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Sony Reveals Particular Spider-Man Trailer Highlighting All 3 Heroes' Greatest Scenes
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Spider-Man: No Manner Residence had the monumental job of introducing the Multiverse, bringing again an entire variety of fan-favorite characters, delivering a satisfying conclusion (for now) for the MCU's Peter Parker, and, after all, uniting all three Spider-Males. Since its launch, the movie has earned a staggering quantity of revenue for Sony, a great signal for potential future Spidey flicks down the street.
The movie is having some short-term influence although, having, confusingly, affected Morbius' two post-credits sequences and immediately being referenced within the opening moments of Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity. No Manner Residence has additionally led to followers calling for different Spider-Man movies to be made, particularly follow-ups to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's set of films.
Now, Sony has launched a brand new promo highlighting all three of the web-slinging threequel's heroes.
Sony Reveals Spider-Man Group-Up Trailer
Sony Footage celebrated Nationwide Superhero Day by releasing the "Spider-Mans" trailer on the official Spider-Man: No Manner Residence Twitter account.
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The trailer promotes No Manner Residence's union of the "Spider-Mans" – Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire – towards Inexperienced Goblin, Electro, Doc Ock, Sandman, and Lizard.
The "Spider-Mans" trailer will be seen beneath:
Spider-Man: No Manner Residence is on the market now digitally and bodily.
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Spider-Man: No Manner Residence is chock-full of memorable moments between the three wall-crawling heroes, and this promo simply scratches the floor. From the preliminary introduction of the Multiversal webheads in Ned's Lola's house, to their impassioned speeches to inspire Tom Holland's Peter, to the trio teaming up towards their sinister foes, No Manner Residence really handled Marvel followers effectively.
Since they have been utterly hidden from the film's preliminary advertising and marketing run, Sony has taken the chance to advertise the three Spideys as a lot as potential. The studio has even gone so far as to create hilarious pretend film trailers to focus on the alternate web-slingers, akin to a Ned Leeds-focused promo that noticed Jacob Batalon's character hopping via the Multiverse.
Hopefully this continued promotion of the three Spider-Mans and fan's overwhelming love of the trio will push Marvel and Sony to make the most of the Multiversal heroes sooner or later.
Spider-Man: No Manner Residence is on the market on digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Extremely HD now.
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"I suppose the monuments and stones give some measure of comfort to those who are left behind," said my husband Teddy as we walked along the pathways and trees under which the monuments and stones stood as silent reminders of those buried beneath them.
It was July 5th, our daughter Clara's 16th birthday. She and her friends wanted to explore the Old City Cemetery. It was founded in 1849, the year of the California Gold Rush. The population of those interned grew by over 600 in 1850 due to a cholera epidemic. Wars and illness, childbirth and accidents added to it over the years, along with old age. Not that many in old age as so many are so young.
The famous are there as well as those less known. All are remembered in some way today even if it only a stone that can be admired by strangers in our strange modern world.
Teddy wandered over to where a few of his siblings rested their bones. There are many there we were acquainted with at one time.
One learns to thinks of happy memories. Well sometimes. Today I wondered if a dear friend had died in an accident long ago or by his own hand. I wondered if another would be alive today with modern medicine. And there are those times when I wonder if only we had changed a long-lost friend to be one of us, a Vampire, who is considered dead by those who don't understand.
Teddy called my daughter and her three friends over to a small marker in the sun among many military markers there. There were flowers on it, no doubt from a sister or old friend. My heart broke. He was nineteen years old. He died on June 6, 1944 in Normandy. D-Day. Only minutes before I'd mentioned how horrible and tragic war was and how insane it was that humans would waste so many young lives. I didn't take a picture of the stone or remember the name. I just thought of a man who would now be in his 80's. I thought of a man who might have had a life with a woman who loved him and surrounded by grandchildren. A man who would have gone to college with the GI bill and found the cure to cancer, or won an Oscar, or been a High School teacher.
There is a beauty to the grave markers. Lambs show us where small children sleep forever. Flowers carved in stone bloom in the cold winter nights. Books are piled for a young lawyer who will now have an eternity to read and ponder the universe. Monuments are inscribed with messages of love, loss and accomplishments.
I watched the four teens we were with talking and exploring. And odd way to spend a Sweet Sixteen. Or at least the beginning of the day. Thank goodness for a cool breeze.
A few ghosts stood under the trees watching us with soulful black eyes. We stayed away and left them alone to their own kind. Most of us can only see the ghosts that haunt our own hearts, the ghosts we allow into our lives and memories.
I've shared photos of this place before (CLICK HERE to see them) but this time I spent more time just walking with my husband among the flowers and stones, and quiet statues.


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Consociate Health Expands Community Focused Healthcare Model in the Midwest
New Chief Business Development Officer Ziad Rubaie brings proven track record in building strategic partnerships to drive results for clients
DECATUR, IL – Illinois-based Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Consociate Health has developed a reputation for building strategic partnerships that deliver innovative solutions to its clients in today's complex healthcare landscape. Today, the company announced an aggressive team expansion to deliver healthcare administrative services and high-performance network development throughout the US.
Existing partnerships with nearly 20 healthcare systems have allowed Consociate to perfect its community centric model using data integration strategies and data driven decision support resources. That success and the need for more patient-centered service from TPAs industry-wide, led to a decision to expand.
Spearheading these efforts will be Ziad Rubaie, a respected sales and marketing leader in the Healthcare industry with more than 24 years of experience leveraging an impressive network of healthcare consultants to build strategic partnerships. Ziad comes to Consociate after a 9-year successful tenure at CastiaRx, formerly known as LDI, where he established and delivered nationwide pharmacy solutions that exceeded industry results. He also developed unique value propositions that positively impacted PBM services and overall business development opportunities.
also served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Essex Dental & Vision Benefits, a subsidiary of Delta Dental of Missouri. During his tenure, he oversaw a greater than 318 percent growth in revenue for Essex. Rubaie started his healthcare career in 1995 with many roles including Assistant Vice President of Sales Healthscope Benefits.
"Consociate is always looking for talent that advances our culture of innovation and growth and we continue to recruit leadership that have track records of delivering proven solutions. Ziad's expertise in bringing together strategic healthcare partnerships that drive solutions for clients and their members is highly respected in the industry and we are excited to welcome him to our team," said Consociate President Darren Reynolds.
For more than 40 years Consociate Health has partnered with employers of all sizes to deliver employee benefit program consulting and administrative services. As a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), Consociate has built a reputation for exceptional accuracy, customer service and a focus on helping employers with innovative cost containment solutions.
Through data analytics, Consociate provides its clients with personalized analysis of their plans to ensure they have quality data and are using that data to make educated decisions.
Essential data analytics allow Consociate Health to integrate claims, eligibility, financial and other healthcare data into a consolidated system database; analyze member health and then identify cost drivers; monitor health plan utilization; and forecast employer healthcare costs which allows them to develop a strategy to manage and control healthcare costs for employers and members.
Earlier this month, Consociate was recognized on a national stage for excellence in data accuracy, using key analytics to transform the customer experience. The Illinois based company received the Commitment to World-Class Data award at the 4th Annual Benefit Focus Celebrate Community Awards, recognizing companies that have transformed the benefits experience for their employees and consumers, empowering them to make the best decision for their personal needs.
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Mohammed bin Salman builds cyber-shield with Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE)
The development of Saudi Arabia's cyber-security sector, which Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made a priority, is being spearheaded by the part-publicly owned Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE). The firm is looking to develop while being mindful of the internal and regional power balance. [...] (454 words)
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King Saud University
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PHI Solutions is Riyadh's new cyber offensive champion
Little known PHI Solutions is to take charge of development of the offensive capacities of the Saudi Arabian cyber sector, enabling Mohammed bin Salman to begin a new stage in his cyber security quest. PHI is meant to develop the kingdom's cybernetic capacities, which are still largely handled by foreign contractors. [...]
Al Aiban clan corner Saudi cyber market
Riyadh has recently established its first cybersecurity doctrine, with the help of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointee Musaid bin Mohammed Al Aiban. [...]
Fahd bin Turki's fall drags down family business too
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Pentagon pushes for AEC to become Riyadh's cyber champion
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Al Sahab, Riyadh's air defence cyber guard dog
Al Sahab, which arose from the ashes of former dedicated entities, has landed a number of key cyber-security contracts in Saudi Arabia. [...]
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LuxuryKSA, the group sweeping up the kindgom's entertainment contracts
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Riyadh's enterprising princes look for solutions to MBS's grip on Saudi business
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Richard Yuan, Chairman of Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, discusses RCEP and Global Trade
SYDNEY, Jan 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Richard Yuan, chairman of Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, discussed RCEP and its impact on global trade in a recent interview. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), probably the largest free trade agreement in history, was signed on 15 November 2020 by 15 countries – members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partner countries.
RCEP can connect approximately 30% of the world's population and development and generate substantial income in the right political context. And, it can raise world income by US$209 billion and global trade by US$500 billion annually by 2030 according to Richard Yuan, a Chinese national living and working in Australia who is Chairman of the Australia China Entrepreneurs Club and International Ambassador of the SME Association of Australia.
