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• Jenkins, John Major. "The Mayan Lord of Creation and 2012." New Dawn Magazine. July-August 2006.
• Joseph, Lawrence E. "Apocalypse 2012." Morgan Road Books. 2007.
• MacDonald, G. Jeffrey. "Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse?" USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-03-27-maya-2012_n.htm
• "The Mayan Calendar Portal Answers Apocalypto's Call for a New Beginning." Business Wire. December 13, 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Dec_13/ai_n16911056