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    Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
        The safe and efficient movement of goods across our nation is critical for our businesses
      [VIDEO] - Trains Good, Planes Bad, Whoo Whoo! Exploring government sponsored propaganda
    2TTH
      Mubarak suffers reported heart attack while facing Egypt's corruption claims | World news | The Guardian
        Ousted Egyptian president receiving hospital treatment in Sharm El Sheikh after subpoenas issued to him and his sons
      22TH? - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak taken to hospital. (robertleather news feed)
        22TH? - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak taken to hospital.
        Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been taken to hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh. Mr Mubarak, 82, stood down on 11 February following an 18-day popular uprising against his rule. He had been reported to be in bad health but AIDES HAD DENIED THIS. He has been summoned by the...
      One crash leads to another - Pilot accused of wanting to kill Farrage and CAA investigator
        Adams is currently in court charged with threatening to kill Farage and a CAA investigator.
        The BBC reported that a man calling himself Justin Adams told a police officer, "I now have a 9mm pistol, I've got the means - I will take them out and then myself", in a recording played to the court.
      British banker William Hart plunges to death from roof of Singapore hotel. (w.tromp news feed)
        British banker William Hart plunges to death from roof of Singapore hotel.
        Police have described the case as 'mysterious'. In a statement, they said: 'Police received a call informing us that a person is believed to have fallen from height from a building located along Collyer Quay, into the waters of Marina Bay.
    BiodiversitŽe
      UN document would give 'Mother Earth' same rights as humans. (w.tromp news feed)
        UN document would give 'Mother Earth' same rights as humans.
        Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans having just passed a domestic law that does the same for bugs, trees and all other natural things in the South American country.
      BBC's climate message - DO AS YOU ARE TOLD... (robertleather news feed)
        BBC's climate message - DO AS YOU ARE TOLD...
        "But if the scientific picture is getting worse, as soundings at the EGU would indicate... what then? Do the politics reflect the new urgency that science appears to be generating? And if not, can they be reformed so they do" - You don't agree. YOU need to change.
      Penn State whitewashed ClimateGate - Confirmed to Senate Offices (robertleather news feed)
        Penn State whitewashed ClimateGate - Confirmed to Senate Offices
        A federal government inspector general has revealed prima facie proof that the so-called independent inquiries widely if implausibly described as clearing the ClimateGate principals of wrongdoing were, in fact, whitewashes. This has been confirmed to Senate offices. It will not...
      STONERS are DESTROYING the PLANET The Register
        Evan Mills, who works at Lawrence Livermore Labs but conducted the study in his own time, estimates that indoor pot growing accounts for 1 per cent of energy usage in the United States, with each spliff representing two pounds of CO2 emission. Heavy.
      Fortis Bank Lost Almost $105 Million on Carbon VAT Fraud, Tijd Reports. (w.tromp news feed)
        Fortis Bank Lost Almost $105 Million on Carbon VAT Fraud, Tijd Reports.
        Fortis Bank NV, the Belgian banking unit of BNP Paribas (BNP) SA, fell victim to tax fraudsters and lost more than 72 million euros ($104.5 million) in 2009 after buying emission-permits from a criminal organization, De Tijd newspaper reported, without saying where it got the...
      School deceived by carbon neutral scheme (w.tromp news feed)
        School deceived by carbon neutral scheme
        A Sydney school thought to have become the first in the world to go ''carbon neutral'' by saving a Malaysian rainforest from logging appears to have been deceived by carbon offset company shift2neutral.
      Bloomberg and Bill Clinton Merge Climate Groups. (bertb news feed)
        Bloomberg and Bill Clinton Merge Climate Groups.
        The newly combined organization is expected to have a budget of about $15 million and a staff of 70. The group will have main offices in New York, Los Angeles and London. Mr. Clinton and Mr. Bloomberg will each control the appointment of three board members.
      California is expanding its carbon-trading program to 3 Canadian provinces. (w.tromp news feed)
        California is expanding its carbon-trading program to 3 Canadian provinces.
        California officials announced Tuesday that the state will expand its newly adopted carbon-trading program to three Canadian provinces, creating the largest regional cap-and-trade system in North America.
      Nitrogen pollution 'costs EU up to £280bn a year'. (w.tromp news feed)
        Nitrogen pollution 'costs EU up to Â£280bn a year'.
        The study by 200 European experts says reactive nitrogen contributes to air pollution, fuels climate change and is estimated to shorten the life of the average resident by six months.
      : World Bank carbon trading scheme gets backing from UK Government (w.tromp news feed)
        World Bank carbon trading scheme gets backing from UK Government
        The Government's contribution of £7 million to the World Bank's Partnership for Market Readiness joins financial support from the European Commission, Germany, Norway, Australia and the US.
      EU to Propose Carbon Tax on Fuels (bertb news feed)
        EU to Propose Carbon Tax on Fuels
        The EU next week will propose taxing transport and heating fuels according to their greenhouse-gas emissions as well as their energy content, introducing a climate-change component in EU tax rules for the first time.
      Disney caught up in carbon offsetting controversy (w.tromp news feed)
        Disney caught up in carbon offsetting controversy
        Disney avoids emission cuts by investing $15.5 million in carbon offsetting schemes criticised by campaigners, including projects soon to be banned in the EU
    Elite$
      Anti-porn politician caught looking at sex websites during debate. (w.tromp news feed)
        Anti-porn politician caught looking at sex websites during debate.
        An Indonesian MP has stepped down from his position after being caught looking at pornography during a parliamentary debate.
      Indonesia & pr0n (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Indpnesia & pr0n
        Indonesians can be jailed for up to 15 years, or fined, for kissing in public, exposure of a woman's bits and pieces or displaying erotic art.
