How the poor of Argentina are trading goods and services in a global exchange network. Taken from the OU course 'International development: challenges for a world in transition'
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
PowerBoat-World.com | Recent research at Davis has found that the ozone hole this spring is likely to be large, but not of record proportions
Australia's new laser to probe Antarctic atmosphere
The lidar operating at Davis with an aurora in the background.
Photo David Corell - LIDAR at Davis Station Antarctica
Photo David Corell - LIDAR at Davis Station Antarctica
NYDailyNews.com | Libyan leader's 'gun girls': Moammar Khadafy travels with pistol-packin' posse of women bodyguards
Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy is flanked by his 'gun girls,' women bodyguards that he travels with.
BlackListedNews.com | Africa's oil boom and Africom
Source: UPI
Potentially major oil strikes announced by an American-led consortium and a British company in West Africa have bolstered the region's reputation as the world's hottest energy zone.
It has also become the focus of the U.S. military's global mission to protect America's energy supplies, a development that critics fear will trigger more trouble than it will prevent.
The Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Wednesday its deepwater Venus 1B well off the coast of Sierra Leone had hit paydirt and formed one of two "bookends" 700 miles apart across two prospective basins that extend into waters controlled by Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
These could each contain 150 million to 1 billion barrels of oil, according to Anadarko's CEO Al Walker.
One of Anadarko's consortium partners, Tullow Oil of Britain, which has a vast array of licenses in Africa, recently announced a new potentially important discovery in its Ngassa field in Uganda.
By 2025, the United States is expected to be importing about one-fifth of its oil from West Africa. That makes the region strategically important to the United States.
In the scramble for new oil reserves as the planet's older fields become depleted, the U.S. military has become a predominant force in U.S.-African relations.
Witness the 2008 inauguration of the U.S. military's latest command, Africa Command, or Africom, launched a year earlier in February 2007 by the George W. Bush administration, for whom energy security was of paramount importance.
The Bush team insisted that Africom was intended to promote a humanitarian agenda, strengthen democracy in a continent noted for its tyrants and dictators, and improve economic growth. President Barack Obama's administration endorsed that.
But many African see Africom's mission in more menacing terms: ensuring that the United States gets most of Africa's oil, not China or India, which need it to fuel their burgeoning economies.
"While Obama administration officials insist that U.S. policy toward Africa is not being militarized, the evidence seems to suggest otherwise," says Gerald LeMelle, executive director of Africa Action, a non-governmental organization.
AP | Census worker hanged with 'fed' on body
WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery, and a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the word 'fed" was scrawled on the dead man's chest.
The body of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old part-time Census field worker and occasional teacher, was found Sept. 12 in a remote patch of the Daniel Boone National Forest in rural southeast Kentucky. The Census has suspended door-to-door interviews in rural Clay County, where the body was found, pending the outcome of the investigation.
Investigators are still trying to determine whether the death was a killing or a suicide, and if a killing, whether the motive was related to his government job or to anti-government sentiment.
Investigators have said little about the case. The law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss the case and requested anonymity, said Wednesday the man was found hanging from a tree and the word "fed" was written on the dead man's chest. The official did not say what type of instrument was used to write the word.
FBI spokesman David Beyer said the bureau is helping state police with the case.
"Our job is to determine if there was foul play involved — and that's part of the investigation — and if there was foul play involved, whether that is related to his employment as a census worker," said Beyer.
Beyer declined to confirm or discuss any details about the crime scene.
Received from a friend | Mexican Gray Wolves
Please do not allow your children to watch this video sent to us by the Gila Livestock Growers Association. This is the sixth attack on the same ranch by the same pack, and the NMF&G refuses to remove the pack. Usually, you see photos of the already dead. This film will show you that wolves do not kill outright. They eat their victims alive. This video is graphic, but it gets the point across. Next time you see a photo of an animal “killed” by Mexican Gray wolves; remind yourself that this is how the animal actually died.
Maybe now some of you will understand why we have built “cages” for our children to wait for the school bus in the morning, and to wait for Mom or Dad in the evening. Many of the children have been prey tested and stalked from the bus stops. Wolves show up at the bus stops because they have come to understand that big yellow bus means “dinner.”
High pitched voices of small children excite wolves the same way the high pitched cries of a wounded animal attracts wolves.
Please help us in our cause to fight this unconstitutional program. Visit our website at www.amprowest.org and make a donation or become a member.
Cari Gillespie, Secretary
APWE
Video of attack number 6 by the Middle Fork pack. There are currently 8 confirmed kills placed on the adult wolves. Federal Wildlife Service is making out that only the adults are involved in killing cattle. There were pup bites on the yearling in the video, so clearly the pups are involved in the kills as well. We are getting the usual run around from FWS and New Mexico Game and Fish are still insisting on leaving these animals on the ground regardless of the damage they are doing and the damage to their pups training them to subsist on livestock. At last report the wolves were moving a little bit west onto the O Bar O Ranch, whether they will stay there and kill livestock remains to be seen. Please say a prayer for your Gila ranching neighbors, it is pretty rough to take week after week. Laura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0UGixipVRg
UPI | San Jose, California to ban plastic and paper bags
Stores would still be allowed to use paper bags made of at least 40 percent recycled materials and would have to charge a fee....
Gadhafi barred from erecting Bedouin tent in US
Qaddafi's tent-erection stopped by the US officials.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:01:58 GMT - Town officials in Bedford, New York, have ordered workers to stop erecting Muammar Gadhafi's tent where he was supposed to stay during his visit to the US.
The Libyan leader whose country assumed the rotating presidency of the General Assembly last week is due to address the UN body on Wednesday.
Gadhafi had to stay in the Libyan diplomatic mission last night in Manhattan following the stop work order issued by the authorities banning him from erecting a Bedouin-style tent on a property the Libyans had rented from Donald Trump in suburban New York.
The Bedford's attorney said on Tuesday that Gadhafi's tent violated town zoning and land laws.
"I discussed this matter with town officials, and the town building inspector believes that this would constitute a violation of several town zoning and land use laws," Bedford town attorney Joel Sachs said, according to CNN.
