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Glenn Greenwald
The Guardian 2013-05-24 17:42:00
What definition of the term includes this horrific act of violence but excludes the acts of the US, the UK and its allies? Two men yesterday engaged in a horrific act of violence on the streets of London by using what appeared to be a meat cleaver to hack to death a British soldier. In the wake of claims that the assailants shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the killing, and a video showing one of the assailants citing Islam as well as a desire to avenge and stop continuous UK violence against Muslims, media outlets (including the Guardian) and British politicians instantly characterized the attack as "terrorism". That this was a barbaric and horrendous act goes without saying, but given the legal, military, cultural and political significance of the term "terrorism", it is vital to ask: is that term really applicable to this act of violence? To begin with, in order for an act of violence to be "terrorism", many argue that it must deliberately target civilians. That's the most common means used by those who try to distinguish the violence engaged in by western nations from that used by the "terrorists": sure, we kill civilians sometimes, but we don't deliberately target them the way the "terrorists" do. |
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europarl
YouTube 2013-05-24 16:43:00 Comment: Godfrey Bloom, member of European Parliament for the UK Independence Party (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire constituency), and Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group, explains some of the basics of how banking works to other MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg earlier this week.
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| Puppet Masters |
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Jon Lender, Edmund H. Mahony and Dave Altmari
The Hartford Courant 2013-05-21 16:08:00
The staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre - including victims' photos, tapes of 911 calls, and possibly more. The behind-the-scenes legislative effort came to light Tuesday when The Courant obtained a copy of an email by a top assistant to Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane, Timothy J. Sugrue. Sugrue, an assistant state's attorney, discussed options considered so far, including blocking release of statements "made by a minor." "There is complete agreement regarding photos etc., and audio tapes, although the act may allow the disclosure of audio transcripts," Sugrue wrote to Kane, two other Kane subordinates and to Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky, who is directing the investigation of the killings. The bill that's being crafted has not been handled under routine legislative procedures - it hasn't gone through the committee process, which includes a public hearing, for example. Sugrue's email Tuesday indicated that a draft of the bill was being worked on by leaders in both the House and Senate, and might be ready as soon as the end of the day. | |
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Comment: Indeed, the 'actors' nonsense in the aftermath
of Sandy Hook was a first, and has given the authorities justification
for preventing the truth from ever seeing the light of day.
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Jill Richardson
Common Dreams 2013-05-23 13:30:00
If farms and slaughterhouses are rife with repulsive and sadistic abuses, why should we pass laws to help hide it? Standing outside a slaughterhouse in Draper City, Utah, Amy Meyer was horrified by what she saw. Cows struggled to stay out of the plant and employees hauled one cow that appeared sick or injured in a tractor. While standing on public property, Meyer pulled out her cell phone to document the scene. And...she got arrested. Big Ag has found a clever new way to keep the public from seeing footage or photographs of animal cruelty. In six states (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah), Big Ag lobbyists succeeded in making filming or photographing agricultural operations illegal. Similar measures are in the pipeline in other states, although Governor Bill Haslam just vetoed one in Tennessee. | |
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Comment: Read the following articles for a more in
depth look at the current trend in the U.S. to silence anyone from
reporting about the inhumane treatment and abuse of factory farmed
animals:
Why You Can Be Branded a Terrorist for Fighting Animal Abuse FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists Shocking: Reporting factory farm abuses to be considered "Act of Terrorism" if new laws pass Utah Bill Would Make Videotaping a Factory Farm the Same as Assaulting a Police Officer Business lobby moves to criminalize filming animal abuse on factory farms State of Iowa Makes Filming Animal Abuse a Crime |
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Steve Rushton
Occupy.com 2013-05-21 19:31:00
The connections and complicity evident in the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal - especially on the part of regulators - are a weak point for the global banking cartel, which connects a broad network of financial institutions that until now have been discussed as "too big to jail." But a brief look at the way Al Capone's crime network was toppled by tax evasion in the 1930s reveals similar, delicate threads that could quickly unravel the current criminal banking regime. Through male-dominated hierarchical structures, the gangsters in Capone's time rose to dominance through a ruthless pursuit of profits at any price. The crimes were right in people's faces, but they got away with them. Controlling markets as rackets, they co-opted and intimidated authorities. They made enormous riches through organized violence, money laundering and fear-based domination. With an air of invincibility, it seemed at the time that Capone's empire would grow and last forever. Authorities knew he was a criminal overlord who ordered murders, yet none of the charges stuck - until finally he was brought to justice, not for violence, but for tax evasion. The crimes of the modern banking industry invoke comparisons to the rule of mafia mobs of the 1920s in terms of their projected power and institutionalized acceptance. However, it is worth asking whether the "arrestable" moment for systemic crimes committed in connection with the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal may be nearer than we think. |
