http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=loud Thu, 23 May 2013 19:13:09 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=loud Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:04 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar 1043: We are being told that the PM's statement is now expected to take place at about 11:00 BST from outside 10 Downing St. 1042: Journalist Guido Olimpio writes in Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that "the attack on the British soldier, even though many elements are still missing, is an absolutely perfect textbook case of individual jihadism bent on achieving results as macabre as they are 'spectacular'... Unfortunately, we are going to have to get accustomed to episodes such as the murder in London. At this juncture it is part of a trend". 1036: Breaking News The Metropolitan Police execute a search warrant at an address in Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman says: "This is in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a man in Woolwich. The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to discuss the matter further at this stage." 1035: Professor Paul Rogers, from Bradford University, is an expert in terrorism and says the attack seemed to be designed to cause widespread fear. He tells BBC News: "The alleged perpetrators really wanted to publicise what they did. In a way, it's almost exactly what academics say when they talk about the term terrorism, it's actions which may have a victim or some victims but are designed to cause fear among a much wider community." Breaking News Nick Robinson Political editor tweets: Advice not to wear uniforms in public set to be reversed. PM believes was "understandable reaction" but people should go about daily lives 1032: A Conservative MP says he intends to discuss the speed of the police response in Woolwich with ministers. Robert Buckland tells the BBC: "I will raise it with Home Office ministers as soon as we know the full picture." He was quoted in the Telegraph as saying it would be very worrying if there had been an "unwarranted delay" in the police response. 1031: A Cub Scout leader has spoken of how she confronted one of the alleged attackers who killed a member of the armed forces in Woolwich. In an interview, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett tells the Daily Telegraph the attacker said he had killed the soldier because "he had killed Muslim people" and that he was "fed up that people kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is some audio of her describing what happened. 1030: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says armed forces personnel have been advised to conceal their uniforms if they are wearing them in public places, particularly on public transport. This advice has gone to regular members of the armed forces and the Territorial Army as well. 1028: Police conduct a fingertip search near to the scene of the crime. 1028: In his statement, Mr Murphy says: "The government and security services have our full support in establishing the facts and preventing any future such crimes. As a country we should respond with a reassertion of the values of tolerance and justice; the values that these extremists hate so much about our country. We should all help to ensure our Armed Forces never feel fearful in public. They protect us, and today each of us can send a loud message of support, solidarity and gratitude to all service personnel serving in our towns and cities at home and overseas." 1027: Shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy, says: "This is firstly a personal tragedy for the family and friends of the victim. This horrendous and horrific act against our Armed Forces has shocked us all. In our moments of anger we should be strengthened in our national resolve to tackle hatred and terrorism wherever they exist." Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Anjem Choudray tells ITV News (&amp; The Independent it seems) he knows 1 of attackers. Attended Al Muhajiroun events. Is Muslim convert. 1024: Statement after Cobra meeting: "There was an operational update from the police and agencies into the ongoing investigation and an update from the MOD on protective security. There was a discussion about community cohesion. The strength and unity of response from Muslim community leaders was recognised and commended by Ministers and others around the table." 1018: ITV News is reporting details of an email it says was sent to air cadets, saying: "No uniforms are to be worn by any military personnel whilst walking out of unit/MoD locations in London and Greater London with effect now until further notice. This includes the carriage of military day sacks." 1015: Russian state-owned TV Channel One, as seen by BBC Monitoring, says: "This is the first time that Londoners, who have been through more than one terror attack, have seen such a thing... Now the UK authorities will find it easier to achieve the deportation of radical Islamic preachers." Norman Smith, BBC News Channel chief political correspondent tweets : COBRA ends. PM and others encouraged by calm response of local community #woolwich Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Police &amp; forensics are searching a London flat that ITV News believes is connected to one of the suspected Woolwich attackers. 1008: A statement from Prime Minister David Cameron is expected in Downing Street within 10 minutes. Stacey Rickman tweets: Never seen woolwich and plumstead so empty in the past two years I've travelled through wowza Kelly Lu tweets: Going to sleep hearing helicoptors and waking up to hearing helicoptors... 1007: A Kent MP describes the broadcast of footage of one of the alleged attackers in Woolwich as one of the worst examples of irresponsible journalism he has ever seen. Julian Brazier, a member of the Defence Select Committee, tells Julia George on BBC Radio Kent that the clip should never have been shown. 1006: Here is an audio interview with eyewitness Graham Wilders, who lives in Woolwich. He describes seeing the attack and how he initially thought there had been an accident with two men trying to resuscitate the victim. 1005: People have laid flowers and an Army T-shirt in tribute to the soldier who was killed. Reports say he had been wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of the British military charity Help for Heroes. 1003: The statement concludes: "Let the response of our nation be mature and thoughtful. This is a moment of prayer, unity and not of hasty reaction." 1002: The Greenwich Islamic Centre adds: "The local Muslim community has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with the people from all walks of life regardless of their religion, colour or ethnic background. At this moment of confusion, uncertainty and naturally highly charged emotions, we earnestly appeal to the media not to rush to judgement and wait for the final findings by the law enforcement agencies." 1000: The Greenwich Islamic Centre condemns Wednesday's "barbaric murder": "The Muslims of the Greenwich Islamic Centre in the Royal Borough of Greenwich... share the grief and sorrow of the nation. Our hearts go out to the family, colleagues and friends of the victim of this despicable and horrific tragedy." 0954: Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the soldier killed in Woolwich. Here a woman places flowers outside the Royal Military Barracks, near the scene where he was killed. 