Archive for August, 2010
The Private Jets of African Dictators and Other Heads of State
August 30th, 2010No shark tanks? Via: Telegraph: This year Brighton’s international photography festival has been curated by British photographer Martin Parr, and, rather than plump for well-known headline names, he has decided to showcase the work of obscure or niche practicioners. Among the most left-field on the shortlist is Nick Gleis, who photographs the pimped up private […]
DoJ Terrorism and Criminal Extremism Terms and Concepts Guide
August 30th, 2010According to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, here are some terms “criminal justice professionals” are likely to encounter during terrorism and extremism investigations. These terms below are intermingled with all of the Nazi and international terrorist groups. Precious metals are big trouble. Man, you’re a nutcase several different ways if you’re into gold and silver. […]
Tests Find Sickened Family Has 50.3 PPM of Corexit’s 2-Butoxyethanol in Swimming Pool
August 30th, 2010? ? ? ? ? Via: Florida Oil Spill Law: “Our heads are still swimming,” stated Barbara Schebler of Homosassa, Florida, who received word last Friday that test results on the water from her family’s swimming pool showed 50.3 ppm of 2-butoxyethanol, a marker for the dispersant Corexit 9527A used to break up and sink […]
How Long Has the U.S. Postal Service Been Converting the Value of International Mail Shipments from U.S. Dollars to IMF SDRs?
August 30th, 2010Is this new? Via: U.S. Postal Service: 323.6 Preparation of Insured Priority Mail International Parcels 323.61 Mailing Receipt and Insurance Number All Priority Mail International insured parcels must be numbered. PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note — CP 72, and the mailing receipt issued at the time of mailing will serve as proof […]
Mexico Gunmen Assassinate Second Mayor in Two Weeks
August 30th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Mexican gunmen assassinated the second mayor in less than two weeks in the violent northeast region of the country as a fight against drug traffickers intensifies. Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, the mayor of Hidalgo in Tamaulipas state, was killed when his truck was ambushed by the gunmen. His daughter was also injured in […]
A U.S. Man May Face 16 Years in Prison for Posting a Video of His Arrest on YouTube
August 30th, 2010Via: Al Jazeera: When police arrested Anthony Graber for speeding on his motorbike, the 25-year-old probably did not see himself as an advocate for police accountability in the age of new media. But Graber, a sergeant with the Maryland Air National Guard, is now facing 16 years in prison, not for dangerous driving, but for […]
NY Legislators Want Chickens Vaccinated
August 30th, 2010Via: AP: Two New York State legislators want to require farmers in the state to vaccinate hens against salmonella, which sickened thousands of Americans and triggered the largest egg recall in U.S. history. Research Credit: Swamp Fox
U.S. Wasted Billions in Rebuilding Iraq
August 30th, 2010This AP piece is maddening. It states, “More than $5 billion in American taxpayer funds has been wasted,” and then, “That amount is likely an underestimate.” Likely an underestimate? HAHA. I like Call the Politburo, We’re in Trouble: Or what about the US Embassy in Baghdad, that 104-acre (42 hectares), almost three-quarters-of-a-billion-dollar, 21-building homage to […]
Updated: The Swedish Twins on the M6
August 30th, 2010The Swedish Twins on the M6
Mexican Massacre Investigator Found Dead
August 28th, 2010Via: Guardian: The body of an official investigating the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants killed in a ranch in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas was found today dumped beside a nearby road alongside another unidentified victim, according to local media. Earlier, two cars exploded outside the studios of the national TV […]
