Fleeing

I don’t typically cover a lot of toys up in this piece as I’m sure you’re aware.  I don’t see much reason to. The big horror sites fall all over themselves at every newsbite about a new Pinhead action figure or Leatherface bobblehead and, quite frankly, I think they’re retarded. I, too, was once retarded [...]

Blackwater USA guards shot at Iraqi civilians as they tried to drive away from a Baghdad square on Sept. 16, according to a report compiled by the first U.S. soldiers to arrive at the scene, where they found no evidence that Iraqis had fired weapons."It appeared to me they were fleeing the scene when they were engaged. read more | digg story

Britney Spears is secretly plotting to flee to Europe with her sons, according to reports. And her former husband Kevin Federline has wind of the alleged plot and plans to foil it. The report claims Britney plans to kick off her comeback tour in France and then enter a European rehab facility for her booze and drug problems, sources say. (more…)

LONDON (Reuters) -- Big-money institutional investors have turned more risk averse than at any time since August last year, taking positions they typically do not reverse quickly, State Street data showed Friday.The U.S. financial services firm said its clients, who keep some $13.04 trillion with it as a custodian, have moved into what it called a "safety first" regime.This is characterized by moving from emerging to developed market equities, embracing bonds and unwinding currency "carry" trades.Institutional investors tend to take a longer-term view of markets than other investors, so shifts in their strategy can have a significant impact on a market's recovery.The firm said that since September last year investors had been taking positions reflective either of abundant liquidity or leverage opportunities."A quick move back to risk-seeking is unlikely given ... previous history ... and the backdrop of markets," State Street said in a note.Specifically, the latest data showed risk av

LAWRENCE, Mass. --A substitute teacher who ran after a fleeing first-grader and pulled the boy down the hallway by his shirt has been charged with assault and battery.Douglas Tracia, 48, left scratches and lacerations on the boy's neck in the incident, caught on a surveillance camera Tuesday at South Lawrence East School, police said."It looked as if someone had tried to strangle him," Lina Tejada, the mother of the 7-year-old boy, told the Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence.Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy said Tracia, of Georgetown, was suspended without pay until the criminal case is resolved. Tracia has worked as a substitute teacher since January."These things are very serious matters, and even if it's alleged or unsubstantiated, it's a very serious thing," Laboy said.Tracia's phone number was unlisted and he could not be reached for comment.The video shows the boy running down an empty school hallway and through a set of double doors with Tracia running after him. Moments later, the two

Bobblehead doll sends Washington workers fleeingTUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — Talk about a blunder. A bomb technician discovered that a suspicious package that forced more than 300 workers to evacuate a state building contained a bobblehead doll awarded to public officials for perceived errors.The package, sent by an intern at KOMO-TV in Seattle, was addressed to Department of Corrections Secretary Harold Clarke at the department's headquarters in this town near Olympia.It didn't have a return address and the mailing label was handwritten. It also had stains on the outside, which could have indicated that the item inside had leaked, said Washington State Patrol Sgt. Ted DeHart."It had the classic indicators of a suspicious package," DeHart said.The building's 350 employees were evacuated for about 45 minutes Friday after the package was found in the mailroom.A bomb technician from the State Patrol who opened the box found a "Schrammie," which television commentator Ken Schram hands out t

UPI: Fundraisers fleeing Clinton campExcerpt:"Democratic campaign strategists say an increasing number of fundraisers are lending their services to presidential rivals of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.The strategists say the fundraisers are alienated by the Clinton campaign's aggressive method of dealing with prospective donors and pressure from the campaign to either raise money for Clinton or sit out the Democrats' nominating process, The Washington Times reported Friday."The Clinton camp has been very tough on contributors. I've heard that 'if you don't contribute to us, don't contribute to another campaign.' I've heard that," said Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, who recently joined up with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. He previously managed Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign."http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/04/20/fundraisers_fleeing_clinton_camp/Alex

A MAN walked away from a taxi without paying. Hartlepool man Anthony John Handisides called a taxi to the Headland Gate pub, in Hartlepool, but made off without paying the £4.20 charge after he was dropped off in Rossmere Way. Town magistrates heard how Handisides was subject to a suspended sentence which was imposed in December after he was convicted of actual bodily harm. Handisides, mitigating for himself, said: "I have never done anything like that before. "It was just because I was drunk. "I had the money in my pocket and I offered it to the man when I got put in the police van." Handisides, 20, from Kinbrace Road, in Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to making off without payment on February 16. Chair of the bench Keith Gorton sentenced Handisides to 40 hours' unpaid work and ordered him to pay £4.20 compensation. Related EntriesUnlicensed cabbie kept on road Taxi Driver Dies In Cab London Traffic Cameras Barclaycard displays wave-and-pay in cab Ta

The Register reports that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is set to test the StarChase Pursuit Management System. Officers involved in a chase will use a compressed-air laser-sighted launcher mounted at the front of a patrol car to fire a miniature GPS receiver, battery and radio transmitter embedded in an epoxy compound. The tracking device will stick to the absconding villains' car. Police can then back off during high speed pursuits, knowing that the GPS tracker and the cellular radio data will provide the fleeing felons exact 10-20. The Register is not impressed: "You'd probably hear the trackers splatting into the back of your car - they'd need to be flying fast. If not, you'd notice the targeting lasers glaring from the pursuing police cruiser.." They theorize that GPS tagged criminals will switch on a GPS/cellular jammer or stop and "scrape off the sticky bug with a knife." We reckon the average criminal will do no such thing, and that