If I had just one question I could ask, it would be asked of the American people: Why Aren’t You Prepared? It’s a legitimate question…I mean we think nothing of shelling out for auto insurance in case we have a fender-bender. We insure our homes, and some even pay for rental insurance in case of fire or theft. And we have health insurance in case of a medical emergency. So why, when food and water are pivotal for survival, don’t more people put food aside?

Is it because we don’t want to be seen as paranoid? Or are we worried about what our loved ones would think? Possibly it’s because we don’t want to give up that daily espresso, or movie night, or those stiletto heels we had to have.

Well, Here’s a wake up call.

• The United states has exactly enough wheat reserves for ½ a loaf of bread for every man, woman and child
• To feed the American people ONE meal for ONE day would require over 311,000,000 (311 million) meals
• The average piece of food must travel 1,500 miles before it reaches the consumer
• Food prices are driven by oil prices because agriculture is fossil fuel driven
• Grocery stores have only 72 hours of food on the shelf with ZERO back stock
• Weather anomalies are on the rise, leading to crop failure and higher food prices
• Fears of global financial collapse WILL lead to higher food prices & hoarding
• The average American saves only $392.00 per year and is $117,951 in debt, which includes credit cards, installment loans, home equity loans, and mortgages.
• Average monthly food costs, per adult, is between $150-$300

Based on the demographics listed above, lets assume you are one of the people who actually saves $392.00 per year, and lets assume your pantry is empty and you must buy food with the cash you have saved. We’ll be conservative and figure that your monthly grocery bill is at the lowest average cost of $150. With this equation, you would be able to feed yourself for a little over 2 ½ months.

The above scenario assumes there has not been a calamity that cleared grocery store shelves within hours. It also assumes truckers are able to deliver food, and that oil prices haven’t been driven up due to political unrest. In our scenario, there couldn’t have been crop failures that further increased food prices. And, there could not have been fears of global financial collapse that lead to hoarding, which lead to inflated food prices and the rationing that is sure to follow.

All in all, it makes perfect sense to fill your pantries…unless you expect meals on wheels to show up at your door, three times a day, 365 days a year.

Barbara Fix, the author of this article, has written a new book entitled "Survival: Prepare Before Disaster Strikes!" (ID: UFKKCVLD2AFV6) Edited December 12, 2011

The cost of the book is $11.66 plus $3.95 shipping. If you are interested in learning how to prepare for the hard times that are ahead, I would encourage you to get this book.

Harold Camping (the president of Family Radio) and his small group of followers have been running around the country proclaiming that "we can know" that the rapture is going to take place on May 21, 2011 and that on October 21, 2011 Judgment Day will arrive and that will be the end of the world.  Well, I am here to issue a stone cold guarantee: the rapture is not going to happen on May 21, 2011 and on October 22, 2011 the world will still be here.  The truth is that Harold Camping is nothing more than a false prophet, but the mainstream media loves to give exposure to nutjobs like Camping because it puts all Christians in a bad light.

Camping and his followers have purchased over 2,000 billboards and they are driving around to every state in the nation to proclaim their message of doom.  They even have a website (http://www.wecanknow.com/) where they constantly spew their nonsense.

Well, guess what?

May 21 is going to come and go and the faith of thousands of Christians is going to be shipwrecked because of Harold Camping.

If you are a follower of Harold Camping you need to wake up and start listening to the truth.

Did you know that Harold Camping has predicted the date of the rapture previously?

On September 6th, 1994, hundreds of his followers gathered at an auditorium in Alameda, California waiting for the rapture.

Obviously, it did not happen.

It is not going to happen this time either.

How can I know that?

Because what Harold Camping teaches is in direct contradiction to the Word of God.

Let's take a look at Camping's theory.  Basically it comes down to two numerological proofs.

First of all, Camping believes that "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

He is actually correct about that.

However, Camping believes that Noah's Flood took place in 4990 BC (he is way, way off with that date) and he believes that adding 7000 years to that date brings us to 2011.

Secondly, Camping believes that there is special significance to the number of days between the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and May 21, 2011.

The following is how a recent article in The Telegraph describes his theory....

After 70 years of studying the Bible, he claims to have developed a system that uses mathematics to interpret prophesies hidden in it. He says the world will end on 21 May, because that will be 722,500 days from 1 April AD33, which he believes was the day of the Crucifixion. The figure of 722,500 is important because you get it by multiplying three holy numbers (five, 10 and 17) together twice. "When I found this out, I tell you, it blew my mind," he said.

To Camping, the number five signifies redemption, the number ten signifies completion and the number 17 signifies heaven.

Camping believes that if you just do the following math equation it will give you the date of the rapture:

5 x 10 x 17 x 5 x 10 x 17 = 722,500 days

Camping and his followers are touting this garbage on billboards all over the nation....

Of course all of this is complete and total nonsense.

There is a massive amount of prophecy in the Scriptures that still needs to be fulfilled.

In a previous article entitled "Why The World Is Not Going To End In 2012", I described just a few of the things that the Scriptures say still need to happen before "the end of the world"....

The Scriptures tell us that there will be a 7 year "Tribulation" period before Jesus returns to this earth.

In Daniel 9:24-27, there is an amazing prophecy about the exact timing of the first coming of the Messiah (which was fulfilled to the exact day by Jesus Christ), and it tells us about one remaining seven year period that will be fulfilled in the last days.

That portion of scripture in the book of Daniel tells us that the Antichrist will put an end to sacrifices and offerings in the rebuilt Jewish Temple in the middle of that seven year period we know as the Tribulation.

So, considering the fact that the Tribulation has not started yet, the Antichrist has not appeared yet and the Jewish Temple has not been rebuilt yet, it looks like we still have quite a long way to go, don't you think?

In the book of Revelation, we have several more confirmations that what Daniel was talking about in his prophecy is a literal seven year period of time....

*In Revelation 12:14 half of the Tribulation is referred to as a time, times and half a time (in other words, three and a half years).

*In Revelation 11:2, half of the Tribulation is referred to as "42 months".

*In Revelation 11:3, we are told that the two witnesses will be given power to prophesy for 1,260 days (which is 3.5 years or half the Tribulation).

*In Revelation 12:6, again there is a reference to 1,260 days.

*In Revelation 13:5, we are told that the "Beast" will exercise his authority for 42 months.

When you read the book of Revelation, you quickly realize that this "Tribulation" period has not started yet.

So we have at least seven more years before Jesus comes back to this earth.

So that is why it can be absolutely guaranteed that the world is not going to end in 2012.

Not only that, but the world is not going to end when Jesus comes back either.

In Revelation chapter 20 it tells us that when Jesus returns, Satan will be bound and Jesus will rule over this earth for 1000 years.

After that, Satan will be released one more time and there will be one more great rebellion, and after that is over then God is going to create a new heaven and a new earth.

So, no, the world is not going to end any time soon.

We have at least another 1000 years to go before God creates a new heaven and a new earth.

Yes, we are living in the end times and yes we are living during a time when huge amounts of Bible prophecy are going to be fulfilled.

But according to the Bible, there is absolutely no way that the rapture is going to happen on May 21, 2011 and there is absolutely no way that the end of the world is going to take place on October 21, 2011.

Harold Camping is flat out a false prophet.

I personally guarantee you that the rapture will not happen on May 21, 2011.

On May 22, 2011 I will be right and Harold Camping and his band of followers will be trying to explain how they "miscalculated".

Please do not let people like that discourage you from following after God.

A 7 year Tribulation is coming.

In Matthew 24:21, Jesus tells us that it will be the worst time in all of human history....

For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

There really is going to be an Antichrist.  He really is going to be evil beyond all imagination.  He really is going to kill millions of believers.

Jesus Christ really will return someday.

There really is a heaven.

There really is a hell.

Now is the time to find forgiveness of your sins and eternal life through Jesus Christ.

For much more on how you can become a Christian, we encourage you to check out the following article on another one of our websites: "What Does The Bible Say About Salvation?"

