TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Uzbek specialists are expressing concerns about hydroelectric installations in neighboring Kyrgyzstan being vulnerable to seismic activity.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Idaho News Now | Indian artifacts returned after grave robbings
SPOKANE -- A major milestone today for local Native American tribes, the justice department returned hundreds of artifacts.
Investigators recovered them from a collector who had illegally bought and sold them, and getting them back to their rightful owners doesn’t happen that often.
Even though there were a lot of things returned, there’s a lot more that the tribes may never see.
This is a case of grave robbing, hundreds of artifacts, stolen from sites all over Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
GMA NEWS TV | Epic flood in Metro Manila caused by record rainfall
People are ferried on an improvised raft on a flooded portion of San Isidro village in Makati. Nearly all of Luzon is under a state of calamity. AP-Bullit Marquez
Commuters wade through waist-deep floodwaters on Buendia, Makati following heavy rains spawned by tropical storm 'Ondoy' Saturday. AP-Bullit MarquezThe rainfall brought by tropical storm "Ondoy" to Metro Manila and nearby areas in a span of six hours on Saturday was the most in recorded history, surpassing the previous record for the metropolis in 1967, a weather bureau official said.
Nathaniel Cruz, weather services bureau head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), told GMANews.TV that the total rainfall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday surpassed the highest 24-hour rainfall that the weather bureau recorded 42 years ago.
Cruz said the total rainfall from "Ondoy" in the first six hours of the storm, which measured 341 millimeters (13.4 inches), broke the record for the highest 24-hour rainfall of 334 millimeters in metropolitan Manila recorded by Pagasa in June 1967. It was still raining at the time of this posting, as flood waters brought large portions of a mega city of over ten million to a virtual standstill. [See: Storm 'Ondoy' makes landfall, causes widespread flooding]
Climate change?
“We were able to break that record in a span of six hours. Today, we really experienced an extreme weather event," he said.
Cruz also said the amount of rain caused by "Ondoy" in six hours is almost equal to the average monthly rainfall in Metro Manila, which he pegged at 392 millimeters.
“Ibig sabihin nito, ‘yung ulan natin ng anim na oras, halos malapit nang maabot ‘yung kalimitang dami ng ulan natin buwan-buwan (This means our rainfall for six hours today is nearly equal to our average monthly rainfall)," he explained.
Cruz attributed the extreme rainfall caused by "Ondoy" to climate change.
“This could be again a manifestation of climate change. Due to climate change, we should expect more extreme weather events like extreme rainfall," he said.
He added that other factors such as Metro Manila’s poor drainage system, pollution, and garbage problem might have worsened the effects of the heavy downpour that ‘Ondoy’ brought to the area.
“Maybe 10 years ago, maaaring hindi ganito kabaha (The floods might have not been this bad). The heavy flooding might have been caused by these other factors," he said.
Many residents said Saturday's floods were the worst ever in recent decades, and appeals for help from those stranded in rooftops or inside their houses poured in. Major streets in Manila went under water, and even an underground pedestrian walkway in Makati was inundated up to street level.
Cruz also said that the extreme weather event might be nature’s way of calling the public's attention to human activities that contribute to climatic fluctuations. “Parang paalala lang ito sa mga tao," he said.
Ondoy (international code name Ketsana), the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility, slammed into the eastern side of Luzon Island from the Pacific Ocean before noon Saturday with maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. [See: Metro Manila, 25 provinces placed under state of calamity]
The storm battered Central Luzon Saturday and was expected to be 230 km west-northwest of Iba, Zambales by Sunday morning as it exits towards the South China Sea. - GMANews.TV
SpaceWeather.com | Impressive Solar Prominence Activity - September 26, 2009
SOLAR ACTIVITY: Around the world, amateur astronomers are watching an impressive display of solar prominence activity. "Wow and then some!" exclaims from Steve Riegel who sends this picture from Santa Maria, California
ForeclosureIndustry.com | MERS Finally Takes a Hit Thanks to the Kansas Supreme Court
September 25, 2009 by christine
In case you haven’t heard, a Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that MERS has no standing to foreclose.
It was just a matter of time before a court somewhere decided against MERS.
For those of you who don’t know who or what MERS is, it’s the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, essentially an electronic database that was created by the mortgage industry to circumvent the proper recording of deeds at the local level.
They are a private company owned by the banks, and mortgages that are registered with MERS are usually done so at the time of the loan closing. In fact, some of you might have seen the MERS fee of three or four dollars on your HUD-1 settlement statement.
As we mentioned in an earlier blog post on MERS, its alleged status as a “beneficiary” under Deeds of Trusts is false. MERS is an electronic database! MERS is not a beneficiary under any Deeds of Trusts or mortgages and it cannot foreclose because it cannot and does not have standing to.
This decision is significant because there are SIXTY MILLION mortgages registered in their database, about half of all the mortgages in the United States, and MERS has no standing to foreclose on any of them.
It will be interesting to see how the banking industry will maneuver its way out of this mess. In the meantime, millions of homeowners in Kansas just got an extension of time.
I’ll bet the lenders start negotiation with homeowners in Kansas now! They may not have a choice, knowing they cannot foreclose.
You can read the full decision here.
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- The MERS Database: Anoth
September 25, 2009 by christine
In case you haven’t heard, a Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that MERS has no standing to foreclose.
It was just a matter of time before a court somewhere decided against MERS.
For those of you who don’t know who or what MERS is, it’s the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, essentially an electronic database that was created by the mortgage industry to circumvent the proper recording of deeds at the local level.
