Countdown To Armegeddon

This is the same blog as far in as it's about the week in review, but from now on I will counting up to Armageddon. After all, each day that passes bring us closer to the end. I will start with the beginning of the year, so this is DAY 194:



7/4/2009: 2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan



7/4: South Korea says North Korea fired 7 more scud-type missiles off its coast



7/4: Honduras snubs OAS and refuses to restore president



7/4: Detroit mayor is firing the police chief



7/4: Venezuela takes over Spanish bank operating in its country



7/4: Former Titan quarterback Steve McNair is found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in which his 20 year old girlfriend shot and killed him, then herself.



7/4: Serial killer in Gaffney, SC has killed 5



7/4: Monorail crash at Disney World kills 1 worker



7/5: Hussein flies to Moscow



7/5: Police in Honduras block the runway to keep ex-President from landing



7/5: Protests erupt in Honduras



7/6: China says 156 killed in ethnic violence in western China and 828 are injured



7/6: US admiral denounces North Korean missile launches



7/6: Economic woes hit Pamplona's running of the bulls



7/6: 4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan



7/6: Japanese destroyers head to Somalia for anti-piracy



7/6: 12 wounded at birthday party in Miami when gunmen stormed the home



7/6: 4 people working on fireworks at Ocracoke, NC are killed by explosives



7/6: Pepsico to invest $1 BILLION in Russia



7/6: Robert McNamara dies



7/6: Biden says Israel is free to set its own course on Iran



7/6: Biden says more jobs on the way because of stimulus spending



7/6: Hussein and Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reduction



7/6: 7 US troops killed in Afghanistan



7/6: World's earliest Christian Bible, from the 4th century, is digitized in Britain and published on the internet



7/6: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe describes the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as "an idiot" and hopes that he does not represent Hussein. He goes on to say "ha shame, a great shame being an African-American."



7/6:Sen Max Baucus (D-MT) close to deal with hospitals which "allow" them to pay for part of the health care plan. About $150-155 BILLION over 10 years



7/6: 15 staffers of Michelle Obama make $1.08 MILLION in salaries



7/6: Hillary cancels all foreign trips



7/6: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint who plays Ron is recovering from Swine Flu



7/6: Serial killer in Gaffney is confirmed dead in Gastonia, NC after a shootout with police



7/6: Ex-Honduran President Zelaya goes to DC to meet with Hillary



7/6: Grenade attack in Afghanistan kills 1 and wounds 28



7/6: US to talk to South Korea on extending missile range



7/6: Health reform would create another czar-Federal Insurance Czar



7/6: Lear Corp files Chapter 11



7/6: Pope Benedict XVI calls for new world financial order guided by ethics, dignity, and a search for common good



7/6: New food safety standards are set by Hussein



7/6: Hussein preaches democracy to Moscow students but says US will not impose it on other nations



7/7:Marines push militants out of Taliban region in Afghanistan



7/7: Gov Perdue of NC offers her own tax hike plan to raise $1.6 BILLION. Would raise state sales tax, tax the rich for 2 years, raise the cigarette tax by $0.50 /pack and an increase in alcohol taxes



7/7: NC jobless rate expected to hit 13%



7/7: Jury finds for former AIG CEO Hank Greenburg in a suit brought by AIG



7/7: New study shows consumer delinquencies up to 3.23% in early 2009



7/7: Credit card delinquencies up to 4.75% in first quarter. Delinquent payments (over 30 days) are up to 6.6%%



7/7: IRS suspends tax fines for some small businesses while Congress changes the law



7/7: Children of US troops seeking mental help rose to 2 MILLION times last year



7/7: Hillary says Costa Rican President will mediate Honduras crisis



7/8: North Korea believed to be behind cyber attacks that paralyzed South Korean and US government websites

7/8: China sends security forces into region where rioting has been continuing and vows to execute those behind the killings

7/8: Great 8 leaders to start summit in Italy on economy

7/8: Hussein in Italy after leaving Russia has no plans to visit US allies Georgia and the Ukraine-looks like he will talk to our enemies while ignoring our friends

7/8: Hamas tries to detain a woman walking with a man on the beach in Gaza

7/8: Suspected US missile kills 10 militants in Pakistan

7/8: In Toledo, donations keep public pools open

7/8: Shriners look at closing 6 children's hospitals due to financial drops

7/8: Traffic congestion dipping due to economy

7/8: Church camps closing due to the economy. There are an estimated 3000 church camps in the US and 15% of those (450) are expected to close by December

7/8: NC revokes license of mortgage lender North American Real Estate Services, Inc.

7/8: China detains Australian accused of espionage

7/8: Hussein eyes a second stimulus bill---the first one worked so well, by all means, let's do it again

7/8: House resolution to honor Michael Jackson faces GOP opposition

7/8: LA is picking up the tab for the MJ memorial. About $1.2 MILLION--this the same LA that released 1200 teachers due to the budget

7/9: More cyber attacks on S.Korea & US websites including the Pentagon

7/9: Bombings in Baghdad and Mosul kill at least 41

7/9: truck bomb in Afghanistan kills 25

7/9: G5 (the top 5 developing countries) and some G8 members, including India and China, are unwilling to cut greenhouse gases by 2050 unless they get the technology and the money from the US to do so--yet we are unilaterally passing a cap-and-trade which will harm our economy and place US businesses against foreign companies that have an unfair advantage