      Another glamorous German politician hit by plagiarism accusations. (w.tromp news feed)
        Another glamorous German politician hit by plagiarism accusations.
        Silvana Koch-Mehrin, the liberal vice president of the European parliament, faces accusations that - as in the case of Guttenberg - she inserted passages into her doctoral thesis without properly citing the original authors.
      Political Rick Rolling (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Political Rick Rolling
        PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Oregon state lawmakers, capitalizing on a long-running Internet meme, have created a YouTube sensation by slipping the lyrics from a song by 1980s pop star Rick Astley into floor speeches.
      [VIDEO] Obama Mesmerizes VP, Little Timmy Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.
        As President Obama weighed in on one of the most important issues of the day, outlining his plan to deal with deficit reduction and attack the national debt, at least one audience member did not appear to be fully engaged. Biden, at one point, could be seen apparently nodding off or at least deep in thought. The bug was catching, too. The woman in glasses directly behind Biden appears to close her eyes too.
      Inhofe "Scared The Crap Out Of" Airport Workers | The Smoking Gun
        The politician, the FAA investigation determined, still elected to land avoiding the men and the equipment on the runway.In a bid to avoid legal enforcement action, Inhofe, who has a commercial pilotâ license, agreed to complete a program of remedial training, according to an FAA letter sent in January to Inhofe, a third-term Republican senator from Oklahoma. Inhofe is pictured at right.
      Uruguay removing amnesty for millitairy dictatorship crimes (bertb news feed)
        Uruguay removing amnesty for millitairy dictatorship crimes
        Opposition parties on the right and Uruguay's retired military are angry at the change (Duh!)
      EU smuggly welcome their man Ouattara's to Ivory Coast presidency (robertleather news feed)
        EU smuggly welcome their man Ouattara's to Ivory Coast presidency
        Nicholas Westcott, MD in EEAS for Africa with the committee on Foreign Affairs, welcomes the announcement by Alassane Ouattara regarding the future of Ivory Coast. He can hardly hold back his glee as he talks about the EU companies and cocoa. He must love chocolate.
      '700 Billion Man,' George Clooney's TARP Bailout Movie: Star Producing, May Direct Financial Crisis Film. (w.tromp news feed)
        Real News: '700 Billion Man,' George Clooney's TARP Bailout Movie: Star Producing, May Direct Financial Crisis Film.
        Clooney's film will be based on a 2009 Washington Post feature on Neel Kashkari, the former Goldman Sachs executive who put together and helped administer the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
    Haiti
      Clinton eyes faster rebuilding of Haiti (w.tromp news feed)
        Clinton eyes faster rebuilding of Haiti
        Former US president Bill Clinton met on Friday Haiti president-elect Michel Martelly to discuss ways to accelerate reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged country. Clinton, co-chairman of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC), called on international donors to honour...
    Pedobear
      [VIDEO] Child Porn Search Focuses On Top Miami ICE Agent. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        [VIDEO] Child Porn Search Focuses On Top Miami ICE Agent.
        The Miami Herald reports FBI agents searched the home and office of Anthony V. Mangione, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in South Florida
      Orphanages in Haiti and Cambodia rent children to fleece gullible Westerners. (w.tromp news feed)
        Orphanages in Haiti and Cambodia rent children to fleece gullible Westerners.
        As a child welfare expert who has worked amid bullets and bombs in some of the world's toughest war zones, Jennifer Morgan is not someone easily shaken. But even she admits she was shocked by some of the orphanages she visited recently in Haiti.
    $hadow Puppet Theatre
      Gross: Why Peter Orszag Was Lured to the Big Citi (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Gross: Why Peter Orszag Was Lured to the Big Citi
        Though he's a policy wonk's policy wonk, Orszag didn't go to academia. He started a regular gig at The New York Times op-ed page. And in mid-December he joined Citi as vice chairman of the investment-banking...
      McChrystal returns to public service http://bit.ly/ftXkpB (Twitter / RT_com)
        RT_com: McChrystal returns to public service http://bit.ly/ftXkpB
    Oil Cabal
      Glencore: The Next Goldman Sachs (Southern Bread News Feed)
        Glencore: The Next Goldman Sachs
        Glencore was founded in 1974 by Marc Rich, who was charged with tax evasion and illegal oil trading with Iran in 1983. Rich hid out in Switzerland, and was eventually pardoned by former President Bill Clinton on his last day in office.
      A Conversation With BP's Pay Czar, Kenneth Feinberg. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        A Conversation With BP's Pay Czar, Kenneth Feinberg.
        But even though Feinberg has paid out almost $3 billion to 168,000 claimants, don't expect to read about any love-fests. The town of Grand Isle, La., prepared for its session with the 65-year-old lawyer by gathering signatures on a petition that asks for Feinberg to be...
    Bank$ters
      The Education Bubble is About to Pop (Southern Bread News Feed)
        The Education Bubble is About to Pop
        A friend, a very big wheel indeed in finance, tells me that the higher ed bubble is about to pop, and about time, too, since federal interference in education has led only to vastly higher prices...
      The Real Housewives of Wall Street. (pg.chrys news feed)
        The Real Housewives of Wall Street.
        Even more disturbing, the major stakeholder in the Bahrain bank is none other than the Central Bank of Libya, which owns 59 percent of the operation. In fact, the Bahrain bank just received a special exemption from the U.S. Treasury to prevent its assets from being frozen in...
      Huge bond fund bets against U.S. debt (w.tromp news feed)
        Huge bond fund bets against U.S. debt
        The world's largest bond fund began betting against U.S. government debt last month on the expectation that shaky finances will jolt interest rates higher.
      Unraveling the Spin on the Fight Over Hidden Debit Card Fees - ProPublica. (dennisc news feed)
        Unraveling the Spin on the Fight Over Hidden Debit Card Fees - ProPublica.
