http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/29/presidential-...

Presidential Proclamation -- National Preparedness Month, 2014

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, 2014

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

In times of emergency, our Nation pulls together --neighbors support each other, communities react with compassion, and afterward, our country emerges stronger and more resilient. But before emergencies occur, we must make sure we are ready to respond, and it is every American's responsibility to be prepared. There are simple but important steps we can all take to ensure we know what to do and have what we need in the event of a crisis. National Preparedness Month is an opportunity to talk with our families, friends, and colleagues about the risks in our communities and to practice our responses in all the places we regularly visit.

Emergencies -- from hurricanes and wildfires to cyber and terrorist attacks -- can strike anywhere at any time. Americans should be familiar with local threats and hazards and take steps to reduce their devastating impacts. Families should assemble a disaster supplies kit well in advance and have a plan to reconnect after a tragedy. To make sure you are ready in the event of a crisis and to learn more about the types of disasters common in your area, visit www.Ready.gov or www.Listo.gov.

In regions affected by disaster, my Administration invested billions of dollars during the immediate aftermath to support a rapid response. We bolstered coordination with our local, State, tribal, and territorial partners to cut through red tape and kept our commitment to rebuild stronger and fully recover together. We are harnessing our Nation's innovative spirit to develop new tools and technologies that will empower survivors and better inform Americans before, during, and after an emergency. My Administration also launched America's PrepareAthon! to assist with increasing local readiness. Through this initiative, communities across our country will participate in the second national day of action on September 30, providing Americans of all ages with resources and opportunities to increase their preparedness.

Our Nation also faces longer wildfire seasons, more severe droughts, heavier rainfall, and more frequent flooding in a changing climate. That is why, as part of my Climate Action Plan, we are committed to building smarter, more resilient infrastructure that can withstand more frequent and more devastating natural disasters and to supporting our communities as they prepare for these impacts.

When and where emergencies occur are beyond our control -- but how we prepare and how we respond are up to us. This month, we honor the heroes who put the needs and lives of others before their own and rush to help in times of tragedy: our emergency responders and other extraordinary Americans who are prepared to act in critical moments. Let us resolve to be ready for any crisis and work to inspire a new generation of Americans, vested with the knowledge and experience to protect themselves, their families, and their communities in the face of any challenge.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2014 as National Preparedness Month. I encourage all Americans to recognize the importance of preparedness and work together to enhance our national security, resilience, and readiness.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.

BARACK OBAMA

Are two suns better than one? 50% of planets may be like Tatooine as number of worlds orbiting binary stars revealed to be more common than first thought

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2743375/Are-two-suns...

• Astronomers led by Southern Connecticut State University say that half of all planets in the universe may have two suns
• The finding was made by observing stars already found to host planets
• The team found that 50 per cent of such stars were in binary systems
• This means more planets than thought are orbiting multiple stars
• Some of the planets may never-ending day time, while others would just have an unusually bright second star among others in their night sky 

Imagine a world where it’s never night time; when one sun moves below the horizon another takes its place, providing endless light.

This might sound like a sci-fi scenario, but research now suggests that this could be far more common than thought.

In fact, up to 50 per cent of stars hosting planets may actually be in binary systems, providing their worlds with odd characteristics not seen in our solar system.

While some planets may resemble Tatooine from Star Wars, with two bright suns in the sky, other circumbinary planets in wide orbits around their stars may simply have one unusually bright star among others in their sky in addition to their sun.

Asteroid will pass 'very close' to Earth on Sunday, NASA says

Spain prepares for an autumn of discontent by buying €1bn of riot gear

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/spain-one-bn-on-riot-g...

The Spanish government is readying itself for an autumn of discontent, spending nearly €1bn on riot gear for police units as disparate protestgroups prepare a string of demonstrations.

