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Published on Nov 2, 2013

The massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 triggered an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, uncovering a huge risk inherent in running a nuclear facility. Terrorist attacks could wreak similar havoc. Now, Japan has no choice but to face a new risk of nuclear plant terrorism. Our program looks at the frontline of security initiatives

Sister Megan Rice
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/sis...

Nun faces up to 30 years in prison for protesting at nuclear weapons facility
District judge denies appeal of Sister Megan Rice, 83, and two other activists, citing their intent to 'disarm' Oak Ridge
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013...

Fukushima breaking news; Megan Rice sentence, DELAYED 9/21/13 kevin D. Blanch
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US nuclear plants vulnerable to 9/11-style terrorist attacks - report
Published time: August 16, 2013 10:18
http://rt.com/usa/us-nuclear-terroris...

Best Way to Prevent Terrorist Attack on Nuclear Facilities? Close Them
A new Pentagon-sponsored report shows vulnerability of US atomic infrastructure, but expert says best way forward is a nuclear-free power system
"According to nuclear expert and professor of journalism Karl Grossman, however, the report's findings—though troubling—largely fail to address the fact these nuclear facilities are inherently dangerous. Though more could, and should, be done to protect them from the possibility of attack, the reality is that most US nuclear facilities are simply "sitting ducks" when it comes to an intentional assault and breed danger by their very existence."
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Nuclear Security and Safeguards
http://www.nrc.gov/security.html

International Regulators Conference on Nuclear Security
http://www.nrcsecurityconference.org/

FOIAs Related to Japan's Emergency
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/foia/ja...

The News That Matters about the Nuclear Industry
http://nuclear-news.net/

FukushimaDiary
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http://fukushimafacts.com/

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Tepco to conduct fuel removal test at reactor 4

Fuel Discharge from Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool in Fukushima Daiichi NPS


MissingSky101 MissingSky101
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Published on Nov 1, 2013

An explanatory video regarding the fuel discharge from Unit 4 spent fuel pool in Fukushima Daiichi NPS was posted.

HP News Network Podcast #4: Jaczko states Unit 4 SFP is dry, the Tepco Video
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NRC Operation Center Fukushima Day 1 Transcripts Audio Clips
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Japan Radiation Map
http://jciv.iidj.net/map/

US Radiation Network
http://www.radiationnetwork.com/

The News That Matters about the Nuclear Industry
http://nuclear-news.net/

FukushimaDiary
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http://fukushimafacts.com/

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The Japan Times

Kyodo

Tepco to conduct fuel removal test at reactor 4



The utility had intended to start removing the fuel rods from the unit’s packed cooling pool as early as Friday.

The test was requested by the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization. The government-affiliated agency called for an initial test that would include transporting a protective fuel cask from the No. 4 storage pool to another pool in a different building about 100 meters away, to provide more stable conditions for cooling spent fuel, the sources said.

The agency has already inspected the equipment to be used in the operation on behalf of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. It has also urged Tepco to have its work evaluated by a group of Japanese and overseas experts formed by the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning, a Tokyo-based organization founded by Japanese government agencies, nuclear facility manufacturers and electric power companies.

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Greetings and salutations,

Here are some more links you might find interesting. Something to keep you entertained, informed, and seeing that things are happening even as we prepare for breakthrough. Do you find yourself so busy you don’t know where the time is going, yet you still somehow manage to get things done? Does it feel differently than it has in the past? We are all shifting. No one can stop that. It’s not contingent on anyone’s actions. It’s just happening to us all. Perhaps something to keep you warm and comforted. Rest up!

