Lively Case Discussion #582 2/10 - 2/15/2007

[Atlmetroguy]

Metro, our travelin' man....don't know where they put your Atlanta....may be covered with powdered sugar bout now....always good to see you drop by.

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Thanks 2NJSons...this trip has been a long one!! I have been home 3 days in the last month!!

Having said that though..it's always very comforting to log onto SM from where ever on the planet I may be and feel just like home when I read your posts!!

Thanks All!!

[Seamonkey]

*holding my seat for awhile* but very much wondering why.


 OHhhh there is an Aussie here?? Oh I LOVE vegemite (sp?) . I had a comp pal a few years ago and we traded things in snail mail which niether had ever tried.. Ohhh YUmmm I miss that. I also learned all kinds of cool phrases. My favorite was sticky beak lol Austrailia is a place I have always wanted to go to, ever since I was small in grade school and we learned about it I have been totally fascinated with it.

[oldfart]

Klaasend

I wonder if MRs Red wants to borrow SeaMonkeys  avartar for a bit and better hint for Red ..
   

[Elaine]

OT...if any of you have had that upper respiratory thing that we had here about a month ago...be cautious....I woke up this AM with new symptoms....3rd time in 6 weeks.  it's a sinus thing...congestion....guess I should see the doc this time...just a PITA.  Well, PITN..

Wow! I hope you shake it soon! I haven't had it and hope I don't see it, (catch it ) if it passes by this way! My sinuses are bad enough with out any of that extra stuff.

[Seamonkey]

OOooHhhh I have a pearl..Oh hold me back before I get trapped lol..then again My trusty fish will open it for me..I LOVE it..Thank YOU klass You are wonderful !

[oldfart]

Metro
I think Atlanta is still there & without SNOW
You just got to find the time to get there !

[mrs. red]

Klaasend

I wonder if MRs Red wants to borrow SeaMonkeys  avartar for a bit and better hint for Red ..
   

LOL... Red has heard that hint for a time now.... I am never shy about telling him how much I love pearls....LOL. but thanks OF....

[Tibrogargan]

Hello Tibrogargan I always prefer a sense of humor faced with anything, makes things a bit easier to deal with. Yes, that can work both ways when it comes to who is watching who? lol

LilPuma- Oops, maybe I should have not said anything, I would like for people to have thought I did that on my own..you know for a wee bit of an ego boost for a newbie to intimidate anyone who couldn't do it proving my unmatched  wiley charms with the computer lol. Thank you for the welcome.

Tibro is the Monkey from Down Under.  It's summer there and it's daylight and they drive on the wrong side of the road. But she's a good monkey.  

It's probably just as well that you admitted your technical frailties, otherwise we'd start asking you how to do stuff and fix stuff.  

Talking about cultural differences as Cat commented earlier about the way we have to try to think like the other races, well just look at Americans and Australians.  Both basically from the same roots and similar countries and so on and we are quite different in lots of ways.
So how much more different are those who have dissimilar roots, environments and upbringing.  Like someone from another planet.

Well, Monkeys must away again ..... have to take DH for eye specialist appointment and he wont be able to see to drive afterwards so I have to sit in the waiting room for ages just to be a designated driver.  Will see all the monkeys at IBE's place later. With all the food, CHOCOLATE, drinks and storms we will all be hanging off the ceiling.

[mrs. red]

METRO....
it's good to see you....

sorry to do a quick drive by but I am headed back to bed.... I have that yucky very very bad cold... ugh... need sleep because I can't skip work tomorrow...

[klaasend]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o100/klaasen3/MrsRedHearPearls.gif

[bleachedblack]

I found this National enquirer interesting reading. It has reminders of some often talked about points.......

