I didn't even fancy Sheryl Jan 5, 2009
FURIOUS Paul Gascoigne blasted ex-wife Sheryl yesterday, claiming: I didn t even fancy her. . (The Sun)
Pakistan suicide bombing kills six Jan 5, 2009
A paramedic treats a victim of a suicide blast at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday ... No one was killed in the first blast, which happened at a cafe near a local college, said Haji Abdul Rauf, the town's mayor ... The attackers were targeting police by attracting a crowd with the first blast, the mayor said. (CNN -- International)
Bomber at Baghdad shrine kills 38 Jan 5, 2009
Ali Yussef / AFP - Getty ImagesAn Iranian Shiite pilgrim wounded in the blastis treatedat the Kadhimiyah hospital in Baghdad on Sunday ... There were also seven Iraqi women killed by the blast, which sent shrapnel hurtling across the crowded square. (MSNBC -- International)
Suicide bomber kills 10 in DIK Jan 5, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Ten persons, including four policemen, were killed and 27 others injured in two bomb blasts near the Polytechnic College here on Sunday ... Eyewitnesses said soon after the blast, police personnel and people rushed to the spot ... Seven policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kifayatullah Khan, Allah Nawaz, Ismail and Shafiq of the Police Special Branch were wounded in the blast and were being provided treatment. (PakTribune.com)
Protesters in S.F. and Europe blast Israel Jan 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009. (01-03) 21:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Since the Israeli offensive against Gaza began a week ago, 18-year-old San Francisco City College student Ahmed Alkhatib can check in with his family only once a day- and that's if the phones work. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 Jan 5, 2009
"They had a blast with him," Norton said. The three children "were his life," she said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
* Eight people hurt in grenade blast in southern Philippines Jan 5, 2009
Eight people hurt in grenade blast in southern Philippines. AP AND DPA, MANILA AND COTABATO CITY, PHILIPPINES Monday, Jan 05, 2009, Page 5. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Attacker kills 5 cops, two journalists at cylinder explosion site Jan 5, 2009
District Coordination Officer (DCO) Syed Mohsin Shah said as a Rescue 15 van rushed to the cylinder blast site, where a suicide bomber waiting for them blew himself up. Five policemen died instantly. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
The new YMCA Jan 5, 2009
Every child in the room had a blast running around the floor and stomping on the lights - and so did I.. I didn't get as good a workout as Idid on the bikes or in the circuit room, but who cares. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Female suicide bomber kills dozens outside Baghdad mosque Jan 5, 2009
There were also seven Iraqi women killed by the blast, which sent shrapnel hurtling across the crowded square. "I saw many dead pilgrims on the ground after the explosion all covered in blood, some of them Iranians," one unidentified witness told Associated Press Television News. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Couple survives cancer together (202) Jan 5, 2009
Youre just going full blast, and everything is just going smooth, she said. You are working your tail off trying to pay the bills like everybody else, but thats life. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Appointment Book Jan 5, 2009
-Noontime classes, Hamot Wellness Center, Mondays, Body Blast, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.; Tuesdays, Cardio Step, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.; Wednesdays, Cardio Step, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.; Thursdays, strength circuit, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. Cost: $5; free for Wellness Center members. Call 877-7030. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Playmakers needed Jan 5, 2009
But it was a great ride, and being a season ticket holder, every game was a blast, and we were ready to play in almost every game. With all the mess that went on last year, this was an amazing surprise and enjoyable season to watch the Falcons compete and play. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Surviving the storm: Celina continues growth amid turbulent 2008 Jan 5, 2009
The department s investigation determined one group of individuals assaulted another with broken glass bottles, and the other group retaliated by shooting a shotgun blast. The people were far enough away, that only a smattering of pellets hit bystanders and no one suffered life-threatening injuries, though one individual who was cut from the bottle underwent surgery for injuries. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Fuel tank erupts into fireball Jan 5, 2009
Neighbors in the area said they heard an explosion and felt a shockwave from the blast. I was on my front porch when I saw what looked like a big mushroom cloud come up from that way, Fred Selle said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
* World News Quick Take Jan 4, 2009
CHINA Blast kills at least five ... The blast happened in Wucheng County in Shandong Province on Thursday afternoon and killed one person on the spot, injuring 13 others, Xinhua news agency said, quoting government sources in the county ... An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blast. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Not supposed to end like this Jan 4, 2009
What really makes me sick is the so-called fans that praise things when everything goes well then blast things when everything doesn t go well. You want the Falcons to move. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hockey player's death prompts police probe Jan 4, 2009
lost his helmet as he tousled with Corey Fulton of the Brantford Blast on Dec. 12 ... Mr. Sanderson's parents have encouraged Mr. Fulton to get back on the ice, Peter Ham, president and general manager of the Brantford Blast, said. (Globe and Mail)
Kosovo leader wants calm Jan 4, 2009
The first blast which occurred after 10pm (2100 GMT) on Friday near a cafe in the northern half of Kosovska Mitrovica damaged several cars but caused no injuries, Hoti said. The second followed shortly after midnight, slightly injuring seven firefighters when an explosive device was apparently thrown at them, he said. (iAfrica.com)
Editorial: Tragic blast, then silence Jan 4, 2009
The utility says it did not receive reports of a gas leak until 9:15 a.m. the day before Christmas, 4; hours before the blast ... "Typically, if you smell gas, you evacuate the whole neighborhood," Gunther told residents who attended a public meeting three days after the blast ... The source of the gas leak was a coupling in the gas delivery pipe running under the blast victims' front lawn, he said, the same area where PGs found seepage 18 months ago. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Sekou's beat blog Jan 4, 2009
BLAST: I guess you re right. I shouldnt be dumping on our team calling them losers and sucka s when they blow a game like that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
BPs Texas plant returns to full capability Jan 4, 2009
The deal called for BP to plead guilty to a felony violation of the Clean Air Act, pay a $50 million fine, and be on probation for three years for safety and maintenance failures that led to the blast, but victims challenged whether the deal sufficiently punishes the London-based company. BP s Texas City plant is the nation s third-largest refinery behind two Exxon Mobil plants in Baytown and Baton Rouge, according to the Energy Information Administration. (KHOU.com, TX)
Bristol DA seeks tougher firearm penalty Jan 3, 2009
PROVIDENCE Small blast forces evacuation at Starbucks Police were investigating a small explosion that forced the evacuation of a Starbucks coffee shop on Providence's East Side. Police Major Thomas Oates said investigators believe someone set off a homemade incendiary device in a plastic soda bottle as a prank on Thursday night. (Boston Globe)
* Rebel capital captured, Sri Lanka president says Jan 3, 2009
The blast pierced the festive mood that had swept across the capital after the president announced the fall of Kilinochchi in a nationally televised speech. Our brave and heroic troops have fully captured Kilinochchi, which was considered the main bastion of the LTTE, he said, referring to the rebels by their formal name, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Diamonds offer 'final proof' that a comet wiped out the mammoth Jan 3, 2009
Experts believe that the Tunguska event, a blast in the Siberian wilderness in 1908 that was 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, was caused by a comet or asteroid. A meteorite big enough to have wiped London off the map hit Siberia in 2003. (Times Online)
Three wounded in Colombo blast Jan 3, 2009
At least three people have been wounded in a bomb blast in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, a day after a suicide bomb attack killed two people in the city, police said ... Colombo National Hospital director Prasad Ariyawansa said two people admitted following the blast had minor injuries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Happy Ending Despite Swedish Twins' Domination Jan 3, 2009