"I directed the town building inspector to immediately go to the property and issue a stop work order, which would the individuals to cease erecting the tent."
After being rejected by New York City's Central Park and by the town of Englewood, N.J., the Libyans posed as Dutch diplomats to rent a Manhattan townhouse that had a large roof that could have accommodated a tent.
The US State Department officials maintained that there are no limitations on the Libyan leader's visa that would bar him from traveling to the neighborhood.
They said their understanding was that Gadhafi was not staying at the tent, but was receiving people there.
Relations between the US and Libya were strained after the release of the terminally-ill AbdelBaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan who was convicted of being behind the Lockerbie bombing.
Upon his arrival in Libya, al-Megrahi received a heros welcome by Gadhafi, a move that further angered Washington.
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CIA.gov | The World Factbook -- Libya
The Libyan leader whose country assumed the rotating presidency of the General Assembly last week is due to address the UN body on Wednesday.
Gadhafi had to stay in the Libyan diplomatic mission last night in Manhattan following the stop work order issued by the authorities banning him from erecting a Bedouin-style tent on a property the Libyans had rented from Donald Trump in suburban New York.
The Bedford's attorney said on Tuesday that Gadhafi's tent violated town zoning and land laws.
"I discussed this matter with town officials, and the town building inspector believes that this would constitute a violation of several town zoning and land use laws," Bedford town attorney Joel Sachs said, according to CNN.
"I directed the town building inspector to immediately go to the property and issue a stop work order, which would the individuals to cease erecting the tent."
After being rejected by New York City's Central Park and by the town of Englewood, N.J., the Libyans posed as Dutch diplomats to rent a Manhattan townhouse that had a large roof that could have accommodated a tent.
The US State Department officials maintained that there are no limitations on the Libyan leader's visa that would bar him from traveling to the neighborhood.
They said their understanding was that Gadhafi was not staying at the tent, but was receiving people there.
Relations between the US and Libya were strained after the release of the terminally-ill AbdelBaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan who was convicted of being behind the Lockerbie bombing.
Upon his arrival in Libya, al-Megrahi received a heros welcome by Gadhafi, a move that further angered Washington.
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CIA.gov | The World Factbook -- Libya
SpaceWeather.com | Alot going on around new sunspot 1026 - and sunspot 1027 is growing rapidly
SOLAR ACTIVITY: "Finally, the sun seems to be waking up," says astrophotographer Pete Lawrence. "There is a lot going on around new sunspot 1026. The spot's dark core is surrounded by active fibrils and a swirling magnetic filament that gives the region a nice 3D appearance." He took this picture using a Solarscope SF70:
"Moreover," he adds, "a second sunspot has appeared, number 1027, and it is growing rapidly."
Two big sunspots in one day? That hasn't happened in more than a year. Two is not enough to end the deepest solar minimum in a century; nevertheless, it is a welcome interruption. Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor developments.
more images: from Chin Wei Loon of As-syams Solar Observatory, University of Malaya, Malaysia; from Adrian Guzman of San Jose, California; from Guenter Kleinschuster of Feldbach, Austria; from Vahan Yeterian of Lompoc, California; from John C McConnell of Maghaberry Northern Ireland; from Francisco A. Rodriguez of Cabreja Mountain Observatory, Canary Islands; from Peter Paice of Belfast, Northern Ireland;
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Sunspot 1026 continues to produce a few B-Class solar flares. The biggest of which was a B4.2 @ 20:41.
New Sunspot 1027 which formed early Tuesday in the northern hemisphere continues to grow in size, but remains fairly quiet.
This is the first time since about 3 months ago that 2 sunspots have appeared at the same time - and they are quite a bit bigger. There will remain a chance for B-Class flares, and perhaps a chance for a C-Class event.
The solar flux for Tuesday was 75 which is a new Cycle 24 record. I previously had it listed as 89 which was recorded in March 2008, however that was the result of Cycle 23 sunspots. The sunspot number is 26 which matches the Cycle 24 record.
Canada Free Press | The Bigger Scandal: Catholic Church Funding of ACORN
September 22, 2009
Federal funding of ACORN is not just a Democratic Party or Obama Administration problem. As a chart (PDF) produced by House Republican Leader John Boehner shows, most of the federal money going to the organization was provided under President George W. Bush. This is not something that most Republicans want to talk about, especially now that they can use ACORN funding as a weapon against Obama and the Democrats. To Boehner’s credit, however, he had sent a letter to Bush asking him to block all federal funding of ACORN. The Bush Administration did not comply.
While Obama has strong ties to ACORN, they were originally established through the U.S. Catholic Church, which has also funded ACORN and similar organizations to the tune of millions of dollars. This is another taboo topic for most of the media. Even conservative news organizations are afraid of raising the issue, apparently fearing being tagged with the “anti-Catholic” label.
But the truth has been seeping out in mysterious ways. In a Politico.com story about Barack Obama’s friendly meeting with the Pope, reporter Josh Gerstein featured information that made it clear that the President’s Catholic connection goes back to his days as a community organizer and that Obama’s associates understand and appreciate this fact.
Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough was quoted as saying that Obama’s work as an organizer on the South Side of Chicago “was funded partly” by the “Catholic Church campaign for human development…” He was referring to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an annual collection authorized by the U.S. Catholic Bishops which is advertised as a charity to “break the vicious cycle of poverty” but in reality has funded left-wing political organizations such as ACORN to the tune of millions of dollars.
McDonough , a former Senior Fellow at the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress (CAP), was the moderator of a May 10, 2006, CAP event on “How Catholic Progressives View the Role of Faith in Governance.”
Conservative Catholics concerned about this problem have documented that millions of dollars of Catholic money over the last four decades has gone into Saul Alinsky-style networks which pursue their own brand of socialist direct action. CCHD itself acknowledges funding ACORN projects with grants totaling more than $7.3 million during the last 10 years.
