
Friday, October 19, 2012
Flicks restaurant E. coli outbreak: 44 cases are confirmed
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has said there are now 44 confirmed cases and 144 probable cases following an E. coli outbreak linked to a Belfast restaurant.
They said this was the figure at 15:00 BST on Friday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20010106
They said this was the figure at 15:00 BST on Friday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20010106
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES
Bomb threat prompts Texas A&M campus evacuation
Authorities ordered the campus of Texas A&M University evacuated on Friday after receiving a bomb threat, the latest such incident at colleges in recent weeks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-texas-bombthreat-idUSBRE89I11320121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-texas-bombthreat-idUSBRE89I11320121019
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
A "Dad's Army" hand grenade left over from the Second World War left 13 people needing hospital treatment.
The casualties, who were not seriously injured, were exposed to toxic fumes after workmen disturbed the stockpile of phosphorous grenades left in the sealed-up cellar of a property in Bamber Bridge near Preston, Lancs.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dads-army-hand-grenade-lands-13-in-hospital-after-gas-leak-8217901.html
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dads-army-hand-grenade-lands-13-in-hospital-after-gas-leak-8217901.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Marburg outbreak confirmed in Kabale, Uganda
Health experts have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the western district of Kabale after samples from two relatives taken to the Uganda Virus Institute tested positive.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/636587-marburg-outbreak-confirmed-in-kabale.html
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/636587-marburg-outbreak-confirmed-in-kabale.html
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES
Bird flu outbreak in Dien Bien, Vietnam
DIEN BIEN (VNS)- Cases of bird flu have been reported in Noong Luong Commune, Dien Bien District in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.
Director of the provincial Department of Animal Health Cao Thi Tuyet Lan said bird flu outbreaks were discovered last Friday in two households in the commune's Village 12, with nearly 720 livestock suffering from the disease.
Three days later, local authority discovered nearly 400 other livestock infected with the H5N1 virus in Village 15.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/social-issues/231642/bird-flu-outbreak-in-dien-bien.html
Director of the provincial Department of Animal Health Cao Thi Tuyet Lan said bird flu outbreaks were discovered last Friday in two households in the commune's Village 12, with nearly 720 livestock suffering from the disease.
Three days later, local authority discovered nearly 400 other livestock infected with the H5N1 virus in Village 15.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/social-issues/231642/bird-flu-outbreak-in-dien-bien.html
Categories:
ANIMAL DEATHS,
GERMS AND PLAGUES
Major damage, injuries after several likely tornadoes hit Mississippi
Update: At least 7 confirmed tornadoes hit Mississippi in rare October outbreak
The National Weather Service reports at least 14 counties sustained major damage from what were more than likely tornadoes Wednesday night.
http://www.examiner.com/article/major-damage-injuries-after-several-likely-tornadoes-hit-mississippi
The National Weather Service reports at least 14 counties sustained major damage from what were more than likely tornadoes Wednesday night.
http://www.examiner.com/article/major-damage-injuries-after-several-likely-tornadoes-hit-mississippi
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Shark attack on paddle boarder reported; man, 55, uninjured, Hawaii
Officials closed beaches around Kanaha Beach Park Thursday morning after a shark bit a stand-up paddle board around 7:30 a.m. off of an area known as "Kite Beach," or Kaa Point.
Stand-up paddle boarder David Peterson of Pukalani was not injured, officials said.
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/566092/Shark-attack-on-paddle-boarder-reported--man--55--uninjured.html?nav=10
Stand-up paddle boarder David Peterson of Pukalani was not injured, officials said.
