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Event: 5 Nov 2010, New York City, Columbia Univ, Mobile Money II

Mobile Money II Columbia Institute for Tele-Information Columbia Business School Uris Hall TBD In April 2010 CITI held its first conference on “Mobile Money”, focusing on the macroeconomic aspects.  Since then, developments have accelerated.  Around the world, the rapid spread of mobile phones is being followed by their use as a tool for financial transactions.  …

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Worth a Look: A Plan to Dump Congress in 2012

————————– Re-Inventing Democracy ————————– Take a stand.  Find allies.  Build winning voting blocs.  Get Control of Government. 2012: How U.S. Voters Can Wrest Control of Congress from Special Interests (Revised 09.29.10) The electorate’s dissatisfaction with the nation’s lawmakers has reached a critical stage. A majority of U.S. voters want to see most elected representatives in Congress defeated because they favor …

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Journal: India Strike on Pakistan Grows More Likely

India-Pakistan: According to a 109 page Indian interrogation report of the Pakistani-American jihadist, David Headley, officers through senior field grade ranks in Pakistan’s intelligence services were involved directly in the 2008 Mumbai militant attacks and intended to control a further split in Kashmir-based militant groups by providing them with a victory, The Guardian reported yesterday, …

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Journal: CIA Officer Blew Off Warning in Jordon Weeks in Advance of Jordanian Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan that Killed Seven

C.I.A. Was Told About Bomber of Afghan Base, Inquiry Finds By MARK MAZZETTI The New York Times  Published: October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON — Three weeks before a Jordanian double agent set off a bomb at a remote Central Intelligence Agency base in eastern Afghanistan last December, a C.I.A. officer in Jordan received warnings that the …

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Secrecy New Headlines–Over-Classification, Leaks, CIA Sues Author of The Human Factor

**      CONFRONTING OVERCLASSIFICATION In a new article at ForeignPolicy.com, I [Steven Aftergood] take a critical look at the current policy landscape, including the newly enacted Reducing Over-classification Act and the pending Fundamental Classification Guidance Review.  See “Telling Secrets,” October 15. See Also: Review: C3I–Issues of Command and Control with this quote: “Everybody who’s a real …

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Journal: Food Addiction–Could It Explain Why 70 Percent of Americans Are F

Mark Hyman, MD Practicing physician Posted: October 16, 2010 09:04 AM Food Addiction: Could It Explain Why 70 Percent of Americans Are Fat? Our government and food industry both encourage more “personal responsibility” when it comes to battling the obesity epidemic and its associated diseases. They say people should exercise more self-control, make better choices, …

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Journal: Time to ShitCan the FCC and Go Open Spectrum

November 30th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could potentially engage in one of the largest federal power grabs we have ever seen. At the FCC’s November meeting – note the coincidental date of choice, AFTER the impending election – three unelected bureaucrats (of five) could simply vote themselves rulers of 1/6th of our entire economy …

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