Filling in more of the details of the story that Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough referred to, conservative Catholic writer and activist Stephanie Block has documented that Obama was lead organizer in Chicago for the Alinskyian Developing Communities Project. It received a $40,000 Catholic Campaign for Human Development grant in 1985 and another $33,000 grant in 1986.
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Federal funding of ACORN is not just a Democratic Party or Obama Administration problem. As a chart (PDF) produced by House Republican Leader John Boehner shows, most of the federal money going to the organization was provided under President George W. Bush. This is not something that most Republicans want to talk about, especially now that they can use ACORN funding as a weapon against Obama and the Democrats. To Boehner’s credit, however, he had sent a letter to Bush asking him to block all federal funding of ACORN. The Bush Administration did not comply.
While Obama has strong ties to ACORN, they were originally established through the U.S. Catholic Church, which has also funded ACORN and similar organizations to the tune of millions of dollars. This is another taboo topic for most of the media. Even conservative news organizations are afraid of raising the issue, apparently fearing being tagged with the “anti-Catholic” label.
But the truth has been seeping out in mysterious ways. In a Politico.com story about Barack Obama’s friendly meeting with the Pope, reporter Josh Gerstein featured information that made it clear that the President’s Catholic connection goes back to his days as a community organizer and that Obama’s associates understand and appreciate this fact.
Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough was quoted as saying that Obama’s work as an organizer on the South Side of Chicago “was funded partly” by the “Catholic Church campaign for human development…” He was referring to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an annual collection authorized by the U.S. Catholic Bishops which is advertised as a charity to “break the vicious cycle of poverty” but in reality has funded left-wing political organizations such as ACORN to the tune of millions of dollars.
McDonough , a former Senior Fellow at the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress (CAP), was the moderator of a May 10, 2006, CAP event on “How Catholic Progressives View the Role of Faith in Governance.”
Conservative Catholics concerned about this problem have documented that millions of dollars of Catholic money over the last four decades has gone into Saul Alinsky-style networks which pursue their own brand of socialist direct action. CCHD itself acknowledges funding ACORN projects with grants totaling more than $7.3 million during the last 10 years.
Filling in more of the details of the story that Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough referred to, conservative Catholic writer and activist Stephanie Block has documented that Obama was lead organizer in Chicago for the Alinskyian Developing Communities Project. It received a $40,000 Catholic Campaign for Human Development grant in 1985 and another $33,000 grant in 1986.
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AP | Casino magnate Wynn says China eases travel limits in gambling haven Macau
09/23/09 7:35 AM EDT
HONG KONG — Gambling magnate Steve Wynn said Wednesday travel restrictions that have stifled growth in the Chinese gambling city of Macau have been eased, as he promoted his company's new initial public offering.
Wynn is looking to raise between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion by selling an equity stake in his booming operations in Macau, where he has one casino resort and another to open next year. Shares in Wynn's company are set to trade on Hong Kong's stock exchange Oct. 8
The 67-year-old billionaire, speaking to media in Hong Kong, said China recently relaxed limits on visitors to Macau from the country's Guandong province, the main source of the city's gamblers.
Restrictions were loosened from once every three months to once a month, he said, without saying when the policy went into effect.
Macau, located an hour's ferry ride from Hong Kong and the place in China where gambling is legal, is the world's top gambling market.
Wynn cast the IPO as a step toward "becoming more of a Chinese company."
"Our goal was not to be an American company in China, but to be a Chinese company that had American participation," he said.
SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines - September 23, 2009
Joseph Moshe (MOSSAD Microbiologist): “Swine Flu Vaccine is Bioweapon”
U.S. Debt Crisis May Cause ‘Fall of Rome’ Scenario, Duncan Says
Palin Slams Obama's Spending in Debut Speech in Asia
Breaking the Consumer: Exporting Empty Containers Declining. Consumer Credit is contracting at Rapid Pace. Is the Consumer Treadmill Showing Signs of Exhaustion?
Things are Getting Better?
The Economy is a Lie, Too
Thank the Fed for Your Lack of Purchasing Power
Australia Dust Storm Sweeps Across Eastern Coast
Iran Loses Its Only AWACS as Ahmadinejad Threatens the World
Qaeda's Training Area in Pakistan is 'the Most Dangerous Spot on the Map'
FBI’s Data-Mining System Sifts Airline, Hotel, Car-Rental Records
EU Funding 'Orwellian' Artificial Intelligence Plan to Monitor Public for "Abnormal Behaviour"
Pending Litigation: Hawaii Confirms Obama’s Vital Records Have Been Amended
End of US Video Game
Silence is Golden
China to Control Weather for Mao's 60th
Gregg Easterbrook: Embrace Human Cloning
The DNA Mystery: Scientists Stumped By "Telepathic" Abilities
A Life of Its Own
A Giant Step for Nanotechnology
U.S. Debt Crisis May Cause ‘Fall of Rome’ Scenario, Duncan Says
Palin Slams Obama's Spending in Debut Speech in Asia
Breaking the Consumer: Exporting Empty Containers Declining. Consumer Credit is contracting at Rapid Pace. Is the Consumer Treadmill Showing Signs of Exhaustion?
Things are Getting Better?
The Economy is a Lie, Too
Thank the Fed for Your Lack of Purchasing Power
Australia Dust Storm Sweeps Across Eastern Coast
Iran Loses Its Only AWACS as Ahmadinejad Threatens the World
Qaeda's Training Area in Pakistan is 'the Most Dangerous Spot on the Map'
FBI’s Data-Mining System Sifts Airline, Hotel, Car-Rental Records
EU Funding 'Orwellian' Artificial Intelligence Plan to Monitor Public for "Abnormal Behaviour"
Pending Litigation: Hawaii Confirms Obama’s Vital Records Have Been Amended
End of US Video Game
Silence is Golden
China to Control Weather for Mao's 60th
Gregg Easterbrook: Embrace Human Cloning
The DNA Mystery: Scientists Stumped By "Telepathic" Abilities
A Life of Its Own
A Giant Step for Nanotechnology
ChicagoTribune.com | The overtime detail assigned to guard President Barack Obama's home since shortly after his election will end Oct. 1st
Mark Donahue, Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7 president, did not give a reason for the cancellation, but the department has spent at least $2.2 million through July to secure the residence since Obama was elected. Though police will be reimbursed more than $1.5 million by the federal government, nearly $650,000 is not scheduled to be repaid.....
