A rich vein of city records from Sept. 11, including more than 12,000 pages of oral histories rendered in the voices of 503 firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians, were made public on Aug. 12. The New York Times has published all of them.
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Using Google maps to highlight submissions from witnesses and survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Submissions include photos taken and personal accounts of the attacks.
New Tutorial from UNEASYsilence on how to download Yahoo Launch videos at 700k (previously only available to SBC Yahoo subscribers) rather then the 300k tutorial that was previously posted. So enjoy commercial free high-quality music videos right on your hard drive.
Crowder Funeral Home: Obituraries
William “Bill” Behee
William “Bill” Behee, age 71 of Bacliff, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at his residence. He was born on June 30, 1934 in Jackson County, Missouri to James Edmond and Vivian Poole Behee. Bill worked as a machinist and retired from Mechanical Repair and Engineering in LaPorte, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister: Nellie Ryan, and his brother: Franklin Behee.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 26 years, Betty Behee, his daughter: Antonette Estle Behee Lerch; his two sons: William Raymond Behee and David Wayne Behee; two sisters: MaryLou Woods and Pauline Linda Durben; four brothers: James Behee, Richard Behee, Walter Behee, and Melvin Behee; four grandchildren: Christopher Behee, Sylis Behee, Coral Behee, and Cheryle Lerch; his bonus grandchildren: Kimberly, Ashley, and Caitlin Lawley; and numerous other family and friends.
A memorial gathering will be held 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a service starting at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2005 at Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson, Texas. –>
Carthage Press: News Index: “Hagerman death ruled a suicide
Jasper County Coroner Jerry Neil has ruled the death of a Carthage man as a suicide. Levi M. Hagerman, 25, Carthage was found at 320 N. McGregor Ave. at 3:10 p.m. Monday with a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. It is believed that Hagerman died either late Sunday night or early Monday morning.”
For the first time since the 1970s, a NASA spacecraft will get clear pictures of Apollo relics on the Moon. In 2008 NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will carry a powerful modern camera into low orbit over the Moon’s surface.read more | digg story –>
Sharper Image has agreed to pay Consumer Reports $525,000 in legal costs after a judge dismissed its libel suit. Consumer Reports stands by their claim that not only does the Ionic Breeze not perform as advertised, but that it is also potentially hazardous to your health. (Plenty more to read at ConsumerReports.org if you have a membership.)read more | digg story –>
As you might know, the world famous id Software game ‘DOOM’ is coming to the cinemas this autumn. Over at Dark Horizons you can find the first ten pictures from the movie. I don’t really think that this movie will be something special, I mean when DOOM came out it was pretty groundbreaking stuff-by the way Sarge is played by The Rock.read more | digg story –>
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