MJ's fans sue doctor

RENNES, France, (AFP) — French fans of Michael Jackson are suing the late pop star's doctor for "emotional damage" they suffered over his death, their lawyer said Friday.

The case against Conrad Murray, who was jailed in November over the star's 2009 death, is due to be heard in the city of Orleans on April 11, lawyer Emmanuel Ludot said.

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"It's similar to losing a childhood friend in a traffic accident. Because this death affects you, you have the possibility to file a suit and seek compensation," Ludot said.

The lawyer is acting for around 100 fans who are members of an association that calls itself the "Michael Jackson Community".

He said that while each fan could be awarded damages of up to 10,000 euros (US$13,000 dollars), they were seeking only a symbolic euro.

Jackson, aged 50 at the time of his death, had hired Murray at a salary of US$$150,000 a month to look after him as he rehearsed and embarked on a series of "This is It" planned comeback shows in London.

The star died on June 25, 2009 at his Los Angeles home of an overdose of anaesthetic propofol, taken to help him battle insomnia.

Murray was found guilty in November of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to the maximum four years in prison.

Casey Anthony speaks out on YouTube

A YouTube video going viral shows an optimistic Casey Anthony speaking out about her life for the first time since she was found not guilty last summer of killing her daughter Caylee in Florida.

"It's just a little surreal how much things have changed since July and how many things haven't changed," said Anthony, 25, in the four-minute recording made in October that she described as the first installment of her video diary.

Sporting short, blond hair and dark-rimmed glasses in a rare appearance since she went into hiding after the high-profile trial that gripped the nation and outraged many because the not-guilty verdict came despite convincing evidence, she tells of adopting a dog and using a new computer to combat loneliness.

"But the good thing is that things are starting to look up and things are starting to change in a good way. I just hope they stay, things stay good and they only get better."

Calls and email requests from Reuters to several of Anthony's lawyers to confirm her identity on the YouTube video were not returned. But her lawyer Cheney Mason verified to the Orlando Sentinel the woman in the footage was indeed his client.

Mason told the newspaper Anthony was "maintaining some notes for her personal use and for future counseling purposes" and that she had not released the video. The attorney said its publication was "unauthorised," "inappropriate" and under investigation.

A lawyer for Anthony's parents, George and Cindy, said they had concerns after learning of the video diary on Thursday.

"They are concerned that the release of this video or any future videos could endanger their daughter," lawyer Mark Lippman said in a statement. "Cindy and George hope that Casey remains safe wherever she may be."

Anthony's whereabouts have been kept secret by the court for her safety while she serves a one-year probation on check fraud charges.

In the video, her blond hair and glasses contrast with the long, brunette hair she wore during her six-week trial in Orlando. She is sitting in an office chair in a plain paneled room with Venetian blinds, giving no indication of her location.

Anthony never mentions her six-week trial or her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, who prosecutors said was dead for a month before Anthony told anyone the toddler was missing in 2008. She spent two years in jail before the trial.

She is appealing her convictions on four counts of lying to detectives about what happened to Caylee.

Anthony talks about the possibility of getting off probation early in time for her birthday in March and about her solitary life being enriched by the ability to speak on camera.

"This has just been such blessing in so many ways that now I have someone to talk to when I'm by myself so I'm not bothering the poor dog that I've adopted, that I love," she said.

How to Bypass or Remove Dell Laptop BIOS Password

A BIOS password is a protection measure that can be used to stop someone powering up a computer system or making changes in some of the computers most sensitive areas. Many big name computer manufacturers such as Dell and HP lock the customers out of this area because they don’t want the customer changing anything and potentially damaging the machine (which the manufacturer may have to warranty). However, when someone like a computer technician or hardware enthusiast needs to make some hardware changes to the computer, they will need to access the BIOS. Here are some methods to bypass or remove a BIOS password.

NOTE: Do not try to guess the password on a passworded Hard Drive. 3 wrong guesses will often result in the information on the hard drive being lost forever.


I can remove any dell laptop bios password you have to provide me with the Service Tag: just leave a message in the chat-room.

How to Unlock BlackBerry Torch 9800, 9810, 9850, 9860 to work with any GSM provider worldwide.

Method 1 on How to Unlock BlackBerry Torch 9800, 9810, 9850, 9860 to work with any GSM provider worldwide.

