By emrys
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A motorist drove a car through the popular Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 11 others in a hit-and-run incident that spanned several city blocks, authorities said. "There was a hit-and-run and the vehicle is in custody.
The driver fled on foot. There is a possible suspect who has been detained," said Daniel Chun, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Witnesses described the driver as a white man in his mid-20s with sandy blond hair, and the detained suspect fit that description, said Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Andy Neiman.
"We have a vehicle in custody ... with collision damage consistent with what happened out here," Neiman said, adding it was a four-door, dark- colored Dodge Avenger.
Witnesses said the car traveled as fast as 20 miles per hour down the oceanside pedestrian walkway at around 6 p.m., said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The driver ditched his car in nearby Santa Monica, Neiman said. The suspect who police have detained and are questioning turned himself in after the incident.
Police do not know the driver's motive or if he had been drinking, Neiman said, adding that the suspect will face homicide charges in addition to felony hit-and-run charges.
Ten of the 12 people injured were taken to hospitals - two in critical condition, one of whom died, and two in serious condition. Of the eight who sustained minor injuries, two declined hospital treatment, Humphrey said.
Injuries included broken bones, head trauma and soft tissue damage, Humphrey said, adding that more than 100 emergency responders were on scene and crews had set up a triage area to treat those injured. Local CBS affiliate KCAL9 quoted witnesses as saying the driver appeared to be trying to strike pedestrians.
A man who said he worked at a nearby cafe told NBC4 that he heard what sounded like a car hurtling down an alleyway, followed by screams. "Firefighters never saw the vehicle and we never saw the driver," Humphrey said.
The Venice Beach boardwalk is a major tourist attraction known for its eclectic patchwork of shops, restaurants and sporting areas.
In 2003, an elderly man drove his car through a crowded farmers' market in nearby Santa Monica, killing 10 people and injuring 69. (Writing and additional reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Peter Cooney and Pravin Char)
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Thursday, 25 July 2013
2pac facts
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given name was Lesane Crooks. He was the sone of Afeni Shakur
(government name Alice Fay Walker) who was one of the defendants at the
Panther 21 trial. Tupac studied drama at Baltimore's School For The Arts, where he rapped under the name MC New York. At the Baltimore School of the arts, Tupac met Jada Pinkett, who would become a close friend of his Tupac was planned to act in the movies Cool Runnings, Higher Learning, Menace II Society and How To Be A Player. As a young man, Tupac also studied ballet and dance. Tupac Amauru Shakur was named after an Inca Indian chief, "Tupac Amaru" means "Shining serpent" and "Shakur" means "thankfukl to god" in Arabic. When Tupac was 12 years old, his mother enrolled him in Harlems 127thSt Ensemble. He played Travis in "A Raisin in The Sun" in his first acting role. While he was with Digital Underground, someone once shoved a 12 gauge shotgun in Tupac's face because of a dispute over a woman at a Martin Luther King Jr festival. Tupac said the individual letters in his THUG LIFE tattoo stood for "The Hate U Give Little Infants F-ck Everybody" Tupac said that because of his moms ties with the Black Panthers, the FBI was always after him and his family. Tupac wrote his hit song "Dear Mama" while in prison. Tupacs first appearence ever was on Digital Undergrounds Same Song where he raps wearing West African war clothes in the video. Kidada Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones and fianc?f Tupac, has a tattoo of Tupac on her arm. Porn Star Spontaneous XXXStacy, whos been in mags like Portfolioand Players has a tatoo on her arm with Tupacs name and the title of the song "Keep Ya Head Up." Tupac has a huge cross on his back that says Exodus 18:11 a reference to where the bible says "Now I know That the Lord is Greater Than All Gods because he delivered the people from the hands of the Egyptions when they dealt with them arrogantly." Tupac started his career on Tommy Boy Records with Digital Underground. Tupac was first inspired to rap when a friend of his was killed while he was playing with a gun. His first rap was about gun control. When he first moved to California, Tupac was homeless for 2 years. In the movie Juice, Tupac plays Bishop and said the now famous line "Yeah I'm crazy, but you know what? I dont give a f-ck." Tupac wanted to name his first child Star. | ||
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Joke: Akpors Shows a Lady He Takes No Mess
Joke: Akpors Shows a Lady He Takes No Mess
Akpors: hello madam?
