Yes, all the Mayan hype about the world ending in 2012 is here now and life still goes on. The Mayans for their part had the most accurate calendar in the world, but it is still OFF by a percentage! Does not matter anyway b/c it never said the world will end on December 21, 2012. That date is the beginning of a new world cycle, not a doomsday countdown! Nevertheless, no matter what disasters and upheavals happen, life will go on. The Biblical fanatics too are counting on the number 12 as origin; as such, it is also a good candidate for the rapture of the church around Tishri (Sept/Oct)! If Obama wins a second term I think THAT will be the sign of the end of the US starting in Nov 2012!!! Obamaclypse Jan 2013!!!