| Wis. man gets life in wife's poisoning
Mark Jensen trembled slightly as he was told he will never leave prison for suffocating his wife after poisoning her with antifreeze. "I've come to the conclusion that if I were to impose anything less than the maximum sentence in this case, I'd feel I had cheated the other people because your crime is so enormous, so monstrous, so unspeakably cruel, that it overcomes all other considerations," Judge Bruce Schroeder said Wednesday. Jensen, 48, was found guilty last week of first-degree intentional homicide, a crime that carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. The judge could have stipulated that Jensen be eligible for parole. Schroeder decided against that option. Julie Jensen, 40, was found dead in her home in Pleasant Prairie on Dec.
NPR Music Marks Return to 'South by Southwest' by Live Broadcasting ...
February 21, 2008, Washington, D.C. – NPR Music returns to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX, next month and, for the first time, will webcast and broadcast live three concerts there. All three shows will be streamed live and archived at NPR.org/music, and will be available for broadcast on NPR Member stations across the country. Selected performances may also be podcast. Additionally, for the second year in a row, NPR and five NPR Member stations – KUT Austin, WFUV New York, WXPN Philadelphia, KEXP Seattle and The Current from Minnesota Public Radio – will offer extensive coverage of the influential music festival on-air and online. In November 2007, these five were among the 12 stations that partnered with NPR on NPR Music, a free multimedia music discovery destination covering all genres that has received enormous critical acclaim from the media, music community and audience worldwide.
Fasthosts hack forces UK sites offline
A hacking attack on web host Fasthosts has forced the UK firm to shut down some of its customers' websites. Hackers targeted Fasthosts' database, which contains the financial details, email addresses and passwords of over a million businesses for which Fasthosts hosts websites. Whether or how the thieves have used the stolen data is not yet known. .
Consistency key as racing begins
Main racing action will get under way at the Dubai Autodrome this weekend with a true festival of motorsport featuring the Speedcar Series, the GP2 Asia along with the the Lumina CSV Middle East Championship and the Gulf Radical Cup. "Fans can be assured of an exciting weekend of racing. "In addition, we have distributed 5,000 tickets to schools so that we can tap young minds to get attracted to motorsports," said Saeed Khalfan, Chairman of Dubai Autodrome. .
Goldman ups writedown estimates for banks
GOLDMAN Sachs on Thursday raised its fourth-quarter estimates for billion-dollar asset writedowns at Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch as a result of squeezed credit. Goldman Sachs said it expects the financial markets would not fully absorb the current credit crises initially stemming from a US housing slump until mid-2008. Rising foreclosures resulting from defaults on sub-prime mortgages - home loans given to people with poor credit histories - has tightened credit sharply since August. "Although we have seen many firms take the appropriate actions in recent weeks as they relate to write-downs and capital raises, we still believe it will be a couple of quarters before the current credit crisis is fully digested by the markets,'' the Wall Street investment bank said in a note to clients.
Around Montana: Ash hires receivers coach
Rob Ash completed his Montana State football coaching staff on Wednesday, hiring former Kansas State quarterback Jonathan Beasley as the Bobcats' receivers coach. Beasley played quarterback at Kansas State from 1996-2000, serving as team captain as a junior and senior. He was third-team All-Big 12 in 2000, and he earned MVP honors in the 2001 Cotton Bowl and 2000 Holiday Bowl. He was the Wildcats; team captain and MVP of the 2001 Hula Bowl, and he was a team captain for the 2001 East-West Shrine Game.“(Jonathan) has extensive experience in the Big 12 and in professional football, and brings a great knowledge of offensive football and the passing game to our program," Ash said. “He earned the reputation as a great leader as a player, and is known for his class, character and integrity."Most recently a graduate assistant at Emporia State, Beasley served as quarterbacks and running backs coach at Wichita North High last fall and coached JV and freshman quarterbacks at Cactus High in Glendale, Ariz., in 2003-04.Beasley had tryouts with the Wichita Aviators in the APFL (2005), the Wichita Stealth in Arena II (2004), the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars (2003), the NFL Detroit Lions (2003), and NFL Green Bay Packers (2001).
Asus’ 8.9″ Eee draws crowds at CeBIT
Here in CeBIT 2008, crowds descended on Hannover Germany to see the latest technologies. Germany is certainly a lovely country but there's nothing lovable about the 5.60 Euro per gallon gas prices. CeBIT is certainly one of the more unique conventions I've been to since everything is spread out over a square kilometer and it's like going to 10 mini conventions. While you get some outdoor air between the halls, don't expect any fresh air with all the smokers there. The temperature delta certainly makes proper attire a challenge because it's too warm inside and freezing outside. Asus had a massive presence in building 26 which is one of the more popular spots at CeBIT and they managed to draw crowds wanting to get a closer look at the new and improved 8.9″ Asus Eee PC.
Courtesy Malaysian Tourism Board
Recently its Tanjong Club Spa made the list of Top Ten Overseas Hotel Spas, Asia category. It was also listed in the 100 Top Spas Worldwide in Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards 2004. But the resort isn't just about luxury and pampering, it also offers glimpses of the best of Malaysia's wildlife, including monkeys, iguanas, river crabs and sea eagles. Feeling serene, we continued our drive to Primula Beach Resort, which is undergoing soon-to-be-completed renovations. The resort is located on the beachfront, very near the city center. Owned by the Malaysian government, the resort does not serve alcohol, in accordance with Islamic teaching. For recreation, the venue features a pleasant swimming pool and tennis court. Day 5 Early in the morning we set out for the countryside, where we visited the State Museum, considered one of the most comprehensive in Southeast Asia.
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With analog equipment in the background, KPLE engineer Steve Coffino adjusts the digital equipment inside the offices of the Christian-based television station. A banquet Feb. 19 will help fund the switch.">Herald/David Morris
With analog equipment in the background, KPLE engineer Steve Coffino adjusts the digital equipment inside the offices of the Christian-based television station. A banquet Feb. 19 will help fund the switch. .
Snow snarls North Texas roads more on its way
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for North Texas Thursday, particularly for areas along and north of Interstate 20. The winter storm warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday. "Theres another shot of cold air coming with a powerful upper-level trough right over North Texas," said Jennifer Dunn, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. The conditions should persist through Friday morning, Dunn said. With Fridays daytime high temperature topping out around 40 degrees, those areas that received the heaviest snowfall should see the snow stick around through the day. It could reach the mid-40s in portions of the Metroplex. Cloud cover should clear out Friday afternoon and evening, leading to a freezing Friday night in the mid-20s.
YouTube Killers Just Around the Corner? Free Video.Show 1.0 Download
According to the latest statistics from Internet metrics company comScore, "77.6 million viewers watched 3.2 billion videos on YouTube.com (41.6 videos per viewer)" in December 2007 alone, and taking into consideration only U.S. users. This gives Google no less than 32.6% of all the videos served in the last month of the past year, as well as a 43% of all U.S. Internet users. And still, the next YouTube killers might be growing as we speak, courtesy of Microsoft which has made available Video.Show 1.0 as a free download. "Getting started with Video.Show is easy: all you need is a machine with .
Vito Lopez
As Pfizer seeks to sell its 15-acre plant site in Williamsburg to a private developer, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the chairman of the Assembly's housing committee, is pressing the pharma giant on affordable housing. Mr. Lopez, also the chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, has been circulating a draft bill to acquire the site through eminent domain, and now his office is organizing a group of community leaders to add pressure on Pfizer. read more » .
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