| Canadian pig farmer allegedly confessed to killing 49 women, prosecutors say | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:16:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia Jurors at the trial of a suspected serial killer today will watch interviews with the man that were videotaped by police. Canadian prosecutors say pig farmer Robert Pickton wanted to murder 50 women and said on tape he'd fallen just one victim short of his goal. As the trial opened, a prosecutor quoted Pickton as saying he "made his own grave by being sloppy." But a defense lawyer says Pickton did not kill or participate in the six murders he is on trial for now. Authorities warned that the testimony would be horrific. And as details began to emerge yesterday, some relatives of the victims began to cry and leave the courtroom. Pickton is charged with 26 counts of murder. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.... | |
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| | | UW women's basketball: Anderson on Naismith watch list | | Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:27:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | University of Wisconsin junior Jolene Anderson was one of 50 women's players selected to the Naismith watch list, which was released Monday. The Naismith Trophy is given annually to the men's and women's players of the year in college basketball. The list is put together by the board of directors of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, a group of basketball journalists. Officials, who base their criteria on player performances from last season and expectations for 2006-07, will trim the list to 30 players in January and hand out the award in March. Last season as a sophomore, Anderson was fourth in the Big Ten Conference in scoring at 17.3 points per game. The 5-foot-8 guard currently leads the Badgers in scoring and rebounding with 16.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.... | |
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| | | EBay halts auction listing Vietnamese women | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 11:55:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | Online marketplace eBay Inc. on Friday said it had removed from its Web site a listing offering three young Vietnamese women for auction and is reporting the poster to local authorities. The listing, which said it was for delivery only in Taiwan, "was an egregious violation of not only eBay policies but also the law," eBay spokesman Hani Durzy said. "It was pulled as soon as we were aware of it. Anything illegal is against our policies. There is absolutely no room for human trafficking" on the site, said Durzy. EBay also has suspended the poster, who originally listed the women for auction on eBay Taiwan, he said. Durzy said he was not certain of the dates the posting appeared on eBay, which is a popular venue for bidding on and shopping for myriad items -- from cars to collectibles. EBay, along with its community of users, keeps a constant watch on listings and reports cases of illegal activities to law enforcement.... | |
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| | | 2006 CIS women's soccer championship - UVic to Video Webcast CIS Women's Soccer Championship | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:48:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | Vikes Athletics at the University of Victoria announced today that they will be video webcasting nine of the eleven games of the 2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's soccer championship. The Vikes, in partnership with Wavelit.com of Vancouver, will broadcast games from the championship on a pay-per-view basis. Single games will be available at a cost of $6.95 and the tournament package is $29.95. "This championship brings together the top women's soccer players in the country," said UVic Athletics Public Relations Coordinator Pete Lewis. "The partnership we have with Wavelit.com allows us to showcase university soccer nationwide and provide an opportunity for family, friends and fans who otherwise couldn't be here, the chance to watch." Those wanting to tune in can do so through the website at www.wavelit.com/uvicsoccer.... | |
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| | | Zimbabwe: Human Rights Watch Honors Zimbabwean Lawyer | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:38:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Human Rights Watch will give its highest recognition to Arnold Tsunga, a courageous Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and activist whose work has highlighted the deteriorating state of human rights in Zimbabwe, on November 2. Tsunga is the executive director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, a leading human rights organization that provides legal representation to victims of human rights abuses, including human rights defenders who are often arrested and detained in Zimbabwe. Human Rights Watch has worked closely with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Tsunga in documenting human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and bringing them to the attention of the international community. "Arnold Tsunga provides a voice to those silenced by repression in Zimbabwe," said Tiseke Kasambala, researcher with Human Rights Watch's Africa Division.... | |
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| | | EQUIVICATION IS FOR THE WEAK; REAL MEN AND WOMEN SPEAK OUT WITH ... | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 1:35:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | These words are stolen directly from the Broadway production and film of My Fair Lady. The song is sung by Eliza Doolittle to a man who wants to be with her, and is reflective of her feeling for her mentor, Professor Henry Higgins. They don't exactly fit into my scenario, but I love them anyway. .... | |
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| | | College Soccer: Presentation women net first win of season | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:24:30 AM by Blog57 Team | | It was a long time coming, not only on the season, but also in the game, before the Presentation women cracked the win column with the 2-1 overtime triumph over North Central Tuesday. "Before the game we just decided we wanted a win. We weren't going to go without a win all season," said Saints coach Michelle Ozarowski. "I'm so very proud of them. After everything that they have played through and overcome this season, they deserve this win." Like the entire season, the victory was not easy to come by. The Saints grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Megan Fry. The visitors tied the score early in the second half. The game eventually went to overtime where PC's Jamie Herron sent the home-town team into a frenzy with a goal five minutes into the extra session.... | |
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| | | Class draws attention to women's murders | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:12:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Like most people, Jenna Brown had never heard about the brutal murder of hundreds of young women in Juarez, Mexico, a border city not far from El Paso, Texas. During the last 13 years, this metropolis of about 1.5 million has become treacherous territory for young, working women. Human rights organizations say about 400 have been found dead, raped and sometimes butchered, their bodies discovered in the desert and other nearby areas. And thousands of others reportedly have vanished. Brown, a 22-year-old Chico State University student, was shocked when she researched the tragic phenomena, and even more disturbed at learning of the apathy of Mexican authorities. Most of the murders have gone unsolved, something she said would never be tolerated in the United States. But nothing is being done because the victims are young, poor Mexican women, most of whom worked in low-paying factories, Brown said.... | |
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| | | Murder defendant claims women can watch him shower | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:14:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | A double-murder defendant is suing Androscoggin County Jail, saying his civil rights were violated when women guards were able to see him while he took showers. Gary Gauthier, 25, of Auburn, claims see-through curtains enable women guards to peek at male inmates as they shower. Gauthier filed the lawsuit in Androscoggin County Superior Court after a district judge dismissed the case. Gauthier, who was being housed in at Cumberland County Jail in Portland as of Monday, is representing himself in his civil suit. The complaint makes additional claims alleging poor treatment. For example, Gauthier says he was transported in the middle of the night by county police with no explanation for the trip. His complaint says Gauthier was "treated unfairly and discriminated against due to the nature of my charges" and statements reportedly made to police by a co-defendant who is an inmate at the Auburn jail.... | |
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| | | Bar Deportations to Torture in Iran, Says Human Rights Watch | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:14:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | (Brussels) – As the Netherlands mulls resuming deportations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender asylum seekers back to Iran, and Sweden begins such deportations again, both European governments must adhere to their international legal obligations not to send people back to the risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said this week. In letters to Dutch and Swedish authorities, Human Rights Watch said that states cannot return people to countries where they face torture, ill-treatment or death. “As the Ahmedinejad government cracks down on dissent, this is the wrong time for the European governments to be considering new expulsions of gay or lesbian asylum seekers to Iran," said Scott Long, director of Human Rights Watch's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program.... | |
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