With the Mayan Calendar Ending, Will Martha's Vineyard Be Here Tomorrow?

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There has been a lot of discussion recently about the end of the world, most of it around the date Dec. 21, 2012.  However, experts are saying it's best to still do your Christmas shopping as an apocalypse is not going to happen. There is no evidence that earth will be destroyed by a solar flare that day and scientists have not detected any planets likely to break Earth's orbit and bump against us. Those in the know are also saying that the end of the Mayan calendar does not portend any disaster. “The best thing about this 2012 nonsense is it creates interest in the Mayan people,” stated Van Stone, an end-of-world debunker and professor at Southwestern College, in an interview with City News Service. “People can go down there and see what …

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