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    fudfighter.com & inyhete.com
      Hey Adam!
      I have two domains that were not in use. I have therefore set them up as forwards to noagendashow.com.
      One of fudfighter.com and one for inyhetene.com (inyhetene is Norwegian and means in the news).
      Best regards,
      Ole
    cloneprfect.com
      Hi Adam
      Big fan of the show! Been on board since episode 1.
      Had the idea of cloning perfect human resources in international waters and selling the offspring to to childless tech elites. However my south korean science team is having a hard time pulling it off. So until I get shakin'n'bakin, cloneperfect.com is forwarding to noagendashow.com.
      Best Regards
      Tim Kjær Lange
    noagenda.dk
      Dear Molly
      So nice to meet you today - I really love it when we have an occasion to bring the girls together :-)
      Here are some details. My husband Hans Hansen (gitmo nation LEGO he says) is a fan of Adam Curry - I think he heard every episode of the daily source code :-) And of course he listens to No Agenda. About a year ago Hans bought noagenda.dk and redirected it to noagenda.com. I still think it was quite funny that when I told him I was going to meet up with you he said "Molly Wood - Cool - she knows Adam Curry!" So much for the legacy :-)
      Best regards
      Trine-Maria
    opengovernmentpartnership.com
      No Agenda can now be reached at opengovernmentpartnership.com
      Open Government Partnership |
    Charlie's domains
      Adam,
      Producer Charlie here, I wanted to notify you of some domains that I have forwarded to noagendashow.com. These have been sitting collecting dust for some time and I thought I should help out with the only news source worthy of my time. The list of domains include:
      1. rfactor-live.com
      2. rfactor-online.com
      3. simcarworldseries.com
      4. simdycarworldseries.com
      5. controlvideos.com
      6. plcvideos.com
      7. scadavideos.com
      8. gentlefarmers.com
      9. indyfan.biz
      10. indyfan.co
      11. indyfan.info
      12. indyfan.mobi
      13. indyfan.org
      14. indyfan.us
    greenagendas.org
      Hey Adam, I just registered the Domain greenagendas.org in response to the call out for more "eco friendly" domain names that we can hand out to people.
      Some other Domains I've registered are bogusnews.tv and alqaedaipo.com and partyinthecia.com
      I hope that these domains are helping to spread the word about the No Agenda Show.
      -Ryan Hoskins
    greendrones.com
      Hey Adam,
      John was asking about green domains last show. Since the skies will be swarming with drones, I guess the demand for 'green'-technology drones should increase the coming years.
      Hence the domain name http://greendrones.com has been registered and forwarded to noagendashow.com
      Cheers,
      Bart
    adamcurryforpresident.com
      You better do it now!
      www.adamcurryforpresident.com
      Now forwarding to noagendashow.com
    presidentcurry.com
      Hi Adam,
      I just bought for you www.presidentcurry.com but I have no idea what to do to point it anywhere useful.
      Below is the registration confirmation e-mail, allowing you access.
      Please do with this what you will, and enjoy... I got it through crazydomains.com.au
      A hearty In The Morning to you.....
      David Johnson.
    noagendaparty.com
      i have NOAGENDAPARTY.COM
      and NOAGENDAPARTY.info
      where should i point these domains to
      i was thinking maybe you can start your own third party?
      other ideas use to set up no agenda party or meet ups
      but i think the no agenda party would be a great new political party i will even transfer domain over for you
    vag and skull & bones
      i had been contemplating this one since the day i heard Obiden got his head removed. www.CrackedSkullandBonesSociety.com is forwarding along with www.VaginaPunchLine.com
      Enjoy!
      Tyler
    finalelection.com
      You know just because the world is going to end soon.
      FINALELECTION.COM is now forwarding to noagendashow.com
      Thank you for manufacturing the best podcast on the inter-webs.
      -Cody Wolfe
    NA Human Resource iOS game
      Ok Adam, The updates are in... So "No Agenda Human Resource" now has a new world "hilltop Watch tower" which contains 33 more levels. Link to itunes for shownotes http://bit.ly/nahumanresource
      Enjoy!
      Also the Karma works! Back in early April you send some Karma my wife's way, to help find a job. Later that month she answered an ad on craigslist for a totally legit job and is now making more money than me!
      you guys rock!
      Joe
      App Store - No Agenda Human Resource
    NAsocial.net
  Knighthoods: Ryan Lee
  Art By: Peekasso
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    False Flag
      Operation Mountain Guardian Emergency Exercise | Douglas County Sheriff Newsroom | Douglas County, Colorado
        Operation Mountain Guardian is a terrorism-based, full-scale emergency exercise scheduled to take place in numerous locations in the Denver metro area on Friday, September 23, 2011.- The exercise will involve first responders from 81 different agencies**, will be conducted at ten separate locations and will include loud noises, simulated weapons, smoke, emergency vehicles and other equipment that will be audible and visible throughout the day.
    Gitmo Nation
      NYPD - Volunteer Police
        They are civic-minded men and women who volunteer to assist their local Police Precincts, Housing Police Service Areas, and Transit Districts, by performing uniformed patrol in their communities. They are recruited, trained and equipped by the Police Department. They come from many diverse backgrounds and a myriad of occupations throughout the City, such as computer programmers, mechanics, merchants, nurses, security guards, school teachers, students, etc.-
      Report Highlights Personal Data as New Economic Asset Class | World Economic Forum-Report Highlights Personal Data as New Economic Asset Class
        Personal data is becoming a new economic "asset class", a valuable resource for the 21st century that will touch all aspects of society, according to a report released today by the World Economic Forum. The report, Personal Data: The Emergence of a New Asset Class, finds that, to unlock the full potential of personal data, a balanced ecosystem with increased trust between individuals, government and the private sector is necessary.
        To build such an ecosystem, new frameworks need to be developed giving individuals greater trust, transparency and control over their personal data. The report identifies end user-centricity as a critical determinant in building a personal data ecosystem, recognizing that individual end users are vital in the creation and value exchange of services in the information economy.
      Maryland MVA Trials In-Car Spy System
        The Maryland Motor Vehicle Association is paying drivers to trial an in-vehicle spy system on behalf of a DHS-linked government entity, as the effort to build a surveillance network to constantly monitor Americans' travel patterns picks up pace.
        The system is part of a research project funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a government body that has worked with both Homeland Security and the EPA. The DHS and the NHTSA have also shared administrators at the highest level.
        According to a letter sent to one of our readers by the MVA, drivers are being offered $150 to participate in the program, which involves a "speed warning device" being installed inside the driver's vehicle for a period of 12 weeks.
        The study is a collaborative effort with Westat, a Maryland based corporation that provides "services to agencies of the U.S. Government"
      Spitsvrij - Waarom Spitsvrij?