Since June, the interior ministry has tendered four contracts to purchase riot equipment ranging from shields to stab vests. The ministry also finalised its purchase of a new truck-mounted water cannon, an anti-riot measure used during Spain's dictatorship and the transition to democracy but little seen in recent years. Despite attempts by opposition Socialist politician Antonio Trevín to paint the purchase as "a return to times that we would rather forget", the ministry said in its tender that the water cannon was necessary, "given the current social dynamic".

So I came accross this article on CBC today and I thought that it would 'fit' in this blog. It has to do with the fact that science has PROVEN that ORAL HISTORY passed down by a certain group (Inuit) for hundreds of years has been correct. One of the lost Franklin expedition ships has been found, and lo and behold...it was exactly in the same area the natives had told scientists since they started looking!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/franklin-find-proves-inuit-oral...

"For us Inuit it means that oral history is very strong in knowledge, not only for searching for Franklin's ships but also for environment and other issues," Kamookak said.

This is evidence in support of the fact that science needs to take the history of ancient cultures seriously (whether written or oral) and apply it. As the elder Kamookak said "Environmental issues etc..." need to be looked at more carefully with an open mind!

Just think of the inundation of oral and written history proving Planet X exists (and the subsequent prior shifts) when the announcement happens.

Expect the Unexpected: More 9.0 Megaquakes Are Coming, Study Says

Interesting that more and more now, the media is hinting at things to come without much explanation other than their own theories based on past quakes- in this case the message is "expect the unexpected"  big quakes are coming inevitably and likely sooner and more frequent than we thought.  

Vidale said the bottom line from the latest research is that "we know less than we claim about how big different earthquakes can be in different parts of the world."

That means the traditional way of designing structures to be earthquake-proof may have to change. In the wake of 2011's Japan earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, experts and regulators are already coming around to the concept of "expecting the unexpected."

CONTINUING THE MILITARIZATION OF PUBLIC BODIES IN THE US - NOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BEING GIVEN MILITARY SUPPLIES

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/16/san-diego-school-district-acquir...

San Diego Unified School District aquires a a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, more commonly known as an MRAP, or the US military's answer to the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so favored by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now, you might be asking, are the officers of the San Diego Unified School District Police (sidebar: is it normal nowadays for school districts to have police departments?) regularly subject to ambushes and/or IEDs? It seems unlikely.

Instead, the district says the vehicle will be used for search and rescue, according to KPBS, the local public broadcaster.

"Our idea is: How can we get in and pull out a classroom at a time of kids if the...? If there's a fire [or] if there's an earthquake, can we rip down a wall? Stuff like that," Captain Joe Florentino told KBPS

"It's not police militarizing schools," he told KBPS. "There will be medical supplies in the vehicle. There will be teddy bears in the vehicle. There will be trauma kits in the vehicle in the event any student is injured, and our officers are trained to give first aid and CPR."

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These are the schools around the country with military supplies

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/17/school-military-supplies_n...

Pinellas County School District in Pinellas County, Florida, is one of over 20 districts around the country with a police force or public safety department in possession of former military supplies, thanks to the Department of Defense's Excess Property Program, or 1033 program. Since 1997, the initiative has provided excess military equipment to state agencies like local and public university police forces, but it has come under renewed scrutiny in the weeks following the Ferguson demonstrations.

The 1033 program provides supplies ranging from extreme weapons, like grenade launchers, to everyday materials, like laptops. State agencies must apply in order to receive extra materials from the military, and all the equipment is on indefinite loan. In Pinellas County School District, the district's police department received almost two dozen M16 rifles.

"Our hope is that our officers never have a need to use this equipment," Melanie Marquez Parra, the district's public information officer, told The Huffington Post. "These are items we acquired so they could have equipment for worst-case scenario situations."

https://mapsengine.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zyWftC5wFr9A.kdWImo...

This report is from a month ago, in the wake of the Ferguson protest (mid august).....

The Pentagon gave nearly half a billion dollars of military gear to...

The program provides things like office equipment, tents, generators, pick-up trucks and ATVs,  But law enforcement agencies can also use it to obtain military aircraft, weapons (including grenade launchers), and heavily armored tactical vehicles.