        But to hear the banks explain it, the rules aren't needed because fee rates have barely risen. Each side has trotted out numbers supporting its stance. Lawmakers are on the verge of voting on legislation that would delay the rules for further study. But what are the facts?
      Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig; Big banks are government-backed. (bertb news feed)
        Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig; Big banks are government-backed.
        "You're a public utility, for crying out loud," he said.
      IMF urges US to address debt now. (w.tromp news feed)
        IMF urges US to address debt now.
        The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged the US to begin addressing its yawning budget deficit this year rather than putting off the pain and missing G20 fiscal targets.
      Banks want a favor -- at your expense. (dennisc news feed)
        Banks want a favor -- at your expense.
        The banks dread a world in which consumers pay cash instead of borrowing at 18%. The recession has brought closer such a world: total debit transactions now exceed credit transactions. Responding to merchant complaints about unduly expensive debit fees, last year's...
      Iceland Faces Suit by British and Dutch - NYTimes.com
        The British and Gitmo Nation Lowlands) governments are taking steps to sue Gitmo Nation Volcano in order to claw back the billions of euros they paid to depositors in their countries after Gitmo Nation Volcano banks collapsed in 2008.Â
    Salt Lake City goes wallet-free with Isis (w.tromp news feed)
      Salt Lake City goes wallet-free with Isis
      The plan will see Salt Lake City's public transport system accepting pay-by-wave from a mobile phone by the middle of next year. Retailers have also been encouraged to adopt Near Field Communications technology at the point of sale, as Salt Lake City strives to become The...
    Gitmo Nation
      The Budget: Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress). (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress).
        Sec. 298. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service' at a rate for operations of $1,000,000,000.
      Judge Demands Homeschoolers' Identities, Supreme Court Says No (Southern Bread News Feed)
        Judge Demands Homeschoolers' Identities, Supreme Court Says No
        The order has no case number, no county of venue, and lists no parties to any dispute. It appears to be simply information that the judge would like to have. In an order signed April 6, the Supreme Court of Mississippi stayed the case and ordered Judge Walker to respond and...
      'Boobies' bracelets ruled OK in Pa. school for now (bertb news feed)
        'Boobies' bracelets ruled OK in Pa. school for now
        Breast cancer fundraising bracelets that proclaim "I (heart) boobies!" are not lewd or vulgar and can't be banned by public school officials who find them offensive, a federal judge in Pennsylvania said.
      School's food is the only option for some kids - chicagotribune.com
        Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices.
      IRS to increase pre-crime enforcement (w.tromp news feed)
        IRS to increase
        A number of politicians and bureaucrats in Washington D.C. are seeking to step up the Internal Revenue Service's powers, and technology, to essentially audit taxpayers before returns are even filed.
      IRS, Meet Philip K. Dick: Tax Collectors Launch (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        IRS, Meet Philip K. Dick: Tax Collectors Launch
        n remarks to the National Press Club last week, an IRS spokesman unveiled the agency's vision for the "look forward" model in which most of the pertinent reporting information for the average taxpayer (W2, 1099, mortgage interest etc.) would be submitted to the...
      Brazilian police to use 'Robocop-style' glasses at World Cup. (w.tromp news feed)
        Brazilian police to use 'Robocop-style' glasses at World Cup.
        A small camera fitted to the glasses can capture 400 facial images per second and send them to a central computer database storing up to 13 million faces. The system can compare biometric data at 46,000 points on a face and will immediately signal any matches to known criminals...
      Study Suggests Feds Could Recoup Billions in Unpaid Taxes by Withholding Passports (w.tromp news feed)
        Study Suggests Feds Could Recoup Billions in Unpaid Taxes by Withholding Passports
        The GAO report projected that linking passports and tax obligations could lead to a windfall for the IRS, if Congress opts to draft legislation making that possible.
      Seattle school renames Easter eggs 'Spring Spheres' (w.tromp news feed)
        Seattle school renames Easter eggs 'Spring Spheres'
        "I went to the teacher to get her approval and she wanted to ask the administration to see if it was okay," Jessica explained. "She said that I could do it as long as I called this treat 'spring spheres.' I couldn't call them Easter eggs."
      Further Information on this week's FBI Internet DNS Swaps, Takedowns and Computer Seizures (Mel Cooley's news feed)
        Further Information on this week's FBI Internet DNS Swaps, Takedowns and Computer Seizures
        This is a copy of actual the Seizure Warrant Who is this FBI guy Kenneth Keller? Is he a real expert? Also why did they delete the following information from the WHOIS search on the Warrant regarding Carl Calabrose? and other regitrants. Looks like that infor is still available...
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      San Francisco to require ID scans, photos of everyone who goes to a venue -- public meeting tonight! (dennisc news feed)
        San Francisco to require ID scans, photos of everyone who goes to a venue -- public meeting tonight!
        San Francisco's Entertainment Commission has proposed that all bars, clubs, and venues should be required to photograph and collect ID from everyone who comes in for a drink or a show. The photos and personal information would be retained so that police could get a list of...
      US senators introduce online privacy 'bill of rights'. (dennisc news feed)
        US senators introduce online privacy 'bill of rights'.
        "Protecting Americans' personal, private information is vital to making the Information Age everything it should be," said Kerry, the Democrat from Massachusetts who lost the 2004 White House race to George W. Bush. Kerry, who chairs the Senate Subcommittee on...
      US drone attack kills 2 Americans. (bertb news feed)
        US drone attack kills 2 Americans.
        The two US soldiers were reportedly targeted after being mistaken for Taliban militants, the report added.
      [VIDEO] Predator Drone Missions INSIDE The U.S. Being Expanded. (@TheZEROCAST)
        Predator Drone Missions INSIDE The U.S. Being Expanded.
