Yesterday, The AVE carried the news that the world was schedulaed to end on may 21. We now have more complete information. The actual time will be 6pm, Pacific Standard Time (7 pm daylight savings time). from Slate Peter Finocchiar (excerpted) We’ve compiled an explainer below with [...]
Archive for May, 2011
May 16th, 2011 - 6:34 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: SUNDAY REVELATIONS: World to end at 7pm, PST daylight savings time, May 21
May 16th, 2011 - 12:04 am § in America
Faux Fox Phacts About Climate Change
from Media Matters 1. Global warming “doesn’t exist” 2. 2009 was “the coldest year on record” 3. “Nearly all of the [Arctic] ice has returned” 4. “How can there be global warming if it’s snowing and it’s bitterly cold?” 5. “The [...]
May 15th, 2011 - 9:34 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Russia Enticing for Indian Medical Students
from the Hindu “In spite of scoring 93 per cent in core subjects, it is difficult to pursue my dream career in medicine in India, considering the intense competition. But Russia will provide me the opportunity. On completion of the course, I can return and practise medicine,” said S. Priyadarshi[...]
May 15th, 2011 - 6:15 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libya
from Huff Post: Libyan rebels said Sunday they have taken full control of the western port city of Misrata, 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Tripoli, the only major city in western Libya with a significant rebel toehold. The rebel claim could not be confirmed. In Misrata, rebel fighter Abdel-Salam de[...]
May 15th, 2011 - 11:20 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Web site for end of days has been hacked!
Just six days before The End, the web site that is announcing the end, We Can Know, has developed a problem .. their streaming radio does not work!! You can, however, listen to pre-recorded texts .. for example. [...]
May 15th, 2011 - 7:49 am § in America
Sunday Revelation: Next Sunday is The End
The end of the world Family Radio evangelist Harold Camping believes that he has calculated the exact date of the rapture: May 21, 2011. How does end times theology impact real world behavior? Hirschfield: What happens when the Messiah doesn’t show? Dawkins: Science explains the end of the world M[...]
May 15th, 2011 - 7:30 am § in Misc.
Sunday Revelations: Most Americans support congressional probe on Muslims
from Religion News: The PRRI/RNS Religion News Poll was based on telephone interviews of 1,015 U.S. adults between Feb. 11 and 13. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Overall, men, viewers who trust Fox News, white evangelicals and Republicans are more likely to thin[...]
Sunday Revelations: Is this how the Torah was written?
One of the strengths claimed by Judaism, Islam, and Mormonism is the possession of direct revelation from God. In Orthodox Judaism, this revelation is supposed to include the “unwritten Torah” a set of oral traditions that Jews claim is implicit in the Torah and required to understand [...]
May 14th, 2011 - 1:37 pm § in Uncategorized
AVE Challenge: Bad Taste
This is a. bumper sticker from South Carolina b. billboard from Chicago c. ad for new Fox special produced by Glenn Beck d. bumper sticker purchased at Iowa Tea Party e. Billboard sponsored by Nation of Islam[...]
May 14th, 2011 - 1:01 pm § in Uncategorized
EAT: Baguette Box … Conclusive evidence for Intelligent Design!
Hunks of tender chicken are deep-fried and glazed in a tangy brown sauce, then served on a crispy baguette with caramelized onions and cilantro. See Menu Ed. Baguette Box is tan offshoot of Monsoon, one of the few fusion restaurants I have ever really liked. Monsoon is Vietnamese in origin, but th[...]