Bean, also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr. Bean: The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television series Mr. Bean. It stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role and Peter MacNicol. It was directed by Mel Smith, with whom Atkinson had previously worked on Not the Nine O’Clock News. The film re-used many of the ideas from the original television series, although it was set mainly in California. The tagline is Be afraid. Be very afraid. Mr. Bean has a passport. (Wikipedia)
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British journalist Jon Snow meets some remarkable people as he travels with rescue teams looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in flooded New Orleans.
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At that time, Diamond Crystal Salt Company operated the Jefferson Island salt mine under the lake, while a Texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. Due to a miscalculation, the 14-inch drill bit entered the mine, starting a remarkable chain of events which at the time turned an almost 10 foot deep freshwater lake into a salt water lake with a deep hole.
It is difficult to determine exactly what occurred, as all of the evidence was destroyed or washed away in the ensuing maelstrom. The now generally accepted explanation is that a miscalculation by Texaco regarding their location resulted in the drill puncturing the roof of the third level of the mine. This created an opening in the bottom of the lake, similar to removing the drain plug from a bathtub. The lake then drained into the hole, expanding the size of that hole as the soil and salt were washed into the mine by the rushing water, filling the enormous caverns left by the removal of salt over the years. The resultant whirlpool sucked in the drilling platform, eleven barges, many trees and 65 acres of the surrounding terrain. Mr. Viator, a local fisherman, was able to drive his small boat to the shore and tie it up to a tree, and get out, to later watch it and the tree get sucked down.[4] So much water drained into those caverns that the flow of the Delcambre Canal that usually empties the lake into Vermilion Bay was reversed, making the canal a temporary inlet. This backflow created, for a few days, the tallest waterfall ever in the state of Louisiana, at 164 feet (50 m), as the lake refilled with salt water from the Delcambre Canal and Vermilion Bay. The water downflowing into the mine caverns displaced air which erupted as compressed air and then later as 400 foot geysers up through the mineshafts.[4]
Remarkably, there were no injuries and no human lives lost in this dramatic event. All 55 employees in the mine at the time of the accident were able to escape thanks to well-planned and rehearsed evacuation drills, or through heroic efforts by co-workers. The staff of the drilling rig fled the platform before it was sucked down into the new depths of the lake. Three dogs were reported killed, however. Days after the disaster, once the water pressure equalized, nine of the eleven sunken barges popped out of the whirlpool and refloated on the lake’s surface.
Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur
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Previews of all the songs on Maylene’s upcoming release, III scheduled for June 23rd
Preorder now! I’ve ordered mine and can’t wait!
Tracklisting:
1. “Waiting On My Deathbed”
2. “Settling Scores By Burning Bridges”
3. “Just A Shock”
4. “Last Train Coming”
5. “Step Up (I’m On It)”
6. “Listen Close”
7. “The Old Iron Hills”
8. “No Good Son”
9. “Harvest Moon Changing”
10. “Oh Lonely Grave”
11. “The End Is Here…The End Is Beautiful”
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Bean, also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr. Bean: The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television series Mr. Bean. It stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role and Peter MacNicol. It was directed by Mel Smith, with whom Atkinson had previously worked on Not the Nine O’Clock News. The film re-used many of the ideas from the original television series, although it was set mainly in California. The tagline is Be afraid. Be very afraid. Mr. Bean has a passport. (Wikipedia)
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-Description-
Disaster Transport initially opened alongside the Cedar Point beach in 1985 as Avalanche Run. The coaster was themed as an international bobsled race, complete with alpine racing colors and a ski resort station. Despite the popularity of Avalanche Run, however, the ride frequently needed to be closed as sand from the beach would blow onto the track and make riding conditions dangerous and unstable. In 1990, the ride was enclosed and re-themed as Disaster Transport.
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High Definition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RVlMAUDD2M&fmt=22
High Quality:
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-Reference Sites-
Roller Coaster DataBase:
http://www.rcdb.com/19.htm
Theme Parks/Love To Know:
http://themeparks.lovetoknow.com/Disaster_Transport_at_Cedar_Point
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Transport
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Present Name: Disaster Transport (1990)
Location: Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio 44870 USA)
Status: Operating (Operating as Disaster Transport since 1990)
Opened: May 11, 1985
Type: Steel/Bobsled
Manufacturer: Intamin AG
Train Manufacturer: Giovanola
Model: Swiss Bob
Designer: Intamin AG
Investment: $3,400,000 USD
Height: 63 ft (19 m)
Drop: 50 ft (15 m)
Length: 1,932 ft (589 m)
Speed: 40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions: 0
Duration: 2 Minutes, 32 Seconds
Capacity: 1,023 pph
Cars: 5
Riders Per Train: 10
Features:
Freewheeling Ride Experience
-Interesting Facts-
: Avalanche Run was enclosed in 1990 and transformed into Disaster Transport, because the sand from the beach would blow on the track and would damage the track.
-Audio Information-
Song: Red Dragon Tattoo
Artist: Fountains of Wayne
Album: Utopia Parkway
Label: Atlantic Records
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On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a video dedicated to my friend Scotlund Haisley and the rescue team from the Washington Animal Rescue League, who continue to rescue, treat, and find new homes for hundreds of homeless animals from New Orleans.
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George Bush apologizes for Katrina and recognizes the inefficiency of government on all levels.
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Bean, also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr. Bean: The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television series Mr. Bean. It stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role and Peter MacNicol. It was directed by Mel Smith, with whom Atkinson had previously worked on Not the Nine O’Clock News. The film re-used many of the ideas from the original television series, although it was set mainly in California. The tagline is Be afraid. Be very afraid. Mr. Bean has a passport. (Wikipedia)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldp1939/ Photo compilation of the biggest natural disaster in the history of the United States. Lack of a quick response by our government cost the lives of thousands and broke the hearts of millions.
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