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Former Olympic medalist and sporting darling Marion Jones has asked President George W. Bush to commute her six-month jail sentence. Jones is serving prison time for lying to federal agents and being involved in a check-fraud scam.Jones recently admitted she had used performance-enhancing drugs. This led to the charges, as she had denied for years that she had used steroids. A commution is differe

Governor Granholm has commuted the sentence of 81-year-old Joseph Puertas for reasons of health. He had served 15 months of a 14 to 40 year prison sentence. The Detroit Free Press reports:Puertas, who had a prior drug conviction in the 1980s, was arrested in December, 1997, after 100 police with drug sniffing dogs raided a family owned bowling alley. They found no drugs, but located $1.8 million i

Gov. Haley Barbour has commuted the life-sentence of Michael David Graham, who convicted of murdering his ex-wife in 1989. has had his sentence commuted by and will be released from prison Saturday. A spokesman for the Governor says:Historically, governors have reviewed cases like that of Michael Graham, whose conduct as a prisoner earned him the right to work as a trusty at the governor's mansion

Kim Khardashian's younger sister Khloe was recently sentenced to 30 days in jail for a DUI charge.She is to begin serving her time on Friday, July 18th.Word is the judge wanted to make an example out of her for driving under the influence.I wonder if she will end up like Nicole Richie or Lindsay Lohan who both did less than 24 hours.Or.....Will she suffer the fate of Paris Hilton who had to spend

Watch new movie trailerDeath Sentence 2007Cast: Kevin Bacon, Aisha Tyler, Kelly Preston, Stuart Lafferty, John GoodmanDirector: James WanRelease Date: August 31st, 2007Genre: Action | Drama | ThrillerNick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing c

Melanie Lee, 35-years-old, was driving home to Manchester after visiting her parents in Glasgow on the September 30 2007. In the early hours of the morning, her BMW Mini Convertible span out of control on the motorway, swerved from lane to lane before hitting the central barrier, ending-up facing in the wrong direction. She was uninjured and [...]

My midwife called me 30 minutes before my appointment yesterday morning. I had one leg in my shorts and the other in the air, The Poo was yelling about wanting to paint, and I had to skip my shower because we were running late. Did I mention it was 8:45 a.m.? She asked me if the perinatologist had [...]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A felon who allegedly put a gun to a police officer’s head and narrowly missed killing him has been spared a possible life sentence because of missing court records. Federal prosecutors hoped to send Germaine Battis, 36, to prison for life as an armed career offender. But a miffed federal judge said Monday [...]

In a letter to its OEM customers that install the operating system on PCs they sell, Microsoft has confirmed that it would no longer sell Windows XP as a packaged product, nor sell it to OEMs past its June 30 deadline. Over 100,000 people had attempted to save Windows XP through an online petition. Nonetheless, Microsoft has remained steadfast in its intention to retire the aging operating syst

The longest jail sentence passed was in the United States - 10,000 years for a triple murder. Dudley Wayne Kyzer was jailed for 10,000 years by a court in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1981 for murdering his wife. He was then sentenced to two life terms for murdering his mother-in-law and a college student. In 1994 [...]

The Free Press reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm has granted a commutation of sentence to Joseph Puertas, a businessman whose family's assets were seized "in a high-profile and widely criticized drug case -- one where no drugs were ever found." Puertas, 81, who suffers from bladder cancer and congestive heart disease is expected to leave a correctional facility in July. He will have served 15 mo

By Warren Fiske The Virginian-Pilot © June 10, 2008 RICHMOND Gov. Timothy M. Kaine commuted the death sentence Monday of Percy Levar Walton, saying the triple murderer is so psychologically... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra murdering Brian Kocis. In the end they both will pay for their sins.

Bay Area rapper Numskull, one half of the group The Luniz, is currently in custody at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA. The artist, who has been in custody since January 24, currently faces a total of 15 felony charges, three more than he faced during his last court appearance in late May. The laundry list of charges includes two counts of sodomy, one count of rape of a victim incapable of

Governor Timothy M. Kaine has just issued the following statement on the scheduled execution of Percy Levar Walton by the Commonwealth of Virginia:“I have carefully considered over the past 24 months the question of whether the Common-wealth can carry out the execution of Percy Levar Walton in a constitutionally permissible man-ner. “There is no doubt that Walton killed three innocent people o

In 1999, Jeffrey Sakemiller was convicted of vehicular homicide, D-U-I, driving with a suspended license, and culpable negligence. He was then sentenced 14-years in prison. It did not help that he also had 4-previous D-U-I convictions. Now, the State Clemency Board has decided he has served long enough. Incidentally, the fatality in the accident was his own 6-year old daughter. See story here.

