Doomsday Prepper Eats Dog Food !
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On Tuesday night’s episode of “Doomsday Preppers” (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on National Geographic) viewers met Mr. Wayne. He’s a prepper intent on reviving the ancient practice of bartering should he survive an apocalypse.
Prepping for the worst led Wayne to start his own vineyard, producing the excellently named Wayne’s World wine, which he intends to use instead of currency.
However, aware that man cannot live on wine alone, Wayne has also stockpiled some essential victuals. Dog food to be precise.
Chowing down on a can of the stuff, Wayne was feeling bullish. “People are gonna be begging for this stuff,” he said. “They’re gonna say, ‘you gotta any more of that dog food?’ and I’m gonna say ‘no, I think I’m gonna keep it for myself.’”
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Land Rover’s New Doomsday Suv
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Land Rover has created a concept SUV for the Doomsday Prepper !
The DC100 is meant to signal the future of the Land Rover Defender. It’s pure practicality on four wheels and none of that annoying sleek styling that is showing up in other models. Nope, this car is meant to take on an uncertain future.
With its rooftop equipment rack, you can stow hundreds of cans of Spam and canned peas topside, leaving the cargo area for your stash of glinting yellow gold bullion. As giant chasms split open before you, you can count on the winch to deliver you from a sure, quick demise. Best of all, the DC100 has a snorkel so it can be driven in deep water. Land Rover even came up with something called “Wade Aid” with sonar sensors on the bumper and side mirrors to measure water depth. When it senses that [...]
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Mayan End of the 12/21/2012 World Events Calendar
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December 21, 2012 will mark the end of the 5,125-year-long Maya long-count calendar. While sensationalists say the calendar’s conclusion will precipitate the end of the world, scholars who study Mayan culture say it will simply conclude one era and usher in another.
Regardless of what will happen on December 21st, the months leading up to that date are filled with events celebrating Maya culture; some of these are truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for travelers who enjoy immersing themselves in authentic cultural experiences.
The Mundo Maya is made up of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico; each country has special events planned for Maya 2012. Take a look at some of them and get planning.
Mexico
EVENT: The descent of the feathered serpent at Chichen Itza, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
WHAT TO EXPECT: You will tour the sprawling grounds at one of Mexico’s most well preserved Mayan sites. Follow a tour guide as he explains the detailed symbolism and ancient culture associated with each of the ruins or choose to view the structures at your leisure.
The serpent shadow, a phenomenon that happens only during equinox, will begin to appear on the north side of El Castillo pyramid around 4 PM and continue for an hour. Approximately 20,000 people will participate in the event, but it won’t be overcrowded as the site extends for 2 square miles. Many visitors will dress in white, which is said to absorb the healing energy of the equinox.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN: September 22, 2012 – the Autumn Equinox.
HOW TO DO IT: Book a day trip to Chichen Itza from Cancun. Prices vary depending on the events you choose. The JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and the CasaMagna Cancun Resort offer a Mayan Experience package, which includes a tour for two of Chichen Itza and a nearby sacred cenote. (jwmarriottcancun.com or casamagnacancun.com or by phone at 1.800.228.9290. When booking this package, request promotion code CUE.)
KEEP IN MIND:
Chichen Itza is a 2 ½ hour drive from Cancun.
Allow 3-4 hours to tour the site and experience the shadow ceremony.
Don’t forget walking shoes, a hat and sunscreen.
If you choose, you may participate in the Mayan tradition of wearing white.
Chichen Itza is open from 9:00a – 5:00p / 365 days per year.
GOOD FOR:
Families, individuals, couples, groups; not good for those who have difficulty walking.
Mexico
EVENT:
Mundo Maya Tour.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The Mexican bus company ADO is offering a Mundo Maya-themed package, allowing guests to purchase a 3-, 7-, 14-, or 21-day “Maya Pass.” The Maya Pass is a flexible bus ticket that permits you to see as many Mexican Maya sites as you’d like during the validation period of your ticket.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN:
Ongoing throughout 2012.
HOW TO DO IT:
Visit ADO’s website (ado.com.mx/ado/index.jsp) to purchase a Maya pass.
KEEP IN MIND:
Traveling light and with minimal valuables are highly recommended on buses.
GOOD FOR:
People with flexible schedules.
Those who want to see multiple Maya sites.
Guatemala
EVENT:
Maya home-stay and volunteer programs.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
For the traveler who wants deep immersion in Maya communities, home-stay and volunteer programs are an ideal way of commemorating the Maya 2012 celebrations. Individuals, couples, and families can make reservations to stay with a Maya family and to help out with community-building projects.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN:
Ongoing
HOW TO DO IT:
Visit the site laantesaladelcielo.blogspot.com for more information and email turismohuehueautentico@gmail.com to enquire about availability of reservations.
KEEP IN MIND:
Accommodations are typically simple and rustic and the communities that host the home-stays may be difficult to reach.
GOOD FOR:
Travelers looking for immersive, authentic cultural experiences.