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National Enquirer

January 16,2006
Cops Closing In On Joran
By Davis Wright

          Cops probing the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway believe they're finally closing in on prime suspect Joran van der Sloot-after an investigator blew a major hole in his alibi.
          The dramatic new line of investigation revolves around the timeline of May 30, starting about 18 hours after  Natalee vanished.
          There are several unexplained missing hours during which authorities believe that her body was dumped at sea.
          Former U.S. Secret Service agent Art Wood, who spent months on the island investigating the case, told the Enquirer:" Joran told police that he played tennis with a friend during the evening hours. And the pal backed up his alibi. But when I investigated the Racquet Club I found that Joran had never played tennis there that night."
         Wood reported his sensational discovery to the Aruban authorities.
And on October 26, nearly two months after Joran, 18, was freed from questioning, Wood and Natalee's dad Dave Holloway secretly met with Amalin Flanegin, who had served as assistant prosecutor on the case until abruptly quitting.
         " She told us that she'd spotted inconsistencies between the statements given by Joaran and his friend about playing tennis. She said she asked the police to re-interview the boy who'd given Joran the phony alibi-but they refused.
         "Flanegin told us that when she tried to insist on the police doing their job, her boss didn't back her up, so she resigned from the case."
         But Wood and Holloway wouldn't give up.
         Said Wood;"We became convinced that during the time Joran was supposed to be playing tennis, Natalee's body was being dumped at sea. Kids on the street told us that was what happened."
         Now the National Enquirer can reveal cops are set to question the boy who backed up Joran's alibi-and then confront Joran with his statement.
         Said Steve Cohen, a special adviser to the Aruban government: " It is expected that [Joran] will be re-questioned. They've analyzed the timeline and found..... discrepancies. They have specific questions to ask."
         Alabama congressman Spencer Bachus was briefed on the latest moves in the case during a behind-closed-doors meeting with Aruban investigators on December 16.
         In what could be an ominus sign to Joran, Bachus said: " They do not consider it a closed case, nor do they consider they have a dead end.
         Their intention is not to shut this case down, but to continue to pursue it vigorously."

[Atlmetroguy]

Metro
I think Atlanta is still there & without SNOW
You just got to find the time to get there !

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Thanks OF...I'll get there...I hope!! Actually I'm headed east on Friday night!!

[klaasend]

[Atlmetroguy]

METRO....
it's good to see you....

sorry to do a quick drive by but I am headed back to bed.... I have that yucky very very bad cold... ugh... need sleep because I can't skip work tomorrow...

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Hey Mrs. Red...good to see you too!! Hang in there and hope you get too feeling better!!

[oldfart]

Klaasend

I wonder if MRs Red wants to borrow SeaMonkeys  avartar for a bit and better hint for Red ..
   

LOL... Red has heard that hint for a time now.... I am never shy about telling him how much I love pearls....LOL. but thanks OF....

Would refrigerator magnets with pictures on them  help  

[Seamonkey]

OT...if any of you have had that upper respiratory thing that we had here about a month ago...be cautious....I woke up this AM with new symptoms....3rd time in 6 weeks.  it's a sinus thing...congestion....guess I should see the doc this time...just a PITA.  Well, PITN..

 Yes, my husband has it for about a month now. me and the kids just got it this week. My worse symptoms were while I was at my Mom's..sore throat, gurgling post nasal making it still difficult to sleep, fevers, chills, etc... in fact now that Mom is home I tried to stay in my own bed most the day today. It's awful..the cough and gooop ya cough up and have rattling around while ya try to sleep, scarey stuff to have going on.

[bleachedblack]

Think this article from NE from january 2006 reminds us why Koen was sleeping with mom, and diving behind couches......he gave the false alibi for joran.  bClearly why his father wouldn't let him be interviewed again......wonder what ever happened to his statement?

[klaasend]

I found this National enquirer interesting reading. It has reminders of some often talked about points.......

