GVLN - ICP HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS TO SUE THE FBI

By Ben Shapiro

Cover of Insane Clown Posse

Every year, the FBI releases its National Gang Threat Assessment List, which examines "emerging gang trends and threats posed by criminal gangs and communities throughout the United States." In 2011, Juggalos were added to the list. You already know about Juggalos, those zany, slap-happy, face-painted faygo-swillers who have made the Insane Clown Posse their religion. Well, now they're all members of a criminal gang, and Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope from ICP are gang leaders.

Well, ICP is about to start fighting back, and they're reacting by suing the FBI. Let me say that again and make it clearer. Insane Clown Posse is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Last night, I was chilling with Joseph Bruce, AKA Violent J of ICP, in his bus at the 13th annual Gathering Of The Juggalos (I'm so happy I get to write that—thanks, VICE!). He told me that "ICP is going to do something huge for our fans, and the world. We're suing the FBI to be taken off their list. They're trying to kill our band, and we have to fight back."

In the weeks leading up to this year's Gathering of the Juggalos, ICP's attorneys warned that "there's no telling what's gonna happen at the Gathering this year. This is the first time we had the festival now that we're a 'gang.' According to the FBI, we're all at a gang rally, and our merchandise is gang apparel."

Although currently only considered a gang in four states, law enforcement in 21 states have identified and logged criminal Juggalo subsets. In those states, if an ICP fan is on probation, and he or she wears an ICP hat to a parole meeting, that's a violation of probation for wearing gang apparel.

"Let's get this straight," he continued, "a Juggalo is not a gang member. Consider a Juggalo that, 15 years ago, got a hatchet man tattoo or something. Now they've got a family, they're working in real estate or something, and they're driving home and get a speeding ticket. Next thing you know, he's in the gang file, and that will be taken into consideration in any trial. Suddenly, it ain't just somebody who fucked up, it's a gang member who fucked up, and they're getting a heavier sentence."

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This just looks like a throw back to the 60's with modern day twists. Is this a real gang?  Does not look like one to us.  But this is what is making the news these days.

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Gloucester, VA County Fair - 2012 Updated

The Gloucester County, Virginia Fair has been canceled for 2012.  This announcement was made back around April if I remember correctly and was in the local Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal.  The reason we are making this announcement is because we monitor hits coming into our site and what people are looking for and we continue to get hits from people looking for this information.

  The past three years has seen a very steady decline in traffic to the fair to the point where it has been made very clear that there is little interest in this event anymore.  Will Gloucester ever see a county fair again?  Hard to say.  Based on the incredibly low attendance levels over the past three years, it's probably best to just put the county fair to rest.  The park where the county fair has been held would make a great location for other area events such as the Renaissance Fair or Civil War re enactments.  The Gloucester Courthouse location for the Renaissance Fair we thought was always a really bad idea and poorly laid out for that type of event.  What would make for a great county event but would be difficult to put together is a Pocahontas  John Smith, John Rolfe and Chief Powhatan story.

  Another great story line event that could also be created for the county is Bacon's Rebellion.  For that matter, there is so much rich history in Gloucester that it is criminal that Gloucester does not capitalize on such.  The John Clayton story is little told.  Walter Reed's story is not really promoted.  Rosewell Ruins is left in the dark for the most part.  Also, the Battle of the Hook re enactment should not be put together by a private business the way it was done in the past, the county fails to capitalize on this area as well.  We have often heard how the county wants to capitalize on the tourist trade that benefits Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown and other surrounding areas, but Gloucester won't lift a finger to help itself in this area at all.  But yet it spends resources, hence, money on stupid ventures like save the Edge hill gas station that should have just been demolished.  Exactly what benefit is a 60 year old abandoned gas station going to do for the people of Gloucester?  Drive in tourist dollars?

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GVLN - NYPD Unveils Crime- And Terror-Fighting ‘Domain Awareness System’

English: New York Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mayor: State-Of-The-Art 

Venture With Microsoft 

Puts 

Police 'In The Next 

Century'

August 8, 2012 11:00 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A dramatic new way to track criminals and potential terrorists was unveiled Wednesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.

