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- Tell us a little about yourself, what have you accomplished in life?
My name is Charles Deenen. I was born in the Netherlands in 1970, and moved to the US in 1991 after having worked on Commodore 64/Amiga sound and music since 1984. In 1993 I got married to my lovely wife, and we moved to Canada in 2003. During all these years I worked on a fair amount of games (see mobygames.com, or imdb.com) and several feature films including Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 furious, and have done sound design for dozens of feature film trailers (last ones were Alien vs Predator, Catwoman etc.)
- What are your favourite computer games/board games and why?
I still like that funny little C64, as it's still in my closet. For the rest, I have an Xbox at home, and play racing games. That's about it. I don't have much time to play games as I work too much
- What hobbies do you have besides computer games?
recently took up photography as a hobby, but mostly do audio related stuff (recording, sound design etc.).
- What are your favourite bands/artists (music) ?
I mainly listen to R+B/Hip Hop, but also like the oddball stuff like Enya. I don't like country or classical. As to favorites, there's not really a single artist, but I like Janet Jackson and other similar people.
- Tell us a little about your role in the making of Fallout 1/2/3 (Van Buren)/Tactics ?
That's a long time ago. I remember fallout 1 pretty well since we had to do it really fast. There wasn't much pre-planning at all as we were doing several other games at the same time. My role in FO1 and FO2 was audio director, spreading the work out to sound designers/editors and generally making sure the stuff sounds good as well as doing sound design and mixing. On Tacktics, it was mostly handled by Adam L, and I worked on the sound-design and mixing for the movies.
- Whats your favourite Fallout memory?
Mixing and sound-designing the movies from FO1, and making it nice and creepy with that song...
- What specifically inspired Fallout for you? What were the biggest influences?
No big influences to report, sorry. I remember watching some old films to get some ideas for the opening sound design.
- Pop Culture played a big role in Fallout, what pop culture influences you?
....hmmm... If I only knew what pop culture was....
- How was it to be a part of the Fallout team?
Tim (the lead programmer and producer) was a great person to work with. I think he was one of the only producers at interplay that really knew what he wanted to hear and see. I really like people who have a vision.
- Were there things that you wished you had added to either Fallouts?
I always do. Time is always an issue, and I wish we hadn't rushed so many titles at interplay (including the fallout series). There's always room for improvement in any title
- What were you favourite places in fallout and why?
I didn't have any particular favorite places. Usually I look at the game from a sound-perspective, so the locations which call for nice sound-design are my favorite places
- What is your hope for future Fallout games? Would you like to be a part of a future Fo team?
My passion is really into racing games or action games at the moment. I worked on RPG type games for 10 years, and even though they were great to do at that time, it's hard to get super-excited about it in these days. So, if they make an action oriented Fallout, I'm all up for it!
- Who would you bring with you in a future Fallout team and why?
If I had a choice, everybody I've worked with in the past. They were all great and talented people.
- In your opinion, what are the key ingredients that every RPG should have?
Story, great and convincing dialog, great ambience and music and amazing graphics
- Where do you see computer RPGs going?
I see it becoming more indepth, more paths, more story elements, replayability being higher etc.
- How does the fan base hinder/help the projects that youve worked on?
It doesn't really affect it. I love getting input from fans for next itterations of games. They are the players, they know what they like, and I believe in giving the user what they want to hear.
- When planning the story how do you go through the process of integrating themes and story with the constraints on software?
I never had to plan the story, that's always the producers/writers task. In audio, you execute on their plans. In music, we always planned themes for the characters, and interweave them wherever needed to enhance the story element. Almost like giving you musical clues.
- If you could make any computer game that you wanted, which would it be and why?
A great, less arcady, more real BMX biking game. I haven't seen one yet.
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Not working. Hopefully. No seriously, I don't know, but most likely something in sound.
- Any last word to the Fallout fan base?
Thank you throughout all the years for buying the game. It was fantastic to see people here at the new company enjoy a game that's pretty old by now, and rave about every element. This shows how much Tim and his team cared about the game and the little nuances they put in. I always have loved user feedback, and the fallout fans have been super about it.
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As you all know by now, Tim Tebow will be starting under center (or, more likely, in the shotgun) for the Broncos this week -- which means fantasy owners will have plenty of Tebow-related questions. And why not? Despite some shaky accuracy (career completion percentage: 48.9), Tebow averaged over 27 fantasy points in the three games he saw extensive playing time last year, and he scored 18.92 fantasy points two weeks ago in just two quarters of work.
