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    goodhair2012.com
      ITM Adam,
      I¹ve registered a new domain and forwarded to noagendahow.com ­ http://goodhair2012.com. (Here in Texas, we refer to Rick Perry as Gov. ³Good Hair²).
      Looking for a great show today.
      AMF,
      Peter
    hardballwithchrismatthews.com
      I recently purchased hardballwithchrismatthews.com and successfully forwarded it to noagendashow.com. I was going through other shows on fox, msnbc etc. and surprisingly most of the full titles of the shows are not registered. Once I get my paycheck in two days and start to pay off my first of many student loans, I will be sure to forward more of the shows to you guys.
      Adios Mofo,
      Chris Grimm
    podcastofcharacter.com
      The following domain now forward to noagendashow.com:
        € http://podcastofcharacter.com
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      Pat Deery
    zombiecheney.com
      > I¹m glad you guys enjoy http://inthemorningwood.com. I¹m looking forward to repurposing the site for whatever you guys come up with. I recently registered http://zombiecheney.com and forwarded tohttp://noagendashow.com. I can¹t do it this week, but I¹m looking forward to the first major donation towards my knighthood. I am one of the weirdoes that goes back and listens to past shows ­ and I¹ll tell you why we slaves do this. You fuckers consistently have great dialog and banter on THE BEST PODCAST IN THE WORLD and it¹s great to go back to hear the show evolve.
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      > Keep up the good work watching that crap so I don¹t have to (although I find myself watching C-SPAN more now these daysŠ)
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      > Peter (p33t3r in the chatroom)
    douchebagcards.com
      Garrett, from Assist-Tech in Brisbane, QLD, Gitmo Down Under forwarded douchebagcards,com to noagendashow.com
    noagendastealthhelicopter.com
      Adam,
      I listened to your challenge coin/9-11 coin rant from show NA-342. I can't afford to donate a real stealth helicopter, but I have registered noagendastealthhelicopter.com and pointed it at noagendashow.com.
      If you mention it on the show, don't mention me (living in northern Virginia is really spooky). Keep kicking media ass.
      Regards,
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    Drone Nation
      WASP: Army Unmanned UAV Plane Turned Into Hacker's Dream - ABC News
        The age-old theory in warfare is that the best place to be is the high ground, from which you can see and attack your enemies. Richard Perkins and Mike Tassey decided to apply that idea to cyber warfare as well.
        The result was the WASP -- short for Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform. The two men, who say they both have long experience as computer security consultants for the U.S. government, took an Army-surplus drone airplane and turned it into an airborne hacking platform that they say can infiltrate your Wi-Fi network, intercept your cell phone calls, jam radio signals, even hack websites wirelessly. They say it cost them a grand total of $6,200.
      Army Developing Drones That Can Recognize Your Face From a Distance | Popular Science
        It's not enough for the U.S. military to be able to monitor you from afar. The U.S. Army wants its drones to know you through and through, reports Danger Room, and it is imbuing them with the ability to recognize you in a crowd and even to know what you are thinking and feeling. Like a best friend that at any moment might vaporize you with a hellfire missile.
        Of a handful of contracts just handed out by the Army, two are notable for their unique ISR capabilities. One would arm drones with facial recognition software that can remember faces so targets can't disappear into crowds. The other sounds far more unsettling: a human behavior engine capable of stacking informant info against intelligence data against other evidence to predict a person's intent. That's right: the act of determining whether you are friend or foe could be turned over to the machines.
      Updated drones to pinpoint targets sought by Ministry of Defence | UK news | The Guardian
        The Ministry of Defence is seeking to develop a new generation of surveillance systems that will automatically identify people regarded as high-value targets, the Guardian has learned.
        The systems would also be able to automatically tell the difference between vehicles, potentially diminishing the role that humans play in the gathering of intelligence.
        Though the systems could, in theory, give confidence to military planners preparing a strike mission, it will also raise fears about machines being in a position to decide whether and when to use lethal force against an enemy.
    United $tates of EURO-pe
      Don't worry -- Van Rompuy will still participate in the haiku competition : Beyondbrussels.com
        While Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, has cancelled his visit to US and attendance to the UN General Assmebly and IMF meetings, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy is traveling to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly week.
        According to his official calendar Mr. Rompuy will participate at the Haiku competition of the United Nation International School. It's good to know that the president -- at least -- has his priorities in order.
      Greece Runs Out Of Ink, Can't Print Tax Forms. (WT news feed)
        Greece Runs Out Of Ink, Can't Print Tax Forms.
        "The conservative opposition New Democracy party said a shortage of ink had prevented the computerised tax centre at the finance ministry from sending out claims to taxpayers over the last 10 days. There was no response from the finance ministry to the claim."...
      Germany's Love for Greece - NYTimes.com
        No, Germany's real motivation to help Greece is not cash; it's culture. Germans struggle with a national envy. For over 200 years, they have been searching for a missing part of their soul: passion. They find it in the south and covet the loosey-goosey, sun-filled days of their free-wheeling Mediterranean neighbors.
    Wag The Dog
      ITV Gaddafi documentary claimed terrorist footage was videogame (video) (WT news feed)
        ITV Gaddafi documentary claimed terrorist footage was videogame (video)
        The producers of ITV's new investigative current affairs programme, Exposure, face major embarrassment after it was revealed footage they described as an IRA terrorist video made in 1988 was actually taken from a videogame released two years ago.
    Gitmo Nation
      [VIDEO] Inspector May Have Used Pepper Spray on Others, Video Shows - NYTimes.com
        The Web site Daily Kos released a video on Wednesday that appears to show a supervising officer, whom the site identified as Anthony Bologna, pointing his canister at a videographer and shooting a stream of pepper spray.
        The police did not immediately respond to questions about the second episode. And it was not immediately clear if what was recorded in the video took place before or after the use of pepper spray against a group of women on East 12th Street in Manhattan.
      Secret memo reveals which telecoms store your data the longest
        The nation's major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to a newly released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America's largest telecoms.
        Michael Cerwonka, wired.com
        The single-page Department of Justice document, "Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers," (PDF) is a guide for law enforcement agencies looking to get information--like customer IP addresses, call logs, text messages and web surfing habits--out of US telecom companies, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.
        The document, marked "Law Enforcement Use Only" and dated August 2010, illustrates there are some significant differences in how long carriers retain your data.
        Verizon, for example, keeps a list of everyone you've exchanged text messages with for the past year, according to the document. -But -T-Mobile stores the same data up to five years. It's 18 months for Sprint, and-seven years for AT&T.
        That makes Verizon appear to have the most privacy-friendly policy. Except that Verizon is alone in retaining the actual contents of text messages. It allegedly stores the messages for five days, while T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint don't store them at all.
      Loc-Aid: The Biggest Location Service Provider No One Has Heard Of
        San Francisco-based Loc-Aid has a huge network and a vast array of partners. You probably have not heard of it. Part of that is because a lot of Loc-Aid's clients do not want you to know where they get their location data. Loc-Aid is now ready to step out of the shadows and become a go-to resource for developers looking to add location data to their mobile applications.
        Loc-Aid calls itself location as a service. It sits between the cellular carriers and developers and aggregates location from one and pushes it through an API to the other. During an interview with CEO Rip Gerber recently, I drew a picture to help me understand exactly what Loc-Aid does. Bear with me, I am not exactly an artist.
      Leadership
        Jeffrey Glass
        Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
        Currently, Jeffrey Glass is a Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures. Prior to joining Bain Capital Ventures, Jeffrey was President & CEO of m-Qube, Inc. a Bain Capital portfolio company acquired by VeriSign. Earlier, Jeff served as the Founder and President of Transactive Solutions, Chief Operating Officer of Travelers/NETPlus, and a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. In addition, in 2006, Jeffrey was voted Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" in New England and was also named to the Boston Business Journal's "40 under 40" list.-Jeffrey received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Amherst College.
      NYT: Global protests share scorn for democracy - World news - The New York Times - msnbc.com
        They are taking to the streets, in part, because they have little faith in the ballot box.
          Only on msnbc.com
            GM's OnStar service raises privacy alarms
            Tainted cantaloupe likely gone; more illness expected
            After abuse, shattered smiles bring shame, stigma
            'Sister' cons woman out of $2,000 on Facebook
            Yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire is a $199 Android tablet
            Fresh data show economy still has a pulse
            Knox trial reaches dramatic pinnacle
        "Our parents are grateful because they're voting," said Marta Solanas, 27, referring to older Spaniards' decades spent under the Franco dictatorship. "We're the first generation to say that voting is worthless."
