Friday, September 18, 2009

Murder suspect turns up in Michigan

Slaying of woman
Murder suspect turns up in Michigan
Friday, September 18, 2009 3:13 AM


A man wanted since Sunday in the stabbing death of a young mother on the Near East Side has surrendered to police in Pontiac, Mich.
Fred D. Brooks III, 20, is charged with murder in the death of Christie M. Lyles, 21, of 544 Lilley Ave. She was the mother of his children.
Police said Brooks turned himself in to Michigan state police on Wednesday night. He faces extradition to Ohio.
Police were called at 8:24 a.m. Sunday by Lyles' mother. They found her daughter dead inside her Near East Side apartment. Lyles' two daughters, 3 months and almost 2 years old, were inside but unharmed.
Brooks killed Lyles during an argument, police said. Neighbors said they heard a fight late Saturday.
Relatives and neighbors reported past disputes between the couple. Court records show that Brooks was charged with domestic violence and assault against Lyles in July 2008. That case was dismissed in Franklin County Municipal Court.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/09/18/homiarrest.ART0_ART_09-18-09_B2_QLF45P5.html

My opinion, I hope the scumbag gets the death penalty. I think I'll keep an eye out for when his trial is and be there to support the family.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ron Paul on "Morning Joe" discussing the need to end the fed. He prophetically warned of the housing bubble back in 2003

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVpr3zIr8E

Man Sought In Woman's Slaying

Man Sought In Woman's Slaying
Monday, September 14, 2009 7:10 AM
Updated: Monday, September 14, 2009 6:09 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities continued to search Monday for a man charged with killing the mother of his two young children.
Christie M. Lyles, 21, was found stabbed to death Sunday inside her Lilley Avenue apartment on the Near East Side, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.
Her two children were found inside the apartment with her body, police said.
A warrant filed accused Fred D. Brooks III, 20, with Lyles' slaying.
On Monday, police and SWAT teams searched a southeast side home after receiving a tip that Brooks was there, 10TV News reported.
He remained at-large Monday evening.
Homicide detectives were called to Lyles' east side apartment on Sunday morning after her mother came to check on the family.
"(The mother) didn't hear from (Lyles) last night," said Columbus police Detective Patricia Dailey.
Neighbors told McEntyre that they heard a commotion coming from Lyles' apartment and heard her and another man arguing.
"I heard them fighting, and then it would cool down for a minute," said D. Robinson, who lives nearby. "Then I (heard) them fighting again. Then, I (heard) him (say) some words, talking about he's going to kill her."
"I heard him say, (expletive), you're going to die tonight," said Pooh Jackson, a neighbor. "I just shook. I just froze up because I heard her screaming, 'I don't want to die.'"
No one called police because neighbors said they heard noisy fights at the apartment before, McEntyre reported.
"I heard a lot of fighting but I really didn't think (anything) of it," Robinson said. "They go through it all the time. He'll leave and blow off some steam and come back and they'll be cool. I never think it would go this far."
"I thought everything was alright until I heard her mom at 8 a.m. screaming and hollering, talking about (her) daughter's dead," Johnson said.
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday to determine Lyles' cause of death. Investigators said that they noticed signs of trauma.
The children were unharmed and were with family members, McEntyre reported.
Since 2007, Brooks has been charged with crimes ranging from petty theft and aggravated menacing to domestic violence and assault, 10TV's Patrick Bell reported.
Police said that they thought Brooks was driving a stolen blue 2001 Chevrolet Blazer with Ohio license plate No. FB1-3EL.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/09/14/story_lilley_slaying.html

This whole thing is so sad...
I knew Christie when she was a little girl. She was so cute and smart. My prayers go out to the Lyles family. May Christie find peace in Heaven. I know those girls are loved. I pity the scumbag who murdered this innocent soul because I know he will have to pay a high price for his actions.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze dies after cancer battle

