Mystery Bermuda-based company and other undisclosed Romney assets hint at larger wealth 04 Jul 2012 For nearly 15 years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's financial portfolio has included an offshore company that remained invisible to voters as his political star rose. Based in Bermuda, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors Ltd. was not listed on any of Romney's state or federal financial reports. The company is among several Romney holdings that have not been fully disclosed, including one that recently posted a $1.9 million earning - suggesting he could be wealthier than the nearly $250 million estimated by his campaign.
Journalist training undercover as security guard for London Olympics with private security firm G4S --Drones to patrol London skies; 200,000 casket linings delivered from US 22 Jun 2012 (BCfm.org.uk) Exclusive interview with investigative journalist Lee Hazledean who is training undercover as a security guard for the London Olympics with private security firm G4S. Lee is a filmmaker and investigative TV journalist... There are plans for the evacuation of London. G4S is going to be at the forefront, as well as 100,000 troops coming in via Woolwich barracks made up of regular British Forces, American regular army and European troops. The troops are being held across London in various barracks once they've been through Woolwich... There is also a shipment of what are described as casket linings. Each casket can hold four or five people and 200,000 casket linings have been delivered, we believe, from America... We were shown videos of drones attacking targets in Afghanistan and were told that drones will be patrolling the sky's over London during the Olympics carrying out surveillance and search and destroy missions, if necessary.
Britons protest Olympic missiles scheme in east London 30 Jun 2012 Britons residing in East London have staged a demonstration to stress their opposition to the government's plans to install surface-to-air missiles on rooftops for added security during the Olympics. According to campaigners, more than 1,000 people signed a petition to censure the government's scheme to install surface-to-air missiles on at least six sites, some of them in residential districts including Bow and Leytonstone. The Ministry of Defence said the safety of the Games was paramount and a "broad range of community engagement" had taken place.
Guantanamo brings in Canadian lit prof to 'rehabilitate' Omar Khadr 27 Jun 2012 In an unexpected turn of events this spring, an Edmonton professor, armed with novels and lesson plans, headed to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to meet with Canadian convicted 'terrorist' Omar Khadr. In a rare move, the U.S. authorities opened the prison door to King's University professor Arlette Zinck in late April as part of an effort to rehabilitate Khadr. Khadr was chained to the floor during the lessons, which took place in a small interview room with military personnel present, said Zinck. He read Obasan, a fictional story based on the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, and he "got to the heart of that story," said Zinck.
Terrorists 'R Us: Footage shows US Marine vehicles destroying Afghans' homes 30 Jun 2012 New video footage has been released showing US Marine vehicles destroying Afghan property in the residential areas in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. The footage demonstrates Assault Breacher Vehicles in 2011 demolishing Afghan property under the excuse of clearing the pathways for troops and vehicles through the minefields... However, the images taken during the operation show the US Marine vehicles were opening new routes through residential areas.
Taliban releases video showing 17 beheaded Pakistani army men 28 Jun 2012 Taliban militants have released a video showing 17 human heads which they claim are of Pakistani soldiers captured in a cross-border raid from Afghanistan early this week. The gory video was obtained by the AP news wire service in which the Pakistani Taliban claimed that they have killed 18 soldiers. The Pakistani military had previously said that 13 of its men were killed in the raid and seven of them were beheaded.
Assange refuses to surrender 30 Jun 2012 Julian Assange has defied a police order to turn himself in and will remain holed up in Ecuador's embassy, his spokeswoman said. Mr Assange, who has applied for asylum in Ecuador, was served notice to surrender himself to a central London police station, but has decided not to comply, a spokeswoman for the WikiLeaks founder said. "Julian will remain in the embassy under the protection of the Ecuadorian government," Susan Benn of the Julian Assange Defence Fund told reporters outside the embassy in central London.
Julian Assange told to turn himself in at London police station --WikiLeaks founder seeking political asylum inside Ecuador's London embassy is served with surrender notice 28 Jun 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been served with a police letter saying he has to present himself to a London police station on Friday, according to sources. A spokesman for the Metropolitan police service said: "The MPS have this morning, Thursday 28 June, served a surrender notice upon a 40-year-old man that requires him to attend a police station at a date and time of our choosing. This is standard practice in extradition cases and is the first step in the removal process." He said Assange remained in breach of his bail conditions, adding: "Failing to surrender would be a further breach of conditions and he is liable to arrest."
