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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tuesday Evening News Update | December 15, 2009

If you are having some problems with websites not loading, lowness of the internet, this may be the reason (lots of attacks going on tonight):




http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/dataviz1.html



Previously undiscovered ancient city found on Caribbean sea floor - possibly even pre-dating the ancient Egyptian pyramids, at Giza




WASHINGTON, DC (Herald de Paris) - EXCLUSIVE


Researchers have revealed the first images from the Caribbean sea floor of what they believe are the archaeological remains of an ancient civilization. Guarding the location’s coordinates carefully, the project’s leader, who wishes to remain anonymous at this time, says the city could be thousands of years old; possibly even pre-dating the ancient Egyptian pyramids, at Giza.


The site was found using advanced satellite imagery, and is not in any way associated with the alleged site found by Russian explorers near Cuba in 2001, at a depth of 2300 feet. “To be seen on satellite, our site is much shallower.” The team is currently seeking funding to mount an expedition to confirm and explore what appears to be a vast underwater city. “You have to be careful working with satellite images in such a location,” the project’s principle researcher said, “The digital matrix sometimes misinterprets its data, and shows ruins as solid masses. The thing is, we’ve found structure - what appears to be a tall, narrow pyramid; large platform structures with small buildings on them; we’ve even found standing parallel post and beam construction in the rubble of what appears to be a fallen building. You can’t have post and beam without human involvement.”

Asked if this city is the legendary city of Atlantis, the researchers immediately said no. “The romanticized ideal of Atlantis probably never existed, nor will anyone ever strap on a SCUBA tank, jump in the water, and find a city gateway that says, ‘Welcome to Atlantis.’ However, we do believe that this city may have been one of many cities of an advanced, seafaring, trade-based civilization, which may have been visited by their Eurocentric counterparts.”




It is unknown at this time how the city came to be on the sea floor, and not on dry land. “We have several theories.”


The team hopes to conduct a massive mapping and research expedition, to learn as much as possible about who these people were, before turning the site over to the Caribbean island’s home government. “Whatever we’ve found does not belong to us,” the project’s leader said, “It belongs to the people of this island, and to the world at-large. If any pieces are brought to the surface, they belong in the hands of a museum.”


The project team asks that for more information, or to find out how to help fund their research, please contact the Herald de Paris’ publisher, Jes Alexander, at a specially set-up telephone number: 415-738-7811.


READ MORE AND VIEW PHOTOS:


http://www.heralddeparis.com/previously-undiscovered-ancient-city-found-on-caribbean-sea-floor/65855




RELATED:


More from Caribbean site .. New detail images just released







READ MORE AND VIEW PHOTOS:


http://www.heralddeparis.com/more-from-caribbean-site-new-detail-images-just-released/65927





Airlines in Deeper Trouble than Forecast




The U.S. government must craft a plan next year to get its ballooning debt under control or face possible panic in financial markets, a bipartisan panel of budget experts said in a report on Monday.


Bernanke's Fake Economic Recovery

By usurping powers not granted under its charter, the Fed has resuscitated insolvent institutions and helped them continue the transfer of wealth from one class to another, in the traditional direction: up.


ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) Alliance Forgoes US Dollar



Pillaging the Average American: Wall Street Paying Back Bailouts with Bailouts

My Budget 360 | The Federal Reserve has been the biggest player in the $14 trillion bailout.






DO AMERICAN SHEEPLE HAVE ALZHEIMER'S?

KEEP THE SHEEPLE'S EYES OFF GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION






Tim Geithner's tax evasion


January 22, 2009


THE US senate finance committee has voted for a tax evader to become Treasury secretary. He is likely to be confirmed by a vote on the senate floor soon.


Be in no doubt that is what Tim Geithner is. I’m not sure what is more amazing about this case: the virtually free pass he has been given by the media, the toothless opposition of the Republicans or the magnitude of Obama’s first betrayal of his ideals.

In 2006 the Internal Revenue Service discovered that Geithner had not paid he had failed to pay taxes in 2003 and 2004 because he had incorrectly believed they were deducted at source by the IMF, where he had moved after serving the treasury in the Clinton administration. He duly paid about $17,230 in back taxes and interest.


