It's now 2012!

It’s now 2012! The big year!... Yes, yes, I know it’s still New Years Eve for us in Britain, but 2012 really begins when the day first appears at the International Date Line by the islands of Kiribati.

See here for background: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-day-2012-race-to-line.html
And: http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2010/03/2012-rumours-of-our-deaths-have-been.html