        Het doel van Spitsvrij is betere doorstroming op de snelwegen A1, A27 en A28. Spitsvrij draagt bij aan de bereikbaarheid van bedrijven en organisaties in de economisch levendige regio Utrecht.
        Met Spitsvrij wordt spitsmijden makkelijk. Spitsvrij biedt deelnemers en deelnemende bedrijven verschillende diensten die het kiezen voor alternatieven om slimmer te werken en te reizen gemakkelijk maken.
        Denk bijvoorbeeld aan op maat gemaakt reisadvies, gemakkelijke carpooldates, actuele wegeninformatie etc. Een compleet overzicht van alle beschikbare diensten vind je op deze website. Als je deelnemer bent of deelnemende werkgever, kun je Spitsvrij-diensten via je persoonlijke webpagina acitveren.
        Spitsvrij komt voort uit het Regionaal Koepelconvenant Mobiliteitsmanagement en heeft met veel werkgevers in de regio al afspraken gemaakt over deelname. Al-ruim 50 werkgevers doen mee!
      H.R. 645 [111th]: National Emergency Centers Establishment Act (GovTrack.us)
        To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.
      Plans For Sex Offender Village In Lake County - News Story - WFTV Orlando
        A Tampa woman is planning to open a village within a Lake County town that would house sex offenders and predators--perhaps hundreds or thousands of them.
        Barbara Farris said the town of Sorrento is a great place to re-locate registered offenders because of its distance from the hustle and bustle of places like Orlando.
        "[It's] far enough from civilization from where they're not around parks and kids," Farris said. "They're not going to be surrounded or have temptations."
        Farris recently started a company called SOS, which is short for Sex Offender Solutions. It provides registered offenders with housing, transportation, jobs and counseling.
    Out There
      Super Sun Blast Fears Put Russian Nuke Plants In Lockdown
        A frightening report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) states that "emergency notices" have gone out to all of Russia's nuclear power plants warning them that a potential "blast" from our Sun could cause "massive power blackouts" and could even result in "spontaneous atomic explosions."
        Prompting this unprecedented warning was our Sun's unleashing of a massive X1.9 solar flare from the behemoth Sunspot 1302 -yesterday, and that is just days away from putting our Earth squarely in its sights, that this FAAE report is blaming for the near total blackout that hit the entire South American nation of Chile within minutes of this event occurring.
      CERN revelations prompt some to question the modelling techniques... now there's ironic (robertleather news feed)
        CERN revelations prompt some to question the modelling techniques... now there's ironic
        Funny how there's a suggestion the code could be faulty, yet nobody dares suggest the same about the Climate Research Unit. Despite code comments to the effect there's been previous serious problems!
      Moon rock found among Bill Clinton's stuff -- Light Years - CNN.com Blogs
        "It's a bit of a mystery solved," said Bobby Roberts of Little Rock's Central Arkansas Library System. "It's kind of like, 'where'd I leave my wallet?' "
        The moon rock is one of 50 so-called Goodwill Moon Rocks brought back aboard Apollo 17 and presented to each of the states. They're unique because they're among the only NASA moon rocks ever given as gifts, says NASA's Louis Parker.
        Another 50 rocks from the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, were also given to the states. One of those is now on display at the Arkansas Museum of Discovery, Roberts said.
        A worker-cataloging-materials from the Clinton governorship was in the middle of going through nearly 2,000 boxes of archived documents when he stumbled upon the priceless artifact.
    Magic Numbers
      QUIZ: Do You Know What These Secret Codes Mean?
        Maybe you're already familiar with a few of these clandestine phrases, but in case you're not, here's a quiz to test your Code Word knowledge.-
      Wayne County | 33 may be dismissed from accused 'underwear bomber' jury pool | The Detroit News
        U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said the 33 people could be dismissed for a variety of reasons, including religion, work schedules, vacation conflicts, economic hardship, family responsibilities and medical reasons.
        In one case, a prospective juror is related to an expert witness who is expected to testify during trial. In all, there are 250 prospective jurors.
    Ministry of Truth
      What Wikileaks Tells Us About Al Jazeera - By Omar Chatriwala | Foreign Policy
        In particular, a newly released cable issued by the U.S. Embassy in Doha and signed by then ambassador Chase Untermeyer, details a meeting between an embassy public affairs official and Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera's director general, in which the latter is said to agree to tone down and remove what the United States terms "disturbing Al Jazeera website content."
        There have been longstanding accusations that Al Jazeera serves as an arm of its host nation's foreign policy, and earlier leaked documents referred to the news organization as "one of Qatar's most valuable political and diplomatic tools," which could be used as "a bargaining tool to repair relationships with other countries." Another document urges Sen. John Kerry to engage the Qatari government on Al Jazeera during a visit to the Gulf country, saying, "there are ample precedents for a bilateral dialogue on Al Jazeera as part of improving bilateral relations."
      Al Jazeera news director, Wadah Khanfar, resigns: GlobalPost
        Al Jazeera's top news director Wadah Khanfar resigned Tuesday after eight years as the network's top executive. The move came after a WikiLeaks cable suggested that Khanfar changed the network's coverage of the Iraq War as a result of U.S. pressure, The New York Times reports.
        He will be replaced by a member of the Qatari royal family. Al Jazeera is a network controlled by Qatar.
      President Obama: "Our Kids Only Get One Shot at a Decent Education" | The White House
        Starting today, the Administration will enable states to request flexibility from specific mandates under No Child Left Behind, in exchange for a real commitment to undertake education reform. This does not mean states will be able to lower their standards or escape accountability.-In fact, if states want more flexibility, they're going to have to set a higher bar for reform and prove that they're serious about preparing students to succeed in today's economy.
      iOwnTheWorld.com >> Blog Archive >> Obama Says 5000 Signatures Gets You His Ear
        The White House has promised to "review and "issue an official response" to any petition that gets more than 5,000 "signatures" in 30 days. And as of this post, five of the twelve most popular petitions on their shiny new petition website concern marijuana and the war on drugs, including the most-signed petition. The White House had to have expected this, right? In January, when the president did a [VIDEO] Q&A, 198 of the top 200 questions (as voted on by users) were about marijuana prohibition. But instead of getting a serious answer about the policies that have led to shockingly high incarceration rates (especially among minorities), we got "LOL stoners," so we wouldn't expect the "official response" to be anything inspiring.
