World's most popular politicians

This is very interesting. Facebook is a very popular social networking website. Many of the world’s politicians have their own pages on there. Here’s a list of the ten most popular politicians on Facebook ranked by the number of supporters.

1. Barack Obama - 866,398 supporters (Democratic Party candidate for US president)
2. Hillary Clinton - 158,561 supporters (Democratic Party candidate for US president)
3. John McCain - 132,806 supporters (Republican Party nominee for US president)
4. Ron Paul - 87,854 supporters (ex-Republican Party candidate for US president)
5. Mike Huckabee - 51,108 supporters (ex-Republican Party candidate for US president)
6. Mitt Romney - 34,057 supporters (ex-Republican Party candidate for US president)
7. John Edwards - 30,093 supporters (ex-Democratic Party candidate for US president)
8. Wen Jiabao - 26,850 supporters (Premier of China)
9. Dennis Kucinich - 22,967 supporters (ex-Democratic Party candidate for US president)
10. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 20,950 supporters (Governor of California)

By the way, John Key (leader of the NZ National Party) is at 55th place with 3,801 supports, and Helen Clark (leader of the NZ Labour party) is at 148th with only 1,305 supporters.

Special Bulletin to All Radio Amateurs

Here's an email today which I found quite interesting. It's good to see when communications are knocked out in a disaster it's back to good old amateur radio!

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:53 PM
Subject: Fw: SPECIAL BULLETIN - ALL RADIO AMATEURS

PLEASE PASS THIS EMERGENCY BULLETIN ON TO EVERY AMATEUR YOU KNOW, THE EARTHQUAKE IS VERY SERIOUS AND PLEASE KEEP THE LISTED FREQUENCES OPEN FOR EMERGENCYS.

Subject: FW: SPECIAL BULLETIN - ALL RADIO AMATEURS
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 21:41:39 -0600

This Bulletin is unverified, but respect the frequencies if you hear traffic going on. Remember in order to be a good communicator you need to be a good listener.

Todd Gansel AE7V
ARRL Montana Section Emergency Coordinator

TO: ALL RADIO AMATEURS
FROM: W7RRL - WORLD RADIO RELAY LEAGUE HQ
DATE/TIME: MAY 14 2008 1600 UTC
SUBJECT: CHINA DISASTER
REFERENCE: MESSAGES BELOW
PLEASE PASS THIS BULLETIN TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS ASAP:
Please do not use 14.270 MHz for the time being. It is being used for relief efforts in China.

--------- Forwarded Message ----------
A Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Sichuan, China on Monday, May 12,2008 at 06:28:04 UTC. Casualties and loss unknown up to now. Accordingto Chinese Radio Sports Association, 14.270, 7.050 and 7.060 MHzare reserved for amateur radio emergency service in the rescue.
A group of radio amateurs is now transmitting from Wenchuan, thecenter of quake. Their signal is reported to be very weak. They tried tokeep communication with BY8AA in Chengdu, seeking for all resourcesneeded. During a contact finished a few minutes ago, they were askingfor raincoats, water, tents, and outdoor living facilities.
Please spread this message as far as you can and keep the frequenciesclear for emergency use. Thank you.
Michael Chen, BD5RV/4

The new Terrace End Blog

Just over a week ago we made the move from Te Awamutu (in the Waipa District) down here to Palmerston North. Terrace End is the name of the suburb that I live in in the city of Palmerston North, hence the name "The Terrace End Blog". This blog will continue to feature similar articles as before, as well as my views of local events in Palmerston North City and the Manawatu District.