People can estimate that the total losses in the trade war between the US and China are covered, not for China or the United States, by the RCEP and CPTPP together. The new agreements will make north and south-east Asia's economies more efficient by joining the forces in technology, production, agriculture and natural resources, said Yuan.
Although the RCEP is less stringent than the CPTP, its impact is remarkable. It stimulates supply chains across countries but addresses political sensitivities as well. Its treatment of Intellectual Property will create obligations for many members, and it does not mention any of the core CPTP chapters concerning work, the environment or state enterprises. ASEAN-focused trade deals, however, tend over time to strengthen.
The RCEP, dubbed 'led by China' by some, is actually a victory for Asian middle-power diplomacy. The importance of an East-Asian trade agreement has long been recognized, but neither China nor Japan, the largest economies in the region, were politically appropriate as project architects. In 2012, the impasse was overcome by an ASEAN agreement, including the membership of India, Australia and New Zealand, and ASEAN was entrusted with the negotiations.
Yuan believes that because of the deficit balance, domestic pressures and uncompetitive manufacturing in some sectors, India preferred not to join the RCEP, with fears that their participation would lead to mass imports of Chinese manufactured goods and agricultural produce from New Zealand and Australia, causing considerable effects both for its textile, aluminium and electronic industry as in agriculture.
However, one of the fundamental critiques of the RCEP is, considering all those benefits, that unlike the CPTPP, it concentrates on reducing tariffs, regardless of non-tariff obstacles, such as environmental security and labour rights in line with the new generation of commercial agreements, as well as regulatory approval.
Although the negotiating countries to the RCEP undertook to sign the agreement in 2020, with ratification in 2021, this agreement does face several challenges. One of them is Australia's and New Zealand's commitment to improving worker's rights and security and the environment through more robust agreements with standards, states Yuan.
All of this represents Asia's renewed push towards free trade and economic integration, which in turn would contribute to protecting fair trade based on rules and multilateral trade. The negotiation of RCEP is also a reflection of Asian economic integration and the capacity of the negotiating countries, considering the gaps in their political systems and levels of growth, to manage these differences through RCEP negotiations. It is a strong message and a clear example of pragmatism and economic cooperation, and for those in the South China Sea and the Pacific between China and Japan, their territorial disparities.
What RCEP means for Australia?
Yuan's key analysis of the RCEP's economic prospect indicates that Australia might not have been successful in salvaging greater benefit from the ongoing US-China trade war. This is primarily because Australia as a market and economic house is not directly involved in the trail of the economic powerhouses, and the consequences of which mean that while other countries benefit from export surplus, Australia is hit hard.
Two of the 'Five Eyes' countries – the United States and New Zealand – were beneficiaries of the trade war, and the ongoing saga of the worsening Australia-China relationship, at the expenses of Australian barley and lobster farmers.
Keeping in mind that the diplomatic relations between Australia and China still hang loose, New Zealand's foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta stepped in as a gesture of goodwill, mediating a resolution and between the countries. However, China seems unlikely to step in the direction. Their ongoing boycott and sanctions cause no benefit to either country. RCEP pushed both countries to set aside their poor relations and served as a face-saver to form an indirect partnership.
Real experts like Yuan, who has been appearing only as "Australia-China Connector", are hopeful that RCEP is a positive step in the right direction and can significantly prove in mending the depleting relationship of China and Australia. It may set a new course in both country's political history involving each to finally abandon their opposition and form a mutually beneficial relationship.
Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, Kelly Bao, Executive Assistant, E: ea.ceo@abcworld.com.au, Tel: +61-2-92801155, https://www.acecclub.org/
SOURCE: Australia China Entrepreneurs Club
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Allen Candanedo is an Associate at the IP Department of Morgan & Morgan. Mr. Candanedo is one of the strongest attorneys dedicated to IP litigation in Panama, by actively assisting clients in customs detention of counterfeits and litigations before the Criminal Courts.
In the Intellectual Property field, his practice also includes all matters related to Intellectual Property Law, registration incorporation and trademarks protection , as well as litigation related to oppositions against trademark registrations, cancellations, and criminal prosecutions against all sorts of infringements on Intellectual Property Rights.
Mr. Candanedo is well known for his practice in franchising and distribution agreements by assisting clients entering commercial relations with Panamanian counter parties.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Candanedo was in charge of the IP Department of a local law firm for 10 years. From this position, he coordinated and managed relations with international correspondents regarding trademark registration, protection and international litigation in North, Central and South America. Likewise, he attained experience in customer service and investor-relation fields in Panama and the Colon Free Zone.
Mr. Candanedo also carries out pro bono activities for the firm by regularly assisting to Legal Open Houses organized by the firm in very low-income communities to provide free legal orientation.
Mr. Candanedo obtained an LL.B., from the Universidad Catolica Santa María La Antigua, Law School, in Panama. Completed the program of Orientation in the U.S. Legal System at the International Law Institute at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington, United States of América. Completed the IP Program at the International Law Institute at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and Obtained a Degree in Negotiations, Treaties and International Trade, ULACEX, Panama, in collaboration with Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Mr. Candanedo is a member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
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High time to hold India accountable for committing crimes in IOJK: President
By Country News	 On May 20, 2020
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan while appreciating the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-IPHRC) for condemning the Indian attempts of changing demography of occupied Kashmir, has said that India has been spurning the UN and the OIC resolutions on Kashmir since long.
"Now is the high time for the international community particularly the Muslim world to revisit its diplomatic and economic relations with India and hold it accountable for committing heinous crimes against humanity in the occupied territory."
Commenting on IPHRC statement in which the OIC body squarely rejects the Indian Government's illegal actions to alter the demographic status of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) as violation of OIC and UN Security Council Resolutions and international human rights/humanitarian laws, President Masood said that a message must be conveyed to India that inhuman treatment to the Kashmiri people and the Indian Muslims will no longer be tolerated.
Saying that the OIC by rejecting the domicile laws in IOJK represented the real sentiments of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the President added that Kashmiris expect concrete steps from the collective platform of 57 Muslim nations.
The AJK president said that the Modi-led BJP government had come up with a systematic plan to carry forward the Hindutva doctrine and to change demography of the held territory, and the motive behind it is very clear.
Under the garb of new domicile laws, the Indian rulers want to settle non-state subjects in occupied Kashmir and to turn the Muslim majority into a minority to accomplish their nefarious agenda, he said addingthat the Kashmiri people were determined not to let the Indian sordid plans succeed.
Sardar Masood Khan said that taking advantage of the focus of the whole world on combating Covid-19, India is attempting to perpetuate its illegitimate and unlawful occupation of Kashmir through the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri people and change of laws. The Kashmiri youth are being declared militants and killed in fake encounters, he added.
AJK President also condemned killing top commander of freedom fighter, Junaid Sehrai, and his associate. Junaid was martyred by Indian occupation army, along with his associate, Tariq Ahmed, during a so-called cordon and search operation in Nawakadal area of Srinagar on Tuesday. The troops also destroyed at least seventeen houses and looted everything including cash and jewellary during the operation.
Paying homage to Junaid Sehrai and his colleague, the AJK president said that their blood will not go in vain. "By virtue of the great sacrifices of the Kashmiri people, the Kashmir issue has become a global issue now, and the day is not far off when India will be compelled to quit Kashmir and the Kashmiri people will enjoy freedom," he added.
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Ashburton District Council is seeking public feedback on how the district's open spaces are used and what provisions might be required for the future.
The feedback will help inform the development of a draft Open Space Strategy which, when completed, sets out the strategic priorities for the next 20 to 30 years.
As part of preparing the strategy, Council is looking for public input to assist with understanding what the issues are in relation to open space and also what projects are, or could, occur in the district.
An online survey is available for people to complete on Council's website, with hard copies of the survey available from Ashburton Public Library and from Council's reception area from Monday 23 February.
Senior Policy Advisor Fleur Mulligan says the survey is an effective means to gather information about how the community uses open space areas and put forward their views on what can be done better.
"Instead of spending more on lots of new projects, we need to make sure existing funds are spent in the right places with maximum benefit. The feedback we get through the survey will have an important role in shaping the draft strategy."
Council will also be co-ordinating the development of the strategy with other open space providers as well as consulting with other land management agencies and special interest groups.
Ms Mulligan says while the strategy is focused on land owned or managed by Council, it is important to consider the role of open spaces which are owned or managed by other organisations.
"The way different areas are being developed will affect the needs for other areas. For example the enhancement of a Department of Conservation owned picnic area may negate the need for other picnic spaces in the local area."
She says the development of the strategy is a great opportunity to look at all areas of open space in the district and consider the areas as a combined network or group of assets.
The survey closes on Monday 6 April.