      What The People Want: Abolishment of the TSA and Marijuana Legalization - Forbes
        Three weeks into its launch, there are already eight petitions that will warrant a response from the White House per its own rules. The site appears to have attracted civil libertarians, pro-marijuana advocates, and atheists. The most popular petition with almost 20,000 signatures petitions the gov to "Legalize and Regulate Marijuana in a Manner Similar to Alcohol." The petitioner writes: "Marijuana prohibition has resulted in the arrest of over 20 million Americans since 1965, countless lives ruined and hundreds of billions of tax dollars squandered and yet this policy has still failed to achieve its stated goals of lowering use rates, limiting the drug's access, and creating safer communities. Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol?"
      Scandal #3 For Obama White House... | theulstermanreport.com | Readability
        The issue of LightSquared and the OMB's interest in testimony came to light last week when The Daily Beast reported that Gen. William Shelton, the four-star general in charge of the Air Force Space Command, told House lawmakers in a classified briefing that he felt pressured by the White House to change his testimony on LightSquared. Shelton ultimately rejected the White House suggestions and delivered his own testimony last week.
    Words Matter
      BBC drops Anno Domini and Before Christ to avoid offending non-Christians - Telegraph
        The Corporation's religion website states that it opts for the "religiously neutral" Common Era and Before Common Era, rather than Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) and Before Christ.
        It goes on: "As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is appropriate that we use terms that do not offend or alienate non-Christians."
        But critics said the changes were meaningless because, just like AD and BC, the alternative terms still denote years in relation to the life of Christ
    Vaccine$
      American children born since 2006 recommended to have over 103 vaccines by age 5! (Dr. Jones reports)
        American children born since 2006 recommended to have over 103 vaccines by age 5!
        For those born before 1986 it was only 33. What is the problem? See this video presentation by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny (62 minutes)
      The Paw Print - Bath High School - Whooping Cough Vaccine: In-Effective?
        The vaccine for whooping cough has recently been proven by a preliminary study that it is not as effective as what doctors have hoped. The vaccine is said to only last about three years.
        Middle schools and high schools across California have turned away thousands of students in the fall who hadn't received the typical booster shots that are usually obtained at the age of 11 or 12. The state had a huge increase of whooping cough the previous year; this epidemic caused nearly 91,000 adults to-become ill-and 10 babies to die due to exposure to adults and children who had the illness.
      HPV Vaccine For Boys? CDC Considers Recommending Vaccinations For All
        Previous studies have shown that the HPV vaccine could even have a more powerful effect than simply immunizing males against the disease and protecting women. According to Science Daily, one study showed that giving the vaccine to men could prevent as many as 90 of genital warts cases.
    United $tates of EURO-pe
      China bank stops FX swaps, forwards with some European banks -sources | Reuters
        (Reuters) - A big market-making state bank in China's onshore foreign exchange market has stopped foreign exchange forwards and swaps trading with several European banks due to the unfolding debt crisis in Europe, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
        The European banks include French lenders Societe Generale , Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas .
        "Apart from spot trading, all swaps and forwards trading (with the European banks) have been stopped," one source who is familiar with the matter told Reuters.
        The Chinese state bank, a primary player in China's onshore foreign exchange market, has also stopped trading with UBS AG in the wake of that bank's $2.3 billion loss from a rogue trading scandal.
      Multi-trillion plan to save the eurozone being prepared - Telegraph
        German and French authorities have begun work on a three-pronged strategy behind the scenes amid escalating fears that the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis is spiralling out of control.
        Their aim is to build a "firebreak" around Greece, Portugal and Ireland to prevent the crisis spreading to Italy and Spain, countries considered "too big to bail".
    Biodiversitée
      Solo drivers of low-emission autos fume over fees to use carpool lanes - Los Angeles Times
        The MTA plans to convert carpool lanes on two Los Angeles-area freeways to toll roads, with fees of up to $1.40 a mile for solo drivers of electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles.
        Officials plan to convert 25 miles of carpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways... (Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times)
        September 14, 2011|By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times
        Drivers of electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles enjoy a special perk: They can drive solo in California's carpool lanes.
        But under a controversial plan proposed by local traffic agencies, those drivers will have to pay to use two heavily used carpool lanes that are being converted to toll roads.
    BRIC Bubble
      Brazil's Tariff on China, Others: the Beginning of Something Dangerous? - International Business Times
        Earlier this month, Brazil enacted important tariffs on certain steel products from China.
        China is the largest trade partner of Brazil, which both heavily imports from and exports to China.
        China's biggest trade partner is the European Union.
        Recently, the Eurozone has been hammered by its sovereign debt problems, which are threatening its entire banking system.- Its economy is also dragged by austerity measures.
        For China, it means their customer is struggling.- In response, it's trying to use the possibility of injecting cash in Europe to gain trade and investment regulation concessions.
    Shut Up Slave!
      Food stamps & fast food intel
        Hello Adam,
        I was just listening to the 9/8/11 podcast where you were talking about food stamps at fast food restaurants. I used to work for a community action agency (puke) and one of our programs was the "Food Stamp Outreach Program" (the food stamp program is now called CalFresh). Evidently California under-utilizes the program, so the USDA encourages such states to sign up as many people that qualify as possible.
        I was, unfortunatley, put in charge of the outreach program which was an attempt to sign up as many people who qualify for food stamps as possible. I was sent to training to learn why we should be signing up people, and how to do it more effectively. In the training they told us the same ridiculous statistic you guys mentioned about how $1.00 in benefits generates $1.79 to the local economy. They never really explained how it worked, but they wanted to throw it out there for us to use in case someone questions the program. They also spent a session discussing fast food restaurants accpeting CalFresh benefits and why we should support this. Their argument was that many people on food stamps live near such establishments so that is their most convenient source for food.
        Some people, including myself were not in favor of this, but we were in the minority. I am totally disgusted by the entire program. They continiue to lower the qualifications, and increase the places where benefits can be used. The whole program is a scam backed by the USDA to sell more commodities and receive more subsidies. Guess who else benefits? JP Morgam Chase because of their EBT cards.
        http://caivn.org/article/2011/02/23/food-stamps-big-money-jp-morgan-chase
        Thanks again Adam! Keep up the great work.
        -Joe in Cali
      One Day After DADT Repeal, Congressman Threatens a Military Draft
        The House Armed Services Committee chairman is warning that further reductions to projected defense spending could make a military career so unattractive that it would force the Pentagon to revive the draft.
        Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., suggested that spending cuts beyond the $350 billion that President Barack Obama and Congress agreed to in the debt accord this past summer could force the military to slash the number of service members, now some 2.3 million, including National Guard and reserves.
        A special bipartisan committee is trying to come up with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts from all government spending. If it fails, or if Congress rejects its proposal, automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion would kick in, with half coming from defense.
        "We also need to understand what it's going to mean to keep an all-volunteer force. Do we want to reinstitute the draft? Some of the cuts we're talking about would take over 200,000 out" McKeon said Monday in an interview with Fox News.
    Devil Weed
      Legal pot THA vs THC
        Hey man, if you use this, I'm anonymous.....
        I wrote you a year or so ago about my ex-girlfriend "flipping-out" on some of this legal pot (spice)... Well because I'm a little fucked up myself, I see a shrink regularly. He told me last meeting that the THA (legal THC) had been undergoing some tests..... He said it was hard to keep up because states outlaw one chemical (like JWH-018), but then the "legal pot" companies just change to another legal chemical...
        Anyway, they've finally got some tests done on some of the legal THC alternatives --- I found this interesting with my ex-gf's case ---- Pot contains hundreds of canabonoids, but a couple of them are anti-psychotics.... The "legal pot" does not contain synthesized versions of these anti-psychotics since they don't get you "high"....
        My shrink says he currently has 3 patients under medical care from "legal pot"..... They just went nuts --- Syd Barrett style.....
        Just FYI,
    Food!
      National Apple Month
        October is National Apple Month! Created to increase apple industry sales, consumer awareness and usage of apples and apple products, National Apple Month is proud to announce its annual display contest for retailers and military commissaries. Participants can vie for up to $14,000 in prizes. Here you'll find all of the 2011 promotion details you need to make sure you or your favorite retailer enters!
    Libya
      First footage of Hana Gaddafi found - Telegraph
        The footage, part of a remarkable series of clips of the Gaddafi family at play while on a camping holiday outside Tripoli in the late 1980s, shows Hana Gaddafi kicking a football and being cuddled by her father.
        It was filmed around three years after the raid on the Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli which Col Gaddafi claimed had killed the young Hana. On the video, other members of the family can be clearly heard calling her by her name.
        The girl in the footage also resembles photographs of an adult woman named Hana Gaddafi whose educational certificates were found in a bedroom in the compound after the fall of the Gaddafi regime.
      French Libya Lessons Learned: Better Targeting, Flexible ROEs, Limits to Armed UAVs
        There were a number of firsts for the French in the operation. This was the first large-scale operation by France working with NATO since rejoining NATO. This was the first use of the Tiger combat helicopter off of the Mistral. This was the first use of a new precision-guided weapon in operations to destroy Libyan armor and other ground equipment (the Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon). And it was the first time the French flew in combat with an Arab partner using an advanced version of the Mirage 2000 for ground strike missions. This was the first use of the new reconnaissance pod on the Rafale, which played a major role in the operations.
    Drone Nation
      FAA Sets Date for Small Unmanned Planes in U.S. Airspace
        Mid-2013 is the latest estimate for when the Federal Aviation Administration will allow operators of small unmanned aerial vehicles to fly in national airspace without having to go through a lengthy bureaucratic certification process, according to an agency official.
        That day can't come soon enough for UAV manufacturers, who want to expand their market beyond the military. Police departments, for example, are keenly interested in using small remotely piloted aircraft to fly over cities. They are quieter, and much less expensive, to operate than a helicopter.
        Rick Prosek, manager of the FAA's unmanned aircraft program office, said a committee to write the proposed rules for operating the aircraft was formed in June.
      Erdogan: US to provide drones to Turkey - JPost - Middle East
        The United States has agreed in principle to deploy US Predator drones on Turkish soil to aid in the fight against Kurdish separatist rebels, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said.
        The US military flies unarmed surveillance Predators based in Iraq and shares images and vital intelligence with Turkey to aid Ankara as it battles Kurdish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels who have camps in northern Iraq.
      New Radars Placed Aboard Unmanned Aircraft on U.S. Borders
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been flying unmanned aerial vehicles on the U.S. border for six years now and the aircraft are in more demand than ever, said the chief of the agencies' aviation office.
        And they are not just for keeping tabs on illegal migrants and drug smugglers.
        The seven Predator B and Reaper class medium altitude, long-endurance UAVs in the CBP fleet have been used by the Drug Enforcement Agency for surveillance and interdictions in the Caribbean, the Forestry Service to detect fires and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to monitor flood damage in the nation's interior, said Michael Kostelnik, CBP assistant commissioner and head of the agency's air and marine office.
        Two new radars are being employed. The first is a SeaVue radar built by Raytheon, which has allowed CBP and the Coast Guard to fly joint missions in the Gulf of Mexico and in the waters around the Bahamas. It has been installed on the new maritime version of the Reaper, called the Guardian.
        CBP is also assisting the Army in testing its experimental Vader radar, which can detect slow moving objects in all weather. It can track multiple dismounted targets such as drug smugglers or illegal migrants.
        "Something that can see through all weather and track people on the ground obviously would have a lot of charm for us," Kostelnik said. "The system is working. It has already proven itself on immigration detection missions on the Southwest border."
    Bank$ters
      A Whole Lotta Nothing: Credit Scores are Bullshit
        A couple years ago as I was getting a credit report from Experian (I was about to buy a new car and wondered where I stood credit-wise), I signed up for one of their monthly tracking features. I justified this waste of money because I'd had a credit card number stolen and wanted to watch my credit records for a while. Over the past year, I've watched my credit score start low and go lower, and I've come to the realization that it's complete bullshit.
      Grübel Resigns at UBS After Adoboli Rogue Trading Scandal - NYTimes.com
        The Swiss banking giant UBS said on Saturday that its chief executive, Oswald J. Grübel, had resigned over a rogue trading scandal that shook the European banking sector and raised new questions about the adequacy of financial regulation.
    "Hikers"
      Hikers & Oman
        Hey,
        Hope you're doing well. Good show, this last one.
        I just had a quick comment about the Oman mediation (being an Omani) for the release of the douchebag captives from Iran, and the payment of their bail.
        I think the report was accurate in that the intentions from Oman's side seeing this is an opportunity to practice some self promotion out of the deal. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that this was at the request of the CIA / State Department, but I have no reason to believe that there was any serious geopolitics/pressuring at play. The only reason I say is that everyone seemingly benefits from this. The CIA gets their kids back, Iran gets to been seen as cooperative, and we get to look like (which we sort of are) a very invested, but firmly non-partisan part to both the US, whom we are aligned with politically, and Iran, who are a major business partner and geological partner. Of course, both parties also get to maintain their negotiation tactics, and political showboating for the media.
        Note : We share the Strat of Huromz with them, which is the mouth to the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council and the 40% of world oil that passes out from them, through us.
        Happy & Distracted Slave.