Would a nuclear meltdown of all 6 reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex in Japan mean the end of the world as we know it?  Of course not.  But it would be a complete and total nightmare.  Back in 1986, the Chernobyl meltdown spread nuclear radiation all over the northern hemisphere.  According to some estimates, over a million deaths can be attributed to that disaster.  Unfortunately, now we are facing a situation that could develop into the equivalent of "many Chernobyls".  Radiation levels are rising all over northern Japan and millions of Japanese are trying to figure out what to do.

Should those living in Tokyo stay where they are or should they go?  Many Japanese are already voting with their feet.  Right now there is a mass exodus of people out of the city of Tokyo.  But if everyone in region wanted to flee, where would they all go?  The truth is that there are over 30 million people in and around Tokyo.  There is no way that they can all go some place else.

If something is not done quickly, this is going to turn into an unprecedented nightmare.  Unfortunately, the authorities that are handling this in Japan don't seem to have any answers.  One anonymous senior nuclear industry executive told The Times Of India that Japanese power industry managers are "basically in a full-scale panic" and that "they don't know what to do".

The biggest problem at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex right now is the spent fuel rods.  The spent fuel rods remain extremely hot and extremely radioactive for years after they are done being used in a nuclear reactor.  In order to keep them cool, they are kept in huge pools of water.  In the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex, someone decided that it would be a good idea to locate these spent fuel rod pools near the top of the buildings where the nuclear reactors are housed.

Posted below is a video which explains all this in great detail.  Rachel Maddow is perhaps the most liberal news anchor in all of television, and a lot of what she says is complete and utter nonsense, but in this instance she does a really good job of breaking down exactly what spent fuel rods are and why they are a bigger threat right now than the nuclear reactors are....

If these spent fuel rods are not submerged in water they will degrade very, very rapidly and if hundreds of them are allowed to degrade that would be a complete nightmare.

A recent article by Paul Joseph Watson noted that there are approximately 600,000 spent fuel rods being stored at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex....

The Fukushima Daiichi plant has seven pools dedicated to spent fuel rods. These are located at the top of six reactor buildings – or were until explosions and fires ravaged the plant. On the ground level there is a common pool in a separate building that was critically damaged by the tsunami. Each reactor building pool holds 3,450 fuel rod assemblies and the common pool holds 6,291 fuel rod assemblies. Each assembly holds sixty-three fuel rods. In short, the Fukushima Daiichi plant contains over 600,000 spent fuel rods – a massive amount of radiation that will soon be released into the atmosphere.

Each of these 600,000 spent fuel rods is a potential "dirty bomb".

Are you concerned yet?

What is even more frightening for those of us that live in the United States is that the jet stream takes air from over Japan and transports it directly to the west coast of the United States.

The following YouTube video demonstrates this very clearly....

Everyone agrees that radiation from the nuclear disaster in Japan will reach the United States.

The debate is over whether or not it will be enough to be harmful to human health.

Hopefully we will not be facing high levels of radiation in the United States, but it is always good to be prepared.

So what should one do if the worst happens?

Well, I would recommend checking out an article entitled "How To Survive Nuclear Armageddon" by Tom Horn.  It contains a wealth of information on how to deal with nuclear fallout.

Right about now there are lots of people in Japan that wish they had that type of information.

If the worst case scenario plays out and all 6 of the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex melt down it will not be the end of the world, but it would be an unprecedented disaster.

Let us hope and pray that such a thing does not happen.  But right now the nuclear crisis in Japan is getting worse by the day.

So what do you all think about the unfolding nuclear nightmare in Japan?  Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion below....

Some are calling it the "Aflockalypse".  Others are calling it the end of the world as we know it.  All over the globe, thousands of dead birds are dropping out of the sky and millions of dead fish are washing ashore.  So just what in the world is going on?

Well, the truth is that nobody knows for sure why large numbers of fish and large numbers of birds are dying all over the planet.  There are some that believe that this is happening because we are getting closer to the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012.  There are others that believe that HAARP or other secret government programs were involved.  Still others are convinced that all of this is happening because the earth is experiencing a pole shift.  Yet other explanations involve UFOs, the BP oil spill or even the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Of course most scientists are attempting to come up with more "rational sounding" explanations for this phenomenon.  Some are blaming extremely cold weather for all of these deaths.  Others claim that loud noises or other trauma could have caused these events.  There are other scientists that have even suggested that birds are falling dead out of the sky due to "indigestion".

So do any of these explanations really hold up to scrutiny?  The truth is that none of them seems satisfactory at this point.

Some in the mainstream media are trying to dismiss the whole story by claiming that mass bird deaths and mass fish deaths "occur regularly", so there is really nothing to be concerned about.

Really?

Is anyone actually going to buy that?

Just consider what we have seen over the past couple of weeks....

*According to officials in Maryland, two million fish have washed up dead on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.

*More than 3,000 red-wing blackbirds fell out of the sky dead in the Arkansas town of Beebe on New Year's Eve.

*Approximately 40,000 dead crabs recently washed ashore near Kent, England.

*Large numbers of dead birds were also found in Kentucky right around Christmas.

*Hundreds of snapper fish have been discovered dead along the shores of New Zealand.

*Approximately 500 dead blackbirds and starlings were recently found in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.

*Approximately 100,000 fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River recently.

*More than 150 tons of fish known as "red tilapias" have washed up dead along the shores of Vietnam.

*Dozens of dead birds have been now been found near the town of Sullivan, Missouri.

*Thousands of gizzard shad have washed up along the waterfront in Chicago, Illinois in recent days.

*More than 100 dead birds have just been found near Geyserville, California.

*Approximately 200 American coots were recently discovered dead on a highway in Big Cypress Creek, Texas.

*Thousands of turtle doves recently fell out of the sky dead onto roofs and cars in a little Italian town called Faenza.

*Dozens of dead birds were recently discovered in the town of Constanta, a small village located 160 miles east of Bucharest, Romania.

*Somewhere around 100 tons of dead fish, primarily sardines, were found on the beaches of Paranagua, Brazil a few days ago.

Are we actually supposed to believe that all of this is perfectly "normal"?

No, something is going on here.

But nobody seems to have an adequate explanation.

One thing is for certain - 2011 sure is off to a very weird start.

So do you think that you know why all of these fish and birds are dying?  If so, please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion below....

Belief that an apocalypse is coming is going mainstream.  Now even Ashton Kutcher is proclaiming that we could soon witness the end of the world as we know it.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Ashton Kutcher is apparently very serious about this and he is busy making preparations for the total breakdown of society.

In the February issue of Men's Fitness magazine, Kutcher is quoted as saying the following....

“It won’t take very much, I’m telling you. It will not take much for people to hit the panic button. The amount of convenience that people rely on based on electricity alone. You start taking out electricity and satellites, and people are going to lose their noodle. People don’t have maps anymore. People use their iPhones or GPS systems, so if there’s no electricity, nobody has maps.”

Whoa!

That sounds like something straight out of the mouth of one of those Internet crazies that runs one of those "survivalist" blogs.

But the truth is that "prepping" is not just for the crazies anymore.

It has very much gone mainstream.

When even big Hollywood actors are openly talking about the coming collapse of civilized society then you know that the hour is late.

The following is what Kutcher had to say about losing power last Christmas....

“It was 20 below zero. I got my guns out. We made a fire. We went to the grocery store, and the doors were open because they’re all electronic. People were rolling in and out, clearing out the shelves.”

It turns out that Kutcher's entire physical fitness regimen is geared around being able to protect the people he cares about when the apocalypse arrives.

I don't know about you, but I am seriously hoping that someone decides to turn this into a movie.

According to the article in Men's Fitness, Kutcher is also doing the following to prepare for what is coming....

*He is stocking up on guns.

*He is spending "hours and hours" running in the canyons near his home.

*He is learning Krav Maga - a deadly Israeli combat technique taught to special ops soldiers.

Ashton Kutcher is one of the most interesting celebrities out there today that is for sure.  You can read much more about Kutcher's belief in the end of days in the February issue of Men's Fitness.

So is any of this stuff actually going to happen?

