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It could be a few weeks before more than 30 Rochester Community Schools students learn whether they'll face felony charges for sending and sharing inappropriate pictures of themselves or other minors.
It's one of two sexting cases that have hit the news recently. A defense attorney says her client is among about 6-10 students in Romeo being investigated for sexting.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Department has been investigating the case involving the Rochester students since first receiving a report in mid-September.
"Our computer crimes unit is doing ... a forensic examination," said Capt. Mike Johnson of the sheriff's department.
The case involves 30 students at Rochester Adams High School and one student at nearby Van Hoosen Middle School, Johnson said. Shannon Smith, a Bloomfield Hills attorney who specializes in sex crimes cases, is representing one of the Rochester students and one of the Romeo students. Full Story
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
St. Lucia: No visitors from Ebola stricken nations
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- The leader of the small Caribbean island of St. Lucia issued an order Wednesday to immediately bar entry to travelers coming from three West African nations overwhelmed with Ebola epidemics.
The Colombian government in South America later announced it would bar entry by anyone who has traveled to five African nations within the preceding four weeks.
St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said all visitors from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were prohibited from entering his country until the Ebola outbreak is brought under control, saying the ban will minimize chances for the deadly disease to be introduced by an infected traveler.
St. Lucia is a poor, small nation that does not have the capacity "to manage any crisis that lands on our doorstep, any crisis of that kind," Anthony said.
He said an outbreak of the virus would be devastating for the country of 200,000 people, where tourism accounts for more than 60 percent of gross domestic product.
The Colombian government in South America later announced it would bar entry by anyone who has traveled to five African nations within the preceding four weeks.
St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said all visitors from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were prohibited from entering his country until the Ebola outbreak is brought under control, saying the ban will minimize chances for the deadly disease to be introduced by an infected traveler.
St. Lucia is a poor, small nation that does not have the capacity "to manage any crisis that lands on our doorstep, any crisis of that kind," Anthony said.
He said an outbreak of the virus would be devastating for the country of 200,000 people, where tourism accounts for more than 60 percent of gross domestic product.
Discount Chain ALCO Files Chapter 11, With Plans to Liquidate or Sell
I blame the Jews..
Via: WallStreetJournal
Alco Stores Inc. ALCS +9.04% filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with plans to liquidate or sell the 113-year-old retail operation.
The filing on Sunday came after the board of directors was replaced following a proxy fight in which shareholders clamored for improved results at Alco, which operates 198 discount general merchandise stores in 23 states.
A company official declined to comment on Monday.
In court papers Sunday, Alco cited the effects of the “lingering economic slowdown” on its customers, many of whom are living on fixed or low incomes in rural areas.
While it has positioned its stores to avoid head-to-head competition with larger discount chains, Alco said it couldn’t escape the effects of economic distress in the U.S.
Founded in 1901 as a general-merchandising operation in Abilene, Kan., the company still services its stores from a major distribution center there. Executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. Full Story
Via: WallStreetJournal
Alco Stores Inc. ALCS +9.04% filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with plans to liquidate or sell the 113-year-old retail operation.
The filing on Sunday came after the board of directors was replaced following a proxy fight in which shareholders clamored for improved results at Alco, which operates 198 discount general merchandise stores in 23 states.
A company official declined to comment on Monday.
In court papers Sunday, Alco cited the effects of the “lingering economic slowdown” on its customers, many of whom are living on fixed or low incomes in rural areas.
While it has positioned its stores to avoid head-to-head competition with larger discount chains, Alco said it couldn’t escape the effects of economic distress in the U.S.
Founded in 1901 as a general-merchandising operation in Abilene, Kan., the company still services its stores from a major distribution center there. Executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. Full Story
Monday, October 13, 2014
Spain's Catalonia to seek alternatives to independence referendum
here we go again..
(Reuters) - The leader of Spain's Catalonia region will call off a referendum on independence from Spain planned for Nov. 9 and look for alternative ways to consult Catalans, a key regional political party said on Monday.
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, a pro-independence party that backs the regional government of Artur Mas said the Catalan leader had told it and other political forces during talks on Monday that he would not organize the referendum as planned.
Mas will instead offer to hold a "consultation of citizens," an ERC spokesman told Reuters.
