Zombie denotes an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli. Zombie folklore has a long, long history. Armies of the flesh-eating undead can be traced all the way back to the roughly tenth century BCE Akkadian work The Epic of Gilgamesh, which drew on earlier Sumerian mythology and was one of the first substantial written works in human history. Even the Bible talks of the dead racing from their graves before the new earth is created.
In modern times, the term "zombie" has been applied to an undead race in horror fiction. This version of the zombie is taken largely from George A. Romero's seminal film The Night of the Living Dead, which was in turn partly inspired by Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. The word zombie is not used in Night of the Living Dead itself, The monsters in the film and its sequels, as well as its many inspired works, are usually hungry for human flesh, often specifically brains. Sometimes they are victims of a fictional pandemic illness causing the dead to reanimate or the living to behave this way, but often no cause is given in the story. They're relentless and oblivious to pain, and they continue to attack even after losing limbs. Usually, anyone the zombies kill returns as a zombie, so they quickly evolve from a nuisance to a plague. Although this modern monster bears some superficial resemblance to the Haitian zombie tradition, its links to such folklore are unclear, and many consider George A. Romero to be the progenitor of this creature. Zombie fiction is now a sizeable sub-genre of horror, usually describing a breakdown of civilization occurring when most of the population become flesh-eating zombies – a zombie apocalypse. They have appeared as plot devices in various books, films and in television shows. Especially throughout the last decade. It turns out that they may very well be possible and real. That a zombie apocalypse is fully plausible.
According to the tenets of Vodou, a dead person can be revived by a bokor (sorcerer). Zombies remain under the control of the bokor since they have no will of their own. There also exists within the West African Vodun tradition the zombi astral, which is a part of the human soul that is captured by a bokor and used to enhance the bokor's power. The zombi astral is typically kept inside a bottle. It is believed that after a time God will take the soul back.
In 1937, while researching folklore in Haiti, Zora Neale Hurston encountered the case of a woman who appeared in a village, and a family claimed she was a relative who had died and been buried in 1907. Hurston pursued rumors that the affected persons were given a powerful psychoactive drug, but she was unable to locate individuals willing to offer much information. She felt that if science ever gets to the bottom of Voodoo some important medical secrets still unknown to medical science will be found that give it its power, rather than gestures of ceremony.
In 1980, a man appeared in a rural Haitian village. He claimed to be Clairvius Narcisse, who had died in Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti on May 2, 1962. Narcisse described being conscious but paralyzed during his presumed death, he had even seen the doctor cover his face with a sheet. Narcisse claimed that a bokor had resurrected him and made him a zombie. Since the hospital had documented Narcisse's illness and death, scientists viewed him as a potential proof for Haitian zombies. Narcisse answered questions about his family and childhood that not even a close friend could have known. Eventually, his family and many outside observers agreed that he was a zombie returned to life.
Narcisse was the impetus for the Zombie Project, a study into the origins of zombies conducted in Haiti between 1982 and 1984. During that time, ethnobotanist and anthropologist Dr. Wade Davis traveled through Haiti in the hopes of discovering what causes Haitian zombies. He presented a pharmacological case for zombies in two books, The Serpent and the Rainbow (1985) and Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie (1988). As a result of his investigations it is claimed that a living person can be turned into a zombie by two special powders being entered into the blood stream. The first, coup de poudre (French: 'powder strike'), includes tetrodotoxin (TTX), a powerful and frequently fatal neurotoxin. The second powder consists of dissociative drugs such as datura. Together, these powders were said to induce a death-like state in which the will of the victim would be entirely subjected to that of the bokor.
Davis collected eight samples of this zombie powder. The powders were complex, made from dried and ground plants and animals, in their rituals. Their ingredients were not identical, but seven of the eight samples had four ingredients in common:
-One or more species of puffer fish, which often contain a deadly neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX)
-A marine toad (Bufo marinus), which produces numerous toxic substances
-A hyla tree frog (Osteopilus dominicensis), which secretes an irritating (but not deadly) substance
-Human remains
In addition, the powders contained other plant and animal ingredients, like lizards and spiders, which would be likely to irritate the skin. Some even included ground glass.
The process was an initial state of death-like suspended animation, which resulted in a mistaken diagnosis of death and burial. It was followed by re-awakening into a psychotic state. The sorcerer would return to the cemetery and retrieve the body to do this. The psychosis induced by the drug and psychological trauma was hypothesised to re-inforce culturally-learned beliefs and to cause the individual to reconstruct their identity as that of a zombie, since they "knew" they were dead.
A zombie apocalypse is scientifically possible via the following.
An effective agent would target, and shut down, specific parts of the brain, says Steven C. Schlozman, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard University and author of The Zombie Autopsies, a series of fictional excerpts from the notebooks of “the last scientist sent to the United Nations Sanctuary for the study of ANSD,” a zombie plague. Although the walking dead have some of their motor skills intac the frontal lobe, which is responsible for morality, planning, and inhibiting impulsive actions is nonexistent. The cerebellum, which controls coordination, is probably still there but not fully functional. This makes sense, since zombies in movies are usually easy to outrun or club with a baseball bat.
The most likely culprit for this partially deteriorated brain situation, according to Schlozman, is as simple as a protein. Specifically, a proteinaceous infectious particle, a prion. Not quite a virus, and not even a living thing, prions are nearly impossible to destroy, and there’s no known cure for the diseases they cause. The first famous prion epidemic was discovered in the early 1950s in Papua New Guinea, when members of the Fore tribe were found to be afflicted with a strange tremble. By the early ’60s doctors had traced its source back to the tribe’s cannibalistic funeral practices, including brain-eating. Prions gained notoriety in the 1990s as the infectious agents that brought us bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease. When a misshapen prion enters our system, as in mad cow, our mind develops holes like a sponge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prion
If we were set on global destruction, the trick is attaching a prion to a virus, because prion diseases are fairly easy to contain. To make things truly apocalyptic, we need a virus that spreads quickly and will carry the prions to the frontal lobe and cerebellum. Targeting the infection to these areas is going to be difficult, but it’s essential for creating the shambling, dim-witted creature. Using a virus that causes encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain’s casing. Herpes would work, and so would West Nile. After infection, we need to stop the prion takeover so that our zombies don’t go completely comatose, their minds rendered entirely useless. Adding sodium bicarbonate to induce metabolic alkalosis, which raises the body’s pH and makes it difficult for proteins like prions to proliferate. With alkalosis you’d have seizures, twitching, and just look awful like a zombie.
Another possibility that scientists say is possible is the combination of rabies and influence.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/1001027-rabies-influenza-zombie-virus-science/
Any of the contagious or spreadable possibilities would have to be created in at least a level 4 bio lab. Nobody really knows how many of these highly secure top-secret underground facilities exist. That is where they study very deadly viruses and the like, as well as research and create bio weapons. There are rumors some of these labs are working on a zombie like contagion as well as race specific ones. Check out this good article about the bio weapons industrial complex:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14568
Some other things that could be used to create the zombie are;
1 - Brain Parasites that turn victims into mindless, zombie-like slaves are fairly common in nature. There's one called toxoplasmosa gondii that seems to devote its entire existence to being terrifying. This bug infects rats, but can only breed inside the intestines of a cat. The parasite knows it needs to get the rat inside the cat, so the parasite takes over the rat's brain, and intentionally makes it scurry towards a cat. The rat is being controlled to get itself eaten, and it doesn't even know. Half the human population on Earth is infected with toxoplasmosa, and aren't aware. They've done studies and shown that the infected see a change in their personality and have a higher chance of going insane. All it takes is a more evolved version of toxoplasmosa, one that could to do us what it does to the rats. Imagine if half the world suddenly had no instinct for self-preservation or rational thought.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii
The biological weapons programs around the world are intentionally weaponizing such bugs. You've got to wonder if the lab workers don't carry out their work under the unwitting command of the toxoplasmosa gondii already in their brains.
Check out this webpage for creatures in life that are regularly affected by parasites that make them zombies.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25336
2 - Neurotoxins are certain kinds of poisons that slow your bodily functions to the point that you'll be considered dead, even to a doctor. The poison from fugu (Japanese blowfish) can do this. The victims can then be brought back under the effects of a drug like datura stramonium (or other chemicals called alkaloids) that leave them in a trance-like state with no memory, but still able to perform simple tasks like eating, sleeping, moaning and shambling around. Haitian voodoo priests used naturally occurring neurotoxins to basically zombify people and putting them to work on the sugar plantations.
Even if some evil genius intentionally distributed alkaloid toxins to a population to turn them into a shambling, mindless horde, there is no way to make these zombies aggressive or cannabalistic.
3 - The "Real Rage Virus" was a virus that turned human beings into mindless killing machines in the movies. In real life, we have a series of brain disorders that do the same thing. They were never contagious until Mad Cow Disease came along. It attacks the cow's spinal cord and brain, turning it into a stumbling, mindless attack cow. When Mad Cow gets in humans, they call it Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Check out the symptoms: Changes in gait (walking), Hallucinations, Lack of coordination (for example, stumbling and falling), Muscle twitching, Myoclonic jerks or seizures, Rapidly developing delirium or dementia.
Widespread brain infections of the Rage variety are just a matter of waiting for the right disease to come along. You are just one brain chemical (serotonin) away from turning into a mindless killing machine (they've tested it by putting rats in Deathmatch-style cages and watching them turn on each other). All it would take is a disease that destroys the brain's ability to absorb that one chemical and suddenly it's a real-world 28 Days Later. Iimagine such an evolved disease getting a foothold through the food supply. This disease would just require being spread through blood-on-blood contact, or saliva-on-blood contact.
4 - Neurogenesis is of particular interest, the method by which they can re-grow dead brain tissue. The whole thing with stem cells is that they can basically be used to re-generate dead cells. They're already able to re-grow the brains of comatose head trauma patients until they wake up and walk around again. Couple that with the new ability to keep a dead body in a state of suspended animation so that it can be brought back to life later, and soon we'll be able to bring back the dead. The process of "reanimating" a person creates a problem. It causes the brain to die off from the outside in. The outside being the cortex. That just leaves the part that controls basic motor function and primitive instincts. You don't need the cortex to survive; all you need is the stem and you'll still be able to mindlessly walk and eat. This is how chickens can keep walking around after they've been beheaded.
So, you take a brain dead patient, use these techniques to re-grow the brain stem, and you now have a mindless body shambling around, no thoughts and no personality, nothing but a cloud of base instincts and impulses. Under every legal system in the world, all rights and responsibilities are terminated at death. All it takes is someone with resources and a need for a mindless workforce of totally obedient slave labor.
5 - Nanobots are microscopic, self-replicating robots that can invisbily build--or destroy--anything. Vast sums of money are being poured into nanotechnology. Scientists have already created a nano-cyborg, by fusing a tiny silicone chip to a virus. The first thing they found out is these cyborgs can still operate for up to a month after the death of the host. According to studies, within a decade they'll have nanobots that can crawl inside your brain and set up neural connections to replace damaged ones. Those nanobots will be programmed to keep functioning after you die. They can form their own neural pathways, meaning they can use your brain to keep operating your limbs after you've deceased
The nanobots will be programmed to self-replicate, and the death of the host will mean the end of the nanobots. To preserve themselves, they'd need to be programmed to transfer to a new host. Therefore, the last act of the nanobot zombie would be to bite a hole in a healthy victim, letting the nanobots steam in and set up camp in the new host. Once in, they can shut down the part of the brain that resists (the cortex) and leave the brain stem intact.
Some natural occurring diseases that can make you resemble a zombie are sleeping sickness, necrosis, leprosy, dysarthria, and rabies, Coupling any of the symptoms of these diseases gets you frighteningly close to a real approximation of the sight and sound of the walking dead.
There isn't a disease that makes people want to eat other people, at least none as currently recognized. (Cannibalism isn't considered a mental illness) There are certain culture-specific mental conditions like Wendigo psychosis, observed in certain native American peoples, that make people think they are turning into cannibals, but that's about it.
Rabies can, under certain conditions, approximate some of the conditions of the zombie lust for brains. The symptoms of rabies are: full or partial paralysis, mental impairment, agitation and strange behavior, mania, and finally delirium. The rabies virus causes massive inflammation of the brain, and it's most often transmitted by bites from infected animals. Human-to-human transmission of rabies is rare, and it almost always occurs from insufficient tests before organ transplants. About 55,000 people die annually from rabies, with almost all of these deaths occurring in Asia and Africa. Although vaccines do exist they have to be administered before the onset of symptoms if the patient is to survive.
Sleeping sickness is an infection that carries nightmarish qualities, reducing many of its victims to a zombie-like state before they go into a coma and die. Those that do survive can be left with irreparable brain damage. At first it will cause headaches, aching muscles and maybe itching. But in the late stages, when the parasites have invaded the brain, the signs become more obvious and ominous. Victims find it hard to concentrate. They become irritable, their speech is slurred and they stop eating. Their daily rhythm becomes disrupted to such an extent that they can't sleep at night and find it almost impossible to stay awake during the day. It even becomes very hard for them to do simple mental tasks, such as drawing a straight line. There are still no vaccines or ways to prevent infection occurring once the tsetse fly bites a person. Even the available treatments are less than perfect.
Necrosis is death, specifically of individual groups of cells before the organism as a whole dies. This isn't technically a disease but rather a condition with a lot of different possible causes. Cancer, poison, injury, and infection are all possible causes of premature cell death. A patient suffering from necrosis technically is partially dead, albeit still very much alive in all the important areas (the brain, the heart, and other vital organs). Necrosis triggers a series of events that can lead to even greater effects outside the affected area. The dead tissue stops sending signals to the nervous system, and necrotic cells can release dangerous chemicals that hurt nearby, still healthy cells. This chain reaction can cause the necrosis to spread (if it spreads enough it becomes gangrene) and can ultimately be fatal. The only way to cure the condition is through a process known as debridement or even amputation.
Dysarthria is a disorder affecting the motor controls of human speech. Dysarthria is particularly appropriate because it's neurological in its origin. There are a lot of different causes of dysarthric speech, but all are characterized by a malfunction in the nervous system that makes it difficult to control the tongue, lips, throat, or lungs. This in turn causes difficulty in articulation, which can take the form of an inability to communicate in more than unintelligible noises. The condition can be brought on by traumatic brain injury, metabolic diseases, or a stroke, all of which lead to a loss of control over the vocal muscles. Possible affected areas include the ability to regulate the volume of speech, the ability to create the proper inflection, and, most importantly for our purposes, the ability to create the correct sounds of speech.
Leprosy can cause damage and numbness in its victims, which could cause a slow, shuffling walk that might have inspired the gait that we associate with zombies. The main external symptom of leprosy is the outbreak of extensive skin lesions, which gives the skin a diseased, decaying appearance not unlike that of the common conceptions of zombies. Cases of leprosy have been reported going back some four thousand years.
Pica is a mental disorder that makes the sufferer have an uncontrollable urge to eat abnormal and even harmful substances. Often they desire things high in iron such as dirt, raw meat or blood. Conceivably they could have a desire for flesh or brains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)
Check out the official CDC zombie apocalypse preparedness 101 published by the US government
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
Sources
http://io9.com/5547673/5-real-diseases-that-could-make-you-act-just-like-a-zombie
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/zombie.htm
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-02/fyi-could-scientists-really-create-zombie-apocalypse-virus
http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Hollow Earth, Antarctica and Nazis
Have you ever heard of hollow earth? It is a hypothesis that proposes that planet Earth is either completely hollow or contains a substantial interior space. The first clear mention of a subterranean realm are the Vedic texts. One story mentions an ancient city which is located inside the earth, also believed in Buddhism. There are earlier mentions of subterranean realms like hell but they were debatable as really existing. The concept of a subterranean land inside the earth is popular in mythology, folklore, and legends in ancient times. The entrances were always Caverns under the surface that led to the underworld. The poles have been added as more entrances in the last two centuries.
in the 1880s, 1890s, editor of the th century, all of the esoteric community was crazy with the idea of people here on the planet that mostly live underground or inside the earth. They believe that we have shared the planet with them all through humanity and that they were a cousin species. This species is believed to be highly advanced and have high technology. It is suggested that they are actually the ones responsible for UFOs and some different phenomena. The current TV show Sanctuary comes close to depictng hollow earth and its civilization and inhabitants.
