Archive for June, 2015
Donald Trump Campaign Paid Actors $50 To Cheer On His Announcement
June 18th, 2015Via: CBS: The Hollywood Reporter says Donald Trump’s campaign paid actors $50 to cheer at his presidential announcement press conference Tuesday. The casting notice, obtained by the Reporter, asked actors to wear T-shirts and hold signs for a “big announcement.” The pay was listed as $50 for fewer than three hours of work. According to […]
9 Dead in ‘Hate Crime’ Shooting at Historic Charleston African American Church
June 18th, 2015Update: Suspect: Dylann Roof — Via: Washington Post: Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire and killed nine people Wednesday night during a prayer service at a historic African American church in downtown Charleston, S.C., in one of the worst attacks on a place of worship in recent memory. At least one other […]
Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Office
June 17th, 2015Via: USA Today: The Department of Homeland Security plans to open a satellite office in Silicon Valley, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson told a crowded hall at RSA, the world’s largest computer security conference, on Tuesday. It’s also pushing back against moves by tech companies to digitally encode computer traffic to protect it […]
Man Faced 20 Years in Prison For Clearing Web Browser History
June 17th, 2015Via: Alternet: Khairullozhon Matanov, a former taxi driver, is scheduled to appear in US Federal Court next week to face sentencing on charges of obstruction of justice related to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. Matanov did not participate in or have any prior knowledge of the bombings, according to U.S. authorities. However, those facts are […]
Milwaukee County Residents Behind on Taxes and Fines Could Owe an Extra 15% to Pay for Sports Arena
June 17th, 2015Via: Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County residents behind on their property taxes or court fines would be charged an additional 15% under a proposal to use public money to pay for half the cost of a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks. Research Credit: bretwalda
GM, Nissan Will Offer Old Electric Car Battery Packs for Stationary Energy Storage
June 17th, 2015The aftermath of the Tesla Powerwall announcement has been pretty hilarious. Now everyone is coming out with stationary batteries for home and business use. However, nobody besides Tesla is willing to say how much their systems will cost. Via: MIT Technology Review: The Nissan Leaf went on sale in December 2010, which means that the […]
New Zealand: Electricity Cartel Might Double Transmission Costs for Far North, West Coast
June 16th, 2015Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — “Changes could come in by early 2018.” That’s nice. I wonder if the Tesla Powerwall will be on the second or third version by then. Via: Stuff: The prospect of power bills jumping 10 per cent in Northland and the West Coast and almost 5 […]
Gunmen Attack Dallas Police Headquarters in Texas
June 13th, 2015Suspect Shot Dead by Police Sniper Via: USA Today: The gunman who riddled Dallas police headquarters with gunfire early Saturday and planted pipe bombs is believed to be dead after being shot by a sniper. After leading officers on a 10-mile chase in an armored van, the sniper opened fire through a windshield after parking […]
As Currency Dies, Zimbabweans Will Get $5 for 175 Quadrillion Zimbucks
June 12th, 2015Via: Reuters: Zimbabweans will start exchanging ‘quadrillions’ of local dollars for a few U.S. dollars next week, as President Robert Mugabe’s government discards its virtually worthless national currency, the central bank said on Thursday. The southern African country started using foreign currencies like the U.S. dollar and South African rand in 2009 after the Zimbabwean […]
More U.S. Troops to Iraq
June 11th, 2015Via: CNN: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday that the U.S. military strategy in Iraq could require opening multiple outposts at Iraqi bases near the front lines of battle, which would mean sending hundreds of additional troops to the region to help fight ISIS. Dempsey told reporters aboard a […]