But can Tebow continue his success? Can he get the ball to the Broncos' suddenly healthy receiving corps (both Eddie Royal and Demaryius Thomas are expected back this week)? Will defenses respect his arm enough for Willis McGahee to have open running lanes? Can you believe we're talking this much about a Broncos-Dolphins game?
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Stock Watch: Ryan Torain, RB, Redskins. Torain disappointed against Philly's porous run defense last week, gaining just 22 yards on 10 carries. Fantasy owners shouldn't give up on him, though. By all accounts, he's still Washington's lead back, and this week he faces a Carolina defense giving up the most fantasy points per game to RBs (28.0). Expect Washington to lean on the running game with a new QB (John Beck) under center.
Week 7 Sleeper: Matt Cassel, QB, Chiefs. After a slow start, Cassel has posted a 7:1 TD-to-INT ratio over his past three games. Even more impressive is that he's averaged 258.5 passing yards and 2.5 TDs in his past two contests. This week, fresh off a bye, Cassel faces a Raiders' defense giving up 23.5 fantasy points per game to QBs (tied for fourth most). Consider him a safe bye-week fill-in option.
Rookie Report: DeMarco Murray, RB, Cowboys. With Felix Jones (ankle) out two-to-four weeks, Murray figures to take over as the Cowboys' primary ball carrier. He hasn't shown much this season (94 total yards on 28 touches), but Murray showed in college that he's a threat for a big play every time he touches the ball. He'll likely split time with Tashard Choice this week, but facing the Rams' league-worst run defense (161.8 yards per game) gives Murray legit flex value in fantasy leagues.
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"When we originally started this mission, we were state active duty. That means we were activated by Governor Rick Perry and put on state active duty orders. That's different from being activated by the federal government. President Bush signed an order declaring a federal disaster area are were transferred over to federal control."
Sanaghan says the designation gives them specific federal protection. It also means that the unit will go where it's needed.
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Qualys is the most widely deployed information security and compliance cloud solution in the world with over 7,700 customers including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and a majority of the Fortune 100.
Ranked worldwide market leader in device vulnerability assessment by IDC for three consecutive years.
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Businesses and government agencies are more distributed today than ever before, and those multiple networks and geographic locations pose a particular challenge in scaling their security and compliance operations to keep ahead of the latest emerging threats. As a result, organizations are constantly facing too many vulnerabilities affecting too many applications — often without adequate resources to mitigate the security holes through timely patching. Traditional in-house enterprise security models are too slow, costly, and cumbersome to deal with this reality.
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Holding: Federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction over civil rights lawsuits, filed under Section 1983, that seek access to DNA evidence to challenge a state conviction.
Plain English Holding: Convicted inmates seeking access to DNA evidence to prove their innocence may do so by filing a federal civil rights lawsuit, rather than having to undertake the more difficult process of filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Judgment: Reversed, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on March 7, 2011. Justice Thomas filed a dissent, which was joined by Justice Kennedy and Justice Alito.
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Monday, July 31, 2006
Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to Army: "Raise Readiness."
Reuters is reporting that Syrian President Bashar Alasad has informed the army to "raise readiness, preparedness" in regards to the Israeli-Hizballah conflict.
This obviously takes the tension in the region up a notch. Has Syria finally had enough of watching the conflict between their close neighbor and Israel? What does this announcement mean? Is it only saber rattling or a more serious threat?
I have long worried that Syria would be drawn into the Iraq war from the conflict in al-Anbar province in eastern Iraq. Not only does Syria share a border with Iraq but they sympathize with the Sunni and Baathist insurgents within Iraq. Now, war is not only at the doorsteps of Syria's eastern border but it's western borders as well.
It appears that Asad's announcement is simply a defensive move/announcement but it is still extremely troubling.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Bush Admininstration Should Talk with Syria
"I think [the Syrians] want to get involved," Armitage says. "I think they want to become more central to the solution and you might as well give them the opportunity."
"We get a little lazy, I think, when we spend all our time as diplomats talking to our friends and not to our enemies," he adds.
GOI: I also think that engaging in direct talks with Syria could help us further isolate Iran. In not talking with Syria we are increasing the divide between our two countries and pushing Syria increasingly into the arms of the radical Iranian government.
It never hurts to keep talking. The minute countries stop talking is the minute assumptions begin emerging, things start falling apart and soon bombs are flying back and forth.
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Friday, July 28, 2006
War? What War??
American Idol contestants meet with Dubya in the White House today. The Whitehouse press office said that the President was "aware" of the show. Yeah kind of like he is "aware" of foreign policy. A quick phone poll was taken on who was the favorite, (including Bush) and surprisingly, Al Gore won!! Wow.