        Economics have been one driving force, with growing income inequality, high unemployment and recession-driven cuts in social spending breeding widespread malaise. Alienation runs especially deep in Europe, with boycotts and strikes that, in London and Athens, erupted into violence.
      The Department of Homeland Security's New HQ is an Abandoned Insane Asylum | Public Intelligence
        Five miles southeast of the gleaming Capitol dome, on a scenic bluff overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, the future office of the secretary of Homeland Security sits boarded up and abandoned.
        Four years ago, U.S. officials announced plans to renovate the dilapidated, castle-like structure --opened in 1855 as the Government Hospital for the Insane -- to anchor Washington's largest construction project since the Pentagon was built 70 years ago.
        The goal was to unite on a single campus the 22 agencies that were stitched together to form the Department of Homeland Security after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
        But the $3.4-billion headquarters project stalled as Congress tried to cut the federal deficit. Lawmakers debated this month whether the nation could afford such a massive home-improvement project, and the House has voted to eliminate the funding in next year's budget.
        As a result, Homeland Security employees remain scattered through more than 35 offices around Washington. Janet Napolitano, their boss, works from a former Navy radar facility that has all the comforts of a barracks. Plus, in traffic, she's a good 40 minutes from the White House.
      Text of H.R.1540 as Referred in Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
        H.R.1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
        To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
      BBC - BBC One Programmes - Bang Goes the Theory, Series 5, Episode 7
      BBC News - EC to test broadband performance across member states
        The European Commission is launching a major new study of broadband performance across Europe.
        The project, led by measurement firm SamKnows, aims to give a clear picture of speeds and reliability of net services in all member states.
        ISPs, regulators and consumers will have access to the results when they are completed.
        The European Commission is seeking 10,000 volunteers for the project.
        Volunteers will be sent a small device - known as the whitebox - which will plug into their home internet connection.
      SamKnows - Building a broadband measurement solution for Europe and America
        Faced with the need to produce industrial quantities of magic boxes for a variety of ISPs and government clients, SamKnows developed a technology which can popular manufacturers' routers into a SamKnows-enabled measurement device. This concept is still based around Sam's original recipe of tests, although Sam -- and now his team of professional programmers -- have made numerous improvements to his original 'bedroom version'.
        The first router manufacturer to launch a SamKnows enabled device is Netgear. SamKnows is currently working with other device manufacturers worldwide to make the tests available on other devices.
      US net neutrality rules finalized, in effect November 20
        Get ready, America--net neutrality finally comes to the Internet on November 20, 2011.
        That's the plan, at least. The FCC has just filed its final "open Internet" rules (PDF) with the Federal Register, which will publish them tomorrow and make them official. The rules go into effect on November 20, nearly a year after they were passed over Republican opposition on a 3-2 vote. (One of the FCC Commissioners who voted against the rules now works for Comcast.)
    Ministry of Truth
      Microsoft, Red Cross and UN sucked into global news fixing row - Media, News - The Independent
        Microsoft has been sucked into the row surrounding a London-based media company currently under investigation by broadcasters for making editorial programmes without declaring it had a commercial relationship with some of those it featured.
        Both the BBC and the US-owned broadcaster CNBC are investigating FBC Media following an investigation by The Independent which showed it had made numerous factual programmes about Malaysia after being allocated millions of pounds by the country's government to promote it.
        This newspaper has evidence that Microsoft was "guaranteed" coverage on a flagship programme which FBC was commissioned to make for CNBC -- which is screened in Britain -- for a major launch that the global technology company was planning in Europe. CNBC recently suspended the show, World Business, pending the outcome of its investigation.
      Obama Administration Fights to Keep bin Laden Death Photos Secret | TheBlaze.com
        In a response late Monday to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group seeking the imagery, Justice Department attorneys said the CIA has located 52 photographs and video recordings. But they argued the images of the deceased bin Laden are classified and are being withheld from the public to avoid inciting violence against Americans overseas and compromising secret systems and techniques used by the CIA and the military.
      Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control (WT news feed)
        Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control
        Voting machines used by as many as a quarter of American voters heading to the polls in 2012 can be hacked with just $10.50 in parts and an 8th grade science education, according to computer science and security experts at the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Argonne National...
      Al-Qaida calls on Ahmadinejad to end 9/11 conspiracy theories | World news | guardian.co.uk
        Terrorist organisation's magazine reportedly says it is 'ridiculous' for Iran's president to blame the attacks on the US government
      Mexican attorney general demands explanation on Operation Fast and Furious | AHN
        Mexico's attorney general is demanding an explanation from the United States as evidence grows the Obama administration was more deeply involved in Operation Fast and Furious than top officials admitted in previous statements.
      NPR Finally reports on OccupyWallstreet
      Days Of Rage Target California Banks & CEOs | TheBlaze.com
        Unlike the protests in Lower Manhattan this week, the radicals are actually planning to bring their intimidation to the homes of the CEOs. On Tuesday and Wednesday, bank executives will have to be concerned for the safety of their families as protesters are being invited/directed to "visit a Wall Street Executive At Home." The "more info" section of the post also includes the following statement;
          Wall Street executives are destroying our neighborhoods. We'll be visiting the home of a prominent Wall Street executive and his/her neighbors to tell them "Its time for Wall Street Banks to Pay"
        That does not exactly sound like a friendly gathering.
        And what about the expressed threats to neighbors? "We'll be visiting the home of a prominent Wall Street executive and his/her neighbors to tell THEM 'It's time for Wall Street Banks to Pay'
        The threat of vandalism is also part of the plans for the protests as one of the scheduled events for October 5th is called "Taking Trash To The Bank"
      Obama Yawning statement
        Hey Adam,
        last week you were wondering about Obama using the term "yawning deficit".
        In german you can say "gähnende Leere" which can be translated as yawning emptiness.
        Maybe he has german speechwriters ;)
        All the best,
        Thomas
      'Occupy Wall Street' Coverage Update : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
        The "Occupy Wall Street" protests have persisted into this week, so the newsroom has decided to include a segment on tonight's All Things Considered.
      Obama delivers remarks at fundraiser in Los Angeles | TheBlaze.com
        "It's gotten tough. ... Here's the thing, I never promised you easy. If you wanted easy you would not have campaigned for Barrack Hussein Obama," Obama said. "But what I said was if you are willing to stick with me, hang in there, I was positive we could achieve our dreams. America has been through tougher times."
        A handful of notables attended the event, including Danny DeVito, Jack Black, will.i.am, Eva Longoria and Jamie Foxx.
      Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
        We asked the newsroom to explain their editorial decision. Executive editor for news Dick Meyer came back: "The recent protests on Wall Street did not involve large numbers of people, prominent people, a great disruption or an especially clear objective."
    Libya
      Special Report: How to win business in Libya | Reuters
        French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron received a heroes' welcome last week when they became the first western leaders to visit since Gaddafi's ouster. Interim leader Abdel Jalil said the rebels' allies could expect preferential treatment in return for their help.
        It was a clear signal that countries which had not backed the NATO bombing campaign, including Russia, China and Germany, or which were slow to denounce Gaddafi, like Italy, stand to lose out.
        But if French and British politicians are tallying up the contracts, business executives are leaving little to chance. Foreign companies withdrew from Libya at the outset of the NATO bombing campaign; sanctions imposed on Gaddafi's regime since February have added to the difficulty of doing business.
    Biodiversitée
      Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> CIA Operating Global Warming Center For Some Unknown Reason...
        (Judicial Watch) -- Most Americans may not know that the government agency responsible for providing national security data to the nation's senior policymakers, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), operates a special center dedicated to global warming.
        That's because the CIA doesn't want anyone to know what goes on in its two-year-old Center on Climate Change and National Security. So the exclusive unit, led by "senior specialists," operates under a cloak of secrecy that rejects all public-records requests, despite President Obama's promise to run a transparent government.
        When the center was launched in 2009, the CIA said it would not address the science of climate change but rather the national security impact of phenomena such as desertification, rising sea levels, population shifts and heightened competition for natural resources. The new division was touted as an important tool that would bring together in a single place expertise on an important national security topic; the effect environmental factors can have on political, economic and social stability overseas.
      Video analysis and scene replication suggests that Al Gore's Climate Reality Project fabricated their Climate 101 video "Simple Experiment" | Watts Up With That?
        It has been over a week now since the Gore-a-thon aka "24 hours of climate reality". The front page of the Climate Reality Project has changed from "live mode" to offering clips of video shown during the 24 hour presentation. Note the circled video on the front page below Mr. Gore. I've discovered that by watching carefully it reveals an "inconvenient truth" of the worst kind.
