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# 1
Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Peaks Friday
Thread: Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Peaks Friday


# 2
6 planets now alligned at dawn only this Month, none in 2012
Thread: 6 planets now alligned at dawn only this Month, none in 2012


# 3
Breaking!!!! FIRE IN UNIT 4, Fukushima
Thread: Breaking!!!! FIRE IN UNIT 4, Fukushima


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4WTF is going on in Marion Illinois??? Army Decontamination units set up!!!
Thread: WTF is going on in Marion Illinois??? Army Decontamination units set up!!!


# 5
"The biggest story in the market is the currency crash right now occuring in the US"
Thread: "The biggest story in the market is the currency crash right now occuring in the US"

Last Edited by Isis7 on 05/04/2011 02:18 AM

# 2 6 planets now alligned at dawn only this Month, none in 2012
FHL(C) User ID: 1369067 China

If you get up any morning for the next few weeks, you’ll be treated to the sight of all the planets except Saturn arrayed along the ecliptic, the path of the sun through the sky.

For the last two months, almost all the planets have been hiding behind the sun, but this week they all emerge and are arrayed in a grand line above the rising sun. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are visible, and you can add Uranus and Neptune to your count if you have binoculars or a small telescope.

This sky map of the six planets shows how they should appear at dawn to observers with clear weather and an unobstructed view.

Astrologers have always been fascinated by planetary alignments, and the doomsayers of 2012 have been prophesying a mystical alignment on Dec. 21, 2012.

The modern tools of astronomers, such as planetarium software, show otherwise: absolutely no alignment at any time in 2012. But they also reveal a beautiful alignment visible during the month of May this year. [Planet Skywatching Guide for 2011]



[link to www.space.com]



MORNING PLANETS: The Great Morning Planet Show of May 2011 is underway. Every morning for the rest of this month, you can see a beautiful gathering of four planets in the eastern sky. They are Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury, shown here on May 1st over Magnetic Island in east Australia:

"This is beautiful sight before dawn," says photographer Liz Gleeson. "Venus and Mercury have been visible for a couple of weeks, but now Mars and Jupiter have joined them for a four-way conjunction."

An animation from Sky & Telescope shows what is in store for the rest of the month. The quartet of worlds will rearrange themselves on a daily basis, forming different shapes in the pre-dawn sky. The best mornings are the ones around May 11th, when Venus and Jupiter converge to form a tight pair. They are so bright, they might fool you into thinking you've witnessed a double supernova beaming through the morning twilight. But, no, it's just the two brightest planets in our own solar system.

Stay tuned for a whole month of morning marvels!

[link to spaceweather.com]

# 3 Breaking!!!! FIRE IN UNIT 4, Fukushima
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1188964 United States

[link to www.youtube.com]

.::HoLYWaR::.
User ID: 1369030
United States

The burnt shell is burning!
Water must be gone.
Temps must be on route to reach
10K degrees C.

bokonon
User ID: 1357108
Brazil

Hey, I thingk that something really bad must be going on.
THIS IS in Kyodo News just now:
URGENT: Seabed radiation 100-1,000 times normal level off Fukushima plant: TEPCO


BrodyLuv2
User ID: 1363246
United Kingdom

It was about 6x that a Month ago as they reported....TEPCO and Japan INC. have been deliberately quoting massively different Numbers to try and confound the situation for those who they think do not actually understand whats' going on..
In short,they have been treating us like Children over this whole Horrible Issue..
The Worst Ever Event That Has Epic Implications For All of Earths Life.

Really Saddens Me.

Cheers.


Anonymous Coward
User ID: 1356602
Canada

Mods, please un-pin this - this is nothing new - as all the fukushima watchers can tell you, that steam/smoke has been coming out of four a long time, and the video itself shows you that it's not from today.
And yes, it's spewing terrifying amounts of poisons with half lives of 700,000 years.



[link to www.eurad.uni-koeln.de]

Last Edited by Isis7 on 05/04/2011 02:05 AM

# 5 "The biggest story in the market is the currency crash right now occuring in the US"
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1369056 Canada

"The biggest story in the market is the currency crash right now occuring in the US, I think a lot of people are debating whether it is in fact a currency crash," Keith McCullough, CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management told CNBC.

[link to video.cnbc.com]

When you see this on CNBC, watch out.


Anonymous Coward
User ID: 1362661
Mexico


They are setting up for a magical USD mini-rally here, been saying that the short USD trade is way too crowded for a bit here. MSM getting more on the wrong side to be fleeced. Short term of course, then back down.


Anonymous Coward
User ID: 1366311
United States

McCullough dude was totally dissin' "The Bernank" in that segment. When that starts happening on CNBC, watch out below!

