Category Archives: Nature

B’ak’tun Tsunami

April 25, 2012 – 11:48 am

Doomologists have pinpointed the end-date of the Mayan’s 5,125-year-long cycle as 13.0.0.0.0 or December 21, 2012 without predicting the cause of Armageddon. Various options for the B’ak’tun have been offered by opposing camps. Fundamentalists are hoping for the Second Coming of the Messiah and survivalists are arming up for collapse of the New World Order, [...]

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THE HOLE OF HEAVEN by Peter Nolan Smith

April 23, 2012 – 6:16 pm

According to the Old Testament God banished Adam and Eve from Eden for eating apples and this Original Sin condemned future generations to this mortal coil, however humans have defied this divine decree with repeated attempts to recreate Heaven on Earth. Most of these utopias have been short-lived, for nothing irked the true believers more [...]

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No More Cars

April 23, 2012 – 10:33 am
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Happy Earth Day Plus 1

April 23, 2012 – 10:28 am

Lately I’ve been arguing that the age of the car is coming to an end. Supporters of the meshing of fire, steel, and wheel guffaw my prediction. “Cars will always be with us.” Older adults are adamant about our addiction to cars without recognizing the generational shift in progress. “There are no cars in Star [...]

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kfc thailand tsunami earthquake banda aceh

April 13, 2012 – 10:47 am

Another serious earthquake struck of the coast of Sumatra. Banda Aceh and other coastal cities were warned about a possible tsunami from the 8.6-magnitude quake and a follow-up tremblors of 8.2. The people reacted to the alert by hitting the road to avoid another disaster. Photos of the gridlocked exodus revealed the futility of flight. [...]

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