Early on, Vancouver experienced a case of the Crabbs as Joey fired a short-handed laser blast past Jason La-la-la-la-la-LaBarbera, who was acquired last Tuesday from the L.A. Kings after Curtis Sanford went down injured. LaBarbera stopped 34 of the 37 shots he faced including all four the Thrashers managed to get on goal in overtime. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Blago's Bravura Blast Puts Democrats in Bind Jan 3, 2009
Blagos Bravura Blast Puts Democrats in Bind: Margaret Carlson. Commentary by Margaret Carlson. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Letters to the editor (Jan. 2) Jan 3, 2009
Corvallis Gazette Times: Opinion. Last modified: Friday, January 2, 2009 1:00 AM PST. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Why We Take Risks — It's the Dopamine Jan 3, 2009
That blast makes them feel good, so they keep returning for the rush from similarly risky or new behaviors, just like the addict seeking the next high. "This finding is really interesting," says Dr. Bruce Cohen, director of the Frazier Research Institute at McLean Hospital in Boston and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. (Time.com)
US hands over Green Zone, palace to Iraq Jan 2, 2009
The vaults that secured US currency and classified documents are gone, and the cement blast walls that protected the front entrance were taken down this week. The US military dining facility inside what was once the American Embassy served its last meal New Year's Eve. (Boston Globe)
...predicted victory Jan 2, 2009
The day before a powerful blast sent his headless body flying out of his Gaza home on Thursday, senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayan predicted that the Islamist movement would defeat Israel ... "It was like an earthquake," a neighbour said of the massive blast ... A dozen neighbouring houses were destroyed or damaged in the blast which also killed 17 neighbours and brought to 420 the death toll since "Operation Cast Lead" started. (The Drudge Report)
US forces under Iraq mandate, hand over Green Zone Jan 2, 2009
The handover of the Green Zone was marked at a small ceremony on a street surrounded by concrete blast walls and razor wire, where an Iraqi band played bagpipes. "The armed forces ... are able to take full responsibility, so ... Iraq again will be secured by the hands of its own citizens," Defence Minister Abdel Qader Jassim told dignitaries assembled under a marquee festooned with tinsel and balloons. (AlertNet)
Airstrike kills key lieutenant of Hamas; truce idea floated Jan 2, 2009
Mounds of debris from the blast swallowed up cars. Eighteen other people, including all four of Rayan's wives and nine of his 12 children, also were killed, Palestinian health officials said. (AZCentral -- News)
Banks hammer Atlanta builders Jan 2, 2009
Do some research before you blast this guy or anyone else. By BR. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Assam serial blasts toll rises to 6 Jan 2, 2009
GUWAHATI: The death toll in the serial blasts in Assam has risen to 6 with one person succumbing to his injuries overnight, officials said on Friday ... Three bombs rocked Assam's main city of Guwahati on Thursday - two of the explosions went off in crowded marketplaces, while the third blast was beside a roadside garbage bin ... Police and authorities blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the attacks although the rebel group has not owned responsibility for the blasts. (India Times, India -- Community News)
UPDATE 2008: Injured soldier remains optimistic Jan 2, 2009
Her greatest misgiving, Dague said at the time, wasn't that she'd lost her arms, much of her hearing, some of her eyesight and suffered a fractured occipital bone in the blast. It was that she'd left her unit, the 707th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, to carry on without her. (Missoulian, MT)
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2008 filled with growth Jan 2, 2009
The duplex was under construction and no one was injured in the blast. An anonymous pledge of $8,500 was given to the high school to name one of the classrooms after long time history teacher Ed Hands who retired in June 2008. (Easton Journal, MA)
Cracker explosion injures children Jan 2, 2009
A blast of shrapnel peppered the face and body of Lakeisha, 3, and burnt her hair. Zachary, 5, was hit on the legs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Suicide blast 'kills two' in Sri Lanka capital Jan 2, 2009
"Two airmen died in the suicide blast," police officials said ... Friday's blast is the second in Colombo since the Tigers were blamed for an abortive bombing against a government minister in early October when two bystanders were killed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Hamas leader dies in Israeli raid Jan 2, 2009