COUNTRY: Honduras
EVENT:
Temascal ceremony.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The temascal is an ancient purification ritual that was practiced by the Maya and other indigenous groups; its purpose is to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit. Akin to the Native American sweat lodge, the temascal ceremony involves being exposed to extreme temperatures, which are reached by heating volcanic rock and creating steam, much like a sauna.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN:
Ongoing.
HOW TO DO IT:
Book a reservation at Spa Ixchel, which, among other treatments, offers the temascal. Once on-site, a facilitator will preside over your temascal ceremony, which can be booked for individuals, for couples, or for small groups.
KEEP IN MIND:
The temascal is a treatment that requires participants to be in good health.
GOOD FOR:
Adults who like spa treatments.
Belize
EVENT:
Solstice and equinox camping trips at the country’s most important Maya site.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Not only will you camp in the shadow of centuries-old temples and structures at Caracol, Belize’s most important Maya site, you’ll be given a thorough tour of the site by the country’s preeminent archaeologist, Dr. Jaime Awe. After the tour, you’ll have a traditional Mayan dinner, which will include pit-roasted pork (pibil). You’ll want to tuck into your sleeping bag just after dark, as Mayan shamans will wake you up as early as 3 AM to participate in a traditional fire ceremony. Each event is limited to 100 people, and tickets cost $150 US each.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN:
June 20; September 20; December 20, 2012.
HOW TO DO IT:
Email Belize’s National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) at iaresearch57@gmail.com to express your interest in attending. Include the following information:
Your name and the name(s) of other attending with you.
Where each person in your party lives
Which date(s) you plan to attend
The best way for you to make payment (ie: credit card)
KEEP IN MIND:
You’ll need to bring your own tent and camping gear.
If you fly into Belize City and rent a car to drive to the Maya site, you’ll need to make sure it’s a truck or an SUV; the road to Caracol is rough and requires a sturdy vehicle.
Reserve early: there are only a few spots left for the September and December events; the June event has more spaces.
GOOD FOR:
Adventure lovers, whether solo, in couples, or with family in tow.
End of Days Architecture
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Architectural designs that enable life post-doomsday have come back into fashion as we creep toward the much-publicised supposed December, 2012 Doomsday, when the Mayan calender ends.
Doomsday creations are not a new idea. World Wars I and II saw the emergence of bomb shelters, with some of the more architecturally sound creations developed throughout the Cold War in light of the global nuclear threat.
Doomsday 2012 Boosts Mayan Tourism !
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Mexico is seeing a spike in visitors tied into the Mayan calendar, which some interpret as ending December 21, 2012.
While the date’s significance is debated, doomsday predictions have helped boost tourism in Mayan regions of Mexico.
The resort area known as the Mayan Riviera is a favorite with tourists, but now more are also lining up to view the coastal Mayan ruins in Tulum.
“It’s amazing how that survived for so long, and our construction doesn’t seem to last that long,” said Lance Aldridge, who was visiting with his wife and two sons.
The fascination with centuries old Mayan civilization is especially high this year, because the end of the Maya long-count calendar, which runs 5,123 years, falls on December 21, 2012, the winter solstice.
Some interpret the doomsday date inscribed in stone 1,300 years ago as a prediction of the end of the world, as featured in the apocalyptic movie starring [...]
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Missle Silo Converted To Doomsday Condo Complex
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If you’re wealthy and more than a little fearful about the end of the world, Larry Hall has the place for you.
Hall, a Florida Tech graduate and former Harris Corp. manager who became a communications company entrepreneur, can set you up in an 1,800-square-foot condominium built in a decommissioned missile silo in the middle of the desolate Kansas prairie.
Price: $2 million.
Once ensconced in your condo, part of a 15-story complex designed by Melbourne-based MAI Design Build principal Dave Menzel, you and your family can relax in the protection of nine-foot-thick walls as you ride out natural disasters or manmade destruction and any societal breakdown that ensues.
Though it may be a barren wasteland outside, inside the silo you’ll have a movie theater, library, pool and, as the website notes, “military grade” security. You can dine on veggies grown in the hydroponic garden.
And to make subterranean life even better, each [...]
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Gun Store Owner Links Rise in Sales To Doomsday and Obama
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If you want a gun and if it’s legal, Cris Parsons, the owner of Houston Armory, can get it for you.
But you might want to get it sooner, not later.
“Even the smallest parts are six to eight months back order. Even the little things, so it’s getting very difficult to get a whole gun assembled and sell a complete gun because of a lack of parts,” Parsons said.
He said it’s a repeat situation of 2009. Back then, fearful gun owners and wanna-be gun owners snapped up ammunition and weapons because they feared the then newly-elected president, Barack Obama, was going to try to ban gun sales.
It never happened, but that doesn’t mean the fear of a ban went away.
“If he wins the election, he’s got nothing to lose, so a lot of people think he’s going to go after guns if he gets a second term,” Parsons said.
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Rising Gun Sales Linkes To Obama, Doomsday
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If you want a gun and if it’s legal, Cris Parsons, the owner of Houston Armory, can get it for you.
