Astonished scientists have never seen anything like it. – A solar eruption has appeared that scientists are describingas “jaw dropping” and “amazing.” The activity, on the sun’seastern limb, has the appearance of a gigantic volcano andmay be a precursor to a major sunspot. For some months now,solar scientists have been expecting the new solar max tobegin. In January, there was a reverse polarity sunspotthat usually heralds the beginning of a solar max, but itwas followed by little activity, and none that had thesignature of the new cycle. In 2006, NASA scientistspredicted that the upcoming cycle would be one of the mostintense on record, and it appears to be starting off withthe proverbial bang. The eruption does not pose a hazard at this time.read more

Update: Toll reaches 10,000 people – An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale struckcentral Sichuan Province in China today, causing thousandsof deaths and vast property damage. The conventional wisdom among experts is that earthquakesare not interconnected around the world, however greatquakes often seem to come in clusters, and some scientists are beginning to suspect that there may be interconnections deep within the planet.
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We’re building a fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States, but thousands of US citizens cross the border into Tijuana every day. Thousands more vacation in Baja, California. So why isn’t our government warning us that the civil authority is collapsing and that Mexico is now the kidnap leader of Latin America, ahead even of Colombia?

A San Diego TV station, 10News, has obtained a secret Drug Enforcement Agency report that details terrifying kidnappings, murders and rapes of innocent and unsuspecting American tourists, and the message could not be more clear: if you value your life and your family, stay out of Mexico.
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Update: Deadly storms get worse. – More damage and deaths occurred last night assevereweather rolled eastward, spreading death anddestruction into the southeastern US. The central UScontinues to be the scene of unusuallyviolent weather, as waspredicted byUnknowncountry.com inJanuary stories about the unusual midwinter tornadoes thatwere taking place at that time. In addtion to killing 11people in Oklahoma and causing millions of dollars inproperty damage, the recent series of storms have affectedthe planting season, meaning that many crops will be in evenmore short supply this fall.read more