Signs of 2012

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Will December 2012 simply mark the end of the Mayan long calendar, or the end of life as we know it? With a little help from Hollywood, 2012 seems more pseudoscience than reality ... but it's hard to ignore the signs.

We're pretty cheeky, mixing potentially disastrous matters with 'speculation.' If you're offended, suggest you move on with our apologies. Otherwise, comment and share with us.

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"There is something in our society I call the odometer effect. People want to see the numbers click over and all the zeros come in line."
- Jon Bell, director of the Hallstrom Planetarium

"The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the past 65 years since World War II," - Naoto Kan, Japan's Prime Minister

“With climate change and other forces threatening the diversity of life that sustains our planet, Norway is proud to be playing a central role...” - Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian Prime Minister

"... still a lot of mysterious disappearances."
- John Chapple, chairman of the London Beekeepers' Association

"There apparently is a great deal of interest in celestial bodies, and their locations and trajectories at the end of the calendar year 2012 ... But the stuff flying around through cyberspace, TV and the movies is not based on science ..."
- Don Yeomans, NASA senior research scientist

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Are you a prepper?

Doomsday Preppers premiered on National Geographic earlier this month. Yes, it features people who are actively preparing for the end of the world.

From NatGeo: “The lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies…”

While we are not yet preppers ourselves, here are the ten suggested principles of preparedness to mull over:

Spiritual Preparedness

Mental Preparedness

Physical Preparedness

Medical Preparedness

Clothing/Shelter Preparedness

Fuel Preparedness

Water Preparedness

Food Preparedness:

Financial Preparedness:

Communication Preparedness