0953: Graham Wilders - who witnessed the killing - says officers arriving at the scene had to take into account the fact that at least one of the attackers had a gun. He says: "The police officers didn't even get a chance to get out their car. They just, like, started running towards them, especially the bloke with the machetes. They just had to shoot him because he was just hurtling towards them, and then the other one with the handgun, lifted it up and obviously they shot him." 0952: Leaving the meeting of Cobra, London mayor Boris Johnson, appears to indicate Wednesday's attack was being seen as a one-off incident. "Everything I am hearing leads me to think that Londoners can go about their business in the normal way and we are going to bring the killers to justice," he says. 0950: Julie Siddiqi, of the Islamic Society of Britain, tells BBC Radio 4: "The people who did this act yesterday do not speak in my name, do not speak for my community or the rest of the country. We have to come out with the strongest condemnation, which is what I'm seeing this morning." 0947: The politicians will now want to leave the police and intelligence services to pursue the lines they need to, our correspondent Norman Smith adds. 0947: Our correspondent says this means security services are still thought to be piecing together information about the attack. So when the PM speaks in the next hour or so, it will a more general appeal for calm and a message of reassurance. 0946: We are hearing that the Cobra meeting in Whitehall has finished. It lasted about an hour and was not a "nuts and bolts meeting", according to BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith. 0943: Farouk Murad, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, says the attack is "an insult and attack against our faith and our community", adding: "We must stand united against this kind of criminal activity... Islam does not under any pretext give the licence to kill innocents on our streets." 0942: Residents in Woolwich tell the BBC the killing should not diminish the community spirit that exists in the area. One resident, Keira, says: "I don't think it's anything to do with religion, or race or anything else. I think it's all to do with the person and who did it. And that's it really... We've just got to all pull together really and just accept what's happened and move on from it." 0942: There are still large numbers of police officers at the scene of the killing, while soldiers are standing guard outside the Royal Military Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London. 0941: A Ministry of Defence source says the uniform advice is a "common sense"" measure while the investigation into yesterday's attack is ongoing. He says it does not amount to a change in policy. Security at a number of military bases has already been stepped up and members of the services have been told to remain vigilant. 0939: Breaking News The BBC understands guidance has been issued to members of the armed forces to "conceal" their uniforms if in public, especially when travelling alone, in light of Wednesday's attack. 0932: The Press Association news agency, quoting sources, says the Woolwich suspects are of Nigerian background and are not thought to have links to terror groups based there. There has been no confirmation of this. Garath Dobbs, from Cardiff, emails: It strikes me that the attackers have gained exactly what they wanted from this - exposure. The media outlet could not wait to get this 'exclusive' on the air. There has to be a way to deny these attackers the oxygen of publicity. I think there should be a law against televising diatribes relating to such acts and a law against filming and sharing any such things on the internet. I understand the second part will be difficult but national television would be easy. It just seems very naive of ITV to show these people on primetime. Secunder Kermani tweets : Been at the #woolwich school near ydays killing. Parents say they've struggled to shield their kids from what happened. Some still scared 0928: Boris Johnson continues: "I think it's very important that... the people of London should take their cue from the behaviour of the people of Woolwich yesterday, who showed such astonishing natural courage in dealing with an appalling event, and who stood up to those killers. And I think that that's the spirit of London, and that's what I would call on people to do today - go about their lives in the normal way." 0927: Mayor of London Boris Johnson is attending the Cobra meeting in Whitehall. On his way in he says: "It is completely wrong to blame this killing on the religion of Islam. But it is also equally wrong to try to draw any link between this murder and British foreign policy, or the actions of British forces who are risking their lives abroad for the sake of freedom. The fault lies wholly and exclusively in the warped and deluded mindset of the people who did it. And what we need now is, for the sake of the victim, and for the sake of his family, is for those killers to be brought to justice." 0927: Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, tells BBC News the government must find out "who committed this barbaric crime and follow it up swiftly". He adds: "People need to stay calm - I think some of the stories that we've heard this morning of demonstrations in certain areas... this is not helpful to the police, the police should not be distracted from the very important work that they have to do." 0925: Former chairwoman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, Baroness Neville-Jones, tells the BBC that the inspiration for the Woolwich attack "comes from internet hate speech and jihadist rhetoric". She says: "Muslim leadership must help with tackling the spread of this kind of rhetoric." 0915: Breaking News In a message on Twitter, Prime Minister David Cameron says: "I have been updated by the commissioner and will chair Cobra shortly. I will make a statement on this sickening killing this morning." 0914: Prime Minister David Cameron was briefed by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on the murder investigation before chairing the meeting of Cobra at 10 Downing Street. 0912: Breaking News PM David Cameron is now chairing the Cobra emergency government crisis committee. 0911: The Metropolitan Police are expected to release the name and regiment of the soldier killed later this morning. His family has already been informed. 0908: Here is a picture taken at the scene of yesterday's London street attack - an air ambulance can be seen landing. Have a look at our BBC picture gallery for more images of the scene in Woolwich. Warning: some of the following images are graphic in nature. 0903: Lord Reid tells BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that the killing in Woolwich was a "horrific and terrible attack", and adds: "The bad news is that becomes harder to prevent." He says it was "a testament to the effectiveness of our security forces in this country that they have prevented it for many, many years". 0902: Col Kemp also tells BBC News he believes this morning's Cobra meeting will try to ascertain whether the attack was part of a wider extremist conspiracy. He says: "I don't think it looks like that myself but I think they will want to know that. And the second thing, I think, in that area is there will be a great deal of concern that this form of attack now, which I think has been long feared by the security services, could lead to copycats." 0901: A former commander of British soldiers in Afghanistan, Col Richard Kemp, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme "it would be wrong to suggest we live in a state of fear of this type of attack". 0901: Former Home Secretary Lord Reid condemns the "brutal, inhumane and terrible murder of an innocent person". While he said the threat from terrorists was continual, he insisted they would not succeed in their bid to "impose their will on others" in the UK. 0852: A Facebook page set up in honour of the victim of yesterday's attack has received one million "likes", according to the Metro newspaper . It features a statement saying: "A British soldier has been murdered as he walked a street in London in a 'suspected' terror attack. RIP to a hero!" 0851: Raffaelle Pantucci, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, tells the BBC: "The brazenness of this incident is what marks it out from previous ones. The willingness of these guys to conduct this attack in the middle of the street and then sort of talk about it, shout about it in front of people in the street afterwards, is I think a new level of brutality." 