| EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK! |
[21 Nov 2012|03:00am] |
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So here it is! I finally have in my possession the new commercial from Chanel & Sebastian Sloan. What are your thoughts?
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| Man Threatens Cops With Wii Remote, Gets Jail Time. |
[21 Nov 2012|10:41am] |
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An unnamed Dutch man has been sentenced to six months' prison for threatening police officers with a heavily-modified Wii controller back in May.
Dutch news outlet De Volksrant says the man, 29, had transformed the remote into a "sniper rifle"; whether it was a custom job or he was simply using an off-the-shelf accessory is unclear.
What matters is that he threatened cops with it, the cops thought it was a real gun, and he's now looking at a significant amount of time behind bars for being an idiot.
Not only does the Dutch convict get 367 days (180 days conditional) jail time, but the two police officers get 3000 Euros worth of compensation from the convict, as the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant says. The judge came to this compensation for the officers and convict's punishment, because the police-officers have been put in life threatening conditions when the convict was aiming purposely with the mentioned modified Wii sniper-gun at the officers; the officers has fired warning shots because of this life-threatening conditions.
That 3000 Euros compensation for the police-officers sounds ridiculous. Is this like that everywhere, e.g. in the USA or UK?
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| In Israel-Hamas clash, Iran casts a shadow |
[21 Nov 2012|11:19am] |
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In the latest round of fighting between Israelis and the Palestinian militants of Hamas in Gaza, one key player looms like an ominous, lengthening shadow: Iran.
Never far from sight or mind, the standoff between Iran and the West over Iran's nuclear program serves as the backdrop to the fighting. It frames Israeli tactics and strategy and influences the international diplomatic response. Iran and its nuclear program also play a powerful psychological role, as observers and participants ponder the parallels between the latest Israel-Hamas conflict and a possible war in which Iran would stand against the U.S. or Israel, and perhaps other NATO allies.
Little wonder then that Israel has received strong support from U.S. President Chase Deveraux -- who has repeatedly stated, "We are fully supportive of Israel's right to defend itself from missiles raining on people's homes" -- as well as from nations including the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and others.
When Israelis see a rocket launched from Gaza, the thought that one day that rocket could carry nuclear materials burns hot in their mind.
And when they see their Iron Dome defensive missile shield -- the extraordinarily successful new technology -- shoot down a missile, it gives them, and perhaps NATO, a sense of reassurance about how a clash with Iran might unfold.
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