Sensitive Nature

Arizona immgration law and the sensitive nature of racial profiling in the desert

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:49:00 -0700

Arizona immgration law and the sensitive nature of racial profiling in the desert:

Whelp, it’s time to enforce that stupid law where you pull over all the Mexican looking peoples.

During the next two weeks, Mesa police officers will be required to watch the state’s 90-minute training video on how to enforce Senate Bill 1070. They will undergo as many as five hours of additional in-house training, Police Chief Frank Milstead said. “1070 is going to be a challenge for the police department,” he said. “It’s very complex, and there are a number of things an officer can do incorrectly. We are going to do everything in our power to follow the spirit of the law.” Milstead said the sensitive nature of the law and several months of debate could leave officers open to claims of racial profiling.

So for you kids at home — passing a law encouraging racial profiling could open up officers to claims of doing just that.
You could say we just hate freedom for Arizonans. But we don’t so you’d be wrong.

The Hot Russian Spy Who Brought the Cold War Back to Sensitive Nature

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:19:00 -0700

The Hot Russian Spy Who Brought the Cold War Back to Sensitive Nature:

She’s hot and getting more press than a real life James Bond or Austin Powers sidekick might.

She “loved wild sex.” Anya Kuschenko met her husband Alex Chapman at a 2001 rave in England. He was instantly “infatuated.”

The alleged spy’s former hubby claims Anna Chapman had a penchant for whips and nipple clamps. He said they once enjoyed a mile-high sex romp aboard a Moscow-bound flight.

“I found her Russian accent such a turn-on,” said the 30-year-old psychologist trainee. “We were having so much fun. We also experimented with sex toys.”

“We are in negotiations with the government, and they’re of a sensitive nature, and we’re not going to comment on them,” said Fiona Doherty, a lawyer representing Anna Chapman, the young Russian who has been fodder for tabloid newspapers.

Sounds like the U.S. is in a pretty vulnerable spot here.

U.S. Official Calls Chinese 'Fools,' Claims Anonymity Due to Sensitive Nature

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:46:31 -0700

U.S. Official Calls Chinese 'Fools,' Claims Anonymity Due to Sensitive Nature:

And now back to the true sensitive nature of newsreporting and storytelling. You can’t expect to quote government officials without them begging for anonymity on claims of “sensitive nature.” In this case, the topic is “fools,” or, whether or not Shanghai is chock-full-o-spies.

China says it’s an “opportunity to showcase great achievements and diverse cultures,” but the World’s Expo, which opens in Shanghai on Friday night, is also an opportunity for China to spy on Americans and even recruit new intelligence sources, according to current and former U.S. officials.

“Are people who go to the Expo potential targets for espionage? I think you’d be a fool to think otherwise,” said one U.S. official, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the topic.

But it’s not just the sensitive nature of fools and espionage that’s the concern — it’s apparently sensitive, hi-tech, Get Smart-like gadgets that some World Expo-goers are really worried about:

“These public venues are laden with opportunities for foreign collectors to interact with U.S. experts and glean information regarding dual-use and sensitive technologies,” said a 2008 report issued by the U.S. intelligence community to Congress.

Still awaiting word on whether or not those with sensitive palates might experience elevated bouts of paranoia.

'Sensitive Nature' Used to Describe ACTUAL SENSITIVE NATURE

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:37:57 -0700

'Sensitive Nature' Used to Describe ACTUAL SENSITIVE NATURE:

Finally came across the rare article in which the phrase “sensitive nature” is employed in context of a statement about protecting sensitive natural surroundings.

Gold star for the Vancouver Sun! Ain’t Canada gorgeous in the Autumn?

Burgess Shale

Often called the world’s most significant fossil discovery, this B.C. gem offers a hiking experience unlike any other. You’ll be right there among exquisitely preserved fossils that are 500 million years old. If the fossils aren’t enough, the views are phenomenal, stretching across the Yoho Valley to Takakkaw Falls and distant glaciers.

Due to the sensitive nature of the fossils, you can’t access the area without a certified guide. Both Parks Canada and the Burgess Shale Geophysical Foundation provide full-day guided hikes.

Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy | ZDNet

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:32:08 -0700

Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy | ZDNet:

The sensitive nature of the facebook privacy smackdown!

If you’re sick and tired of FaceBook’s continual encroachment on your privacy, here’s how to lock it down like a SuperMax prison or give it the Death Penalty.

Look past the paranoia threaded throughout this post, however, and there are truly some great tips for automating and syndicating your blog and microblog content.

Anon Sources Fuel Rumors of 'Apple Policy to Prompt U.S. Allegation by Adobe' - Bloomberg.com

Wed, 05 May 2010 11:09:00 -0700

Anon Sources Fuel Rumors of 'Apple Policy to Prompt U.S. Allegation by Adobe' - Bloomberg.com:

Ah, modern journalism. Here’s basically a discussion involving Apple and the FTC taking place through the media — happy as can be to take anyone’s statement and publish it anonymously, without attribution, and in this case, head an entire paragraph “Declining to Comment.”

