10:56 am MDST
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck APURE, VENEZUELA at a depth of 38.7
km (24 miles), the quake hit at 05:26:11 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 30 km (15.5 miles) Northeast of Cubara, Colombia
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
What 1500 ping-pong balls can do....
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 9 minutes ago
Link: http://youtu.be/4dRJ7fyH_nk
Just try it.... Any idea about some useful applications?
John
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake MINDORO, PHILIPPINES - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck MINDORO, PHILIPPINES at a depth of
186.1 km (115.6 miles), the quake hit at 14:12:04 UTC Saturday 29th
September 2012
The epicenter was 4 km (2.4 miles) Northeast of Hukay, Philippines
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Water Under the California Bridge
*It's
Chinatown all over again.... *
"New water tunnel system announced
FRESNO — Governor Jerry Brown is set to reignite the state’s *water
war*s
when he announces plans this week to build a massive twin *tunnel
system*to carry water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to
farmland and
cities. Already the $23.7 billion proposal is facing heavy criticism.
Opponents say the tunnels will *suck more water from the already fragile
delta*, further harming its fisheries, increasing costs for water users
and
devastating the area’s agricultural-based economy."
"Calif., federal officia... more »
The Anaheim Aberration
*From what I read on the blogs these protests went on for weeks, and yet
all I received was a one-day wonder. What's more, the coverage is a
complete distortion.*
"Mom condemns violent protests in wake of Anaheim police shooting" by
Gillian Flaccus | Associated Press, July 26, 2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The mother of a *man who was shot* by *Anaheim police
officers* has condemned *violent protests against* the killing, saying
Wednesday she did not want them to become her son’s legacy....
*
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*Yeah, the protesters were violent, yup. *
*
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*I've noticed that the elitist corporate press ... more »
Nunavut, RCMP target unsafe gun storage after dozens of firearm incidents
Guns are a necessary tool in the North -- but as in the South they are
tools that need to be respected:
IQALUIT, Nunavut - RCMP and the Nunavut government are trying to change the
territory's culture around the safe storage of firearms in response to
dozens of gun incidents that have threatened police and civilians.
Hunting is part of life in the North, said Chief Supt. Steve McVarnock, but
too often hunters coming in off the land don't take immediate steps to
deactivate their guns.
"That's the type of mindset we want to start right from the get-go. When
you come back to the comm... more »
what's on the moon ?
...no,
there's nothing on the moon,
go back to sleep.
(moon rising)
Iranian troops now possibly in Lebanon and Syria, armed with Syrian chemical weapons
The sabotage of the Fordo uranium enrichment facility’s power lines on Aug.
17 gave Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu extra leeway to move his
original red line for Iran from late September 2012 – now – to the spring
or early summer of 2013. The disruption of the underground enrichment
plant's power supply caused several of the advanced IR-1 and IR-4
centrifuges producing the 20-percent grade uranium to burst into flames.
Work was temporarily halted and the accumulation of 240 kilos for Iran’s
first nuclear bomb slowed down by at least six months, debkafile’s
intelligence s... more »
A Pre-Post-Mortem on Romney’s Defeat
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It increasingly looks like Romney is gonna lose. Intratrade now puts that
likelihood at 75%. Now it’s my understanding from the American politics
subfield, in which I took exactly zero courses in grad school, that the
state of the economy is supposed to be the great determiner of American
elections. But somehow Romney can’t seem to win despite 8+% unemployment.
So I’ll take that as a methodological opening for wild speculation - namely
my own - masquerading as rigorous theory.
Given my masterful background in this field, which includes watching *M... more »
Concert of Asia in Crisis
The often maligned aspiration for a "Concert of Asia" appears to be even
more unlikely this year as Japan and China trade barbs at the UN and spray
water cannons at each other over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East
China Sea. Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, China has succeeded in fracturing
the unity of ASEAN ministers over disputed territorial claims in the South
China Sea. Even though these conflicts are unlikely to lead to war, the
disputes matter because they influence whether the region will become
increasingly bi-polar or whether an international institution/society will
be... more »
Chechen ex-militant: Georgia trained anti-Russian terrorists, then killed them in false flag op
Russia Today
A former Chechen militant has accused Georgia of training a network of
Islamic terrorists, claiming that a recent anti-terrorist mission on the
border with Russia was in fact a pseudo-operation targeting
Georgian-trained jihadists. Last month Georgia claimed its forces had
killed 11 militants who infiltrated the country through the Russian
republic of Dagestan in a special operation personally led by the Georgian
interior minister.
But Khizri Aldamov, who was an emissary of Chechen militants in Georgia for
18 years, before switching sides and returning to the fold o... more »
Romney Shrugged
By Capt. Fogg
One casual observation I suspect of having some merit is that people who
complain a lot about some failing in others are covering up something
similar in themselves. Perhaps those who make such a constant noise about
large numbers of our countrymen being freeloaders while covering themselves
in self-adulation would give weight to the conjecture. Are they really
getting a raw deal?
One certainly does hear more than enough fiction from the Republican
Party's candidates about welfare queens driving Cadillacs and the stifling
of initiative that comes from subsidized sch... more »
Blaming the Victims
Little more than a month before Election Day, Barack Obama today played yet
another off-key rendition of Ronald Reagan's Welfare Queen Concerto.
Crooning the tired old refrain of "Blame the Victims", he has feebly
serenaded the ignored and still-ongoing American housing crisis.
While Mitt Romney is a ham-handed plutocrat stupid enough to shrill his
hatred for the underclass in an unsecured fund-raiser, Barack Obama is more
deftly circumspect in his disdain for poor people. Instead of placing the
blame for the housing mess squarely where it belongs -- on the too big to
fail banks and... more »
Baekdusan: Volcano in N. Korea showing signs of activity, may have "catastrophic effects"
A volcano on the border of China and North Korea is showing signs of
increasing activity and could erupt in the next few decades, Chinese
researchers say.
A massive eruption of Baekdusan around 1,100 years ago spread ash and
volcanic gases for 30 miles and left a 3-mile-wide crater atop the volcano,
scientists said.
Three smaller eruptions have occurred since then, the most recent in 1903,
they said.
Seismic activity, ground deformation and gas emissions recorded in a period
of heightened activity from 2002 to 2006 suggests the magma chamber beneath
the volcano is growing.
This ... more »
In America, Journalists Are Considered Terrorists
Washington's Blog
[image: In America, Journalists Are Considered Terrorists]*Painting by
Anthony Freda: www.AnthonyFreda.com.*
While Government Pretends America Values Freedom of the Press, Real
Journalists Are Treated As Terrorists
We’ve previously noted that American journalists are an endangered species
(click on the links for stunning details):
If they criticize those in power, they may be smeared by the government and targeted
for arrest (and see this).