However, Rep Alan Grayson had introduced an amendment in June to prevent local police forces from getting free military equipment, through this weapons program.

The house voted it down 355 to 62.

The program was meant for the DOD to transfer excess or used equipment to local police forces. However, the american civil liberties union says in 36 % of the cases, the equipment is new.

Things are brewing...

At UN, Obama to Urge Nations to Go Big on Climate.

More than 120 world leaders are heading to the United Nations in New York for the event. Obama will be meeting several world leaders

UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon has "invited leaders from government, business, finance and civil society".

Absent from the meeting will be Chinese President Xi Jinping & Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Jinping & Modi instead met to settle the ongoing border dispute.

The Indian Army and the Chinese army are currently locked in a stand-off with border disputes.

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In other news, Former Obama Official: Climate Change Not 'Settled' Science.

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U.S. Congress takes a seven-week recess, one week after a 5-week recess ended in august.

Congress Heads Home After Exhausting Eight Days of Work.

[The 5-month recess during the summer may have probably occurred as a result of a "bait & switch" maneuver, re: announcement. It coincided with the huge jump in CEO retirements in July.]

NBC News preparing people for the more widespread gas line breaks that will occur now that the wobble will increase the bowing pressure in the months ahead.

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/aging-network-underground-gas-p...

Governor Sam Brownback declares October “Zombie preparedness month” as he unveils plans to protect the city from the living dead

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11121755...

CITING TERRORISM AS A REASON, CHINA ARMS ITS POLICE FORCE WITH LITTLE OR NO TRAINING

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-china-gives-...

LUOKAN VILLAGE, China — Invoking the threat of terrorism, Chinese police for the first time in years have started carrying guns and, with little training, using them.

The fatal effects have rippled across the country, reaching even this tiny mountain village.

China’s removal of a ban on police guns came in response to a gruesome attack on a train station several hundred miles from here, but it has given the police almost blanket authority to shoot whenever they see fit.

More than a decade into America’s war on terror, China is launching its own. And experts worry that the flood of newly armed police — combined with poor training and the government’s take-no-prisoners attitude — could become as fearful a problem as the terrorism it is intended to combat.

In the latest police-related violence, at least 40 people died Sunday in China’s restive Xinjiang region, according to state-run news media, which attributed the incident to terrorists and identified the deceased as “rioters” shot by police or killed in explosions.

By contrast, the sleepy village of Luokan is about as remote and unlikely a place for terrorism as can be found. Yet when police fatally shot a man recently in the middle of a busy market here, they declared him a terrorist as well and abruptly closed the case.

“But everyone knows this is a lie,” said one villager in a hushed midnight interview inside his home.

“There are no terrorists here,” said another beside him. “The only ones we’re afraid of are the police.”

While police shootings are often viewed with suspicion worldwide — most notably in the death last month of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. — there are few countries where local authorities have as much power as they do in China to suppress all evidence afterward.

No one knows how many people die here from gun violence each year, much less from police shootings, because of government secrecy.

Among the killings publicly reported in the past five months, since the policy change: A man with a history of mental illness shot by police in Sichuan province. An allegedly drunk officer in Luoping county who quarreled with one man and then killed another who was trying to intervene, according to reports quickly taken down by censors.

And at a gun-safety demonstration in front of kindergartners in Henan province, an officer fired a loaded gun, thinking it was empty, and sent a child and several parents to the hospital.

At a recent training session in Shandong province, one detective said, several officers — not aware of the recoil force that comes with shooting — gripped their guns improperly and broke their thumbs.

Some police officers have been issued licenses without visiting the firing range, because their departments are fudging paperwork, according to officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

“Most of us haven’t shot a gun in years,” said the detective. “A lot of cops are afraid to even hold one.”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/pentagon-climate-crisis-imm...

