SWIFT ACTION

The EU proposes the implementation of legislation for sharing financial records from the SWIFT interbank system with U.S. authorities.

Legal framework draft here

$75 BILLION WORTH OF SPYING

As reported by Wikileaks, the annual U.S. spy budget has now reached $75 billion. New developments include officially mixing military and civilian intelligence.

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TECH NEWS: NANO-SENSORS

Technological advancements in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology have inspired a revolutionary observing system known as global environmental MEMS sensors (GEMS). The GEMS concept features in situ, micron-scale airborne probes that can monitor all regions of the Earth with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution.

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BETTER THAN A NHL SALARY

It seems like certain people are making a lot of money from the good old hockey stick. Learn who in this New York Times article.

Illustration and discussion of the hockey stick curve here.

A SOUND PERSPECTIVE OR PLAIN NUTTS?

Someone suggesting that reason & science should apply to drug legislation instead of being driven by fear, moral outrage and ignorance... how crazy is that?

Article here