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TSA nominee withdraws amid 'political agenda' -- In a statement, Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda. Obama had tapped Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he was worried that Southers would allow TSA employees to have collective bargaining rights.
Graco Recalls Strollers Due to Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards -- Name of Product: Graco’s Passage™, Alano™ and Spree™ Strollers and Travel Systems Units: About 1.5 million - Manufacturer: Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga. - Hazard: The hinges on the stroller’s canopy pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is opening or closing the canopy. Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received seven reports of children placing their fingers in the stroller’s canopy hinge mechanism while the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations.
N.Y. Governor Wants $1 Billion in New Taxes -- The budget New York Gov. David Paterson proposed Tuesday would cut 5 percent from school aid and add $1 billion in new taxes and fees, creating a plan that analysts mostly viewed as appropriate during hard times.
Haiti TV coverage: Reporters saving lives is good, but selling it on TV feels bad -- When the scope and intensity of the suffering among Haitians seems to grow up by the day, spotlighting a single act by a visiting reporter – like Anderson Cooper of CNN helping a wounded boy across a barricade – feels uncomfortable and, to be blunt, self-serving.
Relatives of missing Americans in Haiti angry -- Family and friends of missing Americans have searched the ruins themselves. They've hired private rescue teams. They've pleaded with the U.S. government to do more to help bring home loved ones who disappeared amid the rubble of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Obama's TSA pick withdraws -- Erroll Southers, President Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration, withdrew today, claiming his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda.
Military outsources rescue ops, secret tagging technology -- In the American military, few missions are considered more important than rescuing missing or kidnapped troops. So it’s more than a little odd that U.S. forces in Iraq have decided to outsource that operation to a private company.
2009 airline revenue; worst drop ever -- The airline industry suffered its largest drop ever in passenger revenue last year as a weak economy grounded many would-be travelers, an industry group said Wednesday.
Innovative South Carolina toll road goes bust -- The first public-private partnership toll road established as a not-for-profit corporation has gone bust.
Another trucking company closes -- A family owned trucking company that’s operated out of Abilene, KS, for 65 years has shut its doors.
Johnson & Johnson engaged in elaborate drug profit kickback scheme -- Drug maker Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacies in order to boost the sale of its drugs, says a Justice Department lawsuit.
Exxon hid radiation risk to workers, witness says -- ExxonMobil corporation, the largest U.S. energy company, “knew or should have known” that drilling pipes it sent to a Louisiana pipe yard were contaminated with dangerous radioactive material, a trial witness testified.
Google: Keep user data safe by letting us hoard it forever -- Google has sought to turn its China crisis to its advantage by arguing it demonstrates why it should be allowed to hang onto search logs indefinitely.
Preacher's toe touches school lawn; he gets arrested -- A New Jersey judge has dismissed a criminal case against a volunteer who was preaching the Gospel on public property in front of the Edison, N.J., High School when his toe inadvertently brushed the grass and he was arrested.
Scientists finding many negative impacts of Roundup ready GM crops -- USDA doesn’t want to publicize studies showing negative impacts.
South Korea limits ads for junk food -- South Korea has announced curbs on television advertising for junk food in a bid to cut obesity and promote healthy eating among children.
Singing on prescription? -- First it was exercise on prescription, then it was arts on prescription, soon it could be singing on prescription, as the clinical evidence builds up, and as more and more projects promote the benefits of singing to health and wellbeing.
Electromagnetic weapons timeline -- The following is an overview of the development of electromagnetic research as relevant to weapons, as best we are able to put together, considering the cloak of secrecy that surrounds these weapons.
Dealing with the truth and using it -- Many think daily life is hard and no one has time to do anything about what's going on. For those that think this, consider life during the period of the 1700's in which America's founding fathers lived. Read More...
Haiti: An unwelcome Katrina redux -- President Obama's response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical facilities and equipment; and engineers, heavy equipment, and heavy movers.
Pentagon disaster relief exercise for Haiti went live after earthquake hit -- On Monday, Jean Demay, DISA’s technical manager for the agency’s Transnational Information Sharing Cooperation project, happened to be at the headquarters of the U.S. Southern Command in Miami preparing for a test of the system in a scenario that involved providing relief to Haiti in the wake of a hurricane. After the earthquake hit on Tuesday, Demay said SOUTHCOM decided to go live with the system.