InfoWars.com | Bob Chapman Talks About Suspicious Flu Deaths On U.S. Navy Ship (video)
The military is used as test subjects. This is what happens when a ship’s crew is given the deadly swine flu shots. We all know the shots contain squalene, mercury, cancer viruses, and other toxins. This ship reminds me of the USS LIBERTY, in that the crew is told to keep their mouth shut. They can’t hide the death of the Commanding Officer and a Senior Chief Petty Officer. The truth will come out soon. Thanks to Drew Raines and Bob Chapman. Let’s get this out to everyone.
AP | At least 10 deaths in Georgia and Alabama were blamed on the torrential downpours in the Southeast - Floods start to ebb
Flooded homes are shown in Mableton, Ga., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.Heavy rains caused flooding in and around the Atlanta area.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Dog Poet Transmitting…….Any Day Now, as the Song Goes. | September 23, 2009
The Perfect Storm approaches as reptile leaders Netanyahoo, Barak and Peres plan out the critical false flag event that they will need to force America into attacking Iran for them, just as they did with Afghanistan and Iraq
The boogeyman is appearing everywhere all of a sudden. The dead Bin Laden is making speeches, moon-walking like Baron Samedi or an Egyptian mummy if you prefer that image. Ayman al-Zawahri is broadcasting from an undisclosed location as an unidentified Mossad or CIA agent and the non-existent Al Qaeda is marching over mountains and across the seas and even walking in sky as they trot out their state of the art communications system that has everyone in the non-existent organization in constant contact with all their non-existent associates.
The FBI keeps getting caught running false flag operations and had the misfortune of lying to the New York City Police Commissioner who swept into the ‘setup’ and found… wait for it… nothing at all. Now the FBI is leaking all sorts of embarrassing information about
The economy is in the toilet. The Federal Reserve says they are not going to let investigators look at their cooked books. Apparently, the Rothschild’s, who own the Federal Reserve and J.P. Morgan and maybe the whole world (who knows?) aren’t happy with the demands that they show the world how much they’ve been stealing and for how long. The last time there was pressure for transparency with The Fed, ‘somebody’ shot the president.
PressTv.ir | Iran downs strange bright craft over Persian Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has targeted and downed an unidentified shining object after sighting it over Persian Gulf waters.
"Glowing objects were sighted over the Persian Gulf. IRGC air defense targeted one of the objects successfully, forcing it to plummet and sink in the seas off Boushehr (Province)," said top regional commander, Brigadier Ali Razmjou.
"The three bright objects were detected by our radars when flying over the Persian Gulf Islands of Khark and Khargou," he added, according to a Monday report posted on IRNA.
Brig. Razmjou explained that when the radars indicated that they were not Iranian aircrafts, the IRGC fired at the three objects. He also added that the fallen objects' remains have not been found yet.
The exact time and location of the sighting and downing of the weird aircraft has not been announced.
"Glowing objects were sighted over the Persian Gulf. IRGC air defense targeted one of the objects successfully, forcing it to plummet and sink in the seas off Boushehr (Province)," said top regional commander, Brigadier Ali Razmjou.
"The three bright objects were detected by our radars when flying over the Persian Gulf Islands of Khark and Khargou," he added, according to a Monday report posted on IRNA.
Brig. Razmjou explained that when the radars indicated that they were not Iranian aircrafts, the IRGC fired at the three objects. He also added that the fallen objects' remains have not been found yet.
The exact time and location of the sighting and downing of the weird aircraft has not been announced.
Wired.com - DangerRoom | U.S. military is planning the launch today of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) satellites.
STSS is part of an effort to develop a network of sensors that can detect the launch of ballistic missiles, track their trajectory, and feed targeting data to missile-shooting interceptors. The satellites, shown being prepped for delivery here, are demonstration models; while in low earth orbit, they will be used to test sensor performance against ground targets, airborne targets and short- and long-range ballistic missile targets. The satellite program, formerly known as Space-Based Infrared System-Low, has seen the usual schedule slips, restructuring and cost overruns.
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DailyMail.co.uk | Inside the Obama's rocky marriage: How lonely Michelle nearly walked out on ambitious (and hen-pecked) Barack
23rd September 2009 - President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle came close to splitting up as he tried to build his political career, according to a new book.
Left alone for long periods as her husband pursued his political ambitions, Michelle considered walking out of the marriage after eight years, it is claimed.
But fears that daughter Sasha had the life-threatening illness spinal meningitis brought the couple back together.
According to author Christopher Anderson, the illness in 2001 helped forge a new bond between the couple.
Anderson's book 'Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage' suggests a troubled union as Mr Obama attempted to make his way in Chicago politics.
Michelle, 48, is quoted as telling her husband: 'You only think about yourself.
Maktoob.com the biggest Arab online community | Beijing thwarts U.S. efforts aimed at curbing Iran's nuke moves by supplying Islamic state with petrol
"China has very good relations with Iran," he said, noting that China is helping Iran develop its oilfields.
In January, Iran and China signed a $1.76 billion contract for the initial development of the North Azadegan oil field in western Iran.
The agreement between China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) foresees production from the field reaching 75,000 barrels a day in four years' time.
In March, Iran's state-owned gas company, Iran LNG, and a Chinese consortium signed a 3.39 billion dollar deal to produce liquefied natural gas in the Islamic republic's South Pars field.
"Iran does not have a lot of refineries. They produce crude but they have to import gasoline. Their refinery is not good," Chu said.
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U.S. to Push for New Economic World Order at G20
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Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | September 23, 2009
NAIS: Amish Farmer Emanuel Miller, Jr.'s, NAIS Non-Compliance Hearing Wednesday, September 23, 2009!...Read More...
Austin, Texas: Hospital sets up tents to handle flu surge -- Dell Children's Medical Center is seeing so many children sick with what is presumed to be swine flu, it expects to start treating some of them in tents starting today.
