Archive for July, 2012
Canada: Family Farm Expropriated for Gold Mine
July 11th, 2012Via: Chronicle Herald: Last week, Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker made a clear choice about the kind of business Nova Scotia really supports. Rather than defend the rights and interests of a Nova Scotian family business, he sided instead with DDV Gold, a subsidiary of Australian company Atlantic Gold, granting the mining company vesting orders […]
San Bernardino Votes to File for Bankruptcy Protection
July 11th, 2012Via: Los Angeles Times: The San Bernardino City Council votes to file for bankruptcy. Facing a $45-million budget shortfall and the prospect of not being able to pay city workers, the panel Tuesday voted to file municipal bankruptcy, the third California city to do so in recent weeks.
Russia Sending Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria
July 11th, 2012Via: New York Times: Russia said on Tuesday that it had dispatched a flotilla of 11 warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which would dock in Syria. It would be the largest display of Russian military power in the region since the Syrian conflict began almost 17 months ago. Nearly half of the ships […]
Florida Keys Residents Resist Release of Dengue Fever-Immune Mosquitoes
July 11th, 2012Via: Guardian: A British company that has developed a genetically modified mosquito to resist the spread of dengue fever is coming up against growing opposition to a plan to release the insects into the Florida Keys. A Change.org petition started by a woman in Key West opposing the release has garnered almost 90,000 signatures and […]
New Department of Homeland Security Laser Scanners
July 11th, 2012Via: Gizmodo: Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body, clothes, and luggage with a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 164 feet (50 meters) away. From traces of drugs or gun powder on your clothes to what you had for breakfast to the […]
Georgia: Columbia County Code Enforcement Officer Enters Woman’s Bedroom Because Her Lawn Needed Mowing
July 11th, 2012Via: AJC: What would you do if you found a burly county agent in your bedroom, demanding that you cut your grass? Erica Masters of Martinez in Columbia County, near Augusta, captured such an encounter recently on her home surveillance camera when code compliance officer Jimmy Vowell entered her bedroom to demand she come out […]
Executive Order Grants Authority to Seize Private Communications Facilities
July 10th, 2012Via: Electronic Privacy Information Center: The White House has released a new Executive Order seeking to ensure the continuity of government communications during a national emergency. The Executive Order grants new powers to the Department of Homeland Security, including the ability to collect certain public communications information. Under the Executive Order the White House has […]
Rules of American Justice
July 10th, 2012Via: Salon: The next time an American political official is tempted to torture people or spy on Americans in violation of the law or destroy court-ordered evidence of wrongdoing — or the next time Wall Street executives are tempted to commit institutional fraud for personal enrichment — what incentives does anyone think will exist for […]
Bring Back the 40 Hour Work Week
July 10th, 2012Via: Tech Republic: This infographic examines some of the lesser-known statistics regarding overtime work and its effects…
PFGBest Founder Attempts Suicide as $200m Goes Missing from Accounts
July 10th, 2012Via: Guardian: The founder of the US broker PFGBest is said to have attempted suicide as it emerged that more than $200m (£130m) appeared to be missing from clients’ accounts. Russell Wasendorf Sr, a 40-year veteran of futures markets, was found in his car near the company’s Iowa headquarters and is in a critical condition […]
