Larry Don McQuay (born December 24, 1963) is an American convicted child molester who requested to be surgically castrated in 1995.
McQuay, a former San Antonio, Texas school bus driver, was sentenced to six years in prison in 1990 for molesting a six-year-old boy. Released early for good behavior in 1995, McQuay, who admitted to abusing more than 200 children, demanded to be castrated so he could not molest again. If the procedure were not performed, McQuay claimed, he would kill his next victims so they would not testify against him.
McQuay was reincarcerated in 1997 after confessing to molesting a boy in 1989, and was given a 20-year sentence. That same year, Texas Legislature passed a law allowing convicted sex offenders still considered dangerous to society to undergo voluntary surgical castration.
McQuay was mandatorily released in May 2005 for time served and good behavior, although he will be on parole and required to wear an electronic tracking device for the next 11 years. His lawyer said that he was surgically castrated in prison the year before, but this has not yet been conclusively proven.
McQuay, a former San Antonio, Texas school bus driver, was sentenced to six years in prison in 1990 for molesting a six-year-old boy. Released early for good behavior in 1995, McQuay, who admitted to abusing more than 200 children, demanded to be castrated so he could not molest again. If the procedure were not performed, McQuay claimed, he would kill his next victims so they would not testify against him.
McQuay was reincarcerated in 1997 after confessing to molesting a boy in 1989, and was given a 20-year sentence. That same year, Texas Legislature passed a law allowing convicted sex offenders still considered dangerous to society to undergo voluntary surgical castration.
McQuay was mandatorily released in May 2005 for time served and good behavior, although he will be on parole and required to wear an electronic tracking device for the next 11 years. His lawyer said that he was surgically castrated in prison the year before, but this has not yet been conclusively proven.
Recharge (established 2009) is a global weekly newspaper owned by the Norwegian NHST Media Group. Recharge is published every Friday and distributed globally to subscribers only.
Alongside the newspaper, a continuously updated website can be found at www.rechargenews.com.
Due to the recent establishement of the newspaper, there exist no official circulation numbers yet. There will, however, be an ABC-audit of the newspaper and www.rechargenews.com website in May 2009 and circulation numbers will be added to this article:
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Recharge and www.rechargenews.comfocuses on the major areas of renewable energy - wind, solar, wave/tidal/hydro, geothermal and biofuels. Its major areas of coverage centre on innovation, financial and political development across these major renewable sectors.
Recharges editorial policy is:
"Recharge relentlessly pursues accurate, exclusive and independent news coverage of the renewables industry in every corner of the globe. The focus is on business, technology, policy and the key players across all the main areas of renewables, including wind, solar, hydro, hydro/wave/tidal, geothermal and biofuels. The daring news content is supported by regular features and profiles offering an inside view of the issues and the people that make a difference in the industry."
Recharge has offices in Oslo, London, Houston, Stavanger, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro.
Key employees:
* Editor-in-Chief: Christopher Hopson
* Managing Director: Sidsel Norvik
* News Editor: Paul Berrill
* Technology Editor: Darius Snieckus
* Commercial Director: Angelo Iannelli
* Business Development Manager: Nicholay Johansen Tehrani
* Reporter, Europe: Karl-Erik Stromsta
* Reporter, Europe: Ben Backwell
* Reporter, Scandinavia: Anders Bjartnes
* US Editor: Tom Darin Liskey
* US Online: Richard Kessler
* Reporter, South America: Christiana Sciaudone
* Chief Sub-Editor: Jane Cahane
* Deputy Chief Sub-Editor: Leigh Collins
* Senior Sub-Editor: Julian Stuart
* Art Editor: Simon Bogle
Alongside the newspaper, a continuously updated website can be found at www.rechargenews.com.
Due to the recent establishement of the newspaper, there exist no official circulation numbers yet. There will, however, be an ABC-audit of the newspaper and www.rechargenews.com website in May 2009 and circulation numbers will be added to this article:
"Owned by the media industry, ABC independently verifies and reports on media performance, providing a major trading currency for media buyers and owners across print, events, digital and evolving platforms."
Recharge and www.rechargenews.comfocuses on the major areas of renewable energy - wind, solar, wave/tidal/hydro, geothermal and biofuels. Its major areas of coverage centre on innovation, financial and political development across these major renewable sectors.
Recharges editorial policy is:
"Recharge relentlessly pursues accurate, exclusive and independent news coverage of the renewables industry in every corner of the globe. The focus is on business, technology, policy and the key players across all the main areas of renewables, including wind, solar, hydro, hydro/wave/tidal, geothermal and biofuels. The daring news content is supported by regular features and profiles offering an inside view of the issues and the people that make a difference in the industry."
Recharge has offices in Oslo, London, Houston, Stavanger, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro.
Key employees:
* Editor-in-Chief: Christopher Hopson
* Managing Director: Sidsel Norvik
* News Editor: Paul Berrill
* Technology Editor: Darius Snieckus
* Commercial Director: Angelo Iannelli
* Business Development Manager: Nicholay Johansen Tehrani
* Reporter, Europe: Karl-Erik Stromsta
* Reporter, Europe: Ben Backwell
* Reporter, Scandinavia: Anders Bjartnes
* US Editor: Tom Darin Liskey
* US Online: Richard Kessler
* Reporter, South America: Christiana Sciaudone
* Chief Sub-Editor: Jane Cahane
* Deputy Chief Sub-Editor: Leigh Collins
* Senior Sub-Editor: Julian Stuart
* Art Editor: Simon Bogle
program to deport criminal illegal aliens. Borkowski was the first official in Putnam County to speak out in support of the program.]]
