March 20, 2010
Fraud Suspect Denies Bilking Christian School
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
After being charged with fraud in a Florida case, two-time felon Richard Incandela says he hopes to prove soon that he does not owe any money to a Wisconsin Christian school that claims he defrauded it. The two cases are unrelated except that both involve the 57-year-old Incandela and allegations that premium payments he received on policies did not make it to the insurance companies. In Florida, he was arrested in February and charged this month with four felony counts involving an elderly couple who paid him nearly $500,000. Incandela has pleaded not guilty; he is scheduled to be arraigned March 23.
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
After being charged with fraud in a Florida case, two-time felon Richard Incandela says he hopes to prove soon that he does not owe any money to a Wisconsin Christian school that claims he defrauded it. The two cases are unrelated except that both involve the 57-year-old Incandela and allegations that premium payments he received on policies did not make it to the insurance companies. In Florida, he was arrested in February and charged this month with four felony counts involving an elderly couple who paid him nearly $500,000. Incandela has pleaded not guilty; he is scheduled to be arraigned March 23.
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Battle Over Boy's Jesus Poster Sent to Supreme Court
When kindergartner Antonio Peck made a poster suggesting Jesus was the way to "save the world," little did he know his artwork would spark a 10-year legal battle that has seen six court decisions fire back and forth only to now be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the original complaint filed a decade ago, Peck's kindergarten teacher, Susan Weichert, instructed the class to create a poster with cutout pictures illustrating the children's understanding of the environment and asking them to show ways to take care of the earth. Peck, a student of Catherine McNamara Elementary School in Baldwinsville, N.Y., during the 1999-2000 school year, drew a picture featuring religious figures and the words, "The only way to save the world."
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When kindergartner Antonio Peck made a poster suggesting Jesus was the way to "save the world," little did he know his artwork would spark a 10-year legal battle that has seen six court decisions fire back and forth only to now be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the original complaint filed a decade ago, Peck's kindergarten teacher, Susan Weichert, instructed the class to create a poster with cutout pictures illustrating the children's understanding of the environment and asking them to show ways to take care of the earth. Peck, a student of Catherine McNamara Elementary School in Baldwinsville, N.Y., during the 1999-2000 school year, drew a picture featuring religious figures and the words, "The only way to save the world."
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Posted by Editor at 01:56 AM
Man Fatally Shoots Wife at Washington Church
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Police in Washington state say a man who accompanied his wife to a church for a counseling session shot the woman several times at the church, killing her. Federal Way police spokesman Raymond Bunk says the 42-year-old suspect called 911 to report the shooting and was arrested at the church on suspicion of homicide. Bunk says it wasn't immediately clear whether the shooting took place during or just after the counseling session.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Police in Washington state say a man who accompanied his wife to a church for a counseling session shot the woman several times at the church, killing her. Federal Way police spokesman Raymond Bunk says the 42-year-old suspect called 911 to report the shooting and was arrested at the church on suspicion of homicide. Bunk says it wasn't immediately clear whether the shooting took place during or just after the counseling session.
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Church Sues Ex-Pastor Over Alleged Theft
A preacher who was supposed to be feeding his flock fleeced them instead, a lawsuit alleges. Carpenter's Chapel Inc., a church on Dogwood Road in Solway, has filed suit in Knox County Chancery Court against former pastor Hobart Randalls "Randy" Tinch, alleging he robbed church coffers of $347,000 during his 19-year tenure there. Attorney Steve Shope, who is representing the church, said information gleaned from an audit of the church's books will be turned over to authorities for a criminal probe. Tinch, who lives in Oak Ridge, could not be reached for comment.
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A preacher who was supposed to be feeding his flock fleeced them instead, a lawsuit alleges. Carpenter's Chapel Inc., a church on Dogwood Road in Solway, has filed suit in Knox County Chancery Court against former pastor Hobart Randalls "Randy" Tinch, alleging he robbed church coffers of $347,000 during his 19-year tenure there. Attorney Steve Shope, who is representing the church, said information gleaned from an audit of the church's books will be turned over to authorities for a criminal probe. Tinch, who lives in Oak Ridge, could not be reached for comment.
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Posted by Editor at 01:55 AM
Indiana Court Rejects PCUSA Property Claim
Citing conflicting interpretations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, and affirming that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits civil court interpretations of ecclesiastical documents, Indiana Judge Carl Heldt of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court has rejected PCUSA claims to a local church’s property. At issue was an attempt by the Presbytery of Ohio Valley and the Synod of Lincoln Trails to seize property belonging to the Olivet Presbyterian Church, a former PCUSA congregation in Evansville, Ind., that left the denomination in order to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Heldt rejected claims based on a “trust clause” in the PCUSA constitution and based his ruling in favor of the local church on “neutral principles of law.”
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Citing conflicting interpretations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, and affirming that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits civil court interpretations of ecclesiastical documents, Indiana Judge Carl Heldt of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court has rejected PCUSA claims to a local church’s property. At issue was an attempt by the Presbytery of Ohio Valley and the Synod of Lincoln Trails to seize property belonging to the Olivet Presbyterian Church, a former PCUSA congregation in Evansville, Ind., that left the denomination in order to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Heldt rejected claims based on a “trust clause” in the PCUSA constitution and based his ruling in favor of the local church on “neutral principles of law.”
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Posted by Editor at 01:46 AM
March 19, 2010
TSA's Naked Body Scans Are Even Worse Than You Imagined (NSFW)
Warning: (NSFW) This article contains graphic nudity. It is not intended to shock or offend, and certainly not to serve any prurient interest, but to report on a deeply troubling invasion of your privacy by the TSA. Continue scrolling down only if you and anyone in view of your computer monitor will not be offended or disturbed. Earlier this month, The Drudge Report posted the image above, with Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano and an example of an intrusive TSA body scan image, which the TSA plans to use in order to stop terrorists from taking weapons on airplanes. The TSA body scanner controversy and the image above started making its rounds on the blogosphere, but the intrusiveness of the TSA's "nude" body scanners is even worse than you thought. The image above is only a negative. With photo editing software on any computer (like Microsoft Paint), you can easily turn it into a very realistic, nude photograph.
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Warning: (NSFW) This article contains graphic nudity. It is not intended to shock or offend, and certainly not to serve any prurient interest, but to report on a deeply troubling invasion of your privacy by the TSA. Continue scrolling down only if you and anyone in view of your computer monitor will not be offended or disturbed. Earlier this month, The Drudge Report posted the image above, with Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano and an example of an intrusive TSA body scan image, which the TSA plans to use in order to stop terrorists from taking weapons on airplanes. The TSA body scanner controversy and the image above started making its rounds on the blogosphere, but the intrusiveness of the TSA's "nude" body scanners is even worse than you thought. The image above is only a negative. With photo editing software on any computer (like Microsoft Paint), you can easily turn it into a very realistic, nude photograph.
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Posted by Editor at 03:15 AM
Crooks and Thieves: Janet Napolitano: Domestic Terrorism Is Top Concern
WASHINGTON -- Americans who turn to terrorism and plot against the U.S. are now as big a concern as international terrorists, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday. The government is just starting to confront this reality and does not have a good handle on how to prevent someone from becoming a violent extremist, she said. In the last year, Napolitano said, she's witnessed a movement from international extremism to domestic extremism – cases in which Americans radicalized and decided to plot attacks against the country.
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WASHINGTON -- Americans who turn to terrorism and plot against the U.S. are now as big a concern as international terrorists, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday. The government is just starting to confront this reality and does not have a good handle on how to prevent someone from becoming a violent extremist, she said. In the last year, Napolitano said, she's witnessed a movement from international extremism to domestic extremism – cases in which Americans radicalized and decided to plot attacks against the country.
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Posted by Editor at 03:06 AM
Ranking Subcommittee Member Assails IRS Power Grab In Health Care Bill
By Vicki Needham / The Hill
House Ways and Means Republicans on Thursday assailed a provision in the proposed health care reform bill under consideration this week. Subcommittee on Oversight ranking member Charles Boustany (R-La.) said the IRS provision in the bill "dangerously expands, in an ominous way the tentacles of the IRS and it's reach into every American family," he said today during a press conference. "This is a vast expanse of power," he said. Boustany said the bill would allow the IRS to confiscate refunds if there are penalties for not buying health care. Lawmakers have questioned whether the IRS can handle the increased workload to oversee, administer and collect penalties for people who don't buy health insurance.
