The Army Times explains that “homeland tours” for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) started October 1st: The 1st BCT’s soldiers also will learn how to use “the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded,” 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed … Continue reading US Army Starts Domestic Tours →

The BBC calls the Milan theft a Daring $1m mid-day heist: Staff at Pederzani’s, one of the city’s exclusive jewellers, thought nothing amiss when a window cleaner went to work on the plate glass display. Dressed in regulation overalls, he propped his ladder against the window. But then, instead using the bucket and squeegee to … Continue reading Jewel Heist →

Enforcement of the FTC Red Flags Rules has been postponed for several months, as reported by Bank Info Security: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week it will suspend enforcement of the new Identity Theft Red Flags Rule until May 1, 2009 – six months beyond the original Nov. 1 deadline. This move will … Continue reading FTC Suspends Red Flags Deadline →

Remember Senator Steven’s defense regarding expensive gifts? “I refused it as a gift,” Stevens replied. “I let him put it in our basement at his request.” Uh-huh. Palin is starting to parrot the same defense, as revealed in an AP story: “Those clothes are not my property. We had three days of using clothes that … Continue reading More on Alaskan Gift Giving →