Lady: what is it?
Akpors: sorry madam , just wanted to ask what the time is on your watch?
Lady: ehee …now you think my watch is used as a public clock huh? Go away and stop wasting my time
Akpors: but madam
Lady: shut up!!!
Akpors takes out his Apple phone and makes call
Akpors: hello John I just settled from Washington D.C can you please tell me what time it is right now so that I set my clock to the local time since it still reads American time? *she listens*
Ok, thank you and today don’t forget to come for the galaxy tablet that you requested * she listens*
Since my girl is still in America bring me a beautiful girl to spend my money with tonight Ok bye
Lady: sir the time is ….
Akpors: shut up !!!!!
Joke: Akpors Shows a Lady He Takes No Mess
Akpors: hello madam?
Lady: what is it?
Akpors: sorry madam , just wanted to ask what the time is on your watch?
Lady: ehee …now you think my watch is used as a public clock huh? Go away and stop wasting my time
Akpors: but madam
Lady: shut up!!!
Akpors takes out his Apple phone and makes call
Akpors: hello John I just settled from Washington D.C can you please tell me what time it is right now so that I set my clock to the local time since it still reads American time? *she listens*
Ok, thank you and today don’t forget to come for the galaxy tablet that you requested * she listens*
Since my girl is still in America bring me a beautiful girl to spend my money with tonight Ok bye
Lady: sir the time is ….
Akpors: shut up !!!!!
Brazilian Woman Who Auctioned Virginity Says She's Still Virgin (PHOTOS & VIDEO 18+)
Brazilian Woman Who Auctioned Virginity Says She's Still Virgin (PHOTOS & VIDEO 18+)
The woman who became an Internet sensation by auctioning off her virginity for $780,000 now says that she was tricked and exploited - and that she's still a virgin.
Catarina Migliorini, a 21-year-old woman from Brazil, told by email that the highly publicized Internet auction last October, organized by filmmaker Justin Sisely, has turned into a giant fiasco.
"I felt I was a victim ... I was misled by Mr. Justin Sisely," Migliorini said. "I believe he is trying to defraud me and others."
Sisely was supposedly filming a documentary entitled "Virgins Wanted," which would explore the lives of Migliorini and Alex Stepanov, a male counterpart who was also auctioning his virginity.
A 53-year-old Japanese millionaire who identified himself online as "Natsu" placed the winning bid for Migliorini. But when she went to meet him in a restaurant in Sydney, Australia, he didn't match the description Sisely gave her. Nor did they ever have sex.
What's more, she claims Sisely didn't cover her traveling expenses or give her the money promised.
Sisely denies Migliorini's claims. "We have the footage to prove otherwise," he told by email. He also says she breached her contract as an actress.
When Sisely first announced the documentary in May 2010, he said it would culminate with both of the virgins having sex. However, the promise of sex was not set in stone, Migliorini claims.
“Justin made me believe this was a serious documentary about young virgins and said that there might or might not be an auction at the end of the documentary,” she said.
But after Sisely and Migliorini met in Bali, the auction had already been publicly announced, forcing Migliorini into a corner.
“I agreed to go along with it, because Justin said it would be the best way to draw attention from the media about the project,” she said.
In exchange for her participation, Migliorini said she was supposed to receive 20 percent of documentary sales and all of the money from the winning auction bid of $780,000. Neither has materialized, she claims.
Migliorini now believes that "Natsu" doesn't exist. She never had sex with him, and proudly describes herself as a virgin.
