Remembering 9/11 the best way I know how ..

Reliving history right now with Art Bell Somewhere in Time’.. They are rebroadcasting his live 9/11 show as I post this… His voice and bumper music summed up the night perfectly. Listening to this, I still can’t believe the last ten years of my life and this nation’s life have gone into the trash heap of time so fast.. I still remember when he played Phil Collin’s In the Air Tonight and, tearing up as I listened, I was scared.. Sad…

I was 21 and dumb.

Jobless and a night owl. Eager to believe the world was nothing more than an ironic joke. We all grew up fast. The kids of the 20th century were thrown into this cauldron of 21st century war and spy games… It wasn’t supposed to be that way.

But it is. Was. And very much now will apparently always be.

Could it be! The 9/11 hysteria in the media is actually about selling fear!?

Now they wouldn’t do that, would they?

Batmanning becomes the new fad

…nothing beats planking..

Batmanning becomes the new fad

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania...

Flood waters are receding, leaving a massive mess of mud and grime behind. Cleanup begins.
Cleanup in Columbia County
Water is Receding in Schuylkill County
Evacuation Order Lifted for Some Luzerne Co. Residents
Harrisburg and Midstate residents start to rebuild homes, lives after flooding
But just as the cleanup beings, this still occurring: Dozens more families on the west end of town had to be evacuated overnight Friday due to an ammonia leak at Windsor Foods that began wafting over homes

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania...

A wild goose chase...?

More news orgs are reporting that the anniversary 9/11 attacks are looking less credible as time goes on…

The newest logo-related image.. Cartoon me, with  my real wife, real son, real deceased dog, and real alien from TWILIGHT ZONE…

Google at it again…

GOOGLE Street View camera captures naked woman on her front doorstep…

And in another image, she appears to notice the street view cam photographing her nude..

People online are having a field day making light of the situation and making a lot of fun of the woman..

Laughing as our privacy dies?…. making a joke of a person, photographed by a private company, and her image posted all over the globe?

I’m not laughing… I’m not laughing at all…

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hammerito:

The Cure // Just Like Heaven

One of the best CURE songs ever created..

Welcome to the new America? Heartbreaking Pictures From NJ Homeless ‘Tent City’ .. 

Amazing… sad.. .and all too real photos.

Politicians and experts who say the recession is over? Paying attention yet!?

The search is on for American citizen terrorists

The search is on for American citizen terrorists

Sarah MacLachlan needs to decide..

Will “Angel” before dogs or for Flight 93 Memorials…

Welcome new followers.. glad you can join us.. stay for the ride..

Well.. I just don’t know what to think, but I sure what I see..

huffingtonpost:

The Sexiest Woman of the Summer Is … 

Mila Kunis. Not the FAMILY GUY version of course…

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Amazing.. this is a house floating down Susquehanna River & crashing into the Tunkhannock Bridge

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

The solar world is alive..

From Spaceweather:

A polar geomagnetic storm (Kp=5) is in progressfollowing the impact of a CME around 1100 UT on Sept. 9th

River debacle in Luzerne County

…..the river crested higher last night than what officials said it did last night.. feet higher. This is an amazing development and it’s putting lots of pressure on the levees that some didn’t think would occur. .Governor Tom Corbett just landed in Forty Fort.. The dangerous part now: The levees are holding water back that was never expected. So officials are watching them everywhere……. Some people are beginning to return to areas that, if the levee DOESN’T hold, will be flooded. People need to stay out of the mandatory evacuation area in Wilkes Barre and surrounding communities.. This is now history: The level is higher than Agnes in 1972.

When flood waters recede.. sewage will not..

When flood waters recede.. sewage will not..

Intel report on 9/11 terror threat

The thedailyfeed:

The Daily has obtained a joint intelligence bulletin issued by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security with information on the al Qaeda car bomb plot targeting New York and Washington, D.C. Read the full story here.

Also according to the report: Bin Laden’s replacement ‘personally’ planned 9/11 anniversary attack…

Intel report on 9/11 terror threat

True devastation in Bloomsburg: 25% of town under water .. worst flooding since early 1900s

True devastation in Bloomsburg: 25% of town under water .. worst flooding since early 1900s

Flooding in Nanticoke, PA

It’s bad..

