Dredd Blog's Seventh Anniversary

Don't Taser me Dawg

Seven years of hard work.

It gets tiring sometimes, but someone has to sound the alarms and blow the whistles.

Thanks to the many readers of Dredd Blog who I hope learn something here.

And then contribute something to others as they collaborate from time to time.

I have been working on the Sea Port Warning System before the football games begin.

I have just about decided to apply the warning system only to the top 100 container ports (Wikipedia, 2013).

Just that list in itself, seeing as how the first U.S. port shows up at #18, is an eye opener.

As you will notice, I have those top 100 linked in with the Dredd Blog SLC zones.

Which means that linking the PSMSL and SLC fingerprint graphs into the warnings will fall in line soon.

I intend to focus, in terms of the warnings, on only the major ports (maybe top ten mostly, maybe all of the top 100).

I got a shock when I noticed that the #3 & #10 ranked ports are in a zone where there are no tide gauge stations (they seem to be in "f**k it" mode - i.e. "who cares").

I had to conclude that we can only hope that they do not seem to be aware of the dangers coming upon them (but that isn't sane either).

All we can do, then, is warn.

So, this little teaser is all I can do today.

Gotta go be a football fan for this play-off weekend.

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Rankings of container ship seaports (some graphs of some of the zones they are in follows the list):

