Archive for November, 2009
Global Warming “Tricks” and “Blips”
November 20th, 2009UPDATE: Searchable CRU Email Archive —End Update— Via: WattsUpWithThat: From: Phil Jones To: ray bradley ,mann@xxxxx.xxx, mhughes@xxxx.xxx Subject: Diagram for WMO Statement Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:31:15 +0000 Cc: k.briffa@xxx.xx.xx,t.osborn@xxxx.xxx Dear Ray, Mike and Malcolm, Once Tim’s got a diagram here we’ll send that either later today or first thing tomorrow. I’ve just completed […]
CIA Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Horseback Riding Academy
November 20th, 2009Via: ABC News: The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where affluent Lithuanians once rode show horses and sipped coffee at a café, the CIA installed a concrete structure […]
One in Seven U.S. Mortgages Foreclosing or Delinquent
November 20th, 2009Via: Reuters: A record one in seven U.S. mortgages were in foreclosure or at least one payment past due in the third quarter, according to fresh data signaling the recovery in the housing market will be tepid at best. U.S. mortgage delinquency rates and the percentage of loans that entered the foreclosure process also jumped […]
Tom and Jerry: WTF?
November 20th, 2009Jobs ‘Saved or Created’ in Congressional Districts That Don’t Exist
November 19th, 2009Via: ABC News: Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says. There’s one problem, though: There is no 15th […]
Pontiac Silverdome Sold for $583,000
November 19th, 2009The Silverdome cost $55.7 million to build in 1975. That’s about $222.7 million in 2008 dollars (CPI method). Via: Christian Science Monitor: Ever want to own a domed football stadium? The question was a plausible one Monday when it was announced that the Pontiac Silverdome — once home to the NFL’s Detroit Lions — was […]
NSA Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security
November 18th, 2009Other software makers have turned to government agencies for security advice, including Apple, which makes the Mac OS X operating system. “We work with a number of U.S. government agencies on Mac OS X security and collaborated with the NSA on the Mac OS X security configuration guide,” said Apple spokesman Anuj Nayar in an […]
15% of Americans Going Hungry
November 18th, 2009Via: CNN: The number of Americans that have trouble putting food on the table shot up last year in an unprecedented spike to a record 17 million households, the government reported on Monday. The Department of Agriculture report, which has been released annually since 1995, said the number of Americans that were hungry rose to […]
Bank of America, UBS, JPMorgan Sued Over Derivatives
November 18th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp., UBS AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were sued by a California public utility over claims they rigged sales of municipal derivatives and shared illegal profits through kickbacks. The lawsuit, filed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, is based on federal and state antitrust claims. It alleges Charlotte, North […]
The Rumor About London Good Delivery Gold Bars That Are Allegedly Filled with Tungsten
November 18th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. DISCLOSURE: I am a BullionVault client. BullionVault is a member of the London Bullion Market Association. UPDATE 5: 19/25/2009 03:40 GMT: The Tungsten Trick Was Tried in 1983 In response to this post, Cryptogon reader JS sent the following Reuters article […]
