Update Sept: 20, 2007: THE South Australian Health Department has urged people not to panic after an Adelaide health worker became the eighth person to die in Australia's worst flu epidemic for five years. The 48-year-old woman, who worked at a health clinic in the city, was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Monday this week but died early on Tuesday morning of suspected influenza. Six children from four states and a 37-year-old Queensland man have already died of the virus, with record infection rates reported around the country. Herald Sun

Update: Sept 19: 2007: Monday, September 03, 2007 : INFLUENZA experts yesterday claimed the death toll from seasonal flu is almost as high as if Ireland were in the grip of a pandemic. Professor Graeme Laver, a worldwide authority on flu, said Ireland was preoccupied with a pandemic, but seemed to ignore the fact that routine flu was killing almost as many people.
“I don’t think many people would realize that 1,000 Irish people could die in the space of a month this winter and the deaths would be regarded as a simple case of seasonal flu, but that’s the fact,” he said. Irish Examiner

Predictions Made Nov. 06: 2007:

* A space craft will blow up

Update Jan 31: 2008: Jan 30, 2008: WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America. AOL News

* Several violent storms will hit the US over the winter.

Nov 14, 2007: Thousands flee as 150 mph cyclone batters Bangladesh. Tropical Cyclone Sidr, packing sustained winds of up to 150 mph. USA Today

Update: Jan 02: 2007: (Jan. 2) - A Midwestern storm that dropped up to 16 inches of snow on New Year's Day snarled traffic on highways and runways and extended the winter vacation at dozens of schools. Ten to 16 inches of snow buried parts of Oakland, Lapeer and St. Clair counties north of Detroit, the National Weather Service said. The western St. Clair County community of Capac reported 16 inches. He said it was the region's heaviest New Year's Day snowstorm on record and was unusual for its intensity. During the heart of the storm, snow fell at a rate of at least 2 inches an hour, with periods of 4 inches an hour. Farther east, the weather system spread snow across upstate New York and northern New England, where it was expected to last into Wednesday and drop as much as a foot of snow on parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. It followed a storm in the Northeast on Monday that made for the snowiest December in the region in decades. December's snowfall at Concord, N.H., totaled 44.5 inches, toppling a record of 43 inches that had stood since 1876. Burlington, Vt., got 45.7 inches, far above its 17.2-inch December average, and Portland, Maine, amassed 37.7 inches for its third-snowiest December on record. "It's been unbelievable," Sugarloaf spokesman Bill Swain said. "It just keeps coming." AOL NEWS

UPDATE: Jan 08: 2007: WHEATLAND, Wis. (Jan. 8) - A freak cluster of tornadoes raked across an unseasonably warm Midwest, demolishing houses, knocking railroad cars off their tracks and even temporarily halting justice in one courthouse as a tornado hit downtown. Record temperatures were reported across much of the country Monday, and storms continued to pummel the nation's midsection as darkness fell. More warmth and storms were in store for Tuesday. Tornadoes were reported or suspected Monday in southwest Missouri, southeastern Wisconsin, Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma. Two people were killed in Missouri. Eleven houses in Wisconsin's Kenosha County were destroyed, five others had heavy damage and four had moderate damage, authorities said. About 13 people were injured, none seriously. "I have never seen damage like this in the summertime when we have potential for tornadoes," Sheriff David Beth said. "To see something like this in January is mind-boggling to me. This is just unimaginable to me." Tim Carpentier was among the Kenosha residents whose homes had tornado damage. He said he and his daughters, 13 and 15 years old, heard storm warnings just after getting home. Then he heard a roar. "I was just running down the stairs as the front windows blew out," he said. The front of his house was flipped over the roof, and neighboring houses had collapsed roofs and natural gas leaks. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce E. Schroeder, presiding over opening testimony in a murder trial, said he couldn't believe it when a deputy said the courtroom had to be evacuated because of a tornado warning. About six homes were destroyed in the small town of Poplar Grove, Ill., where authorities rescued motorists trapped by downed, live electrical lines and crews searched damaged structures to make sure no one was trapped. Three people suffered minor injuries, Boone County Sheriff's Lt. Perry Gay said. About 15 miles away in Harvard, Ill., a suspected tornado derailed one locomotive and 12 freight cars. A tank car containing shock fluid leaked for hours before it was contained, and another derailed car contained ethylene oxide, a flammable material widely used to sterilize medical supplies, but was not leaking, Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said. Elsewhere, the heat was making history. By about noon Monday, Chicago's temperature already had hit 64 degrees, breaking a previous record-high of 59 degrees set on Jan. 7, 1907, according to the weather service. The high in Buffalo, N.Y., of 59 degrees beat the old record for the date by 5 degrees. The high was 66 in Toledo, Ohio, a record that led some University of Toledo students to stroll to class in T-shirts, flip-flops and shorts. In New Jersey, the Atlantic City International Airport recorded a high of 68 degrees, breaking a 10-year-old record by 10 degrees. AOL NEWS

* A massive earthquake will strike suddenly and do major destruction around the time of a full moon.

