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[nafklt]

Instead of making little threads of regional news everywhere, post 'em here!:ayecapn:

I'll start off..:idiot:

The ever-rising gas prices are rising again. Now 105.7 per litre...oy!:eek:

[Shawchert]

it is $2.30 a gallon here... well least last time i looked....

[LunarCat]

TIGER WOODS WINS MASTER'S TOURNAMENT FOR 4TH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wow::D :cheese: :Ooo: :o :-) :kovusmile :slimey:

[DarkElf]

Private GOP tensions over Tom DeLay?s ethics controversy spilled into public Sunday, as a Senate leader called on DeLay to explain his actions and one House Republican demanded the majority leader?s resignation.

[Juniper]

The Patriot Act is being voted on soon (if not now) because most of the parts of it sundown at the end of the year. It's not expected to be reinstated. If you want to call your senator or the president to voice your disgust with the patriot act (my own opinion) or even show your support, lemme know and I'll try to find the phone number for you to call. The Supreme Court will also be reviewing the Act, as it is claimed by many to be unconstitutional (overriding the writ of habeaus corpus, unlawful search and seizure, invasion of privacy (the Supreme Court ruled a while back that while there is no direct phrase guaranteeing the right to privacy, it's implied by the overall meaning and thus is part of the constitution), and any/all rights that have to do with trials/due process/cruel and unusual punishment in cases where a US citizen is suspected of being a terrorist.)

Whether you agree with the Act or not, it's your right to voice your opinion about it to your representatives and leader.

[unregistered user]

Speaking of gas prices...

New gas invented to replace the gas you're pumping into your car. It's made from Soy Bean and French Fry Oil, no lie. They're doing tests at a few places across the country (U.S.) If this works, it could have BIG worldwide effects...

[Juniper]

They're also thinking about trying to convert to using corn and hemp grown ethanol by 2050.

[Storm90]

In about 10 years in the future, many people will be driving Hydrogen cars.

Well, that's whats my Sceince teacher says.

IN OTHER NEWS!

The Hershey Bears lost their last Hockey game...:tears:

But Jeff Gordan won the Martinsville Race! :D

[Iestyn]

A local man was arrested for wearing a loud shirt in a built up area. A serial killer was arrested for drug dealing, and Hull City beat Bradford City 2 - 0 *yay*

[nafklt]

OMG!!:gasp: It just started raining so hard for about 11 seconds and then it suddenly stopped...:gasp: Amazing!:D

EDIT: Then sunshine! *dances around*

[unregistered user]

Another Tremor Shake Klang Valley And Johor :eek:
Miss North Carolina crowned Miss USA

[Azerane]

South Australia is currently in it's longest drought in 90 years... or at least that's what I've heard. If the farmers don't get some rain soon it's not gonna be good.

[unregistered user]

South East Asia is expiriance more tremor until august
latest 6.1Mag Yesterday Morning

[lionloversam]

Originally posted by Storm90
In about 10 years in the future, many people will be driving Hydrogen cars.


Hydrogen powered cars!!!!:eek: That is a massive explosion waiting to happen!!!!!

[Lion King Stu]

kool...fireworks on wheels :p gotta sit by motorways watching cars if they r gonna be like that :lol:

[lionloversam]

Don't forget the popcorn and soda!!

[W-Eyed-Wanderer]

They're gonna have to start paying fuel delivery drivers a heck of a lot more if they're driving a bomb....

In the local news...well actually not a lot has happened.

But Chelsea FC won the Premiership a couple of weeks ago! =D
(That's soccer to Americans...:p)

[Simba_TLK]

Originally posted by Ravoc
New gas invented to replace the gas you're pumping into your car. It's made from Soy Bean and French Fry Oil, no lie. They're doing tests at a few places across the country (U.S.) If this works, it could have BIG worldwide effects...
yep its called Bio-Diesel, you can use it in any Diesel engine ;)
its been around for a while now, and is used by a few people here already.

coincidentally, we were talking about this in my Environmental Issues subject today :p
although it is a good replacement for petrol, there is not enough to make any real difference in our current fuel consumptions.
after all there is only a limited amount of fastfood places you can get this oil from :lol:

[Mabatu]

Originally posted by Simba_TLK
yep its called Bio-Diesel, you can use it in any Diesel engine ;)
its been around for a while now, and is used by a few people here already.

