The
origins of the American military coup of 2012 "
... Americans became exasperated with democracy. We were disillusioned
with the apparent inability of elected government to solve the nation’sperplexing
dilemmas. We were looking for someone or something thatcould produce
workable answers. The one institution of government inwhich the people
retained faith was the military. Buoyed by the
military’s obvious competence in the First Gulf War, the public
increasingly turned to it for answers to the country’s problems
... " A work of fiction, www.dtic.mil (site accessed July
2008)
10
million fewer vehicles on US roads by 2012 "
... Over the next four years, we are likely to witness the greatest
mass exodus of vehicles off America’s highways in history. By
2012, there should be some 10 million fewer vehicles on American roadways
than there are today—a decline that dwarfs all previous adjustments
including those during the two OPEC oil shocks. And who will be parking
their cars? The 57 million American households that have both cars
and access to something resembling public transit. Gasoline at $7
begins to approach prices Europeans have paid for years, meaning that
chunk of America “will start to act more and more like Europeans
..." blogs.wsj.com (site accessed June 2008)
North
American biofuel revenues to double by 2012 "The
biofuels market in North America will earn revenues of $18.52 billion
by 2012, almost double the $9.98 billion earnings for 2007, according
to forecasts from Frost & Sullivan in its latest report, 'North
American Biofuels Market: Investment Analysis'. “Regulatory
support coupled with the need to address the geopolitical risk posed
by relying on the turbulent Middle East and Venezuela is driving the
growth of the North American biofuels market.... “Furthermore,
there is a strong venture capital investment climate in the next-generation
biofuels, which are expected to be more efficient, using algae, waste,
straw, wood, and other forest-based inputs that can be found in abundance
in the United States.” biofuelreview.com (site accessed
June 2008)
Monsanto
expects to double gross profit by 2012 "...
Monsanto's gross profit was $4.29 billion in 2007 and ...expects that
number to reach up to $8.5 billion by 2012. The company defines gross
profit as the difference between income and the expenses directly
attributed to it ...the
company's corn business continues to exceed expectations." sott.net
(site accessed May 2008)
David
Petraeus will run for President in 2012 "Whichever
non-white man the Democrats put forth this year will win, and then
“King David” will challenge them in four years.This
is bad. Petraeus isn’t Wes Clark. He’s Eisenhower. He’s
driven, he’s brilliant, and he wins. Clark was smart, and nice,
but not special enough to stand out. Petraeus is a hero ..."
whatsrequiredky.com (site accessed Mar 2008)
See
also: 2012
Presidential elections " ... there will
be 48 Democratic Senators running for President. The
Republican Party will have a choice between two candidates. One will
have excellent leadership skills, a proven track record, and charisma
to spare, but may have had marital problems 40 years ago. The other
will be squeaky clean, and totally unelectible. The GOP will select
the second candidate .... " Scrapwood - mateorico.wordpress.com
(site accessed Mar 2007)
Bush
says deficits will end by 2012 "The
White House continues to insist that persistent budget deficits will
disappear and surpluses resume by 2012, long after President Bush
leaves office. Critics say such projections are wildly optimistic
..." springfieldnewssun.com (site accessed Feb 2008)
See
also: A balanced budget by 2012 "Today,
The President Announced He Will Propose A Balanced Budget. On February
5, the Administration will present its five-year budget proposal,
which will show reducing budget deficits and balance in 2012. The
Budget will achieve balance while addressing the Nation's most critical
needs, including support for the Global War on Terror and sustaining
the strength of our economy through permanent tax relief..."
www.whitehouse.gov (site accessed Jan 2007)
See also: More
realistic estimate of veterans costs is $16 billion higher than the
Bush estimate for 2012 "...
In fact, even the White House doesn't seem serious
about the numbers. It says the long-term budget numbers don't represent
actual administration policies. Similar cuts assumed in earlier budgets
have been reversed..."
