-i discovered this artist last week by a couple of BC homies that insisted i hear the track, "Goodbye Horses". I was immediately struck with overwhelming 80s dance fervor that i secretly contained in my gut while they danced their asses off like it was a daily routine. (Thankyou Jaq & company!!) Since then, i have obsessed over the one-hit-wonder track written & performed by William Garvey & sung by the female vocalist Q-Lazzarus. This little 88' treasure is rare as fuck. Two of the infamous record-digging-stores in PDX never even heard of the gem. The 12inch is going for bundles of bennies online....i guess i won't be obtaining it anytime soon & neither will any other broke-ass djs! In the meantime, listen to this gem. You'll realize it was featured in Silence of the Lambs during the notorious Buffalo Bill "i'd fuck me" scene. Below is the film version and the regular edit version - i suggest watching both & dancing like it's 88'
It's STAY GOLD's One Year Anniversary and why not celebrate this mighty achievement of writers block by addressing the rise of Journalists being Jailed!
-Brought to you by the CPJ (committee to protect journalists) CPJ's 2008 prison census: Online and in jail New York, December 4, 2008--Reflecting the rising influence of online reporting and commentary, more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium. In its annual census of imprisoned journalists, released today, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 45 percent of all media workers jailed worldwide are bloggers, Web-based reporters, or online editors. Online journalists represent the largest professional category for the first time in CPJ's prison census.
CPJ's survey found 125 journalists in all behind bars on December 1, a decrease of two from the 2007 tally. (Read detailed accounts of each imprisoned journalist.) China continued to be world's worst jailer of journalists, a dishonor it has held for 10 consecutive years. Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out the top five jailers from among the 29 nations that imprison journalists. Each of the top five nations has persistently placed among the world's worst in detaining journalists.
At least 56 online journalists are jailed worldwide, according to CPJ's census, a tally that surpasses the number of print journalists for the first time. The number of imprisoned online journalists has steadily increased since CPJ recorded the first jailed Internet writer in its 1997 census. Print reporters, editors, and photographers make up the next largest professional category, with 53 cases in 2008. Television and radio journalists and documentary filmmakers constitute the rest.
"Online journalism has changed the media landscape and the way we communicate with each other," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "But the power and influence of this new generation of online journalists has captured the attention of repressive governments around the world, and they have accelerated their counterattack."
In October, CPJ joined with Internet companies, investors, and human rights groups to combat government repression of online expression. After two years of negotiations, this diverse group announced the creation of the Global Network Initiative, which establishes guidelines enabling Internet and telecommunications companies to protect free expression and privacy online. Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft have joined the initiative.
Illustrating the evolving media landscape, the increase in online-related jailings has been accompanied by a rise in imprisonments of freelance journalists. Forty-five of the journalists on CPJ's census are freelancers; most of them work online. These freelancers are not employees of media companies and often do not have the legal resources or political connections that might help them gain their freedom. The number of imprisoned freelancers has risen more than 40 percent in the last two years, according to CPJ research.
"The image of the solitary blogger working at home in pajamas may be appealing, but when the knock comes on the door they are alone and vulnerable," said CPJ's Simon. "All of us must stand up for their rights--from Internet companies to journalists and press freedom groups. The future of journalism is online and we are now in a battle with the enemies of press freedom who are using imprisonment to define the limits of public discourse." Antistate allegations such as subversion, divulging state secrets, and acting against national interests are the most common charge used to imprison journalists worldwide, CPJ found. About 59 percent of journalists in the census are jailed under these charges, many of them by the Chinese and Cuban governments.
About 13 percent of jailed journalists face no formal charge at all. The tactic is used by countries as diverse as Eritrea, Israel, Iran, the United States, and Uzbekistan, where journalists are being held in open-ended detentions without due process. At least 16 journalists worldwide are being held in secret locations. Among them is Gambian journalist "Chief" Ebrima Manneh, whose whereabouts, legal status, and health have been kept secret since his arrest in July 2006. From the U.S. Senate to the West African human rights court, international observers have called on authorities to free Manneh, who was jailed for trying to publish a critical report about Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.
Nowhere is the ascendance of Internet journalism more evident than in China, where 24 of 28 jailed journalists worked online. China's prison list includes Hu Jia, a prominent human rights activist and blogger, who is serving a prison term of three and a half years for online commentaries and media interviews in which he criticized the Communist Party. He was convicted of "incitement to subvert state power," a charge commonly used by authorities in China to jail critical writers. At least 22 journalists are jailed in China on this and other vague antistate charges.
Cuba, the world's second worst jailer, released two imprisoned journalists during the year after negotiations with Spain. Madrid, which resumed cooperative programs with Cuba in February, has sought the release of imprisoned writers and dissidents in talks with Havana. But Cuba continued to hold 21 writers and editors in prison as of December 1, all but one of them swept up in Fidel Castro's massive 2003 crackdown on the independent press. In November, CPJ honored Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez, who at 65 is the oldest of those jailed in Cuba, with an International Press Freedom Award.
Burma, the third worst jailer, is holding 14 journalists. Five were arrested while trying to spread news and images from areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. The blogger and comedian Maung Thura, who uses the professional name Zarganar, was sentenced to a total of 59 years in prison during closed proceedings in November. Authorities accused Maung Thura of illegally disseminating video footage of relief efforts in hard-hit areas, communicating with exiled dissidents, and causing public alarm in comments to foreign media.
Eritrea, with 13 journalists in prison, is the fourth worst jailer. Eritrean authorities have refused to disclose the whereabouts, legal status, or health of any of the journalists they have imprisoned. Unconfirmed online reports have said that three of the jailed journalists may have died in custody, but the government has refused to even say whether the detainees are alive or dead.
Uzbekistan, with six journalists detained, is the fifth worst jailer. Those in custody include Dzhamshid Karimov, nephew of the country's president. A reporter for independent news Web sites, Karimov has been forcibly held in a psychiatric hospital since 2006.
