Although The Dark Knight Rises scored a healthy $30.6 million at midnight screenings Friday, the second highest opening on record, just behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with $43.5 million according to studio estimates. But it seem like it will drop in the next couple of days because of the cold blooded shooting in the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises movie premiere in Aurora, Colorado, USA. One thing is for sure now, and that is Warner Bros. decision of immediately cancelling the Paris premiere of the film - as well as a morning press conference featuring the A-listers, even though Director Christopher Nolan and some of the film's actors were in France, preparing for the event.
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
You have probably read our previous post about The Dark Knight Rises All You Need To Know Trailer, 13-Minutes Preview, And Photos, but this you should really know it that at least 12 people are killed when a gunman enters an Aurora, Colo. movie theater, releases a canister of gas and then opens fire during opening night of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." And an aspiring sportscaster who cheated death at a Toronto shopping mall shooting last month is one of the 12 dead in the Colorado movie massacre. Jessica Ghawi was watching “The Dark Knight Rises” with a long-time friend when a gunman opened fire minutes into the midnight premiere. She was shot twice, once in the head, her family said.
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado - Jessica
The young woman was attending the movie with a pal she had convinced to accompany her, Twitter posts show. “Never thought I’d have to coerce a guy into seeing the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises with me,” Ghawi wrote in the hours leading up to her death. “Of course we’re seeing Dark Knight. Redheaded Texan spitfire, people should never argue with me. Maybe I should get in on those NHL talks...” Her final post to a hockey writer pal reads: “MOVIE DOESN’T START FOR 20 MINUTES.”
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
As shock continues to pour in after the shootings at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado, the film's composer, Hans Zimmer, expressed his grief and sorrow.
"We're all devastated by what's happened," the Oscar winner said Friday during an interview with Rolling Stone. "When we set up this interview, we didn't know that things would change. I was going to send a note to Chris [Nolan] ... but I didn't have the words. Suddenly, words become meaningless because it's so beyond anything. Devastated, I suppose, is the word. It's just sad. Here we are, we were trying to celebrate this movie and celebrating that we'd finished it and then this happened. I just feel so incredibly sad for these people."
Zimmer's heartfelt sentiments reflect the same sadness and devastation expressed by director Christopher Nolan.
"Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community," Nolan wrote in a statement. "I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie.
I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families."
Twelve people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of the shooting, with nearly 50 others wounded and receiving treatment at nearby Colorado hospitals.
So what is the real motive behind the heartless massacre in this midnight screening of probably one of the most influencing movie, "The Dark Knight Rises"?
The mass shooting in Aurora in suburban Denver killed 12 people and injured 71 in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history.
Suspected gunman James Holmes, a 24-year-old medical student, was arrested shortly after the shooting and remains in police custody.
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
Holmes allegedly burst into the theatre and threw a smoke gas canister. When the smoke began to spread, some moviegoers thought it was a stunt that was part of the movie. Then they saw a silhouette of a person at the front of the theatre, pointing a gun at the crowd.
New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly said Friday that the gunman clearly looked “like a deranged individual.”
“He has his hair painted red. He said he was the Joker, obviously the enemy of Batman.”
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
Holmes was reportedly wearing all-black ballistics gear, including a helmet, bulletproof vest, leggings, throat protector, groin protector, tactical gloves and gas mask. Police believe he set off two smoke or tear-gas devices to distract the crowd before opening fire. His car was said to be stockpiled with additional ammunition.
The Dark Knight Rises Massacre Real Motive Behind The Shooting in Aurora Colorado
Holmes was an Aurora resident who lived about four miles from the theater. Chief Oates confirms that when police investigated his home, they discovered that the apartment had been "booby-trapped with wires," prompting authorities to immediately evacuate residents from five nearby buildings. Bomb technicians were reportedly dispatched to disarm explosive materials that were found on the scene.
Police confirm that Holmes had no criminal history, and had only been cited for speeding in October 2011
What do you think of his motive? Did Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight franchise really affect people that much ? Has it become far more than just a film? It's such a sad thing that one of the greatest celebration of a film masterpiece could become the reason of this unacceptable tragedy.