Julian Assange will 'almost certainly' ignore surrender notice ordering him to police station as he spends 9th day holed up in Ecuadorian Embassy --WikiLeaks founder claims he will ignore note as 'asylum law takes precedence over extradition law' 28 Jun 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he will 'almost certainly' ignore a surrender notice issued to him by Scotland Yard. Assange has been inside the Embassy of Ecuador in London for nine days since seeking political asylum as part of his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about alleged sex offences. Assange told the BBC's Newsnight programme that he will not be heeding the note delivered by officers from the Metropolitan Police yesterday morning, telling him to attend Belgravia police station at 11.30am today.
As Assange awaits asylum answer, US demands separate extradition from Sweden 29 Jun 2012 While the future of Julian Assange remains unknown to just about everyone - including Swedish prosecutors demanding his extradition, American investigators asking questions about his role with WikiLeaks, his family in Australia and the government of Ecuador where he is seeking asylum - America is already asking for Sweden to send over someone else for them to scold. David Hemler, the 49-year-old US Air Force vet who went AWOL nearly 30 years ago, might soon be sent from Sweden to the States... Only a few days after disclosing his dark secret, the US is already asking questions to Helmer.
Soldier allegedly kills his superior officer 30 Jun 2012 Officials at Fort Bragg say a soldier from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade shot and killed his superior officer and then turned the weapon on himself. The shooting happened close to the corner of Letterman and Armistead Streets, near military housing, around 3:30 p.m. Thursday during a unit safety brief. The shooter was injured and was taken into custody. A third soldier who was wounded during the shooting is out of the hospital.
Army Battalion Commander Killed in Fort Bragg Shooting 29 Jun 2012 A U.S. Army battalion commander was killed by a fellow soldier on Thursday in a shooting incident at Fort Bragg, N.C. The alleged gunman then shot himself and is in custody; a third soldier was slightly injured in the shooting. An Army statement said the shooting victim belonged to the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. A battalion is a subordinate command within a brigade and is commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
Soldier held in Ft. Bragg shooting that killed 1 29 Jun 2012 Officials said one soldier was fatally shot and two others wounded Thursday at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina. Ft. Bragg Public Affairs Officer Col. Kevin Arata said a soldier from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade shot another member of the unit, then shot and wounded himself Thursday afternoon. He said a third soldier also was wounded. Arata said the shooter had been taken into custody and that no motive had been determined.
Millions lose power in storms as triple-digit temps continue --15 deaths tied to storms, heat 30 Jun 2012 With more triple-digit heat in the forecast, millions of people in the Mid-Atlantic area were without power on Saturday after violent storms with 80-mph gusts toppled trees, cut power lines and killed six people in Virginia alone... It should top 100 degrees in areas across 25 states, a heat scenario impacting 47 million people, the Weather Channel reported. The storms cut power more than 2 million homes and businesses across the Mid-Atlantic area -- including 1.5 million in the Washington, D.C., area, NBCWashington.com reported.
Obama signs stop-gap highway, student loan bill 29 Jun 2012 President Barack Obama has signed a short-term bill that avoids interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students and maintains jobs on transportation projects across the nation. Obama signed a one-week extension of the measure to give time for the full legislation, approved Friday by Congress, to reach his desk. The president is expected to sign the full law in the coming days. The bill allows more than $100 billion to be spent on highway, mass transit and other transportation programs during the next two years. Those projects would have expired Saturday.
Mitt Romney reacts to Health-care decision: 'I will act to repeal Obamacare' 28 Jun 2012 Republican Mitt Romney is promising that he will repeal the federal health care law the Supreme Court just upheld. He called the decision incorrect and said Thursday that it is a 'bad law.' (Video)
Michael Savage: Roberts Epilepsy Medication Affects His Cognition [Only on certain decisions, though, right?] 28 Jun 2012 "Let's talk about Roberts. I'm going to tell you something that you're not going to hear anywhere else, that you must pay attention to. It's well known that Roberts, unfortunately for him, has suffered from epileptic seizures. Therefore he has been on medication. Therefore neurologists will tell you that medication used for seizure disorders, such as epilepsy, can introduce mental slowing, forgetfulness and other cognitive problems. And if you look at Roberts' writings you can the cognitive disassociation in what he is saying," Michael Savage said on his radio program this evening. (Video, if you can endure it)
Journalist training undercover as security guard for London Olympics with private security firm G4S --Drones to patrol London skies; 200,000 casket linings delivered from US 22 Jun 2012 (BCfm.org.uk) Exclusive interview with investigative journalist Lee Hazledean who is training undercover as a security guard for the London Olympics with private security firm G4S. Lee is a filmmaker and investigative TV journalist... There are plans for the evacuation of London. G4S is going to be at the forefront, as well as 100,000 troops coming in via Woolwich barracks made up of regular British Forces, American regular army and European troops. The troops are being held across London in various barracks once they've been through Woolwich... There is also a shipment of what are described as casket linings. Each casket can hold four or five people and 200,000 casket linings have been delivered, we believe, from America... We were shown videos of drones attacking targets in Afghanistan and were told that drones will be patrolling the sky's over London during the Olympics carrying out surveillance and search and destroy missions, if necessary.
