[New York Post] A hot-headed teen got a slap on the wrist Friday for slugging a Manhattan principal who told him to turn down his music.
Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson granted Luis Penzo, 19, youthful offender status and sentenced him to a conditional discharge ‐ as long as he stays out of trouble for three years he’ll dodge prison and a criminal record.
"You made us very proud," the judge said of the surly teen’s compliance with a family therapy program.
Penzo, who sauntered into Manhattan Supreme Court Friday wearing a white T-shirt and red gym shorts, offered no apology for the October 2016 beatdown of Principal Matthew Tossman.
He previously admitted to the attack on Tossman of the Manhattan Early College School for Advertising.
"He grabbed my Beats and was very aggressive so I lost control," he confessed, according to court papers. "I hit him two times."
When the principal asked him to turn down his music, Penzo dropped the headphones on the floor and left the music booming, prosecutors said.
Tossman reached for the device and Penzo pounced on him, leaving the educator with two black eyes and a laceration that needed seven stitches.
Penzo at the time attended Murry Bergtraum High School, which is housed in the same building as Tossman’s school.
Defense lawyer, Donna Henken, declined to comment.
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The psychologist who helped pull off the biggest Social Security fraud in U.S. history was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.
Alfred Bradley Adkins was part of the fraud ring orchestrated by Eric C. Conn, one of the country’s most prominent disability lawyers, and David B. Daugherty, a Social Security judge who rubber-stamped at least 1,700 bogus applications for benefits.
All told, the scam would have cost the government at least $600 million in fraudulent lifetime benefits, according to the government’s conservative estimate. Some $93 million were already paid out before the scam was stopped, the government said.
Judge Danny C. Reeves, sitting in Kentucky, delivered the 25-year sentence in court Friday, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. That’s a stiffer sentence than either Conn, who got 12 years, or Daugherty, who got four years, and it’s also more than the penalty the government had been seeking.
But the judge said it was appropriate given the massive size of the fraud and the four charges Adkins was convicted of: mail fraud, wire fraud, making false claims and conspiracy.
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Well, guess who is going to pay for room and board for 25 years. Then when he gets out he will be eligible for ... Social Security benefits and Medicare. At least the psychiatric nature of the big house population will mean lots of interesting business.
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I'mstill waiting for psychologists routinely diagnosing 8 year old boys with ADHD to start going to jail. Posted by g(r)omgoru
A history of ADHD makes easier work of Social Security Disability claims. Oftentimes successful processing can be accomplished without legal assistance.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf has decided to arrest al-Azhari Sheikh Ihab al-Yunis, who sung "Lesa Faker" (Do you still remember?) as a tribute to the late Arabic singer Um Kolthum while wearing his Azhari uniform on an Egyptian satellite channel.
The ministry’s head of the religious sector, Sheikh Jaber Taya, said in a press statement on Friday that Sheikh Younis is an Imam and preacher at Ali bin Abi Talib mosque, which is under Awqaf al-Salam’s management. Yunis was referred to the ministry of interior for investigation, Taya added.
Disgrace to uniform Meanwhile, ...back at the buffalo wallow, Yellow Wolf clutched at his chest and fell from his horse... al-Azhar also condemned the holy man’s actions, stressing that he had disgraced the Azhari uniform.
Similarly, al-Azhar observatory said that the Azhari dress to people and the Islamic world is associated with uniforms of religious scholars, students and people of fatwa. Therefore, it should not be worn when singing or practicing arts, even if they are purposeful and upscale, added the observatory.
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[Nuus24] In his Heritage Day address during the celebrations in Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga, President Jacob Zuma briefly touched on the country's history, while also saying the way to build a better SA is through 'radical economic transformation'.
The national Heritage Day celebrations will be held under the theme "The Year of OR Tambo: Celebrating Our Liberation Heritage" and President Jacob Zuma is expected to lead the Heritage Day celebrations in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga.
