tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53321232012-01-28T05:19:46.394-05:00Interested-ParticipantQuestions, Comments & HistoryMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comBlogger160071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-40259676586226415112012-01-28T05:16:00.002-05:002012-01-28T05:19:46.415-05:00 Heavy criticism for an academic who said those who display the Australian flag are likely to be racist I think criticism of her is justified. She did apparently use the term "racist", which is very inflammatory. Many people would see it as including Hitler-type behaviour and she had no evidence that the people she described would endorse such behaviour. There are many possible gradations of JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-71722757037255191752012-01-28T00:08:00.000-05:002012-01-28T01:10:47.133-05:00Ohio Dance Teacher and Boy, 15(Akron, Ohio) A 34-year-old dance instructor, Kimberly Sauto, has been found guilty of unlawful sexual conduct with a 15-year-old male student.Prosecutors said Sauto's husband reported the relationship to Sagamore Hills police after finding condoms in his wife's dance bag, and text messages between her and the victim.Investigators said the victim was a student in Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-78069373275652903142012-01-27T22:42:00.000-05:002012-01-27T22:44:14.637-05:00Pennsylvania Teacher and Student, 17(Bethel, Pennsylvania) A 22-year-old teacher formerly at North Pitt High School, Sarah Holmes, has been accused of engaging in an indecent relationship with a 17-year-old student.Holmes faces one count of felony indecent liberties.Investigator Dolenti said age difference was not he key factor in the case."The age difference wasn't really the issue, it was just Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-85769964175658159112012-01-27T19:42:00.000-05:002012-01-27T20:34:22.284-05:00Mississippi Teacher Gets Hand Slap in Sex Case - Updated(New Albany, Mississippi) Former Ripley High School teacher Melissa Mathis pleaded guilty to sexual battery on a minor stemming from improper relations with a former student.As a result, Mathis was sentenced this week by Circuit Judge Robert Elliott to 15 years, delineated as one year of house arrest and 14 years suspended sentence.FollowingMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-87443147808991548552012-01-27T11:27:00.000-05:002012-01-27T11:29:36.378-05:00Charity(More....)Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-35072562361057316402012-01-27T10:57:00.000-05:002012-01-27T10:59:22.808-05:00Indiana School Bus Driver and Boy, 16(South Bend, Indiana) A 32-year-old bus driver for South Bend Community School Corporation, Monisha Simpson, has been accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 16-year-old Clay High School student.Simpson faces two counts of child seduction.According to a probable cause affidavit, Simpson picked the 16-year-old up at school, and he spent time at her home with Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-19779135788326092742012-01-27T08:52:00.003-05:002012-01-27T10:03:10.489-05:00Church Boots Girl Scouts Over Abortion Ties(Chantilly, Virginia) St. Timothy's Catholic Church has banned Girl Scout troops from the church and St. Timothy School. Also, Girl Scouts can no longer wear their uniforms on church property.The reason stated for the ban is that the Girl Scouts are subjected to influence, through a convoluted connection, by Planned Parenthood with its secular sex and Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-46798781776652452592012-01-27T08:04:00.000-05:002012-01-27T08:18:04.648-05:00Another Gets Prison in Exploitation Case - Updated(Elkhart, Indiana) The Internet child exploitation case has snagged another woman who molested children at the direction of Steven Demink (aka Dalton St. Clair).Autumn Marchant, 36, of 1417 Columbus Drive, Elkhart, admitted in May to molesting a young boy on camera the request of an online acquaintance.Records in Elkhart Superior Court 3 detailed Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-53745849918648521302012-01-27T06:09:00.001-05:002012-01-27T06:33:01.544-05:00 McFlurry of trade brings record year A nasty one for the food Fascists and food snobsWE DON'T know how many burgers they made, but the other numbers are big enough. McDonald's rang up record sales of $US27 billion ($25.6 billion) in 33,510 restaurants worldwide last year, an increase of 12 per cent, turning a profit of $US5.5 billion from the 68 million customers it serves each day.Although JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-58747117121723168422012-01-27T06:06:00.000-05:002012-01-27T06:09:35.363-05:00Bribery Data(Moscow, Russia) The Russian Interior Ministry oversees economic security by tracking and reporting statistical data on bribery transactions in the country. Sadly, per transaction bribery amounts have increased dramatically. The ruble value of bribes reportedly more than tripled in 2011 from previous years.“The size of the average bribe and commercial payoff in reported crimes Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-46148710607792285022012-01-26T22:56:00.000-05:002012-01-27T01:45:03.083-05:00Teacher Re-Arrested on Drug Charges - Updated(Portland, Oregon) It appears that previous convictions and jail haven't affected the behavior of former teacher Zuleyma Figueroa, 37, and housemate Concepcion Mendez-Hernandez. Both are now accused of possession of cocaine after police searched their automotive shop.Police found Figueroa, 37, and Concepcion Mendez-Hernandez, a co-defendant in her Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-19120330269823097022012-01-26T22:42:00.000-05:002012-01-27T01:10:20.082-05:00Nevada Teacher Sentenced in Sex Case - Updated(Reno, Nevada) Former Reed High School teacher Bethyl Shepherd, 35, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a student and has been sentenced.