US to Fly All Americans Out of Egypt

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All who wants to go will be taken on chartered flight.

‘The State Department is set to evacuate U.S. citizens from Egypt on chartered planes, but is relying largely on friends and families in the U.S. to relay that information to stranded Americans.

‘The charters were flying out of Cairo and Assistant Secretary of State Janice Jacobs said the U.S. was looking at Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; and Nicosia, Cyprus, as destinations.

‘The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus said the first flights were expected to arrive there early Monday…’ –AP

Egyptians Find New Ways To Get Online

The group WeRebuild are getting the protesters online without the internet by using landline phones, fax machines, and ham radio.

‘Members of the hacker group Anonymous have also been getting in on the act. They are reportedly faxing some of the latest government cables from WikiLeaks which reveal human rights abuses under President Mubarak, to locations in the country, according to Forbes magazine…’
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/374857/without_internet_egyptians_find_new_ways_get_online/

Google Exec Missing in Egypt

Ghonim expressed sympathy with the protesters.

‘An executive for Google Inc. is missing in the wake of Egypt’s tumultuous protests, according to his brother. Wael Ghonim, whose LinkedIn profile says he is head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa at Google, hasn’t been heard from since Friday at 6 p.m., his brother Hazem said. Hazem said the family is in touch with Google…’
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2011/01/31/google-executive-missing-in-wake-of-egypt-protests/

Facebooker Inspires Egypt Protesters

He’s only known as El Shaheed.

‘Iran’s Green Revolution had a martyr named Neda, a 26-year-old woman gunned down in the streets of Tehran. Tunisia’s was Mohamed Bouazizi, an unemployed university graduate who set himself ablaze outside a government building. Egypt’s is Khaled Said—because someone has been agitating under the dead man’s name.

‘Said, a young businessman from Alexandria, was reportedly beaten to death by local police this summer – well before rumblings of the country’s current unrest. But a Facebook page that bears his name has been one of the driving forces behind the upheaval that started last week…’
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/30/el-shaheed-the-mysterious-anonymous-behind-egypt-s-revolt.html

US Braces for ‘Historic’ Storm

ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION COULD BE AFFECTED

‘The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Chicago area as a dangerous storm swooping in from the South could dump more than 18 inches of snow and pack 40 mph winds.

‘The warning is in effect from 3 p.m. Tuesday until 3 p.m. Wednesday. “Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely,” the weather service said. “This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do no travel.”

‘The weather service called the approaching storm “dangerous, multifaceted and potentially life-threatening.”…’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-weather-snowfall-chicago-indiana-20110130,0,3874341.story

Japanese Volcano May Be Headed for Big Bang

OFFICIALS URGE 1K TO EVACUATE AS SHINMOEDAKE SPEWS ASH

‘Officials urged more than 1,000 residents to seek safer ground on Monday and expanded a no-access zone around a volcano that has exploded back to life in southern Japan.

‘The 4,662-foot (1,421-meter) Shinmoedake volcano erupted last week for the first time in 52 years. The volcano is located in a remote part of the Kirishima range on the southern Japan island of Kyushu. No injuries have been reported.

‘On Monday, five days after it burst back to life, the volcano was still spewing a spectacular plume into the air, sending a blanket of ash out over a wide area and prompting several hundred residents to seek shelter in evacuation centers…’
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0131/Shinmoedake-volcano-eruption-prompts-1-000-Japanese-to-seek-shelter

Holograms Will Greet Travelers at UK Airport

DIGITIZED EMPLOYEES TO EXPLAIN SECURITY MEASURES

‘Passengers at Manchester Airport will be greeted by holograms of staff from next week in a bid to reduce security check queues.
‘The images of the customer service workers were created using the same cutting edge technology which is used in the music industry by bands such as the Gorillaz…’
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Manchester-Airport-Unveils-Hologram-Guards-To-Help-Passengers-Through-Security/Article/201101415917702?lpos=UK_News_First_Strange_News__Article_Teaser_Region__0