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Jamie Lynn Spears headed for a Mother's Day service at Galilee First Baptist Church in Kentwood with fiancé Casey Aldridge this past Sunday. Word is that Jamie's mother Lynne Spears is forcing her into marrying Casey as she doesn't want Jamie to be a single mother and handle the pressure all on her own. She doesn't want her younger daughter to end up like her older sister Britney Spears. Jamie ha

Jetblue is getting sued by a man claiming that he had to sit in a bathroom for 3 hours!According to the New York Posy Gokhan Mutlu sat in a planes bathroom for three hours of the trip.It happened Feb. 23, when Mutlu was riding a Jetblue flight from San Diego to New York! According to Mutlu a flight attendant volunteered to sit in a “jump seat” and became uncomfortable halfway through the fl

Papa John's pizza chain is going to apologise to the Cleveland Cavaliers after it produced a t-shirt with LeBron James's number on it, and the word "crybaby" underneath. Papa John's will also offer 23 cent pizzas to Cleveland residents.LeBron complained about hard fouls during the play off series between the Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards, prompting taunting from Wizards' Brendan Haywood, who called James a "crybaby". Papa John's will also donate US$10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund as part of the apology. Source: ESPN

There are no words…just decide for yourself what you think is right or wrong: hattip: Mosquewatch ---Related Articles at Infidels Are Cool:Islamofascism Roundup 3/07Can the Koran be reformed?Female Saudi Newscaster: ‘We Are Brainwashed Daily’What does it mean to be an American?

Saint was only six months old when his family’s home was repossessed due to foreclosure. Saint found himself at an Animal facility, frightened, confused and terrified. When Pamela Hawes learned of Saint’s plight, she immediately adopted him. Saint cried all the way to his new home. “He was like, where am I going?” Hawes, 45, recalled. Animals like [...]

More details have emerged in the horrific story of the Austrian man who kept his daughter locked up as a sex-slave for 24 yrs, how she unwittingly helped her father to build the prison of horror that her father sentenced her to. It’s also been revealed that some of the children she bore her father [...]

Sen. John McCain has been forced to explain a remark recently in which he seemed to suggest that the U.S. had invaded Iraq five years ago over oil. McCain was discussing his energy plan at a town-hall meeting in Denver. He said:"My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East."Asked about this, McCain said, "No, no, I was talking about that we had fought the Gulf War for several reasons." McCain was referring to the first Gulf War in the early 1990s, when "we didn't want [Saddam Hussein] to have control over the oil." Source: news.yahoo.com

A little-noticed amendment to last year’s energy bill requires House members who lease vehicles to select those that emit low levels of greenhouse gases. Rep. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley likes his taxpayer-funded Ford Expedition. He isn’t worried that it’s not the most fuel-efficient car. It’s reliable, suits his mountainous district and is cheaper to lease than many other vehicles. “It’s not a Cadillac. It’s not a Lincoln. It’s a Ford,” the Republican congressman said with exasperation. But like it or not, Gallegly and other lawmakers will have to give up gas-hungry SUVs and luxury sedans for leased vehicles that are more eco-correct, such as Toyota’s Prius. And some are in a high-octane fit about it. “A Prius isn’t

Ai medici di continuità assistenziale. P.c. All’Ufficio Relazioni con il pubblico P.c. Al Coordinatore dei Direttori di Distretto. Oggetto: Compiti del medico di continuità assistenziale/emissione certificati di malattia. Vengono segnalati numerosi disservizi in ordine alla mancata emissione di certificazione di malattia. Si rammenta l’art. 67 del ACN 23,03.2005 “compiti del medico”, commi 9 e 16: comma 9, “il medico utilizza a favore degli utenti registrati, anche se privi di documento sanitario, un apposito ricettario, con la dicitura “servizio di continuità assistenziale”, fornitogli dall’Azienda per le proposte di ricovero, le certificazioni di malattia per un massimo di tre giorni, le prescrizioni farmaceutiche per la terapia non differibile sulla base del ricettari

From: "Dr. Anne von Oswald" We - as Network Migration in Europe (www.network- migration. org) - are organizing for students and multipliers from Europe a Training Seminar on (forced) migration,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The German charity Hatun and Can, set up in memory of "honor killing" victim Hatun Sürücü, helps Turkish women who are in danger of becoming victims of violence. Two women who fled forced marriages tell their stories.Aylin (not her real name) had just turned 15 when her parents decided she should get married. She had finished her secondary school education and was studying nursing at a vocational school. Of course, she was still living with her parents, in a small town in the German state of Hesse.A potential husband was soon found, M. from Frankfurt. He had studied business administration and was 13 years older than Aylin. “My parents met him at a relative’s wedding,” she recalls. More...

18-year-old allegedly puts gun in hand, coaxes obscenities for ‘gangsta’ video By Joe Kovacs - World Net DailyIs it a horrific case of elder abuse, or just a joke in poor taste? A Florida man is behind bars after allegedly dressing up his senile, 85-year-old grandmother like a hoodlum, putting a gun in her hand and coaxing [...]

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Here is a scene you most probably few times in the gym. If you are not a member of “big muscle club” you have watched this from the safe distance. Big guy , lets call him Joe, is pounding out an intense set of bench presses and he is just about at your limit. Boys [...]

Anytime you turn on one of the major 24-hour news networks, chances are you’ll hear something about the West Texas polygamist compound child custody case pending before a West Texas court. And, in almost every instance, one reporter will ask another “why” it was necessary to separate the children from their parents or play up that some of the mothers have written to Texas Governor Rick Perry and complained about the whole situation. Even in the Texas media, leads to stories make it sounds as though CPS is up against a wall, being forced to justify its actions: With a critical court hearing over sexual abuse allegations looming Thursday, officials Tuesday defended Child Protective Services’ decision to separate some of the children removed from a polygamist communi

 Independent has a report on the sorry state of Barcelona's water supplies, with the city now reduced to shipping in fresh water. Barcelona is to take the unprecedented step of importing water by ship to prevent a water crisis prompted by extreme drought. The emergency measure, to start next month, indicates dramatically how climate change has affected one of Europe's most developed cities – a metropolis known for its efficient infrastructure. Thanks for link Big Gav

"Wickes Furniture" has been forced to liquidate their current inventory, the company filed for bankruptcy back in February. The furniture giant ran 43 stores in greater Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Portland, all inventory is being sold off to cover debts, estimated at $208 million.

Deportations from the Greater German Reich to the Lodz Ghetto       October – November 1941     Dawid Sierakowiak wrote in his diary on 4 October 1941:   German & Austrian Jews heading for Lodz “Today Rumkowski met with all the teachers in the ghetto. He said that because 20,000 Jews are arriving from all over Germany, he is extending the school recess now, instead of having it during the winter.   I think it’s the end of schooling in the ghetto, at least for me, since I don’t think I’ll be a lyceum student, after all. “   On 16 October 1941 the first of twenty trains left Greater Germany “for the East.” By 4 November they had all completed their journey, taking 19,837 Jews to the Lodz ghetto.   One of t

In yet another instance where scientific studies seem to force monkeys into bad behavior in the name of scientific research, a group of researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine did an experiment that showed stress and environment affect cocaine use.24 cynomolgus macaques, a primate native to Southeast Asia, were put into different-sized cages or environments that put them closer or farther away from other monkeys. The monkeys were given a choice of taking food pellets or cocaine taken intravenously. Think maybe the experiment went to extremes with those choices? Perhaps, they could have offered a few cups of cappucino as a moderate choice.Monkeys in less stressful environments and larger cages took the food pellets more. The "lower strata" subordinate monkeys were more like

Anita Raj's debut film was 'Prem Geet' (1981) with Raj Babbar in the lead. She gained instant recognition with this movie and went on to do films with some of the top actors. Some of her major films include 'Zameen Aasman' (1984) and 'Mera Haq' (1986) with Sanjay Dutt, 'Satyamev Jayte' (1987) with Vinod Khanna and 'Saazish' with Mithun Chakraborty.She was also seen in movies like 'Taakatwar', 'Koun Kare Qurbaani', 'Kasam Kali Ki' and 'Vidhrohi', but movies which bombed at the box office. She has now shifted her attention towards the small screen.

Ever want to boot up your Ubuntu Linux system really quick to look something up? Sure, I think we all do that from time to time. Hate it when you get the forced file system check because you’ve booted up 30 times? I do. Imagine how I felt in front of a room full [...]

British police had to escort super Fashion model Naomi Campbell off of a flight at London’s Heathrow airport on Thursday. The flight was heading to the U.S. According to a spokesman for the airport, police were forced to remove a passenger. It is believed that the person that had to be removed was Campbell. Reports state that she assaulted an officer on the flight. The plane was going to head to Los Angeles, California. This comes just after Campbell had to spend five days doing community service for throwing a cell phone at her maid.source:overthelimit.info

Because of a forced guardianship, my mother had to spend over four years in nursing homes against her will. It didn’t matter to the judge that Mom wanted to live with me. It didn’t matter that she was terrified and abused while in the nursing home. And it doesn’t matter now to the judge that my Mom needlessly suffered total loss of her sight due to nursing home neglect, among other atrocities.

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Source: Bangkok Post Plus Property Co, a subsidiary of Sansiri Plc, will remove the top floors at 11 of its Condo One low-rise condominiums to comply with city building limits. Chief executive Mayta Chanchamcharat said the company would also refund down payments to any unsatisfied buyers. The renovation and redesign could cost the company up to 400 [...]

Back when I was getting over a problem with gambling I used a technique I call ‘forced frugality’ to help deal with it. Basically whenever I received money I would immediately spend it on a bill. This way I never had any extra money that I was tempted to gamble away. If I didn’t have [...]

Engadget Mobile yesterday was asked by Deutsche Telekom to change colors of their logo because there are some sort of similarity. I think that is unfair, because endgadget imobile has nothing to do with phones except writing about it and give some reviews. Instead of cell phone carriers to be thankful [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: An IT executive had sex with at least six gigolos between 2003 and 2006 to please her married boyfriend who video recorded the sessions and is now threatening her with exposure. The man brought the gigolos to their apartment and paid them RM100 each after the sessions. The 32-year-old woman from Ampang did what she did because she was so in love with the man and was willing to do anything for her boyfriend, said MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong at a press conference. “Three years ago, the man’s wife found out about their relationship and advised her to leave him, but she refused then,” he said. But the woman’s nightmare began last December when she finally decided to leave the man she had met seven years ago, said Chong to

Los Angeles, Cal: A woman from Texas was forced to remove one of her nipple rings with a pair of pliers because TSA agents said she couldn’t board the flight with nipple rings. The nipple rings were detected with a hand scanner. At a news conference, Mandi Hamlin said “I wouldn’t wish this experience upon [...]

Mandi Hamlin, 37, from Texas, was attempting to board a flight last month when the Transportation Security Administration, after scanning her, forced Ms. Hamlin to remove her nipple rings.Even worse, Hamlin had troubles removing one of the rings and needed a pair of pliers to do it. Don't you feel so much safer now that crazy women like Hamlin aren't able to board planes and hijack them with their deadly nipple rings? Should they be labeled as weapons of mass destruction now?

