'CHideA' and 'Ripjack Omega' and More for Sunday, July 12, 2009

Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8146466.stm

ChideA

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/chidea.html

Ex-CIA boss: Congress knew of surveillance

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31867041/ns/politics/

A.G. Holder considering torture probe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31877096/ns/politics-white_house/

McCain: Palin resignation ‘surprised’ me

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Leaner GM emerges from bankruptcy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8144434.stm

Palestinians reject any Israel-U.S. settlement deal

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56b0f5-us-palestinians-israel-settlements/

Heavy security in China's Xinjiang, stability urged

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre569070-us-china-xinjiang/

China: 1,680 Hurt in Riots So Far

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8062449


Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31853138/ns/technology_and_science-security/

CA, Inc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA,_Inc.

Call for limits on web snooping

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8144713.stm

U.S., South Korean cyber attacks no more harmful than spam, experts say

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/10/consumer-cyber-attacks.html

WATCH: Meth Lab Blast Caught on Tape

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8033525


Smthg gr8 4 brkfst? Twitter's recipes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31851874/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Twitterpe

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/twitterpe.html

Ripjack Omega

http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=7052207274249555321

Ripjack Request or Ripjack Program

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/ripjack-request-or-ripjack-program.html

Omega number

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17022856.700-----.html

Quantum computer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer

For Sunday, January 25, 2009

Israeli PM in war crimes pledge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7850085.stm

Inside Gaza: The ruins of Jabaliya

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7850143.stm

Hamas opens offices and prepares for talks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28839036/

BBC refuses to broadcast appeal for Gaza aid

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/25/bbc.gaza.advert/index.html

Newsweek: New report could complicate Gitmo closure

http://www.newsweek.com/id/181453

Guantanamo Case Files In Disarray

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/politics/washingtonpost/main4752093.shtml

Issue of terrorists' rights to test Obama's pledge

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/guantanamo_politics;_ylt=AlqIPNHA5bLQEFaDIoSw.Zms0NUE

Schieffer On What We Stand For

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/ftn/main4752088.shtml

China reports 4th bird flu death this year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28841978/

Avian flu detected in southern B.C.: CFIA

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/01/24/bc-avian-flu-detected.html

World's highest drug levels entering India stream

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090125/ap_on_re_as/pharmawater_india;_ylt=Alu2U8oR8V66p3dduIGc4Oms0NUE

Downturn accelerates as it circles the globe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28823013/

States Hobbled By Unemployment Bills

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/24/eveningnews/main4751368.shtml

CNNMoney: Market braces for 'awful' news

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/25/markets/sunday_weekahead/index.htm?postversion=2009012508

Obama issues US recovery pledge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7848977.stm

Obama aide won't rule out more money for bailouts

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50o13c-us-obama-summers/

Iceland minister resigns as government reels

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/25/iceland.resignation/index.html

Obama: Stimulus plan will cut power bills

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28825558/

Wired president: Obama creates an e-mail trail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28816112/

Face The Nation: Biden: Recovery Plan Is "Off And Running"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/link/main4752019.shtml

Governors seek sacrifices from public workers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28828042/

Finding college aid could prove tough test

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28830583/

Obama envoy expected in Middle East next week

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/ln737066-us-palestinians-israel/

Pelosi signals willingness to add to TARP funds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50o0ty-us-financial-bailout-pelosi/

Speaker of the House

http://www.speaker.gov/

McCain: Won't vote for stimulus as it stands

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28840572/

NYT: Obama to act quickly on financial rules

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28832617/

Wall Street's entitlement culture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28817800/

Ideological Smackdown: Obama vs. Rush

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/potus-v-limbaug.html

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh

Major Data Breach Puts Millions At Risk

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/23/cbsnews_investigates/main4750218.shtml


Steelmaker Corus in major jobs cut


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7850013.stm


Corus

http://www.corusgroup.com/

Kim son 'not interested' in power


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7849205.stm


Darfur peacekeepers: Sudan bombs town


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28841375/


Top Mexico cops charged with links to cartels


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28832995/


More Accurate FEMA Flood Maps Could Help Avoid Significant Damages And Losses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090123111515.htm

FEMA

http://www.fema.gov/

NOAA Gives Navy Marine Mammal Protection Measures For Sonar Training Off The Atlantic Coast And Gulf Of Mexico