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/566092/Shark-attack-on-paddle-boarder-reported--man--55--uninjured.html?nav=10
Categories:
ANIMAL ATTACKS
Woman Killed In Cardiff 'Hit And Run' Crashes
A 32-year-old woman has been killed in a series of hit and run incidents in Cardiff, and another 11 have been injured.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000069/woman-killed-in-cardiff-hit-and-run-crashes
http://news.sky.com/story/1000069/woman-killed-in-cardiff-hit-and-run-crashes
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Lebanese government to sue producers of TV drama Homeland because 'it portrays Beirut as full of terrorists' (on the day car bomb in city kills eight)
- Lebanese Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud is consulting lawyers about legal action and is demanding an apology from producers
- He said the latest episode wrongly depicted the city as strong-hold for terrorists and a place where foreigners are attacked
- Complaint arrives just as car bomb rocks city, leaving at least eight dead
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220040/Lebanese-government-sue-Homeland-producers-portrays-Beirut-terrorists.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Simon Cremer faces bankruptcy after being forced to pay £5,000 compensation (and £40,000 costs) to the THIEF
Simon Cremer who forced employee Mark Gilbert to wear a sign saying 'thief' after he stole from him has been ordered to pay £45,000 in legal costs and compensation. Mr Cremer, 48, frog-marched Mr Gilbert through the streets of Witham, Essex to humiliate him after the 40-year-old wrote a cheque to himself for £845 and cashed it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220163/Bankruptcy-fears-boss-stealing-employee-wear-thief-sign-round-neck.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220163/Bankruptcy-fears-boss-stealing-employee-wear-thief-sign-round-neck.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
George Osborne charged £160 after being caught in First Class carriage with a standard train ticket
The Cheshire MP, believed to be worth more than £4.6m, was seen arguing with train staff, after he refused to move from the First Class carriages on the train from Wilmslow to London despite only having a Standard ticket. ITV's reporter Rachel Townsend was on the same train, and gave a running commentary on Twitter.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220250/George-Osborne-charged-160-caught-First-Class-carriage-standard-train-ticket.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220250/George-Osborne-charged-160-caught-First-Class-carriage-standard-train-ticket.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
3.8 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - 19th October
Magnitude
3.8
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:44:45 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:44:45 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.468°N, 121.034°W
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Region
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances
12 km (8 miles) SE (126°) from Pinnacles, CA
3.8
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:44:45 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:44:45 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.468°N, 121.034°W
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Region
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances
12 km (8 miles) SE (126°) from Pinnacles, CA
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Clive Sharpe Charged With Murder Of Catherine Gowing
Ms Gowing, 37, failed to arrive at work at the Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold, North Wales, on Monday.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000055/man-charged-with-murder-of-irish-vet
http://news.sky.com/story/1000055/man-charged-with-murder-of-irish-vet
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Cardiff: Eleven Injured In 'Hit And Run' Crashes
A man has been arrested after 11 people were hurt in a series of "hit and run" car accidents in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000044/eleven-injured-in-hit-and-run-crashes
http://news.sky.com/story/1000044/eleven-injured-in-hit-and-run-crashes
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Andrew Mitchell Resigns After 'Plebs' Row
Andrew Mitchell quits as the Government's Chief Whip a month after his outburst at police guarding the gates of Downing Street.
http://news.sky.com/story/1000051/andrew-mitchell-resigns-after-plebs-row
http://news.sky.com/story/1000051/andrew-mitchell-resigns-after-plebs-row
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS - 19th October
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:22:03 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 05:22:03 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.090°S, 176.436°E
Depth
14 km (8.7 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
205 km (127 miles) ENE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji
5.2
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:22:03 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 05:22:03 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.090°S, 176.436°E
Depth
14 km (8.7 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
205 km (127 miles) ENE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 19th October
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:19:21 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 02:19:21 AM at epicenter
Location
32.708°N, 141.664°E
Depth
41 km (25.5 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
179 km (111 miles) ESE (103°) from Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
4.9
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 17:19:21 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 02:19:21 AM at epicenter
Location
32.708°N, 141.664°E
Depth
41 km (25.5 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
179 km (111 miles) ESE (103°) from Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA - 19th October
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 16:27:54 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 01:27:54 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.935°S, 134.106°E
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 miles)
Region
NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
92 km (57 miles) N of Dobo, Indonesia
4.3
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 16:27:54 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 01:27:54 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.935°S, 134.106°E
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 miles)
Region
NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
92 km (57 miles) N of Dobo, Indonesia
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Jupiter Photos Reveal Big Changes on Giant Planet
Jupiter has been suffering more impacts over the last four years than ever previously observed, including this meteoroid impact on Sept. 10, 2012.