Patrick Swayze dies after cancer battle

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday. He was 57.
Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN.
Swayze's doctor, Dr. George Fisher, revealed in early March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from the disease.
Most recently, Swayze starred in A&E Network's "The Beast," which debuted in January. He agreed to take the starring role of an undercover FBI agent before his diagnosis.
The network agreed to shoot an entire season of the show after Swayze responded well to his cancer treatment.
In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters in January, Swayze said his work on that show was exhausting, requiring 12-hour workdays in Chicago, Illinois, doing his own stunts. But he said the show's character "just felt right for my soul."
"If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself," Swayze told Walters, when asked why he decided to do the show. "And that keeps me going, that gets me up in the morning. My work ... is my legacy."
Swayze was mostly known for a handful of supporting roles when he broke through with his performance as dance instructor Johnny Castle in 1987's "Dirty Dancing.
Three years later, he became an even bigger star with "Ghost," in which he played an investment banker who dies and learns to tap into his unspoken feelings for his partner (Demi Moore). The film won Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar and helped make Swayze People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991.
''The movies that have had the most powerful effects on my life have been about romantic characters,'' he told Entertainment Weekly in 1990.
He expanded on the effort he put into love scenes for People in 1991.
"It's possibly the scariest thing I do," he said, "doing something so personal and giving people out there the opportunity to see if you're a good kisser or not."
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas. His father was an engineering draftsman; his mother was a ballet dancer and later the director of the Houston Ballet Dance Company.
She led her son into the dancing world, which wasn't always easy for a Texas male. Indeed, the young Swayze played football, practiced martial arts and was an accomplished diver and track star while growing up, though he was good enough at dance to earn a college scholarship.
After an early professional job playing Prince Charming in an early '70s version of "Disney on Ice," Swayze returned to Houston, where he met Lisa Niemi, a student of his mother's. The two were married in 1975 and moved to New York to pursue their careers.
Swayze seemed set on a dance career: He studied with the prestigious Joffrey Ballet and joined another company, the Eliot Feld Ballet Company. But surgery for an old football injury ended his ballet career and he turned to acting, nabbing the lead role of Danny Zuko in the long-running Broadway production of "Grease" in 1978, around the time the movie starring John Travolta was hitting theaters. "Grease" earned him some Hollywood attention, and he and Niemi moved West.
After a couple of bit parts, including one in a 1981 episode of "M*A*S*H," Swayze picked up the role of Darry Curtis in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film of "The Outsiders," which also included future stars Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez and Tom Cruise. Swayze was also one of the leads in 1984's "Red Dawn," about teenagers defending their town from a Soviet attack on America.
But it was with "Dirty Dancing" that Swayze hit it big. The film about a girl's coming of age at a Catskills resort in the early '60s was intended for a limited release but became one of the decade's biggest sleeper hits and made Swayze and co-star Jennifer Grey household names.
The film gave birth to a catchphrase -- "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," spoken by Swayze's character to Grey's domineering father (Jerry Orbach) -- and eventually led to a follow-up, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights." Swayze even sang a Top 10 hit, "She's Like the Wind," on the film's soundtrack.
Swayze, known as a down-to-earth, nice-guy actor, was determined not to follow a predictable career path.
He followed "Dirty Dancing" with "Road House" (1989) in which he played a manager at a rough-and-tumble bar (the film was particularly popular on late-night cable). He succeeded "Ghost" with "Point Break" (1991), about a group of thieves; "City of Joy" (1992), in which he played a doctor in a poverty-stricken Indian village; and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" (1995), in which he starred as a drag queen.
''I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy,'' he told Entertainment Weekly in the 1990 interview.
Swayze's career diminished in the late '90s. He broke both legs in 1997 while making a film, "Letters From a Killer," and went into rehab to overcome an admitted drinking problem. In 2000, he was flying in his own twin-engine plane when the plane depressurized; Swayze landed in a housing development in Arizona. Though some witnesses say he appeared intoxicated, he was later revealed to have been suffering from hypoxia, related to the depressurization and his three-pack-a-day cigarette habit.
Swayze re-established his knack for picking sleepers with "Donnie Darko" (2001), the dark film about a troubled student that became a sensation on video. Swayze played a creepy motivational speaker and won raves for his performance.
Swayze's more recent films included a TV version of "King Solomon's Mines" and 2007's "Christmas in Wonderland."
Though he still had the power to make women's hearts flutter -- 22-year-old Scarlett Johansson, upon receiving Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award in February 2007, said her dream date was "probably Patrick Swayze, my dream come true" -- Swayze wasn't too impressed with himself.
"Good-looking people turn me off," he once said. "Myself included."
Swayze is survived by his wife, Lisa, of over 30 years and his mother, Patsy.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/14/patrick.swayze/index.html

