Tsunami and Mount Merapi eruption is sufficient to the Indonesian massacre

We mourn, huge loss of life

The twin disasters, which occurred almost simultaneously one week ago, have together killed nearly 500 people.

Mount Merapi, among 20 mountains now rumbling and spitting out ash in Indonesia, is one of the world's most active.

Mount Merapi, locally known as “Gunung Merapi”  it means ‘Mountain of Fire’ is a conical volcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is very close to the city of Yogyakarta, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1700 m above sea level.

Eruption was preceded by a big earthquake felt at several places in Java. The first explosion occurred in December 27, 1822 at 09.00am. A strong explosion destroyed the west part of the summit.

Mount Merapi is an active volcano, but is relatively quiet, report government officials in Indonesia. And that is the reason why the Volcanology Agency in the country had not taken proper steps to tackle an unforeseen crisis. Volunteers and police officials who have reached the scene of disaster are now providing emergency medical aid to the victims of the Mount Merapi eruption. It has been reported that most people living close to the 2,968 meters high peak in Indonesia have been affected by the hot air and ashes spewing out of the erupted volcano.

The government of Indonesia has said, the citizens of the country to come forward with help for the victims of the eruption. And reports from the island country claim that volunteers are more than ready to provide help, medical or otherwise to the sufferers. The search for possible survivors after the eruption on Mount Merapi is still on, say rescue workers.

THE PSYCHIC OCTOPUS PAUL DIES

Miss you Paul your sensational prediction

Octopus paul reportedly hatched January 2008 and dies October 2010. Paul was a common octopus living in a tank at a sea life centre in Oberhausen, Germany, despite originally being from Weymouth in England. Paul became internationally famous for correctly predicting the winner of Germany's seven matches at the 2010 World cup, as well as the final.

Paul had reached octopus old age of two and half years and died in his tank on Tuesday morning in an aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, spokeswoman Ariane Vieregge said.

Paul seemed to be in good shape when he was checked late Monday, but he did not make it through the night. He died of natural causes, Ariane Vieregge added.

The prophetic cephalopod's brief but extraordinary life is unlikely to be forgotten.

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER "JULIAN ASSANGE" IS A MIRROR OF REALITY

Go ahead Julian Assange 

Julian Assange born in 1971 is an Australian internet activist and journalist best known for his involvement with Wikileaks, a whistle-blower website. Assange was a physics and mathematics student, a hacker and a computer programmer, before taking on his current role as spokesperson and editor in chief for Wikileaks. Julian Assange has said that "you can’t publish a paper on physics without the full experimental data and results; that should be the standard in journalism".

Wikileaks founder “Julian Assange” always try to a hunted real fact. Julian Assange pitches his voice barely above a whisper to foil the Western intelligence agencies he fears.

Julian Assange demands that his fewer in number of loyalists use expensive encrypted cell phones and swaps his own as other men change shirts. He checks into hotels under false names, dyes his hair, sleeps on sofas and floors, and uses cash instead of credit cards, often borrowed from friends.

In his remarkable journey to notoriety, Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks whistle-blowers' Web site, sees the next few weeks as his most hazardous. Now Assange is making his most brazen disclosure yet: 391,832 secret documents on the Iraq war. He held a news conference in London on Saturday, saying that the release "constituted the most comprehensive and detailed account of any war ever to have entered the public record."

About three months ago, Assange posted on his organization's Web site some 77,000 classified Pentagon documents on the Afghan conflict.

Much has changed since 2006, when Assange, a 39-year-old Australian, used years of computer hacking and what friends call a near genius IQ to establish WikiLeaks, redefining whistle-blowing by gathering secrets in bulk, storing them beyond the reach of governments and others determined to retrieve them, then releasing them instantly, and globally.

Now it is not just governments that denounce him: some of his own comrades are abandoning him for what they see as erratic and imperious behaviour, and a nearly delusional grandeur unmatched by an awareness that the digital secrets he reveals can have a price in flesh and blood.

Assange is also being investigated in connection with accusations of rape and molestation involving two Swedish women. Assange has denied the allegations, saying the relations were consensual. But prosecutors in Sweden have yet to formally approve charges or dismiss the case eight weeks after the complaints against Mr. Assange were filed, damaging his quest for a secure base for himself and WikiLeaks. Though he characterizes the claims as "a smear campaign," the scandal has compounded the pressures of his cloaked life.

In early October, Assange left Stockholm for Berlin. A bag he checked on the almost empty flight disappeared, with three encrypted laptops. It has not resurfaced; Assange suspects it was intercepted. From Germany, he travelled to London, wary at being detained on arrival. Iceland, a country with generous press freedoms, has also lost its appeal, with Assange concluding that its government is too easily influenced by Washington.

After the Sweden scandal, strains within WikiLeaks reached a breaking point, with some of Assange's closest collaborators publicly defecting. The New York Times spoke with dozens of people who have worked with and supported him in Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Britain and the United States. What emerged was a picture of the founder of WikiLeaks as its prime innovator and charismatic force but as someone whose growing celebrity has been matched by an increasingly dictatorial, eccentric and capricious style.

However, Assange activities showed that, the truth never dies. We will have inspired him for his praise-worthy works.

LEAKED IRAQ WAR FILES BY WIKILEAKS, DETAIL CIVILIAN KILLINGS AND TORTURE BY US MILITARY

LEAKED IRAQ WAR DOCUMENTS BY WIKILEAKS

As of late, in the biggest leak of military secrets in history, WikiLeaks, the whistleblower website, has released 400,000 secret US files detailing every aspect of the war in Iraq, copies of which have been obtained by newsall-vision BlogSpot.

The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout.

The reports detail 109,032 deaths in Iraq, comprised of 66,081 'civilians'; 23,984 'enemy' (those labeled as insurgents); 15,196 'host nation' (Iraqi government forces) and 3,771 'friendly' (coalition forces). The majority of the deaths (66,000, over 60%) of these are civilian deaths.That is 31 civilians dying every day during the six year period. For comparison, the 'Afghan War Diaries', previously released by WikiLeaks, covering the same period, detail the deaths of some 20,000 people. Iraq during the same period, was five times as lethal with equivallent population size.

However, Pentagon strongly condemned the unauthorized disclosure of classified information contained in 392,000 documents. 

LONDON OLYMPIC 2012 CUT DOWN BUDGET

London Olympic 2012

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt said he was confident the international Olympic Committee would support the move if it could be proved the removal of the wrap had no impact on wind or performance issues at the stadium.

The BOA, through chairman Lord Colin Moynihan had been lobbying hard to keep athlete preparation as the priority.

Hunt said that, ''Taking away the wrap is immaterial as long as it doesn't impact on the performance of the athletes”.

The overall Olympic budget of £9.3million remains intact, with the bulk of the money already spent on the large infrastructure projects, and the government has agreed to leave the contingency of more than £2million remaining within the Olympic budget to cover unforeseen events, particularly in the area of security or an unlikely shortfall in ticketing revenue.

Boris Johnson london mayor had pushed hard to keep the contingency, rather than have to go back to the government in 18 months time if the budget was unexpectedly stretched.

London Olympic UK Sport has seen its budget cut by 28 per cent, but it is largely backended to 2013 and 2014, where sports will face a 15 per cent reduction in funding.

The separate £2.15billion pound operating budget of the Olympic Games has been untouched too as it is privately funded through sponsorship, broadcast revenue, merchandise and ticket revenue, although the total cost is also underwritten by a government guarantee.

British Olympic Association annual review in the next two months knowing that the UK Sport funding that will be distributed to the sports has been largely protected.http://newsall-vision.blogspot.com/

OSAMA BIN LADEN RELEASES HIS LAST DELIVERY

OSAMA BIN LADEN release his last delivery(audio tape) said the several news agencies of the world, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Monday similar reports on the location of bin Laden and Omar have been disproved previously and denied the two men were in his country.

The NATO official said finding al-Qaida leaders OSAMA BIN LADEN now is important for the region's future.

