Jan 08

January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel.
CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of an event disseminated so fast - the first being the announcement of JFK's assassination in 1963, the second being news spread among students at Kent State regarding the news of FDR's death in 1945. It has been estimated at the time that nearly 48% of 9-13 year olds witnessed the event in their classrooms, as McAuliffe was in the spotlight.
The 25th Space Shuttle mission altered the history of manned space exploration and represented the first loss of an American crew during a space mission (Apollo 1 was during a training exercise).
Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program. As her maximum altitude was ~65,000ft (12.31 miles), she never made it to space. That title was given to Barbara Morgan of STS-118 aboard the shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, 22 and a half years after the Challenger Disaster. Morgan served as McAuliffe's backup during STS-51-L. As Morgan is now part of the Educator in Space Program, she will be credited as the first "educator" in space, to distinguish her from McAuliffe.
Aboard Challenger during STS-51-L:
Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander)
Michael Smith (Pilot)
Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist)
Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist)
Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist)
Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist)
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)
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Jan 08

Color video of the The Narrows Tacoma Bridge Disaster of 1940. Before asking questions, please visit this wiki article, which has a lot of information on its collapse and why it happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Bridge#Galloping_Gertie
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Jan 08

This is the original reel about the famous Hindenburg disaster in 1937, Lakehurst.
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Jan 08

Music video by Sum 41 performing Walking Disaster
with Stephen Penta, Greg Jones, Amanda Fox
(C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Jan 08

Music video by Jon McLaughlin performing Beautiful Disaster with Jon McLaughlin, Jamie Houston
(C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Jan 08

This is a video of disaster scenes from the 2006 movie Sinking Of Japan (Nihon Chinbotsu). It includes volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and earthquakes. I edited all the disaster parts for your pleasure. And to clear things up, yes this is a DVDrip, it is in Japanese but there ARE english subtitles. Here are the subtitles:
00.01 - Daisetsuzan Range, Hokkaido
00.22 - Mts Tokachi & Furano erupt
00.48 - City of Kumamoto
01.05 - Hakodate
01.57 - D1 reports... ..multi-centered earthquakes in Shizuoka, Nagano and Niigata!
02.04 - Magnitude 7....7.4...still rising!
02.06 - Tokyo, scale 6!
02.11 - It's coming!
(And it's kinda obvious that the earthquake scene is Tokyo.)
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Jan 08

Music video by Jon McLaughlin performing Beautiful Disaster
with Jamie Houston [Producer], Adam Baxter [Video Producer], Pamela Littky [Video Director]
(C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Jan 08

From the band that brought you Hey There Delilah comes the brand new single and video Natural Disaster. Taken from their new album Big Bad World. In stores September 23, 2008!
For more info visit:
http://www.myspace.com/plainwhitets
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Jan 08

Music video for Beautiful Disaster.
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Jan 08

For over 100 years conventional medicine has seized control of the US health care system and as a result we have over 800,000 people who are killed by interacting with this system. It is likely that over 50 million Americans have died prematurely from this abuse.
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Jan 08

http://therealmccain.com/economy
John McCain does not have the ability to fix this economic crisis. After declaring the fundamentals of the economy strong, he created a political circus in Washington last week by mucking up bailout negotiations; a deplorable stunt, considering he and his political cronies helped cause the current meltdown.
It was McCain and his economic adviser Phil Gramm who pushed for the deregulation that helped lead to the banking crisis, and it was McCain's crony Rick Davis who had deep lobbyist ties to Freddie Mac. Don't let others be fooled by McCain's economic grandstanding because the reality is his policies and principles will only exacerbate our financial hardships. That's why you must spread this video.
McCain is being deceitful with his sudden populist message and support for regulation; his economic policies still favor our nation's wealthy elite. Call out McCain's economic dishonesty. Send this video to friends and ask them to sign up for a free Brave New Films video subscription to know the latest on TheRealMcCain.com. Then, post it on your blogs and spread it on networking sites like Digg and Reddit. These are some of the best ways to reach people who are not following this debate closely.
Let's make sure everyone knows McCain can't get us out of the mess he got us into in the first place.
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Jan 08

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Jan 08

Overview
Directors:
Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Writers:
Jason Friedberg (screenplay)
Aaron Seltzer (screenplay)
Release Date:
29 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy
Tagline:
Not another shallow Hollywood movie more
Plot:
Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
'Disaster Movie' receives a final poster (From screeninglog. 3 July 2008, 11:42 PM, PDT)
'Disaster Movie' trailer appears on the Web (From screeninglog. 24 June 2008, 7:38 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
I can't take this any more. more
Production Notes/Status:
Status:
Post-production
Comments:
Status Updated:
9 June 2008
Note:
Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.
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Jan 08

