Monday, February 15, 2010

Surviving the Revolution and Earth Changes Emailed News Update - Monday Evening - February 15, 2010

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
-Samuel Adams



Monday Evening - February 15, 2010





Revisit The Past
Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran

According to journalist Jason Leopold, sources at former Cheney company Halliburton allege that, as recently as January of 2005, Halliburton sold key components for a nuclear reactor to an Iranian oil development company. Leopold says his Halliburton sources have intimate knowledge of the business dealings of both Halliburton and Oriental Oil Kish, one of Iran's largest private oil companies.


"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people"
- John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801)



OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE
About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation
http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html

February 15, 2010 at 5:58 PM CDT






MOON UPDATE
Current Moon Phase
http://www.die.net/moon/

Recommended:

What the Hell is Going on Up There?





SUN UPDATE
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
http://solarcycle24.com/

Classification of Solar Flares

Magnetic fields trigger solar wind



NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN



NASA Images Earth Sized Spherical Objects Inside Corona of SUN


EARTHQUAKE UPDATES

6.2 magnitude earthquake hit KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA - Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 06:51:48 AM at epicenter


MAP 6.2 2010/02/15 21:51:48 -7.256 128.794 128.0 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA

RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service

EDIS Number:
EQ-20100215-167799-TL
Magnitude:6.3
Mercalli scale:7
Date-Time [UTC]:15 February, 2010 at 21:51:47 UTC
Local Date/Time:Monday, February 15, 2010 at 21:51 in the evening at epicenter
Location:7° 32.400, 128° 58.200
Depth:149 km (92.58 miles)
Region:Indonesian archipelago
Country:Timor-Leste
Distances:243.2 km (151.12 miles) of Los Palos, Viqueque
Source:RSOE-EMSC
Generated Tsunami:Not or no data!
Damage:Not or not data!
Additional information (Radius of 100 km)
Nuclear facilities:There are no nuclear facilities nearby the epicenter.
Airport(s):There are no airport(s) nearby the epicenter.
Volcanoes:
LocationVolcanoTypeLast eruptionDistance
Banda SeaNilaStratovolcano
66.68 km
Banda SeaTeonStratovolcano
44.10 km
Banda SeaWurlaliStratovolcano
35.06 km


New Madrid and New York state experienced quakes today, Feb 15 2010

MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
map 1.6 2010/02/15 13:16:09 36.495N 89.561W 7.5 11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
map 1.7 2010/02/15 03:08:04 42.584N 74.156W 20.0 16 km (10 mi) SE of Schoharie, NY
map 2.2 2010/02/15 02:46:25 42.589N 74.157W 20.0 15 km ( 9 mi) SE of Schoharie, NY
map 2.8 2010/02/14 21:32:25 35.570N 97.275W 5.0 12 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Arcadia, OK
map 1.8 2010/02/14 14:36:43 36.660N 89.761W 4.3 7 km ( 4 mi) NE of Parma, MO
map 1.9 2010/02/14 05:36:58 42.584N 74.138W 19.0 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Altamont, NY
map 1.6 2010/02/14 04:41:35 42.582N 74.133W 19.0 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Altamont, NY
map 1.5 2010/02/13 23:52:47 42.584N 74.132W 18.0 15 km ( 9 mi) SSW of Altamont, NY
map 1.3 2010/02/13 23:47:19 42.584N 74.123W 17.0 15 km ( 9 mi) SSW of Altamont, NY



Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World

Update time = Tue Feb 16 0:38:35 UTC 2010


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 2.8 2010/02/16 00:35:07 19.317 -155.214 9.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 6.2 2010/02/15 21:51:48 -7.256 128.794 128.0 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.5 2010/02/15 19:59:04 -25.688 -70.442 37.6 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 4.7 2010/02/15 17:34:39 1.739 127.448 118.5 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.6 2010/02/15 17:29:12 58.837 -137.697 8.0 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2010/02/15 15:46:29 19.352 -69.213 71.2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 2.8 2010/02/15 14:46:05 19.335 -155.371 33.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.5 2010/02/15 14:38:53 -6.253 130.486 121.6 BANDA SEA
MAP 2.5 2010/02/15 12:00:52 18.504 -67.487 18.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
MAP 4.8 2010/02/15 11:50:48 46.815 153.115 44.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.4 2010/02/15 10:15:44 6.138 126.894 99.5 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 2.6 2010/02/15 09:29:34 63.117 -151.399 6.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.1 2010/02/15 08:40:51 18.906 -64.446 46.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.9 2010/02/15 05:29:22 -18.756 -176.627 35.0 FIJI REGION
MAP 3.2 2010/02/15 04:55:21 19.333 -64.621 72.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.8 2010/02/15 03:32:25 35.570 -97.275 5.0 OKLAHOMA
MAP 3.3 2010/02/15 03:07:55 36.705 -121.335 3.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2010/02/15 03:04:59 38.374 -122.588 5.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2010/02/15 02:24:41 17.998 -66.339 13.9 PUERTO RICO
MAP 2.6 2010/02/15 00:10:55 36.062 -117.870 2.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.1 2010/02/15 00:07:09 36.076 -117.862 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA



