SANA'A, Yemen, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Rebel forces killed six women and 10 children in Yemen's Saada province for allegedly cooperating with the Yemeni government, media reported.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Cave's Headlines | September 7, 2009
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.
As chronicled by Russian engineer, Dmitry Orlov, as he observed the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the 5 Stages of Economic Collapse are:
- Stage 1- Financial Collapse
- Stage 2- Commercial Collapse
- Stage 3-Political Collapse
- Stage 4-Social Collapse
- Stage 5-Cultural Collapse
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - September 7, 2009
| Interview with Ed Begley, Jr., start of "Living with Ed" TV series on Planet Green (NaturalNews) Mike Adams interviews Ed Begley, Jr., the start of the hit TV series Living with Ed (http://www.livingwithed.net). Mike: We're here with Ed Begley, Jr. What's on your mind these days Ed? Living with EdEd:... |
| Greatest Health Risk Isn’t Cancer or Heart Disease; It’s Lack of Exercise (NaturalNews) We are constantly bombarded with gloom and doom news stories warning us that heart disease is America's number one killer, followed closely by cancer. What's more, there's a worldwide epidemic of diabetes and fear mongers are also warning... |
| Oil Industry Front Group Runs Climate Change Disinfo Ads (NaturalNews) An oil industry front group has been running ads falsely claiming that taxpayers would bear a heavy cost for measures to reign in runaway global warming, according to a press release from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The ads in... |
| Brains are Shrinking in the Overweight: A Look at Why A new study found that obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal weight individuals, and those who are classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue. Researchers called this "severe brain degeneration" and they... |
| Cherie Soria Part III: A Virtual Cooking Class and the Great Greek Salad This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Rawkathon, which can be found at http://www.Rawkathon.com. In this excerpt, Cherie Soria shares a fantastic raw food recipe called the Great Greek Salad. Rawkathon with Cherie... |
| 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... |
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) | Japan set to launch space freighter to ISS on Sept. 10
MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Japan will launch its first domestic cargo spaceship to the International Space Station ISS on September 10, a Russian space official said on Monday.
The spacecraft was built by Japan's space agency JAXA, and will lift off on board the country's new H-2B rocket. It will deliver about 4.5 metric tons of scientific equipment to the orbital station.
"The launch of the Japanese H-2B carrier rocket with the HTV-1 unmanned cargo spacecraft is scheduled for September 10, 2009 [at 17.01 GMT] from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan," an official from Russia's Mission Control said, adding that the freighter is expected to dock with the ISS on September 17.
The spacecraft is a solar-powered cylinder about 10 meters long and 4.4 meters wide. It can haul up to 6 tons of cargo, but will be loaded with less cargo on its maiden flight.
JAXA and NASA officials earlier said the Japanese freighters "will be vital to support the space station's six-person crew once NASA's space shuttle fleet retires in the next year or so."
Russian and European unmanned freighters and the U.S. space shuttles have so far performed the task of bringing vital supplies and equipment to the orbital station.
Unlike the fully-automated cargo ships built by Russia and Europe, which can dock at the station with the use of the Kurs laser-guided docking system, designed and built by Russia's Energia corporation, the HTV-1 will be pulled to the ISS by a robotic arm operated by the ISS crew.
JAXA said it has spent about $680 million since 1997 to develop the HTV spacecraft.
The $220-million vehicle is expected to be "buried" in southern Pacific after spending a month docked with the ISS.
Deseret News | Is another 9/11 set to unfold?
Earlier this year, quite by happenstance, I read a book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James B. Stewart.
"Heart of a Soldier" tells the story of two men who, well before it happened, foretold not only of the terrorist attack of 9/11 but also the 1993 bombing in the World Trade Center parking garage that preceded it.
One of the men, Rick Rescorla, was chief of security for Morgan Stanley with an office in the World Trade Center. He died on 9/11, but not before he shepherded all but six of Morgan Stanley's 2,700 employees to safety because of a well-prepared and well-executed evacuation plan. He'd have made it out, too, had he not gone back in the building looking for those six.
The other man, Daniel J. Hill, is still alive.
With another Sept. 11 approaching I wanted to talk to The Man Who Predicted 9/11.