IMPORTANT: If you get a ‘Code Error‘ message do NOT keep trying because you only have limited attempts. Please check the IMEI, Network, Network Country, and contact us

1. Insert not accepted SIM card in your phone and turn it on.
2. You will be prompted to enter an unlock code (aka MEP or MEP2 or MEP4 Code) (if you don’t have unlock code for blackberry torch 9800 you can get your unlock code here)
3. Click Yes
4. Enter the unlock code and press enter
5. Phone is now UNLOCKED!
6. Reboot device by pulling battery out
7. Go to “Manage Connections” and turn Mobile network on

Method 2 on How to Unlock BlackBerry Torch 9800, 9810, 9850, 9860

1. Ensure a SIM Card is inserted
2. Go to ‘Manage Connections’
3. Click on ‘Turn All Connections Off’
4. Go to ‘Options’
5. Click on ‘Device’
6. Click on ‘Advanced System Settings’
7. Click on ‘SIM Card’
8. Type ‘MEPD’ (NOTE: you might need to type in caps, also letters will not appear on-screen but you will be presented with personalization screen, that will display 5 locks such as network, service provider etc)
9. Type ‘MEP2′ (make sure to hold ALT for 2) (NOTE: user will be prompted to enter MEP code)
10. Enter the MEP2 code numbers only (CONFIRM you get “Code Accepted” message)
    • *If you also have a MEP4 code, type ‘MEP4′ (you will be prompted to enter MEP code)
    • Enter the MEP4 code (CONFIRM you get “Code Accepted” message)
11. Reboot device by pulling battery out
12. Go to ‘Manage Connections’
13. Click on ‘Restore Connections’
14. Device is now unlocked

10 BEST iPhone or iPod Tricks

1. Get to the first Home screen

You  have a large number of apps installed. Your most important apps are on the first screen, right? Say you’re currently on screen 7, and want to get to the first screen. Simplyclick the Home button to get there.

 

2. Flip pages by tapping

Many iPhone apps feature a paging system with dots at the bottom of the screen, such as:

• The Home screen
• Safari
• Weather

You probably know that you can flip pages in these apps by swiping left or right across the screen. You can also tap the areas either side of the row of dots at the bottom of the screen:

Tapping is slightly quicker than swiping

 

3. Instantly access iPod controls from anywhere

You want to pause the podcast quickly. Just double-click the Home button, and a window pops up with iPod controls, allowing you to pause, play, skip tracks or adjust the iPod volume:

You can tap the iPod button in the window to go straight to the iPod.

By default, this trick only works if an iPod track is playing. However, you can change the behavior of the Home Button double-click action by going to Settings > General > Home Button:

Choosing Home means that double-clicking has the same effect as single-clicking:  It just takes you to your Home screen.

Phone Favorites: the default setting brings up your favorite contacts for quick dialling. However, if you choose iPod then double-clicking takes you straight to the iPod app regardless of whether a track is playing or not.

You can use the iPod Controls setting to turn off the feature that displays iPod controls when a track is playing.

 

4. Keyboard trick #1: Quickly type a period and space

When you finish typing a sentence, you usually want to type a period, followed by a space. This is a bit awkward as you have to tap the bottom-left Number key, followed by a period, followed by the space bar. The quicker way: just double-tap the space bar.

(If this doesn’t work go to Settings > General > Keyboard and turn the “.” Shortcut option on.)

 

5. Keyboard trick #2:  Type a single number or symbol

The usual way to enter digits or symbols is to tap the Number key then tap the digits or symbols, then tap the Number key (which now shows ABC) again to return to the regular keyboard.

If you only want to type a single digit or symbol Tap and hold the Number key to bring up the number/symbol keyboard and then drag your finger to the digit or symbol you want to type, and let go. This types the digit/symbol and immediately returns you to ABC mode.

 

6. Keyboard trick #3: Caps Lock

The iPhone’s keyboard has a Caps Lock mode for typing all-caps words though it’s disabled by default. To turn it on, go to Settings > General > Keyboard, and turn the Enable Caps Lock switch to ON. When using the keyboard quickly double-tap the Shift key to enable Caps Lock (the Shift key turns blue). Type your capital letters, then tap the Shift key again to turn off  the Caps Lock.

 

7. Keyboard trick #4: Holding down keys for more options

Many keys bring up a list of other symbols or options if you tap and hold them for 1 second. For example:

• Holding down E, Y, U, I, O, A, S, L, Z, C, or N brings up accented letters
• Holding down $ in the number/symbol keyboard displays other currency symbols
• Holding down “ or ‘ in the number/symbol keyboard reveals alternative quote characters
• Holding down ? or ! in the number/symbol keyboard brings up the ¿ or ¡ symbol
• Holding down the .com key when entering internet addresses brings up options for .net, .edu and .org. Thi works when entering email addresses in Mail by tapping and holding the . (period) key.)

 

8. Save drafts in Mail

With the Mac OS X Mail app, it’s easy to save your currently-edited message as a draft by clicking the Save as Draft button in the toolbar.

Saving a draft in the iPhone Mail app: First, from the message editing screen, tap the Cancelbutton. You can then tap Save to save the current message as a draft, or Don’t Saveto delete the message.