Rayan's decapitated body was hurled into the street by the force of the blast which also destroyed 12 nearby houses. He was the most senior Hamas figure to be killed by Israel since Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi in 2004. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Republicans to flee DC for inauguration Jan 2, 2009
wrote Charlie Spies, a Republican lawyer and former CFO to Mitt Romney s campaign in a blast email to GOP friends. We hope you can join us for dinner and a fun evening on Monday, January 19th to celebrate the last few hours of our Republican president in the White House. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Israelis kill top Hamas figure(with MAPS, VIDEO, PHOTOS) Jan 2, 2009
Rayan died in the blast ... Mounds of debris thrown up by the blast swallowed up cars. (Athens Banner-Herald)
RI police investigate small explosion at Starbucks Jan 2, 2009
About 25 people were inside the shop when the blast happened just after 11 p.m. on Thursday. No one was reported injured. (WCAX.com, VT)
Two Teens Struck by Shotgun Blast Jan 2, 2009
Two teenagers were struck by a shotgun blast as they sat in their car in a Southern Pines parking lot Sunday night. Andrew Miller Barnes, 18, of Pinehurst, and a 16-year-old, who is not being identified because he is a juvenile, were injured at about 8 p.m. while sitting in a car in the parking lot of the Douglass Community Center at 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave.. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Cobourg ready to ring in 2009 Jan 2, 2009
A roadside blast last Saturday, Dec. 27 in the ... The blast on Saturday in the Panjway district ... AFGHANISTAN -- A blast during a security patrol has killed one Canadian soldier and injured three others in Afghanistan. (Northumberland News)
Not All Vets Treat Pets -- For Some It's About Homeland Security Jan 1, 2009
Veterinary pathologists also provide many other benefits for the military, from researching new bandages that soldiers can use on the battlefield to stop bleeding more effectively after a blast injury, to studying and developing new body armor, to caring for working military dogs when they're sick or injured. So the next time you're thanking the military for protecting our country, give a little nod to the veterinary pathologists behind the scenes, at home and abroad, that help protect them and... (Pekin Times, IL)
Storms top story for '08 Jan 1, 2009
In Loreauville, a brazen burglary attempt ended in a deputy getting grazed by a shotgun blast and a woman losing her house to arson. James Herbert Bowden Jr., 75, a convicted felon who had just been released from a mental facility, reportedly broke into his ex-wifes home in November and armed himself with a shotgun. (New Iberia, LA)
No way crew could survive: Nasa study Jan 1, 2009
On the Columbia's re-entry into the atmosphere 20km over Texas, hot atmospheric gases blast inside through a hole punched by a piece of insulating foam. A chunk of insulation that had broken off from Columbia's external fuel tank during takeoff gouged the shuttle's left wing heat shield, causing the craft to disintegrate as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over Texas on Feb 1, 2003. (Straits Times)
Schultz: Game was a train wreck Jan 1, 2009
It was a disappointing game, but I had a blast ... Next season should be a blast, even better than this one was up until tonight; and overconfidence will be less likely to be a problem, including the coach s.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Simply succeeding Jan 1, 2009
"On Saturday, Sutter's hustle in driving the puck to the net, then keeping control of it behind the net, set up defenseman Anton Babchuk at the point for a big blast and a goal in the Canes' 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins."That line, and this is going to come out wrong, but they're not going to win any beauty contests," Maurice said. "They don't need to. They can go out and play it simple. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Hopes and dreams for 2009 Jan 1, 2009
I would like it if Nashoba Valley Ski Resort would stay a part of Westford, because they blast their music late at night, and it keeps people awake. Some of my worldwide hopes for 2009 are about global warming and the economy. (Littleton Independent, MA)
U.S. troops under Iraq's authority for first time Jan 1, 2009
