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Friday, December 21, 2012

The End of the World: Celebrate December 21, 2012 in St. Louis

Party the end of days away on Lindbergh Boulevard--attend a doomsday book discussion at Wired Coffee with T.W. Fendley, or rock out with Glorious Blue at Mile 277.

Do you think something big is in store for Dec. 21, 2012? So do several local businesses, which have scheduled 'end of the world' events to coincide with the turning of the Mayan calendar this Friday.  If you are really worried the world will end Friday, check out what NASA has to say about the Mayan predictions, planetary alignment and more. Wired Coffee Wired Coffee hosts a book signing with Chesterfield author T.W. Fendley, whose science-fiction work “Zero Time” mixes Mayan prophecy with time travel. Meet her at the Sunset Hills coffee shop from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., 3860 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Fendley doesn’t think doomsday is headed our way, but does believe the date indicates the beginning of a new time cycle. “It started out as a book …

Thursday, December 13, 2012

End of the World Poll: Is the Apocalypse Coming Dec. 21?

The Mayans may or may not have predicted the apocalypse will occur on Dec. 21—just two weeks from now. Do you buy it?

Do you expect the world to end on Dec. 21, 2012?  There's apparently an apocalypse coming. Seriously, though, even NASA is getting in on the action. The agency created a page on its website devoted to debunking the Mayan apocalypse idea—not least because the Mayans never predicted any such thing. The date is simply the end of one time period that simply starts over. “Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” NASA wrote. Like Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch on Facebook | Sign up for our newsletter There have been several predictions of the end of the world, including the May 21, 2011 biblical prediction by then 89-year-old old "minister…

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