Show v- v v y ti l 1 7 d P fr t w Ji P tP t h L 2 tf r Y t v J By Andy Van I 1 WELLINGTON ELLINGTON New Nev Zealand Super Super- Squid jv j I w A lucid colossal squid was captured by fisherman off Antarctica New Zealand The half grown female captured squid quid weighed in at pounds being being- only the second intact captured squid of its type Most evidences of the colossal squid j are found in the remains of dead sperm whales It would have had the potential f of f reaching 2000 pounds at full maturity The colossal squid is related to the famous giant giantS b S u squid d- d made famous by novelist f Jules Verne The colossal squid f is much larger and much moreE more E volatile volatile The tentacles of a colossal squid can reach lengths bf f 13 meters compared to the 5 meter measurements on the captured captured captured cap- cap squid The colossal also I i v squid sports ra a variety of weapons for hunting r t and nd defense A squid has the thet t r typical Atypical eight arms and two tentacles ten- ten v have up to 25 teeth hooks that can rotate degrees as asS aso o S twell ven as the usual suckers i- i i LONDON J LONDON England Concorde Co to Close ko f. f ff w W iUt z X Mo H d British Airways and Air France announced that the supersonic luxurious international international international service will be terminated in October of 2003 An Air France crash in July 2000 that killed 1 13 passengers has been deemed as a devastating factor to the continuing declining mar mar- ket The decision by the two airways airways airways air air- air air- ways followed an announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment by Airbus makers of the Concorde airplane which stat stated d da a new maintenance program would be necessary in the near future The Concorde service was initiated in 1976 and became quite popular with a three-hour three trans-Atlantic trans flight Speed does come with a price A flight from London to New York could cost The price rice also is necessary necessary necessary essary for the increasing maintenance maintenance maintenance nance costs to keep the planes flying without incident BANGKOK Thailand Bangkok Cant Get No Satisfaction The world renowned Rolling Stones cancelled d their t tf 5 j h AT i v X mw j r j t. t f- f f. concert tor the me 1 city after their airplane was grounded in India for technical difficulties The r recent cent Asian tour has been cut multiple times due to the SARS breakout in China and now a miss with travel to Thailand The concert was to be bethe the first ever for the country of Thailand which had a crowd of of- anxiously waiting on the f y timeless British band i f Lithuania I 1 Leary Lithuania There are many apprehensive sive Lithuanians due to th the upcoming joining of the Eastern Europe country to the European Union next year The worry is not about Lithuania uniting with the European Union rather it is directed to Lithuania's president president president dent Rolandas President apparently insists in the continued use of mystic Lena as a consultant con con- is known for her healings by enveloping ail ail- ailing ailing ailing ing people in toil toilet t paper which is believed by to be energized by God for her C O J n |