Edition 9-02-06

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From the Winnepeg Free Press Former police officer pleads guilty to helping Hells Angels associates By Mike McIntyre A former Winnipeg police constable pleaded guilty Tuesday to running unauthorized computer searches on behalf of a Hells Angels associate. Bruce Huynen, 40, faces a maximum 10-year sentence and had already lost his job following his August 2004 arrest. Chief provincial court Judge Ray Wyant reserved his sentencing decision until next month. Defence lawyer Hymie Weinstein is seeking an absolute discharge, while Crown prosecutor Marty Minuk made no recommendation on an appropriate sentence. Court was told this morning that a known biker in Manitoba asked a friend in Calgary to use his police contacts to run names of people the biker claimed were responsible for stealing nearly $500,000 cash from him. The Calgary man then called on Huynen — who he’d known for several years — to search for various addresses through police databases. Huynen was caught by RCMP and Winnipeg police running nearly a dozen separate computer checks over the course of several months, beginning in late 2003. Minuk said Huynen was aware the biker was trying to hunt down his money and the people who took it. Huynen was arrested in September 2004 at the exact time police in Canada and the United States conducted a series of early-morning raids designed to shut down an alleged crystal methamphetamine smuggling network. The case led to dozens of arrests throughout North America, including several in Manitoba. The biker associate is one of the accused. Huynen, who had 16 years of service as a constable, was released on bail later that day despite opposition from the Crown. Huynen worked in the police gang unit between 1999 and 2003, then was transferred to the community service centre on Broadway, where he worked until his arrest. Huynen was accused of several other crimes but those charges will be stayed tomorrow, court was told. Those unproven allegations included communicating with targets of the ongoing undercover drug operation and disclosing the identity of a confidential police informant. Weinstein said today there was no truth or merit to the allegations.
Word provides you with an instant Thesaurus for finding synonyms as you write. (A synonym is a word that carries the same or similar meaning to another -- for example, "giant" and "big."). To use this easy tool, just highlight the word you need a synonym for and press Shift + F7. Or right-click on the word in your document and choose Synonym from the pop-up menu.	MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation August 29, 2006 #06NR15 - Motorcycle Riders Foundation President Resigns MRF President Karen Bolin tendered her resignation to the MRF Board of Directors last evening citing several serious health issues as the reason. Kirk “Hardtail” Willard who is the current Vice President of the MRF will assume the role as interim President until the scheduled elections in September are held. “We are obviously deeply saddened and concerned in hearing this news. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation and the entire motorcycle community owes Karen a great deal of gratitude for her service over the years and on behalf of the MRF our thoughts and best wishes go out to her, said Kirk
Since I was in kind of a funk this past Sunday, a bike ride seemed in order. I was in the mood to see something out of the ordinary. Therefore I went online and checked out Roadside America online and decided a trip to Baraboo was in order. I was not disappointed. Dr Evermor (Tom Every) runs a salvaging business and is an amateur sculptor. These sculptures and and his imagination remind me quite a bit of the work at Solomon's Castle Here are some of many sculptures in Dr Evermor's park, Baraboo Wisconsin.
Wash towels once a month with 1/2 cup vinegar in the rinse cycle. This will eliminate fabric-softener build- up as well as make your towels more absorbent. Run the filter from a stove hood through the full cycle in the dishwasher to remove any built-up grease. It may require more than one trip through the washer to remove all the grease.	ATLANTA, -- Yerkes National Primate Research Center scien- tists say they are developing a transgenic nonhuman primate model for inherited, neurodegenerative diseases. The goal of the four-year, National Institutes of Health-sponsored study -- believed to be the first of its kind -- is to develop treatment and prevention options specifically for Huntington's disease. Dr. Anthony Chan, an assistant pro- fessor at the Yerkes Research Center and the department of human genetics at Emory University, will study the onset and progression of Huntington's disease, a genetic, neuro- degenerative disorder. Chan and colleagues will compare neurological changes in the transgenic model with the neuro- logy of human Huntington's disease patients to develop treatments and preventions. Once the transgenic nonhuman primate model of Huntington's disease is developed, Chan's research team will use magnetic resonance imaging scans of the non-human primate's active brain, while simultaneously conducting behavioral and cognitive studies. The research- ers hope the novel approach will provide a broader, more comprehensive view of the disease than has ever been established.
Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 City agrees to pay Hells Angels for shooting dogs during raids Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. - The city agreed to pay nearly $800,000 to the Hells Angels motorcycle club to settle a lawsuit that claimed police needlessly killed three dogs during raids on club members' homes. Ninety officers participated in the Jan. 21, 1998, raids on the club's San Jose headquarters and nine members' homes following a 1997 killing at a strip club. Steve Tausan, a bouncer and Hells Angels member, was later acquitted of murder and none of the bikers whose homes were targeted were ever charged. The club claimed the dogs were killed after police refused to give owners and caretakers a chance to secure the animals. "We sincerely hope the city will engage in changes to its policy and training to make sure that this doesn't happen again," said Karen Snell, one of the club's lawyers, after the settlement was announced on Tuesday. San Jose City Attorney Rick Doyle said the city was forced to settle because an appellate court ruled that shooting the dogs violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. "It's a large number, but given the totality of the circumstances and the court's decision, it's a decision we can live with," Doyle said. Santa Clara County already paid roughly $990,000 to settle claims brought against the sheriff for the raids.
UPDATE ON FORMER WWE AND TOUGH ENOUGH STAR CHRIS NOWINSKI by Mike Johnson @ 11:55:00 PM on 8/31/2006 Former WWE and Tough Enough star Chris Nowinski has turned his career-ending concussion into a deep look into the problematic issue of concussions with a book that will be released on 10/1 titled, "Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis." On his MySpace.com website, Nowinski wrote about the project, commenting that in regard to concussions in sports, "I quickly discovered that what the medical community knows about concussions and what the sports world knows are miles apart. I decided to bridge that gap. In the short term, sports concussions can lead to emotional, behavioral, and cognitive disorders, and sometimes even death. In the long term, they can increase one's risk of Alzheimer's, depression, and many other neurological disorders. 10 times more concussions are happening in football than are diagnosed, because kids aren't speaking up, much like I didn't until I'd had too many. This book will show parents and athletes what these life altering consequences of concussions are, and what they can do to minimize their exposure. It will also help former athletes understand what those concussions have done to their brains, and what they can expect in the future." Promotional material for the book reads, "In 2003, WWE wrestler Christopher Nowinski took a kick to the head that knocked him out of professional wrestling and sent him on a journey that could change the way contact sports are played. Nowinski, a former Harvard football player, suddenly found himself suffering from a constellation of debilitating symptoms that included cognitive problems, severe headaches, and depression. Excerpt taken from www.pwinsider.com
A woman decides to have a facelift for her 50th birthday. She spent $15,000 and feels pretty good about the results. On her way home, she stops at a newsstand to buy a newspaper. Before leaving, she says to the clerk, "I hope you don't mind my asking, but how old do you think I am?" "About 32," is the reply. "Nope! I'm exactly 50," the woman says happily. A little while later she goes into McDonald's and asks the counter girl the very same question. The girl replies, "I'd guess about 29." The woman replies with a big smile, "Nope, I'm 50." Now she's feeling really good about herself. She stops in a drug store on her way down the street. She goes up to the counter to get some mints and asks the clerk this burning question. The clerk responds, "Oh, I'd say 30." Again she proudly responds, "I'm 50, but thank you!" While waiting for the bus to go home, she asks an old man waiting next to her the same question. He replies, "Lady, I'm 78 and my eyesight is going. Although, when I was young, there was a sure-fire way to tell how old a woman was. It sounds very forward, but it requires you to let me put my hands under your bra. Then, and only then can I tell you EXACTLY how old you are." They wait in silence on the empty street until her curiosity gets the best of her. She finally blurts out, "What the hell, go ahead." He slips both of his hands under her blouse and begins to feel around very slowly and carefully. He bounces and weighs each breast and he gently pinches each nipple. He pushes her breasts together and rubs them against each other. After a couple of minutes of this, she says, "Okay, okay...How old am I?" He completes one last squeeze of her breasts, removes his hands, and says, "Madam, you are 50." Stunned and amazed, the woman says, "That was incredible, how could you tell?" The old man says, "Promise you won't get mad?" "I promise I won't." she says. "I was behind you in line at McDonald's.