After he was selected to lead the treasury in November, it was discovered as part of his vetting that he owed a further $25,970 for 2001 and 2002 as well. That was the point Obama should have dropped Geithner, instead he has championed him as the only man fit for this major job in dire times ...




http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/alexspillius/8174427/Tim_Geithners_tax_evasion_/


GOVERNMENT-CORPORATE
MEDIA ATTACKS POSTAL WORKERS' BACK TAXES


Headline from Fox News on Monday:

How many of these have suffered layoff?

Postal Service Employees Owed $300M in Taxes, IRS Data Shows

Stated in the body of the Fox news article:

"The postal service is the largest federal employer outside the military, so it would predictably have a relatively large number of delinquents -- the actual percentage of those failing to pay taxes, 3.95 percent, was less than at a number of other agencies."


FROM NBC NEWS TODAY



"They're just pushing it aside for the next day," Arcovio told the paper."

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Wheres-My-Mail-Waterbury-Post-Office-Overwhelmed-79214222.html




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PREPAREDNESS

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Many components of the modern western diet – meats, fish, dairy products, most grains, sugars, alcohol and caffeinated drinks (in fact, almost everything except vegetables, millet, most fruits and, as we have just seen, apple cider vinegar) – contribute to one's body becoming too acidic. This in turn can open the door to a variety of problems, some of them (including arthritic complaints) potentially serious if this acidic condition persists for many years.

This is because your body will attempt to compensate by retaining alkaline salts in the bloodstream to offset the increase of tissue acidity. Since your body can only tolerate a small imbalance in blood pH (the acid-alkali balance), it will rob alkaline components from other places – including your body's precious alkaline reserves – in an effort to restore proper pH equilibrium. This can result in heartburn, digestive distress, stomach upset, fatigue and a multitude of other symptoms. Simple, inexpensive kitchen baking soda can fix this.

Very useful in keeping the body healthily alkalized is half to one teaspoon a day of baking soda in water. Don't take it with or within an hour of meals, though, as the stomach needs to retain its acidity in order to perform its digestive functions effectively. A great deal of tap water (or even store-bought spring water) is surprisingly acidic; filtration will remove toxins but will not affect the pH balance of the water. (Baking soda can be used to reduce the corrosion of acidic drinking water in municipal water supplies, therefore reducing the toxicity of the lead and copper, which are dissolved from the pipes.) You can purchase a pH testing kit for home use very cheaply, and if the water you usually drink is acidic (i.e. with a pH of less than 7.0) you could remedy this cheaply and easily by adding a pinch of baking soda to all the water you consume.

Baking soda is also effective for polishing teeth (without scratching the tooth surface) and fighting bad breath (sprinkle a little on the toothbrush bristles). It can even be tried for exfoliating skin when acne is a problem (add a little to a facial cleanser in place of using a commercial facial scrub).

When baking soda is added to bath water, sunburn sufferers often experience a notable reduction in pain. Place a cup (8 ounces) of baking soda under the running bath tap so it dissolves completely, and soak in a lukewarm tub for about half an hour. Such a bath will soothe the pain – and you won't have to endure the stinging sensation of a shower. Adding baking soda to a hot bath at any time also helps wash acid wastes out of the body.

In addition, baking soda can be used in cool (but not cold) bath water to soothe other skin irritations and alleviate itching from prickly heat, bee stings, insect bites, and other minor skin ailments. A paste (made with just enough water to get the desired sticky consistency) placed on an insect bite or sting and allowed to dry is a time-tested approach for drawing out and neutralizing poisons.

People with skin allergies who tend to react to commercial laundry detergents might find that washing their clothing and bedding in baking soda is less irritating.

Simple baking soda may also weaken the desire for a cigarette as well as reduce the desire for sugar and sweets. It's used in kidney dialysis to reduce the level of acids in the bloodstream, and acts to prevent bacterial growth in food products. For general purposes of alkalinizing the body, quarter to half a teaspoon twice a day in water is usually enough.

The medicinal and self-care uses of baking soda were recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) more than 150 years ago. For years, baking soda has been recommended because of its antacid effects, mainly to neutralize stomach acids that can cause heartburn, acid indigestion and related discomforts.