Britons protest Olympic missiles scheme in east London 30 Jun 2012 Britons residing in East London have staged a demonstration to stress their opposition to the government's plans to install surface-to-air missiles on rooftops for added security during the Olympics. According to campaigners, more than 1,000 people signed a petition to censure the government's scheme to install surface-to-air missiles on at least six sites, some of them in residential districts including Bow and Leytonstone. The Ministry of Defence said the safety of the Games was paramount and a "broad range of community engagement" had taken place.
Guantanamo brings in Canadian lit prof to 'rehabilitate' Omar Khadr 27 Jun 2012 In an unexpected turn of events this spring, an Edmonton professor, armed with novels and lesson plans, headed to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to meet with Canadian convicted 'terrorist' Omar Khadr. In a rare move, the U.S. authorities opened the prison door to King's University professor Arlette Zinck in late April as part of an effort to rehabilitate Khadr. Khadr was chained to the floor during the lessons, which took place in a small interview room with military personnel present, said Zinck. He read Obasan, a fictional story based on the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, and he "got to the heart of that story," said Zinck.
Terrorists 'R Us: Footage shows US Marine vehicles destroying Afghans' homes 30 Jun 2012 New video footage has been released showing US Marine vehicles destroying Afghan property in the residential areas in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. The footage demonstrates Assault Breacher Vehicles in 2011 demolishing Afghan property under the excuse of clearing the pathways for troops and vehicles through the minefields... However, the images taken during the operation show the US Marine vehicles were opening new routes through residential areas.
Taliban releases video showing 17 beheaded Pakistani army men 28 Jun 2012 Taliban militants have released a video showing 17 human heads which they claim are of Pakistani soldiers captured in a cross-border raid from Afghanistan early this week. The gory video was obtained by the AP news wire service in which the Pakistani Taliban claimed that they have killed 18 soldiers. The Pakistani military had previously said that 13 of its men were killed in the raid and seven of them were beheaded.
Assange refuses to surrender 30 Jun 2012 Julian Assange has defied a police order to turn himself in and will remain holed up in Ecuador's embassy, his spokeswoman said. Mr Assange, who has applied for asylum in Ecuador, was served notice to surrender himself to a central London police station, but has decided not to comply, a spokeswoman for the WikiLeaks founder said. "Julian will remain in the embassy under the protection of the Ecuadorian government," Susan Benn of the Julian Assange Defence Fund told reporters outside the embassy in central London.
Julian Assange told to turn himself in at London police station --WikiLeaks founder seeking political asylum inside Ecuador's London embassy is served with surrender notice 28 Jun 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been served with a police letter saying he has to present himself to a London police station on Friday, according to sources. A spokesman for the Metropolitan police service said: "The MPS have this morning, Thursday 28 June, served a surrender notice upon a 40-year-old man that requires him to attend a police station at a date and time of our choosing. This is standard practice in extradition cases and is the first step in the removal process." He said Assange remained in breach of his bail conditions, adding: "Failing to surrender would be a further breach of conditions and he is liable to arrest."
Julian Assange will 'almost certainly' ignore surrender notice ordering him to police station as he spends 9th day holed up in Ecuadorian Embassy --WikiLeaks founder claims he will ignore note as 'asylum law takes precedence over extradition law' 28 Jun 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he will 'almost certainly' ignore a surrender notice issued to him by Scotland Yard. Assange has been inside the Embassy of Ecuador in London for nine days since seeking political asylum as part of his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about alleged sex offences. Assange told the BBC's Newsnight programme that he will not be heeding the note delivered by officers from the Metropolitan Police yesterday morning, telling him to attend Belgravia police station at 11.30am today.