Rank Country Population Date of Information
1 World 6,525,170,264 July 2006 est.
2 China 1,313,973,713 July 2006 est.
3 India 1,095,351,995 July 2006 est.
4 European Union 456,953,258 July 2006 est.
5 United States 298,444,215 July 2006 est.
6 Indonesia 245,452,739 July 2006 est.
7 Brazil 188,078,227 July 2006 est.
8 Pakistan 165,803,560 July 2006 est.
9 Bangladesh 147,365,352 July 2006 est.
10 Russia 142,893,540 July 2006 est.
11 Nigeria 131,859,731 July 2006 est.
12 Japan 127,463,611 July 2006 est.
13 Mexico 107,449,525 July 2006 est.
14 Philippines 89,468,677 July 2006 est.
15 Vietnam 84,402,966 July 2006 est.
16 Germany 82,422,299 July 2006 est.
17 Egypt 78,887,007 July 2006 est.
18 Ethiopia 74,777,981 July 2006 est.
19 Turkey 70,413,958 July 2006 est.
20 Iran 68,688,433 July 2006 est.
21 Thailand 64,631,595 July 2006 est.
22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62,660,551 July 2006 est.
23 France 60,876,136 July 2006 est.
24 United Kingdom 60,609,153 July 2006 est.
25 Italy 58,133,509 July 2006 est.
26 Korea, South 48,846,823 July 2006 est.
27 Burma 47,382,633 July 2006 est.
28 Ukraine 46,710,816 July 2006 est.
29 South Africa 44,187,637 July 2006 est.
30 Colombia 43,593,035 July 2006 est.
31 Sudan 41,236,378 July 2006 est.
32 Spain 40,397,842 July 2006 est.
33 Argentina 39,921,833 July 2006 est.
34 Poland 38,536,869 July 2006 est.
35 Tanzania 37,445,392 July 2006 est.
36 Kenya 34,707,817 July 2006 est.
37 Morocco 33,241,259 July 2006 est.
38 Canada 33,098,932 July 2006 est.
39 Algeria 32,930,091 July 2006 est.
40 Afghanistan 31,056,997 July 2006 est.
41 Peru 28,302,603 July 2006 est.
42 Nepal 28,287,147 July 2006 est.
43 Uganda 28,195,754 July 2006 est.
44 Uzbekistan 27,307,134 July 2006 est.
45 Saudi Arabia 27,019,731 July 2006 est.
46 Iraq 26,783,383 July 2006 est.
47 Venezuela 25,730,435 July 2006 est.
48 Malaysia 24,385,858 July 2006 est.
49 Korea, North 23,113,019 July 2006 est.
50 Taiwan 23,036,087 July 2006 est.
51 Ghana 22,409,572 July 2006 est.
52 Romania 22,303,552 July 2006 est.
53 Yemen 21,456,188 July 2006 est.
54 Australia 20,264,082 July 2006 est.
55 Sri Lanka 20,222,240 July 2006 est.
56 Mozambique 19,686,505 July 2006 est.
57 Syria 18,881,361 July 2006 est.
58 Madagascar 18,595,469 July 2006 est.
59 Cote d'Ivoire 17,654,843 July 2006 est.
