The platform of the railway station in the northern city of Ascheberg is located between the two tracks and can be reached only via staircases – one down, through a small tunnel and one up again. No ramp, lift or escalator.
A man in a wheelchair wanted to visit a soccer game in this town, so he came by train. When he arrived at the station and exited the train, he was trapped on the platform like on an island. The stairs were insurmountable for his electric-driven wheelchair.
Help arrived in form of 5 man from the firefighting department of Ascheberg. They lifted him up and down the stairs, just barely making it.
A request from the wheelchair man to the fire fighters to help him on the return trip was denied as “too dangerous” for all involved. It is not known how the man got back home.
I wonder, what the fire fighters are going to do, if a real fire breaks out. “Too dangerous?”
There is a new gun law in Arizona, going to be in effect this week (SB1108). While most articles and blogs are focusing on the drop of the requirement to get a permit for carrying a concealed weapon, thus also make the training, how to handle the guns, optional, there is a little thing that is not mentioned to often.
The law also prohibits federal regulations to apply on firearms that were manufactured in Arizona.
So no more federal background checks if you buy a gun if it’s made in Arizona, even from licensed gun dealers (there wasn’t a background check requirement if you buy from a private source).
Mentally unstable persons and criminal convicts are not allowed to own guns. But how are you supposed to know without the checks.
Another good thing for the gun industry and the drug cartels.
The case mentioned in the NYT article against George Iknadosian by the way was dismissed. He actually “may end up with a multi-million-dollar payout”. Guess where that money is coming from.
So here’s the bottom line: the gun shops make money from selling guns to the drug cartel, the gun lobby gets it contribution from the gun shop owners, and the gun lobby, of course, contribute to the politicians to keep the gun sales going
Is it a wonder that certain politicians are reluctant to re-instate the ban?
Also noteworthy, it was mentioned that Mr. Iknadosian “moved his gun-selling operation (from California) to Arizona in 2004, because the gun laws were more lenient”.
In the recent Arizona immigration law discussion, it was argued that one purpose of the law was to fight crimes committed allegedly by illegal immigrants. While generally there is no evidence to support that they commit more crimes than the general population (besides of just being illegal), there has been apparently an increase in violence in crimes committed by cartel members. Now, if they really want to curb down on crime violence, wouldn’t it make more sense to tighten and enforce gun laws in Arizona?
Ah – I forgot. It would cut into the profits of the gun shops – and the taxes that the state would get from the gun sales.
You hear it more and more: the war of Mexican drug gangs, just a few miles south of the borders of California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. More and more people realize that the U.S. is not only involved in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in a much bloodier conflict just on their doorstep, fought with real weapons of war. 90 percent of these weapons – including machine guns, grenades and remote-controlled bombs – come from U.S. production, purchased by middle men of the drug gangs on the territory of the United States. For the 7000 state-licensed U.S. gun shops along the US-Mexican border the escalating war is highly profitable. As NBC reported the gun shops supply literally everything to the Mexico killer gangs – including heavy machine guns, which thanks to a decision of the U.S. Congress and the former Bush administration are no longer banned from sale.
28,000 dead in three and a half years
Hillary Clinton admits, “I think this is a mistake,” when asked about the U.S. arms sales to Mexico’s drug-dealing mass murderers. 28,000 people including several U.S. citizens died in the last three and a half years in a hail of bullets between rival Mexican gangs. The Obama administration fears that Mexico could soon become a failed country, an anarchic structure with incalculable consequences for the neighboring U.S. states. But the gun lobby in the U.S. makes sure that the sale of military equipment to private individuals is still possible – and also the export to Mexico’s drug militias.
The promised aid is still off
Nevertheless, U.S. President Barack Obama says, the Mexican government could count on the full support of the U.S. in their fight against the drug mafia. For example, almost all freight trains heading south would be checked by U.S. security. As a partner the US. would give the Mexican government just what they need to succeed in the drug war.
But these are just presidential words.
1.3 billion dollars approved by the U.S. Congress in 2008 to combat drug smuggling haven’t been spent yet. The Mexican drug fighters desperately still wait for the helicopters, surveillance planes and drones, promised some time ago. The U.S. promised to help the Mexican authorities combating the money laundering by drug dealers.