More tolerance on display in another country infested with islam. TIARET, Algeria (Reuters) - Four Algerian Christians received suspended jail terms and fines on Tuesday for seeking to convert Muslims in the latest in a series of cases to have provoked accusations in the West of religious repression. Christian groups overseas and Algerian secular liberals point [...]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - PalestineInfo : The Israeli Ofer military court on Sunday adjourned its hearing into the trial of Palestine Legislative Council speaker Dr. Aziz Dwaik without passing a sentence. The court judge said that the hearing was the last before passing a verdict against him and told his lawyers that the sentence would be issued within two months, the speaker's wife told Ramattan news

Nitish KataraVikas YadavA Delhi court has awarded life sentence to Vikas and Vishal Yadav, key accused in the sensational Nitish Katara murder case.Nitish was kidnapped and murdered after he attended a wedding in Ghaziabad in 2002. His body was found in a village in Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh.Earlier in the day, Special Public Prosecutor B S Joon sought death penalty on the ground that their of

Jody’s Life Sentence (Paperback)By Jodi Knapp 15 utilised and new from $16.33 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by another horselady “another horselady” Customer tags: childrens books, horses, the adventures of kelly [...]

Three hours before the state was about to execute Samuel David Crowe, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted his sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. As of yet, the Board has not provided an official justification or explanation for its decision. It is reported, however, that Crowe "takes full responsibility for his crime and experiences profound remorse." See

Mr. T.I, is doing his thing, the new dad is taking advantage of his "free time" until he turns himself in for his prison sentence next year. Along with his commitment to speaking to our youth about his troubles and tribulations, he plans to criss-cross the country with concerts. That's what's up! There is a concert scheduled in the ATL alongside rival Shawty Lo. T.I. is set to perform in NYC, Chic

SINOPSIS : Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) es un ejecutivo de modales impecables que tiene una vida perfecta, hasta que una noche es testigo de la muerte de su hijo a manos de unos delincuentes. Transformado por el dolor, Hume llega a la terrible conclusión de que no existe nada que no se pueda hacer para proteger a la f

Here is a little more information about using particles, especially using の and か at the end of a sentence. Most new Japanese learners tend to forget to use the polite way of asking questions when speaking with unknown or new people they met. We shall find out the difference in today’s post. Those who get [...]

Ain't that a bitch?DALLAS - An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.Because a jury found that Willie Campbell used his saliva as a deadly weapon, the 42-year-old will have to serve half his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. He was sentenced Wednesday. (Story)I could have sworn HIV could only be

Domeneco Abate was sentenced on May 12, 2008 by the Honorable United States District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to 27 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release.  In addition, Abate was ordered to forfeit $155,00...

A new Blog ( Gun Trust Lawyer ) dedicated to Gun Trusts and issues related to the ownership of class 3 weapons (which I started) has an article on a man who was arrested for an improper transfer of a...

Reminisce Smith aka Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach back in 2007 over an alleged confrontation about stolen money. Back in March, she was found guilty of first-degree assault, criminal weapons charges and attempted coercion. I think she should have got the full 25 years. THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.."Throughout

Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison today by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge for shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph after the two argued over money after leaving a party… When will those Americans hip hop artists will learn how to stay away from guns and jail ??? SMH Like this post? Share it please

Rocker Scott Weiland reportedly walked free from jail on Monday - just hours after checking himself in to serve his eight-day sentence for driving under the influence (DUI). It's claimed the singer began his stint behind bars at a California prison at 8:55am [...] Read more!

I just gotta say I am happy with the sentence issued for Nick Bolea after his testosterone fueled idiotic car crash which left his friend permanently seriously brain damaged. I think it was a perfect sentence. On Friday, Nick Hogan (born Nick Bollea) was sentenced by a Florida judge for the role he played in an August car crash that left his friend John Graziano, the passenger in the car,

  Do you know the right words to make your girlfriend stay with you or win her back? Does it seem like every time you say something she pulls further away? What are the right words for her to stay and

This has been all over the news lately, but it wasn't until i saw DINK's post that i put two and two together, and realized how this fits in to personal finance (yes, i'm a little slow). You can check out his post for the gritty details - i just wanted to offer one piece of advice:Mr. Snipes - Please do not forget to pay your taxes next year. Thanks, U.S. Gov't.

