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Conviction Restaurant: A Business Based On Crime
2009-09-16 03:19:00 You might have seen the show Conviction Restaurant which aired for the first time this week. From a business stand point, the owners of this restaurant are doing something quite risky. Keep reading to find out how this unique restaurant works, and share your feedback on what you'd think of going into a restaurant with a staff like this.
Suu Kyi conviction
2009-08-11 22:52:00 Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi reacted angrily to her conviction World leaders have reacted with anger and disappointment at the conviction of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating security laws. The UN called for her immediate release after she was sentenced to a further 18 months of ...
By: Today's Talk
Forensics: Junk Science or Reliable Means of Conviction?
2008-09-10 07:00:00 Forensics on television is amazing. Investigators are immediately on the scene collecting evidence, and then bringing it back to headquarters and running tests. In these TV dramas, there is usually evidence from which DNA can be extracted. Almost always, this evidence leads to the capture and
Raja Munirah exhausts all effort to quash conviction
2008-05-27 05:05:00 The Star - 27/05/2008PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian student Raja Munirah Raja Iskandar has failed in her final attempt to quash her conviction and jail term for attempting to smuggle syabu at the Narita International Airport in 2006.The decision was pronounced by the Japan Supreme Court on May 20, which found the argument by Raja Munirah's counsel of a breach of procedural law as not appropriate for leave to appeal to the court. When contacted, her counsel Rosal Azimin Ahmad said Raja Munirah was saddened by the decision but took it calmly.Raja Munirah, 23, was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail and fined 1.5 million yen (about RM46,800) in default 250 days' jail by the Japan High Court after she pleaded guilty to the offence. Her sentence was to run from the date of her arrest on Dec 20, 2006.However, she was given a reduction of 270 days and now has to serve six years and nine months in jail. She is currently jailed at the Tokyo detention centre in Kosuge. Rosal Azimin is als...
Goldman Sachs Adds AAPL To ‘Conviction Buy’ List
2008-05-23 23:54:00 Apparently Goldman Sachs doesn't care about rumors about rumors, because AAPL has just been added to Goldman Sachs Americas conviction buy list. Their inclusion is based mostly on 3G iPhone rumors, which the firm agrees will be a big boost for Apple's profits. Specifically, David Bailey, one analyst with the firm, said he expects Apple to double their potential iPhone base, and raised his target price from US$185 to $220.
Apple (AAPL) is Officially on Goldman?s Conviction Buylist
2008-05-23 22:13:00 The infamous Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List is reserved for only the most select companies. The tendency is for the list to be immediate buys to take advantage of catalysts that may be in store for a company in the near future. Apple was just added to the list today, and the reasons are quite ...
By: Market Matador
This week at LWN: On the conviction of Hans Reiser
2008-05-13 11:52:00 On April 28, a California jury found Hans Reiser guilty of first-degree murder. There has been a lot of speculation in the press, both before and after the conviction, on what the loss of Mr. Reiser will mean for the Linux community. Much of that speculation, it seems, lacks an understanding of what Mr. Reiser's role in the community really was. Your editor will take no position on whether his conviction was correct or just. But there are things to be said about what this conviction will mean.
By: Server Tales
This week at LWN: On the conviction of Hans Reiser
2008-05-13 11:52:00 On April 28, a California jury found Hans Reiser guilty of first-degree murder. There has been a lot of speculation in the press, both before and after the conviction, on what the loss of Mr. Reiser will mean for the Linux community. Much of that speculation, it seems, lacks an understanding of what Mr. Reiser's role in the community really was. Your editor will take no position on whether his conviction was correct or just. But there are things to be said about what this conviction will mean.
By: Server Tales
Second Conviction of a Drug Trafficking Offense
2008-05-12 07:00:00 If a defendant has been indicted by the federal government for a violation of the narcotics statute, 21 U.S.C. 841 (b), and he has a prior conviction for a drug offense, the penalties can become quite severe. The mandatory penalties can double in prison time if a defendant has a previous drug conviction. The ...
