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Friday, July 31, 2009
Students fight prostituition in Ukraine...
A group of young women in Kiev has woven itself into the crowds along Khreshchatyk, the city's main boulevard. They're wearing pink pantyhose, miniskirts and high heels. They carry placards saying: "Ukrainian girls are not for sale." Nastia, a recent high school graduate, says: "Today, we're going on patrol."
Ukraine has become a favored destination for sex tourism, particularly from Western countries. So the women are keeping an eye out for foreigners. Nastia spots a fashionably dressed man, who turns out to be a Danish tourist. She approaches him and starts talking to him, while she presses a flyer into his hand. "Ukraine is no whorehouse" is the title of the flyer, which also warns that Ukraine has Europe's highest incidence of HIV/AIDS. And it accuses those who frequent prostitutes of ultimately supporting the mafia. More...
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Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon should be extradited, court rules...
There were emotional scenes outside the high court today after computer hacker Gary McKinnon lost a further attempt to avoid his extradition to America on charges of breaching US military and Nasa computers.
McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, would suffer from a "severe mental breakdown" if forced to serve up to 60 years in an American jail, his mother, Janis Sharp, said, pleading with politicians to intervene.
McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, would suffer from a "severe mental breakdown" if forced to serve up to 60 years in an American jail, his mother, Janis Sharp, said, pleading with politicians to intervene.
"Why aren't they stopping the extradition of a man who is clearly vulnerable and who on the accepted evidence suffers from Asperger's?" Sharp said. "Gary is clearly someone who is not equipped to deal with the American penal system and there is clear evidence that he will suffer a severe mental breakdown if extradited." More...
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Switzerland and US reach UBS tax agreement...
The governments of Switzerland and the United States have reached an agreement in principle on the major issues in their tax evasion dispute involving Swiss bank UBS.
US district judge Alan Gold agreed to cancel a trial that was supposed to begin on Monday into a demand for the confidential information of 52,000 UBS clients.
US district judge Alan Gold agreed to cancel a trial that was supposed to begin on Monday into a demand for the confidential information of 52,000 UBS clients.
Gold had already delayed the case three weeks to allow all parties to reach an out-of-court settlement. More...
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Internet: le Parti des pirates à l'assaut du parlement allemand...
Le Parti des pirates, qui milite pour la légalisation du partage de fichiers sur Internet, a été autorisé vendredi à présenter des candidats aux élections législatives du 27 septembre en Allemagne.
A l'instar de la Suède, qui vient d'élire son premier député "pirate" au parlement européen, l'Allemagne s'est récemment dotée de ce nouveau parti qui a remporté 0,9% des suffrages aux élections européennes en juin.
Le parti a l'intention de présenter des candidats dans tous les Etats fédéraux allemands, à l'exception de la Saxe.
A l'instar de la Suède, qui vient d'élire son premier député "pirate" au parlement européen, l'Allemagne s'est récemment dotée de ce nouveau parti qui a remporté 0,9% des suffrages aux élections européennes en juin.
Le parti a l'intention de présenter des candidats dans tous les Etats fédéraux allemands, à l'exception de la Saxe.
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Swift Guad et L'enfant soldat (images choquantes)
French rap group Swift Guad with "the child soldier" (graphic)
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Un prêtre assassiné en Inde...
Un prêtre a été assassiné mercredi en Inde dans le Karnataka (sud), où les chrétiens sont l'objet de violences. Son corps dénudé a été trouvé jeudi matin sur une route menant à sa paroisse. Il aurait été tué en regagnant sa paroisse après avoir célébré un enterrement dans un village voisin. L'évêque du diocèse, Mgr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, n'a avancé aucune hypothèse mais a exclu "un crime crapuleux". Pour un autre responsable du diocèse, il s'agit d'une exécution. Il a précisé que le corps ne présentait pas de blessure apparente et que des éléments laissaient penser que le religieux avait été étouffé. Une autopsie devrait être pratiquée prochainement pour déterminer les causes de la mort.
