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Over 80 arrested at Los Angeles rave party - San Jose Mercury News

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities say more than 80 young people were arrested at a rave party inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena, most on drugs charges. Los Angeles Fire Department officials say paramedics treated ...

Small fire breaks out near Griffith Park - Los Angeles Times

A small brush fire broke out near Griffith Park on Monday afternoon. The one-acre blaze was reported at the junction of the 5 and 134 freeways, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. No homes or ...

Fire Burns About 5 Acres Near Griffith Park - KNx 1070

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters have contained a fire that consumed about 5 acres of dry brush in Los Angeles' sprawling Griffith Park. Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales said the fire broke out around 5 p.m. on the ...

Two Boys Killed in Apartment Fire - NBC Los Angeles

Two boys were found dead at the scene of an apartment complex fire early Thursday in the Crenshaw area, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said. The fire was reported at 3:13 a.m. in the 4000 block of ...

Fitch Rates Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, CA's 2010C Power System Rev Bonds 'AA-' - Business Wire

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the following Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), CA's power revenue bonds: --$155.5 million series 2010C (federally taxable - New ...

Firefighter Hurt in Angeles National Forest Fire - msnbc.com

A fire burned through 120 acres of brush on the Angeles National Forest's northern edge Friday, threatening some structures and prompting evacuations in the sparsely populated area. At 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles County Fire ...

Ecstasy Overdoses at a New Year's Eve Rave — Los Angeles, California, 2010 - Medscape News

Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) is an illegal synthetic amphetamine used as a stimulant and hallucinogen. [1–3] On January 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH ...

More than 80 arrested at Love Festival rave party in Los Angeles; 3 taken to ... - WTVR-TV

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say more than 80 young people were arrested at a rave party in Los Angeles, most on drugs charges. Los Angeles Fire Department officials say paramedics treated 16 people for minor ...

Man opens fire at Torrance apartment complex - KABC

TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- A man who shot at least one person Sunday in a Torrance apartment complex was hiding out, prompting a search and SWAT response, police said. Torrance police received multiple calls abbout 3:40 ...

Voting Question: where do i go to become a firefighter?

i live in Baldwin Park California near Los Angeles. do i just go to the fire department in my city and ask for an application? or do i go to school for it first. what classes do i take in college to prepare for being a firefighter. more

Resolved Question: Fire Departments charging Fees - can it get much worse?

Think of the added bureaucratic paper-work.... would fees be cost-effective? Think of the lawsuits... incentives for Fire Dept. to show up at accidents whether needed or not? And where does the tax money go that Fire Departments already receive???? [Article Quote]: "... 'Go away, I can't afford the jaws of life'...". Los Angeles Times Editorial [7/26/2010]: "Fire department fees: An abdication of government - It's absurd to charge motorists when the fire department shows up at the scene of an accident." http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-fire-20100726,0,7972490.storyWhat's the purpose of a business, other than having a name? We must pay "fees", besides the regular cost, for most everything they're supposed to do as a business in the first place. more

Resolved Question: Great way to "thin out the herd" at the local-state-and Federal level jobs...?

In Los Angeles alone, a recent audit found that roughly $80,000,000 dollars in purchases made by city employees has just vanished...BIG Screen TV's...IPOD's...IPHONES...LAPTOPS...LAKERS TICKETs...all on the taxpayers dime. This is ONLY the probation department... http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-0618-probation-20100618,0,7827523.story So just fire EVERYONE who made these purchases, and watch the books get balanced by letting the corrupt cockroaches GO and then start the audits for the rest of the City, then go after all dept's STATE and FEDERAL Level. This way, you don't have to lay off ANYONE more

Resolved Question: is there usually violence with Mexico flags in other cities when their teams win a championship?

Crowds hurl bottles and other objects at police, smash marquees, jump on vehicles, break windows and light a small fire along Figueroa Street. At least one person is beaten unconscious. Despite a massive Los Angeles police presence Thursday night, sporadic violence broke out near Staples Center after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Crowds hurled bottles and other objects at police, smashed marquees, jumped on vehicles, broke windows, and set rubbish dumpsters and vehicles on fire along Figueroa Street north of Staples Center and on Flower Street. Police fired non-lethal rounds to disperse the crowd at Figueroa and Venice Boulevard after several small fires were set, as well as at 11th and Hope streets. At 7th and Flower, a car believed to be a taxicab was engulfed in flames. At least one person was beaten unconscious as fights broke out on Flower Street near Olympic Boulevard. A bicyclist was injured when struck by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department vehicle near 11th and Flower streets, according to the LAPD. In all, there were multiple injuries but no loss of life, officials said. One police officer suffered a broken nose. As night wore on, fire crews responded to many rubbish fires and some vehicle fires, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The LAPD declared an unlawful assembly moments after the game ended. Hundreds of officers in patrol cars, on foot and on horseback moved in to clear streets and break up the crowds. At least 12 people were arrested for crimes including public drunkenness, vandalism and inciting a riot. One person was arrested for assault on a police officer, authorities said. Several dozen people rushed onto the 10 Freeway near Figueroa and Washington boulevards, disrupting traffic, the California Highway Patrol said. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lakers-fans-pictures,0,379783.photogallery more

Voting Question: Can I legally sit on my Los Angeles fire escape?

My landlord is saying that I can't smoke on my fire escape because "the fire department will fine the building owner". The fire escape is NOT obstructed in any way; I just prefer to smoke out there than in my apartment. I called the local fire house, and they said I can sit there as long as it's unobstructed, but I need written documentation that says such. I've already looked through the LA fire code, but can't find anything one way or the other about it. more

Resolved Question: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio solves gang-related "Tagger" problem...pure genius?

On his Tuesday Press conference, according to the LA Times, the Department of Water and Power will install a second Yellow-Fire Hydrants on the corners of all inner city districts, so Tagger's can mark their "spot". Maybe they can design some new pants as well when the Taggers life their legs to do their "tagging" more

Resolved Question: What do you think Police re-open street, arrest 8 protesters what did mean by chanted, "la raza unida"?