By: Resources zone
Florida AG announces conviction of 2 mortgage brokers
2008-05-07 05:29:00 In the following press release Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that two Hillsborough County men have been convicted of conspiracy to commit racketeering for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme. David E. Tuggle, Jr. and Eric S. Steinhauser pleaded guilty today in Polk County and could face up to five years in prison when sentenced in September. As part of the plea agreement, neither man may be employed in the mortgage, title, or real estate industries. The men were prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.Tuggle, 31, and Steinhauser, 29, were part of a criminal enterprise which submitted fraudulent mortgage loan documents to Argent Mortgage Company through Brandon-based Sunstate Mortgage Company. From 2003 through 2005, Tuggle and Steinhauser submitted more than 300 mortgage loan applications to Argent Mortgage. Of those 300 applications, more than 280 were funded and collectively valued at more than $34 million. Inves...
Lalaine Vergara Paras Meth Conviction
2008-04-26 03:05:00 Meet Lalaine Vergara Paras, the “Lizzie McGuire” actress who was able to keep her meth charges quiet for almost a year, that is until she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a drug treatment program. See her biography, photos, and video here. Lalaine Vergara Paras Although charged with possession of crystal meth in July 2007, Lalaine ...
By: Right Celebrity
Reward Doubled For Texas Honor Killing Arrest and Conviction
2008-04-18 04:50:00 The reward of $10,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Amina and Sarah Said has now been doubled to $20,000. I received this news tonight via a comment, from a Great Aunt of the Said Sisters tonight on my other blog. Information below the following. Anyone with information is asked to call Irving ...
Our God, Our Conviction, and Our Mission
2008-04-08 22:38:00 The three year anniversary sermon of The Resolved Church. This sermon looks at the vision and values of The Resolved Church as they coincide with an exegetical treatment of John 14:6. This sermon was originally preached March 23rd, 2008 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA. Listen to this sermon… Read this sermon…
Nickelback Singer Chad Kroeger Convicted of DUI
2008-04-06 18:40:00 Surrey, British Columbia. Chad Kroeger, aka Chad Turton, is the frontman for the band Nickelback. Kroeger was arrested for DUI in June 2006 when police witnessed Kroeger speeding through Surrey in his Lamborghini. During the investigation it was determined that Kroeger’s blood alcohol content was double the legal limit. Kroeger took the case to trial, but ...
Indonesian court overturns conviction of militia leader in 1999 East Timor
2008-04-05 12:15:00 IHT - 05/04/08 JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a notorious militia leader accused in attacks that left around 1,000 people dead during East Timor's 1999 break for independence. The acquittal will likely anger human rights groups and add weight to calls for the establishment of an international tribunal to try those responsible for the violence.
Haditha conviction hopes crumble for ?Party of Defeat?
2008-04-03 04:00:00 In this instance, “Party of Defeat” = Democrats, as they call themselves these days. You might also know them as the ‘Cut N Run’ advocates, or recognize them by their repeated calls for surrender to terrorists in Iraq. THE COLLECTED TALES OF AMERICAN ATROCITIES, WHICH LEFTISTS RELY UPON THE WAY OTHERS SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR SOLACE, ...
Don?t Mess With Texas - DUI Convict Gets 60 Years
2008-03-29 22:29:00 Georgetown, Texas. Anthony Lynn Falco, 53, will most likely remain behind bars for the rest of his life. Since 1979, Anthony has racked up 10 convictions for Driving Under the Influence. His 10th conviction should be his last. Anthony waived his right to a jury trial, and argued his case in front of a judge. The ...
Lots of games, music, phones and requests
2008-03-26 21:00:00 Finally finished, did a lot of stuff this time, mainly in the game section. I’m in the process of redoing the order and setting of the pages, the ones that are too long for one page are being separated like the cars page is, but instead of ugly text, i’m making tiny banners for each, ...