L'association des Indiens chrétiens a demandé l'ouverture d'une enquête sur cet assassinat et sur d'autres attaques contre des chrétiens dans la région. Vingt églises et chapelles avaient été détruites l'année dernière dans des violences dans le Karnataka au moment où, dans l'Etat d'Orissa (est), des attaques menées par des hindous avaient fait 35 morts, provoqué la fuite de dizaines de milliers de villageois après l'incendie d'un demi-millier de maisons et de dizaines d'églises et paroisses.
L'association des Indiens chrétiens a demandé l'ouverture d'une enquête sur cet assassinat et sur d'autres attaques contre des chrétiens dans la région. Vingt églises et chapelles avaient été détruites l'année dernière dans des violences dans le Karnataka au moment où, dans l'Etat d'Orissa (est), des attaques menées par des hindous avaient fait 35 morts, provoqué la fuite de dizaines de milliers de villageois après l'incendie d'un demi-millier de maisons et de dizaines d'églises et paroisses.
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Marseille rend hommage à Saint-Exupéry...
La ville de Marseille a rendu vendredi hommage à l'écrivain et célèbre aviateur Antoine de Saint-Exupéry au cours d'une cérémonie en mer, à l'occasion du 65e anniversaire de sa disparition survenue en 1944 au large des côtes de la cité phocéenne.
Quelque 400 personnes, dont le maire de Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) et le secrétaire d'Etat à la Défense et aux anciens combattants Hubert Falco, embarquées à bord de trois bateaux dont l'Orion, chasseur de mines de la Marine nationale, ont participé à un hommage au cours duquel plusieurs couronnes à la mémoire de l'écrivain ont été lancées à la mer, au large de Marseille. Suite...
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Affaire UBS aux Etats-Unis: accord à l'amiable...
Les Etats-Unis et la Suisse ont trouvé un accord de principe pour éviter que l'UBS ne passe devant la justice américaine pour incitation à l'évasion fiscale. Les deux parties doivent encore régler des éléments de détail la semaine prochaine.
Cet accord extrajudiciaire est intervenu à l'issue d'une conférence téléphonique entre les parties et le juge Alan Gold du Tribunal fédéral de Miami, comme l'a annoncé vendredi Stuart Gibson, avocat du Département américain de la justice. Suite...
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In India, they're throwing babies from the roof ... again!!!
En Inde, on continue à jeter les bébés depuis le toit pour « le bien-être de l’enfant! » Ils sont fous ou quoi ?
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Young suffer Tamiflu side-effects...
More than half of children taking Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, researchers have said.
Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting problems after taking the anti-viral drug.
Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting problems after taking the anti-viral drug.
Data was gathered from children at three schools in London and one in the South West who were given Tamiflu earlier this year after classmates became infected. More...
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Bolivia bans all circus animals...
Bolivia has enacted what animal rights activists are calling the world's first ban on all animals in circuses.
A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well.
The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on 1 July with operators given a year to comply, according to the bill's sponsor, Ximena Flores.
A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well.
The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on 1 July with operators given a year to comply, according to the bill's sponsor, Ximena Flores.
The law was proposed after an undercover investigation by the nonprofit-making London-based group Animal Defenders International (ADI) found widespread abuse in circuses operating in Bolivia. More...
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File-sharer 'violated copyright' and risks hefty fine...
A US student could face $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines following a federal court ruling that he violated copyright law for sharing music files online.
The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award to the four recording labels that are suing him.
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award to the four recording labels that are suing him.
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US. More...
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Indian workers stranded in Jeddah, living under a bridge...
A few hundred Indians, including many Tamils and women, are “stranded” and living under a bridge in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah for the last few days, according to D. Ravikumar, Member of the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Although the issue had been raised by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP, with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, no action is taken, he says.
Although the issue had been raised by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP, with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, no action is taken, he says.
Mr. Ravikumar told The Hindu here on Thursday that he received a call from Jeddah on Monday from an acquaintance who said that nearly 2,000 Indians, including around 400 Tamils and 400 women, were living under a bridge for more than a month. More...
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Windows 7; which edition is the right one for you?
It’s official: Windows 7 is headed your way. With the recent announcement that the long-awaited successor to Windows Vista has reached the “release to manufacturing” (RTM) stage, Microsoft has signaled that its programmers have put the final touches on Windows 7, deeming it ready for shrink wrap and for the official launch later this year.