Indeed, because the core things which reporters do could be considered
terrorism, in modern America, they could even targeted ... more »
Cyber Attack on US Banks is an Obvious False Flag
Eric Blair
Over a month ago we featured an article titled *The NWO Agenda Would Move
Forward with This One Simple Act*, which stated the one event that could
accomplish all of the agenda's goals in one shot would be "a false flag
cyber attack on Western banking institutions that they can pin on Iran."
Please watch this exact scenario unfold in this short ABC news clip from a
few days ago:
With President Obama ready to sign an executive order to control the
Internet in the name of cyber security, could it be more obvious that this
"cyber attack" is a total set up? Especially since ... more »
Untitled
*Corps of Engineers to charge taxpayers extra for flood control!*
*New Orleans Saints Look to Earn First Win of 2012 at Lambeau Field*
*NOPD, NOFD running large budget deficits*
*Plaquemines Parish pushes for assistance for flood victims*
Surreal: Clinton Pledges $45 Million in Aid to Al Qaeda in Syria
Land Destroyer
Tony Catalucci
US inundates terrorist legions with cash & support after regional embassy
attacks and death of own ambassador.
September 28, 2012 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that
the US would be providing an additional $45 million in "non-lethal aid" to
the "opposition" in Syria, reported the Associated Press. The Western press
chose their words carefully, ensuring that the term "civilian opposition"
was repeatedly used to describe the armed terrorist forces attempting to
violently overthrow the Syrian government.
Image: Libyan Mahdi al-Harati... more »
Paper on Parade: The Diaoyutai Islands on Taiwan’s Official Maps: Pre- and Post-1971
*At this moment, for example, in 1984 (if it was 1984), Oceania was at war
with Eurasia and in alliance with Eastasia. In no public or private
utterance was it ever admitted that the three powers had at any time been
grouped along different lines. Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only
four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with
Eurasia. But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened
to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control.
Officially the change of partners had never happened. Oceania was at war
wi... more »
Cloud Of What Over Fukushima Plant?
Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
I
captured this image from the Tepco webcam. I accidentally cut off the
date and time but I took the screen shot at about 1:00 9-28 as marked on
the Tepco webcam:
<img alt=""
src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYcAAAD0CAIAAAD/vX3yAAAgAElEQVR4nOy9eYxkyXngR091N4czlEVpLh7TVfleRHxfHO9+ed93HVl3VVffx/QM5+KcHM6MVlgYXsBYy/AhyMJCa693bQNrrAADXtGUfAm0lqJWWmkpmZDk9epY65jhMTzEW6RMiu0/4r3IyMyqnh6KfyywEwg0srMyX74j4hffHe/44Ic+9OTf+bl//N/+4+f/9k9/+vNf//j/8b/+nb/7X/3ul2699uXv/smXfpD+ma/d+oM//pM///xXXvvKX7/2F989qX/ma7f+5LU3Pv0Hf/7Zr9+6zcfe7m/3t/sPq7/xzVuf+O0/+uef+r//zetf/Nf/72vDx/+eu/ez... more »
The Anaheim Aberration
*From what I read on the blogs these protests went on for weeks, and yet
all I received was a one-day wonder. What's more, the coverage is a
complete distortion.*
"Mom condemns violent protests in wake of Anaheim police shooting" by
Gillian Flaccus | Associated Press, July 26, 2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The mother of a *man who was shot* by *Anaheim police
officers* has condemned *violent protests against* the killing, saying
Wednesday she did not want them to become her son’s legacy....
*
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*Yeah, the protesters were violent, yup. *
*
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*I've noticed that the elitist corporate press ... more »
New Yorker magazine editor says Netanyahu is 'arrogant and dangerous'
Haaretz
*David Remnick accuses the Prime Minister of endangering Israel and making
himself a factor in the U.S. elections.*
New Yorker magazine editor and Pulitzer-Prize winning author David Remnick
accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday of endangering
Israel, interfering in U.S. elections and aligning with Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a "neocon strategy" against U.S.
President Obama.
In a biting blog post in the magazine on Wednesday, Remnick accused
Netanyahu of doing more “than any other political figure to embolden and
elevate the reactiona... more »
Bibi’s Crazy UN Speech: Medievalist poses as champion of “modernity”
Sabbah
Justin Raimondo
It's no wonder the Israeli Foreign Ministry initially held back from
releasing a transcript of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN
General Assembly: Bibi's wackiness doesn't bear close scrutiny. Perhaps
"wacky" isn't quite the right word for his 40-minute peroration, during
which he pulled out a bomb "diagram" and a red marker to illustrate where
he would draw a "red line" defining the outer limits of Iran's nuclear
program. Cartoonish is more like it. The cartoonish quality of the bomb
drawing underscored the content and tone of the speech,... more »
Obama in Oakland
"Police radios fail during Obama visit" Associated Press, July 27, 2012
OAKLAND, Calif. — This city’s year-old $18 million *police radio system* *failed
repeatedly* during President *Obama’s visit to Oakland* Monday and during
protests surrounding it.
Many of the 100 police officers assigned to presidential security duty that
day were unable at times to communicate through their radios with police
dispatchers, and even with each other, during the president’s fund-raiser
at a downtown theater, according to the head of the city’s police union....
*
*
*I'm just wondering if it was a **... more »
We Are the 94 Per Cent
I'm
going to type this very sloooowly for the hard of thinking.
Chris Selley, in commenting on the soundly defeated anti-abortion
gambitthat was Woodworth's Wank, puts the number of Canadians who want
to outlaw
abortion in the 3-5% range.
I'll be more generous to the fetus fetishists and go with a poll
published
July 4 this year.
Six percent believe that abortion 'should not be permitted under any
circumstances'.
Which leaves 94% believing that abortion should be permitted under any
or
some circumstances.
Are we clear now?
Canada is pro-choice. Any attempt to outlaw or restrict... more »
Charlie Crist, Democrat?
Bringing the word "DINO" to new heights
Nothing personal but *The Hill* story on Charlie Crist raising campaign
funds for Patrick Murphy is what you'd have to call "shoddy reporting."
They assert that the fundraising is "the latest sign he's trying to
ingratiate himself with the state's Democrats ahead of a possible run for
governor in 2014." But they're missing an important piece of the puzzle.