Would someone please explain to me why this family, who has no power or authority, has such privacy protections while the People are spied on in every areas of their lives? What do they have to hide? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-family-granted-new-right-of-secrecy-2179148.html

There is probably a way to do this on a PC, but do you know how to activate text to speech on a Mac? I’m running the latest version of the Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8.5), and here is how I work it on my computer: Go to System Preferences/Dictation & Speech. On the Text to Speech tab, choose the System Voice and speaking rate that please you. Check off “Speak selected text when they key is pressed”. The “key” referred to is probably already set to Option + Esc keys. That means press and hold the Option (located two keys away from the space bar) and press the Esc key (located on the upper left-hand corner of your keyboard. Now highlight whatever text you want your computer to read to you. Press and hold Option + Esc. Your computer should now speak aloud the text you have highlighted. To stop the speaking, press and hold Option + Esc again. Older versions of the OS might have just a dictation tab. Play around in this option to find a choice that will appear to be dictation related. Why might you want to use this free built-in feature: You can highlight text, then activate the dictation by pressing and holding Option + Esc, and you’re computer will start reading your highlighted text to you. I do this when I want to read something but also need to do something else, like fold the laundry.

If you spend a lot of time on your computer, especially at night, and you have challenges in sleeping through the night, it could be that the blue light from your computer is interrupting your brain’s melatonin production. This article might help you (includes a free download to an app that will automatically change your monitor’s color spectrum based on the time of day): http://www.dansplan.com/blog/2476-f-lux-a-free-computer-program-that-may-improve-your-sleep

http://www.gamabooks.com/posts.html – Karen Bishop’s Web site. She updates every week or so, although she’s in the middle of a move. Free but donations are requested.

http://divinecosmos.com/ – David Wilcock’s Web site. He has been very busy lately, so he hasn’t updated in about a month.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog – Matt Taibbi’s blog

http://www.masteringalchemy.com/library/planetary-update-november-2013 – Jim Self’s November planetary update. This month it’s accessible only on-line (usually it’s a free MP3 download). Still free.

http://www.freedomainradio.com – Stefan Molyneux’s Web site. The #1 philosophy site on the Web. Free podcasts although donations requested. You can subscribe through iTunes.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/inlight_radio – some of these free channeled podcasts specifically address the programs.

http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Broadcast.html – free business-related podcasts

http://www.infowars.com/tsa-loudspeakers-threaten-travelers-with-arrest-for-joking-about-security/

http://rt.com/search/videos/term/keiser+report/ – Max Keiser’s show. He used to be a stockbroker on Wall St. working with George Soros’ son. He and his wife and co-host, Stacy Herbert, are now based in London. Max’s show is the most watched on Russia Today TV, which is also broadcast to China. Free.

On a personal note, I thank all for your kindness and prayers. It has sustained me as my healing journey continues to progress. Your outreach has been extremely humbling….paypal.com…account goneforthfornow@gmail.com …Susan

Poof said,

“The time is at hand.. The headhunters are out in full force. The feds are searching for all the noisemakers they can find. The ways of the less than nice are abounding and the kickers of the proverbial ball are out kicking. The financial mess is increasing and the ways of the so-called sane is beginning to shake up the ones who have been ignoring reality. It is hoped that they can be shaken and that you all can see that the end game is near.

For it certainly is. The whole world is out of kilter. We can do better. Work is being done to fix this situation.

The needs of the masses are starting to get the attention of the governments and the governments are recognizing that they are vulnerable. That is all good. Make no mistake about it. The needs of many are starting to cause consternation and upset. And that leads to more discussion and more concerns. And so the ability of the questors is coming to the forefront, the monies that are coming are only part of the answer. The rest is for all to learn how to clean up negative thinking and how to learn to discern truth from all the rhetoric going on. Make the most of the time you have. Do what you can to make it clearer and easier to navigate among the masses and to be seen as the leader that all surely will be. You have a job to do. . So figure out how you can clear up the passage ways, for this is the corridor for the transition which is in place and the way paved for it to happen.”

Here’s ZAP:

HI ALL

OK, SO NOW THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ IS UNDERWAY WITH THE NEW 10 YEAR PLAN, AND NOW THE DINAR WILL BE RV’D.

WHAT PRICE?

THERE ARE SEVERAL PRICES DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE, WHAT CONTRACTS YOU HAVE SIGNED TO GET IN ON THE HIGHER NUMBERS, AND WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO WITH THE PROCEEDS.