See also: Budget
surplus by 2012 "President
Bush, who built a record budget deficit, now says the nation could
have a budget surplus by 2012 – if spending is kept under control
during the remainder of his term and beyond, of course...." weblogs.baltimoresun.com
(site accessed Oct 2007)
Brooklyn
2012 Video with text spoken by
Sir Ian McKellen showing computer-generated images of Brooklyn in
2012 nypost.com (site accessed Nov 2007)
Financial
firms to spend $28.5 billion on wealth management IT by 2012
Wall Street firms are ready to spend on new wealth management
technology, according to a report released today by Datamonitor that
predicts spending on wealth management IT in North America, Europe
and Asia-Pacific will reach $28.5 billion by 2012 ... The Datamonitor
report suggested that as wealth managers seek greater competitive
differentiation, they will look to develop an ideal wealth management
platform that will be comprised of seamlessly interconnected, service
oriented architecture-enabled components combined with business intelligence
and analytical CRM components ..." wallstreetandtech.com
(site accessed Oct 2007)
See also: 2012
will mark the beginning of a great depression "The
US has just a few more years left of solid economic growth with an
accompanying rise in the DJIA. After that, starting no later than
2012-13, an economic decline of terrible proportions begins and lasts
until about 2025. thegreatbustahead.com (site accessed May 2007)
70%
of US homes will have broadband by 2012 "70
percent US homes or 86 million households will have broadband internet
access by 2012 according to a report by JupiterResearch. JupiterResearch
finds that wider availability of high-speed service will prompt nearly
36 million new broadband subscribers over the next five years...."
telecompaper.nl (site accessed June 2007)
New
York's taxi fleet going green by 2012 "Every
yellow cab in this city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and
stricter emissions and gas mileage standards for taxis will be phased
in starting next year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. There
are now 375 hybrid vehicles among the 13,000 taxis rolling on New
York City streets. Under Bloomberg's plan, that number will increase
to 1,000 by October 2008 and will grow by about 20 percent each year
until 2012...." chicagotribune.com (site accessed May 2007)
See
also: Diesels
will outsell hybrids in the US by 2012
autoblog.com
(site
accessed May 2007)
IT
spending by the U.S. federal government to $102 billion by 2012 " In
efforts to achieve long-term efficiencies, federal agencies will focus
spending on system consolidation and modernization initiatives to
reduce IT infrastructure management costs and free money for mission
oriented applications." mae.pennett.com (site accessed Mar
2007)
General
Electric set to double profits by 2012 "General
Electric Co is on the right path to doubling its profits by 2012,
said CEO Jeffrey Immelt in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine
Zeitung. This
would mean that by 2012, profits after tax would rise to 36 bln usd
from 18.3 bln in 2005." Forbes.com (site
accessed October 2006)
Universal
access to health insurance by 2012 "
Americans should have universal access to health insurance
by the year 2012, a congressionally mandated report concluded Monday.The
report calls on Congress to move by next year to pass insurance reforms
protecting all citizens from catastrophic medical bills using either
market-based insurance policies or taxpayer-funded methods.It then
calls for new laws guaranteeing universal access to affordable health
insurance to be in place by 2012." Fox News (site
accessed October 2006)
US
Uranium industry to produce 20 million pounds by 2012 "Uranium
Producers of America Executive Director Jon Indall told StockInterview.com,'It’s
fairly apparent this industry, in the next four to five years, could
be producing in the range of 20 million pounds.' Questioned about
the big jump from about two to three million pounds of current uranium
mining production, Indall explained, 'Conservatively, five to six
years, but maybe even sooner.'" Financevisor.com (site
accessed Aug 2006)
Plan
to build four towers on ground zero by 2012 "The
new plan for ground zero calls for the accelerated construction of
a sprawling commercial complex: 8.8 millionsquare feet of office space
in four towers 58 to 70 stories high. All would open within a year
of each other, by 2012." New York Times (site
accessed April 2006)
See also Prototypes
revealed CapitalNews9.com (site
accessed September 2006)
USA
to cut its strategic arsenal by 80% compared to cold war times
"The United States will reduce
its strategic nuclear arsenal by 80% compared to cold war times by
the year 2012, acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Non-Proliferation Stephen Rademaker said at a Wednesday
news conference at the Interfax office in Moscow. Commenting
on a recent article in Foreign Affairs journal claiming that U.S.
nuclear potential had grown much stronger since the end of the cold
war he said that 'it is demonstrably untrue that the United States'nuclear
forces have not grown stronger since the end of the cold war.'"
Interfax (site accessed April 2006)
The
United States will not meet a 2012 deadline to eliminate its entire
chemical weapons stockpile, "according
to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. However, while many states are
behind schedule… Utah is on track." kutv.com
(site accessed Apri 2006)
See also:
USInfo.State.Gov
(site
accessed April 2006)
Effect
Measure (site
accessed Nov 2006)
Iowa
is projected to have 200,000 more jobs than workers to fill them
DesMoinesRegister.com (site
accessed March 2006)
The
Norwich Bulletin The
Navy remains committed to increasing new submarine construction to
two-a-year in 2012, but also committed to lowering the cost from $2.4
billion to $2 billion. (site accessed Feb 2006)
See also Submarine
production may increase before 2012 Norwich
Bulletin (site accessed Sep 2006)
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