Clipmarks | birdie-brain's News collection

'Where Was God?' - Refugees Ask

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:17:01 GMT

clipped by: birdie-brain
clipper's remarks: the family found a military convoy that helped get them to the convent, which has provided food and medicine to refugees. Thirty tons of supplies have poured into the convent from the Russian Orthodox Church alone.

"We are working around the clock," Mother Nonna said. "We drowned in the flood of refugees."

Recently washed children's clothing is strewn across the railings outside the convent, which functioned as a summer camp for the Communist youth group during the Soviet era and now includes a special rehabilitation center for children who survived the 2004 terrorist siege of a school in nearby Beslan.

Dzara Kumeritova, an assistant at the convent, said that the refugees from South Ossetia all arrived terrified, most of the children too scared to eat for the first day or two.

"Somebody slammed the door and the crowd shivered," she said.

The article continues... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26206516/

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Russia - Sarmat Kapisov ran all night through the forest with his family, fleeing the fighting in South Ossetia and headed for the Georgia-Russia border. On his back, the 17-year-old carried his brother, who has cerebral palsy.

The convent director

said thousands have passed through since the bloodshed began one week ago in the pro-Russian separatist province claimed by Georgia

The most difficult thing was to answer their question: Where was God?

she said

100,000 people the U.N. refugee agency says have been uprooted by the conflict, an estimated 30,000 have fled across the border into Russia

twice as many have gone the other direction, toward the Georgian capital

Kapisovs spent days hiding in the basement of their home in South Ossetia

mother and eight children fled. The father and two oldest brothers stayed behind to fight the Georgians alongside the Russian military

The most horrible thing was when the tanks arrived

she said

After walking for a night

Tags: georgia, russia, conflict, refugees, war

Some Inconsistencies in Newpapers

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:32:32 GMT

clipped by: birdie-brain

Clip Source: www.andrew.cmu.edu

"Thanks to my dentist, I'm wearing my favorite jeans again." You know, I think the dentist is operating on the wrong end!

I love this one! Wanted... Steven Dominic Martinez wanted for witness intimidation. Oh, really? You mean THAT guy?!

Yeah, there you go!

There's nothing unusual about having one leg... except when the one leg is in the middle! I've never seen that before! That would make for an interesting sex life, wouldn't you say?

Apparently we have a huge transvestite contingent in the California Senate!

Yeah, that cat looks like she'd be great with kids!

Sand Storm in Iraq

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:48:26 GMT

clipped by: birdie-brain

Clip Source: www.sunbelt-software.com

Tags: sand storm, iraq

Man Stuck in Elevator for 41 hours

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:55:01 GMT

clipped by: birdie-brain

Clip Source: www.upi.com

A New York man who spent 41 hours trapped in an elevator with no food or water last fall got a moment in the sun Monday, appearing on national television.

Nicholas White, 34, said he was on his way back to his office on the 39th floor of his building after a late-night cigarette break one Friday last October when the elevator stopped between floors and refused to budge

White said he screamed and rang the emergency bell, but no one heard him.

"After a certain amount of time I knew I was in big trouble," said White, who said he lost track of time without his cell phone.

"I had no idea if it was day or night,"

urinated by prying the doors open and relieving himself down the elevator shaft

It wasn't until 4 p.m. Sunday that a voice came over the intercom and asked if anyone was inside the elevator.

he has not given up elevators.