http://news.yahoo.com/jupiter-photos-reveal-big-changes-giant-planet-115051881.html
http://news.yahoo.com/jupiter-photos-reveal-big-changes-giant-planet-115051881.html
Categories:
COSMIC EVENTS
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND - 19th October
Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 15:34:14 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
30.698°S, 177.645°W
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Distances
144 km (89 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand
5.3
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 15:34:14 UTC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
30.698°S, 177.645°W
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Distances
144 km (89 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Merkel raises new hurdles on EU bank union
German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised new hurdles on Friday to using the euro zone's rescue fund to inject capital directly into ailing banks from next year, dashing Spain's hopes of soon removing the cost from its strained national debt.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-eu-summit-idUSBRE89H0IZ20121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-eu-summit-idUSBRE89H0IZ20121019
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Beirut Car Bomb: 'Eight Killed' In Explosion
At least eight people have reportedly been killed and 80 wounded by a car bomb in Lebanese capital Beirut.
http://news.sky.com/story/999939/beirut-car-bomb-eight-killed-in-explosion
http://news.sky.com/story/999939/beirut-car-bomb-eight-killed-in-explosion
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
HSBC Hit By 'Large Scale' Cyber Attack
The banking giant says it was subjected to a "denial of service" attack but tries to reassure customers over their data.
HSBC said its servers came under a "large scale denial of service attack" that affected a number of sites around the world, although it did not give further details as to the nature or whereabouts of the problem.
http://news.sky.com/story/999914/hsbc-suffers-large-scale-cyber-attack
HSBC said its servers came under a "large scale denial of service attack" that affected a number of sites around the world, although it did not give further details as to the nature or whereabouts of the problem.
http://news.sky.com/story/999914/hsbc-suffers-large-scale-cyber-attack
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 19th October
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:55:53 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:55:53 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.261°S, 161.249°E
Depth
112.2 km (69.7 miles)
Region
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances
76 km (47 miles) WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
4.5
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:55:53 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:55:53 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.261°S, 161.249°E
Depth
112.2 km (69.7 miles)
Region
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances
76 km (47 miles) WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Clinton: I Thought Obama 'Was Going to Cry'
At a campaign event for Barack Obama's reelection campaign, Bill Clinton said that Mitt Romney's argument "is true, we're not fixed":
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Fidel Castro suffered a stroke
A Naples doctor said former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is near ‘a neurovegetative state’ after suffering a stroke.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/18/3056621/fidel-castro-suffered-a-stroke.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/18/3056621/fidel-castro-suffered-a-stroke.html
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES
Currency Wars: U.S. Attack
Doubling down on QE3, the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Bernanke tells China and Brazil: allow your currencies to appreciate.
One does not need to be a rocket scientist to conclude that Bernanke wants the U.S. dollar to fall. Is it merely a war of words, or an actual war? Who is winning the war?
http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/axel-merk/currency-wars-u-s-attack?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
One does not need to be a rocket scientist to conclude that Bernanke wants the U.S. dollar to fall. Is it merely a war of words, or an actual war? Who is winning the war?
http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/axel-merk/currency-wars-u-s-attack?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Libya: ''Attacks on Bani Walid Leave Dozens Dead, Hundreds Wounded''
Rats is the popular name given by the Libyan people to terrorists and gangsters released from prisons as well as mercenaries and Al-Qaida allied militias which are all in the service of the U.S.-European installed puppet regime.''
http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=631792?rss
http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=631792?rss
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
The Dirtiest Congress in History
This Congress is on track to be the dirtiest ever. Since 1999, Dirty Energy Money flowing into Congress in the first year of the election cycle has increased 70%, reaching nearly $16 million in 2011
http://priceofoil.org/2012/06/07/the-dirtiest-congress-in-history/
http://priceofoil.org/2012/06/07/the-dirtiest-congress-in-history/
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
FBI Celebrates Foiling Its Own Terror Plot, Again
Federal agents convinced a naïve, violence-inclined 21-year-old Bangladeshi that he was a member of “al-Qaeda,” giving the dupe fake bombs to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before swarming in and arresting him on October 17. As has become typical, government officials scrambled to put out press releases patting themselves on the back for their work protecting the “Homeland.”
