road, Decker Canyon to Trancas Canyon Road and Trancas Canyon to Busch Drive. The segment stretching from the city limit to Decker had the lowest volume of traffic and the highest speeds. Peak traffic volumes occurred on Thursday and Saturday. Residents pointed out that traffic conditions could be vastly different during the summer season.

A final public meeting will be held on June 16, with a presentation of the final plan recommendations and conceptual design from Alta. The project will then be turned over to Willdan Engineering, where it will still have to go through the permitting process. The estimated completion of the bike route was given as January 2014. news@smdp.com

TALLAL is a freelance writer for the Malibu Times. This story first appeared in that publication.

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Lloyd Garver

Address it Editor:

In the May 30 edition of the Daily Press Paul Scott extols the virtues of the electric car as have many others previously (“Go electric,” Letters to the Editor, May 30). However, nowhere does Mr. Scott propose how the roads will be financed without the gasoline tax, which so many others are proud of not paying when they buy no gasoline.

All cars, regardless of fuel type or batteries, run on and wear out the roads. Mr. George Skelton has written in the L.A. Times to raise the gasoline tax to alleviate the state of California debt. How will the state in the future apportion each vehicle’s share of road maintenance? Should drivers of smaller and regular size sedans pay more tax so that electric SUVs or large trucks pay no fuel tax?

This issue needs to be addressed in the state of California and soon.

Helen Porter Santa Monica

Put to the test Editor:

I have done my best to read all 50th Assembly District candidates’ positions on education. None have discussed what I consider to be the most important issue: California’s acceptance of the Common Core Standards and Tests for language arts and math.

Are any of the candidates aware of what this will mean? Our students are already deluged with tests thanks to No Child Left Behind, as well as additional tests required by the state (e.g. the High School Exit Examination). We now test reading and math, but there are plans to add history and science. We now test students only at the end of the school year, but there are plans to add “interim tests,” tests given during the course of the year.

There is also interest in measuring improvement, which could mean pre-tests given in the fall, and there is discussion of expanding testing to the lower grades, starting at kindergarten. All of these tests will be closely linked to very rigorous (I would say brutal) standards, making individualization and creative teaching nearly impossible.

There is no evidence that any of this will improve educational attainment. In fact, there is good evidence that it won’t: The research tell us that adding standardized tests does not even improve performance on standardized tests.

This increase in testing is going to cost a lot of money. The new tests will be administered online, which means every student has to be connected to the Internet. According to the NY Times last year, New York City was planning to budget over a half billion just to connect all students to the Internet so they could take the new tests. We will be increasing expenditures on testing while firing teachers due to lack of funds.

It isn’t too late to stop all this. I will support the candidate who pledges to take a good look at this issue.

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It’s a search engine, stupid

EDITOR IN CHIEF

YOU’D HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO LIE ON YOUR

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resume these days. It’s so easy for others to use a search engine like Google, Bing, or Yahoo! to check that resume. So who would try to sneak a lie past them? The CEO of Yahoo!

Recently, Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson was caught with a little too much creativity on his resume. How did he think he could get away with it? Besides, as the CEO of Yahoo!, the better he made the company, the greater were the chances his lie would be discovered. Does he arm wrestle with himself, too?

What was that grandiose lie on Thompson’s resume? He claimed that he had earned a degree in computer science from Stonehill College. Stonehill College? I’m sure that’s a fine school, but is that the one you’d choose if you were going to risk your future with a lie?

Last year, authorities discovered that Yale’s football coach, Tom Williams, lied on his resume. Coach Williams had said that he had been a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship.

It turned out that the coach had never been a Rhodes Scholar candidate, or even an applicant. What was he thinking? “There’s no way anybody could possibly find out that I’m making up this little Rhodes Scholar thing?”

In a particularly odious episode, during Richard Blumenthal’s 2010 campaign for senator in Connecticut, he claimed he had served in Vietnam. This was exposed as a lie during the campaign.

Remember Michael “Way To Go Brownie” Brown, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during Katrina? His resume stated that he had been a political science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma. School officials said he was never a member of the faculty. This revelation was quite disturbing, since everything else about Brown seemed so exemplary.

So why do people do this when the odds are so much against keeping their secrets secret? I’ll bet most of them could still do fine without padding their resumes. All right, forget about “Brownie” — if you can.

Scott Thompson had proved he could be a successful CEO before Yahoo! Richard Blumenthal won his election even after he was caught lying about serving in Vietnam.

So why do they do it?

