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10 Interesting Links From August 26th

August 27th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
  • www.KOB.com – APD sees rise in new meth making method – Meth makers have found a new way to create the highly dangerous drug—they call it “shake and bake.” APD says most of the meth cases they work with now involve the shake and bake method.
  • THE MOST NOTORIOUS COUNTERFEITER: DETAILS Article on men.style.com – Despite the best efforts of the Secret Service, the printer behind these notes evaded capture for more than three years. By then, Albert Edward Talton, of Lawndale, California, was responsible for putting more than $7 million in phony currency into circulation. And he'd made much of it using supplies purchased from his local Staples.
  • Struggling homeowners left in limbo – Five months into the $75 billion federal program meant to toss a lifeline to homeowners facing foreclosure, most people in need of help are still floundering. Overall, about 15 percent of borrowers across the country who are eligible for the program have been offered help from their lender, according to a recent U.S. Treasury Department report. Of those homeowners, 9 percent have participated in a trial loan modification. President Barack Obama's administration is calling for lenders to ramp up their efforts and help 500,000 more homeowners by November.
  • www.KOB.com – Man arrested for 22nd drunken driving offense – State police say a Mora County man has been arrested for his 22nd drunken driving offense – and his blood-alcohol content tested almost five times higher than New Mexico's legal limit.
  • Colorado wildlife experts get aggressive going after smart bears – The Denver Post – Colorado wildlife overseers flummoxed by a rash of bear-human conflicts are searching for options, from "adverse conditioning" to haze nuisance bears that have been trapped to raising the number of hunting permits to thin the population. Wildlife officials say hundreds of clashes this summer in mountain towns — including a fatal attack, a mauling and myriad break-ins — require an aggressive response.
  • Philltopia » 15 life lessons learned from SimCity – Ah, SimCity. While all the other video games out there were teaching us to become violent, antisocial little monsters, SimCity was quietly showing us the positive, constructive side of life. As a loyal player for many years, I thought I’d reflect on the countless insightful lessons this little game has taught me.
  • iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers, Apple Claims | Threat Level | Wired.com – The nation’s cellphone networks could suffer “potentially catastrophic” cyberattacks by iPhone-wielding hackers at home and abroad if iPhone owners are permitted to legally jailbreak their shiny wireless devices — that’s what Apple claims.
  • Al Jazeera English – Asia-Pacific – China cracks down on rights lawyers – The authorities in China appear to have mounted a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, revoking the licences of more than 50 lawyers in the past week.
  • The Best Place To Hide Money: Conversation With A Burglar – Personal Finance Advice – I had quite the interesting conversation this weekend with a person who happened to be a former burglar. It was great timing because I was wondering if something like the skid mark underwear for hiding money would really work. I also figured that if you wanted to know the best place to hide your money from a burglar, a former burglar was the person to ask.
  • SIA: Global chip sales on an upswing – New Mexico Business Weekly: – Worldwide sales of semiconductors for the second quarter of 2009 were $51.7 billion, a 17 percent increase from the first quarter when sales were $44.2 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday.
  • 9 Interesting Links From August 12th

    August 13th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
    • Why Neoconservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart — Daily Intel — New York News Blog — New York Magazine – "There is genuine intellectual curiosity," May told New York. "He's a staunch liberal, but he's a thoughtful liberal, and I respect that." May isn't the only conservative gushing about Stewart. While the movement professes a disdain for the "liberal media elite," it has made an exception for the true-blue 46-year-old comedian. "He always gives you a chance to answer, which some people don't do," says John Bolton, President Bush's ambassador to the United Nations and a Fox News contributor, who went on the show last month. "He's got his perspective, but he's been fair." Says Bolton: "In general, a lot of the media, especially on the left, has lost interest in debate and analysis. It has been much more ad hominem. Stewart fundamentally wants to talk about the issues. That's what I want to do."
    • Autopsy: Bear killed woman near Ouray – The Denver Post – An autopsy has determined that a 74- year-old woman was killed by a bear, just the third such documented fatal attack in Colorado. Wildlife officials say they think Donna Munson was killed as the result of years of feeding bears that visited her log cabin north of Ouray.
    • Apple Shoots Ad For New Product in California Diner | Cult of Mac – Amid tight security, Apple shot a TV advert for an unreleased product at Jax Truckee Diner on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, there are no pictures or even a description of the mystery product. Because of the security, no photographers or reporters were allowed on set. Filming took place on Tuesday afternoon.
    • Is public healthcare in the UK as sick as rightwing America claims? | Society | The Guardian – The NHS has become the unexpected target of those opposed to Barack Obama's healthcare reform proposals. Republicans and rightwing commentators in the US have made strong allegations about the failings of Britain's health system. Denis Campbell and Girish Gupta put those claims to professionals in the health sector
    • Warner builds pic with Lego – Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media – Variety – Now count Warner Bros. as one of those studios: WB is toying with plans to develop a movie around Lego and its popular building blocks. Scribes Dan and Kevin Hageman are penning the script for the family comedy that will mix live action and animation. Warners is keeping the plot tightly under wraps, but it's described as an action adventure set in a Lego world.
    • www.KOB.com – Simpsons documentary films at Isotopes Park – Director Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, 2004) is working on a documentary of The Simpsons, the cartoon series from which the Isotopes got their name.
    • EC criticized for conduct during Intel investigation – Ars Technica – Did the European Commission overlook some evidence during its antitrust investigation of Intel that might have influenced the outcome of the decision, which went against the chipmaker? The European Union ombudsman believes that may have been the case, saying that EC investigators failed to include details of a meeting that presented one PC mantufacturer's decision to choose Intel CPUs as being purely performance based.
    • Phoenix – Valley Fever – Customer Allegedly Bumps KFC Employee With Car After Condiments Dispute – Monique Aguet, 26, zipped through the drive-through at a Kentucky Fried Chicken near Bell and Reems roads about 7 p.m., Surprise police say. When she dipped her hand in her bag of food and found there were no condiments, Aguet allegedly went off the deep end.
    • www.KOB.com – Many unemployed turning to truck driving – The rough economy may be responsible for a dramatic increase in enrollment at the CNM truck driving school. Many of New Mexico's unemployed are going to school so they can hit the open road and switch gears to a more stable industry.

    Worlds Biggest Fish

    July 1st, 2005 Greg Smith Comments off

    This is one big ass cat fish.

    Thai fishermen caught a 293-kilogram (646-pound) catfish that may have been the world’s largest freshwater fish, wildlife conservation groups said. The Mekong giant catfish was netted by villagers in a remote part of northern Thailand, the World Wildlife Fund and the National Geographic Society said in a statement. When wildlife officials caught wind of the catch they urged the villagers to release the adult male so that it could spawn, but it later died and was eaten, the groups said. They did not say when the massive fish was caught. The fish was the heaviest recorded since Thai officials started tracking the species in 1981 and may be the largest freshwater fish ever discovered, the statement said.