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Cnn (CNN)Latest developments: 8:06 a.m.: The name of the co-pilot was Andreas Lubitz, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said. • 7:55 a.m.: The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight "accelerated the descent" of the plane when he was alone in the cockpit, Robin said Thursday. That can only be done deliberately, he said. • 7:55 a.m: The co-pilot was alive until impact, Robin said, citing the sound of steady breathing in the cockpit. • 7:55 a.m: There was a "deliberate attempt to destroy the aircraft," Robin said. Full story: Audio from the mangled voice recorder of Germanwings Flight 9525 reveals the captain was locked out of the cockpit while the co-pilot appeared to make a deliberate attempt to destroy the plane, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said Thursday. The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight "accelerated the descent" of the plane when he was alone in the cockpit, Robin said. That can only be done deliberately, he said. Robin said the co-pilot was a German national and not on any terrorism list. He named him as Andreas Lubitz. When a reporter asked Robin whether he knew Lubitz's religion, Robin said that he did not know. The most plausible explanation of the crash is that the co-pilot "through deliberate abstention, refused to open the cabin door ... to the chief pilot, and used the button" to cause the plane to lose altitude, Robin said. He emphasized that his conclusions were preliminary. 'Terribly shocking' revelation The revelation about the cockpit audio was first reported by The New York Times and Agence France-Presse. "You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," a senior military official involved in the investigation told The New York Times. "We don't know yet the reason why one of the guys went out. But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door."

If I understand correctly the voice recorder captured the pilot trying to break into the cockpit. So the pilot in the cockpit would not or could not open the door. The plane seems to steadily though rather quickly lose altitude. I have to wonder if the pilot at the controls wasn't suffering a medical emergency. The investigators would know if he was making any sounds. If it was suicide I'd expect him to dive more sharply especially if the co-pilot was trying to break in. On the other hand why wouldn't the plane be on auto pilot when simply flying at cruising speed especially with one pilot away from the flight deck. Which brings up a consideration. There must be a way to design the flight deck so that pilots never have to leave it.

One point is better than two.

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Cnn.com (CNN)Latest developments: • One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed, a senior military official told The New York Times Wednesday, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. • Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, does not have any information about The New York Times' report, but is looking into it, company spokesman Klaus Gorny told CNN Thursday. • Helicopters have airlifted some victims' remains from the site of the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps, the Gendarmerie said Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate France 2. Full story: Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have made a startling discovery in an audio recording, according to a New York Times report: One of the plane's pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the crash. "You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," a senior military official involved in the investigation told the newspaper, describing audio from the cockpit voice recorder, one of the plane's black boxes. "We don't know yet the reason why one of the guys went out," the official said, according to the Times' report. "But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door." Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Gorny said the company has no information about the report but is looking into it. The Times' report is a "terribly shocking revelation," CNN aviation analyst Peter Goelz said. But he and other experts cautioned that it's still unclear what could have been going on inside the cockpit. Possibilities range from a medical emergency to something more nefarious, like a suicide mission, CNN aviation analysts said. Officials previously said that hadn't ruled out terrorism, but it seems unlikely. French authorities revealed earlier Wednesday that they'd been able to access audio from the recorder, even though its external casing was damaged. But they disclosed few details about what the recording actually contained, saying only that there was one audio channel with voices on it that went all the way up to the time of the crash. "It is too early to draw conclusions to what happened," said Remi Jouty, head of the BEA, the French aviation investigative arm leading the probe. "There is going to be detailed work performed on that audio file to understand and interpret the sounds and the voices that can be heard." Finding the plane's second black box will also be critical to understanding the mystery of what went on inside the jet. That box, the flight data recorder, hasn't been found yet, but Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Wednesday that there's a high probability it will be.

That promotion was run by my former partner. We started PCW together in late 2001. We split in August 2003. He started the one that did those shows.

You'll have to be more specific about blood on wall. I've read the OJ book three times and the blood evidence was overwhelming. His blood was there. It was dripped in a pattern matching the lost glove and the cut on his hand. Blood mixture of him and both victims were found in the Bronco. The limo driver rang the bell several times and no answer. Then he observed a black male tuning across he property and suddenly he answered and claimed he was sleeping. This also matches the thumps Kato heard where the glove was found Cops didn't plant anything. They would have had to know things about OJ and his movements that they couldn't know in order to set him up. To set someone up you have to know there is an opportunity to set him up. They couldn't possibly know. The only other theory I've heard that is even remotely possible was that it was his son. You can google that theory. But there was loads of evidence. The DA did a lousy job for sure. They thought the case was so air tight they dismissed witnesses that were possibly impeachable. Read Run Of His Life. He was a vile abuser of Nicole and the cops always protected him. He thought he was untouchable. He did it.

