Saturday, December 15, 2012

Planetary Alignments and earthquakes - Historical

Gethering these together from different places on the web, comparing with predictions for the upcoming around 12-21
Jupiter-earth-venus is one major alignment
uvs-model.com

Largest earthquakes by magnitude and their Solar System alignments

Date Solar System alignment Location
Magnitude
1 May 22, 1960 Sun-Moon-Earth crossed with
Earth-Jupiter-Saturn and possibly in almost near alignement with actual location of the Galactic Center.
Valdivia, Chile
9.5
Great Chilean Earthquake
2 Dec 26, 2004 Sun-Earth-Moon-Saturn with Jupiter right on top and possibly in almost near alignement with actual location of the Galactic Center. Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
9.31
Indian Ocean earthquake
3 Oct 16, 1737 Neptune-Saturn-Moon-Earth-Uranus
crossed with Earth-Sun-Mars-Pluto
Kamchatka, Russia
~9.3
Kamchatka earthquakes
4 Mar 27, 1964 Sun-Earth-Moon crossed with Uranus-Earth-Saturn also crossed with Jupiter-Mecury-Earth Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
9.2
Good Friday Earthquake
5 Mar 9, 1957 Sun-Earth-Jupiter crossed with
Saturn-Earth-Moon also crossed with Venus-Mercury-Earth
Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
9.1
6 Nov 4, 1952 Sun-Earth-Moon-Jupiter crossed with
Earth-Saturn-Neptune
Kamchatka, Russia

9.0
7 Jan 26, 1700 Earth-Sun-Jupiter crossed with
Earth-Moon-Neptune
Cascadia subduction zone
~9
Cascadia earthquake
8 Jan 31, 1906 Earth-Moon-Jupiter crossed with Sun-Earth Colombia-Ecuador
8.8
9 Feb 4, 1965 Earth-Moon-Sun-Saturn crossed with
Jupiter-Earth-Neptune
Rat Islands, Alaska, USA
8.7
10 Nov 24, 1833 Sun-Earth-Moon-Jupiter Sumatra, Indonesia
8.7
11 Nov 1, 1755 Earth-Moon-Sun-Jupiter Lisbon, Portugal
~8.7
12 Mar 28, 2005 Sun-Earth-Moon-Jupiter Sumatra, Indonesia
8.5
13 Dec 16, 1920 Earth-Sun crossed with Earth-Moon-Uranus crossed with Earth-Jupiter-Saturn Ningxia-Gansu, China
8.6
14 Aug 15, 1950 Earth-Moon-Saturn crossed wtih
Sun-Earth-Jupiter
Assam-Tibet
8.6
15 Aug 17, 1999 Sun-Earth-Uranus crosseed with
Moon-Earth-Jupiter-Saturn
Northwest Turkey
7.6

December 14, 2012: Line Ups: Pluto – Moon – Earth and Mars – Moon – Earth
December 12 – 16, 2012: Triple Line Up Neptune – Mars – Venus (strong December 14)
December 17, 2012: Line up: Neptune – Moon – Earth
December 16 – 18, 2012: Triple Line Up Jupiter – Earth – Mercury (strong December 17)
December 17 – 18, 2012: Conjunction Venus – Mercury and the Sun
December 17 – 18, 2012: Conjunction Ceres – Earth
December 19, 2012: Conjunction Saturn – Mercury and the Sun
December 20, 2012: Line Up: Uranus – Moon – Earth
December 21, 2012: Conjunction Saturn – Venus and the Sun
December 20 – 24, 2012: Triple Line Up Neptune – Mars – Mercury (strong December 22)
December 21 – 24, 2012: Triple Line Up Jupiter – Earth – Venus (strong December 22 – 23)
December 23, 2012: Line Up: Saturn – Moon – Earth
December 25, 2012: Line Up: Jupiter – Moon – Earth

Shocking Mass Animal Die Off's from Chatter.betaborad

SHOCKING MASS ANIMAL DIE OFF'S 2012
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The shocking list of Mass Animal Deaths for 2012 and the year isn’t over yet.


16th November 2012 – Huge stocks of wild Salmon wiped out due to sea lice on the coast of Ireland. Link

16th November 2012 – 40 TONNES of Red Tilapias Fish die en-masse in Thanh Binh, Vietnam. Link

16th November 2012 – Thousands of dead gizzard shad Fish found dead on Lake Erie in New York, America. Link

15th November 2012 – 40,000 Fish found dead in 30 acres of ponds in Quanzhou, China. Link

15th November 2012 – 28 Whales beach themselves and die on Golden Bay, New Zealand. Link

14th November 2012 – Thousands of Birds have dropped out of sky into the sea in England. Link

14th November 2012 – 6,000 dead Deer due to EHD disease in Nebraska, America. Link

13th November 2012 – Large Fish kill found on Shimen Lake in China. Link

12th November 2012 – 100+ herds of livestock killed by unidentified disease in Lamwo, Uganda. Link

12th November 2012 – Mass deaths of Seagulls turning beaches into mass graves in Morocco. Link

10th November 2012 – Update: 185,000 Hens now killed due to rare outbreak of salmonella in Northern Ireland. Link

10th November 2012 – Large Fish kill in a river in Guangdong, China. Link

9th November 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish found washed up in St Peters Billabong, Australia. Link

8th November 2012 – Die-off of spawning Salmon in Longfellow Creek, Seattle, America. Link

8th November 2012 – 13,000+ Deer have died from disease in Michigan, America. Link

7th November 2012 – Outbreak of Anthrax has wiped out 50 percent of Roan Antelopes and killed 30 Hippos in Kruger Park, South Africa. Link

7th November 2012 – Large Fish die-off found in Shenzhen River in China. Link

7th November 2012 – Fish kill found along a 7 mile stretch of Bradford Branch in Ohio, America. Link

7th November 2012 – Die-off of Seagulls a “mystery” on Lake Neangar in Australia. Link

6th November 2012 – Acres of Fish ponds full of dead Fish in Nanchang in China. Link

5th November 2012 – 500+ Pigeons suddenly drop dead in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district in India. Link

4th November 2012 – 700 Waterbirds found dead along shore of Lake Michigan in America. Link

4th November 2012 – Thousands of Cattle dead from drought conditions in Zimbabwe. Link

4th November 2012 – 80 Whales and Dolphins beached (majority dead) off King Island in Tasmania. Link

3rd November 2012 – 4,000+ Birds killed due to avian flu outbreak at Gazipur farms in Bangladesh. Link

1st November 2012 – 84 Sea Turtles wash ashore dead in Egypt. Link

31st October 2012 – 125,000 hens killed due to rare outbreak of salmonella in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Link

31st October 2012 – 25 Bee Hives containing 1 MILLION Bees were destroyed by hurricane Sandy in New York, America. Link

