* Markus Weimer, The Peace Dividend: Analysis of a Decade of Angolan Indicators, 2002 – 2012

* 2012 – The Independent State of Azawad is declared.

* 1919 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1983 – Anthony Sedlak, Canadian chef ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.

* 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician and journalist, 8th Prime Minister of Malta ( d. 2012 )

* 1935 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal ( d. 2012 )

* 1942 – Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist ( d. 2012 )

* 1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater ( d. 2012 )

* 1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer ( d. 2012 )

* 1914 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – Ekrem Bora, Turkish actor ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Lionel Bowen, Australian politician ( b. 1922 )

* 2012 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer ( b. 1947 )

* 2012 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican politician, President of Mexico ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician ( b. 1898 )

* 2012 – Jamaa Fanaka, American director, producer, and screenwriter ( b. 1942 )

* 2012 – Jerry Lynch, American baseball player ( b. 1930 )

* 2012 – N. K. P. Salve, Indian politician ( b. 1921 )

* 1933 – Pierluigi Vigna, Italian magistrate ( d. 2012 )

* 1921 – Richard Adler, American songwriter and composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ( d. 2012 )

* 1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – John Berry, English motorcycle racing promoter and manager ( b. 1944 )

* 2012 – Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist ( b. 1927 )

Holden withdrew his co-sponsorship of SOPA on January 18, 2012.

On January 17, 2012 Newgrounds joined in the SOPA Protest, by blocking the front page of the website showing info about and how it would affect Newgrounds, the block lasted for 12 hours afterwards service was resumed.

It is important to note that SOPA was postponed indefinitely after major protests arose, including by many popular websites such as Wikipedia, which launched a site blackout on January 18, 2012.

SOPA faced significant opposition from internet freedom advocacy groups and web companies, and on January 15, 2012, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor cancelled a planned vote on the bill.

In 2011 – 2012 Sony Music Inc. expresses explicit supports for SOPA ( Stop Online Piracy Act ) and the PIPA ( PROTECT IP Act )

The World Wide Web Virtual Library participated in the SOPA protests on January 18, 2012.

A YouTube video by Braley against SOPA and PIPA won attention and praise in January 2012 for its humorous approach.

Red 5 Studios also pulled support from 2012 E3 in protest of the ESA's support of SOPA and PIPA.

Moxie and Diet Moxie are sold in Wal-Mart and Stop and Shop stores in Connecticut as of 2012.

* Can't Stop Singing ( 2012 )

On January 3, 2012, customer advocacy blog Stop The Cap!

The documentary, remnamed " Stop my Sutter " aired on BBC3 on 27 February 2012 on BBC Three

The redesigned 2012 Kia Rio and Rio5 ( hatchback ) debuted at the 2011 New York Auto Show was announced with their Idle Stop and Go ( ISG ) feature, or stop-start technology.

On January 16, 2012, customer advocacy blog Stop The Cap!

" On 1 February 2012, the band released a new song, entitled " Nothing's Gonna Stop Us ", as a free download.

Warner Music Group was a supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act in 2012.

In a landmark ruling in 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that Victor Willis can terminate his copyrights granted to the publishers Can't Stop Productions and Scorpio Music because " a joint author who separately transfers his copyright interest may unilaterally terminate the grant.

A forth single, " Can't Stop " has an expected release date on 3rd October 2012.

* 2012: Stop the Traffik – Secret Fear

* 2012: Wax Tailor-Heart Stop ( vocalist )

And as of Sept. 2012 it could be found in at least some Stop & Shop stores.

On 18 January 2012, the English Wikipedia was shut down for 24 hours, following a decision by contributors to protest against two bills being examined by the Congress of the United States: the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act.

* Why Stop Now ( 2012 )

Currently ( as of 2012 ), Stop & Shop operates stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

* Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, a 2012 non-fiction book about the value of introverted people, by American author Susan Cain

* 2012: Stop TB in my lifetime Call for a world free of TB.

In March 2012, Maffia announced her underground single titled ' Don't Stop The Music " featuring Maffia Recordz signee's MC Romeo and Tyler Daley.

In a landmark ruling in 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that under the Copyright Act of 1976, Victor Willis can terminate his copyrights to songs written by him and granted to the publishers Can't Stop Productions and Scorpio Music because " a joint author who separately transfers his copyright interest may unilaterally terminate the grant.

On July 27, 2012 the ( reunited ) original lineup recorded an original Gary Bennett song called " A Truck Stop Christmas " at the East Nashville Studio of Phil Harris ; PH Balanced Recordings.

Past plays have included Bus Stop ( 2005 ), The Miracle Worker ( 2006 ), A Midsummer's Night Dream ( 2007 ), Marisol ( 2008 ), An American Daughter ( 2009 ), Blithe Spirit ( 2010 ), and Crimes of the Heart ; past musicals have included Guys and Dolls ( 2004 ), Godspell ( 2005 ), Bat Boy: The Musical ( 2006 ), Little Shop of Horrors ( 2007 ), Footloose ( 2008 ), Starmites ( 2009 ), Chicago ( 2010 ), They're Playing Our Song ( 2011 ), and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown ( 2012 ).