| NJ sex offenders banned from online socializing
The state Parole Board today banned the 4,400 registered sex offenders it supervises from using social networking Web sites, chat rooms and online dating services as a way to prevent them from possibly luring victims into real-world danger. The move comes after a state investigation into 268 New Jersey registered sex offenders found that using the site MySpace.com led to only two offenders being punished because existing state rules only banned those who used a computer to commit a sex crime from visiting such sites. "The protection of all of our citizens and particularly our young people makes the imposition of this new restriction critical," state Parole Board Chairman Peter Barnes said after the board unanimously approved the ban. Sex offenders will still be allowed to visit other Internet sites as well as use e-mail.
Girl-group get-togethers to plan for 2008
Many women have a love-hate relationship with Sex and the City. It was a great show but it spawned so many horrible things: New York bus tours that stopped at, among other show-specific sites, the store where Charlotte bought her "Rabbit Pearl" vibrator; sassy single-girl dating columnists; and online quizzes to determine which character you are. So when the Sex and the City movie was announced, we wearily resigned ourselves to the onslaught of more articles on what the fab four were wearing; if the on-set photos of Carrie in a wedding dress were a real part of the plot or just a dream sequence; and on the cultural impact of the series we just can't seem to get away from. We'd love to say enough already, but who's kidding who? Come May 30, we'll be in line for the movie with everyone else. Spice Girls The reunion tour! .
B.C. Mountie who had sex on the job ordered to resign
A British Columbia Mountie who had sex on the job and used his uniform to draw dates will have to resign, an RCMP adjudication board decided Wednesday. RCMP Const. Trent Richards admitted to having sex with women on at least 15 occasions while on duty at the rural detachment in Shawnigan Lake, B.C., on Vancouver Island. Richards, 34, posted his profile on internet dating sites offering "sex with a hot cop" and posted a photo of himself in his red serge dress uniform on one site. RCMP accused Richards of using force computers to pursue his extra-curricular activities. Richards has been suspended with pay since January 2007. The adjudication board decided Richards must resign within two weeks or be dismissed for "repeated on-duty sexual activity, as well as repeated misuse of RCMP information technology." He has 14 days to appeal the decision to the RCMP commissioner.
Pr. George's Police Suspect Online Prowler in Six Rapes
The rapist stalks his victims on the Internet, surfing popular dating Web sites and chat rooms, where he meets women and sets up sex dates. At least six times, unsuspecting Prince George's County women arrived for a date but found a masked attacker, armed with a handgun, county police said yesterday. .
Clips of murdered teenager on YouTube
MURDERED teenager Faridon Alizada made videos of himself happy slapping people and fighting before posting them on the internet. The 18-year-old, who was also known by the nickname Fighterrr, was a member of a gang of teenagers who call themselves IVS and posted videos of their exploits on YouTube. However, police say they do not think his murder was gang-related. The video clips on YouTube featuring the murdered youth are called Fighterrr and are numbered from one to 15. Most of the clips feature him talking to camera, posturing and bragging to camera in the style of a gangster rapper. In some clips he smokes and attempts to break wooden planks and bricks with his hands. .
Good, Bad & Ugly
Hanks is mad, Powers is chagrined and Schumacher is just weird.THE GOOD: The late Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble is the first member of any of the Sioux tribes to ever earn the Medal of Honor, the highest tribute our nation can bestow on a member of the military. It will be awarded to his family members on March 3 at the White House. After serving in World War II, where he was wounded in some of the most intense combat of the war at Guadalcanal, Keeble returned to service in the Korean War at age 34.On Oct. 20, 1951, he was near Kumsong battling the Chinese. With his fellow soldiers pinned down by heavy enemy gunfire Keeble — already wounded — made his way up a hill and single-handedly took out four machine- gun bunkers, killing nine enemy soldiers. During the assault, Keeble was hit multiple times, but he continued to fight, taking out two trenches of enemy troops, killing seven more riflemen and finally forcing the enemy to retreat.THE BAD: The award was given posthumously, more than 20 years after Keeble’s death in 1982 at the age of 65.
