“Do not use Facebook and Twitter”-Egyptian revolution manual
WikiLeaks founder has told Russian media that he’s discovered that popular social networking tools are really tools for many governments to collect data on the users.
Julian Assange is talking about Facebook, Twitter, even Yahoo and Google. He says an Egyptian revolution manual warns people not to use […] Continue Reading…
Ocean researchers say the March 11 earthquake off the coast of north east Honshu, believe the quake was more powerful than 9.0.
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, studied the sea floor at the epicenter of the March 11 quake, using a deep sea research vessel named “Kairei”. They determined that the sea […] Continue Reading…
Fast five had a midnight opening, April 29, in the United States. But, the Vin Diesel, U.S. franchise success, opened in Russia first.
In fact Vin Diesel told Russian media, on opening night in Moscow, that he “…wanna shoot a movie in Moscow so badly…”, adding that “…when you see Fast Five, you’ll hear Mia […] Continue Reading…
“If you hit Houston with a Category 4 or 5 (hurricane), and we’ve only got a couple billion dollars in the rainy day fund, instead of going in and rebuilding and recovering, we’re talking about bankruptcy. That’s the choice that we have here.”- Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
Texas Governor Rick Perry asked President […] Continue Reading…
An annual Enadis 2010 survey, released on April 12, reveals Mexicans don’t trust the police or religion.
The survey asked what Mexicans fear most. Number one was violent robbery, followed by violent act by drug gang, and at number three; being a victim of the police or other government enforcement agencies. Gee, the government is […] Continue Reading…
Russia has stopped exporting refined fuel, officially to deal with fuel shortages in Russia.
Russian officials hope the export ban will last only through May, but after that Russia will increase to costs of exporting their fuel. In any event, this move by Russia should add to the increasing fuel prices the world is paying.
I […] Continue Reading…
“We are completely committed at the American Red Cross to make sure that they would feel proud about how the money is being spent.”-Gail McGovern, President American Red Cross
McGovern admits that inspecting how U.S. donations are being spent was a key reason for her trip to Japan. The American Red Cross was criticized […] Continue Reading…
The Iranian oil producer, Iranian Offshore Oil Company, says their engineers have designed the world’s first drilling rig, that can operate both on shore, and off shore.
Once the rig becomes operational some 8,000-10,000 barrels of oil per day could be pumped. It’ll operate in Iran’s Salman oilfields.
Syria and Venezuela operate a joint refinery in Alfrekls in the Syrian state of Homs. Iran now wants to increase its role in the operation of the refinery.
Iran currently owns 26% of the Alfrekls refinery, which can produce 140,000 barrels of oil per day. Iran has expressed a desire to increase its investments in […] Continue Reading…
Iraq and Syria announced plans to build a pipeline for natural gas, from Iran.
The 2,000 kilometer (1,242 mile) line will end up supplying gas to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt.