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A26 – November 29, 2013 – INDIA-WEST ZERO POINT LOANS We have been providing a no-nonsense approach to Lending to our Loyal Customers over 22 years and thank them for their loyalty. Our approach of “Customer First” has allowed us to stay in business this long. Contact us and find out how we can help you with all your financing needs. REFINANCE or BUY Call us Toll Free: 1-800-562-6456 ext 103 or visit us online at www.0pointloan.com Jay Patel, President Cell: 714-225-8235 30 Year Fixed @ 4.125, Apr @ 4.20 15 Year Fixed @ 3.250, Apr @ 3.30 10 Year Fixed @ 3.000, Apr @ 3.10 Company NMLS #256271, Jay Patel NMLS # 274709 Rate subject to change daily Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha man who says he was under the influence of drugs when he fatally stabbed his roommate Vedant Patel will serve at least 15 years in prison. Gregory Dodds recently was sentenced to 30 to 45 years in prison. He will serve at least 15 years under state sentencing guidelines. Dodds pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in Sep- tember in the March 2012 death of 22-year-old Vedant Patel, an Indian American engineering stu- dent at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Two doctors said Dodds was insane at the time of the stabbing because of his extensive use of K2, a synthetic substance designed to mirror marijuana. State law says use of drugs is not a defense for insanity. According to the World-Herald News, Patel’s parents wailed in he did.” Bataillon noted that Dodds had no criminal record. Dodds, who shared a condo with his brother and Patel, broke into Patel’s room and stabbed him as he lay in bed. Assistant Public Defender Les- lie Cavanaugh said Dodds, now sober, is “mortified” by his actions. She noted that he had no record and he had no intention of doing anything with K2 besides getting high. Dodds purchased K2 at Lincoln and Council Bluffs head shops and had last used it two weeks before the attack. However, the cumula- tive use of K2 — he started using it in 2011 — increased his paranoia and his irrational thoughts, Cava- naugh said. Dodds came to believe that Patel had set up video cameras throughout the city to monitor Dodds’ behavior, Cavanaugh said. He also thought Patel had planted ideas in his mind via television news, and that “God had placed Vedant in his path” to test Dodds, Cavanaugh said. After the slaying, Dodds looked up to the sky and believed he saw a sign of approval by the way two stars had lined up. Cavanaugh said Dodds never connected K2 to his paranoid delusions because they hap- pened “long after the high had worn off.” In emotionally draining testimo- ny Nov. 18, each of Vedant’s par- ents talked for a half hour about what they sacrificed to move from India to the United States so their son would have a better college education. The couple settled in New Jersey and operated a small retail store. Vedant Patel — the kind of person who would stop at a pick- up soccer game and make five friends before he left — spoke to his father for two hours the day before he died. Vedant had purchased a suit for his col- lege graduation and already had landed a job as an engineer at John Deere. To his mother, he said, “Mom, when I get my paychecks, you won’t have to work anymore.” court Nov. 18 over the loss of their only son, saying they wished they were dead. Patel’s parents, who brought their son to the United States in 2008, were so grief-stricken as they left court that Patel’s mother had to be held up by relatives. In a heart-wrenching 90-minute hearing, both Patel’s family and prosecutors urged the judge to not reward Dodds by giving him a lesser sentence because of his drug abuse. After the sentence, Patel’s uncle urged the government to outlaw K2, a drug that was also recently blamed for the death of a Green- wood, Neb., teen. Patel’s parents lumbered out of the courthouse — his mother clutching a framed photo of her son as relatives steadied her. “They’re very disappointed,” said Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine. “And we are, too. It’s a poor message to send that, because he used drugs two weeks before, it somehow mitigates what Vedant Patel Omaha Man Sentenced in Vedant Patel’s Stabbing Death By a Staff Reporter FORT WORTH, Texas — In their first outing, a team of en- gineers from Anjuman-I-Islam M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering in Mumbai took first place among Asian teams in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle design competition during the International SAE Aero Design Competition East here in March organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers, NASA, Lockheed Martin and Dassault Systèmes. Team Aerosouls ranked eighth overall in the competition and theirs was the only plane to survive in the Advance Class category. The team has already reg- istered for the 2014 event. To overcome previous drawbacks, the engineers have undergone a deep literature survey and analysis of first prototype of UAV. Meanwhile, they have suc- cessfully developed a prototype and successfully tested it. Team Aerosouls Tops in Aero Design Competition Team Aerosouls at M.H. Saboo Sid- dik College. From News Dispatches NEW YORK — Dr. Thomas Bak, an expert of epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scot- land, found that people fluent in two languages seem to delay the onset of three kinds of dementia at least four years longer than those who only speak a single language. By studying 648 people from India diagnosed with dementia, Bak learned that the majority of the 391 people who spoke two languages developed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other memory robbing-diseases later than people without the same skill. Apparently, bilingualism im- proves reserve capacity in the brain that helps to stave off de- mentia. According to ABC Radio News, Bak said that education really doesn’t factor into the equation because even illiterate people benefited from knowing two languages. Knowing Second Language Can Stave Off Dementia Man Gets Death for Role in Fatal Robbery ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to death after pleading guilty to two murders. Pinellas County Judge Philip Federico ordered 29-year-old Khadafy Mullens to be sentenced to death Aug. 23, saying the de- fendant killed two men as they begged and pleaded for their lives. Mullens waived his right to be sentenced by a penalty jury after he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in April. Authorities say Mullens killed a St. Petersburg convenience store owner, 44-year-old Moham- mad Uddin, and a customer, 50- year-old Ronald Hayworth, when Mullens and another man robbed the store in August 2008. A sec- ond customer was wounded but survived. The robbery was captured on surveillance video at the Central Food Mart.