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Source
2013-05-24 12:31:00
The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush has been charged with murdering a man with a hatchet at his home. Claude Alexander Allen III, 20, was arrested on Friday by police after they found the body of Michael Phillip Harvey, 25, in the woods near the Allen family home in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Records show that the home is owned by Allen's father, Claude A. Allen, a former Bush domestic policy adviser who pleaded guilty to theft in 2006. A man called 911 around midnight and told police that he killed an intruder after he tried to break in. But authorities determined it wasn't a break-in and that the younger Allen knew Harvey. Harvey's body was found around 75 yards behind the house but police told the Washington Post that they believe an altercation occurred and the attack started in a two-car garage. Montgomery County Police Capt. Jim Daly told the Post it was not clear if the argument moved to the woods or if the man's body was dragged there after he died. When police arrived at the large white-brick home, Allen was waiting for them but that his parents were not home at the time of the attack. |
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Ilze Filks and Mia Shanley
Yahoo News via Reuters 2013-05-24 11:20:00
Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. Pupils at a primary school in Kista - an IT hub that is home to the likes of telecoms equipment maker Ericsson and the Swedish office of Microsoft - arrived to find the inside of the small red wooden building had been completely burnt out. While Thursday was slightly calmer than the four nights before, about 30 cars were torched and eight people, mostly in their early 20s, were detained, police said. In a country with a reputation for openness, tolerance and a model welfare state, the rioting has exposed a fault-line between a well-off majority and a minority - often young people with immigrant backgrounds - who are poorly educated, cannot find work and feel pushed to the edge of society. |
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Washingtonpost.com
2013-05-24 06:55:00
A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines. Airport officials briefly closed both runways at Europe's busiest airport, causing delays. They later resumed operation, but passengers were advised to check their flight status. British Airways said it was canceling short-haul flights in and out of Heathrow until 4 p.m. (11 a.m. EDT) so that it could "stabilize our schedule." |
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Vancouver Sun
2013-05-23 22:00:00
The Skagit River Bridge on the I-5 in Washington State has collapsed, sending vehicles into the water below, according to police. Washington State Patrol District 7 spokesman Trooper Mark Francis tweeted around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday that people and cars have been spotted in the water. The Skagit River Bridge is located between Burlington and Mt. Vernon, about 100 kilometres north of Seattle and 128 kilometres south of Vancouver. |
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Michael Briggs
Nearly 5,000 cave paintings have been discovered in a mountain range in a section of northeastern Mexico near the U.S. border.Design&Trend.com 2013-05-24 10:20:00
Archaeologists were stunned by the find, as previous research did not suggest pre-Hispanic groups resided so far north. The red, white and black paintings were found in 11 different sites, and were likely made by early hunter-gatherers. The images depict humans in activities such as hunting, fishing and gathering, and animals like deer, lizards and centipedes. "The find [is] important because with this we were able to document the presence of pre-Hispanic groups in Burgos, where before we said there were none," said archaeologist Martha Garcia Sanchez of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas. "These groups escaped Spanish control for almost 200 years," Garcia Sanchez said. "They fled to the San Carlos mountain range where they had water, plants and animals to eat. The Spaniards didn't go into the mountain and its valleys." |
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Nancy Atkinson
Universe Today 2013-05-24 16:27:00
Cold fusion has been called one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs that might likely never happen. On the surface, it seems simple - a room-temperature reaction occurring under normal pressure. But it is a nuclear reaction, and figuring it out and getting it to work has not been simple, and any success in this area could ultimately - and seriously - change the world. Despite various claims of victory over the years since 1920, none have been able to be replicated consistently and reliably. But there's buzz this week of a cold fusion experiment that has been replicated, twice. The tests have reportedly produced excess heat with roughly 10,000 times the energy density and 1,000 times the power density of gasoline. The names involved are familiar: Italian entrepreneur Andrea Rossi has been claiming for several years that his E-Cat device produces heat through a process called a Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR), and puts out more energy than goes in. In the past, Rossi didn't allow anyone to verify his device because he claimed his device was an "industrial trade secret." |
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SpaceWeather.com
Near-Earth asteroid 1998 QE2
is approaching the Earth-Moon system for a flyby on May 31st. There's
no danger of a collision; at closest approach the asteroid will be 3.6
million miles away. Even at that distance, however, the 1.7-mile-wide
space rock will be an easy target for mid-sized backyard telescopes.
