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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 48865582  United States10/24/2013 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? No Atlantic Hurricane by August in First Time in 11 Years Quoting: Sol Neman 'August is about to end without an Atlantic hurricane for the first time since 2002, calling into question predictions of a more active storm season than normal. Six tropical systems have formed in the Atlantic since the season began June 1 and none of them has grown to hurricane strength with winds of at least 74 miles (120 kilometers) per hour. Accumulated cyclone energy in the Atlantic, a measure of tropical power, is about 30 percent of where it normally would be, said Phil Klotzbach, lead author of Colorado State University’s seasonal hurricane forecasts....' [link to www.bloomberg.com] Lackluster Hurricane Season Could Still Rev Up '....The lack of hurricanes can be blamed on westerly winds, Weber said. So far this summer, there have been strong winds blowing from west to east across the Atlantic, which have systematically destroyed developing storms and prevented them from strengthening and growing into well-organized hurricanes, Weber said. Hurricanes are fueled by the transfer of heat from the ocean to the upper atmosphere, but they depend on a relatively symmetrical, rotating system to get going. They form best in calm conditions, with warm surface temperatures, Weber added....' [link to www.livescience.com] Atlantic hurricane season quietest in 45 years, experts say 'The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still be a late surprise in the June 1-November 30 season, since the cyclone that mushroomed into Superstorm Sandy was just revving up at this time last year. But so far, at least, it has been one of the weakest seasons since modern record-keeping began about half a century ago, U.S. weather experts say. Apart from Tropical Storm Andrea, which soaked Florida after moving ashore in the Panhandle in June, none of this year's cyclones has made a U.S. landfall....' [link to ca.news.yahoo.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 48865582 United States10/24/2013 04:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? The ocean is broken 'IT was the silence that made this voyage different from all of those before it. Not the absence of sound, exactly. The wind still whipped the sails and whistled in the rigging. The waves still sloshed against the fibreglass hull. And there were plenty of other noises: muffled thuds and bumps and scrapes as the boat knocked against pieces of debris. What was missing was the cries of the seabirds which, on all previous similar voyages, had surrounded the boat. The birds were missing because the fish were missing. Exactly 10 years before, when Newcastle yachtsman Ivan Macfadyen had sailed exactly the same course from Melbourne to Osaka, all he'd had to do to catch a fish from the ocean between Brisbane and Japan was throw out a baited line. "There was not one of the 28 days on that portion of the trip when we didn't catch a good-sized fish to cook up and eat with some rice," Macfadyen recalled. But this time, on that whole long leg of sea journey, the total catch was two. No fish. No birds. Hardly a sign of life at all....' [link to ca.news.yahoo.com] Ocean’s horror tale gets global audience 'NEWCASTLE ocean yachtsman Ivan Macfadyen came home from the sea this year determined to tell the world about the horror that he saw beyond the horizon. Having just finished the Melbourne to Osaka yacht race – retracing the same course he’d taken in the same race 10 years before – Mr Macfadyen was stunned to find an ocean profoundly changed. Where a decade ago he easily caught a fish a day between Brisbane and Japan, this time he caught just two. The fish were absent, and so were the birds he’d previously been accustomed to having around his boat. He reported witnessing an incident of shockingly wasteful industrial-scale fishing on a mid-ocean reef, and he described being deeply disturbed by a long, deep plume of garbage in the North Pacific, between Japan and the US – much of it left in the sea by the catastrophic Japanese tsunami. ‘‘Having seen this, I couldn’t keep silent about it,’’ Mr Macfadyen said....' [link to www.theherald.com.au] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 48865582 United States10/24/2013 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? No Atlantic Hurricane by August in First Time in 11 Years Quoting: Sol Neman 'August is about to end without an Atlantic hurricane for the first time since 2002, calling into question predictions of a more active storm season than normal. Six tropical systems have formed in the Atlantic since the season began June 1 and none of them has grown to hurricane strength with winds of at least 74 miles (120 kilometers) per hour. Accumulated cyclone energy in the Atlantic, a measure of tropical power, is about 30 percent of where it normally would be, said Phil Klotzbach, lead author of Colorado State University’s seasonal hurricane forecasts....' [link to www.bloomberg.com] Lackluster Hurricane Season Could Still Rev Up '....The lack of hurricanes can be blamed on westerly winds, Weber said. So far this summer, there have been strong winds blowing from west to east across the Atlantic, which have systematically destroyed developing storms and prevented them from strengthening and growing into well-organized hurricanes, Weber said. Hurricanes are fueled by the transfer of heat from the ocean to the upper atmosphere, but they depend on a relatively symmetrical, rotating system to get going. They form best in calm conditions, with warm surface temperatures, Weber added....' [link to www.livescience.com] Atlantic hurricane season quietest in 45 years, experts say 'The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still be a late surprise in the June 1-November 30 season, since the cyclone that mushroomed into Superstorm Sandy was just revving up at this time last year. But so far, at least, it has been one of the weakest seasons since modern record-keeping began about half a century ago, U.S. weather experts say. Apart from Tropical Storm Andrea, which soaked Florida after moving ashore in the Panhandle in June, none of this year's cyclones has made a U.S. landfall....' [link to ca.news.yahoo.com] Why is the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season falling so far short of expectations? 'Just before the start of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, U.S. forecasters were calling for an 'active to extremely active' season. Now, with just over a month left until the season is over, it's starting to look like the the season is a dud and the forecast is a bust. The initial forecast was for something similar to the 2010 hurricane season, with between 13 and 20 'named' storms, 7 to 11 hurricanes and 3 to 5 major hurricanes. So far, the season hasn't even lived up to the minimum of that prediction, only producing a dozen 'named' storms and two hurricanes — Humberto in the eastern Atlantic in early September and Ingrid in the Gulf of Mexico in mid-September. The last year that saw numbers that low was the 'below-average' 2009 hurricane season. There's still over five weeks left to go before it officially ends on November 30th, and we could see more storms before then. However, there would have to be a major and unprecedented outbreak of hurricanes to make up the difference between what was forecast and what actually happened....' [link to ca.news.yahoo.com] |
| Sol Neman User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Hmmm...with all the other "resignations" and people being "relieved of command" in the military this year...makes you wonder what's really going. I have my ideas and it's not good. To further the agenda you can't keep people around that won't tow the line.... Quoting: Sol Neman ... Second-in-command of the country's nuclear arsenal is suspended as he is investigated for GAMBLING 'The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces has been suspended and is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Command for issues related to gambling, officials said Saturday. The highly unusual action against a high-ranking officer at U.S. Strategic Command was made more than three weeks ago but not publicly announced....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Thread: *BREAKING* 2nd in command US Nuke arsenal suspended...connected to...? Air Force strips 17 officers of power to launch intercontinental nuclear missiles 'WASHINGTON – The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- and, if necessary, launch -- nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit's launch skills. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering "rot" within its ranks. "We are, in fact, in a crisis right now," the commander, Lt. Col. Jay Folds, wrote in an internal email obtained by The Associated Press and confirmed by the Air Force. Asked about this at a Senate hearing Wednesday, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, the service's top official, explained the problem by stressing that launch control officers are relatively junior in rank -- lieutenants and captains -- and need to be reminded continually of the importance of "this awesome responsibility" for which they have been trained....' [link to www.foxnews.com] Report: Nuclear officers, including at Malmstrom, left blast door open 'Twice this year alone, U.S. Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to nuclear-tipped missiles have been caught leaving open a blast door that is intended to help prevent a terrorist or other intruder from entering their underground command post, Air Force officials have told The Associated Press. The blast doors are never to be left open if one of the crew members inside is asleep — as was the case in both these instances — out of concern for the damage an intruder could cause, including the compromising of secret launch codes. Transgressions such as this are rarely revealed publicly. But officials with direct knowledge of Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile operations told the AP that such violations have happened, undetected, many more times than in the cases of the two launch crew commanders and two deputy commanders who were given administrative punishments this year. The blast door violations are another sign of serious trouble in the handling of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The AP has discovered a series of problems within the ICBM force, including a failed safety inspection, the temporary sidelining of launch officers deemed unfit for duty and the abrupt firing last week of the two-star general in charge. The problems, including low morale, underscore the challenges of keeping safe such a deadly force that is constantly on alert but is unlikely ever to be used. The crews who operate the missiles are trained to follow rules without fail, including the prohibition against having the blast door open when only one crew member is awake, because the costs of a mistake are so high....' [link to www.greatfallstribune.com] Air Force general in charge of nuclear missiles fired over 'conduct' 'The two-star general in charge of all Air Force nuclear missiles was fired Friday following a probe into alleged personal misbehavior -- just days after another key official overseeing U.S. nuclear power was relieved of duty. The Air Force announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles -- a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country. The circumstances of Carey's firing were unclear. Two officials told the Associated Press it had to do with alcohol use....' [link to www.foxnews.com] Here's another, these are hard to keep track of. Three-star admiral fired as No. 2 nuclear commander [link to www.foxnews.com] NUKE TROUBLES RUN DEEP; KEY OFFICERS "BURNED OUT" 'WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites "burnout" among launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction. Also, evidence of broader behavioral issues across the intercontinental ballistic missile force, including sexual assaults and domestic violence. The study, provided to the AP in draft form, says that court-martial rates in the nuclear missile force in 2011 and 2012 were more than twice as high as in the overall Air Force. Administrative punishments, such as written reprimands for rules violations and other misbehavior, also were higher in those years. These indicators add a new dimension to an emerging picture of malaise and worse inside the ICBM force, an arm of the Air Force with a proud heritage but an uncertain future. Concerned about heightened levels of misconduct, the Air Force directed RAND Corp....' [link to hosted.ap.org] |
| Sol Neman User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 04:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? ... Quoting: Sol Neman ... Mount Rokatenda volcano erupts in Indonesia, killing five 'August 10, 2013 – INDONESIA – A volcano eruption in central Indonesia has spewed hot ash and rocks high into the air and left five people dead. Mount Rokatenda, on the tiny island of Palue, sent fast-moving red-hot ash onto a nearby beach, leaving three adults and two children dead, said vulcanology centre head Surono. Rokatenda (Paluweh) has been on high alert since October, with authorities banning people from any activities within three kilometres from the crater on the island of around 7,000 inhabitants... [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] So far for 2013 there's been 74 events. From 1980 to 2008 there was 140 events...that averages out to about 5 per year.... [link to www.statisticbrain.com] 74: Peru’s Ubinas Volcano erupts five times in 48 hours: awakens with strong activity [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Ticking time bomb: Japan’s Sakurajima volcano rocked by another large explosion- damages cars [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Make that 75 new events this year.... 75: Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Indonesia): incandescent lava at summit, alert raised 'September 5, 2013 – Indonesia - A new eruption could be underway at the volcano. VSI raised the alert to 3 (Siaga, alert) on a scale of 1-4, following the observation of incandescent lava at the summit and glowing rockfalls on the eastern side into the Batuawang ravine....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] 79: Jebel Zubair volcano erupts in the Red Sea 'October 13, 2013 –SAUDI ARABIA — As of today, the submarine eruption continues with the production of a steam plume of variable size, not always easily identifiable on satellite images. A SO2 plume is also visible on satellite data drifting from the eruption site....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Category Archives: Volcanic Eruption [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Mexico’s Colima volcano goes ballistic after weeks of relative calm [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Fuego volcano (Guatemala): increasing lava flows [link to www.volcanodiscovery.com] Yasur volcano (Tanna Island, Vanuatu) activity update: ash emissions, weak strombolian explosions [link to www.volcanodiscovery.com] Bitter harvest: Indonesia volcano damages crops, forces thousands to flee [link to photoblog.nbcnews.com] Etna volcano shoots ash into sky in spectacular nightime show [link to voiceofrussia.com] Indonesia's Sinabung and Merapi Volcanoes Erupt [link to abcnews.go.com] Scientists find new volcano rumbling under Antarctica ice: 1,370 tremors: “It may blow or it may not. We don’t know.” [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Tower of ash overshadows life beneath erupting volcano [link to www.newscientist.com] |
| Sol Neman User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? 'A storm has killed at least 16 people on the Italian island of Sardinia, with two people unaccounted for and fears the death toll will rise, officials say. Confirming the deaths to CNN affiliate Sky TG24, Regional President Ugo Cappellacci described the situation as "dramatic" and "critical." Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta held a Cabinet meeting to declare a state of emergency in Sardinia. He told reporters the government has allocated 20 million euros ($27 million) in immediate aid to the Mediterranean island....' [link to www.cnn.com] Day of Death: 50 tornadoes tear through U.S. Midwest, leaving 6 dead 'ILLINOIS – A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes on Sunday, killing at least six people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois as it tore across the Midwest, officials said. The storm also forced the Chicago Bears to halt their game against the Baltimore Ravens and encourage fans at Soldier Field to seek shelter as menacing clouds rolled in. Chicago’s two major airports also briefly stopped traffic with the metropolitan area was under a tornado watch. The city of Washington, Illinois, was hit especially hard by what the National Weather Service called a ‘large and extremely dangerous tornado....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Typhoon Haiyan: More cadaver bags sent to Philippines as toll climbs to 3,633 dead 'More than a week after Typhoon Haiyan laid waste to much of the central Philippines, the toll is overwhelming: entire communities flattened, thousands dead and nearly 2 million people displaced. The arrival in recent days of hundreds of aid workers and military troops has seen a flood gate of humanitarian aid -- food, water and medical supplies -- open, albeit sporadically, in the hard hit provinces. Crews continued Saturday to collect bodies from streets, with the death toll raised to 3,633, according to the national disaster agency's official death count. The number of injured stood at 12,487, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported. At least 1,179 were missing....' [link to www.cnn.