Archive for April, 2013
‘Plastic Bags, Tape, Broomsticks Fix San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Leak’
April 30th, 2013Via: 10 News ABC: An inside source gave Team 10 a picture snapped inside the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) showing plastic bags, masking tape and broom sticks used to stem a massive leaky pipe. San Onofre owner Southern California Edison (SCE), confirms the picture was taken inside Unit Three, but did not say […]
Bees: EU to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides
April 30th, 2013Via: BBC: The European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations. Neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides are believed to harm bees and the European Commission says they should be […]
Digital Cash Replacement from Royal Canadian Mint in the Works
April 30th, 2013Via: The Star: The Royal Canadian Mint has been pushing forward with its “MintChip” prototype, a digital cash replacement aimed at transactions under $10, since it surfaced a year ago. The Crown corporation is factoring in developer feedback, hiring a product manager and consulting with the financial sector. “I would look on it very much […]
Living in U.S. Raises Risk of Allergies
April 30th, 2013Via: AFP: Children born outside the United States have a lower risk of asthma, skin and food allergies, and living in the United States for a decade or more may raise the risk of some allergies, said a study Monday. The research in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that certain environmental exposures […]
Tsarnaev Family Received $100K in Benefits
April 30th, 2013Via: Boston Herald: The Tsarnaev family, including the suspected terrorists and their parents, benefited from more than $100,000 in taxpayer-funded assistance — a bonanza ranging from cash and food stamps to Section 8 housing from 2002 to 2012, the Herald has learned. “The breadth of the benefits the family was receiving was stunning,” said a […]
Head of Saxo Bank: There Will Be More Wealth Confiscation
April 30th, 2013Via: Telegraph: Savers and investors face further “wealth confiscation” in Europe as the continent struggles to resolve the single currency’s problems, a bank chief has said. European politicians will take the “easy option” of taking money from the rich rather than raising taxes and cutting spending to deal with the continent’s debt problem, Lars Christensen, […]
DoJ Granted Immunity to Companies Participating in NSA Surveillance Programs
April 29th, 2013ISP = Internet Surveillance Provider. Via: Cnet: Justice Department agreed to issue “2511 letters” immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on […]
Top End Microchips Made by Just Four Companies
April 29th, 2013Via: Quartz: Making advanced microchips has always been hard. But it’s now so difficult that the number of companies with the knowledge and cash to do it is about to shrink to precisely four. The factories in which microchips are made, called fabs, can cost billions of dollars. They’re like rocket launch sites or nuclear […]
Afghanistan: CIA’s ‘Ghost Money’
April 29th, 2013Keep in mind, this is the New-York-Times-Limited-Hangout version. My guess is that a couple of extra zeros, at least, would need to be tacked onto, “tens of millions of dollars,” to approach anything resembling what has gone down over there. Via: New York Times: For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into […]
Baby Taken from Parents Who Wanted 2nd Doctor’s Opinion
April 28th, 2013Madness. Via: KSDK: A Sacramento family was torn apart after a 5-month-old baby boy was taken from his parents following a visit to the doctor. Research Credit: alvinroasting
