Monday 18 March 2013

Lindsay Lohan avoids jail in plea deal, gets 90 days in rehab


In a surprising (and yet somehow not surprising) twist, Lindsay Lohan struck a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding jail in her lying-to-cops case ... for now.

Lindsay will be headed to rehab and must do community labor but will avoid major jail time, provided she complies the the terms of her probation.

Yeah, we all know how that goes.


Actress Lindsay Lohan avoided jail but was ordered to spend three months in a locked rehabilitation facility and undertake 30 days of community labor in a plea bargain over charges arising from a June car crash.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dabney said Lohan, whose once promising Hollywood career has been wrecked by legal woes and erratic behavior, must also undergo psychotherapy for 18 months and sentenced her to two years' probation.
The plea deal was struck on the first day of a scheduled trial when the 26-year-old "Mean Girls" actress agreed to plead no contest to charges that she lied to police when she said she was not behind the wheel after her Porsche sports car smashed into a truck on June 8, 2012, in Santa Monica, California.



The star showed up 48 minutes late (obviously) to face the music, and despite having rejected a plea deal earlier this month, agreed to the following terms:

90 days of in-patient, lockdown rehab
30 days of community labor
18 months of psychotherapy
2 more years of probation
In concluding the proceedings, the judge told Lindsay "don't drive" and "this is it" regarding probation. Next time, there will be no hearing. Just jail.

It's amazing she avoided it in this case, to be honest.

For one, there's a mandatory five-day jail sentence for reckless driving, but it's going to be folded into her rehab; she won't be behind bars even for a day.

She also admitted to violating probation in her jewelry heist case, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail as a result ... but that sentence was stayed.

If Lindsay Lohan completes probation, it'll disappear.

Lohan was charged with reckless driving and lying to a police officer about a June 2012 car crash in which her Porsche crashed in to a dump truck.

Her arrest triggered the probation violation charge.

The actress entered pleas of no contest on two misdemeanor charges relating to the traffic accident, and she did not challenge that she violated probation.

Lohan acknowledged her drug and alcohol addiction in past court appearances. She's spent 250 days in five rehab facilities since January 2007.


Sunday 17 March 2013

Greek soccer federation bans player for Nazi salute

AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis has been banned from any Greek national team for life after giving a Nazi salute while celebrating a goal in the Greek league.

Greece's soccer federation said Sunday in a statement that the AEK Athens midfielder's gesture "is a deep insult to all victims of Nazi brutality."
The 20-year-old Katidis gave a Nazi salute after scoring the go-ahead goal Saturday in AEK's 2-1 victory over Veria in the Greek league. He pleaded ignorance of the meaning of his gesture — right arm extended and hand straightened. He claimed on his Twitter account that he detests fascism.

"The player's action to salute to spectators in a Nazi manner is a severe provocation, insults all the victims of Nazi bestiality and injures the deeply pacifist and human character of the game," EPO said in statement.


AEK and the Greek league are considering separate sanctions. AEK fans have demanded Katidis' dismissal from the team.
Katidis has played for Greek national junior teams but not the senior side.

Greece's football federation said Sunday in a statement that the player's gesture "is a deep insult to all victims of Nazi brutality."


The 20-year-old Katidis gave a Nazi salute after scoring the winner in AEK's 2-1 victory over Veria on Saturday. His action provoked an immediate and overwhelmingly negative response on social media. Katidis apologized on TV and Twitter, pleading ignorance about the meaning of the salute.

"I am not racist in any way," Katidis said on his Twitter account, according to a Google translation.

AEK and the Greek league are also considering separate sanctions. AEK could also be penalized.

Hardcore AEK fans have issued a statement demanding Katidis' dismissal from the team.

Katidis has played for Greek junior teams.



"He is a young kid who does not have any political ideas. He most likely saw such a salute on the Internet or somewhere else and did it without knowing what it means," he said.
AEK are languishing in 10th place in the table with 29 points from 26 games. Veria are fourth from bottom.
Katidis joined the club from Aris Salonika last year after impressing in Greece's run to the final of the European Under-19 Championship where they lost to Spain.
(Reporting by Harry Papachristou; additional reporting by Graham Wood; editing by Justin Palmer)



Politicians to blame for attacks on minority groups

The religious leaders of Hindu temples and homes across the country in recent attacks in Bangladesh
The religious leaders of Hindu temples and homes across the country in recent attacks on the WAKE commitment from political leaders to seek their safety.The leaders said they fear such attacks can be run through the next election.

