Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-One

[FairOpinion]

I figured you guys were way ahead, as usual, but just in case...

When I come to this thread occasionally -- unforutnately I don't have time to keep up fully -- I am always amazed at all the good stuff posted, most of which doesn't appear in obvious news areas.

Maybe I'll try to keep up better, especially for the next couple of months, when I think we have a higher threat possibility.

[jer33 3]

I was going to treat myself to a cookie, but I suddenly lost my appetite.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Cat food has all kinds of things in it, I see claws and teeth and other things.

Some cans the cats will not eat, that is why I started looking to see what they had rejected.

Radio Fox news just said there is a hostage situation in Arizona, Tempe I think, 2 men in an apartment, released 5 hostages, may still have one, said the men want the cops to kill them.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Maybe I'll try to keep up better, especially for the next couple of
months, when I think we have a higher threat possibility.<<<<<<<

An excellent idea, keeping up is going to be important for those with open minds as to what is going on.

I have had my radio on KDWN the Jim Dallas program, this is the second sunday that he has made his show focus, terrorists and the war on terror.

He is fighting a loosing battle, the people do not accept that we have a danger from the terrorists.

Jim is fighting a loosing battle, most of the callers are yelling "bring the troops home".

Jim has not said a word about the bombing in Oklahoma, nor
have any of the callers.

And that lack is after an honest effort on Jim's side.

I do not know how we will get the news, except as we attempt to do here.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Good, we are winning this war, slowly, one by one.

[ExSoldier]

Speaking of football....does anybody know the final score of the BAMA/University of Florida matchup yesterday? I'm a BAMA grad and it warms my heart to see the Gators get whupped.

[little jeremiah]

I make my own cat food. I know they need some amino acids that are only in meat (I'm a vegetarian and don't cook meat) but they catch enough rats, mice, squirrels, lizards, bugs and unfortunately a bird occasionally so they get their amino acids. They are very healthy on the food I give them and they eat it happily.

I usually cook brown rice with some lentils, or bulgur wheat with some lentils, sometimes using whey instead of water, then when cooked, for each bowlful I add a little olive oil, powdered milk, kelp, and nutritional yeast flakes. I give them leftovers (they LOVE most vegetables) when I have them, but don't usually have leftovers.

They love home made bread so much they smell it rising and hang around until it's baked and I give some to them. Of course they love cheese but don't get it often.

What you do for the animals you love!

[JellyJam]

AP NEWS ALERT:

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) — A county sheriff has told the Glens Falls Post Star that 19 people were killed when a tour boat overturned on a lake in upstate New York.

[nw_arizona_granny]

