Article Archive for December 2009
Snake Grows a Leg!
Occasionally snakes have two heads, but this mutation is quite unique, and eerily appropriate with 2012 approaching. 2012 is the Chinese Year of the Dragon, and possibly the return of Quetzalcoatl (“feathered serpent” = dragon) for the Maya. Here we have a snake that has grown a leg. Source: The Telegraph
Merry Xmas – Three Years To Go
Christmas is a great time for re-assessing what is most important in life. We (adults) might notice how little we care for presents, and how much we appreciate the family and friends who we spend the festive season with. We get to have some time away from the 9 to 5 job, a short burst of freedom from the daily grind. Unless you are the one doing all the cooking
This week also reminds us that there are only three years remaining until the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar – whatever that will mean. For me personally, it is a kick up the backside. Like a mid-life crisis, I am getting the feeling that time is running out, and if I am going to make a bigger effort, it needs to start right now.
If you get a chance, and the weather is nice, go for a drive. …
Rob on Rense Radio Tomorrow
It’s talkback – so feel free to phone in if you live in the USA. The topic of course is surviving 2012. The host is Big John Lipscomb, a man who went bush for 8 years, living outside of the system. The time is 7pm Pacific, Tuesday Dec 22nd.
http://www.renseradio.com/listenlive.htm
UPDATE: Apologies, wasn’t talkback after all. But we did cover a wide range of 2012ish topics, and the interview will be online in the near future.
eBook review: The Ultimate 2012ology Secret Guide
Written by Manjit Sareen, the “Ultimate 2012ology Secret Guide” is good overview of 2012 for anyone who is new to the topic – perhaps the 2012 movie was the first they had heard of it. The first of three major chapters is an overview of all the pertinent prophecies for 2012, the 2012 era, and the end of the world. It includes the usual suspects, plus prophecies not commonly associated with 2012 such as the Sybylline Prophecies, William Blake and those of the Maori.
Following this are some indicators of what is presently wrong with the world (economy, health, environment…) that we can all relate to, and then details of how we can prepare for 2012.
The suggested preparations are strictly New Age, there’s no mention of bunkers or long-life food products. Information includes The Law of Attraction, chakras and green living.
I can recommend this eBook for anyone after a quick …
As did Toba, so could Yellowstone
A study has provided “incontrovertible evidence” that the eruption of super-volcano Toba 73,000 years ago destroyed forests throughout central India, at a distance of 3,000 miles from the the island of Sumatra where Toba is located.
The volcano ejected an estimated 800 cubic kilometers of ash to Earth’s atmosphere (Mt St Helens in 1980 was 1.3 cubic kilometres), creating an “Instant Ice Age” that, as evidenced by Greenland ice cores, lasted approximately 1,800 years.
During this time “temperatures dropped by as much as 16 degrees centigrade (28 degrees Fahrenheit)”. The effect on existing populations would have been devastating, and is a possible cause for the population “bottleneck” we find from genetic evidence.
This is the type of disaster that could be just around the corner, if Yellowstone is really showing signs of unrest. Not only would a large portion of the USA be wiped out, but we’d also have a massive drop in …
Bunker Guidelines for Victoria, Australia
Sorry for a post with only value to my local area – but for us here it is important.
As horrible as last year’s bush fires were, on the bright side they have given rise to people wishing to do more to protect themselves. The current trend is one that dovetails in well with 2012ers – a bunker. Obviously a fire bunker is not as sophisticated as what a 2012er might build – you are unlikely to be in a fire bunker more than a couple of hours, and all it needs to withstand is fire.
Highlighting the new trend (and it’s real, a close friend has just installed a fire bunker), the Victorian Government has released interim guidelines [PDF] that cover safety standards for bushfire bunkers.
Anyone wishing to install a bunker will need to get a building permit from a surveyor, as well as the approval of a qualified fire engineer. …
Mystery: 67 Dinosaurs in 1 Quarry
The quarry being discussed is located west of Arches National Park (Moab, Utah). It “contains dinosaurs of all sizes and ages, indicating a massive die-off event”. Because the location is near the shore of an ancient lake bed, scientists believe a drought was the cause (they were all after the remaining drops of water). The reason it is being discussed – most of the fractured bones were “angled ‘greenstick’ fractures that occur in fresh bones”.
So far the researchers have identified 67 individual dinosaurs representing 8 species – and they have only scratched the surface of this diverse quarry. Mysteriously, nearly all of the 4,200 bones recovered so far are fractured, as reported in the scientific journal Palaeo.
‘Although enough bones were recovered to assemble several complete dinosaurs, the vast majority of bones are broken to bits and pieces, just pulverized,’ said BYU professor Brooks Britt, lead author on the study.
Given that …
More 2012 Radio Interviews
From one extreme to the other…
Live Panel Discussion
CRI (China Radio International) Beyond Beijing’s Flagship News Magazine: “Today“
Aired on Fri 4th December – MP3/WMA herePanel Discussion with:Dr. Zhu Jin, Curator of Beijing PlanetariumDr Ian O’Neill，Space Producer, Discovery NewsRobert Bast, Author “Survive 2012″
We discussed the recent 2012 movie, and the likelihood of it becoming reality.
Freak of the Week
On this week’s episode of The Freak Squad it was a pleasure to share my views on 2012 with Mr. Goodbar & porn actress Tara Lynn Foxx. Listen to it here, the interview proper begins at the 18 minute mark:MP3 of the interview