The hollow earth theory today is that there are vast oceans and continents with in. The outside crust only miles thick. It is believed there are several species and races living there. These are the creatures that are all throughout our lore, they are the leprechauns, elves, fae, the creatures and cryptids we keep meeting. the Fae, Atlanteans, Cryptids, and Aliens are all from common hollow earth ancestry. Some of whom became travelers of space. They would also have unusual animals from mythology and legend. A common trait is that of being tricksters and deceptive. The UFOs are generally being used as a ruse to make us think that it is extraterrestrial so we don't look to the interior. Once you understand that you can recompose their existence through the ancient texts you can begin seeing the history of this other race and their interaction with us.
They are not very fond of us. We scare them because of how we pollute the planet they live on and because of our reckless behavior towards nature. They are afraid things have gotten out of control and often release secret information to us again because they are worried about even more reckless behavior by us.
Eerywhere on the earth there can be found rumors of these people and underground tunnels. Hitler and the Nazis were obsessed with this too and they sent men, from the time Hitler was chancellor on" to all the places where these rumors were hot, Peru, Tibet,, Africa, the South of France, There is evidence that they were looking for the holders of this information. There is evidence that the Nazis were obsessed with esoteric literature. Some believe that they were able to make contact with this subterranean race. It is rumored that Hitler even made mention of that fact to his advisers one time.
There is a story that after the Nazis claimed part of Antarctica they actually built a base there. At the Nürnberg trials they claimed that their submarine fleet had built "an indivisible fortification in the midst of eternal ice". That they were conducting research to locate an opening into the earth. They wanted to recruit the hollow earth beings to help them conquer the planet. The theory goes that they found a cavern and made contact with a species from inside the earth and that they gave the Nazis all of their advanced technology and weaponry ideas. Further it suggests that Hitler may have really escaped and ran a Nazi empire, which went worldwide and underground after the war. Controlling everything from behind the scenes and allied with previous enemies. It is scary to think that Nazis are still around and allied with a powerful inner earth world, and that UFO and abnormal activity is because of them.
There is abundant information about suspected and actual German involvement in Antarctica possibly dating back even to the late 1800's. Then, in the years directly preceding the Second World War, the Germans laid claim to parts of Antarctica in order to set up a permanent base there. Given that no country actually owned the continent and it could not exactly be conquered as no-one lived there during the winter months. It appeared to the Germans that the most effective way to conquer part of the continent was to physically travel there, claim it, and let others know of their actions. This activity began shortly before the recovery of the Bavarian “flying disc”, in 1938, but picked up pace immediately afterward.
In the summer of 1938 a UFO crewed by a distinctly human, and Aryan appearing race, made a forced landing in an isolated section of the Alps. Very similar to the one which was to occur, some ten years later near Roswell, The crash seems to have yielded an functioning, or almost functioning and repairable power plant, and a nearly completely destroyed unrepairable airframe Germany needed an airframe which was capable of supporting the “engine”. This could explain the vast array of “experimental” aircraft of extremely “unique” design to pour out of the design bureaus of Messerschmidt, Focke Wulf, Fokker and a multitude of smaller firms in the period between 1939 and 1945. The most notable, of course, is the Sänger “Flying Wing” which was later copied by the United States, and is the ancestor of today’s “stealth” bomber and fighter designs. There are rumors that there was a survivor of the crash, that they have assisted and informed them that they were located in Antarctica. Confirming what the Nazis had partially suspected.
Nearly one fifth of Antarctica was reconnoitered by Germans and, for the first time, ice-free areas with lakes and signs of vegetation were discovered. This area was then declared to be under the control of the German expedition, renamed Neu-Schwabenland and hundreds of small stakes, carrying the swastika, were dumped on the snow-covered ground to signal the new ownership. They left their newly claimed territory in the middle of February 1939 and returned to Hamburg two months later, complete with photographs and maps of the new German acquisition.
Hitler then authorized several expeditions to the poles shortly before WWII. when the vast majority of their activity was geared towards the rebuilding of the German economy and military infrastructure. Their stated objective was to either to rebuild and enlarge Germany’s whaling fleet or test out weaponry in severely hostile conditions. This island of Kerguelen of the The Kerguelen Archipelago featured prominently in Nazi plans. It's ideal for secret supply bases, and in 1942 the German Navy planned to establish a meteorological station there.
There was ongoing ship and submarine activity in the South Atlantic and polar regions throughout and after the war had apparently ended. With the outbreak of the war activity intensified. This activity continued well into the 1950s, and if some accounts are to be believed, continues to this day, with U-Boat sightings, and a very high incidence of UFO sightings in the South Atlantic and South Polar regions, including the Southern portions of South America.
While there is no conclusive evidence of a German/Alien base on Antarctica, It is beyond doubt that something highly unusual was happening on, or around, the frozen continent. In general, it appears that the probability for such a base to have existed and perhaps continue to exist, to this day, are rather high.
Britain's permanent presence on the Antarctic continent was a southern outpost built to keep an eye on suspected Nazi presence on the ice. What is weird is that in 1947, shortly after World War II, a massive allied naval fleet headed to Antarctica. The Roswell Incident had been in the news the past summer, but had been “officially” explained, and hushed up by this time. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and Australia in an invasion of Antarctica called “Operation Highjump”, and at least one follow-up expedition. A British-Norwegian force and a Russian force were also involved. The Operation which was basically an invasion of Antarctic, consisted of three Naval battle groups, which departed Norfolk, VA, on 2 December 1946. Admiral Byrd was very experienced, especially in polar regions and had earlier expeditions to Antarctica. Establishing bases in 1925 and 1939. Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Krusen were in charge of two of the battle groups. It seems incredible that so shortly after a war that had decimated most of Europe and crippled global economies, an expedition to Antarctica was undertaken with so much haste (it took advantage of the first available Antarctic summer after the war), at such cost, and with so much military hardware. Unless the operation was absolutely essential to security.
The part of the story that is seldom told, at least in “official” circles, is that Byrd and his forces encountered heavy resistance to their Antarctic venture from “flying saucers” and had to call off the invasion. The story, gets stranger still. Many of the ships involved in “Antarctic Research” or “exploration” to have disappeared. They were removed from records of every ship ever commissioned and were taken apart. It is as if they never existed. The question is not so much “how many”, the question is “why”?
On 5 March, 1947 the “El Mercurio” newspaper of Santiago, Chile, had a headline article which quoted Byrd:
you“Adm. Byrd declared today that it was imperative for the United States to initiate immediate defense measures against hostile regions. Furthermore, Byrd stated that he “didn’t want to frighten anyone unduly” but that it was “a bitter reality that in case of a new war the continental United States would be attacked by flying objects which could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds”.
Interestingly, not long before he made these comments, the Admiral had recommended defense bases at the North Pole.
Admiral Byrd later repeated the each of these points of view, resulting from what he described as his “personal knowledge” gathered both at the north and south poles, before a news conference held for International News Service. He was hospitalized and was not allowed to hold any more press conferences. Still, in March 1955, he was placed in charge of Operation Deepfreeze which was part of the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, exploration of the Antarctic. He died, shortly thereafter in 1957, many have suggested he was murdered.
Who was the enemy that owned or flew these flying objects? Germany was apparently defeated, and there was no evidence that the new emerging enemy, Russia, certainly had such superior technologies. They were, like the United States, only on the verge of the “rocket age”, and totally dependent upon technology, and expertise captured from Germany at the end of the War.
Even though Germany had been defeated, a selection of military personnel and scientists had fled the fatherland as Allied troops swept across mainland Europe and established themselves at a base on Antarctica from where they continued to develop advanced aircraft based on extraterrestrial technologies. At the end of the war the Allies determined that there were 250,000 Germans unaccounted for, even taking into account casualties and deaths. This would be quite a population base for a fledgling colony, and provide the essential degree of skill, expertise, and pure manpower for an industrial base of any sort, let alone the production of, even by today’s standards, extremely high technology.
There is plenty of evidence, at the time, to indicate that as late as 1947, elements of the Kriegsmarine, or German Navy, were still very much active in the South Atlantic, operating either out of South America, or some base, previously unsuspected, in the Antarctic. In the dying moments of the Second World War, ten U-Boats were made available to transport several hundred German officers and officials to Argentina to found a new Reich. These officers, mostly involved in “secret” projects, and many of whom were members of the SS and Kriegsmarine, itself, sought to escape the “vengeance” of the Allies, and continue their work, abroad. The U-boats were filled with their luggage, documents and, more than likely, gold bullion, to finance their efforts. All the U-boats departed their home ports between 3 and 8 May 1945. They were to proceed to Argentina where they would be welcomed by the friendly regime of Juan Peron and his charismatic wife Eva Peron. Seven of the ten of the U-Boats were never seen again “officially”. Kriegsmarine archives, recently discovered, indicate that a total of more than forty boats are completely unaccounted for. All of which were late construction, state-of-the-art craft, and could have made either Argentina or Antarctica, completely submerged and unnoticed by existing “allied” technology for the entire duration of their crossing. Some have said that the boats spirited away such notables as Adolf Hitler and Martin Bormannn.
Operation Highjump was touted to be an expedition to find “coal deposits” and other valuable resources, but the facts indicate otherwise. In actuality they were apparently trying to locate an immense underground base constructed by the Germans, before, during and immediately after the Second World War, with the aid of Alien Entities, which were described as “Aryans”. This base was allegedly located in Neuschwabenland, the area of Antarctica which Germany explored. These are not the “Grey Aliens” of Roswell. These beings are described as “Aryan” in appearance, and completely human, although at least two to three generations more advanced, technologically than Earth born Human Beings.
The Operation Highjump task force over 40 ships, included the flagship “Mount Olympus”, the aircraft carrier “Philippine Sea”, the seaplane tender “Pine Sea”, the submarine “Senate”, the destroyer “Bronson”, the ice breaker “Northwind”, and other tanker and supply ships. Over 4000 sailors with an armed contingent of 1400, and three dog sled teams were also on board. There were three divisions of Operation High Jump: one land group with tractors, explosives, and plenty of equipment to refurbish “Little America”, and make an airstrip to land the six R-4D’s (DC-3’s), and two seaplane groups. The R4-D’s were fitted with jet-assist takeoff bottles (JATO) in order to takeoff from the short runway of the aircraft carrier “Philippine Sea”.
Following its arrival at Antarctica, the force began a reconnaissance of the continent. The aircraft flew over as much of the continent as they could in the short three month “summer” period, mapping and recording magnetic data. They also carried magnetometers show anomalies in the Earth’s magnetism, i.e. if there is a “hollow” place under the surface ice or ground, it will show up on the meter. The planes spent 220 hours in the air, flying a total of 22,700 miles and taking some 70,000 aerial photographs. On the last of many “mapping” flights where all six planes went out, each on certain pre-ordained paths to film and “measure” with magnetometers, Admiral Byrd’s plane returned three hours late. Both the Eastern and Western Groups of Operation Highjump had been active around Neu-Schwabenland. The Eastern group were frustrated by pack ice in their efforts to make a reconnaissance of the area, despite incredible efforts to secure photographs for later examination. The morning of 3 March in the Eastern group steamed out of Antarctica. The Western Group, however, were to make a remarkable discovery.
At the end of January 1947 a PBM piloted by Lieutenant Commander David Bunger of Coronado, California, flew from the ship, the Currituck and headed towards the continent’s Queen Mary Coast. On reaching land, Bunger flew west for a time, then, coming up over the featureless, white horizon, he saw a dark, bare area which Byrd later described as, “a land of blue and green lakes and brown hills in an otherwise limitless expanse of ice”. Bunger and his men carefully reconnoitered the area before racing back to the Currituck with news of their find. The oasis they had discovered covered an area of some three hundred square miles of the continent and contained three large, open water lakes along with a number of smaller lakes. These lakes were separated by masses of barren, reddish-brown rocks possibly indicating the presence of iron ore. An area of the frozen continent that could allow for a base to exist throughout the year.
Several days later, Bunger returned to the area, and found that the water was warm to the touch and the lake itself was filled with red, blue and green algae giving it a distinctive color. Bunger filled a bottle with the water which later “turned out to be brackish, a clue to the fact that the lake was actually an arm of the open sea”. This is important for two reasons; warm, don't inland lakes connected to the surrounding oceans would be perfect for submarines to hide within, and similar lakes have been noted in Neu-Schwabenland, the site of the alleged German base.
The mission that had been expected to last for between six to eight months came to an early and faltering end. The task force limped home as if defeated only weeks later, and the local South American press wrote of such a defeat. The Chilean press reported that the mission had “run into trouble” and that there had been “many fatalities”. In the end, the task force came steaming back to the United Sates with their data, which then, immediately became classified “top secret”. This coincided with a substantial increase in UFO activity, generally attributed to the first major “wave” of such activity in modern times, with an inordinate amount of this activity taking place in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in South America.
Secretary of the Navy (by this time, Secretary of Defense) James Forrestal retired and started to “talk” not only about Highjump, but about other things, as well. He was put in Bethesda Naval Hospital psychiatric ward where he was prevented from seeing or talking to anyone, including his wife and after a short while he was thrown out the window while trying to hang himself with a bed sheet.
In 1963, a book scant on facts came out entitled Flying Saucers and the Three Men in Black. It described extraterrestrial spacecraft that had bases in Antarctica. There were drawings of UFOs, not saucers, as were the common depictions of the time, but rather “flying wings” which showed three bubble-like protrusions on the underside, reminiscent of the German designed Haunebu II (which was allegedly only reached “design stage”) alongside a cylindrical, cigar shaped object.
In the 1970s book UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? made the claim that at least some UFOs were German secret Weapons which were developed during the Second World War, and that some of them had been shipped out towards the end of the war and hidden at the poles.
There is a document from the Argentine Navy, based on the statements of a large number of Argentine, Chilean and British sailors stationed in the naval base in Antarctica. The first time in history, an official communiqué has been published by a government about the flying saucers. It was a report of flying object of lenticular shape, with a solid appearance and a coloring in which red and green prevailed and, for a few moments, yellow. The machine was flying in a zig-zag fashion, and in a generally western direction, but it changed course several times and changed speed, having an inclination of about forty-five degrees above the horizon. The craft also remained stationary for about twenty minutes at a height of approximately 5,000 meters, producing no sound.
Other reports are of “metallic, cigar-shaped objects in verticular positions, perfectly still and silent, and flashing vividly the reflected rays of the sun”. The ability to lose metallic brightness and take on the whole gamut of visible colors of the spectrum, from infrared to ultra-violet. The list of sightings in the South Atlantic area and Antarctica is practically endless. It is, and has been, particularly since the end of the Second World War, one of the most active areas on earth with respect to UFO activity.
All UFO researchers are, or should be, aware of the multitude of reports concerning sightings of ‘flying saucers’ with swastikas or iron crosses on them, ‘aliens’ speaking German, etc. In 1959, three large newspapers in Chile reported front-page articles about Unidentified Flying Object encounters in which the crew members appeared to be German soldiers. In the early 1960s there were similar reports in New York, and New Jersey. Most have also heard of abductees who cover have been taken to underground bases with swastika emblems on the walls, or as in the case of noted abductee Alex Christopher, have seen “Reptiloids” and “Nazis” working together aboard antigravity craft or within underground bases.
Today one of the theories is that Reptilian aliens are in league with or work for the Grays. Who are related to the Aryan/Nordic aliens. New ideas are that some or all of the races of hollow earth are those that we believe are aliens. They are the Nephilim,, the Anunaki, Aryans, Grays, Tall Whites, etc., are are all the same but just like humans they have many different sizes and appearances. Generally they have very white pale skin, pointed chims, blue almonds shaped eyes. They were possibly refugees from a interplanetary disaster or war or were a group of humans that left the planet a long time ago before a periodic catastrophe and have migrated back. Either way they maintained their technology and alchemy and magic which are believed to be their science. They also have an accurate history of the universe and the knowledge of periodic disturbances from our Sun and their timing. It is believed that they have built stuff up on the moon. It has been suggested that they have been in the process of leaving the planet for Mars the last 40 years where they have colonies (Hale Crater) because they think there is going to be a catastrophe. They want to get far away from the sun as possible and the only reasonable place to go in the solar system is Mars.
Sanctuary
The show centers on Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old English scientist, and her team of experts who run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks to protect various cryptids, legends, and abnormal animals/people with certain extraordinary powers and abilities – what most people would consider monsters. "The Sanctuary" serves as a safe haven for these "Abnormals". She tries to help and learn from them, while also having to contain the more dangerous ones.
The history of Dr. Magnus is gradually revealed. In her youth she was trained by her father, a gifted Victorian-era scientist, to study the world and protect the unusual. Helen was a member of a group of experimental scientists known as "The Five".