[1] Date: 1 Oct 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: USA Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Press Release [edited] _____________________________________________________________ FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome ----------------------------------------------- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are alerting consumers and health care providers to 5 reports of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following administration of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine A, C, Y, and W135 (trade name Menactra), manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. It is not known yet whether these cases were caused by the vaccine or are coincidental. FDA and CDC are sharing this information with the public now and actively investigating the situation because of its potentially serious nature. ------------------------------------- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a serious neurological disorder that can occur, often in healthy individuals, either spontaneously or after certain infections. GBS typically causes increasing weakness in the legs and arms that can be severe and require hospitalization. ------------------------------------ Meningococcal infection, which Menactra prevents, is a major cause of bacterial meningitis, affecting approximately one in 100 000 people annually. The infection can be life threatening: 10-14 percent of cases are fatal and 11-19 percent of survivors may have permanent disability. ------------------------------------- According to Jesse Goodman, MD, Director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, at the present time, there are no changes in recommendations for vaccination; individuals should continue to follow their doctors' recommendations. FDA and CDC are not able to determine whether any or all of the cases were due to vaccination. The current information is very preliminary, and the 2 agencies are continuing to evaluate the situation. ------------------------------------- Because of the potentially serious nature of this matter, FDA and CDC are asking any persons with knowledge of any possible cases of GBS occurring after Menactra administration to report them to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) to help the agencies further evaluate the matter. Individuals can report to VAERS on the web at or by phone at 1-800-822-7967. _____________________________________________________________ The 5 cases of GBS reported following administration of Menactra occurred in individuals living in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. All 5 patients were 17 or 18 years of age and developed weakness or abnormal sensations in the arms or legs 2-4 weeks after vaccination. All individuals are reported to be recovering or to have recovered. More than 2.5 million doses of Menactra vaccine have been distributed to date. The rate of GBS based on the number of cases reported following administration of Menactra is similar to what might have been expected to occur by coincidence, that is, even without vaccination. However, the timing of the events is of concern. Also, vaccine adverse events are not always reported to FDA, so there may be additional cases of which we are unaware at this time. ------------------------------------- Prelicensure studies conducted by Sanofi Pasteur of more than 7000 recipients of Menactra showed no GBS cases. CDC conducted a rapid study using available health care organization databases and found that no cases of GBS have been reported to date among 110 000 Menactra recipients. -- ProMED-mail _____________________________________________________________ ****** [2] Date: 1 Oct 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: New York Times [edited] _____________________________________________________________ 5 Develop Nerve Disorder After Receiving Meningitis Vaccine ----------------------------------------------- 5 teenagers developed a serious neurological disorder within 2 to 4 weeks after receiving the vaccine Menactra, which prevents a severe and deadly form of meningitis, the Food and Drug Administration reported yesterday [30 Sep 2005]. ------------------------------------- All have recovered or are recovering from the illness, Guillain Barre syndrome, which causes weakness in the arms and legs and can spread to the chest and impair breathing. The drug agency said in a news release, "It is not yet known whether these cases were caused by the vaccine or are coincidental." ------------------------------------ In the meantime, parents should continue to vaccinate their children, said Dr. Karen Midthun, deputy director of the drug agency's Center for Biologics Evaluation. ------------------------------------- The vaccine is needed because meningococcal disease is a horrific illness that comes on suddenly and can be rapidly fatal, with a death rate of about 10 percent. Among survivors, up to 19 percent wind up with permanent disabilities. ------------------------------------- The meningococcal disease affects about one person in 100 000 annually, and college freshmen living in dormitories are among those at greatest risk of contracting it. ------------------------------------- Guillain Barre syndrome has a death rate as high as 5 percent, Dr. Midthun said, adding that a majority "do recover, and recover fully." ------------------------------------- Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, agreed that vaccination should continue and said that he would insist on vaccination if he had children in the age group generally vaccinated. ------------------------------------ Menactra, made by Sanofi Pasteur, was licensed in the United States in January [2005] and recommended for high school and college freshmen, 11- and 12-year-olds and all travelers to certain countries. So far, more than 2.5 million people have received Menactra shots, and there have been no other reports of Guillain Barre. ------------------------------------- Statistically, the 5 cases could be coincidental. No cases were detected in studies in 7000 patients before the vaccine was licensed. ------------------------------------- Experts from the company, the drug agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are studying the cases to try to determine whether the vaccine was to blame. One possibility they will consider is whether the syndrome was related to an infection caused by Campylobacter bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning, particularly from chicken. In the United States, the bacterium is linked to up to 40 percent of Guillain Barre cases. ------------------------------------- The 5 cases occurred in New York, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The limited region is puzzling, given the vaccine's wide use. That pattern suggests that it is at least possible that something other than the vaccine could be responsible, Dr. Schaffner said. ------------------------------------- To find out whether there are more cases, the Food and Drug Administration is asking doctors and the public to report any possible cases of the nerve syndrome after vaccination via the Internet at or by calling (800) 822-7967. _____________________________________________________________ [Byline: Denise Grady with contributions by Gina Kolata] _____________________________________________________________ -- ProMED-mail ------------------------------------- [Information on the background incidence of meningococcal meningitis in the USA can be found in the 27 May 2005 Recommendations and Reports (RR) Issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Vol. 54 (RR07): 1-21, Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) . _____________________________________________________________ In 1976, there was an outbreak of GBS in the USA following administration of the Swine Flu vaccine. A good review of this episode and background information on GBS (and other suspected neurologic events associated with receipt of Influenza vaccine) can be found in the Institute of Medicine's publication Immunization Safety Review: Influenza Vaccines and Neurological Complications by Stratton K, Alamario DA, Wizemann T, and McCormick MC, (Editors, Immunization Safety Review Committee) . _____________________________________________________________ "GBS is an acute, immune-mediated paralytic disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Estimates of the annual incidence of GBS range from 0.4 to 4.0 cases per 100 000 population, with most studies pointing to a level of from one to 2 cases per 100 000 (Hughes and Rees, 1997; Magira et al., 2003). GBS occurs throughout the year, and in the United States, the condition is more likely to occur in adults than in children (Asbury, 2000). ------------------------------------ About 2/3rds of GBS cases occur several days or weeks after an infectious event (Hughes and Rees, 1997), commonly a diarrheal illness or a virus-like upper-respiratory infection. From 20 percent to 40 percent of all GBS cases are associated with Campylobacter jejuni infections (Buzby et al., 1997). Exposure to certain vaccines has also been associated with an increased risk for GBS. The potential association between GBS and influenza vaccines, most notably the 1976 swine influenza vaccine, has been widely studied and is the subject of this report. ------------------------------------- The characteristic clinical feature of GBS is an acute, rapidly progressive, symmetrical weakness, with loss of deep tendon reflexes, possible tingling in the feet and hands, and muscle aches (myalgia). Approximately 85 percent of patients will return to normal functioning within 6 to 9 months, but some patients experience relapses or a prolonged disease course with residual neurological deficits (Asbury, 2000; Joseph and Tsao, 2002). The mortality rate is 3-5 percent, with patients succumbing to undetected respiratory failure, malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, or to complications of immobility, such as sepsis or pulmonary embolism (Joseph and Tsao, 2002)." ------------------------------------- At present, the report of 5 cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) after more than 2.5 million doses of vaccine have been distributed is not outside of what might be expected by chance alone. Concerns are that the current reporting system for adverse events following vaccination is a passive reporting system, and therefore there may be under-reporting so that these 5 cases may represent the "tip of the iceberg" of a greater problem. Hence, the alert to the health care profession to be aware of the possibility of GBS following receipt of this vaccine and the need to report all suspected cases through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), switching from a passive reporting system to a more active reporting system, raising the awareness of the health sector to this potential problem. ------------------------------------- 1. Schonberger LB, Bregman DJ, Sullivan-Bolyai JZ, Keenlyside RA, Ziegler DW, Retailliau HF, Eddins DL, Bryan JA. 1979. Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination in the National Influenza Immunization Program, United States, 1976-1977. Am J Epidemiol 110(2):105-23. ------------------------------------- 2. Langmuir AD, Bregman DJ, Kurland LT, Nathanson N, Victor M. 1984. An epidemiologic and clinical evaluation of Guillain-Barre syndrome reported in association with the administration of swine influenza vaccines. Am J Epidemiol 119(6):841-79. ------------------------------------- 3. Asbury AK. 2000. New concepts of Guillain-Barre syndrome. J Child Neurol 15(3):183-91. ------------------------------------- 4. Buzby JC, Allos BM, Roberts T. 1997. The economic burden of Campylobacter-associated Guillain-Barre syndrome. J Infect Dis 176 Suppl 2:S192-7. --------------------------------------- 5. Hughes RA, Rees JH. 1997. Clinical and epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barre syndrome. J Infect Dis 176 Suppl 2:S92-8. ------------------------------------- 6. Joseph SA, Tsao CY. 2002. Guillain-Barre syndrome. Adolesc Med 13(3):487-94. - Mod.MPP] --------------------------------------------------------------- [see also: 1998 ---- Guillain Barre Syndrome - Venezuela (02) 19981216.2377 Guillain Barre Syndrome - Venezuela 19981212.2364 1995 ---- Campylobacter and Guillain-Barre syndrome 19951127.1130] ................................mpp/msp/dk

