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Daily Archives: 24. Oktober 2012
The Military-Industrial Complex Leaderboard Since 10/30/06
A Running Leaderboard of the Top Grossing Names in the Business based on their currently running MilitaryIndustrialComplex.com
Islamistische Rebellen lehnen Waffenruhe in Syrien ab
Eine islamistische Rebellengruppe in Syrien hat eine Waffenruhe wĂ€hrend des am Freitag beginnenden islamischen Opferfests abgelehnt. „Es gibt keine Waffenruhe zwischen uns und diesem sĂŒndigenden Regime, welches das Blut von Muslimen vergieĂt“, zitierte das auf die Ăberwachung islamistischer Seiten spezialisierte US-Unternehmen SITE aus einer ErklĂ€rung der Al-Nusra-Front.
Cybcersecurity Focus Shifting To Globalization And Chain Of Trust
The globalization of coding and chip manufacturing is one of the biggest issues facing US national cybersecurity, according to a top technical director at the National Security Agency (NSA) and the former Chief Information Officer at the CIA.
Army to Assign Reserve Units to NORTHCOM, Other Regional Commands
The US Army plans to increase integration of active duty and Reserve forces and to align reserve units to regional commands to better meet their needs.
Freiraumplenum kritisiert Kommunikationsverweigerung der Stadt Jena
Das Freiraumaktionsplenum hat sich vor drei Monaten gegrĂŒndet, um die Interessen und den Wunsch Jenaer Engagierter nach Alternativen FreirĂ€umen in die Ăffentlichkeit zu tragen.
Das Freiraumaktions-Plenum fordert den OberbĂŒrgermeister und die im Stadtrat vertretenen Parteien zu einer öffentlichen Stellungnahme zur Problematik auf. Die Kommunikationsverweigerung, auch nach dem lautstarken Protest, ist ignorant und eine Beleidigung fĂŒr die engagierten Menschen.
Wegen Verkaufs fauler Kredite: US-Regierung verklagt Bank of America
Das Finanzinstitut soll nach Angaben der Staatsanwaltschaft zwischen 2007 und 2009 Hypothekendarlehen ausgegeben haben, ohne sich vorher zu vergewissern, ob die Kunden sich die Kredite leisten konnten.
Sweden grants undocumented children access to school
âAll children have the right to go to school ⊠and their right (to do so) will become legal,â Education Minister Jan Bjoerklund said at a press conference.
Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists
Over the past two years, the Obama administration has been secretly developing a new blueprint for pursuing terrorists, a next-generation targeting list called the âdisposition matrix.â
Codifying Murder: Obamaâs Endless Kill List
Indeed, a Tuesday report in the Washington Post laid bare the Obama administrationâs plans to ensure that any future administration seamlessly continues its drone program.
October 1900: Planck‘s Formula for Black Body Radiation
When one thinks of the pioneers of quantum physics, names such as Dirac, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schroedinger invariably spring to mind. However, it was Max Planck‘s profound insight into thermodynamics culled from his work on black body radiation that set the stage for the revolution to come.
Neue Studie enthĂŒllt: Buddhistische Statue wurde aus seltenem Eisenmeteorit gefertigt
Wie das deutsch-österreichische Forscherteam um Dr. Elmar Buchner vom Institut fĂŒr Planetologie der UniversitĂ€t Stuttgart aktuell in der Fachzeitschrift „Meteoritics and Planetary Science“ berichtet, besteht die Statue aus Ataxit, einer sehr seltenen Klasse der Eisenmeteoriten.
PraxisgebĂŒhr abschaffen!
WĂ€hrend die Krankenkassen auf RekordĂŒberschĂŒssen sitzen, hĂ€lt die PraxisgebĂŒhr Kranke mit wenig Geld von Arztbesuchen ab. Jetzt blockiert nur noch die Union die lĂ€ngst ĂŒberfĂ€llige Abschaffung. Beim nĂ€chsten Koalitionsausschuss am 4. November wird entschieden.
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Defend Our Cost October 24
First Nations leaders have formed an âunbroken wall of oppositionâ* to the Enbridge pipeline and tanker plan. Over 100 First Nations have signed the Save the Fraser Declaration to ban tar sands pipelines from their land, and First Nations of the North and Central Pacific Coasts and Haida Gwaii have signed the Coastal First Nations Declaration to ban tankers carrying crude from transiting their lands and waters
Mars Methane Mystery: Curiosity Rover May Find New Clues
On one hand, methane can be geological in origin. But then thereâs the prospect that the gas is biotic, or caused by living organisms â meaning it could be the gaseous residue of long-extinct microbes or even the output of Martian organisms alive and well today.
Ecuador âvery concernedâ about Assangeâs health
The deputy foreign minister of Ecuador, Marco Albuja, expressed his concern for Assange as he gave a briefing to Russian press after wrapping up his delegationâs visit to Russia.