An Iraqi band played bagpipes at a small ceremony on a street surrounded by concrete blast walls and razor wire in the Green Zone, a fortified swathe of central Baghdad off limits to most Iraqis, who widely view it as a symbol of occupation. "I convey the armed forces' vow ... that they are able to take full responsibility, so that Iraq again will be secured by the hands of its own citizens," Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim told dignitaries assembled under a marquee festooned with tinsel and... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Tom VerducciINSIDE BASEBALL Jan 1, 2009
In one stretch Hamilton blasted 13 consecutive home runs, and 22 in 25 swings ... To the long list of home run moments in the ballpark's 86-year history, including Babe Ruth's blast to open the place, the 61st by Roger Maris, the 500th by Mickey Mantle and the World Series walk-off by , Hamilton, the recovering addict from Raleigh, provided the last shot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Surviving the storm: Celina continues growth amid turbulent 2008 Jan 1, 2009
The department s investigation determined one group of individuals assaulted another with broken glass bottles, and the other group retaliated by shooting a shotgun blast. The people were far enough away, that only a smattering of pellets hit bystanders and no one suffered life-threatening injuries, though one individual who was cut from the bottle underwent surgery for injuries. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Refugee camp missile kills Hamas commander Jan 1, 2009
The blast also damaged nearby buildings. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the airstrike on the camp but had no information about casualties. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
COLUMN: Let's have dirty dishes and scattered wrapping paper all year long Dec 31, 2008
Gather any family together, and it s both a blast and a headache, a rare treat and a royal pain. Another Christmas treat is the dirty dishes. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
More of this story Dec 31, 2008
On the porch, blood and a piece of human tissue were examined amid shards of shattered glass from the front door, destroyed in the gunshot blast. Beer cans littered the area. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Stories that made headlines in 2008 Dec 31, 2008
Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the blast, but Scituate Police Lt. Detective Mike Stewart said they have determined there was human involvement ... Neighbors felt the blast from as far as a half-mile away, and in homes near Turner Road, items were knocked from shelves and windows were shattered ... Originally, it was thought that no one had died in the blast. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Gazan civilians increasingly at risk in assault on Hamas Dec 31, 2008
The blast killed 15 civilians, including Mr. Shahde's wife and nine children. "They are not intending to kill civilians, I believe that," says Iyad Sarraj, a Gazan human rights activist who heads the Gaza Community Mental Health Center. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Newsweek: A family leaves Gaza Dec 31, 2008
When the first blast sounded, on Saturday at just past 11 a.m., I hardly took notice ... My 10-year-old, Abdullah, described how he dove to the floor with his classmates at school after hearing the blasts. (MSNBC -- International)
Gaza Residents Unsure Where to Escape Violence Dec 31, 2008
Some Gazans believe the key to their safety is staying in apartments next to sand dunes, which they believe will absorb blast waves from nearby explosions. While other Gazans have taken up new rituals to help ease their concerns. (Fox News)
Impact and the Brain Dec 31, 2008
A blast strong enough to cause TBI is also powerful enough to produce emotional trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ... The first set of blast waves, a moving wall of highly compressed air that emanates from an explosion, knocked him out briefly ... A blast strong enough to cause TBI is also powerful enough to produce emotional trauma and the psychiatric condition (PTSD). (Scientific American)
Full Story » Dec 31, 2008
The year also began with a blast of powerful storms that whipped through the county, leaving thousands of residents freezing in the dark ... The Stumptown Daze Parade featured the Monte Rio Fire Department, which came to the rescue with a blast of water to give Russian River revelers a break from the heat. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Vulnerable Israeli homefront rethinks withdrawals Dec 31, 2008
Staring at the debris was Gabi Aronov, a 25-year-old factory worker, who was sent reeling in his apartment from the force of the blast. He said the Gaza withdrawal had brought his enemies closer to his doorstep. (Yahoo News)
