Oct
23
2009
July 7th, 2009 URUMQI – Internet connectivity was cut in parts of Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi following Sunday’s riot to prevent violence from spreading, an official said Tuesday. “We cut Internet connection in some areas of Urumqi in order to prevent violence from spreading to other places,” said Li Zhi, the Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Urumqi.
Ala. killer who taunted victim’s mom on Internet with grisly postings from prison is executed
June 12th, 2009 Ala. killer who taunted victim’s mom executedATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama death row inmate who taunted his victim’s mother with grisly, graphic drawings and writings on the Internet has been executed.
SC attorney general to Craigslist: Take down prostitution ads or face prosecution
May 5th, 2009
SC AG threatens Craigslist with prosecutionCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s top prosecutor on Tuesday called on the chief executive of popular online site Craigslist to take down ads related to prostitution and pornography or face prosecution himself.
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Oct
21
2009
There’s a showbiz flavor to part of each program, whether Company B this weekend, or, for Program II, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, which Balanchine choreographed for the 1936 musical On Your Toes (his first Broadway work). It’s the comic tale of a hoofer who battles gangsters and petulant ballet stars for the love of a stripper, and which MCB first (and last) danced in 2001. Program III is Villella’s evening-length The Neighborhood Ballroom, a four-part social and ballroom dance saga completed in 2003 that follows a young poet’s life and romantic travails from the 1912 dawn of the waltz to the mambo explosion of the 1950s. (The company has brought back Yann Trividic, the French dancer who starred as the poet.) And Program IV finishes with Balanchine’s Who Cares?, a jazzy valentine to George Gershwin’s music and insouciant American style.
See the full article from “MiamiHerald.com”
Oct
20
2009
The combo was tested in HIV-negative Thai men and women ages 18 to 30 at average risk of becoming infected. Half received four doses of ALVAC and two of AIDSVAX over six months; the rest received dummy shots. All were given condoms and counseling, and were followed for three years after vaccination ended.
New infections occurred in 51 of the 8,197 given vaccine and in 74 of the 8,198 who received dummy shots. That worked out to a 31 percent lower risk of infection for the vaccine group.
In a smaller analysis of just the 12,452 participants who received all six shots exactly on schedule, there were 86 infections – 36 in the vaccine group and 50 in those given dummy shots.
Though not a statistically significant trend, the vaccine appeared nearly twice as effective among those at low or moderate risk of becoming infected, versus people who share needles, have contact with prostitutes or engage in other risky behaviors.
See the full article from “MiamiHerald.com”
Oct
18
2009
Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tom Jicha Column: Q. Will We Be Treated to Another Season of Showtime’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl?
By Tom Jicha, Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Oct. 18–Will we be treated to another season of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Showtime’s hot import from Britain? The lead actress ( Billie Piper), who plays Belle, is fantastic. — J.J., Deerfield Beach
There will be a third season of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, although Showtime has not announced when.
What has Matt Dillon been up to? I haven’t heard anything about him in ages. — A.S., Hollywood
Matt, the brother of Entourage’s Kevin Dillon, has been quite busy. According to the Internet Movie Date Base, he is filming Rio Sex Comedy, has another movie, Takers, in post-production and another, Armored, awaiting release.
See the full article from “California Chronicle”
Oct
17
2009
Thanks to the approval of the North Miami Beach City Council, two strip clubs renewed their late-night operating licenses — a privilege denied to another adult entertainment business in June.
According to council members, Solid Gold and Encore Gentleman’s Club on Biscayne Boulevard deserved to have renewed licenses allowing them to operate until 6 a.m. because of their clean records.
The council approved the clubs’ annual request by a 6-1 vote, with only Vice Mayor Frantz Pierre opposed.
“They’re very quiet, benign places,” Councilwoman Barbara Kramer said.
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The approvals starkly contrasted the criticisms council members gave another strip club, Diamond’s Cabaret, when it applied for a 6 a.m. license this summer.
In that case, the strip club did not maintain maintain an escrow account used to pay off-duty police officers to provide security.
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