Archive for April, 2010
Ashtabula County: Judge Tells Residents to Arm Themselves
April 9th, 2010Via: WKYC: In the ongoing financial crisis in Ashtabula County, the Sheriff’s Department has been cut from 112 to 49 deputies. With deputies assigned to transport prisoners, serve warrants and other duties, only one patrol car is assigned to patrrol the entire county of 720 square miles. “I did the best with what they (the […]
Intel Brain Scan Analysis Software
April 9th, 2010Via: AP / USA Today: Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers — now some computers can do it, too. Software that uses brain scans to determine what items people are thinking about was among the technological innovations showcased Wednesday by Intel Corp., which drew back the curtain on […]
Kyrgyzstani Government Ousted in Violent Uprising
April 8th, 2010Via: Globe and Mail: Massive, violent protests have toppled the authoritarian regime in Kyrgyzstan, an impoverished Central Asian republic wooed by both Moscow and Washington and the site of a sprawling air base vital to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. By nightfall, the opposition claimed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev had fled and a new government headed […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Sounds a Warning on Growing Deficit
April 8th, 2010*chortle* For a translation of the slop below, see: America’s Impending Master Class Dictatorship. Via: Washington Post: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Wednesday that Americans may have to accept higher taxes or changes in cherished entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security if the nation is to avoid staggering budget deficits that threaten […]
The Final Frontiersman
April 8th, 2010Via: VBS TV: In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the […]
Thai Premier Declares Martial Law to Control Protests
April 8th, 2010Via: Bloomberg / Business Week: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared martial law in the capital after protesters stormed parliament, testing the army’s willingness to break up four weeks of mostly peaceful demonstrations. About 3,000 people entered the gates of Parliament for about two hours and thousands more occupied Bangkok’s commercial district for a fifth […]
Canada’s Only Bullion Bank Gold Vault Is Practically Empty
April 8th, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. DISCLOSURE: I am a BullionVault client and affiliate. During the interview, Lenny Organ states that he was in the ScotiaMocatta vault in 2008. What’s the situation now??? Anyone dealing with precious metals, especially precious metals certificates, should listen to this. Central […]
Scientist Researching Radio Frequency Waves for Cancer Treatment Killed in “Home Invasion Robbery”
April 7th, 2010Via: Palm Beach Post: Who would want to kill scientist Joseph Morrissey, who enjoyed an international reputation for his pioneering research into the use of radio frequency waves in cancer treatment? That’s the question friends and colleagues were asking late Tuesday after Morrissey, 46, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Nova Southeastern University, was […]
Los Angeles Could Run Out of Money in About Four Weeks
April 7th, 2010Via: Los Angeles Times: City Controller Wendy Greuel declares an ‘urgent financial crisis’ and says the only way to continue paying bills in the short term is to begin draining the city’s already limited emergency reserve. The city’s top financial official issued a grim assessment of the escalating budget crisis Monday, warning that Los Angeles […]
U.S. Approves Assassination of American Cleric
April 7th, 2010Via: New York Times: The Obama administration has taken the extraordinary step of authorizing the targeted killing of an American citizen, the radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is believed to have shifted from encouraging attacks on the United States to directly participating in them, intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Tuesday.