Luckily, that gives computer users a bit of time to consider whether to evaluate this new operating system and to determine whether their current computer can run it. Here’s what you need to know. More...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Chinese footballer banned for life for attacking referee...
A footballer who led an attack on the referee after a qualifier for China's 11th National Games was banned for life by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Tianjin's Zhao Shitong chased referee He Zhibiao for over 100 metres and pushed him down to ground before being restrained by police at the end of a match against Beijing on Sunday.
Tianjin's Zhao Shitong chased referee He Zhibiao for over 100 metres and pushed him down to ground before being restrained by police at the end of a match against Beijing on Sunday.
Zhao was banned for life from any activity related to football, the CFA said in a statement. More...
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Debbie Purdy wins assisted suicide prosecution battle...
Britian's highest court issued a historic judgment today that could finally remove the fear of prosecution from people who travel abroad to support relatives seeking an assisted suicide.
In a unanimous ruling, the law lords ordered the director of public prosecutions to immediately draw up a policy that would spell out when prosecutions would and would not be pursued.
In a unanimous ruling, the law lords ordered the director of public prosecutions to immediately draw up a policy that would spell out when prosecutions would and would not be pursued.
The ruling was strongly in favour of Debbie Purdy, 46, who has multiple sclerosis and who has been fighting to protect her husband should he accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland that specialises in euthanasia. She had argued that the law was unclear and uncertainty surrounding the issue breached her human rights. More...
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Monkey in India looks after the goats!!!
In a story reported by the AP, every morning, a worker at the Palagapandi estate in India, opens the door to the pen and lets the goats and their kids out.
But as they head to the forest to graze no human herder accompanies them.
But as they head to the forest to graze no human herder accompanies them.
That's because Mani, the resident monkey, shepherds the goats- numbering 75- around the plantation. More+video...
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New home for blind dog and his dog guide...
A new home has been found for a blind border collie and his very own guide dog which were both found on a country road in Suffolk.
The dogs, who have been named Bonnie and Clyde, were taken to Meadowgreen Dog Rescue Centre, near Loddon, Norfolk, and could not be separated.
The dogs, who have been named Bonnie and Clyde, were taken to Meadowgreen Dog Rescue Centre, near Loddon, Norfolk, and could not be separated.
The rescue centre began a search for a home for the two dogs and a new owner has now been found. More...
Gaza children claim kite-flying world record...
Thousands of children in the Gaza Strip attempted to set a new world record Thursday by flying colorful homemade kites amid the ruins of Israel's offensive earlier this year.
The event, sponsored by the United Nations, brought some 6,000 campers in orange uniforms and blue caps to a beach in Gaza's war-torn north, where they released their kites into clear skies. Some included designs such as the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag.
The event, sponsored by the United Nations, brought some 6,000 campers in orange uniforms and blue caps to a beach in Gaza's war-torn north, where they released their kites into clear skies. Some included designs such as the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag.
"We are happy we came here, full of joy, full of life, said 11-year-old Marwan Mohammad. We hope that we can be free and can enjoy the same freedom these kites enjoy in the air. All we are looking for is to grow up like normal children." More...
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Fugitive in Portugal caught after living in caves for 16 years...
An escaped prisoner who hid out in caves and lived mainly on fruit has been recaptured in northern Portugal after 16 years on the run, police say.
The bearded, long-haired man tried to resist arrest when police cornered him at daybreak on Wednesday but he did not use the pistol he had on him, a spokesman said.
The bearded, long-haired man tried to resist arrest when police cornered him at daybreak on Wednesday but he did not use the pistol he had on him, a spokesman said.
The 54-year-old man had been serving a 10-year sentence for murder when he escaped in 1993 and disappeared into his native region of Vieira do Minho. More...
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Manchester United players targeted by Jakarta hotel bombers...
The Manchester United football team were targeted by Al Qaeda hotel bombers two weeks ago, it was claimed today.
The blast at the Ritz Carlton in Jakarta occurred a day before the squad were due to check in ahead of a friendly match during their Asian tour.
Another hotel, the J.W. Marriot was also attacked on July 17.
The blast at the Ritz Carlton in Jakarta occurred a day before the squad were due to check in ahead of a friendly match during their Asian tour.
Another hotel, the J.W. Marriot was also attacked on July 17.