SANTA ANA – Police have re-opened Santa Ana Boulevard after they arrested eight protesters of Arizona's new anti-illegal immigration law who had lain down in the street. The protesters declined to give police their names and were taken to the Santa Ana Jail.Using ropes, duct tape, bolts, and PVC pipes, they had linked themselves together into a circular chain in the westbound lanes of busy Santa Ana Boulevard. Police and firefighters had to use medical scissors and wrenches to free the protesters, all of whom lay on the baking asphalt, looking into the sun. A banner lay on the street in the center of the circle, reading: "Arizona to Costa Mesa, racism ends here." Stickers on the pipes said, "Brown and proud." Some of the protesters either couldn't stand or refused to stand once they were freed. All refused to give police their names, and many even refused to speak to Fire Department paramedics who gave them a once-over before they were loaded into a waiting police holding van. Officers arrested them on suspicion of unlawful assembly and refusal to disperse, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. He added that the eight would be cited and released, depending on whether they provided their names and could be identified by officers. If not, they would remain in jail. A much larger group of about 60 peaceful but loud protesters helped block the street in front of the federal building for several hours. Police vehicles and fire trucks blocked off Santa Ana Boulevard between Parton and Flower streets. Police directed traffic around the closure. Authorities didn't know about the blockade until an officer happened upon it as he drove down the boulevard. "We were given no notice" of the gathering, Bertagna said, noting the protest affected traffic downtown and nearby businesses. "This is a major thoroughfare in the city of Santa Ana." The protesters, among other things, demanded that Santa Ana declare itself a so-called sanctuary city; that police officers not work with immigration officials; and that Costa Mesa repeal its Rule of Law resolution. One banner read: "Vengo a Defender los Derechos de la Humanidad'' – "I Come Here to Defend the Rights of Humanity.'' Sarina Sanchez, 21, a UCLA student from Los Angeles, was one of the protesters. She said the group wants Santa Ana to take a firmer stance against the Arizona immigration-enforcement law and wants Santa Ana police to stop collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She said Thursday's protest was lead by the youth in the city. "There is a lot of youth here and immigrant families in Santa Ana," she said. She added that the eight arrested by authorities were in the country legally. The demonstration was organized by word of mouth. Phone calls were made and messages sent through social networking sites, such as Facebook. "We see an attack in the communities all over the nation,'' said protester Abraham Medina, a 21-year-old Santa Ana resident who attends UC Irvine. "People are scared to even go to work and come home from work.'' The protesters are not part of any specific group, he said, but represent "the community that has been silenced because of policies that introduce terror in our communities.'' The protesters scoffed – "Whose street? Our street!" -- after police issued a dispersal warning more than two hours after they first blocked Santa Ana Boulevard. Others chanted, "la raza unida, jamás será vencida"—"a race, united, will never be defeated." http://www.ocregister.com/news/immigration-251704-protestors-blocked.html?cb=1275597533 more

Resolved Question: Should Arizona utilize its' right of Eminent domain and grab control of power plants in its border?

then shut off power to Calif? Eminent domain (United States, Canada), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia) or expropriation (South Africa and Canada's common law systems) is the inherent power of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent. The property is taken either for government use or by delegation to third parties who will devote it to public or civic use or, in some cases, economic development. The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain are for public utilities, highways, and railroads[citation needed], however it may also be taken for reasons of public safety, such as in the case of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Some jurisdictions require that the government body offer to purchase the property before resorting to the use of eminent domain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain Arizona falsely threatens L.A. power supply Los Angeles is the largest of several cities in California voting to boycott Arizona because of its new immigration enforcement law. An Arizona commissioner took the controversy up a notch by suggesting that Los Angeles stop receiving power from its two Arizona-based plants. It's not going to happen. Arizona can't turn off the power on its own. The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is located west of Phoenix. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owns 5 percent of the plant and 21 percent of a coal-fired plant on Navajo land to the north. Up to 25 percent of Los Angeles electricity comes from those two Arizona-based plants. Then AZ can show LA that yes indeed they CAN shut off power to LA. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7450784Attention all: It is NOT federal (no part of the "plants" cross state lines.sorry intel: Feds don't trump states in the power arena. The electric power industry is evolving from a monopolistic industry characterized by vertically integrated electric utilities providing generation, transmission and distribution service to consumers at cost-based rates to an industry where ownership and/or operation of generation, transmission and distribution facilities have been increasingly separated functionally or by divestiture of generating assets. Increasingly wholesale and retail electricity prices are determined by competitive market forces, subject to a regulatory framework that is based on rules that monitor market participants’ behavior to ensure workable competition. Monopoly transmission and distribution service providers generally operate under a traditional cost-based regulatory frameworkintel : Do you understand what the commerce clause is? It regulates Interstate Bussiness. Let me simplify if for you. If a man makes a hat and sells that hat in his local State; NOTHING the Feds do can force the many to sell his hats ACROSS state lines. Now expand the concept, if a man (company) make power; .... get it? more

Resolved Question: Defamation of Apt. Manager in CA....a Suit?

This all stems from the manager not replacing a wall A/C which he has had tested twice by a C-20 licensed A/C contractor. It puts out 42 degree air. The tenant complains about the A/C when it is 59 degrees outside. This tenant has done the following: 1) in all of her letters and talk to others she calls the manager a "liar", a "bad manager", and he "does not like women." 2) she has sent three long rambling letters of complaint to the owners of the building asking he be fired; 3) sent a complaint to consumer affairs which they contacted the owner; 4) filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Housing Department; 5) posted a letter of complaint on the apt building for other tenants to see; 6) posted two negative comments to an internet site mentioning the manager and telling others to stay away from the building; 6) told the A/C vendor the manager is a liar and a lousey manager; 7) sends these letters from her employer's fax machine and her employer's computers; 8) has not stopped her complaints to other tenants after receiving a cease and desist letter. All of this makes it impossible for the manager to now function effectively around the building as his character and the trust he needs from other tenants is now damaged. He cannot now enter her apartment for any maintenance request for fear of being set-up for something. So, what are the chances of a defamation of character suite for punitive damages in small claims court? The owners are tired of all of this but cannot evict the lady. Can her employer be put in the suit as leverage? Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: Should children born in the US to illegal aliens be considered Americans?

County Spends $600 Mil On Welfare For Illegal Immigrants Last Updated: Thu, 03/11/2010 - 3:14pm For the second consecutive year taxpayers in a single U.S. county will dish out more than half a billion dollars just to cover the welfare and food-stamp costs of illegal immigrants. Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous, may be in the midst of a dire financial crisis but somehow there are plenty of funds for illegal aliens. In January alone, anchor babies born to the county’s illegal immigrants collected more than $50 million in welfare benefits. At that rate the cash-strapped county will pay around $600 million this year to provide illegal aliens’ offspring with food stamps and other welfare perks. The exorbitant figure, revealed this week by a county supervisor, doesn’t even include the enormous cost of educating, medically treating or incarcerating illegal aliens in the sprawling county of about 10 million residents. Los Angeles County annually spends more than $1 billion for those combined services, including $500 million for healthcare and $350 million for public safety. About a quarter of the county’s welfare and food stamp issuances go to parents who reside in the United States illegally and collect benefits for their anchor babies, according to the figures from the county’s Department of Social Services. In 2009 the tab ran $570 million and this year’s figure is expected to increase by several million dollars. Illegal immigration continues to have a “catastrophic impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,” the veteran county supervisor (Michael Antonovich) who revealed the information has said. The former fifth-grade history teacher has repeatedly come under fire from his liberal counterparts for publicizing statistics that confirm the devastation illegal immigration has had on the region. Antonovich, who has served on the board for nearly three decades, represents a portion of the county that is roughly twice the size of Rhode Island and has about 2 million residents. His district is simply a snippet of a larger crisis. Nationwide, Americans pay around $22 billion annually to provide illegal immigrants with welfare benefits that include food assistance programs such as free school lunches in public schools, food stamps and a nutritional program (known as WIC) for low-income women and their children. Tens of billions more are spent on other social services, medical care, public education and legal costs such as incarceration and public defenders. http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2010/mar/county-spends-600-mil-welfare-illegals more

Resolved Question: Why is it so difficult for Obama to select appointments without crooked backgrounds?

Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding, a retired Army intelligence officer, was selected to take over the Transportation Security Administration, or T.S.A., just two and a half weeks ago, following the withdrawal of Mr. Obama’s first pick under fire. No third choice was announced, and the back-to-back failed nominations mean that the job is likely to remain unfilled for months to come. General Harding’s bid came unraveled after reports that his firm collected more federal money than it was entitled to for providing interrogators in Iraq. In a statement, General Harding said, “I felt that I could bring some leadership, vision and intelligence expertise” to the post. “However, I feel that the distractions caused by my work as a defense contractor would not be good for this administration nor for the Department of Homeland Security.” The president’s first nominee, Erroll G. Southers, a former F.B.I. agent and counterterrorism supervisor for the Los Angeles airport police, withdrew his nomination in January after giving conflicting answers about conducting police background checks on a man his estranged wife was seeing.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/us/27tsa.html?hp more

Voting Question: What is the 'name' for the following as one group?

Basically my Math IA for IB is going to be crime rate vs (police, fire department, etc). I'll be doing linear regression on the crime rate in various cities -- most likely Los Angeles, New York City, ( a least populated city, a high populated city, and a random city) -- against the police squads, firedepartment divisions, ambulences, etc. hopefully you understand where im going with this? more

Resolved Question: What possible reason could the police have for doing this tactical exercise?

This is something I personally witnessed about six years ago at the Angeles Range in Tujunga, Califonia, just north of Los Angeles. 1) The range is large. 2) On Thursdays, the Los Angeles Police Department would rent out the left side of the rifle ranges. 3) There was a junk car at about the 600 yard line. 4) A police helicopter would fly diagonally towards the junk car, over the RIGHT side of the rifle ranges. 5) Someone would fire a fully automatic weapon from the helicopter. 6) 9mm brass would fall on the RIGHT side of the range, hitting the pavilion roof, and dropping onto the right side of the range. 7) You could see bullets hitting the junk car. This made no sense to me, or any of the civilian shooters on the right side of the range which was civilians. The Police were on the left side of the range.It was witnessed by several hundred people. You are blocked.http://www.yelp.com/biz/angeles-shooting-range-sylmar "The only problems I have with this place is when I end up going on a day when SWAT shuts down the rifle line. The other one is the wasps at the hot dog cart on the weekends. Other than that, this place is a great place to go shoot long guns and trap." http://www.insidesocal.com/friendlyfire/2008/03/a_day_at_the_angeles_range.html "Shortly after the death of Suzie Pena, the LAPD SWAT team held a regular range practice at Angeles Range, in the Foothill Division."http://losangeles.citysearch.com/review/275946 "and of course the local law enforcement sometimes show up in mass to practice (I think it used to be a certain weekday morning -- DEB guys with all their "swat" gear)."http://www.internationaltactical.com/class_detail.asp?CSID=322 "Nighttime Problem Solving Vehicles Assault/Stop 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: Angeles Shooting Range Instructor: Scott Reitz & SWAT instructors This all Movement Nighttime Vehicle Stops/Assaults is an LE Restricted class for SWAT officers, patrol officers, or others who make vehicle stops and approaches. This class deals with problem solving in making stops and approaches at night. The instructors are current SIS and/or SWAT instructors from the LAPD who do this full time. The topics covered:"Chavez Ravine? By Dodger Stadium? By Downtown Los Angeles? more

Resolved Question: What is the most dangerous street in LA?

What is the most dangerous street in Los Angeles? Not like a main street like Crenshaw, but smaller streets? For example, is there any particular little neighbor hood street that has legendary status as "so dangerous the fire department won't go there without a police escort" or something like that? I've heard of that type of thing in NY and was just wondering if something similar exists here. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Was the Stimulus Bill the biggest waste of money or did we need to know how fast it takes fish to get drunk?

45: Testing how to control private home appliances in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts from an off-site computer ($800,000) 44: Repainting a rarely-used bridge in North Carolina ($3.1 million) 43: Renovating a desolate Wisconsin bridge that averages 10 cars a day ($426,000) 42: 4 new buses for New Hampshire ($2 million) 41: Repaving a 1-mile stretch of Atlanta road that had parts of it already repaved in 2007 ($490,000) 40: Florida beauty school tuition ($2.3 million) 39: Extending a bike path to the Minnesota Twins stadium ($500,000) 38: Beautification of Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard ($1.1 million) 37: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival ($10,000) 36: Developing the next generation of supersonic corporate jets in Maryland that could cost $80 million dollars each ($4.7 million) 35: New spring training facilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies ($30 million) 34: Demolishing 35 old laboratories in New Mexico ($212 million) 33: Putting free WiFi, Internet kiosks and interactive history lessons in 2 Texas rest stops ($13.8 million) 32: Replacing a single boat motor on a government boat in D.C. ($10,500) 31: Developing the next generation of football gloves in Pennsylvania ($150,000) 30: Pedestrian bridge to nowhere in West Virginia ($80,000) 29: Replacing all signage on 5 miles of road in Rhode Island ($4,403,205) 28: Installing a geothermal energy system to heat the "incredible shrinking mall" in Tennessee ($5 million) 27: University in Minnesota studying how to get the homeless to stop smoking ($230,000) 26: Large woody habitat rehabilitation project in Wisconsin ($16,800) 25: Replacing escalators in the parking garage of one D.C. metro station ($4.3 million) 24: Building an airstrip in a community most Alaskans have never even heard of ($14,707,949) 23: Bike and pedestrian paths connecting Camden, N.J. to Philadelphia, Penn. when there's already a bridge that connects them ($23 million) 22: Sending 10 university undergrads each year from North Carolina to Costa Rica to study the rainforests ($564,000) 21: Road signs touting stimulus funds at work in Ohio ($1 million) 20: Researching how paying attention improves performance of difficult tasks in Connecticut ($850,000) 19: Kentucky Transportation Department awarding contracts to companies associated with a road contractor accused of bribing the previous state transportation secretary ($24 million) 18: Amtrak losing $32 per passenger nationally but rewarded with windfall ($1.3 billion) 17: Widening an Arizona interstate even though the company that won the contract has a history of tax fraud and pollution ($21.8 million) 16: Replace existing dumbwaiters in New York ($351,807) 15: Deer underpass in Wyoming ($1,239,693) 14: Arizona universities examining the division of labor in ant colonies (combined $950,000) 13: Fire station without firefighters in Nevada ($2 million) 12: "Clown" theatrical production in Pennsylvania ($25,000) 11: Maryland town gets money but doesn't know what to do with it ($25,000) 10: Investing in nation-wide wind power (but majority of money has gone to foreign companies) ($2 billion) 9: Resurfacing a tennis court in Montana ($50,000) 8: University in Indiana studying why young men do not like to wear condoms ($221,355) 7: Funds for Massachusetts roadway construction to companies that have defrauded taxpayers, polluted the environment and have paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating workplace safety laws (millions) 6: Sending 11 students and 4 teachers from an Arkansas university to the U.N. climate change convention in Copenhagen, using almost 54,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from air travel alone ($50,000) 5: Storytelling festival in Utah ($15,000) 4: Door mats to the Department of the Army in Texas ($14,675) 3: University in New York researching young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke pot ($389,357) 2: Solar panels for climbing gym in Colorado ($157,800) 1: Grant for one Massachusetts university for "robobees" (miniature flying robot bees) ($2 million)http://a11news.com/1404/stimulus-waste-list/ http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html http://hannity.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/12/waste-102-the-final-list/ http://projects.propublica.org/tables/stimulus-investigationsThe Iraq War has not cost 3 trillion, The Iraq War and Afghanistan War combined has cost 1.05 trillion and Im not sure where you get your information but funding for the War was not under the Stimulus bill. http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home more

