ABCnews.com | President Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom Manufacturing Czar

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Bloom
Ron Bloom is scheduled to become the Car Czar for the United States^[1] .He is currently working for the United States Department of the Treasury, serving as a member of the Auto Task Force created by President Barack Obama. He was previously the special assistant to the President of the United Steel Workers based out of Pittsburgh since 1996. Before that he worked as a Investment Banker. Bloom grew up in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Wesleyan University. He also received an M.B.A. from the Harvard School of Business.^[2]
Bloom has been involved in the Labor Zionist organization.^[2]

See also

• Effects of the 2008-2009 automotive industry crisis on the United States

References

1. ^ Martin, Jonathan (July 13, 2009). "Ron Bloom to replace Steve Rattner as car czar". Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24876.html. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
2. ^ ^{a b} Tepper, Rachel (August 27, 2009). "Ron Bloom: Car Czar in the Labor Zionist Tradition". Baltimore Jewish Times. http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/article/ron_bloom_car_czar_in_the_labor_zionist_tradition/. Retrieved 2009-08-29.

• Wall Street Journal
• USA Today
• Time Magazine

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Bloom"

Categories: Wesleyan University alumni | Harvard Business School alumni | United States Department of the Treasury officials | People from Delaware County, Pennsylvania | American Jews

Telegraph.co.uk | China alarmed by US money printing

The US Federal Reserve's policy of printing money to buy Treasury debt threatens to set off a serious decline of the dollar and compel China to redesign its foreign reserve policy, according to a top member of the Communist hierarchy.

"He who goes borrowing, goes sorrowing," said Mr Cheng. It was a quote from US founding father Benjamin Franklin.

AllNewsWeb.com | Massive UFO development: China might disclose soon

TuscaloosaNews.com | Wall Street plans next risky money-maker

After the mortgage business imploded last year, Wall Street investment banks began searching for another big idea to make money. They think they may have found one.

FoodConsumer.org | World Health Organization (WHO) Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus into Population via 'Mock-Up' Vaccines

WHO website linked below states that it is common procedure to release pandemic viruses into the population in order to get a jump ahead of the real pandemic, so as to fast track the vaccine for when it is needed.

In Europe, some manufacturers have conducted advance studies using a so-called "mock-up" vaccine. Mock-up vaccines contain an active ingredient for an influenza virus

that has not circulated recently in human populations and thus mimics the novelty of a pandemic virus.

According to the website, “Such advance studies can greatly expedite regulatory approval.”

Sources:
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_safety_vaccines_20090805/en/index.html

LATimes.com | Mexico water shortage becomes crisis amid drought

Crops are wilting in the countryside, and the capital's water shortage has turned dire as Mexico grapples with its worst drought in more than half a century.

Express.co.uk | QUEEN’S FURY OVER BROWN’S WAR BUNGLING

Monday September 7,2009

THE Queen has angrily attacked Gordon Brown over his handling of the war in Afghanistan, it was claimed yesterday.

Her Majesty reportedly told the Prime Minister of her concerns over shortages of equipment for troops fighting on the frontline.

Prince Philip and Prince Charles have also contacted Mr Brown about the lack of support for British forces. The claims come amid mounting criticism of the Government’s handling of the war.

The latest revelations are particularly damaging as the Queen, whose grandson Prince Harry spent 10 weeks fighting in Helmand Province, is head of the Armed Forces.

Respected historian Andrew Roberts said he had learned of the Queen’s anger through a member of the Royal Family, a serving general and a recent Cabinet minister.

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AP | Nicaragua's San Cristobal volcano has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns

Nicaragua's San Cristobal volcano spews ashes, gas

(AP) – 1 hour ago

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua's San Cristobal volcano has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns.

There are no reports of injuries or damage.

Civil Defense Maj. Carlos Caceres says Sunday's blasts prompted officials to issue an alert for 25 districts near the volcano.

The 5,725-foot (1,745-meter) volcano is located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border.

San Cristobal's last such activity occurred three years ago.