By: userbars.tv
Chung Mong-koo re-elected to Hyundai board despite fraud conviction
2008-03-14 20:14:00 Chung Mong-koo re-elected to Hyundai board despite fraud conviction Chung Mong-koo — the Hyundai head who was given a suspended three-year jail sentence for fraud last year — is back on the South Korean automaker's board as of Friday. Chung was re-elected thanks to strong support from Hyundai shareholders, but the country's state pension fund strongly opposes the move. According to Automotive News, National Pension Service — Hyundai's sixth largest shareholder — voted against the move, due to Chung's fraud conviction and its belief that Hyundai needs improved management. Chung has strong connections to Hyundai as he is the eldest living son of Chung Ju-young — the founder of the Hyundai Group and Hyundai Motors. Shareholders supported Chung — despite his fraud conviction — due to his experienced leadership. Chung will stay as chairman and chief executive until March 2011. Hyundai is currently the world's sixth la...
Panthers? Bridges withdraws appeal of conviction
2008-03-04 16:33:00 Carolina Panthers guard Jeremy Bridges has dropped the appeal of his misdemeanor assault conviction. Read More: Associated Press
By: NFL Connection
100% conviction rate
2008-03-04 09:06:00 I think that whoever is the Democratic nominee for President will need to have the smartest team of political advisers ever assembled. The Republican political machine will not go into the sweet night quietly. They have far too much to lose. Let’s think about this - in the next 4 - 8 years, there are ...
Big breasts help actress to get conviction overturned
2008-03-04 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}Actress Serena Kozakura's conviction for willful destruction of property has been overturned by the Tokyo High Court because her large breasts revealed flaws in the testimony against her.Reconstruction during an appeal hearing of the 38-year-old actress's alleged crime of breaking down the door in a man's apartment showed her breasts prevented her from climbing through a door as the man testified she had done, casting doubt on his reliability.The high co ...
DNA secures indecent assault conviction
2008-03-03 20:55:00 DNA taken from a man convicted of driving an unlicensed mini-cab helped solve an indecent assault in Sidcup three years earlier. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
First Spam Felony Conviction Upheld: No Free Speech to Spam
2008-03-03 15:51:00 arsTechnica.com: Virginia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the first US felony conviction for spamming. The spammer will serve nine years in prison for sending what authorities believe to be millions of messages over a two-month period in 2003. Jeremy Jaynes is the man who will make history. A Raleigh, North Carolina, resident who made Spamhaus’ top 10 list of spammers, Jaynes was arrested in 2003 even before the CAN SPAM act was passed by Congress. Jaynes was convicted in 2005, but his lawyers appealed the conviction. This past Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld that conviction, but the vote was a narrow 4-3. The prosecution presented evidence of over 53,000 illegal e-mails that Jaynes sent over just three days during July, 2003, but it is believed that he sent 10 million messages per day between July and August of that year. Though he is a North Carolina resident, Jaynes was charged in Virginia because the AOL servers he used for sending spam were located in Lo...
By: Thought-Blender
DNA secures indecent assault conviction
2008-02-28 20:11:00 DNA taken from a man convicted of driving an unlicensed mini-cab helped solve an indecent assault in Sidcup three years earlier. Karim Merali, aged 48, was sentenced to four years in prison for an indecent assault on a woman in September 2002 at Woolwich Crown Court on February 20. In December 2005, Merali was arrested in central London for operating as an unlicensed mini-cab driver. He was convicted of this offence and a routine dna sample was taken. On March 1 2006 police investigating an indecent assault on a woman in the back of a cab in September 2002 were told that Merali’s dna sample matched the profile found on the victim’s face. The investigation by Bexley police’s sexual offences investigation unit was immediately re-opened. Merali was arrested at his home in Stanmore, Middlesex in June 2006 and denied the charge of indecent assault. He appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on January 21 and was convicted three days later. The court heard that a woman, aged ...
