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Here in the United States, we ;re mostly treating tomorrow scheduled End of Da stanley thermos ys as a bit of a joke 鈥?but in China, it deadly serious. At least, serious enough for the Chinese government to round up and detain 500 members of the Church of A stanley us lmighty God, a Chinese religious sect, for spreading the notion that the world will end on December 21. The Chinese authorities seized 5,000 items, including banners, DVDs, printed materials, phones, and computers. Top image: Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses among the apocalypse survival pods he built in the village of Qiantun, in Hebei Province. Photo by Ed Jones/AFP stanley cup /Getty Images Separately, the Guardian reports that China has cracked down on any mention of an impending apocalypse: Theories that the world will end on 21 December, the last day on the cyclical Mayan calendar, are popular in China. Much of the furore seems to have been inspired by the Hollywood film 2012, a box office hit in China, which used the so-called Mayan apocalypse as its central premise. Chinese media outlets have been told to dampen coverage of the rumoured cataclysm. Strengthen positive guidance and forcefully guard against the creation and spread of rumours, as well as working up panicked feelings, said a leaked directive posted to the internet by the Berkeley, California-based China Digital Times. [Guardian] ChinaFuturismMayaPolitics Eopv How to build a Daft Punk helmet in four months
A while back, we told you about Organ Trail, a zombie-filled webgame inspired by that classic work of morbid edutainment, Ore stanley water bottle gon Trail. Now the Organ Trail producers are expanding the original game and making it available on your computer and phone. https://gizmodo/flee-the-zombie-hordes-on-the-organ stanley trinkflaschen -trail-5677310 The Men Who Wear Many Hats, who created the original Flash game, are currently running a Kickstarter to raise money for Organ Trail: Director Cut. Like the original Organ Trail, the director cut will trace your escape across the country as you flee hordes of zombies in a station wagon. It will also include expanded gameplay and an entirely new soundtrack. The plan is to release the game for Mac, PC, iPhone, and Android devices. The Men Who Wear Many Hats have exceeded their original $3000 goal a few times over, but pledging is a great way to pre-order the game, as well as support game designers who are working on their passion project. In the meantime, you can still play the original web game online. Organ Trail: Direct stanley tumbler ors Cut [Kickstarter] Video gameszombies
Here in the United States, we ;re mostly treating tomorrow scheduled End of Da stanley thermos ys as a bit of a joke 鈥?but in China, it deadly serious. At least, serious enough for the Chinese government to round up and detain 500 members of the Church of A stanley us lmighty God, a Chinese religious sect, for spreading the notion that the world will end on December 21. The Chinese authorities seized 5,000 items, including banners, DVDs, printed materials, phones, and computers. Top image: Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses among the apocalypse survival pods he built in the village of Qiantun, in Hebei Province. Photo by Ed Jones/AFP stanley cup /Getty Images Separately, the Guardian reports that China has cracked down on any mention of an impending apocalypse: Theories that the world will end on 21 December, the last day on the cyclical Mayan calendar, are popular in China. Much of the furore seems to have been inspired by the Hollywood film 2012, a box office hit in China, which used the so-called Mayan apocalypse as its central premise. Chinese media outlets have been told to dampen coverage of the rumoured cataclysm. Strengthen positive guidance and forcefully guard against the creation and spread of rumours, as well as working up panicked feelings, said a leaked directive posted to the internet by the Berkeley, California-based China Digital Times. [Guardian] ChinaFuturismMayaPolitics Eopv How to build a Daft Punk helmet in four months
A while back, we told you about Organ Trail, a zombie-filled webgame inspired by that classic work of morbid edutainment, Ore stanley water bottle gon Trail. Now the Organ Trail producers are expanding the original game and making it available on your computer and phone. https://gizmodo/flee-the-zombie-hordes-on-the-organ stanley trinkflaschen -trail-5677310 The Men Who Wear Many Hats, who created the original Flash game, are currently running a Kickstarter to raise money for Organ Trail: Director Cut. Like the original Organ Trail, the director cut will trace your escape across the country as you flee hordes of zombies in a station wagon. It will also include expanded gameplay and an entirely new soundtrack. The plan is to release the game for Mac, PC, iPhone, and Android devices. The Men Who Wear Many Hats have exceeded their original $3000 goal a few times over, but pledging is a great way to pre-order the game, as well as support game designers who are working on their passion project. In the meantime, you can still play the original web game online. Organ Trail: Direct stanley tumbler ors Cut [Kickstarter] Video gameszombies