7/9: Mass. files suit against the Federal marriage law

7/9: Environmentalists unfurl banner on Mt Rushmore for anti-global warming

7/9: NC allows home builders with unsold property not to pay property taxes on them for up to 3 years

7/9: President of Greensboro College (NC) steps down after cutting faculty and staff salaries by 20% and restructuring the school's debt

7/9: Retailers report weak June sales. Biggest losers are Abercrombie & Fitch, The Children's place, and Limited Brands Inc (which owns Victoria's Secret). Target reports a loss of 6.2%

7/9: Alcoa reports loss of $454 MILLION which is less than expected

7/9: New jobless claims for last week were 565,000 meaning at least 6.9 MILLION people are unemployed

7/9: May wholesale inventories dropped 0.8%--9th straight drop

7/9: Hussein phoned a federal-state meeting to urge preparedness for Swine Flu in the Fall

7/9: House Dems look at taxing the "rich" to pay for health care

7/9: HHS says Swine Flu shots may begin in October in the public schools

7/9: GM & Chrysler pressure Congress not to reopen closed dealerships

7/9: Thousands defy a ban and protest in Iran

7/9: Afghanistan changes law which required women to submit to sex with their husband

7/9: UNESCO says US invading of Iraq caused serious damage to Babylon---duh!! When you are in war, you don't worry about protecting sites, you worry about the enemy!!

7/9: South Africa condemned for allowing rape culture

7/9: Mediation on Honduras begins in Costa Rica

7/9: Worst violence since US pullback in Iraq with 60 people killed by bombs

7/9: Earthquake in China injures more than 300

7/9: Bomb in Afghanistan kills 25--half are children

7/9: Tax evaders in NH convicted of attempting to kill federal agents

7/9: Woman vanishes at skyscraper near 9-11 site in NYC--her body is found 2 days later stuffed into a vent in the building

7/9: Terror suspect in MN who pled guilty to aiding al-Qaida could serve only 10 more months then be deported to Canada

7/9: GM sale of most of its assets to a new company is cleared by a judge allowing GM to exit Chapter 11 despite appeals by plaintiffs in a product liability case

7/9: SEC to recommend that CA IOU's be regulated as securities

7/9: Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson

7/9: Conservative Dems in the House rebel on health care bill asking for more time on the bill

7/9: GOP to call firefighter from race discrimination case to testify against Sotomayor

7/9: Richard Trumka launches bid to be first new AFL-CIO president in 14 years--he is running unopposed

7/9: 7 Congressmen, all Dems, say that CIA director admitted that the CIA has misled Congress on may occasions

7/10: The White House is redoing its website on transparency at a cost of $18 MILLION

7/10: Sen John Ensign says his parents gave $96, 000 to his mistress and her family

7/10: Sen Roland Burris will not run for reelection in 2010

7/10: Burger King apologizes for using Hindu goddess in ad

7/10: Llikai Hotel in Hawaii is closing due to loss of revenue--was used in opening sequence of Hawaii Five-O and was used by many stars in the past

7/10: Freestyle Music Park which used to be Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach has dropped tickets to $8.88 due to lack of guests

7/10: Hussein caught ogling a 17 year old girl at close of G8 meeting

7/10: Muslim women lead protests in western China

7/10: Britain has doubts about Afghanistan after 10 British troops killed in 10 days

7/10: Hussein says world averted economic disaster but recovery "still a ways off"--how can you recover from something if it didn't happen????

7/10: Pope reasserts Church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in meeting with Hussein

7/10: World leaders of G8* & G5 launch a new approach to world hunger by agreeing to spend $20 BILLION on seeds, fertilizer, tools and other aid

7/10: Hussein lands in Ghana

7/10: Iranian-American detained in Tehran for second time in 2 years

7/10: Appeals court rules DC checkpoints in high crime neighborhoods is unconstitutional

7/10: NC lawmakers tentatively agree to broad spending and taxing

7/10: Vice-chairman of Univ. of South Carolina board of trustees resigns and is charged with bank fraud in NC

7/10: SC turns down Duke Energy request to relicense 5 dams used for hydroelectricity

7/10: First victim in 15 years dies from being gored by bull in Pamplona

7/10: DOW closes down for 4th straight week

7/10: Trade deficit narrows to $6 BILLION in May

7/10: MJ's estate may owe $MILLIONS to the IRS

7/10: AIG to give out more than $2 MILLION in bonuses

7/10: US moving away from drug eradication in Afghanistan to gain favor with farmers--let me get this straight. We cannot smoke cigarettes, but we can grow opium!?!?

7/10: Hussein suggests sanctions on Iran in September

7/11:Creator of Hussein poster pleads guilty to vandalism

7/11: Smith & Hauken gardening is closing after 30 years due to economy

7/11: Death toll in China now at 184 from ethnic riots

7/11: Hussein rejects 2nd stimulus

7/11: Regulators shut Wyoming bank bringing the total of failed banks this year to 53

7/11: Hussein in Ghana declares he has "the blood of Africa within me" and tells Africa to end tyranny and corruption

7/11: Hussein also compares slavery to the Holocaust

7/11: 4 killed in car bomb in northern Iraq

7/12: Hussein approval rating down to 58%

7/12: 2 US marines die in bombing in Afghanistan

7/12: Car bomb in Iraq kills 4

7/12: Somalia clashes kill dozens

7/12: 5 Iranian officials suspected of militant activity are released from detention in Iraq after 2years and return to Tehran

7/12: Geithner tells Middle East your investments are safe in the US

The more that happens, the less safe I feel