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Charisma Carpenter on Wednesday posted a lengthy message on social media in which she accused Joss Whedon of "hostile and toxic" behavior on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel. "For nearly two decades, I have held my tongue and even made excuses for certain events that traumatize me to this day," she began. "Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working together on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel," she wrote of the show creator. "The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. It is...

Former Ptech Officer Arrested for SBA Loan Fraud Indictment Unsealed Charges Former Ptech President with Dealing in Assets of Specially Designated Global Terrorist BOSTON—A former resident of Somerville, Mass. who has been living in South Korea was arrested today after arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. An indictment, originally returned on March 1, 2007, was unsealed today charging Buford George Peterson and Oussama Abdul Ziade, both former officers of Ptech, Inc., a computer software company that was principally located in Quincy, Mass., with making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in connection with a...

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams. On TV. Together. This is now a possibility. Gellar is set to co-star in the CBS pilot Crazy Ones, a single-cam comedy about a father (Williams) and daughter who run an advertising agency together. The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star will play Sydney Roberts, the intense and driven daughter of Williams’s Simon Roberts. Gellar last headlined CW’s one-season drama Ringer, a role that was billed as her post-Buffy return to television and was part of the 2011-2012 TV season.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr. are expanding their family! The Ringer actress is pregnant with her second child, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm. "She and Freddie are thrilled," a friend of the pair says. "They're amazing parents." Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/sarah-michelle-gellar-pregnant-with-second-child-2012264#ixzz1tHwKDiQe

After 56 Years, Israel Weapons Industries Reveals the New Uzi The new Uzi Pro is designed for special forces and para-military forces. “There is no technological breakthrough in the light weapons field, but the range of weapons answers every need that arises in battle,” says Uri Amit, CEO of Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) Since the 1950s, the Uzi submachine gun has been one of the world’s most recognizable weapons. About two million units of the Uzi, manufactured by Israel Military Industries’ (IMI) Magen factory, have been sold around the world. The Micro Uzi, launched in 1990, is a shortened version...

Tom Maffin, senior gunsmith for Transformational Defense Industries Inc. demonstrates the company's revolutionary Kriss Super V 45 caliber submachine gun at a range on the Blackwater USA campus in Moyock, N.C. Stephen M. Katz photos | The Virginian-Pilot MOYOCK, N.C. His Ford Crown Victoria disabled by hostile fire, driver Tom Maffin scrambled from the car, crouched behind the hood and sprayed a target with automatic gunfire to cover for a passenger. Maffin's weapon: a KRISS Super V .45-caliber submachine gun.If you're military or law enforcement and haven't heard of it, chances are you soon will.Maffin is senior gunsmith for...