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Posted on 05/17/2004 12:36:39 AM PDT by JustPiper
Picture Credit:Calpernia
I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"
BREAKING NEWS
Iraqi governing council leader among those killed by Baghdad car bomb, Iraqi officials say. Details soon.
Breaking News Alert BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) U.S. military colonel says four Iraqis killed, two U.S. soldiers injured, in car bomb at entrance to coalition headquarters in Baghdad.
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
I would sure hate to be a lost suitcase today, you will get blown up for sure.
Other news at your link.
"Small fire erupts along Olympic Pipe Line in Renton"
(no cause - still leaking)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/3337373/detail.html
ELLIS CO TX [RABIES OUTBRK]
DALLAS -- A north Texas county is dealing with a rabies outbreak.
The Ellis County health authority is warning people to stay away from wild animals, NBC 5 News reported.
Two children in separate incidents were bitten by wild bobcat cubs and tested positive for rabies.
The children had apparently found the animals while camping at Mustang Creek, near Lake Bardwell, and took them home, NBC 5 News reported.
People living in other areas are urged to call police if they see animals behaving abnormally.
TANKER WRECK DALLAS
DALLAS -- A major accident on Interstate 30 at Cooks Lane shut down parts of the highway overnight, NBC 5 News reported.
The lanes were reopened by about 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Authorities said several roads that intersect with I-30 East also were closed by the accident.
An accident involving a car and a fuel tanker caused the shutdown, police said.
One of the drivers was taken to a local hospital. There was no word on the person's condition.
An officer directing traffic also was injured when his foot was run over by a passing car, authorities said.
STUDENT REACTION TO TEACHER FIRINGS [SHOWED BERG VIDEO IN SCHOOL]
Pamela Harris, 17, did watch.
"It was a teaching matter," she said. "I mean, we're in war, and that's what happens, and he was showing us."
"I don't think they should get fired or anything else. It's history. It's part of life that's going on now," Pamela's mother, Vickie, said.
Student Kristy Vanderwalt didn't think the video was a problem.
"I don't think it's a problem at all that kids saw it. I think that we're all old enough to realize, and if you are sick to the stomach or you don't think that you can handle it, then you are almost an adult and you should be able to say, 'No, I don't want to watch it.' And if you watch it, then you have to deal with the consequences," Vanderwalt said.
You're very welcome Linda.
You know those articles sure caught my eye when FReeper Velveeta posted the links here.
God bless you.
Cindy
All your suitcases are belong to us.
Hahaha. You know who you are. Make your time!
FYI This is sort of funny.
Summit Talk
Like most rumors, those of the G-8 Sea Island Summit variety usually contain a grain of truth.
So it goes with the rumor that, on orders from the U.S. Secret Service, Savannah plans to weld shut all the city's manhole covers.
"There has been some discussion of that,'' said Savannah G-8 coordinator Bob Scanlon, "but I'm not aware of any plans to do anything like that."
Scanlon said neither the Secret Service nor any other federal agency has asked that the manhole covers be sealed during the summit. He said city and utility officials discussed the idea, citing the possibility that terrorists might place bombs or toxic materials down manholes. However, sealing manhole covers would block access to underground utility equipment. And that, Scanlon said, would make it harder to fix any malfunctions or other problems that might occur during the summit.
"We'll do it if the Secret Service or FBI ask us to, but I don't think it's very likely," he said.
Meanwhile, all construction scaffolding in the downtown area has to come down by May 30.
Charlie Angell, "The House Doctor," who is restoring facades at 125 and 127 West Congress St. (The Jinx and the Mercury Lounge), was told months ago that scaffolding could not remain up during the G-8 due to security concerns. Angell said all contractors were told the same thing six months ago by the City of Savannah's Traffic Engineering department.
They're watching you
The latest City of Savannah purchase for the G-8: six video surveillance cameras. The cameras will be set up around town to allow police to monitor crowd activity from remote locations.
City officials are keeping those locations top secret: "If I told you, I'd have to kill you," Assistant City Manager Chris Morril joked.
City Council approved the $78,498 purchase from Remote Technologies. They are being paid for with federal law enforcement block grant money.
Mall talk
Oglethorpe Mall general manager Philip McConnell is hoping for the best during the G-8 but anticipating the worst.
At best, diplomats and their wives will descend on his mall to buy clothing, jewelry and more at the 150 stores. The worst scenario, to him: Protesters would vandalize the place and camp in its parking lots.
Hoping to protect his tenants, McConnell's staff recently purchased two fire hoses, one for the Abercorn Street side, another for the south side near Rich's.
That way, if protestors have a rally and one of the dumpsters ends up on fire, his staff can respond quickly, McConnell said.
Staff wouldn't hose demonstrators, he vowed. "Oh no. That would be opening yourself up to too much liability."
McConnell will beef up security from June 1-10. Starting June 1, mall staffers will use cables to block all parking lot entrances at night, so protesters can't camp there. And if anyone parks there at night during the summit, he promised a swift response: "Tow them," he said.