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Upcoming guests for GLPVC"s "The Raw Feed"


Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 11:00 PM EST

A Chat with "John Lear"






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GLP Observatory Project: The Domes Are Up...
^TrInItY^ [link to www.godlikeproductions.com]


All the big tubes are up and landed. It is fully up and in place. It's awesome man. So far it has really been good. There is nothing we haven't been able to overcome. The dome is like the biggest on earth. The small domes are pretty much commercially available. The big one is proto-type. Motors - asap. Full automation/ motors issue. Rotomoto plastic dome. The larger dome is the only one of it's kind at the time when we bought it. (sold it in Sept. but waiting for the weather to break/ trade show coming up. Talked the dude into selling the one he had/ said he had to beat him into doing the deal) What are gonna be the capability of the small one - guy told him there were less than 20 of them on earth that was in 2008. Probably about 12 on earth, and maybe far less than that. Get this, we got the only one in stock on earth.

We have tapped that guy when it comes to the instructions/ hands on/ nut n bolts kinda thing. We have a wireless bridge. We're gonna use solar panels to run the main power, we some smaller ones to charge the motors on the doors, to rotate on the doom. We need to have that power supply to charge the battery to open the doom door. We are really at the root level automation...

Backyard program that we are thinking of throwing out and putting our own in. Thinking of coming up with our own system/ streamline the set up. We will see a lot of that in the future.

We have a magazine that loads different filters that take a series of photos depending on how many layers. We will have automated magazine. With this filter set up: Red, Green, Blue, Illuminance filters.

The Illuminant filter isn't a nebula filter / 5 one minute exposure @ five each, then stack a layer of them. Long exposure, deep light saturation.

SBI G System it's like a $7000 system. We got a great deal.

This is how these astro-photographer's do this. It takes a really long time to / SHR1 50 seconds in 3 minutes, SHR 2, SHR 3 all different timing of processing and be able to image these deep galaxy. You'll be able to do all these really great photos. So that everyone can do it. Good 5 minutes, Better 10 minutes, Best 15 minutes, Excellent 20 minutes.

Three clusters of three sets of scopes, and the medium scope, and for deep sky the big one.
Will have a Chat.
Will have to reserve 15 minutes of time.
You can reserve 15 minutes each for three days in a row to complete a project. We will have different time allotted for different projects.

Note: My typing isn't as fast as he was talking, I missed so much, but this is a good idea of some of the wonderful things they are doing. I hope I didn't get anything wrong, just take it with a grain, ok?

Last Edited by Isis7 on 05/04/2011 03:07 AM

EARTHQUAKES:

Update time = Wed May 4 8:13:08 UTC 2011

3.7 2011/05/04 08:10:46 36.387 -117.872 3.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

2.7 2011/05/04 08:08:23 36.386 -117.882 4.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

2.6 2011/05/04 07:24:06 32.209 -115.348 12.8 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO



Update time = Wed May 4 6:04:17 UTC 2011

5.0 2011/05/04 05:41:41 40.848 141.234 35.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

5.1 2011/05/04 04:50:06 -49.219 120.835 14.2 WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE

4.5 2011/05/04 03:21:44 53.349 159.604 64.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

2.8 2011/05/04 03:14:43 62.133 -148.714 27.0 CENTRAL ALASKA

2.6 2011/05/04 02:44:41 34.103 -117.808 15.3 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Last Edited by Isis7 on 05/04/2011 04:16 AM

Solar X-rays: ACTIVE

Geomagnetic field: QUIET

[link to solarimg.org]




World Meteorological Organization
Working together in weather, climate and water

[link to www.wmo.int]



Radiations Levels:

[link to www.epa.gov]
[link to cdxnode64.epa.gov (secure)]



Seismic graphs:
world wide charts:

[link to aslwww.cr.usgs.gov]

Last Edited by Isis7 on 05/04/2011 04:31 AM

BREAKING NEWS:

New York Times

More Nervous Than Ever In New York Even If Bin Laden Is Dead


Call it "the soundtrack of Terror New York." Usama bin Laden is dead now. What are we supposed to do?

Feel a sense of satisfaction, of course. That’s only natural. Accept the circle of revenge. But in practical terms, no one can possibly know what is coming next – or when. And no one has devised a reliable method for protecting us from it. But in times of anxiety like this one, everyone wants to do something. So the NYPD Air Force takes to the sky.

We understand you can’t protect everything forever, not in a city as a open and busy and fluid as this one. And here’s the really frustrating part: Most of the things we can think of to do won’t actually protect us against the most likely threats.

You know the ones I mean. A bomb in the subway. Another office-building take-down. Something very scary from the sea or the air. How will X-ray machines at the airport protect us from any of that? How will guest sign-ins in the office lobbies? How will police helicopters in the sky?

They won’t. They can’t.

At a time like this one, what else do you have?



more at link:
[link to www.foxnews.com]

The Washington Post
Highlights:

Mission launched under political, operational uncertainty

White House says bin Laden was unarmed, had no human shield
Officials attribute initial missteps to administration’s “great haste” in trying to share details even while operational updates were still pouring in.

U.S. presses Pakistan for answers
U.S. officials demand nation quickly provide answers about Osama bin Laden’s years-long residence.