Although the primary focus in Stewart's book is on Rescorla — a bona fide hero for his actions on 9/11 — I found Hill to be an even more fascinating character.
It was Hill who converted to Islam as a young U.S. Army paratrooper stationed in Beirut in 1958. It was Hill who learned fluent Arabic. It was Hill who joined the Mujahedeen Freedom Fighters in Afghanistan and fought the Soviet invasion there in the 1980s. It was Hill who personally met Osama bin Laden. It was Hill who used information from Islamic extremists to warn Rescorla that terrorists would use the underground parking garage for a car bomb attack on the World Trade Center. It was Hill who asked the U.S. government to assist him in an assassination attempt on bin Laden in 1998 (the request was rejected). And it was Hill who warned the FBI just weeks before Sept. 11, 2001, that his Mideast contacts told him "something big" was about to happen in the United States, in New York, Washington, D.C., or Philadelphia — maybe all three.
Through the Internet I managed to contact Hill at his home in Florida. He's 71 now. I asked him if his reputation as a terrorism prognosticator without parallel has changed his life much.
6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Georgia (SAK'ART'VELO) 20.82 km (12.94 miles) of Kvaisi, Onis Raioni - Monday, September 07, 2009 at 22:41:37 UTC
Update time = Tue Sep 8 0:18:25 UTC 2009
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| MAP | 5.0 | 2009/09/07 22:49:30 | 42.760 | 43.416 | 10.0 | GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO) |
| MAP | 6.2 | 2009/09/07 22:41:37 | 42.712 | 43.483 | 10.0 | GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO) |
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Real-time Magnetosphere Simulation
Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | News - September 7, 2009
Pfizer pays a record $2.3 billion to settle criminal charges -- Pfizer Inc. (PFE) claimed yet another record Wednesday. This honor, dubious at best, came about when the pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion to settle civil and criminal charges over marketing of its recalled Bextra arthritis drug and three other medicines.
Dr. Hulda Clark passes away Sept 3 -- We just received word that Dr. Hulda Clark passed away peacefully in her sleep September 3, 2009. Since she had retired and closed her clinic last fall she has spent much time with her family.
5 more Friday bank failures -- Regulators close banks in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. 89 so far in 2009!!
New evidence of DU ammo used in Afghan war -- A classified German Army manual has thrown doubt over US and UK assurances that no depleted uranium munitions have been used in Afghanistan.
Veterans unemployment rate hits 11.3% -- The number of unemployed Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is now almost the same as the number of service members currently deployed in support of those two wars, according to new Labor Department numbers.
Military to receive mandatory swine flu vaccines -- Defense officials are preparing a plan to vaccinate military personnel against the swine flu – and the vaccines will be mandatory for every active-duty soldier, sailor, airman and Marine. Defense official says 'Noncompliance is not an option'
Bill Bonner on economic depression, hyperinflation and the rapidly declining US empire -- An empire is a political bubble. It is an excessive or extraordinary event in political history. And now we have a bubble called the American empire. The US bubble, you could say, started in 1917. That's a long time ago. Americans are going to give up the thinking of imperial citizens. Good. They are already giving up bubble thinking. They don't want to borrow or spend. This news is just out. They are paying off debt faster than in 1952.
Wall Street Journal: Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! -- Mr. Walker identifies the disease as having a basic cause: "Washington is totally out of touch and out of control," he sighs. "There is political courage there, but there is far more political careerism and people dodging real solutions." He identifies entrenched incumbency as a real obstacle to change. "Members of Congress ensure they have gerrymandered seats where they pick the voters rather than the voters picking them and then they pass out money to special interests who then make sure they have so much money that no one can easily challenge them," he laments.
How Many Rabbits Are Left In The Hat? -- The fact that 65% of companies are still in the process of cutting their staff loads is quite disturbing — even manufacturing employment fell 63,000 in August, to its lowest level since April 1941 (!), despite the inventory replenishment in the automotive sector and all the excitement over the recent 50+ print in the ballyhooed ISM index. Until we see signs of a sustained turnaround in the jobs market all bets are off over the sustainability of any economic recovery.
