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Today’'s breaking news stories…

 
 
jespah
 
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Reply Sat 16 Oct, 2010 05:08 pm
Quick! You can still get in birthday wishes for the Tic-meister.
oolongteasup
 
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Reply Sat 16 Oct, 2010 11:27 pm
@jespah,
REAL

NEW EVIDENCE

Believe it or not number s
jespah
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 08:08 am
@oolongteasup,
Sixty something degrees expected today. Whew, I was afraid Winter was already here.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 08:32 am
@jespah,
Temperatures are in the low 60s here to, and I don't want to even mention the constant drizzle we've had since Friday and the grey-in-grey sky.
California weather lives off its past reputation this year!
wandeljw
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 09:12 am
@CalamityJane,
Unusual temperatures indicate weather instability. Weather instability indicates climate change.
Izzie
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 10:15 am
@wandeljw,
V.O.C.A.L


Special Agent Wandel returned from his TD54 mission outside of earth to report that:

on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, infrequent methane rain is thought to carve the moon's numerous surface channels. On Venus, sulfuric acid virga evaporates 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the surface. There is likely to be rain of various compositions in the upper atmospheres of the gas giants, as well as precipitation of liquid neon in the deep atmospheres. Extrasolar planet OGLE-TR-56b in the constellation Sagittarius is reported to have iron rain.

Special Agent Wandel also suggested that rainbows might exist on Saturn's moon Titan, as it has a wet surface and humid clouds. The radius of a Titan rainbow would be about 49° instead of 42°, because the fluid in that cold environment is methane instead of water. A visitor might need infrared goggles to see the rainbow, as Titan's atmosphere is more transparent for those wavelengths.


Meanwhile back on earth, British Correspondent (and fellow Aussie Correspondent, Margo) who both have first hand experience in the “Drizzle” phenomenon and had life and times aboard the Irish Tall Ship (sadly resting in the Bay of Biscay Sad ) report:

Drizzle is a light rain precipitation consisting of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain, and generally smaller than 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) in diameter. Drizzle is normally produced by low stratiform clouds and stratocumulus clouds. Precipitation rates due to drizzle are on the order of a millimetre per day or less at the ground. Owing to the small size of drizzle drops, under many circumstances drizzle largely evaporates before reaching the surface, and so may be undetected by observers on the ground. The METAR code for drizzle is DZ.

<’cept when Margo visits – then it’s torrential rain>

The forthcoming VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (V.O.C.A.L.S) will focus upon drizzle processes and their impact upon climate.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/MeanMonthlyP.gif/340px-MeanMonthlyP.gif

Interestingly, (yes, yes it is very interesting) In Norse Mythology, a rainbow called the Bifröst Bridge connects the realms of Ásgard Shocked and Midgard, homes of the gods and humans, respectively. The Irish leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold is usually said to be at the end of the rainbow. This place is impossible to reach, because the rainbow is an optical effect which depends on the location of the viewer. When walking towards the end of a rainbow, it will appear to "move" further away (two people who simultaneously observe a rainbow at different locations will disagree about where a rainbow is).

As we know, the rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. They take the form of a multicoloured arc, with red on the outer part of the arc and violet on the inner section of the arc.
A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colours; the distinct bands are an artifact of human colour vision. The most commonly cited and remembered sequence, in English, is Newton's sevenfold red, orange, yellow, green, BLUE, indigo and violet (popularly memorized by mnemonics like Roy G. Biv). Rainbows can be caused by other forms of water than rain, including mist, spray, and dew.


(Richard Of York Gained Battle In Vain) – Iz mnemenenneenomic!


Editor in Chief sends out transmission to Special Agent Wandel to pick up the infrared goggles at the News Desk and that as it’s time to pay his dues, he is to seek out the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow Mr. Green and to make sure he takes a brolly!

Special Agent Wandel is leaving the building.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/WhereRainbowRises.jpg/398px-WhereRainbowRises.jpg

He may be a while Twisted Evil

Always wishing to be V.O.C.A.L – D'Izzie sets about baking a Lemon Drizzle Cake for TICO’s birthday! E.Z. P.Z.

http://sweetnflour.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lemon-drizzle-cake1.jpg

T R Yagain is said to be on his Extra Solar Planet (ESP) preparing to OGLE-TRY-66x in the constellation Capricorn.






< It’s gonna rain tomorrow – sucks-lemon face emoticon>
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jespah
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 04:25 pm
Wandel has found The Rainbow Connection!

wandeljw
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 05:01 pm
@jespah,
X-citing adventures of agent Wandel to be told in a new book co-authored by Izzie and Jespah.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Sun 17 Oct, 2010 06:04 pm
@wandeljw,
You can put me down as the first subscriber to the new book.
Izzie
 
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Reply Sat 23 Oct, 2010 08:27 am
@Dutchy,
“Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment!” Owen Feltham

THE Royal Navy’s £1billion showpiece nuclear super-sub was grounded on rocks near the Skye Bridge yesterday.

HMS Astute has been hailed as the deadliest submarine ever built, able to operate with unprecedented stealth Shocked But the sub suffered a humiliating crash as it changed crews while carrying out sea trials in the area.

HMS Astute was stuck for TEN hours.

And the submarine, said to be “more complex than the Space Shuttle”, remained jammed against the rocks throughout the day ...

“She was initially unable to free herself and we are now waiting for the next high tide in order to free her.”

Tugs from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency moved in around teatime, when the tide allowed the stricken sub to move.