In reality, however, there was no al-Qaeda, there was no threat, there were no bombs, and the only alleged “plot” the FBI “foiled” was the one it helped hatch with its dupe, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis.
http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/13263-fbi-celebrates-foiling-its-own-terror-plot-again#.UIARVXd3dQQ.twitter
In reality, however, there was no al-Qaeda, there was no threat, there were no bombs, and the only alleged “plot” the FBI “foiled” was the one it helped hatch with its dupe, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis.
http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/13263-fbi-celebrates-foiling-its-own-terror-plot-again#.UIARVXd3dQQ.twitter
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Vincent McKee Jailed For Fraud
The Ex-Lib Dem Candidate who ran a student tuition firm, was convicted of stealing around £23,000 from clients and their families.
http://news.sky.com/story/999906/ex-lib-dem-candidate-jailed-for-fraud
http://news.sky.com/story/999906/ex-lib-dem-candidate-jailed-for-fraud
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS
Michael Brutsch exposed as Violentacrez: His Family brand him 'evil and nasty' . . . and reveal how they live in fear of him
- Michael Brutsch, 49, unmasked as Violentacrez, the man behind Reddit forums called Creepshots, Jailbait, Rapebait and Incest
- Users posted images of the buttocks and breasts of girls in the classroom, gym or even 'upskirt' images of women on the street
- Relatives reveal they live in fear of ‘evil’ Brutsch who is as 'nasty in real life as screen name sounds'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219693/EXCLUSIVE-Family-troll-sick-Reddit-Creepshots-forum-featuring-sexual-images-schoolgirls-brand-just-evil-nasty-real-life----reveal-live-fear-him.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Google and Samsung launch $249 tablet 'for everyone' (let's hope it doesn't crash like the share price)
THE CLOUD LAPTOP
Unlike a traditional laptop, the Chromebook has no hard drive, instead keeping all of its information on Google's servers.
Sounds extremely safe....think I will stick with Apple
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2220108/Google-Samsung-unveil-229-laptop-everyone.html
Unlike a traditional laptop, the Chromebook has no hard drive, instead keeping all of its information on Google's servers.
Sounds extremely safe....think I will stick with Apple
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2220108/Google-Samsung-unveil-229-laptop-everyone.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS
'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL': Outrage at Obama's shocking response to the Benghazi massacre
Speaking to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night, the President was quizzed about his handling of the aftermath of the Benghazi attack on September 11
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219867/Barack-Obama-Benghazi-If-Americans-killed-OPTIMAL-Obamas-extraordinary-response-security-fiasco-Benghazi-massacre.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219867/Barack-Obama-Benghazi-If-Americans-killed-OPTIMAL-Obamas-extraordinary-response-security-fiasco-Benghazi-massacre.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Earth 'too hot for life' after mass extinction 250 million years ago
For five million years after the worst mass extinction in Earth history, much of the planet was simply too hot for anything to survive, scientists have claimed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2219761/Earth-hot-life-mass-extinction-250-million-years-ago.html
- Experts say 'broken world' that followed the Permian-Triassic mass extinction meant no life for five million years in a huge 'dead zone'
- Temperatures in the tropics rose to lethal levels, soaring to 60C on land and 40C in the sea
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2219761/Earth-hot-life-mass-extinction-250-million-years-ago.html
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Fresh horror at zoo where animals were 'clubbed to death' as it is revealed they were then 'fed to Polish park workers'
Former employees allege that foreign workers at Ölands Animal and Amusement Park in Sweden were kept in appalling conditions and fed creatures slaughtered on site.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220100/Horror-zoo-animals-clubbed-death-fed-animals-killed-park-Polish-workers.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220100/Horror-zoo-animals-clubbed-death-fed-animals-killed-park-Polish-workers.html
Categories:
ANIMAL DEATHS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
British film director Duncan Roy sues after being arrested and held in U.S. jail 'for three months without trial or chance to post bail'
- Duncan Roy, who filmed the 2002 film AKA, was arrested and held in L.A. for three months without trial or chance to post bail
- Immigration authorities 'put a 48-hour hold on director posting bail - and it lasted 89 DAYS'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220050/British-film-director-Duncan-Roy-sues-arrested-held-U-S-jail-months-trial-chance-post-bail.html
Categories:
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Markets fall worldwide in wake of Google’s catastrophic $24billion loss as nervous investors wait for Wall Street to open
- Respected financier David Buik said: 'The bubble has burst. After Google's meteoric rise something like this was always bound to happen'
- Third-quarter profits fell 20% on a year earlier to $2.18bn (£1.35bn)
- Trading halted to give investors chance to digest news amid crash fears
- Printing firm R.R. Donnelley blamed for leaking report ahead of schedule
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219975/Markets-fall-worldwide-wake-Google-s-catastrophic-24billion-loss-nervous-investors-wait-Wall-Street-open.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile was actually shelved 'because it clashed with Christmas tributes to the presenter'
- Corporation previously said Newsnight film was axed because the abuse story 'could not be substantiated'
- A leaked email shows the investigation was far advanced and BBC press office was preparing response to questions for after the broadcast
- Document also shows BBC was aware film could raise questions about why it had failed to expose Savile as a paedophile while he was alive
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219998/Jimmy-Savile-Leaked-email-casts-doubt-BBCs-reason-Newsnight-film-Savile-shelved.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
David Cameron snubs chance to accept Nobel Peace Prize alongside fellow EU ...But they will send Someone in His place
It is believed the idea for all 27 leaders to go was the brainchild of Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor.
