Re: The World News Thread

by Officer_Charon Tue 23 Aug 2011 - 16:44

Bah... a mere 5.8. Y'all will be fine! *patpat*

by Professor Voodoo Tue 23 Aug 2011 - 20:39

Triela wrote:Earthquake in Virginia. I felt it all the way in Brooklyn.

I was sitting in my apartment alone and I feel myself moving and I see my wallscrolls shaking. ;_; We got evacuated from the building for a good 45 minutes.

Officer_Charon wrote:Bah... a mere 5.8. Y'all will be fine! *patpat*

I'm way too far away (presently working off the coast of Texas) to have felt the quake but my 4 nephews in Baltimore reported that it was "super wicked!"

by NeverSleep Wed 24 Aug 2011 - 18:49

http://gizmodo.com/5834141/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo

=o

Maybe now I'll think about getting a Mac.

by **Kiskaloo** Wed 24 Aug 2011 - 20:37

He's still the Chairman so he will still be setting the tone and direction of the company.

Tim Cook's job as CEO will be to implement Steve's tone and direction.

by **Nachtsider** Wed 24 Aug 2011 - 21:34

Guess the whole 'apple a day' thing didn't quite work out for Steve.

by TTIO Fri 26 Aug 2011 - 14:11

+1 to you, Nacht Very Happy

by Officer_Charon Fri 26 Aug 2011 - 16:55

*golfclap*

by Guest Fri 23 Sep 2011 - 16:54

I think this speaks for itself.

by Officer_Charon Fri 23 Sep 2011 - 17:28

Rest in peace, asshole.

22 years is a long time to not come up with any evidence exonerating you. 22 years is far too long for an officer's family to not have closure. You were not innocent. A judge decided your fate years ago... all else up to this point has been stalling.

by Awinnell Fri 23 Sep 2011 - 18:22

so, anyone get hit by that sattelite ?

by **Nachtsider** Mon 3 Oct 2011 - 17:49

So they cut Amanda Knox loose.

I dunno, man. I've never gotten a comfortable vibe off that girl. She comes across as possibly psychopathic. Who knows what they've allowed to freely roam the earth once more. Oh, well.

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 3 Oct 2011 - 19:47

Nachtsider wrote:So they cut Amanda Knox loose.

I dunno, man. I've never gotten a comfortable vibe off that girl. She comes across as possibly psychopathic. Who knows what they've allowed to freely roam the earth once more. Oh, well.

I'm of the opinion she was innocent and the victim of an overzealous Italian prosecutor who was more interested in making a political career than seeing any semblance of justice done. I also believe the jury was influenced by the media bias against Amanda and general anti-American feelings thanks to the policies of the Bush Administration.

IMO, the Kercher family should be able to sleep well knowing Rudy Guede is serving time for her murder.

Welcome home, Amanda.

by **Nachtsider** Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 0:48

The way she put the blame on Patrick (Meridith's employer), who was completely in the clear, was highly suspicious if you ask me. Add the fact that she couldn't keep her alibi straight, plus her bizarre behavior at the police station and the courthouse, and you can see why I remain unconvinced about her innocence.

I'm not buying the allegations of Satanic ritual murder or orgies or what have you; I'm not even suggesting that any possible wrongdoing on Amanda's part was premeditated. The scenario I envision is that Rudy was Amanda's dealer, and came over to the house to sell her some hash. She steals money from Meridith's room to pay off Rudy, and they get high. Meridith comes home and discovers them; Rudy assaults her, while Amanda, totally stoned out of her mind, becomes an accessory to her murder.

Manslaughter at the most, yes. But certainly not innocent. Just my two cents. (shrug)

by Professor Voodoo Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 1:46

Nachtsider wrote:So they cut Amanda Knox loose.

I dunno, man. I've never gotten a comfortable vibe off that girl.

Kiskaloo wrote:I'm of the opinion she was innocent and the victim of an overzealous Italian prosecutor

As sensationalized as this story was I just pity anyone who actually had to be involved in the case.