Do full moons and earthquakes have anything in common? Many believe they do and scientifically speaking they just might. Did you know India had a 7.8 Earthquake yesterday or today depending on where you are on the Planet. Coincidental? Hmm, that is a pretty big Earthquake indeed. Perhaps we need science to fully get to the bottom of all this theory and folklore? http://ezinearticles.com/?Full-Moon-and-Earthquakes?&id=292602

* Tensions with Iran will heat to a very bad boiling point and war will be threatened

Update: Nov: 18,2007: (CBS/AP) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned the Unites States on Saturday that oil prices could more than double if Washington attacked his country or Iran - part of a provocative opening address here to a rare OPEC summit. "Oil is an energy for development, it should not become a tool for conflict and emotions," said Abdullah, a strong U.S. ally. Chavez used his position as the summit's opening speaker to further his face off against the U.S. "We are witnessing constant threats against Iran," Chavez said. "If the United States attempts the madness of invading Iran or attacking Venezuela again, the price of oil is probably going to reach $200, not just $100," Chavez said. While Iran has been in a standoff with the U.S. over its nuclear program, left-wing Chavez is a bitter antagonist of President Bush. "We are witnessing constant threats against Iran. I think OPEC should strengthen itself in this capacity and demand respect for the sovereignty of our nations, if the developed world wants a guaranteed supply of oil." Meanwhile Irans President has vowed that if the United States dares to attack his country he will attack back. AOL NEWS

Update: Jan: 06: 2007: The US Navy almost fired on Iran boats as they called in threatening calls to the Navy ship, harassed them and threw boxes in the water. The hostile actions caused the Navy ship to go on alert and they were getting ready to fire on the ship when the boats took off. The Naval vessel was in International waters when they were attacked. CNN NEWS

* We will head into a depression

Update: Nov: 09: 2007: Wachovia, the nation's fourth-largest bank said it faced a $1.1 billion writedown for October alone. Investors also were rattled by speculation that Barclays PLC was about to announce a $10 billion writedown, though the U.K. bank denied the rumors. He also said the dollar's weakness "may have some effect on import prices" - which was confirmed Friday in new government data. The Commerce Department reported U.S. import prices soared last month at their fastest pace since early last year. "The extent of the situation is unknown, and that uncertainty doesn't give investors any reasons to believe that a bottom might be in place," said Todd Salamone, director of trading and vice president of research at Schaeffer's Investment Research. AOL NEWS

Nov. 7, 2007 (Bloomberg): Dollar Slumps to Record on China’s Plans to Diversify Reserves The dollar fell the most since September against the currencies of its six biggest trading partners after Chinese officials signaled plans to diversify the nation’s $1.43 trillion of foreign exchange reserves. The dollar fell against all 16 of the most-active currencies, declining to the weakest versus the Canadian dollar since the end of a fixed exchange rate in 1950, a 26-year low against the pound and a 23-year low versus the Australian dollar. The New York Board of Trade’s dollar index dropped to 75.21 today, the lowest since the gauge started in March 1973. By Agnes Lovasz and Stanley White

Nov 15, 2007 WASHINGTON (Reuters) by Mark Felsenthal: Consumer prices up sharply as jobless claims rise. U.S. consumer prices rose briskly last month on energy costs, but outside volatile energy, inflation was largely contained, leaving room for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to bolster a slowing economy. A second government report on Thursday showed an unexpectedly steep rise in initial claims for jobless benefits last week, a suggestion the labor market is softening as the economy lumbers under the weight of a housing downturn, tighter credit and higher energy prices.

Nov 24, 2007: by Michael Barbaro - Bargains Draw Crowds, but the Thrill Is Gone - American consumers flooded stores yesterday on the traditional first day of the holiday shopping season, but the irrational exuberance of the Black Fridays of the last five years has been replaced by pragmatic restraint. With an uncertain economy, a slowdown in the housing market and high gas prices hanging over their heads, consumers flocked to discount chains like Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy, brandishing bargain-filled fliers. In a reversal from years past, they largely bypassed more expensive retailers, including such powerhouses as Nordstrom, Coach and Abercrombie & Fitch, according to shoppers and merchants interviewed around the country. The nation’s retailers are making the same prediction, expecting this to be the weakest holiday shopping season in five years. NY Times.