You never heard of Bernie Nichols? 1127 games. 1209 points. Including 70 goals and 150 points in 88/89.

This could be big. I tend to dislike the lawsuit's general theme, that the NHL is responsible for concussions. Players chose the profession and knew the risk. However, if I recall, the reason the NFL settled was because there existed evidence that the league knew about the risks, knew about CTE and deliberately hid that information from the players. If the NHL players can prove the NHL knew this before it was common knowledge, they will have a case. But really, you can't eliminate risk. Playing in the NHL, you will get physical, you will suffer concussions (maybe some you dont even know about). CTE will be a growing concern. But we arent going to eliminate sport. We arent going to eliminate play. But we should be trying to create new ways to diminish the chances of suffering brain injuries. I agree with Gary Lawless that the NHL can never pretend to care about concussions while it winks about fighting. I believe Bettman recently downplayed the evidence of repeated concussions causing CTE. That's the last thing our league leaders should be doing. I know it's all legal posturing, but goodness, to pretend it isnt an issue is pretty low.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12557420/nhl-motion-dismiss-concussion-suit-denied-judge A judge in U.S. District Court in Minnesota denied the NHL's motion for dismissal in the current concussion litigation facing the league. The suit was brought on behalf of several former NHL players. It alleged the NHL to be responsible for the "pathological and debilitating effects of brain injuries" caused by concussions that the former players suffered in their careers. The NHL attempted to get the case thrown out by arguing both time-sensitivity and jurisdictional issues. The league also claimed the suit was not "adequately pled." U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson found the league's three arguments for dismissal insufficient. "The Court finds each of these arguments insufficient to warrant dismissal because: (1) it is not clear from the face of the Master Complaint that Plaintiffs' claims are untimely; (2) Plaintiffs' claims are adequately pled; and (3) it is not possible on the present record to determine which jurisdictions' laws apply to Plaintiffs' medical monitoring claim," Nelson wrote, according to court documents obtained by ESPN.com. Nelson has yet to issue a ruling on the league's other motion for dismissal, which is based on labor law pre-emption. No timeline has been divulged to either party as to when that ruling will be made, sources confirmed to ESPN.com. Wednesday's ruling was just the latest in what is expected to be a bitter legal battle. The six plaintiffs in the case -- Dan LaCouture, Michael Peluso, Gary Leeman, Bernie Nicholls, David Christian and Reed Larson -- claim that the NHL spurned their duty to advise players of the risks they faced with concussions and brain injuries and both "intentionally concealed material information" from and "recklessly endangered" the plaintiffs. "We are pleased the Court has confirmed the validity of our claims and found the NHL's arguments insufficient to warrant dismissal of this case," the plaintiffs' co-lead counsel said in a statement Wednesday. "It is time for the NHL to be held accountable for deliberately ignoring and concealing the risks of repeated head impacts, and finally provide security and care to retired players whom the League has depended on for its success."

Maurice's first interview on the subject related the story that Chevy told him if things didnt turn around, they'd deal assets and get younger, the implication being some of the veterans on the team. I took it to mean that Chevy was "warning" Maurice that they had a long term view. The second interview noted the conversation with Chevy again and I believe Maurice said something like "who knows, we might be getting younger next season". He further said something to the effect of "I know that's not what guys like Ladd or Buff might want to hear because they are right in that age when they want to win now but we do want to win now but we have a draft and develop plan." he further went on to talk about how they were buyers at the deadline. He was essentially saying that the plan hasnt changed. Draft & develop. What happens in the short terms dictates whether they go all-in on waiting for the future or make moves to compete now (like they did this year).

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Im in to this kinda stuff as well. I followed the OJ case more. As for the Ramsay case IMO the mother did it. In regards to OJ Simpson, the best book I read was called Run of His Life by Jeff Toobin (CNN Legal Analyst). Really goes through it step by step. In hindsight it's almost impossible to believe he got away with it especially when the defence was basically "there is so much evidence against OJ that it *had* to be a set up". OJ would have easily been compelled to confess too, I have little doubt. It was the lawyers that pumped up his confidence. If you watch the verdict, when they say not guilty, one of OJ's lawyers, Robert Kardashion is shocked.

Maurice Maurice reiterated recently his earlier claim that when meeting with Chevy to discuss the job offer last year, Chevy said if the team didnt turn around they would be shipping out some guys and "getting younger".

Im in to this kinda stuff as well. I followed the OJ case more. As for the Ramsay case IMO the mother did it. The worst thing about the JonBenet case is, unless you really do your own digging, the misinformation that the DA's office released in their zealous efforts to protect the Ramsey's would make you think they were innocent. People can get facts wrong in the heat of the moment. But innocent people dont keep telling lies. They told too many lies. They stonewalled detectives too many times. There was simply no motive or opportunity for an intruder to have committed the murder. The detectives theory was that Patsy flew into a rage over JonBenet's bedwetting. Bed wetting can be a sign of abuse and there was signs or prior vaginal trauma. However the detectives believe it wasnt sexual abuse but more corporal punishing when cleaning her up from the repeated bed wetting. The night in question, they believe Patsy likely never went to bed as she claimed as she answered the door to the police in the morning wearing the same clothes and with perfect hair and make-up. At some point, Jonbenet wet the bed. Patsy changed her (the top Patsy originally claimed JonBenet went to bed in was found balled up in the upstairs bathroom though Patsy later changed her story). In a fit of rage, Patsy smacked the child's head against something, maybe the tub, causing a massive head injury. They believe Patsy might have thought she was already dead and carried her down to the "wine cellar" which was a difficult to locate storage room in the sprawling basement which had a large door that was sealed with a latch at the top. She then realised Jonbenet was still barely alive and grabbed a paint brush from her art kit which was nearby (and noone else would have known about) and fashioned a garotte and strangled the girl. She cleaned the body, wrapped her, left her "favourite nightgown" (which by Patsy's own account she had not been wearing) near the body and set about staging it. The tape over her mouth was added after death. The ropes around her wrists were so loose that a conscious child could have removed them. She then closed and latched the door (why would an intruder do this). She took her own note pad from a drawer and a sharpie from a can in the kitchen (why would a kidnapper not bring his own, how would he know where to find these items) and fashioned a ransom note that has to be read to be believed (called the War & Peace of ransom notes), asking for $118,000 which was a tiny sum for the Ramsey's who were worth hundreds of millions. It was also the exact sum of a recent John Ramsey bonus (how would an intruder know this). It included strange instructions. Patsy then placed the note (the second or third note she started) on the back stairs that she routinely used (how would an intruder know this) and pretended to find it and screamed. John, who was now awake and in the third floor bathroom claims he ran down as she ran up and they met on the second floor where she gave him the note. When no finger prints were found on the note, they changed their story that he ran down to the first floor where the note was layed out. The only fingerprints found on the note pad were Patsy's and handwriting experts determined Patsy was most likely the author. Disregarding the notes orders to not call police or alert anyone or JonBenet would be "beheaded", John told Patsy to call 911. One might ignore the order to call the police but the Ramsey's called several friends to come over too. Friends they later pointed the finger at as potential "intruders". The cops did a terrible job at this point. The home was so sprawling that when a cop did a search of the basement, he saw the wine cellar, he opened it but it was pitch black so he closed it again without looking. When he returned upstairs, Patsy was "eyeballing" him. One cop was left at the home with several guests. She lost sight of John who "disappeared" for several minutes and later admitted he had gone to the basement but "found nothing". The cop later foolishly suggested John and his friend search the house for clues. John bee-lined down to the basement and to the wine cellar where he opened it and immediately reacted to the body even though his friend claimed it was pitch black and nothing could be seen. John carried JonBenet upstairs, oddly holding her up in out-stretched hands (she was stiff). Both parents were allowed to lay with, cover, carress the body. John had been over-heard calling his pilot and ordering their plane on stand-by. By the next day, Ramsey's had lawyers and PI's calling potential witnesses but never cooperated with the police. The detectives believe John was not a party to the murder but would have known Patsy wrote the note and likely found JonBenet when he mysteriously wandered off earlier in the morning. When police didnt find the body, he made sure he did. Another interesting lie is that they always claimed the brother slept through the entire thing but enhancements of the 911 recording indicate Burke was with his parents at the time of the call and asked "what did you find". Another interesting fact is, according to the Ramsey's Intruder Theory, JonBenet was abducted and killed over night, the morning of December 26th but when they erected her headstone they had the day of death engraved as December 25th, which would be correct according to the police theory. Very, very interesting case since due to crime scene issues, what little DNA was there cannot be trusted. But the mountain of circumstantial evidence pointed squarely at Patsy. She died a few years later of cancer. No death bed confession it seems.

Never heard of that one. I will have to check it out. The Jonbenet book I just read is JonBenet:Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation by Steve Thomas. I doesnt include the recent news but I highly recommend it.

The first movie? yeah it was good. It was really like a big budget episode of the series. The second movie was somewhat mind boggling in that they chose to make it a stand alone story instead of having any link to the mythology. I know they thought people had moved on but if you cant hook fans to watch it for what it is then why would you hook them to watch it for what it isnt? You cant put the genie back in the bottle but it would be nice if they could sort of retcon some mystery back into it as far as do aliens really exist or is it a government black ops cover for some other nefarious purpose? I used to be a firm believer in aliens. But then I started suffering from night terrors and sleep paralysis and I can see why come professionals will tell you that every single abduction story is simply an example of that.

I saw this thread and thought Nate was back. When I heard this news on the Big Show this morning, they were discussing that it was odd. Interesting to note it seems Noel made the decision to walk away. You'd have to suspect he has expressions of interest in the NHL/AHL

I was just in Jamaica in January and someone had a Riders flag draped on their balcony. If it hadnt been the third floor Im sure some of us would have climbed up, retrieved it and then created a photo journal of the flag's new journey...

I forgot about Armia. Also forgot about Burmi. lol Jets are going to look different next season. As for Ehlers, what is best for his development in the case of not being good enough to be an every-shift NHL player? Go back to junior and dominate and get bigger and stronger and more confident with the option of the AHL the following year? Or play poorly, get benched/scratched, lose confidence in the NHL? You really have to send him back. In fact the decision isnt even about him being too good for Juniors. If he's not good enough for the NHL he doesnt stay...if that means the AHL, that's great. In this case it means sending him to the best level he is eligable for.

Another great show. I wonder if the rise of the internet and the ease of getting information on mysteries hurt the show. It had to have been awfully cheap to produce. Show used to scare me as a child.

I thought X-Files was an easy brand to bring back. The show was never better than when it did cool "mystery of the week" episodes. Even if they had brought it back without the original actors, it could have worked. Enough time has passed for there to be acceptable motivations for some young FBI agent to come across Mulder's dusty files in his basement office. The genre is still popular, perhaps even experiencing a resurgence. If I was pitching it, I'd have Mulder as a recluse, Scully still working in the medical field, maybe at Quantico. You have a young FBI agent come along (a woman) with the same interest that Mulder once had, perhaps even a "child" from the original series that interacted with them and was inspired to join the FBI. Scully sees in her the same drive as Mulder and helps her connect with him. He, ofcourse, is now a bitter pessimist and tells her to leave it all alone, that it will ruin her, that it's not worth it. yadda yadda yadda, Mulder gets back in the game and "passes the torch" to the new agent. Life goes on. Lots of weirdness in the world to explore.

Tired. Sloppy. We will see if it was just the back to back on the road or if the injuries are catching up to them. They are still on the bubble and can't lose games they should win

I have little doubt CSM will be in it. Anabeth Gish and Robert Patrick are both great in everything else. Though I absolutely love Patrick so I enjoyed him in x-Files. He brought a more logical no nonsense attitude that was sometimes missing when the characters would just go along with the usual goofiness of the show. Where it started losing me, besides being hard to keep it all straight was that they lied about the truth so many times that you couldn't believe anything and thus there could never be a pay off because you couldn't trust it. And that killed the emotional connection for the viewer. Generally I'm fine with the idea of Mulder and Scully getting together but for the show it really shouldn't have happened. The natural progression of their relationship should have been attraction, romantic love, and then a platonic love that transcends a romantic relationship. I could see Mulder being in love with Scully but she should never have been in love with him.

An investor willing to lose money in the short term to make money in the long term. Long term never happened. I'm cool with those guys personally but disagree strongly with their business plan. Once you get down to the 5th name let alone the 10th on a single show you're not selling more tickets. They also didn't appeal to the hardcore local fans. There was one weekend when we both had shows. Them with the names and the hype and U.S. with not a penny of advertising and using our local crew at Dylan's and we drew more.