The End of a Currency -- All those fake numbers being put out by Wall Street, the government and CNBC showing magical growth on the Ponzi paper digit (Alice in Wonderland) side of the equation must be juxtaposed against the real world manufacturing economy that has been in decline for 30 years. This is the 30 year digital/Ponzi-paper inflation crescendo that has finally crested and, like an ocean wave, will curl over and break. This is also the 30 year engineered interest rate decline that has finally reached its nadir, 0%!
Eating broccoli may prevent strokes and heart attacks, scientists claim -- A chemical found in the vegetable boosts the body's defence system to keep arteries unclogged.
Herbs can be natural pesticides -- Common herbs and spices show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides, scientists have told a major US conference.
America's bailout barons -- Ten of the top 20 financial bailout firms have revealed the details of stock options pocketed in early 2009. Based on rising stock prices, the top five executives at each of these banks have enjoyed a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million, according to the report, the 16th in a series of annual "Executive Excess" reports.
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells -- 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 don't just say that more studies should be done to confirm DEET's potential neurotoxicity to humans.
Group lists worst Labor day speed traps -- The National Motorists Association (NMA) released its list of the top seven locations to avoid over the Labor Day holiday. This year, the drivers' rights group highlighted areas where heightened use of automated ticketing machines threaten those who are just passing through.
Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This is amazing insight!
A Swedish charity says US troops stormed through Afghan hospital -- A Swedish charity accused American troops Monday of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The U.S. military said it was investigating.
Forced catheterization used in DUI case ( and the guy was under the legal limit) -- An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew blood and urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest, WLWT-TV reported.
Go to a Pittsburgh Pirate ball game & get your free flu shot! -- The Allegheny County Health Department and County Immunization Coalition are teaming up with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free flu shots outside PNC Park, on Federal Street, on Tuesday, September 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., before the Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs.
Utilities Smart meters save money but erode privacy - a MUST read -- Those new smart meters Peco Energy Co. and other utilities will install soon are being touted as money-savers that will give customers more control over their electric bills.
H1N1: Several states are already under a legal State of Emergency -- Check out the Federal Legal Actions & State Legal Actions.
CDC reports increase in flu activity including 1 H3N2 case -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported an increase in pandemic H1N1 flu activity in the nation, focused primarily in five southeastern states, along with an isolated case of swine H3N2 influenza in a patient from Kansas.
The people who manufactured the virus -- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases.
9-12 rally to impeach MA Sen Richard Moore over forced vaccine legislation -- September 12 MA Rally to Impeach Sen Richard T. Moore Over Forced Vaccination Bill S2028
Should the public health response to swine flu be considered alarmist -- In a paper just published on bmj.com, a US expert says that the public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, or even unfounded.
WHO admits to releasing pandemic virus into population by mock up vaccines -- The document on the 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.
Raccoons to be fed vaccine for rabies -- The baits will be spread by low-flying aircraft in the first 10 days, weather permitting. The ground baiting is to run through Sept. 25, and perhaps longer, the Ohio Department of Health said in announcing the fall campaign. The baiting along Ohio's eastern border is to keep raccoons with rabies out of Ohio under a federally supervised plan. Other states involved are Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment: Somehow this is glossed over. They're dropping the vaccines over the area from airplanes? This is insane! Trust me, we don't have a rabies problem in Ohio. We have a stupid people problem in Ohio. (Thanks Jimm)
Semi trailer carrying missile parts overturns in ND -- Military officials said Tuesday it could take a week to clear a site in north central North Dakota where a semi trailer carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base overturned.
Wall Street to securitize people's deaths? -- The New York Times published a pretty creepy article on Saturday (September 5th). The article focuses on Wall Street's new plan to make money. What's so bad about Wall Street making money? Read More...
Solar road panels to generate electricity - neat idea! -- Solar Roadways has been awarded a USDOT contract that will enable it to prototype the first-ever Solar Road Panel. The Solar Roadways will collect solar energy to power businesses and homes via structurally engineered solar panels that vehicles drive over, to be placed in parking lots and roadways in lieu of petroleum-based asphalt surfaces.
Related YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE
Earth Liberation Front topples radio towers in Washington State -- Two radio station towers were toppled early Friday, and the station’s manager said an ecoterrorist group’s initials were left at the scene. An e-mail to a newspaper said the Earth Liberation Front was responsible. Read More...