Resolved Question: Why does an automatic pistol seem to have more "zip" to it than a revolver?

I went shooting last weekend in the high desert. I had two centerfire handguns. One was a Used Spanish Star Model B I bought from this guy at the range who was out of work, and hard up for cash. The other was this revolver I bought used Police Surplus real cheap. It is a Smith and Wesson Model 64, Four Inch Heavy Barrel, double action only, no hammer spur, former NYPD revolver marked "NY-1." This was, supposedly, the very last revolver make and model used by NYPD. Someone bought it in NYC from John Jovino, and then moved to Los Angeles, didn't want it, and sold it on Commission to Turner's Outdoorsman. We were shooting both guns into the dirt, wet newspaper, clay, and what have you. We were firing +P in the .38 Super, and +P+ Law Enforcement Only 110 Grain in the .38 Special. My brother's department LONG ago went over to an automatic pistol, so my brother gave me several boxes of the +P+ LE stuff, because it was old and he didn't need it anymore. And what I noticed was, compared to the .38 Super, the .38 Special just seemed anemic. When you shot something with the .38 Super,stuff flew, and little bits spun all over the place, and you got a loud sound when it hit anything hard. With the .38 Special, almost nothing. You could barely notice the bullet hitting anything. I wonder why that was?The Machinist A very large percentage of male elementary school teachers are gay. You didn't know this?The Machinist For some reason known but to God, you think I would want your child in my class. I somehow doubt he would be a good student or well behaved. more

Voting Question: FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPERTS. help.?

hello, My family and I are planning to move to the Los Feliz/Silver Lake area in Los Angeles in the near future and I was wondering if there was a directory anywhere that you would know of telling me which streets there are fire hydrants located on. I had a bad experience as a child and am very cautious about buying homes and knowing about my surroundings. hope you can help me. more

Resolved Question: Los Feliz fire department. concerning water hydrants. please help!?

Voting Question: college student trying to become a firefighter in los angeles area?

In June 2011 my resume will look like this: B.S. fire administration and technology with a minor in public administration A.S. fire and emergency technology A.A. history Certified EMT CPAT I may get whatever driver's license you need to drive fire trucks also. I also speak some spanish, not fluently though. I have a few questions. 1. How does this resume look compared to others trying to get this job? I realize becoming a paramedic would be a huge bonus, but I don't want to go to paramedic school. 2. Will being only 22 years old hurt me? 3. What else can I do to enhance my qualifications in the next year and a half? 4. What departments should I be looking at here in the Los Angeles area? I'm going to apply at all the ones I can, but I'm just curious what people think of working at different departments around here. more

Resolved Question: Are Republicans making us less safe by stalling on confirming the new TSA head?

Obama's choice to head TSA withdraws name Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration's nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday. Erroll Southers, assistant chief for homeland security and intelligence at Los Angeles World Airports Police Department, was nominated for the post by President Obama in early September. He came under fire from the GOP for testimony before Congress in which Senate Republicans say he gave incomplete information about accessing a federal database for personal reasons. The move led to a censure from the FBI. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina, also spearheaded GOP objections to Southers based on concerns over the TSA becoming unionized. Specifically, DeMint and other Republicans have expressed concern that collective bargaining -- a union tactic allowing workers to organize together and negotiate on issues such as hours and wages -- would be allowed if Southers takes over. "It is clear that my nomination has become a lightning rod for those who have chosen to push a political agenda at the risk of the safety and security of the American people," Southers said in a written statement. "This partisan climate is unacceptable, and I refuse to allow myself to remain part of their dialogue." Obama "believes that Erroll Southers would have been an excellent TSA administrator but understands his personal decision and the choice he has made," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said Wednesday. The dispute over Southers' confirmation came as the agency is under the microscope after the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines plane heading to Detroit, Michigan. Gale Rossides, a holdover from the Bush administration, is serving as acting TSA director. http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/20/tsa.nominee.southers/index.html?iref=allsearch more

Resolved Question: How do you become a swift water rescue technician?

Are they fire fighters? or just hired by the Fire Department? What is the process in Los Angeles? more

Resolved Question: How come yet another of the Obama Cabal's nominees have dropped out, can't take the pressure?

Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration's nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday. Erroll Southers, assistant chief for homeland security and intelligence at Los Angeles World Airports Police Department, was nominated for the post by President Obama in early September. He came under fire from the GOP for testimony before Congress in which Senate Republicans say he gave incomplete information about accessing a federal database for personal reasons. The move led to a censure from the FBI. http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/20/tsa.nominee.southers/ Or was it because more questions might be asked of his shady past more

Resolved Question: Was the 9/11 attacks a terrorist attack that took place while George Bush was President?

