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The EROEI problem is actually part of a broad economic crisis that I have researched for a long time with some highly acclaimed colleagues. These include Dr. Chris Martenson, a pathologist, and internationally recognized expert on the dangers of exponential growth, and Keith Fitz-Gerald, the President of the Fitz-Gerald Group and an expert in non-linear trends in the financial markets.
What we discovered was so alarming, we presented it to the United Nations, 16 world governments and UK parliament. We also hired an Emmy winning director to present the findings in a investigative documentary. Since releasing it in mid-July, it has gone viral. You can see it here.
Tanker washed up, homes razed to the ground and flooded streets littered with cars: Obama declares a 'major disaster' after Sandy turns New York into apocalyptic scene and death toll jumps to 33
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 minute ago
President Obama declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island as
swathes of the city woke up under water after a night of being battered by
Superstorm Sandy. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in the
city and the transit system, schools, the stock exchange and Broadway are
all out of action after a 13ft wall of water caused by the storm surge and
high tides brought severe flooding to subways and road tunnels. Ten people
died in New York, including two children who were killed instantly by a
falling tree - across the US and Canada at least 33 people have died... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 minutes ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 16:56:48 UTC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 02:56:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.458°N, 146.827°E
Depth
40.7 km (25.3 miles)
Region
ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Distances
141 km (87 miles) ESE of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands
Steve Harper's Betrayal of Canada
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 minutes ago
David Suzuki is credited with pointing out that you cannot have a healthy
economy without a healthy biosphere. The first is utterly dependent on
the second.
A corollary. If you're damaging the environment in order to inflate
profits, you're actually damaging the economy also.
Suzuki's warning came to mind in a piece in today's *Guardian:*
*In recent weeks a slew of stories has hit the news about the soaring price
of food, petrol and household energy – and the financial pressure this is
putting on cash-strapped households. But as politicians scrabble around for
the best short-ter... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 minutes ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 15:22:52 UTC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 03:22:52 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.979°S, 178.566°W
Depth
623.1 km (387.2 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
278 km (172 miles) SE of Lambasa, Fiji
Netanyahu says strike on Iran would be good for Arabs
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Tuesday to convince
Arab states that an Israeli military strike on Iran would benefit them,
removing a potential threat and easing tensions across the Middle East.
Netanyahu has made a number of veiled threats to attack Iran's nuclear
program and has appealed to the United States and the United Nations to set
a limit for Tehran on its further development.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-israel-iran-idUSBRE89T19120121030
Hurricane Sandy disrupts Northeast telecom networks
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 minutes ago
Power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy disrupted
telecommunications services on Tuesday resulting in spotty coverage for
cellphones, home telephones and Internet services.
Verizon Communications (VZ.N), which serves many of the states in the
hurricane's path, appeared to have suffered some of the worst damage from
the storm.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-telecommunications-idUSBRE89T0YU20121030
Super storm Sandy cuts power to 8.1 million homes
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 minutes ago
More than 8.1 million U.S. homes and businesses were without power on
Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy tore down power lines, flooded electrical
networks and sparked an explosion at a Consolidated Edison substation on
Manhattan's East River.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-powercuts-idUSBRE89T10G20121030
#unpredictable
Gail at Wit's End - 19 minutes ago
Yesterday I grabbed a few pictures of fallen trees off the internet. In
the next few days, hundreds will appear and many will inadvertently reveal
that the trees that fell are rotted on the interior.
[update: video added at the end!]
This first one had the amusing caption: A gust just took a tree on 22nd
and 7th. Weird, it's not that windy yet. #Sandy #nyc #unpredictable
This one fell at Boston College early in the day, severed from its roots at
the base...and the tree below, hit by a train, had been dead so long it
didn't even have any bark.
Here's what I found in my driveway t... more »
Inequality 15: SM, Henry Sy and Class Envy
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 28 minutes ago
One of my friends in facebook made the following observations about Henry
Sy and the SM group of companies:
1. Sy and his family own SM malls and supermarkets, Banco de Oro, Save More
and Hypermart, SMDC residential condos, etc. Why do they own and earn so
much? This is corporate greed.
2. Many local businesses die instantly when an SM Mall is built in the
community, there should be a cap to wealth and greed, and monopolies in
various forms should not be allowed.
3. In the Bible, there was the year of Jubilee when the wealth of the rich
would be redistributed to the people.
I com... more »
Eastern U.S. shocked by massive damage, flooding from Sandy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 32 minutes ago
Sandy and the Top 20 Normalized US Hurricane Losses
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 35 minutes ago
Here is a table showing the top 20 hurricane losses 1900 to 2011,
normalized to 2012 dollars. In other words, the figures show an estimate of
what the losses would be were historical storms to occur in 2012. The
numbers come from ICAT based on an extension of Pielke et al. 2008.
*STORM NAME* *LANDFALL DATE* *DAMAGE RANK* *DAMAGE ($ 2012)* Great Miami Sep
18,1926 1 180,220,000,000 Galveston Sep 08,1900 2 105,570,000,000
Galveston Aug 17,1915 3 84,910,000,000 Katrina Aug 29,2005 4 84,620,000,000
Andrew Aug 24,1992 5 64,410,000,000 Storm 11 in 1944 Oct 19,1944 6
53,940,000,0... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 14:10:59 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:10:59 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.285°N, 131.948°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
192 km (119 miles) S of Masset, Canada
Adequacy of reasons
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 42 minutes ago
*R. v. P.J.B*., 2012 ONCA 730 has a helpful review of the adequacy of jury
instructions (and by implication reasons for judgment) and the duty to
review evidence:
[40] Basic principles inform our decision about the adequacy of the trial
judge's instructions in this case.
[41] Anyone charged with a criminal offence and tried by a jury is entitled
to a properly, not perfectly, instructed jury: R. v. Jacquard, [1997] 1
S.C.R. 314, at para. 2.
[42] As described by this court in R. v. MacKinnon (1999), 132 C.C.C. (3d)
545 (Ont. C.A.), at para. 27, a trial judge's final instructions m... more »
Drill, Baby, Drill
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 42 minutes ago
Severe storm events of increasing frequency and intensity.
That has been one of the core predictions we've been getting, and largely
ignoring, from the climate science community for the past several years.
They keep telling us. We keep ignoring them. Must mine bitumen, must
mine bitumen.
Now, thanks to fracking, America has discovered a bountiful reserve of
conventional oil. The U.S. is poised to blow past Saudi Arabia to become
the biggest oil producer on the planet. And, let's not forget about all
that natural gas, supposedly enough to meet America's entire energy needs
f... more »
Inside Outside (Where Have I Been?)
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 57 minutes ago
Paul Krugman channels Bill James at his best in explaining why "outside"
knowledge sometimes trumps "inside" knowledge:
But Martin’s tweet also reveals a broader issue in reporting, which I’ve
commented on before, I think (no time to search): the unhealthy cult of the
inside scoop.
A lot of political journalism, and even reporting on policy issues, is
dominated by the search for the “secret sauce”, as Martin puts it: the
insider who knows What’s Really Going On. Background interviews with top
officials are regarded as gold, and the desire to get those interviews
often induces repor... more »
Superstorm Sandy Has Killed 'At Least 33'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
The storm lashed the east coast overnight, leading President Barack Obama
to declare a "major disaster" in New York and Long Island.
Forecasters say the storm is set to move westwards towards the Great Lakes,
and on to northeastern states and parts of Canada.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004427/superstorm-sandy-has-killed-at-least-33
The Bullshit Supreme Court Ruling
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 1 hour ago
"Just because I sold you into prostitution to feed my drug-habit, .... I'm
still your father godammit! You owe me your respect and devotion!!!"
After a certain point, a line is crossed.
The blowhards who serviced stephen harper and ted opitz can believe all
they want about their exalted positions.
They are frauds. They are scammers. They are bought-and-paid-for partisan
hacks.
Their ruling was a partisan piece of shit and I do not recognize it. I do
not recognize the legitimacy of stephen harper's stolen government. I do
not recognize the authority of the captured Elections Canada.... more »
The Homestead Strike Of 1892-- Unionbusting Then And Now
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
I mentioned a few days ago that I've been watching the History Channel
series, *The Men Who Built America*. It's very slanted towards a capitalist
view of history-- with idiotic interruptions commentary by modern day robber
barons and financial predators "job creators" like Donald Trump, Steve Case
and Jack Walsh. And the History Channel has blocked YouTube and Vimeo
embedding. The episode about the pathology of Randian capitalism can only
be watched on their site, here.
Thursday, also in regard to that episode, we looked specifically at how
spoiled, self-entitled billionaire rob... more »
Spirit of the Radio: Broadcasts from the Unknown
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 1 hour ago
*Spirit of the Radio: Broadcasts from the Unknown*
By Scott Corrales
(C) 2003
[*Prologue: A few nights ago I heard Clyde Lewis of the Ground Zero radio
program playing some fascinating clips of "paranormal radio broadcasts"
received in the UK during the 70s and in Florida, possibly around the same
time. YouTube has given us a number of purported alien radio transmissions
as well. This brought to mind an article I wrote in 2003 bearing the title
"Spirit of the Radio", which also approached this intriguing phenomenon.
Given the electromagnetic nature of the medium, one ... more »
Abuse of process before administrative tribunals
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago
S. v. College, 2012 ONCA 727 is a sad case. That said, it makes clear that
delay in bringing administrative proceedings will not amount to abuse of
process unless prejudice is established. The Court holds:
[199] At the outset of this discussion, Bastarache J. explicitly rejected
the proposition that delay in bringing forward an administrative proceeding
can, on its own, constitute an abuse of process. He explained, at para.