âAssange has visibly lost weight, and we are very concerned for his health,â he said, quoted by the Voice of Russia radio. âIn case of his illness we will have to pick among two options: to treat Mr Assange at the embassy or to hospitalise him.â
Die Verbraucher stimmen mit den FĂŒĂen ab
Der Verbraucher ist schon ein komischer Typ. Schlecker lÀsst er pleite gehen, aber die Produkte der Oligarchie kauft er gewissenlos und ohne Skrupel. Die Deutschen lieben diese Marken und ahnen nicht im geringsten, was sie damit anrichten.
No, Mr President â how the FBI bosses the White House
One agency in the US has the power to invade and investigate the White House: the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Its extraordinary powers make it the closest thing the country has to a secret police. With the intelligence at its command, the FBI can make presidents, and break them.
Obama moves to make the War on Terror permanent
Complete with a newly coined, creepy Orwellian euphemism â ‚disposition matrix‘ â the administration institutionalizes the most extremist powers a government can claim
UN: The Problem With The Internet Today Is It‘s Just Too Open & Terrorists Might Use It
Ah, the UN. As highlighted by Declan McCullagh, a new report from the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, clocking in at an unwieldy 158 pages (pdf) warns that this old internet of ours is just too damn open, and that means terrorists can use it.
Sudan blames Israeli air strike hit for munitions plant blasts
Sudan said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike had caused the huge explosion and fire at an arms factory in Khartoum that killed two people, while Israel‘s defense and foreign ministry declined to comment.
Poland‘s leftwing voices are being silenced
After 1989, eastern Europe was supposed to join the club of so-called „normal countries“. From now on, we were told, there would be free speech, a free press and free debate, all prevented during the years of communist oppression. But in practice, this free liberal debate is anything but.
Portugal could be rescued by gold reserves
The country has one of the biggest reserves of gold in the world, with yellow metal holding the greatest weight in relation to GDP amongst developed countries.
Bank of China signs âŹ800m loan with EDP
This is not the first time EDP signed a deal with China. In July this year, the company also received a five-year âŹ1bn loan from China Development Bank Corp. The agreement with this bank also entailed a âsenior and unsecuredâ loan, but with a 5-year tenor and a margin of 4.80% over Euribor over a period of 6 months.
Eine Schweizerin besucht Freunde in Syrien
Sie war dort fĂŒr 3 Wochen im Oktober 2011 reiste durch das Land und berichtet ĂŒber ihre Erfahrungen.
Greek government bonds fall for third day
Greek government bonds fell for a third day and Portuguese securities declined.
Law Enforcement Looking To Create A Searchable Database Of Everywhere Your Vehicle Has Been
Back in August, Mike wrote about some questionable sharing of license plate information between the US Border Patrol and various insurance companies. While the stated aim of tracking stolen vehicles might seem to make this sharing justified, the fact that this is going on with no oversight or accountability is cause for alarm.
Why even President Obama won‘t champion social security
Although millions of middle-class Americans strongly support social security, big bucks campaign donors hate it. That‘s why.
US anti-poverty campaigner: ‚Whatever we are doing, it isn‘t working‘
The feted US anti-poverty campaigner says poor families have to deal with problems together in their own way
GrĂŒndung âVision Blue Energy (e.V.) â Verein zur Förderung freier Energietechnologienâ
Am 20.10.2012 wurde in der Gemarkung Trusetal auf der Hohe Klinge, mitten im Herzen ThĂŒringens bei strahlendem Sonnenschein, also âĂŒber den Wolkenâ und an den wohl letzten warmen goldenen Herbsttagen ein neuer und wichtiger Verein begrĂŒndet.
Scientist that discovered GMO health hazards immediately fired, team dismantled
As reported recently in Egypt Independent, similar research by Hussein Kaoud from Cairo University‘s Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene also made some fascinating, though politically incorrect, discoveries about the effects of GMOs on the body. After feeding nine groups of rats varying combinations of GM soy, corn, wheat, and canola, Kaoud and his team observed that these genetic poisons clearly obstructed the normal function of the animals, affirming Pusztai‘s research.
Hunde, wollt Ihr niemals leben?
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Herzlich willkommen auf der Heimatseite von Tomanien!
Das SchwarzweiĂreich Tomanien ist der letzte Staat, der das SchwarzweiĂtum â gegen den erbitterten Widerstand der Koloristen â verteidigt und ehrt.
Fed hÀlt trotz stÀrkerer Konjunktur an QE3 fest
Die US-Notenbank hat im September nach lĂ€ngerer Ăberlegung entschieden, eine dritte Runde von WertpapierkĂ€ufen (QE3) aufzulegen, mit der sie direkt auf den Immobilienmarkt zielt. Bei der Sitzung des Offenmarktausschusses (FOMC) am Mittwoch dĂŒrften keine Ănderungen an diesem Programm beschlossen werden.
Notenbank-Chef: Bernanke hĂ€lt KonjunkturmaĂnahmen fĂŒr richtig
Fed-Chef Ben Bernanke hat das umstrittene Anleihenkaufprogramm der Notenbank gegen Kritik vor allem aus den Reihen der Republikaner verteidigt. Die Fed mĂŒsse die Kreditzinsen nach unten treiben, da die Konjunktur nicht schnell genug wachse, um die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit zu reduzieren, sagte der US-Notenbankchef am Montag bei einer Ansprache im US-Staat Indiana.