Archive for November, 2010
Former Obama Aide Arrested in Maryland on a Charge of Soliciting Sex from a Minor
November 25th, 2010Via: NBC: A New Jersey congressman has fired his chief of staff — a former Obama aide — after the aide was arrested in Maryland on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor. Democratic Rep. Steve Rothman took the action after learning that top aide Robert Decheine was among 11 people snared in a […]
Russia, China Pledge Bigger Role for Yuan, Ruble
November 24th, 2010Via: AFP: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the Chinese yuan would soon start trading in Russia as the countries seek to challenge the dollar and promote the use of national currencies. “We agreed to expand the possibilities for application of national currencies during trade and economic contacts,” Putin said after talks with Chinese […]
Next Step for Body Scanners Could be Trains, Boats, Metro
November 24th, 2010Via: The Hill: The next step in tightened security could be on U.S. public transportation, trains and boats. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says terrorists will continue to look for U.S. vulnerabilities, making tighter security standards necessary. “[Terrorists] are going to continue to probe the system and try to find a way through,” Napolitano said […]
U.S. Launches Giant Eavesdropping Satellite
November 23rd, 2010Via: AFP: The United States has placed in orbit a vast reconnaissance satellite reputed to be the largest eavesdropping device ever launched into space. The largest unmanned American launch vehicle, the Delta-4 Heavy rocket, roared into the the night sky in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday carrying the mysterious satellite on a mission dubbed NROL-32. […]
Dollar Up Sharply on Koreas; European Financial Mess
November 23rd, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Intraday, the dollar has broken up and out of its most recent daily interval range, the top of which was 79.461. The first meaningful resistance on this dollar rally is 80.085 (the pivot low from 6 August 2010). If it clears […]
Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick?
November 23rd, 2010Via: PC World: Radiation from Wi-Fi networks is harmful to trees, causing significant variations in growth, as well as bleeding and fissures in the bark, according to a recent study in the Netherlands. All deciduous trees in the Western world are affected, according to the study by Wageningen University. The city of Alphen aan den […]
TSA: No Body Cavity Searches
November 23rd, 2010Oh, thank you, Master. Via: U.S. News and World Report: The flying public has won a small victory in the fight over airport pat downs and more intrusive searches with the Transportation Security Agency: For now, the agency isn’t planning to take the next step toward body cavity searches. “We’re not going to get in […]
‘Berlin’ Is Revealed as Kryptos Clue
November 23rd, 2010Via: Wired: “Berlin” is the highly anticipated clue from artist Jim Sanborn that’s meant to help crypto sleuths unlock the cipher to his enigmatic Kryptos sculpture. The clue was revealed Saturday in a New York Times article. Sanborn gave the newspaper six letters from the remaining 97 letters that have yet to be solved in […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
November 23rd, 2010These Cryptogon readers have sent contributions in November. Pookie $75 Eileen $80 LS $10 JM $25 MS CA$25 FH $70 CS £10 MW $40 JL $100 Thank you.
October Earnings (As November Is Coming to a Close)
November 23rd, 2010In October, earnings from all sources came to a total of $1756.66. That’s outstanding! Amazon U.S. was very strong. I think it was the best result ever. October was also the first month that all Amazon sites that I’m affiliated with (.com, .de, .uk, .fr, .ca) had orders. There were a handful of direct contributions, […]
