Catastrophy Tightens Grip As 100 Children Melts

Greenpeace put ice sculptures of 100 children -- made with glacial melt water -- at the Temple of Earth in Beijing.

100 child-sized ice sculptures sit in Beijing’s Temple of Earth to represent the 1 billion lives that will be lost in Asia due to water shortages caused by climate change. The art installation marks the launch of the TckTckTck Campaign, a campaign that works to raise awareness of the importance of a fair and ambitious agreement at the upcoming United Nations Copenhagen Climate Summit, taking place from December 7 to 18, 2009, where world leaders will gather to establish a plan to protect the world’s population from climate change.

The Temple of Earth was chosen because Chinese emperors used the temple to pray for the good harvests and the well-being of Earth.

Greenpeace China Climate and Energy Campaign Manager, Yang Ailun says, “We are here today to highlight the catastrophic danger faced by our planet. The disappearance of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the fresh water supply of the one fifth of the world’s population who live in their watershed. If world leaders don’t agree to stop runaway climate change, children of today will grow up facing a constant struggle to secure reliable access to drinking water.”

TckTckTck is a global alliance that is using an open campaign model to empower others to educate others to demand a fair agreement at the Copenhagen Climate Summit, more information can be found here. A week-long campaign will take place from September 20 to September 26, 2009 in New York City, residents can find out what is going on during Climate Week NYC here.


Why 100? The United Nations Copenhagen Climate Summit — when world leaders will put together the successor to the Kyoto Treaty — happens this December, 100 days from today. That’s why today also marks the launch of the TckTckTck campaign, which urges governments “to agree a fair, binding and ambitious deal at the Summit.” If our governments fail to set serious goals, we could be saying bye-bye to a lot more than “just” glaciers.


The sculptures in China were made from glacial melt water from the source of Yangtze, Yellow and Ganges rivers — and judging from the photos, didn’t last too long under the sun. Save the glaciers from a similar fate by joining up with other TckTckTck activists. Time’s running out!


The sculptures were made from glacial melt water from the Ganges, Yangtze and Yellow rivers in Asia as a warning to the one billion people in Asia threatened by global warming. The melting Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of one fifth of the worlds population, say Greenpeace.

If world leaders don't agree to stop runaway climate change, children of today will grow up facing a constant struggle to secure reliable access to drinking water," said Greenpeace China Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Yang Ailun.



TckTckTck’s a project of the Global Campaign for Climate Action, an initiative that brings together a number of national and global organizations to mobilize people toward “rapid action to save the planet from dangerous levels of climate change.”

"The future prosperity of India and China is literally melting away," Yang Ailun added. "With only 100 days to go before the Copenhagen Climate Summit, leaders around the world must take personal responsibility for averting climate chaos and stop the greatest threat to all of humanity."

"It's real concern about climate change impacts like the threat to our water supply that is driving China and India to pursue a low-carbon development path that balances development and environmental protection," said Greenpeace India Climate and Energy Manager Vinuta Gopal. "If the developed world doesn't take the opportunity to support developing countries to both adapt to and mitigate climate change, then that balance won't hold and we will suffer an environmental catastrophe."

Most Notorious Murder Case In The State's History

Alex and Derek King were arrested in November of 2001 for the brutal murder of their father, Terry King. The sick story became even more twisted when it was revealed that the kids’ neighbor Rick Chavis had convinced them to commit the murder of their father so that he could continue a sexual relationship with the younger brother.

Rick Chavis was supposedly a friend of Terry's, but was later discovered to be having a sexual relationship with the younger King brother, Alex. Rick Chavis a known pedophile was accused of enticing the two boys into murdering their father based on his desire to have Alex in a long term relationship. His motive was to get the father out of the picture so he could indulge full fledged into the relationship.

Alex and Derek had been born into a family of major controversy. Terry king was living with Janet French. Janet French, the mother of Alex and Derek, also had twins by another man while living with Terry. Terry was taking care of the entire family including the twins. He and French parted ways in 1992. She and the children however, continued to live with and be supported by Terry.

"…people mistake children for objects of personal property. They are not objects, they are little people with feelings and emotions and those feelings and emotions are very fragile and should be protected and considered."
-- Terry King

Due to financial problems, Alex and Derek were sent to live with foster parents. Alex for only a
few months, and Derek for six years. Janet French with the twins moved out of the home at the same time. Terry's commitment was to get his financial situation improved and regain custody of his sons. Terry tried to maintain a strict disciplinary environment while his sons were with him. This may have been the reason for his murder. Seven weeks after Derek began to live with his father again, Terry was murdered.