They are a private company owned by the banks, and mortgages that are registered with MERS are usually done so at the time of the loan closing. In fact, some of you might have seen the MERS fee of three or four dollars on your HUD-1 settlement statement.
As we mentioned in an earlier blog post on MERS, its alleged status as a “beneficiary” under Deeds of Trusts is false. MERS is an electronic database! MERS is not a beneficiary under any Deeds of Trusts or mortgages and it cannot foreclose because it cannot and does not have standing to.
This decision is significant because there are SIXTY MILLION mortgages registered in their database, about half of all the mortgages in the United States, and MERS has no standing to foreclose on any of them.
It will be interesting to see how the banking industry will maneuver its way out of this mess. In the meantime, millions of homeowners in Kansas just got an extension of time.
I’ll bet the lenders start negotiation with homeowners in Kansas now! They may not have a choice, knowing they cannot foreclose.
You can read the full decision here.
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- The MERS Database: Another Piece of the Mortgage Mess The lending industry has created a nifty way for themselves...
- Produce the Note I get asked a lot of questions about the produce...
- Suge Knight’s Sold by BK Court Knight’s House sold in Bankruptcy court for $4.56 million. It...
- Truth in Foreclosure Takes on the Obama Housing Plan Todd at the Truth in Foreclosure website is keeping on...
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- Produce the Note I get asked a lot of questions about the produce...
- Suge Knight’s Sold by BK Court Knight’s House sold in Bankruptcy court for $4.56 million. It...
- Truth in Foreclosure Takes on the Obama Housing Plan Todd at the Truth in Foreclosure website is keeping on...
- Federal Mortgage Program Isn’t Helping the People Who Need it the Most Many homeowners were hopeful earlier this year when the President...
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Reuters | Taiwan county turns down casinos in referendum
Voters were worried about crime and environmental degradation on the sparsely populated archipelago, said Shih Chao-hwei, a convener of the Anti-Gambling Legalisation Alliance, which had called for a strong No vote.
"They didn't want their beautiful homeland to be spoiled," Shih said. "Now you can leave your doors unlocked."
Illegal gambling is rampant in Taiwan and some of it would have moved above ground to Penghu if the casinos had been approved, analysts said. Chinese tourists, allowed to visit once forbidden Taiwan since last year, had also been expected to visit the casinos.
Hotels and restaurants in Penghu would also have prospered if the gamblers had done well, said Daniel Soh, an economist with Forecast Ltd in Singapore.
But other analysts had cautioned against expecting easy winnings because of the global economic downturn.
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George Ure's UrbanSurviva.com | Global Takeover In View? - September 26, 2009
Depends how you want to take this week's news and I don't know if you caught the Alex Jones show Friday, but if you click over to YouTube, Bob Chapman of the International Forecaster and Alex Jones state the obvious: This week's G-20 is essentially the rollout of the New World Government; bye-bye G-8, hello G-20. All of which sets up the real troubles to come in the late October through mid-November area that I've mentioned to you for months.......
Zawya.com | New US Consul General to Dubai explored the forthcoming cooperation roads & infrastructure projects in Dubai
The meeting discussed ways and means of cementing the existing cooperation and exchanging expertise between the Roads and Transport Authority and the American companies specialize in rail, roads & transport industry. They also explored the forthcoming cooperation roads & infrastructure projects in Dubai, particularly given the rising numbers of American companies currently undertaking roads and mass transit projects in Dubai....
Breaking News 24/7 | Now, digital ants to protect your PCs from worms
WASHINGTON - Security experts are taking a cue from nature to protect computer networks from intruders, and have created a new defence mechanism that mimics one of the hardiest creatures in the world - the ant.....
DepartmentOfHealth.WA.gov | Washington State Allows Thimerosal in H1N1 Vaccine
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SpaceWeather.com | A GOOD SUNSPOT IS HARD TO FIND - September 26, 2009
So far in 2009, the sun has produced a meagre 18 sunspots, some so small that observers have argued amongst themselves about whether the spots are really spots or not! When sunspots are this rare, each one should be fully appreciated. Behold sunspot 1026:
Gianluca Valentini took the picture on Sept. 23rd from his backyard observatory in Rimini, Italy. "Finally!" he says. He's been waiting all year for a good sunspot to photograph, so sunspot 1026 was a welcome sight. His snapshot frames the sunspot's dark core surrounded by a maelstrom of hot, magnetized plasma. Yesterday, some of those magnetic fields became unstable and erupted to produce a C-class solar flare.
These days, a good sunspot is hard to find. Readers, if you have a solar telescope, now is the time to look.
more images: from Pete Lawrence of Selsey, West Sussex, UK; from Andy Yeung of Hong Kong; from John C McConnell of Maghaberry Northern Ireland.; from Trevor Little on the south coast of England; from Francisco A. Rodriguez of Cabreja Mountain Observatory, Canary Islands; from Richard Best of Sussex, England; from Fabio Mariuzza of Biauzzo, Italy; from Jörgen Blom of Stockholm, Sweden; from Pavol Rapavy of Observatory Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia
Strategypage.com | Wisdom From Avaition/Military Manuals (humor)
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." - General MacArthur
"You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me." - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
"Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance
"Five second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantry Journal
"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once."
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Marine Recruit
"If you see a bomb technician running, follow him." - USAF Ammo Troop
"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."
"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3." - Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe."
"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."
"Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club."
"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, ... The pilot dies."
"Never trade luck for skill."
The three most common ex pressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" And "Oh S...! "
"Friendly fire - isn't"
"Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight."
