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  Friday Morning - February 20, 2010 |
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| "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801) |
America’s Global Weapons Monopoly Is the United States supplying all the weapons that sustain war on this planet? No, not quite. But it doesn’t take a PhD in economics to realize that 70% of market share is pretty close to a U.S. monopoly on the tools of warfare |
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| http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ http://solarcycle24.com/ Classification of Solar Flares Magnetic fields trigger solar wind Active Regions: 11049 11046 11047 11048  NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).Amazing satellite image - Dual erupting volcanoes in Kamchatka, Russia Rockin' on the Reykjanes Ridge, IcelandA number of Eruptions readers have noticed that seismicity along the Reykjanes Ridge that runs to the southwest of Iceland onto the island has increased over the last few days. Sure enough, checking the Icelandic Met Office page on seismicity on the island finds a lot of earthquakes on the southwest peninsula that is the manifestation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge hitting the hotspot-related Icelandic landmass. The interaction between the Iceland plume and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is complex, with a step in the mid-ocean ridge across the island. There are no recently active volcanoes on the peninsula just south of Reykjavik - most are to the east, such as Krafla, Grimsvötn and Hekla, but the Reykjanes Ridge is part of the SW rift zone, so obviously a place where volcanism could occur. The Reykjanes Ridge is known to have submarine volcanism off the coast of Iceland, with young lava flows discovered in 1992 after seismic swarms. There are many geothermal prospects in this part of Iceland - part of the energy infrastructure of the island nation - along with known basaltic fields. The last known eruption on the of the rift system was in 1879, although there have been numerous eruptions noticed since humans arrived on Iceland in the 9th century, especially at the excellently named submarine Reykjaneshryggur. An eruption in 1830 produced a VEI 3 eruption that might have formed a temporary island. A number of suspected submarine eruptions may have occurred along the Reykjanes near Iceland since 1879. {See a great summary of more eruptions in Iceland in the comments below from Cat Dynamics' Stein Siggurdsson.} The last eruption on Iceland was at Grímsvötn in 2004, a VEI 3 eruption that produced a jökulhlaup - glacial outburst flood produced by a volcanic eruption. You can see some great images of the event, including pictures of the plume from the eruption taken from aircraft on this website - albeit that the descriptions are in Icelandic. There is even video from the eruption, again in Icelandic (but accompanied by Queen).  Tourist warned to stay away from Chile's Chaiten The rhyolite domes of Chaiten in Chile in an undated photo. Note how much of the previous Chaiten Caldera has already been filled by the new domes that started after Chaiten erupted in May 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iran: US failed to dupe Arab states against Tehran
Shock as British deficit equals that of Greece  Greece loses EU voting power in blow to sovereignty |
Fragmentation Of Iraq Was Israel's Strategy
Arabs would back Lebanon if attacked by Israel: Mussa  |
In-Home Mini Cell Towers Coming Soon (Cancer Bonanza)
According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. |
CNN.com February 18, 2010 A portrait is beginning to emerge of Joseph Andrew Stack, the man officials believe set his house on fire and then intentionally crashed his small aircraft into an office building in Austin, Texas. Stack, 53, owns a Piper Cherokee PA-28, according to aviation records, and federal officials...
Joseph Andrew Stack Revised His Death Letter 27 Times Before Settling On The Final Draft
BusinessInsider.com Feb. 18, 2010 By now, everyone knows who Austin Texas crash pilot Joe Stack is. But his manifesto hosted on EmbeddedArt.com holds clues to how angry he must have...
BusinessInsider.com Feb. 18, 2010 By now, everyone knows who Austin Texas crash pilot Joe Stack is. But his manifesto hosted on EmbeddedArt.com holds clues to how angry he must have...
Coming to an Airport Near You: the Virtual Strip Search
WallStreetJournal.com FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Get ready to be virtually strip-searched. Whole-body scanners are rapidly being equipped with new privacy measures that make their use at security checkpoints very likely in...
WallStreetJournal.com FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Get ready to be virtually strip-searched. Whole-body scanners are rapidly being equipped with new privacy measures that make their use at security checkpoints very likely in...
