NIBIRU 2012 A.D the End?

The Nibiru collision is a supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss) which certain groups believe will take place in the early 21st century. Believers in this doomsday event usually refer to this object as Planet X or Nibiru. The idea that a planet-sized object could possibly collide with or pass by Earth in the near future is not supported by any scientific evidence and has been rejected as pseudoscience by astronomers and planetary scientists.

The idea was first proposed in 1995 by Nancy Lieder, founder of the website ZetaTalk. Lieder describes herself as a contactee with the ability to receive messages from extra-terrestrials from the Zeta Reticuli star system through an implant in her brain. She states that she was chosen to warn mankind that the object would sweep through the inner Solar System in May 2003 (though that date was later abandoned) causing Earth to undergo a pole shift that would destroy most of humanity. The predicted collision has subsequently spread beyond Lieder's website and has been embraced by numerous internet doomsday groups, most of which link the event to the 2012 phenomenon. Although the name "Nibiru" is derived from the works of ancient astronaut writerZecharia Sitchin and his interpretations of Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, Sitchin himself denied any connection between his work and various claims of a coming apocalypse.

Scientific criticism

Astronomers point out that such an object so close to Earth would be easily visible to the naked eye (Jupiter and Saturn are both visible to the naked eye, and are dimmer than Nibiru would be at their distances), and would be creating noticeable effects in the orbits of the outer planets. Some counter this by claiming that the object has been hiding behind the Sun for several years, though such a claim is geometrically impossible. Images of Nibiru near the Sun taken by amateurs are usually the result of lens flares, false images of the Sun created by reflections within the lens.

Mike Brown notes that if this object's orbit were as described, it would only have lasted in the Solar System for a million years or so before Jupiter expelled it, and that there is no way another object's magnetic field could have such an effect on Earth.Lieder's assertions that the approach of Nibiru would cause the Earth's rotation to stop or its axis to shift violate the laws of physics. In his rebuttal of Immanuel Velikovsky's Worlds in Collision, which made the same claim that the Earth's rotation could be stopped and then restarted, Carl Sagan noted that, "the energy required to brake the Earth is not enough to melt it, although it would result in a noticeable increase in temperature: the oceans would [be] raised to the boiling point of water . . . [Also,] how does the Earth get started up again, rotating at approximately the same rate of spin? The Earth cannot do it by itself, because of the law of the conservation of angular momentum."

In a 2009 interview with the Discovery Channel, Mike Brown noted that, while it is not impossible that the Sun has a distant planetary companion, such an object would have to be lying very far from the observed regions of the Solar System to have no gravitational effect on the other planets. A Mars-sized object could lie undetected at 300 AU (10 times the distance of Neptune); a Jupiter-sized object at 30,000 AU (1000 times the distance of Neptune). To travel 1000 AU (30 times the distance of Neptune) in 2 years, an object would need to be moving at 2400 km/s, or faster than the galactic escape velocity. At that speed, any object would be shot out of the Solar System, and then out of theMilky Way galaxy into intergalactic space.

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Pro-democracy protests sweep across Arab World

The Yellow portions-the Arab World.

    Over the past several weeks pro-democracy movements have been spreading from one Arab nation to the next. What started as a young man’s protest suicide in Tunisia earlier in January, toppled down the 30 year old autocratic regime of 82 year old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who was forced to resign on February 11, alter 18 days of protests, and hand over power to the army. The call for democracy is now sparking anti-government Libya. The hard living conditions and the soaring unemployment rate has provoked the citizens’ anger towards their autocratic governments. On February 25, demonstrations for better government services spiraled out of control in Iraq. The international community is not only concerned about the bloody violence but also about the increasing oil prices. Although community is seriously condemning the violence in Libya, the future of the country and the rest of the Pro-democracy movements in the Arab world is left to seen.

