Murderer of web designer because of LOVE ?

Web designer Chian Swee Ong told his Russian girlfriend that he was willing to die for her and to prove it he swallowed 19 pills of painkillers and then slashed his hands.

The woman laughed and, in a fit of rage, Chian stabbed her several times.

ON DEATH PENALTY: Chian being led out of the courtroom after his sentencing at the Shah Alam High Court.

As she was dying, he tried to kill himself by stabbing his chest and then drank a floor-cleaning liquid.

He did not die and made several more suicide attempts after that, including drinking an antiseptic and a bleaching fluid as well as taking rat poison.

Chian, however, failed to convince High Court judge, Datuk K.N. Segara, that he killed the woman out of a grave and sudden provocation.

Yesterday, the judge sentenced the 36-year-old to the gallows for killing the woman, whose identity could not be established. The crime was committed at Chian's house in USJ 13/5B at about 5am on Dec 13, 2002.

“It is most unfortunate. I appreciate the fact that you were very much in love with her, but it did not warrant the way you stabbed her. Only you alone know what really happened,” Justice Segara told Chian who looked calm and nodded a few times.

“Indeed, you acted honourably by surrendering to the police later. Nevertheless, the law has to take its course. You have the right to appeal.”

Relating the events that led to the woman's death, Chian had told the court that he met “Sara” in October 2002, while she was working at a spa in Lisa De Inn in Petaling Jaya.

He claimed that he engaged her services about 20 times and even “booked” her after her working hours at the spa. They would go to hotels or his house for sexual encounters, he said, adding that he had spent about RM20,000 on her.

In November 2002, Sara moved to the Kim Lady entertainment centre in Puchong as a guest relations officer and Chian continued to see her.

On Dec 12, Chian went to the entertainment centre about 8pm and proposed to Sara. He also asked her to quit her job. Sara refused. They fought. He slapped her and she retaliated.

At 3am the next day, he returned to Kim Lady, gave Sara RM800 and offered to take her home.

In the house, Chian apologised and expressed his love again. They had sex in the living room. After that, Chian said Sara told him that he did not love her with all his heart as he had slapped her.

She told him she came to Malaysia to work and went out with him only because of his money. This made him angry and he stabbed her. When she tried to ward off the attack she fell.

The frightened Chian then tried to commit suicide and later went to sleep.

Upon waking, he fled to Klang where he stayed in two hotels before returning home at about 11am on Dec 16.

He then went to his sister's house in Klang and told her what happened. On Dec 17, he surrendered to the police.

Lawyer Lee Cheng Theng defended Chian while deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin prosecuted.

Sicko Faces Indictment for Raping Boys

A Rocky River man accused of raping boys he taught in a school he ran from his home was indicted on dozens of new charges Wednesday.

A grand jury indicted Phillip Distasio on 41 counts. The man is now accused of sex crimes against 7 more boys, ranging in age from 8 to 10. All of the boys are autistic.

Prosecutors say the attacks happened while Distasio was a teacher's aid for the non-profit Positive Education Program.

Rocky River police said they confiscated a computer, software, child pornography and journals in which Distasio allegedly kept notes of the attacks.

Distasio was originally charged with rape in September when allegations surfaced that he raped 2 young boys whom he taught in his Rocky River apartment. These 2 boys also have autism.

Investigators said Distasio would frequent establishments along Detroit Road in Lakewood, where he would lure boys to join a group known as "Class Cutters."

Distasio has a history of working with children that dates back more than 10 years. He now faces a 74-count indictment, but God only knows what else he is guilty of throughout is waste of life.

If convicted, Distasio could be sentenced to life in prison. Could be? What's with that? If he's not sentenced to life, hopefully there will be global outrage. This useless human being is scheduled to go to trial in February. Damn trial ... he doesn't even deserve to go to trial - he deserves to go to Hell.