On borrowed time: shock deficit threatens UK recovery
TimesOnlineUK February 19, 2010 Gordon Brown’s launch of a Labour election campaign promising economic recovery was in jeopardy last night as a record slump in tax receipts...
TimesOnlineUK February 19, 2010 Gordon Brown’s launch of a Labour election campaign promising economic recovery was in jeopardy last night as a record slump in tax receipts...
Complete Crisis Coordination
By: Jim Willie CB GoldSeek.com Thursday, 18 February 2010 The subprime debt issue of 2007 blossomed into a global credit crisis. Likewise, the Dubai sovereign debt issue will blossom into a...
We’re “Absolutely” Headed for Another Crisis Without Reform, Economist Stiglitz Says
FinanceYahoo.com More than a year after the global credit crisis, what’s changed? Not much, says our guest, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. “In many ways, things are worse now..
FinanceYahoo.com More than a year after the global credit crisis, what’s changed? Not much, says our guest, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. “In many ways, things are worse now..
Squeaky Wheels Always Get ‘Greeced’
LewRockwell.com In my previous report, “Bankrolling the Incontinent Subcontinent,” I discussed the basics of the European crisis. The mess was predictable. The experts did not predict it. The...
LewRockwell.com In my previous report, “Bankrolling the Incontinent Subcontinent,” I discussed the basics of the European crisis. The mess was predictable. The experts did not predict it. The...
Stand Up to Census Intrusions
JewishWorldReview.com The Census Bureau estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion, making..
JewishWorldReview.com The Census Bureau estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion, making..
Who Are the Dangerous Conspiracy Theorists?
LewRockwell.com The recent Medina debacle on Glenn Beck’s overrated show highlights the obvious hypocrisy of the Beltway Right-wing when it comes to conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories that question...
LewRockwell.com The recent Medina debacle on Glenn Beck’s overrated show highlights the obvious hypocrisy of the Beltway Right-wing when it comes to conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories that question...
Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | February 19, 2010 Pilot Angry at IRS Crashes Plane Into Austin Office Building -- An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, officials said. Manifesto of Joseph Andrew Stack -- Suicide Letter Written By Joe Stack - Austin Plane Crash Pilot Related Articles: * Joe Stack Pictures: First Photos of Alleged Austin IRS Plane Crasher * Austin Plane Crash Labeled "Right-Wing" Domestic Terror Attack -- In anticipation of evening cable news shows exploiting one man’s grievances against the IRS to smear the entire liberty movement, websites on both sides of the political equation are being flooded with messages from what appear to be Obama supporters calling the Austin plane crash an act of “right-wing domestic terror” committed by Tea Party activists. * Austin Suicide Pilot Posted Anti-IRS Screed -- If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have to happen?” The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time. The writing process, started many months ago, was intended to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn’t enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken. * As Bell Predicted: IRS Plane Attack Hits Freedom -- We note that Time inserted the parenthetical comment "See the making of the Tea Party movement" into the middle of the article. We think it's sad from a strictly human perspective that the article - and others like it rushed into print yesterday - don't seem to provide us with much of a human dimension for this tragic tale. There's not much on the IRS workers in the building, some of whom were badly injured - not even an expression of concern. And certainly no tears are shed for Stack or his family. We say a little prayer for those involved. Massive Hack Attack Shows Major Flaws in Today's Cybersecurity -- "The ZeuS Compromise" may sound like a great movie, but it's actually a newly uncovered, massive hacking network -- and it's a doozy, affecting more than 74,000 PCs in 2,400 business and government systems around the world. Pakistan Avalanche Buries Village and Kills at Least 38 -- At least 38 people are dead after an avalanche buried an entire village in north-west Pakistan. Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Hits North Korea's Northeast Border -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck close to North Korea’s northeastern border with China and Russia today. The depth of the temblor indicated that it was unlikely to have caused extensive damage. The mystery of the blue lines on the ski slope at the 2010 Winter Olympics -- One of the most popular queries so far during the 2010 Winter Olympics has been about the blue lines that are painted on the downhill skiing course at Whistler. Try watching Lindsey Vonn race without wondering what they're for, why they're there and, most importantly, why the heck they're painted blue. The Middle Class Two Income Trap -- Now, even with two income households many with rising job losses are finding they now have to make it with one income while inflation has eroded their buying power over the decades. In this recession 3 out of 4 job losses have been men. The government will sit back and let the middle class get fleeced because they are part of the problem. They speak a good game but are bought by the industry. Prove us wrong if this isn’t the case. Enough talk, time for action. If you can, take you money out of the big banks and put them in local regional banks. 