[She] was sentenced Jan. 26 to 60 days in jail and five years probation for unlawful sexual relations between a school employee and pupil. She had been a special education teacher at Reed High School when a 17-Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-71190597952111694542012-01-26T19:12:00.000-05:002012-01-26T19:40:06.507-05:00Ohio Teacher Guilty in Sex Case - Updated(Aurora, Ohio) Avoiding a trial scheduled for this week, 25-year-old teacher Mary E. Schnell pleaded guilty before Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman to engaging in sex with one of her male students in early 2011.While convicted on one count of third-degree felony sexual battery, Schnell agreed to a plea that dismissed a second Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-19442028624563463602012-01-26T09:01:00.000-05:002012-01-26T09:02:47.221-05:00 Apology sought from Wisconsin school superintendent who bullied Christian teen over homosexual adoptionThis disgraceful episode is now in the hands of the lawyers"A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy who wrote an op-ed opposing gay adoptions was censored, threatened with suspension and called ignorant by the superintendent of the Shawano School District, according to an attorney representing the JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-53752765907706158722012-01-26T05:14:00.000-05:002012-01-26T05:16:06.109-05:00Georgia Educator Accused of Sex with Boy, 10(Valdosta, Georgia) A 33-year-old employee at Lowndes County Middle School, Annetta Nikki Terrell, has been accused of forcing a 10-year-old boy to engage in sex with her in September 2005.Nikki Terrell has been charged with child molestation. Her former husband, 36-year-old Joseph Terrell, faces a similar charge.The Lowndes County school board Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-17254893267182976312012-01-26T00:37:00.000-05:002012-01-26T02:38:47.165-05:00Regarding the Penn State ScandalEducator, journalist and blogger Walter Brasch weighs in on the Penn State child sex scandal, describing in detail the chaotic actions of several university functionaries as they haltingly throw Joe Paterno under the bus in a reverent, supportive and loving manner.Tip: slwlionMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-8933740127714988792012-01-25T23:04:00.000-05:002012-01-26T00:00:07.327-05:00Living Longer With Booze(Los Angeles, California) Researchers at UCLA have discovered that consumption of alcohol doubles the lifespan of certain test subjects, uh, worms.The discovery was described as "shocking" by biochemist Steven Clarke, senior author of a study published in PLoS One, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Public Library of Science.So, if you have worms and they're dying Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-4249928495590796222012-01-25T12:51:00.002-05:002012-01-25T13:03:49.643-05:00Carolina School Principal DiesPrincipal Barry Bowe(Charlotte, North Carolina) The 54-year-old principal at the Northwest School of the Arts, Barry Bowe, reportedly committed suicide by carbon monoxide at his home on Monday.According to police, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg school employee went to check on Dr. Bowe at this home, but got no response. That's when officers say the employee called police.AMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-80057136098805356752012-01-25T09:07:00.000-05:002012-01-25T09:10:52.366-05:00Topless Tobogganing World Championships(Laukvik, Norway) Mark your calendars, sports fans. On March 17th, the second annual Topless Tobogganing World Championships will be held at Laukvik, above the Arctic Circle. Naturally, it's expected to be nippy.According to organizer Sten Hansen,In 2010, some 500 people watched bare-chested Norwegian sledders barrel down the village’s hills. A year later, Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-51639927659627930902012-01-25T05:56:00.001-05:002012-01-25T05:59:27.832-05:00Hostages Rescued by US Navy SEALs Jessica Buchanan & Poul Hagen Thisted(Mogadishu, Somalia) U.S. Navy SEALs flew into Somalia last night and rescued two hostages, American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, 60. In the process, nine pirates were killed.According to the U.S. officials, two teams of Navy SEALs landed by helicopter near the compound where the two hostages were being Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-46596778625512865092012-01-25T02:46:00.000-05:002012-01-25T02:47:23.920-05:00 India to complain to US over Jay Leno joke Indian religions might seem strange to us but Indians take then very seriosly -- almost as seriously as cricket. A Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) was assassinated for desecrating the Golden temple. I would advise Mr Leno to apologize profusely. There are a lot of Sikhs in the USA.India is to formally object to a joke by US TV host Jay LenoJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-5150842701227009302012-01-25T00:36:00.000-05:002012-01-25T04:14:01.983-05:00Vermont Woman Gets Prison in Child Sex Case - Updated(St. Albans, Vermont) Convicted of multiple counts involving sex assault and restraint of two boys, 35-year-old Misty Smith was sentenced Monday by Franklin County District Court Judge Robert Mello. The proceedings were emotional.Mello said she needed significant structure and treatment for the rest of her life.“The court thinks that the two Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-42031679215727113572012-01-24T23:25:00.000-05:002012-01-25T02:27:40.001-05:00Florida Woman and Boy, 13(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) A 23-year-old local woman, Carissa Rangel, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old boy.Rangel faces charges of lewd and lascivious battery, lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct plus one count of probation violation.According to the arrest affidavit, Rangel went into the boy’s bedroom early Monday morningMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-5391306168946448062012-01-24T22:45:00.000-05:002012-01-25T00:56:30.919-05:00Psychiatric Disorder NewsThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was originally published in 1952, listing a total of 28 psychiatric mental disorders. The current issue lists 357.So, on average more than five new mental disorders are identified and formally recognized each year. Among those recommended for the next edition of the manual is the picky eater disorder.