THE PUBLIC PRICE IS ESTIMATED AT $3.40+. THE PRICES IN IRAQ ARE REFLECTING THIS FOR CONTRACTORS, AND AROUND THE $1 MARK FOR OTHERS. WHATEVER IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE, IT WILL BE HAPPENING VERY, VERY SHORTLY AS THERE IS NOTHING THAT STANDS IN THE WAY NOW, AND ALL ARE PRETTY WELL IN AGREEMENT ON THE PROCESS. SO, IT IS HAPPENING AND PATIENCE IS REQUIRED AS THEY FULFILL THEIR MANDATES.

RENO IS BUSY THOUGH.

THE GLOBAL RESET IS VERY MUCH UNDERWAY, AND THE FULL FORCE OF THIS EVENT IS SLOWLY STARTING TO COME OUT NOW.

MOUNTAIN GOAT, AS ALWAYS, IS BANG ON THE BUTTON. BLESS HER. SHE IS TRULY CONNECTED IN, AND I DO NOT HAVE TO REPEAT THINGS. GO READ HER.

IN CHINESE DEALINGS, REMEMBER A WHILE AGO I SAID THAT THEY WORK ON THE LUNAR CYCLE AND NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THEM? SO DOING A SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS TRANSACTION ON THE FIRST OF THE FIRST MONTH, THE SECOND OF THE SECOND MONTH, THE THIRD OF THE THIRD MONTH, ETC., IS THE DIPSTICK OF WHEN TO EXPECT CHANGES. SO NOVEMBER 11 IS A SIGNIFICANT DATE: THE ELEVENTH OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH.

I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY BUT, RIGHT NOW, IF I SPILL ANYTHING, THE REPERCUSSIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT WHAT IS HAPPENING, SO EXCUSE MY SILENCE THIS WEEK.

SUFFICE TO SAY THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES, AND MANY MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES NEWLY CREATED FROM VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS, NOT ONLY FOCUSING ON THE DINAR STUFF.

THE PROJECTS ARE COMING.

THERE IS ONE SALIENT EMAIL THAT I WILL ANSWER THIS WEEK.

Q: Dear Susan and Zap, you mentioned in your newsletters that we should contact our political reps about the banking limitations and the chemtrails in the sky. You say the cabal is no longer in power. Then why are they still doing their dirty work???

A: YES DO CONTACT THEM. THE MORE THE BETTER. THE POWER OF THE PEN IS TRULY MIGHTY AND, IN THE END, WHEN ALL THE TRUTH COMES OUT, WE WILL SEE WHICH POLITICIAN INDEED HEEDED THE VOICE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYERS. YES, THE CABAL HAS LOST THEIR POWER FINANCIALLY. THEY STILL HAVE RESIDUAL POLITICAL CLOUT, AND THE CLOAK OF SECRECY THAT THEY HAVE WOVEN IS UNRAVELING, BUT IT IS NOT QUITE AT THE STAGE WHERE IT ALL BLOWS WIDE OPEN. NOT THE TIME YET I WOULD SAY. BUT IT WILL BLOW OPEN AND THE CHEMTRAILS WILL STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND PEOPLE BROUGHT TO TASK.

Q: My experience has been that by telling the political reps how we feel and shining a light on the their wrongs only gets us on their ##### list. Then we get attacked by various agencies. And, since they have unlimited funds and we have little or no money, they totally destroy us,

A: YEAH, FIRST THE DEER-IN-THE-HEADLIGHTS LOOK, THEN THE MUMBLED “GOTTA GO AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS”, OR THE POPULAR “NO COMMENT” AND THE MACHINERY STILL IN PLACE (BUT WITHOUT THE OIL OF MONEY) STILL GRINDS OUT THE ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE THE REALLY NOISY ONES. BE ASSURED THAT THE MONEY FOR THAT ##### HAS BEEN “DISAPPEARED”, AND THEY ARE RUNNING ON FUMES. THEY ARE DESPERATE NOW BUT NEED TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES.

