Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Baghdad Journal: May 19, 2006 (Ar-15)
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Baghdad Journal: May 19, 2006
'All My Bags Are Packed, I'm Ready to Go'
Man gets 35 years in prison after 7-year, 3-state robbery spree
NEW YORK -- The leader of a two-man team of thieves that terrorized people in upscale neighborhoods and businesses in three states for seven years was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison.
Lessons unheeded
By CAROL J. WILLIAMS LOS ANGELES TIMES WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - In these last frantic days before the June 1 start of hurricane season, forecasters and disaster-response planners are coming to the dispiriting conclusion that few lessons were learned last year from Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
Tax breaks available for every type of hurricane supply
In the days after Hurricane Wilma knocked out power to his Normandy Isle pet store, William Fagerlund watched as his entire stock of 200 fish -- everything from lowly guppies to his prized $40 discus fish -- went belly up in oxygen-deprived water.
Cheap in Divisoria, but mega-cheap in Yiwu
YIWU, CHINA -- THE 168 CONNECTION is a sprawling complex of 20,000 shops in Yiwu that sell everything from hairpins to electronic goods at dirt cheap prices.
PRODUCT RECALLS
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced these recalls recently: - Yamaha Corp. of America of Buena Park (Orange County) is recalling 176 benches sold with digital pianos. On some benches, one or more bench bolts do not meet tensile...
76-year-old CERT member gives survival a 72-hour test
When disaster strikes, B.J. Kelsey will be ready. The 76-year-old former llama farmer from Grants Pass is training for 72 hours to test her emergency preparedness in case of a natural disaster.
Tax Free Hurricane Holiday
(Pensacola) May 23 - It's a state holiday in Florida. A hurricane tax holiday. Hurricane supplies like flashlights, tarps, batteries, and generators are tax free in the state of Florida right now.