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Phenotypic Variation in Colorectal adenoma/cancer Expression in Two Families. Hereditary Flat Adenoma Syndrome
Lynch, H. T.; Smyrk, T. C.; Lanspa, S. J.; Lynch, P. M.; Watson, P.; Strayhorn, P. C., et al. (1990). Phenotypic Variation in Colorectal adenoma/cancer Expression in Two Families. Hereditary Flat Adenoma Syndrome. Cancer, September 1 1990, 66(5):909-915. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19900901)66:5<909
Genetic Diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome II in an Extended Colorectal Cancer-Prone Family
Lynch, H. T.; Bronson, E. K.; Strayhorn, P. C.; Smyrk, T. C.; Lynch, J. F.; Ploetner, E. J. (1990). Genetic Diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome II in an Extended Colorectal Cancer-Prone Family. Cancer, November 15 1990, 66(10):2233-2238. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19901115)66:10<2233
Small, Nonpolypoid Colonic Neoplasms
Smyrk, T. C.; Lanspa, S. J.; Lynch, H. T. (1990). Small, Nonpolypoid Colonic Neoplasms. Dis Colon Rectum, September 1990, 33(9):814-815. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02052334
Increased Expression of the Retinoblastoma Gene in Human Colorectal Carcinomas Relative to Normal Colonic Mucosa
Gope, R.; Christensen, M. A.; Thorson, A.; Lynch, H. T.; Smyrk, T.; Hodgson, C., et al. (1990). Increased Expression of the Retinoblastoma Gene in Human Colorectal Carcinomas Relative to Normal Colonic Mucosa. J Natl Cancer Inst, February 21 1990, 82(4):310-314. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/82.4.310
Historical and Natural Cancer History Facets of the Lynch Syndromes
Lynch,H. T.; Lanspa,S. J.; Smyrk,T. C.; Fitzgibbons,R. J.; Watson,P.; Boman,B. W.; Lynch,J. F.; Cristofaro,G. (1990). Historical and Natural Cancer History Facets of the Lynch Syndromes. In Joji Utsunomiya and Henry T. Lynch (eds), Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. Springer Japan. p. 17-25. doi:http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68337-7_2
Molecular Analysis of the Retinoblastoma (Rb) Gene in Human Colorectal Carcinomas
Gope,R.; Christensen,M. A.; Thorson,A.; Lynch,H. T.; Smyrk,T.; Gope,M. L.; Boman,B. W. (1990). Molecular Analysis of the Retinoblastoma (Rb) Gene in Human Colorectal Carcinomas. In Joji Utsunomiya and Henry T. Lynch (eds), Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. Springer Japan. p. 489-496. doi:http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68337-7_73
Colonoscopy Findings in a Series of Patients with Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
Lanspa,S. J.; Lynch,H. T.; Smyrk,T. C.; Fitzgibbons,R. J.; Watson,P.; Jenkins,J. X. (1990). Colonoscopy Findings in a Series of Patients with Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. In Joji Utsunomiya and Henry T. Lynch (eds), Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. Springer Japan. p. 115-117. doi:http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68337-7_17
Surgical Strategies for Management of the Lynch Syndromes
Fitzgibbons,R. J.; Lynch,H. T.; Lanspa,S. J.; Smyrk,T.; Boman,B.; Lynch,J.; Watson,P. (1990). Surgical Strategies for Management of the Lynch Syndromes. In Joji Utsunomiya and Henry T. Lynch (eds), Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. Springer Japan. p. 211-217. doi:http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68337-7_32
Histologic Features of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Carcinoma
Smyrk,T. C.; Lynch,H. T.; Watson,P. A.; Appelman,H. D. (1990). Histologic Features of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Carcinoma. In Joji Utsunomiya and Henry T. Lynch (eds), Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. Springer Japan. p. 357-362. doi:http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68337-7_52
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A Chicago developer sold a River North loft office building for $35 million, more than four times what it paid for the half-empty structure in 2013.
A venture of Brijus Capital sold the seven story building at 363 W. Erie St. on Nov. 9 to Spaulding & Slye Investments for $35.3 million, said the seller and its broker, Jones Lang LaSalle.
Chicago's loft office buildings, once the realm of mom-and-pop real estate investors, are attracting some unexpected newcomers.
Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and billionaire Neil Bluhm's Walton Street Capital, all accustomed to spending hundreds of millions of dollars at a time in real estate deals, are among the big players investing in relatively small brick-and-timber buildings in neighborhoods like River North and the West Loop.
The law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates pre-leased about 165,000 square feet in the proposed office tower at 155 N. Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago.
The law firm will occupy six floors in the 46-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building, which will sit at the southeast corner of Wacker Drive and Randolph St.
He's got this place wired; are tenants ready to connect?
Steven Levin is poised to develop one of Chicago's hottest technology addresses at 247 S. State St. — or become a landlord with a lot of expensively wired empty space.


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Carbon tax proposal inches through Legislature
Governor's pitch to tax carbon makes it to the Senate floor, but time is running out.
Monday, February 26, 2018 4:00pm
NorthwestState Legislature
The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed an amended version of Governor Jay Inslee's proposal to tax carbon emissions on Feb. 22.
The legislation, SB 6203, would levy a $12 tax per metric ton of carbon emissions starting in July 2019, and would rise by $1.80 annually starting in July 2021 until the tax rate reaches $30 per ton, at which point it would be capped. Numerous businesses deemed to be sensitive to the tax would be exempted.
Revenue from the tax would be invested in renewable-energy infrastructure, rural economic development, wildfire prevention, and assistance for low-income families impacted by the increased energy and gasoline costs that would likely result from the new law.
The bill now goes to the Senate Rules Committee, which will decide if and when it will get a floor vote.
In December, Gov. Inslee proposed taxing carbon to lower emission levels in the state while allowing for greater investment in more environmentally-friendly energy infrastructure. He originally wanted a $20 per ton tax rate with annual increases for inflation.
The proposal still has a long way to go before it can get to the governor's desk to be signed into law. The legislative session ends in two weeks, and even if it passes through the Senate, the bill must then go through the House of Representatives.
Throughout the session, Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate have been noncommittal on getting a carbon tax passed this year. And Republicans in both chambers have been adamantly opposed to a carbon tax from the start.
"I think this energy tax is an ill-founded, poor decision," said Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R–Ritzville, prior to the bill's passage out of committee on Feb. 22. He criticized the bill's exemptions, saying that middle and lower-class taxpayers will "eat" the majority of the tax burden. "It's unconscionable to tax the working taxpayers in this way."
Sen. Randi Becker, R–Eatonville, said at the committee meeting that many of her constituents drive to work in King County, and that they will be negatively impacted by the tax. "We might as well go back to the horse and buggy, because that's what they're going to be able to afford to do and it will absolutely wipe out the people of the 2nd Legislative District," Becker said.
Several Senate Democrats who voted for the bill criticized it as being a regressive tax. Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D–Beacon Hill, said that his vote to move the bill out of committee was not a signal that he will "support the regressive nature of this particular proposal when it gets to the floor." Sen. Steve Conway, D–Tacoma, concurred.
The bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D–Seattle, said his bill is a "modest investment" that will achieve "meaningful carbon reduction."
Sen. Kevin Ranker, D–Orcas Island, called it a "powerful piece of legislation."
"I see this as a very modest approach, maybe too modest," Ranker said.
Environmental groups threaten to field a ballot initiative later this year if lawmakers fail to pass a carbon tax. In 2016 a carbon-tax ballot initiative was voted down by almost 20 points.
This report was produced by the Olympia bureau of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Three Questions for Juan Felipe Herrera Regarding His New Book, "Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes"
December 4, 2014 • By Daniel A. Olivas
JUAN FELIPE HERRERA was raised in a farm-working family in the San Joaquin Valley. A graduate of UCLA, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and Stanford University, he has written 30 books (so far) in various genres. An artist and photographer, Herrera is a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside. Herrera's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN USA Award. Poet Laureate of California, he lives with his family in Fresno.
Herrera's latest endeavor is Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Raúl Colón, Herrera offers a perfect and eloquent vehicle for introducing youngsters to 20 remarkable Latinos and Latinas from all walks of life, from the United States Supreme Court to academia to Hollywood to California's farms. Every library should carry this book especially as the political environment — yet again — is inflamed by anti-immigrant sentiment.
DANIEL OLIVAS: In your introduction to Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes, you observe: "In a land of immigrants, it is an irony that Latino lives have been largely ignored." Is this a book that you've been thinking about for a long time?
JUAN FELIPE HERRERA: It's a book, in a sense, threaded throughout my work during the last 45 years — as it is integral to [email protected] and [email protected] literary projects and social science endeavors as well as all grassroots research since the Civil Rights movement. That is to say, that we have always wanted a democratic awareness of all of our stories — everyone, all colors, all languages, all religions, all gender identities and orientations. To tell you the truth, I was bowled over at the lack of materials — interviews, books, research — on [email protected] that have achieved great heights. So much so, that I had to make calls and interview family members and the people themselves. It is one thing to enjoy the names and the lists of amazing people and their deeds and to hear their names in the media and holiday occasions and it is quite another thing to step into deep research and find a handful of dusty volumes and a couple of glossy biographies and autobiographies. We need writers to get to the task. And we need to walk these books to the centers of educational institutions — this is what it is all about. More books are coming out. This is good.
You offer portraits from a wide variety of heroes from all walks of life. How did you go about choosing your subjects?
The publisher and I traded our preferences quite a bit — even though, like I said, the lack of research was a major factor in the selection potential. For a book like this, you want to get personal, listen to dialogue, notice key stories and moments the people experienced, their influences, family stories, sayings, and dreams. We do the very best we can. If people's stories are of interest to you, now is the time to have that interview, make a visit, roll some tortillas together, look at the family albums, and record what's being said — do not wait for tomorrow. Society begins with being social. Then we share conversations and expand.
