http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Physicist_Admits_Sending_Space-Related_Military_Secrets_To_China.html piemcfly writes "Chinese-born physicist Shu Quan-Sheng Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to violating the Arms Export Control Act by illegally exporting American military space know-how to China. The 68-year-old naturalized US citizen, pictured here on his company profile, admitted handing over the design of fueling systems between 2003 and 2007. Also, in 2003 he illegally exported a document with the impossibly long name of 'Commercial Information, Technical Proposal and Budgetary Officer — Design, Supply, Engineering, Fabrication, Testing & Commissioning of 100m3 Liquid Hydrogen Tank and Various Special Cryogenic Pumps, Valves, Filters and Instruments.' This contained the design of liquid hydrogen tanks for space launch vehicles. He also admitted to a third charge of bribing Chinese officials to the tune of some 189,300 dollars for a French space technology firm." Here's the FBI press release regarding Shu's plea.Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Physicist_Admits_Sending_Space-Related_Military_Secrets_To_China.html piemcfly writes "Chinese-born physicist Shu Quan-Sheng Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to violating the Arms Export Control Act by illegally exporting American military space know-how to China. The 68-year-old naturalized US citizen, pictured here on his company profile, admitted handing over the design of fueling systems between 2003 and 2007. Also, in 2003 he illegally exported a document with the impossibly long name of 'Commercial Information, Technical Proposal and Budgetary Officer — Design, Supply, Engineering, Fabrication, Testing & Commissioning of 100m3 Liquid Hydrogen Tank and Various Special Cryogenic Pumps, Valves, Filters and Instruments.' This contained the design of liquid hydrogen tanks for space launch vehicles. He also admitted to a third charge of bribing Chinese officials to the tune of some 189,300 dollars for a French space technology firm." Here's the FBI press release regarding Shu's plea.Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Woman_Admits_Sending_%24400K_To_Nigerian_Scammer.html svnt writes "Janella Spears wiped out her husband's retirement account, remortgaged their paid-for house, and took out a lien against the family car in an attempt to cash in on the deal. A undercover officer involved with the investigation called it the worst example of the scam he's ever seen. Thoughtfully, Spears has gone public with her story as a warning to others not to fall victim."Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Rebels_poised_as_EU_mulls_sending_troops_to_DR_Congo_%0A____%28AFP%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081031/ts_afp/drcongounrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081031/capt.cps.obm74.311008070420.photo05.photo.default-512x356.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1vocMmo8U.wmbfj.yYEtLQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Mourners cry near the bodies of two women allegedly killed last night by a group of Congolese soldiers after looting their house in the Katindo neighborhood of Goma. Rebel troops were poised outside the Congolese city of Goma Friday as the European Union mulled sending troops to the strife-torn region to prevent a humanitarian disaster.(AFP/Walter Astrada)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Rebel troops were poised outside the Congolese city of Goma Friday as the European Union mulled sending troops to the strife-torn region to prevent a humanitarian disaster.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/China_admits_mismanaged_funds.html China's government departments misused, embezzled or mismanaged more than $6.7bn in 2007, the state auditor says. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/China_Admits_Construction_Failings.html A new report from China’s Education ministry acknowledges that many school buildings across the country are poorly constructed. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/China_admits_quake_school_defects.html China admits there could have been construction problems with some schools that collapsed during the Sichuan earthquake. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Amazon.co.jp%3A_Meredith_Monk%3A_Dolmen_Music%3A_Robert_Een%2C_Meredith_Monk_....html Amazon.co.jp: Meredith Monk: Dolmen Music: Robert Een, Meredith Monk, Collin Walcott, Julius Eastman, Meredith Monk, Steve Lockwood, Andrea Goodman, Paul Langland: ?? ... http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Govt%26%2339%3Bs_strain_to_quell_financial_panic_%0A____%28AFP%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081009/ts_afp/financebankingworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081009/capt.cps.nvn97.091008114944.photo05.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=WpeZwtiTDJB.nwl_DLJHxw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Governments rushed out new emergency measures in a desperate bid to stop the haemmorhaging of confidence, bringing some calm to shell-shocked markets as the US treasury secretary warned more banks could go to the wall.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Governments rushed out new emergency measures in a desperate bid to stop the haemmorhaging of confidence on Thursday, bringing some calm to shell-shocked markets as the US treasury secretary warned more banks could go to the wall.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Tibetan_earthquakes_kill_dozens.html At least 30 people die as two earthquakes strike the Himalayan region of Tibet, Chinese state media report. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:25 +0100