Let’s clear this up – here is the circulating email: JUST A REMINDER 31 days from today, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS. These Telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run. To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It…
Brian Williams checks in on the big reversal. Daily Nightly: That sinking feeling – Nightly News with Brian Williams – MSNBC.com At one fire scene, I counted law enforcement personnel (who I presume were on hand to guarantee the safety of the firefighters) from four separate jurisdictions, as far away as Connecticut and Illinois. And tempers are getting hot. While we were attempting to take pictures of the National Guard (a unit from Oklahoma) taking up positions outside a Brooks…
Great easy to read timeline at uggabugga Think Progess Katrina Timeline Very detailed Hurricane Katrina timeline – dKosopedia Oh, and it seems FEMA has banned media from search and rescue (or recover) missions.
I’ve starting to put together some information on JW financial holdings and structures. I’d like to be able to have some basic figures to hold up alongside the donations and work of their unpaid members. I haven’t been able to find out very much, at least not yet. First off, there seems to be no real entity of “Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Here are the current actual legal entities. 1) Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (originally called Zion’s Watch…
AP Wire | 09/08/2005 | Landlord sues restaurateurs who say building is haunted Hope there weren’t any demonic Smurfs about! The owners of a Japanese restaurant who claim their newly renovated building is haunted are being sued by their landlord for refusing to move in. … Christopher and Yoko Chung, the owners of Amura Japanese Restaurant, had planned to move into the building in October 2004, but backed out of the lease. … Franklin said Christopher Chung’s religious beliefs as…
FEMA Chief: I Serve ‘At The Will Of The President’ When asked about House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s demand for his resignation, Brown said: “The president is in charge of that, not me.” The embattled FEMA director, when questioned again, told reporters: “I serve totally at the will of the president of the United States.” Well, Brownie – we’ll see how it all pans out, ok? (Thanks again Mary! Give a high five to your brother for me.)