Archive for September, 2010
Britain: Stop Saving Money; Spend, Spend, Spend
September 28th, 2010Via: Guardian: Britons should go out and spend to help invigorate the UK’s economic recovery, the deputy governor of the Bank of England has urged. In unusually unguarded comments for a banker, Charlie Bean yesterday discouraged people from building up cash savings which generate little income due to historically low interest rates. Bean, who sits […]
Japan to Drill for Methane Hydrate
September 28th, 2010Via: Guardian: In a bid to shore up its precarious energy security Japan is to start commercial test drilling for controversial frozen methane gas along its coast next year. The gas is methane hydrate, a sherbet-like substance consisting of methane trapped in water ice – sometimes called “fire ice” or MH – that is locked […]
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September 28th, 2010Churning Swindles on Garbage Stocks
September 27th, 2010Via: Reuters: Some traders are manipulating U.S. stocks that are worth less than $1 by taking both sides of trades in order to earn big rebates, according to an official at Knight Capital Group Inc. … At issue is whether an individual trader is using separate brokerage accounts to trade against himself, something known as […]
Millionaire with Defense Industry Ties to British and American Militaries Found Dead
September 27th, 2010Via: Telegraph: Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, has died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river. The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway. The Segway is […]
U.S. Government Wants All Providers of Encrypted Internet Services to Implement Key Escrow
September 27th, 2010Wikipedia has an entry on key escrow, if you aren’t familiar with the concept. Via: New York Times: Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of […]
Iran Crosses Into Iraq to Attack Parade Bombing Suspects
September 27th, 2010Via: AP: Iranian forces crossed into neighboring Iraq and killed 30 fighters from a group it says was involved in last week’s bombing of a military parade, state TV reported Sunday. Gen. Abdolrasoul Mahmoudabadi of the elite Revolutionary Guards said the “terrorists” were killed on Saturday in a clash “beyond the border” and that his […]
Obama Argues His Assassination Program Is a ‘State Secret’
September 27th, 2010Via: Salon: At this point, I didn’t believe it was possible, but the Obama administration has just reached an all-new low in its abysmal civil liberties record. In response to the lawsuit filed by Anwar Awlaki’s father asking a court to enjoin the President from assassinating his son, a U.S. citizen, without any due process, […]
And Now… United Nations to Appoint Earth Contact for Aliens
September 27th, 2010Update: Hoax? Via: Guardian: The Royal Society knew nothing about it. The United Nations referred all queries to the switchboard of Unoosa in Vienna. Its switchboard number wasn’t much help. “The person at extension 4951 is unavailable, please leave your message after the tone,” it said. Those messages might make for some interesting listening today. […]
FBI Raids Homes of Five Minneapolis Antiwar Activists
September 26th, 2010Via: Star Tribune: The FBI raided the Minneapolis homes of five antiwar activists, including three leaders of the Twin Cities peace movement, Friday morning as part of what it called a probe of “activities concerning the material support of terrorism.” The Minneapolis office of an antiwar organization was also raided, protest leaders said. No one […]