There is also "The Cabal", a powerful shadow organization that captures, studies, and experiments on Abnormals, in the belief that the Abnormal population is a threat to the human species. They tested a small amount of a biological weapon that causes all types of Abnormals to become extremely violent, attacking anyone nearby and then dying painfully. This is part of The Cabal's overall plan to incite humanity against the Abnormals so that they can wipe out the entire Abnormal population and gain greater influence over humanity. The heads of the Cabal are killed and the group seems to disband. The Global Sanctuary Network that Magnus had established sees an increase in international coordination in the wake of the Cabal's attacks.
Some old birthday gifts given to Helen by her father, which in conjunction produce a tangible holographic map or miniature representing an unknown city. This is eventually revealed to be Praxis, an advanced underground civilization of humans and Abnormals. Through experiments with a dangerously unstable energy source to power a time machine Praxis is destroyed. Several armies of displaced Abnormals marching on the upper world.
in the 1880s, 1890s, editor of the th century, all of the esoteric community was crazy with the idea of people here on the planet that mostly live underground or inside the earth. They believe that we have shared the planet with them all through humanity and that they were a cousin species. This species is believed to be highly advanced and have high technology. It is suggested that they are actually the ones responsible for UFOs and some different phenomena. The current TV show Sanctuary comes close to depictng hollow earth and its civilization and inhabitants.
The hollow earth theory today is that there are vast oceans and continents with in. The outside crust only miles thick. It is believed there are several species and races living there. These are the creatures that are all throughout our lore, they are the leprechauns, elves, fae, the creatures and cryptids we keep meeting. the Fae, Atlanteans, Cryptids, and Aliens are all from common hollow earth ancestry. Some of whom became travelers of space. They would also have unusual animals from mythology and legend. A common trait is that of being tricksters and deceptive. The UFOs are generally being used as a ruse to make us think that it is extraterrestrial so we don't look to the interior. Once you understand that you can recompose their existence through the ancient texts you can begin seeing the history of this other race and their interaction with us.
They are not very fond of us. We scare them because of how we pollute the planet they live on and because of our reckless behavior towards nature. They are afraid things have gotten out of control and often release secret information to us again because they are worried about even more reckless behavior by us.
Eerywhere on the earth there can be found rumors of these people and underground tunnels. Hitler and the Nazis were obsessed with this too and they sent men, from the time Hitler was chancellor on" to all the places where these rumors were hot, Peru, Tibet,, Africa, the South of France, There is evidence that they were looking for the holders of this information. There is evidence that the Nazis were obsessed with esoteric literature. Some believe that they were able to make contact with this subterranean race. It is rumored that Hitler even made mention of that fact to his advisers one time.
There is a story that after the Nazis claimed part of Antarctica they actually built a base there. At the Nürnberg trials they claimed that their submarine fleet had built "an indivisible fortification in the midst of eternal ice". That they were conducting research to locate an opening into the earth. They wanted to recruit the hollow earth beings to help them conquer the planet. The theory goes that they found a cavern and made contact with a species from inside the earth and that they gave the Nazis all of their advanced technology and weaponry ideas. Further it suggests that Hitler may have really escaped and ran a Nazi empire, which went worldwide and underground after the war. Controlling everything from behind the scenes and allied with previous enemies. It is scary to think that Nazis are still around and allied with a powerful inner earth world, and that UFO and abnormal activity is because of them.
There is abundant information about suspected and actual German involvement in Antarctica possibly dating back even to the late 1800's. Then, in the years directly preceding the Second World War, the Germans laid claim to parts of Antarctica in order to set up a permanent base there. Given that no country actually owned the continent and it could not exactly be conquered as no-one lived there during the winter months. It appeared to the Germans that the most effective way to conquer part of the continent was to physically travel there, claim it, and let others know of their actions. This activity began shortly before the recovery of the Bavarian “flying disc”, in 1938, but picked up pace immediately afterward.
In the summer of 1938 a UFO crewed by a distinctly human, and Aryan appearing race, made a forced landing in an isolated section of the Alps. Very similar to the one which was to occur, some ten years later near Roswell, The crash seems to have yielded an functioning, or almost functioning and repairable power plant, and a nearly completely destroyed unrepairable airframe Germany needed an airframe which was capable of supporting the “engine”. This could explain the vast array of “experimental” aircraft of extremely “unique” design to pour out of the design bureaus of Messerschmidt, Focke Wulf, Fokker and a multitude of smaller firms in the period between 1939 and 1945. The most notable, of course, is the Sänger “Flying Wing” which was later copied by the United States, and is the ancestor of today’s “stealth” bomber and fighter designs. There are rumors that there was a survivor of the crash, that they have assisted and informed them that they were located in Antarctica. Confirming what the Nazis had partially suspected.
Nearly one fifth of Antarctica was reconnoitered by Germans and, for the first time, ice-free areas with lakes and signs of vegetation were discovered. This area was then declared to be under the control of the German expedition, renamed Neu-Schwabenland and hundreds of small stakes, carrying the swastika, were dumped on the snow-covered ground to signal the new ownership. They left their newly claimed territory in the middle of February 1939 and returned to Hamburg two months later, complete with photographs and maps of the new German acquisition.
Hitler then authorized several expeditions to the poles shortly before WWII. when the vast majority of their activity was geared towards the rebuilding of the German economy and military infrastructure. Their stated objective was to either to rebuild and enlarge Germany’s whaling fleet or test out weaponry in severely hostile conditions. This island of Kerguelen of the The Kerguelen Archipelago featured prominently in Nazi plans. It's ideal for secret supply bases, and in 1942 the German Navy planned to establish a meteorological station there.
There was ongoing ship and submarine activity in the South Atlantic and polar regions throughout and after the war had apparently ended. With the outbreak of the war activity intensified. This activity continued well into the 1950s, and if some accounts are to be believed, continues to this day, with U-Boat sightings, and a very high incidence of UFO sightings in the South Atlantic and South Polar regions, including the Southern portions of South America.
While there is no conclusive evidence of a German/Alien base on Antarctica, It is beyond doubt that something highly unusual was happening on, or around, the frozen continent. In general, it appears that the probability for such a base to have existed and perhaps continue to exist, to this day, are rather high.
Britain's permanent presence on the Antarctic continent was a southern outpost built to keep an eye on suspected Nazi presence on the ice. What is weird is that in 1947, shortly after World War II, a massive allied naval fleet headed to Antarctica. The Roswell Incident had been in the news the past summer, but had been “officially” explained, and hushed up by this time. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and Australia in an invasion of Antarctica called “Operation Highjump”, and at least one follow-up expedition. A British-Norwegian force and a Russian force were also involved. The Operation which was basically an invasion of Antarctic, consisted of three Naval battle groups, which departed Norfolk, VA, on 2 December 1946. Admiral Byrd was very experienced, especially in polar regions and had earlier expeditions to Antarctica. Establishing bases in 1925 and 1939. Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Krusen were in charge of two of the battle groups. It seems incredible that so shortly after a war that had decimated most of Europe and crippled global economies, an expedition to Antarctica was undertaken with so much haste (it took advantage of the first available Antarctic summer after the war), at such cost, and with so much military hardware. Unless the operation was absolutely essential to security.
The part of the story that is seldom told, at least in “official” circles, is that Byrd and his forces encountered heavy resistance to their Antarctic venture from “flying saucers” and had to call off the invasion. The story, gets stranger still. Many of the ships involved in “Antarctic Research” or “exploration” to have disappeared. They were removed from records of every ship ever commissioned and were taken apart. It is as if they never existed. The question is not so much “how many”, the question is “why”?
On 5 March, 1947 the “El Mercurio” newspaper of Santiago, Chile, had a headline article which quoted Byrd:
you“Adm. Byrd declared today that it was imperative for the United States to initiate immediate defense measures against hostile regions. Furthermore, Byrd stated that he “didn’t want to frighten anyone unduly” but that it was “a bitter reality that in case of a new war the continental United States would be attacked by flying objects which could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds”.
Interestingly, not long before he made these comments, the Admiral had recommended defense bases at the North Pole.
Admiral Byrd later repeated the each of these points of view, resulting from what he described as his “personal knowledge” gathered both at the north and south poles, before a news conference held for International News Service. He was hospitalized and was not allowed to hold any more press conferences. Still, in March 1955, he was placed in charge of Operation Deepfreeze which was part of the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, exploration of the Antarctic. He died, shortly thereafter in 1957, many have suggested he was murdered.
Who was the enemy that owned or flew these flying objects? Germany was apparently defeated, and there was no evidence that the new emerging enemy, Russia, certainly had such superior technologies. They were, like the United States, only on the verge of the “rocket age”, and totally dependent upon technology, and expertise captured from Germany at the end of the War.
Even though Germany had been defeated, a selection of military personnel and scientists had fled the fatherland as Allied troops swept across mainland Europe and established themselves at a base on Antarctica from where they continued to develop advanced aircraft based on extraterrestrial technologies. At the end of the war the Allies determined that there were 250,000 Germans unaccounted for, even taking into account casualties and deaths. This would be quite a population base for a fledgling colony, and provide the essential degree of skill, expertise, and pure manpower for an industrial base of any sort, let alone the production of, even by today’s standards, extremely high technology.
There is plenty of evidence, at the time, to indicate that as late as 1947, elements of the Kriegsmarine, or German Navy, were still very much active in the South Atlantic, operating either out of South America, or some base, previously unsuspected, in the Antarctic. In the dying moments of the Second World War, ten U-Boats were made available to transport several hundred German officers and officials to Argentina to found a new Reich. These officers, mostly involved in “secret” projects, and many of whom were members of the SS and Kriegsmarine, itself, sought to escape the “vengeance” of the Allies, and continue their work, abroad. The U-boats were filled with their luggage, documents and, more than likely, gold bullion, to finance their efforts. All the U-boats departed their home ports between 3 and 8 May 1945. They were to proceed to Argentina where they would be welcomed by the friendly regime of Juan Peron and his charismatic wife Eva Peron. Seven of the ten of the U-Boats were never seen again “officially”. Kriegsmarine archives, recently discovered, indicate that a total of more than forty boats are completely unaccounted for. All of which were late construction, state-of-the-art craft, and could have made either Argentina or Antarctica, completely submerged and unnoticed by existing “allied” technology for the entire duration of their crossing. Some have said that the boats spirited away such notables as Adolf Hitler and Martin Bormannn.
Operation Highjump was touted to be an expedition to find “coal deposits” and other valuable resources, but the facts indicate otherwise. In actuality they were apparently trying to locate an immense underground base constructed by the Germans, before, during and immediately after the Second World War, with the aid of Alien Entities, which were described as “Aryans”. This base was allegedly located in Neuschwabenland, the area of Antarctica which Germany explored. These are not the “Grey Aliens” of Roswell. These beings are described as “Aryan” in appearance, and completely human, although at least two to three generations more advanced, technologically than Earth born Human Beings.
The Operation Highjump task force over 40 ships, included the flagship “Mount Olympus”, the aircraft carrier “Philippine Sea”, the seaplane tender “Pine Sea”, the submarine “Senate”, the destroyer “Bronson”, the ice breaker “Northwind”, and other tanker and supply ships. Over 4000 sailors with an armed contingent of 1400, and three dog sled teams were also on board. There were three divisions of Operation High Jump: one land group with tractors, explosives, and plenty of equipment to refurbish “Little America”, and make an airstrip to land the six R-4D’s (DC-3’s), and two seaplane groups. The R4-D’s were fitted with jet-assist takeoff bottles (JATO) in order to takeoff from the short runway of the aircraft carrier “Philippine Sea”.
Following its arrival at Antarctica, the force began a reconnaissance of the continent. The aircraft flew over as much of the continent as they could in the short three month “summer” period, mapping and recording magnetic data. They also carried magnetometers show anomalies in the Earth’s magnetism, i.e. if there is a “hollow” place under the surface ice or ground, it will show up on the meter. The planes spent 220 hours in the air, flying a total of 22,700 miles and taking some 70,000 aerial photographs. On the last of many “mapping” flights where all six planes went out, each on certain pre-ordained paths to film and “measure” with magnetometers, Admiral Byrd’s plane returned three hours late. Both the Eastern and Western Groups of Operation Highjump had been active around Neu-Schwabenland. The Eastern group were frustrated by pack ice in their efforts to make a reconnaissance of the area, despite incredible efforts to secure photographs for later examination. The morning of 3 March in the Eastern group steamed out of Antarctica. The Western Group, however, were to make a remarkable discovery.
At the end of January 1947 a PBM piloted by Lieutenant Commander David Bunger of Coronado, California, flew from the ship, the Currituck and headed towards the continent’s Queen Mary Coast. On reaching land, Bunger flew west for a time, then, coming up over the featureless, white horizon, he saw a dark, bare area which Byrd later described as, “a land of blue and green lakes and brown hills in an otherwise limitless expanse of ice”. Bunger and his men carefully reconnoitered the area before racing back to the Currituck with news of their find. The oasis they had discovered covered an area of some three hundred square miles of the continent and contained three large, open water lakes along with a number of smaller lakes. These lakes were separated by masses of barren, reddish-brown rocks possibly indicating the presence of iron ore. An area of the frozen continent that could allow for a base to exist throughout the year.
Several days later, Bunger returned to the area, and found that the water was warm to the touch and the lake itself was filled with red, blue and green algae giving it a distinctive color. Bunger filled a bottle with the water which later “turned out to be brackish, a clue to the fact that the lake was actually an arm of the open sea”. This is important for two reasons; warm, don't inland lakes connected to the surrounding oceans would be perfect for submarines to hide within, and similar lakes have been noted in Neu-Schwabenland, the site of the alleged German base.
The mission that had been expected to last for between six to eight months came to an early and faltering end. The task force limped home as if defeated only weeks later, and the local South American press wrote of such a defeat. The Chilean press reported that the mission had “run into trouble” and that there had been “many fatalities”. In the end, the task force came steaming back to the United Sates with their data, which then, immediately became classified “top secret”. This coincided with a substantial increase in UFO activity, generally attributed to the first major “wave” of such activity in modern times, with an inordinate amount of this activity taking place in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in South America.
Secretary of the Navy (by this time, Secretary of Defense) James Forrestal retired and started to “talk” not only about Highjump, but about other things, as well. He was put in Bethesda Naval Hospital psychiatric ward where he was prevented from seeing or talking to anyone, including his wife and after a short while he was thrown out the window while trying to hang himself with a bed sheet.
In 1963, a book scant on facts came out entitled Flying Saucers and the Three Men in Black. It described extraterrestrial spacecraft that had bases in Antarctica. There were drawings of UFOs, not saucers, as were the common depictions of the time, but rather “flying wings” which showed three bubble-like protrusions on the underside, reminiscent of the German designed Haunebu II (which was allegedly only reached “design stage”) alongside a cylindrical, cigar shaped object.
In the 1970s book UFOs: Nazi Secret Weapons? made the claim that at least some UFOs were German secret Weapons which were developed during the Second World War, and that some of them had been shipped out towards the end of the war and hidden at the poles.
There is a document from the Argentine Navy, based on the statements of a large number of Argentine, Chilean and British sailors stationed in the naval base in Antarctica. The first time in history, an official communiqué has been published by a government about the flying saucers. It was a report of flying object of lenticular shape, with a solid appearance and a coloring in which red and green prevailed and, for a few moments, yellow. The machine was flying in a zig-zag fashion, and in a generally western direction, but it changed course several times and changed speed, having an inclination of about forty-five degrees above the horizon. The craft also remained stationary for about twenty minutes at a height of approximately 5,000 meters, producing no sound.
Other reports are of “metallic, cigar-shaped objects in verticular positions, perfectly still and silent, and flashing vividly the reflected rays of the sun”. The ability to lose metallic brightness and take on the whole gamut of visible colors of the spectrum, from infrared to ultra-violet. The list of sightings in the South Atlantic area and Antarctica is practically endless. It is, and has been, particularly since the end of the Second World War, one of the most active areas on earth with respect to UFO activity.
All UFO researchers are, or should be, aware of the multitude of reports concerning sightings of ‘flying saucers’ with swastikas or iron crosses on them, ‘aliens’ speaking German, etc. In 1959, three large newspapers in Chile reported front-page articles about Unidentified Flying Object encounters in which the crew members appeared to be German soldiers. In the early 1960s there were similar reports in New York, and New Jersey. Most have also heard of abductees who cover have been taken to underground bases with swastika emblems on the walls, or as in the case of noted abductee Alex Christopher, have seen “Reptiloids” and “Nazis” working together aboard antigravity craft or within underground bases.
