Saturday, October 3, 2009

MarketOracle.co.uk | How Goldman Sachs Lobbies the Senate

MichelleMalkin.com | Tall tale of the day: The First Lady’s weird Olympic memory


October 2, 2009 11:03 PM

From Michelle Obama’s failed pitch to the International Olympic Committee:

“Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad’s lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection.”

Um. Ew. Oof.

Mrs. Obama was 20 years old when Lewis first competed in the Olympics in 1984.

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Telegraph.co.uk | World Bank could run out of money 'within 12 months'

Typhoon Parma - 19W Philippines (YouTube)

On September 30 , 2009 19W rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a category 4 typhoon . In 24 hours the storm system went from 59. kts to 124. kts . An increase of 65 kts in less than a 24 hour period. . Once the threshold was reached the storm began to weaken rapidly

Parma
9-30-2009 @ 07:00 985.1 mb 59.0
10-01-2009 @ 07:00 920.4 mb 124.6

I think once more a strom has fooled managed to fool forecasters . The predictions up to 9-29-2009 @18 Z was that this storm would at best reach 85 kts and would only brush the Philippines . Before September the 30th ended the storm rapidly intensified to 124.6 kts
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SpaceFellowship.com - Picture of the Day | Comet 217P Linear with extended greenish tail and Great Orion Nebula


These colorful panels in the picture of today both feature a familiar astronomical sight: the stellar nursery known as the Great Orion Nebula. They also offer an intriguing and unfamiliar detail of the nebula rich skyscape — a passing comet. Recorded this weekend with a remotely operated telescope in New Mexico, the right hand image was taken on September 26 and the left on September 27. Comet 217P Linear sports an extended greenish tail and lies above the bluish Running Man reflection nebula near the top of both frames.

Nearby and moving rapidly through the night sky, the comet’s position clearly shifts against the cosmic nebulae and background stars from one night to the next. In fact, the comet was a mere 5 light-minutes away on September 27, compared to 1,500 light-years for the Orion Nebula. Much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye, Comet 217P Linear is a small periodic comet with an orbital period of about 8 years. At its most distant point from the Sun, the comet’s orbit is calculated to reach beyond the orbit of Jupiter At its closest point to the Sun, the comet still lies just beyond the orbit of planet Earth.

Cave's Headlines | 3 October 09


SeekingAlpha.com | Recession Is Over; Depression Has Just Begun

Jim Sinclair's Mineset | The New Definition Of The Dollar

Daily Markets | Washington And Wall Street Are Destroying The Republic

4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Colorado-Mexico border region - 22 mi WSW of Trinidad, Colorado - Saturday, October 03, 2009 at 12:45:31 PM at epicenter

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.0084+-104.8563%28M4.1+-+COLORADO+-+2009+October+03++18%3A45%3A31+UTC%29&ll=37.0084,-104.8563&spn=2,2&f=d&t=h&hl=e



MAG UTC DATE-TIME
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MAP 4.1 2009/10/03 18:45:32 37.008 -104.856 5.0 COLORADO

Lawyers and Settlements | Tyson Foods Chicken Whistleblower

Meanwhile Tyson was hit with another suit filed in the same court on behalf of customers accusing Tyson of consumer fraud, breach of express warranty, and unjust enrichment.

"I believe the federal government is getting tired of Tyson Foods doing what it wants to do and have begun to be very harsh against Tyson Foods," adds Adams, thankful the US District Judge granted his petition against Tyson Foods and his lawsuit was filed August 4, 2009.........

IslandCrisis.net | Alaska Cleveland Volcano Erupts

Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) says that satellite data indicates that the Cleveland volcano produced an ash cloud which reached a maximum altitude of 4.5 to 6.1 Km. There is currently a volcano alert level “Watch” in the region and an aviation color alert of Orange.
In a recent statement, Alaska Volcano Observatory said:
The lack of a real-time seismic network at Cleveland means that AVO is unable to track local earthquake activity related to volcanic unrest. Short-lived explosions with ash plumes that could exceed 20,000 ft above sea level can occur without warning and may go undetected on satellite imagery.
Above is a map showing the location of this volcano. It is on the western part of the Chuginadak Island which is an uninhabited island. The volcano is about 75 Km west of the community of Nikolski which has about 100 civilians.

Stockhouse.com | Best way to profit when silver upstages gold

The more Chinese citizens who own silver, “the stronger the country will be in the eventuality that the world establishes a new world reserve currency backed by (most likely) precious metal(s).” China's middle class is estimated at 300 ...

Standard.net | According to a poll many of us see America as a 'Wal-Mart nation'

It's official -- many of us see America as a "Wal-Mart nation."