Using a 14-inch Celestron, Alberto Quijano Vodniza of Narino, Colombia
took this picture of 1998 QE2 on May 17th:2013-05-24 15:08:00 The sunlit side of the asteroid will turn more squarely toward Earth during the first week of June. At that time it will reach a maximum brightness of 11th magnitude.
NASA radars will be monitoring the flyby, too. "Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be an outstanding radar imaging target at Goldstone and Arecibo and we expect to obtain a series of high-resolution images that could reveal a wealth of surface features," says radar astronomer Lance Benner of JPL. "Whenever an asteroid approaches this closely, it provides an important scientific opportunity to study it in detail to understand its size, shape, rotation, surface features, and what they can tell us about its origin." Stay tuned for updates and observing tips. |
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Tariq Malik
The moon will take the smallest of dips through the Earth's shadow in a
minor eclipse tonight (May 24) and you can watch the lunar event live
online via a webcast. The lackluster lunar eclipse
will star in a free webcast by the Slooh Space Camera, which offers
live views of the night sky via remotely operated telescopes. The
eclipse webcast will begin at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 May 25 GMT).SPACE.com 2013-05-24 14:52:00
You can watch the lunar eclipse webcast on SPACE.com courtesy of the Slooh Space Camera. The event comes on the heels of a "ring of fire" solar eclipse on May 10 and another partial lunar eclipse on April 25. Stargazing experts predict that tonight's eclipse won't be anywhere near as impressive as the other recent eclipses because only a tiny sliver of the May full moon will pass through the penumbra, the outermost part of Earth's shadow. "It will thus be impossible to notice anything out of the ordinary concerning the moon's overall appearance," SPACE.com's skywatching columnist Joe Rao explained in a viewing guide today. "It will, in fact look like any other full moon." |
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Dr. Vandana Shiva
Asian Times 2013-05-24 13:01:00
Technologies are tools for doing or making things. They are a means to transform what nature has given into food, clothing, shelter, means of mobility, means of communication. Technology is a means to an end; it is not an end in itself. But when we stop perceiving technology as a means mediating between nature and human needs and elevate it to an end in itself, we falsely give it the status of a religion. The Green Revolution bred seeds to respond to chemical fertilisers - they were called "miracle seeds". The father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, called the 12 people he sent across the world to spread chemicals by introducing new seeds his "wheat apostles". This is the discourse of religion, not of science and technology. When the Green Revolution was introduced in India in 1965-66, no assessment was made of the impact chemical fertiliser will have on soil organisms, soil structure and the soil's water-holding capacity. No attempt was made to compare the yields of Green Revolution varieties and the outputs of indigenous varieties and mixed farming system. When we started to conserve native seeds through the Navdanya movement in 1987, we found many of the indigenous varieties outperformed the Green Revolution varieties in grain yield. They also outperformed them in total biomass yield - this really matters because while the grain is eaten by humans, straw is food for soil organisms and farm animals. Our work on mixtures and biodiverse systems of farming shows that as a system, indigenous biodiversity produces more food and nutrition per acre. | |
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Comment: Dr. Vandana Shiva has written and lectured
extensively regarding the failed science surrounding the biotechnology
industry, the genetic modification on plant and animal genes, read the
following articles written by Dr. Shiva to learn more about biopiracy
and the control and corruption of the world's food markets based on
corrupt GMO science:
Vandana Shiva on the Problem with Genetically Modified Seeds GMOs: Myths, Falsehoods, Superstitions A billion go hungry because of GMO farming Prop 37, GMOs, food sovereignty, and more Corporate monopoly of seeds must end Understanding the Corporate Takeover GM Seeds and the militarization of food - and everything else Great Seed Robbery Food poisoning on a global scale |
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Nicola Garrett
Rheumatologuupdate.com.au 2013-05-21 07:03:00
GPs can now refer patients with a common iron overload disorder for prompt treatment using an app that could see the end of paper based referrals. In a world first, doctors developed a simple web based app that quickly identifies patients with hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) and refers them directly to the Red Cross blood service for therapeutic blood donation. Under the old paper based system, patients often have to wait up to three months for paperwork to be completed, delaying much needed treatment and potentially putting them at risk of organ damage. |
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| Earth Changes |
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Becky Oskin
OurAmazingPlanet 2013-05-24 11:43:00
The massive, magnitude-8.3 temblor that struck today (May 24) near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula could turn out be the deepest earthquake ever recorded. At 378 miles (609 kilometers) below the seafloor, the quake could best the previous record set in Bolivia, in 1994. The initial depth may be revised as scientists collect more data. The Bolivian quake was a magnitude-8.2, and 392 miles deep (631 km), Nature News reported. Why so deep? The Sea of Okhotsk sits above a subduction zone, where the Pacific Plate dives beneath the North America Plate. (Though some scientists think there is also a microplate, a small tectonic plate, beneath the sea.) The northwest Pacific crust is some of oldest, coldest oceanic crust subducting on Earth. It's also quickly rolling into the subduction zone, like a speedy conveyor belt, so the cold crust reaches deep into Earth's mantle before warming up. |
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US Geological Survey
2013-05-24 13:31:00
Event Time 2013-05-24 14:56:31 UTC 2013-05-25 00:56:31 UTC+10:00 at epicenter Location 52.222°N 151.515°E depth=623.0km (387.1mi) Nearby Cities 353km (219mi) WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia 473km (294mi) W of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 476km (296mi) W of Yelizovo, Russia 491km (305mi) W of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 2061km (1281mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan Technical Details |
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FtWayne.com
At least 22 aftershocks have struck following an earthquake in far
northeastern California that was felt as far away as San Francisco and
in two other states.2013-05-24 11:15:00 There have been no reports of injury or serious damage. Officials said the magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center said it was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville. It was followed by multiple aftershocks, including a magnitude 4.9 temblor that struck early Friday morning. Pacific Gas & Electric said about 660 customers lost power on the southwestern edge of Lake Almanor at about 9:39 p.m. Thursday. The company did not immediately clarify whether the outage was due to the quake. |
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The Extinction Protocol
The remote volcano in the northern Kuriles is probably in eruption, the
latest SVERT report and satellite images suggest. A plume of gas and
steam, and possibly some minor amounts ash was seen with the MODIS
sensor onboard the NASA Terra satellite this morning. Satellite data
also indicate that activity had likely already started in early May,
because a small thermal anomaly can be traced back on archive pictures
to 7 May. One should take into account that frequent dense cloud cover
often prevents such observations, so activity could have started earlier
than that. It is not known what kind of activity is occurring at the
volcano. Possibilities include some minor explosive (strombolian ?)