After the photo Bush purposed that the "Idols" be sent over to the Lebanon-Israel border to be the peace keeping force.
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Sunday, July 23, 2006
White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton on Stem Cell Research.
Here's Bolton on Meet the Press this morning talking about stem cell research:
RUSSERT: Karl, Karl Rove the President's chief political advisor said that adult stem cells show far more promise them embryonic stem cells and the White House did not identify any scientist who could confirm that. Is, do, does the President agree with Mr. Rove?
BOLTON: Um, ah, [unintelligeable] i'm no scientist [unintelligeable] not, not qualified to speak on it but, ah, I think the point that Karl was getting at is that there are alternative means, uh, to achieve some of the promise of the, of the embryonic stem cells...
RUSSERT: (interrupting) Though he said far more promise can you, can you cite any scientist who believes that adult stem cells have for more promise then embryonic stem cells.
BOLTON: Well, I can't cite scientists on either side of it but what I can tell you is that adult human, adult human stem cells have already shown enormous utility, in, ah, the amelioration of disease in this country, ah, embryonic stem cells, ah have, have yet to fulfill the promise that many see
(GOI: Yeah, because people like you and your boss, President Bush refuse to allow federal funding to help find out if that promise is there!! How can we know, if there is no large funding effort to fuel the research?!!)
but there, but there is a legitimate promise there and that's why the President has struggled so much with that difficult...
RUSSERT: (interrupting) But, is there any evidence that you are aware of (or the President's aware of) that says adult stem cells show far more promise then embryonic.
BOLTON: Ah, adult stem cells have already demonstrated for, in the amelioration of disease...
RUSSERT: So you agree with Mr. Rove?
BOLTON: Ah, um, like I said i'm not a scientist and I don't...
RUSSERT: (interrupting) Well, I don't think Karl Rove is either!
BOLTON: Well, uh, he knows a lot of stuff (Russert laughs under his breath).
(GOI: Bolton continues to drone on a bit about how they are funding the NIH (National Institutes of Health) to continue research of stem cells that does not include embryonic stem cells. And then the interview ends).
Wow, crack staff we got up there in the White House. They don't need any stinkin' scientists!!!, they have KARL ROVE!!! After all, he knows a lot of stuff!!!
Be afraid, be VERY, VERY afraid.
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Friday, July 21, 2006
Bush Stem Cell Madness
Just about everyone of us knows someone with an illness or disease that could benefit from this research: Brain disorders/mental illnesses, alzheimer's, diabetes, spinal cord injuries, parkinson's disease, AIDS, etc. According to the Alliance for Stem Cell Research there are 70 diseases and illnesses.
Does that picture of a collection of embryonic stem cells have a brain? No. Do they think? Do they have a heart? No. They have the potential for life. They could develop into a brain, heart or spinal cord cells but they are not in and of themselves any seperate, living "being". Again, according to the Alliance for Stem Cell Research, Embryonic stem cells are blank, unspecialized cells found in a blastocyst. A blastocyst is a mass of 150 or so cells that is smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
Bush told us that it is wrong to use life to save another life so what about the donation of an organ by someone in a vegetable state about to be unplugged from life support? According to such asinine logic, wouldn't the donation of a kidney to help another person be murder as well? Seems to me that it would me an even more heinous case of murder as it involves an entire organ! Then there is the donating of blood to help another person live. How is that not murder? After all this is the intentional spilling of blood (blood which is the essence of life) for saving another.
What about the waste of sperm cells by a couple trying to have a baby that do not fertilize an egg? Not every sexual relation involves the conception of life so isn't that murder by not using every sperm cell for life?? Or how about getting a tan as that involves the killing of some skin cells which are alive? Or how about a woman's monthly cycle being murder as she does not use all her eggs to create life?
Sure the donation of these things does not necessarly kill the person who donates them but then neither does the creation of extra embryonic stem cells! The women who create them go on to create life, (and in many cases lots and lots of lives with the use of fertility drugs!) not die or kill life. So how can this all lead to murder when the couples get a baby (or more then one) and others get improved life from the left over stem cells!! Nothing in this equation is being killed!! In fact, there is only the transformation into life!!! The only killing would come if we waste these cells and toss them into the trash. So it seems to me that the anti-embryonic stem cell research lobby should be all over stem cell research as it involves the saving and creating of all kinds of life!!
This whole anti-embryonic stem cell lobby is absurd, illogical and irresponsible.
What is so frustrating is that one man's signature can kill off the voices of 3/4's of the American public, the lives of people suffering and dying from terrible diseases and the majority of Representatives and Senators. Talk about murder!!! Grrrrr.