Today one of the theories is that Reptilian aliens are in league with or work for the Grays. Who are related to the Aryan/Nordic aliens. New ideas are that some or all of the races of hollow earth are those that we believe are aliens. They are the Nephilim,, the Anunaki, Aryans, Grays, Tall Whites, etc., are are all the same but just like humans they have many different sizes and appearances. Generally they have very white pale skin, pointed chims, blue almonds shaped eyes. They were possibly refugees from a interplanetary disaster or war or were a group of humans that left the planet a long time ago before a periodic catastrophe and have migrated back. Either way they maintained their technology and alchemy and magic which are believed to be their science. They also have an accurate history of the universe and the knowledge of periodic disturbances from our Sun and their timing. It is believed that they have built stuff up on the moon. It has been suggested that they have been in the process of leaving the planet for Mars the last 40 years where they have colonies (Hale Crater) because they think there is going to be a catastrophe. They want to get far away from the sun as possible and the only reasonable place to go in the solar system is Mars.
Sanctuary
The show centers on Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old English scientist, and her team of experts who run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks to protect various cryptids, legends, and abnormal animals/people with certain extraordinary powers and abilities – what most people would consider monsters. "The Sanctuary" serves as a safe haven for these "Abnormals". She tries to help and learn from them, while also having to contain the more dangerous ones.
The history of Dr. Magnus is gradually revealed. In her youth she was trained by her father, a gifted Victorian-era scientist, to study the world and protect the unusual. Helen was a member of a group of experimental scientists known as "The Five".
There is also "The Cabal", a powerful shadow organization that captures, studies, and experiments on Abnormals, in the belief that the Abnormal population is a threat to the human species. They tested a small amount of a biological weapon that causes all types of Abnormals to become extremely violent, attacking anyone nearby and then dying painfully. This is part of The Cabal's overall plan to incite humanity against the Abnormals so that they can wipe out the entire Abnormal population and gain greater influence over humanity. The heads of the Cabal are killed and the group seems to disband. The Global Sanctuary Network that Magnus had established sees an increase in international coordination in the wake of the Cabal's attacks.
Some old birthday gifts given to Helen by her father, which in conjunction produce a tangible holographic map or miniature representing an unknown city. This is eventually revealed to be Praxis, an advanced underground civilization of humans and Abnormals. Through experiments with a dangerously unstable energy source to power a time machine Praxis is destroyed. Several armies of displaced Abnormals marching on the upper world.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Dark Side
When we look up at the Moon, we always see the same side. The Moon is slightly lopsided, so over millions of years, gravitational forces have slowed its rotation so that the one side always faces our planet. The side facing away from us often used to be referred to as "the dark side of the Moon," but on average, the side we don't see receives just as much sunlight as the side we see.
For many hundreds of years, humankind wondered what the far side of the Moon was like. The mystery began to be revealed in 1959 when the Soviet Union's Luna 3 spacecraft flew to the far side of the Moon and photographed. Subsequent space probes, such as the Lunar Orbiter 4, succeeded in photographing the surface of the far side in much greater detail in 1967. Then in 1968, astronauts aboard Apollo 8, which circled the Moon in preparation for the Apollo 11 landing, saw the far side of the Moon with human eyes for the first time. Today, we have detailed photo maps of the far side, as well as topographic maps.
Yet the stories persist that there are still many secrets there. Stories fueled in part by the fact that since Apollo 17 in 1972, we have not returned to the Moon with a manned mission. The conspiracy minded suspect that there's a reasons for that.
One of the stories is of a secret base or secret bases. Either for military and military purposes, a colony, or intermediate transport. The owners of the base vary from Nazis, the US, Russia, to Aliens.
According to alternative history the first man on the moon was Kapitänleutnant Werner Theisenberg of the German Navy. The first landing on the moon by the Germans was at Mare Imbrium on August 23, 1942 at 11:26 MEZ, using a Miethe rocket. It took place without radio contact to the main control center at the Wilhelmshaven or the second control center located near Anzio, Italy. Ever since their first day of landing on the Moon, the Germans started boring and tunneling under the surface and by the end of the war there was a small Nazi research base on the Moon.
The free energy tachyon drive craft of the Haunebu-1 and 2 type were used after 1944 to haul people, materiel and the first robots to the construction site on the Moon. When Russians and Americans secretly landed jointly on the Moon in the early fifties with their own saucers, they spent their first night there as guests of the Nazi underground base. In the sixties a massive Russian - American base had been built on the Moon, that now has a population of 40,000 people, as the rumour goes. After the end of the war in May 1945, the Germans continued their space effort from their south polar colony.
The other base theory is that the far side of the Moon could harbor a base for extraterrestrials. Presuming they come from a distant planet in some other solar system, they must have a base from which they can make their regular visits to the Earth.
To bolster this claim, authors at such websites as Alien Presence on the Moon, site the words of Milton William Cooper, allegedly a former intelligence officer with the US Navy. In a 1989 press release allegedly from Cooper, he swears under oath that he was privy to information that the US government has knowledge of alien craft visiting Earth. "LUNA is the alien base on the far side of the Moon," the release states. "It was seen and filmed by the Apollo Astronauts. A base and a mining operation using very large machines, and the very large alien craft describe as mother ships exist there."
The UFO Casebook website says there are actual NASA and military photos of the bases on the far side of the Moon. A huge moon base complex. The website says they have solid proof, straight from the military, that in 1994 the US Navy sent a satellite called Clementine to the moon to image it for two months. During that time, the satellite took 1.8 million images. Out of those images, 170,000 images were made available to the public. The rest were classified which is suspicious.
One of the most fascinating pieces of "evidence" for alien bases on the far side of the Moon comes from psychic and remote viewer Ingo Swann. Swann, who was instrumental in creating the US government's remote viewing program in the 1970s, is one of the most respected remote viewers in the world. In an article called "To the Moon and Back, With Love" for American Chronicle, writer Gary S. Bekkum recounts Swann's remote viewing session about the Moon, an event reported in Swann's own 1998 self-published work, Penetration.
"Swann 'saw' with his mind's eye craters in darkness, and decided that he must be seeing the hidden side of the moon, the side that always faces away from the Earth. Upon achieving psychic 'contact' with the lunar surface, Swann first came upon what looked like trails of tractor-tread marks. In the depths of a crater he viewed a green, dusty haze lit by banks of artificial lights mounted on very large, tall towers. Swann was stunned by the realization that 'someone' or 'something' appeared, under the aegis of his mind's eye, to be building a base on the moon."
Like most such speculation, rumor and psychic reports, tales of mysterious goings-on and bases on the far side of the Moon have not been proved. Nor can they be proved or disproved until perhaps a return to the Moon. Returning to the Moon is no guarantee of disclosure.
Another persistent story is that Apollo 18 happened, as well as there being a crashed alien craft on the far side of the Moon with may or may not have contained aliens. The current movie Apollo 18 is somewhat based upon this idea which has been around for years. Although they added a twist. Most of this revolves around footage from Apollo 20 and interviews by William Rutledge one of the astronauts who not only went to the moon but claims to have entered a crashed alien craft and recovered an alien that has been called the Mona Lisa EBE. Somewhat similar to the events at the beginning of Transformers 3, minus an alien. Did William and Apollo 20 discover Alien life?
William Rutledge was the Commander of Apollo but what does he have to do with Apollo 18? Well he is the only one that apparently talks about those flights. NASA doesn’t deny Apollo 18 existed so why is he the only one that talks about the Apollo 18 moon landing? They are said to have never happened because NASA canceled the Apollo 18, 19 and 20 flights. Yet William appears to have footage and technical knowledge of the flight and talks in detail about Apollo 20. took place on August 16th 1976. was a joint Russian, American project. To go to the moon and investigate the object on the hidden side of the moon and retrieve it.
There is plenty of information on Apollo 20 and some on Apollo 19. That they actually secretly did happen. Which begs more questions, what happened to Apollo 18? Did that flight happen as well and get covered up? Did Apollo 18 meet its demise on the Lunar surface at the hands of some sort of alien life form? Did it bring something back? NASA maintains that Apollo 18, 19 and 20 did not happen.
For many hundreds of years, humankind wondered what the far side of the Moon was like. The mystery began to be revealed in 1959 when the Soviet Union's Luna 3 spacecraft flew to the far side of the Moon and photographed. Subsequent space probes, such as the Lunar Orbiter 4, succeeded in photographing the surface of the far side in much greater detail in 1967. Then in 1968, astronauts aboard Apollo 8, which circled the Moon in preparation for the Apollo 11 landing, saw the far side of the Moon with human eyes for the first time. Today, we have detailed photo maps of the far side, as well as topographic maps.
Yet the stories persist that there are still many secrets there. Stories fueled in part by the fact that since Apollo 17 in 1972, we have not returned to the Moon with a manned mission. The conspiracy minded suspect that there's a reasons for that.
One of the stories is of a secret base or secret bases. Either for military and military purposes, a colony, or intermediate transport. The owners of the base vary from Nazis, the US, Russia, to Aliens.
According to alternative history the first man on the moon was Kapitänleutnant Werner Theisenberg of the German Navy. The first landing on the moon by the Germans was at Mare Imbrium on August 23, 1942 at 11:26 MEZ, using a Miethe rocket. It took place without radio contact to the main control center at the Wilhelmshaven or the second control center located near Anzio, Italy. Ever since their first day of landing on the Moon, the Germans started boring and tunneling under the surface and by the end of the war there was a small Nazi research base on the Moon.
The free energy tachyon drive craft of the Haunebu-1 and 2 type were used after 1944 to haul people, materiel and the first robots to the construction site on the Moon. When Russians and Americans secretly landed jointly on the Moon in the early fifties with their own saucers, they spent their first night there as guests of the Nazi underground base. In the sixties a massive Russian - American base had been built on the Moon, that now has a population of 40,000 people, as the rumour goes. After the end of the war in May 1945, the Germans continued their space effort from their south polar colony.
The other base theory is that the far side of the Moon could harbor a base for extraterrestrials. Presuming they come from a distant planet in some other solar system, they must have a base from which they can make their regular visits to the Earth.
To bolster this claim, authors at such websites as Alien Presence on the Moon, site the words of Milton William Cooper, allegedly a former intelligence officer with the US Navy. In a 1989 press release allegedly from Cooper, he swears under oath that he was privy to information that the US government has knowledge of alien craft visiting Earth. "LUNA is the alien base on the far side of the Moon," the release states. "It was seen and filmed by the Apollo Astronauts. A base and a mining operation using very large machines, and the very large alien craft describe as mother ships exist there."
The UFO Casebook website says there are actual NASA and military photos of the bases on the far side of the Moon. A huge moon base complex. The website says they have solid proof, straight from the military, that in 1994 the US Navy sent a satellite called Clementine to the moon to image it for two months. During that time, the satellite took 1.8 million images. Out of those images, 170,000 images were made available to the public. The rest were classified which is suspicious.
One of the most fascinating pieces of "evidence" for alien bases on the far side of the Moon comes from psychic and remote viewer Ingo Swann. Swann, who was instrumental in creating the US government's remote viewing program in the 1970s, is one of the most respected remote viewers in the world. In an article called "To the Moon and Back, With Love" for American Chronicle, writer Gary S. Bekkum recounts Swann's remote viewing session about the Moon, an event reported in Swann's own 1998 self-published work, Penetration.
"Swann 'saw' with his mind's eye craters in darkness, and decided that he must be seeing the hidden side of the moon, the side that always faces away from the Earth. Upon achieving psychic 'contact' with the lunar surface, Swann first came upon what looked like trails of tractor-tread marks. In the depths of a crater he viewed a green, dusty haze lit by banks of artificial lights mounted on very large, tall towers. Swann was stunned by the realization that 'someone' or 'something' appeared, under the aegis of his mind's eye, to be building a base on the moon."
Like most such speculation, rumor and psychic reports, tales of mysterious goings-on and bases on the far side of the Moon have not been proved. Nor can they be proved or disproved until perhaps a return to the Moon. Returning to the Moon is no guarantee of disclosure.
Another persistent story is that Apollo 18 happened, as well as there being a crashed alien craft on the far side of the Moon with may or may not have contained aliens. The current movie Apollo 18 is somewhat based upon this idea which has been around for years. Although they added a twist. Most of this revolves around footage from Apollo 20 and interviews by William Rutledge one of the astronauts who not only went to the moon but claims to have entered a crashed alien craft and recovered an alien that has been called the Mona Lisa EBE. Somewhat similar to the events at the beginning of Transformers 3, minus an alien. Did William and Apollo 20 discover Alien life?
William Rutledge was the Commander of Apollo but what does he have to do with Apollo 18? Well he is the only one that apparently talks about those flights. NASA doesn’t deny Apollo 18 existed so why is he the only one that talks about the Apollo 18 moon landing? They are said to have never happened because NASA canceled the Apollo 18, 19 and 20 flights. Yet William appears to have footage and technical knowledge of the flight and talks in detail about Apollo 20. took place on August 16th 1976. was a joint Russian, American project. To go to the moon and investigate the object on the hidden side of the moon and retrieve it.
There is plenty of information on Apollo 20 and some on Apollo 19. That they actually secretly did happen. Which begs more questions, what happened to Apollo 18? Did that flight happen as well and get covered up? Did Apollo 18 meet its demise on the Lunar surface at the hands of some sort of alien life form? Did it bring something back? NASA maintains that Apollo 18, 19 and 20 did not happen.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Update
Late last night I upgraded the 9/11 Operation page. It is now complete and more thorough.
Also the first of my three Halloween themed articles will be going up tomorrow, the 26th. Like usual they are fairly long. They are not so scary as much as they are mysterious. The articles are: "The Dark Side", "Hollow Earth, Antarctica and Nazis", and "Zombie Apocalypse".
Starting in November I am going to be cutting back to probably one entry a week. Unless they are short. I need more time to concentrate on my novel.
Also the first of my three Halloween themed articles will be going up tomorrow, the 26th. Like usual they are fairly long. They are not so scary as much as they are mysterious. The articles are: "The Dark Side", "Hollow Earth, Antarctica and Nazis", and "Zombie Apocalypse".
Starting in November I am going to be cutting back to probably one entry a week. Unless they are short. I need more time to concentrate on my novel.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Greenlight Syria
With the killing of Gadhafi yesterday there will likely be a wrap up to combat in Libya soon. At least for NATO. They will now be free to move on to the next target which all expect. As I mentioned in an earlier article would be coming. The other news today was Hillary Clinton demanding that Pakistan do more, including combat and talks which I also mentioned as coming.
Once again the original reports are different than what has been moulded to the official media story. Just like they are really making us think he was like evil incarnate, the devil himself. How easily they forget the last years before now. None of the stories mentioned the renewed relations with the West. Or how he was accepted again, even if that heart it wasn't liked.
It is all so familiar to Saddam Hussein. Hiding out in his hometown, located in a covert, disheveled and with a pistol. It sounds like they had wanted to have a international criminal Court trial and executed Gadhafi, the same.
Originally they said he tried to flee the city in a convoy which was stopped by a NATO airstrike. They had taken him into custody but were ambushed. Apparently he got away and went to hide. The rebels found him and eventually dragged him out to take him in when he was shot in the head. They said it was unclear if it was the rebels were his own people. Seeing as the interim government wanted to charge him with crimes against humanity I think it was one of his own that.shot him. To save him from likely a circus execution.
Although by the end of the day they were saying that the rebels killed him summarily. Al Qaeda associated rebels, don't forget.
Once again the original reports are different than what has been moulded to the official media story. Just like they are really making us think he was like evil incarnate, the devil himself. How easily they forget the last years before now. None of the stories mentioned the renewed relations with the West. Or how he was accepted again, even if that heart it wasn't liked.
It is all so familiar to Saddam Hussein. Hiding out in his hometown, located in a covert, disheveled and with a pistol. It sounds like they had wanted to have a international criminal Court trial and executed Gadhafi, the same.
Originally they said he tried to flee the city in a convoy which was stopped by a NATO airstrike. They had taken him into custody but were ambushed. Apparently he got away and went to hide. The rebels found him and eventually dragged him out to take him in when he was shot in the head. They said it was unclear if it was the rebels were his own people. Seeing as the interim government wanted to charge him with crimes against humanity I think it was one of his own that.shot him. To save him from likely a circus execution.
Although by the end of the day they were saying that the rebels killed him summarily. Al Qaeda associated rebels, don't forget.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My.. It's The Humans That Kill?
Terry Thompson, the owner of Muskingum County Animal Farm in Ohio, set free the animals before committing suicide, the Associated Press reports. Nearly 50 animals on the loose, including lions, bears, monkeys, and 18 rare bengal tigers, were hunted down by officers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/terry-thompson-muskingum-county-animal-farm_n_1019641.html
These loose exotic animal stories always upset me and p me off. Almost every time they result in dead animals. The pictures of all of the dead big cats were so sad and made me angry. So again did the police saying it was taking too long to sedate them so they had no choice but to shoot to kill. And that stupid vet supporting them, of course he probably had some pressure to not make them look bad. I especially don't like how they got Jack Hanna to defend their actions or how everybody is calling it a tragedy. (Like it couldn't be avoided once they were loose). Does it bother anybody else that after one of these events they never discuss how to prevent killing the next time an animal is loose?
