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Osama Bin Laden killed on Beltane (May Day / Illuminati Birthday) with Royal Wedding Update

originally posted on 5/2/11



Osama Bin Laden, dead on 5/01/11 and announced at 23:35 EDT which is 0335 UTC/GMT on 5/02.

502 weeks weeks after 9/11/01

May 1, 1776 is widely recognized as the birthday of Adam Weishaupt's often demonized Bavarian Illuminati as well as the festival of Beltane.

That's exactly 235 years to yesterday.

The OBL death announcement was made by President Barack Obama at 23:35 (2,3,5) on May 1, 2011.







~SE TWEET LOG~
(ordered newest to oldest)


cnnbrk U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will blow up #Missouri levee to control flooding with work beginning Monday night http://on.cnn.com/jmfoRE

Today @NASA says Shuttle Endeavour will launch no earlier than 5/10 at 11:21 am EDT. (5/1 was day 121 which is also 11 x 11)

It is TIME! @wolfblitzercnn shows TIME magazine covers past and present. (see latest article on my blog) http://twitpic.com/4si60a
about 1 hour ago via Twitpic


9 images From Ed Henry's of #CNN compilation of @barackobama activities from April 29 to May 1. http://twitpic.com/4shzr0

Visit Red Ice Creations at http://redicecreations.com 1 of many great sites listed on The Sync List at http://synclist.blogspot.com

Gotta say: Body of MOST notorious 'terra-rist' in the world sought for 10 years and 1000's of lives lost, buried at SEA out of respect.(!!?)

5/1 day 121 of the Gregorian Calendar http://www.gematrix.org/?word=bin+laden

Visit Vigilant Citizen http://vigilantcitizen.com just 1 of many great sites listed on The Sync List at http://synclist.blogspot.com

strangeye http://twitpic.com/1kq1yd - Nemesis of George Bush, Osama Bin Laden (54 years old) Killed in ABBOTABAD, Pakistan on orders from @BarackObama
13 minutes ago via Twitpic


@tol_jah this one - http://twitter.com/strangeye/status/64709378955153408
28 minutes

James Abbott was made a Knight of the Order of Bath in 1894. The city of ABBOTTABAD is his namesake.
30 minutes ago via web


MINERVA - "Bladud built the city of Bath, and dedicated the medicinal waters to Minerva" - OBL gets burial at SEA
31 minutes ago via web


@tol_jah :)
about 1 hour ago via web in reply to tol_jah

More MINERVA http://www.irishoriginsofcivilization.com/appendices/minerva.html
about 1 hour ago

The image of the woman on The Medal of Honor is that of MINERVA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva
about 1 hour ago


9/1, Anthony Kaho'Ohanohano death day is day 244 with 121 days remaining (from 5/02, including today, 244 days remain in 2011, 121 past)
about 1 hour ago

PFC henry Svehla serving F Company, 32nd Infantry Reg, 7th Infantry Div (died) on 6/12/52 receives Medal of Honor.
about 1 hour ago

59 years (3113 weeks) after his death on 9/1/51 PFC Anthony Kaho'Ohanohano 17th Infantry Reg, 7th Infantry Div awarded Medal of Honor
about 2 hours ago


EmergentCulture What's wrong with this headline?... NBC News' "Bin Laden shot in left eye; buried at sea around 2am ET - US official


Abbottabad Pakistan is GMT/UTC+05:00 hours so 01:00 AM 5/1/11 was 4:00 P.M. Saturday 4/30/2011 EDT (Walpurgis Night) http://bit.ly/kAkyYk


tweeter @reallyvirtual was live tweeting the raid on Osama Bin Laden compund at 1 AM local in Abbottabad on 5/1/11
12 minutes ago via web



@Seallion http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi886374937/

BreakingNews CIA Director Panetta: al-Qaida will 'almost certainly' attempt to avenge bin Laden death - Reuters
28 minutes ago via breakingnews.com

5/2:/11: Day 122 of Gregorian calendar. 243 days remain. 599 days to 12/21/12. 52 days since start of Japan Nuclear Disaster (3/11/11).
12 minutes ago via web

Astronomical events of May http://media.skyandtelescope.com/video/planet-animation-may2011.mov

bbcme Mass arrests in Syria protest hub: Syrian security forces kill 10 people and arrest 499 others in house-to-house... http://bbc.in/mdKGHj
22 minutes ago

@Seallion yes, this is how it starts.
17 minutes ago

@LibyanSibyl44 " #Osama bin Laden was shot in the HEAD".

@LibyanSibyl44 "Abbott" (head monk) "A" (of) "BAD" (214).

@LibyanSibyl44 :) yes it does! in his "Man-SION" on day 121 of the gregorian calendar


@TheRock Happy Birthday

see http://twitpic.com/1kq1yd @syncwaves (part of the Fun ~SE~ pics in my earlier tweets today)

@Syncwaves calculated Earth observation point for planets is from Washington Monument 38º55'N 77ºW

@Syncwaves ... Jupiter at ALT: -42º at speech start 23:35 EDT (03:35 GMT/UTC)

@Syncwaves they said "compund was **35 miles North** of islamabad" (Moon in Pisces at ALT -35º under NORTH horizon) at speech start

@syncwaves ... and nearly New Moon (also in Pisces)

@syncwaves conjunctions occurred in Pisces (OBL born 3/10/57) with Uranus. Below horizon in "the underworld".

@Syncwaves "Mission Execute" order given on April 29, 2011 completion announced on 5/1/11

so much symbollism but the Beltane / Illuminati 235th year birthday is unmistakable with a 23:35 EDT "2,3,5" speech start time

@neiltyson lol. but this is better: rm -drf /bin/laden



[Obama Speech] End time 11:44 pm EDT (23:44)

in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbottabad

23:35 PM EDT marks "235" years since May 1, 1776

[Obama Speech] start time 23:35 pm EDT



@Syncwaves Wash. DC is Eastern Daylight Time 11:33 pm or 23:33 pm now.
about 10 hours ago via web


Current time in GMT/UTC 03:33 (or 3:33 AM)


@Syncwaves ... which gives 502 weeks (date: 5/01 West of GMT and 5/02 East of GMT)
about 10 hours ago via web

@Syncwaves u mean 9/11/2001 and it is 9yrs 7months 20days to be numerically correct.
about 10 hours ago via web


Happy 235th Birthday to the Bavarian Illuminati formed by Jesuit Adam Weishaupt on May 1, 1776. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Mission_Accomplished_speech on May 1, 2003. Beltane announcements all around. http://bit.ly/jlnr6H

OBL (b.3/10/57 - d report. 5/01/11) that's "1 month 21 days" after his 54th B-Day or day 121 of the gregorian calendar.

BarackObama About to address the nation. Watch live: http://wh.gov/live.
about 11 hours ago via HootSuite


Live White House Press Release by Pres @BarackObama on Dead Bin Laden http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42852646#42852646

nytimes NYT NEWS ALERT: Osama bin Laden Is Dead, White House Says


Missouri tries to prevent feds blowing up levee to protect Cairo IL as Ohio River hits 59.59 feet http://yhoo.it/ljbxRc


This in the Chicago Sun-Times - http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/04/jamie_smith_new_white_house_de.html


5/1/11: Day 121 of Gregorian calendar. 244 days remain in 2011. 600 days to 12/21/12



@Syncwinnipeg 3 x 17


@tol_jah http://twitpic.com/4s0h69 - Excellent "Mind Entanglement" here TJ! My father's name is under "Black Gold" on both cans, and as you
about 20 hours ago via Twitpic in reply to tol_jah

http://twitpic.com/1fdvgu - 332 days ("47 weeks" - see 2nd post below with word "Obama") from 4/13/10 on 3/11/11 the JAPAN Nuclear Disaster