Speaking of Bush and stem cell research he showed up here in Denver today to support an anti-embryonic stem cell research candidate. A pro-embryonic stem cell research rally was staged by Congresswoman Diana Degette which the state GOP chairmain dismissed. He said the protest was a diversion from issues that people care about.
Sooo according to him, people don't care about embryonic stem cell research. Even though a HUGE majority of Americas are for it??? How clueless can these Republicans get?!! I think that this is going to be big issue in the out come of the November elections. I know a few people who are going to vote against the sitting Representative of our district because she voted against the stem cell research bill.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
From Israeli Children with "Love"
An Israeli child signs a bomb as other children wait for their turn in line while the military stands by.
Photo caption: Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Monday, July 17, 2006.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
"From Israel and Danielle."
Notice the writings on the bomb which say:
"Nazrala (I'm sure they meant Nasrallah: The Secretary General of Hizbullah in Lebanon) whit love,"
Look at the glee on the faces of these girls. What kind of message does this reinforce in these children?? Hate, that's what. Allowing children to sign messages of hate on bombs meant for Lebanon is actively watering the seed of hate in the next generation. Surely these young children were encouraged to sign these bombs and that is disgusting. How did these children find their way into the zone of the military? It appears that they were purposefully brought in for the signings. And if they DID come on their own (possibley by their parents) why were they not turned away?? Especially since military installations are dangerous places during a time of war!!! Such lack of concern for their lives and fragile, impressionable minds!!! Children learn hate from adults.
There is a great amount of coverage and denouncement (as well there should be) of muslim children learning to hate Jews in textbooks in the madrassas. Yet here we see Israeli children being indoctrinated in a similar way. How can we ever expect the hate to stop with such brain washing on both sides?? This is abuse of children by both sides.
I post these pictures to show that Israelis are not exactly the "chosen people of God" that they claim. We are always told here in the west that Israel is ALWAYS the victim and whether it is unpopular to say or not the Palestinians have (and always have had to a certain extent) been victims themselves. And while I denounce the actions of Hizballah and Hamas with the strongest words and back Israel's right to defend themselves (and their captured soldiers), I can not sit by and say that Israel is never to blame.
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Possible Regional War in the Middle-East?
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel has hit hundreds of targets in Lebanon as part of its effort to force the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, a top Israeli general said Thursday.
Meantime, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman said the country has information that the Lebanese guerrillas who captured the two Israeli soldiers are trying to transfer them to Iran.
"We have concerns that they could be taken out of Lebanon to Iran. Those concerns have a basis," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev. He did not disclose the source of his information.
GOI: There goes the neighborhood!!! Now Iran could possibley become involved by hiding some of the soldiers taken captive. This is in addition to Iran funding Hezbollah. As if we didn't have enough on our hands with Iran.
Some of the Israeli bombing raids have hit near Syria which could threaten bringing that country into this conflict. Especially since Syria has long been a defender of Lebanon and another source for the financing of Hezbollah. The United States has joined Israel in blaming Iran and Syria in addition to Lebanon and Hezbollah for the kidnapping of the soldiers. The middle-east seems to be blowing up into a regional war, a sentiment expressed today by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel certainly has a right to defend itself but I just wonder where this will all end??
The escalation of violence in the Middle East pushed crude oil prices to a new intraday record of $75.88 a barrel.
GOI: There needs to be a cease fire brokered by the United States and the U.N. to help reduce the threat of a regional war breaking out from Israel to Lebanon to Syria to Iraq to Iran and perhaps even into Afghanistand and Pakistan. It is especially important i think that America should be involved in working for a cease fire as to not appear only caring about Israel's interests.
We need to send special envoy's of former President's and current senators who have statesmen like clout around the world to help stabilize and cool off all of these hot spots.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Indiana a Terror Target
The National Asset Database, as it is known, is so flawed, the inspector general found, that as of January, Indiana, with 8,591 potential terrorist targets, had 50 percent more listed sites than New York (5,687) and more than twice as many as California (3,212), ranking the state the most target-rich place in the nation.
The database is used by the Homeland Security Department to help divvy up the hundreds of millions of dollars in antiterrorism grants each year, including the program announced in May that cut money to New York City and Washington by 40 percent, while significantly increasing spending for cities including Louisville, Ky., and Omaha.
"We don't find it embarrassing," said the department's deputy press secretary, Jarrod Agen. "The list is a valuable tool."
GOI: Okkkkkk, well they obviously then do NOT have any "shame in their pork spending game."
