Blogs

http://investmentwatchblog.com/lebanese-news-cast-talks-about-the-two-suns-they-caught-on-film/#23hTkjx24hbH0RH9.99

http://benjaminfulford.net/2012/11/27/the-purge-of-the-nazis-has-begun-on-three-continents/

There are signs everywhere now that a political logjam has been broken now that the new Chinese government has been installed and that swift changes will be unfolding worldwide in the coming weeks. The signs include a massive purge of the Nazi (Sabbatean) faction in the US, Europe and, coming soon, Japan. In addition, US troops have been placed in Egypt, on Israel's border, in order to force the Zionist terrorist regime to stop its superstitious, apocalyptic attempts to start WW3. We also have the pope announcing publicly that Jesus was not born on December 25, and that Christmas was based on a pagan solar festival.

In Europe six members of the P2 Freemason lodge were arrested by Berlusconi allies in what is expected to be a futile attempt by Berlusconi to place himself back into power, Vatican sources say. In Russia, meanwhile, a purge has begun, starting with a top general, after a recent attempt to assassinate President Putin with Polonium, according to European intelligence sources.  The efforts to kick-start the new financial system have also moved into high gear.

The moves to start the new financial system are taking place on several fronts. In Indonesia, Neil Keenan continues to try to finalize his attempt to get approval to mobilize the assets behind the global collateral accounts but seems to be running into interference from a rival faction. In Japan, Shinzo Abe, the man expected to be Prime Minister after December 16th, has talked about changing the Bank of Japan law to access funds. This could mean releasing to the world the 7000 trillion yen in funds sitting in the BOJ's books. In other parts of Asia, arrangements are being made to use giant imperial gold caches to finance mega-projects. We have detailed, concrete knowledge of these plans but, in order to avoid sabotage, cannot report them at this point.

The new Chinese government, for its part, is pushing ahead with its plans to replace the dollar with a new gold and asset backed international trading currency.

In addition to that, a major move is being made by the North American oligarchs to try to get Asian countries to switch from using Middle-Eastern oil to North American oil. This would help reduce the overall North American trade deficit with the region and provide hard cash to continue funding US government international operations. It would also help remove cash flow to the war-mongering factions.

The purge of the war-mongering faction in the US has started with the firing of 24 generals but that is just a beginning say officials affiliated with the FBI. The following directive from Obama marked the beginning of a systematic purge of Sabbatean fifth columnists from US government institutions:

whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/21/presidential-memorandum-national-insider-threat-policy-and-minimum-stand

Obama also showed his allegiance to the Dragon family by flying to Asia immediately after the US election in order to thank them for financing his re-election and preventing vote theft by the Romney/Nazi faction. A photograph of him bowing deeply to a Dragon family boss has been widely circulated among world leaders. In addition to that, he was publicly called the equivalent of a servant by the wife of Cambodia's leader during his visit there.

Another sign that things have changed is reports the pentagon is thinking of selling a US airbase in the mid-Atlantic Azores  Islands to China. Such a move would mark a clear indication the Pentagon does not view China as a threat but rather as a partner. Another visible sign of this change is the fact the Chinese were able to "convince" the makers of the movie "Red  Dawn" to make the villains North Koreans instead of Chinese. The Soviets never had such clout when the original "Red Dawn" was made during the cold war.

In Russia, the heart of the former Soviet Union, the purge of remnant high level Nazi agents begun by Putin got a reboot recently after some top generals were arrested after an attempt to poison Putin with Polonium. It was Cuban agent, who also protected Fidel Castro from many poisoning attempts, who alerted Putin to the plot, according to a European intelligence source. The recent illness of Fidel Castro was also due to a poisoning attempt, this source says.

The Netherlands intelligence services have also joined the intensified hunt to purge Europe of Nazi influence. Sources linked to them published the following document which, though it covers some old ground, also reveals plenty of previously hidden names and connections between various Nazi higher ups:

sites.google.com/site/bilderberggijzeling/

New leads have also come to light in the hunt for the murderers of Dr. Michael Van de Meer. A lady going by the internet name of Christine N. tried to convince this writer, after Van de Meer died, that she had "confirmed" that he had merely been given a new identity. It turns out Christine N. fronts for David Eisenhower, the grandson of President Eisenhower, according to CIA sources. David Eisenhower needs to be questioned about why he put out this disinformation. Eisenhower has been illegally trading Kennedy for years now. Van de Meer was killed just
before he was going try to legally trade some Kennedy bonds.

