In the name of efficiency, and international competition, J.R. Simplot is building a new potato processing plant. It will use only 250 employees. The problem is that the new highly efficient Simplot potato factory will replace three existing plants (in Nampa, Caldwell & Aberdeen), resulting in 800 Idahoans losing their jobs. That’s a net […] Continue Reading…
On November 8, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) announced that 17 employees were exposed to plutonium. The INL now says it is 16 employees who were exposed, but, the number of those testing positive for contamination is going up.
The INL has also released more info on how their employees got exposed to deadly plutonium. […] Continue Reading…
“We believe that 25% of the people who go through our jail systems can afford to pay for their jail stay. If we just grab 25% of those, that would save the county or the city $6.7 million.”-Jeff Stone, County Supervisor
Riverside County, in California, has decided to charge prisoners $142.42 per day. […] Continue Reading…
“Russia is gravely disappointed and bewildered that the report is being turned into a source adding to the tensions over the problems connected to the Iranian nuclear program.”-Russian Foreign Ministry
Russia has doubts concerning the IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program. One clue is that the report wasn’t supposed to be made public […] Continue Reading…
On November 8, Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, answered 20 critical questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
Question 1: Has the IAEA detected, after 4000 days of most intensive inspection in the agency’s history, even one gram of uranium being diverted for military purposes?
Response: No. Please study all of […] Continue Reading…
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report says Iran has built test sites for nuclear weapons.
The IAEA says Iran conducted high explosives testing aimed at simulating the detonation of nuclear weapons. Iran is also accused of conducting research that is relevant only to nuclear weapons.
IAEA officials are demanding Iran provide an explanation.
Iranian officials say […] Continue Reading…
The number of people in Japan, who need help with basic needs keeps going up month after month. The Japanese Welfare Ministry reports that in July welfare recipients hit a record 2.05 million.
A big jump is in ‘working age households’ (people who’re less than 65 years of age). That category receiving welfare is now […] Continue Reading…
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) announced that on November 8, seventeen employees were exposed to plutonium. At least six show signs of contamination.
It happened inside the decommissioned Zero Power Physics Reactor. A container containing plutonium was opened by the workers.
The employees went through decontamination procedures, and are being checked at the INL’s Central Facilities […] Continue Reading…
On November 2 the U.S. Senate presented a plan to “save” the USPS.
That plan would pay back U.S.$7 billion of the funds Congress stole, I mean, that Congress forced the USPS to overpay in retirement funds. However, the $7 billion is to be used to buy out employees (a nice way of laying people […] Continue Reading…
“I can’t stand him!”-Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France
“You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!”-Barack Obama, President of the United States
Who are these two presidents talking about, why Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of course.
On November 7, at the G20 meeting in Cannes, a microphone between Sarkozy and […] Continue Reading…