Barking dogs seldom Bite
Crime has no domain nor does it evolve around people as endemic or epidemic threat. It’s an attitude of derange behavior that encompasses individual thoughts as perception, feel and interpretation. Criminals have vocabulary and dictionary of their own and under no means his bearing as siblings and attachment as citizenship can be hold and [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:00:35
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Inauguration-Bound
We are going to the inauguration. Leaving Friday, staying in Columbus overnight--where we plan to see A Blogger You Know and Love and her ... with same, while popping our heads out their Capitol Hill/Eastern Market door now and then to hear ... to go anywhere that requires a security check (stood in line for two hours to hold a protest sign [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:25:13
Repugnant refugee policy must be disowned, South China Morning Post
The photographs we publish today of boatpeople under detention on a Thai tourist beach show how a picture can be worth a thousand words ... , they set sail for Southeast Asia in their thousands. Thai authorities cite security concerns ... to have the Rohingya detained on a deserted island. But some authorities continued working on a security plan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:19:07
How Does an Elevator Work?
The Otis Elevator Company have announced the introduction of radical new technology in their latest range of lifts which actually increases the ... the fingerprint of people who are not welcome at the building, and will repeatedly offer them lifts going ... of the Pronto software. ‘We are bored with just installing security cameras and then watching [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:40:53
Urban Space Invaders
Oh, I’d love for these guys to hit my building! Ah, they probably wouldn’t be interested in a single family house with only three front windows ... . OK, it’s an ad, reportedly from DSG in Germany, but I don’t know what they’re advertising. Could be home security, could be peanut butter. via Gorilla Mask [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:11:40
The Importance of Repairing Your Credit Report - Yourself!
It seems to be common knowledge today that we are living in a society overwhelmed with debt. Credit card balances are hitting all time highs and in return, people are running into more and more problems with their credit ratings. These circumstances have led to decreased credit scores which lead to increased fees for credit cards, auto insurance, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:44:04
Game changer
By Gar Lipow On the theory that many people who encounter Alan Drake's own words on greening freight end up overwhelmed by the details, I have presented a very simplified version of Drake's proposal with my own opinions. This is a deliberate attempt to focus on the most important points, and then steer people to read the whole thing. [ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:40:46
Mint SCHIP
The House just passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by a vote of 289-139, which is a very solid majority. I was wondering how it was funded, and I guess it's through that same sin tax.SCHIP currently covers over six million children whose parents earn too much to qualify for Medicaid — the federal health [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:52:00
More Names Emerge for Key DOJ Slots
We're getting a clearer picture of the new Justice Department’s top ranks, as Attorney General nominee Eric Holder Jr.’s confirmation hearings begin. The leading candidate to head the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer, who is Holder’s partner at Covington & Burling, was first named by The Washington Post last week [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:29:53
"Smart Power" And The End of American Exceptionalism
There were two very telling quotes by Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton during today's Senate confirmation hearings as to the nature of ... of smart power in the Middle East that addresses the security needs of Israel and the legitimate political ... humanity as a way to achieve greater security." It is a marriage of principle and pragmatism [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:58:52
Check it
“What I think we need to do is to reach a situation in which we do not allow Hamas to govern,” Mr. Ramon said on Channel One. “That is the most important thing.”- Vice Premer Haim Ramon; January 4.“The goal of the operation is to topple Hamas … We will stop firing immediately if someone takes the responsibility of this government, anyone but Hamas [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:22:59
Tales From the “Compliance First!” World
This is like “Tales from the Crypt”, but much, much scarier…Last time we talked about “Making PCI Compliance Easier” and now my subject is something ... (and Part II here) , “unified compliance” (e.g. here) and “do security first!” (e.g. succinctly ... summons an IT manager (for they are probably not big enough to have full-time security people) and [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:35:00
“Wikileaked” Confidential UN Report was Hiding 217 Claims of Sexual Abuse by UN “Peacekeepers” in the Congo
I’m sure that any UN Peacekeepers who find themselves out of a job as a result of these atrocities would be more than welcomed in Obama’s proposed National Civilian Security Force. Yup, that seems just like the caliber of person needed by Obama to shoot at U.S. Citizens…A PDF version of the leaked document is available HERE at Wikileak.orgUN [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:26:57
