February 15, 2012, confusing reports in the Iranian media. Unofficial sources (like PressTV, it is not an official Iranian media source) are saying that Iran has blocked oil shipments to six European countries.
However, official sources (like Islamic Republic News Agency [IRNA]) say only that ambassadors from six European countries have been summed to the […] Continue Reading…
Recently Idaho made it into the top ten for number of embezzlement cases. The study was done by Marquet International of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Idaho ranks 7th for business related crimes committed by employees: “Small businesses are the ones at greatest risk because, typically, they have very little infrastructure or controls. There’s no budget for it. […] Continue Reading…
At the end of January 2012, the Christian Science Monitor published a story about a study done in the U.S. and Canada, which said, in a round-about way, that particulate matter in the air causes Ice Ages, not global warming.
A few days ago the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported the results of their a study, […] Continue Reading…
The earliest form of H5N1 was discovered in Scotland in 1959, where it killed off a couple of flocks of poultry. That’s the thing, H5N1 bird flu seems to target domesticated birds, poultry, not wild birds.
Since 1959 H5N1 has mutated into more than 700 versions (depending on your source), and the main target is […] Continue Reading…
Nepal’s poultry industry is being devastated by H5N1 bird flu. As of February 12, 2012, 8,353 chickens have been killed in just one district.
Jhapa, Nepal, has seen 3,500 chickens die from H5N1, and another 4,853 put down in an effort to stop the virus, in the past two weeks. Also, 2,400 eggs were destroyed […] Continue Reading…
On February 5, 2012, the official number of people infected with H3N2v, in Japan, hit 2.1 million! That’s more than the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. Now Australian media reporting that New Zealand health officials are getting a little worried.
On February 13, airline passengers, on a plane arriving from Japan, were met by New Zealand health […] Continue Reading…
“We are ready to help. But once again: we have and want only to help if there is something in return from the Greek side.”-Philipp Roesler, German Economy Minister
Early morning February 13, the Greek Parliament approved the latest round of social cuts, despite members of Parliament threatening to quit. The move comes after German Economy […] Continue Reading…
I’ve pointed out in other postings how more and more evidence is coming out that supports conspiracy theorist’s claims that al Qaeda works for the United States.
How about this one: al Qaeda just announced they support the West’s war on Syria! “Continue your revolt and anger, don’t accept anything else apart from independent, respectful […] Continue Reading…
Reactor 2, of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, continues to see increased temps, despite increased water injection.
At 10:00 hours on the morning of 13 February 2012 (Japan time) Tokyo Electric Power Company reported that the temperature hit 91.2 Celsius (196 Fahrenheit), by noon it was 96.4 C (205.5 F)!
TEPCo officials are hoping the thermometer […] Continue Reading…
On February 11, 2012, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) reported that people living on the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands are facing a food shortage, due to economic sanctions brought by several South American countries.
Argentina is upset because the United Kingdom failed to meet a UN resolution to discuss the return of the Islands to Argentine […] Continue Reading…