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4.5 2012/06/08 04:27:24 37.025 138.494 133.3 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
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Farmers and ranchers in Australia see the dangers of frackers:
http://www.rigzone.com//news/article.asp?a_id=118458&hmpn=1
SP: maybe they will have better luck than the Americans, but don't hold your breath. The fracking industry greases slimy bureaucrat palms faster than the nuke pukes. Yeah… stick those cesium-tipped fracking drill bits where the sun don't shine.
It's a quick race to get vast profits and then leave behind ruined water aquifers.
Advisor to the king: "Sir, the peasants have no water to drink!"
The king: "Let them drink champagne"!
Advisor: "The toxic water killed the grapevines!"
The king: "Let them prove it!"
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Friends of the Earth (FoE) Australia
http://foe.org.au/
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Another 4.5 and a 5.0 off Honshu
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MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_35.php
Magnitude5.0 Date-Time
• Friday, June 08, 2012 at 05:22:39 UTC
• Friday, June 08, 2012 at 02:22:39 PM at epicenter
Location37.528°N, 141.930°E Depth40.8 km (25.4 miles) RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances105 km (65 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
120 km (74 miles) SE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
129 km (80 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
281 km (174 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000aaak.php
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friday night in sydney. done my workout, now keep it pumping before going out ..
The Black Keys …
3:54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Voylnu3FQ
Hilltop Hoods …
3:52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNf5miQ6tWY&feature=related
(yeah, i know it's not facebook here
but it's friday night, hey, chill)
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Fukushima debris, algae blooms, CMEs, etc.
2MIN News June 8, 2012: Hottest Spring Ever
http://youtu.be/HtL6F1bGqDg
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Today I watched a co-worker pound down a coffee product with Milk from Japan.
I live in Virginia.
Here is a few pictures, it was bought at a local Asian Market by his spouse.
UCC Coffee http://pic.twitter.com/a7OhKJCw
UCC Coffee http://pic.twitter.com/PenZa1CV
Manufactured for UESHIMA – here;
http://goo.gl/TsEst
Approximately 400 Miles from Fukushima.
The can is on my counter in the kitchen, I'm going to let my wife try it to see if its any good. lol
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My opinion of course (lol)…
We could likely see another large scale earthquake in japan (Today), within 4 to 18 hours of this post…
An incoming m3.3 cme impacted us today; and solar winds are now subsiding (into what I consider the danger zone)… Once the sun passes japan (between 2-8 pm Japan Time. ) I expect a large seismic event to occur…
All theoretical of course…
Maybe another 5-6.o magnitude. Maybe even a 7… But I vote anywhere between 5 and 6.5
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Yep, yep. Enlil Solar Prediction back online, uses UT.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
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Sun past 4 days c2.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c2.gif
Sun past 4 days c3.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c3.gif
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Goes x-ray http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html
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6.0 2012/06/09 21:00:18 24.522 122.337 70.9 TAIWAN REGION
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What are tomorrows winning lotto numbers?
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Musing on Friday night…
X-37B
Air Force Has Secret Space Shuttle
http://www.aol.com/video/air-force-has-secret-space-shuttle/517388924/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl18%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D167875
But..they want you to know..the mission is ending soon…(ya right)
Air Force's secret X-37B space plane mission ending soon
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47744016
The controversy:
X-37B: Is the orbital drone of USAF/NASA, triggering world wide earthquakes???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_alOq958fk
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Kevin Costner downplays Stephen Baldwin's role in oil business venture http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/celebritynews/9321021/Kevin-Costner-downplays-Stephen-Baldwins-role-in-oil-business-venture.html
Kevin sold his machine to BP..it was never used.
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I was stunned when I first saw the statement, "Happy people do not feel the effects of radiation" BUT some of you are so stressed right now that I almost agree. It is Friday Night and I want to talk about my favorite actors. When I was young they were John Wayne and Cary Grant, Then it changed to Harrison Ford, and Sandra Bullock. But now it has to be Will Smith , Independence Day, Enemy of the State, Bad Boys, Men in Black, I Robot, Hancock, The list goes on and on. Please take this weekend and relax, and stop stressing so much. It will be good for you. Happy people are more productive.