VOLCANISM NEWS

Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 11 February 2010

The rate of earthquake occurrence in the Madison Plateau area is now at background levels. As of February 11, 2010 4:00 PM MST there have been 1,805 earthquakes located. The swarm began January 17, 2010 around 1:00 PM MST about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Old Faithful area on the northwestern edge of the Yellowstone Caldera. Swarms have occurred in this area several times over the past 30 years. Visual observation of landforms and geothermal features by Yellowstone National Park personnel did not show any changes that could be attributed to the earthquakes.

This swarm is now the second largest recorded swarm at Yellowstone. It was longer (in time) and included more earthquakes than last year's swarm beneath Yellowstone Lake (December '08/January '09).


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Current Emergencies
Upd.Date/TimeEventCountryCounty/StateRead
214/02/2010FloodBulgariaYambol ProvinceRead

14/02/2010DroughtBurundiUnknownRead

08/02/2010Cold WaveMongoliaUnknownRead
Short-time events
Upd.Date/TimeEventCountryCounty/StateCityRead

02/15/2010Epidemic HazardIndonesiaJakarta RayaJakartaRead

02/15/2010FireNew ZealandNorthern IslandOnehungaRead

02/15/2010Cold WaveUSAState of FloridaFloridia-wideRead

02/15/2010FloodGreeceEast Macedonia and ThraceAlexandroupolisRead

02/15/2010FloodCanadaProvince of Newfoundland and LabradorHappy Valley-Goose BayRead

02/15/2010Biological HazardMyanmarYangoon AreaMayangoneRead
302/15/2010Vehicle AccidentBelgiumWalloniaHalleRead

02/15/2010LandslideIndiaState of Himachal PradeshKinnaurRead

02/15/2010Vehicle AccidentGermanyState of SaxonyAbout 36km south-east of DresdenRead

02/15/2010Epidemic HazardSri LankaCentral StateMatale districtRead

02/15/2010Biological HazardNew ZealandSouthlandStewart Island coastal areaRead

02/15/2010Vehicle AccidentPhilippinesProvince of CagayanPiatRead

02/15/2010Heat WaveIndiaState of KarnatakaBangaloreRead
102/15/2010Tropical StormTongaUnknownStatewideRead

02/14/2010DroughtBurundiUnknownStatewideRead
102/14/2010LandslideIndiaState of Himachal PradeshKinnaur districtRead
102/13/2010Tropical StormSamoaUnknownPago Pago areaRead
402/11/2010Tropical StormCook IslandsUnknownStatewideRead
302/05/2010Biological HazardUnited KingdomCapital CityLondonRead




Weather Caused Massive Crashes in Midwest- video

Pileup on Interstate 70 Near Kansas City Involves 40 Cars, 2 Buses; 15 Injured, but None Seriously; Highways Reopen






Westbound Interstate 70 was closed west of the Kansas 7 interchange near Bonner Springs because of a multiple car pileup accident involving up to 40 vehicles. Traffic was backed up as far as I-435. Emergency personal, KDOT and KTA personal began to untangle the wreckage on Sunday, February 14, 2010, as snow began to fall again. CHRIS OBERHOLTZ/The Kansas City Star




Clinton expected to seek Saudi Arabia's help in confronting Iran

A Royal Feast for Hillary Clinton in Saudi Arabia


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival at the Royal Palace in Riyadh airport February 15, 2010.

New York Times - Mark Landler - ‎1 hour ago‎

RAWDAT KHURAYIM, Saudi Arabia — The king of Saudi Arabia had Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton over for a friendly lunch Monday here at his desert camp, northeast of Riyadh. In a gesture of informality, King Abdullah reached for his remote control and switched on a giant flat-screen TV as soon as they sat down to eat at the vast horseshoe-shaped table.

With sports scores and highlights from a soccer match blaring from the screen, the king and Mrs. Clinton chatted over a buffet of lamb, rice, hummus and other dishes. At times, they lapsed into silence and stared at the TV, which, as if on cue, covered Mrs. Clinton’s visit to Saudi Arabia.

