1.   Cisneros and the aides did not attend the proceedings.

2.   Editors there said they published the article about the upcoming trial so that anyone interested in the case could attend the proceedings.

3.   Dwayne Schintzius missed his second consecutive game with the flu and did not attend the proceedings.

4.   He also said victims should be permitted to attend legal proceedings, allowed to address the court or the jury, and granted restitution from the defendant.

5.   Ito denied a request from the media to attend the proceedings.

6.   Mason and Sharpton, who had not attended the proceedings before Wednesday, both made appearances, although Sharpton did not arrive until midday.

7.   Megawati attended the proceedings Monday morning, wearing a fuchsia dress with a gold-embroidered sash.

8.   Other victims said they would not attend proceedings until they decide whether they want to testify later.

9.   Perez, who did not attend the proceedings at Indian River County Court, entered an absentia plea of no contest.

10.   Prosecutors also argued that a single trial would be less expensive and time consuming, and easier for survivors of the dead who want to attend the proceedings.