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090124122305.htm

NOAA

http://www.noaa.gov/

Minn. meningitis cases worry CDC officials

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28814862/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://cdc.gov/

Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?queryText=Haemophilus+influenzae+Serotype+b&action=search&searchButton.x=52&searchButton.y=8

Haemophilus influenzae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae

Mystery Heart Ailment Strikes New Moms

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartHealth/story?id=6724565&page=1

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?q=peripartum+cardiomyopathy&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&btnG.x=30&btnG.y=5

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripartum_cardiomyopathy

Blueberries May Shrink Tumors In Babies

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/22/health/webmd/main4746918.shtml

Cyanococcus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry

Fossils seized in Mexico

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Climate shift 'killing US trees'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7841030.stm

Tree Deaths Double Across Western U.S.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090122141222.htm

China dams reveal flaws in climate-change weapon

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090125/ap_on_re_as/china_s_golden_dams;_ylt=AnujgZbIpx6RxKnCpmDIVzes0NUE

Mexico City vows 'green' dumps

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28777897/

Mexico City

http://www.df.gob.mx/

WATCH: Malicious Worm Infects Computers

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6714273

Windows virus still infecting corporate networks: online security firm

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/23/virus.html

Google sees strong revenue growth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7846189.stm

Waco Cult Leader's Mother Killed, Aunt Charged

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6723485

Zsa Zsa 'loses $7m in US fraud'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7849741.stm

Zsa Zsa Gabor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor

Throw Your Shoes in the Air?

What is the world to make of the shoe-throwing incident caused by the Iraqi TV (Al-Baghdadiya) reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi? Are those dissatisfied and disenfranchised by the Bush-Cheney administration really supposed to join this gentleman in protest to the seemingly reckless handling of world and US affairs? Are we all supposed to throw our shoes in the air?

Please note: we cannot in any way suggest the launching of your shoes nor any projectile at any government official, leader and/other personage lest we be charged and arrested with incitement of such an act. The most we can suggest, possibly, is by protesting by throwing your shoes in the air at no particular object nor person at this nor any other time. Will we witness shoe-throwing rallies around the world?

We found it vaguely amusing - and we are sure some of you did to - to see the leader of the free world forced into the indignity of dodging a pair of rogue shoes hurled by an angry TV reporter - no less an Iraqi citizen. Also, it is viewed as a sign of great disrepect in his culture and part of the world to toss one's footwear at the object of one's derision. The man was supposedly protesting the loss of innocent lives in the Iraq War. One could hardly blame him.

Even greater the indignity as the administration must now be awaking to the realization that Mr. al-Zeidi may find himself being defended by Saddam Hussain's attorney - Khalil al-Dulaimi. What an irony is that? Well, Mr. al-Dulaimi could not save Saddam, perhaps he can save Mr. al-Zeidi. Also, the indignity suffered by the administration at the general and popular feeling of outrage experienced not just by Mr. al-Zeidi, but the whole of the Islamic world. See reference: Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker. Seems like "Throw Your Footwear in the Air!" may become the global rallying call for the end of the Bush Administration and their highly unpopular war in Iraq.

Also, what kind of solipsist nimbus must the outgoing administration be living under? Surely, they could have foreseen some sort of attack on their representative - in the guise of Mr. Bush himself. How could they have not foreseen this even the most minor of violent outrages perpetrated on their person? It is laughable to surely think otherwise. Mr. Bush is indeed fortunate to have suffered only this most minor of attacks. We are indeed relieved that the outrage has only come to this.

Banks hit worldwide by US fraud

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7783236.stm

Ripples of giant Ponzi scheme span globe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28226910/

Money Sick? What Drives High-Risk Fraud?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=6452520&page=1

How did regulators miss Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme?