Update Jan 22: 2008: Jan 21, 2008: Repeated predictions and threats of recession weren’t enough for one prominent magazine editor who claimed things are even worse than that by bringing up the Great Depression. According to U.S. News &World Report Editor-in-Chief Mort Zuckerman, the United States faces a credit crunch of epic proportions. “[I] think we are facing the worst financial crunch and crisis since the Great Depression,” Zuckerman said on the January 20 “The McLaughlin Group.”
“You have the entire banking system now that is virtually frozen. And there are, not just this subprime mortgage thing, there are other things called credit default swaps where they will lose as much money, $250 billion on. The banks are frozen. They are not making loans because they have such huge debts that they have to take on to their balance sheets and nobody knows how to deal with that,” he continued.. Business & Media Institute

* We will head into a depression.

Update Jan 31: 2008: Jan 21, 2008: Repeated predictions and threats of recession weren’t enough for one prominent magazine editor who claimed things are even worse than that by bringing up the Great Depression. According to U.S. News &World Report Editor-in-Chief Mort Zuckerman, the United States faces a credit crunch of epic proportions. “[I] think we are facing the worst financial crunch and crisis since the Great Depression,” Zuckerman said on the January 20 “The McLaughlin Group.”
“You have the entire banking system now that is virtually frozen. And there are, not just this subprime mortgage thing, there are other things called credit default swaps where they will lose as much money, $250 billion on. The banks are frozen. They are not making loans because they have such huge debts that they have to take on to their balance sheets and nobody knows how to deal with that,” he continued.. Business & Media Institute

* Drought will continue in many places and will become a critical problem

The map speaks for itself:) Jaden

Resource: http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

* Food prices will take sharp rises.

Nov 15, 2007: WASHINGTON (Reuters) by Mark Felsenthal- Consumer prices up sharply as jobless claims rise. Food prices increased at a 5.5 percent annual rate in 2007, compared with a 2.1 percent rise in 2006.

Nov 22, 2007: Thanksgiving Inflation: 11% - A Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner with side dishes and dessert will be 11% more expensive this year, the biggest annual increase since 1990, because of depleted frozen-turkey supplies and rising energy prices. The average cost of 12 items typically served during the Nov. 22 holiday in the U.S. rose to $42.26 from $38.10 last year- The American Farm Bureau Federation

* Bird flu goes on an upsurge with more human to human transmission.

Update: Nov: 09: 2007: TOKYO: Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."

"The northern winter seems to be a time when the risk of the disease in poultry increases, and it's partly to do with the fact that this virus quite likes cold weather," said David Nabarro, the U.N. coordinator for avian flu and influenza. Associated Press

Nov 10, 2007: Indonesia bird flu death toll rises to 91 Indonesia reported on Saturday that a 31-year-old man from Sumatra island who died last week has been confirmed as being infected with bird flu, raising the toll in the worst-hit nation to 91. The death toll from the H5N1 virus has been steadily rising in archipelagic Indonesia where the virus is now endemic across 31 of its 33 provinces. The latest casualty was the second this month. The Times of India.

Predictions Made December 19, 2007

* California be prepared for even more disasters this year. You will experience everything from mudslides to fires to earthquakes to floods, the difference is there will be more of them this year and they will be worst than last year:(

Update: Jan 01:2007: Scientist make dire predictions for future of California. According to the latest scientific reports California may completely change it's entire landscape over the end of this century or even sooner. Abandoned ski lifts might dangle above snowless trails more suitable for mountain biking even during much of the winter. In the deserts, Joshua trees that once extended their tangled, shaggy arms into the sky by the thousands may have all but disappeared. "We need to be attentive to the fact that changes are going to occur, whether it's sea level rising or increased temperatures, droughts and potentially increased fires," said Lisa Sloan, a scientist who directs the Climate Change and Impacts Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "These things are going to be happening." Full article at: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/climate-set-to-alter-california/20071229195309990001 AOL NEWS