Bush Nazi stooge Mitt Romney, meanwhile, has been linked to the daughter of former KGB head Yuri Andropov and the looted Alpha Omega funds of the former Soviet Union. The Alpha Omega fund was the only route companies in the West could use to finance trade with the Soviet Bloc during the cold war. Yurin Andropov supervised Alpha Omega until his death. After he died, these funds were looted by Bush/Gorbachev et al, leading to the fall of the Soviet Union.

Mike Cottrell, who was part of that operation, was in the room when my colleague Christopher Story was fed the poisoned sandwich that killed him. Cottrell has also been linked to attempts to frame this writer as a drug dealer. This in turn links him with "Ambassador Stevens" and the March 11, 2011 nuclear terror attack on Japan.

The trail of all of these actors of course ultimately leads to the Bush family and other high level Nazis. The Bushes have been eavesdropped as saying that Neil Keenan and Benjamin Fulford were "problems." The Bushes have been known to assassinate such "problem" people with great frequency. What the Bushes need to realize that their entire family is being followed and listened to 24/7. A lot of people would like to completely eliminate from all levels of existence the entire Bush bloodline. These people have been following this bloodline throughout its name changes from Peci to Pearce to Scherff to Bush. Our suggestion to the Bushes is to lay low.

All of these cabalists need to realize the FBI and other agencies are after them and will be a lot less forgiving than the White Dragon Society. The WDS is only asking that they testify before a South African style truth and reconciliation committee before the time where that is possible runs out.

Speaking about time running out, the recent statement by the pope that the church does not know the birthday of Jesus Christ  and that Christmas was timed to coincide with a pagan solar new year's festival, could be very significant. The pope also said Christ was probably born a few years earlier than the Christian calendar year 0. This may mean the Vatican has agreed to the idea of starting a new world calendar and turning December 25th, 2012 into January 1st of the year 0. We shall
soon find out.

Now here's an interesting article about the construction of a Middle Eastern version of a particle accelerator. Three things are worthy of note:

1) Being built in Jordan it has the backing from several Arab nations, together with Turkey, Pakistan, Cyprus, Iran and surprise, surprise Israel as well. It is amazing to see the scientific community ignoring political differences, with most countries listed contributing to the funding!

2) Doesn't it kind of make you wonder why these countries are eager to build such a device? I know the one in Cern, Switzerland has had some success, but what exactly have they achieved? More to the point, what aren't the Swiss and American scientists telling us?

3) I also find the name of this one very intriguing: "Sesame" (which according to physicist Herman Winick in an interview published in 2009 stands for "Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East"). Still, "Open Sesame" has other connotations for many of us being the magic words that can open a mountain to expose treasures. Mmmm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20447422

http://soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/galactic-free-press-update-missions-are-complete-prepare-planetary-awakening

Removing The Shackles

The Ascension Flu: The change is almost here
Posted: 23 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST

I originally posted this article way back in May 2012, but conversations I have been having this past week, (and the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms that have been hammering me) made me realize that it's time to repost it.

The energies of change are a swirling vortex that is sweeping us up, to surf the eddies and flow of the tides that are washing over us and through us.

...and the ride can be a bit dizzying.

Yesterday many wonderful awake and aware people discussed the issue of "Paying the Price of being Awake" Many of the comments made were enlightening, and nakedly honest in their expression. One of the things that we may forget about this journey we are on, is the effect these changes bring not only to OURSELVES, but to our relationships with the people around us. Several of the points in the article below directly reflect these changes we are experiencing in our personal relationships.

The guilt we may feel over lost relationships, or the distancing that we are experiencing within our circles is difficult to over come. Especially if those that are fading into the background are family members. We are changing, and when WE change, we cannot expect those around us to change at the same pace, or even at all.

We are each on our own path. Sometimes others paths branch off from ours taking those people onto another trail of their own direction, and sometime other paths unite, joining ours and weaving themselves into our journey.

This journey is ours to experience. It's not always comfortable though.

So if you're feeling discombobulated bewildered and befuddled, maybe you have the ascension flu. It's a process, albeit a confusing one for the unwary. Take it easy on yourself. Rest and Relax and do what feels natural to make yourself feel comfortable. It's not all in your head!

ps: Antoinette I think you'll find this article very helpful!

