DOCSLIB.ORG

Mcleod Opens Occupational Health Facility Off Miller Road

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Mcleod Opens Occupational Health Facility Off Miller Road Crime does pay in South Carolina? A11 SPORTS Sumter Touchdown Club holds annual local sports banquet SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.75 B1 McLeod opens occupational health facility off Miller Road Center is system’s only Sumter space dedicated to workplace injuries BY KAYLA ROBINS its opening to the Sumter community Blake, vice president of workplace [email protected] Tuesday evening, the newest health health and safety at McLeod Health, a care facility in the Miller Road Profes- locally owned and operated nonprofit Occupational health care may not be sional Park where McLeod Cardiology health care system that serves 18 coun- a service every person prioritizes when Associates expanded a couple years ties, including Sumter, Lee and Claren- looking to relocate for a job or find a ago. don. place to expand an industrial facility, “There’s a facility in Florence, but At the new facility, which was open KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM but one Pee Dee provider knows it is people were driving [from Sumter] and for tours Tuesday after remarks from Start Sandler, DO, talks with members vital. were coming here, and sometimes we medical professionals and stakeholders of the community in the central area of With the snip of a teal ribbon, were going to Sumter to provide servic- the new McLeod Occupational Health McLeod Occupational Health marked es on-site,” said Octavia Williams- SEE FACILITY, PAGE A9 center off Miller Road on Tuesday. An exhibit to call their own ADMS students’ artwork displayed at college’s gallery through February BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected] On the second floor of a college that stresses technical training and workforce development, middle school students wandered the walls, pointing and giggling in gaggles but not over stereotypical middle school topics. They were observing art. Their own art. Seventh- and eighth-grade students who take art with Cynthia Hoffman at Alice Drive Mid- dle School trekked the half-mile from their school on Miller Road to Central Carolina Technical College’s main campus on Thursday to see art they have created throughout the year displayed at the CCTC Foundation Gallery MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM of Art and Expression. Alice Drive Middle School students explore the Central Carolina Technical College Foundation Gallery of Art and Expression SEE ADMS, PAGE A8 on Thursday, which is displaying their artwork for the public to see. PHOTOS BY KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM The students’ artwork is displayed in the gallery Thursday, where it will be open to the public for free during regular school hours until Feb. 28. Tariffs, interest rates will factor into S.C. economy in 2019 According to the same pace, or will possibly in recent years, which has Resolution to trade policy will impact University of exceed, the 2018 level of 2 per- also been broad-based across South Carolina cent. various industry sectors, Von manufacturing, USC economist says research econo- Von Nessen spoke Friday on Nessen said. Also, South Car- mist Joey Von various positive and negative olina is now experiencing BY BRUCE MILLS that has even trickled down Nessen, two fac- factors currently affecting the some wage growth and most [email protected] now to some of the most rural VON NESSEN tors — tariffs and national, state and regional of the state’s 46 counties are areas, and 2019 is expected to interest rates — economies as we enter 2019. trending up in employment The U.S. and South Carolina be at least a “good year” for will determine On the positive side, like the for the first time in more than are currently in the 10th year the state, many close observ- whether this year’s state em- U.S., the Palmetto State has of an economic expansion ers say. ployment growth rate is on experienced strong job growth SEE ECONOMY, PAGE A9 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B6 WEATHER, A12 INSIDE Esther B. Thomas Louise Fleming Mack BLUSTERY DAY 4 SECTIONS, 26 PAGES the .com Almena L. Richardson Eva Mae Lawson Cloudy, windy and cooler VOL. 124, NO. 66 Ada Mae Lawson Hall Geraldine D. Weathers today with little chance Classifieds C4 Opinion A11 Robert Leland Sandy Mitchelll L. Boykin of rain; tonight, clearing Comics D1 Outdoors C1 Elijah Pringle Tony E. Smith and cold. Sports B1 Reflections C2 John Cook Jr. Willie Clark HIGH 54, LOW 27 Television A10 Yesteryear C3 Eric Lamont Spann Curtis ‘Big Jim’ Conyers Out With The Old & In With The New A Local Company Free Tank Swap-Out, First Fill Special, Who Cares About Locally Owned & Operated, Palmetto Gas Saving You Money 820 S. Pike Rd. New Residential Customers Wanted 803-775-4321 www.palmettogas.com Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm A2 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Memorial Science and a Slinky scholarship fundraiser set for Feb. 18 BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] In the spirit of carrying on the torch for future educators, current PHOTO PROVIDED and former Sumter School District The Hailey Bordeaux Memorial Scholar- teachers of the year will host an ship dinner will be Feb. 18 at Kingsbury annual scholarship fundraiser Elementary School. next month. The district’s annual Hailey Bor- deaux Memorial Scholarship din- only with drive-through and carry- ner, set for Feb. 18, will honor the out services, according to a flyer. 