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Heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 12 people at a camp ground, police said Friday.

Some of the victims might have been children, and several others are believed to be trapped or remain missing in the area near the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas, CNN reported.

Police were still determining whether the victims were residents or campers at the Albert Pike camp ground.

Rescue teams in helicopters were searching for survivors, said Arkansas state police spokesman Bill Sadler. ‘It’s going to be a while before we have reliable communications from that area,’ Sadler said, adding that the camp grounds were in a very remote area.

The Antipodes Islands is  first of all a dream heaven to live  on . The natural surrounding of the Island will drive every one mad. But the only issue here is, one cannot live in this place because of Active Volcano the island has.

The Island is located near New Zealand.  The islands are 860 km far from the Stewart Island and the Antipodes Island is the biggest of the group, with an area of 20 square meters, followed by the Bollons Island and many more islets and stacks.

The Mount Galloway is Antipodes Islands’ highest point, at 402 m also being the most active volcano of the islands group. The Antipodes Islands are part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion.

The group, formerly known as Penantipodes is near to the antipodes of London, meant “next to the antipodes.” Captain Henry Waterhouse was the first that put the Antipodes Islands on a map. He was the captain of the British ship HMS Reliance.

According to  dictionary, An ti pode

* Main Entry: An·ti·pode
* Pronunciation: \ˈan-tə-ˌpōd\
* Function: noun
* Inflected Form(s): plural an·tip·o·des \an-ˈti-pə-ˌdēz\
* Etymology: Middle English antipodes, plural, persons dwelling at opposite points on the globe, from Latin, from Greek, from plural of antipod-, antipous with feet opposite, from anti- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot
* Date: 1549

1 : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite —usually used in plural —often used of Australia and New Zealand as contrasted to the western hemisphere
2 : the exact opposite or contrary

— an·tip·o·de·an \(ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-ˈdē-ən\ adjective or noun

California Gold Rush Mining in 1849

The California Gold rush is back after 160 Years. This time it seems to be recession driven.

The number of people coming to California to pan for gold is up as the economy has gone down.

Professional gold panners say they make an average of $60 to $80 in a day, but most amateurs who do it recreationally make significantly less.

Some who have lost their jobs and become gold panners quickly learn that it takes hard labor.

Gary Mosher says he comes from Colorado, and sees the effect of new prospectors first hand.

“He’s sleeping in a tent with his son and his wife; doesn’t have a job; got a car,” said Mosher. “Taking drinking water out of the side of the mountain and hoping to find enough gold to buy groceries.”

Gold panning professionals are also seeing an influx of vacationers who are choosing to come to California to pan for gold to try to make some money while taking time away from their day jobs.

“We’ve had people from Texas, from Ohio, from Georgia, from Tennessee, from New York all come out here and use this as their vacation to get a little bit of extra money,” Dennis Robnett of Pioneer Mining Supplies said.

Some estimate there is a 15% increase in gold panners. It will cost you about $40 for basic supplies to get started.

Source : http://wbztv.com/watercooler/modern.gold.rush.2.1144903.html