Camping in Angelina’s dress
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- Camping in Angelina’s dress
- Sichuan Seismic Scare
- Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools
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- Investigators dig for bodies at Manson refuge
- Aftershock terrifies China quake survivors
Camping in Angelina’s dress
Globe and Mail – May 20, 2008
What was that tent? It looked like as if there might be a couple of Bedouin and a camel hiding underneath. Lovely to see her fella holding an umbrella over her. One word of advice Brad: Pretty soon you’re going to need a bigger umbrella. Post the first comment.
Sichuan Seismic Scare
NPR – May 20, 2008
Photo by Brendan Banaszak NPR Last night the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that Sichuan seismologists say there’s a strong likelihood of a powerful aftershock magnitude six to seven in the same area as last week’s quake. Now we don’t know what science they were employing to come up with that prediction (and there have been similar forecasts of imminent big aftershocks all week) but this news item broadcast last night predicting a quake 1% to 10% as powerful as the original one set off a run on tents at the local sporting goods stores. At the first store we went to a woman was setting a tent she had just bought for 400 yuan (about $60). She had lined up early… Nonetheless the lines of their questions in these two latest reports do exemplify the differences between the Chinese and western cultures especially when facing disasters. In short the Chinese are more on the emotional and intuitive sides whereas the westerners are more on logical and abstraction sides. The campers and camp buyers were overcome by their emotional and intuitive thinking. I believe the earthquake prediction was based on abnormal animal and well water patterns. Although there is no scientific proof that such natural phenomenon can be used to accurately predict earthquake they can be used as collateral evidences. So the prediction was not entirely “nonsense. ” After all China used such evidences and intuitions to accurately predict the Haisheng earthquake in 1975 which resulted in saving thousands of lives.
Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools
Bloomberg – May 20, 2008
The 65000 square foot store is built in the new larger format similar toother stores recently opened by Gander Mountain. The format allows the EauClaire Gander Mountain store to carry a broad selection of products for theoutdoors enthusiast. Customers will have access to thousands of firearmsequipment for hunting fishing and archery apparel and footwear campingequipment and gifts. Canoes and kayaks will be displayed inside and outside of the GanderMountain store. The store offers a range of services including: an on-sitegunsmith an archery lane and full-service archery shop line winding and astaff of associates with a wealth of knowledge about the outdoor products theyprovide. The store also features a "Gander Mountain Lodge" a meeting room providedfree of charge for meetings of local outdoor groups. During the year GanderMountain provides educational courses for outdoor enthusiasts in the Lodge andoffers more hunter safety programs through its lodges than any other retailerin the United States.
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Press-Enterprise – May 20, 2008
Hikers already are parking at the center for walks on the Pacific Crest Trail that passes the preserve. They also can sign up for the fishing programs for kids. The staff even allows visitors to slumber overnight in their walk-in campground with 15 tent sites or their group camping area. Group camping must be reserved. Individual campsites which each can accommodate up to four people are available on a first-come first-served basisFrazier Haney the preserve's enthusiastic manager said the parking lot nearly was full on a recent weekend. One night 25 people used the campground. He said they all were in the midst of long-distance treks on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Investigators dig for bodies at Manson refuge
FOXNews – May 20, 2008
The rugged terrain accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles able to climb over sharp rock and loose gravel and the temperature which hovered around 105 degrees made the work hard for those involved. The nature of the soil _ dry and chocked with rocks _ made it difficult to operate some of the new forensic tools being put to work on this project some for the first time on a case outside the laboratory researchers said. But investigators and forensic experts involved in re-examining the 40-year-old crime scene were anxious to see the results. “We’ve got a lot riding on this” said Mammoth Lakes Police Sgt.
Aftershock terrifies China quake survivors
Channel News Asia – May 20, 2008
Through the night Chengdu residents carried out bedding chairs clothes and other possessions as they sought the safety of open ground. Giant traffic jams developed as drivers headed toward the suburbs or open spaces such as parks construction sites and stadiums. On one street a huge line snaked out of a store selling camping gear. Residents said state television relayed a warning quoting seismological authorities that a strong aftershock was set to rattle the region. “There is a heightened possibility of an aftershock of between 6. 0 magnitude on May 19 and 20 in the region of the Wenchuan’s 8.
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