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Predictions - coming soon

Throughout history there have been many predictions about the near future, the best known is probably the Mayan calendar which ends on a specific date; December 21st 2012. Hollywood has jumped on the bandwagon and produced a movie showing disaster and extreme calamities at that time. History channel has created a whole series listing the various legends, cultures and Biblical chapters that appear to predict an end of the world in our time. None however has looked at what this concept is doing to our civilisation. In all these productions the content of the predictions has been embellished to present a picture of doom and gloom and promote an expectation of catastrophe. There are however events that will occur in the near future that will contribute to the feeling of foreboding that many experience. There will be a supernova in a relatively near star, fortunately when this occurs the Earth will be close to its furthest point from this star that its orbit takes it. The sun will be betwee