“We’re relatively pessimistic about the economic outlook in two of our three major regions. 2012 just looks tough to me.”-Meg Whitman, new CEO of Hewlett-Packard
“It’s an extraordinarily unimaginative way to use money.”-Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
What’s the former U.S. Secretary of Labor talking about? Why Corporate America buying back its own stocks. […] Continue Reading…
“We’ve had a lot of scrap metal stolen. This is totally off the wall here.”- Jackie Morris, Power County Chief Deputy Sheriff
A farmer in American Falls, Idaho, had two old International tractors stolen right off his farm, in broad daylight. Witnesses say they saw the tractors being hauled away on trailers pulled by pick […] Continue Reading…
“Nobody ever thinks, ‘Hey, I’m having trouble getting a job now. Let me go get this extra degree and I’m sure I’ll still have trouble.’”-Nathan Bussey
In 2008, Idahoan Nathan Bussey lost his coveted job with Hewlett-Packard. He used the unexpected time off to get an MBA.
Forget the rhetoric coming out of Corporate America, […] Continue Reading…
On November 24, just one day before U.S./NATO helicopters attacked and killed at least 24 Pakistani soldiers, Chinese and Pakistani forces concluded a massive joint war game in Punjab Province.
During the Cold War, China and Pakistan were close allies, it looks like they still are.
Punjab province is one of the largest geographically, and has […] Continue Reading…
U.S. led NATO helicopters attacked a Pakistani checkpoint on November 25, reportedly killing as many as 28 Pakistani soldiers, and wounding 14. NATO officials say they’re investigating, but Pakistan says enough, they closed at least two boarding crossings used to supply U.S./NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Ironically the U.S./NATO attack came about six hours after a […] Continue Reading…
Once again, rice harvests in Fukushima Prefecture are coming up contaminated with cesium. But this time the levels are even higher than before.
Five farms in Oonami district have rice that’s contaminated with as much as 1,270 becquerels per kilogram of cesium! At the beginning of November rice containing 630 becquerels was found in the […] Continue Reading…
Japan’s science ministry conducted helicopter surveys of radiation, covering 22 prefectures in eastern and central Japan. They found that long lasting cesium is contaminating a large area.
The highest level of cesium contamination is around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, with some areas hitting more than one million becquerels per square meter!
The scientists also found […] Continue Reading…
Recently several media outlets have reported that people in the midwestern U.S. have been infected with H1N1 swine flu. They’ve even reported that instead of spreading from pigs to humans, it’s spreading human to human.
Well that’s because it isn’t H1N1! According to the United Nations World Health Organization, and the U.S. Center for Disease […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available.”-U.S. Embassy in Syria
On November 23, the U.S. Embassy in Syria restated a warning they’ve been giving since September 30; U.S. citizens need to leave. CBS News reported it as if it was something new.
Then Forbes reported […] Continue Reading…
Greenpeace Japan has been monitoring radiation levels in sea food for the past several months. They say Pacific cod and tuna are proving to be very susceptible to cesium contamination.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is not only spewing radiation into the air, but pouring it into the Pacific Ocean.
Greenpeace Japan tested seafood in just […] Continue Reading…