At least 47 people were killed in the Temple, and the recent attacks in the district 37 to 1,500 belonging to the Hindu temple vandalized during the fire was set, according to Bangladesh Udjapon Council of worship.
Statistics is a monitoring cell installed on 1 March in Dhaka's Dhakeswari national temple came from, but the council's main Kajal Debnath bdnews24.com.

The Unity Council Hindu-Bouddha-Christiain will be much higher than the amount of damages. Ninety-nine temples, with 48 of them, were stolen vandalized and burned it down, the organization's general secretary Rana Dasgupta told bdnews24.com. "Nearly 2,000 of the 'houses were burnt down."
Attack upon Hindus in Bangladesh

"Politics is not supposed to be this bad. Way to the top politicians say, is the instigator of the conflict," he said. "BNP and Jamaat said they do not carry out attacks are also denying says. Awami League say they have no involvement with any questions. Then who is it?" Dasgupta said that all the political leaders, was to see them. "They work by their politicians that they are guilty, not. Evidence can"

"They do politics, but it is clear that we are not to be guinea pigs," he said. Dasgupta Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics cited that Hindu and Christian and other minorities, 9.7 percent of the population was below 21 percent in 1971 and 19.7 percent in 2012 from 1947. "Minorities' houses and their assets away from the temple is the main reason for attacking her. Culture started in 1947," he said.

He fears that if current trends continue, the number of one percent of the total population will come down to the next 10 years. Udjapon worship for the special assistance of the Council of Chief Devnath said they do not want any. "We can only wish that our suffering is not in our name."

"If this was the end, then it has to be peaceful., But this is not the end. More will come to judge war crimes., This kind of work before and after the elections with a target. Completing" He must be aware of the attack, calling on the administration and political parties.

Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Nirmal Kumar Chatterjee, general secretary of the Joint Council, said in a report prepared by the authorities and foreign agencies monitoring cell will soon be filed with the results.

Hindus are victim in Bangladesh

Government assistance to the victims was not satisfactory, he said. Bangladesh Hindu-Christian Unity Council presidium member must-Subrata Chowdhury to the government who was always involved in suppression of minorities' rights in Bangladesh and later recalled in history.

"We believe you do not want to be involved in the 2013 attack. However, they failed to ensure justice. Local authorities failed to take the necessary action," he said.

Buses Atleast 3 Were Torched In Dhaka, Bangladesh

A ‘New Vision’ bus was set on fire in Paltan in front of Baitul Mukarram mosque at Dhaka Bangladesh
In at least three buses and set fire on Sunday ahead of the opposition - was sponsored national clothes two days. A New Vision 'in Paltan Baitul 1:00 pm the fire was set near the front of Mukarram Mosque. Fire Service and Civil Defence (Ramna Zone) Senior Station Officer Mostafa Mohsin said the unit was way down in flames.

A second bus fire near Malibagh 1:40 pm Ayesha Shopping Complex, Ramna Police Station Inspector (patrol) was set up by Mohammad Shahid said. "Some boys running away and soon engulfed in flames after the bus is," he said, quoted witnesses. Malibagh a kilometer away from the main office is located in Moghbazar where e-Islami.

Another bus (Motijheel, Gulshan) Farmgate the fire was set around 2:00 pm, the fire service control room official said Mohammad Alim. "There are two units to douse flames. Was deployed" The witness said the miscreants in a game Eskaton area covered 'BIAM buildings, boulevard attempted to set fire to a van, but the flames were quickly doused.

However, it is unclear exactly who was behind the arson. He was arrested from Dhaka to Sylhet attack was taking place hours after the e-Islami leader. Sylhet single party for the release of Issue 48 hour time limit.The BNP and its partners daylong, nationwide starting Monday his party leaders and headquarters staff released from detention two days of shutdowns will be strong.

A rally in Manikganj, opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Saturday, enforcing a tougher shut it as he hinted at talks in order to resolve the current political crisis has rejected a proposal to offer.