Justice has been served…Allah’s will be done…the family’s honor has been restored and our brother will be home in 6 months. A Jordanian man was sentenced to 6 months in jail for killing his 16 year old daughter for the purpose of restoring his families honor after she had sex with a man out of wedlock. The [...]

Clare Booth Luce said that a great leader gets one sentence. President Nixon’s critics have sometimes said his will be “He quit.” In a book excerpt posted at npr.org, Bill Emmott suggests that it will be “He went to China”: Richard Nixon’s presidency was dominated at the time by the final failed years of the Vietnam War [...]

When you want to explain to someone that you received or given something in Japanese, the sentences starts to get a little more complicating. There is a difference in usage between kureru and morau. Let’s take a look at some examples Using kureru くれる この　テレビ　は　いつ　かった　の？ - When did you bought this tv? kono terebi wa itsu katta no? いいえ、ともだち　が [...]

Antonio Singh Boparan, at 19-years-of-age, drove his mother’s Range Rover at 70mph on a 30mph road, having only passed his test six months before, and was described as weaving in and out of traffic as he overtook one vehicle and went to overtake another when he crashed into a car carrying an eleven month old [...]

As certain as I am that the Earth revolves around the Sun, well crafted words can make or break your entire business. Whether online or offline, words have the power to persuade, to educate, to negotiate, to inspire and to sell. In fact, words can do a lot more than that, but we are here to focus on one task...to sell your product. In this article I will be challenging you to do something. I will be posing a question that may seem hard to answer; in fact it may even seem ludicrous to actually ask. But you will leave here today with a different attitude to that of when you arrived. You see, I am as honest as they come. I am not a dreamer, or a "fad-chaser". I like what is real and what works in front of my eyes. If someone has a theory I always listen to them, but only afterwards will I for

In light of the continuing lack of understanding of libertarianism as a philosophy, I decided to make this post. I've said before that I believe libertarianism can be boiled down to one essential sentence which can be expressed in an unbelievable amount of ways. To be sure, there will be exceptions to any such statement where a given libertarian may reach a different result. But any such exceptions amount to acknowledged deviations from "pure" libertarianism. Importantly, libertarianism to me works as well or better as a personal philosophy about life as it does as a philosophy about government. Generally speaking, I think simply living life with relatively libertarian values in your day to day affairs is a valuable way of being a happy, calm, and decent human being.Anyhow, below is m

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.   Death Sentence is a 2007 film loosely based on the 1975 novel by Brian Garfield. The film is directed by Saw director James Wan, and stars Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, a man who becomes a vengeful vigilante killer after his son is murdered by a gang as an initiation ritual. This movie is far from a masterpiece, but still very enjoyable for those who love a good action movie. Sometimes completely over the top but that is what John Goodman is good at. Get a better browser!

Interview with Leonard Vincent CAPE TOWN(IPS, April 10) - Journalism in Ethiopia has become an increasingly hazardous trade over recent years. A clampdown on the media in the wake of disputed elections in 2005 continues to resonate in the country, while certain members of the press have even found themselves facing capital punishment.In July 2007, journalists Andualem Ayele Legesse, Mesfin Tesfaye Gobena, Wonakseged Zeleke Tessema and Dawit Fasil Woldeselassie were sentenced to death on charges that included treason -- this in connection with the unrest that followed the 2005 polls.While the four were later amnestied, their sentences are viewed as having had a somewhat chilling effect on press freedom in Ethiopia. To find out more, IPS correspondent Miriam Mannak spoke to Leonard Vincent,

From the Oregonian:U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman today sentenced a Portland man to 30 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.According to a news release from the office of United States Attorney Karin J. Immergut, the scheme involved two residential real estate transactions in 2004.Ryan Bonneau, 31, also will serve five years of supervised release after his prison term. Bonneau pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in November, 2007.The news release said that Bonneau admitted that he, along with two others, devised a scheme to defraud the Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis by making false statements in mortgage loan applications in connection with transactions involving the two properties.In each transaction, the sales price of the home was inflated so that

A driver who was six-times over the legal alcohol limit has been given a four month jail sentence at Crawley Magistrate’s Court. Peter Banks, 44-years-old, was driving a Nissan Sunny when he was stopped by Sussex police at 7.20 pm last Sunday.  He was given a roadside breath test which was found to be six-times the [...]

