September 12, joining the United States, British Prime Minister David Cameron said the Syrian government was not legitimate and has no future.
This after the Syrian government announced that new elections could be held by the end of the year. But, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said it was too late for elections: “We think […] Continue Reading…
There’s been a lot of praise by the main stream U.S. media for the Martin Luther King Jr memorial, but they don’t mention that the statue was outsourced to China due to lack of funds.
According to Wikipedia, the memorial needed $120 million for construction. Only $108 million was raised, and that included taxpayer money […] Continue Reading…
According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the number of people driving without insurance has hit one in seven.
Some insurance analysts blame the bad economy, and skyrocketing insurance costs: “Laws in most states have proven ineffective in reducing the numbers of drivers who are uninsured. Some drivers can’t afford insurance, and […] Continue Reading…
September 12, once again, Cargill Incorporated issued a recall of ground turkey, from its Arkansas plant. It’s the same plant that saw one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history, just last month.
Something that most people in the United States don’t know, is that Cargill has been identified as one of the many […] Continue Reading…
The United Nations World Health Organization says 98 children have died, so far this year, due to a common hand/foot and mouth disease. 42,000 people have been infected.
Since 2008 the number of cases in Vietnam has been increasing. Vietnamese health officials are warning people to maintain cleanliness.
The disease is spread by sneezing, coughing and […] Continue Reading…
Cotter Corporation, managers of a uranium mill, want to stop testing a leaking radioactive pond because conditions are too dangerous for workers.
Not only is the pond leaking radiation, it’s leaking TCE’s (trichloroethene) and other contaminants. It could affect the community of Canon City.
The mill was built in 1958, to process uranium for weapons […] Continue Reading…
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos announced, on September 11, that a new property tax will be in place over the next two years.
The new property tax is supposed to make up for 2.6 billion dollars in lost tax revenues. Funny how politicians think that the answer to people not being able to pay […] Continue Reading…
September 11, VolksWagen claims Suzuki violated its contract by agreeing to purchase diesel engines from another car maker.
The two companies joined-up in December 2009, but their alliance stalled in July 2011 when Suzuki said VW does not see their partnership as equal.
VW says it will give Suzuki several weeks to return to […] Continue Reading…
Gakushuin University Professor Yasuyuki Muramatsu, says radioactive cesium on soil and fallen leaves in forests is easily absorbed by mushrooms and edible plants.
On 03 September 2011, wild mushrooms found in a forest in Fukushima Prefecture contained 28,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, far above the national safety limit. A wild boar was also […] Continue Reading…
“Outside Hong Kong and Shanghai, Australia is the most expensive real estate market in the world compared to income.”-Harry S. Dent Jr, economist
The housing market bubble is finally bursting in Australia, it’s being called an “economic tsunami” in Australian media.
One of the biggest Australian banks, Commonwealth Bank, has dropped its interest rates to try […] Continue Reading…