LostInSpace

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: I would need to know FAR more about the history of the family, and the particular charges, before I would be able to comment on this. Yeah, I'm sure more will trickle down to us eventually.

Here we go again: Link quote: State seizes cancer-stricken girl Thursday, June 9, 2005 Posted: 9:49 PM EDT (0149 GMT) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Child welfare officials seized a 12-year-old cancer patient from her parents, saying they were blocking radiation treatment that doctors say she needs. During a court hearing Wednesday, Michele and Edward Wernecke asked that doctors be barred from giving radiation therapy to their daughter Katie until a hearing next week to determine whether she will stay in state custody. They say their daughter's cancer is in remission and they object to her getting the radiation treatment after undergoing a round of chemotherapy. Katie has Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer involving the lymph nodes. Juvenile court Judge Carl Lewis said he would rule on the request Friday. Last week, authorities issued an Amber Alert to gain temporary custody of Katie after receiving an anonymous tip about possible neglect. She was found with her mother at a family ranch, about 80 miles west of Corpus Christi near Freer, on Saturday. She remains at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where she is undergoing tests, officials said. State Child Protective Services says her life could be in danger without further cancer treatment. Michele Wernecke was arrested on charges of interfering with child custody and was released Monday after posting $50,000 bond. The Werneckes' three sons were placed in a foster home. Speaking Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Michele Wernecke said her daughter's illness is unique and should be treated as such. "I think they should treat her for what her body calls for and not standard protocol. Nobody will look at that," she said. "Not every cancer is the same. Nobody understands that. Her body is not standard, and her cancer is not standard." The couple, members of the Church of God, have said they oppose blood transfusions unless they were from Katie's mother. But the couple's attorney, Daniel Horne, said religion wasn't at issue in the fight over cancer treatment. Rather, they believe doctors haven't been upfront about Katie's care and have not answered all their questions about the side effects of the radiation. "This issue is about parental rights, not about religious rights," Horne said. "They just want to be informed of her treatment. They want to be involved in this." Katie was diagnosed with cancer in January. In a videotaped statement recorded by her parents, Katie said she's feeling better. "I don't need radiation treatment. And nobody asked me what I wanted. It's my body," she said. Officials on Wednesday reached an agreement to let Edward Wernecke and the couple's sons visit Katie on Friday, the day before her 13th birthday.

Goodbye Mrs. Robinson. NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as the teacher of a young Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" but achieved greater fame as the seducer of her daughter's boyfriend in the 1967 movie "The Graduate," has died. She was 73.

quote:Originally posted by Darkling:

Since it was leaking from a pipe, I had assumed it was already processed with that distinctive odor like they add to propane. I did find this not that long ago: If farts are mainly methane, and methane is odorless, what causes the smell?

Yup, never even knew about them. But, I found the last paragraph of the article to be very interesting in reguards to transistors. quote: Transmeta's influence may continue if the company manages to roll out a product based on its LongRun2 technology, which controls transistor leakage, the flow of current that occurs when a transistor is off. Transistor leakage has gotten progressively worse as chips have continued to shrink, and Intel's Andy Grove has cited it as a threat to Moore's Law. While Fujitsu, NEC, and Sony (SNE) have licensed LongRun2, none of the three has yet rolled out a product incorporating the technology. Transmeta's technology may not be able to extend the company's life span, but if it manages to extend that of Moore's Law, we'll all be indebted to the pioneering startup."

Yeah it's a pity. Most celebrities invariably become prima donna's. More than likely, he'll plead guilty get a lecture by the judge and pay a heafty fine and/or a community service stint (soup kitchen helper) not to mention a payment to the victim.

Jag, I agree on all points which I already knew. When I spoke of mentality, I mean even after being accused and extorted money from many many times, he just keeps doing the same MO. For all the money grubbers after his money he just keeps pulling his pants down and bending over. You would think that the people around him would protect him from himself better than what they've been doing. I guess when you have the kind of money he had all the people around him were or became just "Yes men". BTW: Still unsure about the molestation thing. Maybe he does get carried away sometimes then again maybe not.

And there's this: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The financial records of nearly 700,000 customers who used four major banks may have been stolen by bank employees and sold to collection agencies. Officials said the bank employees accessed records for customers of New Jersey-based Commerce Bank, PNC Bank of Pittsburgh, and North Carolina-based banks Wachovia and Bank of America. More than 100,000 customers of Wachovia and Bank of America have been notified of the problem. PNC Bank officials said there's no evidence their customers' accounts have been compromised. The bank record theft was exposed April 28 when police in Hackensack charged nine people, including seven bank workers, in an alleged plot to steal financial records of thousands of bank customers. You not only have to worry about lost or hacked data you have to worry about the employee's that work in the banks as well.

If he is found not guilty, I do hope to god this time he does things differently. Like not constantly putting himself in these situations in the first place. So much could have been avoided. That's where, I guess, I just don't understand the mentality behind MJ.

Ah, I have no sympathy for the guy. How many times has he been sued and accused for this? He just didn't learn did he. I bet the guys in the big house can't wait for MJ's arrival.

