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Somerville installs more of the rotating red sculptures currently on display at the Porter Square T stop. They are cleverly-disguised wind turbines.
(source: Adam Olenn. To see all of his predictions, click here.)


(image sources: Google Street View, and City of Cambridge website)

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A woman named Nora moves to Somerville after completing college.
(source: Nora. To see all of her predictions, click here.)

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The windmills that have been built on top of hills and buildings allow property owners to sell electricity NStar. This reduces property tax; as a result, rents stabilize.
___Stabilized rents allow Columbine Phoenix to pay off her student loans, and stop working on the weekends. Columbine pours this newfound time into a cooking and kitchen safety show (Short Order Chefs) on SCTV featuring elementary-school students who have submitted particularly stellar recipes.
(source: Columbine Phoenix. To see all of Columbine's predictions, click here.)

Other predictions

March, 2014
NASA launches the Ares I launch vehicle and the Orion 2 spacecraft on its first manned mission to the International Space Station.
(source: Wikipedia)

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December 31, 2014
Green line extension opens.
(source: MBTA website)

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No date given
The United States Government ban on incandescent lightbulbs to take effect, as part of the 2007 Energy Bill.
(source: Wikipedia)