September 2004 Archives

My daughter got this while we were on vacation. What are they trying to say???

Here's a head-turner for a security-nervous city: A large white object was spotted in the skies above the nation's capital in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday.
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Scaled Composites Space Ship One has successfully reached its target altitude and flown back to Earth. They have 2 weeks now to repeat this feat to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
UPDATE: Rumor is that they will make their next attempt Sunday or Monday

Six Flags Great Adventure is opening the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster this spring — a thrill ride that accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground.

On Monday at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London's West End, Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan made their announcement to the world's media that Virgin Galactic was now in a position to commence a programme of work that would result in the world's first affordable space tourist flights in 2 to 3 years time.

A Blue finback whale lays motionless after being discovered impaled on the incoming ship's bow on Sunday Sept. 26, 2004 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The crew of the Jewel of the Sea wasn't aware of the animal`s presence until the 300-metre vessel pulled along the warf. (AP Photo/MCTSO Fundy Coast Guard, Stuart E. Archibald)

September 29th launch currently scheduled for approximately 6:00 A.M. This is a true attempt at winning the Ansari X Prize!

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First Charley then Francis then Ivan then Jeanne and now this shit!!!

The largest asteroid ever known to pass near Earth is making a close celestial brush with the planet this week in an event that professional and backyard astronomers are watching closely.

The space rock, named Toutatis, will not hit Earth, despite rumors of possible doom that have circulated the Internet for months. Humanity is very fortunate there won't be an impact, as the asteroid is large enough to cause global devastation. Toutatis is about 2.9 miles long and 1.5 miles wide (4.6 by 2.4 kilometers).

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PARKFIELD – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has struck Central California and it was felt from Santa Ana to Sacramento, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. See more...

Don't do this!

TERRA by Nucleo. Grass armchair for outdoor use. Die cut cardboard pieces fit together to make the form of an armchair. Fill and cover with dirt, spinkle with grass seeds and water. Grass seeds not included. Assembly required. This item can not be gift wrapped.

Where is it worse to vacation? Washington or Florida?
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The comedian and NBC on Monday chose the 50th anniversary of the first "Tonight" show to set a special date for the 55th — when Leno will step down and Conan O'Brien becomes the fifth host of the television institution.

A Ferrari GTB 308 sits under a collapsed carport damaged by Hurricane Jeanne Sunday Sept. 26, 2004 at a mobile home park in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/David Adame)

All you can see are the two huge masts!

My Dad and I drove out to check out the damage during the hurricane. We saw lots of broken trees and stuff blown around but this was the coolest. The winds were gusting to 55mph at that time.

One piece of shit down and thousands to go
Pakistan says security forces have killed a top al-Qaida militant who was allegedly involved in two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf, a close U.S ally in the war on terrorism.
Officials say that one of the country's most wanted men, Amjad Hussain Farooqi, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in the southern Pakistani town of Nawabshah. The man had a price of more than US$300,000 on his head and was believed to be a key link between local extremist groups and the al-Qaida terror network.