13 June 2014 (13:17 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1435/23 Khordad 1393/16 Geng Wu 4712
Mazda claims it has a new 1.5 liter turbo diesel engine that got an impressive 28+ Kilometers Per Liter (about 65+ Miles Per U.S. Gallon) in their test car! And Mazda says it will be the cleanest burning diesel engine available worldwide in 2015, claiming no […] Continue Reading…
13 June 2014 (12:45 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1435/23 Khordad 1393/16 Geng Wu 4712
Yet more proof those environmentalist do-gooders don’t know what they’re talking about: Ford admits they flubbed on the fuel economy of their hybrid cars.
Ford says it will make a “goodwill” payback to 215-thousand U.S. hybrid car owners (13-thousand Canadians) because the advertised Miles […] Continue Reading…
13 June 2014 (11:57 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1435/23 Khordad 1393/16 Geng Wu 4712
Many anti-gun cops throughout the United States will routinely whip the news media into a frenzy over the use of non-lethal BB and pellet guns (called AirSoft by the NAZI cops and media). Even children are being arrested if they’re seen in […] Continue Reading…
I’ve collected a few LTV A-7 Corsair 2 kits in 1/72 scale, and noticed a lot of difference in shape. I’ve also learned that the latest and greatest kit issue from Asia isn’t so great.
Update: I recently got the ancient 1979 The A-7 Corsair II in Detail & Scale and immediately noticed a difference in […] Continue Reading…
12 June 2014 (16:29 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Sha’ban 1435/22 Khordad 1393/15 Geng Wu 4712
Is San Diego, California U.S.A., plagued with so many crooked cops that arrests are finally being made?
In the most recent case husband and wife police officers were arrested and charged with being drug runners. The husband was also charged with being high […] Continue Reading…
12 June 2014 (15:43 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Sha’ban 1435/22 Khordad 1393/15 Geng Wu 4712
An Alabama Kmart shutting down in September. Another Illinois Kmart going down, this time the Collinsville store will shutdown in September. North Carolina losing a 35 years old Kmart, in September. 80 Wisconsinites to become unemployed when another Kmart shuts down in July. A […] Continue Reading…
10 June 2014 (09:25 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Sha’ban 1435/20 Khordad 1393/13 Geng Wu 4712
“…the tech sector has become the backbone of the Israeli economy. Throughout the global recession Israel saw growth year on year. Just take a look at the NASDAQ….foreign listings, number one is China, number two is Israel.”-Samuel Burke, CNN tech reporter
A CNN […] Continue Reading…
Badakhshan Province: In Jurm District, an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol was ambushed by Mujahideen. Government sources say at least four ANA soldiers killed, four wounded. Mujahideen claim 20 ANA personnel were killed or wounded.
Faryab Province: In Maimana City, a bomb exploded in a market killing three people and wounding 15.
Helmand Province: In Greshk District, Mujahideen […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.
Arizona: In Tucson, after 13 years Kevin Jewelers shutdown.
California: Coachella Valley Unified School District laid off 51 teachers. More layoffs in the works. BEST (Barstow Employment Specialized Training) Opportunities killed 98 jobs, guess their job training wasn’t good enough. The Alta Bates Summit Medical Center continues to kill jobs because […] Continue Reading…
The following is an incomplete list of shootings.
5600 block of South Wabash: Two men shot, one killed, one in critical condition.
4600 block of West Jackson Boulevard: A man shot multiple times and killed.
400 block of North Leamington Avenue: A man shot twice in his right hand.
9000 block of South Harvard Avenue: A man shot and […] Continue Reading…