The reasons they give are disgusting to me. Claiming they were showing aggressive behavior, police aren't trained to read animals. They probably misinterpreted defensive behavior. Especially if the reports of previous neglect and abuse are true. A sheriff said they were worried that if shot with tranquilizers they would escape into the night before going down and would regain consciousness. What, are these inexperienced hunters who can't track attempting to tranquilize? Maybe there should be task forces organized for areas with exotic animals, ready for this and able to respond quickly. This sheriff said they didn't want the animals roaming around, but this was Wednesday apparently already after one night without incidents. I don't buy the story that it was taking too long. I have a feeling that they were wanting to or ready to do what they did all along. They just had to make it appear that they attempted to tranq. Sounds like after the first couple animals the police said you had enough time, now its us.
Usually police assess a situation before using force, yet here it is shoot to kill. Basically it's drive around until you see one and get out and shoot it, even if it doesn't threaten. Just because they might pose a possible threat to a human. They are just animals so it is okay, absolutely no respect for some of the most beautiful animals in the world. Another example of humanities pompous destructive self righteous ways.
I personally don't think they were all that dangerous. If they were left alone they probably wouldn't attack anybody. They are more likely to try to hide or go into the wilderness. All of those animals except for the lion are solitary animals that are weary of humans. There was plenty of time to sedate these animals. They likely weren't hungry and therefore not going to hunt, and they were familiar with what a human is. They should have told everybody to stay inside and have brought in a whole bunch of people capable of using a tranquilizer gun. To me the fact that they captured six without incident proves they could have captured most of them. Also how dangerous could they be if none of them attacked the guy as he released them, surely practically surrounded by animals.
It sounds like a bunch of people inexperienced with these kind of animals, taken over by fear, panic, and the chaos. A lot of the reports sound like exaggeration of the aggression to justify the actions.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/terry-thompson-muskingum-county-animal-farm_n_1019641.html
These loose exotic animal stories always upset me and p me off. Almost every time they result in dead animals. The pictures of all of the dead big cats were so sad and made me angry. So again did the police saying it was taking too long to sedate them so they had no choice but to shoot to kill. And that stupid vet supporting them, of course he probably had some pressure to not make them look bad. I especially don't like how they got Jack Hanna to defend their actions or how everybody is calling it a tragedy. (Like it couldn't be avoided once they were loose). Does it bother anybody else that after one of these events they never discuss how to prevent killing the next time an animal is loose?
The reasons they give are disgusting to me. Claiming they were showing aggressive behavior, police aren't trained to read animals. They probably misinterpreted defensive behavior. Especially if the reports of previous neglect and abuse are true. A sheriff said they were worried that if shot with tranquilizers they would escape into the night before going down and would regain consciousness. What, are these inexperienced hunters who can't track attempting to tranquilize? Maybe there should be task forces organized for areas with exotic animals, ready for this and able to respond quickly. This sheriff said they didn't want the animals roaming around, but this was Wednesday apparently already after one night without incidents. I don't buy the story that it was taking too long. I have a feeling that they were wanting to or ready to do what they did all along. They just had to make it appear that they attempted to tranq. Sounds like after the first couple animals the police said you had enough time, now its us.
Usually police assess a situation before using force, yet here it is shoot to kill. Basically it's drive around until you see one and get out and shoot it, even if it doesn't threaten. Just because they might pose a possible threat to a human. They are just animals so it is okay, absolutely no respect for some of the most beautiful animals in the world. Another example of humanities pompous destructive self righteous ways.
I personally don't think they were all that dangerous. If they were left alone they probably wouldn't attack anybody. They are more likely to try to hide or go into the wilderness. All of those animals except for the lion are solitary animals that are weary of humans. There was plenty of time to sedate these animals. They likely weren't hungry and therefore not going to hunt, and they were familiar with what a human is. They should have told everybody to stay inside and have brought in a whole bunch of people capable of using a tranquilizer gun. To me the fact that they captured six without incident proves they could have captured most of them. Also how dangerous could they be if none of them attacked the guy as he released them, surely practically surrounded by animals.
It sounds like a bunch of people inexperienced with these kind of animals, taken over by fear, panic, and the chaos. A lot of the reports sound like exaggeration of the aggression to justify the actions.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Halloween Season
It is definitely Halloween season. Most of the networks are starting to show scary suspense and horror movies. Some new scary movies are set to come out in theaters and on DVD the next few weeks. The television series Once Upon A Time is set to premiere this Sunday, October 23, and the series Grimm is set to premiere October 28. Also the series The Walking Dead returned for season two with a 90 minute premiere this past Sunday. The award-winning TV show about zombies based upon the graphic novels. Speaking of zombies I am working on a post about them for some time next week, before Halloween. It will basically be a little bit of background and how a real-life zombie apocalypse is possible.
I am also working on a vampire themed novel called Veles ©. Here is the basic synopsis of the book and the cover I designed for it (note: this work is copyrighted);
Nikolai is a wealthy and secretive owner of a new and successful bio research company with several divisions. He has been contacted about chaos back in Europe where the company originated. The problems need to be taken care of personally and he decides to leave the company temporarily under the control of his lawyer. During his keep Robert, the lawyer, experiences mysterious events and discovers secrets about the building and Nikolai. In the end he has to choose between going public or joining the company.
On his way to Europe Nikolai has memories of his past and the people he left behind in the old country. He is reunited with those that were left in charge where it all began. They are facing what could be called a hostile takeover that could prevent the corporate plans for a worldwide empire. Nikolai has to turn to a side of himself that he doesn't like and is forced to work with unusual allies. While in Europe he falls in love but it is considered taboo and results in tragedy.
I am also working on a vampire themed novel called Veles ©. Here is the basic synopsis of the book and the cover I designed for it (note: this work is copyrighted);
On his way to Europe Nikolai has memories of his past and the people he left behind in the old country. He is reunited with those that were left in charge where it all began. They are facing what could be called a hostile takeover that could prevent the corporate plans for a worldwide empire. Nikolai has to turn to a side of himself that he doesn't like and is forced to work with unusual allies. While in Europe he falls in love but it is considered taboo and results in tragedy.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Simple Pleasures
books, freshly made cookies, bonfires, pretty women, electric guitar, animals, mythology, technology, Italian food, dessert, thunderstorms, learning, movies, podcasts, games, artwork, sports, music, theme parties, daydreaming, flying
Smells
deep-fried food, vanilla, dove soap, after thunderstorm, hot chocolate with marshmallows
Movie Pleasures
The Princess Bride, a Christmas Story, Top Gun, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Austin Powers, original Pink Panther, James bond franchise
Smells
deep-fried food, vanilla, dove soap, after thunderstorm, hot chocolate with marshmallows
Movie Pleasures
The Princess Bride, a Christmas Story, Top Gun, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Austin Powers, original Pink Panther, James bond franchise
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Iranian Intrigue
I am very doubtful about the reported recent thwarting of an assassination plot of a Saudi ambassador in Washington. What is doubtful is that it was an Iranian state-sponsored terrorist plot, if a plot even really existed. The two men charged Tuesday (October 11) could be assets in a show staged for the public. All to make Iran appear as even more of a threat but also as incompetent and inept. One of the men is said to be a member of Iran's Qud's Forces special foreign actions unit. Described as a force that extends Iranian influence through fear, violence, intimidation, assassinations, terror attacks, and kidnapping. This description sounds bad but they are all things the CIA and M16 do. There is no proof but US officials say the unit answers directly to Iranian leaders and that any operation would be vented at the top.
Despite being an elite unit this was described as an "unusually clumsy operation". The operatives made several mistakes that US officials say were because of Iran's relative inexperience carrying out covert operations in North America. They believe that the operation was partly conceived simply to see if it could be carried out. The US has long claimed that Iran has franchised terrorism abroad but described this as a publicly "dangerous escalation". Suggesting they think Iran is wanting to move to direct terrorist action. Interestingly the US is associating assassination with terrorism, yet for the US assassination is a currently accepted action
The fact that it was to be against a Saudi ambassador and that they were caught in Mexico are both significant. It will gain further Saudi support of the US against Iran and make Saudi Arabia even greater enemies of Iran. Also it will be a good excuse to increase security along the US Mexico border and push Mexico in security even more.
I was wondering how long it would be before terrorist plots would begin to be blamed on Iran. Soon as this assassination plot was blamed on Iran I knew that the US would use this to increase pressure on Iran and likely to increase sanctions. By adding this to Iran's stubbornness over the nuclear issue. Clinton has already said the US will work with its partners to increase pressure on and isolation of Iran and will call everybody to condemn this threat.
US officials are adding speculation that Iran might have followed the assassination if successful with a series of attacks against foreign embassies in the US. Apparently the idea was discussed but there was no actual plan. So why release that detail? It is to not actually say but suggest that Iran has other operatives in the US or is capable of directly assaulting the US. To put the idea in our heads. They are also speculating that Iran hoped it would be blamed on Al Qaeda. This could be a clue to the truth, that this was Al Qaeda but we are blaming it on Iran.
This is all part of another push to further demonize Iran on the heels of another highly boycotted speech by the president of Iran at the UN. Saudi Arabia is being credited with helping thwart the recent demonstrations in Bahrain. Bahrain supports the US but is in fact a abusive dictatorship controlled by a Sunni minority. The crackdown on the peaceful demonstrators calling for freedom and change was quite violent. It is not something that should be applauded. It was no different than any of the other Arab spring uprisings. The demonstrators were bribed the Shiite majority which is why the Sunni leaders and countries like Saudi Arabia must paint it as something terrible. The Sunni leadership in most of the Middle East hate the Shiites, which is why they hate Iran which is Shiite. Therefore they are now claiming that Iran supported the "bad" demonstrators. While the incredible violence of the crackdown by the Saudi military forces was not condemned the crackdown on demonstrators in Syria has been. Why?, because they are now claiming that Iran advised the Syrian leaders how to crackdown. Yet again the double standard.
Part of the push against Iran is the increasing attempts to associate Iran with Sunni extremists. The State Department claims that some operations are managed by the Qud's Forces Unit that carried out by proxies, including anti-Shiite Sunni extremists. Once again there is no proof. The group is also accused of providing overt cash and economic aid to the Afghan government while funnelling weapons like long-range rockets to the Taliban. By association Iran could therefore be partly to blame for Taliban attacks on NATO and US forces. Such as the helicopter crash that killed by US special forces.
The Qud's Unit is accused of carrying out some of the worst terrorist acts against US troops overseas. The media is pointing out one attack that occurred in Saudi Arabia in 1996. The US officials say the same long-range rockets were smuggled to Iraq for use by Shiite militant groups, such as an attack on a US Camp this June.
The plan is to begin to leave Afghanistan in 2014, currently the US is fully leaving Iraq, and NATO plans to leave Libya soon. Pakistan and Afghanistan are both considering peace talks with the Taliban. The new big bad threat being heavily talked about the last few days is the Haqqani network, supposedly supported by the ISI, who resides primarily in the northern tribal areas of Pakistan. Pakistan is being told to drop their ties through the ISI to militant groups. Although nothing is being said of ISI support by other countries such as the US, UK, and Saudi Arabia. The US clearly wants Pakistan to push into the northwestern areas and conduct military operations to get rid of those groups. Claiming that peace in Afghanistan isn't possible otherwise. There is an increase in sectarian violence in Pakistan, with an attack just today. A Pakistani governor of that area also narrowly escaped a missile attack. Something appears to be in the works to move conflict to the northwestern tribal areas of Pakistan. Watch for produced links between Iran and this Haqqani network.
Saudi Arabia (leader of the Arab union) has encouraged further protests in Syria. They have joined the US, UK, and Europe in calling for the Syrian government's removal. There will likely be an assault on Syria by the US and NATO in the months to come or in the next year.
Also Israel once again destroy a mosque in Lebanon obviously to anger them. Lebanon is a home to some of the militant groups supported by Iran. And the attack from Lebanon will be blamed on the Iranian support. Israel is also looking for a way out of destroying its Palestinian outposts as it promised. As well as a way to build more outposts. This will clearly anger the Palestinian militant groups, also supported by Iran.
It appears that any terrorist attack against/in the US is going to be attributed partly or completely to Iran. Whether by Shiite militant groups or Sunni extremists. As well as actions against US troops overseas partly indirectly blamed on Iran.
So the next couple years will likely see the US and Pakistan in northwestern Pakistan, US and NATO in Syria, and Israel in Lebanon and Palestine. We can't forget the US and Saudi Arabia in Yemen. All necessary to finally defeat the terrorists and if we are going to ever challenge Iran. We being the US, UK, NATO, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League, possibly Afghanistan and Pakistan. Likely not India, and definitely not Brazil, China, or Russia. Sadly even if Iran is eventually taken up of temperature as a threat conflict will continue.
Despite being an elite unit this was described as an "unusually clumsy operation". The operatives made several mistakes that US officials say were because of Iran's relative inexperience carrying out covert operations in North America. They believe that the operation was partly conceived simply to see if it could be carried out. The US has long claimed that Iran has franchised terrorism abroad but described this as a publicly "dangerous escalation". Suggesting they think Iran is wanting to move to direct terrorist action. Interestingly the US is associating assassination with terrorism, yet for the US assassination is a currently accepted action
The fact that it was to be against a Saudi ambassador and that they were caught in Mexico are both significant. It will gain further Saudi support of the US against Iran and make Saudi Arabia even greater enemies of Iran. Also it will be a good excuse to increase security along the US Mexico border and push Mexico in security even more.
I was wondering how long it would be before terrorist plots would begin to be blamed on Iran. Soon as this assassination plot was blamed on Iran I knew that the US would use this to increase pressure on Iran and likely to increase sanctions. By adding this to Iran's stubbornness over the nuclear issue. Clinton has already said the US will work with its partners to increase pressure on and isolation of Iran and will call everybody to condemn this threat.
US officials are adding speculation that Iran might have followed the assassination if successful with a series of attacks against foreign embassies in the US. Apparently the idea was discussed but there was no actual plan. So why release that detail? It is to not actually say but suggest that Iran has other operatives in the US or is capable of directly assaulting the US. To put the idea in our heads. They are also speculating that Iran hoped it would be blamed on Al Qaeda. This could be a clue to the truth, that this was Al Qaeda but we are blaming it on Iran.
This is all part of another push to further demonize Iran on the heels of another highly boycotted speech by the president of Iran at the UN. Saudi Arabia is being credited with helping thwart the recent demonstrations in Bahrain. Bahrain supports the US but is in fact a abusive dictatorship controlled by a Sunni minority. The crackdown on the peaceful demonstrators calling for freedom and change was quite violent. It is not something that should be applauded. It was no different than any of the other Arab spring uprisings. The demonstrators were bribed the Shiite majority which is why the Sunni leaders and countries like Saudi Arabia must paint it as something terrible. The Sunni leadership in most of the Middle East hate the Shiites, which is why they hate Iran which is Shiite. Therefore they are now claiming that Iran supported the "bad" demonstrators. While the incredible violence of the crackdown by the Saudi military forces was not condemned the crackdown on demonstrators in Syria has been. Why?, because they are now claiming that Iran advised the Syrian leaders how to crackdown. Yet again the double standard.
Part of the push against Iran is the increasing attempts to associate Iran with Sunni extremists. The State Department claims that some operations are managed by the Qud's Forces Unit that carried out by proxies, including anti-Shiite Sunni extremists. Once again there is no proof. The group is also accused of providing overt cash and economic aid to the Afghan government while funnelling weapons like long-range rockets to the Taliban. By association Iran could therefore be partly to blame for Taliban attacks on NATO and US forces. Such as the helicopter crash that killed by US special forces.
The Qud's Unit is accused of carrying out some of the worst terrorist acts against US troops overseas. The media is pointing out one attack that occurred in Saudi Arabia in 1996. The US officials say the same long-range rockets were smuggled to Iraq for use by Shiite militant groups, such as an attack on a US Camp this June.
