Saturday, April 29, 2006
WHAT A BAD BREAK. I HEAR IT'S LIKE ABU GHRAIB THERE, BUT WITH HIGH GAS PRICES.
When Amanda Early, a junior at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., accepted a four-day-a-week summer job in public relations near the campus, she did not realize she it would amount to a sentence of spending an entire summer in New Jersey.
Ms. Early had planned to drive home to Connecticut every weekend, but she said gas prices would force her to remain in New Jersey in the house she shares with four other girls.
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When Amanda Early, a junior at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., accepted a four-day-a-week summer job in public relations near the campus, she did not realize she it would amount to a sentence of spending an entire summer in New Jersey.
Ms. Early had planned to drive home to Connecticut every weekend, but she said gas prices would force her to remain in New Jersey in the house she shares with four other girls.
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A REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN, A BOY SCOUT LEADER, ACCUSED OF BEING A PERVERTED SEXUAL PREDATOR. I DON'T BELIEVE IT! OH, ON SECOND THOUGHT, MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING TO IT.
West tied to sex abuse in '70s, using office to lure young men
For a quarter century, the man who is now Spokane's mayor has used positions of public trust – as a sheriff's deputy, Boy Scout leader and powerful politician – to develop sexual relationships with boys and young men.
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West tied to sex abuse in '70s, using office to lure young men
For a quarter century, the man who is now Spokane's mayor has used positions of public trust – as a sheriff's deputy, Boy Scout leader and powerful politician – to develop sexual relationships with boys and young men.
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
WHAT DID THEY DO? RAID THE RECTORIES?
More Than 1, 100 Sex Offenders Captured
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 1,100 people wanted for violent sex crimes have been arrested in a weeklong roundup of fugitives, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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More Than 1, 100 Sex Offenders Captured
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 1,100 people wanted for violent sex crimes have been arrested in a weeklong roundup of fugitives, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
FUNNY, BUT IT'S CHILD RAPE, THEFT, AND NAZI POPES THAT BRING ME DOWN, NOT SCARCELY DRESSED PEOPLE AND SHOPPING ON SUNDAYS. CALL ME WHEN THEY TAKE A STAND ON THOSE ISSUES.
ZAGREB, Croatia - A bishop on a northwestern Croatian island has asked authorities to declare a "decency zone" in the city's center, to ban regular summertime promenades of tourists wearing nothing but swimsuits.
Ivan Kordic, bishop of Krk island, said "scarcely dressed" people "harm the morale, the spirit and the soul" of other people in the city, in a letter to city officials.
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The Roman Catholic church is highly influential in Croatia, where about 90 percent of people are members. The church has so far successfully protested against yoga classes in schools, an AIDS program that taught pupils how to use condoms and shopping on Sundays.
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ZAGREB, Croatia - A bishop on a northwestern Croatian island has asked authorities to declare a "decency zone" in the city's center, to ban regular summertime promenades of tourists wearing nothing but swimsuits.
Ivan Kordic, bishop of Krk island, said "scarcely dressed" people "harm the morale, the spirit and the soul" of other people in the city, in a letter to city officials.
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The Roman Catholic church is highly influential in Croatia, where about 90 percent of people are members. The church has so far successfully protested against yoga classes in schools, an AIDS program that taught pupils how to use condoms and shopping on Sundays.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
I'D GIVE HIM 5 MORE YEARS JUST FOR CALLING HIMSELF "DADDYMARK"
School big pleads guilty in sex sting
A Manhattan high school administrator who bragged about sexual liaisons with teenagers was nabbed trying to hook up with more underage girls in an Internet sting operation, authorities said yesterday.
Steven Mark Rubinstein, 49, an assistant principal at Murry Bergtraum High School, pleaded guilty to kiddie porn and child enticement charges in White Plains Federal Court.
School officials reassigned Rubinstein last month after learning of the allegations and will move to fire him, a Department of Education spokeswoman said.
Using the handle "DaddyMark," Rubinstein sent sexually explicit messages from his home and school computers to federal agents posing as 13-year-olds over the past year, prosecutors said.
Rubinstein, who lives in Poughkeepsie, claimed in the cyberchats that he'd had sex with 15-year-old and 17-year-old girls in the past.
After trading messages with the undercover officers, he requested a meeting so he could add
them to his list of conquests.
When confronted, Rubinstein admitted trying to meet the "girls" but shied away from an actual rendezvous when he became suspicious that he was dealing with officers.
A teacher since 1985, Rubinstein also admitted downloading and trading images of child pornography over the Internet. Authorities said they seized images of minors having sex with
adults from his computer.
Rubinstein faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison when he is sentenced July 10.
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School big pleads guilty in sex sting
A Manhattan high school administrator who bragged about sexual liaisons with teenagers was nabbed trying to hook up with more underage girls in an Internet sting operation, authorities said yesterday.
Steven Mark Rubinstein, 49, an assistant principal at Murry Bergtraum High School, pleaded guilty to kiddie porn and child enticement charges in White Plains Federal Court.
School officials reassigned Rubinstein last month after learning of the allegations and will move to fire him, a Department of Education spokeswoman said.
Using the handle "DaddyMark," Rubinstein sent sexually explicit messages from his home and school computers to federal agents posing as 13-year-olds over the past year, prosecutors said.
Rubinstein, who lives in Poughkeepsie, claimed in the cyberchats that he'd had sex with 15-year-old and 17-year-old girls in the past.
After trading messages with the undercover officers, he requested a meeting so he could add
them to his list of conquests.
When confronted, Rubinstein admitted trying to meet the "girls" but shied away from an actual rendezvous when he became suspicious that he was dealing with officers.
