The Japanese government has made it official, and banned beef from Iwate Prefecture. Iwate is the third prefecture to have its cattle banned from market. Fukushima and Miyagi are the other two prefectures. Iwate normally ships out 36,000 head of beef cattle every year.
The ban doesn’t affect all cattle from Iwate, just those from […] Continue Reading…
On 01 August 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Company detected a massive radiation leak from a pipe between reactors 1 and 2. It’s emitting 10 sieverts (10,000 millisieverts) per hour. The Japanese Science Ministry says anyone who is exposed to such levels can die in one to two weeks!
Now TEPCo says it’s possible there are […] Continue Reading…
I recently inquired with Mazda North America about the possibility of the 70 mpg, 1.3 liter gas engined Mazda 2 (aka Demio in Japan) being sold here in the United States. They basically said no way.
They gave no reason, but did imply that the more people inquire the more they will consider it: “Currently […] Continue Reading…
“The country is living in debt. It is not living within its means, shifting the weight of responsibility on other countries and in a way acting as a parasite.”-Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister
Russia says the United States is dragging the world down with it, because of its control over the world […] Continue Reading…
01 August 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Company reporting that they’ve recorded the highest radiation levels yet at their damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
A pipe located between reactors 1 and 2, is emitting more than ten sieverts (not millisieverts but the larger measurement of sieverts) per hour of radiation!
Most measurements have been given in the […] Continue Reading…
PMI (purchase managers’ indexes) data from countries around the world continue to fall. The data is an indication of domestic economic strength based on domestic manufacturing purchases/production.
A rating above 50 is considered a good sign, below 50 is bad. Many countries are stagnating around 50 right now.
Russia reports a PMI of 49.8, the worst […] Continue Reading…
Claims by the main stream media, and politicians at the Federal level, that raising the government debt limit is necessary to save the economy, is a lie.
We’re being told that people will lose jobs. People ARE losing jobs. Since the beginning of the year dozens of companies have announced job layoffs. The latest is […] Continue Reading…
A study published by Science Express, says researchers think the F16 antibody could be the cure for most influenza type A infections.
The Medical Research Council’s National Institute for Medical Research looked at more than 100,000 samples of immune cells from people who had the flu, or flu vaccines. They noticed the F16 […] Continue Reading…
Israeli researchers claim to have developed a pill to prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
It won’t help with existing cases. It works by using the hormone cortisol, which scientists believe prevents the “fixing” of traumatic memories in your mind.
Essentially the pill erases traumatic memories, by preventing them from being stored in your mind. The pill […] Continue Reading…
August 1, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing says purchases of manufactured products is down for the 4th month in a row.
The main reason is the continuing inflation in prices of basic resources, which is causing prices for manufactured goods to go up. Despite efforts by the Chinese government to control […] Continue Reading…