Q: So it appears that until the coin gets flipped, the real truth is we are defenseless.

A: NOT SO. THE WHITE HATS IN THE AGENCIES AND THE ARMED FORCES ARE DYING FOR ALL OF US EVERY DAY COMBATING THIS CRAP. WE WILL WIN IN THE END.

Q: I have been part of this since 1988 and have had many good conversations with Poof. One can only hope that things will change soon or it will be to late – between Fukushima and chemtrails – many will perish.

A: WE HAVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL KILL THE RADIATION POISONING OF THE AREA AND THE WATERS. NEED MUCH MONEY THAT IS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR THIS, SO WE WILL BE OK. THE CHEMTRAIL THING IS ANOTHER MATTER, BUT THERE ARE TECHNOLOGIES TO CLEAN THAT AS WELL. JUST MONEY.

Q: We do appreciate your hard work and efforts. We are not bitter just weary. Thanks for your response, E.

A: SURE. HAPPY TO ANSWER. AND IT IS REALLY ALL OF US THAT ARE WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR HUMANITY THAT WE HAVE TO THANK. I DO MY SMALL PART, BUT SO MANY OTHERS DO SO MUCH MORE. WE ALL OWE THEM A LOT. AND I, TOO, AM WEARY….VERY

GOING TO BE AN EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY WEEK AS THE RATS ARE SCURRYING.

GOD BLESS, AND BE WELL.

IN LOVE AND LIGHT IN OUR SERVICE
ZAP

“GOD IS; I AM; WE ARE”
“BE GOOD, BE LEGAL, TELL TRUTH”

Consultations available upon request. Email 2goforth@safe-mail.net to set up an appointment.
All who have submitted ideas to DHINTAKE@gmail.com can expect to hear from us
within the next thirty days.

Love and Kisses,
“The Office of Poofness”

Susan and Staff

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Nov. 2, 2013, 10:44 PM

Barack Obama

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This will not go over well for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

According to the new book “Double Down,” in which journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann chronicle the 2012 presidential election, President Barack Obama told his aides that he’s “really good at killing people” while discussing drone strikes.

Peter Hamby of The Washington Post noted the moment in his review of the book.

The reported claim by the commander-in-chief is as indisputable as it is grim.

Obama oversaw the 2009 surge in Afghanistan, 145 Predator drone strikes in NATO’s 2011 Libya operations, the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and drone strikes that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader and a senior member of the Somali-based militant group al-Shabab this week.

His administration also expanded the drone war: There have been 326 drone strikes in Pakistan, 93 in Yemen, and several in Somalia under Obama — upwards of 4,000 people overall — compared to a total of 52 strikes under George Bush.

In 2011 two of those strikes killed American-born al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki and his American-born, 16-year-old son within two weeks.

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http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/pa-food-bank-head-warns-demand-cannot-be-met_11042013

The true impact of the cut will really be felt in the final week of November, when food stamp recipients will begin to run out of benefits.

According to Margaret Purvis, the CEO of the largest food bank in America, members of her Food Bank for New York City organization, are“panicking” over the decrease in benefits, fearing a rush of hungry Americans.

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“We’re telling everyone to make sure that you are prepared for longer lines,” Purvis told NBC News.

I'll add my own story to this.  Our local food bank dispenses once a month.  October's box contained exactly one, count it... one... pack of meat.  It was a small pack that contained two small ribs, mostly fat and bone.  It wasn't even enough to feed one person.  It did provide a treat for the dog, in the form of the bones.

They do give away other tasty treats in addition to the pack of fat and bone:  GMO corn, GMO corn chips made with High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cheez-Its full of MSG and other chemicals, plus several miscellaneous cans of beans, tomatoes, potatoes, etc.  For two people, for a month, a dozen eggs and one loaf of white bread. 

That is the monthly food bank.  We can get bakery products three Wednesdays a month, but it is mostly sweets, nice but unhealthy.  Almost never any decent loaf bread, though sometimes some decent artisan bread. 

