Police arrest five over Anonymous WikiLeaks attacks

Five people were arrested yesterday in connection with a spate of online attack last month in support of wikiLeaks. All five are being held in custody at local police stations. They think the five have being involved in the group of hacktivists known as Anonymous, who crippled the websites of MasterCard, Visa and PayPal after those companies cut off financial services to WikiLeaks. The 1,000-strong group of activists launched what they called Operation Payback, vowing to give perceived anti-wikiLeaks companies a “black eye”. A statement is made to the government after arresting those 5 men: it was a sad mistake. They say you can easily arrest individuals but you can’t arrest an ideology and that they won’t rest until their fellow protesters have been released.

I find it rather handsome that those people can do things like that. It is not correct what they do. They hacked Mastercard and visa just because they did not want to pay money anymore at WikiLeaks. I don’t know the reason about that, I did not follow it that good. But on the other hand if they can do stuff like that, they can also find a lot of personal information about anybody and anything. They can search addressed by IP-addressed and then it is getting a little bit out of hand and scary.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/27/anonymous-hacking

Illegal drug use is in decline, NHS figures reveal

In Britain a generational shift away from drugs may be under way, addiction experst suggested today, as figures showed that illegal substances were declining in popularity among all age groups. Fewer people in England and Wales are taking drugs such as cannabis, cocaine or heroin, according to an NHS survey. Even use of drugs at the younger generation declines. It could be to do with young people’s culture and fashion, that they are more aware of the fact they could do themselves harm by taking drugs. It is a fair supposition that at least some young people are a bit more savvy about the downsides of drugs. The department of Health welcomed the decline but they say there is still much more to do.

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They are right, there is still much more to do, but this is a start. For the figures you have to look in the article, but it really shows the decrease of using drugs on every age. I do not know anything about those statistics in the Netherlands. That would be a lot worse I guess. I do not really know what you can do about it, because if people want to try it, they will find a way to do it. I’ve never done it, but I don’t feel the need of doing it. But I went to parties were a lot of people used a kind of drugs, I don’t know which one, I even don’t know which different kinds there are. I don’t want to get involved with things like that.

Jouster killed in freak accident after lance spears him in eye

Paul Anthony Allen died during a jousting re-enactment, they think because of failure to ensure a correct helmet and his shield was appropriately assembled. Mr. Allen, who had never jousted before despite practicing with a lance and shield, was hit by a splinter from a balsa wood tip designed to break on impact with the opponent’s shield for safety. I broke off, as it was supposed to, but a piece flew up through the eye-slit of his helmet, hitting his eye socket. They Brought him to the hospital with the splinter still in his eye. He had an operation to remove the splinter, which penetrated 5in (13cm) into his head, but his condition did not improve and he died.

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That must have looked terrible and must really have hurt. It is strange that when you are wearing a suit and such protection like that, that the splinter, which is also unusual, flew up in his eye. That possibility is so little. They made the stick like it would break, it does, but with splinters. But they also gave him protection. If you hear it like this, they did not prepare it very well. Another pointed is that at the end of the story they say he died during something he really liked, but earlier in the story they said he never did it before.

A MUM died after waiting five hours in an A&E department "clogged up" with drunks, her husband claimed last night.

Laura Martin, 39, desperately-ill went to the hospital at 3 am after vomiting and suffering pains in her head. The Medics helped her at 8.30am. She felt a little better and was sent home at 9am. Three hours later her symptoms returned. She had to wait another 2,5 hours, her heart rate went very high and she was put in e medical coma and they discovered her lungs were failing. Laura died of lung failure five hours later- just 24 hours after she first went in. Her husband is finding out exactly what killed laura and is heartbroken. “The A&E was overrun. It was Saturday and everyone came in from drinking night.” Docter helped them first because they didn’t know how seriously it was. But then when they got a little sober again they just walked out.

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I can not believe that this happened. The lady was already ill, and I think they have her report already in the hospital. All the drunk people got priority because they did not know how drunk they were and if they were really sick. Laura came twice to the hospital with the same symptoms they could have taken her more seriously. It is a shame she had to die like this. She had a family who is left behind now.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3373327/Mum-dies-as-drunks-clog-AE.html

Secret fumble with gardener unearthed my longing to cheat.

More woman are having affairs. Caroline is married but misses the tension. She starts to flirt with her gardener and after one slip she wants more. She starts searching for contact first and find help form a single friend from London. They start to meet each other more often and after a while without Caroline knowing it her husband asks her about her telephone bill. She confesses and the affair stops, but Caroline can not stop searching for more attention and discovers the internet sites for married people. She starts to meeting someone again. Even though she knows it isn’t going to work she know she has to divorce and that is what she does. (names has changed)

reaction:
Most of the time people say men are the ones who are cheating. But as you can see women nowadays are just as bad. I did not know people do this so often. I can not imagine doing that, If I like someone or love someone I could not cheat that person. And for instance if it would happen which I doubt I could not look my boyfriend/husband in the eyes anymore. I think I felt guilty as hell. And on the other hand my thoughts what if it was in the opposite way how would you feel if your husband or boyfriend did it? I would feel terrible.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/3341556/Secret-fumble-with-gardener-unearthed-my-longing-to-cheat.html

BABY Lilly MacGlashan beams beside her twin sister - but needs £300,000 to stand a chance of finally beating cancer.

Baby Lilly Mac Glashan is born with a tumour which started in her abdomen at a few weeks old. The Tumour which, uniquely, spread from her body to brain. Experts thought they had controlled it. She is the only known neuroblastoma patient whose cancer has done this before. Normal chemotherapy is no longer an option anymore. The only treatment is in New York, which is unable to fund. The parents have launched a frantic fund-raising drive to find £300,00 for the US trip.

reaction:
How Terrible, after nine months of pregnancy you finally got your baby in your arms and then you find out that she has cancer. And not a little bit, but so bad it does not even can handled in their own country. Most pregnancies women have a happy time after birth. But they are immediately busy to keep this child alive, searching for medicines and hospitals who can help them. They did not have time to enjoy their babies.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/3373352/Baby-Lilly-MacGlashan-needs-300000-to-stand-a-chance-of-finally-beating-cancer.html

Jo suspect on suicide watch in tough jail.

The man suspected for the murder of Jo Yeates was placed in jail at the department for suicide prevention.The Netherlands-born Vincent Tabak is guarded throughout the day in Long Lartinprison, where he was remanded in custody. They check him every 30 minutes and they stay with him where ever he goes. Mr. Tabak was accused of murder last Saturday on Jo Yeates and was sent to the Bristol Horfield prison. Because of the high-profile case, they moved him out of town for his own safety. He has to appear at Court on Monday again but his trial will take months. Family in the Netherlands protest against this.

reaction:
I read about this case earlier and at that moment they did not know anything about the murderer. They had a lot of tips and things they were searching on. I find it strange that a verdict can take that long. Sometimes they do not even have to be in jail during that time. In this case he must stay in jail, until they prove his innocence. I hope this is the perpetrator so Jo’s family can finally have their peace. And the officer like he said got his case like he wanted it.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3373571/Man-charged-with-Jo-Yeates-murder-put-on-suicide-watch-in-prison.html