8 Dead in Georgia Floods; More Missing -- Eight people, including a toddler, were killed after heavy rains flooded many parts of metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Read More...
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Ron Paul gets hearing on fed audit Friday 9/25 -- Ron Paul gets his day to present the facts! Of course we know what the opponents of the bill will argue, but it doesn’t change the fact that the bill has over 290 bipartisan cosponsors and 75% or more, maybe even 90% the American people want a Fed audit!
Honduras closes airports due to unrest -- The Honduras Air Force will be taking over airport operations, according to iJET Risk Intelligence, and it is unclear how long the airports will remain closed.
New Report Identifies Hardships Endured by Houstonians with Disabilities during Hurricane Ike -- OR for any city - When Hurricane Ike knocked out the power to Kathleen DeSilva's ventilator at her house in the Heights, a gasoline-powered generator was all that was keeping her alive. And like many Houstonians, her relatives had a hard time finding gas during the two weeks she was without electrical service.
FDIC considers borrowing from banks to replenish dwindling insurance fund -- Regulators have approached big banks about borrowing billions to shore up the dwindling fund that insures regular deposit accounts.
UK billboards to be equipped with license plate spy cameras -- Billboard campaign in the UK uses Minority Report style license plate recognition cameras to target advertising.
6 Colorado dairies bankrupt...more to come -- At least six Colorado dairies have sought bankruptcy protection this year, and several more farms are planning similar actions, industry experts say. The moves are necessary to weather the twin storms of New Frontier Bank's collapse and sinking commodity prices.
Seven million people in Yemen poor, three million lack food -- As many as seven million people in Yemen- 35 percent of the population of 22 million- are poor. Almost three million of them cannot provide for their basic needs and food. These figures are high compared with the occasionally decreasing numbers in some other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Private firms preparing for moon flights -- Lured by millions of dollars in prize money, teams of private firms aren't waiting for NASA to figure out if, when and how to get back to the moon. They're preparing to go themselves.
Arsenic, lead found in schools supplies, cars, child car seats -- Tests for toxic chemicals in ordinary school supplies, children's car seats, vehicles and pet products have detected lead, arsenic and heavy metals, according to the nonprofit Ecology Center that analyzed the products. "The more we test, the more we find that the presence of toxic chemicals is widespread in everyday consumer products," said Jeff Gearhart, research director at the Ecology Center, founded by community activists in Ann Arbor after the first Earth Day in 1970.
VIDEO: Microsoft engaged in warrantlees domestic surveillance?
Smart guns that read your DNA -- Because this technology would be so valuable, everyone from the Austrian national government to major corporations is toiling away (pdf) in their R&D departments to develop a DNA biometric lock.
Novartis chip to ensure you take your pills -- Patients who fail to pop pills on time could soon benefit from having a chip on their shoulder, under a ground-breaking electronic system being developed by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group. The company is testing technology that inserts a tiny microchip into each pill swallowed and sends a reminder by text message if they fail to follow their doctors' prescriptions.
General Dynamics to supply Air Force with battlefield ID devices -- A General Dynamics unit will furnish the Air Force with cryptographic technology for identification equipment that identifies friend from foe on the battlefield under a contract potentially worth $37 million over five years.
Inside Bob Gates overhaul of the Pentagon -- This article takes an inside look at Gates’ overhaul of the Pentagon.
Benefit & doubt in vaccine adjuvants -- Are Americans obligated to use an unproven vaccine to help protect people in other countries from the flu pandemic?
Docs question safety of swine flu vaccine -- Before you roll up your sleeve to get that Swine Flu vaccine shot, keep in mind that the doctor who's sticking you with that needle probably opted not to get the shot - because he or she was too afraid of side effects.
Change Bernanke's meds? - Secret White House G20 notes
Austin, Texas: Hospital sets up tents to handle flu surge -- Dell Children's Medical Center is seeing so many children sick with what is presumed to be swine flu, it expects to start treating some of them in tents starting today.
8 Dead in Georgia Floods; More Missing -- Eight people, including a toddler, were killed after heavy rains flooded many parts of metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Read More...
Related Article: Roller coasters swallowed up by flood
Ron Paul gets hearing on fed audit Friday 9/25 -- Ron Paul gets his day to present the facts! Of course we know what the opponents of the bill will argue, but it doesn’t change the fact that the bill has over 290 bipartisan cosponsors and 75% or more, maybe even 90% the American people want a Fed audit!
Honduras closes airports due to unrest -- The Honduras Air Force will be taking over airport operations, according to iJET Risk Intelligence, and it is unclear how long the airports will remain closed.
New Report Identifies Hardships Endured by Houstonians with Disabilities during Hurricane Ike -- OR for any city - When Hurricane Ike knocked out the power to Kathleen DeSilva's ventilator at her house in the Heights, a gasoline-powered generator was all that was keeping her alive. And like many Houstonians, her relatives had a hard time finding gas during the two weeks she was without electrical service.
FDIC considers borrowing from banks to replenish dwindling insurance fund -- Regulators have approached big banks about borrowing billions to shore up the dwindling fund that insures regular deposit accounts.
UK billboards to be equipped with license plate spy cameras -- Billboard campaign in the UK uses Minority Report style license plate recognition cameras to target advertising.
6 Colorado dairies bankrupt...more to come -- At least six Colorado dairies have sought bankruptcy protection this year, and several more farms are planning similar actions, industry experts say. The moves are necessary to weather the twin storms of New Frontier Bank's collapse and sinking commodity prices.
Seven million people in Yemen poor, three million lack food -- As many as seven million people in Yemen- 35 percent of the population of 22 million- are poor. Almost three million of them cannot provide for their basic needs and food. These figures are high compared with the occasionally decreasing numbers in some other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Private firms preparing for moon flights -- Lured by millions of dollars in prize money, teams of private firms aren't waiting for NASA to figure out if, when and how to get back to the moon. They're preparing to go themselves.
