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British teachers stage 2nd strike in Oct. to protest so-called reforms

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Press TV - 10/17/13, MOL/AB/HE

 

British teachers stage 2nd strike in Oct. to protest so-called reforms.

British teachers stage 2nd strike in Oct. to protest so-called reforms.
 
 
British teachers have staged a new industrial action, the second strike this month, in protest against government’s plans to enforce changes in their pay and working conditions that force almost 10,000 schools to close.



Members of Britain's two largest teachers' unions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the NASUWT, took part in the strike as part of efforts to block changes to pay, pensions and workload, which are on the coalition government’s agenda dubbed as education reforms. .



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NSA Director Keith Alexander Will Step Down from the World's Most Powerful Intelligence Job

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Motherboard - Meghan Neal, 10/17/13

 

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NSA Director Keith Alexander is reportedly leaving his post as head of the agency, after six months of fervently defending the US government's decision to spy on the internet activity of citizens around the world.

 

Alexander will step down by April or May of next year. What's more, the agency’s deputy director Chris Inglis also plans to retire by the end of next year, anonymous US officials told Reuters today.

 

More: Motherboard.com

 

Researchers challenge Apple's claim of unbreakable iMessage encryption

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Macworld - 10/17/13, Jeremy Kirk

 

 

The statement says in part that Apple first heard about Prism only when it was asked about it by news organizations. “We do not provide any government agency with direct access to our servers, and any government agency requesting customer content must get a court order,” the statement says.

 

One document revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden indicated Apple became part of Prism in October 2012.

 

More: Macworld.com

 

Barclays fund 'lowered' Libor for profit - court papers

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The Telegraph - 10/17/13, Harry Wilson

 

Barclays fund 'lowered' Libor to improve returns - court papers

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Court papers in Libor 'test case' reveal new details of rate rigging at Barclays

 

An investment fund owned and run by Barclays attempted to manipulate UK borrowing rates for its own profit, according to an internal investigation conducted by the bank cited in court papers.

 

More: Telegraph.co.uk

UK launches parliamentary inquiry into Guardian’s NSA leaks

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RT - 10/17/13

 

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David Cameron (Reuters / Phil Noble)

 

Britain is to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Guardian newspaper’s leaks by Edward Snowden as part of a broad counter-terrorism inquiry. The probe was announced hours after PM David Cameron called the leaks “dangerous” for national security.

 

Addressing the UK parliament Wednesday, Cameron accused the newspaper of damaging national security by publishing sensitive data provided by the former NSA contractor.

 

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A Citizens Guide To Understanding Corporate Media Propaganda Techniques

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EarthBlog News - 1/09/10, George Orwell

 

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Editors Note: A few decades ago, there were thousands of independent media outlets in the US. Today in America, six multi-national global media mega corporations run by six individuals control 96% of the content Americans see on TV and watch at the movies; read in books, magazines and newspapers, and hear on the radio.

Radio-beam device can disable car and boat engines from 50m

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The Engineer - 10/16/13, Jason Ford

 

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E2V has developed a non-lethal weapon that can disable the engines of motor vehicles and small boats at a distance of up to 50m in under three seconds.

 

Such non-lethal systems generate intense RF (radio frequency) pulses and Wood euphemistically said these pulses ‘confuse’ a vehicle’s electronics, rendering them temporarily inoperable.

 

More: TheEngineer.co.uk

 

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