Satire music video - "The Government Can"
21 goals of the Illuminati & the Committee of 300
A pond farewell: states crack down on water rights violations -- Wissler residents are allowed to irrigate no more than 1,500 square feet from their individually metered wells.
34 million people have been harvested -- By 2005, the Pentagon had already amassed 34 million names and information, on young people, creating the largest repository of information on 16 to 25 year old youth, in the country" says the US military.
Diss the cops, get shot in court -- Government policy appears to have overtaken parody, at least in Jericho, Arkansas.
Dr. Hulda Clark passes away Sept 3 -- We just received word that Dr. Hulda Clark passed away peacefully in her sleep September 3, 2009. Since she had retired and closed her clinic last fall she has spent much time with her family.
5 more Friday bank failures -- Regulators close banks in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. 89 so far in 2009!!
New evidence of DU ammo used in Afghan war -- A classified German Army manual has thrown doubt over US and UK assurances that no depleted uranium munitions have been used in Afghanistan.
Veterans unemployment rate hits 11.3% -- The number of unemployed Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is now almost the same as the number of service members currently deployed in support of those two wars, according to new Labor Department numbers.
Military to receive mandatory swine flu vaccines -- Defense officials are preparing a plan to vaccinate military personnel against the swine flu – and the vaccines will be mandatory for every active-duty soldier, sailor, airman and Marine. Defense official says 'Noncompliance is not an option'
Bill Bonner on economic depression, hyperinflation and the rapidly declining US empire -- An empire is a political bubble. It is an excessive or extraordinary event in political history. And now we have a bubble called the American empire. The US bubble, you could say, started in 1917. That's a long time ago. Americans are going to give up the thinking of imperial citizens. Good. They are already giving up bubble thinking. They don't want to borrow or spend. This news is just out. They are paying off debt faster than in 1952.
Wall Street Journal: Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! -- Mr. Walker identifies the disease as having a basic cause: "Washington is totally out of touch and out of control," he sighs. "There is political courage there, but there is far more political careerism and people dodging real solutions." He identifies entrenched incumbency as a real obstacle to change. "Members of Congress ensure they have gerrymandered seats where they pick the voters rather than the voters picking them and then they pass out money to special interests who then make sure they have so much money that no one can easily challenge them," he laments.
How Many Rabbits Are Left In The Hat? -- The fact that 65% of companies are still in the process of cutting their staff loads is quite disturbing — even manufacturing employment fell 63,000 in August, to its lowest level since April 1941 (!), despite the inventory replenishment in the automotive sector and all the excitement over the recent 50+ print in the ballyhooed ISM index. Until we see signs of a sustained turnaround in the jobs market all bets are off over the sustainability of any economic recovery.
The End of a Currency -- All those fake numbers being put out by Wall Street, the government and CNBC showing magical growth on the Ponzi paper digit (Alice in Wonderland) side of the equation must be juxtaposed against the real world manufacturing economy that has been in decline for 30 years. This is the 30 year digital/Ponzi-paper inflation crescendo that has finally crested and, like an ocean wave, will curl over and break. This is also the 30 year engineered interest rate decline that has finally reached its nadir, 0%!
Eating broccoli may prevent strokes and heart attacks, scientists claim -- A chemical found in the vegetable boosts the body's defence system to keep arteries unclogged.
Herbs can be natural pesticides -- Common herbs and spices show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides, scientists have told a major US conference.
America's bailout barons -- Ten of the top 20 financial bailout firms have revealed the details of stock options pocketed in early 2009. Based on rising stock prices, the top five executives at each of these banks have enjoyed a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million, according to the report, the 16th in a series of annual "Executive Excess" reports.
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells -- 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 don't just say that more studies should be done to confirm DEET's potential neurotoxicity to humans.
Group lists worst Labor day speed traps -- The National Motorists Association (NMA) released its list of the top seven locations to avoid over the Labor Day holiday. This year, the drivers' rights group highlighted areas where heightened use of automated ticketing machines threaten those who are just passing through.
Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This is amazing insight!
A Swedish charity says US troops stormed through Afghan hospital -- A Swedish charity accused American troops Monday of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The U.S. military said it was investigating.
