... County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland intended for Anthony's probation to begin to day she was released from jail, but he then signed an order that allowed her probation period to coincide when she was awaiting trial for the murder of her daughter. An amendment was made to the order on August 1, 2011 that included the words "upon release" to clarify Strickland's intentions (CNN). A spokesman for the Orange County ... State Attorney's Office, Randy Means, declined to comment on the matter. "We don't think we have ... the Florida Department of Corrections. "We haven't determined exactly w...

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... community service and 12 months of probation. She was even excused from paying the $1,000 fines that the judge could have potentially imposed. However, Judge Katherine Tanksley offered her a new trial and a chance to clear her name (Garner). The man who killed 4-year-old A.J. Nelson, Jerry L. Guy, was charged with five years in prison, but he was released after only six months of ... somebody what happened, she will have to relive this. She already has to relive it everyday. Her debt is paid. Every time she talks to her other children about A.J., or when she calls to check on his teache...

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... . It was more about seeing why she keeps going to work every day more than it was the career I wanted to study. On that day, I learned why grandma got out of bed and went to work with a smile on her face. Nursing was not just a job. It was a career that allowed her to meet patients that needed her. It was a career that allowed her to meet with families and offer them ... hope. As I followed my grandma through the day, I realized that I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to make a difference ... rewarding. It is challenging at times, but when you see a patient able to go home with his or her...

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... for the French presidency before the allegations were brought against him, denies all the charges but admits to consensual relations with the maid (BBC). Diallo stepped forward to give her first interview to Newsweek magazine, where she adamantly stood behind her original claims. "I want him to go to jail. I want him to know there are some places you cannot use your power, you cannot use your money. God ... about the attack. In another recount she said she had actually cleaned more rooms before she eventually informed her boss. In yet another story, she said she was so disoriented that ...

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... and asking lots of questions. One of the most common questions, and one not often answered by the news media is "Why aren't the Banks Getting Loans Instead of Handouts". Believe it or not, the logic behind the choice to give the money rather than loaning it is quite flawless. The reason the press doesn't give you the answer is that the ... on your mortgage. The fed regulates the rate at which banks can borrow money in order to loan consumers money. The fed also closely regulates the credit ratings of the banks that borrow from them. This information is important in answering the questio...

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... reason for this was because they interfered with drilling for oil as well as gas. As strange as that seems, Palin went so far as to sue the Bush administration to try to get this enacted. She outlined her stance on this issue by writing an opinion editorial for the NY Times in January of 08. The article states that polar bears are simply ... in international efforts aimed at preserving polar bear populations worldwide." Then she proceeds to basically try to explain why polar bears need to be removed from the endangered species list. The two positions seem to contradict one another to ma...

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... , but remained unemotional as the judge berated him for his behavior (Ryan). "Yipes! Talk about blaming the victim," Judge Pastor said, referring to Murray's comment on television that Jackson had "entrapped" him. "Not only isn't there any remorse, there is umbrage and outrage on the part ... decedent. He has absolutely no sense of remorse, absolutely no sense of fault and is and remains dangerous" (Ryan). Judge Pastor went on to criticize Murray's tactics of administering surgical anesthetic for insomnia as "horrible medicine" practice, citing that Murray was more interested in his $150...

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... Payroll tax on investment income (Jackson). The health care laws passed last year will grant an additional 30 million Americans coverage, which will only add to the existing shortage. "These newly insured Americans will need to seek out new primary care physicians, further exacerbating the already growing problem of P.C.P. shortages in the United States," said the Department of Health and ... Scalettar, an internist in Washington. "It's a pernicious practice - Big Brother tactics, which should be opposed" (Pear). Dr. George J. Petruncio, a family doctor in Turnersville, NJ, agreed, "This ...