Flooding in Nanticoke, PA

Meanwhile in Plymouth Township and West Pittston

West side officials: flooding worse than Agnes

All history of flooding in his area has been compared with Agnes… it was the storm of the age. This new, Lee fellow, came and swept history aside and gave even more devastation than Agnes could.. truly unbelievable developments continue today as streams that flow into the mighty Susquehanna are now backing up, too… unbelievable..

This is the site of the upcoming (hopefully) Bloomsburg Fair. Vendors were set to begin setting up this weekend.. no official word coming on the September 24 start date…..

Flood water are leading to very desperate situations in Pennsylvania

25% of Bloomsburg is flooded— this is some of the worst flooding since 1904.. parts of Nanticoke are so inundated with water that entire buildings are covered.. Streams that drain into Susquehanna River are backing up and now endangering neighborhoods that weren’t in danger of flooding.. There are houses floating down rivers and being destroyed as they cannot make under bridges..City Island in Harrisburg is covered.. Front Street in Harrisburg is flooded..Shipoke flooded.

I’m looking for reviews and thoughts.

Who is going to see Contagion?

The Economic Collapse blog offers a reminder: See why it's not important to be ready for disasters?

The Economic Collapse blog offers a reminder: See why it's not important to be ready for disasters?

The flooding continues to not be a joke..

Yes, the water is beginning to recede.. and yes, Wilkes Barre didn’t get destroyed.. and yes, Harrisburg will recover. But NO it’s still not 100% safe.. case in point: the sad story this morning that now, among the casualty from Lee, an 8-year-old boy dead after getting caught in a storm drain.. Sad story, among the other persons that lost their life, too.

The flooding continues to not be a joke..

Scientists are searching for intelligent life on earth

…and yes, since they are looking for intelligent life they are avoiding humans. Instead, looking for anything ETs may have left behind as signs or messages of their presence. 

Scientists are searching for intelligent life on earth

How not to rob: Don't post photos of your booty on Facebook

How not to rob: Don't post photos of your booty on Facebook

San Diego paper reports on the power bust

“California’s Worst Power Failure Started In the Arizona Deserts”

Yet another photographic way of showing the damage left by Lee in Pennsylvania.. 

The car didn’t even see it coming..

LATimes: A worker error in Arizona that caused the blackout that left 4 million without power.

I bet this: People will slam the worker.. but news will slowly come out that he or she was overworked. That or Homer Simpson left the nuke plant for a new job.

True blood: True version

Female ‘vampire,’ 22, busted for bloody bite attack on elderly victim…

This brings to light something I wrote about before on here… I liked horror as much as the next person.. but is there just too much vampire culture for our own good anymore?

For now: Avoid Interstate 81 in Schuylkill and Lebanon Counties, PA

For now: Avoid Interstate 81 in Schuylkill and Lebanon Counties, PA

Staring at the sun

Sunspot 1283 is producing flares so intense they are visible through solar telescopes in backyards 93 million miles away.. Meanwhile a geomagnetic storm watch is issued due to all the other flares..

Don’t be afraid of the dark: 5 million without power in Cali.. Being restored slowly.. San Diego is back on the grid. Until someone tells me otherwise, I blame aliens..

Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre crests at 38.83 feet, 2 feet lower than forecast, NWS says - Times Leader

Before tonight ended… The sun came out over the flooded road in front of my house. Better late than never I’d suppose..

Walking in the flood… Feet don’t fail me now

Ayden Morris’ first flood… 

A natural diaster a month since birth.. 

Mr. Morris, you have some explainin’ to do!

Dramatic flooding photos from the Harrisburg area

Dramatic flooding photos from the Harrisburg area

All the crises.. and now this! A massive power outage is hitting San Diego at this hour.. reports of people being trapped in elevators .. developing story

All the crises.. and now this! A massive power outage is hitting San Diego at this hour.. reports of people being trapped in elevators .. developing story

His turn: 

OBAMA: PASS JOBS PLAN RIGHT AWAY

jobs…. tax breaks.. infrastructure.. 

Obama promises a detailed plan Monday, September 12, 2011..

So now it’s time for football………………..

DHS: 'It's accurate that there is specific, credible but unconfirmed threat information' ahead of 9/11 anniversary - statement

DHS is confirming media reports of terror threat.. Developing..

