As recently as last March, the FBI taught its agents that mainstream Muslims are likely to be violent and radical, according to training materials obtained by Wired’s Spencer Ackerman. The training materials portray “the Islamic practice of giving charity as no more than a ‘funding mechanism for combat,’” and feature a chart that shows that
Continue reading …We’ve been hearing a lot lately about America’s struggles: rising joblessness, increasing poverty, growing inequality, and an education system that’s falling behind those of other developed countries. But it’s worth keeping in mind that even as things seems to get worse by some measures, they’re getting by others. And perhaps the most obvious area for
Continue reading …We’ve been hearing a lot lately about America’s struggles: rising joblessness, increasing poverty, growing inequality, and an education system that’s falling behind those of other developed countries. But it’s worth keeping in mind that even as things seems to get worse by some measures, they’re getting by others. And perhaps the most obvious area for
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Swiss bank UBS says a rogue trader has cost it $2 billion, which could push it in to the red in the 3rd quarter. London police say they’ve arrested a 31-year old suspect in the case. (Sept. 15)
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Swiss bank UBS says a rogue trader has cost it $2 billion, which could push it in to the red in the 3rd quarter. London police say they’ve arrested a 31-year old suspect in the case. (Sept. 15)
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A Florida judge says that Casey Anthony must pay almost $100000 in law enforcement costs for investigating the death of her 2-year-old daughter. (Sept. 15)
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A Florida judge says that Casey Anthony must pay almost $100000 in law enforcement costs for investigating the death of her 2-year-old daughter. (Sept. 15)
Continue reading …Deadbeat Dad Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) Ordered To Prove He Doesn’t Owe $100,000 in Child Support
September 15, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Sure there is a presumption of innocence and all that, but the courts and society take a dim view of fathers who fail to pay child support. “Family Values” candidate Lying hypocrite and once tea party favorite Joe Walsh looks to be toxic for everyone at this point. The news video is from late July by CBS Chicago. The story below is from earlier today. CHICAGO (CBS) – A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that Congressman Joe Walsh must prove that he made nearly $100,000 in child-support payments as part of his ongoing legal dispute with his ex-wife, Laura Walsh. Earlier this year, Laura Walsh sued the Republican congressman from McHenry $117,000 in unpaid child support. Rep. Walsh, a Tea Party favorite, has disputed that he owes that much in child support. Laura Walsh was at Wednesday’s hearing before Cook County Judge Raul Vega, but the congressman was not, prompting the judge to ask Rep. Walsh’s attorney why he wasn’t there. Walsh’s new attorney, Janet Boyle, asked Vega “for what purpose” he wanted the congressman in court. Vega gave her a puzzled look. To which Boyle responded: “Mr. Walsh is a U.S. congressman.” “Well, he’s no different than anyone else,” the judge said. Vega said he expects Rep. Walsh to show up at the next hearing, in November. But Laura Walsh’s attorney later said the congressman probably wouldn’t have to come to court for the next hearing after all. Meantime, Vega said he was going to issue a “rule to show cause” why Walsh shouldn’t be held in contempt for falling behind on child support over the past five years. The effect of that ruling is that, instead of Laura Walsh having to prove the congressman owes the money, the burden shifts to the congressman to prove that he doesn’t owe money, according to attorneys for both Walshes.
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Earth isn’t the only celestial body having some bad weather. It seems scientists have actually discovered a brown dwarf (a celestial object that is smaller than a normal star) hosting one of the most violent, massive storms they’ve ever seen, according to Space.com. The brown dwarf, currently known as 2MASS J21392676+0220226, had a 30 percent change in brightness in the course of just 8 hours, suggesting that massive parts of it are covered by the swirling storm. As Discovery News writes about the brightness variations, “a brown dwarf doesn’t have surface features like bright ice caps and dark lava flows that one would expect on the solid surface of a rocky planet.” “We might be looking at a gigantic storm raging on this brown dwarf, perhaps a grander version of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter in our own solar system, or we may be seeing the hotter, deeper layers of its atmosphere through big holes in the cloud deck,” said University of Toronto astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana in a press release. The similarities between this type of storm on a brown dwarf and storms like the swirling red storm on Jupiter, as well as other gas giants, may mark similar behaviors. Despite being relatively small for stars, brown dwarfs are larger than even gas giant planets. The data gained from this discovery could help for better weather mapping on gas giant planets in our own solar system, and across the universe, according to the study’s abstract. The findings will be published in the newest version of The Astophysical Journal, and will be presented at the Extreme Solar Systems II conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week. The weather patterns found on gas giants have long intrigued scientists. Recently, researchers used the Cassini spacecraft to discover this storm on Saturn, which measures about six times the size of Earth.
Continue reading …Earth isn’t the only celestial body having some bad weather. It seems scientists have actually discovered a brown dwarf (a celestial object that is smaller than a normal star) hosting one of the most violent, massive storms they’ve ever seen, according to Space.com. The brown dwarf, currently known as 2MASS J21392676+0220226, had a 30 percent change in brightness in the course of just 8 hours, suggesting that massive parts of it are covered by the swirling storm. As Discovery News writes about the brightness variations, “a brown dwarf doesn’t have surface features like bright ice caps and dark lava flows that one would expect on the solid surface of a rocky planet.” “We might be looking at a gigantic storm raging on this brown dwarf, perhaps a grander version of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter in our own solar system, or we may be seeing the hotter, deeper layers of its atmosphere through big holes in the cloud deck,” said University of Toronto astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana in a press release. The similarities between this type of storm on a brown dwarf and storms like the swirling red storm on Jupiter, as well as other gas giants, may mark similar behaviors. Despite being relatively small for stars, brown dwarfs are larger than even gas giant planets. The data gained from this discovery could help for better weather mapping on gas giant planets in our own solar system, and across the universe, according to the study’s abstract. The findings will be published in the newest version of The Astophysical Journal, and will be presented at the Extreme Solar Systems II conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week. The weather patterns found on gas giants have long intrigued scientists. Recently, researchers used the Cassini spacecraft to discover this storm on Saturn, which measures about six times the size of Earth.
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