Archive for January, 2013
Some Sheriffs Warning That They Will Protect Citizens from Feds Enforcing New Gun Laws
January 16th, 2013Update: Situation in New York Via: Daily Star: Schoharie County Sheriff Tony Desmond and Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. both questioned the merits of a new package of gun control measures signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo argued the legislation will enhance public safety in New York. But Desmond said that […]
Security Audit Finds Developer Outsourced His Job to China
January 16th, 2013Via: The Register: A security audit of a US critical infrastructure company last year revealed that its star developer had outsourced his own job to a Chinese subcontractor and was spending all his work time playing around on the internet. The firm’s telecommunications supplier Verizon was called in after the company set up a basic […]
OTP22: Calling the ‘Beautiful Minds’ of Cryptogon
January 16th, 2013I’m pretty sure that OTP22 is an alternate reality game. But, who is running this and why? This query isn’t directed to those of you who bathe regularly and/or talk to other humans in meat space more than once every few days. You guys will just be wasting your time.
Pregnant Pauls Valley Mother Dies in Jail
January 16th, 2013Via: KFOR: A Pauls Valley family is forced to deal with tragedy after a 33-year-old mother dies from a medical condition while being held at the Garvin County jail. The victim in this case is Jamie Lynn Russell. Jamie also used the last name of Fisher. Her death came just hours after she went to […]
Defense Information Systems Agency Employee and His Two Sons Die of Hypothermia in Missouri
January 16th, 2013Via: Huffington Post: On a weekend trip that was a surprise anniversary gift for his wife, an outdoors-loving Air Force veteran ventured out with two of his sons for a hike on a remote trail. Clad only in light jackets and sweaters, the three apparently didn’t know how rapidly the weather would turn ugly, and […]
Spain Plunders 90% Of Social Security Fund To Buy Its Own Debt
January 15th, 2013Via: ZeroHedge: Spain has been quietly tapping the country’s richest piggy bank, the Social Security Reserve Fund, as a buyer of last resort for Spanish government bonds – with at least 90% of the €65 billion ($85.7 billion) fund has been invested in increasingly risky Spanish debt. Of course, this is nothing new, the US […]
DARPA: Upward Falling Payloads
January 15th, 2013Via: Nextgov: In a proposal almost as fanciful as the fictional 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency kicked off a research project last Friday to develop sensor systems that could be placed miles below the surface of the ocean and activated when needed by a remote command. […]
Germany Repatriating Gold
January 15th, 2013Via: Deutsche Welle: The “Handelsblatt” newspaper has said Germany’s central bank is planning to deposit more gold reserves at home in Frankfurt. It will reportedly withdraw part of the bullions currently stored at various facilities abroad. Germany’s business daily “Handelsblatt” reported on Tuesday the Bundesbank was planning to bring home some of its gold reserves […]
After You’ve Been All You Could Be Serving The Empire, Walmart Is Hiring
January 15th, 2013.mil should really talk this one up during the recruitment process. Via: Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), the world’s largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First Lady Michelle Obama. Most of the veterans will be placed in […]
Number of Working Poor Families Grows as Wealth Gap Widens
January 15th, 2013Via: Reuters: The number of U.S. families struggling with poverty despite parents being employed continued to grow in 2011 as more people returned to work but mostly at lower-paying service jobs, an analysis released on Tuesday shows. More working parents have taken jobs as cashiers, maids, waiters and other low-wage jobs in fast growing sectors […]