Waxing nostalgic and a brief flash backwards to some fun ~SE~ twitpics - http://twitpic.com/photos/strangeye?page=8
about 22 hours ago via web


read more about the White House Correspondents' Dinner here - http://bit.ly/mMVUW6 and here http://yhoo.it/leuyn1


A little BTO I'm sure U know - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7miRCLeFSJo
about 22 hours ago via web


If U don't know: a certain Randy Bachman (from the bands The Guess Who, and BTO) is from Winnipeg, MB, Canada. http://bit.ly/kPHseQ
about 22 hours ago via web


Pres. @BarackObama also "joked that Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was born in Canada ("Yes, Michele, this is how it starts", he said)."
about 22 hours ago via web


White House Correspondents' dinner Pres. @BarackObama offered to show video of his live birth, it was clip from Disney's "The Lion King"
about 23 hours ago via web

moment that will take us to one future or the other.
6:08 PM Apr 30th via web


Like 'connect the dots', we jump from collective event to collective event, we only have to make the wise or unwise choices in this ...
6:08 PM Apr 30th via web

Time is fascinating. The phantom of our potential futures already exist, formed by the collective deeds and thoughts of us all ...
6:07 PM Apr 30th via web

BreakingNews NATO strike kills Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Arab Gadhafi, Libyan official says - Reuters
5:43 PM Apr 30th via breakingnews.com

NASA If technicians find and fix the heater issue in time to launch Endeavour Monday, the launch time has changed to 2:34 p.m. EDT.
5:14 PM Apr 30th via web


Death Toll from Devastating US Storms Reaches at Least 342 .. 249 in #Alabama alone and 39 from Tuscaloosa. FOX http://bit.ly/lPinsK
4:55 PM Apr 30th

Visit the Sync Whole http://g8ors.blogspot.com 1 of the many great sites listed on The Sync List at http://synclist.blogspot.com
12:50 PM Apr 30th

http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - More "Druid" see Dr Williams http://bbc.in/ltX0CZ and the Royal Wedding http://bit.ly/j8CLM8 @Seallion
12:37 PM Apr 30th via web


@Seallion http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - perhaps those "Druid" references will also explain the trees in Westminster Abbey http://bbc.in/ltX0CZ
12:27 PM Apr 30th

@Seallion http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - though it is all really much ado about nothing - to sync your earlier Spear Shaker tweet..
12:23 PM Apr 30th

@Seallion http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - I bring in BELTANE (May 1) as "The Druid Fire Festival" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane and becau
12:16 PM Apr 30th via Twitpic in reply to Seallion

@Seallion http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - That cutoff May Day url is http://bit.ly/j9l4oA
12:14 PM Apr 30th

@Seallion http://twitpic.com/4ri3ke - The name BeaTrice (Thrice Beautiful) reminds me of Beatrice Portinari - Dante Alighieri's guide in "Th
12:12 PM Apr 30th

4/30/11: Day 120 of Gregorian calendar. 245 days remain in 2011. 1 month 19 days since Japan EQ & Tsunami (3/11/11). 601 days to 12/21/12
11:56 AM Apr 30th


BreakingNews 420 Libyan tribes loyal to Gadhafi call on rebels to 'return to the fold' to stand united against NATO - Reuters http://reut.rs/jXRZjl
11:01 AM Apr 30th via breakingnews.com





My previous May Day article from May 1, 2009





(UPDATE 5/4/11 - day 124 of the calendar, 241 days remain in 2011)

In response to question from "K" in the post comments....







and your answer "k" is that the value of the sum of the letters of both
'EBY' and 'OBAMA' are both '32'

Using Simple Gematria (positional gematria where a=1, b=2, c=3 etc)

E,B,Y = 5,2,25 or 32

O,B,A,M,A = 15,2,1,13,1 or 32


For 'EBY' see the license plate on the Aston Martin DB6
Aston Martin = A.M. (1,13 or 14 or 5)
we should go with a summed value like the 14 since
(from the license plate) :

7 & 7 is "14"

DB = 4,2 or "6"

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge take a ride...
in Prince Charles' 21st Birthday present an Aston Martin DB6

The "V" on the hood... V is 5 in roman numeral or 5th month, MAY

2+1 = 3 (as in May 3)

With Royalty visiting, unannounced in advance, (AKA "taking an unscripted RIDE") President OBAMA, a renewed partnership between USA and UK begins...

"A Royal Wedding" of goals for the world.

Prince Charles, through rules of succession, will become "The King of England" upon the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

More about the Balloons,
the "C" and "W" specifically:

C= 3 and W= 23 or 5

3/5 in UK date notation is 5/3 in USA date notation.

The Heart symbolizes both, "eartH" and the 'loving meetup' between
UK and Washington DC
which we interpret by the "Silver Stars"
(the Astrum Argentum)


See also CNN Tweet
CNNLive Prince Charles: "We're going to have to take some brave steps" to help sustain global food systems. Live: http://on.cnn.com/cnndcl2



(UPDATE 5/4/11 14:41 EDT - day 124 of the calendar, 241 days remain in 2011)


A "Royal Wetting"




While Prince Charles visits Washington DC, and discusses "Food Sustainability" Cairo, Illinois (KARE-oh) is saved by intentional breach of a levee (LEVI) and flooding of prime Missouri (misery) farmland (for food production).


The misery was even worse in 1937, the first time levee was breached






CHI-RHO






(Update: 04:24am EDT 5/7/11)





A Special Comment: The Death of Osama bin Laden




(Update: 02:41am EDT 5/16/11)



More about that SEYCHELLES blue Aston Martin DB6 MKII Volante that HRH Prince William and Princess Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, took an 'unscripted ride' in after the wedding.

It has since been announced that part of the Royal Honeymoon will be to SEychellES!

But since the rear plate read: JU "5" T WED

... and "FIVE" = F(6) + I(9) + V (22) + E (5) = "42"

... and the Aston Martin DB5, pre-cursor to HRH Prince Charles' DB6 Volante, is probably the most famous James Bond 007 car...

it is fitting that I mention:

SEYCHELLES is were IAN FLEMING gathered inspiration for his "JAMES BOND 007 - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY" - The character inspiration for which was identified by Ian Fleming himself as "INTREPID" - Winnipeg, Manitoba's Sir William Stephenson mentioned extensively in this 11/16/09 article on STRANGE EYE









Sheena Easton's - For Your Eyes Only:



"EBY 776J"

EBY 7&7, 14
6x14 = 84 or "double rainbow"

6 J
6th month JUNE
J = 10
Friday, June 10, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011 is "42" days after Friday, April 29, 2011

June 10 is day #161 Gregorian calendar, from which 204 days remain in 2011.


and

From:
Friday, April 29, 2011
To:
Friday, July 6, 2012
7/6/12 is 62 weeks or 434 days after 4/29/11
and 1 month after the Final Venus 6/5/12 transit before 12/21/12


Dick Van Dyke on Jay Leno 5/11/11 star of movie
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from novel by Ian Fleming:
The film was also produced by Albert R. Broccoli
(co-producer of the James Bond 007 series of films)





Dick Van Dyke born 12/13/1925 is 85 years old.
From Wednesday, 5/11/11 to 12/21/12 is 85 weeks (rounding up)

because we have already found a numerical sync to the infamous 'Maya CAL-Ender' date of December 21, 2012 we can look for more...

So we take that further and sum 8+5 to 13 then add to 5/11/11
Which obviously gives May 24, 2011. (144th day of 2011)

or we could add 85 days to 5/11/11 and land on 8/4/11
Which syncing right up with the subjects of this article is
44th President Barack Obama's birthday. (216th day of 2011)
(and is synchromagically, 2 months 24 days or 2040 hours)



the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car was auctioned in Los Angeles on May 15, 2011.




(Update: 06:42am EDT 5/17/11)

FOR KE: (re post comments)

I looked into the the "Morganatic Marriage" issue that you raised and found that HRH Prince William did in fact hold Catherine Middleton's RIGHT HAND during the ceremony and vows with his RIGHT HAND.