Hon. James W. "Jim" Borkowski (born 1962) is the Republican candidate for Putnam County Sheriff. He is an American lawyer, prosecutor and criminal court judge from Putnam County, New York.
Borkowski’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were firefighters. He was the first in his family to graduate from a four-year college, earning his degree from the State University at Albany where, as a Black Belt in Karate, he taught martial arts.
Borkowski earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University Law School, and began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County, New York. He then practiced law in New York City, and was appointed by the Administrative Judge of the Ninth Judicial District as Special Prosecutor, prosecuting crimes in Putnam County as a substitute for the Putnam County District Attorney.
Borkowski later became a partner in the law firm of Stephens, Hogan, Rossi & Borkowski in Brewster, New York. The firm served as Town Prosecutor for the Town of Southeast. The Southeast Town Board appointed Borkowski as Southeast Town Justice in 1998. He was elected Judge in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
In January 2008 he was elected President of the Putnam County Magistrates Association. The association includes judges from all towns and villages in Putnam County, as well as the judges of the County Court and Supreme Court.
He resigned as judge in early 2009 in order to run for Putnam County Sheriff, challenging incumbent Donald B. Smith in a Republican Primary. He has said that Sheriff Smith is a good man but given the 26% increase in crime, it was time for new leadership at the Sheriff's Department. Further enforcing that sentiment was the announcement that the New York State Troopers PBA endorsed Borkowski. Borkowski has also received a letter of support from James O'Neill, President of the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge. And on February 27, 2009 Borkowski announced that he had earned the Affiliated Police Associations endorsement and the support of 52 affiliated law enforcement organizations and police unions.
Smith has yet to announce whether he will be seeking re-election.
Borkowski lives in the town of Southeast, New York with his wife and two children.
** www.JimBorkowski.com - Campaign Website
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Hon. James W. "Jim" Borkowski (born 1962) is the Republican candidate for Putnam County Sheriff. He is an American lawyer, prosecutor and criminal court judge from Putnam County, New York.
Borkowski’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were firefighters. He was the first in his family to graduate from a four-year college, earning his degree from the State University at Albany where, as a Black Belt in Karate, he taught martial arts.
Borkowski earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University Law School, and began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County, New York. He then practiced law in New York City, and was appointed by the Administrative Judge of the Ninth Judicial District as Special Prosecutor, prosecuting crimes in Putnam County as a substitute for the Putnam County District Attorney.
Borkowski later became a partner in the law firm of Stephens, Hogan, Rossi & Borkowski in Brewster, New York. The firm served as Town Prosecutor for the Town of Southeast. The Southeast Town Board appointed Borkowski as Southeast Town Justice in 1998. He was elected Judge in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
In January 2008 he was elected President of the Putnam County Magistrates Association. The association includes judges from all towns and villages in Putnam County, as well as the judges of the County Court and Supreme Court.
He resigned as judge in early 2009 in order to run for Putnam County Sheriff, challenging incumbent Donald B. Smith in a Republican Primary. He has said that Sheriff Smith is a good man but given the 26% increase in crime, it was time for new leadership at the Sheriff's Department. Further enforcing that sentiment was the announcement that the New York State Troopers PBA endorsed Borkowski. Borkowski has also received a letter of support from James O'Neill, President of the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge. And on February 27, 2009 Borkowski announced that he had earned the Affiliated Police Associations endorsement and the support of 52 affiliated law enforcement organizations and police unions.
Smith has yet to announce whether he will be seeking re-election.
Borkowski lives in the town of Southeast, New York with his wife and two children.
** www.JimBorkowski.com - Campaign Website
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Castle War chess is a variant chess game where most of the pieces have different moves or added moves. The objective is still to checkmate the king.
* All of the Pawns can only move like Knights, however, they lose their ability to trade themselves for another piece if they reach the end of the board.
* The Bishops on white squares can continue their path turning a 90 degree angle if they hit a wall.
* The Bishops on black squares can only move like rooks, however, they can attack black squares. But if a piece is in it's path and it is on a white square, the Bishop may jump over it.
* Kings gets the ability to revive another piece when it reaches the opponent 's side, but the piece has to be put on the square that it was on when the game started on your opponent's side. If the King cannot summon the piece you called out, then it wastes a charge. Charges are used to revive pieces. The King can carry only one charge. The King automatically recharges when he moves to any of the 8 squares on your side. (For a recharge to happen again, your King must move off your side first.)
* All of the Pawns can only move like Knights, however, they lose their ability to trade themselves for another piece if they reach the end of the board.
* The Bishops on white squares can continue their path turning a 90 degree angle if they hit a wall.
* The Bishops on black squares can only move like rooks, however, they can attack black squares. But if a piece is in it's path and it is on a white square, the Bishop may jump over it.
* Kings gets the ability to revive another piece when it reaches the opponent 's side, but the piece has to be put on the square that it was on when the game started on your opponent's side. If the King cannot summon the piece you called out, then it wastes a charge. Charges are used to revive pieces. The King can carry only one charge. The King automatically recharges when he moves to any of the 8 squares on your side. (For a recharge to happen again, your King must move off your side first.)