Update: Jan 05: 2007: SANTA ANA, Calif. (Jan. 5) - A levee break flooded hundreds of homes Saturday as the storm that has pummeled the West Coast with high wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday. Thousands of people had no power in three states and thousands more had been told to leave their homes in mudslide-prone areas of Southern California. A major highway crossing the Sierra Nevada between Nevada and Northern California had been closed since Friday evening because of the snow. Up to 44 inches of snow had fallen in some parts of the Sierra Nevada, the National Weather Service said Saturday morning. Forecasters expected the storm to dump as much as 10 feet at higher elevations of the mountain range by Sunday. Flights were grounded Friday and trucks overturned in Northern California as wind gusted to 80 mph during the second wave of the arctic storm that has sent trees crashing onto houses, cars and roads. Hundreds of thousands of customers lost power from central California into Oregon and Washington. Homeowners in Southern California and the Central Valley stacked sandbags and hay bales around their homes to keep out floods. A voluntary evacuation was in effect at an apartment complex northwest of downtown Los Angeles because of flooding and a small mudslide. So far eight deaths have been reported. Battered by snow, rain and hurricane force winds California is bracing for the next storm to hit tomorrow. Aol News, CNN Headlin

Update: Jan 25: 2008: POINT MUGU Calif. (Jan. 25) - A powerful winter storm that unleashed a thick blanket of mountain snow, heavy rain and at least one tornado pounded Southern California for a fifth straight day Friday. At least one waterspout from the Pacific made landfall Thursday night, the National Weather Service said. The tornado tore the roof off of a building at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, meteorologist Curt Kaplan said. The storm had forced the closure of Interstate 5 late Wednesday on each side of the Grapevine section of Tejon Pass, which soars to an elevation of more than 4,000 feet between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Joaquin Valley. Hundreds of trucks and cars were stuck along a 40-mile stretch of the major north-south artery but most had been guided out by Thursday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. A roughly 40-mile stretch of the icy interstate remained closed Thursday evening and more snow was expected in the area early Friday. There was no estimate as to when it would reopen.

*Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and other states should be prepared for flooding.

Update: March 20: 2008: Ohio is under water in many places as some of the3 worst flooding in this century has hit the state. Unusual high rain falls have aided to the Flooding in Illinois and Kentucky as crews have been called in to assistthe people who are stranded in Henderson Kentucky from Flooding. Fox news

* Bird Flu will be found to be mutating once again and more clusters will be found and it will be discovered it is easier spread human to human.

Update: Feb 01: 2008: India isolates 26 people as bird flu spreads. India has isolated 26 people with bird flu symptoms and hundreds more are being monitored, officials said on Friday as Pakistan and Thailand also reported outbreaks of bird flu in poultry. India is battling its worst outbreak of avian influenza, which has spread to 13 of West Bengal's 19 districts. The densely populated state is adjacent to Bangladesh, itself trying to control a major outbreak of bird flu, and has millions of backyard fowl. India has not reported any human infection of the H5N1 bird flu virus in its four outbreaks of avian influenza since 2006. Sentry

Update: February 01: 2008 – Five Indonesians living in the west of Java, the most populous island in the Asian archipelago, have become the latest human fatalities from avian influenza, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed. Indonesian health officials say the five people – two men, two women and a nine-year-old boy – have all succumbed in the past eight days since contracting the H5N1 virus, responsible for outbreaks of bird flu around the world in recent years. So far, 102 of the 124 confirmed bird flu cases in Indonesia have been fatal, according to a statement issued by WHO. The South-East Asian nation is one of a handful of countries where the virus is enzootic, which means it is continuously present and being passed among poultry.

Update: Dec 21: 2008: World Health Organization, WHO, officials say there has been limited human transmission of bird flu in Pakistan - with no new cases reported recently. WHO's top bird flu official David Heymann Friday, said there appears to be no threat of the further spread of the H5N1 virus, with the last human case reported December 6.At least eight people were infected in Pakistan's northwest in recent weeks - in the country's first human cases of bird flu. One man who worked on poultry farm in North West Frontier Province has died. His brother also died recently, but was not tested for the virus. Heymann says the cases appear to be part of a small chain of human-to-human transmission. Scott McPherson

* Ok, hurricane prediction for this summer. We will not escape them again this year. At least two major storms will hit the United States.

* There will be a terrorist/hostage situation on board an aircraft.

Update: Jan 25: 2008: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A teenage passenger from California was arrested in Nashville for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said Friday. FBI spokesman George Bolds told The Associated Press the 16-year-old boy was removed from Southwest Airlines Flight 284 Tuesday night by authorities at Nashville International Airport and found with "suspicious" items.Bolds said the teen had handcuffs, rope and duct tape in his bag and was believed to be traveling alone. The juvenile's name has not been released. "His plan had a low probability of success," Bolds said. The teen is in custody at Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, where he faced state charges, but Bolds did not comment on what the charges were. He said he expects federal charges to come. Bolds dismissed earlier broadcast reports that the teen was planning to crash the plane into a "Hannah Montana" concert in Lafayette, Louisiana.