See image below:





I am assuming the issue of Morganatic Marriage arose when you were looking into and researching the Royal Wedding, so let me give you my take on what happened...

As we are, each and everyone of us of sound mind, capable of recognizing Synchronicity, we sometimes encounter spurious information when researching subjects. That spurious information nags at us and we feel, emotionally, as though it is of some importance to the subject we are researching. Even though we may be unable to place it in context or even understand its importance at the time we are researching.

I often encounter this and when I do I make sure to not dismiss it and to note the particular anecdote that caused the emotional response as it is often more relevant to me LATER than when I discover it.

I think this is what may have occurred for you here. You encountered "morganatic" and somehow it nagged at you, heightening your emotional response to it and causing you to weigh it as an important anecdote without context.

A few days later the context was finally revealed in the case of "Morgan City" and "Morganza Spillway" in the Louisiana, USA floods.

This is actually very much how many of the "SYNC Heads", with blogs and sites listed on The SYNC List operate. We have learned over time, exactly as one might do in 'brainstorming', to not attempt to FILTER information as it arrives related to a sync subject we are examining. You may have read where one or more of us has used the phrases 'go with the flow' or 'sync don't swim' - It is very much to this 'no-filter process' to which we are referring.

The phrase: 'Sync don't swim' meaning to go with the synchronistic flow as it arrives to you and do not fight against it / filter upon arrival as that 'flow' will always lead you exactly where you need to go.

Which in your case appears to be 'a Royal Wetting' even more than 'the Royal Wedding'!

Hope that clears a little more up for you on your sync journey!

~SE~




(Update: 14:42am EDT 5/17/11)

Follower @tol_jah reminded me today of my tweet from January with @creatureupdates :

and seeing as SYNC can work both ways when sharing with others, ie: the simple act of someone mentioning something may be a prompt to look deeper into a subject...

Here's the tweets...


@CreatureUpdates LA birds fell near 8434 Morganza Hwy Morganza, LA 70759 . <-- the double 77 echoes. Two Sevens and 5+9 = 14 = 2x7
January-04-11 11:02:08 AM via web

CreatureUpdates @LibyanSibyl44 @strangeye Another mass bird death, this time in Labarre, Louisiana http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/112843019.html
January-04-11 10:55:58 AM via web


... this week we have a MORGANZA via the MORGANZA Spillway and
yesterday, 5/16/11 was the 27th day in the hebrew "Counting of the Omer".


See the Dead Birds article on STRANGE EYE from Jan 2011

~SE~






(Update: 4:42am EDT 5/24/11)

For @Soapfan in the Post Comments:

Excellent observations!
You are correct!
The Seismic activity at Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull Volcano began in December 2009.
The infamous 'Norway Spiral' also occurred around the same time just before Barack Obama visited Norway for his 'NOBEL Peace Prize'

This time, Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano and its ash cloud was given as the 'excuse' for President Barack Obama to cut short his Ireland trip by 12 hours and head to Buckingham Palace - Where he will meet the newlyweds, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince William and Catherine.

HOWEVER...

review the 'Unscripted Ride' video from the Royal Wedding above...
in Update: 02:41am EDT 5/16/11


Today is 5/24/11: Day 144 of Gregorian calendar. 221 days remain in 2011. 577 days to 12/21/12. 74 days since start of Japan Nuclear Disaster (3/11).

I just want to note that 144 is: One "44"
resonating the 44th President Barack Obama.

Pay attention to the 577 as you'll need it as "5","77" or "EBY","77"

74 is interesting,
There are 3 words in particular I noted in the post comments of "Transits of VENUS" from October 2010

those are:

JESUS = 74 (from the sum of J=10, E=5, S=19, U=21, S=19)

LUCIFER = 74

MASONIC = 74

recall that "74 days since start of Japan Nuclear Disaster (3/11)"!


As also shown earlier above:

OBAMA is (15,2,1,13,1 or 32)
and
EBY is (5,2,25 or 32)
(note that: 5225)


Let's look again at the reusable symbols on the Aston Martin DB6 during Royal Wedding:

Front License Plate: EBY 776J
Rear License Plate: JU5T WED * that's JU "5" T WED (number 5 not letter S)

Today 5/24 is "25" days since the Royal Wedding (4/29/11) and the ride in the Aston Martin DB6.


Today 5/24 is "T"uesday and President Barack Obama and 1st lady will overnight until "WED"nesday at Buckingham Palace.

B,P = 2,16 (from "B"uckingham "P"alace)

From "JU5T WED" we see:
"J(10) + U(21)= 31 ="4"
T=20="2"
the oddly placed "5" gives us 5/24.
We see "T"ueday and "WED"nesday

the only month with 5/24 'T'uesday and 5/25 'WED'nesday in 2011 is "V" (from the Red White and Blue ribbons making a V on the hood/bonnet) or 5.
5 is the month of MAY.

Synchromagically, 25 days (from 4/29 to 5/24) is also 2160000 seconds. Day # 216 in 2011 is "August 4", or better remembered as:
President Barack Obama's birthday.

Buckingham Palace (B,P or 2,16) is located at 51.501°N, 0.142°W

(for more about the "142" see: Tsunami in Japan, The Rising Son of Jupiter, 42

If you want to see the 51 check out the table of 17 in right column ---->


~SE~




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Tsunami in Japan, The Rising Son of Jupiter, 42 (updates)

(this article originally posted at 3/11/2011 10:07:00 PM)

for now...
This is an ongoing list of syncs and semiotics related to the JAPAN Earthquake and Tsunami - feel free to add in the post comments and I'll include in the finished article.

This post comes 1 month after my previous of 2/11/11. (which was day 42 of the gregorian calendar.)



As the world knows by know a Magnitude 8.9 Earthquake (hEartquake) has struck in the Pacific Ocean a few miles off the coast of Japan

Original Mag. 8.9 quake at 38.322°N, 142.369°E, 24 kms depth (15 miles) at 05:46:23 UTC/GMT. (02:46:23 PM local time)

JST (Japan Standard Time) is UTC+9 hours

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (famous painting by Japanese artist Hokusai)





JAPAN = 10,1,16,1,14

10 + 1 + 16 + 1 + 14 = 42

The Symbol for JUPITER is made of the 4 and 2




Japan earthquake and tsunami (3/11/11) occurred
422 days after Haiti Earthquake (1/12/10)


USA Dispatched the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) to provide aid and rescue platform for Japan
CVN 76 or 7x6 = 42


8/6/45 Japan Hiroshima atomic bomb drop + 24,000 days is 4/22/11.

Today (3/11/11) is 42 days to 4/22/11 (8.9 quake at 142º E and 24 kms deep)




from wikipedia

Japan (i /dʒəˈpæn/; Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island nation in East Asia.[9] Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Both Nippon and Nihon literally mean "the sun's origin", that is, where the sun originates,[1] and are often translated as the Land of the Rising Sun.

The Red Spot on the Japan Flag and the Red Spot on Jupiter.




24, 42, 124, 142, 214, 241, 412, 421
The JUPITER / Zeus / Abe numbers of the, striped like a TIGER, planet Jupiter!
(Derived from the symbol for Jupiter which contains the numbers 4, 2 (and 1) - see the symbol in the "GET IN THE SPIRIT FLOW" slideshow in the right column)


Japan's EQ and tSUNami occured 1.5 days after the X-class 1.5 solar flare and CME eruption on the SUN.


42 in occult math is also 8 (4x2) and 16 (4^2) and Four Twos (2222, 2+2+2+2=8, 2x2x2x2=16)

8 and one 6 or the date of Hiroshima bomb drop (8/6/1945)

42 is found through multiplication of PI (3.14)
3 x 14 = 42

6 x 9 in base 13 math is 42

NINE = 14,9,14,5 or summed to 42

Japan has NINE automakers...