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-4165780018461603322012-01-24T07:32:00.002-05:002012-01-24T08:29:03.611-05:00Radical Muslim TV StationFrom The Local:The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS) has announced plans to set up an internet TV channel, while it is also in talks with various companies to provide its members with a Swiss-Muslim discount card.The new TV studios, due to become operational this summer, will play host to a political show, a weekly series on a range of topics seen from a Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-29379580998880227552012-01-24T05:15:00.002-05:002012-01-24T05:18:57.403-05:00Lucky $2 Bill(Hanoi, Vietnam) US$2 bills are considered lucky in Vietnam. Very lucky and they are aggressively sought.As Tet, or Lunar New Year, draws near, many are willing to pay 60 times the bill’s value to get one. “$2 bills are produced in small numbers compared to other kinds. Besides, two is a beautiful number in Asian conception. Many buy the bills to put inside their wallet or to give toMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-42613960575796396822012-01-24T03:28:00.000-05:002012-01-24T03:29:48.425-05:00 The Ever-Expanding Concept of "Bullying" Casts an Ominous Shadow Over Free Speech A school superintendant has labeled a column in a school newspaper that criticized homosexuality as “bullying.” (The Shawano High School newspaper decided to run dueling student opinion pieces on whether same-sex couples should be able to adopt children; the student article that was labeled as “bullying” answered JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-4548630135738363042012-01-23T23:29:00.000-05:002012-01-24T00:10:50.114-05:00Indiana Woman Gets Hard Time in Sex Case(Steuben County, Indiana) In November 2011, a 48-year-old local woman, Paula Sue Starr, pleaded guilty to felony child molestation of a 13-year-old boy.Earlier today, Starr was sentenced in Steuben Superior Court to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation.With credit for 256 days already served in Steuben County Jail and Indiana good time Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-24034102037958493262012-01-23T21:26:00.001-05:002012-01-24T17:28:48.497-05:00Louisiana Teacher and Male Student(Lafourche Parish, Louisiana) A 29-year-old teacher at South Lafourche High School, Heather Lasseigne Chiasson, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 17-year-old male student.Chaisson has been charged with prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student, a misdemeanor in Louisiana.Parish schools Superintendent Jo Ann Matthews said Chiasson has Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-53421784682698238222012-01-23T20:37:00.000-05:002012-01-23T20:38:51.289-05:00Caught on Traffic CamA businessman was caught on traffic cam going over the speed limit and under the blouse of a female who wasn't his wife. The businessman denies it happened.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-22154158764867704292012-01-23T17:16:00.000-05:002012-01-23T17:54:42.587-05:00Florida Woman Gets Prison for Sex with Boy - Updated(Orlando, Florida) Last Thursday, Lori Szmuc was sentenced after convictions on charges of lewd battery and molestation of a 13-year-old boy.Szmuc received four years in prison.In January 2011, Szmuc sent him a text message saying her parents were out of town and their apartment was available. The boy met her at the apartment and Szmuc "began Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-83523490403362795772012-01-23T17:02:00.000-05:002012-01-23T17:30:16.594-05:00Pennsylvania Teacher Now Faces Porn Charges - Updated(Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Former McCaskey High School teacher Christy L. Smith now faces child pornography charges.City police Detective Aaron Harnish opened the porn investigation after an interview with the 17-year-old boy, according to an affidavit of probable cause.The boy told Harnish that Smith took photos when the two engaged in sexual Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-45067370368042960382012-01-23T07:21:00.004-05:002012-01-23T07:29:49.950-05:00High Profile Name(Madison, Wisconsin) Typically, an individual who participates in criminal activities desires to maintain a low profile when the authorities come snooping around. It's a good rule of thumb for those who prefer not to be jailed.As such, it's a mystery why an alleged criminal facing charges of bail jumping, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-30561931106138125252012-01-23T06:20:00.003-05:002012-01-25T08:19:41.380-05:00Accused Internet Pirate ArrestedKim Dotcom(Wellington, New Zealand) The 38-year-old founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com, Kim Dotcom (aka Kim Schmitz), was arrested Friday by New Zealand police for alleged Internet piracy.German national Dotcom and three accomplices were arrested after an FBI investigation. They face charges of copyright infringement as well as conspiracy to commit Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-15804041906631169202012-01-23T04:01:00.001-05:002012-01-23T04:04:05.921-05:00NJ Woman Accused of Molestation(Trenton, New Jersey) A 32-year-old Manalapan woman, Jennifer Mahoney, has been accused of repeated sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl she babysat.From graphic video she created and distributed, Mahoney faces federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child. At the state level, Mahoney faces charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-86661357894154571212012-01-23T03:17:00.000-05:002012-01-23T03:18:19.049-05:00 Must not mention slavery in mathematics homework We read:"An Atlanta elementary school teacher has resigned amid a growing furore over mathematics homework that involved questions concerning slavery.The third-grade maths problems - which featured such questions as: 'If Frederick got two beatings each day, how many beatings did he get in one week?' - sparked outrage among parents connected with JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-34036208357192159892012-01-22T23:45:00.000-05:002012-01-23T00:28:17.678-05:00Flaming Tampon Arson(Franklin County, Pennsylvania) Here's a strange story resulting from a mixture of alcohol and youthful stupidity.Armed with flaming tampons--yes, flaming tampons--two young Pennsylvanians attempted to blow up a vehicle after severely vandalizing it, according to police.The bizarre January 7 incident outside a bar in Metal Township resulted in the arrest of Patricia Deshong, Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-82995123225909885712012-01-22T23:06:00.001-05:002012-01-22T23:55:55.784-05:00Man Attacked for Comment on Facebook(Jakarta, Indonesia) A 31-year-old male Indonesian civil servant, identified only as Alexander, has been given police protection from his co-workers. Alexander, a Muslim who disavowed all religion in 2008, recently posted "God does not exist" on an atheist Facebook page which pissed off everybody who knows him. Arriving at work last Wednesday, Alexander's Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-64407220284624360952012-01-22T17:34:00.000-05:002012-01-22T17:35:27.462-05:00Joe Paterno Died TodayJoe Paterno b.1926 - d.2012R.I.P.