December 23rd 2007 - The Day of Destiny

[rach 1]

Apparently something very big will happen today. Lots of psychics and other sillys are saying so, including that Brazilian bloke who has predicted so many terrible things (see other thread).

 

I thought I would post this before the event just to see and compare.

 

Lets hope we get through it all

 

>

 

A very remarkable planetary/galactic configuration occurs on December 23rd and 24th 2007. The configuration on December 23 Mars, Earth, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Galactic Centre — is shown in the graphic simulation linked below; it becomes even more remarkable in that it will be accompanied by the Full Moon (conjunct Mars) at about 2 a.m. on December 24 when a simultaneous Venus square Neptune occurs. It is even more remarkable in that the Pluto/Sun conjunction appears exactly on the Winter Solstice, just past conjunction with the Galactic Centre.

 

[rach 1]

Looks like "local officials" are doing what Rahul would want them to do....

 

Nov 19, 2007

JAKARTA (AFP) — Local officials in a quake-prone Indonesian province said Monday they were taking precautionary measures after a Brazilian psychic warned a powerful earthquake would strike next month.

Husni Hassanuddin, a spokesman for Bengkulu province on Sumatra island, said the Indonesian embassy in Brasilia had passed on a letter from a "professor" and psychic predicting a quake would rock the island on December 23.

"During a recent meeting with all senior officials in Bengkulu, we determined a number of evacuation shelters for residents, especially those who live in the coastal areas," he told ElShinta radio.

He said there would be several evacuation drills around the province prior to December 23.

"Though we call it a rumour, we take this information seriously. We don't want people to blame us if it really happens," he said.

Another Bengkulu official, Fauzan Rahim, told state-run Antara news agency that he had seen a copy of the letter from Jucelino Nobrega da Luz, which predicted an 8.5-magnitude quake on Sumatra, but did not give an exact location. Sumatra is home to nine other provinces.

Antara said da Luz had sent a letter in 1998 predicting the tsunami that devastated Indonesia in 2004. He also issued a warning in 2006 forecasting September's 8.4-magnitude quake in Bengkulu, which left 23 people dead, it said.

A seismologist from the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency told ElShinta that no technology in the world could predict an earthquake.

"We have told people repeatedly that we cannot predict a quake. If there's information about the date on which a quake will occur, it is surely untrue," he said.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

[big-will 7]

Still ok here. Phew. Big worried about tonight though.....

[SirJibAlot 0]

this guy is bunk. Only one quake today, a minor one - details below...

 

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

 

 

 

Region: HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

Geographic coordinates: 41.867N, 141.813E

Magnitude: 4.8 Mb

Depth: 28 km

Universal Time (UTC): 23 Dec 2007 09:53:09

Time near the Epicenter: 23 Dec 2007 18:53:09

Local standard time in your area: 23 Dec 2007 18:53:09

 

Location with respect to nearby cities:

90 km (56 miles) E (83 degrees) of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

140 km (87 miles) SSE (164 degrees) of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

147 km (91 miles) NE (38 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan

712 km (442 miles) NNE (14 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

[BagOfCrisps 24]

We survived!!!

 

 

I think that calls for a celebration.

[veronica 2]

Thats a relief. I will have a big party tonight to celebrate. 10 people round tonight.

[stemik 14]

 Originally Posted By: rach

Looks like "local officials" are doing what Rahul would want them to do....

Nov 19, 2007
JAKARTA (AFP) — Local officials in a quake-prone Indonesian province said Monday they were taking precautionary measures after a Brazilian psychic warned a powerful earthquake would strike next month.
Husni Hassanuddin, a spokesman for Bengkulu province on Sumatra island, said the Indonesian embassy in Brasilia had passed on a letter from a "professor" and psychic predicting a quake would rock the island on December 23.
"During a recent meeting with all senior officials in Bengkulu, we determined a number of evacuation shelters for residents, especially those who live in the coastal areas," he told ElShinta radio.
He said there would be several evacuation drills around the province prior to December 23.
"Though we call it a rumour, we take this information seriously. We don't want people to blame us if it really happens," he said.
Another Bengkulu official, Fauzan Rahim, told state-run Antara news agency that he had seen a copy of the letter from Jucelino Nobrega da Luz, which predicted an 8.5-magnitude quake on Sumatra, but did not give an exact location. Sumatra is home to nine other provinces.
Antara said da Luz had sent a letter in 1998 predicting the tsunami that devastated Indonesia in 2004. He also issued a warning in 2006 forecasting September's 8.4-magnitude quake in Bengkulu, which left 23 people dead, it said.
A seismologist from the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency told ElShinta that no technology in the world could predict an earthquake.
"We have told people repeatedly that we cannot predict a quake. If there's information about the date on which a quake will occur, it is surely untrue," he said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

This happened on the 22nd December....maybe the guy is right

Earthquake hits Indonesia's Papua

Indonesia's eastern province of Papua has been hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The tremor, at a depth of 37 km (23 miles), had its epicentre 182 km (113 miles) west of Jayapura and hit at 4.11 PM local time (7.11 AM GMT) USGS said.

