Today, April 18, Standard & Poors downgraded the long term credit rating of the U.S., to a negative rating!
“More than two years after the beginning of the recent crisis, U.S. policymakers have still not agreed on how to reverse recent fiscal deterioration or address longer-term fiscal pressures.”-Nikola Swann, Standard & Poor’s
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The missile system is actually based on the old U.S. designed Hawk missile system. The Iranians call their updated version ‘Shahin’ (not to be confused with ‘Shaheen’ which is a different missile system).
Most of the upgrades are related to search and track capabilities. They say it’s a mid-altitude missile, one source saying its range […] Continue Reading…
“The LX model is outfitted with an EF7 gasoline engine and a CNG-based engine. The ELX version is equipped with a turbo-charged EF7 engine.”-Nima Mosleh, IKCO deputy CEO for New Product Development
The Iran Khodro Company says it hopes exports of their new car, Dena, will hit 15,000 for the new year.
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NHK reporting that the robot sent by the Idaho National Laboratory has measured radiation levels inside reactors 1 and 3.
The robots were sent to Japan to help deal with the damaged Fukshima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The max radiation level inside the Reactor 3 building is 57 millisieverts per hour, while max level in Reactor 1 […] Continue Reading…
About 30 USAF reservists, from Colorado, headed to Texas on April 16. They will be using their C-130 Hercules transports to drop fire retardant on the Coahuila fire in Mexico. That fire is the largest fire in Mexico’s history, as of April 16 it was within 96.5km (60 miles) of the Texas border.
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I used to live in Texas, back in the mid 1980s, and asking the Federal government for anything was a dishonorable thing to do, if you’re from Texas. I guess things are pretty bad if Texas Governor Rick Perry is asking President Obama for help.
“Texas is reaching its capacity to respond to these emergencies […] Continue Reading…
For those of us, in Idaho, that like the idea of renewable, clean, energy sources, like wind and solar, it seems efforts to bring wind power to our state is blowing against the wind.
Just a few years ago the Idaho media was full of positive stories about wind energy bringing needed jobs, and power, […] Continue Reading…
Robots from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are about to start work in the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Originally developed to assist with high-risk reconnaissance and the disposal of explosives and hazardous materials, The TALON has been modified for its new job.
The INL is also supplying Japan with radiation-sensing packages for Japanese robots, and […] Continue Reading…
Larry Marek was trapped when 22.8 meters (75 feet) of the tunnel collapsed on him. Since then ten-member rescue squads, working 12-hour shifts, have cleared 9.7 meters (32 feet) of debris, trying to get to him.
It happened on Friday, April 15, at the Lucky Friday mine owned by Hecla Mining company. After digging […] Continue Reading…
Japanese media recently listened intently to officials describing their plans to deal with the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. If the Japanese are expecting a specific time line, they shouldn’t hold their breath. Clean up of the Chernobyl nuke plant, in Ukraine, is still ongoing, 25 years later.
The current phase of clean up, for […] Continue Reading…