Forced catheterization used in DUI case ( and the guy was under the legal limit) -- An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew blood and urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest, WLWT-TV reported.
Go to a Pittsburgh Pirate ball game & get your free flu shot! -- The Allegheny County Health Department and County Immunization Coalition are teaming up with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free flu shots outside PNC Park, on Federal Street, on Tuesday, September 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., before the Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs.
Utilities Smart meters save money but erode privacy - a MUST read -- Those new smart meters Peco Energy Co. and other utilities will install soon are being touted as money-savers that will give customers more control over their electric bills.
H1N1: Several states are already under a legal State of Emergency -- Check out the Federal Legal Actions & State Legal Actions.
CDC reports increase in flu activity including 1 H3N2 case -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported an increase in pandemic H1N1 flu activity in the nation, focused primarily in five southeastern states, along with an isolated case of swine H3N2 influenza in a patient from Kansas.
The people who manufactured the virus -- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases.
9-12 rally to impeach MA Sen Richard Moore over forced vaccine legislation -- September 12 MA Rally to Impeach Sen Richard T. Moore Over Forced Vaccination Bill S2028
Should the public health response to swine flu be considered alarmist -- In a paper just published on bmj.com, a US expert says that the public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, or even unfounded.
WHO admits to releasing pandemic virus into population by mock up vaccines -- The document on the 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.
Raccoons to be fed vaccine for rabies -- The baits will be spread by low-flying aircraft in the first 10 days, weather permitting. The ground baiting is to run through Sept. 25, and perhaps longer, the Ohio Department of Health said in announcing the fall campaign. The baiting along Ohio's eastern border is to keep raccoons with rabies out of Ohio under a federally supervised plan. Other states involved are Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment: Somehow this is glossed over. They're dropping the vaccines over the area from airplanes? This is insane! Trust me, we don't have a rabies problem in Ohio. We have a stupid people problem in Ohio. (Thanks Jimm)
Semi trailer carrying missile parts overturns in ND -- Military officials said Tuesday it could take a week to clear a site in north central North Dakota where a semi trailer carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base overturned.
Wall Street to securitize people's deaths? -- The New York Times published a pretty creepy article on Saturday (September 5th). The article focuses on Wall Street's new plan to make money. What's so bad about Wall Street making money? Read More...
Solar road panels to generate electricity - neat idea! -- Solar Roadways has been awarded a USDOT contract that will enable it to prototype the first-ever Solar Road Panel. The Solar Roadways will collect solar energy to power businesses and homes via structurally engineered solar panels that vehicles drive over, to be placed in parking lots and roadways in lieu of petroleum-based asphalt surfaces.
Related YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE
Earth Liberation Front topples radio towers in Washington State -- Two radio station towers were toppled early Friday, and the station’s manager said an ecoterrorist group’s initials were left at the scene. An e-mail to a newspaper said the Earth Liberation Front was responsible. Read More...
Satire music video - "The Government Can"
21 goals of the Illuminati & the Committee of 300
A pond farewell: states crack down on water rights violations -- Wissler residents are allowed to irrigate no more than 1,500 square feet from their individually metered wells.
34 million people have been harvested -- By 2005, the Pentagon had already amassed 34 million names and information, on young people, creating the largest repository of information on 16 to 25 year old youth, in the country" says the US military.
Diss the cops, get shot in court -- Government policy appears to have overtaken parody, at least in Jericho, Arkansas.