WATCH: CATARINA MIGLIORINI'S PLAYBOY SHOOT (Warning: NSFW)
FG Releases N8bn For Distribution Companies
FG Releases N8bn For Distribution Companies
The Federal Government has released N8.27 billion for Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and Power Generating Companies (GENCOS).
A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman for the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the money was released, following approval by President GoodLuck Jonathan.
“N8.27 billion was specifically released to the Federal Ministry of Power for the DISCOs and GENCOs, following approval by President Goodluck Jonathan,’’ it said
It said that the Ministry of Finance had paid N72.7 billion to the Federal Ministry of Power, so far this year, to cover various items in line with the implementation of the power roadmap.
The amount, it said, included theN45 billion paid to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers, as part of the power privatisation programme.
It also includes monies released under the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO).
“Other beneficiaries include the Ministry of Power headquarters, PHCN, National Rural Electrification Agency, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, National Power Training Institute, National Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE (NELMCO) and Bulk Trader,’’ it said
According to the statement, more than N59.08 billion was paid in the first quarter while N13. 73 billion was paid in the second quarter. (NAN)
A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman for the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the money was released, following approval by President GoodLuck Jonathan.
“N8.27 billion was specifically released to the Federal Ministry of Power for the DISCOs and GENCOs, following approval by President Goodluck Jonathan,’’ it said
It said that the Ministry of Finance had paid N72.7 billion to the Federal Ministry of Power, so far this year, to cover various items in line with the implementation of the power roadmap.
The amount, it said, included theN45 billion paid to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers, as part of the power privatisation programme.
It also includes monies released under the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO).
“Other beneficiaries include the Ministry of Power headquarters, PHCN, National Rural Electrification Agency, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, National Power Training Institute, National Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE (NELMCO) and Bulk Trader,’’ it said
According to the statement, more than N59.08 billion was paid in the first quarter while N13. 73 billion was paid in the second quarter. (NAN)
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EmailA statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman for the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the money was released, following approval by President Goodluck Jonathan.
“N8.27 billion was specifically released to the Federal Ministry of Power for the DISCOs and GENCOs, following approval by President Goodluck Jonathan,’’ it said.
It said that the Ministry of Finance had paid N72.7 billion to the Federal Ministry of Power, so far this year, to cover various items in line with the implementation of the power roadmap.
The amount, it said, included the N45 billion paid to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers, as part of the power privatisation programme.
It also includes monies released under the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO).
“Other beneficiaries include the Ministry of Power headquarters, PHCN, National Rural Electrification Agency, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, National Power Training Institute, National Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE (NELMCO) and Bulk Trader,’’ it said.
166 Suspects Arrested, Pregnant, Underaged Among Them
166 Suspects Arrested, Pregnant, Underaged Among Them
At least 166
suspected hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi, Lagos, southwest
Nigeria, by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special
Offences (Enforcement) Unit.
Some of the suspects arrested at Oshodi.
Those arrested include 11 female, with two girls heavily pregnant.
Seven under aged boys were also among those arrested.
They were taken to the Boys Remand Home, Oregun for correction and rehabilitation.
Out of the 166 suspects, 105 of them were charged to court after screening, while 61 were let off the hook.
Out of the 105 suspects arraigned in court, 48 pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six months imprisonment or to pay fines ranging from N20,000 to N80,000.
According to Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, Chief Superintendent of Police, all the suspected hoodlums were arrested at Okomola, a notorious area inhabited by hoodlums in Oshodi.
He said between January and June this year, 1,000 hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi alone, some of them illegal aliens from Benin Republic.
“There is a problem in the society as family values have gone.
We have among them a pregnant under aged girl with her husband living under the bridge in Oshodi.
We only follow the law to arrest them, the under aged among them are taken to Remand Home for correction and where they learn some trade.
Two of those arrested are twins from the same parents sleeping under the bridge,” he explained.
Some of the suspects arrested at Oshodi.
Those arrested include 11 female, with two girls heavily pregnant.