SUNDAY, 27 MAY 2012

"I can't come to work....I have the Ascension Flu!"

If I had the technological know-how, I'd record a fake commercial to embed here. But I don't, so picture light sweeping strings playing in the back ground, and pictures of people running through fields of flowers in slow motion, with the breeze softly blowing through their hair while they smile vapidly....

"Are you tired and run down? Feeling a bit lost and disoriented, like you just can't keep up with the crowd? Are you bloated and pimply and feeling like a clumsy teenager again? Can't sleep? Need to eat and eat?...... You too may have a case of....... The Ascension Flu!"

Yesterday when I wrote the article "The Question of Ascension" I said:
Here are my thoughts on Ascension: I don't know exactly what it is. I don't know exactly who what where when why or how it will happen.

I know it's happening- I can feel it. I can feel the changes in my own body, mind and spirit. It's real, and that is all that I Know.

... and that is what I'm going to write about today. The "Ascension Flu".

As I've said before, I read voraciously and file things away in the back of my head for future reference. I've read several articles about the "symptoms" of ascension, and at the time thought "Oh yea, I know that feeling!", but like everything else it was filed away and not really in the front of my brain pan.

Then last week we had the eclipse and the global meditation. I don't know, I guess I somehow thought I'd wake up Monday morning feeling like a different person. Wet fire crackers. Hmmmmm.... it was a bit disappointing, but, whatever, my week went on. Little did I realize that by this weekend I'd think I was going insane or suffering from some terrible malady. Then just when I was ready to call the hospital to book and MRI and EEG, and a battery of tests, one of my best friends sent me this link:

http://enlightenedawareness.wetpaint.com/page/Ascension+Symptoms

....and suddenly I had one of those moments of extreme clarity: I'm not loosing my mind!!! I have the Ascension Flu!!!

As I said, I've read lots of articles about the various physical, emotional, mental and spiritual symptoms of going through ascension, but Hey! I'm really busy. And forgetful. Very.

My personal symptoms started ramping up about 2 weeks ago, but this past week has been just ridiculous. Seriously.

Needless to say I've sent this article out to everyone and had a billion responses of: "Oh thank god! I thought I was coming down with some horrible brain disease!!".

So for those of you that are feeling just a bit out of whack, have a read and put your mind to rest. It's probably just the Ascension Flu!

* BUT... if you are experiencing any symptoms of extreme discomfort, please see a doctor, just to make sure!!!

ASCENSION SYMPTOMS

1. Feeling as though you are in a pressure cooker or in intense energy; feeling stress. Remember, you are adjusting to a higher vibration and you will eventually adjust. Old patterns, behaviours and beliefs are also being pushed to the surface. There is a lot going on inside of you.

2. A feeling of disorientation; not knowing where you are; a loss of a sense of place. You are not in 3D anymore, as you have moved or in the process of moving into the higher realms.

3. Unusual aches and pains throughout different parts of your body. You are purifying and releasing blocked energy vibrating at 3D, while you are vibrating in a higher dimension.

4. Waking at night between 2 and 4 a.m. Much is going on in your dream state. You can't be there for long lengths of time and need a break. This is also the 'cleansing and releasing' hour.

5. Memory loss. A great abundance of short term memory loss and only vague remembrances of your past. You are in more than one dimension at a time, and going back and forth as part of the transition, you are experiencing a 'disconnect'. Also, your past is part of the Old, and the Old is forever gone. Being in the Now is the way of the New World.

6. 'Seeing' and 'hearing' things. You are experiencing different dimensions as you transition, all according to how sensitive you are and how you are wired.

7. Loss of identity. You try to access the Old you, but it is no longer there. You may not know who you are looking at in the mirror. You have cleared much of your old patterns and are now embodying much more light and a simpler, more purified divine you. All is in order, You are okay.

8. Feeling 'out of body'. You may feel as though someone is talking, but it is not you. This is our natural defence mechanism of survival when we are under acute stress or feeling traumatized or out of control. Your body is going through a lot and you may not want to be in it. My ascension guide told me that this was a way of easing the transition process, and that I did not need to experience what my body was going through. This only lasted a short time. It passes.