Well, yes, eventually we are headed for a complete and total meltdown of our economy at some point.  Our financial system already almost collapsed in 2008, and much bigger economic problems are on the way.  Of course there is always the threat of a major terrorist attack or a rogue nation unleashing a weapon of mass destruction on our soil.  Not only that, the threat of a major disease outbreak is ever present.  A major earthquake can devastate an entire region.  We never know when or where the next major disaster is going to strike.  Just look at what the recent earthquake did to Haiti, just think about what the massive tsunami did to Indonesia a few years ago, and just consider what some parts of New Orleans still looks like many years after Hurricane Katrina.

The Scriptures tell us that during the last days we will experience the most difficult times that the world has ever seen.  The disasters that are ahead are going to be so bad that we could hardly even imagine them right now.

So perhaps Ashton Kutcher is much smarter than most Americans because at least he is trying to get prepared.

What about you?

Are you prepared for what is ahead?

Is the earth breaking up?  In 2010, volcanoes all over the world are erupting at an alarming pace.  Combined with the dramatic increase in large earthquakes that we are seeing, all of this is more than a little unsettling.  Is this just an anomaly or are we entering a time of increased seismic activity?  Are volcanoes along the "Ring of Fire" and elsewhere in the world going to erupt even more frequently as we get closer to 2012?  Nobody knows for sure, but it certainly seems like something strange is going on.  So far, most of the volcanic eruptions have been in areas that are not densely populated, but as many civilizations throughout history have learned, a significant volcanic eruption can wipe out an entire city in a single day.  In fact, there are quite a few dormant "super volcanoes" throughout the world that could literally bring about the end of the world as we know it.  Hopefully we won't have to deal with any of these "super volcanoes" for a while, but if dozens of smaller volcanoes keep erupting around the globe we are soon going to have some very serious problems on our hands.

The earth really does seem to be breaking up in 2010.  Just consider the following list of some of the major volcanic eruptions around the globe that we have seen this year....

*Indonesia's infamous Anak Krakatau volcano has come to life and is spewing ash and flaming rocks.

*Mount Merapi in Indonesia has erupted for a third time, and locals are reporting that this most recent eruption was the loudest and the strongest one yet.

*Right now there are 22 volcanoes in Indonesia that are showing increased signs of volcanic activity.

*Two major volcanoes on Russia's Siberian Kamchatka peninsula both erupted on October 28th.  The volcanoes produced ash plumes that reached heights of up to 33,000 feet, and ash clouds traveled as far as Alaska.

*A spokesperson at the Icelandic Civil Protection Department said on Monday that water now pouring from Iceland's biggest glacier could signal that a volcano underneath is about to erupt.

*Earlier this year, an eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of the giant ash cloud that it produced.

*The Popocatépetl Volcano in Mexico  has been continually erupting since January 2005.

*The Philippine government insists that it is prepared for a possible eruption of the Taal volcano as it begins to show signs of life.

*Costa Rica's Arenal volcano erupted in May, spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forcing the evacuation of the national park where it is located.

*Guatemala's Pacaya volcano, which is located 50 kilometres south of Guatemala City, surprised many when it began erupting several months ago.

*A volcano in Ecuador known as Tungurahua (The "Throat of Fire") came to life earlier this year, exploding continuously throughout one crazy night.

So is all this related to the 2012 phenomenon?

Is this evidence that we are in the end times?

Could it be that human activity is causing these eruptions somehow?

Or is all of this just an anomaly that we really shouldn't be concerned about?

Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

As we rapidly approach 2012, all kinds of people are going to come out of the woodwork and try to convince us that the world will end in 2012.  They will try to convince us that the Mayans were right all along and that the world as we know it is going to be absolutely turned upside down.  Millions of people will probably be convinced by all of this mumbo jumbo.  But there is just one problem.  The world is not going to end in 2012.

Not that 2012 won't be a very, very interesting year.  In fact, some events of monumental importance may indeed take place during that time.

For example, could a massive solar storm significantly affect life on earth during the solar maximum of 2012/2013? 

Most definitely.

Could natural disasters dramatically increase as the earth passes through the "galactic plane" in 2012?

It's possible.

Could we see war in the Middle East in the year 2012?

Sure, in fact it may start even before then.

Could some horrific flu pandemic sweep the earth, killing millions of people in 2012?

You never know.

Could the global economy collapse in 2012 and plunge the nations of the world into chaos?

It will probably happen sooner or later.

Could 2012 be the year when aliens make open contact with humanity?

It might be, but of course those "aliens" are not who most people think that they are.  For much more on the true identity of the "aliens", please check out the following article on our sister site: "The Truth About UFOs And Aliens".  In addition, if you think that you will ever have an encounter with a UFO or an alien and you want to be able to stop it, please be sure to read this book: Unholy Communion: The Alien Abduction Phenomenon Where It Originates And How It Stops.

The truth is that all kinds of things could happen in 2012.

It may be one of the most historic years we have ever seen.

But the world is not going to end in 2012.

And that is a guarantee.

So how can I be so sure?

Well, because that is what the Bible says.

The Scriptures tell us that there will be a 7 year "Tribulation" period before Jesus returns to this earth.

In Daniel 9:24-27, there is an amazing prophecy about the exact timing of the first coming of the Messiah (which was fulfilled to the exact day by Jesus Christ), and it tells us about one remaining seven year period that will be fulfilled in the last days.

That portion of scripture in the book of Daniel tells us that the Antichrist will put an end to sacrifices and offerings in the rebuilt Jewish Temple in the middle of that seven year period we know as the Tribulation.

So, considering the fact that the Tribulation has not started yet, the Antichrist has not appeared yet and the Jewish Temple has not been rebuilt yet, it looks like we still have quite a long way to go, don't you think?

In the book of Revelation, we have several more confirmations that what Daniel was talking about in his prophecy is a literal seven year period of time....

*In Revelation 12:14 half of the Tribulation is referred to as a time, times and half a time (in other words, three and a half years).

*In Revelation 11:2, half of the Tribulation is referred to as "42 months".

*In Revelation 11:3, we are told that the two witnesses will be given power to prophesy for 1,260 days (which is 3.5 years or half the Tribulation).

*In Revelation 12:6, again there is a reference to 1,260 days.

*In Revelation 13:5, we are told that the "Beast" will exercise his authority for 42 months.

When you read the book of Revelation, you quickly realize that this "Tribulation" period has not started yet.

So we have at least seven more years before Jesus comes back to this earth.

So that is why it can be absolutely guaranteed that the world is not going to end in 2012.

Not only that, but the world is not going to end when Jesus comes back either.

In Revelation chapter 20 it tells us that when Jesus returns, Satan will be bound and Jesus will rule over this earth for 1000 years.

After that, Satan will be released one more time and there will be one more great rebellion, and after that is over then God is going to create a new heaven and a new earth.

So, no, the world is not going to end any time soon.

We have at least another 1000 years to go before God creates a new heaven and a new earth.

Not that things aren't going to get really, really, really bad in the years ahead.

In fact, the Bible says that the days just before the return of Jesus Christ will be the worst years in human history.

There is going to be war, there is going to be economic collapse and famine, there will be natural disasters and there will be plagues.  The wickedness of humanity will be completely unleashed and by the time it is all over the vast majority of mankind will be dead.

It will be literally the closest thing to hell on earth that any of us have ever seen.

So yes, things are going to get really, really, really bad in the years to come.

So get ready.

Now is the time to turn to God.

Now is the time to find forgiveness of your sins and eternal life through Jesus Christ.

For much more on how you can become a Christian, we encourage you to check out the following article on another one of our websites: "What Does The Bible Say About Salvation?"

This summer will be talked about for a long, long time.  All over the globe, millions upon millions of people are wondering what in the world is causing all of the crazy weather in 2010.  The truth is that there is always unusual weather around the globe, but this summer it has seemed like the end of the world as we know it in many areas.  The greatest heatwave in recorded history has sparked massive wildfires all across Russia.  Monumental rainfalls have caused horrific flooding in Pakistan and China.  In many other areas, a very serious lack of rain is playing havoc with crops.  So is all of this just an anomaly or the start of a new trend?  Nobody really seems to know.

