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      <title>San Jose PG&amp;amp;E and Fiber Optic Cables &amp;quot;Sabotaged&amp;quot; </title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:34:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - In apparent acts of &quot;sabotage&quot; in the South Bay 
early Tuesday, someone cut fiber optic cables, knocking out some 911 
service, and then fired a rifle at a PG&amp;amp;E substation, Santa Clara 
County's sheriff said.
The vandal's objective appears to have been &quot;shutting down the 
system,&quot; Sheriff Laurie Smith said at a news conference at the 
substation Tuesday afternoon.
&quot;We don't have a suspect,&quot; she said. &quot;It seems like the same perpetrator or perpetrators to me.&quot;

Both incidents happened early Tuesday morning in the area of Metcalf 
Road and Monterey Highway, just southeast of San Jose city limits.
The underground cables, protected by manhole covers, were cut shortly
 before 1:30 a.m. in two locations along Monterey Highway, Smith said.
Some of the cables, comprised of bundled fiber optic cords, were cut 
near Monterey Highway and Coyote Ranch Road, AT&amp;amp;T spokesman George 
Ross said.
He said the cables there are AT&amp;amp;T lines but that some other service providers piggyback off of them.


A number of South Bay customers lost landline and cellphone service, 
and the damage also initially knocked out some 911 call systems in the 
area.A
 short time after the cables were cut, around 1:45 a.m., the sheriff's 
office and San Jose police received reports of gunfire in the area of 
Monterey Highway and Blanchard Road, sheriff's spokesman Deputy Kurtis 
Stenderup said.
Officers and deputies responded but didn't find anything out of the ordinary.


Two hours later, PG&amp;amp;E contacted the sheriff's office to report a 
problem at the utility's nearby substation in the 100 block of Metcalf 
Road.
PG&amp;amp;E officials told the sheriff's office that the substation's 
security fence had been breached, at least five transformers had been 
damaged and that hazardous materials had spilled, Stenderup said.
PG&amp;amp;E spokesman JD Guidi said oil had leaked from a transformer bank, but that the leak had been contained.


&quot;We are currently on site assessing the magnitude of the vandalism and the impact,&quot; he said.


He said there was bullet damage to the substation, but that no outages resulted.


Jason King, another PG&amp;amp;E spokesman, said the leaked material was 
&quot;the cooling oil that cools our electrical equipment there.&quot;
Authorities in charge of the state's power grid urged South Bay 
residents and businesses Tuesday to conserve electricity in light of the
 vandalism.
The California Independent System Operator  issued a Flex Alert 
 asking those in Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley to cut down on 
their electricity use until midnight, including by lowering lighting, 
turning off thermostats and powering down unnecessary appliances.
California ISO officials said equipment at the substation may need to
 be taken out of service as crews continue to assess the damage, which 
will limit transmission capacity.
AT&amp;amp;T repair crews initially had trouble accessing the vandalized 
cables Tuesday morning because of the emergency response that was still 
under way at the nearby substation, Ross said.
He said all 911 systems are back up, since those were AT&amp;amp;T's top priority when it began working to restore service.


However, other landlines and cellphone service remained affected in 
parts of the South Bay Tuesday afternoon, Ross said. He said normal 
service should be back by Wednesday morning.
In the meantime, authorities are advising residents who are 
experiencing emergencies to try calling 911 on their cellphones if their
 landlines are down. If that doesn't work, residents should drive to the
 nearest fire station, Morgan Hill police said.
Ross said that if cellphone users travel outside the area affected by the outage, their phones should work again.


He said he could not provide details on the exact geographical area 
affected, but said some customers in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and southern 
San Jose are likely having trouble with their service.
Investigators are working to determine who is responsible for cutting
 the cables and shooting at the substation, which is located near both a
 public gun range and the sheriff's shooting range.
All of the incidents occurred within a half-mile radius of each other, Smith said.


