Lebanon anti-Syrian minister assassinated

21/11/2006 14h41

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel has been assassinated in a northern Beirut suburb in the latest in a spate of attacks to target anti-Syrian politicians, a security source told AFP.

Shooting Stars

On Sunday, Nov. 19th, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The result: a shower of Leonid meteors.
Western Europe will be well placed this year for viewing the resulting shooting stars and provided the sky is clear of cloud or relatively clear (at present the weather forecast is not that promising for Sunday morning but check again closer to the time), the experts reckon that there should be about 100 Leonid meteors an hour.
The best time for viewing the Leonid storm will be 0445 GMT to 0630 GMT on Sunday Nov. 19th if you can get up at that time!

A few tips for watching -
Find a dark area as far away from streetlights and house lights as you can get (The more light pollution, the harder they will be to see).
Look into the sky 30 to 75 degrees above the horizon in an Easterly direction.
Take a garden recliner or chair to sit in as you look up.
Wrap up warm and take a flask of something hot!


A Leoind meteorite from 2001

Happy watching and wish upon a star.

Royal Mail Scam

The following information has been received from the Royal Mail regarding a current premium rate telephone scam. It has been assessed by them as a genuine scam.

"Royal Mail have advised that it is a genuine scam; if you receive a card from PDS do not contact them - call your local trading standards agency
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If you receive a card through your door from a company call PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel awaiting delivery instructions and can you contact them on 0906 6611911 DO NOT call the number as this is a mail scam originating from Belize If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICTIS at http://www.icstis.org.uk or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam. ICTIS have the following information about this number.

This is a card posted through your letter box from PDS Parcel Delivery suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and to call the premium rate number in question. This service costs £1.50 per minute. This service is under investigation by ICSTIS.

Please be aware of this scam and forward this information to as many as possible.
Should you receive a card from this company please follow the above instructions."