The Courier Mail reports that the US has found another threat to national security — Vegemite Former Geelong man Daniel Fogarty, who now lives in Calgary, Canada, said he was stunned when searched while crossing the US border recently. “The border guard asked us if we were carrying any Vegemite,” Mr Fogarty said. “I was … Continue reading US bans Aussie spread: Vegemite a cereal killer?
The BBC has an interesting first-person story — just a taste of violence in Iraq: bakers have become the latest casualties in Iraq’s seemingly unstoppable slide into communal blood-letting. The reason is simple – traditionally most bakeries in the city have been run by Shia families. So, for Sunni insurgents trying to stir the sectarian … Continue reading Iraqi bakers and barbers under attack
It is notable that a former auditor is running for office, particularly at yet another period of questionable ethics in US government. A brief review of Claire McCaskill’s background brings up some impressive accomplishments: In March 2000, State Auditor McCaskill conducted an audit of the Division of Aging which found more than a thousand employees … Continue reading Claire McCaskill
Ed Felton wrote a very clear and convincing presentation on the unacceptable security weaknesses in electronic voting systems. Naturally Diebold responded, but unfortunately their response was sadly amateurish and attacked Felton’s credentials rather than refute any of his arguments. In fact, they played some classic marketing ploys to prop up their position after the facts … Continue reading Diebold v. Felton (again)