Archive for March, 2011
TOKYO TAP WATER TESTS 2.5 TIMES ABOVE RADIOACTIVE LIMITS FOR INFANTS
March 23rd, 2011Via: Globe and Mail: Tap water in Tokyo tested two times above the limits for radioactive iodine considered safe for infants, officials said Wednesday amid burgeoning concerns about food safety in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant. Levels of radioactive iodine in tap water at a water treatment […]
China’s Real Time Voice Analysis Systems Drop Calls When People Mention the Word ‘Protest’
March 23rd, 2011Flashback 2005: Narus Opens New Office in China, Signs Two Partner Agreements in Region; New Office Further Strengthens Narus Presence in Asia: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Narus, Inc., the leading Carrier-Class IP Platform software provider, announced its opening of a new office in Beijing, China, to support direct sales in China. In conjunction with this, […]
FUKUSHIMA: 500 MILLISIEVERTS PER HOUR [???] CORRECTED: 500 MICROSIEVERTS PER HOUR
March 23rd, 2011
UPDATE: Corrected: Radiation at 500 Microsieverts/hr at Japan No. 2 Unit *shaking head* Come on guys. Via: Reuters: Agency corrects radiation level to 500 microsieverts per hour, not millisieverts. Corrects to show level was recorded on March 18, not Wednesday; and removes reference to highest level of radiation since crisis began. —End Update— Via: Reuters: […]
Fukushima Engineer Says He Covered Up Flaw at Shut Reactor
March 23rd, 2011Via: Bloomberg: One of the reactors in the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant may have been relying on flawed steel to hold the radiation in its core, according to an engineer who helped build its containment vessel four decades ago. Mitsuhiko Tanaka says he helped conceal a manufacturing defect in the $250 million steel vessel installed […]
Libya’s Sea of Fresh Water Beneath the Desert, But Wait, There’s More
March 23rd, 2011Update: NATO in Libya: Besides the Oil, Is It Also a Gold Robbery? —End Update— We all know about the obvious oil component to what is happening in Libya, but that’s definitely not he full story. Here are some other factors to keep in mind as the U.S. leads a war in Libya for “humanitarian” […]
Shortage of Japanese Parts Affecting Variety of Companies
March 22nd, 2011Via: Reuters: Sony Corp cut output at five more plants and Toyota Motor delayed restarting assembly lines, as the global supply of parts and products began to feel the full impact of Japan’s catastrophic earthquake. Global electronics and autos companies have been hardest hit by the turmoil, but in an illustration of how the ripples […]
FBI Tries to Blackmail Honorably Discharged Marine Into Becoming an Informant Because He Emailed a Muslim Cleric for Advice on Raising Children
March 22nd, 2011Man oh man. I think we need to let the mighty eagle soar once more for this one: Via: Chicago Sun Times: Abe Mashal, a 31-year-old dog trainer from St. Charles, says FBI agents told him he ended up on the government’s no-fly list because he exchanged e-mails with a Muslim cleric they were monitoring. […]
The FBI’s Next Generation Identification System
March 22nd, 2011This sounds pretty similar to what the DoD did in Afghanistan. And don’t miss the last sentence below. Via: Charleston Gazette: The Clarksburg FBI complex is taking part in a $1 billion project that will enable law enforcement agencies to identify criminals and terrorists by physical characteristics more quickly and accurately, an FBI official said […]
Second ATF Agent Talks About Sanctioned Gun Trafficking to Mexican Drug Cartels
March 22nd, 2011Via: CBS: South of El Paso, Texas, on Mexico’s side of the border, lies Juarez – the most dangerous city in the world. CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports ATF Special Agent Rene Jaquez has been stationed there for the past year, trying to keep U.S. guns from being trafficked into Mexico. “That’s what […]
U.S. Dollar Could Break Down to Test All Time Low
March 22nd, 2011WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. My guess is that the failure of this giant bearish triangle is going to result in the breakdown of the support at 74.170. If 74.170 gets taken out, there’s a good chance that it will make a try for the all […]
