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Alaska Volcano Alert Level Upped

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Cleveland Volcano alerts upgraded on renewed activity (again)

Alaska Dispatch | Jan 31, 2012

According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the aviation color color code and the alert level of Cleveland Volcano was upgraded on Tuesday to “Orange” and “Watch” to reflect new satellite data indicating increased activity.

The east central Aleutian Chain volcano, which sits 45 miles west of the community of Nikolski, has spent much of the past year teasing that it would erupt, and its status has alternated between “Yellow/Advisory” and the more serious “Orange/Watch” four times since July 2011.

The AVO reports that the lava dome that had developed at Cleveland last year was mostly removed by a brief explosive episode at the end of December. But new satellite images indicate that a fresh lava dome,approximately 130 feet in diameter, has formed in the summit crater.

There have been no explosions or ash emissions detected during the current lava eruption, but the AVO notes that it remains possible for intermittent, sudden explosions of blocks and ash to occur at any time, and ash clouds exceeding 20,000 feet above sea level may develop.

Because Cleveland is not covered by real-time seismic sensors, such explosions and their associated ash clouds may go undetected in satellite imagery for hours.

Read the latest from the AVO’s Cleveland status page, here, and read the bulletin announcing the new status upgrade from the U.S. Geological Survey, here.

from:    http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/cleveland-volcano-alerts-upgraded-renewed-activity-again

Utah UFO

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UFOs Over Utah Drop Flare-Like Objects

Jan 31, 2011 – 11:55 AM
Lee SpeigelLee SpeigelContributor

What were those bright, flare-like objects dropped from aerial red UFOs over Utah? No official explanation has been offered.

With so many small video cams and cell phones that include cameras, it’s become more and more commonplace that people are videotaping weird things seen in the sky. And one of the latest comes from Utah.

Last week, strange lights in the sky were reported, videotaped and posted online by folks in the American Fork, Utah, area.

Three red lights appeared in the sky, hovered in formation for about 15 minutes and dropped bright, white-colored objects, reports ABC4.com.

A local resident, Lynette Chidester, noticed that the odd lights in the sky made no sound and didn’t blink at all. “I don’t believe in extraterrestrials,” she said. “I noticed over the roof of the garage a red light and a white light, and the red light isn’t flashing like an airplane light does — that’s what drew my attention to it.”

Chidester said there ended up being three red lights, and she saw something strange happen.

“Out of the red light comes, like, a firework — the phosphorescent silver — it’s coming down out of it and I thought, ‘OK, I’ve never seen that before.'”

A few miles away, Mike Galbraith was in a shopping center parking lot when he also saw the lights, which he captured on his cell phone camera.

“I looked up and there were three red lights and then they started dropping what looked like flares or something bright was dropping straight down,” he said.

“They looked like they were flying in formation perfectly together and then, whatever was dropping looked like it was burning real bright,” Galbraith added.

Local airport and military officials report nothing unusual happened in the sky over Utah on the night in question, so the incident remains, for the time being, unidentified, in keeping with the definition of UFO: unidentified flying object.

from:    http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/31/ufos-over-utah-drop-flare-like-objects/

Tritum Particles Released near Chicago

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1/30/2012 — Nuclear plant vents RADIOACTIVE steam onto DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

Posted on January 31, 2012

Watch the video update here:

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ALERT!

If you were outside today in Downtown Chicago — Any time after about 1030am CST — 1/30/2012 — chances are , you may have been exposed to NUCLEAR RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT from the steam that was vented by the  Byron Illinois / Exelon Nuclear power plant.

More specifically, aerosolized particulates of Tritium were in the clouds of steam released—- those clouds then blew down into Chicago area proper.  As to whether people inhaled these particles — only time will tell now.

(links below):

Here is the full story:

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/300465/3/Illinois-nuclear-reactor-loses-power-venting-steam-

Here is a screenshot of the current prevailing winds:

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Overlay the two maps above and you’ll see that ANYTHING vented from that Nuclear plant DID INDEED blow into Chicago proper.