In doing your research for the book, were there any surprises?
Every Hero was a surprise. Joan Baez made me see how a skinny, nervous, brown, bullied, shy, intelligent, and political high school girl launched herself on stage against her inner No, and became the voice of a new folk song movement of social change. I became keenly aware of Dolores Huerta's fearlessness and her superb powers of out-talking lawyers and politicos and agribusiness industrial owner-giants — fast thinker and tall, brave soul. My heart split in half when I learned of Roberto Clemente's struggle as a puertorriqueño in the baseball world and most of all, beyond his incredible contributions to baseball, his vision for young [email protected] children and his absolute activism to feed and clothe the poor. The relationships among the women heroes is astounding, painful at times, and yet they leaped forward. Border issues, citizenship, from island to mainland, fame, struggle, moments of enlightenment, ultimate transcendence — all of this floored me. I bow to all these heroes. Thank you, gracias, I say to them every day.
Daniel Olivas is a regular contributor to LARB.
Daniel A. Olivas
Daniel Olivas, a second-generation Angeleno, is a playwright and the author of 10 books including, most recently, How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press), and Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press). He is the editor of the anthology Latinos in Lotusland (Bilingual Press), and co-editor of The Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles (Tía Chucha Press). His first full-length play, Waiting for Godínez, was selected for the Playwrights' Arena Summer Reading Series, and The Road Theatre's 12th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival, and was a Semi-Finalist for the American Blues Theater's Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Widely anthologized, he has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Alta Journal, Jewish Journal, LARB, La Bloga, and many other print and online publications. By day, Olivas is an attorney in the Public Rights Division of the California Department of Justice. He and his wife make their home in Southern California, and they have an adult son.
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I Vehemently Object to the Impending Execution of ...
I Vehemently Object to the Impending Execution of Robert Waterhouse
Since my previous diatribe regarding the impending execution of Robert Waterhouse, I have continued to research the case. I ran across the most recent petition for habeas corpus, the State's response, and the defense reply. You can find all those documents here.
Except for the background on the ABC Lounge, all the of the information in this posts comes from the recent habeas and the associated documents.
In this post, I will focus on a single issue. Who saw what in the ABC bar that night. Bartender Kyoe Ginn testified for the State that she saw Robert Waterhouse and victim Deborah Kammerer leave the bar together than night near 1 AM. Since Kammerer was murdered soon thereafter, that is pretty damning evidence.
As you will learn however, two ABC doormen independently reported that Waterhouse arrived with a male friend, departed in the company of two males, and did not leave with Deborah Kammerer. The State kept this information from the defense. The defense learned that one of the employees had critical information only on the eve of the trial. The defense did not learn that the other employee had critical information until just recently, after Waterhouse's death warrant was signed.
With the new information in hand, the Waterhouse's attorneys sought and were granted an evidentiary hearing on the matter. The Court however ruled against Waterhouse. His execution is scheduled for tomorrow.
I have taken excerpts from both the defense and prosecution submissions, reorganized them into a crude chronological order, converted pronouns and surnames to proper names, and changed formatting for consistency. I have not altered any of the facts.
Everything in plain text [but not in brackets] is from one of the habeas documents. My clarifications are in brackets. My comments are in italics.
Hang on. Here we go.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On January 31, 1980, the Grand Jury for the Sixth Judicial Circuit indicted the Appellant, Robert Brian Waterhouse, for the first-degree murder of Deborah Kammerer on January 2, 1980.
Mr. Waterhouse was tried by jury, convicted as charged, and sentenced to death.
On January 4, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed a death warrant on Robert Brian Waterhouse for his 1980 first degree murder conviction. The execution is scheduled for February 15, 2012.
Mr. Waterhouse filed a Successor Motion for Postconviction Relief on January 9, 2012, raising two claims ... that newly discovered evidence as attested to by the affidavits of Leglio Sotolongo and trial counsel established ... the existence of newly discovered evidence requiring a new trial.
THE ABC LOUNGE
3535 North 4th Street, St. Petersburg, Florida 33704
In 1950 ABC Liquors was born; company legend has it that [founder] Jack Holloway wanted not only a name that local residents would easily remember, but one that would show up first in the phone book. By 1970, the company maintained not only a growing chain of retail stores, but an increasing number of attached "lounges" in styles from basic neighborhood watering hole, to (in later years) country and western dance bars and discotheques. ... In 1993, ABC Liquors began using the name "ABC Fine Wine & Spirits" in some of its larger locations to highlight the expanded wine selection.
I provide two Google street view images of the building below. Then I begin with the habeas excerpts. Click to embiggen.
The ABC had two entry/exit points.
The main exit was visible from the center bar.
Conversely, the center bar was visible to any doorman who worked the main exit, the front door.
The [rear] door ... was located at the end of a 30 foot hallway. There were other doors along the hallway that led to an ice closet, bathrooms, and the entrance to the package store. This exit door at the end of the hallway was not visible from the center bar or the interior of the bar.
EVENTS AT THE ABC LOUNGE
NIGHT OF 2 JAN 1980
Ms. Kammerer's Friends
The police ... learned the identity of Ms. Kammerer from two of her neighbors. These two acquaintances, Yohan Wenz and Carol Byers testified at trial that they went to the ABC lounge with Ms. Kammerer [that night]. They testified that they later left the lounge and that Ms. Kammerer remained there at that time.
Bartender Kyoe Ginn
Kyoe Ginn ... was working [at the ABC lounge] as a bartender that night.
Ms. Ginn testified that Ms. Kammerer came into the bar with a man and a woman that they later left.
Ms. Ginn testified at Waterhouse's trial that ... she waited on, and observed, Waterhouse and the Ms. Kammerer drinking together sometime after midnight when Ms. Kammerer's friends left the lounge.
Doorman Leon Vasquez
Leon Vasquez testified that he was employed as a bouncer/id checker at the ABC lounge on [that night].
From the entirety of the evidence, it seems as if Vasquez was stationed at the front door that night, though none of the habeas documents specifically so states.
Mr. Vasquez saw Ms. Kammerer sitting at the center bar with two friends. During the course of the evening, one of the friends sought his help due to problems with another patron bothering them at the center bar.
Holy Cow! The victim (and her two friends) were having a problem with a patron at the ABC bar on the very night she was murdered. The problem was sufficiently severe that one of the trio asked the bouncer to intervene. I find no evidence that the police pursued this lead.
Mr. Vasquez also saw Mr. Waterhouse in the bar that evening. Mr. Waterhouse came in the bar accompanied by a male friend around 11:15 p.m. or so.
Doorman Leglio Sotolongo
Leglio Emilio Sotolongo was employed by ABC as a bouncer/id checker [that night].
Sotolongo told Detective Hitchcox that he was not working that night but he was there from 10:00 to 1:00 a.m.
Sotolongo was not sure if he was working and admitted that Detective Hitchcox's report which reflected that he was off that night may be more accurate.
The door that Mr. Sotolongo was working at [that night], was located at the end of a 30 foot hallway. There were other doors along the hallway that led to an ice closet, bathrooms, and the entrance to the package store. This exit door at the end of the hallway was not visible from the center bar or the interior of the bar.
Mr. Sotolongo did not know Ms. Kammerer, but may have recognized her in 1980.
Mr. Sotolongo said that he did not know Ms. Kammerer, but it was possible he saw her in the lounge as a customer.
Mr. Sotolongo knew Mr. Waterhouse as a patron of ABC and thought he lived next door to a friend. Mr. Sotolongo did not socialize with Mr. Waterhouse. Mr. Sotolongo recalled seeing Mr. Waterhouse at the ABC [that night].
Mr. Sotolongo believed that Mr. Waterhouse entered the bar at the beginning of his shift, but it could have been as late as ten.
He could not recall the exact time that Waterhouse came into the lounge but if he was working that night it would have been at the beginning of his shift at 7:00, 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.
Sotolongo's recollection regarding the arrival does not correspond with Vasquez' recollection on this issue. Sotolongo recalled Waterhouse arriving earlier, no later than 10. Vasquez recalls Waterhouse arriving at 11:15, in the company of a male friend. Sotolongo makes no mention of Waterhouse being in the company of another person.
Mr. Waterhouse came into the bar with another man.
This is consistent with Vasquez' recollection that Waterhouse came into the bar in the company of a male friend. Ginn apparently made no claim to seeing Waterhouse enter the bar, either alone or in the company of another man.
I have seen no mention of the name of Waterhouse's friend, nor any evidence that the police attempted to locate and question him.
Mr. Sotolongo believed that Mr. Waterhouse gave him $10 as he came in to repay a loan from the prior week.
He also believed Waterhouse returned $10 to him but he cannot be 100% certain it happened that evening.
When asked if he saw Waterhouse at Ms. Ginn's station, Mr. Sotolongo admitted that he never saw Waterhouse inside the bar because he could not see inside the bar from the exit where he (Sotolongo) was stationed.
Look at the pictures. Of course he couldn't see. Nor could Bartender Ginn see the rear exit.
Ms. Ginn testified that Mr. Waterhouse and Ms. Kammerer were regulars at the ABC Lounge.