A family is in shambles after the eldest son is killed in a “wrong place at the wrong time” gas station robbery gone awry. Kevin Bacon plays a father who’s having a hard time coping, but has seen the face of his son’s killer. The Killer gets off, due to the fact that there was [...]

Some time back I wrote a short entry about sentences I hear from time to time that are so out-of-the-ordinary that I never in my wildest dreams would have predicted if I had a million opportunities to guess. Yesterday my daughter said another one that caught my ear. "I'm going to use the john and then say 'pie' outside and swing on the rope." Isn't that a great sentence? The background, for

As part of the pre birthday run up, I asked you to email me an answer to this question.“If you had to summarise your experience of being a parent so far into one sentence, what would it be”Thanks to everyone that emailed me and commented with your answers. There are some funny, sensible and inspiring ones.Everyone who answered my call have great blogs themselves so please take time to visit them as well.So here you are I started :)Name: MichaelBlog Name: My Wife And Twins "It’s been emotional, it’s been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, cries and laughs, it has made me grow up and be the man I am now, I love being a husband and a parent."Name: RuthieBlog Name(s): My Mama Drama and Got Multiples?"My experience of being a parent has been and continues to be very rewarding, and h

Syracuse, N.Y. (ThaLunatic Daily) -- William Milham, a 36 year old history and social studies teacher at Skaneateles High School has been arrested and charged with committing a criminal sex act in the 3rd-degree and endangering the welfare of a child.According to police, Milham allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student back in 2002 that was 15 years old at the time. Police say the teacher had sex with the 15 year old girl on three separate occasions at Skaneateles High School.Milham has now pleaded guilty to the felony charge of third-degree criminal sex act before Onondaga County Court judge Joseph Fahey.Fahey promised Milham a sentence that would not exceed probation and six month in jail. Sentencing in the case is scheduled for May 22, 2008.ThaLunatic Daily Opinion:A teach

Indonesian prosecutors demanded life in prison yesterday for the self-proclaimed military commander of an Al Qaeda-linked South-East Asian terror network accused with conspiracy to commit a series of terrorist attacks.Chief prosecutor Payaman told the South Jakarta district court that Abu Dujana, 38, has been proven “legally and convincingly guilty” of committed terrorist acts.“We urged the court to hand down life jail sentence to the defendant,” Payaman said.In addition to charges of conspiracy to commit terrorist attacks, Dujana, 38, is also charged with hiding fugitive Bali bombings mastermind Noordin M Top and JI’s master bomb-maker, Azahari bin Husin, who was killed in a police raid two years ago.He is also accused of stockpiling and distributing illegal arms, funding a stri

In my previous post, I discussed about the basic sentence structure and how Japanese people think to form sentences. Now, let’s take a look at more basic Japanese sentences. これ　は　かれ　の　ペン　です”kore wa kare no pen desu” means “This is his pen” So think of the arrow that goes from これは”kore wa” to かれ　の”kare no” and then to ペン　です”pen [...]

This fathers pain is quite evident in the video of him over at Newsday... Go check it out. A weary John White emerged from Suffolk County jail Thursday night flanked by his lawyers, made reference to the Lenten season and called for healing as he addressed comments made by the father of the teenage boy he killed. Earlier Thursday, Daniel Cicciaro Sr. said White had "gotten away with murder" by

The episode begins and with the ending of episode 22, where Ganju gets hit by his "Bonnie-Chan"; than Ichigo gets hit by all the other Boars. After the title goes on, Orihime, Ishida and Chad start throwing around their ideas of what they think Shiba Kuukaku looks like. Ishida thinks it's a 'Well Known Mystic", Orihime thinks it's a "Pure-breed cat with a pedigree certificate. After this, Ishida say's that it's a big muscular samurai, Chad say's it's a Hermit-wizard type old master, and Orihime say's it's a "Cat-eared, buffed out samurai wizard, with a tail.".Ishida than goes to check on Ichigo, while Orihime still tries to decide who Shiba Kuukaku is. When Ishida finds Ichigo, Ichigo display's a citified comment saying: "I'll go after I settle things with that bitch-ass form yes

Spamming can pay big bucks, but it hasn’t paid off for a Seattle man who was once considered the eighth-largest spammer in the world by Spamhaus. Robert Soloway, 28, pleaded guilty to electronic mail fraud, “snail” mail fraud, and not filing a tax return in 2005—when he reportedly made over $300,000 from [...]