0825: Lincoln Jopp, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan, tells the BBC this was a tragic act, but adds the British army will rally round at times like this - as they always do. He says he realises people will be looking at procedures, but says he would like military personnel to continue wearing their uniforms outside barracks. He says the British public's support gives the military great strength. 0816: Our correspondent adds the Cobra meeting will decide how to respond to the killing - looking at whether it was a lone attack or a wider orchestrated campaign. So far, he says, the UK's terror alert level has not been raised and the security response has been limited to military barracks, which would lead one to speculate it is believed to have been an isolated act. 0815: Political correspondent Norman Smith says the Cobra emergency meeting - for which the PM has returned from France - will get under way in about 20 minutes. Before that the home secretary will brief David Cameron on the latest thinking of the intelligence service, because overnight they have gone through a mass of material - witness statements, footage, and of course their own records, he says - to see if the attackers were in any way known to the security services. 0807: You can read our main news story here for an overview of what is happening today. Here is a map of the scene. David Dixon, a local head teacher, told the BBC News Channel he walked out of the school gates and saw a body lying in the road a short distance away. He then heard gunshots and instructed staff to lock all the gates of his school. An air ambulance landed in the playground and the children were sent home. 0802: If you want more background on yesterday's attack, you can look back at Wednesday's live page here. 0800: Here is a picture of the scene yesterday, following the attack - which took place at 14:20 BST in John Wilson Street, the A205. We will bring you more photos as they come in today. 0758: Usama Hasan is a senior researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, a think tank specialising in counter extremism. He tells the BBC that the hatred preached by some Islamic clerics has to stop: "The real problem here is the decisive hatred preached by a very small minority of clerics in this country in a small number of our mosques and universities. They know who they are and there are Muslim groups and other groups - left wing groups may I say - who defend that kind of grievance and victimhood mentality. That's what must change and has to stop. A very small number of people but unfortunately their influence is too high." Mark Coyle tweets : Police helicopter overhead #Woolwich. A sense of bewilderment in the air. I swear I saw a dad holding his kids' hands tighter than normal. 0754: ITV News has broadcast footage of a man with bloodied hands talking to a camera, following the attack. He makes a series of political statements before walking towards a man, who is believed to be a soldier, lying on the street. Warning: This footage contains disturbing images. CJ, from Surrey A dark day for us all. Whatever their reasons, this was wrong. This can only lead to opposing hate groups (re)surfacing and promoting further further hate amongst understandably frightened people. 0745: Wednesday's events in Woolwich have shocked the UK - but this was precisely the kind of attack that security chiefs have long feared could come, writes the BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani in his blog this morning. 0743: A passer-by, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, confronted one of the attackers in the street. She says he told her that he had killed because he was "fed up" about the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking on ITV Daybreak she describes the scene, saying: "More and more people were starting to come. I mean there was absolutely nobody when I arrived apart form the bus and people stayed on the bus and there was just this lady cradling the soldier and gradually people started to come. I imagine the soldier was losing more and more blood and attracting people and there was so many people around." 0741: The Muslim Council of Britain says the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicates they were motivated by their faith. A statement from the council says: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family." 0740: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says security at London military barracks has been stepped up, but the overall threat of terrorism warning has not been raised to severe - it is at substantial at the moment. Severe would mean a terror attack is likely. One of the issues the Cobra meeting will look at is whether soldiers should wear their uniform outside their barracks, he says. They will also discuss if this is a one-off attack or part of a wider move. 0736: There are reports that it was 20 minutes before armed police arrived at the scene of the attack yesterday. But local MP for Greenwich and Woolwich Nick Raynsford tells the BBC he thinks police arrived pretty quickly and very quickly dealt with the two suspects. "We know very well that quick response is important, but it's difficult to think in an urban area that it would be possible to get to a scene of a crime much quicker than that given all the communication there has to be - given that there had to be an armed unit to respond, and given the evidence there were two very dangerous suspects who themselves were armed." 0733: There are many questions today about who the victim of this brutal attack was. He is said to have been a member of the British armed forces, but people will want to know who he was, which unit was he with, and if he was linked to the Woolwich barracks. For the Cobra emergency committee, perhaps the overriding question will be whether the two attackers were acting unilaterally or were part of a more orchestrated plot. The committee will also be discussing the motive for the attack, says the BBC's Ben Ando. 0732: Already security has been stepped up at military barracks across London. Police now are waiting to question the two attackers, who are in separate hospitals after being shot by armed police. The BBC's Ben Ando says we do not know which hospitals are looking after the men or what condition the men are in - although one is thought to be in a critical condition. 0730: Since the attack there were confrontations in Woolwich between police and a group of around 60 people - some from the English Defence League - but there were no arrests. Here members of the EDL wear balaclavas as they gather outside a pub in Woolwich in London last night. There have also been attacks on mosques in Kent and Essex. 0726: Initially, witnesses thought the two men were trying to help the man, but then they realised they were killing him. Lots of amateur footage was recorded at the scene yesterday and police have urged people to send them any video or images they have of the scene. 0726: Meanwhile, a tow-truck has removed a vehicle - covered with a red canvas cover - which is thought to have been involved. It is thought the victim was struck by a car before being attacked by the two men, says our correspondent Ben Ando. 0725: The BBC's Ben Ando, who has been in Woolwich overnight, says it has been a scene of considerable and measured activity. The scene of the killing was on the south circular road - one of London's busiest routes, and forensic teams have worked through the night to complete their work so the road can re-open. 0723: The two men - who were shot by police - are being held in hospital under armed guard while counter terrorism police wait to question them. 0722: Witnesses yesterday described seeing two men armed with knives and a gun repeatedly assault the victim. One of the men called for Britain to end its involvement in foreign conflicts. The image shown here is from footage taken at the scene. 