60 Cameroon 17,340,702 July 2006 est.
61 Netherlands 16,491,461 July 2006 est.
62 Chile 16,134,219 July 2006 est.
63 Kazakhstan 15,233,244 July 2006 est.
64 Burkina Faso 13,902,972 July 2006 est.
65 Cambodia 13,881,427 July 2006 est.
66 Ecuador 13,547,510 July 2006 est.
67 Malawi 13,013,926 July 2006 est.
68 Niger 12,525,094 July 2006 est.
69 Guatemala 12,293,545 July 2006 est.
70 Zimbabwe 12,236,805 July 2006 est.
71 Angola 12,127,071 July 2006 est.
72 Senegal 11,987,121 July 2006 est.
73 Mali 11,716,829 July 2006 est.
74 Zambia 11,502,010 July 2006 est.
75 Cuba 11,382,820 July 2006 est.
76 Greece 10,688,058 July 2006 est.
77 Portugal 10,605,870 July 2006 est.
78 Belgium 10,379,067 July 2006 est.
79 Belarus 10,293,011 July 2006 est.
80 Czech Republic 10,235,455 July 2006 est.
81 Tunisia 10,175,014 July 2006 est.
82 Hungary 9,981,334 July 2006 est.
83 Chad 9,944,201 July 2006 est.
84 Guinea 9,690,222 July 2006 est.
85 Serbia 9,396,411 2002 census
86 Dominican Republic 9,183,984 July 2006 est.
87 Sweden 9,016,596 July 2006 est.
88 Bolivia 8,989,046 July 2006 est.
89 Somalia 8,863,338 July 2006 est.
90 Rwanda 8,648,248 July 2006 est.
91 Haiti 8,308,504 July 2006 est.
92 Austria 8,192,880 July 2006 est.
93 Burundi 8,090,068 July 2006 est.
94 Azerbaijan 7,961,619 July 2006 est.
95 Benin 7,862,944 July 2006 est.
96 Switzerland 7,523,934 July 2006 est.
97 Bulgaria 7,385,367 July 2006 est.
98 Honduras 7,326,496 July 2006 est.
99 Tajikistan 7,320,815 July 2006 est.
100 Hong Kong 6,940,432 July 2006 est.
101 El Salvador 6,822,378 July 2006 est.
102 Paraguay 6,506,464 July 2006 est.
103 Laos 6,368,481 July 2006 est.
104 Israel 6,352,117 July 2006 est.
105 Sierra Leone 6,005,250 July 2006 est.
106 Jordan 5,906,760 July 2006 est.
107 Libya 5,900,754 July 2006 est.
108 Papua New Guinea 5,670,544 July 2006 est.
109 Nicaragua 5,570,129 July 2006 est.
110 Togo 5,548,702 July 2006 est.
111 Denmark 5,450,661 July 2006 est.
112 Slovakia 5,439,448 July 2006 est.
113 Finland 5,231,372 July 2006 est.
114 Kyrgyzstan 5,213,898 July 2006 est.
115 Turkmenistan 5,042,920 July 2006 est.
116 Eritrea 4,786,994 July 2006 est.
117 Georgia 4,661,473 July 2006 est.
118 Norway 4,610,820 July 2006 est.
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,498,976 July 2006 est.
