Grenade-launcher 'hoax' gets filmmaker arrested

An Arizona man was arrested after posting a video showing a 16-year old boy walking the streets of Phoenix with a fake rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The man said the incident was staged to test police response time following the deadly theater shooting in Colorado. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

PHOENIX -- Police have arrested an Arizona man who allegedly filmed his 16-year-old nephew walking city streets dressed in a sheet and carrying a fake grenade launcher, authorities said on Wednesday.

Michael David Turley, 39, was arrested Monday over the making of the video, in which an unidentified narrator says he aims to discover how quickly police in Phoenix would respond following the fatal shooting of 12 people at the screening of the ?Dark Knight Rises? Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, in July.

The?bizarre, amateurish video?depicts a person with a fairly realistic but fake grenade launcher walking around a Phoenix intersection in what appears to be a blue sheet with dark material covering his head and face.

Made eight days after the shooting at a screening of a Batman movie, the film was posted on YouTube and titled, "Dark Knight Shooting Response, Rocket Launcher Police Test."

"Given this event, I wanted to run a little test here in Phoenix, Arizona," the narrator says in the film. "I want to find out how safe I really am, and I want to know the response time of the Phoenix police department."

The filmmaker claims it took 15 minutes for police to respond.

The first officer finds the filmmaker and the teen standing in a driveway.?The officer calmly tells the boy to put down the weapon and the man to put down the camera. He didn't draw his gun.

Officer James Holmes, a police spokesman, said Turley told the officer they were just filming a movie, and the officer took down their names and left.

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After interviewing people who called 911 and later seeing the video posted on YouTube, police arrested Turley.

"It surprised us that he actually put that video on YouTube," Holmes said.

Not 'fun and games'
Holmes said the police response took just over three minutes from the first call, and a helicopter and SWAT team was dispatched as backup.

The Anonymous Filmmaker explores how the Phoenix Police Department reacts days after the event at the Century 16 Movie Theater in Aurora, Colorado where a gunman, James Holmes, killed 12 people and injured 58 more at the premiere of Batman The Dark Knight Rises. In our Hollywood style video, a man resembling a terrorist paces around a busy street in Phoenix Arizona carrying a rocket launcher until the police apprehend him. This film explores the response time and reaction of law enforcement within the Phoenix rural community. You will be shocked to see what happens.

Turley was charged with knowingly giving a false impression of a terrorist act, endangerment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and misconduct involving a simulated explosive.

He is being held in county jail on a $5,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 45 months in prison, said Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman Jerry Cobb.

"We take something like this seriously," Phoenix police spokesman Officer James Holmes said. "It wasn't fun and games to all the people who were affected by this. We don't behave like this in this country to prove a point."

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The 16-year-old has not been arrested, Holmes said.

"The video told us what Turley was intentionally trying to do -- creating a terrorist hoax for his own personal ideals," he said.

Turley doesn't have a listed phone number. He didn't immediately respond to messages sent Wednesday through the YouTube account.

An attorney for Turley could not be immediately reached for comment.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Caption Contest: Eric Schmidt does 'Gangnam Style' with PSY

Did you honestly think Eric Schmidt went all the way to Seoul just to launch the Nexus 7 for South Korea, hang out with Samsung's JK Shin and moan about the patent war with Apple? Of course not. The Google chairman also found some time to learn the legendary "invisible horse" dance with PSY, the charismatic oppa in the Korean chart-topper Gangnam Style. While Google Korea was happy to supply a few photos, the only video we could dig up was a surprisingly short one hosted by Daum -- it's embedded right after the break.

Brian: "Man, not being the CEO of a multinational corporation sure is hard work."

Terrence: "I see you are a fellow disciple of the Carlton Banks school of dance."

Don: "Gangnam Style, 2012-2012."

Billy: "This song is really about the time I set my socks on fire. I see you still have yours. One moment."

Edgar: "Hm... I think we forgot the horse."