        Muhammed
    VIDEO
      L BOOGiE (357) - EBT MUSIC VIDEO "THE CARTOON" - [VIDEO]
      Chapter - It's Free Swipe Yo EBT (Explicit) - [VIDEO]
      Try The McGurk Effect! - Horizon: Is Seeing Believing? - BBC Two - [VIDEO]
      [VIDEO] Justice Coin - As Seen On TV Promotions
      PEACEFUL FEMALE PROTESTORS PENNED IN THE STREET AND MACED!- #OccupyWallStreet - [VIDEO]
      [VIDEO] West Wing Week: It's Math | The White House
        Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President signed patent reform into law with the America Invents Act, spoke to the American people on his common-sense proposal-for deficit reduction and traveled to New York City to meet with world leaders and address the United Nations General Assembly before visiting Cincinnati to speak on jobs.--
      [VIDEO] Launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum
        Sept. 22, 2011: Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the official launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
      [VIDEO] Middle East Quartet: Progress for Israeli-Palestinian Talks
        Sept. 23, 2011: Secretary Clinton delivers remarks after the meeting of the Middle East Quartet and their progress on the next potential Israeli-Palestinian talks. (UNTV)
      [VIDEO] IMF Videos - 2011 Annual Meetings Plenary Address by Madame Christine Lagarde
        2011 Annual Meetings Plenary Address by Madame Christine Lagarde
        September 23, 2011
        Categories: Annual and spring meetings | Speeches
        Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
      Meltdown - The men who crashed the world - [VIDEO]
      [VIDEO] Scientists Break The Speed Of Light -Overturns Einstein's 1905 Theory Of Special Relativity -
      IBM Smarter Transportation: Intelligent Transportation Systems With Boeing - [VIDEO]
      Kim Delaney delivers incoherent speech; booted from Philly stage - latimes.com
        "Army Wives" star Kim Delaney got a dishonorable discharge from a Philadelphia event Thursday after barely delivering part of a bizarre and incoherent speech.
        Delaney showed up at the National Constitution Center to honor former Defense secretary Robert Gates. In a gold mini dress (with a super-classy shoulder tattoo), the actress read what seemed to be some military background of her television character from a prompter.-
        Not that Delaney, or any of us, can know for sure -- she barreled through the sentences she could manage to get out. There's video below for those who are curious.
        A clip of the train wreck shows a panel beside the "NYPD Blue" alum looking very uncomfortable, but they didn't have to suffer long. Delaney -- who was born and raised in Philly -- was soon escorted off stage by a producer.
  False Flag
    Operation Mountain Guardian Emergency Exercise | Douglas County Sheriff Newsroom | Douglas County, Colorado
      Operation Mountain Guardian is a terrorism-based, full-scale emergency exercise scheduled to take place in numerous locations in the Denver metro area on Friday, September 23, 2011.- The exercise will involve first responders from 81 different agencies**, will be conducted at ten separate locations and will include loud noises, simulated weapons, smoke, emergency vehicles and other equipment that will be audible and visible throughout the day.
  Gitmo Nation
    NYPD - Volunteer Police
      They are civic-minded men and women who volunteer to assist their local Police Precincts, Housing Police Service Areas, and Transit Districts, by performing uniformed patrol in their communities. They are recruited, trained and equipped by the Police Department. They come from many diverse backgrounds and a myriad of occupations throughout the City, such as computer programmers, mechanics, merchants, nurses, security guards, school teachers, students, etc.-
    Report Highlights Personal Data as New Economic Asset Class | World Economic Forum-Report Highlights Personal Data as New Economic Asset Class
      Personal data is becoming a new economic "asset class", a valuable resource for the 21st century that will touch all aspects of society, according to a report released today by the World Economic Forum. The report, Personal Data: The Emergence of a New Asset Class, finds that, to unlock the full potential of personal data, a balanced ecosystem with increased trust between individuals, government and the private sector is necessary.
      To build such an ecosystem, new frameworks need to be developed giving individuals greater trust, transparency and control over their personal data. The report identifies end user-centricity as a critical determinant in building a personal data ecosystem, recognizing that individual end users are vital in the creation and value exchange of services in the information economy.
    Maryland MVA Trials In-Car Spy System
      The Maryland Motor Vehicle Association is paying drivers to trial an in-vehicle spy system on behalf of a DHS-linked government entity, as the effort to build a surveillance network to constantly monitor Americans' travel patterns picks up pace.
      The system is part of a research project funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a government body that has worked with both Homeland Security and the EPA. The DHS and the NHTSA have also shared administrators at the highest level.
      According to a letter sent to one of our readers by the MVA, drivers are being offered $150 to participate in the program, which involves a "speed warning device" being installed inside the driver's vehicle for a period of 12 weeks.
      The study is a collaborative effort with Westat, a Maryland based corporation that provides "services to agencies of the U.S. Government"
    Spitsvrij - Waarom Spitsvrij?
      Het doel van Spitsvrij is betere doorstroming op de snelwegen A1, A27 en A28. Spitsvrij draagt bij aan de bereikbaarheid van bedrijven en organisaties in de economisch levendige regio Utrecht.
      Met Spitsvrij wordt spitsmijden makkelijk. Spitsvrij biedt deelnemers en deelnemende bedrijven verschillende diensten die het kiezen voor alternatieven om slimmer te werken en te reizen gemakkelijk maken.
      Denk bijvoorbeeld aan op maat gemaakt reisadvies, gemakkelijke carpooldates, actuele wegeninformatie etc. Een compleet overzicht van alle beschikbare diensten vind je op deze website. Als je deelnemer bent of deelnemende werkgever, kun je Spitsvrij-diensten via je persoonlijke webpagina acitveren.
      Spitsvrij komt voort uit het Regionaal Koepelconvenant Mobiliteitsmanagement en heeft met veel werkgevers in de regio al afspraken gemaakt over deelname. Al-ruim 50 werkgevers doen mee!
    H.R. 645 [111th]: National Emergency Centers Establishment Act (GovTrack.us)
      To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.
    Plans For Sex Offender Village In Lake County - News Story - WFTV Orlando
      A Tampa woman is planning to open a village within a Lake County town that would house sex offenders and predators--perhaps hundreds or thousands of them.
      Barbara Farris said the town of Sorrento is a great place to re-locate registered offenders because of its distance from the hustle and bustle of places like Orlando.
      "[It's] far enough from civilization from where they're not around parks and kids," Farris said. "They're not going to be surrounded or have temptations."
      Farris recently started a company called SOS, which is short for Sex Offender Solutions. It provides registered offenders with housing, transportation, jobs and counseling.
  Out There
    Super Sun Blast Fears Put Russian Nuke Plants In Lockdown
      A frightening report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) states that "emergency notices" have gone out to all of Russia's nuclear power plants warning them that a potential "blast" from our Sun could cause "massive power blackouts" and could even result in "spontaneous atomic explosions."