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-10505321248026190012012-01-22T09:42:00.000-05:002012-01-22T09:43:09.131-05:00 An uninsightful look at racist attitudesBelow is an academic journal article which claims that "racists" have low IQs. I append some comments at the foot of itBright Minds and Dark AttitudesLower Cognitive Ability Predicts Greater Prejudice Through Right-Wing Ideology and Low Intergroup ContactGordon Hodson et al.AbstractDespite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-29305834459729461012012-01-21T23:49:00.000-05:002012-01-22T02:04:01.740-05:00Teacher Gets No Jail for Teen Liquor Party - Updated(Vista, California) Last week, former Valley Center Middle School teacher, Nancy Jean Hildebrand, pleaded guilty to hosting a wild, drunken party for teens at her home.Hildebrand was convicted on misdemeanor charges of violating the county social host ordinance and providing alcohol to a minor.She was sentenced to three years’ probation, fined Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-50885367479581693892012-01-21T23:01:00.000-05:002012-01-21T23:23:32.417-05:00New York Woman Accused of Sex with Boy(Rockland County, New York) A 33-year-old dental assistant, Viviana Urbino, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy at her apartment. The boy's mother alerted police.Urbino faces charges of rape, criminal sexual act, forcible touching, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.Lt. Martin Lund said Friday that the investigation Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-25729467449345411222012-01-21T21:09:00.000-05:002012-01-21T21:13:55.024-05:00Arizona Teacher Gets Prison in Sex Case - Updated(Yuma, Arizona) Last month, 30-year-old band teacher formerly at Castle Dome Middle School, Jessica Coz, pleaded guilty in accordance with a plea agreement to attempted sex with a minor. In exchange for her plea, four other charges were dropped.For her conviction, Coz was sentenced by Yuma County Superior Court Judge John Nelson to 15 years in Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-76429353083769514212012-01-21T18:16:00.000-05:002012-01-21T18:52:30.661-05:00Coach Sentenced for Sex with Girl - Updated(Brownsville, Tennessee) Last week in Madison County Circuit Court, former gym teacher and softball coach at Haywood High School, Chanda Franks, pleaded guilty and was sentenced for engaging in sex with a 14-year-old girl.The terms of the agreement resulted in Franks pleading guilty to three counts of aggravated statutory rape and entering a Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-35877425965629192892012-01-21T06:31:00.002-05:002012-01-21T06:44:41.091-05:00HeadlineCheck out this headline from World Jewish Daily:New York Times Writer Goes to Israel, Declares His Ambivalence About Judaism, Visits a Few Churches, Gets Drunk, LeavesThe article discusses Times writer Matt Gross, a self-described deeply secular Jew, and his first visit to Israel, a country at the bottom of his priority list.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-18137853299462835432012-01-21T05:14:00.002-05:002012-01-21T05:15:53.649-05:00 Citizens Sue to Stop ‘Lord’s Prayer’ Recitation at Delaware County Council Meetings We read:"Now, there’s another battle brewing in Wilmington, Delaware, over recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at public meetings. On Wednesday, a hearing was held in a lawsuit that aims to stop the Sussex County Council from reciting the well-known prayer before each meeting. Interestingly, much of the argument is JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-47973831163386433962012-01-21T00:38:00.003-05:002012-01-24T06:24:28.068-05:00Woman With Two VaginasHazel Jones(High Wycombe, England) A 27-year-old local woman, Hazel Jones, has two vaginas, two wombs and two cervixes, a rare condition called uterus didelphys. Recently, Jones appeared on an ITV television program to discuss the condition, relating that she needed to "effectively lose her virginity twice."'Once I found out what it was I told everybody,' she told TV hosts Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-12217875174187678292012-01-20T08:19:00.001-05:002012-01-20T08:21:27.096-05:00Fake Doctor at Fake Clinic(Bechyne, Czech Republic) A 30-year-old transsexual bogus gynecologist, Alexandra Svobodova, has been accused of treating dozens of women at a fake clinic after convincing them she was a real doctor.Svobodova faces jail.Blonde Alexandra Svobodova, 30 - who was born Martin before undergoing a sex swap op - carried out internal examinations and even prescribed strong drugsMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-46912764923038018922012-01-20T07:49:00.001-05:002012-01-21T16:42:22.475-05:00Florida Woman Impersonates Firefighter(Okaloosa County, Florida) A 19-year-old local woman, Sarah Elizabeth Barnes, was arrested this week for impersonating a firefighter.Barnes faces additional charges of misuse of the 911 system and trespassing.Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office were called to Trotter Way in Baker, which was the scene of a house fire that had resulted in a totalMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-840879415945889272012-01-20T07:02:00.001-05:002012-01-20T07:03:54.888-05:00Balloons Carry Pie to North Korea(Seoul, South Korea) For the Lunar New Year, North Korean refugees living in South Korea sent balloons carrying pie and propaganda leaflets across the fortified border.Most balloons dispatched across the frontier by activists carry propaganda leaflets calling for the overthrow of the North's regime.But on Friday about 20 large balloons released from Gangwha islandMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-13492602916661060592012-01-20T06:41:00.000-05:002012-01-20T06:43:05.286-05:00Radical Muslim Abu Qatada Stays in UKFrom Herald Scotland:RADICAL cleric Abu Qatada cannot be sent back to Jordan because it would be a "flagrant denial of justice", human rights judges ruled.The firebrand preacher, below, described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", won his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the UK's efforts to deport him with assurances that he Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-51795787115891390162012-01-20T06:11:00.001-05:002012-01-20T06:14:14.990-05:00Egg Nog Challenge(Chardon, Ohio) This is really dumb.Coach Mary Pat Martin may face reprimand.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-11888770260791721812012-01-20T03:40:00.000-05:002012-01-20T03:41:35.879-05:00 Why Everybody Seeing Climate Changes Now Is Uninformed Or A Liar Lots of Warmists are shrieking about disasters already taking place as a result of climate change and making dire predictions for the near future -- but even the IPCC models now predict nothing of the sort. They predict temperature stasis for at least the next 20 yearsIn its latest “Special Report on Managing the Risks of ExtremeJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-50996416236500118462012-01-19T23:05:00.001-05:002012-01-19T23:05:59.583-05:00Gingrich Blasts MediaAt the Southern Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina earlier this evening.Heh.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-70730581230883235112012-01-19T16:13:00.003-05:002012-01-20T00:20:45.925-05:00Name Tags Display Bra Size(Stockholm, Sweden) Walking into a lingerie company outlet called 'Change' in Sweden, expect to find the sales assistants wearing badges displaying their bra sizes. For at least three years, distaff staffers have been required to sport their bust circumference and cup measurements to all who entered the stores.However, there have been complaints. According to one Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-67803479336489090982012-01-19T05:25:00.000-05:002012-01-19T05:24:27.509-05:00Toddler Run Over by Truck - UpdatedChen Xianmei(Guangzhou, China) A 58-year-old rubbish collector, Chen Xianmei, has been named a National Role Model by Xinhua News Agency for her part in trying to save a two-year-old girl run over in the street last October.Online video showed at least 18 people walk past two-year-old Yue Yue as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street near Guangzhou Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-10640579902950239962012-01-19T03:23:00.000-05:002012-01-19T03:24:10.001-05:00 Jewish man arrested 'after posting swastikas on NYC doors' Jewish? Haddad is an Arab surname. Maybe he had a Jewish mother and an Arab father, I suppose. If he really is a Jew it is another instance of victim groups doing the harassingA Jewish man was under arrest on hate-crime charges on Monday, accused of making anti-Semitic telephone calls to his mother and other elderly women and puttingJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-30197553373745098592012-01-19T00:21:00.000-05:002012-01-19T01:52:52.082-05:00Carolina Teacher Accused in Sex Case(Eden, North Carolina) A 38-year-old teacher at Morehead High School, Whitney Dow Buck, has been accused of engaging in sex with a student.The Eden Police Department received a tip about Buck on Tuesday.Two detectives immediately contacted school administrators and told them about the information and their investigation. As a result of the investigation, Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-20733084574587779132012-01-18T21:04:00.002-05:002012-01-18T21:18:32.209-05:00Indonesian Railway BallsPeople on top of trainMeet big hanging balls(Jakarta, Indonesia) In a heightened effort to ward passengers off riding on train roofs, state railway firm PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says it will install barricades in the form of hanging concrete balls that will knock off anyone sitting on top of an accelerating train.Story.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-71452111541182839632012-01-18T15:42:00.003-05:002012-01-18T16:00:19.174-05:00Yang Yonders Yahoo!(Sunnyvale, California) Big news!Jerry Yang, Yahoo! co-founder with David Filo, has stepped down from his position as a board member and all other positions with the company.Yang said he's leaving to pursue other interests. Word on the street is that shareholders of the company were very dissatisfied with Yang.Yang's departure was effective yesterday.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-54272430001123899302012-01-18T12:56:00.000-05:002012-01-18T14:15:37.852-05:00Texas Teacher Gets No Jail in Sex Case - Updated(Fort Worth, Texas) Science teacher Jennifer Riojas, now 27, pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old male student.As a result, Riojas was sentenced to six years of deferred adjudication probation.The Tarrant County District Attorney's office said under the plea agreement, Riojas must forfeit her Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-34173967721724434852012-01-18T06:28:00.001-05:002012-01-18T06:29:43.493-05:00 Stupid censorship in Germany You can read the whole thing on the net anywayAnnotated extracts of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" will be republished in Germany next week for the first time since the Nazi dictator's fall in 1945, the British publisher of the text says.Peter McGee says "a brochure of 12 to 15 pages" will be published on January 26 "in which extracts from Mein Kampf will be printed on JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-14790541516635198472012-01-18T05:10:00.000-05:002012-01-18T05:10:05.678-05:00California Teacher Sentenced for Drugs - Updated(Pleasanton, California) Yesterday, 32-year-old teacher Stephanie Deffner pleaded guilty to possession of methadone per a plea agreement which included dismissal