A nurse shark, credited for the deaths of the two young swimmers the last two days, has been caught. Nurse sharks are among the most dangerous and brutal sharks of the east coast and credited for hundreds of swimmer's deaths.
Chief Police Brody has reopened the beaches as well as called in shark spotters from the Coast Guard, the Marine Patrol, the Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security, the FBI, and other agencies as "as a safety caution that we hope will put our visitors at ease."
The Nurse shark was inspected by Matt Hooper, a marine biologist from Woods Hole, Mass. He is a leading expert on sharks and is from the Oceanographic Institute.
The shark was discovered a mile out south-southwest of Amity. As promised, a $3,000 award will be given to the heroes who caught the beast.
All residents are encouraged to go out and enjoy the fourth of July, shark free. If however, something happens do not hesitate to call 1-800-sharksee, Amity's toll-free shark hotline.
"We wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July," reported Brody in his press release about the Nurse Shark. "Thank you!"
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
SHARK ATTACK Meeting
An Amity town meeting happened tonight to discuss the closing of the beach in light of the two recent deaths linked to shark attacks. Mrs. Kitner has put up a $3,000.00 reward for anyone who kills “the shark.”
“Will the beaches be closed?” she asked Police Chief Martin Brody as soon as the meeting got underway.
He stopped what he was talking about, hiring additional summer deputies and having shark spotters on the beach, and said “Yes.”
The town meeting was in an uproar. Yes, after the deaths of two innocent young people, the people of this town were still appalled to have the beach closed in fear of losing customers to our small beach town.
“Only 24 hours,” said the Mayor Larry Vaughn as he hit his gavel.
“I didn’t agree to that,” argued Police Chief Brody.
“Only 24 hours,” hissed the mayor, despite having two deaths in the last 24 hours happen related to the beaches.
From the back of the meeting room came the horrid screech of nails on chalk. The people at the meeting turned around to find Mr.Quint, a long time local fisherman, sitting in a chair.
“You all know [me],” he said. He said he could kill the shark alone, but the price would need to be higher. “I’m fighting for three,” he explained, “but I’m killing for ten. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole d--- thing.”
He asked the board members to consider his offer and then left. Meeting was adjourned.
“Will the beaches be closed?” she asked Police Chief Martin Brody as soon as the meeting got underway.
He stopped what he was talking about, hiring additional summer deputies and having shark spotters on the beach, and said “Yes.”
The town meeting was in an uproar. Yes, after the deaths of two innocent young people, the people of this town were still appalled to have the beach closed in fear of losing customers to our small beach town.
“Only 24 hours,” said the Mayor Larry Vaughn as he hit his gavel.
“I didn’t agree to that,” argued Police Chief Brody.
“Only 24 hours,” hissed the mayor, despite having two deaths in the last 24 hours happen related to the beaches.
From the back of the meeting room came the horrid screech of nails on chalk. The people at the meeting turned around to find Mr.Quint, a long time local fisherman, sitting in a chair.
“You all know [me],” he said. He said he could kill the shark alone, but the price would need to be higher. “I’m fighting for three,” he explained, “but I’m killing for ten. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole d--- thing.”
He asked the board members to consider his offer and then left. Meeting was adjourned.
SHARK ATTACK Meeting
A town meeting happened tonight to discuss the closing of the beach in light of the two recent deaths linked to shark attacks. Mrs. Kitner has put up a $3,000.00 reward for anyone who kills “the shark.”
“Will the beaches be closed?” she asked Police Chief Martin Brody as soon as the meeting got underway.
He stopped what he was talking about, hiring additional summer deputies and having shark spotters on the beach, and said “Yes.”
The town meeting was in an uproar. Yes, after the deaths of two innocent young people, the people of this town were still appalled to have the beach closed in fear of losing customers to our small beach town.
“Only 24 hours,” said the mayor as he hit his gavel.
“I didn’t agree to that,” argued Police Chief Brody.
“Only 24 hours,” hissed the mayor, despite having two deaths in the last 24 hours happen related to the beaches.
From the back of the meeting room came the horrid screech of nails on chalk. The people at the meeting turned around to find Mr.Quintt, a long time local fisherman, sitting in a chair.
“You all know [me],” he said. He said he could kill the shark alone, but the price would need to be higher. “I’m fighting for three,” he explained, “but I’m killing for ten. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole d--- thing.”
He asked the board members to consider his offer and then left. Meeting was adjourned.
“Will the beaches be closed?” she asked Police Chief Martin Brody as soon as the meeting got underway.
He stopped what he was talking about, hiring additional summer deputies and having shark spotters on the beach, and said “Yes.”
The town meeting was in an uproar. Yes, after the deaths of two innocent young people, the people of this town were still appalled to have the beach closed in fear of losing customers to our small beach town.
“Only 24 hours,” said the mayor as he hit his gavel.
“I didn’t agree to that,” argued Police Chief Brody.