2011 Sumter High School graduate Tickets are $7 and are on sale who was a ju- through Feb. 1. nior early child- To purchase PHOTO PROVIDED hood education HAILEY BORDEAUX MEMORIAL tickets or for Wilson Hall fifth-grade students Stirling Tindal and Braylon Stewart conduct an ex- major at the Uni- SCHOLARSHIP DINNER more informa- periment in physics in their science class taught by Frances James. Studying Newton’s First and Second Laws of Motion, the students used a Slinky to demonstrate potential versity of South WHEN: Feb. 18, 4-6:30 p.m. tion, the district Carolina when and kinetic energy. WHERE: Kingsbury Elementary School, 825 is advising peo- she died in a Kingsbury Road ple to contact a boating accident Teacher Forum in July 2014. She TICKETS: $7 representative, was a South Car- CONTACT: A Teacher Forum representative; Kingsbury Ele- olina Teaching Kingsbury Elementary at (803) 775-6244; or mentary at (803) Fellow and was Denice Merrick at denice.merrick@ 775-6244 or Trump offers a ‘Dreamers’ on the Presi- sumterschools.net. Denice Merrick dent’s List at at denice.mer- USC. rick@sumter- deal for border-money The district’s schools.net. Teacher Forum, composed of cur- Checks should be made payable to rent and former teachers of the Sumter School District with “Hai- BY JILL COLVIN year, established a memorial schol- ley Bordeaux Memorial Scholar- AND CATHERINE LUCEY arship in her honor later that ship Fund” on the memo line. All The Associated Press same year. proceeds will benefit the district The scholarship is awarded an- Teacher Forum’s Hailey Bordeaux WASHINGTON — In a bid to nually to a district high school se- Memorial Scholarship for Future break the shutdown impasse and nior who is planning to major in Educators. fund his long-promised border education and attend a state col- This year’s scholarship will be wall, President Donald Trump on lege or university to become a awarded at the Teacher Forum Cel- Saturday offered to extend tempo- teacher. ebration of Excellence, which will rary protection for young people This year’s dinner fundraiser be held in May. brought to the U.S. illegally as will be at Kingsbury Elementary Last year, Lakewood High School children. But while Trump cast School, 825 Kingsbury Road, from senior Kaleigh Geddings was the the move as a “common-sense THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 4 to 6:30 p.m. Turkey tetrazzini din- scholarship winner, receiving compromise,” Democrats were President Donald Trump speaks about ners will be available for takeout $3,000. quick to dismiss it at a “non-start- the partial government shutdown, immi- er.” gration and border security in the Diplo- Trump declared in a statement matic Reception Room of the White from the White House that he was House in Washington on Saturday. Sumter County Council to hear audit report on Tuesday “here today to break the logjam and provide Congress with a path He said it would not be a concrete forward to end the government structure “from sea to shining BY ADRIENNE SARVIS agricultural conservation to resi- shutdown and solve the crisis on sea,” but rather “steel barriers in [email protected] dential-15; the southern border.” high-priority locations.” • Consider second reading of a In advance of Trump’s remarks, To ensure wall funding, Trump Sumter County Council will hold request to rezone a 15-acre parcel House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said said he would extend protections a special called meeting at 5:30 and a 1.39-acre parcel at 160 Jeffer- the expected proposal for ending for young people brought to the p.m. on Tuesday in County Council son Road from general residential the 29-day partial government country illegally as children, Chambers, third floor of Sumter to heavy industrial; shutdown was “a compilation of known as “Dreamers,” as well as County Administration Building, • Hear a presentation by Webster several previously rejected initia- for those with temporary protected 13 E. Canal St., to receive an initial Rogers Accounting firm regarding tives, each of which is unaccept- status after fleeing countries af- presentation of the county's exter- the county's external audit; able.” The California Democrat fected by natural disasters or vio- nal audit by Webster Rogers LLP.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Long-Term Missing Child Guide for Law Enforcement
    Long-term missing child guide for law enforcement: Strategies for finding long-term missing children Long-term missing child guide for law enforcement: Strategies for finding long-term missing children 2016 Edited by Robert G. Lowery, Jr., and Robert Hoever National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® www.missingkids.org 1-800-THE-LOST® or 1-800-843-5678 ORI VA007019W Copyright © 2016 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. All rights reserved. This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-MC-CX-K001 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or professional opinion about specific facts. Information provided in this document may not remain current or accurate, so recipients should use this document only as a starting point for their own independent research and analysis. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. CyberTipline®, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®, 1-800-THE-LOST® and Project ALERT® are registered trademarks of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. LONG-TERM MISSING CHILD GUIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT - 2 Contents Acknowledgments.....10 Letter from John Walsh.....15 Foreword by Patty Wetterling.....16 Chapter 1: Introduction by Robert G. Lowery, Jr......18 Quick reference.....18 We are finding more long-term missing children now.....19 Are we doing enough?.....21 Chapter 2: Overview of missing children cases by Robert G.
