Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Top Secret America
July 19th, 2010Blah. The map doesn’t show the names of the companies. Additionally, according to the fine print on the map: “The locations of company headquarters have been adjusted to appear on the map within a mile of its actual location.” *shaking head* I guess this might deter some under-12-year-olds from figuring out the locations. You can, […]
Ireland’s Credit Rating Downgraded by Moody’s
July 19th, 2010Via: Irish Times: Credit agency Moody’s has downgraded Ireland’s government bond ratings to Aa2, blaming banking liabilities, weak growth prospects and a substantial increase in the debt to GDP ratio. However, Moody’s lead analyst for Ireland Dietmar Hornung said it was a “gradual, significant deterioration, but not a sudden, dramatic shift”, and the agency believed […]
New Zealand: Country Calendar: Growing Strong — Whangarei Growers Market
July 19th, 2010We were over at my mother and father in laws’ house on Saturday. They have a television, so we all watched Country Calendar. Country Calendar is usually very good, but it was particularly good this time. Most of the food purchased in New Zealand is sold through the retail networks of just two large corporations. […]
Gold and Silver Transactions with Dealers Over $600 Will Require IRS Filing Effective January 1, 2012
July 19th, 2010Via: Numismaster: A blizzard of paperwork could be about to hit numismatics. Passage by Congress of the national health care legislation has had an unintended consequence to the nation’s coin collectors, vest-pocket dealers who buy and sell coins, and larger dealers who are frequent buyers of coins that collectors periodically liquidate as they trade up […]
Mystery Trader Buys All Europe’s Cocoa
July 18th, 2010Via: Telegraph: Even Willy Wonka might struggle to use this much chocolate. Yesterday, somebody bought 241,000 tonnes of cocoa beans. The purchase was enough to move the entire global cocoa market, sending the price to the highest level since 1977, and triggering rumours and intrigue in the City. It is unclear which person, or group […]
Columbia University Brain Imaging Center Routinely Injected Mental Patients with Drugs that Contained Potentially Dangerous Impurities
July 18th, 2010The article describes the “impurities” as, “Unknown chemicals that may or may not be related to the tracer itself.” In other words, the victims could have been injected with anything. As usual, the New York Times fails to provide any context for this atrocity du jour, but feel free to build that context on your […]
Schwarzenegger Mobilizes National Guard to Border
July 17th, 2010Via: AP: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday mobilized members of the California National Guard as part of a federal effort to deter drug trafficking and illegal immigration along the border with Mexico. His order supports President Barack Obama’s plan to have 1,200 National Guard troops assist with federal border protection, customs and immigration agents. The […]
State Department Warns Employees About New Website Highlighting Top Secret Facilities
July 17th, 2010Via: Foreign Policy: The State Department is bracing for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website that would publish the names and locations of agencies and firms conducting Top Secret work on behalf of the U.S. government, according to the copy of an email obtained by The Cable. The Diplomatic Security Bureau […]
Pilot in DC9 5.5 Ton Cocaine Bust “Escaped” Custody in Three Separate Countries
July 16th, 2010Via: Mad Cow Productions: The identity of the pilot of the American-registered DC-9 (N900SA) from St. Petersburg FL caught carrying 5.5 tons of cocaine in Mexico’s Yucatan several years ago, long a mystery, finally saw the light of day recently in Mexico. Carmelo Vasquez Guerra, a Venezuelan, was the DC9’s pilot who was said to […]
U.S. Special Forces Selected Lockheed Martin for $5 Billion Soup to Nuts Treatment
July 16th, 2010Via: Zacks: Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide full-scope logistics support to warfighters around the globe. The company will provide a wide range of mission-critical services, from aircraft and vehicle maintenance to IT and electronics support. The contract has a potential value of $5 billion spread over […]
