Sidr is a very severe tropical cyclone over the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. It is just short of being a category five cyclone. It has top winds of 150 mph. It will make landfall over the low lying coastline of Bangladesh tomorrow night (Birmingham time) or early Friday morning local time. Here is the latest bulletin on severe tropical cyclone Sidr from the India Meteorological Department? DEMS RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 15 11 2007 TROPICAL STORM 但??SIDR但?? ADVISORY NO. TWENTY FOUR ISSUED AT 0300 UTC OF 15 NOVEMBER, 2007. THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 但??SIDR但?? OVER EASTCENTRAL AND ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL MOVED FURTHER NORTHWARDS AND LAY CENTRED AT 0000 UTC OF TODAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2007 OVER EASTCENTRAL AND ADJOINING...<br><a href='http://informator4you.com/news/12671'>http://informator4you.com/</a>
(Nov 15, 2007 11:01:07 PM)
Not to single the Christians out too particularly, mind; Muslims were praying for Allah to keep the rain of Cyclone Sidr off Bangladesh just as hard, with no doubt even greater urgency but to equally little effect. There's a significant CHristian minority there too, of course. As a commenter on Pharyngula pointed out, the call for prayer went out after the forecasters, using their heathenish science, had already predicted some light showers not enough to significantly affect the drought conditions, mind, but no doubt enough to let the ignorant fools think that their wishful thinking had had an effect. Too bad about Bangladesh, though. Obviously God chose to test them, rather than hear their pleas. He's a funny old bugger that way, God is. Unpredictable. Except maybe by heathenish scientists, and they only predict and encourage preparation;...<br><a href='http://informator4you.com/news/12670'>http://informator4you.com/</a>
(Nov 15, 2007 11:02:38 PM)
``I do not think that (in) the near future we are going to witness another resolution in the United Nations Security Council against Iran,'' he said. ``The reason is that I think more than ever, the whole world today found out that the only and the best way to address the issue of Iranian nuclear peaceful energy program is the agency.'' The United States, Britain and France, have been pressing for a new sanctions resolution to further pressure a defiant Iran to halt uranium enrichment, which it has refused to do despite numerous council demands. But veto wielding China and Russia have repeatedly voiced opposition to a third round of sanctions. Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in September that Tehran would ignore Security Council demands and sanctions imposed by ``arrogant...<br><a href='http://big-internet-site.com/news/24250'>http://big-internet-site.com/</a>
(Nov 21, 2007 11:14:41 PM)
BRUSSELS, Belgium The Kia motor company withdrew as main sponsor of Belgian first division club FC Brussels on Friday after a confrontation between the club chairman and its Congolese international. Zola Matumona plans to scrap his contract with FC Brussels, claiming he was racially insulted by team chairman Johan Vermeersch early this week. Vermeersch has admitted he had "a very lively exchange" with the Congolese midfielder earlier this week after a string of disappointing results, but the chairman denied racism. Kia, the South Korean car company, said there were indications of racism and announced its immediate withdrawal from the club. "As chief sponsor we cannot identify ourselves with racist talk of chairman Vermeersch," Kia manager Benoit Morenne said. "Kia therefore decided to unilaterally end its sponsorship agreement." Vermeersch already said on the club website that "if anyone felt insulted...<br><a href='http://big-internet-site.com/news/404'>http://big-internet-site.com/</a>
(Nov 23, 2007 01:26:14 AM)
AN international student broke down in tears yesterday when she saw the damage to her gutted inner city home. Aida Farhana, 20, from Malaysia, shares the rented Royal Ave house with three international students, who are abroad at present. She was not in the house when the blaze began in the early hours yesterday and only learnt about it when she returned about 11.15am. The second year psychology student was overwhelmed by the damage. Her neighbour raised the alarm about 4.30am. Melody Cooper, 22, said she feared for the safety of her neighbours as the adjoining maisonette was engulfed in flames. "I went out the front and saw the house was on fire," she said. "I called triple O then grabbed my little girl and ran outside. "I knew there were some girls living there but I didn't know if they were inside. I was extremely concerned for them. "It was very scary. I thought it could spread to my home. The firemen wouldn't let us back into our house."...<br><a href='http://site-with-content.com/news/28029'>http://site-with-content.com/</a>
(Nov 25, 2007 12:31:55 AM)
I have never been much in favour of online shopping. The idea that the ancient physical delight of strolling the marketplace or bazaar and taking in its sights and smells might one day be replaced by clicking and dragging from a desktop is one I have always found more repugnant than convenient. But that was before I found out aboutWhat is Etsy? If you ask its founder, 27 year old Brooklyn based Rob Kalin, Etsy is "a childhood word from a Fellini movie" that he chose because "it embodies the curiosity of imagination" (the naughty Kalin has also playfully told the press that Etsy comes...<br><a href='http://bestnews-4u.com/news/3439'>http://bestnews-4u.com/</a>
(Nov 25, 2007 08:12:15 PM)