Last night Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, said: 'I know we must now all have prizes but 27 speeches would be ridiculous.
'I suggest David Cameron goes to celebrate at NATO headquarters because they are the ones that kept the peace.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220109/David-Cameron-snubs-chance-accept-Nobel-Peace-Prize-alongside-fellow-EU-leaders.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Last night Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, said: 'I know we must now all have prizes but 27 speeches would be ridiculous.
'I suggest David Cameron goes to celebrate at NATO headquarters because they are the ones that kept the peace.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220109/David-Cameron-snubs-chance-accept-Nobel-Peace-Prize-alongside-fellow-EU-leaders.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Turkey retaliates after shells fired from Syria
Turkey's army fired on Syria on Friday after two shells launched from Syria landed in Turkish territory, Turkish state broadcaster TRT reported, underlining how tension between the two neighbours remains dangerously high.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/uk-syria-crisis-turkey-retaliation-idUKBRE89I0JZ20121019
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/uk-syria-crisis-turkey-retaliation-idUKBRE89I0JZ20121019
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Savile Inquiry Becomes Criminal Investigaton, with over 200 potential victims.
Scotland Yard said two weeks of gathering information has involved assessing more than 400 lines of inquiry and has identified more than 200 potential victims.
http://news.sky.com/story/999869/jimmy-savile-inquiry-now-criminal-investigaton
http://news.sky.com/story/999869/jimmy-savile-inquiry-now-criminal-investigaton
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Trenton Oldfield jailed for six months for Disrupting Boat Race
The judge said Oldfield had acted dangerously, disproportionately, had not shown what he was actually protesting against, and displayed prejudice in sabotaging the event which Oldfield regarded as elitist.
http://news.sky.com/story/999852/boat-race-protester-swimmer-is-jailed
http://news.sky.com/story/999852/boat-race-protester-swimmer-is-jailed
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Christopher Halliwell pleads guilty to murdering nightclubber Sian O'Callaghan.....but WON"T be Charged for the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards, who he also Admitted to Killing
The second count of murdering Becky Godden-Edwards, 21, was dropped after one of the country's leading detectives, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, spectacularly disregarded legal requirements on the questioning of suspects.
It meant Halliwell's confession to Fulcher and the fact he took police to the exact spot where he had buried Ms Godden-Edwards – who had been missing since 2003 - could not be used as evidence in court.
http://news.sky.com/story/999874/taxi-driver-pleads-guilty-to-clubber-murder
It meant Halliwell's confession to Fulcher and the fact he took police to the exact spot where he had buried Ms Godden-Edwards – who had been missing since 2003 - could not be used as evidence in court.
http://news.sky.com/story/999874/taxi-driver-pleads-guilty-to-clubber-murder
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
FDA: Vials contain fungus linked to meningitis outbreak
The presence of Exserohilum was found in "unopened medication vials," which were tested at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the FDA.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/18/health/meningitis-outbreak/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/18/health/meningitis-outbreak/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Obama defends Libya response....On Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
"(We) weren't confused about the fact that four Americans had been killed. I wasn't confused about the fact that we needed to ramp up diplomatic security around the world right after it happened. I wasn't confused about the fact that we had to investigate exactly what happened so it gets fixed. And I wasn't confused about the fact that we're going to hunt down whoever did it," the president said.
