Monthly Archives: May 2014

In New York, Annoying Someone Is No Longer A Felony

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“Being an annoying person in New York used to be enough to warrant a felony charge, until this week. On Tuesday the Court of Appeals in Albany ruled against a statute that made it a felony to communicate with someone ‘in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm.’  How can there be a crime if no property is stolen or damaged and no violent acts have occured? The First Amendment protects free speech, but the Bill of Rights should not be the only method used to validate that speech should not be punished with force by the State. The principles of natural law tell us that if you have not aggressed upon another’s property or person, then you have not committed a crime.”

http://lionsofliberty.com/2014/05/16/felony-friday-in-new-york-annoying-someone-is-no-longer-a-felony/

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That Was the GDR – A History of the Other Germany (1993)

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“This astonishing chronicle of the German Democratic Republic (or as we called it, East Germany) features illuminating interviews complimented by rare archival materials from film, photographs, posters, caricatures, popular songs and speeches. Former citizens both prominent and unknown reflect on cultural, economic, and political developments from the founding of the GDR in 1949 to German unification in 1990. This is the ultimate film history of events such as the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, economic stagnation, Stasi activity, and the popular upheavals that finally brought down the state.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwQv5h7Lq8&index=1&list=PLzwtC7Sq85Jt7W__FrlDhLt-0-cgg8KIJ

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Nanny State Lessons from a German Homeschooling Family

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“In its June 26, 2013, brief to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Obama’s DOJ argued that ‘teaching tolerance to children of all backgrounds helps to develop the ability to interact as a fully functioning citizen of Germany.’  So according to the Obama administration, intolerant governments somehow foster toleration among schoolchildren. The Romeikes lost their 2013 asylum appeal, and last month the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their case. Just one day later, the Department of Homeland Security suddenly reversed its opposition and informed the Romeikes they could remain in the United States indefinitely.”

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=4980

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Russia and Mongolia Mull Creation of Free Trade Zone

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“Russia and Mongolia could sign a free trade agreement and create transport infrastructure between the Customs Union, Mongolia, and China, Russian’s Economic Development Ministry said in an online statement.  During talks between Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev and his Mongolian counterpart, Nyamzhava Batbayara, the supply of energy between Russia, Mongolia and China was also identified as an area of potential cooperation, according to Thursday’s statement. Ukyukayev suggested that investments in bilateral trade would facilitate the creation of a free trade zone with the Customs Union and Mongolia, the statement said.”

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-and-mongolia-mull-creation-of-free-trade-zone/500788.html

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Hong Kong Brokers Drive Cabs as Competition Forces Locals Out [2013]

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“Fees have dropped since bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. in 2003 removed a brokerage commission floor of 0.25 percent of the value of transactions, squeezing profits for brokers as mainland Chinese rivals expand operations.  Eleven brokerages have ceased trading this year, according to filings posted on the website of the Hong Kong stock exchange.  The number of local broking firms may decline to 300 from about 400 in the next five years, Mofiz Chan, a spokesman of the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association, said. ‘There are many people taking part-time jobs or completely moving out of the industry,” Chan said.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-22/hong-kong-brokers-drive-cabs-as-competition-forces-locals-out.html

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Escalating US-China spying war is McKinsey’s loss and Huawei’s gain

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“Equipment maker Huawei gave up on the US market after it was unable to convince the US government it was spying for Beijing, but still grew revenues 8.5% in 2013, as business in Europe and Asia grew.  The new rules come after Beijing forbid Chinese government offices from using Windows 8 last week and said they would vet imported IT equipment. Also last week, China’s Ministry of Finance proposed that foreign accounting firms be banned from working on mainland Chinese accounts without a local partner, a move that could be as much about protecting China’s domestic industry as it is spying concerns.”

http://qz.com/213398/the-escalating-us-china-spying-war-is-mckinseys-loss-and-huaweis-gain/

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China to ditch US consulting firms over suspected espionage

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“State-owned Chinese companies will cease to work with US consulting companies like McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group over fears they are spying on behalf of the US government.  US consulting companies McKinsey, BCG, Bain & Company, and Strategy&, formerly Booz & Co., will all be snubbed by state-owned Chinese companies.  The dictate follows the US Justice Department’s indictment of five Chinese military officers it suspects of committing cyber crimes against a number of major US companies.  The US-China fallout came after revelations by Edward Snowden that the US uses economic cyber espionage to spy on international competitors, including China.”

http://rt.com/business/161476-us-spying-china-ban/

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First Chinese military officials charged with stealing US companies’ data

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“The US Justice Department indicted five Chinese military officers with stealing data from six US companies and unions on Monday, inaugurating a major escalation of tensions with China over economic spycraft.  Attorney general Eric Holder announced that the US for the first time would seek to bring officials of a foreign government to the US to face charges of infiltrating American computer networks to steal data beneficial to US trade competitors. The Justice Department even went as far as printing ‘wanted’ posters.  The charges come as revelations about the scale of NSA surveillance indicate that at least some US surveillance carries an economic benefit.”

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/19/us-chinese-military-officials-cyber-espionage

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U.S. Court: DOE Can’t Charge For Non-Existent Nuclear Waste Storage

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“Since 1982, the DOE has collected a flat fee from commercial nuclear power plants to fund, along with taxpayer dollars, a national repository for nuclear waste and waste disposal services. With over $38.7 billion in payments and interest in the Nuclear Waste Fund and $15 billion spent on the yet-unfinished Yucca Mountain repository, 70,000 tons of nuclear waste still sit waiting to be collected by the DOE. Further, the Obama Administration abandoned Yucca Mountain as the national repository without any credible replacement except a vague plan to have another repository by 2048.”

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/11/21/court-decision-nuclear-waste-fee-offers-chance-reform/

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China National Nuclear to Raise $2.6 Billion in IPO

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“China National Nuclear Power Co. plans to raise up to 16.25 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) in an initial public offering to fund nuclear-power projects, as Beijing pushes nuclear energy and renewables to combat greenhouse-gas emissions and pollution.  The state-owned company, one of the country’s biggest nuclear-power operators by capacity, proposed to sell up to 3.65 billion new shares, or 25% of its enlarged capital, ahead of a listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, according to a draft of its IPO plan released Sunday on the China Securities Regulatory Commission website.  The proceeds from the IPO will help finance four nuclear-power projects in Fujian, Zhejiang, Hainan and Jiangsu provinces.”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579542661246563596

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