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Here are some more unusual animal death articles I found today. They date from end of August until today. Quoting: Sol Neman Endangered sea turtles washing up dead on Guatemala beaches [link to www.upi.com] Dozens of Sea Turtles Wash Ashore In Guatemala Beaches [link to latino.foxnews.com] Officials baffled over dead Koh Racha Yai fish [link to www.phuketgazette.net] For second time in a month, dead fish wash ashore [link to www.thenews.com.pk] Another dead hammerhead washes ashore on Indian Rocks Beach [link to www.wtsp.com] Dead whale shark washes ashore in Manila Bay [link to www.gmanetwork.com] Choking On Algae and Anger, Floridians Rise Up [link to earthjustice.org] Minke whale found dead off South Devon coast [link to www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk] Concern as 10 dead grey whales found on the coastline of Chukotka [link to siberiantimes.com] Call for inquiry as hundreds of dead fish wash up on beach [link to www.news-mail.com.au] Fish found dead at il-Maghluq died from ‘lack of oxygen’ [link to www.maltatoday.com.mt] More Than 200 Dead Fish Found Near Onion Creek Golf Club [link to austinist.com] Algae-related fish kills plague Indian River Lagoon [link to www.floridatoday.com] Dead fish linked to trawler nets [link to www.brisbanetimes.com.au] Green sludge and dead fish on Bundaberg beaches not the result of toxic activity, but trawler by-catch [link to www.abc.net.au] Flock of seagulls, found dead in Elmwood, spurs investigation [link to www.nola.com] No one here but us (dead) chickens! Thousands of birds die from heat, not Jewish sin ritual [link to www.nydailynews.com] Terror grips Bhaktapur folk as birds drop dead [link to www.thehimalayantimes.com] 7,500 songbirds killed at Canaport gas plant in Saint John [link to www.cbc.ca] Deadly virus hits Medford-area blacktail deer [link to www.columbian.com] Wildlife Officials Blame Virus For Dead Oregon Deer [link to www.opb.org] Sea turtle deaths alarming Central America 'Hundreds of sea turtles are washing up dead on the beaches of Central America and scientists don't know why. One hypothesis is that the killer is a potent neurotoxin that can be produced by algae during red tides, which are large accumulations of algae that turn sea water red or brown. The puzzling thing, though, is that red tides have come and gone before without taking such a deadly toll on turtles....' [link to www.spacedaily.com] Record number of dolphins dying off East Coast in ‘measles’ outbreak 'he deadliest known outbreak of a measles-like virus in bottlenose dolphins has killed a record number of the marine mammals along the U.S. Atlantic coast in recent months, officials said Friday. A total of 753 bottlenose dolphins have washed up from New York to Florida from July 1 until Nov. 3, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The figure represents a 10-fold increase in the number of dolphins that would typically turn up dead along East Coast beaches....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Thread: ATF offers $5,000 reward for 559 pounds of stolen high explosives Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 'BILLINGS - Federal and local authorities are seeking information regarding the recent theft of more than 550 pounds of high explosives near Red Lodge. Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 According to the resident agent in charge of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Montana, Ken Bray, last month someone or multiple people used force entry to access an explosives storage facility owned and operated by the United State Forest Service. The facility is located about two miles south of Red Lodge...' [link to www.ktvq.com] ATF offers $5,000 reward in Red Lodge explosives theft Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 'Items stolen included emulsion-type explosives, explosive cast boosters and detonating cord. “The theft of explosives is a top investigative priority for ATF,” said Ken Bray, the agency’s resident agent in charge in Montana. “We are asking for the public’s help in our effort to apprehend and convict those responsible. We are confident that someone can help identify a suspect and we encourage them to call us.”' [link to billingsgazette.com] ATF: Explosives stolen near Red Lodge recovered 'Authorities have recovered more than 550 pounds of explosives reported stolen in April from a storage bunker near Red Lodge. Ken Bray, resident agent in charge of the federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives office in Montana, said Wednesday that 559 pounds of missing explosives have been recovered....' [link to www.ktvq.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness 'A glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeastern coast has gone almost completely dark and biologists have no idea why. The Fajardo Grand Lagoon in Las Cabezas de San Juan usually glows when bioluminescent organisms that live in the water are disturbed, yet they have not been visible for at least nine days. Nearby construction work is thought to have caused disruption to the area, but biologists also believe a recent spate of bad weather could have caused the glowing lagoon to dull....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] |
| 2012Portal 2012Portal - Mayan Beyond 2012  User ID: 566027  Netherlands11/20/2013 05:38 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] From the love of power to the power of Love - My camera and video gear: [link to graphicstart.com] --- --- --- "Jesus Christ, the Son of God our Savior" |
| 2012Portal 2012Portal - Mayan Beyond 2012 User ID: 566027 Netherlands11/20/2013 05:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12118332 'A glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeastern coast has gone almost completely dark and biologists have no idea why. The Fajardo Grand Lagoon in Las Cabezas de San Juan usually glows when bioluminescent organisms that live in the water are disturbed, yet they have not been visible for at least nine days. Nearby construction work is thought to have caused disruption to the area, but biologists also believe a recent spate of bad weather could have caused the glowing lagoon to dull....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Wow, odd-ball! Good find. From the love of power to the power of Love - My camera and video gear: [link to graphicstart.com] --- --- --- "Jesus Christ, the Son of God our Savior" |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 05:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12118332 'A glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeastern coast has gone almost completely dark and biologists have no idea why. The Fajardo Grand Lagoon in Las Cabezas de San Juan usually glows when bioluminescent organisms that live in the water are disturbed, yet they have not been visible for at least nine days. Nearby construction work is thought to have caused disruption to the area, but biologists also believe a recent spate of bad weather could have caused the glowing lagoon to dull....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Zooplankton decline reported in North Atlantic 'he microscopic creatures that make up a critical link in the ocean food chain declined dramatically the first half of this year in the North Atlantic as ocean temperatures remained among the warmest on record, federal scientists say. Springtime plankton blooms off the coast of northern New England were well below average this year, leading to the lowest levels ever seen for the tiny organisms that are essential to maintaining balance in the ocean food chain, said Kevin Friedland, a marine scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The absence of the normal surge of plankton in the spring is a concern because that’s when cod and haddock and many other species produce offspring, Friedland said....' [link to www.pressherald.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 05:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12118332 'A glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeastern coast has gone almost completely dark and biologists have no idea why. The Fajardo Grand Lagoon in Las Cabezas de San Juan usually glows when bioluminescent organisms that live in the water are disturbed, yet they have not been visible for at least nine days. Nearby construction work is thought to have caused disruption to the area, but biologists also believe a recent spate of bad weather could have caused the glowing lagoon to dull....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Wow, odd-ball! Good find. Bioluminescent Pollution Detection - A Moonshot Project 'Her idea was to find the 21st century version of a canary in a coal mine - finding the pollution before it can do damage to our largest cities. The solution was to use the bioluminescence that Edith so loves in the ocean to help detect poison on land. Tests are done on soil samples collected from waterways because the sediment isn't mobile like water flow yet holds the pollution inside of itself. The light from some bacteria is produced when the bacteria performs its version of the breathing process. The detection idea is that if there's a toxin in the soil sample then the light output will be interrupted and produce a substantially smaller amount of light. When a sample is found where the light goes out completely the danger level is very high. [link to www.engineering.