Archive for January, 2009
More Americans Getting Multiple Chronic Illnesses
January 6th, 2009Via: Reuters: More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed. With prescription drugs playing a key role, average annual out-of-pocket medical costs — […]
IT Job Prospects Make Dot Com Crash Seem Like a Cake Walk
January 6th, 2009Via: Register: Compared to the current job market, IT professionals should recall the collapse of the dot-com bubble with a fondness for the good ol’ days. That’s according to the latest bi-annual IT salary survey from management consultant Janco Associates, which has painted a dreary picture for tech workers. The firm called current conditions “a […]
And Now: The Terrorist Insect
January 6th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Terrorists would find it “relatively easy” to launch a devastating attack using swarms of insects to spread a deadly disease, an academic has warned. Jeffrey Lockwood, professor of entomology at Wyoming University and author of Six-legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War, said such Rift Valley Fever or other diseases could be […]
Rahm Emanuel 2006: “This is not a draft. It’s a universal service.”
January 6th, 2009TOYOTA WILL HALT ALL PRODUCTION IN JAPAN FOR ELEVEN DAYS
January 6th, 2009Via: Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp is to halt production at its Japanese plants for 11 days in February and March as a sharp slide in U.S. sales has left dealers’ lots full of unsold cars. A 37 percent slump in December sales in Toyota’s biggest market was its sharpest fall in more than a quarter […]
Madoff: If Wall Street Knew, The U.S. Government Knew
January 5th, 2009There is a revolving door between the U.S. Government and the Wall Street firms mentioned below. Maybe someone should ask Hank what he knows about Madoff. Via: Financial Times: Large Wall Street firms privately harboured suspicions about Bernard Madoff’s investment business, in some cases steering clients away from dealing with him, but were reluctant to […]
So Many Israeli Atrocities, So Little Time
January 5th, 2009Israel’s ghastly slaughter of civilians in Gaza amounts to genocide. Frankly, I can’t manage to keep up with the links on this. As usual, however, whatreallyhappened.com has more of it than you are likely to be able to stomach. I’d seen enough after reading these stories just this morning: Global Human Rights Groups Protest Slaughter […]
Orange Drinks with 300 Times More Pesticide than Tap Water
January 5th, 2009Don’t forget that the sodium benzoate in these drinks causes severe damage to mitochondria. Via: Daily Mail: Fizzy drinks sold by Coca-Cola in Britain have been found to contain pesticides at up to 300 times the level allowed in tap or bottled water. A worldwide study found pesticide levels in orange and lemon drinks sold […]
Ron Paul: We’re in for Big Trouble, Big Trouble, Big Trouble
January 4th, 2009Blair, His Catholic Assistant… And Their New Yale Office Near Her Opus Dei Father’s Office
January 4th, 2009Tony Blair, who has recently converted to Catholicism, is teaching classes on “Faith and Globalization” at Yale. Meanwhile, the former Nazi Youth member and Sith Lord look-a-like Pope just said that the financial crisis should be seen as a “test-case” about the future of globalization. What do you guys make of this situation? I mean, […]