Pentagon: climate crisis an immediate security threat

The Pentagon on Monday released a report asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster responses as extreme weather creates more global humanitarian crises.

 

The report lays out a road map to show how the military will adapt to rising sea levels, more violent storms and widespread droughts. The Defense Department will begin by integrating plans for climate change risks across all of its operations, from war games and strategic military planning situations to a rethinking of the movement of supplies.

Michelle Obama dances with turnip and harvests crop

The first lady held a White House harvest this week. She was joined by schoolchildren in the White House Kitchen Garden to harvest lettuce, bell peppers, sweet potatoes and tomatoes.

US, European and Asian markets see a huge sell off in shares:

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Steep Sell-Off Spreads Fear to Wall Street

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/stocks-tumble-on-global-grow...

Waves of nervous selling buffeted the stock market in the United States on Wednesday, after a steep sell-off in Europe. At one point, the Dow Jones industrial average had plunged 460 points, or 2.8 percent, though it later swung higher to close down 1.1 percent, or 173.45 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell 0.8 percent, or 15.21 points. Since their peak a month ago, American stocks have lost over $2 trillion in value, losses that may ripple through the wider economy.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/17/markets-stocks-europe-idUK...

European stocks rose in early trading on Friday, halting the week's sharp drop after Wall Street pared losses as macro data soothed fears about the U.S. economic outlook.

At 0703 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top Europeanshares was up 0.4 percent at 1,250.48 points, after losing 3.7 percent earlier in the week.

But gains looked fragile, and a warning from Rolls-Royce that it would not return to growth next year fuelled worries over corporate profits and sent shares of the Britishengineering group down 7 percent.

The month-long sell-off in European stocks has prompted U.S.-based investors to slash their exposure to Europe, according to data from Thomson Reuters Lipper.

A Lipper poll of 109 U.S.-domiciled funds invested in European stocks, which include exchange-traded funds' (ETFs) holdings, shows net outflows of $1.3 billion in the seven days to Oct 15, the biggest weekly redemptions since Lipper started to monitor the data in 1992.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-shares-reverse-selloff-2014-...

A recent selloff in Asia due to global volatility was fading Friday with stocks in Australia edging higher, though shares on China’s mainland fell amid slowdown concerns.

The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.65%  was down 1.3%, ahead of next week’s Fourth Plenum, an annual meeting of China leaders which may offer clues about plans to address a slowing economy.

China also is expected to release third-quarter economic growth figures next Tuesday. Economists expect 7.2% growth from a year earlier, slowing from a 7.5% on year increase in the second quarter.

Senior Chinese Official meets John Kerry ahead of APEC summit.

"The purpose of my visit to Boston and then to Washington is really to pave the ground for President Obama's visit to China in November and also for participation of the President in the APEC informal leadership meeting to be hosted by China," said the Chinese official.

The APEC summit will be taking place in Beijing on 10 & 11 November (5 days before the G20 summit in Australia).

-Consisting of 21 Pacific Rim members, it represents 40 % of world population & 50 % of world GDP.

This includes the U.S., China & Russia.

-Xi and Obama will meet on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

[Both China & Australia have ramped up security in anticipation of the summits]

Quite an interesting article that helps to shine a light on previous catastrophes (without actually saying it) and what might have happened to prehistoric humans....hint....that site was not always at its present day level!!!!

Ice age Andes settlement found at record high altitude

12,400-year-old site in Peru shows ice age humans more adaptable than thought

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ice-age-andes-settlement-found-at...

The 12,400-year-old settlement was found in a cave called the Cuncaicha rock shelter, located nearly 4,500 metres above sea level. That makes it the highest ice age human settlement ever found

The site is more than 2,000 metres higher than the famous Inca archeological site Machu Picchu — where travellers already risk becoming ill from altitude sickness — and just 880 metres lower than the Mount Everest base camp in the Himalayas.

This article definitely gets people thinking and 'talking'...more pre-announcement prep!

