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| | | None other than disgraced senator Ted Stevens was the poor sap who made the unpleasant discovery that if Congress didn't like the Fed handing trillions of dollars to banks without any oversight, Congress could apparently go fuck itself — or so said the law. When Stevens asked the GAO about what authority Congress has to monitor the Fed, he got back a letter citing an obscure statute that nobody had ever heard of before: the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950. The relevant section, 31 USC 714(b), dictated that congressional audits of the Federal Reserve may not include "deliberations, decisions and actions on monetary policy matters." The exemption, as Foss notes, "basically includes everything." According to the law, in other words, the Fed simply cannot be audited by Congress. Or by anyone else, for that matter.
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March 25, 2009
#083 No Agenda for Wednesday March 25th 2009 One Too Many Clips  | | | Coming to you Live, from opposite corners of Gitmo Nation
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| | | It's Wednesday March 25th 2009
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| | | Emanating from the Crackpot Command Center, somewhere in South London in Gitmo Nation East, I'm Adam Curry
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| | | <nickfranklin> @adamcurry Did you notice: Social Security = Ponzi Scheme? Think about it.
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| | | 4:50 90-95% of PP program will come from tax payers
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| | | <mrlondoner> "Obama requests kanYe tracks on the Air Force 1" cooooooool but it must be a slow-news week for CNN
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| | | LOL, stupid Britons. Fight Google and subvert to CCTV
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| | | Finally TOTUS in the middle on the camera!
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| | | 40% of all mortgages eligible for refinancing??
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| | | The end of my FIRST term. A bit presumptuous perhaps?
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| | | We need more authority over business, not just banks!
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| | | Financial Crisis is just like a war. We all must sacrifice
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| | | Will you sign budget without healthcare, cap and trade and tax cut?
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| | | Cap and Trade sets a price on 'pollution' in the atmosphere
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| | | He did not answer the question
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| | | Passing on our problems to the next generation.
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| | | "I'm inheriting 1.3 trillion from 'them'"
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| | | Why does the deficit go up?
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| | | Illegal arms and cash being traded for drugs, imagine that!
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March 22, 2009
#082 No Agenda for Sunday March 22nd 2009 Boom and Bust Explained | | | <BreakingNewsOn> AP: NY AG expects to receive the names of Merrill Lynch employees who got millions in bonuses before Bank of America bought the brokerage.
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| | | <twOBAMA> twOBAMA> Obama compared AIG to a bomber. Ur next to a bomber wouldn't u backaway & let him kill himse.. tinyurl.com—dbw2am
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March 19, 2009
#081 No Agenda for Thursday March 19th 2009 Naked Vegans In Cages | | | <unluckydip> @adamcurry This book by George Monbiot bit.ly—go03a calls for a world government, seeing his green outlook it seemed interesting.
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| | | CNN:Timeline released by the White House shows Secretary Geithner waited 1 day to act, 2 days to tell Obama about AIG bonuses
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| | | <LATimestot> Code Pink makes a splash in AIG chief's hearing: Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin is forced to give up her si.. tr.im—hwsC
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| | | <richardah> @adamcurry APTN had the agency pool for this but the package cuts from mid-Obama to Cowen's speech, no bloops...
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| | | Obama march 24th televised speech to the nation
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March 15, 2009
#080 No Agenda for Sunday March 15th 2009 Al Gore Is The Most Dangerous Man In The World Now listen to the No Agenda Stream 24/7 at noagendastream.com Al Gore Is The Most Dangerous Man In The World
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| | | This No Agenda for March 15th 2009
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| | | Navigating the matrix from the Crackpot Command Center in South West London, a borough of Gitmo Nation East, I'm Adam Curry
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| | | 1.2 Quadrillion in derivatives 'out there'
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March 12, 2009
#079 No Agenda for Thursday March 12th 2009 Something Is Amiss | | | Adding value to your Amy Winehouse news portfolio....
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| | | This is No Agenda for Thursday, March 12th 2009
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| | | Coming to you from Gitmo Nation East in the Crackpot Command Center located in South West London, I'm Adam Curry....