        Coming to your neighborhood. Unmanned drones flying coast-to-coast over the United States! "The world is going to spend $80 billion on unmanned aircraft between now and 2016."
    Gitmo Nation East
      Enough equipment stolen from UK military for 'small coup' (bertb news feed)
        Enough equipment stolen from UK military for 'small coup'
        Items such as night vision goggles, pistols, field kits, boots, body armor, machinery and rations have gone missing around British military bases in the past year, and officials there say the disappearances are starting to add up. (Now where did I park that tank?)
      (Demon Drink) - Jessie J shocked by drinking at Trinity College ball (robertleather news feed)
        (Demon Drink) - Jessie J shocked by drinking at Trinity College ball
        Pop star Jessie J said she was shocked to see many people so drunk they "could not even stand" at a University gig. She tweeted shortly after coming off stage saying it was probably "one of her hardest" gigs to date - Who would have thought, students drinking...
    Gitmo Nation Pasta
      Italy votes on justice bill cutting Berlusconi trial. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Italy votes on justice bill cutting Berlusconi trial.
        ROME (Reuters) - Italy's parliament is due to vote on a justice reform bill on Wednesday which would cut the length of many trials and end a bribery case against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
      Berlusconi: I gave dancer money to buy a hair-removing laser (w.tromp news feed)
        Berlusconi: I gave dancer money to buy a hair-removing laser
        Silvio Berlusconi said Monday he had given about 60,000 euros (86,570 dollars) to a Moroccan go-go dancer at the centre of the Italian Prime Minster's sex scandal to prevent her from having to turn to prostitution.
    Gitmo Nation Lowlands
      Dutch Gov't Speaks Out Against Exporting Internet Filters; Then Introduces National Internet Filter. (w.tromp news feed)
        Dutch Gov't Speaks Out Against Exporting Internet Filters; Then Introduces National Internet Filter.
        On the same day that Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Verhagen announced efforts to prevent the export of internet filters to repressive regimes, State Secretary of Justice and Security Teeven announced the introduction of the national blacklisting of websites.
      Dutch Government To Outlaw File-Sharing and Block The Pirate Bay. (w.tromp news feed)
        Dutch Government To Outlaw File-Sharing and Block The Pirate Bay.
        In the Netherlands only the uploading part of file-sharing is punishable by law, but if new plans from the Government are adopted this may soon change.
    Gitmo Nation Stinky Cheese
      France may make it illegal to pay for sex. (w.tromp news feed)
        France may make it illegal to pay for sex.
        A cross-party commission of French MPs have recommended criminalising all clients of sex workers, meaning anyone who buys sex from any kind of prostitute would face prison and a fine.
      French full veil ban goes into force. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        French full veil ban goes into force.
        Gitmo Nation Stinky Cheese's ban on full face veils, a first in Gitmo States Of Gitmo States Of Europe, went into force Monday, exposing anyone who wears the Muslim niqab or burqa in public to fines of 150 euros ($216).
    Gitmo Nation Herring
      Denmark: Unemployed to collect rubbish. (w.tromp news feed)
        Denmark: Unemployed to collect rubbish.
        Several local councils are now planning to solve the problem of excessive garbage by sending unemployed people out to clear it up.
    Gitmo Nation Down Under
      Four million drink to get drunk: study | The Australian
        MORE than four million Australians say they drink alcohol with the aim of getting drunk, a new study has found. And about half of those people try to get drunk at least once a week.
      Australian topless bathing ban urged | Video | Reuters.com
        A group of conservative politicians is making headway towards a ban on topless bathing on some of Australia's best known beaches.
    Gitmo Nation Kiwi
      Guilty until proven innocent: New Zealand rushes ahead with P2P bill. (Newsmix)
        Guilty until proven innocent: New Zealand rushes ahead with P2P bill.
        New Zealand's last attempt at cutting off Internet access to alleged file-swappers generated so much opposition that the government had to back off and rethink its approach
      Internet users call for 'blackout' over controversial new law - National - NZ Herald News
        Twitter and Facebook users have again banded together to protest the legislation, "blacking out" their avatars by changing the images into black squares and tweeting using the hashtag
      NZ copyright legislation rammed through (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        NZ copyright legislation rammed through
        Two years ago, between February 16-23, internet users changed their avatars to black squares, to oppose Section 92a of the Copyright Act. It was backed by comic Stephen Fry.
      New Zealand to sneak in Internet disconnection copyright law with Christchurch quake emergency legislation. (dennisc news feed)
        New Zealand to sneak in Internet disconnection copyright law with Christchurch quake emergency legislation.
        The government of New Zealand is sneaking in its controversial "3-strikes" Internet disconnection law tonight as part of its emergency legislation dealing with the Christchurch earthquke. Bill 92A was passed once before and then rescinded after massive popular...
      [VIDEO] - Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill - Second Reading - Part 7
    Gitmo Nation Paki$tan
      Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities. (w.tromp news feed)
        Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities.
        Pakistan has demanded that the United States steeply reduce the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and Special Operations forces working in Pakistan, and that it put on hold C.I.A. drone strikes aimed at militants in northwest Pakistan, a sign of the near collapse...
      Afghanistan Predator drones: Despite high-tech tools, a fatal error - latimes.com. (dennisc news feed)
        Afghanistan Predator drones: Despite high-tech tools, a fatal error - latimes.com.
        "They're gonna do something nefarious," the crew's intelligence coordinator chimed in. At 6:22 a.m., the drone pilot radioed an update: "All ... are finishing up praying and rallying up near all three vehicles at this time." The camera operator...
    United $tates of EURO-pe
      Airports braced for check-in chaos as EU plans to lift liquids ban. (w.tromp news feed)
        Airports braced for check-in chaos as EU plans to lift liquids ban.
