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Friday, December 21, 2012

Will the World End on Dec. 21? Officials Say No

What's the deal with all this end of the world talk?

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the end of the world, most of it around the date Dec. 21, 2012.  However, experts are saying it's best to still do your Christmas shopping as an apocalypse is not going to happen. There is no evidence that Earth will be destroyed by a solar flare that day and scientists have not detected any planets likely to break Earth's orbit and bump against us. Those in the know are also saying that the end of the Mayan calendar does not portend any disaster. “The best thing about this 2012 nonsense is it creates interest in the Mayan people,” stated Van Stone, an end-of-world debunker and professor at Southwestern College, in an interview with City News Service. “People can go down there and see what …

Selena

4:30 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Why do people think the world is going to end it not peeps because no one knows when God is coming neither does god   more ›

5 Things You Need to Know: Dec. 21

Possibly the last Five Things (but probably not).

1. Showers at 100 percent chance today, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should peak at 51ºF and dip to 33ºF in the evening. Overnight, the National Weather Service says that there is some snow likely, about a 60 percent chance after midnight. Although, tomorrow there may not be any weather, if the world ends today. Then again: Will the World End on Dec. 21? Officials Say No. 2. At 9:30 a.m. today, Patch sites everywhere will go dark to remember Sandy Hook. It is an Internet Moment of Silence.  3. The Needham Community CouncilThrift Shop is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by to find deals on men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, small household items and even a few pieces of furniture. Customers …

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The End of the World on Dec. 21? Officials Say No

What's the deal with all this end of the world talk?

  There has been a lot of discussion recently about the end of the world, most of it around the date Dec. 21, 2012.  However, experts are saying it's best to still do your Christmas shopping as an apocalypse is not going to happen. There is no evidence that Earth will be destroyed by a solar flare that day and scientists have not detected any planets likely to break Earth's orbit and bump against us. Those in the know are also saying that the end of the Mayan calendar does not portend any disaster. “The best thing about this 2012 nonsense is it creates interest in the Mayan people,” said Van Stone, an end-of-world debunker and professor at Southwestern College, in an interview with City News Service. “People can go down there and see what …

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