Indonesia sits across the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active areas.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

The Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency estimated that the quake had a magnitude of 6.0, and said it was followed 22 minutes later by a 5.3 magnitude aftershock.

"The quake was pretty strong. If it had struck a village or a town it would have had an impact," Suhardjono, an agency official, told Reuters agency.

"So far we have not received any reports (of casualties or damage) but the quake was mildly felt in parts of Jayapura."

More than 1,000 people were killed in 1998 when a tsunami hit the eastern part of the island, the territory of Papua New Guinea.

And in the Asian tsunami of December 2004, more than 130,000 people died on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

[Ewok 2 1]

 Originally Posted By: stemik

This happened on the 22nd December....maybe the guy is right

This happened on ur bd stemik...

[stemik 14]

oh yes....thanks for coming...you still around?

[Ewok 2 1]

came back to kyoto to work from 25 to 28...

will be driving back tomorrow though..

hope ur little super man boy got better.

 

[Go Native 70]

I would like to see copies of these letters he supposedly sent prior to the events. Great for Antara to say he sent them but where is the proof?

I suspect that Antara has realised that stories about psychic predictions helps circulation.

[tsondaboy 0]

And even in the case he sent the letters but the newspapers thought it was a hoax and didn't publish them, he could have always gone to a lawyer and get them attested( for lack of a better word).

 

what's more surprising is not this guys cunningness, but the magnitude of naiveness of the people that actually believe him...

[Go Native 70]

tsonda over the years I have learned to never underestimate just how butt dumb most people really are. They will believe pretty much anything.

[grungy-gonads 54]

Not brainy gits like us lot though. Oh no.

[thursday 1]

too right. I even believed some of GN's stuff.

[Go Native 70]

My point is proven then Thurs!

[SirJibAlot 0]

 Originally Posted By: stemik

 Originally Posted By: rach

Looks like "local officials" are doing what Rahul would want them to do....

Nov 19, 2007
JAKARTA (AFP) Local officials in a quake-prone Indonesian province said Monday they were taking precautionary measures after a Brazilian psychic warned a powerful earthquake would strike next month.
Husni Hassanuddin, a spokesman for Bengkulu province on Sumatra island, said the Indonesian embassy in Brasilia had passed on a letter from a "professor" and psychic predicting a quake would rock the island on December 23.
"During a recent meeting with all senior officials in Bengkulu, we determined a number of evacuation shelters for residents, especially those who live in the coastal areas," he told ElShinta radio.
He said there would be several evacuation drills around the province prior to December 23.
"Though we call it a rumour, we take this information seriously. We don't want people to blame us if it really happens," he said.
Another Bengkulu official, Fauzan Rahim, told state-run Antara news agency that he had seen a copy of the letter from Jucelino Nobrega da Luz, which predicted an 8.5-magnitude quake on Sumatra, but did not give an exact location. Sumatra is home to nine other provinces.
Antara said da Luz had sent a letter in 1998 predicting the tsunami that devastated Indonesia in 2004. He also issued a warning in 2006 forecasting September's 8.4-magnitude quake in Bengkulu, which left 23 people dead, it said.
A seismologist from the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency told ElShinta that no technology in the world could predict an earthquake.
"We have told people repeatedly that we cannot predict a quake. If there's information about the date on which a quake will occur, it is surely untrue," he said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

This happened on the 22nd December....maybe the guy is right

Earthquake hits Indonesia's Papua

Indonesia's eastern province of Papua has been hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The tremor, at a depth of 37 km (23 miles), had its epicentre 182 km (113 miles) west of Jayapura and hit at 4.11 PM local time (7.11 AM GMT) USGS said.

Indonesia sits across the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active areas.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

The Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency estimated that the quake had a magnitude of 6.0, and said it was followed 22 minutes later by a 5.3 magnitude aftershock.

"The quake was pretty strong. If it had struck a village or a town it would have had an impact," Suhardjono, an agency official, told Reuters agency.

"So far we have not received any reports (of casualties or damage) but the quake was mildly felt in parts of Jayapura."

More than 1,000 people were killed in 1998 when a tsunami hit the eastern part of the island, the territory of Papua New Guinea.

And in the Asian tsunami of December 2004, more than 130,000 people died on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Predicting an earthquake in Indonesia is pretty easy...pick a date on the calendar. There is daily seismic activity there and quakes of this magnitude are fairly common.