My son lost $11 a month in food stamp benefits, not the end of the world he says.  Not yet, I say.  We continue to stock up as we can, but it's getting leaner and leaner.

If you read the recent article I posted about the LDS canneries scaling way back, and as I mentioned before, the time will come when they will be closed to anyone not LDS.  Can't blame them.  It's been very generous that they sold to non-LDS all these years.  But the time is coming.  If you are relying on the "best bang for the buck," there's still a little time left.  But not much.  The next best is probably Wal-Mart overall.  Check their food out on-line, because they do carry bulk products you don't see in the stores.

And yes, the line was much longer than normal, which explains the shortage of meat in the boxes.  I have a friend who is disabled and gets SSI.  She really depends on those food boxes and it really, really hurt.  The press has been making noise like people on disability are freeloaders.  But there are a lot of people who really do need the assistance.  Maybe SSA and welfare departments need to do a better job at screening applicants.  And maybe predator lawyers who milk the system should be hung in the town squares.  Just thinkin' out loud. Anyway, with the gov't spending millions to protect gov't buildings...

This has prompted some to speculate that the Department of Homeland Security is gearing up for potential unrest with its recent hiring of security guards to protect government buildings in New York, as well as the purchase of half a million dollars worth of fully automatic pepper spray launchers and projectiles that are designed to be used during riot control situations.

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Back Door Gun Control Moves Forward

Oct. 31, 2013

There are numerous alarming reasons why the US government and the military have been buying up all the ammo. Here’s one of them. Obama and the EPA just shut down the last lead smelting plant in the US. They raised the EPA regulations by 10 fold and it would have cost the plant $100 million to comply. You can own all the guns you want, but if you can’t get ammo, you are out of luck.

Back Door Gun Control Moves Forward

The asshats at the EPA (evil protection agency) had this to say:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the company “made a business decision” to shut down the smelter instead of installing pollution control technologies needed to reduce sulfur dioxide and lead emissions as required by the Clean Air Act.

The Doe Run Co. announced last year that it had dropped plans to build a new lead processing facility in Herculaneum that would have used a new, cleaner lead production technology. The company cited the $100 million project as too financially risky.

The EPA is playing Mafioso I guess — we didn’t make them shut down, they made a business decision. In other words, they couldn’t pay the extortion, so the thugs shut them down. I’m pretty sure that Americans are getting ready to make their own business decision regarding the Marxists and I don’t think it will be pleasant. But Marxists will do or die and are doubling down on the destruction of energy in America, our way of life and the Constitution.

The smelting plant has known since 2010 this was coming. They couldn’t stop it and no one else rose up to stop it either. The business had been in production for 120 years and now goes the way of our auto industry.

The military’s obsession with ammo was related to security and supply. They knew this was coming too, so they bought up all they could get before the plug was pulled. Screw the average American. It’s as Chris Muir said, he’s not as worried about where the bullets will come from, as much as how the government will deliver them and I’m right there with him on that one.

So, back door gun control is moving forward and while we are all distracted with shiny stuff, our Second Amendment rights are just about gone. Obama is one Marxist dictator who is savvy at political chess. He has flanked the Second Amendment. Now it’s our move.

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The Health Benefits of Turmeric

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The humble spice turmeric, in doses available for pennies a day, has been found to reduce one of the most devastating side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
Each year, 60,000 patients are diagnosed with 'head and neck cancer,' which includes cancer of the mouth, tongue, pharynx, larynx, oral cavity, and thyroid.[i] Sadly, within the conventional medical model, radiation therapy is the 'standard of care' for this type of cancer, which involves the use of up to 50-70 Grays of radiation over a 5-7 week period.  To put this dose into perspective, a whole-body exposure to 8 Grays of high-energy radiation in a single dose has a 100% mortality rate within two weeks.[ii] This is a major (if not the primary) reason why radiation oncologists use 'fractionation,' breaking the total dose up into smaller fractions over time (1.8-2 Grays per day), in order to prevent the rapid death of the patient from acute radiation poisoning.
The primary adverse symptoms experienced by post-radiation treatment survivors is known as 'oral mucositis,' involving tissue destruction and functional problems in the oral cavity, which is painful, affects nutrition, contributes to local and systemic infections and greatly reduces the quality of life.[iii]  There are other lesser known and potentially more lethal problems associated with radiotherapy, not the least of which is its ability to transform non-tumorigenic cancer cells into tumor-initiating ones (exhibiting cancer stem cell-like properties), but the medical establishment rarely if ever touches upon these downstream effects, many of which can not easily be linked to the treatment, or are conveniently written off as being caused by the recurrence of "treatment-resistant" cancer and not the inherent carcinogenicity of radiotherapy itself.
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Anemia Home Remedy


