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  • First Hand Account From Veteran - Early Post-Katrina Relief Mission

    09/08/2005 11:10:48 PM PDT · by Spktyr · 15 replies · 647+ views
    Katrina Day 5: Friday, 2 September 2005 Daybreak, up and at 'em. Spent most of the day clearing debris in Biloxi and Gulfport. The deuce makes a pretty good plow when you use a compact car turned sideways as a plow blade. As before, local residents cheered when they realized that we were making access for them. One man did ask us if we could help him load his piano onto a truck. We both thought of several rude answers, but his piano was all he had left. We just told him, "No, we're just a little busy right now"....
  • WWL: Jefferson Parish EOC Requesting Civilian Air- And Sealift Assistance

    08/31/2005 9:50:04 AM PDT · by Spktyr · 359+ views
    WWL-TV Stream ^ | 8/31/05 | WWL Staff
    WWL: Jefferson Parish EOC is now requesting private air and sealift (including small boats) to be pressed into service. Persons who have the ability to transport food and water into the area, or have transport craft that can be used to support the effort should contact (504) 349-5360 ASAP.
  • Vanity/Meow: Opinions wanted on picture

    06/20/2005 6:04:32 PM PDT · by Spktyr · 15 replies · 421+ views
    Self
    Was playing around with the digital camera, and had a bolt of inspiration. Since we're all Viking Kitty fans, why not make a cat version of this: It helped that my cat was already in the appropriate pose.
  • Video Of Tasing In Boynton Beach (FL - anatomy of a tasing)

    06/02/2005 7:54:53 PM PDT · by Spktyr · 11 replies · 1,267+ views
    Palm Beach Post ^ | 2005 | Unknown
    How One Tasing Unfolded in Boynton Beach The Aug. 6, 2004 incident began as a normal traffic stop but took an ominous turn when the driver refused to get out of her SUV. It ended with a Boynton Beach Police officer hitting the 22-year-old woman twice with his Taser during her arrest.
  • LIVE - President Bush Bestowing Medal of Honor

    04/04/2005 12:14:44 PM PDT · by Spktyr · 29 replies · 1,581+ views
    TXCN | Unk.
    Awarding SGT Smith of Florida; on TXCN and other news channels now.
  • Brooklyn Tech Teacher Accused Of Sexual Harassment

    03/22/2005 4:44:15 PM PST · by Spktyr · 17 replies · 1,142+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | Daily News Staff Writers
    B'klyn Tech girl: Teach kissed me A popular "teacher of the year" at prestigious Brooklyn Tech High School was charged yesterday with getting fresh with a 15-year-old student, police said. Steven Ostrin, 51, was busted after the girl told her parents the history and social studies teacher hugged, kissed and spoke inappropriately to her when they were alone in a classroom March 2, cops said. The girl's angry father told the Daily News yesterday that his daughter was traumatized. "The teacher was saying things that are unbecoming of a teacher," said the 57-year-old father as his daughter sat quietly next...
  • Update: Suspect Arrested In Dallas Jaguar Sunroof Shooting

    03/17/2005 8:17:27 PM PST · by Spktyr · 21 replies · 1,561+ views
    KXAS ^ | 03-17-05 | unknown
    DALLAS -- One man was arrested and a warrant was issued for another in a shooting at a highway intersection that killed three men and critically wounded a fourth, police said Thursday. Jimmy Aristides Velasquez, 20, was arrested late Wednesday in Irving, said police in the Dallas suburb of University Park. He is accused of driving the white Jaguar from which the fatal shots were fired. Police Capt. Leon Holman said an arrest warrant was issued for Israel Barretero, 21, of Dallas, who's accused of shooting from the car's sunroof. Police said each man faces two counts of capital murder...