Why is it so hard to say ‘I’m sorry?

Why is it so hard to say ‘I’m sorry?’

Apologizing shows those you love that you care enough, says Dr. Ludwig.
By Dr. Robi Ludwig
TODAYShow.com contributor


We all make mistakes. Nobody is perfect. So why is apologizing so darn difficult to do? Most of us like to be the recipient of a heartfelt apology, but giving is different from receiving, isn't it?
As I'm sure you've figured out, there are many reasons why saying, "I'm sorry" is such a challenging endeavor. First of all, who likes to admit they're wrong? It's NOT fun! Believe me, I know. I've had lots of practice.
Sometimes it's the fear of rejection that makes an apology so hard to say. The prospect of getting a cold shoulder, not being forgiven or losing a friend can understandably be unsettling, especially when it comes from someone you still love, care about and want to maintain a relationship with. Sometimes people feel that initiating an apology is a sign of weakness.
Apologizing can make some people feel vulnerable, or feel like they are in danger of loosing their power and status. Others simply equate saying "I'm sorry" with admitting they're inadequate or incompetent, which makes admitting mistakes so much harder to do. Some people find saying they’re sorry humiliating. Perhaps they were criticized harshly by parents or other important people while growing up, and as a result avoid admitting mistakes because of the horrible feelings it brings up.
Some people prefer to stay in denial. Their logic goes something like this: If you don't admit you've done anything wrong, then it's almost like not doing anything wrong at all. If there is no admission of fault, then there is no need to take responsibility. If it were only that easy! Some view giving an apology in very black and white terms. Giving an apology is like being the “loser” and the person receiving the apology is the “winner.”
The one who is wrong needs to ask forgiveness from the one who is right. Understandably, that's not a fun thought. Sometimes it's our pride or ego that gets in the way. And of course those who lack empathy can have a hard time embracing another person's feelings or perspective altogether, which makes saying sorry virtually impossible to do.
Apologies aren't supposed to be easy. They are supposed to be soul-baring. That’s why, when done right, they are so powerful and rehabilitative. It’s hard to admit that we’ve hurt someone’s feelings or caused someone pain, whether it's intentional or not. It’s also hard to see ourselves in a less-than-positive light. It requires taking off the blinders we wear and facing our flaws.
Saying sorry is meant to make us feel vulnerable. How could it not? But here’s the thing: It’s really important to do in order for us to have healthy relationships. We all want and need to feel safe with the people we allow into our inner circle. We want to know that the people we are close to care about how we feel and are willing to admit their flaws. Not taking responsibility for wrongdoings makes us seem unsafe or untrustworthy. And withholding an apology is certainly not going to win us any friends! Saying you’re sorry shows those you love that you care enough about them and the relationship to be aware of your shortcomings and take responsibility for your hurtful actions. In the end making things right is way more important than being right.
Psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig has hosted two seasons of TLC’s reality show “One Week to Save Your Marriage” as well as GSN’s reality game show “Without Prejudice.” She currently has a private practice in New York City where she treats both individuals and couples. Find out more at drrobiludwig.com.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32845175/ns/today-today_relationships/