Ex-care resident makes abuse claims
A former resident of a care home in Jersey where human remains were found has claimed children were repeatedly raped while staying there. Peter Hannaford spent the first 12 years of his life at Haut de la Garenne, which is now at the centre of a major child abuse investigation. The 59-year-old said he was abused almost every night and so were many other children. Mr Hannaford claims the abuse was carried out by both male and female members of staff and the building should be knocked down and "erased from people's memories" when the police investigation finishes. Detectives leading the inquiry into alleged abuse at the home have spoken to 140 victims and witnesses about allegations dating back 40 years. Officers said since they went public with the case, a further 10 people had come forward claiming they were victims and the NSPCC had received 63 calls from people claiming to have been abused.
Bringing in the big guns
As a group, entrepreneurs tend to be an opinionated bunch. After all, it's their company and they can do whatever they like. The problem with this type of attitude, of course, is that it diminishes the board's value to the company it is trying to serve, causing members to eventually loose interest. So the best advice I have for someone considering setting up an advisory board is to make sure you are ready to hear what your board has to say. Advisory boards can be enormously helpful to those with an open mind. They can help you see trouble before it hits you, they can open otherwise locked doors, they can bring credibility to an emerging business, and they can help resolve issues with which you have limited experience. But all of this only matters if you are ready to listen. 5.
Sick with the flu? Employers say 'stay home'
I used to be one those people that thought, if you are sick, just go home. I hated it when people came to work sick," said Ryan Klee, a 27-year-old marketing executive. "And yes, I'd rather be resting, but sometimes you just have to suck it up and take some medicine and get it done." Klee is sick and at work, but he's quarantined himself in his office, keeping his door shut and avoiding face-to-face chats with co-workers. Up against a tight deadline for Georgia Cancer Foundation's 25th "Celebration of Life" event featuring Vince Dooley, Klee faces meetings and a pile of papers. He says taking a couple days off was just not an option. And Klee's not the only one sick, either. "I told a co-worker on Friday, 'You look like death, you should go home,'" he said.
Archive for the '9/11' Category
Bhutto was no lily-white politician. A cloud of corruption and tribalism hung over her. She was not averse to bargaining, not even with her key opponent, General Musharraf. And in her administrative career - she was prime minister twice - she left little of lasting value behind her. Nevertheless, after her return from exile in October, she was the very embodiment of opposition against Musharraf, who had been written off for the presidential polls on January 8th. What the judges and lawyers were unable to do with their demonstrations this year, she could possibly accomplish. Bhutto was the personification of a potential civil and secular government, which could bring an end to the military regime and build a barrier against Islamic fundamentalism. Moreover, she was a political safety isle for President Bush, who desperately needs new initiatives now that his foreign policy in the region appears to be coming apart.
Lawmaker pushes cosmetic-surgery bill
But some do not, and as we have seen, it can cause problems, and that's why we want to make this a requirement across the state." Donda West, 58, died Nov. 10 at a hospital in Los Angeles a day after undergoing several plastic surgery procedures. A Beverly Hills doctor conducted breast reduction surgery, a tummy tuck and liposuction on her. An autopsy revealed she likely died of heart disease, coupled with complications after the surgery, "but the final manner of death could not be determined," the report concluded. Her death sparked widespread media coverage. Yolanda Anderson of Colton, a niece of Donda West, mentioned the death to her husband, John, who coaches the varsity and junior varsity boys basketball teams at Wilmer Amina Carter High .
No. 7 Stanford Tops Washington, 73-53
Stanford needs a win Sunday at lowly Washington State to wrap up at least a share of its eighth straight Pac-10 title, no matter what No. 9 California does at Washington. A win against the Cougars would also give Stanford the top seed in the Pac-10 tournament. Wiggins has 2,400 career points, pulling within 14 of Lisa Leslie's conference record of 2,414. Wiggins overcame a sluggish start to make nine of 18 shots and grabbed 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Her final points came when she stopped a Washington fastbreak with a steal and sprinted the length of the court for a left-handed layup with five minutes left. Jayne Appel scored 12 and Kayla Pedersen added 11 as the Cardinal (26-3, 15-2) won their 14th straight. Andrea Plouffe led Washington (12-17, 7-10) with 11 points, but the Huskies shot just 28 percent and scored only 17 second-half points.
Dallas, Texas
The priest was brought back to work in the Providence diocese (see more under that listing). More recently, Bishop Angell allowed six accused priests to stay on the job in Vermont, then later gave their names to the state attorney general and suspended them. He would not identify them publicly. .
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