Archive for May, 2013
Air Force Sidelines 17 ICBM Launch Officers; Commander Cites ‘Rot’ Within System
May 8th, 2013I say: Send in the W.O.P.R. Via: Washington Post: The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control — and, if necessary, launch — nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit’s launch skills. The group’s deputy commander said it is suffering “rot” […]
‘Syria Has Largely Disappeared from the Internet’
May 8th, 2013Via: Washington Post: Both Google and a Web security company called Umbrella Security Labs are indicating that the entire country of Syria may have been severed from the Internet. The outage appears to have begun at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, or 9:45 p.m. in Syria. According to a blog post by Umbrella’s chief technology officer […]
Alabama School to Jail Program
May 8th, 2013Via: Courthouse News Service: After a diabetic high school student fell asleep in study hall, the school police officer slammed her face into a filing cabinet, arrested her and took her to jail, she claims in court. Tieshka Avery claims she was so violently abused that she vomited in the police car. And all because […]
Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Chief Arrested for Sexual Assault
May 7th, 2013Via: CBS: An Air Force officer was arrested for sexual assault. The remarkable thing is the accused man was the chief of the Air Force sexual assault prevention unit. The mug shot of Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski shows signs of struggle on his face. The police report alleges that a drunken Krusinski “approached a female […]
Obombya To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny
May 6th, 2013Via: Real Clear Politics: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They’ll warn that tyranny always lurking just around […]
Alex Rovt, The Fertilizer Baron Of Manhattan
May 6th, 2013This is from 2012, but it’s a keeper. Would someone out there please email this story to Joel and Ethan Coen? This could make Miller’s Crossing look like Sunday School. Via: Bloomberg: Everyone looking to unload overleveraged or overpriced property, another broker who dealt with Rovt told me, is now chasing a stereotype: the Ukrainian […]
Home Owned by Saudi Government Near CIA Raided for Possible Human Trafficking
May 6th, 2013Via: CBS: Immigration officials have removed two domestic workers from a northern Virginia home owned by the government of Saudi Arabia as part of an investigation into a report of human trafficking. Agents went to the home in McLean on Tuesday night, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Brandon Montgomery said Thursday. Fairfax County police were […]
Breakthrough In Solar Panel Technology Wasn’t Expected for Another Decade
May 6th, 2013Via: Sydney Morning Herald: Australian scientists have found a way of hugely increasing the efficiency of solar panels while substantially reducing their cost. The University of NSW researchers have come up with improvements in photovoltaic panel design that had not been expected for another decade. The breakthrough involves using hydrogen atoms to counter defects in […]
German Euro Founder Calls For ‘Catastrophic’ Currency To Be Broken Up
May 6th, 2013Imagine what would happen if a neo-Deutsche Mark suddenly appeared on the scene. The value of that thing vs. every other currency would balloon, making German exports unaffordable in most other places. No matter how you slice it, the situation is a shit sandwich. Via: Telegraph: Oskar Lafontaine, the German finance minister who launched the […]
Lenticular Photo Used To Secretly Convey Hot Line Number To Abused Kids
May 6th, 2013I wonder if states have targeted children with this technology… You can imagine how some of these might read in the U.S. Via: DIY Photography: The ANAR Foundation is a Spanish organization which helps kids in risk. They Operate a unique phone number – 116 111 – where minors at risk can get aid and […]