As it mixes with the hydrochloric acid in the stomach, baking soda triggers a chemical reaction, and its end products are salt (NaCl, or sodium chloride), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water. The water is harmless, and the carbon dioxide gets released as a gas, producing a familiar burp once the acid is neutralized.

However, commercial antacid products only lessen symptoms oNaturalNews) Many components of the modern western diet – meats, fish, dairy products, most grains, sugars, alcohol and caffeinated drinks (in fact, almost everything except vegetables, millet, most fruits and, as we have just seen, apple cider vinegar) – contribute to one's body becoming too acidic. This in turn can open the door to a variety of problems, some of them (including arthritic complaints) potentially serious if this acidic condition persists for many years.

This is because your body will attempt to compensate by retaining alkaline salts in the bloodstream to offset the increase of tissue acidity. Since your body can only tolerate a small imbalance in blood pH (the acid-alkali balance), it will rob alkaline components from other places – including your body's precious alkaline reserves – in an effort to restore proper pH equilibrium. This can result in heartburn, digestive distress, stomach upset, fatigue and a multitude of other symptoms. Simple, inexpensive kitchen baking soda can fix this.

Very useful in keeping the body healthily alkalized is half to one teaspoon a day of baking soda in water. Don't take it with or within an hour of meals, though, as the stomach needs to retain its acidity in order to perform its digestive functions effectively. A great deal of tap water (or even store-bought spring water) is surprisingly acidic; filtration will remove toxins but will not affect the pH balance of the water. (Baking soda can be used to reduce the corrosion of acidic drinking water in municipal water supplies, therefore reducing the toxicity of the lead and copper, which are dissolved from the pipes.)



Baking soda is also effective for polishing teeth (without scratching the tooth surface) and fighting bad breath (sprinkle a little on the toothbrush bristles). It can even be tried for exfoliating skin when acne is a problem (add a little to a facial cleanser in place of using a commercial facial scrub).

When baking soda is added to bath water, sunburn sufferers often experience a notable reduction in pain. Place a cup (8 ounces) of baking soda under the running bath tap so it dissolves completely, and soak in a lukewarm tub for about half an hour. Such a bath will soothe the pain – and you won't have to endure the stinging sensation of a shower. Adding baking soda to a hot bath at any time also helps wash acid wastes out of the body.

In addition, baking soda can be used in cool (but not cold) bath water to soothe other skin irritations and alleviate itching from prickly heat, bee stings, insect bites, and other minor skin ailments. A paste (made with just enough water to get the desired sticky consistency) placed on an insect bite or sting and allowed to dry is a time-tested approach for drawing out and neutralizing poisons.

People with skin allergies who tend to react to commercial laundry detergents might find that washing their clothing and bedding in baking soda is less irritating.

Simple baking soda may also weaken the desire for a cigarette as well as reduce the desire for sugar and sweets. It's used in kidney dialysis to reduce the level of acids in the bloodstream, and acts to prevent bacterial growth in food products. For general purposes of alkalinizing the body, quarter to half a teaspoon twice a day in water is usually enough.

The medicinal and self-care uses of baking soda were recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) more than 150 years ago. For years, baking soda has been recommended because of its antacid effects, mainly to neutralize stomach acids that can cause heartburn, acid indigestion and related discomforts.

As it mixes with the hydrochloric acid in the stomach, baking soda triggers a chemical reaction, and its end products are salt (NaCl, or sodium chloride), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water. The water is harmless, and the carbon dioxide gets released as a gas, producing a familiar burp once the acid is neutralized.

However, commercial antacid products only lessen symptoms of over-acidity by blocking the production of acid and can often produce unwanted side effects. They alter your body's ability to absorb protein and calcium, which can then create the need for a calcium supplements to compensate.

If it were not for the presence of sodium – which makes the tissue in the stomach highly alkaline – the lining would be destroyed by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The stomach, intestines, joints and ligaments are in constant need of natural food-source sodium. Naturally occurring sodium is not to be confused with the sodium from common commercial table salt, which is processed with extreme heat using many chemical and bleaching agents.