101: "[D]elay, without more, will not warrant a stay of proceedings as an
abuse of process at common law. Staying proceedings for the mere passage of
time would... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude mb 5.1
Region FIJI REGION
Date time 2012-10-30 15:21:51.0 UTC
Location 16.89 S ; 177.05 W
Depth 33 km
Distances 383 km E Labasa
Ship with 700 tons of gold ore disappears off Russia
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19951564/ship-with-700-tons-of-gold-%20ore-disappears-off-russia
ISA-NE Proceeding as Normal
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
The ISA-NE conference scheduled for 2-3 November in Baltimore, Maryland
will take place as scheduled. Official emails are going out. Hope to see
attendees there.
Some Standard Group Stories are accepted by all!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012*
*What Glenn Kessler said on Benghazi:* Mercifully, the hurricane has wiped
away the need to pretend that we’re discussing the presidential election.
Last evening, TV pundits were stripped of the need to declare that the
other side had been lying while their own incomparable side has been
telling the truth all along.
As part of this process, Benghazi slid beneath the waves churned by
Hurricane Sandy. This lets us offer a bit of history concerning the potent
Group Story which grew up around this event.
Within the insider press corps, some narratives are ... more »
Chomsky: "Who Owns the World" and Some Empirical Data
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 2 hours ago
Here is the link to Chomsky's speech:
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/noam_chomsky_who_owns_the_world_20121027/?ln
Majia here: Here is an excerpt from an essay I wrote about consolidation of
ownership of the world's resources:
Emerging in the aftermath of the global financial crisis that began in late
2007 is a world order dominated by a few governments and corporations that
have unprecedented control over global resources and appear to have
little-to-no-regard for the welfare of the vast majority of the world’s
populace, even within developed economies such as the U.S. and J... more »
Canadian police urge Parliament to pass domestic spying bill
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/canada-police-spy-bill-c-30-455/
Breakout of the Mass Media's Skinner's Box
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 2 hours ago
How to Manufacture (or Suppress) Outrage.
James Corbett
Corbett Report
October 30, 2012
....
*Visit CorbettReport.com for the show notes. See here for basic
information on what a "Skinner's Box" is*.
The Retroactive Life of Willard Mittie
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 3 hours ago
We could dismiss Willard Romney, the world's most accepted, if not loved,
sociopath, as the Retroactive Republican. But that would be to sell Mitt
Romney short. Mitt has worn different hats in his fabulously rich life:
Pro-war activist who dodged the Vietnam draft so he could live in luxury in
a palace in Paris.
Erstwhile pro-life vulture capitalist whose company nonetheless invested in
another company that disposed of aborted fetuses.
Telling Detroit it could go bankrupt before taking credit for the auto
bailout.
Telling Ohio he'd save jobs from going to China that the auto indu... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Uploaded by MoodyJill, who “gets it.”
Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World" from his solo album, “The View from
the Hill”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1QUrpqOAXY
Kim Jong-un a Loose Cannon, Says USFK Chief
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/10/25/2012102501302.html
"You Better Decide..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“A wise man once said you can have anything in life, if you sacrifice
everything else for it.
What he meant is, nothing comes without a price.
So before you go into battle you better decide how much you're willing to
lose."
- "Grey's Anatomy"
RACE TO THE FINISH: “Polarization” then and now!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012*
*Part 2—Plus, the AP’s improbable claims:* Jon Cohen is polling director
for the Washington Post. Last Friday, he built a front-page news report
around an exciting hook:
COHEN (10/26/12): *The 2012 election is shaping up to be more polarized
along racial lines than any presidential contest since 1988,* with
President Obama experiencing a steep drop in support among white voters
from four years ago.
As it turns out, Obama’s “steep drop in support among white voters” amounts
to maybe five points, a quite underwhelming amount. Meanwhile, is this
election m... more »
Syria on a cliff edge between Assad and Al Qaeda
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
http://www.debka.com/article/22485/Syria-on-a-cliff-edge-between-Assad-and-Al-Qaeda
"How It Really Is"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
And of course, we still have this idiot to deal with for a few more
weeks...
- CP
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*Northeast Awakes to Flooding and Huge Damage in Storm’s Path; Millions
Without Power ~NYT*
*Hurricane Sandy: After Landfall ~The Atlantic*
Seawater pours into the Ground Zero construction site in New York, on
October 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
*Rail Cars Wash Up on NJ Turnpike After Storm Surge ~NBC*
ISA-NE Status Report and Other Tuesday Morning Stuff
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
The ISA-NE leadership hopes to make a decision by 1200 EDT concerning the
status of the conference. While the DC area looks like it should be
navigable by Thursday, we don’t have good information about Baltimore or
about what the state of east-coast travel will be like. The Baltimore Sun
is pretty useless. Any commentary from readers
Continue reading
Monday
Southern Man at Southern Man - 3 hours ago
Any time one comments on the joy and comfort of "routine" life throws you a
curve ball. Southern Man slipped out of work at mid-afternoon to hit the
coin-op laundromat and do a little geocaching. So he pulls into the
laundromat and finds - surprise - that the doors are locked. OK, fine,
there are plenty of other laundromats on the route home so he put the
laundry back into The Hyundai and hopped in and -
*the key wouldn't turn*.
Well, *that* came right out of left field. After fiddling with it for a
while and determining that the ignition was well and truly broken Southern
Man ca... more »
Newark Teachers: Reject Weingarten's Betrayal of Teachers
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 3 hours ago
Everywhere AFT's lead lawyer goes to "help" negotiate for teachers, she
leaves a wake of destruction for the profession. But, then, that is what
she is paid to do, as she works off her debt to Bloomberg and the
plutocrats for making her president of AFT in the first place.
In Newark, she has now added to her impressive list of betrayals by cutting
a deal with Cory Booker and the Facebook chief twink to offer a meritless
bonus pay plan that has a demonstrated failure record in New York, Chicago,
and Nashville, where paying teachers for higher test scores did not raise
test scores. ... more »
In aftermath of drought, U.S. corn movement turns upside down
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: U.S. drought-year corn yields, 2007-2012. The devastating U.S.
drought of 2012 and ensuing crop disease are upending traditional grain
movement patterns, with dozens of trains and barges shipping North Dakota
or Mississippi corn into the Corn Belt rather than out to the coasts. USDA
/ Reuters]
By Julie Ingwersen, with additional reporting by Karl Plume and K.T. Arasu
in Chicago; Editing by Dale Hudson
29 October 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The devastating U.S. drought and ensuing crop disease
are upending traditional grain movement patterns, with dozens of trains and
barges... more »
Nuclear Follies: "Nuclear Regulatory Commission Declares Alert at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Nuclear Regulatory Commission Declares*
* Alert at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant"*
by Washington’s Blog
"As we explained earlier today, the Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey is
most likely to be affected by Hurricane Sandy. At around 8:30 p.m. tonight,
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission declared an “Alert” action level for
a nuclear power plant in Oyster Creek, New Jersey: "The U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission is continuing to monitor impacts from Hurricane Sandy
on nuclear power plants in the Northeastern United States, including an
Alert declared at the Oyster Creek nuclea... more »
Image of the Day: Shell drilling rig within view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig off the coast of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge. © Gary Braasch / worldviewofglobalwarming.org]
By Jeremy Hance
29 October 2012
(mongabay.com) – Twelve miles off shore from the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge floats a seemingly tiny man-made device—at least from an
airplane—but it's actually a 160-foot high Shell Dutch Royal oil drilling
rig. While the hugely controversial plan to drill for oil in the Arctic
ocean was postponed this year due to a variety of mishaps and delays, the
Shell rig is expected to be in the area until the end of ... more »
Britain's Perverted Press
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 4 hours ago
*Forget about the **nude photos**.... *
"BBC scandal grows with 300 abuse allegations" by Alan Cowell | New York
Times, October 26, 2012
LONDON — The scale of the *sexual abuse scandal* at the *BBC* widened
significantly Thursday as police reported that the number of people
accusing one of Britain’s best-known television hosts of misconduct had
risen to about 300 from 200, and said other people may have acted with him.
The police account also seemed to reinforce British news reports that the
inquiries into accusations of sexual abuse against the host, Jimmy Savile,
were *spreadin... more »
Sandy leaves eastern U.S. crippled
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Millions of people across the eastern U.S. awoke to scenes of destruction
wrought by monster storm Sandy, which knocked out power to huge swathes of
the densely populated region, swamped New York's subway system and
submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-hurricane-idUSBRE89N16J20121030
Another Somali journalist killed, 18th this year
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Journalists in Somalia's capital say gunmen have
targeted and killed another media worker, bringing the number of Somali
journalists killed this year to 18.
Warsame Shire Awale, who worked at a Mogadishu radio station, was shot dead
by two men near his home late Monday. Sharmarke Abukar Amin, a colleague
who confirmed the death, said journalists in Somalia are being killed only
because of their professional identity.
Awale, a veteran poet and playwright, was known for composing dramas and
songs for bands and radio stations.
http://www.newswest9.com/story/1... more »
U.N. urges foreign fishing fleets to halt ‘ocean grabbing’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Cover of the FAO report, 'Fisheries and the right to food:
Implementing the right to food in national fisheries legislation', October
2012.]By Alister Doyle; Editing by Andrew Osborn
30 October 2012
OSLO (Reuters) – "Ocean grabbing" or aggressive industrial fishing by
foreign fleets is a threat to food security in developing nations where
governments should do more to promote local, small-scale fisheries, a study
by a U.N. expert said on Tuesday.