Tunisia: Tunisia’s popular revolt, which ousted veteran strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has inspired dissidents across the Arab world. Following the overthrow of ex-leader Zine El Abidine Ben ali, Tunisia, on February 7, authorized inter president Foued Mebaza to rule by decree. Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned on February 27, as security forces clashed with protesters in Tunis demanding the removal of some Ministers of his interim government.

Egypt: The military council has set a six-month timetable for democratic elections and vowed to hand power over to a civilian government in line with the demands of the protesters who drove Mubarak from Power. The Opposition party is led by El Baradei, the Noble laureate.

Yemen: President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been in power for 3 years decades. He has promised not to run again when his current term expires in 2013 and pledges not to pass on power to his son.

Algeria: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s government officially lifted a state of emergency in place for the past 19 years. Security forces tried to put down unrest. Bouteflika has ruled the nation since 1999.

Bahrain: Protesters call for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa rather than Kind Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, who has the final say in politics. The kind ordered that each family in the tiny Gulf monarchy be given $ 3,000 to mark the 10th Anniversary of a national charter for reforms. More than 220 prisoners accused of toppling monarchy also released. On February 26, nation reshuffled its cabinet in a further attempt to appease the Shia Opposition that has staged days of protest against the Sunni led government.

Jordan: King Abdullah II sacked the government of Samir Rifai and named Maruf Bakhit Prime Minister. Bakhit;s Mission –take practical, quick and tangible steps to launch true political reforms, enhance Jordan’s democratic drive and ensure safe and decent living for all Jordanians.

Libya: Protesters demand that president Moammar Ghadafi, who has ruled for more than 40 years, steps down. Ghadafi offered to double salaries and released 110 suspected Islamic militants in an attempt to defuse public anger. His son Saif-al –Islam offered to with-hold attacks on regime opponents and negotiate UNSC slapped sanctions on the nation and referred cases to International Criminal Court.

Oman: Protestors demand political reforms. Man’s rules, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, replaced six Cabinet Ministers on February 27.

UN Resolution and the Libya:

      The military action in Libya, its legitimacy is already being questioned amid fears of another Iraq in the making. The Arab League, whose support was invoked by Britain and its allies as providing justification for the invasion, has been the first to criticize it saying the bombardment has gone beyond the United Nations Security Council remit which was limited to enforcing a “no-fly” zone.“What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians,” Amr Moussa, head of the Arab League, said. The 22-member group is expected to meet soon to discuss its future strategy.

       There has also been criticism from India, Russia, China and a number of African states which have called for an African Union summit to discuss an “African solution” to the crisis, according to media reports. Even Americans were reported to be thinking of scaling down their role in the operation with Defence Secretary Robert Gates saying that while America would continue to be part of the coalition, it “will not have the pre-eminent role.”In Britain, which led the campaign for military intervention, there is inevitably nervousness despite a public show of bravado. The fact is that despite British claims there was never really a consensus on support for military action. Five leading nations, including two permanent members — China and Russia —besides India, Brazil and Germany, abstained from the vote on the U.N. resolution and made clear that they would not get involved in any armed intervention.Germany, reflecting the divisions in Europe, said the move was fraught with “considerable dangers and risks.” India thought there was not enough “credible” information to warrant military intervention and Brazil warned that it could actually harm civilians more than helping them.