It was not clear whether the high volume also allowed King Abdullah to discuss private matters with his guest without the rest of the room eavesdropping. (In another gesture to Mrs. Clinton, King Abdullah made a rare exception and invited journalists traveling with her to the lunch.)

By all accounts, the king’s meeting with President Obama in June did not go well. Mr. Obama pressed him to make diplomatic gestures toward Israel, but the king balked and the president left empty-handed.

This time, King Abdullah seemed determined to strike the right mood. He sent his ultraluxurious tour bus to pick up Mrs. Clinton at the airport for the hourlong drive to his camp. The foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, regaled her with jokes and stories about camels on the way.

Prince Saud’s stories provided the grist for Mrs. Clinton to break the ice when she arrived at the encampment, a guarded complex with a fleet of helicopters and air-conditioned trailers surrounding a six-pointed black tent that resembled nothing so much as a circus big top.

“I want you to know, your majesty, that his highness thinks camels are ugly,” Mrs. Clinton said with a grin, pointing to Prince Saud.

“I think his highness was not being fair to camels,” the king replied.






Map of US shows national unemployment growth from 2007 through 2009


This is a map of the US that visually shows the transition of our employment levels from 2007 through Dec 2009. And as we all know - these numbers are not the true picture because of the way the numbers are compiled but the map still shows the problem as it grew over time.

Click on the 'Play' arrow to watch the transition
http://cohort11.americanobserver.net...ediafinal.html





SPREADING THE POLICE STATE ACROSS THE GLOBE

NATO Says Airstrike in Kandahar Kills 5 Civilians


Published: February 15, 2010

Filed at 1:38 p.m. ET

KABUL (AP) -- NATO says an airstrike against suspected insurgents has killed five civilians in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.

Monday's accident follows the deaths on Sunday of 12 Afghans, who were killed by two U.S. rockets in neighboring Helmand province. Some 15,000 U.S., Afghan and other international forces are in Helmand on the third day of a major offensive to reclaim the town of Marjah from Taliban control.



WHY ARE FIRING MISSILES IN PAKISTAN? WHO DECLARED THAT WAR?

U.S. Missiles Kill 6 in Pakistan






Trump of the day






Alex Jones' InfoWars.com | Featured Stories - February 15, 2010

Obama Breaks Yet Another Key Campaign Promise

Paul Joseph Watson | Administration to “rule by decree” in face of mounting populist opposition to big government agenda.


A Meesage to Glenn Beck: What Are the Dangers of 9/11 Truthers?

Joe Robertson | Your Debra Medina attack really got me asking why it was a top priority for you to “expose” her “9/11 truther” connections.


The Goal of Modern Propaganda: Mythocracy

Cindy Sheehan | The the myth is that there is a difference between an elected Democrat and an elected Republican.


Palin, Beck: Judas Goats Against The Freedom Movement

The National Expositor | Clearly, the elite are very scared of Debra Medina.


A Familiar Pattern: “Anarchists” Disrupt Peaceful Protest in Vancouver

Kurt Nimmo | Despite draconian speech restrictions and the interrogation of activists by police, anarchists slipped through the police state net and were allowed to destroy property.


Ron Paul Discusses The Greece Bailout

You Tube | Ron Paul urges that Greece is but a warning of what is yet to come.





WayneMadsenReport.com | February 15, 2010


Thousands protest Niger president's dictatorship. Over 10,000 protest Tandja regime in Niamey.

QUAKE NEWS (Chapter III of "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" by Emmanuel Goldstein, 1984, by George Orwell: "All members of the Inner Party believe in this coming conquest as an article of faith. It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon . . . others explore even remoter possibilities such as focusing the sun's rays through lenses suspended thousands of kilometres away in space, or producing artificial earthquakes and tidal waves by tapping the heat at the earth's centre. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Pentagon briefing, April 28, 1997: "Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves.")

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS

COUNTRY FOCUS: Turkey. Turkey to assist in Iran uranium swap. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes pitch to Tehran.





Russia dismissed on Monday reports that world powers had made new offers to Iran on uranium reprocessing


February 15, 2010

Russia dismissed on Monday reports that world powers had made new offers to Iran on uranium reprocessing in a bid to defuse growing tensions over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

"There have been no new offers," a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

He added that Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi's earlier statement on new offers was most likely a reference to a scheme drawn up in Vienna last October by the UN nuclear watchdog and approved by the Iran Six of the U.S., Russia, Britain, China, Germany and France.

The spokesman confirmed that the offer remained on the table, despite Iran's recent decision to begin enriching uranium to 20%.

