:
DISRUPTED NODAL PATTERN:
Goose Creek Incident (4#) -
2 USF Students Indicted
& Plucked out of the Post-9/11 Picture . . .
# "Two University of South Florida (USF) students have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, for transporting explosives materials without permits, the Department of Justice announced today. [ ... ] The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty." [fbi-orlando]
# From This-Just-In! blog [sptimes-breaking];
# "The student, Ahmed Mohamed, was exchanging information over the Internet about how to miniaturize bombs, according to a federal law enforcement source...
According to a copy of the search warrant obtained by The Tampa Tribune, agents were looking for 31 items, including remote-controlled toys, video cameras, ammunition, timers and literature about chemicals and explosives.
The log of items seized includes an electronics kit, a disassembled watch, a digital camera, a swabbing from inside a suitcase, a laptop computer and
compact discs." [t-trib]
# "According to officials familiar with the case, Mohamed has been arrested previously in Egypt on terrorism-related charges. He is said to have produced an Internet video showing how to build a remote-controlled
car bomb." [cntr-terr-blog]
...
Friday, August 31
:
FL: TAMPA WRITER'S DEBUT -
Terri Garey's first novel
is being published by Harper Collins.
Dead Girls Are Easy is a romantic spooky mystery:
"It's dark humor with a Southern slant - the angst of a young woman on the edge, a healthy dash of sex and voodoo, a sprinkling of spookiness."
Congratulations are in order!
:: tampabays10 ::
...
FL: TAMPA WRITER'S DEBUT -
Terri Garey's first novel
is being published by Harper Collins.
Dead Girls Are Easy is a romantic spooky mystery:
"It's dark humor with a Southern slant - the angst of a young woman on the edge, a healthy dash of sex and voodoo, a sprinkling of spookiness."
Congratulations are in order!
:: tampabays10 ::
...
:
SoFlo: FLUSHED! -
Police believe they have finally caught
the notorious Toilet Posse of Topeekeegee.
In May, thieves took nearly $5,000 worth of
urinal and toilet parts from county and city parks.
Similar thefts have occurred at local fast-food
restaurants and other businesses in the area.
This is, perhaps, the worst case of
Klepto-Valve Syndrome in Florida history.
:: Miami Herald ::
...
SoFlo: FLUSHED! -
Police believe they have finally caught
the notorious Toilet Posse of Topeekeegee.
In May, thieves took nearly $5,000 worth of
urinal and toilet parts from county and city parks.
Similar thefts have occurred at local fast-food
restaurants and other businesses in the area.
This is, perhaps, the worst case of
Klepto-Valve Syndrome in Florida history.
:: Miami Herald ::
...
:
SoFlo: RANDOM
BODIES OF BROWARD (2#) -
A skeleton found on the northbound side of
US 27 may have been there for months, but
no one noticed it until Wednesday morning.
Another cadaver was found in the bushes
outside an elementary school later in the day.
The latter body appears to have been there
only a couple of days before someone noticed it.
...
SoFlo: RANDOM
BODIES OF BROWARD (2#) -
A skeleton found on the northbound side of
US 27 may have been there for months, but
no one noticed it until Wednesday morning.
Another cadaver was found in the bushes
outside an elementary school later in the day.
The latter body appears to have been there
only a couple of days before someone noticed it.
...
:
SoFlo: CAIR vs AFFORDABLE HOUSING -
Islamic leaders returned to court Thursday in their ongoing efforts to build a mosque in Pompano Beach's predominantly black northwest area where residents want affordable housing built instead.
Lack of affordable housing is eroding the county's economy because the Tourist & Hospitality Industry, one of the area's main economic engines, crucially depends on blue-collar and working class labour who can no longer afford to live in South Florida.
Altaf Ali, executive director of the Florida Chapter of CAIR, said that the prospective mosque should be protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion.
:: Sun-Sentinel ::
...
SoFlo: CAIR vs AFFORDABLE HOUSING -
Islamic leaders returned to court Thursday in their ongoing efforts to build a mosque in Pompano Beach's predominantly black northwest area where residents want affordable housing built instead.
Lack of affordable housing is eroding the county's economy because the Tourist & Hospitality Industry, one of the area's main economic engines, crucially depends on blue-collar and working class labour who can no longer afford to live in South Florida.
Altaf Ali, executive director of the Florida Chapter of CAIR, said that the prospective mosque should be protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion.
:: Sun-Sentinel ::
...
Thursday, August 30
:
Bookish: WHAT HE'S
READING THIS WEEK -
"If you have time
for one more summer read . . .
make it Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next: First Among Sequels... in the madcap series featuring hard-boiled literary sleuth Thursday Next, a heroine adept at leaping in and out of novels in a single, narrative-warping bound... if literary horseplay amuses you... jump right in."
:: Begley the Bookie ::
-- NY Observer --
...
