Archive for February, 2010
The New Poor: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs
February 22nd, 2010Economic Recovery, New York Times style: “You basically don’t want workers. You hire less, and you try to find capital equipment to replace them.” Via: New York Times: Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of […]
California City to Charge $300 to Call 911
February 21st, 2010Via: CBS13: Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency. But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allows them to call 9-1-1 as many times as necessary. Or, there’s the option of not signing up for […]
More Detail on Mossad’s Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
February 21st, 2010It’s a long piece. Via: Times Online: IN early January two black Audi A6 limousines drove up to the main gate of a building on a small hill in the northern suburbs of Tel Aviv: the headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli secret intelligence agency, known as the “midrasha”. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, stepped […]
FDIC Friday
February 20th, 2010Via: AP: Regulators shut four banks from California to Florida on Friday, boosting to 20 the number of U.S. bank failures this year following the 140 closures last year in the worst financial climate in decades. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over La Jolla Bank, FSB, in La Jolla, Calif. The bank had 10 […]
On 81st Birthday, Oregon Man Gives Company to Employees
February 20th, 2010Via: Seattle Times: Scores of employees gathered to help Bob Moore celebrate his 81st birthday this week at the company that bears his name, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. Moore, whose mutual love of healthful eating and old-world technologies spawned an internationally distributed line of products, responded with a gift of his own — the […]
FDIC to Open Illinois Office with 500 Employees to Handle Midwest Bank Failures
February 20th, 2010Via: Chicago Tribune: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is opening a satellite office in Schaumburg that will accommodate up to 500 temporary staffers and contractors. The banking regulator recently began running recruiting advertisements for the new office, saying it’s looking for people with skills and experience in such areas as loan management, contract oversight and […]
Britain at Risk of Worse Deficit Crisis Than Greece
February 20th, 2010Via: Telegraph: Britain is at risk of a Govenment deficit crisis worse than that of Greece, sparking serious fears over the economic stability of the country. In surprise news which sent the pound sliding on Thursday, official figures showed that the Government borrowed £4.3 billion last month. It was the first time since 1993 that […]
FBI Closes Anthrax Case, Gives More Details About Scientist Labeled a Killer
February 20th, 2010This case had always ended with a question mark. Now, add a couple of exclamation points. Via: Seattle Times: More than eight years after anthrax-laced letters killed five people and terrorized the country, the FBI on Friday closed its investigation, adding new details to its case that the 2001 attacks had been carried out by […]
Prisons Turn to the Wind for Energy
February 19th, 2010It’s clean. It’s green. It’s fascism. More: Clean, Green U.S. Prison Camp: The Guantanamo Naval Base Wind Farm Via: Christian Science Monitor: When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic and landed at Plymouth Rock, it was the wind blowing into their ships’ sails that pushed them across the water. That power of the wind will soon […]
Saudi Prince in Court Over London Murder
February 19th, 2010Via: Reuters: A Saudi prince was remanded in custody on Friday after appearing in court accused of murdering his employee in a luxury London hotel. Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 33, is accused of killing Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz in the third-floor room of the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, central London on […]
