The Rabbit Files: July 10 2009

-Indicators:

DJIA: 8,146.52 down 36.65 (-0.45%)
S&P 500: 879.13 down 3.55 (-0.40%)
Nasdaq: 1,756.03 up 3.48 (+0.20%)

Gold(oz): $914.20
Platinum(oz): $1,109
Silver(oz): $12.89
Crude Oil(Barrel): $59.89

--Political

-It seems that the indiscretions of the Bush administrations are finally seeing the light of day, as CIA Chief has publicly stated that the CIA has knowingly deceived, and illegally withheld information from Congress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmL2Oo8fII

-Federal Investigators have announced today that the Bush administration's warrentless wiretapping program was much, much larger than you thought it was.

I on the other hand, am in no way surprised by this news :P
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_go_co/us_domestic_surveillance
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2009/07/surveillance_went_beyond_warrantless_wiretapping.php?ref=fpb

-The Obama administration seems to be moving toward an internet version of Bush's illegal surveillance activities. Using NSA techniques and technologies, internet traffic splitters will enable them to copy all suspected internet traffic for databasing.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=BUR20090706&articleId=14249

-Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are unable to grow their crops due to a Federal Court ruleing under the Endangered Species Act that rations water usage for irrigation from local rivers. The Forced drought on the region affects some 500,000 acres of the most fertile farmland in the United States.

The Federal Irrigation Rationing imposed on Californian farms in the San Joaquin valley are claimed to be for the preservation of the endangered "Delta Smelt" Minnow.
http://www.thepacker.com/San-Joaquin-Valley-water-rally-attracts-2-000/Article.aspx?articleid=367862&authorid=676&feedid=215&src=top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OIWRHSjfyg

Here is a Video of Fresno Representative Devin Nunes going Ballistic on Congress regarding this story. (Nice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GooHEY3qy9o


--World

-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a new Coin today, representing a proposed world currency to replace the ailing US Dollar, backed by a basket of other regional and national currencies, and similar to the Special Drawing Rights of the International Monetary Fund, the proposed "Global" currency would replace the Dollar's role as the standard international reserve currency.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aeFVNYQpByU4


--Interesting

-Origami City
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/5795356/Origami-city-model-crafted-entirely-from-paper.html

-Hot Galaxy on Galaxy Action
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/galaxycollision/

-Russian Manufacturer, United Industrial Corporation, states that it is beginning construction on a series of Floating Nuclear power plants to be used in coastal cities, offshore mining operations, and the like. (To be completed and operational in 2012)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/russians-plan-floating-nuclear-plants/

-San Fransisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has decreed that all government and municipal buildings shall begin growing crops on all usable land and surfaces. :)
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2009/07/san-franciscos-latest-eco-innovation-city-effort-grow-produce-almost-everywhere

-Begun, the HaX Wars Have.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/07/10/korea.hackers/
http://mashable.com/2009/07/10/imageshack-hacked/

--Sad

-Military Technological Wonder Jet the F-22 Raptor seems to have an identified vulnerability, Rain.

Yeah... Rain and "Other Abrasions" (assuming sand, dust, high speed air, etc) cause the radar absorbing material to Ablate off the skin of the aircraft, Way to spend $350 million per aircraft guys... (A-10 ROXORS!)
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2009/07/10/F_22_maintenance_marietta.html

On an interesting side note, if you ever wanted to see a time lapse construction of an FA-18E/F Super Hornet, here is your link. (At a paltry $54.7 million, it is a Bargain "Death From Above" weapons platform / superiority fighter)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=be5_1247196550


-Redshift the Rave Rabbit (Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla!)