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"Honest Man:The Life of R.Budd Dwyer"

2010-05-17T13:04:00.001-07:00

6 volcanoes that could shut down the world

2010-04-24T12:03:00.001-07:00

Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull wreaked havoc on European air travel, but it could have been worse. Much, much, much worse

posted on April 23, 2010, at 4:03 PM

The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull caused billions of dollars in economic damages, and left millions of travellers stranded. But on the Volcanic Explosivity Index — volcanologists' tool for rating the severity of an eruption — the event rated only a two out of a possible eight. More severe eruptions cause "death and destruction" on a planetary basis, points out Simon Winchester at The Guardian. "They can darken skies and cause devastating changes in the weather. They can and do bring about the abrupt end to the existence of entire populations of animals and people" — not to mention economic damages that could run into the trillions. Here are six volcanoes worth fearing:

1. KATLA (Iceland)

Last erupted: 1918

Effects of a major eruption: If Katla goes off, it's eruption will be 10 times stronger than Eyjafjallajokull's. Katla's larger ash plume would shoot higher in the air and spread over larger areas of Europe for a longer period, with much more devastating effects on air travel and economic trade. An eruption could tip Europe's economy — perhaps even the world's — back into severe recession or a depression.

Likelihood: Fairly high. The two volcanoes, only 12 miles apart, tend to erupt in tandem, and Katla is slightly overdue in its 80-year cycle.

2. CUMBRE VIEJA (La Palma, Canary Islands)

Last erupted: 1971

Effects of a major eruption: In 2001, U.S. and British scientists warned that a major eruption of Cumbre Vieja could cause the enire western flank of the volcano to fall into the sea, creating a "mega-tsunami" in the Atlantic. Travelling at 500 miles per hour, it would wipe out Florida, coastal Brazil, and parts of Europe with waves up to 160-feet high.

Likelihood: The scientists say the "year to year probability" of a major eruption is low, but preparations should be taken anyway given the potentially cataclysmic damages.

3. MT. VESUVIUS (Italy)

Last erupted: 1944

Effects of major eruption: Famous for wiping out Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D., Vesuvius would do much greater damage today. About 3 million people live near the volcano, 600,000 of them in the "red zone." An eruption would kill at least 8,000 people and cause more than $24 billion worth of damage, according to Willis Research Network, which just named Vesuvius the most dangerous volcano in Europe. The ash would change weather patterns in Europe and leave the Naples area a "lifeless desert."

Likelihood: Scientists say Vesuvius is overdue for an explosion.

4. POPOCATÉPETL (Mexico)

Last erupted: 2000

Effects of a major eruption: The third-tallest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere, Popocatépetl is only 40 miles west of Mexico City and its 18 million inhabitants, and 30 miles east of Puebla, a city of two million. A large eruption could send deadly mudslides into the populous valleys below, creating "catastrophic" loss of life.

Likelihood: After an 80-year dormant period, Popo is showing signs of activity

5. MT. TAMBORA (Sumbawa, Indonesia)

Last erupted: 1967

Effects of a major eruption: Tambora erupted in spectacular fashion in 1815 and changed weather patterns around the globe, causing "frosts in Italy in June and snows in Virginia in July, and the failure of crops in immense swathes across Europe and the America." The blow-up killed more than 71,000 people directly, and many more through famine and sickness.

Likelihood: Tambora is still active and, given its history and Indonesia's 222 million inhabitants, closely monitored.

6. YELLOWSTONE "SUPERVOLCANO" (U.S.)

Last erupted: 640,000 years ago

Effects of a major eruption: When the Yellowstone Caldera, or "supervolcano," in Yellowstone National erupts again, it will render a huge swath of North America, from Vancouver to Oklahoma City, uninhabitable. It would have incalculable human and economic consequences. The last eruption of similar magnitude — 73,000 years ago in Sumatra — plunged the entire planet into a decade-long volcanic winter and nearly wiped out the human race.

Likelihood: Geologists see signs that it could be preparing for another major blowout soon, although "soon" could mean thousands of years.

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2010-03-13T01:36:00.001-08:00

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The Mark of the Beast is Here!

2010-01-15T23:19:00.000-08:00

Mark of the Beast in Your Lifetime

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An informational blog on the subject. The hows and the whys of it is happening now.

KISS- Sonic Boom Album - Complete

2010-01-03T13:44:00.000-08:00

Kiss (styled KISS in capitals) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972.^[1] Easily identified by its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date.^[2] The band has sold over 19 million records in the United States^[3] and their worldwide sales exceeded 100 million albums.^[4]

The lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful and identifiable. With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Demon (Simmons), Starchild (Stanley), Spaceman (Frehley), and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. The "Demon" makeup reflected Simmons's cynicism and dark elements, as well as his love for comic books. Paul Stanley became the "Starchild" because of his tendency to be referred to as the "starry-eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic." Ace Frehley's "Spaceman" makeup was a reflection of him wanting to go for a ride in a space ship and supposedly being from another planet. Peter Criss's "Catman" makeup was in accordance with the belief that Criss had nine lives because of his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Because of creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had also waned considerably by that point.