In addition to the petting zoo, in Woodville, Ala., and the Mule Day Parade in Columbia, Tenn., the auditors questioned many entries, including "Nix's Check Cashing," "Mall at Sears," "Ice Cream Parlor," "Tackle Shop," "Donut Shop," "Anti-Cruelty Society" and "Bean Fest."
GOI: However, the Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building and Times Square are NOT ON THE LIST!! Well, beans are a threat to Islam I guess as we all know that beans go with pork and pork is a no-no for Muslims. And Osama wants to hit mules because mules are the way that he and his crew gets around these days and thus are his version of mass transit. And the petting zoo? This one is obvious as we all know what "heavy petting" leads to. The tackle shop is all about fish and the fish is one of the main symbols of Christianity so Osama must be targeting the tackle shop in a sly and ingenius way of attacking Christians!!!! As for Nix's Check cashing? Osama wants to hit them as they wouldn't cash his out of state, out of country, second party checks. Especially since they caught on to his alias Albert Qaeda.
Even people connected to some of those businesses or events are baffled at their inclusion as possible terrorist targets.
"Seems like someone has gone overboard," said Larry Buss, who helps organize the Apple and Pork Festival in Clinton, Ill. "Their time could be spent better doing other things, like providing security for the country."
Angela McNabb, manager of the Sweetwater Flea Market, which is 50 miles from Knoxville, Tenn., said: "I don't know where they get their information. We are talking about a flea market here."
GOI: Amongst the other things named as terrorist targets on the master list include 718 mortuaries. After seeing the movie, "Night of the Living Dead" Osama assumed that our dead can rise up again and attack by command. Thus (he figures) that the Pentagon is going to send these American zombies over to the rugged mountains in Afghanistan to hunt him down. The flea markets are important because if we don't buy good old American macrame then the terrorists win.
One business owner who learned from a reporter that a company named Amish Country Popcorn was on the list was at first puzzled. The businessman, Brian Lehman, said he owned the only operation in the country with that name.
"I am out in the middle of nowhere," said Mr. Lehman, whose business in Berne, Ind., has five employees and grows and distributes popcorn. "We are nothing but a bunch of Amish buggies and tractors out here. No one would care."
But on second thought, he came up with an explanation: "Maybe because popcorn explodes?"
GOI: I guess al-Qaeda values our heartland because all the cows produce methane gas and they want to use them as bombs. This is all so absurd and shows that they are playing games with our national security. Ahhh FEMA. The folks who brought you the Katrina debacle and the hits (no pun intended) just keep on coming. We desperately need new leadership folks.
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Sunday, July 09, 2006
The al-Jihad Massacre
By KIM GAMEL Associated Press Writer
AP Photo/ASAAD MOUHSIN
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Masked Shiite gunmen stopped cars in western Baghdad Sunday and grabbed people off the streets, singling out the Sunni Arabs among them and killing at least 37, police said. UPDATE: WashPost is reporting the number of dead at more then 50:
They set up checkpoints to stop cars, burst into homes, and singled out Sunni Arab residents for execution, witnesses and police said. Some of the corpses were handcuffed and pocked with bullet holes while others were pegged with nails, witnesses said.
An official in a Sunni political party in al-Jihad said he saw Mahdi Army fighters riding in the same vehicles with Interior Ministry commanders. He took his family out of the house because he feared it would be raided by militiamen. Outside, he said he saw 15 bodies.
"Some of them were tortured with drills," he said. "Some of them were hanged by ropes."
[...]The attack in the Jihad neighborhood apparently was retaliation for the car bombing of a local Shiite mosque the night before.
Deputy Prime Minister Salam Zikam Ali al-Zubaie, a Sunni, called the attack "a real and ugly massacre."
He blamed Iraqi security forces that are widely believed to have been infiltrated by Shiite militia.
An Interior Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said Shiite militiamen wearing masks and black uniforms were roaming the neighborhood, checking people's identity cards, presumably for Sunni names. "They are killing civilians according to their identity cards," he said.
The Sunni Arabs were singled out and driven away. Their bodies were found later dumped on streets throughout the neighborhood, Abdul-Razzaq said, adding that police had collected at least 37 bodies.
GOI: Can anyone doubt anymore that Iraq is completely lost? Some 3 and one half years after the start of this war the Iraqi security forces are STILL unable (or unwilling) to defend their own country and purge themselves (and the government) of militia presence. The Iraqi's are determinded to brutally fight and kill each other. How can we prevent such actions??? What are we supposed to do in the light of these events besides helplessy sit by and watch?? We are spending all this money to keep our troops there as basically armed journalists. Let's pull back to Kuwait and let the Iraqi's figure out how bad they want Democracy. If they want to continue to fight it out amonst themselves then so be it. Trying to play mediator in a civil war doesn't work and isn't working. It is only making us the target from both sides.