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| | | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
provided funding to Baxter and our partner, DynPort
Vaccine Company, for the continued development
of our cell-cultured seasonal and pandemic influenza
candidate vaccines. We have initiated Phase III clinical
trials for both vaccines, and continue to sign advance-
purchase and stockpile agreements with governments
around the world for avian flu (H5N1) vaccine in the
event of a pandemic.
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| | | “ The threat of a pandemic is very real. And with cases of H5N1 avian influenza
now beginning to appear in new geographic areas, governments are taking notice.
Baxter’s use of vero-cell technology is a welcome advance in the development of
influenza vaccine for both seasonal and pandemic influenza.” John Oxford (left),
professor of virology at St. Bart’s and The London School of Medicine
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| | | tHe tHreat of a Pandemic
In 1918, an influenza pandemic killed as many as 100 million people
worldwide. Most health experts predict it is only a matter of time before
another pandemic strikes. While it’s unknown what flu strain will cause the
next pandemic, many suspect it could be the H5N1 avian flu virus that has
killed millions of birds and more than 300 people, mostly in Asia, over the
last several years. Experts fear the virus could begin to spread among the
human population, making the development of a vaccine a global priority.
In 2007, Baxter initiated a Phase III clinical trial of its candidate H5N1 vaccine.
Phase I/II results had shown the vaccine to be highly immunogenic at low
doses and capable of inducing substantial levels of cross immunity against
widely divergent H5N1 strains. The vaccine is manufactured using Baxter’s
proprietary vero-cell technology, which produces pandemic vaccine more
quickly than traditional egg-based production methods.
Baxter is contracting with the U.S. government for development of cell
culture-based seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines. The contract
funds development of seasonal influenza vaccine through U.S. Food and
Drug Administration licensure, and the development of the pandemic
vaccine candidate through Phase II clinical trials in adults and pediatric
Phase I trials. DynPort Vaccine Company, the prime contractor for this
effort, is providing overall management of the clinical trials. Baxter, as
subcontractor, is developing the candidate vaccines, and will manufacture
the vaccines and own all clinical data and licenses.
Baxter also is working with governments worldwide on pandemic prepared-
ness. In 2007, Baxter entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom
giving the country the option to purchase pandemic influenza vaccine in
the event of a pandemic. Baxter has similar advance-purchase agreements
with other countries. The company also has delivered several million doses
of H5N1 vaccine to countries worldwide as part of stockpile agreements,
and is providing a multiyear donation of its pandemic influenza vaccine to
the World Health Organization’s stockpile program to increase access in
developing countries.In addition, Baxter is working with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in partnership with Fisher BioServices Inc., and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with DVC LLC, a Computer Sciences Corporation Company, to develop vero-cell based H5N1 pandemic and seasonal influenza candidate vaccines. Both collaborations are the result of U.S. Government contract awards. Baxter and its partners will be providing the vero-cell based candidate vaccines to the agencies for further clinical testing in the United States, which is expected to begin later in 2006 and 2007. Baxter is currently in discussions with several other governments regarding its candidate pandemic vaccine, and has been awarded a contract to supply two million doses of cell-culture based candidate H5N1 vaccine to the U.K. government.
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| | | Baxter, DynPort Receive HHS Flu Vax Funds
Posted on November 28, 2007 @ 08:22 am
DynPort Vaccine Co. and Baxter International have received a $201.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the development of Baxter's cell-cultured seasonal and pandemic influenza candidate vaccines.
The contract funds development of the seasonal influenza vaccine through FDA licensure, and the pandemic vaccine candidate through Phase II clinical trials in adults and pediatric Phase I clinical trials. DVC, the prime contractor for this effort, is providing overall management of the clinical trials. Baxter is developing the candidate vaccines, and will manufacture the vaccines and own all clinical data and licenses.