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PS3 to support Keyboard & Mouse

Discussing the topic of controllers at GDC Europe. Sony's leading man on developer support, George Bain, announced that the Playstation 3 console not only supports the new wireless bluetooth controllers but will also be utilizing the functionality of keyboards and mice.

No description was given about the nature of freedom developers will be able to apply with the inclusion of such PC peripherals. Though it doesn't require a rocket scientist to predict what'll be the outcome of this move. Game genres, such as 'Real Time Strategy' (RTS) and 'First Person Shooters' have long been using keyboard and mouse on the PC side. Sony making this possible out of the box on their upcoming console suggests that they realize the significance of these two genres.

Backing such accessories for developers of PS3 games also approves of Sony's stance on the open nature of things and what lately their executives like to call the company's DNA. Following are some of their attempts at aiding the open source assets.
Working on Collada which is described as an open source toolset for developers,
Creating a special version of Linux (an open source OS) for PS3,
Recent comments from Phil Harrison about Sony keeping their online architecture open ended for Publishers.

Despite keyboard and mouse support will now be available for some PS3 titles. It doesn't necessarily imply the new 'boomerang' controller is useless or should be tossed out of the window.

Clearing up such fears, Bain explained that Sony would always insist that developers support the included controller in every single PS3 game. So future titles may benefit from keyboard and mouse but at the same time they will also be operable with the default PS3 controller.

This news should bring a fresh air of relief to FPS lovers all over the world. The days of whacky controls on Playstation titles are over and with such technological breakthroughs as laser mice, expect Killzone and Unreal Tournament 2007 to play exactly like their PC brethren, next year on your shiny new Playstation 3 console.

Google tips !

link:www.yoursite.com - This command will show you all of the backlinks to your site. Handy tool for finding out who is linking to you.

related:www.yoursite.com - This command will show you a list of pages that Google thinks are related to your site in some way.

site:www.yoursite.com - Searches only those pages from the site you list.

allinurl: - If you start a query with [allinurl:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the url. For instance, [allinurl: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the url.

define: - The query [define:] will provide a definition of the words you enter after it, gathered from various online sources. The definition will be for the entire phrase entered (i.e., it will include all the words in the exact order you typed them).

inurl: - If you include [inurl:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the url. For instance, [inurl:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their url, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (url or no). Note there can be no space between the “inurl:” and the following word.

allintitle: - If you start a query with [allintitle:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the title. For instance, [allintitle: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the title.

intitle: - If you include [intitle:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the title. For instance, [intitle:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their title, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (title or no). Note there can be no space between the “intitle:” and the following word.

cache: - If you include other words in the query, Google will highlight those words within the cached document. For instance, [cache:www.subnixus.com web] will show the cached content with the word “web” highlighted.

info: - The query [info:] will present some information that Google has about that web page. For instance, [info:www.google.com] will show information about the Google homepage. Note there can be no space between the “info:” and the web page url.

spell: - Does a spell check of any given word.

stocks: - If you begin a query with the [stocks:] operator, Google will treat the rest of the query terms as stock ticker symbols, and will link to a page showing stock information for those symbols. For instance, [stocks: intc yhoo] will show information about Intel and Yahoo. (Note you must type the ticker symbols, not the company name.)

filetype: - Does a search for a specific file type, or, if you put a minus sign (-) in front of it, it won’t list any results with that filetype.

daterange: - Is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.

maps: - Is a shortcut to do a google maps search.

phone: - Searches for anything that looks like a phone number.

allinlinks: - Searches only within links, not text or title.

allintext: - searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title.

Black belt clerk strikes back at robber

When this 24-year-old man entered a convenience store in Modesto, Calif., recently, police said he was planning on robbing the store -- unaware that the man behind the cash register had a black belt in karate.

Quik Stop Night Manager Edward Petrossi said the robber pulled a knife and demanded money and that's when Petrossi went into his karate stance. He told the robber, "Bring it on."

"[I said] hey, you want my money ... right there, I chased him. He was just shocked," said Petrossi.