9. Periods of deep sleeping. You are resting from all the acclimating and are integrating, as well as building up for the next phase.

10. Heightened sensitivities to your surroundings. Crowds, noise, foods, TV, other human voices and various other stimulations are barely tolerable. You also overwhelm very easily and become easily overstimulated. You are tuning up. Know that this will eventually pass.

11. You don't feel like doing anything. You are in a rest period, 'rebooting'. Your body knows what it needs. In addition, when you begin reaching the higher realms, 'doing' and 'making things happen' becomes obsolete as the New energies support the feminine of basking, receiving, creating, self-care and nurturing. Ask the Universe to 'bring' you what you want while you are enjoying yourself and having fun.

12. An intolerance for lower vibrational things of the 3D, reflected in conversations, attitudes, societal structures, healing modalities, etc. They literally make you feel 'sick' inside. You are in a higher vibration and your energies are no longer in alignment. You are being 'pushed, to move forward; to 'be' and create the New.

13. A loss of desire for food. Your body is adjusting to a new, higher state of being. Also, part of you does not want to be here anymore in the Old.

14. A sudden disappearance of friends, activities, habits, jobs and residences. You are evolving beyond what you used to be, and these people and surroundings no longer match your vibration. The New will soon arrive and feel so-o-o-o much better.

15. You absolutely cannot do certain things anymore. When you try to do your usual routine and activities, it feels downright awful. You are evolving beyond what you used to be, and these people and surroundings no longer match your vibration. The New will soon arrive and feel so-o-o-o much better.

16. Days of extreme fatigue. Your body is losing density and going through intense restructuring.

17. A need to eat often along with what feels like attacks of low blood sugar. Weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. A craving for protein. You are requiring an enormous amount of fuel for this ascension process. Weight gain with an inability to loose it no matter what you do is one of the most typical experiences. Trust that your body knows what it is doing.

18. Experiencing emotional ups and downs; weeping. Our emotions are our outlet for release, and we are releasing a lot.

19. A wanting to go Home, as if everything is over and you don't belong here anymore. We are returning to Source. Everything is over, but many of us are staying to experience and create the New World. Also, our old plans for coming have been completed.

20. Feeling you are going insane, or must be developing a mental illness of some sort. You are rapidly experiencing several dimensions and greatly opening. Much is available to you now. You are just not used to it. Your awareness has been heightened and your barriers are gone. This will pass and you will eventually feel very at Home like you have never felt before, as Home is now here.

21. Anxiety and panic. Your ego is losing much of itself and is afraid. Your system is also on overload. Things are happening to you that you may not understand. You are also losing behaviour patterns of a lower vibration that you developed for survival in 3D. This may make you feel vulnerable and powerless. These patterns and behaviours you are losing are not needed in the higher realms. This will pass and you will eventually feel so much love, safety and unity. Just wait.

22. Depression. The outer world may not be in alignment with the New, higher vibrational you. It doesn't feel so good out there. You are also releasing lower, darker energies and you are 'seeing' through them. Hang in there.

23. Vivid, wild and sometimes violent dreams. You are releasing many, many lifetimes of lower vibrational energy. Many are now reporting that they are experiencing beautiful dreams. Your dream state will eventually improve and you will enjoy it again. Some experience this releasing while awake. My mother commented one day that she believed I was having nightmares in the daytime.

24. Night sweats and hot flashes. Your body is 'heating' up as it burns off residue.

25. Your plans suddenly change in mid-stream and go in a completely different direction. Your soul is balancing out your energy. It usually feels great in this new direction, as your soul knows more than you do. It is breaking your 'rut' choices and vibration.

26. You have created a situation that seems like your worst nightmare, with many 'worst nightmare' aspects to it. Your soul is guiding you into 'stretching' into aspects of yourself where you were lacking, or into 'toning down' aspects where you had an overabundance. Your energy is just balancing itself. Finding your way to peace through this situation is the test you have set up for yourself. This is your journey, and your soul would not have set it up if you weren't ready. You are the one who finds your way out and you will. Looking back, you will have gratitude for the experience and be a different person.

Here are a few more symptoms that were not listed in the above article that I have found many many people (including myself) to be experiencing as well:

- Activity at the crown of the head: Tingling, itching, prickly, crawling sensations along the scalp and/or down the spine. A sense of energy vibrating on top of the head, as if energy is erupting from the head in a shower. Also the sensation of energy pouring in through the crown, described as "sprinkles". This may also be experienced as pressure on the crown, as if someone is pushing his/her finger into the center of your head.