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Truck driver's death prompts riot and questions in China
Chinese authorities have arrested 20 people in the southwestern city of Luzhou after rioters, angered by the death of a truck driver who clashed with police
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/asia/china-luzhou-riot/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/asia/china-luzhou-riot/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Afghan woman beheads daughter-in-law for refusing prostitution
To most people, the slaying of 20-year-old Mah Gul is unimaginable.
But it's just "one more incident that highlights the violent atmosphere that women and girls face in Afghanistan and the region," Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, said Thursday.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/afghan-woman-beheads-daughter-in-law-for-refusing-prostitution-police-say/?hpt=hp_t3
But it's just "one more incident that highlights the violent atmosphere that women and girls face in Afghanistan and the region," Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, said Thursday.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/afghan-woman-beheads-daughter-in-law-for-refusing-prostitution-police-say/?hpt=hp_t3
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
U.S. troops in Okinawa put on curfew Following the Arrest of 2 sailors
U.S. troops in Okinawa will now be on curfew after the arrest of two U.S. sailors accused of raping a local woman, the commander of U.S. forces in Japan said Friday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/asia/japan-us-troops/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/asia/japan-us-troops/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Deadly blast rocks Yemen military base
At least 15 Yemeni troops were killed and more than a dozen injured when suspected al-Qaeda militants attacked a heavily guarded government military base in southern Yemen Friday, security officials said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/meast/yemen-blast/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/meast/yemen-blast/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Islamists destroy tombs in Timbuktu
Al Qaeda-linked rebels in northern Mali destroyed historic and religious landmarks in Timbuktu on Thursday, claiming the relics are idolatrous
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/18/world/africa/mali-shrines/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/18/world/africa/mali-shrines/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Iran suspected in bank cyber attacks
Cyber attacks on U.S. banks continued this week from suspected hackers believed to be supported by the Iranian government, according to U.S. officials.
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/new-cyber-attacks-on-u-s-banks-iran-suspected/?hpt=hp_c4
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/new-cyber-attacks-on-u-s-banks-iran-suspected/?hpt=hp_c4
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
U.S. to invite Myanmar to joint military exercises
The United States will invite Myanmar to the world's largest multinational military field exercise, a powerful symbolic gesture toward a military with a grim human rights record and a milestone in its rapprochement with the West.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-myanmar-military-idUSBRE89I07W20121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-myanmar-military-idUSBRE89I07W20121019
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Europe pushes ahead towards ECB bank supervision
European Union leaders agreed on Friday a single supervisor will take responsibility for overseeing euro zone banks from next year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-eu-summit-idUSBRE89H0IZ20121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-eu-summit-idUSBRE89H0IZ20121019
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Diplomacy inbox clogs as world awaits U.S. vote
Arms trade treaty, the Palestinians' U.N. aspirations and talks on banning weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East have had to wait.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-campaign-unitednations-idUSBRE89H1NI20121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-campaign-unitednations-idUSBRE89H1NI20121019
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Suspected ringleader was at consulate on 9/11, Libya
In an interview, Abu Khattala told Reuters he had only heard he was a suspect through news media and was surprised that officials had told journalists he was at large.
"These reports say that no one knows where I am and that I am hiding," he said. "But here I am in the open, sitting in a hotel with you. I'm even going to pick up my sister's kids from school soon."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-libya-consulate-attack-idUSBRE89H19P20121018
"These reports say that no one knows where I am and that I am hiding," he said. "But here I am in the open, sitting in a hotel with you. I'm even going to pick up my sister's kids from school soon."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-libya-consulate-attack-idUSBRE89H19P20121018
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Meningitis Outbreak: Steroid Link Confirmed
The US outbreak has killed 20 patients and sickened more than 250 others who received the injections to relieve back pain.
"Now we can definitively say that the injections are linked to the infection," Dr Tom Chiller, an epidemiologist with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said.
http://news.sky.com/story/999765/meningitis-outbreak-steroid-link-confirmed
"Now we can definitively say that the injections are linked to the infection," Dr Tom Chiller, an epidemiologist with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said.
http://news.sky.com/story/999765/meningitis-outbreak-steroid-link-confirmed
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Government Borrowing Falls As Austerity Bites - Public Sector Net Borrowing Falls To £12.8bn
But despite September's improvement in borrowing, the public finances continue to be worse off year on year.