In 1983, Kiss abandoned its makeup and enjoyed a commercial resurgence throughout the rest of the decade. Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup (with makeup) in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band continues to perform with makeup, while Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members.

Kiss was named by VH1 as 10th on their list of the '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock'.^[5] On 23 September 2009, Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,^[6] ten years after becoming eligible but on December 15th 2009 it was announced that KISS did not make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[2]

Daddy activists facing prison promise ongoing protests

2009-11-10T16:14:00.000-08:00

Jury selection continued today for the two daddy activists who hung banners on a 175' construction crane at Ohio State University last year to draw attention to civil rights violations within family court. One banner read "Stop the war on fatherhood" and the other "Fathers 4 Justice."

As Donald Tenn explained in 18 mos prison possible for CA dad his daughter Madison was illegally moved from California to Illinois by her mother. His wife filed a false restraining order claiming fear of him, he says, when she learned the law wouldn't support her unilateral decision.

When unmarried dad Paul Fisher was prohibited from being an equal parent to daughter Demetra he took his case to the Ohio Supreme Court, and won. But the local family court judge circumvented the win, claiming a change in circumstances to deny Fisher equal parenting of his daughter. He now sees Demetra just 27 hours a week.

Fisher says, "I made the decision to climb that crane with the knowledge that Homeland Security had declared they would shoot Fathers 4 Justice protesters in the United States. This statement was made to the UK and US leadership back in 2005 when they were scoping out New York City for a protest. I'm pleading not guilty. I was willing to take a bullet for this cause then, and I am willing to take a felony conviction now."

Osama bin Laden remains at large with a $50 million bounty on his head.

2009-10-06T23:25:00.000-07:00

Osama bin Laden remains at large with a $50 million bounty on his head. Tora Bora was a missed opportunity for the U.S. to capture him, but it wasn't the last. Lara Logan reports.

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (with numerous variations; Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن‎, Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin ʾAwaḍ bin Lādin) (born 10 March 1957) is a member of the prominent Saudi bin Laden family and one of the founders of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, best known for the September 11 attacks on the United States and its associations with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian targets. Bin Laden is on the American Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.^[1]

Since 2001, Osama bin Laden and his organization have been major targets of the United States' War on Terrorism. Bin Laden and fellow Al-Qaeda leaders are believed to be hiding near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

YouTube Musicians Launch a Label

2009-09-29T00:28:00.000-07:00

To date, DFTBA Records has released 10 CDs from YouTube stars like Dave Days, Venetian Princess, and Rhett & Link, and sales have surpassed $100,000. They operate as an independent distribution network, managing digital sales, CD production and (soon) merchandise for popular users like Michael Buckley. So if you're a talented YouTube user with an original song to sing, you may want to check out their site for more details on how to participate...and be even more awesome.

Artist: Saint Motel Song: "Dear Dictator"

2009-07-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

Music video for LA buzz band SAINT MOTEL's first single "Dear Dictator." Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada http://lopezestrada.com and conceived by SAINT MOTEL http://www.myspace.com/saintmotel.

Like this could not be predicted- How many Black Muslims we have in US prisons???

2009-05-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

NY Bomb Suspects Said to Have No Terror Group Link

Bloomberg - ‎29 minutes ago‎

By Chris Dolmetsch and Edvard Pettersson May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The four men arrested last night on allegations they plotted to bomb New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes were homegrown criminals with no connections to global terror ...

Video: Reaction: FBI foils terror plot UPI

FBI Credits Informant for Helping Bust New York Terror Plot FOXNews

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2009-05-20T18:27:00.001-07:00

Hollywood's_War_on_God (movie)

2009-02-11T02:51:00.000-08:00

I am not sure what the heck its about it a movie lol

Drug Enforcement Administration agents this week raided four medical marijuana shops in California, contrary to President Obama's campaign promises

2009-02-06T18:03:00.000-08:00

Drug Enforcement Administration agents this week raided four medical marijuana shops in California, contrary to President Obama's campaign promises to stop the raids.

DEA Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart

The White House said it expects those kinds of raids to end once Mr. Obama nominates someone to take charge of DEA, which is still run by Bush administration holdovers.

“The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said.

Medical use of marijuana is legal under the law in California and a dozen other states, but the federal government under President Bush, bolstered by a 2005 Supreme Court ruling, argued that federal interests trumped state law.

The prison-industrial complex refers to interest groups that represent organizations that do business in correctional facilities, such as prison guard unions, construction companies, and surveillance technology vendors, and to the belief that these actors may be more concerned with making profits than actually rehabilitating criminals or reducing crime rates.