May 4 (Bloomberg) — U.S. antitrust enforcers are considering an investigation of Apple Inc. following a complaint from Adobe Systems Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Adobe says Apple is stifling competition by barring developers from using Adobe’s products to create applications for iPhones and iPads, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to discuss the case.

Think you’ll get a free iPad for this or something? For telling us nothing?

To contact the reporters on this story: James Rowley in Washington at jarowley@bloomberg.net; Arik Hesseldahl in New York at +1- ahesseldahl@bloomberg.net

EU to Google: Stop taking pictures of our sensitive nature!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:28 -0800

EU to Google: Stop taking pictures of our sensitive nature!:

Google Street View will always create privacy concerns no matter what. There are entire blogs devoted to exposing mischievous snapshots that the roving Google Street View cameras have caught. But the EU is going to try to regulate this:

Google should react more quickly to requests that images and data be deleted for privacy reasons, as well as “taking positive measures to avoid capturing images of a sensitive nature.”

'Sensitive Nature' shields more anonymous U.S. officials who can't really believe anything Iran says...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:53:17 -0800

'Sensitive Nature' shields more anonymous U.S. officials who can't really believe anything Iran says...:

…but doesn’t keep them from providing quotes to the mainstream media to continue dumping Iranian-created propaganda to the masses!

Latest comes today:

Washington (CNN) — A soon-to-be released U.S. assessment of Iran’s nuclear program is expected to conclude that the government has resumed limited work on a nuclear weapon, according to a U.S. official.

[…]

The U.S. official — who is familiar with the report but is not authorized to speak on the record because of the sensitive nature of the information — said the new assessment “will move forward a tad” Iranian efforts on weaponization. The official says Iran is now focused on research of a program as opposed to full-blown development of a nuclear warhead: “The emphasis is on the ‘R,’ not the ‘D.’ “

HELP!?! We think we’re supposed to be scared or something!!!

[EVIL] Google to share cyber-attack data with NSA

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:01:36 -0800

[EVIL] Google to share cyber-attack data with NSA:

A partnership between the Internet search giant and the NSA touches on the sensitive issue of how to balance individual privacy and national security online.

Google approached the NSA in the aftermath of the attacks, but reaching an agreement has taken weeks because of the sensitive nature of information-sharing between the two sides, the Post quoted its sources as saying.

Calif. School District Tugs Dictionary from Shelves over 'Oral Sex' Flap

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:35:00 -0800

Calif. School District Tugs Dictionary from Shelves over 'Oral Sex' Flap:

Holy fellatio, Popeye. In the name of “sensitive nature,” Menifee Unified School District actually removed Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition from the shelves because one parent was afraid their kid would find the definition of “oral sex.” NO JOKE. Can you spell Cunnilingus?

“There is a certain order of steps a parent can take, and due to the sensitive nature, the concern was given to temporary pull the books from each class,” Cadmus said. “We are grateful that the parent who saw something sexually graphic brought it to our attention.”

The Sensitive Nature of Google Dashboard | The Money Times

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:49 -0800

The Sensitive Nature of Google Dashboard | The Money Times:

or, Google pwnz all.

According to Google representatives, “In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we’ve built the Google Dashboard. Designed to be simple and useful, the Dashboard summarizes data for each product that you use (when signed in to your account) and provides you direct links to control your personal settings.”

Considering the private and sensitive nature of information, this only seems fair.

Michael Arrington's 'Sensitive Nature'

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:52:13 -0700

Michael Arrington's 'Sensitive Nature':

We’re not about to delve inside Mike Arrington as that could rile his temper. But I never thought I’d see a “sensitive nature” cop-out in a TechCrunch post. While TechCrunch is known to ignore media embargoes and publish rumors without confirmation, it’s never been known to quote the faceless due to sensitive nature. Until now — Apparently the TechCrunch audience must be shielded from various truths as a result of its own collective sensitive nature. Hrm…

The reality: I can’t repeat here what I wrote on Twitter because of the sensitive nature of the TechCrunch audience, but I will say this. The HP DreamScreen is possibly the biggest piece of crap to ever grace my desk….

Now that’s an opinion not to be confused with reporting. Especially from one with an admittedly “huge conflict of interest” [CrunchPad].

The Sensitive Nature of NFL Quarterbacks (Ben Roethlisberger)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:42:59 -0700

The Sensitive Nature of NFL Quarterbacks (Ben Roethlisberger):

It was July 2003 when Kobe Bryant was accused of persuading a concierge at hotel outside Vail, Colo., to come to his room. Now it is July 2009 when Ben Roethlisberger is accused of persuading a concierge at Nevada hotel to come to his room.

ESPN was all over the Kobe story, sending reporters and attorneys from Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. as the trial unfolded. Maybe Roethlisberger never comes to trial. Maybe he doesn’t deserve to come to trial — although then again, possibly he does. But why the shift in ESPN’s approach?

