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Dec. 21: Griffith Observatory to mark 'NOT the end of the world'
L.A. NOWNot the end of the world: If a mysterious planet named Niburu were truly hurtling toward us, Griffith Park wouldn't be a bad place to watch it bash the Earth into smithereens. Alas, the world's end is not at hand. And the observatory is trying mightily to... -
Pictures in the News | Dec. 21, 2012
FrameworkIn Friday's Pictures in the News: People on a Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, welcome summer's first day, while in Guatemala, natives and visitors celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Bak'tun 13 and the start of the Maya new age.... -
Commentary: End of the world?
In preparing for the end of the world, December 21, according to the Mayan calendar, I was torn between celebrating the Christmas season and relishing my last God-given days on Earth. What to do? If I only have hours left until the stroke of midnight, why...Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, New Year's Day
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Maya 'doomsday' may actually be Sunday, archaeologist says
TULUM, Mexico – Hold on to your doomsday fever, folks, the Maya calendar date celebrated Friday as the “end of the world” might actually be off by two days – or a full year. The end of the 13th baktun cycle of the so-called...
Tags: Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Archaeology
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Omarr's daily astrological forecast
Omarr's Astrological ForecastBIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Brooke Nevin was born in Toronto on this date in 1982. This birthday gal played Julianne Simms on "Breakout Kings" during its two-season run. She co-stars on the Canadian series "Call Me Fitz" and has guest-starred on "My Name Is...Tags: Holidays
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Solstice concert takes Crooked Tree stage
The seventh annual Blissfest Winter Solstice Concert will celebrate renewal and the winter season at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23. Headlining the concert are Michigan natives Seth and May. Other musicians...
Tags: Music, Music Industry
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Are you ready for the end of the world?
The world is slated to end. Again. In 1999, the world was going to end because computers would fail. In 2003, another planet was destined to crash into Earth. This time: A calendar created by the Mayans ends Dec. 21, 2012, and has been associated...
Tags: NASA
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Puppet Sculptor Anne Cubberly Creates A Magical World
The Hartford CourantWalk into the high-ceilinged, wondrously cluttered studio of the inventive Hartford kinetic sculptor Anne Cubberly and you step into the workshop of a creative visual artist's unbounded imagination. Although small, even a bit claustrophobic, this is...Tags: Fine Artists, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Customs and Tradition, Dance, Wethersfield
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Let there be dark
When I was a child, I knew real darkness. At my family's cabin on a Minnesota lake, I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes. I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars. But now, when 8 of...
Tags: Obesity, American Medical Association, Conservation, Diabetes, Heart Disease
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Look to public property for snow fun in Pa.
There may not be snow on the ground, but the cold spell forecast over the next week should help area ski resorts make enough snow for thousands of Alpine skiers and snowboarders to enjoy. When people think of snow sports, thoughts generally turn first...
Tags: Natural Resources, Gardens and Parks, Cross Country Skiing, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Agriculture
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Linda C. Black horoscopes for 12/21/12
Linda Black HoroscopesToday's Birthday (12/21/12). This Winter Solstice witnesses a collective awakening toward a higher purpose, an exceptionally auspicious way to begin your year. Maintain busy-work energy (until June) with healthy food and exercise. Social life sparks...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet
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Santa Monica Nativity displays: Church groups ponder next steps
L.A. NOWA coalition of church groups that has erected Nativity scenes in Santa Monica for more than 50 years is pondering its next steps after a federal judge ruled the city has the right to bar seasonal public displays....
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