activity at the summit, or lava flows that might be reaching the sea and
produce the steam plume observed. The last eruption of the volcano was
(probably) in 2004. - Volcano Discovery
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The Extinction Protocol
2013-05-24 09:19:00
SERNAGEOMIN has raised the alert level to orange. Since May 15, a progressive increase in seismic activity as well emissions of gas and now some ash have been observed. Both earthquakes related to rock fracturing and fluid movements have picked up in numbers and possibly indicate a new magmatic intrusion on its way. This scenario is confirmed by the start of small ash emissions and glow at the crater which is visible at night. The plume of gas and ash could be seen from space by the MODIS sensor, stretching about 100 km to the southeast. Copahue volcano had already experienced a first increase of activity in December, and a second one in January. No eruption followed and alert was lowered to green in April before returning to yellow again soon after. - Volcano Discovery |
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Christian Science Monitor
2013-05-24 09:12:00
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, is shaping up to deliver above-normal activity again this year, according to several seasonal forecasts. Indeed, the season could be extremely active, according to Kathryn Sullivan, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Forecasters at the agency's Climate Prediction Center anticipate from 13 to 20 tropical storms over the six-month season. Of those, between seven and 11 are expected to become hurricanes, with three to six of the hurricanes expected to reach "major" status, meaning they host maximum sustained winds topping 111 miles an hour. The federal forecast, released Thursday afternoon, brackets other seasonal outlooks that also point to a busy season. In April, for instance, researchers at Colorado State University in Fort Collins released their initial forecast for 2013, which included 18 tropical storms, of which nine are expected to become hurricanes. Four could become major hurricanes. |
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RT.com
2013-05-24 06:39:00
Tremors have been felt all across Russia and in Europe, following a major 8.2 earthquake in the Sakhalin region Panicking Muscovites began calling security services, and some decided to leave their homes. The residents informed security services of vibration and tremors that caused furniture and kitchen utensils to move. The magnitude of the tremors felt in Moscow was no higher than 1 on the Richter scale, the Agency of Hydrometeorological and Environmental monitoring indicated. |
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Robert J. Lopez
Los Angeles Times 2013-05-23 22:03:00
More than a dozen aftershocks were reported Thursday night following a 5.7 earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, officials said. The initial quake hit about 8:47 p.m.; its epicenter was about 27 miles southwest of Susanville and seven miles west northwest of Greenville, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. People on Twitter told The Times they felt that quake in Sacramento and Lodi, as well as South Reno and on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. Police officials in Susanville and Sacramento said that the quake set off a number of home and car alarms and rattled windows but that there were no immediate reports of damage. "We got a bunch of alarm calls and a bunch of barking dogs," dispatcher Taylor Richards of the Sacramento Police Department told The Times. "It was a good solid feel here." Within minutes of the quake, more than 7,000 people reported feeling it on the USGS website.A man in Chico told The Times he felt a slow roll that lasted about 30 seconds.The aftershocks' magnitude ranged up to 3.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. "House shook pretty hard," one man near Truckee told The Times. |
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US Geological Survey
2013-05-24 01:22:00
Event Time 2013-05-24 05:44:49 UTC 2013-05-24 15:44:49 UTC+10:00 at epicenter Location 54.870°N 153.334°E depth=601.8km (373.9mi) Nearby Cities 359km (223mi) WSW of Esso, Russia 379km (235mi) WNW of Yelizovo, Russia 396km (246mi) NW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 403km (250mi) WNW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 2375km (1476mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan Technical Details |
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lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com
If you witnessed a meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.2013-05-24 13:36:00 http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html Please also get the word out about this website on Facebook. Twitter, YouTube or your favorite forum. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/ Initial Meteor Sighting Reports 22MAY2013 justin laffan cork city, ireland 22:42 GMT 6 seconds facing north, traveled east. bright white, slight green hue, no sound brighter than the moon small fragmentation, like sparks facing directly north, appeared offset to my right at about 30 degree inclination, travelled east falling about 10 degrees..lost sight after about 6 seconds 22MAY2013 gary hanratty Lurgan Co.Armagh N.Ireland 22:38 GMT 4 seconds North south Over head White Moon 5-6 pieces breaking off Awesome 22MAY2013 Jessica Derbyshire, England 23 8 seconds Nw Fireball with purple and green tail Moon Yes . 22MAY2013 Rebecca Shirzad Emley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 2250GMT 3 sec W;S , I was facing south west ( I think!) Blue and green Moon Yes Didn't manage to get a picture 22MAY2013 Jon Nugent Liverpool, Uk 22:40 Gmt approx 7 seconds approx. partially obscured by building before coming into view N-S. I was facing west Bright green with visible tail. No sound Comparable to low flying helicopter lights Could not tell (short sighted) Widely reported on Facebook immediately after event