Potassium neutralizes acid wastes, and in combination with sodium, maintains a healthy acid/alkaline balance. Potassium and sodium are nearly always found together in the body and perform many of the same functions. Second only to breathing and maintaining a heartbeat the most important metabolic function our body performs is to maintain a balanced pH. Baking soda, in small amounts, performs this function. f over-acidity by blocking the production of acid and can often produce unwanted side effects. They alter your body's ability to absorb protein and calcium, which can then create the need for a calcium supplements to compensate.
If it were not for the presence of sodium – which makes the tissue in the stomach highly alkaline – the lining would be destroyed by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The stomach, intestines, joints and ligaments are in constant need of natural food-source sodium.

Naturally occurring sodium is not to be confused with the sodium from common commercial table salt, which is processed with extreme heat using many chemical and bleaching agents.

Potassium neutralizes acid wastes, and in combination with sodium, maintains a healthy acid/alkaline balance. Potassium and sodium are nearly always found together in the body and perform many of the same functions. Second only to breathing and maintaining a heartbeat the most important metabolic function our body performs is to maintain a balanced pH. Baking soda, in small amounts, performs this function.


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Baking Soda Prevents Kidney Disease, Renal Failure and Kidney Dialysis

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Baking Soda Boosts Athletic Performance by Alkalizing the Body

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A WAY NOT TO PREPARE:


How to Make Convincing Fake-Gold Bars

On Wednesday, the BBC reported that millions of dollars in gold at the central bank of Ethiopia has turned out to be fake: What were supposed to be bars of solid gold turned out to be nothing more than gold-plated steel. They tried to sell the stuff to South Africa and it was sent back when the South Africans noticed this little problem.




HOMELESSNESS



Poll reveals depth and trauma of joblessness


Unemployment causing major life changes, mental health issues for millions


More than half of the nation’s unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have cut back on doctor visits or medical treatments because they are out of work.

Almost half have suffered from depression or anxiety . About 4 in 10 parents have noticed behavioral changes in their children that they attribute to their difficulties in finding work.

Joblessness has wreaked financial and emotional havoc on the lives of many of those out of work, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll of unemployed adults, causing major life changes, mental health issues and trouble maintaining even basic necessities.

The results of the poll, which surveyed 708 unemployed adults from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points, help to lay bare the depth of the trauma experienced by millions across the country who are out of work as the jobless rate hovers at 10 percent and, in particular, as the ranks of the long-term unemployed soar.

Roughly half of the respondents described the recession as a hardship that had caused fundamental changes in their lives. Generally, those who have been out of work longer reported experiencing more acute financial and emotional effects.

“I lost my job in March, and from there on, everything went downhill,” said Vicky Newton, 38, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., a single mother who had been a customer-service representative in an insurance agency.

“After struggling and struggling and not being able to pay my house payments or my other bills, I finally sucked up my pride,” she said in an interview after the poll was conducted. “I got food stamps just to help feed my daughter.” Over the summer, she abandoned her home in Flint, Mich., after she started receiving foreclosure notices. She now lives 90 minutes away, in a rental house owned by her father.

With unemployment driving foreclosures nationwide, a quarter of those polled said they had either lost their home or been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not paying their mortgage or rent. About a quarter, like Ms. Newton, have received food stamps. More than half said they had cut back on both luxuries and necessities in their spending. Seven in 10 rated their family’s financial situation as fairly bad or very bad.

But the impact on their lives was not limited to the difficulty in paying bills. Almost half said unemployment had led to more conflicts or arguments with family members and friends; 55 percent have suffered from insomnia .

“Everything gets touched,” said Colleen Klemm, 51, of North Lake, Wis., who lost her job as a manager at a landscaping company last November. “All your relationships are touched by it. You’re never your normal happy-go-lucky person. Your countenance, your self-esteem goes. You think, ‘I’m not employable.’ ”

A quarter of those who experienced anxiety or depression said they had gone to see a mental health professional. Women were significantly more likely than men to acknowledge emotional issues.

Tammy Linville, 29, of Louisville, Ky., said she lost her job as a clerical worker for the Census Bureau a year and a half ago. She began seeing a therapist for depression every week through Medicaid but recently has not been able to go because her car broke down and she cannot afford to fix it.
Her partner works at the Ford plant in the area, but his schedule has been sporadic. They have two small children and at this point, she said, they are “saving quarters for diapers.”

