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I try to be an open mod, and not delete post, I like that people question a company and bring up both sides of the story as long as its not repetitive.
jgbuz
please be careful that post could be a TOS for a personal attack
jgbuz
please be careful that post could be a TOS for a personal attack
jgbuz
would you like me to delete that post !
jgbuz
I have never seen a CEO of a company post on a public message board, I think you need to be careful on what you are saying
SEC
jgbuz
Matt there is a poster, when I click on a message or go to a board with one of his posts, it takes forever to load, does this mean that I am blocked or ignored, it only happens with this one poster, but when I click on send a private or public message it does not say that I am blocked. Just wondering why this is happening................
jgbuz
this is the king of spammers
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/profile.asp?user=54291
Ya, buy back and lower the AS
I second that, happy hour for the jail house
jgbuz
IBOX updated ............
jgbuz
JMCP James Monroe Capital Announces Ethanol Plant Valuations and General Progress Reports
Business Wire - August 25, 2006 8:30 AM (EDT)
CHICAGO, Aug 25, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- James Monroe Capital Corporation (Pink Sheets:JMCP) has announced that its newly updated, larger, plants will sell for $1.6 million or more, and be worth $8 million in the stock market at a conservative P/E ratio of 20.
Diversified Ethanol's Taylor Moffitt said, "We are ready to produce hundreds of these plants, and if we have our way we will own a piece of every one of them, and entirely own several for ourselves. MGPI, an ethanol stock, is at a P/E ratio of 50 as of 8/24. At a P/E ratio of 50, just one of these $1.6 million dollar plants, which only costs us $800,000 to build, would be worth $20 million in a public, reporting company. Even if the market goes down 60%, we are providing a lot of value to customers, and revenues only get better when fuel costs rise."
The company recently completed the acquisition of Eagle Installation Incorporated. Former owner John Newby, supervising workers, has proven his worth. Newby completed 2 steel tanks, and already helped the company purchase several additional items of heavy equipment at fire-sale prices, including a crane, plasma-cutter, and several thousand pounds of other metalworking equipment for the construction and installation of hundreds of plants.
Bradford Funding is seeking buyers for A-paper, high-interest loans to Americans buying luxury homes in Central America. Companies wishing to purchase this should call Bradford Funding at 800-348-4419. Brokers will be protected. The company continues to receive demands for these loans from traveling Americans.
James Monroe Capital's affiliate program has produced many opportunities, and some of the shareholders have proven to be highly skilled businesspeople with excellent contacts in Costa Rica. The projects in Costa Rica have been the subject of local newspapers and local Internet researchers. This has resulted in a need to be discreet. Developer Dr. Jane's trip was delayed, but he says he is planning to travel soon.
The company has targeted select industries in which to focus its efforts in mergers and acquisitions. They include: ethanol production, ethanol plant manufacturing, ethanol ultrasonic R&D and licensure, Latin American development, gold/minerals, uranium processing, privatized governmental services, coal-to-liquid technology, and the financial services industry. As always, the company only buys at prices that are below market value. These target industries represent preferred sectors to pursue; they are not all being realized at this time, but being eagerly solicited by management. They represent diversification, and more importantly, opportunities for partners to own businesses together at bargain prices.
Diversified Ethanol, a division of James Monroe Capital, is still constructing its smaller plant, nicknamed "The Naysayer" in honor of everyone who's said they can't do it. The plant will be used as a demo unit for customer training, research, and development. The first research to be done on the plant is ultrasonic starch breakdown. Diversified Ethanol now owns patent rights and proof of inception on a specific type of ultrasonic starch breakdown, which costs very little, and quickly can extract 20% more sugar from the corn before it is cooked. This project is in addition to our ethanol plant production. Diversified Ethanol is procuring parts to build the first full-scale ultrasonic production unit, having done small tests successfully demonstrating the molecular breakdown of corn.
Moffitt said, "We are now trying to get our process patented, and have offered to partner with other research entities. 20% more sugar could mean $10 million dollars of profit per year on an updated 50 million gallon plant, and there are a lot of plants out there, and more to be built. We would like to have a piece of all of that, but this technology is less certain than the 3 year waiting list that now exists for parties wishing to build their own ethanol plant. R&D isn't always a sure bet, but going into construction when there is a 3-year waiting list, that's good timing. We are hitting this hard, and we have buyers applying for financing already." To get on the waiting list, please call Diversified Ethanol at 515-603-6292. The company is moving into its new headquarters, and apologizes for any disruptions in service.