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Wow…
Video: Super cell thunderstorm hits graduation
Updated: Friday, 08 Jun 2012, 8:46 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 08 Jun 2012, 8:46 AM EDT
http://www.wane.com/dpps/news/strange/video-super-cell-thunderstorm-hits-graduation-ob12-jgr_4200262
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How to spot a sociopath
They are masters at turning one group of people against another group while proclaiming themselves to be the one true savior. Wherever they go, they create strife, argument and hatred, yet they utterly fail to see their own role in creating it. They are delusional at so many levels that their brains defy logical reasoning. You cannot reason with a sociopath. Attempting to do so only wastes your time and annoys the sociopath.
Tip for exposing sociopaths: Start fact-checking something they claim
~Lots of info. http://www.naturalnews.com/036112_sociopaths_cults_influence.html
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#3) Sociopaths are incapable of feeling shame, guilt or remorse. Their brains simply lack the circuitry to process such emotions. This allows them to betray people, threaten people or harm people without giving it a second thought. They pursue any action that serves their own self interest even if it seriously harms others.
~Sound like anyone you know?
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Re Sociopaths/psychopaths & the difference between them & 'normies' – a good way of conceptualizing this came to me this morning.
We all know how we are – we don't always do what we know, deep down, that we should do (as the Founding Fathers our our late great country knew) – such as be fair in all our dealings. We all are tempted to stray from 'the Golden Rule' when it is to our advantage & we think we can get away with it, especially in dealings with large impersonal organizations &/or if 'everyone else is doing it, so why not me?'
For instance, if a checker mistakenly gives you back too much change or fails to charge you for an item… many if not most of us would guiltily just not say anything, reasoning perhaps that it's peanuts to this mega-company, which as we all know is screwing us anyway, but to us it is significant, & it feels good, a small 'score', etc.
But most of us would not beat our 3 year old for crying in the middle of the night, or cold-bloodedly run a scam on innocent 'marks' as con-men (like, uh, Wall Street,D.C., the 'Oval Office' etc.?) do.
However, the sociopaths really have no problem doing such things – they lack that 'still small voice' of conscience that can nag away at one, often years & even decades after a wrong-doing, even a relatively minor one.
This way of seeing it takes into account that all of us are "li' dat" to some extent – it is a matter of degree – and whether we KNOW the difference.
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+1000 for li dat
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The shrinking of the Aral Sea
“The vast area of exposed seabed is laced with pesticides, so when the wind blows, dust storms spread salt and toxic substances over hundreds, if not thousands of kilometres. It's estimated that 75 million tons of toxic dust and salts are spread across Central Asia each year.”
http://orexca.com/aral_sea.shtml
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5,000 people like Enenews.
Enenews on Facebook
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Yes, 5004 members on Enenews Facebook! Quite a number….
Also… Anybody know what happened to Whoopie? Last seen a week ago. I hope she didn't just wear out from her tireless efforts.
"Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are."
— St. Augustine
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Morning SP, I also wonder where Whoopie is…I didn't note her email when she dropped it here at times..come on Whoops, make yourself seen!!
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wow SP that quote was beautiful… and so true.. maybe whoopie taking time out..sometimes we just need to take a looong drive and endure…enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Jt4J1FPLg&feature=related
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2MIN News June 10, 2012: Flare Confusion, Disaster Report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXo_qLOTxmI
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Super Solar Storm To Hit Earth In 2013 'Carrington Effect'; 400 Nuke Plants Will Melt Down/Explode; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/super-solar-storm-predicted-to-hit-2013.html
EMP; Electromagnetic Pulse Effect And High Altitude Nuclear Bombs; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/emp-electromagnetic-pulse-effect-and.html
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Whoa – pneumonia cases in Japan have risen again and are higher than in June 2011… not good.
http://idsc.nih.go.jp/idwr/kanja/weeklygraph/18myco.html
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pneumonia in the northern hemisphere summer??
having the same thing happening in the uk because of euro nuke puke but dont have any stats yet… grr
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The Sacrifice (24 mins documentary)
Watch it here -> http://7016.seesaa.net/article/193306072.html
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Magnitude4.7 Date-Time
• Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 08:38:09 UTC
• Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 05:38:09 PM at epicenter
Location39.029°N, 140.532°E Depth36 km (22.4 miles) RegionEASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN Distances84 km (52 miles) SSE of Akita, Honshu, Japan
87 km (54 miles) N of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
91 km (56 miles) NNW of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
378 km (234 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000ac14.php
MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php
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Whoa, EQ watch. Don't know why sudden increase across globe.