Oh not again! The night before the summations he went to the hospital for dehydration. Jeez, what an act!

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded after he sat down and lit a cigarette is suing a general contractor and a coal company, accusing them of negligence. The first thing that hit me about this when I first read the entire article was a flash back to the Space Quest Pc game where one of the objectives in the game was to ignite a methane filled bathroom. Anyway, it's people like that that give smokers a bad name! Besides I don't think he's got a leg to stand on, it's says right on the pack of cigs that it's dangerous to your health and there are warnings on the lighters as well. I wonder if there was a no smoking sign (like most public bathrooms now) and he just ignored it. Oh yeah, with that amount of methane in the porta johnny and the guy didn't smell it? Hmmm....

(CNN) -- A U.S. military investigation into the mishandling of the Muslim holy book at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has determined that detainees -- not U.S. soldiers -- attempted to flush the Quran down the toilet there.

Now this one doesn't look half bad: Dark Water The trailer is pretty good. Gave me a few jolts. Ugh, just found out it's another Japanese port. Still it looks good. DARK WATER (2002) (HONOGURAI MIZU NO SOKO KARA) [ 06-03-2005, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

Zdnet: Both Anandtech and Tom's Hardware--two hardware benchmarking sites--have published reports stating that, in their own tests, the dual-core Athlon 64 X2 chips generally edge out the Intel Pentium D and the dual-core Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, although the results vary by the tests. quote: Still, the sites also cautioned against consumer euphoria. The dual-core Athlon chips range in price from $537 to $1,001, substantially more than most desktop chips on the market, while Intel's are mostly in the $241 to $530 range, with one $999 chip. Well there's a turn around. It use to be the AMD that was the cheaper.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: You put this in the "arts" section? WTF? American Idol is considered art? I consider it a HUGE waste of time. When a TV show like this becomes as popular as it is, I fear for my country.... You're right there needs to be a Entertainment section. I should have put this in general chatter (I think). As for a waste of time, again you are right. Ah, just call it a temporary diversion from the more important universal issues that plague us all. Or you can call it what it is, temporary insanity.

Hmm, I must profess some ignorance in this aspect. PARIS, France -- Overseas voters cast their ballots on Saturday in France's crucial referendum on the European Union's constitution, with the "No" camp holding its lead in the final opinion polls. LONDON, England -- Several European countries said they would proceed with their own referendums on the EU constitution despite France's rejection, while Britain called for a period of "reflection" before deciding whether to press ahead with a vote. quote: Ireland said it very much regretted the French decision but that it would proceed with its own referendum by a target date of November 2006. Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral said his country also would go ahead with a planned October referendum. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, however, said the French vote would not affect Ankara's plans to begin long-delayed EU entry talks in October. Okay here's my question: How can this go ahead if France and possibly the Dutch are not on board with the ratification. The rest of these countries are basically telling France (at this point) we understand your position but this process will go along with or without your support . Which begs another question, if the ratification is done, will France be made to support it then?

Hah, told ya so. Bo Byce's cd single is rated #1 and Carrie Underwood's is #5 for the same song "Inside Your Heaven". Well, that's according to Barnes and Noble sales. Funny that and she's the winner. Link

The segment where the guy uses the ramp to try and jump to the house with the motorcycle I've done myself with the same results of course it was in the saftey of grand theft auto vice city.

Speaking of him: CNN: DeLay angered by 'Law & Order' mention

Jeez, don't get me started on this topic!

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Seriously though, just watch; they're going to start taking longer to release DVDs if they figure that folks are just saying ....meh, I'll just wait for the DVD. Which is exactly what I find myself doing, more and more these days. Hmmm, that's a coin toss with that idea. They do make plenty of dough from the DVD sales.

Link quote: For the sting the FBI set up E-Cycle Management Inc., a sham recycling firm with business cards, a Web site, and a chief executive who lobbied lawmakers over wine and finger food. Undercover agents, posing as executives of E-Cycle, offered lawmakers free trips to Florida and wined and dined them at a reception at a Nashville hotel in January. During his tenure in the state Senate John Ford has lost paternity lawsuits, given a political job to a girlfriend, used campaign money for his daughter's wedding and been successfully sued for sexual harassment. Ford, Sens. Kathryn Bowers and Ward Crutchfield, and state Rep. Chris Newton were all sponsors of a bill proposed by E-Cycle that would have given the state the option of getting rid of old computer equipment by selling it to a "qualified electronic recycling company." According to the indictments, the lawmakers and two other men took $92,000 to usher bills for E-Cycle through the Legislature. Ford is accused of taking $55,000. CNN did it again and changed the article. The earlier article also mentioned another fake company that wanted ties with the state's medicaid. BTW: All involved were Democrats. Now what was that about the Rebuplicans and the Corporate lobby?

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Its truly hilarious. You just have to see it. If anyone comes across it online, please post a link. It's one of my favorite Star Wars tie-ins so far. The M&M one with the dark chocolate is another.