 

9. Jump to the top of the page

Sliding up and down to scroll through a internet page, an email message or a list of messages is pretty quick; If you’re near the bottom of a long page or list it takes longer to scroll back up to the top. There’s a faster way to return to the top: just tap the status bar at the top of the screen:

This works for most screens that involve scrolling.

 

10. Customize the iPod dock icons

iPhone comes with 5 icons in the iPod’s dock – Playlists, Artists, Songs, Videos and More. You can control what kind of icon shows on your screen: Tap the More icon, then tap theEdit button at the top left of the screen. You’ll see a list of all available icons; simply drag an icon onto an existing icon in the dock to replace the icon you want to replace.

Tap Done when you’re done.  This also works in the YouTube app.

Marley mulls Concept album

DAMIAN 'Junior Gong' Marley has hinted that there may be a follow-up to Distant Relatives, the 2010 concept album he recorded with American hip-hop star Nas.

In a recent interview with the Longhorn Hip Hop radio station, Marley said he felt great satisfaction doing the set which was jointly distributed by Universal Republic and Def Jam Recordings, and that a similar project with Nas is possible.

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"This will be the last we're doing in America for a while," he said, before commenting on the potential follow-up: "That would be nice. Hopefully."

Marley said a tour of Africa to promote the album could also be on the cards. He and Nas toured the United States and Europe but never ventured to Africa where Distant Relatives was reportedly well-received.

"One of the things that's left to do with this project is go to Africa and perform. But most of the people we've spoken to so far, yes, I embrace it as a great idea. I think it helps to strengthen the bridge between the western hemisphere and Africa."

A fusion of reggae and hip-hop, Distant Relatives also featured diverse acts like Marley's brother Stephen, British singer Joss Stone and American rap sensation Lil Wayne. Though it debuted at number five on the Billboard magazine Top 200 album chart and topped that publication's R&B/Hip hop chart, it sold modestly.

Distant Relatives was a minor hit in Europe where it entered several charts. Its lead single, As We Enter, peaked at number 30 on the United Kingdom Singles chart.

Online Gambling Battle Begins

AS VEGAS (AP) — The fight to fully legalise online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them and when. 

A recent U.S. Justice Department opinion opened the door for cash-strapped states and their lotteries to bring online gambling to their residents, as long as it does not involve sports betting. 

The DOJ memo also enflamed a battle within the industry over how to legalise online gambling that once generated an estimated $6 billion yearly just from poker: Should each state have its own system, or should there be a nationwide law? 

While the opinion sent gambling stocks rising, many players who've been shut out from top online poker sites since April just want games to restart and don't care who profits. 

Boyko of Austin, Texas, has been using a small offshore site since executives and others at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker were accused of illegally getting banks to process gambling funds. 

Most of the U.S. games disappeared after the indictments. 

One lawmaker in New Jersey is pushing to make online gambling legal, citing the DOJ memo. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak said he'll try to get a bill to Gov. Chris Christie's desk by next week. 

Online poker boomed in the U.S. over the last decade, but a 2006 law made it illegal to run most online gambling businesses by forbidding financial institutions from processing transactions related to illegal online gambling. 

The law, however, didn't clearly specify what kinds of gambling were illegal. 

Some forms of gambling, like fantasy sports and horse racing, got explicit carve-outs, while many poker games kept going online as some operators got differing legal opinions about whether the Wire Act of 1961 applied to them. 

Since then, poker proponents have argued that the game is different from other casino games like blackjack or slots because it involves significantly more skill. 

Even casino companies — which make far more money from luck-based games than poker — began pushing for poker-only legislation under the assumption that poker regulations would be easier for lawmakers to stomach than other games. 

Meanwhile, New York and Illinois officials asked the DOJ in 2010 whether the Wire Act or the 2006 law prevented them from selling lottery ticketsonline to adults within their states. 

The commercial casino industry's top lobbying group in Washington, D.C., believes the DOJ's interpretation of the Wire Act was correct, but added more confusion than solutions. 

"There's probably some staffers at work on (Capitol Hill) now taking a real hard look at this as they figure to bring some sanity," said Frank Fahrenkopf, chief executive of the American Gaming Association. 

Fahrenkopf said his group will keep pushing Congress for online poker legislation that establishes baseline rules for Internet poker operators. 

Within the gambling world — which includes lotteries, private and publicly-traded companies, American Indian tribes, software manufacturers, offshore sites and others — there are differing visions for ideal online gambling laws. 

Mark Hichar, an outside lawyer for the company that runs the Texas lottery, said the memo removes uncertainty and will prompt lotteries to begin running as many different kinds of games as are allowable under state laws.