    [Show full text]
  • Vendor List -2017
    DEKALB COUNTY VENDOR LIST - 2017 Vendor Number Vendor Name Budget Unit Title Transaction Amount Billing City-State-Zip total ( Total Amount ) 60077 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA BUILD AMERICA BONDS 923597.50 1233705.50 RECOVERY ZONE BONDS 310108.00 1233705.50 77 BUILD AMERICA BONDS 800.00 1600.00 RECOVERY ZONE BONDS 800.00 1600.00 11668 1ST AYD CORPORATION FP GENERAL 711.64 ELGIN IL 60121-5298 2159.45 FP TORT & LIABILITY 1108.21 2159.45 HIGHWAY 339.60 2159.45 11926 2017 ALTERNATE REVENUE BOND FUND LANDFILL HOST BENEFIT FD 1807143.60 1807143.60 11224 4IMPRINT NURSING-SOCIAL SERVICES 1104.67 CHICAGO IL 60673-1253 1104.67 10551 A & I INNOVATIONS FP GENERAL 825.00 SYCAMORE IL 60178 2336.00 FP TORT & LIABILITY 1511.00 2336.00 2756 A-1 CORPORATE HARDWARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 339.30 SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 339.30 11847 A-TEC AMBULANCE INC. NURSING-NURSING 446.30 CAROL STREAM IL 60197-66 446.30 4863 A.R.C.-DEKALB LLC PUBLIC HEALTH 42.00 CAROL STREAM IL 60197-59 42.00 11586 AAE, LLC COMMUNITY ACTION 7000.00 ELK GROVE IL 60007 7000.00 3009 ABILITY NETWORK INC. NURSING-ADMINISTRATION 6310.00 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55485-60 6310.00 11685 ACCURATE CONSULTIVE SERVICES, INC. PUBLIC HEALTH 270.00 CRETE IL 60417 270.00 1971 ACCURATE DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION, INC. NURSING-MAINTENANCE 1795.91 ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 600 2842.42 PUBLIC HEALTH 1046.51 2842.42 10123 ACP CORP. NURSING-NURSING 14012.93 CHICAGO IL 60693 14012.93 11863 ACTIVITY CONNECTION.COM LLC NURSING-ADMINISTRATION 143.40 PORTLAND OR 97204 143.40 1629 ADAMS, DONNY IMO 71.26 71.26 3685 ADAPCO, INC.
    [Show full text]
  • DNA Hit of the Year 2019 Top 17 Cases
    DNA Hit of the Year 2019 Top 17 Cases DNA Hit of the Year 2019 Top 17 Cases 1. Filipino housemaid found headless and handless in Dubai Country/State: Dubai - United Arab Emirates Year of Crime and Hit: 2016 and 2016 Executive Summary: A woman was found with her head and hands cut off. After 3 months of investigation Dubai poLice determined her identity by comparing her DNA to the personaL beLongings of a missing housemaid, a FiLipino woman named Manormeeta SaLwaro Dadi. The murder suspect’s DNA was obtained from the dead body. Investigations reveaLed the murderer may have been reLative. Police then profiled several of Dadi’s relatives and a match was found. The relative confessed when confronted. Scientific Importance: This woman was almost unidentifiable without a head and hands. Police cross-referenced the date and other details of this woman with active missing person cases throughout the country. This Led investigators to the house where she was a housemaid, Leading to DNA samples and a match. Investigative Importance: Dubai police had to sift through 9,751 missing women (runaway maids) cases to find leads for this particular case. Other: Murderer was a butcher who used his knowLedge and expertise as a butcher to cut off the head and hands of the victim. The murderer cLaimed that he was infLuenced by “zombie movies” to murder the victim in a such a way. Submitted Story: On 25 May 2016, a gruesome discovery was made of a decapitated female body with severed hands and stab wounds to the torso, road-side in a desert area in Dubai.