        Passengers on long-haul flights are currently banned from carrying duty-free liquids between planes while in transit, but should be allowed to do so on April 29. The goods - including alcohol, perfume and aerosols will have to be carried in tamper-proof clear plastic bags. EU...
      EU lawmaker exhibits lobbying offers amid corruption scandal (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        EU lawmaker exhibits lobbying offers amid corruption scandal
        Martin announced Friday that he would list every lobbying offer he receives on his website, www.hpmartin.net. The Austrian lawmaker's 'lobby ticker' already features scanned-in copies of offers he has received since April 1.
      1 day before EU decides Nitrogen is bad.... Learn the ABCs of soil (robertleather news feed)
        1 day before EU decides Nitrogen is bad.... Learn the ABCs of soil
        N, P, and K are the three primary nutrients required for plant growth. Nitrogen controls the metabolic processes required for plant growth, and it is an important factor in photosynthesis.
    CelebritŽe Ambassadors
      Charlize Theron Get's Assigned as the Celebrity to Congo (Southern Bread News Feed)
        Charlize Theron Get's Assigned as the Celebrity to Congo
        "In 2009, I visited the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time and I remember feeling utterly overwhelmed. It was a trip that really opened my eyes or, should I say, slapped me in the face with the realities of the country."
    Clooney's Region
      800 Civilians Killed in Southern Sudan This Year, U.N. Reports. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        800 Civilians Killed in Southern Sudan This Year, U.N. Reports.
        In the violence after a January vote for independence, 93,000 people have fled their homes, including more than 40,000 in the last month alone, officials say.
      Darfur refugees take 12 Sudan aid workers hostage. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Darfur refugees take 12 Sudan aid workers hostage.
        KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfuri refugees have taken 12 Sudanese aid workers hostage in the volatile Kalma camp, a spokesman for the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission UNAMID said Wednesday, raising tension in strife-ridden west Sudan.
    Ministry of Truth
      Former UN weapons inspector in Iraq faces trial in Pa. over online sex sting (w.tromp news feed)
        Former UN weapons inspector in Iraq faces trial in Pa. over online sex sting
        A former U.S. Marine captain, Ritter served as a top weapons inspector in Iraq following the 1991 Gulf War. He resigned in 1998, accusing the United States and the U.N. Security Council of failing to take action after Iraq blocked access to suspected weapons sites.
      NPR Launching Centralized Online Ad Network to Bolster Revenue at Member Stations | Fast Company
        While NPR fights a defunding battle, the network unleashes a new weapon: A proprietary advertising network that will allow geo-targeted sponsoring of live streams.
      [VIDEO]: Calif. bomb suspect in court Wednesday. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        [VIDEO]: Calif. bomb suspect in court Wednesday.
        CLEVELAND---The homeless man suspected of bombing a synagogue in Santa Monica, California April 7 faces a federal judge in Cleveland Wednesday afternoon.
      Pentagon's second thoughts on Iraq withdrawal (bertb news feed)
        Pentagon's second thoughts on Iraq withdrawal
        The U.S. wants to keep perhaps several thousand troops in Iraq, not to engage in combat but to guard against an unraveling of a still-fragile peace.
      Va. man pleads guilty in bomb plot, gets 23 years (bertb news feed)
        Va. man pleads guilty in bomb plot, gets 23 years
        his lawyer explained that Ahmed had succumbed to a government sting operation after being seduced by violent extremist rhetoric from a radical cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki
      Rachel Maddow: Confederate themes back in fashion
      Ministry of Truth Vehicle (No Agenda Show Clips)
        Ministry of Truth Vehicle
        I work for an integrator which will be installing the electronics and communications equipment in this vehicle for DOS bound for Afghanistan. It is gonna cost like $225,000 just to ship this thing over there. There is no way we are going anywhere, look at the equipment going in...
      Extraordinary Conflict of Interest: Bush Cousin Is Judge in Explosive 9/11 Case against Bush Officials. (w.tromp news feed)
        Extraordinary Conflict of Interest: Bush Cousin Is Judge in Explosive 9/11 Case against Bush Officials.
        William Veale, April Gallop's lawyer from the Center for 9/11 Justice, learning of the assignment the usual 5 days before the argument, filed a motion to disqualify Judge Walker the day before the argument.
      More Pentagon Papers Donald Rumsfeld Doesn't Want You to See. (dennisc news feed)
        More Pentagon Papers Donald Rumsfeld Doesn't Want You to See.
        Rumsfeld asked a deputy to draw up the memo in July 2004, more than a year after the invasion and four months after the insurgency began to explode with the lynching of four Blackwater contractors in Fallujah. It listed 29 eventualities the Pentagon had allegedly planned for...
      Obama's 16+ Different Social Security Numbers -- Whose Identity Did Obama Steal? (@TheZEROCAST)
        Obama's 16+ Different Social Security Numbers -- Whose Identity Did Obama Steal?
        Private investigator Neil Sankey, using Intelius, Lexis Nexis, Choice Point and other public records, found around 25 Social Security numbers connected with Barack Obama's name. Whose Identity Did Obama Steal?. SSN: 042-68-4425 However, it may not be as many as 25, since...
    Pirate$
      US Navy's laser test could put heat on pirates
        NAIROBI, Kenya - A ship-based laser tested by the Navy's research arm could put the heat on Somali pirates. The Navy for the first time last week successfully tested a solid-state high-energy laser from a ship. The beam, which was aimed at a boat moving through turbulent Pacific Ocean waters, set the target's engine on fire.
    Libya
      [VIDEO] Libyan contact group calls on the colonel to leave Libya | euronews, world news
      Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking? | Truthout
      Allies Agree on Plan to Finance Libyan Rebels. (w.tromp news feed)
        Allies Agree on Plan to Finance Libyan Rebels.