"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!"
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
"There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
"If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."
"You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal."
As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks "What happened?". The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!" - Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government | 26 Sep 2009
Breaking: Witness: Census worker's hanging body naked, bound 25 Sep 2009 A part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with duct tape, said an Ohio man who discovered the body two weeks ago. Authorities have also said the word "fed" was scrawled with a felt-tip pen across Bill Sparkman's chest, but they have released very few details about the case and said investigators have not determined if it was a homicide, suicide [?] or an accident. [!] Federal, state and local authorities have refused to say if Sparkman was at work going to door-to-door for census surveys in the time before his death, but his Census identification tag was found taped to his body.
Sources: Guantanamo Might Not Close By January --Problems Include Resolving Legal Issues, Logistical Questions 25 Sep 2009 The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised. Senior administration officials told The Associated Press that difficulties in completing the lengthy review of detainee files and resolving thorny legal and logistical questions mean the president's self-imposed January deadline may slip.
Judge: blasts case against Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo 25 Sep 2009 So how did an overweight, 43-year-old Kuwaiti man with bad knees and no real military training or experience suddenly become a logistics expert helping al Qaeda leaders organize the defense of Tora Bora in 2001? That’s the question a U.S. federal judge said the government failed to adequately answer in trying to justify the indefinite detention of Fouad Al Rabiah at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Kuwait Airways engineer’s confessions to those charges, extracted with the use of extreme interrogation torture methods, "defy belief," wrote Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in a decision issued today. "If there exists a basis for Al Rabiah’s indefinite detention, it most certainly has not been presented to this court," Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a 65-page decision, noting that his petition to the court for release under habeas corpus is the oldest pending.
Ah, then came the dawn. *This* is the reason for the US warning Iran for a not-so-secret nuclear fuel plant: Tehran dumps dollar for euro 21 Sep 2009 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered the replacement of the US dollar by the euro in calculating the value of the country's Oil Stabilisation Fund (OSF). The edict, issued on Sept 12, follows a recommendation by the trustees of the country's foreign reserves, Iran's English-language daily The Tehran Times said on Monday, citing Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.
Iran admits to secret second nuclear plant built inside mountain 25 Sep 2009 Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has been building a previously undeclared nuclear facility to enrich uranium, raising fears that Tehran is closer to acquiring an atomic bomb than has been predicted up until now. The presence of a secret second site - built inside a mountain near the holy Shia city of Qum - has been known about by American and other Western intelligence agencies for some time, although nothing has been revealed until now. [Right, that's because Tehran hadn't yet dumped the dollar.]
Obama warns Iran to 'come clean' on nukes, prefers diplomacy but won't rule out military force 25 Sep 2009 Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse. Obama joined the leaders of Britain and France in accusing the Islamic republic of clandestinely building an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. Iranian officials acknowledged the facility but insisted it had been reported to nuclear authorities as required.
Iran Is Warned Over Nuclear 'Deception' --Sarkozy: Iran has deadline of two months to comply with international demands or face increased sanctions 26 Sep 2009 President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying the country has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years. Appearing before reporters in Pittsburgh, Mr. Obama said that the Iranian nuclear program "represents a direct challenge to the basic foundation of the nonproliferation regime."
Egypt wants 'nuclear' Israel under UNSC supervision 23 Sep 2009 Egypt calls for international supervision of Israel's nuclear program as the pressure mounts on Tel Aviv to account for its controversial activities. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, in a letter to all 15 members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), asked the council to enforce the observation, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Wednesday. Aboul Gheit mentioned that Tel Aviv has been refusing to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), adding that "Israel's nuclear capabilities cannot evade world attention." [Maybe so, but they surely escape the media attention. --LRP]
US accuses ISI of supporting Taliban 'shadow govt.' [Oh dear. Looks like the billions upon billions the US has been giving NOT to US health care reform but to Pakistan (that went *missing*) has been going to... the people the US are allegedly fighting! Oddly enough, there was NO GOP yelping (as they do with health care spending) about those billions adding to the federal deficit! Funding the Taliban, good -- funding a single-payer health plan... not so good. --LRP] 25 Sep 2009 Senior US military officials blame Islamabad's military intelligence, ISI, for providing sanctuaries in Pakistan for the pro-Taliban insurgents who attack foreign troops in Afghanistan. A New York Times report quoted US military and intelligence officials saying that American authorities believe the Taliban's leadership council, or Shura, is behind the insurgency in northern and western Afghanistan.
Pakistan: US Drone attack kills 10 in North West Province 25 Sep 2009 A US drone attacked an office operated by an Afghan radical on Thursday, killing 10 suspected militants in the tribal belt near the border with Afghanistan, officials said. "A missile was fired from a US drone in Dandy Darpa Khel area," one security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
U.S. commander in Afghanistan submits request for more troops 25 Sep 2009 Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, hand-delivered his request for as many as 45,000 more troops to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Germany Friday and made his case for why he needs more forces to fight an increasingly unpopular [not to mention, illegal] war.
Five U.S. troops killed in southern Afghanistan --Three are slain in a roadside bombing; two in other attacks. 25 Sep 2009 Five American troops were killed late Thursday and early Friday in southern Afghanistan, adding to the security and political concerns in the troubled nation. Taliban and other insurgents have stepped up attacks on U.S. and NATO-led forces this year...
20,000 neglected ex-servicemen are either in jail or on probation 26 Sep 2009 The neglect of ex-servicemen was branded a 'disgrace' yesterday as it was revealed that 20,000 are in prison or on probation in England and Wales. The shocking figures compiled by probation staff show that one in ten prisoners used to be in the armed forces - up by almost a third in five years.