USA incarceration timeline.

Allegedly, this desire for monetary gain has led to the rise of the Prison industry. Writing for The Atlantic Monthly in December 1998, Eric Schlosser said that "The 'prison-industrial complex' is not only a set of interest groups and institutions; it is also a state of mind. The lure of big money is corrupting the nation's criminal-justice system, replacing notions of safety and public service with a drive for higher profits. The eagerness of elected officials to pass tough-on-crime legislation — combined with their unwillingness to disclose the external and social costs of these laws — has encouraged all sorts of financial improprieties."^[1]

Critical Resistance, a political interest group that seeks to abolish the prison industrial complex, states that, "The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a complicated system situated at the intersection of governmental and private interests that uses prisons as a solution to social, political, and economic problems. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent."^[2]

These views are shared widely by critics of the carceral state, retributive justice, military-industrial complex, the War on Terrorism, the War on Drugs, militarism and Homeland Security.

Blur Playlist

2009-01-31T07:38:00.001-08:00

Why Stay at Home Moms Should Learn Affiliate Marketing

2009-01-18T00:32:00.000-08:00

If you are a stay at home mom and are looking for a way to have your own home based business, this article will explain to you why you should learn about affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is a great way for stay at home moms to work from home and make money online. Basically affiliate marketing is when you promote products for a merchant and earn a commission for every sale you generate.

There are literally thousands of merchants who need affiliates to promote their products from every category you could possibly imagine. So if you have a particular interest or hobby there is sure to be an affiliate program that you could join. One of the best places to find products to promote when you are starting out is Clickbank.com. ClickBank is an online retail outlet for thousands of digital products and the commission rate is usually between 50% to 75%.

When you are a stay at home mom it can be difficult to juggle family and work but with affiliate marketing is it easy because it is so flexible. You can work the hours to suit yourself so you don't have to pay out for child minders or nursery school fees.

With affiliate marketing there are no overheads or expenses as you will be shown all the free methods and you do not even need to have your own website when you are starting out. Another added bonus is that you do not have to meet with or talk to any customers or worry about collecting any payments.

Being a stay at home mom and having your own affiliate marketing business is an ideal situation with the flexibility to suit your own lifestyle. I am confident that if you learn affiliate marketing it will be the best decision that you could ever make.

Wealthy Affiliate is an interactive online marketing university that is continually evolving and is a great place for stay at home moms to learn all about Affiliate Marketing. I would definitely urge you to Buy Wealthy Affiliate it is well worth the membership fees. You will be given all the tools and resources, help and support that you need to have your own home based business and become a successful affiliate marketer. Visit http://www.my-wealthy-affiliate.com for more information.

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2009-01-02T19:26:00.000-08:00

Help Wanted- work with me online!

2008-07-31T13:59:00.000-07:00

WAR MACHINE live flashrock TRASH METAL

2008-07-12T04:21:00.000-07:00

Not bad for this kind of music! Keep in mind this was recorded live or was it dead?

Watch Major DAD - Full Episode

2008-06-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

Season 2 : Episode 24 |23:33 |
The Major (Gerald McRaney) is charged with writing a speech welcoming troops home from Saudi Arabia. With Shanna Reed and Chelsea Hertford.

The federal Bradley Amendment was drafted and finally put into action from 1993 to 1996. The Bradley Amendment pretends to do great good for the Unite

2008-05-13T00:12:00.000-07:00

The federal Bradley Amendment was drafted and finally put into action from 1993 to 1996. The Bradley Amendment pretends to do great good for the United States under a backdrop of persecution and oppression. This video shows that the amendment is wholly unconstitutional and the politicians that spearheaded the legislation intentionally disregarded the law and the Constitution by establishing the Bradley Amendment. Today, many politicians choose to fashion creative laws that do not hold to the founding laws of the United States. Fight them to keep America free. Repeal the Bradley Amendment.

Check out this new Channel Blog

2008-02-25T02:10:00.000-08:00

http://songs2tara.blogspot.com/
Don't let the blog url fool you this has alot of random cool stuff!

Songs that mean something to me...too bad I can't get them all!

2008-02-21T02:34:00.000-08:00

Lets get rid of the IRS in 2008!

2007-09-19T02:05:00.000-07:00

Between the IRS and Child Support Enforcement I take home around 25% of my paycheck and its just gotten to the point , I will have to fight back! My goal was to earn money from ads in these blog channels to make up the difference but thats not happening....I am vote'n for Ron Paul....WATCH THIS AND TELL ME WHY NOT??

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

2007-09-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson - State Of Shock

2007-09-04T01:08:00.000-07:00

Thank GOD mick Jaggers version made it out of the studio , given MJ's Issues!