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More about Tritium here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tritium&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Tritium (play/ˈtrɪtiəm/ or /ˈtrɪʃiəm/; symbol T or 3
H, also known as hydrogen-3) is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Thenucleus of tritium (sometimes called a triton) contains one proton and twoneutrons, whereas the nucleus of protium (by far the most abundant hydrogen isotope) contains one proton and no neutrons. Naturally occurring tritium is extremely rare on Earth, where trace amounts are formed by the interaction of the atmosphere with cosmic rays. The name of this isotope is formed from the Greek word “tritos” meaning “third.”

Health risks

Tritium is an isotope of hydrogen, which allows it to readily bind tohydroxyl radicals, forming tritiated water (HTO), and to carbon atoms. Since tritium is a low energy beta emitter, it is not dangerous externally (its beta particles are unable to penetrate the skin), but it is a radiation hazard when inhaled, ingested via food or water, or absorbed through the skin.[14][15][16][17] HTO has a short biological half-life in the human body of 7 to 14 days, which both reduces the total effects of single-incident ingestion and precludes long-term bioaccumulation of HTO from the environment[16].

Tritium has leaked from 48 of 65 nuclear sites in the United States, detected in groundwater at levels exceeding the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water standards by up to 375 times.      

 

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Ica, Peru Strong Earthquake

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Very strong dangerous earthquake near Ica, Peru

Last update: January 30, 2012 at 2:43 pm by By 

The centre of Ica – damage is expected to be found as day breaks. (Wiki Commons, Oliver Etchebarne)

Shaking map : max : MMI VI – courtesy USGS

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.3
UTC Time : Monday, January 30, 2012 at 05:11:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:11:00 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 39 km
Geo-location(s) :
23 km (14 miles) SE (134°) from Ica, Peru
97 km (60 miles) SSE (147°) from Chincha Alta, Peru

Update 14:40UTC:  Indeci still maintains the figures of 98 injured,  3 people homeless, 10 people in affected houses, 1 destroyed house and 2 damaged, however other reports give much higher damaged buildings estimates.

An intensity of V was seen in Ica, meaning lower damage to be expected. The hypocenter was updated to Ml6.3, but the depth was 54km.  (The epicenter was 47km SW of Ica).

Update 13:40UTC:  The reports from earlier have been confirmed that the cathedral in Ica had several blocks of the roof which fell down, luckily not killing anyone.

Update 12:40UTC: Around 100 people have been injured, however most are not seriously injured with only 12 of these severely injured.

Update 12:00UTC: The statistics remain the same as at 11.00 UTC – 96 people injured, at least 10 houses destroyed, power and water outages.

Update 11:00UTC:
There have been 96 people injured as a result, according to the preliminary damage information provided by Civil Defence authorities. Many houses have been damaged as a result of the earthquake and a number of homeless are expected. At least 10 houses have been deemed uninhabitable.

Some sections of Ica are still without power and water. The wall of the third floor of a house located at the same intersection of the Piura and Chincha avenues near Ica collapsed and crashed into the center of the house after the earthquake in the morning. It did not have any cross bracing.

For persons injured by the earthquake in Ica, the General Office of National Defense, Ministry of Health informed the Emergency Operations Center National INDECI that they have been evacuated to hospitals and health centers for immediate care.

Staff of the National Police of Peru are currently in all the provinces of the Ica region, while the Civil Defense Office of the provincial and district municipalities are conducting an assessment and monitoring test in coordination with the Regional Directorate of INDECI in Ica.

For its part, Ica regional authorities made ​​an assessment visit in the districts of Ocucaje and Santiago in order to determine damage assessment and needs analysis.

INDECI boss, General Alfredo Espinoza Murgueytio, has travelled in the last hours to the city of Ica, to coordinate with the Regional Government authorities and assess the damage caused by the earthquake.

It should be noted that the quake was also felt in the regions of Lima, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junin and Arequipa.

Update 10:00UTC:  In addition, many sectors of the city of Ica are still without electric service and several homes were badly damaged. Even a few structures that withstood the 2007 earthquake, now collapsed such as the cornice of St. Joseph Church and the old houses near Ica. We at earthquake-report.com believe that there will be significant losses discovered as day breaks. The number of injured is 70 and no deaths have been reported as yet. Power outages however are making information distribution difficult at the moment.

for more information and updates, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2012/01/30/very-strong-shallow-dangerous-earthquake-near-ica-peru/

Gregg Braden on Changes

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Here is an interview with Gregg Braden concerning the changes that are happening at this time, including prophecies,  ancient texts, magnetics, Schumann Resonance, the Great Shift of the Ages, etc., etc. etc.