In line with the Vienna plan, the Islamic Republic was to ship out its low-enriched uranium to Russia for further enrichment and subsequently send it to France where it would be made into fuel rods.

Tehran stalled and then rejected the plan, suggesting it could consider a simultaneous swap of its low-enriched uranium for 20%-enriched uranium, but that the exchange should be simultaneous and would have to take place on its own territory.

Iran's move to begin enriching uranium to 20% drew stinging criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama, who said on Tuesday that Washington and its allies would begin developing "significant" new sanctions against Tehran.

Obama also praised Russia's "forward-leaning" statements on the issue after Russia's security chief Nikolai Patrushev said Iran's actions meant that fears by Western powers over the nature of its nuclear program were "reasonable."

MOSCOW, February 15 (RIA Novosti)





Will Obama's Record War Budget Lead to a US Victory in Afghanistan? Don't Bet On it?

President Barack Obama has increased the Pentagon's perennially-bloated annual spending spree to its greatest magnitude since World War II $708 billion. Congress eventually will overwhelmingly approve Obama's war budget request for fiscal year 2011, which takes effect in October.

The Obama administration's funding recommendation was announced Feb. 1. The next day Reuters reported that "Shares of major U.S. defense contractors rose on Monday after the Obama administration unveiled a defense budget... that seeks a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget and $159 billion to fund missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan."







GlobalResearch.ca | February 15, 2010







WhatReallyHappened.com | February 15, 2010


Since scarcely a dozen House Members have actually been to Gaza, what actual first-hand knowledge do the rest of the Members of Congress possess on which to base their judgment of the merits of H.Res. 867 or the Goldstone report?

Struggling towns printing their own cash
In an echo of the Great Depression, local currencies with their own special flavors are popping up all over in attempts to give commerce and communities a lift.

Five Million Workers to Exhaust Unemployment Benefits by June
Back in December, the qualification dates for existing tiers of unemployment benefits were extended for an additional two months. Time is up at the end of February.
Webmaster's Commentary:
The latest official (and probably unrealistically optimistic) report from DC is that the unemployment slump will continue until at least the end of 2012.
Obviously, the states will not survive that long.
It may be that 2010 will be the summer of rage.
Obama's challenge: Anger is replacing hope
Thrust into office on the veracity of hope, President Barack Obama is trying to get himself on the right side of a remarkably different national sentiment these days: anger.

Under the guise of “protecting Americans” and choosing itself in so-called “national security,” the current Obama administration wants to be able to control the ability of people and organizations to access the Internet.
This concept on its face seems very harmless and in the best interest of the country, however, having the ability to “turn the Internet off or shutting down sites that Obama considers “dangerous” including particular political groups, individuals or organizations who espouse differing views has far reaching political, financial, moral and legal implications.
Such a policy imposed under Executive Order to control what enters Internet sites and what is shared daily would stifle free speech in direct violation of the First Amendment rights of all Americans.
Webmaster's Commentary:
The US Government can no longer control society through deception and manufactured fear. So they are trying to build a "Silicon Curtain" around the people much the way the USSR built the Iron Curtain, and for the same purpose.
But the Iron Curtain fell, killed by nothing more than Fax machines, and so too will the Silicon Curtain fail, because the people know the truth is out there now, and will not go quietly back to the 1950s "Father Knows Best" fear-0the-commies blindness.
Ireland's Catholic clergy must admit to "abominable acts" over the child abuse scandal that rocked the church in the Republic, a Vatican official said today.
Webmaster's Commentary:
"We have run out of hush money!"
The White House Council of Economic Advisers released its Economic Report to the President on Thursday, outlining the administration’s economic projections and policies. The report shows that the White House is expecting mass unemployment to continue for years, with only minor decreases from the current rate of nearly 10 percent through 2012.
Webmaster's Commentary:
"I keep being asked what is an acceptable level of unemployment. Actually, that's a rather hard question to answer. What may be an acceptable level of unemployment to one man may not be an acceptable level of unemployment to another. I guess it depends on whether you have a job or not. I'm working. And so are all of my friends. And their kids." -- Official White Horse Souse
Muslim terrorists 2% (27 votes)
the US Government 98% (1381 votes)
Total votes: 1408

Erdogan called on the developed world to rescue 1.5 mln-Gazans from Israeli aggressions and siege, ending human tragedy in the land.