+++++++++++++++++++++

National Enquirer

January 16,2006
Cops Closing In On Joran
By Davis Wright

          Cops probing the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway believe they're finally closing in on prime suspect Joran van der Sloot-after an investigator blew a major hole in his alibi.
          The dramatic new line of investigation revolves around the timeline of May 30, starting about 18 hours after  Natalee vanished.
          There are several unexplained missing hours during which authorities believe that her body was dumped at sea.
          Former U.S. Secret Service agent Art Wood, who spent months on the island investigating the case, told the Enquirer:" Joran told police that he played tennis with a friend during the evening hours. And the pal backed up his alibi. But when I investigated the Racquet Club I found that Joran had never played tennis there that night."         Wood reported his sensational discovery to the Aruban authorities.
And on October 26, nearly two months after Joran, 18, was freed from questioning, Wood and Natalee's dad Dave Holloway secretly met with Amalin Flanegin, who had served as assistant prosecutor on the case until abruptly quitting.
         " She told us that she'd spotted inconsistencies between the statements given by Joaran and his friend about playing tennis. She said she asked the police to re-interview the boy who'd given Joran the phony alibi-but they refused.
         "Flanegin told us that when she tried to insist on the police doing their job, her boss didn't back her up, so she resigned from the case."
         But Wood and Holloway wouldn't give up.
         Said Wood;"We became convinced that during the time Joran was supposed to be playing tennis, Natalee's body was being dumped at sea. Kids on the street told us that was what happened."
         Now the National Enquirer can reveal cops are set to question the boy who backed up Joran's alibi-and then confront Joran with his statement.
         Said Steve Cohen, a special adviser to the Aruban government: " It is expected that [Joran] will be re-questioned. They've analyzed the timeline and found..... discrepancies. They have specific questions to ask."
         Alabama congressman Spencer Bachus was briefed on the latest moves in the case during a behind-closed-doors meeting with Aruban investigators on December 16.
         In what could be an ominus sign to Joran, Bachus said: " They do not consider it a closed case, nor do they consider they have a dead end.
         Their intention is not to shut this case down, but to continue to pursue it vigorously."

It's just so maddening  

[oldfart]

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Tibrogargan

Well, Monkeys must away again ..... have to take DH for eye specialist appointment and he wont be able to see to drive afterwards so I have to sit in the waiting room for ages just to be a designated driver.  Will see all the monkeys at IBE's place later. With all the food, CHOCOLATE, drinks and storms we will all be hanging off the ceiling.

Hope everything comes out good for your DH...

[Elaine]

I found this National enquirer interesting reading. It has reminders of some often talked about points.......

+++++++++++++++++++++

National Enquirer

January 16,2006
Cops Closing In On Joran
By Davis Wright

          Cops probing the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway believe they're finally closing in on prime suspect Joran van der Sloot-after an investigator blew a major hole in his alibi.
          The dramatic new line of investigation revolves around the timeline of May 30, starting about 18 hours after  Natalee vanished.
          There are several unexplained missing hours during which authorities believe that her body was dumped at sea.
          Former U.S. Secret Service agent Art Wood, who spent months on the island investigating the case, told the Enquirer:" Joran told police that he played tennis with a friend during the evening hours. And the pal backed up his alibi. But when I investigated the Racquet Club I found that Joran had never played tennis there that night."
         Wood reported his sensational discovery to the Aruban authorities.
And on October 26, nearly two months after Joran, 18, was freed from questioning, Wood and Natalee's dad Dave Holloway secretly met with Amalin Flanegin, who had served as assistant prosecutor on the case until abruptly quitting.
         " She told us that she'd spotted inconsistencies between the statements given by Joaran and his friend about playing tennis. She said she asked the police to re-interview the boy who'd given Joran the phony alibi-but they refused.
         "Flanegin told us that when she tried to insist on the police doing their job, her boss didn't back her up, so she resigned from the case."
         But Wood and Holloway wouldn't give up.
         Said Wood;"We became convinced that during the time Joran was supposed to be playing tennis, Natalee's body was being dumped at sea. Kids on the street told us that was what happened."
         Now the National Enquirer can reveal cops are set to question the boy who backed up Joran's alibi-and then confront Joran with his statement.
         Said Steve Cohen, a special adviser to the Aruban government: " It is expected that [Joran] will be re-questioned. They've analyzed the timeline and found..... discrepancies. They have specific questions to ask."
         Alabama congressman Spencer Bachus was briefed on the latest moves in the case during a behind-closed-doors meeting with Aruban investigators on December 16.
         In what could be an ominus sign to Joran, Bachus said: " They do not consider it a closed case, nor do they consider they have a dead end.
         Their intention is not to shut this case down, but to continue to pursue it vigorously."

I hadn't seen that, thanks BB! Very interesting, and I hope it is true!