31st October 2012 – Massive Fish kill reported in Chizhou City, China. Link

31st October 2012 – “Millions” of dead Fish found on Illawong Beach, Mackay, Australia. Link

31st October 2012 – 9,000 Fish found dead in a pond in Xiamen, China. Link

31st October 2012 – 15,000+ Fish found dead on Lake Madeline in Texas, America. Link

26th October 2012 – Fish kill in Prairie Creek, Blairstown, America. Link

26th October 2012 – 40 Whales have stranded and died on Andaman Island in India. Link

25th October 2012 – 900+ dead Birds wash ashore on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, America. Link

24th October 2012 – 3,600 Turkeys dead from Birdflu outbreak near Bangalore, India. Link

24th October 2012 – 5,000+ Deer have died from disease in Missouri, America. Link

23rd October 2012 – Massive Scallop die-off from Red Tide in America. Link

23rd October 2012 – 40,000 lbs dead Fish found floating in ponds in Foshan, China. Link

23rd October 2012 – Large Fish kill in Yong River, Ningbo, China. Link

23rd October 2012 – Mass Fish deaths appearing along coastal areas of Sri Lanka. Link

22nd October 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish scattered along Collier beaches in Florida, America. Link

22nd October 2012 – Tens of thousands of Gizzard Shad Fish dead in Oneida Lake, New York State, America. Link

21st October 2012 – 28,600 Sheep stranded for weeks in Pakistani Port, killed due to disease, Pakistan. Link

19th October 2012 – 45+ Flamingos and Avocets found dead in Walvis Lagoon – “A never seen before phenomenon”, Namibia. Link

19th October 2012 – A Virus is killing Doves all across the Permian Basin, America. Link

19th October 2012 – 1,000 Livestock have been killed due to Bird Flu in Dien Bien, Vietnam. Link

17th October 2012 – Fish die-off could be in the MILLIONS in Neuse River, North Carolina, America. Link

17th October 2012 – 7,000 Cattle killed by flooding in Pakistan. Link

17th October 2012 – “Significant” Bass die-off, thousands dead in Dickinson County lakes, Iowa, America. Link

16th October 2012 – 343 Cattle and Buffaloes dead from unknown disease, with 500 more affected in Sualkuchi, India. Link

16th October 2012 – Fish kill in Dalton Creek, Georgia, America. Link

15th October 2012 – 8,000 Catfish have died in Brisbane River, Australia. Link

15th October 2012 – Thousands of Deer are dying from disease in Indiana, America. Link

15th October 2012 – 2,000 Chickens killed due to Bird Flu outbreak in Bode, Nepal. Link

13th October 2012 – HUNDREDS of TONNES of Salmon killed by parasite across Western Isles in Scotland. Link

12th October 2012 – Thousands of Fish killed by Red Tide at Anson Bay in Australia. Link

12th October 2012 – Mass death of Hammerhead Shark pups found in Hawaii. Link

12th October 2012 – Large die-off of Silver Carp Fish in Jimo Reservoirs, China. Link

11th October 2012 – Tens of thousands of Fish found dead in ponds in Dagupan City, Philippines. Link

11th October 2012 – 70 rare Sea Turtles found dead near beaches at Lake Bardawil, Egypt. Link

9th October 2012 – Massive Fish kills caused by Red Tide along Florida coast, America. Link

9th October 2012 – 400 Cows and Goats dead from disease in Kamrup Rural District, India. Link

8th October 2012 – Hundreds, possibly thousands of Deer continue to die from disease in North Carolina Foothills, America. Link

8th October 2012 – Hundreds of animals have died from Anthrax in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Link

7th October 2012 – 150 dead Birds found in Chicago during September. A 50 Percent increase over August. America. Link

7th October 2012 – Large Die-off of farmed Fish, caused by unknown disease in Muktagachha, Bangladesh. Link

5th October 2012 – 1000+ Fish killed by contamination in a creek in Vancouver, Canada. Link

4th October 2012 – Numerous Honeybee colonies dead from mosquito spraying in Massachusetts, America. Link

4th October 2012 – 2,043 dead Deer from disease in Illinois, America. Link

4th October 2012 – 15,000 dead Fish a “mystery” on Coquitlam River in Canada. Link

4th October 2012 – Fish kill caused by “Red Tide” on Sarasota Beaches, Florida in America. Link

2nd October 2012 – 43 Pilot Whales dead after 46 stranded on beach in Indonesia. Link

1st October 2012 – 100 Starlings dead after flying directly “into a car on a highway” in Austria. Link

1st October 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in Katherine river in Australia. Link

28th September 2012 – Massive Fish kill in Harvey’s Run River, Pennsylvania in America. Link

28th September 2012 – Ongoing Fish kill caused by algea at Roosevelt Lake, Arizona, America. Link

26th September 2012 – Major Die-off of Deer, “worst in decades”, in Wyoming, America. Link

26th September 2012 – 2000+ Birds have died from Avian Botulism in Oregon, America. Link

25th September 2012 – Hundreds of Fish found dead in the Neuse River, North Carolina, America. Link

24th September 2012 – Large Fish kill, causing complete wipeout of Fish in North Sterling Reservoir, Colorado, America. Link

24th September 2012 – Thousands of Sheep dead “from Vaccine” in Uzbek, Kyrgyzstan. Link

23rd September 2012 – Last remaining 20 Ducks found dead in Arden Park – No Ducks left, Arizona, America. Link

22nd September 2012 – 8000 Cattle killed by “cold weather and rain” in Swaziland. Link

21st September 2012 – Die-off of Rabbits is a “mystery” in St Louis, America. Link

21st September 2012 – 13,000 Sheep buried alive in snow storm is “unprecedented disaster” in Iceland. Link

21st September 2012 – 15 Beluga Whales have washed up dead since July leaving scientist puzzled in Quebec, Canada. Link

19th September 2012 – Large Fish kill in Lake Auburn, Maine, America. Link

19th September 2012 – 588 Cattle dead from cold and disease causes shock in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Link

19th September 2012 – 6,300 Ducks dead from avian flu in Guangdong, China. Link

18th September 2012 – Hundreds of Prairies Dogs dead in Arizona, America. Link

18th September 2012 – Tens of thousands of reared fish die on Cha Va River in Vietnam. Link

17th September 2012 – Dozens of Pigeons found dead in Birkenhead, Australia. Link

17th September 2012 – Mass Fish kill in Lakeview Park, Corpus Christi in America. Link

14th September 2012 – UPDATE: 22.3 MILLION Birds killed due to bird flu in Mexico. Link

14th September 2012 – 131,000 Fish killed due to disease in New York State, America. Link

14th September 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish found in a creak in Arlington, America. Link

14th September 2012 – Mounds of dead Fish (bottom dwellers) found along Mangalore coast, raising concern in India. Link

14th September 2012 – 2,200 Deer have died this year from a disease that is spreading in Nebraska, America. Link

