Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week were going to clear up some questions about last weeks episode, take a look at the new Standard environment beginning with this weekends Cruise Qualifier, feature a very special Shards of Alara sealed segment with Patrick Chapin, and more. Lets go! [ More Detail ]
Until recently many Pakistanis were ambivalent about the idea of a "War on Terror," but after the Marriot Hotel bombing the threat of violence has become all too real. Elizabeth Palmer reports. [ More Detail ]
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Rescuers are still searching for survivors in the aftermath of a deadly bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital.Dozens were killed and hundreds injured in the attack on the Marriott hotel.The attack comes after Pakistan's new government vowed to increase the pressure on fighters linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban. [ More Detail ]
The first wave of rescuers prepared for the worst as they made their way to the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas, which was hit hard by Ike's storm surge. [ More Detail ]
The owner of a Houston hotel describes the challenges of running a business without running water or electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (Sept. 14) [ More Detail ]
This video shows the aftermath of Hurricane Ike on Galveston Island, TX on Saturday morning after landfall. One of the biggest threats were fires, which were almost impossible to control given the strong winds. Check out the pre-landfall surf and landfall videos on the TornadoVideos.net channel [ More Detail ]
Raw footage of the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Its not over yet. For hurricane kits and survival supplies please visit us at www.SurvivalKitsOnline.com. [ More Detail ]
Howling ashore with 110 mph winds, Hurricane Ike ravaged the Texas coast Saturday, flooding thousands of homes and businesses, shattering windows in Houston's skyscrapers and knocking out power to millions of people. (Sept. 13) [ More Detail ]
Parts of Haiti remain under water and cut off from the rest of the country after Hurricane Hanna dumped inches of rain. Peacekeepers have found hundreds of people in the region flooded from their homes. (Sept. 4) [ More Detail ]
More than 80 million people live in the Sichuan region, and Al Jazeera's correspondent in China, Tony Cheng, says it feels as if everyone is out on high alert, that the rhythms of normal, everyday life have stopped. People are evacuating from danger zones and homes just about everywhere are gone. The presence of rescue workers, tens of thousands of soldiers, the wail of ambulances go on and on. Cheng takes the viewer on a ride, following emergency teams up into the mountains, where one of the most remote villages is reached. [ More Detail ]
http://blog.luciolepress.com/2008/05/09/narrow-escapes-for-cnn-reporter-in-myanmar-evading-authorities-while-filing-reports-on-the-cyclone-aftermath.aspxNarrow escapes for CNN reporter Dan Rivers in Myanmar, evading authorities while filing reports on the cyclone aftermathPosted by kluciole at 5/10/2008 12:12 AM and is filed under news,Politics,Human Rights,Health,Science,International,Environment,Cultures Narrow escapes for CNN reporter in Myanmar By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television WriterSat May 10, 12:20 AM ET A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him.Dan Rivers hid under a blanket at one police checkpoint and casually covered up his name on a passport to avoid detection another time. He may ultimately have gotten out of the country due to a stewardess' impatience."I was amazed at the lengths they apparently went just to catch me," Rivers told The Associated Press by telephone from Thailand on Saturday.Rivers' story illustrates the preoccupation of Myanmar's military government with things other than helping the country recover from a storm that killed thousands and left many survivors homeless. Aid groups have reported difficulties in getting badly needed supplies and relief workers into the secretive country.Rivers sneaked into the country on Monday — he wouldn't say how — and for a day reported the story without saying his name or showing his face onscreen.CNN, owned by Time Warner Inc., and Rivers then quickly agreed to drop the mask."We decided it would have much more impact if I could communicate more directly, if I could look down the barrel of a camera and tell people precisely how bad it was," he said. "I think that type of personal reporting is much more effective than a voiceover on a picture."But it made him a marked man. A local contact told Rivers' crew the government was looking for him by contacting all hotels where foreigners stayed.During reporting on Thursday, an immigration official stopped Rivers' group. He took the passports of two crew members and compared them to a picture of Rivers taken from a CNN screen. During the two hours before they were waved on, Rivers said he went to a restaurant and walked the streets, "trying not to look like a white guy with long hair, which was difficult."The authorities didn't discover the men were from CNN. Knowing his picture was being circulated, Rivers hid under a blanket in the van the next time police checked.He later resumed reporting away from their van until an official told them to return to their van, where police would be waiting. It was a tough walk."There were a lot of things going through our minds then about what we would find at the end of that journey," he said. "At one point I was thinking, `what if they just shot us and threw us into the river and said it was an accident?'"There were only two policemen waiting. They asked to see Rivers' passport and he casually covered up his first and last names with his thumbs. They radioed Rivers' two middle names back to their bosses.They were passed on to another government official, who let them go after being convinced they were part of a relief group. Strategic offerings of cigarettes, water and a candy bar helped.The crew rushed back to the capital city of Yangon."I kind of felt that I'd used my nine lives up and it was time to get out of the country," Rivers said. He was afraid for the safety of his Burmese contacts if he were found out and, frankly, didn't want officials spending time searching for him when they had more important things to do.While on a plane to get out of the country, Rivers was called back to the gate to be searched. He'd been found out. He was thoroughly searched, but fortunately had no pictures with him."I thought I was going to get hauled off to some fetid prison for a week," he said. Eventually, an impatient stewardess demanded authorities make a decision on what to do with Rivers and, thus challenged, put him back on the plane. Rivers said he hoped to get back in to Myanmar at some point but given the sensitivities it's not likely to be anytime soon. [ More Detail ]
Cyclone Nargis left a trail of destruction as it moved inland from the Bay of Bengal. An Al Jazeera correspondent reports from inside Myanmar. [ More Detail ]
Aftermath - another theme from the legendary PC-game Quake, released in 1996, which became a worthy follower of the id-software´s cult Doom. But what makes this game a very special one is the dark creepy occult soundtrack composed by Trent Reznor. It´s a masterpiece from the highest adept of his branch. Quake is still considered as one of the best soundtracks ever...Aftermath is more ambient sound than a typical music soundtrack. (I hope, Hansruedi Giger won´t bite my head off after I´m showing his pictures here... :)) [ More Detail ]
*This is a fan made video, made by me. The soundtrack himself used in this video is not my property and belongs to their righteous owners*SONG: Clint Mansell - AftermathMOVIE: Smokin' AcesCheck my profile for more instrumental pieces and subscribe. [ More Detail ]