According to a poll released via "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair magazine, 48 percent of Americans -- almost a majority -- say Wal-Mart is the business that best symbolizes America.

In second place was Google, with 15 percent. Microsoft was next with 13 percent, the National Football League was fourth with 6 percent and in fifth was Goldman Sachs with 3 percent?

Goldman Sachs? We guess there are people out there who identify with Goldman Sachs more than the NFL, but we just haven't met them yet.

If you look at the other poll results, it's not surprising we're a "Wal-Mart nation" right now, with the severe recession, cost-cutting and job fears. The megastore -- with its cheaper goods -- attracts recession-minded consumers. And, if one looks at the other results of the poll, we're definitely into parsimony and pinching pennies.

There may even be a sort of secular puritanism developing among Americans as a result of this recession. Witness these poll results:

Fifty-one percent of us would favor a tax of 50 percent -- or even more -- on the wealthiest Americans. However, 46 percent still oppose that idea. Twenty-one percent of us favor a fast-food tax. Five percent would like to see weight scales placed in restaurants. We wonder how many of those 5 percent want to make the weighing mandatory?

Almost a third -- 30 percent -- of us, according to the poll, favor banning food stamp use for high-calorie foods. However, 4 percent of us still favor tax credits for liposuction.

As mentioned, Americans are cutting back on spending, but the poll gives us a clue on what's hard to give up. A third of us -- 33 percent -- say it's hard to give up dining at restaurants. Other tough-to-give-up pleasures include new clothes and vacations.

One more interesting note: Despite Wal-Mart's poll numbers, we're split on whether we want the megastore giant to enter the health care services industry. Only 25 percent of us would use a Wal-Mart health megastore. Thirty-three percent would not. The rest are undecided.

Maybe that reluctance makes sense. Should your doctor's office be next door to a McDonalds?

WWLtv.com | Gas pipeline fire erupts in Marrero, Louisiana


Voice of America News | G7 Ministers Pledge Continued Stimulus Spending


03 October 2009 - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven large industrialized countries pledged Saturday to continue government spending programs until an economic recovery is assured.

The ministers, meeting in Istanbul, said the recovery was still fragile and warned that high unemployment rates remain a concern along with volatile currency exchange rates.

Before the meeting, some officials said the weakness of the U.S. dollar, which has long been the world's main reserve currency, could undermine the global economic recovery.

In its final statement, the G7 - which includes the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - said "disorderly movements" in the value of currencies will hurt economic and financial stability.

The dollar is used for key international transactions and to price commodities like oil, but the growing U.S. debt has caused the dollar to lose value in trading against other currencies.

The G7 statement welcomed China's commitment to a more flexible exchange rate, which could help promote more balanced trade.

A coalition of the world's developing countries, known as the Group of 24, also met on Saturday.

The G24 demanded that poorer nations be granted more power at key international economic organizations like the International Monetary Fund.

Last month, world leaders agreed to make the Group of 20 the world's premier decision making body on global economic issues.

G-20 members include the United States, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, France, Germany, the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Britain, Canada, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey.

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan - 37 km (23 miles) S (183°) from Hua-lien, Taiwan - Sunday, October 04, 2009 at 01:36:05 AM at epicenter

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=23.6353+121.5647%28M6.1+-+TAIWAN+-+2009+October+03++17%3A36%3A05+UTC%29&ll=23.6353,121.5647&spn=2,2&f=d&t=h&hl=e

Update time = Sat Oct 3 17:54:57 UTC 2009

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
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MAP 6.1 2009/10/03 17:36:05 23.635 121.565 17.5 TAIWAN

10-2-09 Clif High Web Bot interview on Badland Radio

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HamptonRoads.com | Black sea bass - angling groups gear up to fight the feds.

NationalNews.com | Featured Stories - October 3, 2009

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Scientists Around the World Condemn FDA for Declaring BPA is Safe
(NaturalNews) An international consortium of experts on the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has issued a statement condemning the FDA's insistence that the chemical is safe. "It is becoming undeniable that BPA is dangerous," said Laura Vandenberg...

How to Stay Sharp as a Tack
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Globalization and Complexity Has Made Our World More Vulnerable to Catastrophe
(NaturalNews) Economic experts are warning that the complex interconnectedness of the global economy makes it highly susceptible to collapse from one or two sharp shocks. "While [complexity] helps the system diversify across small shocks, it also exposes...

New book reveals secret Brazilian Aloe recipe for curing cancer using just three ingredients
(NaturalNews) Living in South America, I often find myself steeped in abundant natural cures for many diseases, including cancer. You can hardly walk out your front door without finding yourself surrounded with natural medicines made by Mother Nature...