Here are other trends and details that emerged in CPJ's analysis:
* In about 11 percent of cases, governments have used a variety of charges unrelated to journalism to retaliate against critical writers, editors, and photojournalists. Such charges range from regulatory violations to drug possession. In the cases included in this census, CPJ has determined that the charges were most likely lodged in reprisal for the journalist's work.
* Violations of censorship rules, the next most common charge, are applied in about 10 percent of cases. Criminal defamation charges are filed in about 7 percent of cases, while charges of ethnic or religious insult are lodged in another 4 percent. Two journalists are jailed for filing what authorities consider to be "false" news. (More than one type of charge may apply in individual cases.
* Print and Internet journalists make up the bulk of the census. Television journalists compose the next largest professional category, accounting for 6 percent of cases. Radio journalists account for 4 percent, and documentary filmmakers 3 percent.
* The 2008 tally reflects the second consecutive decline in the total number of jailed journalists. That said, the 2008 figure is roughly consistent with census results in each year since 2000. CPJ research shows that imprisonments rose significantly in 2001, after governments imposed sweeping national security laws in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Imprisonments stood at 81 in 2000 but have since averaged 128 in CPJ's annual surveys.
* The United States, which is holding photographer Ibrahim Jassam without charge in Iraq, has made CPJ's list of countries jailing journalists for the fifth consecutive year. During this period, U.S. military authorities have jailed dozens of journalists in Iraq--some for days, others for months at a time--without charge or due process. No charges have ever been substantiated in these cases.
CPJ does not apply a rigid definition of online journalism, but it carefully evaluates the work of bloggers and online writers to determine whether the content is journalistic in nature. In general, CPJ looks to see whether the content is reportorial or fact-based commentary. In a repressive society where the traditional media is restricted, CPJ takes an inclusive approach to work that is produced online.
The organization believes that journalists should not be imprisoned for doing their jobs. CPJ has sent letters expressing its serious concerns to each country that has imprisoned a journalist.
CPJ's list is a snapshot of those incarcerated at midnight on December 1, 2008. It does not include the many journalists imprisoned and released throughout the year; accounts of those cases can be found at www.cpj.org. Journalists remain on CPJ's list until the organization determines with reasonable certainty that they have been released or have died in custody.
Journalists who either disappear or are abducted by nonstate entities, including criminal gangs, rebels, or militant groups, are not included on the imprisoned list. Their cases are classified as "missing" or "abducted."
*what does this mean for me...jailtime my friends, jailtime.
FTP: These things are a minute growth on my lip that continue to grow each day as i obsessively finesse them with my tongue festering into an irritable wound that feels like a fuckin' abusive marble in my mouth obstructing my speech and concentration with fury that incites a riot of uncanny proportions that erupt into eager spites of bliss fanatically cleansing my pallet all the while as i manage to maneuver through detours of paper stacks that ecstatically scream my name in vain commanding demand over my life so i can earn a DEGREE.
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968–November 13, 2004) I wrote an obituary for ODB a couple weeks after his death in 04 when i was a young naive inexperienced A&E Editor for my jr college newspaper "The Clipper". Here it is copied from paper to computer for YOU. (keep in mind, this was written 4 yrs ago)
Ol' Dirty died November 13 at the age of 35. This may be old news to the majority, but his legacy wasn't captured in the last issue of The Clipper. the man, the myth, the reality, who was also known as Dirt McGirt, Big Baby Jesus in the Wu-Tang video game for his drunken fighting style and by his legal name, Russell Jones.
He was the maniacal rapper who didn't worry about offending anyone. There were no boundaries that limited his unfortunate existence. His thoughts and actions were blatantly strewn throughout his albums, guest appearances and notably witnessed at the Grammy's when he crashed the stage and grabbed the mic from Puff Daddy, shouting, "Puffy is great, but Wu-Tang is for the children."
The impulsive act was burned into the minds of many. In fact, the antic was a blessing to the hiphop scene. His infamous personality overwhelmed the faint at heart, and his madness welcomed tragedy after tragedy. Ol' Dirty was in-your-face aggressive while being real and honest. Unlike today's rappers, he walked the talk. The man contracted gonorrhea twice and had over 10 children with numerous women while not seeming ashamed. He let the world in on his crack addiction that consumed his entire integrity. Ol' Dirty is most notorious for his debut album of '95 that sparked national eminence, Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. This release was bangin' (still is) at the time, along with prior crewmate releases by the GZA, Meth, and a simultaneous release by Raekwon, which led to the unveiling of Ghostface's Ironman release.
These releases only ranked Wu-Tang as a spectacular force of street credibility. They were the most prominent albums that dominated the rap genre in the mid-nineties, thanks to the revolutionary '93 Wu-Tang Clan debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It was this specific album that caused mass Wu-Tang hysteria, spawned classic record debuts and generated a cult following that seemed as giant and significant to fans as Beattle mania.
Ol' Dirty never lost his ghetto mentality throughout his fame. Fortune only aided in his recklessness. Unfortunately his dysfunctional lifestyle never ceased, and run-ins with the law were a common episode. Through thick and thin, he managed somewhat, even showing his face while on the run from the law at a Wu-Tang publicized appearance. That's ghetto fabulous! Bold enough (and high enough) to pull a stunt in order to prove he's still the same ODB. He never denied the treacherous lifestyle he led. There was no shame, and that neglect amplified his persona within his music and throughout the limelight.
It's unfortunate many people recognize him for his lunacy and not his accomplishments that seemed to lye beneath them. Whether you appreciated ODB or not, he left a legacy that embellished rap fervor unlike many do. What other rapper would name themself after such a degrading alias and hold true to it with such raw accounts of street life? He left harsh bits of his strenuous life wherever he went, regardless of the affects. For that, he is eternalized. His words will never die. ODB forever.
*On that note, snort, shoot, and drown in some Ol' Dirty and go postal for a couple hrs to his fuckin' dope!
It's been over a week since my last post and within that time frame America has changed and succeeded in an amazing feat that i certainly never thought attainable in this country. America elected its Obama as the next president. This amazing feat has been made so real as a result of the American people joining together in strength, numbers and hope to accomplish a task that has never seemed possible until recently.
