6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
September 6, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
The quake struck at 12:55 am (1755 GMT on Monday) at a depth of 110 kilometres (70 miles), USGS said, with its epicentre around 400 kilometres (250 miles) southeast of Banda Aceh.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake was too far inland to generate a tsunami.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where the collision of continental plates causes high seismic activity, and Sumatra is particularly prone to earthquakes.
Aceh was devastated when a 9.1-magnitude quake off Sumatra in December 2004 triggered a huge tsunami which killed more than 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean.
US Geological Survey initially gave a magnitude of 6.5 for Tuesday s quake.
Major 7.0-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea
August 4, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
SYDNEY: A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake hit New Britain island at 8:01 am local time (2201 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 54 kilometres, USGS said.
The epicentre was 145 kilometres (90 miles) east of Kandrian, on New Britain, and 570 kilometres (350 miles) east of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, said there was no threat of a widespread destructive tsunami as a result of the quake.
Tsunami alert after 7.7 magnitude quake hits Indian Ocean
June 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
HONG KONG: A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian Ocean on Sunday near India”s Nicobar Islands, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake hit at 1:26 am local time (1926 GMT) at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) with the epicentre around 160 kilometres west of the Nicobar Islands.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami watch for all areas of the Indian Ocean following the quake.
new lexus sports car
June 3, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Drinking and driving do not mix. Is that why Lexus is shattering a Champagne glass in a new commercial?
No, not really. The spot, scheduled to begin running on Wednesday, is meant to demonstrate the “pursuit of perfection,” to quote the Lexus slogan, in a new way.
The commercial features a new Lexus model, the two-seat LFA, a so-called supercar. But the spot is intended to burnish the Lexus brand image as much as to sell the new car since only 500 of the two-seaters are to be produced.
The Champagne flute breaks in the commercial as a result of the sound of the IFA’s engine being revved up. A physicist was hired, Lexus says, to help determine the type of glass whose natural resonance frequency matched the frequency of the engine noise, which causes the glass to vibrate until it breaks.
Fans of the Lexus brand will recall a couple of previous times that glassware played leading parts in the brand’s pitches. A pyramid of Champagne glasses on a hood helped Toyota Motor introduce the Lexus luxury marque in 1989.
And in 2006, a commercial showed a LS 460 being parallel-parked with its park-assist feature, thereby keeping intact two giant pyramids of Champagne glasses.
Lexus is breaking out — pun intended — the glassware again to introduce a campaign that carries the theme “Engineering the impossible.”
The TV commercial is part of the campaign, along with print, online and outdoor ads; a commercial for movie theaters to be filmed in 3D; and a presence on the version of Sports Illustrated to appear on the new iPad.
“It’s still the pursuit of perfection,” Dave Nordstrom, vice president for marketing at Lexus, said in an interview by phone on Tuesday, adding the element of “showing the lengths Lexus goes to pursue perfection.”
The wink and nod to the previous commercials will be noticed by “the people who know Lexus,” Mr. Nordstrom said, but that knowledge of Lexus ad history is not needed to enjoy or understand the new spot.
Lexus is the luxury car leader in the American market and has been weathering the bumpy economy well, Mr. Nordstrom said.
The brand has also weathered a recent incident, he added, when Consumer Reports warned drivers to avoid the 2010 GX 460 sport utility vehicle after it failed the magazine’s emergency handling test.
Lexus recalled the S.U.V.’s and stopped selling them after the warning, subsequently updating the software that runs the electronic stability control system, The Associated Press reported; Consumer Reports then lifted the warning.
About 40 percent of the campaign will appear in digital media, Mr. Nordstrom said, which would be more than before for Lexus.Lexus had developed a commercial that was labeled the “perfect pitch.” There were several phases to the advertisement scheme, but having the cars sold out at a price of $375,000 a piece makes the commercial less important at this time.
The new sports car from Lexus is powered by a 4.8-liter V10 engine. The car costs three times as much as the Porsche 911 GT3, and is almost double the price of the Ferrari 458 Italia.
TTP behind failed New York attack: US
May 9, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
WASHINGTON: The United States has evidence that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in the heart of New York City, US Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.
“We”ve now developed evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack,” Holder said on ABC television”s Sunday current affairs talk show “This Week.”
“We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it, and that he was working at their direction,” he said.
Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani born US citizen, was pulled off a plane to Dubai and arrested Monday for allegedly leaving a sport utility vehicle rigged to explode in New York”s Times Square just over a week ago.
Holder”s comments came as the New York Times reported that the United States warned Pakistan it must crack down on Islamic extremists or face severe consequences.
General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan, urged Pakistan”s General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Islamabad on Friday to quickly begin a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda in North Waziristan.
John Brennan, the White House deputy national security adviser, echoed Holder”s charges, pointing the finger at the Pakistani Taliban in an interview with CNN.
“It looks like he was working on behalf of the TTP, the Pakistani Taliban,” Brennan said.
“This group is closely allied with Al Qaeda. This is something that we”re taking very seriously.”
Strong quake hits Indonesian waters, no damage
April 5, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
JAKARTA: A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Indonesian waters on Monday but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, geologists said.
The quake struck below the sea about 218 kilometres (135 miles) south of Manado, Sulawesi island, just after 5:00 pm (1000 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey website.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a warning.
Taliban :Kandahar Blasts A Warning To Western Troops
March 15, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
TrendPK.com
Taliban :Kandahar Blasts A Warning To Western Troops :KANDAHAR: Thirty-five people were killed in an assault on Kandahar described by the Taliban as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city, officials said Sunday.
A series of massive explosions rocked the southern city late [...]
Al-Qaeda Threats To Kill Iraqis, Who Vote In Elections
March 6, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Al-Qaeda is threatening to kill Iraqis, who vote in Sunday’s (March 7, 2010) elections.
The threat message was posted on Al-Qadea’s website, the warning message proclaimed a 6am-to-6pm curfew “throughout Iraq and especially in Sunni areas.” Sunnis boycotted the 2005 elections but are expected to turn out in large number for this year’s vote, which has already begun for Iraqis living overseas. Anyone who violates the ban will “expose himself to the anger of Allah,” the terror group claimed.
Maps of tsunami warning
February 27, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
TrendPK.com Maps of tsunami warning : At selected locations within the warning and watch areas (not including west coast of United States and Alaska). All times EST. Projected energy model map by NOAA. Warm red colors indicate higher predicted intensity.
SOURCE: NOAA. Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso – The Washington Post – Feb. 27, 2010. [...]
Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska
February 27, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
TrendPK.com Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska : The quake had a magnitude 8.8 off the coast of Chile in early this morning, which is leading the warning of the tsunami across the Pacific Ocean, including along the coast of Oregon.
The West Coast and Alaska Warning Center said a tsunami Oregon coastal cities [...]