      At an EU summit days before the U.N. vote, British Prime Minister David Cameron was isolated when he pressed for a military option with only French President Nicolas Sarkozy supporting the idea. At home, too, there was — and still is — considerable opposition to an Iraq-like adventure.Critics say the government's approach to the Libyan crisis has been amateurish, starting with Foreign Secretary William Hague's statement — in the first week of the revolt — that he had “seen some information” suggesting that Muammar Qadhafi was on his way to Venezuela “at this moment.” At one stage, Mr. Hague was struggling after a series of blunders — from the shambolic airlift of Libyan refugees to the botched “spy” mission to help anti-Qadhafi forces.Last summer, when he became Foreign Secretary he made a long and passionate speech outlining his plans for a new “distinctive” foreign policy, a sort of “Hague doctrine” that was meant to draw a line under the supposed failings of his Labour predecessors. His supporters sought to project him as the best thing that had happened to the Foreign Office after 13 years of Labour “misrule,” epitomised by the Iraq invasion. (Never mind Mr. Hague and his Conservative party fully backed the invasion and still justify it on the same grounds as Labour.)Nine months after that brave start, questions are being raised about his judgment and fitness for the job. The media are buzzing with speculation on the back of rumours that his party colleagues have already started positioning themselves in case he is forced to go.Education Secretary Michael Gove, former Times journalist transformed into a rising star of the Conservative party with close personal links to Mr. Cameron, is among those said to be eyeing his job. The only thing that apparently counts against him is his fear of flying which, given the amount of travelling a Foreign Secretary is expected to do, can be a fatal flaw.In the wake of the “spy” mission fiasco, Mr. Hague's position became so vulnerable that Mr. Cameron was forced to stand up in the Commons to defend him, describing him as an “excellent” Foreign Secretary. This after Downing Street was accused of trying to hang Mr. Hague out to dry when, initially, it tried to distance itself from the mission saying the Foreign Secretary had personally authorised it. Only after Mr. Hague made clear that it had the backing of the Prime Minister and the government appeared threatened with what The Daily Mail described as the makings of a “civil war” did Mr. Cameron intervene to defend his embattled Foreign Secretary.

       It was on Friday, March 4, that six members of the elite Special Air Service (SAS) and two junior British diplomats landed in a rebel-held area of Benghazi, eastern Libya, unannounced. The government said their aim was to establish contact with groups fighting the Qadhafi forces and assess their humanitarian needs. But in a farcical turn of events, the men were seized by the very people they had been sent to help. They were detained and taken to a military base reportedly in handcuffs.Their helicopter, weapons and telephones were confiscated. Rebel leaders were reported to be furious fearing that such interventions would be seized by the Qadhafi regime as evidence of western interference. It took frantic calls from London to senior rebel leaders to secure the men's release.The government faced more embarrassment after it emerged that a call by British Ambassador to Libya Richard Northern, appealing for the release of the captured men and apologising for their behaviour, was intercepted by the Libyan regime and broadcast on state television handing it a PR coup.

     Former Libyan Justice Minister Mostafa Abdel Jalil, who is now a commander of a rebel group, is heard telling Mr. Northern: “They made a big mistake, coming with a helicopter in an open area.” A stuttering Mr. Northern says: “I didn't know how they were coming.”

     The incident sparked widespread criticism with Oliver Miles, a former British ambassador to Libya, saying the whole idea of sending such a mission was “bizarre.” It also opened up divisions within the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democrats joining the Opposition to attack the move. The former Lib Dem leader, Menzies Campbell, denounced it as an “ill-conceived, poorly planned and embarrassingly executed” operation.MPs wondered why the rebels were not informed of the team's mission if it had gone to meet them. Mr. Hague's claim that the mission collapsed because of a “misunderstanding” was greeted with mocking laughter in the Commons. So, what was the nature of the “misunderstanding” on which Mr. Hague blamed the mission's failure?It seems what happened was a replay of the events that led to the invasion of Iraq, when western governments willing to clutch at any straw that reinforced their claims about Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction relied heavily on dodgy sources of intelligence.
According to The Sunday Times, the mission was conceived at the behest of an opposition figure, Abdul Fattah Younis, who hyped his influence among rebel groups. Mr. Younis was a Minister in the Qadhafi government until recently and though he has now joined the revolt he is still regarded with suspicion by main rebel groups. “When the members of MI6/SAS mission said they had come to see Younis, they may have increased their captors' suspicion,” the newspaper said.