This press release does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including, without limitation, the company's limited operating history and history of losses, the inability to successfully obtain further funding, the inability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the company, the inability to compete effectively in the marketplace, the inability to complete the proposed acquisition and such other risks that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
SOURCE: James Monroe Capital Corporation
James Monroe Capital Corporation, Northbrook, IL
Chris McGovern, 847-418-3848
Copyright Business Wire 2006
Was lurking on this site
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=3017
and found it, I think it should be credible but I am also doing more DD on it, I bought in on the F/S when it was CMFG and learned F/S are not to good in pinkie land, They CMFG were promoting post Katrina contracts, and thought it might get a pop, but it didn't. I didn't know the AS and OS were so high.
I am glad that JMCP took over, thought I had a tax write off here, but they seem to be make some right moves, and haven't raised the OS in a couple of months. I believe 2 things are going to have to happen, either a buy back announcement or a R/S to get this to move beyond .0003. Of course I am hoping for the buy back.
jgbuz
Are they shorting JMCP ?
JAMES MONROE CAPITAL (JMCP) OTC Type: Other-OTC
Short Interest for August 2006
Short (5,533,733)
Interest Percent (453.37)
Change Average Daily (898,946,349)
Share Volume Days to
Cover (1.00)
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/OTCE_Short_Interest.asp
Pujols aces tests given to Babe Ruth Wed Aug 23, 7:56 PM ET
ST. LOUIS - How does El Hombre match up against the Sultan of Swat? This spring, Washington University scientists, at the request of GQ magazine, put Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols through a series of tests similar to those given to Babe Ruth 85 years ago — tests ranging from finger tapping to visual responses to bat speed.
The results? Both men aced the tests, and their results were strikingly similar.
In 1921, psychologists at Columbia University put Ruth through scientific tests to try to determine what made him great. He had faster than average reflexes, steady nerves, and superior sight and hearing.
The same holds true for Pujols. At Washington University, clinical neuropsychologist Desiree White and cognitive psychologist Richard Abrams and their colleagues gave Pujols tests resembling the ones Ruth took. Both men were 26 and top hitters when they were tested.
GQ features some of the results of the Pujols tests in its September issue.
For one test, White put a piece of paper in front of Pujols. Capital letters were strewn about the page. White told Pujols to locate and cross out all of the As.
White realized she'd never seen anyone scan the page the way Pujols did. Most people scan a page left to right, the way they do when they read. Pujols visually divided the page into sectors and searched each one briefly for the letters before moving on to the next sector. When he'd searched all sectors, he returned to the first and started over. It took him four rounds and a minute to complete the task.
"I've never seen anyone scan that way, but it would be important on the baseball field," White said, noting the skill would allow Pujols to scan the field and know where everyone is without missing any action.
In another test, Pujols replicated 133 symbols in a minute — a testament to Pujols' hand-eye coordination. The test makers don't even list a score that high.
In a test of finger-tapping speed, Pujols tapped at 2.4 standard deviations faster than average — placing him in the 99th percentile.
"It just doesn't get any better than that," White said.
In fact, Pujols popped the screw right out of the finger tapper. He was contrite, even fixed the machine, tightening the screw with a fingernail.
White said Pujols' performance on any one test doesn't explain his abilities; it's the whole package that probably counts.
"My hypothesis would be that there's something special about how he puts it all together" on the field, she said.
He must have edited it
jgbuz
that post was not deleted, its just blank, if I deleted the post it would not even be there................
I hope that clears things up
jgbuz
you do know greg has been booted !
jgbuz
These are guys that served there time Honorably and have ETS from the Military and are being recalled, this in my opinion amounts to a back door draft
Bush OKs involuntary Marine recall
Initial recall is for 2,500, but there is no cap
Tuesday, August 22, 2006; Posted: 6:04 p.m. EDT (22:04 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has authorized the U.S. Marine Corps to recall 2,500 troops to active duty because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Marine commanders announced Tuesday.
The recall was authorized last month, and will begin in spring 2007 to fill positions for upcoming rotations, Marine officials said. The Marine Corps is currently picking volunteers from the Marine Individual Ready Reserve, the officials said.
Marine Col. Guy A. Stratton, head of the manpower mobilization section, told The Associated Press that there is a shortfall of about 1,200 Marines needed to fill positions in upcoming unit deployments.
"Since this is going to be a long war, we thought it was judicious and prudent at this time to be able to use a relatively small portion of those Marines to help us augment our units," Stratton said, according to the AP.
Tours for recalled Marines could last 12 to 18 months, according to Marine officials.
Marines are trying to fill combat, communications, intelligence, engineering and military police positions, according to the Marine Corps.
Though the initial recall is for 2,500 troops, there is no cap on how many could be called up in the future.
Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve already have fulfilled their four-year, active duty requirement, but are on call for another four years.
Marines in their second or third years of on-call service will be tapped, because those in their first years just finished active duty and those in their fourth years have almost completed their military obligations.
The total of Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve is about 59,000, according to Marine officials.
Recalled Marines will have five months before reporting for duty, and will receive refresher courses and training before being deployed.
This is not the first time the corps has called on the Individual Ready Reserve since fighting started in Iraq in 2003. The Marines recalled more than 2,600 troops in the early days of the Iraq war.
The Army has recalled about 10,000 soldiers since September 11, 2001, the majority of those coming in 2004 to help bolster needed positions for troops in Iraq.
Two starved to death in epic sea voyage Fri Aug 18, 8:34 AM ET
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three Mexicans who survived for nine months as their small fishing boat drifted across the Pacific Ocean tossed two other men overboard after they died of starvation during the journey, officials said on Thursday.
The three were rescued last week by a trawler more than 5,000 miles from Mexico's Pacific Coast fishing village of San Blas, where they left for what was supposed to be a routine shark fishing trip last November.
Stranded on the high seas for nine months, they stayed alive by eating raw birds and fish and drinking rain water, but the government said on Thursday that two other men perished during the ordeal and were thrown overboard.
"At the start of this fishing trip, there were five people on board the boat. Two of them would have died shortly afterward," Miguel Gutierrez, a senior official at Mexico's foreign ministry, told reporters.
"They refused to eat, and that's why they died," he said, and rejected suggestions that the survivors may have eaten the bodies of their dead companions.
The story has captivated Mexico but the survivors did not mention their dead companions when they were interviewed on Wednesday by radio and television stations from the boat that rescued them near the Marshall Islands.
Gutierrez said a survivor told a government official that one man died in January and the other in early February.
"It is natural that people who have spent nine months on the high seas, in the conditions they survived, would not have their complete story straight away," said Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez.
A local government official in San Blas said on Thursday that no one there knew two other men were on board the very basic 25-foot (8-meter) fiberglass boat.
The survivors' families had given them up for dead, and were astonished to learn from news reports that they survived.
"Now you see that miracles exist," said Marina Estrada, the aunt of one of the fishermen.
The three men were skinny and sunburned after their ordeal but are otherwise in good health.
The Taiwanese fishing trawler that found them is expected to return to port in the Marshall Islands next Monday. The survivors will then be given medical checks and flown home.
I am the Moderator of this board, and we all know the risks, lets step back and remember that everyone is going to have a different opinion. Post your DD and that's all, please........
NO PERSONAL ATTACKS OR VULGARITY WILL BE TOLERATED, no one has crossed the line yet but its getting close.
This is a high risk stock..........................
jgbuz
Thanks spencer I was reading it last night and appreciate your DD
jgbuz
am I reading this right
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling stockholders of up to 40,000,000 shares
they have an AS of 150,000,000 Million
2,515,782 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 1, 2006
Hey Matt Mr DD is doing some deleting on the poster talk board I think you should make me the MOD of that board, remember this
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=12665157
Bush to sign massive pension overhaul By MARY DALRYMPLE, Associated Press Writer
Thu Aug 17, 5:22 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Sweeping new rules aimed at prodding companies into shoring up their pension plans and ensuring that workers get the retirement benefits they've been promised are about to become law.
President Bush planned to sign the bill Thursday and has already praised it as "the most comprehensive reforms to America's pension system in over 30 years."
The massive legislation reflects the evolution of workers' retirement benefits — the decline in traditional pensions that give retired employees a fixed payment each month and the rise of defined-contribution savings plans that rely on workers to build retirement assets.
It could also save taxpayers from funding a multibillion-dollar bailout of the federal agency that insures pension plans.
Some critics, such as the Pension Rights Center, say the changes do nothing to stop companies from freezing their pensions and, with time, will weaken the pension system.
With its hundreds of pages, the bill seeks to strengthen traditional defined-benefit plans and requires companies to tell workers more about the health of their pension programs. It also nudges workers into putting more money away for their own retirement.