Seems they "accidentally" triggered the Emergency Broadcast System in a few states today.  The message claimed to be from the White House itself.  Give that fact, it feels like another test to see how the public would react.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/false-emergency-tv-warning-se... 

Worldwide Surge in 'Great' Earthquakes Seen in Past 10 Years

'Earth-size' UFO spotted orbiting the sun in NASA Images [Report] http://www.examiner.com/article/earth-size-ufo-spotted-orbiting-the... 

Front and Center Yahoo News. More of preparing the mind's of the masses...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/11193003/Could-a-ts...

Could a tsunami strike Britain?

Twenty countries around the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, including the UK, are being tested for tsunami readiness. But how likely is it that disaster will strike?

This looks like the establishment is trying to gauge what the public reaction/disbelief will be during the 6 days of darkness during stopped rotation for the side of Earth facing away from the Sun.

A satirical news outlet (like the Onion) reported "NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness".

However, the hoax story even drafts in some credible-sounding sources including Nasa chief Charles Bolden, who reportedly warned the public to stay calm. Some users even linked to a (real) video of Bolden talking about “emergency preparedness” – an official-sounding phrase that apparently bypasses common sense to hit the big button marked ‘PANIC’ in the brain.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-confirms-six-days-of...

The story was being widely circulated on facebook & twitter

Lockheed Martin scientist on deathbed says aliens are real (VIDEO

http://rt.com/news/200903-aliens-lockheed-martin-pictures/

Aliens, some as old as 200 years, are real and have visited Earth, a former Lockheed Martin senior scientist has claimed. In his final moments, he provided “photo evidence” while sharing his personal experiences of UFOs and extraterrestrials.

The controversial 33-minute video was made shortly before Boyd Bushman died on August 7, 2014. However, the footage has only recently emerged and is starting to garner widespread attention.

“I do have a top secret clearance,” he affirms at the beginning of the video. He goes on to state that incidents such as Roswell in 1947 – when a military Air Force surveillance balloon crashed – happened at the hands of aliens.

Bushman shared details about aliens, UFOs, and anti-gravity technology – which he says is being developed by US, Russian, and Chinese scientists at Area 51 (the US military facility).

In the video, Bushman is seen holding up second-hand “photo evidence” of aliens while describing them to viewers.

“They were approximately four and a half to five feet tall,” the former top aerospace scientist said. “They have three back bones. They’re actually cartilage,” he added, stating that they had fewer ribs than human beings. These aliens have fingers and toes like human beings.

He went on to state that their eyes and noses are different from humans, and that they are telepathic mind readers.

"They're able to use their own voice by telepathy to talk to you," he said. “You walk in the room with one of them, and all of a sudden you find yourself giving the answer to your question in your own voice.”

According to Bushman, there are two different groups of aliens.

“It’s like a cattle ranch,” he stated, adding that some can be up to 230 years old.“One group is wranglers, and the others are rustlers - the stealers of cattle.”

“Wranglers” are “much more friendly and have a better relationship with us.”

Bushman seemed to have known the details of where and how those aliens live.

He claimed the creatures are inhabitants of a planet called Quintumnia. It is located 68 light-years away from Earth, yet it takes them only 45 minutes to travel to our planet. At home, they commute through telepathy, Bushman insisted.

The deceased scientist went on to say that he actually saw their homes because he gave the aliens a camera to take pictures with. It is, however, hard to say what those pictures contain because the images turned out blurry.

In another revelation, Bushman said there is a special flight path from space to Area 51, a mysterious base in central Nevada where it is believed that aliens and their spacecrafts were stored.

He added that there are Americans working on UFOs from outer space 24 hours a day, reported the Metro.

“With respect to the alien craft, we have American citizens who are working on UFOs 24 hours a day,” he stated.

However, the alien seen in Bushman's photographs is actually available to buy at Walmart, according to an investigation by Quebec station TVQC.