I don’t think saying they want to get caught is the whole picture. I think it’s more that they want there to be the possibility of getting caught. Maybe in this sit-behind-adesk-all-day world, this is the kind of thrill some people have found to replace the physical thrills of yesteryear. They aren’t going to wrestle a grizzly bear before their morning latte, so they lie about where they went to school. They aren’t going to win the one they love in a duel while waiting for the car’s GPS to be fixed, so they lie about fighting in a war. They aren’t going to fight off a python and save a kid’s life after their wine tasting class, so they claim, well, they claim they fought off a python and saved a kid’s life. For them, their bravery is tested on the battlefield of the Internet. Like with most famous warriors, they know the odds are against success. That’s probably what makes the fight so exciting.

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I’LL NEVER BE TEMPTED TO LIE ON A RESUME JUST SO I CAN SEE IF I CAN BEAT INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES. I DON’T NEED A SUBSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL BRAVERY. I’ll never be tempted to lie on a resume just so I can see if I can beat Internet search engines. I don’t need a substitute for physical bravery. For the last two years, I’ve been getting my rush from fighting amateur boxing matches. So far, I’m 8-2, 8-3 if you count the controversial Lopez decision. Think I made that up? Well, I just can’t imagine how you could check on me.

LLOYD GARVER has written for many television shows, ranging from “Sesame Street” to “Family Ties” to “Home Improvement” to “Frasier.” He has also read many books, some of them in hardcover.

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Long overdue Editor:

Santa Monica school board member Oscar de la Torre can’t even manage his city-funded youth center with a budget of $300,000 without serious and continued financial irregularities (“City Hall may stop funding PYFC,” May 19). No wonder the school district he oversees is in such a serious and continued financial mess. The time for him to resign and step down is long overdue.

Robert C. Luther Santa Monica

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SAFE IN THE WATER A recent report card released by non-profit Heal the Bay revealed that local beaches enjoy good water quality after years of being considered some of the most polluted waters in the state.

This past week, Q-line asked: Do you feel safe going for a swim or does the threat of being exposed to polluted water keep you from taking a dip?

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“AFTER THE WONDERFUL REPORT OF HEAL

the Bay, I think we are making great progress here, so, even though I am now disabled and a former landlord in the city of San Malicious, I don’t mind going in the water at all, particularly if it’s at Paradise Cove, which is a beautiful place.”

“THIS IS A HILARIOUS STATEMENT, LETTING

the shakedown artists from Heal the Bay scare people with their open-to-interpretation water statistics. I’ve swum more miles, body surfed more waves, gotten stung by more sting rays and jelly fish than almost anyone, except for a few old-time lifeguards.

Heal the Bay is an excellent example of the numerous nonprofit leaches in this town.

They support more taxes, more fear, more quasi-government leadership pontificating, more youth re-education camps like the pier’s school children brainwashing tourists.

Are not your so-called leaders supposed to be looking out for our beach? Like so many city employees, they always try to get someone else to do their job. The sad truth from all of this is the snow job on all the good people of this town.”

“THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ASKING

about the ocean. I’ve lived here all of my life and the ocean is just beautiful. It is cleaner than it has ever been. I can remember in the 1940s and ‘50s when there was a lot more stuff in the ocean than now. I love walking along it and going into the ocean. It’s a beautiful place and I think we’ve done a really nice job of cleaning it up.”

“SO HOW MUCH OF THE POLLUTION IS

from Santa Monica’s bum population, washed from the alleys they use as toilets?”

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the sharks in City Hall.”

“I THINK IT’S GREAT NEWS, AND NO,

I’m not afraid to go into the water around Santa Monica, that is unless after it rains.

When that happens, tons of trash and toxins wash into the bay and can cause some serious illnesses. I still am amazed when I see surfers out there after it’s rained. They’re crazy.”

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“NO, I’M NOT AFRAID TO GO INTO THE

water at all. I’ve been swimming in the bay for years and have never gotten sick from the water. I’m happy that the grades given by Heal the Bay are improving. It shows that money is being spent wisely on projects that divert dirty runoff from ending up in our beaches. It shouldn’t have taken this long for people to figure out a way to capture that dirty water before it reaches the ocean. Now the next step is making sure people who live farther away from the beach understand that their actions impact water quality and help them find ways to better take care of their neighborhoods so water can be protected.”

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Finding someone who knows the business would have been difficult.

The Santa Monica project would have been the first in the state and one of the few in the country to put the digital ads on the sides of buses.

The idea was that companies could buy ad space on the boards, which would cycle through ads every 2.7 to 10 seconds.

While it sounded like a good idea to have more companies able to buy ad space, it turned out that neither the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority nor the Chicago Transit Authority had much luck turning that promise into reality.