“Only 24 hours,” hissed the mayor, despite having two deaths in the last 24 hours happen related to the beaches.
From the back of the meeting room came the horrid screech of nails on chalk. The people at the meeting turned around to find Mr.Quintt, a long time local fisherman, sitting in a chair.
“You all know [me],” he said. He said he could kill the shark alone, but the price would need to be higher. “I’m fighting for three,” he explained, “but I’m killing for ten. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole d--- thing.”
He asked the board members to consider his offer and then left. Meeting was adjourned.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Final NYT Post for 5/4
5/4: Can't believe they almost let that suspect terrorist board that plane. I still think he's unrelated, the "nonexplosive fertlizer" I mentioned before makes me think he didn't do it. And wow, $106.5 Million for a Picasso nude? Recession, my butt...
Monday, May 3, 2010
NYT 4/21-5/3
4/21: American Idiot deputed on Broadway last Tuesday. When I first bought the CD six years ago I always envisioned it to be a broadway musical. I even designed a costume I wore on Halloween. The actual broadway performance beats the heck out of any ideas I had and I'm very tempted to go see it.
4/22: Got interested in an article about underwater cameras, didn't really know they made them on a non-professional level. Maybe I'll buy one next time. Besides that, not much caught my eye.
4/23: New missile that can hit any "corner" of the world, might be a more dangerous threat then a nuclear bomb. Of course, that's like saying during the First Irag War we mostly used smart missiles (completely false) so I doubt these are that strong. Still, thanks to a deal with Russia we are suppose to decommission a nuke for each one made. I wonder who checks to see if we've done that?
4/26: Craig's List making a large profit off selling ad space for sex slaves and prostitution. Originally the money went to charity, now it just goes to profit. Its scary what happens when business takes over.
4/27:I got a kick out of the power point article. One of my professors refuses to use power point. NASA has banned it from its company. Can you really simplify something as complex as war into a power point? The fact they try worries me.
4/28: Lots of people argue about not wanting to outsource our clothing industries and pay a little more for pants. But $550? You can't sell me on that. I am reminded of an old article on Salon.com that interviewed the guy in charge of A&F. He pointed out they sell to select clientele. This article points to this as well as the old adage "There's a sucker born every minute." Sorry, but if the pants fit...
4/29:A friend mentioned the moving of this mermaid statue to me. When she was in Denmark she sent me a postcard of it. I figured it had to due with marketing and I was right. Got to love Danish traders. I would have blown it to smithereens just to smite them.
4/30: I've never listened to Insane Clown Posse, but every time I see their shirts I laugh. Now, thanks to SNL I'll laugh even more. I need to find the links to these videos. Love how people thought their own music video was a gag. That's not good...
5/3: That car bomb in Time Square is nerve racking, but I actually found something odd about it. The fertilizer was reported to be "nonexplosive," this means the person who did it didn't know what they were doing. I'm chocking it up as one time wack job, not Arabian terrorists.
4/22: Got interested in an article about underwater cameras, didn't really know they made them on a non-professional level. Maybe I'll buy one next time. Besides that, not much caught my eye.
4/23: New missile that can hit any "corner" of the world, might be a more dangerous threat then a nuclear bomb. Of course, that's like saying during the First Irag War we mostly used smart missiles (completely false) so I doubt these are that strong. Still, thanks to a deal with Russia we are suppose to decommission a nuke for each one made. I wonder who checks to see if we've done that?
4/26: Craig's List making a large profit off selling ad space for sex slaves and prostitution. Originally the money went to charity, now it just goes to profit. Its scary what happens when business takes over.
4/27:I got a kick out of the power point article. One of my professors refuses to use power point. NASA has banned it from its company. Can you really simplify something as complex as war into a power point? The fact they try worries me.
4/28: Lots of people argue about not wanting to outsource our clothing industries and pay a little more for pants. But $550? You can't sell me on that. I am reminded of an old article on Salon.com that interviewed the guy in charge of A&F. He pointed out they sell to select clientele. This article points to this as well as the old adage "There's a sucker born every minute." Sorry, but if the pants fit...
4/29:A friend mentioned the moving of this mermaid statue to me. When she was in Denmark she sent me a postcard of it. I figured it had to due with marketing and I was right. Got to love Danish traders. I would have blown it to smithereens just to smite them.
4/30: I've never listened to Insane Clown Posse, but every time I see their shirts I laugh. Now, thanks to SNL I'll laugh even more. I need to find the links to these videos. Love how people thought their own music video was a gag. That's not good...
5/3: That car bomb in Time Square is nerve racking, but I actually found something odd about it. The fertilizer was reported to be "nonexplosive," this means the person who did it didn't know what they were doing. I'm chocking it up as one time wack job, not Arabian terrorists.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
SHARK TWO
Almost two hours ago, Alex Kitner’s screams could be heard all across the Village Beach. Moments before, he was swimming quietly on top of an inflatable raft surrounded by other children. Then, what appeared to a be a giant shark , grabbed on to him before plunging back into the water.