The twin blasts killed a total seven people and injured at least 50. More+pictures...
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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's chameleon...
ONE evening in mid-July Anwar Ibrahim was deep in the rubber-tapping state of Kelantan in northern Malaysia, urging a crowd of rural folk to vote for a devout fishmonger. The candidate was from the conservative Islamic Party (PAS). A tiny by-election for the state assembly PAS already dominates is ordinarily small beer (or would be, if PAS allowed such a beverage, which it does not). But Mr Anwar needs PAS. For the paradox is that without the Islamists, the alliance he leads of Malay modernisers, Indians and secular Chinese has little chance of driving the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from power. The coalition that UMNO dominates has ruled Malaysia since independence in 1957. Mr Anwar longs for UMNO’s destruction. The feeling is mutual. More...
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- Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim, "sodomized" again...
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- Rajeswari, or how the Malaysian govt. screwed up the life of one of its citizens.
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Man caught having sex with horse... again!!!
A South Carolina man was charged with having sex with a horse after the animal's owner caught the act on videotape, then staked out the stable and caught him at shotgun point, authorities said Wednesday.
But this wasn't the first time Rodell Vereen has been charged with buggery. He pleaded guilty last year to having sex with the same horse after owner Barbara Kenley found him in the same stable and was sentenced to probation and placed on the state's sex offender list. More...
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Men at Work loses first stage of copyright lawsuit for "Down Under..."
A music publisher that has accused Australian band Men at Work of stealing the melody to their 1980s smash hit "Down Under" from a campfire song won the first stage of its lawsuit on Thursday seeking royalties from the Aussie anthem.
A federal judge ruled that publisher Larrikin Music owns the copyright to the tune of "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" - a Girl Guide favorite from New Zealand to Canada. The judge's ruling clears the way for a further hearing about whether Men at Work is guilty of copyright infringement. More...
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Le Maroc en liesse pour les 10 ans de règne de Mohammed VI...
Shows aériens, émission de pièces de collection en argent et de timbres-postes célébrant l'événement, numéros spéciaux des journaux, fantasias: le Maroc fêtait jeudi le 10ème anniversaire du règne de Mohammed VI, qui devait prononcer un discours à la mi-journée.
Le souverain, monté sur le trône alaouite à la mort de son père Hassan II le 23 juillet 1999 à l'âge de 35 ans, recevra vendredi l'hommage de tous les dignitaires du royaume au cours d'une cérémonie d'allégeance remontant à la nuit des temps, la bey'a. Suite...
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De la prison pour un SMS envoyé à Rachida Dati...
Deux SMS dont l'un, envoyé au cœur de la nuit du 30 au 31 juillet 2008 sur le portable personnel de Rachida Dati, alors ministre de la Justice, avaient provoqué une sacrée réaction policière il y a presque un an jour pour jour. L'antiterrorisme et la police judiciaire - les meilleurs limiers de l'Hexagone - s'étaient alors lancés sur la trace de ceux qui promettaient à la Garde des sceaux de « tout faire saute (r) sur Toulouse ». Avec une insulte en guise de point d'exclamation. Suite...
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Alain Gresh dénonce l'islamophobie des médias occidentaux...
Le directeur adjoint du Monde diplomatique, Alain Gresh, n'y est pas allé avec le dos de la cuillère pour dénoncer le traitement par les médias occidentaux, notamment français, de tout ce qui est relié à la religion musulmane.Lors de son intervention au troisième jour destravaux du colloque international sur la voie soufie, qui se tient à Mostaganem, M. Gresh regrette qu'en France, il se dégage de plus en plus, à travers ce que diffusent les médias, une vision schématique de l'Islam. Suite...
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- Le gouvernement britannique accusé d'avoir organisé les attentats du 7 Juillet 2005...
- Nicolas Sarkozy et la burqa ont fait grand bruit en Inde...
- Philippe de Villiers : « Pour Sarkozy, l’islamisation de l’Europe est inéluctable »
- Les immigrés ont mauvaise presse dans les médias suisses...
- Orange condamné pour le mot de passe "salearabe"
Alerte aux sectes en ces temps de crise...