Defense launches online system to coordinate Haiti relief efforts -- As personnel representing hundreds of government and nongovernment agencies from around the world rush to the aid of earthquake-devastated Haiti, the Defense Information Systems Agency has launched a Web portal with multiple social networking tools to aid in coordinating their efforts.
Blackwater chief accused of murder, gunrunning -- The head of Blackwater and his employees may have killed or ordered the killing of people suspected of cooperating with federal investigators probing their activities, according to an anonymous affidavit filed in federal court Monday.
Gun show owner alleges rights violation -- The controversy centers around a yellow flyer passed out at the Texas Gun Show in North Austin last weekend. It read: "Selling of Firearms" - At the direction of the Austin Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, anyone selling a firearm at this show location will be asked to comply with the following: 1. Any person selling a personal firearm must go through a licensed FFL dealer in the show to transfer the firearm to the new owner. 2. Selling of firearms in the parking lot will not be permitted. Read More...
6 surprising facts about organic food
The surveillance society: trading freedom for the illusion of safety -- Governments, regardless of their political structure or historical background, have always striven to not only control information, but also to gather it from the people by covert means.
Public not worried about increased surveillance -- The use of surveillance cameras on city streets in Canadian cities is "mushrooming," but so far the public appears unconcerned, according to a new report by the Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN).
What's really behind the Afghan surge? -- "There is evil in the world…we were attacked…" – George Bush (2001) and Barack Obama (2009)
Toyota sees robotic nurses in your lonely final years -- It sees a future where manufacturing robotic workers is the hot new industry and “autonomation” takes on a whole new meaning.
Phone calls from the 9-11 airliners -- Response to Questions Evoked by My Fifth Estate Interview by Prof David Ray Griffin.
The WHO global tax proposals -- the World Health Organization is now considering "innovative" proposals for raising additional revenues, including levying a global tax on internet activity.
Very strange weather in SW Australia
Frustrated air passenger arrested under Terrorism Act after Twitter joke about bombing airport -- A man was arrested and held in police cells for seven hours as a suspected terrorist after making a joke on Twitter about blowing his local airport sky high.
Graco Recalls Strollers Due to Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards -- Name of Product: Graco’s Passage™, Alano™ and Spree™ Strollers and Travel Systems Units: About 1.5 million - Manufacturer: Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga. - Hazard: The hinges on the stroller’s canopy pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is opening or closing the canopy. Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received seven reports of children placing their fingers in the stroller’s canopy hinge mechanism while the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations.
N.Y. Governor Wants $1 Billion in New Taxes -- The budget New York Gov. David Paterson proposed Tuesday would cut 5 percent from school aid and add $1 billion in new taxes and fees, creating a plan that analysts mostly viewed as appropriate during hard times.
Haiti TV coverage: Reporters saving lives is good, but selling it on TV feels bad -- When the scope and intensity of the suffering among Haitians seems to grow up by the day, spotlighting a single act by a visiting reporter – like Anderson Cooper of CNN helping a wounded boy across a barricade – feels uncomfortable and, to be blunt, self-serving.
Relatives of missing Americans in Haiti angry -- Family and friends of missing Americans have searched the ruins themselves. They've hired private rescue teams. They've pleaded with the U.S. government to do more to help bring home loved ones who disappeared amid the rubble of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Obama's TSA pick withdraws -- Erroll Southers, President Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration, withdrew today, claiming his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda.
Military outsources rescue ops, secret tagging technology -- In the American military, few missions are considered more important than rescuing missing or kidnapped troops. So it’s more than a little odd that U.S. forces in Iraq have decided to outsource that operation to a private company.
2009 airline revenue; worst drop ever -- The airline industry suffered its largest drop ever in passenger revenue last year as a weak economy grounded many would-be travelers, an industry group said Wednesday.
Innovative South Carolina toll road goes bust -- The first public-private partnership toll road established as a not-for-profit corporation has gone bust.
Another trucking company closes -- A family owned trucking company that’s operated out of Abilene, KS, for 65 years has shut its doors.
Johnson & Johnson engaged in elaborate drug profit kickback scheme -- Drug maker Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacies in order to boost the sale of its drugs, says a Justice Department lawsuit.