    [Show full text]
  • The Genetic Panopticon: Genetic Genealogy Searches and the Fourth Amendment
    Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Volume 18 Issue 3 Article 2 Spring 5-30-2021 THE GENETIC PANOPTICON: GENETIC GENEALOGY SEARCHES AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Genevieve Carter Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/njtip Part of the Fourth Amendment Commons, Privacy Law Commons, and the Science and Technology Law Commons Recommended Citation Genevieve Carter, THE GENETIC PANOPTICON: GENETIC GENEALOGY SEARCHES AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, 18 NW. J. TECH. & INTELL. PROP. 311 (2021). https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/njtip/vol18/iss3/2 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property by an authorized editor of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Scholarly Commons. NORTHWESTER N J O U R N A L OF TECHNOLOG Y AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERT Y THE GENETIC PANOPTICON: GENETIC GENEALOGY SEARCHES AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Genevieve Carter May 2021 VOL. 18, NO. 3 © 2021 by Genevieve Carter Copyright May 2021 by Genevieve Carter Volume 18, Number 3 (May 2021) Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property THE GENETIC PANOPTICON: GENETIC GENEALOGY SEARCHES AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Genevieve Carter ABSTRACT— I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 311 II. TRADITIONAL DNA DATABASE SEARCH VERSUS FAMILIAL DNA SEARCHES ....... 313 A. CODIS
    [Show full text]
  • Current Controversies in the Use of DNA in Forensic Investigations Samuel Hodge [email protected]
    University of Baltimore Law Review Volume 48 | Issue 1 Article 3 2018 Current Controversies in the Use of DNA in Forensic Investigations Samuel Hodge [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ublr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Hodge, Samuel (2018) "Current Controversies in the Use of DNA in Forensic Investigations," University of Baltimore Law Review: Vol. 48 : Iss. 1 , Article 3. Available at: https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ublr/vol48/iss1/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@University of Baltimore School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Baltimore Law Review by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@University of Baltimore School of Law. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE USE OF DNA IN FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS Samuel D. Hodge, Jr.∗ “It is the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” - John Wooden∗∗ Sherlock Holmes was the master of detail and would make stunning conclusions about a person’s height, appearance, and weight by merely looking at a footprint in the dirt.1 Current crime sleuths in shows like CSI and Dexter, however, make Holmes’ conclusions look pedestrian by solving cases2 through high-tech magic, quickly and without mistake.3 In reality, about 40% of the scientific techniques employed on these productions are fictional, and most other methods are used in ways that criminalists only wish were accurate.4 Forensic science has advanced at a dizzying speed during the past few decades, and solving crimes has become almost futuristic in its ∗ Samuel D.
    [Show full text]
  • USCIS - H-1B Approved Petitioners Fis…
    5/4/2010 USCIS - H-1B Approved Petitioners Fis… H-1B Approved Petitioners Fiscal Year 2009 The file below is a list of petitioners who received an approval in fiscal year 2009 (October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009) of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting initial H- 1B status for the beneficiary, regardless of when the petition was filed with USCIS. Please note that approximately 3,000 initial H- 1B petitions are not accounted for on this list due to missing petitioner tax ID numbers. Related Files H-1B Approved Petitioners FY 2009 (1KB CSV) Last updated:01/22/2010 AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10042060. (Posted 04/20/10) uscis.gov/…/menuitem.5af9bb95919f3… 1/1 5/4/2010 http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resource… NUMBER OF H-1B PETITIONS APPROVED BY USCIS IN FY 2009 FOR INITIAL BENEFICIARIES, EMPLOYER,INITIAL BENEFICIARIES WIPRO LIMITED,"1,964" MICROSOFT CORP,"1,318" INTEL CORP,723 IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,695 PATNI AMERICAS INC,609 LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED,602 ERNST & YOUNG LLP,481 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,440 UST GLOBAL INC,344 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP,328 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED,320 CISCO SYSTEMS INC,308 ACCENTURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS,287 KPMG LLP,287 ORACLE USA INC,272 POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB INDIA LTD,254 RITE AID CORPORATION,240 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO,236 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP,235 COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS US CORP,233 MPHASIS CORPORATION,229 SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED,219 BLOOMBERG,217 MOTOROLA INC,213 GOOGLE INC,211 BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCH SYSTEM,187 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,185 UNIV OF MICHIGAN,183 YAHOO INC,183
