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Note: Forgive this vanity, but this must be done. Kudos to the mod on duty for zapping the Tub-girl Troll early. I stayed put to see if he would post again. And true to form, he/she/it did at the same time as it normally does, which is between 0730-0800 hours CDT on weekdays. This probably means that it is posting them from the job, likely from the eastern time zone. Now, who was it? All information should be put out in the open post haste. cyborg, mhking, Darksheare, and I are tired of being the specific targets on this sub-human...

Study Suggests Perchlorate Made by Lightning! May Explain Why It's Found in Drinking Water Also Generated in Elevated Water Storage Tanks from Static Electricity "The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether--Well, you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there. - "The Weather," Mark Twain's Speeches A new study by the same academic researcher who reported finding perchlorate in human milk now suggests that perchlorate may be created by lightning. This would explain why perchlorate has...

you guys suck!! haha. just kidding. This is my first post on FR. (I am trying to figure out where to post) I am a member of DU though. Oh my God!! those people are crazy!! they defend Castro, are only nominally Democrats because they are anti-Bush and Republicans and have no where else to run. and our generally fanatical lunatics. worst of all, they admire Dennis Kucinich!!!!! hahaha. I was called out there for criticizing Kucinich. Since I am from Ohio, I recall Kucinich was a terrible mayor of Cleveland. but they don't care, since Kucinich is anti-Bush and...

A rock chip this isn't! How about a lightning bolt! It's what's left of a Salt Lake woman's windshield after lightning struck as she was driving down a highway. Lightning is the number one natural killer in Utah so she's lucky to be alive, and what a story she has. One minute she's driving down the highway, the next she's pulled over after lightning ripped through her car. If the chances of getting struck by lightning are slim, then getting hit two times should be near impossible. That means Aline Devaud of Millcreek shouldn't ever have to worry about it...

Are you a hater? Do you consider yourself to be superior based on your race, religion, sexual orientation? Are you a self-righteous blowhard? If you are reading this, then you most likely are one. What makes you so superior? Because of your religion? What about all the Islams who are acting just as self-righteous and oppressive and "RIGHT" as you?? Moslems and Homosexuals aren't the scourge of the world. Intolerance, judgmentalism, and vice-pointing (i.e. You're going to hell because you do this or that, or don't believe exactly what I believe). You've got it all wrong as far as I'm...

I think that it has been well established that "conservatives" or whatever it is they call themselves these days (e.g., storm troopers) in matters concerning politics value little more than the state's power in which they imagine themselves to participate and the supposed glory that war and domestic national securitism brings to them. Now strictly speaking this is a delusion, because their only access to power lies in the accidental agreement of their opinions with those of the managers of the state. This access will evaporate as soon as the state does something that displeases our conservatives. It is always...

A lightning strike at a farm in northern Israel killed 10,000 chickens, according to a report. The single bolt of lightning hit the farm during a heavy storm, struck the electricity supply which set fire to the coop and killed the chickens. All that remained were a couple of singed chickens huddling in a corner. "There was a bolt of lightning which hit the power supply and whole building went up. I've never seen anything like it in my life," a farm worker said.

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different...

GRAPELAND, Texas (AP) -- A high school football player injured when lightning struck the team as it finished practice has died of severe burns, authorities said. Russell Pennington, a senior at Grapeland High School, died Wednesday in a hospital. He was among about 40 players and coaches with the team in east Texas who were hospitalized after the lightning bolt struck Tuesday afternoon. Other injured players were treated for soreness, headaches, abdominal pains and burns, and all had been released Wednesday. One coach was listed in good condition, hospital officials said. Assistant coach Jerry Richards said about 40 players were...

AFTER ZEL MILLER'S SPEECH AT THE CONVENTION, HE HAD SEVERAL INTERVIEWS. ONE OF THESE WAS WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS HOST OF MSNBC'S "HARDBALL". MR. MILLER HAD STATED IN HIS SPEECH THAT JOHN KERRY WOULD USE "SPITBALLS" AS WEAPONS IN THE "WAR ON TERROR". MR. MATTHEWS QUESTIONED MILLER'S USE OF THE TERM AND ASKED MR. MILLER IF HE TRULY BELIEVED MR. KERRY WOULD USE "SPITBALLS" AS WEAPONS. MR. MILLER INFORMED MR. MATTHEWS THAT HE WAS USING A METAPHOR. FURTHER QUESTIONING AND SOFT PROBING OF MR. MILLER'S SPEECH RESULTED IN AN UNBELIEVABLY ANGRY RANT BY MR. MILLER. MR. MILLER WENT TO THE POINT...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2004 August 18 Lightning on Earth Credit & Copyright: Elizabeth Warner (U. Maryland) Explanation: Nobody knows what causes lightning. It is known that charges slowly separate in some clouds causing rapid electrical discharges (lightning), but how electrical charges get separated in clouds remains a topic of much research. Nevertheless, lightning bolts are common in clouds during rainstorms, and on average 6000 lightning bolts occur between clouds and the...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- A teenager working on his computer was jolted by a lightning strike that hit his family's home. Mike Bergeron, 15, of Council Bluffs was in the basement of the home about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday when lightning struck the roof of the house, traveled through the electrical lines to the computer and shocked him. Linda Bergeron said the impact of the jolt sent her son flying about 5 feet backward. His sister was heading downstairs at the time and heard him fall. "He was unconscious when she found him," Linda Bergeron said. She said her son...