While the native British population's own marriage rate declines, the Muslim rate rises, and along with it a severe case of forced marriages (via Hot Air): The figures have triggered a public debate about religion, archaic family traditions and British identity. The government now estimates that 3,000 forced marriages take place in Britain per year. Even Khanum doubts these numbers. In Luton

So one of my old foot bitches and I got back to chatting again and he was so thrilled to see my new site He was so eager to buy me more shoes. Well well go ahead foot fetish bitch. You know how I like it. Spend until it hurts so good. I never had a chance to meet up with you for Real time so here I am for the year 2008 more radiant than ever and oh so ready to spend your credit cards on my divine black feet. Anyway I have many projects Im working on so ta ta for now.

A new study by Nazia Khanum reveals the growing problem in Great Britain of young girls, and some boys, being forced into marriages by their parents. She did an exhaustive study of Bradford which contain about 250,000 Muslims. Kekvin Brennan, minister responsible for child safety had reported at least 33 Bradford children under the age [...]

Mansour Al-Timani, husband of Fatima, and daughter, Noha, 2./Photo courtesy Saudi Gazette Remember Fatima, the Saudi woman who was forced to divorce her husband because her brothers thought the husband's tribal background was beneath her family? Well, now she is on a hunger strike. Readers who are following this story should consider the fact that she is in a women's shelter, which is basically a prison, while the Saudi judicial system and the Human Rights Commission sorts this mess out. Fatima is demonstrating more courage than anyone could expect. She is obviously committed to one thing: Being reunited with the man she loves and to live their lives as husband and wife. She is demonstrating her commitment by putting her life on the line.Here are links to a previous Arab news article an

…Is viewed as more offensive than the act itself At least it seems that way. When educators are more concerned about upsetting a few over and above saving hundreds of young girls from entering a life of pure hell. Schools fear that forced marriages poster campaign will upset parents Schools in areas feared to have high rates [...]

by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer I was out recently with some friends and we stopped at a fast food joint. I hate fast food joints, but sometimes everybody else wants to go there, so you just have to make the best of it and find something at least somewhat healthy. If you’re forced [...]

Will I be forced to sell Singapore home upon divorce?    Q MY husband and I have been separated for nine months. He has moved out of our home, but my children and I are still living in the condominium, which is under both his name and mine. When we divorce, what will happen to the condo? Will [...]

Papa Spears is not done with his daughter just yet. At present he is still the conservator of her estate and it seems pimpin’ ain’t easy [Website - TheLostGirl’s Blog]. Big Poppa has taken several steps to curb his daughters wayward ways and erratic habits, including getting the go-ahead to sell of her expensive whips [...]

Pop singer Justin Timberlake has revealed that Madonna forced him to drop his pants while they were working in the studio recently.While speaking at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony in New York Timberlake said the Queen of Pop asked him to bare his bottom just to give him a vitamin jab."We had a recording session in London. I wasn’t feeling well," The Sun quoted him as saying."She said, ’Would you like a B12 shot?’"And so I’m thinking that we’re going to call a doctor and he’s going to make a house call."Then she proceeds to reach into her designer handbag and pulls out a Ziploc bag of designer syringes out. She looks at me and says, ’Drop ’em’.""I don’t know what to say to that, so I drop

Does anybody else feel a little queasy over the stereotyping and bigotry implied in this issue? I don't quite get it. A recent report on British schools found that 2,089 children were “not in receipt of suitable education” including 250 in Birmingham, 155 in Bristol, 121 in Derby, 520 in Leeds, 294 in Leicester, 385 in Manchester and 66 in Luton, according to The Times of London. The British media and apparently some officials in UK school districts believe that many of these missing children of immigrant families are forced into marriages. The UK's Forced Marriage Unit has produced provocative posters that address the issue. Yet neither the press nor the local school districts have come up with any link between the absences of these children and forced marriages. Reports earlier this

A New York construction worker is suing a hospital for forcibly performing a rectal exam on him after he was admitted for a cut face.Brian Persaud, 38, visited the New York Presbyterian Hospital emergency room after he was hit in the head by a falling wooden beam.After refusing a request for a rectal exam, Persaud claimed hospital staff held him down forcibly while he pleaded, "Please don't do that," Fox News reported.He claimed he began flailing his arms, hitting one doctor until staff knocked him out with an injection — before completing the exam without his consent.Persaud, who also received eight stitches to the cut above his eyebrow, reportedly woke up handcuffed to a bed with an oxygen tube down his throat.Persaud later learned the rectal exam was a test to determine if he had suff

This deserves a more detailed post, at the moment though I just want to make a short post that I will come back to at a later date. Before college this morning I heard that over 2000 children were missing from school registers in the UK, the government is looking into these missing children and suspect they have been shipped off abroad and into forced marriages. This morning there was a young lady who had been in this exact predicament herself, she spoke about children as young as 10 years... {{ To read more and see any missing images visit my blog }}

March 11, BBC NewsFigures showing hundreds of pupils from ethnic minorities are being removed from school have sparked concerns many are being forced into marriages abroad.Compiled for a report for a committee of MPs, they highlight how many children have disappeared from school registers in England.The MPs fear some have been forced into marriages against their will.A separate report suggests the number of illegal forced marriages each year runs into several thousand.Dig deeperThe home affairs select committee has demanded answers with some suspecting that young girls and occasionally even boys are being taken out of education and forced to marry against their will - often because they are deemed to have become too Westernised.Local authorities have a statutory duty to inform social servi

Somehow, given the anti-immigration sentiment in the British press and anti-Muslim rhetoric we hear from conservative pundits, the fine details will get lost in this UK study that finds that 3,000 women annually are forced into marriage. The Guardian reports: Labour MP Margaret Moran, who helped set up the study in her constituency of Luton South, said she was shocked by the scale of abuse which they had uncovered. "It's not simply about Muslim families; we also found that it happens among Chinese and African communities too, such as the Somali families. Nor is it something that comes across with new immigrants. "Many of these women were third-generation British and it is just a custom that is being handed down between the ages ... ” Last week some British newspapers, including the Da

Eva Mendez is looking great and out of rehab! However, rumors are swirling that Eva was a cokehead!!!! PageSix: “WHICH actress went into rehab only after she suffered a miscarriage? She was on a four-day cocaine bender when she lost the baby she didn’t even know she was carrying.” I think it was EVA!!!!!!!