      Piranhas Be Dammed: Feisty Fish Attack 100 in Brazil
        Piranhas took a bite of at least 100 swimmers at a beach in Brazil last weekend. The attacks happened at Calf Dam (Barragem do Bezerro), not far from big city Teresina in Brazil's Piauˆ‚ state.
        Authorities suspect that the fish have attacked humans because the piranha population has exploded at a rate much faster than fish lower on the food chain. Piranhas attack humans when they're under some kind of pressure, like hunger, especially if their population has increased too much.
    Shut Up Slave!
      Zelfdovende sigaret wordt verplicht - De Standaard
        Vanaf 17 november mogen alleen nog zelfdovende sigaretten worden verkocht, een Europese regel voor meer brandveiligheid. De eerste pakjes liggen nu al in de winkel. Rokers hebben het al ondervonden: die sigaretten gaan sneller uit.
      European Parliament wants a ban on alcohol for inexperienced drivers
        For professional drivers and inexperienced drivers should be across the European Union a total ban on alcohol use apply. This is one of more than one hundred measures that the European Parliament proposes that the number of fatalities to be reduced.
      Lawsuit: Obama visit caused $676K in airport damage - Boston Business Journal
        Obama landed at the field on April 1, 2010, so Obama could visit an emergency bunker in the state.
        Marlborough Airport Properties Inc. states in its complaint that prior to the visit, the squadron that runs the Marine One helicopter -- the designation given to any helicopter carrying the president --established that the aircraft would not damage the tarmac. Indeed, the suit states, the helicopter "did not cause any property damage to the runway."
        "However," the suit continues, "ground vehicles brought onto the airport by or under the Secret Service, such as, but not limited to, a 'foam truck,' which weighs approximately 44,000 pounds, (were) negligently driven onto the airport and proximately caused property damage in an amount of $676,048.13."
    Techno Experts
      Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites * The Register
        At the Ekoparty security conference in Buenos Aires later this week, researchers Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo plan to demonstrate proof-of-concept code called BEAST, which is short for Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS. The stealthy piece of JavaScript works with a network sniffer to decrypt encrypted cookies a targeted website uses to grant access to restricted user accounts. The exploit works even against sites that use HSTS, or HTTP Strict Transport Security, which prevents certain pages from loading unless they're protected by SSL.
      NIS admits to packet tapping Gmail : National : Home
        The NIS went on to explain, "[Some Korean citizens] systematically attempt so-called 'cyber asylum,' in ways such as using foreign mail services (Gmail, Hotmail) that lie beyond the boundaries of Korea's investigative authority, making packet tapping an inevitable measure for dealing with this."
        The NIS asserted the need to tap Gmail when applying to a court of law for permission to also use communication restriction measures [packet tapping]. The court, too, accepted the NIS's request at the time and granted permission for packet tapping.
        Unlike normal communication tapping methods, packet tapping is a technology that allows a real-time view of all content coming and going via the Internet. It opens all packets of a designated user that are transmitted via the Internet. This was impossible in the early days of the Internet, but monitoring and vetting of desired information only from among huge amounts of packet information became possible with the development of "deep packet inspection" technology. Deep packet inspection technology is used not only for censorship, but also in marketing such as custom advertising on Gmail and Facebook.
      Software Uses Supercomputer to Predict Revolutions | Geekosystem
        Predicting and monitoring civil unrest isn't the only potential for this kind of program. In another test, a similar analysis of articles was found to provide the approximate location of Osama bin Laden, using only articles available before his capture. While the results were not specific enough to have justified a raid, they did highlight an area in which he was ultimately found.
    $hadow Puppet Theatre
      Crony Socialism: Obama Gives $737 Million to Solar Firm Linked to the Pelosi Clan | The Gateway Pundit
        It's as if Solyndra never happened. The Obama Administration is giving $737 million to a Tonopah Solar, a subsidiary of California-based SolarReserve. PCG is an investment partner with SolarReserve. Nancy Pelosi's brother-in-law happens to be the number two man at PCG.
      Cain | Paul | Federal Reserve | The Daily Caller
        Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain makes it clear in his new book that Texas Rep. Ron Paul's supporters annoy him with their "stupid" questions about the Federal Reserve.
      Leading Strategies For Trading | Leadingtrader.com
        Conclusion
        One of my biggest regrets is that I did not make as much money as I should have done in the crash of 2008. I did not do too badly though. I managed to capture the most of that year's trends. But I got sucked into the "fear" and the "waiting for the news" B.S. that everybody else was getting sucked into.
        I made a promise to myself: never again! That year taught me to stick to my trading plan and just trade the nice trends like a good trader.
        That is exactly what I am waiting for this year and next year as well. If a global recession is heading our way, then that is an opportunity. It is an opportunity not just for me but for everybody, including you, dear reader.
        Don't get fooled by the fear of everyone else. Always remember the words of Warren Buffet: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful".
        Did this article help you? What are your own views on it? Let me know by leaving me a comment below, even if you disagree with me.
      About Alessio Rastani | Leadingtrader.com
        I am an experienced stock market trader, speaker and mentor. I have had the privilege of being trained and mentored by some of the world's greatest traders.
        Apart from trading, I have always loved teaching and public speaking. Which is why I also speak at seminars and teach people the methods of my mentors. I have a strong foundation in US and UK stocks, using precision timing and tools for entering and exiting the markets.
        My belief is that anyone who wants to improve their income and achieve success in life, cannot afford to ignore learning how to trade. The problem is that most people are under the illusion that they either can do it themselves by reading books, or that they need someone to give them a "share tip". Both these approaches are flawed. Books can be useful but nobody is going to give away their trading secrets in a book. As for tips -- tips are for waiters!
        To be successful in trading or investing you need to apply a PROVEN STRATEGY and have a POSITIVE MINDSET. A proven strategy need not be complicated, but actually very simple. But the strategy must teach you when to BUY and when to SELL.
      BBC financial expert Alessio Rastani: 'I'm an attention seeker not a trader' - Telegraph
        In the interview Mr Rastani described himself as an independent trader. Elsewhere he claims he's an "investment speaker". Instead of operating from a plush office in Canary Wharf Mr Rastani works and lives with his partner Anita Eader in a £200,000 semi in Bexleyheath, south London. The house, complete with a mortgage from Royal Bank of Scotland, belongs to her not him.
      BBC News - Trader was not a hoaxer, says BBC
        A financial trader who appeared on the BBC was not a hoaxer, the broadcaster has said after doubt was cast on his credentials.
        It issued a statement after Twitter users suggested that Alessio Rastani was not a trader.
        "We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview... was a hoax," the BBC said.
        In the interview, Mr Rastani said traders "dream of recessions".
      leadingtrader.com
      Social Q&A Site Sharecare And Healthline Announce Partnership On Health Search Services | TechCrunch
        The doctors on the site (including Dr. Oz) aren't providing diagnoses, of course, but they do answer more fact-based health related questions, like "what does collagen do?" or "how does laser teeth whitening work?" There are also online communities where users can track topics and interests of their own, and connect with others.
        Healthline Networks has raised $50 million in funding, mainly from strategic investors including Aetna, GE/NBC Peacock Fund, Investor Growth Capital, Kaiser Permanente, Reed Elsevier, U.S. News & World Report and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
        Sharecare, meanwhile, is partnered with Oprah's Harpo Studios, as well as HSW International, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications. The site benefits from on-air mentions made during the Doctor Oz TV show, which are expected to increase with the new product rollout.
    EQ Machines
      Rising Volcanic Activity Prompts Evacuations On El Hierro, The Canary Islands - Irish Weather Online
        Fears are growing that the El Hierro volcano in The Canary Islands could soon erupt after seismic activity beneath the island increased dramatically during Tuesday and Wednesday.
        Over 150 earthquakes were recorded on the smallest of the Canary Islands during Tuesday prompting officials to evacuate some local residents, shut El Hierro's main tunnel, and close local schools.
        At least 20 earthquakes, exceeding magnitude 3.0 on the Richter Scale, have been felt by local residents during the last 24 hours. The most recent earthquake, which measured 3.4 magnitude, was recorded just off the southern tip of the island at 07:04 am Wednesday.
    Food!
      Cantaloupe death toll hits 14, worst in a decade - Health - Food safety - msnbc.com
        As many as 14 people may be dead in a still-widening outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes, according to a tally of state health officials' counts.
      New food bill in New Zealand takes away human right to grow food - InvestmentWatch -- The best source of news, analysis, and intelligent discussion
        I was shocked to learn from a friend on the weekend that a new Food Bill is being brought in here in New Zealand. The new bill will make it a privilege and not a right to grow food.
