Earthquake Ryukyu

Regions of Japan is still not safe from earthquakes. According to Xinhua news on Saturday (04/09/2011), bermagnitud 6.2 earthquake shook the Ryukyu Islands at around 13:02 GMT. Information in the quake originated from Hong Kong Observatory.

According to the agency, the epicenter located at 29.9 degrees north and 131.8 degrees west or 220 miles south in the southeastern part of Kagoshima, Japan. Currently no information if an earthquake has the potential tsunami.

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Nazi  bombers

German bomber aircraft of World War II was found hidden on the seabed covered with a layer of sand. Rare aircraft shot down in British waters in 1940 was in good condition so that the museum intends to lift England.
Dornier 17-type aircraft are believed to be the latest example of the type that are still there, was shot while taking part in the Battle of Britain. Nazi bombers sank in the sea near the coast of Kent, southeastern England, in the area known as the Goodwin Sands.
The wreckage is now located 15 meters under water and is found in surveys using modern sonar by the Port of London Authority. What makes it unique is that relatively good condition.
Ian Thirsk, officials from the Museum of RAF (Royal Air Force) in London, said he is very pleased to hear the existence of the plane. "The plane was very unique and closely related to special events in British history," he said on Friday (08/04/2011).
Known as the "flying pencil", Dornier 17 originally designed as a passenger plane in 1934. This type was later developed for military purposes be bombers, fast and difficult shot. Theoretically, the Dornier 17 is believed could beat the speed of enemy planes.
In total there are around 1,700 Dornier 17 that is produced. However, most later demolished because it was considered a weakness in terms of flight range and bomb capacity that can he brought. Therefore, this plane becomes a very scarce item.
Based on high-resolution images taken by the researchers, the plane is now under the Goodwin Sands sand it suffered only minor damage in the front cockpit and windows.
 , showing that the crew had dropped its cargo," said a spokesman for the PLA, Martin Garside. "The fact that almost all aircraft parts made of aluminum making it are still intact today."
Two of the crew are killed when plane shot down, but the other two, including the pilot, taken prisoner and survived until the war ended.

Special bench for Teens "Not Polite"

EPPELHEIM, KOMPAS.com - A mayor in Germany attracted the attention of other city manager after he set up a special bench for the city's teenagers who are reluctant to sit politely.

Previously, residents Eppelheim City which is located in southwestern Germany complained about teenagers who always sat in the back of a park bench, bench seat rather than on itself so that the holder so dirty because their shoes. Mayor Dieter Moerlein then come up with clever ideas, namely placing the holder on the back bench.

The first bench of Moerlein installed last week. Moerlein later received many calls from cities in Germany. He said this to Reuters on Tuesday (04/05/2011). "Appreciation of extraordinary people," said Moerlein.

In a country known for ketertibannya it, put your shoes in the holder of a chair or stool often get immediate public warning from the people passing by. In an extreme case, a retired 69-year-old injured a 18-year man with a knife on Sunday because he did not want to lose his leg from the chair on the train.

Well, in Eppelheim, bench the mayor's creation has become an adequate solution for all parties in the city which is famous for her strudel, a pastry, it is.

"Children are so happy because there are no rules to sit on the back bench," said Eppelheim. "Other people are also happy because they now have a clean place to sit."