Meanwhile in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, the Zulu nation will celebrate the life of King Shaka kaSenzagakhona, the founding father of the Zulu nation.
In 1827, Shaka’s mother, Nandi, died, and the Zulu leader lost his mind. In his grief, Shaka had hundreds of Zulus killed, and he outlawed the planting of crops and the use of milk for a year. All women found pregnant were murdered along with their husbands. He sent his army on an extensive military operation, and when they returned exhausted he immediately ordered them out again. It was the last straw for the lesser Zulu chiefs: On September 22, 1828, his half-brothers murdered Shaka. Dingane, one of the brothers, then became king of the Zulus.
A finance minister for the breakaway republic of Donetsk was wounded in a car bombing, according to an official Russian language news account.
Alexander Timofeev, Donetsk People's Republic minister of finance, was in the car when a bomb was detonated Saturday morning.
According to a news account in Sputnik, there were two explosions. Timofeev was listed a in critical condition.
According to RIA Novosti, Timofeev suffered head injuries in the attack.
A Russian military journalist said that Timofeev was not hurt in the explosion. In his blog post he hinted that the attempt on Timofeev was an internal conflict. He also said that August's attempt on Plotnitsky was also an internal matter, and that a rumor circulating in Donetsk claimed Zakharchenko was on his way out and Timoffev was suggested as a possible replacement.
According to lb.ua, Timofeev commanded the rebel combat formation Oplot, which fought at the Donetsk airport until it fell into rebel hands in February, 2015.
Two other bombing attempts on rebel officials were made in August, according to Sputnik. A bomb was found near the personal residence of Donetsk president Aleksandr Zakharcheko.
Another assassination attempt earlier in August was made on Lugansk president Igor Plotnitsky. In that incident,a roadside bomb was detonated, resulting in mild injuries
Both republics' officials are likely to be under increased pressure with the news a week ago that Russian Federation humanitarian aid would end in the 2018 Russian fiscal year.
Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin said that Timofeev was not hurt in the explosion. In his blog post, he hinted that the attempt on Timofeev was an internal government conflict gone hot. He first suggested, however, the possibility that Ukrainian aligned groups were responsible for the attack as the most likely explanation.
He also said that August's attempt on Plotnitsky was an internal matter, and that there was a rumor circulating in Donetsk that Timofeev was a possible second in command for Zakharchenko.
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers the day after President Donald Trump said the regime would be tested
The Pentagon said this was to demonstrate the range of military options available to the president
North Korea´s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations on Saturday that Trump had made 'our rockets' visit to the entire U.S. mainland inevitable'
Trump branded Kim Jong-Un a 'madman' and the dictator called the president a 'dotard'
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South Korea’s weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake rocked North Korea on Saturday and that it appeared to be a natural occurrence. However, reports about the temblor contained conflicting information about its scale and nature.
A statement from China's commerce ministry said restrictions on refined petroleum products would apply from 1 October, and on liquefied natural gas immediately.
Under the UN resolution, China will still be able to export a maximum of two million barrels of refined petroleum to North Korea annually, beginning next year.
North Korea is estimated to have imported 6,000 barrels of refined petroleum daily from China in 2016 - the equivalent of nearly 2.2 million in total for the entire year.
But China has not published data on oil exports since 2014.
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Natural gas. They are starving, no need to fire up the barbecue. Now they are going to be nekid, too. Maybe this winter the NK people will finally get tired of this and have a pig roast.
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Chicoms will do something for a while, until the world short attention span half life is reached, then they will open the valves and set the pumps to the normal settings.
This attitude toward the NORKS could literally blow up in their face.
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white wash! they love their littele thorn in Uncle Sammys side
[REUTERS] Time Inc (TIME.N) said on Friday it was looking to sell several assets, including Time Inc UK, and warned it experienced more-than-anticipated softness in both print and advertising revenue during the current quarter.
The publisher, which said in April that it would not sell itself, said assets identified for sale include Time Customer Service and a majority stake in the Essence magazine.