She said that although the timing and geography suggest the attacks 
are related, it is still possible that they were perpetrated by 
different people.
&quot;It's going to be a difficult investigation,&quot; she said.


Smith said, however, that it is clear both acts were intentional.


&quot;So if you want to call that sabotage, that's what it looks like,&quot; she said.


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      <title>Truth TV Portland Oregon!  Chemical Trails in Mt Shasta City California!</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:14:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>PG&amp;E weather modification plan raises concerns
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Concerned citizens held a rally in front of Mount Shasta City Hall last week about the PG&amp;E plan to seed clouds in the area.
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By Charlie Unkefer
Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Wed Nov 05, 2008, 02:10 PM PST
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Siskiyou County, Calif. -

On October 22, utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric posted a &quot;Notice Of Intention&quot; in the Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers outlining their plan to conduct a five-year &quot;weather modification&quot; program in southern Siskiyou County.
Many wondered, &quot;Wait a second... Our weather is going to be controlled by PG&amp;E?&quot;
According to the notice, the answer is yes, at least partly. For some Siskiyou County residents, this is an unsettling thought, and many are demanding more information. 
The program, called the &quot;Pit-McCloud Cloud Seeding - Ground Water Enhancement Project,&quot; is one of several projects of its kind throughout California. It is slated to begin on November 15 of this year and will involve &quot;cloud seeding&quot; over a target area &quot;east of McCloud town, north of Burney town, south of Medicine Lake and bounded on the east by the White Horse and Big Valley mountains,&quot; according to the NOI. The goal of the program, states PG&amp;E, is to increase precipitation in the McCloud and Pit River watersheds in order to promote and protect the production of hydroelectric power. 
Though the notice further states that &quot;no adverse environment impacts will occur&quot; and that &quot;PG&amp;E cloud seeding programs comply with all regulations,&quot; many residents have expressed their concern over the program and want more information, including a group of citizens who held a rally in front of Mt. Shasta City Hall on October 28.
Among those participating in the rally was Mount Shasta resident Robin Houghten, who had many questions that he feels have not been adequately addressed.  Speaking bluntly, Houghten stated,  &quot;I have concerns about the implications of launching chemicals in the environment.&quot; 
He further expressed his dismay about the program, referencing other concerns such as the short notice given by the utility company and questions over whether there have been sufficient studies done on cloud seeding. He also speculated on the overall wisdom of attempting to alter natural cycles. &quot;I think we're already seeing evidence that (interfering with nature) doesn't always work.&quot;
Cloud seeding history
Though relatively unknown, the history of cloud seeding in California can be traced back to California Electric Power's 1948 project on Bishop Creek in the Owens River Valley.   Since then, it has been practiced continuously in the state, primarily in the Sierras but also in the San Gabriel Mountains and in Santa Barbara County. PG&amp;E has operated its own programs in Lake Almanor and in the Upper Mokelumne reservoir, which date back to the early 1950s, as well.
According to the &quot;California Water Plan Update 2009 Pre-Administrative Draft,&quot; a document compiled by the California Department of Water Resources, the agency entrusted with the oversight of weather modification programs, &quot;Cloud seeding artificially stimulates clouds to produce more rainfall or snowfall than they would naturally.&quot;   It is a process that involves &quot;injecting&quot; silver iodide aerosol (AgI) into already existing clouds where the substance mixes with  moisture and promotes the growth of additional ice crystals. It is, in a sense, a way of &quot;wringing out&quot; more water from clouds. Weather modification programs have also been designed for hail suppression and  fog dispersal, according the report. 
With China's recent acknowledgment that it conducted extensive weather modification programs in preparation for the recent Beijing Olympics, the concept is slowly leaking into the public consciousness.  Critics, however, hold fast to the idea that &quot;playing God&quot; has its unforeseen consequences and that messing with the environment only continues to disrupt nature's delicate balance. 
Though seeding is sometimes done using aircraft, the Pit-McCloud project is a ground-based program, which utilizes seeding generators (metal towers) to launch the material. The towers, currently in place on Sierra Pacific land, are located on higher ground to incorporate the natural uplifting that occurs during winter storms.   
Plan has been reviewed
In a recent phone interview, Byron Marler, PG&amp;E supervisor and managing meteorologist for the project, expressed his regret that the issue appeared to surface so suddenly and asserted that PG&amp;E has gone through all of the proper legal and environmental  channels. Marler outlined the history of this particular program, noting that, &quot;We weren't being quiet in 2005,&quot; referring to when PG&amp;E first brought their attention to Siskiyou County officials.