Anemia Home Remedy
Anemia Home Remedy
One teaspoon of turmeric juice taken daily with honey is very effective remedy anemia.
Steps to make turmeric juice :-

1. Peel turmeric. Your fingers will turn yellow. Don’t worry! All-natural dish soap gets it right out. If your cutting board or countertop get stained, slather on dish soap and rub it in. Let it soak in for 5 min or longer, then scrub with water and sponge. The turmeric stain will vanish!

2. Crack and open tamarind. Make sure you get all the inner roots off, too. We’re only going to use the inner fruit.

3. Fill a big pot with water, put peeled tumeric in and let it boil for at least 20 minutes until the water becomes a rich and vibrant marigold color.
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AYURVEDA – TURMERIC Health Benefits !!!



20 Health Benefits of Turmeric
The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin. Tumeric has been used for over 2500 years in India, where it was most likely first used as a dye.
The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural wonder, proving beneficial in the treatment of many different health conditions from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease.
Here are 20 health benefits of turmeric:
1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
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Warm winters let trees sleep longer

For their experiments, TUM researchers used twigs around 30 centimeters long from 36 different trees and shrubs, which they exposed to different temperature and light conditions in climate chambers. Each climate chamber experiment lasted six weeks. The twigs came from the "Weltwald" or "World Forest" near Freising, Germany, in which Bavarian state foresters have planted stands of trees from different climate regions. Credit: Photo by Julia Laube Copyright TU Muenchen.

by Staff Writers

Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2013

In the temperate zones, vegetation follows the change of the seasons. After a winter pause, plants put out new growth in spring. Research has now brought a new correlation to light: The colder the winter, the earlier native plants begin to grow again.

Since warmer winters can be expected as the climate changes, the spring development phase for typical forest trees might start later and later - giving an advantage to shrubs and invasive trees that don't depend on the cold.

In a recently published study, researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) investigated 36 tree and shrub species.

Their work delivered a surprising result, as lead author Julia Laube explains: "Contrary to previous assumptions, the increasing length of the day in spring plays no big role in the timing of budding. An ample 'cold sleep' is what plants need in order to wake up on time in the spring."

This applies above all to native tree species such as beech and oak, because they rely on resting in the cold to protect themselves from freezing by late spring frosts.

A different behavior is observed among pioneer species - including shrubs such as hazel bushes and primary settlers such as birch trees - and among species like locust and walnut that have moved in from warmer climate zones.

"These trees take the risk of starting earlier in the spring, because they are less strongly dependent on the cold periods," Laube says, "and in addition they sprout more quickly as temperatures rise."

 

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2 hurt, thousands lose power due to windstorm

by KING 5 News and Associated Press

Posted on November 2, 2013 at 9:45 AM

Updated today at 1:59 PM


 

SEATTLE -

A 48-year-old Granite Falls man was seriously injured when a tree fell on his car on SR 203 and a 2-year-old was hurt when a branch fell from a tree at Roosevelt Way NE and NE 42nd street in Seattle.

2 hurt, thousands lose power due to windstorm

Credit: Martin Tuip

The only road in and out of Ernie's Grove near Snoqualmie was blocked by a tree hanging over live power lines.


The WSDOT closed the SR 520 floating bridge for two hours because of high winds and waves.