    [Show full text]
  • CRIMEFIGHTING with FAMILY TREES Parabon Nanolabs Shot to Fame in a Controversial Field, Using DNA and Genealogy Analysis to Catch Criminals
    Feature CRIMEFIGHTING WITH FAMILY TREES Parabon Nanolabs shot to fame in a controversial field, using DNA and genealogy analysis to catch criminals. Then it hit a setback. By Carrie Arnold t was May 2019 when Parabon Nanolabs traces of blood at the scene, and the detective ran into a major controversy. At the time, in charge of the case, Mark Taggart, made a it was the most famous forensic-genetics personal plea to GEDMatch’s founder, Curtis company on the planet. From its head- Rogers, for access to the database. When it was quarters in Reston, Virginia, Parabon was granted, Parabon, which had initially refused helping police to crack cold-crime cases the case, signed on. The company traced sev- almost weekly, such as the murder of a eral partial DNA matches to individuals liv- Traces of crime-scene DNA have been matched to suspects using genealogy databases. Canadian couple in 1987 and the case of ing in the area, and narrowed in on a suspect, Ia young woman who was sexually assaulted a teenaged boy who was a relative of one of company and with GEDMatch data from peo- and killed in the 1960s. them. Taggart made an arrest. ple who have opted to allow its use in criminal The company had made its name by com- That triggered an immediate backlash from cases. paring suspects’ DNA to profiles on genealogy genealogists, privacy experts and the wider Just as the prominence of forensic genetic databases and piecing together family trees to public at the violation of GEDMatch’s agree- profiling has grown, so has its notoriety.
    [Show full text]
  • Owner of Horse Rescued Near Ony Now Facing Cruelty Charges
    Serving our communities since 1889 — www.chronline.com Tenino Off to $1 Hot Start Mid-Week Edition Senior-Led Beavers Thursday, Are 7-1 / Sports 1 April 7, 2016 Pot Shop Outside Vader Winlock Wrestler Excels Couple Meets With County as Moratorium Local Grappler Rachel Archer to Compete in on Marijuana Businesses Continues / Main 4 U.S. Olympic Trials This Weekend / Sports 1 Owner of Horse Rescued Near Ony Now Facing Cruelty Charges Pete Caster / [email protected] Guadalupe J. Aguirre makes an appear- ance in Lewis County Superior Court on Wednesday at the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis. Centralia Man Jailed After Ramming a Police Vehicle, Fleeing By Natalie Johnson and Kaylee Osowski The Chronicle A Centralia man was arrest- ed Tuesday on a state Depart- ment of Corrections warrant after allegedly ramming a police vehicle with his car and leading Pete Caster / [email protected] officers on a foot chase off of Bill Teitzel, center, a supervisor at Lewis County Public Health & Social Services, helps volunteers and irst responders lead a horse out of a muddy enclosure beside Lincoln Creek Road. a house on the 2500 block of state Route 508 east of Onalaska on Tuesday afternoon. It took nearly a dozen people over 30 minutes to get the horse out of the Guadalupe J. Aguirre, 35, of neck-deep mud and back on to dry ground. Centralia, is being held at the Lewis County Jail on $50,000 TRAPPED IN MUD: Nine Horses bail set in Superior Court Wednesday for second-degree Seized From Property Along assault and a felony DOC war- State Route 508 rant for allegedly escaping from community custody.
    [Show full text]
  • Suicide of Holly Glynn from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
    Suicide of Holly Glynn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holly Glynn High school portrait of Holly Glynn, circa 1984 Born Holly Jo Glynn September 11, 1966 Died September 20, 1987 (aged 21) Dana Point, Orange County, California Cause of death Suicide by jumping Other names Dana Point Jane Doe Known for Former unidentified decedent Holly Jo Glynn (September 11, 1966 – September 20, 1987)[1] was a formerly unidentified American woman who is believed to have committed suicide in September 1987 by jumping off a cliff in Dana Point, California. Her body remained unidentified until 2015,[2][3] when concerns previously expressed by friends of Glynn that the unidentified woman may have been their childhood friend, whom they had been unable to locate for several years, were proven to be true.[4] Prior to her May 2015 identification, Glynn's body had been informally known as the Dana Point Jane Doe, and officially as Jane Doe 87-04457-EL[2] Contents [hide] • 1Discovery o 1.1Distinguishing characteristics • 2Eyewitness accounts o 2.1Further investigation • 3Identification • 4See also • 5Notes • 6References • 7External links Discovery[edit] At 6:40 on the morning of September 20, 1987, the body of a young Caucasian woman was discovered by joggers at the base of a cliff at Dana Point, California. Her body had no form of identification on her possession, although at the top of the cliff, investigators discovered a half consumed can of Coca-Cola, a purse containing small change, a packet of cigarettes, matches, and two maps of Southern California. On the rear of one of these maps was written the telephone number of a local taxi firm in addition to other notations she had written, indicating she may have asked several individuals for directions.