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By Vicki Needham / The Hill
House Ways and Means Republicans on Thursday assailed a provision in the proposed health care reform bill under consideration this week. Subcommittee on Oversight ranking member Charles Boustany (R-La.) said the IRS provision in the bill "dangerously expands, in an ominous way the tentacles of the IRS and it's reach into every American family," he said today during a press conference. "This is a vast expanse of power," he said. Boustany said the bill would allow the IRS to confiscate refunds if there are penalties for not buying health care. Lawmakers have questioned whether the IRS can handle the increased workload to oversee, administer and collect penalties for people who don't buy health insurance.
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New RFID Tech Tracks You To The Tomb
Mark Baard / Boston Globe
Talk about function creep. A new product, the RosettaStone, guarantees that RFID will follow you straight to your grave. The RosettaStone is a palm-size stone tablet representing the deceased. It bears an RFID tag that communicates with mobile phones — directing users to an Internet memorial archive. That archive might contain photos and recordings of the departed, or notes made by others “left below.’’ The RosettaStone uses the RFID technology, Near Field Communication, or NFC, which is likely to become standard issue on new mobile phones by 2012. (The RFID industry is promoting NFC as a handy way to make contactless payments and other transactions.)
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Mark Baard / Boston Globe
Talk about function creep. A new product, the RosettaStone, guarantees that RFID will follow you straight to your grave. The RosettaStone is a palm-size stone tablet representing the deceased. It bears an RFID tag that communicates with mobile phones — directing users to an Internet memorial archive. That archive might contain photos and recordings of the departed, or notes made by others “left below.’’ The RosettaStone uses the RFID technology, Near Field Communication, or NFC, which is likely to become standard issue on new mobile phones by 2012. (The RFID industry is promoting NFC as a handy way to make contactless payments and other transactions.)
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Posted by Editor at 02:48 AM
Tracking Electric Use Could Allow Utilities to Track You, Too
Smart electric grids are championed by the federal government, conservation groups and industry as good for the economy and the environment. The digital meters in homes enable measurement and two-way communication with utilities so consumers can trim electricity use. But some technology policy organizations worry that smart meters pose a potential threat to privacy and could be exploited by online marketers, government agencies, criminals and others. In a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission last week, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Electronic Frontier Foundation presented their concerns and recommended new rules on the collection and use of smart grid data.
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Smart electric grids are championed by the federal government, conservation groups and industry as good for the economy and the environment. The digital meters in homes enable measurement and two-way communication with utilities so consumers can trim electricity use. But some technology policy organizations worry that smart meters pose a potential threat to privacy and could be exploited by online marketers, government agencies, criminals and others. In a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission last week, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Electronic Frontier Foundation presented their concerns and recommended new rules on the collection and use of smart grid data.
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Posted by Editor at 02:20 AM
New Mexico Bans Traffic Cameras From State Roads
The Newspaper
Photo ticketing outlawed on state and federal roads in New Mexico. New Mexico DOTThe cities of Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe have sixty days to pull down the red light cameras and speed cameras currently operating on state and federal roads in New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) announced yesterday that transportation commission members unanimously decided to outlaw automated ticketing machines on thoroughfares within its jurisdiction.
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The Newspaper
Photo ticketing outlawed on state and federal roads in New Mexico. New Mexico DOTThe cities of Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe have sixty days to pull down the red light cameras and speed cameras currently operating on state and federal roads in New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) announced yesterday that transportation commission members unanimously decided to outlaw automated ticketing machines on thoroughfares within its jurisdiction.
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Posted by Editor at 02:15 AM
First Look: 2012 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor
AutomobileMag.com
Ford's aging Crown Victoria is barely relevant to most consumers, but cabbies and police officers across the country will bemoan its demise once production ceases next fall. The Transit Connect van may satisfy the livery fleets, but to appease law enforcement officers, Ford crafted its new 2012 Police Interceptor. Without a doubt, Ford's new Interceptor is a clean break from the decades-old body-on-frame, V-8-powered, rear-wheel-drive Crown Vic formula. Although Ford was once rumored to be modifying its rear-drive Australian Falcon platform for police use, Ford instead went to its American-built Taurus sedan for the new car.
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AutomobileMag.com
Ford's aging Crown Victoria is barely relevant to most consumers, but cabbies and police officers across the country will bemoan its demise once production ceases next fall. The Transit Connect van may satisfy the livery fleets, but to appease law enforcement officers, Ford crafted its new 2012 Police Interceptor. Without a doubt, Ford's new Interceptor is a clean break from the decades-old body-on-frame, V-8-powered, rear-wheel-drive Crown Vic formula. Although Ford was once rumored to be modifying its rear-drive Australian Falcon platform for police use, Ford instead went to its American-built Taurus sedan for the new car.
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Posted by Editor at 02:00 AM
March 18, 2010
U.S. Air Travelers Complain About Intrusive Body Scans
Reuters
Hundreds of U.S. air travelers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past year, charging they violate personal privacy and may be harmful to their health, documents released on Tuesday showed. The United States began testing the devices in a pilot program after the September 11, 2001, attacks, but the pace of use has increased since a passenger with a bomb hidden in his underwear tried to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. The scanners, 44 of which are in use at 21 airports, are aimed at detecting explosives or other potentially dangerous items hidden on travelers, but they can produce detailed images of the body. Operators currently work in a separate room and privacy filters blur the images that they view.
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Reuters
Hundreds of U.S. air travelers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past year, charging they violate personal privacy and may be harmful to their health, documents released on Tuesday showed. The United States began testing the devices in a pilot program after the September 11, 2001, attacks, but the pace of use has increased since a passenger with a bomb hidden in his underwear tried to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. The scanners, 44 of which are in use at 21 airports, are aimed at detecting explosives or other potentially dangerous items hidden on travelers, but they can produce detailed images of the body. Operators currently work in a separate room and privacy filters blur the images that they view.
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Amendment IV to The Bill of Rights
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Posted by Editor at 02:33 AM
TSA To Make Naked Body Scans Mandatory At U.S. Airports
In a new attempt to curb terrorism on airplanes and in airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that they plan on making full body scanners mandatory. The full body scanners, which produce an image and show any object carried by an individual, are already in use at several airports across the country. One of the largest concerns regarding flying and traveling for many individuals is the threat of terrorism and suicide bombers. After 911 and various other terrorist attempts, the TSA finally feels that the full body scanners will be a huge deterrent in preventing future attacks.
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In a new attempt to curb terrorism on airplanes and in airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that they plan on making full body scanners mandatory. The full body scanners, which produce an image and show any object carried by an individual, are already in use at several airports across the country. One of the largest concerns regarding flying and traveling for many individuals is the threat of terrorism and suicide bombers. After 911 and various other terrorist attempts, the TSA finally feels that the full body scanners will be a huge deterrent in preventing future attacks.
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Related:
Amendment IV to The Bill of Rights
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Posted by Editor at 02:32 AM
O'Hare Airport Begins Nude Body Scans
A new security tool that scrutinizes an individual's entire body for hidden weapons and explosives will begin screening passengers Monday at O'Hare International Airport, according to federal officials. Transportation Security Administration officers can conduct a scan in as little as 5 seconds without laying a hand on passengers as they pass through airport security checkpoints on the way to board planes.
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A new security tool that scrutinizes an individual's entire body for hidden weapons and explosives will begin screening passengers Monday at O'Hare International Airport, according to federal officials. Transportation Security Administration officers can conduct a scan in as little as 5 seconds without laying a hand on passengers as they pass through airport security checkpoints on the way to board planes.
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Related:
Amendment IV to The Bill of Rights
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Posted by Editor at 02:30 AM
Records Not So Open With Obama
WASHINGTON -- One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records even as the number of requests for information declines, according to a review by The Associated Press of agency audits about the Freedom of Information Act. Among the most frequently cited reasons for keeping records secret: one that Obama specifically told agencies to stop using so frequently. The Freedom of Information Act exception, known as the "deliberative process" exemption, lets the government withhold records that describe its decision-making behind the scenes.
