Geologist say the 9.0 quake moved a major fault line closer to Tokyo.
British Geological Survey say it looks like the stress has been increased on part of the fault nearest to Tokyo, but they aren’t sure if this means a major quake anytime soon.
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Disney Japan still closed, Liquefaction hit park
The Walt Disney Co said its theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, will remain closed.
Disney blames the lack of a stable electricity supply and transportation issues. Also, liquefaction destroyed one of their parking lots.
TEPCO apologizes for causing “trouble”
TEPCO Executive Vice President Norio Tsuzumi, apologized to peole who have been evacuated because of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster: ”We are sorry to have caused you too much trouble.”
There are rumors that the elusive CEO of TEPCO, has taken responsibility for the nuclear disaster.
Printer Ink Shortage
Japan’s disasters just keep hitting everywhere, now printer ink.
Manufactures of printer ink have asked Japanese publishing companies to cut back on printing production because of ink shortage.
Last year there were concerns of ink/toner shortages, now it looks like Japan’s disaster has made that situation worse.
Ink/toner recyclers will probably benefit from this new shortage.
Iran unveils spy Flying Saucer drone
Farnas Aerospace Company, and Iranian Aviation and Space Industries Association, have unveiled an unmanned flying saucer.
The spy flying saucer, called Zohal, is equipped with an auto-pilot system, GPS (Global Positioning System), two separate imaging systems with full HD 10 mega-pixel picture quality, and is able to take and send images simultaneously.
Japan still being hit by aftershocks, Iran getting hit by quakes
During live NHK broadcast, early today in Japan, they were hit by an aftershock, which caused the anchor to apologize for it.
Today Iran announced that two mild quakes hit in quick succession in southeastern Iran. Iran has several major fault lines running through the country, producing many major quakes.
The worst in recent times hit Bam in southeastern Kerman province in December 2003, killing 31,000 people. In December 2010, southeastern Iran was hit by a 6.5 quake. Fault lines in southeaster Iran have been highly active for the past 10 years.
Sanctions against Iran are Fake, U.S. Companies did $15 million in sales to Iran in January
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. corporations sold $15.9 million worth of goods to Iran, in January 2011, despite U.S. sanctions.
Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions (pushed by the United States), targeting the country’s energy and banking sectors, including a U.S. boycott of gasoline supplies.
Iranian officials say the sanctions have forced their businesses to become more efficient, and has actually increased their production capabilities.
More proof that our exalted leaders here in the U.S. are idiots (or liars)!
Iran sells refined gas to Afghanistan for the first time, nice to see other countries making money off our wars
“We have exported a 1,000-ton cargo of gasoline to Afghanistan this (Iranian year), and we are amidst negotiations to export the second and third cargoes to the country,”-Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeiqami
Ironically, Iran’s refined gas industry has gotten a boost from U.S. and European economic sanctions. So much so that Iran is negotiating new contracts with surrounding countries.
The latest sanctions against Iran forbids companies from selling refined gas to Iran. As a result Iran increased its own fuel refining, and found out that its neighbors, like Afghanistan, wanted to buy it.
Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mir-Kazzemi said their fuel refining has increased so much that that Iran no longer needs foreign imports. So much for sanctions.
By the way, does anyone like the idea that were throwing billions of U.S. dollars down the drain in Afghanistan, while other countries make money off Afghanistan? Where did Afghanistan get the money to buy the Iranian gas?
Mike Simpson, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo against Mosque @ 9/11 Ground Zero, but support training Muslim pilots in Idaho
Idaho representative Mike Simpson, and senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo all protested against building a Mosque near 9/11 Ground Zero in New York City.
Yet they all support training Saudi Arabian pilots at Mountain Home, Idaho. Most of the terrorists who hijacked the airliners on September 11, 2001, were from Saudi Arabia (no Iraqis or Afghans were involved in 9/11). This is a prime example of talking out both sides of your mouth at the same time. And supposedly most Idahoans voted for these guys.
Don’t forget Idahoans, your Governor Butch Otter supports this as well (and yes you voted overwhelmingly for him).
Peter Gadiel, whose son was killed in the World Trade Center, said this about the training of Saudi pilots in Idaho: “Americans will die and the people in Washington don’t give a damn.”
Training of Saudi Arabian pilots and ground crews in Idaho, is part of the $60 billion arms deal made last year.
Most Saudis are Wahaab Muslims (Wahhabi), the same faction that Osama bin Laden is from, as well as our allies the Saudi Royal Family. Iraqis are not Wahaab. Afghans are not Wahaab. They did not attack us on 9/11. Wahaab Saudis & Wahaab Yemenis attacked us on 9/11. Yet we’re over there killing Iraqis and Afghans, while training Wahaab Saudis in Idaho?
can’t mine Iron ore without Japan either
Australia’s Rio Tinto, the world’s second-biggest iron ore miner, is worried the disaster in Japan will disrupt supplies of mining equipment, tires and other components.
Hitachi Construction, Japan’s No.2 maker of earthmoving equipment, and a big suppler to Rio Tinto, said five plants are closed. Three have partially reopened.