I played a very small part in the Natalee Holloway investigation & it was a royal pain in the ass. Anyone who discovered I was in Aruba working on the search immediately wanted to launch into a lengthy discussion about the case, including what I thought happened.

I have no opinion.

I was not there to take sides, only search for evidence.

I was only there to operate sonar.

I'm sure there are Italian police & investigators who feel the same way right about now.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 7:53

Nachtsider wrote:The way she put the blame on Patrick (Meridith's employer), who was completely in the clear, was highly suspicious if you ask me. Add the fact that she couldn't keep her alibi straight, plus her bizarre behavior at the police station and the courthouse, and you can see why I remain unconvinced about her innocence...Just my two cents. (shrug)

As she is from Seattle, the media here has been following the case all these years and in relatively fine detail. I suppose because she is a "local girl" we're inclined to cut her some slack, but the Italian authorities subjected her to sustained heavy interrogation so I'm not surprised her story changed as they worked her over. And I am of the opinion that "bizarre behavior" was the creation of the Italian tabloid media. Amanda is a practicer of Yoga and she claims she was stretching, not doing cartwheels. (shrug)

by Awinnell Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 8:05

Foxy Knoxy gets set free,have to admit sentencing her to 3 tears for slander which just happens to be the same as the time served seemed a little convenient

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 10:17

Awinnell wrote:Foxy Knoxy gets set free,have to admit sentencing her to 3 tears for slander which just happens to be the same as the time served seemed a little convenient

She was jailed for four years.

In the end, she could have left Italy right after the murder and I doubt the US would have extradited her. I know most criminals are stupid (hence why they get caught), but that she stayed and allowed herself to eventually be arrested and incarcerated is another reason why I believe she didn't commit the crime.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 4 Oct 2011 - 15:32

And in other news, Apple announces the iPhone 4S. Nerd rage erupts because it's not called the 5, but every person who swears they won't buy it will within a week of release talk about how happy they are owning one. Razz

by **Kiskaloo** Wed 5 Oct 2011 - 20:44

Steve Jobs passed away today.

by Professor Voodoo Wed 5 Oct 2011 - 21:20

Kiskaloo wrote:Steve Jobs passed away today.

Hope this isn't considered too tasteless... The World News Thread - Page 8 Icoffi10

I doubt many will disagree that Jobs was one of the most influential people in the shaping of our modern information society.

by tsundere9kagami2 Wed 5 Oct 2011 - 21:59

by **ElfenMagix** Wed 5 Oct 2011 - 23:11

Professor Voodoo wrote:
Kiskaloo wrote:Steve Jobs passed away today.
Hope this isn't considered too tasteless...

I doubt many will disagree that Jobs was one of the most influential people in the shaping of our modern information society.

That he was.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 6 Oct 2011 - 0:53

That icoffin is the most hilarious thing I've seen today.

by Awinnell Thu 6 Oct 2011 - 9:30

surely the screen should be on the inside ?

by **Nachtsider** Thu 6 Oct 2011 - 9:45

What does a dead man need to look at a screen for? Evil

by Awinnell Thu 6 Oct 2011 - 11:54

Nachtsider wrote:What does a dead man need to look at a screen for?

I wonder what sort of contract you would need to get a signal in the afterlife ?

by Officer_Charon Fri 7 Oct 2011 - 17:43

One that's ghost-written

by **Triela** Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 15:06

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD???????

by tremec6speed Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 16:59

I have no answer to that question Triela, but I can tell you it destroys me inside to know this happens.

by Guest Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 17:24

I felt the same way when i read an article about it

by **Nachtsider** Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 17:38

It continues to amaze me that she was still kicking after being run over twice.

by Professor Voodoo Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 19:14

Details from any reliable source have been hard to come by but I understand the victim was in a coma for about a day before dying.

by **Nachtsider** Wed 19 Oct 2011 - 21:13

So she's passed? Last I heard she was still clinging to life, although practically brain dead. If she's gone, it's probably a mercy that she is.

by Awinnell Thu 20 Oct 2011 - 12:44

Muammar Gaddafi is confirmed dead,

Gaddafi died as rebel troops overran the final pockets of fighters loyal to the former regime in his home-town of Sirte.