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WASHINGTON -- One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records even as the number of requests for information declines, according to a review by The Associated Press of agency audits about the Freedom of Information Act. Among the most frequently cited reasons for keeping records secret: one that Obama specifically told agencies to stop using so frequently. The Freedom of Information Act exception, known as the "deliberative process" exemption, lets the government withhold records that describe its decision-making behind the scenes.
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Posted by Editor at 02:28 AM
Hawaii Considering Law to Ignore Obama Birthers
Hawaii may start ignoring repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born there. As the state continues to receive emails seeking Obama's birth certificate, the House Judiciary Committee heard a bill on Tuesday permitting government officials to ignore people who won't give up. So-called "birthers" claim Obama is ineligible to be president because, they argue, he was actually born outside the United States, and therefore doesn't meet a constitutional requirement for being president.
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Hawaii may start ignoring repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born there. As the state continues to receive emails seeking Obama's birth certificate, the House Judiciary Committee heard a bill on Tuesday permitting government officials to ignore people who won't give up. So-called "birthers" claim Obama is ineligible to be president because, they argue, he was actually born outside the United States, and therefore doesn't meet a constitutional requirement for being president.
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Posted by Editor at 02:28 AM
Handing Out Flyers Could Get You Handcuffed In Florida
Free speech advocates are up in arms about a House bill that would harshly penalize individuals handing out flyers on property owned by hoteliers. The bill (PCB PSDS 10-03) would allow the seizure of cars, computers or items in cars if a person has been caught more than three times handing out fliers, such as those organizing unions. The bill would also permit those handing out the fliers to be arrested without probable cause unless they have the written permission of the company that owns the property.
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Free speech advocates are up in arms about a House bill that would harshly penalize individuals handing out flyers on property owned by hoteliers. The bill (PCB PSDS 10-03) would allow the seizure of cars, computers or items in cars if a person has been caught more than three times handing out fliers, such as those organizing unions. The bill would also permit those handing out the fliers to be arrested without probable cause unless they have the written permission of the company that owns the property.
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Posted by Editor at 02:23 AM
Feds Puts Brakes On 'Virtual' Border Fence
The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure stretches of the Mexico border and is freezing additional funding for the project pending review, authorities said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said an allocation of $50 million in funds made under the Recovery Act would be taken away from the ill-starred SBInet program, which seeks to mesh video cameras, radar, sensors and other technologies into a high-tech system to detect smugglers. Napolitano said the project, which started in 2006 and was being developed by Boeing Co, has been beset by technical problems, missed deadlines and cost overruns.
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The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure stretches of the Mexico border and is freezing additional funding for the project pending review, authorities said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said an allocation of $50 million in funds made under the Recovery Act would be taken away from the ill-starred SBInet program, which seeks to mesh video cameras, radar, sensors and other technologies into a high-tech system to detect smugglers. Napolitano said the project, which started in 2006 and was being developed by Boeing Co, has been beset by technical problems, missed deadlines and cost overruns.
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Posted by Editor at 02:01 AM
US Army Considered Attack on Website Wikileaks
It is claimed that leaked documents show the US Army felt sufficiently threatened by security breaches on Wikileaks (http://www.wikileaks.org/ that it considered ways it might wreck the site. A 2008 report by the Army Counterintelligence Center, classified Secret, calls for a mole hunt and prosecutions to undermine potential sources' trust in Wikileaks. "Wikileaks.org uses trust as a center of gravity by assuring insiders, leakers, and whistleblowers who pass information to Wikileaks.org personnel or who post information to the Web site that they will remain anonymous," the report said.
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It is claimed that leaked documents show the US Army felt sufficiently threatened by security breaches on Wikileaks (http://www.wikileaks.org/ that it considered ways it might wreck the site. A 2008 report by the Army Counterintelligence Center, classified Secret, calls for a mole hunt and prosecutions to undermine potential sources' trust in Wikileaks. "Wikileaks.org uses trust as a center of gravity by assuring insiders, leakers, and whistleblowers who pass information to Wikileaks.org personnel or who post information to the Web site that they will remain anonymous," the report said.
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Posted by Editor at 01:59 AM
FCC's National Broadband Plan
The Washington Post's tech policy writer Cecilia Kang, who also authors the Post Tech blog, will be online Tuesday, March 15 at Noon ET to answer questions about the FCC's plan to bring high-speed Internet to the entire country. For background, read the executive summary (pdf) and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's op-ed on how the U.S. is falling behind in being digitally literate.
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The Washington Post's tech policy writer Cecilia Kang, who also authors the Post Tech blog, will be online Tuesday, March 15 at Noon ET to answer questions about the FCC's plan to bring high-speed Internet to the entire country. For background, read the executive summary (pdf) and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's op-ed on how the U.S. is falling behind in being digitally literate.
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Posted by Editor at 01:58 AM
Internet Rehab Clinic For 'Screenagers'; Children Hooked On Computer Games
Children who are hooked on computer games, the internet and mobile phones are to be offered help at what is thought to be the first dedicated technology addiction service for young people in Britain. The Capio Nightingale Hospital in central London - where singer Amy Winehouse was treated for drug addiction - launched the new service for patients as young as 12 following calls from parents concerned about their children's obsession. Youngsters will be weaned off their gadgets in a residential unit and will also be taught face-to-face social skills.
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Children who are hooked on computer games, the internet and mobile phones are to be offered help at what is thought to be the first dedicated technology addiction service for young people in Britain. The Capio Nightingale Hospital in central London - where singer Amy Winehouse was treated for drug addiction - launched the new service for patients as young as 12 following calls from parents concerned about their children's obsession. Youngsters will be weaned off their gadgets in a residential unit and will also be taught face-to-face social skills.
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Posted by Editor at 01:57 AM
Facebook Becomes Bigger Hit Than Google
SAN FRANCISCO -- Social-networking star Facebook surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the United States for the first time last week, industry analysts showed. Facebook's homepage finished the week ending March 13 as the most visited site in the country, according to industry tracker Hitwise. The "important milestone," as described by Hitwise director of research Heather Dougherty, came as Facebook enjoyed a massive 185 percent increase in visits in the same period, compared to the same week in 2009.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Social-networking star Facebook surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the United States for the first time last week, industry analysts showed. Facebook's homepage finished the week ending March 13 as the most visited site in the country, according to industry tracker Hitwise. The "important milestone," as described by Hitwise director of research Heather Dougherty, came as Facebook enjoyed a massive 185 percent increase in visits in the same period, compared to the same week in 2009.
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Posted by Editor at 01:55 AM
FDA Threatens Walnut Processor For Making Legitimate Health Claims
With hundreds of thousands of people dying every year from the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs, one would imagine that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be out in full force pulling these drugs from the market, right? Actually, the agency has recently been spending its time targeting a walnut manufacturer for making legitimate, scientifically-proven health claims about walnuts on its packaging.
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With hundreds of thousands of people dying every year from the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs, one would imagine that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be out in full force pulling these drugs from the market, right? Actually, the agency has recently been spending its time targeting a walnut manufacturer for making legitimate, scientifically-proven health claims about walnuts on its packaging.
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Posted by Editor at 01:54 AM
March 17, 2010
Bill Would Force Private Sector to Collaborate in Cyberthreats
The Washington Post
Key members of Congress are pushing legislation that would require the White House to collaborate with the private sector in any response to a crisis affecting the nation's critical computer networks. The Cybersecurity Act, drafted by Senate commerce committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and committee member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), is an attempt to prod the Obama administration and Congress to be more aggressive in crafting a coordinated national strategy for dealing with cyberthreats. It is to be unveiled Wednesday. The senators also sponsored the National Cybersecurity Advisor Act, which would create a Senate-confirmed, Cabinet-level position to lead efforts to protect the nation's computer systems, elevating the role of the cyber coordinator's job that President Obama filled late last year. That bill is pending in the Senate.
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The Washington Post
Key members of Congress are pushing legislation that would require the White House to collaborate with the private sector in any response to a crisis affecting the nation's critical computer networks. The Cybersecurity Act, drafted by Senate commerce committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and committee member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), is an attempt to prod the Obama administration and Congress to be more aggressive in crafting a coordinated national strategy for dealing with cyberthreats. It is to be unveiled Wednesday. The senators also sponsored the National Cybersecurity Advisor Act, which would create a Senate-confirmed, Cabinet-level position to lead efforts to protect the nation's computer systems, elevating the role of the cyber coordinator's job that President Obama filled late last year. That bill is pending in the Senate.