120 Croatia 4,494,749 July 2006 est.
121 Singapore 4,492,150 July 2006 est.
122 Moldova 4,466,706 July 2006 est.
123 Central African Republic 4,303,356 July 2006 est.
124 New Zealand 4,076,140 July 2006 est.
125 Costa Rica 4,075,261 July 2006 est.
126 Ireland 4,062,235 July 2006 est.
127 Puerto Rico 3,927,188 July 2006 est.
128 Lebanon 3,874,050 July 2006 est.
129 Congo, Republic of the 3,702,314 July 2006 est.
130 Lithuania 3,585,906 July 2006 est.
131 Albania 3,581,655 July 2006 est.
132 Uruguay 3,431,932 July 2006 est.
133 Panama 3,191,319 July 2006 est.
134 Mauritania 3,177,388 July 2006 est.
135 Oman 3,102,229 July 2006 est.
136 Liberia 3,042,004 July 2006 est.
137 Armenia 2,976,372 July 2006 est.
138 Mongolia 2,832,224 July 2006 est.
139 Jamaica 2,758,124 July 2006 est.
140 United Arab Emirates 2,602,713 July 2006 est.
141 West Bank 2,460,492 NA
142 Kuwait 2,418,393 July 2006 est.
143 Bhutan 2,279,723 July 2006 est.
144 Latvia 2,274,735 July 2006 est.
145 Macedonia 2,050,554 July 2006 est.
146 Namibia 2,044,147 July 2006 est.
147 Lesotho 2,022,331 July 2006 est.
148 Slovenia 2,010,347 July 2006 est.
149 Gambia, The 1,641,564 July 2006 est.
150 Botswana 1,639,833 July 2006 est.
151 Guinea-Bissau 1,442,029 July 2006 est.
152 Gaza Strip 1,428,757 July 2006 est.
153 Gabon 1,424,906 July 2006 est.
154 Estonia 1,324,333 July 2006 est.
155 Mauritius 1,240,827 July 2006 est.
156 Swaziland 1,136,334 July 2006 est.
157 Trinidad and Tobago 1,065,842 July 2006 est.
158 East Timor 1,062,777 July 2006 est.
159 Fiji 905,949 July 2006 est.
160 Qatar 885,359 July 2006 est.
161 Reunion 787,584 July 2006 est.
162 Cyprus 784,301 July 2006 est.
163 Guyana 767,245 July 2006 est.
164 Bahrain 698,585 July 2006 est.
165 Comoros 690,948 July 2006 est.
166 Montenegro 630,548 2004
167 Solomon Islands 552,438 July 2006 est.
168 Equatorial Guinea 540,109 July 2006 est.
169 Djibouti 486,530 July 2006 est.
170 Luxembourg 474,413 July 2006 est.
171 Macau 453,125 July 2006 est.
172 Guadeloupe 452,776 July 2006 est.
173 Suriname 439,117 July 2006 est.
174 Martinique 436,131 July 2006 est.
175 Cape Verde 420,979 July 2006 est.
176 Malta 400,214 July 2006 est.
177 Brunei 379,444 July 2006 est.
178 Maldives 359,008 July 2006 est.
179 Bahamas, The 303,770 July 2006 est.
180 Iceland 299,388 July 2006 est.
181 Belize 287,730 July 2006 est.
182 Barbados 279,912 July 2006 est.
183 French Polynesia 274,578 July 2006 est.
184 Western Sahara 273,008 July 2006 est.
185 Netherlands Antilles 221,736 July 2006 est.
186 New Caledonia 219,246 July 2006 est.
187 Vanuatu 208,869 July 2006 est.
188 Mayotte 201,234 July 2006 est.
189 French Guiana 199,509 July 2006 est.
190 Sao Tome and Principe 193,413 July 2006 est.
191 Samoa 176,908 July 2006 est.
192 Guam 171,019 July 2006 est.
193 Saint Lucia 168,458 July 2006 est.
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 117,848 July 2006 est.
195 Tonga 114,689 July 2006 est.
196 Virgin Islands 108,605 July 2006 est.
197 Micronesia, Federated States of 108,004 July 2006 est.
198 Kiribati 105,432 July 2006 est.
199 Jersey 91,084 July 2006 est.
200 Grenada 89,703 July 2006 est.
201 Northern Mariana Islands 82,459 July 2006 est.
202 Seychelles 81,541 July 2006 est.
203 Isle of Man 75,441 July 2006 est.
204 Aruba 71,891 July 2006 est.
205 Andorra 71,201 July 2006 est.
206 Antigua and Barbuda 69,108 July 2006 est.
207 Dominica 68,910 July 2006 est.
208 Bermuda 65,773 July 2006 est.
209 Guernsey 65,409 July 2006 est.
210 Marshall Islands 60,422 July 2006 est.
211 American Samoa 57,794 July 2006 est.
212 Greenland 56,361 July 2006 est.
213 Faroe Islands 47,246 July 2006 est.
214 Cayman Islands 45,436 July 2006 est.
215 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,129 July 2006 est.
216 Liechtenstein 33,987 July 2006 est.
217 Monaco 32,543 July 2006 est.
218 San Marino 29,251 July 2006 est.
219 Gibraltar 27,928 July 2006 est.
220 British Virgin Islands 23,098 July 2006 est.
221 Cook Islands 21,388 July 2006 est.
222 Turks and Caicos Islands 21,152 July 2006 est.
223 Palau 20,579 July 2006 est.
224 Wallis and Futuna 16,025 July 2006 est.
225 Anguilla 13,477 July 2006 est.
226 Nauru 13,287 July 2006 est.
227 Tuvalu 11,810 July 2006 est.
228 Montserrat 9,439 July 2006 est.
229 Saint Helena 7,502 July 2006 est.
230 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7,026 July 2006 est.
231 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 2,967 July 2006 est.
232 Svalbard 2,701 July 2006 est.
233 Niue 2,166 July 2006 est.
234 Norfolk Island 1,828 July 2006 est.
235 Christmas Island 1,493 NA
236 Tokelau 1,392 July 2006 est.
237 Holy See (Vatican City) 932 July 2006 est.
238 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 574 July 2006 est.
239 Pitcairn Islands 45 July 2006 est.

	If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. --Margaret Fuller, Feminist and poet Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yates	Young riders pick a destination and go. Old riders pick a direction and go

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