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San Cristóbal Volcano
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal from the Ingenio San Antonio sugar mill in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua
Elevation	1,745 m (5,725 ft)
Location	Nicaragua
Range	Cordillera Los Maribios
Coordinates	12°42′N 87°0′W / 12.7°N 87°W / 12.7; -87
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	2008[1]

Volcán San Cristóbal is the highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m (5,725 ft). Located near to the northwest corner of the country, it forms a majestic backdrop to the town of Chichigalpa, Chinandega. It is also among the most active volcanos in Nicaragua, erupting frequently (if gently).
San Cristóbal is part of a 5-member volcanic complex that bears the same name. El Chonco lies 4 km to the west, and Moyotepe 4 km to the north east. Joined to the volcano's eastern flank is Volcán Casita, which buried a village with a catastrophic landslide in 1998. The scars from said landslide are still visible today. Finally, La Pelona is located on the eastern end of the complex.^[1] Physical features
San Cristóbal is the youngest volcano in its complex. It is a nearly symmetrical stratovolcano, rising in a distinctive cone shape. The SW slope is the longest, and the crater rim on that side rises 140 m above the NE end due to prevailing trade winds that distribute tephra to the SW.^[1]
The crater is 500x600 m in size. While the volcano was at one point covered in tropical forests, the large quantities of gas and smoke that it emits constantly have killed off much of the vegetation. ^[2]

Eruptive history

• 1685: Erupted strongly enough to merit preservation in historical accounts.
• August 1919: Produced loud noises and light tremors that were felt in surrounding areas.
• May 1971: Produced bangs and explosions.
• March 1976: Produced a high, continuous column of smoke, several light tremors, and explosions that occurred every three minutes.
• c. December 1986: Marked expulsion of gases
• c. January 1987: Expelled large quantities of gas.
• May 1997: Entered into a new eruptive period, expelling gases, ash, and sand, and also producing light tremors.
• December 1999: Expelled gas, ash, and sand.
• May, August 2001: Reactivated.
• April 2006: Moderate phreatic eruption.
• July 2008: Rumbled with a series of small explosions, and expelled gas.

Current activity
San Cristóbal remains quite active, continuously expelling copious amounts of gas and smoke. As recent as April 2006, it was reported that water from heavy rains seeped down to the magma at the volcano's core, causing seismic disturbances and an expulsion of a large quantity of steam.^[3]
See also

• List of volcanoes in Nicaragua

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "San Cristóbal". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1404-02=
2. ^ INETER San Cristobal description http://www.ineter.gob.ni/geofisica/vol/cristobal/descr.html
3. ^ INETER April 2006 report http://www.ineter.gob.ni/geofisica/vol/cristobal/cristobal_abril_2006.html

• INETER's page on San Cristóbal (Spanish)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal_Volcano"

Categories: Mountains of Nicaragua | Volcanoes of Nicaragua | Stratovolcanoes | Active volcanoes | Complex volcanoes

Dead Sea drying quicker than usual - Regional governments commission the World Bank for fesibility of conveying water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1251804506197

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) has been at the forefront of pushing for the alternatives study.
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Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is a unique organization at the forefront of the environmental peacemaking movement. As a tri-lateral organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists, its primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect a shared environmental heritage. In so doing, it seeks to advance both sustainable regional development and the creation of necessary conditions for lasting peace in the region. FoEME has offices in Amman, Bethlehem, and Tel-Aviv, employs 40 paid staff and actively involves hundreds of volunteers. It is a member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the world.

The people and wildlife of the region are dependent on many of the same natural resources. Shared surface and sub-surface freshwater basins, shared seas, common flora and fauna species and a shared air-shed are some of the characteristics that necessitate regional cooperation. FoEME's efforts are thus focused on the rehabilitation of the Jordan River, Dead Sea, Mountain and Coastal Aquifers and fostering awareness about the regional impact of climate change. FoEME advances these projects by publishing scientific and social research, spearheading national-level advocacy campaigns and engaging in grassroots community development. FoEME's focal program, the Good Water Neighbors project, engages residents of all ages, mayors and municipal representatives in seventeen communities throughout Israel, Palestine and Jordan in a united effort to rehabilitate the regions' shared water resources.