The assets marked for divestitures represent about $488 million, or 17 percent of total revenue for the 12-months ended June 30, the company said.
A sale may be announced as early as the fourth quarter, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. bit.ly/2xkudm5
The New York-based publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and namesake Time said it experienced softness in both print and advertising revenue during the current quarter relative to the forecast issued during the second-quarter earnings call.
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...it experienced softness in both print and advertising revenue during the current quarter relative to the forecast issued during the second-quarter earnings call.
Your audience went elsewhere. A lot of die off. You are fulfilling the third directive -
[DAWN] Two young women were killed by their father "in the name of honour" in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. 's Achar Kali area on September 20, police said on Saturday.
According to Bala Mani Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Fazal Wahid, Abdul Gani killed his daughters ‐ 20-year-old Shamim and 10-year-old Noreen ‐ and confessed to the crime upon his arrest.
Amjad Gani, the accused's son, reported his crime to the police and lodged a first investigation report for his sisters' death, the DSP said.
According to Wahid, the police had to conduct several raids before the Abdul Ghani was apprehended from the Mosam Ghari area in Peshawar, two days after the murder.
According to the DSP, Abdul Ghani said killed his daughters because he was "ashamed at his daughters' conduct as they used to leave the house at all hours."
Last year, on October 6, a joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills.
The legislation on honour killings will introduce strict punishment for the convicts making it tougher than the ordinary murder cases.
Under the new law relatives of the victim would only be able to pardon the killer if he is sentenced to capital punishment. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... the culprit would still face a mandatory life sentence of twelve-and-a-half years.
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Well, if one could say a good thing, there's two less breeders of this misogynist cult.
[DAWN] DADU: An investigation team constituted by Sindh IGP A.D. Khowaja to probe the murder case of Tania Khaskheli recorded statements of the aggrieved family and eyewitnesses in Jhangara-Bajara town near Sehwan, 48 kilometres from here, on Friday while police nabbed four controllers in the crime in Kotri.
The area’s landlord, Khan Mohammad Nohani, along with his henchmen, allegedly barged into the house of Tania, a student of class-X, on Sept 9 and shot her dead after the girl and her family turned down his marriage proposal, according to media reports.
Two members of the three-member team, Inspector Siraj Ahmed Lashari and Inspector Rana Shafiq Ahmed inspected the scene of the crime, collected evidence and recorded statements of family members Ghulam Qadir Khaskheli (father), Khurshid Begum (mother), Eman, Nadia and Mahak (sisters) and other eyewitnesses.
The team, whose head was additional IGP Aftab Pathan, also checked the roster at Jhangara-Bajara cop shoppe and the first report of the crime as it was written in it. The town’s police had failed to arrest three major suspects in the girl’s murder case.
Jhangara-Bajara SHO Mazhar Naich said that two main suspects Maula Bux and Khan Nohani had already been placed in durance vile Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! while police were conducting raids to nab the remaining ones.
Late Tania’s mother Khurshid Begum told Dawn that the family was continuously receiving threats from the suspects and they were threatening them to leave the town or get killed. She was feeling unsafe and needed more protection, she said.
Sehwan ASP Dr Sami Malik said that police had already provided protection to the victim family as it was now their responsibility. Police conducted more raids on a number of places to arrest more suspects in the light of new information gleaned from the arrested suspects and other sources, he said.
Kotri police raided Chhandan Wah near Matiari town and succeeded to arrest four suspects identified as Nazeer Ahmed Solangi, Nadeem Sheikh, Baqir Sheikh and Nadir Nohani of Sehwan who were stated to be controllers in the Tania murder case. They had escaped to Chhandan Wah after the girl’s murder, said police.
Jamshoro SSP Irfan Bahdur said the investigation was moving ahead at satisfactory pace as police had succeeded in arresting the main suspects while the remaining ones too would be held within no time.