His death was announced by the prime minister of the country's National Transitional Council government Mahmoud Jibril, who told a press conference in capital Tripoli: "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Gaddafi has been killed."

by Robert Frazer Thu 20 Oct 2011 - 13:36

Regarding the hit-and-run above - part of me hopes that it's just an elaborate hoax constructed to stoke up anti-Chinese xenophobia... it's quite disquieting to think that people can be that callously blind in real life.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 20 Oct 2011 - 21:35

Robert Frazer wrote:Regarding the hit-and-run above - part of me
hopes that it's just an elaborate hoax constructed to stoke up
anti-Chinese xenophobia... it's quite disquieting to think that people
can be that callously blind in real life.

The xenophobia hoax theory flies in the face of the fact that the incident was reported by Chinese media. And I can personally assure you that such soullessness is alive, well and rampant in China. Ceased being proud of the old country a long time ago.

Awinnell wrote:Muammar Gaddafi is confirmed dead

Major facepalm at the throngs of people expressing outrage at the fact that he was apparently executed. The guy was a tyrant and deserved to be put down like a rabid dog.

by ChaosKin640 Thu 20 Oct 2011 - 22:27

I can't imagine anyone being upset simply over his being executed. As you said, he was a vicious tyrant and deserved his fate. More likely they're upset that he was executed so soon after being captured, denying them the chance to parade him around and show him off to the world before putting him down. Though from what I heard/saw on the news, it was less an execution and more of his having succumbed to the injuries he suffered both before and after his capture.

by **Nachtsider** Thu 20 Oct 2011 - 22:29

ChaosKin640 wrote:I can't imagine anyone being upset simply over his being executed.

Oh, man, you have nooooo idea. I'd link you to some online news article comment sections, but I don't want your IQ to drop just from reading them.

by ChaosKin640 Fri 21 Oct 2011 - 4:32

Oh, man, you have nooooo
idea. I'd link you to some online news article comment sections, but I
don't want your IQ to drop just from reading them.

I checked out some of those articles and, just to play Devil's Advocate for a moment, I can see where some of the comments are coming from. Yes, it is a positive turn for the Libyans to have captured and executed Gaddafi but, from what I've read at least, the protests are against the barbaric means with which the execution was carried out and the sensationalist media coverage that has come with it. The rest, those actually against his capture and death are simple pro-Gaddafi neo-Nazi wack-jobs and easily dismissible.

by **Kiskaloo** Mon 7 Nov 2011 - 17:56

So it sounds like Renalto may need to hit Michele up for a job. *grin*

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was in 11th-hour talks aimed at saving his conservative government ahead of a key parliamentary vote on Tuesday, as investors renewed pressure on the premier to step down and allow a new government to steer the country out of Europe's debt crisis.

WSJ Online

by **Nachtsider** Tue 8 Nov 2011 - 16:01

He just agreed to step down once the new budget law's been passed, or so Reuters says.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 8 Nov 2011 - 18:20

Pieri Lorenzi: "We've lost our lease! Everything must go!"

by Guest Tue 8 Nov 2011 - 19:33

I bet the republicans will jump all over this one. Frankly I think its kinda funny.

http://news.yahoo.com/sarkozy-told-obama-fed-israeli-pm-092347721.html

Certainly sets a new standard for oh crap moments in international relations

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 8 Nov 2011 - 20:19

I still think Reagan set the standard for these gaffes when he said:

"My fellow Americans, I am pleased to announce I have just signed legislation outlawing the Soviet Union. We begin bombing in five minutes."

ROTFL

by Guest Thu 5 Jan 2012 - 22:29

Well in December 17, 2011, Kim Jong-il is dead. Everyone from North Korea is crying and sad. It kind remind me of my father. Also Iranian president (alongside with Russia) condole Kim Jong-il death. But Japan, South Korea, and NATO (including USA), they doesn't care about Kim Jong-Il death. As in December 28, 2011, Kim Jong-Il's body is buried in Pyongyang, North Korea during in funeral. Compared to Osama Bin Laden's death.