The would-be robber headed for the front door with Petrossi in hot pursuit.

Petrossi gives the man a kick in the back as he reaches the door.

Petrossi lands on his feet but the man was sent flying out the door.

The outside surveillance camera captures the action as it continues in the parking lot.

Petrossi follows the man outside as the man tries to head for his van.

The suspect got away, but not before the Petrossi used his cell phone camera to take a picture of the license plate of the van, which helped police catch the suspect later. 24-year-old Corey Allen Funk was arrested in Fresno for the attempted robbery. Police said that Funk is suspected in five robbery attempts in Modesto.

Witnessing the Revolution Hands on time with Nintendo's next generation system. Will it change gaming?

NEW YORK – Interesting factoid about the Nintendo Revolution controller: It's smaller and lighter than you might think.

I recently had the chance to get some hands-on time with the company's next generation console to see whether the Revolution was, in fact, revolutionary. While the controller I used was still a prototype (the final one will be a bit larger and will include a button to power the machine on and off), it gave me a good chance to see what to expect when the system launches next year.

The Nintendo Revolution controller will be substantially different than those found on other consoles.

Shaped like a television remote control, the Revolution controller uses internal sensors to translate your wrist, arm and hand movements on screen. It's easy to use, but takes a few minutes to adjust your playing style. (I initially found myself waving my arms wildly, resulting in the onscreen pointer whizzing back and forth at blinding speeds.)

Nintendo wasn't kidding when it said it wanted to change the way people play, though. Once I figured out that subtle movements made for simple gameplay, I went through eight demos demonstrating a variety of features and possible uses. A simple point and shoot demo (like any of the thousands of Web-based Flash games) was more fun than I expected. I effortlessly pulled off loops and flight stunts I've never been able to manage with today's standard controller in a flying demo, simply by holding the controller as I might a paper airplane. ("Star Fox" fans should start getting excited.)

Other demos allowed me to telescopically zoom in and out on the screen, simply by moving the controller forward and backward and try some fishing by 'feeling' fish nibble on the line (via a rumble effect), then yanking the controller up in the air to hook them. ("Animal Crossing" fans, you might want to get excited, too.)

By adding an auxiliary thumbstick controller, I was able to play through a level of a retrofitted "Metroid Prime 2" (a GameCube game). Confession time: When it comes to console shooters, I'm terrible. I can finish them, but I'm nowhere near as competent as I am with my mouse/keyboard setup for the PC. In the early stages of the "Metroid" demo, it looked like this trend would continue, as I was all over the screen. By mid-way, though, I was better able to move and aim – and enjoyed the game far more than I did with the GameCube controller. ("Metroid" fans... well, you're probably already pretty excited.)

It turns out I'm not the only one who has this problem with standard controllers.

"I was a developer for many years before my current role, but I've never been a very good gamer," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told me. "I've never been able to control a first-person shooter, but as soon as I used the Revolution controller, I found it very easy to control the game. So, I think that's a genre that's particularly well suited for the controller."

Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, said he hopes to see another type of game really take off with the Revolution.

"I hope [massively multiplayer online games] are really explored on this system," he said. "That's a genre, from the home console standpoint, that really hasn't been explored very well."

One of the problems the Revolution faces is dislodging the idea of the standard controller from people's minds. Mention home video games to most people and they'll conjure a mental image of someone sitting on a couch, both hands gripping one of today's standard controllers and not moving much. So the idea of moving your arm in a virtual sword fight or taking virtual aim at onscreen monsters might be hard to get across.

"When we first watched it, we thought, frankly, 'what the hell is this?'," said Jack Sorensen, executive vice president of worldwide studios for THQ. "The main thing is getting it in your hands. Once you do that, it's pretty intuitive. It's not about more buttons. It's about ease of use for consumers. ... I'm surprised and happy with the direction Nintendo is going."

Nintendo was in a similar situation a year ago when it launched the Nintendo DS. Explaining to people that a touch screen would be used to play games wasn't easy. The DS was something that had to be experienced to fully understand. Iwata said the company is better prepared this time around.

