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INDIANAPOLIS A federal judge has upheld an Indiana law banning registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children.

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt said in an 18-page order Friday that the state has a strong interest in protecting children and that the rest of the Internet remains open to those who have been convicted.

Social networking, chat rooms, and instant messaging programs have effectively created a virtual playground for sexual predators to lurk, Pratt wrote in the ruling, citing a 2006 report by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that found that one in seven youths had received online sexual solicitations and one in three had been exposed to unwanted sexual material online.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the class-action suit on behalf of a man who served three years for child exploitation, along with other sex offenders who are restricted by the ban even though they are no longer on probation. Federal judges have barred similar laws in Nebraska and Louisiana.

We are very disappointed and we are considering an appeal, ACLU legal director Ken Falk said in an email to The Associated Press.

Courts have long allowed states to place restrictions on convicted sex offenders who have completed their sentences, controlling where many live and work and requiring them to register with police. But the ACLU claimed that that Indianas social networking ban was far broader, restricting a wide swath of constitutionally protected activities.

The ACLU contended that even though the 2008 law is only intended to protect children from online sexual predators, social media are virtually indispensable and the ban prevents sex offenders from using the websites for political, business and religious activities.

But Pratt found that the ban is limited only to social networking sites that allow access by children, and that such sites arent the only forms of communication on the Internet.

The Court readily concedes that social networking is a prominent feature of modern-day society; however, communication does not begin with a Facebook wall post and end with a 140-character Tweet, she wrote.

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23-06-2012 19:53 Oldie but Good, not sure if it's up somewhere else or in some other form. I am partial to the feature of the Internet Citizen who says, "I believe I saw Planes Hit the Towers" I believe there is a back story to it. And that there was a better video which just featured this very real person, who I think uploaded this of himself, while arguing with the no - planers. I felt it was instructive to see the conviction involved and the word 'believe" Since it is extremely difficult , if not downright impossible to actually find someone who saw "it" Though many people know hundreds and hundreds of people who witnessed it (on TV) But who can't tell the difference between seeing it in real life and seeing it on TV! Astonishing. A very simple trick which worked remarkably well. No one was looking at the sky, except in the scripted and staged "Naudet" video. Everyone was watching TV. For reference Gerard Holmgren Why They Didn't Use Planes Morgan Reynolds Plane Deceit at the World Trade Center James Fetzer 9/11: Planes/No Planes and "Video Fakery" 9/11: Planes/No Planes and "Video Fakery"

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For the last month, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has regaled fans with promises about Andrew Luck, assuring us that the rookie quarterback was close to signing his contract as the number one overall NFL draft pick this season. The weeks have passed, though, and so has Luck's college gradation and the team's mini-camp, all with no deal in place. The local media and water cooler talk has been remarkably tepid on this topic, considering that the franchise has wagered its future on Luck, but the rumble has started to grow as July looms over the horizon. For those of us seeking answers, Len Pasquarelli of The Sports Xchange says that endorsements may be cause of the current impasse. In particular, it seems that the Colts may want to retain a large degree of control of Luck's image going forward.

According to Pasquarelli, the Colts feel that former quarterback Peyton Manning gained too much commercial exposure during his years in Indianapolis, and they apparently want veto power over Luck's endorsement deals to prevent the same thing from happening with the young quarterback. To me, this is a preposterous notion on just about every front, and I really hope it's not a sign that Irsay is becoming even more controlling than he has already been. We're just a stone's throw from Jerry Jones territory as it stands.

If the Colts really think that Manning was "overexposed," then they should take a quick gander at Lucas Oil Stadium, that Lombardi Trophy in their display case and Downtown Indianapolis, which received quite a face lift as the host city of this year's Super Bowl. Without Manning, the success that he brought to the franchise and, yes, the commercial exposure that his guffawing personality demanded, we would have none of those. Take away Manning and all of the good things about the Colts over the last decade would be missing, as well, no matter what the front office egos might see in their mirrors.

Asking Luck to curtail his endorsement activities shows a lack of faith in his judgement right from the beginning of the professional relationship that the team and their future should be trying to forge. He has done nothing to hint that he will embarrass himself or his team, and he has a strong support network of agents and family in place. I say let them handle their own business, and the Colts will reap the benefits.

I'll bet that if the team plays nice, Luck would likely consult them anyway, no coercion needed.

Adam Hughes was raised, and still lives, in rural Indiana. He has been a Colts fans since the team arrived in Indianapolis on a snowy morning in 1984. The Blue and White eventually replaced the Chicago Bears as his #1 team, and Super Bowl XLI was a dream come true.

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A woman checks out the damage after a roof collapsed at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., Saturday, June 23, 2012. The partial collapse prompted a local state of emergency and a search for anyone who might have been injured in the cave-in. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cora Richer

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - Emergency crews were scrutinizing mounds of debris for possible victims after part of a roof collapsed at a busy mall in the northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake Saturday.

It's still unclear if anyone was seriously injured or killed after concrete and metal came crashing down at the Algo Centre Mall, but one community member said some residents appeared to be unaccounted for after the roof gave way a little before 2:30 p.m.

"Some of these families are concerned that they haven't heard from their loved ones," said NDP MPP Michael Mantha, whose constituency office was located above the mall.

"You see a lot of people holding hands right now, there's a lot of hugging going on. There are going to be many, many prayers that are being held tomorrow morning in many of the churches and tonight."

Mantha said he knew of a few people being injured, but couldn't say how badly they had been hurt.

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