http://www.dubtime.co.uk/forum/index.php?app=blog Community Blog List Syndication Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:04 +0000 admin@dubtime.co.uk (Dubtime) IP.Blog 60 Whenever I have free time I love to play on line games especially MMORPG. This means Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. I could also meet other people from other countries when playing online but I also limit myself because it is really difficult to be addicted with it. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:09:00 +0000
Apparently she had been in ill health for the past few weeks, and she passed away in the hospital. Obviously this was a huge shock to me, since she has always been a huge help to me when it came to finding freelance writing jobs, and I can never thank her enough for her years of friendship and assistance whenever I needed anything.

So as you can imagine this ruined my day, and the worst part is that I never got to say goodbye or thank her for all the help she has been to me over the years.

R.I.P :(]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0000
Because I seem to be gaining a little bit of weight, I think it is very important for me to get myself into some better shape.

Any kind of exercise I can get I need to do, and hopefully everything goes well.

Wish me luck!]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:37:00 +0000


A comic showing the debut of superhero Batman has been sold for more than $1m (£655,000) at an auction in Dallas.

The rare 1939 copy of Detective Comic No 27 was bought by an anonymous bidder from a seller who also wished to keep their identity secret.

The sale comes just days after an early edition of a Superman comic sold for $1m - only to be outdone by Batman.

Barry Sandoval, of auction house Heritage, claimed it was the biggest price on record for a comic book.

"It pretty much blew away all of our expectations," he said of the $1.075m winning bid.

"We can really say that Batman has nosed out Superman, at least for now."

Mr Sandoval added that the cover of the comic - which was bought by the seller in the 1960s for $100 (£65) - is one of the most famous in comic book history.

According to experts, the debuts of Batman and Superman were always likely to be the first to break the $1m barrier, with both examples in excellent condition.

Shirrel Rhoades, former publisher and executive vice president of Marvel Comics, added that the two sales were likely to keep prices buoyant.

"We're probably seeing a little bit of a feeding frenzy," he said, adding that comic books are seen as a sound investment.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:42:00 +0000
A century of whaling may have released more than 100 million tonnes - or a large forest's worth - of carbon into the atmosphere, scientists say.

Whales store carbon within their huge bodies and when they are killed, much of this carbon can be released.





US scientists revealed their estimate of carbon released by whaling at a major ocean sciences meeting in the US.

Dr Andrew Pershing from the University of Maine described whales as the "forests of the ocean".

Dr Pershing and his colleagues from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute calculated the annual carbon-storing capacity of whales as they grew.

"Whales, like any animal or plant on the planet, are made out of a lot of carbon," he said.

"And when you kill and remove a whale from the ocean, that's removing carbon from this storage system and possibly sending it into the atmosphere."

He pointed out that, particularly in the early days of whaling, the animals were a source of lamp oil, which was burned, releasing the carbon directly into the air.

"And this marine system is unique because when whales die [naturally], their bodies sink, so they take that carbon down to the bottom of the ocean.

"If they die where it's deep enough, it will be [stored] out of the atmosphere perhaps for hundreds of years."

Ocean trees

In their initial calculations, the team worked out that 100 years of whaling had released an amount of carbon equivalent to burning 130,000 sq km of temperate forests, or to driving 128,000 Humvees continuously for 100 years.

Dr Pershing stressed that this was still a relatively tiny amount when compared to the billions of tonnes produced by human activity every year.

But he said that whales played an important role in storing and transporting carbon in the marine ecosystem.

Simply leaving large groups of whales to grow, he said, could "sequester" the greenhouse gas, in amounts that were comparable to some of the reforestation schemes that earn and sell carbon credits.

He suggested that a similar system of carbon credits could be applied to whales in order to protect and rebuild their stocks.

"The idea would be to do a full accounting of how much carbon you could store in a fully populated stock of fish or whales, and allow countries to sell their fish quota as carbon credits," he explained.

"You could use those credits as an incentive to reduce the fishing pressure or to promote the conservation of some of these species."]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:24:00 +0000



In a TV address, she said the forces of nature were testing the nation.

So far at least 300 people have been confirmed killed in the earthquake that struck in the early hours of Saturday.

The 8.8 quake - one of the biggest ever - triggered a tsunami that has been sweeping across the Pacific, although waves were not as high as predicted.

The 8.8 quake caused widespread damage, destroying buildings, bridges and roads in many areas. Electricity, water and phone lines were cut.

Chilean President Michele Bachelet said that altogether two million people had been affected.

Several Pacific countries were hit by waves higher than usual after a tsunami was set off by the quake.

In French Polynesia waves 6ft (1.8m) high swept ashore, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Japan is still on high alert, with scores of thousands of people urged to evacuated areas at risk.

Ms Bachelet said the forces of nature had "once again put to the test our ability to deal with adversity and get back on our feet. And we are examining every way to restore all the basic services in the country. But there's still a lot to do".

Ms Bachelet said she had declared a state of catastrophe in six regions.

Chile is vulnerable to earthquakes, being situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where the Pacific and South American plates meet.

The earthquake struck at 0634 GMT, 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital Santiago at a depth of about 35km. It is the biggest to hit Chile in 50 years.

Widespread damage to roads and buildings has been reported in many areas, including the capital where a chemical plant caught fire.

Electricity, water and phone lines have been cut.

At least 85 people died in the region of Maule alone, journalists there reported.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:17:00 +0000
First of all is the good: I have been getting quite a bit more business through my store than I had anticipated for this month, so I have been rather pleased with that. Hopefully March will go just as good or better but only time will tell. There are also a few other jobs I have been doing and earning some money that way, which has definitely been a huge help for me as well.


Now let's move on to the bad part: I have been dealing with a number of personal problems and setbacks, but the most severe is the passing of a relative which is always an awful thing to have to deal with.


So as you can see, I have some things that I have had a number of things I have been happy about this month...and a few things that I wish had never happened.

Hopefully March will be a better month on all accounts, and I have to remain positive.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:05:00 +0000

Well you probably would not be able to tell with how frequently we have had snow as of late, and we are only a few short days away from the beginning of March. Granted the beginning of that month has always been considered as still a part of the Winter, it has traditionally been a bit more mild than previous months would be.

Guess we are going to see how it plays out this year, and we still have weather reports for more snow coming tomorrow!]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:49:00 +0000 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:35:00 +0000 When I think of healthy eating, my ex-colleague ever suggested whipping up a vegetarian dish such as fried noodles with canned mock meat and lots of vegetables. Anybody has other suggestions? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:15:00 +0000