9/11 anniversary terror threat called 'specific' and 'credible'

ABC NEWS reporting tonight’s breaking details:

At least three individuals – one believed to be a U.S. citizen — entered the U.S. in august by air with the intent to launch a vehicle borne attack against Washington D.C. or New York around the anniversary of 9-11, according to intelligence officials

MORE:

One of those officials added that at least two rental trucks —one from Penske and one from Budget —were being sought nationwide. The Budget GMC truck and the Penske GMC both were missing from locations in Kansas City, Missouri. It was not immediately known if that search was connected to the plot

The news being reported across the wires of the world while Obama speaks to an economically injured nation tonight.. 

Developing story…

9/11 anniversary terror threat called 'specific' and 'credible'

A government official tells CNN that members of Congress were briefed by the White House, intelligence and other officials on Thursday that there is a “specific, credible but unconfirmed threat” to the U.S. homeland as the 9/11 anniversary approaches.

CNN alert that circulated as Obama speech began tonight

As Obama speaks to the nation about the economy, another catastrophic economic disaster occurring...

Flooding in Northeastern Pennsylvania.. God bless the cities along the Susquehanna River.. the from Wilkes Barre on down to Harrisburg and all the way to York and Lancaster. Everything washing away tonight.. 

Another economic disaster. Another natural disaster..

It’s his turn..

State of the Union. Autumn version.

This one makes me sad..

25%-30% of Knoebel’s underwater… 

Unbelievable video: A house swept down river in PA

Unbelievable video: A house swept down river in PA

Latest in Bloomsburg….. Water everywhere.. Not a drop to drink

Another amazing photo from Hershey, PA: Route 322 collapses

Another amazing photo from Hershey, PA: Route 322 collapses

Yet more and more amazing videos and photos of the flooding in Pennsylvania and New York

Yet more and more amazing videos and photos of the flooding in Pennsylvania and New York

Here we go, Harrisburg, PA

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg now stands at 22.8 feet, nearing ‘major’ flood stage

View of the Susquehanna River from the fifth floor of the Guard Insurance Building Thursday, September 8, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Susquehanna is projected to crest in northeastern Pennsylvania between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday at 41 feet _ the same height as the levee system protecting riverfront communities including Wilkes-Barre and Kingston, officials said. More than 100,000 residents were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Moran - The Citizens’ Voice) MANDATORY CREDIT

Last night’s debate highlight: Rick Perry visibly accosting Ron Paul. Can’t wait for Paul’s next anti-Perry ad after this. Who does Perry see as his real threat? …he sure didn’t do this to Romney.

This photo was good.. and so was the bloodthirsty audience rabidly applauding Rick Perry putting people to death. I think Ron Paul still won.

Harrisburg about to become an island.. major interstates could soon lose access to the city

Harrisburg about to become an island.. major interstates could soon lose access to the city

Here's a deal for Texas..

You send up the tanks to PA and NY, and we’ll get you the water. We really don’t need it..

Deaths besides people: 2 drowning ZooAmerica bison euthanized in Hershey

Deaths besides people: 2 drowning ZooAmerica bison euthanized in Hershey

King’s Plaza in Minersville, PA, which is the home to one of the greatest restaurants in the Coal Region: Palermos. I wanted pizza today, too.. Guess that won’t work out.

(Photo from WNEP Facebook Wall Photos)

Some more amazing flooding photos from New York

Great blog too: http://ashleeistanbul.tumblr.com/

Some more amazing flooding photos from New York

It’s not just Pennsylvania: ashleeistanbul:

Before and current picture of Confluence Park, Binghamton, NY. Tropical storm Lee did what hurricane Irene couldn’t.

Good luck to all in that area.. And isn’t it something..Lee is doing what Irene couldn’t do. I like that.

Some amazing photos from Northeastern PA of the flooding

Some amazing photos from Northeastern PA of the flooding

Harrisburg Mayor Thompson says people who attempt to approach Front Street to take photos will be arrested and fined

Harrisburg Mayor Thompson says people who attempt to approach Front Street to take photos will be arrested and fined

Tornadoes.. floods.. fires.. and flares?

Spaceweather has this:

Earth-orbiting satellites have detected another strong flare from sunspot 1283. The X1.8-class event at 2238 UT on Sept. 7th produced a bright flash of extreme UV radiation and hurled an inky-dark plume of plasma into space. Click to view the movie from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory:

….earth just can’t take much more..