The clinical portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial to test the safety and immunogenicity of Baxter's cell-culture-derived split virus seasonal influenza vaccine candidate in Europe was recently completed. Preliminary data announced in July 2007 indicate that the vaccine induced strong antibody responses and good tolerability in all study populations. DVC and Baxter vaccinated the first volunteers of a Phase III trial in healthy adults using the seasonal vaccine candidate in the U.S. on Nov. 26, and plan to enroll patients in a Phase I clinical trial for a pandemic influenza clade 2 strain vaccine candidate in 2008. This trial will also be conducted in the U.S.
"The progress made on the pandemic and seasonal influenza programs in such a short time reflects the priority and importance of this development program for both companies," said Dr. Robert V. House, president and chief scientific officer of DVC. "By combining Baxter's technology with DVC's biologics life-cycle and contract management expertise, the team has made great progress in advancing these two influenza vaccine candidates."
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| | | Ron Paul makes a plea for more earmarks so money isn't divvied out by the executive branch
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March 8, 2009
#078 No Agenda for Sunday March 8th 2009 100% Guaranteed No Yanni  100% Guaranteed Zero Yanni
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| | | "With the ability to set the clocks back they have mastered the space/time continuum, right? And, now that they control all of the world markets, the world's largest military, they are officially the masters of the universe!"
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| | | Daylight Time Conspiracy.
If one can see his way clear to accept the premise that "Government can give people nothing which it has not already taken away from them," the rest follows as surely as cappuccino gets into the mustache. Daylight Savings Time involves 1)TAKING an hour from every American in April (the fact that this is done under cover of night should alert anyone with half a brain that something is amiss,) and B) GIVING the hour back in October to the survivors.
During the course of six months, tens of thousands of senior citizens, accident victims, and other red-blooded Americans have the misfortune to die. If they die during the Daylight Savings Time months, they die an hour early. Their lives, tragically cut short by death, are cut an hour shorter by DST. WHERE DOES THIS TIME GO?
My father-in-law inspired this quest of mine. I noticed that no matter whether one Sprung forward or Fell back, my wife's Dad managed to lose an hour. During each of these occurrences, he was engaged in worry over his Social Security. This realization made all the pieces fit -- suddenly I realized that the government is stockpiling our time, borrowing an hour from each of us at zero interest and paying back only those fortunate enough to still be alive in October.
Have you ever wondered how members of Congress can vacation among their constituents, go on fact-finding junkets to the Caribbean, campaign for reelection AND constantly create new bad legislation? It isn't difficult -- they have plenty of time! Did you ever wonder why Senators build up such impressive retirement benefits in a single term? For them that term is well over twenty years!
What will become of America if we give the government 250 million hours outright? It's still not too late.
Or early.
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| | | Obama says stimulus saved police academy jobs!
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| | | Obama copter - Old debt to Finmeccanica for the yellow cake cover-up
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dinsdag 3 maart 2009
Helicopter, helicopter,
Mag ik met je mee omhoog?
Hoog in de wolken wil ik wezen.
Hoog in de wolken wil ik zijn.
Helikopter, helikopter,
Vliegen is zo fijn.
Hebben we lichtjaren geleden achter in de klas nog wel eens meegebromd. En dat fameuze refrein arriveerde spontaan weer in het gebied tussen onze buizen van Eustachius toen we lazen dat de blueprints en andere technische need-to-knowtjes van prez Obomba's Marine 1 via internet op de harde schijf van een Iraanse baard terecht waren gekomen. Nou gaat het zo langzamerhand om een vehikel dat voor de slag bij Wounded Knee al ronddaverde, maar al die technische rimram valt onder het hoofdje staatsgeheim zolang er nog geen nieuwe is. Want er moet een nieuwe komen. Vraag was alleen of ie opnieuw uit de stal van Sikorsky moest komen of uit de stoeterij van het Brits Italiaanse Agusta/Wendland. In 2005 hakte het Pentagon het witte boordenknoopje door en besloot Agusta/Wendland de order te gunnen. Hing een prijskaartje aan van zes miljard dollar. Nee, niet voor de Marine 1 in zijn uppie. Voor Marine 1 tot en met 28, want je kan je staf niet met de Greyhound van hot naar her sturen. Laat staan je koters en de First Dog. Bovendien gaat het uiteraard om een zeer geavanceerd vervoermiddel, wat bijvoorbeeld baardraketten moet kunnen ontwijken. En da's geen doggiepis.