The two boys soon confessed that they had killed their father. Alex claimed that he had thought
up the bizarre plan, and Derek said that he had been the one who had swung the bat. They were
worried, they said, that their father was going to punish them for having ran away from home 10
days earlier. It turned out that they had been staying at the home of their dad’s friend, Chavis,
a convicted sex-offender, for many of those ten days. It was later shown that Chavis had allowed them to hide in a back room of his trailer home when their father had come looking for them. Chavis had been convicted in 1984 of molesting three boys of varying ages. According to Alex’s testimony before a grand jury and to letters that he had written, he and Chavis had entered into a sexual relationship.

"I felt a little sad about it, a little bit sad, a little bit, um. . . a little relieved that we don't have to go through it, what he put us through again. . . the abuse."
-- Alex King, 13

“My ultimate goal in life now is (to be) what he is,” Alex wrote. “It is about sharing your life with someone else. Before I met Rick, I was straight, but now I am gay.”

"Alex suggested that I kill dad. I murdered my dad with an aluminum baseball bat. I set the house on fire from my dad's bedroom."
-- Derek King, 14

Assistant State Attorney David Rimmer, who prosecuted both trials, said he thought the panel in
the boys' case had ignored the allegation they wielded the bat and simply gave the boys a “jury
pardon” by convicting them of the lesser offense.

The jurors “know good and well he was killed with a weapon,” Rimmer said. “That's a jury pardon.

That's OK, I don't have a problem with that.”

The jury forewoman said that wasn't the case, that the panel believed neither boy swung the bat
but rather that Chavis carried out the slaying. The jurors did not know that Chavis already had
been acquitted in his separate trial.

Their decision to convict the boys of second-degree murder was based on their belief that Alex and Derek opened the door to let the killer into the house, forewoman Lynn Schwarz told the Pensacola News Journal.

"Transferring the boys [to a juvenile facility) would be an outrageous decision. The boys
committed the most serious of all crimes and to transfer them to a juvenile facility would be a
travesty of justice. If this request is granted, in my opinion, it will be the moral equivalent
of sending them to their room without letting them watch 'The Sopranos,' "Prosecutor David Rimmer.

Because the Public went to bat for these children, they narrowly escaped the insanity of adult
prison where Prosecutor Rimmer wanted them to live. Michael Myers and others were not so
fortunate.

It appeared that Derek had a problem with the discipline measures his father used on the two. In addition, they would discuss their concerns with the friend Chavis. Chavis expressed to the boys that they were being mentally abused. The father, Terry, would sometimes stare at the boys. This Chavis told the two was the mental abuse.

The boys, decided based on the continued discipline from the father and the mental abuse as stated by Chavis, to kill their father.

Although the boys had been charged with first-degree murder, the jury was allowed by law to find them guilty of a lesser charge—which they did. Alex and Derek were convicted of second-degree murder, for which they could have been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison. Following the boys’ verdict, the judge unsealed Chavis’s verdict—he had been found not guilty on the murder and arson charges. In another legal proceeding later, Chavis was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact to third-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and false imprisonment involving Alex. He received the maximum sentence of 35 years, and is not scheduled for release until 2037.

In the meantime, Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Frank Bell granted a motion filed by the boys’ attorney to throw out their convictions. Bell ordered the prosecutors and the defense attorneys into mediation to straighten out the cases. He said that if the mediation talks failed, he would order a new trial for the boys. As a basis for his decision, Bell cited the state’s presentation—in the two separate trials—of conflicting evidence regarding who actually wielded the bat.

Fear expressed by the prosecutor that the boys might walk as a result of the judge’s decision never materialized. The case was mediated like the judge had wanted, and both sides reached an agreement—Alex and Derek would plead guilty to third-degree murder and arson in connection with their father’s slaying. Third-degree murder is defined as an unintentional killing that occurred while another felony crime was being committed, in this case battery.

According to the prosecutor, David Rimmer, “you only have to show that the defendant intended to commit the battery.”

The story made national headlines. The case became one of the most notorious killings in the state’s history. Six years later Alex, now 18, is a free man. He was released on Wednesday morning, April 9, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. after serving six years for his part in his father’s death.

Ten Things You Should Never Say to a Black Woman

10. "I was raised by black people." (If your nanny or butler was black when you were growing up, you do not pass as an honorary black person.)

9. "Black women are so sexy." (You may think this is a compliment, but it's just another form of stereotyping or fetishizing African-American women.)

8. "Can I touch your hair?" (Don't ask anything about the hair, or whether you can touch it. Such an exchange will never end well.)

7. "I only date black women." (You think you're going to impress her because you're down, but saying that just makes it seem like black women are a "type.")

6. "You're the black Audrey Hepburn." (Don't tell a women she's the black version of a particular white woman. Men do not say to a white woman, "You're the white Condoleezza Rice.")

5. "I don't see any difference between the races." (You may think you're Ghandi, but you're not.)

4. "It's not like you're the first black woman I've dated." (Yeah, that comes off as creepy fetishizing, too.)

3. "You look like En Vogue." (It's never a smart idea to compare one woman to a group of women who all look very different, no matter their color.)