- Food intolerances, allergies you never had before: As you grow more spiritual, you are more sensitive to everything around you. Your body will tell you what it can no longer tolerate, as if it, too, is sloughing off what doesn't serve it anymore. You might be cleansing yourself of toxins. Some people find they often have a white residue in their mouth, much like that of runners at the end of a race.

- Sight: Blurry vision, shimmering objects, seeing glittery particles, auras around people, plants, animals, and objects. Some report seeing formerly opaque objects as transparent. When you close your eyes, you no longer see darkness, but a redness. You may also see geometric shapes or brilliant colors and pictures when eyes are closed. Colors appear more vivid -- the sky might look teal or the grass an amazing green. As you become more sensitive, you may see shapes or outlines in the air, especially when the room is almost dark. When your eyes are open or closed, you may see white shapes in your peripheral vision.

- Hearing: Increased or decreased hearing. hearing white noise in the head, beeps, tones, music or electronic patterns. Some hear water rushing, bees buzzing, whooshing, roaring or ringing. Others have what is called audio dyslexia-- you can't always make out what people are saying, as if you can no longer translate your own language.

- Enhanced senses of smell, touch, and/or taste. I notice I can now smell and taste chemical additives in some foods in a rather unpleasant manner. Other food may taste absolutely wonderful. For some people, these enhancements are both delightful and distracting. You might even smell the fragrance of flowers now and then.

- Skin eruptions: Rashes, bumps, acne, hives, and shingles. Outbreaks around the mouth and chin, even on unusual areas of your body.

- Changes in meditation. Not feeling the same sensations as before. Not having the same experience. Difficulty in focusing.

- "Teachers" appear everywhere with perfect timing to help you on your spiritual journey: people, books, movies, events, Mother Nature, etc.

- Heart palpitations. A racing heart usually accompanies a heart opening. It only lasts for a few moments and means that the heart is re-balancing itself after an emotional release. (I had a few episodes back in February that freaked me out with my "heart" pounding so hard and fast I could barely stand.)

- Faster hair and nail growth. ...very weird!

- Bloating, gassiness....not pleasant when you're out in public!
Strange pressures and sensations in the areas of chakra centers- sometimes almost uncomfortable pressure, or prickling sensations. Last week I felt like I had a piece of food stuck in my throat...for 3 days. Last month I had an uncomfortable heavy pressure on my solar plexus every time I ate for several days.

Take heart my friends! As we move closer to our goal, we will feel the changes happening. It's not going to last forever, and soon we will reap the benefits!

Who knows if  this is authentic? If you take the video makers word for it then I guess it is, but Nibiru/Planet X?

Isn't Nibiru/Planet X supposed to have moons orbiting it? Where are they?

I am still unconvinced about Nibiru/Planet X, however, if this is an authentic capture of an unknown object then it is still interesting to witness.

After all, it could be an orb of some sort or an unidentified asteroid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCj9jEmCjFI

http://www.examiner.com/article/large-sunspot-producing-solar-flares-brings-chance-of-geomagnetic-storms

http://beforeitsnews.com/science-and-technology/2012/11/magnetic-pole-shift-may-destroy-civilization-2496818.html

The interesting part for me is the discussion about how solar flares affect people psychologically.

Tolec talks about the continuing earth changes, severe weather, corrupt and imploding banking and economic systems, the ruling elitists (Cabal) and their infighting due to the vacuum created by the loss of their Reptilian masters and their ultimate demise to the "Powers that Were".

Tolec suggests ways to achieve inner calm and piece by getting closer to nature and that all will be well in the continuing evolution of Earth and humankind.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJlxmPZNBaI&feature=youtu.be

It looks like the Mars Curiosity Rover Team may be announcing an "earthshaking" discovery on Mars in a few weeks on December 3, after they have verified their findings.

The discovery reportedly was made by the SAM (Sample Analysis of Mars) instrument in the Gale Crate, close to where the rover touched down. SAM takes samples of Martian rock, soil or air and is capable of identifying organic compounds.