To me, America has seemingly overcome a massive prejudice that has dictated and governed American rules and regulations for decades. To elect a president of color is a mighty feat that i am truly grateful for, and find it overwhelming to be a contributor of such an act.
To be honest, I am actually a bit patriotic about the entire process, and to admit that is not normal for me. I have never been one to wave flags, take my hat off during the national anthem, or give praise to this country. I have been one to cheer for freedom of speech, seek information by way of press and report it, dabble with various religious beliefs, and praise the idea of a free society. Yet, the pride i feel now is different. It's deeper, genuine. Something took place to me this last tuesday the 4th, and not only did it seem to take place just to me.
I happened to watch the election process unfold with about 10,000 other people in the PDX Convention Center, shoulder to shoulder, grin to grin, tears to tears, roars to roars, and an overwhelming joy the tremored from wall to wall within the giant ballroom where we all faced forward to watch the mega screens display state by state polls, and soon enough display Obama's election speech live from Chicago.
Within this commraderie, i managed to latch onto some sort of unique, unbiased patriotism that i have not felt before. To witness such a major change demonstrated by millions of Americans, young and old, to be apart of such a historical moment in time, resonated through me while i stood there facing the screen with so many others. A feeling of true gratitude for America crept up my spine and peered through my eyes.
I felt overwhelmed with a joy and a re-installation of hope for the country that i once honestly hated with spite (many of you know this). To witness Obama give his speech was like witnessing a ray of hope and change within the American people. Not only did Obama pass on hope, but each person seemed to pass on hope to each other. In unity we achieved the impossible, as a country we achieved what nobody believed could be achieved. We passed hope along the highways of America and reached up with our arms saying "yes we can". We the people did it!
The idea that i'm actually happy to be an American is one that i've fled from for years in anger and bitterness. Today i look to America with optimism, even though there is so much to be done, i still look forward with optimism instead of cynicism. A true change of thinking has taken place in the minds of so many Americans, and with that comes a road full of many obstacles, but a road paved with strength and faith, a road that enables millions to come together side by side to take their country back and re-instill values that have been lost for too long. I see hope in the eyes of many people now, and that's a genuine theme that seems to be clearly emerging day after day. My eyes are open and i feel authentically blessed to live in America for once in my life.
Here's another Fress off the Press release describing the ghoulish stabbing by an ADD-afflicted youth and his sentencing. Enjoy... Courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk
Teenage killer jailed for five years A teenager who stabbed a student to death in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for five years.
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent Last Updated: 9:24PM GMT 30 Oct 2008
Christopher Johnston, 17, was stabbed in the leg moments after his best friend had been attacked by the same 14-year-old youth.
The killer was drunk at the time and had left his home armed with a knife.
Lord Matthews, at the High Court in Edinburgh, told the youth that the use of knives had caused "countless families to mourn over the years".
He added: "Nothing the courts have been able to do has brought any of the victims back nor, I suppose, provided any form of solace for those left behind."
The judge said the killer, who is now 15 and cannot be named for legal reasons, was very young and had "a number of difficulties not of his own making".
He ordered that he should be detained for five years and kept under supervision for a further five years when he is released.
The judge expressed his admiration for the family of the victim after reading reports that Christopher's father Jim Johnston, 51, said he did not hate his son's killer but hated what he had done.
Lord Matthews said it was a "tragic and unusual case" and the death was the unforeseen consequence of a stab wound to the victim's leg.
Outside the court Mr Johnston said the sentence was "at the very lowest end of the scale".
He added: "Christopher would have been 18 next week. This boy will be released on, or about, his 18th birthday. He will be able to celebrate his 18th birthday. We will be sitting a week on Sunday without Christopher."
The victim's aunt, Anne Marie McGuire, said: "His future is in his own hands. He has robbed us of Christopher and he has robbed Christopher of his future."
The youth, who has attention deficit disorder, was originally charged with murdering Christopher at a lane near Pentland Drive, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, on January 26 this year.
But during an earlier trial the Crown accepted his guilty plea to a reduced charge of culpable homicide.
He admitted assaulting Christopher near his home, pushing him against a fence, holding a knife to his throat and stabbing and killing him. His parents found him dying in the street.
The Glasgow College of Commerce student was taken to hospital but died an hour later after suffering massive blood loss.
The killer, who claimed he had drunk eight pints and two vodkas in a pub, was caught in a nearby street with a bloodstained knife in his sleeve.
He also admitted assaulting Christopher's friend, 17-year-old Keni Carmichael.
Neil Murray QC, defending, said his client had problems articulating his feelings and that led to frustration and a loss of temper.
He added: "I can provide no explanation for what happened. Drink may provide an explanation and the boy's background may provide an explanation, but neither of these factors is given as an excuse for what happened."
Mr Murray said the youth, from Bishopbriggs, had expressed regret for his actions.
Lord Matthews called for an investigation into claims that the teenager was allowed to drink in licensed premises.
I sit alone in my four-cornered room staring at candles Oh that shit is on? Heh Let me drop some shit like this here Real smooth
At night I can't sleep, I toss and turn Candle sticks in the dark, visions of bodies being burned Four walls just staring at a nigga I'm paranoid, sleeping with my finger on the trigga My momma's always stressing I ain't living right But I ain't going out without a fight See, everytime my eyes close I start sweatin, and blood starts comin out my nose It's somebody watchin' the Ak' But I don't know who it is, so I'm watchin my back I can see him when I'm deep in the covers When I awake I don't see the motherfucker He owns a black hat like I own A black suit and a cane like my own Some might say "take a chill, G" But fuck that shit, there's a nigga trying to kill me I'm poppin' in a clip when the wind blows Every twenty seconds got me peeping out my window Investigating the joint for traps Checking my telephone for taps I'm staring at the woman on the corner It's fucked up when your mind is playing tricks on you
I make big money, I drive big cars Everybody know me, it's like I'm a movie star But late at night, somethin ain't right I feel I'm being tailed by the same sucker's head lights Is it that fool that I ran off the block Or is it that nigga last week that I shot Or is it the one I beat for five thousand dollars Thought he had 'caine but it was Gold Medal Flour Reach under my seat, grabbed my popper for the suckers Ain't no use to be lying, I was scareder than a motherfucker Hooked a left into Popeye’s and beared down quick If it's going down let's get this shit over with Here they come, just like I figured I got my hand on the motherfucking trigger What I saw'll make your ass start giggling Three blind, crippled and crazy senior citizens I live by the sword I take my boys everywhere I go Because I'm paranoid I keep looking over my shoulder and peeping around corners My mind is playing tricks on me
Day by day it's more impossible to cope I feel like I'm the one that's doing dope Can't keep a steady hand because I'm nervous Every Sunday morning I'm in service Praying for forgiveness And trying to find an exit out of the business I know the Lord is looking at me But yet and still it's hard for me to feel happy I often drift when I drive Havin fatal thoughts of suicide BANG and get it over with And then I'm worry-free, but that's bullshit I got a little boy to look after And if I died then my child would be a bastard I had a woman down with me But to me it seemed like she was down to get me She helped me out in this shit But to me she was just another bitch Now she's back with her mother Now I'm realizing that I love her Now I'm feeling lonely My mind is playing tricks on me
This year Halloween fell on a weekend Me and Geto Boyz are trick-or-treating Robbing little kids for bags Till an old man got behind our ass So we speeded up the pace Took a look back and he was right before our face He'd be in for a squabble no doubt So I swung and hit the nigga in his mouth He was going down, we figga'd But this wasn’t no ordinary nigga He stood about six or seven feet Now, that's the nigga I'd been seeing in my sleep So we triple-teamed on him Dropping them motherfuckin b's on him The more I swung the more blood flew Then he disappeared and my boys disappeared, too Then I felt just like a fiend It wasn't even close to Halloween It was dark as fuck on the streets My hands were all bloody from punching on the concrete God damn, homie My mind is playing tricks on me
“I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.”
-ABBIE HOFFMAN, revolutionist, activist, freedom fighter, the people's spokesman, radical rebel for the youth, national protester, lover, husband, father, and enemy of the US government (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989)
Apparently gang symbols and sports gear seem to be a prevalent problem to the the worried citizens of America, meanwhile they prevail as an urban fashion assault for many consumers. I remember the days of Raider Starter Jackets being banned from many schools while British Knights were rocked by bangers. I truly believe that whatever somebody wants to identify themselves by, they simply will, despite how much grief is given to specific brands. If it's not sports logos, it's something else and so on...big deal. Blue plaids, dallas cowboys, red chucks, etc...there's more important issues in this country other than sports logos used by gangbangers.
Stamping Out Gang Symbols on Sports Gear By Jennifer 8. Lee October 20, 2008, 4:04 pm
Who bears the responsibility for gang symbols being sold on sports gear?
Is it sports leagues like Major League Baseball, which claimed last year that it was unaware that some Yankees caps were being sold with red and blue bandanna patterns and other gang insignia?
Or is it clothing manufacturers, like New Era, which last year said it would pull such caps from sale? Or is it retailers who continue to put such products on the shelves? Or is the use of colors — like black and gold — more a fashion statement than any signifier of gang allegiance?
On Monday morning, the City Council’s committees on consumer affairs and public safety held a joint hearing on the continued sales of clothing with gang symbols. Last year, parents pointed out how New York Yankees caps had been interwoven with red bandanna pattern (symbolizing the Bloods gang), blue bandannas (symbolizing the Crips) and gold crowns (symbolizing the Latin Kings).
The products were the subject of parental protests in August 2007, and the City Council held holding a hearing last December on this issue. On Monday, council members complained that the products were still being sold, months after the Brooklyn district attorney’s office alerted Major League Baseball and New Era to the continued sales.
Leroy G. Comrie, the chairman of the Council’s consumer affairs committee, said he found the products being marketed this past weekend at three stores in his district in southeastern Queens and a store outside of his district.
“If it’s an oversight by some of the retailers, it’s a gross one,” he said. Last year, he noted, New Era and Major League Baseball said they would pull the offending merchandise. “It’s therefore difficult to take New Era and Major League Baseball at their word,” he said.
When the issue surfaced a year ago, “everyone was unaware it was gang colors,” said Peter F. Vallone Jr., the chairman of the Council’s public safety committee. “Now they are aware, and they are still doing it.”
A cap with a gold crown, symbolizing the Latin Kings was still available on DrJays.com, an online store, though a cap with a five pointed-star, a common Bloods indicator, had been taken down.
And even as New Era pledged to stop making the products, councilmembers said that other apparel companies were now in the business of selling hats with gang symbols. Mr. Comrie’s office said that staff investigators had discovered hundreds of Latin King-related hats being sold to street vendors by businesses located in Midtown Manhattan.
Matt Bourne, a Major League Baseball spokesperson, said in a statement:
New Era and MLB stopped production on the caps we understood to be gang-identified last summer and asked all retailers to remove those hats from their shelves and return them for a full refund, which most did. Any questionable caps that might remain in the market are available because retailers did not comply with our request, and more likely given the long period of time since this incident occurred, might very well be counterfeit.
At the hearing, two investigators from the gang bureau of the Brooklyn district attorney’s office testified about the continuing efforts to combat gang-related colors and clothing.
Deanna Rodriguez, chief of the Brooklyn district attorney’s gang bureau, said the sellers cannot be prosecuted because the First Amendment protects the sale of such merchandise. “We all know we can’t legislate against corporations for making these things and we can’t ban stores from selling them,” she said.
Therefore, the office has focused on education, going into schools and meeting with parents to make them aware of the problem. There have been cases where victims were attacked in part because they unwittingly wore clothing that was interpreted by others to be gang-related.
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office has met with Major League Baseball officials, who said they wanted to take the anti-gang message nationwide, said Edward Carroll, head of gang investigations.
Mr. Carroll said the Major League Baseball officials were not alert to all the different meanings of the fashions. “They are not aware of different symbols, different numbers,” he said.
