TOPIC: Child's Alleged 'Ecstasy Trip' Posted Online
This is a sickening story. Teenage girls laughing, poking and prodding a 5-6 year old girl whom someone obviously gave a hit of ecstasy (the date rape drug). The child's eyes continually roll back in her head (one of the signs of "X" intoxication). The teenagers get a huge kick out of the plight of the little girl -- all while traveling through city streets of what authorities believe is Houston, Texas. I almost cried as I watched the video -- at the lack of compassion for the child, at the fact that these teenage girls could derive fun from such a horrible thing and that there was likely an adult driving the minivan that carried this slut circus through town.
Here's the article and link to the video:

HOUSTON -- It's the video that's making the rounds on the internet (most likely on YouTube)
Investigators are trying to track down a little girl seen in a home video, and other teenage girls. The video shows a little girl riding without a safety seat on the floor of what appears to be a mini van in the Houston area. There are several teenage girls who claim the child may be on the drug ecstasy. The child's eyes are also seen rolling back in her head.
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying her or any of the girls in the video. Jackson County sheriff's officials say they would like to do a welfare check on the child to determine if she's okay. Chief Deputy Curt Gabrysch says if you know who the child is, to please contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Department or your local police department.

Again, if you know anyone in the video, PLEASE contact law enforcement and give them the names. Someone needs to check on the welfare of the little girl -- and hold everyone involved responsible for the crimes they committed against her.

UPDATE: 7/11/07 - Teenage girls located, but claim there was no drug use. Um, they are lying -- so keep investigating and you'll find the truth.

QOTD: I am no policy expert, but I know the price of inaction and indifference. We need people to think about orphans not as a burden but as a great opportunity. -- Angelina Jolie
(GAC / See the video or read more here)

TOPIC: Microsoft Unveils the Zune
Rex Crum from MarketWatch.com reports, "Microsoft Corp. [has] unveiled Zune, a 30-gigabyte music and video player that marks the software giant's entry into a digital-media player market dominated by Apple Computer Inc. with its 80Gb iPod.
Microsoft said Zune will come with a three-inch screen, which is larger than the iPod's two-inch video screen, as well as built-in wireless and FM-radio tuning technology -- features that also aren't available on the iPod.

Additionally, Microsoft launched what it calls the Zune Marketplace, an online music site where customers can purchase individual songs or buy a subscription that allows the purchase of unlimited songs for a flat fee.

Microsoft said the Zune would be available in time for the holiday shopping season, but didn't immediately disclose prices for the product, or for songs bought through the Zune Marketplace. Katy Gentes, a Microsoft spokeswoman, said the Zune price would be "very competitive."

The company touted the features of Zune and Zune Marketplace, saying consumers will be able to use Zune's wireless capabilities to share sample tracks of certain songs, music playlists and pictures between Zune devices.

Microsoft's debut of Zune comes two days after Apple revamped its line of iPod media players to include an 80-gigabyte device that can play movies in addition to songs, TV shows and videos and digital pictures. Apple also showed off a new 8GB flash memory version of its iPod Nano device and a 1Gb iPod Shuffle that is about the size of a matchbook.

Microsoft is seen as having its work cut out for it in the media-player market. Apple has a five-year headstart with the iPod, and the latest figures from NPD Group say the iPod has 75% of the U.S. market for digital media players."

Check out ZuneTalk.com for up to date information and discussions on Zune and Zune Marketplace.

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