But you might want to get it sooner, not later.
“Even the smallest parts are six to eight months back order. Even the little things, so it’s getting very difficult to get a whole gun assembled and sell a complete gun because of a lack of parts,” Parsons said.
He said it’s a repeat situation of 2009. Back then, fearful gun owners and wanna-be gun owners snapped up ammunition and weapons because they feared the then newly-elected president, Barack Obama, was going to try to ban gun sales.
It never happened, but that doesn’t mean the fear of a ban went away.
“If he wins the election, he’s got nothing to lose, so a lot of people think he’s going to go after guns if he gets a second term,” Parsons said.
The demand is so high that Sturm and Ruger, one of the country’s largest manufacturers, has announced it is no longer accepting new orders. It got orders for a million guns in the first quarter of 2012, and the company needs time to catch up.
But Parsons said that’s not the only thing spurring sales. There is a cultural phenomenon called “preppers”. It’s short for “doomsday preppers”. They are people who are trying to prepare for the end of the world.
“I’ve sold a bunch of gas masks,” Parsons said.
Doomsday preppers do more than buy gas masks. They do things like store food, learn survival skills, build and stock hidden shelters.
“Doomsday Preppers” is also the name of a show on Natural Geographic. It shows different people preparing for a variety of disasters, natural and man made. Part of one episode was actually shot at Top Brass Military and Tactical Supply on the North Freeway.
Since the show aired, staff there says they’ve seen an up-tick in sales.
“Probably about a 30 percent increase,” Oscar Saldivar said.
Saldivar said they sell everything but guns. They stock things like MREs, packs, water purification tablets and flash lights.
They help people assemble what’s commonly referred to as “bug out bags” that typically carry three days worth of food and supplies. Survivalists, hunters and campers have always collected that kind of stuff, but the show has kicked off a fad.
“Very much so. Not to push the show but ever since ‘Doomsday Preppers’, we’ve seen an increase in demand
Mayan Calendar End Sparks Concern To Astrologers
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“The Long Count Mayan calendar, which runs for a total of 5,125 years, ends on Dec. 21 this year, also the date of the winter solstice, and many people are curious about it,” said Ms. Bednar, who will deliver a talk on the subject at 6:30 tonight at the Oakmont Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd.
The calendar comes from the Mesoamerican civilization from about 250 to 900 A.D., when advanced mathematics and primitive astronomy flourished. The calendar was used in Central America prior to the arrival of Europeans.
Ms. Bednar said the talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “The Astrological Connections of Dec.21, 2012; the End of the Mayan Calendar.”
“I’ve had a lot of people ask me what I thought about something happening on a catastrophic level on that date and I thought I’d put the topic out for discussion,” she said.
In her talk, she’ll encourage questions and give her audience connections associated with the date from an astrological point of view.
She’ll also hand out visuals such as astrological charts and posters on astrology. She said her talk won’t be a history lesson on the Mayans, but an astrological exploration of the date.
“Because the [Mayan] calendar seems to be running out on Dec.21, some people are thinking of it in terms of being the end of the world,” she said. “In reality, it is likened to an odometer that reaches the count of 999, then turns over one digit to become 000.”
Ms. Bednar likened the heightened interest in eschatology — the study of the end of times — is similar to the Y2K scare “in that some people thought the turn of the millennium would be a disaster.”
One belief held by some people holds that the planets will align in such as way on Dec.21 — the sun will be aligned with center of the Milky Way for first time in 26,000 years — that the solar system will collapse.
Lasers Could Save Earth From Asteroids !
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Scottish scientists are testing how satellite-operated lasers, not “Armageddon”-style bombs, could deflect asteroids headed for a catastrophic collision with Earth.
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are floating the possibility that a flock of small satellites could fly in formation and fire solar-powered lasers at a threatening asteroid, knocking the space rock of its path to Earth.
Massimiliano Vasile, of Strathclyde’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, said his more subtle approach of using “a flotilla of small agile spacecraft” would eliminate the difficulties associated with other schemes that involve one large spacecraft attacking the asteroid.
He admitted, though, that there would be some challenges in perfecting his proposed technique.
“The use of high power lasers in space for civil and commercial applications is in its infancy and one of the main challenges is to have high power, high efficiency and high beam quality all at the same time,” Vasile said in a statement.
“The additional problem with asteroid deflection is that when the laser begins to break down the surface of the object, the plume of gas and debris impinges the spacecraft and contaminates the laser,” he continued, though he added that tests have shown the level of contamination would be less than expected.
The likelihood of a humanity-threatening asteroid strike remains low, but astronomers have not pinned down the best way to deal with ones that pose a risk to our planet.
After conducting what amounted to an asteroid census, NASA astronomers estimated last year there are roughly 19,500 mid-size near-Earth asteroids — ones that have the potential to destroy a metropolitan area and orbit close to Earth. They also counted just 981 large near-Earth asteroids — ones that are the size of a small mountain, at 3,300 feet (1km) and larger, and would have global consequences if they were to slam into our planet