While some gang identifiers are fairly obvious, others are more subtle, law enforcement officers say. Robert K. Boyce, the head of the New York police’s gang division, explained at a City Council hearing last December that a sports jersey with the number “32″ could symbolize the five points of the Latin Kings’ crown. Even mainstream names like Calvin Klein’s “CK” brand has been co-opted by certain Blood members to stand for “Crip Killer” while Ralph Lauren’s CHAPS label has been used by Crips to stand for “Crips hate all PIRI Slobs.”
Fresh off the Press brings you a mighty tall tale of a dog-eat-dog-world via Oregon Live News. Enjoy this masterpiece of almighty carnage... Big dog kills small dog in TriMet attack by Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian Monday October 27, 2008, 4:30 PM
A big dog killed a smaller dog standing at its owner's feet as they all rode a TriMet bus yesterday, an agency spokeswoman says.
The smaller animal, a Pomeranian, was a service dog and therefore authorized to travel on the bus. The larger one, a mix between a Rottweiler and a Shar-Pei, was not a service dog, TriMet says, and its owner was subsequently barred from riding TriMet buses and trains for 30 days.
Peggy LaPoint of TriMet said Marie Kelemen of Portland and her dog were riding the No. 75-39 bus at around 4:15 p.m. near North Interstate Avenue and Lombard Street when the much larger dog attacked.
LaPoint said the owner of the Rottweiler/Shar-Pei, Leroy Morley, was sitting at the back of the bus in front of the rear door with his 50-pound dog. Morley then walked toward the front of the bus to exit.
As he walked pass Keleman's leashed Pomeranian, which was standing on the floor, Morley's dog attacked. The Pomeranian died at the scene.
Transit Police responded to the incident, LaPoint said. According to the driver, Morley got on the bus first, and Kelemen got on later.
"The driver was pretty upset,'' LaPoint said. "She took the rest of the day off."
John Rowton, a spokesman for Multnomah County Animal Services, said "the case had been referred to us, but we haven't seen the report and we're waiting for a copy of the video from the bus' surveillance camera."
According to TriMet's Web site, service dogs are allowed to ride TriMet buses and trains, but must be kept on a leash or in a container.
"Service animals are welcome on TriMet,'' according to TriMet rules. "No permit is required, but you may be asked to confirm that your animal is a service animal."
Rowton said service dogs can perform a broad range of duties for their owners.
"Some can alert when they sense their owner is going to have an epileptic seizure,'' he said.
Others can alert people with hearing or sight impairment, pull a wheelchair or pick up items for people. Service or signal dogs can even help people with their balance. Some dogs help their owners with psychiatric or mental disabilities.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a service animal can be "any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government."
Some but not all service animals are licensed, Rowton said. In Multnomah County, a service dog can be licensed in the county, and the owner gets a discount.
"Under the law, I can't even ask what kind of service the dog does,'' Rowton said.
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Below is a list of George and Kathy Lutz's recount of their experiences when living in the Amityville Horror house:
-George would wake up around 3:15 every morning and would go out to check the boathouse. Later he would learn that this was the estimated time of the DeFeo killings.
-The house was plagued by swarms of flies despite the winter weather.
-Kathy had vivid nightmares about the murders and discovered the order in which they occurred, and the rooms where they took place. The Lutzes' children also began sleeping on their stomachs, in the same way that the dead bodies in the DeFeo murders had been found.
-Kathy would feel a sensation as if "being embraced" in a loving manner, by an unseen force.
-Kathy discovered a small hidden room (around four feet by five feet) behind shelving in the basement. The walls were painted red and the room did not appear in the blueprints of the house. The room came to be known as "The Red Room." This room had a profound effect on their dog Harry, who refused to go near it and cowered as if sensing something negative. -There were cold spots and odors of perfume and excrement in areas of the house where no wind drafts or piping would explain the source.
-The Lutzes' five year old daughter, Missy, developed an imaginary friend named "Jodie," a demonic pig-like creature with glowing red eyes.
-George would be woken up by the sound of the front door slamming. He would race downstairs to find the dog sleeping soundly at the front door. Nobody else heard the sound although it was loud enough to wake the house.
-George would hear what was described as a "German marching band tuning up" or what sounded like a clock radio playing not quite on frequency. When he went downstairs the noise would cease.
-George realized that he bore a strong resemblance to Ronald DeFeo, Jr., and began drinking at The Witches' Brew, the bar where DeFeo was once a regular customer.
-While checking the boathouse one night, George saw a pair of red eyes looking at him from Missy's bedroom window. When he went upstairs to her room, there was nothing to be found. Later it was suggested that it could have been "Jodie".
-While in bed, Kathy received red welts on her chest caused by an unseen force and was levitated two feet off the bed.
-Locks, doors and windows in the house were damaged by an unseen force.
-Cloven hoofprints attributed to an enormous pig appeared in the snow outside the house on January 1, 1976.
-Green slime oozed from walls in the hall, and also from the keyhole of the playroom door in the attic.
-A 12-inch (300 mm) crucifix, hung in a closet by Kathy, revolved until it was upside down and gave off a sour smell.
-George tripped over a four foot high china lion which was an ornament in the living room, and was left with bite marks on one of his ankles.
-George saw Kathy transform into an old woman of ninety, "the hair wild, a shocking white, the face a mass of wrinkles and ugly lines, and saliva dripping from the toothless mouth."
*check out video clips 2 and 3 from the The Real Amityville Horror series below: TWO-
Click --HERE-- to check out the photo series of SANTA MUERTE by TIME magazine.
