Deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through the South early today, pushing the death toll to at least 245 people in five states.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Ayn Rand and the Conservative Contradiction
The problem is that there is no way, no way whatsoever, to meld the philosophy of Ayn Rand and the Jesus of the Gospels.
US Gov’t To Close 137 Data Centers In 2011, More By 2015
“The US government has closed 39 data centers this year, and expects to shut down 98 more by the end of 2011, federal CIO Vivek Kundra said Wednesday. The 137 closures are a step towards the long-term goal of consolidating 800 of the government’s 2,094 data centers by 2015. Government agencies have identified 100 email systems and 950,000 mailboxes to migrate to a cloud computing model as part of Kundra’s ‘Cloud First’ initiative.”
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning cleared to stand trial
The Army has declared Pfc. Bradley Manning mentally competent to stand trial on a host of charges stemming from his alleged leaking of government secrets to WikiLeaks.
EU support of Georgian claims may trigger new conflict – South Ossetia
Comments by EU’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton which has backed Georgia’s rootless territorial claims to South Ossetia, may incite Georgia into new acts of aggression, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia said on Saturday.