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Saturday, June 29, 2013
Boston bombing suspect accused in four deaths, could face execution
By Scott Malone and Stephanie Simon
BOSTON (Reuters) - Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on charges of killing four people in the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.
The 30-count indictment filed in Boston federal court charges the 19-year-old ethnic Chechen with setting off two homemade pressure-cooker bombs in a crowd of thousands at the race's finish line and with committing a carjacking and engaging in a gunbattle with police before his April 19 arrest.
Tsarnaev could be executed if convicted. His public defender, Miriam Conrad, declined to comment on the charges, which include use of a weapon of mass destruction, bombing a public place and carjacking during four days that traumatized the Boston area.
"Today's charges reflect the serious and violent nature of the event ... the defendant's alleged conduct forever changed lives," said Carmen Ortiz, the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts. She said she had met with several of the people who were wounded in the attack and relatives of those who were killed.
"We will do all that we can to pursue justice, not only on their behalf but on behalf of all of us," Ortiz said.
The April 15 bombing was followed by the shooting of a campus police officer in Cambridge, a carjacking and a late-night gunbattle with police in the nearby suburb of Watertown. Dzhokhar's 26-year-old brother Tamerlan died in the gunbattle, which led to a daylong lockdown of most of the Boston area.
That evening, Dzhokhar was found hiding in a boat in a resident's backyard and arrested after police fired a hail of bullets.
The brothers started preparing for the attack more than two months earlier, when Tamerlan traveled to a New Hampshire fireworks store to buy 48 mortar shells containing about eight pounds (3.6 kg) of explosive powder, according to the charges.
Three people died in the bomb attacks: 29-year-old restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 23-year-old graduate student Lingzi Lu and 8-year-old Martin Richard. Days later, the pair killed a campus policeman in their attempt to escape arrest, the charges said.
The younger Tsarnaev was not present at the indictment, and Ortiz declined to comment on his condition or where he was being held. He was badly injured in the April 19 gun battle and had been held in a prison hospital west of Boston. He is scheduled to be arraigned on July 10.
EXECUTION LOOMS?
Ortiz said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder would make the final decision on whether to seek the death penalty. Legal experts said that while the large scale of the attack could motivate the government to seek the death penalty, his defense could argue that he did not fully understand his actions.
"There will be claims about his youth, about his role, the theory that it was his brother that was pulling all the strings and that this guy was a secondary mover," said Richard Broughton, an assistant professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and a former federal prosecutor.
"We haven't really had a case like this," said Karen Greenberg, director of the center on national security at Fordham Law School in New York. "Because of the lethality of this attack, it really is different from other terrorism prosecutions we've seen for a long time."
Since the World Trade Center attack in 2001, most such prosecutions have focused on failed plots, such as shoe bomber Richard Reid, who tried to blow up a plane over the Atlantic in December 2001 and is now serving a life sentence. In 2006 a jury rejected the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted as one of the conspirators behind the September 11, 2001 attacks.
In November, 2012, a federal judge in Massachusetts sentenced Rezwan Ferdaus to 17 years, including a decade of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a plot to a plot to fly remote-controlled planes into the U.S. Capitol building and the Pentagon. He was arrested in a sting operation after undercover agents provided him with inert explosives that he told them he planned to use.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev had been on a U.S. government database of potential terrorism suspects and Russia has twice warned the United States that he might be an Islamic militant, according to U.S. security officials.
A congressional hearing after the bombing focused on whether the FBI paid sufficient heed to Moscow, which has been in bitter conflict with Islamic militants in Chechnya and other parts of the volatile northern Caucasus region.
The Tsarnaev brothers' ethnic homeland of Chechnya, a mainly Muslim province that saw centuries of war and repression, no longer threatens to secede from Russia. But it has become a breeding ground for a form of militant Islam whose adherents have spread violence to other parts of Russia, and may have inspired the radicalization of the Boston bombers.
