California fires

I was a little worried at first, but the one closest to me is under control. My city's just kinda sittin' in the middle of it but it's untouched.

Look for the little dot that says Riverside…that's where I am, relative to the fires.

[link=hyperlink url][/link] http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5720745

it's starting to get pretty smokey up here in burbank. i'm on the 24th floor of my building and i can see universal but it's hazy….everything's in kind of a foggy haze.

That's how it was here yestserday too. It was orange outside all day, and when I went to feed the ducks, they had ash all over thier backs.

DISCO INFERNO!

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That's how it was here yestserday too. It was orange outside all day, and when I went to feed the ducks, they had ash all over thier backs.
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no orange….that's only for by the fire…i just get all the smoke. today it started to settle so a lot of it was sitting more at street level. so it was kinda like a light fog all day.

Any celebrity deaths yet?

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Any celebrity deaths yet?
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i wish.

wow, disaster, pretty fucked up avatar, love the movie, but i dunno if it makes a cool avatar..??

It's perfect for this board. It's a shame you weren't around to see Chris' butthole avatar.

Hey, can we have giant sigs now? Like with explosions and shit? That would be TIGHT!

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It's perfect for this board. It's a shame you weren't around to see Chris' butthole avatar.
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! yeah, that was fucking nightmarish. 🙂

i think i ned a new one.

and as for me, i went down to san diego last night and for about half the drive, the air smelled like burnt taint hair.

I wonder if any marijuana crops burned up. It's a desirable location to grow, over there near Fallbrook and all those avocado groves.

So whats the status on it all now? I'm in australia and its not really breaking news any more…have they contained all the major ones?

So whats the status on it all now? I'm in australia and its not really breaking news any more…have they contained all the major ones?

Meh, it's old news already over here for the most part. Most of the fires are pretty much contained.

Oh well thats lucky.

Theyre actually worried about sydney this year because we're long overdue for a major fire, which means theres too much leaf litter and stuff around waiting to burn, they reckon with the drought and everything its going to be a sucky summer for fighting fires.

Problem over here is we got a bunch of fucking pyros in this lovely state. I'm sure the rest of the country was hoping California would burn up completely, but we're back mutha fuckas!

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I'm sure the rest of the country was hoping California would burn up completely, but we're back mutha fuckas!
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Yeah, this morning, I had to cancel the kegs we ordered for the party….

…Now the kegs are over here! Dance bitch!

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The man who oversaw public affairs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it held a fake news conference last week will no longer be taking over as head of public relations for the director of national intelligence.

Pat Philbin, FEMA's external affairs director, was scheduled to become director of public affairs for National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell on Monday. It was not immediately clear whether he offered his resignation or was fired just as he was set to begin the job.

As of Sunday, officials only said that they were aware of concerns.

But Monday, the director of national intelligence office issued this statement: "We do not normally comment on personnel matters. However, we can confirm that Mr. Philbin is not, nor is he scheduled to be, the director of public affairs for the office of the director of national intelligence."

FEMA Director David Paulison said Philbin sent him an e-mail in which he took full responsibility for last week's staging of the news conference.

FEMA, part of the Department of Homeland Security, called a news conference Tuesday in Washington on the agency's handling of the California wildfires.

The agency said no media representatives showed up because the conference was announced at the last minute. Instead, reporters called in on a phone line but couldn't ask questions

The agency released a video of the conference with FEMA employees asking less than hard-hitting questions.

Deputy Director Harvey Johnson, who was fielding questions, gave no indication at the time that staff members were asking the questions.

He later apologized, calling the fake briefing an "error in judgment."

"I am calling to apologize and say it will not happen again," Paulison said in a phone call to CNN.

He said rules are changing to prevent any reoccurrence. Reporters will be given at least an hour's warning before a press conference and those calling in will be able to ask questions in the future, he said.

Paulison said he is continuing to investigate. He said he understands that FEMA officials did not plan to ask questions and did so only when reporters failed to appear.

Disciplinary action is being taken against some FEMA employees, he said.

Another official said that reprimands have been issued and more may be coming.

Johnson "really didn't have an awareness" of what was taking place, according to Paulison. The FEMA director said Johnson wasn't familiar with everyone in the press office and did not recognize staffers asking questions.

"He just feels sick about it," Paulison said. "He feels his credibility has been hurt."

However, reporters noted that Johnson called on at least one person by name.

FEMA generally received high marks for its response to the California wildfires after fierce criticism over its handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but Paulison said he was sure the conference flap has had a bad effect on morale.

"The last two years of planning for a major disaster fell in place," Paulison said. "Things were working as they were supposed to … and that just killed everything you tried to have happen."

The head of homeland security also has blasted the fake news briefing and said those behind it showed "extraordinarily poor judgment."

"I think it was one of the dumbest and most inappropriate things I've ever seen since I've been in government," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Saturday.
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The White House said it was unaware of the briefing beforehand.

"It is not a practice that we would employ here at the White House," said press secretary Dana Perino. "We certainly don't condone it."

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yeah, i was kinda let down.

I'd be very worried about you if you weren't.

It would've been something, at least.

I'm not too concerned about California, it will self destruct sooner or later. Now Ohio needs to be seperated from America, maybe given as a peace offering to Canada for all the wrongs we have done them.

Canadio.

Werd.

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uh…..ohio would be more like a prank gift if not outright an attack on canada.

try less midwest. maybe give them washington state. seattle would be a lovely canadian addition.

You'd have to pay Canada to take us, and follow up with some sort of warranty.

Why the hate for Ohio?

Drew Carrey.

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Why the hate for Ohio?
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Cuz Ohio sux!

Except for Cedar Point.. that's the only thing good in Ohio. And I like to pretend that Sandusky is in fact it's own State.

(fyi- I'm from MI.. :))

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Drew Carrey.
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Drew Carey is a good man.

At being a shitty dude.

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Why the hate for Ohio?
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2004 elections?

mainly it's because i hate all of the bible belt.

In the distraction afforded by the California fires, [url=http://critterology.blogspot.com/2007/10/declaration-of-war-vs-people.html]"on October 23, 2007 the U.S. Government declared War on the American People. By a vote of 404 to 6, the U.S. House of Representatives approved HR 1955:"[/url]

[quote="HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act"]VIOLENT RADICALIZATION- The term `violent radicalization' means the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.

HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism' means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE- The term `ideologically-based violence' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political, religious, or social beliefs.

The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens.[/quote]

for some reason I don't believe that story fully.. some of it seems a little over-emphasized…

[quote="HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act"]VIOLENT RADICALIZATION- The term `violent radicalization' means the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.[/quote]
So, they're gonna be killing themselves now?

Isn't that great? 🙂

california is gonna burn to the ground, then it'll rain for ten days straight and wash what remains into the ocean, then all that will be left is a post-apocalyptic state that will be called "california thunderdome 2020" that will be populated by the burliest group of motherfuckers known to man, and it will be good. so it has been foretold.

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for some reason I don't believe that story fully.. some of it seems a little over-emphasized…
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look up the bill yourself. just go to thomas on loc.gov and look up HR 1955.

I thought I posted something in response to this… Oh well.

'TICK TOCK TICK TOCK', and so forth.

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[quote="HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act"]VIOLENT RADICALIZATION- The term `violent radicalization' means the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.[/quote]
So, they're gonna be killing themselves now?

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no, they're gonna be killing me now (in theory).