Below, the Cult Handbook for Santa Muerte practitioners is Juan Ambrosio’s La Santa Muerte Biografía y Culto: Ventiséis rituales personales para conseguir salud, dinero y amor. Which is, effectively, a recipe book for Santa Muerte rituals. The book contains twenty-six rituals. Enjoy my hoods... Ritual & Translation:
1. El poder de las tres muertes The power of the three deaths
2. La mano de la muerte: para que se cumplan nuestros más caros anhelos The hand of death: to fulfill the most dear yearnings
3. Ritual para alejar a las malas amistades de nuestra pareja Ritual to send away bad friendships from our partner
4. Ritual contra la magia negra Ritual against black magic
5. Ritual para alejar un amante Ritual to send away a lover
6. Ritual para alejar a los novios Ritual to send away fiancés
7. Para que tu pareja te ayude económicamente So that your partner helps you economically
8. Para que no entren chismes o nertía negative en tu casa o negocio So that gossip or negative energy does not enter your home or business
9. Velación a la Santa Muerte para que nos paguen una deuda Prayer to Santa Muerte so that a debt is paid to us
10. Ritual para socorrer a quienes estan presos Ritual to comfort those in prison
11. La balanza de la justicia: ritual para resolver problemas legales The balance of justice: ritual to resolve legal problems
12. Ritual para quienes serán sometidos a una intervención quirúrgica Ritual for those who will undergo surgery
13. Bálsamo de la Santa Muerte para que marche bien tu negocio Balsam of Santa Muerte so that your business does well
14. Ritual para incrementar las ventas en tu negocio Ritual to increase sales in your business
15. Ritual para limpiar tu dinero Ritual to clean your money
16. Tres recetas sencillas para obtener dinero Three simple prescriptions to obtain money
17. Ritual del chocolate para dominar al amante, novio o esposo Ritual of chocolate to dominate your lover, fiancé or spouse
18. Baño de la Santa Muerte para el amor Bath of Santa Muerte for love
19. Novena para ligar a una persona Novena to bind a person
20. Para un amor difícil For a difficult love
21. Amuleto de la Santa Muerte para tu automóvil Amulet of Santa Muerte for your automobile (used for protection when buying a vehicle, when suffering frequent vehicle problems, or suffering accidents, or when vehicle is jinxed)
22. Para retirar al mal vecino To send away a bad neighbor
23. Ritual para que se alejen las malas amistades de nuestros hijos Ritual to send away bad friends of your children
24. Otro ritual para alejar malas amistades Another Ritual to send away bad friends
25. Velación a la Santa Muerte para que nuestros hijos no abandonen los estudios Prayer to Santa Muerte so that our children do not abandon their studies
26. Velación para que un matrimonio no se realice Prayer so that a marriage does not happen
*does anybody know where to find santa muerte clothing aside from Mexico City and Van, BC???
Fresh off the fuckin' press! This just recently in, courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk enjoy...
Man to be sentenced for stabbing father to death on doorstep A man with a history of mental illness is due to be sentenced for stabbing a father-of-three to death on his doorstep.
[By Aislinn Simpson. Last Updated: 11:44PM BST 20 Oct 2008]
David Brown walked calmly up to Christian Puttock, 35, a Merchant Navy seaman as he waited for his two sons to return home from school in Clevedon, Somerset. He plunged a five-inch knife into his chest in front of a neighbour before walking away.
Mr Puttock and his wife Lisa were due to celebrate her 34th birthday on the night of the attack in February.
The couple had their third child, Aimee, 17 days before the attack, and were weeks away from emigrating to Australia where Mr Puttock had got a new job.
One of their neighbours, Jonathan Hayter, 38, fought to save Mr Puttock after witnessing the assault.
He said shortly afterwards: "I dragged Christian into the kitchen, closed the door to stop the children from seeing what was going on and gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. I tried my best but it didn't seem to work. He was dying in my arms. It was just unbelievable.
"It was only one small wound but it was impossible to stop it. Chris couldn't talk at this point, he just kept looking at me, as if he was pleading with me to save him. That's the last image I have of him. He didn't deserve to die.''
He added: "It was a completely mindless and random attack. The guy literally walked up to us when we were waiting for the kids to come home from school and then stabbed Chris.
"He didn't say anything but just stared at us. He wasn't ranting or raving. He was completely vacant, expressionless even. He then just walked off."
Brown, 34, denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Bristol Crown Court in August. The case was adjourned for psychiatric reports.
Robert Duval, prosecuting, said he suffered from "an abnormality of the mind which in the opinion of doctors would have impaired his responsibility for the act".
He added: "There is clear evidence that there was intent to kill."
Mr Gay UK 'stabbed man to death and cooked his thigh with herbs and olive oil' The first winner of Mr Gay UK stabbed a man to death before carving a piece of flesh from his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs and cooking it in olive oil, a court heard.
The court heard six pieces of cooked human flesh, identified as being from Mr Oldfield's (right) body, were found on a chopping board in Anthony Morley's (left) house
Anthony Morley, 36, then attempted to eat a piece of Damian Oldfield's flesh before walking to a nearby takeaway and telling staff he had killed someone, Leeds Crown Court was told.
Morley, who worked as a chef, also cut a piece of 33-year-old Mr Oldfield's chest and nipple and left a bank card over the wound, it was claimed.
Andrew Stubbs, prosecuting, said the two men had been involved some kind of relationship in the past and that Morley was troubled by his sexuality.
He said the two men arranged to meet in Leeds on April 23 this year and later went back to Morley's house, where the defendant prepared a meal for them both before the pair went upstairs to his bedroom.
It was alleged that sexual activity took place in the bedroom before Morley launched his attack on Mr Oldfield, cutting his throat and stabbing him numerous times.
Mr Stubbs said: "He continued to stab and stab and stab him until he died. Even when he was dead the attack continued until finally Mr Morley cut parts of flesh from the body."
The court heard six pieces of cooked human flesh, identified as being from Mr Oldfield's body, were found on a chopping board, while a further piece of flesh, which appeared to have been chewed, was found in a bin bag.
"From a chopping board on one of the kitchen units, six pieces of cooked flesh, which had been seasoned with fresh herbs and fried in olive oil were recovered. The flesh was human in origin," Mr Stubbs said.
"A further piece of cooked flesh, which appears to have been chewed, was recovered from a bin bag in the kitchen."
He added: "Having killed him upstairs, the defendant carved away a piece of flesh, took it downstairs to his kitchen, where he seasoned it, fried it and tried to eat it."
Morley denies murdering Mr Oldfield and told police when he was arrested that someone had tried to rape him.