(Editing by Dina Kyriakidou and David Gregorio)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/accused-boston-marathon-bomber-indicted-federal-grand-jury-173206491.html
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Talk Mobile Apps Week Recap: The best things you said
While the first week of Talk Mobile 2013 was all about mobile gaming, in the second topic we tackled broader issues with apps, developers, and app stores. As with last week, we're working to move past the debates over features and specs and spark a discussion on what really matters: how these advanced devices have actually impacted our lives.
We're going to continue to tweak the Talk Mobile formula as we go, and your feedback is always welcome as we work to make Talk Mobile the best that it can possibly be. So feel free to sound off in the comments about what you think of Talk Mobile so far.
As with our first week's recap, we want to focus on the discussion that was generated, because that's really what we're after here. We've seen a lot of great comments spurring even better conversations about what's great and not so great about apps today, and we'd like to take a few minutes to highlight the best.
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Friday, June 28, 2013
London Pop-ups: HAM's 2nd Birthday Pop-up Shop for Gifts, Paper ...
Quirky British gifts and homewares brand HAM is popping up for 4 days at Boxpark this July to celebrate it's 2nd birthday. ?I remember meeting Jo at her first ever pop-up at Kingly Court back in 2011 - this site was also very new - and it's been great to see the brand's progress since then.
"This July, British homeware and paper goods brand HAM turns two! To celebrate HAM will be popping up at Boxpark, launching its very latest design ?Flying Rabbit? and showcasing its first collection of carefully crafted notebooks.
From Wednesday 10th July to Sunday 14th July, HAM will open its birthday store at Unit 8, Boxpark, East London. The full range will be on sale, including its sought after screen prints, now available for the first time in a larger size. Along with HAM?s latest design, Flying Rabbit, Jo will also be launching the brand?s first set of British made lined notebooks featuring HAM?s popular Rabbit designs.
Over the past two years HAM has gained a following for its bold silhouettes capturingunexpected moments from the contented lives of a Pig, a Rabbit and a Horse.
HAM's minimal aesthetic seeks to add a serious edge to its playful subject matter. Nostalgia and a fascination with the banal are key themes that continue to inform Jo?s growing range of animal motifs, which can be found on premium cotton tea towels (?9), hand pulled screen prints (standard ?28 and large ?42), lined notebooks (?5.50), fine bone china mugs (?11) and litho printed greeting cards (?2.75)."
When - 10th - 14th July
(Wed to Sat:12pm ? 8pm, Sunday:10am ? 6pm)
Where - HAM, Unit 8, Boxpark, Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6GY
Link - HAM
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Waiting lists for family supports grow, families get poorer and ...
Press Release
Waiting lists for family supports grow, families get poorer and abortion is debated, again
(Dublin, Thursday 27 June) One Family, Ireland?s leading organisation for one-parent families, launches its Annual Review 2012 and Strategy 2013-2015 tomorrow, Friday 28 June. In addition, the achievements of participants of its training courses will be celebrated at a Graduation ceremony in the beautiful Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.
One Family recorded an overall 5% increase in demand for services and worked with over 1,500 parents and children despite ongoing funding cuts as the struggles intensified for many families in 2012. People parenting alone, sharing parenting and families in transition availed of a range of specialist services from One Family including counselling, parenting supports, welfare to work training courses, information and Child Contact Centre services.
CEO Karen Kiernan, in speaking about the rise in client numbers in One Family?s Annual Review 2012 commented: ?Across all of our areas of service, demand and delivery grew. These figures accurately demonstrate the reality of day to day existence for so many families in Ireland now. There is huge financial and emotional stress on many parents, which is often also experienced by children; and as One Family has seen at our Child Contact Centres, there is a notable increase in the need for supports for people sharing parenting following domestic violence.?
Ms Kiernan elaborated: ?Given the ongoing debate on abortion you might be forgiven for thinking all children and families are wanted and well supported in Ireland. This is far from the truth. Poverty levels have increased, Budget 2012 hit poor one-parent families very hard, more people are separating due to financial stresses and resources are not getting to some very vulnerable families who need help. Despite the fact that we have delivered even more services with even less income, we now have waiting lists operating on most of our services and we cannot deal with the amount of families that need support to get through their particular crisis.?