By: Taxi Blog
OPM Rumour mill: GTA I/II, Street Fighter Alpha, Splinter Cell Conviction c
2008-02-14 14:42:00 OPM Rumour mill: GTA I/II, Street Fighter Alpha, Splinter Cell Conviction coming to PS3Filed under: Rumors, PlayStation Store, News The latest issue of the British mag, Official PlayStation Magazine, contains a few tasty rumours about upcoming games that might see release on the PS3. First, it states that Grand Theft Auto I and II will be heading to the PSN Store in order to quench peoples' thirsts for GTA before the fourth chapter is released. That means we can expect to see them before April. Hopefully.Another game set to appear on the PSN Store is Street Fighter Alpha. To be honest, we're wondering why when Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is due out at some point this year. This is probably Capcom's way of telling us that it won't be out for a while yet. Finally, Splinter Cell Conviction is reckoned to be heading to the PS3 at some point, according to UK high street retailer GAME. Sounds good to us, we're always happy to welcome more games onto our favourite system. S...
By: Online Games
West Virginia Conservatives Reject 'Conviction-less' Romney, Embrace Huckab
2008-02-07 12:16:00 LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb 05, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Whining About His Loss, Romney Breaks His Own 'Rules Of Politics' - Just One More Flip-Flop $86 million dollars later, Mitt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Canadian court hands rare Internet hate crime conviction
2008-02-06 23:40:00 A Canadian court handed down a rare conviction to a white supremacist for posting hate material on the Internet, police here said Tuesday. A judge ruled that Keith Francis William (Bill) Noble, 31, did “willfully promote hatred against identifiable groups, namely Jews, Blacks, homosexual or gay persons, non-whites and persons of mixed race or ethnic ...
Hollywood lawyer, Pinay wife in slavery conviction file bankruptcy
2008-02-06 22:46:00 LOS ANGELES ? James Jackson, 53, former Sony vice president for legal affairs, and his Filipino wife Elizabeth, 54, were sentenced last January 28 by Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in the forced labor of Filipino maid, Nena Ruiz.? Jackson, who was silent in court, was ordered to perform 200 hours of community ...
Canadian court hands down rare Internet hate crime conviction
2008-02-06 06:11:00 A judge ruled that a white supremacist did "willfully promote hatred against identifiable groups, namely Jews, Blacks, homosexual or gay persons, non-whites and persons of mixed race or ethnic origin."
Pioneering Blackwater Protesters Given Secret Trial and Criminal Conviction
2008-01-31 17:13:00 By Jeremy Scahill AlterNet Protesters who re-enacted one of Blackwater’s worst civilian massacres in Iraq got jail time, while the real killers remain free. Last week in Currituck County, N.C., Superior Court Judge Russell Duke presided over the final step in securing the first criminal conviction stemming from the deadly actions of Blackwater Worldwide, the Bush administration’s favorite ...
By: Current Era Blog
Pioneering Blackwater Protesters Given Secret Trial and Criminal Conviction
2008-01-30 16:54:00 Sudhan @16:55 CET By Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. Posted January 29, 2008. Protesters who re-enacted one of Blackwater?s worst civilian massacres in Iraq got jail time, while the real killers remain free. Last week in Currituck County, N.C., Superior Court Judge Russell Duke presided over the final step in securing the first criminal conviction stemming from ...
By: Suzie-Q
Doshisha University student dodges jail despite sex crime conviction
2008-01-26 00:00:00 KYOTO -- A student on posh Doshisha University's rugby team was convicted of preying on a woman with indecent intent, but will avoid jail time after the judge in the case suspended the sentence.The Kyoto District Court found Yuki Toyoda, 21, the former Doshisha student, guilty of attempted abduction with indecent intent.It sentenced him to 18 months in jail, but Presiding Judge Masaaki Yoneyama suspended the sentence for four years, even though he ignored Toyoda's claim ...