Saying he was swayed by a family's plea for mercy, a federal judge sentenced a mob figure to 8 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for passing information to his imprisoned half-brother, a reputed Outfit boss. U.S. District Judge James Zagel said he had planned to impose an even stiffer sentence until Michael Marcello's son, Sam, and others spoke of his dedication to his family. "He's a decent man,

Death Sentence is a film adaptation of Brian Garfield’s novel, written by Ian Jeffers and directed by James Wan of Saw notoriety. Garfield is the author that wrote Death Wish, and Death Sentence follows suite as a revenge thriller. The movie has elements from The Brave One, Taxi Driver and Falling Down, as one man [...]

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Compton rapper The Game reported himself to authorities this weekend, to begin serving his 60 day jail sentence. Sunday, March 2, the Geffen Records star reportedly accepted his arrested without incident, and began fulfilling the sentence which was determined in a Los Angeles courtroom on February 11, after a no contest plea. The rapper is [...]

Compton rapper The Game reported himself to authorities this weekend, to begin serving his 60 day jail sentence. Sunday, March 2, the Geffen Records star reportedly accepted his arrested without incident, and began fulfilling the sentence which was determined in a Los Angeles courtroom on February 11, after a no contest plea. The rapper is [...]

Saudi Arabia (ThaLunatic Daily) -- A University psychology professor from Umm al-Qra University has been sentenced to 180 lashes and eight months in jail. What was his crime? He had a cup of coffee with a student.Caught in a Saudi honey-trap, an entrapment technique for punishing those who have contact with someone of the opposite sex, the man was framed by the religious police after he angered some of the members at a training course, according to the accused man's attorney.Contact between unrelated sexes, directly or in many cases indirectly is strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia. The Religious police, which are authorized by the Saudi Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, are charged to monitor the public and enforce a strict translation of Islam.While local medi

Federal authorities announced that Ciro Perrone, 87, a “capo” or captain in the Genovese Organized Crime Family, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Perrone was convicted by a jury in June 2007 following a two-week trial of all counts against him, including racketeering. Perrone has been a member of the Genovese Family since at least the 1960s, the feds said. He was convicted of four

News Update 02.21.08 North Carolina In Moore County, Sean Maurice Ray has entered a life-saving plea agreement for his role in a 2003 quadruple homicide. Ray, who is mentally retarded, was sentenced to four consecutive terms of life without parole. His co-defendant Mario Lynn Phillips was tried and sentenced to death in October. A third co-defendant will [...]

Jamie at Duward Discussion tagged my great friend Sandee at Comedy Plus with the Fifth Sentence Book meme. Mary The Teach at Answers To The Questions tagged Jamie and titled the Meme the Book Meme whereas my sweet friend Sandee at Comedy Plus referred to it as the 123 Book Meme. So, I thought, I would come up with my own title as well so this meme is called the The Fifth Sentence On Page 123 meme, but it's all the same meme.Thank you Sandee for always thinking of me! I enjoyed writing this meme because I love books, and the book I'm reading was right by me, so it was as easy as pie- that is, it was as easy as eating pie - not baking one, because it is not easy to bake a pie...Anyway, all you have to do with this meme is find the book closest to you that has at least 123 pages, a

Ron Isley will not be avoiding jail time.  The 66 year old Isley suffered a minor stroke in 2004 and is currently in poor health; however, he must complete his entire 37-month federal prison sentence for tax evasion.   Isley's lawyers argued before a three-judge panel that rejected the argument that the sentence is unreasonable due to his age, medical condition and lack of proof that the federal prison system can provide him adequate health care.

On her way to do laundry in 1983, Ellen Reasonover stopped at a gas station to get change. Although she saw three men at the Dellwood, Missouri, station, nobody answered her repeated knocks at the window.Reasonover later learned the station attendant had been murdered during a robbery. She told police what she had seen, but despite corroboration by an eyewitness, police focused on Reasonover. Their investigation was based on testimony from two jailhouse informants who were promised leniency in their own cases for testifying against her. State prosecutors also hid evidence of Reasonover’s innocence from her defense counsel.Reasonover was convicted of a crime she did not commit and served 16 years of a life sentence before the state’s misconduct was proven and a federal judge ordered her

San Angelo’s Sunset Mall  is getting an Aeropostale store. What a blessing for our struggling economy. Maybe this is exactly what we need to spice up our semi-newly renovated mall atmosphere. The mall, typical hang out for preteens and elderly walking enthusiasts, has struggled to reinvent itself here in San Angelo. They recently overhauled the [...]