Although Murphy, who's running against war criminal and Tea Party extremist
Allen West, bills himself a "Democrat," he's a lifelong Republican and not
only contributed money to Mitt Romney,... more »
Justin's Time
Justin Trudeau has concluded that it's now or never. He's probably right.
But we still need to know whether or not he's the right choice. Andrew
Coyne writes:
We have no idea what kind of leader he would make for the Liberal party. We
don’t know what his plans are to rebuild the party, or what direction he
would take it, or where he would concentrate its meagre resources. We have
a hint of his tenacity — winning the nomination and then the election in
Papineau, beating Senator Patrick Brazeau in a boxing match — but we don’t
know whether he has what it takes generally to be a le... more »
Round up: One Third of Taiwan firms in China Kaput?
*Taipei rush hour traffic insanity*.
China Post posts:
Taiwan's intelligence chief yesterday warned that *one in every three *Taiwanese
companies based in China are facing closure this year due to rapidly
decreasing profits, a media reports said.
*Another 30 percent of Taiwanese firms are also “struggling” in China*,
Tsai Der-sheng, head of the National Security Bureau, told a parliamentary
session without giving details, the United Evening News reported.
“There is both risk and opportunity to invest in China. However, we can not
deny the benefits of economic exchanges between T... more »
David Cameron hints at EU referendum after election.....He also Promised this during Last election
*David Cameron has given his clearest hint yet that he will back a
referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU if the Tories win the next
election.*
He said there will be opportunities for the British people to give "fresh
consent" to the UK's EU membership.
Closer economic ties between eurozone countries "will give us opportunities
for changing our relationship with Europe", he said.
However, he added he thought it was not in Britain's interest to leave the
EU.
The prime minister has faced calls to back an in/out referendum from his
own MPs, 81 of whom rebelled against the ... more »
What the Kids Did This Summer
*Well, we know they are not reading the Boston Globe -- which means they
are a heck of a lot smarter than me (although I must confess, I have hardly
read them this last week and month. I guess their is only so much insulting
elitist supremacism, Jewish war propaganda, and other agenda-pu$hing lies
one can take. I know you've seen it before, but working on a new format).*
"When teens can’t find jobs elsewhere, parents do the hiring" by Bella
English | Globe Staff, July 19, 2012
Will Boynton is 17, lives in Newburyport, and put in dozens of applications
for a summer job. He applied ... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck OAXACA, MEXICO at a depth of 9.9 km
(6.2 miles), the quake hit at 11:53:59 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 22 km (13 miles) ESE of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Dollar Hegemony in the Empire of the Damned
Global Research
Colin Todhunter
Many commentators and economists wonder if the US is able to turn its
ailing economy around. The reality is that it is bankrupt. However, as long
as the dollar remains the world currency, the US can continue to pay its
bills by simply printing more money. But once the world no longer accepts
the dollar as world reserve currency, the US will no longer be able to
continue to pay its way or to fund its wars by relying on what would then
be a relatively valueless paper currency.
And the US realises this. Today, more than 60 per cent of all foreign
cur... more »
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck the NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION at
a depth of 28.2 km (17.5 miles), the quake hit at 11:24:33 UTC Saturday
29th September 2012
The epicenter was 216 km (134 miles) SSW from Misha, Nicobar Islands, India
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
US aims to destabilize Iran by dropping opposition group from terror list
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck the RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS,
ALASKA at a depth of 35.2 km (21.9 miles), the quake hit at 11:00:18 UTC
Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 105 km (65 miles) SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
McIntyre Pushes Forward in Knoxville with Proven Failures
Despite
a summer smackdown on a planned budget increase for teacher bonus
pay based on test scores, and despite the Vanderbilt study that
demonstratedthat perf pay is a divisive waste of time and money, Eli
Broad's poodle
superintendent, Jim McIntyre, forges on.
The question Knox County taxpayers should be asking: Which legitimate
programs are being neglected to fund this bonus pay plan with a
demonstrated track record of failure in Nashville, Chicago, and New
York?
When will Knoxville voters demand the Board get a superintendent with
children's interest in mind, rather than kowt... more »
Is The End of Monsanto Near? Prop 37 Succeeding as Nations Ban GMO Crops
Anthony Gucciardi
Is the end of Monsanto within reach? It has certainly been a rough couple
of weeks for the mega corporation as the real dangers surrounding GMOs are
being brought to the attention of consumers on a global scale like never
before.
It all started with the monumental French study finding a serious link
between the consumption of Monsanto’s Roundup-drenched GMOs and massive
tumors. Being called the ‘most thorough’ research ever published on the
real health effects of GMOs, the study led to even larger victories.
After the study not only did France call for a poten... more »
Raw Milk Co-Op Farmer Acquitted Through Jury Nullification
J.G. Vibes
Last week a Minnesota man charged with violating the state's restrictions
on raw milk sales was acquitted in what he and his supporters called a
victory for consumer freedom.
Alvin Schlangen is a peaceful farmer who connects people with the food
sources that meet their high standards for health by providing private
access under lawful ownership of farm animals. the member owners pay the
Amish farm family for labor to milk the leased 100% grass-fed cows, manage
the pasture, store the feed, etc.
This co-op is a sustainable farming effort where the value of food
sup... more »
Russian General: US is a Hostage to the Global Mafia Who Did 9/11
*Youtube*
Konstantin P. Petrov (August 23, 1945, Noginsk, Moscow Region - July 21,
2009, Moscow) - Soviet and Russian military leader, a Russian social and
political activist. Candidate of Technical Sciences. Member of
International Informatization Academy. Major-General. Prematurely
discharged from the Armed Forces in November 1995. Chairman of the
Presidium of the Central Council of the political party "Course of Truth
and Unity." Head of the department at the Udmurt State University.
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You Didn't Kill That!
*Anthony Freda*
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Wake the F*ck Up! - A Rebuttal
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Reason.com
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NWO: The Enemy of Humanity - Mural Project
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Mystery virus sickens THOUSANDS of German school children
*An outbreak of an unknown virus in eastern Germany has made 4,000 school
children ill. It is believed contaminated school lunches are to blame,
causing excessive vomiting and diarrhoea among young sufferers.*
Anke Protze who works for the Chemnitz Health Bureau, explains the nature
of the illness.
“There are serious and not so serious cases - some children had to be
hospitalised. With this sickness you have an enormous loss of fluids and
minerals. That means the first thing to do is not give antibiotics but
replace the fluids,” she said.
Several schools have closed their doors as... more »
Bankrupt Cities, Municipalities List and Map
*Many local governments across the U.S. face steep budget deficits as they
struggle to pay off debts accumulated over years. As a last resort, some
have filed for bankruptcy.
