Six dead in Japan quake: officials

KURIHARA, Japan (AFP) - Six people were killed in Saturday’s powerful earthquake in northern Japan, officials said.Two workers, aged 53 and 54, were working on a construction project when they were hit by a
landslide, said a local official in the hard-hit northern town of Kurihara.
Rescue teams scouring by helicopter also found a body in a smashed vehicle in the mountains, said Yuichi Hachiya, a fire department official in Kurihara.
“We suspect the person was a visitor, but that’s just speculation. The person has yet to be identified as the body is now being transferred,” Hachiya told AFP.The other dead included a 48-year-old construction worker on a dam project who was hit by falling rocks and a 55-year-old man buried by a landslide while out fishing, officials said earlier.
A 60-year-old man also died after running out of his home in fright and getting hit by a truck.
More than 100 people were injured and 12 people missing in the 7.2 Richter-scale tremor, according to officials and media tallies.

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Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day is tomorrow, so here’s a last minute Father’s Day Gift Idea. Since it’s too late to do shopping online and have a gift shipped, it’s up to you to head to the mall. Of course, if you live in the same town as dad, then there’s another gift you can give him for Father’s Day 2008.
One of the most valuable things you will cherish in the future are good times with dad. So why not give him the gift of time this year. Pick an activity you both like doing and tell him you want to spend the day with him doing it. Even consider leaving mom and the other family members behind.
Spending a full day with dad, whether it’s fishing, golfing, hiking or just driving around chatting is something he will cherish on Father’s Day and you will cherish in the future when you look back on a fond memory.

Iran deal 'full of opportunities'

EU policy chief Javier Solana has said the new package of incentives offered by world powers to Iran to halt nuclear enrichment is "full of opportunities".
Mr Solana, who made the offer in Tehran, said the six powers were ready to help develop Iran's nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes.
The deal also involves trade benefits but Iran has warned it will reject any demands to halt uranium enrichment.

"We are ready to co-operate with Iran in the development of a modern nuclear energy programme based on the most modern generation of light water reactors," he told a press conference after meeting Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, as well as the country's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili.

Cell Phone GPS: Wave of the Future

With GPS technology now more commonplace in many new cell phones, that means that the location of anyone carrying a compatible cell phone can be accurately tracked at any time.Cell phone GPS can pinpoint the location of a cell phone within about five meters, which is up to ten times the accuracy given to us by triangulation. Cell phone GPS system tracking has been a part of the technology that makes of cell phones since 2005.

With GPS technology now more commonplace in many new cell phones, that means that the location of anyone carrying a compatible cell phone can be accurately tracked at any time. The GPS, or Global Positioning System, tracks your geographical location by interpreting data from 3 or more satellites.
Cell phone GPS can pinpoint the location of a cell phone within about five meters, which is up to ten times the accuracy given to us by triangulation. Cell phone GPS system tracking has been a part of the technology that makes of cell phones since 2005.

No on Prop. 98, Yes on Prop. 99

Cali voters, get out and vote tomorrow, June 3rd! Trusted sources tell me to spread the word about voting NO ON PROPOSITION 98! It is disguised as a measure to protect home owners from a government take over of the property through eminent domain, but WHAT IT REALLY DOES IS END RENT CONTROL LAWS IN CA!! Seeing as how rent control laws are one of the last remaining tools used to stop the crazy gentrification sweeping across the Bay, it is very important that we stop this measure from passing. The better alternative is to vote YES on Prop. 99, which does protect against eminent domain without dismantling rent control.

Purdum defends article slamming Bill Clinton

(CNN) – The Vanity Fair journalist who infuriated the Clinton campaign over the weekend with an explosive article that questions former President Bill Clinton's business dealings and behavior since leaving the White House strongly defended his reporting Monday in an interview with CNN.Todd Purdum, the national editor of Vanity Fair, stood by his article's most controversial assertions in an interview with Wolf Blitzer, including charges that aides to the former president believe his 2004 heart surgery fundamentally altered the 61 year-old's state of mind.

In a response of nearly 2,500 words–a quarter the length of the actual story–former president Bill Clinton's office fails to address a single factual mistake in Todd Purdum's Vanity Fair article. Purdum, who has covered President Clinton on and off for 16 years beginning with his 1992 presidential campaign when Purdum was with The New York Times, spoke with dozens of current and former senior Clinton aides during the course of his reporting. Purdum also contacted the Clinton office long before the article's completionand had several conversations with staff regarding the president's participation. Vanity Fair stands behind the article and Purdum's reporting.