EarthObservatory.NASA.gov | Latest Images - September 7, 2009
-- FIRES (1 updated events, 4 new images) --
FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August and early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40113&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 07, 2009 1:27 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40110&src=nha
*** ALI(EO-1) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 6:05 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40052&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 12:31 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40018&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM)
-- SEVERE STORMS (4 updated events, 7 new images) --
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
Between September 1 and 4, 2009, Tropical Storm Erika formed and degraded over the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40065&src=nha
*** (TRMM) image from Sep 01, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 11:55 AM)
HURRICANE JIMENA
Hurricane Jimena headed toward the Baja Peninsula as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30, 2009. The storm had weakened by September 3, 2009, but poured heavy rain on Mexico.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40063&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 11:25 AM)
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
Between September 1 and 4, 2009, Tropical Storm Erika formed and degraded over the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40060&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 9:23 AM)
HURRICANE JIMENA
Hurricane Jimena headed toward the Baja Peninsula as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30, 2009. The storm had weakened by September 3, 2009, but poured heavy rain on Mexico.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40058&src=nha
*** CPR(CloudSat) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 5:39 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40049&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 9:57 AM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40044&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 01, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 6:17 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40020&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 9:51 AM)
-- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --
FLOODS ACROSS THE WESTERN SAHEL
In late August and early September 2009, widespread flooding occurred throughout western north Africa along the western expanse of the Sahel.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40068&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 12:16 PM)
FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN INDIA
The northeastern Indian state of Bihar experienced severe flooding in early August 2009, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40014&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 4:17 PM)
-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
7.0 QUAKE OFF JAVA
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck of the southern coast of western Java on September 2, 2009. The quake triggered landslides south of the capital city of Jakarta.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40054&src=nha
*** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 3:32 PM)
-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
OIL SLICK IN THE TIMOR SEA
A oil rig in the Timor Sea began leaking oil and gas on August 21, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40029&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 30, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 10:48 AM)
FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August and early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40113&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 07, 2009 1:27 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40110&src=nha
*** ALI(EO-1) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 6:05 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40052&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 12:31 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40018&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM)
-- SEVERE STORMS (4 updated events, 7 new images) --
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
Between September 1 and 4, 2009, Tropical Storm Erika formed and degraded over the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40065&src=nha
*** (TRMM) image from Sep 01, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 11:55 AM)
HURRICANE JIMENA
Hurricane Jimena headed toward the Baja Peninsula as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30, 2009. The storm had weakened by September 3, 2009, but poured heavy rain on Mexico.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40063&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 11:25 AM)
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
Between September 1 and 4, 2009, Tropical Storm Erika formed and degraded over the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40060&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 9:23 AM)
HURRICANE JIMENA
Hurricane Jimena headed toward the Baja Peninsula as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30, 2009. The storm had weakened by September 3, 2009, but poured heavy rain on Mexico.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40058&src=nha
*** CPR(CloudSat) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 5:39 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40049&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 9:57 AM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40044&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 01, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 6:17 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40020&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 9:51 AM)
-- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --
FLOODS ACROSS THE WESTERN SAHEL
In late August and early September 2009, widespread flooding occurred throughout western north Africa along the western expanse of the Sahel.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40068&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 04, 2009 12:16 PM)
FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN INDIA
The northeastern Indian state of Bihar experienced severe flooding in early August 2009, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40014&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 4:17 PM)
-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
7.0 QUAKE OFF JAVA
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck of the southern coast of western Java on September 2, 2009. The quake triggered landslides south of the capital city of Jakarta.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40054&src=nha
*** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 03, 2009 3:32 PM)
-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
OIL SLICK IN THE TIMOR SEA
A oil rig in the Timor Sea began leaking oil and gas on August 21, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40029&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 30, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 10:48 AM)
SpaceWeather.com | Rocketing Solar Plasma Blob on September 5, 2009
ROCKETING PLASMA BLOB: Solar activity is low, but it's not zero. Consider the following: On Sept. 5th, Jean-Paul Godard of Paris, France, was watching some prominences gently wave over the edge of the sun when, suddenly, a plasma blob rocketed into view.
"I've never seen a fast ejection like this before," says Godard. "I recorded the action using a 3-inch refracting telescope and a Coronado SolarMax filter."The blob does not appear to have escaped the sun. Indeed, it might not have been a blob at all, but rather a plasma wave traveling up a magnetic flux tube--and 'breaking' when it reached the top. Whether it was a rocketing blob or breaking wave, it shows that even the quiet sun is worth watching. Monitoring is encouraged.
more images: from Alan Friedman of Buffalo, New York; from Cai-Uso Wohler of Bispingen, Germany; from Francisco A. Rodriguez of Cabreja Mountain Observatory, Canary Islands; from Jimmy Eubanks of Boiling Springs, South Carolina; from Pavol Rapavy of Observatory Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia;
Unusually high tides, strong rip currents with 275 lifeguard rescues Sunday, Jellyfish all at Volusia beaches, Florida
High tides keeps Volusia beaches closed to driving for part of Labor Day
DAYTONA BEACH -- Mother nature wasn't cooperating with those hoping to spend Labor Day at the World's Most Famous Beach.
