“Inflation may be a long term problem in the country because food prices may surge again and the price of manufacturing resources is likely to grow fast in the coming year.”-Zhang Shuguang, Unirule Institute of Economics
In one of the few countries where the economy is good, people are being told to prepare for the […] Continue Reading…
“A stained history means the company has problems in its professional ethics, so we shouldn’t trust it anymore.”-Fang Zhouzi, blogger
Milk products containing aflatoxin continue to be found on store shelves, despite the company’s claim that they destroyed all their tainted dairy products.
Aflatoxin builds up in your body and causes liver cancer, it can not […] Continue Reading…
“We have impounded the explosives and missiles and asked the Defense Ministry to transport and store them.”-Petri Lounatmaa, Finnish Customs
Finland has cleared an Isle of Man (a British Crown Dependency) registered ship, but only after taking the 69 Patriot missiles and 160 pounds of explosives.
German officials are upset. They claim the missiles came from […] Continue Reading…
2011 has seen a growing trend in Afghanistan; Afghan government troops turning on U.S./NATO troops. On December 24, three U.S. soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan soldier, after an argument at a training base in Pusht-Rod district of the western province of Farah.
Five other U.S./NATO troops were wounded, one Afghan soldier was […] Continue Reading…
On December 23, 200 employees at the Hawaii Medical Center hospitals on Oahu, were told their last day on the job was Christmas Eve! But that’s just the beginning, another 800 are scheduled to be laid off soon.
Here’s the real scandal; the hospital was up for sale and had a willing buyer, but the […] Continue Reading…
Japanese scientists discovered something interesting about the bacteria associated with pimples…they destroy skin cancer cells!
Mie University’s Graduate School of Medicine injected the acne bacteria into mice with skin cancer. Just one injection halted tumor growth for one month, but two injections almost killed the tumor cells!
They speculate that injecting the pimple bacteria into the […] Continue Reading…
Computer chip maker Micron reported another quarterly loss; U.S.$187 million! This follows a $135 million loss the previous quarter.
It was hoped the end of a lawsuit, in Micron’s favor, would be a sign of better times to come, but not so.
A west Idaho newspaper reported that many Idahoans think of Micron as the Boise’s […] Continue Reading…
Danny Chen, a 19 year old infantryman assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion of 25th Infantry Division, in Afghanistan, died on October 3, 2011. Initial reports said he shot himself in the head.
Now the U.S. Army has charged eight U.S. soldiers in connection with Chen’s death: 1st Lt Daniel J. Schwartz, Staff Sgt Blaine […] Continue Reading…
Gallup Poll released the results from their usual presidential candidate survey. The poll asks if U.S. citizens think any of the candidates would make a good President. This time 46% of those surveyed said no!
Compare that to the 2008 survey, where only 11% said no.
An Occupy Wall Streeter has modified a Parrot AR helicopter drone to be used to spy on the NYPD!
It has a built in camera and costs around $300. It can be controlled using a smartphone or iPad.
There are plans to further modify it so control could be passed from one protestor to another, and […] Continue Reading…