In New York, the advertising company Titan put 41 of the digital signs on 41 buses, but eventually defaulted on payments to the transit authority, said Kevin Ortiz, spokesman for the New York MTA. That contract was then taken over by CBS Outdoor, but that company got out when it found that advertisers weren’t interested in putting their money into the digital ads, Ortiz said.

The group also received complaints from motorists that the signs were distracting, which led them to ask Titan to lower the brightness and decrease the amount of white in the ads.

“The main reason was that advertisers didn’t feel the images on the screen were sharp enough,” Ortiz said.

Titan also ran the program in Chicago, which King says is winding down.

Neither representatives from the Chicago Transit Authority nor Titan returned calls by presstime.

According to King, Chicago officials

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“He finished quite solidly,” said Guinness World Records adjudicator Philip Robertson, who traveled from London to the park to verify that an official Guinness record was being set.

Martinez made the ride to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics of Southern California. His 23-year-old son, Jason, has Down Syndrome and has won more than 30 gold medals in Special Olympics swimming competitions.

Witnesses said Martinez seemed to hit his stride after some worrisome queasiness during the first few hours, when the big wheel stopped and started repeatedly to let other riders on and off.

The 18-year police veteran, who is assigned to the LAPD's special crime task force, acknowledged he doesn't like heights and doesn't much care for Ferris Wheels either.

What's more, he did nothing special to prepare for his marathon effort.

"But after 18 years of long shifts, double shifts and a lot of extended hours, I think that kind of helped, actually," he said with a laugh.

To pass the time riding after the park closed, Martinez talked on his cell phone, checked his iPad and sometimes watched a

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On top of logistical challenges, the actual infrastructure of the screens was expensive to install and difficult to maintain, King said.

Equipment and infrastructure for the vehicles would cost between $20,000 and $30,000 each, and then the systems would need to be integrated with the buses’ computers and navigation systems.

“There’s so much technology on buses now that adding another layer of technology is challenging, and this is something totally new for us,” King said.

Big Blue Bus officials will go through a full feasibility analysis on the costs and potential revenue for the program to clear up any remaining questions and then bring it back to the City Council in December 2012 or January 2013.

The delay was welcome news to Dennis Hathaway, a Los Angeles resident and president of the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight.

“Bright signs in traffic was a pretty dreadful idea,” Hathaway said.

Hathaway and his organization hold that digital billboards, both stationary ones on buses, look bad and are also dangerous to drivers who can be distracted by the bright, flashing signs.

They have opposed Santa Monica’s plan to put the 60-inch signs on municipal buses, siding with the city attorney of Los Angeles who raised concerns with the Legislature when the bill establishing the pilot program first hit the state Assembly.

Although the plan is under review, it is not dead by any means, King said.

“We have to be better at finding new sources of revenue to maintain our service,” he said. ashley@smdp.com

big screen TV that had been installed for him.

And despite his fear of heights, he even checked out the stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and the Los Angeles skyline from time to time.

"Even overnight it was just beautiful," he said. "Not quite a full moon but almost."

Upon setting the record, Martinez and his son posed for pictures and participated in a ceremony to light the official Southern California Law Enforcement Torch, held by a Santa Monica officer and a Special Olympics athlete.

The pair planned to run on the Santa Monica Pier to the Public Safety Facility where the flame will be kept safe over the weekend before the relay to Cal State Long Beach, the site of the Special Olympics Summer Games.

Martinez called being a Special Olympics Southern California coach and his work with his son “life changing.”

“Special Olympics athletes are real athletes, no endorsements, no scholarships, just pure joy to train and compete,” Martinez said. “Being in this … world of athletes, parents, volunteers — it’s a bit of change from working with the crime-related activity I typically focus on day in and day out.”

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2 Calif. deputies accused of selling ‘exotic’ weapons

BY DON THOMPSON Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against two Sacramento County sheriff ’s deputies accused of illegally selling dozens of weapons, some of which authorities say fell into the hands of criminals.

Deputies Ryan McGowan, 31, and Thomas Lu, 42, both of Elk Grove, face charges of trafficking in handguns that cannot be legally bought by citizens in California, including some exotic weapons such as high-powered rifles mounted on pistol frames.

Also charged were firearms dealer Robert Snellings, 61, of Rancho Murieta and Ulysses Simpson Grant Early IV, 36, of Sacramento, who is accused of buying guns. All four were indicted on Thursday and the charges were unsealed Friday.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said the deputies were charged with serving as straw buyers by purchasing the restricted handguns. They then sold the handguns at a profit of thousands of dollars to unqualified buyers through licensed dealers, prosecutors said.

