The US government might be the biggest hacker in the world
The United States government is investing tens of millions of dollars each year on offensive hacking operations in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the computers of its adversaries, Reuters reports. According to an in-depth article published Friday by journalist Joseph Menn, the US and its Department of Defense contractors are increasingly pursuing efforts to hack [...]
“BINGO THE WINNING MUSICAL”
March 15.16.17.22.23.24…2013 Fri and Sat 7PM Sun 2Pm 6 Shows Only!…Seniors $23 General $25 Bingo is a splashy, zippy, outrageously funny new musical. Come meet Vern, Honey, and Patsy: three pals that have driven through a terrible storm in the name of their weekly obsession. If you are not familiar with the game, you quickly [...]
Silicon Valley mulls creation of floating colony in the Pacific
Two American entrepreneurs have made plans to build a floating colony in the Pacific Ocean, where they will bring the world’s most intelligent scientists that are unable to attain a visa to enter the US. The floating colony, which will consist of a large cruise ship parked 12 miles off the Californian coast, will host [...]
Chili Cook-off Fundraiser for FOOD NOW
The best chili cooks in the area competed with one another in a chili cook off to benefit Food Now on Saturday February 23, 2013 at the DIllon Road House. Here are a few photos of a fun and happy (and good tasting) event. See all photos of the event by Bruce Montgomery; just click!
“Love Lives On” 19th Annual Steve Chase Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center
“Love Lives On” was this years theme for the 19th Annual Steve Chase Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 9th. The event was sold out with over 1800 guests attending. Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs is the recipient of all monies raised thru ticket sales, silent auctions and donations. [...]
Ideology trumps reason as Germans pay the price for abandoning nuclear power
Germany is facing rapidly climbing energy costs after turning away from nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster, instead relying increasingly on renewable energy. Meanwhile, its neighbors are building nuclear power stations on its doorstep. After a simultaneous earthquake and tsunami off the Japanese coast caused a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant in March [...]
DHS City Manager Report
July 20, 2012 City Manager’s Office, City Manager Rick Daniels: • Attended the following meetings/events: o Weekly updates with Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and Councilors Sanchez and Matas. o Economic Development Department Update. o Planning Change in Command Ceremony. o Festival Advisory Committee Meeting – Committee will re-issue the Request for Proposals at the request of a couple [...]
Fire at Grace Church
Kudos to the firefighters on engines 35, BS 35, 36, 37 and 56 and Fire Chief Pat Tomlinson of the Riverside County Fire Department on their quick response to our 911 call mid afternoon today. They were able to contain the smoldering fire caused by the fan in the vent of one of the Ladies [...]
Passover DHS Community Seder
We would like to invite you to a PASSOVER SEDER by Jewish Family Service and Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and the Desert.
Corporatocracy: Ron Paul says US ‘slipping into fascism’
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul slammed America’s system of governance at a rally in Kansas City, saying businesses and government are pushing the country into twenty-first century fascism. But before you start picturing fair-skinned, blue-eyed CEOs and bureaucrats running amok and with their right arms held high, calm down. What the outspoken Texas Republican meant [...]