[nw_arizona_granny]

My poor cats have to settle for commercial cat food, as I am no longer able to cook.

When I did, they ate people food and cat food, these cats do eat vegetables, even pork and beans.....

I offer what ever I am eating, or else they climb on me and I wind up bleeding.

[nw_arizona_granny]

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y.<<<<<

Connecting dots again, George - N.Y. and a tour boat, about the same level of waste as a football game?

It will be impossible to find all the towns and lakes and buildings named King- George - Cross in the U.S.

Thanks for posting this.....

[JellyJam]

more:

The boat capsized when another tour boat passed near it, swamping the first vessel and sinking it, Warren County Sheriff Larry Cleveland told the Glens Falls Post Star.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

In Texas prairie dogs carry black Plague, 9 banded armadillos carry leprosy, coyotes carry rabies, birds carry bird flu and lime disease, mice carry marburg fever. We are taught as small children to stay away from wildlife, especially if sick, dying, or dead.

[Cindy]

UPDATING LINKS to POST NO. 181:


UPDATING LINKS/URLS (re: OKLAHOMA):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1495058/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1494800/posts?page=181#181

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http://webapps.ou.edu/Investigation.pdf

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http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003652.htm
MICHELLE MALKIN.com - WEBLOG: "SUICIDE BOMBER IN OKLAHOMA"
October 2, 2005

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http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=3925606
"One dead after explosion outside OU stadium
Report: Shortly after scene of suicide bomber at OU Football game"
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORMAN, Okla.
October 2, 2005
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http://lampherephotography.blogspot.com/2005/10/terrorist-strike-norman-ok-during.html
BLOG - COMMENTARY
From: Lan Lamphere
October 2, 2005 5:10 AM

[nw_arizona_granny]

80 reports / articles on the Bali bombing.

http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000357325

[jer33 3]

Ft. George?