The plan is to begin to leave Afghanistan in 2014, currently the US is fully leaving Iraq, and NATO plans to leave Libya soon. Pakistan and Afghanistan are both considering peace talks with the Taliban. The new big bad threat being heavily talked about the last few days is the Haqqani network, supposedly supported by the ISI, who resides primarily in the northern tribal areas of Pakistan. Pakistan is being told to drop their ties through the ISI to militant groups. Although nothing is being said of ISI support by other countries such as the US, UK, and Saudi Arabia. The US clearly wants Pakistan to push into the northwestern areas and conduct military operations to get rid of those groups. Claiming that peace in Afghanistan isn't possible otherwise. There is an increase in sectarian violence in Pakistan, with an attack just today. A Pakistani governor of that area also narrowly escaped a missile attack. Something appears to be in the works to move conflict to the northwestern tribal areas of Pakistan. Watch for produced links between Iran and this Haqqani network.
Saudi Arabia (leader of the Arab union) has encouraged further protests in Syria. They have joined the US, UK, and Europe in calling for the Syrian government's removal. There will likely be an assault on Syria by the US and NATO in the months to come or in the next year.
Also Israel once again destroy a mosque in Lebanon obviously to anger them. Lebanon is a home to some of the militant groups supported by Iran. And the attack from Lebanon will be blamed on the Iranian support. Israel is also looking for a way out of destroying its Palestinian outposts as it promised. As well as a way to build more outposts. This will clearly anger the Palestinian militant groups, also supported by Iran.
It appears that any terrorist attack against/in the US is going to be attributed partly or completely to Iran. Whether by Shiite militant groups or Sunni extremists. As well as actions against US troops overseas partly indirectly blamed on Iran.
So the next couple years will likely see the US and Pakistan in northwestern Pakistan, US and NATO in Syria, and Israel in Lebanon and Palestine. We can't forget the US and Saudi Arabia in Yemen. All necessary to finally defeat the terrorists and if we are going to ever challenge Iran. We being the US, UK, NATO, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League, possibly Afghanistan and Pakistan. Likely not India, and definitely not Brazil, China, or Russia. Sadly even if Iran is eventually taken up of temperature as a threat conflict will continue.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Great Outdoors Decompression
Studies have shown that humans subconsciously desire to connect with the natural world, by being around plants, wilderness, and the seas. Termed 'biophilia' by medical professionals, it has brought to light a fact we always knew, that the outdoors have a positive effect on a persons quality of life. Time spent in the outdoors is the perfect way to rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. Stress levels can significantly decrease in nature, without all the worries and complications of everyday life; it allows you to clear your mind and look at your current situations from another perspective. Or maybe you don't want to think while outdoors, with a clear mind and a cleansed spirit you can tackle those situations when you return, knowing you are renewed and can give it your all.
Any activity spent away from electronics and outdoors is greatly beneficial. The invigorating fresh air and exercise is great for your health. Simple things like sitting outside to watch the sunset, to think, or to read. Spending a summer evening or afternoon sitting outside talking. Going for walks or taking the dog for a walk. Going for a bike ride. Having a small bonfire in the back yard. If you are a bit more willing to do work having a pool is good for getting out daily for a swim. You don't have to simply relax, you can also do yard work or worked in flower beds and a garden. Doing all of this you should leave your iPod or similar device behind to get the most benefits. Instead being in the moment and paying attention, and noticing your surroundings. Maybe go to the beach for a day or some other outdoor sightseeing.
The next time you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and enjoy a tranquil weekend in the midst of nature, go camping. It is one of the best recreational activities, and a favorite among families, youth and couples all over the world. The benefits of camping are multifarious, with each person gaining something different from the experience. Camping includes a leisurely trip at a campground using tents, motor homes or cabins in the back country with no facilities.
Going camping is possibly your cheapest/most cost effective holiday option. Money spent on airline tickets and hotel rooms can be scratched out and replaced by significantly smaller amounts spent on driving to your camp site and on reusable camping equipment. A camping trip can fit into the amount of time you have to spare and does not require much prior planning. A camping trip can be for one night, a weekend, a week or more. For a spontaneous trip, you can drive to the nearest camping ground and spend the night there. Armed with a few hiking and camping tips, exploring nature's wondrous beauty is easy.
The invigorating fresh air and exercise that a camping trip affords you is great for your health. A weekly or monthly camping trip will not only refresh your mind, but also do your body loads of good. Apart from the hikes and rowing, even everyday tasks like collecting wood provide a great workout. Camping opens up the option of several other activities. Many campgrounds come equipped with pools, lakes, and trails, which allows you to go fishing, swimming, canoeing, or biking. Armed with a little bit of research before you leave, you could also try some stargazing or birdwatching.
Camping is one of the best ways to connect and bond with your family. Especially if you have a hectic work schedule. With no television, computers and cell phones to serve as distractions, activities such as setting up camp, fishing and cooking will have everyone working and spending quality time together. For families with younger children, the importance of camping activities should not be ignored. While older children and adults can connect with nature, younger children tend to get bored and would need fun camping activities to enjoy longer camps. Add fun activities such as camping games and bonfires, and everyone will have a blast. Finding a good stick to roast marshmallows or cook a weiner can even be fun.
There can be numerous advantages of camping for children. Camping can help children learn to be aware of their surroundings and what is taking place around them. It can teach them basic survival skills, enabling them to better handle a problem if one should arise. Camping can help children understand nature and the earth, its importance, and how to take care of it. Camping gives children something to connect to and tasks that even small children can perform, increasing their self-esteem and confidence.
One of the biggest advantages of taking your kids camping is that it will inculcate in them a love for nature. You can be assured of raising responsible caring individuals, who will leave the planet in better shape than they received it in. They will also pick up basic survival skills and create lasting memories. If you are a nature lover, you can revel in the magnificent outdoors and enjoy some solitude and quiet. One of the best things about camping is that it is a simplified way of life. It removes you from the structured, amenity dependent life in the city and allows you to get in touch with your untamed side. A nutshell experience of the lives of our ancestors. Camping is not only a way to identify with the past of our ancestors but to prepare for the future.
For those who think that a few days away from indoor plumbing and air conditioning is torture, a star filled night sky away from city lights and the magnificence of creation, is exactly what they need to change their mind.
Any activity spent away from electronics and outdoors is greatly beneficial. The invigorating fresh air and exercise is great for your health. Simple things like sitting outside to watch the sunset, to think, or to read. Spending a summer evening or afternoon sitting outside talking. Going for walks or taking the dog for a walk. Going for a bike ride. Having a small bonfire in the back yard. If you are a bit more willing to do work having a pool is good for getting out daily for a swim. You don't have to simply relax, you can also do yard work or worked in flower beds and a garden. Doing all of this you should leave your iPod or similar device behind to get the most benefits. Instead being in the moment and paying attention, and noticing your surroundings. Maybe go to the beach for a day or some other outdoor sightseeing.
The next time you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and enjoy a tranquil weekend in the midst of nature, go camping. It is one of the best recreational activities, and a favorite among families, youth and couples all over the world. The benefits of camping are multifarious, with each person gaining something different from the experience. Camping includes a leisurely trip at a campground using tents, motor homes or cabins in the back country with no facilities.
Going camping is possibly your cheapest/most cost effective holiday option. Money spent on airline tickets and hotel rooms can be scratched out and replaced by significantly smaller amounts spent on driving to your camp site and on reusable camping equipment. A camping trip can fit into the amount of time you have to spare and does not require much prior planning. A camping trip can be for one night, a weekend, a week or more. For a spontaneous trip, you can drive to the nearest camping ground and spend the night there. Armed with a few hiking and camping tips, exploring nature's wondrous beauty is easy.
The invigorating fresh air and exercise that a camping trip affords you is great for your health. A weekly or monthly camping trip will not only refresh your mind, but also do your body loads of good. Apart from the hikes and rowing, even everyday tasks like collecting wood provide a great workout. Camping opens up the option of several other activities. Many campgrounds come equipped with pools, lakes, and trails, which allows you to go fishing, swimming, canoeing, or biking. Armed with a little bit of research before you leave, you could also try some stargazing or birdwatching.
Camping is one of the best ways to connect and bond with your family. Especially if you have a hectic work schedule. With no television, computers and cell phones to serve as distractions, activities such as setting up camp, fishing and cooking will have everyone working and spending quality time together. For families with younger children, the importance of camping activities should not be ignored. While older children and adults can connect with nature, younger children tend to get bored and would need fun camping activities to enjoy longer camps. Add fun activities such as camping games and bonfires, and everyone will have a blast. Finding a good stick to roast marshmallows or cook a weiner can even be fun.
There can be numerous advantages of camping for children. Camping can help children learn to be aware of their surroundings and what is taking place around them. It can teach them basic survival skills, enabling them to better handle a problem if one should arise. Camping can help children understand nature and the earth, its importance, and how to take care of it. Camping gives children something to connect to and tasks that even small children can perform, increasing their self-esteem and confidence.
One of the biggest advantages of taking your kids camping is that it will inculcate in them a love for nature. You can be assured of raising responsible caring individuals, who will leave the planet in better shape than they received it in. They will also pick up basic survival skills and create lasting memories. If you are a nature lover, you can revel in the magnificent outdoors and enjoy some solitude and quiet. One of the best things about camping is that it is a simplified way of life. It removes you from the structured, amenity dependent life in the city and allows you to get in touch with your untamed side. A nutshell experience of the lives of our ancestors. Camping is not only a way to identify with the past of our ancestors but to prepare for the future.
For those who think that a few days away from indoor plumbing and air conditioning is torture, a star filled night sky away from city lights and the magnificence of creation, is exactly what they need to change their mind.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
6 Principles
Today I was watching a program on the history caramel about from boxer Mohammad Ali. I always knew he was a great man but I learned some new things. They showcased a kind of museum about him at the Mohammed Ali Center. It showed the racism he faced, why he became Muslim, the difficulties with opposing the Vietnam War, and about the flight with Parkinson's. For over 50 years Muhammad Ali has mesmerized the world with his achievements.
What I found out about are his six core principles for life: Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Respect, Spirituality and Giving.
Looking at myself I am pretty good at four of the six, although I could do more giving. The ones I need to work on some are conviction and dedication. Sometimes I am wishy-washy and a little bit to easy-going or uncaring about decisions. Also with dedication I am often changing from one thing to another a lot, or not completely things. Yet there are some things I am very dedicated to and sometimes I am very convicted. How about you? Something to reflect on.
What I found out about are his six core principles for life: Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Respect, Spirituality and Giving.
Looking at myself I am pretty good at four of the six, although I could do more giving. The ones I need to work on some are conviction and dedication. Sometimes I am wishy-washy and a little bit to easy-going or uncaring about decisions. Also with dedication I am often changing from one thing to another a lot, or not completely things. Yet there are some things I am very dedicated to and sometimes I am very convicted. How about you? Something to reflect on.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Distracting Unthreat
Well it seems that comet Elenin isn't a threat after all. Apparently it is currently breaking up, it's brightness having dimmed greatly this last month. It is just one of thirty comets in our solar system and is believed to be one of the smallest.
Anybody who has access to NASA equipment or government funding cannot simply go out and tell the public about asteroids or meteors. They have to go through one of the two release agencies, GPL or other. Their news is all homoganized and filtered. They have orders to not cause international or public panics. Elenin became public because it was initially discovered by a Russian amateur astronomer. Yet there was only one interview with him in Russian and no one has been able to locate him since. Most of the information on Elenin is coming from organized disinformation campaigns. So combined with the information from NASA and amateur information nobody knows what is true.
It very well may have been used to distract us from something else, or several other things. One must ask why they are rapidly building infrared telescopes in large numbers on the southern atmosphere and Antarctica. An infrared telescope is used to search for heat signatures wouldn't be used to monitor an icy comet like Elenin.
Why have they announced that they now think that most solar systems are binary systems (two orbiting stars). And that most solar system have Jupiter sized rogue planets.
What was the information given at a classified meeting between Hillary Clinton and all of the US ambassadors of the world. It was organized by her and it was the first ever completely in person meeting of such levels. Nobody knows what the clearly highly sensitive matter they were informed about was.
Also why did the US go to Defcon one and apparently Europe and Russia go to respective military prep levels. It appears now that it was just a coordinated test for some future threat. It is unclear why now though, as the last time was over 30 years ago.
Anybody who has access to NASA equipment or government funding cannot simply go out and tell the public about asteroids or meteors. They have to go through one of the two release agencies, GPL or other. Their news is all homoganized and filtered. They have orders to not cause international or public panics. Elenin became public because it was initially discovered by a Russian amateur astronomer. Yet there was only one interview with him in Russian and no one has been able to locate him since. Most of the information on Elenin is coming from organized disinformation campaigns. So combined with the information from NASA and amateur information nobody knows what is true.
It very well may have been used to distract us from something else, or several other things. One must ask why they are rapidly building infrared telescopes in large numbers on the southern atmosphere and Antarctica. An infrared telescope is used to search for heat signatures wouldn't be used to monitor an icy comet like Elenin.
Why have they announced that they now think that most solar systems are binary systems (two orbiting stars). And that most solar system have Jupiter sized rogue planets.
What was the information given at a classified meeting between Hillary Clinton and all of the US ambassadors of the world. It was organized by her and it was the first ever completely in person meeting of such levels. Nobody knows what the clearly highly sensitive matter they were informed about was.
Also why did the US go to Defcon one and apparently Europe and Russia go to respective military prep levels. It appears now that it was just a coordinated test for some future threat. It is unclear why now though, as the last time was over 30 years ago.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dare to Prepare
The increase of natural disasters and unstable weather are making it increasingly important to be prepared. There could easily be loss of power and telephone, even cell phone service. A power outage emergency can be caused by many — fires, winter storms, brown outs, floods, and wind damage... so many things can interrupt the flow of electricity to your home. This can affect your ability to get water and food (even in your home), to get relevant news and to communicate with others. Whatever the cause, a power outage is easier to get through when you're prepared, and being prepared means having emergency kits on hand, ready to use the moment they're needed. Survival essentials include all of the usual but there are now many technologies available to help. The government has said that when it gets bad there is a big chance they will not be able to help you.
Follow these basic steps to develop your family disaster preparedness plan:
Gather information about hazards in your area. Find out susceptible to severe storms and how you should respond. Learn local warning signals and evacuation plans. Post emergency telephone numbers by phones (also try to memorize them). Teach children how and when to call 911 or your local emergency medical services number. Choose a place outside your home to meet in an emergency, and a place away from your neighborhood in case you can't return home. Choose a friend or relative who lives out-of-state as your "family check-in contact". Practice and maintain your plan. Conduct periodic drills to make sure you are prepared in case of an actual emergency.
Keep important family documents (or copies) in a water and fireproof portable container. Health and insurance information. Extra keys for your house and vehicle. Include money, change for payphones, an extra credit card and checkbook or travelers checks. Keep a disaster preparedness response kit with items you may need in case of evacuation. Make sure it includes emergency food kits for the whole family. Store these supplies in sturdy, easy-to-carry containers, such as backpacks or duffle bags. Keep a smaller disaster preparedness emergency food kit in the trunk of your car, as well as an emergency roadside kit.
Inspect your home for potential hazards such as items that can move, fall break or catch fire, and correct them. Install safety features such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers and instruct others how to use them properly. Check all of your equipment monthly. Test your smoke detectors and replace batteries as required. Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to manufacturer's recommendations. Know where your fire extinguishers, water shut off valve, floor drain, electrical panel, and gas valve are,
Discuss the information you've gathered. Ask questions to make sure your family remembers meeting places, phone numbers, and safety rules. Make sure everyone knows where to find your family's emergency food kits. Make sure that everybody knows how to use all of the equipment you have. Write down your emergency plan in detail and a have a laminated or secure copy.
Preparation programs have stated that you should have at least two weeks supply of food that does not require any cooking. Canned, jarred, and preserved food will greatly help you to survive. Food will last if the power is out for less than 24 hours. In a full freezer food will last 48 hours. Use a food thermometer to check the temperature of your food right before you cook or eat it. Throw away any food that has a temperature of more than 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Also make sure you have a portable camping tin cooking set. Some of the MRE (meals ready to eat) or food packets require warm water to activate as they are usually freeze-dried. Not much but be aware of what your food supply requires, don't just buy and store it. In this case a reusable portable heat source is necessary, one that uses quick heat easy to light fuel pellets. A supply of pellets, packaged individually and not in a big bag. As well as waterproof matches.
A terrific place to purchase a supply of food is Efoods Direct. They have from a seven day supply all the way to a one-year supply available. I would recommend their Liberty Unit. There are two kinds available. The best one for your health is the soy free (non.TVP).
http://www.efoodsdirect.com/
liberty-soy-free-1-year-supply
They also recommend having two weeks worth of drinking water. The water supply is often the first thing affected during an emergency. Bare bones survival rations are one half gallon (two liters) per person every day for drinking and minimal food preparation. As well as one half gallon for other uses. If the majority of your storage food is dry or dehydrated you will need more water for preparation. Babies and chronically ill may require more than others. You will also need more if you live in a really hot area. Take into consideration the specific needs of your family.