When a family falls victim to a vicious attack perpetrated as a gang initiation ritual, the vengeful father, Nick Hume, vows to track down each person involved in the crime. A sympathetic homicide detective questions her pledge to assist Hume after suspecting that he may have turned to murder as a means of exacting his revenge.Genre: Action / Drama / ThrillerActors: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett, Stuart LaffertyReviews:IMDbHomepageTrailer: Torrent: Get it HereDutch Subtitles: Get It Here (not tested)

As certain as I am that the Earth revolves around the Sun, well crafted words can make or break your entire business. Whether online or offline, words have the power to persuade, to educate, to negotiate, to inspire and to sell.In fact, words can do a lot more than that, but we are here to focus on one task...to sell your product.In this article I will be challenging you to do something. I will be posing a question that may seem hard to answer; in fact it may even seem ludicrous to actually ask. But you will leave here today with a different attitude to that of when you arrived.You see, I am as honest as they come. I am not a dreamer, or a "fad-chaser". I like what is real and what works in front of my eyes. If someone has a theory I always listen to them, but only afterwards will I form m

What is so amazingly "right" about the following sentence?: "IN JULY, OH MY KILLJOY MOLLY, I'LL LOOK IN UPON MY JUMPY POLO PONY UP IN HILLY HONOLULU."               Hint:  Try typing it :) via (composed by Dmitri Borgmann) feed

Here's the latest entry in my list of actual sentences which I wouldn't have predicted saying or hearing in a million guesses: "Did you hear about the blue man and the cloned glow-in-the-dark cats?"

Currently, the media stream is highlighting a number of cases involving Malaysian women duped into becoming drug traffickers. They were promised high pay for carrying packages and goods overseas and for most cases, they did not even know what they were carrying in their hands. The latest being of Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, a Kelantanese, who was caught in Guangzhou, China carrying 3 kilograms of heroin. Tragically, Umi Azlim, 23 was handed a death sentenced, and now is given 2 years to appeal for a lighter sentence. She will be celebrating her 24th birthday next month in the Shantou Detention Camp. Umi was a former graduate in Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS, studying in Biological Science. According to their parents, who went to see her in China, a friend showed their daughter an internet job advertisement which offered opportunities for overseas traveling. Umi was lured to take the job due to the promise of high salary. Upon commencing work, she was asked to send goods overseas like an

A death sentence has been issued to a nameless beaver in Bakersfield, CA for gnawing nine trees down to their stumps at Kern Recreational Bike Path. Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the permit to execute the beaver, who officials claim cannot be rehabilitated.A search for the beaver has already started. Once the beaver is found, he will be terminated with extreme prejudice.Protests and rallies will start today in the park in the hope that the beaver's life will be spared.

Finally! All those desperate Atlanta Falcons fans know Michael Vick's fate: He was sentenced to  23 months (almost 2 years) in prison for the dogfighting charges. It was probably going to be less, but the fact that Vick lied about killing the pit bulls that didn't test well for fighting, added some weight to the final sentence. He admited it in the end, but it was a little too late.  The former Falcons star pleaded guilty last August, but he stated he had nothing to do with the dog killing. After spending a while with an FBI agent, he ended up admitting he had hung one dog. The lying was a very bad move for his sentence. This is definitely a lesson for all those NFL players that are usually "trouble". Wasn't it stupid to risk everything like that? Michael Vick was a very successful quarterback. Why start with the dogfighting thing? Come on, it's not like the needed the money or anything. It's just beyond our reach to understand how such a successful, well-paid, fam

Michael Vick knows where he'll be spending most of the next two years, locked away in a federal prison, doing his time for dogfighting.Once he's a free man - probably in the summer of 2009, assuming he gets time off for good behavior - what comes next?Will NFL commissioner Roger Goodell lift Vick's indefinite suspension? How many seasons will the quarterback miss beyond this year and next, which are a given? Will another team be willing to take a chance on Vick? If he does get back on the field, will he still be the same electrifying player? Will he even be a quarterback?"No one knows," said Dan Reeves, who was Vick's first pro coach with the Atlanta Falcons. "A lot depends on him and what he does with these next two years. I don't know if anybody knows what's going to happen. Either he comes out a better person or he comes out a bitter person."Reeves is right. It's impossible to predict what might happen two years from now, after Vick has served the 23-month sentence imposed Mo