All our hearts goes to all the victims of the shooting at the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises movie premiere in Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Top 10 Deadliest Disease on Human is the list of real deadly disease that could grab our life just like that.
In this Top 10 List of deadliest disease on human we believe it is very important for everyone. In this article we put most common and dangerous diseases. We hope that this article can help you to know about these fatal diseases.
Cancers
It is the mostly deadly disease of the world. People of every country are affected by the cancers. There are different types of cancers. The cancers mainly occurred by the excessive flow of cell diversion. The people who are affected by the smoking and have the habit of drink they have the risk of cancer. Every year 7121000 people died in cancer.
Cerebrovascular disease
It is the deadly disease for the developing countries. The people of developing countries have a great risk of these problems. At least 5509000 people died in this disease every year.
Aids
There is no medicine for this disease. It is the most dangerous disease in the world. The Africa is at in the treat of Aids. There are many man woman and children are affected by this deadly disease. The disease is also spreading all over the world. The government of all county is very careful about this deadly disease. Every year 2777000 people are died in Aids.
Ischaemic Heart Disease
It is also the deadly disease. Lot of people is affected by this disease every year. In the developed countries the people are mostly affected by heart disease. This disease is related to the life style. The people who are not adopt in physical exercise and take rich food regularly they are mainly affected by this disease. About 7208000 people are dead by ischaemic heart disease.
Lower respirat infections
It is a deadly disease mostly for the people who are in poor position. People are not census about this problem. Some times when the people hart by some thing some thing and not give the proper care about this problem then they affected by this problem. In this disease at least 3884000 people died every year.
Tuberculosis
It is also a fatal disease. Many people died every year because of this disease. At lease 1566000 people died in tuberculosis every year all over the world.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
If any disease stands in a human body for a long time then it tureens to chronic diseases. It creates much disease in human body. This chronic disease damages the red blood cell. In a result other disease can affected the human body easily. every year 2748000 people are dies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Diarrhoeal Disease
It is also a deadly disease. Every people can be affected by this problem. Lack of pure water and food is the main caused of this problem. Water contamination is the main cause of this diarrhoeal disease. In the last year at least 1798000 people are died in this diarrhoeal disease.
Malaria
Once it was the most deadly disease. The disease is spread by the mosquito. The poor countries are the main victim of the malaria. In Asia and in Africa people are mostly affected by the malaria. It is also a top most dangerous disease in the world. At lease 1473000 people died every by malaria.
Perinatal disease
It is a very fatal disease. In the developing countries people are mostly affective by this problem. Every year many people are died in this problem. At least 2462000 people are died in this disease all over the world.
So that concludes the top 10 deadliest disease on human for our knowledge to grow, keep reading good stuff.
What a shocking news indeed, could you believe that? Legendary Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston was found dead Saturday at a Beverly Hills, California, hotel, officials said. She was 48.
The entertainer, whose incredible talent was discovered at an early age, was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. (6:55 p.m. ET) at the Beverly Hilton hotel despite resuscitation efforts, a police spokesman said.
Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent" and that the cause of her death is being investigated.
Houston's bodyguard found her body, said Courtney Barnes, publicist for hip-hop artist Ray J, who was dating the pop diva.
According to her official website, Houston sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos. But she also struggled with addiction problems over the years.
Houston, whose hits included "The Greatest Love of All," died on the eve of the 54th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. She had performed as late as Thursday night at a pre-Grammy event in the area.
Music producer Jimmy Jam, after conversations with those heading up to Sunday's night show, told CNN that he believes the event will change significantly -- including a tribute to the singer.
Houston was set to appear in this year's "Sparkle," a remake of the 1976 hit, which was loosely based on the story of The Supremes. It was her first movie role since 1996's "The Preacher's Wife."
News of her death elicited a flood of reaction from fans and fellow celebrities alike.
Whitney Houston seemed 'in good spirits'
Singer Aretha Franklin said, "I just can't talk about it now. It's so stunning and unbelievable. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. My heart goes out to Cissy (Houston's mother), her daughter Bobbi Kris, her family and Bobby (Brown)."
Dolly Parton, who wrote "I Will Always Love You," said, "mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'"
Another entertainment legend, Quincy Jones, said he was "absolutely heartbroken" by the news. "She was a true original and a talent beyond compare," he said.