One Family?s Strategy 2013-2015 is also being launched tomorrow. The organisation will continue to work to improve the quality of life for one-parent families and to leverage expertise nationally to reach isolated families around Ireland. It has called on government to implement Ten Solutions for Smarter Futures; ten no-cost or low-cost measures designed to facilitate lone parents to transition into the workplace or education which were developed in response to the harsh cuts aimed at lone parents in Budget 2012. Stuart Duffin, Director of Policy & Programmes, explained: ?Ten Solutions is a proactive message to government detailing ten no-nonsense actions which could facilitate lone parents back to work, education and/or training while reflecting their caring responsibilities.?
Maura O?Dea Richards, founding member of One Family (established in 1972 as Cherish), will be welcomed as Keynote Speaker at tomorrow?s launch, and said: ?I never could have imagined that in 2013 I would still be saying this same thing: it is time for an Ireland where every child born is welcomed and where every family type is honoured. I hope that another 40 years does not pass before our Constitution reflects the realities of family life in Ireland.?
Events tomorrow conclude with a celebration as over 150 participants graduate from One Family?s training courses of the past year and will be awarded their Certificates.
Notes for Editors
About One Family
One Family was founded in 1972 and is Ireland?s leading organisation for one-parent families offering support, information and services to all members of all one-parent families, to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and to those working with one-parent families. Children are at the centre of One Family?s work and the organisation helps all the adults in their lives, including mums, dads, grandparents, step-parents, new partners and other siblings, offering a holistic model of specialist family support services. These services include the lo-call askonefamily national helpline on 1890 622 212, counselling, and provision of training courses for parents and for professionals. One Family also promotes Family Day, an annual celebration of the diversity of families in Ireland today, with almost 10,000 people attending events this year on 19 May (www.familyday.ie). For further information, visit www.onefamily.ie.
Available for Interview
Karen Kiernan, CEO One Family | t: 01 662 9212 or 086 850 9191
Stuart Duffin, Director of Policy & Programmes | t: 01 662 9212 or 087 062 2023
Further Information
Shirley Chance, Director of Communications | t: 01 662 9212 or 087 414 8511
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
You Can Have A Better Life By Making These Home Improvements ...
The majority of your life will be spent either at work or at home. Your home has a really large impact on your overall well-being. When your home is a safe and comfortable haven, it provides a place for you to rest and recuperate before you deal with the outside world again. The following article will give you tips to help you make your home comfortable and warm.
Make your comfort a priority when considering home improvements. Home imperfections, something every home has, can cause discomfort and decrease your overall enjoyment of your home, and life in general. Comfort is often thought to be less important than aesthetics, but quality of life is a key to happiness. Therefore the value of comfort should always be a primary consideration. You can make your everyday life much easier by purchasing a new desk chair to replace the old, uncomfortable one. Or try lowering some shelves that have you straining for out-of-reach items. You may be surprised at the difference even a minor change can make.
Even with making the most of your space, you may still feel the need to add on to your house. A home that is orderly and clutter-free can really enhance your quality of life.
Try to add more entertainment features to your home. While it is certainly true that swimming pools and spas are great items to have on your property, less substantial things, such as workout rooms are also highly favored. The other great thing about such features is that they can actually enhance how much your house will ultimately be worth.
Examine how your lights affect the space. Improving the lighting in your home can help diminish eyestrain, open up dark areas, and perk up the ambiance of the house. Installing new lights or, even easier, switching out existing ones is a quick and easy home improvement project, too. For a big change in your home environment, you can change the lights in your home.
An exceptional way to increase your happiness is to green up your home with plants, flowers or shrubs. Design the exterior of the home like a oasis or retreat that you will love to relax in. Not everyone has a green thumb, but if you hire a gardener, you can enjoy the effect without doing the work. You can add some plants around your home to help with the air and stress. Indoors or out, you will find that growing flowers, herbs and vegetables will enlighten your spirit.
Look for ways that you could update your home?s exterior. Simple changes, such as a new roof or a coat of paint, can really make a difference to your home?s exterior. If you like the way the exterior of your residence looks, you will feel proud of your house.
Owning a home is a milestone in your life, and it is a representation of who your are and your lifestyle. You should get involved with home improvement and help add to the value of your home.
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