Aliens are 'divided into two groups' on earth, says Boyd Bushman

RELATED News:

Zetatalk Boyd Bushman

SOZT
Boyd Bushman 
http://www.ovguide.com/boyd-bushman-9202a8c04000641f8000000006baeade
is sincere and telling the truth as he knows it. However, his contacts with aliens and their technology was limited to a single race, which was Service-to-Self. His description of the aliens being divided into two camps – the wranglers and the wrestlers – seems to be a division into Service-to-Other and Service-to-Self, as he describes the wranglers as more friendly, but as is known among humans who are highly Service-to-Self, the ability to posture and act kind and caring can disguise the true nature of the orientation. Thus, much of what Boyd was told was a lie. 

Their mode of interstellar travel, the length of time it took to travel, the supposed photos they took of their home planets, and how their anti-gravity 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSSUzC9xl6s
and energy producing technology worked were all fraudulently convened to Boyd. As is known, the Service-to-Self lie freely. The Council of Worlds allowed these Service-to-Self aliens to provide technology to man, but not the secrets of how it worked nor the ability to operate this technology. But the photos provided to Boyd of alien bodies are genuine, and were provided with the plan that he would have a role during disclosure, the deathbed revelation that has occurred. 

Boyd also bought into the lies that his employers provided. Mankind was not able to reverse engineer alien technology. This lie has been promulgated in order to make man appear powerful in comparison to aliens. Arrogant members of MJ12 have, in the past, spread the rumor that they have alien technology, 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNPBYtJyfZo
yet no proof of this has ever emerged. Space ships given to MJ12 by Service-to-Self aliens were stored at Area 51, with attempts by humans to fly them resulting only in wobbling about or crashed ships. 
http://www.zetatalk.com/govmt/g33.htm
Nor did these dead alien bodies arrive because a human in an airplane was allowed by the aliens to shoot down one of their ships! How absurd is this story? 

In that Boyd so willingly repeated the false stories that his MJ12 employers wanted the public to believe, he was considered an ideal vehicle for these false stories. His credentials check out. He holds patents and has worked for the Military Industrial Complex. Even aged and at death’s door, he is obviously not senile. His story has the ring of truth. As told by Boyd, it is the truth as he knows it. This last video is an attempt to counter the release of the Skinny Bob video, 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx3ond0SzPQ
a video of another MJ12 guest who was of the Service-to-Other orientation and alive when filmed. What should the public believe? Stories told by Boyd Bushman, or their own eyes?
EOZT

Hows this for introducing the concept of retrograde orbiting exoplanets:

Chaotic Wombs May Birth Wrong-way Planets

Obama Immigration Speech: CBS, Fox, NBC & ABC Not Airing

"Obama will be speaking live from the White House at 8 PM ET on Thursday".

The 4 networks that wont cover the speech: "ABC has...Grey’s Anatomy on at that time, while CBS...The Big Bang Theory,NBC has...The Biggest Loser and Fox has Bones."

However the news networks will cover the speech:  Fox News, MSNBC & CNN. ABC said it will cover the speech online, and on Apple TV & radio.

Also for those outside the U.S., here is the link to the speech's live stream. The speech is supposed to be 15 minutes long.

Giant Humanoid Skull Found On Mars

 (Debunking conspiracies, for better or worse, is the only way to give these things press attention unfortunately)

Here is another article from huffington post's mars section.

'Thigh Bone' On Mars Seen In New Curiosity Photo (21 Aug)

Incredibly, there could be organic matter on Mars (14 Nov)

Square Castle ruins on mars? (20 Nov) (the mission ended in 2006)

11 Mysterious Mars Objects ( 2 September)

Some interesting things from Evelyn's link:

They say that the big bodies from "outerspace" that are orbiting the Sun, get the closest to the Sun when they pierce the ecliptic. Doesn't Planet X reach its closest point to the sun when it pierces the ecliptic, as well? (Please correct me if im wrong here).

Also there is a link, EARTH 2.0: The search for new worlds is gathering pace .