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Increase in plasma in stereo B is all I see. Almost peaked.
An increase in Radial velocity A is predicted. 8pm 12 June a
good thump on earth is predicted. High plasma density and low radial velocity, with Stereo A and B increasing.
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Places where GM mosquito has been released:-
Malaysia
Florida
Brazil (10 million)
This is how they create anti-malaria resistant mosquito!?
Kill, Kill, Kill :O
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Climate change rate could be faster than thought, study suggests –
Data indicate China's carbon emissions could be 20% higher, prompting fears Earth is warming at a much faster rate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/11/climate-change-china-carbon-emissions?intcmp=122
*the "new ice age" some delusionists keep dreaming about should better hurry up then
*just saying
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3MIN News June 11, 2012: Floods, Global Quakes, Spaceweather Update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAcsqtBSqfk
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Medical isotopes offer 'valid alternative' to reactors
Their research has proven that this important medical isotope, used in nuclear medicine imaging for about 250,000 Alberta patients each year, can be created in a device known as a cyclotron—and is as safe to use and provides as reliable an image as reactor-based isotopes. Their results are a promising first step in responding to an impending global need for an alternative supply.
"We have taken the technetium made on the cyclotron and shown that it behaves exactly the same as the technetium we get from the reactor," he said. "We've shown that the quality of the technetium and the quality of the images is the exactly the same."
This process is a significant step in the search for a viable non-reactor-based solution to replacing the medical isotope stream currently produced by the aging Chalk River facility, where 40 per cent of the world's medical radioisotope supply is generated. The balance of the world's supply of these imaging isotopes comes from aging reactors in South Africa, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, installations that will soon need extensive upgrading or replacement.
Currently, technetium-99m is used in 85 per cent of all nuclear medicine procedures globally every year.
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-breakthrough-imaging-isotope-source.html
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TSA Help Wanted – GOOGLE CENSORED VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WVhtNsibY5c
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3MIN News June 12, 2012: w/last minute Update at the End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQ6hCf7_Tc
Unknown Readings/Sound JUNE2012 – Induction Magnetometer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xi5jMa830o
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This is so wrong. These farmers with protective clothing(!) planting rice in Fukushima.
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/data/2012/06/12/21ookuma
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if you have a you tube account and want to drop busby a line or two..
hes raving it up in france with the family and posted the video..
an extremely content busby at that!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrku_R8_Cw
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Radchick tweet – Massive sun flare possibly earth directed just now…more info to follow.
Checking.
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Sun past 4 days.
C2
http://goo.gl/ycRSR
C3
http://goo.gl/nW8yy
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Member States of NATO and the GCC are preparing a coup d’état and a sectarian genocide in Syria. If you want to prevent these crimes, you should act now: circulate this article on the Internet and alert your elected officials.
More atomic troubles…. maybe a nuclear war. Hugs to everyone !!!
http://www.voltairenet.org/NATO-preparing-vast-disinformation
http://www.voltairenet.org/Russian-Warning-Shots
http://www.voltairenet.org/7-June-2012-Russia-displays
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Britain is considering pulling the plug on whistleblowers. A bill is circulating through parliament there which, if it comes into force, might discourage people from speaking out against serious violations and corporate wrong-doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkQCOpMOGZg
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they have already pulled the plug on the citizens, so its the natural next step..
usa says park nuclear weapons in an AIRCRAFT CARRIER on the thames and we do..
then usa says draw up laws to make sure any future uk julian assanges/journalists and future whistleblowers will be "transported" to the colonies with ease and for small charges too.. imo
"then they came for the for me……"
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I'm sorry that you've been pestered with, someone else said that they hassled him for years
Nuke weaponS on thames? Which boat/ship/warship? Have you gone there with your geiger? I hope they are displaying a big radiation mark so that everyone can avoid walking nearby.
