25 June 2013 (13:18 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Sha’ban 1434/04 Tir 1391/18 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
“The methane, ethane and propane data, and new evidence from hydrocarbon and helium isotopes, all suggest that drilling has affected some homeowners’ water.”-Robert Jackson, Duke University
Duke University sampled 141 water wells in Pennsylvania. They concluded what past studies have concluded; fracking […] Continue Reading…
25 June 2013 (12:51 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Sha’ban 1434/04 Tir 1391/18 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
“So far no notification has been received from the U.S. government of Mr Edward Snowden’s passport being revoked.”-Hong Kong Immigration Department
“To ensure procedural fairness, the Hong Kong government needed to secure this information and also enough evidence about the charges against […] Continue Reading…
25 June 2013 (12:31 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Sha’ban 1434/04 Tir 1391/18 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
“Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to the current conditions.”-John Roberts, Chief Justice
25 June 2013 (12:12 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Sha’ban 1434/04 Tir 1391/18 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
“…..I would like not to deal with such issues because it is like shearing a pig: there’s lots of squealing and little fleece.”-Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, says NSA contracted worker Edward Snowden is in Russia, and […] Continue Reading…
24 June 2013/15 Sha’ban 1434/03 Tir 1391/17 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
“‘We cannot leave’, we were told for all those years. If we leave Afghanistan now, the Taliban will come back! Well guess what, after 12 years, trillions of dollars, more than 2,200 Americans killed, and perhaps more than 50,000 dead Afghan civilians and […] Continue Reading…
23 June 2013 (13:06 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1434/02 Tir 1391/16 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
The Bank of England and the People’s Bank of China have signed a deal in which they will directly exchange their currency, avoiding the use of the U.S. dollar.
The deal maxes out at 20 billion pounds/200 billion yuan (aka RMB). That’s […] Continue Reading…
23 June 2013 (12:53 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Sha’ban 1434/02 Tir 1391/16 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711
In China’s Shanghai Municipality, Baoshan District, a 62 years old factory manager beat one co-worker to death, then got hold of a gun and shot five others to death on 22 June 2013. One of those killed was a security guard.