13th September 2012 – Hundreds of thousands of dead Jellyfish line the shores of Cable Beach in Australia. Link

12th September 2012 – Large Fish kill from New Smyrna Beach to Oak Hill, Florida, America. Link

12th September 2012 – 362 Cattle found dead in Manzini, Swaziland. Link

12th September 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish in Arrowhead Lakes, Arizona, America. Link

12th September 2012 – MILLIONS of dead fish in the Salton Sea in California, America. Link

10th September 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish litter Lake Vista in New Orleans, America. Link

8th September 2012 – Fish kill in San Carlos Lake in Arizona, America. Link

7th September 2012 – Hundreds of dead cattle found after Hurricane Isaac in Plaquemines Parish America. Link

7th September 2012 – 30 Dolphins washed up dead on beaches during August in Bulgaria. Link

7th September 2012 – Mysterious disease has caused a Moose die-off in Sweden. Link

6th September 2012 – Tens of thousands of dead Fish and dead birds line the shores of Lake Erie in Canada. Link

5th September 2012 – 400 Deer found dead in Caldwell County, North Carolina in America. Link

5th September 2012 – Large Fish kills reported around Louisiana in America. Link

5th September 2012 – New highly toxic strain of Bird flu discovered, killing 181,000 ducks and chickens this year in Vietnam. Link

5th September 2012 – Tens of thousands of Nutria Rats washed up dead on Mississippi beaches in America. Link

4th September 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish along Bayou Lafourche in Louisiana, America. Link

4th September 2012 – Fish kill in Bayou Casotte in Jackson County, America. Link

4th September 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found in Broadkill River – “The River smelled like dead fish” – in Delaware, America. Link

2nd September 2012 – Dozens of Birds falling dead every day in Pakki Tibbi village, India. Link

2nd September 2012 – 16 Whales dead after mass stranding of 26 Whales off coast of Fife in Scotland. Link

2nd September 2012 – 17 Whales dead after 22 beach themselves in Florida, America. Link

1st September 2012 – UPDATE: 200 Deer now dead from virus in Cook County, America. Link

1st September 2012 – 58,000 Ducks and Chickens dead from Bird Flu in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. Link

30th August 2012 – Die-off of Whitefish in Eastern Idaho Rivers a “mystery”, America. Link

30th August 2012 – “Significant” fish kill on Tuscarawas River in NEW PHILADELPHIA, America. Link

30th August 2012 – 50,000 Chickens dead from bird flu in North 24-Parganas, India. Link

29th August 2012 – Hundreds of Salmon wash up dead on shores of OSOYOOS LAKE, Canada. Link

29th August 2012 – Hundreds of Rats found dead sparking fears of the Plague in Walled City, near Jaipur, India. Link

29th August 2012 – 24 Sea Turtles found dead on beaches of Oaxaca in Mexico. Link

28th August 2012 – 1,000 TONNE Fish kill in Baiyangdian Lake in China. Link

28th August 2012 – 45,000 Baby Sea Turtles and Eggs destroyed by Earthquake in El Salvador. Link

28th August 2012 – 100 Deer found dead during past 2 weeks in Cook County, America. Link

28th August 2012 – 30 Rare Antelopes killed by anthrax in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Link

23rd August 2012 – 2,700 Pheasants dead from disease in Wyoming, America. Link

22nd August 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found in Cuyahoga River, Ohio, America. Link

21st August 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in the river Weaver in Cheshire, United Kingdom. Link

20th August 2012 – Major Fish kill on the shores of Anson Lake, Texas, America. Link

20th August 2012 – Thousands of Fish continue to die in Neuse River in North Carolina, America. Link

20th August 2012 – Fish kill in Highland Park in Texas, America. Link

20th August 2012 – 20,000 Fish found dead in Contraband Bayou, Louisiana, America. Link

20th August 2012 – Thousands of Fish wash up dead on shores of Missisquoi Bay in Montreal, Canada. Link

18th August 2012 – Tens of thousands of Birds killed due to bird flu in Vietnam. Link

17th August 2012 – 1 MILLION Fish have been killed by “red tide” in Texas, America. Link

17th August 2012 – Lots of various Fish and Stingrays washing up dead off Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, America. Link

17th August 2012 – Large fish kill on Ghannouch beach in Tunisia, Africa. Link

16th August 2012 – Over 900 Deer killed by virus across 8 Counties in Michigan, America. Link

16th August 2012 – Hundreds of Fish, entire stock of lake found dead in Widnes, United Kingdom. Link

16th August 2012 – 100 Cattle dead from Anthrax outbreak in Colorado and Texas, America. Link

16th August 2012 – Fish kill in Wolf Creek, Iowa, America. Link

15th August 2012 – 5,000 Fish found dead in Sugar Creek, Ohio, America. Link

15th August 2012 – Dozens of Birds fall from sky dead in New Jersey, America. Link

14th August 2012 – UPDATE: 431 Bison killed by Anthrax outbreak in Fort Providence, Canada. Link

14th August 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish discovered along 5.5km of Kiltha River in Ireland. Link

14th August 2012 – Mysterious disease kills 68 cattle in Pakistan. Link

13th August 2012 – Mysterious illness killing Elk and tens of thousands of wild birds in Sweden. Link

13th August 2012 – Hundreds of Thousands of dead Fish on beaches from Matagorda to Galveston, Texas. Link

13th August 2012 – First ever mass Fish die-off along shores of Pago Bay in Guam. Link

11th August 2012 – Thousands of Earthworms found dead in parking lot in Komatsu city Ishikawa, Japan. Link

10th August 2012 – 200 TONNE Fish die-off on the Zi River in China. Link

10th August 2012 – 500 TONNES of Salmon to be killed due to virus outbreak in Vancouver, Canada. Link

10th August 2012 – Mass Fish death a “mystery” on a coastal region of Japan. Link

10th August 2012 – 3,000 Fish killed by pollution in Scarborough, United Kingdom. Link

9th August 2012 – Hundreds of Crabs washing ashore dead on Tiana and Shinnecock Bay in America. Link

9th August 2012 – Mass Die-Off of Shrimp is a “mystery” in Vietnam. Link

9th August 2012 – 20,000 dead Fish in Lake Contrary, Missouri, America. Link

8th August 2012 – 786,000 Chickens dead, 41,000 ducks dead and over 300 Pigs dead in South Korea. Link

7th August 2012 – 900 Birds found dead in Minnesota, America. Link

7th August 2012 – Large Fish kill on the Neuse River in North Carolina, America. Link

6th August 2012 – UPDATE: 167 Peacocks now dead from Ranikheit disease in Pakistan. Link

6th August 2012 – Thousands of dead fish in a lake in Srinagar, India. Link

6th August 2012 – Major Fish kill along 4km of the Dunleer River in Ireland. Link

5th August 2012 – 40,000 Sturgeon and thousands of other Fish dead in Iowa and other Central States in America. Link