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12118332 United States11/20/2013 06:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? 5 Surprising Facts About the Oarfish That Has Been Washing Up on Beaches Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 'Two rare oarfishes have washed up on California beaches in less than a week, prompting much excitement among marine scientists and the public. Oarfish live in deep water and are rarely seen at the surface, though they are thought to be the inspiration for “sea serpent” tales of old. On Friday, a 14-foot (4.3-meter) oarfish was found on a beach in Oceanside, California. Just five days earlier, staff of the Catalina Island Marine Institute had found the body of a dead 18-foot (5.5-meter) oarfish in Toyon Bay on California’s Catalina Island.... ....5. Oarfish have been said to forecast earthquakes. In Japan, oarfish have long figured into folklore. Smaller than the giant oarfish, the related slender oarfish (Regalecus russelii) is known there as the "Messenger from the Sea God's Palace." And according to traditional belief, if many of the fish wash up, it may signal a coming earthquake. According to Japan Times, there could be some scientific basis to that story, even if scientists don’t currently use fish behavior to predict tremors. Kiyoshi Wadatsumi, a scientist who studies earthquakes at the nonprofit organization e-PISCO, told the paper, “Deep-sea fish living near the sea bottom are more sensitive to the movements of active faults than those near the surface of the sea.”' [link to news.nationalgeographic.com] Coincidence or trend? Second oarfish washes ashore in California 'Marine biologists have a mystery to solve: Why have the carcasses of two rare oarfish washed up on Southern California shores within a week? Sightings of the huge deep-sea creatures -- dead or alive -- are unusual, because they typically swim thousands of feet below the surface. A dead 14-foot-long oarfish came ashore in Oceanside, California, on Friday afternoon, according to an Oceanside police dispatcher. A representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was called to haul the serpent-like fish away for study, she said....' [link to www.cnn.com] [link to www.google.com (secure)] ‘Sea Serpents’ Or Harbingers? Oarfish Washed Up Year Before Japan Quake 'Could the appearance of rare “sea serpents” washing ashore beaches in Southern California portend disaster? The question comes following the discovery of the carcass of a rare 18-foot-long oarfish off the coast of Catalina Island on Oct. 13, followed by another snakelike 14-foot-long oarfish found on Oct. 18 in Oceanside. Fishermen in Japan reported a sharp uptick in oarfish sightings in March 2010 following the massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile that same month, which marked almost exactly one year before the country was devastated by its own magnitude-8.9 quake in northeast Japan....' [link to losangeles.cbslocal.com] The freak from the deep: Long-nosed fish that lives 3,000ft below the ocean is caught for only the second time ever 'An extremely weird looking fish was snagged recently in the frigid artic waters off northern Canada and after some confused speculation about what it even is, researchers have identified it as the super rare long-nosed chimaera. The spooky, deep sea fish has a long nose, menacing mouth, and a venomous spine atop its gelatinous grey body and was caught near the northernmost province of Nunavut in Davis Straight. Researchers, who at first believed the odd fish was the similarly freakish goblin shark, say the long-nosed chimaera likely makes its home at depths not often visited by humans....' [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States11/21/2013 02:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Well the "experts" have spoken. They have no idea what's killing all the wildlife in Alaska? Maybe the polar bears smoke too much crack? Quoting: Citizenperth [link to enenews.com] Alaska: 28% of polar bears with skin lesions and hair loss, similar to seals and walrus; Tested... Thread: Alaska, confirmed 'mysterious' wild-life die-off Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States11/21/2013 02:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? ... Quoting: Sol Neman So far for 2013 there's been 74 events. From 1980 to 2008 there was 140 events...that averages out to about 5 per year.... [link to www.statisticbrain.com] 74: Peru’s Ubinas Volcano erupts five times in 48 hours: awakens with strong activity [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Ticking time bomb: Japan’s Sakurajima volcano rocked by another large explosion- damages cars [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Make that 75 new events this year.... 75: Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Indonesia): incandescent lava at summit, alert raised 'September 5, 2013 – Indonesia - A new eruption could be underway at the volcano. VSI raised the alert to 3 (Siaga, alert) on a scale of 1-4, following the observation of incandescent lava at the summit and glowing rockfalls on the eastern side into the Batuawang ravine....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] 79: Jebel Zubair volcano erupts in the Red Sea 'October 13, 2013 –SAUDI ARABIA — As of today, the submarine eruption continues with the production of a steam plume of variable size, not always easily identifiable on satellite images. A SO2 plume is also visible on satellite data drifting from the eruption site....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Category Archives: Volcanic Eruption [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Mexico’s Colima volcano goes ballistic after weeks of relative calm [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Fuego volcano (Guatemala): increasing lava flows [link to www.volcanodiscovery.com] Yasur volcano (Tanna Island, Vanuatu) activity update: ash emissions, weak strombolian explosions [link to www.volcanodiscovery.com] Bitter harvest: Indonesia volcano damages crops, forces thousands to flee [link to photoblog.nbcnews.com] Etna volcano shoots ash into sky in spectacular nightime show [link to voiceofrussia.com] Indonesia's Sinabung and Merapi Volcanoes Erupt [link to abcnews.go.com] Scientists find new volcano rumbling under Antarctica ice: 1,370 tremors: “It may blow or it may not. We don’t know.” [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Tower of ash overshadows life beneath erupting volcano [link to www.newscientist.com] 81: Japan’s Nishino-shima volcano creates new island: first eruption in 40 years 'November 21, 2013 – JAPAN – A new island was born today in the Pacific Ocean in Japan’s Izu (or Volcano) island chain. It is produced by a new submarine eruption which is currently taking place about 500 m southeast of Nishino-Shima Island....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States11/21/2013 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? ... Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 Report: Nuclear officers, including at Malmstrom, left blast door open 'Twice this year alone, U.S. Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to nuclear-tipped missiles have been caught leaving open a blast door that is intended to help prevent a terrorist or other intruder from entering their underground command post, Air Force officials have told The Associated Press. The blast doors are never to be left open if one of the crew members inside is asleep — as was the case in both these instances — out of concern for the damage an intruder could cause, including the compromising of secret launch codes. Transgressions such as this are rarely revealed publicly. But officials with direct knowledge of Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile operations told the AP that such violations have happened, undetected, many more times than in the cases of the two launch crew commanders and two deputy commanders who were given administrative punishments this year. The blast door violations are another sign of serious trouble in the handling of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The AP has discovered a series of problems within the ICBM force, including a failed safety inspection, the temporary sidelining of launch officers deemed unfit for duty and the abrupt firing last week of the two-star general in charge. The problems, including low morale, underscore the challenges of keeping safe such a deadly force that is constantly on alert but is unlikely ever to be used. The crews who operate the missiles are trained to follow rules without fail, including the prohibition against having the blast door open when only one crew member is awake, because the costs of a mistake are so high....' [link to www.greatfallstribune.com] Air Force general in charge of nuclear missiles fired over 'conduct' 'The two-star general in charge of all Air Force nuclear missiles was fired Friday following a probe into alleged personal misbehavior -- just days after another key official overseeing U.S. nuclear power was relieved of duty. The Air Force announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles -- a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country. The circumstances of Carey's firing were unclear. Two officials told the Associated Press it had to do with alcohol use....' [link to www.foxnews.com] Here's another, these are hard to keep track of. Three-star admiral fired as No. 2 nuclear commander [link to www.foxnews.com] NUKE TROUBLES RUN DEEP; KEY OFFICERS "BURNED OUT" 'WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites "burnout" among launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction. Also, evidence of broader behavioral issues across the intercontinental ballistic missile force, including sexual assaults and domestic violence. The study, provided to the AP in draft form, says that court-martial rates in the nuclear missile force in 2011 and 2012 were more than twice as high as in the overall Air Force. Administrative punishments, such as written reprimands for rules violations and other misbehavior, also were higher in those years. These indicators add a new dimension to an emerging picture of malaise and worse inside the ICBM force, an arm of the Air Force with a proud heritage but an uncertain future. Concerned about heightened levels of misconduct, the Air Force directed RAND Corp....' [link to hosted.ap.org] Look up the service records of some of these guys. MOST have perfect LONG services, highly decorated. Quoting: ~~**lisa**~~ Military Suicides Drop; Unclear Why (2013) "Last year the number of suicides in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines spiked to 349 for the full 12-month period, the highest since the Pentagon began closely tracking the numbers in 2001, and up from the 2011 total of 301. There were 295 Americans killed in Afghanistan [war] last year, by the AP's count." There are more dying by suicide than in war. Why???? [link to abcnews.go.com] "In 2005 alone, there were 6,256 suicides nationally among those who served in the armed forces — about 120 deaths per week." [link to seattletimes.com] What the hell are they doing to the military??? I believe only 2 Generals were fired under Bush's 2 terms total. There are currently 48 4-Star Generals. [link to en.wikipedia.org] Many of these below have spotless records, 25 and up years service, many medals and honors such as Brig. Gen Bryan W. Wampler and Command Sgt. Major Don B. Jordan. Commanding Generals fired: General John R. Allen-U.S. Marines Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] (Nov 2012) Major General Ralph Baker (2 Star)-U.S. Army Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn in Africa (April 2013) Major General Michael Carey (2 Star)-U.S. Air Force Commander of the 20th US Air Force in charge of 9,600 people and 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (Oct 2013) Colonel James Christmas-U.S. Marines Commander 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit & Commander Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Unit (July 2013) Major General Peter Fuller-U.S. Army Commander in Afghanistan (May 2011) Major General Charles M.M. Gurganus-U.S. Marine Corps Regional Commander of SW and I Marine Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan (Oct 2013) General Carter F. Ham-U.S. Army African Command (Oct 2013) Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon (3 Star), Jr.-U.S. Army 58th Superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY (2013) Command Sergeant Major Don B Jordan-U.S. Army 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (suspended Oct 2013) General James Mattis-U.S. Marines Chief of CentCom (May 2013) Colonel Daren Margolin-U.S. Marine in charge of Quantico’s Security Battalion (Oct 2013) General Stanley McChrystal-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (June 2010) General David D. McKiernan-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (2009) General David Petraeus-Director of CIA from September 2011 to November 2012 & U.S. Army Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] and Commander U.S. Forces Afghanistan [USFOR-A] (Nov 2012) Brigadier General Bryan Roberts-U.S. Army Commander 2nd Brigade (May 2013) Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant-U.S. Marine Corps Director of Strategic Planning and Policy for the U.S. Pacific Command & Commander of Aviation Wing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Sept 2013) Colonel Eric Tilley-U.S. Army Commander of Garrison Japan (Nov 2013) Brigadier General Bryan Wampler-U.S. Army Commanding General of 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command [TSC] (suspended Oct 2013) Commanding Admirals fired: Rear Admiral Charles Gaouette-U.S. Navy Commander John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Three (Oct 2012) Vice Admiral Tim Giardina(3 Star, demoted to 2 Star)-U.S. Navy Deputy Commander of the US Strategic Command, Commander of the Submarine Group Trident, Submarine Group 9 and Submarine Group 10 (Oct 2013) Naval Officers fired: (All in 2011) Captain David Geisler-U.S. Navy Commander Task Force 53 in Bahrain (Oct 2011) Commander Laredo Bell-U.S. Navy Commander Naval Support Activity Saratoga Springs, NY (Aug 2011) Lieutenant Commander Kurt Boenisch-Executive Officer amphibious transport dock Ponce (Apr 2011) Commander Nathan Borchers-U.S. Navy Commander destroyer Stout (Mar 2011) Commander Robert Brown-U.S. Navy Commander Beachmaster Unit 2 Fort Story, VA (Aug 2011) Commander Andrew Crowe-Executive Officer Navy Region Center Singapore (Apr 2011) Captain Robert Gamberg-Executive Officer carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 2011) Captain Rex Guinn-U.S. Navy Commander Navy Legal Service office Japan (Feb 2011) Commander Kevin Harms- U.S. Navy Commander Strike Fighter Squadron 137 aboard the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (Mar 2011) Lieutenant Commander Martin Holguin-U.S. Navy Commander mine countermeasures Fearless (Oct 2011) Captain Owen Honors-U.S. Navy Commander aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (Jan 2011) Captain Donald Hornbeck-U.S. Navy Commander Destroyer Squadron 1 San Diego (Apr 2011) Rear Admiral Ron Horton-U.S. Navy Commander Logistics Group, Western Pacific (Mar 2011) Commander Etta Jones-U.S. Navy Commander amphibious transport dock Ponce (Apr 2011) Commander Ralph Jones-Executive Officer amphibious transport dock Green Bay (Jul 2011) Commander Jonathan Jackson-U.S. Navy Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 134, deployed aboard carrier Carl Vinson (Dec 2011) Captain Eric Merrill-U.S. Navy Commander submarine Emory S. Land (Jul 2011) Captain William Mosk-U.S. Navy Commander Naval Station Rota, U.S. Navy Commander Naval Activities Spain (Apr 2011) Commander Timothy Murphy-U.S. Navy Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 129 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA (Apr 2011) Commander Joseph Nosse-U.S. Navy Commander ballistic-missile submarine Kentucky (Oct 2011) Commander Mark Olson-U.S. Navy Commander destroyer The Sullivans FL (Sep 2011) Commander John Pethel-Executive Officer amphibious transport dock New York (Dec 2011) Commander Karl Pugh-U.S. Navy Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 141 Whidbey Island, WA (Jul 2011) Commander Jason Strength-U.S. Navy Commander of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, TN (Jul 2011) Captain Greg Thomas-U.S. Navy Commander Norfolk Naval Shipyard (May 2011) Commander Mike Varney-U.S. Navy Commander attack submarine Connecticut (Jun 2011) Commander Jay Wylie-U.S. Navy Commander destroyer Momsen (Apr 2011) Naval Officers fired: (All in 2012) Commander Alan C. Aber-Executive Officer Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (July 2012) Commander Derick Armstrong- U.S. Navy Commander missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (May 2012) Commander Martin Arriola- U.S. Navy Commander destroyer USS Porter (Aug 2012) Captain Antonio Cardoso- U.S. Navy Commander Training Support Center San Diego (Sep 2012) Captain James CoBell- U.S. Navy Commander Oceana Naval Air Station’s Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (Sep 2012) Captain Joseph E. Darlak- U.S. Navy Commander frigate USS Vandegrift (Nov 2012) Captain Daniel Dusek-U.S. Navy Commander USS Bonhomme Commander David Faught-Executive Officer destroyer Chung-Hoon (Sep 2012) Commander Franklin Fernandez- U.S. Navy Commander Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 (Aug 2012) Commander Ray Hartman- U.S. Navy Commander Amphibious dock-landing ship Fort McHenry (Nov 2012) Commander Shelly Hakspiel-Executive Officer Navy Drug Screening Lab San Diego (May 2012) Commander Jon Haydel- U.S. Navy Commander USS San Diego (Mar 2012) Commander Diego Hernandez- U.S. Navy Commander ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (Feb 2012) Commander Lee Hoey- U.S. Navy Commander Drug Screening Laboratory, San Diego (May 2012) Commander Ivan Jimenez-Executive Officer frigate Vandegrift (Nov 2012) Commander Dennis Klein- U.S. Navy Commander submarine USS Columbia (May 2012) Captain Chuck Litchfield- U.S. Navy Commander assault ship USS Essex (Jun 2012) Captain Marcia Kim Lyons- U.S. Navy Commander Naval Health Clinic New England (Apr 2012) Captain