Friday, June 12, 2009

RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service | Current Active Volcanoes June 12, 2009 at 11pm CDT

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Current active volcanoes
Name of Volcano Location Volcano Type Details
Status
ArenalCosta RicaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
AsamaJapanComplex volcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
BezymiannyRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionYellow
ChaitenChileCalderaReadEruptionRed
ColimaMexicoStratovolcanoesReadEruptionOrange
DiengIndonesiaComplex volcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
FernandinaGalapagos IslandsShield volcanoReadEruptionOrange
FuegoGuatemalaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
GalerasColombiaComplex volcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
Guagua PichinchaEcuadorStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Jebel al-TairYemenStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
KarangetangIndonéziaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 4
KilaueaUSAShield volcanoReadEruptionOrange
KoryakskyRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionYellow
KrakatauIndonesiaCalderaReadEruptionAlert Level 3
MakianIndonéziaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
ManamPápua Új-GuineaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
Miyake-JimaJapanStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Mt. ErebusAntarcticaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Mt. EtnaItalyStratovolcanoesReadEruptionOrange
Ol Doinyo LengaiTanzaniaStratovolcanoReadEruptionYellow
PacayaGuatemalaComplex volcanoReadEruptionOrange
PoasCosta RicaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
PopocatepetlMexicoStratovolcanoesReadEruptionYellow
RabaulPapua New-GuineaPyroclastic shieldReadEruptionAlert Level 2
RedoubtUSAStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Rinjani
StratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
Sakura-JimaJapánStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
Santa MariaGuatemalaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
SemeruIndonesiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
SheveluchRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
SlametIndonéziaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
Soufriere HillsMontserratStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
StromboliItalyStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Suwanose-JimaJapanStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
TungurahuaEcuadorStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
UbinasPeruStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
YasurVanuatuStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3

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CropCircleconnector.com | NEW crop circle today ... similarities to the phoenix or Zorastrian bird symbol

There are possibly some similarities with the Zoroastrian bird symbol to be found in this crop formation. Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions, and it has probably had more influence on mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith. There are also important elections going on in Iran today. Persia being the geographic area where this belief system was formed.

Key senators have investments, ties with health care industry (AP)


Serious H1N1 cases in Canadian Inuits raise concern

Telegraph.co.uk | OBAMA ERA: BULLDOZE SHRINKING CITIES?

US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic "shrink to survive" proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline.

Graphic shows the process of removing natural gas from drilling into deep fields may contribute to ground destablizing effects and recent earthquakes


This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, June 12, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. EDT shows dense cloud cover over Arkansas where strong thunderstorms developed on Friday. These storms contained large damaging hail and high winds. More clouds lie scattered about the region as thunderstorms and showers continue.

(AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

Recent Yellowstone National Park Earthquakes - two quakes shown today so far June 12, 2009 at 1:30pm CDT

Update time = Fri Jun 12 12:23:18 MDT 2009
Here are the earthquakes appearing on this map, most recent at top ...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

 0.4  2009/06/12 08:34:10 44.779N 111.171W  9.3   14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of  West Yellowstone, MT
0.3 2009/06/12 07:18:54 44.770N 111.074W 9.1 12 km ( 8 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.3 2009/06/11 17:40:21 44.610N 110.363W 2.2 55 km (34 mi) SSE of Gardiner, MT
1.4 2009/06/11 12:31:36 44.350N 110.428W 8.5 64 km (40 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.3 2009/06/11 11:41:05 44.350N 110.433W 7.6 64 km (40 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.9 2009/06/11 00:25:38 44.614N 111.061W 8.7 6 km ( 4 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT

ScienceDaily.com | Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster Than Expected; Larger Contributor To Sea-level Rise Than Thought