of charges for possession of oxycodone.As a result of the guilty plea, Judge Hugh Walker sentenced Deffner to probation and treatment and deferred judgment for six weeks.Deffner will be Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-43151093191515896172012-01-17T23:18:00.000-05:002012-01-17T23:52:01.423-05:00Canadian Officer Accused of Espionage(Ottawa, Canada) An intelligence officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Paul Delisle, 40, faces charges for passing government secrets to foreign interests over the span of four and one-half years. Delisle worked at the Royal Canadian Navy Trinity center in Halifax.Trinity gathers and analyzes information for warships. It receives Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-85116027686691293392012-01-17T15:46:00.001-05:002012-01-17T15:46:59.747-05:00Gun Story(Onslow County, North Carolina) Candidly, I do not believe this story. Notice the telling use of the verbiage "may have" in the first sentence.A man arrested this week in North Carolina may have stashed a .38 barrel revolver in his rectum, according to police, who reported that the unloaded 10-inch weapon was not discovered until after the suspect had been booked into a cell in the Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-28300484098017359042012-01-17T05:30:00.002-05:002012-01-17T05:38:26.535-05:00Terror Suspect Nabbed with Explosives MaterialsExplosives stockpile raided(Bangkok, Thailand) A 47-year-old Lebanese-Swedish man, Atris Hussein (aka Hussein Atris), was arrested last Friday on suspicion of planning terrorist acts.More than 200 police raided a three-storey commercial building in Mahachai area after Atris Hussein, a Lebanese man carrying a Swedish passport who has suspected links Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-3361060243883539252012-01-17T01:15:00.001-05:002012-01-17T01:17:23.460-05:00Illinois Woman Takes Son, 5, on Bank Heist(Island Lake, Illinois) Late last month, a 30-year-old woman, Laurie L. Ruble, was arrested along with her boyfriend, Brandon D. Stancliff, 25, for armed robbery of the Wauconda Community Bank.Astonishingly, it's now reported that Ruble had taken her five-year-old son with her to the heist. The boy was waiting in the getaway car.Ruble walked into the Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-63213640658585248612012-01-17T00:49:00.000-05:002012-01-17T00:50:11.740-05:00 My take on an ancient controversy The Roman Catholic church claims special authority for itself on account of the alleged fact that the disciple Peter was the first Bishop of Rome and that Christ had given Peter special powers that Peter passed on to later bishops of Rome. The Bishop of Rome is these days referred to as the Pope, which simply means "father". So there are 3 claims there in JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-34222430339311275142012-01-16T23:18:00.000-05:002012-01-16T23:19:33.376-05:00Schools Collect Data on Fat Kids(Long Island, New York) Big brother is preparing dossiers on fat kids. Sorta.A group of Long Island students will soon be wearing controversial electronic monitors that allow school officials to track their physical activity around the clock.The athletics chair for the Bay Shore schools ordered 10 Polar Active monitors, at $90 a pop, for use starting this spring. Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-75878499951996435022012-01-16T15:35:00.000-05:002012-01-16T15:36:57.989-05:00Blogger Turns Prostitute for a DayLiumang Yan(Shanghai, China) An activist female blogger, Liumang Yan, has made news by becoming a prostitute for a day to understand the plight of rural sex workers. However, there's a twist. Yan provided sex for free to poor men, men she calls 'the grassroots.'My first sexual service was given to an 18-year-old boy from a rural village. He was hovering outsideMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-51456047970147248422012-01-16T05:50:00.000-05:002012-01-16T05:51:08.019-05:00 Hate speech against Tim Tebow We read:"Tim Tebow is more than just a sports phenomenon. He’s a cultural phenomenon. For starters, Tebow’s very existence is somehow controversial. He’s a walking pro-life testimonial. He’s been pulling off comebacks since before he was born. Pam Tebow, Tim’s mother, courageously chose to carry baby Tim to term despite doctors’ recommendations that she abort JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-8723594622478279572012-01-16T05:44:00.000-05:002012-01-16T05:45:19.826-05:00Texas Woman Gets Prison for Molesting Girl - Updated(Lumberton, Texas) Last week in accordance with a plea agreement, 42-year-old Claudia Maria McDaniel pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.As a result, McDaniel was sentenced to three years in prison. Co-defendant Toby Langham awaits trial.Hardin County District Attorney David Sheffield said McDaniel agreed to testify against Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-22635822697999718162012-01-15T23:51:00.000-05:002012-01-16T01:03:40.873-05:00Taliban Leader Reported KilledHakimullah MehsudFrom Dawn.com:PESHAWAR: The leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which poses the gravest security threat to the country, was believed killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on Sunday.The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between Taliban fighters detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-7871637335182534732012-01-15T23:22:00.000-05:002012-01-15T23:56:34.463-05:00Sex with 250 Men(Kamloops, British Columbia) In court on Friday, a Crown lawyer stated that a 14-year-old girl, called A.R., claiming to have had sex with 250 men may be promiscuous but she's a victim of a man who inappropriately chatted with her on the Internet. The man, Brett Nelson, 51, pleaded guilty to luring.The prosecution wants nine to 12 months prison for Nelson. Provincial Court Judge Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-26075840989348761012012-01-15T18:16:00.003-05:002012-01-15T18:20:17.071-05:00Cholera in Haiti Blamed on UNThe virulent strain of cholera which emerged in 2010 in Haiti, killing thousands, is being blamed on United Nations peacekeepers.The vicious form of cholera has already killed 7,000 people in Haiti, where it surfaced in a remote village in October 2010. Leading researchers from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere told ABC News that, despite UN denials, there is now aMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-62138708415015173092012-01-15T00:07:00.000-05:002012-01-15T01:07:57.852-05:00Chinese Cat ConsumptionSource:China is currently in debate about the morality of eating cat meat, a tradition for some, and a vile practice for others. Regional paper Nanfang Daily reported an estimated 4 million cats are eaten in the country a year, and the number may be rising due to economic hardships.Cat consumption helps decrease the stray cat problem.