Hi MD. It’s good to be here with the ol’ crowd.
The (emphasis) "ol" applies to me for sure (giggling).
Afgan sentenced to death being punished for brother's jouralism
An Afghan journalist sentenced to death for distributing an article "violating Islam" is actually being punished for his brother's writing detailing abuses by northern warlords, a media group claimed today.
Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, 23, was sentenced to death yesterday by a three-judge panel in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. It was said he distributed a report he printed off the internet to fellow journalism students at Balkh University.
Illegal aliens from Cuba charged with aggravated ID theft
The three-count indictment named Negrin, age 34, and Rodriguez, age 21. Both Negrin and Rodriguez are illegal aliens originally from Cuba, who were living in the Miami, Florida area at the time of the offense. Negrin is currently incarcerated in Miami, Florida on unrelated charges.
Officials unable to find source of chemical smell
Luzerne County Public Safety Director Alan Pugh said before noon, county 911 received several calls from residents reporting a bluish cloud that smelled like chlorine.
“They apparently had some kind of vapor in the air, from the Back Mountain all the way to the Pittston area,” he said.
When the sun came out, the haze dissipated, Pugh said. Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency personnel accompanied representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection to test the air in Jackson, Lehman and Lake townships, from where most of the calls were coming.
A new source, from iJet Intelligent Risk Systems, examines safety records and practices for many airlines excluded from the EU, FAA, and IATA lists. iJet's Worldcue Airline Monitor (WAM) has assembled a dossier on 354 airlines around the world including many smaller and domestic airlines. WAM continuously collects data about each airline and evaluates that airline against 14 criteria to compile a composite safety rating for each carrier.