Robert Marin- U.S. Navy Commander cruiser USS Cowpens (Feb 2012) Captain Sean McDonell- U.S. Navy Commander Seabee reserve unit Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 FL (Nov 2012) Commander Corrine Parker- U.S. Navy Commander Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 1 (Apr 2012) Captain Liza Raimondo- U.S. Navy Commander Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, MD (Jun 2012) Captain Jeffrey Riedel- Program manager, Littoral Combat Ship program (Jan 2012) Commander Sara Santoski- U.S. Navy Commander Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (Sep 2012) Commander Kyle G. Strudthoff-Executive Officer Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (Sep 2012) Commander Sheryl Tannahill- U.S. Navy Commander Navy Operational Support Center [NOSC] Nashville, TN (Sep 2012) Commander Michael Ward- U.S. Navy Commander submarine USS Pittsburgh (Aug 2012) Captain Michael Wiegand- U.S. Navy Commander Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (Nov 2012) Captain Ted Williams- U.S. Navy Commander amphibious command ship Mount Whitney (Nov 2012) Commander Jeffrey Wissel- U.S. Navy Commander of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (Feb 2012) Naval Officers fired: (All in 2013) Lieutenant Commander Lauren Allen-Executive Officer submarine Jacksonville (Feb 2013) Reserve Captain Jay Bowman-U.S. Navy Commander Navy Operational Support Center [NOSC] Fort Dix, NJ (Mar 2013) Captain William Cogar-U.S. Navy Commander hospital ship Mercy’s medical treatment facility (Sept 2013) Commander Steve Fuller-Executive Officer frigate Kauffman (Mar 2013) Captain Shawn Hendricks-Program Manager for naval enterprise IT networks (June 2013) Captain David Hunter-U.S. Navy Commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 12 & Coastal Riverine Group 2 (Feb 2013) Captain Eric Johnson-U.S. Navy Chief of Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL (2013) Captain Devon Jones-U.S. Navy Commander Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA (July 2013) Captain Kevin Knoop-U.S. Navy Commander hospital ship Comfort’s medical treatment facility (Aug 2013) Lieutenant Commander Jack O’Neill-U.S. Navy Commander Operational Support Center Rock Island, IL (Mar 2013) Commander Allen Maestas-Executive Officer Beachmaster Unit 1 (May 2013) Commander Luis Molina-U.S. Navy Commander submarine Pasadena (Jan 2013) Commander James Pickens-Executive Officer frigate Gary (Feb 2013) Lieutenant Commander Mark Rice-U.S. Navy Commander Mine Countermeasures ship Guardian (Apr 2013) Commander Michael Runkle-U.S. Navy Commander of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (May 2013) Commander Jason Stapleton-Executive Office Patrol Squadron 4 in Hawaii (Mar 2013) Commander Nathan Sukols-U.S. Navy Commander submarine Jacksonville (Feb 2013) Lieutenant Daniel Tyler-Executive Officer Mine Countermeasures ship Guardian (Apr 2013) Commander Edward White-U.S. Navy Commander Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (Aug 2013) Captain Jeffrey Winter-U.S. Navy Commander of Carrier Air Wing 17 (Sept 2013) Commander Thomas Winter-U.S. Navy Commander submarine Montpelier (Jan 2013) Commander Corey Wofford- U.S. Navy Commander frigate Kauffman (Feb 2013) 157 [ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN] Air Force majors forced into early terminations, no retirement or benefits. All 157 had been twice passed over for promotion and were within six years of retirement. [link to www.airforcetimes.com] Too many to list Any mistakes are probably mine. If you know of any I missed, I will add them. Thread: LIST OF NAMES -- Military Purge High Officers -- Terrifying Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States11/28/2013 02:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 39070307 ... ... ... ... ... ... 'Comet of the Century' Could Create New Meteor Shower ' An incoming comet that may well turn out to be the "comet of the century" could create an unusual kind of meteor shower, scientists say. When Comet ISON passes by the Earth this year, it is possible that the dust sloughed off by the comet's tail will create an odd meteor shower...' [link to www.space.com] 2013: the year of the comet – new comet discovery announced 'April 28, 2013 – SPACE – Comet TENAGRA: Cbet nr. 3478, issued on 2013, April 19, announces the discovery of a apparently asteroidal object (discovery magnitude ~19.6) by M. Schwartz and P. R. Holvorcem on CCD images obtained with the Tenagra II 0.41-m f/3.75 astrograph located near Nogales, AZ, U.S.A...' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Hubble snaps image of approaching comet 'BALTIMORE – The operators of the Hubble Space Telescope say the orbiting observatory has snapped photos of an approaching comet. The Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute says the Comet Ison is being called the "comet of the century" because it could be brighter than the full moon when it makes its closest pass by the sun in late November...' [link to www.foxnews.com] Updates on approaching Comet C/2012 S1 - ISON 'Currently, Comet ISON is 383 million kilometers away from Earth traveling at a speed of 30.66 km/s (110 376 km/h) as it approaches Mars. It has long passed Jupiter and will flyby Red Planet on October 1, 2013, at about 17:24 UTC. It will continue to accelerate steadily until November 28 when it is expected to whip around the Sun at an astonishing speed of 1 359 896 km/h (845 000 mph).... ....There are three possible scenarios for Comet ISON, scientists say. First one is fizzle, where ISON evaporates under intense tidal forces and solar radiation. Nobody hopes for this, but hey, it's a cruel world out there. The second scenario is break-up. In this scenario, ISON breaks into smaller chunks. This, by the way, might happen any time. The third scenario is what everybody hopes will happen - sizzle - ISON survives the Sun and emerges so bright it becomes visible on Earth in daylight.... ....At the time of ISON's closest approach to Mars, on October 1, it will be 0.07 AU (10.5 million km) away from it and this flyby comes at a key time in ISON's journey as it will just cross the "frost line", the place outside the orbit of Mars where solar heating is enough to start vaporizing frozen water. When it crosses the frost line, "the whole comet could erupt in geysers of gas," said Carey Lisse of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab....' [link to thewatchers.adorraeli.com] LASCO C3: ISON can be seen in the lower right corner. Quoting: Sol Neman [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov] [link to sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov] STEREO COR-2B Scientific Quality: ISON can be seen in lower left corner. [link to secchi.nrl.navy.mil] Thumbnails with links for more are on left side of screen at this link - [link to secchi.nrl.navy.mil] STEREO COR-2A beacon image: ISON can barely be seen lower left corner. [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] Latest images: Quoting: Sol Neman COR2 A [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] LASCO C3 [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov] EUVI A [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] EUVI B [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] COR2 B [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] Thread: UPDATE w/HI1-A video: Comet ISON transit videos on LASCO C2 & C3, SECCHI COR2-B, COR2-A Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
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| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/04/2013 08:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Thread: Extremely Frigid Temps Throughout the West, Bad Ice Storm TX to KY Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 06:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Thread: Sorry for this but: Fukushima News 12/11/13: Spent Fuel Reprocessing Begins;Dead Sea Creatures Covering 98% of Seafloor Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Study: Dead sea creatures covered 98% of seafloor last year about 150 miles off California coast; Unprecedented, had been below 1% prior to event — ‘Major’ changes began in spring 2011 Quoting: freedomain [link to enenews.com] Another 20 Navy Sailors: USS Ronald Reagan crew with thyroid cancers, leukemia, brain tumors, bleeding, blindness after Fukushima disaster — Young kids developing problems — Gov’t and Tepco involved in major conspiracy (AUDIO) [link to enenews.com] CNN: The Pacific has seen its fair share of weird recently — Bay in California “now a massive soup bowl” — “Miles of anchovies, mountains deep” — It’s like none ever recorded… Old timers have never seen anything like this — “We may be experiencing ‘global weirding’” (VIDEO) [link to enenews.com] Thread: ok ! we're screwed !! Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Quoting: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa In Photos: Snow Covers Areas of Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria [link to primemag.me] Thread: For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? HAS HORNS! The End Times are comming people, please have your Preps in order! Quoting: Hawk-02  PICS HERE: [link to content.time.com] Thread: CHECK THIS OUT! Time Magazines Person of The Year Pope Francis, HAS DEVIL HORNS!!! Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Quoting: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa In Photos: Snow Covers Areas of Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria [link to primemag.me] Thread: For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Cairo hit by first snowfall in more than 100 years: Jerusalem covered in one meter of snow 'December 13, 2013 – CAIRO — Snow coated domes and minarets Friday as a record Middle East storm compounded the suffering of Syrian refugees, sent the Israeli army scrambling to dig out stranded motorists and gave Egyptians a rare glimpse of snow in their capital. Nearly three feet of snow closed roads in and out of Jerusalem, which is set in high hills, and thousands in and around the city were left without power. Israeli soldiers and police rescued hundreds trapped in their cars by snow and ice. In the West Bank, the branches of olive trees groaned under the weight of snow....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Quoting: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa In Photos: Snow Covers Areas of Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria [link to primemag.me] Thread: For the first time in 112 years, it snows in Cairo (Egypt) Cairo hit by first snowfall in more than 100 years: Jerusalem covered in one meter of snow 'December 13, 2013 – CAIRO — Snow coated domes and minarets Friday as a record Middle East storm compounded the suffering of Syrian refugees, sent the Israeli army scrambling to dig out stranded motorists and gave Egyptians a rare glimpse of snow in their capital. Nearly three feet of snow closed roads in and out of Jerusalem, which is set in high hills, and thousands in and around the city were left without power. Israeli soldiers and police rescued hundreds trapped in their cars by snow and ice. In the West Bank, the branches of olive trees groaned under the weight of snow....' [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] Sun's Current Solar Activity Cycle Is Weakest in a Century 'SAN FRANCISCO — The sun's current space-weather cycle is the most anemic in 100 years, scientists say. Our star is now at "solar maximum," the peak phase of its 11-year activity cycle. But this solar max is weak, and the overall current cycle, known as Solar Cycle 24, conjures up comparisons to the famously feeble Solar Cycle 14 in the early 1900s, researchers said....' [link to www.space.com] Last Edited by Sol Neman on 12/13/2013 07:07 PM Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? started this new thread for people to see this crazy spot on prediction! Quoting: LucaChuchetta "Desmond TuTu will be in the news and the ISS will have a problem" give it a good vote and pin suggest this thread or the original!!! Thread: Desmond Tutu Thread: NASA: Urgent situation aboard the International Space Station after cooling system fails truly incredible! And the original thread from 2008 has gone full retard, i am not going back! haha. Thread: BREAKING a fellow glper predicted the ISS troubles back in 2008 & Desmond TuTu!! Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? The Nelson Mandela family has finally given up their charade and admitted that Nelson Mandela is dead by announcing today that the former leader of South Africa is no longer with us. The charade began in June of 2013, and has maintained Mandela has been deceased since we were informed of his passing in June via one of our reporters embedded in South Africa. Quoting: Phennommennonn That reporter had received a text message from her close friend who works for the South African News which stated that Mandela had died the night prior. Since June, The Guardian Express has come under attack; first from a “denial of service” attack which shut the site down on and off for three days right after we published the news that Mandela had died. That denial of service attack was traced back to South Africa. finish it below [link to www.blacklistednews.com] Thread: Nelson Mandela Family Finally Gives Up Charade and Admits Mandela Dead June of 2013 - Funeral was planned a year ago !! Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States12/13/2013 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? Blue pill = December 21st, 2012 Quoting: Revelator Stargate Red pill = December 16th, 2013 Before I tell you how deep the rabbit hole goes and how I cracked the TRUE end cycle completion date of the Mayan Long Count calendar, I will start with the Mayan Calendar basics. This Youtube explains it well: "Wheels working together The Mayan Calendar consists of three separate corresponding calendars, the Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar) and the Haab (civil calendar). Time is cyclical in the calendars and a set number of days must occur before a new cycle can begin. The three calendars are used simultaneously. The Tzolkin and the Haab identify and name the days, but not the years. The Long Count date comes first, then the Tzolkin date and last the Haab date. A typical Mayan date would read: 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ahau 8 Kumku, where 13.0.0.0.0 is the Long Count date, 4 Ahau is the Tzolkin date and 8 Kumku is the Haab date." [link to www.timeanddate.com] We don't start counting our Gregorian calendar at year 0 right???? It goes like -2 B.C, 1 B.C. 1 A.D, 2 A.D. and so on. You don't start counting the years on the day Christ was born. We skip over that zero year. It has no value! There is no zero year. So why did these Mayan calendar researchers count zero year, thus coming up with the end date of Dec. 21st or 23rd, 2012? It makes no sense! How could they have be so stupid not to have figured this out? They started counting at: Aug. 11th, -3113 or 0.0.0.0.0 (4 Ahau) (ZERO YEAR) and that is how researchers arrived to the date of Dec. 21st, 2012 for the end of the 13th baktun 13.0.0.0.0 or 4 Ahau, 3 Kankin. Not argueing that the calendar didn't start on 4 Ahau is the Tzolkin date and 8 Kumku is the Haab date or August 11, -3113 in the Gregorian calendar. What I am pointing out is you don't start counting the Long count calendar year at 0 (just like we don't start counting our Gregorian calendar at 0 but instead we start it at year 1). Thus, the Mayan Code has now been cracked! This is the calendar convertor tool: [link to www.diagnosis2012.co.uk] In order for the cycle to be complete, the Long Count calendar has to be at the end of its cycle, and the Tzolkin has to be at the end of its cycle or 13 Ahau. It is like the gears have to be perfectly in tuned or in sync. December 21st, 2012 didn't have all gears perfectly interlocked thus it fails. The main reason why Carl Calleman came up with his Oct. 28th, 2011 end of the Long Count date, was because it fell on 13 Ahau of the Tzolkin calendar. He stressed that 13 Ahau is very important, which is why 4 Ahau on Dec. 21st, 2012 can't be the end date saying below: "Another equally compelling reason why December 21, 2012 cannot be the true date of completion of creation is that this day is 4 Ahau in the tzolkin count. Since the Long Count consists of exactly 7200 tzolkin rounds then the true end of creation must fall on a day that is 13 Ahau in the tzolkin count so that the tzolkin rounds even out. If we want to find out what is the real date of ending of the creation cycles we must therefore look for a day around the year 2012, which is 13 Ahau in the tzolkin count. The inscriptions in Palenque, written about a thousand years after the Long Count was devised in Izapa, seem to indicate that the date of relevance is October 28, 2011, which in fact is 13 Ahau in the tzolkin count." [link to www.calleman.com] Well.......Dec. 16th, 2013 is 13 Ahau also! Calleman's theory is correct, he is just got the wrong 13 Ahau date! To further explain: "The Tzolkin is a repeating cycle of 260 days which is made up of a cycle of 13 being repeated 20 times. The Tzolkin is read from the top left (1 Imix), down 20 places to the bottom of the first column (7 Ahau) up to the top of the second column (8 Imix) and so on. The cycle of 13 repeats itself in such a way that, over the 260 days, all 20 of the glyphs in the key to the left of the Tzolkin appear 13 times. The 260 day cycle ends with 13 Ahau." [link to www.dr-rock.biz] For the calendar to end of 4 Ahau or Dec. 21st, 2012 never made any sense to me which is why I was intrigued with Ian Lungold and Carl Calleman's theories. 