Posted in Las Vegas, law on Jul 25th, 2007
District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson has been suspended by the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission.
UPDATE: Reader Stephen alerted me to this article: Final Order of Suspension Unsealed
Judge Elizabeth Halverson poses a substantial threat of serious harm to both the public and to the administration of justice.
The question remains, why is she getting paid, and why did [...]
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Posted in airport security on Jul 23rd, 2007
UPDATE: Just in time — TSA decides to make changes at airport. It’s about damn time.
The TSA has placed the Federal Security Director at Sky Harbor on administrative leave.
The TSA also says it will resume 24-hour screening of airport employees immediately tonight at all airport security checkpoints, while procedures are under review.
Don’t do us any [...]
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Posted in offbeat on Jul 23rd, 2007
This is exactly what should be done with the cult phone.
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Or you could just get hijacked.
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers could take control of an iPhone if its owner visits a doctored Web site or Internet hotspot, security researchers reported Monday.
Nice job, Apple. Guess the dumed down Safari is not so hot. So much [...]
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Posted in San Diego, peace, terrorist on Jul 18th, 2007
UPDATE: See below
San Diego’s Lindbergh field is having another screening “crisis”.
One flight is cancelled, and several delayed.
July 18, 2007 (12:11 PM) — Passengers at Lindbergh Field were re-screened after a piece of luggage being checked was discovered with an unknown liquid and electronic components. Several flights were delayed Wednesday morning, but most flights were back [...]
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