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-44737364606116324492012-01-14T23:05:00.000-05:002012-01-14T23:06:14.269-05:00 Don't mention the word fat, says Weight WatchersWe read:"Weight Watchers Australia has banned the word "fat" from its online message board in what appears to be another case of political correctness going too far.Disgusted members of the Weight Watchers community forum are being told the three-letter word is no longer considered acceptable language on the site.Posts containing any mention of "JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-83438262484129171862012-01-14T21:35:00.000-05:002012-01-14T21:44:27.654-05:00Call for Girl Scout Cookie Boycott(Ventura County, California) A local Girl Scout has produced a video calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies since a "transgender" boy was allowed to join a Girl Scout troop.Tip: slwlionMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-9837562725459424242012-01-14T20:37:00.000-05:002012-01-14T20:39:21.251-05:00Animal Lover(Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) A 44-year-old local man, Paul Ganter, has admitted to loving too much. He was sentenced to a weekend in jail for loving 10 horses and a cow.Tip: slwlionMike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-24557911046654840912012-01-14T17:23:00.003-05:002012-01-14T17:51:49.372-05:00Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) RevisedSource:Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the chief sponsor of the Stop Online Privacy (sic) Act (SOPA) said Friday he would remove a controversial provision from the bill until further study takes place.[Blogger note: The insertion of Privacy instead of Piracy is possibly due to a typographical error or maybe a spell-check error but I suspect it's a case of deniable Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-1892285394295121842012-01-14T15:59:00.001-05:002012-01-14T16:19:49.133-05:00Commando Brides(Vila Velha, Brazil) A law has been proposed to require prospective brides to wear underpants during wedding ceremonies. Apparently, more and more women are arriving at church wearing nothing underneath their wedding dresses because of a superstition that going commando will make their marriages endure. It's a mystery how anyone in the church would know what a bride is wearing in Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-67604101202386448332012-01-14T06:33:00.002-05:002012-01-14T06:41:05.353-05:00 Australia: Federal government aid to private schools to continueEven under a Leftist government. With 39% of Australian teenagers going to non-government schools, anything else would consign the Left to years in the political wilderness. "Biffo" Latham's threat to private schools was a major factor in his undoing. His party lost that election and they have obviously not forgottenPETER JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-7143870454345942872012-01-14T01:18:00.001-05:002012-01-14T04:26:32.675-05:00Duchess of York Faces Charges in Turkey(Ankara, Turkey) Sarah Ferguson has allegedly violated children's privacy.Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is facing up to 22 years in prison after a court in Turkey leveled charges against her for secretly filming state-run orphanages in Istanbul and Ankara. Ferguson and her daughter Princess Eugenie accompanied an investigative team from ITV1 in Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-8768986891637080892012-01-14T00:39:00.000-05:002012-01-14T01:11:18.893-05:00Drug Deal Goes Bad(Meriden, Connecticut) A 27-year-old local woman, Jessica Boutin, was arrested this week after calling police to report she had been ripped off by her drug dealer.Boutin drove to a house and paid $150 for 30 pills of Percocet, a narcotic pain reliever, police spokesman Det. Lt. Mark Walerysiak said. A woman collected the money and brought it inside the house.A man then walked Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-29535012336413470912012-01-14T00:08:00.000-05:002012-01-14T00:34:10.464-05:00Louisiana Woman and 2 Girls(Lake Charles, Louisiana) A 19-year-old local female, Kayla M. Hooper, has been accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl.Hooper faces multiple charges of indecent behavior with juveniles and carnal knowledge of a juvenile.The investigation revealed Hooper engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with the 16-Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-16996460134596628922012-01-13T18:13:00.000-05:002012-01-13T18:25:04.084-05:00Idaho Teacher Gets Jail in Sex Case - Updated(American Falls, Idaho) In November 2011, 23-year-old teacher formerly at American Falls High School, Zenna Galeria, pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a minor 16 to 17 years old.Yesterday, Galeria was sentenced by District Judge Stephen Dunn to 45 days in jail.Dunn said the first 14 days of Galeria's sentence would have to be served consecutively, Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-64096373359990920502012-01-13T16:06:00.000-05:002012-01-13T16:14:20.273-05:00Couple Loses Home in Drug Case(Buffalo, New York) In September 2011, Duane and Pamela Kneepel, 61 and 53 respectively, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to manufacturing marijuana at their residence in Cambria, New York. Duane Kneepel and Pamela KneepelThis week, Duane Kneepel was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-3820860878802274792012-01-13T15:01:00.000-05:002012-01-13T15:02:09.446-05:00Options for Self-ProtectionBritish or American, take your pick.More.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-41168073008062525112012-01-13T14:41:00.000-05:002012-01-13T14:42:38.681-05:00White Gun, Another ATF Gun-Smuggling InvestigationSimilar to the Fast and Furious operation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), another operation code-named White Gun is under review.Now members of Congress who have spent months scrutinizing the Fast and Furious debacle are seeking to determine whether White Gun was another weapons investigation gone wrong.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-60436767446117408182012-01-13T03:16:00.001-05:002012-01-13T03:41:48.326-05:00 Jews who don't know a Nazi symbol when they see one???This is a complete absurdity. New York Jews sure should keep away from India. Symbols like the one above are plastered up everywhere in India. On the Nazi symbol the arms face forward. Above you see that they face backward, which the way they usually (though not always) face in Asia. They are a common Asian good luck symbol.And this JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-91813481566231348922012-01-13T00:26:00.001-05:002012-01-13T01:26:05.813-05:00Aussie Woman Gets No Jail for Sex with Boy(Adelaide, South Australia) A 39-year-old local woman, Nicole Webster, has been sentenced for engaging in sex with a 16-year-old boy. Judge David Lovell gave Webster a 12-month term in prison and then suspended it.The relationship between Webster and the boy lasted for six months, from November 2008 to April 2009. Webster claimed that she didn't know the Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-11129342001007645602012-01-12T23:21:00.000-05:002012-01-13T00:03:52.215-05:00Arkansas Teacher Busted for Drugs(Maumelle, Arkansas) A 35-year-old physical education teacher at Maumelle High School, Brittany Burns, has been accused of drug possession.Burns was arrested while leaving school earlier today."We had gotten tips from people at the school that they believed she was doing drugs on campus and was in possession of things on campus that she had no business doing," Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-50658717512566290872012-01-12T22:51:00.000-05:002012-01-12T23:08:28.774-05:00Kentucky Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse(Hardin County, Kentucky) A 33-year-old English teacher formerly at LaRue County High School, Natalie Gentry, has been accused of engaging in sexual contact with at least one male student.Gentry faces a charge of first-degree sex abuse.At the time of her arrest, Gentry’s bail was $20,000, according to police.Gentry is also charged with two counts of Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-43361487924061846572012-01-12T19:08:00.000-05:002012-01-12T19:16:03.510-05:00SCOTUS Decision on Religious LibertyPress release:Today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC. In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court held that the government cannot interfere in the hiring or firing of ministers or religious leaders and teachers-even when only a small part of that teacher's time is spent in religious Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-30753320019747769832012-01-12T16:57:00.001-05:002012-01-12T17:07:16.087-05:00Animal Rights Activists Arson Attack(Coalinga, California) In a statement from the North American Animal Liberation press office, an anonymous animal rights group is responsible for a fire early Sunday at Harris Farms feedlot. No people or animals were injured but there was substantial property damage. According to North American Animal Liberation spokeswoman Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-20568267364507777382012-01-12T14:52:00.000-05:002012-01-12T14:55:48.058-05:00Islamic Veils in Swedish Classrooms(Stockholm, Sweden) In 2009, two Muslim women sued an adult education center for banning them from wearing niqabs. In 2010, Sweden's equality authority ruled that banning the niqab violated anti-discrimination laws.As a result, the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skollverket) has issued updated guidelines regarding Muslim headscarves.Teachers in Swedish Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-17213748652180098272012-01-12T14:08:00.000-05:002012-01-12T14:10:29.261-05:00Former Youth Coach Accused of Sex Abuse(Fairbanks, Alaska) Former coach for the girls hockey team Alaska Icebreakers, Tara Leighton, 29, has been accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old player in 2004. Leighton faces five counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor.Leighton was booked into the Fairbanks Correctional Center with bond set at $25,000.Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-62547690586448061212012-01-12T09:01:00.000-05:002012-01-12T09:03:15.401-05:00 No spark in electric car sales for a decade, execs sayAuto execs think it will be a decade before electric cars reach 15 percent of annual global salesDespite continued heavy investment by auto makers in electric propulsion technologies, global automotive executives don't expect e-car sales to exceed 15 percent of annual global auto sales before 2025, according to the 13th annual global JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-17711669989592848512012-01-12T00:37:00.000-05:002012-01-12T03:38:15.223-05:00California Teacher and Boy Under 15(Livermore, California) A 40-year-old teacher at Granada High School, Marie Johnson, has been accused of engaging in sex with a boy under 15 years of age.Johnson reportedly faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 18, oral copulation and committing a lewd act on a child.The sexual assaults allegedly occurred numerous times during a Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332123.post-12625523336749901202012-01-12T00:20:00.000-05:002012-01-12T02:44:58.703-05:00Educator Reportedly Caught in Act(Port Arthur, Texas) A 57-year-old registrar at Memorial High School, Emma Jean Hardy, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 17-year-old student.Hardy was reportedly caught in flagrante delicto with the boy in her parked vehicle Sunday night. She faces a charge of improper relationship between an educator and a student, a second-degree felony.According to Mike Pecharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508380357552287892noreply@blogger.com