4th August 2012 – 66,800 Birds killed by bird flu in Vietnam. Link

3rd August 2012 – 340 Bison dead in largest ever Anthrax outbreak in Fort Providence, Canada. Link

3rd August 2012 – 3,000 Fish found dead on Petit Jean River in Arkansas, America. Link

3rd August 2012 – Massive Bird kill on beaches of Bandon, Oregon, America. Link, Also Here

3rd August 2012 – Massive Fish kills right across America. Link

3rd August 2012 – 150 Sheep and Goats killed by virus in Pakistan. Link

31st July 2012 – Dozens of Baby Turtles found dead on beach in Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Link

31st July 2012 – At least 20 Deer found dead in Stone Mountain State Park in America. Link

30th July 2012 – UPDATE: 100 Peacocks now dead in Pakistan. Link

30th July 2012 – UPDATE: 5 MILLION Birds now killed due to flu virus in Mexico. Link

30th July 2012 – 4,000 Fish dead in Ascot Waters Marina, Australia. Link

29th July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found in the Colorado River, America. Link

27th July 2012 – 2,500 Fish found dead in Doe Park Reservoir in Bradford, England. Link

26th July 2012 – Fish kill in a canal in Plantation, Florida, America. Link

25th July 2012 – 30 Turtles wash up dead on Pavana dam in India. Link

24th July 2012 – 100 Turtles wash up with 20 dead on beaches in Uraguay. Link

23rd July 2012 – 50 dead Peacocks is a “mystery” in Pakistan. Link

23rd July 2012 – Fish kill found on Big Sandy Lake in Minnesota, America. Link

23rd July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish wash ashore on Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, Canada. Link

23rd July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish wash ashore on Volusia’s beaches, Daytona, America. Link

22nd July 2012 – Massive Fish kill on Lake Erie in Ohio, America. Link

21st July 2012 – 1,700 Cattle and 105,000 Turkeys killed by heat in South Dakota and Minnesota, America. Link

21st July 2012 – Thousands of fish washing ashore dead on Lake Elsinore in California, America. Link

20th July 2012 – 300 Birds found dead on Agate Beach in Oregon, America. Link

20th July 2012 – 1300 Animals dead from virus outbreak in Kenya. Link

20th July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish line beaches in Piney Point, Maryland, America. Link

20th July 2012 – Large number of dead Fish in Shangqiu City Lake in China. Link

19th July 2012 – Hundreds of Frogs found dead in Chesterfield Lake, Missouri, America. Link

19th July 2012 – UPDATE: 3.8 Million Birds now killed due to flu virus in Mexico. Link

17th July 2012 – MILLIONS of “weird”, and “unknown” Crab like creatures wash onto beaches, either dead or dying in Hawaii. Link

17th July 2012 – 17 Seal Pups wash ashore dead around the Bay of Firth in Scotland. Link

17th July 2012 – 200 TONS of Fish have died in Egypt. Link

17th July 2012 – 10,000 Fish found dead in River in Liu Yueqing City, China. Link

16th July 2012 – 100,000 dead Fish found in Lam Taklong creek in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Link

16th July 2012 – Mass Fish death in south lake of Wuhan, China. Link

14th July 2012 – 512 Penguins wash up dead on Rio Grande do Sul beaches in Brazil. Link

13th July 2012 – 450,000 Salmon to be killed due to virus outbreak in Newfoundland, Canada. Link

12th July 2012 – Tens of thousands of Fish dying and many birds dying to in Horicon Marsh America. Link

12th July 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in the Avis Dam in Namibia, Africa. Link

12th July 2012 – 6,500 dead Fish in Twin Lakes in North Carolina America. Link

12th July 2012 – Thousand of dead fish found on the Vermilion River in Illinois America. Link

11th July 2012 – 58,000 Fish kill on the Des Moines River in Iowa America. Link

11th July 2012 – 40 acres of Pond with dead Fish in Xindong village China. Link

11th July 2012 – 2.5 Million Birds now killed from flu virus in Mexico. Link

11th July 2012 – 19,000 Fish dead in Lake Odessa America. Link

11th July 2012 – Thousands of small Fish washing up dead on Northwest Coast of Ireland. Link

10th July 2012 – Another 23 Bison found dead, making total of 151 deaths in Fort Providence Canada. Link

10th July 2012 – Dozens of dead Birds found in Illinois America. Link

10th July 2012 – Lobster mass die-off continues in Connecticut America. Link

9th July 2012 – 28 Dead Seals. Unusual high number of deaths this year. “The Seals look terrible” Netherlands. Link

9th July 2012 – 450,000 Salmon to be killed due to virus outbreak in Newfoundland Canada. Link

9th July 2012 – “Catastrophic” Fish kill on Geneva Lake, also over 200 Pike dead on Fountain Lake in Minnesota America. Link

8th July 2012 – “Mysterious” mass Salmon deaths at Marlborough Farm, New Zealand. Link

8th July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka. Link

7th July 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found floating on Godavari River, India. Link

7th July 2012 – Over 50 Ducks and Geese found dead in Ohio, leaving locals baffled, America. Link

6th July 2012 – 128 Bison found dead in Fort Providence Canada. Link

6th July 2012 – 560 Wild Animals killed by flooding in Kaziranga India. Link

6th July 2012 – Many thousands of dead Fish found in Silver Lake, Delaware America. Link

6th July 2012 – Mass Fish kill on Salt River in Arizona. Link

6th July 2012 – Fish kill in Trout River, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Link

6th July 2012 – Fish kill in Patoka River, Indiana. Link

6th July 2012 – Mass Oyster deaths: 60 Million snout otter clams dead, leaving farmers broke in Quang Ninh Vietnam. Link

5th July 2012 – Mass Fish kill due to volcanic eruption near the Canary Islands. Link

5th July 2012 – Fish kill on Century Village Lakes in Florida. Link

5th July 2012 – Fish kill on Roy Lake in South Dakota. Link

5th July 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in James River in Lamoure North Dakota. Link

5th July 2012 – Over 20 dead Birds (Egrets) found in Rockport Texas. Link

4th July 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead on Dexter City Lake in Missouri America. Link

3rd July 2012 – 14 TONS of dead Fish found in Changshou Reservoir in China. Link

3rd July 2012 – Major Fish kill: Hundreds of thousands of Fish dead in Lake Wichita Texas. Link

3rd July 2012 – Hundreds of Fish found floating dead in Upstate Lake South Carolina. Link

3rd July 2012 – Fish Kill: Catfish die-off on Lake Buffum near Fort Meade Florida. Link

3rd July 2012 – 2,300 dead Fish washed ashore on South River in Butts County, Georgia America. Link

2nd July 2012 – Thousands of Fish dead in Chautauqua Lake in Havana Cuba. Link

2nd July 2012 – Thousands of Chickens killed due to Bird Flu outbreak in Xinjiang China. Link

