The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network

Altar of Eden : Bestselling author James Rollins uses his medical background and scientific knowledge to write novels that meld cutting edge science and technology with history and religion, and which are as authentic and smart as they are entertaining. In his new stand-alone thriller, ALTAR OF EDEN (on sale 12/29/09), he looks at the brave new world of genetically modifying animals and "human performance modifications," manipulating the human brain to produce better soldiers. A former veterinarian, Rollins looks at "genetic throwbacks" or atavism, the phenomenon where a genetic trait, lost for generations, suddenly reappears. In ALTAR OF EDEN one of the many creatures featured is a python born with reptilian limbs, a throwback to a time before the snake's ancestor lost its legs. Rollins thought he invented the creature but a couple of months ago he stumbled upon an article in a scientific journal that showed a Chinese snake born with a fully functional reptilian limb poking out of its flank. For the curious, a quick Google search will bring up a picture of this snake. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6187320/Snake-with-foot-found-in-China.html - www.jamesrollins.com

Warning: This Video Game May Impair Your Judgment. It May Cause Sleep Deprivation, Alienation Of Friends And Family, Weight Loss Or Gain, Neglect Of Your Basic Needs As Well As The Needs Of Loved Ones And/Or Dependents, And Decreased Performance On The Job. The Distinction Between Fantasy And Reality May Become Blurred. Play At Your Own Risk. Not Responsible For Suicide Attempts. No such warning was included on the latest and greatest release from the Warcraft series of massive multiplayer online role-playing games World of Warcraft (WoW). So when Ryan Van Cleave a college professor, husband, father, and one of the 11.5 million Warcraft subscribers worldwide found himself teetering on the edge of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, he had no one to blame but himself. He had neglected his wife and children and had jeopardized his livelihood, all for the rush of living a life of high adventure in a virtual world. A fabulously written and gripping tale, Unplugged takes you on a journey through the author's semireclusive life with video games at the center of his experiences. Even when he was sexually molested by a young school teacher at age eleven, it was the promise of a new video game that had lured him to her house. As Ryan's life progresses, we witness the evolution of video games from simple two-button consoles to today's multikey technology, brilliantly designed to keep the user actively participating. For Ryan, the virtual world was a siren-song he couldn't ignore, no matter the cost. As is the case with most recovering addicts, Ryan eventually hit rock bottom and shares with you his ongoing battle to control his impulses to play, providing prescriptive advice and resources for those caught in the grip of this very real addiction. - www.ryangvancleave.com

Surviving The International War Zone, Lessons Learned : Robert Rail is an internationally recognized educator and trainer who offers a variety of proprietary and customized programs to both private and public sector organizations ranging from first tier corporations, the U.S. Government, state and local agencies, foreign governments, and the United Nations. His highly acclaimed programs have been attended by individuals from around the world. In fact, he has delivered his programs in countries too numerous to list. His programs cover a range of management and communications issues critical to the success of literally every type of organization: from C-Suite executives to law enforcement patrol officers. Few trainers today can make that claim. Dr. Rail can. His signature program, THE UNSPOKEN DIALOGUE: UNDERSTANDING BODY LANGUAGE AND CONTROLLING INTERVIEWS & NEGOTIATIONS is in wide use around the world and has attracted a rapidly growing audience of organizations to improve the effectiveness and productivity of their organizations. - www.robertrail.com

Gary Robertson -The Geunuine Being - Paranormal

XZRS: Dan Green - The Murder of Mary Magdalene by XZBN

Robin Main - Santa-tizing

Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm, a resource guide to these changing times and the global paradigm shift. It provides a voice for scientists, researchers, futurists, astrologers, artists, as well as indigenous elders representing traditions of the Mayan, Hopi, and several other indigenous cultures as they share their core messages about the 2012 Shift. Respected experts including Jean Houston PhD, Bruce H. Lipton PhD, Carl Johan Calleman PhD, Daniel PinchbeckPeter Russell, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and many others, share their cutting edge perspectives on the "great shift" - the prophecies, the history, the science, the sacred, the possibilities, the past and the future - in ways that inspire, educate and empower you to evolve into a new way of being. What's really going on and what could happen on December 21, 2012? How will 2012 impact the economy, nature, and the planet? How could 2012 change our lives? Ask someone on the street about 2012 and many will chuckle and say it's the end of the world! Based on the end date of the Mayan Calendar, doomsayers, Hollywood films, and several television documentaries have speculated that December 21, 2012 marks the end of time. Others suggest this is a historical moment of great opportunity when humanity is at a crossroads, and that we can, as a planet, take a quantum leap in consciousness. - www.transform2012book.com

Perfect Ape to Perfect Idiot-How We're Destroying Our Earthly Paradise : Neil van Nostrand has always loved domestic animals, and wildlife and Nature. Growing up on the family farm in southern Ontario during the Second World War, he had ample opportunity to study all three. Adult life took him to the Ontario Agriculture College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (agronomy), then a Master of Science in Wildlife Management. In 1958 he moved his small family to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. For 25 years he did management-research on the Province's wild furbearing animals for the then Department of Lands and Forests. Specializing in beavers, he learned valuable insights into population dynamics and the behaviour of mammals under stress in different habitats. These insights apply just as well to our increasingly crowded planet. Following retirement in 1985, he and his present spouse, Erica Garrett, pursued biodynamic organic farming for nine years, raising livestock, winter storage vegetables and many fruits including apples. In 2006 the Atlantic Canadian Organic Network (ACORN) presented Neil with the Gerrit Loo Award in recognition of his contribution to organic agriculture. Neil is still attached to the land, and to his three sons and one daughter, and to their children. His days are filled with walking, running, hunting, fur-trapping.

A Mysterious Disease Called Meniere's - Meniere's disease can cause severe dizziness, a roaring sound in your ears called tinnitus, hearing loss that comes and goes and the feeling of ear pressure or pain. It usually affects just one ear. It is a common cause of hearing loss. Scientists don't yet know the cause. They think that it has to do with the fluid levels or the mixing of fluids in the canals of your inner ear. Symptoms occur suddenly and can happen as often as every day or as seldom as once a year. An attack can be a combination of severe dizziness or vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss lasting several hours. There is no cure. However, you may be able to control symptoms by changing your diet or taking medicine so that your body retains less fluid. Severe cases may require surgery. - http://www.menieres-disease.ca

The Future of Technology Is Already Here : Carol Ingley is a futurist, high tech expert and productivity growth consultant. She heads up Be a Media Mogul, an information portal committed to helping consumers make smart choices in the digital age. Besides an information portal, the company has two divisions: Media Mogul Press and ingleyCONSULTANCY. - www.thedigitalmindset.com