Bombs thrown into Brazilian embassy: Zelaya 25 Sep 2009 The ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says that gas and non-lethal noise bombs have been thrown into the Brazilian embassy, where he has taken refuge. Zelaya said the air felt heavy, and people in the building had become sick, with one aide vomiting blood. He said he had stomach cramps, and that his eyes and throat had become itchy as a result of the attacks, which he said had tried to "scare" him.
Muslims gather at Capitol Hill, condemn prejudice 25 Sep 2009 Thousands of Muslim men and women have gathered outside Capitol Hill to hold a prayer meeting and demonstrate against prejudice against Islam. On Friday, the crowd prayed on lawns outside the building in an event organized by the Dar-ul-Islam Elisabeth mosque, in northeastern New Jersey.
'In both cases, FBI agents posing as al-Qaida operatives supplied the men with bogus explosives.' FBI agents in two terrorist bomb cases let their sting operations play out to the end 25 Sep 2009 As Hosam Maher Husein Smadi prepared to remotely detonate what he believed was a powerful bomb underneath a Dallas skyscraper, his comrade-in-arms, who was actually an undercover FBI agent, offered him earplugs, authorities say. Smadi declined. He said he wanted to hear the blast, according to investigators. Sitting in a car a safe distance from the skyscraper, Smadi, 19, allegedly dialed the cell phone number he thought would trigger the explosion. It was instead a law enforcement number. He was promptly arrested on terrorism charges.
Terror Suspect's Ties to Canada Investigated --Authorities Probing Suspect's Travel North of the Border 25 Sep 2009 Authorities say that terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi has made several trips to Canada, raising concern among investigators that Zazi may have tried to organize a terror cell in that country. Canada has been the target of several alleged al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] plots. The information was revealed at a court hearing for Zazi today in Denver.
Terror suspect arrives in New York over 9/11 bombing plot 25 Sep 2009 An accused Al Qaeda terrorist was hauled back to New York under intense security Friday as a prosecutor gave new details of a warped plot to detonate homemade bombs around the 9/11 anniversary. Najibullah Zazi, arrested last weekend in Denver, landed at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport about 5:45 p.m. and was whisked by NYPD helicopter into the city allegedly was his target two weeks earlier.
Suspected terrorist may have planned 9/11 anniversary attack 25 Sep 2009 A Denver man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the United States had apparently planned to set off a bomb in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal prosecutor said today. That revelation came during what was otherwise a routine federal court hearing in Denver that paved the way for Najibullah Zazi, 24, to be flown to New York today.
Suspect Used Web to Find Bomb Supplies, Feds Say --Indictment alleges terror suspect Zazi shopped beauty stores for bomb supplies in US plot 25 Sep 2009 Afghan-born Najibullah Zazi set up shop in suburban Denver, scouring the Web and visiting beauty supply stores in a hunt for chemicals needed to build bombs for al-Qaida [al-CIAduh], authorities charge, calling the alleged plot one of the most significant terror threats to the U.S. since 9-11. The 12-page memorandum outlining the alleged conspiracy also used the repeated phrase "and others," evidence of a possible al-Qaida cell plotting a homemade bomb attack on U.S. soil.
Marines Train in Area --Urban exercises in advance of deployment 24 Sep 2009 The Marines are landing in our backyard. 2,300 Marines are converging on this region for two weeks of intensive training in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Part of the training involves exercises in small cities in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Simulated missions will take place in Frankfort late next week.
G20 protesters blasted by sonic cannon --US police spark outrage by using wartime acoustic weapon to disperse G20 protesters in Pittsburgh 25 Sep 2009 A few hundred protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh to mark the opening day of the G20 summit of world leaders, but the police were taking no chances. Sonic weapons or long-range acoustic devices have been used by the US military overseas, notably against Iraqi 'insurgents.' But US security forces turned the piercing sound on their own citizens yesterday to widespread outrage. Pittsburgh officials told the New York Times that it was the first time "sound cannon" had been used publicly.
"Other law enforcement agencies will be watching to see how it [the sound cannon] was used," said Nate Harper, the Pittsburgh police bureau chief. "It served its purpose well." Protesters Are Met by Tear Gas at G-20 Conference 25 Sep 2009 As the two-day Group of 20 meeting brought leaders of the world’s industrialized nations here Thursday, the police were out in force, patrolling on bicycles, foot and horseback, by river and by air. In the afternoon, protesters trying to march toward the convention center where the gathering is being held encountered roaming squads of police officers carrying plastic shields and batons. The police fired a sound cannon that emitted shrill beeps, causing demonstrators to cover their ears and back up, then threw tear gas canisters that released clouds of white smoke and stun grenades that exploded with sharp flashes of light. City officials said they believed it was the first time the sound cannon had been used publicly.
New NSA center unveiled in budget documents 25 Sep 2009 The National Security Agency was so confident that its nearly $2 billion plan for a new data center in Utah would be approved by Congress that it began designing the facility last November. NSA budgeting documents also indicate that the design of the 1-million-square-foot center should be completed by February. President Barack Obama last week signed a spending bill that included $181 million for preparatory construction of the Camp Williams facility and tentatively agreed to two future phases of construction that could cost $800 million each. The agency is set up to collect intelligence on foreign threats, but it has been accused of also participating in the unwarranted monitoring of the communications of U.S. citizens. A similar center is being constructed in San Antonio, Texas, and NSA documents indicate that the agency is also expanding its existing intelligence collection facilities in North Yorkshire, England, and Fort Meade, Md.
