Geminids see higher Geminid rates as the radiant is higher in the sky. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about , making them fairly easy to spot. The Geminids are now considered by many to be the most consistent and active annual shower. Geminids disintegrate while at heights above . Geminids The Geminids is a meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.
Aftermath of the Bahraini uprising (July–December 2011) Muharraq, leading to the arrests of some men. Hundreds of Shiites took part in the procession ahead of the religious festival of Ashoora in Muharraq in northern Bahrain.<ref name="9/12">Clashes erupt in Bahrain between security forces and procession participants -"xinhuanet.com"</ref> Bahraini security forces attack the headquarters of al-Wefaq and use tear gas on protesters in Manama. Clerics also insist that the government is targeting protesters because they are attempting to divide the protest movement, which is made up of both Sunnis and Shias. On 30 December, amateur video was posted to YouTube that appeared to show individuals throwing Molotov cocktails at