Brad Husick lives down the street from the bridge. He said he could hear the bridge creaking.

 


"I've lived here 12 years, and these are some of the highest waves I've seen,” he said.

Troopers said as many as 50 cars were abandoned on the westbound lanes. Troopers on foot escorted the people back to their cars.

The Department of Transportation said criteria for closing the bridge to traffic and opening the draw span is 50 mph gusts sustained for 15 minutes. When a 40 mph gust is sustained for one minute, a warning alarm calls crews to the bridge for inspection and monitoring.

DOT says they make every attempt to reduce disruption to drivers but in an emergency they have to close the bridge quickly.

The last time the 520 bridge was closed for wind and waves was Dec. 14, 2006.

I-90 remained open on Saturday. Although it had waves crashing over it, it is a much bigger structure. The last time it was closed was the Inauguration Day storm of 1993.

Thousands without power

 

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Published on Nov 3, 2013

The CELESTIAL Convergence | http://thecelestialconvergence.blogsp...

November 03, 2013 - SPACE - A rare "hybrid" solar eclipse, hailed as "the most interesting eclipse of the year", has swept across parts of Africa, America and Europe on Sunday.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth casting a shadow on the Earth. It's a rare event because this is a hybrid type. During a total eclipse, the Moon fully covers the Sun, whereas in the annular variety the Moon doesn't totally block out the Sun, leaving a halo of sunlight visible around the Moon.

A hybrid eclipse usually starts and ends as an annular event, although it appears as a total eclipse in the middle.

According to NASA, this Sunday's eclipse is even more unique as it starts annular and ends as a total eclipse.

Thanks to the round shape of the Earth, lucky enthusiasts in West Africa have a chance to observe a total eclipse, while others in Europe and in the US will only see the sun partly obscured.

Doctors warn, however, that during the eclipse viewers shouldn't look directly at the sun, unless they use special welder's glasses or are watching the phenomenon with a pinhole camera. Plain sunglasses won't protect the naked eye well enough.

The eclipse begins about 1,000 kilometers east of Jacksonville, Florida, with an annular eclipse visible for four seconds at sunrise.

The greatest part of the eclipse is expected to take place over the Atlantic Ocean, about 330 kilometers southwest of Liberia, at 12:47 GMT, lasting one minute and 39 seconds.

A state on the west coast of Central Africa, Gabon, will get peak viewing of the total eclipse sweeping over a path some 60 kilometers wide. At its peak, the sun will be blocked out for about one minute.

"The eclipse will then continue across Africa through the Congo until it passes through northern Uganda and northern Kenya, ending in southern Ethiopia and Somalia," the International Astronomical Union said. In northern Kenya, the eclipse will last about 10 seconds.

Depending on the weather, partial phases of the eclipse will be visible in southern Europe, including parts of Spain, Italy and Greece.

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Rare solar eclipse in America, Europe and Africa

Watch footage of the eclipse filmed in Washington DC, Nairobi and Lagos.

A rare solar eclipse allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked by the Moon has taken place.

It was first visible in the southern United States, before sweeping east across the Atlantic Ocean and the African continent.

The US space agency, Nasa, said the greatest total eclipse occurred over the Atlantic Ocean.

One of the best views was in northern Kenya, where tour companies organised trips to view a total blackout.

Local myths there attribute the event to the Moon eating the Sun.

Men and women from the Turkana tribe take part in a ceremony in the Sibiloi national Park in the Turkana region Men and women from the Turkana tribe in Kenya took part in a ceremony ahead of the eclipse


Partial views were available in eastern North America and southern Europe.

Halo

This solar eclipse was a rare occurrence in that it was "hybrid" - switching between an annular and total eclipse.

In a total eclipse, the Moon completely covers the sun, while an annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is at its farthest from the Earth and does not block out the Sun completely, leaving a halo of sunlight still visible around the Moon.

The eclipse event began about 1,000km (620 miles) east of Jacksonville, Florida with an annular eclipse visible for four seconds at sunrise.

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