Madeleine McCann: Finger Printing Kids And Gary Glitter
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
FORT MORGAN TIMES: “FM State Bank offers info service for parents in case child missing”
Fort Morgan State Bank wants local parents to be ready with the information they need in the event of their worst nightmare: a missing child.
Every parents worst nightmare…
The bank has purchased equipment to photograph and fingerprint children and provide a printout that also includes physical descriptions and other vital information on the kids.
Why not chip ‘n’ pin them? Or get them tagged? Or give them a name peopel can shout, something catchy and individual, like Scotty or Ting-Ting?
Parents can keep the information sheets at home, take them on trips or carry them at all times so they can quickly provide information to police if a child goes missing, said Carrie Mobley, director of marketing and client relations at Fort Morgan State Bank.
Don’t leave home without it.
“Over 70,000 children are reported missing each year, and in the first 60 minutes, a child can be 60 miles away or further,” Mobley said.
Spot test: If a child can be 60 miles away in 60 minutes, how many miles away can a ginger-haired child be if he leaves his home at 7am and cycles at 5mph for three days?
“We can do children as young as 3 months or as old as 18 years,” Mobley said.
18? Anything that can help:
Mobley said an example of the value of the program comes from the widely publicized case of Madeleine McCann, the little British girl who went missing from a hotel in Portugal during a family vacation last year and has never been found.
How so?
“She was supposedly spotted in another country a couple of days later,” Mobley said. “If the parents had a sheet like this to give to the police, they may have been able to ID her.”
Instead all they had was the world’s media…
RED ORBIT (Texas): “Book Festival: Reviews: Today’s Satire Will Be Tomorrow’s Documentary”
Surely the other way around?
“YOU try to write satire and the next week you find out you’re writing documentary,” says Glyn Maxwell, incredulous at the speed at which each development in reality TV outdoes the last. He and Gordon Burn joined together to express their astonishment that Jade Goody’s cancer diagnosis, delivered live on TV in India, was also an item on the Six O’Clock News.
It’s tabloid TV. Why astonished?
Maxwell’s latest book, The Girl Who Was Going To Die, tells the story of Suzy, who becomes a reluctant celebrity simply because she is a pretty girl in the right place at the right time. Burn’s book Born Yesterday weaves together the real-life events of last summer - the floods, the terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport, Madeleine McCann, John Smeaton, Gordon Brown - with a novelist’s eye.
It’s Tabloid Bingo!
On a day when a vilified Gary Glitter was again hitting the headlines, Irvine Welsh read from his new novel, Crime, which deals with the aftermath of a paedophilia case. It was a young crowd who gathered to hear him read, some bringing pints of lager and needing frequent comfort breaks. If they were expecting an extract about cocaine-filled debauchery, the author did not disappoint. But he also gave us an insight into the moral universe of his writing and the importance of standing up against injustice.
McCann. Glitter.
Bingo!
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August 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
M&A:
June, when I went to see him a couple of years ago here, he was beyond belief! The Verizon Center was sold out and with people standing in the back. He entertained us for three straight hours, with just one 5 minute break, and brought the house down! Truthfully, I sit here with his songs playing many times while on the net.
As an aside, there have been links put on by Gandolf of singers I’ve never heard and now have quite a collection in a file, from copying the links and sending them to myself. However, I was only half joking on that one Galien posted - what a song and never heard of the singer back then, either. Sorry, June, but that song is Gandolf!
M and a
Thats ok Cheryl, was just teasing anyway, Torri her tractor and me well I’d run except the tractor drowns us both out and we can’t hear tiddlysquat
August 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
M and A
Cheryl you carry on with that idea and Torri and I shall make a recording to drive you bloody nuts
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Up late last night on the midnight shift? Well, if you must retaliate in kind please, please don’t make a recording of all Elton John’s songs to play - I so dislike his singing you know and to be forced to sit and listen to him all day … well, I’d be so distracted I’d probably stay out of your hair!
M and A
Ahhh now mind you I quite like Elton, but do I want to murder his songs……
Bob has a recording of Dame Clara Butt circa 1900? or earlier, its nails on blackboard stuff.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Gailen Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 9:00 am
For you Gandolf!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
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Fantastic, Gailen! Wouldn’t it be just lovely if when Gandolf appeared each morning that song automatically started playing on all the posters’ computers! What a way to drive the antis over the edge!
