Archive for May, 2011
Indiana Court: No Right to Resist Illegal Cop Entry Into Home
May 14th, 2011Via: NW Times: Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said if a police officer wants to enter a […]
And Now… Polyester Covers Will Be Built Around Melting Down Fukushima Reactors
May 13th, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal / Dow Jones: Giant polyester covers will soon be placed around the damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex to help contain the release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere, the plant operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power Co. will install the first cover at the No. 1 reactor, […]
Norwegian Institute for Air Research: Radiation Forecasts on the ‘Zardoz’ Subdomain
May 13th, 2011Via: Dutchsinse YouTube Channel: Research Credit: dale
FUKUSHIMA REACTOR 1: FULL MELTDOWN, REACTOR VESSEL BREACHED
May 13th, 2011Via: Reuters: One of the reactors at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has a hole in its main vessel following a meltdown of fuel rods, leading to a leakage of radioactive water, its operator said on Thursday. The disclosure by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) is the latest indication that the disaster was worse […]
Kansas Wheat Production Could Be Lowest Since 1996
May 12th, 2011Via: GrainNet: Two recently completed tours of the Kansas wheat crop confirm what farmers have suspected for some time: the 2011 crop could be one of the worst in many years. Earlier this month, more than 70 participants of the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Wheat Tour pegged the Kansas crop to total 256.7 million bushels, […]
UAE: What Are These Large Structures in the Sand?
May 12th, 2011These structures are 125 meters across, according to the ruler tool in Google Earth. What are they? The guesses on this ATS thread range from plausible to ridiculous. View Larger Map
Fukushima: Fuel Rods Dropped to the Bottom of Reactor 3, More Highly Radioactive Water Going Into Ocean
May 12th, 2011*shaking head* Via: AFP: THE operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant reported new problems yesterday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of contaminated water into the ocean. The update by Tokyo Electric Power Company came as the government announced a cull of thousands of cattle and other livestock now […]
48 Women Raped Every Hour in Congo
May 12th, 2011Via: AP: The central African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows it’s even worse than previously thought: 1,152 women are raped every day, a rate equal to 48 per hour. That rate is 26 times more than the previous estimate […]
Billionaire Found Guilty of Insider Trading
May 12th, 2011Via: BBC: US hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has been found guilty of making tens of millions of dollars from insider trading. The unanimous verdict, which he plans to appeal, ends an eight-week trial in what prosecutors call the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history. Central to the prosecution’s evidence were tapped phone […]
Britain: Police Buy Software to Map Suspects’ Digital Movements
May 12th, 2011Flashback: MAIN CORE Via: Guardian: Britain’s largest police force is using software that can map nearly every move suspects and their associates make in the digital world, prompting an outcry from civil liberties groups. The Metropolitan police has bought Geotime, a security programme used by the US military, which shows an individual’s movements and communications […]