He said that police would never show leniency to any influential suspect wanted in the case and arrest him sooner or later. The suspects nabbed by Kotri police were being interrogated, he said.
Sindhiani Tehrik central leader Husna Rahoojo along with a delegation of her party leaders, PML-N MNA Marvi Memon and MPA Soorath Thebo and PPP MPA Saeed Ghani offered condolences to late Tania’s father and assured him of their support.
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A group of clergy and lay scholars from around the world have taken the very rare step of presenting Pope Francis with a formal filial correction, accusing him of propagating heresies concerning marriage, the moral life, and reception of the sacraments.
Entitled Correctio filialis de haeresibus propagatis, meaning ’A Filial Correction Concerning the Propagation of Heresies,’ the 25 page letter was delivered to the Holy Father at his Santa Marta residence on Aug. 11.
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the very rare step of presenting Pope Francis with a formal filial correction, accusing him of propagating heresies concerning marriage, the moral life, and reception of the sacraments
I give him four years before 'liberation theology' kicks in again.
[DailyMail] Although Alfie and I look like any normal couple enjoying the late September sunshine with our dog, this isn’t a normal date. It is planned to the last detail. It would almost have to be. After taking the air for precisely 17 minutes, we are going home to enjoy a light supper with wine, before settling on the sofa to watch one of my favourite gory medical dramas.
Alfie is not going to gripe about the plot lines or ask daft questions. He’s not going to ask whether I really need a second glass of wine. If, at some point, I feel like inquiring as to whether my bottom looks big in my new red dress, I know what his response will be. Alfie gets a shot 99 percent of men dating wimmin don't get.
Does Alfie sound like the perfect man? He could be.
He is actually a robot, crafted from thin hand-sculpted silicone stretched over a durable plastic skeleton, and can be programmed to do whatever I want him to, whether that is placing an internet shopping order or complimenting me on my haircut. And in the final analysis, getting a man to do whatever you want him to do is the goal.
He is the brainchild of robotics expert Adam Kushner, and I’ve volunteered to give him a test run to see whether robots might one day replace our husbands — or, specifically, my perfectly good current version, Justin, to whom I’ve been married for 15 years. Meanwhile, Justin signs up for a clandestine Kik account.
Interest in humanoid robots is at an all-time high. On October 6 the long-awaited movie sequel Blade Runner 2049 is released, with a plotline heaving with robots, known as replicants, that will whet the appetite of science fiction lovers everywhere.
In real life, there is a frantic race to create the most believable looking and sounding robots. Maybe, but I am having a hard time believing the writer.
Cloning life forms is so last century. Now, we want to recreate humanity in robotic form, and there’s sound practical reasons for doing so.
Companion robots are increasingly in demand; not just as the toys of billionaires, but also as receptionists, teachers and helpers to our ageing population. The best helpers for an ageing population is kids, not robot.
It sounds creepy, but you can see why they could be handy: lifting the infirm out of the bath, calling for emergency assistance and offering reminders to take medication — as well as directing guests to the right room when arriving at a hotel. All noble reasons.
‘Travel to Japan or China, and chances are a vaguely human-looking robot will be directing you to your room,’ says Adam, who provided the first UK robot receptionist back in February and can now barely keep up with demand.
I am neither old, a billionaire nor a hotel owner, but I am charmed by the idea of a ‘husband’ who is programmed to do everything I tell him. More nonsense at the link
After doubling down Saturday on national anthem comments that reverberated around the NFL, President Donald Trump is now calling for a boycott from fans during Sunday's Week 3 slate.
Trump made the comments early Sunday on Twitter:
Numerous players and owners spoke out against Trump's comments on Saturday and his latest remarks aren't going to sit well with league officials.
Various reports have indicated that hundreds of players are planning to make a statement prior to kickoff in Sunday's games as a reaction to Trump's bold statements.
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...Not sure how true this is or will turn out to be, but rumor has it the NFL is quietly terrified of what today's ratings will look like.
