MFS - The Other News

Two dead after small plane crashes into Toronto-area building(With video).

Wetlands cleanup may be impossible.Removing oil could leave toxic stew lethal to wildlife, fish.

Live video link from the ROV monitoring the damaged riser.High quality picture!

BP set to smother oil leak with mud.But the top kill procedure could also make the leak worse!

Unmanned robot to troll Gulf oil spill for data.The Seaglider can go up to 1,000 meters below the surface and operate for up to 10 months.Researchers plan to use the device to find and monitor the clouds of dispersed oil droplets deep underwater.Now this does not qualify as good news to me! 

Cap on oil spill damages under fire.Representatives from the Obama administration said they support eliminating the cap on liabilities for large operations, but do not feel it's needed retroactively.

N Korea severs all ties with Seoul.

Hat tip Israel Matzav. Israeli Retaliation Must Include Major Muslim Sites.

Fate of Gaza flotilla remains vague.

AP: Obama to Skip Wreath Laying Ceremony at Arlington on Monday.More urgent things to do?

White House takes heat over spill response.There’s been a failure of leadership on all levels. Who in the hell is in charge?

Experts Puzzled at Red Gulf Oil Slick.We believe that the reddish brown color is indicative of the formation of a water-in-oil emulsion, called a mousse.

Oil reaches Louisiana shores,39 shocking photo's.These pictures say thousands of words maybe the pres will hear them?

Oil rig inspectors took company gifts, watchdog finds.This deeply disturbing report is further evidence of the cozy relationship between some elements of MMS and the oil and gas industry.

Gulf coast oil slick headed for Grand Isle, Louisiana.Government officials have now opened wide the Mississippi River outlets -- what they call the diversions Just before Summer draining all the melt water ?Doesn't sound to smart to me.Obama biggest recipient of BP cash.

Mexican lawmakers to consult Arizona locals on immigration law.A group of Mexican lawmakers visiting Arizona will hold a meeting to hear locals’ views on a controversial immigration law the state passed last month,Good thing the Canadian papers know ,i wonder if the locals in question know about it?

Obama Finance Bill Will Allow Seizure of Companies.It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.Herbert Hoover.

Iran restates sovereignty over islands the three islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa.The issue of the three islands re-emerged after foreign ministers of the six-member [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) released a communiqué following a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

The Emanuels Feast in Eilat – Israel Foots Bill.After the (unkosher) meal, which included cheviche (citrus marinaded seafood), calamari (fried squid), various fish, salads and hamburgers, the bill was handed over to a Ministry of Tourism representative who accompanied the Emanuels.Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.–Albert Einstein.
Update : Tourism Ministry denies feeding Emanuel shellfish.Far right activist Baruch Marzel, who works for Ben-Ari, is determined to get to the bar mitzva and heckle Emanuel because he believes he is a traitor to the Jewish people. He said he believes the bar mitzva will be at a Jerusalem hotel on Thursday or Saturday.


Kenya : Is the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama funding the government-backed "yes" campaign for a constitutional referendum in the East African country?Kenya's churches say the draft law opens the door to the legalisation of abortion and also back the provision of special Islamic courts.
We do not understand if all Americans agree with Obama that he can use American money to fund a yes campaign in Kenya, said the Rev. Peter Karanja, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, on 30 April in Nairobi.

What Would Happen if the Supreme Court Struck Down Health Care Reform?

Twenty-seven people have died and 31 wounded in the assault on a suspected drug lord's compound in the Jamaican capital of Kingston.

The SUN : We give you the chance to vote for the best boobs in Britain!

Mobile phone number 0888 888 888 suspended after every user assigned to it DIES.The Grim Reaper calling.

How long can a people remain a People when its leaders side with its foes?To this president and his government, I am the problem. Americans who champion life, liberty, and limited government are not just the loyal opposition; they are deemed potential terrorists.

U.S., South Korea plan military exercises.

EU hints bribing PA into Israeli peace.So the U.S. pro -Palestine and Europe pro -Israel?

Wal-Mart cuts price of higher-end iPhone in half, another sign a new model is on the way.

They're ready to die for him: Eleven killed in Jamaican slum standoff as police storm den of druglord wanted by U.S.

West Java: Islamic authorities shut down church,The faithful protest and take their faith to the streets. Rights groups issue official protest.

A DRAMATIC sighting of missing Madeleine McCann the day after she vanished is being urgently followed up by private investigators.
A man has reported seeing a girl in pyjama's the day after she dissapeared.He is now sure was Maddie lying in the back of a van.

Google Launches Encrypted Search.

Erotic magazine for women hits German newsstands.On Thursday 150,000 copies of the first edition – featuring a cover of a woman in a cat mask – went on sale.

Most browsers silently expose intimate viewing habits.What the Internet knows about you!

Iran police crackdown targets posh cars.Probably tired of driving their motorbikes.

Meet Amazing Grace, the cat that had a nail driven through its head by a thug- and survived.

Kakadu being poisoned by Rio Tinto mine, group warns.Scientists confirmed last year that the mine's tailings dam was leaking 100,000 litres of radioactive water into the earth and rock fissures below Kakadu every day.

THE head of the Army's bomb disposal squad has quit amid fears that cuts left his men over-stretched in Afghanistan.

Secret behind Easter Island’s fallen idols uncovered.

Dying man left on pavement for two hours as shoppers walk around him.Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.Dalai Lama.

Banning the Burqa to Protect Women.What is really behind all this madness? The answer is fairly simple, and it's the same answer to much of the problems in the Muslim world. Tribalism. People are not individuals, they are the means of perpetuating the family. Controlling the reproduction of the family requires tightly controlling its women, as this is culturally linked to the purity of the family.

Further discoveries about Lewis and Clark.

Video: Russian athletes bend iron bars and twist pans into pipes.

Bigfoot: Alive and Living in Greater Minnesota?If you see one please have him call us?

Study Points to Health Law’s Penalties.

Family strife blamed for high suicide rate among Turkish women.

British Library to digitise old newspapers and put them online.

Pentagon’s Cyber Command Prepares War Against the American People.It is not merely anti-war and patriot activists and organizations the government is targeting. Bloggers and journalists who are not part of the Mockingbird corporate media have also fallen into the sights of the government.
Update : U.S. CyberCom launches with first commander

Living in denial: The truth is our only weapon.How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930).

Carla Bruni left shocked and dismayed after reappearance of video showing her discussing sex in four languages.Ah those French and L'Amour?

Ports failing to halt illegal fishing.

Could domestication save the bluefin from extinction?

Strange and unusual pictures.

Stars launch gambit to oust chess chief visited by aliens.

Russia may purchase domestic drones if Defense requirements satisfied.A.k.a. when we copied Israeli technology?

Lab's move begins to lift mystery around NY island.As fictional FBI Agent Clarice Starling told Silence of the Lambs villain Hannibal Lecter: There's a very, very nice beach.

World's Heaviest Mother Starves Herself for Her Child.

Swimming elephant takes man for a dip.The photograph, taken by Italy-based Cesare Naldi, won first prize in the National Geographic International Photography contest last December.

Cyber Sites Gather and  Pool Personal Information.Anything that gets on a computer … make sure it's accurate and make sure you're happy to see it on the cover of the Denver Post tomorrow.

Nicolaus Copernicus reburied as universal hero.

Senator Roberts: Berwick Nomination will Lead to Further Government Rationing.Health care or death panels?

Obama's Nominee to Run Medicare: The Decision is Not Whether or Not We Will Ration Care--The Decision is Whether We Will Ration Care With Our Eyes Open.