“We usually consider that a rare complication, and to have 470 is absolutely extraordinary. This is a new public health problem.”-Robert Tauxe, CDC
Center for Disease Control believes three people in the U.S. have picked up the latest deadliest form of e-coli. They had returned from Germany.
Michael Osterholm, at the University of Minnesota, says the […] Continue Reading…
Someone, or some group, calling itself Lulz Security has hacked Sony again.
They claim they’ve “compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures (including passwords) along with 75,000 ‘music codes’ and 3.5 million ‘music coupons.'”
Lulz Security also claims to have acquired unencrypted passwords, names, addresses and birth dates for thousands of Sony customers.
Recently Idaho newspaper circulation directors speculated that the increase in thefts of newspaper coupons were due, in part, to people trying to save money and deal with high gas prices.
Here’s a solution, that unfortunately for me ends up being free promotion for two stores; shop at Fred Meyer or Smiths.
Both these stores give away […] Continue Reading…
“An attack on Iran would mean regional war…consider all options and not to run straight for the war option.”-Meir Dagan, former Mossad Chief
Dagan said the only reason Israel should go to war, is if it was attacked first.
He downplayed the U.S. rhetoric against Iran’s nuclear program as sabre rattling: “We do not […] Continue Reading…
Israel announced they will force at least 30,000 Palestinians from their homes in the Negev. It will take five years and affect Bedouins (nomads) as well as the towns of Rahat, Kseifa and Hura.
Israeli leaders claim they will “compensate” the Palestinians with territory that’s half the size of the area of the Negev the […] Continue Reading…
“Political leaders and public figures should have the courage to articulate publicly what many of them acknowledge privately: that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be won.”-Drug Policy report
The Global Commission on Drug […] Continue Reading…
“This is a new strain, O157 was almost certainly one of its parents. It’s also got material from another type of E-coli. So you’ve got this germ that’s like O157 but has this extra weaponry, that makes it more nasty.”-Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia in England
E-coli O157 destroys your blood cells and kidneys, […] Continue Reading…
Daren Palmer plead guilty, in a Federal court in Pocatello, Idaho, to running a ponzi scheme which cost investors $76 million.
The FBI spent two years investigating, and last month criminal charges were filed against Palmer. He will be sentenced in August.
The SEC, and CFTC filed civil cases against Palmer, which resulted in an order […] Continue Reading…
“The people who are doing it, I guess they wouldn’t consider themselves a criminal. They are just trying to save money.”-Matt Davidson, publisher
The Idaho Statesman reporting a trend making an appearance in Idaho; people stealing newspaper coupons from newspaper vending machines.
“It is becoming a real problem on Sundays because of the value of […] Continue Reading…
There’s been more news about the continued falling home prices in the U.S. One company that tracks those prices says Idaho is the biggest loser.
Corelogic reports that for April 2011, Idaho home prices fell 15.2% compared to April 2010. It’s also twice the current average for the entire United States.
According to the Center of […] Continue Reading…