      Prompting this unprecedented warning was our Sun's unleashing of a massive X1.9 solar flare from the behemoth Sunspot 1302 -yesterday, and that is just days away from putting our Earth squarely in its sights, that this FAAE report is blaming for the near total blackout that hit the entire South American nation of Chile within minutes of this event occurring.
    CERN revelations prompt some to question the modelling techniques... now there's ironic (robertleather news feed)
      CERN revelations prompt some to question the modelling techniques... now there's ironic
      Funny how there's a suggestion the code could be faulty, yet nobody dares suggest the same about the Climate Research Unit. Despite code comments to the effect there's been previous serious problems!
    Moon rock found among Bill Clinton's stuff -- Light Years - CNN.com Blogs
      "It's a bit of a mystery solved," said Bobby Roberts of Little Rock's Central Arkansas Library System. "It's kind of like, 'where'd I leave my wallet?' "
      The moon rock is one of 50 so-called Goodwill Moon Rocks brought back aboard Apollo 17 and presented to each of the states. They're unique because they're among the only NASA moon rocks ever given as gifts, says NASA's Louis Parker.
      Another 50 rocks from the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, were also given to the states. One of those is now on display at the Arkansas Museum of Discovery, Roberts said.
      A worker-cataloging-materials from the Clinton governorship was in the middle of going through nearly 2,000 boxes of archived documents when he stumbled upon the priceless artifact.
  Magic Numbers
    QUIZ: Do You Know What These Secret Codes Mean?
      Maybe you're already familiar with a few of these clandestine phrases, but in case you're not, here's a quiz to test your Code Word knowledge.-
    Wayne County | 33 may be dismissed from accused 'underwear bomber' jury pool | The Detroit News
      U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said the 33 people could be dismissed for a variety of reasons, including religion, work schedules, vacation conflicts, economic hardship, family responsibilities and medical reasons.
      In one case, a prospective juror is related to an expert witness who is expected to testify during trial. In all, there are 250 prospective jurors.
  Ministry of Truth
    What Wikileaks Tells Us About Al Jazeera - By Omar Chatriwala | Foreign Policy
      In particular, a newly released cable issued by the U.S. Embassy in Doha and signed by then ambassador Chase Untermeyer, details a meeting between an embassy public affairs official and Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera's director general, in which the latter is said to agree to tone down and remove what the United States terms "disturbing Al Jazeera website content."
      There have been longstanding accusations that Al Jazeera serves as an arm of its host nation's foreign policy, and earlier leaked documents referred to the news organization as "one of Qatar's most valuable political and diplomatic tools," which could be used as "a bargaining tool to repair relationships with other countries." Another document urges Sen. John Kerry to engage the Qatari government on Al Jazeera during a visit to the Gulf country, saying, "there are ample precedents for a bilateral dialogue on Al Jazeera as part of improving bilateral relations."
    Al Jazeera news director, Wadah Khanfar, resigns: GlobalPost
      Al Jazeera's top news director Wadah Khanfar resigned Tuesday after eight years as the network's top executive. The move came after a WikiLeaks cable suggested that Khanfar changed the network's coverage of the Iraq War as a result of U.S. pressure, The New York Times reports.
      He will be replaced by a member of the Qatari royal family. Al Jazeera is a network controlled by Qatar.
    President Obama: "Our Kids Only Get One Shot at a Decent Education" | The White House
      Starting today, the Administration will enable states to request flexibility from specific mandates under No Child Left Behind, in exchange for a real commitment to undertake education reform. This does not mean states will be able to lower their standards or escape accountability.-In fact, if states want more flexibility, they're going to have to set a higher bar for reform and prove that they're serious about preparing students to succeed in today's economy.
    iOwnTheWorld.com >> Blog Archive >> Obama Says 5000 Signatures Gets You His Ear
      The White House has promised to "review and "issue an official response" to any petition that gets more than 5,000 "signatures" in 30 days. And as of this post, five of the twelve most popular petitions on their shiny new petition website concern marijuana and the war on drugs, including the most-signed petition. The White House had to have expected this, right? In January, when the president did a [VIDEO] Q&A, 198 of the top 200 questions (as voted on by users) were about marijuana prohibition. But instead of getting a serious answer about the policies that have led to shockingly high incarceration rates (especially among minorities), we got "LOL stoners," so we wouldn't expect the "official response" to be anything inspiring.
    What The People Want: Abolishment of the TSA and Marijuana Legalization - Forbes
      Three weeks into its launch, there are already eight petitions that will warrant a response from the White House per its own rules. The site appears to have attracted civil libertarians, pro-marijuana advocates, and atheists. The most popular petition with almost 20,000 signatures petitions the gov to "Legalize and Regulate Marijuana in a Manner Similar to Alcohol." The petitioner writes: "Marijuana prohibition has resulted in the arrest of over 20 million Americans since 1965, countless lives ruined and hundreds of billions of tax dollars squandered and yet this policy has still failed to achieve its stated goals of lowering use rates, limiting the drug's access, and creating safer communities. Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol?"
    Scandal #3 For Obama White House... | theulstermanreport.com | Readability
      The issue of LightSquared and the OMB's interest in testimony came to light last week when The Daily Beast reported that Gen. William Shelton, the four-star general in charge of the Air Force Space Command, told House lawmakers in a classified briefing that he felt pressured by the White House to change his testimony on LightSquared. Shelton ultimately rejected the White House suggestions and delivered his own testimony last week.
  Words Matter
    BBC drops Anno Domini and Before Christ to avoid offending non-Christians - Telegraph
      The Corporation's religion website states that it opts for the "religiously neutral" Common Era and Before Common Era, rather than Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) and Before Christ.
      It goes on: "As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is appropriate that we use terms that do not offend or alienate non-Christians."
      But critics said the changes were meaningless because, just like AD and BC, the alternative terms still denote years in relation to the life of Christ
  Vaccine$
    American children born since 2006 recommended to have over 103 vaccines by age 5! (Dr. Jones reports)
      American children born since 2006 recommended to have over 103 vaccines by age 5!
      For those born before 1986 it was only 33. What is the problem? See this video presentation by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny (62 minutes)
    The Paw Print - Bath High School - Whooping Cough Vaccine: In-Effective?
      The vaccine for whooping cough has recently been proven by a preliminary study that it is not as effective as what doctors have hoped. The vaccine is said to only last about three years.
      Middle schools and high schools across California have turned away thousands of students in the fall who hadn't received the typical booster shots that are usually obtained at the age of 11 or 12. The state had a huge increase of whooping cough the previous year; this epidemic caused nearly 91,000 adults to-become ill-and 10 babies to die due to exposure to adults and children who had the illness.