coincidentally, we were talking about this in my Environmental Issues subject today :p
although it is a good replacement for petrol, there is not enough to make any real difference in our current fuel consumptions.
after all there is only a limited amount of fastfood places you can get this oil from :lol:

:lol:

The future is kind of a scary thought though, i mean eventually we are going to run out of oil, and at the moment we are so dependant on it...everything plastic depends on oil, its not just for running our cars. Things are going to change significantly in the future, and its going to be amazing to see what they come up with. Hydrogen powered cars would be great, because we have an abundant supply of hydrogen - water! The problem is separating it from the oxygen :p I remember talking about this in yr12 chemisty, but i'm not sure if i remember it correctly :confused:

[unregistered user]

Latest news from me
I'll Be Gone For weekend :p
http://berita.alumni-hira.org/PICS/IMS_V/hammam/imsv-hammam-air_terjun.jpg
yeah this place Lembah Pangsun - Pangsun Valley :D
3-5 :p

[nafklt]

Awesomeness Zack! :cool: Good luck on yer trip...:P

By the way, anyone hear this yet?



June 1, 2005, 2:30PM
Message in a bottle saves 88 trying to reach U.S. on leaky boat
Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica ? Eighty-eight South Americans lost at sea while trying to reach the United States were rescued after tying a message in a bottle to a passing boat's fishing line, and authorities were returning them to Ecuador, Costa Rican officials said today.
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The migrants were adrift for three days after being abandoned by smugglers because their vessel was taking on water.

The migrants from Ecuador and Peru were out of food and water when they saw the long lines of a passing fishing boat and decided to write a message for help. They put the message in a bottle and tied the bottle to one of the lines.

"It was the women in the group that had the idea," Interior Ministry spokesman Nicolas Aguilar said Tuesday.

After drawing in the fishing lines, crew members of the ship Rey de Reyes found the message saying, "Help, please, help us."

The ship's captain notified authorities on the Isla de Coco national park, and they then asked the environmental group MarViva to send a boat to investigate. The group towed the migrants to the island Sunday.

Today, Costa Rican Security Minister Rogelio Ramos said an Ecuadorean ship would remove the 43 Peruvians and 45 Ecuadoreans from the Pacific Isla de Coco, where they were taken Sunday after their rescue.

According to Environment Ministry officials, the migrants said they had paid traffickers up to $3,000 for the trip from the Ecuadorean port of Montanita, and they promised to pay another $7,000 each to complete the journey to the United States.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/3207123

[TakaTiger]

i saw something abour "Deep Throat" in the news paper... sumptin about nixon or sumptin.. didnt really interest me... just caught my eye ;)

[IchLiebeNALA]

Originally posted by lionloversam
Hydrogen powered cars!!!!:eek: That is a massive explosion waiting to happen!!!!!

yeah, you can see the posters now cant you...

HYDROGEN FUELED CARS: HIROSHIMA IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD!

anyway, 5 youngish teenagers (about 11 or 12) were arrested yesterday for the attempted murder of a 5 year old. The buggers tried to strangle him!

today, the police released 2 of them, but are still holding 3, and are expecting up to 10 more arrests this week.

We have a bunch of sods in Britain today dont we?

[Whitewolf]

NEw .com ending we now have .xxx for all your Porno needs :D

WASHINGTON ? The Internet's primary oversight body approved a plan today to create a virtual red-light district, setting the stage for pornographic websites to use new addresses ending in ``xxx."


JUNE 02, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) yesterday approved a plan for pornographic Web sites to use new addresses that end with ".xxx," something numerous groups and U.S. political leaders have been seeking to try to prevent sexually explicit content from landing on the screens of young Internet users.

ICANN, the nonprofit organization that oversees technical matters related to the Internet, said it will begin negotiations with ICM Registry Inc. to resolve commercial and technical issues associated with operating the .xxx top-level domain (TLD).

The decision in favor of establishing a virtual red-light district for providers of pornographic content and their customers represents a U-turn for ICANN, which rejected ICM's first application for the .xxx TLD in November 2000. Reasons for the objection are published in a document available on ICANN's Web site.

ICANN, in Marina Del Rey, Calif., wasn't immediately available for comment.

