Archive for August, 2010
McDonald’s Sells Yuan Bonds in Hong Kong, First by Foreign Firm
August 19th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, became the first foreign non-financial company to sell yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong. McDonald’s, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, sold 200 million yuan ($29 million) of 3 percent notes due in September 2013, offer manager Standard Chartered Plc said in an e-mailed statement today. The issue […]
The Purpose Behind Engineered Economic Collapse
August 19th, 2010Via: Neithercorp: When one understands how Elites view economy, and realizes their primary motivations, the fact that they purposely triggered a collapse is perfectly logical. Nothing besides all out war inspires more fear and desperation in a society than a financial upheaval. Such elements on a mass scale allow changes in our collective psychology that […]
Plastic Surgeon Crashes Vehicle and Dies Moments After Twitter Session About Dog
August 19th, 2010Via: CBS: Police in California are investigating if famed plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan’s death on Monday in a car crash in Malibu was the result of distracted driving from texting and tweeting at the wheel. … Ryan died while driving the Pacific Coast Highway when his Jeep Wrangler went off the road, landing on […]
No Charges in Pennsylvania School Laptop-Spying Case
August 19th, 2010Via: AP: Federal prosecutors will not file charges against a school district or its employees over the use of software to remotely monitor students. U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger says investigators have found no evidence of criminal intent by Lower Merion School District employees who activated tracking software that took thousands of webcam and screenshot […]
Satire: Obama Declares Victory, Sort Of, Depending On How You Look At It, In Iraq
August 19th, 2010The best response to the absurd Troops Leaving Iraq meme that I’ve come across is in The Onion. Here’s a bit more context: Secret Plan to Keep U.S. Forces in Iraq Indefinitely Clarifying News Stories Using the Iraqis-Regaining-Their-Sovereignty Meme If the U.S. is ultimately leaving Iraq, why is the military building ‘permanent’ bases? Via: The […]
Recovery: Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose to Highest Level Since November
August 19th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. unexpectedly increased last week to the highest level since November, showing companies are stepping up the pace of firings as the economy slows. Initial jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 500,000 in the week ended Aug. 14, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Claims exceeded […]
U.S. Army to Help WikiLeaks Censor Files?
August 18th, 2010Update: DoD on the Matter Via: Twitter: We are not interested in negotiating —End Update— Your what hurts? Via: CBC News: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the U.S. Army has expressed willingness to discuss the online whistleblower’s request for help in reviewing classified documents from the Afghan war and removing information that could harm civilians. […]
Collapsing Marsh Dwarfs BP Oil Blowout as Ecological Disaster
August 18th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Long before BP’s blowout menaced the Gulf of Mexico, an oil industry-related coastal crisis of another kind began unfolding all over the Mississippi River coastal delta. Dredging for navigation, oil and gas drilling and pipeline construction has ripped apart the estuary’s fragile system of fresh and saltwater marshes. Between 1901, when drilling began […]
Toshiba Increases Drive Capacity by 5X; ETA 2013
August 18th, 2010Don’t drink the water, eat the food or breathe the air, but… Via: PC World: Toshiba will detail a breakthrough in data storage later Wednesday that it says paves the way for hard drives with vastly higher capacity than today. The breakthrough has been made in the research of bit-patterned media, a magnetic storage technology […]
Mind-Controlling Parasites Date Back Millions of Years
August 18th, 2010Via: Live Science: Mind control by parasite sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but not only have scientists revealed that it is real across a range of animals – including perhaps humans – they now even have fossil evidence suggesting it has taken place for millions of years. An unnerving variety of parasites have […]
