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nIt’snthe last day of the year, and I’d say that it is time to take stocknof all the predictions that did not come true. First of all,nof course, the world did not end on or around the 21st ofnthis month – and we all know by now that no ancient Mayan predictednthe end of the world, anyway, right? – but there were lots of othernfirm-sounding predictions that missed the mark, as well.
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So-callednpsychic LaMont Hamilton said that there would be an Iraniannrevolution that would remove either Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ornPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from power—but that didn’t happen.nSome of his other predictions, including a serious dispute betweennChina and Japan, China losing its position in the world’s economy,nand two space disasters for Russia, fell flat—thank goodness! Thenpredictions that Hamilton made that actually came true were eithernpretty good guesses or completely obvious to everyone—yes,nPresident Obama did face Mitt Romney in an election (I noticed thatnHamilton didn’t predict who would win!), and yes, Israel did facensome violence.
So-callednpsychic LaMont Hamilton said that there would be an Iraniannrevolution that would remove either Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ornPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from power—but that didn’t happen.nSome of his other predictions, including a serious dispute betweennChina and Japan, China losing its position in the world’s economy,nand two space disasters for Russia, fell flat—thank goodness! Thenpredictions that Hamilton made that actually came true were eithernpretty good guesses or completely obvious to everyone—yes,nPresident Obama did face Mitt Romney in an election (I noticed thatnHamilton didn’t predict who would win!), and yes, Israel did facensome violence.n
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Anothern“psychic,” Judy Hevenly, said that Anderson Cooper would win annEmmy Award for his TV talk show. He didn’t; instead, his shownattracted few viewers and was cancelled. She said that Canada wouldnbe hit by major wildfires, but the nation had a normal fire season;ninstead, Colorado burned all summer. She guessed correctly thatnBarack Obama would be re-elected president, but she went along withnscientists who estimated that world population totals would hit 7.5nor 7.6 billion; instead, the population is barely more than 7 billionnas of today. It was a good guess on Hevenly’s part that 2012 wouldnbring a baby boy to Kate Middleton and Prince William of England—butnit didn’t; instead, it brought just the beginnings of a pregnancynthat will hopefully result in a healthy baby (boy OR girl!) in 2013. n
Anothern“psychic,” Judy Hevenly, said that Anderson Cooper would win annEmmy Award for his TV talk show. He didn’t; instead, his shownattracted few viewers and was cancelled. She said that Canada wouldnbe hit by major wildfires, but the nation had a normal fire season;ninstead, Colorado burned all summer. She guessed correctly thatnBarack Obama would be re-elected president, but she went along withnscientists who estimated that world population totals would hit 7.5nor 7.6 billion; instead, the population is barely more than 7 billionnas of today. It was a good guess on Hevenly’s part that 2012 wouldnbring a baby boy to Kate Middleton and Prince William of England—butnit didn’t; instead, it brought just the beginnings of a pregnancynthat will hopefully result in a healthy baby (boy OR girl!) in 2013. nn
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Nikki,n“Psychic to the Stars,” said that an earthquake would destroynmost of Mexico City and that there would be a giant earthquake innCalifornia. No and no. She said that animals and birds would attacknpeople at the end of the year (one assumes more than normal), giantnprehistoric sea monsters would be seen in the sea, and that therenwould be major UFO sightings all over the world, and maybe even annalien spacecraft landing. No, no, no, no. A plane was going to crashninto the White House. No. The Holy Grail was going to be found. No.nThe Earth was going to “fall off its axis.” No. And, by the way,nthat doesn’t make sense. n
Nikki,n“Psychic to the Stars,” said that an earthquake would destroynmost of Mexico City and that there would be a giant earthquake innCalifornia. No and no. She said that animals and birds would attacknpeople at the end of the year (one assumes more than normal), giantnprehistoric sea monsters would be seen in the sea, and that therenwould be major UFO sightings all over the world, and maybe even annalien spacecraft landing. No, no, no, no. A plane was going to crashninto the White House. No. The Holy Grail was going to be found. No.nThe Earth was going to “fall off its axis.” No. And, by the way,nthat doesn’t make sense. nn
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nNikkinalso made some predictions about the Hollywood stars she supposedlynspecializes in: Ellen De Generes would join the army for a week,nSylvester Stallone would be nominated for a Tony Award, and Madonnanwould break a leg. No, no, and no. n
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nInhave to say, however, that I admire the fact that Nikki really goesnout on a limb and predicts things that aren’t just general goodnguessing. She was proven super wrong in all the predictions Inchecked, but at least she was bold. Most psychics talk in such angeneral way that they could make a case that their predictions werenright—but even I can predict that there will be upheaval in thenMiddle East, earthquakes will occur somewhere, and the economy willnsuffer from unemployment and stock-market shake-ups. n
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Here‘snmy source for the 2012 predictions…I only dealt with the top threenpsychics, but I tried not to cherry-pick; they guessed right atntimes, but those “hits” are easily explained by the fact thatnthey were merely intelligent guesses that followed 2011 trends, ornthat they were framed in general “mushy” language that isnimpossible to be proven wrong. The more specific and dramaticnpredictions all turned out to be wrong. And notice that nobodynpredicted shootings at a movie theater or an elementary school, nor andevastating Superstorm hitting Manhattan and New Jersey. And that’snbecause people can make good guesses about the future based on datanfrom the past…but apparently they can’t make MAGICAL predictions. n
Here‘snmy source for the 2012 predictions…I only dealt with the top threenpsychics, but I tried not to cherry-pick; they guessed right atntimes, but those “hits” are easily explained by the fact thatnthey were merely intelligent guesses that followed 2011 trends, ornthat they were framed in general “mushy” language that isnimpossible to be proven wrong. The more specific and dramaticnpredictions all turned out to be wrong. And notice that nobodynpredicted shootings at a movie theater or an elementary school, nor andevastating Superstorm hitting Manhattan and New Jersey. And that’snbecause people can make good guesses about the future based on datanfrom the past…but apparently they can’t make MAGICAL predictions. nn
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nAlsonon this date:
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NewnYear’s Eve
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nAnniversary of a New Year’s Eve party inside an iguanodon
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nAnniversarynof a window tax in England
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