Nine automakers halt production due to Earthquake and Tsunami

TOKYO: Officials say Japanese automakers have halted production at plants in areas affected by Japan's massive earthquake, which killed one Honda worker.

Honda says the 42-year-old male employee died and more than 30 others were injured when walls and parts of a ceiling crumbled at a Honda Motor Co. research facility in northeastern Tochigi prefecture.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Isuzu, Daihatsu


NASA via AP Japan's quake was so strong it sped up the Earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds:

1.6 or 16
16 is 4 squared or 4^2



A separate 5.5 mag earthquake (not an aftershock) also hit NAGANO, Japan
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 19:31:56 UTC
Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 04:31:56 AM at epicenter

Nagano Japan was the site of the '98 Winter Olympics.

Olympic games were held to honor the greek high god ZEUS, known as Jupiter to the Romans.





This in from Jim @ The Sync Whole (or @syncwinnipeg on twitter)

Jake Kotze (also of The Sync Whole) and Jim go to a movie on 3/11/11, discuss "42".






Big list of Mag 5+ EQ's from USGS

(note the time!)

Update time = Sat Mar 12 4:22:00 UTC 2011


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 04:04:49 -2.994 139.126 48.3 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 03:54:48 35.838 141.275 26.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/12 03:34:46 35.257 140.973 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/12 03:29:28 37.929 144.671 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/12 03:11:59 35.950 141.407 24.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/12 03:01:49 39.612 142.770 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/12 02:47:36 37.617 143.696 25.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 02:43:11 39.170 142.342 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 02:34:05 36.738 141.411 22.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 01:59:44 37.522 142.783 24.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.8 2011/03/12 01:47:16 37.588 142.682 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/12 01:46:21 37.354 141.998 25.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/12 01:43:20 36.321 141.753 27.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/12 01:34:10 38.748 142.853 24.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 01:25:04 36.425 141.605 27.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/12 01:19:07 -16.727 -173.174 10.9 TONGA
MAP 5.7 2011/03/12 01:17:41 -16.661 -173.066 31.5 TONGA
MAP 5.4 2011/03/12 01:17:02 38.095 142.702 24.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/12 01:03:59 37.939 141.556 26.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/12 00:45:10 36.041 141.815 23.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:39:37 37.317 142.450 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:25:08 37.803 141.894 29.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/12 00:21:25 36.475 143.586 24.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 23:59:21 36.499 141.441 22.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 23:58:04 38.460 143.530 29.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 23:53:29 38.858 142.452 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 23:40:12 37.073 143.529 25.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 23:26:51 39.178 142.709 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 23:21:22 39.161 143.296 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 22:54:28 36.494 142.267 25.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 22:51:18 37.806 144.967 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 22:42:59 37.627 143.801 27.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 22:36:57 37.097 143.796 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 21:41:58 37.279 142.351 10.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 21:00:46 39.048 142.477 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 20:41:24 37.675 143.698 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 20:36:10 37.838 142.847 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 20:34:40 36.993 140.985 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 20:23:44 35.818 141.583 24.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 20:11:23 39.025 142.645 8.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.6 2011/03/11 19:46:49 40.472 139.070 10.0 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 19:45:24 37.653 141.548 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 19:31:56 36.962 138.367 10.3 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 19:24:29 35.770 140.639 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 19:02:59 39.372 142.900 24.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 18:59:15 37.037 138.355 10.0 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 18:44:06 36.858 141.029 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 18:17:06 36.218 141.685 25.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 18:11:24 37.118 142.160 13.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:50:01 37.648 144.991 25.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 17:32:14 37.137 144.572 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 17:30:48 37.418 141.099 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:23:57 36.015 141.888 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 17:17:00 37.111 144.145 26.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:12:41 37.564 144.069 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:55:53 37.779 143.171 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:34:22 39.376 143.405 40.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:20:52 36.157 141.877 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 16:11:27 39.463 143.577 9.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 16:04:53 39.236 144.320 25.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:55:23 36.626 142.162 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:50:59 37.409 142.217 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:46:02 36.022 141.958 19.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 15:42:05 36.066 141.515 15.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 15:32:34 37.216 142.233 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 15:19:38 36.233 141.856 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 15:13:15 35.997 141.796 18.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:01:39 39.082 142.383 26.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 14:56:16 35.979 141.367 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:54:04 35.919 141.819 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:44:08 36.655 140.769 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:26:31 37.431 142.254 13.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:20:20 37.947 143.183 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 14:10:39 37.575 141.963 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 14:00:38 36.151 140.845 30.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 13:55:28 38.039 142.831 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:48:38 38.426 143.061 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:43:10 38.972 144.209 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:34:36 36.249 141.850 35.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:31:55 39.152 142.837 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 13:16:50 36.304 141.730 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:15:45 37.393 141.882 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:02:43 36.755 141.885 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:59:21 36.128 141.768 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 12:54:52 38.502 142.120 36.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 12:49:01 36.158 141.711 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:34:22 36.912 143.736 39.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:33:19 38.374 142.590 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:28:45 36.166 141.664 29.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:24:37 36.525 141.707 27.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 12:12:53 38.052 142.542 21.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 12:04:16 36.351 142.700 38.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:56:16 36.356 141.504 39.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 11:54:02 36.982 142.535 45.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:46:47 36.034 141.055 47.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:44:28 36.709 142.231 31.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 11:36:39 39.276 142.521 11.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 11:21:02 35.759 140.913 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:16:51 36.614 141.894 36.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:13:12 36.451 141.789 18.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:10:58 35.534 141.856 27.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 11:00:51 37.813 141.481 28.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 10:58:06 39.060 142.213 30.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 10:52:08 38.534 143.346 29.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 10:45:46 38.466 143.591 41.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 10:35:36 37.044 141.298 25.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 10:28:44 39.447 143.531 29.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 10:20:27 36.966 142.289 21.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/11 10:10:35 39.248 142.779 28.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:59:57 36.703 142.207 41.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:47:02 39.685 142.938 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:42:22 39.438 142.749 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:37:08 35.877 141.585 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:09:15 37.717 143.267 36.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:04:10 37.299 142.655 30.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:00:20 37.056 141.966 20.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 08:52:26 36.763 141.910 35.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:46:48 37.421 142.453 37.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:40:56 37.465 141.122 38.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 08:31:08 37.428 141.200 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 08:19:24 36.200 142.000 19.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:15:41 37.034 144.612 27.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:12:05 36.606 141.557 19.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:10:31 36.394 140.631 30.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:01:59 37.071 142.734 22.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 07:56:16 37.130 142.305 34.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 07:54:45 37.742 141.565 45.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:42:55 36.406 141.919 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:38:27 39.250 142.783 29.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:28:12 36.802 141.911 24.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:25:33 37.916 144.621 15.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 07:14:59 36.648 141.811 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:13:47 36.051 142.347 28.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:11:00 37.899 142.734 30.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:57:15 35.758 140.992 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:48:47 37.993 142.764 22.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 7.1 2011/03/11 06:25:51 38.106 144.553 19.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.8 2011/03/11 06:15:40 36.186 141.192 35.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:07:22 36.401 141.862 35.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:06:11 39.025 142.316 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 8.9 2011/03/11 05:46:24 38.322 142.369 24.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 00:14:51 -54.369 -116.808 10.0 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE

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MAP 5.0 2011/03/10 19:06:11 13.745 120.725 127.0 MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 6.5 2011/03/10 17:08:37 -6.862 116.765 508.1 BALI SEA
MAP 5.2 2011/03/10 16:54:45 38.053 143.253 4.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/10 11:21:08 38.611 143.049 17.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/10 09:02:22 38.652 143.146 21.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/10 08:08:21 38.630 143.304 17.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/10 04:58:18 24.710 97.994 10.0 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION
MAP 5.0 2011/03/10 01:20:24 38.408 143.033 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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MAP 5.4 2011/03/09 23:37:01 38.438 143.185 32.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/09 21:24:52 -6.022 149.659 29.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 6.1 2011/03/09 21:22:18 38.385 142.642 23.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/09 18:44:35 38.502 143.199 23.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/09 18:16:15 38.378 142.506 22.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/09 13:57:28 8.631 92.395 23.2 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
MAP 5.1 2011/03/09 13:51:42 -20.216 -174.350 132.5 TONGA
MAP 5.0 2011/03/09 13:24:08 -27.462 -68.853 108.0 CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA
MAP 5.1 2011/03/09 11:27:52 38.529 143.040 28.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/09 08:02:36 38.606 143.103 15.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/09 07:56:28 38.849 142.929 10.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/09 07:13:48 38.246 143.108 9.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/09 06:25:12 38.299 143.067 10.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/09 04:45:54 38.543 142.740 27.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/09 04:37:04 38.666 142.991 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/09 04:32:10 38.727 143.001 32.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/09 04:05:54 38.870 142.420 10.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/09 03:19:00 38.795 142.962 19.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/09 03:08:36 38.339 143.097 24.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/09 02:57:17 38.402 142.825 17.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 7.2 2011/03/09 02:45:20 38.424 142.836 32.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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(UPDATE @ 03/13/11 , 12:41 GMT):
Japanese Volcano Erupts:
The 1,421-metre (4,689-feet) Shinmoedake volcano in the Kirishima range saw its first major eruption for 52 years in January. There had not been any major activity at the site since March 1.


(UPDATE @ 03/13/11 , 18:24 GMT):

3/13/11: Day 72 of Gregorian calendar. 293 days remain in 2011. 326 days since start of Gulf Oil Disaster (4/21/10). 649 days to 12/21/12

On day "72" of the calendar, geologists upgrade original 8.9 (8x9=72) mag. quake to a 9.0 mag. (NINE, 14+9+14+5 ="42")

There are 442 nuclear power plants in operation in the world

Kabbalists say there's "72 names of GOD", Muslim say "Allah=99", the letters of "JUPITER" sum to "99" and Jupiter/Zeus symbol is "42"


(UPDATE @ 03/14/11 , 4:12 GMT):

Canadian missionary priest Andre Lachapelle (AL / LA) 76 years old (7x6=42) confirmed dead in Japan disaster

Canadian Priest Andre Lachappelle is from Quebec. Today (3/13/11) is the anniversary of the Quebec Blackout (3/13/89).


Hydrogen Explosion at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant forces evacuations for 20kms

20 kms... that's 12.42 miles in the USA system

U.S. helicopters detect radiation 60 miles from damaged Japanese plant, suggesting wider contamination - nytimes



3/14 is PI Day
3 x 14 = 42


3/14/11: is Day 73 of Gregorian calendar. 292 days remain in 2011. 648 days to 12/21/12

(3 days from now (3x24=72 hrs) will be 3/17, Osiris Death Day and St Patty's, and day 76 or 7x6=42)


(UPDATE @ 03/14/11 , 4:42 GMT):

See the Batman Begins scene on youtube with our former Jupiter/Zeus, Liam Neeson (Liam played Zeus in Clash of the Titans (2010) as a Ninja / Shinobi (Japan's spies and assassins) named Ra's al Ghul.





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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4



(UPDATE @ 03/15/11 , 14:20 GMT):

CNN Ticker says 2414 dead in Japan





(more coming...)


in the meantime, read the post comments, (feel free to share your thoughts!) and visit Alan Green's Look at All the Happy Creatures blog. for some interesting commentary.

Remarks by USA President Barack Obama on Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stepping down (Transcript)

Rough transcript version - as delivered on air 2/11/11 @ 3:05 PM ET

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There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.

The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same.

By stepping down President Mubarak responded to the Egyptian peoples' hunger for change. But this is not the end of Egypt's transition, it is the beginning.

I'm sure there will be difficult days ahead and many questions remain unanswered. But I am confident that the people of Egypt can find the answers and do so peacefully, constructively, and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks.

For Egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day.

The military has served patriotically and responsibly as a caretaker to the state and will now have to ensure a transition that is credible in the eyes of the Egyptian people. That means protecting the rights of Egypt's citizens, lifting the Emergency Law, revising the constitution and other laws making this change irreversible and laying out a clear path to elections that are fair and free.

Above all this transition must bring all of Egypt's voices to the table - for the Spirit of peaceful protest and perseverance that the Egyptian people have shown can serve as a Powerful Wind at the back of this change

The United States will continue to be a friend and partner to Egypt. We stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary and asked for to pursue a credible transition to democracy. I'm also confident that the same ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that the young people of Egypt have shown in recent days can be harnessed to create new opporunities jobs and businesses that allow the extraordinary potential of this generation to take flight.

And I know that a democratic Egypt can advance its role of responsble leadership not only in the region but around the world.

Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6000 years but over the last few weeks the wheel of history turned at a blinding pace as the Egyptian people demanded their Universal rights.

We saw mothers and fathers carrying their children on their shoulders to show them what true freedom might look like.

We saw young Egyptians say, "for the first time in my life I really count. My voice is heard. Even though I'm only one person.". This is the way real democracy works.


We saw protesters chant "salmiya salmiya" - "we are peaceful" - again and again.

We saw a military that would not fire bullets at the people they were sworn to protect and we say doctors and nurses rushing in to the streets to care for those who were wounded.

Volunteers checking protesters to ensure that they were unarmed.

We saw people of faith praying together and chanting "Muslims, Christians we are one".

and though we know that the strains between faiths still divide too many in this world and no single event will close that chasm immediately.

These scenes remind us that we need not be defined by our differences, we can be defined by the common humanity that we share and above all we saw a new generation emerge. a genenration that uses their own creativity and talent and technology to call for a governemtn that represented their hopes and not their fears. A government that is responsive to their boundless aspirations.

One Egyptian put it simply, "most people have discovered in the last few days that they are worth something and this can not be taken away from them anymore. Ever." This is power of human dignity. And it can never be denied.

Egyptians have inspired us and they’ve done so by putting the lie of the idea that justice is best gained through violence. For in Egypt, it was the moral force of nonviolence, not terrorism, not mindless killing, but nonviolence, moral force that bent the arc of history to moral justice once more.

And while all of the sights and sounds we heard were entirely Egyptian, we can’t help but hear the echoes of history. Echoes from Germans tearing down a wall, Indonesian students taking to the streets. Ghandi leading his people down the path of justice.

As Martin Luther King said in celebrating the birth of a new nation in Ghana, while trying to perfect his own, "There is something in the soul that cries out for freedom." Those were the cries that came from Tahrir Square and the entire world has taken note.

Today belongs to the people of Egypt and the American people are moved by the scenes in cairo and across Egypt because of who we are as a people and the kind of world we want our children to grow up in.

The word Tahrir means Liberation. It is a word that speaks to that something in our souls that cries out for freedom and forevermore it will remind us of the Egyptian people. Of what they did of the things that they stood for and how they changed their country and in doing so changed the world.

Thank you.

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State of the Union Address 2011 - Transcript as delivered 1.25.2011

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release
January 25, 2011


REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.


9:12 P.M. (21:12) EST

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THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. (Applause.) And as we mark this occasion, we're also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and we pray for the health of our colleague -- and our friend -- Gabby Giffords. (Applause.)

It's no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. The debates have been contentious; we have fought fiercely for our beliefs. And that's a good thing. That's what a robust democracy demands. That's what helps set us apart as a nation.

But there's a reason the tragedy in Tucson gave us pause. Amid all the noise and passion and rancor of our public debate, Tucson reminded us that no matter who we are or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater -- something more consequential than party or political preference.

We are part of the American family. We believe that in a country where every race and faith and point of view can be found, we are still bound together as one people; that we share common hopes and a common creed; that the dreams of a little girl in Tucson are not so different than those of our own children, and that they all deserve the chance to be fulfilled.

