Back in November 2012, eight inmates surviving in the Corrections Corporation of America’s (CCA) Idaho Correctional Center (aka Gladiator School) filed a lawsuit against the unAmerican corporation, claiming CCA intentionally uses gangs and gang violence to control their privately run prisons.
On 14 January 2013, CCA asked a federal court judge to throw out the […] Continue Reading…
“France has opened the gates of hell for all the French. She has fallen into a trap which is much more dangerous than Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia!”-Oumar Ould Hamaha, Mali rebel
14 January 2013, a little earlier than first thought, but it looks like the United Nations has given the go ahead for western invasion […] Continue Reading…
On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that the Warminster Kmart, in Pennsylvania, will close on 17 March. 85 people will be unemployed.
On 09 January new Sears Holdings CEO, Eddie Lambert, bought more than $13 million USD in Sears Holdings stock. Up ’till then he already controlled 62% of stocks in the company.
An analyst […] Continue Reading…
10 January 2013, the Israeli Defense Ministry building was ground zero for a car bomb explosion. At least ten people wounded.
However, Israeli officials are avoiding calling it an act of terrorism, instead saying: “The main direction of suspicion is it was criminal.”-Micky Rosenfeld, Tel Aviv police
Witnesses say they saw someone on a motorcycle place […] Continue Reading…
02 January 2013
A report says U.S. President Barack Obama authorized 450 drone (UAV) strikes in Afghanistan in 2012, double from the year before. Afghans take it as proof the United States is losing the war: “Unfortunately, they think they can win this war by killing civilians. Actually, these attacks are revenges from the loss […] Continue Reading…
10 January 2013, in all the reports about Sears and Kmart closing down, we forgot the other one; JC Penney.
It all started in 2011, when JC Penney closed down all catalog stores. They also closed down five department stores in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina and Virginia. A ‘Home Store’ was closed in Georgia.
April […] Continue Reading…
“It’s very fast moving and very contagious.”-Jennifer Robertson, Salt Lake Valley Health Department, Utah
09 January 2013, U.S. main stream media reporting that the cause of increased norovirus cases is a new version. In December 2012 I reported that Japanese health officials reported a new strain that was sicken thousands of Japanese. In March 2012 […] Continue Reading…
“…I have to tell you that I’ve now been in two large city emergency departments in two days, and I’ve never seen anything like this in the United States”-Nancy Snyderman, medical reporter NBC Nightly News
On 09 January 2013, the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, declared a public health emergency, because of influenza. The Bay State […] Continue Reading…
“The consumer is 70% of GDP. If growth is decelerating, how are you going to have (retail) growth? You’re not, you’re going to go on closing stores.”-Howard Davidowitz, Davidowitz & Associates
09 January 2013, another Kmart down. This time in Alabama.
The Anniston Kmart had been in operation since 1973, and was the city’s oldest ‘big […] Continue Reading…
For the end of Gregorian year 2012 Japan reported 3,134 “noticeable” earthquakes. That’s about 1,000 more than the yearly average (from 2001 to 2010).
The Japan Meteorological Agency says 60% of the quakes are considered aftershocks of the 11 March 2011 disasters. Of course, 2011 was the year Japan experienced the most noticeable quakes, with […] Continue Reading…