“When law enforcement officers misuse their badges to funnel dangerous weapons to the highest bidder, they compromise the safety of the public,” Wagner said at a news conference. “By putting personal profit ahead of public safety, they undermine the very essence of their duty.”

Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully said three of the weapons sold by McGowan wound up in the hands of criminals. One went to a convicted drug dealer, who also is being charged in the county. The other two weapons were later illegally converted to assault weapons and recovered by Daly City police after a six-hour standoff, Scully said.

“These are just a couple of cases where these illegal guns end up on the streets and in the hands of criminals,” Scully said.

McGowan’s attorney, William Portanova, said the deputy is innocent.

“Deputy McGowan is a gun collector who has bought and sold guns for years, just like all the other gun collectors, and he has never made a profit. He is not in the business of dealing guns. He’s a gun enthusiast,” Portanova said.

McGowan and Early did not speak during their afternoon court appearances as their attorneys entered not guilty pleas and requested jury trials on their behalf. McGowan was released on $50,000 bond in the federal case and was expected to post $30,000 in a separate state case. Early was released on an unsecured bond of $25,000. Both were ordered to return to federal court on July 10.

Early’s attorney, Donald Kilmer, would not comment outside the courtroom. Other defense attorneys did not return telephone and emailed messages.

California law bars citizens from buying handguns that have not been deemed safe by the state Department of Justice, but the law exempts peace officers. The deputies are accused of using their peace officer exemption to buy dozens of weapons over four years, then selling them to others for a profit.

Investigators said there was no evidence the deputies intended the weapons for criminals. Peace officers who own off-roster firearms may sell them in a private sale, as long as it is brokered by a federal firearms licensee.

They cannot, however, use these private sales to conduct a business with a principal objective of making a profit through the repetitive purchase and resale of firearms.

McGowan and Lu were charged with engaging in a firearms business without a license, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Snellings was charged with five counts of conspiracy to make false statements in federal firearm records. Early, the buyer, and McGowan were each charged with one felony count of conspiracy to make a false statement in federal firearm records.

The maximum penalty for each conspiracy charge is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. McGowan faces two separate state counts of selling large capacity magazines to an undercover agent last year; two counts of possessing illegal assault weapons; and one charge of illegal possession of steroids. Those charges could bring him a maximum total sentence of five years and eight months in state prison if he is convicted.

Federal records show since 2008, McGowan purchased 41 handguns and sold 25 on his own. Lu bought 27 since 2008 and resold 23.

Snellings’ business, Snellings’ Firearms, is accused of selling or transferring 33 guns to McGowan and 29 to Lu between 2008 and late 2011.

Two other police officers, one in Sacramento and the other in nearby Roseville, were implicated in the investigation but were not charged because of their limited involvement. Both have since lost their jobs.

The two deputies worked at the department’s Rio Cosumnes Correction Center in Elk Grove. Lu resigned and McGowan is on paid administrative leave, said Deputy Jason Ramos, a spokesman for the sheriff ’s office.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, assisted by deputies and police within the local departments, spent months investigating the alleged weapons dealing. The investigation became known when agents served search warrants in November.

The weapons include easily concealable semiautomatic pistols that shoot high-velocity .223 caliber bullets, the same long-range ammunition used by the U.S. military for its M16 and M4 rifles. Also sold were handguns that fire .50 caliber pistol bullets, a less powerful version of the same large-caliber round used in machine guns and sniper rifles. Investigators say semiautomatic handguns built to look like Israeli-made

Uzi submachine guns also were bought and sold.

The federal investigation led Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, to propose legislation to close what he calls a loophole in the state’s “unsafe handguns” law, passed in 2001.

Peace officers and members of the military are required to use a registered firearms dealer if they want to sell their privately owned weapons. But current law does not require the dealer to make sure the ultimate buyer is also eligible to own handguns that aren’t on the Department of Justice’s list of approved weapons.

Dickinson said his AB2460 would require dealers to check whether weapons are considered “unsafe handguns,” and sell them only to other law enforcement officials or members of the military who are exempted under the law. The bill passed the Assembly in May and is awaiting action in the Senate.

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WHAT A TREAT: The talented ladies behind Santa Monica’s newest chill spot Beachy Cream: (left to right) Ann Ryan, Debbie Kimble and Beth Stockwell.

Life’s a Beachy Cream Fresh off of Memorial Day weekend, the summer season is not technically here, but ceremonially speaking, it’s well underway.

Good timing for the grand opening of Beachy Cream Ice Cream indeed. Technically, they’ve been open for a few weeks now, but when Mayor Richard Bloom comes calling this weekend, oversized scissors and tape in hand, that’s when the kickoff is official.

