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I'm kidding right? Yes I am.
Actually George is one of various fictional characters by fonejacker, a guy who's addicted to making prank calls. It's a tv-show from UK.
I've just watched the one about the "pigeon found in the bank account" – it's funny. The guy even surrendered his bank account together with the security question and answer! Social engineering at work (watch below).
My favourite line from that video
..pigeon that has been spending a lot of time in the air-conditioning unit. As you know sir, when you have spend a lot of time under the airconditioner, you potentially catch a cold. So basically, you have a pigeon who potentially has a bird flu inside the vault of the bank..
Hahaha. Even the african accent made it even funnier.
Another one is Mr Doovde, he calls up an electronic shop and pronounce DVD as Doovde, LCD as Look-ede and JVC as Joovc. Though the victim became angry, he was also using the same pronounciation.
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Has Jessica Simpson been dropped by her record label?
April 06, 2009
Hmmm, juicy little rumor that Country Music Tattle Tale has brewing on their site. Seems one of their astute readers has been keeping tabs on Jessica Simpson's record label and it appears that her name and information no longer appears on either the Columbia Nashville or Sony Music Nashville websites. Even her artist page that tells all about her and her music is gone.
So could this be the reason for the sudden trip to Cabo instead of the ACMs? Hmmm. I'm sure if this rumor's true then we'll be hearing all the details in the days to come.
Check out CMTT for all the info here.
***Update: Can you say spin? You can read read all the updates on this story by going over to the right and under "search the stars" just click Jessica's name. I did want to give a quick update here though since this is the post everyone is coming to right now.
Jessica's rep has now denied that Jessica was dropped from her country record label and was in fact just on loan to do her country album. She did her country thing and now she's returning home to her original label, Epic, who they say has always been her home.
Uhmm, that's all well and fine, but is this what Jessica wanted or the record label wanted? As of this moment, it's all just wording. Jessica has made it clear she wanted to do country and had no intention of ever recording another pop album. In fact she said not too long ago she was going to be working on a new country album soon. Had she done well in country music I doubt the record label would have let her go without some sort of fight or extension of the loan contract. I would think the fact that her country career fell flat, all mention of her on the country label websites is gone, AND she's "returning home" to Epic records should be an indication that the record label no longer wanted her. In my book that's being dumped. The PR people can spin it however they want, but Jessica's country singing career experiment appears to have crashed and burned.


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The Performance Enhancing Drug Question, and It's Not Steroids
Are Mental Performance Enhancing Drugs The Wave of the Future?
Amongst the most abused drugs with the highest numbers of first time users are prescription drugs of every variety, shape, and purpose. Cocaine and heroin have been replaced with friendly looking colorful pills that can easily be found in many medicine cabinets. They are accessible, ferociously over prescribed, and have a general acceptability that makes them seem like "not a big deal".
Amongst these prescription drugs are those related to the epidemic of study drugs, or drugs that give you a competitive edge whether it be your job or your college career. Even high school and middle-schoolers are being found to use these drugs to increase productivity, concentration, and motivation, but what does this mean towards the bigger picture of American society? Information on Drug Rehab is here.
Drugs have long been used for their healing properties and recreational effects, but in this new age of global competition and scrutinized statistical information made available in order to weed out the best candidates (and relegate the mediocre), new benefits have been garnered from that which was once regarded for only the pariah of society.
Amongst these study drugs sits their chief, "King Adderall", and in this brief piece ,we will not only discuss the short term benefits and consequences of the drug Adderall, but also the bigger picture of what the abuse of Adderall as a study drug means towards the overall social conscience of our society.
The short term benefits of Adderall (legal consumption levels or otherwise) are that it helps those who struggle and suffer from ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition related to attentiveness, or lack of, impulsivity, and over activity behaviors. In regards to this discussion, the short-term benefits include improved energy, and an increased ability to focus and concentrate on subject matters that might otherwise be more challenging to comprehend and digest.
The short-term consequences of Adderall are that's it increases blood pressure and can increase the chance of heart related problems. It can also lead to appetite suppression, which in turn causes abnormal weight loss. There is also a certain percentage of society which will experience a severe crash after using the drug.
Sometimes it is easy to look at the immediate benefits or consequences of a drug while avoiding the deeper cultural relevance that is underlying and is occurring at a more fundamental level. This site anwers addiction questions: www.ourmasterscamp.org. The question becomes, is it okay to take drugs to better yourself and your family's standing in society?
Is taking Adderall as a study drug a new form of cheating by creating an unfair advantage, like taking steroids in the athletic arena? Or could this even be a symbolic precursor of the motivations that lead to a future in which genetic manipulation starts to occur to give babies special mental ability. It may sound like science fiction, but it's not as farfetched as you might think especially when you consider the advances we are already seeing in the genome sciences.
I believe that taking drugs to gain an advantage in any context is cheating. But at the end of the day, as alleged steroid abusers Barry Bonds and Roger Clemons sit down in their mansions and count their millions of dollars, providing what seems like wonderful lives for their families, do they even remember that they "cheated" to get there? Do they care? Does anyone care? And most important, would I have done it? Would you?


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October 11, 2007 11:27 am | Biolitec, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Evolve SLV laser is used to vaporize the prostate gland and treat all urologic soft tissue, including bladder tumors and urethral strictures. Operating at a 980nm wavelength allows equal absorption by both water and hemoglobin, making it ideal for vaporization combined with optimal hemostasis.