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A26 November 29, 2013 INDIA-WEST
ZERO POINT LOANSZERO POINT LOANSZERO POINT LOANSWe have been providing a no-nonsense approach to Lending to our Loyal Customers over 22 years and thank them for their loyalty. Our approach of Customer First has allowed us to stay in business this long. Contact us and fi nd out how we can help you with all your fi nancing needs.
REFINANCE or BUYCall us Toll Free: 1-800-562-6456 ext 103or visit us online at www.0pointloan.com
Jay Patel, PresidentCell: 714-225-8235
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Company NMLS #256271, Jay Patel NMLS # 274709
Rate subject to change daily
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. An Omaha man who says he was under the influence of drugs when he fatally stabbed his roommate Vedant Patel will serve at least 15 years in prison.
Gregory Dodds recently was sentenced to 30 to 45 years in prison. He will serve at least 15 years under state sentencing guidelines.
Dodds pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in Sep-tember in the March 2012 death of 22-year-old Vedant Patel, an Indian American engineering stu-dent at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Two doctors said Dodds was insane at the time of the stabbing because of his extensive use of K2, a synthetic substance designed to mirror marijuana. State law says use of drugs is not a defense for insanity.
According to the World-Herald News, Patels parents wailed in
he did.Bataillon noted that Dodds had
no criminal record.Dodds, who shared a condo
with his brother and Patel, broke into Patels room and stabbed him as he lay in bed.
Assistant Public Defender Les-lie Cavanaugh said Dodds, now sober, is mortified by his actions. She noted that he had no record and he had no intention of doing anything with K2 besides getting high.
Dodds purchased K2 at Lincoln and Council Bluffs head shops and had last used it two weeks before the attack. However, the cumula-tive use of K2 he started using it in 2011 increased his paranoia and his irrational thoughts, Cava-naugh said.
Dodds came to believe that Patel had set up video cameras throughout the city to monitor Dodds behavior, Cavanaugh said. He also thought Patel had planted ideas in his mind via television news, and that God had placed
Vedant in his path to test Dodds, Cavanaugh said.
After the slaying, Dodds looked up to the sky and believed he saw a sign of approval by the way two stars had lined up.
Cavanaugh said Dodds never connected K2 to his paranoid delusions because they hap-pened long after the high had worn off.
In emotionally draining testimo-ny Nov. 18, each of Vedants par-ents talked for a half hour about what they sacrificed to move from India to the United States so their son would have a better college education. The couple settled in New Jersey and operated a small retail store.
Vedant Patel the kind of person who would stop at a pick-up soccer game and make five friends before he left spoke to his father for two hours the day before he died. Vedant had purchased a suit for his col-lege graduation and already had landed a job as an engineer at John Deere.
To his mother, he said, Mom, when I get my paychecks, you wont have to work anymore.
court Nov. 18 over the loss of their only son, saying they wished they were dead.
Patels parents, who brought their son to the United States in 2008, were so grief-stricken as they left court that Patels mother had to be held up by relatives.
In a heart-wrenching 90-minute hearing, both Patels family and prosecutors urged the judge to not reward Dodds by giving him a lesser sentence because of his drug abuse.
After the sentence, Patels uncle urged the government to outlaw K2, a drug that was also recently blamed for the death of a Green-wood, Neb., teen.
Patels parents lumbered out of the courthouse his mother clutching a framed photo of her son as relatives steadied her.
Theyre very disappointed, said Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine. And we are, too. Its a poor message to send that, because he used drugs two weeks before, it somehow mitigates what
Vedant Patel
Omaha Man Sentenced in Vedant Patels Stabbing Death
By a Staff Reporter
FORT WORTH, Texas In their first outing, a team of en-gineers from Anjuman-I-Islam M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering in Mumbai took first place among Asian teams in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle design competition during the International SAE Aero Design Competition East here in March organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers, NASA, Lockheed Martin and Dassault
Systmes. Team Aerosouls ranked eighth
overall in the competition and theirs was the only plane to survive in the Advance Class category.
The team has already reg-istered for the 2014 event. To overcome previous drawbacks, the engineers have undergone a deep literature survey and analysis of first prototype of UAV. Meanwhile, they have suc-cessfully developed a prototype and successfully tested it.
Team Aerosouls Tops in Aero Design Competition
Team Aerosouls at M.H. Saboo Sid-dik College.
From News Dispatches
NEW YORK Dr. Thomas Bak, an expert of epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scot-land, found that people fluent in two languages seem to delay the onset of three kinds of dementia at least four years longer than those who only speak a single language.
By studying 648 people from India diagnosed with dementia, Bak learned that the majority of the 391 people who spoke two
languages developed symptoms of Alzheimers disease and other memory robbing-diseases later than people without the same skill.
Apparently, bilingualism im-proves reserve capacity in the brain that helps to stave off de-mentia.
According to ABC Radio News, Bak said that education really doesnt factor into the equation because even illiterate people benefited from knowing two languages.
Knowing Second Language Can Stave
Off Dementia
Man Gets Death for
Role in Fatal Robbery
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to death after pleading guilty to two murders.
Pinellas County Judge Philip Federico ordered 29-year-old Khadafy Mullens to be sentenced to death Aug. 23, saying the de-fendant killed two men as they begged and pleaded for their lives. Mullens waived his right to be sentenced by a penalty jury after he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in April.
Authorities say Mullens killed a St. Petersburg convenience store owner, 44-year-old Moham-mad Uddin, and a customer, 50-year-old Ronald Hayworth, when Mullens and another man robbed the store in August 2008. A sec-ond customer was wounded but survived.
The robbery was captured on surveillance video at the Central Food Mart.