Cuisine Day Wedding William-H

Cuisine Day Wedding William-HTHREE weeks away in UK marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton take place. Various aspects of the marriage in the spotlight, as will tight security and banquet menus for guests selected.
England took no chances in a matter of security at the royal wedding celebrations on 29 April. A huge security operation will be held with the police fully prepare against the threat of terror attacks and anarchist activism.
Marriage in Westminster Abbey that will make many parts of London is closed to maintain the safety of the royal family and the public. Thousands of people are expected to line up along the road.
Veteran royal reporter Robert Jobson, who wrote a book with a bodyguard of Princess Diana, said it would be "a major security event."
Once the engagement was announced last November, the authorities prepare a security plan. "SO14, protection branch of the royal family, is responsible for the protection of 'key figures', in this case William and Kate," said Jobson.
"There will be four guards who guarded her and four bodyguards guard William. The rest, plainclothes officers who mingled with the audience will be dealt with security agencies. The snipers will be on the roof of the building along the procession route, "said Jobson again.
Dozens of roads in the vicinity of Abbey, the palace, and the procession route will be closed from dawn.
However, security can not only deal with traffic. England now face the threat of "severe" from international terrorism. Black-clad anarchists have made use of demonstrations in London recently. Police fear that they will try to disrupt the marriage feast.
The chefs in action
Besides safety, it also discussed related to the event was the menu of dishes. This is a secret closed meeting, but reportedly the cuisine will be "very British".
"We can not give details for the day that awaited it. However, we always want to show the best of British crop ...," said Mark Flanagan, the main chef of Queen Elizabeth II.
More than 300 guests will be invited to dine on the night of April 29, several hours after the couple married. "I think the dish would begin with some sort of salad with a terrine," said Darren McGrady, Princess Diana's personal chef, Prince William and Prince Harry to Diana's death in 1997.
"For the main course, I expect that will be presented Gaelic steak, tenderloin steak in mushroom sauce whiskey, or organic lamb from Highgrove, Prince Charles of agricultural land, the father of Prince William," he said.
McGrady, who also had been a personal chef queen, speculated would be served Flan for dessert banana. "When I cook for Prince William, his favorite dessert is banana Flan," recalled McGrady.
Symbol of marriage
It will be added with the fruit cake wedding cakes special orders of Kate Middleton. The cake is decorated with 16 flower that symbolizes various things, such as happiness (rose), softness (lilies), and marriage (ivy).
Wedding cake which is a work of art will be exhibited in the show at noon reception at Buckingham Palace, London. Besides the cake, there is Prince William's favorite chocolate cake.
Although the cuisine is very British, according to tradition, all menus are named in French. "All the menus are written in French, without translation at all," McGrady said.
Affairs dishes on wedding day that require planning for months. On that day 21 people will serve in the palace kitchen. (AFP / DI)

Warn Terror Threat, U.S. Use Facebook

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United States Department of Homeland Security (U.S.) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to use social networks like Facebook and Twitter to spread the warning of the threat of terrorism.

"Probably we will spread to social networking to spread the news warning of the threat of terror, at the right time," said a spokeswoman for DHS.

Later, there would be only two levels of warning, the 'elevated', when there is a close and credible threat against the United States, and 'imminent' for a credible terrorist threat, specific and future or ongoing attack.

Quoted from Big News Networks, Friday (08/04/2011), this system will replace the system used today, namely the use of color codes to the level of 'Severe', 'High', 'elevated', 'Guarded' and 'Low' . The plan, the system is effective from 27 April 2011.

Based on the draft plans drawn up by DHS, prior to disseminate warnings of terror threats, there are a series of processes that must be followed.

The process started from sharing information among intelligence circles and institutions, both at regional and national levels, including the White House, FBI and the National Counter terrorism Center in the U.S..

If the threat is considered very serious DHS officials will hold a meeting for the handling of terror. If deemed necessary, then the terror threat warning would be deployed. Each memorial has a limit expired.

military pay

Speaking to a group of 200 soldiers in Baghdad, Defense Secretary Gates drew Army cheers of “Hooah” from the crowd when he eased their concerns about the government shutdown and said “first of all, let me say you will be paid.”

Gates’s comment came during a question and answer session when one of the soldiers about how the government shutdown might affect them. He then joked, “as a historian it always occurred to me the smart thing for government was always to pay the guys with guns first.”
politicians can’t agree on the budget the federal government will shut down tonight at midnight. And if it does, nearly 75-thousand active duty Georgia military personnel will feel the pinch immediately.

When the government shut down in 1995, members of the military kept working and getting paid. Not this time says Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaking Thursday to soldiers in Iraq.
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government shutdown 2011

Federal workers like them across the U.S. will be out of work and without a paycheck if the looming government shutdown isn't averted. Some say they will make the best of it, using the spare time to get a few things done. Others are far more fearful of how they'll provide for their families.
The partial shutdown, which could start at midnight Friday, leaves workers with many questions – some serious, others more mundane: How long, if at all, will they be away from their jobs? Who will be deemed "essential" and be told to come to work? Should I cancel the kids' daycare? Will I still be able to afford that pre-planned vacation?

About 800,000 federal government workers would be affected by a shutdown. Congress would have to decide if furloughed employees could recoup back pay if they have to stay home.

The ripple effects stretch far beyond the Washington metro area, where many federal employees work and live, to places like Chicago, where more than 100 people facing no paychecks protested outside a federal building with signs, "Don't Punish the Public" and "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out."
Disagreements centered around whether or not the final legislative language should include a revamp of the way federal money is spent on family planning services. Republicans insisted that the system be amended so that funds be sent through state governments instead of directly to organizations -- like Planned Parenthood -- themselves. Democrats countered that such a change would be a de facto means of not just denying abortions but also limiting access to cancer screenings, pap smears, and blood pressure checks, among other things.