Show Notes 06/06/2013

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Thursday 06/06/2013

Monsanto Says Rogue Wheat in Oregon May Be Sabotage

The world’s largest seed company, said experimental wheat engineered to survive Roundup weedkiller may have gotten into an Oregon field through an “accidental or purposeful” act.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324299104578527202781667088.html

IMF Concedes It Made Mistakes on Greece

The International Monetary Fund has admitted to major missteps over the past three years in its handling of the bailout of Greece, the first spark in a debt crisis that spread across Europe.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324299104578527202781667088.html

The Hartford Convention

The Hartford Convention was an event spanning from December 15, 1814–January 4, 1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England’s opposition to the war reached the point where secession from the United States was discussed.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/history/the-hartford-convention-war-for-states-rights-or-federalist-effort-to-overthrow-the-government

Show Notes 05/16/2013

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Thursday 05/16/2013

Spain's economy is now as bad as Greece's

The unemployment rate in Spain recently hit an astounding 27.2 percent for the first quarter of 2013, which is the highest it's been in decades and higher than unemployment was in the United States during the Depression.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2013/04/25/spains-economy-is-now-as-bad-as-greeces

OECD's down beat on Italy

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has just delivered yet more bad news for Italy’s new prime minister.

It is now forecasting that the eurozone’s third largest economy will contract by more than expected this year.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/02/oecd-downbeat-on-italy/

UK joblessness up again

The latest unemployment totals from London underscored how weak Britain’s economy remains.The number of people without jobs continued to rise.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/15/uk-joblessness-up-again/

IMF board approves Cyprus bailout

The EUR1 billion IMF loan program is part of a EUR10 billion joint bailout with the European Union. Euro authorities have already approved the deal, paying out the first tranche earlier this week.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/15/imf-board-approves-cyprus-bailout/#ixzz2TQzqKtHZ

FDR Sowing the Seeds of Chaos

The long-lasting imprint from FDR’s famous “Hundred Days” did not stem from the bank holiday, national industrial recovery act, the farm adjustment act, the Tennessee Valley Authority, or the public works administration.

http://mises.org/daily/6429/FDR-Sowing-the-Seeds-of-Chaos

Show Notes: 08-16-2012

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Thursday 8/16/12

16 police chiefs adopt drone code of conduct
The nation’s police chiefs have adopted a code of conduct for their use of drones, including letting any images captured by unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, be open to inspection by the public, and that the images not be stored unless they are evidence of a crime or part of an on going investigation.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/16/police-chiefs-adopt-drone-code-conduct/

Virginia vintners taste the police state While the Obama administration is busy eviscerating private property rights at the federal level, Republican-controlled Fauquier County, Va., has decided to follow suit in its own way. Fauquier's Board of Supervisors recently passed a winery ordinance that tramples private property rights and some fundamental civil liberties.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-vintners-taste-the-police-state/article/2504381#.UC1xZ6AvnKd

The Top 10 Most Outrageous Media Attacks Against Paul Ryan
Now that Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has been named Mitt Romney's running mate in the upcoming presidential election, we can expect the Democrats and the media to set new lows in their attacks on him.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/randy-hall/2012/08/12/liberal-journalists-hate-paul-ryan-look-their-top-10-most-outrageous-att#ixzz23NLsjufK

Defense Department on Hunt for ‘Rare Earth’ Elements
The Defense Department is on the hunt for scarce hard-to-find elements with superconductive or heat-resisting properties to be used to construct everything from stealth choppers to night vision goggles, Wired.com reported.
http://www.newsmax.com/SciTech/rare-earth-elements-defense/2012/08/07/id/447878

Cold-Water Gulf Coral Grows at Record Depths
Researchers have found a type of cold-water coral flourishing at record depths in the Gulf of Mexico, with colonies making their homes on the undersea structures that support offshore oil platforms.
http://www.livescience.com/22290-cold-water-gulf-coral-grows-at-record-depths.html

Parents Can Buy 3D-Printed Models of Unborn Fetuses
Forget about the embarrassing baby pictures or ultrasound images. Tomorrow's parents can mortify their offspring by proudly pulling out a 3D model of their son or daughter as an unborn fetus.
http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1507-3d-printed-models-fetuses.html

Wearable Electronics Pave Way for Smart Surgeon Gloves
New wearable electronics could become smart surgical gloves that allow surgeons to feel and do everything using their fingertips. Such electronics could even include electronic "socks" wrapped snugly around a patient's heart to monitor cardiac health.
http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1506-wearable-electronics-surgeon-gloves.html

Egypt to seek more than 5 billion from IMF
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is studying the possibility of keeping tanks in the Sinai Peninsula on a permanent basis, according to a senior Egyptian military official who spoke to WND.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/egypt-to-seek-more-than-5-billion-from-imf-u-s-to-support-budget-1.458476

Show Notes: 07-22-2012

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Sunday 7/22/12

Prayer After Death of Loved One
http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/deceased.htm

FBI Did Not Investigate Fort Hood Shooter Because of Political Correctness, Report Says
The FBI was too concerned about political correctness and did not launch an investigation into a man who was later charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 attack at the Fort Hood military installation in Texas, despite significant warning signs that he was an Islamic extremist bent on killing civilians, according to a lawmaker briefed on a new report about the terrorist attack.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/fbi-did-not-investigate-fort-hood-shooter-because-political-correctness-report-says

Guess who's bailing out bankrupt western governments now?
Fourteen years ago during the Asian financial crisis, Indonesia endured a currency collapse, a severe 2-year recession, and an embarrassing IMF bailout.
http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/guess-whos-bailing-out-bankrupt-western-governments-now/

Colorado Governor tells Candy Crowley stricter gun laws wouldn't have prevented massacre
As her State of the Union interview with Hickenlooper proceeded, Crowley predictably asked, "Do you see any law anywhere that could stop a man with no record in a society that protects the second amendment that might have prevented this?"
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/07/22/colorado-governor-tells-candy-crowley-stricter-gun-laws-wouldnt-have-#ixzz21Nyv39DQ

Egg allergy treatment
Egg allegiance Children allergic to eggs are told to avoid the food completely. But in a promising new clinical trial, doing the exact opposite appears to have reduced and in some case eliminated
kids' egg allergies.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-16/egg-allergy-treatment/56319678/1

Fewer teens want to drive yet automakers court them
As automakers increasingly try to market their cars to young drivers they will find themselves fighting over a shrinking percentage of teenagers who want to drive.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/fewer-teens-want-to-drive-yet-automakers-court-them/1#.UAxZTJEn3Sg

Is the Law of the Sea Treaty sunk?
As of today, (July 16 2012) 34 U.S. Senators are on record promising to oppose the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea if it comes to the Senate floor. Because two-thirds of Senators present and voting are required to ratify any treaty, the long-stalled Law of the Sea Treaty is effectively dead.
http://heritageaction.com/2012/07/heritage-action-sinking-law-sea-treaty/?utm_source=heritageaction&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wwf-lost-win

House votes to bar Pentagon's deal with Russian firm
The House lashed out at Russia for its unwavering support for Syria, voting Thursday to stop the Pentagon from doing business with a Russian company that has armed Bashar Assad's regime. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/07/20/house-votes-tto-bar-pentagon-deal-with-russian-firm.html?comp=7000023467962&rank=1