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Saturday, July 08, 2006
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
Man Freed After 21 Years in Prison
A judge signed an order Thursday freeing a man from prison where he had spent 22 years after being wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape of a 25-year-old woman.
The nonprofit Innocence Project and prosecutors from the Bronx district attorney's office had asked for Newton's 1985 conviction to be vacated based on recent testing on a rape kit used for the woman after the incident.
Newton, now 44, was convicted of raping the woman in an abandoned Bronx building in June 1984. He was sentenced in 1985 to up to 40 years in prison.
In 1994 he filed a motion asking that new DNA testing be conducted, but the request was denied because the evidence was unavailable, the Innocence Project and prosecutors wrote in papers filed to the court.
A similar request was granted four years later, but testing of the victim's clothing "failed to yield the presence of male DNA," the papers said.
Despite what Innocence Project lawyers and prosecutors said were earlier claims that it was lost or had been destroyed, officials found the kit, which was tested for DNA by two labs earlier this year.
The result "conclusively excludes" Newton as the assailant, according to the papers.
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Peace on the 4th of July
Albert Einstein said it best, "You cannot simutaneously prepare for and prevent war."
Thank-you to our soldiers who have gone and served our country through out history. Thank-you to the soldiers in Afghanistan.
It is especially important today to remember our troops in Iraq who have been forced to fight in a bogus war. May they be safe and return home to us in one piece and as soon as possible.
I think it is also especially important to remember the men and women who fought and died in the Revolutionary War to bring us this great country.
On this day I think it is also important to re-read The Declaration of Independence. I am going to make it a habit/tradition to re-read this historic and monumentous document every 4th of July.
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Sunday, July 02, 2006
New York Times Fires Back and I Say, "Hear, Hear!!"
GOI: Yeah, how many times have we heard Bush saying proudly that we are/have freezing/frozen the bank accounts of terrorist organizations?!!
President Bush said the latest revelation was "disgraceful" and did "great harm" to the country. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, reiterated his view on CNN's "Late Edition" on Sunday that The Times should be prosecuted under the 1917 Espionage Act for repeatedly revealing classified information.
GOI: Now, the NYT is guilty of "treason," and "espionage" for reporting the obvious and the Bush administration isn't guilty for outing a CIA operative working in the critical area of national security/WMD in Iran?!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!
"The Times can't have it both ways," King said. "They can't on the one hand say there's no harm in releasing this. Everybody knew about it. But on the other hand, we had to put it on Page One because it was so top secret."
Keller, on Face the Nation, said it is the government that "likes to have it both ways... They confide in us when they want to advertise the programs that are successful. And then they rebuke us if we write about something they would prefer we didn't write about."
He added that he is only a little surprised by the level of criticism the paper is receiving.
"I mean, it's an election year. Beating up on The New York Times is red meat for the conservative base," Keller said. "But I don't think this is all politics. I think the administration is a little embarrassed. This is the most secretive White House we've had since the Nixon White House."
"But this was a case where clearly the terrorists or the people who finance them know quite well, because the Treasury Department and the White House have talked openly about it, that they monitor international banking transactions. It's not news to the terrorists," he said.
GOI: VERY well said and right on. If you agree with what Keller is saying I urge you to send an email (as I am going to do) to the New York Times saying that you whole heartedly support them.
By the way, "Hear, Hear" "is an abbreviation for "hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!""
I thought that was an interesting thing.
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An alleged attempt to pass phony bills landed a LaFollette man in jail last week.
Reports of a male subject attempting to pass counterfeit money at the Cumberland Crossing BP surfaced last Friday evening.
During his investigation LaFollette Police Officer Joseph Brown located Robert Allan Myracle, 51, of 127 Ridenour Lane, Apartment 201, at his home.
According to Brown's report, when confronted about the incident at the convenience store Myracle advised that the money was counterfeit. Records indicate Myracle was in possession of $700 in fake money.
Between coming to court five minutes late and appearing to nod off as potential jurors were questioned, Phillip Pack was seemingly taking his second degree murder charge in stride.
Yesterday Pack's trial for the 2008 murder of Jayne Love began.
Prosecutors believe Pack furnished Love with the meth that led to her death.
But Keith Hatfield, Pack's court appointed attorney said while that was the state's theory they could not prove it.
"At the end of the day Mr. Pack will be entitled to an acquittal," Hatfield said.