2nd July 2012 – 10,000 Fish dead in South Knoxville Pond in Tennessee America. Link

2nd July 2012 – 18 mass Fish kills have happened in past 2 months in Periyar River in India. Link

1st July 2012 – Mass Fish deaths in Fujian Jinjiang Cizao Reservoir, China. Link

30th June 2012 – 1,000,000 Birds died or culled at 129 Farms due to Avian Flu in Mexico. Link

29th June 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish line the banks of Pottersburg Creek in Ontario Canada. Link

29th June 2012 – 73 Turtles wash ashore dead, scientists concerned, in Australia. Link

28th June 2012 – Fish die-off in Platte River in Nebraska. Link

28th June 2012 – Fish kill in river Vartry in Wicklow Ireland. Link

26th June 2012 – 200,000 Bird deaths at three farms in Mexico. Link

26th June 2012 – Over 75,000 Goats killed by a disease epidemic in Congo. Link

26th June 2012 – Thousands of dead Sardines wash ashore on Taboga Island in Panama. Link

26th June 2012 – Fish kill in Wisconsin Counties in America. Link

25th June 2012 – Several thousand fish dead in a lake in Georgia America. Link

25th June 2012 – Thousands of Fish die in Gomti River India. Link

23rd June 2012 – Mass Cattle death a “mystery” in Elgin Texas. Link

23rd June 2012 – 67 Birds found dead at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary Hawaii. Link

22nd June 2012 – Mass deaths of Horses and Cattle due to snake bites in Kiev Ukraine. Link (Russian)

22nd June 2012 – Fish kill on Lake Odessa in Louisa County America. Link

21st June 2012 – Dead turtles washing ashore along Delaware and New Jersey coasts, scientists not sure why in America. Link

21st June 2012 – 150 Birds washing up dead or dying on East Florida beaches in America. Link

20th June 2012 – 750 Bee Hives poisoned killing thousands of Bees in New South Wales Australia. Link

20th June 2012 – Hundreds to Thousands of fish washing ashore dead on Sutherland Reservoir Nebraska. Link

19th June 2012 – 17 dead Seals wash ashore in Parnu Estonia. Link

19th June 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish found in Red Hill Creek Canada. Link

19th June 2012 – Fish die-off at Buffalo Pound Lake in Canada. Link

19th June 2012 – Over 4,000 Fish found dead in River Nene England. Link

16th June 2012 – Fish kill in Big Birch Lake in Todd County Minnesota. Link

15th June 2012 – Fish kill found in canal near lake Manitoba in Canada. Link

15th June 2012 – Mass death of Sardines (about 10,000) found in Kanagawa Japan. Link

14th June 2012 – 130 Sea Birds found dead in Australia. Link

NOTE: 120 Dolphins that died off Texas coast between November and March declared “unusual mortality event” America. Link

11th June 2012 – Fish kill along 1.5Km of the Chovva Canal in India. Link

9th June 2012 – 40 TONS of dead Fish in a pond in township of Guangzhou China. Link

8th June 2012 – Large number of dead Fish found in East Lake Park China. Link

7th June 2012 – 200 TONNES of dead Sardine washed up in port of Ohara in Japan. Link

7th June 2012 – Hundreds of Birds found dead in East Melbourne Australia. Link

6th June 2012 – Over 100,000 mass Fish die-off in Feidong Ning Kong (sic) Reservoir China. Link

6th June 2012 – Mystery surrounds massive Fish kill in Coevorden Netherlands. Link

6th June 2012 – Over 10,000 dead Carp found in Blue Springs Lake, Missouri. Link

6th June 2012 – 5,000 dead Fish in a lake is a mystery, UK. Link

5th June 2012 – Alarming Reindeer Die Off on St Paul Island in Alaska. Link

5th June 2012 – Thousands of Dead fish found in Imperial Lakes in Florida. Link

5th June 2012 – 2500 Fish dead in Swan River in Australia. Link

31st May 2012 – Thousands of Fish dying along coast of Burma. Link

30th May 2012 – Large Fish die-off in a Lagoon in Chacahua Mexico. Link

30th May 2012 – 500 Fish die in Canal in England. Link

30th May 2012 – Thousands more Fish turning up dead in Maryland. Link

30th May 2012 – Red tide Kills 55 Million Abalone in China. Link

29th May 2012 – Mass Fish death – 13,000 Fish found in Ohatchee Alabama. Link

27th May 2012 – Entire Fish Farm stock to be killed after virus found for first time in waters of Washington State. Link

25th May 2012 – 10 TONS of dead Fish found in Laguna de Bay Philippines. Link

25th May 2012 – 300 Dolphins wash up dead during past several weeks raising concern in the Black Sea Russia. Link

25th May 2012 – Thousands of Shellfish found dead in Peru. Link

25th May 2012 – 540 Antelopes die in Kasakhstan. Link

24th May 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in a pond in Sichuan China. Link

24th May 2012 – Hundreds of Fish found dead in Briar Creek in North Carolina. Link

23rd May 2012 – 60,000 – 100,000 dead Fish in three Creeks in Maryland USA. Link

21st May 2012 – Thousands of the “most resilient species of fish” found dead on Mula-Mutha River banks in India. Link

20th May 2012 – Hundreds of Fish found dead at Clear Lake in Minnesota. Link

20th May 2012 – Large Fish kill reported in Sanya Egret Park China. Link

19th May 2012 – 500,000 Salmon destroyed after virus found in fish farm in Vancouver Canada. Link

17th May 2012 – Mass Bee deaths – “Staggering losses” reported in Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio USA. Link

17th May 2012 – Mystery surrounds 34 Dead Deer on Greater Qiu Islet in Taiwan. Link

17th May 2012 – Over 8 TONS of Fish poisoned in Guiyang China. Link

16th May 2012 – Fish kill in Arcadia Lake in Oklahoma. Link

15th May 2012 – Over 10,000 Fish dead in Guanzhou China. Link

14th May 2012 – Another Fish kill in Lake Bito in MacArthur Town Philippines. Link

14th May 2012 – Thousands of farmed Fish found dead in ponds in Nanjundapuram village India. Link

13th May 2012 – Mass Fish death reported in Pathalam belt in River Periyar in India. Link

12th May 2012 – 500 Fish have died in Eichbaum lake in Germany. Link

12th May 2012 – 2,300 Birds found dead on beaches in Chile. Link

10th May 2012 – Fish kill in South Negril River in Jamaica. Link

10th May 2012 – UPDATE: 5,000 Birds found dead on beaches in Peru. Link

10th May 2012 – 550 TONS of dead Salmon in Norway. Link

10th May 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish washing up on the shores of Lake Simcoe in Canada. Link

