Friday, 11 March 2011 12:23
Huge Tsunami Slams Into Japan After Massive Earthquake
A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast today, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control.
The early initial death toll was reported as 15, but clearly it will be vastly higher.
The magnitude 8.9 offshore quake was followed by at least 19 aftershocks, most of them of more than magnitude 6.0. Dozens of cities and villages along the 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) stretch of the country's eastern shore were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter in the sea off the northeastern coast.
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Pacific Tsunami: Hawaii, US West Coast and the Philippines Issue Warning
The US West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said any tsunami generated by the earthquake would hit Hawaii at around 2.45am (12.45GMT) and the West coast at 7.45am (3.45GMT). Hawaii officials scrambled to evacuate locals and tourists from the coastline.
"We have about four hours to clear the shorelines," said John Cummings of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management. "This looks like this will be a very serious event." Warning sirens went off at 9:59pm (0759 GMT Friday) and were to go off every hour on the hour afterwards.
Authorities were arranging buses to evacuate residents and trying to open evacuation centres.
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Global Earthquake Activity Gathers By The Week
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World to See Biggest Full Moon in Two Decades
'On 19 March, the full moon will appear unusually large in the night sky as it reaches a point in its cycle known as 'lunar perigee'. Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular view when the moon approaches Earth at a distance of 221,567 miles in its elliptical orbit - the closest it will have passed to our planet since 1992.'
Read more: World to See Biggest Full Moon in Two Decades
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Friday, 11 March 2011 10:49
'German ministers and scientists finally abandon the global warming hype and preach ‘climate disruption’ claims as last hope for new raft of taxes.
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER) has signalled a decisive switch in global warming policy. In it’s latest official press release titled, ‘Cold Winter in Europe Does Not Question Climate Change’release (February 22, 2011) Germany’s pro-green government finally fell into line with the U.S. and British environmental campaigners; global warming is dead and ‘climate disruption’ lives in the most populous (82 million inhabitants) nation of the European Union (EU).'
Read more: Germany Dumps Global Warming – Climate Disruption is Last Green Gasp
Friday, 11 March 2011 10:29
Declined! Your debit card may soon be denied for purchases greater than $100 -- or even as little as $50.
JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, is considering capping debit card transactions at either $50 or $100, according to a source with knowledge of the proposal. And the cap would apply even if you run your debit card as credit.'
Read more: $50 or $100 Spending Limit Coming to Debit Cards? Those Bankers Are at it Again
Friday, 11 March 2011 10:04
'Which party are you?'
'All of them, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ...'
'This one is shaping up pretty much the way we predicted. Ireland's Fine Gael party enticed voters a couple of weeks ago with their tough talk about giving haircuts to bank bondholders and renegotiating Ireland's IMF "bailout," but before they've even taken power, the new Fine Gael-Labor coalition government has already capitualted to the IMF and European banksters. In spite of all the pre-election talk, the new government plans to follow the original bailout and austerity plans with hardly any modification whatsoever.'
Do people get it now? 'Different' parties, same masters.
Don't vote - it only encourages them. Refuse to cooperate instead.
Friday, 11 March 2011 09:21
They are getting closer, Hamid, so watch what you say, but then the dragon gives and the dragon taketh away.
'This is all in American - do you not have Afghan translators so I can say that I wrote it?'
Friday, 11 March 2011 09:15
'Just days after the Egyptian protesters attacked the state’s internal security headquarters and rescued reems of documents about Mubarak-era crimes that were about to be destroyed, some of the dirtiest such deeds are starting to come to light. And even for the notorious Mubarak regime, they’re surprisingly bad.
Sex tapes, documents detailing broad surveillance of Egyptian dissidents and transcripts of telephone conversations between the dissenters and their family members, sure, but the biggest of what has come out so far reveals something far worse: official government involvement in the Alexandria church bombing and in a 2005 resort bombing.'
Friday, 11 March 2011 09:07
'In a bid to save billions of pounds, a major Government report has set the stage for early retirement for state workers to become a thing of the past. Under the plans, the usual retirement age of 60 would be hiked to that of private sector workers - currently 65 and due to rise to 68.
And the Armed Forces, policemen and firefighters, who can currently claim full pensions at 50, would have to wait another 10 years before they are eligible.'
Read more: Hutton Tells Public Sector: Work TEN Years Longer for a Smaller Pension
Friday, 11 March 2011 08:11
Friday, 11 March 2011 07:30
'An earthquake with the preliminary magnitude of 8.9 has struck the northeastern island of Honshu in Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency says. The earthquake struck about 382 kilometers (237 miles) northeast of Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. (05:46 GMT) on Friday. A tsunami of four meter has hit Japan's Pacific coast after the quake, AFP reported.
Waves have hurled ships and cars into the port town. A Japan TV broadcast has confirmed the magnitude and reported that many people have been injured.'
Friday, 11 March 2011 07:20
'Petrol price has topped £6 a gallon, creating a fuel misery for the British people triggered by the Chancellor's money-laundering tax plans. The average cost of petrol hit the new record of 1.32 pounds a litre, further squeezing millions of families already struggling to meet their needs.'
Friday, 11 March 2011 07:02
'The British Prime Minister should be more concerned when he makes a 'far more aggressive' call for military intervention in Libya than any other Western leader. According to what British officials say privately, there is a more pragmatic concern, based on which David Cameron would be forced to intervene in the crisis-stricken North African country to save UK's vast oil investments in Libya.
The London-based oil company British Petroleum (BP) has developed a huge stake in Libya's vast national resources after the Libyan despotic ruler Muammar Qaddafi dismantled his feared nuclear weapons program on December 19, 2003 and opened up his country's lucrative market to western companies.
Thus, the British Prime Minister is worried that a large and sudden loss of BP revenues in Libya could damage his government's tax base badly at a moment when Britain is struggling to recover from a deep recession.'
Thursday, 10 March 2011 11:48
David Icke has presented three major events in the capital Zagreb in recent years and will be returning for an all-day event on December 3rd. Some of his books are also published in Croatian.
Human Race Get off Your Knees
Dear David,
Croatia is burning in nonviolent demonstrations.
10,000 people are on streets every second day. It's unbelievable, totally non-violent, just songs, rhymes, slogans. We are walking on headquarters of main political parties, calling them 'thieves, liars, sold souls', then we are walking to private apartments of politicians doing same things in front of their buildings.
We are giving to police drinks, sandwiches, cigarettes and sweets – because people work hard. They just laugh and smiles.
Croatia does not believe in anymore in any politicians, we are loud, proud and became very clever by my own surprise. I can see here influence of your lectures and books, because we do not believe in system anymore, especially in EU.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the referendum about EU will go. I will keep you informed ...
Regards,
Emil
Poster says: 'I love Croatia - No to EU, Where are you going Croatia?'
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