European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 292007 stars and stripes Page 23 raking up Neville brow rakes leaves in Ormond Beach Fla tulips in Bloom tulips emerge at the ottoman Garden at the Missouri botanical Garden in is Louis one of the nations largest displays of rare tulips including the historic Rembrandt hybrid tulips from 1915 seen Here is Blooming at the Garden jazzed up Laura Church of Dallas Texas sips a drink at the 2007 new Orleans jazz heritage festival her jazz fest group All dressed according to their birthplaces Church was bom in Las vegas Snow kidding a rotary plow clears Snow from the Goingco Chesun Road in Glacier nation Al Park in Montana on the East Side of the Continental Divide no loopholes left in no pass no play rules Texas sen ate has Given unanimous approval to a Bill setting precise Lim its on which courses can be exempted from the no pass no play Rule the Bill would close a loophole that allows school districts to deter mine which advanced classes fall under me Rule under the Bill Only honors and advanced placement classes in Core subjects could be exempted from no pass no play those subjects include English math science social studies and foreign languages dual credit courses also could be exempted the 22yearold no pass no play Law bans students who Faila nonexempt course from competing in extracurricular activities including athletics for three weeks after three weeks the student can return to Competition if his Grade surpasses 70 City settles lawsuit Over language support Philadelphia the City has settled a Federal lawsuit alleging it did not provide enough assistance to Span is speaking voters at polling places in the settlement City officials said they have appointed a Span is language coordinator to Moni Tor compliance expanded the bilingual staff at polling Sites on election Days and improved signs at polling places the settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing City officials said the Justice department said the agreement provides multiple Lay ers of protections for City voters including Aid for those who need help voting training for election workers and accurate voting lists about 10 percent of Philadel shias 14 million residents Are hispanic according to 2004 Cen sus figures cited in the suit shooter of Law walking teen guilty of murder Batavia a jury convicted a Man of murder for shooting a teenage neighbor who walked on his Lawn Charles Martin 67 was tried on a charge of aggravated Mur Der but jurors convicted him on the lesser count of murder be cause they could not agree the kill ing was planned the defense didst dispute that Martin shot Larry Mugrage or 15 but said Martin had been harassed for years by Mugrage and other neighbourhood youths who insulted Martin and ignored his pleas to stay off the Lawn prosecutors said Martin and the teen exchanged words when he stepped on Martins front Yard on the Way to play basketball later the boy stepped on the Lawn again and Martin fired at him twice according to testimony Martin called 911 telling a Dis Patcher i just killed a my to see Gran kids sheriff leaves gun in restroom Jacksonville no a county sheriff in North Carolina took out a paid advertise ment to explain Why he accidentally left his gun and Holster in a grocery store bathroom in the and Onslow county Sher Iff de Brown said he placed the Holster and gun behind the toilet paper rack but forgot them when he walked out to meet his Young grandchildren a preacher found the equip ment minutes later and returned it Ive lived my life under a Microscope since Ive been sheriff Brown said in an interview i dont try to hide things Brown characterized the Inci Dent As his most embarrassing even and said he is thankful the gun did not land in the wrong hands sea creatures deaths blamed on algae acid los Angeles a Bloom of Ocean algae that produces a toxic acid has sick ened and killed hundreds of Birds sea Lions and dolphins in California environmentalists said Birds and animals have been washing up on shores from san Diego to san Francisco Bay Domovic acid is produced by microscopic algae Birds and sea mammals ingest the acid by eat ing fish and shellfish who Dine on the algae the algae population in creases or blooms every year As the Ocean Waters warm but this years Bloom seems Early Exten Sive and very very thick said David Caron who teaches in the biological sciences department at University of Southern califor Nia Flag burning student gets Community service new Haven a Yale University student who burned an american Flag on a Homes porch was sentenced to Community service and probation his attorney said charges against two other students were dismissed Hyder Akbar 23 a us citizen bom in Pakistan whose father was a regional governor in Afghanistan worked As an informal translator for us forces during the invasion of Afghanistan and later published a Memoir come Back to Afghanistan he and two other men were arrested this month after officers spotted the burning Flag and Tore it from a pole mounted to the House Akbar attorney William Dow has called the incident a foolish College prank plan tells what to do in disaster but if s secret Denver Colorado has an elaborate plan to ensure state government will function in natural disaster or terror attack the Clandestine blueprint kept in a notebook carried by a state patrol trooper at the Capitol includes secret locations to House Legisla Tive leaders and a Chain of com Mand if the governor and Lieuten ant governor were incapacitated but lawmakers say there puzzled about How it will work if no one knows where to go or what to do the plan covers any disruption or attack that could shut Down the Capitol or state Agen cies ranging from a Buzzard to total destruction stories and photos from wire services