by Rand Clifford featured writerDandelion Salad January 14, 2009Heaven, and hell, they both shimmer in the neural universe behind our eyes — in the electrochemical flower we inherited in three parts. High in the blossom sparkles transcendence of miseries humans inflict upon the entire biosphere; down in the stem lurk thorns of greater misery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:39:12
Democracy in Afghanistan is a Fool’s Errand
First things First: before Barack Obama doubles down, the American public deserves an answer to a basic, though as yet unanswered, question: “why are we still in Afghanistan?” Are we… A.) satisfying our democracy fetish? B.) championing human rights? C.) trying to ensure US security? Of course the sensible answer is “C.” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:44:40
Hope Is Not A Strategy
Bradley Burston, via Jeffrey Goldberg: In recent days, however, Israeli moderates and the center-left have been faced a new and bizarrely troubling thought: What if this most denounced of wars actually does some good? Lurking at the margins, are signs that this war may have positive downstream effects for Israel, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 21:27:13
Bankster Plundering Doesn't End With Bush's Banishment
Earlier today we used the collapse of prices on the high end of the blue chip international art market as a metaphor of (and harbinger of) bad economic times ahead. Since then the Commerce Department released another economic bombshell that doesn't deal with Francis Bacon's edgy paintings or Damien Hirst's even edgier... concoctions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:00:00
I <3 Libraries (On Being a Dork)
When I was six years old, my mother took me to the library in Vineland, New Jersey. She pointed me to a stack of Hardy Boy books and said, “Pick five. ” That started my love affair with libraries. (Throughout my childhood, I have had a recurring fantasy of being accidentally locked in a library overnight [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:01:35
links for 2009-01-14
ABC News: Dirty Bomb Concerns Remain; Security Gaps Still Exist GAO determines that US has no long-term plan to deter smuggling of nuclear material ... containers and GAO experiments with Cesium 137 packed in automobiles. (tags: uspolitics security nuclear ... and they fail precisely the same test a year later. (tags: nuclear smuggling security shipping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:04:34
Video Training Makes Succeeding With an Online Business Easy
You might have already considered this but if you desire to operate a business from your home and intend to start up a networking business enterprise or Internet marketing company be sure the merchandise you select provides video training because a great many businesses supply free training programs that really aren’t up to scratch [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:56:17
Something to Keep an Eye On
Earlier this week, Adam Graham mentioned that Obama may have overpromised during the campaign, and on first glance, it appears he may be right ... improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said. Biden delivered the message in talks with Prime ... election, however, the U.S. and Iraq have signed a new security agreement that provides [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:44:03
Deadline Looms for Maritime Transportation Workers
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - Time is running short for maritime transportation workers who have not yet enrolled for a Transportation Worker Identification ... Beach regulated by the Coast Guard under the Maritime Transportation Security Act. With only three ... is disseminating TWIC updates through port stakeholder meetings, security forums, and information [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:34:31
Combat Crisis with Low Interest Payday Loans
A posh car or a toy car; what it needs to make it your own is money. Difference lies only in the amount ... placing any of your security. Thus you remain free from the threat of repossession of property ... . Credit Card Deals Commercial Building Insurance Tags: cash advance loans, Finance, payday cash advance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:37:26
Visualant Inc. (VSUL.OB) is “One to Watch”
Visualant Inc.’s focus is to capitalize on the business opportunities in national security, document forgery/fraud, brand protection, label fraud, and product tampering. They develop low-cost, high speed, light-based security and quality control ... , they are part of the Business Services industry. The Company’s patent-pending technology uses [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:53:52
Sour Krauthammer
By David Roberts The Weekly Standard cover story last week was by Charles Krauthammer: "The Case for a Net-Zero Gas Tax." Joe Klein calls it "an absolutely compelling, and completely unexpected, argument" and the tax itself "without doubt, the most elegant way to lower carbon emissions and dependence on foreign oil." Your honor, I object [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:42:02
2012 Olympic CCTV Plan is illegal, says rights group
A human rights group has warned an advanced CCTV surveillance system being developed for the London 2012 Olympics is illegal ... in what some have described as Britain’’s greatest peace-time security challenge. Number-plate recognition ... systems would assist officers by filtering out all but the most relevant CCTV feeds coming [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:26:29
We Need a New Marshall Plan