The report said emerging nations should tighten rules for access to their
waters by an industrial fleet that is rapidly growi... more »
New Film Takes a Look at Mysterious Death of Senator Paul Wellstone
Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com - 4 hours ago
*By MARC MCDONALD*
*"Authorizing the pre-emptive, go-it-alone use of force now, right in the
midst of continuing efforts to enlist the world community to back a tough
new disarmament resolution on Iraq, could be a costly mistake for our
country."*
*--Sen. Paul Wellstone, in October, 2002, speaking against the resolution
to authorize the Iraq War*
Something has always bothered me about the tragic 2002 death of the great
Paul Wellstone. And the more I read about Wellstone's death in a supposedly
"accidental" small plane crash, the more doubts I have about the official
story.
Now, a ... more »
7 Essential Questions You’ll Never Hear at the Debates
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
'American Ostrich' - Anthony Freda Art Sean Kerrigan, *Contributor*
Sadly, you could also title this article “The Most Important Questions That
Need to be Asked.” Today, our debates are merely a stage upon which
candidates can exchange quips or attempt to act presidential. Most
important issues are never discussed and those mentioned have little depth.
Before we list some of the questions that should be asked, a brief history
of national debates is required. When historians cite the classic debate
style, they are usually referring to a series of US Senate debates between
Abraham ... more »
"How Average Americans are Lured into Debt Servitude"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
* "How Average Americans are Lured into Debt Servitude" *
by mybudget360
"How many times do you have to get hit over the head before you realize
who's hitting you?"
- Harry S. Truman
"Many Americans are not buying the recent stock market rally. This is
being reflected in multiple polls showing negative attitudes towards the
economy and Wall Street. Wall Street is so disconnected from the average
American that they fail to see the 27 million unemployed and underemployed
Americans that now have a harder time believing the gospel of financial
engineering prosperity. Ameri... more »
Smuggling of illegally logged rosewood in Madagascar continues, report alleges
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Rainforest on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar, in October 2012.
Masoala suffered from widespread rosewood logging in 2009 and 2010.
mongabay.com]
25 October 2012 (mongabay.com) – Timber traders in Madagascar are smuggling
illegally logged rosewood despite an official export ban, alleges a new
report published by a Malagasy researcher.
The report, authored by Hery Randriamalala and based on press clippings,
cargo manifests, and eye-witness accounts, indicates that traders are
covertly reducing rosewood stockpiles accumulated during a frenzy of
illegal logging in the aft... more »
Greek PM appeals to coalition allies to back austerity
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appealed to his coalition partners on
Tuesday to approve in parliament a new wave of austerity measures demanded
by international lenders.
The government had completed negotiations on the 2013 budget and the
austerity measures after working until the very end to obtain concessions
from lenders, Samaras said in a statement.
"What would happen if the deal isn't passed and the country is led to
chaos?" he said in the statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-greece-pm-idUSBRE89T0W720121030
Spain recession drags on with no aid in view
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Spain fell deeper into recession in the third quarter and prices rose
sharply in October, piling pressure on the government to revive a paralyzed
economy as it stalls over requesting aid.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is in no hurry to apply for a politically
humiliating financial rescue that would kickstart an ECB bond-buying
programme and ease financing costs. But the worsening economy, along with
spreading civil unrest, may force his hand.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-spain-economy-idUSBRE89T0SR20121030
Former Smokers More Likely to Beat Lung Cancer than Current Smokers
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Elizabeth Renter
It’s a no brainer that non-smokers are less likely to die of lung cancer
than smokers. It would seem that quitting smoking would have similar
benefits—potentially extending your life even after a cancer diagnosis. But
new research shows it isn’t that simple, that while never-smokers are the
most likely to survive a lung cancer diagnosis, just how quitting benefits
your cancer fight - survival depends on when you quit and the stage your
cancer is in.
Published in the journal *Cancer*, the newest research says that there are
some benefits to quitting smoking wher... more »
Monsanto’s Roundup, Glyphosate Linked to Parkinson’s and Similar Diseases
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Elizabeth Renter
We already know the links between herbicides and sterility in men, birth
defects, mental illness, obesity and possibly cancer—but now we have
something new to add to the nasty effects of pesticides list — Parkinson’s
disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions.
New research, published in the journal *Neurotoxicology and Teratology*,
indicates a connection between a component in Monsanto’s Roundup and
Parkinson’s disease. Glyphosate is said to induce cell death, with
frightening repercussions.
GreenMedInfo.com reports the study was investigating the links b... more »
Getting a Kick Out of This British Post
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 4 hours ago
"Prime Minister David Cameron issued a full apology Wednesday for the
wrongdoing of authorities and the subsequent coverup."
*
**I've been told governments don't engage in cover-ups or conspiracies. *
Superstorm Sandy's death toll rises to 17 across the US and Canada, as fires rage and subway tunnels remain flooded in New York.
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Superstorm Sandy is heading inland after battering parts of the east coast
of the United States and Canada, killing at least 17.
The storm lashed parts of the east coast overnight, leading President
Barack Obama to declare a "major disaster" in New York and Long Island.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004427/new-york-storm-sandy-is-heading-west
End Manipulation, Let the Markets Clear!
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
Dees Illustration *Ron Paul*
French businessman and economist Jean-Baptiste Say is credited with
identifying the fundamental economic principle that aggregate demand for
goods in an economy will equal the aggregate supply of goods when markets
are permitted to operate. Or in Say’s words, “products are paid for with
products.”
English classical economist David Ricardo, among others, more fully
developed this principle into what has become known as “Say’s Law.” Say’s
Law, according to Ricardo, leads us to understand that market equilibrium
for goods is constant. This simply means t... more »
Euthanizing the British Economy
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 4 hours ago
*It would save lives.... *
"Research links suicide increase in Britain to recession" by Makiko
Kitamura | Bloomberg News, August 16, 2012
LONDON — The *recession* that began in 2008 may have contributed to an *increase
in suicides* in Britain, according to a study that echoes findings from
research in the United States and Australia....
*
**I suppose that is one way to get rid of useless eaters. *
The findings provide more evidence of an association between job losses and
suicides, and suggest that a drop in suicides in 2010 was the result of
lower unemployment. Suicide rates in ... more »
For Lord's Sake
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 4 hours ago
*This is where the Liberal Democrats make a stand?*
"In Britain, a parliamentary tit-for-tat; Clegg retaliates after Tories
derail Lords overhaul" Bloomberg News, August 07, 2012
LONDON — Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg of England said Monday that he
will order his Liberal Democrat lawmakers to block legislation wanted by
the Conservatives after Tory rebels derailed plans to overhaul the House of
Lords.
Clegg said the Conservatives had broken the contract between the coalition
partners as he confirmed that the government has abandoned attempts to
reform the 700-year-old upper cham... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:53:40 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 06:53:40 AM at epicenter
Location
12.554°N, 87.961°W
Depth
87.8 km (54.6 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
Distances
86 km (53 miles) W (261°) from El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 13:12:29 UTC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 01:12:29 AM at epicenter
Location
37.939°S, 177.709°E
Depth
68.2 km (42.4 miles)
Region
OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances
85 km (53 miles) NNW (342°) from Gisborne, New Zealand
Quo Vadis, Mr. Hudak?
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
With Ontario's Liberals in disarray, Martin Regg Cohn speculates in this
morning's *Toronto Star* about what the province would look like under Tim
Hudak:
Hudak still clings to panaceas: Unspecified tax cuts to goose economic
growth, ramp up total revenues and magically balance the budget at warp
speed.
Note that Hudak never says which taxes he’d cut — a form of Mitt Romney
redux on reductions and deductions — just that he wants a “flatter personal
income tax structure” that squeezes out the last remnants of progressivity
from our system. Tax cuts would produce a “counter-intui... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:53:05 UTC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 12:53:05 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
24.742°S, 179.616°W
Depth
541.2 km (336.3 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
462 km (287 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake COQUIMBO, CHILE - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Magnitude ML 4.2
Region COQUIMBO, CHILE
Date time 2012-10-30 12:46:24.0 UTC
Location 29.64 S ; 70.92 W
Depth 105 km
Distances 43 km NE La serena, Chile
The Economy: “Gary Shilling Is An Optimist”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“Gary Shilling Is An Optimist”*
by Karl Denninger
"Gary continues to talk about deleveraging in the economy and markets as if
there's some of that actually going on, and which is of course used as
justification for QE3: "The only thing that would restore normal global
growth, I argued, was time - the five to seven years it will take for
deleveraging to be completed." But there is no deleveraging. That's the
entire point of QE(whatever) - preventing that deleveraging!
There have been only a couple of places where any deleveraging has taken
place. Home mortgages, for example, hav... more »
Hundreds Injured in Ningbo Protests, China
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
police in Ningbo claimed that no serious incidents
occurred nor was anyone killed during PX Project protests.
However, local people revealed that
the police didn't tell the truth.
The BBC Chinese website cited Ms Ni, a witness who said
that hundreds of protesters were injured during the protests.
One woman's three ribs were broken and one protester's face
was filled with blood.
Northern Lights: The Aurora Borealis visible over northern England and Scotland
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Greek journalists strike over suspension of presenters
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and
began a series of work stoppages on Tuesday after two well-known presenters
were suspended for criticizing a government minister.