[nw_arizona_granny]

(This Jan. 2005 report on Cuba and rabbit disease..granny)-------------- -------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: OIE Disease Information, Vol 18, No 4, 28 Jan 2005 [edited] _____________________________________________________________ Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease In Cuba ----------------------------------------------------- (Date of previous outbreak of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in Cuba reported to the OIE: 2001). ----------------------------------- Immediate notification report ----------------------------------- Translation of information received on 25 Jan 2005 from Dr Emerio F. Serrano Ramirez, Director General of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine Ministry of Agriculture, Havana: ------------------------------------- Report date: 21 Jan 2005. ------------------------------------- Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country, zone/compartment. Date of start of the event: early December 2004. ------------------------------------- Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory. ------------------------------------ Number of outbreaks that occurred in December 2004: 21. ------------------------------------ Location of the outbreaks: First administrative division/ Lower administrative division/ Latitude/ Longitude Havana/ San Jose de Las Lajas/ 22 deg 57 min 41 sec N 82 deg / 09 min 04 sec W Havana City Arroyo Naranjo 23 deg 02 min 11 sec N /82 deg 22 min 12 sec W Havana City Boyeros Havana City Cotorro 23 deg 01 min 57 sec N /82 deg 15 min 38 sec W Havana City Diez de Octubre Havana City Guanabacoa 23 deg 07 min 26 sec N /82 deg 18 min 01 sec W Havana City La Habana del Este 23 deg 09 min 21 sec N /82 deg 19 min 33 sec W Havana City La Lisa 23 deg 04 min 00 sec N /82 deg 25 min 60 sec W Havana City Playa 23 deg 06 min 00 sec N /82 deg 27 min 00 sec W Havana City San Miguel del Padron 23 deg 04 min 60 sec N /82 deg 19 min 00 sec W -------------------------------------- Total number of animals in the outbreaks: species/ susceptible/ cases/ deaths/ destroyed /slaughtered lep/ 14 450/ 2362/ 2362/ 9184 /2904 ------------------------------------ Diagnosis: when a sudden high mortality rate occurred and when the 1st cases of adult rabbits (alive or dead) were received in early December 2004 with a known clinical history, clinical examinations were carried out as well as epidemiological and laboratory research (anatomopathological examinations and haemagglutination test with human erythrocytes), which led to a positive diagnosis for rabbit haemorrhagic disease. ------------------------------------ Control and surveillance measures adopted to date: ------------------------------------ - A disease emergency was declared in the provinces of Havana City and Havana, and a disease alert including extreme vigilance measures was issued in the rest of the country. ----------------------------------- - Epidemiological surveillance and information campaigns were stepped up nation-wide. ----------------------------------- - A ban was declared on the movement of rabbits in and around the outbreaks. ------------------------------------ - Stringent measures were applied in and around the outbreaks and the necessary sanitary measures were adopted, both to prevent the disease from spreading and to protect major rabbit production centres in the country. ----------------------------------- Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: the Delegate of Cuba to the OIE has been requested to provide further information on the outbreaks. ----------------------------------- -- ProMED-mail [see also: 1997 ---- Viral hemorrhagic disease, rabbits - Cuba (02) 19970704.1435] ................arn/pg/dk

[milkncookies]

OU bomber identified
UPDATE: OU engineering junior Joel Hinrichs, 21, was the suicide bomber

By Ryan McGhee, Rhett Brackeen, Dawndee Hudson, Scooby Axson and Althea Peterson

October 02, 2005

UPDATE: 4:25 p.m. — Parkview Apartments, 606 Stenson Drive, and Ashley Apartments, 1415 George Ave., were evacuated at about 7 a.m. this morning and may be connected to the suicide bombing Saturday night on the South Oval.

The evacuees were taken to local hotels, OU President David L. Boren said.

OU Department of Public Safety said earlier today that there is a possibility of car explosives in the parking lot of the two apartment complexes. A bomb squad member is suited and headed toward Parkview now.

The OU DPS, Norman Police Department and the FBI are currently investigating the scene at the complexes.

http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/02/433f3c43d0f24

[bored at work]

glad to see your still around milkncookies :)

[nw_arizona_granny]

The boat capsized when another tour boat passed near it, swamping the
first vessel and sinking it, Warren County Sheriff Larry Cleveland told the
Glens Falls Post Star.<<<<<<<<<

I know that drunks and fools in boats, think that making waves is fun, but one large enough to capsize a boat this big, does not sound like a Sunday drunk.

Did you notice in your post, that it is in Warren County?

Is that "Rabbit Warrens?.....

Fox radio news had it at 3pm, my time, only one line, but you had beat them to it......TM first, always.