The stock market is falling again today due to December's retail sales drop of 2.7%, which was worse than expected ... that our reliance on oil is not only an environmental threat but a threat to our economic security and national security as well ... and if you believe that we need to start manufacturing things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:45:21
links for 2009-01-14
Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave This doesn't sound good. (tags: apple health stevejobs ohshit) Interview with an Adware Author ( ... , there's some interesting insight into the security model of Windows here. (tags: security windows privacy ethics ... in the coalmine for general publishing. How long before the print magazine is extinct? (tags [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:01:09
Amy Winehouse’s Lamp-Breaking Naked Lap Dance
In case you wanted to breakfast in reverse this morning: The Sun says Fueled by the local rum, Amy Winehouse her lover Josh Bowman… broke a bed and lamp in her room during a weekend pillow fight that got out of hand. By the time security arrived, she had stripped off to her birthday suit and was giving [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 15:33:31
Heather Mills Update
Apparently Heather Mills (pictured) has been quite busy since her divorce from former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney. She has already gone through 10 million pounds of her divorce settlement, has turned her East Sussex home into a fortress, is constantly followed around by a hired lackey who video films every detail of her life, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:06:16
Helen Thomas Rips Bush and Obama Compares Israel to Nazis
Helen Thomas is as open-minded as she is good looking. The most Senior of White-House Correspondents sat down with radical left-wing show Democracy Now hosted by Amy Goodman. During her interview, Thomas spewed venom at President Bush, said President-Elect Obama was controlled by Israel and implied the Jewish state was a Nazi State [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:38:24
New PDA for our new President?
Barak Obama is notorious for his Blackberry use, but he’ll likely have to give it up when he takes office. The main issue is security ... that’s been certified by the National Security Agency as being acceptable for Top Secret voice ... , a princely sum that’s reflected in the Pentagon-worthy price tags for accessories: a simple adapter [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:41
India envies and admires Israel
India’s Israel Envy Monday, 12 January 2009Shashi TharoorNEW DELHI - As Israeli planes and tanks exact a heavy toll on Gaza, ... , financed, and directed by elements based next door in Pakistan. When President George W. Bush’s press ... security-conscious and surrounded by forces hostile to it; India is a giant country whose borders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:54:16
When it Comes to the Treasury Department, There's No Standard Like the Double Standard
So let me get this straight -- Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher was found to have delinquent taxes, and suddenly he was deemed the bad guy and vilified for, as a prospective business owner, voicing concern about an increased tax burden designed to advance a socialist agenda, but Barack Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:54:55
Rand Beers Tapped as Counselor to Napolitano Counter-terrorism expert Rand Beers quit his job with George Bush and joined the Sen ... nominee for secretary of homeland security, named her first senior aide this morning, tapping Rand Beers as counselor. Beers, a former National Security Council staffer and State Department official [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:43:22
24: Tech Review
Well, we're 4 hours into Jack's busy day. He's only killed one person, and it wasn't anyone important, but other than that, ... of penetrating the CIP firewall so they can sabatoge air traffic control, the power grid, or the water ... you have to possess to gain access. It's possible that the bad guys [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:43:53
Bin Laden message not seen as threat to U.S., Obama
The U.S. government on Wednesday dismissed a new audio message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and said he was not a threat to President-elect ... in an unprecedented inauguration security effort. Intelligence agencies say even if al Qaeda’ ... U.S. security threat. “This administration, working in concert with Congress, with Republicans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:46:44
The New Common Sense On Iran
The big story from Hillary Clinton’s Senate confirmation hearings yesterday is her affirmation of President-elect Obama’s intention to seek to engage more actively with Iran. As the Washington Post reports, this signals “a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy from the Bush administration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:01:49
Hillary Clinton will be firing on all cylinders
The President-Elect has made it clear that in the Obama Administration there will be no doubt about the ... of separate interactions, all strategically co ordinated to defend American security and prosperity ... , but to achieve results that advance our security, interests and values. Taken from US SOS Hillary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:21:39
Why Muni Bonds Are Not Yet Worth The Risk
Tax-free municipal bonds with historically high yields might look attractive to many investors. But Matthew Collins says the risk is still too high. Bloated and inefficient local governments are facing funding emergencies as revenues tumble and credit is squeezed. As the recession deepens in 2009, Matthew says muni bonds should be avoided [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:49:19
Security fail...