A few days ago we posted "The Great Highway Robbery Continues: How the FDIC is Legally Transferring Billions in Taxpayer Money to Hedge Funds" which presented a clip by Think Big Work Small, highlighting what was seemingly a grand scheme to defraud taxpayers with the FDIC's complicity.
Webmaster's Commentary:
"The last official act of any government is to loot the nation."
The Federal Reserve is poised to turn off a major money spigot that has helped sustain the ailing real estate sector, as an extraordinary program under which the Fed has pumped $1.25 trillion into the mortgage market is slated to end March 31.

U.S. Terror Attack ? 'Ninety Days at Most'
Webmaster's Commentary:
"Just as soon as that Mossad guy pretending to be 'Al Qaeda' convinces some patsy he's gonna see Allah when he pushes that button on the bomb we provided!" -- Official White Horse Souse
Pregnant Woman, Husband Kicked Off Spirit Airlines Flight For Asking For Water
A New York doctor claims that he was booted from a Spirit Airlines flight for asking for water for his pregnant wife on Sunday.

Are Lebanon and Israel Headed for War?
Neither side wants to be guilty of starting the next war, but people in Lebanon say tension is now so high the smallest incident may provide the trigger.
Webmaster's Commentary:
If war starts, then one side wanted it.
4.9 million lbs. of beef recalled
The recall includes approximately an additional 4.9 million pounds of products by Huntington Meat Packing Inc. under the Huntington, Imperial Meat Co. and El Rancho brands, the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Friday.

Video: @GlennBeck What Are the Dangers of 9/11 Truthers?
It’s enough to get me wondering if these truthers are a “National Security Threat” or what hideous crimes they may have committed against the U.S. of America.
Glenn, you seem pretty on top of this, besides “thought crimes”, what are the crimes or “threats posed” by “9/11 truthers” to the country or yourself?
It’s a good question… huh, Glenn?
Webmaster's Commentary:
I notice that the corporate media, as typified by Beck, always place the blame for the controversy on those who seek the truth. It never seems to occur to them to wonder if maybe the perpetrators were rather stupid to try to try a false-flag deception like this in the age of the internet, then dump the propaganda mess on them to clean up!
Bank of America forecloses on house that couple had paid cash for
Charlie and Maria Cardoso are among the millions of Americans who have experienced the misery and embarrassment that come with home foreclosure.
Just one problem: The Massachusetts couple paid for their future retirement home in Spring Hill with cash in 2005, five years before agents for Bank of America seized the house, removed belongings and changed the locks on the doors, according to a lawsuit the couple have filed in federal court.
Webmaster's Commentary:
Look at the video at THIS LINK and you will learn that the tax-payer funded bailouts, taking trillions of dollars from the American people and giving it to the banks so the banks can loan it back to us at interest, has actually created a situation in which the banks make MORE money by taking homes away from people.
Another case of TSA overkill
Did you hear about the Camden cop whose disabled son wasn't allowed to pass through airport security unless he took off his leg braces?

The next major threat to the ozone layer: nitrous oxide

Webmaster's Commentary:
"Redi-Whip is destroying the world!!!!" -- The Goracle
It should be obvious that the Man-Bear_pig crowd is finally realizing their their campaign to trick into feeling guilty about something that happens naturally has bombed. But all those people who grew rich on grants for global warming aren't about to go out and find real jobs actually making things, so the hunt is on for the next scary thing on which they can base their grant proposals.

Nanowaste: The Next big threat?
Webmaster's Commentary:
Apparently, having finally accepted that Al Gore's CO2 scare has bombed, the UN scare-mongers are test-marketing the next big BOOGA BOOGA!

Plasma screen TVs: The next environmental threat?
Webmaster's Commentary:
The human-caused global warming ship has sailed (sunk, really) and the cultists are desperate to find something else scary to wave at us, to trick us out of more money and more freedoms.

Earth's growing nitrogen threat
Webmaster's Commentary:
"Okay, okay, so the carbon-tax is a bust. How about a Nitrogen tax? There's much more nitrogen in the atmosphere! and. and, and, we can blame the new ice age on it!" -- Saint Al of the Gore

Wall St. Helped to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis
Wall Street tactics akin to the ones that fostered subprime mortgages in America have worsened the financial crisis shaking Greece and undermining the euro by enabling European governments to hide their mounting debts.

PROPAGANDA ALAERT - Bruce Anderson: We not only have a right to use torture. We have a duty
Webmaster's Commentary:
This guy is saying, Yeah, it's bad and evil and against international law, but what the heck, let's use it anyway, because those are MUSLIMS over there!"
Obama Breaks Yet Another Key Campaign Promise
Despite the fact that Obama campaigned on the platform of eliminating abuse of executive powers which occurred under Bush, he is on course to pass more executive orders than Bush did during his eight years in the White House.
Webmaster's Commentary:
Show me where in the Constitution the President has the authority to issue Executive Orders for any purpose other than to implement the legislations passed by Congress.