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September 10, 2007 5:16 am | Spectranetics Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Turbo-BOOSTER is the first laser ablation treatment FDA-approved to clear blockages in arteries above the knee. The treatment system can be used to threat peripheral artery disease (PAD), which often occurs in the arteries above the knee. This minimally invasive laser treatment can be performed quickly (usually in one to two hours) and painlessly.
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History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 2; May 8; R.S. 1923, 20-1202.
History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 20-1203.
History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 4; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 2; R.S. 1923, 20-1204; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 114, § 2; July 1.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), the order to appear and show cause shall be served upon the party allegedly in contempt by the sheriff or some other person appointed by the court for such purpose. Such order shall state the time and place where the person is to appear and shall be accompanied by a copy of the affidavit provided for in subsection (a). The court shall hear the matter at the time specified in the order, and upon proper showing, may extend the time so as to give the accused a reasonable opportunity to purge oneself of the contempt. If the court determines that a person is guilty of contempt such person shall be punished as the court shall direct.
(c) If, after proper service of the order to appear and show cause, the person served shall not appear in court as ordered, or if the court finds at a hearing held on motion of a party to the civil action that the person allegedly in contempt is secreting oneself to avoid the process of the court, the court may issue a bench warrant commanding that the person be brought before the court to answer for contempt. When such person is brought before the court, the court shall proceed as provided in subsection (b). The court may make such orders concerning the release of the person pending the hearing as the court deems proper.
(d) The provisions of this section shall apply to both criminal and civil contempts, but in the case of a criminal contempt the court on its own motion may cause the motion and affidavit provided for in subsection (a) to be filed.
(e) In cases involving an alleged violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 60-1607, and amendments thereto, if the affidavit filed pursuant to subsection (a) alleges physical abuse in violation of the court's order, the court immediately may issue a bench warrant and proceed as provided in subsection (c).
(f) If a person is found guilty of contempt in a child support enforcement proceeding, including an assignment of child support rights to the commissioner of juvenile justice and the evidence shows that the person is or may be authorized to practice a profession by a licensing body as defined in K.S.A. 74-146 and amendments thereto, the court, in addition to any other remedies, may order that a notice pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-147 and amendments thereto be served on the licensing body. If the person found guilty of contempt as provided in this subsection is a licensed attorney, the court may file a complaint with the disciplinary administrator if the licensing agency is the Kansas supreme court, or the appropriate bar counsel's office if the licensee practices in another state.
(g) If a person is found guilty of contempt in a child support enforcement proceeding, including an assignment of child support rights to the commissioner of juvenile justice, in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of support payable for six months or the obligor has been ordered by the court to pay a sum certain each month toward the liquidation of the arrearages and the obligor has substantially failed to abide by that order, the court may restrict the obligor's driver's license. Such restriction may include, but not be limited to, driving to, from and during the course of such person's employment. The court may order the public office, as defined in K.S.A. 23-4,106, and amendments thereto, to contact the division of vehicles of the department of revenue to restrict the obligor's driver's license as indicated in the court order until further order of the court.
(h) The court shall not recognize a motion to issue nor order in a civil or criminal action a contempt citation against any person who reports or publishes the information that a gag order has been issued by the court.
History: L. 1978, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 292, § 17; L. 1994, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 17; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 18; July 1, 1997.
History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 5; R.S. 1923, 20-1205; L. 1979, ch. 83, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 6; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 3; R.S. 1923, 20-1206; L. 1967, ch. 179, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 91; Jan. 10, 1977.
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On the 14th January the European Parliament and Council of Ministers finally agreed a new directive to update rules for markets in financial instruments (MiFID II). Rob Boardman, CEO of ITG Europe asks whether it was worth the wait?
Listen to a special briefing by Duncan Higgins (Head of Electronic Brokerage, London), Juan Pablo Urrutia (European General Counsel, London), and Jamie Selway (Head of Electronic Brokerage, New York) discussing MiFID II, with a focus on the European Parliament's recent political agreement for the Level 1 Text. Our experts discuss ITG's position, provide context on what it means for clients, and answer questions.
With the German Federal Elections occurring Sunday, European investors are curious about what impact the elections may have on the European regulatory environment. In this version of The Blotter, ITG's European General Counsel, J.P. Urrutia, summarizes some of the expected results and potential impacts, highlighting Germany's importance to regional policy.
In this edition of The Blotter, Juan Pablo Urrutia, European General Counsel, weighs in on the Financial Times report that The Council Legal Service is advising the national governments that the European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is illegal.
ITG appreciates the opportunity to comment on proposed Regulation SCI.
On December 18, Bob Gasser testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment that dark pool growth has improved market quality, in response to the topic of "Computerized Trading Venues: What should the Rules of the Road Be?".
Could the much-debated European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) proposal come to pass? JP Urrutia discusses new developments among EU member states.
Concerns about dark pools have come to a head and alternative markets in Asia Pacific are among those under scrutiny. This week's edition of The Blotter explores this topic with a focus on the Australian market.
The previous installment of "Badges" equates them to definitions of market participants. The focus was on a CFTC-proposed definition of high frequency trading, or HFT. The conclusion reached is that strict classifications for the purpose of regulation are inappropriate in today's environment. The idea is broadened here, with respect to market structure regulation. In this week's edition of The Blotter, the focus is on the exchange/broker divide.