Zoals zelfs een eenvoudige Amsterdamse wethouder weet groeien de kosten van innovatieve projecten geheid uit de klauwen. Zo ook bij de nieuwe chopper van Obomba. In het Witte Ziekenhuis dwaalt nu al de mare rond dat het project al bijna het dubbele gaat kosten. Een krats misschien binnen Barry's totale stimuleringplan, maar moeilijk te verkopen aan de op change wachtende Amerikaanse slumdogs. Bovendien wat wordt er in dit geval gestimuleerd? Voornamelijk de Britse en Italiaanse werkgelegenheid. En dat kan je ook niet voor in je etalage leggen.
Doet zich trouwens de vraag voor, waarom het Pentagon van George Wacko indertijd die order aan Agusta/Westland gaf, een dochteronderneming van Finmeccanica. Nou, daar gaat een leuke story over. Het zou namelijk een beloning zijn geweest voor het bakken van de gele cake uit Niger, waarmee "bewezen" werd dat Saddammeke op weg was een Irakese nucleaire versnapering te produceren (1). Een van de redenen voor de Hitleriaanse inval in maart 2003. Tot de uitvinders van het verrassende Italiaanse recept behoorden ondermeer Giovanni Castellanata, de Italiaanse ambassadeur in de VS en bestuurslid van Finmeccanica, en zijn Amerikaanse gap senator Curt Weldon. Een meneer die het lobbyen bijna heeft uitgevonden en ook zijn sporen in Nederland heeft achtergelaten (2). Direct na het binnenslepen van de order kreeg Curt's dochter Kim een beste baan bij oom Giovanni's Finmeccanica en delegeerde haar nieuwe werkgever de bouw van een stel onderdelen van de Marine 1 aan de Amerikaanse bedrijven Lockheed Martin en Bell. Om de enorme zetpil te vergulden. Was wel nodig, want Agusta levert ook spulletjes aan Iran en China. De Ayatolla 1 en de Mao 1. Wat nou, blueprints via het internet.
Een fine mess dus. Je zal als lekker gebruinde prez van de VS je eerste helicopter mogen kiezen. Ben je mooi klaar mee.
(1) Over deze kwestie hebben we heel wat gepubliceerd. Ook al in verband met de strapatsen rond CIA-agent Valerie Plame. Snuffelt en gij zult vinden via onze bloedeigen zoekmachine.
(2) Voor Curt geldt dezelfde procedure. Vooral zijn Iraanse connectie verdient een bloemetje.
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| | | Sir STanford Allen, where is he?? Madoff luxury?
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March 5, 2009
#077 No Agenda for Thursday March 5th 2009 Hot Vegetarian Chicks
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| | | Obama levitating prompters in WH announcement rooms
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March 1, 2009
#076 No Agenda for Sunday March 1st 2009 Iridium, Fluoride, Marijuana and Pelosi's Puppies  Iridium, Fluoride, Marijuana and Pelosi's Puppies
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| | | Keeping citizens informed and aware across the entire Gitmo Nation. This is No Agenda, coming to you from the crackpot command center in SW london - Gitmo Nation East, I'm Adam Curry
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| | | Pat on Flatulence Warming - Get rid of men!
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| | | From the constitution: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
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| | | Carnegie Mellon Defrauded for almost a billion
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| | | climate |ˈklīmit|
noun
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period : our cold, wet climate | agricultural development is constrained by climate.
• a region with particular prevailing weather conditions : vacationing in a warm climate.
• the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of public life : the current economic climate.
DERIVATIVES
climatic |klīˈmatik| |klaɪˈmødɪk| adjective
climatical |klīˈmatikəl| |klaɪˈmødəkəl| adjective
climatically |klīˈmatik(ə)lē| |klaɪˈmødək(ə)li| adverb
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone,’ from klinein ‘to slope.’ The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime .
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