As Assange awaits asylum answer, US demands separate extradition from Sweden 29 Jun 2012 While the future of Julian Assange remains unknown to just about everyone - including Swedish prosecutors demanding his extradition, American investigators asking questions about his role with WikiLeaks, his family in Australia and the government of Ecuador where he is seeking asylum - America is already asking for Sweden to send over someone else for them to scold. David Hemler, the 49-year-old US Air Force vet who went AWOL nearly 30 years ago, might soon be sent from Sweden to the States... Only a few days after disclosing his dark secret, the US is already asking questions to Helmer.
Soldier allegedly kills his superior officer 30 Jun 2012 Officials at Fort Bragg say a soldier from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade shot and killed his superior officer and then turned the weapon on himself. The shooting happened close to the corner of Letterman and Armistead Streets, near military housing, around 3:30 p.m. Thursday during a unit safety brief. The shooter was injured and was taken into custody. A third soldier who was wounded during the shooting is out of the hospital.
Army Battalion Commander Killed in Fort Bragg Shooting 29 Jun 2012 A U.S. Army battalion commander was killed by a fellow soldier on Thursday in a shooting incident at Fort Bragg, N.C. The alleged gunman then shot himself and is in custody; a third soldier was slightly injured in the shooting. An Army statement said the shooting victim belonged to the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. A battalion is a subordinate command within a brigade and is commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
Soldier held in Ft. Bragg shooting that killed 1 29 Jun 2012 Officials said one soldier was fatally shot and two others wounded Thursday at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina. Ft. Bragg Public Affairs Officer Col. Kevin Arata said a soldier from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade shot another member of the unit, then shot and wounded himself Thursday afternoon. He said a third soldier also was wounded. Arata said the shooter had been taken into custody and that no motive had been determined.
Millions lose power in storms as triple-digit temps continue --15 deaths tied to storms, heat 30 Jun 2012 With more triple-digit heat in the forecast, millions of people in the Mid-Atlantic area were without power on Saturday after violent storms with 80-mph gusts toppled trees, cut power lines and killed six people in Virginia alone... It should top 100 degrees in areas across 25 states, a heat scenario impacting 47 million people, the Weather Channel reported. The storms cut power more than 2 million homes and businesses across the Mid-Atlantic area -- including 1.5 million in the Washington, D.C., area, NBCWashington.com reported.
Obama signs stop-gap highway, student loan bill 29 Jun 2012 President Barack Obama has signed a short-term bill that avoids interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students and maintains jobs on transportation projects across the nation. Obama signed a one-week extension of the measure to give time for the full legislation, approved Friday by Congress, to reach his desk. The president is expected to sign the full law in the coming days. The bill allows more than $100 billion to be spent on highway, mass transit and other transportation programs during the next two years. Those projects would have expired Saturday.
Mitt Romney reacts to Health-care decision: 'I will act to repeal Obamacare' 28 Jun 2012 Republican Mitt Romney is promising that he will repeal the federal health care law the Supreme Court just upheld. He called the decision incorrect and said Thursday that it is a 'bad law.' (Video)
Michael Savage: Roberts Epilepsy Medication Affects His Cognition [Only on certain decisions, though, right?] 28 Jun 2012 "Let's talk about Roberts. I'm going to tell you something that you're not going to hear anywhere else, that you must pay attention to. It's well known that Roberts, unfortunately for him, has suffered from epileptic seizures. Therefore he has been on medication. Therefore neurologists will tell you that medication used for seizure disorders, such as epilepsy, can introduce mental slowing, forgetfulness and other cognitive problems. And if you look at Roberts' writings you can the cognitive disassociation in what he is saying," Michael Savage said on his radio program this evening. (Video, if you can endure it)
Navy plans $40 million fiber-optic link to Guantánamo base --$40 million project will put an underwater cable from base in southeast Cuba through Windward Passage to an undisclosed link in South Florida 04 Jul 2012 The Pentagon has decided to lay an estimated $40 million underwater fiber-optic cable from Guantánamo Bay to South Florida, The Miami Herald has learned, in the latest sign that the military is preparing for detentions and other operations at the Navy base for the long-term. A State Department spokesman would not disclose what the Cuban government was told about the project, or when. Nor would the Pentagon disclose where the cable would likely come ashore in South Florida after passing through the Windward Passage east of Cuba and emerging from the Atlantic Ocean - Key West, just 80 miles north of Havana, Miami, or somewhere else.
