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9 Interesting Links From October 10th

October 10th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
  • Kid hides in dryer as thugs invade home | KRQE News 13 New Mexico – When armed men invaded the Uecker home Wednesday 10-year-old Chris took refuge in a place that would usually worry parents: the clothes dryer.
  • Vampire flick to shoot in New Mexico – New Mexico Business Weekly: – “Let Me In” is based on the cult hit, “Let the Right One In,” made in Sweden. It’s a contemporary vampire tale about a bullied young boy who befriends a girl new to his neighborhood.
  • Handcuffed soldier escapes custody at DIA – The Denver Post – Authorities say a soldier suspected of being AWOL is at large after escaping from a federal escort at the Denver airport. Denver police say the handcuffed man was being transferred from Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs via Denver on Wednesday when he ran from his escort on Concourse B at Denver International Airp
  • Anti-war protesters target McCain’s office – About 50 people gathered outside Sen. John McCain's Phoenix office on Wednesday to protest the war in Afghanistan. Protesters stood on the sidewalk near 16th Street and Missouri Avenue as they chanted, "Eight years of war, not one more."
  • Steve Stucker’s Blog: Why Balloon Fiesta is In October – It's a great question, and has been asked MANY times. Those in charge say they have studied the long term weather patterns, and that on average, the first days in October are as good as any, offering conditioons that are nearly perfect for ballooning. It is also the period most likely to feature the famous n wind pattern known as the Albuquerque Box.
  • Road rage incident turns to gunfight | KRQE News 13 New Mexico – Investigators said that two 15-year-olds were in one car and officer Early Nagy and his wife were in another car when someone cut the other car off. Officers said the teens got out of their car and fired at the off-duty officer, and then he returned fire.
  • Owner of Pike’s Peak llama located – The Denver Post – The mystery behind a baby llama roaming the rocky slopes of Pikes Peak for more than a month has been solved.
  • Lawyer sues to end Dallas group’s ‘threat’ prayers | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News – Weinstein, 54, said his family has received death threats, had a swastika emblazoned on their home in New Mexico, animal carcasses left on their doorstep and feces thrown at the house. Weinstein, who is Jewish, said the harassment started several years ago when he began protesting Christian proselytizing at his alma mater, the Air Force Academy. Weinstein started his foundation shortly after that to battle the influence of extremist evangelical Christians in the armed forces.
  • Prayer Effort Seeks ‘Right Thinking’ From Liberals : NPR – "We believe in the power of God. We are commanded to pray for our leaders, even those we disagree with," says Mat Staver, who, as head of Liberty Counsel, spends most of his time fighting for Christian causes in court. "And so we are asking people to pray so that our leaders are restored to right thinking."
  • links for 2009-01-20

    January 20th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
    • Last fall, the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire, England saw the roll out of The Tornado, the first steam-powered train to be built in the UK in nearly half a century
    • During one of such "demonstration" the John McCain's plane was shot down to the ground by this man on video. According to his words it was the 13th missile that hit the target finally, twelve missed. He says it was a great luck that a group of Russian soldiers has arrived to the crash site, and ordered Vietnamese not to harm the shot down pilot but just to take him out of the river, because, he explained, usually locals hammered down with their stone hoes any American pilot they managed to find, so actually they saved him life.
    • People who sleep less than seven hours a night appear to be almost three times as likely to catch a cold as those who sleep eight hours or more, a new study has found.
    • This isn't a comprehensive look at everything photo-related at the expo, by any means, but they caught my eye while walking the show floor.