Central forced air heater repair can be expensive, so the best plan of action is to prevent the repair in the first place if at all possible. Of course, no matter how careful you are to adhere to a regular maintenance plan, at some point you’ll need to either get your system repaired or [...]

It’s the first of February and the snow is falling fast. As much as I want to get out on my bike and stretch my legs, the streets are covered in snow and ice and riding now would be nearly impossible. But just like when I’m on a bicycle tour and the weather [...]

A new poll from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health finds that a whopping 59 percent of Americans support punishing people for choosing to not get health insurance. NPR Reports: When asked whether they would support a broad proposal that would require everyone to get coverage, 59 percent [...]

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch looks set to be put up for sale at a public auction next month.The famous property will go under the hammer if the pop star does not pay the 24 million dollars plus he still owes on the property.Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch could be headed for the chopping block.A San Francisco-based title company said Tuesday that the 2,500-acre property in Los Olivos, California, might be sold at a public auction scheduled for Mar. 19 unless the financially beleaguered singer can come up with the $24 million he still owes on the estate.Financial Title Co. filed the notice of trustee's sale in Santa Barbara Superior Court.Jackson's people have not yet commented on this latest turn of events.His rep issued a statement in November denying he had defaulted on a massive

It’s the first of February and the snow is falling fast. As much as I want to get out on my bike and stretch my legs, the streets are covered in snow and ice and riding now would be nearly impossible. But just like when I’m on a bicycle tour and the weather [...]

Microsoft has released instructions for administrators who want to avoid a forced upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, version 7, due to occur on February 12. Users of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)–Microsoft’s software-update service for businesses–who are currently using Internet Explorer (IE) 6 will be automatically upgraded to IE7 on that date, Microsoft [...]

I’m very bummed out because I lost $50 yesterday. I was in the Toronto airport coming back to California when I bought some ice wine for my colleagues in the duty free shop. I contemplated for a long time whether I should make the purchase because the ice wines were pretty expensive but I reckon that it’s the holidays and I should be nice to people who’ve helped me at work all year! So, cash in hand to give to the cashier and off the bottle goes into my hand carry. When I got to Las Vegas where my connecting flight was, I was told that I needed to go to another terminals where I had to go through the security gate! Since I had a lot of time, this didn’t bother me one bit even though I had to find the shuttle (it wasn’t that easy since there were no signs), wait 15 minutes and then get to the main terminal where my next flight was. After the usual huge lineup at the security checkpoint, I was flagged by the officer going through the gates because they

The new get paid to Digg! website Diggbux was forced to shut down all services after receiving a formal letter sent by lawyers of Digg!DiggBux was said to have violated the terms of use of Digg!. They would be facing a lawsuit if they would not seize all operations.I have mentioned that I was a little hesitant about this program on my top 10 get paid to click site ranking which DiggBux debuted at the 5th spot. Don't get me wrong, the site was a good way to earn/make extra money online but digging posts that you don't think deserve to get digged is just plain and simply wrong.All I could say is that after all of this, there was only one winner and that is the owner of DiggBux. He got people to digg! articles and I think nobody got paid for their effort so it would mean he will be running away with all the money.Somebody better remind me next time not to promote programs like this anyomore. lol Nah! I'm just kidding, I will still review sites as long as I see a site that is a good wa

A growing number of Filipino caregivers are being forced out of the United Kingdom because of a new law that mandates higher salaries for care providers, BBC news reports.A new rule issued by the UK's Home Office says that employers must pay their staff a minimum of £7.02 an hour for the staff to qualify for work permit renewal. Many home care services in the UK were commissioned by local authorities which have limited budget and cannot pay the required minimum.**Supplement on visiting UK**Despite the high cost of living, many Filipinos have flocked to the UK, working not just in the medical field such as nurses or caregivers but also in the hospitality sector.Many Filipinos also go to the UK either to study or to relax. Filipino tourists regularly visit the UK's charms to sample the culture and the nightlife. There are plenty of good London hotels to choose from. Tourists can also opt to stay in any of the Edinburgh hotels or Glasgow hotels to truly experience British hospitality.T

 One of Hillary Clinton’s national co-chairs was forced to resign today because of comments he made about Barack Obama’s teenage drug use. First Hillary had to fire a couple people on her campaign because they sent out emails that suggested that Obama was a Muslim who wanted to destroy America, and now this. Of course I do believe Obama WILL destroy America, but not for the bigoted, hateful reasons that Hillary’s campaign members, and Hillary by proxy, but because he is a socialist.  So here is a quick recap of this latest development in Hillary’s campaign. First we learn that Hillary has some major dirt on Obama, but her campaign will not use it. Obama, knowing that the Clinton’s are the most ruthless people in politics, comes forward with his prior drug use thinking this is what the Clinton’s have on him. A little preemptive strike by Obama. Now we fast forward to yesterday. Bill Shaheen comes out and says that Obama’s drug use WILL be an