1) Shanghai in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
2) Keppel - (East Singapore) in 'Singapore' at zone (AQ.SE.SW)
3) Shenzhen in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
4) Hong Kong in 'Hong Kong' at zone (AQ.NE.SE)
5) Busan in 'S. Korea' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
6) Ningbo in 'China' at zone (Argentina.NW.NW)
7) Qingdao Gang in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
8) Guangzhou in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
9) Jebel Ali in 'UAE' at zone (AP.NE.NE)
10) Tianjin Xin Gang in 'China' at zone (AK.SE.NE)
11) Rotterdam in 'Netherlands' at zone (AJ.NW.SW)
12) Dalian in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.NW)
13) Port Klang in 'Malaysia' at zone (AQ.SE.SW)
14) Kaohsiung in 'Taiwan' at zone (Argentina.NW.NW)
15) Hamburg in 'Germany' at zone (AJ.NW.NW)
16) Antwerpen in 'Belgium' at zone (AJ.NW.SW)
17) Xiamen in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
18) Los Angeles in 'US' at zone (AH.SW.SW)
19) Tanjung Pelepas in 'Malaysia' at zone (AQ.SE.SW)
20) Long Beach in 'US' at zone (AH.SW.SW)
21) Tanjung Priok in 'Indonesia' at zone (AW.NE.NE)
22) LAEM Chabang in 'Thailand' at zone (AQ.SE.NW)
23) Bremen in 'Germany' at zone (AJ.NW.NW)
24) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in 'VN' at zone (AQ.SE.NE)
25) Lianyungang in 'China' at zone (AK.SE.SE)
26) New York City in 'US' at zone (AH.SE.NE)
27) Yingkou in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.NW)
28) Tokyo Ko in 'Japan' at zone (AL.SW.SE)
29) Jeddah in 'Saudi Arabia' at zone (AP.NE.SW)
30) Algeciras in 'Spain' at zone (AI.SE.SE)
31) Valencia in 'Spain' at zone (AI.SE.NE)
32) Colombo in 'Sri Lanka' at zone (AQ.SW.SE)
33) Mumbai (Bombay) in 'India' at zone (AQ.NW.SW)
34) Bur Said (Port Said) in 'Egypt' at zone (AJ.SE.SW)
35) Khor Fakkan in 'UAE' at zone (AP.NE.NE)
36) Manila in 'Philippines' at zone (Argentina.SW.NW)
37) Felixstowe in 'England' at zone (AJ.NW.SW)
38) Santos in 'Brazil' at zone (Australia.SW.SW)
39) Ambarli in 'Turkey' at zone (AJ.SW.NE)
40) Colón in 'Argentina' at zone (A0.NW.NW)
41) Salalah in 'Oman' at zone (AP.NE.SE)
42) Taicang in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
43) PirUAEus in 'Greece' at zone (AJ.SW.NE)
44) Gioia Tauro in 'Italy' at zone (AJ.SW.NE)
45) Balboa in 'Panama' at zone (AN.SE.NW)
46) Savannah in 'US' at zone (AH.SE.SW)
47) Surabaya in 'Indonesia' at zone (AW.NE.NE)
48) Yokohama Ko in 'Japan' at zone (AL.SW.SE)
49) Vancouver in 'Canada' at zone (AG.NE.SE)
50) Malta Freeport in 'Malta' at zone (AJ.SW.SW)
51) Nagoya Ko in 'Japan' at zone (AL.SW.SE)
52) Nanjing in 'China' at zone (AK.SE.SE)
53) Keelung in 'Taiwan' at zone (Argentina.NW.NW)
54) Durban in 'S. Africa' at zone (AV.SE.SW)
55) Tanger in 'Morocco' at zone (AI.SE.SE)
56) Kobe in 'Japan' at zone (AL.SW.SE)
57) St Petersburg in 'US' at zone (AN.NE.NW)
58) Melbourne in 'Australia' at zone (A3.NW.SE)
59) Port of Le Havre in 'France' at zone (AJ.NW.SW)
60) Osaka in 'Japan' at zone (AL.SW.SE)
61) Mundra in 'India' at zone (AQ.NW.NW)
62) Oakland in 'US' at zone (AG.SE.NE)
63) Gwangyang Hang in 'S. Korea' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
64) Virginia in 'US' at zone (AK.SW.SE)
65) Incheon in 'S. Korea' at zone (AL.SW.SW)
66) Sydney in 'Australia' at zone (A3.NE.NW)
67) Yantai in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.NW)
68) Manzanillo in 'Mexico' at zone (AN.NW.SE)
69) Rizhao in 'China' at zone (AK.SE.SE)
70) Bruges in 'Belgium' at zone (AJ.NW.SW)
71) Cartagena in 'Spain' at zone (AI.SE.NE)
72) Genoa in 'Italy' at zone (AJ.SW.NW)
73) Fuzhou in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
74) Houston in 'US' at zone (AN.NW.NE)
75) Puerto del Callao in 'Peru' at zone (AT.NE.SW)
76) Bandar-E Shahid Reajie in 'Iran' at zone (AP.NE.NE)
77) Barcelona in 'Spain' at zone (AJ.SW.NW)
78) Tacoma in 'US' at zone (AG.NE.SE)
79) Kingston in 'Jamaica' at zone (AX.SE.SE)
80) Dammam in 'Saudi Arabia' at zone (AP.NE.NE)
81) Buenos Aires in 'Argentina' at zone (A0.NW.NW)
82) Charleston in 'US' at zone (AH.SE.SW)
83) Seattle in 'US' at zone (AG.NE.SE)
84) Karachi in 'Pakistan' at zone (AQ.NW.NW)
85) Dandong in 'China' at zone (AL.SW.NW)
86) Chittagong in 'Bangladesh' at zone (AQ.NE.SW)
87) Guayaquil in 'Ecuador' at zone (AT.NE.NW)
88) Bangkok in 'Thailand' at zone (AQ.SE.NW)
89) Alexandria in 'US' at zone (AH.SE.NW)
90) Dongguan in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
91) Southampton in 'England' at zone (AI.NE.SE)
92) Chennai (Madras) in 'India' at zone (AQ.SW.NE)
93) Taichung in 'Taiwan' at zone (Argentina.NW.NW)
94) Freeport in 'Bahamas' at zone (AN.NE.NW)
95) Mersin in 'Turkey' at zone (AJ.SE.SW)
96) Haifa in 'Israel' at zone (AJ.SE.SW)
97) Montreal in 'Canada' at zone (AH.NE.SE)
98) Zhongshan in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)
99) La Spezia in 'Italy' at zone (AJ.SW.NW)
100) Shantou in 'China' at zone (AQ.NE.NE)

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The following graphs show the mean average sea level for the group.quadrant.sub-quadrant for the top ten and others in that zone.

[There are no official PSMSL tide gauge stations in zone AQ.NE.NE (rank #3, #8, #17, #73, #90, #98, #100), or in zone AK.SE.NE (rank #10):]

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Dredd Blog's Sixth Anniversary

Don't Taser me Dawg

Yesterday was Dredd Blog's sixth anniversary.

Here is what was said on the fifth anniversary:

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Wow that was fast.

