December 21 2012

• The countdown to the apocalypse is on. We're one year away from Dec. 21, 2012, the date that the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar allegedly marked as the end of an era that would reset the date to zero and signal the end of humanity.
(ABC News)
• Helsinki, Finland - December 21, 2011 - As the year 2011 draws to a close, it is time for Joona Airamo, Chief Information Security Officer at Stonesoft, to gaze into his crystal ball and predict on what 2012 might have set in store for us.
(Reuters)
• leaving the U.S. with a near zero interest rate policy since December 2008. With U.S. economic growth remaining lackluster, the debate rages on whether the Fed will embark upon another round of bond-buying in 2012, widely known as quantitative easing.
(Forbes)
• If the past is any indicator, well be intently blogging, tweeting and indulging in black humor as the clock ticks down to Dec. 21 point for 2012 hysteria. I think its going to ramp up as we get closer to next December, she told me.
(MSNBC Cosmiclog)
• The legislative committee tasked with evaluating proposed budget cuts that could kick 65,000 people off MaineCare is scheduled to meet next on Jan. 3 — the day before the House and Senate return for their 2012 session. Gov.
(San Francisco Gate)
• Joerg Astalosch, a close aide to Volkswagen supervisory board chairman Ferdinand Piech, was appointed chief financial officer of truckmaker MAN effective on Jan. 1, 2012. SGL said its equity level rose by 98 million euros ($128.
(Factors to watch on December 21 - Reuters)
• Ancient Mayans and Nostradamus predicted the Apocalypse would strike on December 21, 2012 , while many new-age spiritualists and philosophers believe humankind will enter enlightenment in 2012.
(Yahoo Finance)
• Countdown Maya – Doomsday Clock begins – December 21 2012 – The Doomsday Clock for December 21, 2012, begins for the Maya predictions. It's the 'Year of Doom' and the end of the world is upon us.
(Newsoxy.com)