Some unconfirmed reports out of Libya: Rebels have entered the Libyan government military compound in Tripoli, and NATO claims the Libyan army launched SCUD missiles.
Unfortunately announcements by rebels, in the past, have a poor track record of truth. But there are many reports that they’ve broken into the large military compound in Tripoli, and […] Continue Reading…
Gaopeng.com, the Chinese arm of U.S. based Groupon Incorporated, has been laying off Chinese workers on a weekly basis, and has threatened current employees if they reveal the lay offs.
Many current and former employees are revealing the lay offs through social media.
One micro blog, called Gaopeng Will Fail (loose English translation), said the U.S. […] Continue Reading…
“The United States aid to Egypt is predicated on the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and so the relationship between Egypt and Israel is extremely important.”- Kay Granger, Congresswoman, in an interview with Israeli media
U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger, told Egypt that if they retaliate for Israel’s killing of their border […] Continue Reading…
“This could give us a plausible explanation of how chronic stress may lead to a variety of human conditions and disorders, which range from merely cosmetic, like graying hair, to life-threatening disorders like malignancies.”-Robert J. Lefkowitz, researcher
Duke University Medical Center found that the ‘fight or flight chemical’ adrenaline, released in stressful […] Continue Reading…
McGraw-Hill, the parent company of Standard & Poor’s, announced that Deven Sharma will resign on September 12.
Sharma is the president of S&P’s. The announcement did not mention if the resignation is related to the recent downgrade of the United States.
Sharma will be replaced by Citibank’s (evil) chief operating officer Douglas Peterson.
In Asian markets, gold went over $1,900 per ounce. The U.S. dollar continues to fall against most Asian money.
Even in Burma the U.S. dollar hit a ten year low. Nobody wants the worthless money: “Despite the falling price, most of the customers are selling their dollars.”-a foreign exchange dealer in Tamwe Township in […] Continue Reading…
“We want no one to go to sleep at nights in Gaza … I have always believed in the everlasting and historical right of the Israeli people over all this land and still believe in it to this today.”-Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister 2006-2009
“The first issue is that without the […] Continue Reading…
U.S. citizen Hunter Levan, 29, came to China in 2009. Initially it was to learn Chinese: “I realized if I ever wanted to learn Chinese, I would have to move here and ‘do as the Romans do’.”
But after learning the language, Levan realized it was a good place to find a job: “I sent […] Continue Reading…
According to AARP, for the Baby Boomers that are still in the workforce, 40% of them plan to work “until they drop.”
A recent survey of U.S. workers, that included all age groups, found that 54% plan to keep working when they hit retirement age, and 39% plan to either work past age […] Continue Reading…
“Women are not seen as equal to men in these colonies, and this will continue to lead to ever more social problems.”-Abe Warkentin, Die Mennonitische Post
In Bolivia, nine Mennonite men are on trial for using animal sedatives to knock out and then gang rape women, and girls, in their own community.
130 Mennonite females, […] Continue Reading…