        I find two aspects of this bill alarming. The first is the scope and impact the new bill has, and secondly that it has all happened so quietly. There has been VERY little media coverage, on a bill which promises to jeopardise the future food security of the country.
      After illness outbreak, FDA warns of oysters distributed to 23 states - latimes.com
        The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday afternoon warned consumers not to eat oysters harvested from Washington state's Hood Canal Area 4 between Aug. 30 and Sept. 19. The oysters are suspected of carrying vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, and are believed to be the cause of an outbreak of illness in as many as five consumers to date.
    Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      A Passenger Airplane Basically Flew Upside Down Because of a Dumb Pilot (Updated)
        Here's what happened: the co-pilot mistook the rudder trim knob for the cockpit door lock switch so when he "opened the door" for his captain, he actually caused the jet to roll and drop 1,900 meters in 30 seconds. According to internal investigations, "the narrow-body aircraft continued to roll until it reached 131.7 degrees to the left, leaving it almost belly-up. Its nose pointed down as much as 35 degrees at one point."
    Bank$ters
      IRS Shows Continued Progress on International Tax Evasion
        "By any measure, we are in the middle of an unprecedented period for our global international tax enforcement efforts," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. "We have pierced international bank secrecy laws, and we are making a serious dent in offshore tax evasion."
    Out There
      Earth in cross-hairs of huge solar storm caused by sunspot 1302 | Mail Online
        A sunspot, 62,000 miles across - so big it would dwarf the Earth - is releasing gigantic solar flares that could in theory wreak havoc with electrical communications ranging from handheld electronics such as iPhones to sections of the power grid.
        Nasa has detected two X-class solar eruptions from 1302 -- the most extreme possible -- in the past week. One that occurred on September 24 produced an amazing light show over England last night -- but it's far from over, as the sunspot isn't yet directly aligned with Earth.
        NASA experts have said 'anything electrical' can be affected by such activity.
      Alaska Minatour launch
        A nuclear missile being launched out of Alaska in a few minutes, but has a military satellite on it.
        http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/live-watch-kodiak-rocket-launch
        live link to watch the missile take off at 7:49am Alaska time.
        well, this missile is the same type model that carries nuclear war heads. But they are saying a satellite is going to come from it. This is happening the same day there is a "mock" Def con 1 drill in Denver - missile out of Alaska and Def con 1 means "nuclear war imminent". there has never been a Def Con 1 drill before in history. Now..... why launch a real nuclear missile the same day?
        http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-kodiak-rocket-satellite-launch-set-for-tuesday-20110926,0,4920932.story
        the September launch calls for using a Minotaur IV rocket, used by the Air Force to deliver nuclear weapons.
        things are just plain weird right now. What is going on and what psych ops are they accomplishing right now?
        Including Denver Airspace being shut down for a period of time today.
        the satellite will provide American combat commanders around the globe with "an additional outlet for data transmission and communications on the move," the Navy says. In other words, the satellite could allow military forces to be coordinated without having to position and point on-the-ground antennas.
      URGENT!!!!!!!COMET ELENIN seen in HAWAII SKY from LAB and its huge!!!!!!TIMELapse - ufohunterorguk
    Magic Numbers
      Is The SEC Telling Us Something? Schapiro To Cut Global Circuit Breaker Thresholds By 33% | ZeroHedge
        Remember the below chart which we are so fond of posting on Zero Hedge occasionally? Well, it will have to be redone very soon, because the SEC has just submitted a proposal for public comment to cut market-wide circuit breakers in half from the current thresholds of 10%, 20% and 30%, by 33%. And if the SEC is actually proactively looking at something such as marketwide circuit breakers, a glaring admission that vol is about to surge, but not quite enough to actually trigger the 30% market collapse needed for a full day market halt, then all hell must be about to break loose.
    VIDEO
      [VIDEO] TV news interrupted as protests continue in Greece | euronews, world news
        Students protesting higher education reform have sabotaged a Greek state TV news bulletin, bursting into the studio during a live broadcast.
        The programme was quickly pulled off the air and the uninvited guests denied the chance to voice their grievances on screen.
      [VIDEO] Farage: Is the euro crisis affecting your credibility, Mr Juncker?
      [VIDEO] "Man-in-the-Middle" Remote Attack on Diebold Touch-screen Voting Machine by Argonne National Lab -
        A disturbing new attack on a Diebold touch-screen voting system, as created and demonstrated by Argonne National Lab's Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT). Allows votes to be changed remotely, without requiring any knowledge of, or any change to, the voting system's software. Little more than $10.50 for parts (another $15 for the optional remote control, allowing access from up to half a mile a way), and an 8th grade science lab education is just about all that's needed to change the vote of any voter without detection.
      [VIDEO] Greek austerity measures go on, so do protests | euronews, world news
        Some protesters built a mock gallows outside the Greek parliament on Tuesday. A graphic illustration of how angry some of them are at a deeply unpopular property tax forced through parliament.
      [VIDEO] Barroso urges economic union in face of euro crisis | euronews, world news
        "For the euro area to be credible -- and this is not only the message of the federalists, this is the message of the markets -- we need a truly community approach. We need to really integrate the euro area, we need to complete the monetary union with a real economic union," he said.
      [VIDEO] TERRA NOVA - Preview #1 from Series Premiere "Genesis" MON 9/26
        Don't miss all-new episodes of TERRA NOVA, MON at 8/7c on FOX!
      [VIDEO] Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> Cornel West Urgest Leftist Protesting Capitalism To Call For "Revolution" Against The "Elite"...
        Something ironic about an Ivy League Princeton professor railing against the "elite."
      [VIDEO] BBC Science Propaganda In Action
        This video is posted for the purpose of education and academic critique and not infringement. It is therefore covered under fair use.
        Intended to show how the message that radiation is safe, and therefore body scanners are safe.
      [VIDEO] Inspector May Have Used Pepper Spray on Others, Video Shows - NYTimes.com
        The Web site Daily Kos released a video on Wednesday that appears to show a supervising officer, whom the site identified as Anthony Bologna, pointing his canister at a videographer and shooting a stream of pepper spray.
        The police did not immediately respond to questions about the second episode. And it was not immediately clear if what was recorded in the video took place before or after the use of pepper spray against a group of women on East 12th Street in Manhattan.
      [VIDEO] Barrack Obama Fundraiser: Heckler Interrupts Speech Calling Obama "Anti-Christ"
        A heckler interrupted a fundraiser speech for President Obama by shouting, "The Christian God is the only and only true living God. The creator of heaven and the universe. Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is the son of God! 'You're the antichrist!'"
      [VIDEO] DRONES on Nikita!
        Drones in the good ol' US of A. It's coming.
      [VIDEO] New Democratic Revolution Rising Against Euro-(Supra)Nationalism - Farage
      [VIDEO]ITV use fake videogame footage, claim its authentic IRA video shooting down chopper - YouTube
      [VIDEO] 9:22 mins Putting America Back to Work, Putting America Back to Work - President Obama and Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner address the state of America's economy linkedin_i...
      [VIDEO] "Please Raise My Taxes" - YouTube
      [VIDEO] The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Political Comedy - Fake News | Comedy Central
        Exclusive - Ron Paul Extended Interview Pt. 2
        Ron Paul believes the war on drugs is a violation of Americans' civil liberties and trusts that people can make their own choices without government regulation. (05:39)
      [VIDEO] Occupy Wall Street Media Hoax Goes Down in Flames | Verum Serum
        A student named Robert Stephens sat in the street in front of the Chase Bank building in Manhattan. Police asked him to move and demanded to be arrested. He shouted that he was furious at Chase because they foreclosed on his parents home. The arrest was widely reported, here's Reuters:
          "That's the bank that took my mother's home," said Stephens, a law student, before being handcuffed.
      [VIDEO] Gold Stupidity -
      [VIDEO] Osama bin Laden staat op uit de dood - FILM - PAROOL
        Twee duikers vinden het stoffelijk overschot van Osama bin Laden op de bodem van de oceaan. Het jonge stel neemt het lijk mee naar boven en komen zo tot de gruwelijke ontdekking dat de terroristenleider nog niet helemaal dood is.
        Dit is het schokkende begin van een 11.000 dollar kostende trailer van de (nog niet gemaakte) horrorfilm 'Zombin Laden, The Axis of Evil Dead'.
        Met de opmerkelijke clip is de Franse filmmaker Clement Deneux een van de favorieten om de Franse filmwedstrijd 'Panic! Cinema' te winnen.
