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 Hundreds mark inauguration with protests From a "jazz funeral for democracy" in New Orleans' French Quarter to a reading of the names of dead Americans and Iraqis in Kentucky, anti-Bush demonstrators staged scattered protests Thursday as the president was sworn in for a second term. "We want to spend today reminding this country, this administration, that people are dying," said veteran Steve Morse, standing outside San Francisco City Hall by a poster that read, "To Party Big While Our Troops Die Is Obscene."
George W. Bush swore for the second time to discharge the duties of the presidency and proclaimed an ambitious new foreign-policy doctrine as America's global mission. He told tens of thousands of spectators before the west front of the U.S. Capitol that a "day of fire" - a veiled reference to Sept. 11, 2001 - had proved that oceans and borders are no longer enough to ensure America's safety. Now, he said, the nation must work to expand freedom and end tyranny everywhere if our own liberties are to survive. "We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world," the president said. "Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our nation. ... Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of our time."
The president's second inaugural address highlighted a wintry day of celebration and protest amidst unprecedented security, reflecting that it was the first inauguration since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Downtown Washington became a maze of concrete barriers and city buses parked sideways to block streets and control access to the inaugural ceremonies. More than 6,000 law enforcement officers, 2,500 military personnel and countless Secret Service officers controlled the day. Police sharpshooters perched on office building rooftops. Bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled the streets and subway tunnels. Capitol Hill police cradled assault rifles. Helicopters whirred overhead. Two blocks from the parade route, at the corner of 7th and D Streets Northwest, a small group of apparent anarchists threw sticks, oranges and other objects at police. One man there was arrested for assault and police waded into the group firing pepper spray.
At a mock inauguration in Baltimore, a woman wearing a Bush mask gave a pretend speech, stumbling over her words, and a guitarist played Bob Dylan's "Gates of Eden," which opens, "Of war and peace the truth just twists." Passing cars, buses and taxis honked horns in support, and a pedestrian raised a fist.
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Biggest / Worst Natural Disasters
HIGHEST DEATH TOLL FROM A FLOOD
An estimated 900,000 people were killed when the Huang He (Yellow River), Huayan Kou, China, burst its banks in October 1887.
HIGHEST DEATH TOLL FROM A TSUNAMI
Following an earthquake off the coast of Sanriku, Japan, in 1896, approximately 27,000 people were drowned when a tsunami hit the coast.
HIGHEST DEATH TOLL FROM A VOLCANIC ERUPTION
When the Tambora volcano in Sumbawa, Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies) erupted from April 5-10, 1815, 92,000 people were killed.
HIGHEST DEATH TOLL FROM AN EARTHQUAKE
An earthquake that struck the Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan Provinces of China on February 2, 1556, is believed to have killed approximately 830,000.
HIGHEST EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL OF MODERN TIMES
The highest earthquake death toll in modern times was caused by one that hit Tangshan, China, on July 28, 1976. The official figure of 655,237 deaths
CURRENT TRAGEDY
125,000 and counting..
Global Warming..
First snow falls in the UAE : Dec 28, 2004 Not yet considered a skiing holiday destination, the UAE saw its first snow in living memory yesterday in the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah. Temperatures fell below zero at night and left a 1km stretch of mountains dusted with snow. Local residents thought the phenomenon must be linked to the recent tidal waves in Asia.
Thaw sees grass take hold in Antarctica: Dec 18, 2004 GRASS has become established in Antarctica, showing the continent is warming to temperatures unseen for 10,000 years. Scientists have reported that broad areas of grass are now forming turf where there were once ice-sheets and glaciers. Tufts have previously grown on patches of Antarctica in summer, but the scientists have now observed larger areas surviving winter and spreading in the summer months. Some fear the change portends a much wider melting of the ice-cap that formed at least 20 million years ago.
Colored rain in Kerala: July 18, 2001 Scientists in the southern Indian state of Kerala have begun examining an unusual phenomenon: coloured rainfall in some parts of the state. Its southern and central districts have witnessed spells of coloured rain over the past week, prompting researchers to launch a formal investigation. BBC One possible theory: ....while these extreme hyperthermophiles contain proteins, our study shows the absence of DNA in these organisms, indicating a new primitive domain of life with alternate thermostable genetics. This new biology proves our earlier hypothesis that these microbes are of extraterrestrial origin and also supports our earlier argument that the mysterious red rain of Kerala is due to the cometary delivery of the red spores into the stratosphere above Kerala... sciscoop.com
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Before Tsunami image Kalutara, Sri Lanka
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Tsunami moves toward land Kalutara, Sri Lanka VIEW SATELLITE IMAGE |
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Tsunami while receding Kalutara, Sri Lanka (shot 10:20 a.m. local time on December 26, 2004) VIEW SATELLITE IMAGE |
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Tsunami fully recedes revealing beach and damage Kalutara, Sri Lanka VIEW SATELLITE IMAGE |
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Before Tsunami image Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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US and Airport Security The federal agency in charge of airline screening yesterday (Dec 22 2004) changed its policy on patdowns, in part because of complaints by women passengers about searches of their chests. From now on, screeners are to use the back of the hand when screening sensitive body areas, which include the breasts (females only), genitals, and buttocks. TSA said this will make the experience more comfortable for women. Really?!
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