Having access to clean water is key to your survival in an emergency situation. If or when a disaster happens, we should consider all water contaminated whether it comes from your home pipes, a cistern, a well or otherwise. If the emergency is an earthquake or an landslide, you may have to turn off your water from outside the house to avoid contamination to the water inside your water heater and pipes. In order to have drinkable water in an emergency, we will need to think about water storage barrels, water purification, filtration, and also, where to store it. Once you have your water barrels, learn how to clean, prepare and fill them. Make sure you have a good water filter and water purifying tablets.
If an earthquake or other catastrophe happened before you've had a chance to acquire your emergency water supply, you could find some around your home.
The hot-water heater is the first place to go. There is clean, drinkable water there. Depending on the size of your water heater, there should be 20-50 gallons. The trick is to get it out. Have a bucket handy and put it under the drain faucet. Then open a water faucet in a sink nearby to release the pressure and cause the water to flow. Before using the water from your water heater, it is imperative that you switch off the gas or electricity that heats the water. Leaving the heating part on while the water heater is empty could cause an explosion or burn out the elements, destroying your water heater. Don't turn on the water heater again until water services have been restored and the water heater is refilled.
There is also water in your pipes that can be used. Open a water faucet in the highest part of the house and then drain the pipes from the lowest faucet in the house.
Don't forget the liquids in most canned goods. Canned fruit, vegetables or broth have liquid that can be used to cook with or to drink if absolutely necessary.
Then there is the toilet tank (not the bowl). There is about 3 to 5 gallons of clean water in each tank. You can dip it out with a cup or ladle. If you are a little squeamish about drinking water from the toilet tank, use that water for your pet or for cleanliness.
A swimming pool or hot tub is a good source of emergency water supply, but use only as gray water for washing. Since there are chemicals in the pool and tub, they are not a good source for drinking water.
Water beds also have chemicals in the water to retard germ and algae growth. Use the water for washing only.
Try to get a water filter that removes up to 99.99% of pollutants and contaminants found in drinking water sources using its proprietary Ionic Adsorption Micron Filtration System. It contains Iodinated Resin and other proprietary media which effectively reduces virus and bacteria to six logs (99.9999%). Also make sure that you have a supply of the filters (media), although this will work without it loses efficiently and effectiveness.
A terrific manufacturer of water filters is Berkey.
http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/
If you have pets make sure that you have enough food and water for them as well.
Essentials include blankets, candles, waterproof matches, lighter, flint and striker, pen and paper, duct tape, a tool set, pocket knife, flashlight, extra batteries, whistle, compass, manual can opener, even paper towels.
A first-aid kit contains everything you will need to treat minor medical issues. (Assortment of bandages, gauze, adhesive tape, antiseptic cream, scissors, aspirin, instant ice and heat compresses). dust/pollutant masks.
An all-in-one multipurpose tool (pliers, knife, can opener, screwdriver, wire cutters, files, awl) keeps you ready to tackle unforeseen challenges.
A flashlight/radio that may be charged by solar power or a convenient hand crank. If cellular phone service is available, the built-in phone charger will keep you connected. They also sometimes contain an alarm. Make sure the radio has the weather and shortwave bands.
A really good extra flashlight that you shake which doesn't require batteries.
A collapsible solar panel would be very useful.
A lightweight, weather-resistant backpack. No one knows when a disaster will strike and adequate transportation may be limited. For these reasons, it is important to have portable water and food sources. Just throw it on your back and go.
If you are forced out into the environment you should have complete cold weather camping equipment. A really good sleeping bag, a small tent that has a rain cover, steel pegs. A collapsible fishing rod would be good. A small fuel operated stove and lantern. Change of clothing and footwear for everybody. Your other equipment you already have can be taken.
It would also be good to have survival, first-aid, and self-defense training. Be sure you know how to make shelter, find water and food, find your way around, make fire without matches or lighter. Have copies of important information laminated so you will have a guide.
Being able to stay in your house comfortably knowing you are safe and secure would be the greatest goal. Having a years supply of food and at least a six-week supply of bottled water stored in a dim cool place without sunlight. A garden and rainwater collection/storage system. Going green will also be beneficial for times of disasters, with solar and wind power generation, gray water recycling, reduction of resources required, and power/water storage.
There are some devices that can get water from air. They are over $1000 but would be a good investment if you have not love because you would never run out of water. They are capable of producing more than a couple people would need to survive.
http://ecoloblue.com/home-office.html
You could create your own heat with a wood burning stoves that use pellets. Make sure it is properly vented if you get one.
You could generate your own electricity if you have a backup generator that is solar powered.
Solar powered backup generator
http://www.solarbackupsavings.com/index.html
This is advertised on many radio programs, but you could create something that produces three times more power with over three times the battery capacity for 33% less. A decent starter off the grid system that uses solar. You need a solar power, charge controller, an inverter, some batteries, and some know-how. You could possibly find the following used to further reduce the price.
2 x Solartech Multi-Crystalline RV style Solar Panel 85 watt each. $400 + $60 shipping
ASC 12V 16A 192+ Watts Solar Panel Charge Controller $40 including shipping
VECTOR 2000 WATT POWER INVERTER UP TO 17.4 AMPS $150 + $15 shipping
2 x Trojan T-605 6V 210Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery$280 (buy local or have shipped to a reseller)
$50 for wire and an ammeter would be very cool. There's nothing like seeing how many amps you're getting.
$995 total.
Here are some good websites to further get you started;
http://www.ready.gov/
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://72hours.org/
http://www.prepare.org/
http://preparedness.com/
http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/
Follow these basic steps to develop your family disaster preparedness plan:
Gather information about hazards in your area. Find out susceptible to severe storms and how you should respond. Learn local warning signals and evacuation plans. Post emergency telephone numbers by phones (also try to memorize them). Teach children how and when to call 911 or your local emergency medical services number. Choose a place outside your home to meet in an emergency, and a place away from your neighborhood in case you can't return home. Choose a friend or relative who lives out-of-state as your "family check-in contact". Practice and maintain your plan. Conduct periodic drills to make sure you are prepared in case of an actual emergency.
Keep important family documents (or copies) in a water and fireproof portable container. Health and insurance information. Extra keys for your house and vehicle. Include money, change for payphones, an extra credit card and checkbook or travelers checks. Keep a disaster preparedness response kit with items you may need in case of evacuation. Make sure it includes emergency food kits for the whole family. Store these supplies in sturdy, easy-to-carry containers, such as backpacks or duffle bags. Keep a smaller disaster preparedness emergency food kit in the trunk of your car, as well as an emergency roadside kit.
Inspect your home for potential hazards such as items that can move, fall break or catch fire, and correct them. Install safety features such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers and instruct others how to use them properly. Check all of your equipment monthly. Test your smoke detectors and replace batteries as required. Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to manufacturer's recommendations. Know where your fire extinguishers, water shut off valve, floor drain, electrical panel, and gas valve are,
Discuss the information you've gathered. Ask questions to make sure your family remembers meeting places, phone numbers, and safety rules. Make sure everyone knows where to find your family's emergency food kits. Make sure that everybody knows how to use all of the equipment you have. Write down your emergency plan in detail and a have a laminated or secure copy.
Preparation programs have stated that you should have at least two weeks supply of food that does not require any cooking. Canned, jarred, and preserved food will greatly help you to survive. Food will last if the power is out for less than 24 hours. In a full freezer food will last 48 hours. Use a food thermometer to check the temperature of your food right before you cook or eat it. Throw away any food that has a temperature of more than 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Also make sure you have a portable camping tin cooking set. Some of the MRE (meals ready to eat) or food packets require warm water to activate as they are usually freeze-dried. Not much but be aware of what your food supply requires, don't just buy and store it. In this case a reusable portable heat source is necessary, one that uses quick heat easy to light fuel pellets. A supply of pellets, packaged individually and not in a big bag. As well as waterproof matches.
A terrific place to purchase a supply of food is Efoods Direct. They have from a seven day supply all the way to a one-year supply available. I would recommend their Liberty Unit. There are two kinds available. The best one for your health is the soy free (non.TVP).
http://www.efoodsdirect.com/
liberty-soy-free-1-year-supply
They also recommend having two weeks worth of drinking water. The water supply is often the first thing affected during an emergency. Bare bones survival rations are one half gallon (two liters) per person every day for drinking and minimal food preparation. As well as one half gallon for other uses. If the majority of your storage food is dry or dehydrated you will need more water for preparation. Babies and chronically ill may require more than others. You will also need more if you live in a really hot area. Take into consideration the specific needs of your family.
Having access to clean water is key to your survival in an emergency situation. If or when a disaster happens, we should consider all water contaminated whether it comes from your home pipes, a cistern, a well or otherwise. If the emergency is an earthquake or an landslide, you may have to turn off your water from outside the house to avoid contamination to the water inside your water heater and pipes. In order to have drinkable water in an emergency, we will need to think about water storage barrels, water purification, filtration, and also, where to store it. Once you have your water barrels, learn how to clean, prepare and fill them. Make sure you have a good water filter and water purifying tablets.
If an earthquake or other catastrophe happened before you've had a chance to acquire your emergency water supply, you could find some around your home.
The hot-water heater is the first place to go. There is clean, drinkable water there. Depending on the size of your water heater, there should be 20-50 gallons. The trick is to get it out. Have a bucket handy and put it under the drain faucet. Then open a water faucet in a sink nearby to release the pressure and cause the water to flow. Before using the water from your water heater, it is imperative that you switch off the gas or electricity that heats the water. Leaving the heating part on while the water heater is empty could cause an explosion or burn out the elements, destroying your water heater. Don't turn on the water heater again until water services have been restored and the water heater is refilled.
There is also water in your pipes that can be used. Open a water faucet in the highest part of the house and then drain the pipes from the lowest faucet in the house.
Don't forget the liquids in most canned goods. Canned fruit, vegetables or broth have liquid that can be used to cook with or to drink if absolutely necessary.
Then there is the toilet tank (not the bowl). There is about 3 to 5 gallons of clean water in each tank. You can dip it out with a cup or ladle. If you are a little squeamish about drinking water from the toilet tank, use that water for your pet or for cleanliness.
A swimming pool or hot tub is a good source of emergency water supply, but use only as gray water for washing. Since there are chemicals in the pool and tub, they are not a good source for drinking water.
Water beds also have chemicals in the water to retard germ and algae growth. Use the water for washing only.
Try to get a water filter that removes up to 99.99% of pollutants and contaminants found in drinking water sources using its proprietary Ionic Adsorption Micron Filtration System. It contains Iodinated Resin and other proprietary media which effectively reduces virus and bacteria to six logs (99.9999%). Also make sure that you have a supply of the filters (media), although this will work without it loses efficiently and effectiveness.
A terrific manufacturer of water filters is Berkey.
http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/
If you have pets make sure that you have enough food and water for them as well.
Essentials include blankets, candles, waterproof matches, lighter, flint and striker, pen and paper, duct tape, a tool set, pocket knife, flashlight, extra batteries, whistle, compass, manual can opener, even paper towels.
A first-aid kit contains everything you will need to treat minor medical issues. (Assortment of bandages, gauze, adhesive tape, antiseptic cream, scissors, aspirin, instant ice and heat compresses). dust/pollutant masks.
An all-in-one multipurpose tool (pliers, knife, can opener, screwdriver, wire cutters, files, awl) keeps you ready to tackle unforeseen challenges.
A flashlight/radio that may be charged by solar power or a convenient hand crank. If cellular phone service is available, the built-in phone charger will keep you connected. They also sometimes contain an alarm. Make sure the radio has the weather and shortwave bands.
A really good extra flashlight that you shake which doesn't require batteries.
A collapsible solar panel would be very useful.
A lightweight, weather-resistant backpack. No one knows when a disaster will strike and adequate transportation may be limited. For these reasons, it is important to have portable water and food sources. Just throw it on your back and go.
If you are forced out into the environment you should have complete cold weather camping equipment. A really good sleeping bag, a small tent that has a rain cover, steel pegs. A collapsible fishing rod would be good. A small fuel operated stove and lantern. Change of clothing and footwear for everybody. Your other equipment you already have can be taken.
It would also be good to have survival, first-aid, and self-defense training. Be sure you know how to make shelter, find water and food, find your way around, make fire without matches or lighter. Have copies of important information laminated so you will have a guide.
Being able to stay in your house comfortably knowing you are safe and secure would be the greatest goal. Having a years supply of food and at least a six-week supply of bottled water stored in a dim cool place without sunlight. A garden and rainwater collection/storage system. Going green will also be beneficial for times of disasters, with solar and wind power generation, gray water recycling, reduction of resources required, and power/water storage.
There are some devices that can get water from air. They are over $1000 but would be a good investment if you have not love because you would never run out of water. They are capable of producing more than a couple people would need to survive.
http://ecoloblue.com/home-office.html
You could create your own heat with a wood burning stoves that use pellets. Make sure it is properly vented if you get one.
You could generate your own electricity if you have a backup generator that is solar powered.
Solar powered backup generator
http://www.solarbackupsavings.com/index.html
This is advertised on many radio programs, but you could create something that produces three times more power with over three times the battery capacity for 33% less. A decent starter off the grid system that uses solar. You need a solar power, charge controller, an inverter, some batteries, and some know-how. You could possibly find the following used to further reduce the price.
2 x Solartech Multi-Crystalline RV style Solar Panel 85 watt each. $400 + $60 shipping
ASC 12V 16A 192+ Watts Solar Panel Charge Controller $40 including shipping
VECTOR 2000 WATT POWER INVERTER UP TO 17.4 AMPS $150 + $15 shipping
2 x Trojan T-605 6V 210Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery$280 (buy local or have shipped to a reseller)
$50 for wire and an ammeter would be very cool. There's nothing like seeing how many amps you're getting.
$995 total.
Here are some good websites to further get you started;
http://www.ready.gov/
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://72hours.org/
http://www.prepare.org/
http://preparedness.com/
http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/
Monday, September 26, 2011
Something Wonderful Comes This Way (or Is It Wicked?)
The US armed forces will be running A DEFCON 1 - maximum readiness alert drill tomorrow, September 27TH. Now, as many of you know Obama and Top NASA Officials will be in Denver. Here's where it gets Weird. Google Earth Coordinates- W104' 44' 30' N40' 36' 10' - These numbers correlate with Denver International Airport, which did Not exist in 1977. Why's this matter you ask? The Movie- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was released in 1977. It featured a scene with THOSE Coordinates and they were given to Humans by Aliens. This is what else is ALL happening during Sept 27th: U.S. Congress in recess, British Parliament is Off, British Royals have Nothing scheduled, UN is Off, Pope?, Russian Congress/Duma is Off.
Defcon 1 is the Highest Readiness Alert, which means Nuclear War is Imminent, or something as deadly. The Highest Confirmed Defcon Ever was Level 2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 22, 1962. What's Really going on here?
Well some scientists are now saying that the end of the Mayan calendar is actually October 18 this year. They do agree that the calendar was miscalculated, although some say December 28 2012 instead of December 22 or 23rd. What is interesting is that the now infamous Harold Camping is predicting the rapture on October 21 this year. He is the one who predicted it and the end of the world earlier this summer. The end of the world similar to what so many people have put out about the end of the Mayan calendar being disastrous. Although it technically only speaks of the beginning of a new age. And according to astrology we are in the process of entering the age of Aquarius, a new golden age. The millenniul kingdom of Jesus after Armageddon (end to the world) quite similar.
Something else that is happening in the October, the 17th modem precisely is that the alleged comet Elenin is expected to pass the closest to Earth ever. It has been connected to three massive earthquakes the three times it interacted with our planet. When it passes on the 17th it is expected to pass so close that it will be visible to millions.
Comets and meteors have long been considered astrological heralds of change seen as a sign of severe difficulties. Also a harbinger of the time of purification, a time when we are supposed to focus on purifying ourselves of negativity. Purification is always done before the start of a new era of positive global community. In the Bible we are told that some physical events in outer space (the heavens) are symbolic of a spiritual event.
Scientists, philosophers, theologists suggest that the new age will result in a paradigm shift in human consciousness, physiologically and spiritually, as well some sort of biological evolution. Scientific theory tells us that a base body passing very close to a planet will greatly affect its electrical field. This could greatly affect climate causing violent storms and weather. Specific electrical frequencies are also known to affect the brain and our biology. It can alter our thinking, put us in a trance, and even make us hallucinate hearing voices and seeing things that aren't really there. It can also induce religious and spiritual sensations or ecstasy.
