Saturday, January 5, 2008

THE WEEK IN PICTURESFOX News - Snow covers

THE WEEK IN PICTURES
FOX News - Snow covers an array of shoes nailed to a tree in Bainbridge Township, Ohio. The tree's owner said the nailing of shoes to a tree represents an Irish tradition of good luck. Jan. 4: Palestinian, Israeli and earring tree foreign protesters run from tear gas fired
Source: www.foxnews.com
Iconic tree in S.F.'s Golden Gate Park among many damaged in storm
San Francisco Gate - The beloved Monterey cypress in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park known as "Uncle John's Tree" sustained major damage in Friday's fierce winter storm, but is expected to survive. Thought to be about 110 years old, Uncle John's Tree is the city's
Source: www.sfgate.com
Kookaburra causes serious road collision
News.com.au - A WOMAN was critically injured after a kookaburra flew into a motorcyclist's visor in Melbourne. The bird caused the motorcyclist to crash into a tree. The man in his 30s was riding in Montrose, east of Melbourne, at about 8pm (AEDT) when the king
Source: www.news.com.au
Thousands Remain Without Power 'Day After' Storm
MSNBC - A huge tree, over 100 years old, just fell across the house. It just wrecked the whole thing," said Faye Reed, whose daughter Teenia owns the damaged home north of Sacramento. "They won't be able to live in it. The whole ceiling fell in, and earring tree now
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
The very best thing in some very bad movies
Boston Globe - Still, if a tree falls in an entertainment wasteland, does anyone hear it? With the DVD release on Tuesday of "Smiley Face," Faris continues her termite assault on America's pop culture. The new film from writer-director Gregg Araki ("Mysterious Skin
Source: www.boston.com
Transit getting back to normal; Highway 101 reopens in San Rafael
San Francisco Gate - Service was halted this morning when a tree fell on a power line at Market and earring tree 11th Street. Ferries that were pulled off the bay when the weather got too rough were resuming as well. Golden Gate Transit's Larkspur service will be on a modified
Source: www.sfgate.com