Cities step up disaster-response planning Greg Toppo, USA TODAY 6:48 a.m. EDT June 9, 2013 The Rockefeller Foundation is encouraging cities to plan ahead for disasters, funding the position of “chief resilience officer” in 100 cities around the world. If… Read More ›
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Judge orders Google to give customer data to FBI
PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press 17 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI’s warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company’s argument that the government’s practice of issuing… Read More ›
Are We Entering The Worst Period For Natural Disasters In U.S. History?
Michael Snyder – EndOfTheAmericanDream Weather patterns are becoming increasingly erratic and the ground under our feet is becoming extremely unstable. So precisely what in the world is going on here? Is this the beginning of a trend? Could it be… Read More ›
The digital age takes its toll on the iconic San Francisco landmark.
(Photo: Eric Risberg, AP) Story Highlights Toll collectors exit their posts Tuesday Switchover is expected to save about $16 million in salaries and benefits over eight years SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When their final shifts ended Tuesday at the Golden… Read More ›
Anti-Hell Pastor Rob Bell Now Fully Supports Gay Marriage
SOURCE Laodicean Pastor Rob Bell Plunges Further Into Apostasy RELATED STORY: Rob Bell Says ‘There Is No Hell’ Controversial faith leader Rob Bell spoke over the weekend at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Calif., where the former pastor openly endorsed… Read More ›
We’re Getting Closer Than Ever To Paying With Our Fingerprints Read
Flickr/a2gemma Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times | Feb. 28, 2013, 4:22 PM If you’ve ever wanted to pay for groceries with the touch of a finger, look no further than the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid… Read More ›
Breakdown of Law and Order: “We Can’t Depend On the Police Department”
Budget cuts across the country have stripped local police departments of personnel at an alarming rate. So much so that Americans from coast-to-coast are now being forced to fend for themselves. SOURCE Our latest example comes from East Oakland’s Arcadia Park,… Read More ›
God is throwing rocks at the world… it’s time to get right with Him before the big one hits!
by Pat Franklin | 21/02/2013 In the same day an asteroid passed near the earth, a meteor hit Russia, another hit Cuba, and one passed over San Francisco Bay. Is God trying to tell us something? He already told us… Read More ›
Meteor sightings throughout the world
SOURCE-News That Matters Residents in California reported seeing an unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed… Read More ›
Video : “I Am a Millionaire Because I Had an Abortion”
Jill Stanek highlighted a disturbing video yesterday, taken during San Francisco’s Walk for Life. In the video, Russell Hunter of Abolish Human Abortion was approached by a woman who had an abortion, who proclaims that she’s a millionaire because she… Read More ›
Super Bowl or Gay Equality Bowl?
11:00AM EST 2/1/2013 Michael Brown|SOURCE Brendon Ayanbadejo is the root of controversy as game day approaches. Is it too much to ask that the focus of this Sunday be on football and not on “gay rights”? Will I be… Read More ›
5 creepiest surveillance tactics
Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 11:12 AM EST Mannequins that watch you shop. Buses that hear you chat. Modern surveillance has taken a page right out of Orwell By Tana Ganeva|SOURCE Enlarge(Credit: Wikimedia) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Since the… Read More ›
Interesting Newsletter–Bio-Jerusalem–Interesting Links
Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure that we present to you the third 2011 quarterly issue of the Jerusalem Life Science Bulletin, highlighting the latest achievements and news of Jerusalem’s life science cluster. In July, we had the pleasure… Read More ›
Crashes, flooding, power outages as nasty storm rolls into Bay Area
By Joshua Melvin and Kristin J. Bender jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com and kbender@bayareanewsgroup.co Posted: 12/02/2012 03:38:37 PM PST Updated: 12/03/2012 03:28:01 AM PST Mercury News By Joe Rodriguez, Joshua Melvin and Kristin J. Bender Blasting out of the Pacific, the third… Read More ›