Eavesdropping on Business-Speak, by John Stodder
Posted in Economics, Finance, Housing, U.S. Government on Mar 5th, 2008
Michael Barr and Laura Tyson take their campaign for a New Deal-inspired plan to avert foreclosures to the Financial Times’ Economists’ Forum blog. Their plan, developed via the Center for American Progress, would have troubled mortgages auctioned off to FHA lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which would in turn restructure the loans so […]
Posted in Transportation, U.S. Government, privacy on Jan 2nd, 2008
They say your face is your fortune. But recent reports suggest your face could be your misfortune, too — if you are prone to facial expressions that your typical terrorist makes.
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has dispatched a squad of specially-trained microfacial expression analysts to U.S. airports to monitor passengers’ brief, subtle […]
Posted in Transportation, U.S. Government on Dec 31st, 2007
Security expert Bruce Schneier reports, just in time, on a new FAA rule for bringing spare lithium batteries with you on a plane.
Effective January 1, 2008, the following rules apply to the spare lithium batteries you carry with you in case the battery in a device runs low:
Spare batteries are the batteries you carry separately […]
Posted in Dolan Media, Energy, Environment, Law, Retail, U.S. Government, weather on Dec 17th, 2007
Before you break out your favorite Christmas movies, here’s a delectable selection of news morsels from around Dolan Media….
Shell Oil Company wants to extract oil from the Green River Formation, which contains one of the largest oil shale deposits in the world. According to the Colorado Springs Business Journal’s Amy Gillentine, the government’s […]
Posted in Dolan Media, U.S. Government on Dec 12th, 2007
On the Record’s Jackie Sauter rounds up coverage of the $10 billion overrun the Defense Department has incurred in its base-closure process.
Although these base closures have been painful for the communities affected, it always stood to reason that consolidating military facilities would represent a win for taxpayers. In the long run it will, but […]
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