More:

Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th, possibly sparking minor geomagnetic storms

No way home… Looking at a flooded Bloomsburg, PA.. Wondering what to do now..

A view from a window.. Bloomsburg, PA

This Lee flooding is no joke..

AP reporting this dispatch:

A motorist trapped in a vehicle drowned early Thursday in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Emergency Management Director Randy Gockley said.

Gockley says responders found 3 to 4 feet of water on the road as the nearby Hammer Creek went over its banks.

Best links to follow the floods in Pennsylvania

Wilkes Barre, PA: http://www.timesleader.com/

Hazleton, PA: http://standardspeaker.com/

Bloomsburg, PA: http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/

Pottsville: http://republicanherald.com/

Harrisburg, PA: http://www.pennlive.com/

York, PA: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/

Lancaster, PA: http://lancasteronline.com/

TV: 
WNEP: http://www.wnep.com/

WGAL: http://wgal.com/

More to come.. 

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania's state capital...

Shipoke residents in Harrisburg evacuate ahead of flooding

Welcome to the town of Bloomsburg. Stay for a while…

Mandatory evacuation of about 120,000 people ordered in northeast Pa.; Susquehanna River expected to crest at 39.6 feet

It’s going to be big.. bad.. immense. Historic. And something anyone involved will be thankful when it’s over. 

Mandatory evacuation of about 120,000 people ordered in northeast Pa.; Susquehanna River expected to crest at 39.6 feet

And yes, I'm also worried about the Bloomsburg Fair

The greatest time of autumn is coming. Bloomsburg Fair season.. already the fair delayed vendors from setting up 9/11.. I certainly hope whatever rain and mud leftovers remain after waters subside can be cleaned .. and hopefully in time for the start of the great annual autumnal brilliance of pig pens and fried foods called the Bloomsburg Fair.

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From BloomUToday.com .. amazing flood waters rage ..

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River worries..

I know what the projections say.. I know they are talking about rivers being dangerously above flood levels—and the highest since Agnes in ‘72. But something deep down thinks their projections are off a bit and the river levels may end up being higher than projected.. What is troubling me is the rain pattern, how it’s nonstop and seemingly forming all over again once its over..and all headed to the watershed areas that fuel and form the main burst that the Susquehanna River is going to have.. I just worry. Hope I’m wrong..

Accuweather report details out the river projections

The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa., is projected to crest 5 feet above major flood stage according to the National Weather Service hydrologists early this weekend. At this level, flooding will occur along heavily traveled routes 11 and 15, and US 22/322.

Widespread flooding will also inundate the residential sections of Front and Second Streets and in the city’s Shipoke area.

The Harrisburg Patriot News reports that Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson declared a state of emergency.

Flooding of roughly 25 percent of Bloomsburg, Pa., is projected, including major inundation of the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. The projected crest of 31.5 feet should narrowly surpass the level recorded during the deluge unleashed by Agnes in 1972.

More here: 

More Flooding Threatening Lives Across the Northeast

Harrisburg flooding images

Harrisburg flooding images

Harrisburg flooding predictions keep getting worse

Harrisburg flooding predictions keep getting worse

Where will the flooding be after?

Flooding may occur in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.  Bands of thunderstorms are coming north through Long Island… Lee is stagnant. Good luck up north, should you happen to get 9 to 12 inches of rain in 24 hours.

Gotta love the way WNEP’s Snedeker explains weather..

Amazing video of rushing waters through the streets of Pine Grove, PA

Amazing video of rushing waters through the streets of Pine Grove, PA

This composite is the amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period ending 6am this morning..It’s almost like God has cursed this area.. the exact locations of the heaviest is where the Susquehanna River picks up steam.. This is unheard of rainfall.. As said before, some of this rain, 9 inches or more in some locations, is what these areas get in three months… that much rain in 1 day. Amazing.. and unforgettable.

The news this morning is very bad. We’ve experienced record flooding, there’s a lot of work to be done. Stay safe everyone.

Knoebels Amusement Resort from Elysburg, PA, Facebook page this morning

I THINK WE CAN THANK KATIA..

…take a look at radar and satellite. Katia is so large and so strong in the Atlantic it seemingly is blocking Lee from moving out!

Every time the rain seems to end, more forms.. all the way down to Virginia.. still a line of storms and strong rain. And even worse for those on the Susquehanna River West Branch, the rain will fall on top.. and maybe effect the North Branch.. and maybe cause a big fluctuation in how much this river is going to rise..

Records are being set.. rainfall totals of 9 inches? That is an entire season of rain.. .. and this is just in a day. 

Unbelievable. Amazing. Unheard of. Historic. And something we will WANT to forget.

Two flooding-related deaths in Pennsylvania

I have a deep fear more to come..

Two flooding-related deaths in Pennsylvania

A morning sunrise over a flooded Bloomsburg, PA.. Mother nature is winning so far..

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Amazing flood video.. Looks like the season is over for Knoebels..

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Great coverage of the great Lee
east coast flood of ‘11 on The Weather Channel right now..

A cautionary tale with no exaggeration

If you live in the Coal Region, Wilkes Barre, PA, Harrisburg PA, Hershey PA, Dillsburg, PA, York, PA.. anywhere in Eastern PA.. Halzeton.. you name it.. all the way up to Eastern New York, all the way down the Maryland border: IF you don’t have to go out, or are not currently being evacuated due to this monster flooding happening tonight, don’t go anywhere.. and if you’re pumping basements, managing to drive home from wherever you are at, or just trying to find an open bar with sealed windows, good luck and be safe. This is rain like I don’t remember ever living through.. the river flooding that will be coming over the next few days is going to be horrid.. Good luck all to who need it. Heed my warning.. I try not to play things up much but this, tonight, right now, is absolutely biblical.

Harrisburg flooding: Yikes

Harrisburg flooding: Yikes

A robber so ridiculous, he is laughed out of the store

He dressed like Gumby.

And robbers who dress like Gumby get no respect.

A robber so ridiculous, he is laughed out of the store

Highest levels since Agnes for Susquehanna River towns in Pennsylvania

It’s going to be a long weekend for a lot of people..

Highest levels since Agnes for Susquehanna River towns in Pennsylvania

No mention of what one is to do if you’re actually afraid of what’s IN the vaccine..

thedailyfeed:

Scared of needles? You’re in luck: A new method of delivering flu vaccines injects you just below the surface of the skin with a needle less than 1/10 of an inch long. See the traditional flu vaccine on the left, above? You want the pin prick on the right, don’t you? That’s what we thought.

Lee ended up being much worse than people thought it could.. it only added to the misery brought on by Irene

Flooding begins anew in East from Tropical Storm Lee

A flooded Pizza Hut in Hershey. Reposted as earlier photo didn’t accompany credit: Credit goes to Jill Palmer of Hershey

* Appreciate the person who pointed that out to me, no harm intended

Life threatening flooding from Virginia to New York

Life threatening flooding from Virginia to New York

This is flooding in Harrisburg, PA: More from the PATRIOT NEWS: 

Flooding in central Pennsylvania

Summer is over.. This is Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, flooded.. MORE from their Facebook: Photos of Knoebels Amusement Resortin Noon update - September 7, 2011

Bloomsburg, PA, right now.. And lots of other places that are being flooded by the tropical system formerly known as Lee look the same as I type…

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Sure this song is about Vietnam .. but with the rain coming down now and the rain that will come down all week, I have to ask.. who exactly WILL stop the rain?

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Where have you gone, summer '11?

Just looked outside and .. the darkness is already creeping in at 7:07 on the East Coast. We are running out of time.. running out of sunlight.. running empty. 

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the transition of time. One season to another and all over again. We should constantly accept change.. but this year, this time, it just feels too sudden.

I still fondly remember those nights in July when the sun was high atop the mountain late into the night.. And now gone. Behind that rolling hill….which rolls into oblivion.. 

Ron Paul vs Rick Perry

Ron Paul vs Rick Perry

Back to school.. and back to bullies.. how can you raise your kids to be nicer?

I often think back to my years in school.. I was a bit of a clown but I also tried to bully those who bullied others. I hope, maybe, that some will remember me as someone who didn’t attack the weak but almost advocated in my dark sarcastic jokes about others the weak themselves. I hope..

And now, with a son growing quickly, I hope to raise him to respect others and fight for what’s right…through humor, the power of the pen, and sometimes sarcasm directed as those who wouldn’t understand it if it hit them in the face…

Kids just sometimes suck.

Back to school.. and back to bullies.. how can you raise your kids to be nicer?

Take a dump: A new study concludes that colon cleansing is pointless and dangerous

How about this.. just eat good. That’s all..

Take a dump: A new study concludes that colon cleansing is pointless and dangerous

Some you'll know.. some will shock.. lots of celebs have fake hair

Some you'll know.. some will shock.. lots of celebs have fake hair

Tony Bennett calls Lady Gaga 'the biggest'

…they both have fake hair in common. 

Tony Bennett calls Lady Gaga 'the biggest'

Amazingly enough...

Hurricane Irene has been gone for 10 days, but there are still 90 homes and businesses in my area are without power, Luzerne County, PA .. 14 hour days by utility companies still haven’t led to these few places regaining power. I can’t imagine life without electricity.. without water.. heat.. power.. Amazing that I didn’t know this until now.. And one more example that all of those who said this past storm that slammed the East Coast was nothing much at all.. this storm hurt. Bad for some more than others.

Even more.. bad realities..

Illinois to lay off thousands of state workers by end of week…

Ford to build $1B plant, create 5,000 jobs — in India…

More restaurants target customers with food stamps…

Some more things to think about .. ponder over.. and fear?

New reality: Millions of Americans living in cheap motels..

Government to sell over a quarter of a million foreclosed homes..

Pension funds facing new tests as economic crises worldwide continue..Unemployed face tough competition: Underemployed..

Hairy situation:

Article on the HUFFINGTON POST titled, “Cameron Todd Willingham Execution: Rick Perry’s Role Deserves Scrutiny,” making big waves

Hairy situation:

Some more news of the day..

Welcome to the future: Coming now: Commercial spaceflights..

"UFO" over China holds up flights more than an hour..

Deadly shooting at Nevada IHOP..

Over 40 shootings in NYC this weekend..

Teen guns down 8 at party in NY..

College student loses leg trying to hop train..

Horrible story of crime from the West.. 15-year-old was stabbed 40 times.. body found burned.. 19-year-old suspect confesses to using a kitchen knife..

Deadly day at an IHOP..

MORE.. 

Four Dead in Carson City Nevada IHOP Shooting Rampage

….the year is almost over

Outright tragedy in Texas..

Texas fires.. the Gov’s hair may get messed.. hope the tape holds!

An amazing flare fires off the sun .. M5.3 class.. earth directed.. Developing.

Truly important news from Somalia continues to NOT make front pages of newspapers or top stories on nightly news

There’s a lot of news in the world.. but one place seemingly ignored all of the time is Somalia. The latest, as described by the AFP, can bring tears to your eyes:

Nearly too weak to cry, Masteha Jama Mohamed’s three-month-old daughter is barely the length of her forearm, as the severely malnourished baby struggles for survival in famine-hit Somalia.

Mohamed is herself just a teenager: the 16-year-old mother says her baby has been sick ever since she was two weeks old, and now at 2.5 kilogrammes, is still only the weight of a newborn.

But even after reaching Mogadishu’s Banadir hospital, she still fears her child might not survive

Truly important news from Somalia continues to NOT make front pages of newspapers or top stories on nightly news

How are my readers in Texas today?

The news is looking rough .. deep in the heart of Texas, deadly infernos continue.. Hope you’re all doing well. 

What is the best new name for Labor Day?

Corporation Day?

Slave Labor Day?

Low wages lots of work day?

…or name your own

A truly massive croc.. WOW..

Wow.. Chris Christie ain’t kidding

Katia won't be an issue.. BUT..

Katia is probably not going to be the issue. The next system could be. Models are showing up to 10 inches of rain across central PA this week.

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All used up.

Happy Labor Day.

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Creepy: It’s Labor Day.. You may be going to or at a park right now. And if you are, consider this: Lots around the world are abandoned. And creepy.

Here is a sampling of some of the creepiest abandoned amusement parks in the world, with imagesthat will further give you the chills. 

And it’s fall. The season of the witch is coming. It’s time to start making ourselves scared.. that’s the most fun part of the majesty of autumn.

More details emerge on Pennsylvania swine flu cases..
Pennsylvania State health officials are conducting exposure investigations in Schuylkill and Washington counties among people who attended an agricultural fair..