Monday: Obviously the picture on the front page caught my eye first. I mean, how couldn't it? When did the media get so personal in this disgusting sense? How can people feel good about exploiting other human beings when they are at their most vulnerable point?
Tuesday:The slayings in West Africa article is really... graphic. This is a component of the paper that I just can't get used to. It's so disgusting. But then again, it made me read the rest of it.. soo... it sells, right?
Wednesday: ABSOLUTELY ridiculous that college students by the hundred's are still heading to Mexico for spring break, it's like going into the Middle East; a complete war zone right now! How can parents allow this? I mean, I realize college students are old enough to make their own decisions but obviously not if they're making stupid ones like these. Absolutely absurd.
Thursday: The article about the coward who killed 15 and then himself at a school in Germany is absolutely terrible. Then the article about cities going from two to one newspapers for sale shows the actual decline of newspapers everywhere. I hadn't really heard anything about print going out of style until this article. The article about a Milwaukee bi-athalon consisting of cross-country skiing and target shooting is absolutely hilarious. A good change from the front-page terror stories.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Fluffy
Fluffy the Romanian leopard was reported missing from the Durham zoo at a 9:00 press conference this morning.
Witness to the events of the morning was 36 year old James Petronkis of 34 West St. in Newmarket. Petronkis goes to the zoo every morning to see Fluffy but this morning found she was missing. He immediately altered a nearby zoo guard but was told to mind his own business.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Petronkis. “So I pulled a fire alarm and that got their attention. I waited and a half hour later I told guards and staff again. This time they checked Fluffy’s house, and then all hell broke loose.”
Fluffy is a 10 year old, 146 pound, black Romanian white-spotted leopard and the only female of five Romanian spotted leopards in existence.
At the zoo’s 9:00 press conference, zoo director Gerry Durrell said that Fluffy was last seen in her cage when the zoo closed at 9:00pm last night. Upon opening of the zoo and feeding the animals, they immediately noticed Fluffy was missing. He explained that everything in her cage looked normal and there was no evidence of escape.
“We have no idea when time Fluffy escaped or where she went,” said Durrell. “She could be walking around Durham at this point, we just don’t know. We’re doing everything we can to find her and bring her back.”
Durham Zoo chief biologist, Kitty Smith, said that Fluffy’s cage is alarmed but no alarms sounded during the night. She said that Fluffy is extremely dangerous.
“If these cats are cornered or encountered on a dark night, their defense is to kill,” said Smith. “We urge anyone who encounters Fluffy to get slowly to the ground and lay still.”
Police Chief William Blair said upon finding Fluffy she will be shot with a tranquilizer gun but if necessary she will be shot and killed.
New Hampshire State Police, the state wildlife department, and five National Guard helicopters with infrared sensors are taking part in the search.
“I hid behind a building because I wanted to see what happened,” said Petronkis. “They just found me a kicked me out. That’s gratitude for you.”
The search for Fluffy will not stop until the animal is found.
...... Follow-up ......
The Durham Zoo has their tail between their legs today after apologizing to the public for the chaos and uproar caused by sounding the alarm of their missing leopard, Fluffy.
After a search containing the National Guard and every police force New Hampshire has to offer, Fluffy was found sleeping underneath some straw in her cage.
Witness to the events of the morning was 36 year old James Petronkis of 34 West St. in Newmarket. Petronkis goes to the zoo every morning to see Fluffy but this morning found she was missing. He immediately altered a nearby zoo guard but was told to mind his own business.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Petronkis. “So I pulled a fire alarm and that got their attention. I waited and a half hour later I told guards and staff again. This time they checked Fluffy’s house, and then all hell broke loose.”
Fluffy is a 10 year old, 146 pound, black Romanian white-spotted leopard and the only female of five Romanian spotted leopards in existence.
At the zoo’s 9:00 press conference, zoo director Gerry Durrell said that Fluffy was last seen in her cage when the zoo closed at 9:00pm last night. Upon opening of the zoo and feeding the animals, they immediately noticed Fluffy was missing. He explained that everything in her cage looked normal and there was no evidence of escape.
“We have no idea when time Fluffy escaped or where she went,” said Durrell. “She could be walking around Durham at this point, we just don’t know. We’re doing everything we can to find her and bring her back.”
Durham Zoo chief biologist, Kitty Smith, said that Fluffy’s cage is alarmed but no alarms sounded during the night. She said that Fluffy is extremely dangerous.
“If these cats are cornered or encountered on a dark night, their defense is to kill,” said Smith. “We urge anyone who encounters Fluffy to get slowly to the ground and lay still.”
Police Chief William Blair said upon finding Fluffy she will be shot with a tranquilizer gun but if necessary she will be shot and killed.
New Hampshire State Police, the state wildlife department, and five National Guard helicopters with infrared sensors are taking part in the search.
“I hid behind a building because I wanted to see what happened,” said Petronkis. “They just found me a kicked me out. That’s gratitude for you.”
The search for Fluffy will not stop until the animal is found.
...... Follow-up ......
The Durham Zoo has their tail between their legs today after apologizing to the public for the chaos and uproar caused by sounding the alarm of their missing leopard, Fluffy.
After a search containing the National Guard and every police force New Hampshire has to offer, Fluffy was found sleeping underneath some straw in her cage.
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