    HPV Vaccine For Boys? CDC Considers Recommending Vaccinations For All
      Previous studies have shown that the HPV vaccine could even have a more powerful effect than simply immunizing males against the disease and protecting women. According to Science Daily, one study showed that giving the vaccine to men could prevent as many as 90 of genital warts cases.
  United $tates of EURO-pe
    China bank stops FX swaps, forwards with some European banks -sources | Reuters
      (Reuters) - A big market-making state bank in China's onshore foreign exchange market has stopped foreign exchange forwards and swaps trading with several European banks due to the unfolding debt crisis in Europe, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
      The European banks include French lenders Societe Generale , Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas .
      "Apart from spot trading, all swaps and forwards trading (with the European banks) have been stopped," one source who is familiar with the matter told Reuters.
      The Chinese state bank, a primary player in China's onshore foreign exchange market, has also stopped trading with UBS AG in the wake of that bank's $2.3 billion loss from a rogue trading scandal.
    Multi-trillion plan to save the eurozone being prepared - Telegraph
      German and French authorities have begun work on a three-pronged strategy behind the scenes amid escalating fears that the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis is spiralling out of control.
      Their aim is to build a "firebreak" around Greece, Portugal and Ireland to prevent the crisis spreading to Italy and Spain, countries considered "too big to bail".
  Biodiversitée
    Solo drivers of low-emission autos fume over fees to use carpool lanes - Los Angeles Times
      The MTA plans to convert carpool lanes on two Los Angeles-area freeways to toll roads, with fees of up to $1.40 a mile for solo drivers of electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles.
      Officials plan to convert 25 miles of carpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways... (Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times)
      September 14, 2011|By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times
      Drivers of electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles enjoy a special perk: They can drive solo in California's carpool lanes.
      But under a controversial plan proposed by local traffic agencies, those drivers will have to pay to use two heavily used carpool lanes that are being converted to toll roads.
  BRIC Bubble
    Brazil's Tariff on China, Others: the Beginning of Something Dangerous? - International Business Times
      Earlier this month, Brazil enacted important tariffs on certain steel products from China.
      China is the largest trade partner of Brazil, which both heavily imports from and exports to China.
      China's biggest trade partner is the European Union.
      Recently, the Eurozone has been hammered by its sovereign debt problems, which are threatening its entire banking system.- Its economy is also dragged by austerity measures.
      For China, it means their customer is struggling.- In response, it's trying to use the possibility of injecting cash in Europe to gain trade and investment regulation concessions.
  Shut Up Slave!
    Food stamps & fast food intel
      Hello Adam,
      I was just listening to the 9/8/11 podcast where you were talking about food stamps at fast food restaurants. I used to work for a community action agency (puke) and one of our programs was the "Food Stamp Outreach Program" (the food stamp program is now called CalFresh). Evidently California under-utilizes the program, so the USDA encourages such states to sign up as many people that qualify as possible.
      I was, unfortunatley, put in charge of the outreach program which was an attempt to sign up as many people who qualify for food stamps as possible. I was sent to training to learn why we should be signing up people, and how to do it more effectively. In the training they told us the same ridiculous statistic you guys mentioned about how $1.00 in benefits generates $1.79 to the local economy. They never really explained how it worked, but they wanted to throw it out there for us to use in case someone questions the program. They also spent a session discussing fast food restaurants accpeting CalFresh benefits and why we should support this. Their argument was that many people on food stamps live near such establishments so that is their most convenient source for food.
      Some people, including myself were not in favor of this, but we were in the minority. I am totally disgusted by the entire program. They continiue to lower the qualifications, and increase the places where benefits can be used. The whole program is a scam backed by the USDA to sell more commodities and receive more subsidies. Guess who else benefits? JP Morgam Chase because of their EBT cards.
      http://caivn.org/article/2011/02/23/food-stamps-big-money-jp-morgan-chase
      Thanks again Adam! Keep up the great work.
      -Joe in Cali
    One Day After DADT Repeal, Congressman Threatens a Military Draft
      The House Armed Services Committee chairman is warning that further reductions to projected defense spending could make a military career so unattractive that it would force the Pentagon to revive the draft.
      Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., suggested that spending cuts beyond the $350 billion that President Barack Obama and Congress agreed to in the debt accord this past summer could force the military to slash the number of service members, now some 2.3 million, including National Guard and reserves.
      A special bipartisan committee is trying to come up with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts from all government spending. If it fails, or if Congress rejects its proposal, automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion would kick in, with half coming from defense.
      "We also need to understand what it's going to mean to keep an all-volunteer force. Do we want to reinstitute the draft? Some of the cuts we're talking about would take over 200,000 out" McKeon said Monday in an interview with Fox News.
  Devil Weed
    Legal pot THA vs THC
      Hey man, if you use this, I'm anonymous.....
      I wrote you a year or so ago about my ex-girlfriend "flipping-out" on some of this legal pot (spice)... Well because I'm a little fucked up myself, I see a shrink regularly. He told me last meeting that the THA (legal THC) had been undergoing some tests..... He said it was hard to keep up because states outlaw one chemical (like JWH-018), but then the "legal pot" companies just change to another legal chemical...
      Anyway, they've finally got some tests done on some of the legal THC alternatives --- I found this interesting with my ex-gf's case ---- Pot contains hundreds of canabonoids, but a couple of them are anti-psychotics.... The "legal pot" does not contain synthesized versions of these anti-psychotics since they don't get you "high"....
      My shrink says he currently has 3 patients under medical care from "legal pot"..... They just went nuts --- Syd Barrett style.....
      Just FYI,
  Food!
    National Apple Month
      October is National Apple Month! Created to increase apple industry sales, consumer awareness and usage of apples and apple products, National Apple Month is proud to announce its annual display contest for retailers and military commissaries. Participants can vie for up to $14,000 in prizes. Here you'll find all of the 2011 promotion details you need to make sure you or your favorite retailer enters!
  Libya
    First footage of Hana Gaddafi found - Telegraph
      The footage, part of a remarkable series of clips of the Gaddafi family at play while on a camping holiday outside Tripoli in the late 1980s, shows Hana Gaddafi kicking a football and being cuddled by her father.
      It was filmed around three years after the raid on the Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli which Col Gaddafi claimed had killed the young Hana. On the video, other members of the family can be clearly heard calling her by her name.
      The girl in the footage also resembles photographs of an adult woman named Hana Gaddafi whose educational certificates were found in a bedroom in the compound after the fall of the Gaddafi regime.
    French Libya Lessons Learned: Better Targeting, Flexible ROEs, Limits to Armed UAVs
      There were a number of firsts for the French in the operation. This was the first large-scale operation by France working with NATO since rejoining NATO. This was the first use of the Tiger combat helicopter off of the Mistral. This was the first use of a new precision-guided weapon in operations to destroy Libyan armor and other ground equipment (the Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon). And it was the first time the French flew in combat with an Arab partner using an advanced version of the Mirage 2000 for ground strike missions. This was the first use of the new reconnaissance pod on the Rafale, which played a major role in the operations.