“Based on the sensitive nature of the story and other factors we mentioned,” ESPN’s Bill Hoffheimer told Pro Football Talk “we initially exercised caution and did not report it.”

That philosophy is admirable, except it runs counter to the very existence of ESPN which, while most of the time doing a fine job, rarely can be described as exercising caution.

Better not call those U.S.-born al-Qaeda recruits by name (x3)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:27:55 -0700

Better not call those U.S.-born al-Qaeda recruits by name (x3):

An American-born al-Qaida recruit trained to become a suicide bomber before he was captured in Pakistan last year, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Bryant Neal Vinas learned how to use a suicide vest, according to the law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly.

Pakistani authorities nabbed the 26-year-old New Yorker last year in the city of Peshawar near the border of Afghanistan. Law enforcement officials have refused to say exactly when, but a person familiar with the case said Vinas was picked up in November. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.

Vinas was also interviewed this year in New York by prosecutors in Belgium pursuing an anti-terror case involving Malika El Aroud, said an official at the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case. El Aroud is the widow of a man involved in killing anti-Taliban warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud two days before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Sensitive Nature of NFL Quarterbacks (Michael Vick)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:12:28 -0700

The Sensitive Nature of NFL Quarterbacks (Michael Vick):

Michael Vick’s representatives are working with league officials to complete plans for a meeting between Vick and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps within the next few days, sources familiar with the deliberations said Wednesday.

The outcome of the planned meeting could play a major role in Goodell’s decision about whether to reinstate Vick from his indefinite suspension from the NFL, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the topic.

Don't Tell the Birds: Burnsville Neighborhood 'Attacked' By Hawks

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:03:28 -0700

Don't Tell the Birds: Burnsville Neighborhood 'Attacked' By Hawks:

Perhaps you’ve seen then swooping overhead or perched atop a power pole or roadside fence. Hawks of all kinds are a sight to behold. They are unless, of course, you’re the target of their razor-sharp talons…

“When I went out there to talk to the residents, two of them stated they had been cut on the head by the birds,” says DNR Conservation Officer Tony Salzer.

Salzer responded to the complaint calls coming from residents in the southwestern corner of Burnsville. The Department of Natural Resources isn’t giving out the exact location due to the sensitive nature of the story.

Halp! They could be anywhere. Lookout above!

Chinese agencies back Tengzhong-Hummer deal

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:00:16 -0700

Chinese agencies back Tengzhong-Hummer deal:

GM “kicks off” its Hummer selloff… or so says anonymous…

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday played down reports that it is at odds with the economic planning agency over a controversial deal for a little-known Chinese company to buy GM’s Hummer unit.

“This kicks off the approval process,” said the source, who asked not to be identified because of sensitive nature of the matter.

The Associated Press: Review planned for terror alert system

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:36:03 -0700

The Associated Press: Review planned for terror alert system:

How long will it take to finally get rid of the Skittles rainbow-of-flavor U.S. terror alert totem pole? Do you think it confuses people? I mean, it never changes from yellow, except in airports, and some buildings and tunnels, where it is orange. What does it mean? NOTHING!

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to appoint a panel Tuesday to reevaluate the system, a senior administration official said.

Certainly don’t wait for the official announcement. it could be another 8 years.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made public. Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Amy Kudwa declined to comment.

Lockheed Martin gets social with a private network

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:29 -0700

Lockheed Martin gets social with a private network:

Can you spot the contradiction in this MD Daily Record headline?

Even more confusing:

Lockheed Martin Corp. is setting up a private social network for employees to use in the course of business as a means to discuss tasks from projects to purchasing. And though the network itself won’t be open to the outside world, the program that supports it will be.

the program that supports it will be what? OK, this actually does sound quite cool in theory:

Shawn Dahlen, social media program manager for Lockheed Martin, said the company was influenced to use open-source programming for a number of reasons. The federal government, a major Lockheed Martin customer, has begun using more open-source programming recently, he said.

Ah, but just wait for the reminder of the naturally sensitive government contractor ecosystem:

Dahlen said social networking can be a useful tool for the workplace, but sharing company information through a public network is not always practical, given the often-sensitive nature of Lockheed Martin’s work. Until recently, employees were blocked from accessing personal accounts on Facebook and similar sites through the company’s network, but that restriction was recently lifted.

'We' Have 'Proof' of Spying

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0700

'We' Have 'Proof' of Spying:

Stern Hu, the Australian national in charge of the Anglo-Australian mining giant’s Shanghai office, faces criminal charges for stealing state secrets for foreign countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.

Perhaps “sensitive nature” does substantiate proof in China…

‘Competent authorities have sufficient evidence to prove that they have stolen state secrets and have caused huge loss to China’s economic interest and security,’ he told reporters.

but…

A Rio spokesman told AFP it was not giving out any more information on the case due to its ‘sensitive’ nature, but the company also indicated it had been taken by surprise.