Arsenic, lead found in schools supplies, cars, child car seats -- Tests for toxic chemicals in ordinary school supplies, children's car seats, vehicles and pet products have detected lead, arsenic and heavy metals, according to the nonprofit Ecology Center that analyzed the products. "The more we test, the more we find that the presence of toxic chemicals is widespread in everyday consumer products," said Jeff Gearhart, research director at the Ecology Center, founded by community activists in Ann Arbor after the first Earth Day in 1970.
VIDEO: Microsoft engaged in warrantlees domestic surveillance?
Smart guns that read your DNA -- Because this technology would be so valuable, everyone from the Austrian national government to major corporations is toiling away (pdf) in their R&D departments to develop a DNA biometric lock.
Novartis chip to ensure you take your pills -- Patients who fail to pop pills on time could soon benefit from having a chip on their shoulder, under a ground-breaking electronic system being developed by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group. The company is testing technology that inserts a tiny microchip into each pill swallowed and sends a reminder by text message if they fail to follow their doctors' prescriptions.
General Dynamics to supply Air Force with battlefield ID devices -- A General Dynamics unit will furnish the Air Force with cryptographic technology for identification equipment that identifies friend from foe on the battlefield under a contract potentially worth $37 million over five years.
Inside Bob Gates overhaul of the Pentagon -- This article takes an inside look at Gates’ overhaul of the Pentagon.
Benefit & doubt in vaccine adjuvants -- Are Americans obligated to use an unproven vaccine to help protect people in other countries from the flu pandemic?
Docs question safety of swine flu vaccine -- Before you roll up your sleeve to get that Swine Flu vaccine shot, keep in mind that the doctor who's sticking you with that needle probably opted not to get the shot - because he or she was too afraid of side effects.
Change Bernanke's meds? - Secret White House G20 notes
Geology.com | News - September 23, 2009
What Geologists Should Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:29 PM PDT Geologists and other outdoor workers should know how to recognize ticks, avoid tick bites and recognize the early signs of Lyme disease. Early treatment with antibiotics can produce a rapid and complete recovery. If you miss the early symptoms Lyme disease can cause chronic neurological problems and joint pain that can persist for years. |
| Through the Northwest Passage by Yacht Posted: 22 Sep 2009 10:02 PM PDT Since 1906 only 35 recreational yachts have completed a voyage through the Northwest Passage. This article and photo gallery documents the voyage of the Silent Sound and the people that the crew encountered in communities along the way. Related: What is the Northwest Passage? Northwest Passage Satellite Image |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:28 PM PDT An article in the Calgary Herald explores Canadian natural gas trends. Conventional production has been falling rapidly in response to costs. And, while unconventional production is climbing, it might not climb fast enough to replace the rate of conventional decline. |
| Giant Squid Caught in the Gulf of Mexico Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:36 PM PDT Scientists towing a net more than 1500 feet below the surface caught a 19.5 foot-long giant squid in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. This is the first giant squid seen in the Gulf since 1954. |
| Station Fire Burn Area Satellite Image Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:16 PM PDT This image from NASA’s Earth Observatory shows the burn scar of California’s Station Fire as an irregular patch of reddish-brown in contrast to the urban street pattern of the city of Los Angeles below the burn area. |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT This image shows estimates of rainfall for the southeastern United States from September 14–21 produced by the near-real-time, multi-satellite precipitation analysis at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The highest rainfall amounts—more than 300 millimeters —appear in blue. The lightest amounts appear in pale green. Especially intense rainfall occurred in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida. [...] |
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - September 23, 2009
| Huge California study concludes soda consumption undeniably linked to obesity (NaturalNews) Much like Big Tobacco once did with nicotine, the soda industry and high-fructose corn syrup producers of America have maintained a ridiculous state of flat-out denial about the links between soda consumption and obesity. "Sodas don't make... |
| Dangerous Mercury Contamination of Human Body Increasing, Study Finds (NaturalNews) It's no secret mercury is a dangerous toxin that accumulates in the human body and can produce disastrous health problems involving multiple organ systems. It's known to be a risk to unborn babies, too. Unfortunately, as NaturalNews has... |
| CDC Lead Levels Cause Learning and Social Problems British researchers recently found that children with levels of lead in their blood that the U.S. Center for Disease Control deems as safe were having problems in school and developing antisocial behavior. In fact, "acceptable" levels of... |
| Chemical Cocktail in Consumer Products Destroys Male Fertility (NaturalNews) Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in a variety of consumer products are destroying male reproductive health, according to a report released by the nonprofit CHEM Trust. An increasing number of widely used chemicals are being exposed... |
| Choose Natural Sugars When You Have a Sweet Tooth The word is out about the dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup. This sticky sweet substance shows up in nearly all processed foods and headlines in soft drinks. Studies have linked HFCS to obesity. Caution should be practiced though as sugar... |
| Superfood Profile: Find the Health Benefits of Herbal Bitters Bitters are a compilation of various bitter-tasting herbs which serve as a tonic for overall vitality, while specifically enhancing digestive health. Bitters have held an important place in traditional medicine in cultures all over the world... |
| Solve the Sleep Problem When it comes to good health, sleep is a key element, ranking right up there with nutritious food, clean water and regular activity. If you're having trouble getting the sleep your body needs, read on -- help is at hand. Like air, water... |
| Ani Phyo, Part I: Gourmet Raw, In Her Pantry and Blenders for Home and Travel This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni`s Renegade Health Inner Circle, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeHealth.com. In this excerpt, Ani Phyo shares on gourmet raw, what`s in her pantry and the best blenders for home and... |
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government | 22 Sep 2009
NYC terror probe: Cops visit truck rentals, raid homes 22 Sep 2009 As New York City transportation officials moved to ratchet up security at major rail hubs, law enforcement sources said Tuesday that police were conducting more visits to truck rental companies and chemical suppliers as part of the major terrorism probe that led to the arrest of three men over the weekend. Reports also spread that police had raided homes in Queens in search of more than a dozen associates of Najibullah Zazi, who has emerged as the central figure in the investigation into a possible plot to set off explosives in the city.