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Posted by Editor at 01:52 AM
5th State Exempts Guns. Is Washington Noticing?
A fifth state – South Dakota – has decided that guns made, sold and used within its borders no longer are subject to the whims of the federal government through its rule-making arm in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and two supporters of the growing groundswell say they hope Washington soon will be taking note. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed into law his state's version of a Firearms Freedom Act that first was launched in Montana. It already is law there, in Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, which took the unusual step of specifying criminal penalties – including both fines and jail time – for federal agents attempting to enforce a federal law on a "personal firearm" in the Cowboy State.
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A fifth state – South Dakota – has decided that guns made, sold and used within its borders no longer are subject to the whims of the federal government through its rule-making arm in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and two supporters of the growing groundswell say they hope Washington soon will be taking note. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed into law his state's version of a Firearms Freedom Act that first was launched in Montana. It already is law there, in Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, which took the unusual step of specifying criminal penalties – including both fines and jail time – for federal agents attempting to enforce a federal law on a "personal firearm" in the Cowboy State.
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Posted by Editor at 01:30 AM
Survey: Readers Don't Want To Pay For News Online
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online now would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests. That was one of several bleak headlines in the Project for Excellence in Journalism's annual assessment of the state of the news industry, released Sunday. The project's report contained an extensive look at habits of the estimated six in 10 Americans who say they get at least some news online during a typical day. On average, each person spends three minutes and four seconds per visit to a news site.
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The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online now would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests. That was one of several bleak headlines in the Project for Excellence in Journalism's annual assessment of the state of the news industry, released Sunday. The project's report contained an extensive look at habits of the estimated six in 10 Americans who say they get at least some news online during a typical day. On average, each person spends three minutes and four seconds per visit to a news site.
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Study Finds 55 Percent of Newspaper Stories Are Placed
Today Crikey launches an investigation six months in the making. Spinning the Media is an investigation in conjunction with the University of Technology (UTS) Sydney into the role PR plays in making the media. Under UTS’ Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) head Wendy Bacon (a Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist herself…) more than 40 students have got up close and personal with the sticky end of the spin cycle. They’ve had to analyse, critique, question and then pick up the phone to ask the hard questions of the media and its reliance on public relations to drive news.
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Today Crikey launches an investigation six months in the making. Spinning the Media is an investigation in conjunction with the University of Technology (UTS) Sydney into the role PR plays in making the media. Under UTS’ Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) head Wendy Bacon (a Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist herself…) more than 40 students have got up close and personal with the sticky end of the spin cycle. They’ve had to analyse, critique, question and then pick up the phone to ask the hard questions of the media and its reliance on public relations to drive news.
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Posted by Editor at 01:23 AM
Mind-Reading Technology Being Researched
Dayton Daily News
DAYTON -- Trying to spot terrorists by detecting their weapons has become an endless game of cat and mouse, says University of Dayton researcher Vijayan Asari. But what if you could spot a terrorist by reading his mind? That sounds like science fiction, but Asari says technology exists for detecting brain wave patterns indicating a person is intent on doing harm. “In every brain activity, there is a characteristic deviation in the brain wave pattern,” whether it’s a mental activity like doing math or spelling a word, or an emotion like jealousy or anger, he said. “It is just a matter of training a (detection) system to identify the long-term intentions” of those plotting violence.
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Dayton Daily News
DAYTON -- Trying to spot terrorists by detecting their weapons has become an endless game of cat and mouse, says University of Dayton researcher Vijayan Asari. But what if you could spot a terrorist by reading his mind? That sounds like science fiction, but Asari says technology exists for detecting brain wave patterns indicating a person is intent on doing harm. “In every brain activity, there is a characteristic deviation in the brain wave pattern,” whether it’s a mental activity like doing math or spelling a word, or an emotion like jealousy or anger, he said. “It is just a matter of training a (detection) system to identify the long-term intentions” of those plotting violence.
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Posted by Editor at 01:14 AM
Thugs, Crooks & Thieves Fleecing the Public: Virginia State Police Help With Budget Crunch
A regularly scheduled Virginia ticketing blitz has generated 120,977 traffic citations since 2006. Virginia State PoliceA federally funded ticketing blitz in the state of Virginia landed a total of 6996 traffic tickets this weekend. The blitz, dubbed "Operation Air, Land and Speed" coincided with frantic efforts by state officials to close a$2.2 billion budget deficit. Supervisors ordered state troopers to saturate Interstates 81 and 95 to issue as many tickets as humanly possible over the space of two days.
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A regularly scheduled Virginia ticketing blitz has generated 120,977 traffic citations since 2006. Virginia State PoliceA federally funded ticketing blitz in the state of Virginia landed a total of 6996 traffic tickets this weekend. The blitz, dubbed "Operation Air, Land and Speed" coincided with frantic efforts by state officials to close a$2.2 billion budget deficit. Supervisors ordered state troopers to saturate Interstates 81 and 95 to issue as many tickets as humanly possible over the space of two days.
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Posted by Editor at 01:13 AM
Thugs, Crooks & Thieves Fleecing the Public: West Virginia To Turn School Buses Into Ticket Machines
Cameras to be mounted on West Virginia school buses to issue $500 automated tickets. Faced with a $120 million budget deficit, West Virginia lawmakers are turning to school buses to bring in desperately needed revenue. The House of Delegates voted 98-0 Saturday to give final approval to House Bill 4223 which allows county school boards to deploy buses to issue $500 automated tickets. The proposal becomes law with the signature of Governor Joe Manchin (D). "Every county board of education is hereby authorized to mount a camera on any school bus for the purpose of enforcing this section or for any other lawful purpose," House Bill 4223 states.
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Cameras to be mounted on West Virginia school buses to issue $500 automated tickets. Faced with a $120 million budget deficit, West Virginia lawmakers are turning to school buses to bring in desperately needed revenue. The House of Delegates voted 98-0 Saturday to give final approval to House Bill 4223 which allows county school boards to deploy buses to issue $500 automated tickets. The proposal becomes law with the signature of Governor Joe Manchin (D). "Every county board of education is hereby authorized to mount a camera on any school bus for the purpose of enforcing this section or for any other lawful purpose," House Bill 4223 states.
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Posted by Editor at 01:12 AM
Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down Red Light Cameras
The supreme court of Missouri sent photo enforcement companies scrambling on Monday after it declared the red light camera administrative hearing process in the city of Springfield to be void. The high court moved with unusual speed, handing down a strongly worded, unanimous decision about one month after hearing oral arguments in the case. "This is a $100 case," Judge Michael A. Wolff wrote for the court. "But sometimes, it's not the money -- it's the principle."
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The supreme court of Missouri sent photo enforcement companies scrambling on Monday after it declared the red light camera administrative hearing process in the city of Springfield to be void. The high court moved with unusual speed, handing down a strongly worded, unanimous decision about one month after hearing oral arguments in the case. "This is a $100 case," Judge Michael A. Wolff wrote for the court. "But sometimes, it's not the money -- it's the principle."
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Posted by Editor at 01:11 AM
Broadband Plan for High Speed Internet Sent to Congress
A plan to help the US lead the world in providing its citizens with super-fast internet has been officially released. The Federal Communications Commission, FCC, aims to ensure every American in the country has broadband connections by 2020. It claims a third of all US households - 100 million Americans - do not have a broadband connection. Congress will now consider whether to introduce legislation to enact some parts of the 360-page plan.
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A plan to help the US lead the world in providing its citizens with super-fast internet has been officially released. The Federal Communications Commission, FCC, aims to ensure every American in the country has broadband connections by 2020. It claims a third of all US households - 100 million Americans - do not have a broadband connection. Congress will now consider whether to introduce legislation to enact some parts of the 360-page plan.
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Posted by Editor at 01:08 AM
'AVATAR' Makers Consider Sequel, Other 3D Projects
TEL AVIV -- Hollywood producer Jon Landau said on Sunday he and director James Cameron were considering a sequel to 3D blockbuster "Avatar" among several new projects. "This is the first week we are not thinking about 'Avatar'," Landau told reporters at a conference sponsored by the Israeli technology firm Matrix a week after the movie lost out to the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" for best picture and director at the Oscars. "We are talking about an 'Avatar' sequel as well as a small love story called 'The Dive' and a movie called 'Fantastic Voyage'." Another project planned by the duo was "Battle Angel Alita," based on a Japanese novel set in the future and centering on a young female cyborg's quest for self-discovery.