        NATO, Arab and African ministers agreed Wednesday "to work urgently" with the Libyan rebel leadership to set up a mechanism by which some frozen assets belonging to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and his family might be transferred to the rebel cause.
      Stunning: NATO Secretary General Admits There Is No Strategy For Libya
        The honest answer is that there is no military solution to this conflict. We need a political solution, and its up to the Libyan people to come up with one. We can only call upon the leadership in Tripoli to put an end to its acts of violence, to grant the people their legitimate rights and to permit a peaceful transition to democracy.
      De Libische rebellen hadden vanaf dag 1 NAVO wapens. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        De Libische rebellen hadden vanaf dag 1 NAVO wapens.
        De Libische rebellen van de gewapende poging tot omver werpen van de Libische regering van 17 februari hadden gloednieuwe wapens sinds de eerste dag van de opstand. Deze wapens waren van niet-Libische oorsprong en waren al stiekem ingevoerd in Libi in...
      Libya's Koussa speaks for first time since fleeing (bertb news feed)
        Libya's Koussa speaks for first time since fleeing
        The former Gadhafi loyalist read a prepared statement to the BBC's Arabic language television channel and did not take any questions. He has been held at an undisclosed location for two weeks.
      France, Britain urge NATO to press harder on Libya (bertb news feed)
        France, Britain urge NATO to press harder on Libya
        A top NATO general retorted that the alliance was "doing a great job."
      Moussa Koussa heading to Doha to meet Libya rebels. (bertb news feed)
        Moussa Koussa heading to Doha to meet Libya rebels.
        An international group is due to hold talks on the future of Libya in the Qatari capital on Wednesday after an African Union attempt to broker a peace deal collapsed. Koussa, a long-time top aide to Gaddafi, will not participate in the meeting but is expected to hold talks on...
      [VIDEO] NATO questions Tripoli 'cease-fire'
        Rasmussen said:
    Path to Persia
      NPR's Andy Carvin, tweeting the Middle East - The Washington Post
        All this makes some observers raise an eyebrow about Carvin's work. "To have NPR appoint a senior strategist with full knowledge that they are publishing news or information based on tweets of unknown or unvetted sources is troubling," says Adam Curry, a media critic and vetÂ­eran technology blogger (and long-ago MTV veejahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/npr-andy-cavin-tweeting-the-middle-east/2011/04/06/AFcSdhSD_story_1.html
      Document a Syrian plan to attack protesters? - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
        A document purportedly drafted by senior Syrian intelligence officials details a chilling plan to infiltrate the ranks of anti-regime protesters, arrest and assassinate their leaders, and link anti-regime demonstrations to the work of Zionist and other outside agitators.
    asSAuLT
      BBC News - Worrying levels of iodine deficiency in the UK
        Researchers are warning iodine deficiency could be becoming endemic in the UK and are suggesting manufacturers should start adding it to table salt.
        Codex Standard for Grade Salt
    Foots!
      Shoe With Bones Inside Found Along River - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston
        BOSTON -- A shoe containing what appear to be bones has been found along the Merrimack River, a spokesman for the Essex County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
    Monsantoooo
      Monsanto shares rise on BASF buyout rumors. (w.tromp news feed)
        Monsanto shares rise on BASF buyout rumors.
        Monsanto Co (MON.N) shares were up 1.8 percent on Tuesday on rumors Germany's BASF (BASFn.DE), the world's largest chemical maker, would bid for the global biotech seed company.
      Monsanto Completes U.S. Regulatory Registration for Genuity SmartStaxRIB Complete (w.tromp news feed)
        Monsanto Completes U.S. Regulatory Registration for GenuityÂ® SmartStaxÂ® RIB Complete
        Full-Scale Commercial Launch on Track for 2012 of Next Major Offering in Monsanto's Genuity Reduced-Refuge Corn Product Family
      Monsanto Modifies Soy beans To Grow 'Fish Oil' (bertb news feed)
        Monsanto Modifies Soy beans To Grow 'Fish Oil'
        Monsanto stands just one FDA approval away from growing soybeans that have been genetically modified to produce those omega-3 fatty acids that doctors are always recommending.
      Are Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup Toxic? (Southern Bread News Feed)
        Are Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup Toxic?
        If Lustig is right, then our excessive consumption of sugar [and HFCS] is the primary reason that the numbers of obese and diabetic Americans have skyrocketed in the past 30 years. But his argument implies more than that...
      Scientist Warns That Roundup Ready GM Seeds Could Cause Crop Collapse. (Newsmix)
        Scientist Warns That Roundup Ready GM Seeds Could Cause Crop Collapse.
        The Institute of Science in Society's Dr. Mae-Wan Ho reports that a USDA senior scientist has sent an "emergency" warning to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding a new plant pathogen in Roundup Ready GM soybean and corn that may be responsible for...
      Monsanto Uses Latest Food Crisis to Push Transgenic Corn in Mexico (w.tromp news feed)
        Monsanto Uses Latest Food Crisis to Push Transgenic Corn in Mexico
        Monsanto has turned the drop in international corn reserves and the havoc wreaked on Mexican corn production by an unexpected cold snap into an argument for speeding up commercial planting of its genetically modified (GM) corn in Mexico. The transnational is claiming that its...
      Protect Monsanto's profits! The U.S. subsidizes Brazilian cotton. (bertb news feed)
        Protect Monsanto's profits! The U.S. subsidizes Brazilian cotton.
        Today in the U.S., taxpayers are bearing the cost of the cotton subsidies and the cost of failure to reform them.
