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Marc Webb.
Salute You in Your Grave
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 4392 | September 1st, 2008 at 05:15pm
Hi guys, I thought it would be a good idea for us to have a News thread, since I've never heard of anything like this before.
This has been approved by Tallulah
Rules:
- News has to come from a credible source (bbc/reuters/etc) and that all news posted must have a link to the story.
- News has to be some-what current and not 50 years old
- Try and keep it more global or national, rather than local as it won't be open to much disscussion. (Unless it's really ground-breaking local news)
- It should be disscussed in a serious way, post your own opinions and don't just quote everyone elses.
I hope those rules are okay. Let me know if I should add something (:
So, to start what do you think of the approaching Hurricane Gustav on New Orleans?
Are they doing the right thing to evacuate the city?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7591197.stm |
blow
Bleeding on the Floor
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 1137 | September 4th, 2008 at 12:07am ^I think the latest is that the storm's strength greatly decreased before it hit land, so it wasn't nearly as bad as they thought it was going to be. That and New Orleans really wasn't hit that hard. It's good that they evacuated though, better safe than sorry. |
starktreks
Devil's Got Your Number
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 35214 | September 4th, 2008 at 12:52pm ooohhh i like this thread idea! : D
i think the evacuation of new orleans is, well, i'm on both sides.
it seemed pretty stupid to me that they did an evacuation and put so much attention on it,
it might have made people feel worse because of the press about it, but i understand they were scared, of course.
and i agree with you above, better to be safe than sorry isn't it..
it's just good that it wasn't as strong as they had suspected. |
Paint It Black
Bulletproof Heart
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 28500 | September 4th, 2008 at 01:45pm I think it was good thing that they evacuated. Better to be on the safe side. And thank god it didn't turn out as bad as it first seemed. |
blow
Bleeding on the Floor
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 1137 | September 4th, 2008 at 10:31pm Apparently in Palm Beach, Florida, police are arresting people for sagging. One man was arrested for it even though his pants where actually at his waist, but his boxers 'rode up' and where showing.
Just thought that was a funny little tid bit. |
Marc Webb.
Salute You in Your Grave
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 4392 | September 5th, 2008 at 12:17pm ^ Ahahaha that's a bit ridiculous
Do you have a link to the story? |
blow
Bleeding on the Floor
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 1137 | September 5th, 2008 at 04:08pm sorry, I can't find it now. It was a video on CNN.com. |
Tilly and the Wall
Bleeding on the Floor
Age: 31
Gender: -
Posts: 1850 | September 6th, 2008 at 10:08am Asif Ali Zardari's our new president. I don't know what will happen to Pakistan; he's totally and completely corrupted and we have enough problems as it is, without him being the president. He'll just embezzle every rupee left in the state treasury now, and I don't know how we'll make it through the next few years with all the inflation =/ |
fun ghoul
In a Bullet's Embrace
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 58705 | September 7th, 2008 at 03:26am There's this war going on in Mindanao. Between MILF and Armed Forces Of The Philippines, because of critical issues. |
Battery Diamond
Bleeding on the Floor
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 1380 | September 20th, 2008 at 10:25am |
Day Old Hate
Thinking Happy Thoughts
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 423 | September 20th, 2008 at 11:32am ^^ 
Get well, Travis. |
sweet disposition.
Banned
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 48272 | January 16th, 2009 at 08:47am No one's posted in here in ages!
From the plane crash in New York yesterday,
I hear there's a video of it about somewhere but I can't find it. Thank God everyone survived.
If they hadn't, do you reckon what with it being so close to the end of Bush's term, they would have presumed it was a terrorist attack?
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thank fsm.
In The Murder Scene
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 20564 | January 17th, 2009 at 12:11am No, I doubt it. I mean, the cause of it was a flock of geese getting caught in the engine, so the evidence was there. I don't think they'd call it an attack, not at all. |
BeastxInxRepose
S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Posts: 153610 | March 18th, 2009 at 10:14pm Actress Natasha Richardson passed away this afternoon. Article here.
Tuesday, she was in a serious accident while skiing on a beginner's slope in Canada. She suffered severe trauma to the brain and eventually died sometime this afternoon. Her husband was Liam Neeson. For those not familiar with her, she played the mom in The Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan. |
Jenny.
Moderator
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Posts: 19720 | March 20th, 2009 at 05:56pm I thought it was Monday when she had the accident. Or time zones...? |
Search and Destroy
Moderator
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 34535 | March 20th, 2009 at 07:13pm Jenny you are correct, she did have the fall on Monday source |
Fear and Regret
Crash Queen
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Posts: 33926 | May 31st, 2009 at 02:25pm The Swine Flu epademic. . .Now it's just lessen. |
ennui.
Awake and Unafraid
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 11393 | June 1st, 2009 at 03:39am People are stressing out about it too much imo.
Yeah, I get it. It's not the most pleasant thing, with it feeling 10x worse than a cold or whatever. And the fact thats it spread so easy.
But only 119 people have died.
It's finally reached Australia, with something like 300 cases nationwide.
Some of the schools in Melbourne got to be closed down as well today.
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stxrlesseyes
Always Born a Crime
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 5044 | June 2nd, 2009 at 06:52pm Swine Flu is ridiculous. Two people in the United States have died and everyone is freaking out. Do people not know what our population is? We have over 3 BILLION people living here and everyone freaks out over this. I wish everyone would calm down abound swine flu and come to their senses |
out of use.
Shotgun Sinner
Age: -
Gender: -
Posts: 9168 | June 4th, 2009 at 04:15pm I don't know, I used to think swine flu was ridiculous.
And I still think it's a bit ridiculous, because it is only a strain of flu.
But it really is frighteningly contagious.
I know that 45 new cases were confirmed yesterday alone in the UK.
What do you guys think about the situation in China, over Tiananmen Square?
How they're preventing the anniversary being marked? |