ICM argues on its Web site that .xxx Web addresses will shield children from pornographic content more effectively by allowing families and others using filtering software to block access to sites ending with this suffix.

The International Foundation for Online Responsibility will sponsor .xxx, according to ICM Registry. The foundation is a Canadian nonprofit entity that will serve as the policy-making authority for the .xxx TLD. It is -- and will remain -- totally independent from ICM Registry, which is primarily funded by registration activities, the Internet registry company said.

The nonprofit foundation said on its Web site it will promote online child safety and campaign against child pornography. "This foundation will provide assistance through various online support organizations and the sponsoring of technology tools and education programs for parents," ICM Registry said. "The online adult-entertainment industry wants to create an identifiable space with which its members can elect to associate themselves and wherein they can responsibly self-organize and create guidelines to promote credible self-regulation."

ICM Registry, which is wholly owned by Chestermere Investments Ltd., will operate the registry. The company, according to its Web site, "is a financially stable and completely independent entity with no affiliation, current or historic, with the adult-entertainment industry."

In 2000, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) joined several other U.S. politicians demanding ICANN to approve the .xxx TLD. In a paper available on the Web (download PDF), Lieberman wrote: "I think [the .xxx TLD] has a lot of merit, for rather than constricting the Net's open architecture, it would capitalize on it to effectively shield children from pornography and it would do so without encroaching on the rights of adults to have access to protected speech."

[unregistered user]

Wow!! Wo0ts!!! I've been studying along with many others on this issue, but, we abandoned it. PBS and it's crew of special workers was said to be trying to outlaw pornographic material on easy grab sites. I think they helped along with this project greatly. Praise be to God that at least someone DID SOMETHING about this! Good news post Wolfy!

[unregistered user]

Closing arguments under way in Jackson trial

Thursday, June 2, 2005 Posted: 12:18 PM EDT (1618 GMT)
SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- Closing arguments in the child-molestation trial of pop star Michael Jackson began Thursday after jurors received instructions on the rules that will govern their deliberations.
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/LAW/06/02/jackson.trial/story.mj.thu.arr.pool.jpg


Wednesday night, about 75 fans of the singer held a prayer vigil outside the gates of his Neverland Ranch.

The vigil lasted only about 30 minutes with participants praying that Jackson be acquitted and the "media be convicted for their lies."

As the time of prayer concluded, people in the crowd began singing Jackson's songs and dancing.

Earlier Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville told jurors he expected closing arguments to last all day Thursday and spill over into Friday.

Melville has given the prosecution and defense up to four hours each to deliver their closing arguments, sources said.

He said the eight women and four men should expect to get the case sometime Friday, The Associated Press reported.

In another development, sources said Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon would not give the prosecution's final summation, assigning that task instead to his deputy, Ron Zonen.

Sneddon, accused by Jackson and his supporters of engaging in a decade-long vendetta against the entertainer, gave the prosecution's opening argument. (Opening statements)

Melville instructed the jurors for about an hour Wednesday.

In a case in which attacks on the credibility of prosecution witnesses was a key defense tactic, Melville told jurors that they were the "sole" arbiters of whether a witness was believable.

He also told them that to find Jackson guilty they had to determine he had "specific intent" to commit the crimes with which he is charged.

Jackson, 46, came to the Santa Maria courthouse for the jury instructions with his parents and two of his brothers, Randy and Tito. He wore a dark suit, a blue-and-white armband and a vest with a floral design in blue and green.

His spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, said Tuesday that the entertainer "is going through a lot of emotions right now -- relief that it's over, but very nervous. Because, of course you know, a very major decision is going to be made within the next several days."

Earlier Wednesday, a female reporter for a Japanese media outlet, the Kyodo News Service, was escorted from the room set up for reporters to listen to the trial after court officials said they found a tape recorder under her chair.

Melville imposed strict rules on coverage, including banning recording devices in the courtroom and listening room.

He did not allow the trial to be televised, and participants and witnesses were put under a gag order that restricted what they could say to the media.

Case began after documentary
Jackson was indicted in April 2004 on 10 counts stemming from incidents prosecutors say occurred in February and March 2003.

The charges against Jackson include:


Four counts of committing a lewd act on a child.


One count of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.


One count of attempting to commit a lewd act on a child.


Four counts of administering an intoxicating agent to assist in the commission of a felony.

Jackson pleaded not guilty to the charges and did not testify during the trial.

Melville ruled this week that the charges of furnishing alcohol to a minor -- normally a felony -- could be considered a misdemeanor.

The chain of events that led to the charges against Jackson began in February 2003 after broadcast of "Living With Michael Jackson," a documentary by British journalist Martin Bashir.

In the program, Jackson was shown holding hands with the 13-year-old boy who later accused him of child molestation, and he defended as "loving" his practice of letting young boys sleep in his bed.

Prosecutors alleged that after the broadcast Jackson and five associates plotted to control and intimidate the accuser's family to get them to go along with damage control efforts, including holding them against their will at the entertainer's Neverland Ranch.

Jackson's lawyers have tried to paint his accuser's family as grifters with a habit of targeting the rich and famous for money.

[Endra]

LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2005--GreenZap, Inc., a new consumer-based, online payment provider, opened its website doors today welcoming nearly 200,000 pre-registered members to explore the GreenZap website and begin using its services. GreenZap began accepting account pre-registrations on April 2, 2005.

Users of GreenZap can send and receive money online globally using email. GreenZap is similar to eBay's(R) payment processor PayPal(R), but touts lower transactions fees and superior customer service. GreenZap also unveils today its interactive, community tracking system, the ZapMap. The ZapMap enables users to dynamically view their friends and family that have opened accounts. According to GreenZap's President Alex Sonkin, "The multi-dimensional ZapMap technology allows our members to interactively search and view the community they are transacting with. ZapMap is the eyes and ears of our community. By its mere existence, transactions conducted by individuals will be more secure and less susceptible to fraud because everyone can see their community. It's like the Kevin Bacon 6-degrees of separation phenomenon -- everyone will know someone, who knows someone else."

GreenZap rewards account holders for telling their friends and family about GreenZap. Account holders are rewarded anywhere from $5 to $30 and receive their earnings as a combination of cash and WebCash. GreenZap's WebCash can be used virtually anywhere online to purchase goods and services from hundreds of retail outlets offering thousands of brand names -- from hotels, restaurants and travel to toys, electronics and attire.

"WebCash can be used to pay for GreenZap transactions fees, used to send to anyone with an email address, or used at GreenZap Storez to purchase goods and services from GreenZap's global network of preferred merchants," says Sonkin. "The only difference between cash and WebCash is that WebCash can only be used, as the name says, on the web."

GreenZap launched its pre-registration website and marketing campaign on April 2, 2005, and within one week GreenZap was attracting over 3,000 pre-registrants each day. GreenZap anticipates capturing a large percentage of the existing online spending community, but sees its brand and messaging appealing to a new generation of online spenders. "The GreenZap brand is young, hip, and fun, but the site maintains a clean, professional design given the financial aspect of the products and services being offered," said one of GreenZap's brand managers.

GreenZap offers two types of accounts, a basic GreenZap account and an upgraded Gold account. The Gold account offers reduced transaction fees, increased rewards, and a GreenZap Stored Value MasterCard(R) or Visa(R) for off-line spending.

About GreenZap

GreenZap, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with executive offices in La Jolla, California. GreenZap is a payment portal that facilitates financial transactions between individuals and businesses. It's a fun, simple, low-cost way for people to send, spend, and receive money online. GreenZap account holders can securely send money to anyone around the world as long as they have an email address. Members can spend money purchasing goods and services from virtually every online merchant or auction site, or shop at GreenZap Storez offering thousands of brand names at discounted rates. Members can load money to their GreenZap account for spending or earn money by telling others about GreenZap.

For more information, please visit http://www.greenzap.com or email media@greenzap.com.

[unregistered user]

Mr Luther Vandross..
just pass away
Famous song
Endless Love - Luther Vandross feat Mariah Carey

[moonibear]

^I just heard about that...my mother loved his music :tears:

The news for today: Residents in Florida fear Hurricane Dennis

[unregistered user]

Latest News
The Bali Bomber on 2002 killing 202 people Killed at Indonesia
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/11/11/nation/12566262&sec=nation
he's a malaysian :woeisme:

[unregistered user]

[ March 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2006_Tornado_Outbreak_Sequence) .]

