Archive for June, 2009
Canadian Economy in Sharp Decline
June 8th, 2009Via: BBC: Canada’s economy contracted at the fastest rate since 1991 in the first three months of 2009, according to official figures. The economy shrank by 5.4% on an annualised basis during the quarter after the economy shrank by 3.7% in the last quarter of 2008. Despite being the worst result for 18 years, it […]
Failed Latvian Bond Auction Rattles Sweden
June 8th, 2009Via: Forbes: The failure of a bond auction in Latvia is making bankers in Sweden quake in their boots. Shares in Swedbank, the biggest lender to Latvia, dived 15.9%, to 38 Swedish Kronor ($4.92) after the Latvian government failed to sell any of its government debt securities on Wednesday. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken–better known as SEB–fell […]
Sarkozy’s Secret Plan for Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccination
June 8th, 2009Via: Global Research: The French Government is developing secret plans to impose mandatory vaccination of the entire French population, allegedly against possible Swine Flu disease according to reports leaked in a French newspaper. The plan is without precedent and even defies recommended public health advice. Pharmaceutical giants benefit from the move, as the Swine Flu […]
Electric Eel Power
June 8th, 2009If any filmmakers are reading: Please show us a villain who runs his undersea lair on eel power.
Swedish Pirate Party Enters EU Parliament
June 8th, 2009Via: AFP: A Swedish party that wants to legalise Internet filesharing and beef up web privacy scored a big victory Sunday by winning a European parliament seat, results showed. The Pirate Party won 7.1 percent of votes, taking one of Sweden’s 18 seats in the European parliament, with ballots in 5,659 constituencies out of 5,664 […]
Google Founders’ Mentor Found Dead in Swimming Pool
June 7th, 2009Absent minded professors do VERY stupid shit all the time, and sometimes there are tragic consequences. It makes absolutely perfect sense to me that Rajeev Motwani had a swimming pool and didn’t know how to swim. If you have ever dealt with university faculty members, you’re probably nodding your head in agreement. Details. Details. Who […]
Soy’s Negative Effects: Is This the Most Dangerous Food for Men?
June 7th, 2009The fact that soy based foods are routinely fed to infants and prisoners, groups of people who have no choice in what they are being fed, amounts to an atrocity. Check out what I call the ‘soy apocalypse gateway’ at the Weston A Price Foundation for more information. Via: Men’s Health: The unassuming soybean has […]
Mexico: Shootout Kills 15 Gunmen, 1 Soldier in Acapulco
June 7th, 2009Via: CBC News: Fifteen gunmen and one soldier were killed during a gun battle in Acapulco’s tourist zone early Sunday, the Mexican military said. The two-hour shootout began after military forces arrived at a house in the popular tourist area to investigate a tip that armed men were inside. An army colonel at the scene […]
Animated Map: Net Job Gains / Losses by Metropolitan Statistical Area
June 7th, 2009Via: Tip Strategies: This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis.
New Cloud Formations?
June 7th, 2009Must see gallery. I don’t think these clouds are new, though. Look at the sky above Mordor. 😉 Via: BBC: A cloudspotter from Somerset believes he has identified a new type of cloud. Gavin Pretor-Pinney, from Somerton, who also founded the Cloud Appreciation Society, wants recognition for what he has named the asperatus cloud. He […]
