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night arrives over europe and northern africa.
a picture showing the main diffrence of u.s.a. and europe.
top 10 rollercoasters in europe. thanks to ratbstard for the pics.
cnn's nic robertson reports on a radical islamic fringe active in europe and close to al qaeda.
10. the big one where: blackpool pleasure beach, lancashire, england cool fact: europe's tallest rollercoaster sheer drops and terrifying twists put the big one right up there with england's elite rollercoasters. the slow climb to the top offers riders an opportunity to soak up the seaside views, and to marvel at the ride-packed pleasure beach below!
2. dragon khan where: port adventura, tarragona, spain cool fact: the only rollercoaster in europe with eight inversions with loops and turns bearing titles such as "cobra roll" and "diving loop," this rollercoaster whips riders around with all the fury and fight of an angry dragon. but for all of its action, dragon khan is a smooth ride that prompts many to laud creators bolliger and mabillard for the finesse and sleekness of its twists and turns.
8. shockwave where: drayton manor, staffordshire, england cool fact: europe's only stand-up rollercoaster in 1994, drayton manor stood up to the industry giants by offering shockwave. the £4 million white-knuckle ride of a lifetime whirls passengers to a dizzy height of 120 feet, then swirls them through nearly four times the force of gravity in a series of loops, corkscrews and turns.
4. megafobia where: oakwood theme park, pembrokeshire, wales cool fact: megafobia put wales firmly on the rollercoaster map megafobia is considered europe's best wooden 'coaster. andrew hine, chairman of the roller coaster club of great britain, explains how this ride delivers sensational "air" time and never lets up.
this is a nasa generated picture of the famous "earth at night" satellite picture stretched over a globe. this picture shows europe.
paris (reuters) - europe's main human rights body will vote next week on a resolution opposing the teaching of creationist and intelligent design views in school science classes. the council of europe's parliamentary assembly will debate a resolution saying attacks on the theory of evolution were rooted "in forms of religious extremism" and amounted to a dangerous assault on science and human rights. the resolution, on the agenda for october 4, says european schools should "resist presentation of creationist ideas in any discipline other than religion." it describes the "intelligent design" argument as an updated version of creationism. anne brasseur, an assembly member from luxembourg who updated an earlier draft resolution, said the vote was due in june but was postponed because some members felt the original text amounted to an attack on religious belief. only minor changes have been made to the initial draft. "there are different views of the creation of the world and we respect that," she told reuters. "the message we wanted to send was to avoid creationism passing itself off as science and being taught as science. that's where the danger lies." the council, based in the eastern french city of strasbourg, oversees human rights standards in member states and enforces decisions of the european court of human rights. if passed, the resolution would not be binding on its 47 member states but would reflect widespread opposition among politicians to teaching creationism in science class. source
britons are the most prolific shoplifters in europe, a survey published wednesday showed.
they stole 3.58 billion pounds of goods from their nation's shops last year, the equivalent of 1.59 percent of british retail turnover.
razor blades were the most stolen item followed by alcohol and toiletries, according to the british-based center for retail research.
finland had the second worst shoplifting problem followed by portugal and greece while the swiss were the most disciplined shoppers, the survey showed. theft accounted for 0.89 percent of swiss retail turnover.
in all, europeans stole 30.8 billion euros worth of goods from their stores last year -- 71.5 euros per person.
customers were blamed for 48 percent of the thefts, staff for 29 percent and suppliers for 7 percent.
the survey covered 423 retailers in 24 countries, accounting for 20 percent of european retail turnover.
reuters
in europe, they face problems with a different breed of illegal immigrant, namely brown bears.
in the italian alps, near trentino, a nature conservation program reintroduced bears into nature. however, the population of the bears has steadily declined, despite efforts to halt it. it had people baffled, but then they got some unexpected news.
in austria and germany, brown bears were spotted. they were thought to have been extinct for decades.
in bavaria, germany, sheep have been killed, beehives have been torn apart and chicken coops were destroyed, apparently by a lone brown bear. many inhabitants of the region call for the extermination of the bear, feeling that it poses a great danger to people and property alike.
german authorities and hunters have been looking for the bear, but so far it has not been found.
the incident has caused a rift in diplomatic relations between italy and germany, since italy feels that the reaction of germany was hysterical. italian authorities have proposed shooting the bear with a dart, and then transporting it back to italy.
italian authorities are looking into a way to keep bears from escaping the italian alps.
this picture was taken in poland.
it's the final countdown from the rocky movies.
mmm, fish & chips.
5. thundercoaster where: tusenfryd, oslo, norway cool fact: an old-fashioned 'coaster sprinkled with modern-day technology the thundercoaster is a perfect blend of old-fashioned fun and modern technology. the second drop is enough to make any 'coaster-fan shudder. the train descends in such a way that makes the track seem as if it has disappeared from beneath the car. not to mention that riders spend more time hovering above their seats than they do planted firmly to them, making for a wild, airborne ride.
6. eurostar where: travelling fairs, germany cool fact: this portable 'coaster visits fairs across germany this epic tangle of dark purple track would be a jaw-dropping sight at any theme park, but the very idea that the whole thing is temporary simply catapults the ride over the edge of believability. if that wasn't enough, it also just happens to be one of the most frantic, intense, and exhilarating 'coaster's you could ever wish to ride.
7. the big dipper where: blackpool pleasure beach, lancashire, england cool fact: it's been thrilling riders since 1923 this gem of a wooden rollercoaster has been thrilling park visitors for more than 80 years. most folks who ride the big dipper do it for fun, but others have sought to set world records on this 'coaster, including richard rodriguez, who spent 2,000 hours on the ride in 2000. that's more than three months spent riding up, down and around on a rollercoaster!
maria sharapova laying on a bunch of tennis balls.
conan jokes about estonian contributions to nato and bush's speech at the nato summit. i'm an estonian myself, so this cracked me up really badly.
a clip from a 'top gear' episode where the sound of an american v8 engine is compared to the sound of a european v8 engine.
from his 1999 show 'dressed to kill'. (not sure if he's been posted on sh before, i searched but found nothing. i think he's hilarious).
1986
1. nemesis where: alton towers, staffordshire, england cool fact: the first inverted rollercoaster built outside the united states nemesis lets your legs dangle and your heart skip a beat with every twist and lurch. as the story goes, an evil monster was angered at alton towers and created a giant hole in the ground — riders swoop over and about this hole and the irate monster chained below. red waterfalls dripping into creepy pools of "blood" heighten the effects of the ride as well as the scenes of wreckage left behind in the monster's path of destruction.
