Archive for October, 2011
German Push for Greek Default Risks EMU-Wide Snowball
October 11th, 2011Must read: Germany Must Hit the Eject Button. Via: Telegraph: Germany is pushing behind the scenes for a “hard” default in Greece with losses of up to 60pc for banks and pension funds, risking a chain-reaction across southern Europe unless credible defences are established first.
Millions Could Lose Unemployment Benefits in 2012
October 11th, 2011Via: CNN: Millions of unemployed Americans are waiting for Congress to do something other than trade barbs over their job creation plans. If lawmakers don’t act soon, the jobless see their unemployment checks start to disappear come January. More than 6 million Americans are set to lose federal unemployment benefits in 2012, with 1.8 million […]
CDC Executive Arrested for Child Molestation, Bestiality
October 11th, 2011[???] Via: Atlanta Journal Constitution: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of child molestation and bestiality for sexual acts involving a 6-year-old boy. According to a DeKalb County criminal warrant obtained Sunday, Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey’s boyfriend, Thomas Westerman, was also arrested on two counts of […]
Japan: Plutonium Discovered 28 Miles from Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant
October 11th, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: Trace amounts of plutonium were found as far as 28 miles from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant, the first time that the dangerous element released from the accident was found outside of the immediate area of the plant. The science ministry report issued Friday comes just as the government lifted […]
Children to be Banned from Blowing Up Balloons, Under EU Safety Rules
October 11th, 2011Better require them to wear those reflective-vests at all times as well. And helmets. And… Via: Telegraph: Children are to be banned from taking part in traditional Christmas games, from blowing up balloons to blowing on party whistles, because of new EU safety rules that have just entered into force.
Egypt: 25 Dead After Government Crushes Protesters with Armored Personnel Carriers
October 10th, 2011Via: Reuters: Egyptian Christians mourned their dead and berated the army on Monday after at least 25 people were killed when troops crushed a protest about an attack on a church in the worst violence since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Armored personnel carriers sped into the crowd late on Sunday to break up […]
Rabobank: Meat Supply’s ‘Precipitous’ Drop to Spur Prices to Records
October 10th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: U.S. meat and poultry production may drop as much as 5 percent next year, sending beef and pork prices to a record amid climbing feed costs and shrinking herds, according to Rabobank International. Producers are curbing output as tighter feed supplies boost costs, which will lead to a “precipitous fall” in available meat […]
Dozens of Fast and Furious Weapons Found in Mexico Cartel Enforcer’s Home
October 9th, 2011Via: Los Angeles Times: High-powered assault weapons illegally purchased under the ATF’s Fast and Furious program in Phoenix ended up in a home belonging to the purported top Sinaloa cartel enforcer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, whose organization was terrorizing that city with the worst violence in the Mexican drug wars. In all, 100 assault weapons […]
Time Capsule With Over 100-Year-Old Germs Found At Former Bellevue Hospital Medical College
October 9th, 2011Via: CBS: In 1897, a time capsule was sealed up and hidden away in the cornerstone of what was Bellevue Hospital Medical College in Manhattan. Now, it has been found. A few weeks ago, that building at East 26th Street and 1st Avenue was demolished. The contents of the time capsule were recovered and they’re […]
Chaos Computer Club Describes Possible German Government Spyware
October 9th, 2011Update: German Officials Admit Using Spyware on Citizens Via: MSNBC: A Germany-based hacker group claims a German government-created Trojan horse program is capable of secretly spying on Web users without their consent. The group says on its Web site that it obtained and analyzed a piece of software that is supposed to be a “lawful […]