UPI | Top News - September 6, 2009 9:30pm CDT

Bible studies law confuses Texas teachers

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A 2007 Texas law requiring high schools to teach Bible literacy has provided no guidelines for teachers, school officials said Sunday.

Pilots say they are forced to fly sick

BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Colgan Air pilots say they often fly sick or tired, as Rebecca Shaw was on the Continental Connection flight that crashed in Clarence, N.Y., in February.

Trial asks if people knew tickets were hot

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The Texas trial of five people in the theft of 5,600 tickets from Southwest Airlines has put others, including public officials, on the spot, officials said.

Inhofe is top travelling lawmaker in Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is the top frequent flier in the state's congressional delegation, with 10 trips abroad since 2007, The Oklahoman said Sunday.

Canadian Liberals to place Web ads

TORONTO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal Party members say they're getting ready to roll out ads on the social networking Web site Facebook.

PCBs found in New England schools

BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Schools in New England face a pollution problem from PCBs in caulking, an Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman in Boston said.

La. man kills 3 family members, himself

HOLDEN, La., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities said Sunday a Holden, La., man shot his estranged wife, his son and grandson to death before turning the gun on himself.

Michigan man again seeks Granholm recall

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Michigan prison guard says he's going to try for the fourth time to mount a petition drive to recall Gov. Jennifer Granholm from office.

Joe Kennedy would face Chavez questions

BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Joseph Kennedy must deflect criticism over oil donations given to his charity by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez if he is to run for U.S. Senate, analysts say.

Explosives cache found in Illinois house

ANTIOCH, Ill., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Two Illinois men were charged with explosives violations after police raided their house and found a cache of weapons and drugs, police said.

Two Baghdad blasts kill 1, injure 12

BAGHDAD, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A pair of bombings in Baghdad Sunday killed at least one person and injured almost a dozen others, an Iraq Interior Ministry official said.

Obama returns to D.C. from Camp David

CAMP DAVID, Md., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday returned to the White House after taking a break at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, the White House said.

Israeli pilot, MIA, reported dead

JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Missing Israeli Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Ron Arad died in captivity in Lebanon in the 1990s, said a classified report released by the Israeli military Sunday.

'Bailout,' 'climate change' top buzzwords

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Word-watchers say "bailout," "climate change," and "birther" have been the busiest political buzzwords since the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama.

RussiaToday.com | Scotland pushing for independence from UK

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RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service | Current Emergencies, Short-Time Events, Long-Time or Rolling Events September 6, 2009 9:00pm CDT

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Current Emergencies

Upd. Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read 3 02/09/2009 Epidemic Hazard Egypt Al Bahr al Ahmar Safaga Read 2 02/09/2009 Flood Burkina Faso Capital City Ouagadougou Read 7 28/08/2009 Forest Fire USA State of California Unknown Read

Short-time events

Upd. Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read 09/06/2009 Flash Flood South Korea Unknown Imjin River Read 09/06/2009 CBRN China Hong Kong Hong Kong Read 09/06/2009 Explosion Ukraine Donets'ka Oblast Donetsk Read 09/06/2009 Enviroment Pollution Madagascar Province of Toliara Faux Cap coastal areas Read 09/06/2009 Vehicle Accident USA State of Oklahoma TulsaS Read 09/06/2009 Enviroment Pollution Australia Northern Territory, Timor Sea About 120 kilometres west of Darwin Read 1 09/06/2009 Vehicle Accident Philippines Unknown Near the Zamboanga Peninsula Read 1 09/05/2009 Vehicle Accident Macedonia Unknown Lake Ohrid Read 1 09/05/2009 Tropical Storm Philippines MultiProvinces Southern five provinces Read 2 09/04/2009 Flash Flood United Kingdom Scotland Scotland-wide Read 2 08/29/2009 Flood India State of Bihar Bahadurganj, Terhagachhi, Dighalbank, Kochadhaman, Bahadurganj, and Potahi in Kishanganj district Read 08/20/2009 Climate Change North Pole Unknown Spitsbergen (Norway) area Read

