Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Armed Men Seize Government HQ, Raise Russian Flag in Ukraine’s Crimea
February 26th, 2014Update: Ukraine Warns Moscow Against Russian Military Movements in Crimea Via: Reuters: Ukraine said on Thursday it would regard any movements by Russian military in Crimea outside the Russian Black Sea fleet’s base in Sevastopol as an act of aggression. Acting President Oleksander Turchinov issued the warning in the national parliament after armed men seized […]
Hopefully, MtGox Is Finally Dead
February 25th, 2014MtGox has needed to die for years. I sincerely hope they they are down for the count this time. That thing was the bitcoin exchange from hell. Via: cNet: Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has largely vanished from the Internet amid accusations that the exchange is insolvent after a years-long theft that resulted in the […]
Use of Prescription Drugs in Kentucky and West Virginia [???]
February 23rd, 2014I was reading this piece about the most miserable states in the U.S. when I came across this sentence in the section on Kentucky: The state’s population was the nation’s most reliant on prescription drugs, with 19.3 prescriptions filled per capita in 2011, tied with West Virginia. đŻ Would that be a world leading statistic? […]
Ukraine: President’s Kiev Offices Abandoned
February 22nd, 2014Via: BBC: Ukrainian protesters have been able to enter the president’s official and residential buildings in Kiev, after they were abandoned by police. They have stationed guards outside the entrances to offices, while the interior ministry has said in a statement that it supports the people. President Viktor Yanukovych’s aides say he is in Kharkhiv, […]
Chevron Gives Residents Near Fracking Explosion Free Pizza
February 21st, 2014Via: Newsweek: After a Chevron hydraulic fracturing well exploded in rural Dunkard Township, Pennsylvania, last Tuesday, and burned for four days straight, the energy company knew just the way to soothe nearby residents: free pizza.
Cambodia: Homemade Bamboo Trains
February 20th, 2014Via: YouTube: Cambodia has one rail line. It is not well built, not maintained, and generally unsafe. For that reason, Cambodia no longer operates heavy trains. The people, however, have created an inexpensive and lightweight system to travel safely on the rails. These bamboo trains are pushed by small gasoline engines, and roll on two […]
Children Exposed to More Brain-Harming Chemicals Than Ever Before; “Fluoride from Drinking Water Can Contribute to a Seven-Point Drop in IQ”
February 15th, 2014Via: Time: In recent years, the prevalence of developmental disorders such as autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and dyslexia have soared. While greater awareness and more sophisticated diagnoses are partly responsible for the rise, researchers say that the changing environment in which youngsters grow up may also be playing a role. In 2006, scientists from […]
1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth
February 15th, 2014Via: NPR: A quarter of Americans surveyed could not correctly answer that the Earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around, according to a report out Friday from the . The survey of 2,200 people in the United States was conducted by the NSF in 2012 and released on Friday at an […]
‘American Dream Seen as Out of Reach’
February 13th, 2014Any excuse to post this clip… Via: McClatchy: Racing into a new century in which many of the old rules donât seem to apply anymore, Americans are overwhelmingly pessimistic about their chances of achieving and sustaining the American dream, according to a new Marist-McClatchy Poll. They see an economic system in which they have to […]
Britain: Children Act Out Drug and Rape Scenes from Grand Theft Auto
February 12th, 2014Via: South Wales Argus: A HEADTEACHER has sent a letter to parents after becoming aware of âextremely concerning behaviourâ of pupils, some as young as six, which he puts down to a violent video game. Pupils at Coed-y-Brain Primary School, in Llanbradach, have been, according to head teacher Morian Morgan, âinitiating games that involve simulating […]
