Mayan Calendar Ends

Lu Zhenghai, right, near the ark-like vessel he was building in China's northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Lu Zhenghai is one of at least two men in China predicting a world-ending flood on Dec. 21, the day many believe the Maya set as the conclusion of their 5,125-year long-count calendar. (ANPF-Chen Jiansheng/AP Photo)