The following was posted in the Tuscola County Advertiser in Michigan:
Ann Romney made a concerted effort to paint a picture of her husband and herself as supporters of women in her talk at the Republican National Convention. She was definitely out of her element when she tried to show empathy for women and families […] Continue Reading…
04 October 2012
In Nuristan Province, the governor says he has information saying that at least 400 Mujahideen are preparing for a massive attack. He also says the Mujahideen will be supported by the Pakistani military!
President Hamid Karzai steps closer to declaring war on Pakistan, after he condemns the United States for not doing so: […] Continue Reading…
“As far as the incident between Syria and Turkey goes, it is of great concern for us. The situation is deteriorating with every coming day.”-Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
04 October 2012, Russia has blocked a anti-Syria draft statement by the UN Security Council. The UNSC is discussing the cross border fighting between Syria and […] Continue Reading…
“…it will surely take at least a decade from the beginning of the crisis for the world economy to get back to decent shape.”-Olivier Blanchard, IMF Chief Economist
“The current status of the economy and the global economy needs both Japan and China fully engaged.”-Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director
Officials with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) […] Continue Reading…
“In the spirit of indivisibility of security and solidarity deriving from the Washington Treaty, the Alliance continues to stand by Turkey…”-NATO statement
04 October 2012, Turkey continues artillery attacks on Syrian towns, after a mortar attack killed five, and wounded 10 people in Turkey on 03 October.
Several Syrian soldiers have been killed by the Turkish […] Continue Reading…
03 October 2012, a Red Bug (actually the official non-scientific name in the U.S.) was first reported in California in 2009, however, I moved to Idaho in 1997 and have seen the bug in the area since then.
Scantius aegyptius, aka Lodosiana (=Scantius) aegyptius, is native to the Mediterranean area. It feeds on the […] Continue Reading…
“Sending millionaires unemployment checks is a case study in out-of control spending. Providing welfare to the wealthy undermines the program for those who need it most while burdening future generations with senseless debt.”-Tom Coburn, U.S. Senator for Oklahoma
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report revealed that 2,362 people in the same class as Mitt Romney (millionaires), […] Continue Reading…
02 October 2012, the local media in the state of Maine reported that “Unlike last winter’s mass closings……Lewiston’s Sears is the only one closing now.”-Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
That’s a big FAIL Sun Journal!!! There’s at least a handful of Sears and Kmart store being shut down for the same reason as the Lewiston, Maine, […] Continue Reading…
“To judge from past reporting trends, these figures suggest that this year’s West Nile virus outbreak will be among the largest ever recorded!”-Lyle Petersen, CDC
“…disturbingly unpredictable, disagreeable, and difficult to control.”-CDC statement
“At first they said West Nile would remain concentrated along the Eastern Seaboard. Then, as it moved westward, they said it wouldn’t spread […] Continue Reading…
“I believe in creative destruction.”-Meg Whitman, CEO Hewlett Packard
“It’s staggering, this is now the cheapest big stock in the last 25 years. That reflects an industry belief that the company is going to decline.”-A. M. Sacconaghi, Bernstein Research
According to a New York Times article, Meg Whitman will reveal her tactical plans for rejuvenating Hewlett […] Continue Reading…