    EQ Machines
      Report on the environment, security and foreign policy (Hughes procedure) - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy - A4-0005/1999
        T. whereas, despite the existing conventions, military research is ongoing on environmental manipulation as a weapon, as demonstrated for example by the Alaska-based HAARP system,
    Cyber War$
      Stuxnet found in Japan in October -- Is Fukushima an unintended consequence of Israel's hacker attack against Bushehr? : Truth is Contagious. (@TheZEROCAST)
        Stuxnet found in Japan in October -- Is Fukushima an unintended consequence of Israel's hacker attack against Bushehr? : Truth is Contagious.
        According to the security company, the virus is designed to target a German-made program often used in systems managing water, gas and oil pipelines. The program is used at public utilities around the world, including in Japan.
    Out There
      Atlas V carrying the National Reconnaissance Office L-34 (NROL-34) payload. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        Atlas V carrying the National Reconnaissance Office L-34 (NROL-34) payload.
        Thursday evening's launch of an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg AFB remains on schedule. The rocket is slated to lift-off from Space Launch Complex 3 at 21:24 (9:24 p.m.) PDT, the start of a launch window of unknown duration. The Atlas will initially rise vertically before...
      Russia orders missile alert after mysterious 'vortex' slams into Germany. (GitmonationLowlands > George | pod-aholic)
        Russia orders missile alert after mysterious 'vortex' slams into Germany.
        Russia orders missile alert after mysterious 'vortex' slams into Germany A shocking 'top-secret' report prepared Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) on their meeting this past week with Prime Minister Putin, in Novgorod region, warns that...
      Deadly time vortex appears over Antarctica. (bertb news feed)
        Deadly time vortex appears over Antarctica.
        Russian researchers posted near the giant South Pole sub-glacial Lake Vostok have reported eerie anomalies and incidents over the past few years that sometimes seem to border on the frayed edge of creeping madness.
      Giant Ocean Whirlpools (400 kilometers in diameter) Puzzle Scientists. (GitmonationLowlands > George | pod-aholic)
        Giant Ocean Whirlpools (400 kilometers in diameter) Puzzle Scientists.
        US scientists discovered two giant whirlpools in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Guyana and Suriname. It became a sensational discovery because this part of the ocean has been studied thoroughly, and no one expected anything like that to appear in the area. More...
      Secret end times message found encoded on Westminster Abbey coronation floor. (Newsmix)
        Secret end times message found encoded on Westminster Abbey coronation floor.
        When the next king of England is crowned, he will go through the same sacred ceremonies as his illustrious predecessors. Like them, just before being crowned, he will be anointed with oil from the Holy Land.
      Geomagnetic storm in progress! (w.tromp news feed)
    Magic Numbers
      Green nod for 50 coal blocks of 33 companies soon (robertleather news feed)
        Green nod for 50 coal blocks of 33 companies soon
        The government is likely to give final forest clearance to 50 coal blocks soon, bringing relief to companies such as Jindal Steel & Power , Reliance Power , Monnet Ispat, SAIL , NTPC and Hindalco Industries . The coal blocks, owned by thirty-odd companies, hold reserves of at...
      New home sales in Shanghai fall 33 percent (robertleather news feed)
        New home sales in Shanghai fall 33 percent
        New home sales dropped one third in Shanghai last week while the average price remained below 20,000 yuan (US$3,058) per square meter for the second straight week. Sales of new homes, excluding those built under the city's affordable housing programs, dived 33.4 percent to...
      U.S. Sen. Grassley: To hold meetings in 33 counties from April 18-29. (robertleather news feed)
        U.S. Sen. Grassley: To hold meetings in 33 counties from April 18-29.
        Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Davis, Decatur, Dubuque, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, Jefferson, Jones, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, Monroe, Polk, Ringgold, Wapello,...
      33 turbines blowing in, 66 km north of Christchurch (robertleather news feed)
        33 turbines blowing in, 66 km north of Christchurch
        An application to build a 33-turbine wind farm in North Canterbury has been lodged by Meridian Energy. The application, publicly notified by the Hurunui District Council on Saturday, seeks land-use consent for a wind farm at Centre Hill, near Greta Valley, about 66 kilometres...
      Police arrest 33 over alleged electoral offences in Jigawa. (robertleather news feed)
        Police arrest 33 over alleged electoral offences in Jigawa.
        The Jigawa state police command has arrested 33 persons across the state various electoral offenses during the last Saturday National Assembly election, contrary to provision of the 2010 electoral Act. Addressing newsmen Tuesday, Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in...
      1: 33 Million Americans Will Visit a Restaurant on Easter Sunday, According to the... -- WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --. (dennisc news feed)
        33 Million Americans Will Visit a Restaurant on Easter Sunday, According to the... -- WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --.
        - Thirty-three million Americans are expected to celebrate the Easter holiday by dining out, according to new research from the National Restaurant Association. Lunch and dinner are the most popular meals for Easter celebrations, and when it comes to must-have food, more than...
      Report: Online TV Revenue Up 33%. (robertleather news feed)
        Report: Online TV Revenue Up 33%.
        Ad sales contributed to online television revenue topping $1.6 billion in 2010, up 33% from $1.2 billion in revenue in 2009. Ad revenue jumped 64.7% to $719 million from $436.8 million during the period. Ad-supported online shows and clips viewed increased 10% to 3.6...
      South Africa to End 33-Week Prospecting Moratorium on April 18. (robertleather news feed)
        South Africa to End 33-Week Prospecting Moratorium on April 18.
        South Africa, the nation with the largest mineral wealth, will end a 33-week moratorium on prospecting applications after installing an online system aimed at avoiding repeats of maladministration. Citigroup Inc.estimated mineral resources at $2.5 trillion.
      Renewable energy: Jerry Brown signs law requiring 33% of energy be renewable by 2020 (robertleather news feed)
        Renewable energy: Jerry Brown signs law requiring 33% of energy be renewable by 2020
        Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law a requirement that California get 33% of its electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy, by the year 2020.
      Report: Online TV Revenue Up 33%. (dennisc news feed)
        Report: Online TV Revenue Up 33%.
        Ad sales contributed to online television revenue topping $1.6 billion in 2010, up 33% from $1.2 billion in revenue in 2009, according to a new report. IHS Screen Digest said ad revenue jumped 64.7% to $719 million from $436.8 million during the period, as broadcasters and...
      IBD Poll: Economic Optimism Tumbles To 33-Month Low - Investors.com. (dennisc news feed)
        IBD Poll: Economic Optimism Tumbles To 33-Month Low - Investors.com.
        Pump prices averaged $3.791 per gallon of regular on Tuesday, up 6.6% from $3.557 a month ago, according to AAA. Prices are up 33% in the past year. The IBD/TIPP poll found that consumers expect prices to hit $4.54 a gallon in the next three months.
      33 Million Americans Will Visit a Restaurant on Easter Sunday, According to the... -- WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --. (dennisc news feed)
        33 Million Americans Will Visit a Restaurant on Easter Sunday, According to the... -- WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --.
        - Thirty-three million Americans are expected to celebrate the Easter holiday by dining out, according to new research from the National Restaurant Association. Lunch and dinner are the most popular meals for Easter celebrations, and when it comes to must-have food, more than...
      Gas Prices Reach 33 Month High In KC
      Earthquakes at 33 meters deep
    Vaccine$
      Makers of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Prepare New Varieties - NYTimes.com
        Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies are working with Victoria Angelica Espinel, the government intellectual property enforcement coordinator, a position President Obama appointed her to in 2009.
        Victoria Espinel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        Covington & Burling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
          Major Companies
          Major companies that have been represented by attorneys of the firm include: Bank of America, Bunge, Deere & Company, Eastman Kodak Company, Eli Lilly, General Electric Company, Giorgio Armani, IBM Corporation, Harley-Davidson, match.com, Microsoft Corporation, Morgan Stanley, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Football League, Procter & Gamble, and Verizon.[5]
          [edit]Controversial Clients
          Controversial clients of the firm include: OCP,[6] Creekstone Farms Quality Beef,[6] Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Philip Morris, Halliburton, and Xe Services.[7]
        Pfizer is also using its legal firepower against would-be generic competitors. Pfizer has two patents for Viagra, one for its chemical, expiring in 2012, and the other for its use against impotence, expiring in 2019. Pfizer sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the biggest generic-drug company, in March 2010 under the use patent. The suit is pending in a Virginia federal court.
      Children told to be tested for HIV after flu vaccines reused. (9News Video) (w.tromp news feed)
        Children told to be tested for HIV after flu vaccines reused. (9News Video)
        A clinic in Northern Colorado is advising parents of children who received a pediatric flu shot from their offices to get tested for some blood-borne diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C after their vaccine syringes were shared between patients.
      Rosemary Found to Offer Best Protection against Radiation Poisoning
        In two separate studies, scientists in Spain found that nothing fights radiation damage to micronuclei like a simple garden herb known as rosemary.
      Japan Clears Suspended Vaccines to Return to Market (R.Daneel's Link Feed)
        Japan Clears Suspended Vaccines to Return to Market
        A panel of medical experts soon concluded that the child deaths weren't connected to the vaccines. Japan's health ministry followed on Thursday by announcing that the vaccines could return to use shortly, possibly as early as April 1, the companies said. Officials at...
      New Motorized Vaccine Injection Needle Mimics Mosquito Bite (R.Daneel's Link Feed)
        New Motorized Vaccine Injection Needle Mimics Mosquito Bite
        Japanese researchers say they've developed a motorized hypodermic needle patterned after a mosquito's mouth parts that hurts less than a conventional one.
      Lengthening dosing schedule of HPV vaccine may provide effective option for expanding use of vaccine. (w.tromp news feed)
        Lengthening dosing schedule of HPV vaccine may provide effective option for expanding use of vaccine.
        One challenge to broadly implementing HPV vaccination programs in developing countries will be delivering the currently recommended 3 doses of vaccine to adolescents within 6 months (dosing schedules at 0, 2, and 6 months or at 0, 1, and 6 months)," the authors write. Even...
      Scotland: Health scare for 260 patients after vaccine fridge blunder (w.tromp news feed)
        Scotland: Health scare for 260 patients after vaccine fridge blunder
        A total of 260 patients - including 98 babies and children - are being offered booster jabs for a range of diseases including polio, tetanus, diphtheria, and hepatitis A and B after the problems with the vaccine storage fridge were discovered during an external audit inspection...
    Real News
      Real News: Doutzen Kroes To Travel To Outer Space On First Dutch Commercial Flight. (w.tromp news feed)
        Real News: Doutzen Kroes To Travel To Outer Space On First Dutch Commercial Flight.
        "My work has literally brought me to the most beautiful places on earth. But apparently nothing is as beautiful as the view of the earth from space. Astronauts who have been lucky enough to have had that experience, say it is life changing."
      ENQUIRER: Catherine Zeta-Jones Checked Into Mental Health Center. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
        ENQUIRER: Catherine Zeta-Jones Checked Into Mental Health Center.
        In a move no one expected from Catherine Zeta-Jones , the beautiful 41-year-old actress checked into a mental health care center, RadarOnline.com has learned. PHOTOS: Catherine Zeta-Jones Checks Into Mental Health Center
      Former pole dancer reveals she's pregnant with Osama Bin Laden's grandchild - and he might be called Osama. (@TheZEROCAST)
        Former pole dancer reveals she's pregnant with Osama Bin Laden's grandchild - and he might be called Osama.
        A British former poledancer who miscarried Osama Bin Laden's twin grandchildren last year is pregnant again with the grandchild of the world's most wanted terrorist. It's the fifth time Louise Pollard has undergone IVF to provide Bin Laden's son Omar, 30, and...