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by Guest Tue 24 Jan 2012 - 7:20

Looks interesting Cheribino I will have to give it more thorough read later when I have some more time.

by Alfisti Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 4:10

Former PM and current Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns from the ministership, from Washington, saying he refuses to be part of the "soap opera" which is the Labor Party leadership...

...Triple J (national broadcaster) immediately throws on a really long song so the DJ can go and watch the broadcast. That makes me happy.

I did enjoy the part of his speech which stated "I will not be part of a stealth attack on a sitting prime minister elected by the Australian people".... which is basically a big "fuck you", considering how he lost the PM-ship.

by Guest Wed 7 Mar 2012 - 18:22

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/thousands-spiders-blanket-australian-farm-escaping-flood-165958059.html

I hope there are no arachniphobics living in this town. Many Austrailia gets soem crazy stuff alfisti

by **Kiskaloo** Thu 8 Mar 2012 - 1:20

Kara: "Australia. Where everything is trying to kill you."

by Professor Voodoo Thu 8 Mar 2012 - 3:15

crazyidiot78 wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/thousands-spiders-blanket-australian-farm-escaping-flood-165958059.html

I hope there are no arachniphobics living in this town. Many Austrailia gets soem crazy stuff alfisti

Well, at least now we know who stole Alfisti's valve stem caps.
The World News Thread - Page 8 Jumpin10

Kara: (facepalm) Mr. Voodoo...you seriously need to get back to work.

by Alfisti Thu 8 Mar 2012 - 3:31

Professor Voodoo wrote: Well, at least now we know who stole Alfisti's valve stem caps.

Kara: (facepalm) Mr. Voodoo...you seriously need to get back to work.

You Sir, have far too much time on your hands... don't you have a story to write?

by Officer_Charon Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 0:43

Oh God... laughing SO. DAMNED. HARD.

by **Kiskaloo** Sun 11 Mar 2012 - 18:29

Kara: "I reiterate. Australia - where everything is trying to kill you."

A 120-year-old heritage-listed bunya pine in the grounds of the Courthouse Hotel in Warragul, eastern Victoria, Australia has been dropping huge pine cones that weigh up to 10 kilograms each and can fall from a height of up to 20 meters.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-02/warning-issued-over-giant-pine-cones/3864430

by Alfisti Mon 12 Mar 2012 - 3:50

I'm sorry, but if you live in Australia and don't know not to stand under the Bunya Pine then you deserve for the drop bears to get you.

by **Kiskaloo** Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 12:42

Kazakhstan on Tuesday lodged an official complaint with the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) after a spoof national anthem from the comedy "Borat" was played at a medal ceremony instead of the real one.

The blunder took place last week at the shooting world championships in Kuwait as Maria Dmitrienko stood on top of the podium to celebrate her gold medal performance.

Evidently, the organizers went to the Internet to download the anthem and went with the first Google hit. Doh!

by tremec6speed Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 15:58

Kiskaloo wrote:
Kazakhstan on Tuesday lodged an official complaint with the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) after a spoof national anthem from the comedy "Borat" was played at a medal ceremony instead of the real one.

The blunder took place last week at the shooting world championships in Kuwait as Maria Dmitrienko stood on top of the podium to celebrate her gold medal performance.

Evidently, the organizers went to the Internet to download the anthem and went with the first Google hit.

Google?!
bah humbug.
Mamma.com fer me!
$dancin\\'$

by Professor Voodoo Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 19:00

Kiskaloo wrote:
Kazakhstan on Tuesday lodged an official complaint with the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) after a spoof national anthem from the comedy "Borat" was played at a medal ceremony instead of the real one.

The blunder took place last week at the shooting world championships in Kuwait as Maria Dmitrienko stood on top of the podium to celebrate her gold medal performance.

Evidently, the organizers went to the Internet to download the anthem and went with the first Google hit.

Epic fail for the event organizers.

Epic win for Sacha Baron Cohen's troll humour. His "Ali G" interview with United States Surgeon General C. Everett Koop (who did not know it was a gag interview) made me burst a blood vessel.