* Be ready for a food scare as a food will be found to contain a poison.

Update: Jan 25: 2008: On Anderson Cooper 360 it was reported that fish used is sushi in several states was found to have high levels of mercury. It was determined that just six pieces of this fish can make a person be over the safe levels of mercury. Mercury is poison to humans and animals and can build up in the system over a period of time. High levels of mercury in fish can lead to mercury poisoning. Anderson Cooper 360 CNN NEWS

* A tornado will hit a downtown area.

Update: March 20:2008: A large tornado touched down in downtown Alanta Georgia. The tornado damaged schools, shopping malls and left a path of destruction through the town as it moved through the down town area. Fox News

* So many people have called and written to ask me who will win the Presidential Election. They tell me with all the "momentum" of Obama I may want to reconsider my earlier prediction. Sorry, I stand as stated to the press that Hillary Clinton will win.

* Expect a nightmare battle as Florida and Michigan will get their delegates reinstated. This is all I will say on the political issue as it will be such a mess when everything starts to come into the open I am not touching this subject.

Update: March 20: 2008: The fight to seat the delegates in Michigan and Florida is at a stand still and according to News sources it appears that it is not going to happen. Hillary Clinton made an unscheduled stop in Michigan yesterday to try and persuade legislators to go ahead with a re vote but Obama has raised objections on the re vote to stop it. Hillary Clinton has challenged Obama with his own words to come forward and tell the people of Michigan that he will not allow the revote to happen when he promised he would if the DNC approved it. For his own personal gain Obama has blocked the votes of over two million voters and has disenfranchised two critical states for the general election in the fall. Stay tuned as this battle continues. Fox News

* Fire, fire and more fire. This season will top all of the others before it for fires.

Update: March 20: 2007: A very large fire continues to burn in Texas. The fire was thought to be ignited by lighting and is threatening 139 homes as fire fighters try to get it under control. The fire is very early for the regular season and fueled by high winds it has consumed over 25,000 acres. Fox News

* Things will heat up between the United States and Russia as well as a couple other countries. New tensions will begin to cause some real concerns.

Updater: March 20: 20O08: Tensions between Russia and Iran have been heating up over the last few weeks. With the new man on board in Russia he has raised issues and concerns with some of the Untied States policies. Problems have risen with China as they continue to build up their armies. Iran has come out and bashed the United States for not understanding them and their elections as Russian aircraft continue to play tag with our Military ships. Tensions between the US and several countries continue to build. Fox News

* The economy will keep a downward spiral and will affect some banks.

The economy continues to spiral down and last week a major bank was on the verge of collapse. The bank was bought into by another bank for $2.00 a share. Another large back began to have problems as well. the banks have been gearing up for problems and are telling people not to be nervous and leave the money there and it will work itself out. The feds cut the lending rate again to encourage growth but the markets still are not responding the way they want them too. Fox News

* Be prepared for unusual activities with earthquakes and strange storms.

Update: March 20: 2008: Storms and more storms are raging across the nation and Oregon was hit with an earth quake over the last few weeks. The storms are being said to be the worst of the century. Tornados are dropping all over the United States and the storms are so unusual and strange for this time of year weather forecasters are shaking their heads. It seems like every Tuesday the storms start again. Fox News

* There will be a large political upset regarding the Democratic party.

Update March 20:2008: For the last week new tapes have surfaced on Obama with tapes coming out with his pastor. This has caused a controversy that has made people stop and think about Obama and his electability. He continues to fall in the polls and against McCain and Clinton and many people are wondering what else will come out about his., It has been revealed tht Obama has problems with Rezko and his best friend is a terrorist Ayres who was on the most wanted list form the FBI for over ten years for bombing the Pentagon, police stations and other places in the United States. As more and more is revealed about Obama he continues to fall in the polls and the upset is causing major rifts in the Democratic party. Fox News

* Watch gas prices as they hit an all time high.

Update: Last week gas prices hit an all time high with oil rising to over $110.00 a barrel. In many places gas prices have reached over $4.00-$5.00 a gallon. The economy is going down and gas raises and the groceries are raising. Current thought is we are in a recession and economist are trying hard to pull out of this mess. Fox News