One can only hope. These millionaire idiots, employed by billionaires who - frankly - aren't much smarter, have painted themselves into a corner. Had the League stood up firmly on this at the beginning, there wouldn't be a problem. If they do so now, then cries of 'racism' and 'censorship' will echo through the land.
Popcorn, anyone?
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Meanwhile the instigators; Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, Soros etc... stand by and watch the fruit of their labors knowing that the whatever happens they will benefit politically and/or financially and the real problems will remain allowing them to return t suck the life from the community again and again.
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Major boycott in the works. The silent majority will do what they do best, keep quiet and avoid controversy which means they will stay away. Yes, a vocal few but best course of action is to stay out of it. This will spread to all sports especially those sports that cater to black players. Those not American go elsewhere. Problem is they will take their hatred with them and even the Africans see them as problem people.
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...I just submitted a link about the Ravens and Jaguars playing in London today.
Both teams knelt for the US anthem, both stood for the UK anthem.
Mike
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"I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place."
~ Winston Churchill - The Palestine Royal Commission, 1937.
I lay terms, with a few notable exceptions, what they do not destroy they defecate upon.
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As I've said before and elsewhere, one of the great things about America is that these overpaid athletes and owners are free to disrespect the flag, and by proxy, America.
One of the other great things about America is that we are free to NOT go to or watch their games.
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One of the other great things about America is that we are free to NOT go to or watch their games.
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NFL is a part of the leftist non essential entertainment industry. What makes them stand out from the rest of the industry is their players are renowned wife beaters, etc..
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The owners LOVE it!
They will be able to replace the 'boy'cotters with lower priced talent that stands tall and proud. Early adopters will get the fan surge.
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When a friend of mine at the American Legion in Ohio found out the Pittsburg Steelers stayed in their locker room during the Banner being played in Chicago's Soldier Field, he took off his Steelers jersey he wore for the game and tossed it in the trash. Guess what, NFL, you all lose.
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I, and several others at the local American Legion, will be buying drinks for the Steelers jersey trashier for the rest of the NFL's anti-American season.
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Don't f**k with the market and the fans. But these overpaid champions of division will never learn. I think the latest shenanigans will be the tipping point.
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Frank G, there are options where you can set the size of the video. You'll have to dig a bit.
[Washington Examiner] The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is going on a full-court press against President Trump after he rescinded Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry's invitation to visit the White House.
"Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!", Trump declared in a tweet Saturday morning after the NBA player repeated on Friday his desire not to join his championship-winning team in visiting the White House later this year.
In response to this news, the NAACP's official Twitter account said that a "hero dissed by a .... fill in the blank." The tweet included the hashtag #TakeAKnee ‐ a reference to a recent string of demonstrations by sports players, led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem last season ‐ to protest the treatment of African Americans and other minorities in the U.S.
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Anytime I hear the word "dissed" I get disgusted. The only thing worse than a college "special snowflake" is a multi-millionaire celebrity snowflake...Don't start nuffin' won't be nuffin'.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[New York Post] A hot-headed teen got a slap on the wrist Friday for slugging a Manhattan principal who told him to turn down his music.
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The psychologist who helped pull off the biggest Social Security fraud in U.S. history was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf has decided to arrest al-Azhari Sheikh Ihab al-Yunis, who sung "Lesa Faker" (Do you still remember?) as a tribute to the late Arabic singer Um Kolthum while wearing his Azhari uniform on an Egyptian satellite channel.
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[REUTERS] Time Inc (TIME.N) said on Friday it was looking to sell several assets, including Time Inc UK, and warned it experienced more-than-anticipated softness in both print and advertising revenue during the current quarter.
[DAWN] Two young women were killed by their father "in the name of honour" in 
After doubling down Saturday on national anthem comments that reverberated around the NFL, President Donald Trump is now calling for a boycott from fans during Sunday's Week 3 slate.
[Washington Examiner] The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is going on a full-court press against President Trump after he rescinded Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry's invitation to visit the White House.