Kyoe Ginn testified at Waterhouse's trial that she was a bartender at the ABC Lounge and she waited on, and observed, Waterhouse and the victim drinking together sometime after midnight when the victim's friends left the lounge.
Ms. Ginn testified that [sometime after Ms. Kammerer's friends left], Ms. Kammerer then began talking with Mr. Waterhouse.
Ms. Ginn ... testified ... that she served Ms. Kammerer and Mr. Waterhouse drinks.
Ms. Ginn testified that after conversing for around 30 minutes, Ms. Kammerer and Mr. Waterhouse left the bar together around one o'clock.
This would have Kammerer and Waterhouse conversing beginning sometime around 12:30 and leaving around 1.
Nowhere do I find a description of the door through which Ginn claims she saw Kammerer and Waterhouse leave. Because of the argument regarding the visibility of the rear door from the bar area, I presume Ginn claims she saw them leave through the rear door.
Ms. Ginn could see the exits. From inside the bar she could see the front exit, ... the exit to the package store and people heading down the hall to his exit.
It's not clear where Ms. Ginn would need to be "inside the bar" to see down the 30 foot hallway. While I do not have an interior layout of the building, it seems clear from the front view of the ABC Lounge the bar or lounge area is at the front and right.
No one disputes that the front door is in clear view of the bar area. Conversely, no one disputes that someone working the front door could see the bar area.
On the other hand, the prosecution suggestion that someone could have a good view of the 30 foot hallway from inside the bar may be technically correct, but only assuming that someone was standing at very edge of the bar area. It seems likely, however, that Ms. Ginn did not have a good view down the hallway. She could have, on the other hand, noticed people entering the hallway headed to the rear exit.
Mr. Waterhouse asked Mr. Vasquez if he knew where he could find some marijuana. Mr. Vasquez set Mr. Waterhouse up with a dealer named Steve Spitzig. Mr. Vasquez watched Mr. Waterhouse leave the bar with Mr. Spitzig and Mr. Waterhouse's friend shortly after midnight.
Recall that Ginn testified that Waterhouse begin talking to Kammerer around 12:30.
At around midnight, Mr. Vasquez saw Ms. Kammerer sitting alone at the center bar.
That is not inconsistent with Ginn's testimony. Ginn (as far as I know) did not specify what Kammerer did between the time her friends left and she begin conversing with Waterhouse.
Around 12:45 a.m. Mr. Spitzig re-entered the bar alone. Mr. Waterhouse remained in his car and left with the other guy.
I am unaware of any effort by the State to locate and interview the marijuana dispensing Spitzig.
It should be noted that evidence of bags of marijuana found in Mr. Waterhouse's car was admitted in 1980.
As Mr. Spitzig came in he asked if he had time for a drink before last call.
This is a major conflict. Waterhouse cannot be in two places at once. He cannot be out in the parking lot burying marijuana while at the same time be in the bar talking to Kammerer. I see no resolution to this conflict other than Ginn or Vasquez being wrong about the time Waterhouse left and the person (or persons) with whom he left.
Mr. Vasquez maintained that Mr. Waterhouse did not come back into the bar that night.
Mr. Vasquez saw Ms. Kammerer in the bar shortly before last call. He did not see her leave.
... last call at 1:20 a.m. The doors were locked from the outside at 1:30 a.m.
Vasquez recalls Kammerer sitting at the bar alone near midnight (see above) still in the bar at shortly before 1:20. He recalls Waterhouse leaving the building around midnight with two men, and leaving the lot with one man shortly after 12:45.
Ginn, on the other hand, recalls Waterhouse and Kammerer being together from 12:30 until they left together at 1:00.
Mr. Sotolongo did not see Mr. Waterhouse while he was in the bar.
This is consistent with the bar and the rear door not being in view of one another.
Mr. Sotolongo ... saw Mr. Waterhouse leave with two white men.
This is consistent with Vasquez' recollection.
... towards the end of his shift.
Mr. Waterhouse left between midnight and 2 a.m.
Mr. Sotolongo testified [at the recent evidentiary hearing] that he saw Waterhouse leave the lounge ... sometime toward the end of his shift which was 2:00 a.m. Subsequently, Sotolongo admitted Waterhouse could have left around 12: 00 but he could have left earlier if he wasn't working because he would not have had to stay until the end of a shift.
This is consistent with Vasquez recollection that Waterhouse left (with two males) around midnight.
Mr. Waterhouse left from the hallway exit where Mr. Sotolongo was working.
Sotolongo is, as far as the habeas documents go, the only person to describe through which door Waterhouse left. From the photos I provided of the building, it seems likely that Vasquez could see someone leave through the rear door. It seems far less likely Ginn could see someone leave through the rear door.
Mr. Waterhouse did not leave with a female.
Mr. Sotolongo testified that he saw Mr. Waterhouse leave the lounge with two white males, not a female
This is consistent with Vasquez' recollection. This is inconsistent with Ginn's recollection.
Detective Hitchcox ... was with the St. Petersburg Police Department for 27 and a half years.
Hitchcox testified that he was assigned to investigate this case in 1980. At that time his practice when conducting an interview was to get basic information first, then the interview. He would record the responses on notes, writing down anything he felt was pertinent, then write a report from his notes.
Detective Hitchcox admitted that he had the ability to record interviews, but didn't do so.
During his investigation of the instant case, he spoke to a number of people from the ABC Lounge, including Mr. Sotolongo.
During the course of the investigation, Hitchcox called Mr. Sotolongo and Mr. Sotolongo agreed to "round up as many people as he could and bring them to the station".
There were only four employees from the bar interviewed.
Bartender Gills, Doorman Vasquez, and Doorman Sotolongo are being discussed herein. I do not know the name of any fourth employee who may have been interviewed.
The only person asked to give a written statement was Kyoe Ginn, the barmaid who claimed that Mr. Waterhouse left with the victim. According to Detective Hitchcox she was important because she said something that was important about the key suspect, Mr. Waterhouse.
Hitchcox gives away that they had already decided Waterhouse to be the key suspect, even though no one from the bar had been interviewed. Hitchcox therefore considered any information that tended to inculpate Waterhouse to be important and true. On the other hand, Hitchcox considered any exculpatory information unimportant, false, and even a threat to his investigation.
Detective Hitchcox called Mr. Sotolongo on the phone and Sotolongo came down to the station on January 7, 1980.
The murder occurred on the night of January 2.
Detective Hitchcox showed Mr. Sotolongo photographs of Ms. Kammerer and Mr. Waterhouse. Mr. Sotolongo recognized both. Mr. Sotolongo told Detective Hitchcox that he did not know when Mr. Waterhouse or Ms. Kammerer left, as it was not the type of thing he kept track of.
Mr. Sotolongo does not remember Hitchcox showing him a photograph of the victim but he would not dispute it.
Mr. Sotolongo ... claimed that he was at the ABC Lounge the night of the murder and that he saw Waterhouse leave with two white males. ... Mr. Sotolongo claimed he had told this to Detective Hitchcox in January 1980.
Hitchcox's "report" of the Sotolongo interview follows. I have spelled out the abbreviations for clarity.
"At that time I felt it was necessary to contact the ID checkers or bouncers at the bar and make contact with a Leglio E. Sotolongo who was at the bar on Wednesday, 2 Jan 80. He advised he would contact everyone else he could think of that was working that night and would respond to the station. ... He states he has worked for ABC approximately 6 months and that on Wednesday, 2 Jan 80, he was off however was in the bar from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.. He was shown a photo of the victim and he stated that he has seen her several times in the lounge however has never talked to her. He then saw several photos one of which was the suspect WATERHOUSE and stated that he knew WATERHOUSE by the name of BOB and that he comes in the bar several times a week. That he has had general conversation with this subject however does not remember when BOB left or when the victim left as this is not the type of thing he keeps track of."
It was uncontested that the State provided Detective Hitchcox's report to trial counsel prior to trial.
The defense attorneys attributed no significance to the report because it did not mention that Sotolongo saw Waterhouse arrive with a friend and exit with two white males. In other words, the defense attorneys did not see the significance of Sotolongo because Hitchcox included none of Sotolongo's exculpatory evidence in his report.
Detective Hitchcox unequivocally testified [at the recent evidentiary hearing] that Mr. Sotolongo never told him that Mr. Waterhouse left with two males. Detective Hitchcox stated that had Mr. Sotolongo made such an important statement, he would have noted it in his report as it would have been an exciting development for his investigation.
Mr. Sotolongo testified [at the recent evidentiary hearin] that he specifically told Detective Hitchcox about seeing Mr. Waterhouse leave with two men and that he might have been able to give him a more precise time then because "that was a long time ago." He denied telling the detective that he did not remember when Mr. Waterhouse or the victim left as this is not the type of thing he keeps track of.
Mr. Vasquez was contacted by the police shortly after this happened. He went to the police station and was interviewed by Detective Hitchcox. Mr. Vasquez told Detective Hitchcox about Mr. Waterhouse leaving with the two men. Detective Hitchcox responded that he didn't want to hear that, his job was to make a case and not listen to a defense.
All of the police reports from the St. Petersburg Police Department were available at the time of trial, and were also turned over by the police department and the State Attorney's Office during public records litigation associated with Appellant's postconviction proceedings.
