Archive for April, 2009
British Banker Shot in the Head in Bahamas
April 30th, 2009Via: Telegraph: A British banker is under armed guard in a hospital in the Bahamas after being shot in the head in an execution-style assassination attempt. Hywel Jones, 55, survived the shot to the back of his head but remains in a coma at the hospital on New Providence Island where police have put him […]
U.S. Economy: GDP Shrinks in Worst Slump in 50 Years
April 30th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. economy plunged again in the first quarter, making this the worst recession in at least half a century. Gross domestic product dropped at a 6.1 percent annual pace, weaker than forecast, after contracting at a 6.3 percent rate in the last three months of 2008, the Commerce Department said today in […]
Only 7 Swine Flu Deaths
April 30th, 2009Via: Sydney Morning Herald: A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world. Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven […]
Obama On Air Force Activity in Lower Manhattan: “It Was a Mistake”
April 29th, 2009WTF!?
Schwarzenegger Declares Swine Flu Emergency in California
April 28th, 2009Via: ABC News: Alarmed by the growing number of swine flu cases and the possibility that a California man may have died from the disease, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency today to help deal with the outbreak. The swine flu virus outbreak spread to two more states and the total number of […]
Swine Flu Vaccine Public Service Announcements From 1976
April 28th, 2009“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” —William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun
Mexico Outbreak Traced to ‘Manure Lagoons’ at Pig Farm
April 28th, 2009This is an interesting story. Of course, it doesn’t mention the fact that, back in February, Panasonic knew that a pandemic flu event was going to happen. Via: Times Online: The first known case of swine flu emerged a fortnight earlier than previously thought in a village where residents have long complained about the smell […]
Flashback: CDC to Mix Avian, Human Flu Viruses in Pandemic Study
April 28th, 2009Via: CIDRAP: One of the worst fears of infectious disease experts is that the H5N1 avian influenza virus now circulating in parts of Asia will combine with a human-adapted flu virus to create a deadly new flu virus that could spread around the world. That could happen, scientists predict, if someone who is already infected […]
MI6 Scrapped Major Drug Operation After Data Loss
April 28th, 2009Via: IT News: The UK’s MI6 had to abandon a multimillion pound covert anti-drugs operation after it lost a memory stick containing the project’s top secret information. The data was lost in 2006 by a female agent, known only as ‘T’, but was only confirmed by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) on Saturday. MI6 […]
California: Unemployment Situation Prompts Schwarzenegger to Issue Emergency Proclamation
April 28th, 2009Via: Los Angeles Times: Unemployment in California shot to 11.2% in March, the highest level since the state began keeping records. What’s more, the number of people out of work for almost a year rose by 9.4%, and has now doubled in the last 12 months. … The state has been scrambling to assist the […]
