“There is a bill prepared in the National Security and Foreign Policy committee of Parliament that stresses the blocking of oil tanker traffic carrying oil to countries that have sanctioned Iran.”-Ibrahim Agha-Mohammadi, Member of Iranian Parliament
02 July 2012, in a move that seems counter to the European Union (EU) oil sanctions that went into […] Continue Reading…
“It’s always sad to come into an area that looks like a war zone, with so many homes that have been devastated.”-J.D. Ellis, Battalion Chief for Boise Fire Department
01 July 2012, fire fighters from Boise, Idaho, commented on the Charlotte Fire in Pocatello (in southeastern Idaho), saying the geography and vegetation are quite different […] Continue Reading…
02 July 2012, 52 members of Japan’s Diet (parliament) have resigned over the sales tax increases called for by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
The prime minister and the lawmakers who quit are part of the same political party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). One of the lawmakers to resign is Ichiro Ozawa, who helped […] Continue Reading…
Some people might think local officials are being a little too cautious with their control over who has access to the Charlotte Fire burn area, at the south end of Pocatello. But, it really is so dry out their that I wouldn’t be surprised if the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion of […] Continue Reading…
“Today is the day we are really going to attack this fire.”-Lorin Nielsen, Bannock County Sheriff
01 July 2012, Sunday morning press conference reporting 80% containment of Charlotte Fire, in Pocatello, Idaho.
Today is a critical weather day, a red flag warning is in place until 21:00 hours. About 40 fire fighting trucks and 150 personnel […] Continue Reading…
In September 2011, Hungary joined several countries placing extra taxes on snacks like potato chips. Full of crap western news media said it was an effort to fight obesity, but a recent Japanese report straight up said it was a way for the Hungarian government to raise more money to pay its out of […] Continue Reading…
“I’m still in shock from what happened. My home just seemed to vaporize.”-Suzanne Bielinski
Saturday morning, 30 June 2012, officials reported the Charlotte Fire 50% contained, with hopes for full containment by Sunday. At least one building re-ignited overnight.
Officials think homes in the Johnny Creek area escaped damage.
Pocatello Police and Bannock County Sheriff’s deputies are […] Continue Reading…
“It’s a long ways from being out, even though we don’t see big 40 foot flames.”-Brian Blad, Mayor of Pocatello
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Smokey night Charlotte Fire
29 June 2012, British news media reporting the LIBOR scandal isn’t over. Not only was Barclays (and other British and U.S. banks) involved with manipulating international interest rates, but they also forced smaller businesses to buy loan insurance, “mis-selling” it as a way of protecting themselves from those high LIBOR interest rates!
Recently Barclays settled […] Continue Reading…
For at least a decade now there have been cancer cases, and studies from around the world suggesting that printer ink, and other chemicals used for printers, cause cancer.
Recently the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in Japan, announced they are now studying the high rate of cancer among people who work in printing […] Continue Reading…