Check it out here:

Something Big is About to Happen Gregg Braden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GicOsOY6oO8&feature=player_embedded

 

Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Sex, Beer & Politics: Riddles Reveal Life of Ancient Mesopotamians

Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor
Date: 26 January 2012 Time: 03:09 PM ET
ruins of babylon as seen in 1932
At the time the tablet was written, more than 3,500 years ago, Babylon (shown here as seen in 1932) Babylon was one of the most important cities in southern Mesopotamia, controlling an empire in the region. It’s possible the writer of the tablet’s riddles lived within this kingdom. The tablet’s current location is unknown.
CREDIT: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, in public domain

Millennia before modern-day Americans made fun of their politicians or cracked crude jokes over a cold one, people in ancient Mesopotamia were doing much the same thing.

The evidence of sex, politics and beer-drinking comes from a newly translated tablet, dating back more than 3,500 years, which reveals a series of riddles.

The text is fragmentary in parts and appears to have been written by an inexperienced hand, possibly a student. The researchers aren’t sure where the tablet originates, though they suspect its scribe lived in the southern part of Mesopotamia, near the Persian Gulf.

The translation, by Nathan Wasserman, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology, and Michael Streck, a professor with the Altorientalisches Institut at Universität Leipzig, is detailed in the most recent edition of the journal Iraq.

Rare riddles

The text was written in Akkadian, using cuneiform script. It was a language commonly used by the Babylonians, along with other ancient kingdoms in the Middle East.

“This is a relatively rare genre — we don’t have many riddles,” Wasserman told LiveScience in an interview, referring to riddles written in the Akkadian language.

Unfortunately, researchers are not certain where the tablet is presently located. In 1976, it was housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. At that time, a scholar named J.J. van Dijk published a copy of the Akkadian inscription, which the researchers used for their translation.

Since 1976, Iraq has been through three wars and, during the 2003 invasion, the museum was pillaged. “We tried to figure out where the tablet is now, [but] I don’t know,” Wasserman said. He added that the tablet is small and not very impressive-looking, something that a looter may take a pass on, “I very much hope that it is still there,” Wasserman said. [10 Battles for the Control of Iraq]

Political humor

Some of the decoded riddles are crude and sexual, while others are complex and metaphorical. One of them reveals what appears to be a bit of political humor, albeit with a dark, violent twist.

He gouged out the eye:

It is not the fate of a dead man.

He cut the throat: A dead man (-Who is it?)

The answer is a governor.

“This riddle describes the power of a governor namely to act as a judge who punishes or sentences to death,” write Streck and Wasserman in the journal article.

Wasserman has seen examples in other Akkadian texts of people criticizing their leaders. “We have some interesting traces of political criticism, and [I] might say even say political anger,” he said. “It could be a kind of political humor expressed in this governor riddle.”

While the governor riddle reflects a sort of gallows’ humor, others are much lighter.

In(?) your mouth and your teeth (or: your urine)

constantly stared at you

the measuring vessel of your lord (-What is it?)

The answer, it appears, is beer.

Crude and lewd

Politics and beer were not the only things the scribe commented on. Two of the riddles, now in a fragmentary state, are sexual, crude and difficult to understand.

One of them, whose translation is uncertain, reads:

The deflowered (girl) did not become pregnant

The undeflowered (girl) became pregnant (-What is it?)

The answer, strangely enough, appears to be “auxiliary forces,” a group of soldiers that tend not to be reliable.

Wasserman said that the meaning of this riddle eludes him. “I don’t understand what is really going on,” he said, adding that auxiliary forces are often below-average soldiers, “and they are not really trustworthy, sometimes they run away in the middle of the battle.”

Another riddle, this one even more fragmentary and whose translation is uncertain, is also very crude.

… of your mother

is by the one who has intercourse (with her) (-What/who is it?)

The researchers aren’t sure of the riddle’s solution since the answer has been lost.

Ancient metaphor

One of the riddles appears to rely on metaphor to get its point across.