Financial regulation lives on the legally assigned characteristics of participants. The definitions of broker-dealer and exchange provide the underpinning of U.S. regulatory fabric and yet it took almost 30 years to craft a definition for 'the alternative trading system'. Herein lies a lesson: a world in which technology, product strategy, and business models evolve faster than language may be a poor place to apply regulation based on participant silos. Market structure expert, Ian Domowitz, considers this issue and regulatory alternatives in this week's edition of The Blotter.


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In 1987, I made my first trip up into the Napa Valley, having just moved to the Bay Area. My first stop was at a very small winery called "Peju". We were greeted by the owner, Tony, on crutches, who despite his broken foot, took us on a tour of his winery and property, and also helped introduce this then "newbie" to the wonderful world of wines. Over the years my gifts from Peju have graced many tables, and to a person, the reaction is always the same: this may be the best wine I have ever tasted. Thanks to Tony's knowledge and generosity, I have met and become friends with many vineyard owners in the North Counties. You would be missing the best if you did not stop by Peju Winery, both from the vine, and from the heart of the Peju Family. Rick Sheeley (King Gypsy) |


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Then, of course, the medication begins to take hold, slowing down my overactive neurotransmitter reuptake. The walls return to their drab perpendicularity and my fantasies of cineastic world dominion gently ebb.
Just as well, I say: The opinion part of criticism -- as opposed to the description, analysis, and context parts, among others -- is a largely individual business that can be affected by personality, class background, experience, mood, hormonal balance, number of hours of sleep, elapsed time since last sexual encounter, quality of said encounter, recent exposure to tainted food products, or simple orneriness.
It's the job of a professional to filter out or compensate for as many of these factors as possible, or at least to flag them for the reader. ("Despite a witty script, incisive direction, and dazzling performances, Purple Like Grapes is sabotaged by uncomfortable seats....")
The greatest factor in trying to assemble a Top 10 list is quite obviously what films one has seen. Nobody, not even Roger and Gene, sees everything. In 1985, my most frenetic year, I saw perhaps 80 percent of what opened; this year there were so many new films that the number amounts only to about 50 percent.
The most noticeable change in my list from 1995 is the proportion of studio films. Last year the big guys were responsible for at least half of my favorites. This year only one studio release, Bottle Rocket, made the cut, and that one, for better or worse, felt like an indie film that got studio backing by accident.
There were a number of solidly entertaining big-deal films, such as Twister and Independence Day (which did, er, rather well) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (which didn't). But this year's best news was a slight upswing in the number of first-rate foreign films to get commercial distribution stateside, particularly from France.
The qualification rules for my list are a liberal version of the academy's rules for Oscar eligibility: Films must have opened in Los Angeles commercially during the calendar year and must have played for a week -- unless there's something I really love that doesn't quite qualify.
The usual cautions apply: These are my choices for best, which generally -- but not always -- coincide with my favorites. The list has shifted several times in the making and is likely to shift (in my head) again.
1. Breaking the Waves. The 160-minute English-language film from Danish director Lars Von Trier is the sort of deep-dish drama I usually loathe. But Von Trier manages to take on such issues as "God: Does He exist? And what does He want with us?" without ever growing oppressively pretentious. Strangely, despite the film's ironic view, which carefully straddles the fence throughout, Von Trier chooses to end it on a simplistic, greeting-card image of faith. Emily Watson, in her film debut, gives an astonishing performance. She is in nearly every scene, mixing elfin appeal and slightly lamebrained good cheer with a sense of doom and insanity.
2. Chungking Express. Wong Kar-Wai's 1994 award-winner, released here this year by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder division of Miramax, is not only atypical of Hong Kong cinema, it's essentially sui generis: a romance and a comedy but not a romantic comedy, a story about cops and smugglers but not an action film, an art film that doesn't try to bludgeon you with its artiness. It contains two different stories that have only the most tangential plot connection. Still, the two stories fit together thematically; Wong depicts an intense urban world in which people are jammed together so tightly that they are frightfully isolated. An amusing script, dazzling visuals, and an irresistibly winning performance from punkish, gawky Faye Wong.
3. Bottle Rocket. This relatively low-budget story about a group of altogether believable wannabe criminal masterminds was co-written by director Wes Anderson and pal Owen Wilson; Wilson and his brother Luke play the two leads. (Lumi Cavazos, James Caan, and Bob Musgrave costar.) Its tone has elements of Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers but without Jarmusch's self-conscious artiness or the Coens' hip snottiness.
4. Three Lives and Only One Death. The films of Chilean expatriate director Raul Ruiz rarely get a theatrical release in the United States. Ruiz's latest -- which was apparently Marcello Mastroianni's last performance -- combines the virtues of Hollywood entertainment while stripping away the barnacles: Playing with our ossified expectations of film narrative, it gives us a fresh sense of the possibilities of the medium.
5. Fargo. It has taken me most of the year to come to terms with Joel and Ethan Coen's story about a dim used car salesman (William H. Macy) who hires two professional thugs (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife for ransom. The film is hysterically funny, operating in a deadpan tone throughout, but I was extremely bothered by what I took to be the Coens' usual contempt for their own characters. The meanness of their approach here seemed relentless (finding endless sport in regional accents, say). But I've come around: The key is the protagonist, small-town police chief Marge (Frances McDormand); she's the most Minnesotan of all, and the filmmakers unquestionably love her.