USA on bomb terror alert over stadiums and hotels 23 Sep 2009 America went on heightened terror alert last night as it emerged up to 12 suspects are being probed over a New York bomb plot. Anti-terror chiefs have warned police across the US that stadiums, entertainment venues and hotels could be targeted. It follows earlier alerts that transport networks could be attacked. New York transport bosses have increased police patrols and officers in helmets and bulletproof vests were yesterday out in force at major depots such as Manhattan’s Grand Central station.
Local Police Advised on Terror --NY Transportation Authority, JTTF increase police presence in 'key locations' 22 Sep 2009 The FBI and Homeland Security officials in a series of advisories are cautioning local police to be on the lookout for suspicious activity at places like self storage facilities, entertainment complexes, luxury hotels and transportation hubs. At least one agency is responding to the FBI and Homeland Security advisories. New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority which is a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force has increased police presence at what an official called "key locations."
Officials Worry NY Terror Plot 'Still Alive' as Case Broadens --Surveillance Teams "Stretched Thin" with More Than 24 Possible Suspects 22 Sep 2009 Law enforcement officials say the alleged terror plot against New York City may be "still alive" despite the arrest of its alleged ringleader, 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi of Denver, Colorado. "I have never been so worried," said one senior law enforcement official with more than a dozen years of experience in counter-terrorism investigations.
The Hunt for a Hidden Bomb Factory --Have authorities really shut down an alleged New York terror plot? 22 Sep 2009 Days after local police and federal agents busted an alleged terror plot targeting public transportation in the New York area, law enforcement and counterterrorism officials still aren't sure if they have captured all of the suspects who might have been in on the plan. Contacted by NEWSWEEK, some officials say they believe U.S. agencies "successfully disrupted" the plot with the arrests last weekend of two men in Denver and one in Queens, New York. But other officials say that more suspects are being sought, and that urgent efforts are continuing to locate what investigators fear could be a bomb factory or an explosives stockpile.
Terrorist probe expands to include friends, associates of Zazi --Between 16 and 20 men are under surveillance 22 Sep 2009 Counter-terror agents raided several city apartments on Tuesday searching for evidence that could link a half-dozen suspected terrorists to a recently uncovered plot to bomb in New York. The men are friends and associates of the three Afghan immigrants arrested over the weekend after police raided several Queens apartments. "We've got new bodies - eight more people we're looking at," a source close to the investigation told The Daily News. Between 16 and 20 men are under surveillance - as are their haunts in the city, sources said.
FBI: Informant imam Afzali worked both sides and tipped off suspects 21 Sep 2009 The Queens imam arrested in the Denver terrorism probe is an FBI informant the feds say became a double agent - tipping suspects that they were in the government's crosshairs. Ahmad Afzali insisted he's been loyally helping the government root out extremists since 9/11. His lawyer, Ron Kuby, calls him a fall guy. "I think the FBI is angry that they blew this case, and they want to blame poor Imam Afzali for blowing the investigation," Kuby said. Afzali told the News just hours before he was arrested Saturday night for lying to the feds that "someone is trying to set me up."
Terror suspects and torture: former CIA inspector general confirms Panorama findings 21 Sep 2009 The former CIA inspector general, John Helgerson, has confirmed that the Bush administration authorised the CIA to use a harsh interrogation method torture on terror suspect Abu Zubaydah before written legal clearance was given. This is politically explosive, because the Bush administration has always claimed that it used harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding only after government lawyers had determined they did not amount to torture.
Former KBR employee: I know I was drugged and raped in Iraq --Jones’ day in court could still be months or years away. 22 Sep 2009 (TX) Conroe native Jamie Leigh Jones made national news when she claimed to have been sexually assaulted by several co-workers at KBR. At the time KBR, was a subsidiary of Halliburton. Jones has talked openly about what she says happened in Iraq while she was working for the Houston-based company... . Jones was 20 years old in 2005 when she claims she was raped by KBR co-workers after someone put a drug in her drink.
US soldier charged with murder in Iraq base death 22 Sep 2009 A U.S. soldier has been charged with murder in the slaying of a civilian contractor on an American base in Iraq, the military said Tuesday. Spc. Beyshee Velez of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was charged Monday in the Sept. 13 shooting death of a contractor who worked for Houston-based KBR at Camp Speicher in the city of Tikrit, a military statement said. The 31-year-old suspect faces dishonorable discharge and a maximum sentence of life in prison if found guilty.
US ships arrive in Israel ahead of joint drill --Officials say US may leave some systems in Israel after planned drill 21 Sep 2009 US Navy missile ships started arriving in Israel on Sunday ahead of next month's joint missile defense exercise between the IDF and the American military's European Command. Called Juniper Cobra, the exercise will include the Arrow missile defense system as well as three American systems - the THAAD, Aegis and PAC3 - that will all be deployed in Israel for the duration of the exercise.
US 'likely behind' Chavez coup 21 Sep 2009 Jimmy Carter, a former US president, has said that Washington knew about an abortive coup against Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, in 2002, and that it may even have taken part. "I think there is no doubt that in 2002, the United States had at the very least full knowledge about the coup, and could even have been directly involved," Carter said in an interview with Colombian El Tiempo newspaper published on Sunday. Carter said it was understandable that Chavez continues to blame the US for the failed attempt to overthrow him.
White House considers more drones over Pakistan 22 Sep 2009 The White House has said covert operations in Pakistan might be increased as it expands counter-terror operations in the area. Administration officials have said there might be more missile attacks on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border by unmanned US spy planes.
Australia: No US request for more troops 22 Sep 2009 Australia says it has not been asked to send more troops to Afghanistan and does not expect Washington to make any quick decisions on a top-level warning that the war there could be lost without more multinational forces. Australia has about 1,550 troops in Afghanistan -- the largest contribution of any country outside NATO -- after boosting its contingent by almost 500 in April at Washington's request.