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TEL AVIV -- Hollywood producer Jon Landau said on Sunday he and director James Cameron were considering a sequel to 3D blockbuster "Avatar" among several new projects. "This is the first week we are not thinking about 'Avatar'," Landau told reporters at a conference sponsored by the Israeli technology firm Matrix a week after the movie lost out to the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" for best picture and director at the Oscars. "We are talking about an 'Avatar' sequel as well as a small love story called 'The Dive' and a movie called 'Fantastic Voyage'." Another project planned by the duo was "Battle Angel Alita," based on a Japanese novel set in the future and centering on a young female cyborg's quest for self-discovery.
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Posted by Editor at 01:07 AM
March 16, 2010
Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest
When it comes to 'Unalienable Rights', the Obama administration has come under fire for often mirroring his predecessor’s practices surrounding state secrets, the Patriot Act and domestic spying. There’s also Gitmo, Jay Bybee and John Yoo. Now there’s DNA sampling. Obama told Walsh he supported the federal government, as well as the 18 states that have varying laws requiring compulsory DNA sampling of individuals upon an arrest for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. The data is lodged in state and federal databases, and has fostered as many as 200 arrests nationwide, Walsh said.
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When it comes to 'Unalienable Rights', the Obama administration has come under fire for often mirroring his predecessor’s practices surrounding state secrets, the Patriot Act and domestic spying. There’s also Gitmo, Jay Bybee and John Yoo. Now there’s DNA sampling. Obama told Walsh he supported the federal government, as well as the 18 states that have varying laws requiring compulsory DNA sampling of individuals upon an arrest for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. The data is lodged in state and federal databases, and has fostered as many as 200 arrests nationwide, Walsh said.
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Posted by Editor at 02:15 AM
Mexican Military Copter Over U.S. Neighborhood
Express-News
The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. It was one of the more jarring incidents of the fourth week of border tensions sparked by drug killings, and rumors of such killings, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said he'd reviewed photos of the chopper flown by armed personnel Tuesday over a residential area known as Falcon Heights-Falcon Village near the binational Falcon Lake, just south of the Starr-Zapata county line. He said the helicopter appeared to have the insignia of the Mexican navy.
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Express-News
The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. It was one of the more jarring incidents of the fourth week of border tensions sparked by drug killings, and rumors of such killings, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said he'd reviewed photos of the chopper flown by armed personnel Tuesday over a residential area known as Falcon Heights-Falcon Village near the binational Falcon Lake, just south of the Starr-Zapata county line. He said the helicopter appeared to have the insignia of the Mexican navy.
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The Census and the Welfare State
Jacob Hornberger / Campaign for Liberty:
The letter that Ralph Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, recently sent to the American people reflects what America has become under the welfare state. Here is what the letter states in part: "Your response is important. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get its fair share of government funds for highways, schools, health facilities, and many other programs you and your neighbors need. Without a complete, accurate census, your community may not receive its fair share."
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Jacob Hornberger / Campaign for Liberty:
The letter that Ralph Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, recently sent to the American people reflects what America has become under the welfare state. Here is what the letter states in part: "Your response is important. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get its fair share of government funds for highways, schools, health facilities, and many other programs you and your neighbors need. Without a complete, accurate census, your community may not receive its fair share."
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Posted by Editor at 02:13 AM
Homosexual Southern Poverty Law Center Calls Americans Who Want Laws Enforced 'Extremist'
The Southern Policy Law Center recently released their so-called annual "Intelligence Report," labeling groups which oppose illegal immigration as "Nativist Extremist." Heidi Beirich, director of research for the SPLC says that they consider these groups to be extreme because they tend to be confrontational with illegal aliens, "where they gather and protest right in their face and scream at them." The SPLC claims that groups such as the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to be just one step below a hate group.
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The Southern Policy Law Center recently released their so-called annual "Intelligence Report," labeling groups which oppose illegal immigration as "Nativist Extremist." Heidi Beirich, director of research for the SPLC says that they consider these groups to be extreme because they tend to be confrontational with illegal aliens, "where they gather and protest right in their face and scream at them." The SPLC claims that groups such as the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to be just one step below a hate group.
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Posted by Editor at 02:11 AM
Beyond Orwell: The Electronic Police State, 2010
A truism perhaps, but before resorting to brute force and open repression to halt the "barbarians at the gates," that would be us, the masters of declining empires (and the chattering classes who polish their boots) regale us with tales of "democracy on the march," "hope" and other banalities before the mailed fist comes crashing down. Putting it another way, as the late, great Situationist malcontent, Guy Debord did decades ago in his relentless call for revolt, The Society of the Spectacle: "The reigning economic system is a vicious circle of isolation. Its technologies are based on isolation, and they contribute to that same isolation."
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A truism perhaps, but before resorting to brute force and open repression to halt the "barbarians at the gates," that would be us, the masters of declining empires (and the chattering classes who polish their boots) regale us with tales of "democracy on the march," "hope" and other banalities before the mailed fist comes crashing down. Putting it another way, as the late, great Situationist malcontent, Guy Debord did decades ago in his relentless call for revolt, The Society of the Spectacle: "The reigning economic system is a vicious circle of isolation. Its technologies are based on isolation, and they contribute to that same isolation."
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Posted by Editor at 02:10 AM
Dallas Police Seek Blood Tests for all DWI Suspects
Dallas police want to join a growing national trend by making all suspected drunken drivers take a blood test, but the price tag for such a program may be too high for now. Under a proposed policy, the Breathalyzer would become a thing of the past. And police would seek a search warrant to get blood from any suspected DWI driver who refused to take the blood test. But preliminary figures – which indicate the program would cost the city of Dallas at least an additional $360,000 a year – may mean it stays on the back burner during the tough economic climate.
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Dallas police want to join a growing national trend by making all suspected drunken drivers take a blood test, but the price tag for such a program may be too high for now. Under a proposed policy, the Breathalyzer would become a thing of the past. And police would seek a search warrant to get blood from any suspected DWI driver who refused to take the blood test. But preliminary figures – which indicate the program would cost the city of Dallas at least an additional $360,000 a year – may mean it stays on the back burner during the tough economic climate.
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Posted by Editor at 02:09 AM
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules 2nd Amendment Does Not Apply to States
SODOMITE STATE: New Bedford, MA -- The right to bear arms as defined in the Second Amendment does not apply to the states, so Massachusetts can regulate who can have firearms and how those weapons are to be stored, the state's high court ruled Wednesday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously dismissed two challenges to the state's gun laws that require citizens to register with police departments before acquiring a firearm, as well as keeping guns stored in a locked container or equipped with a trigger lock. The court upheld the conviction of Nathaniel DePina, a New Bedford man who is serving a two-year jail sentence for carrying an illegal firearm. His lawyer, Paul Patten of Fall River, challenged the conviction on the grounds that the state's gun licensing laws were unconstitutional.
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SODOMITE STATE: New Bedford, MA -- The right to bear arms as defined in the Second Amendment does not apply to the states, so Massachusetts can regulate who can have firearms and how those weapons are to be stored, the state's high court ruled Wednesday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously dismissed two challenges to the state's gun laws that require citizens to register with police departments before acquiring a firearm, as well as keeping guns stored in a locked container or equipped with a trigger lock. The court upheld the conviction of Nathaniel DePina, a New Bedford man who is serving a two-year jail sentence for carrying an illegal firearm. His lawyer, Paul Patten of Fall River, challenged the conviction on the grounds that the state's gun licensing laws were unconstitutional.
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Posted by Editor at 02:08 AM
IPCC Rainforest eco-Tastrophe Claim Confirmed As Bunk
More bad news today for the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as another of its extravangant ecopocalypse predictions, sourced from green campaigners, has been confirmed as bunk by scientists. The UN body came under attack earlier this year for suggesting that 40 per cent of the Amazonian rainforests – dubbed the “lungs of the planet” by some for their ability to turn CO2 into oxygen, and also seen as vital on biodiversity grounds – might disappear imminently. This disaster would be triggered, according to the IPCC’s assessment, by a relatively slight drop in rainfall of the sort to be expected in a warming world. Unfortunately it now appears that just such conditions have already occurred, and in fact the Amazonian jungles were unaffected.
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More bad news today for the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as another of its extravangant ecopocalypse predictions, sourced from green campaigners, has been confirmed as bunk by scientists. The UN body came under attack earlier this year for suggesting that 40 per cent of the Amazonian rainforests – dubbed the “lungs of the planet” by some for their ability to turn CO2 into oxygen, and also seen as vital on biodiversity grounds – might disappear imminently. This disaster would be triggered, according to the IPCC’s assessment, by a relatively slight drop in rainfall of the sort to be expected in a warming world. Unfortunately it now appears that just such conditions have already occurred, and in fact the Amazonian jungles were unaffected.
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Posted by Editor at 02:06 AM
March 15, 2010
Police State 2010: Homeland Security Unveils Mobile Mind Screening Checkpoints
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Amendment IV to The Bill of Rights
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
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Amendment IV to The Bill of Rights
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Posted by Editor at 12:24 AM
Signs That The United States Is Rapidly Becoming A Totalitarian Big Brother Police State
By Michael Snyder / BLN
Once upon a time, the United States was a land of unparalleled freedom. The rest of the world envied the freedom that ordinary Americans had to think, say and do what they wanted. But all of that has changed. Now Americans have to fear that they will be tackled by a squad of security goons and dragged off to a detention facility somewhere if they spill a Pepsi on a flight attendant or take a few too many pictures of a public building. The United States used to be the polar opposite of totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but now America is rapidly becoming very much like them. Due to the fear of a boogeyman living in a cave somewhere or some guy with explosive powder in his underwear we are all being forced to give up our freedoms and learn to live in a Big Brother police state.
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By Michael Snyder / BLN
Once upon a time, the United States was a land of unparalleled freedom. The rest of the world envied the freedom that ordinary Americans had to think, say and do what they wanted. But all of that has changed. Now Americans have to fear that they will be tackled by a squad of security goons and dragged off to a detention facility somewhere if they spill a Pepsi on a flight attendant or take a few too many pictures of a public building. The United States used to be the polar opposite of totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but now America is rapidly becoming very much like them. Due to the fear of a boogeyman living in a cave somewhere or some guy with explosive powder in his underwear we are all being forced to give up our freedoms and learn to live in a Big Brother police state.
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Posted by Editor at 12:23 AM
McCain-Lieberman Bill Would Deny Civilian Trials for 'Enemy Belligerents'
On March 4 Senators John McCain (R-Ariz) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced a bill entitled “The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010.” If you thought some of the legislation introduced and passed by Congress under Bush II was scary, then in the immortal words of Bachman and Turner you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The stated purpose of the bill is to ban civilian trials for those designated by the federal government as “enemy belligerents.” The bill would bar such individuals from receiving the legal rights usually afforded those accused of crimes in the United States. “Enemy belligerents” would be taken into military custody for the purposes of interrogation and determination of their status. Some, after interrogation and determination of status, may become "high-level detainees."
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On March 4 Senators John McCain (R-Ariz) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced a bill entitled “The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010.” If you thought some of the legislation introduced and passed by Congress under Bush II was scary, then in the immortal words of Bachman and Turner you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The stated purpose of the bill is to ban civilian trials for those designated by the federal government as “enemy belligerents.” The bill would bar such individuals from receiving the legal rights usually afforded those accused of crimes in the United States. “Enemy belligerents” would be taken into military custody for the purposes of interrogation and determination of their status. Some, after interrogation and determination of status, may become "high-level detainees."
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Posted by Editor at 12:21 AM
Obama Seeks To Overhaul 'No Child Left Behind'
LA Times
Obama said he would send to Congress on Monday a blueprint for overhauling the nation's education program and the No Child Left Behind project to improve schools, support teachers and set standards that would give high school graduates "the best chance to succeed in a changing world." Worried that the U.S. is falling behind in education, Obama warned Saturday in his weekly address that "the nation that out-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow." He said America had "lost ground" over the last several decades, pointing to 15-year-olds who no longer are near the top in math and science compared with their peers around the world, high school graduation rates that have lagged behind most other wealthy countries, and a United States that no longer leads the world in producing college graduates.
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LA TimesObama said he would send to Congress on Monday a blueprint for overhauling the nation's education program and the No Child Left Behind project to improve schools, support teachers and set standards that would give high school graduates "the best chance to succeed in a changing world." Worried that the U.S. is falling behind in education, Obama warned Saturday in his weekly address that "the nation that out-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow." He said America had "lost ground" over the last several decades, pointing to 15-year-olds who no longer are near the top in math and science compared with their peers around the world, high school graduation rates that have lagged behind most other wealthy countries, and a United States that no longer leads the world in producing college graduates.
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Posted by Editor at 12:20 AM
U.S. to Roll Out Major Broadband Policy
Reuters
U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours. Dramatically increasing Internet speeds to 25 times the current average is one of the myriad goals to be unveiled in the National Broadband Plan by the the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. The highly anticipated plan will make a series of recommendations to Congress and is aimed at spurring the ever-changing communications industry to bring more and faster online services to Americans as they increasingly turn to the Internet to communicate, pay monthly bills, make travel plans and be entertained by movies and music.
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Reuters
U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours. Dramatically increasing Internet speeds to 25 times the current average is one of the myriad goals to be unveiled in the National Broadband Plan by the the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. The highly anticipated plan will make a series of recommendations to Congress and is aimed at spurring the ever-changing communications industry to bring more and faster online services to Americans as they increasingly turn to the Internet to communicate, pay monthly bills, make travel plans and be entertained by movies and music.
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Posted by Editor at 12:19 AM
Six-Year-Old Suspended for 'Gun' Violation
Political correctness reached a new height (or depth) when a six-year-old boy in Ionia, Michigan, was suspended from his Jefferson Elementary kindgarten class for pretending that his hand was a gun and pointing the "barrel" (his finger) at another student. The offender, six year old Mason Jammer, made another student in his class feel "uncomfortable." Young Mr. Jammer had been warned, school officials said, and so the suspension seemed appropriate to them. His mother, however, thought that suspending her son from school was uncalled for. She explained that young Mason does not understand anything about the reason for what is happening (leading one to question how the suspension will change the young boy's behavior.)
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Political correctness reached a new height (or depth) when a six-year-old boy in Ionia, Michigan, was suspended from his Jefferson Elementary kindgarten class for pretending that his hand was a gun and pointing the "barrel" (his finger) at another student. The offender, six year old Mason Jammer, made another student in his class feel "uncomfortable." Young Mr. Jammer had been warned, school officials said, and so the suspension seemed appropriate to them. His mother, however, thought that suspending her son from school was uncalled for. She explained that young Mason does not understand anything about the reason for what is happening (leading one to question how the suspension will change the young boy's behavior.)
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Posted by Editor at 12:18 AM
Naziesque Massachusetts Senate Ban Sodas and Snacks In Schools
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill designed to ban the sale of high-calorie sodas and salty and sugary snacks in elementary and high schools. The House passed a similar bill in January. The Senate bill would require state health officials to develop nutritional standards for all food sold in public schools, including snacks and sodas sold in vending machines. The bill would also require schools to sell fresh fruits and vegetables, ban deep fried foods and require students be taught about nutrition and exercise.
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The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill designed to ban the sale of high-calorie sodas and salty and sugary snacks in elementary and high schools. The House passed a similar bill in January. The Senate bill would require state health officials to develop nutritional standards for all food sold in public schools, including snacks and sodas sold in vending machines. The bill would also require schools to sell fresh fruits and vegetables, ban deep fried foods and require students be taught about nutrition and exercise.
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Posted by Editor at 12:17 AM
Illegal Aliens Bump U.S. Citizens For Mental Healthcare
In the latest outrage involving illegal immigration, mentally ill U.S. citizens in Florida are being placed on waiting lists for treatment because public facilities are overcrowded with illegal aliens. As if this weren’t disturbing enough, state officials want to turn the illegal immigrants over to federal authorities but patient confidentiality laws forbid it because it would violate the illegal aliens’ privacy. The baffling information was revealed this week by a northern Florida newspaper that says the crisis puts the state at the forefront of a national debate over whether illegal immigrants should enjoy the same rights to public health care as legal residents.