StanDeyo.com | News Headlines June 12, 2009

SKorea Braces for 3rd Nuke Test by N Korea
N Korea: Back at the Brink?
N Korea Resolution Lacks Teeth
The Only Way to Tame N Korea is Through China
Why China Won’t Stop N Korea
Japan Has "Necessary Response" to N Korea Nuclear Test
Scenarios: Retaliation N Korea May Take Against UN
Report: Iranian Missile Threat on US by 2015
Terror Drill: 'New York, You Have a Problem'
Texas Storms Flood, Cancel Flights, Shut Off Power
Flooding Leads to West Dallas Evacuations
Massive Volcanic Eruption in Kamchatka
Vog Still Plagues Hawaii's Big Island
Senate Approves FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Peak Soil Investment: This Quiet Land Grab is Just Beginning
Fast-Food Nation Kills Kids, Sickens Corn-Fed Cows: Interview
Yuri Bezmenov, Former KGB Agent: Turning America to Communism – video
One More Sign That the Levelers are Now in Charge
One Year and Still Waiting on FEMA Funds
America Losing Its Language and Culture Without a Whimper
When I was a Boy, America was a Better Place
14-Year-Old Hit by 30,000 mph Space Meteorite
My Take: What's Wrong With Our Sun?
We're Living in a Pandemic: Now What Do We Do?
First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Produced
India to Lodge Protest With China Over Fake Drugs
Netanyahu May Yield to 2-State Solution after Pressure from Obama
China Refuses to Reduce Its Carbon Emissions
Dog Alerts Ohio Family to Fire – Then Dies in Blaze

SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines June 12, 2009

Network-Centric Warfare
Rangel Steers Darpa Millions to Natural History Museum
Nuclear War is Kim Jong-Il's Game Plan North Korea, Iran Joined on Missile Work: U.S. General Iran to Hold Week-Long Air Maneuver Over Persian Gulf Local Military, Civilian Police Training Builds Skills
NORAD and USNORTHCOM Exercise Planned for mid-June
Fed Would Be Shut Down If It Were Audited, Expert Says
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims
Foreclosure Reality Check: 1.6 Million Foreclosure Filings with 5 Months of Data. California Notice of Defaults and Foreclosures Skyrocketing.
Chart of the Day: Household Equity
Counterfeit or Just Fake? Sino-Russian Baby Comes of Age
Supervolcano May Be Brewing Beneath Mount St Helens Melbourne Shrugs Off Flu as Pandemic Spreads Globally Aztec Temple Promises to Yield One of Antiquity’s Great Treasures
'Ultracool Subdwarf' Stars Speeding Through Milky Way Acoustic Black Hole Created in Bose-Einstein Condensate
Aerial Hunter Sniffs Out Mosquito-Ridden Pools
The Singularity is Near

THE POWER HOUR Team Network News | June 12, 2009

Ron Paul’s HR1207 Gets House Majority Cosponsorship -- Congressman Ron Paul's Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR 1207, has reached and surpassed the level of 218 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, which means it is now cosponsored by a majority of the members. The 218th cosponsor was Dennis Kucinich (OH-10), and the bill has since received its 222nd cosponsor.

Novartis Makes First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Ahead of Time -- Novartis AG has completed production of the first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of time as its cell-based method proved faster than an egg-based approach. The 10-liter (2.6 gallons) batch of wild-type H1N1 vaccine will be used for pre-clinical tests and is being considered for use in human trials, Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis said in an e-mailed statement today. Based on the results with the wild- type vaccine, Novartis expects to gain approval for manufacture with reassortant seed in the fall.

Latest swine flu maps -- Interactive Google map pinpointing outbreaks of H1N1 swine flu in 2009, together with source attributions, report dates, and current known statuses.

Mexico to host swine flu summit in Cancun -- Mexico will next month host an international summit on swine flu at the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, the country's health minister said Monday.

Global influenza pandemic declared -- The world is now in the early days of a global pandemic of novel H1N1 influenza, the World Health Organization announced today.

Predictions of $250 per barrel oil -- The price of oil burst through the $71 a barrel mark today amid revelations that proven reserves had fallen for the first time in 10 years and predictions that the price could eventually hit $250.

