05 November 2012, two nuclear power reactors in Korea, south, have been shut down due to the discovery of thousands of potentially faulty parts.
Government officials (Knowledge Economy Ministry) say they discovered that at least eight parts suppliers have been lying about the reliability of those parts. Officials suspect that at least 5,233 bad parts […] Continue Reading…
05 November 2012, Japan’s Mazda reports massive sales drop in one of the richest countries in the world; China. Mazda sales dropped 35% in September, and 44.9% in October, compared to the same months in 2011.
Mazda officials are blaming the drop on a boycott of Japanese goods by Chinese consumers. This is because of […] Continue Reading…
01 November 2012
ISAF said: “A U.S. Forces-Afghanistan service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today.”
More than 100 women applied to be the first females to attend the British style Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA). Only 30 will be picked.
In Ghazni Province, two headless bodies were found. Police say they have […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. ranks outside of the top ten for the first time (down to 12th), pulled down primarily by a decline in the Entrepreneurship & Opportunity sub-index. This fall is driven by a decline in the number of U.S. citizens who
believe that hard work will get them ahead……”-2012 Legatum Prosperity Index
According to a recent […] Continue Reading…
According to the Legatum Institute, the United States not only is not the most prosperous country anymore, it’s not even in the top ten!
The United States was considered the 10th most prosperous last year, but in 2012 the U.S. is now ranked 12th overall!
The Legatum Institute ranks 142 nations in eight sub-indexes: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, […] Continue Reading…
“As of October 30, 2012, 48 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. A total of 4,891 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 223 deaths, have been reported to CDC.”-U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
You can increase the CDC’s West Nile death toll, because the […] Continue Reading…
02 November 2012, in the past 24 hours it has been revealed that two more Kmarts are being closed, check my updated list.
Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost).
California: El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El […] Continue Reading…
“The, presumably forcible, transfer of Mr Rahmatullah from Iraq to Afghanistan is, at least prima facie, a breach of article 49. On that account alone, his continued detention post-transfer is unlawful…….Instead he has been imprisoned by the U.S.A., which takes a different view of the requirements of international law, and accepts no limitations on […] Continue Reading…
Yes Virginia, there are other candidates, besides Obama and Romney, running for U.S. President, but they’re being arrested!
Jill Stein, candidate for the Green Party, was arrested in he merry old red neck states of Texas, again.
She was arrested for trespassing after she brought food to protestors, who are demonstrating against the construction of a […] Continue Reading…
“The threat of criminal sanctions against observers is unacceptable. The United States, like all countries in the OSCE, has an obligation to invite ODIHR observers to observe its elections.”-Janez Lenarcic, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Officials and organizations in the U.S. have always pushed for international election observers (which include election observers […] Continue Reading…