http://zombiedriveby.com Burying the old world en hourly 1 Fv Community News http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Weather-bill-clause-unconstitutional-20120124 Pstonie Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:54:34 +0000 A citizen should be entitled to issue a legitimate warning of severe weather without permission from the weather service, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a submission to public hearings by the committee. It was a constitutional right to impart information and ideas, the foundation argued.

]]> A citizen should be entitled to issue a legitimate warning of severe weather without permission from the weather service, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a submission to public hearings by the committee. It was a constitutional right to impart information and ideas, the foundation argued.

]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/01/24/is-this-the-real-reason-why-megaupload-was-shut-down/print/ Pstonie Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:46:49 +0000 “UMG [Universal Music Group] knows that we are going to compete with them via our own music venture called Megabox.com, a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations directly to consumers while allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings,” said MegaUpload founder Kim dotcom.

]]> “UMG [Universal Music Group] knows that we are going to compete with them via our own music venture called Megabox.com, a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations directly to consumers while allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings,” said MegaUpload founder Kim dotcom.

]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8954315/Inside-Wukan-the-Chinese-village-that-fought-back.html Pstonie Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:39:15 +0000 Wukan’s troubles began in September, when the villagers’ collective patience snapped at an attempt to take away their land and sell it to property developers. “Almost all of our land has been taken away from us since the 1990s but we were relaxed about it before because we made our money from fishing,” said Yang Semao, one of the village elders. “Now, with inflation rising, we realise we should grow more food and that the land has a high value.”

]]> Wukan’s troubles began in September, when the villagers’ collective patience snapped at an attempt to take away their land and sell it to property developers. “Almost all of our land has been taken away from us since the 1990s but we were relaxed about it before because we made our money from fishing,” said Yang Semao, one of the village elders. “Now, with inflation rising, we realise we should grow more food and that the land has a high value.”

]]> http://www.pakalertpress.com/2011/12/08/the-entire-united-states-is-now-a-war-zone-s-1867-passes-the-senate-with-massive-support/ Pstonie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:04:35 +0000 The horrendous bill that would turn all of America into a battlefield and subject American citizens to indefinite military detention without charge or trial has passed the Senate. S.1867, or the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year of 2012, passed with a resounding 93-7 vote. That’s right, 93 of our Senators voted to literally eviscerate what little rights were still protected after the PATRIOT Act was hastily pushed in the wake of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001.

]]> The horrendous bill that would turn all of America into a battlefield and subject American citizens to indefinite military detention without charge or trial has passed the Senate. S.1867, or the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year of 2012, passed with a resounding 93-7 vote. That’s right, 93 of our Senators voted to literally eviscerate what little rights were still protected after the PATRIOT Act was hastily pushed in the wake of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001.

]]> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/04/BUJ91M4HL0.DTL&ao=all Pstonie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:39:59 +0000 Behind this giant is Cerberus Capital Management, the private investment company that first came to widespread attention when it acquired Chrysler in 2007. (Chrysler later had to be rescued by taxpayers). With far less fanfare, Cerberus, through the Freedom Group, has been buying big names in guns and ammo.

]]> Behind this giant is Cerberus Capital Management, the private investment company that first came to widespread attention when it acquired Chrysler in 2007. (Chrysler later had to be rescued by taxpayers). With far less fanfare, Cerberus, through the Freedom Group, has been buying big names in guns and ammo.

]]> http://www.news24.com/World/News/WikiLeaks-releases-spy-files-20111201 Pstonie Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:05:30 +0000 The files reveal the activities of about 160 companies in 25 countries which develop technologies to allow the tracking and monitoring of individuals by their cellphones, e-mail accounts and internet browsing histories.

]]> The files reveal the activities of about 160 companies in 25 countries which develop technologies to allow the tracking and monitoring of individuals by their cellphones, e-mail accounts and internet browsing histories.

]]> http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/30/security-researcher-android-software-carrier-iq-records-communications/ Pstonie Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:26:26 +0000 An alarming new video published to YouTube this week by a 25-year-old security researcher seems to reveal a piece of hidden software included on virtually all new Android smartphones that records every last keystroke users make, sending the data back to its creator in secret later on. Eckhart claims CIQ has been found on HTC, BlackBerry and Nokia phones. Tim Schofield of Android Creative Syndicate claims it is also found on Samsung devices.

]]> An alarming new video published to YouTube this week by a 25-year-old security researcher seems to reveal a piece of hidden software included on virtually all new Android smartphones that records every last keystroke users make, sending the data back to its creator in secret later on. Eckhart claims CIQ has been found on HTC, BlackBerry and Nokia phones. Tim Schofield of Android Creative Syndicate claims it is also found on Samsung devices.

]]> http://www.france24.com/en/20111128-france-overturns-ban-planting-gm-crops-monsanto-agriculture-ecology Pstonie Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:06:28 +0000 The Council of State, acting on a complaint from U.S.-based agricultural company Monsanto and other interested parties, on Monday annulled two Agriculture Ministry rulings from 2007 and 2008 that suspended the planting of Monsanto MON 810 modified corn. Two government ministries quickly said they were looking for ways to continue blocking the crop.

]]> The Council of State, acting on a complaint from U.S.-based agricultural company Monsanto and other interested parties, on Monday annulled two Agriculture Ministry rulings from 2007 and 2008 that suspended the planting of Monsanto MON 810 modified corn. Two government ministries quickly said they were looking for ways to continue blocking the crop.

]]> http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/11/congress-to-vote-next-week-on-explicitly-creating-a-police-state.html Pstonie Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:01:36 +0000 The Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.

]]> The Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.

]]> http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/17/warsaw-protester-launches-drone-to-spy-on-police/ Pstonie Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:29:34 +0000 During protests in Warsaw last weekend, one crafty activist deployed a flying drone to spy on riot police. YouTube user latajacakamera — or “flying camera” in Polish — uploaded the amazing video that the drone effortlessly captured as it hovered over teargas-filled streets.

]]> During protests in Warsaw last weekend, one crafty activist deployed a flying drone to spy on riot police. YouTube user latajacakamera — or “flying camera” in Polish — uploaded the amazing video that the drone effortlessly captured as it hovered over teargas-filled streets.

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