What does seem certain is that the people of Russia will remember this summer for the rest of their lives.  As you read this, tens of thousands of people are pouring out of the city of Moscow in an attempt to escape the worst heat "in 1000 years".

This terrible heatwave has sparked an unprecedented number of wildfires all over Russia.  In fact, the Russian army has actually been called in to battle the wildfires which are threatening literally dozens of towns and villages.

So just how much damage is being done by these wildfires?

Well, it is being reported that Russia’s record heat wave may have already taken 15,000 lives and cost the Russian economy $15 billion.

In fact, the heat wave has had such an impact on wheat crops that the Russian government has banned all grain exports for the rest of this year.

And that is really bad news considering the fact that Russia is one of the biggest grain exporters in the world.

But Russia is not the only nation that is experiencing really weird weather.

Hundreds of all-time temperature records are being set across the United States, Europe and Japan.

In other areas of the world, too much rain is the big problem.

For example, the U.K. has just experienced their wettest July ever.

Flooding is a big problem in other parts of Europe as well.  Rivers are overflowing and thousands are being evacuated across Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

However, the flooding in Europe pales in comparison to the truly historic flooding that is going on in Asia right now.

Rescuers were recently spotted piling muddy bodies into trucks in China where more than 1,100 people have died from landslides caused by unprecedented flooding.

But nothing tops what is going on in Pakistan at the moment.

Approximately 1,600 people have been killed and 2 million more have been left homeless by flooding that is so bad that it is almost impossible to put it into words.

The United Nations has already rated the flooding in Pakistan as the greatest humanitarian crisis in recent history.  More people have been affected by the Pakistan flooding than the Southeast Asian tsunami of a few years ago and the recent earthquakes in Kashmir and Haiti combined.

That is what you call a major disaster.

It seems like very few areas of the world have avoided weather problems this summer.

Unfortunately, bad weather means that world food supplies are being seriously affected....

*An 80 year old farmer in the state of Maryland says that this is the worst drought that he has ever seen.

*World wheat stockpiles are projected to fall to a two-year low as demand rises and production falls.  As noted above, the Russian government has already banned all grain exports for the rest of this year.

*Europe's second biggest grain producer, Germany, says that its harvest will fall 12% or more in 2010.

So how will all of this impact you?  Well, expect to start paying more at the supermarket.  Food prices around the world are already beginning to rise substantially.

Ouch.

So what is causing all of this crazy weather?

Well, it has been reported that meteorologists monitoring the atmosphere above the northern hemisphere believe that unusual holding patterns in the jet stream are to blame for both the extreme heat in Russia and the floods in Pakistan.

However, Swiss and German scientists say that the crazy weather is happening because the sun is burning hotter than usual.

In any event, there are only a few weeks left in the summer of 2010, so hopefully things will get back to normal soon.

Although considering how unusual last winter was, perhaps we should start preparing now for the winter of 2010/2011.

What in the world is up with all the earthquakes that we have been seeing lately?  Earthquakes are up dramatically in 2010 and there are no signs that the rate of large earthquakes is slowing down.  So is this increase in earthquakes significant?  Of course many of you already know that Jesus warned us in Matthew 24:7 that earthquakes would be one of the signs of the end times: "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."  In addition, many who have studied the 2012 phenomenon are warning that we will be seeing increased geological instability as we approach that date.  So should we be bracing for the end of the world as we know it?  Well, not yet, but certainly the dramatic increase in earthquakes in 2010 has got to be a real concern for all of us.

The reality is that it seems like there is a major earthquake somewhere in the world almost every single day now....

*According to a preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook British Columbia, Canada on Monday.

*A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, around 30 minutes after a similar quake shook the same area.

*A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Northeast Taiwan’s Ilan County on Sunday.

*The U.S. Geological Survey says that a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska at 9:56 p.m. Saturday and was centered in the Bering Sea about 930 miles west of Anchorage.

*The largest earthquake ever recorded near the capital rattled Washington, D.C. early last Friday.

*It was reported that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit near the coast of central Chile last Wednesday.

Are you starting to get the picture?

Magnitude 6 earthquakes are happening so frequently now that they don't even really make headlines anymore.

The truth is that 2010 has been a really extraordinary year for earthquakes.

The massive quakes that caused so much damage in Haiti and Chile have captured most of the headlines this year, but those quakes are far from alone.  In fact, it was recently reported that earthquakes are up 151 percent in 2010.

That is a very substantial increase.  Earthquakes have been popping all over the "ring of fire", but they have also been occurring in some very unusual and diverse places around the world as well....

-A massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake recently struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands.

-At least 400 people died and thousands were injured by a huge magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit western China's Qinghai province earlier this year.

-Thousands of unsettling "ice quakes" have been detected on Washington's Mount Rainier in 2010.

-A tsunami warning was issued for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the area earlier this year.

-In just one week alone, there were over 2000 earthquakes in the region around California.

-There was one point when more than 100 earthquakes rattled the California-Mexico border region in just a few hours.

So could the "big one" strike the United States soon?

That is a legitimate question.

The truth is that scientists have been expecting the "big one" to hit California for a long time.  In fact, they say that California is actually overdue.

Other scientists are warning that we could soon see an absolutely massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault line in the center of the United States.

For much more on the threat that earthquakes pose to the U.S., please read the following articles that we published previously....

*Could The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Cause A Massive Earthquake Along The New Madrid Fault Line?

*Will California Be The Next One To Be Hit With A Killer Quake?

Many skeptics are dismissing all of these earthquakes as a "coincidence" and are insisting that things will get back to "normal" very soon.

But will they?

Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

What in the world is causing all of these sinkholes in 2010?  While there have always been sinkholes, 2010 has truly been a banner year for them.  The colossal sinkhole in Guatemala made the most headlines, but the truth is that dozens of massive sinkholes have been appearing in China and giant sinkholes have even been opening up and swallowing cars in the United States.  So is all this a sign that something significant is happening?  Should we be preparing for the end of the world as we know it?  Will we see even more sinkholes and sudden geological changes as we approach 2012?

Nobody really knows, but what everyone can agree on is that 2010 has been an amazing year for sinkholes.  Just consider the following examples....

*The most famous sinkhole of 2010 of course was the one in Guatemala that was caused by Tropical Storm Agatha.  It was so massive that it swallowed not only a 3 story building, but also an entire street intersection.

*Sinking land has developed into a gigantic 80-meter diameter hole on a school playground in southern China.

*In China on June 4th, the road surface suddenly collapsed on the Zhejiang Huang Qu Nan highway heading towards Nanping.  A huge sinkhole measuring 8 meters in diameter and 10 meters in depth suddenly appeared right in the middle of the road.

*In fact, massive sinkholes have been popping up all over China in recent months.

*A massive sinkhole at a condominium complex in Florida has swallowed a car and authorities say that it is still growing.

*More than 100 sinkholes have been recorded this year in Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties by the Florida Geological Survey.

*Another stunningly large sinkhole recently swallowed a car in one St. Louis neighborhood.

*In Milwaukee, Wisconsin a utility truck recently fell into a huge sinkhole that suddenly developed in the middle of the street.

*The city council of Mobile, Alabama has approved an emergency expenditure to repair a sinkhole large enough to swallow a car.

*A massive sinkhole that recently appeared on the Trans-Canada Highway east of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border was so huge that it totally stopped traffic in both directions until it was repaired.

So could it just be a coincidence that we are seeing so many sinkholes around the globe?

Or is something else going on?

The truth is that earthquakes are up significantly in 2010, and all kinds of weird earth changes are going on.

So will we see even more earth activity as we approach 2012?

Nobody knows for sure, but it definitely looks like we are in for an interesting ride.