M and A
Cheryl you carry on with that idea and Torri and I shall make a recording to drive you bloody nuts
August 24th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Thanks Châtelaine.
Did you read Esplendor de la Foma this morning? Nothing really new, but some interesting bits though. It seems that the photos taken by the tourist were sent to a center of protection for youth which closely collaborates with the police. The lawyers who contacted the toutists and offered money for the pictures wanted the tourist not to make comments on the pictures publicly before the lawyers would agree to that. Duarte Lebvy, who is said to be French by the way, saw the pictures.They could show KM might have left the table at a time during the dinner, since she might have changed clothes, which wouldn’t be possible if the first time she left the table was at 10, when she gave the alarm.
One thing I don’t understand, is apparently some say it took time for Jane Tanner to make a statement about Bundleman, and from the PJ files, it appears she talked about him to the police as soon as the 5th of April.
August 24th, 2008 at 9:33 am
new thread
August 24th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Wrong link - same question.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdM8PDu6VMg
August 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Marie Nicholas Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am
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Bonjour, Marie
“appel d’offre” = “call for tender”
August 24th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Gandolf - Do you still think you can control them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
August 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I had really started wondering where all the money came from, even though I knew a lot of people gave them some, and they got some from suing the newspapers. But Clarrie had to be paid month after month, the expensive lawyers had to be paid - even when the arguido status was lifted, the armada of lawyers went on working, this time on the files -, then Metodo, then the new anglo-american firm. I found it strange that they could spend so much without having to worry about the money.
I sort of find it re-assuring to know they can’t go on spending on PRs, lawyers, detectives, as if they were a firm making money through hard work. It also shows Brian Kennedy has got clout in the financial decisions. I wonder, did they do a bid before recruiting their detectives (I don’t know the English word. We call it “appel d’offre”), or was it by word of mouth, and from whom ? There seems to be a gap in quality between the lawyers on the one hand, and the detectives on the other hand.
August 24th, 2008 at 9:03 am
And have you also seen that this famous suspect is STILL wanted on their [McCs] website???
“If you have any have information regarding someone who fits this description and could have been in Praia Da Luz on May 3rd 2007, or any other information that may be of help, then please contact our investigation line :-
Telephone: +44 845 8384699
Email: investigation@findmadeleine.com
or contact your local police or pass your information on to a trustworthy person in authority such as a local priest or religious minister.”
August 24th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Peter, SteveT, good morning. Have you also seen report on the “joint investigation” into the George Harrison suspect on Paulo Reis’ blog?
August 24th, 2008 at 9:00 am
For you Gandolf!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
August 24th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Secret Prince.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Peter,
The pack of cards is tumbling down!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Thank you for those words of wisdom agw, to myself the Fair Prince sent to slay the Dragon Artemis, perhaps you would be kind enough to review the allegations made as to inciting libel, which my dear agw are utter nonsense, when can a factual statement be construed as anything other than fact……I repeat the allegations were made against (EDIT)….please point out the perceived incitement or libel.
-agw: Any mention of those allegations brings a definite risk of a libel action and you well know it. Not one UK newspaper (that I am aware of) has carried those allegations and I doubt Anorak ever could. I would prefer you leave the subject alone completely. The Moderator was not wrong to pull the posting and you are not so naive that you do not understand the risks here. I regard you as both witty and a valuable contributor to this debate but your wit would be a dead liability were we to stand together in a dock to defend the indefensible. The area you wish to enter has to remain sterile ground for us. I do not think we are concerned by what other sites may or may not be saying; we would rather not. The story-line you allude to contributes little or nothing to the debate. If you disagree with that opinion we may have a falling out and I would rather that did not happen. You represent a valid point of opinion and consistently fight your corner bravely and well. I wouldn’t want to umpire you out of the game.
I repeat, earnest discussion of this type is better elsewhere…not in the thread.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Money problem eh! Probably would have been more economical to work with the PJ and to do some looking themselves.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:49 am
re the Mail article : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1048600/Madeleine-fund-chaos-private-eyes-axed-draining-500-000.html
Does anyone sense the change of tone here ?
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Fund in chaos
Axed
Publicly donated funds
“The development is likely to dismay the thousands who gave to the appeal, and raise questions about how the fund has been administered.”