All too close for me. And I am very devastated. All prayers... I, I, ..can't even talk about this anymore....

:(

[Kovu The Lion]

Wow dude 42 tornadoes lasting 4 days.. Oh my god and it made a huge thing on Wikipedia oO


There were at least 40, and possibly as many as 120, reported tornadoes on the 12th, making it one of the largest outbreaks in US history based on the sheer number of tornadoes in a single day. (It is likely that many were multiple reports of the same tornado) In addition, microburst winds exceeding 90 mph (145 km/h) and hail as large as softballs have been reported. Several major tornadoes were reported in Missouri and central Illinois, leaving significant destruction along their paths. The city of Springfield, Illinois saw a strong tornado track directly through the city.

... o.O..

[unregistered user]

Follow-up:


National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Shimon said the tornado that ripped through Springfield was part of a storm that spawned about 20 tornadoes on its 400-mile path and was the biggest to pass through central Illinois in a decade.

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060313/capt.ardj10103132150.ark_tornadoes_ardj101.jpg

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060314/capt.ilsp10203142210.severe_weather_illinois_ilsp1 02.jpg

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060313/capt.f208d65c5faa4b5dbc9388d0056f1a47.severe_weath er_gfx457.jpg

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060313/capt.ilsp10503132059.severe_weather_ilsp105.jpg

[Cobalt]

Wow....That's bad. I was recently talking to someone on MSN and they were discussing this same thing. It makes me wonder about the connection between this and the increased hurricanes that have been occouring.

[unregistered user]

Yeah, I feel really bad; especially for Missouri here lately. As usually they get the brunt before Illinois does, well... with the recent trends 'n all. But... it's not over yet... I'll be happy when this _ retrogrades ... -_-

[Cobalt]

I think we all will. Hang in there Sonkakee, and be safe.

[Azerane]

That's awful to hear about about. I hope it eases up soon and that all you know are safe :hugs:

[unregistered user]

[ April 2006 Tornado Outbreak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2006_Tornado_Outbreak) .]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/060402_rpts.gif

[ http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1798559 .]

... Just got my power back. -_-'

[unregistered user]

Me: I'm at the internet cafe. ;) i'll talk to you more when I get my internet back at home.

[Sombolia]

1,200-Pound Man Seeks Life-Saving Surgery
By Phil Stewart, Reuters

ROME (May 3) - A Mexican man who at 1,200 pounds is possibly the heaviest person in the world hopes to travel to Italy for a life-saving operation to shed weight.


http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0e/04/20060503234509990003

Manuel Uribe made an impassioned plea for help earlier this year on Mexican television, saying he weighed a more normal 290 lb until aged 22 and did not know what happened to him.

Manuel Uribe, bedridden for the past five years, cannot stand on his own and will need a special flight to take him from Monterrey, Mexico to Modena, where a surgical team has offered to perform an intestinal bypass free of charge.

"I can't walk. I'm can't leave my bed," the 40-year-old Uribe, who weighs the same as five baby elephants, said in a recent telephone interview.

"I'm trying to reduce my weight a bit right now so I can be in the right condition for the operation."

Uribe made an impassioned plea for help earlier this year on Mexican television, saying he weighed a more normal 290 pounds until age 22 and did not know what happened to him.

The broadcast drew the attention of doctor Giancarlo De Bernardinis, who visited Mexico with a medical team to examine Uribe in March.

Bernardinis, whose biggest patient to date weighed 770 pounds, told Reuters he plans a gall bladder, intestinal bypass procedure that will allow Uribe to pass food more quickly without so many calories being absorbed.

Bernardinis planned to perform the surgery in Modena as early as this month, although a Mexican health official doubted Uribe would be ready for a trip to Europe that quickly.

MEDICAL MYSTERY

Uribe's case puzzles doctors since his cholesterol and blood-sugar levels are normal, despite his extreme obesity.

"His heart works very well. He has some respiratory difficulty because of his obesity, but in strict terms, he's well," said Marco Anibal Rodriguez Vargas, the director of hospitals in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.

Rodriguez Vargas said Mexican hospitals still hoped to treat Uribe themselves, but added Uribe would ultimately decide what to do.

Uribe said it was just a matter of time before he went to Italy: "Are we going? Yes. We're going. But the doctors will decide when."

[Tiikeri]

Originally posted by nafklt
The ever-rising gas prices are rising again. Now 105.7 per litre...oy!:eek:
You what!?!?

You pay $1.05 per gallon (5 litres)

Over here we pay 94 pence for 1 litre (1/5 of a gallon) So it would cost ?4.70 for a gallon (which is roughly $8)

Try filling your car up in the UK before you complain about high fuel prices ;)

[nathalie]

In Belgium Diesel is now around 1,06 ? / liter

Where are the days, it was only 0,89 ? / liter ... only 4 years ago though.

[Azerane]

:gasp: woah... that guy is huge!

And petrol here at the moment is between AU120.9 -AU145.9 per litre, I remember when it used to be AU060.9 ....

[Fire_Hazard]

In local news, a man hacked into the busing communications com and made the words that appear for location and advertising, "Steven Harper kills babies". No one knows the whereabouts of the man, but all we can say is that he is trying to prove a valid point....

[Stormfury]

Giant Squid Filmed by Scientists for First Time : http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/giant-squid-filmed-by-scientists-for/20061222034609990011?ncid=NWS00010000000001 .

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by S0nique
Giant Squid Filmed by Scientists for First Time : http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/giant-squid-filmed-by-scientists-for/20061222034609990011?ncid=NWS00010000000001 .

Those things are one of the many reasons I don't like the ocean...:gasp:

[Cova_Lioness]

id freak out if that thing was even close to me..

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by Cova_Lioness
id freak out if that thing was even close to me..

Imagine you sitting on the beach...and then a wave washes that thing right next to you...remember, they can grow to 40 feet...:D

Or maybe it's below you right now?! :gasp: ...Don't look down!...:D

[Stormfury]

Calamari tastes like chicken.

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by S0nique
Calamari tastes like chicken.

Or maybe it's chicken that tastes like Calamari...but if snake tastes like chicken, too...does that mean that snake tastes like Calamari?:confused:

[Stormfury]

Everything tastes like chicken, 'cept chicken. Chicken tastes like yo mom's; finger lickin' good!

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by S0nique
Everything tastes like chicken, 'cept chicken. Chicken tastes like yo mom's; finger lickin' good!

:haha:....BURN!....That's a good one...I'll have to remember that one for later...:evilgrin:

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by Sellian

the only news I have is that they have suspects for that guy that's been killing prostitutes in Suffolk.

We had a problem like that here in Phoenix...except they caught the three guys after they've shot over 40 people in the Phoenix area...and my friend's brother was convicted of murdering his other brother a few weeks ago...And Arizona is kicking *** in college basketball, Yes! :D

[Guntur]

After 2 Anniversary of Tsunami 2004, an 7.2 magnitude Earthquake trigger near the coast of Taiwan.

and

An 'Internet Tsunami' hit the net as 2006 Taiwan Earthquake struck. The quake also distrubs the internet service across Asia especially around China, South East Asia, Taiwan and Japan.

http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/061227asiaquake/
Yeah my internet 'slow' down for a while :woeisme:

[Stormfury]

Comet McNaught:

http://www.spaceweather.com/images2007/14jan07/c3_strip.gif

[ http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070112_ns_comet_mcnaught.html .]

[Cova_Lioness]

Wooo...thats....big..lol Mercury looks like its gona be splatted XD

[Stormfury]

NOAA's Bicentennial: [ http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/ .]

= )

[Sam//x*]

it Happened a while ago and its not that big but

Newcastle United Won Arsenal

Newcastle United Drew Against Man.U ... Oh yeah We Love N.U.F.C !!

[King Simba]

Nine dead as UK struck by storms (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6272193.stm).


Nine people have died, travel has been severely disrupted and thousands of homes have been left without power as gales and heavy downpours hit the UK.

[Stormfury]

WWII Vet, 84, Claims $254M Lottery Prize - (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2833158).

[Stormfury]

Double-Post! :p

13 tornadoes swept along the New Mexico-Texas state line:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17762982/

NM has about 8 tornadoes per year.. still very rare...

[Dyani]

Gotta love those tornados! Anything natural that can level acres of houses or farmland in a couple of minutes has got to be admired, especially as you can't do a goddamn thing about it. :D

[Stormfury]

Tsunami Hits South Pacific's Solomons:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2999869

^ Love 'nadoes, eh?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak

http://www.whas11.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.whas11.com/tornado006.wmv

--

:scream: :hehe: :D

[Azerane]

Originally posted by Elliot
Tsunami Hits South Pacific's Solomons:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2999869


Ahh yes, that was all over the news yesterday morning and my lecturer even mentioned it in class. The earthquake was really strong, 8.1 or something, and I'm not suprised they had the warnings for the east coast of Aus. up in Queensland, I'd be scared, heh.

[Safila]

all the surfers were down the beach here at sunshine coast, but hardly any waves at all, so they packed up and went home

[Dare]

Not quite as serious as some other news posted in this thread, but it's something I think everyone should be aware of anyway...for the sake of knowing some of the bizarre things the media relays to us if for no other reason...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Indygo/UFOsGlobalWarming.gif

Alas, the actual story has expired and I can't find it on Yahoo's webpage anymore...'twas from Feb 28th...but here's what it said:


Wed Feb 28, 1:04 PM ET

Wed Feb 28, 1:04 PM ET

OTTAWA (AFP) - A former Canadian defense minister is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change, a local paper said Wednesday.

"I would like to see what (alien) technology there might be that could eliminate the burning of fossil fuels within a generation ... that could be a way to save our planet," Paul Hellyer, 83, told the Ottawa Citizen.

Alien spacecrafts would have traveled vast distances to reach Earth, and so must be equipped with advanced propulsion systems or used exceptional fuels, he told the newspaper.

Such alien technologies could offer humanity alternatives to fossil fuels, he said, pointing to the enigmatic 1947 incident in Roswell, New Mexico -- which has become a shrine for UFO believers -- as an example of alien contact.

"We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they know. Some of us suspect they know quite a lot, and it might be enough to save our planet if applied quickly enough," he said.

Hellyer became defense minister in former prime minister Lester Pearson's cabinet in 1963, and oversaw the controversial integration and unification of Canada's army, air force and navy into the Canadian Forces.

He shocked Canadians in September 2005 by announcing he once saw a UFO.


It's gems like this that make me happy I still use Yahoo on occasion...though I did a double-take when I read the headline.
:haha:

[Katari]

"This is Art Bell, with Coast to Coast AM. Just in: aliens will help us fight the global warming."

I find this story (http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1258688,00.html?f=rss) kind of sad. I mean, sure, pets are great, but this.... :alone:

[Azerane]

Originally posted by Sellian
David Hicks anyone??

He withdrew all statements that he was tortured by the American military etc. and only has to serve another two years in prison, in Adelaide.

Yeah, my brother thinks that david Hicks thing is ridiculous that he's doing that, so I said "well, if you were in his position, you'd do exactly the same thing wouldn't you?" and he responded with "damn straight. But that's not the point, it's still ridiculous." :p lol...

[Dyani]

Now why do I think that any typical emo or goth would find that heaven?
:confused: Sounds messed up.

Has anyone heard about the 15 Royal Navy personnel captured by Iran? They apparently went into International Waters and thus got captured. I think Blair is doing the first thing right since joining the Iraqi War and *"not looking for confrontation" and "the most important thing is to get the people back safe and sound". *

[Azerane]

Originally posted by Dyani
Now why do I think that any typical emo or goth would find that heaven?
:confused: Sounds messed up.

That's a rather large accusation of stereotype... yes it's messed up. But I'm not sure anyone would find that heaven, being in darkness, alone for so long really gets to you. Anyway, as for the Royal Navy thing, no I hadn't heard about that.

[Stormfury]

Potentially Habitable Planet Found:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3074756

[Utora]

I just hope that Red Dwarf gives more than candle light if anybody plans to start shipping us homosapiens out that way. :lol:


They'd have to freeze-dry us in baggies and ship us out in rockets that could somehow sustain a flight of 120 trillion miles. Then by the time we get there, it'll be like year 5852...hey man...sign me right up. I could afford to get a little farther from the reality of mankind.


I signed on and saw people are rapping at drivethru's now...
http://video.aol.com/video-search/Joewoodycom-Big-Mac-Attack/id/1118710716

Not exactly as big as a new hospitable planet being found but..you know...still news. :P

[Stormfury]

Tornado Levels Kansas Town:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3143851

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