     Eminent economist Howard Davies has been forced to resign as director of the London School of Economics because the university accepted funding from the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation under his watch; and the LSE itself has been dubbed the “Libyan School of Economics” amid unsubstantiated claims that it awarded Mr. Qadhafi's son Saif-al Qadhafi (an allegedly plagiarised) PhD in return for the £1.5 million from the Foundation. Lord Meghnad Desai, emeritus professor at LSE, one of the two academics who reviewed Mr. Qadhafi's thesis, says he is “hurt” that his academic “integrity” is being questioned.

     Every day, a new institution or individual is added to the “hall of shame” and there are calls for an investigation into its/his Libya “connection.” Yet until a few weeks ago, Britain took pride in bringing Mr. Qadhafi “out from the cold” and British companies were officially encouraged and helped to do business with Libya. Britain even sold it arms. As the Observer columnist Henry Porter pointed out, Libya had “teargas [equipment] made in Britain,” “Mirage F-1 planes, recently upgraded by the French,” and “C-130 H Hercules transport places from the U.S.” The prevailing wave of moral indignation was at odds, he suggested, with the trend over the past decade when everyone, it seemed, wanted to get into bed with Mr. Qadhafi.

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Exclusion of NE States from Foreigner (Protected Area) Order,1958:

Lifting of Protected Area Regime in Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram:

       The entire area of  the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland and parts of Sikkim are ‘Protected Areas’ under Foreigners (Protected Area)Order, 1958 issued under Sec-3 of the Foreigner Act,1946 by Ministry of Home Affairs. Some areas of Sikkim have also been declared ‘Restricted Areas’ under the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order,1963 which provided that- No foreigner shall enter into or remain in any protected area/restricted area except under and in accordance with the permit issued by the Central Government or any Officers authorized by the Central Government in this behalf.

      For promoting Tourism in North Eastern states, guidelines regarding relaxation of PAP/RAP regime have been issued from time to time by Ministry of Home Affairs. Protected Area Permit Regime in states of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland has been reviewed in the Ministry of Home Affairs and it has been decided to exclude the entire area of the State of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland from the Protected Area regime notified under the Foreigner (Protected Area) Order,1958 initially for a period of 1(one) year with effect from 1^st January, 2011 subject to certain conditions. The concerned state Governments have been advised in the matter.

                                       

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NASA: Days Shortened.

        The massive earthquake that struck Japan last Friday(11/03/2011) was so powerful that it accelerated the Earth's rotation speed, shortening the length of the day by 1.8 microseconds, according to a new analysis by NASA.     

      According to scientists at the U.S space agency, the 8.9 magnitude quake shifted the way the Earth's mass is distributed, which made the planet spin a little faster, cutting the 24 hour day by an estimated 1.8 microseconds.That is less than two-milionths of one second.

      Initial data suggested the quake moved Japan's main island about eight feet and shifted the Earth's figure axis, around which the Earth's mass is balanced, by about 17 cm, said Richard Gross, a geophysicist at NASA.

Sharmila's case to be highlighted to Patil

The case of Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been fasting for more than 10 years, demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, would be raised among other issues concerning women in Manipur to the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil during her two-day visit to the State, Chairperson of Manipur State Social Welfare Advisory Board RK Nayansana has assured.

Talking to The Sangai Express in her office, Nayansana informed that the State Social Welfare Advisory Board is planning to raise various issues related to development of women in Manipur including the issue of Sharmila who has been fasting for more than 10 years now demanding repeal of AFSPA, 1958.

Nayansana observed that the struggle of Irom Chanu Sharmila is for the entire Manipur and as a woman, she is very proud of the fact that such an unprecedented struggle has been launched by a woman.

She pointed out that in a  armed conflict situation like Manipur, it is the women who suffered the most. This is despite the fact that Manipuri women have been contributing their mite in every sphere of the society.