*
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*Governing is tracking the issue, and will update this page as more
municipalities seek bankruptcy protection.
The majority of Chapter 9 bankruptcy filings have been submitted by utility
authorities, special districts and other taxing entities. In Omaha, Neb.,
nine Sanitary and Improvement Districts have filed for bankruptcy since
2010.
It's also important to note that only about half of states allow
munic... more »
Economic collapse is inevitable, here’s why…
*America is quickly approaching a catastrophic economic collapse. Before
you dismiss this as hype or paranoia, take a few minutes to review the
facts outlined on this page. The numbers don’t lie. At this point, the
dollar crash is unavoidable… far from an exaggeration this is a
mathematical certainty. As repelling as that sounds, it’s in your own best
interest to learn just how bad the situation is.*
According to the talking heads of mainstream press the economy is slowly
recovering and the financial crisis is all but behind us, but we need a
reality check. It’s time to stop being ... more »
IS CENTRAL ASIA ON THE VERGE OF A WATER WAR?
*Whether it’s Israel maybe pre-emptively striking Iran, Afghanistan
spiralling into sectarian violence, Libya becoming home base for Al-Qaeda,
or Syria continuing to be the site of a government-led genocide, there’s no
shortage of potential dirty wars and ominous harbingers in the Middle East
and Central Asia. While everyone is focusing on the recent turmoil in
Benghazi, a new kind of conflict is rising in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
that could eventually lead to the first water war of the 21st century.*
It’s fair to say that when Louise Arbour, the hard-ass former UN prosecutor
of w... more »
Afghan schools and clinics built by British military forced to close
*Schools and health centres built by the British in Afghanistan as part of
the military's counter-insurgency strategy are being forced to close down
because President Karzai's government cannot afford to pay for them, the
Guardian has learned.*
Britain has spent hundreds of millions of pounds in the province over the
last six years building and restoring services decimated by conflict and
the years of Taliban rule.
But the Guardian has been told that a confidential report compiled this
year warned that some of the buildings in Helmand were constructed without
enough consultation w... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
at a depth of 22.6 km (14 miles), the quake hit at 10:11:15 UTC Saturday
29th September 2012
The epicenter was 243 km (151 miles) ESE from Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
In 2012, more soldiers have died from suicide than combat
*The US army has instigated a service-wide "stand down" today, Thursday 27
September, so that soldiers can focus on suicide prevention training. In
2012, more soldiers have died from suicide than combat. The army isn't
ignoring the problem and trying to be proactive. The same can be said for
how the US deals with its veterans, which gives me pause for thought.*
When I left the British army, in 2010, I became a veteran – though that is
barely recognised or relevant in the UK. You become a straightforward
civilian, severed from your military past. But when I went to study in the
US, ... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck the BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION at a
depth of 10.1 km (6.3 miles), the quake hit at 09:52:49 UTC Saturday 29th
September 2012
The epicenter was 157 km (98 miles) East from Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands,
Japan
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Top Five Worst Obamacare Taxes Coming in 2013
*Of the twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare, below are the five worst
that will be foisted upon Americans for the first time on January 1, 2013.*
The Obamacare Medical Device Tax – a $20 billion tax increase: Medical
device manufacturers employ 409,000 people in 12,000 plants across the
country. Obamacare imposes a new 2.3 percent excise tax on gross sales –
even if the company does not earn a profit in a given year. In addition to
killing small business jobs and impacting research and development budgets,
this will increase the cost of your health care – making everything from ... more »
Peter King calls for Susan Rice’s resignation
*Rep. Peter King called for the resignation Friday of U.S. Ambassador to
the United Nations Susan Rice for initially saying that the deadly Sept. 11
assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was spontaneous.*
“I believe that this was such a failure of foreign policy messag[ing] and
leadership, such a misstatement of facts as was known at the time … for her
to go on all of those shows and in effect be our spokesman for the world
and be misinforming the American people and our allies and countries around
the world, to me, somebody has to pay the price for this,” the chairman o... more »
Dead one, dozens injured in Explosions at Chemical plant in Hyogo Pref., Japan
*OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A firefighter died and dozens of other people were
injured in explosions at a chemical factory in Hyogo Prefecture on
Saturday, local fire department and police officials said.*
The explosions occurred as firefighters were trying to control a fire that
broke out at Nippon Shokubai Co.'s plant in Himeji, western Japan, and also
caused a nearby fire engine to catch fire, according to the officials.
Firefighter Nagahiro Yamamoto, 28, died of burns all over his body, they
said. At least 17 others, including police officers and plant workers,
sustained serious or sligh... more »
Iraq jailbreak: 15 Killed
*(CNN) -- At least 15 people died and dozens more were injured in a
dramatic jailbreak in northern Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said
Friday.*
Armed men detonated two car bombs Thursday at the gates of a jail in
Tikrit. The explosions triggered clashes with security forces and led to
the escape of 80 prisoners.
Ten security forces and five prisoners died. Twenty security forces and 20
prisoners were wounded.
The assailants wore police uniforms and used cars similar to those driven
by police, a police source told the National Iraqi News Agency.
The attackers took over the Ta... more »
State media: China launches 2nd satellite for Venezuela
*(CNN) -- China launched a second satellite for the Venezuelan government
Saturday, state media reported, days before President Hugo Chavez runs for
re-election.
*
The observation satellite named Miranda launched from the northwestern
Chinese province of Gansu.
It is Venezuela's second satellite in orbit, according to the Venezuela
State News Agency, AVN.
The first one -- a telecommunications satellite -- was launched by China in
2008. It is named after Venezuelan independence hero, Simon Bolivar, the
news agency said.
President Hugo Chavez, along with cabinet members and the Chine... more »
Typhoon Jelawat roars over Japan's island of Okinawa
*(CNN) -- Typhoon Jelawat roared over the Japanese island of Okinawa on
Saturday, weather agencies said, the latest to hit the region in recent
weeks.*
The typhoon is expected to rake the east coast of the mainland before
making there Sunday.
Jelawat is a "very strong" storm with maximum sustained winds near the
center of just over 100 mph (165 km/h), the Japan Meteorological Agency
said. A NASA advisory said the cyclone was comparable to a category 3
hurricane.
If it maintains its current path straight up the Ryukyu island chain, the
center should roll ashore the mainland south ... more »
Syrian rebels claim knowledge of chemical weapons sites...Would you trust these Rebels with chemical weapons?