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PUNXSUTAWNEY — Johnny would be proud.
Music in the Park, the summertime series founded by John Serian a number of years ago, will again return to Barclay Square for seven straight Thursdays, a week after the Groundhog Festival concludes.
BIG RUN — Following a string of suspicious and undetermined fires that have occurred in the Big Run area over the last several months, Big Run Area Fire Department Chief Todd Peace is asking residents to be on the lookout for any suspicious behavior.
Big Run Council President Nick Lantz said due to the suspicious fires, Peace is asking area residents to report any peculiar activities that may be occurring —especially around some of the borough's blighted properties.
The most recent fire was the Big Run Carpet fire last Sunday morning.
ROSSITER — The Rossiter Miners' Federation League baseball team will host the second-annual Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament today and Sunday at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.
Four games will be played in the tournament this weekend, with three games featuring the hometown Miners.
All proceeds from food and beverage sales will go toward the Walker's Warriors Relay for Life team. There will also be silent auctions and raffles, with a pink bat autographed by Punxsy native and current Cincinnati Reds prospect Devin Mesoraco being the main piece raffled off.
Former Punxsutawney Area High School catcher Devin Mesoraco has become one of the top producers of doubles in the Triple-A International League, where he plays for the Louisville Bats. This week, he added four doubles to his season total.
Mesoraco's 26 doubles on the season for the Cincinnati Reds' affiliate is good enough for second in the International League, trailing Jim Gallagher of the Charlotte Knights by just one double.
Mesoraco started the week with five consecutive one-hit games, including last Saturday's 1-for-3 performance, during which he doubled and walked.
Alli Ishman delivers a pitch during the bottom of the first inning of Punxsy's Little League softball All-Star game against Brockway Thursday night. Ishman pitched four scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out seven. Ishman's one-hitter is this week's Play of the Week.
June Bianco, 88, Sharpsville, formerly of Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes with her family at her side Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Critical Care Unit at UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell. Mrs. Bianco was born June 10, 1923, in Walston, the daughter of the late Grover and Verda Jane (Siverling) Haag.
May 21, 1941, she married Peter J. Bianco, who preceded her in death Feb. 5, 2001.
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Ten years after Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation, a 15-year-old gay California student is dead after a student allegedly shot him because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. He had previously been on life support, although brain dead.
Lawrence King, an eighth-grader at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, was being kept alive today for organ donation after being shot Tuesday morning in class. The 14-year-old attacker, among a group of students known to bully and harass King because he sometimes wore makeup and jewelry and told classmates he was gay, will be charged with murder and a hate crime.
"I am deeply saddened by the terrible news about the shooting of Lawrence King. My prayers go out to all of Lawrence's friends and family," said Judy Shepard, Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. "This terrible incident underscores the fact that we cannot let hate go unchecked in our schools and communities. Our young people need our direction and guidance to prevent this type of crime from happening. I urge all parents and teachers to educate their children and students about acceptance, understanding and compassion."
"This incident of senseless violence is truly horrifying, and our hearts go out to the student's friends, family and the E.O. Green School community," said Kevin Jennings, Executive Director of GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. "As a nation, we've had our heads in the sand for far too long. We need to do everything we can to prevent something like this from happening again."
"This incident is another heartbreaking reminder of how often young people must endure intimidation or violence in school because of their sexual orientation or the way they express their gender identity," said Joe Solomonese, president, Human Rights Campaign. "While California's residents are fortunate to have state laws that provide some protection against hate crimes and school bullying, this pattern of violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students is repeated too often in schools and communities across America each day. This tragedy illustrates the need to pass a federal hate crimes law to ensure everyone is protected against violent, bias-motivated crimes, wherever they reside."
"Right now we don't know exactly how anti-gay hate expressed itself in the murder of Lawrence King," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "What we do know is that he was harassed on a daily basis because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. We do know that adults at his junior high school did not stop it and that kind of tolerance of anti-gay bigotry is pervasive in our nation's schools. Our hearts go out to Lawrence's family — and to all young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids who are — right now, right this minute — being bullied and beaten in school while adults look the other way."
A MySpace page has been created for anyone wishing to share their thoughts on this matter: http://www.myspace.com/rememberinglawrence
The 2001-02 California Healthy Kids Survey for the California Department of Education found that California students who were harassed because they are, or are perceived to be, gay or lesbian were more than five times more likely than other students who were not harassed to report being threatened or injured with a weapon (28% to 5%).
"It's absolutely crucial that we name the problem of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment and address it directly to find a solution to the everyday fear that keeps countless youth from feeling safe in school," Jennings said. "We must confront the fact that LGBT students are much more likely to be threatened with a weapon and much more likely to feel unsafe at school than other students."
Two of the top three reasons students say their peers are harassed in school are actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender expression, according to From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America, a 2005 Harris Interactive report commissioned by GLSEN. The top reason is physical appearance.
As was the case at E.O. Green Junior High, what begins as bullying and harassment too often escalates to violence. In GLSEN's 2005 National School Climate Survey, nearly a fifth (17.6%) of LGBT students reported being physically assaulted at school in the past school year because of their sexual orientation and over a tenth (11.8%) because of their gender expression.
California is one of only 10 states that protect students from bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and one of only five that protect students from bullying and harassment based on gender identity/expression.
