Richmond man charged with police threats on 'net

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Pa. Boy Charged With Making Web Threats

Pa. Boy Charged With Making Web Threats 12/10/2003 08:06 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 10 2003 7:26AM ET

Pa. boy charged with making web threats

Pa. boy charged with making web threats 12/10/2003 11:34 AM
Boston Globe Dec 10 2003 10:42AM ET

Pupil charged in Internet threats

Pupil charged in Internet threats 05/01/2004 07:31 AM
Chicago Tribune May 1 2004 12:08PM GMT

"Police charity" telescammers' creepy
implied threats

"Police charity" telescammers' creepy
implied threats 09/23/2004 04:05 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Jason Powell sez: I've had a rash of telemarketer calls in the last few days for "Police" or "Sheriff's" charity organizations. In the past, I've always just said "take me off your list" and hung up--problem solved. However, this latest call troubled me on new levels. I'm not sure I'd call it intimidation, but some of the comments did have a hint of something just slightly less than that. For example, the caller made several references to my home address..."how's it going out there on Elm Avenue today?" I guess the intention is to play on the fear that if I don't donate, I can expect trouble (“we know where you live”). The only thing that troubled me about that is the idea that they're using this tactic on others who would fall for it.

Suspicion of these callers led me to Google for answers, and I wasn't too surprised by what I found. While some of these calls are outright scams, the other, more "legitimate" callers do little to nothing for the groups they claim to represent--in most cases, the telemarketing company working on behalf of a police charity give as little as 15% of the "take" to the charity.

Below are some links I found of interest. I also ran accross the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement site’s page that warns specifically about fraudulent charitable organizations: "They also call claiming to represent police or firefighter organizations. They typically ask victims for donations to help police officers buy equipment or to assist families of officers disabled or killed in the line of duty." Link

Additional links:
The Attorney General's site concerning charity telemarketing (Includes a list of what the caller must/can do according to law).

The FTC site concerning charities (Includes information on how to check up on an organization before you donate).

Police charge 12-year-old with making
death threats in online chat room

Police charge 12-year-old with making
death threats in online chat room 12/10/2003 08:07 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Dec 10 2003 6:59AM ET

Blind Man Charged in Police Knife Threat
(AP)

Blind Man Charged in Police Knife Threat
(AP) 04/14/2005 03:55 PM
AP - A blind man has been charged with threatening police with a knife. Rob Jerome Rehfeld, 60, is accused of lunging after one officer with the knife and taking a swing at another on Sunday.

Former Sask. police officer charged with
releasing information from computers

Former Sask. police officer charged with
releasing information from computers 03/30/2005 08:55 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Mar 30 2005 12:19PM GMT

Four Sydney high school students charged
with global Internet scam, police say?

Four Sydney high school students charged
with global Internet scam, police say? 01/07/2005 12:16 AM
China Post Jan 7 2005 3:25AM GMT

Richmond, B.C. to get wireless Internet

Richmond, B.C. to get wireless Internet 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
CanadaIT.com Mar 6 2004 1:38AM GMT

Richmond Med. Ctr. for Women v. Hicks

Richmond Med. Ctr. for Women v. Hicks 06/05/2005 11:29 PM

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Burning jet fuel while going nowhere
over Richmond, VA

Burning jet fuel while going nowhere
over Richmond, VA 03/29/2005 09:25 AM

Today was my first day flying "Sky 12", Richmond, Virginia's only traffic helicopter.  Sky 12 is a Bell 206 Jet Ranger that has been fitted with a Wescam gyro-stabilized camera mount and a microwave link back to the TV station.  Normally the helicopter is operated by a single pilot who simultaneously talks to the TV news producer, aims the camera, and positions the aircraft.  However, for $125 per hour the contractor, HeloAir, sells the right seat to rated helicopter pilots who want to build 206 time or, like me, just have some fun. The left seat is occupied by an expert with thousands of flying hours, a flight instructor's rating, and years of experience doing TV work. This morning it was Alisa, one of only a few hundred female commercial helicopter pilots in the U.S. [Young female readers: this is a great career for a woman because there is a certain amount of preferential hiring on the basis of sex and employers want pilots who are as light as possible so that they can fill the rest of the ship with equipment or passengers (just don't expect to earn more than $60,000/year and much much less for the first five years)].

Starting a turbine engine is more complex and fraught with potential for expensive damage than starting a piston engine.  You begin by holding down the starter button and holding it until the turbine has been spun up to about 15%.  Then you roll the throttle to flight idle, which introduces fuel into the turbine.  You continue holding the starter button down until the turbine has reached 60%, at which point turning, burning and cooling become self-sustaining.  If at any time the turbine outlet temperature goes into the red, indicating a "hot start", you must roll the throttle back to "off" to take the fuel out of the system while again keeping the turbine rotating with the starter so that it gets cooling air.

Once started we lifted off from the ramp and climbed to 1200' to circle downtown Richmond and await instructions from the station. Upon being told to film a particular bridge we would try to approach it so that we were heading into the wind.  Then we brought the helicopter to an "out of ground effect" (mid-air) hover, with the airspeed coming down below 30 knots.  Remember that we were into the wind so even if we weren't moving over the ground we were still flying forward through the air to some extent.  This maneuver violates every principle that I had been taught in the light piston Robinson R22 during training.  The R22 has almost no inertia in the rotor system. If the engine quits the blades will spin down dangerously slow within about 1 second.  You must immediately lower the collective to begin gliding but also usually pull back on the cyclic to transfer some of the forward speed energy into higher blade RPM.  If you didn't have any forward airspeed to perform that flare the blades potentially could spin down below about 83% in which case you fall like a rock and can't recover without restarting the engine.  The Bell 206, by contrast, has a lot more inertia in the engine, spinning at 30,000 RPM, and the heavy rotor blades.  In the unlikely event that the engine were to quit there would be plenty of time to notice, react, lower the collective, and push the cyclic forward to regain airspeed to be used at the end of an autorotation the ground.

The Jet Ranger is mostly easier to fly than the R22 because it is so much heavier and therefore more stable.  Transitioning pilots will need to get used to a bit of lag after power adjustments are requested, watching the ball instead of yaw strings and using more anti-torque pedal in general, and the lack of feedback from the cyclic due to the hydraulic boosting.

One thing that I loved about the Jet Ranger was the lack of vibration in the ship overall and in the cyclic.  Some R22s feel like they are about to come apart and, even if you aren't worried, the vibration is fatiguing.  Whether that smoothness is worth an extra $500 per hour is another question...

Richmond council uses web voting to set
key agenda

Richmond council uses web voting to set
key agenda 09/22/2004 02:43 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 22 2004 7:26AM GMT

Flooding Devastates Historic Richmond,
Va. (AP)

Flooding Devastates Historic Richmond,
Va. (AP) 09/01/2004 03:55 AM
AP - Giant sections were taken out of roads where the earth had given way to rushing water beneath the concrete. An intersection disappeared into a 30-foot sinkhole, with cars, twisted pieces of fencing and part of a front yard lying at the bottom. Five people were dead, while others were left carless, homeless and jobless.

Some photos from the Richmond helicopter
experience

Some photos from the Richmond helicopter
experience 04/02/2005 01:49 PM

Here are some photos by David Rafner, who grew up in my old neighborhood in Bethesda, Maryland and now lives in Richmond.  He rode in the back seat with a camera while Kevin Peterson and I flew Sky 12.

We start off with Sky 12, a 15,000-hour Bell 206 Jet Ranger sitting on its dolly, my nemesis at the end of every flight.

Part of the preflight process involves climbing on to the top of the helicopter to check the nuts and bolts holding the rotor system and flight controls together.

Beautiful downtown Richmond (actually Richmond is all office buildings and highways; anyone with money has fled to the western suburbs though the Fan district near the art museum shows some signs of revitalization if you don't mind living right next to some truly bad neighborhoods)...

I watched more TV news in the last week than in all of 2004.  The camera monitor includes a little inset window showing the actual broadcast, complete with commercials.

WWII Government Pamphlets Available at U
of Richmond Site

WWII Government Pamphlets Available at U
of Richmond Site 05/31/2004 06:44 AM
The University of Richmond (GO SPIDERS!) is offering for Memorial Day a collection of 60 digitized World War II pamphlets. They can be searched and browsed at http://oncampus.richmond.edu/is/library/digital/america_at_war/Gateway .html , while...

BroadFx Media Appears in Richmond Review

BroadFx Media Appears in Richmond Review 12/29/2003 02:51 PM
BC Technology Dec 29 2003 1:43PM ET

4.5 MAG EARTHQUAKE VIRGINIA; BUILDINGS
SHAKE DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, FELT IN D.C

4.5 MAG EARTHQUAKE VIRGINIA; BUILDINGS
SHAKE DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, FELT IN D.C 12/10/2003 10:24 AM
It was felt by many here in the Raleigh area .. Officials say .. Sure enough .. WRAL

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Richmond awards contract for adults care
management information system

Richmond awards contract for adults care
management information system 08/11/2004 02:57 AM
PublicTechnology.net Aug 11 2004 7:08AM GMT

Richmond Computer Geek Has the Answer to
the Post-Holiday High-Tech Blues

Richmond Computer Geek Has the Answer to
the Post-Holiday High-Tech Blues 12/19/2004 03:32 PM
Everyone in Richmond now has a remedy to his/her digital headaches thanks to Chris Casheros, the mobile computer geek who recently launched two new franchises with Geeks On Call®, the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. Offering assistance to businesses as well as residential customers, Casheros and his team of computer professionals zip throughout Richmond in their trademark Chrysler PT Cruisers (affectionately dubbed “PC Cruisers™”) to deliver essential computer services including troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, wired/wireless networking, one-on-one training, and custom-built PCs. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

It's the end of the 'Net as we know it

It's the end of the 'Net as we know it 09/22/2004 02:50 AM

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The Internet end times? OK, this seems to be Intel’s conclusion, but I tend to disagree. In actuality I see it as a maturing process. Growth bound Web sites are content centered rather than gimmick centered as they were back in the 1990’s. I think that this is only the beginning….

How vulnerable is the 'Net?