Seven under aged boys were also among those arrested.
They were taken to the Boys Remand Home, Oregun for correction and rehabilitation.
Out of the 166 suspects, 105 of them were charged to court after screening, while 61 were let off the hook.
Out of the 105 suspects arraigned in court, 48 pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six months imprisonment or to pay fines ranging from N20,000 to N80,000.
According to Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, Chief Superintendent of Police, all the suspected hoodlums were arrested at Okomola, a notorious area inhabited by hoodlums in Oshodi.
He said between January and June this year, 1,000 hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi alone, some of them illegal aliens from Benin Republic.
“There is a problem in the society as family values have gone.
We have among them a pregnant under aged girl with her husband living under the bridge in Oshodi.
We only follow the law to arrest them, the under aged among them are taken to Remand Home for correction and where they learn some trade.
Two of those arrested are twins from the same parents sleeping under the bridge,” he explained.
Labour Shuts Bank’s Operations Over Sacked Workers
Labour Shuts Bank’s Operations Over Sacked Workers
Leaders of Niger
Labour Shuts Bank’s Operations Over Sacked Workers
Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, its affiliate, National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, and other activists, on Wednesday, shut down the operations of Diamond Bank Plc’s Head Office, and two other key branches in Lagos, over sack of 200 union members and officials.
The Adeola Hopewell Head Office and two other branches considered vital to the bank’s effective transactions were shut, preventing customers and others from gaining access into the bank.
The aggrieved labour leaders and activists, displayed several placards with inscriptions such as ‘Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Diamond Bank has closed door against workers, do not keep silent,’ ‘core staff or not we are all workers of Diamond Bank Plc,’ ‘Equals should be treated equally,’ among others.
The picketing, according to leaders of NLC and NUBIFIE, was prompted by the alleged refusal of the management of the bank to, among others, reinstate the sacked workers, even when the National Industrial Court, NIC and Ministry of Labour and Productivity, advised it to do so.
They were said to have arrived the bank’s head office few minutes past 8a.m., barricaded it and ensured that its operations were crippled.
But in an unsigned statement by the bank, it said, “Third party support personnel posted to Diamond Bank have recently had challenges with their Employer –C & M Exchange. As these issues are yet to be resolved, the third party personnel would like Diamond Bank to intercede to resolve the differences.
“Diamond Bank remains concerned about the working conditions and welfare of its entire staff, both contractual and full time.
“As such, we are currently discussing intensely with C & M Exchange to ensure they resolve the issues with their employees in a swift and amicable manner.
ia Labour Congress, NLC, its affiliate, National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, and other activists, on Wednesday, shut down the operations of Diamond Bank Plc’s Head Office, and two other key branches in Lagos, over sack of 200 union members and officials.
The Adeola Hopewell Head Office and two other branches considered vital to the bank’s effective transactions were shut, preventing customers and others from gaining access into the bank.
The aggrieved labour leaders and activists, displayed several placards with inscriptions such as ‘Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Diamond Bank has closed door against workers, do not keep silent,’ ‘core staff or not we are all workers of Diamond Bank Plc,’ ‘Equals should be treated equally,’ among others.
The picketing, according to leaders of NLC and NUBIFIE, was prompted by the alleged refusal of the management of the bank to, among others, reinstate the sacked workers, even when the National Industrial Court, NIC and Ministry of Labour and Productivity, advised it to do so.
They were said to have arrived the bank’s head office few minutes past 8a.m., barricaded it and ensured that its operations were crippled.
But in an unsigned statement by the bank, it said, “Third party support personnel posted to Diamond Bank have recently had challenges with their Employer –C & M Exchange. As these issues are yet to be resolved, the third party personnel would like Diamond Bank to intercede to resolve the differences.
“Diamond Bank remains concerned about the working conditions and welfare of its entire staff, both contractual and full time.
“As such, we are currently discussing intensely with C & M Exchange to ensure they resolve the issues with their employees in a swift and amicable manner.
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