November 7th, 2010

Obama’s India visit during 11/2010 has drawn a lot of controversy.  Politico.com broke a story that the Obama India visit would cost the taxpayers somewhere around $200 million a day.  The reason behind Obama’s India trip is somewhat ambiguous. He’s supposedly going to talk with some business people, and perhaps try to patch up some [...]

November 5th, 2010

Indonesia Volcano eruption 2010 update are available.  Mount Merapi in Indonesia first erupted in the wake of the tsunami last week.  However, the volcanic activity has not ceased and in the end the death toll in the volcano eruption continues to grow.  In fact, last night Reuters reported that the volcano killed an additional 39 [...]

November 2nd, 2010

Indonesia volcano 2010 update.  The volcano eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia is one of the natural disasters to hit Indonesia in recent weeks.  Actually, Mount Merapi erupted twice killing several people and leaving many others displaced. There have been 38 deaths attributed to the eruptions, compared to tens of thousands of displaced people. Continued [...]

November 1st, 2010

Chupacabra mystery solved? Every couple of months, a chupacabra sighting will take the country by storm.  Recent reports suggest that chupacabra’s are really only coyotes with a mange caused by Sarcoptes scabiei, according to National Geographic. Chupacabra literally means “goat sucker” and is said to be a monster that goes around sucking the blood out [...]

October 27th, 2010

Indonesia Volcano eruption 2010.  Indonesia is dealing with a lot, not just the recent tsunami. Mount Merapi erupted, and in addition to wreaking havoc in a country already affected by the devastating tsunami (raw video here) the Tour D’Indonesia has also been impacted. The Toronto Sun reports that the eruption killed at least 28 people. [...]

October 27th, 2010

Paul the Octopus dies. Yes, the Paul that predicted the winner of the World Cup soccer tournament, aka the “psychic” octopus.  Now, you see he was 2.5 years old which is I guess old for an octopus.  Honestly, I thought he would have lived longer, but that’s just me.  All I know is that fans [...]

October 20th, 2010

China’s Surprise rate hike is precisely what the US should have done to stave off the foreclosure mess that is erupting right now.  Basically, China’s central bank upped interest rates 25 basis points. This is a move to discourage lending and stave off inflation.  Inflation in China isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as their economy [...]

October 20th, 2010

Russian Spy Anna Chapman Maxim pictures, photos are going viral. Below is a video of Russian Spy Anna Chapman’s Maxim shoot.  If you don’t remember, she is one of the Russian Spies who were discovered in the US and were involved in a trade deal.  Chapman can’t come back to the US – but that [...]

October 18th, 2010

Super Typhoon Megi is tormenting Asia.  Super Typhoon Megi has already traveled through the Philippines, unleashing her rage.  In the Philippines, it’s called “Juan.”  On the island, it kicked through at speeds of 140 mph with wind gusts of up to 162 mph.  Gas stations were toppled, streets were flooded, and more. So far, at [...]

October 17th, 2010

Chile miner Oakley sunglasses product placement is quite remarkable.  A Chilean journalist contacted Oakley to suggest donating some of their sunglasses to the rescue efforts for the Chilean miners.  You see, while the men were underground for 69 days they did not see sunlight.  Their eyes were as such dilated, which makes them more susceptible [...]