02 May 2013 (01:47 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission reported that as of 01 May 2013, there were 127 human infections of H7N9.
On 02 May 2013, a 55 years old man died from the ‘bird’ flu in Hunan Province. Apparently he […] Continue Reading…
02 May 2013 (23:49 UTC-07 Tango 01 May 2013)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“We will never again allow Bolivia or Latin America to be your backyard!”-Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia
On the 01 May 2013 the president of Bolivia, Juan Evo Morales Ayma, expelled the U.S. Agency for International […] Continue Reading…
02 May 2013 (21:56 UTC-07 Tango 01 May 2013)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“Using the emergency powers of the mayor’s office, I’m issuing an order for the limited purpose of giving police the authority to confiscate items that can be used as weapons.”-Mike MGinn, mayor
You rarely hear about May Day […] Continue Reading…
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…