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Archive for August 4th, 2008

A Victim of Biological Weapons Experiments?

Posted by feww on August 4, 2008

Is This Black Scientist an Unwitting Victim of New Zealand’s Germ Warfare Experiments?

Dr Adu-Bobie, 31, an expert on meningococcal vaccines, contracted meningococcal septicaemia within days of working at New Zealand’s ESR labs.


The Victim
: Dr Jeannette Adu-Bobie, an expert on meningococcal vaccines, contracted meningitis while working in NZ govt. Wellington lab. and had both legs, left arm and the digits of her right hand amputated.

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Images of the Day: The Ghost of Tiananmen Returns

Posted by feww on August 4, 2008

Haze returns to Beijing with only 4 days to Olympics


Beijing Olympic Games banners hang from poles along along a main road as cars drive past on a hazy day in Beijing July 28, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray. Image may be subject to copyright. See FEWW Fair use Notice!

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California Wildfire Scam Continues

Posted by feww on August 4, 2008

Fighting wildfires is big business! There would always be enough fuel for new blazes.

Wildfires: The Golden Fleecing of America

See: Our Forecast for 2009 California Fires

The Raw Facts

  • Cost of fighting wildfire in California since July 1: $285 million [And it’s just the beginning!]
  • Daily cost of fighting the fire [which should be allowed to burn out] : up to $13 million
  • Cost of fighting California fires a decade ago: $44million a year
  • Why aren’t the fires allowed to burn naturally? Need the unburnt fuel for next year’s fires!
  • There is no more fire season as we know itthe fire season is now all year-round,” said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July while touring wildfires in N. California. “That means that we don’t have enough resources.

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California Fires Update # 3

SISKIYOU COMPLEX STATUS: Southwest of Happy Camp, CA

  • Start date: 6/21/08
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Estimated Size: 59,678 acres
  • Percent Contained: 60%
  • No. of Firefighters: 1,492
  • Injuries to date: 8

Ukonom Complex Status:

  • Start date: 6/20/08
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Estimated Size: 42,195 acres
  • Percent Contained: 66%
  • No. of Firefighters: 438
  • Injuries to date: 6

Blue 2 Status

  • Start date: 6/20/08
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Estimated Size: 6,846 acres
  • Percent Contained: 52%
  • No. of Firefighters: 400
  • Injuries to date: 2

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Yolla Bolly Complex Fire Update

  • Acres Burned : 72,367
  • Crews: 10
  • Cause: Lightning
  • Date Started: June 20, 2008
  • Percent Contained: 30%

Rich and Belden Fires FACTS (!)

  • Rich Fire: 5,199 acres / 15% contained
  • Belden Fire: 474 acres / 70% contained
  • Costs for both fires: $2,591,500
  • Incident Type : Wildland Fire
  • Cause: Under Investigation
  • Date of Origin: Wednesday July 29th, 2009
  • Location: 20 miles west of Quincy, CA
  • Total Personnel Committed: 1,065
  • Size: 6,371 acres
  • Percent Contained: 45%

Plumas County:

Rich Fire
Location: 20 miles west of Quincy
Administrative Unit: Plumas National Forest

Canyon Complex
Location: Various locations within the Plumas Forest
Administrative Unit: Plumas National Forest

Siskiyou County:
Bear Wallow Complex
Location: 14 miles west of Etna
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest

Panther Fire
Location: 15 miles south of Happy Camp
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest

Siskiyou Complex
Location: Southwest of Happy Camp
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest

Ukonom Complex
Location: 5 miles north of Somes Bar
Administrative Unit: Six Rivers National Fores

Trinity County:
Iron & Alps Complex
Location: Junction City
Administrative Unit: Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Lime Complex
Location: 5 miles west of Hayfork
Administrative Unit: Shasta-Trinity National Forest

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Tropical Storm EDOUARD forms in the Gulf of Mexico

Posted by feww on August 4, 2008

Most of the U.S. offshore oil rigs and the Gulf Coast refineries fall within the predicted path of Edouard

EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
700 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008

EDOUARD MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD – HURRICANE WATCHES OR WARNINGS
MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL
CITY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


RGB Enhanced Satellite Image – NOAA

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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
TO PORT O’CONNOR TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA – GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA – INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS. PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 700 PM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST OR ABOUT 90
MILES (145 KM) SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
ABOUT 415 MILES (670 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 4 MPH (6 KM/HR) AND
A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK – THE CENTER
OF THE CYCLONE WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT
AND MONDAY – AND BE VERY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA OR
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH(85 KM/HR) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS – EDOUARD COULD BE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE
LANDFALL
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TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM)
FROM THE CENTER
.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 1002 MB (29.59 INCHES).

STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.

EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ALONG THE THE LOUISIANA COAST WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST…TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

REPEATING THE 700 PM CDT POSITION…28.1 N…88.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…WEST NEAR 4 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 50 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. — FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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