So the entire reason we drove all the way to Joplin was to buy Alastria a new laptop. The Best Buy in Springfield didn't have any in stock. But Joplin did. As an added bonus it turned out to be $250 cheaper than we anticipated! So as we are checking out the computer asks the lady to call the credit company. I expected as much [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:21:51
High Priced Republican Party Propaganda Campaign Seeks To Undermine Workers' Free Choice
America's working families turned out in droves last November. Eight years of economic and fiscal policies designed to pauperize them and redistribute wealth upwards was more than enough and even Obama's hint of "hope" was better than McCain's iron clad guarantee of four more years of the Bush economic miracle [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 18:00:00
The Nuclear Option: European Gas Dispute Gives Nukes Fresh Legs
Just when it seemed the Russia-Ukraine natural-gas dispute was solved, tempers flared again Wednesday ... ) But in their quest to bolster energy security, many European countries aren’t waiting for lawyers ... government officials into a call for more nuclear power to boost Italy’s energy security. Even [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 10:07:00
mikey, he likes it
mikey, he likes it So I talk about taking a break, but then M and B both hit me with a meme and I find myself posting again within 24 hours ... to sleep in a high-security environment. Mikey likes To have fun alot. Mikey likes to count. Mikey ... to that last one! (And many others actually, but I'll let you figure out which are which.) Labels: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:14:52
by Cameron Salisbury featured writerDandelion SaladOpedinfo.com January 14, 2009Israeli bombs rain down on Palestinian homes. U.N. schools are obliterated, relief workers are murdered, small children cling to their dead mothers for days before they are lucky enough to be rescued alive [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:38:08
A Project named “Send Love to Iran”
BriAnna Olson is an American artist who uses “Send Love to Iran” as an attempt to see the Islamic Republic of Iran through the eyes of a ... Unconditional Love is Global Security”. BriAnna recently went to Tehran with fellow multimedia artist ... me for holding a sign reading “Unconditional Love is Global Security”. It was the 5th anniversary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:11:11
us stock market news
Bloated State &amp; Local Governments… In the period between 1960 and 2000, ... up a greater portion of our personal liberties for the promise of “security,” these payrolls ballooned ... courthouse? There were at least a handful of TSA-style security guards to frisk and scan you…since [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:16:44
Bush Ties Stalin and Other Numbers From The Bush Years
Some numbers from Harper’s Index: Percentage of Bush’s first 189 appointees who also served in his father’s administration: 42 Minimum number of Bush appointees who have regulated industries they used to represent as lobbyists: 98 Years before becoming energy secretary that Spencer Abraham cosponsored a bill to abolish the Department of Energy: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:13:05
Senate 2010 News-- Women Take Center Stage
A very mixed bagDo women make better members of Congress than men? Let's define "better" as willing to stand up for working families instead of representing the interests of Big Business. On the Senate side, only one woman (out of 15 non-freshman), Barbara Boxer, ranks in the top 10, while 3-- Claire McCaskill, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:00:00
we are all oscar grant (and dymond milburn, michael cho, adolph grimes...)
I am looking for answers.I want to know how many police have ever been convicted of the wrongful death of any civilian of any color ... their cadets.I want to know why a transit security force is equipped like a small army, and with less ... -racist as possible.)Labels: police, police repression, unnecessary violence, violence [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 21:48:00
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