By Glenn Blain DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 4:00 AM ALBANY – Gov. Paterson wants state legislators to start working five days a week – and state employees to work only four. Paterson on Tuesday asked the Legislature for the authority to furlough 100,000 nonessential state employees one day a week until [...]

BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters forced a rush hour shutdown of Bangkok’s busy elevated train system Tuesday and promised to expand the protests that have plunged the Thai capital into chaos by sending teams of demonstrators throughout the city. Protesters disrupt Bangkok elevated trains

It seems that with today’s communication technology, it’s already a given that we give away our cell phone number information to whoever we are calling via the caller ID feature. Gone were the days that analog telephones can’t detect the caller’s number. Nowadays, every telephone and mobile phone can pick up the number of the [...]

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl told police a man followed her home from school the day before registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl in a nearby park, according to search warrants unsealed Monday. The documents also indicated that two women joggers encountered Gardner on the [...]

When credit reporting agencies report detrimental and WRONG things about you, (bankruptcy, arrests, late and non-payment of debts, etc.) it can severely affect your life. You find that you suddenly: 1. Have difficulty renting an apartment and getting a job.2. Are charged higher interest rates on your credit cards, loans and utilities.3. Are denied a [...]

As the US and Western powers are pushing for new punitive measures against Iran, the country’s foreign minister dismisses sanctions as “inappropriate”. “Imposing sanctions is an incorrect move because the punishment of a country that has not committed any wrong is tantamount to lowering the stature of the UN Security Council (UNSC),” Manouchehr Mottaki told [...]

Entebbe, Uganda (CNN) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday that he will seek clarification from the Obama administration over possible sanctions against Iran to get a better understanding of the debate over the country’s contested nuclear program before making a decision on the dispute. When asked what Uganda’s position is on the sanctions, Museveni [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Robotic devices monitoring the deepwater well where a giant oil rig exploded and sank last week have discovered oil leaking from the well, a development that a senior Coast Guard official on Saturday called a “game changer.” Oil Leaking Underwater From Well in Rig Blast

The documents show that Goldman, at times, made big, profitable bets against the housing market — sometimes betting against mortgage investments that it had sold to investors. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said four internal e-mails released Saturday contradict Goldman’s assertion that it didn’t seek to profit from the [...]

Whether you are looking into producing ID cards, ID badges or other security or identification credentials, it is of the highest importance to answer the two following questions: What are your security requirements? How you plan to enhance them? Your company security policy may give you some direction in choosing what security options to look [...]