That, too, is what sets us apart as a nation. (Applause.)

Now, by itself, this simple recognition won't usher in a new era of cooperation. What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow. (Applause.)

I believe we can. And I believe we must. That's what the people who sent us here expect of us. With their votes, they've determined that governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. We will move forward together, or not at all -- for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics.

At stake right now is not who wins the next election -- after all, we just had an election. At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else. It's whether the hard work and industry of our people is rewarded. It's whether we sustain the leadership that has made America not just a place on a map, but the light to the world.

We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again.

But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise. By the opportunities for a better life that we pass on to our children.

That's the project the American people want us to work on. Together. (Applause.)

We did that in December. Thanks to the tax cuts we passed, Americans' paychecks are a little bigger today. Every business can write off the full cost of new investments that they make this year. And these steps, taken by Democrats and Republicans, will grow the economy and add to the more than one million private sector jobs created last year.

But we have to do more. These steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession, but to win the future, we'll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making.

Many people watching tonight can probably remember a time when finding a good job meant showing up at a nearby factory or a business downtown. You didn't always need a degree, and your competition was pretty much limited to your neighbors. If you worked hard, chances are you'd have a job for life, with a decent paycheck and good benefits and the occasional promotion. Maybe you'd even have the pride of seeing your kids work at the same company.

That world has changed. And for many, the change has been painful. I've seen it in the shuttered windows of once booming factories, and the vacant storefronts on once busy Main Streets. I've heard it in the frustrations of Americans who've seen their paychecks dwindle or their jobs disappear -- proud men and women who feel like the rules have been changed in the middle of the game.

They're right. The rules have changed. In a single generation, revolutions in technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business. Steel mills that once needed 1,000 workers can now do the same work with 100. Today, just about any company can set up shop, hire workers, and sell their products wherever there's an Internet connection.

Meanwhile, nations like China and India realized that with some changes of their own, they could compete in this new world. And so they started educating their children earlier and longer, with greater emphasis on math and science. They're investing in research and new technologies. Just recently, China became the home to the world's largest private solar research facility, and the world's fastest computer.

So, yes, the world has changed. The competition for jobs is real. But this shouldn't discourage us. It should challenge us. Remember -- for all the hits we've taken these last few years, for all the naysayers predicting our decline, America still has the largest, most prosperous economy in the world. (Applause.) No workers -- no workers are more productive than ours. No country has more successful companies, or grants more patents to inventors and entrepreneurs. We're the home to the world's best colleges and universities, where more students come to study than any place on Earth.

What's more, we are the first nation to be founded for the sake of an idea -- the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. That's why centuries of pioneers and immigrants have risked everything to come here. It's why our students don't just memorize equations, but answer questions like "What do you think of that idea? What would you change about the world? What do you want to be when you grow up?"

The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still. As Robert Kennedy told us, "The future is not a gift. It is an achievement." Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat. It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age.

And now it's our turn. We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. (Applause.) We have to make America the best place on Earth to do business. We need to take responsibility for our deficit and reform our government. That's how our people will prosper. That's how we'll win the future. (Applause.) And tonight, I'd like to talk about how we get there.

The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation. None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be or where the new jobs will come from. Thirty years ago, we couldn't know that something called the Internet would lead to an economic revolution. What we can do -- what America does better than anyone else -- is spark the creativity and imagination of our people. We're the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook. In America, innovation doesn't just change our lives. It is how we make our living. (Applause.)

Our free enterprise system is what drives innovation. But because it's not always profitable for companies to invest in basic research, throughout our history, our government has provided cutting-edge scientists and inventors with the support that they need. That's what planted the seeds for the Internet. That's what helped make possible things like computer chips and GPS. Just think of all the good jobs -- from manufacturing to retail -- that have come from these breakthroughs.

Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik, we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. The science wasn't even there yet. NASA didn't exist. But after investing in better research and education, we didn't just surpass the Soviets; we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs.

This is our generation's Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven't seen since the height of the Space Race. And in a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We'll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology -- (applause) -- an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.

Already, we're seeing the promise of renewable energy. Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company. After September 11th, they volunteered their best roofers to help repair the Pentagon. But half of their factory went unused, and the recession hit them hard. Today, with the help of a government loan, that empty space is being used to manufacture solar shingles that are being sold all across the country. In Robert's words, "We reinvented ourselves."

That's what Americans have done for over 200 years: reinvented ourselves. And to spur on more success stories like the Allen Brothers, we've begun to reinvent our energy policy. We're not just handing out money. We're issuing a challenge. We're telling America's scientists and engineers that if they assemble teams of the best minds in their fields, and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, we'll fund the Apollo projects of our time.

At the California Institute of Technology, they're developing a way to turn sunlight and water into fuel for our cars. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, they're using supercomputers to get a lot more power out of our nuclear facilities. With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. (Applause.)

We need to get behind this innovation. And to help pay for it, I'm asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. (Applause.) I don't know if -- I don't know if you've noticed, but they're doing just fine on their own. (Laughter.) So instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's.

Now, clean energy breakthroughs will only translate into clean energy jobs if businesses know there will be a market for what they're selling. So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: By 2035, 80 percent of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources. (Applause.)

Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all -- and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen. (Applause.)

Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America's success. But if we want to win the future -- if we want innovation to produce jobs in America and not overseas -- then we also have to win the race to educate our kids.

Think about it. Over the next 10 years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school education. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen to ninth in the proportion of young people with a college degree. And so the question is whether all of us -- as citizens, and as parents -- are willing to do what's necessary to give every child a chance to succeed.

That responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. It's family that first instills the love of learning in a child. Only parents can make sure the TV is turned off and homework gets done. We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair. (Applause.) We need to teach them that success is not a function of fame or PR, but of hard work and discipline.

Our schools share this responsibility. When a child walks into a classroom, it should be a place of high expectations and high performance. But too many schools don't meet this test. That's why instead of just pouring money into a system that's not working, we launched a competition called Race to the Top. To all 50 states, we said, "If you show us the most innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student achievement, we'll show you the money."

Race to the Top is the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation. For less than 1 percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning. And these standards were developed, by the way, not by Washington, but by Republican and Democratic governors throughout the country. And Race to the Top should be the approach we follow this year as we replace No Child Left Behind with a law that's more flexible and focused on what's best for our kids. (Applause.)

You see, we know what's possible from our children when reform isn't just a top-down mandate, but the work of local teachers and principals, school boards and communities. Take a school like Bruce Randolph in Denver. Three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado -- located on turf between two rival gangs. But last May, 97 percent of the seniors received their diploma. Most will be the first in their families to go to college. And after the first year of the school's transformation, the principal who made it possible wiped away tears when a student said, "Thank you, Ms. Waters, for showing that we are smart and we can make it." (Applause.) That's what good schools can do, and we want good schools all across the country.

Let's also remember that after parents, the biggest impact on a child's success comes from the man or woman at the front of the classroom. In South Korea, teachers are known as "nation builders." Here in America, it's time we treated the people who educate our children with the same level of respect. (Applause.) We want to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones. (Applause.) And over the next 10 years, with so many baby boomers retiring from our classrooms, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and math. (Applause.)

In fact, to every young person listening tonight who's contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child -- become a teacher. Your country needs you. (Applause.)

Of course, the education race doesn't end with a high school diploma. To compete, higher education must be within the reach of every American. (Applause.) That's why we've ended the unwarranted taxpayer subsidies that went to banks, and used the savings to make college affordable for millions of students. (Applause.) And this year, I ask Congress to go further, and make permanent our tuition tax credit -- worth $10,000 for four years of college. It's the right thing to do. (Applause.)