Long-time or rolling events

Upd. Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read 02/09/2009 Epidemic Hazard India State of Orissa Kalahandi District Read 02/09/2009 Epidemic Hazard Namibia Ohangwena Engela District Read 02/09/2009 Biological Hazard Malta Unknown Maltese waters Read 31/08/2009 Epidemic Hazard Egypt Unknown Menofyia and Damitta Governorates Read 31/08/2009 Forest Fire Canada Province of British Columbia B.C-wide Read 31/08/2009 Forest Fire USA State of Utah New Harmony Read 1 29/08/2009 Forest Fire USA State of California Yosemite National Park Read 1 29/08/2009 Extreme Weather China Province of Hubei Hubei-wide Read 29/08/2009 Forest Fire Australia State of New South Wales Shoalhaven,Termeil area Read 2 29/08/2009 Epidemic Hazard Papua New Guinea Province of Morobe Menyamya District Read 28/08/2009 Flash Flood USA State of Iowa Monticello and Anamosa Read 28/08/2009 Forest Fire USA State of California Soledad Read 28/08/2009 Forest Fire USA State of California Rancho Palos Verdes Read 28/08/2009 Flash Flood Sudan Capital City Al Khurtum Read 1 23/08/2009 Flood India State of Uttar Pradesh UP-wide Read

Recent earthquakes in Bellmont, Illinois and Gu-Win, Alabama - September 6, 2009 9:00pm CDT

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

map 1.7  2009/09/06 14:46:19 38.451N 87.865W 14.3    8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Bellmont, IL
map 2.0  2009/09/05 12:23:48 33.969N 87.867W  4.1    2 km ( 1 mi) NE  of Gu-Win, AL

Rense.com | World's top anti-virus microbiologists are being killed off. Why isn't mainstream media reporting on this story?

The world's top anti-virus microbiologists are being killed off. By 2005, 40 were dead. Today, over 100. Many murdered, the rest died under very suspicious circumstances. It is know they were all working on highly sensitive or government funded projects tied to bio-weapons and viral pandemics.

Are these silenced 'whistleblowers' who know too much? Why isn't mainstream media reporting on this story?

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All-Gov.com: Everything our government really does | Banks Spend Lavishly to Fight Regulation of Derivatives

Sunday, September 06, 2009

When an investment market is worth almost $600 trillion, banks are going to spend heavily to try and keep federal regulators from touching it. That’s what five commercial banks—JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup—are doing to convince Congress not to restrict their trading of over-the-counter derivatives, even though they contributed substantially to the financial crisis last year. The five big banks, which have spent nearly $100 million since 2007 on lobbying and campaign contributions, stand to make more than $35 billion this year trading unregulated derivatives contracts, as long as the federal government stays out of the market.

But the Obama administration is determined to toughen regulations on the risky market. When the Treasury Department submitted its plan to Congress in August, it kept things quiet so that banking lobbyists couldn’t get an early read on the proposal and begin shaping the debate. Some observers say that despite their deep pockets, banks may have a tough time overcoming the anger on Capitol Hill towards unfettered derivatives trading.

“Public sentiment isn’t very much in their favor,” Richard Lindsey, a former director of market regulation at the Securities and Exchange Commission, told Bloomberg News. “In some places, they’re not going to have anybody who wants to listen to them.”

-Noel Brinkerhoff

Wall Street Stealth Lobby Defends $35 Billion Derivatives Haul (by Christine Harper, Matthew Leising

Commercial Banks Lobby Federal Government to Save Billions on Derivatives (OpenSecrets.org)

BBC | A new species of giant rat has been discovered deep in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.

Click to view video on news website:

The rat, which has no fear of humans, measures 82cm long, placing it among the largest species of rat known anywhere in the world.

The creature, which has not yet been formally described, was discovered by an expedition team filming the BBC programme Lost Land of the Volcano.

It is one of a number of exotic animals found by the expedition team.

