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Woman Raped at Burleson Rest Stop
by xrammyx on Dec.03, 2009, under My World
BURLESON, Texas – Police are asking for help in identifying a man who sexually assaulted a woman at a rest stop.
Investigators said a 26-year-old woman was driving alone on her way to Fort Worth when she pulled over at a rest stop on Interstate 35W in Burleson.
The man allegedly approached her as she tried to leave the bathroom area. He threatened her with a knife and then raped her.
The man also demanded money, which she didn’t have. He took some of her personal belongings and left, police said.
“At this time we don’t think the suspect is a homeless or transient person, but we can’t rule that out. He may be living locally or in the area. That’s why we need the public’s help to get this guy identified and get him off the street,” said Burleson PD Cmdr. Chris Havens.
Police said their suspect has short blond hair and a buzz haircut. The victim also recalled tattoos on his arms and hands. He wore an open circle earring on his left ear lobe, she said.
Space Alien Search Costs School Worker His Job
by xrammyx on Dec.03, 2009, under My World
MESA, Ariz. – A former Arizona school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job and the district more than $1 million.
Schools officials say Brad Niesluchowski, who was Higley Unified School District’s information technology director, downloaded free software on district computers in 2000.
The program, known as SETI(at)home, uses Internet-connected computers worldwide to analyze radio telescope data in an experiment to find extraterrestrial intelligence.
But Superintendent Denise Birdwell told the East Valley Tribune that the program also bogged down the district’s system and interfered with technology use in classrooms.
Birdwell said it will take more than $1 million to fix the problem, including removal of the SETI software. She says police are conducting a broader investigation.
Niesluchowski resigned from the district Oct. 22.
His lawyer did not return calls for comment.
Uhhhh a million dollars to remove the software, what in the world is this school district doing, replacing the whole school districts computers, geezus, you just remove the software and do the rest on the other computers, wow! should not cost a million dollars.
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