8th May 2012 – 12 TONS of Fish found dead in Chengdu, Sichuan China. Link

8th May 2012 – Hundreds of dead fish in Brake Lake, Perry County America. Link

8th May 2012 – Low numbers of Muttonbirds returning to NZ is “most unusual event” in 20 years studying these birds New Zealand. Link

7th May 2012 – Fish kill in Kuwait Bay in Kuwait. Link

6th May 2012 – Mass Fish death found in Heritage Park Pond in Massachusetts. Link

5th May 2012 – 50,000 Fish found dead in a pond in Shenzhen in China. Link

5th May 2012 – Mass Bird death discovered in waste water in Finland. Link

4th May 2012 – A local “phenomena” with numerous dead fish appearing on the same day in Spain. Link

4th May 2012 – 2 TONS of dead Fish found in a River in Jinzhou China. Link

4th May 2012 – Mass Fish kill found in Muttar River causing panic in India. Link

3rd May 2012 – Dead Fish are washing up on shore of Lake Houston in America. Link

2nd May 2012 – Large number of fish found dead in River in China. Link

2nd May 2012 – Many dead Fish washing up dead in Village causing panic in Turkey. Link

30th April 2012 – Hundreds of Bull RedFish found dead in Alabama. Link

28th April 2012 – 1200 Pelicans found dead in Peru. Link

27th April 2012 – Mass Fish kill on Lake Elsinore in California. Link

26th April 2012 – Mysterious Death of possibly thousands of Storks in Thailand. Link

25th April 2012 – 11,000 dead Fish found in River in Kettering, America. Link

25th April 2012 – 28,000 dead Fish found in River in Strongsville, America. Link

25th April 2012 – Porpoises dying in alarming numbers, causing concerns of a local “ecological catastrophe” in China. Link

25th April 2012 – 4 Dolphins wash ashore dead at Bandra Bandstand in India. Link

22nd April 2012 – Thousands more Fish wash ashore dead in Pakistan. Link

19th April 2012 – Thousands of Fish, also Cows and Dogs killed in Pakistan. Link

17th April 2012 – Thousands of fish (30 species) dead in a creek in Tennesse. Link

17th April 2012 – Thousands of fish continue to turn up dead in the Zandvlei Estuary in South Africa. Link

17th April 2012 – Several thousand Fish found dead in River in India. Link

17th April 2012 – Thousands of Dead Fish found floating in Pond in India. Link

16th April 2012 – Mass Livestock deaths in Kyrgyzstan. Link

13th April 2012 – Mass Bees falling dead in Canyon Country California. Link

13th April 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish litter Ocean Floor in Durban South Africa. Link

11th April 2012 – 300 more Dolphins found dead on beaches in Peru. Link

11th April 2012 – 14,000 Fish dead in Creek in Missouri. Link

9th April 2012 – Thousands of fish found dead in Lake in India. Link

9th April 2012 – 3 Whales wash up dead in India. Link

6th April 2012 – Over 50 Turtles wash ashore dead in India. Link

6th April 2012 – Thousands of Dead Fish found in waterway in Malaysia. Link

5th April 2012 – Thousands of Dead Fish found floating in Ganga river in India. Link

4th April 2012 – 615 Dolphins Found Dead on Beaches in Peru. Link

4th April 2012 – Over 100 Dead Catfish found in Boyne River Australia. Link

3rd April 2012 – Thousands of Dolphins are dying in Gulf of Mexico. Link

1st April 2012 – 9,000 Livestock killed by Foot and Mouth Disease in Egypt. Link

1st April 2012 – 3,000 Dolphins have washed up dead this year in Peru. Link

30th March 2012 – Hundreds of Birds Killed in Hail storm in Texas. Link

29th March 2012 – 10,000 Geese and Waterfowl dead in Siskiyou County America. Link

20th March 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish wash up on riverbank in Singapore. Link

20th March 2012 – Thousands of dead Fish found in River in Minnesota. Link

17th March 2012 – 4 beached Whales die in East China. Link

13th March 2012 – Tens of Thousands of Salmon deaths a “mystery” in Marlborough New Zealand. Link

13th March 2012 – 5,000 Fish found dead in a lake in Malaysia. Link

12th March 2012 – Disease Kills 170 Chickens in South Africa. Link

9th March 2012 – Dozens of birds drop dead in University grounds in Florida. Link

8th March 2012 – 34 Dolphins wash up dead along coast in Texas. Link

4th March 2012 – 400 Grey Seals found dead off Cape Breton in Australia. Link

3rd March 2012 – Many Little Penguins Dying in Perth, Australia. Link

2nd March 2012 – Thousands of Jellyfish wash ashore in Texas. Link

1st March 2012 – 800kg dead fish found in Cyprus. Link

NOTE: During 2011 – Record number (335) of Sea Otters either found dead or ill along California coast in America. Link

28th February 2012 – Over 20,000 Chickens dead in Dharke in Nepal. Link

27th February 2012 – Thousands of fish found dead at nature reserve in UK. Link

25th February 2012 – 60 Gulls found dead in New Zealand. Link

21st February 2012 – 3,000 Tuna Fish found dead off coast of Dubai. Link

21st February 2012 – 25 Rare Turtles wash up dead in Bangladesh. Link

18th February 2012 – Thousands of Lambs being killed by incurable virus in the UK. Link

16th February 2012 – Tonnes of dead Fish wash ashore in Somalia. Link

15th February 2012 – 100 dead birds found along highway in Maryland America. Link

14th February 2012 – UPDATE: 124 Dolphins have now beached and died in Cape Cod America. Link

9th February 2012 – Over 200 Dolphins wash up dead in Peru. Link

9th February 2012 – 800 dead Birds found in Christchurch New Zealand. Link

7th February 2012 – Dozens of dead Birds found on beach in Florida. Link

6th February 2012 – Tens of Thousands of Birds to be “culled” due to H5N1 virus in Nepal and India. Link

3rd February 2012 – Thousands of Fish wash up dead in Nigeria. Link

3rd February 2012 – 100 Pigeons found dead in South Dakota. Link

3rd February 2012 – 1,000 Fish found dead floating in two ponds in Virginia. Link

31st January 2012 – 800 Star Fish found dead on beach in Japan. Link

31st January 2012 – Massive Fish death in Philippines. Link

27th January 2012 – 64 Dolphins and Porpoises found dead along the Atlantic Coast. Link

27th January 2012 – 10,000 Fish found dead in Japan. Link

27th January 2012 – 12 Dolphins wash up dead in Louisiana. Link

27th January 2012 – 10,000 Ducks to be Killed in Australia. Link

24th January 2012 – 5,000 Fish found dead in Perth’s River in Australia. Link

UPDATE: 85 Dolphins beached, 61 dead in Cape Cod in America. Link

24th January 2012 – 82 Whales dead in New Zealand. Link

22nd January 2012 – Hundreds of dead Birds found in India. Link

21st January 2012 – 4 Whales found dead on beach in New Zealand. Link

19th January 2012 – 20,000 Birds killed by oil spill in New Zealand. Link

19th January 2012 – 3 TONNES of dead Fish wash ashore in Somalia. Link

NOTE: During the past 6 years, 6.7 MILLION Bats have died from White Nose Disease in America. Link