PF Flyers are on the SOLID GOLD tip right now with these insanely fresh releases! I've seen the usual lows being rocked around PDX in plain-one-tone-solid colors and have never really been lured into the fad, but these step up to the test of ridiculous kicks and i'd love a pair on my size 9.5 feet! The GLIDE surpasses previous styles of PF in my humble opinion: STATS: Material- Italian Lacquered Patent Leather/Quilted Textile Lining- Orange Spanish Floral Print STATS: Material- Italian Quilted Textile/Patent Goatskin Leather Lining- Black Terrycloth STATS: Material- Italian Quilted Textile/Patent Goatskin Leather Lining- Black Terrycloth
*These kill those Supra Muska Skytops and befriend the notorious brand, Gourmet and Clae. If you desire them, check out Portland's only 2 fine boutiques that carry PF: 1. Local 35 3556 SW Hawthorne Blvd Portland 503-963-8200 2. Oddball 1639 NW Marshall Portland 503-827-780
The skate brand Etnies has released a series of 4 full-zip-hoodies complementing monsters and the halloween spirit. Where's Michael Meyers... The Hunchback? Mummy isn't doing it for me with that random camo-heart-thing I do like this one - Phantom of the Opera This one is lookin' way too KKK and i'm actually surprised it made the sales floors
Ronald Joseph "Butch" DeFeo, Jr was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father and mother, two brothers and two sisters that took place in Amityville, NY on 112 Ocean Avenue.
"Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. It went so fast."
These tees by ROCKETT actually kinda make my stomach churn, so they've achieved a goal to say the least. Order yours now via Imperious Rex and be ready for the holiday!
This 86 classic Williams pinball game is not only "the best" as stated by CFF member Kickback, but offers a fantastic illustration and idea for a tattoo that i'd like on my back! Check it:
25- Chopping Mall 24- Friday the 13th part 3 23- The Beyond 22- House of Wax 21- Nightmare on Elmstreet 20- Terror at the opera. aka opera 19- Species 2 18- Evil dead part 1 17- Friday the 13 part 5 16- Day of the Dead 15- Army of Darnkess 14- Nightmare on Elmstreet 13- Final destination 2 12- The Thing -john carpenter 11- Suspiria 10- Ichi the Killer 9- Zombie - Lucio Fulci 8- Terror at the Opera. aka Opera 7- Evil Dead part 1 6- Scanners 5- Jason X 4- Gremlins 3- Return of the Living Dead 2- City of the Living Dead 1- Killer Clowns from Outer Space
* i have some catching up to do. but why no phantasm, hellraiser, body snatchers, texas, motel hell, videodrome, house or halloween!?!
He's gettin' pressed like bibles in hotel rooms. In fact, this newest tee by KISER is pretty hot in my opinion for the sole purpose that it plays off of the notorious RADIO RAHEEM from Spike's "Do the Right Thing". Fuckin' hard! Haven't seen the film, then you ain't livin! You seriously can't go wrong with a collabo of Raheem... Only $19, not bad. Get it -HERE-
I found some interesting (to say the least) rants posted over the web either on discussion boards, group forums, threads, etc. Enjoy the reality of them:
1) These pig's went there for one thing to cause trouble.Thier night out will cost about $60,000 E.R.,doctor's ,med,hospital room follow up care. Plus we know we have to take care of these scumbags kid's and there 13 year old mother's that should be another 40,000 per year. It looks like to me the taxpayer's will have to come up with about $70,000 for each meathead that got hurt that night. When they get back to the hood and show off there badge of courage I hope they think of us the fine Tax payer's of Norhtern Mexico,Sorry that's racist I mean Southern California and there friend Morales who is eating the dirt he's under.Urban terror is getting out of controll. America is an easy place to live go to work pay your bills and obey the laws pretty simple concept.I guess these meatheads will never get it.
2) Those guys makeing fun of the mentaly ill and drug addicts is so sad what is this world comeing too.
3) I have a better idea. Why not recruit all these gang bangers & ship them off to Iran & Afghanistan & let them "have at it".
4) I know longer give overt Evangelical White Christians the time of day. And I am as white as a new Hanes t-shirt. The minute someone even mentions their Xman faith or I see a fish bumper sticker, a wall goes up within me that I couldn't bring down with a bulldozer. I try not to display animosity toward them but I do steer clear of these folks.
5) people need to quit thinkin vegas is just gambling and shit and realize wut it's really like in tha neighborhoods - $in City 702 4 life
6) I make random comments cause I'm so beautiful and beautiful and you want to see me wet in the shower!
7) sonofneglect, You "own" me? LOL Son, all you got is a computer posting board to talk the talk, but in the end, your nothing but a typical satanic loser who cant face the facts. You avoid everything I say because your a coward. You dont own anything, but are owned by satanists who have tricked you into believing that they are your friends. lol If you ever grow some hair on those sacs, maybe then you will read what others have to say. Truth hurts, but not that much son.
8) First, he destroys the film character of Dirk Pitt (my favorite book cahracter). Next he is going to destroy Magnum (my favorite tv character). i swear if they do a movie about Jimmy Buffett and Matthew plays his part i will move to a country where they dont have movies. why are you doing this to me matthew? please just continue to make the really crappy romantic comedys with the same plot and leave me out of your evil ways.
9) let me tell you something, Satan is not someone you're going to be sharing a beer with when you die. He fucking HATES you, wants you to feel pain forever, and thinks Gaahl is a fool. Chew on that.
AND last but not least,
10) How many Americans does it take to screw in a lightbulb. Three; one to screw it in, one to declare it an FTO, and one to go bomb Iraq. Seriously, Saddam was a nutjob but this time his hand are clean
"I’m the devil, and I’m here to do the devil’s business."
-Charles "Tex" Watson of the Manson family convicted of murdering: Sharon Tate, Steven Parent, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski and Jay Sebring on August 9th of 1969.