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... Security, a group of hackers who say they are in business to raise awareness of poor security and to have fun at the same time, announced that their two-month spree of hacking is now over (Sherr). The group also posted their farewell announcement on The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site, but did not give a reason for their end (Bilton). They bragged about ... "disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, and often the general population itself" (Huffington Post). However, many are skeptical of the group actually leaving the Internet. They are known for their sarcasm and have cont...

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The Notre Dame campus is still in shock over the sudden death of Declan Sullivan, a junior studying film marketing and television and theater (Gay). Sullivan was filming a football practice atop a scissor lift, a portable hydraulic lift that allows people to videotape team drills from as high as 40 feet above practice field, when the lift collapsed from high winds (Auman). The afternoon that Sullivan died winds reached up to 51 mph in South Bend, according to the National Weather Service. Students even struggled to walk to class (Hall). Hours before his death, Sullivan tweeted about his predic...

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... with anyone outside of western culture can attest that many cultures around the globe use time as a guideline more than a rule. If, in Mexico for example, you were to set a meeting for 12:00 noon, that meeting might take place anytime between noon and about 6 p.m., without the dignity of a phone call. Setting a time there ... hot water for being even one minute late. There are consequences for disregarding the clock. Some observers would answer the question of why this is true with some platitude about how it is disrespectful to make people wait for each other, or talk about proper time ...

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... dying were everywhere, crowded into any building that would hold them. The fallen were buried in makeshift graves, with no headstones to even identify them. It would take over a year to finally enterr all the bodies that fell there that day. Gettysburg stands as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Only ... two minute speech. Those two minutes transformed Gettysburg from a battlefield into a symbol, and gave an historical meaning to the sacrifice of those who had lost their lives, while serving as an inspiration to the living. By invoking the guarantees of human equality in the Declar...

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... to conventional fuels, and capable of being used in any car made today with no engine modification. The project was stopped in 1996, when crude oil prices dropped, but has recently been revived. Investors are writing huge checks. Many see algae fields developing into the oil fields of the future. Why is ... algae farming so exciting? First, it doesn't use valuable farm land, leaving it available for food production. This would reduce our dependence on foreign food imports. Second, algae farming can be done on non-arable land with non-potable water. Land that has never been able to be .....

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... expertise in Olympic sport in general. Its overall history of being a major competitor in the Olympics and supporting its athletes draws foreign athletes who wish to learn from this tradition and benefit from this support. In many cases, the facilities for training in the U.S. have more funding than in certain ... less affluent countries. That in itself is a good reason to make the trip. What It Takes To Be The Best Many foreign athletes head to the U.S. specifically for aquatic sports. The U.S. has had so much success in this area in past Olympics ... More than that, they were torture...

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... A Victory Garden? A victory garden is just a garden, but, at the same time, it is so much more. It is an effort to have citizens help to supply their own needs as far as vegetables are concerned. Its original intention was one of being a civic duty that would support the war effort. ... It was not meant to be a chore but a matter of pride in their country. It allowed everyone to do their part even if they could not be on the front lines. It has a different meaning today. Why Bring Victory Gardens Back Now? Victory Gardens are still a way ... of showing pride, but their purpose is a lit...

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... released after serving only eight years of a life sentence because of his ill health. He was diagnosed with prostrate cancer and given three months to live. However, the US and other Western governments have grown increasingly aggravated that he has outlived his sentence and demanded his return following the ... al Sagheer, a member of the National Transitional Council and a legal expert, agree, "Libya has never extradited or handed over its citizens to a foreign country. We shall continue with this principle" (Fox News). A senior judge who originally joined in the uprising against Qadda...

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... the city of Tripoli, Libya, as rebel fighters raided the compound for weapons and mementos of Qaddafi's dictatorship, seizing machine guns, a gold-plated rifle, and a golf cart. Crowds immediately gathered to celebrate the monumental victory for the rebel cause. The city's Green Square immediately took on the new name of Martyrs' Square, as rebel supporters celebrated late into the night (Kirkpatrick ... hopefully that is the best outcome we want - or if he resists, he will be killed," said Guma el-Gamaty, a spokesman for the rebel party (Kirkpatrick). While rebel victory seems to be dr...