If true, it will be interesting to see what information they are prepared to release.

http://cybertribenetwork.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/mars-curiosity-rover-team-set-to.html

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sandy-winter-2012-2013-forecast/1741302

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/14/15162744-no-sandy-but-new-storm-system-likely-off-east-coast-that-could-snarl-holiday-travel

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981762821

Earth Watch Report - Volcanic Activity

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19.11.2012

Volcano Activity

Indonesia

Flores Island, [Rokatenda (Paluweh) volcano]

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Volcano Activity in Indonesia on Monday, 19 November, 2012 at 06:03 (06:03 AM) UTC.

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Mt. Rokatenda spews ash, hundreds evacuated

Mount Rokatenda in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), continues to spout volcanic ash. Residents living around the volcano have reportedly been evacuated to the shelter at Hewuli village administrative office in Alok Barat district. The Sikka Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reports that 196 residents living around Mount Rokatenda had fled to Maumere city.

The ash cloud from Mount Rokatenda has affected water kept in tanks on the roofs of houses around the volcano. Residents have collected rain water to offset the impact of an eruption. As many as six of 109 Awa village residents in the shelters have been taken to Maumere regency hospital suffering from various illnesses, such as respiratory, eye and skin irritation.

A team from Sikka Health Office recently provided evacuees with medical treatment against influenza, cough and respiratory infections. Sikka BPBD head Silvanus M. Tibo said the alert status of the volcano remained at level 3, with the highest being 1, according to the report from the Rokatenda volcano observation post in Ropa, Ende regency, so the volcano is not yet considered dangerous.

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Related articles

• Ash cloud from Mount Rokatenda : Reports of evacuations and residents taken to the hospital for various conditions (familysurvivalprotocol.com)
• Volcano Activity – Indonesian archipelago – Indonesia (hisz.rsoe.hu)
• Three Indonesian Volcanoes Rumbling: Raung, Sangeang Api and Rokatenda (wired.com)
• Volcano Activity – Indonesian archipelago – Indonesia (hisz.rsoe.hu)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us#r=hp-ls

Earth Watch Report

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19.11.2012

Biological Hazard

New Zealand

Northland, [Manukau Harbour ]

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Biological Hazard in New Zealand on Monday, 19 November, 2012 at 06:08 (06:08 AM) UTC.

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Toxic shellfish warning for west coast

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File photo / Mark McKeown Photo / File photo

The public are being warned not to collect or eat any shellfish from a large stretch of the North Island’s west coast found to have high levels of toxins.

The affected area extends from Mohakatino (located in Taranaki) north to Maunganui Bluff (just north of Dargaville), including the Manukau and Kaipara Harbours.

“Ongoing monitoring has shown high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) present in shellfish along this coastline. People should take note of the areas that contain high levels of PSP and avoid collecting shellfish in these areas,” Auckland medical officer of health, Dr Simon Baker, said.

Dr Clair Mills, Northland DHB medical officer of health, said anyone eating toxic shellfish is potentially at risk of illness.

“Cooking shellfish does not remove the toxin,” she said.

People are being advised to avoid kina, mussels, pipis, tuatua, toheroa, oysters, cockles and scallops in the affected areas. Paua, crayfish and crabs can still be taken, however the gut should be removed before cooking.

Symptoms of PSP poisoning usually come about around 12 hours after eating affected shellfish.

These include numbness and tingling around the mouth and face, dizziness and difficulties with swallowing or breathing.

In severe cases, PSP can cause paralysis and respiratory failure.

Related articles

• Toxic shellfish in Auckland waters (stuff.co.nz)
• Toxic shellfish warning for parts of North Island (radionz.co.nz)
• Warning over toxic shellfish (stuff.co.nz)
• Toxin warning on North Island shellfish (nzherald.co.nz)
• Toxic shellfish warning for Northland coast (nzherald.co.nz)
• Shellfish toxin warning for Kaipara Harbour (radionz.co.nz)
• Toxic shellfish warning for west coast (nzherald.co.nz)

Earth Watch Report – Forest/Wild Fires

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19.11.2012

Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of North Carolina, [Great Smoky Mountains National Park]

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Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Monday, 19 November, 2012 at 04:25 (04:25 AM) UTC.

