| Great Firewall Of Japan? Japan Proposes Regulating The Internet
In Japan, courts do not enforce claims of slander, libel, or personal threats. People can make up false accusations about you, post your financial and medical records online, post your credit card number, falsified "criminal records" about you, issue death threats, threaten to burn down your house, call your workplace to spread accusations, do whatever they want. (Of course, Techdirt applauds this sort of "freedom" for people to behave however they please.) This behavior takes place most famously on "2ch" servers hosted in California. As for "political dissent" in Japan, if it can be called that, it is all about skinheads who post racial hate and complain that the government is too pro-foreign and pro-global-economy. They are not government agents, they are unemployed lowlives whose only outlet is the computer screen and kiddie porn.
Obama: Beware 'Reverse Bradley'
And why do the whippernsappers always have to lecture? ... P.S.: The whole post isn't this bad. It's actually worse. And pompous! ... [via Corner and reader N.B.] ... 9:19 P.M. ___________________________ Mo' Iowa: 1) Polipundit suggests Obama may have benefitted in Iowa from a "reverse Bradley effect.' The open, public voting of the caucuses provided Democrats with "a golden opportunity to show your next-door neighbors just how enlightened and progressive you are, by supporting the liberal black candidate." On a secret ballot, Obama wouldn't do as well. If the Reverse Bradley Effect holds, then, Obama will do worse in New Hampshire than his Iowa triumph would lead you to expect, even if Hillary does nothing to change anyone's mind. ...
Visa seeks to raise $19bn in record IPO
Visa Inc, the world's largest credit card network, said on Monday it was hoping to raise up to $18.8bn in its long-awaited flotation, which will bring a badly needed financial boost to some of the US's biggest banks. Visa has decided to press ahead with what will be the largest ever initial public offering in the US in spite of nervous equity markets and the threat of a global economic slowdown. .
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Kanye Rocking The Grammys? Crazy Vids! Hot Models!
Rumor says that Michael Jackson might be a surprise performer at the awards show with somebody like Justin Timberlake. If Mike does that, I will lose all respect for him! After what he did to Janet!? They needed to get Usher so Ursh can get his stuff together.
NEVER FEAR - WE GLOW IN THE DARK!
Not new, but this is why I'm not sweating the Grammys!
YOU CAN'T STOP THE WINEHOUSE!
They won't let Amy Winehouse in the States, because they think she is going to do a lil' crack or something? That's foul! Well, they gave Amy a last minute visa to the U.S.
ID theft inquiry after death of pedestrian
(Editor's Note: Northwest Airlines initially told the P-I last Friday that the suspect was not an employee of the company. It later confirmed that he was. Earlier versions of this article reflected the original, erroneous information.) Seattle police were investigating whether a driver suspected of killing a pedestrian in a Central Area intersection last month is an identity thief after several stolen credit cards and a list of credit card numbers were found in his vehicle, according to court documents. The 24-year-old man also may have stolen a Minnesota woman's credit cards to buy a $1,500 television, which was loaded in the back of his 2001 Jeep Cherokee, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in King County Superior Court. Police found the items, including the television, on Jan.
GEMM.com Chooses Iophase to Manage IT Infrastructure
Iophase, Inc. Owen Scott, 949-608-1770 x201 owen.scott@iophase.com or Going Global Communications Mary Lynn Heath, 405-641-9733 mlheath@ggcpr.com GEMM.com the world's best online open marketplace, where individuals can purchase music, books and games from sellers around the world, chooses Iophase to manage their IT network. Iophase, the IT network management outsourcers known for spam and virus prevention, .
No College Left Behind?
Much of the concern within The Academy disappears when one realizes that the University that was is not the university of today.- the concern over testing becomes a different question when one understands that school is really K-16 and faculty in grades 13-16 are expected to provide the same as teachers in K-12 or at least 10-12. - faculty, too, are in new roles and in many disciplines, particularly outside the natural sciences, are being questions, not just from the outside (conservative vs liberal) but from within their own disciplines; economics, political science and literature or the humanities in general are good examples -both faculty and now student qualifications are increasingly being questioned both from within and outside the institutions as are the instutions themselves as commodification and market forces have breached the walls of the ivory tower.
Woman pleads guilty to stealing from grandma
A Hazen woman has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to drugging her grandmother and stealing her personal identifying information.Kayla Ebach, 24, pleaded guilty Monday at the Burleigh County Courthouse to Class C felony charges of reckless endangerment, forgery and two counts of theft of property.Ebach and her appointed defense attorney, Justin Roness, appeared before South Central District Judge Bruce Haskell. McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson appeared via teleconference from Washburn.Haskell ordered that a presentence investigation with psychological and chemical dependency evaluations be completed before sentencing. Ebach, who also was charged under the last name Schuler, could face up to five years in prison on each charge.Ebach was charged June 1, 2007, with theft of property and reckless endangerment.
Sniper cracks 50-goal mark on way to hat trick: `Everything just went ...
WASHINGTON–Alexander Ovechkin's slump is over. After scoring one goal in his previous eight games, Ovechkin had a hat trick in the Washington's six-goal first period and finished with five points in the Capitals' 10-2 win over the Boston Bruins last night. Ovechkin hadn't scored in seven consecutive games before notching a goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Toronto. He broke loose against the Bruins with three goals and two assists to spark Washington, which jumped out to a 6-0 lead on the way to a season-high 10 goals. "Today, everything just went to the net," Ovechkin said. "You are going to score (in) lots of games, and some you (won't). I always tell myself not to think about goals and to just play how I can." Ovechkin's three goals gave him a league-leading 52, matching his career high, and made him the first player in the NHL to reach 50 goals this season.
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