Tohoku University Professor, Toru Matsuzawa, says the biggest earthquake we should expect is magnitude 10. This is based on the Earth’s size and known faults (which have been increasing).
Last year japan suffered a magnitude 9 quake. In 1960 Chile got hit by a magnitude 9.5 quake. A magnitude 10 earthquake will be 32 times […] Continue Reading…
“In September, Staples announced a strategic plan to accelerate growth and better serve the evolving needs of customers. As part of this plan, we are reshaping our business in the U.K. to serve customers who increasingly shop with us online. We are actively working to support associates through this period of change.”-Staples response to […] Continue Reading…
21 November 2012, Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amir, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have issued a ceasefire declaration to become effective at 9pm Egypt time.
Clinton told reporters that she is looking forward to working with Egyptian officials to “push forward” the ceasefire agreement.
Clinton and Amir claim that officials from Hamas and Israel […] Continue Reading…
21 November 2012, a study in Japan is showing that seemingly mindless (unintelligent) chit chat with friends and loved ones actually increases your mind’s capabilities by increasing blood flow. It could also explain people who have long lives.
Some very old sisters were studied. Reporters asked them what their secret to their long lives were, […] Continue Reading…
“The former management team of Autonomy was shocked to see this statement today, and flatly rejects these allegations, which are false. It took 10 years to build Autonomy’s industry leading technology, and it is sad to see how it has been mismanaged since its acquisition by HP.”-Mike Lynch, former CEO of Autonomy
21 November 2012, […] Continue Reading…
19 November 2012
President Hamid Karzai continues to condemn the United States for not handing over total control of Bagram Prison. The handover was supposed to have taken place months ago, and even U.S. media outlets claimed it happened. Karzai, along with human rights groups, say the U.S. is not only still in control of […] Continue Reading…
“They will keep struggling until the economy levels off. This is just a reflection of the bad economic situation we’re living in with high unemployment and lower income.”-Maria Pia Chaparro, UCLA researcher
20 November 2012, according to reports from Rhodium Group, and Asia Society, California is now the top U.S. state for investments from Chinese […] Continue Reading…
“It’s a shame they are closing here, I really like this place and I really like this one better than any of them. Big Lots is closed. Now Kmart is closed. Things are getting bad.”-Jerry Crossnoe, Kmart shopper in Flint, Michigan
20 November 2012, a Kmart on Dort Highway in Flint, Michigan, will close in […] Continue Reading…
“The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages….”-Eli Yishai, Israeli Interior Minister commenting on Operation Pillar of Defense
“We need to flatten all of Gaza……There should be no electricity in Gaza, no gasoline or moving vehicles, nothing….”-Gild Sharon, the son of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
“There are no innocents in […] Continue Reading…
19 November 2012, Argentina’s President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has sent letters to the United Nations Security Council, and to Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR).
To the UN: “…urgently call for the Council to convene in order to put an end to this round of violence that strengthens those who wish to impede the creation of […] Continue Reading…