16th January 2012 – 53 Fur Seals found dead on Beach in Australia. Link

14th January 2012 – 30 Dolphins beach, 20 dead in Cape Cod in America. Link

11th January 2012 – Hundreds of dead Fish wash ashore in The Bahamas. Link

10th January 2012 – 2000 Chickens dead in India. Link

10th January 2012 – Large number of dead fish found floating across 3km of river in China. Link

9th January 2012 – Hundreds of Wildlife Animals found dead in Zimbabwe. Link

9th January 2012 – Dozens of Turtles found dead in Florida. Link

8th January 2012 – Thousands of Deer have died during past few months in Northern Plains in America. Link

7th January 2012 – Thousands of Dead Fish found floating in the Gholani River in India. Link

7th January 2012 – 7 Whales become stranded and die in New Zealand. Link

7th January 2012 – Thousands of Fish found dead in California. Link

5th January 2012 – 3000 Dead Fish in Ghana. Link

4th January 2012 – Oil soaked birds washing up dead on Western Isles of Scotland. Link

2nd January 2012 – 20 TONNES of Fish wash up dead on beach in Norway. Link

1st January 2012 – 200 Blackbirds found dead in Arkansas USA. Link

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Environmental Technology Dependency

An excellent article on the wasy in which societies around the world have moved from living with nature and the natural enviromental factors to depending on technological advances such as air conditioning and heaters and beyond..
http://seedconsortium.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/45925154/shovecomfort.pdf
"As represented here, the standardisation of comfort is a narrative of ratchet-like path dependency. The conclusions of scientific research are embedded in codes and standards that are in turn reproduced in the built environment and in peoples’ expectations of what it should be like. By redesigning homes and offices for air-conditioning, designers have condemned homeowners and workers to an air-conditioned way of life from which there appears to be no way back. Especially not since societies have reorganised around the capacity to manufacture and control conditions inside (whatever the environmental cost)." 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Living Cells without DNA

Add captionfrom: http://nursingcrib.com/anatomy-and-physiology/erythropoiesis/

I think there might be some confusion about the role DNA plays in a cell. DNA does not tell a cell how to function -- it's not like a brain or control center that directs actions. DNA is more like a blue-print. Components of the cell refer to the information coded in DNA to make new proteins, but many other activities of the cell don't require DNA. Converting sugars to energy, for instance, doesn't require DNA, assuming the rest of the machinery is already in place. If you remove the DNA from a cell, it can continue to live for some time. Without DNA, it can't make new proteins and can't reproduce -- so its life span is very limited -- but a cell can live without DNA. Red blood cells are a prime example. If you get the right parts together, they will operate on their own.

Red blood cells come from cells in the bone marrow. While the cells are still in the bone marrow they do have a nucleus. The DNA "tells them what to do". It isn't until just before they are released into the general circulation that they lose the nucleus. So, they can't divide. Each red blood cell has a lifespan of about 3 months. They are removed by the liver and replaced by cells coming from the bone marrow again.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/mole00/mole00828.htm

Based on a report by Jebediah Reed, Popular Science:

A cloudy, reddish rainwater in Godfrey Louis's laboratory in southern India may hold a link to extraterrestrial life. Mysterious blood-colored rain fell in the state of Kerala in India from July to September of 2001. It contained microbes so far unknown on out planet. Dr. Louis, a solid-state physicist at Mahatma Gandhi University has isolated strange, thick-walled, red-tinted cell-like structures from the red rain, all roughly about 10 microns in size. Dozens of his experiments suggest that the particles may lack DNA but are able to reproduce, even in water superheated to nearly 600 degrees Fahrenheit, way above the known upper limit for life in water, which is about 250 degrees Fahrenheit .

"Critical to Louis's theory is the length of time the red rain fell on Kerala. Two months is too long for it to have been wind-borne dust, he says. In addition, one analysis showed the particles were 50 per cent carbon, 45 per cent oxygen with traces of sodium and iron: consistent with biological material."
http://christian-science-csd.info/peace/global/canada/red_cells.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/02/red.rain/index.html
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/

Louis also discovered that, hours before the first red rain fell, there was a loud sonic boom that shook houses in Kerala. Only an incoming meteorite could have triggered such a blast, he claims. This had broken from a passing comet and shot towards the coast, shedding microbes as it travelled. These then mixed with clouds and fell with the rain.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/mar/05/spaceexploration.theobserver

Saturday, April 14, 2012

World's Wealthiest Charities


Listed below are the top 10 wealthiest Charities in the world - with a small sampling of causes they champion

1 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 


  • Global Vaccination and Immunization programs
  • Aids research
  • research into micro finance (loans to the poor)
  • Agriculture and research into using GM foods in poverty stricken nations
  • Disaster Relief
  • From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Website:GAVI Alliance, expanding childhood immunization, United Negro College Fund, Gates Millennium Scholars Program, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), Rotary International, supporting polio eradication, Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Memphis City Schools, The College-Ready Promise, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Save the Children, saving newborn lives, United Way of King County, World Food Programme increasing small farmer income, TechnoServe, helping small coffee farmers improve crops and fetch higher prices, Heifer International, helping small farmers grow local and regional dairy markets, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a coalition of countries from the developing world making savings accounts, insurance, and other financial services available to people living on less than $2 a day, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), testing and promoting the use of information and communications technologies to deliver microfinance products, Achieve, Inc. and the American Diploma Project Network, assisting states in aligning high school standards with the expectations of college and career, Opportunity Online Program, multiple library systems, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, supporting the installation of public computers with Internet access, training for staff, and implementation support for public libraries, Opportunity International Inc., developing and expanding a network of commercial banks in Africa, Gateway to College, expanding a program that enables colleges to serve students who need remedial academic help, Building Changes, helping create the Washington Families Fund and supporting efforts in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties to reduce family homelessness
2 Stichting INGKA Foundation link
  • Assistance to victims of natural disasters and conflicts across the globe
  • health programs in developing nations'
  • Education of both woman and children
  • and donations to these organizations: Astrid Lindgren's Hospital Stockholm, Earth Institute, Formens Hus, Half the Sky Movement, Ingvar Kamprad Design Center, Lund University Hospital, Lilla Poonawalla Foundation, , Refugees United, Save the Children, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, Women on Wings
3 Wellcome Trust
  • "achieve extraordinary improvements in health by supporting the brightest minds"
  • biomedical research funding
  • support for open access in medicine and medical research
  • enhancement of public understanding of medical science and history through education and the arts
(In 1995, the trust divested itself of any interest in pharmaceuticals)

4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Medical research - support of and long term flexible funding for "individuals who have the potential to make significant contributions to science"
5 Ford Foundation
  • Giving grants for projects that focused on strengthening democratic values, community and economic development, education, media, arts and culture, and human rights.
  • creators of "Sesame Street" and PBS
  • pioneer of "micro-credit" loans to the poor
  • Their website (link here) lists eight core issues:
    Democratic and Accountable Government, Economic Fairness, Educational Opportunity and scholarship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Metropolitan Opportunity, Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights, Sustainable Development
  • Here is a searchable list of grants (link here)
The above Charities represent $126 billion dollars per year in Endowments, with the next 20 below them representing another $100 billion in charitable donations.
Each has particular areas of focus, changing the world in a way fitting the vision of their founders and principal officers.