There is a very important aspect of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis that hardly anyone is talking about.  You see, it is not just an "oil spill" that BP has unleashed on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.  What BP has done is that they have uncorked an "oil volcano" that is violently spewing oil and gas out of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico so violently and with such pressure that it is beyond the capacity of human technology to control it.  Millions upon millions of gallons of oil have already been pumped into the Gulf of Mexico, and millions upon millions more will continue to be pumped into the Gulf before all of this is over.  So could all of this violent activity on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico spark seismic activity in the region that could potentially be absolutely catastrophic?  Could this "oil volcano" cause an earthquake along the New Madrid fault line that is so powerful that it could bring about "the end of the world as we know it" for those living in the area?

Those are legitimate questions.

Nearly 200 years ago, earthquakes rattled the New Madrid fault line that were so powerful that they are still talked about today.  Fortunately, at the time the areas impacted were not highly populated so the damage was minimal.  But similar earthquakes today would impact millions of people.

The truth is that there were four earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 along the New Madrid fault that were estimated to have been magnitude-7.0 or greater.  It was reported that those quakes opened deep fissures in the ground and that they were felt as far away as Boston.

There are even those who believe that someday an earthquake will strike the New Madrid fault that will be so powerful that it will rip a hole in the center of the United States and will allow the Gulf of Mexico to pour in and create a new body of water in the middle of the continental United States.

Now, let's hope that such a thing will not happen in our lifetimes, but according to scientists, the potential for a nightmarish earthquake in the area of the New Madrid fault is very real.

But what does that have to do with the Gulf of Mexico? 

Well, a retired Texaco geologist-geophysicist named Jack M. Reed who has been studying the geology of the Gulf of Mexico for over 40 years believes that the Gulf of Mexico is currently tectonically active.

In fact, Reed believes that it is the Gulf of Mexico that is the likely origin for New Madrid seismic activity.

According to Reed, there is evidence that the New Madrid seismic zone is directly connected with geological features in the Gulf of Mexico....

"This northeast trending earthquake zone appears to connect with the northeast trending Monroe Uplift, the LaSalle Arch and, possibly, to an active seismic zone located in and around Sabine Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border."

Not only that, but Reed believes that the key to unlocking the mystery behind the New Madrid fault zone lies in examining the "deeply buried tectonics" in the Gulf....

"This entire zone through the United States is suffering some type of tectonic activity that I believe is tied to the deeply buried tectonics in the Gulf of Mexico."

So has BP disturbed those "deeply buried tectonics" by drilling such a deep well?

Let's hope not.

Because if the "Big One" does hit the New Madrid fault, the cities of Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri will essentially be destroyed.  In addition, there would be devastation in a host of surrounding states including Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Indiana, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee.

So just how bad would the damage be?

Well, according to a study publicly released this week by the University of Illinois, it is projected that a 7.7-magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid fault would leave 3,500 people dead, more than 80,000 injured and more than 7 million homeless.

And that is just what a 7.7-magnitude earthquake would do.

If the "Big One" ever hit the New Madrid fault it would be "game over".

So let us hope that the "oil volcano" that BP's very deep drilling has unleashed will not cause any significant geological events.

Because it if does, the results could be absolutely catastrophic.

Even a weak earthquake on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico could send a tsunami hurtling towards the Gulf shore that could kill thousands and which could push oil and water miles inland.

The truth is that we have been monkeying with geological forces that we do not truly understand and that we cannot control.

Let us just hope that the damage that we have done is not too great.

***UPDATE***

We wanted to share with you this absolutely stunning eyewitness report about what is going on in the heart of the New Madrid fault zone area that was originally reported on another website....

I live on the new madrid fault. And I can tell you this.

The surface rupture of the roads and highways is out of control.

Also, everyday of the week the structure of my moms home is "cracking" and shifting. You can hear the walls and the surface crack.

Nearby is a dollar general store. In that parking lot there are 3 flagpoles that "vibrate" violently. (not shaking from wind) Each and everyday, the roads "blow" up potholes. U.S. 41 is ruptured severely.

Interstate 65 is also badly damaged. They keep trying to repave them but it doesn't work.

The cline ave bridge at points is closing.

This bridge and off ramps leads right into Inland steel and LTV steel and BP amoco.

So far, I believe 5-7 bridges have been shut down or are scheduled for closing because they are unsafe.

I monitor the earthquakes daily. And as you know there are far too many happening too quickly.

I believe the general public has been misled. In my opinion, the 2012 shift is happening now, but everyone has been conditioned to believe that they still have time to prepare for the main event.

Thats b.s. It doesn't happen all at once.

In Momence Illinois, some of the buildings are beginning to "sink".

In cedar lake Indiana, the same is happening.

The bottom line is this; Buildings are cracking, parking lots can't be fixed, roads and bridges are closing every week, sidewalks are sinking and sinkholes are opening everywhere. At time day or night, you can literally feel the earth "vibrate" below your feet.

I'm in Northwest Indiana, and I believe we are about to get hit with a earthquake of biblical proportions. We are surrounded by propane, natural gas and bp amoco refineries.

And, Im more than concerned what will happen when the new madrid erupts.

best regards

Bob

Is there a reason why the world is being hit with so many plagues lately?  Could someone be trying to tell us something?  In case you haven't noticed, some of the recent plagues around the globe have been rather "Biblical" in nature.  No, it isn't the end of the world as we know it just yet, but there has been a rash of really bizarre plagues all over the world in recent days.  There have been reports of massive outbreaks of frogs, locusts and rats.  Famine and drought are threatening tens of millions of people.  Unprecedented flooding has been devastating communities all over the globe, and the startling increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity have many people wondering exactly what in the world is going on.  Are these things happening because we are getting closer to 2012?  Could God be behind all of these plagues?  Is there some other explanation?  Well, what can't be denied is that things are starting to get really, really weird out there lately.

Of course most people are focused on the massive disaster in the Gulf of Mexico right now.  The fact that all the oil in the Gulf is turning the waters there red is drawing a lot of attention.  But that is not the only really strange plague that is happening in the world right now.... 

Frogs

In Turkey, the sudden influx of hundreds of thousands of frogs that forced authorities in neighboring Greece to close down a major highway is being seen by locals as a possible sign that a devastating earthquake may strike soon.

Locusts

Australian farmers are bracing themselves for what is being called the most devastating locust plague in almost 40 years.

Scientists in the United States are warning that the worst grasshopper outbreak in decades may sweep across the western states this summer.

Rats And Mice

A gigantic plague of rats is gobbling up vast portions of grasslands in north China.

Farmers are warning that much more needs to be done to cope with a terrible mouse plague in some agricultural areas of south Australia.

Famine

In Niger alone, more than half the population is in desperate need of food, and both Niger and neighboring Chad have officially declared states of emergency.

According to the aid organization Save The Children, one out of every eight children under the age of five in the African country of Niger is likely to die in the next month unless they get immediate assistance.

Drought

Drought warnings have been issued across the U.K. as the country suffers its driest start to the year in 46 years.

The horrifc drought in West Africa is making life incredibly difficult for tens of millions of people.

The ongoing drought in the state of Texas continues to get even worse.

Floods

Unusually heavy flooding in China has killed at least 155 people and has forced more than 1 million Chinese to flee their homes as some areas reached their highest water levels in more than a decade.

Unprecedented flooding has forced the evacuation of more than 600,000 people in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka.

Tens of thousands of people were displaced after torrential rains caused heavy flooding in the southern Philippines.

20 people recently died during a horrible flash flood at a popular rural campground in Arkansas.

A while back, massive storms dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on many areas of the southeast United States, killing at least 27 people and putting many areas of Nashville, Tennessee totally under water.  In fact, it is being reported that the damage to the city of Nashville alone was approximately a billion dollars.

Volcanoes

A volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula has shown signs of intensified activity and is throwing clouds of smoke into the air to a height of at least 1,000 meters.

The Philippine government insists that it is prepared for a possible eruption of the Taal volcano as it begins to show signs of life.

Scientists are warning that another much larger volcano in Iceland is showing indications that it may be about to erupt.

Earthquakes

We all know about the horrific earthquakes that struck Haiti and Chile earlier this year, but those were hardly isolated incidents.  In fact, it was recently reported that earthquakes are up 151 percent in 2010.

