8 Signs that Fukushima Radiation is Blasting the Oceans and U.S.
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society
November 20, 2013
If you listen to Tepco and Japanese officials, you are bound to be confused about how bad Fukushima’s lasting effects really are. One moment they say everything is under control at the Fukushima nuclear plant, and the next they’re admitting radiation levels are 95% higher than originally stated. One would have to be awfully trusting or awfully ignorant to think the radioactive water spilling into the ground and eventually the sea wouldn’t spread throughout the world. The West Coast of Canada and the US is already seeing some effects.
Each day, 300 tons of radioactive water is spilling into the Pacific Ocean. The amount in the ocean and the global water supply is growing every single day, and ultimately impacting wildlife and our food supply. Whether you live on the West Coast or in the middle of the country, this should concern you as it will eventually affect us all.
Here are just a few signs that Fukushima radiation is here:
1. Tuna caught off the coast of California are contaminated with radiation. One test that studied 15 tuna found that all 15 had radiation contamination above and beyond what is normal for that area. Cesium-134 and cesium-137, which the fish were contaminated with, does not sink to the ocean floor, but rather contaminates the sea at all levels where fish swim through it, ingest it, or eat organisms that have already ingested it. Interestingly, the scientists who tested the fish didn’t expect to find contamination, and were sadly proven wrong.
2. Something is causing herring to bleed from their gills, bellies, and eyeballs, according to Canada.com. It’s believed these symptoms could be a sign of viral hemorrhagic septicemia that could be spread into salmon and other fish varieties. While not proven to be linked to Fukushima radiation, there is little doubt the radiation could be impacting immune function of the fish, leading to higher rates of disease.
3. Sockeye salmon populations at historic lows. Recreational and non-aboriginal fisheries in an area of British Columbia have been shut down due to record low numbers of sockeye salmon. Fukushima radiation may be to blame.
4. Radiation off West coast is expected to double in coming years. Projections from German oceanographers estimate radiation levels from Fukushima will cause continued increases in West coast contamination over the next 5 to 6 years.
5. Fish imported from Japan is already contaminated. The Vancouver Sun tested fish imports from Japan and found cesium-137 at alarming rates, contaminating 73% of mackerel, 91% of halibut, 92% of sardines, 93% of tuna, 94% of cod and anchovies, and 100% of the carp, seaweed, shark and monkfish.
6. Radioactive plume expected to reach U.S. coastal waters soon. A large plume of radiation is expected to begin flowing into the coastal waters in the beginning of 2014 and continue throughout 2016. If we’re only thus far seeing the tip of the iceberg, what’s to come could be truly frightening.
7. There is an epidemic of sea lion deaths along the California coastline.
At island rookeries off the Southern California coast, 45 percent of the pups born in June have died, said Sharon Melin, a wildlife biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service based in Seattle. Normally, less than one-third of the pups would die. It’s gotten so bad in the past two weeks that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared an “unusual mortality event.”
All In The (Robotic) Family: Renting Robotic Replacements To Care For Your “Loved” Ones
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Update to the ongoing mission to establish an emotional connection between humans and robots.
by Nicholas West
Activist Post
November 21, 2013
As the evolution of humanoid robots continues to quicken, it is forcing the question of whether or not we we will love our robotic overlords. Or, are they not “overlords” at all, but soon to be just part of the family?
Well-known transhumanists such as Ray Kurzweil have made their love affair with robots quite clear, despite some already negative economic impacts that robots are having on their human counterparts. One of the stated missions after all is to supposedly unburden humanity from all of the grunt work.
- Self-driving vehicles (Source)
- Housesitting: (Source)
- Butlers: (Video)
- Restaurant service (Source)
- Nursing care: (Video)
- Companionship and Assistance: for pets and people
- Personal Entertainment and Companionship: See ASIMO, and Romeo.
- Teaching (Source)
- Journalism and Writing (Source)
A recent study set out to discover just how far along we are in human-robot relations. German researchers from the International Communication Association made some revealing discoveries within a group of participants. In order to judge a strict emotional connection, two studies focused on empathy. Would people have empathy for something they knew not to be live being? And would they have the same level of empathy toward both humans and robots?
In the first study, 40 participants watched videos of a small dinosaur-shaped robot that was treated in an affectionate or a violent way and measured their level of physiological arousal and asked for their emotional state directly after the videos.
Participants reported feeling more negative watching the robot being abused and showed higher arousal during the negative video.
The second study used functional magnetic-resonance imaging (fMRI), to investigate potential brain correlations of human-robot interaction in contrast to human-human interaction.
The 14 participants were presented videos showing a human, a robot and an inanimate object, again being treated in either an affectionate or in a violent way.
Researchers found that individuals displayed similar neural activation patterns for affection, indicating that they elicit similar emotional reactions.
However, when comparing videos showing abusive behavior, participants showed more negative empathetic concern for humans. (Source)
This was a small group of participants, but it would seem that the edge for now is given slightly to humans.
