>>Here's a cheery thought for 2013
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>>When did that Mayan calendar predict things going pear shaped.
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>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7819201/Nasa-warns-solar-flares-from-huge-space-storm-will-cause-devastation.html
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>WTF? Why should the solar maximum, which seems to be estimated for 2013 according to that article, be any worse than other maxima that appear roughly every 11 years? No reasons are mentioned in the article, and it might just be so much sensationalism.

BTW I don't believe the Mayan calendar thing. Just in case you where wondering.