The water began to become a deadly red, as blood spurted three feet into the air from Kitner. He screamed again shortly before being dragged completely underwater in an oasis of salty blood water.
Parents ran in to grab their children as Chief Police Martin Brody yelled for everyone to get out of the water.
In under a minute, the chaos was over, a red tide of blood and a bitten raft was the only thing recovered. Kitner’s mother, Marion Kintner, was the left devastated only releasing after it all that it had been her son. She is now being treated for shock at the Amity General Hospital.
“There is no evidence to support it was or was not a shark attack,” Brody said in a phone interview after giving a nervous laugh.
The death of Alex Kitner is now being linked with the death of Wendy Watson, age 17, whose mauled body was found at the remote end of South Beach this morning. Brody reports the deaths are not linked by obvious violence down to both, Wendy had been mauled and mangled, but rather happening in the same day.
“I can’t recall the last time we had two deaths in the same day,” said Brody over the phone, “unless in a nursing home.” Still he said he was going to talk at the Town Hall meeting at 6PM if the beaches can be closed. He also refuses to allow his child into the water and cautions everyone else to do the same.
The water began to become a deadly red, as blood spurted three feet into the air from Kitner. He screamed again shortly before being dragged completely underwater in an oasis of salty blood water.
Parents ran in to grab their children as Chief Police Martin Brody yelled for everyone to get out of the water.
In under a minute, the chaos was over, a red tide of blood and a bitten raft was the only thing recovered. Kitner’s mother, Marion Kintner, was the left devastated only releasing after it all that it had been her son. She is now being treated for shock at the Amity General Hospital.
“There is no evidence to support it was or was not a shark attack,” Brody said in a phone interview after giving a nervous laugh.
The death of Alex Kitner is now being linked with the death of Wendy Watson, age 17, whose mauled body was found at the remote end of South Beach this morning. Brody reports the deaths are not linked by obvious violence down to both, Wendy had been mauled and mangled, but rather happening in the same day.
“I can’t recall the last time we had two deaths in the same day,” said Brody over the phone, “unless in a nursing home.” Still he said he was going to talk at the Town Hall meeting at 6PM if the beaches can be closed. He also refuses to allow his child into the water and cautions everyone else to do the same.
Jaws: Wendy
Wendy Watson, a 17 year-old local resident, was found dead on a remote section of South Beach this morning. Her body had been mangled, mauled, and washed up on the beach.
Witnesses reported seeing her around 11 PM last night, when she left a beach party with another teen. The accompanying teenager was a male and his identity is being withheld by police at this time. Both had been heavily drinking. Watson decided to go for a swim, her companion for one reason or another, did not.
Her companion, five hours later at 4 AM, called the police reporting her missing. Her body was found shortly after. No charges have been filed against the man and her body has been sent to the coroner’s office for autopsy.
Soon after her body was found however, witnesses saw Police Chief Martin Brody speaking to Police Deputy Richard Zanker. Brody appeared anxious and quickly commandeered the car Zanker was driving.
As Brody departed, Zanker could be heard speaking loudly to one reporter there had been a Shark attack and that no one was allowed to go into the water. As of right now, the beaches remain open.
When asked about Zanker’s exclamations, Brody replied rather stiffly, “We’re very busy with this and don’t have time to deal with rumors.”
Rather “rumor” or not, the official press release written by Brody states at the end that “a shark attack has not been completely ruled out.” This was quickly followed by a statement assuring “all residents and visitors” that there is “no danger.”
Earlier in the report Wendy’s killer is credited as an attacker of “unknown origin,” and so rather she was a victim of a shark attack or not seems to remain unclear.
Witnesses reported seeing her around 11 PM last night, when she left a beach party with another teen. The accompanying teenager was a male and his identity is being withheld by police at this time. Both had been heavily drinking. Watson decided to go for a swim, her companion for one reason or another, did not.
Her companion, five hours later at 4 AM, called the police reporting her missing. Her body was found shortly after. No charges have been filed against the man and her body has been sent to the coroner’s office for autopsy.
Soon after her body was found however, witnesses saw Police Chief Martin Brody speaking to Police Deputy Richard Zanker. Brody appeared anxious and quickly commandeered the car Zanker was driving.
As Brody departed, Zanker could be heard speaking loudly to one reporter there had been a Shark attack and that no one was allowed to go into the water. As of right now, the beaches remain open.
When asked about Zanker’s exclamations, Brody replied rather stiffly, “We’re very busy with this and don’t have time to deal with rumors.”
Rather “rumor” or not, the official press release written by Brody states at the end that “a shark attack has not been completely ruled out.” This was quickly followed by a statement assuring “all residents and visitors” that there is “no danger.”
Earlier in the report Wendy’s killer is credited as an attacker of “unknown origin,” and so rather she was a victim of a shark attack or not seems to remain unclear.
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