What is really happening is that all of the governments are obviously afraid of something. Maybe simply taking precautions from a real legitimate threat. Perhaps the possibility a disaster that is going to occur as the comet passes. Harold and a new age where we wake up and they lose their power. Afraid of what the masses will do, to them or in general.
It could be something else entirely like the vote on (or creation of) a Palestinian state schedule for any day now. Maybe a terrorist attack, nuclear attack by Iran, or some other big thing such as further massive financial collapse, Conceivably even an attack on Syria. Of course nothing at all may have happen so don't despair. If anything does happen don't doubt that everything will be all right in the end. As always.
Defcon 1 is the Highest Readiness Alert, which means Nuclear War is Imminent, or something as deadly. The Highest Confirmed Defcon Ever was Level 2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 22, 1962. What's Really going on here?
Well some scientists are now saying that the end of the Mayan calendar is actually October 18 this year. They do agree that the calendar was miscalculated, although some say December 28 2012 instead of December 22 or 23rd. What is interesting is that the now infamous Harold Camping is predicting the rapture on October 21 this year. He is the one who predicted it and the end of the world earlier this summer. The end of the world similar to what so many people have put out about the end of the Mayan calendar being disastrous. Although it technically only speaks of the beginning of a new age. And according to astrology we are in the process of entering the age of Aquarius, a new golden age. The millenniul kingdom of Jesus after Armageddon (end to the world) quite similar.
Something else that is happening in the October, the 17th modem precisely is that the alleged comet Elenin is expected to pass the closest to Earth ever. It has been connected to three massive earthquakes the three times it interacted with our planet. When it passes on the 17th it is expected to pass so close that it will be visible to millions.
Comets and meteors have long been considered astrological heralds of change seen as a sign of severe difficulties. Also a harbinger of the time of purification, a time when we are supposed to focus on purifying ourselves of negativity. Purification is always done before the start of a new era of positive global community. In the Bible we are told that some physical events in outer space (the heavens) are symbolic of a spiritual event.
Scientists, philosophers, theologists suggest that the new age will result in a paradigm shift in human consciousness, physiologically and spiritually, as well some sort of biological evolution. Scientific theory tells us that a base body passing very close to a planet will greatly affect its electrical field. This could greatly affect climate causing violent storms and weather. Specific electrical frequencies are also known to affect the brain and our biology. It can alter our thinking, put us in a trance, and even make us hallucinate hearing voices and seeing things that aren't really there. It can also induce religious and spiritual sensations or ecstasy.
What is really happening is that all of the governments are obviously afraid of something. Maybe simply taking precautions from a real legitimate threat. Perhaps the possibility a disaster that is going to occur as the comet passes. Harold and a new age where we wake up and they lose their power. Afraid of what the masses will do, to them or in general.
It could be something else entirely like the vote on (or creation of) a Palestinian state schedule for any day now. Maybe a terrorist attack, nuclear attack by Iran, or some other big thing such as further massive financial collapse, Conceivably even an attack on Syria. Of course nothing at all may have happen so don't despair. If anything does happen don't doubt that everything will be all right in the end. As always.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Risk TV
Watching prime time TV has become a real gamble the last couple years. There are so many shows you never know if the one you pick to watch will last. Often they are counseled without a resolution to the storyline. The networks don't really care about the viewers. Their primary concern is number of viewers and making money, beating the rival networks. You feel burned when it is a show you like and have dedicated time to watching every episode. It feels like it was a complete waste of your time. Although it was enjoyable while it lasted. I have been burned over 40 times in just the last five years. Yet I always watch the news shows risking getting screwed again. The whole time the thought is in the back of my head, they better not cancel this.
Currently in the balance are the shows - the Killing, Nikita, Chuck, Body of Proof, King. Chuck has been at risk of being canceled almost every year but has somehow survived. The following are a list of TV shows canceled since 2006 which I have seen every episode (* next to the best):
XIII, Endgame, the Cape, *Caprica,*the Defenders, the Event, the Gates, Human Target, Lone Star, No Ordinary Family, Chase, down Lie to Me, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Off the Map, *Rubicon,*V, Dollhouse, Eastwick,*Heroes, Robin Hood,*Kings, Monk, Flash Forward, Knight Rider, Crusoe,*Life, Reaper,*Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman, *Traveler, Cavemen, Moonlight, Cane, Bionic Woman, Las Vegas, Phenomenon, the Riches, *Primeval, the Nine, Vanished, *Invasion, *Surface, Heist, Eve, Threshold
At least some of these had a good run instead of just one season. Such as Heroes, Monk, Las Vegas, and Primeval.
Currently in the balance are the shows - the Killing, Nikita, Chuck, Body of Proof, King. Chuck has been at risk of being canceled almost every year but has somehow survived. The following are a list of TV shows canceled since 2006 which I have seen every episode (* next to the best):
XIII, Endgame, the Cape, *Caprica,*the Defenders, the Event, the Gates, Human Target, Lone Star, No Ordinary Family, Chase, down Lie to Me, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Off the Map, *Rubicon,*V, Dollhouse, Eastwick,*Heroes, Robin Hood,*Kings, Monk, Flash Forward, Knight Rider, Crusoe,*Life, Reaper,*Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman, *Traveler, Cavemen, Moonlight, Cane, Bionic Woman, Las Vegas, Phenomenon, the Riches, *Primeval, the Nine, Vanished, *Invasion, *Surface, Heist, Eve, Threshold
At least some of these had a good run instead of just one season. Such as Heroes, Monk, Las Vegas, and Primeval.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Billionaires of the World
RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE
1 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 70 53.5 Mexico
2 William Gates III United States 54 53.0 United States
3 Warren Buffett United States 79 47.0 United States
4 Mukesh Ambani India 52 29.0 India
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 59 28.7 United Kingdom
6 Lawrence Ellison United States 65 28.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 61 27.5 France
8 Eike Batista Brazil 53 27.0 Brazil
9 Amancio Ortega Spain 74 25.0 Spain
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 90 23.5 Germany
11 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 83 23.0 Switzerland
12 Christy Walton & family United States 55 22.5 United States
13 Stefan Persson Sweden 62 22.4 Sweden
14 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 81 21.0 Hong Kong
15 Jim Walton United States 62 20.7 United States
16 Alice Walton United States 60 20.6 United States
17 Liliane Bettencourt France 87 20.0 France
18 S. Robson Walton United States 66 19.8 United States
19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 55 19.4 Saudi Arabia
20 David Thomson & family Canada 52 19.0 Canada
21 Michael Otto & family Germany 66 18.7 Germany
22 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 82 18.5 Hong Kong
23 Michael Bloomberg United States 68 18.0 United States
24 Sergey Brin United States 36 17.5 United States
24 Charles Koch United States 74 17.5 United States
24 David Koch United States 69 17.5 United States
24 Larry Page United States 37 17.5 United States
28 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 83 17.0 Monaco
28 Kwok family Hong Kong NA 17.0 Hong Kong
28 Azim Premji India 64 17.0 India
31 Theo Albrecht Germany 88 16.7 Germany
32 Vladimir Lisin Russia 53 15.8 Russia
33 Steven Ballmer United States 54 14.5 United States
33 Robert Kuok Malaysia 86 14.5 Hong Kong
35 George Soros United States 79 14.0 United States
36 Anil Ambani India 50 13.7 India
37 Paul Allen United States 57 13.5 United States
37 Michael Dell United States 45 13.5 United States
39 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 44 13.4 Russia
40 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 86 13.0 Switzerland
40 Shashi & Ravi Ruia India 66 13.0 India
42 Mikhail Fridman Russia 45 12.7 Russia
43 Jeffrey Bezos United States 46 12.3 United States
44 Savitri Jindal India 60 12.2 India
45 Donald Bren United States 77 12.0 United States
45 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family United Kingdom 58 12.0 United Kingdom
45 John Paulson United States 54 12.0 United States
48 Abigail Johnson United States 48 11.5 United States
48 Jorge Paulo Lemann Brazil 70 11.5 Brazil
50 Roman Abramovich Russia 43 11.2 Russia
51 Susanne Klatten Germany 47 11.1 Germany
52 Iris Fontbona & family Chile NA 11.0 Chile
52 Forrest Mars Jr United States 78 11.0 United States
52 Jacqueline Mars United States 70 11.0 United States
52 John Mars United States 73 11.0 United States
52 Ronald Perelman United States 67 11.0 United States
57 Oleg Deripaska Russia 42 10.7 Russia
58 Vagit Alekperov Russia 59 10.6 Russia
59 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 74 10.5 Italy
59 Carl Icahn United States 74 10.5 United States
61 Vladimir Potanin Russia 49 10.3 Russia
62 Philip Knight United States 72 10.2 United States
63 Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family Mexico 54 10.1 Mexico
64 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 65 10.0 Saudi Arabia
64 Ernesto Bertarelli & family Switzerland 44 10.0 Switzerland
64 Anne Cox Chambers United States 90 10.0 United States
64 George Kaiser United States 67 10.0 United States
64 Hans Rausing Sweden 84 10.0 United Kingdom
64 Joseph Safra Brazil 71 10.0 Brazil
70 Alexei Mordashov Russia 44 9.9 Russia
71 Viktor Rashnikov Russia 61 9.8 Russia
72 German Larrea Mota Velasco & family Mexico 56 9.7 Mexico
73 Sheldon Adelson United States 76 9.3 United States
74 Silvio Berlusconi & family Italy 73 9.0 Italy
74 Dan Duncan United States 77 9.0 United States
74 Kushal Pal Singh India 78 9.0 India
77 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 66 8.7 Kuwait
77 Francois Pinault & family France 73 8.7 France
79 Dmitry Rybolovlev Russia 43 8.6 Russia
80 Iskander Makhmudov Russia 46 8.5 Russia
80 James Simons United States 71 8.5 United States
82 Alberto Bailleres & family Mexico 77 8.3 Mexico
83 German Khan Russia 48 8.2 Russia
84 Eliodoro, Bernardo & Patricia Matte Chile NA 8.1 Chile
85 Edward Johnson III United States 79 8.0 United States
86 Kumar Birla India 42 7.9 India
87 Sunil Mittal India 52 7.8 India
88 John Fredriksen Cyprus 65 7.7 United Kingdom
89 Serge Dassault & family France 84 7.6 France
89 Petr Kellner Czech Republic 45 7.6 Czech Republic
89 Ananda Krishnan Malaysia 71 7.6 Malaysia
89 Tadashi Yanai & family Japan 61 7.6 Japan
93 Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Saudi Arabia 51 7.5 Saudi Arabia
93 Len Blavatnik United States 52 7.5 United Kingdom
93 David & Simon Reuben United Kingdom 67 7.5 United Kingdom
93 Nobutada Saji & family Japan 64 7.5 Japan
93 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 7.5 NA
93 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 61 7.5 Russia
99 August von Finck Germany 80 7.3 Switzerland
100 Lee Kun-Hee South Korea 68 7.2 South Korea
100 Alisher Usmanov Russia 56 7.2 Russia
100 Galen Weston & family Canada 69 7.2 Canada
1 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 70 53.5 Mexico
2 William Gates III United States 54 53.0 United States
3 Warren Buffett United States 79 47.0 United States
4 Mukesh Ambani India 52 29.0 India
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 59 28.7 United Kingdom
6 Lawrence Ellison United States 65 28.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 61 27.5 France
8 Eike Batista Brazil 53 27.0 Brazil
9 Amancio Ortega Spain 74 25.0 Spain
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 90 23.5 Germany
11 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 83 23.0 Switzerland
12 Christy Walton & family United States 55 22.5 United States
13 Stefan Persson Sweden 62 22.4 Sweden
14 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 81 21.0 Hong Kong
15 Jim Walton United States 62 20.7 United States
16 Alice Walton United States 60 20.6 United States
17 Liliane Bettencourt France 87 20.0 France
18 S. Robson Walton United States 66 19.8 United States
19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 55 19.4 Saudi Arabia
20 David Thomson & family Canada 52 19.0 Canada
21 Michael Otto & family Germany 66 18.7 Germany
22 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 82 18.5 Hong Kong
23 Michael Bloomberg United States 68 18.0 United States
24 Sergey Brin United States 36 17.5 United States
24 Charles Koch United States 74 17.5 United States
24 David Koch United States 69 17.5 United States
24 Larry Page United States 37 17.5 United States
28 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 83 17.0 Monaco
28 Kwok family Hong Kong NA 17.0 Hong Kong
28 Azim Premji India 64 17.0 India
31 Theo Albrecht Germany 88 16.7 Germany
32 Vladimir Lisin Russia 53 15.8 Russia
33 Steven Ballmer United States 54 14.5 United States
33 Robert Kuok Malaysia 86 14.5 Hong Kong
35 George Soros United States 79 14.0 United States
36 Anil Ambani India 50 13.7 India
37 Paul Allen United States 57 13.5 United States
37 Michael Dell United States 45 13.5 United States
39 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 44 13.4 Russia
40 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 86 13.0 Switzerland
40 Shashi & Ravi Ruia India 66 13.0 India
42 Mikhail Fridman Russia 45 12.7 Russia
43 Jeffrey Bezos United States 46 12.3 United States
44 Savitri Jindal India 60 12.2 India
45 Donald Bren United States 77 12.0 United States
45 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family United Kingdom 58 12.0 United Kingdom
45 John Paulson United States 54 12.0 United States
48 Abigail Johnson United States 48 11.5 United States
48 Jorge Paulo Lemann Brazil 70 11.5 Brazil
50 Roman Abramovich Russia 43 11.2 Russia
51 Susanne Klatten Germany 47 11.1 Germany
52 Iris Fontbona & family Chile NA 11.0 Chile
52 Forrest Mars Jr United States 78 11.0 United States
52 Jacqueline Mars United States 70 11.0 United States
52 John Mars United States 73 11.0 United States
52 Ronald Perelman United States 67 11.0 United States
57 Oleg Deripaska Russia 42 10.7 Russia
58 Vagit Alekperov Russia 59 10.6 Russia
59 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 74 10.5 Italy
59 Carl Icahn United States 74 10.5 United States
61 Vladimir Potanin Russia 49 10.3 Russia
62 Philip Knight United States 72 10.2 United States
63 Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family Mexico 54 10.1 Mexico
64 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 65 10.0 Saudi Arabia
64 Ernesto Bertarelli & family Switzerland 44 10.0 Switzerland
64 Anne Cox Chambers United States 90 10.0 United States
64 George Kaiser United States 67 10.0 United States
64 Hans Rausing Sweden 84 10.0 United Kingdom
64 Joseph Safra Brazil 71 10.0 Brazil
70 Alexei Mordashov Russia 44 9.9 Russia
71 Viktor Rashnikov Russia 61 9.8 Russia
72 German Larrea Mota Velasco & family Mexico 56 9.7 Mexico
73 Sheldon Adelson United States 76 9.3 United States
74 Silvio Berlusconi & family Italy 73 9.0 Italy
74 Dan Duncan United States 77 9.0 United States
74 Kushal Pal Singh India 78 9.0 India
77 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 66 8.7 Kuwait
77 Francois Pinault & family France 73 8.7 France
79 Dmitry Rybolovlev Russia 43 8.6 Russia
80 Iskander Makhmudov Russia 46 8.5 Russia
80 James Simons United States 71 8.5 United States
82 Alberto Bailleres & family Mexico 77 8.3 Mexico
83 German Khan Russia 48 8.2 Russia
84 Eliodoro, Bernardo & Patricia Matte Chile NA 8.1 Chile
85 Edward Johnson III United States 79 8.0 United States
86 Kumar Birla India 42 7.9 India
87 Sunil Mittal India 52 7.8 India
88 John Fredriksen Cyprus 65 7.7 United Kingdom
89 Serge Dassault & family France 84 7.6 France
89 Petr Kellner Czech Republic 45 7.6 Czech Republic
89 Ananda Krishnan Malaysia 71 7.6 Malaysia
89 Tadashi Yanai & family Japan 61 7.6 Japan
93 Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Saudi Arabia 51 7.5 Saudi Arabia
93 Len Blavatnik United States 52 7.5 United Kingdom
93 David & Simon Reuben United Kingdom 67 7.5 United Kingdom
93 Nobutada Saji & family Japan 64 7.5 Japan
93 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 7.5 NA
93 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 61 7.5 Russia
99 August von Finck Germany 80 7.3 Switzerland
100 Lee Kun-Hee South Korea 68 7.2 South Korea
100 Alisher Usmanov Russia 56 7.2 Russia
100 Galen Weston & family Canada 69 7.2 Canada
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