Was 9/11 attacks terrorost attack that took place while Geroge Bush was President? Where these other incidents? July 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet opened fire at an El Al Airlines ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport, killing two people and wounding four others before being shot dead. A 2004 Justice Department report stated that Hadayet's case had been "officially designated as an act of international terrorism." March 2006, Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar drove an SUV into an area of campus, striking nine pedestrians. According to reports, Taheri-azar said he acted because he wanted to "avenge the deaths or murders of Muslims around the world." Taheri-azar also reportedly stated in a letter: "I was aiming to follow in the footsteps of one of my role models, Mohammad Atta, one of the 9/11/01 hijackers. Attorney General John Ashcroft called the Anthrax attacks that killed 5 people a terrorist act.” When people send anthrax through the mail to hurt people and invoke terror, it's a terrorist act." more

Resolved Question: So Bush kept us safe?

September 11, 2001 attacks. As CNN noted, "On September 11, 2001, four U.S. planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people in a matter of hours." 2001 anthrax attacks. A March 2004 State Department report on "Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003" quotes then-Attorney General John Ashcroft saying of the letters containing anthrax mailed to various targets: "When people send anthrax through the mail to hurt people and invoke terror, it's a terrorist act." Five people were killed as a result of those letters in the autumn of 2001. 2001 shoe bomber attempted attack. In June 2008, then-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff described Reid's December 2001 attempt "to blow up a trans-Atlantic plane with a shoe bomb" as an attempt to "carry out terrorist operations for Al-Qaeda." 2002 attack against El Al ticket counter at LAX. In July 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet opened fire at an El Al Airlines ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport killing two people and wounding four others before being shot dead. A 2004 Justice Department report stated that Hadayet's case had been "officially designated as an act of international terrorism." 2002 DC-area sniper. The state of Virginia indicted Washington, D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad -- along with his accomplice, a minor at the time -- on "an act of terrorism" for one of the murders he committed during a three-week shooting spree across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Muhammad was convicted, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed for the crime. 2006 UNC SUV attack. In March 2006, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill graduate Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar drove an SUV into an area of campus, striking nine pedestrians. According to reports, Taheri-azar said he acted because he wanted to "avenge the deaths or murders of Muslims around the world." Taheri-azar also reportedly stated in a letter: "I was aiming to follow in the footsteps of one of my role models, Mohammad Atta, one of the 9/11/01 hijackers, who obtained a doctorate degree." more

Resolved Question: ...Brittany Murphy Dead??!!...?

...Damn!!, I Can't Believe It =(, She Was A Great Actress: LOS ANGELES — Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile" before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner's official said. She was 32. Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Sally Stewart said. Murphy was transported to the hospital after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at 8 a.m. at the home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, in the Hollywood Hills. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Murphy apparently collapsed in the bathroom, and authorities were looking into her medical history. An official cause of death may not be determined for some time, since toxicology tests will be required, but "it appears to be natural," Winter said. He said an autopsy was planned for Monday or Tuesday. Winter said Murphy's family was cooperating with the coroner's investigation. Funeral arrangements have not been announced, he said. Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into Murphy's death, Officer Norma Eisenman said. Detectives and coroner's officials were at Murphy and Monjack's home Sunday afternoon but did not talk to reporters. Paparazzi were camped outside the multistory home, located above the Sunset Strip. This Is Really Sad, Sounds Like A Joke, RIP Brittany Murphy, What Do You Think About It??, **... more

Resolved Question: Brittany Murphy dead!!!!!!?

20/12/2009 21:43Brittany Murphy dead at 32 A Los Angeles hospital spokeswoman says actress Brittany Murphy has died. © PA Brittany Murphy, dead at 32 A Los Angeles hospital spokeswoman says actress Brittany Murphy has died. She was 32. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center spokeswoman Sally Stewart would not provide a cause of death, or any other information. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devon Gale says crews responded to a call at 8am on Sunday from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to British screenwriter Simon Monjack, Brittany Murphy's husband. Gale says one person was transported to a hospital. Messages left for Ms Murphy's manager, agent and publicist weren't immediately returned. The actress starred in the likes of Clueless, 8 Mile and Sin City. How will you remember Brittany Murphy? Share your thoughts and tributes here. More to follow... Oh my god can't believe she died, whats your thought? more

Resolved Question: Brittany Murphy died at 32?

-- Brittany Murphy died on Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has confirmed to Access Hollywood. She was 32. According to the Coroner's Office, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Hollywood reported to them that an individual named Brittany Murphy died in the hospital on Sunday. A Cedars-Sinai spokesperson also confirmed to Access that the star was pronounced dead at their facility at 10:04 AM. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman told Access that they responded to a 911 call made from the 1800 block of N. Rising Glen Road -- the same street where the actress lives - Murphy went into full cardiac arrest last night and could not be revived, according to TMZ. The Los Angeles Fire Department tells the site they received a call from a home belonging to Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack. The actress was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. more

Resolved Question: where could i create a free website?

im currently a cadet for los angeles city fire department and my post instructor wants me to try to Create a website just for our post but i don't know where to star, i done some research and every time i visit a website that creates websites they always want a credit card and i don't have one. so if you can help me out that would be great. thank you. more

Voting Question: Why are these kinds of commercials on TV? Tribal Governments, Edison, Gas Company. Huh?

When I'm watching TV in the Los Angeles broadcast market, I notice these two groups of commercials. Can anyone explain to me why they even exist? TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS So indian reservations put their own commercials on TV about how they have their own governments and basically run cities with police officers, fire departments, and hospitals. Great, but what is the message I'm supposed to get from the commercial? Am I being told to do anything? Sure doesn't seem like it. UTILITY COMPANY ADS Why does SoCal Edison have ads on TV? All they do is talk about history, and oh look at the pretty pictures of power lines and windmills. And we've been here for 100 years. Once again, more power to you. But they have basically a monopoly on electricity in Southern California. So what's the point of the commercials. Not like I have ten choices for electricity or anything! Can someone clear up the confusion, or are we all confused by why such commericals even exist? more

Resolved Question: When will, the Los Angeles County Fire Department get laptops?

I'm not calling best buy for a bulk discount. You didn't answer my question. My question, is when the Los Angeles County Fire Department was going to get laptops. more

Resolved Question: Why is LA Times indicating it's hard to see what good will come of throwing undocumented workers out of their?