6 The Church Commissioners for England  
7 J. Paul Getty Trust 
8 Li Ka Shing Foundation  
9 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  
9 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation 
10 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The founding Officers represent some of the the wealthiest billionaires of the world. Taken a a whole the worlds 1226 wealthiest represent $4.6 Trillion Dollars in net worth. To put this in perspective...
  • The US Budget for 2012 is $3.796 trillion with an estimated deficit of $1.327 trillion
From Wikipedia Government Budget by Country
  • Japan $2.3 trillion, deficit $413 billion; Germany $1.5 trillion, deficit $142 billion, France 1.45 trillion, deficit $216 billion; China $1.27 trillion, deficit $121 billion and so on....
  • Sum total of all countries of the world is an annual deficit of around 3.9 trillion
Populations: China 1.333 billion ($952/yr per person), India 1.140 billion($235/yr per person), US 313 million ($12,128/yr per person), Indonesia 228 million ($558/year per person)...

World's Wealthiest 3.75 billion/yr per person

The foundations and people listed here represent the most powerful, thus often hold both an emotional sway over the mass at large, and a very real power to effect change at a global scale.

These are the facts...
What the resultant effects upon the world will be, only time will tell

Wealth and Morality

from the Huffington Post
The Tiger Woods display recently prompted my interest in the idea of Heroes of our time and morality.
I am grateful for historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, who saw himself missing virtues, and spent his life obtaining them one by one. Also the many movie stars, sports figures and other notable persons that go out of their way, using their fame and fortune to help those struggling in this vast world.
In looking at my own life, I have come to terms with the fact that much of what I was taught was right and good was exactly the opposite.
This article caught me, as I have both lived a life of relative comfort and as a wandering vagabond both. It was in this shift of experience, my own suffering, that much of my empathy & understanding for those less fortunate developed.
In sending this, there is no judgement. On the other hand, it is filled more with compassion, as life seems fraught with such difficulty, stress and overwhelm, I wonder if this is more an example of a sort of moral disease with which mankind is now struggling.
Here again is a link: The Rich and Compassion with excerpts below:
Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s tempting to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to act fairly. After all, if you already have enough for yourself, it’s easier to think about what others may need. But research suggests the opposite is true: as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline.
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But why would wealth and status decrease our feelings of compassion for others? After all, it seems more likely that having few resources would lead to selfishness. Piff and his colleagues suspect that the answer may have something to do with how wealth and abundance give us a sense of freedom and independence from others. The less we have to rely on others, the less we may care about their feelings. This leads us towards being more self-focused. Another reason has to do with our attitudes towards greed. Like Gordon Gekko, upper-class people may be more likely to endorse the idea that “greed is good.” Piff and his colleagues found that wealthier people are more likely to agree with statements that greed is justified, beneficial, and morally defensible. These attitudes ended up predicting participants’ likelihood of engaging in unethical behavior.
Given the growing income inequality in the United States, the relationship between wealth and compassion has important implications. Those who hold most of the power in this country, political and otherwise, tend to come from privileged backgrounds. If social class influences how much we care about others, then the most powerful among us may be the least likely to make decisions that help the needy and the poor. They may also be the most likely to engage in unethical behavior... Although greed is a universal human emotion, it may have the strongest pull over those of who already have the most.

Modern Day Heros

Society and Heroes
Human beings are a social species.  Though a relative minority on the planet Earth, when compared to all other life forms, we have far reaching abilities, affecting not only the fate of Earth, but now Space.

Where do we learn what is right and wrong?  Who are our teachers?  Many turn to Elders, Religion and  Institutions of learning, others to media, and the internet.

Who are our heros?
I googled Modern Heroes in images, and what appeared in the were mostly Soldiers.
What does this say about our society? A soldier is trained to kill.  Is this the definition of a hero? The same concept exists in the extremest Muslim religion.  Who and what is the the morality behind these acts? I can only question and ponder...Survival seems at the base of acts of violence, yet survival of what, of whom?  Soldiers go into war believing they are doing a service for all in their own country..

Who are our modern Heroes?
The media dominates in the Industrialized world.  While religion, school, parents and educational institutions still have an active role, movie stars, sports figures,  musicians, news-casters and politicians also actively guide society.
So who are the Heros?
A few stand out as truly humanitarian, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Prince and Princess of Wales, The Dalai Lama. In sports, where the very definition of sportsmanship embodies ethical action, a few stand out such as Michael Jordan, Magic Jhonson and Reggie White...

What promted this post is that these "heroes" seem to be the exception...

A disturbing group of studies (the Huffington Post) show that " as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline."
What qualities are associated with wealth, and success? What are we taught by those we daily experience as parts of our daily lives?

Morality :
A code of conduct.
A system of behavior based upon the concepts of right or wrong.
Choices that insure fair play and harmony between individuals.
Morality impacts our everyday decisions, and those choices are directed by our conscience.

Is Morality Learned or Innate
Evidence seems to suggest both, morality is both learned and innate  Research ranges from brain studies to emotional responses on issues of morality ...

The idea of "Original Sin"
Christianity first embraced the concept that every child is born with "original sin"  in the 4th century BC. Augustine of Hippo argued that as all humans are children of Adam, " all of humanity inherited Adam's sin and his just punishment." (from Wikipedia)
The option not to sin does not exist." A History of Christian Thought, vol. 2, 44. The only "salvation" is through Christ... -from sunnydaylaw
This has carried on in Christian doctrine, as evidenced by statements such as;
"We sin because we are sinners; we are not sinners because we sin."

Christianity makes up approximately 1/3 of the world religions.  Where does this leave the mass of humanity? And how does this shape the minds of those believers in Christ, and their view of non-believers?

Morality and Biology
One research study found that when the prefrontal cortex is damaged, a person feels no moral compunction in sacraficing one person for the good of all, yet those with healthy cortexes felt revulsion at the thought..
A finer line might be drawn in the difference between morality and alturism.

Only questions
I have only questions. 
The eyes of mankind seem to be opening to laws of conduct gone arwy.
What is the example set by our heros of today? And who will guide the future?