It aims to boost the 30,000 defined-benefit plans run by employers that are now underfunded by an estimated $450 billion. Those plans must reach 100 percent funding, up from the current 90 percent requirement, in seven years.
Seriously underfunded "at risk" companies must contribute at a faster rate and face certain restrictions, such as a ban on increasing benefits.
Lawmakers allowed workers to contribute more to their personal retirement savings accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, in future years. Employers can encourage their workers to save by automatically enrolling them 401(k) retirement accounts.
Financial firms will get greater leeway to offer advice to those 401(k) and IRA savers on how best to invest their retirement nest eggs.
Lawmakers singled out financially struggling airlines when drafting the new rules.
Airlines in bankruptcy proceedings that have frozen their pension plans, an act that stops participants from getting new benefits, get an extra 10 years to meet their funding obligations. That specifically helps Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Other airlines could use those provisions if they freeze their pension plans. Two airlines with active defined-benefit plans, American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc., nevertheless get 10 years after the new funding rules go into effect to meet their obligations, three years longer than other companies.
An additional change gives companies legal ground for hybrid plans known as cash balance plans, which have been challenged as discriminating against older workers. The AARP said the bill does not redress that potential discrimination.
To the benefit of all taxpayers, lawmakers hope the bill puts the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. on more stable financial footing. The federal agency, which insures pension plans, has deficits of $22.8 billion, stemming mainly from taking over defunct steel and airline plans.
The agency runs on company-paid premiums and interest earnings, but some worry that a rash of pension terminations could mean an expensive taxpayer bailout.
Lawmakers also wrote in special items for specific industries. Among them, defense contractors won a three-year grace period before being required to comply with the new pension funding rules. They argued that their government contracts don't provide enough flexibility to cover a sudden spike in pension costs.
Several unrelated items found their way into the bill, including a package of changes to the rules for charities and charitable donations.
It also paved the way for the $50 million Going-To-The-Sun road in Montana. The office of Sen. Max Baucus (news, bio, voting record), D-Mont., said the project was approved in the 2005 highway spending bill but the money had been held up by a technicality.
America's most dangerous jobs
More fishermen died in 2005. Loggers and commercial pilots record lower fatality rates.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
August 16 2006: 6:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A lobsterman drowned off the New Hampshire coast early in August, after he got entangled in nets and dragged overboard.
A day or two before that a Washington logger was struck in the neck and killed by a log that had worked loose and rolled down a hillside.
The Gloucester fisheman monument records all the fatalities the town's fishermen have suffered over the decades. More than 10,000 names are listed.
In central California on August 5, a crop duster pilot crashed and died.
For many occupations danger is part of the job description. That is made abundantly clear every year when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its annual census of fatalities in the workplace.
The report for 2005, released this week, includes data on fatal work-related injuries by industry, gender, age and, especially, by occupation.
The BLS does not count combat deaths in its survey; if it did, the military would undoubtedly have qualified as America's most dangerous job last year.
Fishermen It was another tough year for fishermen in 2005; 48 died, up from 38 the year before. That made it the nation's most dangerous occupation in 2005, with a fatality rate of 118.4 per 100,000 - nearly 30 times higher than the rate of the average worker.
Fishermen go out to the sea in ships in some terrible weather conditions, especially in heavy New England seas and Aleutian Island storms, and a fall overboard often results in death by drowning.
They also work with dangerous power tools such as huge winches and hoists, as well as heavy nets and cages, all of which can turn into lethal missiles on a slippery wet or icy deck in heavy seas.
Loggers This group kept its tragic status as one of the most dangerous occupations by recording 80 deaths, a fatality rate of 90.2 per 100,000. That's an improvement from a year earlier, when there were 85 logging fatalities.
Loggers deal with mammoth weights and irregularly shaped tree trunks that can be very difficult to control. In addition, they may be injured in remote areas far from medical help and succumb to injuries that might not otherwise have been fatal.
Flyers Flyers had a safer year, with their fatalities dropping nearly 26 percent to 81. That still was enough to qualify the profession as the third-most dangerous with a rate of 66.9 per 100,000.
Overall, it was a safer year for American workers; total work-related fatalities declined slightly - 5,702 died, about 1 percent fewer than in 2004.
One of the most mundane parts of the work day - driving - proved fatal for more workers than any other: 2,480 died in transportation accidents, more than 43 percent of all fatal workplace occurrences.