In the western Canadian province of Alberta, parents of kids with drug problems can ask a judge to order the kids into special, lock-up alcohol and drug detox centers for up to five days. The hope is that after they've sobered up for a few days, the kids will realize they need help and get into a proper drug rehab program.Called the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act, the new law is seen as an act of 'tough love' by desperate but still-caring parents who feel they've run out of options. It carries a pretty strong message, from both the parents and the state, that drug addiction is not trivial, and here's your chance to do something about it.Local officials term it a state-assisted intervention. The idea is simply to get teens away from their drugs and druggy environment long enough t

The Stephanie Bennett update I put up a couple of days ago elicited an anonymous comment from someone who appears to be close to the situation. It was a perfectly respectful comment, and raised some issues on the other side of this situation that made me think a bit.Before I put this question out there, understand that I still believe the actions by Stephanie's school, the adoption agency in question, and the prospective adoptive parents were inappropriate and unethical. No matter the story behind the story, these behaviors were wrong - Dawn has a really good post up about the intersection of adoption ethics and women's decisions that explains it ten times better than I can.This subject has actually been turning in my mind for some time. Much of the discussion of adoption reform is polarized, focusing on "all or nothing" extremes that, if implemented, have the potential for creating far larger problems than we're experiencing in adoption today. In my opinion, if adoption policie

I hate to break some sour news everyone, here's a snippet from sherdog.Matt Serra, who claimed the belt with a shocking win over Georges St. Pierre this April, suffered herniated discs in his lower back Monday, forcing him to withdraw from his anticipated Dec. 29 title defense against former two-time 170-pound champion Matt Hughes, the UFC announced Thursday. Talk about depressing, read the full article HERE. I wonder what fight will replace this or is Hughes still gonna fight someone else.Ultimate MMA videos for your viewing pleasure. Also news and comments from the world of mma.

Jakarta - Emulation Commission of Business ( KPPU) commands Telkomsel to stop practice of imposition of high tariff and reduces service of tariff seluler at least 15%. The penalization given to Telkomsel because proven impinges pasal 17 ayat 1 UU No 5 tahun 1999."Telkomsel must stop practice of impositions of high tariff and reduces service of tariff seluler at least 15% from tariff applied today since this decision read," said Majelis Ketua KPPU, Syamsul Maarif in conference in Kantor KPPU, Jalan Djuanda, Jakarta, Monday (19/11/2007).Pasal 17 ayat 1 UU No 5 tahun 1999 state that business perpetrator is prohibited in domination to produce or marketing of goods and service which can result the happening of practice of monopolies or emulation of indisposed business.IN BAHASAJakarta - Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) memerintahkan Telkomsel untuk menghentikan praktek pengenaan tarif tinggi dan menurunkan pelayanan tarif seluler sekurang-kurangnya 15%. Hukuman tersebut diberikan kep

Spike the Super Ball is a promotional mascot schemed up by the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee in attempts to hype up local fans for Super Bowl XLII (as if more hype is necessary). However, the committee's super cool; wobbly mascot has been forced to change its name due to the 'Super Ball' part of its moniker coming dangerously close to copyright infringement on the NFL term 'Super Bowl.' Committee President, Bob Sullivan, honored the NFL's request while understanding the importance of brand identity.Sullivan said the NFL's request, which came Wednesday, is a lesson in the power of the NFL brand and what the league does to protect it. “We've spent 42 years developing the Super Bowl,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. “As any good keeper of a brand, we have to protect it.”So the mascot is now known as "Team Captain Spike," and it takes these types of power plays to remind me why when I host a Super Bowl Party I don't refer to it as such. I usually dub the an

A girl stands in front of a camp in Sudan for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's). The camp is so large that only part of it is shown and seems to never end. (Photo by: REUTERS/Stuart Price/AMIS/Handout (SUDAN)). After forcing their citizens into camps, the Sudanese government is now trying to drive them out of those camps. 2.5 million people or more are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) from Sudan and most of these people end up in humanitarian camps. In October, the United Nations reported that the Sudanese government was forcing hundreds of families from the camp at Otash, near Nyala. The camp is home to 60,000 displaced persons in Southern Darfur. The United Nations has denounced the practice but human rights groups are calling it a violation of international law. John Holmes, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs said, “Given that security forces were threatening the displaced with sticks and rubber hoses at Otash camp, the involuntary

Here is a very, very unofficial translation of the law that will come into force within minutes. The terminology might not be synchronous with other legislation. For reasons which may be obvious, I am using personal pronouns in the feminine. Share This

The Iowa GOP has canceled its Republican debate that was scheduled the to take place on December 4th and was to be aired on Fox News.The party's political director Craig Robinson said the debate was canceled because of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's unwillingness to participate."We are very disappointed that Iowa Republicans will not have the same opportunity as Republicans in New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina had earlier this year with their FOX News debates," Robinson said in an e-mail announcing the cancellation.Political activist within individual state parties are the backbone of any Republican campaign. It is these individuals who do the majority of work. They do everything from get up in the wee hours of the mornings to drop literature on doorsteps to making thousands of phone calls on a candidates behalf before voting events. Not only do they not get paid for all their hard work, they open up their wallets to give the most money.It will be interesting to se