Unpublished Canadian data on seasonal flu shots and H1N1 stir concern 24 Sep 2009 Canadian researchers reportedly have found as-yet-unpublished evidence that people who had a seasonal flu shot last year incurred a higher risk of H1N1 infection... The Canadian Press (CP) reported that a series of studies in British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario seem to suggest that people who received a seasonal flu shot last year were about twice as likely to contract the pandemic H1N1 virus. The findings are spurring an effort by some Canadian public health officials to delay, reduce, or cancel seasonal flu vaccination campaigns this fall.
Volunteers needed to give H1N1 shots 25 Sep 2009 The Cook County Public Health Department is calling for volunteers in its mass vaccination push in the Southland to attack the H1N1 virus that first appeared last spring. Active or retired licensed physicians, nurses or other health care workers are needed to help prevent the virus from spreading when the [squalene-laden, mercury-filled, Polysorbate 80-laced] shots become available in mid-October.
Health District suspends mercury limits for H1N1 shots 25 Sep 2009 Washington health officials have temporarily suspended limits on the amount of mercury allowed in the upcoming [deadly] H1N1 influenza vaccine for pregnant women and children younger than 3 years old. The move comes after Health Secretary Mary Selecky was informed that the initial batches of vaccines against the swine flu may not include enough doses that were specially packaged without thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative. The preservative is controversial among some people who believe that it may be linked to autism and other childhood disorders.
Swine flu prompts changes to Mental Health Act 23 Sep 2009 (UK) The government plans to rush through measures allowing people with suspected mental health issues to be quickly detained because of fears over staff shortages in any forthcoming swine flu outbreak, it has been revealed. The temporary changes to the Mental Health Act, as laid out in an unusually short consultation lasting just one month, would mean it would only take one doctor, rather than two, to have a person sectioned and put on medication without their consent.
Atlanta's Georgian Bank fails; 95th of the year 25 Sep 2009 Atlanta's Georgian Bank became the 95th bank failure of the year, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company Inc. of Columbia, S.C., will assume all of the deposits of Georgian Bank, estimated at about $2 billion as of July 24. The cost of the failure to FDIC's deposit-insurance fund is $892 million. Georgian Bank also marks the 19th bank failure in the state this year.
Previous lead stories: Barack Obama: Supporters Get Words, Backers Get Deeds --Obama's able to wrap a bomb in Valentine's Day wrapping with no one ever noticing it was a bomb and not a box of chocolates The Rec Report By Michael Rectenwald 25 Sep 2009 Every time Barack Obama says something, it's compensation for something he's doing. He pays his "supporters" with words and the truly powerful backers are repaid with deeds and money.
'We have seen police use rubber bullets, batons and gas.' Police embroiled in violent battles with G20 protesters --Reports: Rubber bullets used 24 Sep 2009 Anti-G20 protesters rampaged through the city centre of Pittsburgh tonight, smashing up shops and throwing rocks at police, as officers used tear gas and baton-charges in an attempt to bring them under control. In riots which continued through the middle of the evening rush hour, about 300 protesters were reported to have remained from an initial crowd of 2,000 in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh’s Little Italy.
Banks fight to kill proposed consumer protection agency 24 Sep 2009 If you doubt that U.S. banks long to return to the days of impotent regulation, you need only look at one of the financial sector's top legislative priorities: killing a proposed new agency that would be dedicated solely to protecting consumers' financial interests. The Obama administration is asking Congress to create a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate consumer financial products ranging from credit cards to mortgages, and to simplify disclosure about them all.
Anyone up for some tea? Unemployed people in Nebraska are unworthy of another quarter of unemployment benefits, but those in NY, CA, MI, etc are?
http://www.journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_cab0c384-a962-11de-9e84-001cc4c03286.html
We'd be fools to think life is fair.
But the least we should expect from our government is that it try not to be arbitrary and capricious.
Sometimes we're just not that lucky.
The House of Representatives this week voted to extend another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to those whose benefits are expiring, but in only 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Previous legislation and President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bills extended the normal 26 weeks of jobless benefits to as much as 79 weeks - for all those eligible and in all states. The new measure would take that up to 92 weeks in states with an average unemployment rate of at least 8.5 percent over the past three months.
The bill would not give any extra benefits to unemployed people losing benefits in states that have lower levels of joblessness, including Nebraska.
Get this:This arbitrary extension of benefits would be paid for by deferring a scheduled reduction in the Federal Unemployment Tax paid by employers - all employers in all states, not just those in states that get the extra benefits.
The bill passed 331-83. Nebraska Republican Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Lee Terry voted no. For those three votes, we are grateful.
More than 300,000 jobless people are expected to run out of unemployment compensation at the end of the month, and more than 1 million are expected to exhaust the benefits by the end of the year. This bill would cover about 75 percent of the unemployed in the nation.
This makes us want to quote the formidable John McEnroe in high dudgeon: "You cannot be serious!"
The House is telling us that unemployed people in Nebraska are unworthy of another quarter of benefits, but those in New York, California, Michigan, etc., are.
This is one of those patently cynical moves by a Congress trying in vain to prove how prudent they are with the public's money.
Balderdash. The way they're paying for it is by not ending a "temporary" unemployment tax surcharge they imposed in the 1970s.
Unemployed people in Nebraska are just as unemployed as those in Michigan.
And the low unemployment rates in Nebraska and other states are no assurance a job is going to be any easier to find.