Assaults and other violent acts contributed to danger in the workplace: 14 percent of all fatalities were due to these. Fifty policemen and sheriff's patrol officers were murdered on the job, and another 81 died in traffic accidents and other incidents. The tragic toll added up to 18.2 fatalities per 100,000 workers.
The most dangerous industry in terms of total killed was construction, where 1,186 workers died. The rate of 11.0 per 100,000, however, trailed the agricultural segment (32.5 per 100,000), which included fishing and logging; mining (25.6 per 100,000); and transportation and warehousing (17.6 per 100,000), where many drivers died in traffic accidents.
Of the 339 construction workers who died, about 32 percent of them suffered fatal falls of a story or more.
The good news is that after the BLS began publishing its census on fatal occupational injuries in 1992, the number of worker deaths has trended steadily down since 1994, when 6,632 workers died. That's a 14 percent drop, but even that understates how much safer workers are on the job: The number of workers has also grown more than 14 percent since 1994, meaning the fatality rate has dropped by about 30 percent.
Stop Congress' Plan to Slash Funding for Treatment of Troops' Brain Injuries
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When a Marine in Fallujah barely escapes an RPG attack, or an IED explodes near a soldier's Humvee, the blast can cause the troop's brain to slam against in the inside of his skull. The result is Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, which can cause dizziness, problems with vision, hearing, or speech, memory loss, and even severe brain damage. At least 100,000 troops serving in Iraq or Afghanistan have been affected by TBI.
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OT
this is the direct link
http://support.dell.com/support/batteryrecall/index.aspx/en/main?c=us&l=en&s=gen
OT go to there web site they have posted all info
115 board marks the interest continues to grow
jgbuz
alls I can think about is all those PR's before the R/S and than nothing since than, Nothing on H-Net, just nothing, this is just sad.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !
just received this from ino.com weekend
I was wondering why I was getting FAT
Starbucks, trouble brewing. New movie explains all.
Hi Joe,
In the interest of full disclosure. I have to say that I really enjoy a
cup of good coffee.
Truth be told, I was pretty well hooked on Starbucks. That's before I
found out how many calories their frappuccinos contain, and when gas
shot up to cost more than a cup of java. Well that did it for me with
Starbucks.
There is no doubt about the quality of Starbucks products and
operation. That has been reflected in the stock price for the past five years.
Now it is time for a reality check.
I have said this many times before, mystique and perception are worth
more to a stocks value than earnings. This is what causes investors to
bid a stock to ridiculous levels one month and push it down the next as
they can't wait to get out at any price.
Once perception changes, mystique is lost, and investor interest wanes,
stocks tend to fall under their own weight.
I believe this to be the case when it comes to Starbucks.
I have just finished a new 8 minute movie that outlines in detail the
reasons why and the target zones I see for this stock in the future.
So grab a cup of coffee, put your feet up on the desk and enjoy the
Starbucks reality movie.
http://videos.marketclub.com/videos/starbucks/?starbucks811
Cheers
Adam
The Acc/Dist line has made a move up, as well as the CMF, check the chart out in the IBOX
jgbuz
I changed the chart in the IBOX to show Acc/Dist and CMF.
jgbuz
Sources: Navy sailor suspected of spying for Russia
From Barbara Starr
CNN Washington Bureau
Wednesday, August 9, 2006; Posted: 4:34 p.m. EDT (20:34 GMT)
The Navy says Ariel Weinmann served on the submarine Albuquerque.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A sailor facing espionage and desertion charges has been held at a Norfolk, Virginia, brig since March, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday.
Ariel Weinmann, 21, is suspected of having worked on behalf of Russia, said military sources close to the case.
He was likely to have had access to technical manuals and other material on submarine systems, Navy sources said. No one else in the Navy is suspected of having worked with Weinmann, they said.
The fire control technician third class, assigned to the submarine USS Albuquerque, attempted on three occasions to pass classified information to foreign agents, the charges against him state.
Those incidents occurred in March 2005 in Bahrain; October 2005 in Vienna, Austria; and March 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico, according to the charges.
In addition to the espionage allegations, Weinmann also faces desertion charges, which could result in the death penalty. He is accused of deserting in July 2005 during his first tour of duty.
A customs agent took Weinmann into custody March 26 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when he tried to re-enter the United States.
The case is the second involving allegations of military spying by Russia. The Defense Department has said it suspects Russia collected information about American intelligence in Iraq from U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar, in 2003.