Splinter Cell Conviction still exclusive to Xbox 360: why no Sony PS3 relea
2008-01-24 12:35:00 Following on from Marks post yesterday that Splinter Cell: Conviction is NOT coming to Sony PS3 apparently people were getting exited only to find out that it was a typo. Ubisoft still only have plans to keep it as a Microsoft Xbox 360 and PC title. I just can?t work out why developers decide to do ...
By: Product Reviews
Splinter Cell: Conviction is NOT coming to Sony PS3 says Ubisoft
2008-01-23 17:02:00 According to Max Console Splinter Cell: Conviction will not be going to Sony PS3, a spokesperson for Ubisoft has indeed told the gaming media that (oops) they have made a mistake and than the game will not be coming out on the PS3 at all. So this means that Splinter Cell: Conviction will not be releasing ...
By: Product Reviews
Murder Conviction Thrown Out; Masters Goes Free
2008-01-22 20:39:00 FORT COLLINS, Colorado (CNN) — A Colorado judge threw out Tim Masters’ 1999 murder conviction on Tuesday and Masters was immediately freed. Cheers and applause erupted as Masters walked out of court with his attorneys, David Wymore and Maria Liu. A jury had convicted Masters 12 years after the mutilated corpse of Peggy Hettrick, 37, was found ...
By: Thought-Blender
Conviction thrown out, Masters goes free
2008-01-22 19:53:00 FORT COLLINS, Colorado (CNN) -- A Colorado judge threw out Tim Masters' 1999 murder conviction on Tuesday and ordered Masters freed immediately. Tim Masters was 15 years old when Peggy Hettrick was brutally slain in 1987.
By: Get rich
The Fallacies That Stumble
2008-01-16 14:00:00 Have you ever considered why we back-slide now and then and fall away sometimes, or just don’t have the motivation to read the Bible, pray and sing praises to God? While it’s a fact that we all go through dry spells, why then do some of us slip away so much that there’s an actual term ...
By: Joie de Vivre
Conviction? What Conviction?
2008-01-11 17:45:00 Strange how history works, isn’t it? Or fails to work, I should say. As German prosecutors proudly see to it that the conviction of a Dutch communist who was executed after the Nazis accused him of torching the Reichstag in 1933 be formally overturned, an event that led to the introduction of detention camps in Nazi Germany by the way, 100 immigrant groups in Germany are reacting in disgust to the populist campaign theatrics of CDU politician Roland Koch, who has suggested the introduction of “education camps” for Germany’s not so fine young and (watch the important word here) foreign criminals. Shooting themselves directly in the foot with this latest gag (with the stress here firmly placed on gag), the CDU, in a clear reaction to the SPD’s minimum wage offensive, got offensive itself by stooping to this American-style boot camp for young criminals idea, which, although it may or may not work in the US, forgets an important distinction or two. Americans generally put the...
North Carolina Man is Sentenced to 192 Months Following Conviction on Numer
2008-01-10 15:32:00 Marques Bynum, 27, of Charlotte, NC was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2008 to 192 months imprisonment after being convicted on April 18, 2007 on multiple counts of transportation and possession of child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the Western District of North Carolina announced today. After his release from prison, Bynum must register as a sex offender and will be supervised by the United States Probation Office for 15 years.The case against Bynum was tried in the Western District of North Carolina in front of U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney. At trial, the Government proved that during the period from June 2003 to August 2003, Bynum posted numerous images of child pornography to a Yahoo Group entitled "sumthin4usgirls". The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began an undercover investigation into this group in July 2003. Upon identifying the screen name "markie-zkidluv6" as the screen name res...
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Conviction 'unlikely' over Omagh
2007-12-21 14:34:00 Sir Hugh has defended the performance of policeNI's Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has said it is 'highly unlikely' anyone will be convicted for the Omagh bomb.
