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Britain's six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) have signed up to a government-backed drive to clamp down on illegal downloading of music and films.It is thought that around 6.5 million Britons have downloaded files illegally over the past year and estimates suggest that the practice will cost the music industry up to £1 billion over the next five years. the Isp are BT, Virgin Media, Oran

54% - Sales Rank in Video Games: 388 (was 600) Crackdown by Microsoft Platform:   Xbox 360Average Customer Review: Buy new: $29.99 74 used & new from $7.94(Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Movers & Shakers in Video Games list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)

Motorbike riders were put under the spotlight by police officers in York as part of a campaign against rogue motoring, according to a local news source. In a report, York Press stated that officials in the area working under the Operation Footpath programme handed out three £30 fines to adults caught riding on public footpaths.According to the news source, police had also clamped down on rogue dr

Robert Plummer reports on a recent EU ruling making fake business blogs illegal....there is still plenty of scope for company employees to post bogus evaluations on websites that solicit product ratings from consumers, using multiple aliases - known as "sock puppetry".The EU's Directive on Unfair Business-to-Consumer Commercial Practices, a far-reaching attempt to regulate the whole relationship b

Blizzard Bans WoW Botters in Massive CrackdownShacknews - 21 May 2008Users of the popular World of Warcraft bot Glider, the makers of which are currently being sued by Warcraft developer Blizzard, are being targeted in what … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

South Africa is home to an estimated five million immigrants most of them fled violence in their home country, Zimbabwe. JT Barker More »Powered by Bookmarkify™

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families. ACORN President Maude Hurd released the following statement today on the announcement of proposed new regulations on credit cards from the Office of Thrift Supervision, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Reserve: ACORN members are

 The Federal Reserve on Friday pushed ahead with a proposal to stop abuses by credit card issuers, a day after two other key bank regulatory agencies proposed effectively the same package of new rules.

Almost as soon as my last post on the transnational threat of cigarette smuggling was posted, several alert friends sent me the recent speech by Attorney General Michael Mukasey at CSIS, where he announced a new effort to understand and combat transnational criminal organizations. The initiative is long overdue. As Mukasey noted, the Organized Crime Council had not met for 15 years. Quite a feat, given the numerous and wide-ranging indications that organized criminal groups have steadily gained influence,...(read more)

A policeman informed reporters for England’s The Independent newspaper that President Mugabe is preparing for all-out war against his political opponents in order to invalidate the clear victory by Morgan Tsvangirai in the last presidential election. Mugabe’s plan began with Friday’s banning of all politcal ralies and is now proceeding with dispatch of police to [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Legislation aimed at preventing theft of expensive metals like copper is now law. Gov. Phil Bredesen spokeswoman Lydia Lenker said he signed the measure on Monday. The proposal, which unanimously passed both chambers, requires scrap metal dealers to register with the state Department of Commerce and Insurance. Metal sellers must have a state or [...]

Crackdown on firms selling fake Microsoft software Doha • Microsoft Gulf, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, recently conducted a raid against two firms that sold counterfeit Microsoft software in Qatar. In its capacity as a member of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association that promotes a safe and legal digital world, [...]

Yesterday the House side of Congress voted in the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H.R. 4137. A major feature of the bill clamps down on shady tactics in the student loan industry. The bill sets in place codes of conduct of the "friendships" lenders and university officials currently have. There will be no more kickbacks from sweetheart deals ... just in time for Valentines Day. The bill now goes to the Senate and the White House is already stating they strongly oppose it. I smell a veto coming.

According to Russian newspaper Vzglyad, a number of activists of Russian pro-Putin youth movement "Nashi" were arrested today during an illegal demonstration outside the EU-commission's Moscow office. The demonstration, gathering some 700 people, was arranged in protest against Nashi-activists, partaking in last year's picket against the Estonian embassy in Moscow, being denied visas to the EU-Schengen area.Russian police has obviously learnt from last year's events, and urged the demonstrators to dissolve the meeting, which also was obeyed after some further disorder and some arrests. Nashi had not applied for a demonstration permit for the event. Even though the Russian constitution safeguards the right to assembly, legislation has been approved in recent years demanding official approva

The Poo finally exhibited her worst behavior in front of her daddy. Last night we attempted 5 o’clock Mass, and our girl was in top form. Backtalk, loud talking, yelling, singing at the top of her lungs, fake burping (I know, what the hell?), inappropriate dancing, defiance, extreme wiggling … all in front of the other [...]