Thanks to all the readers of Dredd Blog who have made it another interesting year.

Hope you found something here that helped you in some way, made your day once in awhile, and challenged you always.

If not, there is always a chance it will happen in 2014 [and now 2015] because the sad, the funny, the profane, the criminal, the wrong, the good, and the next are all happening. Everything is happening so it is difficult sometimes to catch what will help or inform most.

Regular readers know that two other blogs, Toxins of Power and Ecocosmology, have been initiated in the Dredd Blog System to add more variety to your reading experience.

The look of the blog has changed over the years in order to help you find a subject you are interested in (tabs at top, other information on the side of every page).

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"When they own all of the information ..."

Waiting on the World to Change, by John Mayer

Dredd Blog's Fifth Anniversary

Don't Taser me Dawg

Wow that was fast.

Thanks to all the readers of Dredd Blog who have made it another interesting year.

Hope you found something here that helped you in some way, made your day once in awhile, and challenged you always.

If not, there is always a chance it will happen in 2014 because the sad, the funny, the profane, the criminal, the wrong, the good, and the next are all happening. Everything is happening so it is difficult sometimes to catch what will help or inform most.

Regular readers know that two other blogs, Toxins of Power and Ecocosmology, have been initiated in the Dredd Blog System to add more variety to your reading experience.

The look of the blog has changed over the years in order to help you find a subject you are interested in (tabs at top, other information on the side of every page).

Dredd Blog's Fourth Anniversary

"Do you have your papers?"

Wow, a lot has been going on in the past year and Dredd Blog tried to give a useful view on notable events.

There was a strange election cycle, a continuation of environmental disasters, wars, and political polarization.

It was the hottest year ever recorded in the contiguous United States.

There were 270 posts on Dredd Blog in 2012, covering a range of subjects: Oil-Qaeda, sanity, psychopaths, sociopaths, plutocracy, plutonomy, rogue banksters, epigovernment, the bully religion, oil wars, agnotology, social dementia, Mars, history, troubling social evolution, wonderful scientific discoveries, and on and on.

Other subjects are covered at Toxins of Power Blog and Ecocosmology Blog.

Let's get going into 2013, hoping for a major improvement in world events.

Previous anniversary posts are third, second, and first.

The very first post on Dredd Blog was It's The Peace Stupid.

Dredd Blog's Third Anniversary

Wow that was fast.

Thanks to all the readers of Dredd Blog who have made it an interesting three years.

Hope you found something here that helped you in some way, made your day once in awhile, and challenged you always.

If not, there is always a chance it will happen in 2012 when "THE WORLD WILL END", but Dredd Blog will hopefully still be here.

Check in after the world ends, and together we will try to find where it went, then give it CPR for another, wiser try.

The sad, the funny, the profane, the criminal, the wrong, the good, and the next are all happening.

Everything is happening, so it is difficult sometimes to catch what will help or inform most.

Two other blogs, Toxins of Power and Ecocosmology, were initiated a couple of years ago, so that some specialized issues could be put there.

Keep the comments coming, they are a true value both for lurkers and for other bloggers who like to comment too.

Dredd Blog's Second Anniversary

Wow that was fast.

Thanks to all the readers of Dredd Blog who have made it an interesting year.

Hope you found something here that helped you in some way, made your day once in awhile, and challenged you always.

If not, there is always a chance it will happen in 2011.

The sad, the funny, the profane, the criminal, the wrong, the good, and the next are all happening. Everything is happening so it is difficult sometimes to catch what will help or inform most.

Two other blogs, Toxins of Power and Ecocosmology, were initiated during last year so that some specialized issues could be put there.

Keep the comments coming, they are a true value both for lurkers and for other bloggers who like to comment too.

Dredd Blog's First Anniversary

Wow that was fast.

Thanks to all the readers of Dredd Blog who have made it an interesting year.

Hope you found something here that helped you in some way, made your day once in awhile, and challenged you always.

If not, there is always a chance it will happen in 2010.

The sad, the funny, the profane, the criminal, the wrong, the good, and the next are all happening. Everything is happening so it is difficult sometimes to catch what will help or inform most.

Two other blogs, Toxins of Power and Ecocosmology, were initiated during the year so that some specialized issues could be put there.