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Have you gone there with your geiger?
after some of my recent comments i probably am being stalked by black helicopters from the incredibly large lump of metal down the thames aways..
if i was to pull out a gieger near that ship i would probably spend the rest of the day having depleted uraniums munitions being removed from a very tender spot indeed..
you can do it though
i lend you me gieger….
just thought though, if the usa does the decent thing and allows whole communities to resettle on the us bases in japan.. where will they put all that hardware and personnel??
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"Have you gone there with your geiger?!"
NO. There are many boats on the thames, I wouldn't have a clue which one unless I ask for a direction. "err, excuse me? Do you know which one's got DU on board?" lol
US army left Japan. They moved their base to Guam lol
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns world risks triple crisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jun/12/imf-world-risks-triple-crisis-christine-lagarde
The IMF…waiting for more global instability…to prey upon the weak and hungry.
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3MIN News June 13, 2012: Disaster Report, Spaceweather Update
Solar Loops, Iceland Volcanoes, Magnetic Sensors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdI1W_rpbPo&list=UUTiL1q9YbrVam5nP2xzFTWQ
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Ha..even WPP is getting stuck up..
Why it's…Sir Martin Sorrell..the head man himself…doing the "stick up".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/9329267/WPP-shareholders-oppose-Sir-Martin-Sorrells-pay.html
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PS..Haha..WPP wanted a beast and now they have one…
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Osaka bay looking yellow ( a skywatcher moment)
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/osaka-bay-looking-yellow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
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Flame and Stuxnet: Two cyber weapons unleashed by same master
http://www.rt.com/news/flame-stuxnet-kaspersky-iran-607/
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Rand Paul takes on drone surveillance
http://rt.com/usa/news/rand-paul-surveillance-law-733/
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SOPA opponents release Digital Bill of Rights
http://rt.com/usa/news/digital-bill-internet-right-667/
Issa and Wyden….interesting.
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Whooopiiiieee – where are you????
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ok im getting concerned too!
i have seen some trace of her 4 days ago and i left a message on a contact i have for her…
wll get back if i get a reply…
good news is she is still floating about… hope all is well whoops, enjoy your break!
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Thanks arc
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Yes…the world wonders…where is Whoopie and also Anne…
I am hoping for a Mark Twain rebuttal from both of them….
"the rumors of our demise has been slightly exaggerated"
SP: In this day and age it is worrisome when someone drops out of cyberspace for more than a couple of days. A hotspot of toxins in food, water, or air can give you a bad, bad day. Not everyone can hide out in HEPA-air forever.
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Thanks, SP. I'm taking a computer science class on algorithms that is over my head. Free tuition at http://www.coursera.org
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I'm worried about Radchick who was traveling towards South Bend, Indiana. Any news?
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Maybe she is called ichicax4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jycRtJCTc7M
Someone posted her facebook, but I have lost the link. I saw also that Patti Brassard was posting on her facebook page.
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https://twitter.com/#!/RadChick4Cast
Data Shows Highly Radioactive Field Saturated Geiger Counter In South Bend Indiana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgRohaGxyzQ
Data Shows Highly Radioactive Field Saturated Geiger Counter In South Bend Indiana
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/06/data-shows-highly-radioactive-field.html
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Frozen whale blubber just not kosher in 2012 Japan:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/75-of-meat-from-japans-pacific-whale-hunt-unsold
"TOKYO —
Three-quarters of the tons of meat from Japan’s controversial whale hunt last year was not sold, despite repeated attempts to auction it, officials said on Wednesday…
In a recent report, Japanese anti-whaling campaigners said the poor auction results confirmed that Japanese consumers no longer ate a lot of whale meat."
SP: But some Japanese still like the fresh (albeit now irradiated meat) from the Pacific Northwest:
"It is separate from the smaller coastal whaling programs in northern Japan, whose meat still attracts buyers because it is fresh—as opposed to frozen—and sold in regions with deep whale-eating traditions."