2. "Black women are so much cooler with sex than white women." (If you think implying black women are looser than white women is gonna get you some, you're wrong.)

1. "I'm voting for Obama." (Millions of people are voting for Obama. It doesn't make you that cool.)

Are there other things that should never be said? Let us know.

Differences between Male and Female

"We are hundreds to paycheck. Take half, and buy products, which would be enough for a week "

In this case, a woman will try to buy the allocated amount of cereals, vegetables, chicken ... In short, something inexpensive that can stretch for several days, not hungry, but do not spend too much.

A man brings the supermarket liter of beer, a pound of shrimp and a pack of cheap biscuits. At the just indignation of a woman he replied that he had bought her favorite cookies, so can not say that he was not thinking about the family. More after the break...

"On weekends, scheduled repairs in the kitchen"

Before the weekend a woman will try to make the kitchen all that can be broken, and will be covered with oilcloth furniture that would not want to slap paint.

A man will approach the issue on a larger scale - obderet wallpaper and tile, lime soskrebet from the ceiling. Return the kitchen to the human condition, he will, at best, a few months later - after a decade of reminders and the two scandals.

"Drop by for a cup of tea?"

Invite a friend for tea, the woman actually made tea, it will spill into cups and offer feast biscuits.

The man relaxed sit down in a chair, take off his jacket and starts a conversation. At this time, the kettle would not even put on a plate. Ten minutes later, plenty of slander, a man out of steam "so to hell with it, this tea!", And climb up to kiss.
"At half past six encounter near cafe"

The woman is late for half an hour, but it comes with a heap of excuses, excuses and tearjerker about torn in the worst possible moment stockings.

A man will come in time. In extreme cases - for ten minutes earlier.
"How am I tired of this job! It is necessary to search something else "

The woman will weigh options for a long time, to study the labor market, and only then be able to take a decision. She needs to think about tomorrow, since the need to feed the child remains even when the work really took.

The man with the noise retires from the hated work. On the question of the wife of the future security of the family will answer something upbeat and vague. The man just knows that everything will be fine.
"The temperature shot up, runny nose appeared"

Even with a temperature of about forty women will cook dinner and wash dishes. If it can move - it will take care of the family.

A man will not just be suffering from lung ailments - he will fight for life. Woman at this time relies feeding medications promakivat man his brow, and is filled with the importance of what is happening.
"You have to buy a box (refrigerator, washing machine, curtains)

A woman will poll some friends on the subject of their cabinets, asked for a visit to personally assess the piece of furniture. Then go down all known her furniture stores, explore the model, they pretend to their housing. After a week of torment buy, finally, a case and remain unhappy with your purchase.

Man to carve out half an hour in your schedule, go down to the nearest furniture store and buy a case, the seller will say that this is the best product of the month. Home may well turn out that the cabinet is absolutely not in harmony with the color of the wallpaper.

Older Woman

On the women older

Older woman will never accuse you of what you stole her best years, because they are until you've already stolen by someone else.

Older women run faster, because you always wear comfortable shoes.


Older woman more honest. She will call you "idiot" if you just behave with it accordingly. Young never call so because of fear of losing you.

Older woman had not become pregnant unexpectedly and suddenly decides that the two of you someone one to rush to get married. If the older woman becomes pregnant, you tend to budete the last to know.

Older woman will never suspect you that you are "using it". She's just using you.

Older woman just to call you and ask when you are comfortable to meet her, if you so desire. The young will also be an eternity to wait for the phone when you call her.

Older woman will never wake you up at night with a stupid question, "What are you thinking right now, darling?" Because she just does not care what you think.

Older woman always keeps a c0nd0m in her purse. Young is still hoping that will take care of you.

Older woman will cost you less. The young will cost you 12 glasses of Martini in the bar, and older woman will sleep with you after a cup of herbal tea at home.

Older woman may enjoy the day with bright red lipstick and not look like she just climbed into a jar of jam. This does not apply to a young girl.

Older woman always has a job where she has assumed medical insurance, including dental services. Young does not help you when your teeth hurt from playing hockey.

Older woman can cook. The young know the phone ordering pizza at a school around the corner.

Older woman will present you with all my friends. The young will hide you from them, that in your head you have not had an idea about ...

Older woman always has a delicious collection of luxury lingerie, the remainder of her former lovers. Teens rarely wear underwear, which virtually eliminates the possibility of a striptease.

Older woman foresight and sagacious. You never have to confess her affair on the side, because the devil-knows-how, but it is always herself about it already knows.

Older woman with a sense of self-esteem, so never arrange a tantrum in a public place.

Older woman are experienced and know that in bed you do not always get everything as it should after the 12th beer. The young can take a long time to realize this fact.

Older woman has a lot of girlfriends, most of whom also wants to sleep with you.