| Cutts Trial Blog Day 3: 'I'm Going To Kill That B----'
Oliver is expected to testify about more phone records. It is probable that he is the last witness of the day. I'll be back blogging tomorrow morning. 4:33pm McMurtry was asked if he looked for calls only between Jessie and Bobby Cutts Jr. or if he looked for other calls. He said that he asked Jessie's sisters to look at phone records and identify whom she was speaking to on her cell phone. He said that other people, besides Bobby Cutts, Jr. were being interviewed about their phone contact with Jessie Davis. They also interviewed people who had been talking on the phone to Bobby Cutts Jr. 4:29pm McMurtry is still on the stand, being questioned now by Defense Attorney, Myron Watson. They are still discussing phone records. 4:18pm McMurtry is now talking about riding with Cutts up to the Hampton Hills Metropark on Saturday, June 23rd.
Medina County man charged in international child porn ring
The investigation, which is continuing, is the latest product of the FBI's "Innocent Images" task force that stemmed from a 1993 child pornography case. The task force has arrested more than 9,400 suspects since 2004 and is made up of international investigators working in the United States from an FBI command center in suburban Maryland. Noting the sophisticated process the porn ring used to bar police, Tidwell compared the growing number of child pornography crimes to that of cocaine dealers, terrorists and the Mafia. "If they had good operational security, that's a bad thing for us," Tidwell said. "When you've got that, you've got a real challenge for law enforcement." KENS 5 Eyewitness News contributed to this report. .
Going contactless might help
You know the term cash is king? Well, we might want to rethink that.Today, plastic seems to reign supreme. Consumers – especially younger ones – are ditching cash and checks in favor of debit and credit cards. And now there’s yet another option for their plastic preference – contactless. .
Dartmouth subpoenaed in loan investigation
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) _ New Hampshire's Dartmouth College has been subpoenaed as part of New York state's investigation of the student loan industry.
The subpoena, dated February 14 and recently made public, was brought by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
The subpoena addresses the college's arrangement with Bank of America that allows the bank to offer "affinity" credit cards to Dartmouth students and alumni. These cards allow individuals to give back to their alma mater or to another charitable cause as they spend.
Dartmouth is among over 80 colleges and universities that offer affinity cards to their students in conjunction with Bank of America, according to the bank's web site.
Cuomo has alleged that these card programs may represent a conflict of interest if they encourage colleges to promote the banks' lending programs.
Raiders Add Free Agents
Oakland also has renegotiated running back Dominic Rhodes' contract this week, securing his return for next season. Rhodes was due a $2 million roster bonus on Friday, but agreed to restructure his deal.Rhodes signed as a free agent last year after helping Indianapolis win the Super Bowl. He was suspended for the first four games last season and played sparingly until Justin Fargas went down with a knee injury late in the year. Rhodes ran for 237 yards the last two games of the season and is expected to share the load with Fargas next season. .
Sarna rejects probe panel, ready to appear at Takht
In his lengthy affidavit-cum-action-taken-report, dated October 16, filed before the high court, he has minced no words in driving home the urgency of the situation. The affidavit states that if any lapse occurs in the efforts to clean the nullah, the officer concerned would be held personally responsible for the failure. This is not all. The affidavit states that the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) chairman has been specifically requested to play a proactive role to persuade industrial houses to achieve zero-discharge by the stipulated dates. Also, the matter is being regularly monitored by the chief secretary and P. Ram, principal secretary, Technical Education and Industrial Training-cum-Project Coordination. Given the gravity of the situation, the PPCB chairman too has given a categorical assurance that an online monitoring system would be put in place within two months, the affidavit states.
Handbags at dawn as shoppers rush to snap up huge discounts
It was a scramble in the aisles yesterday as Scottish shoppers rushed to buy up designer labels in the Boxing Day sales. The atmosphere might have been friendly enough but there was no doubting the must-have item for the hundreds of people queuing outside Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh from early in the morning. Gucci or Fendi, big or small, shoulder or clutch, designer ladies bags topped the bargain-hunters lists with countless customers snapping up sought-after accoutrements for half-price. Harvey Nichols spokeswoman Annette Lamb said: "It was like the old days at Jenners when the crowds used to rush through the doors. .
HSBC's annual IT spend to hit $5bn
HSBC's annual IT budget is expected to rise to almost $5bn next year as the world's third largest bank targets "global innovation" in its core systems. In a presentation to analysts this week HSBC group CIO Ken Harvey said the extra spend will be offset by a 10 per cent cut in processing costs. Harvey said the bank is now reaping the benefits of three years of sustained investment in technology which has resulted in one global, self-managed network, a reduction in data centres - from more than 120 in 1996 to less than 20 this year - and almost half (42 per cent) of IT development work now done in low-cost offshore centres. One example of the benefits is the $43.4m annualised IT cost savings from migrating all the bank's global credit card units onto the Whirl platform that it got through the 2003 acquisition of Household Finance.
Beijing says torch can stay alight atop Everest
The torch relay, ahead of the Games which start in Beijing on August 8, will include a climb to the top of the world's highest mountain, which spans Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet. China has upgraded path and road surfaces to make it easier on the bearers of the Olympic flame. Beijing scientists said they had finished tests to ensure the torch can stay alight in the tough, oxygen-sparse conditions that leave even experienced climbers struggling. "We are fully confident that the Olympic Games torch can certainly be alight on Everest peak, and everyone will be able to see a bright flame," Ma Lin, the head of the Beijing government's science committee said, according to Wednesday's Beijing News. .
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