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake recently struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands.

Thousands of unsettling "ice quakes" have been detected on Washington's Mount Rainier.

But perhaps no region has been more active than southern California lately.  More than 100 earthquakes recently rattled the California-Mexico border region in just a few hours.

So what is causing all this?

Are all of these plagues and disasters related?

Is there a reason why all of these things are happening?

Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

Could one massive burst of radiation from the sun cripple satellites in orbit and fry electronics all over the Earth?  Could a gigantic solar storm change life as we know it in an instant?  Well, if we are to believe what some scientists from NASA are saying, the answer to both questions is yes.  In fact, they are telling us that huge electromagnetic pulses from the sun could cripple our electrical grid for years, causing billions (if not trillions) of dollars in damages.  Now the truth is that the sun is not going to cause "the end of the world", but as our society continues to become increasingly dependent on high technology, scientists warn that there is a very realistic possibility that solar storms could cause a very serious disruption in our lifestyles - especially as we approach the next solar maximum in 2013.

So just what are solar storms?

Well, solar storms occur when eruptions from the Sun send massive amounts of charged particles and radiation in the direction of Earth.  But the level of activity on the sun is not constant.  Sometimes there is a lot of activity on the sun and sometimes there is very little.  Solar activity usually follows an 11 year cycle, and right now the sun is moving into a period of increased activity.

The funny thing is that there has been very little solar activity for most of the past two years.  In fact, the absence of sunspots has very much surprised scientists who study the sun.

So what exactly has been going on?  Why has there been such a lack of sunspots in the last couple of years?

Well, some scientists postulate that the sun's magnetic activity may be diminishing.  Other believe that our sun may actually be shrinking.

The reality is that something seems to be happening, and many are beginning to wonder if the weird activity on the sun has something to do with 2012.

This current solar cycle is just not going as scientists had predicted.  The sun began to calm down in late 2007 (as predicted), and there was not supposed to be much solar activity in 2008.

But just how low the level of solar activity was in 2008 was absolutely shocking to scientists.

In 2008, the sun was spot-free 73 per cent of the time, which was an extreme dip even for a solar minimum.

In fact, it represented the lowest amount of sunspots since 1913.

In 2009, scientists were expecting solar activity to get back to normal, but it still didn't happen.

Finally, in mid-December, the largest group of sunspots to emerge for several years appeared, but the overall number of sunspots has still been far below expectations.

So what does all of this mean?

Nobody is quite sure what to make of it.

In fact, David Hathaway, a physicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, seems as puzzled as the rest of us....

"This is solar behavior we haven't seen in living memory."

So will a much less active solar minimum also mean a much more active solar maximum once we get to 2012 and 2013?

That is what some scientists are beginning to warn us of.

In fact, NASA scientists recently warned that the Earth could be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes "from a deep slumber" as we approach 2012 and 2013.

So why are 2012 and 2013 years to watch?

Well, every 22 years the Sun’s magnetic energy cycle peaks, and every 11 years the number of sun spots hits a maximum.

It turns out that both of these events are going to take place in 2013, and scientists are warning us to brace ourselves for the massive amounts of radiation that the sun will produce at that time.

Just to give you an idea, one gigantic solar storm can unleash a billion times more energy than a nuclear bomb.

Scientists tell us that a really bad solar storm could devastate a vast array of equipment that we depend upon every day including communication satellites, emergency medical systems, electrical grids, air traffic control equipment, home computers, iPods and GPS units.

Richard Fisher, head of NASA's Heliophysics Division says that the threat is very real and that we need to be ready....

"The Sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity. At the same time, our technological society has developed an unprecedented sensitivity to solar storms."

According to The National Academy of Sciences, a "century-class" solar storm could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.

20 times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina?

Yes, the threat we face from solar storms is very real.

In fact, the U.S. Congress is so concerned about it that they are taking action.  The Energy and Commerce committee of the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted 47 to 0 to approve a bill allocating 100 million dollars to protect the U.S. energy grid from solar storms.

So how bad are things going to get?

Well, as we mentioned earlier, solar storms are not going to cause the end of the world, but things could get very interesting as we approach 2012 and 2013.  Considering how many other signs are pointing to those years as being significant, it may be wise for all of us to start making emergency preparedness more of a priority.  We could be in for quite a ride.

As the environmental nightmare that the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has unleashed upon humanity becomes more apparent, there are some burning questions that we desperately need answered.  The truth is that it has now become exceedingly obvious that BP has been lying to us all along.  Researchers have doubled their previous estimate and now say that up to 1.7 million gallons a day may have been escaping into the Gulf of Mexico ever since this disaster began.  If this new figure is correct, that means that over 90 million gallons of oil have gushed into the Gulf of Mexico in the 53 days since the rig exploded.  To put that in perspective, that would be eight times the amount spilled during the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989.  The truth is that we are looking at the end of the world as we know it for those living along the Gulf of Mexico.  It is hard to even put into words how horrific this nightmare is.  But the sad thing is that there is still a lot about this oil spill that we do not know.

The following are 17 questions about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that we desperately need answers to....

#1) Why is the FAA shutting down the airspace above the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?  Do they not want anymore pictures taken of the area?

#2) What is BP doing so much to keep the press away from the oil spill?

#3) Should we be concerned that birds are flocking north by the thousands?

#4) If the smell of the oil on some beaches is alrady so strong that it burns your nostrils, then what in the world is this oil doing to our wildlife?

#5) When BP officials say things like "we discovered things that were broken in the sub-surface" and when they say that the damaged well was leaking "out to the side, into the formation", what does that mean?

#6) Is there evidence of multiple oil leaks possibly coming from other rigs?

#7) Has the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused additional ruptures in the sea floor?

#8) Why are scientists finding concentrations of methane at up to 10,000 times normal background levels in Gulf waters?

#9) About a third of all rescued birds have died so far - but what is the death rate for the birds that have not been rescued?

#10) BP is being accused of trying to manipulate the search results on sites like Google and Yahoo.  So what is it that they are trying so desperately to hide?

#11) If "70% or 80%" of the protective booms are doing absolutely nothing at all, then what is going to stop the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf from eventually reaching shore?

#12) If BP starts burning a large amount of the excess oil, won't that be really bad for the air?

#13) Houston attorney Tony Buzbee claims that he has new evidence which shows that Deepwater Horizon’s managers knew that the oil rig had major problems before its explosion on April 20th.  Does that mean that there is clear negligence involved here?

#14) If Kevin Costner's oil-cleanup machines work so well and could have kept the oil from getting to the shores of the Gulf coast, then why did BP wait for so long before purchasing some?

#15) Why are three states along the Gulf of Mexico preparing for a massive call up of thousands of National Guard members?

#16) If the primary dispersant that BP has been using, Corexit 9527, ruptures red blood cells and causes fish to bleed, then why are they continuing to use it?

#17) Is there a serious risk that the entire Gulf of Mexico could become one gigantic dead zone if the oil is not completely stopped soon?

Well, the Bilderberg Group meetings have come and gone for another year, but there are some things that are fundamentally changing.  In years past, the Bilderberg Group was able to meet in almost complete secrecy and make decisions for the rest of the globe without the vast majority of the world population even being aware of what was going on.  But things are different now.  Thanks to the tireless efforts of those who have sought to expose the Bilderberg Group and other organizations like it, people around the world are waking up.  Once awakened, people all over the globe quickly realize that they don't really want a handful of super wealthy unelected power brokers meeting in secret to make policy decisions that affect the entire world.  This year's Bilderberg Group meetings, even though they were held in Spain, attracted more attention than ever before.  But attention is the last thing that the Bilderberg Group wants.  They want to meet in the shadows.  So is this "the end of the world" for their old way of doing things?  Would even more exposure mean that the Bilderberg Group meetings could be cancelled someday as top world leaders start shunning the event?

It could happen.  Exposure is like kryptonite to these people.  When stories about Bilderberg Group starting to pop up in major U.K. newspapers, you know that something fundamental has changed.  The truth is that people want honesty and transparency from their leaders, and they are willing to go to the streets to demand it.  Just consider the following protest of the Bilderberg Group meetings that was held in Barcelona....  