En Suisse comme ailleurs, le paysage religieux se transforme et les Eglises traditionnelles perdent du terrain au profit de nouveaux mouvements spirituels. Un constat fait début juillet à Genève à l'occasion d'une conférence internationale d'études sur les cultes.
La globalisation est certainement un facteur favorisant l'émergence de nouveaux groupes religieux. De même, la crise économique pourrait participer à ce phénomène, car beaucoup de gens sont à la recherche de croyances qui pourraient les aider à trouver des solutions à leurs problèmes. Suite...
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Ten things you're not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine...
Let's not beat around the bush on this issue: The swine flu vaccines now being prepared for mass injection into infants, children, teens and adults have never been tested and won't be tested before the injections begin. In Europe, where flu vaccines are typically tested on hundreds (or thousands) of people before being unleashed on the masses, the European Medicines Agency is allowing companies to skip the testing process entirely.
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing. More...
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing. More...
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The planetary spiritual conspiracy...
On the surface of our world right now
There is war, violence, and craziness
And things may seem dark.
But calmly and quietly
At the same time
Something is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals
Are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up.
This is a global co-operation
That has sleeper cells in every nation.
There is war, violence, and craziness
And things may seem dark.
But calmly and quietly
At the same time
Something is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals
Are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up.
This is a global co-operation
That has sleeper cells in every nation.
It is a planetary Spiritual Conspiracy. More...
Indian court convicts five more for Orissa anti-Christian violence...
An Indian court has sentenced another five persons to six years in prison for the second time in a month for their involvement in violence against Christians in Orissa a year ago.
The men were found guilty of setting houses on fire and engaging in unlawful assembly in their village, Salaguda, on September 13, 2008, when the riots were at their peak.
(...)
Anti-Christian violence broke out in Orissa after a Hindu fundamentalist leader, Laxmananda Saraswati, was murdered in August 2008. Hindus blamed Christians for killing Saraswati even though Maoist rebels publicly claimed responsibility.
Following the swami’s death, Hindu mobs attacked Christians, burning their homes, shops, churches and orphanages. More than 30,000 Christians from Orissa were forced to take shelter in refugee camps, where the living conditions were poor, or in the jungle, where they were in danger of being attacked by wild animals. Full story...
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5-year-old girl beheaded in India as sacrifice...
A man beheaded his neighbour’s five-year-old daughter after being told by his uncle, a self-proclaimed tantrik (witch doctor), that only a human sacrifice would enable his wife to give birth to a healthy male child.
The gruesome ritual took place in a village in Lakhimpur Kheri district, 150 km south of Lucknow on Tuesday. Ram Niwas, 25, who beheaded the child, his uncle, Mewa Lal, 55, and an associate, Yousuf Ansari, 22, have been arrested, the police said. More...
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Two nice-guy council workers in Australia sacked for accepting free sandwiches!!!
TWO council workers have been sacked after they received free steak sandwiches for performing a good Samaritan act for the elderly.
Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson, who work for the City of Greater Geelong , filled in two pot holes the Leopold Sportsman's Club felt were dangerous to its elderly patrons.
Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson, who work for the City of Greater Geelong , filled in two pot holes the Leopold Sportsman's Club felt were dangerous to its elderly patrons.
The men completed the job using six shovels of council hot-mix bound for the tip, and received two free steak sandwiches for their efforts, at the manager's insistence. More...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Looking to Liberia for answers about parents ashamed of their 8-year-old daughter raped by 4 boys in Arizona...
The allegation is shocking: an 8-year-old girl lured to a storage shed with the promise of chewing gum, pinned down and sexually assaulted by four boys, none of them older than 14.
The response from the girl's family sent a second and equally stunning shockwave through their Phoenix, Arizona, community: "The parents felt that they had been shamed or embarrassed by their child," reported Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill.
As a result, the girl was taken into custody by Arizona's child welfare agency. More...
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Hospital errors in Australia cause 4550 deaths a year...
HOSPITAL errors claim the lives of 4550 Australians a year, equivalent to the death toll from 13 jumbo jets crashing and killing all on board, says a report to the Government which urges sweeping reforms of the health system.
And savings of $1 billion a year could be made if problems including hospital-borne infections, medication mix-ups, drug side effects and patient falls were only halved.
