Category: News
Alligator Captured, Transferred to LA ZOO
From myfoxla.com:
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Authorities on Thursday captured an alligator believed to be the elusive “Reggie” who lived for two years in a murky lake in a city park for two years.The alligator was spotted on dry land near Harbor Regional Park’s Lake Machado around 3:30 p.m.
Park officials put a fence around the animal and, with the assistance of firefighters, it was loaded into a truck for transport to the Los Angeles Zoo, said Fire Department spokeswoman D’Lisa Davies.
Reggie was an illegal pet allegedly tossed into the 50-acre lake by a former policeman when it got too big.
When the 7-foot reptile was first spotted in the murky waters of the lake in 2005, he became a sensation as crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of it.
Locals named it Reggie, though it’s not clear whether the reptile is male or female.
(photo:nationalgeographic.com)
Man fined $400 for using cafe’s free Wi-Fi without being a customer
From woodtv.com:
It’s a lunch hour ritual at the Re-Union Street Cafe’. Customers regularly log onto the internet using the cafe’s wireless network to check their e-mail and surf the web while they enjoy the coffee and ambience.
Sam Peterson II did the same thing. “I knew that the Union Street had WiFi,” he told 24 Hour News 8. “I just went down and checked my e-mail and didn’t see a problem with that.”
But Peterson did it everyday, and from his car. He drove up, parked, and piggybacked onto the Union Street network. Piggybacking – using someone else’s WiFi without their permission – isn’t legal.Sparta Police Chief Andrew Milanowski was suspicious of what Peterson was doing in his car every day and talked with him. He didn’t issue a ticket, but he did hit the books. “I had a feeling a law was being broken,” the chief said, “but I didn’t know exactly what.” He found a relatively new and rarely used law. “Unauthorized use of computer access,” he said.
This is just ridiculous. If you set up free unprotected Wi-Fi, you have to expect people to use it, inside your store or out.
Dare I tell you that while I was on vacation in New York City, I used one of the many Wi-Fi signals my laptop picked up?
Adults, teens arrested in Magic Kingdom brawl
From orlandosentinel.com:
TweetThree teens and two adults were arrested at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom after deputies said they spat on guests, cursed and brawled with an Orange County deputy, according to a report released Monday.
The arrests took place at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, after Rose Dipietro, 20, Brian Guilfoil, 19, and three teens, all of Shirley, New York, were detained by Disney security for being unruly and possibly drunk, according to a sheriff’s report.
The group threatened the security officers, who called for help from sheriff’s deputies. When one deputy tried to intercede, Guilfoil pushed the deputy while his companions rushed into the fray, the report states.
Security guards and deputies rushed to the deputy’s aid, and the deputy used his stun gun against a 17-year-old girl.
The five suspected brawlers were arrested for felony battery on a law enforcement officer and other related charges.
Dipietro and Guilfoil were booked into Orange County Jail, where they were released Monday afternoon on $2,300 bail each.
The teens – girls 17 and 16 and a 14-year-old boy – were taken to the county’s juvenile detention facility.
Disney mash-up explains copyright rules
From wired.com:
Disney lawyers’ heads must be spinning over this one. A movie posted on Stanford University’s site called “A Fair(y) Use Tale” mashes up all your Disney favorites to humorously and effectively explain copyright law.
Here’s a link to the video: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
TweetCalif. raisin packer teams up with Disney
From scrippsnews.com:
TweetFresno Bee Monday, May 21, 2007 – National Raisin Co. in Fowler, Calif., is hoping to take advantage of a new emphasis by Walt Disney Co. on healthier foods and will soon sell snack packs that showcase such characters as Mickey Mouse, Lilo & Stitch, Nemo and the Pirates of the Caribbean.The specially packaged fruit will be sold in grocery stores nationwide, said Jane Asmar, director of corporate accounts for the family-run company and daughter of one of its three founders, Krikor Bedrosian.
Asmar said Disney representatives approached National during a trade show in Chicago in late 2005, showing an interest in pairing Disney images with healthful snacks.
In exchange, National pays a licensing fee. Neither Asmar nor Disney representatives would state the cost or length of the licensing agreement.