Some time ago I wrote about sentences I never imagined hearing. My idea is that if you had long enough to dream up a million sentences that you could possibly imagine hearing in your lifetime outside of a Bob Dylan song, life would still catch you off-guard from time to time if you only paid close enough attention. Today I heard another one to add to the list: "Close the baby giggle completely

Keifer Sutherland turned himself into the Glendale, California jail yesterday to start his 48-day sentence. The actor had been sentenced earlier in the day for DUI and violating probation. The L.A. county Sheriff’s Department said, “Mr. Sutherland is very polite and humble. He was very cooperative during the booking process,” said jail spokesman Officer John Balian. “He will be issued an orange jumpsuit, and will be housed alone in a cell, since he’ll be a long-term inmate.” He will be assigned laundry and kitchen duties, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to other inmates. He will be able to roam around the jail 75% of the time. He is expected to serve the full-term without early release. He was also sentenced to five-years probation and must take an 18-month alcohol education program.

Before Thanksgiving F added an almost unintelligible “chicken” “kitty” and “dog” to her vocabulary. Over the Thankgiving holiday she added quite clear versions of “hi” “hello” and “ball”. J uttered his first sentence after he reached for a water glass the day after Thanksgiving and I took it away. “I want it.” I was kind of hoping “I love you” would come first.

Today we’ll keep it simple, because I have a lot to do. In one of my many Wikidventures, I found this fantastic sentence: “Drummer Frank Beard does not have a beard.” And a video: Of course, that’s not the video that was nominated in 1984 MTV award for best editing.

Abdulhalim Ashqar, who was convicted of obstruction of justice and criminal comtempt in a Hamas-related trial in Chicago earlier this year, was sentenced today to 135 months imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. The sentence was arrived at through application of the Sentencing Guidelines terrorism enhancement based on what the judge thought the trial evidence showed about Ashqar's activities for, and knowledge of, Hamas On February 1, after fourteen days of deliberation, a Chicago jury acquitted Muhammad...(read more)

            Former boxing champ Mike Tyson checked himself into Jail today to serve his one-day sentence on drug charges. In September he pleaded guilty to one count of felony cocaine possession and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. He was also put on three years probation. F-in CRAZY eyes…

RICHMOND, Va. - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick surrendered to U.S. marshals Monday, three weeks before his sentencing on a dogfighting charge. Vick is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10 on the dogfighting conspiracy charge, but turned himself in because he was anticipating a prison term, according to a court document and a U.S. marshal. Vick is [...]

It looks like Michael Vick will start his jail time earlier than expected...'Michael Vick made arrangements Monday with the U.S. Marshall Service to voluntarily self-surrender to begin serving his sentence before his sentencing hearing on Dec. 10, sources told ESPN.Vick began serving his sentence Monday not because of a violation of any condition of his bond, the sources said.Vick turned himself in so that he can begin serving his sentence earlier, meaning whatever sentence he receives on Dec. 10 potentially will end earlier.Vick's sentencing hearing before Judge Henry Hudson will take place on Dec. 10 in Richmond, Va., which is when he will find out the extent of his sentences for chargers he pleaded guilty to in his dogfighting case.'***It looks like troubled boxer Mike Tyson is back in the slammer again - a place he knows all too well...From CNNSI.COM: Mike Tyson was sentenced Monday to 24 hours in jail and three years' probation for drug possession and driving under the influen

I read an interesting article a while back by Wendy Keller called The desire not to write, a part of which goes:The reason writers don't write is because we simply know that language cannot begin to convey accurately the words in our hearts, minds and spirits.She has a point.As I may have mentioned I have a fondness for the work of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. Well, not all of it. I own all of it and I've read all of it but some of his early prose goes right over my head. As a young man, a young intellectual, his work was deliberately esoteric and referenced now quite obscure classical literature, heroes of his like Dante and Racine, but over the years he moved farther and farther from his origins towards, to use his expression, "a literature of the unword". In fact he waged a lifelong battle with words and suffered frequently from bouts of crippling writer's block. He was rarely satisfied with his efforts and always self-deprecatory when presenting new works. His final text, a