It’s been a steady rise of challenges but also sweet success for business partners Debbie Kimble, Ann Ryan and her daughter, Beth Stockwell. The seeds were planted for Beachy Cream two years ago in Ann’s kitchen with some old family recipes, Beth recalls.

“It all started when my mom put our cousin’s candied ginger ice cream between two of my great grandmother’s molasses spiced cookies. That’s when the lightbulb came on.”

Ann started selling the frozen delectables to area markets in and around Malibu, Santa Monica, and west L.A. As the business started to grow she reached out to her friend Debbie, a seasoned caterer. They collaborated on new flavors, tweaked old favorites, and the orders kept coming in. By no coincidence, Beth joined the team around the same time they started doing special events.

They opened up a small kiosk at Santa Monica Place and in a matter of months Beachy Cream went from home a business to a fine-tuned ice cream making machine.

“This isn’t your typical mom and pa business, this is a three mom organization. We all bring something different to the table, but we all work very hard to make it happen here.” says Ann. Catering special events staffed by vintage pin-up clad ladies has also become a hallmark of Beachy Cream. Ice cream blogger at scoopoficesheets.tumblr.com and American Idol producer Kathleen Sheets recalls Beachy Cream at an American Idol hosted gala.

“It was terrific, there were these adorable pin-up girls passing out ice cream sandwiches out of cigarette trays. It was so much fun.

Not to mention the ice cream was fab too,” writes Kathleen.

With the growing business, it was inevitable that the ladies decided to move out of the kiosk at Santa Monica Place and consolidate their retail and wholesale store under one roof. A cookie baking, ice cream churning, packaging operation in the back, and pin-up girls scooping cones for delighted customers in the front, the new space on Wilshire Boulevard is a nice mix of business and pleasure. But fun and games aside, the ice cream is what makes Beachy Cream special.

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to toppings, to cones is 100 percent organic.

“It’s not easy sometimes but you have to stay true to your promise,” Debbie explains after telling one of her workers that the nearby Vons has organic bananas but does not have organic peanut butter.

“We have an organic supplier that makes deliveries, but when you run low on something sometimes you have to go on a wild goose chase around town to stock up,” she adds.

Their pain is our pleasure. I’m guessing that going organic has something to do with why it was so good.

A rule of thumb that fellow food writer and general renaissance man Merv Hect has bestowed upon me is if you go to a taquería, try the chips and salsa. If it’s good, everything else at the restaurant will, for the most part, follow suit. At a bar and grill, the burger usually is the benchmark. I believe that vanilla ice cream holds the same standard.

After observing a small batch being made, from the split of the vanilla bean to it being churned out of the machine, the Beachy Cream vanilla had so much true vanilla flavor that it made all other brands I’ve had taste merely like sweet cream. It didn’t hurt that it was fresh out of the machine.

But it didn’t help that I sampled so many flavors beforehand and not-so-plain-old vanilla was still able to stand out.

It’s hard to hate on ice cream. (Unless you’re lactose intolerant, which in that case they have some good non-dairy options too.) It would be like disliking music, or not supporting the troops. But by churning out all organic ingredients, scooped and served by easy on the eyes pin-ups right here in Santa Monica, Beachy Cream has taken the frozen fail-safe and has made it that much sweeter. (Figuratively speaking, to the taste it’s just right.)

MICHAEL can be seen riding around town on his bike burning calories so he can eat more food, or on CityTV hosting his own show, “Tour de Feast.” To reach him visit his website at tourdefeast.net or follow him on Twitter @TourDeFeastSM.

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Soda ban could be another blow for soft drink makers

BY CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer

NEW YORK Is the Big Gulp to blame for obesity in the Big Apple? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks so.

But Bloomberg’s proposal Thursday that the city ban restaurants, delis and movie theaters from serving large cups of sodas and other sugary drinks is a bitter twist for companies that make beverages like Coke, Dr Pepper and Pepsi. The ban, which would be the first of its kind in the nation, comes at a time when soda consumption has been declining.

The industry has struggled in recent years as more health-conscious Americans have shifted away from sugary sodas toward bottled water and sports drinks like Gatorade. That’s led to a 20 percent reduction in the calories consumed per capita through carbonated beverages over the last decade, according industry tracker Beverage Digest. Under Bloomberg’s proposed ban, soda consumption could slip further.

The ban would impose a 16-ounce limit on any sugary bottled or fountain drinks that contain more than 25 calories per 8 ounces. It would not affect diet soda and any drink that is at least half milk or milk substitute would be exempt. The proposal requires the approval of the city’s Board of Health — considered likely because its members are all appointed by Bloomberg.