Both the article & the link above are hosted(?) by Murdoch's NewsCorp.  What is also interesting is the info graph depicting how many planets were discovered each year. Look at the jump in discoveries in 2014.

NASA Thinks Life May Lurk Beneath Europa's (Jupiter's moon) Surface

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2014/11/23/nasa-thinks-life-ma...

Do aliens look like SHRIMP? Nasa researchers say tiny 'extreme shrimp' on sea bed could help hunt for extraterrestrial life 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2847878/Do-aliens-lo...

Its remarkable to see NASA open up to the possibility that extraterrestrial life may live in conditions "alien" to us. However, all of this could be a PR campaign in an attempt to gain funding. Or perhaps, given the interesting times ahead of us they still hope to look relevant?

Precursor explanation (cover up excuse) for satellite/power troubles ahead? Hard to say but interesting media release today:

1. Star Trek-like invisible shield protects Earth from 'killer electrons'
2. Earth is being protected by a 'Star Trek-style invisible shield': S...

• These 'killer electrons' whip around the planet at near-light speed
• If they hit Earth, they could knock out power grids and change its climate
• Shield was found 7,200 miles (11,600 km) above Earth in Van Allen belts
• Scientists are baffled as to how the shield formed, and how it works
• 'It's almost like these electrons are running into a glass wall,' said Professor Daniel Baker from the University of Colorado Boulder

Space agency attempted to steal evidence of extraterrestrial life, claims Sri Lankan politician (Oct. 29)

[Image: Anuradhapura meteorite samples showing complex biological structures. (Credit: Journal of Cosmology)]

http://www.openminds.tv/space-agency-attempted-steal-evidence-extra...

(The politician could have been politically motivated in his claims (who knows). But the report published by the Journal of Cosmology is whats interesting. It's not recent. It was published on February, 2013)

From wiki, "[the] team discovered fossilized diatoms (microscopic plankton) inside the meteorite as well as cells similar to those found in the Red rain in Kerala that fell in 2001" (Here is zetatalk on life found in the red rain.)

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The Journal of Cosmology had previously also published a paper by Richard Hoover (a retired NASA scientist) Re: proof of life found in meteors. Nasa, however formally distanced themselves from him & his paper (Huffpo Link & archive)

Here is a quote from the criticisms against Hoover

"Anyone can call himself (referring to Hoover) an astrobiologist. That doesn't make it so," said Pilcher, the Astrobiology institute director.

However, here is the kicker. NASA's own website details Hoover's extensive accomplishments in astrobiology. (NASA Link & archive).

The NASA news release was published in 2009, only 2 years before NASA decides to distance themselves from Hoover's allegations that life has been found on meteorites. How does NASA's Astrobiology Institue director not know of a well-accomplished fellow scientist's accolades?

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So where does this take us?

Two days ago a research team in partnership with the european space agency has revealed that DNA can survive a flight through space and re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. So, after going through the scorching heat that a meteor could go through, as well as traveling in space, the DNA samples placed on the outside of the rocket was still viable!!

Translation: Do no be surprised if you find living life in meteorites in the future. Are they anticipating what lies ahead?

Backstory to post below:

'Alien life found above Derbyshire proves we're descended from extraterrestrials', say scientists (08 October 2014) Link

       "we think [the microscopic organisms] came from an aquatic environment, and the most obvious aquatic environment in space is a comet."

Microbial LIFE found living on the exterior of the International Space Station, say reports (21 August 2014) Link

New Mars head discovered. (Original picture was taken in 2005)

Traces Of Carbon In Mars Meteorite Stir Debate About Life On Red Planet

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/mars-meteorite-life-carbon...

Maybe Humans Didn't Drive Mastodons To Extinction

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/humans-mastodon-extinction...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_t2JE-yYqg&feature=youtu.be

NASA knows something Big is Coming

Are We Close to Discovering Planet X? Link

Russian Scientist Discovers Huge New Asteroid That Could Crash to Earth Link

Just to add on to the recent methane (which is usually produced by life) findings on Mars, this isn't exactly new & perhaps goes all the way back to the Viking landers from the 1970's. http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/2pk9yy/just_a_reminder_that_... .