The tower is high

it is high, but nonetheless has no shade (- What is it?)

The answer is sunlight.

“You have to think about the riddle like the ‘Lord of the Rings‘ or ‘The Hobbit’; it is metaphor,” Wasserman said. Imagine you are outside and see a beam of light going from sky to Earth. [Science Fact or Fantasy? 20 Imaginary Worlds]

“It looks like a tower, but it gives no shade, of course, because it’s light itself,” Wasserman said. “The answer is the proof for its own validity.”

The last riddle relies on logic:

(Note the translation of the first line is uncertain)

Like a fish in a fish pond

Like troops before the king (-What is it?)

The answer is a broken bow.

Archery was widely used in the ancient world for both warfare and hunting. If your bow was broken you would be able to do neither.
CREDIT: steve estvanik | shutterstock   archers

Solar Radiation Storm

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RADIATION STORM: Accelerated by Friday’s X-flare, energetic protons from the sun are still swarming around Earth on Jan. 29th. The radiation storm ranks S2 on NOAA scales, which means it is not a severe storm. Nevertheless, it can still affect spacecraft and satellites at the nuisance level. Click on the image for an animated demonstration:

That was a coronagraph image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The many speckles and streaks are energetic protons striking SOHO’s onboard digital camera. Stronger radiation storms (S4 to S5) can fill images like these with “snow,” rendering them useless for normal operations. The current storm will probably subside later today and restore SOHO’s clear view of the sun.

fr/spaceweather.com

January 29-February 4

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You might be feeling this week as though all your energy is gone, drained, done with.  The funny thing is that you do not know why or how. Do not look for reasons or causes.  This falls into the “It happens” category.  Go with it and do not overbook. There are a lot of people, places, things, jobs, and seeming opportunities out there that are calling you to take note,.  The important thing now is YOU, WHO you are and what it is that is most important for you in terms of your own fulfillment.  You can follow through and accept your own importance or step back and let something else take over.  The choice is, as always, yours.  But, please, give yourself time before action.  Make lists, dance, sing, walk your doggie —whatever and feel what it is that makes you happy.  It can happen, but you need to accept,  allow, and be part of the whole thing.  Not as easy as it sounds when you fall into the logical and linear, but you can realize magic and miracles when you open to all that you truly are.  And, although you may feel that you got nothing done this week, at the end of it, there will come a time when you will sit down and look at all that has happened and realize that, in fact, you accomplished quite a bit.  Moreover, you have made some important decisions and found out some interesting facts about things around you.  Time will seem out of sync these days, and it is something that you will need to get used to.  The best way to do that is to align yourself with the energies as they come in.  Of course, there are always the surprises.

On a larger scale the shifts, winds, weather, and other natural events will be continuing apace.  The Sun, also, will be unusually active.  The Galactic energy that I have been mentioning for some time now is making itself felt more and more, however the Earth is being spared some of the brunt of it at this time because it is being shielded by the outer planets.  This will not last much longer.  All of these influences can engender fear, irrational fear, among people leading to odd events, activities, statements, , and reactions.  Look for the news to be crazy. There can be some hints of ET stuff happening which will come out, with attempts to explain away.  Also there are attempts being made at control on all levels that will become very obvious.  Politicians will attempt to force situations only to have them implode upon them.  There will be some people coming out in the news telling of things that can make everyone question just what is going on.

Sunday, January 29    Light Purple

Well, it looks as though some of the things you wanted to get done today are just not going to happen.  There will be something that throws you off course — a phone call, a memory of something you left hanging, an unexpected visitor — whatever or whoever it may be, it will not be a welcome event.  It is important, therefore, to make sure when you awake that you set yourself in your own power, ready to deal with whatever comes your way. It is important at his time not to take on other peoples’ stuff or even their guilt.  There is a lot of neediness out there.  If it does not belong to you, then send it back to its owner.  You have things to do at this time, and you do not need these kinds of distractions.

Crystal Vibe:    Purple Sapphire—-Balance and enlightenment.  This stone carries the energy of both, so it allows you to be here now or to open.  Resonates with the Crown Chakra.