Shame, embarrassment


“Every time I think about money, I shut down because there is none,” Ms. Linville said. “I get major panic attacks . I just don’t know what we’re going to do.”

Nearly half of the adults surveyed admitted to feeling embarrassed or ashamed most of the time or sometimes as a result of being out of work. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the traditional image of men as breadwinners, men were significantly more likely than women to report feeling ashamed most of the time.

There was a pervasive sense from the poll that the American dream had been upended for many. Nearly half of those polled said they felt in danger of falling out of their social class, with those out of work six months or more feeling especially vulnerable. Working-class respondents felt at risk in the greatest numbers.

Nearly half of respondents said they did not have health insurance , with the vast majority citing job loss as a reason, a notable finding given the tug of war in Congress over a health care overhaul. The poll offered a glimpse of the potential ripple effect of having no coverage. More than half characterized the cost of basic medical care as a hardship.

Many in the ranks of the unemployed appear to be rethinking their career and life choices. Just over 40 percent said they had moved or considered moving to another part of the state or country where there were more jobs. More than two-thirds of respondents had considered changing their career or field, and 44 percent of those surveyed had pursued job retraining or other educational opportunities.

Joe Whitlow, 31, of Nashville, worked as a mechanic until a repair shop he was running with a friend finally petered out in August. He had contemplated going back to school before, but the potential loss in income always deterred him. Now he is enrolled at a local community college, planning to study accounting.

“When everything went bad, not that I didn’t have a choice, but it made the choice easier,” Mr. Whitlow said.

Formal, informal safety net

The poll also shed light on the formal and informal safety nets that the jobless have relied upon. More than half said they were receiving or had received unemployment benefits. But 61 percent of those receiving benefits said the amount was not enough to cover basic necessities.

Meanwhile, a fifth said they had received food from a nonprofit organization or religious institution. Among those with a working spouse, half said their spouse had taken on additional hours or another job to help make ends meet.

Even those who have stayed employed have not escaped the recession’s bite. According to a New York Times/CBS News nationwide poll conducted at the same time as the poll of unemployed adults, about 3 in 10 people said that in the past year, as a result of bad economic conditions, their pay had been cut.

In terms of casting blame for the high unemployment rate, 26 percent of unemployed adults cited former President George W. Bush ; 12 percent pointed the finger at banks; 8 percent highlighted jobs going overseas and the same number blamed politicians. Only 3 percent blamed President Obama .

Those out of work were split, however, on the president’s handling of job creation, with 47 percent expressing approval and 44 percent disapproval.

Unemployed Americans are divided over what the future holds for the job market: 39 percent anticipate improvement, 36 percent expect it will stay the same, and 22 percent say it will get worse.



Springfield, Missouri city council declares homeless problem a calamity


Dec 15, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield City Council took action Monday night on what it's calling an economic and housing calamity. The problem is the ever-growing populaton of homeless people. Aside from declaring homelessness a calamity, the city is temporarily suspending some zoning regulations, which will open new avenues to get people out of the cold.

Under the plan, there would also be a clearinghouse -- a one-stop center -- where officials could direct homeless people to the appropriate locations and shelters ...









Black Hole Closer to Earth Than Thought
By SPACE.com Staff

posted: 15 December 2009
11:22 am ET

Astronomers have accurately measured the distance between Earth and a particular black hole for the first time. And wow, is it close.


The researchers determined that the black hole V404 Cygni is located 7,800 light-years from Earth — or just slightly more than half the distance that was previously assumed.


That puts it relatively nearby to Earth, where the distance to the center of the galaxy is about 26,000 light-years, and the nearest star beyond the sun is a mere 4.2 light-years away ...


http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091215-black-hole-distance.html




Informally known as the 'Soap Bubble Nebula,' this planetary nebula, officially known as PN G75.5+1.7, was discovered by amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich on July 6th, 2008.

A nebulae (from Latin: "cloud") is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and plasma.



OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE:

About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation


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Click to view Animated Magnetosphere on YouTube: December 15, 2009







MOON UPDATE

Current Moon Phase

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SUN
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/

http://solarcycle24.com/

Magnetic fields trigger solar wind



New Sunspot 1035 was numbered on Monday and has shown steady growth during the day. Sunspot 1034 remains very small and is losing size.