Things are changing for the better.  Average citizens are making a difference and are exposing things that the global elite wanted hidden.

In years past, it was very difficult sometimes to even find out who attended the Bilderberg conference.  But this year we know exactly who attended.  The following is the attendee list for the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference....

Bilderberg Meetings
Sitges, Spain 3-6 June 2010

Final List of Participants
Honorary Chairman BEL Davignon, Etienne Vice Chairman, Suez-Tractebel

DEU Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
GBR Agius, Marcus Chairman, Barclays Bank PLC
ESP Alierta, César Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
INT Almunia, Joaquín Commissioner, European Commission
USA Altman, Roger C. Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.
USA Arrison, Sonia Author and policy analyst
SWE Bäckström, Urban Director General, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
PRT Balsemão, Francisco Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister
ITA Bernabè, Franco CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A.
SWE Bildt, Carl Minister of Foreign Affairs
FIN Blåfield, Antti Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat
ESP Botín, Ana P. Executive Chairman, Banesto
NOR Brandtzæg, Svein Richard CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
AUT Bronner, Oscar Publisher and Editor, Der Standard
TUR Çakir, Ruşen Journalist
CAN Campbell, Gordon Premier of British Columbia
ESP Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime Managing Director, Advent International
FRA Castries, Henri de Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA
ESP Cebrián, Juan Luis CEO, PRISA
ESP Cisneros, Gustavo A. Chairman and CEO, Cisneros Group of Companies
CAN Clark, W. Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
USA Collins, Timothy C. Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
ITA Conti, Fulvio CEO and General Manager, Enel SpA
GRC David, George A. Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A.
DNK Eldrup, Anders CEO, DONG Energy
ITA Elkann, John Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
DEU Enders, Thomas CEO, Airbus SAS
ESP Entrecanales, José M. Chairman, Acciona
DNK Federspiel, Ulrik Vice President Global Affairs, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USA Feldstein, Martin S. George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University
USA Ferguson, Niall Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
AUT Fischer, Heinz Federal President
IRL Gallagher, Paul Attorney General
USA Gates, William H. Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
USA Gordon, Philip H. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
USA Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
INT Gucht, Karel de Commissioner, European Commission
TUR Gürel, Z. Damla Special Adviser to the President on EU Affairs
NLD Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings
USA Holbrooke, Richard C. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
NLD Hommen, Jan H.M. Chairman, ING Group
USA Hormats, Robert D. Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
BEL Huyghebaert, Jan Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
USA Johnson, James A. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
FIN Katainen, Jyrki Minister of Finance
USA Keane, John M. Senior Partner, SCP Partners
GBR Kerr, John Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.
USA Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA Kleinfeld, Klaus Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
TUR Koç, Mustafa V. Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
USA Kravis, Henry R. Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.
INT Kroes, Neelie Commissioner, European Commission
USA Lander, Eric S. President and Director, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
FRA Lauvergeon, Anne Chairman of the Executive Board, AREVA
ESP León Gross, Bernardino Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister
DEU Löscher, Peter Chairman of the Board of Management, Siemens AG
NOR Magnus, Birger Chairman, Storebrand ASA
CAN Mansbridge, Peter Chief Correspondent, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
USA Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
CAN McKenna, Frank Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group
GBR Micklethwait, John Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
FRA Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International Relations
ITA Monti, Mario President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
INT Moyo, Dambisa F. Economist and Author
USA Mundie, Craig J. Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
NOR Myklebust, Egil Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA
USA Naím, Moisés Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy
NLD Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
ESP Nin Génova, Juan María President and CEO, La Caixa
DNK Nyrup Rasmussen, Poul Former Prime Minister
GBR Oldham, John National Clinical Lead for Quality and Productivity
FIN Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc
USA Orszag, Peter R. Director, Office of Management and Budget
TUR Özilhan, Tuncay Chairman, Anadolu Group
ITA Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
GRC Papaconstantinou, George Minister of Finance
USA Parker, Sean Managing Partner, Founders Fund
USA Pearl, Frank H. Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
USA Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
ESP Polanco, Ignacio Chairman, Grupo PRISA
CAN Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Metrolinx
FRA Ramanantsoa, Bernard Dean, HEC Paris Group
PRT Rangel, Paulo Member, European Parliament
CAN Reisman, Heather M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
SWE Renström, Lars President and CEO, Alfa Laval
NLD Rinnooy Kan, Alexander H.G. Chairman, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER)
ITA Rocca, Gianfelice Chairman, Techint
ESP Rodriguez Inciarte, Matías Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander
USA Rose, Charlie Producer, Rose Communications
USA Rubin, Robert E. Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
TUR Sabanci Dinçer, Suzan Chairman, Akbank
ITA Scaroni, Paolo CEO, Eni S.p.A.
USA Schmidt, Eric CEO and Chairman of the Board, Google
AUT Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
DEU Scholz, Olaf Vice Chairman, SPD
INT Sheeran, Josette Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
INT Solana Madariaga, Javier Former Secretary General, Council of the European Union
ESP Spain, H.M. the Queen of
USA Steinberg, James B. Deputy Secretary of State
INT Stigson, Björn President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
USA Summers, Lawrence H. Director, National Economic Council
IRL Sutherland, Peter D. Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
GBR Taylor, J. Martin Chairman, Syngenta International AG
PRT Teixeira dos Santos, Fernando Minister of State and Finance
USA Thiel, Peter A. President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
GRC Tsoukalis, Loukas President, ELIAMEP
INT Tumpel-Gugerell, Gertrude Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
USA Varney, Christine A. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
CHE Vasella, Daniel L. Chairman, Novartis AG
USA Volcker, Paul A. Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board
CHE Voser, Peter CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
FIN Wahlroos, Björn Chairman, Sampo plc
CHE Waldvogel, Francis A. Chairman, Novartis Venture Fund
SWE Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB
NLD Wellink, Nout President, De Nederlandsche Bank
USA West, F.J. Bing Author
GBR Williams, Shirley Member, House of Lords
USA Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
ESP Zapatero, José Luis Rodríguez Prime Minister
DEU Zetsche, Dieter Chairman, Daimler AG
INT Zoellick, Robert B. President, The World Bank Group

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GBR Bredow, Vendeline von Business Correspondent, The Economist
GBR Wooldridge, Adrian D. Business Correspondent, The Economist

With each passing day, the environmental horror being caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill becomes more apparent.  Some of the most unique wildlife habitats in the world are being obliterated, entire species are being threatened with extinction and scientists are telling us that the Gulf of Mexico will never be the same again during any of our lifetimes.  This is not just another Exxon Valdez or Hurricane Katrina.  This is the end of an entire way of life for millions of people and for millions of birds, animals and fish.  It is impossible to even put a price tag on what we are all losing as a result of this spill.  BP will never make enough money to repay the damage that has been done already.  And yet the oil just keeps gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.  It is a nightmare that we can't wake up from and from which there is no escape. 

Each day the news just seems to get worse.  In fact, if you really dig into the news reports that are coming out about this spill it quickly becomes apparent that there is a whole lot more going on than we have been told.

The following are 9 horrific facts about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that will blow your mind....

#1) According to an iReport on CNN, "significant amounts of oil" are floating ashore in the Florida Keys.

#2) Some workers are now finding dead dolphins rotting in the shore weeds along the Gulf coast.

#3) Scientists are telling us that the primary dispersant that BP has been using, Corexit 9527, ruptures red blood cells and causes fish to bleed.

#4) Professor Prosanta Chakrabarty of Louisiana State University says that she believes that "every fish and invertebrate contacting the oil is probably dying".

#5) There are new reports that fishermen all over the Gulf of Mexico are becoming seriously ill from breathing the toxic brew being created by this oil spill and BP's response to it.

#6) Transocean, the firm hired by BP to operate the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, recently announced that it will distribute $1 billion in dividends to shareholders even as oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico.

#7) Not only that, but Transocean also has announced that it will make a $270 million profit on the insurance policy for the damaged oil rig.