1001 Reasons to Own Gold -- In spite of gold’s recent correction, the reasons haven’t decreased. In fact, the case for holding gold is stronger than ever. And over the past two weeks, a few “reasons” have surfaced that have fallen mostly under the radar. These, I believe, portend a higher gold price. In fact, it is catalysts like these that could end up in our children’s history books that, in retrospect, were obvious to see. Top UN Climate Official Yvo de Boer Resigning -- Yvo de Boer, the top U.N. climate change official, is resigning after nearly four years -- mere months before 193 nations are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt to reach a worldwide agreement on controlling greenhouse gases. Red Pepper Suspected in Salmonella Outbreak -- Crushed red pepper may have been an accomplice to black pepper in the Salmonella outbreak that continues to befuddle food safety authorities in the United States. Suit: Pa. School Used Webcams To Spy On Students -- A suburban Philadelphia school district used the webcams in school-issued laptops to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations, a family claims in a federal lawsuit. State vs. Federal: The Nullification Movement -- There can be no mistake that the present-day federal government bears little resemblance to the extremely limited national government designed by our Founders, where the majority of domestic governing was to be left to the state and local levels. Russia to Deploy Additional Air Defenses -- Russia plans in 2010 to equip two additional military regiments with its S-400 Triumph air-defense system, Interfax reported yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 17, 2009). Revolt! Robbed of Their Right to Buy Traditional Light Bulbs -- Millions of Britons are finally waking up to the fact that their beloved light bulb will disappear for good after 120 years. Is This Incredible Thing in Heavens a Sign From God? -- While scientists don't think it's a comet, they're not exactly sure of the precise origin of the incredible object soaring some 90 million miles from Earth, snapped just a few weeks ago by the Hubble Space Telescope. Obama's Stimulus One Year Out -- Did the stimulus work or not? A year after Congress passed President Barack Obama's huge economic revival plan, the results are mixed — and hardly final. Help Wanted - Arrogant Americans Need Not apply -- The advertisement, posted by Viva USA on behalf of Exelon, has since been removed. 'An arrogant American will not work well in this role,' it read. Breakdown in Gold Market -- "There is going on a lot more than meets the eye. The physical system is actually consolidating bigtime and is organizing itself with lightning speed, totally hidden from pretty much anyone, even the so-called insiders. The paper precious metal market and the physical precious metal market have defacto disconnected. The paper and physical gold markets currently operate in parallel universes. The outflow of physical metal from bank vaults is happening at a mind bending pace." Napolitano meets with Muslim Brotherhood -- Last month, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and her senior staff privately met in Washington, D.C., with a select group of Muslim, Arab, and Sikh organizations. Among the mix were three organizations directly associated with an outlawed terrorist entity — the Muslim Brotherhood. South Carolina Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Federal Currency -- South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state. General Growth Rebuffs Offer from Simon -- General Growth Properties Inc. on Thursday rebuffed Simon Property's recent overtures, suggesting that the bankrupt real estate company may be holding out for a better deal. Video: Jim Rogers: The US and China Are On a Serious Political Collision Course -- In a grainy, video interview with Russia Today, Jim Rogers expresses his fear that the US and China are on a permanent collision course -- the latest Dalai Lama fracas being the latest example. New Underground Economy: Avoidance of Bank Accounts -- The underground or "black" economy is rapidly rising, and the fault is mainly due to government policies. Jobless Claims, Inflation Jump as Economy Wobbles -- The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery. Gold Tumbles as IMF Reaffirms Plans to Sell 191.3 Metric Tons Gold Over Time -- The IMF just announced it would resume selling the balance of its preapproved for sale gold, of which 191.3 tons remains. The sales would be in a phased manner over time to avoid disrupting the gold markets. This is not major news as this is inline with the IMF’s September 2009 announcement to sell 403.3 metric tons of gold. As is well known the IMF has already sold 212 metric tons. Nonetheless, gold is selling off after hours. As gold was bought via dollar shorts, the current unwind is sending the dollar proportionately higher. US State Pension Funds Have $1 Trillion Shortfall -- U.S. states face a total shortfall of at least $1 trillion in their funds for employees' pensions and retirement benefits, and their financial problems are quickly mounting, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States on Thursday. Big Pharma Researcher Admits to Faking Dozens of Research Studies -- It's being called the largest research fraud in medical history. Dr. Scott Reuben, a former member of Pfizer's speakers' bureau, has agreed to plead guilty to faking dozens of research studies that were published in medical journals. FDIC Opens A Massive New Office Near Chicago Just to Handle The Coming Tidal Wave of Midwest Bank Closings They are Expecting -- Is the Midwest about to see a massive wave of bank closings? That is apparently what the FDIC is expecting. The FDIC is opening up a massive new satellite office in the Chicago area that will be dedicated to managing receiverships and liquidating assets from failed Midwest banks. Fox News Abandons Patriotic Americans By Selling Out to Muslim Interest British Threat to Israel Over Dubai Hamas Assassination -- Britain will consider severing its intelligence-sharing agreement with Israel if Mossad agents are proved to have stolen the identities of British passport holders, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. Can We Dispose of Radioactive Waster in Volcanoes? -- Dumping all our nuclear waste in a volcano does seem like a neat solution for destroying the roughly 29,000 tons of spent uranium fuel rods stockpiled around the world. Biden Israel has 'Sovereign Right' to Attack Iran -- Israel is free to do whatever it deems necessary to remove the Iranian nuclear threat, US Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday. Army Investigates Alleged Attempt By Soldiers to Poison Food at Ft. Jackson -- The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were attempting to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. -- Old favorites on Fox that once preached good old fashioned American values and candidates such as O’Reilly, Beck, Hannity and others are now, according to a fresh blog from Neil Turner, Citizens for the Constitution on February 15, 2010, “in the enemy camp, and will be promoting ISLAM, a political system that is abhorrent to our Constitution, as it advocates the overthrow of our Government and our Sovereignty BY FORCE!” |
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Amazing Photos Of Dolphins Surfing Big Waves
On a crest of a wave: In pods up to 400-strong, these surfing dolphins made light work of monster waves up to 25 feet high
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Today in History Friday February 19, 2010 1807 - Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Alabama. He was later tried and acquitted on charges of treason. 1846 - The formal transfer of government between Texas and the United States took place. Texas had officially become a state on December 29, 1945. 1878 - Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph). 1922 - Ed Wynn became the first big-name, vaudeville talent to sign on as a radio talent. 1942 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans. 1942 - The New York Yankees announced that they would admit 5,000 uniformed servicemen free to each of their home ball games during the coming season. 1945 - During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima. 1949 - Bollingen Foundation and Yale University awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry ($5,000) to Ezra Pound. 1953 - The State of Georgia approved the first literature censorship board in the U.S. Newspapers were excluded from the new legislation. 1959 - Cyprus was granted its independence with the signing of an agreement with Britain, Turkey and Greece. 1963 - The Soviet Union informed U.S. President Kennedy it would withdraw "several thousand" of its troops in Cuba. 1985 - Mickey Mouse was welcomed to China as part of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. The touring mouse played 30 cities in 30 days. 1985 - William Schroeder became the first artificial-heart patient to leave the confines of the hospital. 1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company. 1986 - The U.S. Senate approved a treaty outlawing genocide. The pact had been submitted 37 years earlier for ratification. 1986 - The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station. 987 - A controversial, anti-smoking publice service announcement aired for the first time on television. Yul Brynner filmed the ad shortly before dying of lung cancer. Brynner made it clear in the ad that he would have died from cigarette smoking before ad aired. 1997 - Deng Xiaoping of China died at the age of 92. He was the last of China's major revolutionaries. 1999 - Dennis Franz received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2001 - The museum at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center was dedicated. 2002 - NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft began using its thermal emission imaging system to map Mars. |
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