Because people need to be able to train for new jobs and careers in today's fast-changing economy, we're also revitalizing America's community colleges. Last month, I saw the promise of these schools at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina. Many of the students there used to work in the surrounding factories that have since left town. One mother of two, a woman named Kathy Proctor, had worked in the furniture industry since she was 18 years old. And she told me she's earning her degree in biotechnology now, at 55 years old, not just because the furniture jobs are gone, but because she wants to inspire her children to pursue their dreams, too. As Kathy said, "I hope it tells them to never give up."

If we take these steps -- if we raise expectations for every child, and give them the best possible chance at an education, from the day they are born until the last job they take -- we will reach the goal that I set two years ago: By the end of the decade, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. (Applause.)

One last point about education. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens. Some are the children of undocumented workers, who had nothing to do with the actions of their parents. They grew up as Americans and pledge allegiance to our flag, and yet they live every day with the threat of deportation. Others come here from abroad to study in our colleges and universities. But as soon as they obtain advanced degrees, we send them back home to compete against us. It makes no sense.

Now, I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration. And I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows. (Applause.) I know that debate will be difficult. I know it will take time. But tonight, let's agree to make that effort. And let's stop expelling talented, responsible young people who could be staffing our research labs or starting a new business, who could be further enriching this nation. (Applause.)

The third step in winning the future is rebuilding America. To attract new businesses to our shores, we need the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information -- from high-speed rail to high-speed Internet. (Applause.)

Our infrastructure used to be the best, but our lead has slipped. South Korean homes now have greater Internet access than we do. Countries in Europe and Russia invest more in their roads and railways than we do. China is building faster trains and newer airports. Meanwhile, when our own engineers graded our nation's infrastructure, they gave us a "D."

We have to do better. America is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad, brought electricity to rural communities, constructed the Interstate Highway System. The jobs created by these projects didn't just come from laying down track or pavement. They came from businesses that opened near a town's new train station or the new off-ramp.

So over the last two years, we've begun rebuilding for the 21st century, a project that has meant thousands of good jobs for the hard-hit construction industry. And tonight, I'm proposing that we redouble those efforts. (Applause.)

We'll put more Americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges. We'll make sure this is fully paid for, attract private investment, and pick projects based [on] what's best for the economy, not politicians.

Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail. (Applause.) This could allow you to go places in half the time it takes to travel by car. For some trips, it will be faster than flying -- without the pat-down. (Laughter and applause.) As we speak, routes in California and the Midwest are already underway.

Within the next five years, we'll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98 percent of all Americans. This isn't just about -- (applause) -- this isn't about faster Internet or fewer dropped calls. It's about connecting every part of America to the digital age. It's about a rural community in Iowa or Alabama where farmers and small business owners will be able to sell their products all over the world. It's about a firefighter who can download the design of a burning building onto a handheld device; a student who can take classes with a digital textbook; or a patient who can have face-to-face video chats with her doctor.

All these investments -- in innovation, education, and infrastructure -- will make America a better place to do business and create jobs. But to help our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success.

For example, over the years, a parade of lobbyists has rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries. Those with accountants or lawyers to work the system can end up paying no taxes at all. But all the rest are hit with one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. It makes no sense, and it has to change. (Applause.)

So tonight, I'm asking Democrats and Republicans to simplify the system. Get rid of the loopholes. Level the playing field. And use the savings to lower the corporate tax rate for the first time in 25 years -- without adding to our deficit. It can be done. (Applause.)

To help businesses sell more products abroad, we set a goal of doubling our exports by 2014 -- because the more we export, the more jobs we create here at home. Already, our exports are up. Recently, we signed agreements with India and China that will support more than 250,000 jobs here in the United States. And last month, we finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70,000 American jobs. This agreement has unprecedented support from business and labor, Democrats and Republicans -- and I ask this Congress to pass it as soon as possible. (Applause.)

Now, before I took office, I made it clear that we would enforce our trade agreements, and that I would only sign deals that keep faith with American workers and promote American jobs. That's what we did with Korea, and that's what I intend to do as we pursue agreements with Panama and Colombia and continue our Asia Pacific and global trade talks. (Applause.)

To reduce barriers to growth and investment, I've ordered a review of government regulations. When we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them. (Applause.) But I will not hesitate to create or enforce common-sense safeguards to protect the American people. (Applause.) That's what we've done in this country for more than a century. It's why our food is safe to eat, our water is safe to drink, and our air is safe to breathe. It's why we have speed limits and child labor laws. It's why last year, we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees and penalties by credit card companies and new rules to prevent another financial crisis. (Applause.) And it's why we passed reform that finally prevents the health insurance industry from exploiting patients. (Applause.)

Now, I have heard rumors that a few of you still have concerns about our new health care law. (Laughter.) So let me be the first to say that anything can be improved. If you have ideas about how to improve this law by making care better or more affordable, I am eager to work with you. We can start right now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses. (Applause.)

What I'm not willing to do -- what I'm not willing to do is go back to the days when insurance companies could deny someone coverage because of a preexisting condition. (Applause.)

I'm not willing to tell James Howard, a brain cancer patient from Texas, that his treatment might not be covered. I'm not willing to tell Jim Houser, a small business man from Oregon, that he has to go back to paying $5,000 more to cover his employees. As we speak, this law is making prescription drugs cheaper for seniors and giving uninsured students a chance to stay on their patients' -- parents' coverage. (Applause.)

So I say to this chamber tonight, instead of re-fighting the battles of the last two years, let's fix what needs fixing and let's move forward. (Applause.)

Now, the final critical step in winning the future is to make sure we aren't buried under a mountain of debt.

We are living with a legacy of deficit spending that began almost a decade ago. And in the wake of the financial crisis, some of that was necessary to keep credit flowing, save jobs, and put money in people's pockets.

But now that the worst of the recession is over, we have to confront the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. That is not sustainable. Every day, families sacrifice to live within their means. They deserve a government that does the same.

So tonight, I am proposing that starting this year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. (Applause.) Now, this would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, and will bring discretionary spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was President.

This freeze will require painful cuts. Already, we've frozen the salaries of hardworking federal employees for the next two years. I've proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community action programs. The Secretary of Defense has also agreed to cut tens of billions of dollars in spending that he and his generals believe our military can do without. (Applause.)

I recognize that some in this chamber have already proposed deeper cuts, and I'm willing to eliminate whatever we can honestly afford to do without. But let's make sure that we're not doing it on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens. (Applause.) And let's make sure that what we're cutting is really excess weight. Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact. (Laughter.)

Now, most of the cuts and savings I've proposed only address annual domestic spending, which represents a little more than 12 percent of our budget. To make further progress, we have to stop pretending that cutting this kind of spending alone will be enough. It won't. (Applause.)

The bipartisan fiscal commission I created last year made this crystal clear. I don't agree with all their proposals, but they made important progress. And their conclusion is that the only way to tackle our deficit is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it -- in domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending, and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. (Applause.)

This means further reducing health care costs, including programs like Medicare and Medicaid, which are the single biggest contributor to our long-term deficit. The health insurance law we passed last year will slow these rising costs, which is part of the reason that nonpartisan economists have said that repealing the health care law would add a quarter of a trillion dollars to our deficit. Still, I'm willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year -- medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits. (Applause.)

To put us on solid ground, we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations. (Applause.) We must do it without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans' guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market. (Applause.)

And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply can't afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. (Applause.) Before we take money away from our schools or scholarships away from our students, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax break. It's not a matter of punishing their success. It's about promoting America's success. (Applause.)

In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. (Applause.) This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them. (Applause.)

So now is the time to act. Now is the time for both sides and both houses of Congress -- Democrats and Republicans -- to forge a principled compromise that gets the job done. If we make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits, we can make the investments we need to win the future.

Let me take this one step further. We shouldn't just give our people a government that's more affordable. We should give them a government that's more competent and more efficient. We can't win the future with a government of the past. (Applause.)

