UPDATE 2-U.S. Northeast digs out of monster snowstorm
Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:43pm EST
* Storm goes to sea after dumping 2 feet (70 cm) of snow
* Snowy streets, airport delays stymie travelers
* Federal government in DC to be closed on Monday (Adds Federal government
closed in DC on Monday, paragraph 6)
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast began digging out on Sunday
from a massive snowstorm that buried cities from Washington to Boston under as
much as 2 feet of snow, creating travel chaos and hampering Christmas shopping.
Nearly 2 feet (70 cm) of snow piled up in the Baltimore-Washington area on
Saturday in the largest snowstorm to hit the region since February 2003, while
New York City saw totals of up to a foot (35 cm) before the monster storm
churned into New England.
AL GORE & BOXER IN TROUBLE :
GLOBAL WARMING THROUGH WHITE LIES.
GREEN PEACE PARTY ARE OPERATING ON WHITE LIES.
Take back Al Gore's Oscar, 2 Academy members demand in light of Climategate
Australia is leading the revolt against Al Gore’s great big AGW conspiracy –
just as the Aussie geologist and AGW sceptic
Professor Ian Plimer predicted it would.
December 4, 2009
Speaker Thor Pedersen (Lib) "Scientists say: ‘We have a theory’ – then that
crosses the road to the politicians who say: ‘We know’"
No temperature rise
Thor Pedersen adds that the temperature has not risen in the past decade.
IN TROUBLE : GLOBAL WARMING THROUGH WHITE LIES.
Boston, Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts areas saw as much as 2 feet of
snow before the storm moved out to sea. Areas of eastern Long Island had
blizzard-like conditions and nearly 2 feet of precipitation.
The storm gave Washington its snowiest December on record, said Weather Channel
meteorologist Mike Seidel.
"After six winters here in Washington of sub-par (below average) snowfall ...
we picked up a whole season's worth in one storm," Seidel said. The average for
a season is just under 16 inches (41 cm).
Federal government agencies will be closed on Monday as the U.S. capital
continues to emerge from the snow.
Washington-area airports were hit with significant delays and cancellations, as
were New York's three metropolitan airports, which remained opened. Airlines
canceled hundreds of flights, with few planes either arriving or departing.
Washington's Reagan National airport shut down on Saturday and reopened about
midday on Sunday.
The driving snowstorm did not stop the U.S. Senate from convening and working
on legislation to reform U.S. healthcare.
In New York, Broadway shows went on with Mayor Michael Bloomberg urging
residents to enjoy the city's cultural institutions and take advantage of
ticket cancellations for hot shows.
'SHOPPER STOPPER'
The storm also took a bite out of retail sales on one of the busiest shopping
weekends of the year as Christmas looms.
Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty declared a snow emergency and asked District of
Columbia residents to keep off the streets as the U.S. capital faced what one
TV station dubbed "The Shopper Stopper Storm."
Washington closed above-ground operations of its subway and stopped all bus
services by early afternoon Saturday because streets were rapidly becoming
impassable.
In New York City, where totals ranged from about 6 inches (15 cm) to a foot (35
cm), Bloomberg said, "The snow coming in later yesterday than forecast was a
godsend for the stores," which reported only small downticks in business on
Saturday.
New York subways remained running and its public schools were expected to be
open on Monday. Long Island Rail Road service was extremely limited on Sunday,
a spokesman said.
Amtrak trains experienced cancellations, a reduced schedule and delays, with
seats at a premium as holiday travelers sought alternatives when air travel was
severely disrupted.
Motorists across the region were urged to stay off treacherous roads and
several main arteries were closed. In Washington, drivers who ventured out
often had to abandon their cars due to deep snow on the streets.
The storm halted transportation in the Boston area, with dozens of flights
canceled at Logan Airport, which had only one runway open. Traffic picked up
later in the day as the snow slowed and flights began to trickle in from up and
down and the East Coast.
At least one person died in the storm. The Virginia Department of Emergency
Management said a 68-year-old woman died in a car crash in southern Virginia on
Friday night.
(Additional reporting by Jim Finkle in Boston and Toby Zakaria in Washington;
editing by Sandra Maler)
FOR CAMBODIA ?
HOW THE UN OFFICIAL DO THIS TO THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE?
IT'S AN INSULT TO ALL THE KHMER PEOPLE.
THE UN tribunal MONKEY SHOW THAT OPERATES BLINDLY BY IGNORING THESE .
Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a
resolution condemning Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia as a violation of
Cambodian human rights.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
$ 60 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE TAG ,TO ORGANIZE A MONKEY SHOW OUT OF THE UN
TRIBUNAL TRIAL , WITH THE VIETNAMESE KHMER KILLER , NAMED DUCH.Comrade Duch AS
PLAYER(aVIETNAMESE KHMER KILLER )goes to court on 24 Nov. 2009
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia,
Kaing Guek Eav( a Vietnamese communist khmer killer ) , the former chief of the
Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng genocide museum,
is seen in the courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Also known as Duch, Kaing Guek Eav is charged with
crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture, and is the first of
five defendants scheduled for long-delayed trials by the tribunal. (AP
Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia)
ANOTHER MONKEY PLAYER : KAR SAVOUTH .
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia,
Kaing Guek Eav(A VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST KHMER KILLER ), right, the former chief
of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng genocide
museum, talks with his FAKE Cambodian lawyer( ALSO VIETNAMESE WEARING THE
CAMBODIAN LABEL ,POSED AS FAKE "CAMBODIAN" OFFICIAL), Ka Savuth, in a courtroom
of the U.N.-backed tribunal, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.
Also known as Duch, Kaing Guek Eav is charged with crimes against humanity, war
crimes, murder and torture, and is the first of five defendants scheduled for
long-delayed trials by the tribunal. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the
Courts of Cambodia)
ANOTHER MONKEY PLAYER COMES FROM FRANCE:
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia,
Kaing Guek Eav, right, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21
prison, now known as Tuol Sleng genocide museum, talks with his lawyer Francois
Roux, left, from France, in a courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal, in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Also known as Duch, Kaing Guek Eav is
charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture, and is
the first of five defendants scheduled for long-delayed trials by the tribunal.
(AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia)
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