Their removal came on the same day an editor went on trial for printing a
list of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, prompting outrage at the
swift pursuit of journalists in comparison to the sluggish crackdown on
suspected tax evaders.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-greece-journalists-protest-idUSBRE89T0VI20121030
The Great London Fire of 2012
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 5 hours ago
"Firefighters battle blaze in London" Associated Press, August 13, 2012
LONDON — Firefighters battled a *massive blaze* at an east London recycling
center Sunday as the city prepared for the closing ceremony of the
Olympics. Officials said the blaze was the *biggest they had seen in the
city for years*, but that the Games would in no way be affected.
The fire — about 7 miles east of the Olympic Park — was brought under
control by late Sunday....
--more--"
British Message in a Bottle
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 5 hours ago
*Lost at sea....*
"98-year-old message in bottle sets world record" Associated Press, August
31, 2012
LONDON — It was scooped from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say
a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record.
The message in a bottle discovered by fisherman Andrew Leaper.
Fisherman Andrew Leaper found the bottle — released in 1914 — in his nets
in April while sailing east of the Shetland Islands, which lie off
Scotland’s northern coast.
Guinness World Records confirmed Thursday the find is the oldest message in
a bottle ever recovered, beating a... more »
Flashback: Broadcast Journalist Exaggerates Flood
Intercept at The Intercept - 5 hours ago
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OBAMA ACCEPTS 'OSAMA BIN LADEN' DONATIONS
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
*No block to foreign money – not even from dead terrorists*
Pakistani Internet Protocol and proxy server, a disposable credit card and
a fake address, “Osama bin Laden” has successfully donated twice to Barack
Obama’s presidential re-election campaign.
The “Bin Laden” donations, actually made by WND staff, included a listed
occupation of “deceased terror chief” and a stated employer of “al-Qaida.”
“Bin Laden” is currently set up on the official campaign website to
contribute more to Obama’s campaign. The name is also registered as a
volunteer.
Since the “foreign” contribution was ... more »
Boston Globe Makes a Quick British Withdrawal
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 5 hours ago
*And so will I. *
"UK lender’s stock plunges after Iran bank deals" by Gavin Finch, Bloomberg
News / August 8, 2012
Standard Chartered PLC’s stock fell the most in almost 24 years as an
analyst estimated it may face costs of $5.5 billion after being accused of
violating US money laundering laws over its dealings with Iranian banks.
Standard Chartered may lose its license to operate in New York. Its
Department of Financial Services found the bank conducted $250 billion of
deals with Iranian banks over seven years and earned hundreds of millions
of dollars in fees for handling transa... more »
The Carolinas Challenged by Water Woes
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 5 hours ago
By: Duane Craig
Nearly 100 homes in southwestern Cumberland County, N.C., with wells
threatened by contamination, will be able to connect to a public water
supply by spring 2013, according to this article. The county is installing
a water line that will provide connections for the affected residents using
a Clean Water Revolving Loan from the state.
The project has been five years in the making even though the contamination
causing the problem has been known about for 20 years. Benzene leaking from
tanks at a long-closed gas station is considered to be the culprit.
Surprisingly, on... more »
Nick Cave Doesn't Believed In An Interventionist God-- So Who Would He Blame Sandy On?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
Crackpot religionist charlatans are different from Nick Cave. He writes
songs and sings for a living. Crackpot religionist charlatans make their
livings by frightening feeble-minded people about unknowable supernatural
forces, spirits and gods.
God is systematically destroying America. Just look at what has happened
this year.
There was an incredible heatwave and drought that destroyed massive amounts
of the crops. This drought has not let up and now covers about 65 percent
of the country.
The drought triggered record forest fires in the West.
The East was not affected by the ... more »
The Boston Globe Takes a Dive
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 5 hours ago
*And I'm not referring to the ever-declining circulation*:
"Weather may hold for sky diving stunt
ROSWELL — The weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for
a daredevil trying to become the first sky diver to break the sound
barrier. Meteorologist Don Day said the weather forecast is still favorable
for the jump, scheduled for early Sunday near Roswell. Former Austrian
paratrooper Felix Baumgartner will try to break a 1960 high-altitude
parachuting record. He will also test a pressurized suit that was designed
by the David Clark Co. of Worcester, Mass., for stratosp... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN COLOMBIA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:18:20 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:18:20 AM at epicenter
Location
6.836°N, 73.056°W
Depth
148.2 km (92.1 miles)
Region
NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Distances
35 km (22 miles) SSE (160°) from Bucaramanga, Colombia
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:11:40 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 06:11:40 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
53.391°N, 108.066°E
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 miles)
Region
LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA
Distances
50 km (31 miles) NNW of Turka, Russia
US criticises Europe over 'failure' to label Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
Intercept at The Intercept - 5 hours ago
The Independent
KAREN DEYOUNG
White House counterterrorism chief John O. Brennan said Friday that
European failure to join the United States in designating the Lebanon-based
militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organization is undermining
international counterterrorism efforts.
"Let me be clear," Brennan said in a speech in Dublin, European resistance
"makes it harder to defend our countries and protect our citizens."
Brennan listed Hezbollah at the top of a list of joint U.S. and European
security challenges. In addition to its alliance with terrorist activities
by Iran, he said... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 5 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Marco Scutaro, 37. Sometimes, things just happen.
Lifetime OPS+ 94; OPS+ over 243 PAs with the Giants, 145.Yes, the downside
of Brian Sabean is that Scutaro will now get an Aubrey Huff deal, but it's
mostly just money; it's not as if he's blocking anyone. And it was sure
great while it lasted.
The good stuff:
1. XKCD takes on Congressional history as seen through DW-NOMINATE. Not
real thrilled about reference to "party systems," but hard to complain too
much.
2. Thad Hall on potential electoral -- democratic -- disaster. See alsoPaul Gronke.
3. Doug Mataconis on... more »
Currency Warfare: What are the Real Targets of the E.U. Oil Embargo against Iran?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Tehran has warned the leaders of the E.U. countries that the new sanctions
are foolish and against their national and bloc interests. But is this
correct? At the end of the day, who will benefit from the chain of events
that are being set into motion?
''The end of Iranian oil exports to the European Union and the decline of
the euro will directly benefit the United States and the U.S. dollar.
What the European Union is doing is merely weakening itself and giving the
U.S. dollar the upper hand in its currency rivalry against the euro.
Moreover, should the euro collapse, the American... more »
A Brilliant Pentagon Plan for Spreading Perpetual “Persistent War” Looks Just Like A “Failed” Terror War
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The American war on terror HAS NOT FAILED, it has succeeded brilliantly in
its primary mission--to spread conflict over the entire planet.
The war on terror was NEVER intended to be won, it was just a means to an
end, prepositioning military forces in every nation, before unleashing
global nuclear war.
All of these little "piss ant" wars that we have been fighting, the
various Partnership-for-Peace programs, Special Forces training missions,
drug-interdiction and border control operations, along with the overall
rubric of "fighting terrorism," have all provided the means to prepos... more »
Oil, Dollars, Euros And Dead Iraqi's
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Control of Middle Eastern oil resources has always been a matter of
strategic concern to the United States. In his famous speech of 1947 when
he initiated the Cold War and enunciated the doctrine that now goes under
his name, US President Truman referred to the Middle East with its “great
natural resources” as among the considerations that motivated the fight
against “communism.”
In 1974-75, in the midst of the OPEC oil price hikes and the threat of
extended oil embargoes, the US administration discussed the possibility of
undertaking military action against oil-producing states.
h... more »
Beijing report says Chinese Muslims are fighting in Syria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Chinese Muslim separatists from the northwest region of Xinjiang are
battling Syrian government forces alongside al-Qaida and other extremist
groups, an official Chinese newspaper reported Monday.
Radicals among China's ethnic Turkic Uighur minority have been traveling to
Syria since May to join the fighting on trips organized by groups opposed
to Beijing's rule over Xinjiang, the Global Times reported Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2012/10/30/359264/Beijing-report.htm
Pentagon is World’s Leading Landlord
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
'Move over, Donald Trump and Ted Turner. The Department of Defense is the
world’s top property owner with holdings around the world – a fact relevant
amid election-year debate about the size and role of our military.
In the United States alone, DOD occupies 1.9 billion square feet of office
space
Worldwide, DOD has more than 2 million people working on 5,000 sites in 41
countries.''
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:43:54 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 06:43:54 PM at epicenter
Location
5.341°S, 102.728°E
Depth
41.9 km (26.0 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
182 km (113 miles) SSE (164°) from Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
‘This is travesty of American criminal justice’: Supreme Court denies Holy Land Five appeal
Intercept at The Intercept - 5 hours ago
MondoWeiss
Allison Deger
Adam Horowitz
Annie Robbins
[image: hl5rally]
A rally for the Holy Land Five in New York City, October 25, 2012
The Supreme Court has denied the Holy Land Five appeal and will not be
issuing a decision in the case. This almost definitely marks the end of the
legal appeal process.
The Holy Land Five -- Shukri Abu Baker, Mohammad el-Mazain, Ghassan Elashi,
Mufid Abdulqader, Abulrahman Odeh -- were convicted of providing
humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza through *zakat* committees
allegedly connected with Hamas. The case relied on "secret evidence" from ... more »
Compassion balanced with responsibility
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 5 hours ago
By DAVID COUCH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
LITTLE ROCK — Imagine for a moment that someone you love is suffering from
debilitating pain that has not responded to ordinary medications, treatment
or surgical measures for more than six months. Her doctor, seeing that the
other treatments are not alleviating her pain, recommends that she try
marijuana, as it has been effective alleviating the pain of other patients,
without any significant negative side effects.
Would you want that pain relief to be a legal option for your loved one?