A spokesman for the McCanns said yesterday: ‘Kate and Gerry, the fund and their backers have always sought to employ the very best people and resources in the ongoing search for Madeleine. EDIT I simply will not comment on any personnel, financial or operational details whatsoever.’
Is the empire at last beginning to fight back ?
August 24th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Good morning on this wonderful and gloriously sunny day. It is apparent that the moderator by the name of Artemis, is a rabid anti and out to silence any opinion that does not suit her agenda. It is also some what obvious that there has been more trouble in that idiots tenure than in the lifetime of this Madeleine McCann story. She has mistakenly chosen to cross swords with Gandolf, Gandolf will enter and leave this site at will, some have PC’s some have access to higher technology, there will only be one winner……..that will not be Artemis…….care to try another blocking error 403 Artemis ?
Perhaps now you have had time to consult google, you can point in which direction your libel nonsense came from, that is apart from your own flawed thinking. Do have a lovely day, I certainly shall, will drop in later ……TTFN.
-agw Ah!! As the flag flutters its last over Peking (as was) A new Olympian tussle looms. Gandolf turns Grumpy on SnowWhite. An adult fairytale.
Just keep it out of the Madeleine thread will you? It is unseemly.
August 24th, 2008 at 3:19 am
crap, why do you buy this wnhdows shite, its utter rubbish no hilighting copy paste or anything, it’s hard work and doesn’t work.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:55 am
earth quake in the south of England?
Can Método 3 explain why?
August 24th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Good night John Boy etc.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:40 am
goodnight chenier, im hoping the vodka helps
August 24th, 2008 at 12:38 am
WTF
I think that the stuff about the A Team is just more media garbage; whatever answers there are to be found almost certainly are in Portugal, and the refusal to attend the reconstruction has dumped that beyond salvage.
That fact may be dawning on Brian Kennedy…
I must get off to bed; goodnight, WTF.
Hope you don’t dream about them again tonight…
August 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
chenier
Dont know how to put this into words properly, my mind is working overtime, but say for example the fund has dwindled by 500,000, wouldnt they need to show this? they have paid said, secret agency that amount, then sacked them, bungling fbi detective people. Money laundering comes to my mind, probably wrong but just my opinion. As i said in my earlier post, why keep on m3 when they have been such an out and out bunch of bungling liars? they hardly gave this new lot much of a chance did they? Why wait so long to bring in the “A” team
M and A
I’ll answer too wtf - M3 weren’t paid nearly as much as we were led to understand - the news broke about that 3 weeks or so ago -and then we heard M3 were going to sue.
I think Brian Kennedy who is more financially savvy and maybe even less impressed with the service offered has pulled the plug.
I don’t think money laundering is a risk here, the McC’s have to explain (or their advisors and trustees do) where money has gone.
Also the max they have received including the payments from the Media aren’t really that huge a sum these days (although it would be very comfy in my bank account)
As Chenier noted somewhere throwing money at things seems to be the cureall these days, and people don’t question , and they should- just what it has bought
August 24th, 2008 at 12:24 am
chenier Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Night, Chateleine. Enjoy the silken sheets…
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Thanks, Chenier. I will. Hope you have nice ones too
Good night again.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:24 am
wtf Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 12:20 am
goodnight chatelaine, sleep well, i dreamt of the mccs last night,this must be getting to me!
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You did? I did too!!!! Good grief …
Good night.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:23 am
chenier Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 12:19 am
[...] the belief that the media is the only thing that matters…
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Well, they got it, didn’t they? For 16 months now. Though it may not always be what to want, they might believe the commercial adagio “It doesn’t matter what they say about you, just as long as they talk about you” …
August 24th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Night, Chateleine. Enjoy the silken sheets…
August 24th, 2008 at 12:20 am
goodnight chatelaine, sleep well, i dreamt of the mccs last night,this must be getting to me!
August 24th, 2008 at 12:19 am
I do wonder sometimes whether the McCanns’ desire to throw other people’s money at the problem is a product of NuLabour’s obsession with the idea that private=good, public=bad.
We are on the verge of national bankruptcy as a result of the Private Finance Initiative, what used to be public services are infested with management consultants doing a poorer job for ten times the price, and there isn’t a private detective agency in the world that can do a better job than the PJ have already done.
Oh yes, and the belief that the media is the only thing that matters…
August 24th, 2008 at 12:19 am
Chenier, WTF, Clouseau, lurkers [?], I bid you all good night.