Unusually high tides forced county officials to close all beach ramps this morning and Beach Patrol Capt. Scott Petersohn they didn't begin to reopen the ramps until about 12:30 p.m. All ramps will not open until later in the day, after the tide recedes.
Those who could find someplace to park other than the beach were free to use the beaches this morning. But tides were too high to allow anyone to drive or park on the beach, he said.
Long lines of cars were waiting at ramps to drive onto the beach about noon, he said.
The long Labor Day weekend, viewed by many as the last big weekend of the summer, is traditionally a very busy time at the beach. But conditions have not been kind to those trying to enjoy the beach this weekend.
Strong rip currents made swimming dangerous, with 275 lifeguard rescues on Sunday alone, Petersohn said. And some of beachgoers who survived the churning surf had to deal with another irritating problem -- jellyfish stings. Petersohn said one person had to be taken to the hospital Sunday after suffering a suspected case of anaphylactic shock from a jellyfish sting.
EarthObservatory.NASA.gov | Fires in Los Angeles County
By September 5, 2009, the Station Fire in Los Angeles County was 49 percent contained, according to a report from California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By that time, the fire had burned 154,655 acres (625 square kilometers), and completely destroyed 76 homes, 2 commercial properties, and 86 other types of buildings. The fire had damaged 13 homes, 1 commercial property, and 18 other types of structures.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image on September 6, 2009. Compared to earlier images of the fire, the smoke is much diminished, and actively burning areas—indicated by red outlines—are relatively small and scattered.
NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. The Rapid Response Team provides daily images of this area. Caption by Michon Scott.
- Instrument:
- Terra - MODIS
6.1 Magnitude earthquake hit South of Java, Monday, September 07, 2009 at 16:12:21 UTC
| MAP | 6.1 | 2009/09/07 16:12:22 | -10.202 | 110.609 | 15.9 | SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA |
INTERESTING:
Real-time Magnetosphere Simulation
http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/images/test_6.20090907160711.jpg
Sacramento Bee | Fresno leaders feel insulted by foreign food giveaway
Published Sunday, Sep. 06, 2009
FRESNO – The governor's food giveaway to struggling families on Fresno County's west side – widely known as America's breadbasket – has included imported products such as Chinese carrots and Mexican macaroni, embarrassed officials have admitted.
FRESNO – The governor's food giveaway to struggling families on Fresno County's west side – widely known as America's breadbasket – has included imported products such as Chinese carrots and Mexican macaroni, embarrassed officials have admitted.
A political flap erupted last week after officials discovered the imports, prompting a letter of protest from at least one member of Congress.
Local leaders say it's bad enough that thousands of farm town residents are living off state-funded food donations, thanks to the water shortage and a foundering economy. But the foreign-produced food adds insult to injury, they say.
"It doesn't make me feel proud that we, who are leaders in agriculture, depend on other countries to make ends meet," said Amarpreet "Ruby" Dhaliwal, mayor of the tiny westside town of San Joaquin, where 2,200 people showed up at a food giveaway last week.
AGWeek.com | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) hits Montana, N.D. growers with two rate hikes in five months
The January rate increases will be the same as in August, widening the rate gap between the shuttle and non-shuttle shippers, applying further economic pressure to on producers and shippers to ship their goods through a shuttle facility.The attorney general report claims that, since the introduction of shuttle trains, many smaller elevators have gone out of business.The two increases will represent a jump in the differential from $50 per car in 2006 to $370 per car in 2010 — more than a 700 percent increase in four years.
The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel | Google's UFO Logo Puzzle: A Prediction or Celebration?
The internet was thrown into a tizzy this holiday weekend when Google changed its logo to show a UFO abducting one of Google’s second O. Does Google know something we don't? Did they intercept an extraterrestrial search query on Google? Is the logo an homage to the message of the new scifi hit, District 9? Or could it be in honor of the anniversary of Voyager 1 spacecraft mission?
But if that was the link then why did Google link their logo to a search for the term “unexplained...