It melds cameras, computers and data bases capable of nabbing bad guys before they even know they’re under suspicion.

WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reports

If a suspicious package is left at a location 

by a terrorist the NYPD will now be able to 

instantly tap into video feeds to look back in time to see who left it there, and that’s 

just one of the many things the NYPD’s new high-tech “Domain Awareness System” 

can do, CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer reported

“We are not your mom and pop police department anymore. We are in the next 

century. We are leading the pack,” Bloomberg said.

The new crime-fighting apparatus was built by the NYPD and Microsoft, developed by 

police officers for police officers. Officials said it represents a sea change for the 

NYPD.

“When I came back to the Police Department in 2002 I found that the Department was 

still a very big user of white out and carbon paper,” Kelly said. “The technical 

revolution had bypassed the Police Department.”

The system uses 3,000 cameras positioned in Lower Manhattan south of Canal 

Street, river to river, and between 30th and 60th streets, river to river. It links up to 

license plate readers, 911 calls and other NYPD data records.

It will enable investigators to do things like:

* Identify whether a radiation alarm was set off by actual radiation, a weapon, or a 

harmless medical isotope

* Track where a suspect’s car is located, and where it has been in the past few days, 

weeks or months

* Instantly see a suspect’s arrest record, and 911 calls related to the crime

“It’s a tool that meets the needs of the Department, one that will help protect New 

Yorkers and keep us safe from crime and terrorism for years to come,” Kelly told 

reporters, including WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond. “[The system will help] to generate 

and refine leads, to identify patterns, and to optimally deploy manpower.”

“The bad guys have everything that we do, too. And if you really want to worry about 

security and freedoms, that’s the first thing,” Bloomberg added.

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Gloucester, VA Political Center, Obama, Paul, Romney

With elections now far around the corner, we try to look at the various areas being discussed once a week.  We weigh in on the top three most visible people in politics in our opinion.

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GVLN - NYC Officials Shut Down Free Vibrator Carts

English: Lower Manhattan at late dusk. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tragedy struck Manhattan yesterday when city officials shut down a vibrator giveaway sponsored by Trojan. The condom company planned to give out 10,000 of their new vibes from pushcarts at three tourist-heavy locations: Rockefeller Center, South Street Seaport, and the Flatiron District, which is near The Frisky’s offices. New Yorkers congregated for free $40 Trojan Tri-Phoria vibes (two thumbs up, says I!) or a free $30 Trojan Pulse.  Yet less than an hour into the event, an unnamed city official pooh-poohed the crowds and told Trojan’s Pleasure Carts to pack up and go home.

Horny area woman Linda Postell was irate about the shutdown, huffing to The New York Post, “I’m 57-years-old. I should be able to get a vibrator! I have a problem with the smoking ban and the soda ban — and now this!

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You have to love the state of the nation when this type of news is coming out.  Our last two posts have been rather disgusting, but this is what is going on.

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Gloucester, VA - J Lo's Boob Falls Out On TV, Is It Okay To Look? (NSFW)

You can go to hundreds of websites on the internet to find nude shots of celebrities. The pictures you’ll see there come in all forms and sizes, and they’re acquired through a variety of methods. Sometimes it’s willing nudity as in Mr. Skin’s reposting of nude scenes. Sometimes it’s unwilling nudity as in that sketchy and immoral video where someone filmed Erin Andrews undressing through the peephole of her hotel room. We don’t cover either of those types of nudity here at Pop Blend. Call us crazy but we think you should actually have to sit through a movie to see the nude scene in context, and we also think invading someone’s privacy by illegally creeping in their private space is dirty and wrong. That being said, if you go ontelevision or in a public place wearing an outfit that doesn’t cover up the goods, that’s fair game. 
   