BanPiracy Responds; Waves Going it Alone in Software Crack Crackdown? - BanPiracy.org is a independent organization pursuing “copyright enforcement” for pirated software, targeting studios with sting operations and lawsuits. Recently, I challenged them to demonstrate that they have other developers onboard aside from Waves Audio. That seems reasonable, given their website claims they have been contracted by “many of the biggest names in the industry” and [...] More: continued here Other Review: American Minor (Audio CD)

Police in the 22nd District logged 96 violations during a DUI Strike Force Patrol Sept. 29, the department reported. The purpose of the program is to continually monitor traffic for signs of impaired driving. Patrols also place emphasis on speeding, safety belt and alcohol-related violations. In addition, the Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile Unit may be deployed to allow officers to speed up the process of charging a person with Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Police cited the following violations: read more

In the following press release R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (pictured left), Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Michael E. Yasofsky, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS), Henry Gutierrez, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, John Large, Acting Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service (USSS), Jon Rymer, Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Office of Inspector General (FDIC-OIG), Kenneth M. Donohue, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), Bill McCollum, Florida Attorney General, William N. Shepherd, Statewide Prosecutor for the State of Florida, Don B. Saxon, Commissioner, Florida Department of Financial Regulation, and Al Lamberti, Broward County Sheriff, announced today the launch of a Federal-Sta

Four title insurers in Washington state face nearly $300,000 in fines after being accused by the state’s Insurance Commission of violating a rule that limits annual spending on gifts and other inducements to $25 per person. While many of the offenses involved small expenditures, Washington state regulators appear determined to enforce the letter of the law in their third action against title insurers since an investigation conducted in 2005 and 2006 found “widespread, pervasive and routine use of illegal spending to steer business to their companies.” Last month, Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler

Crackdown, the game I love to hate. I beat the game within a day, but, that is not what the game was all about. It takes the Grand Theft Auto idea of a sandbox game to a whole new level. Yeah, you can complete missions, but there is races, hidden things to find, tons of free items on the Live Marketplace to add (as soon as you pop the game in for the first time you will literally be bombarded by updates). I never felt that $60 was a good price for this game, but.. for $17.49, this is quite a deal and a half. Looking for a game to mess around with until Halo 3 and the other big name titles are out, couldn’t afford BioShock yet, then pick up Crackdown right now, it is worth the 18 bucks. CompUSA.com product link.

"Un-Islamic dress" is a big security threat in the land of the mad mullahs: Tehran's police force dispatched dozens of police cars and minibuses into the early evening rush-hour to enforce the dress rules at major squares in the city centre, an AFP correspondent said. The new "plan to increase security in society" -- which is limited to Tehran but will later extend nationwide -- comes after a pre-summer drive by the police resulted in thousands of warnings and hundreds of arrests. "We have vowed to continue the campaign to reinforce the plan to increase security in society with new personnel who have received the necessary training," the Tehran police head of information Mehdi Ahmadi told reporters as the first police forces were dispatched. "This notably includes the use of 100 female police officers," he added. He said that the campaign would target women who were badly veiled, wore overly tight overcoats, sported excessively short trousers and were "dressed like models." "As far a

Buscando otra cosita en el día de hoy (relacionada con Dios, aka, Metal Gear Solid 4) me he encontrado con este particular trailer de un juego que parece haber aprendido mucho del tan criticado Crackdown, máximo exponente del entretenimiento simple, sin complicaciones, sin argumento y sin cosas que hacer pero que triunfa como Darek en una fiesta del Opus Dei. En serio, si no lo habéis probado estáis tardando. Un servidor no se había divertido jamás tanto haciendo el gilipollas por la ciudad. Rectifico: haciendo el gilipollas SOBRIO por la ciudad. Miembros de la comunidad PS3, Infamous saldrá durante el 2008.