Why is LA Times indicating it's hard to see what good will come of throwing undocumented workers out of their jobs ? American Apparel is in the process of firing all of its undocumented workers, under pressure from the Department of Homeland Security -- a move that will cause as much real harm to Los Angeles as it will imaginary good. Taking away as many as 1,800 jobs that pay $10 to $12 an hour plus benefits will probably drive those workers into an underground economy or into sweatshops, maybe into crime, maybe homelessness. They and their children will be more susceptible to poverty and hunger and more likely to require public assistance. There are those who believe that Los Angeles will benefit because those jobs will now go to American citizens. Certainly that is possible. Joblessness in California is at 12.2%, a 70-year high andfar past the national average of 9.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And between August 2008 and August of this year, Los Angeles lost more jobs than any other U.S. city. Citizens of every race and ethnicity, desperate for employment, are now frequenting day- labor sites in downtown L.A. and Hollywood, according to the Wall Street Journal; some have turned to farm work and labor in the fields. But even if American Apparel replaces its lost workers with U.S. citizens, it's just a shell game; one problem is solved while another is created. President Obama vowed to redirect immigration enforcement away from the workplace actions of the Bush administration -- which often involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers storming in and rounding up employees -- and to put the pressure on employers instead. And he has kept that promise. However, it would make more sense for the government to use its strained resources to nab abusive employers -- it is a sure bet that not too far from the American Apparel building downtown, where the company provided decent wages, reasonable benefits and even a masseuse to rub tired shoulders, workers are toiling in sweatshops. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-apparel5-2009oct05,0,5462529.story What right should there be to give those jobs to the law breakers, the illegal immigrants who jump in front of everyone else ? more

Resolved Question: Can a civilian use "For Law Enforcement Use Only," Ammo?

I bought a house I could afford. Which here in Los Angeles, meant a very high crime neighborhood. I got burglar bars, a fence, a big dog, and floodlights. And a revolver. Ammo, particularly hollow point ammo is practically impossible to buy right now in Los Angeles. The landlord of the house next door is a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy. I mentioned this problem, and he told me he could sell me some ammo. I own a police surplus .38 Special. It is a Smith and Wesson Model 64. It is stainless steel, with a heavy four inch barrel, double action only, with a bobbed hammer and black rubber grips that say "Pachmayr" on them. The gun is marked "NY-1," and is supposedly New York Police Surplus. My neighbor's landlord is willing to sell me some old ammo he bought. Apparently, at some time in the past, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department switched to 9mm, and so he doesn't need the .38 ammo he bought. He stockpiled a lot of .38 ammo. I think his department let him buy it at reduced prices. The ammo is in a red and white box and says "Federal," on it. It is marked on the side: "+P+ High Velocity 110 Gr. Controlled Expansion .38 Special FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY." The bullets are marked on the bottom of the cartridge "L E and then F C" The ammo is over ten years old, but he gave me some rounds, and when I fired them, they all worked just fine, and despite their age, the people at that range said they were loaded "hot," and according to the rangemaster, by the noise and flash, they were "pretty strong .38's" The guy said he would sell me all the boxes I wanted for ten bucks a box of 50. So my questions are these: 1) Will firing a lot of these hurt my gun? 2) His department hasn't used these in ten years. Hollowpoint bullets are perfectly legal in my state. Is there any reason I couldn't buy or use these bullets? His department has changed from .38 Special to 9mm. 3) How long do bullets stay good? 4) Is this a good deal? It's almost impossible to buy hollowpoint bullets right now? 5) Should I stock up? Or just buy a few boxes? .Steven F Deep Emotion Response. Wonder why you are so terribly upset. more

Resolved Question: WHO ELSE THINKS city officials and mayors are evil humans?

they make huge cuts and fire!! fire department and cops that have been on job 25 years in los angeles because they say: we must make cuts due to budget problems!! IT IS THE CITY, STATE,AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHO CREATED PROBLEMS AND I CAN BET!! that these creeps sure!!! have thhir NICE CARS, MONEY, VACATIONS AND OTHER PERKS WHILE THEY FIRE AND LAYOFF THOUDANDS, COSTING CITIES NEEDED POLICE A ND FIRE SERVICES! i think people working for the cities a nd counties are evil and immoral people as well as greedy and selfish! they!! will not cut own SALARIES BUT SURE CUT OTHERS!! more

Resolved Question: Why was Van Jones glossing over the LA riots?

Van Jones May 1992 "Yes, the Great Revolutionary Moment had at long last come. And the time, clearly, was ours! So we stole stuff. Y'know, stole stuff. Radios, tennis shoes. Well, not everybody, of course. The vast majority (me included) just marched around and chanted slogans. But some set trash cans on fire. And smashed in car windows. And some kids stoned a few passing cars pretty good. And stole stuff, like I said." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-jones/… What REALLY happened.... [Van Jones admits to a small crime to cover these big crimes:] "... the crowd at Florence and Normandie had started looting, attacking vehicles and people, mainly whites." "a white truck driver ..., was dragged from his vehicle and severely beaten by a mob of local black residents as news helicopters hovered above, recording every blow, including a concrete fragment connecting with Denny's temple and a cinder block thrown at his head as he lay unconscious in the street." "...a self-employed construction worker and Guatemalan immigrant, was ripped from his truck and robbed of nearly $2,000. Damian Williams smashed his forehead open with a car stereo as another rioter attempted to slice his ear off. After Lopez lost consciousness, the crowd spray painted his chest, torso and genitals black" "Arsonists struck in that neighborhood and others, taking out their anger on several unguarded businesses. By 7:30 p.m. the intersection of Florence and Normandie was completely looted, burned and destroyed, causing the rioters to move into other neighborhoods of South Central. The Los Angeles Fire Department's first fire call relating to the riots came at about 7:45 p.m. Looters threw bricks to smash windows and Molotov cocktails to start fires. Cars were torched to block intersections; others were carjacked and their drivers beaten. Shots were fired at rescue personnel. By dark, stores were being openly looted and fires burned" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles… Yeah! Just stole a little stuff..... more

Resolved Question: Who knows whats happening with The La Cañada Flintridge fire?

Any news on how its going and if the Los Angeles fire department has announced any news on how long it make take to clear? just general news. thank you. more

Resolved Question: Are KK members working with NYC and Los Angeles police?

Why are they allowed to have a military camp in the catskills? The extreme-Israeli KK claims to have a close working relationship with the New York City Police and Fire Departments. KK also has a Los Angeles unit that claims members within the Los Angeles Police Department. Although it claims non-partisanship, the KK’s heroes are all Israeli terrorists, including Zionist fascist leader Zeev Jabotinsky; Avraham (Yair) Stern, the founder of the Jewish terrorist Stern Gang, and first Likud prime minister and one-time terrorist Menachem Begin. In fact, the Catskills camp is also sometimes referred to as “Camp Jabotinsky” and has been linked to the Jewish Defense Organization, a spin-off of the JDL KKK members are in Israel working with skinheads and bigots from Russia. Do they work with the KKK? more

Resolved Question: Does anyone know if there is a relationship between the KKK and the KK organizations?

Resolved Question: Do you know the relationship between the KKK and the KK organizations?