  Drone Nation
    FAA Sets Date for Small Unmanned Planes in U.S. Airspace
      Mid-2013 is the latest estimate for when the Federal Aviation Administration will allow operators of small unmanned aerial vehicles to fly in national airspace without having to go through a lengthy bureaucratic certification process, according to an agency official.
      That day can't come soon enough for UAV manufacturers, who want to expand their market beyond the military. Police departments, for example, are keenly interested in using small remotely piloted aircraft to fly over cities. They are quieter, and much less expensive, to operate than a helicopter.
      Rick Prosek, manager of the FAA's unmanned aircraft program office, said a committee to write the proposed rules for operating the aircraft was formed in June.
    Erdogan: US to provide drones to Turkey - JPost - Middle East
      The United States has agreed in principle to deploy US Predator drones on Turkish soil to aid in the fight against Kurdish separatist rebels, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said.
      The US military flies unarmed surveillance Predators based in Iraq and shares images and vital intelligence with Turkey to aid Ankara as it battles Kurdish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels who have camps in northern Iraq.
    New Radars Placed Aboard Unmanned Aircraft on U.S. Borders
      U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been flying unmanned aerial vehicles on the U.S. border for six years now and the aircraft are in more demand than ever, said the chief of the agencies' aviation office.
      And they are not just for keeping tabs on illegal migrants and drug smugglers.
      The seven Predator B and Reaper class medium altitude, long-endurance UAVs in the CBP fleet have been used by the Drug Enforcement Agency for surveillance and interdictions in the Caribbean, the Forestry Service to detect fires and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to monitor flood damage in the nation's interior, said Michael Kostelnik, CBP assistant commissioner and head of the agency's air and marine office.
      Two new radars are being employed. The first is a SeaVue radar built by Raytheon, which has allowed CBP and the Coast Guard to fly joint missions in the Gulf of Mexico and in the waters around the Bahamas. It has been installed on the new maritime version of the Reaper, called the Guardian.
      CBP is also assisting the Army in testing its experimental Vader radar, which can detect slow moving objects in all weather. It can track multiple dismounted targets such as drug smugglers or illegal migrants.
      "Something that can see through all weather and track people on the ground obviously would have a lot of charm for us," Kostelnik said. "The system is working. It has already proven itself on immigration detection missions on the Southwest border."
  Bank$ters
    A Whole Lotta Nothing: Credit Scores are Bullshit
      A couple years ago as I was getting a credit report from Experian (I was about to buy a new car and wondered where I stood credit-wise), I signed up for one of their monthly tracking features. I justified this waste of money because I'd had a credit card number stolen and wanted to watch my credit records for a while. Over the past year, I've watched my credit score start low and go lower, and I've come to the realization that it's complete bullshit.
    Grübel Resigns at UBS After Adoboli Rogue Trading Scandal - NYTimes.com
      The Swiss banking giant UBS said on Saturday that its chief executive, Oswald J. Grübel, had resigned over a rogue trading scandal that shook the European banking sector and raised new questions about the adequacy of financial regulation.
  "Hikers"
    Hikers & Oman
      Hey,
      Hope you're doing well. Good show, this last one.
      I just had a quick comment about the Oman mediation (being an Omani) for the release of the douchebag captives from Iran, and the payment of their bail.
      I think the report was accurate in that the intentions from Oman's side seeing this is an opportunity to practice some self promotion out of the deal. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that this was at the request of the CIA / State Department, but I have no reason to believe that there was any serious geopolitics/pressuring at play. The only reason I say is that everyone seemingly benefits from this. The CIA gets their kids back, Iran gets to been seen as cooperative, and we get to look like (which we sort of are) a very invested, but firmly non-partisan part to both the US, whom we are aligned with politically, and Iran, who are a major business partner and geological partner. Of course, both parties also get to maintain their negotiation tactics, and political showboating for the media.
      Note : We share the Strat of Huromz with them, which is the mouth to the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council and the 40% of world oil that passes out from them, through us.
      Happy & Distracted Slave.
      Muhammed
  VIDEO
    L BOOGiE (357) - EBT MUSIC VIDEO "THE CARTOON" - [VIDEO]
    Chapter - It's Free Swipe Yo EBT (Explicit) - [VIDEO]
    Try The McGurk Effect! - Horizon: Is Seeing Believing? - BBC Two - [VIDEO]
    [VIDEO] Justice Coin - As Seen On TV Promotions
    PEACEFUL FEMALE PROTESTORS PENNED IN THE STREET AND MACED!- #OccupyWallStreet - [VIDEO]
    [VIDEO] West Wing Week: It's Math | The White House
      Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President signed patent reform into law with the America Invents Act, spoke to the American people on his common-sense proposal-for deficit reduction and traveled to New York City to meet with world leaders and address the United Nations General Assembly before visiting Cincinnati to speak on jobs.--
    [VIDEO] Launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum
      Sept. 22, 2011: Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the official launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
    [VIDEO] Middle East Quartet: Progress for Israeli-Palestinian Talks
      Sept. 23, 2011: Secretary Clinton delivers remarks after the meeting of the Middle East Quartet and their progress on the next potential Israeli-Palestinian talks. (UNTV)
    [VIDEO] IMF Videos - 2011 Annual Meetings Plenary Address by Madame Christine Lagarde
      2011 Annual Meetings Plenary Address by Madame Christine Lagarde
      September 23, 2011
      Categories: Annual and spring meetings | Speeches
      Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
    Meltdown - The men who crashed the world - [VIDEO]
    [VIDEO] Scientists Break The Speed Of Light -Overturns Einstein's 1905 Theory Of Special Relativity -
    IBM Smarter Transportation: Intelligent Transportation Systems With Boeing - [VIDEO]
    Kim Delaney delivers incoherent speech; booted from Philly stage - latimes.com
      "Army Wives" star Kim Delaney got a dishonorable discharge from a Philadelphia event Thursday after barely delivering part of a bizarre and incoherent speech.
      Delaney showed up at the National Constitution Center to honor former Defense secretary Robert Gates. In a gold mini dress (with a super-classy shoulder tattoo), the actress read what seemed to be some military background of her television character from a prompter.-
      Not that Delaney, or any of us, can know for sure -- she barreled through the sentences she could manage to get out. There's video below for those who are curious.
      A clip of the train wreck shows a panel beside the "NYPD Blue" alum looking very uncomfortable, but they didn't have to suffer long. Delaney -- who was born and raised in Philly -- was soon escorted off stage by a producer.