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1002293

The Crash Of 2008: A Mathematician's View

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208203915.htm

Answer Desk: The $8 trillion question

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28181663/

In Park: Detroit Waits for a Bailout Deal

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6462271

Home values seen losing over $2 trillion during 2008

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b84a4-us-usa-economy-housing/

A Second Mortgage Disaster On The Horizon?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/12/60minutes/main4666112.shtml

IMF sees beginning of global recovery late 2009

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4be2lx-us-imf-recovery/

Fed to press rates toward zero

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bd1cv-us-usa-fed/

Exec pay limits may prove toothless

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28232631/

Siemens to pay $800M to settle corruption charges

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081215/ap_on_go_ot/siemens_settlement;_ylt=AlgYaV1Y57GJMT7wCHLxFLSs0NUE

Ice-ravaged Northeast battles to restore power

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28193030/

Obama to arrive at inauguration by train

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28235124/

McCain unsure if he'll support Palin for president

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/14/mccain.senate/index.html

DOJ Lawyer Dropped Dime On Bush Wiretaps

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/15/national/main4668337.shtml

Shoes hurled at President Bush

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7782774.stm

Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7783608.stm

Video: NBC witness on 'surreal' shoe-toss

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World Watch : Terrorism Links Point To Pakistan

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/15/world/main4668522.shtml

For Thursday, November 6, 2008

Republican Knives Are Out and Sarah Palin Is Getting Filleted

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=6196407&page=1

Post-Election Blues: Dow Falls Nearly 500

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/MarketTalk/story?id=6188161&page=1

Was McCain Doomed to Lose?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6182813&page=1

Not Just Color: Obama's Other Firsts

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2008/11/the-obamas-othe.html

October Retail Sales Sink To 40-Year Low

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/business/main4577457.shtml

Bush Goes Full Speed Ahead On Bailout

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/business/main4577103.shtml

Big Rate Cuts As Stock Markets Sink

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/business/main4577365.shtml

Horserace: Where Does The GOP Go From Here?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/link/main4577720.shtml

Longer-term jobless benefits hit 25-year high

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy;_ylt=ArZ.7awbAzrU8NX_BXhrK8Ks0NUE

The Predicted Winner Has Won

"Barack Obama Grant Park 2008" image licensed under Creative Commons by gingerbydesign

Our little blog did predict at least four times in previous postings (see: Election Turnout & Observations...,

From SNL Lampoon to Confused Beauty Queen to Rogue Diva to Laughing Stock?,

Racism: Is the End Near? and
Obama Won the Debate - The Economy is Still a Loser) that Mr. Obama would win the election. Had we known it would be such a resounding victory we should have predicted that, too. It is certain that this victory marks a change in history, even world history. When we heard of his victory last night, we could not help but think, "We're safe." Safe from what? An irresponsible, deregulating Republican administration that will only continue to prolong its illegitimate wars. A GOP adminstration that will seek to drop bombs and start wars with other "problem" middle-eastern and other sovereign nations. A GOP administration that would keep the writ of habeas corpus suspended and continue to hold detainees in Gitmo for seemingly forever? An end in sight to the economic crisis for the world. A friendlier and warmer world welcoming the USA and its new leader-in-chief. A safer and more secure world for us and all.

United States Presidential Election, 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_US_Election

HOW HE DID IT

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27549215/

Why Obama Won

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/05/politics/main4572555.shtml

What Obama's Win Means

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/05/politics/main4572723.shtml

Barack Obama makes history

http://www.yahoo.com/s/982765

Obama wins historic US election

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7709978.stm

Shattering barriers, Illinois senator is elected as 44th president

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531033/

Obama Makes History, Then Gets Down to Business

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6188783&page=1

President-elect Obama faces daunting challenges

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/election_rdp

Analysis: For Obama, now comes the hard part

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/election_analysis

Obama to begin intelligence briefings

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_el_pr/obama

Obama's victory speech in full

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7710079.stm

TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Victory Speech

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6181477&page=1

Obama urged to shape new economic order

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre49n5vu-us-financial6/

Obama plans to name Emanuel chief of staff

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15314.html

George: Obama's Top Picks for Treasury

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2008/11/obamas-top-pick.html

'Lifelong Republicans': EPA Chiefs Back Obama

http://blogs.abcnews.com/scienceandsociety/2008/11/lifelong-republ.html

On Obama's big day, Bill Ayers speaks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27542912/

Key moments of historic win

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7710093.stm

The moment of victory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7709992.stm

Analysis: How the night unfolded

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7710150.stm

Election map: Results

http://www.yahoo.com/s/982766

Voter turnout best in generations, maybe a century

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_el_ge/voter_turnout

Richard Lister: Why McCain lost

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7704246.stm

Stewart, Colbert Parody Election

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/05/entertainment/main4572750.shtml

