SIDEBAR #54 - Travis Alexander forum

Jimmy (Superfly) Snuka unfit for murder trial, lawyer says

"A lawyer for legendary wrestler Jimmy Snuka says the Superfly’s decades in the ring left him too punch-drunk to face murder charges in the 1983 death of his girlfriend...
Snuka was charged Tuesday with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the May 11, 1983, death of his 23-year-old girlfriend Nancy Argentino of Brooklyn..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...unfit-for-murder-trial-lawyer-says/ar-AAdTAoi

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-for-1983-murder-of-Nancy-Argentino-Lehigh-Co
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Two brothers with low IQs who were coerced into confessing to raping and killing 11-year-old girl released after being wrongfully imprisoned for three decades

"Brothers Henry McCollum, 51, and Leon Brown, 47, will be compensated
Pardoned by North Carolina Gov Pat McCrory and will each get $750,000.."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3113243/2-brothers-seek-normal-life-pardoned.html
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State approves payments to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown

"The state of North Carolina on Wednesday formally approved the payment of $750,000 each to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, half-brothers who spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder they did not commit.

The action came exactly one year after a Superior Court judge declared the two men innocent of the 1983 murder of an 11-year-old girl in Robeson County..."

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article33400479.html
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California prisoner dies of natural causes after 26 years on death row

"A California prison inmate who spent 26 years on death row for murder has died of natural causes, the fourth so far this year in a state that has not carried out an execution since 2006.

Ronald Harold Seaton, 69, died last week at Marin general hospital near San Francisco, state prison authorities said on Wednesday.

He had been on death row at San Quentin state prison since 1989..."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/03/us-usa-california-death-row-idUSKCN0R303320150903
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Remains identified as missing 18-year-old

"ASHTABULA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) -
Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson says bones found in fire pit in Roaming Shores are those of Alesha Bell...

Bell, 18, was last seen on July 23.

http://www.wsmv.com/story/29949937/...es-found-in-fire-pit-are-those-of-alesha-bell

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...8-Warren-23-July-2015&p=12013653#post12013653


Link: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/...ZblBUCHAedtq0wOssbVc9Q2TQVcwsJtkEerZ0YhTNIaz3
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Another Drama in Harper Lee’s Hometown

"...Ms. Carter’s control of Ms. Lee’s affairs has become a polarizing issue that hangs over this town of about 6,300 residents. Praised by some as the dutiful protector of an aging friend, she is derided by others as a spiteful person who wields too much influence over a vulnerable client..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/b...-an-issue-of-control.html?partner=rss&emc=rss


Link: http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/08/24/arts/24LAWYER3/24LAWYER3-master180.jpg
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No third novel from Harper Lee, expert says after examining manuscript

"...James S. Jaffe, an expert in rare books, examined the contents of a safe deposit box used by Lee, and determined that it does not contain a third novel, the Wall Street Journal reported. The manuscript in question is actually an early draft of the first part of "To Kill a Mockingbird."...

Questions about the contents of the box were raised in July after the Journal published an op-ed article by Tonja B. Carter, Lee's attorney..."

http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-harper-lee-no-third-novel-20150902-story.html
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Why Brilliant Books is offering refunds to customers who purchased Go Set A Watchman

"...An independent bookstore located in Traverse City, Michigan, the bookstore released a statement shortly after Go Set A Watchman was released condemning its publication and offering refunds to customers who felt duped:

We at Brilliant Books want to be sure that our customers are aware that Go Set A Watchman is not a sequel or prequel to To Kill A Mockingbird. Neither is it a new book. It is a first draft that was originally, and rightfully, rejected. The book, and some of the characters therein, are very much a product of this era in the South.

We suggest you view this work as an academic insight rather than as a nice summer novel. This situation is comparable to James Joyce’s stunning work A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and his original draft Stephen Hero. Hero was initially rejected, and Joyce reworked it into the classic Portrait. Hero was eventually released as an academic piece for scholars and fans—not as a new ‘Joyce novel’. We would have been delighted to see Go Set A Watchman receive a similar fate.

It is disappointing and frankly shameful to see our noble industry parade and celebrate this as “Harper Lee’s New Novel”. This is pure exploitation of both literary fans and a beloved American classic (which we hope has not been irrevocably tainted.) We therefore encourage you to view Go Set A Watchman with intellectual curiosity and careful consideration; a rough beginning for a classic, but only that...."

http://www.mhpbooks.com/why-brillia...to-customers-who-purchased-go-set-a-watchman/
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY coffeejunkie

:bdsong:

arty:


Link: http://thefirststring.com/wordpress...07/happy-birthday-pictures-for-facebook-2.jpg

France says wing part found on Reunion island definitely from MH370

"...The part, known as a flaperon, was found on the shore of the French-governed island on July 29 and Malaysian authorities have said paint color and maintenance-record matches proved it came from the missing Boeing (BA.N) 777 aircraft..."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/03/us-malaysia-airlines-crash-france-idUSKCN0R31S520150903



(File picture shows French gendarmes and police inspecting a large piece of plane debris which was found on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, July 29, 2015 REUTERS/ZINFOS974/PRISCA BIGOT/FILES)

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ay-have-crashed-239-people-on-board-25/page77
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I watched the movie Hollywoodland and just had to research George Reeves:

Hollywoodland (2006)
The Quiet Desperation of Superman

"A POSTER for the period drama “Hollywoodland” says that “dying in Hollywood can make you a legend.” George Reeves would have been flattered. A two-bit talent who is the film’s nominal reason for being, Mr. Reeves is best remembered, if at all, for two things: playing Superman on TV, and a bullet in the head. In 1959 someone blew his brains out in a house tucked between Sunset Boulevard and Mulholland Drive. The death was ruled a suicide,...

In time Simo learns about facing the life you have rather than the life you want,.."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/movies/08holl.html


Link: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static...odland.jpg?token=YDfPg7xgz+SQtDka28QldZRSO20=


Link: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6dy_jcH4I...Ac/s1600/Superman-George-Reeves-June-1959.png

(note: Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. His character was based on the actual detective Milo Speriglio, who falsely claimed he was the primary investigator on Reeve's case. :

Milo Speriglio
(1938-2000)

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/speriglio.html

Milo A. Speriglio, 62, High-Profile Detective

"Milo A. Speriglio, a tireless private detective with an unquenchable thirst for publicity and an obsession with the death of Marilyn Monroe, died April 30 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 62.

He died of lung cancer, his wife, Patricia, said..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/05/us/milo-a-speriglio-62-high-profile-detective.html )


Link: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men_video_capture.JPG


Link: http://www.elrongroup.org/im4/im13032.jpg


Link: http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/42/reeves_affleck.jpg


Link: http://www.marilyndeclassified.com/images/archives/bookcombo.jpg
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So, with more research: :facepalm:

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Death of George Reeves 50 Years Later: Aftermath

"The night of June 15, Reeves and Lemmon and a few other guests were drinking and partying at his home until after 1 AM. Reeves went up to bed, a shot rang out, and he was found dead, sprawled nude on his bed, with a bullet hole in his right temple. The death was ruled suicide, largely since the houseguests all said there was no other explanation, and there was no sign of an intruder or forced entry. The high alcohol content in Reeves' blood (.27, well above the intoxication point), combined with narcotics (he was taking painkillers for injuries in a car accident), made this plausible..."

http://armandsrancho.blogspot.com/2009/05/death-of-george-reeves-50-years-later.html
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The Death of George Reeves 50 Years Ago: The House

"...It was in this house that allegedly Toni Mannix "confessed" to a priest that a hit-man killed Reeves, although she was reportedly suffering from Alzheimer's Disease at the time..."

http://armandsrancho.blogspot.com/2009/05/death-of-george-reeves-50-years-ago.html
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I'm going back to bed. :seeya:


Link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0b/4a/f0/0b4af06a3ffc4bfe9f1026af5d0017ee.jpg
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When God had made the earth and sky,
The flowers and the trees,
He made all the animals,
The fish, the birds and bees.

When at last He finished,
Not one was quite the same.
He said, "I'll walk this world of mine
And give each one a name".

He traveled far and wide,
and everywhere He went,
A little creature followed Him,
Until it's strength was spent.

When all were named upon the earth,
In the sky and in the sea,
A little creature said, "Dear Lord,
There's not one left for me".

Kindly, the Father said to him,
"I've left you to the end".
"I've turned my own name around
And have called you Dog, my friend!"

Ready for do-it-yourself weather predicting? Long before meteorologists had sophisticated technology to help them predict the weather, people made forecasts based on their observations of the sky, animals, and nature.

Many of the traditional sayings they used, called proverbs, are accurate. Try out some old-fashioned forecasting—that still works today!

The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.

If you spot wispy, thin clouds up where jet airplanes fly, expect a spell of pleasant weather.

Keep an eye, however, on the smaller puff clouds (cumulus), especially if it's in the morning or early afternoon. If the rounded tops of these clouds, which have flat bases, grow higher than the one cloud's width, then there's a chance of a thunderstorm forming.

Clear Moon, frost soon.

When the night sky is clear, Earth's surface cools rapidly—there is no cloud cover to keep the heat in. If the night is clear enough to see the Moon and the temperature drops enough, frost will form. Expect a chilly morning!

When clouds appear like towers, the Earth is refreshed by frequent showers.

When you spy large, white clouds that look like cauliflower or castles in the sky, there is probably lots of dynamic weather going on inside. Innocent clouds look like billowy cotton, not towers. If the clouds start to swell and take on a gray tint, they're probably turn into thunderstorms. Watch out!

Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning.

A rainbow in the morning indicates that a shower is west of us and we will probably get it.

Ring around the moon? Rain real soon.

A ring around the moon usually indicates an advancing warm front, which means precipitation. Under those conditions, high, thin clouds get lower and thicker as they pass over the moon. Ice crystals are reflected by the moon's light, causing a halo to appear.

Rain foretold, long last. Short notice, soon will pass.

If you find yourself toting an umbrella around for days "just in case," rain will stick around for several hours when it finally comes. The gray overcast dominating the horizon means a large area is affected. Conversely, if you get caught in a surprise shower, it's likely to be short-lived.

Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning.

A reddish sunset means that the air is dusty and dry. Since weather in North American latitudes usually moves from west to east, a red sky at sunset means dry weather—good for sailing—is moving east. Conversely, a reddish sunrise means that dry air from the west has already passed over us on their way easy, clearing the way for a storm to move in.


Weather Folklore of the Day
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Heavy September rains bring drought.

Last 7 Days

When the elmen leaf is as big as a mouse's ear, Then to sow barley never fear. When the elmen leave is as big as an ox's eye, Than says I, "Hie, boys ! hie !"

Frost occurring in the dark of the moon kills fruit buds and blossoms, but frost in the light of the moon will not.

When a cold spell occurs in September and passes without a frost, a frost will not occur until the same time in October.

Fair on September first,Fair for the month.

As many days from the first new moon, so many times will it thaw during the winter.

Expect rain if geese are especially noisy.

If ants carry eggs to higher ground, expect rain.

Observe the sky and see if these proverbs work for you!
http://www.almanac.com/content/weather-predicting-do-it-yourself

If ant hills are high in July,
Winter will be snowy.
If the first week in August is unusually warm,
the coming Winter will be snowy and long.

For every fog in August, (we had 5 foggy days in AUG. I'm gonna see if this holds true
There will be a snowfall in Winter.

If a cold August follows a hot July,
It foretells a Winter hard and dry.

When leaves fall early,
Fall and Winter will be mild;
When leaves fall late,
Winter will be severe.
Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry,
Will cause snow to gather in a hurry.

Much rain in October,
Much wind in December.

A warm October,
A cold February.

Full Moon in October without frost,
No frost 'till November's Full Moon.

Flowers bloomin' in late Autumn,
A sure sign of a bad Winter comin'.

A warm November is the sign of a bad Winter.

As high as the weeds grow,
So will the bank of snow.

Thunder in the Fall foretells a cold Winter.

Onion skins very thin,
Mild Winter coming in;
Onion skins thick and tough,
Coming Winter cold and rough.
A green Christmas; a white Easter.

If there's thunder during Christmas week,
The Winter will be anything but meek.

A tough Winter is ahead if:

corn husks are thick and tight...
apple skins are tough...
birds migrate early...
squirrels tails are very bushy...
berries and nuts are plentiful...
bees build their nests high in the trees.

If the breast bone of the Thanksgiving goose is red or has many spots, expect a cold and stormy Winter;
but if only a few spots are visible, expect a mild Winter.

The severity of Winter is determined by how far down the feathers have grown on a partridge's leg.

The wider the brown (middle) band on a woolly bear caterpillar, the milder the Winter.

The nearer the New Moon to Christmas Day, the harder the Winter.

If the first snowfall lands on unfrozen ground, the Winter will be mild.

If there is thunder in Winter, it will snow 7 days later.

http://www.stormfax.com/wxfolk.htm

Spellbound ~Y/N :woot: :tyou:

Just look at the giant, ugly, spider my DD text me!!!!!!! She knows I despise the dang things....CHILLS just looking at that monster!

This thing was living in her flowers!!!!!

neesaki said:

You come up with the most interesting stuff, CJ, this one particularly fascinating. So I printed it, gonna show it to my son the history major and see what he thinks of it. My DH is also a history buff and sends his appreciation. The closest thing to this I can get: as a child we visited my grandma in the country, she had no indoor plumbing. There was an outdoor well that a pump was used to fill a pail of water. There was an out house. And we took baths in a # 10 washtub. Well, that was us little ones. I have no idea what the grownups did. :thinking: Sponge baths? I loved the bed, it was a very soft feather mattress that sunk way down in the middle, like being in a cocoon.

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Thanks I love finding 'gems' like this and I have always been interested in the old days. Glad you enjoyed it!

Toady we are going DD Plake for my Birthday Celebration with the family and tomorrow morning we are heading out to The Great Smokey Mts.

Hi all, I am headed no where but home. I've been sick, one of these days it will get me. Have a good holiday.. :loveyou:

Hey everyone!!

I'm taking a break from all the Festive things going on! I have until 5pm today, to do what I want!! I'm at my sister's house watching Serena vs Madison Keys! Daisymae MUST be watching this too!

Boy this week has gone by quick! Still enjoying my self, and when I get home will have to download some of my pictures from the Song & Dance Festival! There is a Comic Con convention going on next door to the Marriott. Have some pix to post on a whole family dressed as ?? - ya got me - don't know much of Comic Con characters! LOL!

Oh - the Huz finally got diagnosed with being anemic! So will be headed to a Hemotolgist appointment. My sister was anemic awhile back and she gave me some tips on what to help him with it! He was SO shocked hearing the doctor's voice on the phone the other when he called to tell him about his blood test results! At lease we know now what the heck is wrong with him!! :happydance:

:bdsong: coffeejunkie!!!!

:bdsurprise: :confetti:

I'll post more when I get home tomorrow!!

:seeya:

coffeejunkie said:

Just look at the giant, ugly, spider my DD text me!!!!!!! She knows I despise the dang things....CHILLS just looking at that monster!

This thing was living in her flowers!!!!!

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I haven't seen on of those since 1980. We had one that made a web over across front room window. I read somewhere yesterday that there are large numbers of them cropping up.

One of our neighbor's told Anna yesterday that they are noticing a whole lot of rats moving in in the last few weeks. Every night when I water baby grasshoppers are everywhere.

Niner said:

Hey everyone!!

I'm taking a break from all the Festive things going on! I have until 5pm today, to do what I want!! I'm at my sister's house watching Serena vs Madison Keys! Daisymae MUST be watching this too!

Boy this week has gone by quick! Still enjoying my self, and when I get home will have to download some of my pictures from the Song & Dance Festival! There is a Comic Con convention going on next door to the Marriott. Have some pix to post on a whole family dressed as ?? - ya got me - don't know much of Comic Con characters! LOL!

Oh - the Huz finally got diagnosed with being anemic! So will be headed to a Hemotolgist appointment. My sister was anemic awhile back and she gave me some tips on what to help him with it! He was SO shocked hearing the doctor's voice on the phone the other when he called to tell him about his blood test results! At lease we know now what the heck is wrong with him!! :happydance:

:bdsong: coffeejunkie!!!!

:bdsurprise: :confetti:

I'll post more when I get home tomorrow!!

:seeya:

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Wow! Glad that's all it was. That can be cured by taking vitamins with Iron in them. DD got diagnosed with that too when she got heat exhaustion this summer. She's always pale, but her color was abnormally pale.

Niner said:

Hey everyone!!

I'm taking a break from all the Festive things going on! I have until 5pm today, to do what I want!! I'm at my sister's house watching Serena vs Madison Keys! Daisymae MUST be watching this too!

Boy this week has gone by quick! Still enjoying my self, and when I get home will have to download some of my pictures from the Song & Dance Festival! There is a Comic Con convention going on next door to the Marriott. Have some pix to post on a whole family dressed as ?? - ya got me - don't know much of Comic Con characters! LOL!

Oh - the Huz finally got diagnosed with being anemic! So will be headed to a Hemotolgist appointment. My sister was anemic awhile back and she gave me some tips on what to help him with it! He was SO shocked hearing the doctor's voice on the phone the other when he called to tell him about his blood test results! At lease we know now what the heck is wrong with him!! :happydance:

:bdsong: coffeejunkie!!!!

:bdsurprise: :confetti:

I'll post more when I get home tomorrow!!

:seeya:

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BBM

Oh my goodness! reading about your husband gave me a flashback to an article I read in The New York Times Magazine a year ago.

Here is the first part (you can click on a link at the bottom for the second part):

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/think-like-a-doctor-losing-it/

This guy's symptoms were very perplexing to medical professionals. A partial list of their guesses regarding possible causes were: environmental poisoning, renal cancer, Lyme disease, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, and Pernicious anemia.

In the end, it wasn't just a B-12 deficiency, but an underlying copper deficiency as well. He also had celiac disease, which damaged his ability to absorb nutrients.

Don't know if any of this applies to your husband, but it does give some insight into why it took so long to get a proper diagnosis.

Wishing him a speedy recovery now that the problem has been identified!