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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet   
May 28th, 2013

Underwater volcano mapped in South-East Alaska
“I was just checking the website before I headed out one day,” he said, “and when I saw the survey results of an area near Ketchikan, all I can remember saying is, ‘Oh, my gosh!’” Buried inside the NOAA data were 3D renderings of a previously unknown volcano.  

Strong earthquake in the Caucasus
The same area had very strong earthquakes in 1905 (M6.4) and in 1963 (M6.7). the current earthquake may have the benefit to have released a lot of the culminated stress. The location of the epicenter is close to Dombay, a tourist village with approx. 700 inhabitants. The village is popular with skiers and hikers.  

Russia slams end of EU arms embargo, calls S-300s ‘stabilizing factor’ in Syria
The failure of the European Union to agree on a new arms embargo for Syria is undermining the peace process, Moscow says. But the delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missiles may help restrain warmongers. The comments come from Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, referring to the results of Monday’s meeting in Brussels. After a lengthy negotiating session, EU governments failed to resolve their differences and allowed a ban on arming the Syrian opposition to expire, with France and Britain scoring an apparent victory at the expense of EU unity.  

ELECTRON STORM
In the past 24 hours, the flux of high-energy electrons swarming around Earth has increased more than tenfold. The source of this "electron storm" is a 700 km/s stream of solar wind buffeting Earth's magnetic field. NOAA cautions satellite operators that "satellite systems may experience significant charging" in response to accumulated electrons.  

New class of people identified as IRS enemies
New information from the Taxpayer Advocate Service says that 90 percent of those who filed for the adoption tax credits in 2012 were asked for “additional information.” And the study says 69 percent of the families who adopted were ultimately audited by the IRS. In comparison, millionaires have 12 percent chance of being audited.  

S-300 Air Defense Systems Deployed at Snap Alert Drills
Four regiments of S-300 air defense systems have been deployed at the Ashuluk firing range in southern Russia as part of another snap combat readiness check of the Russian armed forces, the Defense Ministry said.  

Confused Weather Drops Over 30 Inches of Snow on Memorial Day Weekend
It's a snowy Memorial Day weekend for parts of the U.S. On the aptly named Whiteface Mountain in upstate New York, there are at least 34 inches of snow on the ground.

Spin Zone: Physicists Get 1st Look at Strange Quantum Magnetism
Using super-chilled atoms, physicists have for the first time observed a weird phenomenon called quantum magnetism, which describes the behavior of single atoms as they act like tiny bar magnets.  

Scientists: AR Earthquake Outbreak Akin to 'Powerball Kind of Odds'
"Are they being being triggered or are they natural? That's something we don't know," Arkansas Geological Survey scientist Scott Ausbrook said Sunday. The chances of so many temblors in the region in such a short time are "Powerball kind of odds," says Ausbrook. "What was unusual was to have four different areas in the state to be active in the same week."

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