Like the other exotic species, the rat is believed to live within the Mount Bosavi crater, and nowhere else.

"This is one of the world's largest rats. It is a true rat, the same kind you find in the city sewers," says Dr Kristofer Helgen, a mammalogist based at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History who accompanied the BBC expedition team.

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TEHRAN Times | Iran and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to help resolve the Afghanistan crisis.

NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - September 6, 2009

Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells (NaturalNews) If you insist on using chemical laden insect repellents containing DEET, you may be getting more than you bargained for -- including damage to your central nervous system. In fact, scientists writing in the open access journal BMC Biology...

Total Carbon Released Into Atmosphere Exceeds Half a Trillion Tons (NaturalNews) More than half a trillion tons of carbon have been emitted into the atmosphere due to human activities since the Industrial Revolution, placing the planet more than halfway to the threshold signifying catastrophic warming. In an analysis...

Robert Moss and the Healing Power of Dreams, Part I Robert Moss is the pioneer of Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of shamanism and modern dreamwork. Born in Australia, he survived three near-death experiences in childhood. He is the author of Conscious Dreaming and most recently...

Alternative Offers Promise from Sugar, Cancer and Candida A new report by the American Heart Association recently turned up that Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day. That's an awful lot of sugar, and as it also turns out, it only takes 2 soft drinks and 8 ounces of fruit-flavored...

Hypnosis has Positive Implications on Memory The role of hypnosis on memory has been a topic of debate for decades. Studies have found both positive and negative results when testing hypnosis with memory. Many factors play a role when using hypnotherapy to enhance memories including...

"Mock-up" pandemic vaccines bypass genuine safety testing, turning population into guinea pigs (NaturalNews) Emails and information circulating on the 'net point to a rumor that the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a pandemic virus into the population via a "mock-up" vaccine. One story cites a WHO announcement (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_safety_vaccines_20090805/en/index...

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Examiner.com | Arctic passage open without ice breakers first time in history

Examiner.com | UFO classified technology and the secret space program / It's time to blow your mind

Quad City Times IA/IL | White buffalo calves named

http://www.nativeamericancoalitionqc.org/
NACQC Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities

Posted: Sunday, September 6, 2009 3:30 pm

The Labor Day Weekend Powwow wraps up Sunday at Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. The names for two white buffalo calves at Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley, were announced during Saturday's events. The name of the older calf is Wanigi Ska (Lakota for White Ghost), and the younger one is Akicita (a Lakota name that means warrior or peacekeeper), storyteller Tony Richards (Lakota) said.

All nations are welcome to attend the Powwow and admission is free. Featured presentations are the Brown Otter Singers (Meskwaki), invited drum, Thundershield (Kansas), northern drum, Richards, Head Woman Dancer, Hattie Whitebreast (Meskwaki), and Head Man Dancer, Sydney Keahna (Meskwaki), flute player, Jean Norton (Potawatomi), and a Marine Corps Color Guard from the Meskwaki nation.

Native food, crafts and vendors are available, and people can watch demonstrations of loom weaving and roach headdress-making.

The event is presented by the Native American Coalition of the Quad-Cities at Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. The grounds open at 10:30 a.m., today and a grand entry takes place at noon.

LA's Mt. Wilson Observatory - Live Cam - September 6, 2009 10:15am CDT

For current updates on the Station Fire near Mt. Wilson, and Mount Wilson Observatory, go to our Director's Fire Blog HERE

The Zimbabwean | Titanium Trillion Dollar Campaign (YouTube)

A Voice for the Voiceless: The Zimbabwean
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The Zimbabwean newspaper, has been driven into exile for reporting on how the Mugabe regime has rigged elections, crushed the opposition, caused poverty, disease and the total collapse of the economy. And now, having been exiled, the regime has slapped a 55% luxury import duty on the paper (as if freedom of speech is a luxury) that makes it unaffordable for the average Zimbabwean. To get the paper into Zimbabwean hands, it needs to be subsidised, and our client can only do that by raising awareness, acquiring new customers and driving sales outside Zimbabwe.