Full moon I believe, LOL
Its now CSHD and NO thet did not get it ( yet ? )
US raises air security alert to red for first time By Todd Eastham
57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government raised the security alert on passenger planes to its highest level for the first time on Thursday after Britain said it had foiled a plot to blow up flights to the United States.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was taking an unprecedented step by raising the threat level for commercial flights originating in the United Kingdom to "severe," or red.
The threat level for all other commercial aircraft operating in or destined for the United States would be raised to "high," or orange, from "elevated," or yellow, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in a statement.
The threat level for the country as a whole remained at yellow, according to the department's Web site.
Homeland Security took immediate steps that included barring passengers from carrying liquids, including beverages, hair gels and lotions, on planes. It said travelers in both countries should expect long delays.
A British police source said the plot was believed to involve a "liquid chemical" device.
"Over the last few hours, British authorities have arrested a significant number of extremists engaged in a substantial plot to destroy multiple passenger aircraft flying from the United Kingdom to the United States," the statement released by the DHS press office said.
TRANSATLANTIC THREAT
British police said they had thwarted a plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight between Britain and the United States and were holding 21 people in connection with the plot. The arrests were made in the London and Birmingham areas.
In response, Britain's security services raised its threat level to "critical" from "severe," the highest of its five ratings, suggesting "an attack is expected imminently."
"Currently, there is no indication ... of plotting within the United States," Chertoff said. "We believe that these arrests have significantly disrupted the threat, but we cannot be sure that the threat has been entirely eliminated or the plot completely thwarted."
"Consistent with these higher threat levels, the Transportation Security Administration is coordinating with federal partners, airport authorities and commercial airlines on expanding the intensity of existing security requirements.
"Due to the nature of the threat revealed by this investigation, we are prohibiting any liquids, including beverages, hair gels, and lotions from being carried on the airplane. This determination will be constantly evaluated and updated when circumstances warrant," the statement said.
"Travelers should also anticipate additional security measures within the airport and at screening checkpoints," it said, and travelers in both countries were told to expect long delays. The changes took effect at 4 a.m. EDT.
Chertoff, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller were to hold a news conference in Washington on the security situation from 8 a.m. EDT.
Stock markets in Europe were lower in response to the security scare, led by European airline shares. British Airways shares were down 3.5 percent in morning trading.
Jumping sturgeon whacks jet-skier
Wednesday, August 9, 2006; Posted: 1:37 p.m. EDT (17:37 GMT)
WILDWOOD, Florida (AP) -- A man riding a personal watercraft was injured after a 4-foot-long sturgeon jumped out of the water and hit him, wildlife officials said.
Blake Nicholas Fessenden, 23, was heading north on the Suwannee River on Sunday when he was hit and fell off the craft, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Fessenden was knocked unconscious.
His girlfriend was riding another watercraft behind him and was able to get to Fessenden and hold his head above water before passengers on another vessel arrived to pull him from the water, officials said.
He was airlifted to a Gainesville hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
A 31-year-old woman was hospitalized in April after a 3-foot-long sturgeon jumped into a boat being driven by the woman's fiance. The pair was also on the Suwannee River.
Officials at the time said similar accidents occur once or twice a year on the river and that the fish can jump as high as 8 feet in the air and can weigh up to 200 pounds.
BP new this was happening, I've watched enough shows on Discovery channel to know that crude oil is very corrosive, but this is supposed to effect the west coast more because of the high quality sweet crude goes only to the west coast refineries.
Alaska launches BP probe By Yereth Rosen
Wed Aug 9, 10:12 PM ET
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski suggested on Wednesday that BP Plc misled the state with satisfactory maintenance reports and launched an investigation into the oil giant's handling of its pipeline corrosion.
Pipeline corrosion forced BP to halt production at its Prudhoe Bay field and the company is studying whether it needs to shut down the entire 400,000 barrels-per-day field, which accounts for 8 percent of U.S. output.
The Republican governor said Alaska's attorney general is looking into possible enforcement actions, including a demand for lost tax revenues while the field is shut down.
After "numerous" satisfactory maintenance reports to the state in the past that oil-field pipeline corrosion was being adequately controlled, BP abruptly decided to shut down Prudhoe Bay without consulting the state, Murkowski said.
"We will hold British Petroleum accountable for past and future field management decisions," Murkowski told a joint session of the legislature in Juneau.
