March 6, 2012, Hoku International announced they will layoff about 20 employees at their Pocatello, polysilicon plant.
This comes after many delays in finishing the factory, and threats by Idaho Power to cut off electricity because Hoku hasn’t been paying its utility bill. Also, Hoku lost big money in 2011.
Officials with Hoku said the layoffs […] Continue Reading…
Lebanese media reporting that the French Ambassador to Syria has quietly driven into Lebanon. The ambassador and his diplomatic staff are in a convoy heading back to Pairs.
In the United Kingdom, the Syrian Ambassador made it clear to the British government that he will be leaving, after being called back by the Syrian government.
Canada […] Continue Reading…
Mexican health officials are reporting a 23% increase in H1N1 deaths, just in the past week!
So far 166 people have died from H1N1 swine flu, since January 1, 2012! Mexican officials claim that 89% of the deaths involve people who did not get vaccinated.
U.S. health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated.
In Costa Rica, […] Continue Reading…
05 March 2012, Indonesian officials announced the death of the fifth 2012 victim of H5N1 bird flu.
A 48 year old man died on 03 March, after being treated at a local hospital. Doctors at the hospital say the man died from multiple organ failure. They are conducting tests to confirm the H5N1 infection. The […] Continue Reading…
Former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, has blasted China’s trade policies with the U.S., but China has just won a Massachusetts award for being the Best Friend of the American Worker!
On March 2, 2012, Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, was given the award in Boston by the International Longshoreman’s Association. For what? For appreciation of China’s […] Continue Reading…
Japanese inventors have created a weapon to silence people expressing themselves.
The weapon works by playing back the talker’s words, with a 0.2 second delay. The inventors discovered that such feedback of one’s own words will cause the speech center of your brain to lock up.
The inventors claim they did it to stop people who […] Continue Reading…
March 5, 2012, pro-U.S. rebels blew up a major oil pipeline in Syria. It happened in Deir al-Zor.
Deir al-Zor is an oil producing province bordering Iraq. It has been under attack by rebels who are part of the loosely organized U.S./Israeli supported Free Syrian Army.
Also, a gas pipeline from Egypt to Jordan and Israel […] Continue Reading…
On February 23, 2012, Sears Holdings released the latest list of Sears and Kmart store closings.
15 stores have been added to the 79 previously announced. The latest announcement has one Kmart closing in Maryland, one closing in New Jersey and one in South Carolina.
Also, a combination of Sears/Kmarts will be closed in the following […] Continue Reading…
On February 23, 2012, Sears Holdings announced that they will sell off eleven stores to major mall owner General Growth Properties (GGP).
Sears at the struggling Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho
GGP owns most of the malls in Idaho (Idaho Falls, Boise, Chubbuck and Coeur D’Alene), and they have Sears stores, […] Continue Reading…
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces have just revealed plans to evacuate Japanese citizens living in Iran!
On March 5, 2012, Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka made the statement in a Diet (parliament) session.
He said they are prepared to use C-130 transports, along with aerial refueling tankers, to “rescue” Japanese stuck in Iran, in case of “emergency”!
According to official […] Continue Reading…