"Safe schools laws and policies are vitally important, but simply having a law is not enough," Jennings said. "Schools need to implement staff development and trainings to address anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. Schools also need programs that teach young people respect and tolerance. Every student deserves to feel safe in school. We must take action and take responsibility for our inaction."
Another crucial intervention to protect students and all Americans is to pass the Matthew Shepard Act as an appropriate and measured response to the unrelenting and under-addressed problem of violent hate crimes committed against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability.
Update (2/17/2008): In an LA Times story today, where a surprising 1,000 people showed up for a march in tribute to King, they reported:
Jeremiah, another student and friend of the victim, said King had recently told the 14-year-old boy who is alleged to have shot him that he had a crush on him.
"I see no point in shooting someone for telling them that you like them," said Jeremiah, who didn't want to give his last name.
Update (2/23/2008): The family have a memorial website up at http://www.rememberlarry.com/. It thanks the church, has some links to anti-violence/tolerance stuff, but sort of skips over the gay angle entirely, which is on purpose.
"I want Larry remembered for who he was as a person, and not just this facet of his life," said Phil Cohen of Torrance, a family friend who created the Web site. "I'd rather not have him known as that gay kid. I'd rather have him known as Larry, a good kid who tried his best."
Family members didn't want to publicly discuss King's personal struggles. Despite the hate crime allegation, authorities have declined to comment on issues of sexual orientation, saying only that the motive for the shooting was rooted in a dispute between King and McInerney.
Cohen said he has filled his Internet photo gallery with pictures of King as he and the family want him remembered. The pictures show King as a young boy showing off a missing tooth, a 3-year-old in a Halloween pumpkin costume, a smiling teen holding a dog at Christmas, and a young man holding a bug at a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., in December 2006. The site also includes forums on tolerance and nonviolence.
"A lot, if not too much, is being made of his sexuality, if indeed it was his sexuality. At 15, how can anybody know what his sexuality is?" Cohen asked.
King had discussed questions about his sexual orientation with his parents, who responded they would love him whatever he decided, Cohen said.
Cohen said he doesn't want to alienate the gay community. He simply wants people to remember Larry as a person, rather than a symbol for a sexual orientation.
Family members and friends have said Larry was a sweet, artistic boy who loved to sing folk rock songs, enjoyed studying bugs, preferred vegetables to meat and helped out at his younger brother's baseball games.
Of course, this is all nice, but it doesn't explain the missing element in this story, which the NY Times mentions:
Lawrence wore his favorite high-heeled boots most days, riding the bus to school from Casa Pacifica, a center for abused and neglected children in the foster care system, where he began living last fall. Officials would not say anything about his family background other than that his parents, Greg and Dawn King, were living and that he had four siblings.
Why was he in foster care and living on his own if the family "would love him whatever he decided"? Sounds like he had decided, no?
(Quotes gathered from various gay rights organizations by Jeff. Main image from Bay Area Reporter; black and white image from GLSEN site; fishing picture from a local newspaper. The years they were taken are all unknown, as far as which is the most recent.)
This is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why can't people just accept others for who they are as a person?!!!
Poor is the man
Whose pleasures depend
On the permission of another
Love me, that's right, love me
I wanna be your baby
Wanting, needing, waiting
For you to justify my love
Hoping, praying
For you to justify my love
I'm open and ready
Rest in peace, dear Lawrence.
We send our sympathy to your family and friends.
Know that us at Oasis, and your GLBT brothers and sisters around the world (+ our allies) will never give up the fight in this battle for our rights and freedoms.
So aweful. And about ten minutes away from where I live. Scary.
It's just so sick that someone would kill someone based on stuff like this, especialy when it's people so young involved. I feel so bad for him and his family. It's just sick that stuff like this still happens and then people say that homophobia doesn't exist. Just makes me want to cry.
"gay: cheerful and lighthearted; merry." - The American Heritage Dictionary.
I can't even begin to conceive how 14 year olds can justify taking someone elses life because they are gay. I mean I know it happens, I've been a victim of it many times. In fact today my english teacher pulled me aside and told me I needed to be careful about the things I do.
But I feel like I shouldn't have to be afraid to leave the house. There's no reason you should fear being yourself under any circumstance.
I hope to god that he didn't wake up afraid that maybe that day was the day he'd loose his life.
Rest in peace.
Guns shouldn't be available to the general public, and they should be phased out of law enforcement/military... there is such a big problem when 14 year olds are doing this in nice rich, Hollister homoerotic California of all places, let alone ANYWHERE.
You're Amazing.
As much as I agree with hate crime laws, why on Earth would federal hate crime legislation have protected this boy or anyone else? I don't think it acts to "protect" people - if someone feels strongly enough about gay people to actually SHOOT them, a few years added to their sentence isn't going to make a difference.
An absolute waste of a life. It's simply indescribable.
"If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon."
- George Aiken
there is almost no limit, to how young someone can hate. And the fact that he was coming from a foster home when his family was alive and (i assuming) well...just sickens me from the pit of my stomach.
Bless this child. too young......RIP Lawrence
i don't know what to say. this is terrible.
my love to his family. always.
"It's like Dillinger once told me, 'It's always darkest just before they turn on the lights!'"


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Opening Three Channels for People to Join Anti-Corruption Campaigns
The Government has opened three major channels for anti-corruption campaigns, so that people are able to take part in ensuring transparency in the public sector.