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In the latest outrage involving illegal immigration, mentally ill U.S. citizens in Florida are being placed on waiting lists for treatment because public facilities are overcrowded with illegal aliens. As if this weren’t disturbing enough, state officials want to turn the illegal immigrants over to federal authorities but patient confidentiality laws forbid it because it would violate the illegal aliens’ privacy. The baffling information was revealed this week by a northern Florida newspaper that says the crisis puts the state at the forefront of a national debate over whether illegal immigrants should enjoy the same rights to public health care as legal residents.
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Posted by Editor at 12:15 AM
Chinese Fluoride In Mass. Water Raises Concern
AMESBURY, Mass. -- Fluoride is added to the water most of us drink because the government believes it's a safe and inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay. However, Team 5 Investigates found the Amesbury Water Department pulled fluoride from its system amid concerns about its supply from China. Department of Public Works Director Rob Desmarais said after he mixes the white powder with water, 40 percent of it will not dissolve. "I don't know what it is," Desmarais said. "It's not soluble, and it doesn't appear to be sodium fluoride. So we are not quite sure what it is."
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AMESBURY, Mass. -- Fluoride is added to the water most of us drink because the government believes it's a safe and inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay. However, Team 5 Investigates found the Amesbury Water Department pulled fluoride from its system amid concerns about its supply from China. Department of Public Works Director Rob Desmarais said after he mixes the white powder with water, 40 percent of it will not dissolve. "I don't know what it is," Desmarais said. "It's not soluble, and it doesn't appear to be sodium fluoride. So we are not quite sure what it is."
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Posted by Editor at 12:14 AM
Wind, Rain Knock Out Power to 450,000 in Northeast
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 450,000 customers, diverting international flights and toppling a boom crane at an Atlantic City casino construction site, injuring one police officer. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The New York City area and southern New Jersey were among the hardest hit, with wind gusts of up to 67 mph recorded and power cut to a combined 335,000 customers.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 450,000 customers, diverting international flights and toppling a boom crane at an Atlantic City casino construction site, injuring one police officer. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The New York City area and southern New Jersey were among the hardest hit, with wind gusts of up to 67 mph recorded and power cut to a combined 335,000 customers.
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Post-Snow, Northeast Mops Up From Wind-Driven Rain
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. -- More than a half-million customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut lost electricity at the peak of Saturday's storm, which carried wind gusts of up to 70 mph. It came about two weeks after heavy snow and hurricane-force winds left more than a million customers in the Northeast in the dark.
Posted by Editor at 12:14 AM
March 13, 2010
Christian Arrested After WARNING Elton John of the Wrath To Come
"Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost." 1 Thessalonians 2:16
WSBTV News Atlanta:
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Hebrews 9:27)
A Georgia man who posted a video on YouTube of himself holding a sign saying "Elton John must die" has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Atlanta Police Sergeant Curtis Davenport says Neal Horsley was arrested early Wednesday in Carrollton, about 50 miles west of Atlanta. Davenport would not say who Horsley is accused of threatening, but Horsley's son, Nathan, Horsley, says he believed the arrest is connected to the video about the musician. Horsley complains in the video about John's comments in a magazine interview last month that Jesus Christ was a sexual deviant pervert.
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"Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost." 1 Thessalonians 2:16
WSBTV News Atlanta:
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Hebrews 9:27)
A Georgia man who posted a video on YouTube of himself holding a sign saying "Elton John must die" has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Atlanta Police Sergeant Curtis Davenport says Neal Horsley was arrested early Wednesday in Carrollton, about 50 miles west of Atlanta. Davenport would not say who Horsley is accused of threatening, but Horsley's son, Nathan, Horsley, says he believed the arrest is connected to the video about the musician. Horsley complains in the video about John's comments in a magazine interview last month that Jesus Christ was a sexual deviant pervert.
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Gubernatorial Candidate Charged With Threatening Elton John
By Randy Wyles / Examiner
An anti-abortion activist and Georgia gubernatorial hopeful faces charges alleging he made death threats against entertainer and part-time Atlanta resident Elton John. Neal Horsley, 65, faces charges of making terroristic threats, criminal defamation and using the Internet to disseminate threats. He was arrested by Atlanta police and deputies of the U.S. Marshals Service in Carrolton on Wednesday. Horsley became upset and posted a rant on the Internet entitled "Why Elton John Must Die" after John told a journalist last month that, in the opinion of the music legend, Jesus was a homosexual. Horsley was later seen holding a large sign outside of John’s Atlanta home that read “Elton John Must Die.”
Neal Horsley Charged With Threatening Elton John
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Neal Horsley was booked into the Fulton County Jail, charged with terroristic threats, criminal defamation and using the Internet to disseminate threats. During a hearing Thursday morning at the jail, Magistrate Judge James Altman set bond for Horsley at $40,000 on all three charges. As a condition of his bail, Horsley must remain at the home of his son, Nathanael Horsley of Gainesville, Altman said. In addition, there must be a land-line in the home. The younger Horsley is acting as his father's attorney. John, a part-time Atlantan, raised the ire of Horsley last month when he told an interviewer that he believed that Jesus was a homosexual. Horsley, 65, responded with an Internet diatribe on "Why Elton John Must Die." A video posted on YouTube shows Horsley protesting outside John's Peachtree Road condominium with a large sign proclaiming, "Elton John Must Die."
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U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case Involving Fred Phelps' Protests At Military Funerals
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with inflammatory messages like “Thank God for dead soldiers.” The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters’ message, no matter how provocative or upsetting, is protected by the First Amendment or limited by the competing privacy and religious rights of the mourners. The justices will hear an appeal from a Marine’s father to reinstate a $5 million verdict against the protesters after they picketed outside his son’s funeral in Maryland four years ago. Members of a Kansas-based church have picketed military funerals to spread their belief that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with inflammatory messages like “Thank God for dead soldiers.” The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters’ message, no matter how provocative or upsetting, is protected by the First Amendment or limited by the competing privacy and religious rights of the mourners. The justices will hear an appeal from a Marine’s father to reinstate a $5 million verdict against the protesters after they picketed outside his son’s funeral in Maryland four years ago. Members of a Kansas-based church have picketed military funerals to spread their belief that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality.
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Posted by Editor at 02:15 AM
Police Make 3rd Arrest In Calif. Church Shooting
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers. Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said Tuesday officers arrested 18-year-old Marcel Buggs on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm and other charges. It was unknown if Buggs had an attorney. A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were previously arrested in the case but have been released. Bisa says formal charges could still be filed. Witnesses told investigators that three hooded young men walked into New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ and opened fire during a Feb. 14 service.
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RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers. Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said Tuesday officers arrested 18-year-old Marcel Buggs on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm and other charges. It was unknown if Buggs had an attorney. A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were previously arrested in the case but have been released. Bisa says formal charges could still be filed. Witnesses told investigators that three hooded young men walked into New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ and opened fire during a Feb. 14 service.
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Posted by Editor at 02:10 AM
Focus on the Family Denies Dobson 'Pushed Out' of Radio
High-profile backer charges ministry adjusting image to be 'accepted'
Focus on the Family denied allegations by a high-profile ally that its founder, Dr. James Dobson, was "pushed" out of his 33-year-old radio program as part of the ministry's alleged effort to become more acceptable to mainstream society. Rev. Ken Hutcherson, a well-known pro-life and traditional-marriage advocate in the Pacific Northwest, asserted in a WND column that the Colorado Springs-based ministry has a "new focus; an image change designed to make them accepted and well-liked rather than standing for righteousness in an unrighteous society."
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High-profile backer charges ministry adjusting image to be 'accepted'
Focus on the Family denied allegations by a high-profile ally that its founder, Dr. James Dobson, was "pushed" out of his 33-year-old radio program as part of the ministry's alleged effort to become more acceptable to mainstream society. Rev. Ken Hutcherson, a well-known pro-life and traditional-marriage advocate in the Pacific Northwest, asserted in a WND column that the Colorado Springs-based ministry has a "new focus; an image change designed to make them accepted and well-liked rather than standing for righteousness in an unrighteous society."