It’s difficult to estimate the potential financial impact of the proposed ban because there’s no breakdown of what percentage of drinks sold are over the proposed size limit or how consumers and retailers would adjust if the ban were in place.

But Mark Kalinowski, an analyst with Janney Capital Markets who covers companies including McDonald’s, said that sodas carry high margins for beverage companies.

Any successful effort by the government to ban large drinks, he said, would be bad for the industry.

Kalinowski said he doesn’t think the ban will pass. But he joked that if it did, customers would revolt.

“Folks who want to buy Big Gulps and Frappuccinos, a lot of those customers, you’re only going to be able to take it away from them by prying it out of their cold, dead hands,” he said. “What are you going to do? Post a guard making sure that no patrons order no more than two or more

beverages? Maybe the mayor can outlaw all soft drinks and outlaw all fun while he’s at it.”

PepsiCo Inc., the nation’s second largest soda maker, declined to comment on the proposal, referring questions to the New York City Beverage Association. But CocaCola Co., the largest U.S. soda maker, on Thursday blasted the move.

“The people of New York City are much smarter than the New York City Health Department believes,” the Atlanta-based company said in a statement. “New Yorkers expect and deserve better than this. They can make their own choices about the beverages they purchase. We hope New Yorkers loudly voice their disapproval about this arbitrary mandate.”

This certainly is not the first time the industry has had to defend itself from those blaming sodas for America’s expanding waistline.

In announcing the proposal, Bloomberg’s office said the single largest driver of rising obesity rates is sugary drinks, which have grown in size over the years. The mayor’s office noted that the size of a large drink at fast food chains has doubled to 64 ounces.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest said sugary soft drinks are “nutritionally worthless products” in applauding the proposal.

Meanwhile, the industry has scrambled in recent years to win back consumers — and fight off critics — by offering choices that address growing health concerns: • Pepsi earlier this year introduced its Pepsi Next, which has about half the calories of regular sodas (or 60 calories, versus 140).

The Purchase, N.Y.-based company says the early reports on sales are positive.

• Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. last year rolled out its “Dr Pepper Ten,” which has just 10 calories. Based on the initial success, the company is testing the 10-calorie formula with other drinks including Sunkist and Canada Dry. • Coca-Cola is set to start testing its midcalorie versions of its Fanta and Sprite in select cities in the coming weeks. In the past few years, the company has also offered its drinks in a variety of smaller sizes. For example, the company in 2009 introduced a 7.5-ounce “mini-can.”

As of the end of last year, the company also started printing the total caloric content on the front of its beverages, rather than making consumers do the math with the serving sizes on nutrition panels.

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BY SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press

JOPPATOWNE, Md. The college student suspected of killing and eating parts of a man staying at his home ranted months ago about “mass human sacrifices” on Facebook, one of several details that emerged Friday in the second gruesome case of alleged cannibalism in the U.S. in a week.

Authorities say Alex Kinyua, 21, admitted using a knife to kill and carve up Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, 37, before eating his heart and parts of his brain. The older man had been staying with the Kinyua family for about six weeks at their townhouse in the Baltimore suburb of Joppatowne.

The remains have been positively identified as Agyei-Kodie’s and a relative in the United States has been notified, according to sheriff ’s office spokeswoman Monica Worrell. No other charges have been filed against anyone else, she said.

Both the victim and his alleged killer had attended nearby Morgan State University, a historically black university in Baltimore.

Kinyua had just finished his junior year, and Agyei-Kodie was a graduate student who last attended classes in 2008. Both men were also originally from Africa; Kinyua, a U.S. citizen, moved from Kenya as a child and AgyeiKodie was from Ghana.

Investigators haven’t given a possible motive in the slaying. In a separate case on May 19, police said Kinyua beat a man with a baseball bat on Morgan State’s campus, fracturing his skull and making him lose sight in one eye. Kinyua was free on $220,000 bail in that case. He is now being held without bond on a murder charge.

Kinyua, an electrical engineering student, had a very good GPA and had enough credits to be a senior in the fall, according to university spokesman Clinton Coleman. He could not comment on the May incident, but noted the university has a zero-tolerance

policy toward violence and a student in such a situation would likely be suspended or expelled.

No students or faculty had approached the school with concerns about Kinyua, Coleman said.

In February, Kinyua posted a question on Facebook, asking fellow students at historically black colleges and universities if they were “strong enough to endure ritual HBCU mass human sacrifices around the country and still be able to function as human beings?”

He referred to the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech and “other past university killings around the country” and warned “ethnic cleansing is the policy, strategy and tactics that will affect you, directly or indirectly in the coming months.”