"It's going to be a challenge to take something that's a new concept and new idea and convey to the public ... how to understand it, but honestly I think the Revolution controller is going to be a lot easier to convey to the public than the DS was as a system," he said. "We've learned a lot in terms of how to communicate to people these new and different ideas and because of the experience we had with the DS, we're much more prepared."

The company has high hopes for its next console (Revolution, it should be noted, is just a code name – the system's official name will be announced next year). Iwata has previously said if sales do not surpass the GameCube's, it will be considered a failure.

It goes beyond that, though.

"Until now, within a single household, we've had family members who play video games and family members who don't play video games - and they've been very separate," said Iwata. "Gradually, the barriers between those two have gotten stronger. ... Today, if you don't understand the controller, you're not able to enjoy video games. ... We expect [the Revolution controller] to become the standard in video game controls."

That's a tall order, especially amongst an audience that tends to be resistant to change. (The DS was often scorned by core gamers when it was initially announced. Some of those same gamers now regularly sing its praises. Others continue to argue it's a gimmick.)

The Revolution is scheduled to launch next year, most likely in the same time frame as Sony's (Research) PlayStation 3. Nintendo, which has already hinted it might offer the console at a lower price, has already promised to reveal all the details at a May press conference preceding the E3 trade show (the annual gathering of the video game industry).

That doesn't mean it will retreat behind a veil of silence until that point, however.

"It's fair to say that we have a number of things that we will begin unveiling all next year, leading up to E3," said Fils-Aime.


--Linspire--
Gaming console is becoming more simple and unique . I think it's very hard to hold this controller to play games such as rpg , racing , shooting , online games etc . I'm just love ps 3 bluetooth wireless controller and i want to buy it . What'd u guys think for this controller ?

Hacker attacks in US linked to Chinese military: researchers

A systematic effort by hackers to penetrate US government and industry computer networks stems most likely from the Chinese military, the head of a leading security institute said. The attacks have been traced to the Chinese province of Guangdong, and the techniques used make it appear unlikely to come from any other source than the military, said Alan Paller, the director of the SANS Institute, an education and research organization focusing on cybersecurity.

"These attacks come from someone with intense discipline. No other organization could do this if they were not a military organization," Paller said in a conference call to announced a new cybersecurity education program.

In the attacks, Paller said, the perpetrators "were in and out with no keystroke errors and left no fingerprints, and created a backdoor in less than 30 minutes. How can this be done by anyone other than a military organization?"

Paller said that despite what appears to be a systematic effort to target government agencies and defense contractors, defenses have remained weak in many areas.

"We know about major penetrations of defense contractors," he said.

Security among private-sector Pentagon contractors may not be as robust, said Paller, because "they are less willing to make it hard for mobile people to get their work done."

Paller said the US government strategy appears to be to downplay the attacks, which has not helped the situation.

"We have a problem that our computer networks have been terribly and deeply penetrated throughout the United States ... and we've been keeping it secret," he said.

"The people who benefit from keeping it secret are the attackers."

Although Paller said the hackers probably have not obtained classified documents from the Pentagon, which uses a more secure network, it is possible they stole "extremely sensitive" information.

He said it has been documented that US military flight planning software from its Redstone Arsenal was stolen.

Pentagon officials confirmed earlier this year that US Defense Department websites are probed hundreds of times a day by hackers, but maintained that no classified site is known to have been penetrated by hackers.

The US military has code-named the recent hacker effort "Titan Rain" and has made some strides in counter-hacking to identify the attackers, Paller said. This was first reported by Time magazine.

Paller said a series of attacks on British computer networks reported earlier this year may have similar goals, but seems to use different techniques.

In the United States, he said there are some areas of improvement such as the case of the Air Force, which has been insisting on better security from its IT vendors. But he argued that "the fundamental error is that America's security strategy relies on writing reports rather than hardening systems."