Day: January 15, 2013

News

Wal-Mart Announces Massive Initiative to Hire United States Veterans

Wal-Mart announced a plan today to hire any veteran that wants a job provided they have left the service within the past year and have not received a dishonorable discharge. The initiative is the largest veterans’ hiring program by any private corporation in US history. The program was announced in a speech in New York by Wal-Mart US Chief […]

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Music

Cake, It’s Coming Down

Cake is an American alternative rock band from California, USA comprised of lead singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi. The band is known for their biting and insightful lyrics as well as McCrea‘s signature singing style. Cake‘s music includes a variety of inspirations such as country music, Mariachi, rock, funk, […]

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North Korea News Today

The Spectre of Juche: Is North Korea Capable of True Reform?

As his first year as Supreme Leader concludes, analysts have an overall mixed reaction to Kim Jong-un’s style of leadership. Promises of economic reform, innovations in propaganda that has made it more outward facing in nature, and the introduction of a first family with his marriage to Ri Sol-ju are just three of the highlights of the newest Kim’s first year. While the […]

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News

Germany Wants Its Gold Returned

Germany wants gold that it stores in France and the United States returned to it, according to reports. The Bundesbank’s total gold holdings top $200 billion in value, representing 3400 tons of gold. 1,500 tons of gold are stored in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City, and 450 tons with the Bank […]

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders the Arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has issued an order for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with a corruption case involving power projects. It is unknown if Tahir Ul Qadri’s calls for the resignation of the government had any impact on the Supreme Court‘s order.   [The New York Times] Related: Tahir Ul Qadri […]

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Scale of Beijing’s Pollution Captured by NASA Photo

The pollution in Beijing is so severe that official government media outlets are having a hard time putting a spin on the situation in the capital of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Today, satellite imagery was released that shows Beijing is literally drowning in a miasma of smog. As reported earlier, the pollution in […]

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