Archive for September, 2009
Seasonal Flu Shot May INCREASE H1N1 Risk
September 25th, 2009Via: CBC News: Preliminary research suggests the seasonal flu shot may put people at greater risk for getting swine flu, CBC News has learned. “This is some evidence that has been floated. It hasn’t been validated yet, it’s very preliminary,” cautioned Dr. Don Low, microbiologist-in-chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. “This is obviously important […]
Microsoft’s ‘E-Memory’
September 25th, 2009Get warmed up with a couple Microsoft Classics before you read the article below. Via: CNN: For the past decade, Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been moving the data from his brain onto computers — where he knows it will be safe. Sure, you could say all of us do this to some extent. We […]
G20 Protesters Blasted by Sonic Cannon
September 25th, 2009Via: Guardian: Only a few hundreds protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh to mark the opening day of the G20 summit of world leaders, but the police were taking no chances. Sonic weapons or long-range acoustic devices have been used by the US military overseas, notably against Somali pirates and Iraqi insurgents. But US […]
Home Values Have Fallen by Two-Thirds From the 2005 Peak When Priced in Gold
September 25th, 2009Via: Of Two Minds: At the peak in 2005, the median home price equaled 490 ounces of gold. The present median price is worth about 160 ounces of gold, or roughly the same valuation as 1988.
G20 Members Will Subject Economic Policies to “Peer Review”
September 25th, 2009Via: Wall Street Journal: The Group of 20 nations is close to an agreement that would require members to subject their economic policies to a type of “peer review,” according to several senior G-20 officials, in a shift that would expose the U.S. and China to broad scrutiny of the way they run their economies. […]
Patriot Act: Only Three of the 763 “Sneak-And-Peek” Requests in Fiscal Year 2008 Involved Terrorism Cases
September 25th, 2009Via: Huffington Post: In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people’s homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn’t be tipped off that they’re under investigation. Now that the authority is law, how has the Department of Justice used the new power? […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
September 25th, 2009Thanks to the owner of theuscopperdollar.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $90.
U.S. May Face ‘Armageddon’ If China, Japan Don’t Buy Debt
September 25th, 2009Via: CNBC: The US is too dependent on Japan and China buying up the country’s debt and could face severe economic problems if that stops, Tiger Management founder and chairman Julian Robertson told CNBC. “It’s almost Armageddon if the Japanese and Chinese don’t buy our debt,” Robertson said in an interview. “I don’t know where […]
Police Radio Traffic from G-20 Meeting
September 24th, 2009Update: Footage Showing LRAD Sonic Weapon Being Used Research Credit: ottilie —End Update— Via: Radio Reference: Pittsburgh City Fire and G-20 Police Operations: (includes Fire for the following areas North and South: (Boroughs, Ross, McCandless, Stowe, Kennedy, Bridgeville, Greentree, MtLebanon, Baldwin, Whitehall and Pittsburgh International Airport — Pittsburgh Police / G-20 event communications Status: ** […]
Luxury Hotels in U.S. Risk Default
September 24th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Luxury hotel owners risk defaulting on their debt as the recession cuts occupancies and the credit crunch constrains refinancing. Loans secured by more than 1,500 hotels with a total outstanding balance of $24.5 billion may be in danger of default, according to Realpoint LLC, a credit rating company that tracks commercial mortgage-backed securities. […]