US museum attacks seen as home grown terrorism -- Wednesday’s killing of a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by an elderly white supremacist is the latest incident in what many see as a potential new wave of right-wing violence triggered, at least in part, by the election of President Barack Obama and the economic downturn.

AMA to oppose Obama's health care reform -- Congress and Obama can not afford to mess this up. So far, everything is pointing to higher costs, longer waits, government dictated treatment, and physicians turned into Government employees. Is that the change you signed up for?

Declassified documents reference system -- Fully searchable collection with online images and text files of more than 70,000 declassified documents in many subject areas. UT Austin users.

Man has brain surgery and awakens as a talented artist -- When Alan, 49, emerged from a gruelling 16-hour operation following his stroke, he found he had become a reborn 'Michelangelo' and was able to paint and draw with incredible detail.

Peru suspends decrees that fueled Amazon violence -- Peruvian lawmakers suspended a controversial law that eased restrictions on lumber harvesting in the Amazon rain forest, days after it sparked clashes between police and indigenous protesters, killing dozens of people.

YouTube: Monsanto & cancer milk: FOX news kills story and fires reporters -- FOX NEWS Reporters (Reporters Steve Wilson & Jane Akre) uncover that most of the Milk in the USA and across some parts of the world is unfit to drink due to Monsanto Corporation's POSILAC®, which has been proven to be a cancer-causing growth hormone. (known in short as "BGH" "BST" or "rBGH" ), but they were fired for trying to tell people the truth.

No probable cause? New Jersey bill would expand post accident sobriety tests -- An effort in the New Jersey statehouse would require sobriety tests for truckers and other drivers in “serious” wrecks, whether or not there’s indication of driving “under the influence.” The additional power the bill would give to law enforcement is of significant concern to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

California collapsing as lawmakers debate Blueberries & Pomegranates -- As California faces what one official this week called a complete meltdown of state government, some lawmakers have their minds on other matters.

Canada frosts the most widespread in recent history -- The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday.

FEMA offers Katrina survivors trailers for $1 -- The offer comes 10 days after the FEMA housing program officially ended and amid growing worries that federal officials would start evicting tenants.

Lilly sold Zyprexa for dementia knowing it didn't help, files say -- Eli Lilly & Co. urged doctors to prescribe Zyprexa for elderly patients with dementia, an unapproved use for the antipsychotic, even though the drugmaker had evidence the medicine didn’t work for such patients, according to unsealed internal company documents.

EU security proposals are dangerously authoritarian (scary stuff here) -- The European Union is stepping up efforts to build an enhanced pan-European system of security and surveillance which critics have described as “dangerously authoritarian”.

Super volcano may be brewing beneath Mt St Helens -- IS A super volcano brewing beneath Mount St Helens? Peering under the volcano has revealed what may be an extraordinarily large zone of semi-molten rock, which would be capable of feeding a giant eruption.

FDA trying to censor Omega 3 oil claims -- The FDA has proposed a rule that would prohibit food manufacturers from marketing any product as an "excellent source" of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Cinnamon is the wonder spice for health & well being -- Cinnamon is well known as the world's oldest spice. It has a beautiful warm aroma that makes it an inviting ingredient to add to food. In the past Cinnamon was seen as an expensive luxury that was used as an aphrodisiac, and as it was more expensive to buy than silver, many people simply used it as currency. It is a wonder spice for health and wellbeing.

Radioactive wasps bug out nuclear cleanup workers -- If workers cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site didn't have enough to worry about, now they've got to deal with radioactive wasp nests. Mud dauber wasps built the nests, which have been largely abandoned by their flighty owners, in holes at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation in 2003.

More rain, more mosquitoes, more West Nile virus? -- As the first day of summer approaches, many people will engage in outdoor activities that will be accompanied by a very unwanted guest--the mosquito.

Incoming space rocks now classified -- A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released, SPACE.com has learned.

Robocop gadget developed for police -- The lightweight handheld unit uses high frequency microwaves to see through clothes and pick up "reflections" of concealed guns or knives from a distance of several metres.