An opening to end the Afghan war
With Osama bin Laden’s death, the U.S. sees a chance to accelerate negotiations with the Taliban.


Across the U.S., celebrations

POST-PEW POLL | Few Americans see bin Laden’s death as an end to the threat of terrorism facing U.S.


Rising gas prices shift debate
A year after a massive oil spill, a single concern is prompting push for more drilling: $4-a-gallon gas.


Libyan rebels seek $3 billion loan
After months of fighting, economy in the eastern portion of the country is badly battered.

more at link:
[link to www.washingtonpost.com]

Al Jazeera
Highlights:


Bin Laden 'was unarmed' when shot dead
CIA chief says a photo showing bin Laden dead will ultimately be released.

North Korea 'holding 200,000 prisoners'
Amnesty International says new images and testimony point to terrible conditions in huge network of prison camps.

Portugal reaches bailout deal
Country to get $115 billion in IMF and EU funds over three years, but deal will require swift parliamentary approval.

Arctic ice melt 'alarming'
Ocean could be ice-free in summers within 40 years and sea levels could rise by 1.6 metres by 2100, says new study.

Fomenting nationalism with murder
While nationalism sweeps the US with the death of Bin Laden, Muslim Americans worry bigotry against them will persist.

Osama's death raises questions
While bin Laden's death may not immediately impact the war in Afghanistan, it rekindles doubts on Pakistan's sincerity.


more at link:
[link to english.aljazeera.net]

World - pravda.ru



USA spreading chaos in Central Asia
World » Asia

The U.S. Department of State has once again warned American citizens about the danger "of terrorist attacks and civil unrest in Uzbekistan." The notification circulated by the foreign ministry said that Washington "continues to receive information indicating that terrorist groups may be planning attacks against U.S. interests in Uzbekistan"



Bin Laden dead: So what?
World » Asia

"An anonymous US official has said that Usama bin Laden is dead and has been buried at sea". Well, it doesn't get much more vague than that, does it? And as for verification, we are left with hearsay, the source of information being little more than a gaggle of grannies at the bakery. And already a fake photo.


European Union bursting at the seams
World » Europe

The European Union is arguing about the controversy surrounding the proposals of France and Italy to restore border controls within the Schengen area due to the influx of refugees from North Africa. As it turns out, the other southern European countries support their initiative. However, the third pillar of the EU - Germany - is against it


Belarus's Lukashenko shows his teeth to Ukraine and EU
World » Former USSR

A large diplomatic scandal erupted between Belarus, Ukraine and the EU. Alexander Lukashenko pointedly did not attend the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and did not spare harsh words addressed to the Ukrainian authorities and the EU leadership. European Commission President Jose Barroso refused to come to Kiev if Lukashenko were to...


Wikileaks: The looting of Iraq's oil
World » Asia

Documents by WikiLeaks prove that the "war" in Iraq was a hoax - concocted by the capitalist powers and amplified by the corporate media. They show the British government, in collusion with the U.S., discussed sharing oil a year before the invasion. The history of weapons of mass destruction was an abject and shameless lie of imperialist nations.


Has Fukushima become another Chernobyl?
World » Asia

On April 26 the world remembered the Chernobyl disaster. The 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident came amid another nuclear tragedy, this time in Japan. What is the situation in Fukushima now, after over a month after the accident? Can we draw parallels with the Chernobyl disaster? Is there a future for nuclear energy after the accident?


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Denmark: Another point of clash of civilizations

NATO continues to attack Libya

Terrorist leader Doku Umarov most likely destroyed in air strike

Strong winds lash Florida

Libyan war damages Russia's economic interests

Bad news for US economy: Gold, silver, oil skyrocketing

Tattoos of Princess of Altai conceal mankind's biggest mysteries


News:

Japan's TEPCO to pay $49 billion to victims

Syrian ambassador upset about being not invited for Royal wedding

US senior national security team reshuffled

Killer tornadoes claim at least 83 lives in USA's south

France and Italy demand in-depth revision of passport-free travel laws


more articles at:

[link to english.pravda.ru]

Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA)



[link to gomex.erma.noaa.gov]


Seattle Times

BP to pay $25 million fine for 2006 North Slope spills


The British corporation at the center of last year's Gulf of Mexico spill will pay a $25 million penalty for the largest oil spill ever on Alaska's North Slope and spend an additional $60 million upgrading its oversight of corroded pipelines in Alaska.


With the settlement, "The intention was to be as comprehensive as we can to address the pipelines of the type that gave rise to this kind of corrosion problem," said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement. The settlement "also provides for an independent monitor to evaluate BP's compliance."

But BP's battles with the government in Alaska aren't over. Tuesday's settlement comes as BP awaits a court hearing in September, during which the Justice Department will ask a judge to punish BP even more, after a November 2009 North Slope spill of 46,000 gallons.

At that time, the Justice Department maintains, BP was still on criminal probation from the 2006 spills.



[link to seattletimes.nwsource.com]