*(CNN) -- A series of videos uploaded to YouTube by Syrian activists
suggests rebels are beginning to focus on where Bashar al-Assad's regime
stores its chemical weapons.*
At the same time, a former senior officer in the Syrian Army who says he
was chief of staff of chemical warfare has told CNN that Iranian
technicians are helping with the regime's research into chemical weapons.
He also said they could be easily transferred by the regime to Hezbollah,
the Lebanese militia organization that fought a border conflict with Israel
in 2006.
The videos were first uploaded in July. Narr... more »
US to Iran: Stop shipping arms to Syria
*(CNN) -- The United States warned Iran to stop providing arms to Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad even as it announced millions of dollars in
non-lethal support for the opposition attempting to oust the government.*
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on neighboring countries of Syria
to take steps to prevent their land and airspace from being used by Iran to
transport weapons to al-Assad's forces.
"The regime's most important lifeline is Iran," Clinton told reporters
Friday at a gathering of the Friends of Syria, an ad hoc group meeting in
the shadow of the U.N. General Ass... more »
FRENCH AUSTERITY: Could tough budget spark financial war?
*(CNN) -- The announcement was carefully staged and the tone decidedly
solemn. When French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault faced the cameras on
Friday morning in Paris, at the Elysee Palace, to divulge President
Francois Hollande's first budget, he appropriately talked of a "combat"
budget.
*
The French daily newspaper Libération even commented that "a state of
(financial) war had been declared." Having had to find an extra 30 billion
euros, notably from the wealthiest taxpayers' pockets, the 2013 French
budget has been heralded as the tightest since the Second World War.
France i... more »
Canada aware of two cyber attacks, won't say if China involved
*(Reuters) - Canada said on Friday it was aware of an attempt by hackers to
target a domestic energy company, the second time in 24 hours Ottawa had
acknowledged a cyber security attack against a Canadian firm.*
In both cases the Canadian government declined to comment on reports which
suggested a Chinese connection.
The news comes at an awkward time for Canada's Conservative government,
which is deciding whether to approve a landmark $15.1 billion bid by
China's CNOOC Ltd to take over Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc.
Some Conservative legislators are wary of the proposed CNOOC tak... more »
Four members of former Yemen president's party killed in ambush
*(Reuters) - Armed men killed four members of the political party of
Yemen's ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh in an ambush outside Sanaa on
Friday night, the party said.*
General People's Congress officials were travelling on the road to Maareb
province when attacked, the party's website said. Eight were wounded.
It was not clear if the group was targeted because of its party affiliation
and a tribal source in al-Jawf where some of the men worked said it could
have been a tribal vendetta.
Saleh was forced to step down as president in February after a year-long
uprising. Restori... more »
Czech Republic president attacked with an air gun
*Sept. 29 - The president of the Czech Republic is attacked with an air gun
at a public event, but suffers no injuries. Sarah Charlton reports.*
U.S. plan for emergency Egypt aid hits roadblock
*(Reuters) - The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it
planned to transfer $450 million to Egypt to help the country's new
government, but the move was quickly blocked by a skeptical lawmaker who
said she saw no immediate need for the cash infusion.*
Representative Kay Granger, the Texas Republican who chairs the House of
Representatives appropriations subcommittee for foreign operations, said
the administration's $450 bailout proposal for Egypt was premature.
"This proposal comes to Congress at a point when the U.S. - Egypt
relationship has never been under more... more »
Operation: Whole Foods Hidden Camera GMO Sting -
25 September 2012
Organic Spies conducted an undercover hidden camera sting of Whole Foods
Market for selling unlabeled GMO foods.
This film shows why Whole Foods has given no money to Proposition 37, the
California ballot initiative to label genetically engineered foods.
Whole Foods has sold unlabeled GMOs created by Monsanto for over a decade.
Find us on Facebook: Facebook.com/OrganicSpy
Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agriculture-Society/217990047058
BBC newspeak on mob hate crimes against Roma in France
So, here's a short note on a piece of news reporting that upset me quite a
bit yesterday night. Partly this is due to the nature of the events
described, bearing evidence of the French authorities' increased acceptance
of lawless harassment against Roma people, thus setting aside basic
obligations to tend to human rights, rule of law and legal security. But
even more so, *the way* in which these events are described upset me.
Especially considering the source being not the press office of the Front
Nationale or the British National Party, but actually the BBC.
Basically, what is ... more »
U.S., Gulf countries seek to advance missile defense plan
*(Reuters) - The United States and its Gulf partners are looking to deepen
cooperation on missile defense as tensions rise with Iran, and
announcements could come soon on new purchases, U.S. officials said on
Friday.
*
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
officials in New York as Washington seeks to boost regional defenses
against perceived Iranian threats.
"Our aim is to help our Gulf partners with their defense needs ... there is
a missile threat that they face, we want to help them face that threat as
best they can," one senior U.S. official... more »
Obama blocks Chinese wind farm in Oregon
*(Reuters) - President Barack Obama blocked on Friday a privately owned
Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site
in Oregon due to national security concerns, and the company said it would
challenge the action in court.*
The rare presidential order to divest interests in the wind farms comes as
Obama campaigns for a second term against Republican Mitt Romney, who has
accused him of being soft on China.
Ralls Corp, which had been installing wind turbine generators made in China
by Sany Group, has four wind farm projects that are within or in the
vici... more »
CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker
*(Reuters) - One worker was killed in a boiler explosion on Friday at CVR
Energy Inc.'s 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery, a
company spokeswoman said in a statement.
*
Another refinery employee was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital, according
to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes.
There was no fire following the blast, which occurred at about 6:20 p.m.
local time (1120 GMT) because the refinery was shut down for a 40-day
overhaul, Rhodes said.
"There was no threat to Wynnewood or the surrounding communities," Rhodes
said.
Neither the company nor Rhodes gav... more »
Labour isn't learning
The Conservatives have gone negative with their latest poster campaign. I
approve as the public need to be constantly reminded that the current
Labour leadership were at the heart of the last Labour government, the
government that destroyed the UK's economy.
Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion
*(Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab rebels withdrew from their last major
bastion of Kismayu overnight, the group and residents said, a day after
Kenyan and Somali government forces attacked the southern port.*
The loss of Kismayu will deal a major blow to the al Qaeda-linked movement,
weakening morale and depriving it of revenue, but is unlikely to mark the
end of its five-year rebellion.
The insurgents, who once controlled large swathes of the lawless Horn of
Africa country, have been turning to guerrilla-style tactics, harrying the
country's weak government with suicide bombings a... more »
China seeks to discredit Bo, supporters cry foul
* (Reuters) - The Chinese government pressed ahead on Saturday with an
effort to discredit fallen politician Bo Xilai, drawing an outcry from
leftist supporters of the former leadership contender in a sign of the
rifts that his prosecution could inflame.*
Once a charismatic yet divisive star who stood out on China's stolid
political stage, Bo is almost sure to face trial and jail after the ruling
Communist Party announced his expulsion on Friday and issued a list of
allegations: bending the law to hush up a murder, taking huge bribes and
engaging in "improper sexual relations with ... more »
U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack "deliberate and organized"
*(Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public
statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on
U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a "deliberate and
organized terrorist attack."*
The statement by the office of Director of National Intelligence James
Clapper acknowledged that it represented a change in the U.S. intelligence
assessment of how and why the attack happened. During the attack on two
U.S. government compounds in the eastern Libyan city, four U.S. personnel,
including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were ki... more »
Pilot Error 'Likely Cause' Of Nepal Jet Crash
*A plane crash in Nepal that killed all 19 people on board, including seven
Britons, was probably caused by pilot error, officials have said.*
The aircraft, which was taking trekkers from the capital Kathmandu to the
town of Lukla before they went on an expedition to Mount Everest, came down
shortly after take-off.
It had been claimed the pilot of the twin-propeller Sita Air plane had
reported hitting a bird, thought to be a vulture or kite, moments before
the crash and this may have caused the crash.
But aviation ministry official Suresh Acharya said the pilot turned too
sharply ... more »
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck OAXACA, MEXICO at a depth of 10.2 km
(6.3 miles), the quake hit at 07:11:13 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 7 km (4.3 miles) Southeast of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF OREGON - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF OREGON at a depth of
9.9 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 06:17:07 UTC Saturday 29th September
2012
The epicenter was 290 km (180 miles) WNW of Barview, Oregon
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake APURE, VENEZUELA - 29th September 2012
Amazing Medical Advances Healing Wounded Troops
It is obvious that a revolution is under way in terms of tissue
restoration. For that reason, money is rapidly flowing into the sector and
results are accelerating. This is great. Most problems are approaching
solvability and the day of the handicapped is ending inside the lifetimes
of even middle aged victims.
It will be a very welcome development and will release a lot of human
energy.
Accidents will always happen and restoration is a welcome option.
*Amazing Medical Advances Heal Wounded Troops*
*By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 09/10/12 04:26 AM ET [image: AP]*
*Tom C... more »
Sinusitis Linked to Microbial Diversity
The good news is that restoring a natural microbial foundation will
induce recovery. Doing that is the trick.
My own problem was solved by the application of dilute hydrogen peroxide.
This obviously blew out the microbes and then natural restoration rest the
colonies.
It also explains the general failure of antibiotics as a curative. Not
only are the antibiotics internal to an external issue, the reduction of
the colonies will never be complete and their recovery will likely mirror
the original situation.
At least now we know which is which and can target the prob... more »
Appeasement
Welcome o the blindness of outright appeasement. It will gain nothing
except accelerating body bags throughout the world. Barbarism always
mistakes civilization for weakness. Sometimes they are right. Today the
toys available are somewhat more serious and the potential for a atomic
bomb in their hands is as real as it could ever be. Worse, the potential
for a dirty bomb is already real. Just what do you think that Iran is
manufacturing?
Now imagine an Improvised Explosive Device loaded with waste radioactives
loaded into a container and arriving at a port near you. My poi... more »
Cuban Subsea Pyramid Complex
It appears that they have taken the sonar data and successfully
reconstructed a 3D image of the structure lying on the ocean floor just off
Cuba. This is solid and completely convincing. I got this link originally
from Dale Drinnon in his recent Frontiers of Antropology.
More importantly these structures are certainly contemporaneous with the
Egyptian complex whatever is been said. This means inspired by the
Atlantean Bronze Age sea trade based civilization of which we have posted
extensively.
Way more important in terms of my many interlinked conjectures, this
confi... more »
MacKay Marches on Asia
Chronic prevaricator and Harper DefMin Peter "Airshow" MacKay obviously got
a double shot of testosterone while in Washington for meetings with his
counterpart, Leon Panetta. MacKay rushed from the meeting to the Canadian
embassy where he got on the telephone to gushingly call for Canada to
establish a "*permanent, visible [military] presence*" in Asia.
"*We have to be there in quality and quantity in the coming years," MacKay
told QMI Agency during a call from the Canadian embassy in the United
States, following meetings with his American counterpart.*
Now if there's one thing th... more »
Raphael Bousso is right about firewalls
Five days ago, I reviewed the discussions on black hole firewalls, started
by AMPS in July 2012. Joe Polchinski wrote a guest blog for Cosmic Varianceyesterday.
During the days, I had enough time to sort all these issues and I am
confident that Raphael Bousso is right and Polchinski and others are wrong.
Here is Raphael's 33-minute talk from Strings 2012
and here is his July 22nd paper:
Observer Complementarity Upholds the Equivalence Principle
(The two men who disagree about firewalls were playing accomplices of one
another back in 2000 when they were helping to ignite the a... more »
Day 5 Texas tarsands blockade: Tree sitters remain as bulldozers destroy heartland
Tar Sands Blockade
Day 5:
This is the true face of Keystone XL. This pictures says it all. This
horrific scar is at the doorstep of our tree blockade and is slated to cut
110-feet wide for 1,700 miles through America’s heartland. Millions of
homes and trees are being plowed to make way for this toxic pipeline. Right
now heavy machinery is a mere 60 feet from our nine brave blockaders in the
trees. Follow it here: http://tarsandsblockade.org/tree-sit-day5/
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”
A repost, yes, because I love it, and hope you do too...
Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Fkuq5Lf0Q
The Fifth Estate Shoots the F-35 Down in Flames
CBC's *The Fifth Estate *aired one of its all time best episodes tonight, "*Runaway
Fighter.*" The programme laid bare the rank dishonesty and duplicity of
the Harper government and its obsession with Lockheed's aerial "turkey."
Clips showed both Harper and MacKay lying through their teeth about
fictional competitions and supposed contracts to order 65 F-35s.
The episode takes a critical look at the deeply flawed warplane that
suffers from substandard speed, agility, range and payload, all for the
sake of supposed stealth invisibility that one retired U.S. Defense
Department... more »
REAL OBAMA; REAL ROMNEY
*Reportedly, Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama, appeared in porn mags.*
A film claiming that Obama's mother posed for pornographic pictures in
bondage gear, and that Obama's father is Frank Marshall Davis, is being
sent to millions of swing voters in the USA.
With 'Dreams From My Real Father,' Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom? - Daily
Beast
The film, 'Dreams From My Real Father' claims that Davis photographed Ann
Dunham and sold the photos to magazines such as 'Bizarre Life', 'Exotique',
and 'Secret Pleasures'.
The film claims that Obama’s grandfather was a CIA agent.
(Reporte... more »
Panetta raises concerns about possible movement of Syrian chemical weapons
*Sept. 28 - U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta says the main caches of Syria
chemical weapon stockpiles remain under the control of the Assad
government. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. *
Arizona man kills himself on live television after pursuit
*(Reuters) - A suspected carjacker shot himself to death after a police
chase in Arizona on Friday in a grim spectacle aired on live television -
sparking a quick on-air apology and waves of outrage across social media.*
The man was seen on the Fox News Channel stumbling from a dark red vehicle
into the desert near Phoenix, stopping a short distance away and then
apparently pulling the trigger of a gun pointed to the right side of his
head. He then crumpled face-forward into the ground.
Anchor Shepard Smith shouted, "Get off it!" repeatedly, apparently asking
his control room to cu... more »
Mystery of two identical UFO's almost 1,000 miles apart caught on Google Street View
Two mysterious and identical UFO's almost 1,000 miles apart have been
observed on Google Maps - raising questions as to what they are and how
they were photographed there in the first place.
The red orb-like shapes are visible to all users of the application online
at Jacksonville in Texas and at the Sky City Casino Hotel on 32 Indian
Service Route 30, Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.
At both locations the same object appears in the sky hovering over the
street and was first pointed out to ABC News affiliate KLTV in East Texas
by Andrea Dover who noticed the first UFO while using Google... more »
Frequency Shift: ET Mummy Found In Egypt: Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
ET Mummy Found In Egypt: Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
Posted on September 28, 2012
by Gillian
http://shiftfrequency.com/michelle-devlin-et-mummy-found-in-egypt-photo-leaked-by-cairo-museum-insider/
The rumors have been whispered for years that the mummy of an
extraterrestrial had been found in Egypt, nestled in a burial chamber
beside a great Pharoh. Now, more evidence of the mummy’s possible existence
have been reported on Facebook, along with this compelling photo.
I have included the accompanying text exactly as it was translated from
Egyptian. I have not edited the te... more »
First Nation Terrance Nelson alleges vote buying, delegation heads to Iran
*Terrance Nelson, former Roseau River chief in Manitoba, made allegations
today of vote buying in an e-mail to the Prime Minister.*
**
*Further,* *Nelson said a First Nation delegation leaves for Iran on Oct. 8
and will ask for the lives of three Canadians on death row. In his previous
statement, Nelson said the delegation will also show photos of the massacre
of Wounded Knee.*
**
*Nelson’s morning e-mail has brought a dramatic reaction already.*
***Among the allegations, Nelson questioned if there was a payment of
$25,000 for a chief to distance himself from Nelson.*
***The followin... more »
Nigerian couple tried to claim £3.8m in ‘eye watering’ benefits scam using 1,400 identities
*A Nigerian couple who tried to claim £3.8million in an ‘eye-watering’
benefits scam using 1,400 stolen identities have been jailed for a total of
almost 10 years.*
Adeola Thomas, 38, assisted by his partner, Abimbola Abiola, 34, managed to
pocket £87,000 after submitting almost 2,500 handwritten applications for
tax credits and benefits.
The pair spent the money on designer clothing and electrical items
including a 50-inch plasma television.
But the fraud was discovered when benefits staff noticed the same address
was being used for multiple claims, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.... more »
U.S. intelligence takes blame for mixed Libya attack messages
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's office on Friday tried to
explain the shifting public explanations for who was behind the deadly
Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya. DNI public
affairs director Shawn Turner said U.S. intelligence concluded "in the
immediate aftermath" of the assault that it had begun "spontaneously" in
the wake of violent protests in Egypt.
"We provided that initial assessment to Executive Branch officials and
members of Congress, who used that information to discuss the attack
publicly and provide updates as they became av... more »
Ex-finance minister to challenge Merkel in 2013 vote
*BERLIN — Germany's main opposition party named a feisty former finance
minister to lead its bid to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel from the helm
of Europe's top economy in elections next year.*
Three leading members of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD),
including the candidate himself, Peer Steinbrueck, jointly announced their
pick to reporters, ending weeks of speculation.
Steinbrueck, 65, who previously served as Merkel's finance minister in a
grand coalition, must win over voters amid polls showing consistently
widespread approval for Merkel as she tackles the euroz... more »
Junior Nkwelle Killed: 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder
* A promising teenage footballer described as a "role model" for his
community may have been murdered in a fight over a girl.*
Junior Nkwelle, 15, was stabbed to death outside a block of flats and one
theory was he may have been attacked by a jealous boyfriend.
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance on the Loughborough Estate
in Brixton just before 9.25pm on Thursday and found the boy with serious
stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene and police said the
killing was not believed to be gang-related. A 14-year-old girl has been
arrested on suspicion of murder.
L... more »
US Aims to Rally Syrian Opposition With New Aid
*The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with
pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as the
administration and other world leaders lamented the failure of diplomatic
efforts to push Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.*
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. would contribute an
additional $15 million in non-lethal gear — mostly communications equipment
— to the civilian opposition trying to oust Assad as well as $30 million in
new humanitarian assistance to help those affected by the continuing
violence.
... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE at a depth
of 5.4 km (3.4 miles), the quake hit at 02:39:32 UTC Saturday 29th
September 2012
The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) Southeast of Karpathos, Greece
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake JUJUY, ARGENTINA - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck JUJUY, ARGENTINA at a depth of 191.4
km (118.9 miles), the quake hit at 01:26:12 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 52 km (32.2 miles) Northwest of San Antonio de los
Cobres, Argentina
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SICILY, ITALY - 29th September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck SICILY, ITALY at a depth of 246.5 km
(153.2 miles), the quake hit at 00:39:44 UTC Saturday 29th September 2012
The epicenter was 14 km (8.7 miles) WNW of Lipari, Italy
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the SOLOMON ISLANDS at a depth of 10
km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 23:22:31 UTC Friday 28th September 2012
The epicenter was 116 km (72 miles) SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake PAKISTAN - 28th September 2012
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck PAKISTAN at a depth of 10 km (6.2
miles), the quake hit at 22:14:44 UTC Friday 28th September 2012
The epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) NNE of Bhag, Pakistan
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Seven Killed As Flash Floods Hit Southern Spain
*Seven people have been killed and hundreds evacuated from their homes
after flash floods swept through southern Spain*.