"One has to ask themselves, what did BP learn last Saturday or Sunday or whatever that it did not know previously that would cause BP to take such a precipitous action?"
Alaska is expected to lose $6.4 million a day in tax revenues during the Prudhoe Bay shutdown and Murkowski instituted a hiring freeze for all state government jobs until there is more information about the duration of the shutdown.
The governor urged a quick resumption of production.
"BP must get the entire Prudhoe Bay field back up and running as soon as is safely possible," he said.
In response to Murkowski's speech, BP spokesman Dave MacDowell said, "We want to be the gold standard of safety, operations and integrity."
Alaska House Speaker John Harris said lawmakers plan a series of hearings into pipeline corrosion starting next week.
Those hearings should include information from oil-field whistle-blowers who have warned in the past about corrosion, and possible shortcomings in state oversight, said Harris, a Republican from Valdez.
"If employees are telling you that there are problems and you don't listen to them, maybe there's negligence on BP's part," said Harris. "We could have been a little derelict ourselves, either not funding enough industry inspectors or whatever."
Minority Democrats want a more intense investigation with the power to subpoena BP officials.
"If you don't have subpoena powers, you're just taking the answers that they give you at the table," said state Sen. Hollis French, an Anchorage Democrat.
This is a sad story of talent wasted
Clarett arrested with 4 guns in SUV By JoANNE VIVIANO, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 35 minutes ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's becoming a familiar sight: Maurice Clarett, looking haggard and humbled, shuffling into an Ohio courtroom. While the scene is the same, the charges against the fallen former Ohio State star running back are growing ever more serious.
Clarett is scheduled to appear before a judge Thursday to face arraignment on a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon — an accusation that only begins to describe the latest chapter in his bizarre saga.
It began when police noticed a sport utility vehicle driving erratically in the early morning hours Wednesday. A highway chase ensued, then ended when police spiked Clarett's tires, sending his vehicle limping into a restaurant parking lot.
Officers said they could not easily subdue him because the bulletproof vest he was wearing thwarted their stun guns. It took several police using pepper spray to get the 6-foot, 245-pounder into handcuffs.
He continued to struggle even as he was taken away, kicking at the doors of the transport vehicle.
Officers discovered an arsenal in Clarett's vehicle that included three semiautomatic handguns and an AK-47-type assault rifle in the front seat — all loaded.
But Clarett's latest run-in with the law took perhaps its most troubling turn hours later, when prosecutors asked a judge to keep him in jail and revoke his bond on an earlier robbery charge.
Their reasons: The fact he was carting all those guns around — and only a few blocks from the home of a woman who was set to testify against him next week in an alleged robbery, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said.
"We don't have any idea why he had them or what, if anything, he was going to do with them," Sgt. Michael Woods said. "But if you've got four guns in your car, you're up to no good."
The judge raised the bond to $1.1 million. But Clarett's attorney, Nick Mango, said it was unlikely Clarett could post it, meaning he would stay in jail for the duration of his trial, which starts Monday.
Earlier this year, he was charged with robbery and carrying a concealed weapon after authorities say he was identified as the person who flashed a gun and robbed two people of a cell phone behind a Columbus lounge early on New Year's morning.
Mango, whom Clarett had not hired to represent him in the new criminal case, said he is concerned about Clarett's mental health.
"He's been under a lot of pressure because of this case," he said, referring to the robbery charge.
Clarett was being held in a cell by himself at the Franklin County jail, common practice with high-profile inmates, a sheriff's deputy said.
He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a felony, and given a traffic citation. Police said more charges are possible, and federal agents said they are eyeing whether Clarett violated federal gun laws that prohibit having a firearm while under indictment.
As a freshman, Clarett scored the winning touchdown in the second overtime of the Fiesta Bowl against Miami to lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship. It was the last game he played for the Buckeyes.
He was suspended for the 2003 season after being charged with falsely reporting to police that items were stolen out of a borrowed car. After dropping out of school, he challenged the NFL's draft eligibility rule in 2004 but lost.
The Denver Broncos made him a surprise third-round pick the following year, but he was cut during the preseason, in part because he turned a cold shoulder to veteran teammates who tried to reach out to him.
Clarett, a high school friend of NBA star LeBron James, became a father when his girlfriend gave birth to a premature daughter last month. When a judge scolded Clarett last week for being late for a hearing on the robbery charges, his attorney said Clarett was taking care of the baby.