Changes in the Senate

http://www.yahoo.com/s/982768

Democrats score huge Congress win

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7707760.stm

Democrats expand their grip on Senate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27524587/

Democrats win 7 of 11 governor races

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27541937/

Markets Fall After Obama Victory

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/MarketTalk/story?id=6188161&page=1

Fall in eurozone retail sales

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7710507.stm

Kenya declares holiday for Obama

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7710394.stm

Russia to station missiles near Poland

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4a46t8-us-russia-medvedev-1/

Russian Prez Slams U.S. in Annual Address

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6187184



Mexican minister killed in crash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7709877.stm

Juan Camilo Mourino

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Camilo_Mourino

Election Turnout & Observations...

The once and future president? (Barack Obama in Austin #1) image licensed under Creative Commons by jmtimages

It was a good morning to rise and vote early today. We decided it best to vote after 8 AM, to avoid the "commuter crowd". We were surprised to see only 30-some voters at around 8:30 AM today. But, the number did start to swell to 40 after we got in line with our ballot. There were no security guards. Nobody was there to pressure us to vote for this party or that party. Only a few non-partisan party/vote representatives were there - and they mostly observed the "100 foot rule". No camera crews nor any sign of media were there. Just us and the election officials - and some students as our precinct uses a grade school building to conduct its polling. Nobody denied us our vote - our voter registration had not been pulled as it turned out - even though we were affiliated with the "wrong party". The lines were neat and orderly. We were surprised to see our senior editor show up to vote as he was/is sick from illness and starvation. A campaign worker was handing out free cookies. Our senior editor took one - he didn't say if he voted for the person that was represented by the cookie. He did tell us that all the McCain campaign had to do to get his vote was to show up with some fast-food gift cards. Neither the Republican nor the Democratic representatives were present. When it came time for our senior editor to turn in his ballot, the ballot machine sounded an alarm. The election official said "You voted twice on Propostion 88-1!" Our senior editor responded, "I know I only voted once." The election official offered him a new ballot. Our editor declined and was offered to press the "accept" button on the ballot machine indicating that he accepted the ballot and his vote should be counted. He told us his ballot # was 247, but he was voter # 240 - on this basis he calculated that there had been at least 5 other "glitches that morning". He estimated 88 glitches for both precincts that day of voting. He noted that it was the same as the Propostion number he had got the "error" message or "glitch" from. We thought that odd. Based on that, we figured on about .000059% "glitches" in the vote tabulations for our Election Day. Would such a number keep our election polls and results running late in the night? We can only speculate. However, even with "glitches" we are still predicting Barack Obama to be the presumptive President-Elect this night. Which we think is good news, our senior editor recounting how he had always experienced much better times under a Democractic leadership. We thought of his starvation, and hoped he is right.

Election Day glitches

http://www.yahoo.com/s/981827

One Big Global 'Goodbye George' Party?

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6177050

Americans vote in historic poll

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7707581.stm

Long lines form for a landmark election

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531033/

Voters Jam Polls As Historic Campaign Ends

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6174126&page=1

Interactive electoral map

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553#map

FirstPerson: Tell us about your vote

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27286096/

Guide to US election night

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7705795.stm

Nuts and bolts guide to today's election

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27516998/

140: The 2008 election's other magic number

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27455868/

Clues to election result could come early

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4a3334-us-election-guide/

The political markets have spoken

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/03/1629847.aspx

Finally Gov. Palin Releases Medical Records

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/palins-family-p.html



Obama wins early-vote towns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7707667.stm

'I voted,' says Obama

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7708666.stm

Obama leads McCain in 5 of 8 key states

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n31341340-us-usa-politics-poll/

Obama's personal loss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7707497.stm

Stocks rally despite grim economic news

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/

Factory orders plunge for second month

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27534807/

Gold unexpectedly not shining as investment

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27522861/

Stock markets could stabilize after election

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27522964/

Newsweek: No insurance? That's a killer

http://www.newsweek.com/id/166854

U.N. says Rwanda tanks fired at Congo

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531797/

Spain: Bin Laden's son seeks asylum

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27532151/

Omar bin Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_bin_Laden

Growing slums 'face water crisis'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7708120.stm

US convicts 'suitcase cash' man

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7707875.stm