Basically, martian soil was soaked with nutrients. And then they observed an increase in carbon dioxide, as possible evidence of metabolism from life.

This finding was however, dismissed because #1) although organic compounds (not necessarily life) was common in comets and such, none was found in Mars back then (coverup?). And #2) there was no water on Mars, which we now have known for a while is untrue. And even just recently NASA talked about an ancient lake, as well as finding water along with ancient organic compounds.

On top of this Miller (the scientist) found the gas emanations to follow a daily rhythm. So for instance, all living matter follow  a daily cycle. We wake up, sleep following the pattern of the sun. Plants release & take in gases according to the sun's daily pattern. Just like that, Miller found gas emanations to follow a pattern that repeated every martian day. These were explained away as chemical reactions taking place. So they tried comparing it with organic & lifeless, chemical reactions that take place on earth, & the patterns followed that of living matter.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120413-nasa-viking-...

Now NASA has to do an about turn, which isn't exactly an easy thing to do.

Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last

Curiosity has discovered organic matter on Mars

http://www.cnet.com/news/curiosity-has-discovered-organic-matter-on...

Molecules found by Curiosity on Mars have been confirmed as organic matter -- the building blocks of all known forms of terrestrial life.

NASA

The Curiosity rover has found and analysed the first definitively identified piece of organic matter on the surface of Mars.

These organic molecules, consisting primarily of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, are the building blocks of all life on Earth. However, it is important to note that these molecules may not have come from life forms on Mars -- organic molecules can be created from chemical processes that do not involve life, NASA said. At this stage, there is not enough evidence to determine the provenance of the molecules -- but either way, their presence has meaning.

The team responsible for Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite have several hypotheses. The first is, of course, a biological process. Others include chemical reactions in water at ancient hot springs on the Red Planet, or arrival from off-planet via dust, meteorites, asteroids or comets.

Recently, Curiosity found evidence of dry river and lake beds on Mars -- of surface water on the planet -- such as minerals that can only form in the presence of liquid water, and erosion patterns formed by sediment deposited by water flows. This indicates that, billions of years ago, conditions on Mars could have supported life.

The molecules -- which seem to confirm recent findings that a Martian meteorite contained extraterrestrial organic matter -- were found in a drilled sample in the Sheepbed mudstone of the Gale crater -- the location of Curiosity's exploration. The mudstone on the crater floor is consistent with the clay found on Earth from dried-up lakes, formed from sediment on the lake floor -- presenting optimum conditions for the preservation of organic matter.

"We think life began on Earth around 3.8 billion years ago, and our result shows that places on Mars had the same conditions at that time -- liquid water, a warm environment, and organic matter," said Caroline Freissinet of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "So if life emerged on Earth in these conditions, why not on Mars as well?"

Search for the Lost Giants

A new history channel tv series

Stonemasons Jim and Bill Vieira are on a quest to investigate an incredible theory: that the myths and legends we’ve all been told about giants are actually rooted in fact. Jim has researched over 1,000 accounts of skeletons seven feet tall or over unearthed across America in the 19th and 20th centuries. SEARCH FOR THE LOST GIANTS will follow the Vieira brothers on their quest to find evidence of these missing bones, which seem to have slipped through the hands of history. They’ll dig for secret chambers, explore underground tunnels and dive into the deepest museum storage vaults–all to find that one bone, that one hair, that single strand of giant DNA that will answer the question: did giants walk the Earth?

http://www.history.com/shows/search-for-the-lost-giants/episodes

http://www.thegic.org/nasa_releases_free_e_book_on_decoding_extrate...

NASA RELEASES FREE E-BOOK ON DECODING EXTRATERRESTRIAL

MESSAGES

Russia to Build a Scientific 'Noah's Ark'