In the first channel, people may send information or complaints about corruption in various government agencies to the hotline 1206.
As the second channel, special boxes have been installed to receive complaints about corruption at major places, such as Government House, provincial town halls, bus terminals, airports, Krung Thai Bank, AIS Service Center, and the CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok.
In the third channel, corruption complaints are received at the website www.stopcorruption.go.th, or social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and even mobile phone applications.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that the Government had opened the three channels as mechanisms to increase the Government's efficiency in fighting corruption and to raise public awareness of the fight against. She stressed the Government's serious efforts in dealing with corruption cases, which would help enhance the country's competitiveness and international recognition.
As part of its anti-corruption efforts, the Prime Minister said that the Government had lunched the "Clean Initiative" program under which each department was told to propose an anti-corruption project to the Government's screening committee. More than 200 projects had been submitted from all provinces, with the participation of the people in tackling the corruption problem.
In addition, she said, the Cabinet, during its meeting on 24 July 2012 gave the green light to the setting up of anti-corruption centers in all ministries. The operations of the centers are in line with the Government's anti-corruption strategies, aimed at raising public awareness of counter-corruption and creating transparency in government agencies.
The Government has set anti-corruption as an urgent policy to be implemented in the first year of its administration. In its policy statement presented to the National Assembly on 23 August 2011, the Government said that it would prevent and fight corruption in the public sector by adhering to transparency and good governance, which are universally accepted norms.
According to the statement, the Government will also amend laws with a view to preventing and fighting corruption and will broaden the enforcement of legislation regarding the prohibition of conflicts of interest to include persons who abuse power arising from their important and high positions, without exception. The Government will also foster moral consciousness and social values that uphold integrity and justice.
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Team Typhoon finally conquered the new PSP, opening it to homebrew, customization and piracy.
This is a demo of the 5.03 firmware running the tiff exploit and booting into a HEN environment on a PSP 2003 (3000 Support also) on 5.03 Official Firmware. This proves that the code survives a reboot and the system software and MAC address can be changed. This is something that only can be done with a kernel exploit. A video launching homebrew will be posted later.
Credits: Homebrew Enabler – (Davee) Team Typhoon
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Spyker are expecting a significant upturn in performance at this weekends Malaysian Grand Prix where they will introduce a major aerodynamic upgrade to their Ferrari-powered F8-VII machine.
A low-key performance at the Australian season opener saw Spyker qualify at the rear of the grid and then bring just one car home in the race in last place. Now, having chosen to skip last weeks Malaysian test to get the new aero package finished, they believe it will help them race for position at Sepang.
We were where we expected to be in Australia in qualifying time difference, but on race pace we were pretty close to the group in front, said Mike Gascoyne, Spykers chief technical officer.
For Malaysia the goal is now to transfer the aero upgrade onto the car and move forward. The simulations we have conducted in the wind tunnel suggest the modifications will give a significant increase in performance and hopefully we will be able to move further up the field.
Both F8-VII cars will feature revised bodywork, sidepod inlets, bargeboards and a modified diffuser to increase aerodynamic efficiency. The revisions are a direct result of Spyker's new partnership with Aerolab, which allows the team access to a second wind tunnel and 30 additional staff.
Spyker will use this Fridays two 90-minute practice sessions at Sepang to test the new parts for the first time in representative race conditions. The team will not be using Friday test drivers. Instead, team mates Christijan Albers and Adrian Sutil, will be installed in the car to acclimatise to the new modifications and the challenging Malaysian climate conditions.


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C.J. McCollum, Gabe Knutson, Mackey McKnight, John Adams and Jordan Hamilton along with head coach Brett Reed were on hand at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the 20th annual ESPY Awards.
Lehigh, which was nominated in the "Best Upset" category for its NCAA tournament win over Duke, saw the award given to the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
"I'm obviously very excited and honored to be nominated," Knutson said. "I would have liked to win, though. The Kings are worthy. It's some competition being in L.A., but great to be here and recognized."
Also up for the honor were the Norfolk State men's basketball team which beat Missouri in the NCAA tournament and the Iowa State football team for its win over Oklahoma State.
On March 16, Lehigh, which had never won an NCAA tournament game, outlasted second-seeded Duke, 75-70, to become only the sixth No. 15 seed in tournament history to accomplish such a feat.
Coincidentally enough, Norfolk State was the fifth program to do that, winning earlier in the day.
The improbable Lehigh run came to an end two days later in a third-round loss to 10th seed Xavier.
Win or not, Knutson, a Green Bay Packers fan, was able to meet quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the awards.
"It was a quick handshake," he said, "but it was cool to be here and see all the stars."
The ESPYs are annual sports awards presented by ESPN that are based on fan voting. Professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White and actress Olivia Munn presented the "Best Upset" award to the Kings' Dustin Brown, Matt Greene and Dustin Penner.
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India's listless performance saw England pile up a first innings lead of 191 on Day 3 of the third Test at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
The performance of India's batsmen had earlier belied the batting conducive nature of the pitch, as the side was bowled out for 316 in their first innings. Virender Sehwag looked in good touch before he was run out. Gautam Gambhir tried to make amends for his role in the mix up, but only managed 60 when a bigger and more substantial contribution was required of him. Sachin Tendulkar fought his way, scratching runs off the relentless English attack for a 76. MS Dhoni's belated charge on the bowlers early on Day 2 saw him gathering 52 runs in the time he could afford with the tail, taking India past 300 along the way.