The X-Ray Flux shows a greater chance for B-Class flares and perhaps a smaller chance for a C-Class event.

The solar flux reached 79 on Monday.

Sunspot 1034 and larger sunspot 1035






EARTHQUAKE NEWS





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 = Wed Dec 16 0:51:32 UTC 2009

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 3.6 2009/12/15 23:42:08 51.613 -175.841 53.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2009/12/15 23:31:38 19.132 -66.457 24.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.6 2009/12/15 23:13:51 63.240 -143.782 4.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.1 2009/12/15 22:53:25 19.140 -66.467 20.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.8 2009/12/15 22:25:32 -22.041 -176.131 41.7 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 4.7 2009/12/15 21:23:48 -20.955 -178.530 523.5 FIJI REGION
MAP 4.6 2009/12/15 16:39:53 -17.515 -63.418 31.7 SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
MAP 5.1 2009/12/15 15:10:48 -29.477 -177.824 57.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
MAP 3.9 2009/12/15 12:55:51 60.215 -152.897 118.4 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2009/12/15 12:10:04 59.852 -153.598 149.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.2 2009/12/15 11:34:44 -44.439 -82.007 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
MAP 3.1 2009/12/15 09:52:19 36.405 -117.850 2.4 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2009/12/15 09:26:28 51.978 -176.149 138.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2009/12/15 05:21:07 19.322 -155.126 9.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2009/12/15 04:13:41 36.654 -121.276 7.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.6 2009/12/15 03:34:08 43.907 -128.462 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP 3.7 2009/12/15 02:05:35 51.018 174.432 32.9 NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2009/12/15 01:35:17 32.632 -115.670 6.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.9 2009/12/15 01:32:12 20.104 -155.913 10.2 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 3.4 2009/12/15 01:03:27 32.632 -115.657 3.7 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO



VOLCANISM NEWS



Manila, Philippines – Nearly 50,000 villagers near active Mayon volcano were moved to an evacuation center today.



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National Severe Weather Map
Surface Temperature Forecast Map







UN'S COPENHAGEN GLOBAL WARMING BEING USED BY WESTERN ELITE'S AS AN EXCUSE FOR 'GLOBAL GOVERNANCE' and $$ FOR THE FEW


Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?
Please ... take time to vi ew this video clip on YouTube. It’s only four minutes long. Then forward it to your friends. We must rise up and STOP our president from signing this treaty!
http://www.pyrabang.com/view.php?ref=thenetprophet&post_id=42151

UN Goons Silence Journalist Who Questions Gore On Climategate

Steve Watson, Paul Watson | Carbon Billionaire refuses to correct the record on statements regarding CRU emails.



‘Parliament of World Religions’ urges Copenhagen to act on climate change

Aaron Dykes | Even religion has become a tool for the climate change agenda. The 2009 Parliament of World Religions has organized around ‘faithful’ action on climate change.



UN Treaty Creates Globalist Wealth Transfer Agencies

CNSNews | A draft proposal released by the United Nation’s climate negotiating group outlines a plan for creating two new international agencies designed to transfer technology and money.



One Child Policy: The Case For Killing Junior

Moe Bedard | The “Case for Killing Junior” has just begun and I am afraid that the ruling class who control every facet of our society are hell bent on leading the West down this hellish path.





WAR: ONE OF THE BUSINESSES OF THE
BANKING-MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX



International Law: The First Casualty of America's Drone War
- by Max Kantar - 2009-12-14


When Did “Special Ops” Become Kidnapping, Drug Dealing, Torture and Political Dirty Tricks?


CIA Ends Top Defence Firm's Contract


A Military Health Care System Over-Stretched by Two Ongoing Wars
US: Soldiers Forced to Go AWOL for PTSD Care

Headley could be 'double agent' of US agencies, Lashkar

PTI

Top official sources said that there is strong suspicion that CIA knew about David Headley's link with Lashkar-e-Taiba one year before the Mumbai attacks but did not convey it when he was freely travelling across India.





SANTA CLAUS NEWS




1,004 South Korean volunteers wearing Santa Claus costumes pose in a campaign to raise money for a charity donation in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 1, 2009. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea where over half of the population of 48 million are Christians.