Fresh off the Press: I know i'm a couple days early of october, but i'm in the mood after a horrific migraine plagued my fuckin' soul all day. I'm back in school and have TOTAL access to computers, because my tuition bill says so. On that fine note, i noticed a recent post on AP's blog that reported about the recent priest stabbing by an individual who had just watched The Da Vinci Code. Now, there's no need to bite that shit, if you want to read more, go to my links and punch away on Actual Pain. Instead, i present to you a news story from the quiet hills of South London:
Girl pupil stabbed teacher in face with pen A pupil stabbed a teacher in the face with a pen after storming into school because she blamed her for being expelled. 9/26/2008 The student, who has not been named, attacked her maths teacher in front of staff and pupils at the Westwood Language College in Upper Norwood, south London. She ran into the classroom and launched the assault - even drawing on her teacher's face with a marker pen. The girl's mother had rung the school to warn staff earlier in the day that her unruly daughter was on her way in. The teacher was hospitalised by the attack, but the ex-pupil only received a police caution. A 15-year-old girl, who witnessed the incident, said: "She just went mental - the door flew open and she ran at the teacher. It was horrible - everyone was screaming. "That girl is a complete psycho but she's really strong. She was on top of the teacher - no one could do anything." Two male members of staff dragged the teen off the teacher as she punched her in the face and body, pulled her hair and drew on her face with a marker pen. But when police were called the student - who had previously been transferred to another school for bad behaviour - was issued with just a caution after the incident last Friday. A parent whose 14-year-old daughter attends the school said: "It's a disgrace - this girl should prosecuted. She's clearly a threat to all the girls. How can she only get a caution - the teacher ended up in hospital for heaven's sake." The pupil is understood to have been angry at being excluded after being accused of attempting to steal the same teacher's keys and mobile phone. One unhappy teacher claims nothing was done to stop the girl confronting the victim. "Why was nothing done to prevent this? The school knew this girl was on her way and they didn't take adequate measures to prevent this. It's disgraceful." It was revealed the girl was transferred to another nearby school earlier this year because of her behaviour - but was booted out three weeks later because she had 'no respect for authority'. A police spokeswoman confirmed they attended the incident. The spokesman said: "A girl was arrested for assault on a woman causing bruising to the head and abrasions to her leg. "After a thorough investigation, she was given a final warning for this offence." Headteacher Margaret Hedley: "I can reassure parents and pupils that the school has robust policies in place to deal with such incidents and we have already taken further steps to further improve security by actioning the installation of electronic gates."
My fuckin' computer has shit on me and will not start up to its home screen, it simply keeps rebooting and showing nothing but darkness on the screen after it loads up...what a BUMMER! Til it gets fixed or i buy another computer or something else, my posts may be short and distant, sorry!
If you do want me, gimme little sugar If you don't want me, don't lead me on girl But if you need me, show me that you love me And when I'm feeling blue and I want you There's just one thing that you should do
Just gimme some kind of sign girl Oh my baby To show that you're mine girl Oh yeah
Just gimme some kind of sign girl Oh my baby To show that you're mine girl All right
If you do want me, gimme little sweet talk If you don't want me, don't lead me on girl But if you need me, show me that you love me And when I'm feeling down, wearing a frown You be there when I look around
I'm on a OG freestyle bike-tip right now as a direct result of riding my 85 Torker 2 360 Air freestyle bike this last week. This is it below: -Yes lime green goin' strong! Check out some others i found: 83 SE Quadangle 75 Peddlepower Rink Raider 86 Torker 2 360 Air 85 Hutch Pro Raider 82 Raleigh Burner 81 Mongoose -Now watch this trailer to the 86 gangster bmx film, RAD
The ROTS is proud to present: The Infamous...MOBB DEEP, circa 95. Havoc and Prodigy hustle rhymes hard (h.r.h.) to keep the 41st side of Queens on the rap-map with this GOLDEN GEM pushing lyrics, beats, money and beef like drug dealers pushing ounces on the block. "My crew is all bout loot." This album strikes nerves in most listeners conjuring up dark alleyways, range rovers, drugs, lexus cars, murder, fatigues, timberlands, fat chains and brick highrises from track 1 to track 16. 1995 definately brought other gems as well such as: Ol Dirty, Smif-N-Wessun, Raekwon, Company Flow, KRS 1, Big L, GZA, Jr Mafia, Crooklyn Dodgers, etc ... which translates to: 95 being a CHALK-FULL-YEAR for NYC hiphop, and Mobb Deep's Infamous release only seemed to add more chips to the pot of gold, raise the stakes and convey Queens as a grimey hood that's enforced by full-time-crooks. Produced mainly by Havoc (some by Q-Tip:Drink the Pain Away bump this HARD), the beats certainly reflect the mid-90s methodology: SP1200 bass lines, gritty snares, and the occasional horns and keys to fuel the rhythm. No breakdowns, no complex rhythms, no 808s ... just simple head-knodding beats! The duo's style and persona is vivid throughout Infamous capturing a raw take on life that relies on street-strength. It's too bad their later releases (not Hell on Earth) couldn't maintain and reflect Mobb Deep's early conceptions and strict survival tactics. I strongly recommend downloading this if you're into hiphop, and if you already own it, then put it into daily rotation ahead of Lil Wayne for a change. "Don't make me have to call your name out" Track listing: 1. Start of Your Ending, The (41st Side) 2. Infamous Prelude, The 3. Survival of the Fittest 4. Eye For a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines) feat. Nas and Raekwon 5. Just Step Prelude 6. Give up the Goods (Just Step) feat. Big Noyd 7. Temperature's Rising feat. Crystal Johnson 8. Up North Trip 9. Trife Life 10. Q.U.-Hectic 11. Right Back at You feat. Ghostface, Raekwon, and Big Noyd 12. The Grave Prelude 13. Cradle to the Grave 14. Drink Away the Pain (Situations) feat. Q-Tip 15. Shook Ones Pt. II 16. Party Over feat. Big Noyd
This is an exclusive Solid Gold tee, no flaws, no setbacks, 100% Solid Gold. Sizes in Lime are selling out so step up and throw down some greenbacks to secure the Liquid Swords masterpiece. I do foresee a lime tee arriving in my mailbox sometime in the near future. Enjoy Feast your eyes on NYC's gritty label, Milkcrate Athletics: *interested in copping one for yourself? Email me and i'll send you the link. Jake, i know you want this! Holler asap son...
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