Monty Panesar (4/90) and James Anderson (3/89) were the chief wicket takers for England, tackling the conditions shrewdly to constantly disturb the batsmen.
Nick Compton (57) notched up his maiden half century in Tests before a wrong decision from umpire Rod Tucker saw him being dismissed LBW against Pragyan Ojha. He added 165 with Alastair Cook for the first wicket, a stand that could have been nipped at 27 if Cheteshwar Pujara had not put down Cook (on 17 at the time) at first slip off Zaheer Khan.
Cook did not give too many chances after that, adding another 173 with Jonathan Trott (87) for the 2nd wicket and 21 with Kevin Pietersen (54) for the 3rd wicket. A sharp throw from Virat Kohli and a resultant freak run out ended Cook's magnum, his third consecutive ton in Tests and fifth successive ton as captain on 190 (377b, 4x23, 6x2).
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DOD is 'all in' on mobile devices, program manager says. (Stock image)
The Defense Information Systems Agency on May 17 announced approvals for security technical implementation guides for Apple iOS 6, Samsung Knox and new Blackberry operating systems, clearing the way for more selection and faster procurement of mobile devices in the Defense Department.
STIG approvals mean that the operating systems get the green light to connect to DOD networks, whether the devices are being used in pilot programs or connecting to the forthcoming mobile device management framework. A contract for the MDM system is currently in the source selection phase and is an award is due early this summer, according to DISA.
The announcements are part of ongoing efforts to support mobility implementation across DOD, where the various levels of security classifications complicate management of the infrastructure and operations behind the mobile devices.
"We're all in. We're device-agnostic. We want to support the Androids, the Apples, the Windows and the Blackberry devices," John Hickey, program manager for DOD mobility at DISA, said May 15 at the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C. "We want to create competition to lower the overall costs. That's the goal of the department – it's really about providing the devices to enable backside information that is required. And since DOD has unclassified but [for official use only] and various levels of classification...we've got to look at the entire realm."
The STIG approval, MDM framework and the Pentagon's mobile strategy and implementation plan are all in keeping with plans to establish a DOD-wide mobile enterprise that incorporates new technologies by accelerating acquisition cycles – no matter which vendor the technologies may come from.
"We're not looking for perfect solutions; we're taking the best that industry has today and we're using that and then looking for what's coming next," Hickey said. "We can't just say no anymore. We can't just give people a device that's so locked down you can't do anything with. How do we make a policy that enables that?"
That is something DOD agencies, DISA in particular, are working on amid plans for an enterprise MDM capability and app store, also in the source selection phase, slated to support 100,000 devices by February. Currently, DOD has more than 600,000 mobile devices in use, including roughly 470,000 Blackberries, 41,000 Apple devices and 8,700 Android devices.
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This is a dishcloth I started making from this Lion Brand pattern, and ended up with something different. It's very simple, great beginner cloth. I'm not sure if it has been done before. You could even make these and sell them online for a home-based business as they work up so fast!! Here is the pattern:
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The car turned onto a dusty road leading out of the city. The road curled into the hills where trees hid the simple mud-brick or tin-roofed homes from view. The driver stopped the car and opened his door.
The passengers stepped out of the car and looked around. A narrow trail led to a simple mud-and-thatch building that stood near the top of a hill nearby. The little group walked toward the simple building. A row of decorative concrete blocks served as windows, and palm leaves lay on a blue tarp that helped protect the people inside from tropical storms.
Two men appeared in the doorway and greeted the visitors. Inside the building light filtering through crisscrossed wooden slats that served as windows revealed several other people sitting inside. The little group began singing a familiar hymn in their mother tongue. They didn't seem bothered that they had no musical instrument to accompany them.
Young children sat on their mothers' or grandmothers' laps and stared shyly at the visitors. Several had come from other villages some distance away while others live within earshot of the simple chapel.
Sheeba first learned about Adventists just after she completed high school. She suffered when she took her stand for Christ and joined the church. Today she and her husband have two children. Her husband works as a tailor. It is honest work, but the couple struggles to provide for their children. Sheeba and her husband work hard to have a proper church where others can come to worship and learn about God's wonderful truths.
As George read his Bible he discovered that the Ten Commandments forbid idol worship. George had been taught to pray to statues, and this commandment troubled him. His priest refused to answer his questions about praying to statues, so George stopped attending that church.
George attended some evangelistic meetings and was baptized into the Adventist Church, along with several others. The new believers built a simple mud shed with a thatched roof in which to worship. The original building has been rebuilt several times, for members can't afford a more permanent house of worship worthy of their great God. Every family in the church struggles for their daily needs, and there's never any money for their prayed-for church. George, now the head elder, prays especially hard for a church. He knows that many in the neighborhood will come to worship if they have a better church in which to worship.
Jacob is an old man who works as a rubber farmer. He taps rubber trees and sells the sap to earn a living. Several years ago he prayed that God would send someone to teach him. His prayer was answered, and a pastor came to study the Bible with Jacob and several other families. Following Bible studies, 45 of them were baptized. They have remained faithful, worshipping in the mud shed and repairing the thatched roof when it leaks. Jacob lives seven miles away and walks through the forest to worship in the little church. He doesn't wish for a nicer home or more comfortable sleeping mat. He wants a church in his village where people will come to worship God.