Last month, Astute’s commanding officer, Commander AC, said: “We have a brand new method of controlling the submarine, which is by platform management system (PMS Embarrassed), rather than the old conventional way of doing everything using your hands. “This is all fly-by-wire technology including only an autopilot rather than a steering column.”


NOT VERY ASTUTE A? Recommend use of hands rather than a fly-by-wire.

Wannabe Atomic Kitten and British Correspondent supplied copious quantities of tea to the Navy Seals whilst singing “The Tide Is High” - move along now.

http://www.rosabeecollectables.co.uk/Images/lorna%20yellow%20sub.JPG


Meanwhile, back in the desert land of New Mexico, a fly-by Virgin will be birthed in approximately 9 months time.

Commercial spaceflight has taken a step closer to reality with the first public landing of Virgin Galactic's craft on the newly completed runway at a New Mexico spaceport.

The VSS Enterprise spacecraft made a celebratory flight over the New Mexico facility, where Sir Richard Branson told crowds the first commercial flights could take place within nine months.


Mr Branson is said to be very happy and the forthcoming event.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11611915

Very enterprising, Richard. A mere drop in the ocean at £127,000 for a 3 hour ride of yer life. Beam me up Scottie!

Dutchy has subscribed for the first flight in order to experience 5 minutes of weightlessness! Razz

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01539/VSS-ENTERPRISE_1539485i.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSS_Enterprise


The Editor-In-Chief is said to be writing to Sir Richard on behalf of the A2K FUDmongers stating: "We would request that due to the humourlessly-challenged amongst our little community, please ensure there is a bar onboard the space flight." Mr Branson replied that he would certainly provide in-cabin drinks but could not guarantee the atmosphere!" Razz

In addtion, being Best of British, th'iz correspondent would provide the gravi-tea! Wink










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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 23 Oct, 2010 10:38 am
A Sexual Peccadillo !

It would appear that the unintended consequences is an adage or idiomatic warning that an intervention in a complex system always creates unanticipated and often undesirable outcomes akin to Murphy's law, it is commonly used as a wry or humorous warning against the hubristic belief that humans can fully control the world around them. Many scientific and sociological fields of study embrace this concept, including economics, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology.

In 1990, the Australian state of Victoria made safety helmets mandatory for all bicycle riders. While there was a reduction in the number of head injuries, there was also an unintended reduction in the number of juvenile cyclists – fewer cyclists obviously leads to fewer injuries, all else being equal.

Research by et al. found that the reduction in juvenile cyclists was because the youths considered wearing a bicycle helmet as unfashionable as a chocolate powered racing car.

It is not yet known if wearing the for mentioned helmet is compulsory when posting in the new Groups.
Izzie
 
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Reply Sat 23 Oct, 2010 12:51 pm
@Tryagain,
Barr - William!

Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855 by Dr. William Barr

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lIrKMT3cL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk41/LzzieIzzie/whatever/barr.jpg

Special Agent Wandel has been promoted to Group Officer In Charge of Handholding (GOICOH) and will be shortly be arranging auditions for the Big Band for National Anthem Groups. (NAGs)

Community Cohesion around the campfire heralded as Breaking Ground.


http://www.discover-the-world.co.uk/export/sites/dtw/images/gallery/arctic/arctic-north-pole-circle.jpg_2092326501.jpg

Editor In Chief is said to be applying rosin to his bow!




Dutchy tuning in and the bar is open!
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Tryst
 
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Reply Thu 4 Nov, 2010 08:44 am
Well the Nobel prize for Literature once again eluded T.R.Yagain as did the 100 word story thread which was indeed the intended destination.


'It was a dark and stormy night along The Potomac River, but this was water under the bridge flowing into Chesapeake Bay as Max Headroom struggled to explain away being trapped in the head wearing red shoes.

He wondered if poor Gwendolyn hopelessly lashed to the mast with cheap imitation Duck tape would sympathise with his problem, but with words running out he had to act before the prologue.

He bid farewell to Bimbo his pet sheep, the prologue must come first he mused as his stiletto heels gave the deck a shellacking; must free Gwendolyn before words run out...'
Francis
 
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Reply Thu 4 Nov, 2010 08:55 am
@Tryst,
Can a Nobel prize follow the alphabet?
Do funny things?
Edit his post?
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 4 Nov, 2010 09:58 am
@Francis,
Doesn't it always work this way: the true talent is not always recognized immediately. However, the proper award for our talented Tryst is in knowing
that his a2k fans have recognized his greatness.
jespah
 
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Reply Thu 4 Nov, 2010 02:58 pm
@CalamityJane,
Everyone is able to pick Tryst out of a lineup.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 4 Nov, 2010 04:21 pm
@jespah,
For sure have we got his number (in the lineup). Try can tryst...aeh trust us!
Izzie
 
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Reply Fri 5 Nov, 2010 04:57 am
@CalamityJane,
Guido Fawkes aka Hot Guy!


Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...



http://humour.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Guy.Expense.72.jpg

here, have 2 Cents Wink Boom Boom!




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes




Chestnuts are on me, guys Razz

jespah
 
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Reply Fri 5 Nov, 2010 05:20 am
@Izzie,
Have a great Guy Fawkes day and I'll take a second helping of those chestnuts, thank you, luv. Smile
Izzie
 
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Reply Fri 19 Nov, 2010 03:28 am
@jespah,
Iz Has Just What The Doctor Ordered

Pink Ski's to go with Moon Boots

http://content.backcountry.com/images/items/large/DYN/DYN0260/ONECOL.jpg

I Pink Robot

LOL here!
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