The extreme-Israeli KK claims to have a close working relationship with the New York City Police and Fire Departments. KK also has a Los Angeles unit that claims members within the Los Angeles Police Department. Although it claims non-partisanship, the KK’s heroes are all Israeli terrorists, including Zionist fascist leader Zeev Jabotinsky; Avraham (Yair) Stern, the founder of the Jewish terrorist Stern Gang, and first Likud prime minister and one-time terrorist Menachem Begin. In fact, the Catskills camp is also sometimes referred to as “Camp Jabotinsky” and has been linked to the Jewish Defense Organization, a spin-off of the JDL. Do they work with the KKK?I guess you don't know that KKK members are in Israel along with skinheads and bigots from Russia more

Resolved Question: michael jason daed at age 50!!!?

i swaer i don't make this up here a newstory!! he rally daeded! omg Rip rip jason was that singer woh made that songs thriler and bean it an billy bean heres as newstory !! i donet make this up rip michale jason! http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html more

Resolved Question: Would I be better off owning a business as a Firefighter or a Police Officer in Los Angeles?

Would I be better off owning a business as a Firefighter or a Police Officer in Los Angeles? Firefighters work 2 48hr shifts a week I dont know how long police officers shifts are In the Fire department (LAFD) I would have a starting base salary of $53,766 not including overtime and only have to work about 2 times a week for 48 hours.... I would have a starting base salary not including overtime of $56,522 and Upon completion of 6 months of your probationary period you will get an automatic salary step increase. After 12 more months you will receive another raise. You will then be eligible for additional raises, advancement and promotions. Im already leaning towards firefighter because I always wanted to be a firefighter and serve in the California National Gaurd as a Combat Engineer.... But I also want to own my own Nightclub/Restaurant. what do you guys think.... The only reason Im debating is because Law Enforcement seems like a pretty sweet deal also and I can honestly see myself doing both. My heart is pulling me in both directions but in a city like Los Angeles its impossible to do both and run a business... It impossible to do both unless im volenteering for the Fire Department which I dont want to do. I want to earn a salary... So what would you do(not that im going to base my decision off anyone else... I would just like to know what the majority of people would do in this situation) more

Resolved Question: oh my god! Michael...?

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital, a fire department official told the Los Angeles Times. Capt. Steve Ruda said Thursday that Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told the newspaper. L. Londell McMillan, a lawyer for Jackson, did not have any information. Messages left for other Jackson associates were not immediately returned. The hospitalization was first reported by the Web site TMZ. The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson's rented home, was roped off Thursday with police tape. News trucks were gathered, helicopters flew overhead, and orange cones were laid out to redirect traffic. "We have no statements as far as transporting Michael Jackson," Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales said. ___ Associated Press entertainment reporters Derrik Lang and Anthony McCartney and special correspondent Linda Deutsch in Los Angeles and music writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in New York contributed to this story. oh my god oh my god!!!!!! im crying!i hate this day. R.I.P my love. Michael Joseph Jackson 1958-2009 age 50 more

Resolved Question: PLAESE STOP SAYIN THAT MICHEAL JACKSON IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!?

He's in a coma Michael Jackson rushed to hospital L.A. Times reports the pop star wasn’t breathing when ambulance arrived Michael Jackson’s life and career Click to see pictures from the highs and lows of Michael Jackson's career. Interviews, performances Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Makeover! Farmer gets fierce new style Best in breed: Top 10 most popular dogs S.C. GOP leader says straying gov should resign Images: Star stylists make over Kate Gosselin Most viewed on msnbc.com New drugs could transform cancer treatment Tigers say ‘Bye, mom’ to dog that raised them 15 rare elephants poisoned, shot in Indonesia Video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest Analysis casts doubts on Ahmadinejad's victory Most viewed on msnbc.com Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Church creates stir with gay exorcism video Airlines raise fares twice in two weeks Analysis: Why do politicians cheat? ‘High as a kite’ wallabies blamed for crop circles Most viewed on msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 23 minutes ago The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson was rushed to UCLA Medical Center Thursday afternoon. Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the newspaper that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and they had to perform CPR. The pop star's immediate condition is not known, but TMZ.com is reporting that he may have suffered cardiac arrest.OMG he died! more

Resolved Question: PLEASE! STOP SAYIN THAT MICHEAL JACKSON IS DEAD!!!!!!??!?

Michael Jackson rushed to hospital L.A. Times reports the pop star wasn’t breathing when ambulance arrived Michael Jackson’s life and career Click to see pictures from the highs and lows of Michael Jackson's career. Interviews, performances Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Makeover! Farmer gets fierce new style Best in breed: Top 10 most popular dogs S.C. GOP leader says straying gov should resign Images: Star stylists make over Kate Gosselin Most viewed on msnbc.com New drugs could transform cancer treatment Tigers say ‘Bye, mom’ to dog that raised them 15 rare elephants poisoned, shot in Indonesia Video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest Analysis casts doubts on Ahmadinejad's victory Most viewed on msnbc.com Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Church creates stir with gay exorcism video Airlines raise fares twice in two weeks Analysis: Why do politicians cheat? ‘High as a kite’ wallabies blamed for crop circles Most viewed on msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 23 minutes ago The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson was rushed to UCLA Medical Center Thursday afternoon. Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the newspaper that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and they had to perform CPR. The pop star's immediate condition is not known, but TMZ.com is reporting that he may have suffered cardiac arrest.OMG he died! more

Resolved Question: We do not know that Micheal Jasckon died?

he's in a coma Michael Jackson rushed to hospital L.A. Times reports the pop star wasn’t breathing when ambulance arrived Michael Jackson’s life and career Click to see pictures from the highs and lows of Michael Jackson's career. Interviews, performances Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Makeover! Farmer gets fierce new style Best in breed: Top 10 most popular dogs S.C. GOP leader says straying gov should resign Images: Star stylists make over Kate Gosselin Most viewed on msnbc.com New drugs could transform cancer treatment Tigers say ‘Bye, mom’ to dog that raised them 15 rare elephants poisoned, shot in Indonesia Video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest Analysis casts doubts on Ahmadinejad's victory Most viewed on msnbc.com Michael Jackson rushed to hospital Church creates stir with gay exorcism video Airlines raise fares twice in two weeks Analysis: Why do politicians cheat? ‘High as a kite’ wallabies blamed for crop circles Most viewed on msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 23 minutes ago The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson was rushed to UCLA Medical Center Thursday afternoon. Laos Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the newspaper that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and they had to perform CPR. The pop star's immediate condition is not known, but TMZ.com is reporting that he may have suffered cardiac arrest.OMG he died!OMG he died!OMG he died! more

Voting Question: (READ)please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Resolved Question: is michael jackson still alive?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html what's the latest? more

Resolved Question: What is the matter with the USA ?