Cassini Spacecraft Sees Saturn Lightning Fri Aug 6,11:10 AM ET Add Science - AP to My Yahoo! By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES - The Cassini spacecraft's mission to Saturn has revealed a new radiation belt around the ringed planet and found that lightning in its atmosphere is occurring in different patterns than it did when NASA (news - web sites)'s Voyagers flew by in the early 1980s, scientists said. AP Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Cassini Saturn Mission The discoveries announced Thursday are part of an early wave of information about the Saturn system from Cassini, which arrived...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Cassini spacecraft's mission to Saturn has revealed a new radiation belt around the ringed planet and found that lightning in its atmosphere is occurring in different patterns than it did when NASA's Voyagers flew by in the early 1980s, scientists said. The discoveries announced Thursday are part of an early wave of information about the Saturn system from Cassini, which arrived June 30 on a $3.3 billion exploration expected to last four years. "This is exactly the point of doing a mission like this," said Bill Kurth of the University of Iowa, the deputy principal...

Mary Wiper, the leader of the Sierra Club in New Mexico, died Sunday after being struck by lightning while hiking with friends in Breckenridge, Colo. "This accident— it's just about as random as anything nature can serve up," said Lawson LeGate, the senior Southwest region representative for the Sierra Club and Wiper's boss. Wiper, 28, and two others were struck during a thunderstorm. The other two regained consciousness but were unable to revive Wiper. Wiper took over last May as Sierra Club's associate field representative for the Southwest. She oversaw projects in New Mexico, including the Sierra Club's participation in...

Senator: God must go if responsible (Lightning strikes Joe Biden's house)Wants resignations up 'chain of command' over prisoner abuse Posted: May 8, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com As the prisoner abuse scandal intensifies, many Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to resign, but one senator is prepared to ask for the head of someone even higher than President Bush. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., said earlier this week the president must demonstrate he understands the "nature of the damage" caused by the abuses by "determining who is responsible, no matter how far up the chain of command...

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member, Joseph Biden's Delaware house is hit by lightning.

MANATEE COUNTY -- Off in the distance, it looked just like the hundreds of other storms that blow across the state every summer. "I figured we had at least another 20 minutes," said Ned Russo, who was standing outside a Manatee County house talking to his friend, Frank "Buddy" Sances, as the thunderstorm approached Wednesday. Moments later he heard a loud clap and was knocked from his feet. When he recovered, he found Sances unconscious, the victim of a lightning strike. Russo tried to revive him, as did paramedics who arrived minutes later. But Sances, 42, was pronounced dead at...

BOSTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Summit County officials said nine Boy Scouts are in stable condition this morning after being struck by lightning, NewsChannel5 reported. Witnesses said a lightning bolt hit a tree near the boys' tent. "Lightning struck a nearby tree, sending the voltage to the ground, which hit the boys and tossing them," said Summit County Sheriff's Mike Sanchez. "There appears to be minor injuries, minor burns to their extremities." All the boys who are younger than 14 years old are in stable condition at the Akron Children's Hospital.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 500 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2003 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LIGHTNING: LIGHTNING HAS BEEN THE SECOND LARGEST STORM KILLER IN THE US FOR THE LAST FORTY YEARS... EXCEEDED ONLY BY FLOODS. THE ONLY CAUSE OF DEATH FROM LIGHTNING IS FROM CARDIAC ARREST AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY... ALTHOUGH SOME MAY APPEAR TO HAVE A DELAYED DEATH A FEW DAYS LATER IF THEY ARE RESUSCITATED BUT HAVE SUFFERED IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO 'STORM DATA'... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUBLICATION... AN AVERAGE OF 87 LIGHTNING FATALITIES OCCURRED PER YEAR FROM 1959-1995. DUE TO UNDERREPORTING......