Archive for October, 2009
The Westminster Conspiracy: Former BBC Director General, Greg Dyke, On the Media-Political Opposition to Radical Change
October 12th, 2009Via: Media Lens: Last month, Greg Dyke, who was the BBC’s director general from 2000-2004, described the BBC as part of a “conspiracy” preventing the “radical changes” needed to UK democracy. Speaking at the Liberal Democrat party’s conference, Dyke said: “The evidence that our democracy is failing is overwhelming and yet those with the biggest […]
Precipitous Drop In State Tax Collections
October 12th, 2009Great collection of green shoots. Via: Mish: The cutback in consumer spending is seriously impacting state budgets. Here are a few recent headlines. Research Credit: Lagavulin
£1 a Mile Toll’ to Drive in London?
October 12th, 2009Apologies for the Daily Mail link. Via: Daily Mail: Motorists face being charged for every mile they drive under radical new plans by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Drivers could be forced to pay to use the capital’s busiest roads as Mr Johnson seeks to plug a multi-million pound hole in the Transport for London (TfL) […]
IBM’s Backup Plan for Air New Zealand Smacks the Deck
October 12th, 2009I casually Googled my way around some infrastructure vulnerabilities in New Zealand. All I’ll say is that you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. There’s an address in Auckland that would take the breath away of anyone who knew what they were looking at. As I was looking at it, marveling at it, via […]
Cold Spell Brings Record Low Temperatures to Southern California
October 12th, 2009Via: Los Angeles Times: Southern California has gone from a heat wave to a cold streak, with several cities around the region reporting record low temperatures. Record lows were reported at Los Angeles International Airport, Lake Arrowhead, Idylwild, Yorba Linda, Escondido and Lake Elsinore, among other places. Some broke records set in the 1920s and […]
Rogue Satellites to be Cleared from Earth’s Orbit by German Robots
October 12th, 2009I swear, it’s a real headline. Via: Guardian: Robots that rescue failing satellites and push “dead” ones into outer space should be ready in four years, it has emerged. Experts described the development by German scientists as a crucial step in preventing a disaster in the Earth’s crowded orbit. Last year it was reported that […]
Why are Monsanto Insiders Now Appointed to Protect Your Food Safety?
October 12th, 2009Via: Mercola: The New Secretary of Agriculture is a Fan of Factory Farms, GM Crops and More Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is now the Secretary of Agriculture, an appointment that took place despite massive public outcry. What was needed for an effective Secretary of Agriculture was someone who would develop and implement a plan […]
Cold Temperatures Threaten Seed Potato Crop
October 12th, 2009Get Al on the job: Via: AP: Record-low temperatures in southwestern Idaho are threatening to destroy at least a portion of this season’s crop of seed potatoes. Spuds still in the ground could be saved by a layer of snow; a dusting had fallen on Bozeman and the surrounding region by Sunday. Nina Zydak, director […]
Britain Has Worst Quality of Life in Europe?
October 12th, 2009Throw another CCTV at it, and send out some more idiots from the councils to look through people’s trash. That will sort it out for sure. Via: Telegraph: British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price […]
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