“We Feel Deserted By the International Gay Community” – Gay Iraqis“Few People Seem to Care About Our Fate” LONDON and BAGHDAD, November 6, 2007 – Three out of the five gay safe houses for gay people in Iraq are being forced to close down, due to a lack of funds to pay their rent and utility bills, the London-based Iraqi LGBT revealed this afternoon. The refuges were set up two years ago, to provide a place of safety for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Iraqis who have fled homophobic threats and attempts to kill them by religious fundamentalists and death squads. “Iraqi LGBT has made a huge effort to keep all of its five safe houses running, to provide refuge for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Iraqis who have fled homophobic violence and threats to kill them,” said Ali Hili, founder and coordinator of the human rights group, Iraqi LGBT. “Many of the people we helped have been targeted by the Iraqi police and by Shia militia and

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee said that it will oppose the latest healthcare plan proposed by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez."As more details continue to emerge, it is apparent that this proposal is riddled with flaws that could exacerbate the healthcare crisis for countless numbers of California families," said CNA/NNOC Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro.Individual mandate -- forcing Californians to buy insurance"No matter how you dress up this proposal it still amounts to a huge windfall for the insurance industry, millions of new customers who may get virtually nothing in return," DeMoro said. And, anyone who fails to buy insurance would face "the draconian threat" of having the cost of insurance deducted from their paychecks. "Punishing the uninsured by seizing their wages to pad insurance company profits is not healthcare reform."Click here to see the rest of this article in Medical News Todaypermalink TechnoratiPhilippine Nursing http://Phi

Last night at about 3 AM our trailor decided to unhinge itself from our bus going approximately 70 MPH. This was bad. It snapped off our bus and ALMOST (and i mean so fucking close) slammed into the academy is bus which was trailing closely behind ours. Their bus driver SAVED THEIR LIVES by swurving out of the way just in time. Even though it is not any of our faults, i still feel guilty for putting all of them so close to danger. After the runaway trailor decided to almost kill my friends, it hit the center divider of the highway and all of our equipement inside was like "hey dudes, lets get the fuck outta here", so through the back door, side doors, and pretty much every other part of the trailor, our equipement freed itself from it's captor's evil grip and jumped all over the highway leaving a pretty large path of debree. Suffice it to say, lots of our stuff is broken. This stuff will cost money to replace, and because we dont have this stuff today we had to cancel the toronoto sh

Vince and Pauline Matherick, the Christian couple from Chard, Somerset, who last week were at the centre of national media attention when Somerset Social Services ordered them to sign up to a new Equalities Promise saying they would have to agree to facilitate and promote a homosexual lifestyle yesterday won the right to have their personal convictions and conscientious objections recognised. The couple met last Wednesday with Social Services leaders and secured an agreement to this effect. The Mathericks hope now to continue to foster children as before. Add at:

TJ Lavin, one of the best BMX jumpers of all time and MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge, was recently forced to cancel his plans to tour behind his recently released hip album entitled LAVS "The First Set" when he suffered compound fractures of the tibia and fibula in his left leg at the final stop of this year's AST Dew Tour."Unfortuantely the injury I suffered at the Dew Tour has left me completely immobile for the next few months. The doctors have ordered me to stay off my leg, which means I not able to tour behind 'The First Set' until I'm completely healed," says Lavin."I was planning on doing a few shows with the Kottonmouth Kings and Big B, but now I'm home bound for awhile so I think Im just gonna start on the new album. The music you can make when your hurt is great because its all you have.Undoubtedly one of the best BMX riders to even hit the dirt, Lavin has won almost every competition in existence including the DK Dirt Circuit Championship and 2 gold medals at th

It seems David Terrell had to be replaced by Joe Doerksen due to an ankle injury, an mri revealed torn ligaments. Main Event- Rashad Evans vs Michael BispingHouston Alexander vs Thiago SilvaEd Herman vs Joe DoerksonKaro Parisyan vs Ryo ChonanFrankie Edgar vs Spencer FisherUndercardThiago Alves vs Chris Lytle Joe Lauzon vs Jason Reinhardt Marcus Aurelio vs Luke Caudillo Akihiro Gono vs Tamdan McCrory Obviously one of the worst cards I've seen in a long time, but the Fisher vs Edgar fight should be great and Alexander faces his toughest test yet in Chute Box product Thiago Silva who is undefeated.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.

ABC World News reported that in 2004 then-acting assistant attorney general Daniel Levin was so concerned about the administration’s use of waterboarding that he went to a military base near Washington and underwent the procedure himself. After, Levin told the White House that it could be considered torture:read more | digg story

Well hallelujah! Each and every Western country should follow suit, if they do not already have a law against forced marriages in place. Germany’s Merkel looks to make forced marriage a criminal act BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants tougher legal measures against forced marriages — another sign of Germany’s decreasing tolerance of Muslim immigrant ways that clash with the country’s liberal values. Women’s groups campaigning against the practice are applauding Merkel’s idea to raise fines and specifically target forced marriages. Merkel addressed the issue in a speech at a women’s conference of her conservative Christian Democrats over the weekend. “I completely agree that forced marriages should be punishable as a criminal act,” Merkel said. Currently, prosecutors rarely pursue criminal charges against forced marriages and, when they do, must use laws banning assault — which can carry up to five years in prison. The think

The City of Albuquerque is requiring city employees to watch " An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore. City employees called City Councilors to complain about having to watch political propaganda for three and a half hours and it being mandatory.City Councilor Sally Mayer, a Republican, was among a few of the councilors that received calls from angry employees. "He was livid, and he said, 'I can't believe they took three and half hours of my morning and made me watch the movie...I think it's probably a waste of employees' time," said Mayer."I had no idea about it until I got a call from a city employee who was absolutely outraged he had to sit in on a political propaganda videotape from Al Gore...It's totally ridiculous to me. It's a waste of time and taxpayer money," said City Councilor Brad Winter.City Council President Debbie O'Malley also said that she had received calls from employees who were not happy about having to watch the propaganda.Mayor Martin Chavez, who is running f

