Predictions for 2005

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BEST NATIONAL EVENT:

The Giants will win the Series against Cleveland in Game 7. (Jillian5512)
The space shuttle will finally take flight again without major problems, though with some anxious moments. (Heart)
The American media finally release information showing George W. Bush's lies and deceits. He is investigated by a grand jury, which all begins in August. (WhiteEgret)
Tony Blair will lose the general election. (tyneandtyneagain)

WORST NATIONAL EVENT:

A catastrophic event in Southern California, related to fire. A passenger train in the Midwest US will be derailed, domestic terrorism will be suspected; the southern jet stream will dominate weather in the US, drying out the East Coast and there will be wetter than normal weather patterns in the southern tier of states; an old murder case from the 19th century will come back into the public eye, in light of new DNA evidence, but the murder will still remain technically unsolved. (Jillian5512)
Our economy will basically resemble last year?s except will not rise as high; where we improved, and will fall lower than we fell last year. (Heart)
A meteor impact in or around New York City. (Danger2369)
Earthquake in Central California of 7.2 magnitude or greater in January or February. (diw222)
Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupts in July and wipes out much of the Puget Sound/Seattle area. (WhiteEgret)

GREATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY/INVENTION:

There will be confirmation that a known drug will be proven to show results in reversing Alzheimer's. (Jillian5512)
The science of earthquake prediction will become more solid. (Heart)
Other life Discovered in the universe. (Danger2369)
The invention of a "feel-good" gadget or pill. (LeLouvre)
Microsoft will develop a touch-screen based cell phone/mp3 player/PDA that you can download a simple "virtual piano" program that lets everyone write ultra-annoying ring tones that make everyone else mad. (NotOneOfUs)

AWARDS (OSCARS/GRAMMIES/NOBEL PRIZE):

Best Picture: Ray (Fahrenheit 9/11 and Passion nominated, but don't win). Best Actor: Jamie Foxx. Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon. (Jillian5512)
This is the year for animation achievements, notably Tom Hanks in Polar Express, and Pixar (the Incredibles). There have been more technical achievements this year than outstanding acting. (Heart)
Ashlee Simpson's Saturday Night Live performance will lose her the Grammy for Best Song, which is awarded to a stoner-rock band called Tusk. (NotOneOfUs)
The movie Finding Neverland will be nominated for best movie of the year. Desperate Housewives will get many various nominations. (twoparanormalpowers)

SURPRISE PREDICTION:

Pittsburg will go to Super Bowl and WIN! (amoena)
To the surprise of everyone, the Chicago Cubs will finally win the league pennant and the World Series. (JSURRATT2)
A mega-merger between AT&T/Cingular and Verizon Wireless. (Jillian5512)
Osama Bin Laden will be found. (twoparanormalpowers)
Michael Jackson disappears in spring. Claims of mysterious death, but not true. I feel he is not dead, but reports are that he is. (diw222)
Loch Ness Monster doesn't exist, but Ogogpogo does. Dinosaur-like creatures found alive in Congo. Dead body of Bigfoot found. Flores Island "hobbits" found alive. (WhiteEgret)

You can still post your own predictions in the Forum. And if you want to see how well our Forum seers did with their 2004 predictions, you can read what they said here.