Here's your opportunity to let Real Time Worlds, the developer behind the Xbox 360 smash hit Crackdown, what you would like to see in the sequel. Who knows, it might just make it in!read more | digg story

China’s export of contaminated vegetable protein resulted in one of the largest pet food recalls in US history (March 2007). Last tuesday, China’s watchdog AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) published their findings. The results so far: 180 plants were closed, 37 firms lost their licence and 11 cases have been forwarded to court. Director Han Yi addressed a press conference and said: “These are not isolated cases”. Inspectors have uncovered more than 23,000 food safety violations in Chinese plants. Mostly in small plants with less than 10 employees. However, according to China Daily, about 75% of the 1 million food processing plants in China are small and privately owned. Many plants were using industrial chemicals, dyes, recycled or expired food and other illegal ingredients in a range of food products including dog food. This malpractice appears to be the result of: Corruption and bribery. Lack of cold storage and

maybe fails is harsh, but the Beta is delayed if you are trying to get to it from Crackdown. Hopefully, it won't be anything that takes all the long. Bungie is aware of the problem and noted that hopefully it will be only a short delay. Sucks for the people who took work off to play some Halo. I... [To read the full article, check out the blog. It has games, videos, and more!]

Realtime Worlds and Microsoft Game Studios weren’t joking when they said they had a lot of extra content coming up for Crackdown. Yesterday, they released a Title Update along with two new additions to the Marketplace, the Free-For-All Pack (free) and the Gettin’ Busy Bonus Pack (800 Microsoft Points) which both add expansion-like content to the game. The Title Update adds these features and fixes to the game: You can now reset gangs/bosses. Orbs Audio is now louder as you progress. Perform a Ground Strike with 4 star strength rating. Firing/targeting has been improved. Fire hydrants easier to smash. Stunt Rings are now easier to spot. Explosions can be seen from afar even if the day is dull. Ramp truck issues fixed. Camera enhancements. Player to player precision shots. Free-For-All Pack which can be downloaded for free from the Xbox Live Marketplace contains: Cheats that can be enabled in the Keys to the City mode. Vehicle impounding in the Agency Garage. Co-operative

Fears raised that Islamic law will expand under new president Christians in Nigeria, who make up about half the population, are expressing fears Islamic law already being enforced in northern states will expand nationwide with the inauguration this month of a new “devout Muslim” president, according to a report from the Voice of the Martyrs. Musa Yar’ Adua was governor of Katsina state in northern Nigeria, where he and nearly a dozen other governors over recent years have imposed Islamic religious law as the law of the government, officials said. As a result, Christians have lost basic rights such as having a location to meet and meeting there, officials have confirmed. “We have not been allowed to worship freely, as churches have been denied places of worship. In the Government Reservation Area, for example, it is not possible to get land for places of worship by Christians,” Rev. Canon Williams said in a Voice of the Martyrs report. As WND has reported,

Play Asia are currently running a superb deal on Crackdown. It is multi-region which means that the deal applies to gamers from any corner of the world and is being sold at $29.90 (£16.92) and the version includes the Halo 3 multiplayer beta code. For gamers in the UK who are worried about import tax then don't as the price is even below the import duty threshold. Click here to go to the deal.

Team Xbox got this picture from the new Crackdown downloadable content. Definitely a new vehicle in the works and the possibility of 4 player co-op? I do see 4 dune buggies. I really think this content should be free since Crackdown still owes us 100 Gamerpoints. Looks like I may dust off my... [To read the full article, check out the blog. It has games, videos, and more!]

Look at that screenshot right there. Yeah, pretty, isn’t it? Well, that’s a screenshot a developer posted of the upcoming Crackdown download that will be soon available on Xbox Live. This screenshot implies that, at the very least, the download will give us a new vehicle, and at most, a whole new type of gameplay to add a little longevity to the impressively popular title. By the way, if you haven’t picked up Crackdown, you still have time to enter our contest for a free copy! Do it! NOW! Microsoft, Xbox 360, Microsoft Game Studios, Crackdown, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, download