      [VIDEO] Analyst: $1 Trillion In Hidden Losses At German Banks - BlackListedNews.com
        With Deutsche Bank skirting by at greater than 50:1 leverage, this should not be a surprise. French banks should be assumed to be hiding similar losses.
      [VIDEO] New gaffe: Obama confuses Jews with janitors - latimes.com
        If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew, uh, as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that with a badge of honor. I have no problem with that.
      [VIDEO] The NYPD Has Air-to-Air Capability | Defense Tech
        The weapon, which the department has had for four years, is stored in an NYPD safe and is deployed only for "special occasions," such as when the president is in town, the sources added.
      [VIDEO] BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: "The Collapse Is Coming...And Goldman Rules The World" | ZeroHedge
        In an interview on BBC News this morning that left the hosts gob-smacked (google it... it is the BBC after all), Alessio Rastani outlines in a mere three-and-a-half-minutes what we all know and most ignore. While the whole interview is worth watching, the money shot for us was "This economic crisis is like a cancer, if you just wait and wait hoping it is going to go away, just like a cancer it is going to grow and it will be too late!".
  Drone Nation
    WASP: Army Unmanned UAV Plane Turned Into Hacker's Dream - ABC News
      The age-old theory in warfare is that the best place to be is the high ground, from which you can see and attack your enemies. Richard Perkins and Mike Tassey decided to apply that idea to cyber warfare as well.
      The result was the WASP -- short for Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform. The two men, who say they both have long experience as computer security consultants for the U.S. government, took an Army-surplus drone airplane and turned it into an airborne hacking platform that they say can infiltrate your Wi-Fi network, intercept your cell phone calls, jam radio signals, even hack websites wirelessly. They say it cost them a grand total of $6,200.
    Army Developing Drones That Can Recognize Your Face From a Distance | Popular Science
      It's not enough for the U.S. military to be able to monitor you from afar. The U.S. Army wants its drones to know you through and through, reports Danger Room, and it is imbuing them with the ability to recognize you in a crowd and even to know what you are thinking and feeling. Like a best friend that at any moment might vaporize you with a hellfire missile.
      Of a handful of contracts just handed out by the Army, two are notable for their unique ISR capabilities. One would arm drones with facial recognition software that can remember faces so targets can't disappear into crowds. The other sounds far more unsettling: a human behavior engine capable of stacking informant info against intelligence data against other evidence to predict a person's intent. That's right: the act of determining whether you are friend or foe could be turned over to the machines.
    Updated drones to pinpoint targets sought by Ministry of Defence | UK news | The Guardian
      The Ministry of Defence is seeking to develop a new generation of surveillance systems that will automatically identify people regarded as high-value targets, the Guardian has learned.
      The systems would also be able to automatically tell the difference between vehicles, potentially diminishing the role that humans play in the gathering of intelligence.
      Though the systems could, in theory, give confidence to military planners preparing a strike mission, it will also raise fears about machines being in a position to decide whether and when to use lethal force against an enemy.
  United $tates of EURO-pe
    Don't worry -- Van Rompuy will still participate in the haiku competition : Beyondbrussels.com
      While Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, has cancelled his visit to US and attendance to the UN General Assmebly and IMF meetings, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy is traveling to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly week.
      According to his official calendar Mr. Rompuy will participate at the Haiku competition of the United Nation International School. It's good to know that the president -- at least -- has his priorities in order.
    Greece Runs Out Of Ink, Can't Print Tax Forms. (WT news feed)
      Greece Runs Out Of Ink, Can't Print Tax Forms.
      "The conservative opposition New Democracy party said a shortage of ink had prevented the computerised tax centre at the finance ministry from sending out claims to taxpayers over the last 10 days. There was no response from the finance ministry to the claim."...
    Germany's Love for Greece - NYTimes.com
      No, Germany's real motivation to help Greece is not cash; it's culture. Germans struggle with a national envy. For over 200 years, they have been searching for a missing part of their soul: passion. They find it in the south and covet the loosey-goosey, sun-filled days of their free-wheeling Mediterranean neighbors.
  Wag The Dog
    ITV Gaddafi documentary claimed terrorist footage was videogame (video) (WT news feed)
      ITV Gaddafi documentary claimed terrorist footage was videogame (video)
      The producers of ITV's new investigative current affairs programme, Exposure, face major embarrassment after it was revealed footage they described as an IRA terrorist video made in 1988 was actually taken from a videogame released two years ago.
  Gitmo Nation
    [VIDEO] Inspector May Have Used Pepper Spray on Others, Video Shows - NYTimes.com
      The Web site Daily Kos released a video on Wednesday that appears to show a supervising officer, whom the site identified as Anthony Bologna, pointing his canister at a videographer and shooting a stream of pepper spray.
      The police did not immediately respond to questions about the second episode. And it was not immediately clear if what was recorded in the video took place before or after the use of pepper spray against a group of women on East 12th Street in Manhattan.
    Secret memo reveals which telecoms store your data the longest
      The nation's major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to a newly released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America's largest telecoms.
      Michael Cerwonka, wired.com
      The single-page Department of Justice document, "Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers," (PDF) is a guide for law enforcement agencies looking to get information--like customer IP addresses, call logs, text messages and web surfing habits--out of US telecom companies, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.
      The document, marked "Law Enforcement Use Only" and dated August 2010, illustrates there are some significant differences in how long carriers retain your data.
      Verizon, for example, keeps a list of everyone you've exchanged text messages with for the past year, according to the document. -But -T-Mobile stores the same data up to five years. It's 18 months for Sprint, and-seven years for AT&T.
      That makes Verizon appear to have the most privacy-friendly policy. Except that Verizon is alone in retaining the actual contents of text messages. It allegedly stores the messages for five days, while T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint don't store them at all.
    Loc-Aid: The Biggest Location Service Provider No One Has Heard Of
      San Francisco-based Loc-Aid has a huge network and a vast array of partners. You probably have not heard of it. Part of that is because a lot of Loc-Aid's clients do not want you to know where they get their location data. Loc-Aid is now ready to step out of the shadows and become a go-to resource for developers looking to add location data to their mobile applications.
      Loc-Aid calls itself location as a service. It sits between the cellular carriers and developers and aggregates location from one and pushes it through an API to the other. During an interview with CEO Rip Gerber recently, I drew a picture to help me understand exactly what Loc-Aid does. Bear with me, I am not exactly an artist.
    Leadership
      Jeffrey Glass
      Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
      Currently, Jeffrey Glass is a Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures. Prior to joining Bain Capital Ventures, Jeffrey was President & CEO of m-Qube, Inc. a Bain Capital portfolio company acquired by VeriSign. Earlier, Jeff served as the Founder and President of Transactive Solutions, Chief Operating Officer of Travelers/NETPlus, and a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. In addition, in 2006, Jeffrey was voted Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" in New England and was also named to the Boston Business Journal's "40 under 40" list.-Jeffrey received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Amherst College.
    NYT: Global protests share scorn for democracy - World news - The New York Times - msnbc.com
      They are taking to the streets, in part, because they have little faith in the ballot box.
        Only on msnbc.com
          GM's OnStar service raises privacy alarms
          Tainted cantaloupe likely gone; more illness expected
          After abuse, shattered smiles bring shame, stigma
          'Sister' cons woman out of $2,000 on Facebook
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          Fresh data show economy still has a pulse
          Knox trial reaches dramatic pinnacle
      "Our parents are grateful because they're voting," said Marta Solanas, 27, referring to older Spaniards' decades spent under the Franco dictatorship. "We're the first generation to say that voting is worthless."
      Economics have been one driving force, with growing income inequality, high unemployment and recession-driven cuts in social spending breeding widespread malaise. Alienation runs especially deep in Europe, with boycotts and strikes that, in London and Athens, erupted into violence.
    The Department of Homeland Security's New HQ is an Abandoned Insane Asylum | Public Intelligence
      Five miles southeast of the gleaming Capitol dome, on a scenic bluff overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, the future office of the secretary of Homeland Security sits boarded up and abandoned.
      Four years ago, U.S. officials announced plans to renovate the dilapidated, castle-like structure --opened in 1855 as the Government Hospital for the Insane -- to anchor Washington's largest construction project since the Pentagon was built 70 years ago.
      The goal was to unite on a single campus the 22 agencies that were stitched together to form the Department of Homeland Security after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
      But the $3.4-billion headquarters project stalled as Congress tried to cut the federal deficit. Lawmakers debated this month whether the nation could afford such a massive home-improvement project, and the House has voted to eliminate the funding in next year's budget.
