| Carnegie man guilty of killing roommate
A jury convicted a Carnegie man today of fatally stabbing his roommate and then beheading, dismembering and eviscerating him and concealing the body in a shallow grave. James Baldwin Jr., 24, presented evidence at trial that he was mentally ill when he attacked Brendon Glen-David Martin, 19, on Jan. 25, 2006. He showed no emotion when the jury foreman announced the panel of seven men and five women had found him guilty of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse, meaning they'd ruled against his insanity defense. The victim's parents said the family has been torn apart by the tragedy. His father, Craig Martin, explained he had attempted suicide five times since Brendon died, and had been assigned a service dog to monitor his mood swings. The victim's mother, Sarah Memel, has suffered a heart attack and other health ailments which she said were related to the trauma.
Sex, Cries and Video Tapes
Strong dramas about the issues that plagued an Egypt in transition were a cry for help to the authorities and dealt with problems like the housing crunch and drug cartels. With the relative increase in freedom of expression experienced under President Mubarak, hard-hitting films about the corruption of businessmen and government officials could come out every once in a while. In the 1990s the number of films produced remained low, but some did try to make a difference. Actor Hussein Fahmy attempted to use the Cairo International Film Festival, which he headed from 1998 to 2002, to improve the image of Egyptian cinema. Apart from inviting international celebrities like Alain Delon, John Malkovich and Danny Glover to the annual event, he tried to bring in new technology by introducing a trade fair on the fringe of the festival where manufacturers could exhibit their new and improved cinema gadgets.
Dimmeys fined over lead-heavy candles
Discount retail outlet Dimmeys Stores Pty Ltd was today convicted and fined $15,000 for selling candles that contained too much lead. A court heard it is the third time the company, famous for its iconic Richmond store, has been heavily fined for product breaches. Prosecutor Elias Rallis told Melbourne Magistrates Court a routine inspection of its Geelong store in February, 2006, found 74 star-shaped candles. Mr Rallis, senior legal counsel for Consumer Affairs Victoria, said two candles bought for sampling later showed wicks that contained 49% lead by weight. He said that under ban orders issued in 2001 by the Victorian government, the supply and sale of candles containing more than .06% lead by weight were prohibited. Officers later returned to the Malop Street store and seized the remaining candles.
When a Nano makes such a giga impact
NEW DELHI: The crowds started pouring into Hall 11 of Pragati Maidan hours before the Nano was scheduled to be unveiled at 11.30 am. By 10.30 am, there were no seats and TV crews had already begun positioning their cameras for the best possible view. Photographers were struggling to even stand and tempers began running high. It was tough enough reaching Pragati Maidan because of unusually heavy traffic but the jam inside was worse. Each time there was a buzz that Ratan Tata had come in, the photographers went ballistic. The organisers were imploring them to be seated but nobody was in a mood to oblige. Finally, the big man made his appearance and hysteria followed. As Tata described the journey of the peoples car, there were visuals playing in the background of the first bicycle and plane to drive home the theme of innovation.
Muscatine! the Musical update: Costumes inspired by fashions of 1896
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Ostrich plumes and parasols swaying in a sea of frothy lace and bodacious bustles will dress up the stage at the world premier of "Muscatine! the Musical" Friday, Oct. 12. The original costumes for the play are inspired by the fashions of 1896, the year of the musical’s setting. Marie and Peter Press of Muscatine wrote the book for the musical, which is built against the backdrop of a bustling river town that once hosted the historical characters of Buffalo Bill Cody and Mark Twain and fancy world travelers, such as the musical’s leading lady, Lulu Belle Larkin. Marie plays the role of Lulu Belle, who dresses up Muscatine’s late 19th century social scene with elegant Parisian fashions. Costume concepts for the production began with a technological walk through history, via the Internet.Peter selected images that represented the era and the spirit of the musical and printed them out to create a scrapbook of ideas."The more authentic the costume, the better the audience will understand the time period and the nuances of that time period in the script," said Peter.He passed his ideas on to the mother-and-daughter design team of Mary Taeger and Lisa Cameron-Babcook of Burlington.Cameron-Babcook opened a costume shop in Burlington in 1995.
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The U.S.-led coalition killed 14 road construction workers in airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan because of mistaken intelligence reports, Afghan officials said Wednesday. The engineers and laborers had been contracted by the U.S. military to build a road in mountainous Nuristan, and were sleeping in two tents in Nurgaram when they were killed Monday night, said Sayed Noorullah Jalili, director of the Kabul-based road construction company Amerifa. There were no survivors, he said. "All of our poor workers have been killed," Jalili said. "I don't think the Americans were targeting our people. I'm sure it's the enemy of the Afghans who gave the Americans this wrong information." Nuristan Governor Tamim Nuristani said the coalition conducted air strikes after receiving reports that "the enemy" was in the area, and hit the road construction workers as they were sleeping.
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His left leg would spasm so violently he'd either fall, or, have to make his way to the couch until the shaking subsided. His whole body would shake for a couple minutes, he'd try and hold his leg down and would moan. The pain looked excrutiating. It would stop, but then it would start back up again in an hour, in three hours, or the next day. He got off the drugs. The withdrawal symptoms weren't pretty, but he did it. He kept up his end of the bargain.When he first arrived, he'd just go the fridge, and without asking, help himself to whatever was in there. He'd take half a loaf of bread that was to be shared by four people, or drink half a bottle of juice, and when he was confronted about it, he'd stomp out of the kitchen and refuse to speak. After some time of living at 31 Bedforst Street, Thulani would ask to have a couple slices of bread--and would accept it if he could only have three slices and not six.Thulani kept up his end of the bargain.
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