NATO warships move into Mediterranean Sea: Report 05 Jul 2012 A convoy of NATO warships has left Turkey for the Mediterranean Sea purportedly to carry out anti-terrorism operations in the region, a report says. According to a July 5 report published by the Turkish Hurriyet Daily, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 set off from Istanbul. The group consists of Turkey's TCG Gediz, France's Courbet and Germany's Bayern warships and the three frigates have a total of 545 crew members on board, with Germany leading the mission. German Rear Admiral Thorsten Kahler said on Wednesday that the mission of the maritime group is "to give a clear message to terrorists in the region that NATO is on duty." [Right, NATO is protecting the region from themselves.]
Iran will duplicate captured US RQ-170 spy drone: IRGC cmdr. 03 Jul 2012 A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has gained enough information from the US drone it captured last year to duplicate the aircraft. "The American RQ-170 drone will be undoubtedly duplicated," Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh noted on Tuesday. Rejecting foreign media reports about Iran's inability to decode drone's information, the IRGC commander said the Islamic Republic has already proven its prowess by sending codes which made the drone land on the Iranian soil.
Iran's state TV accuse BBC of hacking website to change results of nuclear poll 04 Jul 2012 Iran's state TV charged Wednesday that the BBC hacked its website to change the results of a poll about Iran's nuclear program. The BBC denied the allegation. The British broadcaster's Farsi language service reported that the poll showed 63 percent of those who took part favored halting uranium enrichment in exchange for an end to Western economic sanctions. The TV report Wednesday said the actual figure was 24 percent, and the rest favored retaliation against the West with measures like closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key to exporting oil from the Gulf.
Israel to resume W. Bank security fence construction against ICJ ruling 05 Jul 2012 Israel says it has plans to resume construction of its controversial security fence in the occupied West Bank after a five-year delay. Israel will continue construction of a separation barrier in West Bank within next few weeks after a five-year delay caused by legal appeals filed by Palestinians and international pressure, Israel's public radio quoted an army officer on Thursday as saying. Colonel Ofer Hindi, who is in charge of the barrier project, told the Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday that work will initially begin around a group of settlements near the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
NATO tied to Muslim slaughter at Srebrenica 03 Jul 2012 One of the most brutal incidents in recent history is the massacre at Srebrenica in 1995 by a paramilitary group known as "the Scorpions." We now have a top level witness and reams of official documents that categorically prove that it was NATO ordered, not only the Dutch "stand down" that led to the killings, but recruited, paid and controlled the Scorpions as well.
Pakistan opposition parties blast govt. over NATO supply routes 05 Jul 2012 Pakistan's mainstream political opposition parties have condemned Islamabad over the reopening of supply routes for the US-led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, Press TV reports. Leader of opposition in the country's National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, called the government's decision "a source of degradation and humiliation for Pakistan." "The inept rulers have made Pakistan a laughing stock in the world and through their latest move over reopening of the routes have made a mockery of the unanimous parliamentary resolutions," he said.
Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan vow to target NATO supply trucks 04 Jul 2012 Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan have threatened to attack trucks transporting supplies destined for the US-led foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan, following Islamabad's agreement to end its seven-month blockade. The militants said the supplies are used to target its members fighting against occupation in Afghanistan. "We will not only attack the supplies but also kill the drivers of these trucks," Militants' spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said
.Roadside bomb hits Italian military convoy in Afghanistan 05 Jul 2012 A roadside bomb has struck a US-led Italian military convoy in Afghanistan's Herat Province. The soldiers were traveling in the Gozra district of western Herat Province when the bomb went off on Thursday. The attack comes a day after an Afghan soldier opened fire on US forces stationed in the central province of Wardak, leaving five soldiers injured.
Two German troopers wounded in northern Afghanistan 05 Jul 2012 At least two German soldiers serving with the US-led NATO forces have been wounded by Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan, Press TV reports. The incident occurred on Thursday when Taliban militants targeted the soldiers in Kundoz province. However, the militants have claimed that eight German soldiers were killed during the attack. They said two vehicles belonging to the NATO forces were also destroyed.
Six arrested in terror raid near Olympic site 06 Jul 2012 Six people, including three living close to the Olympic site and a former police community support officer, have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot. The alleged plan involved 'Islamist extremists' with potential targets in the UK, but was not linked to the Olympics, it is understood. The arrests were part of an intelligence-led operation by the Metropolitan Police counter-terror command along with armed officers, but the threat was not thought to be imminent. Five men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism and were being held at a southeast London police station, police said.