#8) Matt Simmons, an energy adviser to former president George W. Bush, recently went on national television and claimed that "there's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away" from the leaking riser and blowout preventer which everyone has been watching on the underwater cameras.

#9) Unfortunately, this disaster is far from over.  In fact, some experts are now warning that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico may continue gushing until December.
 

What in the world is going on out there?  Is somebody trying to tell us something?  In 2010, there have been more plagues of "Biblical proportions" than during any other year in recent memory.  It is not quite the end of the world as we know it yet, but things are getting quite creepy out there.  So is there a pattern to all of this, or do we just happen to be in a very bad year? 

Whatever the explanation is, the truth is that 2010 is one of the most unusual years in ages.

The following are just some of the recent plagues and disasters that have been reported around the globe....

*It is being reported that earthquakes are up 151 percent in 2010.

*Costa Rica's Arenal volcano erupted on Monday, spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forcing the evacuation of the national park where it is located.

*Scientists are warning that another much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt.

*A plague of rats has gobbled up vast swathes of grasslands in north China.

*Unprecedented flooding has displaced more than 600,000 people in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka.

*Scientists have identified four new strains of the Ug99 wheat-killing fungus that could wipe out the global wheat supply.

*A tsunami warning was canceled Friday for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean after the threat from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake had passed.

*Gigantic storms recently dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on many areas of the southeast United States, killing at least 27 people and putting many areas of Nashville, Tennessee completely under water.  In fact, it is being reported that the damage to the city of Nashville alone is close to a billion dollars. 

*Motorists on a highway in northern Greece were recently brought to a standstill by "millions" of frogs that were attempting to cross a major road.

*The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now officially the worst oil spill in U.S. history and is turning vast areas of the Gulf of Mexico red.

Of course we all know about the horrific killer earthquakes in Haiti and in Chile earlier this year.

So just what in the world is going on?

Is there an explanation for why all of these things are happening?

Or is it just a coincidence that so many bad things are taking place?

Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

This article is especially for those who doubt that the global elite wish to impose global taxes and a global currency on all of us.  Once upon a time such notions were laughed at by the majority of the public.  But not anymore.  Now, top global organizations are coming right out and announcing that these are the things that they want.  It is right there in black and white for anyone who wants to read it.  The head of the IMF has come right out and said that he wants a global currency to be implemented.  Both the IMF and the World Health Organization have openly announced that they want global taxes to be imposed as quickly as possible.  Considering how powerful the IMF and the WHO are, it is time for everyone to sit up and take notice.  These increasingly powerful international organizations are openly proclaiming that they want to start digging into our wallets.  Alarm bells should be going off in your head about now.  A global currency and global taxes would mean the end of the world as we know it for national sovereignty.  But today most Americans are so apathetic that they don't care about anything.

Years ago, top international leaders would not dream of publicly calling for global taxes or for a global currency.  But it is a sign of just how far into the danger zone we have gotten that there seems to be no fear about talking about these things now.

Just consider these recent developments....

*During a recent speech, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn called for the introduction of a global currency backed by a global central bank which would act as the "lender of last resort" in the event of a severe economic crisis.

*The World Health Organization recently announced that it is ready to impose global taxes on all of us.  The World Health Organization says that it needs a lot more money and that it has some creative ideas for how to get it.  Two of their main ideas for "raising revenue" are a global tax on Internet use and a global tax on paying bills online.  These taxes would go directly to the World Health Organization.

*The IMF is actually calling for two new global taxes.  One would be an international deposit insurance tax, and the other would be a tax on the profits of financial institutions worldwide.  The IMF says that the funds would be used by them to prevent another major financial crisis.

Do you want a world tax to be imposed on you every time you use the Internet?

Do you want a world tax to be imposed on you every time you pay a bill online?

If not, you better speak out now.

Later might be too late.

The truth is that we have to start electing people who are going to stand up for the national sovereignty of the United States.

The American people do not want global taxes.

The American people certainly do now want a global currency.

But the global elite are going to continue to try to push these things down our throats unless we say no.

On May 11th, Planned Parenthood officially opened their fourth abortion "supercenter". This new abortion supercenter is located in Houston, Texas and it is the largest abortion facility in the United States. It stands six stories tall, and it contains approximately 78,000 square feet of space.  Considering the fact that they charge anywhere between $500 to $2,500 per abortion procedure, this new center stands to make a whole lot of money.

But at what price?

Since 1973, more than 50 million babies have been murdered in abortion facilities across the United States.

We have wiped out an entire generation in the name of selfishness and convenience.

And the really sad thing is that so much government money has gone to support Planned Parenthood.

This is an organization that has had some of the most wicked leadership imaginable.

The founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, actually said the following all the way back in 1922:

"The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."

Hopefully you are repulsed by that statement, but the philosophy of Planned Parenthood's founder is being carried out every single day in Planned Parenthood facilities across the United States.

What some of these abortion procedures entail is absolutely horrifying.

One particularly gruesome method of abortion is known as "partial birth" abortion.  The following are the five steps of a partial birth abortion....

1) Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's legs with forceps.

2) The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.

3) The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head.

4) The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the skull.

5) The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.

Are you sickened yet?

You should be.

But the sad thing is that abortion has been legalized (at least to some extent) by most of the countries in the world.  It is being pushed by global elitists who are convinced that there are way too many people on earth and who are rabidly determined to control the population. 

But the truth is that there are not too many people in the world.

And the murder of innocent children is never the solution to anything.

By continuing to murder about a million babies each and every year, the United States is just inviting the judgment of God.

Take a moment to read the following portion of Scripture, and as you do, ask yourself what God must be thinking about us.... 

"They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters... and the land was polluted with blood. Then the anger of the lord was kindled against his people, and He abhorred his heritage; he gave them into the hands of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power." (See Psalm 106:37-43)

When we slaughter innocent babies we are just asking for the end of the world as we know it.  God is a very patient and merciful God, and He has given us decades to repent, but He will not hold back his judgment forever.

Yet when the judgment comes, many of those who will read this article will still not be convinced that God is punishing us for our great sins.

But it will be the truth.

We have piled up tens of millions of dead babies, and most Americans believe that we will never pay a price for it.

Most Americans seem to be convinced that we can openly defy God indefinitely and there will not be any consequences.

But that is not the way things work with God.

The Council on Foreign Relations is now making propaganda videos in an attempt to convince all of us how "good" and "noble" they are. In the video posted below, they portray themselves as just a simple "think tank" where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together and openly discuss matters that are important to all Americans. Well, if that was all that the Council on Foreign Relations did, that wouldn't be too bad, would it? But the truth is much more complicated.

The Council on Foreign Relations is an invitation only membership group made up of approximately 4000 elitists. It is an organization that openly promotes a globalist agenda and that exerts extraordinary influence over the U.S. government. In fact, every single U.S. Secretary of State since the 1950s has been from this secretive organization. For decades, the cabinets of all U.S. presidents have been littered with members of the CFR and other globalist organizations such as the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group.

Is it "democratic" for a very small organization to have such a predominant role in American politics for over 50 years no matter what political party is in the White House?

Just consider a few of the names that have been or are currently members of the Council on Foreign Relations....

Bill Clinton

Dick Cheney

David Rockefeller

Timothy Geithner

Henry Paulson

Alan Greenspan

Zbigniew Brzezinski

World Bank President Robert Zoellick

Henry Kissinger

Condoleeza Rice

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

George Soros

Michael Bloomberg

Katie Couric

Brian Williams

Diane Sawyer

Tom Brokaw

George H.W. Bush

And the list could go on and on. 

The Council on Foreign Relations does not even try to hide the fact that it is slowly pushing the United States towards a "global economy", a "global marketplace", a "global religion" and "global governance".

But if the fact that large numbers of high ranking members of every single U.S. presidential administration since the end of World War 2 have been coming from a single organization that is pushing a radical globalist agenda doesn't bother you, then just go back to sleep. 

But if you actually care about what is going on in American politics, you might want to pay attention.

Meanwhile, the CFR is likely to put out even more propaganda videos like the following to convince us just how "good" and "wonderful" they really are....