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Posted by Editor at 02:09 AM
Feds, Religious Groups Join Battle Over Boulder Church Growth Plan
Lawyers argued over the expansion plans for a Boulder County church that have become so controversial national religious and government organizations have been drawn into the fight. The three-judge 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard from attorneys representing Niwot-based Rocky Mountain Christian Church and Boulder County. The county is appealing a 2008 decision by a federal jury that the county commissioners violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by denying the church's request to expand. In 2004, the church asked to add 132,000 square feet to its 106,000-square-foot campus at North 95th Street and Niwot Road. The addition would include a gymnasium, an education building, a multipurpose chapel building and art gallery. Boulder County turned down the church's request in 2006, claiming the expansion conflicted with neighboring open space and would overwhelm the area. The church claims that Boulder County is guilty of discrimination because it did not treat its proposal as it would a secular business or institution. That is a clear violation of RLUIPA, passed in 2000 by Congress to protect churches in land-use issues, said Kevin Baine, who represented the church Monday.
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Lawyers argued over the expansion plans for a Boulder County church that have become so controversial national religious and government organizations have been drawn into the fight. The three-judge 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard from attorneys representing Niwot-based Rocky Mountain Christian Church and Boulder County. The county is appealing a 2008 decision by a federal jury that the county commissioners violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by denying the church's request to expand. In 2004, the church asked to add 132,000 square feet to its 106,000-square-foot campus at North 95th Street and Niwot Road. The addition would include a gymnasium, an education building, a multipurpose chapel building and art gallery. Boulder County turned down the church's request in 2006, claiming the expansion conflicted with neighboring open space and would overwhelm the area. The church claims that Boulder County is guilty of discrimination because it did not treat its proposal as it would a secular business or institution. That is a clear violation of RLUIPA, passed in 2000 by Congress to protect churches in land-use issues, said Kevin Baine, who represented the church Monday.
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Posted by Editor at 02:01 AM
Oregon Faith Healers Get 16 Months for Son's Death
The Associated Press
OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The judge who sentenced an Oregon couple to prison Monday for the death of their son says members of their church must quit relying on faith healing when their children's lives are at stake. "The fact is, too many children have died unnecessarily -- a graveyard full," Judge Steven Maurer said. "This has to stop." Maurer spoke in a quiet, unemotional voice as he led up to his conclusion: Jeffrey and Marci Beagley each should serve 16 months in prison. Members of the Followers of Christ church who packed the courtroom sobbed. The Beagleys were earlier convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2008 death of their 16-year-old son, Neil, of complications from a congenital urinary tract blockage. The condition normally is easily treated.
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The Associated Press
OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The judge who sentenced an Oregon couple to prison Monday for the death of their son says members of their church must quit relying on faith healing when their children's lives are at stake. "The fact is, too many children have died unnecessarily -- a graveyard full," Judge Steven Maurer said. "This has to stop." Maurer spoke in a quiet, unemotional voice as he led up to his conclusion: Jeffrey and Marci Beagley each should serve 16 months in prison. Members of the Followers of Christ church who packed the courtroom sobbed. The Beagleys were earlier convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2008 death of their 16-year-old son, Neil, of complications from a congenital urinary tract blockage. The condition normally is easily treated.
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Posted by Editor at 01:59 AM
March 12, 2010
The National Worker ID Card as an Evil Instrument of Control
By Robert Wenzel / Economic Policy Journal
Ron Paul is absolutely correct in calling this card very bad. Just keep in mind that the use of the card as a "worker" ID card is step one. Ron Paul correctly states that that the social security card was specifically not to be an ID card. That has certainly changed. Try getting a job or a drivers license without one. Once a card is instituted into the system, card creep will begin. It will begin to be used for other purposes. First, what they will do is mark the easy ones, sex offenders and those found guilty of domestic violence.
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By Robert Wenzel / Economic Policy Journal
Ron Paul is absolutely correct in calling this card very bad. Just keep in mind that the use of the card as a "worker" ID card is step one. Ron Paul correctly states that that the social security card was specifically not to be an ID card. That has certainly changed. Try getting a job or a drivers license without one. Once a card is instituted into the system, card creep will begin. It will begin to be used for other purposes. First, what they will do is mark the easy ones, sex offenders and those found guilty of domestic violence.
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Posted by Editor at 02:37 AM
Keeping the Masses Sick, Fat, and Happy
By Karen De Coster / The LRC
Here's an interesting post on food subsidies from 2007. When the House of Representatives debated the bill in July, PCRM, along with many other health and public interest groups, supported the Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment, which was offered by Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). This amendment would have limited government subsidies of unhealthy foods, cut subsidies to millionaire farmers, and provided more money for nutrition and food assistance programs for Americans and impoverished children overseas.
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By Karen De Coster / The LRC
Here's an interesting post on food subsidies from 2007. When the House of Representatives debated the bill in July, PCRM, along with many other health and public interest groups, supported the Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment, which was offered by Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). This amendment would have limited government subsidies of unhealthy foods, cut subsidies to millionaire farmers, and provided more money for nutrition and food assistance programs for Americans and impoverished children overseas.
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Posted by Editor at 02:36 AM
Virginia State Troopers Hand Out 7,016 Tickets In One Weekend
The state of Virginia this past weekend used the weakness of motorists to solve the state’s $2.2 billion budget deficit. According to reports, Virginia’s revenue-pumping ticket blitz resulted in an outstanding 7,016 traffic tickets this past weekend. Apparently, tax dollars helped fund Virginia’s budget-fixing move with overtime for the state troopers being paid via a federal grant. Of the 7,016 traffic tickets, 3,536 were speeding tickets. Most troopers issued 717 citations for reckless driving, “judgment call” ticket that can be handed out for speeding as little as 10 or 15 mph over the speed limit. The ticket comes with a eye-popping fine of as much as $2,500.
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The state of Virginia this past weekend used the weakness of motorists to solve the state’s $2.2 billion budget deficit. According to reports, Virginia’s revenue-pumping ticket blitz resulted in an outstanding 7,016 traffic tickets this past weekend. Apparently, tax dollars helped fund Virginia’s budget-fixing move with overtime for the state troopers being paid via a federal grant. Of the 7,016 traffic tickets, 3,536 were speeding tickets. Most troopers issued 717 citations for reckless driving, “judgment call” ticket that can be handed out for speeding as little as 10 or 15 mph over the speed limit. The ticket comes with a eye-popping fine of as much as $2,500.
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Posted by Editor at 02:36 AM
Aseemblyman Wants To Ban Use Of Salt In New York Restaurants
If State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has his way, the only salt added to your meal will come from the chef's tears. The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in New York restaurants - and violators would be smacked with a $1,000 fine for every salty dish. "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food," the bill reads. Some of Manhattan's top cooks blasted the idea, saying the legislation lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.
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If State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has his way, the only salt added to your meal will come from the chef's tears. The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in New York restaurants - and violators would be smacked with a $1,000 fine for every salty dish. "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food," the bill reads. Some of Manhattan's top cooks blasted the idea, saying the legislation lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.
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Posted by Editor at 02:34 AM
Brain Scan Can Read People's Thoughts: Researchers
A scan of brain activity can effectively read a person's mind, researchers said Thursday. British scientists from University College London found they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The evidence suggests researchers can tell which memory of a past event a person is recalling from the pattern of their brain activity alone. "We've been able to look at brain activity for a specific episodic memory -- to look at actual memory traces," said senior author of the study, Eleanor Maguire.
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A scan of brain activity can effectively read a person's mind, researchers said Thursday. British scientists from University College London found they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The evidence suggests researchers can tell which memory of a past event a person is recalling from the pattern of their brain activity alone. "We've been able to look at brain activity for a specific episodic memory -- to look at actual memory traces," said senior author of the study, Eleanor Maguire.
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Posted by Editor at 02:34 AM
Another State to Feds: Take Your Gun Regs and Stuff'em
Utah has become the third state to adopt a law exempting guns and ammunition made, sold and used in the state from massive federal regulations under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and supporters say about 30 more states have some sort of plan for their own exemptions in the works. Officials in Utah say they expect a lawsuit over their direct challenge to Washington if the federal government succeeds in its current case against Montana's law.
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Utah has become the third state to adopt a law exempting guns and ammunition made, sold and used in the state from massive federal regulations under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and supporters say about 30 more states have some sort of plan for their own exemptions in the works. Officials in Utah say they expect a lawsuit over their direct challenge to Washington if the federal government succeeds in its current case against Montana's law.
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