China space mission article hits Web before launch
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China space mission article hits Web before launch
BEIJING - A news story describing a successful launch of China's long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground.
The country's official news agency Xinhua posted the article on its Web site Thursday, and remained there for much of the day before it was taken down.
A staffer from the Xinhuanet.com Web site who answered the phone Thursday said the posting of the article was a "technical error" by a technician. The staffer refused to give his name as is common among Chinese officials.
The arcticle, dated two days from now on Sept. 27, vividly described the rocket in flight, complete with a sharply detailed dialogue between the three astronauts.
Excerpts are below:
"After this order, signal lights all were switched on, various data show up on rows of screens, hundreds of technicians staring at the screens, without missing any slightest changes ...
'One minute to go!'
'Changjiang No.1 found the target!'...
"The firm voice of the controller broke the silence of the whole ship. Now, the target is captured 12 seconds ahead of the predicted time ...
'The air pressure in the cabin is normal!'
"Ten minutes later, the ship disappears below the horizon. Warm clapping and excited cheering breaks the night sky, echoing across the silent Pacific Ocean."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_space_article_1
Fake goods, Fake singer, fake milk, now fake news !!!
Caught lying again through their Chinese buck teeth.......
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Stupid stereotypical picture of chinese.
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Somali Pirates Free Malaysian Chemical Tanker After Ransom Paid
By Hamsa Omar
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Somali pirates released a Malaysian chemical tanker today after a $2 million ransom was paid, an official said.
Pirates released the tanker, called the Bunga Melati 5, after ``a $2 million ransom was paid,'' Andrew Mwangura, head of the Mombassa-based East Africa Seafarers' Assistance Program, told Bloomberg by phone today.
Somalia's 3,300-kilometer (2,060-mile) coastline is considered one of the world's most dangerous stretches of water because of piracy. The number of attacks on vessels in the region more than tripled last year to 31 incidents, compared with 10 a year earlier, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
Hmm... is this news true?