01 May 2013 (10:51 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“Before, you had Agency A from the U.S. government that would deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico and then Agency B from the U.S. that would also deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico. Nobody […] Continue Reading…
01 May 2013 (09:48 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Using the USGS records, I counted eleven 6+ quakes around the world for April 2013 (12 if you round up the 5.9 quake that hit Portugal yesterday).
I counted ten 6+ quakes in April 2012.
01 May 2013 (09:17 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Japan’s Natural Resources and Energy Agency reporting a big decrease in the number of gas stations. Almost 20 years ago there were more than 60000 gas stations in Japan, now there are 35000.
Gas station operators blame falling demand and increased […] Continue Reading…
In New York the power supply company, Eaton Corporation, announced 33 layoffs. Company officials blame the bad economy.
After 33 years of doing business in Hamburg, New York, Romanello’s South Restaurant closed down. The owner is pissed off: “I ran out of money. I’m sick about it!”-John Romanello
The coffee shop, Noella Brew Bar, closed down […] Continue Reading…
According to Rueters, the number of announced planned layoffs by U.S. employers was up for the second month in a row at the end of February.
There was a 7% increase from February 2012 to February 2013, and a 37% increase from January 2013 to February 2013.
In February 2013 it was announced that 55356 people […] Continue Reading…
30 April 2013 (11:54 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Jumada t-Tania 1434/10 Ordibehest 1391/21 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases reporting a record 500 rubella/measles cases every week in April!
At this point there are 4763 cases in Japan, from 01 January to 21 April 2013! Compare that to the yearly average, between 2008-2011, of […] Continue Reading…
Forced lockdown of a city. Militarized police riding tanks in the streets. Door-to-door armed searches without warrant. Families thrown out of their homes at gunpoint to be searched without probable cause. Businesses forced to close. Transport shut down.
These were not the scenes from a military coup in a far off banana republic, but rather […] Continue Reading…
30 April 2013 (02:10 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Jumada t-Tania 1434/10 Ordibehest 1391/21 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
While Israel launches new airstrikes on Gaza Strip (killing a man when his body was cut in half by the explosions), Egypt has walked out of international nuclear nonproliferation talks. Egypt wants Israel, a nuclear weapons power, to sign onto […] Continue Reading…
30 April 2013 (01:57 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Jumada t-Tania 1434/10 Ordibehest 1391/21 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
An Australian study suggests that if you eat junk food when pregnant or breast feeding, your kid will be addicted to junk food.
The University of Adelaide study showed that kids of junk food eating mothers end up needing junk food […] Continue Reading…
30 April 2013 (01:49 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Jumada t-Tania 1434/10 Ordibehest 1391/21 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
“Countermeasures have been effective so far, but the situation is still developing…..We cannot afford to take it easy or relax, as we are facing a new virus. We should be prepared for any possible development.”-Li Keqiang, Chinese Premier
Fujian Province reporting […] Continue Reading…