Archive for February 16th, 2011

BreitBart.com Feb 16 The strongest solar flare in four years disrupted radio communications in southern China, according to the China Meteorological Administration. The solar flare, a huge explosion on the sun’s surface caused by magnetic activity, affected transmissions in southern China on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the CMA. The US space administration... »

Powerful flare hurled from sun might create great display of northern lights By Joe Rao MSNBC.com A powerful solar flare, hurled into space when superhot gases erupted on the sun Sunday, might cause a display of the aurora borealis for parts of the northern United States overnight Monday night. The sun unleashed the solar... »

Jonathon M. Seidl TheBlaze.com February 15, 2011 It seems like something out of a Hollywood movie such as “I am Legend” or “2012.” How should judges, lawyers, and public health officials respond to a chemical weapon attack? What happens if a mass terrorist attack forces a quarantine, large-scale evacuations, or the slaughter of private... »

KPLCTV.com Feb 15, 2011 OKLAHOMA CITY (CNN) – Freezing winter temperatures are to blame for a sudden rise in grocery store produce prices throughout the United States and Mexico. The cost of produce has doubled and tripled on things like peppers, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. “Tomatoes, for instance, a week ago were at 99... »

Floods slash crop forecasts Leslie White & Peter Hemphill February 16, 2011 WeeklyTimesNow.co.au EASTERN Australia’s winter crop harvest will be 2.5 million tonnes lower than December projections. That’s the tip from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. ABARES deputy executive director Paul Morris said widespread rain and flooding had seen... »

Texas Crop Report Chron.com Feb. 15, 2011 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The following reports were compiled by AgriLife Extension for the week of Feb. 15: Central: Bitter cold temperatures may have damaged wheat and oat crops. Producers were providing large amounts of supplemental feed to all livestock. Upcoming warm, drying conditions were expected help... »

by Mark Sircus AgricultureNews.com February 15, 2011 World food inflation is smashing down on the world’s populations as prices rise precipitously in the face of increasing shortages and absurd monetary policies. Prices are rising everywhere. It is not millions but billions of people who must tighten their belts because they have no choice but... »

By Nicholas Larkin Bloomberg.com Feb 16, 2011 Countries in Latin America and Africa, including Bolivia and Mozambique, are most at risk of food riots as prices advance, the United Nations reported. The past month’s protests in North Africa and the Middle East were partly linked to agriculture costs. World food prices climbed to a... »

EndOfAmericanDream.com For a moment, imagine that you are awakened one night by a heavily-armed team of federal agents dressed in all black breaking into your home. As you confront them, they hand you a piece of paper that says that your son has been identified as a “terrorist” and that they are there to... »

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 02/16/2011 As I’ve repeatedly pointed out, everyone knew that Iraq didn’t have WMDs. The Guardian just interviewed the infamous “Curveball” who provided false evidence about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Curveball admitted that he knowingly lied about WMDs, in order to topple Saddam Hussein. Today, the Guardian is running a... »