Quick summary of that last paragraph. The State did not turn over the Vasquez interview reports to the defense before trial. They turned them over only after Waterhouse was convicted. The Defense only learned of Vasquez on the eve of the trial. They asked for an extension so that they could interview Vasquez and modify their defense accordingly. The Court refused to grant them an extension.
Several months later [after the interviews but before the trial], Mr. Sotolongo was with Mr. Vasquez at a bar called Murphy's. Detective Hitchcox came in and got into an altercation with Mr. Vasquez over his statements trying to defend Mr. Waterhouse. It ended when Mr. Vasquez and Mr. Sotolongo left. Mr. Sotolongo was disturbed enough to call Internal Affairs and report the incident.
Ms. Ginn testified that Mr. Waterhouse and Ms. Kammerer were regulars at the ABC Lounge. She further testified that after conversing for around 30 minutes, Ms. Kammerer and Mr. Waterhouse left the bar together around one o'clock. She was subsequently questioned by police. She testified that she immediately identified the Mr. Waterhouse's photo out of a group of pictures as the person who left the bar with the Ms. Kammerer on the night of the murder.
Ms. Ginn testified ... that she was a bartender at the ABC Lounge and she waited on, and observed, Mr. Waterhouse and the Ms. Kammerer drinking together sometime after midnight when Ms. Kammerer's friends left the lounge.
At trial, defense counsel introduced evidence from another ABC bouncer, Leon Vasquez, who testified that he observed Mr. Waterhouse leave the ABC Lounge around midnight with Steve Spitzig and another male to go purchase marijuana. According to Mr. Vasquez, the three men returned to the ABC Lounge about forty-five minutes later and dropped off Mr. Spitzig, but Mr. Vasquez testified that he did not see Mr. Waterhouse re-enter the lounge. According to Mr. Vasquez, he told this information to Detective Hitchcox, but the detective "told me he didn't want to hear it. His job was to make a case, not listen to a defense."
During cross-examination the prosecutor mercilessly questioned Mr. Vasquez about his brokering a drug deal for Mr. Waterhouse and his respect for the law. In rebuttal closing the prosecutor called Mr. Vasquez a liar and told the jury that if they believed Mr. Vasquez, they would have to then conclude that Detective Murry, Detective Hitchcox, Judith Bunker [a purported blood spatter expert] and Kyoe Ginn were liars. The prosecutor portrayed Vasquez as someone who had no respect for the law and whose testimony was uncorroborated.
Sotolongo did not testify at the trial. The prosecution did not want him to testify. The defense did not realize he had exculpatory information because the police report mentioned none.
Had Mr. Sotolongo testified ... much of the prosecution's attack on Vasquez would have been undermined.
The State would have had to explain how two witnesses, who were consistent in their testimony, were wrong and only Ms. Ginn was correct. Further, Mr. Sotolongo would not have been subject to the same impeachment as Mr. Vasquez. Mr. Sotolongo did not broker a drug deal, he already owned a business and was working at ABC to earn extra money to buy a house. He did not socialize with Mr. Waterhouse and did not hang out at the ABC. Mr. Sotolongo was a credible witness without the baggage carried by Vasquez.
Mr. Sotolongo was friends with Mr. Vasquez then. He knew Mr. Vasquez testified at the trial. At that time he knew that Mr. Vasquez testified that Mr. Waterhouse left with two men towards the end of the evening. Mr. Sotolongo wondered why he wasn't called as a witness, but he assumed that the system worked like it was supposed to. He gave his statement to a detective and assumed that he wasn't needed.
A story in the newspaper after the [death] warrant was signed caught Mr. Sotolongo's attention. The article said that Mr. Waterhouse left the bar with the victim and this was not correct; Mr. Sotolongo saw him leave with two men. Mr. Sotolongo talked about this with a private investigator and a lawyer that patronized his cigar shop. This led to him coming into contact with [Waterhouse's attorneys].
Detective Hitchcox reviewed Mr. Sotolongo's affidavit and stated it and his claims were false. If he had been told what was contained in the affidavit, he would have made note of it in his report. He would have written a statement about seeing Mr. Waterhouse leave with two men on his note pad. However, all his notes on this case have been destroyed. There would be no way to know exactly what questions he asked a witness.
Unless, of course he recorded his interviews and thereby preserved the evidence. Though he conceded he had the means to record the interviews, he admits that he opted not to.
On cross [during the recent evidentiary hearing] Hitchcox was adamant that "two men leaving with the suspect would be very important. We would want to pursue that. I would -- that would be something that I would get excited about as an investigator. The man told me he didn't see him leave, and there was nothing said about leaving with two men. That would have been in the report."
The prior proceedings contradict much of Hitchcox's claims. Defense counsel was given the names of Mr. Vasquez and Mr. Spitzig by the State on the Friday before trial. [The prosecutor] told the court that he had only gotten the names the week before. He claimed that it was determined by the State that neither had any ... exculpatory evidence, but in an abundance of caution, he gave the names. He told that court that [another prosecutor] was looking at police reports when he saw the two names. They called the detective who investigated the case, who gave them "facts and circumstances which indicated that individuals had no relevant information to this case."
The prosecutor repeated that ... this [evidence] did not have to be given to the defense.
During his redirect examination during the trial Hitchcox testified that Vasquez told him about the problem guy at the bar and he turned it over to others to investigate. He admitted he talked to Mr. Vasquez alone at the police station.
Mr. Hitchcox was asked in deposition if he talked to anyone other than the defendant and those named in his report and he denied doing so.
When next asked why he didn't do a report on Mr. Vasquez, Detective Hitchcox first claimed he didn't know what was being referred to. Detective Hitchcox then demanded to see proof that he didn't do a report on Mr. Vasquez. He then claimed he didn't have the Vasquez report with him. Detective Hitchcox then thought maybe he only heard about Mr. Vasquez in depositions. He admitted he did not have a report of any interview or conversation with Mr. Vasquez, but it could be in another report. He did not recall his trial testimony about talking with Mr. Vasquez. Detective Hitchcox then claimed that Mr. Vasquez was interviewed by another officer name "San Marco", who probably did a report because Mr. Vasquez told San Marco about some guy that was with Ms. Kammerer that they investigated.
Hitchcox conceded that Vasquez was not mentioned in the January 7 report that documented the interviews with the ABC witnesses.
Detective Hitchcox's claim that he most certainly would have noted something as important as Mr. Sotolongo's claim that Mr. Waterhouse left the bar with two men because he would have been excited about such a thing and that would be something he would pursue as a detective is conclusively contradicted by his actions in this case with the witness Leon Vasquez.
While Detective Hitchcox admitted during the trial that he talked in person with Vasquez at the police headquarters and that Mr. Vasquez told him about seeing Mr. Waterhouse leave with two men, Hitchcox never reduced this to writing; Hitchcox did not put Vasquez's statements in any report. ... The State advised the trial court in 1980 that only the name of Mr. Vasquez appeared in a report, but in order to find out what he had told police, they had to go to the "detective investigating the case" and talk to him. Only then did the State learn what Vasquez had to say, which they discounted. Although Hitchcox in the evidentiary hearing tried to claim that detectives other than he would have interviewed and made reports on Vasquez, at trial in 1980 Hitchcox testified that he was the one who interviewed Vasquez and he failed to mention any other detective.
Detective Hitchcox did nothing with Mr. Vasquez -- he did no report, he did no follow up investigation, and he told the State Attorney's that Vasquez was of no value.
There is no reason to believe that in 1980 he evaluated Mr. Sotolongo any differently. It is entirely reasonable to believe that Hitchcox's attempts to hide Mr. Vasquez by failing to memorialize his statements in writing also extended to falsifying Sotolongo's statements or, at a minimum, failing to include evidence from Sotolongo that would be crucial for the defense.
Hitchcox admitted that he had the ability to record interviews, but didn't do so.
The only person asked to give a written statement was Kyoe Ginn, the barmaid who claimed that Mr. Waterhouse left with the victim.
According to Hitchcox she was important because she said something that was important about the key suspect, Mr. Waterhouse.
MY POSITION
I haven't put together an Actual Innocence Scorecard for Robert Waterhouse, so I don't have a well-reasoned estimate of his probability of actual innocence. Simply as a gut feel, I give Waterhouse a 50% chance of being factually innocent. While that leaves a 50% chance of him being factually guilty, those odds in no way justify a conviction, must less an execution.
My objection to his execution is seriously aggravated by what I have recently learned regarding the State's effort to hide clearly exculpatory evidence from the defense. The most disturbing aspect is that the Court and the Governor are going to once again allow the police and prosecutor to get away with such egregious misconduct.
For these reasons, I vehemently oppose the execution of Robert Waterhouse.
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As to the question of his factual guilt, boy this is a tough one considering he knew the victim, the hair, blood, and fiber evidence, and the fact he was in such close proximity to the victim on the night of the murder. And of course his criminal record. The anonymous tip to the police though makes the hair stand-up on my neck.
Sotolongo seems credible, after all these years I'm not sure what he has to gain from bringing these issues to light. It seems to be likely that evidence was suppressed to facilitate a conviction.
tsj said...
Al,
Tough one indeed. The hair, blood, and fiber evidence are weak given that they were only consistent. The statements are damning, but I don't trust the police to provide a fair and balanced summary of what he said when the police could have just as easily recorded the interviews. The use of the snitch causes me to doubt his guilt more than it convinces me of his guilt. The testimony of the bartender, as it turns out, is well impeached by two other employees.
What bothers me more is Waterhouse's previous murder, in which his guilt was pretty clearly established by his bloody fingerprint on the window. I don't think he should have been released from prison for that crime.
What bothers me the most is the testimony from one of his neighbors that he spent an afternoon soon after the murder washing his truck both inside and out. If that is true, I find that to be a troubling coincidence.
As you said, this is a tough one in terms of the evidence. I don't think we should, however, be executing people on such ambiguous evidence.
One of your criticisms doesn't make sense from the defense standpoint. Your argument is that the defense needs to rely on the prosecuter to tell them that one the witnesses said he left with two men. However the first question that should have been asked by the defense of his client was, "Do you have an alibi for that night" and his response would have been, "Yeah I left the bar with two males (Y and Z) and we went and got high at X spot. The defense then finds Y and Z and subpueneas(sp?) them and gets them on the stand to say we all left the bar. Did the defense try and find Y and Z?
You make a fair assumption, and it seems a motivated lawyer with sufficient resources would surface the witnesses. Still, I'm not a lawyer but I Googled 'Brady vs Maryland', the case Waterhouse cites. In this case, its makes it very clear the prosecution has an obligation to share evidence, and if they fail to do, whether in good faith or bad, they violate Constitutional due process rights. Legal issues are complicated, but it sounds like the state failed to meet their obligation so even if his lawyer failed to turn up the witnesses, it doesn't matter.
TSJ, you're spot on, you can't execute this man based on the evidence or the trial he received.
Good riddance.
While it's a grey area that prosecution did turn over the person (though late but court was okay at the time) that could refute the story and in court both sides questioned the witness about what happened to Waterhouse in the evening. The second witness only said he saw them leave the bar to make a drug deal and then one of them came back into the bar. He said he saw that at midnight which was 30 mins before the bartender saw them together. So he can't say anything about where the defendant was between 1am and the killing.
However the defense had almost one of those aha moments where all they had to do is put the person who Waterhouse supposedly drove away with on the stand and say what they did after leaving the bar.
And the other thing the defense should have done is had their expert test the blood in the car and seen if matched the same characteristics as the two people who supposedly bled in his car.
In any case, I believe that Mr. Waterhouse was executed by the state of Florida yesterday, in spite of all the doubts about his guilt. He was pronounced dead at 8.22 pm, according to the news sources I searched today....
Good points, Mike.
I read that Florida's governor has wide discretion over the signing of death warrants and the selection process is completely opaque. I can't imagine having to bear this responsibility or the process you go through to select someone to be executed but you really have to wonder why Waterhouse's number came up considering the case, Sotolongo coming forward etc.


After serving 21 years of a life sentence for murder, ex-RAF terrorist Eva Haule will be released on parole after a Frankfurt court ordered her to be freed Friday. The court said that she no longer posed a public threat.
The Frankfurt court announced on Friday that it had ordered the release on parole of former Red Army Faction (RAF) member Eva Haule after determining that she no is longer a danger to the public after 21 years in prison.
Haule, who was first arrested in 1986, was serving a life sentence for the three murders, including that of a US Army soldier in Wiesbaden in 1985. When she is released on Tuesday, she will become the second member of the radical left-wing group to win parole this year.
During her time with the RAF, which is also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, Haule rose through the ranks to become the highest-ranking woman in the terrorist organization and one of its most sought-after members.
Her seniority in the RAF led to her involvement in the crimes, which saw her initially convicted on weapons possession charges and for membership in a terrorist organization in 1988, and then for murder and causing explosions in 1994.
The 1988 conviction in Stuttgart, for her involvement in an attempted bomb attack on a NATO facility in Bavaria and a raid on an arms dealer, led to a 15-year sentence that was upgraded to life six years later.
A Frankfurt court found her guilty in 1994 of participating in the murder of Edward Pimental, a 20-year-old soldier from New York City, and the bombing of the US Rhein-Main air base, both in August 1985. She was also connected by the Frankfurt court to two other killings and 23 attempted murders.
When she was arrested in an ice cream parlor with two additional suspects in August 1986, Haule and her associates were in possession of blueprints for the Federal Ministry of Economic Collaboration, which led investigators to believe she was masterminding a future attack on the government building.
In recent years, Haule spoke through her representatives from prison of her "extremely heavy guilt" in regard to her terrorist past. Her behavior behind bars over the years also led to a downgrading of her security status; Haule was moved from the women's prison at Frankfurt Preungesheim to the women's custody institution in Berlin-Neukölln.
There, as an open prisoner, Haule studied social educational theory and took a training course in photography. In March 2005, an exhibition of portraits of fellow inmates was held in a parliamentary building in Berlin, which caused outrage among liberal and conservative politicians at the time. Her photos have since appeared in a number of publications and books.
Haule becomes the second RAF member to be released on parole this year after Brigitte Mohnhaupt was allowed back into society in February after serving 24 years of a life sentence for her involvement in multiple murders.
German police have released new photos and videos of three former Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorists who are linked to at least nine robberies. The suspects allegedly robbed an armored car last year with a bazooka.
After a phase of left-wing terrorism, Germany saw right-wing terrorism targeting people with migrant backgrounds. And then, jihadism became a threat. What are the similarities and differences between them?


Bhubaneswar: The State Government has asked all district Collectors to complete their assessment on damage due to hailstorm and whirlwind and send their assessment reports by May 10.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has asked the DMs that the damage reports need to be sent along with the proposals for sanctioning of funds towards assistance for houses damaged and input subsidy to farmers who have suffered crop loss.
Thousands of farmers suffered crop loss and houses were damaged in atleast six districts due to hailstorm and whirlwind in April and May,officials said.
The hailstorms and whirlwinds caused huge damage to crops and houses across seven districts of Bargarh, Jajpur, Subarnapur, Dhenkanal,Baleswar, Mayurbhanj and Malkangiri, Sethi said.
Sethi, who is also the Managing Director of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), said requisition for funds towards damage of houses in Bisoi and Thakurmunda blocks of Mayurbhanj district and Barapali block of Bargarh district has been received, and funds have already been allotted.
He said that preliminary reports on death of three people, one each in Baleswar, Bargarh and Mayurbhanj districts, and information on four people getting injured in Malkangiri due to hailstorm and whirlwind have also been received.
"There is immediate need for payment of admissible assistance to the affected people after proper assessment of damages," Sethi said. Besides, he said, steps would be taken for sanction and payment of ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased.


Singapore has taken the top spot in HSBC's annual Expat Explorer country league table for the second year running.
The survey found that expats in Singapore enjoy some of the world's best financial rewards and career opportunities, while benefiting from an excellent quality of life and a safe, family-friendly environment.
More than three in five (62 per cent) expats in Singapore say it is a good place to progress their career, with the same proportion seeing their earnings rise after moving to the country (compared with 43 per cent and 42 per cent respectively of expats globally). The average annual income for expats in Singapore is US$139,000 (compared with US$97,000 across the world). Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) earn more than US$200,000. More than twice the global expat average of 11% per cent.
Overall, 66 per cent of expats agree that Singapore offers a better quality of life than their home country (compared to 52 per cent of expats globally), while three quarters (75 per cent) say the quality of education in Singapore is better than at home, the highest proportion in the world. The global average is 43 per cent.
New Zealand and Canada finished second and third in the survey, with Czech Republic and Switzerland rounding out the top five.
The 2016 Expat Explorer report also reveals that nearly a quarter of expats aged between 18 and 34 moved abroad to find more purpose in their career. This compares to 14 per cent of those aged 34-54 and only 7 per cent of those aged 55 and over. Millennials are also the most likely to embrace expat life in search of a new challenge: more than two in five (43 per cent) say this, compared with 38 per cent of those aged 34-54 and only 30 per cent of those aged 55 and over.
What's more, far from slowing progress towards their longer term financial goals, expats find many are fast tracked by life abroad. Around two in five expats say that moving abroad has accelerated their progress towards saving for retirement or towards buying a property, compared to around one in five whose move abroad has slowed their progress towards these financial goals. Almost a third of expats say living abroad has helped them to save towards their children's education more quickly, compared to only 15 per cent who say it has slowed them down.
Now in its ninth year, HSBC's Expat Explorer survey is the largest and one of the longest running surveys of expats, with 26,871 respondents sharing their views on life abroad including careers, financial wellbeing, quality of life and ease of settling for children.


Keeping your child's toys clean and germ free, is one of the most important bits of advice for new parents. Babies' immune systems are still developing, so it's important to help them to stay healthy. From crawling around on the floor, touching everything they can and discovering the inside of their mouth, your baby can pick up germs and illnesses very easily. They may have a favourite teething toy or a cuddly teddy bear, but it could be a hotbed for germs. Washing your babies' toys regularly will help to significantly reduce their chance of becoming sick.