      As a result, Homeland Security employees remain scattered through more than 35 offices around Washington. Janet Napolitano, their boss, works from a former Navy radar facility that has all the comforts of a barracks. Plus, in traffic, she's a good 40 minutes from the White House.
    Text of H.R.1540 as Referred in Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
      H.R.1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
      To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
    BBC - BBC One Programmes - Bang Goes the Theory, Series 5, Episode 7
    BBC News - EC to test broadband performance across member states
      The European Commission is launching a major new study of broadband performance across Europe.
      The project, led by measurement firm SamKnows, aims to give a clear picture of speeds and reliability of net services in all member states.
      ISPs, regulators and consumers will have access to the results when they are completed.
      The European Commission is seeking 10,000 volunteers for the project.
      Volunteers will be sent a small device - known as the whitebox - which will plug into their home internet connection.
    SamKnows - Building a broadband measurement solution for Europe and America
      Faced with the need to produce industrial quantities of magic boxes for a variety of ISPs and government clients, SamKnows developed a technology which can popular manufacturers' routers into a SamKnows-enabled measurement device. This concept is still based around Sam's original recipe of tests, although Sam -- and now his team of professional programmers -- have made numerous improvements to his original 'bedroom version'.
      The first router manufacturer to launch a SamKnows enabled device is Netgear. SamKnows is currently working with other device manufacturers worldwide to make the tests available on other devices.
    US net neutrality rules finalized, in effect November 20
      Get ready, America--net neutrality finally comes to the Internet on November 20, 2011.
      That's the plan, at least. The FCC has just filed its final "open Internet" rules (PDF) with the Federal Register, which will publish them tomorrow and make them official. The rules go into effect on November 20, nearly a year after they were passed over Republican opposition on a 3-2 vote. (One of the FCC Commissioners who voted against the rules now works for Comcast.)
  Ministry of Truth
    Microsoft, Red Cross and UN sucked into global news fixing row - Media, News - The Independent
      Microsoft has been sucked into the row surrounding a London-based media company currently under investigation by broadcasters for making editorial programmes without declaring it had a commercial relationship with some of those it featured.
      Both the BBC and the US-owned broadcaster CNBC are investigating FBC Media following an investigation by The Independent which showed it had made numerous factual programmes about Malaysia after being allocated millions of pounds by the country's government to promote it.
      This newspaper has evidence that Microsoft was "guaranteed" coverage on a flagship programme which FBC was commissioned to make for CNBC -- which is screened in Britain -- for a major launch that the global technology company was planning in Europe. CNBC recently suspended the show, World Business, pending the outcome of its investigation.
    Obama Administration Fights to Keep bin Laden Death Photos Secret | TheBlaze.com
      In a response late Monday to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group seeking the imagery, Justice Department attorneys said the CIA has located 52 photographs and video recordings. But they argued the images of the deceased bin Laden are classified and are being withheld from the public to avoid inciting violence against Americans overseas and compromising secret systems and techniques used by the CIA and the military.
    Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control (WT news feed)
      Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control
      Voting machines used by as many as a quarter of American voters heading to the polls in 2012 can be hacked with just $10.50 in parts and an 8th grade science education, according to computer science and security experts at the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Argonne National...
    Al-Qaida calls on Ahmadinejad to end 9/11 conspiracy theories | World news | guardian.co.uk
      Terrorist organisation's magazine reportedly says it is 'ridiculous' for Iran's president to blame the attacks on the US government
    Mexican attorney general demands explanation on Operation Fast and Furious | AHN
      Mexico's attorney general is demanding an explanation from the United States as evidence grows the Obama administration was more deeply involved in Operation Fast and Furious than top officials admitted in previous statements.
    NPR Finally reports on OccupyWallstreet
    Days Of Rage Target California Banks & CEOs | TheBlaze.com
      Unlike the protests in Lower Manhattan this week, the radicals are actually planning to bring their intimidation to the homes of the CEOs. On Tuesday and Wednesday, bank executives will have to be concerned for the safety of their families as protesters are being invited/directed to "visit a Wall Street Executive At Home." The "more info" section of the post also includes the following statement;
        Wall Street executives are destroying our neighborhoods. We'll be visiting the home of a prominent Wall Street executive and his/her neighbors to tell them "Its time for Wall Street Banks to Pay"
      That does not exactly sound like a friendly gathering.
      And what about the expressed threats to neighbors? "We'll be visiting the home of a prominent Wall Street executive and his/her neighbors to tell THEM 'It's time for Wall Street Banks to Pay'
      The threat of vandalism is also part of the plans for the protests as one of the scheduled events for October 5th is called "Taking Trash To The Bank"
    Obama Yawning statement
      Hey Adam,
      last week you were wondering about Obama using the term "yawning deficit".
      In german you can say "gähnende Leere" which can be translated as yawning emptiness.
      Maybe he has german speechwriters ;)
      All the best,
      Thomas
    'Occupy Wall Street' Coverage Update : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
      The "Occupy Wall Street" protests have persisted into this week, so the newsroom has decided to include a segment on tonight's All Things Considered.
    Obama delivers remarks at fundraiser in Los Angeles | TheBlaze.com
      "It's gotten tough. ... Here's the thing, I never promised you easy. If you wanted easy you would not have campaigned for Barrack Hussein Obama," Obama said. "But what I said was if you are willing to stick with me, hang in there, I was positive we could achieve our dreams. America has been through tougher times."
      A handful of notables attended the event, including Danny DeVito, Jack Black, will.i.am, Eva Longoria and Jamie Foxx.
    Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
      We asked the newsroom to explain their editorial decision. Executive editor for news Dick Meyer came back: "The recent protests on Wall Street did not involve large numbers of people, prominent people, a great disruption or an especially clear objective."
  Libya
    Special Report: How to win business in Libya | Reuters
      French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron received a heroes' welcome last week when they became the first western leaders to visit since Gaddafi's ouster. Interim leader Abdel Jalil said the rebels' allies could expect preferential treatment in return for their help.
      It was a clear signal that countries which had not backed the NATO bombing campaign, including Russia, China and Germany, or which were slow to denounce Gaddafi, like Italy, stand to lose out.
      But if French and British politicians are tallying up the contracts, business executives are leaving little to chance. Foreign companies withdrew from Libya at the outset of the NATO bombing campaign; sanctions imposed on Gaddafi's regime since February have added to the difficulty of doing business.
  Biodiversitée
    Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> CIA Operating Global Warming Center For Some Unknown Reason...
      (Judicial Watch) -- Most Americans may not know that the government agency responsible for providing national security data to the nation's senior policymakers, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), operates a special center dedicated to global warming.
      That's because the CIA doesn't want anyone to know what goes on in its two-year-old Center on Climate Change and National Security. So the exclusive unit, led by "senior specialists," operates under a cloak of secrecy that rejects all public-records requests, despite President Obama's promise to run a transparent government.
      When the center was launched in 2009, the CIA said it would not address the science of climate change but rather the national security impact of phenomena such as desertification, rising sea levels, population shifts and heightened competition for natural resources. The new division was touted as an important tool that would bring together in a single place expertise on an important national security topic; the effect environmental factors can have on political, economic and social stability overseas.
    Video analysis and scene replication suggests that Al Gore's Climate Reality Project fabricated their Climate 101 video "Simple Experiment" | Watts Up With That?
      It has been over a week now since the Gore-a-thon aka "24 hours of climate reality". The front page of the Climate Reality Project has changed from "live mode" to offering clips of video shown during the 24 hour presentation. Note the circled video on the front page below Mr. Gore. I've discovered that by watching carefully it reveals an "inconvenient truth" of the worst kind.
    Piranhas Be Dammed: Feisty Fish Attack 100 in Brazil
      Piranhas took a bite of at least 100 swimmers at a beach in Brazil last weekend. The attacks happened at Calf Dam (Barragem do Bezerro), not far from big city Teresina in Brazil's Piauˆ‚ state.
      Authorities suspect that the fish have attacked humans because the piranha population has exploded at a rate much faster than fish lower on the food chain. Piranhas attack humans when they're under some kind of pressure, like hunger, especially if their population has increased too much.
  Shut Up Slave!
    Zelfdovende sigaret wordt verplicht - De Standaard
      Vanaf 17 november mogen alleen nog zelfdovende sigaretten worden verkocht, een Europese regel voor meer brandveiligheid. De eerste pakjes liggen nu al in de winkel. Rokers hebben het al ondervonden: die sigaretten gaan sneller uit.
    European Parliament wants a ban on alcohol for inexperienced drivers
      For professional drivers and inexperienced drivers should be across the European Union a total ban on alcohol use apply. This is one of more than one hundred measures that the European Parliament proposes that the number of fatalities to be reduced.