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Basketball that floated to America has been returned…
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/basketball-washed-away-by-tsunami-returned-to-owner
SP: Wilson! Bring your sorry little radioactive face over here so I can decontaminate you!
Note: For folks who eschew modern films…Tom Hanks played a Federal Express executive who spends four years shipwrecked on a desert island with his volleyball "friend" Wilson in the 2000 movie Castaway.
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I can not make this up.
Air Leak Sparks Safety Fears at CDC Bioterror Lab
http://goo.gl/Vskko
E. Coli Outbreak in CDC’s Backyard
http://goo.gl/I0o8F
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How the [Canadian] Government Can Get You
Harper government targeted artist for her green conscience, internal documents reveal
Beth Hong Posted: Jun 12th, 2012
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/06/12/harper-government-targeted-artist-her-green-conscience-internal-documents-reveal
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More soldiers die from suicide than combat
http://www.naturalnews.com/036127_soldiers_suicide_combat.html
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HAARP Exposed
http://endthelie.com/books-and-reading-material/haarp-exposed/#axzz1xorLS5l2
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US backtracks on claims Russia is arming Syrian regime
State department acknowledges Damascus already owned attack helicopters, cited by Hillary Clinton as escalating violence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/15/us-backtracks-russia-syrian-regime
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Union of Concerned Scientists backtracks on GE donations claim
The Union of Concerned Scientists has revised its report accusing GE of distorting the public debate on climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/14/general-electric-donations-climate-science
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What Happens When You Talk to the Public About Drones
Results of the 2012 Know Drones Tour:
1. In spite of the increasing press coverage of drone warfare, and drones coming to US airspace, most people with whom we spoke did not know in any meaningful way what drones are or how they are being used. (…)
3. Most people absolutely object to the idea of police or the military using drones to monitor them, either by visual surveillance or through monitoring cell phone and text messaging. It was through conversation about this that people came to more fully sense how people overseas are reacting to drones and drone attacks.
6. Most people have no meaningful knowledge about the places and the wars in which the US is currently involved with drones – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia – or why the US is involved. Only a few had an awareness of the role of resources – oil, minerals, agricultural products, labor – in these conflicts.
In Phase Two, the tour will visit:
June 16 – 17 – The Clearwater Festival, Croton Point Park, Croton on Hudson, NY.
July 2 – 4 – Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA.
July 12 – 18 – The Columbus – Dayton area in Ohio.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9788-what-happens-when-you-talk-to-the-public-about-drones
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"(AUS)Opposition favours US drones on Cocos"
"The federal opposition would be positive about basing US drones on Cocos Island, despite government moves to hose down speculation that Australian territory will be used as a US military base."
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/opposition-favours-us-drones-on-cocos-20120329-1vzha.html
(r: i didn't know cocos island were a .. hmmm mmm.. 'threat', guess i better do some reading)
oh.. hear goes .. ''Aircraft based in the Cocos would be well positioned to launch spy flights over the South China Sea,''
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Secret bases, hi-tech spy planes as US expands Africa intel
"The US is set to extend its influence, opening a number of intelligence air bases “from the fringes of the Sahara to jungle terrain along the equator,” said the Washington Post. (…)
Some state department officials have questioned the necessity to step-up a US presence in Africa given that many of the terrorist groups active on the continent represent no direct threat to the US.
In spite of doubts the US continues to rack up its presence in Africa. Last month the Army Times confirmed US military plans to deploy over 3,000 troops across the continent as part of a “regionally aligned force concept.” (…)
Army General Carter F. Ham. "Without operating locations on the continent, ISR [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] capabilities would be curtailed, potentially endangering US security.”
http://www.rt.com/news/africa-intelligence-us-spread-780/
*hi richard, what else do we got? Drones to protect the homeland from antarctica pengin terrorism, maybe?
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ah yeah, it just keeps going…
"Police seek bigger picture in using drones but libertarians incensed"
"POLICE in Victoria (australia) are considering the use of drone surveillance aircraft, a move that has alarmed civil liberties advocates."
http://www.smh.com.au/national/police-seek-bigger-picture-in-using-drones-but-libertarians-incensed-20120512-1yjgy.html
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