After months of drought, torrential rain has flooded streets and homes,
brought down a motorway bridge, and swept cars down roads that have been
transformed into rivers.
The hardest hit areas are the Mediterranean provinces of Malaga in the
south and Murcia and Almeria in the southeast.
Regional officials said seven people have died and at least 600 people have
been evacuated from their homes.
Among the dead were a young boy and a girl who were found drowned in ... more »
"When Eyes Are Blinders of the Soul"
*"When Eyes Are Blinders of the Soul"*
By Peter Michaelson
"One way to diminish our suffering is to become conscious of when our eyes
go looking for something that upsets us. Another way is to be watchful of
what our imagination is up to. Just as sponges can soak up dirty water as
easily as clean water, our eyes can also take in impressions from the world
around us that leak misery into our soul. We like to think we use our
visual faculty in pursuit of pleasure, but we also use it to entertain old
hurts, grievances, and longings. Our eyes go looking for pleasure and
stimulation-... more »
The bottomless cesspool of the cons
There is no peak wingnut. There is no depth beyond which conservatives
cannot sink as they wallow in the stink of their blind and mindless hate:
After four years of invective, four years during which the right has called
President Obama a traitor, a communist, a fraud, an affirmative-action
case, a terrorist-sympathizer, and a tyrant, its shrillest voices have been
reduced to the most primal insult of all. They are calling Obama’s mother a
whore.
For a while now, pictures purporting to show Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann
Dunham, modeling in 1950s bondage and fetish porn have been flo... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Before and after -- Mahler learns that the's dying
*by Ken*
We've actually heard the music we're going to hear (again) in tonight's
preview -- an an August 2010 poat called "In the opening vision of Mahler's
"Song of the Earth": "Dark is life, is death", which focused on the three
tenor songs -- Nos. 1, 3, and 5 -- from *Das Lied von der Erde*, the work
that Mahler undertook following his diagnosis of untreatable heart disease.
It seemed obvious to begin by hearing the way his preceding work work, the
Eighth Symphony, had closed, with the conclusion of Goethe's *Faust*. (FYI:
This excerpt begins very softly. It gets louder.)
*MAH... more »
Money can't buy Ann Romney good taste
I hate to get all shallow about it but Ye Gods, Ann Romney simply can't be
our next FLOTUS. It would be too embarrassing. She has the worst fashion
sense ever. I didn't watch her Leno interview but it appears the only thing
notable about it is the horrible outfit she wore for her appearance.
You can see the full length shot with the hideous shoes here. As it's
described:
Ann Romney, whose hubby, Mitt, is running to become the next president of
the United States, left her campaign-trail cardigan at home while making an
appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Wednesday. I... more »
Proof of possession
*R. v. Brar (G.)*, 2008 MBQB 133, 234 Man.R. (2d) 1, is a concise statement
of the law of proof of possession:
[37] Central to all three charges is the issue of possession. Possession
may be actual, constructive and/or joint. To prove possession, the Crown
must prove beyond a reasonable doubt both knowledge of and control by the
accused of the property allegedly possessed. The Crown can make out this
proof by direct and/or circumstantial evidence. While the court looks at
each fact individually, the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt
does not apply to individual pi... more »
Carol Wainio rips Terence Corcoran and Margaret Wente a new one
John Stackhouse too, by implication.
And the best part is, she does it so politely and reasonably. No sneering,
no condescension, no invective, none of the aggrieved privilege that marks
so much of Wente's and Corky's oeuvre.
From her rebuttal to Corky, everyone's favourite crazy old uncle, in the
Putz:
In the wake of the Margaret Wente affair, the *National Post*’s Terence
Corcoran suggests that media ethics require no oversight at all. But in
performing his analysis, could Mr. Corcoran not have provided us with
something other than a variant on the “political-correctness-gone-amo... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, "Before I Go"
Yanni, "Before I Go"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8N2HohPKw&feature=fvwrel
More Hidden History Revealed: The Bleiburg Massacre
Over the last few years I have put up many articles in this blog exposing
some of the real truths about our history, especially some important facts
about World War II. We all know by now about the Dresden massacre of
1945 that saw the death of some 500,000 innocent German civilians, but many
people are still unaware of some other horrific atrocities that occurred
during and immediately after that horrendous conflict. I have made it one
of my key issues in writing this blog to bring facts about those atrocities
to light for everyone to see for themselves...
It is amazing that e... more »
The Poet: Denise Levertov, "Variation On A Theme By Rilke"
*"Variation On A Theme By Rilke"*
("The Book of Hours, Book I, Poem 1, Stanza 1")
"A certain day became a presence to me;
there it was, confronting me- a sky, air, light:
a being.
And before it started to descend
from the height of noon, it leaned over
and struck my shoulder as if with
the flat of a sword,
granting me honor and a task.
The day's blow rang out, metallic-
or it was I, a bell awakened,
and what I heard was my whole self
saying and singing what it knew: I can."
~ Denise Levertov
ALEC Voter ID - Why Did the US Senate Do Nothing?
This morning I saw John Fund on a CSPAN video hawking his latest book on
Voter ID.
Since Fund is good buddies of ALEC I did a search of him and his co-author
and found this where his co-author, von Spakovsky, (who is also a good
buddy of ALEC) is addressing the SENATE about Voter ID *a YEAR AGO!!!*
[Senate Hearing 112-160]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
S. Hrg. 112-160
*NEW STATE VOTING LAWS: BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT?*
*SEPTEMBER 8, 2011*
*Chairman Durbin*. So let us follow the money in this debate
for a moment. Let us see who is pushing for these changes in
the law an... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Bright star Markab anchors this dusty skyscape. At the top right corner
of the frame, Markab itself marks a corner of an asterism known as the
Great Square, found within the boundaries of the constellation Pegasus, the
flying horse. The wide and deep telescopic view rides along for some 5
degrees or about 10 times the angular diameter of the Full Moon, with blue
reflection nebulae scattered around the scene.
* Click image for larger size.*
And even though this line-of-sight looks away from the plane of our Milky
Way galaxy, it covers a region known to be filled with nearby molec... more »
Resegregation Escalates
From the Civil Rights Project at UCLA:
--Los Angeles--In the latest of its widely-cited reports analyzing
segregation trends in the nation’s public schools, and the first since the
beginning of the Obama Administration, the Civil Rights Project today
released three new studies showing persistent and serious increases in
segregation by race and poverty, with very dramatic results in the South
and West, the nation’s two largest regions where students of color now
comprise the majority of public school enrollment. Nationally, the average
black or Latino student now attends school with ... more »
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