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#1 markh

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Posted 10 February 2010 - 12:01 PM

Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation.
The Sun's irregular activity can wreak havoc with the weak sat-nav signals we use.
The last time the Sun reached a peak in activity, satellite navigation was barely a consumer product.
But the Sun is on its way to another solar maximum, which could generate large and unpredictable sat-nav errors.

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http://news.bbc.co.u...ech/8494225.stm

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Posted 10 February 2010 - 06:15 PM

Oh no I hope it doesn't cause as much of a problem as the year 2000 change over did  8:)

Worlds ending in 2012 anyway :fool:

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Posted 10 February 2010 - 08:12 PM

Lol,  don't believe movies Darren!! :whistle:

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Posted 10 February 2010 - 08:17 PM

Believe everything 'they' say Mark, just count my self lucky I survived the Bird and Swine Flu epidemics  :fool:

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Posted 11 February 2010 - 01:27 AM

what is all this shite about 2012?? the bairns are on about it all the time?

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Posted 11 February 2010 - 10:30 AM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/

An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors

According to Wikipedia:

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The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21 or December 23, 2012,[1][2] which is said to be the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mayan Long Count calendar. Various astronomical alignments and numerological formulae related to this date have been proposed, but none have been accepted by mainstream scholarship.

A New Age interpretation of this transition posits that during this time, Earth and its inhabitants may undergo a positive physical or spiritual transformation, and that 2012 may mark the beginning of a new era.[3] Others suggest that the 2012 date marks the end of the world or a similar catastrophe. Scenarios posited for the end of the world include the Earth's collision with a passing planet (often referred to as "Nibiru") or black hole, or the arrival of the next solar maximum.

Scholars from various disciplines have disputed the idea that a catastrophe will happen in 2012, suggesting that predictions of impending doom are found neither in classic Maya accounts nor in contemporary science. Mainstream Mayanist scholars argue that the idea that the Long Count calendar "ends" in 2012 misrepresents Maya history.[2][4] To the modern Maya, 2012 is largely irrelevant, and classic Maya sources on the subject are scarce and contradictory, suggesting that there was little if any universal agreement among them about what, if anything, the date might mean.[5] Meanwhile, astronomers and other scientists have rejected the apocalyptic forecasts, on the grounds that the anticipated events are precluded by astronomical observations, or are unsubstantiated by the predictions that have been generated from these findings.[6] NASA has compared fears about 2012 to those about the Y2K bug in the late 1990s, suggesting that an adequate analysis should preclude fears of disaster




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