That's just nonsense. Tell it to the 50,000 unemployed Nebraskans, or the 500 who are going to lose their jobs at the Monroe shock absorber plant in Cozad.
Last we looked, Nebraska was still losing jobs - not as many nor as quickly as some of our more unfortunate or profligate states, but still losing jobs.
"This bill discriminates against people who are suffering in Nebraska," Fortenberry of the 1st District said in a news release. "If you are without a job, you are 100 percent unemployed, and it should not matter whether you are unemployed in Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan, or anywhere else. It's wrong. It's unfair."
Jobless people shut out of this benefit extension live in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming.
We'd like to think the Senate will have more sense, but news reports say it's expected to pass there, too, and the president is expected to sign it into law immediately.
Anyone for tea?
Friday, September 25, 2009
Cave's Headlines | September 25, 2009
LA Times | Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study findsBut if their parents are hearing the rallying cry to have their kids vaccinated, they're not buying it, says a new national survey.
Mercola.com | Swine flu victim is given up as terminal but then starts taking IV vitamin C in spite of opposition from hospital and fully recovers.
UPI | Security Industry News - September 25, 2009
LONDON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has announced plans for a $660 million upgrade of Chinook helicopters operating in Afghanistan.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Scandinavian countries are in an arms deal frenzy: While Sweden is in negotiations to sell fighter jets to Brazil, Denmark is looking to buy a host of weapons systems to boost its troops in Afghanistan.
TEHRAN, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Iran lost its only airborne early-warning plane in an aerial collision above a big military parade in Tehran that showcased the country's growing ballistic missile arsenal.
PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier returned to sea Friday following a $19.2 million seven-month "green" overhaul, the British Ministry of Defense said.
WINCHESTER, England, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The British military announced plans to invest $653 million to upgrade the engines and cockpits of its Chinook helicopter fleet operating in Afghanistan.
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Internet-based emergency preparedness company Nukepills.com announced the release of a dirty bomb emergency kit for U.S. civilians and first responders.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded two contracts to Boeing Co. to move forward with its support of the modernization of the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fleet.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Honeywell and Canada's Novatec Braids Ltd. announced the U.S. military picked its super-strength polyethylene fiber rope for fast-insertion operations.
TOKYO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Japan National Police Agency has ordered another multi-role medium-lift AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, the aviation manufacturer says.
IRVING, Texas, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense tasked communications company EF Johnson Technologies Inc. with providing maritime wireless solutions for counter-terrorism.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced it signed a foreign military sales contract with the Royal Moroccan air force for F-16 sniper target pods.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department selected energy company Solazyme Inc. to provide the world's first jet fuel derived from algae for testing by the U.S. Navy.
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials Friday began the annual Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica, considered one of the most difficult peacetime missions.
WLBT Mississippi | Mother, daughter wind up in same sink hole
ATTALA COUNTY (WLBT) - An Attala County woman is in a Jackson hospital after her car fell into a sinkhole.
When the woman didn't show up for work, her daughter went looking for her.
The daughter ended up landing in the same hole, on top of her mother's car. She wasn't hurt, but her mother is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
"Kosciusko Online," which shot this video, reports that the sinkhole was not visible to oncoming traffic.
Recent rains appear to be responsible for washing it out.
RMN.com | Rep. Alan Grayson: "Has the Federal Reserve Ever Tried to Manipulate the Stock Market?"
Amazing what is being stated on the record. I have a feeling that much of this is setting the stage for what is to follow.
Rep. Alan Grayson: "Has the Federal Reserve Ever Tried to Manipulate the Stock Market?"
This is Rep. Alan Grayson asking Federal Reserve General Counsel Scott Alvarez about the Fed's independence.
Sept. 25, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXmNpdYpfnk
Many more similar videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepAlanGrayson
HR. 1207 AUDIT THE FED HEARINGS BEGAN THIS MORNING
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=156591
Jerome Corsi | World Bids Farewell to U.S. Dollar
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The Late Great USA: NAFTA, the North American Union, and the Threat of a Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada - Jerome R Corsi (Book)
New world economic order takes shape at G20 - Reuters
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The Late Great USA: NAFTA, the North American Union, and the Threat of a Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada - Jerome R Corsi (Book)
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - September 25, 2009
| Evidence emerges that seasonal flu vaccine increases risk of H1N1 swine flu (NaturalNews) To hear it from the vaccine makers, their vaccines are perfectly safe and have no side effects. A person can receive an unlimited number of vaccines (10, 100 or even 1000) and have absolutely no ill effects, they claim. This is the quack... |
| EPA Slams FDA as "Unscientific" (NaturalNews) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has blasted the FDA's analysis of the benefits and risks of fish consumption. The analysis is "not a product [we] should endorse," the EPA concluded, "as it does not reach the level of scientific... |
Surprise! New Derivatives Regulations Will End Up Helping Goldman Sachs (GS)
Sep. 25, 2009, 7:14 AM This really can't be a shock in any way. This is what regulations do -- they favor the strong and connected at the expense of upstarts and outsiders...
Survey:DTN/The Progressive Farmer | Iowa Farmland Values Slip State's Farmland Tumbles Almost 10 Percent in Past Year
Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:53 PM CDT -COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa farmland values lost another 1.9 percent from March 2009 to September 2009, according to a recently released survey by the Realtors Land Institute (RLI), pushing the state's land values down a total of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago.
Considerably lower commodity prices for both grain and livestock are the main reason for the steep year-over-year adjustment, said RLI spokesman Troy Louwagie, accredited land consultant with Hertz Real Estate Services, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Other factors include volatility in the stock market and declining confidence in the world economy. The RLI surveys realtors and rural appraisers.
SeekingAlpha.com | Could Securitization of Debt Be Unraveling on Legal Grounds
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a company named Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems has no standing to file for foreclosures. MERS acts as a front for banks and investors, registering mortgages electronically and tracking changes in ownership, according to Ellen Hodgson Brown, JD at Web of Debt.com....
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MAJOR EAST US CHAIN STORE : $100 TO GET YOUR H1N1 FLU SHOT!!!!
Cave Editor's Note: This makes me sick to my stomach with people needing money ... and they don't have a clue the PowersThatBe's agenda of depopulation. I lost my one and only cousin from vaccinations - even a C student knows you don't put even heavy metals into your body... let alone all the other crap in those untested Big Pharma shots. There is an internet now - you don't need to be ignorant of vaccinations. You may not die tomorrow ... its a slow, ugly death.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (French pronunciation: [ɡiˈlɛ̃ baˈʁe];[1][2] in English, pronounced /ˈɡiːlæn ˈbɑreɪ/,[3] /ɡiːˈlæn bəˈreɪ/,[4] etc.[5]) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually triggered by an acute infectious process. It is included in the wider group of peripheral neuropathies. There are several types of GBS, but unless otherwise stated, GBS refers to the most common form, AIDP. GBS is rare and has an incidence of 1 or 2 people per 100,000.[6] It is frequently severe and usually exhibits as an ascending paralysis noted by weakness in the legs that spreads to the upper limbs and the face along with complete loss of deep tendon reflexes. With prompt treatment by plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulins and supportive care, the majority of patients will regain full functional capacity. However, death may occur if severe pulmonary complications and autonomic nervous system problems are present.[7] Guillain-Barre is one of the leading causes of non-trauma-induced paralysis in the world.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (French pronunciation: [ɡiˈlɛ̃ baˈʁe];[1][2] in English, pronounced /ˈɡiːlæn ˈbɑreɪ/,[3] /ɡiːˈlæn bəˈreɪ/,[4] etc.[5]) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually triggered by an acute infectious process. It is included in the wider group of peripheral neuropathies. There are several types of GBS, but unless otherwise stated, GBS refers to the most common form, AIDP. GBS is rare and has an incidence of 1 or 2 people per 100,000.[6] It is frequently severe and usually exhibits as an ascending paralysis noted by weakness in the legs that spreads to the upper limbs and the face along with complete loss of deep tendon reflexes. With prompt treatment by plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulins and supportive care, the majority of patients will regain full functional capacity. However, death may occur if severe pulmonary complications and autonomic nervous system problems are present.[7] Guillain-Barre is one of the leading causes of non-trauma-induced paralysis in the world.
Bloomberg.com | G-20 to Assume Mantle as World’s Main Economic Body
The G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union.
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Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | September 25, 2009
G-20 opponents, police clash on Pittsburgh streets -- Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks.
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* Military attacks citizens with tear gas, sound cannons at G20 -- Secret Service confirms that police are shooting #g20 protesters with “bean bags.” But check out what they look like.
Pediatric deaths in flu infested schools -- The death Wednesday of a seventh-grader at Caldwell County Middle School in Western Kentucky may be related to H1N1 flu, school officials said Thursday.
DOJ official blows lid off Patriot act -- In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn't be tipped off that they're under investigation.
V.A is way behind on issuing G.I. bill checks for education -- Thousands of veterans attending college on the new G.I. Bill are having to take out loans, put off buying textbooks or dig into savings because of delays by the Department of Veterans Affairs in issuing benefit checks, veterans groups and college officials say.
WHO: Drug firms can make enough H1N1 vaccine for half the planet -- Drug makers can only produce enough H1N1 vaccine each year for half the planet and each country will have to decide who should get the limited supplies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Georgia's flu pandemic emergency bill -- The bill allows the Governor of the state to assume “emergency powers… in the event of a pandemic influenza emergency.”
Text of the Bill
Bob Chapman talks about US Navy sailor's deaths at sea apparently after "swine flu" shot experiment -- A US Navy ship appears to have been put under quarantine after two sailors died at sea apparently after being given live "swine flu" shots. The Commander, a Lieutenant Commander, was one of the dead. Temperatures of 104 to 105 degrees were reported by sick sailors. 16 doctors came on board. Medical teams came in from two aircraft carriers.
Life With Morgellons - Sunny's Story
4 New Jersey police officers shot while executing no knock search warrant -- Gunfire erupted as a police tactical squad executed a no-knock search warrant in a New Jersey suburb Thursday, leaving four officers and a suspect shot.
Merced police used Taser on unarmed, legless man in a wheelchair -- The Merced Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating a complaint alleging that an officer twice used a Taser against an unarmed, wheelchair-bound man with no legs.
Bank of America Draws Fire for Pulling U.S. Flags From Property -- When a South Carolina woman tried to honor her next door neighbor, a Marine who was recently in Afghanistan, by planting flags along the route the casket would follow, a Bank of America branch manager pulled the flags from the bank's property, citing "corporate policy."
Related Article: Bank of America in hot water over SC flag flap
Male breast cancer patients blame water at Marine base -- The sick men are Marines, or sons of Marines. All 20 of them were based at or lived at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps' training base in North Carolina, between the 1960s and the 1980s. They all have had breast cancer -- a disease that strikes fewer than 2,000 men in the United States a year, compared with about 200,000 women. Each has had part of his chest removed as part of his treatment, along with chemotherapy, radiation or both.