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... new opportunity for branding. A personalized web domain essentially marks a companies' legitimacy on the web. The difficult application process reinforces the idea that only powerhouse companies will be able to spend the money on their own domain name. Furthermore, the new rule could cut down on phishing and other online scam attempts. For instance, if a certain bank only has ... Beatles. Future battles regarding name ownership will arise. Furthermore, skeptics are worried that cybersquatting could take on a whole new role, although companies hoping to claim a domain suffix will have to u...

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... behind the scenes and raise the issue only in a telephone conversation last week with Saudi Prince Saud al-Faisal. However, her stance on the issue caused many others to question her motives and accuse her of sidestepping the controversy to avoid angering the Saudi government at a time when the United States needs help on Mideast issues. The U.S. has avoid criticizing Saudi Arabia on many other ... issues, including the Arab Spring uprisings in other Mideast and North African nations (Dougherty). On June 3rd, the Saudi women sent Clinton a letter requesting her to "make a public stateme...

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... and carbon monoxide. This can be converted into fuel. The other byproduct is something that looks like molten black glass, which can be ground up and used to make asphalt. Sounds, wonderful, doesn't it? All our garbage, going into a space age converter, that is energy negative, and produces usable byproducts. You ... 2008. The facility reports that for every ton of garbage that is processed, it produces about 1400 kwh of power. If this technology were to truly work without causing even more environmental harm, it would be monumental. Not only could currently produced garbage be eliminate...

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... ? He believes that actions speak louder than his words, is blessed with the right genetics, and he sure knows how to eat. Practice Makes Perfect Michael Phelps sticks to a training regimen that has him working on his swimming six days every week while working out five hours each of those days. This is ... actions speak louder than words and his actions have been seen, and heard, by the world. The Right Stuff Michael Phelps was born to swim. His propensity toward swimming seems built into his genes. He stands a good six feet four inches which is a good start. Add ... to that the fact that...

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... in the wake of the latest recall from China effecting infants. If you haven't heard about it yet, China recently had to put out a recall on infant formula due to melamine being added to the mix. This recall was mainly for the purposes of China and should not affect the American people or any other country, ... can be very dangerous. It has in the past been used as filler in products such as livestock feed and pet food as a way to cut costs. And now, some have done the unthinkable by putting it in something intended for human consumption. The reason most believe this was done was due ......

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... beyond oil. This is what we will discuss, the behind factors and what is going on today to turn things around. For centuries now our world has been growing astronomically in technology. Here we are able to work from home over the internet, so it is clear that technology has indeed bettered our lives. ... Before 1885 people were getting from place to place mainly by horse or by boat to cross waters. Although the invention of the car cannot be denied its brilliance one can only ask if a massive amount was necessary. ... taken more seriously by the people. This is a luxury that we have ta...

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... in the special election scheduled for September 13th. Weprin is a current New York Assemblyman who formerly served as a member of the New York City council. Last year, he was elected to the state Assembly but failed in his campaign for city comptroller in 2009 (Carnia). "It is expected that David Weprin will be unanimously supported by the Democratic parties of Brooklyn ... York's 9th Congressional District, which Weiner represented for the past 13 years, covers Brooklyn and Queens. However, the New York lawmakers are trying to eliminate the district during their redistricting process t...

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... copper and gold mine (Crooks). Miners were found alive just one week ago, on October 4th (Ide). The miners range from age 19 to 63. All are reported to be in "good shape" physically and psychologically. After living in humid conditions for more than two months, many are facing skin problems. Others ... their conditions, the miners have been split into three groups for rescue. The "most skilled" will be freed first in case they are needed to go back down to assist others. The weakest will come out in the second group, and the third group will consist of the rest. The Chilean Minister of ...

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