UFO NEWS
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
UFO Database


Witnesses Claim Alien UFO Landing in Barstow, CA






Monday, December 14, 2009

Are you ready for some out-of-this-world news?

Residents of Barstow, CA are claiming there was an unidentified flying object (UFO) landing on a local highway on Saturday, Dec. 12, which has been sparking internet forum postings.

The sighting was called to our attention by a reader Eric.

A relative of a witness reported on an internet forum Godlikeproductions.com about the sighting Saturday at 1:20 pm EST: “My sister just received a call from her stepson from Barstow who attested that a UFO landed on one of the major highways there (presumeably [sic] Interstate 40 or 15). The UFO was surrounded by a team of black cars. Witnesses are questioning whether this is a Government UFO or the ‘real thing.’ My sister is waiting for a return call from her stepson. I’ll give more details as they arrive.”

Today the same person, maya2012, wrote back to the forum after hearing more information from the sister: “Her nephew called today. Apparently, the UFO landed (or crashed) off off the road early in the morning when it was still dark outside. The police and black cars arranged themselves so that their headlights were faceing [sic] outward, making it difficult for people to see what was happening. My nephew’s coworker took two pictures but they came out somewhat blurry. He stated that you could partially see the UFO in one picture. My nephew doesn’t have the pictures, his coworker does. We’re still trying to get them. A large military transport was brought in to take the UFO back to the nearby military base.”

Whether the UFO was an alien spacecraft or a military plane is unknown.

If the UFO claims are true, there will probably be other Barstow residents reporting the sighting soon since it was on a highway.

It should be interesting to hear what other people from Barstow have to say about the sighting.

See our article on the strange alien-like spiral lights in Norway that appeared on Wednesday and Thursday: http://peoplemagazinedaily.com/?p=3651

Source: http://peoplemagazinedaily.com/?p=3707



Drinking more than three cups of tea or coffee
(regular or decaffeinated)
a day appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes,
says a new study.



The finding is based on the analysis of previous studies reported in the December 14/28 issues of Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA.




http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/health-fitness/health/Coffee-tea-cut-diabetes-risk/articleshow/5339129.cms




Chicago Zoological Society, Sophia, a 27-year-old orangutan, and her unnamed 6-month-old baby female



TALK AT YOU ALL LATER!


My News blog: The Cave

Published Version of my News Updates: Surviving the Revolution and Earthchanges


LINKS:



(Keeping them in "safekeeping" via emailed News Updates In case my blogs get bombed out of the water AGAIN!)


Posted on HalfPastHuman.com:

Link to Sun Spot 2012 Cataclysm material

An alternative explantion for 2012 (PDF File).

Author held anonymous, but permission granted to disperse this material.


From Steve Quayle: A free ebook as to what may result if the electrical grid goes down: "Lights Out" pdf


The Cave's Page of Maps of Hazardous locations - past, present & potential future


Global Internet Monitor
http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/dataviz1.html

Akamai monitors global Internet conditions around the clock. With this
real-time data identify the global regions with the greatest attack traffic, cities with the slowest Web connections (latency), and geographic areas with the most Web traffic (traffic density). Click on "ATTACKS" on the top of the screen at the link. (You can pull the slider from Europe to the US to see number of attacks)





SolarCycle24.com


National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications
Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS)
Budapest Hungary

Note:: If you follow this link to the main global map scroll down to find listing of various earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.


Recent Volcano Observatory Activity Reports

List of Volcanoes of Antarctica and South Sandwich Islands





VOLCANOES by REGION:

Mediterranean and W Asia | Africa and Red Sea | Middle East and Indian Ocean | New Zealand to Fiji | Melanesia and Australia | Indonesia | Philippines and SE Asia | Japan, Taiwan, Marianas | Kuril Islands | Kamchatka and Mainland Asia | Alaska | Canada and Western USA | Hawaii and Pacific Ocean | México and Central America | South America | West Indies | Iceland and Arctic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | Antarctica


African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making - Geologists Show that Seafloor Dynamics Are at Work in Splitting African Continent

Space.com | June 10, 2009 - Incoming space rocks now classified by military WHY?


Maps of Nuclear Power Reactors
The Living Moon



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