13 Ahau is the highest form of completion in regards to the Tzolkin calendar and when you combine that with the 13th baktun, you get the highest form of calendar completion, interlocking the gears in the Mayan cycle. Thus, Dec. 16th, 2013 is 13 Baktun and 13 Ahau. The strongest possible completion you can possibly get! Maximum completion is when it reaches 13.0.1.0.0 or Dec. 16th, 2013! You can't get maximum calendar completion or the Long Count and Tzolkin calendar synchnocity when it reads 13.0.0.0.0 or Dec. 21st, 2012 Again, the Mayans used a 13:20 sync and this is seen in the Tzolkin calendar. The Tzolkin begins at 1 Imix, and ends on 13 Ahau and the 13:20 sync cycle is also used to figure out the katuns and baktuns as shown below: 20 kins equal 1 uinal or 20 days 18 uinals equal 1 tun or 360 days 20 tuns equal 1 katun or 7,200 days 20 katuns equal 1 baktun or 144,000 days [link to www.hanksville.org] So I plugged in the numbers and calculated this. As soon below, the numbers clearly don't like when I take the end date of Dec. 16th, 2013 and work backwords using a 13:20 cycle sync. Here is the example below: Dec. 16th, 2013 minus 1,872,000 days or 144,000 days x 13 baktun cycles = August 5th -3113 (13 Ahau) All 13 Batuns completed! Dec. 16th, 2013 minus 93,600 days or 7,200 days x 13 cycle katuns = Sept. 9th, 1757 (13 Ahau) All 13 Katuns completed! Dec. 16th, 2013 minus 4680 days or 360 days x 13 cycle tuns = Feb. 22nd, 2001 (13 Ahau) All 13 Tuns completed! Dec. 16th, 2013 minus 260 days or 20 days x 13 cycle uinals = March 31st, 2013 (13 Ahau) All 13 Uinals completed! You see, all the gears rotate perfectly this way. It can't be done if you compute it by Dec. 21st, 2012 because everything would fall on a 4 Ahau for the Baktun completion, the Katun completion, the Tun completion, and the Uinal completion, and we know now that this can't be the case because the end of the Tzolkin 260 day cycle is 13 Ahau, not 4 Ahau! In order for the calendar to reach maximum competion the 20 uinals, the 20 tuns, the 20 katuns, and the 20 baktuns have to be completed in the 13 cycle, all reaching 13 Ahau. Get it? And as shown above with my calculations, it does! Maximum completion is shown on Dec. 16th, 2013 and again can't be done for computing the date of Dec. 21st, 2012. December 16th, 2013 (13 Ahau Maximum Completion). All 13 Ahaus line up perfectly! The Long Count and the Tzolkin perfectly interlock and sync together. It is like hitting the jackpot! :jactkpot: Thus, zero year shouldn't have been included figuring out the end date as shown below: Dec 16th, 2013 13.0.1.0.0 (13 Ahau) 144,000 days earlier or 1 baktun cycle... Sept. 13th, 1619 12.0.1.0.0 (1 Ahau) 144,000 days earlier or another baktun cycle June 10th, 1225 11.0.1.0.0 (2 Ahau) and so on.... March 8th, 831 10.0.1.0.0 (3 Ahau) Dec. 3rd, 436 9.0.1.0.0 (4 Ahau) Aug. 31st 42 8.0.1.0.0 (5 Ahau) May 28th, -352 7.0.1.0.0 (6 Ahau) Feb. 23rd -746 6.0.1.0.0 (7 Ahau) Nov. 21st -1141 5.0.1.0.0 (8 Ahau) Aug. 18th -1535 4.0.1.0.0 (9 Ahau) May 16th -1929 3.0.1.0.0 (10 Ahau) Feb. 10th -2323 2.0.1.0.0 (11 Ahau) Nov. 8th -2718 1.0.1.0.0 (12 Ahau) August 5th -3112 0.0.1.0.0 (13 Ahau) (YEAR 1) Aug. 11th, -3113 0.0.0.0.0 (4 Ahau) (ZERO YEAR) You can see then when it starts on August 5th, -3112 B.C. (13 Ahau) and you go baktun by baktun (144,000 days each) it goes up the ladder perfectly. 13 Ahau, 12 Ahau, 11 Ahau, 10 Ahau, and so on, until it reaches 13 cycle baktun completion on Dec. 16th, 2013 and 13 Ahau, It doesn’t equate if you compute it with the base of Dec. 21st, 2012 as shown below: Dec 21st, 2012 13.0.0.0.0 (4 Ahau) Sept. 18th, 1618 12.0.0.0.0 (5 Ahau) June 15th, 1224 11.0.0.0.0 (6 Ahau) March 13th, 830 10.0.0.0.0 (7 Ahau) Dec. 9th, 435 9.0.0.0.0 (8 Ahau) Sept. 5th, 41 8.0.0.0.0 (9 Ahau) June 3rd, -353 B.C. 7.0.0.0.0 (10 Ahau) Feb. 28th -747 B.C. 6.0.0.0.0 (11 Ahau) Nov. 26th -1142 B.C. 5.0.0.0.0 (12 Ahau) Aug. 23rd -1536 B.C. 4.0.0.0.0 (13 Ahau) May 21st -1930 B.C. 3.0.0.0.0 (1 Ahau) Feb. 16th -2324 B.C. 2.0.0.0.0 (2 Ahau) Nov. 13th -2719 B.C. 1.0.0.0.0 (3 Ahau) August 5th -3112 B.C. 0.0.1.0.0 (13 Ahau) (YEAR 1) Aug. 11th, -3113 B.C. 0.0.0.0.0 (4 Ahau) (ZERO YEAR) Thread: COMET ISON & THE 13th AHAU CYCLE- The True "End-Time" of the Mayan Calendar (Dec. 16th, 2013) Thread: Why the Mayan Long Count Calendar Ends 12/16/13 NOT 12/21/12 [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] Last Edited by Sol Neman on 12/13/2013 07:15 PM Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
| Sol Neman (OP) User ID: 48329642 United States01/15/2014 07:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Plants & Animals dying en masse; Natural & man-made disasters; Strange events ~ Signs of the End? ... Quoting: Sol Neman 12118332 Report: Nuclear officers, including at Malmstrom, left blast door open 'Twice this year alone, U.S. Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to nuclear-tipped missiles have been caught leaving open a blast door that is intended to help prevent a terrorist or other intruder from entering their underground command post, Air Force officials have told The Associated Press. The blast doors are never to be left open if one of the crew members inside is asleep — as was the case in both these instances — out of concern for the damage an intruder could cause, including the compromising of secret launch codes. Transgressions such as this are rarely revealed publicly. But officials with direct knowledge of Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile operations told the AP that such violations have happened, undetected, many more times than in the cases of the two launch crew commanders and two deputy commanders who were given administrative punishments this year. The blast door violations are another sign of serious trouble in the handling of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The AP has discovered a series of problems within the ICBM force, including a failed safety inspection, the temporary sidelining of launch officers deemed unfit for duty and the abrupt firing last week of the two-star general in charge. The problems, including low morale, underscore the challenges of keeping safe such a deadly force that is constantly on alert but is unlikely ever to be used. The crews who operate the missiles are trained to follow rules without fail, including the prohibition against having the blast door open when only one crew member is awake, because the costs of a mistake are so high....' [link to www.greatfallstribune.com] Air Force general in charge of nuclear missiles fired over 'conduct' 'The two-star general in charge of all Air Force nuclear missiles was fired Friday following a probe into alleged personal misbehavior -- just days after another key official overseeing U.S. nuclear power was relieved of duty. The Air Force announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles -- a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country. The circumstances of Carey's firing were unclear. Two officials told the Associated Press it had to do with alcohol use....' [link to www.foxnews.com] Here's another, these are hard to keep track of. Three-star admiral fired as No. 2 nuclear commander [link to www.foxnews.com] NUKE TROUBLES RUN DEEP; KEY OFFICERS "BURNED OUT" 'WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites "burnout" among launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction. Also, evidence of broader behavioral issues across the intercontinental ballistic missile force, including sexual assaults and domestic violence. The study, provided to the AP in draft form, says that court-martial rates in the nuclear missile force in 2011 and 2012 were more than twice as high as in the overall Air Force. Administrative punishments, such as written reprimands for rules violations and other misbehavior, also were higher in those years. These indicators add a new dimension to an emerging picture of malaise and worse inside the ICBM force, an arm of the Air Force with a proud heritage but an uncertain future. Concerned about heightened levels of misconduct, the Air Force directed RAND Corp....' [link to hosted.ap.org] Malmstrom nuclear launch officers tied to narcotics probe 'F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYO. — Hoping to boost sagging morale, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made a rare visit Thursday to an Air Force nuclear missile base and the men and women who operate and safeguard the nation’s Minuteman 3 missiles. But his attempt to cheer the troops was tempered by news that launch officers at another base had been implicated in an illegal-narcotics investigation....' [link to www.greatfallstribune.com] Malmstrom AFB nuclear officers cheated on proficiency test GREAT FALLS - Nearly three dozen Air Force officers in the nuclear force at Malmstrom Air Force Base were found to have cheated on a proficiency test, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "This was a failure of integrity," said Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James. Major Laver, a public affairs spokeswoman at Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, which oversees all ICBM bases in the Air Force, told KRTV that the cheating happened at Malmstrom Air Force Base and involved 34 nuclear officers. The cheating was discovered as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged drug activity among officers. The cheating reportedly happened between August and September 2013. [link to www.krtv.com] Thread: Now the Navy and Air Force nuclear officers are caught "cheating" on proficiency test Thread: LIST OF NAMES -- Military Purge High Officers -- Terrifying Thread: More go down! How many will fall? This is crazy! Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson |
