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www.examiner.com/movie-in-houston/contraband-2012-review-review
A review for that movie where Mark Wahlberg tries to play it straight, but winds up breaking the law. No, not that one. Or that one. There's a lot of money involved. No, not The Italian Job. It's Contraband and it was released today. And...you've already forgotten the title, but that's okay. That's kind of the point of the review.www.examiner.com/movie-in-houston/contraband-2012-review-review
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Contraband movie poster is an eye catching piece of work having touched on crime and thriller features so the view of new Contraband movie poster is a fine one.Contraband movie poster is an eye catching piece of work having touched on crime and... more
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J.K. Simmons has only been given to us in small doses on screen -- Daily Bugle editor/publisher J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man movies, Aaron Eckhart's boss in Thank You for Smoking, Paul Rudd's dad Oswald in I Love You, Man, Ellen Page's dad Mac in Juno -- all roles where he got to play the scene-stealer. But with his latest film, The Music Never Stopped, Simmons is finally a leading man. As Henry Sawyer, Simmons is a father who lost his son 20 years ago, but tries to repair the relationship when Gabriel (played by Lou Taylor Pucci) ends up in the hospital, now brain-damaged. Thanks to a tumor that's since been removed, Gabriel is incapable of forming new long term memories and thinks he's still in 1968 (it's based on a case written about by Oliver Sacks, "The Last Hippie"). Gabriel's parents discover that music helps Gabriel stay lucid, recall and possibly even form memories, so Henry immerses himself in all the music that Gabriel loves -- and that Henry used to hate -- so they can connect. Simmons talks about playing dads, authority figures, and geezers.
J.K. Simmons has only been given to us in small doses on screen -- Daily Bugle... more
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In order to ensure the security and safety of all Americans, there is one solution to the immigration crisis: complete body searches at every state border crossing. Magnetic Resonance Imaging stations can successfully process millions of Americans daily and eliminate the threats posed by energetic foreign workers.In order to ensure the security and safety of all Americans, there is one solution to... more
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As Darren points out over on the Vanguard blog, Vanguard has a new look on Current.com. Just in time for the premiere of the new season on October 14th, too!
Darren's post will run you through some of the finer points, and he even has an episode breakdown for you, so head over there and check it out.
If you haven't visited the new Vanguard page, please do. I've spent most of the past hour digging through some of the sneak peeks to episodes from the upcoming season, and they look amazing. I know, I work here and I'm still floored by the things these guys accomplish. I'll leave the individual sneak peek clips for you to discover on the new page (hint: you'll find them in the featured videos section).
For now, here's the Season 3 promo to whet your appetite:
Vanguard returns to Current TV on October 14thAs Darren points out over on the Vanguard blog, Vanguard has a new look on... more
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California prisons have plenty of problems but one that you may not often hear about is contraband. That's the subject of tonight's Vanguard episode: Prison Contraband.
This Week on Vanguard: Prison Contraband (Video)
What people are sneaking into the clink has changed a bit from old prison movies. Sure, there's plenty of homemade knives and drugs, but one of the biggest problems facing California prison officials these days is actually cell phones. A report released early last month showed over 4000 cell phones confiscated across the state this year.
"Investigations conducted within California prisons have supported allegations [that] cellphones have been used by incarcerated felons to participate in criminal activity," wrote Cate, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Crimes committed by inmates using cellphones have included the planning of escapes, restraining order violations, use of stolen credit cards to purchase inmate quarterly packages and the coordination of smuggling contraband into prisons, Cate said.
Authorities have even begun training cell phone sniffing dogs.
Tune in tonight to Vanguard for an in-depth look at the fight against contraband in California prisons.
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California prisons have plenty of problems but one that you may not often hear about is contraband. That's the subject of tonight's Vanguard episode: Prison Contraband.
What people are sneaking into the clink has changed a bit from old prison movies. Sure, there's plenty of homemade knives and drugs, but one of the biggest problems facing California prison officials these days is actually cell phones. A report released early last month showed over 4000 cell phones confiscated across the state this year.
From the LA Times
"Investigations conducted within California prisons have supported allegations [that] cellphones have been used by incarcerated felons to participate in criminal activity," wrote Cate, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Crimes committed by inmates using cellphones have included the planning of escapes, restraining order violations, use of stolen credit cards to purchase inmate quarterly packages and the coordination of smuggling contraband into prisons, Cate said."
Authorities have even begun training cell phone sniffing dogs.
Tune in tonight to Vanguard for an in-depth look at the fight against contraband in California prisons.
FROM THE NEWS BLOG: http://blogs.current.com/news/2009/11/18/problems-facing-california-prisons-cell-phones/
SOURCES: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/02/local/me-prisons2
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=7124324California prisons have plenty of problems but one that you may not often hear about... more
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Inmates at Buckley Hall Prison in Rochdale have been using Elizabethan dialect to help them smuggle drugs and other contraband into prisons.
Staff at the prison noticed that the same phrases were being used in monitored phone calls and letters between inmates and loved ones.