Bookish: WHAT HE'S
READING THIS WEEK -
"If you have time
for one more summer read . . .
make it Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next: First Among Sequels... in the madcap series featuring hard-boiled literary sleuth Thursday Next, a heroine adept at leaping in and out of novels in a single, narrative-warping bound... if literary horseplay amuses you... jump right in."
:: Begley the Bookie ::
-- NY Observer --
...
:
MORE AUGUST DOLDRUMS (3#) -
steaming up your windshield . . .
# "The Idaho Statesman of Boise drew its busiest Web traffic ever on Tuesday after posting a lengthy story about an alleged sexual incident involving Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and another man, as well as other alleged improper activities... a misdemeanor charge stemming from a June incident... prompted the Statesman to run a lengthy investigation... in Tuesday's editions. By Joe Strupp at ::E&P::
# Law Prof Dale Carpenter at The Volokh Conspiracy Blog provides some legal commentary on the Craig case: see What was Craig's Crime? and chain.
# Dateline TV: To Catch a Predator series... "two lawsuits are pending against the network, one by a former producer and another by the sister of a man who committed suicide as police officers approached his house, accompanied by NBC camera crews." [ny.ob]
...
MORE AUGUST DOLDRUMS (3#) -
steaming up your windshield . . .
# "The Idaho Statesman of Boise drew its busiest Web traffic ever on Tuesday after posting a lengthy story about an alleged sexual incident involving Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and another man, as well as other alleged improper activities... a misdemeanor charge stemming from a June incident... prompted the Statesman to run a lengthy investigation... in Tuesday's editions. By Joe Strupp at ::E&P::
# Law Prof Dale Carpenter at The Volokh Conspiracy Blog provides some legal commentary on the Craig case: see What was Craig's Crime? and chain.
# Dateline TV: To Catch a Predator series... "two lawsuits are pending against the network, one by a former producer and another by the sister of a man who committed suicide as police officers approached his house, accompanied by NBC camera crews." [ny.ob]
...
:
SOUTHERN TOUR -
Jim Born from Palm Beach County,
a detective in real life and a thriller writer,
has disclosed his Lit Tour schedule coming up:
"If you happen to be attending the [Decatur] book festival just outside of Atlanta this weekend, drop by and say hello. If not there then at the Southern Festival of books in October, The Miami Book fair in November or The Vero beach Book festival the following week. If you’re a librarian, let me know and I’ll make a fuss. At least as much as the legal system will allow."
:: Naked Authors perma ::
...
SOUTHERN TOUR -
Jim Born from Palm Beach County,
a detective in real life and a thriller writer,
has disclosed his Lit Tour schedule coming up:
"If you happen to be attending the [Decatur] book festival just outside of Atlanta this weekend, drop by and say hello. If not there then at the Southern Festival of books in October, The Miami Book fair in November or The Vero beach Book festival the following week. If you’re a librarian, let me know and I’ll make a fuss. At least as much as the legal system will allow."
:: Naked Authors perma ::
...
Tuesday, August 28
:
AFTERNOON ROUNDUP (4#) -
# Which Iraq War Do You Want To End? Christopher Hitchens says there are at least three Iraq Wars along with some subconflicts.
# What is the point of blogging? "Without this platform I'd be complaining over my morning muesli and hoping one of the papers started it. And what if they didn't?... Blogging is a different culture." Great Op-Ed piece by Sunny Hundal.
# Did we delight you? "Seeking feedback is not entirely new for India. But the enthusiasm with which it is pursued may be a small, unscientific hint of the awakening Indian economic giant we hear so much about." Bruce Wallace writes from Mumbai, India, where: Customer
Feedback is King.
# "Between June 2005 and June 2006 nearly 200,000 British citizens chose to leave the country for a new life elsewhere. During the same period, at least 574,000 immigrants came to Britain." England, as we once knew it, is vanishing, Cal Thomas tells us. But what are the implications of this demographic flux?
...
AFTERNOON ROUNDUP (4#) -
# Which Iraq War Do You Want To End? Christopher Hitchens says there are at least three Iraq Wars along with some subconflicts.
# What is the point of blogging? "Without this platform I'd be complaining over my morning muesli and hoping one of the papers started it. And what if they didn't?... Blogging is a different culture." Great Op-Ed piece by Sunny Hundal.
# Did we delight you? "Seeking feedback is not entirely new for India. But the enthusiasm with which it is pursued may be a small, unscientific hint of the awakening Indian economic giant we hear so much about." Bruce Wallace writes from Mumbai, India, where: Customer
Feedback is King.
# "Between June 2005 and June 2006 nearly 200,000 British citizens chose to leave the country for a new life elsewhere. During the same period, at least 574,000 immigrants came to Britain." England, as we once knew it, is vanishing, Cal Thomas tells us. But what are the implications of this demographic flux?
...
:
A RABBIT OUT OF HIS HAT -
more on the Bob Allen case -
Whitaker, the prosecutor, is now claiming that:
Allen allegedly "admitted" to having $800 in his car.
So, where is this $800?
Can the prosecution produce it?
In the Real World, no one keeps that kind of
money in their car, except maybe a dope dealer.
Then Whitaker talks about "intent,"
which looks like smoke and mirrors.
Much of the reportage on this case is still
badly twisted - especially at this newspaper:
:: Florida Today ::
...
A RABBIT OUT OF HIS HAT -
more on the Bob Allen case -
Whitaker, the prosecutor, is now claiming that:
Allen allegedly "admitted" to having $800 in his car.
So, where is this $800?
Can the prosecution produce it?
In the Real World, no one keeps that kind of
money in their car, except maybe a dope dealer.
Then Whitaker talks about "intent,"
which looks like smoke and mirrors.
Much of the reportage on this case is still
badly twisted - especially at this newspaper:
:: Florida Today ::
...
:
I WAS A LAS VEGAS CANDY BOY:
Afghanistan's anti-corruption chief -
*Waving a sheet containing a list of 73 cases,
he said: "All these are pending. Nothing has
been done," before launching into a tirade
against the "thieves" at the department of justice.*
Declan Walsh is digging up the dirt in Kabul.
:: The Guardian ::
...
I WAS A LAS VEGAS CANDY BOY:
Afghanistan's anti-corruption chief -
*Waving a sheet containing a list of 73 cases,
he said: "All these are pending. Nothing has
been done," before launching into a tirade
against the "thieves" at the department of justice.*
Declan Walsh is digging up the dirt in Kabul.
:: The Guardian ::
...
:
WHO PROTECTS THE POPPY (3#) -
# Inside an Afghan opium market: "Travelling on Afghanistan's main Jalalabad to Torkham road, you eventually arrive at Shaddle Bazaar, a market of around 30 shops in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on the border with Pakistan." Customers entering the shop... refer to it by its nickname as maal. By Bilal Sarwary, BBC.
# "Afghanistan has set a new record on poppy production this year, as it did last year, and the year before. Who protects the poppy, the growers and the transporters? The Taliban, getting a two-for-one hit: enormous amounts of money and the change to help the West rot out from within." From The Drug/Terror Connection.
# "Afghanistan poppy harvest jumps 18 per cent."
:: Sarwary: BBC ::
:: Drug/Terror Connection ::
:: Harvest Up 18% ::
...
WHO PROTECTS THE POPPY (3#) -
# Inside an Afghan opium market: "Travelling on Afghanistan's main Jalalabad to Torkham road, you eventually arrive at Shaddle Bazaar, a market of around 30 shops in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on the border with Pakistan." Customers entering the shop... refer to it by its nickname as maal. By Bilal Sarwary, BBC.
# "Afghanistan has set a new record on poppy production this year, as it did last year, and the year before. Who protects the poppy, the growers and the transporters? The Taliban, getting a two-for-one hit: enormous amounts of money and the change to help the West rot out from within." From The Drug/Terror Connection.
# "Afghanistan poppy harvest jumps 18 per cent."
:: Sarwary: BBC ::
:: Drug/Terror Connection ::
:: Harvest Up 18% ::
...
Monday, August 27
:
NOBODY EXPECTS
A Bob Allen Case Update because:
Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! But their main weapons include such diverse elements as fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency...
Brevard County Judge Oscar Hotusing declined to toss the solicitation charge against Rep Allen, saying a jury should decide whether he agreed to pay $20 to perform a sex act on an undercover officer in a Titusville public restroom on July 11.
The trial is currently scheduled for September 19th.
:: Laurin Sellers, O-Sent ::
:: The Span Inq Skit ::
...
NOBODY EXPECTS
A Bob Allen Case Update because:
Nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition! But their main weapons include such diverse elements as fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency...
Brevard County Judge Oscar Hotusing declined to toss the solicitation charge against Rep Allen, saying a jury should decide whether he agreed to pay $20 to perform a sex act on an undercover officer in a Titusville public restroom on July 11.
The trial is currently scheduled for September 19th.
:: Laurin Sellers, O-Sent ::
:: The Span Inq Skit ::
...
Sunday, August 26
:
Bookish: WEEKEND LITE (2#) -
# The UK Observer Lit Team
presents its Autumn '07 Book Picks:
The list includes a new Philip Roth, a series
of "probing" interviews with Fidel Castro, and
a short story anthology edited by Zadie Smith.
# Peter Preston from their Media Dept says:
America's newspapers are trimming down...
plus Stormy the Weather Dog...
and Piers Morgan is noted in passing.
...
Bookish: WEEKEND LITE (2#) -
# The UK Observer Lit Team
presents its Autumn '07 Book Picks:
The list includes a new Philip Roth, a series
of "probing" interviews with Fidel Castro, and
a short story anthology edited by Zadie Smith.
# Peter Preston from their Media Dept says:
America's newspapers are trimming down...
plus Stormy the Weather Dog...
and Piers Morgan is noted in passing.
...
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