In his attempt to inform the public and assuage mounting concerns, Marler noted reports supporting the minimal environmental impacts of cloud seeding and emphasized that it has been done in many other areas in California and has gone through several Environmental Impact Review processes. In every case, says Marler, it has received a &quot;negative declaration,&quot; meaning that no substantial negative environmental impacts were found.   Among the studies referenced by PGE are Harris 1981, PGE 1995, and Snowy Hydro 2003, as well as research done by the US Bureau of Reclamation in 1977 and 1981. 
California  DWR's  &quot;California Water Plan Update 2009&quot; draft also notes that &quot;Silver iodide concentrations measured in snow, water, soils, and lake sediments are far below thresholds of concern for humans, animals, fish, insects and plants and are not anticipated to affect endangered of threatened species or plant or wildlife  or their habitats.&quot; The document  points out, too, that &quot;the emission rates of primary pollutants for the seeding generator chimneys resulted in no significant impacts.&quot;
Though most were surprised by PG&amp;E's announcement, the plan had been reviewed by county and agency officials on at least two occasions prior to its release.
Steve Bachmann, a hydrologist with the McCloud Ranger District, and Curtis Knight of California Trout both recalled a presentation given by PG&amp;E at a McCloud River Conservation Resource Management Plan meeting held in July, 2005. Knight noted that the program was introduced as something that was slated to happen and the tone of the presentation was more informational than anything else.  Knight also said that he could understand why PGE would be interested in enhancing precipitation in the region, noting that the extra water would be adding to three reservoirs and three runs of the river hydroelectric projects that exist in the target watersheds. 
&quot;From their perspective, it is a cheap way to produce more power,&quot; Knight said. He added that he had concerns over the impact of such a project.
Not much was heard about the program until six months later, on January 6, 2006, when PG&amp;E made an informational presentation to County Supervisor Jim Cook and Assistant County Planner Patricia Bluman. In that meeting, PG&amp;E presented their McCloud-Pit plan, providing general information about cloud seeing, its history, and its implications.
Because the launching towers are located on private land, it appears that a full California Environmental Quality Act review process is not required unless the home county wishes to pursue the matter. After reviewing the proposal with the Siskiyou County Air Quality and Pollution Control Board and the Northern California Regional Water Quality Control Board, the county decided that it was satisfied with the previous Environmental Impact Reviews that had been conducted for similar programs in other counties.
Supervisor said 'it looked reasonably benign'
Supervisor Cook noted in a February 6, 2006 e-mail in reference to the project that, &quot;It looks like it doesn't require the CEQA process unless we want to require it and I don't get that sense from staff so I guess I have not   questions or comments.&quot;
In a recent conversation Cook notes that the county made its best effort to review PG&amp;E's proposal and that determining the process for weather modification programs proved challenging for the county. &quot;On that particular one, we were trying to figure out whether we had any jurisdiction at all,&quot; noted Cook. He added, however, that although he had some questions about the process and its implications, &quot;It looked reasonably benign,&quot; and he was satisfied with the &quot;negative declarations&quot; that previously filed EIRs had received. 
Since PG&amp;E released its plan, Siskiyou County Natural Resource Specialist Ric Costales has been scrambling to find out more about the program and to respond to the barrage of calls he has recently received. He made it clear that the County felt justified in its decisions and willingly provided documentation tracing the decision making process that occurred. He noted, in particular, that &quot;CEQA (review processes) are expensive and time consuming,&quot; and that &quot;...a lot of the permitting stuff is over the top.&quot;
PG&amp;E representative Marler emphasized his regret that the public was not informed in a more timely manner. &quot;We did not involve the public and that was probably an oversight on our behalf,&quot; he said. However, he insisted that the program is safe and that the available science supports this fact. He said that it is projected to add an additional 200,000 to 300,000 acre-feet of water per year, a 5 to 10 percent increase in run-off in the target drainages. At an estimated $20 per-acre foot cost to PG&amp;E, it is deemed a cost effective way generating more power.
Marler noted that such programs help keep electric rates down for Californians and help ensure power in times of drought and &quot;off peak&quot; production. Though some of the precipitation is harnessed directly as run-off, a significant goal of the project is intended to add extra water to the aquifers that substantially contribute to the watershed. According to PG&amp;E, &quot;Northern California's flood basalts, with their large aquifers and springs, are a significant daily delivered source of hydroelectric power for PG&amp;E.&quot;