Up until this weekend I'd really been hooked on Guitar Hero II. It's one of those games that you really want to play over and over (especially thanks to the Achievement points.) That all stopped when I got Crackdown from GamezNFlix on Saturday. I'm not going to tell you that Crackdown is totally original. Like many of the GTA clones Crackdown owes a lot to the original. The truth, though, is that Crackdown is a lot more like Ultimate Spiderman than GTA. One aspect of Crackdown that I really liked was the skill based development. When you start you get 5 stats: Agility, Driving, Marksmanship, Strength, and Explosives. By either collecting orbs (of which there are close to 800 litered across the gameworld) or by practicing your skills you can advance. With advancement comes stronger abilities. Beef up Agility to jump higher and run faster, Explosives increases the blast radius on your explosives, etc. etc. Like I said, it's not really original - what it is, though, is FUN. Be

Malaysian authorities plan to make bloggers register with the government, according to a group that monitors bloggers’ rights. Reporters Without Borders, which advocates for free press and free speech, said a government minister announced the plan last week to stop the “spread of negative or malicious content.” Read more…

Grandi novità per coloro che sono in attesa di nuovi contenuti scaricabili per Crackdown su Xbox 360. Phil Wilson, in un intervista pubblicata su eurogamers.net, ha illustrato i progetti di Realtime Worlds, in maniera schietta e dettagliata. Emerge la decisione di creare una competitiva modalità multiplayer con la possibilità di cooperazione. Come fa notare Joystick, l’idea è nata da alcuni video postati su Youtube (vedi in basso) da parte di appassionati utenti, successivamente presa in seria considerazione dal dev-team. Inizialmente sarà disponibile la versione a 2 giocatori, ma a breve diventerà anche di massa. Loading... Un’ altra feature interessante è la reset gangs, che toglierà agli utenti il fastidio di dover cancellare manualmente i dati dall’ hard-disk quando si ha la necessità di ricominciare. Phil Wilson infine, in nome dell’ hype, afferma che altre cose bollono in pentola, ma non vuole dirci tutto subito, dobbiamo essere pazienti, lui d

Members of Congress, hearing horror stories today about crime aboard cruise ships, said legislation might be needed to guard against lawlessness on the open seas.Comment Original post by Seattle Times

Here is an awesome video that shows you a few ways to complete achievements in the xBox 360 game Crackdown. If you think you know any other ways of doing the achievements just leave them in the comments section.

Here is someone who took the time to do a screen shot for every hidden orb that is in the xbox 360 game "CRACKDOWN". The Map and Screen Shots are located at: http://picasaweb.google.com/frodekn/HiddenOrbs

It says something about a game when - in the process of reviewing it - I repeatedly have to look down at the box to remember what its name is. Granted, among the GTA-clones that are out there, Crackdown is one of the most original, and therefore I should have no problem remembering its name. Unfortunately, however, these original moments were sandwiched in-between hours of boring, trigger-fire combat or try-not-to-hit-the-pedestrians driving. I will confess that I am not one of the biggest fans of GTA, having gotten over the style of driving central to it with GTA 2 (no, youngsters, I’m not talking about Vice City). And frankly, though the GTA series is often lauded for its supposed go-anywhere, do-anything aspects, I generally think - though this has gotten less true as the series has progressed - that the only things you can really do are drive around and shoot people. There are plenty of pretty buildings, but you typically can’t interact with them in any meaningfu

Oversight has been lax on medical marijuana clinics in California and who can grow the dope for medical purposes. But cities are halting new clinics and the DEA is targeting those with iffy practices. By the Associated Press.

When it comes to the game of CRACKDOWN some of the achievements are pretty easy to get.. however I have gotten stuck on a few and one of them was the "Shot-putter" achievement. Well not any more I found out how to get the achievement. Here is what I did and you can do too... take a body to the middle of the longest bridge on the map and throw it into the water. By doing this the depth of the water counts as feet.

Crackdown is one of the most recent high profile releases for the Xbox 360. Not so much because of the game itself but the fact that buying Crackdown enables gamers to participate in the Halo 3 Beta. Many scoffed at Microsoft’s audacity to package the Halo 3 Beta with a game that many gamers viewed... [To read the full article, check out the blog. It has games, videos, and more!]