Obama seems to lay ground to retreat on settlements 22 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama may be laying the groundwork to abandon his quest for an immediate Israeli settlement freeze and instead try to get Israel and the Palestinians directly into peace negotiations. Obama emerged from talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Tuesday without the orchestrated set of steps that he had hoped would allow him to announce a resumption of peace negotiations, which have been on ice since December.
Capitol alert for H1N1 outbreak; senators and staff to get masks 21 Sep 2009 Senate officials are holding internal planning exercises this week to prepare for a swine flu outbreak that could hobble congressional offices. The office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) has been talking with Senate offices and attending Senate luncheons since the disease first began to spread in the spring. The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and the Office of the Attending Physician are planning to attend this week’s meeting with the SAA in which they will discuss a variety of different scenarios for how an H1N1 outbreak could affect Congress.
Pre-registration advised on flu shots 22 Sep 2009 The State Department of Health is urging health-care providers who plan to offer swine flu vaccines to their patients to pre-register online to speed up the process. The DOH [aka DUH] will coordinate the distribution of novel H1N1 flu vaccine with the assistance of county health departments. The vaccine is expected to begin shipping from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in about two weeks. Providers must be set up properly to reach high-priority patients first.
Sanofi Unit: Additional Type A Flu Vaccine Order From US Govt 21 Sep 2009 Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine unit of French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis, said Monday that it has received an additional order from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Sanofi has now committed to produce 75.3 million doses of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine for the U.S. government.
US tests fast border patrol boat on Detroit River 21 Sep 2009 The Department of Homeland Security is showing off a $900,000 prototype of a speed boat designed to patrol the nation's border waters. The agency's National Marine Center demonstrated the 43-foot, 10-ton boat Monday on the Detroit River. The Advanced Concept Demonstrator Vessel has four 350-horsepower engines.
ACORN Worker In Video Reported Couple --Juan Carlos Vera Called Detective After Recorded Meeting 21 Sep 2009 Police say a worker with the activist group ACORN who was caught on video giving advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute had reported the incident to authorities. National City police said Monday that Juan Carlos Vera contacted his cousin, a police detective, to get advice on what to with information on possible human smuggling. Vera was secretly filmed on Aug. 18 as part of a young [Reichwing] couple's high-profile expose.
Fed Rejects Geithner Request for Study of Governance, Structure 22 Sep 2009 The Federal Reserve Board has rejected a request by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for a public review of the central bank’s structure and governance, three people familiar with the matter said. The Obama administration proposed on June 17 a financial- regulatory overhaul including a "comprehensive review" of the Fed’s "ability to accomplish its existing and proposed functions" and the role of its regional banks. The Fed was to lead the study and enlist the Treasury and "a wide range of external experts."
House Votes to Extend Unemployment Pay for 13 Weeks 22 Sep 2009 The U.S. House voted to extend jobless benefits for 13 weeks in states hardest hit by the recession amid the worst surge in long-term unemployment in more than half a century. The chamber today approved, 331-83, a measure that would continue aid to about 300,000 Americans projected to exhaust their benefits by the end of this month. The aid goes to people in 27 states with unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent.
Bank of America backpedals on overdraft fees 22 Sep 2009 Bank of America Corp. said Tuesday it's capping the fees it charges customers for overdrawing their accounts, backpedaling on the hikes the company imposed just this year. Starting Oct. 19, Bank of America said it will no longer charge overdraft fees when a customer's account is overdrawn by less than $10 in one day. A $35 fee will still be levied if the account isn't brought into balance within five days.
Video: Will Ferrell stands up for the real health care victims By MoveOn.org Political Action 22 Sep 2009
At U.N., Obama Calls Global Warming Threat 'Urgent' 22 Sep 2009 Several world leaders on Tuesday gave the most decisive indication in months that they would make a concerted push to revive floundering negotiations aimed at securing a new international pact on climate change. Both President Obama and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao said at a United Nations summit in New York that they were taking concrete steps to curb their nations' emissions, and were willing to do more to forge an agreement when U.N. negotiators meet in December in Copenhagen.
9 deaths blamed on Southeast storm; flood lingers 22 Sep 2009 Neighborhoods, schools and even roller coasters at Six Flags over Georgia remained awash in several feet of murky, brown water Tuesday, even as an emerging sun shed light on the widespread flood damage. So far, at least nine deaths in Georgia and Alabama were blamed on the torrential downpours in the Southeast.
Previous lead stories: Sources: US eyes more drone hits on terror havens 21 Sep 2009 The White House is considering expanding counterterror operations in Pakistan to refocus on 'eliminating' al-Qaida instead of mounting a major military escalation in Afghanistan. Two senior administration officials said Monday that the renewed fight against the terrorist organization could lead to more missile attacks on Pakistan terrorist havens by unmanned U.S. spy planes. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because no decisions have been made. ['US eyes more drone hits on terror havens' thus creating many *more* 'terror havens' when those who *weren't* terrorists *become* terrorists after having seen their loved ones blown to kingdom come by a US killer drone. --LRP]
'The brutality was completely unacceptable. It has stained the reputation of the British army.' British army used 'widespread torture of Iraqi civilians' 21 Sep 2009 The British army used widespread torture methods in Iraq, a British government lawyer said on Monday in an acknowledgment on a public inquiry into the 2003 death of hotel receptionist Baha Mousa. The British soldiers responsible for the death of Baha Mousa were "not just a few bad apples," Singh told the inquiry. "There is something rotten in the whole barrel," he said. Baha Mousa, a 26-year old Iraqi, was beaten and killed in the custody of British troops following a raid on his hotel in the southern Iraq city of Basra in September 2003.
VeriChip shares jump after H1N1 patent license win 21 Sep 2009 Shares of VeriChip Corp tripled after the company said it had been granted an exclusive license to two patents, which will help it to develop implantable virus detection systems in humans. The patents, held by VeriChip partner Receptors LLC, relate to biosensors that can detect the H1N1 and other viruses, and biological threats such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, VeriChip said in a statement. The technology will combine with VeriChip's implantable radio frequency identification devices to develop virus triage detection systems. Shares of VeriChip were up 186 percent at $3.28 Monday late afternoon trade on Nasdaq.
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