A collection of footage from the horrible Asian Tsuanami from 2004 and the clean up following, in hopes we don't forget about helping others. Video footage and stills set to Avril Lavigne's Knockin on Heaven's Door and Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven. Please don't bother posting rude, or profane posts as I will delete them daily. Respect and prayers only!!
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Jan 08

Exodus playing Fabulous Disaster 1989
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Jan 08

Who is this mysterious troublemaker? For links mentioned in this story visit http://www.rocketboom.com/rb_08_dec_29/ or the Institute's new Internet Meme Database: http://knowyourmeme.com
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Jan 08

Just wanna share this, good live performance, great version.
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Jan 08

Guy goes for a world record using Jenga blocks
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Jan 08

This is a video footage from the fireworks disaster at Enschede, The Netherlands on 13th of may 2000.
23 people were killed and 950 people were injured.
1250 people got homeless. Their homes where totally destroyed by the final blast.
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Jan 08

Snow Patrol - Disaster Button, Lyrics:
A little after twelve
the function suite was full
of people i had never seen before
ripped up ticket stubs
confettied on the floor
it dawned on me i'd seen it all before
cool your beans my son
you look a fucking mess
no one's getting out of here tonight
hit that button there
the on that just says wrong
and we'll lose our minds to all our favourite songs
throw forward to later
you look light on your feet
when you whirled in the room
i was nailed to my seat
I'm like a prisoner
getting ready to talk
i feel the blood in my hands
and the threat in your walk
and suddenly
it lifts the roof off the place
it puts a vault in my step
and a grin on my face
it can't contain me
but you'll need an army
to get me back in my box
or swap the branches off me
a little after four
the function suite is dead
and i am just a ripped up ticket stub
but here's a helping hand
a voice that's far too close
and i am up and on my broken limbs
throw forward to later
you look light on your feet
when you whirled in the room
i was nailed to my seat
I'm like a prisoner
getting ready to talk
i feel the blood in my hands
and the threat in your walk
and suddenly
it lifts the roof off the place
it puts a vault in my step
and a grin on my face
it can't contain me
but you'll need an army
to get me back in my box
or swap the branches off me
and suddenly
it lifts the roof off the place
it puts a vault in my step
and a grin on my face
it can't contain me
but you'll need an army
to get me back in my box
or swap the branches off me
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Jan 08

One of Al Jazeera's correspondents in Myanmar has managed to reach the area worst-hit by Cyclone Nargis and hear for the first time eye-witness accounts of the true scale of the disaster.
This report is from a remote village at the heart of the Irrawaddy delta.
For her own safety, we are not naming our correspondent.
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Jan 08

David Walker, U.S. Comptroller General is trying like hell to get the government and the people he serves to pull their head out of the sand concerning the future of the American economy.
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Jan 08

The new song of pwts!
LYRICS:
She said she saw me on TV
This girl's a legend in the late night scene
And you can see she aimed to please
Cause she just wouldn't take her eyes off me
She made the music come to life
She moved her body like a butcher knife
Chopping up every guy in sight
She was mysterious
I could not resist to save my life
I don't know what this girl was after
She's a natural, natural disaster
She's so sexy
I had to have her
She's a natural, natural disaster
Natural disater
Now when she left me on the floor
She knew I'd follow her right out that door
She'd always leave you craving more
Just the addiction I've been waiting for
She made the music come to life
Staring me down with those electric eyes
And when she said 'Your place or mine?'
I was delirious, I could not resist to save my life
I don't know what this girl was after
She's a natural, natural disaster
She's so sexy
I had to have her
She's a natural, natural disaster
Natural disaster
All my love
What's your name?
What's your game?
Show me how to play
All night long
Cause I can see you and me going all the way
All night long
And I don't even really care what you're after
All night long
As long as you keep going faster and faster
She said she saw me on TV
This girl's a legend in the late night scene
And you can see she aimed to please
Cause she just wouldn't take her eyes off me
I don't know what this girl was after
She's a natural, natural disaster
She's so sexy
I had to have her
She's a natural, natural disaster
Natural disaster
I don't know what this girl was after
She's a natural, natural disaster
She's so sexy
I had to have her
She's a natural, natural disaster
Natural disaster
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Jan 08

The Yes Men strike again. Impersonating a Dow Chemical spokesman on BBC, "Jude Finisterra" promises a huge compensation for the thousands of victims of the Bhopal disaster in which Dow Chemical's subsidiary Union Carbide India was responsible for in 1984.
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