Total Government spending continued to rise - by 3.7% to £52.5bn, including a 1.6% rise in social benefits such as unemployment claims.
http://news.sky.com/story/999787/public-sector-net-borrowing-falls-to-12-8bn
Total Government spending continued to rise - by 3.7% to £52.5bn, including a 1.6% rise in social benefits such as unemployment claims.
http://news.sky.com/story/999787/public-sector-net-borrowing-falls-to-12-8bn
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Ben Needham: New Search To Begin on the Greek island of Kos
Police investigating his disappearance in 1991 are due to begin searching an area close to where he went missing.
http://news.sky.com/story/999705/missing-ben-needham-new-search-to-begin
http://news.sky.com/story/999705/missing-ben-needham-new-search-to-begin
Categories:
MISSING PEOPLE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Ben Needham: New Search To Begin on the Greek island of Kos
Police investigating his disappearance in 1991 are due to begin searching an area close to where he went missing.
http://news.sky.com/story/999705/missing-ben-needham-new-search-to-begin
http://news.sky.com/story/999705/missing-ben-needham-new-search-to-begin
Categories:
MISSING PEOPLE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake MID-INDIAN RIDGE - 19th October
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:13:54 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 02:13:54 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.471°S, 67.067°E
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Region
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Distances
634 km (393 miles) WSW of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
4.8
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:13:54 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 02:13:54 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.471°S, 67.067°E
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Region
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Distances
634 km (393 miles) WSW of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN - 19th October
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 09:12:58 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 06:12:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.309°N, 141.966°E
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 miles)
Region
EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
8 km (4 miles) ENE of Kamaishi, Japan
4.5
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 09:12:58 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 06:12:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.309°N, 141.966°E
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 miles)
Region
EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
8 km (4 miles) ENE of Kamaishi, Japan
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR - 19th October
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 07:42:28 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 01:42:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.295°N, 88.407°W
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Distances
105 km (65 miles) SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 07:42:28 UTC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 01:42:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.295°N, 88.407°W
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Distances
105 km (65 miles) SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Jet2 aircraft Evacuated: Passengers Flee Smoke-Filled Plane at Glasgow Airport
A passenger jet has been evacuated on the runway at Glasgow Airport following reports of smoke filling the cabin.
http://news.sky.com/story/999752/passengers-flee-smoke-filled-plane
http://news.sky.com/story/999752/passengers-flee-smoke-filled-plane
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
East China Sea tension: China conducts naval exercises
China is conducting naval exercises in the East China Sea, state media report, amid heightened tensions with Japan over islands both claim.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19997928
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19997928
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Howard Willie Carter II arrested on child pornography charges Linked in plot to bomb US Federal Reserve: NYT
U.S. authorities said a man arrested in San Diego on child pornography charges was linked to plot by a Bangladeshi man to set off a bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Times reported.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-crime-bombplot-idUSBRE89I08Q20121019
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-usa-crime-bombplot-idUSBRE89I08Q20121019
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Greek Negotiations Hit Snags, From Inside and Out
Anger over austerity and government corruption have fueled a rise in the popularity of extreme leftist and rightist parties in Greece. Those groups are biding their time in the event that Mr. Samaras’s government falls (Check your history books...sound familiar?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/business/global/greek-negotiations-hit-snags-from-inside-and-out.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/business/global/greek-negotiations-hit-snags-from-inside-and-out.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Merkel says EU bank supervisor to be built in 2013...and so the Integration begins
Frau Merkel: European banking supervisor will be built up in the course of next year and must be completed before euro zone rescue funds may directly recapitalise troubled banks.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/uk-eu-summit-merkel-idUKBRE89I02R20121019
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/uk-eu-summit-merkel-idUKBRE89I02R20121019
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
North Korea 'Threatens To Strike South' ....Again?
North Korea has threatened to open fire on South Korea if anti-Pyongyang leaflets are dropped over its territory.
Human rights activists plan to send giant balloons containing 200,000 leaflets criticising North Korea's government over the country on Monday morning.
http://news.sky.com/story/999724/north-korea-threatens-to-strike-south
Human rights activists plan to send giant balloons containing 200,000 leaflets criticising North Korea's government over the country on Monday morning.
http://news.sky.com/story/999724/north-korea-threatens-to-strike-south
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS