Saturday, April 08, 2006

TARGETTING THIEVES
"Police departments and government offices (Customs, NASA, even the FBI) rely on state-of-the-art investigation support from Target (department stores). According to a January Washington Post report, Target's world-class forensics lab in Minneapolis is the first choice by many departments for examination of surveillance tapes and other evidence, and it was Target in the mid-1990s that finally moved agencies to coordinate previously incompatible databases of criminals (treating the felon population as a nationwide "inventory control" problem). A Target executive said he works for "a high-tech company masquerading as a retailer."
(NEWS OF THE WEIRD, unearthed by Joel Sogol)

Thursday, April 06, 2006

BLUE BOOK ON BUSH
If President Bush were a stock, his chart would look less like that of Texas-based oil giant Exxon-Mobil and more like that of Wal-Mart—a spike in 2001 followed by a downward slide.
(SLATE)
CHRISTIAN INTIFADISTS WAGING WAR ON CORPORATE AMERICA
"The culture war that heated up over gay marriage and roiled the 2004 presidential campaign is now expanding on the corporate front. In recent months, conservative Christians have waged campaigns against Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. for their support of gay and lesbian causes.
(LAW.COM)"

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

YOU'VE GOT TO CHANGE YOUR EVIL WAYS, BABY!
a wrongful termination suit in San Francisco by a former personal assistant to Carlos Santana and his wife, claims the couple made him see a chiropractor to be tested for his 'closeness to God.' Bruce Kuhlman claims he was subjected to "Neuro Emotional Technique" testing to improve his consciousness or awareness level and make him a better worker.
(LAW.COM)