About 100 people protested at the Civic Center BART station at around 5 p.m. San Francisco time, August 22. The protest spilled into the streets.
The San Francisco Examiner says protestors began lighting stink bombs and launching them at police. Other protestors shattered glass at city bus stops and hurled garbage cans. About […] Continue Reading…
Live press conference from rebels say Seif al Islam Gaddafi has been arrested, but they can’t confirm. This is not the first time they’ve made such a claim.
Rebel official says efforts will be made to allow Seif al Islam to make a statement by phone. Rebels say dozens of Libyan government officials have surrendered. […] Continue Reading…
The North Anna nuclear power plant, outside Richmond, Virginia, has shut down.
The plant is on the coastline, just seven miles from the epicenter of the 5.9 quake (earlier reports said it was 5.8).
Diesel generators are supplying power to basic systems at the plant.
Nine nuke plants from New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania to Maryland have declared […] Continue Reading…
Basic economics views an economy like a cash flow circle. Economies are doing good when a lot of money is being circulated. When money stops flowing the economy goes down. This is the basic idea of a consumer based economy.
For at least the past two years I’ve heard “experts” whine about consumers not spending. […] Continue Reading…
A 5.8 quake hit Virginia, August 23.
It was felt in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington DC. The Pentagon was evacuated.
Al Jazerra reports that Libyan government troops, and possibly Gaddafi, are retreating to Sirte. Sirte is the hometown of Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi.
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…