Archive for September, 2012
Rochester City Employees Don’t Have to Pay Fines When Caught by Red-Light Cameras
September 8th, 2012Via: Democrat and Chronicle: Over the past 18 months, city of Rochester employees have committed at least 119 red light violations while driving city vehicles, records show. But while employees can be disciplined for the violation, “payment of the related fine will not be required,” according to a newly adopted city procedure for handling the […]
Open Thread: The One About Organic Food vs. Conventionally Produced Food
September 8th, 2012I saw the headline come up in a few places in my feed reader, but I didn’t bother to click through. I’m sure you know the one I’m talking about. Readers are submitting it now. Feel free to discuss, agree or disagree with it, but this one is like debates about Republicans and Democrats to […]
Silvio Berlusconi’s ‘James Bond-Style’ Underground Cave
September 8th, 2012Via: Telegraph: Silvio Berlusconi’s summer retreat on Sardinia’s exclusive Costa Smeralda, which gained notoriety for parties with topless models, features an underground cave, complete with an emergency escape exit to the sea.
Cryptogon Reader Sends $50
September 8th, 2012Thanks to JM for sending $50.
Next Generation Identification (NGI) System: FBI Launches $1 Billion Nationwide Biometric Database
September 8th, 2012Via: ExtremeTech: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun rolling out its new $1 billion biometric Next Generation Identification (NGI) system. In essence, NGI is a nationwide database of mugshots, iris scans, DNA records, voice samples, and other biometrics, that will help the FBI identify and catch criminals — but it is how this […]
Judge Says Family’s 10 Rare Gold Coins Worth $80 Million Belong to Uncle Sam
September 7th, 2012Via: Good Morning America: A judge ruled that 10 rare gold coins worth $80 million belonged to the U.S. government, not a family that had sued the U.S. Treasury, saying it had illegally seized them. The 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle coin was originally valued at $20, but sold for as much as $7.5 million at […]
Amino-Acid Deficiency Underlies Rare Form of Autism
September 7th, 2012Someday, the people who claim to be doing autism research will read, Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia by Natasha Campbell-McBride. Until then, here are some minuscule tidbits from the grant swindling industrial complex. Via: Nature: A rare, hereditary form of autism has been found — and […]
‘The Euro Is Irreversible’: ECB Will Buy Debt Nobody Else Wants
September 6th, 2012Via: New York Times: The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a sweeping program for buying the bonds of troubled euro zone countries, giving the bank potentially unprecedented power. While the bank’s president, Mario Draghi, insisted that the central bank was not violating a prohibition on its financing governments, it was effectively becoming lender of […]
DARPA Funded Cheetah Robot Treadmill Test at 28MPH
September 6th, 2012Via: BBC: Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, said the robot was “an incredible technical achievement, but it’s unfortunate that it’s going to be used to kill people”. Research Credit: jb
Spaniards Loot Grocery Stores in Cadiz and Sevilla
September 6th, 2012Via: SHTFplan: Social safety nets across the continent are visibly under stress and breaking down, so much so that unemployed Spaniards have begun raiding supermarkets in order to put food on the table. As recently as last month the people of Cadiz and Sevilla, which have a reported unemployment rate of 32%, joined together to […]
