I heard people talking about it this morning so I had to look it up to reassure myself that I wasn’t losing my mind. We did have an earthquake?!
For some reason our fire alarm was chirping from a low battery at 5:30 this morning so it woke me up. I was standing in the kitchen messing with the battery with one eye open and then I heard something like a strong wind. It was weird because to me it sounded like something running across the roof and it only lasted for a few seconds. Nothing really shook. I just thought that we were having a storm but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The only thing that I could think of is that it was a ghost or those damn aliens again!
" The U.S. Geologic Survey reports that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has struck the midwest.
The USGS Web site says the quake was centered near West Salem, Illinois, or about 40 miles north of Evansville, Indiana. The quake was felt as far away as Milwaukee, 350 miles to the north. Skyscrapers shook in Chicago’s Loop, 240 miles north of the epicenter, and in Indianapolis, 160 miles to the northeast. People in Cincinnati and St. Louis also felt the earth shake.
The U.S. Geological Survey says this morning’s quake happened in a region known as the Illinois basin-Ozark dome, which does not usually get quakes. The biggest on record, also a 5.4, happened in 1968.
Indiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Todd Ringle says there are no immediate reports of damage. Ringle says he was shaken out of his bed in the Evansville area by the earthquake.
A dormitory at Vincennes University was evacuated, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. A Vincennes University spokesman says 250 students were evacuated when fire alarms sounded, apparently due to the earthquake.
The earthquake was felt as far away as South Bend and Fort Wayne in Indiana. It shook tall buildings in downtown Indianapolis. "
Well today is the big day for the new Call of Duty 4 map pack release. I have already downloaded them at lunch and now I can’t wait to get home to get online to try them out.
Broadcast
Its size and alternating routes make ?Broadcast? great for large team games. A large, multi-story television station with plenty of window vantage points creates the perfect setting for floor-to-floor combat. The station is surrounded by extensive outdoor areas consisting of a long parking lot, surrounding buildings with sniping hiding spots and side-rooftop access to the top and bottom floors of the television station.
Creek
A large wide open village in the woods, ?Creek? consists of heavy foliage, great for sniper cover: a deep ravine offers an excellent vantage point for ambushes; an underground cave offers an alternate evasion route; and various multi-floor houses populate a patchwork of connected farmland. This extensive open map is great for snipers with plenty of natural coverage consisting of rocks and trees. There are various routes for advancement from both high and low vantage points over and underneath the hillsides. Another great map for large team games.
Chinatown
A modern revision of the classic Call of Duty ?Carentan? map, ?Chinatown? takes players to the foggy downtown district of a Chinatown. A night time setting, the cityscape is well lit by the full moon and the glow of brightly colored lanterns and neon lights from local businesses. This district offers a variety of open-street and interior settings, perfect for fire fights throughout the connected roads, courtyards, antique shops and markets within it. Great for all game types and players.
Killhouse
?Killhouse? is an enclosed warehouse made of plywood structures, mock-ups and speed-run courses used for training, creating the right mix of obstacles for small team games or free-for-alls with a variety of soft and hard cover points spread throughout the entire ground level
Yo this one aight though
Yo, me and Cool V
Dis dis dis gon’ be dis gon’ be our new single
And when you hear this story you’ll say it’s aight though
Yo yo yo yo Cool V, why don’t you give me a cue
One more cue, and then I’m ready to go in
[Verse One]
Don’t you like when the winter’s gone
And all of a sudden it starts gettin warm
The trees and the grass start lookin fresh
And the sun and sky be lookin their best
Birds be singin, flowers be bloomin
A lot of brand new cars be zoomin
Fly girls lookin the best they can be
And the guys be dukey dukey Dan you see
Besides all that I like the warm weather
Cause that’s when you can get yourself together
But I like Easter time with a grin
Cause when I was little we used to go to Coney I-sland
We used to eat a lot of stuff like cotton candy
Cause back then, it was like fine and dandy
You used to get dressed up in double knits
And your plaid suit jackets, they were the shits
The good ol’ days, was back then
And the reason I reminisce, cause..
[Chorus: Biz sings - voice slowed down]
It’s spring again
Everybody know it’s spring again
To the girls and boys and people above
This is the time to fall in love
[Verse Two]
Now girls – have you ever broke up with your boyfriend
And you felt that the world was comin to an end
Sittin around the house poutin for no reason
Just because you thought your man was skeezin
For a couple of days, look gloomy and gray
Thinkin about the ol’ happy days
All of a sudden, the telephone ring
He beg for your forgiveness and you know what that brings
Joy and happiness into your life
Before you felt like your heart was stabbed by a knife
I’m tellin you gi
Just a quick note to let you guys know that I am not sleeping.
I have been putting some time in over at our new site, BFHeroes.org. In case you don’t know, its a Battlefield Heroes community fan site and its doing pretty good!
We have Battlefield Heroes news and all kinds of goodies, so be sure to check it out if you are a fan.
Spike, Jerry Hopper and my other BF buds…we need you there guys!
{mosimage}What the hell? You mean it was coming towards us?!
" The U.S. Navy succeeded in its effort to shoot down an inoperable spy satellite before it could crash to Earth and potentially release a cloud of toxic gas, the Pentagon said. It was unknown whether the missile took out its precise target — the satellite’s full fuel tank. "
" The missile that struck the satellite was launched from the ballistic missile defense cruiser USS Lake Erie from the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii at 10:26 p.m. ET Wednesday, the general said. It struck the satellite more than 130 miles above it 24 minutes later. "
" The attempt cost up to $60 million, according to estimates. "
$60 million dollars to shoot that sucker down…I wonder if it would have been cheaper to just let it hit earth?
The official Grand Theft Auto IV site has launched and is packed with more information. Although I would rather view a good ‘ol HTML website, most of it is in flash and may be a little overwhelming at first.
The site provides more videos, screenshots, screensavers, widgets and more. I couldn’t really poke through it at work but I will check it out more when I get home.
A new Battlefield Heroes website comes out of the wood work and this one looks promising. With a nice clean scheme, Battlefield Heroes news and message boards, players should be attracted to the site fairly quick.
Although the site may look a little bare, the admin, Sarge, explains that their progression on the community site will take time and they can only build on what info is available. It only makes sense I guess.
If you are a Battlefield fan and looking forward to the Battlefield Heroes release soon, be sure to check out the new BFHeroes.org fan site.
Here is the link to send you on your way: http://www.bfheroes.org – BFHeroes.org – A Community Organization of Battlefield Heroes Players. Clans, Maps, Mods, Patches and more. Read more…