Sleeping on the floor
What could be worse than getting arrested during the G-8 in Savannah and having to spend the night in jail? How about having to sleep on the floor?
Depending on how many protesters are involved, that's a real possibility, according to Tommy Tillman, spokesman for the Chatham County jail.
The jail has 1,224 beds, but with specialized holding areas set aside for mentally ill or other special-needs detainees, the actual number of beds is 1,175, Tillman said.
Routinely, the jail is booked (no pun intended) at either capacity or up to 300 persons beyond capacity.
"They'll have a place to stay, but it's not going to be a five-star hotel," Tillman said. "We're not just going to buy a thousand new mattresses."
Tillman said jails are not obligated to correct extreme conditions with transfers if the overcrowding is only temporary.
Violence and sex don't mix
G-8 summit riots in Genoa in 2001 led to a serious decline in sex drive and downward spiral in births in that city, Reuters reported last week. Protesters that year sparred with police, resulting in the death of one activist and some serious anxiety, according to the report.
"Violent demonstrations can cause a stress reaction with negative consequences for sexual drive and reproductive activity," Aldo Franco De Rose, the study's author, reportedly told the Italian news agency ANSA.
Gary Larimer, a reader who lives in Atlanta, e-mailed us regarding the story "Eye spy: Shutterbugs might get extra attention from police."
Larimer referred to himself as a train buff, like the one described in a news story who was temporarily detained in Garden City for taking pictures of locomotives and train tracks.
The person questioned in Garden City had on him detailed train maps and a radio turned to rail frequencies.
"These folks (police) just can't seem to understand all the hardware and knowledge that is common to observation and photography of railroads in this country," Larimer said.
To demonstrate his point, Larimer offered these Web sites: www.railpictures.net; www.trainorders.com
Contributors include Bret Bell, Allison Bennett, Lanie Peterson, Larry Peterson, Nate Reens, Eric Williamson.
http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/051704/2162854.shtml
Granny's off topic Rejoice post.
Operation 31 Flavors - Iraq Desert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140960/posts
Matrix Kitty update:
I didn't post about Meow, as he was a sick baby for several days and would not eat or drink, not a drop for 3 or 4 days.
I tried every food in the house, cat and human.
Finally he ate a few bites of Dinty Moore Stew, canned.
Now Meow can't get enough to eat and is starting to regain his old self.
But about 4 days ago, I found Goldie, she is more dead than alive and tiny, until a few minutes ago it was the same story, no eating or drinking.
But in the last hour she has eaten a teaspoonful of the D.M.
gravy and is now over there grooming herself.
Looks like the D.M. stew, should be kept as an emergency food for the babies.
As that was the last can, I have made arrangements to go to town tomorrow, so will more than likely be silent for several days, as shopping kills me.
There are more kitties out there, but they seem to still be on their feet, so will continue with the 2 in the house.
Yes, it is worth writing about, did you ever watch a baby starve to death? I did try every thing that I had.
It feels good to give thanks for God's rewards.
and so it continues:
Miami Int'l Airport B Concourse - no power - no computer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140958/posts
When you finish a gallon of milk, rinse the jug well. Again RINSE JUG WELL. . . Steralize it with a Tbl of Clorox bleach (not the scented kind) by pouring it into the jug and coating the entire inside surface. Pour any remaining liquid out and fill with water. . . . This water can be stored indefinately. . . Gotta run, a tornado warning happening right now. Stay Safe. . .
WHAT'S TO PREVENT THE FERRY ETC. OFFICIALS FROM SAYING 10 MIN BEFORE DISEMBARKATION:
PLEASE SCAN THE AREA AROUND YOU. IF YOU SEE AN UNATTENDED PACKAGE OR SUITCASE OR BOX, BACK PACK ETC. NOTIFY A STAFF MEMBER IMMEDIATELY. WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY DISEMBARCATION UNTIL ALL AREAS HAVE BEEN CLEARED.
And then insure out of the way places are searched similarly by staff the last 15 min before arriving at the destination.
Why would that be so hard?
Taking home wild bobcat cubs? Uh, where was Mom or Dad????
Please let us know when it's all clear!!!
Gosh there has been terrible weather across the mid and north part of the country.
You are a good Granny to take care of those kitties. Wish I lived close by, I'd go do the shopping for you. Give the kitties a hug for me please.
I agree.
Am going to try and collect the Scriptures together about such preparations and ask my stepdad what he has against those Scriptures.
That should cause him to at least think.
So first there was the Delta computer crash in Atlanta. Then is was a LAN cable (I think) at, was it, Denver? Now this. Hmmmmm.
Sounds good to me Quix. On some of those ferries they would need more than 15 minutes. Some are quite large and can carry up to 2,500 passengers and up to 260 vehicles (on the largest ferries).
True. Been a while since I've been on a Puget Sound ferry.
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