Pregnant woman survives two days under rubble

DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Rescue workers pulled a woman who was eight months pregnant to safety Wednesday after she spent 50 hours trapped under earthquake rubble.

A second woman was rescued minutes later in the same place in a bit of rare good news in Sichuan province, where the official death toll has risen to nearly 15,000 from Monday's massive quake.

Safety officials could speak to Zhang Xiaoyan but had to proceed slowly due to fears the rubble above her would shift and collapse.

"It is very moving. It's a miracle brought about by us all working together," said Sun Guoli, the fire chief of nearby Chengdu, the provincial capital.

does anyone know what heather has been up to?

ugh.Jaslene has been in the worst dress 2x! omg.but ...but then she made a photoshoot for Seventeen magazine for the February issue 2008..title: DRESS LIKE A MODEL...pictures under the cut

Has anyone seen the top 3 girls on TV yet? I just saw Anya, Whitney and Fatima on the CW news, at what looks like a party. I know that they're having a finale party in Manhattan tonight(that I didn't win tickets for, damn), but I think 7am is a little to early to be in party clothes. :-/ Anyway, they all look beautiful. Fatima got this really short Betty Boop hairdo that really makes her cheekbones look nice. Whitney was talking more than any of them, but I doubt you're surprised. :-P


ETA: I really should add this podcast. It's Sarah V. from Season 8, discussing who her favorites are, who she thinks should win or will win. Also discusses the Paulina photography challenge. It's pretty long and surprisingly interesting(I mean, not typical Sarah annoying). I think she must be a member of this group.

Can anyone else recall a sadder case of sour grapes whining than that of Jerry Reinsdorf complaining that Mike D'antoni ditched him (and the Bulls) for New York?

"I don't know what else we could've done. He chose to go to New York knowing there was a good chance we would make him an offer."

You know what you could've done, Jerry? Made him a goddamned contract offer instead of assuming the deal was a lock. So how many major deals is this in a row that the Bulls have botched/missed out on because Reinsdorf wouldn't step up and do what it took to get it done? (At least three, counting the never-happened trades for Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol)

Hi, I'm Linn. I'm 22 and live in Seattle. Currently I'm unemployed after recently working at an animal shelter, but hopefully I'll be returning to school soon to study medical coding. My life is admittedly a bit of a mess at the moment, as I'm apparently going through a sort of quarter-life crisis and I struggle with depression and ptsd. But I'm trying my best to manage. Right now I'm taking small steps to improve myself: quitting smoking (but failing miserably, hah) and coming to terms with my drinking problem, as well as dealing with issues about my faith. So, expect those sorts of topics in my journal, as well as daily rambles and discussion of my interests (which include music, books, films, and my constant yearning to travel).

Anyway, I update frequently and comment a lot. I'm looking for interesting people I can get to know well as friends. So, if you're interested in adding me, please comment here. Thanks. :)

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An article slated for the June 2008 issue of Popular Mechanics says that, due to fears that a malfunctioning space shuttle might impact populated areas on lift-off:

"Each time the space shuttle rises from its launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., an Air Force officer waits anxiously for the first 2 minutes to pass safely. If the spaceship were to veer off course and endanger a populated area, this range safety officer would bear the terrible responsibility of flipping a pair of switches under a stenciled panel reading “Flight Termination.” The first switch arms explosives on the shuttle’s two solid rocket boosters. Flipping the second switch would detonate them, destroying the shuttle and crew."

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Yes. LeBron really did say to his momma "Sit your ass down!"

Now, where I come from, no matter how old you are, how tall you are, or how rich you are, you say that to your momma, and suddenly you aren't too big for her to whup your ass.

Divers find marble bust of Caesar that may date to 64 B.C.

PARIS (AP) -- Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.

The life-sized bust showing the Roman ruler with wrinkles and hollows in his face is tentatively dated to 46 B.C. Divers uncovered the Caesar bust and a collection of other finds in the Rhone near the town of Arles -- founded by Caesar.

Among other items in the treasure trove of ancient objects is a 1.8-meter (5.9 foot) marble statue of Neptune, dated to the first decade of the third century after Christ.

This is almost a month old now, but interesting nonetheless.

Pentagon institute calls Iraq a major debacle and an incubator for terrorism.

So just how badly is the System infected with Communist, defeatist traitors?

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On the eve of the crowning of the Cycle 10 winner, let's look at the model life the C10 ladies may look forward to by looking at the work/publicity photos of past and present ANTMers Adrianne, Amanda, Ann, Anya, Bianca, CariDee, Chantal, Dani, Diane, Ginger, Jaslene, Joanie, Kathleen, Kim, Lisa, Mercedes, Naima, Nargis, Nicole, Rachael, Saleisha, Shannon, Tyra, & Yoanna.


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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Irena Sendler — credited with saving some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi Holocaust by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, some of them in baskets — died Monday, her family said. She was 98.

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She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007... but lost to Al Gore, who won (partially) for his documentary.

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Has the precipitous rise in gas prices changed your driving habits

How much more would gas prices have to go before you make major changes to your driving (buying a hybrid, looking for other ways such as telecommuting, carpooling, etc.)

What is the PRIMARY cause of the rise of gas?

Mae West started her show career in Vaudeville, wearing black-face. Surprisingly, she wasn't that popular.
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Stumbled across these on ModelMayhem.com - Looked back through tags - Don't think they've been posted before but I could have missed something... I love the first one...

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