Monday, January 30:    Light Magenta

Take time to take a breather,  Be with friends, share some gossip, laugh a little. All of these things open you to what is really important.  There are many things you have forgotten, or just let go of.  The reasons you may not know, but with resent resonances, it is best just to allow them to be what they are.  See them for that, and perhaps this will open a whole new perspective and vision.  There are some people, or perhaps even one, that in this energy you will come to know and appreciate better.  We all have stuff we are working through, and right now, we are finishing up with some things.  So, take a look at the things you are letting go of. Appreciate them for what they gave you while they were there, and take from that the strength and learning to move on to the next phase.

Crystal Vibe:    Lepidocrocite—-This mineral works to make things happen in your life.  When you are ready to set goals and actualize, it is a great stone to work with.  Resonates with the Root Chakra.

Tuesday, January 31:    Light Yellow

The end of the first month, and you will find that there running through the day as you finish up on some issues and items that have been pending for quite some time.  The general theme of the day has to do with finding answers.  You do not need to ask any new questions, because all the questions have been there for quite some time.  You have known them and worked with them in many different ways.  Today, however you can see answers, you become aware of some of the open issues, and you are seeing the true priorities in your life.  There is a sense of joy in all of this.  Again, the feeling of needing to get rid of the old on all levels will be there, so honor it.  Look around, and prepare to let go ot things that have no real place in your life as it changes and renews.

Crystal Wave:    Aurichalcite—-The energy of this mineral brings calm and perspective.  It is a good one for centering and opening.  It lets you know that help is available if you are open and allow.  Resonates with the Third Eye Chakra.

Wednesday, February 1:   Light Pink

This is a good day for beginnings.  It is also a good time to know what it is that you are wanting to create in your life and use that as your focus for a new start.  Anything can happen, so there is no need to limit or define too precisely.  There have been many lessons that you have learned in the past three months and it is time to know what those lessons mean for WHO you are as you determine your next step.  There is help out there, and if you will be open to it, there will be signs and symbols aplenty.  Do not discredit things that are said to you by strangers.  First impressions are often the truest.  Allow some time today for a bit of joy.  There is some light hearted energy making its way into things today.

Crystal Energy:     Autunite—-This mineral assists with focus and precision.  It is helpful when trying to get things across on any level.  Resonates with the Third Eye and Heart Chakras.

Thursday, February 2:    Purple

Watch what you say today.  You can find that things slip out of your mouth that you might not wish to have in the open.  Be ready for explanations and apologies when those occur.  you are working right ow within your core, and that can distract you from some of the things going around outside of you.  Others can misunderstand, but true friends and compatriots will hear what is being said behind the obvious.  These are some of the lessons of friendship.  Communities are forming right now, and if you are open to it, you can see where you are headed. There are some surprises in store today also, so be ready.  Some will actually bring a smile and a bit of delight.

Crystal Vibration:    Midnight Black Quartz—-The energy of this stone brings to light much that has been hidden.l  It is a stone to use with caution unless you are open to and allowing whatever might be brought forth.  There can be shadows there.  Resonates with the 8th and 11th Chakras.

Friday, February 3:

There are some things that are ‘good for you’, and a lot of them you have avoided for that very reason.  This is not an energy in which you want to do that.  The lessons that are being learned will assist as you move forward in realizing your potential at this time.  You have the ability to create whatever it ist aht you desire, but you must accept that and allow the miracles to come it.  The element of surprise is oftentimes your greatest ally for it never determines beforehand, it allows for the best to come through if you are centered and grounded in WHO you are and what is best for your being, your WHO.

Crystal Vibe:    Clinoclase—-This mineral emanates a subtle yet intense power and should, as such, be used with knowledge and sparingly.  Resonates with the Root and Crown Chakras.

Saturday, February 4:    Blush Pink

Forget about all your plans for today, because everything is in motion.  Change is in the air, and there is no sense of anybody or anything taking responsibility.  At this time, it is good to stay centered within and to be ready for anything.  There are tings to be learned and seen today, but you will miss them if you fall into judgment and fear.

Crystal Wave:    Ulexite—-This mineral can put things into perspective on a large scale.  Along with that , it assists in gaining perspective and a sense of resolution about certain long term issues.  Resonates with the higher Chakras while connecting with earth energy.