Spanish Inquiry of Alleged Bush-Era War Crimes Begins Monday
In his Opinion submitted to the Court last spring, Pepper concluded:
“… from the U.S. government’s own documents and the public statements of its leaders, that there is prima facie evidence of the following crimes:
*
o Torture and the Conspiracy to Commit Torture
o War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
o Waging Aggressive War
o Illegal (Arbitrary) Detention

~~~~~~~~~~~snip~~~~~~
He further concluded that the Spanish Court, “is fully able and obligated …under international law and Universal Jurisdiction” to prosecute if the evidence indicates that prosecutions are legally justified

Congressman Says US Should Break Gaza Blockade
The United States should break Israel's blockade of Gaza and deliver badly needed supplies by sea, a U.S. congressman told Gaza students.
Rep. Brian Baird, a Democrat from Washington state, also urged President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy to visit the Hamas-ruled territory to get a firsthand look at the destruction caused by Israeli's military offensive last year.

GORDON DUFF: AFGHAN LEADERS CALL SURGE, “IMBECILIC AND TRAGIC”
“We have millions of young men coming of age, America doesn’t realize this. Each one will become a fighter with one purpose in life, to free their country and drive out foreign invaders. Each child you see will be a trained soldier with a Kalashnikov. We will fight for a century if we have to. Ask Britain, ask Russia, they know. Why did America have to come here, join with criminal elements, brutal drug lords, mass murderers, people whose only history is brutality toward their own, why was America so stupid as to think we would respect them when they and their stooges rain bombs down on our children?

Aspartame has been renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener
In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world's most notable artificial sweeteners do? Why, rename it and begin marketing it as natural, of course. This is precisely the strategy of Ajinomoto, maker of aspartame, which hopes to pull the wool over the eyes of the public with its rebranded version of aspartame, called "AminoSweet".
Over 25 years ago, aspartame was first introduced into the European food supply. Today, it is an everyday component of most diet beverages, sugar-free desserts, and chewing gums in countries worldwide. But the tides have been turning as the general public is waking up to the truth about artificial sweeteners like aspartame and the harm they cause to health.

The Media Response to the Growing Influence of the 9/11 Truth Movement.
Eight countries – Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Russia – have allowed their publicly-owned broadcasting stations to air the full spectrum of evidence challenging the truth of the official account of 9/11.
This more open approach taken in the international media – I could also have included the Japanese media – might be a sign that worldwide public and corporate media organizations are positioning themselves, and preparing their audiences, for a possible revelation of the truth of the claim that forces within the US government were complicit in the attacks – a revelation that would call into question the publicly given rationale for the military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Administration's Offenses Impeachable (from June 3, 2005)
"On July 23, 2002, Dearlove briefed Tony Blair about the meeting. He said that Bush was determined to attack Iraq. He said that Bush knew that U.S. intelligence had no evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and no links to foreign terrorists...." Published on Friday, June 3, 2005.
Just a reminder as Obama and israel try to ramp up war with Iran.


Belgium investigates head-on rail collision

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
An investigation has been launched into the rush-hour train collision which killed 18 people outside the Belgian capital, Brussels.
Video: Belgium Trains Collide, 25 Dead CBS



India Suspects US Involvement In Terror Attacks





Goldman Sachs - The Greek Connection






Metro Detroit news: Across Wayne Co., shortened jail stays frustrate cops, communities

Some Wayne County communities are refusing to scrimp on punishing those guilty of misdemeanors, even as they cut services and lay off employees.





Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosure filings jump 30%


Western Cities Fare Best in Well-Being Index

USA TODAY

Feeling down? You might consider a move to Boulder, Colo.

A massive new study of Americans' attitudes concludes that the city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is home to the happiest, healthiest people in the United States. At the bottom of 162 large and medium-sized cities: Huntington, W.Va.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, based on interviews with more than 353,000 Americans during 2009, asked individuals to assess their jobs, finances, physical health, emotional state of mind and communities.

CHECK THE INDEX: How does your city rank?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-02-15-cities_N.htm#table




Michelle Obama to address nation's governors

USA Today - ‎5 hours ago‎
First lady Michelle Obama will take her "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity before an important audience of potential allies when she addresses ...






New Armored Wall System Assembles Like Legos, Could Replace Sandbags in Afghanistan



Those of you landing in Afghanistan in coming months may not have to engage in the sandbag stacking and trench digging usually associated with lowly grunt-dom. An $800,000 investment in an armored wall system known as McCurdy’s Armor could have Marines rapidly erecting 6.5-foot-tall mortar-, RPG- and bullet proof fortresses in less than an hour, saving the days it can take to fortify an area by conventional means and making forward-operating units more nimble.




Big lithium reserve could make Bolivia a key energy player, supplier to US battery makers


Beneath this high desert in the Andes is about half the planet’s supply of lithium, dwarfing all other known sources of the rare mineral, which has experienced a surge in demand in recent years. It is used in making batteries to power everything from cellphones to electric cars.


CYBERSPACE
Akamai Real-Time Web Monitor
Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers


Microsoft unveils new mobile Windows system

Microsoft Corp. unveiled the latest version of its Windows mobile-phone operating system, adding video-games and music features in a bid to stop market share losses to Apple Inc. and Google Inc.




SteveQuayle.com - Picture of the Day - February 15, 2010






SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines - February 15, 2010


Congress Refuses to Bring Home Millions of Jobs

China v World as a Trade War Comes Closer

The Boxankle Adventure (The Day the Dollar Died Series)

Secession as a Solution to the Washington Debt Threat

Platinum Gaining Popularity in India, Slowly But Steadily

The Boxankle Adventure (The Day the Dollar Died Series)

Recent CEO/CFO/Other Resignment s (150+)

Spectators Hurt by Rogue Wave at Surfing Event

Americans Stock Up to be Ready for End of the World


Former US Officials in Cyberattack Simulation

Terror Arrests in Lone Star State


Survival Tips for the Business Traveler


Martial Law Warning! Police Chiefs Across America Resigning! Secret Meeting in Australia Held by Banker Elite – video

Who Really Owns Your Child When It Comes to Vaccination?

Where Will You Be on December 21st 2012?

Domes, Obelisks, and Magic Squares, O My!

Credible UFO Quotes by Prominent Individuals

Where’s Your Flying Car (and Your Jetpack)?


Cyber Warriors


Future Police: Meet the UK's Armed Robot Drones



Toxins in our food supply; foods meant to nourish us could be killing us

Dr. Oz says we are in a worldwide crisis due to the toxic pollution in our food supply. New studies show that we are more at risk now than ever before. The environmental crisis is now affecting our food through mercury, pesticides and bisphenol A. These toxins can wreak havoc on our bodies, causing damage to vital organs as well as cancer.

Mercury High levels of mercury can lead to developmental problems in babies. It can also damage the heart, kidneys and brains of adults. 8% of women have dangerously elevated levels of mercury in their blood. 90% of the mercury comes from fish. An EPA study found mercury in every freshwater fish that was tested. There has been no safe level of mercury found in humans.

Mercury Poisoning

  • fatigue
  • headache
  • trouble thinking
  • tremors
  • unsteady gait

Pesticides Has been known to cause cancer and ravage the nervous system. Nearly 1/3 of all fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. are coated with pesticides. Dr. Alan Greene advised the public not to panic and stop eating fruits and vegetables because they are good for you. Pesticides can be directly toxic or neurotoxins. The higher the levels of pesticide that were found in children involved in a study in New York showed the kids had higher incidences of ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities. In a study with animals that were fed the same diet and had same exercise plan, those exposed to pesticides weighed 10% more. Dr. Green recommends eating organic fruits and vegetables as it does lower your exposure to pesticides.
Bisphenol A
Has been linked to ovarian cancer, breast cancer and diabetes. 93% of Americans have BPA in their bodies from plastics. More information on what to look for, safe alternatives and how to cut your exposure of BPA.

How to limit exposure to toxins

  • Buy organic (it is more expensive but to save costs stick to organic apples and potatoes because of the higher amount of consumption and higher levels of pesticides). It has also been advised to purchase organic fruits and vegetables that are thinned skinned due to the risk of the pesticides contaminating the inside
  • Eat fish lower in mercury (salmon) (eat younger, smaller fish like herring and sardines) Avoid or eat rarely: Ahi tuna, swordfish, tilefish. Albacore tuna had more mercury than chunk light tuna. Chunk light tuna is ok twice a week. Albacore once a week. It can be canned or pouch.
  • Choose fresh when possible. Frozen is second best. Choose boxes, glass or alternative packaging over cans.

For organic foods in Norfolk, visit Organic Food Depot.

More information: Healthy foods,Top Ten Superfoods and Eat This, Not That and Toxins in your home.

http://www.examiner.com/x-32805-Norfolk-Healthy-Living-Examiner~y2010m2d9-Dr-Oz-Recap-Toxins-in-our-food-supply-foods-meant-to-nourish-us-could-be-killing-us


"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail"
- Benjamin Franklin
American Preppers Network
Utah Preppers - Ready for Anything : 72 Hour Kits

SurvivalBlog.com
StanDeyo.com
