AFP: U.S. urges ‘immediage release’ of elderly American Korean war veteran held in N.Korea.
Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old grandfather w. heart problems, became the 7th detained by
North Korea since 2009. Why did the DPRK
decide to pluck Newman off his plane leaving Pyongyang Oct. 25? Allegations of “hostile acts.”
More like, ‘whatever we can get away with; want more attention, visitation,’ that, as of Sat.,
N.Korea gave the Swedish embasy “consular access” to Newman, since the U.S. ‘has no formal ties w.
N.Korea.’
The official KCNA news agency claimed Newman had committed crimes against the nation
both during his participation in the Korean War but as a recent visitor there as well… Newman had
intended to meet surviving soldiers and pray for the souls of the dead— and here, effectively
pushed into making a formal ‘apology,’ dated 11.09, at nearly 600 words, some of the English
broken. Quoting KCNA, I realize that I cannot be forgiven for my offensives but I beg for pardon
on my knees by apologizing for my offensives sincerely toward the government and the Korean people
and I want not punish me.
U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden has also urged them to release Kenneth Bae, the 45-yr.-old tour operator who was arrested a year ago, and sentenced 15 years’ hard labor (torturous conditions in a literal prison nation) for ‘seeking to topple the government.’
People Magazine: Paul Walker, star of The Fast and the Furious, 40, dies at the scene of a fiery car crash in California, on the outskirts of Valencia, about 3:30 a.m. PST. The passenger, a friend, also died in the Porsche crash (into a light pole). Investigators have looked into whether or not Walker was drag racing. He had finished most of his acting shots as Brian O’Conner in Fast and Furious 7.
According to a post on Walker’s official Facebook page, the actor had been attending
a charity event for his organization Read Out Worldwide. … He was a passenger in a friend's car, in
which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond
belief by this news. Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very
difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences.
Walker is survived by his daughter, Meadow Rain, 15. She was at the charity car show, according to an eye witness.
French court orders Google, Microsoft to remove pirate sites from search results; effective for 12 mos.
Family Guy kills off Brain character (supposedly 8 years old); the writers “thought it could be a fun way to shake things up,” said Steve Callaghan. Replacing, another dog, named “Vinnie” (Tony Sirico, The Sopranos).
U.S. reaches “nuclear deal” with Iran.
Va. senator Deeds released from hospital.
He was stabbed by his son, who checked into mental observation and released; son died that
day.
50th anniversary of the JFK assassination; loads of coverage…
Senate: nuclear option passed, disabling the filibuster; easier to pack the court.
How soon will the Ds regret this? “As soon as a Republican gets into office.”
EPA may gain unprecedented control across the country.
New regulations may kill the coal industry.
NO EXECUTE (by Darek Mihocka, founder, emulation.com): Haswell, and the current status of the Intel chip, against other CPUs. New instruction sets, new 8 megapixel screens (phasing out 1080p), and a whole lot of other stuff worth reading for developers.
Two minutes that changed history: 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg address by Pres. Abraham Lincoln.
Gold, $1,273. Ron Paul sure knew what he was talking about when he said gold will ‘go to infinity,’ huh?’
Near-polar (vertical on map) storm activity in Midwest U.S., potential and actual tornadoes, ~53 mn. in path: 3 dead and 37 injured in IL; 76 tornado reports; 229 strong wind rpts.; stronger activity since 2001.
Proactive Princeton: meningitis outbreak hits the university.
Toronto mayor stripped of key powers; Ford says he’s not angry, but will seek legal action.
IRS sends tax info. to wrong location.
Typhoon Haiyan toll climbs to 3,621, according to a top Philippine civil defense official; tens of thousands of buildings destroyed; flooding; 9+ mn. affected, electricity scarce, even power for medical facilities; neonatal care vics survive in clinic w/o power.
Purging the military, over 5 mn. health insurance cancels because of ACA— but the Pres. says he’ll allow for a year delay, as if he has the power, as if he’s responsible.
Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan devastates; official death toll hits 2,357; 3,853 inj.; 77 missing; 2+ mn. in need of food & water.
ACA fail: over a mo. later, HHS finally release some nos.; only just over 100K actually went through the process, while 975,407 browsed, didn’t sign up; 396K may be elligible for Medicaid, chip plan(s). Need I remind that the individual mandate applies nationally, affecting all 350+ mn. citizens, w. ages 26 & under automatically covered with parents’ plan.
Fast snow & freeze-over turn Russian street(s) into ice rink.
Rubble for miles: Typhoon ravages the Philippines; this comes one month after a 7.1 quake.
Injunction, first: Chicago court appeals ACA contraceptive mandate.
Blockbuster to close its remaining 300 stores and DVD mail by Jan.
‘I’ve wept’ for America.
Celebration for Billy Graham’s 95th birthday.
Toronto mayor, caught, admitted to crack cocaine use during alcohol intoxication, now caught in video making a tirade, talking killing a person.
C2C guest
Glutathione: produced by the brain, more effective at neutralizing free radicals than
antioxidants. Inbitted by alcohol, sugar, Tylenol and other drugs. Gray said that he cured his ADHD by taking the
supplement NAC (N-acetyl-cysteine) in the form of undenatured whey protein, which helps to produce
more glutathione in the brain.
NJ mall shooting: gunman found dead; 200 officers searched for gunman.
Elections Tue.: Chris Christie wins reelection.
ACA: a hacker’s wet dream; 700 scam sites so far, potential ID theft already.
Atn. Medicare recipients: over half of ACA is paid with cuts to Medicare.
The Denver Post — ‘Godspeed Scott Carpenter’: Boulder astronaut remembered as inspiring figure. Second American to orbit Earth honored where life’s journey began by Mitchell Byars.
The second American to orbit Earth piloted the Aurora 7, May 24, 1962, had faced the
challenges of space flight, including the high drama when a key instrument on board had failed.
Such challenges had forced him to question the integrity of equipment down the road, but it didn’t
wipe the smile off his face. Now-Senator John Glenn, the man that preceeded him by months, recalled
at Carpenter’s funeral how he was always the most curious and enthusiastic of the men. He was
head and shoulders above us in enthusiasm in what we were doing. … Scott’s curiosity knew no bounds…
He was exporing an unknown, and that was a way of life with him.
Recalling one of the other missions, a thirty-day stint where he was subjected to
enormous pressure from gasses, including… helium. It was like having a high-pitched, metallic
conversation with Donald Duck,
he said before launching into an impression of what Carpenter
sounded like over the phone.
Carpenter, 85, died 10.10 at his Denver home in Vail, due to complications from a stroke he’d suffered several weeks earlier. Video: Military honors at astronaut Scott Carpenter’s funeral, 2013.11.02.
TX: more than a foot of rainfall in overnight flooding; 2 dead.
Fire, shooting at LAX Terminal 3: TSA confirms one TSA worker was shot.
Suspect is a 23-yr.-old named Paul Anthony Ciancia who wanted to “kill TSA and pigs.”
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