"The report goes on to say that the pair cut the lock that secured the trailer and entered the cargo area. They later replaced the lock with one that they bought inside the truck stop."
And what did they leave behind? I hope somebody case the area with a geiger counter and bio/chem detectors.
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So many questions - so few answers.
I looked for updates, didn't find any.
Snip: Today we answered the question as to whether a butterfly flapping its wings in Africa can affect the price of oil in the US as oil traders went wild over the naming of an African storm gave them hope that another US city could be wiped out (Yipee!). The fact that there is less than a 10% chance that this storm will track to the Gulf seems to matter little.
Gold was not as excited about the storm but traders there still cling to the fading promise of Jihad after the Imam pulled a no-show this morning. Keep those scimitars sharpened though, as we can debate the exact date for a while now but I am very happy with the way this is progressing so far.
Sensitivity training about jihad at O'Hare
Snip: a VIP tour of security operations at [O’Hare International Airport to]…Muslim officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations…at the same time the British authorities were working to break up a plot to blow up U.S. airlines…[and] in response to CAIR complaints that Muslim travelers were being unfairly delayed as they entered the U.S. from abroad…Several CAIR leaders have been convicted on terror-related charges… Custom agents…were outraged that headquarters would reveal sensitive counterterrorism procedures to [CAIR]…
In addition to reassuring the CAIR officials that agents do not single out Muslim travelers for special screening, the DHS official informed them that they (the agents) must undergo a mandatory course in Muslim sensitivity training....
Snip: Bluetongue is harmless to people but can be fatal for ruminant animals, especially sheep, where it can kill up to 70% of an infected flock.
Tick borne disease puzzles researchers
Snip: The new pathogen, which causes rashes and flulike symptoms, has Storch and his fellow researchers on a mission.
"It's out there in nature, but no one knows where," said Robert Thach, one of the study's collaborators. "Why are people in St. Louis coming down with this disease? Where are they getting it? Where are the ticks getting it?"
The disease is considered an emerging infection, and too little is known about its causes to be classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a nationally reportable disease.
But the disease does have a name: Southern tick-associated rash illness.
Snip: A strange form of cancer is being transmitted as an infectious agent among the world's dogs, without help from viruses or bacteria, a research team in England has found. The discovery, reported in the journal Cell, shows how a single cancer cell can become a successful parasite, grow and then spread worldwide in susceptible animals. The researchers said the disease is apparently transmitted sexually. It arose in wolves as much as 2,500 years ago, then spread to coyotes and dogs.
The new study is the first to document cancer being spread from animal to animal on its own. Viruses are known to cause some cancers when they damage critical genes during infection. But now it's clear cancer can get around solo, then spread through a population.
What this means for humans is not known, the researchers said, although it does suggest studies should be done on prostate and cervical cancer to see if they can spread the same way. The findings in dogs warn that in addition to viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, cancer cells can act as infectious agents.
"The cancer escaped its original body and became a parasite" transmitted from dog to dog until it had colonized all over the world, explained Dr. Robin Weiss, head of the five-member research team at University College in London.