Archive for March, 2008
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer: Client-9
March 11th, 2008UPDATE #2: Spitzer Working Municipal Bond Rescue Plan at Time of Revelation Woh. I guess I’ll throw a check mark in the Coincidence box as well. What else? This one seems to have it all! Why do we know that Spitzer is Client-9? Who are clients X, Y and Z? Via: Financial Times: One investment […]
NSA’s Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data
March 10th, 2008Is it tinfoil if it’s on the front page of the Wall Street Journal? Via: Wall Street Journal: NSA’s Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data Terror Fight Blurs Line Over Domain;Tracking Email By SIOBHAN GORMAN March 10, 2008; Page A1 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five years ago, Congress killed an experimental Pentagon antiterrorism program […]
Britain: New Surveillance Camera “Sees” Under Clothes
March 10th, 2008Via: Reuters: A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people’s clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry. The T5000 camera, created by a company called ThruVision, uses what it calls “passive imaging technology” to identify objects […]
Canadian Law May Prohibit Fuel from Oil Sands from Being Sold to U.S.
March 10th, 2008Woh. Keep an eye on this one. Via: Financial Times: Canada has warned the US government that a narrow interpretation of new energy legislation would prohibit its neighbour buying fuel from Alberta’s vast oil sands, with “unintended consequences for both countries”. In a letter to Robert Gates, US defence secretary, Canada said that it “would […]
Drugs in Drinking Water
March 10th, 2008Via: AP: A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, […]
Florida: People Squatting in Multi Million Dollar Seaside Mansions
March 9th, 2008“Owner occupied defaults.” What a country! Via: Big Picture: “There is a very important phenomena that is occurring that has only been covered in an only “glancing” manner. Beyond the concept of “jingle mail” — which suggests that folks who can pay their mortgages may just choose to walk away given the dramatic loss of […]
Britain: Domestic Air Travelers to Be Photographed and Fingerprinted
March 9th, 2008Via: Telegraph: Millions of British airline passengers face mandatory fingerprinting before being allowed to board flights when Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opens later this month. For the first time at any airport, the biometric checks will apply to all domestic passengers leaving the terminal, which will handle all British Airways flights to and from Heathrow. The […]
Steam Powered Battery Charger
March 9th, 2008These guys repurposed an old steam engine to serve as a backup generator. This is the most incredible application of crust that I have ever seen. Via: Other Power: This page is a diary about our effort to build a steam powered ‘backup generator’ to charge our batteries. For the most part we have all […]
JP MORGAN: BANKS FACE $325 BILLION “SYSTEMIC MARGIN CALL”
March 9th, 2008Enjoy your weekend! Via: Reuters: Wall Street banks are facing a “systemic margin call” that may deplete banks of $325 billion of capital due to deteriorating subprime U.S. mortgages, JPMorgan Chase & Co, said in a report late on Friday. JPMorgan, which sent a default notice to Thornburg Mortgage Inc. after the lender missed a […]
Bush Vetoes U.S. Bill Outlawing CIA Waterboarding
March 9th, 2008Enemy collaborator/enabler Democrats keep funding it all. Via: Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques. Lawmakers included the anti-torture measure in a broader bill authorizing U.S. intelligence activities. “Because the danger remains, we need to […]