Houston's body of work included a string of Billboard No. 1 hits in the 1980s, including "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," "The Greatest Love of All," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me.)"
Billboard put her soundtrack to the 1992 movie "The Bodyguard" as one of the top 10 biggest-selling albums of all time. She also starred in the film with Kevin Costner. The soundtrack included the hit,"I Will Always Love You."
Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey.
Famed music producer Clive Davis reportedly spotted Houston 20 years later in a New York nightclub, signing her on the spot, according to her website. Davis steered Houston's career for more than 25 years, also serving as a mentor.
Just Thursday, Davis told CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" that, with Houston, "I saw a depth and a range and soul ... that rarely ranks at the top level. And that's why we've been working together ever since."
The singer's rendition of the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl, days into the first Persian Gulf War, earned raves and cemented her place in the American musical landscape.
After "The Bodyguard," Houston went on to appear in several more films in the 1990s, including "Waiting to Exhale."
In 2000, Houston earned her sixth Grammy for best female R&B performance and, a month later, she was named female artist of the decade at the "Soul Train" Music Awards.
Her career stalled, however, in subsequent years as she entered rehab for addiction problems.
Houston took a hiatus for several years before releasing her first album in seven years, "I Look to You," in 2009.
"I just took a break, which sometimes you have to," said Houston. "You have to know when to slow that train down and kind of just sit back and relax for a minute."
In May 2011, Houston got help for her much-publicized struggle with drugs and alcohol, her representative said at the time.
In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Houston recalled how her mother arrived one day at her doorstep at her daughter's house with sheriff's officers and a court order in a drug intervention. She talked about doing cocaine and smoking marijuana.
"(My mother) says, 'I have a court (injunction) here,'" Houston said. "Either you do it my way, or we're just not going to do this at all. We are both going to go on TV, and you're going to retire.'"
Houston had a high-profile and tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown, a former "New Edition" star who has had multiple brushes with the law.
The couple appeared together in the mid-2000s on the reality show "Being Bobby Brown." They had one child together, Bobbi Kristina.
Houston was the cousin of Dionne Warwick, another acclaimed performer.
This bad news really hurts, but hey, this is life, today legendary singer Whitney Houston was found dead at age 48, but her songs and voice will always be with us for a long time, that's for sure.
Issues of Judgement will arrive in 2012 apparently more intense spoken everywhere as the closer the year 2012. But we're not gonna talk about that, what i will focus on here is the 10 technologies that could prevent the end of the world. We can't really tell who brought this issue in the first place, but originated from the ancient Mayan prophecy in Mexico who predicted that in 2012 a wave of massive galaxies would appear that resulted in all the activities on Earth we livehalt.
Also the book 'Apocalypse 2012' by Lawrence E. Joseph posts: 2007 stating scientifically that in 2012 will be a disaster that swept across the world or the end of 2012. And last night I found while browsing other causes occur again 2012, the Israeli Zionist evil plans to create a new world order or the New World Order. New world proclaimed by the Zionist Israeli group later by reducing the number of inhabitants of the earth up to 90% of the population that is leaving its own faction. The reduction amount is based on the fact that the world we have too many people, so thatnatural resources can no longer sustain the needs of the entire population of the earth, amounting to 6 billion. Therefore in need of reducing the population by the number of very large, so the New World will really only a manifestation of a new world inhabited bycreatures of choice. As you read in my first lines what i wanna focus here is regarding the top 10 technologies to prevent the end of the world, here it is:
Oil Producing Natural
There is a process called thermo-depolymerization, a process similar to how nature produces oil. For example, if carbon-based waste is heated and pressurized precise, capable of producing oil. Naturally this process menbutuhkan over millions of years. From the experiments they had done before, turkey manure can produce about 600 pounds of petroleum.
Eliminate salt from sea water
The UN noted, the water supply will be limited to the billions of people in the middle of this century. There is a technology called desalination, which removes salt and minerals from sea water so drinkable. This is a solution that can be done to prevent water crisis. The problem is, the technology is still too expensive and requires considerable energy. Now scientists are looking for a way for desalination can take place with less energy. One way is by evaporation on the water before entering the membrane with microscopic pores.