However, it is interesting to note that the areas most often cited across the board as targeted for eliminating humans in favor of robotic “assistance” are the very vocations that would seem to require the most empathy:
- Education
- Emergency response
- Helping the elderly and infirm
- Patient rehabilitation
“One goal of current robotics research is to develop robotic companions that establish a long-term relationship with a human user, because robot companions can be useful and beneficial tools.
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“A common problem is that a new technology is exciting at the beginning, but this effect wears off especially when it comes to tasks like boring and repetitive exercise in rehabilitation. The development and implementation of uniquely humanlike abilities in robots like theory of mind, emotion and empathy is considered to have the potential to solve this dilemma.”
One could question, then, if it is less a sign that robots are becoming more human, but that actually humans are becoming less so. Is the rise of the robots just a reflection of our own spiritual devolution?
Tech site Motherboard posted a cheeky title for their recent article that might promote some nervous laughter: “To Avoid Your Family, Rent a Robotic Replacement.” A Japanese company has focused on developing a new robot that offers a telepresence for your chosen robotic helper. Instead of rushing home, for example, why not just Skype your new robotic family member and set some tasks for taking care of ailing mom or dad, perhaps the toddler needs to be fed, or the dog needs to be let out 8 pm. While not all of these possibilities are explicitly mentioned or possible for the current model seen in the video below, we have seen rapid development in the area of humanoid robots. As these robots increase in size, computing power, and a more life-like appearance, they are all but certain to be sold as valid additions to the family.
NEC said it will rental plans for its PaPeRo robot will run as low as less than ¥10,000 per month, which is currently around $100. For that price, the 10 inch, three pound robot will sit around your parent’s house, using its camera, speakers, and facial recognition system to help take your place at home and connect you to people via a conduit that’s more intuitive to interaction than simply leaving Skype running on a laptop on your coffee table.
The main goal appears to be bringing bringing telepresence to the consumer market, and allow people to better connect with each other via robot avatars. The program will first be limited to Japan when it starts early next year, but the company expects to expand worldwide. In its announcement of the partner program, NEC said it’s looking for business partners to develop applications for the bot using NEC’s API and Cloud Federated robot platform.
According to a Kyodo report, “the robot can also be applied to such purposes as managing family members’ schedules as well as detecting suspicious individuals when family members are away from home.”
As we look around at our largely selfish, consumer-driven, pharma drug-taking, and increasingly violent society, do we really need more encouragement to shirk our duties toward our fellow companions and family by effectively outsourcing our emotions and responsibilities to the non-living?
Other sources:
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-robots-theyre-family.html
Updated: 11/16/2013
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VIDEO — November 19, 2013: 3.2M SURFACE Quake at Gravity Wave Station / Hanford Nuclear Site
Dutchsinse
November 19, 2013
Had to reupload this video, was deleted by youtube today as a result of the UNJUST FLAGGING and shutdown of my channel.
Many thanks to the person who helped get my channel restored today !!!
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November 17, 2013 : A surface earthquake, literally measured at 0.0km depth, occurred at the Hanford Washington Nuclear Superfund site, directly next to the LIGO Gravity wave sensor station.
This has happened before , here is my video from September 2011:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGaMi…
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Here are the earthquake statistics for this current 3.2M event:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake…
Event Time 2013-11-17 14:47:06 UTC 2013-11-17 06:47:06 UTC-08:00 at epicenter 2013-11-17 08:47:06 UTC-06:00 system time
Location
46.411°N 119.268°W depth=0.0km (0.0mi)
Nearby Cities 13km (8mi) NNE of West Richland, Washington 14km (9mi) N of Richland, Washington 23km (14mi) NW of Pasco, Washington 24km (15mi) NNW of Kennewick, Washington 286km (178mi) ESE of Olympia, Washington
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Information on LIGO (gravity wave sensing)
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Information on Hanford Nuclear site:
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Videos on Gravity Hill in Prosser Washington :
https://www.youtube.com/results?searc…
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VIDEO — Deadly storm flood in Italy’s Sardinia sweeps away cars, bridges
RT
November 19, 2013
The death toll in the flash floods on the Italian island of Sardinia has risen to 16, according to officials. Villages in the central south part of the island of been evacuated and thousands of people have been left without homes. The island, famed for its Costa Smeralda beaches of crystal clear water and dry Mediterranean climate, had more than 400 millimetres of water in 24 hours.
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11/18/2013 — Large Earthquake Swarm the result of X-Class Solar Flare Arrival — videos included
Dutchsinse
November 18, 2013
This is profound. A direct link between an arriving solar flare, and a large earthquake swarm.
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On November 10, 2013 .. a directly Earth facing X-Class flare occurred.
seen here:
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Move forward a few days, to November 13th-14th, solar forecasters were waiting for the particle ejecta to arrive.
listen to one forecaster expecting the arrival here:
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Just as the solar forecaster (Tamitha Skov) says in the above video, the arrival happens on November 14th / 15th.