Make sure you always check a toy's washing instructions first, as some may not be water-proof or require washing in a particular way. Bath toys should be cleaned right after bath time, as any moisture left on or in them can easily cause bacteria and mould to develop. Also, always avoid using products like bleach, surface cleaners or strong disinfectants when cleaning your children's toys. Instead mix one cup of water with distilled white vinegar, or mix water with lemon juice. Add in a few drops of tea tree oil which contains natural antiseptic and put in a clean spray bottle so you have a quick cleaner you can grab when you need to.
You can mostly wash modern fabric toys in the machine on a gentle cycle. Put the toys in a string bag or pillow case and wash on a gentle cycle, preferably in cold water, in case the fabric isn't colour fast or there are any glued-on parts. Use an eco-friendly detergent designed for delicates, or use half a cup of bicarb of soda instead. For any soft toys that cannot go in the washing machine, you can sponge the down with a damp cloth with a mix of vinegar and bicarb of soda. Make sure the toy is completely dry before giving it back to your baby. Even a toy that's just a little damp, could quickly develop mould and mildew.
It's particularly important to clean amber jewellery for children, as dirt, dust and germs can form on it. It's easy to clean amber, but make sure you avoid using any harsh detergents or cleaning agents. Get a bowl of lukewarm water and dip a cloth into the water, wring it out so it's only a little damp and gentle wipe the cloth over the amber. Dry each amber bead individually, to avoid them developing a cloudy appearance.
Try to have more than two teething toys, for your baby to use in turn. After use, wash with warm soapy water, rinse then thoroughly dry. You should check the toy for any damage before and after your baby uses their teething. If there's any damage, then throw it away immediately.
It's so important for your child's health and for your peace of mind to regularly and thoroughly clean their toys. Babies are curious and love exploring, picking things up and putting them in their mouths. But think about the toys that you encourage them to put in their mouths like their teethers. These need close attention and if you are ever in any doubt, replace it. Don't let sickness bugs spoil your baby's playtime.


Polymer Technologies Inc. (PTI), an award winning injection molding provider, introduced Lean principles to its processes to ensure the production of high quality, sustainable and consistent product for its customers. The Clifton, NJ company, which has 60 employees, is also ISO9001:2008 and AS9100C certified. Founded in 1987 by Mel Goldenberg –CTO, PTI continues to expand and develop cutting-edge injection molding solutions under his leadership. His son, Neal Goldenberg, President, is directing the company's innovative expertise into new markets.
The Goldenbergs wanted to grow their business and to do so they needed to streamline operations in order to reduce costs and increase inventory turnover. Polymer Technologies requested that NJMEP perform a LEAN Opportunity Assessment to identify improvement opportunities and provide an understanding of how Lean principles and concepts could be applied to their expanding business—transforming the organization to a full lean enterprise would allow PTI to reduce cost and improve competitiveness.
As a result of the assessment, Polymer Technologies and NJMEP designed a training program for its workforce that would provide them with the skills for this new manufacturing direction. NJMEP recommended applying for a New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) Customized Training Grant in order to reduce the company's training costs. Working together the application was completed and submitted. The grant would be an important ingredient in training and upgrading the skills of PTI's workforce. The program was designed to cross train workers, giving them the skills to handle multiple job assignments. This new training would provide PTI with a much more flexible and productive workforce.
The grant was approved—NJDOL invested in PTI. Over approximately twelve (12) months, forty-two (42) frontline workers were trained in Lean principles, tools and techniques. The company transformed its manufacturing operations and processes into a competitive Lean Enterprise.
PTI's training program significantly transformed the organization into a more profitable and competitive business.


and when she go away start touching spot where she was.
Find any stage with number.
Select this option and change anything on stage.
Select this to earn trophy.
Mission 01: Gimmick Practice 1: Use the Stage Gimmick (right analog stick) 5 times.
Mission 02: Feature Practice 1: Use the Live Feature (left analog stick) 3 times.
Mission 03: Pink Heart: Score above 600,000. All the notes will be pink.
Mission 04: Blue Star: Score above 650,000. All the notes will be blue.
Mission 05: Green Notes: Score above 700,000. All the notes will be green.
Mission 06: Combo Practice: Achieve a 25 Combo.
Mission 07: Tension Up: Clear the song with your Tension above 150.
Mission 08: Trick Notes: Score above 700,000. All the notes will be reversed (notes that are normally pink will be blue and vice versa).
Mission 09: Secret Number: Clear the song with a "9" in the score and your Tension above 100.
Mission 11: Gimmick Practice 2: Use the Stage Gimmick 10 times.
Mission 12: Feature Practice 2: Use the Live Feature 5 times.
Mission 13: Hidden Notes: Score above 500,000. The notes will disappear before reaching the line.
Mission 14: Tension Keep: Clear the song with your Tension between 130 and 150.
Mission 15: Tension Keep S: Clear the song without letting your Tension fall below 100. Song is automatically set to S.
Mission 16: Touch Screen: Score above 650,000. Forced to use the touch screen.
Mission 17: Mirror Notes: Clear the song with your Tension above 150. Button input will be reversed. For the blue notes use the right buttons/touch screen and the left buttons/touch screen for the pink notes.
Mission 18: Random Notes: Clear the song with your Tension above 150. All the notes will randomly be pink, blue, or green notes.
Mission 19: Super Hidden Notes: Score above 500,000. The notes will disappear. Song is automatically set to S.
Mission 21: Perfect Keeper: Have 50% of the notes in the song be perfects.
Mission 22: Super Mirror Notes: Score above 600,000. Button input will be reversed. Song is automatically set to S.
Mission 23: Super Random Notes: Score above 600,000. The notes will be random. Song is automatically set to S.
Mission 24: Combo Practice S: Achieve a 100 combo. Song is automatically set to S.
Mission 25: Score Nico Nico Nii~: Clear the song with a "25" in the score and your Tension above 25. Song is automatically set to S.
Always adopt an idol opinion. Touch idol on this screen.
Do this always for all 3 idols.
Use left analog stick to do Live Feature.
Do it 2 times ( less than 100 tension and mor than 150 tension ) - down on left analog stick - for 2 another Live Features.
Start the songs and do nothing.
Play every song at EXCELLENT ( 180 tension).
After 4 song make Save 1.
Make Star Dash your 1st or 2nd song.
After another 3 make Save 2.
#10 (Printemps 「応援が力になる」); (BiBi 「BiBiスタイル」); (lily white 「凛ちゃんRin rin rin!」) Unconditional , from 2nd route after save 1.
Play all songs to EXELENT ( 180 tension) in Free that you didn't earn trophy for.
Edited by Hakoom, 10 October 2014 - 08:44 PM.
Did it more than once but always got a "faile"
You need to end the score with 25,000, or 250,000 with the tension above 25.
It's ok as long as the score has the first 2 digits of 25_____.
Most of the time, you will be waiting to start hitting notes on the song until the bridge, or the chorus outro..
That Japanese guide has a few songs that are perfect to clear the mission.
This really should be mentioned in the guide. It's very easy to misunderstand this.
Here's a small tip. It is very important that you keep your save from the first game. Then you need to play in part 2 and 3 no challenges.
Which song is to choose on which route in which order?
After another 3 songs or after another 3 stars live feature?
Actually, any instance of "25" works as long as it's in that order and together. I got it with about 800-900k.
Also, if you do the data transfer for the other two volumes, make sure you get Event #15 in story as this unlocks the unit-specific song remix (this won't unlock from seeing it in the event viewer at the school). It shows up in your Paradise playthrough after you are forced to play the unit-specific song (Pure Girls Project, Cutie Panther, or [Japanese Letters]Mystery, respectively). When you get to the choice of four events, pick the one on the lower-right corner.
Any idea how to find them?
it saves a lot of time if you have finished the first volume and keep your save.
i am unable to give you a direct guide as to what you need it has been a while now, I can only give the following tips.
When getting two Excellent for the first 2 songs it will unlock one route which then has 4 scenarios very early in the game.
When getting two good songs (do nothing) in a row for the first two it unlocks another route it has 4 scenarios however these are not the same as the ones you get when viewing the Excellent root.
Start the songs and do nothing." To once you hit the 4 scenarios create a new save, after viewing ending go back and view the other 3 remaining scenarios.
The reason being is you will not be able to view this section again unless you are on the do nothing route again.
This sounds helpful. Thank you.
YES, thats it. And I didn't had to play until the end. Only 3 songs from there. Thankyou!
And I got plat without recognizing it.
Didn't had to watch this szenarios in that extra menu. Got plat while playing them.
The only thing you would need to take note for vol 2+3 is each volume has a song that needs to be unlocked which requires you to view a certain scenario, however this needs to be done in Story mode not in the school mode, beyond that everything carries over so you do not need to view all scenarios or do the challenges again.
When I started Vol. 2 I only missed Szenario 16&17 after route 1 but had them after route 2.
This isn't necessary in the first volume someone plays but in the other one. But in the other ones only save #1 is necessary then.
isn't what I had to do.
I started a new game and did nothing on the first four songs. Then thre where two new szenarios on the 4-picture-choice screen. There I got my missing #7 and #8, when I played both the next 3 or 4 songs without doing anything.
I did adopt an idol option 18 times before so this can't be true.
on Vol.2. Any ideas how to get it?