‘‘So, when President Pratibha Devisingh Patel arrived here on a two-day visit to the State, we would ensure that the issue of Irom Chanu Sharmila is brought to her notice and exert pressure for repealing Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958’’, Nayansana said, adding that the timing of the visit of the President, which comes  just ahead of International Women’s Day, too, is most appropriate for taking up other important issues related to development of women in Manipur.

Right To Education:

Right to Education Act.

The Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act has come into force from today, April 1, 2010. This is a historic day for the people of India as from this day the right to education will be accorded the same legal status as the right to life as provided by Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. Every child in the age group of 6-14 years will be provided 8 years of elementary education in an age appropriate classroom in the vicinity of his/her neighbourhood. Any cost that prevents a child from accessing school will be borne by the State which shall have the responsibility of enrolling the child as well as ensuring attendance and completion of 8 years of schooling. No child shall be denied admission for want of documents; no child shall be turned away if the admission cycle in the school is over and no child shall be asked to take an admission test. Children with disabilities will also be educated in the mainstream schools. The Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh has emphasized that it is important for the country that if we nurture our children and young people with the right education, India’s future as a strong and prosperous country is secure. All private schools shall be required to enroll children from weaker sections and disadvantaged communities in their incoming class to the extent of 25% of their enrolment, by simple random selection. No seats in this quota can be left vacant. These children will be treated on par with all the other children in the school and subsidized by the State at the rate of average per learner costs in the government schools (unless the per learner costs in the private school are lower). All schools will have to prescribe to norms and standards laid out in the Act and no school that does not fulfill these standards within 3 years will be allowed to function. All private schools will have to apply for recognition, failing which they will be penalized to the tune of Rs 1 lakh and if they still continue to function will be liable to pay Rs 10,000 per day as fine. Norms and standards of teacher qualification and training are also being laid down by an Academic Authority. Teachers in all schools will have to subscribe to these norms within 5 years. Right to Education Act, 2009 Rules The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been mandated to monitor the implementation of this historic Right. A special Division within NCPCR will undertake this huge and important task in the coming months and years. A special toll free helpline to register complaints will be set up by NCPCR for this purpose. NCPCR welcomes the formal notification of this Act and looks forward to playing an active role in ensuring its successful implementation. NCPCR also invites all civil society groups, students, teachers, administrators, artists, writers, government personnel, legislators, members of the judiciary and all other stakeholders to join hands and work together to build a movement to ensure that every child of this country is in school and enabled to get at least 8 years of quality education. Benefits of Right to Education Act, 2009 RTE has been a part of the directive principles of the State Policy under Article 45 of the Constitution, which is part of Chapter 4 of the Constitution. And rights in Chapter 4 are not enforceable. For the first time in the history of India we have made this right enforceable by putting it in Chapter 3 of the Constitution as Article 21. This entitles children to have the right to education enforced as a fundamental right.

Tourist spots:

 Particularly, the Ichum Keirap Village has no picnic spot or other tourist centre. On the suburb of its border, lies a newly famous ‘EEshing Chaibi’ or Waterfall which is situated at Thangthilon or Sadu Chiru village. This natural Waterfall, despite of dispute for ownership between its local villages-Sadu Chiru and Sajal, has been attracting many peoples from the state. Today, it has become a picnic spot.

         The Agape Garden : This Garden’ owned and managed by Kamlun Telien which is situated just near to the above waterfall has also been becoming a known place for picnic and outing. This Garden is worthy to visit especially on holidays and other half days. Its entry charge is fixed at Rs.5/- per head.(Call for detail: K.T.Kom@09862897237)

      This park or garden has become a desire place for outing and picnic within the region excluding its locals. The fantastic arrangement of different flowers in a boulevard manner producing a pleasant scenery is worth visiting.
Sa-Sen Lon Tlang: This place was once known for its arial viewing good place. It was visited often when an  annual picnic or pantras were organised. Today, it has become a bushy covered with trees and scrubs.Gone is the days but recalling, it take us back to the past life where lesser pain and agonies were experienced.