Here’s where things get very interesting.
The arrival of the blast showed up on the Morphed Microwave Background Imagery ! The first time (myself personally) seeing a real time flare arrival, more importantly being able to determine which spot on Earth was most impacted by the arrival of solar blast.
The blast shows as a very large disturbance , beginning on November 14th/15th. Arriving from Northeast to Southwest. Coming across Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and finally passing over the Scotia Sea / South pole.
http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mimic-tpw/global/anim/20131114T000000anim72.gif
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video of the event here (with appropriate ‘music’ scored):
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Within less than 24 hours of the Solar Flare arrival crossing the south pole, the same area experienced a series of large earthquakes, and subsequent followup swarms.
This is a profound documentation of the correlation between solar flares, and large earthquake activity.
Make note of the depth of the multiple earthquakes. 6.2 miles. Something to watch for future solar flare arrivals. Like fracking, with their telltale 3.1 mile depth. Maybe 6.2 is a similar indicator.
click to view full size:
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On November 16th, at the Scotia Sea / South Pole Solar Flare impact center, a 7.0M earthquake struck (now downgraded to a 6.8M) , followed by a large 7.8M earthquake…finally followed by a large swarm of movement:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000kznc#summary
Event Time
- 2013-11-16 03:34:31 UTC
- 2013-11-16 00:34:31 UTC-03:00 at epicenter
- 2013-11-15 21:34:31 UTC-06:00 system time
Location
60.213°S 47.108°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
- 917km (570mi) SW of Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 1397km (868mi) SE of Ushuaia, Argentina
- 1644km (1022mi) SE of Punta Arenas, Chile
- 1668km (1036mi) SE of Rio Gallegos, Argentina
- 1158km (720mi) SSE of Stanley, Falkland Islands
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000l0gq#summary
Event Time
- 2013-11-17 09:04:55 UTC
- 2013-11-17 06:04:55 UTC-03:00 at epicenter
- 2013-11-17 03:04:55 UTC-06:00 system time
Location
60.296°S 46.362°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
- 893km (555mi) SW of Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 1440km (895mi) SE of Ushuaia, Argentina
- 1686km (1048mi) SE of Punta Arenas, Chile
- 1709km (1062mi) SE of Rio Gallegos, Argentina
- 1192km (741mi) SSE of Stanley, Falkland Islands
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Transhuman: Radical Life Extension in the Quest For Immortality — video included
Click image to enlarge image: 2045.com
by Nicholas West
Activist Post
November 12, 2013
The question is, Do you want to live forever? In the following short documentary you will learn about the typical worldview of Transhumanists. It is, in my opinion, philosophically and technologically interesting to explore, but ultimately naive and dismissive of the concepts surrounding consciousness and the soul.
Perhaps, the most troubling aspect of Transhumanism not addressed here is that not all of it will be elective. In fact, it might be downright selective. From DNA nanobots to the entire restructuring of the human genome, the corporate state aligned with the medical-military-industrial complex might demand that we are “optimized” and “efficient” in order for us to partake in society at a cost-effective level.
It is a concept that has been espoused by elites before.
For background, please watch Aaron Dykes’ wonderful historical review of the Fabian Society and their specific brand of socialism; they are self-professed Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing under the design of oligarchical collectivism. As Dykes notes: in the end, it’s all totalitarianism. And the endgame is that we will pay for permission to use the Earth, and perhaps even our own bodies.
This is not to deny that science holds amazing wonders for the benefit of humanity, or that we should stop reaching for the stars. However, it’s paramount that we always return to the question of who is in control of the technology. If we look at what has happened thus far, science has been hoarded and twisted for the benefit of the few.
Moreover, the vastness of what is being proposed by Transhumanists is worthy of the utmost caution, for the simple fact that we have seen much lesser systems of computation and science being rolled out well before safeguards have been properly tested. So far, the negatives are rapidly outweighing the positives.
Nevertheless, there are some tentative indications that the drastic reduction in cost and the open-source nature of the “new tech” could provide the perfect counterweight that the individual needs to break free from the ever-tightening grip of technocracy. But we have to assert ourselves and take control of our decisions and free will before those who desire control the most will make our decisions for us, while dismissing free will as nothing more than superstition.
Lastly, as noted in the video, the rate of technological development doubles every 18 months. We haven’t got long to answer the essential questions of what it means to be human.
There is only one thing certain in life: The future is coming.
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VIDEO — Nuclear Regulatory Commission Strips Whistleblower Protection
Global Research TV
November 14, 2013
In sworn testimony in Monroe, Michigan, the NRC admitted that it has stripped whistleblower protection from the licensing of new nuclear power plants.
By flip-flopping on what it means to be an applicant, the whistleblowers who are truly looking to protect the public health and safety are having their lives and livelihoods jeopardized.
Fairewinds Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen discusses what this means as utilities look for short cuts and cheaper ways to build new nukes.
Reposted by permission. For more information, please visit:
http://fairewinds.org/podcast/nrc-str…
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