No rigorous studies have been done
Though there is data to support the fact that the impacts of weather modification programs are safe and effective, there is also evidence to the contrary. The &quot;California Water Plan Update Draft 2009&quot; itself notes, &quot;No complete and rigorous comprehensive study has been made of all California Precipitation Projects.&quot; 
Other research, such as a report filed by the Office of Environmental Heath and Safety at UC Berkley, rate silver iodide as a &quot;class C non-soluble, inorganic, hazardous chemical that pollutes water and soil, and one of the key manufacturers of silver iodide, Deepwater Chemicals, warns of potential health effects of silver iodide in their Material Safety Data Sheet. The  Federal Clean Water Act, regulated  by the EPA, notes that &quot;silver iodide is considered a hazardous substance, a priority pollutant, and as a toxic pollutant.&quot;
Other concerns are over the effectiveness of the programs to create the stated amount of moisture, with some critics claiming that cloud seeding can contribute to drought and in other cases flooding. 
Though the Mt. Shasta citizenry is continuing to research the issue and make calls to county officials and PG&amp;E, many questions remain. Among those still seeking answers is Ra-el Corsini, owner of the Flying Lotus Dance Studio, who also participated in the Mt. Shasta Rally with her children Shasta and Ellen and other students who are  part of the &quot;hummingbird&quot; dance class. For the art portion of the class, according to Corsini, the group decided it would stage a rally to help raise awareness around the issue, which the students had learned about the day before. 
Alarmed by the implications of &quot;weather modification&quot; and silver iodide in the air, the group, which consisted of both adults and kids, displayed banners, one of which said, &quot;We love clean air and water.&quot; They sang songs, and passed out flyers that had a copy of PG&amp;E's notice on one side and a list of questions compiled by the community on the other. Some of the questions posed were: What are the ingredients of the spray besides just silver iodide? What happens when the material is vaporized? What about our human rights to clean air and pure water?
Corsini noted that as a parent, she is open with her children and sees them as an important part of the community. It was apparent to her that her children were concerned about the issue and wanted to express that concern. &quot;My children have been raised with awareness about how chemicals can affect us,&quot; she said. The PG&amp;E announcement, among other things, prompted her daughters Shasta and Ellen to write a letter to supervisor Marler.
McCloud Ranger District  hydrologist Steve Bachmann noted that there is a &quot;strong precedent&quot; established by the previous &quot;negative declarations&quot; received by similar projects but noted that &quot;there are indirect effects as well as direct effects (to these programs).&quot; Though Bachmann professed little background knowledge on the seeding process, he did say that &quot;In general, I don't think these programs have been studied enough. People need to be educated (about this technology), including myself.&quot;
This sentiment was parroted by Rene Henery, Research Director for the Upper Sacramento River Exchange and University of Nevada's Castle Lake Research project, who referred to the &quot;reservoir in the sky&quot; and emphasized that disrupting the complexities of the hydrological cycle could have its unintended consequences. Though PG&amp;E asserts there are no negative impacts to other areas (what they call &quot;downwind effects&quot;), that assertion remains questionable for many.
Five to 10 percent more rain
Locals can expect to see a slight increase in precipitations, estimated to be around 5 to 10 percent. Cloud seeding, emphasized Marler, will not make more clouds. They would be seeding some storms, but not all storms, and they would not seed storms if winds came out of the east.  He emphasized too that the seeding would occur during the winter months between November and May. &quot;We are making snow, not rain.&quot;
With increasing concerns about climate change, aquifer depletion, and the possible implications  of &quot;bio-engineering&quot; programs,  many area residents are expressing their concerns and demanding answers. Hydrologist Bachmann notes that &quot;10 years ago, this would have gone unnoticed.&quot;
A group of concerned citizens is meeting at the Flying Lotus Dance Studio on Wednesday Nov. 5 to discuss the issue. The meeting is open to the public and scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
Halliburton's offshoot, KBR, is awarded a $75 million U.S. Army Corps contract to provide emergency power to Western states days before a wildfire sweeps California, 'threatening the power of the city of Los Angeles'
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      <title>Speedway Rider Lee Richardson Dies In Massive Bike Crash</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:59:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Speedway rider Lee Richardson has died following a crash in Poland, his British team have confirmed. Richardson, 33, was competing for PGE Marma Rzeszow against Betard Sparta Wroclaw when he crashed into a safety fence.

