21 December 2012, I wonder how many Dumb ‘mericans out there think the “fiscal cliff” is some kind-o-god sent law, like the ten commandments. Well, it’s a done deal but not because of any divine power, it was created by almost the very same ‘elected’ republicans and democrats who now act like they’re trying […] Continue Reading…
“The nation is experiencing an early flu season with high levels of activity concentrated in the south central and southeastern regions at this time.”-U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
New York continues to be a hot spot for influenza. Onondaga County reports 506 new cases last week, that’s 141 more than the week […] Continue Reading…
16 December 2012
In Kabul Province, city of Kabul, the Ariana Hotel near the Kota-e-Sangi caught fire. The hotel is also home to many financial businesses. Fire officials say it looks like the fire started in a coffee shop during a wedding celebration.
In Kandahar Province, Khakrez and Shahwalikot district in Geri area, reports say a U.S. […] Continue Reading…
“In the United States, we had 9,000 people killed with guns last year, in similar countries like Germany 170 killed with guns, in Canada 150….”-Jerrold Nadler, Representative from New York
Germany has a population of 81,799,000, in a geographical area of 357,021 square km (137,847 square miles).
Canada has a population of 33,476,688 in an even larger […] Continue Reading…
“This will be the last update for 2012 until final data are available in the spring of 2013. As of December 11, 2012, 48 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. A total of 5,387 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 243 deaths…..”-U.S. Centers for Disease […] Continue Reading…
“I’ve never seen anything like it!”-Hlynur Pétursson, Marine Research Institute of Iceland
15 December 2012, officials in Iceland reporting that tons of valuable herring committed mass suicide.
An estimated hundreds of tons of herring beached themselves over a one square kilometer area (0.62 square miles). Preliminary investigation found no signs of disease. A smaller mass suicide of […] Continue Reading…
15 December 2012, an oil company operating in Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska has admitted fault in the death of hundreds of migratory birds.
The Colorado based company, SM Energy, pled guilty to charges from the U.S. Attorney General: “These charges arose after a multi-year pattern of bird deaths at company sites, notification by the Fish and […] Continue Reading…
14 December 2012, Balazs Lenhardt, a Hungarian Member of Parliament, was briefly detained after he burned an Israeli flag.
There is a growing number of Hungarian politicians who’re are coming out condemning their country’s secret agreements with Israel.
Israel continues to attack Palestinians. The most recent was a man who was shot as he walked along […] Continue Reading…
On 13 December 2012, the first and last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, warned that the United States is about to follow the same path as the Soviet union; total collapse!
He made the statements at a conference in Turkey. The conference is about the future of the Middle East and Black Sea […] Continue Reading…
12 December 2012
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), at least 2 million Afghans are threatened by cold, disease and malnutrition this winter. The reason? The UNOCHA says out of the $448 million USD in aid money requested, only 48% has actually been paid out by UN members. It […] Continue Reading…