22MAY2013 Martin Case Stoke,Stafford,uk 22:30 GMT 5 SEC E-W GREEN Moon +++ None Seen by Kim first 22MAY2013 Peter Ruether Altrincham, Cheshire, UK 22:43 BSTIY 3 - 5 sec N-S Bright, cold white Brighter than moon Broke up into 5 or 6 visible fragments No photo 22MAY2013 MARK FELLER KENDAL CUMBRIA, UK 22.56 PM 10 SECONDS NORTH TO SOUTH BRIGHT YELLOW SAME AS SUN YES LOOKED LIKE A FIREBALL 22MAY2013 paul elkington great barr, UK 22.46 2 seconds,houses on hill opposite blocked view E-W facing west Green,no sound bright green,sun no,but long trail great Barr,birmingham, UK 22MAY2013 John burdett nuneaton, UK 2250 2 seconds north bright white moon yes none All Meteor Sighting Reports can be seen at- http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/ |
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Astronomy.ie
A massive fireball was spotted blazing across the Irish sky on Wednesday
night by thousands of people across the country. We have received
reports from people from all over Ireland who saw the spectacle on
Wednesday, at approximately 10:45pm.2013-05-24 13:09:00
This exceptionally big and bright meteor is known as a fireball, and can in some cases contain as much energy as an atomic bomb. Fireballs are often big enough to survive the fall through Earth's atmosphere, and can sometimes drop fragments of space rock down to Earth's surface. The fireball is likely to be a piece of a comet or asteroid that passed near Earth's orbit sometime in the past, or the result of debris floating in space left over from when the Solar System and the planets formed billions of years ago. If you saw the meteor, please send in your report HERE. We will gather reports and perform an analysis over the coming week. With enough results, it will be possible to determine where any meteorites may have landed! |
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Sharnaz Shahid
A 'dead' woman has given birth to a healthy baby - and been brought back
to life herself. Erica Nigrelli was 36 weeks pregnant when her heart
stopped and she collapsed at work, reports Click2Houston.Digital Spy, UK 2013-05-24 16:47:00
Three co-workers at Elkins High School in Missouri City kept Erica alive by using CPR and a defibrillator until paramedics arrived to take her to hospital. |
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ScienceDaily.com
2013-05-23 14:41:00
The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology -- and not limited to the brain. In recent years some studies have linked major, long-term depression with life-threatening chronic disease and with earlier death, even after lifestyle risk factors have been taken into account. Now a research team led by Owen Wolkowitz, MD, professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, has found that within cells of the immune system, activity of an enzyme called telomerase is greater, on average, in untreated individuals with major depression. The preliminary findings from his latest, ongoing study will be reported today at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco. Telomerase is an enzyme that lengthens protective end caps on the chromosomes' DNA, called telomeres. Shortened telomeres have been associated with earlier death and with chronic diseases in population studies. The heightened telomerase activity in untreated major depression might represent the body's attempt to fight back against the progression of disease, in order to prevent biological damage in long-depressed individuals, Wolkowitz said. |
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Martha Rosenburg
Source 2013-05-24 13:55:00
Despite 20 years of "Got Milk?" mustache ads, milk consumption in the US falls more every year. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program cite competition from calcium-fortified and vitamin-enhanced beverages, milk's lack of availability "in many eating establishments" (You can't find milk anywhere!) and a growing percentage of African Americans and Latinos in the US population who are not traditionally big milk consumers. Many other groups also shun milk, from teenagers and young adults to dieters, athletes and health-food eaters who reject the cholesterol, fat, calories and allergens. Several Asian ethnic groups also avoid milk, as do the lactose intolerant, the allergic, people who drink or smoke (the tastes don't mix) and animal and environmental activists. In fact, Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose pediatric advice shaped the entire Baby Boom generation, recommended no milk for children after age two, in his later years, to reduce their risks of heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and diet-related cancers. |
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| Science of the Spirit |
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David Weston
Women at a particular stage in their monthly menstrual cycle may be more
vulnerable to some of the psychological side-effects associated with
stressful experiences, according to a study from UCL.University College London 2013-05-24 14:58:00 The results suggest a monthly window of opportunity that could potentially be targeted in efforts to prevent common mental health problems developing in women. The research is the first to show a potential link between psychological vulnerability and the timing of a biological cycle, in this case ovulation. A common symptom of mood and anxiety problems is the tendency to experience repetitive and unwanted thoughts. These 'intrusive thoughts' often occur in the days and weeks after a stressful experience. In this study, the researchers examined whether the effects of a stressful event are linked to different stages of the menstrual cycle. The participants were 41 women aged between 18 and 35 who had regular menstrual cycles and were not using the pill as a form of contraception. Each woman watched a 14-minute stressful film containing death or injury and provided a saliva sample so that hormone levels could be assessed. They were then asked to record instances of unwanted thoughts about the video over the following days. |
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