Holly Deyo's 'Dare to Prepare'
100 Items to Disappear First

A free ebook as to what may result if the electrical grid goes down: "Lights Out" pdf
Move Your Money Find community banks in your neighborhood now!
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How Thirsty are You Prepared to Be?
How to Find Water and Make It Safe to Drink
Solar Water Heater & Pasteurizer Made From Everyday Recyclables
FOOD
Building the One Year Food Supply
Growing a Beautiful Edible Landscape in an Urban Neighborhood
Growing Food in Times of Scarcity
Alternatives to Storing Wheat
Herbs & Spices for Cooking, Healing & Barter
Bug Out Smoke/Cook House
Meals, Buckets and Cache
Basics of Building-Your-Own Hydroponic Garden
Depression Cooking
Raising Catfish in a Barrel
USDA Home Canning Guide
DISASTER LESSONS LEARNED
100 Items That Disappear First in a Disaster
Basic Survival 101
Nothing Left on the Shelves
Disaster Preparedness – Principles of Self-Sufficiency

MEDICATION
Sources for Prescription Medications?

SHELTER
How to Set Up A HEPA Filter System
Pacific Yurts
PREP COMMENTARY
A Suggested Survival List
Circle of Friends: The Importance of Other People in Our Preparedness Plans
Survival Retreat vs. Neighborhood Survival
When The Bubble Bursts……What Will I Need?
Situational Preparedness for Fall 2009: Viral
Thoughts on Disaster Survival
So You Don't Think So
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Determining the Rules and Engagement of Possible Scenarios
Handy Farm Devices
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Intelligence, Disemination, and your Crediblity
Lancet's 1920 Paper on Flu
Oils to Avoid Plague
Survive Martial Law
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Criminal Gangs in TEOTWAWKI -- Understanding a Potential Threat

Amazing youtube channel with 166 videos. How to cook on a rock, rocket stove out of rocks, tan a hide, build a shelter, wild edibles, how to skin a cow.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BushcraftOnFire#g/u






US Debt Clock

FDIC:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


FDIC "insurance" is a Ponzi scheme, except in this case Mr. Ponzi has the power to create money and bail himself out indefinitely



UFO NEWS
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
UFO Database

UFO filmed above Chinese city during the daytime


Michael Cohen

An anonymous witness noticed a fast moving triangular UFO crossing the sky above an unknown metropolis somewhere in China. The fast-acting witness to the UFO quickly grabbed for their mobile phone camera and was able to take this blurry footage. Some of China's UFO buffs have argued that this footage, as unclear as it is, constitutes evidence that unidentified flying objects do indeed exist in the skies above us.

This footage has been posted on UFO websites across China and opinions as to the possible identity of the object vary. Most Chinese UFO enthusiasts think that this particular object might be a secret military craft. A minority think it might well be extraterrestrial.

Reports of UFO sightings in the skies above China continue to roll in. Only two weeks ago a number of residents claim to have seen a spherical UFO descend on Shanghai. The above photo, initially thought to have been a hoax, is now regarded as a genuine capture of that object. Chinese Scientists are now planning to add this footage to the long list of images they intend to study in the hope of determining the identities of the objects in question.




Could You Pass the 8th Grade Exam of 1895?

Questions: What percentage of this year's seniors and last year's high school graduates could pass the following 8th grade test required in 1895, even if the few outdated questions were modernized? How many college students could pass it? For that matter, what percentage of high school teachers could pass it? And - - what percentage of today's schools have standards for promotion from 8th grade equal to or tougher than those required in 1895?

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895

This is the eighth-grade final exam* from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken
from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society
and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run.
5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7-10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts. per bu, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $.20 per inch?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10.Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, and 1865?

Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10.Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of N.A.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10.Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.

The top of the test states > "EXAMINATION GRADUATION QUESTIONS OF SALINE COUNTY, KANSAS
April 13, 1895 J.W. Armstrong, County Superintendent.Examinations at Salina, New Cambria, Gypsum City, Assaria, Falun, Bavaria, and District No. 74 (in Glendale Twp.)"

According to the Smoky Valley Genealogy Society, Salina, Kansas "this test is the original eighth-grade final exam for 1895 from Salina, KS. An interesting note is the fact that county students taking this test were allowed to take the test in the 7th grade, and if they did not pass the test at that time, they were allowed to re-take it again in the 8th grade."






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