By: Get rich
Presidential Contenders Without Conviction
2007-12-13 13:08:00 Today I’m speaking Republican as a postmortem to yesterday’s atrocious debate. Nearly all of the nominees have changed their positions over time, pandered to one special interest group or another and flip flopped out of convenience in an effort to secure votes. In some respects this is a testament to electoral system. We are successful ...
By: Webloggin
Court upholds Robidoux murder conviction
2007-12-04 23:37:00 The state Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of Jacques Robidoux, the infamous Attleboro cultist who allowed his infant son Samuel to starve to death because, he claimed, it?s what God wanted.
battered conviction
2007-12-01 02:15:00 it's hard to keep your convictions over timeto remember their personal worthwhen the world attacks themover and over and you stand alone and people incessantly questionyour choicesyou have to believe in yourselfand renew your self every day
Delays for Haze and Splinter Cell: Conviction
2007-11-26 03:59:00 Ubisoft announces delays for Haze and the fifth Splinter Cell. Meanwhile, reports that have already been sold a million copies of Assassin's Creed. Scheduled for both the current fiscal year, Haze and Splinter Cell: Conviction suffer now late different entities. The release of Haze, regarding the PlayStation 3, it was even scheduled for December 14. Haze was postponed at the last fiscal quarter
Conviction for Standing in Times Sq. Is Overturned
2007-11-23 06:15:00 The Court of Appeals, New York State?s highest court, threw out the conviction yesterday of a man who was arrested for standing and not moving on a Times Square corner in 2004. The man, Matthew Jones, was on the corner of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in the early morning of June 12, 2004, chatting with friends as other pedestrians tried to get by. As a result of Mr. Jones?s behavior, ?numerous pedestrians in the area had to walk around? him and his friends, the arresting officer, Momen Attia, wrote. Mr. Jones refused to move when asked, Officer Attia later wrote, then tried to run away. Mr. Jones was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
By: Attuworld
Haze delayed to Q1 2008, Splinter Cell Conviction delayed to late 2008
2007-11-21 18:42:00 Ubisoft has announced that the Free Radical developed PS3-exclusive game Haze has been pushed back to Q1 2008, that’s between January and March next year. The game had been previously scheduled for release on December 4th in America and December 14th in Europe. In addition, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction (Xbox 360, PC) has now been ...
60 Minutes Evidence Of Injustice - Flawed Forensics and Wrongful Conviction
2007-11-18 17:05:00 Watch CBS 60 Minutes Sunday, at 7 p.m., for a special joint report from 60 Minutes? Steve Kroft and the Washington Post?s John Solomon on a flawed forensic tool used to convict hundreds of defendants, dozens of whom may be innocent.In their first joint investigation, 60 Minutes and The Washington Post on Sunday, Nov. 18, will examine the government's failure to notify defendants nationwide that they were convicted with the help of flawed forensic science or inaccurate testimony.60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft, producer Ira Rosen and the Post's John Solomon report on scores of cases where defendants may not have received a fair trial because prosecution scientists overstated their conclusions or used faulty statistics.What's more, none of those defendants has been informed that they may be entitled to have their cases reviewed. The results of their six-month investigation will appear Sunday, Nov. 18, in The Washington Post and on 60 Minutes, airing at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The case f...
You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions
2007-11-14 12:37:00 I have abandoned a few assumptions this week. I assumed I could be pregnant (i.e. deal with all the hormones and prepare for this new life coming), take care of our 17 months old boy, my other half and study for a degree at the same time.I had to admit I was wrong. The strain of having to juggle so many things at the same time when all I wanted to do was take care of myself, read, buy baby clothes, hug my boy and man, was making me iffy and moody. I became angry at myself and the world. I started to doubt myself and my choices. I started to become seriously stressed and letting it out on the ones around me. And all these emotions were not good for the baby either.Why could I not handle this?I started analysing the situation. The reason why I chose these classes was so that I could obtain this degree. A degree which would not have advanced me in my current job. It would only allow me to possibly follow some other courses in order to possibly make a career change into education. And e...
By: MindFul MiMi
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