Kinyua wrote on his page that he attended Morgan State and was a member of an ROTC-affiliated military honor society at the university, the National Society of Pershing Rifles. ROTC is a college-based U.S. military program that allows students to be commissioned as officers when they graduate. The page was linked to an Internet radio show called Warrior Syndicate Radio, which displayed a photo of Kinyua in green-andwhite face paint. A Twitter account linked to him also had nonsensical and repetitive Tweets that ended in February.

Lt. Col. James Lewis, a professor of military science at Morgan State and the head of the ROTC program, said Friday that Kinyua participated in ROTC for two years but was “disenrolled” in January. He could not say why.

James Holt, a friend of the victim for about 10 years, told The Associated Press that Agyei-Kodie had met Antony Kinyua, the father of his alleged killer, while pursuing a doctoral degree. Antony Kinyua is a physics lecturer at Morgan State.

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SLAYING FROM PAGE 10 A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said AgyeiKodie came to the United States on a student visa but was not in compliance with the visa’s terms. He was ordered removed from the country by an immigration judge in 2010 and was under ICE’s supervision pending removal to Ghana. The agency had been waiting for documents from Ghana before returning him to the country.

Holt said the Kinyua family took in AgyeiKodie when he hadn’t worked for three years and was trying to re-establish his life.

“Dr. Kinyua was extremely kind in taking Kujoe into his house while Kujoe got his feet back under him.” Holt said. “And I think Kujoe was on his way to re-establishing his educational status and completing his Ph.D. when this happened.”

Authorities went to the Kinyua home Tuesday after Kinyua’s brother found what he thought were human remains in two metal tins in the family’s basement.

Investigators found what they believe are Agyei-Kodie’s head and hands. More remains were found outside a church about a mile away.

A woman who answered the door at the family’s townhouse Friday morning said the family would not be commenting.

Daniel Ziolkowski, who lives two doors down from the Kinyuas, was mowing his lawn Saturday morning when he noticed Alex Kinyua trimming the bushes with a

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machete. He didn’t look angry, but Ziolkowski said he had never seen that before.

Later, Ziolkowski’s wife, Kathy, said police dug up the bushes during an extensive investigation at the home by police.

She said Alex Kinyua’s high school-aged brother told her that he went downstairs to do laundry and noticed something was off.

That’s when he discovered the head and body parts, she said.

“He looked at me and said ‘He brought shame to the family. You’re going to be hearing about this for the next 10 years,’” she said.

The Ziolkowkis said the Kinyua family has always been friendly, but mostly kept to themselves.

“They’re a very nice family. This is just such a shock. Very shocking and gruesome,” she said.

Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane, who has been with the office for 40 years, described the area as a quiet and semi-rural community. He said the county has had some gruesome investigations in the past but never an incident of cannibalism.

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The news is not getting better about the economy and the unemployment office has to be really picky when it comes to claims.You were not laid off, but instead quit or were terminated. How can you file for unemployment and be approved? This is one of the most often asked questions from my clients. Some who are still working want to know if they should quit or wait to be terminated.The decision will vary from person to person to situation.The decision can also be personal or health related or that you just want to be out of there. Here are some legalities to consider in your decision.

The e Quit: In a situation with a quit, there is generally just one type of circumstance that will get you these benefits. If you can show that you quit because the work conditions were such that no reasonable person could be expected to work there, then you can still qualify for the benefits.This is a high standard limited to what the law requires of the workplace, such as safe conditions, free from harassment, being paid, and free from retaliation.This is not an easy showing to make and so arguments based on personality, rudeness, bad bosses, etc, will not fly.

The e Terminatio on: Most people think that if you have been terminated, there is no unemployment for you. However, there are exceptions to this. Of course, if you have been terminated based on policy violations, gross misconduct, and other severe actions, then you are disqualified. One way to overcome that, if the facts are there, is the exception that the conduct may not have been appropriate but it was an isolated instance of poor judgment, or something excusable that happened the one time for a good reason. Criminal activity at work or assault or harassment is never excusable.

The e Wrongfull Termination: If you have been "wrongfully terminated" in the legal sense, you may still qualify for unemployment.Most employees who file lawsuits have been terminated. If the facts are there for a lawsuit, then they should be there to qualify you for unemployment.You need to show that the termination was not based on whatever the employer is claiming,but because of some legal violation they have committed.For example,if you complain of sexual harassment,then a week later,you are terminated for some work issue that happened two months ago,then the termination was retaliation.When an employer retaliates for your report of a prohibited workplace activity,that employer just violated anti-retaliation laws.

Tip: If you are unemployed but develop a disability and you can't work, then you no longer qualify for unemployment.At this point, apply for State Disability Benefits.Again, these is not easy to get and you will need medical proof, but it is one safety we are lucky to have here in California.