How vulnerable is the 'Net? 04/18/2005 04:03 AM
Security upgrades ongoing, but some argue more needs to be done.

Senate Gets Closer to 'Net Tax Ban

Senate Gets Closer to 'Net Tax Ban 04/29/2004 07:12 PM
Washington Post Apr 29 2004 10:23PM GMT

Microsoft's Code On 'net

Microsoft's Code On 'net 02/14/2004 03:49 AM
New York Post Feb 14 2004 8:02AM GMT

'Net Attacks Down, Bot Networks Up

'Net Attacks Down, Bot Networks Up 09/27/2004 04:48 AM

It's the end of the 'Net as we know it
(and I feel fine)

It's the end of the 'Net as we know it
(and I feel fine) 09/15/2004 11:04 PM
Intel CTO Patrick Gelsinger shared his apocalyptic vision of the Internet. His solution? A new 'Net on top of the old one.

Will 'Net access via satellite fly?

Will 'Net access via satellite fly? 07/19/2004 11:32 PM
Interesting story in The Star (Canada) about this weekend's launch of Telesat Canada's new Internet broadcast satellite:

Canadians should care about this moment -- about this particular satellite. Anik F2 is more than just the largest and heaviest of commercial satellites in the world, it's also the first to combine cutting edge Ka-band technology with older and less powerful Ku- and C-band transponders. The latter two will continue to carry Canada's television and telecommunications signals, but the powerful Ka-band "spot beams" will, for the first time, let an Anik satellite deliver two-way, broadband Internet service to any location in North America at a price that's competitive with residential cable or DSL high-speed services.

Link (Thanks, JP!)

'Net ninjas' take on web censorship

'Net ninjas' take on web censorship 04/18/2004 03:04 AM
A small group of 'hacktivists' in Toronto are looking at ways of bypassing government controls on the internet.

Weird 'net problem

Weird 'net problem 11/26/2002 07:26 PM
My Internet connection went down for a little while, and when it came back up, all outgoing SMTP and WWW...

'Net ninjas' take on web controls

'Net ninjas' take on web controls 04/19/2004 05:50 AM
BBC Apr 19 2004 10:16AM GMT

Television ads coming to the 'net

Television ads coming to the 'net 01/19/2004 04:17 PM
Now 30 frames-per-second, 30-second ad spots are going to start popping up on websites tomorrow.

Lawmaker To Nix Century-Old Tax on 'Net

Lawmaker To Nix Century-Old Tax on 'Net 04/11/2005 05:47 PM
Internet News Apr 11 2005 9:29PM GMT

Martha Stewart defends herself, on 'Net

Martha Stewart defends herself, on 'Net 01/11/2004 11:37 PM
Boston Globe Jan 11 2004 10:46PM ET

Uniting carriers against 'Net attacks

Uniting carriers against 'Net attacks 03/30/2005 08:57 AM
“Arbor Networks Inc. says it is attempting to make it easier for service providers to share information about Internet threats through a new program called the Fingerprint Sharing Initiative. The program, being introduced this week, uses Arbor’s PeakFlow SP platform, which is used by service providers to sniff out distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks, worms and other security threats on their own networks. The latest version of PeakFlow SP includes a Fingerprint Sharing option that lets…

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Martha Stewart Defends Herself, on 'Net

Martha Stewart Defends Herself, on 'Net 01/12/2004 12:48 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 11 2004 11:16PM ET

MP fingered for 'Net Villain' award

MP fingered for 'Net Villain' award 12/23/2003 06:07 AM
Boo, hiss, he's behind you, etc

China cracks down on 'Net games

China cracks down on 'Net games 06/07/2004 10:56 AM
I filed this story for Wired News about a crackdown on electronic games by the Chinese government:

Responding to an unprecedented boom in computer game popularity, China's government established a censorship task force this week to monitor the content of imported games for offensive or politically sensitive content.

Ministry of Culture officials said all online and wireless games produced outside the country will now be subject to examination first before they can be legally distributed within the country. Foreign producers of online games already in distribution must submit those products to MOC examinations by Sept. 1, or face punishment.

"The ministry allows the import of foreign online games whose content accords with Chinese national conditions and has positive effects on young people's mentality," according to an MOC statement. Chinese officials had been monitoring the content of video games before, but they seem to be stepping up efforts after a period of exponential growth in computer and wireless gaming. Two European games were recently banned.

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Martha Stewart Defends Herself, on 'Net
(AP)

Martha Stewart Defends Herself, on 'Net
(AP) 01/11/2004 10:33 PM
AP - True to her perfectionist reputation, Martha Stewart is using a stylish and highly detailed personal Web site to tell her side of the story as her high-stakes trial approaches.

Intel CTO: New Protocol Needed For
Next-Gen 'Net

Intel CTO: New Protocol Needed For
Next-Gen 'Net 09/09/2004 01:00 PM
Intel's chief technologist called for an overlay network to be applied to the Internet infrastructure to allow new protocols and services to be enabled.

Notes and Tips: Fiber to the 'net

Notes and Tips: Fiber to the 'net 04/01/2005 11:56 AM
We want one, too!
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