The dialect, thought to originate from medieval gipsies, was used by all manner of villains in Shakespeare's England, becoming known as thieves' cant or rogues' cant. But it was thought to have become obsolete until its unexpected revival, believed to have been led by criminal members of the travelling community.
The Ministry of Justice is so worried about the use of the code that it has issued a security alert to governors at jails in England and Wales.
Examples of the new thieves' cant include 'chat' or 'onick' meaning heroin; 'cawbe', meaning crack cocaine; and 'inick', for phone or mobile phone SIM card.
Inmates also use normal English in code - 'Bring the children' means to bring drugs, while the phrase 'Lots of hair on the children' means 'bring lots of drugs'.
An insider at the 381-prisoner, category C establishment revealed: 'This is the most ingenious use of a secret code we have ever come across. Elizabethan cant was only used by a tiny number of people and it is quite amazing that is has been resurrected in order to buy drugs. Some inmates will try anything to get contraband into jail.'Inmates at Buckley Hall Prison in Rochdale have been using Elizabethan dialect to help... more
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It's no longer a crime to have one ounce or less of pot. The state's new marijuana decriminalization law, approved by voters in a November referendum, goes into effect today.
Those who are caught with an ounce or less would get a ticket similar to a building code citation. They could appeal the civil infraction in court within 21 days or pay a $100 fine set in the law. Juvenile violators would have to pay the fine and attend a drug abuse counseling course, or have the fine increased to $1,000.
The state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security released guidelines Monday in response to questions about the law. The state noted that the new statute applied to all substances that contain THC, which includes hashish and hash oil. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the active ingredient in marijuana that gives users a high.It's no longer a crime to have one ounce or less of pot. The state's new... more
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Homeless people in Italy will be savoring beluga caviar this Christmas after officials seized 88 pounds of the contraband delicacy from smugglers.
Italy and many other countries ban beluga caviar - often the most expensive variety - in hopes of saving the dwindling population of sturgeon who produce the salty eggs.Homeless people in Italy will be savoring beluga caviar this Christmas after officials... more
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Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on Oct. 1 announced charges have been filed in Maricopa County Superior Court against a Valley defense attorney accused of smuggling heroin and other contraband to gang members in a downtown Phoenix jail.
Jason John Keller is accused of smuggling heroin, a cell phone and a cell-phone charger into the Fourth Avenue Jail and of giving the items to inmates. At least one of the inmates who allegedly received the contraband is known to be a client of Keller, according to Goddard.
The Tempe-based attorney is charged with seven felony counts, including conspiracy to commit promoting prison contraband, and multiple charges of promoting prison contraband and assisting a criminal street gang.
Keller is alleged to have smuggled the items into the jail on at least three occasions. Some of the inmates receiving the items were members of the Mexican Mafia, according to Goddard.
The charges against Keller came after an investigation by the Phoenix Police Department.Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on Oct. 1 announced charges have been filed in... more
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When Maryland doubled the cigarette tax to $2 a pack, some residents may have found a reason to quit. Smugglers, on the other hand, seem to have found a motive to step up their activities.
Since the tax increase took effect in January, agents with the Maryland Comptroller's Office have seized more than 46,000 packs of contraband cigarettes - smokes brought illegally across state lines. That's a nearly four-fold increase from about 13,000 packs seized over the same period in 2007.
And in the largest bust so far this year, agents confiscated nearly 8,000 cigarette packs after stopping a man driving a Chevrolet Astro van on Interstate 495 this month.
State officials say they would be hard-pressed to blame the sharp rise in smuggled smokes solely on higher taxes, but they suspect that the levy is a factor. Maryland has one of the highest tobacco taxes in the nation; neighboring states have some of the lowest.
Virginia's levy, for instance, is 30 cents a pack. That means a carton in the Old Dominion is $17 cheaper than in the Old Line State, creating an opportunity for smugglers to make a quick buck by selling out-of-state cigarettes here.
"It's just become even more profitable for smugglers now," said Jeffrey A. Kelly, director of the comptroller's field enforcement division, adding that his agents on surveillance duty also have spotted more Maryland residents in Virginia buying cigarettes.When Maryland doubled the cigarette tax to $2 a pack, some residents may have found a... more
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"Cocaine?" a hustler working Tijuana's seedy Avenida Revolución called out on a recent night, his voice not the least bit muted.
"How about girls?"
When neither offering elicited the desired response, he tried another: "Cuban cigars?"
He could have continued for quite a bit longer reciting from Tijuana's extensive menu of contraband. One product from this border town, though, trumps all others in terms of shock value: death in a bottle, a liquid more potent than even the strongest tequila.
The drug, pentobarbital, literally takes a person's breath away. It can kill by putting people to sleep, and it is tightly regulated in most countries. But aging and ailing people seeking a quick and painless way to end their lives say there is no easier place on earth than Mexico to obtain pentobarbital, a barbiturate commonly known as Nembutal.
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