A teacher since 1985, Rubinstein also admitted downloading and trading images of child pornography over the Internet. Authorities said they seized images of minors having sex with
adults from his computer.
Rubinstein faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison when he is sentenced July 10.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY. WHAT'S WORSE? TO COME UP WITH A GENIUS PLAN LIKE THIS, OR TO THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND GO ALONG WITH IT?
Two People Charged With Filing Fake Obit
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Waterloo police arrested two people accused of filing a fake obituary with a newspaper.
Authorities said James Snyder and Mary Jo Jensen filed an obituary with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in December, saying Jensen's 17-tear-old son had died after a lengthy illness.
Police said they did it so they could get off work for a few days.
Officials said that later in the week, people who know the family saw the teenager at restaurant and called authorities.
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Two People Charged With Filing Fake Obit
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Waterloo police arrested two people accused of filing a fake obituary with a newspaper.
Authorities said James Snyder and Mary Jo Jensen filed an obituary with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in December, saying Jensen's 17-tear-old son had died after a lengthy illness.
Police said they did it so they could get off work for a few days.
Officials said that later in the week, people who know the family saw the teenager at restaurant and called authorities.
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
AND THIS LITTLE PIGGY CRIED "WEE WEE WEE" - ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
At 22, Sarah Patterson has already spent several years in the working world, but she has yet to report her income to the government.
For one thing, Ms. Patterson, of Manhattan, works in a cash business, with no withholding tax. But she is also worried about how to list her profession on a 1040 form — she is a foot fetish model.
"What I do is not commonly considered work," explained Ms. Patterson, who said she earns more than $100 an hour for letting men ogle or stroke her shapely feet.
"When they ask for your occupation, I can't imagine there would be a little box to check describing my job." She can take home up to $400 for working a foot-fetish party where clients take turns enjoying her feet, she said. Private sessions can be even more lucrative.
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At 22, Sarah Patterson has already spent several years in the working world, but she has yet to report her income to the government.
For one thing, Ms. Patterson, of Manhattan, works in a cash business, with no withholding tax. But she is also worried about how to list her profession on a 1040 form — she is a foot fetish model.
"What I do is not commonly considered work," explained Ms. Patterson, who said she earns more than $100 an hour for letting men ogle or stroke her shapely feet.
"When they ask for your occupation, I can't imagine there would be a little box to check describing my job." She can take home up to $400 for working a foot-fetish party where clients take turns enjoying her feet, she said. Private sessions can be even more lucrative.
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Friday, April 07, 2006
AND I CAN'T EVEN TRAIN MY DOG TO GET THE NEWSPAPER
Viruses 'Trained' to Build Tiny Batteries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers trying to make tiny machines have turned to the power of nature, engineering a virus to attract metals and then using it to build minute wires for microscopic batteries.
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Viruses 'Trained' to Build Tiny Batteries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers trying to make tiny machines have turned to the power of nature, engineering a virus to attract metals and then using it to build minute wires for microscopic batteries.
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Thursday, April 06, 2006
I HEAR THEY ARE DOING THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW IN MANDARIN AND THE SECOND IN CANTONESE.
Rolling Stones to Play First China Concert
SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Having played before millions of fans worldwide over a four-decade career, there aren't many firsts left for rock icons the Rolling Stones. By the end of this week, there'll be one less, after their debut concert in mainland China.
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Rolling Stones to Play First China Concert
SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Having played before millions of fans worldwide over a four-decade career, there aren't many firsts left for rock icons the Rolling Stones. By the end of this week, there'll be one less, after their debut concert in mainland China.
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GOOD LUCK TO HIM. I TRIED THE KALI DEFENSE IN TRAFFIC COURT LAST WEEK, AND NOW I'LL BE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SIX MONTHS.
Hindu goddess hangs up murder plea
Kali made him do it.
A Queens judge balked yesterday when a man eying a plea deal for killing his live-in girlfriend claimed that a Hindu goddess drove him to murder.
"I was possessed by Kali at the time that I killed her," Krisna Soogrim, 38, told astonished Queens Supreme Court Justice Robert Hanophy.
"I'm not going to accept a possession defense," Hanophy said. "I don't think it's recognized under the law.... If he was possessed by a Hindu goddess, that's a question for the jury to decide."
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Hindu goddess hangs up murder plea
Kali made him do it.
A Queens judge balked yesterday when a man eying a plea deal for killing his live-in girlfriend claimed that a Hindu goddess drove him to murder.
"I was possessed by Kali at the time that I killed her," Krisna Soogrim, 38, told astonished Queens Supreme Court Justice Robert Hanophy.
"I'm not going to accept a possession defense," Hanophy said. "I don't think it's recognized under the law.... If he was possessed by a Hindu goddess, that's a question for the jury to decide."
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Monday, April 03, 2006
WORD OF THE DAY
Two dead, 30 missing as Mauritania boat disappears
Brazilian plane carrying 19 disappears near Macae
Rescued couple disappears again
Afghan convert disappears after release
Bulls' offense disappears
Woman disappears at Biltmore Fashion Park
Friendly Morris student tragically disappears
Coca-Cola Disappears in Zimbabwe
Boy Thought to Be Reincarnation of Buddha Disappears
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Two dead, 30 missing as Mauritania boat disappears
Brazilian plane carrying 19 disappears near Macae
Rescued couple disappears again
Afghan convert disappears after release
Bulls' offense disappears
Woman disappears at Biltmore Fashion Park
Friendly Morris student tragically disappears
Coca-Cola Disappears in Zimbabwe
Boy Thought to Be Reincarnation of Buddha Disappears