Other Galaxy Posts:
Highly Recommended:
Source:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/100003402/google-ufo-logo-mystery-solved/
UPI - Top News - September 7, 2009 7:00am CDT
CINCINNATI, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Healthcare in America is the topic du jour for U.S. President Barack Obama in Cincinnati at a Labor Day picnic.
HONG KONG, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Eleven people were injured in an acid attack in a busy market area in Hong Kong, the fourth such incident this year on the island, Chinese police said.
JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An Indonesian Navy airplane crashed Monday in East Kalimantan province, killing five crew members, authorities said.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The woman accused of wearing inappropriate clothing in Sudan went on trial Monday in Khartoum.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Rocket attacks in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul killed at least three people, authorities said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A U.N. official was told to leave Sri Lanka for his comments on the plight of children during the government's war with Tamil rebels, an official said.
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Two of the 968 passengers from a ferry that capsized in the Philippines were missing Monday, the country's Coast Guard said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Loyalists established phantom polling sites to generate votes for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election, sources told The New York Times.
URUMQI, China, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Tensions in Urumqi, China, have reached into the Communist party hierarchy, with public demand for the resignation of the region's party chief.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Public opinion of banks and financial institutions is lower than usual because people feel the banks didn't share government money with them, officials said.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Water is rationed in Mexico City as a result of drought that affects much of Mexico from the U.S. border to the Yucatan, water commission officials said.
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- More Canadian senior citizens are choosing common law unions above traditional marriages, census figures show.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- About 2,000 people with 1,000 balloons marched in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday to celebrate the return home of Jaycee Dugard, parade organizers said.
American Banking News | Why did the Federal Reserve Devalue the U.S. Dollar to 5 Cents?
You don’t need a PhD in economics to understand that the Federal Reserve is asleep at the wheel if the value of a dollar has declined by 95% during the last 85 years (it has) and one of the Fed’s primary goals is to keep price increases at a reasonable level (it is). Many in Congress have suggested that the United States dramatically changes how the country manages its financial regulatory structure—maybe it’s time to start by giving the Federal Reserve the boot.
Geology.com | News - September 7, 2009
| Posted: 06 Sep 2009 09:45 PM PDT The North American Association for Environmental Education 2009 Conference is being held October 7-10 in Portland, Oregon. A major conference strand will focus on climate change education. “Understanding Climate” is the theme for Earth Science Week 2009 which begins one day after this conference – October 11, 2009. |
| Three-Dimensional, Interactive Geologic Map Posted: 06 Sep 2009 09:05 PM PDT The Utah Geological Survey created a three-dimensional visualization of their geologic map of the St. George 30′ x 60′ quadrangle in southwest Utah. This visualization utilizes Google Earth to create interactivity and dramatically show the relationship between geology and topography. |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2009 08:47 PM PDT A free .pdf publication, Rock-Fall Hazards in Utah, is a four-page brochure that explains what causes rock falls, how to recognize the hazard and mitigation. It includes numerous photos and a list of some of the more significant rock falls that have occurred since 1999. Related: USGS Landslide Fact Sheet. |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2009 08:42 PM PDT The purpose of the Kepler space telescope mission is to search for Earth-size planets orbiting other stars. One group of scientists believes that the mission will also have the potential to detect moons orbiting those planets. The technical paper published by the Royal Astronomical Society. |
| Oregon Gold Mining With a Mobile Trommel Posted: 06 Sep 2009 12:15 PM PDT Scott Kleine of Great Basin Minerals shares a few photos from his visit to a working gold trommel at a location near Sumpter, Oregon. Related: Uses of Gold. |
| Earth Science Education At Risk Posted: 06 Sep 2009 11:36 AM PDT Employers say that they need more workers with a geoscience background but some public schools are dropping Earth science courses and some colleges are closing geoscience departments. The “Pulse of Earth Science” website offers detailed, up-to-date information on geoscience education in every state, as well as guidance for advocates. Related: What is Earth Science? |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2009 10:23 AM PDT Photos and descriptions of a few landslides that occurred in northern Utah during early 2009 can be seen on the Utah Geological Survey’s website. I learned about this page at their blog. Related: USGS Landslide Fact Sheet. |
Sunday, September 6, 2009
ABCnews.com | President Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom Manufacturing Czar
RELATED
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
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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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.
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
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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