Six arrested in London over alleged terror plot 05 Jul 2012 Three brothers from Stratford - home to the Olympic Games - have been arrested in a pre-planned counter-terrorism operation. The three were among six individuals whom investigators arrested on Thursday. The group is understood to have included a former police and community support officer for the Metropolitan police, but Scotland Yard would not confirm that detail. The raids were carried out by counter-terrorism officers investigating a suspected plot to attack targets in Britain. One person was shot with a Taser stun gun and Scotland Yard said armed officers had been deployed during the arrests, which is an unusual decision and indicative of the risk counter-terrorism chiefs thought officers faced in detaining the suspects.
Maple Seed Drones Will Swarm the Future [Not if enough people *blow them out of the sky.*] 04 Jul 2012 Imagine a cheap, tiny, hovering aerial drone capable of being launched with the flick of a person's wrist and able to provide manipulable 360-degree surveillance views. It's real, it's inspired by maple seeds, and the company behind it, Lockheed Martin, envisions a future in which swarms of the new drones can be deployed at a fraction of the cost and with greater capabilities than drones being used today by the military and other agencies. "Think about dropping a thousand of these out of an aircraft," said Bill Borgia, head of Lockheed Martin's Intelligent Robotics Lab, in a phone interview with TPM.
Fukushima radiation sizzling at 10 sieverts in flooded basement of unit 1 29 Jun 2012 Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that radiation levels exceeding 10 sieverts have been detected in the flooded basement of reactor 1 at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a development that will hamper its decommissioning. Radiation from the basement water was found to be as high as 10,300 millisieverts an hour, a deadly intensity that will deliver the maximum annual dose in only 20 seconds and sicken anyone who is exposed within minutes. Tepco said the radiation level in unit 1, the first of the three reactors hit by hydrogen explosions and meltdowns during the crisis, is 10 times higher than in units 2 and 3, which also suffered meltdowns.
Oi's reactor 3 first to go critical after Fukushima --Utility is firing up 1.18-million-kw reactor, despite presence of hundreds of protesters there since Saturday 03 Jul 2012 Reactor 3 at the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture attained a self-sustaining chain reaction, or criticality, early Monday after being restarted the previous night, becoming the first in the nation reactivated since the Fukushima meltdown crisis effectively shut down the nuclear power industry. Kansai Electric Power Co.'s reactor 3 in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, was taken offline for mandatory checks in March last year. It is slated to gradually increase output and resume power transmission as early as Wednesday, and reach full operation Sunday.
9 largest US banks give regulators plans on how they'd wind down if they were to fail 03 Jul 2012 Nine of the largest U.S. banks have submitted plans offering roadmaps for how the government could break up and sell off their assets if they are in danger of failing. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. released summaries of the "living wills" on Tuesday for Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and UBS. More than 100 other banks are required to submit living wills by the end of next year.
Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation 03 Jul 2012 Richard Earl Garrett is the lead plaintiff in a class action suit against the town of Harpersville, Ala. Mr. Garrett has spent a total of 24 months in jail and owes $10,000, all for traffic and license violations that began a decade ago. William M. Dawson, a Birmingham lawyer and Democratic Party activist, has filed a lawsuit for Mr. Garrett and others against the local authorities and the probation company, Judicial Correction Services, which is based in Georgia. In Georgia, three dozen for-profit probation companies operate in hundreds of courts, and there have been similar lawsuits.
Pressure Grows on Obama Administration to Protect Polar Bears (Natural Resources Defense Council) 28 Jun 2012 The United States is in a position to help lead the world in doing just that at the next meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). There's every reason to expect the United States to lead here; two years ago, President Obama sponsored a CITES resolution to end international commercial trade in polar bear parts. But for some reason, the Administration seems to be waffling and calls for Presidential action are growing.
Greenpeace: Save Polar Bears From Homelessness 05 Jul 2012 Watching a stranded animal scrounge and starve is enough to pull at anyone’s heart strings. That is the imagery behind a powerful new Greenpeace video staring a homeless polar bear wondering the streets of London. The clip, featuring music from Radiohead and a voiceover by actor Jude Law, encourages individuals to join Greenpeace's campaign to "Save the Arctic" and help polar bears before they become homeless. The need to protect the natural resources in the Arctic region has come under close watch in recent months as many major oil companies have continued to show an interest in exploring their options. With already record low levels of sea ice occurring, this could mean an even faster depletion of the polar bear's habitat, leading to an increase in cannibalism within the species and threatening their existence.
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