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MOVIE TIMES Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave. (310) 260-1528 Saturday, June 2 Exploring the Business and Artistry Behind Hollywood and Horror 2 pm Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 1hr 41min Last Dance (NR) 1hr 24min 7:30pm Sunday, June 3 Effi Briest (NR) 2hrs 20min 7:30pm

AMC Loews Broadway 4 1441 Third Street Promenade (888) 262-4386 High School (R) 1hr 39min 11:40am, 2:15pm, 4:50pm, 7:30pm, 10:15pm Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) 2hrs 07min 12:20pm, 3:40pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm Dictator (R) 1hr 23min 11:55am, 2:20pm, 4:40pm, 7:15pm, 9:35pm For Greater Glory (R) 2hrs 23min 11:45am, 3:05pm, 6:30pm, 9:50pm

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scenes. Verify a judgment that you made yesterday. What you thought was a good investment actually might not be. Deal with a person who often triggers you. Tonight: Be easygoing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★★ You simply cannot control a partner or loved one. Let this person do what he or she wants. Your creativity and wit will draw him or her in. Follow through on a fun hobby. Tonight: You will have a good time.

★★★★★ Spread your wings and do whatever you want. Listen to a friend who might be overly assertive. This person just wants you to acknowledge his or her opinion -- you do not have to agree with it. This friend is great company, so ask him or her to join you. Tonight: Go where crowds are.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★ Pace yourself, and focus your energy on a fun hobby. Listen to your instincts with a difficult family member. You might wonder where the problem is coming from. You could be a large part of it. Find out what is going on.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ Whether you're off to the mountains, an ocean or a lake, or you are going to handle a responsibility, you'll relax and work through tension. You just need a change of scenery.

Choose a quiet place. Tonight: Check out a new restaurant.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Toss yourself into whatever is going

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★★★★★ Go off and do something you have wanted to do for a long time, even if it means taking a drive. Invite a friend or loved one along. Together, the two of you will have a better time. Tonight: Whatever you want.

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★★★★ If you need time at home, just say so. You might be deep into a project or hobby that you probably will choose not to share or talk about.

This endeavor could take more time than you want to give right now. You just want to get things done. Tonight: Invite a favorite person over.

★★★★★ Make a command performance, but do invite a friend, family member or loved one along. You'll discover that what you had been reticent about is a piece of cake. A discussion could become a little too animated. Tonight: Where your friends are.

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★★★★ If your mind is wandering, why not

charming qualities when it comes to other signs, but people are not used to you being like this. A little subtlety for a while just might help until everyone adjusts. Tonight: Get to know someone better.

allow your body to follow? How you visualize a situation or person could be far different from reality. Do not hesitate to ask questions. Be aware of your needs. Tonight: Great food, great company.

Happy birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, June 2, 2012: This year you are clear about who you are and what you want to accomplish. Superficiality and

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

trivial conversations have no role in your life. You see the meaning of situations, life, death, etc. As a result, if you are single, you could have difficulty finding the right person. Eventually you will meet someone, and this person will reflect similar concerns. If you are attached, your significant other often takes a second look at you and scratches his or her head. He or she is seeing changes in you. SCORPIO zeros in on problems.

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■ In March, Jose RomeroValenzuela, 34, in a hurry to get to the courthouse in Oregon City, Ore., for a hearing on drug charges, managed to pick up three speeding tickets on Interstate 84, one right after the other within the space of an hour. A sheriff's deputy and two different state troopers charged him with speeds in excess of 92 mph. (Another trooper, specifically monitoring Romero-Valenzuela after the third stop, reported that, finally, he obeyed the speed limit.)

■ William Todd arrived in Nashville, Tenn., on April 9 via Greyhound bus and faced a ninehour layover. According to police, Todd committed at least 11 felonies during that time, one after another, with more charges still possible. Among Todd's alleged diversions: shooting up a restaurant, setting it on fire, robbing four people at a bar, carjacking, breaking into a law office and defecating on a desk, trolling hotel rooms seeking theft opportunities, and stealing a taxicab and robbing the driver. Said a police sergeant, "I've never seen anything like this before." He was finally captured at Opryland, where he had hidden by submerging himself in water up to his nose.

TODAY IN HISTORY – Arithmo Crossmath – Reclaim Your Brain • Insert the given numbers in the empty squares so when they are calculated in threes from left to right and top to bottom they satisfy the demands in the shaded boxes both horizontally and vertically.

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– After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open.

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– The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Petersburg, Indiana, is the hardest-hit town in the outbreak, with 6 deaths.

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