Richard Lai: "PSY, please Google+ me when this comes out on Dance Central."

Dan: "Doenjang Girls, would you like to buy a Nexus 7? It's wayyy more expensive than a latté."

Darren: "Soooo glad this guy put this video on YouTube and not Vimeo. $$$$$$$$"

Jon Fingas: "Oppan Google sty-- no, even I can't go that far."

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Barnes & Noble brings its own streaming video this fall

Those of you rocking a Nook Tablet will have more video options in the weeks and months ahead. Barnes & Noble this morning announced Nook Video, which will stream, erm, video from HBO, Sony, STARZ, Viacom, Warner Bros. and Disney to the Android-based e-reader. That brings it a little more in tune with the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire, which long has taken advantage of streaming video

Also, you'll be able to link your purchases of physical DVD and Blue-ray discs to your Nook via UltraViolet, making the deal that much sweeter.

Customers in the U.S. will get Nook Video this fall; those in the UK have to wait until the holiday season.

Source: Barnes & Noble

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Consumer Financing Options Aren't the Best Bet for Business | Point ...

Many small business owners might be tempted to utilize consumer financing options rather than commercial financing when seeking out funds for their business.? Though fairly easy to get, when it comes to financing your business, consumer financing options likely won?t be the best bet for either you or your business.

Nearly everyone, from a school teacher to a CEO, has had a personal financing need at some point in their lives ? from a personal credit card, to a home equity line of credit (HELOC), a personal loan from a bank or a manufacturer retail finance program.? ?So it?s no wonder that almost everyone knows at least one place to turn for consumer financing, likely from a lender used previously or one of the many consumer financing providers on radio, TV, or billboards. With so many consumer financing options out there, there?s bound to be a lender that will approve just about any need and any applicant.? To make them even more appealing, many approvals can happen in as little as just a few minutes.

But, there?s a dark side.

Unlike commercial financing, using consumer financing will impact your personal credit.? Every time you get another loan or open another line of credit, you are accumulating more debt.? More debt almost always means a lower credit score.? If that?s not bad enough, if you?ve obtained a home equity line of credit, you?ve now put your home on the line.

Commercial financing might seem to be a little bit of a dark horse in the financing game, due to the saturation of consumer financing in the industry.? But, commercial financing could be your saving grace? without having to put your home and personal credit at risk.

The trick to commercial financing is ensuring that it?s used in the right instances.? For one, it can only be used to purchase equipment or other products that will be put into use by a business for a related business purpose.? Second, you?ll need to prove that you are purchasing on behalf of a legitimate business.? These minor ?hassles? definitely pay off as commercial financing does not add a trade line of any additional debt to your personal credit.? So, there is no need to worry about a lowered credit score and subsequent decline when they come back to buy more equipment.

Source: http://blog.directcapital.com/business-insights/finance-lending/disadvantages-consumer-financing/

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iPhone 5 and Nokia Lumia 920 face off with image stabilization test (hands-on video, updated with Galaxy S III and HTC One X)

Nokia's Lumia 920 packs the industry's best image stabilization -- there's no questioning that -- thanks to a camera module that pairs both sensor and lens-based optical IS. The iPhone 5 also offers a notable improvement over its Apple-made predecessor on the video front, but considering that its stabilization is of the digital variety, we wouldn't expect it to top Nokia's new flagship. We had an opportunity to test both smartphones in a head-to-head demo at Nokia's research and development facility in Tampere, Finland, about two hours north of the company's Espoo headquarters. In fact, we're told that this is the very first such comparison shoot in the world, considering that the iPhone made it to market just last week and the only opportunity to shoot with a Lumia 920 is currently in the European country where the device was born.

As expected, the Nokia phone was able to capture far smoother video than what we snapped with the iPhone, with both devices secured side-by-side in a homemade foam holster. Unlike our handheld interview shoot earlier today, we pushed the limits a bit further this time, running through Nokia's parking lot and turning every which way as well. It's important to note that the Lumia 920 we used was a prototype, but its performance was still quite solid. You'll find the side-by-side video just past the break -- the Lumia 920 is on the left, with the iPhone clip on the right.

