04 March 2013/21 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/14 Esfand 1391
The British Empire’s Queen Elizabeth the 2nd hospitalized with what could be norovirus. And yet another U.K. hospital goes down; Cheltenham General Hospital is banning all visitors because of an outbreak. Hospital officials say it’s just “precautionary”. Also, the Worcestershire Royal, Redditch Alexandra and Kidderminster hospitals continue […] Continue Reading…
04 March 2013/21 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/14 Esfand 1391
One thousand companies are refusing to pay their higher electric bills, in Japan.
Back in April 2012, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCo) raised their rates by an average of 14.9%. This was to help cover the costs of dealing with the ongoing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
The thousand businesses […] Continue Reading…
04 March 2013/21 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/14 Esfand 1391
While glancing at news reports out of Japan, my eye was caught by a report that said eyeglass prices were going up, because of oil, or more specifically petrochemicals!
Most eyeglasses are actually plastic made with petrochemicals, and petrochemical prices have jumped. In January 2013 overall petrochemicals prices […] Continue Reading…
“…we’re learning about this through employees and when we’re dealing with multi-national corporations it makes it very difficult…….It’s just one hit after the other but we’re going to keep plugging.”-Anthony Dolce, Mayor of Dunkirk, New York, reacting to yet more layoffs
In Dunkirk, New York, Cott Corporation laid off at least 20 people. No explanation […] Continue Reading…
02 March 2013/19 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/12 Esfand 1391
While the main streamers have been reporting a decline in flu cases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said cases of flu B are increasing.
A nursing student became the fifth person to die from flu in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Iowa U.S.A. records its first […] Continue Reading…
24 February 2013/13 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/06 Esfand 1391
In Logar Province, a car bomb exploded near a police dormitory, killing one cop and wounding two.
In Nangarhar Province, Mujahideen targeted the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Jalalabad. Reports vary, saying between two and 14 NDS agents were killed, and dozens wounded.
President Hamid Karzai has […] Continue Reading…
Fuel station and convenience store operator, Christy’s of Cape Cod, now bankrupt. They closed their last gas station in Massachusetts back in October 2010. The owner, a Republican political wannabe, is facing several lawsuits from creditors.
Reports out of Rhode Island say many employees at Naval Station Newport will become unemployed. The now for sure […] Continue Reading…
“I believe it’s important to declare the city of Detroit in financial emergency…..There is no city that is more financially challenged….”-Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan
01 March 2013/18 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/11 Esfand 1391
The Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, announced he is taking over the management of the city of Detroit. City officials have ten days […] Continue Reading…
01 March 2013/18 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/11 Esfand 1391
Best Buy reported a measly 0.9% increase in 4th Quarter sales in the United States. Best Buy calls it the end of their Fiscal Year 2013, I guess they’re living in the future. There is no standardized Fiscal Year (FY), so it can get confusing for us […] Continue Reading…
28 February 2013/17 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/10 Esfand 1391
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCo), operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi General Electric reactors, revealed that rock trout caught in the Pacific Ocean near the nuclear power plant, contain 510000 becquerels of cesium per kilogram!!!
Holy crap retiring Popeman, the official safe limit is only 100 becquerels per kilogram!!!
The […] Continue Reading…