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Fire burns 50 acres in the Smoky Mountains 

Related articles

• Forest / Wild Fire – North-America – USA (hisz.rsoe.hu)
• Larger, hotter wildfires the new norm in West (missoulian.com)

Earth Watch Report

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19.11.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Peru

Region de Ucayali , [Ucayali-wide]

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Epidemic Hazard in Peru on Monday, 19 November, 2012 at 06:09 (06:09 AM) UTC.

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Dengue kills 9 in Peru’s Amazonian region

Souce:Xinhua Publish By David K. Barger

LIMA, Nov. 18 — Nine people has died of dengue fever in Peru’s Amazonian region, an epidemiology official said Sunday.

There are 1,400 dengue fever cases in the Ucayali region, located 550 km east of Lima, said Cayo Leveau, Ucayali Regional Agency’s epidemiology chief.

He added that 40 seriously ill patients will be moved to hospitals in the capital city.

“We are preparing the final report and later we will communicate with the hospitals they will be transferred to,” said Marco Solano, director of Ucayali’s Emergency Operation Center.

The Peruvian government has sent, from Lima, a medical team, medicines, and testing labs for the quick detection of the disease and avoidance of its spreading.

Dengue fever is an infectious disease caused by Aedes mosquitoes living in tropical zones, with symptoms of high fever, head and joint aches,nausea, and rashes. If not promptly treated, it can be mortal.

Related articles

• Peru: Red alert over dengue in Ucayali (crofsblogs.typepad.com)
• Dade Confirms 2nd Case Of Dengue Fever (miami.cbslocal.com)
• Drastic increase of dengue fever in Cambodia. (pgblaster.wordpress.com)
• Dengue alert for Dominica! (dominicanewsonline.com)
• Second local case of dengue reported in Miami-Dade (miamiherald.com)

Another link from PatR....

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-seceding-from-the-us-will-cost-you-2012-11-16

Your state wants to secede from the union. What will this mean for your taxes?

I have good news and bad news. The good news is really good. But the bad news is really, really bad.

We’ll get to them in a moment.

Talk of secession is in the air. The White House this week confirmed that residents in all fifty states had submitted petitions asking to leave the union. Will the last one left please turn out the lights?

Residents in seven states, all in the former Confederacy, submitted more than 30,000 signatures each — enough that some hapless bureaucrat or intern will now have to take a look at their petitions.

The news comes 150 years after the Civil War, and just in time for Steve Spielberg’s biopic of Abraham Lincoln, the man whom we have to thank — if that’s the word I want — for the continued forcible marriage of the once-independent states.

It’s only a couple of years since Texas governor Rick Perry hoisted a rhetorical secessionist flag in response to Obamacare. In the last few years, anti-federal “10th Amendment” resolutions, emphasizing the primacy of states’ rights versus those of the union, have passed the legislatures of 12 states in the South and West. In five states, the governors signed them, too. (The 10th Amendment to the Constitution says states’ rights come before those of the federal government. The last time anyone in Washington actually paid attention to it, the ink was still wet.)

But what would any of this actually mean for your taxes?

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The upside is you will be liberated from the sheer living hell of the federal tax code.

I don’t care where you live, and how badly run your local state government is. Nothing could be worse than this monstrosity. I once calculated that it was three times as long as the complete works of William Shakespeare. The instruction booklet for citizens, once two pages long, is now pushing 200.

The federal tax code is the kind of punishment victors used to impose on conquered peoples, along with the gouging of eyes and the rack. That was in the days before the Geneva Convention. I still don’t understand why, in this country, people are simultaneously considered so monumentally stupid that everything has to come with idiotic warnings on the side (“Caution: Do not jab fork repeatedly in eye, or injury may result”), and yet are considered so brilliant that they can maneuver through Schedule C, Schedule F, Schedule X, calculate your passive losses, divide by the shoe size of your sixth grade primary school teacher, carry the 7 unless it’s a Thursday, and multiply by the square root of the I.Q. of the guy next to you on the bus, and so on.

It’s not the total amount of federal tax dollars I pay which makes me want to put on a grey uniform, it’s the awful, awful process.

Secede, and you will never have to file a federal tax return again. Bliss. That’s the good news.

Alas, there’s also some bad news.

For most of you in the New Confederacy of the South and West, if you secede you will end up paying more in taxes than you do now, and you will get fewer government services. Forget the so-called “fiscal cliff.” We’re talking about a fiscal Death Star. Your economies will go into recession, and fast.