Imagine now that ano... more »
Syrian jets bomb area near Homs to break rebel siege
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Syrian warplanes bombed rebel positions on the outskirts of the central
city of Homs on Tuesday to try to break a siege of an army base housing
dozens of soldiers, opposition activists said.
Two rebels were killed and 10 wounded at al-Mubarkiyeh, a village 6 km (4
miles) south of Homs, where rebels have besieged a compound guarding a tank
maintenance facility, they said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-syria-crisis-homs-idUSBRE89T0KH20121030
Italy president says Monti government must continue until spring
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said on Tuesday that Prime Minister
Mario Monti's government must complete its natural term, due to end in
spring, following Silvio Berlusconi's threat to withdraw support before
next year's election.
"The legislature must come to its natural conclusion," Napolitano said at
an institutional ceremony on Tuesday.
Berlusconi said on Saturday his center-right bloc may withdraw its support
from the government, a move that could throw Italy into political chaos.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-italy-president-idUSBRE89T0PW20121030
Medical Marijuana: Will Colorado's 'green rush' last?
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 6 hours ago
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Sandy's mixed bag of wind, rain, snow strands travelers, causes crane to collapse
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
New Jersey Levee Breaks flooding three towns
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
A possible levee breach in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, flooded three
towns with 4 to 5 feet of water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, prompting
the evacuation of hundreds from their homes.
The towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt were underwater after
the swollen Hackensack River broke its banks, affecting around 2,000
residents, said Jeanne Baratta, chief of the Bergen County Executive.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-levee-moonachie-break-idUSBRE89T0L020121030
New York Paralysed by Sandy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Millions of people in the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to flooded
homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by the giant storm
Sandy, which swamped New York City's subway system and submerged streets in
Manhattan's financial district.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-hurricane-idUSBRE89N16J20121030
ACLU Tells Supreme Court FISA Surveillance Law is Unconstitutional
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 6 hours ago
*Activist Post*
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in Clapper v. Amnesty
International, to decide whether clients of the American Civil Liberties
Union can challenge the constitutionality of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), enacted by Congress after
the abuses of the 1960s and 70s, regulates the government’s conduct of
intelligence surveillance inside the United States. It generally requires
the government to seek warrants before monitoring Americans’
communications. In 2001, however, President Bush authorized the... more »
Hurricane Sandy Offers Insight on How to Prepare
Intercept at The Intercept - 6 hours ago
Natural Society
[image: hurricanesandypreparedness 245x153 What Hurricane Sandy Reveals
About the Future of Preparedness]Hurricane Sandy has cleared entire grocery
outlets of their essential items like water, shut off power from hundreds
of thousands of homes, and incited gangs to call for the looting for local
stores and wealthy homes. But it is nothing compared to a major disaster.
Sure, Hurricane Sandy is projected to cost anywhere from $80 to $100
billion in damages, but it does not really compare to the reality of
greater meltdown incidents.
The reality is that other major di... more »
Charles Woods Attacks Obama: 'It's better to die a hero than live a coward'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
- Charles Woods, father of SEAL Tyrone, sharply criticises President
- 'If you are responsible for the death of my son, I forgive you,' he
says
- Suggests administration should have responded quicker to news of
September 11 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi
Charles Woods, father of Tyrone Woods, revealed his suspicion that Obama
was 'responsible for the death of my son' - but he insisted he was not
angry at the President.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224917/Chris-Woods-attacks-Barack-Obama-death-son-Tyrone-Benghazi.html
Joseph Hall 'shot dead his neo-Nazi father when he was TEN because he thought he was doing the right thing'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
A boy who, aged ten, shot dead his neo-Nazi father as he slept should not
be jailed as he thought it was 'the right thing to do', his lawyers have
argued.
Prosecutors want Joseph Hall, now 12, jailed for murder, citing a history
of violent behaviour including choking a teacher with a telephone cord. He
would become one of the youngest people in a U.S. correctional facility.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225167/Joseph-Hall-shot-dead-neo-Nazi-father-jailed-thought-doing-right-thing.html
Pastor Danny Kirk Sr's Killer Died in the back of a squad car
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
According to Chief Dennis, Pastor Kirk was inside the church at the time of
the incident. What exactly transpired isn’t clear, but a silver-colored,
4-door, full-size vehicle did crash into the church. When officers arrived
they said they found the driver of that car beating Pastor Kirk with an
electric guitar.
“Officers caught him [suspect] engaged, actively in the assault. They
deployed a Taser to stop the assault,” Chief Dennis explained. “We got him
[suspect] in custody. We put him in the back of a squad car. While other
parties were being treated medically, we came to check on ... more »
Rev. Danny Kirk Sr beaten to death with electric guitar by man who rammed car into church, Texas
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
A North Texas congregation is reeling after an attacker rammed a car into a
church wall, chased the pastor, and beat him to death with an electric
guitar. Police told reporters they didn't know why the unidentified suspect
attacked Rev. Danny Kirk Sr., founding pastor of the Greater Sweethome
MIssionary Baptist Church.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225061/Church-pastor-killed-Rev-Danny-Kirk-Sr-beaten-death-electric-guitar.html
Spies again...and again...and again....
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 6 hours ago
WSJ reports the sad tale:
A retired Taiwanese naval officer and two others were arrested on suspicion
of spying for China, the latest in a string of cases that underline the
mistrust between Beijing and Taipei despite warming economic ties.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement Monday that Lt.
Col. Chang Chih-hsin was suspected of "spying for officials at the
Communist Party in China" and "bribing other officers in the navy for
illegal gains" during his tenure, which ended in May, at the Naval
Meteorological & Oceanographic Office. The office provides mapping dat... more »
Sandy devastates the East Coast leaving Atlantic City underwater
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
It is still unclear what has happened to 500 people who were stranded on
the town's barrier island, pictured. They were unable to escape before
Sandy rolled in. The 1,000-mile-wide storm lashed towns and cities up
and
down the East Coast, with three million left without power, the 911
system
inundated with 10,000 calls every half an hour and cars floating down
flood-hit streets in New York City.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225112/Superstorm-Sandy-devastates-East-Coast-leaving-Atlantic-City-underwater-16-people-dead.html
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:59:33 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:59:33 PM at epicenter
Location
18.219°S, 174.809°W
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
TONGA
Distances
99 km (62 miles) WNW (299°) from Neiafu, Tonga
An adjournment sought merely for delay is properly refused
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 6 hours ago
*R. v. Phung*, 2012 ONCA 720 is a good source for the principle that an
adjournment sought merely for delay is properly refused:
[32] In our view, the trial judge did not err in the exercise of his
discretion to deny the adjournment.
[33] The exercise of his discretion to deny the adjournment
application was rooted in his finding that the appellant, in discharging
counsel and seeking an adjournment to retain new counsel, was attempting to
manipulate the process and delay the proceeding. In our view, that
considered and pivotal finding is unassailable.
[34] Nor are... more »
New Jersey Nuclear plant on alert as Superstorm Sandy threatens cooling system of spent uranium fuel rods
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
If cooling ceased, the pool would take 25 hours to reach boiling point.
The spokesman said the company could use water from a fire hose to cool
the
pool if necessary. The used uranium rods in the pool could cause the
water
to boil without additional coolant: in an extreme scenario the rods
could
overheat, risking the eventual release of radiation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225125/Nuclear-plant-alert-Superstorm-Sandy-threatens-cooling-spent-uranium-fuel-rods.html
Manhattan in darkness, 14ft flooding and infrastructure grinds to a halt... and now come the rats
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Rats scurrying to escape rising floodwaters in New York could spread
diseases as they infest new areas, according to a nature expert.
A 13ft wall of water caused by the storm surge and high tides have caused
severe flooding to subways and road tunnels in the city and torrents of
water poured into city streets.
The rising water will force rats out of their underground lairs and into
contact with humans, according to Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of
Ecosystem Studies in Milbrook, New York, speaking to The Huffington Post.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225132/Superstor... more »
Kostas Vaxevanis: Facing jail, the editor who dared to name tax evaders: Press freedom is on trial, says Greek journalist in £1.6bn exposé
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
- Kostas Vaxevanis, editor of Hot Docs, was giving a radio interview in
Athens when officers stormed into the studio saying he had to go 'to be
arrested'
- Today, as he appeared in court, Greek daily Ta Nea reprinted the list
across ten of its pages in possible act of defiance
- Vaxevanis faces up to two years in prison for what police say was the
illegal publication of personal details without proof of any law breaking
- He says it is not him being put on trial but 'freedom of the press'
- The list, given to Greece by France in 2010, contains names of 2,059... more »
Imperialism In The X-Factor Age
Intercept at The Intercept - 6 hours ago
Global Research
Colin Todhunter
[image: xfactor]*In Vietnam, Agent Orange was dropped by the US to poison a
foreign population. In Iraq and the forme**r Yugoslavia, depleted uranium
was used. In Western countries, things are a bit more complicated because
various states have tended to avoid using direct forms of physical violence
to quell their own populations (unless you belong to some marginalized
group or hit a raw nerve, as did the Occupy Movement last year). The
pretence of democracy and individual rights has to be maintained.*
One option has been to use South American crack c... more »
Why you shouldn't vote for Barack Obama
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
The post below was spreading round the web yesterday, I have reposted it to
keep it moving along and persuading the as yet undecided US voters.
Conservative bloggers in the #VRWC unite to defeat ObamaA half-dozen
conservative bloggers have united and will all have the same post on their
blogs today in an effort to help defeat President Obama. Please read this
post in its entirety and be sure to go visit each bloggers site via the
links. I would also encourage anyone to reblog or link this post to get the
word out to as many people as possible. Romney may not be the first choice
f... more »
Hundreds of monkeys being bred for laboratories in Europe are killed for growing too large, claims animal rights group
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
*WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE*
The disturbing images show discarded dead monkeys stacked in piles on the
floor or dumped in rubbish bins
Mutilated bodies can also be seen in a skip awaiting incineration,
according to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
Animal rights activists have published shocking pictures and video of
hundreds of monkeys they claim were killed because they were too big for
testing in British laboratories.
The disturbing images show discarded dead monkeys stacked in piles on the
floor or dumped in rubbish bins.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225... more »
Swiss police shock after FIFTEEN drivers own up to running over same pedestrian
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Police who urged a motorist who ran over a pedestrian to turn himself in
were shocked when 15 drivers owned up.
The victim was involved in a minor collision on Switzerland’s A13 motorway
near St Gallen in the early hours, and was hit when he got out of his car.
Police thought that 56-year-old Bojan Solivic had been run over only once,
but were amazed that he had been hit so many times without anybody stopping.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225052/Swiss-police-shock-FIFTEEN-drivers-running-pedestrians.html
Ministers were biased against Branson's West Coast bid and wanted anyone but him, report reveals
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
- Report accuses ministers of trying to pass the buck onto their civil
servants
- 'Four Cabinet ministers have their fingerprints on the "franchise
fiasco"'
- Centrica chief executive highlights 'significant errors', 'weak
governance' and 'flawed process' in which 'bidders were treated
inconsistently'
- Findings vindicate charges by Virgin that there was an in-built bias
against their bid which has been characterised as 'Anyone But Branson'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224952/Rail-deal-biased-Bransons-West-Coast-bid-wanted-report-reveals.html
WHO KILLED THE PRESIDENT?
Anon at aangirfan - 7 hours ago
*Lech.*
Lech Kaczyński, the President of Poland, died in the crash of a Polish Air
Force Tu-154, at Smolensk-North airport in Russia, on 10 April 2010.
Most of the Poland's top political, military, financial and religious
leaders were on the same flight.
*Polish investigators have found traces of explosives on the wreckage of
the president's jet, daily Rzeczpospolita reported on 30 October 2012.*
The newspaper said prosecutors and explosive experts who examined the
remains of the plane found signs of TNT and nitroglycerin on the wings and
in the cabin, including on 30 seats.
Trac... more »
Manhattan goes dark + + 6 MILLION without power + + 16 dead as Superstorm Sandy throws a 13-foot wall of water at US coast
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
New York looks like the set of a disaster movie this morning after a night
of being battered by Hurricane Sandy. It hit the mainland at 6.30pm local
time last night having laid waste to large parts of the coast throughout
the day. Millions were left without power as New York City closed down its
power supply as a safety measure, giving the famous skyline an eerie look
(left). The city's transit system, schools, the stock exchange and Broadway
were also shut after a 13ft wall of water caused by the storm surge and
high tides brought severe flooding to subways and road tunnels. Torren... more »
Claudene Christian Dies after was she taken to hospital in a critical condition following HMS Bounty Rescue
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Claudene Christian, 42, was pulled from the water on Monday - hours after
the historic ship went down in the storm off the coast of North Carolina -
but was unresponsive.
The Coast Guard is still searching for the ship's captain, Robin Walbridge,
63.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004497/hms-bounty-sinks-rescued-crew-member-dies
Latest stories Storm: Obama Declares 'Major Disaster' In NY
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Superstorm Sandy's death toll rises to 16 across the US and Canada, as
fires rage and subway tunnels are flooded in New York.
The storm brought gusts of more than 85mph (135kph) and a record-breaking
13ft surge of seawater in Manhattan, submerging seven subway tunnels and
many roads.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004427/new-york-storm-sandy-batters-us-eastern-coast
Madagascar's Palm Trees on Endangered List
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 8 hours ago
Madagascar's Manambe Palm (Dypsis decipiens) is threatened with extinction.
Photo courtesy: M. Rakotoarinivo/RBG Kew
Madagascar's forests are shrinking, and that's bad news for palm trees on
the majestic island. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) announced this week that extinction threatens 83 percent of the
island's native palm trees.
Palms are an important part of Madagascar's forests, which are home to a
wide variety of life. All 192 species of palm tree assessed in this study
are unique to the island. Palm trees are also important for Madagascar's
c... more »
Sweden in Danger of Losing Last Coral Reef
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 8 hours ago
A close-up image of Lophelia pertusa coral taken by a remotely operated
vehicle 1,450 ft depth in 2009. What a beautiful coral. It would be tragic
to lose the last coral reef in Sweden. Although this image was taken in the
Gulf of Mexico, the species also lives in Swedish water. Photo courtesy:
Lophelia II 2009 Deepwater Coral Expedition.
Despite the frosty scenes its name evokes, Sweden has a coral reef. In
fact, it formerly had three, and the last one remaining is in danger of
dying out. The expression - 3 strikes and you're out - is most apt here. If
Sweden loses their last cold... more »
FDNY says massive fire burning in Breezy Point section of Queens has destroyed 50 homes; 198 firefighters are battling the blaze
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
An out-of-control six-alarm blaze is ravaging the Breezy Point neighborhood
in Queens and has destroyed at more than 50 homes, the FDNY tweeted early
Tuesday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/massive-fire-blazing-breezy-point-queens-article-1.1194958
2012 Hurricane Sandy-Cruise Ships in the Storm with waves up to 30 feet
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Israel hit by 18 rockets as Hamas seeks revenge
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
It was the second straight day in which militants had fired rockets at
Israel in a confrontation which began early on Sunday, and effectively
ended three days of calm after an Egyptian-brokered truce went into force
at midnight on Wednesday.
"At least 18 rockets were fired at Israeli territory, without causing
injuries or damage," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, saying the
count was from midnight.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnA_vtvOXLlFEKP1qFokCuZlpAZQ?docId=CNG.1d490f0cdd7932b347e2cb36777d2fbd.951
Ukrainian Svoboda party reject claims of anti-Semitism
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
For the first time the nationalist Svoboda or Freedom party will be
represented in Ukraine's parliament. The movement which has links with
foreign far-right groups like France's National Front has been accused of
anti-Semitism.
http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/30/ukrainian-svoboda-party-reject-claims-of-anti-semitism/
Qatar PM: Syria war amounts to genocide....Let's not mention the Human rights status in Qatar
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Emirate's premier denounces Assad forces' brutality; slams international
community, UN over inability to effectively bring bloodshed to its end.
The Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani denounced Tuesday the
ongoing civil war in Syria, calling it a "war of extermination."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4298783,00.html
Artist Turns Trash Into Bird Houses
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 9 hours ago
Installing a new avian condo. Photo courtesy: © Happy City Birds
Have you ever wonder why Angry Birds are so angry? Maybe it’s because not
enough of us are building them charming birdhouses like street artist
Thomas “Dambo” Winther. Dambo’s Happy City Birds project is upcycling trash
into birdhouses for natures little recyclers.
This birdie condo is not only delightfully creative; it makes this wall an
interesting focal point of the building. Photo courtesy: © Happy City Birds
My Modern Met quotes the artist as saying, “Birds are actually great at
recycling and we need to appreciat... more »
Different ways to interpret Feynman diagrams
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
Feynman diagrams are the funny pictures that Richard Feynman drew on his
van:
You see that a Feynman diagram is composed of several lines that meet at
vertices (at the nodes of the graph). Some of the lines are straight, some
of them are wiggly: this shape of each line distinguishes the particle
type. For example, straight lines are often reserved for fermions while
wiggly lines are reserved for photons or other gauge bosons.
Some lines (I mean line intervals) are external – one of their two
endpoints is free, unattached to anything. These are the external physical
particles th... more »
WHO KILLED PATRICIA CURRAN?
Anon at aangirfan - 9 hours ago
*Patricia Curran - "the taint of incest hanging in the air." - the noir and
true*
In 1952, 19-year-old Patricia Curran was murdered.
"Judge Curran's circle was very high-profile and if for example there was a
potential scandal involving high-ranking government and military personnel
( maybe some bizarre homosexual / masonic cult) and Patricia got wind of
it, there would be any amount of people with the motivation to exterminate
her, and the means to cover it up.
"As for the brother doing a runner to Africa as a priest..."
Judge Curran's Daughter - Belfast Forum
Old Belfast 8...... more »
George Osborne and David Cameron are out of touch, say voters
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
David Cameron and his Chancellor, George Osborne, are also seen by
two-thirds of voters as being out of touch with ordinary people, suggesting
that the "plebgate" row over the former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell's
confrontation with police in Downing Street ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-and-david-cameron-are-out-of-touch-say-voters-8231605.html
The struggle over closing Wall Street
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
After two days of heated discussions, the NYSE faced a choice: use an
unproven system to keep the markets open while risking employees' safety,
or close for the day and play it safe.
At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night, with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the U.S.
East Coast, New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext had more
immediate problems: a revolt from the trading firms that are its lifeblood.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-nyse-insight-idUSBRE89T0F920121030
Welfarism 25: The New Poor, Free Poor and Eric Hoffer
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
* This is my article today in the online magazine,
http://thelobbyist.biz/index.php/perspectives/less-government/item/116-the-new-poor-free-poor-and-populism
-------------
There are different causes of poverty, there are different types of the
poor, and there are different aspirations by the poor. Thus, “fighting
poverty” as if there is only one type of the poor, or as if the poor have
only one aspiration, often results in expanding the lot of the poor, or
creating new poor.
This coming November 3-4, 2012, this writer will be one of the
international participants in a round table di... more »
New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant declares "ALERT"
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear
power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
said, warning that a further water rise could force the country's oldest
working plant to use emergency water supplies to cool spent uranium fuel
rods.
The alert -- the second lowest of four NRC action levels -- came after
water levels at the plant rose by more than 6.5 feet, potentially affecting
the pumps that circulate water through the plant, an NRC spokesman said
late on Monday.
Those pumps are not essential since the 43-year-old pl... more »
UBS to slash 10,000 jobs in fixed income exit
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
UBS unveiled plans to wind down its fixed income business and fire 10,000
bankers in one of the biggest bonfires of finance jobs since the implosion
of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-ubs-restructure-idUSBRE89S0DM20121030
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude mb 4.5
Region DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
Date time 2012-10-30 08:09:27.0 UTC
Location 36.56 N ; 26.46 E
Depth 125 km
Distances 7 km E Astipálaia, Greece
3.2 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
3.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 08:01:00 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 01:01:00 AM at epicenter
Location
36.604°N, 121.211°W
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 miles)
Region
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) NW (323°) from Pinnacles, CA
Jeremy Bowen protesting his lack of bias again and not accepting the verdict of the BBC Trust
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
The BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, is interviewed by The Telegraph.
Take a read although you may need a strong stomach to read Jeremy Bowen's
words. Here's three paragraphs to give you a flavour:
'In 2004 the BBC commissioned the Balen Report on its reporting of the
Middle East. It subsequently refused to release the document on the grounds
that it was the result of an internal editorial exercise. An application
under the Freedom of Information Act to have the report made public was
rejected by the Supreme Court this year, but the corporation, which
reportedly spent £350,00... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:12:35 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:12:35 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.917°S, 178.592°W
Depth
560.7 km (348.4 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
272 km (169 miles) SE of Lambasa, Fiji
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:12:29 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 05:12:29 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.615°S, 151.864°E
Depth
156.7 km (97.4 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
53 km (32 miles) WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 05:22:17 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 02:22:17 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
23.001°S, 69.708°W
Depth
75.7 km (47.0 miles)
Region
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Distances
99 km (61 miles) SW of Calama, Chile
Rescued HMS Bounty Crew Member Dies
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
A woman found four hours after the ship sunk near the eye of Hurricane
Sandy dies, as the search for the captain continues.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004497/hms-bounty-sinks-rescued-crew-member-dies
Undemocratic impulses? Who ya gonna call? Not Jimmy Carter!
david at Alberta Diary - 11 hours ago
When it comes to ensuring the integrity of foreign elections, take it from
Alberta Diary, Jimmy Carter is outstanding in the field. Below: Alberta MP
Linda Duncan and Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovich. By the sound of
it, the international observers of Sunday’s Ukrainian parliamentary
elections did manage to catch the government of President Viktor ... more »
Dr. Eben Alexander on the Medical Mystery of Near-Death Experience
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
This is a follow up posting on Dr. Eben Alexander's book on his
remarkable Near Death experience. This interview is long and I will
underline key passages. As I have stated before, I entered this state
personally while resting one afternoon and was able to confirm the reality
of the state itself. I reached a couple of conclusions then and this
interview will generate additional information.
1 The experience does not have the softness or intangibility of a normal
dream state. The luminous dreaming phrase is appropriate. What is observed
is an expansion of the spectrum... more »
Taliban Declares War on Journalists
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
You could not make this up. It is enough to provoke summary execution in
the minds and hearts of the greatest pacifists.
What has happened, is that pro Islamism sentiment has now taken a sharp
swing away and is in retreat throughout the Pakistani culture. It is a hard
way to go about doing this, but the result remains the same. The Pakistani
government can harden its attitude toward any radicalism unless it is
tightly reined in. I do not know though if we have reached a threshold over
which security agencies ferociously suppress the Taliban.
What we now know though is... more »
Old Massett Fishery Stimulation Trial
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
The first reality here is that this is all new science and also new law
as yet to be written since it the therefore truly governed by the commons,
it is appropriate for the commons to go out and try.
By the way, since we are now enforcing pollution laws in the open ocean,
perhaps the USA, and China would care to accumulate and destroy all the
rubbish now in the great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A better plan may be to make all plastics biodegradable and use iron
sulphate as a filler to boot.
There is also more science at work here that understood at first blush.
The ir... more »
New Theory of Animal Evolution
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
Perhaps. I am inclined to understand cognition as an aspect of any
multicellular assemblage. I am inclined to apply such cognition to the
choices made and conserved in the evolution of more complex bodies. That is
good enough to test and evolve into every new niche or biome.
The other thing to recall is that past the single cell level, the
available options are remarkably finite. We all have the same kidney.
However once initiated a multitude of forms arose, but then all the best
apps survived. Thus new apps today face bleak odds. We live in a settled
down ecology even ... more »
Stop Imperialism - Episode 45
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
Eric Draitser's Stop Imperialism Podcast - Episode 45
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
October 30, 2012
Podcast Powered By Podbean
In this episode...
- 1. Syria *- *Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan
- 2. Lebanon - Anti-Syria rally held in Lebanon on 'day of rage' over
bombing
- 3. Libya - 26 killed, scores injured in clashes in ex-Gaddafi bastion
- 4. Iran (Terror & Propaganda) - Two police killed in suicide attack
near Iranian mosque
- 5. Iran (Economics) - Iran, Egypt to resume trade ties
- 6. Energy & Pipelines (Central A... more »
Nation's oldest nuclear plant on alert
Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 12 hours ago
Nation's oldest nuclear plant on alert
By JOSH LEDERMAN | Associated Press – 2 hrs 2 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's oldest nuclear power plant, already out of
service for scheduled refueling, was put on alert late Monday after waters
from Superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level.
Conditions were still safe at and around Oyster Creek, a plant in Lacey
Township, N.J., and at all other U.S. nuclear plants, said the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, which oversees plant safety. No plants that had been
up and running before the storm were planning to shut down.
High water... more »
Dog days in Copan
Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 12 hours ago
I have a new appreciation for the politics of dogs since moving to
Honduras. Our beloved dog Jack taught me a lot about the ways of dogs
during 14 years of enjoying his company, but I'm seeing a whole new side to
them now that I live in a place where they largely set their own rules.
The most obvious downside to life as a Copan dog is that virtually all of
them look like they're starving to death. Whatever traces of wolf remain in
the domesticated dog of today, the ability to hunt down food appears to
have been reduced to a desperate rooting through garbage in search of
scant lefto... more »
Pol. Ideology 38: Central Planning vs. Free Market
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
My article in interaksyon.com, Poverty, Planning and Populism has attracted
the attention of some lovers of central planning and more government. Below
are our exchanges, dated October 28 to 30, 2012:
---------
*Carlo Lacanilao*What this article failed to mention is that this is the
very economic framework that sets the objective structural barriers to
achieving prosperity; and - while, shifting the blame on the poor - forgets
that poverty in itself shapes, conditions, and constrains, individual
freedom and responsibility.
*Nonoy Oplas *· More on "shifting the blame, and credit, o... more »
Typhoon-triggered flooding leaves 70 boats missing on China-Vietnam border river
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Typhoon Son-Tinh has brought strong wind and downpours to south China's
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region since Sunday, sinking six boats and
causing another 70 to go missing on a China-Vietnam border river, police
said Tuesday.
No casualties have been reported so far, said a spokesman with the public
security bureau of the city of Fangchenggang.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-10/30/c_131939787.htm
Fire Hoses as Last Resort to Cool Nuclear Rods When All Else Fails
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
EXCERPTED:
* Exelon Corp declares alert at New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear plant on
storm surge
* Further water rise could mean fire hose to cool spent rods-NRC
spokesman
SOURCE: UPDATE 1-US nuclear plant declares "alert" after Sandy storm
surge-NRC Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:51am
EDThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/storm-sandy-exelon-oystercreek-idUSL3E8LU1S120121030
GUNDERSEN ON DEMOCRACY NOW:
"The biggest problem, as I see it right now, is the Oyster Creek plant,
which is on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey," says former nuclear executive
Arnie Gundersen, noting it lies in the p... more »
Marines, police prep for mock zombie invasion
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The keynote speaker beforehand will be a retired top spook _ former CIA
Director Michael Hayden.
"No doubt when a zombie apocalypse occurs, it's going to be a federal
incident, so we're making it happen," Barker said. Since word got out about
the exercise, they've had calls from "every whack job in the world" about
whether the U.S. government is really preparing for a zombie event.
Called "Zombie Apocalypse," the exercise follows the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's campaign launched last year that urged
Americans to get ready for a zombie apocalypse, as part of... more »
Syrian rebels 'buying arms from the regime'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The Syrian regime may be their sworn enemy, but rebels fighting to bring
down President Bashar al-Assad say they pay hard cash to government agents
for guns and bullets. For Syria's plethora of armed opposition groups,
obtaining weapons is a constant struggle. Furious with the West for failing
to provide heavy weaponry, they say they have little choice but to line
Assad's coffers.
In a country where national service is compulsory, and a conflict where
brothers fight on opposing sides and rebels defect from the armed forces,
they say it is not difficult to find a "middleman" or an "o... more »
Cutting UK child benefit for middle-class parents breaks European laws
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Under the new system, some European Union citizens working in Britain will
not have their payments reduced, leading the institute to conclude that the
new rules are “discriminatory”.
*So I'am paying Tax to fund EU middle Class kids now??*
*
*
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9641766/Child-benefit-cuts-may-be-illegal.html
Train derails in Louisville; small leak found
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Emergency officials evacuated a few dozen homes Monday near a derailed
train in southern Jefferson County because of concerns about
hazardous-material leaks.