After a short worship together the visitors and church leaders walk to the top of the hill where the members have cleared away trees and marked out the foundation for their new church. They pray that God will help them build a simple temple to God that will honor His majesty and lift up His name among the people in the hill country of southern India. They thank God together when they learn that this quarter part of the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help provide the materials they need to build their church. They are eager to begin working, for they know many of their neighbors still haven't heard the message of salvation in Jesus.
This quarter our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help several congregations scattered across India build simple churches in which to worship. Many who aren't Christians feel that any god who doesn't have a lovely temple isn't important enough to worship. We can help provide simple churches that will attract others who can learn that our God is mighty and loves them.
As the visitors prepare to leave the hillside, the church members ask them to relay a message to believers around the world. "Tell them thank you. Thank you. Thank you," they say through smiles as the children cling to them and smile shyly.
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I think profile portraits tend to be easiest. One rough contour and you have a likeness.
I've been looking for time to do something fun for a while. Finally found a couple nights away from freelance and everything else. Subject is same old, but its for fun after all.
My personal stuff always ends up looking like Star Wars...
Here's a recent illustration for Magic:The Gathering for a card called "Wall of Bone". First image is the initial sketch, second is final.
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U.S, Bobsled duo Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton made history in Sochi. For the first time in more than 60 years a two-man American bobsled earned an Olympic medal.
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While some were surprised by the Americans' top-notch run, folks in Lake Placid said they had faith all along.
"We call Steve the King of the hill. He's the best bobsled driver the United States has had," said Zig Zags Pub owner David Sheffield.
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"We have a bobsled out front and everybody sees that and they want to be part of the Olympic spirit," said Sheffield.
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The families of four civilian contractors killed in Iraq have cleared another legal hurdle in their wrongful death lawsuit against the men's employer, Blackwater USA. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Blackwater's request for a stay, meaning the case heads back to state court in North Carolina for trial. The lawsuit was filed in January 2005 by the families of four men whose convoy was ambushed in Fallujah on March 30, 2004. In one of the most notorious incidents of the war, their bodies were burned and strung up from a bridge. THE BLOTTER RECOMMENDS Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Security Firm Can Proceed Video Mothers Want Answers from Blackwater Click Here to Send Brian Ross a Video Question The lawsuit claims Blackwater failed to provide them with armored vehicles, weapons and maps as promised, and did not give them a chance to learn local routes before being sent out on their fatal mission. As Brian Ross first reported on ABCNews PrimeTime last year, one of the men complained about the unprofessionalism in an e-mail home just before he died. "They knew when they sent those poor men in there that there was little chance they'd ever come out," says Katy Helvenston, whose 38-year-old son Scott was among those killed. "I don't care about the money," she told ABC News, "I want accountability." An attorney for the families, Marc Miles, says he expects the case to go to trial next summer. Blackwater has expressed its regrets over the deaths but says the men knew what they were getting into in Iraq. The company says it will continue to fight the families' lawsuit, arguing that suing a military contractor in state court "could undermine…the United States government's ongoing efforts to combat international terrorism overseas." Blackwater has more than a thousand contractors working overseas, including hundreds in Iraq. The company says it has lost 25 of its workers in the line of duty in Iraq and elsewhere.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013 Mid-air Jet Refueling Demo
A group of employers joined members of the Army and Air National Guard to embark on a refueling mission that took place over the fields of Vermont. Before departure from Pease International Tradeport Monday morning, a briefing described how every individual connected to a Guard member serves alongside them and just how important that support is. "Never underestimate the support from employers," Craig E. Bennett, Assistant Adjutant General, New Hampshire Army National Guard, said. Major General William N. Reddel, The Adjutant General, New Hampshire, said the individuals who serve rival any military asset available. "It's our people. It's the greatest weapons system that we have," he said. Joining employers and representatives from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGAR), Gov. Maggie Hassan said she was honored to be a part of the eye-opening day.
In the state, there are 2,902 soldiers and airmen and 146 state employees who serve through the national guard totaling about 3,000 individuals altogether. Of that group, 139 are currently deployed to points throughout the globe. The 157th Air Refueling Wing based at Pease International Tradeport, who executed the refueling portion of the day, has the highest utilization rate in the Air National Guard. That is among the many reasons the Port City base was chosen out of 88 bases nationally to host the KC-46. Wing Commander Paul Hutchinson said the state and Seacoast region "has been one of the most supportive seen in 20 years for the military." Asking for any Vietnam War era veterans to stand, the entire group of attendees gave a standing ovation for those who not necessarily shown the same level of support that today's troops receive. ESGAR leader, Dave Quinn, also greeted the group about to embark on a refueling flight to Fort Drum emphasizing the importance that employers have while Civilian soldiers serve.
Bennett emphasized that employers should never underestimate the support they can provide. While individuals enlisted full time in any branch of the military return to the base from which they and their family may be stationed, National Guard members immediately need to reintegrate into civilian life. Rick Ray, operations supervisor for LA Waste based in Tyngsboro, Mass., spoke during the briefing and said he really hadn't realized what a difference an employers support can make. Though he later told Foster's Daily Democrat he's always tried to be as supportive as possible for his employee, he gained a new perspective on Monday's trip. "You get a whole different view after doing this," he said. Ray said he has been a guest on a refueling mission before, but had never seen the live firing training in the field.
He said his company made sure the family of his one National Guard employee was taken care of and thought of at Christmastime and he was happy to take that action.