Seamus the Leprechaun here, guest thingy on what's his names.... okay so those of you who got the lovely map poster are probably smiling, those of you that didnt' might well benefit from having a peek at the following rather skimpy list of Cheats, tips and Walkthroughs... Crackdown Walkthrough from TheGum on Gamefaq Superguide (videos and all) from Mycheats Cheats from IGN Achievements video (

so yes, Crackdown is out and actually fun, but when is the Halo 3 Beta going to activate? and when is Halo 3 going to be available in stores. Well, if you look back a couple posts, you'll see that Halo 3 is confirmed for Fall 2007...my guess is somewhere in November right before the holidays a la... [To read the full article, check out the blog. It has games, videos, and more!]

So what's Crackdown best known for?...undoubtedly the Halo 3 Beta. You have to tip your hat to Microsoft on that brilliant marketing move...a game that was receiving only mediocre hype and attention boomed to one of the most discussed games on the 'net. The question is how do you evaluate Crackdown... [To read the full article, check out the blog. It has games, videos, and more!]

Zimbabwe: Police Crackdown on Opposition RalliesWe condemn the actions of the Government of Zimbabwe over this past weekend in suppressing peaceful opposition political activity. In disregard for a court order, riot police in Harare broke up a rally where the leader of one of the factions of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai, had planned to announce his candidacy for the country's 2008 presidential election. Scores were injured and arrested for attempting to assemble peacefully and exercise their political rights.The police also suppressed a rally in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, by the MDC's other faction over the weekend, injuring and arresting many MDC members.We call on the Government of Zimbabwe to respect the country's judicial decisions and the rule of law and allow the people of Zimbabwe to exercise their political rights. Zimbabwe's political and economic crises can only be resolved through dialogue with the political opposition, with Zimbabw

Crackdown has been on the market for about twelve hours now, and already there is a free download for the damn thing. Entitled the “Four-Play Pack” (Bow chica bow wow?), the download is basically four more skins for your agent. In addition to the typical skin of a big, burly guy with a goatee, you also have one who looks like a ninja, another who looks like he’s wearing Sam Fisher gear, and one who reminds me of Junkman from The Incredible Crash Dummies. They didn’t waste any time getting those updates on Live, did they? Either way, they’re all available for download right now. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Crackdown, download

To keep the Crackdown hype train a-rollin, Microsoft has released a video today highlighting some of the many achievements that players can look forward to when Crackdown comes out in a couple of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Send The Criminals Home!Consider It A Free Ride Back Home For The Holidays...Raid Considered Largest Of Its Kind In History!Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in Marshalltown and in five other states were running at reduced levels on Wednesday, one day after nearly 1,300 employees were arrested in a massive immigration sweep that temporarily halted operations, the company said.The Greeley, Colo.-based Swift, which calls itself the world's second-largest meat processor, said operations had resumed at reduced levels on Tuesday at the plants in Marshalltown; Greeley; Grand Island, Neb.; Cactus, Texas; Hyrum, Utah; and Worthington, Minn. The raid in Marshalltown resulted in 90 workers being detained on immigration charges. The number in Marshalltown was considerably lower than the number detained at some of the other locations, however.AP Reports: At least 90 workers arrested at a Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Marshalltown are reportedly being detained at Camp Dodge near Des Moines. L

Chicago, Illinois - Members of a legislative rule-making committee on Tuesday blocked Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration from imposing highly touted restrictions on short-term lenders and complained that the agency director pushing for the change was politicizing the issue.

I recently purchased the game known as Crackdown. When I first downloaded the DEMO for the game it seems to be pretty easy to play... well "pretty easy" isn't the name for it... i've had the game for about a week now and I almost have it beat. the missions to kill the gang leaders in the game is waaay to easy and the only thing that i've found to be difficult in the game is finding all thoses mystery orbs and green orbs that cover the tops of buildings. Here are some awesome screen shots of the game... Bridge Explosion, Hanging High, and Car Jacking.

A reputed acting mob boss is being held without bail in New York City after being arrested with eight other suspected gangsters for alleged Mafia crimes. Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli has pleaded not-guilty. (June 4) © 2008 The Associated Press