Sunday, January 29, 2012

Iran Warns Oil Prices May Jump to $150 after EU Sanctions | World | RIA Novosti

Iran Warns Oil Prices May Jump to $150 after EU Sanctions | World | RIA Novosti

It has more to do with oil prices than nukes or democracy or Jesus

Over A Dozen Teens At Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School Afflicted With Mystery Illness That Gives Them Twitches, Spasms And Stuttering � CBS New York

Over A Dozen Teens At Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School Afflicted With Mystery Illness That Gives Them Twitches, Spasms And Stuttering � CBS New York

Cleaver aids woman in trouble - KansasCity.com

Cleaver aids woman in trouble - KansasCity.com: “He didn’t want to be portrayed as a hero or somebody doing something extraordinary,” she said.

It is an election year

Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400 - Yahoo! News

Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400 - Yahoo! News

Wait till spring, its 2012, and an election year

Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) | Mail Online

Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) | Mail Online:

So I would like to personally say fuck you to everyone that was too narrow minded to use a little common sense and recognize that the natural world is much more powerful that any thing mankind could ever throw at it

Based on readings from more than 30,000 measuring stations, the data was issued last week without fanfare by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. It confirms that the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets - Yahoo! News

St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets - Yahoo! News: "We thought that if we can have a victory parade for the Cardinals World Series victory, we certainly should be able to have one for the vets of Iraq," said St. Louis attorney Tom Appelbaum, who helped get the plans underway a month ago.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Lee’s Summit sees dummy cop as a smart move - KansasCity.com

Lee’s Summit sees dummy cop as a smart move - KansasCity.com: Up close, she’s obviously a dummy. But in peripheral vision from a speeding car she looks real enough.

The whole project is virtually free compared with the cost of deploying a real officer.

“Our basic premise is with shrinking budgets, we’re trying to do more with less,” said Lee’s Summit Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Depue.

Transportation chief says voters could by bypassed on I-70 tolls - KansasCity.com

Transportation chief says voters could by bypassed on I-70 tolls - KansasCity.com: Keith, the MoDOT chief, said last week that the cost of driving across Missouri would likely be $25 each way for car drivers and $50 to $75 for truck drivers.

Fuck you State of MO

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Venezuela will not recognize World Bank ruling in Exxon case - Yahoo! News

Venezuela will not recognize World Bank ruling in Exxon case - Yahoo! News: The government has insisted Exxon receive only slightly more than the $750 million it said is invested in the project. Last September, Venezuela offered to settle for $1 billion.

For years, Chavez has confronted oil companies with tax hikes and contract changes aimed at increasing revenue from the industry to fund state-led anti-poverty development programs.

Restaurant Hurt By Occupy Wall Street Closes, Donald Trump Takes Over

Restaurant Hurt By Occupy Wall Street Closes, Donald Trump Takes Over