Archive for October, 2009
One in Eight Girls Pregnant at Chicago High School
October 16th, 2009Via: CBS2Chicago: It is a Chicago public school full of energy and spirit. It has about 800 girls, and 115 of them have something in common… All those young ladies are moms or moms-to-be at Paul Robeson High School. It’s not a school for young mothers, it’s a neighborhood school. And all of the pregnancies […]
Britain: Supranational Banking Organization May Be Needed
October 16th, 2009Funny how BIS isn’t mentioned. Via: Reuters: A global body with legal powers may be needed over time to enforce the world’s new financial rules, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said on Wednesday. The FSA’s newly appointed and first director of international affairs, Verena Ross, said the Financial Stability Board (FSB) was key to ensuring […]
JAL, Asia’s Largest Airline, Near Bankruptcy
October 16th, 2009Via: Reuters: Japan Airlines Corp shares slid 12 percent to a record low on Friday as investors suggested bankruptcy may be an option for Asia’s biggest airline by revenue, even as the government again pledged to support the troubled carrier. “There’s increasing concern about the future of the company and whether it’s heading for a […]
Civilians Unemployed – 15 Weeks & Over
October 16th, 2009Recovery. Via: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
Drought: California Agriculture in Collapse
October 16th, 2009Via: AP: As California prepares for its fourth year of drought, farmers are nervous in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The valley’s eight counties, if they were their own state, would be the top producing one in the nation. Nearly all the U.S. cantaloupes, garlic, almonds and processing tomatoes come from here. And so do nearly […]
Ireland: Top Insurer Tells 1,000 Doctors Not to Give Swine Flu Vaccine
October 16th, 2009Via: Independent: An insurance company has warned 1,000 GPs not to administer the swine flu vaccine. The HSE plans to enlist family doctors to give the swine flu vaccine to patients with pre-existing medical conditions. But an insurance company which covers around 1,000 of the 2,200 to 2,500 GPs in the country advised them not […]
Sumitomo: Dollar May Drop to 50 Yen Next Year
October 16th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: The dollar may drop to 50 yen next year and eventually lose its role as the global reserve currency, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.’s chief strategist said, citing trading patterns and a likely double dip in the U.S. economy. “The U.S. economy will deteriorate into 2011 as the effects of excess consumption and the […]
Woman’s Life Ruined by Seasonal Flu Shot
October 16th, 2009Update: Hoax? —End Update— Via: WUSA9: Many of you have been lining up to get the seasonal flu shot. But there is one Ashburn woman who wants you to hear her story before you do. Desiree Jennings is trapped in her body. Intellectually she’s all there, but her muscles are fighting each other. She’s been […]
Foreclosures: ‘Worst Three Months of All Time’
October 16th, 2009This is the best Green Shoots article in weeks. Via: CNN: Despite concerted government-led and lender-supported efforts to prevent foreclosures, the number of filings hit a record high in the third quarter, according to a report issued Thursday. “They were the worst three months of all time,” said Rick Sharga, spokesman for RealtyTrac, an online […]
False Memories ‘Written’ on Flies’ Brains
October 16th, 2009Via: CBC: Scientists have given fruit flies memories of traumatic experiences that never actually happened by directly manipulating nerve cells in their brains. Researchers in the U.K. and U.S. were able to create an association in the flies’ brains between an odour and an unpleasant experience, akin to an electric shock. The treated flies avoided […]