News Tidbits:A stage set being made for Akon collapsed injuring 3 workers.Britney Spears is being blamed for some of her dancers not being paid for her controversial, "Gimme More" performance for the VMA's. Pay up! Meanwhile the reviews for Britney's "Blackout" are pouring in and I have yet to read a bad review. Good job Brit!Universal is being told to change the title of Nas' "Nigga" album or lose $84 million dollars in investments. Def Jam has stood behind the title so far so I wonder what will happen. Will they take the risk or back down? Wait and see. Punch 'em Nas!KeKe Wyatt's "Ghetto Rose" album has been pushed back to the top of next year. Wyatt became known for her duet with Avant, "Nothing In This World" and for reportedly stabbing her husband a few Christmases ago with a steak knife.Nas appears on Jay Z's upcoming "American Gangster" album on a track called "Success". It seems like everytime Nas gets ready to release an album, Jay comes out and steals his thunder. Nas o

SQL Server compiles query and saves the procedures cache plans in the database. When the same query is called it uses compiled execution plan which improves the performance by saving compilation time. Queries which are parametrized requires less recompilation and dynamically built queries needs compilations and recompilation very frequently. Forced parameterization may improve the performance of certain databases by reducing the frequency of query compilations and recompilations. Database which has high volumes of the queries can be most benefited from this feature. When the PARAMETERIZATION option is set to FORCED, any literal value that appears in a SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE statement is converted to a parameter during query compilation. When the PARAMETERIZATION database option is SET to SIMPLE, the SQL Server query optimizer may choose to parameterize the queries. Using T-SQL: -- Change database Parameterization to Forced ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks SET PARAMETERIZATION FO

It never fails to amaze me how a low level, unelected government bureaucrat feels the need to offend the masses and disrespect those most deserving in order to satisfy the warped political views of a minor few. This process seems to take place most often in the state of California and this fact has never been more apparent than it is today.A post office in Paso Robles, California has been displaying pictures of local soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. However, postal customers arrived on Friday to find that they were ripped away. There were signs on the counter that gave customers the following explanation. "We are being forced to remove the pictures from out wall of our boys and girls in the military. Please ask for your pictures back.”Apparently seeing the faces of soldiers who risk their lives every day for our freedom and security offended one customer. When this one individual complained about a "pro-war" display to the regional postal center, Paso Robles po

Twelve adults gathered in a small, closed courtroom to decide how many powerful, anti-psychotic drugs that the child, who is currently in the custody of the state, would be required to take. The patient did not have a voice, since he was not there. No doctor was present, but plenty of lawyers were. The little boy’s lawyer saw nothing wrong with drugging him into a stupor. As the attorney for the heartbroken mother, I spoke against the whole idea; I suggested to the court that other factors may be causing the child’s problems, and that the compulsory administration of drugs by the state was simply an excuse to avoid addressing those issues. The verdict: the little guy would be forced to take anti-psychotic drugs Risperdal, Concerta, and Seroquel, plus the stimulant Clonidine and the anti-anxiety drug Klonopin. This outcome begs the question of whether a six-year-old child, let alone children as young as three, can be diagnosed as psychotic. And, whether children should be drugged by

Raped at home.You enter your darkened home, unaware that someone has gained entry before you. As you take off your coat you strangely begin to feel randy, but you can't explain why. A sudden urge to go to your bedroom to fuck yourself with your favourite toy comes over you.Once in the bedroom, you decide on a slow strip, teasing yourself as you go. You slip off your blouse, running your hands over your swelling breasts, your nipples harden without being directly touched. You reach behind you and unzip the skirt and watch it slide to the floor. Stepping out of it, you spot the dark stain in your lacey panties. You can't remember being this turned on, ever.With some haste your release your bra clasp and toss the bra towards the bed, when suddenly you are grabbed from behind. You are forced face down onto the bed. A gruff voice warns you that if you scream or shout you will be seriously harmed. Then one of your stockings is fastened as a blindfold across your eyes.Suddenly you feel cold

The City of Albuquerque is requiring city employees to watch " An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore. City employees called City Councilors to complain about having to watch political propaganda for three and a half hours and it being mandatory.City Councilor Sally Mayer, a Republican, was among a few of the councilors that received calls from angry employees. "He was livid, and he said, 'I can't believe they took three and half hours of my morning and made me watch the movie...I think it's probably a waste of employees' time," said Mayer."I had no idea about it until I got a call from a city employee who was absolutely outraged he had to sit in on a political propaganda videotape from Al Gore...It's totally ridiculous to me. It's a waste of time and taxpayer money," said City Councilor Brad Winter.City Council President Debbie O'Malley also said that she had received calls from employees who were not happy about having to watch the propaganda.Mayor Martin Chavez, who is running

“Hey, Jessica…come here!” I shouted from around the corner of the school building. I had always imagined what Jessica must look like under her plaid skirt. Her smooth tanned thighs always teased me and every other guy in the collage. We just knew she had a butt that won’t stop and everyone wanted to spank her!She never was more than a goody two shoe though so no one had the chance, until today. Her friends Melody and Vicky who bother were cheerleaders, had let me know they wanted their friend to know what a good fuck felt like. They didn’t have to convince me much. Jessica would never actually spread her legs willingly though so we came up with a plan. I stood around the corner with Melody and Vicky along with five other of Jessica’s closest friends all of whom had the best built bodies in town. Melody spoke up as Jessica came around the corner and invited her out with us. Feeling safe among her friends she accepted and began to walk in the middle of our little gang. I walk

Kirklees Unity note:This all sounds very familiar doesn't it.Internal strife and financial mismanagement.Humiliation for Le Pen as party is forced to sell HQJean-Marie Le Pen, the French far-right leader, said his party is in "serious financial crisis" and might have to sell its headquarters.Such a step would be a devastating psychological blow to the National Front as it struggles to come to terms with its failures in the April and June elections and the changed political landscape of the Sarkozy era.M. Le Pen, 79, already faces deep internal dissent as he approaches a party conference next month which will be asked to extend his leadership for another three years. Last week, one of the party's own Euro MPs – and biggest creditors – placed a legal hold on the future of the party headquarters overlooking the river Seine at Saint Cloud, west of Paris.For more than 20 years, the National Front has been the most successful far-right and xenophobic party in any large country in weste

The President was right to veto the SCHIP expansion recently passed by congress. To put it simply, all the grandstanding from lying Democrats and quisling Republicans that Bush is somehow denying health care to children is absurd. The facts about SCHIP simply do not support this notion.Under SCHIP, taxpayers pay for the health coverage of children in families of four earning as much as $72,000 per year. Democrats in Congress seek to open the program to families of four earning $83,000 per year or more. The President has made it clear that he is open to expanding the program, but not to cover well-off families before States enroll 95 percent of those lower-income children first.The foundation of SCHIP is utterly implausible in the first place. It assumes the efficient transfer of funds from taxpayers to the needy as their tax dollars go from their pockets to Washington and then back to state governments and ultimately back to the people who "need it." Like its uglier older sister, Medic

CHICAGO – With his aloof character panache and colorful imagery, Wes Anderson is one of those directors you either love dearly or loathe dreadfully.The mastermind behind such titles as “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,” “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Rushmore,” his next hatchling comes in the form of “The Darjeeling Limited” through the propensity of brotherly trio Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson.From left to right, Jason Schwartzman, AdrienBrody and Owen Wilson in “The Darjeeling Limited”.Photo courtesy of IMDbBut first things first. Prior to its Friday release, many enthusiasts on Sept. 26 were treated to a 13-minute iTunes tease entitled “Hotel Chevalier,” which is “part one” of the film.After being a voyeur with the short online and then enveloping the feature-length film thereafter (“The Darjeeling Limited” is coined after a train and has naught to do with the tea), you’ll concede that the short only whets your appetite to Anders

Microsoft sent a cease and desist to autopatcher.com. AutoPatcher was a program users could download to install all updates to windows instead of using Microsoft's Windows updates, this allowed a much faster patch process than offered by Microsoft.AutoPatcher was an alternative to Microsoft's Windows Update developed by Antonis Kaladis and Jason Kelley, and a comprehensive collection of up-to-date security patches, addons and registry tweaks collated into a single package designed to update a Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Vista system from a local file, without the need to use Windows Update or connect to a network each time. Distribution of the program was stopped on 29 August 2007, after more than four years of existence, as a result of several Cease and Desist orders being given to the team, Neowin and some download mirrors. Microsoft stated this was for "security reasons" but would not further clarify.AutoPatcher was designed for:

Boeing forced to postpone first flight of the Dreamliner Boeing has delayed the first flight of the revolutionary new 787 Dreamliner by at least three months and now risks missing its deadline for first delivery of the aircraft next year. The 787, which will be 50 per cent made from composite plastics, has orders worth $116 billion (£57 billion) and is one of world’s most high-profile industrial

As part of our Fifth Anniversary Spectacular(!) - which was 24 full hours without Chicky (thanks to the in-laws), some sushi, and... you can use your imagination - Mr. C and I went to tour a house that had just come on the market. (Oh sure, like you'd expect us to be having non-stop sex for 24 hours, right? We're not Sting and Trudy. Get a grip.) The house was perfect in every way: Two car

Colin Edwards Valentino Rossi’s hopes of a glorious homecoming to Misano ended after just five laps today, when an engine problem forced the Fiat Yamaha Team rider to retire when running strongly in fourth position. Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards meanwhile struggled with rear grip in the later stages and was only able to bring his [...]

Around one million pilgrims marking the birth of the last Shiite imam have been ordered by the Iraqi police to leave the city of Karbala. The reason behind this decision is the escalating violence between Al-Mahdi Army and the government security forces. The first in a series of gun battles started on Monday, but continued throughout the following day, prompting police to impose a citywide curfew. At least 52 people have been killed so far.Muqtada al-Sadrs Al-Mahdi Army is the biggest armed group in the country, and although its leader is in good relationship with the government, there were indications in the recent months that several senior ground commanders have started to operate independently. Some speculated that as much as one third of all Al-Mahdi Army members are outside of al-Sadrs direct control.Read more about the Karbala clashes in the Al Jazeera article.

Pick From Premier leagueMan United - TottenhamSunday, 25 AugustKick off: 16:00 BSTPrediction: United to winThe odds: in Decimal 1.50Bwin in Decimal 1.50The verdict:It is obvious that Tottenham just can not manage the saga of Berbatov, Jol, board, etc. relations and that certainly affects the performance on the pitch. It is true that the Spurs woke up with 4:0 against Derby last Saturday at home but tomorrow they will face one desperate to win giant at its own stadium. United have no choice but to win now in front of the fans after more than disappointing first 3 games of the campaign. If we see anything than United win here that will mean that the end of the football world as we have seen it so far is coming. Van den Saar and Anderson are ready, Saha will probably sit on the bench and Fergie do not need to play a big role in the motivation process before the game - it is a question of honour now against a team which have top 4 ambitions.Berbatov may start the game but Bent is out. I