Pre-Announcement Media Coverage

[John Smith]

We are seeing so many remarkable pre-announcement pieces showing up, this is a place to post and discuss them. This one for example, is making discoveries sound 'ho hum' which a few months/years ago were heralded as amazing breakthroughs. Today for example: 

"Nearly Every Star Hosts at Least One Alien Planet"

http://news.yahoo.com/nearly-every-star-hosts-least-one-alien-plane...

When a month or so ago they were making a BIG deal about finding one planet in the sweet zone which could possibly support life, son they they say 25% of them could support life! Including mention of red dwarfs, etc. The Zeta predicted evidence continues to build up!

Here is another blog that relates, describing a wobble:

NASA Scientists "Discover" a Wobbly Planet!?

https://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/nasa-scientists-discover-a-...

[Shaun Kazuck]

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...

[casey a]

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.]

[casey a]

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.

[Mark]

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...

[Ryan X]

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."

[Corey Young]

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.

[Mark]

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".

[casey a]

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

[lonne rey]

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.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

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