Raymond Case: US Send Two Legal Experts To Pakistan
March 6, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
Raymond Davis Case: Two US legal experts have arrived in Pakistan today to provide legal help to Raymond Davis in his court trial. According to US embassy in Islamabad, legal experts Albert and Bruce have reached Pakistan on a week-long assignment.
According to sources, the US experts will meet Davis at Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore to discuss the case with him.
The experts also want to meet the families of the two boys killed by Davis. According to sources, the experts will pass a day in Lahore and then they will go to Islamabad to meet key political leaders. American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Presidency in Islamabad. Munter also discussed Raymond Davis issue with President.
While on the other side, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani reiterated his stance that only the court would decide the fate of Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore.
The US has said the American, who has been identified by Pakistanis as Raymond Allen Davis, acted in self-defense when he shot the two men on Jan 27, 2011 and must be released because he has diplomatic immunity.
Sixteen killed in US floods; scores missing
June 11, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
ARKANSAS: Flash floods have swept away entire campsites in a forest in the southern US state of Arkansas, drowning at least 16 people as they slept and leaving dozens more missing.
Survivors described a torrent of water descending through the Ouachita National Forest, catching campers and families vacationing in hillside cabins completely unaware in the dead of night.
“What is being reported right now from the scene is that there are probably about 30 people still missing,” Chad Stover from the Arkansas department of emergency management, told media, putting the toll at 16.
The exact number of missing was hard to determine as the Albert Pike campground, which bore the brunt of the massive tide of water, had no registration system to show how many campers were present.
Three helicopters were scrambled to help rescuers on foot and horseback as they hunted the forest for survivors from the deluge, which saw local rivers swell by up to six meters (20 feet).
Officials brought a refrigerated truck to the forest to act as a temporary morgue, while at least 30 people had been rescued by early afternoon.
US President Barack Obama ordered federal emergency officials to be on call to help the state authorities if needed and along with the First Lady issued a special message to the disaster victims.
Michelle Renee
Michelle Renee, Millions of people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet, stay in their homes and afford to put gas in their car to even get to a job interview. Okay, so there are a few that are not struggling and some that will tell you that there is no recession, repeat stuff from The Secret, and then go home to a stack of bills. As a writer who isn’t sure where my next check is even coming from, browsing the job posts for freelance opportunities has become part of my regular routine. But a freelance position took on a whole new meaning today when I found this post for an “Executive/Personal Assistant”:
Busy executive seeks mature lady for, personal assistant duties, social engagements, and discrete rendezvous. If you are generally free during the day between 9-12am and live near the Eastlake Design district I am interested in speaking with you about this opportunity. Very generous financial incentive will be provided for companionship. Please include a picture and contact information in your reply to expedite the process. Prefer reserved housewife type looking for supplemental income.
After a few minutes I went back to copy the verbiage and it had been suddenly changed to “Assistant/Companion”. No matter what the heading is, this job posting on Craigslist, not listed in the gigs section under adult so only those looking for this type of “Betty Crocker meets Heidi Fleiss” job will be able to access it, got me thinking. In our current economic state and unemployment rates skyrocketing, I wonder, with so many unable to stay afloat, is this type of post more tempting to more women? What will the response rate be? Are creeps tapping into desperate women’s plight?
Whatever the case may be, I was sad to see the post, realizing that there actually may be women who are desperate enough and lack the support and self-esteem they need to never even consider this an option.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-renee/creepy-job-postings-on-cr_b_286312.html
Michelle Renee was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 10:33 am.
Lady Gaga Tour Without Kanye West
Lady Gaga Tour Without Kanye West, The “Poker Face” singer may have recently confirmed that her tour with Kanye West has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean she can’t strike it out on her own.
In an interview with Billboard today, Gaga said that she intends to head out on tour soon, without her show-stealing colleague.
“It was a mutual decision,” Gaga told Billboard today. “Kanye’s going to take some time off. But the good news is that I’m going on tour in a few weeks.”
Lady Gaga Tour Without Kanye West was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 10:45 am.
George Jung
George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942), nicknamed “Boston George”, was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s, he was infamous for being one of the most prolific drug traffickers in the United States during that time and he was simply known as “the man”. Jung was a part of the Medellín Cartel which was responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. He specialized in the smuggling of cocaine from Colombia on a large scale. His life story was portrayed in the 2001 movie Blow, starring Johnny Depp.
George Jung was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 10:45 am.
Anvil Band, Anvil the story of Anvil
Anvil Band, Anvil the story of Anvil, Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band, comprised of Steve “Lips” Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Robb Reiner (drums), and Glenn Five (bass, backing vocals). To date, the band have released thirteen studio albums, and have been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups, including Slayer and Metallica.
The band, in particular Kudlow and Reiner, was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by the screenwriter and former Anvil roadie Sacha Gervasi. Upon its release, the film garnered critical acclaim from many major publications, and has since brought the band renewed recognition, including support slots with AC/DC and Saxon. Appearances at major heavy metal festivals, including Download, also followed the release of the film.
Anvil Band, Anvil the story of Anvil was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 11:16 am.
Derrion Albert Funeral
Derrion Albert Funeral, The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday, both calling for an end to youth violence.
Farrakhan said he came to the funeral because he was “deeply pained” by the death of 16-year-old honor roll student Derrion Albert. The boy was walking to a bus stop after school when a group of teens attacked him during a street fight late last month.
“Naturally, we wonder why such a beautiful life? Such a future we thought was waiting for this young man,” Farrakhan said. “This was a special young man of righteous bearing who God took from us so young.”
Cell phone video footage shows Albert being kicked and hit with splintered railroad ties. Four teens are charged in his death.
President Barack Obama is sending U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who once led Chicago Public Schools, to Chicago on Wednesday to meet with school officials, students and residents and talk about school violence.
“The eyes of the world are watching,” Pastor E.F. Ledbetter Jr. told mourners at the Greater Mount Hebron Baptist Church on the city’s South Side. “This has affected people all over the globe.”
Mayor Richard Daley, just off a plane Saturday from an International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen where Chicago lost the 2016 Summer Games, said he would work with police, the community and school officials to break the “code of silence” that happens after street violence.
Police, ministers and community leaders have been asking people to come forward with information about Albert’s killing.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/03/derrion-albert-funeral-fa_n_308835.html
Derrion Albert Funeral was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 11:21 am.
Derrion Albert Uncut beating death
Derrion Albert Uncut beating death, Derrion Albert, a 16-year-old honor student was beaten to death last week in Chicago. The brutal attack was captured on a camera phone. CNN aired the video and the story has garnered national attention.
Derrion Albert is now trending on Twitter and Google Trends. YouTube has been deleting videos of the incident, but people have been re-uploading it.
Derrion Albert Uncut beating death was first posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:36 pm.
