“Our expansion plan will continue to support the socioeconomic development of the Brazilian population. The focus in formats aimed at the emerging middle class will be even stronger in 2011.”-Marcos Samaha, president of WalMart Brazil
Recently WalMart officials expressed their concerns for the poor U.S. retail market. They blame inflation and lack […] Continue Reading…
Ecuadorian scientists want to create a genetically modified Banana. They say it’s the only way to keep Bananas in their country from going extinct.
“…something that we can be sure of is that the Sigatoka will not lose its battle. As soon as we can get a new fungicide, the disease becomes more […] Continue Reading…
Ecuador’s “Throat of Fire” volcano, near Banos, erupted spewing ash all over the nearby town.
The volcano became active in 1999.
Ever since the announcement that Osama bin Laden was dead, the Obama administration has been flip flopping on the details.
First they said bin Laden was killed in a fire fight. Then they said he was resisting, but not armed (how does a sick 54 year old man resist without weapons?). They said he used […] Continue Reading…
Many media outlets are claiming that Americans loved the royal wedding because millions watched it. This is a clear case of the main stream media manipulating data to mislead. Yes millions did watch, but not anywhere near the majority of the people in the U.S., in fact it was a small minority.
Television ratings company, […] Continue Reading…
“We are one of the largest taxpayers in the United States.”- Alan Jeffers, Exxon Mobil spokesman
Exxon announced they paid $3.1 billion in taxes in the United States, but that’s more than the $2.6 billion in profit they made. How can they pay more in taxes than what they make? They lie. Exxon includes the […] Continue Reading…
Japanese scientists are working on a cyber ‘french’ kissing machine. The machine works by sensing the actions of your tongue, then transmitting that to another machine across the internet.
It’s hoped that the machine will help Japanese people to interact more intimately over the internet (maybe they should get out more?). Scientists hope to recreate […] Continue Reading…
“We don’t respond to pressure, we respond to compulsory legal process. There has never been a time we have been pressured to turn over data — we fight every time we believe the legal process is insufficient. The legal standards for compelling a company to turn over data are determined by […] Continue Reading…
Read my November 20, and November 5, 2011, postings about current diesel prices. It’s bad news, it explains why prices are only going up, and how fracking of natural gas is really for fuel production.
May 3, Diesel fuel prices are higher than gas, at the pump.
In Idaho, as of May 3, most gas stations […] Continue Reading…
The price of May reformulated unleaded blendstock gasoline futures prices hit $3.37 per gallon, on April 29. That means the average price of gas at the pump could be $4.50 by the end of May.
For some parts of the country, like California, prices could hit $5.50 or more, per gallon. For a little explainer […] Continue Reading…