Hydrogen Power
Hydrogen fuel is considered as an alternative fuel pollution-free. The energy produced from a blend of hydrogen and oxygen. The problem is how the hydrogen is generated.Molecules such as water and alcohol should be processed first to mengekstaksi hydrogen fuel cell so that it becomes. This process also requires a large energy. But at least scientists have tried to make laptops and other devices with the energy fuel cell.
Solar Power
Solar energy reaches the earth is made up of photons, can be converted into electricity or heat. Some companies and housing has been successfully using this application. They use solar cells and other solar thermal energy collector as a medium.
Sea Heat Conversion
Media's biggest solar collectors on Earth is sea water. United States Department of Energy (U.S.) calls, the ocean can absorb solar heat energy produced is equivalent to 250 billion barrels per day minyal. There is a technology called OTEC is capable of converting ocean thermal energy into electricity. The temperature difference between sea surface capable of running the turbine and generator move. The problem is, the technology is still less efficient.
Ocean Wave Energy
Sea covers 70 percent of the earth's surface. Waves contain great energy that can drive turbines that power into electrical. The problem is rather difficult to estimate when the ocean waves large enough to produce enough energy. The solution is to store the energy when the wave is large enough. New York City's East River is currently a pilot project with six turbine-powered water gelombanng. While the Portuguese it had already been practicing this technology and successfully illuminates more than 1500 homes.
Roof planting Houses
This concept is inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are included in the list of Seven Wonders of the World. Babylonian palace consists of a roof planted with various flora, is also a balcony and terrace. This roof garden is able to absorb heat and reduce carbon dioxide. Imagine if the birds and butterflies flying around our green home.
Bioremediation
There is a process called bioremediation, the use of microbes and plants to clean up contamination. One of them is cleaning the content of nitrate in water with the help of microbes. Or use the plant to neutralize the arsenic from the soil. Some native plants have turned out to clean up our earth daedah of various pollutants.
Grave goods Destroyer
Carbon dioxide is the main factor causing global warming. Energy Information Administration (EIA) notes that by 2030 carbon dioxide emissions at 8000 million metric tons. The simplest method to suppress the content of hazardous substances is to bury the various sources of CO2 such as various hazardous electronic waste. But scientists are still not sure that harmful gases will be stored securely. Still later will come the negative impact on the environment.
Electronic books
Imagine, how many tons of paper and how many trees must be felled for the entire world if we all have to buy newspapers, magazines, novels, textbooks, notebooks, fax paper, until the toilet paper. Electronic books or electronic mail, better known by the e-book and e-mail is meant to contribute to survival. With the technology, paper production can be suppressed, so that the material we need not cut down too many trees.
Those are maybe just the top 10 technologies to prevent the end of the world, but you could always give advice if you have other techs that probably could save people from the end of the world, ^_^
There's no way i could bring up the all time worst/deadliest disaster for you, because as we all know it, disasters happens almost all the time, whether we know it or not. However, i will try my best to come up with the list of disasters that take place in this world that will at least shaken you all from the inside even just a bit. All the unexpected things will be presented here, from nature caused disaster to the stupidest human caused disaster, including disaster in the IT department, all is here.
Here's the list of some of the worst disasters in the world. The order is random so feel free to comment below if you disagree or have suggestions for disasters which might have excepted from this list.
The September 11 Terrorist Attacks
The September 11 attacks also referred to as September 11 or 9/11 were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to take control before it could reach the hijacker's intended target in Washington, D.C. Nearly 3,000 died in the attacks. Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda, and in 2004, the group's leader Osama bin Laden, who had initially denied involvement, claimed responsibility for the attacks.[1] Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives for the attacks. The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror, invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had harbored al-Qaeda members. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. In May 2011, after years at large, bin Laden was found and killed. The destruction caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant impact on global markets. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002, and the Pentagon was repaired within a year. Numerous memorials were constructed, including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, the Pentagon Memorial, and the Flight 93 National Memorial. Adjacent to the National Memorial, the 1,776 feet (541 m) One World Trade Center is estimated for completion in 2013.
The Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have started in China, it travelled along the Silk Road and reached the Crimea by 1346. From there, probably carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60 percent of Europe's population, reducing the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century. The aftermath of the plague created a series of religious, social and economic upheavals, which had profound effects on the course of European history. It took 150 years for Europe's population to recover. The plague returned at various times, killing more people, until it left Europe in the 19th century.
The Bhola Cyclone
The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on November 12, 1970. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. This cyclone was the sixth cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and also the season's strongest, reaching a strength equivalent to a strong Category 3 hurricane. The cyclone formed over the central Bay of Bengal on November 8 and travelled north, intensifying as it did so. It reached its peak with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) on November 12, and made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan that night. The storm surge devastated many of the offshore islands, wiping out villages and destroying crops throughout the region. In the most severely affected upazila, Tazumuddin, over 45% of the population of 167,000 was killed by the storm.
The Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple". The term "smallpox" was first used in Europe in the 15th century to distinguish variola from the "great pox" (syphilis). Smallpox localizes in small blood vessels of the skin and in the mouth and throat. In the skin, this results in a characteristic maculopapular rash, and later, raised fluid-filled blisters. V. major produces a more serious disease and has an overall mortality rate of 30–35%. V. minor causes a milder form of disease (also known as alastrim, cottonpox, milkpox, whitepox, and Cuban itch) which kills about 1% of its victims. Long-term complications of V. major infection include characteristic scars, commonly on the face, which occur in 65–85% of survivors. Blindness resulting from corneal ulceration and scarring, and limb deformities due to arthritis and osteomyelitis are less common complications, seen in about 2–5% of cases. Smallpox is believed to have emerged in human populations about 10,000 BC. The earliest physical evidence of smallpox is probably the pustular rash on the mummified body of Pharaoh Ramses V of Egypt. The disease killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans per year during the closing years of the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs), and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Of all those infected, 20–60%—and over 80% of infected children—died from the disease. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300–500 million deaths during the 20th century. As recently as 1967, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year. After vaccination campaigns throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the WHO certified the eradication of smallpox in 1979. Smallpox is one of the two infectious diseases to have been eradicated, the other being rinderpest, which was declared eradicated in 2011.
Faulty Soviet early warning system nearly causes WWIII (1983)
The threat of computers purposefully starting World War III is still the stuff of science fiction, but accidental software glitches have brought us too close in the past. Although there have been numerous alleged events of this ilk, the secrecy around military systems makes it hard to sort the urban myths from the real incidents. However, one example that is well recorded happened back in 1983, and was the direct result of a software bug in the Soviet early warning system. The Russian system told them that the United States had launched five ballistic missiles. However, the duty officer for the system, one Lt Col Stanislav Petrov, claims he had a "funny feeling in my gut", and reasoned if the U.S. was really attacking they would launch more than five missiles. The trigger for the near apocalyptic disaster was traced to a fault in software that was supposed to filter out false missile detections caused by satellites picking up sunlight reflections off cloud-tops.
The Spanish Flu
The 1918 flu pandemic (the "Spanish" flu) was an influenza pandemic, and the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus (the follow-up was the 2009 flu pandemic, an outbreak of Swine Flu). It was an unusually severe and deadly pandemic that spread across the world. Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the geographic origin. Most victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks, which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or weakened patients. The flu pandemic was implicated in the outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s. The pandemic lasted from June 1918 to December 1920, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. Between 50 and 100 million died, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. Even using the lower estimate of 50 million people, 3% of the world's population (which was 1.86 billion at the time) died of the disease. Some 500 million, or 27% (≈1/4), were infected. Tissue samples from frozen victims were used to reproduce the virus for study. This research concluded, among other things, that the virus kills through a cytokine storm (overreaction of the body's immune system), which perhaps explains its unusually severe nature and the concentrated age profile of its victims. The strong immune system reactions of young adults ravaged the body, whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults resulted in fewer deaths.