Weapons for Drugs
But so far, little is done – even though Mexico’s drug cartels are now among the largest criminal organizations in the U.S., according to NBC. No surprise here: The U.S. is not only the main supplier of arms, but also the main buyer of drugs. Obama promised to implement new programs to combat drug demand in the U.S. But this will remain inefficient in the fight against Mexico’s drug barons. They lately liked to kill with remote-controlled car bombs, most recently in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas – just like of Al Qaeda.
The following is filed under “Other Income” in the rules about reporting on your taxes.
“Stolen property. If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year, you return it to its rightful owner.”
So, no it’s not okay to steal. However, if you do steal, you need to let the IRS know so that you can pay taxes on the items that you stole – unless, of course, you return the item to the original owner on the last day of the year that you stole it: then you don’t have to report this income.
There is more:
“Illegal activities. Income from illegal activities, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) if from your self-employment activity.”
One thing has emerged after this report: Udonis apparently had more marijuana in posession than his passenger, at least according to the police.
The Florida Highway Patrol cited Haslem with felony possession of marijuana in excess of 20grams. His passenger in the vehicle, Antwain Fleming, who acknowledged in the police report that the luggage containing the marijuana was his, was charged with misdemeanor possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.
Furthermore, marijuana was found inside tree containers in a black case under the driver’s seat, and in a plastic container inside a blue nylon bag on the car’s back seat, which Mr. Fleming acknowledged was his.
Remember. Mr. Haslem was the driver, and it was his car. So he might not have an easy way out.
While Haslem’s bond was set at $9,000, Fleming’s bond was $2,000. Both were released Sunday night.
Why did he have a passenger who has bags with marijuana with him, with documentation to prove it is his (the passenger’s that is – could be Haslem’s way out)? What kind of friends does he have, anyway?
And, always, try not too hard speeding. Does he really think that mentioning of the fact that “I’m a professional ball player” makes it easier?
Now from what I gather is that the word they tried to translate is dry (fried) but with the help of a computer translation they ended up in the other meaning for this word.
Didn’t anybody check this with somebody who has at least some idea of English?
The Iranian president accused Octopus Paul of spreading ‘western propaganda and superstition’ Photo: REUTERS/EPA
He claims that the octopus is a symbol of decadence and decay among “his enemies”.
Paul, who lives at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center, Germany, won the hearts of the Spanish by predicting their World Cup victory.
He became an international star after predicting the outcome of all seven German World Cup matches and the World Cup final accurately.
However, the Iranian president accused the octopus of spreading “western propaganda and superstition.” Paul was mentioned by Mr Ahmadinejad on various occasions during a speech in Tehran at the weekend.
“Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values,” he said.
Football star Vince Young received a misdemeanor assault citation after getting into a fight at a Dallas strip club and leaving before police arrived early Sunday, investigators said.
Surveillance video footage released by police appears to show the Tennessee Titans quarterback and several people talking in a room before Young attacks someone in the room. Others then try to break up the fight.
Dallas police Lt. Andy Harvey said an investigation led to Young receiving a Class C assault citation, punishable by a fine up to $500.
The video, obtained by CBS affiliate KTVT, shows Young in a back office talking to a manager. Another man in the office, who was identified at Creiton Kinchen, 45, makes a derogatory “Horns down” hand sign in reference to the University of Texas, Young’s alma mater, and says something to the quarterback.
Young is then seen talking to the manager for a few more moments before charging after Kinchen. A fight involving multiple people then breaks out.
The first call to police came at about 3:38 a.m. and reported “two black males fighting in the parking lot,” according to the station.
Club security made a second call to police at 4:06 a.m., and an ambulance was called at about 5:30 a.m., though the offense report shows that no medical attention was needed as Kinchen only sustained a minor cut to his lip.
Young wasn’t at Club Onyx when police responded to a call about the fight, said Dallas police Lt. Andy Harvey.
Titans spokesman, Robbie Bohren, said the team was aware of the incident and had contacted Young. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a tweet that the league “will look into it.”
Young, the No. 3 pick overall in 2006, got his starting job back last fall when Tennessee started 0-6 and owner Bud Adams put him back in the lineup. He helped the Titans win eight of their final 10 and heads into his fifth NFL season with a 26-13 record as a starter.