With the start of Phillip Pack's second-degree murder trial less than 48 hours away, a last ditch attempt to exclude DNA evidence was made on Monday.
With Pack's court appointed attorney, Keith Hatfield, unexplainably absent from court, Wes Hatmaker agreed to argue the motion asking to have the evidence tossed.
That was the first hurtle to be crossed.
With Hatmaker's agreement to stand in, Senior Assistant District Attorney General Mike Ripley objected asking if Pack was aware of this substitution. Pack was not in court to answer that question.
The Campbell County Board of Education and more specifically one of its board members was dealt a blow with the recent filing of a lawsuit in federal court.
In a complaint filed in the United States District Court school system employee Alexis R. Keiser, alleges she is the victim of sexual harassment perpetrated by veteran board member Mark A. Wells.
According to the filing, the suit is being brought as a result of Wells' attempt to date Keiser and his subsequent retaliation once he learned she was in a relationship with someone else.
The ninth annual CASA Bluegrass Breakdown not only raised funds for area children, but awareness for the issues they face.
The Saturday evening event went well, raising around $8,000 including corporate sponsors, according to CASA Director Renee Tackett.
The Department of Children's Services had a foster/ adoption booth set up to provide information for anyone who was interested.
"I feel that it did raise awareness. The community effort was strong and the response was big," Tackett said.
Despite the fact that a year has passed since a proposed 799 slip marina disrupted the calm waters of Norris Lake, a decision has still not been made by the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.
On March 19 of last year, an application was sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority proposing a commercial marina on Norris Lake, near Heatherly's Point.
This location just happened to lie directly across from the portion of the lake where Camp Galilee laid down its roots over 50 years ago.
There was no deviation from the norm Tuesday night during the girl's championship of the District 3-AAA Basketball Tournament at Knox Halls.
Oak Ridge High School (24-5 overall) added a tournament championship to its regular season title with a 75-68 victory over No. 3 seed Campbell County (19-11 overall), which ended a seven-game winning streak for the Lady Cougars.
Campbell County's last loss came at the hands of the Lady Wildcats on Feb. 4, almost three weeks ago.
Having a one-dimensional attack likely cost the Jellico High School boy's basketball team a chance to move on in tournament play.
The Blue Devils (18-11 overall) could not find their shooting touch from long range Saturday night during a 77-59 loss to Grace Christian Academy (GCA) in a Region 2-A quarterfinal game. The defeat eliminated Jellico from the tournament. Meanwhile, the Rams (18-9 overall), who avenged a two-point loss to Jellico on Jan. 9 at Knoxville, advanced to play Harriman in the region semifinals Tuesday at Wartburg.
Basketball tournaments have little margin for error, especially during the elimination rounds.
So when the Campbell County High School girl's basketball team didn't play its best Friday night while hosting a Region 2-AAA quarterfinal game, William Blount was quick to take advantage.
The 2009-10 season hasn't been easy at times for the Oliver Springs Bobcats, as early season injuries and illness made it difficult for Tony Ingram's squad to hit their stride.
Through it all, however, coach Ingram knew that the postseason was all that mattered and now that the Bobcats are playing at 100 percent, they seem to be peaking at just the right time. Jellico found out just how good the Bobcats can be when they're clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night as Oliver Springs bombed the Blue Devils 72-48 to capture the District 4-A Tournament championship.
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Yawn. This rhetoric is getting boring.
I seriously doubt the US will go to war with North Korea given this isn't something the government has planned out. Unless NK throws a nuke our way, the US will continue to ignore the problem.
Iraq was different in the sense that there was money to be made. Not much money in NK...
North Korea is just protecting its self
This little boy with his nuclear toys needs a little spanking
North Korea obviously doesn't have the military power to go on war with the United States unless China may be secretly behind it. All that N.Korea said were words of war to scare with nuclear threats. This is not the first time they are pulling these tricks on the USA and this may not be the last time with the way they do this drama. I don't see that the United States is provoking war in that region as the leader of North Korea is very young man. Sometime young people go by their emotions than the prudence and wisdom shown by older leaders. This where the USA needs to see the real threat.
Does China have a defense treaty with North Korea just like South Korea has defense treaty with the United States? If this is true, then the acts of the USA is not provocation of war in that region. If North Korea attacks, it will be China attacking !
I think that NK is baiting the US. They want the US or SK to make a preemptive strike, much like what Israel did in Syria when it attacked a nuclear facility in that country years ago. I do not think the US will fall for this and I believe SK will also hold itself in check somehow. In the mean time the little dictator will continue to strut around imaginary battle fields, and pore over numerous battle plans in front of cameras, while barking more orders like a Chihuahua, as he remains surrounded by his military toadies nodding "yes" in approval. He has given ample warning that he could do something, and the world is now poised for anything he could possibly do. All we have to do is watch this child in the corner having a tantrum, and wait for him to realize the display is getting him nowhere.