    Lawsuit: Obama visit caused $676K in airport damage - Boston Business Journal
      Obama landed at the field on April 1, 2010, so Obama could visit an emergency bunker in the state.
      Marlborough Airport Properties Inc. states in its complaint that prior to the visit, the squadron that runs the Marine One helicopter -- the designation given to any helicopter carrying the president --established that the aircraft would not damage the tarmac. Indeed, the suit states, the helicopter "did not cause any property damage to the runway."
      "However," the suit continues, "ground vehicles brought onto the airport by or under the Secret Service, such as, but not limited to, a 'foam truck,' which weighs approximately 44,000 pounds, (were) negligently driven onto the airport and proximately caused property damage in an amount of $676,048.13."
  Techno Experts
    Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites * The Register
      At the Ekoparty security conference in Buenos Aires later this week, researchers Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo plan to demonstrate proof-of-concept code called BEAST, which is short for Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS. The stealthy piece of JavaScript works with a network sniffer to decrypt encrypted cookies a targeted website uses to grant access to restricted user accounts. The exploit works even against sites that use HSTS, or HTTP Strict Transport Security, which prevents certain pages from loading unless they're protected by SSL.
    NIS admits to packet tapping Gmail : National : Home
      The NIS went on to explain, "[Some Korean citizens] systematically attempt so-called 'cyber asylum,' in ways such as using foreign mail services (Gmail, Hotmail) that lie beyond the boundaries of Korea's investigative authority, making packet tapping an inevitable measure for dealing with this."
      The NIS asserted the need to tap Gmail when applying to a court of law for permission to also use communication restriction measures [packet tapping]. The court, too, accepted the NIS's request at the time and granted permission for packet tapping.
      Unlike normal communication tapping methods, packet tapping is a technology that allows a real-time view of all content coming and going via the Internet. It opens all packets of a designated user that are transmitted via the Internet. This was impossible in the early days of the Internet, but monitoring and vetting of desired information only from among huge amounts of packet information became possible with the development of "deep packet inspection" technology. Deep packet inspection technology is used not only for censorship, but also in marketing such as custom advertising on Gmail and Facebook.
    Software Uses Supercomputer to Predict Revolutions | Geekosystem
      Predicting and monitoring civil unrest isn't the only potential for this kind of program. In another test, a similar analysis of articles was found to provide the approximate location of Osama bin Laden, using only articles available before his capture. While the results were not specific enough to have justified a raid, they did highlight an area in which he was ultimately found.
  $hadow Puppet Theatre
    Crony Socialism: Obama Gives $737 Million to Solar Firm Linked to the Pelosi Clan | The Gateway Pundit
      It's as if Solyndra never happened. The Obama Administration is giving $737 million to a Tonopah Solar, a subsidiary of California-based SolarReserve. PCG is an investment partner with SolarReserve. Nancy Pelosi's brother-in-law happens to be the number two man at PCG.
    Cain | Paul | Federal Reserve | The Daily Caller
      Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain makes it clear in his new book that Texas Rep. Ron Paul's supporters annoy him with their "stupid" questions about the Federal Reserve.
    Leading Strategies For Trading | Leadingtrader.com
      Conclusion
      One of my biggest regrets is that I did not make as much money as I should have done in the crash of 2008. I did not do too badly though. I managed to capture the most of that year's trends. But I got sucked into the "fear" and the "waiting for the news" B.S. that everybody else was getting sucked into.
      I made a promise to myself: never again! That year taught me to stick to my trading plan and just trade the nice trends like a good trader.
      That is exactly what I am waiting for this year and next year as well. If a global recession is heading our way, then that is an opportunity. It is an opportunity not just for me but for everybody, including you, dear reader.
      Don't get fooled by the fear of everyone else. Always remember the words of Warren Buffet: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful".
      Did this article help you? What are your own views on it? Let me know by leaving me a comment below, even if you disagree with me.
    About Alessio Rastani | Leadingtrader.com
      I am an experienced stock market trader, speaker and mentor. I have had the privilege of being trained and mentored by some of the world's greatest traders.
      Apart from trading, I have always loved teaching and public speaking. Which is why I also speak at seminars and teach people the methods of my mentors. I have a strong foundation in US and UK stocks, using precision timing and tools for entering and exiting the markets.
      My belief is that anyone who wants to improve their income and achieve success in life, cannot afford to ignore learning how to trade. The problem is that most people are under the illusion that they either can do it themselves by reading books, or that they need someone to give them a "share tip". Both these approaches are flawed. Books can be useful but nobody is going to give away their trading secrets in a book. As for tips -- tips are for waiters!
      To be successful in trading or investing you need to apply a PROVEN STRATEGY and have a POSITIVE MINDSET. A proven strategy need not be complicated, but actually very simple. But the strategy must teach you when to BUY and when to SELL.
    BBC financial expert Alessio Rastani: 'I'm an attention seeker not a trader' - Telegraph
      In the interview Mr Rastani described himself as an independent trader. Elsewhere he claims he's an "investment speaker". Instead of operating from a plush office in Canary Wharf Mr Rastani works and lives with his partner Anita Eader in a £200,000 semi in Bexleyheath, south London. The house, complete with a mortgage from Royal Bank of Scotland, belongs to her not him.
    BBC News - Trader was not a hoaxer, says BBC
      A financial trader who appeared on the BBC was not a hoaxer, the broadcaster has said after doubt was cast on his credentials.
      It issued a statement after Twitter users suggested that Alessio Rastani was not a trader.
      "We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview... was a hoax," the BBC said.
      In the interview, Mr Rastani said traders "dream of recessions".
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    Social Q&A Site Sharecare And Healthline Announce Partnership On Health Search Services | TechCrunch
      The doctors on the site (including Dr. Oz) aren't providing diagnoses, of course, but they do answer more fact-based health related questions, like "what does collagen do?" or "how does laser teeth whitening work?" There are also online communities where users can track topics and interests of their own, and connect with others.
      Healthline Networks has raised $50 million in funding, mainly from strategic investors including Aetna, GE/NBC Peacock Fund, Investor Growth Capital, Kaiser Permanente, Reed Elsevier, U.S. News & World Report and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
      Sharecare, meanwhile, is partnered with Oprah's Harpo Studios, as well as HSW International, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications. The site benefits from on-air mentions made during the Doctor Oz TV show, which are expected to increase with the new product rollout.
  EQ Machines
    Rising Volcanic Activity Prompts Evacuations On El Hierro, The Canary Islands - Irish Weather Online
      Fears are growing that the El Hierro volcano in The Canary Islands could soon erupt after seismic activity beneath the island increased dramatically during Tuesday and Wednesday.
      Over 150 earthquakes were recorded on the smallest of the Canary Islands during Tuesday prompting officials to evacuate some local residents, shut El Hierro's main tunnel, and close local schools.
      At least 20 earthquakes, exceeding magnitude 3.0 on the Richter Scale, have been felt by local residents during the last 24 hours. The most recent earthquake, which measured 3.4 magnitude, was recorded just off the southern tip of the island at 07:04 am Wednesday.
  Food!
    Cantaloupe death toll hits 14, worst in a decade - Health - Food safety - msnbc.com
      As many as 14 people may be dead in a still-widening outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes, according to a tally of state health officials' counts.
    New food bill in New Zealand takes away human right to grow food - InvestmentWatch -- The best source of news, analysis, and intelligent discussion
      I was shocked to learn from a friend on the weekend that a new Food Bill is being brought in here in New Zealand. The new bill will make it a privilege and not a right to grow food.
      I find two aspects of this bill alarming. The first is the scope and impact the new bill has, and secondly that it has all happened so quietly. There has been VERY little media coverage, on a bill which promises to jeopardise the future food security of the country.
    After illness outbreak, FDA warns of oysters distributed to 23 states - latimes.com
      The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday afternoon warned consumers not to eat oysters harvested from Washington state's Hood Canal Area 4 between Aug. 30 and Sept. 19. The oysters are suspected of carrying vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, and are believed to be the cause of an outbreak of illness in as many as five consumers to date.
  Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
    A Passenger Airplane Basically Flew Upside Down Because of a Dumb Pilot (Updated)
      Here's what happened: the co-pilot mistook the rudder trim knob for the cockpit door lock switch so when he "opened the door" for his captain, he actually caused the jet to roll and drop 1,900 meters in 30 seconds. According to internal investigations, "the narrow-body aircraft continued to roll until it reached 131.7 degrees to the left, leaving it almost belly-up. Its nose pointed down as much as 35 degrees at one point."