"Every year the insurgency can generate more and more manpower," he said.

The NATO official said the overall strategy is to increase airstrikes and ground attacks to put more pressure on the Taliban and insurgent groups to negotiate with the Afghan government.

The official said an internal assessment indicated between 500,000 and 1 million "disaffected" men ages 15-25 live in the Afghan-Pakistan border region, willing to fight for money, not to advance the Taliban philosophy. But every teenagers' of those area's are affected by the AL-QAIDA leader's of OSAMA BIN LADEN.

JIMMY McMILLAN, don't know karate but know karazy

The rent is to damn high is Jimmy McMillan's platform and in addition to repeating his party name had this to say about the state's eight billion dollars deficit, "it's like a cancer. it will heal itself".

Embarrassing for KIWIS

KIWIS former captain Simon Doull has labelled the side's series whitewash to Bangladesh embarrassing and gives the team little chance at next year's World Cup.

The Black Caps lost the fifth ODI to Bangladesh this morning to hand the home side their second ever series win against a major cricketing nation.

Doull told LiveSPORT radio this morning that despite the conditions the Black Caps should always beat a side like Bangladesh.

"It's embarrassing. 4-0 to Bangladesh, yes they're improving, they're a better side and not easy at home but they're a side we should beat nine times out of 10.

I can't see any answers," Doull toldLiveSPORT.

"We're going into a World Cup in two and a half months and if we think we're going to be anywhere near the top eight we're dreaming at the moment.

"They could turn it around but it's going to take a miracle."

Doull cited coaching as one problem behind the Black Caps' form slump that has seen the side win just six of their 16 matches this year.

"When they got rid of Andy Moles...the players wanted more. Remember the players got rid of Andy Moles, they wanted something different, they wanted a better coach, a guy that was more technically efficient, I don't think they got it.

"I'm not looking solely at Mark Greatbatch but the players are perhaps not getting what they want as well but they are underachieving, underperforming consistently."

The cricket commentator and former paceman also pointed out that key players in the side were continuing to struggle.

Opening batsman Brendon McCullum has scored just 114 in seven innings against Bangladesh while Ross Taylor has failed to score a century in 40 one-day innings.

Doull also said the pressure was getting to Daniel Vettori who is struggling with his dual roles within the side as captain and selector.

"He is under pressure and I'm not sure he's coping with it all that well. He's not getting any help from his senior players.

Above all, it's a embarrassing TOUR for not the team of NZ overall the nation of KIWIS.............. 

KIWIS OPINION ON THE DAILY HERALD, NEWZEALAND

Morrison is adamant it's not Bangladesh getting better but the Black Caps underperforming that has seen them fall 3-0 down in the series.

"I don't think it's the coming of age of Bangladesh really, it's pretty disappointing how our side are playing. Sure Bangladesh slow the pitches down but that happens in most countries, that's the reality."

Morrison, who played 17 tests for New Zealand between 1974 and 1982, has real concern for New Zealand cricket with the ICC future series programme set to change 'at any minute' which could see the best nations in the world turn their backs on tours down under.

KIWIS' worst ODI series results:

Tour of West Indies 1984/85 - Played five lost five
Tour of South Africa 2000/01 - Played six lost five (one no result)
Tour of Pakistan 2003/04 - Played five lost five
Australia in NZ 2004/05 - Played five lost five

And Bangladesh in 2010/11- played five lost four (one no result)

Historic Series win against Newzealand

Shakib-Al-Hasan it's a name you can trust.......his all-round performance helped secure a historic series win in Mirpur, Dhaka against a Kiwis. Hasan's 5th ODI century rescued the home team from the depths of 44 for 3 and lifted them to a formidable 241, a target that proved nine runs too many for New Zealand, who now trail 0-3 in the series, with one game to go. Shakib then struck with the ball and, despite a valiant maiden hundred from Kane Williamson who battled through injury during the latter part of his innings, slammed the door on the visitors with three wickets to lead Bangladesh to a famous victory. Cricket world has heard the tigers' roaring.