0721: The emergency meeting this morning will be attended by politicians, the UK's most senior police officer and the new head of MI5. 0721: Home Secretary Theresa May has said that while we have seen terrorism on the streets of London before, "we have always stood firm against it - despicable acts like these will not go unpunished", she has promised. 0720: The home secretary says security has been tightened at all London barracks, and the government's emergency response committee Cobra will meet this morning to discuss the attack. David Cameron has cut short his trip to Paris to chair the meeting. 0719: Two suspects were shot by armed police after spending several minutes speaking to bystanders and making political statements to camera. 0718: A man said by Whitehall sources to be a member of the British armed forces has been killed on a busy south London street in what has been described as a terror attack. His exact identity has not been revealed. Follow our live coverage of the day's events here. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar Todays Collection Of Tweets Texts to The BBC from all walks of life here ! UK reaction to the beheading of a Soldier in a UK street. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:30 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=754_1369263647 Flakron Qerimi 3 supercars were cruising the streets of London on Sunday making a lot of noise. The guy in the C63 AMG previously had the black C63 last year (numberplate X IORDA). The M5 is fitted with an Eisenmann exhaust making it really loud and sounding amazing when accelerating. Hope you enjoy http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=754_1369263647 Flakron Qerimi <span class="highlight">LOUD</span> COMBO!! C63 AMG, SL65 AMG, M5 w/ Eisenmann Exhaust super cars , lamborghini Mon, 20 May 2013 20:51:10 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=243_1369097291 Traci Sutherland-Gibbs Some of these are priceless! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=243_1369097291 Traci Sutherland-Gibbs Guilty Cats and Dogs. {<span class="highlight">Loud</span> Music Warning} guilty, cats, dogs, sofa, poo on floor, wallpaper, plants, lol Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:11 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b58_1369229212 BloodyPeasant Another video about the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes, this time produced jointly by the USGS and the state of Tennessee with more of a focus on Tennessee itself. The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial pair of very large earthquakes on December 16, 1811. These earthquakes remain the most powerful earthquakes to hit the eastern United States in recorded history. These events, as well as the seismic zone of their occurrence, were named for the Mississippi River town of New Madrid, then part of the Louisiana Territory, now within Missouri. There are estimates that the earthquakes were felt strongly over roughly 50,000 sq mi, and moderately across nearly 1 million square miles. The historic 1906 San Francisco earthquake, by comparison, was felt moderately over roughly 6,200 sq mi. The 1811-1812 earthquakes The four earthquakes December 16, 1811, 2:15 a.m. (M ~7.2 - 8.1) epicenter in northeast Arkansas. It caused only slight damage to man-made structures, mainly because of the sparse population in the epicentral area. The future location of Memphis, Tennessee experienced level IX shaking on the Mercalli intensity scale. A seismic seiche propagated upriver, and Little Prairie (a village that was on the site of the former Fort San Fernando, near the site of present-day Caruthersville, Missouri) was heavily damaged by soil liquefaction. December 16, 1811, 8:15 a.m. (M ~7.2-8.1) epicenter in northeast Arkansas. This shock followed the first earthquake by six hours and was similar in intensity. January 23, 1812, 9 a.m. (M ~7.0-7.8) epicenter in the Missouri Bootheel. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks. Johnson and Schweig attributed this earthquake to a rupture on the New Madrid North Fault. This may have placed strain on the Reelfoot Fault. February 7, 1812, 4:45 a.m. (M ~7.4-8.0) epicenter near New Madrid, Missouri. New Madrid was destroyed. At St. Louis, Missouri, many houses were severely damaged, and their chimneys were toppled. This shock was definitively attributed to the Reelfoot Fault by Johnston and Schweig. Uplift along a segment of this reverse fault created temporary waterfalls on the Mississippi at Kentucky Bend, created waves that propagated upstream, and caused the formation of Reelfoot Lake by obstructing streams in what is now Lake County, Tennessee. Susan Hough, a seismologist of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has recently estimated the earthquakes' magnitudes as "right around magnitude 7. Possibly a bit below, possibly a bit above, but not as big as 7.5." Eyewitness accounts John Bradbury, a Fellow of the Linnean Society, was on the Mississippi on the night of December 15, 1811, and describes the tremors in great detail in his Travels in the Interior of America in the Years 1809, 1810 and 1811, published in 1817. After supper, we went to sleep as usual: about ten o'clock, and in the night I was awakened by the most tremendous noise, accompanied by an agitation of the boat so violent, that it appeared in danger of upsetting ... I could distinctly see the river as if agitated by a storm; and although the noise was inconceivably loud and terrific, I could distinctly hear the crash of falling trees, and the screaming of the wild fowl on the river, but found that the boat was still safe at her moorings. By the time we could get to our fire, which was on a large flag in the stern of the boat, the shock had ceased; but immediately the perpendicular banks, both above and below us, began to fall into the river in such vast masses, as to nearly sink our boat by the swell they occasioned ... At day-light we had counted twenty-seven shocks. Eliza Bryan in New Madrid, Territory of Missouri, wrote the following eyewitness account in March, 1812. On the 16th of December, 1811, about two o'clock, a.m., we were visited by a violent shock of an earthquake, accompanied by a very awful noise resembling loud but distant thunder, but more hoarse and vibrating, which was followed in a few minutes by the complete saturation of the atmosphere, with sulphurious vapor, causing total darkness. The screams of the affrighted inhabitants running to and fro, not knowing where to go, or what to do-the cries of the fowls and beasts of every species-the cracking of trees falling, and the roaring of the Mississippi- the current of which was retrograde for a few minutes, owing as is supposed, to an irruption in its bed- formed a scene truly horrible. John Reynolds (February 26, 1788 - May 8, 1865) who was the 4th governor of Illinois, among other political posts, mentions the earthquake in his biography My Own Times: Embracing Also the History of My Life (1855): On the night of 16th November, 1811, an earthquake occurred, that produced great consternation amongst the people. The centre of the violence was in New Madrid, Missouri, but the whole valley of the Mississippi was violently agitated. Our family all were sleeping in a log cabin, and my father leaped out of bed crying aloud "the Indians are on the house" ... We laughed at the mistake of my father, but soon found out it was worse than the Indians. Not one in the family knew at the time that it was an earthquake. The next morning another shock made us acquainted with it, so we decided it was an earthquake. The cattle came running home bellowing with fear, and all animals were terribly alarmed on the occasion. Our house cracked and quivered, so we were fearful it would fall to the ground. In the American Bottom many chimneys were thrown down, and the church bell in Cahokia sounded by the agitation of the building. It is said the shock of an earthquake