Cat 5 super storm: ''Goodbye'' to Wake Island
 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/08/2....ap/index.html

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- The U.S. military has evacuated 200 people
from Wake Island before the arrival of Typhoon Ioke, the strongest
Central Pacific hurricane in more than decade.

Classified as a Category 5 "super typhoon," Ioke is expected to
extensively damage the U.S. territory when it hits Wednesday with
155-mph winds, said Jeff Powell, lead forecaster for the National
Weather Service in Honolulu.

"This is going to roll up a storm surge that will probably submerge
the island and destroy everything that's not made of concrete," Powell
said.

Apple Computers' Chinese Subcontractor Sues Journalists
 

Apple Computer subcontractor sues journalists for critical report on working
conditions

(RSF/IFEX) - The following is an RSF open letter to Steve Jobs, Apple
Computer CEO:

Dear Mr. Jobs,

Reporters Without Borders, an organisation that defends press freedom
throughout the world, urges you to intercede with your [IPod] subcontractor
in China, the Taiwanese company Foxconn, and get it to drop its lawsuit
against reporter Wang You and editor Weng Bao of China Business News (Diyi
Jingji Ribao).

These two journalists were responsible for an article on 15 June criticising
work conditions at a Foxconn plant. At Foxconn's request, the Shenzen
intermediate people's court froze their assets - apartments, bank accounts
and cars - on 10 July. Foxconn then brought a lawsuit accusing them of
"smearing its reputation" and demanding 30 million yuan (3 millions euros)
in damages.

We know that Apple is already aware of this case. After the London-based
Daily Mail newspaper ran a story about it on 11 June, your company reacted
by investigating conditions at Foxconn's plants and discovered that your
supplier had indeed violated several aspects of your code of conduct,
including those concerning the length of the working week and days off.

We believe that all Wang and Weng did was report the facts and we condemn
Foxconn's reaction. We therefore ask you to intercede on behalf of these two
journalists so that their assets are unfrozen and the lawsuit is dropped.

We trust you will give this matter your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

Robert M¨¦nard
Secretary-General
Reporters Without Borders

For further information, contact Vincent Brossel at RSF, 5, rue Geoffroy
Marie, Paris 75009, France, tel: +33 1 44 83 84 70, fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51,
e-mail: , Internet: http://www.rsf.org

http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/eng...08300446.shtml

Cat 5 super storm: ''Goodbye'' to Wake Island
 

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:22:31 GMT, David wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/08/2....ap/index.html

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- The U.S. military has evacuated 200 people
from Wake Island before the arrival of Typhoon Ioke, the strongest
Central Pacific hurricane in more than decade.

Classified as a Category 5 "super typhoon," Ioke is expected to
extensively damage the U.S. territory when it hits Wednesday with
155-mph winds, said Jeff Powell, lead forecaster for the National
Weather Service in Honolulu.

"This is going to roll up a storm surge that will probably submerge
the island and destroy everything that's not made of concrete," Powell
said.
Should be happening right around now.