    [Show full text]
  • Hartford Circus Fire
    Hartford circus fire Hartford circus fire Tent on fire Date July 6, 1944 Location Hartford, Connecticut The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States.The fire occurred during an afternoon performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that was attended by 6,000 to 8,000 people. The fire killed 167 people and more than 700 were injured. Background In mid-20th century America, a typical circus traveled from town to town by train, performing under a huge canvas tent commonly called a "big top". The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was no exception: what made it stand out was that it was the largest circus in the country. Its big top could seat 9,000 spectators around its three rings; the tent's canvas had been coated with 1,800 pounds (820 kg) of paraffin wax dissolved in 6,000 US gallons (23,000 l) of gasoline, a common waterproofing method of the time.[ The circus had been experiencing shortages of personnel and equipment as a result of the United States' involvement in World War II. Delays and malfunctions in the ordinarily smooth order of the circus had become commonplace; on August 4, 1942, a fire had broken out in the menagerie, killing a number of animals. When the circus arrived in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 5, 1944, the trains were so late that one of the two shows scheduled for that day had been canceled. In circus superstition, missing a show is considered extremely bad luck, and although the July 5, 1944 evening show ran as planned, many circus employees may have been on their guard, half-expecting an emergency or catastrophe.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Download
    Chapter 4 A Glimpse into Genetic Genealogy – Identifying Unknown Persons and Generating Suspect Leads in Violent Crimes Vanessa Virdiramo, Muhammed Talal Shaikh, Emma Wolfram Traditional genealogy has been studied for centuries, where documentary records (e.g. historical and medical) and oral histories have been used to trace families back through history (Plemel, 2019). Due to advancements in direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and related technologies, however, the field of genetic genealogy has grown exponentially in recent years and individuals are now able to find relatives through shared DNA using at-home kits (Kennett, 2019). Genetic genealogy is based on the philosophy of genetics, which encompasses the study of heredity and genes, and is the process by which heritable traits are passed down unchanged from generation to generation (Alberts et al., 2015). The more closely related individuals are, the more DNA is shared between them. As such, it is now possible to learn more about long-lost relatives and ancestors and assess the risk of genetic illness, among other things, using genetic genealogy methods. Given these capabilities, these techniques have recently gained popularity among law enforcement agencies for identifying unknown individuals and generating suspects leads in criminal investigations using DNA. In 2019, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic genealogy databases were used to identify suspects and missing persons in over 50 cold cases, many of which were unsolved for decades (Kennett, 2019). Genetic genealogy and DNA databases have received an enormous amount of public attention throughout the years, however, this has sparked a controversial debate regarding the use of these methods for law enforcement purposes.
    [Show full text]
  • Hello, I Have Come Across a Letter Sent from the Office Florida Chief
    From: Megan Reeves To: Open Government; Vendor Relations Subject: request for information - Vendor Ownership Survey Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:19:10 PM Hello, I have come across a letter sent from the office Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. It was addressed to "State of Florida Vendor" and requested responses to a "Vendor Ownership Survey" be sent to the state's vendor relations email address, [email protected]. I am requesting a list of businesses and/or individuals this letter was sent to, as well as the date it was sent and copies of any responses the state has received via email or otherwise. I also am hoping to get an explanation of who ordered the survey and why. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Megan Megan Reeves Staff writer, health and medicine Tampa Bay Times o: 352-754-6116 | c: 904-298-5213 | f: 352-754-6133 Website: tampabay.com Twitter: @mareevs Facebook: Gradebook by the Tampa Bay Times VENDOR_NM1 SNEADS FFA ALUMNI TREASURY BANK & INVESTMENT UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PAN FOOD STORES HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SEBRING BECK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF STA 7‐ELEVEN LL BEAN TD BANK NA WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL SOUTHERN MAINE HEALTH CARE THE IRIS NETWORK MAINE COAST REGIONAL HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH & COUNSELING EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE MERCY HOSPITAL ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL SWEETSER ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THE BAKER COMPANY, INC BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC NORTHEAST HEARING & SPEECH
    [Show full text]