Such was the case with Jennifer Lopez during her appearance on the German television show Wetten dass…. Moving around, braless, in a free flowing top, the American Idol judge briefly let it all hang out, much to the surprise and probable delight of many viewers watching the variety show live. When is a nipple slip just a nipple slip and when is it actually news? I’d argue, if the person’s famous and it happened in a surprising or public context, there’s no differentiating between the two. That’s why movie nudity isn’t typically a worthwhile story, but Anthony Weiner’s erection is. Everymajor media outlet unabashedly reported Janet Jackson’s epic mishap at the Super Bowl, and Lopez’s blunder was largely the same thing, just on a much smaller scale. Author: Mack Rawden

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Gloucester, VA - ALF Movie To Be Developed By Sony Pictures Animation

Cover of Project: ALF

Hide your cats, people, it looks like ALF may be making a comeback. "Remember Alf? Well he's back. In movie form!" - Identify that (modified) quote and attempt to wrap your mind around the thought of an ALF movie, because it sounds like Sony Pictures Animation is looking to make one happen. 

THR posted the news, stating that Sony Pictures Animation has acquired the rights to ALF, the sci-fi sitcom from the 80's, which followed the (other '80's) Tanner family and the Alien Life Form (ALF) that crash landed on their property, and went on to take up residence in their home. Sony is aiming to develop the property into a hybrid CG/live action feature. Series creator Paul Fusco and producer Tom Patchett are said to be on board to produce the project, along with Jordan Kerner (The Smurfs).

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Burner wants to help you temporarily obfuscate your phone numbe

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App turns your digits into a disposable number—for a small fee, of course.

by Cyrus Farivar - Aug 8 2012, 7:15pm ED

"Burning" a communication device has been a mainstay of those interested in privacy, from the IMF (you know, from Mission: Impossible) to the corner boys on The Wire, and everyone in between. Those of us who aren’t superhuman secret agents or clever criminals may have a much more mundane reason for wanting to create a temporary phone number that routes to your actual number. Someone creating an online ad, a telemarketer trying to appear local so you'll pick up, or an uncertain party in a blind date could all use a throwaway number. Enter Burner, an iPhone app that debuted on Wednesday.

Sure, these days, you can use Google Voice, SkypeIn, or a number of any other services, but what’s nice about Burner is that you can do it from your own iPhone (an Android version is coming soon) in an instant. All I had to give Burner was my phone number. The company doesn’t even know my name or have my e-mail address. And yes, as expected, some people are already using it to create "casual encounters"-style personal ads (possibly NSFW).

I created my own Burner number in about 20 seconds. It defaults to your actual area code (in my case, 510), but you can choose a different one if you like. The app costs $2 and comes with a single temporary phone number and enough credits for a 20-minute phone call, which I burned through (excuse the pun) while on the phone with Greg Cohn, the co-founder and CEO of Ad Hoc Labs, the app’s parent company. Users can buy more numbers or add credit if necessary, or disconnect themselves from the temporary number by "burning" it in the app.

"There is a broader thesis that we have around identity and privacy," Cohn told me. "We definitely think that communications, and telephony specifically, have been left behind by the wave of social innovation that’s been happening. The network should be smarter, it should be more socially aware and more privacy-aware."

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Gloucester, VA Beehive Paper - Anti Green? We Applaud It.

The Gloucester County, Virginia Beehive, Published by the Gloucester Department of Community Education must be anti green.  We noticed the use of orange print on the cover and the paper is produced on standard newsprint and not recycled paper.  Now the Department of Education is part of the county government and the county government keeps moving forward with all of this going green initiative announcements and promotions.  But do they actually buy it?

  We have been advocating orange in place of green for some time now as a way of showing you do not buy the hype surrounding the green movement.  The fact that Gloucester County is producing a quarterly county report using standard newsprint of a high quality shows that the county really does not buy into the hype they are forced to sell the rest of us.  It works like this.  The county is required by law to promote and institute a certain amount of so called green initiatives by state law in order to maintain certain amounts of state funding.  The Commonwealth of Virginia is also in the same boat.  The Commonwealth of Virginia must institute a certain amount of green initiatives in order to maintain certain federal funding.

  So why not use recycled paper to produce these quarterly reports?  Because recycled paper costs more and is of inferior quality and it takes more resourced to produce than manufacturing from raw materials.  So we actually Applaud Gloucester County Government officials for making a sound choice and just saying no to all the nonsense found within the green movement and also keeping our taxes lower in this area.  We would like to see more orange print in future editions of the Beehive.

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