AsianTimesOnline | Economic hell - By The Mogambo Guru

I look out of the periscope of the Mogambo Bunker Of Security (MBOS), and when I see my neighbor crying, and I remember that the new estimate of real unemployment is almost 20%, which comes out to one person unemployed out of every five people who needs a job, which they need so that they can pay some bills and maybe have enough left over to have a little fun for a change, like maybe having a few drinks and a few laughs with my barstool buddies, just to get away from the wife and kids for just a few precious hours so that I don't Freaking Lose It (FLI).

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Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 5.0 and Greater in the World - Last 7 days | Update time 5:30am CDT June 12. 2009

Update time = Fri Jun 12 10:18:54 UTC 2009

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 6.3 2009/06/12 09:44:21 -17.617 167.737 53.4 VANUATU
MAP 5.0 2009/06/12 09:24:45 -17.540 167.677 53.6 VANUATU
MAP 5.0 2009/06/12 08:47:43 -17.491 167.650 53.2 VANUATU

MAP 5.0 2009/06/11 14:29:04 -7.957 130.411 81.2 KEPULAUAN TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 5.0 2009/06/11 08:55:04 -25.062 -13.612 10.0 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 2009/06/11 03:37:53 -24.162 -176.922 108.4 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/06/11 01:35:05 53.159 159.219 72.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.1 2009/06/11 00:16:01 -4.942 102.834 58.0 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

MAP 5.9 2009/06/10 23:13:22 -41.639 -83.975 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
MAP 5.1 2009/06/10 23:09:02 -17.009 168.212 216.3 VANUATU
MAP 5.2 2009/06/10 22:05:35 -41.731 -84.204 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
MAP 5.0 2009/06/10 18:51:58 55.449 111.033 10.0 LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA
MAP 5.0 2009/06/10 15:54:56 45.012 148.186 95.1 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/06/10 08:10:14 -11.050 166.295 134.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

MAP 5.3 2009/06/09 22:42:40 -55.039 -126.478 10.0 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
MAP 5.2 2009/06/09 15:15:35 -56.260 -26.526 90.4 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 2009/06/09 05:38:24 10.799 91.748 37.9 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
MAP 5.4 2009/06/09 05:11:11 -22.794 171.409 57.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

MAP 5.4 2009/06/08 20:20:06 -8.641 -71.422 538.9 ACRE, BRAZIL
MAP 5.4 2009/06/08 05:13:16 15.855 -86.936 10.0 OFFSHORE HONDURAS
MAP 5.2 2009/06/08 04:33:19 -22.212 -179.629 612.2 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/06/08 03:31:46 -22.834 -174.999 14.3 TONGA REGION

MAP 5.0 2009/06/07 23:24:40 58.967 -136.719 37.3 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2009/06/07 21:26:47 16.155 -92.854 143.8 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
MAP 5.1 2009/06/07 17:24:57 -15.140 170.889 47.4 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.1 2009/06/07 12:46:30 -21.992 -179.583 590.0 FIJI REGION
MAP 5.1 2009/06/07 05:25:25 -8.484 118.386 141.6 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA

MAP 5.1 2009/06/06 21:51:20 -8.616 -74.668 120.1 CENTRAL PERU
MAP 6.0 2009/06/06 20:33:28 23.860 -46.084 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.2 2009/06/06 15:37:34 -47.818 99.317 10.0 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
MAP 5.3 2009/06/06 12:21:42 54.348 -162.603 44.9 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.8 2009/06/06 05:52:43 35.455 140.943 34.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2009/06/06 04:15:26 54.690 161.400 33.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

MAP 5.7 2009/06/05 21:17:01 -17.448 167.666 41.4 VANUATU
MAP 5.1 2009/06/05 18:08:36 -9.194 123.733 59.9 TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 5.1 2009/06/05 16:01:44 -30.689 -178.667 405.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
MAP 5.7 2009/06/05 13:39:10 -35.471 -104.268 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND