(Add this to the stolen truck full of Crisco)
EPA cleans up radioactive material in Boise apartment
We don’t believe there was any kind of exposure risk to neighbors,” said Greg Weigel, EPA on-scene coordinator.
No charges have been filed, and the tenant’s name was not released.
NRC investigators saw powdered uranium and feared that while the level of radiation was relatively low, it could become airborne and be breathed in. A Boise Fire Department hazardous materials response team was mobilized to assess conditions in the apartment and determined it was not a threat to others.
H/T whuptdue
We need to know motive to understand this one. He could have been an eccentric chemist as far as we know. Which is harmless.
Not so happy with all that Roma cultural enrichment – so it would seem.
Parents claim children are being terrorised by gangs of Roma Slovak pupils but teachers are ‘too afraid’ to deal with the issue (dailymail, Oct 14, 2014)
http://dailym.ai/1sETA9Y
“Parents have accused an inner-city headteacher of turning a blind eye towards violent gangs of Roma pupils for fear of being labelled a racist.
More than 1,600 people have signed an online petition claiming ‘children have been stabbed, mugged and nearly kicked to death’ at the school.
It urges the head not to ‘be afraid’ to tackle the issue – and suggests he is failing to do so for fear of appearing racist because the majority of the perpetrators are of Slovakian Roma origin….”
Is it the same “experts” that underestimated CO2 absorbtion by 16%? The same ones which cannot produce models with actual predictive capabilities? LOL
Climate change: Models ‘underplay plant CO2 absorption’ (BBC, Oct 14, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29601644
“Global climate models have underestimated the amount of CO2 being absorbed by plants, according to new research. Scientists say that between 1901 and 2010, living things absorbed 16% more of the gas than previously thought. The authors say it explains why models consistently overestimated the growth rate of carbon in the atmosphere. But experts believe the new calculation is unlikely to make a difference to global warming predictions…..”
Ebola epidemic ‘could lead to failed states’, warns WHO (BBC, Oct 13, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29603818
“The Ebola epidemic threatens the “very survival” of societies and could lead to failed states, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The outbreak, which has killed some 4,000 people in West Africa, has led to a “crisis for international peace and security”, WHO head Margaret Chan said….”
Ebola outbreak: UN worker dies in Germany hospital (BBC, Oct 14, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29611713
“A UN employee infected with Ebola has died at a hospital in Germany.
Doctors at the hospital in Leipzig said the man, 56, died in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people since March – mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.
The World Health Organization described it as the “the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times”. The US and UK are among countries to have introduced scanning at airports.
The man had been working as a UN medical official in Liberia – one of the worst affected countries by the outbreak – when he caught Ebola. He arrived in Germany last Thursday for treatment….”
Shouldnt have they bombed the Islamic State? Surely if they can bomb the Kurds, they should be able to bomb the Islamic State guys too. lol
Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq (BBC, Oct 14, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29611582
“Turkish F-16 and F-4 warplanes have bombed Kurdish PKK rebel targets in Hakkari province near the Iraqi border, Turkish media report.
It is the first significant air raid on the PKK since the rebel group declared a ceasefire in March 2013.
Hurriyet daily said the air raids near the south-eastern village of Daglica on Monday caused “heavy casualties”.
Kurds are angry at Turkey’s refusal to help defend the Syrian border town of Kobane from Islamic State militants.
The Turkish newspapers Cumhuriyet and Milliyet have also reported clashes on Monday between the PKK and troops in the Tunceli area of east-central Turkey, far from the border.
The Turkish military said the Daglica air strikes were a response to sustained Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) shelling of a military outpost in the area.”
It is all about those incidents, those Islamic “excesses.” However some people still seems to lack basic understanding of what is going on here…
Iraq: Shia militias ‘killing Sunnis in reprisal attacks’ (BBC, Oct 14, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29603272
“Shia militias in Iraq have kidnapped and killed scores of Sunni civilians in recent months, a report by campaign group Amnesty International has said.
The killings were in apparent revenge for attacks by Islamic State (IS).
Amnesty said the militias had been supported and armed by the Iraqi government and operated with impunity.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who took office last month, has admitted to previous “excesses” by security forces and vowed to govern for all Iraqis….”
#ISIS fans circulating a message alleging an attack in Riyadh where Americans were killed – so far just chatter http://pic.twitter.com/SrazEgbc7y
http://www.veooz.com/photos/6Ha1hLS.html
Gunmen attack 2 American citizens in eastern Riyadh, Saudia Arabia; 1 killed and the other injured, according to police statement
REUTERS – US national shot dead in Saudi capital Riyadh: police
A U.S. national was shot dead and another wounded when their car was fired upon in an eastern district of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Tuesday afternoon, a police spokesman said in a statement carried by state media.
An assailant was cornered and arrested, the statement said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/14/us-saudi-security-usa-idUSKCN0I31MO20141014
At least we’re reassured that murderers get what’s coming to them in the KSA. They use a sharp sword and that’s that.
Video report: Radioactive material bought on e-Bay found at Boise apt.
Quote: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been investigating the case along with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
The EPA began cleaning the apartment, stairs, and sidewalk where they say traces of the potentially hazardous material were found.
Last Wednesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission interviewed the tenant who was suspected of buying and selling radioactive material on eBay. Once the NRC arrived at the apartment, they noticed many suspected radioactive and hazardous substances.
A hazardous materials response team came to assess conditions in the apartment.
[snip]
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality inspected the apartment of Steege’s neighbor, and documented numerous locations and containers with powders, residues, and liquids throughout the apartment. Some of the substances were in unlabeled open containers.
They also documented equipment that could be used for chemical processing such as glassware and mixing containers, as well as evidence of chemical processing residues.
EPA says they had ten people on site Monday, working to figure out what the materials are, and what danger they could present.
“Mixed radioactive and hazardous substances, a lot of unknowns in bowls and jars and cups and that’s really the complexity of this, trying to characterize what all is there,” said Greg Weigel.
Weigel says right now, the tests show only low levels of radiation, but they want to be extra cautious that everyone living nearby is safe.
“Our primary concern is that these items were processed, manipulated, there’s some stuff in powder form, liquid form, we’re concerned that it could be spread, disposed of improperly, that it could get out into the environment,” said Weigel.
[snip]
Weigel says the two people who live in the apartment were trying to separate radioactive material from store-bought goods such as smoke detectors. It is not clear why they were trying to get the radioactive material. Their names have not been released, and police say they won’t be charged.
Boise police say there wasn’t enough material for a criminal violation.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman Lara Uselding says an inspector went to the apartment on Wednesday after the agency received a tip.”
We need a lot more information before we say much, but I will bet the authorities will not be forthcoming with the needed info.