When the laptops exploded (2006)
It all began simply, but certainly not quietly, when a laptop manufactured by Dell burst into flames at a trade show in Japan. There had been rumors of laptops catching fire, but the difference here was that the Dell laptop managed to do it in the full glare of publicity and video captured it in full color. (Unfortunately, the video capturing the incident appears to have vanished from the web. If you happen to own a copy, please send it to us as it should make interesting viewing again.) "We have captured the notebook and have begun investigating the event," Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden reported at the time, and investigate Dell did. At the end of these investigations the problem was traced to an issue with the battery/power supply on the individual laptop that had overheated and caught fire. It was an expensive issue for Dell to sort out. As a result of its investigation Dell decided that it would be prudent to recall and replace 4.1m laptop batteries. Company chief executive Michael Dell eventually laid the blame for the faulty batteries with the manufacturer of the battery cells--Sony. But that wasn’t the end of it. Apple reported issues for iPods and Macbooks and many PC suppliers reported the same. Matsushita alone has had to recall around 54 million devices. Sony estimated at the time that the overall cost of supporting the recall programs of Apple and Dell would amount to between ¥20 billion (£90m) and ¥30 billion.
Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest hit, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. With a magnitude of Mw 9.1–9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 centimetre (0.4 inches) and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Its epicentre was between Simeulue and mainland Indonesia. The plight of the affected people and countries prompted a worldwide humanitarian response. In all, the worldwide community donated more than $14 billion (2004 U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid.
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake was a catastrophic earthquake and is also the deadliest earthquake on record, killing approximately 830,000 people. It occurred on the morning of 23 January 1556 in Shaanxi, during the Ming Dynasty. More than 97 counties in the provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu and Anhui were affected. An 840-kilometre (520 mi)-wide area was destroyed, and in some counties 60% of the population was killed. Most of the population in the area at the time lived in yaodongs, artificial caves in loess cliffs, many of which collapsed during the catastrophe with great loss of life.
The explosion of the Ariane 5 (1996)
In 1996, Europe's newest and unmanned satellite-launching rocket, the Ariane 5, was intentionally blown up just seconds after taking off on its maiden flight from Kourou, French Guiana. The European Space Agency estimated that total development of Ariane 5 cost more than $8bn (£4bn). On board Ariane 5 was a $500 million (£240 million) set of four scientific satellites created to study how the Earth's magnetic field interacts with Solar Winds. "This shutdown occurred 36.7 seconds after launch, when the guidance system's own computer tried to convert one piece of data--the sideways velocity of the rocket--from a 64-bit format to a 16-bit format. The number was too big, and an overflow error resulted. When the guidance system shut down, it passed control to an identical, redundant unit, which was there to provide backup in case of just such a failure. But the second unit had failed in the identical manner a few milliseconds before. And why not? It was running the same software," the article stated.
Central China floods, 1931
The 1931 Central China floods or the Central China floods of 1931 were a series of floods that occurred during the Nanjing decade in the Republic of China era. It is generally considered the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded; almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century (when pandemics and famines are discounted) and in China. The human deaths are estimated from 145,000, to between 3.7 million to 4 million. From 1928 to 1930 a long drought preceded the flood. By some accounts abnormal weather over central China began in the winter of late 1930. Heavy snowstorms in the winter were followed by spring thaw/defrost heavy rains that raised the river levels even higher. The rain increased into July and August 1931. In July alone 7 cyclones hit the region. On average two occur per year.
The list might not fully satisfying, but i guess it's not bad either, so let me presents to you the top 10 worst/deadliest disaster in the world ^_^
The young woman was attending the movie with a pal she had convinced to accompany her, Twitter posts show.
“Of course we’re seeing Dark Knight. Redheaded Texan spitfire, people should never argue with me. Maybe I should get in on those NHL talks...”
"We're all devastated by what's happened," the Oscar winner said Friday during an interview with Rolling Stone. "When we set up this interview, we didn't know that things would change. I was going to send a note to Chris [Nolan] ... but I didn't have the words. Suddenly, words become meaningless because it's so beyond anything. Devastated, I suppose, is the word. It's just sad. Here we are, we were trying to celebrate this movie and celebrating that we'd finished it and then this happened. I just feel so incredibly sad for these people."
"Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community," Nolan wrote in a statement. "I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. 
I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families."
So what is the real motive behind the heartless massacre in this midnight screening of probably one of the most influencing movie, "The Dark Knight Rises"? 
