June 2009
191 posts
Sears: Lose Your Job, Keep Your Purchase, Forget... →
Acknowledging that skittish consumers are still unwilling to buy big-ticket items, Sears tomorrow plans to unveil a bold new guarantee: if you lose your job after charging a purchase worth $399…
Warning From My Dad: Beware The Minimum Payment... →
My dad (not pictured) is one of those guys stuck on an endless credit card treadmill, pretty much maxed out to the hilt and able to cover monthly minimum payments but not much else. So it…
Lithuanians in Afghanistan →
[This dispatch is in the RUBS format: Raw, Unedited, Barely Spellchecked.] 29 June 2009 Chaghcharan, Ghor Province
Kabul has changed. In recent years the roads were often clogged with…
US Troops Wait out Honduras Upheaval →
Coup opponents clashed with the Honduran military in Tegucigalpa where the U.S. Embassy instructed Americans to stay off the streets, but the U.S. Southern Command reported it was business as usual…
Five steps for an A+ deployment →
After I experienced my first deployment, I asked my husband to rate how I coped on a scale of 1 to 10. I was pleasantly surprised when he gave me a 9.5 and told me he thought I was…
Baghdad celebrates as Iraqis take over cities →
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in…
Israel pressing Russia to cancel arms deal with... →
Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow’s attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.
Chavez to US General: You’re the Threat →
President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. general shouldn’t be raising concerns that Venezuela is buying arms, and the American commander is wrong to argue there isn’t a “conventional military threat in the…
DoD Advised to Ban Tobacco Gradually →
Butt out. But slowly. That’s the counsel of the Institute of Medicine, which has issued a report advising the Defense Department to phase in a military-wide tobacco ban, beginning at the military…
Jackson and Fawcett Deaths Overshadow NWO Moves On... →
Spokesman: SC governor hiking Appalachian Trail -... →
McMenacing? Cop Accused Of Pulling Gun At McD's -... →
A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald’s restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill.
ACLU Sues DHS Over Unlawful Searches and Detention →
gavron writes “The ACLU has filed suit against DHS to stop the TSA from conducting illegal searches and detention. In the case at hand, TSA detained a Ron Paul staffer who was carrying $4,300 in cash…
Google Voice Grabs 1 Million Phone Numbers →
alphadogg writes “Google has reserved 1 million phone numbers with Level 3, signaling that it may finally be ready to roll out its long-anticipated Google Voice service. The free service, announced…
Ahmadinejad's Rural Votes →
You have probably heard it asserted that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad principal strength is in rural areas, whereas Mir-Hossein Mousavi did relatively better in Iran’s cities. However, it is not clear that…
Facebook, Google Go Persian, Aiding Iran’s... →
Some of the Web’s leading firms are rolling out new features, to accommodate worldwide interest in the protests in Iran — and to not-so-subtly help out the pro-democracy movement inside the…
5 Ways Twitter Can Save You Money →
Twitter is much more than just a platform for idle chatter. Many people are getting real utility out of the service, using it for things like being more productive, finding a job, …
Mindblowing #IranElection Stats: 221,744 Tweets... →
The protests in Iran have only grown in size and in magnitude these last few days. Ever since the highly disputed “landslide victory” for incumbent Ahmadinejad and subsequent charges of voter…
Video: Iran Supremo Threatens Demonstrators →
So much for resolving Iran’s political crisis peacefully. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told pro-democracy demonstrators Friday that their cause was bunk, and that their leaders would be “…
Facebook Releases Persian Translation for... →
Over the last week, the entire world has been a witness to the extraordinary events in Iran. Since the disputed Iran elections took place on June 12th, protesters have taken to the streets and…
#IranElection Protests: Google Translate Adds... →
The Iran Election protests have been a rallying cry for action within the tech and social media community. Twitter, with advisement from the U.S. Government, rescheduled its downtime so that the…
Stealth Jet Revolt Could Mean Pentagon Budget... →
Washington has been expecting a showdown between the defense secretary and Congress over his plan to radically overhaul the Pentagon’s arsenal. That fight may finally go down, after a key…
‘Assassins Creed 2′ Won’t Feature Ninjas →
Checked out “Assassins Creed 2″ during E3. While not a major gameplay departure from the first one, it’s looking pretty excellent, especially the new cityscapes. But I was more curious about the…
NATO Targeting Russia in Baltic War Game? →
There’s a massive, U.S. Navy-led exercise taking place on the Baltic, this week, involving 11 European nations plus the U.S. — but, notably, not Russia. Despite participating in previous…
Nielsen: Halo 3: ODST, God of War 3, Wii Sports... →
Now that the excitement of E3 has died down, research firm Nielsen has readied the results of a new survey, which gauged consumer purchase intent for titles from the show. Obtained…