Latin American Herald Tribune | Headlines - October 3, 2009


Venezuela (Click here for more Venezuela news)
10/2/2009 Chavez Backers Win Control of Oil-Workers Union
10/2/2009 Guyana Opposition Hails New Mediator in Venezuela Border Dispute
10/1/2009 Colombia Seen Poised to Turn Off Gas for Venezuela
9/30/2009 83 Dead from Swine Flu in Venezuela
9/30/2009 Venezuela Asks Interpol to Arrest Former President
Colombia (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Colombian Marine Killed in Clash with Rebels
10/2/2009 Colombian Gets 15 Years for Fathering 7 Kids with Daughter
10/2/2009 Two Found Slain in Bogota Restaurant
10/1/2009 Colombian Congressman Arrested for Threatening Voters
10/1/2009 Mounted Gunman Kills Councilman in Central Colombia

Ecuador (Click here for more)
10/1/2009 14 Tourists, 8 Ecuadorians Rescued After Shipwreck in Galapagos
10/1/2009 45 Families Affected by Fire in Ecuador
10/1/2009 Ecuadorian President Says Indian Died in Protests
9/30/2009 Colombia Restricts Sale of Electricity to Venezuela, Ecuador
9/25/2009 Ecuador and Colombia to Start Talks Aimed at Normalizing Relations

Central America
10/1/2009 Honduran De Facto President Says He’d Go If Told To
9/30/2009 Honduras Government Blamed for 14 Deaths
9/30/2009 Drought, Blight Destroy 208K Tons of Grain in Guatemala
9/29/2009 Salvadoran Police Arrest 33 on Murder Charges
9/29/2009 Guatemalan Rights Activist Reports Death Threats
Cuba
10/1/2009 Cuba: Obama Maintaining Embargo with Change in Language
9/30/2009 U.S. Congress Urged to End Ban on Cuba Travel
9/30/2009 Fidel Castro Meets with President of Cyprus
9/29/2009 U.S. Official Held Undisclosed Talks in Cuba
9/28/2009 Raul Castro Meets with Vietnam’s President
Brazil (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Rio de Janeiro Celebrates Its Choice as Site of 2016 Olympics
10/1/2009 Brazilian Architect Niemeyer Undergoes Second Surgery
9/30/2009 Brazilian Court Orders Stop to Work on 2 Petrobras Refineries
9/28/2009 Docs Give Brazil Presidential Hopeful Clean Bill of Health
9/27/2009 Brazilian Police: France’s Alstom Paid $1.3 Million to “Phantom” Company
Mexico
10/2/2009 Three Dead as Military Plane Crashes in Western Mexico
10/2/2009 One Dead in Mexico Mine Accident
10/2/2009 Six Gunned Down in Mexican Border City
10/2/2009 Mexico Seizes 37 Tons of Meth Ingredients
10/2/2009 Makers of Tequila, Mezcal, Blast Mexico’s New Consumption Tax
Caribbean
9/30/2009 “Alarming” Increase in Trafficking of Haitian Kids to Dominican Republic
9/29/2009 Man Hurls Egg at Puerto Rico Governor
9/29/2009 Dominican Republic Arrests, Sends Colombian Drug Trafficker to U.S.
9/28/2009 Puerto Rico Unions Announce General Strike
9/28/2009 Two Arrested for Bank Robbery in Dominican Republic
Argentina
10/2/2009 YPF to Invest $396 Million in Refinery in Argentina
10/1/2009 Former Governor Gets 25 Years in Argentina Rights Case
10/1/2009 Woman Posing as Employee Robs Bank Customer in Argentina
9/30/2009 Controversy Erupts Over Supposed Meteorite That Fell in Argentina
Chile
10/2/2009 Chile Halts Geothermal Exploration Near Geyser Field
9/29/2009 Chile’s Bachelet Pushes Indian Affairs Ministry
9/28/2009 Chilean Family Finds Millennia-Old Human Bones in Yard
9/26/2009 Forestry Company in Chile to Lock Out 35,000 Workers for Plant Blockade
Peru
9/30/2009 Moderate Quake Rocks Southern Peru
9/29/2009 Peru Prison Becomes Disco on Weekends
9/29/2009 Peru to Use Sports to Counter Guerrillas, Drug Traffickers

Latin America (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Greenpeace Faults Spanish Companies for Harmful Impact on Latin America
10/2/2009 Guyana Opposition Hails New Mediator in Venezuela Border Dispute
10/2/2009 Powerful Chicago Gang Boss Arrested
10/1/2009 Group Seeks to Get Hispanic Kids Out of the Fields
World (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Latino Woman Promotes Los Angeles Development
10/1/2009 Spain Takes Over Command at Kabul Airport
9/29/2009 U.S. Government to File Another Pro-Spain Brief in Treasure Case
9/29/2009 Spain Seeks Protection for Fishing Boats Off Somalia
Business & Economy (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Nearly 4 Million Spaniards Out of Work
10/1/2009 Auto Sales Up in Spain in September
9/21/2009 Slim Buys 60 Percent of U.S. Oil Services Firm’s Mexican Unit
Oil & Minerals (Click here for more)
9/17/2009 Venezuela To Get $36 Billion in Oil Investment from Russia, China
9/14/2009 Venezuela's Chavez Says Huge New Gas Find Another Reason to Boost Defense Against USA
Opinion (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 VenEconomy: Victory for the Leader…
10/2/2009 VenEconomía: Ganó el Líder…
10/1/2009 VenEconomy: PDVSA in the Doldrums
10/1/2009 VenEconomía: PDVSA de Capa Caída
9/30/2009 VenEconomy: The Oarsmen of Democracy in Venezuela
Sports (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Rio de Janeiro Celebrates Its Choice as Site of 2016 Olympics
9/28/2009 Lightning Kills 1 Soccer Player, Injures Another in El Salvador
9/27/2009 One Fan Dead, Two Injured by Rival Team’s Supporters in Colombia
9/24/2009 American Cowboy Hurt During Rodeo in Spain
Living (Click here for more)
10/2/2009 Argentina Singer Mercedes Sosa in Grave Condition
10/2/2009 Cuban Intellectual Cintio Vitier Passes Away at 88
10/1/2009 Mexican Lottery Sets 2nd Guinness Record This Year
10/1/2009 Singer Mercedes Sosa Hospitalized in Argentina
10/1/2009 Juan Carlos Mestre Wins Spain’s National Poetry Prize

The Sun | At least 20 people dead and 10 missing as torrential rain caused mudslides which devastated two villages in Italy.


Devastation ... flood damage to buildings in Messina

An aerial view of a road collapsed in the village of Molino near the Sicilian town of Messina October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello.

Officials declared the area around the city of Messina in north east Sicily a disaster zone after three hours of thunderstorms brought "apocalyptic" scenes of destruction.

Saturday, October 3, 2009 - Roads, rail lines and buildings were submerged in water and engulfed by rocks and trees. Worst hit were mountain villages Giampilieri and Briga, where nine inches of rain swept away cars and homes.

Concetta Auditore, 77, said: "It was like hell. Everything collapsed in on us."

School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a cultural programme on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary, in the central Indian city of Bhopal October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raj Patidar

Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS) Budapest Hungary | Current active volcanoes


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Cave Editor's Note: Scroll down below global map on news website to view listings

Current active volcanoes
Name of Volcano Location Volcano Type Details
Status
ArenalCosta RicaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
AsamaJapanComplex volcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
BezymiannyRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionYellow
ChaitenChileCalderaReadEruptionRed
ColimaMexicoStratovolcanoesReadEruptionOrange
FernandinaGalapagos IslandsShield volcanoReadEruptionOrange
FuegoGuatemalaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Guagua PichinchaEcuadorStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
IbuIndonéziaStratovolcanoReadEruptionLevel 3
Jebel al-TairYemenStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
KarangetangIndonéziaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
KarymskyRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
KilaueaUSAShield volcanoReadEruptionOrange
KrakatauIndonesiaCalderaReadEruptionAlert Level 3
LangilaPápua Új-GuineaComplex volcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
Llaima
StratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
ManamPapua New GuineaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
Manda HararoEtiopiaShield volcanoesReadEruptionOrange
Miyake-JimaJapanStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Mt. ErebusAntarcticaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Mt. EtnaItalyStratovolcanoesReadEruptionOrange
Ol Doinyo LengaiTanzaniaStratovolcanoReadEruptionYellow
PacayaGuatemalaComplex volcanoReadEruptionOrange
PoasCosta RicaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
PopocatepetlMexicoStratovolcanoesReadEruptionYellow
RabaulPapua New-GuineaPyroclastic shieldReadEruptionAlert Level 2
RinjaniIndonesiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
Sakura-JimaJapánStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
San Cristobal
StratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Santa MariaGuatemalaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
SemeruIndonesiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 2
SheveluchRussiaStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Soufriere HillsMontserratStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3
StromboliItalyStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
Suwanose-JimaJapanStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
TungurahuaEcuadorStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
UbinasPeruStratovolcanoReadEruptionOrange
YasurVanuatuStratovolcanoReadEruptionAlert Level 3