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Link Apparently, major storms have sunk five ships and grounded several more in the Black Sea region. One Russian oil tanker was split in half by the storm, spilling 560,000 gallons of fuel-oil into the Black Sea. The spill threatens the coasts of Russia and the Ukraine in that region. I was...

Reading a recent new post prompted me to seek members' views on a question that I've harboured for some time: Why is it that when a large number of people are maimed or killed in an accident the applicable Government(s) and or the general public usually rally round and organize/provide...

http://maltastar.com/pages/msfullart.asp?an=15214 Fascinating. Just imagine if Mr. Petrov simply reacted without thinking. Would I be here? Would any of you be here?

I think it's great that Kirstie Alley helped out the tornado victims, but did she have to wear that shirt?

As I read the forums, a common theme I find is "Only because I have a conscience." referring to not becoming a conman or conwoman. But what about those skeptics that really don't have a conscience? My theory is that they are already running homeopathic/audiophile/other scams, and know full well...

Federal disaster spending on certain selected natural and man-made disasters: Hurricane Andrew - $8.1 billion L.A. Earthquake - $12.5 billion 2004 Hurricanes - $13.5 billion September 11 Attacks - $22.0 billion Hurricanes Katrina/Rita - $122.5 billion(Source - The Wall Street Journal, citing...

A recent email for your consideration: Here's some thought provoking information - The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending your tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one...

After the shuttle disaster, this is the last thing NASA needs. :( http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/04/deep.impact/index.html

"Not only does science know why the tsunami happened, it can give precious hours of warning. If a small fraction of the tax breaks handed out to churches, mosques and synagogues had been diverted into an early warning system, tens of thousands of people, now dead, would have been moved to...

Just in case anyone has any need to know what organizations would put a few extra dollars into helping. Last I heard the death toll was past 20,000 and drinking water was in very short supply. http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/tsunami/ngolist.html

Somebody bought a Green a calculator. Somebody taught him how to use it. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1357461,00.html snip:

Terrible. However one can't help but feel that this was a disaster waiting to happen... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3498851.stm This has to add up to a lethal combination.. Certainly not lacking in power... Mind you I suppose worse has been around the tracks here, best...

Does anyone here know much about the various conspiracy theories surrounding the 1996 TWA flight 800 disaster off Long Island, New York? It's easy to find conspiracy theories about it on the Internet, but it's harder to find skeptics with aviation/missile-fire knowledge to debunk them. One good...

Who will provide them? Urugauy would not be the sort of place that could provide much more than it's current committment.

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