For More About This on : http://goalshighlights.com/2012/05/lee-richardson-died-in-poland-crash-video-speedway-race/</description>
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      <title>Smart meters... The TRUTH </title>
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Title sez it all! Links below:

Original article: http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/11/01/pge-begins-removing-smart-meters-due-to-health-effects/

Back up article:  http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/01/18696555.php</description>
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      <title>Underground Electrical Explosion and Fire in San Francisco</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:50:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An electrical vault fire in downtown San Francisco belched smoke and flames for almost two hours Friday afternoon while fire crews and Pacific Gas and Electric tried in vain to shut it down.


The fire started with an explosion in an underground vault near Polk and O'Farrell streets -- workers at a neighboring auto repair shop say it shook the place.  The first firefighters to arrive knew they could not put water on an electrical fire so they called for carbon dioxide to smother the flames.

&quot;Our CO2 unit arrived on the scene and applied CO2,&quot; San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Mindy Talmadge said.



But minutes later, PG&amp;E workers told the fire department to pull back and flames once more billowed from the manhole.

&quot;They need the system to fail before they could get in there and get the electrical shut off,&quot; Talmadge said.

Firefighters closed off a two block radius around Polk and O'Farrell. The smoke stopped and then started again and within minutes balls of flame were rising 20 feet above the street.

Police ordered onlookers to move back and most businesses near the fire closed. A shelter-in-place was ordered and residents took refuge from the thick, black smoke.

An hour into the fire, engines began rolling in, but a PG&amp;E spokesman still could not say if the power was shut off or what exactly was burning.

&quot;We're just working on getting things taken care of safely and quickly,&quot; PG&amp;E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said.

Safely and quickly is sure to be an issue between the power company and the fire department.

As the smoke began to clear the fire department said a secondary electrical source had kept the fire going which ignited a barrel of oil used for cooling the power company's equipment. The oil is mineral oil, which is non-toxic, but the San Francisco Department of Health took samples of the oil from inside the vault for testing.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District also took air samples following the fire. Results from the air testing will not be available until Monday.