The Paducah & Louisville Railway train derailed just after 6 a.m. EDT
Monday near Dixie Highway.
Emergency officials are asking residents within a 2 1/2-mile radius of the
scene to stay inside their homes until they are told they can leave.
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/10/29/2388596/train-derails-in-louisville-hazmat.html
Poás Volcano rumbles, spits ashes, Costa Rica
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The Poas Volcano early Sunday awoke residents of the province of Alajuela
with a strong rumble.
At about 1 a.m., the volcano’s crater ejected mud and ash more than 500
meters into the air. Ashes traveled hundreds of meters around the national
park, rangers reported.
Although the volcano is frequently active, this kind of strong explosion
has not been recorded since 2006. Experts said the activity was normal, but
they will continue monitoring the volcano.
http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Poas-Volcano-rumbles-spits-ashes_Monday-October-29-2012
Avian Flu H5N1 Outbreak in Bhutan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
BHUTAN - An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been
reported to the OIE.
The outbreak was reported by Dr Karma Dukpa, Director General, Department
of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests in Thimpu, Bhutan.
The outbreak occurred in Rinchending, Phuentsholing in Chhukha.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/27192/avian-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-bhutan
Germany's Schaeuble tells skeptical UK "EU needs you".......Well the Financial District at least
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged Britain on Monday to
remain strongly engaged in the European Union, responding to a tide of
Euroskepticism that Berlin fears could sweep London towards the exit.
Schaeuble's plea, delivered during a visit to Oxford University, came days
after British Foreign Secretary William Hague mapped out a very different
vision of a much looser EU in which Britain would opt out of many policies.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would visit Britain, an "important
partner", for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron next week.
http://www.reuters... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 04:40:15 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 09:40:15 PM at epicenter
Location
52.170°N, 131.604°W
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
253 km (157 miles) SSW (201°) from Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Supreme Court weighs eavesdropping law case
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The Supreme Court considered who has a right to challenge government
eavesdropping on conversations between people in the United States and
outside the country in a case touching on federal efforts to fight
terrorism.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us-usa-court-surveillance-idUSBRE89S10H20121029
Clinton presses Algeria on Mali intervention plan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed regional power Algeria to
support an Africa-led military intervention in Mali, a senior U.S. official
said. Clinton's one-day visit comes amid mounting international pressure on
Algeria over the crisis in Mali.
Clinton's one-day visit comes amid mounting international pressure on
Algeria over the crisis in Mali, where a March military coup was followed
by a revolt that has seen Tuareg rebels and Islamist militants, some linked
to al Qaeda, seize control of the northern two-thirds of the country.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us... more »
Gareth Porter: Both Candidates Misleading on Iran and Afghanistan
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago
Source: The Real News.
Gareth Porter: Obama and Romney debate a false narrative about US foreign
policy.
ConEd cuts power to part of Lower Manhattan due to Sandy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc ED.N said on Monday that it
had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect electrical
equipment and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-conedison-idUSBRE89S1CP20121030
Man Falls To Death Trying To Escape Bee Attack
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
A US hiker has died after he fell 150ft off a cliff after trying to escape
being attacked by a swarm of bees.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene in the Echo Canyon area of
Camelback Mountain, in Phoenix.
Two other hikers were airlifted out after each was stung about 300 times.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004451/man-falls-to-death-trying-to-escape-bee-attack
'World War Two' Bomb Find Shuts Japan Airport
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Construction workers rebuilding a tsunami-damaged airport in Japan are
given a shock when they uncover a large bomb.
Local police official Hiroshi Ouchi said flights in and out of Sendai
airport were cancelled after the 250kg (550lb) device was uncovered during
construction near a runway.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004437/world-war-two-bomb-find-shuts-japan-airport
Thirteen Dead As Superstorm Sandy Hits US
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The National Hurricane Centre, which reclassified the storm as
'post-tropical', said torrential rains and wind made landfall along the New
Jersey coast near Atlantic City at around 8pm EDT (12am UK time).
It brought gusts of more than 85mph (135kph) and a record-breaking 13ft
surge of seawater in Manhattan, submerging road and subway tunnels.
http://news.sky.com/story/1004427/superstorm-sandy-batters-us-eastern-coast
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 02:55:15 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 07:55:15 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.484°N, 131.486°W
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
175 km (108 miles) SSE of Masset, Canada
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 02:17:33 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 06:47:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.362°N, 70.802°E
Depth
185.3 km (115.1 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
36 km (22 miles) N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 00:41:33 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 05:41:33 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.203°S, 100.250°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND
Distances
2391 km (1486 miles) W (271°) from Valdivia, Chile
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 00:35:10 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 05:35:10 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.412°N, 131.645°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
181 km (112 miles) S of Masset, Canada
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 00:32:18 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 05:32:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.467°N, 132.126°W
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
172 km (106 miles) S of Masset, Canada
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake FLORES REGION, INDONESIA - 29th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 23:51:42 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:51:42 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.176°S, 123.412°E
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 miles)
Region
FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
83 km (51 miles) ENE of Palue, Indonesia
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake FLORES REGION, INDONESIA - 29th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 23:40:16 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:40:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.163°S, 123.453°E
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Region
FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
88 km (54 miles) ENE of Palue, Indonesia
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SAMOA ISLANDS REGION - 29th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 22:41:13 UTC
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:41:13 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
15.263°S, 172.934°W
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region
SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
Distances
116 km (72 miles) NE of Hihifo, Tonga
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 30th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
6.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 02:49:02 UTC
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 07:49:02 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.324°N, 131.908°W
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
189 km (117 miles) S of Masset, Canada
Nation's Oldest Nuclear Power Plant, New Jersey's Oyster Creek, Declares Alert Following Water Surge
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-29/nations-oldest-nuclear-power-plant-new-jerseys-oyster-creek-declares-alert-following
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Australia Embraces the “Asian Century”
Vikash Yadav at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stated last Sunday that every
Australian child should learn Mandarin, Hindi, or other regional languages
as part of Australia’s embrace of the Asian Century. While her new agenda
set out in a 300 page report has received its share of harsh criticism and
questions about funding, one has to admire the audacity of
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Dr. Raul Ruiz Snags The Big Endorsement From Mary Bono Mack
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Until yesterday, Coachella Valley's biggest newspaper, the *Desert Sun*,
had never once failed to endorse Mary Bono Mack during her 7 runs for
Congress. That's streak is done! They still admire her but there's a far
more qualified candidate running this year, Dr. Raul Ruiz, and they gave
him the nod. But the content-- and seriousness-- of the editorial is even
more notable than the end of Mary Bono Mack's winning streak with the *Sun*.
They say she's grown too comfortable inside the Beltway bubble and is no
longer the appropriate representative for California's vast 36th CD,
stre... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Havoc as Sandy Comes Ashore*
*Sandy on Hurricane Sandy*
Truth Militia Radio with John Friend
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 14 hours ago
I just finished my very first broadcast on *Truth Militia Radio*. I
discussed the alleged Jewish "Holocaust" and other aspects of WWI and WWII
with *Deanna Spingola*. You can download the program *here*.
Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check out next week's show, I'll be
interviewing Jonathan Azaziah of the *Mask of Zion*.
Michael Tellinger : Ubuntu/NewERA Lawyer's Office Raided
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 15 hours ago
From Kerry Cassidy's blog:
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* *Michael Tellinger : Ubuntu Lawyer's Office Raided*
Monday, 29 October 2012 13:58
Written by Kerry Cassidy
Michael Tellinger's video explanation with regard to his lawyer's break-in
by South African Police sponsored perpetrators.
This is in regard to his South African Party called the UBUNTU Party...
Here is his Press Release:
*Urgent Press Release:*
Michael Tellinger -- founder of the UBUNTU Liberation Movement and the
UBUNTU political party in South Africa. Organised professional hit squad
attacked their legal adviser Raymondt Dicks, his ... more »
Storm-blown sign kills woman in Toronto as Sandy collides with North America
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/10/29/canada-hurricane-sandy-frankenstorm.html
Explosion: U/D CMD RPTS EXPLOSION AT THE CON ED PLANT.
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 15 hours ago
*U/D CMD RPTS EXPLOSION AT THE CON ED PLANT*
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-29/video-coned-station-fdr-and-14th-street-exploding
A New Era
PM at Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
A cultural milestone has been passed: Political science is now science-y
enough that XKCD pays attention.
Global Warming Increases Strength of Hurricane Sandy
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 15 hours ago
View of Hurricane Sandy. Photo courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory/Public
Domain
Once again, we've polluted our way into dire circumstances. This time we've
managed to increase Hurricane Sandy's fury with our interfering ways.
Global warming is responsible for an increase in the strength of Hurricane
Sandy. Brian Merchant
of TreeHugger explains:
Hurricane Sandy is out in full force; I'm currently waiting for the
slow-moving frankenstorm to bear down on me as I tap this out (good thing
there plenty of memes to keep me distracted). As is to be expected, there's
been some good discussio... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"Why do many galaxies appear as spirals? A striking example is M101,
shown above, whose relatively close distance of about 27 million light
years allows it to be studied in some detail. Recent evidence indicates
that a close gravitational interaction with a neighboring galaxy created
waves of high mass and condensed gas which continue to orbit the galaxy
center.
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*Click image for larger size.*
These waves compress existing gas and cause star formation. One result is
that M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, has several extremely bright
star-forming regions (called HII reg... more »
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