Archive for January, 2010
U.S. Navy Veteran Arrested With Heavy Arsenal; Also Found Was “Middle Eastern Red and White Traditional Headdress”
January 26th, 2010Via: Star-Ledger: Somerset County investigators seized a cache of weapons including a grenade launcher and hundreds of rounds of ammunition today from the Branchburg motel room of a Virginia man, who also had maps of a U.S. military facility and an out-of-state civilian community. Lloyd Woodson, 43, whose last known address was Reston, Va., today […]
Why Does the Spending Freeze Exempt the Military?
January 26th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: The Atlantic: President Obama’s announced freeze on non-military discretionary spending will be chewed over by analysts and spit on by both liberals and skeptical conservatives. But one aspect of the policy that won’t receive much chewing over is its qualifier: “non-military.” Even during periods of great deficit hawkery, it’s become rote in […]
From Spas to Banks, Mexico Economy Rides on Drugs
January 26th, 2010In other news: SEC Mulled National Security Status for AIG Details Via: Reuters: Mexico probably made more money in 2009 moving drugs than it did exporting oil, its single biggest legitimate foreign currency earner. From the white Caribbean beaches of Cancun to violent towns on the U.S. border and the beauty parlors of Mexico City’s […]
My U.S. Credit Card Was Deactivated After I Sent $20 to Wikileaks
January 26th, 2010Wikileaks is down for fund raising. I sent them $20 using my U.S. credit card. The next day, Bank of America’s Magic 8 Ball deactivated my account and sent this to me: Irregular Credit Card Activity Account: Bank of America ending in XXXX Date: 01/25/2010 We detected irregular activity on your Bank of America Credit […]
No Climategate Prosecutions
January 26th, 2010Via: Bishop Hill: However, when the Climategate emails were released I noticed several email from Mike Hulme predating 2005, which appeared to contradict the earlier assertion that all such emails had been lost. Intrigued, I wrote to the Information Commissioner asking that this be investigated and today I had my response. First off, I was […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
January 26th, 2010HB sent $10 and D sent $25. Thank you.
Nanosecond Trading Strains Infrastructure: Firms Failing to Control Their Algorithms
January 26th, 2010See: Trading Shares in Milliseconds Via: Financial Times: An explosion in trading propelled by computers is raising fears that trading platforms could be knocked out by rogue trades triggered by systems running out of control. trading-thumb.jpgTrading in equities and derivatives is being driven increasingly by mathematical algorithms used in computer programs. They allow trading to […]
December Home Sales Decline Was Largest in More than 40 Years
January 25th, 2010Via: AP: Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, sinking more dramatically than expected after lawmakers gave buyers additional time to use a tax credit. The report reflects a sharp drop in demand after buyers stopped scrambling to qualify for a tax credit of up […]
Wife of French Ambassador to Lebanon Was On Downed Plane
January 25th, 2010Via: Reuters: All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean, minutes after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather on Monday. Flight ET409, a Boeing 737-800, heading for Addis Ababa, disappeared off the radar some five minutes after taking off at 2:37 a.m. (7:37 p.m. EST […]
Hospitals Should “Be Extra Careful with Linear Accelerators”
January 25th, 2010This piece is classic New York Times. There must be an editorial template at that rag. Write about atrocity, smooth it over with experts and a clear, non-sticky Everything Is OK gel. The article below reads like this: Behold the marvels of modern medicine. Sure, atrocities happen here and there. Well, maybe more often than […]