The US only go to war to make money.... if there was oil there then you would already be sat there
I say blow them strat to hell if attack and if we do go to war with north and when we defeat the north, the north dictator should not be alowed to servive force them to a total serender witch means one country karea
What money is in Afghanistan?
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The Game may go into overtime on BET
A little late, but maybe not too late, BET is showing interest in bringing The Game back for a fourth season. The original options on the cast of the show have lapsed, but that's not to say BET couldn't negotiate anew. There's still an audience out there for the show, and I'll bet its more hardcore base felt a little betrayed by The CW's quick dismissal.
BET already airs repeats of both The Game and its parent series Girlfriends, so a continuation there fits well. The network hasn't had much luck in establishing a successful original comedy, so why not take a stab with one that's already established? From there, it'd be easy to grow into wholly unique properties.


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- Quick and easy to install
Included Items:
(1) Tachometer
(1) Screw
(3) Zip ties
(3) Connectors
|1.35 lbs
Specs for Cobra Billet Tachometer for Cruisers - 01-1825
|1.35 lbs
Fitment for Cobra Billet Tachometer for Cruisers - 01-1825
Part 407739 fits the following machines
See if this part fits your ride
|2004 Suzuki VL800 Intruder Volusia
|2003 Suzuki VL800 Intruder Volusia
|2002 Suzuki VL800 Intruder Volusia
|2001 Suzuki VL800 Intruder Volusia
|2004 Suzuki VL800B Intruder Volusia SE
|2004 Suzuki VL800Z Intruder Volusia Limited Edition
Reviews for Cobra Billet Tachometer for Cruisers - 01-1825
Billet TACHOMETER
Easy to install,excellent directions look great now you can maximum performance without hurting your bike.I would recommend this item to a friend.
Must have addition!
Installed on a 2009 Yamaha XVS950. Looks perfect and functions flawlessly. Needle is rock solid when running, no bouncing at all. VERY easy to install. Backlighting is bright and makes it easy to read at a glance. If your ride doesn't have a factory tach, I highly reccomend this one.I would recommend this item to a friend.
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Really nice Tach
I ordered one of these just after Christmas. When I opened the box I found the tach was off-center and upside down with parts missing from the box! I quickly e-mailed DK and they said to send it back for a full refund or exchange..well I finally got around to sending it back on Jan. 25 and it showed up at Dennis Kirks returns department on the morning of Jan. 30. Imagine my surprise when I got home from work on Friday (Jan. 31) to find a box on my doorstep!! I quickly tore open the box and found a perfectly centered and shiny new replacement. I can hardly wait until the weather turns nice so I can install this and get riding. (We've got 3 feet of snow up here.) The tach is smaller than the pictures would lead you to believe but it's plenty big enough to read and not look like an aftermarket item on the bike. Kudos to DK and all the gang in the returns department for their excellent service and willingness to stand behind the products that thy sell.I would recommend this item to a friend.
Best investment Needed if you do your own work
I wasn't sure if I should have bought cheaper, But I am very happy with the Cobra Tachometer for my Suzuki 2005 C90. Lots of bright shiny chrome .I would recommend this item to a friend.
Very nice
Beautiful chrome well made and back lighted. Helps me know at a glance whether I am in high gear or not.I would recommend this item to a friend.
Nice Tach
Nice looking. easy to install Would have liked the wire bundle cover to extend just a little further. I used heat shrink to cover more of the wires going into the headlight bezel.I would recommend this item to a friend.


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Doing a little bike porn here. So here's the latest pile of parts. Kenda tires are crap so I ordered some Vredestein's. I get to break in the new Brooks saddle as I'm giving my old broken-in one to my wife.
- New circa 2002 Cheeta Slalom frame
'12 Shimano M778 XT UST wheelset 15qr
'11 Magura Marta SL Mags with Venti rotor front/generic back
Sette bar and seatpost
Brooks saddle new (*shudders with fright at prospect of breaking in another brooks..)
1x8 with short cage x.9 and twist shift. 11-28/32T
Hussefelt crank and BB
Canfield crampon I pedals
Kore 35mm stem
PIG headset
Fox 831 fork
Vredestein Panther Xtreme 2.20 tires (soon)
Stans of course
Posting this up so people can throw me suggestions or praise as well as having a written record of my build in case it's stolen! Will be testing at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte next week.
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