Archive for May 13th, 2011

BY JR NYQUIST FinancialSense.com 05/13/2011 A curious discussion was started on the Website of the Inter-American Institute between the Russian geopolitical theorist Aleksandr Dugin and the Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho. In this discussion Mr. Dugin argues against global capitalism and the “New World Order.” He foresees the ultimate victory of Eurasian land power... »

Pending Patent Bill Puts ‘Global Harmonization’ Above American Innovation by James R. Edwards, Jr. HumanEvents.com ongress is about to give multinational corporations such as IBM an even more outsized advantage over small businesses, independent inventors, and American innovators. Hoping to rush legislation through while the public focuses elsewhere, mega-business’s water carriers are urging potentially... »

VISA launching ‘digital wallet’ for U.S. banks RawStory.com Thursday, May 12th, 2011 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visa Inc, the world’s largest credit and debit card processing network, is building a digital wallet that people can use to pay for things online or with their phones instead of with traditional cards. The network said on... »

By Katherine Donnelly Independent.ie AN Irish software firm has brought the traditional school attendance register into the computer age. Two schools have already adopted the latest face-recognition technology to monitor attendance and timekeeping among thousands of pupils, and other schools are planning to introduce the system from September. Students simply look at a device... »

By Richard Read OregonLive.com Thursday, May 12, 2011 Oregon experts studying Japan’s recent earthquake damage expect that when — not if — a similar quake hits the Northwest, civilization as we know it will pretty much end for weeks or months. Collapse-prone schools containing 306,000 Oregon children could shake apart. Portland’s Fremont Bridge and... »

by Mybudget360 Credit cards are the gateway financial opiate of choice for many spenders. Banks understand that if consumers begin mistaking debt for actual wealth then this would lead to more willingness to borrow on bigger ticket items like cars and homes as the appetite for credit expands. This psychological gamble paid off multiple... »

NBC Fort Worth Friday, May 13, 2011 The Texas House passed a bill late Thursday night that would make it a criminal offense for public servants to inappropriately touch travelers during airport security pat-downs. The measure would make it illegal for anyone conducting searches to touch “the anus, sexual organ, buttocks, or breast of... »

By Dan Carden NWITimes.com Thursday, May 12, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS | Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said... »

ENENews.com May 13th, 2011 TEPCO to review No. 1 reactor plan, NHK, May 13, 2011: Tokyo Electric Power Company is being forced to review its strategy for stabilizing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after announcing that one of its reactors is in a state of “meltdown.” Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 05/13/2011 In the last two years, one of the most accurate predictors of both long and short-term trends has been FX Concepts’ John Taylor, whose April call for a EURUSD peak of 1.4925 was almost to the dot. Which is why he is either about to cheapen his predictive record... »