  Bank$ters
    IRS Shows Continued Progress on International Tax Evasion
      "By any measure, we are in the middle of an unprecedented period for our global international tax enforcement efforts," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. "We have pierced international bank secrecy laws, and we are making a serious dent in offshore tax evasion."
  Out There
    Earth in cross-hairs of huge solar storm caused by sunspot 1302 | Mail Online
      A sunspot, 62,000 miles across - so big it would dwarf the Earth - is releasing gigantic solar flares that could in theory wreak havoc with electrical communications ranging from handheld electronics such as iPhones to sections of the power grid.
      Nasa has detected two X-class solar eruptions from 1302 -- the most extreme possible -- in the past week. One that occurred on September 24 produced an amazing light show over England last night -- but it's far from over, as the sunspot isn't yet directly aligned with Earth.
      NASA experts have said 'anything electrical' can be affected by such activity.
    Alaska Minatour launch
      A nuclear missile being launched out of Alaska in a few minutes, but has a military satellite on it.
      http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/live-watch-kodiak-rocket-launch
      live link to watch the missile take off at 7:49am Alaska time.
      well, this missile is the same type model that carries nuclear war heads. But they are saying a satellite is going to come from it. This is happening the same day there is a "mock" Def con 1 drill in Denver - missile out of Alaska and Def con 1 means "nuclear war imminent". there has never been a Def Con 1 drill before in history. Now..... why launch a real nuclear missile the same day?
      http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-kodiak-rocket-satellite-launch-set-for-tuesday-20110926,0,4920932.story
      the September launch calls for using a Minotaur IV rocket, used by the Air Force to deliver nuclear weapons.
      things are just plain weird right now. What is going on and what psych ops are they accomplishing right now?
      Including Denver Airspace being shut down for a period of time today.
      the satellite will provide American combat commanders around the globe with "an additional outlet for data transmission and communications on the move," the Navy says. In other words, the satellite could allow military forces to be coordinated without having to position and point on-the-ground antennas.
    URGENT!!!!!!!COMET ELENIN seen in HAWAII SKY from LAB and its huge!!!!!!TIMELapse - ufohunterorguk
  Magic Numbers
    Is The SEC Telling Us Something? Schapiro To Cut Global Circuit Breaker Thresholds By 33% | ZeroHedge
      Remember the below chart which we are so fond of posting on Zero Hedge occasionally? Well, it will have to be redone very soon, because the SEC has just submitted a proposal for public comment to cut market-wide circuit breakers in half from the current thresholds of 10%, 20% and 30%, by 33%. And if the SEC is actually proactively looking at something such as marketwide circuit breakers, a glaring admission that vol is about to surge, but not quite enough to actually trigger the 30% market collapse needed for a full day market halt, then all hell must be about to break loose.
  VIDEO
    [VIDEO] TV news interrupted as protests continue in Greece | euronews, world news
      Students protesting higher education reform have sabotaged a Greek state TV news bulletin, bursting into the studio during a live broadcast.
      The programme was quickly pulled off the air and the uninvited guests denied the chance to voice their grievances on screen.
    [VIDEO] Farage: Is the euro crisis affecting your credibility, Mr Juncker?
    [VIDEO] "Man-in-the-Middle" Remote Attack on Diebold Touch-screen Voting Machine by Argonne National Lab -
      A disturbing new attack on a Diebold touch-screen voting system, as created and demonstrated by Argonne National Lab's Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT). Allows votes to be changed remotely, without requiring any knowledge of, or any change to, the voting system's software. Little more than $10.50 for parts (another $15 for the optional remote control, allowing access from up to half a mile a way), and an 8th grade science lab education is just about all that's needed to change the vote of any voter without detection.
    [VIDEO] Greek austerity measures go on, so do protests | euronews, world news
      Some protesters built a mock gallows outside the Greek parliament on Tuesday. A graphic illustration of how angry some of them are at a deeply unpopular property tax forced through parliament.
    [VIDEO] Barroso urges economic union in face of euro crisis | euronews, world news
      "For the euro area to be credible -- and this is not only the message of the federalists, this is the message of the markets -- we need a truly community approach. We need to really integrate the euro area, we need to complete the monetary union with a real economic union," he said.
    [VIDEO] TERRA NOVA - Preview #1 from Series Premiere "Genesis" MON 9/26
      Don't miss all-new episodes of TERRA NOVA, MON at 8/7c on FOX!
    [VIDEO] Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> Cornel West Urgest Leftist Protesting Capitalism To Call For "Revolution" Against The "Elite"...
      Something ironic about an Ivy League Princeton professor railing against the "elite."
    [VIDEO] BBC Science Propaganda In Action
      This video is posted for the purpose of education and academic critique and not infringement. It is therefore covered under fair use.
      Intended to show how the message that radiation is safe, and therefore body scanners are safe.
    [VIDEO] Inspector May Have Used Pepper Spray on Others, Video Shows - NYTimes.com
      The Web site Daily Kos released a video on Wednesday that appears to show a supervising officer, whom the site identified as Anthony Bologna, pointing his canister at a videographer and shooting a stream of pepper spray.
      The police did not immediately respond to questions about the second episode. And it was not immediately clear if what was recorded in the video took place before or after the use of pepper spray against a group of women on East 12th Street in Manhattan.
    [VIDEO] Barrack Obama Fundraiser: Heckler Interrupts Speech Calling Obama "Anti-Christ"
      A heckler interrupted a fundraiser speech for President Obama by shouting, "The Christian God is the only and only true living God. The creator of heaven and the universe. Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is God! Jesus Christ is the son of God! 'You're the antichrist!'"
    [VIDEO] DRONES on Nikita!
      Drones in the good ol' US of A. It's coming.
    [VIDEO] New Democratic Revolution Rising Against Euro-(Supra)Nationalism - Farage
    [VIDEO]ITV use fake videogame footage, claim its authentic IRA video shooting down chopper - YouTube
    [VIDEO] 9:22 mins Putting America Back to Work, Putting America Back to Work - President Obama and Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner address the state of America's economy linkedin_i...
    [VIDEO] "Please Raise My Taxes" - YouTube
    [VIDEO] The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Political Comedy - Fake News | Comedy Central
      Exclusive - Ron Paul Extended Interview Pt. 2
      Ron Paul believes the war on drugs is a violation of Americans' civil liberties and trusts that people can make their own choices without government regulation. (05:39)
    [VIDEO] Occupy Wall Street Media Hoax Goes Down in Flames | Verum Serum
      A student named Robert Stephens sat in the street in front of the Chase Bank building in Manhattan. Police asked him to move and demanded to be arrested. He shouted that he was furious at Chase because they foreclosed on his parents home. The arrest was widely reported, here's Reuters:
        "That's the bank that took my mother's home," said Stephens, a law student, before being handcuffed.
    [VIDEO] Gold Stupidity -
    [VIDEO] Osama bin Laden staat op uit de dood - FILM - PAROOL
      Twee duikers vinden het stoffelijk overschot van Osama bin Laden op de bodem van de oceaan. Het jonge stel neemt het lijk mee naar boven en komen zo tot de gruwelijke ontdekking dat de terroristenleider nog niet helemaal dood is.
      Dit is het schokkende begin van een 11.000 dollar kostende trailer van de (nog niet gemaakte) horrorfilm 'Zombin Laden, The Axis of Evil Dead'.
      Met de opmerkelijke clip is de Franse filmmaker Clement Deneux een van de favorieten om de Franse filmwedstrijd 'Panic! Cinema' te winnen.
    [VIDEO] Analyst: $1 Trillion In Hidden Losses At German Banks - BlackListedNews.com
      With Deutsche Bank skirting by at greater than 50:1 leverage, this should not be a surprise. French banks should be assumed to be hiding similar losses.
    [VIDEO] New gaffe: Obama confuses Jews with janitors - latimes.com
      If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew, uh, as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that with a badge of honor. I have no problem with that.
    [VIDEO] The NYPD Has Air-to-Air Capability | Defense Tech
      The weapon, which the department has had for four years, is stored in an NYPD safe and is deployed only for "special occasions," such as when the president is in town, the sources added.
    [VIDEO] BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: "The Collapse Is Coming...And Goldman Rules The World" | ZeroHedge
      In an interview on BBC News this morning that left the hosts gob-smacked (google it... it is the BBC after all), Alessio Rastani outlines in a mere three-and-a-half-minutes what we all know and most ignore. While the whole interview is worth watching, the money shot for us was "This economic crisis is like a cancer, if you just wait and wait hoping it is going to go away, just like a cancer it is going to grow and it will be too late!".