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Gaming crowdfunding platform Gambitious is live | Games industry ...

A new crowdfunding platform built specifically for games developers is now live.

Gambitious is selling itself as ?the first professional crowdfunding platform exclusively dedicated to the video game industry?. Though it takes its inspiration from the likes of Kickstarter, it differs in that it provides for both fan donations and equity investment.

The launch lineup includes seven titles, with a project by Duke Nukem?s 3D Realms also on the way.

Equity investing options are currently only legal in the EU, but it is expected that the practice will be legalised in the US in 2013. Until then American backers will only be able to participate via donations.

?Crowdfunding is causing a great seismic shift in how projects get funded, however, there are risks of crash-and-burn due to unfulfilled projects and unfinished games,? Gambitious CEO Paul Hanraets explained.

?Unlike other crowdfunding platforms, Gambitious is designed specifically for the video game industry and ups the ante of developer credibility, investor engagement and development cycle understanding.?

The day one lineup is as follows:

? ????????? Candy Kids by Abstraction Games, The Netherlands
? ????????? Cosmic DJ by Gl33k, USA
? ????????? Mushroom Men by Red Fly Studio, USA ?
? ????????? Piratoons by Fishing Cactus, Belgium
? ????????? Super Micro Heroes by Mutant Games, Spain
? ????????? Tink by Mimimi Productions, Germany
? ????????? Train Fever by Urban Games, Switzerland

Upcoming projects include:

? ????????? Earth No More by 3D Realms, USA ?
? ????????? Pantzer Pets by Gamundo, The Netherlands
? ????????? Stronghold Crusaders 2 by Firefly Studios, England

Source: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gaming-crowdfunding-platform-gambitious-is-live/0103422

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Living In The Limelight

1) What is your roleplay about?
-It's a band roleplay. Why'd we make it? 'cause there just ain't enough band roleplays around this site. Band roleplays offer a unique setting and potential for plenty of fun and interesting interactions, and plus, who doesn't like to live out their dreams of playing in a band of their favourite genre without actually going out and taking the time and effort to actually make it happen in reality?

...okay, I could have phrased that a bit more appealingly.

2) Why is your idea so much better than the rest?
-We're not bringing anything 'amazing' to the table. If you've been in a band roleplay before, you know that it tends to be similar with regard to the premise itself--it's the characters that give life to the thing and make it truly go. If you're the type who prefers a fun roleplay with plenty of emphasis on the characters themselves and their interactions rather than a preset plotline--and, of course, if you like rock music--this is the RP for you.

3) What do you want from potential roleplayers?
-The simple answer is, keep it reasonable, use common sense. Ideally, though it's not a straight requirement, you should be available to post at least once a day on average, for the most part (barring, of course, special circumstances), and at maximum it's preferable that you don't go several days without posting, assuming everyone else is keeping a brisk but relaxed posting rate (again, barring special circumstances). Post length, preferably about 300 words, and there's no real maximum (just be aware of people's attention spans when you make a four thousand word intro post :v). As to level of writing--again, common sense. I don't expect I'll need to bust out a dictionary every other word, nor do I expect mammoth posts that dwarf War and Peace in its entirety. But I do expect literacy--and it should really only require common sense to gauge what level of literacy I mean.

4) Who are you?
-Just a small-town girl...livin' in a lonely wo--

Yeah, I couldn't resist that. We're both experienced roleplayers who have been on this site nearly a year, and act as co-GMs of this roleplay.

So! Intrigued! ...no? Well, here's the link to the roleplay anyway. Plenty of roles are open, and the field is wide open. We plan on making this a fun roleplay with interesting characters with their own stories to share (or perhaps not share) and their own unique personality to bring to the mix.

I am not, in fact, a woman. Apparently, I have to affirm this. :v

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