September 2008 Archives
‘Toxic’ Wall Street $700 Billion Bailout Rejected
Washington’s massive bailout of Wall Street has been rejected by members of Congress amid dramatic scenes, after strong objections by the public to the $700 billion rescue plan.
The White House and Congressional leaders, who reached a compromised agreement on the financial package on Sunday, were confident that the measure would pass.
But rank and file members [...]
Three Taikonauts Take China’s First Spacewalk
BEIJING — A Chinese astronaut orbiting the earth lifted himself out of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft Saturday afternoon and performed the nation’s first spacewalk, another milestone in China’s space program.
Zhai Zhigang pulled himself out of the orbital module about 4:40 p.m. Beijing time, latched himself to a handrail with two safety cords and then waved [...]
Google Chrome - An Open Source Browser
Google had recently launched their own browser they called Google Chrome. It is a free and open-source web browser which is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or “chrome”, of web browsers.
A beta version for Microsoft Windows was released on 2 September 2008 in 43 languages.
Few weeks after its beta version was released, I downloaded the [...]
Man Pleads to Cutting Mature Pines in Sierra
Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune
A 20-year-old man accused of illegally cutting at least three mature pines in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee has pleaded guilty to a charge of depredation of government property.
John Clifton awaits sentencing Dec. 2 after entering the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento.
Prosecutors said the trees around Stampede Reservoir [...]