We live and do business in the Information Age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black-and-white TV. There are 12 different agencies that deal with exports. There are at least five different agencies that deal with housing policy. Then there's my favorite example: The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater. (Laughter.) I hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked. (Laughter and applause.)

Now, we've made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse. We're selling acres of federal office space that hasn't been used in years, and we'll cut through red tape to get rid of more. But we need to think bigger. In the coming months, my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate, and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves the goal of a more competitive America. I will submit that proposal to Congress for a vote -- and we will push to get it passed. (Applause.)

In the coming year, we'll also work to rebuild people's faith in the institution of government. Because you deserve to know exactly how and where your tax dollars are being spent, you'll be able to go to a website and get that information for the very first time in history. Because you deserve to know when your elected officials are meeting with lobbyists, I ask Congress to do what the White House has already done -- put that information online. And because the American people deserve to know that special interests aren't larding up legislation with pet projects, both parties in Congress should know this: If a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, I will veto it. I will veto it. (Applause.)

The 21st century government that's open and competent. A government that lives within its means. An economy that's driven by new skills and new ideas. Our success in this new and changing world will require reform, responsibility, and innovation. It will also require us to approach that world with a new level of engagement in our foreign affairs.

Just as jobs and businesses can now race across borders, so can new threats and new challenges. No single wall separates East and West. No one rival superpower is aligned against us.

And so we must defeat determined enemies, wherever they are, and build coalitions that cut across lines of region and race and religion. And America's moral example must always shine for all who yearn for freedom and justice and dignity. And because we've begun this work, tonight we can say that American leadership has been renewed and America's standing has been restored.

Look to Iraq, where nearly 100,000 of our brave men and women have left with their heads held high. (Applause.) American combat patrols have ended, violence is down, and a new government has been formed. This year, our civilians will forge a lasting partnership with the Iraqi people, while we finish the job of bringing our troops out of Iraq. America's commitment has been kept. The Iraq war is coming to an end. (Applause.)

Of course, as we speak, al Qaeda and their affiliates continue to plan attacks against us. Thanks to our intelligence and law enforcement professionals, we're disrupting plots and securing our cities and skies. And as extremists try to inspire acts of violence within our borders, we are responding with the strength of our communities, with respect for the rule of law, and with the conviction that American Muslims are a part of our American family. (Applause.)

We've also taken the fight to al Qaeda and their allies abroad. In Afghanistan, our troops have taken Taliban strongholds and trained Afghan security forces. Our purpose is clear: By preventing the Taliban from reestablishing a stranglehold over the Afghan people, we will deny al Qaeda the safe haven that served as a launching pad for 9/11.

Thanks to our heroic troops and civilians, fewer Afghans are under the control of the insurgency. There will be tough fighting ahead, and the Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them. This year, we will work with nearly 50 countries to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home. (Applause.)

In Pakistan, al Qaeda's leadership is under more pressure than at any point since 2001. Their leaders and operatives are being removed from the battlefield. Their safe havens are shrinking. And we've sent a message from the Afghan border to the Arabian Peninsula to all parts of the globe: We will not relent, we will not waver, and we will defeat you. (Applause.)

American leadership can also be seen in the effort to secure the worst weapons of war. Because Republicans and Democrats approved the New START treaty, far fewer nuclear weapons and launchers will be deployed. Because we rallied the world, nuclear materials are being locked down on every continent so they never fall into the hands of terrorists. (Applause.)

Because of a diplomatic effort to insist that Iran meet its obligations, the Iranian government now faces tougher sanctions, tighter sanctions than ever before. And on the Korean Peninsula, we stand with our ally South Korea, and insist that North Korea keeps its commitment to abandon nuclear weapons. (Applause.)

This is just a part of how we're shaping a world that favors peace and prosperity. With our European allies, we revitalized NATO and increased our cooperation on everything from counterterrorism to missile defense. We've reset our relationship with Russia, strengthened Asian alliances, built new partnerships with nations like India.

This March, I will travel to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador to forge new alliances across the Americas. Around the globe, we're standing with those who take responsibility -- helping farmers grow more food, supporting doctors who care for the sick, and combating the corruption that can rot a society and rob people of opportunity.

Recent events have shown us that what sets us apart must not just be our power -- it must also be the purpose behind it. In south Sudan -- with our assistance -- the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. (Applause.) Thousands lined up before dawn. People danced in the streets. One man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him: "This was a battlefield for most of my life," he said. "Now we want to be free." (Applause.)

And we saw that same desire to be free in Tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. And tonight, let us be clear: The United States of America stands with the people of Tunisia, and supports the democratic aspirations of all people. (Applause.)

We must never forget that the things we've struggled for, and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhere. And we must always remember that the Americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. (Applause.)

Tonight, let us speak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. Let us serve them as well as they've served us -- by giving them the equipment they need, by providing them with the care and benefits that they have earned, and by enlisting our veterans in the great task of building our own nation.

Our troops come from every corner of this country -- they're black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American. They are Christian and Hindu, Jewish and Muslim. And, yes, we know that some of them are gay. Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they love because of who they love. (Applause.) And with that change, I call on all our college campuses to open their doors to our military recruiters and ROTC. It is time to leave behind the divisive battles of the past. It is time to move forward as one nation. (Applause.)

We should have no illusions about the work ahead of us. Reforming our schools, changing the way we use energy, reducing our deficit -- none of this will be easy. All of it will take time. And it will be harder because we will argue about everything. The costs. The details. The letter of every law.

Of course, some countries don't have this problem. If the central government wants a railroad, they build a railroad, no matter how many homes get bulldozed. If they don't want a bad story in the newspaper, it doesn't get written.

And yet, as contentious and frustrating and messy as our democracy can sometimes be, I know there isn't a person here who would trade places with any other nation on Earth. (Applause.)

We may have differences in policy, but we all believe in the rights enshrined in our Constitution. We may have different opinions, but we believe in the same promise that says this is a place where you can make it if you try. We may have different backgrounds, but we believe in the same dream that says this is a country where anything is possible. No matter who you are. No matter where you come from.

That dream is why I can stand here before you tonight. That dream is why a working-class kid from Scranton can sit behind me. (Laughter and applause.) That dream is why someone who began by sweeping the floors of his father's Cincinnati bar can preside as Speaker of the House in the greatest nation on Earth. (Applause.)

That dream -- that American Dream -- is what drove the Allen Brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era. It's what drove those students at Forsyth Tech to learn a new skill and work towards the future. And that dream is the story of a small business owner named Brandon Fisher.

Brandon started a company in Berlin, Pennsylvania, that specializes in a new kind of drilling technology. And one day last summer, he saw the news that halfway across the world, 33 men were trapped in a Chilean mine, and no one knew how to save them.

But Brandon thought his company could help. And so he designed a rescue that would come to be known as Plan B. His employees worked around the clock to manufacture the necessary drilling equipment. And Brandon left for Chile.

Along with others, he began drilling a 2,000-foot hole into the ground, working three- or four-hour -- three or four days at a time without any sleep. Thirty-seven days later, Plan B succeeded, and the miners were rescued. (Applause.) But because he didn't want all of the attention, Brandon wasn't there when the miners emerged. He'd already gone back home, back to work on his next project.

And later, one of his employees said of the rescue, "We proved that Center Rock is a little company, but we do big things." (Applause.)

We do big things.

From the earliest days of our founding, America has been the story of ordinary people who dare to dream. That's how we win the future.

We're a nation that says, "I might not have a lot of money, but I have this great idea for a new company." "I might not come from a family of college graduates, but I will be the first to get my degree." "I might not know those people in trouble, but I think I can help them, and I need to try." "I'm not sure how we'll reach that better place beyond the horizon, but I know we'll get there. I know we will."

We do big things. (Applause.)

The idea of America endures. Our destiny remains our choice. And tonight, more than two centuries later, it's because of our people that our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward, and the state of our union is strong.

Thank you. God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)

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