Lindsay Lohan served just 84 minutes of her 24-hour jail sentence yesterday (15.11.07). The 'Mean Girls' star handed herself in to Los Angeles County's Lynwood Jail at 10.30am to serve the remainder of her DUI (driving under the influence) sentence and was released at 11.54am. Nicole Richie served 82 minutes in the same prison for a DUI conviction in August, while earlier this year, Paris Hilton served 23 days at Lynwood for driving with a suspended licence. Lindsay was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of four days in jail after pleading no contest to two DUI charges. Prosecutors agreed to reduce this to just two days if she served 10 days of community service. The 21-year-old actress had already served one day after the authorities gave her credit for the time she spent in custody following her July arrest. Lindsay - who checked out of Utah's Cirque Lodge rehab centre on October 5 after a stay of over two months - was also placed on three years probation and must complete an

One of the classic arguments against the reliability of scripture is that there are tens of thousands of errors in the texts. You see, there are many ancient copies of the books of the New Testament. However, there are several errors among them, and many copies don't completely match any of the other copies. Some are spelling errors, others are syntax errors. Some are paraphrases rather than direct copies. And so, the argument goes, there is no way to know what the original scripture is supposed to be. Such an overwhelming number of errors, as some assert, casts suspicion over what exactly constitutes the true teaching of the religion -- or indeed the very legitimacy of such a religion.Sounds convincing, doesn't it?Well, don't throw your Bible away just yet. Here we have a situation where the facts as they are presented are technically accurate -- there are indeed many discrepancies among the thousands of New Testament texts that exist. However, the conclusion presented (that there

One of the classic arguments against the reliability of scripture is that there are tens of thousands of errors in the texts. You see, there are many ancient copies of the books of the New Testament. However, there are several errors among them, and many copies don't completely match any of the other copies. Some are spelling errors, others are syntax errors. Some are paraphrases rather than direct copies. And so, the argument goes, there is no way to know what the original scripture is supposed to be. Such an overwhelming number of errors, as some assert, casts suspicion over what exactly constitutes the true teaching of the religion -- or indeed the very legitimacy of such a religion.Sounds convincing, doesn't it?Well, don't throw your Bible away just yet. Here we have a situation where

The chessboard killer got life in jail, for 48 killings, meaning he didn't achieve his goal of becoming Russia's most prolific serial killer of all time. So what's his next step? He filed an appeal with Russia's Supreme Court, because he feels his punishment is "too harsh": "At Pichushkin's request I filed an appeal expressing disagreement with the punishment, which he finds too harsh," lawyer Alexander Karyagin told Interfax. What, I only killed 48 people, and you're going to send me to jail for life? That's not fair! He picked the wrong country to be a serial killer in, though. In some western countries, he'd probably have been released by now. He's just a misunderstood victim of society, after all. Or he should have hired some of O.J.'s lawyers. Source "Convicted Moscow serial killer "Bitsa maniac" appeals life sentence," Interfax, November 2, 2007 Related posts • Chessboard killer: "I was almost God" • Serial killer laughs at surviving victim • "A first

Here's a great space for all you closet minimalists looking for an easy way out: Each story submission must be just one sentence long, a la Hemingway's famous "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." It's a fantastic exercise in precision, and a good one-line story can truly speak a thousand pictures. Some of my favourites on the site are: this one by Verilain: "I never

By: 0 Writing is rarely easy. This is probably because writing developed over countless centuries. During this time writing was evolved to meet the need for increasingly more accurate communication both in writing between peoples. Writing became necessary to convey accurately what was impractical to say by word of mouth over distance and to record what was said in reply and finally agreed.Writing is needed by people simply survive. The motive for the development of language and writing was not the desire to establish a literary tradition but to enable the transfer of views information and knowledge with reliability simplicity accuracy and precision between leaders who rule trade and wage war. From this need to survive the technique also extended to accommodate natural teachers of ideas in knowledge politics religion social arts and commerce to pass on the culture from the older generation to its young. To become a good writer it is not too far fetched to expect good writing basics now

A petition bearing 3,600 signatures asking a judge to sentence Prison Break actor Lane Garrison to prison for nearly seven years for killing a teenager in a drunken driving crash was refused by a Superior Court bailiff Wednesday in Beverly Hills.Friends and classmates of the dead teen gathered signatures after school, at football games, in front of stores and by going door to door, Lee said.A bailiff explained the petition could not be accepted in court, but it would be accepted at the hearing if it was submitted through the district attorney's office, said James Lee, a spokesman for the teen's family.The Los Angeles County district attorney's office had not received the petition Tuesday but spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said it was not unusual for prosecutors to submit such private communications."Generally, if people have letters for the judge, they many, many times submit it to the prosecutor and the prosecutor presents it to the court," she said."Obviously, there's a sense that peo