The referendum was suspended last month by Spain's constitutional court, but the regional government of Catalonia had not announced a decision to abandon the planned vote. Full Story
(Reuters) - The leader of Spain's Catalonia region will call off a referendum on independence from Spain planned for Nov. 9 and look for alternative ways to consult Catalans, a key regional political party said on Monday.
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, a pro-independence party that backs the regional government of Artur Mas said the Catalan leader had told it and other political forces during talks on Monday that he would not organize the referendum as planned.
Mas will instead offer to hold a "consultation of citizens," an ERC spokesman told Reuters.
The referendum was suspended last month by Spain's constitutional court, but the regional government of Catalonia had not announced a decision to abandon the planned vote. Full Story
Ebola now threatening chocolate supply
Via WND
Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of cacao, the raw ingredient in M&M’s, Butterfingers and Snickers Bars, has shut down its borders with Liberia and Guinea, putting a major crimp on the workforce needed to pick the beans that end up in chocolate bars and other treats just as the harvest season begins. The West African nation of about 20 million — also known as Côte D’Ivoire — has yet to experience a single case of Ebola, but the outbreak already could raise prices.
The world’s chocolate makers have taken notice.
The World Cocoa Foundation is working now to collect large donations from Nestlé, Mars and many of its 113 other members for its Coca Industry Response to Ebola Initiative.
1000-year old Viking treasure hoard found in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) - A hoard of Viking gold and silver artifacts dating back over 1,000 years has been discovered by a treasure hunter with a metal detector in Scotland, in a find hailed by experts as one of the country's most significant.
Derek McLennan, a retired businessman, uncovered the 100 items in a field in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in September.
Amongst the objects is a solid silver cross thought to date from the 9th or 10th century, a silver pot of west European origin, which is likely to have already been 100 years old when it was buried and several gold objects.
"Experts have begun to examine the finds, but it is already clear that this is one of the most significant Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland," Scotland's Treasure Trove unit said in a statement.
Derek McLennan, a retired businessman, uncovered the 100 items in a field in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in September.
Amongst the objects is a solid silver cross thought to date from the 9th or 10th century, a silver pot of west European origin, which is likely to have already been 100 years old when it was buried and several gold objects.
"Experts have begun to examine the finds, but it is already clear that this is one of the most significant Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland," Scotland's Treasure Trove unit said in a statement.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
FYR Croatia Celebrates Independence Day
Yugoslavia formally dissolved in 2006.
- Croatian President Ivo Josipovic urged all Croatian citizens to unite and work together for a better Croatia when he congratulated them on the nation’s Independence Day, which is observed on 8 October with a state holiday.
Josipovic told all Croats to celebrate with pride and joy their Independence Day, reported website Tportal.
“National freedom and state independence are ideals for which every self-aware people strives, so Independence Day is the holiday when we express due gratitude to all who dedicated their work, skills and endeavours to those ideals throughout our history, notably to those who gave their lives for them during the Homeland Defence War. This binds us all to accept responsibility for Croatia’s present and future. First and foremost, we have the responsibility to build a society of peace, freedom, solidarity, justice, work and respect for human rights, with particular care for children, youth and families,” said Josipovic.
Croatian Independence was declared in May 1991 after a referendum, then by the Parliament on June 25, but a three-month moratorium was imposed as a result of the Brijuni Agreement, and on October 8 the ties with SFR Yugoslavia were formally severed
- Croatian President Ivo Josipovic urged all Croatian citizens to unite and work together for a better Croatia when he congratulated them on the nation’s Independence Day, which is observed on 8 October with a state holiday.
Josipovic told all Croats to celebrate with pride and joy their Independence Day, reported website Tportal.
“National freedom and state independence are ideals for which every self-aware people strives, so Independence Day is the holiday when we express due gratitude to all who dedicated their work, skills and endeavours to those ideals throughout our history, notably to those who gave their lives for them during the Homeland Defence War. This binds us all to accept responsibility for Croatia’s present and future. First and foremost, we have the responsibility to build a society of peace, freedom, solidarity, justice, work and respect for human rights, with particular care for children, youth and families,” said Josipovic.
Croatian Independence was declared in May 1991 after a referendum, then by the Parliament on June 25, but a three-month moratorium was imposed as a result of the Brijuni Agreement, and on October 8 the ties with SFR Yugoslavia were formally severed
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