was felt in Kaskaskia in 1804, but I did not perceive it. The shocks continued for years in Illinois, and some have experienced it this year, 1855. The Shaker diarist Samuel Swan McClelland described the effects of the earthquake on the Shaker settlement at West Union (Busro), Indiana, where the earthquakes contributed to the temporary abandonment of the westernmost Shaker community. Consequence of the 1811-12 earthquakes Sand blows were common throughout the area, and can still be seen from the air in cultivated fields. The shockwaves propagated efficiently through the firm midwestern bedrock, with residents as far away as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk, Virginia, awakened by intense shaking. Church bells were reported to ring as far as Boston, Massachusetts and York, Ontario (now Toronto), and sidewalks were reported to have been cracked and broken in Washington, D.C. There were also reports of toppled chimneys in Maine. Disaster relief A request, dated January 13, 1812, by William Clark (famous for his exploration of the American West with Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery from 1803 to 1805), then the governor of the Louisiana Territory (the territory was renamed the Missouri Territory soon after the quake to eliminate confusion with the new state of Louisiana), asked for federal relief for the "inhabitants of New Madrid County." Whereas the Catalogue of miseries and afflictions, with which it has pleased the Supreme Being of the Universe to visit the inhabitants of the earth there are none more truly awful and destructive than Earthquakes ... The inhabitants of the late District now County of New Madrid, in this Territory, have lately been visited with several calamities of this kind, which have deluged large portions of their country and involved in the greatest distress many families, whilst others have been entirely ruined ... In the opinion of the said General Assembly provisions ought to be made by law for or cashiered to the said inhabitants relief, either out of the public fund or in some other way as may can meet to the cost demand availability of the General Government. This is possibly the very first request that the U.S. Federal Government had received for aid from one of its territories. Slave George murder The earthquakes helped bring to justice the murderers of George Lewis (commonly known as "Slave George"). George was slain on the night of December 15-16, 1811 by two nephews of Thomas Jefferson, Lilburn Lewis and Isham Lewis, who were also relatives of Meriwether Lewis. After killing him with an axe in front of other slaves, George's owners intended to burn his remains, but the first New Madrid earthquake interrupted their effort, and so the corpse was interred in a brick chimney. The murder might well have escaped discovery by authorities, except that the January 23 and February 7 quakes caused the chimney to partially collapse, exposing George's remains. Lilburn and Isham Lewis were quickly investigated, arrested and charged. Lilburn killed himself; Isham escaped from jail and probably died during the War of 1812. Geologic setting The underlying cause of New Madrid earthquakes is not well understood, but modern faulting seems to be related to an ancient geologic feature buried under the Mississippi River alluvial plain, known as the Reelfoot Rift. Reelfoot rift The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is made up of reactivated faults that formed when what is now North America began to split or rift apart during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic Era (about 750 million years ago). Faults were created along the rift and igneous rocks formed from magma that was being pushed towards the surface. The resulting rift system failed but has remained as an aulacogen (a scar or zone of weakness) deep underground. Another unsuccessful attempt at rifting 200 million years ago created additional faults, which made the area weaker. The resulting geological structures make up the Reelfoot Rift, and have since been deeply buried by younger sediments. But the ancient faults appear to have made the rocks deep in the Earth's crust in the New Madrid area mechanically weaker than much of the rest of North America. This weakness, possibly combined with focusing effects from mechanically stronger igneous rocks nearby, allows the relatively small east-west compressive forces that exist in the North American plate to reactivate old faults, making the area prone to earthquakes. Since other rifts are known to occur in North America's stress environment but not all are associated with modern earthquakes, (for example the Midcontinent Rift System that stretches from Minnesota to Kansas), other processes could be at work to locally increase mechanical stress on the New Madrid faults. Stress changes associated with bending of the lithosphere caused by the melting of continental glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age, has been considered to play a role, as well as downward pull from sinking igneous rock bodies below the fault. It has also been suggested that some form of heating in the lithosphere below the area may be making deep rocks more plastic, which concentrates compressive stress in the shallower subsurface area where the faulting occurs. There may be local stress from a change in the flow of the mantle beneath the NMSZ, caused by the sinking Farallon Plate, according to one model. Seismic zone When epicenters of modern earthquakes are plotted on a map, three trends become apparent. First is the general northeast-southwest trend paralleling the trend of the Reelfoot Rift, in Arkansas, south of where the epicenters turn northwest. This is a right-lateral strike-slip fault system parallel to the Reelfoot Rift. The second is the southeast to northwest trend that occurs just southwest of New Madrid. This trend is a stepover thrust fault known as the Reelfoot Fault, associated with the Tiptonville dome and the impoundment of Reelfoot Lake. Epicenter locations on this fault are more spread out because the fault surface is inclined and dips into the ground, towards the south, at around forty degrees. Slip is towards the northeast. Motion on this fault in the 1811-1812 series created waterfalls on the Mississippi. The third line, extending northeast from the northwestern end of the Reelfoot Fault is another right-lateral strike-slip fault, termed New Madrid North. The epicenters of over 4,000 earthquakes can be identified from seismic measurements taken since 1974. It can be seen that the earthquakes originate from the seismic activity of the Reelfoot Rift. The zone which is colored in red on the map is called the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Recent earthquakes 4000 earthquake reports since 1974 The zone remains active today. In recent decades minor earthquakes have continued. New forecasts estimate a 7 to 10 percent chance, in the next 50 years, of a repeat of a major earthquake like those that occurred in 1811-1812, which likely had magnitudes of between 7.5 and 8.0. There is a 25 to 40 percent chance, in a 50-year time span, of a magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquake. Recurrence potential In a report filed in November 2008, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure. The potential for the recurrence of large earthquakes and their impact today on densely populated cities in and around the seismic zone has prompted research devoted to understanding the New Madrid Seismic Zone. By studying evidence of past quakes and closely monitoring ground motion and current earthquake activity, scientists attempt to understand their causes and recurrence intervals. The lack of apparent land movement along the New Madrid fault system has long puzzled scientists. In 2009 two studies based on eight years of GPS measurements indicated that the faults were moving at no more than 0.2 millimeters (0.0079 in) a year. In contrast, the rate of slippage on the San Andreas Fault averages as much as 37 mm (1.5 in) a year across California. Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_quakes For similar videos visit: http://disasters.liveleak.com http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b58_1369229212 BloodyPeasant The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes (720p) new madrid earthquake, mo, quake, 1811, 1812, tennesee, tennessee, tenessee Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:01 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9da_1369167796 th1sf8te A mother has described the torment of having a son with severe ADHD, admitting that if he were an animal, she would have him put down. Jenny Young has four children aged 25, 23, 19 and 10 and astonishingly, not only have they all been diagnosed with the behavioural disorder, but she too was told she had it in her mid-forties. But it is her youngest child Ryan, 10, who suffers with the most extreme symptoms of the condition as well as severe learning disabilities, subjecting Jenny to daily violent attacks. She said that because she is his mother, and not a pet owner, she must put up with it. Jenny explained that she is the main target of his frustration and that if Ryan, who has the mental age of a two-year-old, were her husband they would have divorced by now. She added that people should not judge her for her comments until they have heard her story. Jenny said that she used the example of putting a dog down because she has a member of the family who went through the traumatic experience of having their dog euthanised after they could not control its violence. 'It was a horrendous traumatic experience for the whole family. They worked really, really, hard and did everything they could possibly do for . 'They spent lots of money and put lots of effort in and ultimately they had the choice to have her put down. 'I don't liken Ryan and the dog exactly but there is a choice. When you have a dog that behaves and might attack you any minute, you have a choice. 'I wouldn't be without Ryan but that when you're the mother of a child like Ryan there is no choice. There isn't a refuge for battered mums - you have to get on with it. Jenny made the startlingly frank comments on ITV's This Morning. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was ten. Before then people excused his behaviour as 'just being a boy'. Jenny said: 'It was a relief because he wasn't just being naughty.' She then went on to recognise the same traits in her other children. Jenny added that her late diagnosis of ADHD has helped her to relate to her children and ultimately to cope with her situation. She said: 'If you've got an ADHD mind it's difficult to understand those who don't have an ADHD mind.' But at times she says it has been very difficult to cope, especially when all four children were little. Her first marriage broke down in the mid-Nineties but in 2002 she remarried. Jenny, who had always wanted to be a mother, said she hadn't expected to have any more children. She added that she knew that Ryan would have problems from very early on: 'You could tell from the scans that there would be something wrong, but we didn't know what. He was developing very slowly and was tiny.' Ryan was delivered by Caesarean section at 38 weeks and weighed just 3lb 11oz when he was born. From then on he developed very slowly, both physically and mentally. Due to the strain that Ryan's problems put on her marital relationship, Jenny's second marriage broke down in 2008 and the couple divorced. Jenny said that she grieved for Ryan when he was diagnosed with ADHD and severe learning difficulties. 'You don't love your child any less but it's a bit like going on holiday and not arriving in the place you expected. It's a lovely place, but not what you expected.' Jenny went on to explain that 99 per cent of the time Ryan is adorable but that for that one per cent of the time he is violent and unpredictable. 'And I think most parents would say same thing. There are two sides to him. The biggest problem is the unpredictability. He can be gorgeous all day and then I can squat down to give him a cuddle and he might bite me or scratch me or knock my glasses off or scratch me or punch me. 'At least every day I get punched in the face.' Jenny said that sounds tend to trigger Ryan's violent outbursts, with modem hand dryers being a main culprit. as well as simply changing activities causing him to become upset. 'Simply changing routine can cause him to become upset but sometimes it can be nothing,' she added. Jenny, who once worked part-time in an office, but has since dedicated herself to working as Ryan's full-time carer, says she thinks about the future and says that Ryan's behaviour could go either way. 'Maybe he will learn to express himself better and maybe it will all get better. The worst fear is that he won't get better and he will be same size as me and do even more damage.' Jenny went on to describe the lack of help provided for parents of children with ADHD and learning difficulties. 'Unfortunately professionals don't always believe you and it can be very difficult to get the level of support needed. 'When you're a mum and you tell them you've tried everything and you're at your wit's end, specialists tend to keep offering other things rather than giving level of support needed.' 'There is help but you have to fight for it and shout loud and even be seen crying. 'Schools and social workers can help but no one will come along and say to you "You look like you're having a difficult time - do you need some help?"' Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.'I want to get more help so we don't reach crisis point. More training, more respite and a residential placement later on. And I don't just want this for me. I am not alone. I know so many other mums who are at their wit's end. Luckily we have each other.' ADHD can occur in people of any intellectual ability but many people with ADHD also have learning difficulties. They may also have additional problems such as sleep disorders. Symptoms of ADHD tend to be first noticed at an early age, and may become more noticeable as a child grows up. It is the most common behavioural disorder in the UK. It is estimated the condition affects 2-5% of school-aged children and young people. ADHD can be a lifelong condition, and many children continue to have symptoms as a teenager and adult. Young children are naturally active and easily distracted. However, if these features are excessive for a child's age and general developmental level, and affecting their daily life, they may indicate ADHD. ADHD is normally diagnosed between the ages of three to seven, although in some cases it may not be until much later. It is more commonly diagnosed in boys. The exact cause of ADHD is not known, although research shows that it tends to run in families. Studies have also shown that there may be differences in the way the brain works in people with ADHD. There is no cure for ADHD, but it can be managed with appropriate educational support, advice and support for parents and the individual, and medication if necessary. Living with a child with ADHD can be challenging but it is important to remember that they cannot help their behaviour. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9da_1369167796 th1sf8te 'If my son was a dog, I'd have him put down': Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says she is fed up of her daily, violent battles with him 'If my son was a dog, I'd have him put down': Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says she is fed up of her daily, violent battles with him Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:38 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=928_1369166640 th1sf8te The Government's controversial plans to legalise gay marriage have cleared the Commons despite efforts by Tory backbenchers to derail the legislation. There was applause in the House after MPs voted by 366 to 161, majority 205, to give the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill a third reading. The legislation will go to the House of Lords after the half-term recess where it is expected to attract fierce opposition from peers, especially the bishops. The result is a marginal improvement for David Cameron on the vote at second reading when 175 MPs opposed the plans in a Commons vote. It also comes as a relief for Downing Street following a serious attempt on Monday by Tory former minister Tim Loughton to derail the Bill. Mr Loughton had tabled an amendment extending civil partnerships to straight couples - a move which ministers warned could have cost the Treasury an extra lb4 billion in pension liabilities and scupper the chances of the Bill becoming law. But Labour - mindful they did not want to play any part in derailing the Bill - decided against supporting Mr Loughton - a move which would have seen the amendment pass - and offered the Government an 11th-hour deal to immediately review the possibility of extending civil partnerships to straight couples. Culture Secretary Maria Miller accepted their amendment and Mr Loughton's amendment in the end was easily defeated. Turning to Ms Miller shortly before the vote, shadow minister for women and equalities minister Yvette Cooper said: "We can only wonder what would happen if you and I leapt up and started leading a Eurovision-style chorus perhaps of congratulations perhaps Abba-style, maybe not 'One Man, One Woman' but certainly 'I Do, I Do, I Do'. "I have heard Conservative members talk about the anger in their constituencies. And I hope they will now be able to stop talking about the anger and start talking about the joy. Because this is about the joy that we can deliver to those that want to get married just as their parents did. Let's be loud and proud, let's start the singing. Let's celebrate, not discriminate. Let's put aside the anger and hear it for the joy." Earlier, Sir Tony Baldry - the senior Tory MP who represents the Church of England in the Commons - said he already had enough problems trying to persuade voters in his rural Oxfordshire constituency of Banbury about the need to legalise gay marriage. The Second Church Estates Commissioner said: "I can't speak for other MPs, but I have had enough problems in my constituency with same-sex marriage." In a heated debate on Monday a number of MPs, many of them Conservative backbenchers, stood up to denounce the Government's plans. Conservative former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth said he believed there was an "aggressive homosexual community" who saw gay marriage as a "stepping stone to something even further". Two Tory cabinet ministers - Welsh Secretary David Jones and Environment Secretary Owen Paterson - voted against the Bill at third reading. They were joined by 10 junior ministers: minister without portfolio John Hayes, Solicitor-General Oliver Heald, transport minister Simon Burns, Europe minister David Lidington, defence minister Philip Dunne, defence minister Andrew Robathan, defence minister Mark Francois, justice minister Jeremy Wright, and Northern Ireland minister Mike Penning and work and pensions minister Esther McVey. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office(Attorney General's Office) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=928_1369166640 th1sf8te GAY MARRIAGE BILL CLEARS COMMONS GAY MARRIAGE BILL CLEARS COMMONS Mon, 20 May 2013 19:37:00 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4b6_1369092679 Detroit Iron By Sharona Schwartz The Nazi flag flying in Beit Omar (Photo Courtesy: Shneior Nachum Sochat, Tazpit News Agency) Israeli settlers on their morning commute got quite the eyeful Monday morning when they saw a swastika-emblazoned red flag flying near a mosque in Beit Omar, a Palestinian village outside of Hebron. Thousands of residents of Jewish settlements near Hebron and Bethlehem in Judea (the southern West Bank) drive to and from work on the road from which the flag was visible. The Tazpit News Agency, which photographed the flying Nazi flag, reports residents "were astounded" to see the symbol under which millions of Jews were massacred during World War II now being prominently displayed by residents of a Palestinian town. Uri Arnon, who saw the flag, told Tazpit News Agency: "I felt we were going back 75 years, losing our hold on the land. The Arabs no longer feel the need to hide their murderous tendencies, announcing out loud that they wish to destroy us." Aryeh Savir of the Tazpit News Agency tells TheBlaze, "The IDF's Coordination Office of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) latest response is that they are waiting for members of the Palestinian electricity company to come in and remove it because it is on power lines." Beit Omar, also known as Beit Ummar, is located in a part of the West Bank known as Area B in which the Palestinian Authority runs the day-to-day civilian affairs, while the IDF is responsible for military and national security related issues. There has been a history of Nazi sympathies among some Palestinians. Most notoriously, thePalestinian leader Haj Amin al Husseini who served as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem during the 1920s and 1930s, was an outspoken Nazi collaborator and even met with Adolf Hitler. He also recruited Muslims to serve in the SS. This famous photo with Hitler was taken in 1941. Haj-Amin-Husseini-Adolf-Hitler Haj Amin Al Husseini and Adolf Hitler in 1941 (Photo: German Federal Archive via Wikipedia) Just last week, Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad was widely criticized for posting a column on Al Jazeera's website in which he claimed that Zionism is anti-Semitic and that there is an "affinity between Nazis and Zionists." Due to the outpouring of criticism, Al Jazeeraremoved the column form its site over the weekend. http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-motorists-shocked-nazi-flag-seen-flying-near-143209208.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4b6_1369092679 Detroit Iron Israeli Motorists Shocked When Nazi Flag Seen Flying Near Palestinian Mosque Tazpit News Agency Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:56 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=942_1369067897 blueglue CCTV footage shows the moment the out of control vehicle makes an unexpected splash at the Ocean Mile Inn in Fort Lauderdale. The incident happened when a motorist driving the wrong way careered into Sarah Ahlstrom's parked rental car, sending it flying into the pool. The car is removed from the hotel pool (WHDH.com) 'I thought we'd been bombed,' she told the Sun Sentinel. 'I've never heard a noise that loud ever.' 'Another 10 minutes, I would have been dead,' she added, explaining she was about get some slippers from the car when the crash happened. A fellow guest added: 'I feel very grateful, I thank God ... it was a horrible thing.' Visitors at the Ocean Mile Inn in Fort Lauderdale were left shaken (Picture: Google) Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash as the female driver of the Toyota Camry remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries. 'I thought maybe she was just in a hurry to get out of the way when she saw the cars coming, but I don't think she knew where she was going,' said another witness Billy Mac. Guests were relieved there was no guests in the pool at the time of the accident, while a crane later pulled the car from its watery surroundings. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=942_1369067897 blueglue Car crashing into swimming pool crash Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:25 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ef3_1369018489 Russkian VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Violence erupted Saturday night and early Sunday morning at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. According to Virginia Beach Police, officers received 300 emergency calls in the area for service between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m., including three shootings, two stabbings and three robberies. Grazia Moyers with the Virginia Beach Police Department told WAVY.com the first shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue. Moyers said a victim was struck in the leg/hip area but was uncooperative with police. Hours later, the second shooting occurred in the 300 block of 33rd Street when a man sitting in a vehicle heard a loud noise and his window shattered around 3 a.m. The victim then noticed he'd been shot in the chest. Less than 15 minutes later, another shooting occurred in the area of 27th Street and Atlantic Avenue after a verbal argument between two people. Moyers said the victim was struck in the face by a gun, which then discharged and he was hit in his face. Officials say all injuries received were non-life threatening. Photos: Violence at Oceanfront Video shot by 10 On Your Side showed officers on horses working to get control of the crowd which spilled out into the streets. One person was arrested for a shots-fired call, but 10 On Your Side video showed multiple people were detained and put into police cars as the investigation continued and officers organized the situation. Officials told WAVY.com crews were forced to shut down parts of Interstate 264 and some surface streets overnight as they worked to get things under control. Things were under control and streets were reopened by 6 a.m. Sunday. City crews were cleaning up a large amount of trash left in the area and spraying the streets down with water around 6:30 a.m. ============================================== Apparently it isn't a great beach. Not like Newquay, Cornwall. :D http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ef3_1369018489 Russkian VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Violence erupted Saturday night and early Sunday morning virginia beach, stabbing, shooting, argument, fight, Sun, 19 May 2013 13:12:17 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e1_1368982141 Baysangur Published on May 13, 2013 For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=65238 Last year the video of police shooting dead protesting miners in South Africa shocked the world. Since then serious questions are being raised about rampant police brutality. Are the authorities out of control? "This government murders. They don't muck around," says Andile Nose, a drill operator present during the now infamous Marikana massacre. With scenes more reminiscent of the apartheid regime, the video of last year's killing of 34 people is only one of several to emerge recently showing brutality by the police, which many say has gone way beyond self-defence. The images of Ido Masia, a 20-year-old taxi driver from Mozambique, being handcuffed to a police van and dragged 400m along the road shocked the world."Everyone everywhere was crying. We had no power because they are armed with guns." The calls for a clampdown from victims' families and human rights campaigners are getting increasingly loud as they insist, "this is not an indication of one or two bad apples". With history seemingly repeating itself, can this police brutality be reined in before more lives are lost? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e1_1368982141 Baysangur Above the Law - South Africa - Part 2 south africa police brutality unarmed civilians miners shootout Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:27 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec9_1368980669 Baysangur Published on May 13, 2013 For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=65238 Last year the video of police shooting dead protesting miners in South Africa shocked the world. Since then serious questions are being raised about rampant police brutality. Are the authorities out of control? "This government murders. They don't muck around," says Andile Nose, a drill operator present during the now infamous Marikana massacre. With scenes more reminiscent of the apartheid regime, the video of last year's killing of 34 people is only one of several to emerge recently showing brutality by the police, which many say has gone way beyond self-defence. The images of Ido Masia, a 20-year-old taxi driver from Mozambique, being handcuffed to a police van and dragged 400m along the road shocked the world."Everyone everywhere was crying. We had no power because they are armed with guns." The calls for a clampdown from victims' families and human rights campaigners are getting increasingly loud as they insist, "this is not an indication of one or two bad apples". With history seemingly repeating itself, can this police brutality be reined in before more lives are lost? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec9_1368980669 Baysangur Above the Law - South Africa - Part 1 south africa police brutality unarmed civilians struggle Sat, 18 May 2013 05:56:21 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a25_1368870824 skolonom http://espn.go.com/new-york/story/_/id/9279942/iran-crushes-us-6-1-wrestling-exhibition-new-york-grand-central-terminal Iran's wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual home meet.The fans waving Iranian flags and stomping on the temporary bleachers were treated to a show of dominance by the wrestling power Wednesday in the exhibition at Grand Central Terminal. Iran beat the Americans 6-1."It's typical Iranian. Wherever we go, they do the same thing," two-time world champion Mehdi Taghavi Kermani said through a translator after winning his match at 145 1/2 pounds.The fans' chanting and horn-blowing echoed off the intricate patterns on the ceiling high above and through the curtains separating Vanderbilt Hall from the commuters rushing home to the suburbs. The event dubbed "The Rumble on the Rails" marked the fourth straight year a New York City landmark was transformed into a wrestling meet to raise money for charity, with the last two in Times Square.But this one took on added significance beyond supporting wrestling nonprofit Beat the Streets. In February, the International Olympic Committee recommended that the sport be dropped starting with the 2020 Games.So there were the United States, Iran and Russia all together Wednesday, hoping the IOC takes to heart the symbolism of the three nations peacefully sharing a wrestling mat. The Americans swept five freestyle matches from the Russians later in the day.Iran also will face the U.S. in Los Angeles on Sunday. Wrestling is now one of eight sports seeking to fill one spot in the 2020 Olympics. The IOC board will meet May 29 in Russia to recommend a short list, with the final decision in September."This is what we're trying to do right now," said 22-year-old Kyle Dake, who could be an American star of the 2020 Olympics. "This is how we're going to save Olympic wrestling."The youngster was the lone bright spot for the U.S. against Iran. At 163 pounds, he beat veteran Hassan Tahmasebi, who's almost 10 years older, in his first major senior-level international match.In March, Dake became the first wrestler to win NCAA titles in four weight classes. College wrestling uses folkstyle, and Dake hadn't competed in freestyle in more than a year before Wednesday. Both his periods were scoreless and went to a leg clinch, and he won the first despite losing the ball draw."It was really loud in there. Feels like we were in Tehran," he joked. "What's going on? Where's our USA folks?" They got going chanting "U-S-A U-S-A!!" during the Americans' second meet of the day. Some of the top U.S. wrestlers, including Olympic champ Jordan Burroughs, took the mat against Russia, which did not send its best lineup. Burroughs remained undefeated, though he needed three periods to beat Saba Khubetzhty at 163 pounds and cracked a molar in a headlock."I had a filling in this tooth, and it's somewhere out there on the mat," he said with a laugh. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a25_1368870824 skolonom Iran crushes U.S. 6-1 in wrestling exhibition Iran USA