N. Korea threatens US; world anticipates missile Play Video Video:Vigil To Be Held For Imprisoned Journalists CBS 2 / KCAL 9 Los Angeles By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writer Hyung-jin Kim, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 28 mins ago SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days. Off China's coast, a U.S. destroyer was tailing a North Korean ship suspected of transporting illicit weapons to Myanmar in what could be the first test of U.N. sanctions passed to punish the nation for an underground nuclear test last month. The Kang Nam left the North Korean port of Nampo a week ago with the USS John S. McCain close behind. The ship, accused of transporting banned goods in the past, is believed bound for Myanmar, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. The new U.N. Security Council resolution requires member states to seek permission to inspect suspicious cargo. North Korea has said it would consider interception a declaration of war and on Wednesday accused the U.S. of seeking to provoke another Korean War. "If the U.S. imperialists start another war, the army and people of Korea will ... wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all," the official Korean Central News Agency said. The warning came on the eve of the 59th anniversary of the start of the three-year Korean War, which ended in a truce in 1953, not a peace treaty, leaving the peninsula in state of war. The U.S. has 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect against an outbreak of hostilities. Tensions have been high since North Korea launched a long-range rocket in April and then conducted its second underground atomic test on May 25. Reacting to U.N. condemnation of that test, North Korea walked away from nuclear disarmament talks and warned it would fire a long-range missile. North Korea has banned ships from the waters off its east coast starting Thursday through July 10 for military exercises, Japan's Coast Guard said. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday that the North may fire a Scud missile with a range of up to 310 miles (500 kilometers) or a short-range ground-to-ship missile with a range of 100 miles (160 kilometers) during the no-sail period. A senior South Korean government official said the no-sail ban is believed connected to North Korean plans to fire short- or mid-range missiles. He spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department policy. U.S. defense and counterproliferation officials in Washington said they also expected the North to launch short- to medium-range missiles. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. South Korea will expedite the introduction of high-tech unmanned aerial surveillance systems and "bunker-buster" bombs in response to North Korea's provocations, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said, citing unidentified ruling party members. Meanwhile, a flurry of diplomatic efforts were under way to try getting North Korea to return to disarmament talks. Russia's top nuclear envoy, Alexei Borodavkin, said after meeting with his South Korean counterpart that Moscow is open to other formats for discussion since Pyongyang has pulled out of formal six-nation negotiations. In Beijing, top U.S. and Chinese defense officials also discussed North Korea. U.S. Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy was heading next to Tokyo and Seoul for talks. South Korea has proposed high-level "consultations" to discuss North Korea with the U.S., Russia, China and Japan. ___ Associated Press writers Jae-soon Chang in Seoul; Pauline Jelinek, Pamela Hess and Lolita Baldor in Washington and Min Lee in Hong Kong contributed to this report.Are we going to wait and see again ?For those of you that do not know, at the Geneva convention many years ago, it was enacted that the US would be in charge of the free world. Yes we are the one who so called are in charge of POLICE-ING the world. more

Voting Question: Becoming a Firefighter?

I want to join the los angeles fire department and one of their requirements is that u have to be a nonsmoker while employed with them. Well my question is does it count if u just have an occasional cigar(like a swisher) like a couple times a week? more

Resolved Question: FOOLED BY A CRIMINAL! What do the records I found out mean?

Hello, I have been dating a man for the last year. For the last few months his behavior became inconsistent and erratic, despite an angel face and a very calm demeanor. After loosing his job he has made up all sort of excuses to not look for another one. He never talked about his past so after the last incident we had, I chose to finally do a background search on him... What I found out is devastating. The man has a number of crimes on his record! The report lists a number of codes that i do not understand. Can someone please help me understand what they exactly mean? Thank you. From FL Department of Law Enforcement (AOC): OFFENSE CODE: 0810.09.2A OFFENSE CLASS: N OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal Also from FL (a different date) OFFENSE CODE: 0806.01.1 OFFENSE CLASS: N OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: ARSON; WILLFULLY AND UNLAWFULLY DAMAGES STRUCTURES BY FIRE OR EXPLOSIVE, WITH GROUNDS TO BELIEVE PERSON IS IN STRUCTURE From CA Los Angeles Superior Court OFFENSE CODE: H 11378 H 11377 H 11350 OFFENSE CLASS: Criminal Felony OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: POSS CNTL SUB FOR SALE Also from LA from another date: OFFENSE CODE: H 11364 OFFENSE CLASS: Criminal Felony OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: CNTL SUB PARAPHERNALIA From CA Orange County Superior Court OFFENSE CODE: OFFENSE CLASS: OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: Complaint I am speechless. They all say OFFENSE TYPE: CRIMINAL. How did he fool me so bad?Thank you all for your replies. I am not from here and this is why I do not understand the codes, for example: what does "complaint" refer to? I am an International student and was fooled by his initial kindness. He showed a very caring personality and was always (at the beginning anyway) very loving and proper. Also, when I met him he was employed and always seemed to care about the poor and homeless. These qualities that he showed made me think he was "the one". I feel I am living a nightmare. Again, thank you so much for your input. I really appreciate it. Regards.As a side note, we met in school. He was taking a class at my college. more

Resolved Question: My boyfriend has a criminal record. What do the codes/classes mean?

Hello, I have been dating a man for the last year. For the last few months his behavior became inconsistent and erratic, despite an angel face and a very calm demeanor. After loosing his job he has made up all sort of excuses to not look for another one. He never talked about his past so after the last incident we had, I chose to finally do a background search on him... What I found out is devastating. The man has a number of crimes on his record! The report lists a number of codes that i do not understand. Can someone please help me understand what they exactly mean? Thank you. From FL Department of Law Enforcement (AOC): OFFENSE CODE: 0810.09.2A OFFENSE CLASS: N OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal Also from FL (a different date) OFFENSE CODE: 0806.01.1 OFFENSE CLASS: N OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: ARSON; WILLFULLY AND UNLAWFULLY DAMAGES STRUCTURES BY FIRE OR EXPLOSIVE, WITH GROUNDS TO BELIEVE PERSON IS IN STRUCTURE From CA Los Angeles Superior Court OFFENSE CODE: H 11378 H 11377 H 11350 OFFENSE CLASS: Criminal Felony OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: POSS CNTL SUB FOR SALE Also from LA from another date: OFFENSE CODE: H 11364 OFFENSE CLASS: Criminal Felony OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: CNTL SUB PARAPHERNALIA From CA Orange County Superior Court OFFENSE CODE: OFFENSE CLASS: OFFENSE TYPE: Criminal OFFENSE: Complaint I am speechless. They all say OFFENSE TYPE: CRIMINAL. How did he fool me so bad?Dear Vara, that is a good answer to another question. Thanks for the input. Better later than never. People can be very misleading. I was mislead and I am trying to fix the situation. Thanks again. more