And savings of $1 billion a year could be made if problems including hospital-borne infections, medication mix-ups, drug side effects and patient falls were only halved.
Such "adverse events" are estimated to have affected about 16 per cent of people admitted. More...
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China to reduce number of executions?
China is to reduce the number of executions it carries out every year to "an extremely small level", an official said yesterday as the country retained its position at the top of world execution lists.
Zhang Jun, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), said the court would impose more suspended death sentences in the future.
The comment came as a human rights report showed that China was responsible for 87.3 per cent of executions carried out worldwide in 2008 and the first six months of this year. More...
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Student files lawsuit after coach distributed private Facebook content...
A Mississippi high school student is suing her school district after a teacher logged into the student's social networking account and distributed information that embarrassed her and led to her removal from the team.
Through her parents, Mandi Jackson, a student at Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss., filed suit against the district on June 16 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi, claming the incident violated her constitutional rights to free speech and privacy, among others.
Through her parents, Mandi Jackson, a student at Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss., filed suit against the district on June 16 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi, claming the incident violated her constitutional rights to free speech and privacy, among others.
On Sept. 10, 2007, Pearl High School cheerleading coach Tommie Hill required each member of the cheerleading squad to reveal the passwords to their Facebook accounts, according to the suit. More...
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Italian nun finds naked photos of herself in Facebook!!!
An Italian nun had to sue her cunning ex-boyfriend after he posted her naked pictures on Facebook, and refused to remove them.
The 31-year-old nun, from Turin, Italy, said that she was devastated when she saw the pictures on the social networking site.
The photographs were taken in summer 2006, during a holiday in Sicily.
The man, who said that he wanted to stop her becoming a nun, has refused to remove the pictures despite the woman's requests.
And thus, the nun's lawyer Anna Orecchioni has taken the reins of the matter in her hand.
"My client doesn't want money, she only wants that he respects her decision to become a nun," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
The 31-year-old nun, from Turin, Italy, said that she was devastated when she saw the pictures on the social networking site.
The photographs were taken in summer 2006, during a holiday in Sicily.
The man, who said that he wanted to stop her becoming a nun, has refused to remove the pictures despite the woman's requests.
And thus, the nun's lawyer Anna Orecchioni has taken the reins of the matter in her hand.
"My client doesn't want money, she only wants that he respects her decision to become a nun," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
Meanwhile, Italians are flocking the site in large numbers to see the pictures, leaving comments like: "If all the nuns are like that, I want to become a priest."
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Dérapage au taser…
L’histoire d’Alassane Sal est faite d’injustice et de violence. Une sorte de condensé de tout ce que peut faire de pire la police. Après avoir ramené deux véhicules volés à leurs propriétaires, cet animateur de quartier se retrouve couché au sol, menotté et "tasé" dans le dos par les agents de la Bac. Source...
Une religieuse cherche à faire retirer les photos d'elle nue de Facebook!!!
Cette religieuse novice italienne de 31 ans a découvert des photos de ses vacances en Sicile… sur Facebook, raconte 24heures.ch.
Problème: on la voit nue sur ces photos, prises par son ex-petit ami en 2006.
En publiant ces photos, il avait l’intention d’empêcher la jeune femme d’entrer dans les ordres.
Mais elle n'a pas changé d'avis. La religieuse a tenté d’obtenir, à l’amiable, le retrait des photos "osées".
N’y parvenant pas, elle a engagé un avocat et poursuit son ex en justice, sans pour autant demander d'argent. Elle souhaite juste le retrait des photos, précise 24heures.ch.
Problème: on la voit nue sur ces photos, prises par son ex-petit ami en 2006.
En publiant ces photos, il avait l’intention d’empêcher la jeune femme d’entrer dans les ordres.
Mais elle n'a pas changé d'avis. La religieuse a tenté d’obtenir, à l’amiable, le retrait des photos "osées".
N’y parvenant pas, elle a engagé un avocat et poursuit son ex en justice, sans pour autant demander d'argent. Elle souhaite juste le retrait des photos, précise 24heures.ch.
Sur Facebook, les photos ne sont pas passées inaperçues. Les commentaires parlent d'eux-mêmes: « Si toutes les religieuses sont comme ça, je veux bien me faire prêtre ».
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