San Diego State Opens Veterans House on Campus -- The house for veterans that just opened along San Diego State University's fraternity row last week is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, and it very likely won't be the last, SDSU's Daily Aztec reports. There were school officials from other institutions on hand to witness the grand opening of SDSU's newest on-campus house, where veterans—many of whom use funds from the GI Bill—will live for at least the next three years.
Moammar Khadafy travels with pistol-packin' posse of women bodyguards -- Libya's "Brotherly Leader" Moammar Khadafy will be invading midtown Manhattan this week surrounded by a gang of fetching "gun girls."
Wealth, income & power: who rules America -- Wealth, income & power: who rules America -- This document presents details on the wealth and income distributions in the United States, and explains how we use these two distributions as power indicators.
Remember the Kelo eminent domain case in Connecticut? They took the houses but the land is still undeveloped -- Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most notorious eminent domain project.
Marines train in urban areas in Kentucky -- 2,300 Marines are converging on this region for two weeks of intensive training in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Part of the training involves exercises in small cities in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Simulated missions will take place in Frankfort late next week.
Judge overturns approval of Roundup ready GM sugar beets -- A federal judge overturned government approval of a variety of sugar beet genetically engineered to resist a popular weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto, according to a ruling released Tuesday.
Related Articles and Videos:
* CNN's Brian Todd gets hit with chemical agent while reporting on the protests at the site of the G20-summit in Pittsburgh.
* G20 news - From the Pittsburgh paper---the first 2 videos show the differences in how the story is repotted from Russia Today and the Associated Press.
* Military attacks citizens with tear gas, sound cannons at G20 -- Secret Service confirms that police are shooting #g20 protesters with “bean bags.” But check out what they look like.
Pediatric deaths in flu infested schools -- The death Wednesday of a seventh-grader at Caldwell County Middle School in Western Kentucky may be related to H1N1 flu, school officials said Thursday.
DOJ official blows lid off Patriot act -- In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn't be tipped off that they're under investigation.
V.A is way behind on issuing G.I. bill checks for education -- Thousands of veterans attending college on the new G.I. Bill are having to take out loans, put off buying textbooks or dig into savings because of delays by the Department of Veterans Affairs in issuing benefit checks, veterans groups and college officials say.
WHO: Drug firms can make enough H1N1 vaccine for half the planet -- Drug makers can only produce enough H1N1 vaccine each year for half the planet and each country will have to decide who should get the limited supplies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Georgia's flu pandemic emergency bill -- The bill allows the Governor of the state to assume “emergency powers… in the event of a pandemic influenza emergency.”
Text of the Bill
Bob Chapman talks about US Navy sailor's deaths at sea apparently after "swine flu" shot experiment -- A US Navy ship appears to have been put under quarantine after two sailors died at sea apparently after being given live "swine flu" shots. The Commander, a Lieutenant Commander, was one of the dead. Temperatures of 104 to 105 degrees were reported by sick sailors. 16 doctors came on board. Medical teams came in from two aircraft carriers.
Life With Morgellons - Sunny's Story
4 New Jersey police officers shot while executing no knock search warrant -- Gunfire erupted as a police tactical squad executed a no-knock search warrant in a New Jersey suburb Thursday, leaving four officers and a suspect shot.
Merced police used Taser on unarmed, legless man in a wheelchair -- The Merced Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating a complaint alleging that an officer twice used a Taser against an unarmed, wheelchair-bound man with no legs.
Bank of America Draws Fire for Pulling U.S. Flags From Property -- When a South Carolina woman tried to honor her next door neighbor, a Marine who was recently in Afghanistan, by planting flags along the route the casket would follow, a Bank of America branch manager pulled the flags from the bank's property, citing "corporate policy."
Related Article: Bank of America in hot water over SC flag flap
Male breast cancer patients blame water at Marine base -- The sick men are Marines, or sons of Marines. All 20 of them were based at or lived at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps' training base in North Carolina, between the 1960s and the 1980s. They all have had breast cancer -- a disease that strikes fewer than 2,000 men in the United States a year, compared with about 200,000 women. Each has had part of his chest removed as part of his treatment, along with chemotherapy, radiation or both.
San Diego State Opens Veterans House on Campus -- The house for veterans that just opened along San Diego State University's fraternity row last week is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, and it very likely won't be the last, SDSU's Daily Aztec reports. There were school officials from other institutions on hand to witness the grand opening of SDSU's newest on-campus house, where veterans—many of whom use funds from the GI Bill—will live for at least the next three years.
Moammar Khadafy travels with pistol-packin' posse of women bodyguards -- Libya's "Brotherly Leader" Moammar Khadafy will be invading midtown Manhattan this week surrounded by a gang of fetching "gun girls."
Wealth, income & power: who rules America -- Wealth, income & power: who rules America -- This document presents details on the wealth and income distributions in the United States, and explains how we use these two distributions as power indicators.
Remember the Kelo eminent domain case in Connecticut? They took the houses but the land is still undeveloped -- Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most notorious eminent domain project.
Marines train in urban areas in Kentucky -- 2,300 Marines are converging on this region for two weeks of intensive training in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Part of the training involves exercises in small cities in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Simulated missions will take place in Frankfort late next week.
Judge overturns approval of Roundup ready GM sugar beets -- A federal judge overturned government approval of a variety of sugar beet genetically engineered to resist a popular weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto, according to a ruling released Tuesday.
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