About 550 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers remained without power in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood as of 1 p.m. Saturday.The lengthy outage initially affected about 8,600 customers

In the block, bordered by Ellis Street, Van Ness Avenue, Geary Street and Larkin Street remained off limits to anyone who doesn't live there. Even residents who live in the affected area had to be escorted back home. That's because PG&amp;E crews were at the explosion site investigating and trying determine what caused the explosion.

PG&amp;E has, in the past, reimbursed businesses that have lost power for extended periods of time. Businesses can contact PG&amp;E for details at 1-800-PGE-5000.

Vault explosions and fires have happened before, with far more serious consequences.

In August 2005, an explosion in an underground PG&amp;E transformer vault on Kearny Street, outside the Crocker Galleria mall, critically injured a woman. It blew the sidewalk up six inches and a manhole cover flew 25 feet.

At the time, PG&amp;E said it immediately began inspecting all of its underground electrical equipment.</description>
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      <title>American Airlines jet skids off Chicago runway </title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:22:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>CHICAGO - An American Airlines plane hit an icy patch while turning onto a runway and slid sideways into the grass at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Christmas Eve.

Flight 1544 bound for Washington D.C. had just left the gate around 6:40 p.m. when the main nose gear left the runway.

There were 54 passengers and a crew of five aboard the Super 80 aircraft. Airline officials said the passengers were to be put on other flights leaving the same night.

If they do get out, they'll be the lucky ones. Some travelers were bracing for the possibility that they would be waking up Christmas morning at the nation's second busiest airport.

Newlyweds Tommy and Siobhan Costello were at O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday for the second night en route to their honeymoon in San Diego.

About 500 flights were canceled at O'Hare on Tuesday, the day the Costellos arrived from their native Ireland. The weather disruptions meant the earliest flight out they could get was Thursday. Since the couple packed for California, they didn't have clothes to venture out into the city where the weather was expected to dip into the single digits Wednesday evening.

&quot;This was supposed to be a pit stop,&quot; said 30-year-old Siobhan Costello, who wandered the terminal hallways with her husband. &quot;But there's nothing you can do.&quot;

Airline officials said the Costellos were among a dwindling group of stranded passengers. About 100 flights were canceled early Wednesday, but as the day progressed and the weather improved, the cancellations dropped off and delays shortened to between 30 and 45 minutes.

City of Chicago Aviation Department spokesman Greg Cunningham said airlines at O'Hare requested 75 cots for passengers Wednesday night.

Airports across the country recovered from a barrage of snow and ice storms Wednesday, with some conditions improving, but highways remained dangerously slippery in some areas.

At least 30 people were killed in crashes on rain- and ice-slickened roads across the nation's midsection Tuesday and Wednesday.

Newark Liberty International Airport was experiencing delays of more than four hours, the Federal Aviation Administration reported. Kennedy International Airport had been experiencing three-hour delays, but those were down to 15 to 30 minutes by Wednesday night.

&quot;The airlines are dealing with nothing but unhappy customers,&quot; said Mike Conway, spokesman for Detroit's Metropolitan Airport, where delays were reported because of conditions elsewhere in the country.

The weather service posted winter storm warnings and advisories for large parts of the West, plus parts of the Midwest and the Northeast.

Driving conditions were still tough in Oregon's Portland metro area, where many side streets were clogged with snow and motorists were required to have tire chains, unless they had four-wheel drive and tires designed for hazardous weather. More snow fell in the region Wednesday, followed by rain that would likely freeze overnight.

Oregon's largest utility, PGE, said it had restored service to 265,000 customers since the storm arrived Friday, but 47,000 were still blacked out Wednesday.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a winter storm emergency Wednesday as city and county officials struggled to keep up with record levels of snowfall.

Temperatures rose and light rain was falling across the western part of the state Wednesday, melting some of the ice on streets and roads, but the National Weather Service forecast 2 more inches of snow for the Seattle area on Christmas.

Motorists in Michigan had to cope with drifting snow in places in addition to ice-covered pavement.

&quot;It looks like all areas should see a white Christmas,&quot; meteorologist Dave Kook said from the weather service office in Oakland County's White Lake Township. &quot;There's enough snow on the ground that it won't all melt away with the rain.&quot;

Amtrak also reported improvement Wednesday. Trains out of Chicago and elsewhere were leaving on time - or relatively close to it - unlike Tuesday when several trains were canceled and some 600 furious travelers waited for as much as 22 hours for delayed trains at Chicago's Union Station, spokesman Marc Magliari said.

Also Wednesday, an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains killed two snowmobilers in northern Utah. The Utah Avalanche Center warned people not to venture into the backcountry.</description>
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      <description>PORTLAND, Ore. - Bomb-sniffing dogs being used for a TOPOFF exercise in northeast Portland on Thursday detected the real thing, prompting police to cordon off a hotel, close nearby streets and shut down the MAX.

According to Brian Schmautz with the Portland Police Bureau, as officials were doing a sweep of the Doubletree Hotel located near the Lloyd Center (in preparation for the TOPOFF exercise), bomb-sniffing dogs got a hit on several vehicles in the vicinity.

Police immediately cordoned off the area so they could investigate.  They later discovered that the dogs had detected traces of explosives in police and military vehicles that were involved in the exercise that was being staged.  The bomb residue is something common in those type of vehicles.

MAX service resumed just before 4:30 p.m. and police began clearing the area shortly after.

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Terror exercise believed to be cause of US bomb scare

International Herald Tribune, France - 16 hours ago
AP PORTLAND, Oregon: The largest US terror exercise inadvertently sparked a real terror scare, briefly shutting down commuter trains and several blocks in a ...


Terror drill blamed for bomb scare

Channel 4 News, UK - 9 hours ago
Commuter trains and several streets in a busy part of Portland, Oregon, were shut down briefly after bomb-sniffing dogs alerted their trainers to a possible ...


Real alert ties up Topoff 4 exercise

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 10 hours ago
Topoff 4, the gigantic what-if exercise with fictional terrorists detonating a radioactive weapon in downtown Portland, turned into a real-life bomb scare ...


Bomb scare disrupts Topoff drill

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 16 hours ago
The Topoff dirty-bomb drill turned into a real-life bomb scare this afternoon after a trio of bomb-sniffing dogs alerted authorities to possible explosives ...

MAX shut down near Lloyd Center amid bomb scare
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AP Police shut down commuter trains and a section of northeast Portland Thursday after dogs helping in a security sweep in preparation for an antiterror ...
	
Not an exercise: Bomb-sniffing dogs detect the real thing

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By KATU Web Staff PORTLAND, Ore. - Bomb-sniffing dogs being used for a TOPOFF exercise in northeast Portland detected the real thing, prompting police to ...

MAX shut down near Lloyd Center amid bomb scare

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 20 hours ago
By Bruce Ely Mexico's Monica Vergara and USA's Aly Wagner fight for a ball during an exhibition match at PGE Park. The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. ...

The &quot;TOPOFF 4&quot; Full-Scale Exercise
A Rigorous Full-Scale Response to a Coordinated Attack

Taking place October 15-24, 2007, the TOPOFF 4 Full-Scale Exercise (T4 FSE) will feature thousands of Federal, State, territorial, and local officials. These officials will engage in various activities as part of a robust, full-scale simulated response to a multi-faceted threat.
. Real weapons will not be used in the scenario, but the response will be mounted as if they had been.
http://www.dhs.gov/

'Red Dragon Army exercise' ,

'Noble Resolve',

'Operation Noble Eagle' ?

&quot;Operation Millennium Dragon&quot; Phase 3 Outbreak in United States, Massive Movement of US Military Chemical and Biological Forces Reported



'Exercise' To Focus On Nuclear Terror Scenario In US




NWO SYMBOLISM LEADS TO ARMY Capstone exercise in Indy Indy

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