Exxon hid radiation risk to workers, witness says -- ExxonMobil corporation, the largest U.S. energy company, “knew or should have known” that drilling pipes it sent to a Louisiana pipe yard were contaminated with dangerous radioactive material, a trial witness testified.
Google: Keep user data safe by letting us hoard it forever -- Google has sought to turn its China crisis to its advantage by arguing it demonstrates why it should be allowed to hang onto search logs indefinitely.
Preacher's toe touches school lawn; he gets arrested -- A New Jersey judge has dismissed a criminal case against a volunteer who was preaching the Gospel on public property in front of the Edison, N.J., High School when his toe inadvertently brushed the grass and he was arrested.
Scientists finding many negative impacts of Roundup ready GM crops -- USDA doesn’t want to publicize studies showing negative impacts.
South Korea limits ads for junk food -- South Korea has announced curbs on television advertising for junk food in a bid to cut obesity and promote healthy eating among children.
Singing on prescription? -- First it was exercise on prescription, then it was arts on prescription, soon it could be singing on prescription, as the clinical evidence builds up, and as more and more projects promote the benefits of singing to health and wellbeing.
Electromagnetic weapons timeline -- The following is an overview of the development of electromagnetic research as relevant to weapons, as best we are able to put together, considering the cloak of secrecy that surrounds these weapons.
Dealing with the truth and using it -- Many think daily life is hard and no one has time to do anything about what's going on. For those that think this, consider life during the period of the 1700's in which America's founding fathers lived. Read More...
Haiti: An unwelcome Katrina redux -- President Obama's response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical facilities and equipment; and engineers, heavy equipment, and heavy movers.
Pentagon disaster relief exercise for Haiti went live after earthquake hit -- On Monday, Jean Demay, DISA’s technical manager for the agency’s Transnational Information Sharing Cooperation project, happened to be at the headquarters of the U.S. Southern Command in Miami preparing for a test of the system in a scenario that involved providing relief to Haiti in the wake of a hurricane. After the earthquake hit on Tuesday, Demay said SOUTHCOM decided to go live with the system.
Defense launches online system to coordinate Haiti relief efforts -- As personnel representing hundreds of government and nongovernment agencies from around the world rush to the aid of earthquake-devastated Haiti, the Defense Information Systems Agency has launched a Web portal with multiple social networking tools to aid in coordinating their efforts.
Blackwater chief accused of murder, gunrunning -- The head of Blackwater and his employees may have killed or ordered the killing of people suspected of cooperating with federal investigators probing their activities, according to an anonymous affidavit filed in federal court Monday.
Gun show owner alleges rights violation -- The controversy centers around a yellow flyer passed out at the Texas Gun Show in North Austin last weekend. It read: "Selling of Firearms" - At the direction of the Austin Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, anyone selling a firearm at this show location will be asked to comply with the following: 1. Any person selling a personal firearm must go through a licensed FFL dealer in the show to transfer the firearm to the new owner. 2. Selling of firearms in the parking lot will not be permitted. Read More...
6 surprising facts about organic food
The surveillance society: trading freedom for the illusion of safety -- Governments, regardless of their political structure or historical background, have always striven to not only control information, but also to gather it from the people by covert means.
Public not worried about increased surveillance -- The use of surveillance cameras on city streets in Canadian cities is "mushrooming," but so far the public appears unconcerned, according to a new report by the Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN).
What's really behind the Afghan surge? -- "There is evil in the world…we were attacked…" – George Bush (2001) and Barack Obama (2009)
Toyota sees robotic nurses in your lonely final years -- It sees a future where manufacturing robotic workers is the hot new industry and “autonomation” takes on a whole new meaning.
Phone calls from the 9-11 airliners -- Response to Questions Evoked by My Fifth Estate Interview by Prof David Ray Griffin.
The WHO global tax proposals -- the World Health Organization is now considering "innovative" proposals for raising additional revenues, including levying a global tax on internet activity.
Very strange weather in SW Australia
Frustrated air passenger arrested under Terrorism Act after Twitter joke about bombing airport -- A man was arrested and held in police cells for seven hours as a suspected terrorist after making a joke on Twitter about blowing his local airport sky high.
