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NA-332-2011-08-21 Credits
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  Executive Producers: E. Adam Attia, Victor Gregg, Jerry Lenski, Dean Bertram, Paul Groves, Robin Duerden, Baron Stevean Pelsmaekers, Matthew Stroh
  Associate Executive Producers: WWROX
  Executive Producers and 332 Club member: Matthew Stroh
  333 Club Members: Jerry Lenski, Dean Bertram, Paul Groves, Robin Duerden, Baron Stevean Pelsmaekers
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  PR
    From Simon
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      transportationinsecurity.com
      roadtotripoli.com - sent this at the beginning of the week, but it wasn't mentioned on the show.
    thepresidentialrv.com
      hi ac,
      ThePresidentialRV.com staat nu door naar hotpocketstour2008.com
      moet er nog wat seo op uitvoeren.
      dank jullie heel erg voor jullie show!!!
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      Sander
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    stopignoringronpaul.com
      Forwarding StopIgnoringRonPaul.com to noagendashow.com
      -Dave Koss
    noworldrecordforyou.com
      In the Morning John and Adam!
      Well, it was worth a try, but it seems like you need some kind of "underwriting, sponsorship, advertising, call it what you like" before the Guinness Book of Records are interested. I received a reply from them a few days ago stating:
      "Thank you for sending us the details of your recent record attempt for 'Website with most independent domain name forwards'. We are afraid to say that we are unable to accept this as a Guinness World Record."
      As a consolation prize, I have registered noworldrecordforyou.com which is of course forwarding to noagendashow.com.
      Please send the Guinness Book of World Records team a big fat "Douchebag!" on behalf of all the No Agenda producers.
      Alan
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    Ministry of Truth
      Obama's New Fuel Economy Standards Will Increase Cost of a Car More Than $11,000 | CNSnews.com
        The Obama administration's new fuel economy standards would require automakers to produce cars and light trucks with an average fuel economy of 54.5 mpg by 2025. The Center for Automotive Research says their study is "the result of 11 months of effort and investigation by researchers at CAR in 2010-2011."
      Panetta: Iraq has agreed to negotiate extended U.S. presence - News - Stripes
        RETIREMENT CHANGES: Panetta said he has not made any decision on an advisory board's expected recommendations this month to consider ending pensions for military retirees who served 20 years, in favor of starting 401(k) plans. But he was poised to protect troops already in uniform. "I do not want to do anything that breaks faith with those that put their lives on the line," he said.
      Press release: Idaho Supreme Court rules private attorneys no longer allowed, 8/18/2011 | Free Edgar Steele
        In a stunning, far-reaching and precedent-setting ruling issued by the Idaho Supreme Court this past week, the right to confidential communications between attorneys and individuals charged with crimes under the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution henceforth is no longer enforced in Idaho.
        Without comment, the entire bench of the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution no longer applies within the boundary of Idaho. This result was obtained from the summary dismissal of a complaint lodged against Assistant US Attorney Traci Whelan by Attorney Edgar J. Steele, formerly admitted to practice before all courts in the states of Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California, as well as virtually all Federal Courts up to and including the US Supreme Court.
      It's Official: Iraq Wants The U.S. To Stay
        Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Friday that Iraq has already requested the U.S. remain beyond 2011 and the Pentagon is in the process of negotiating that agreement.
        Panetta told Stars and Stripes, "My view is that they finally did say, 'Yes.'"
        Now that the Pentagon has unanimous consent from Iraq's leaders, it will move forward on establishing what type of forces will remain and what their function will be.
    Elite$
      Producer Meets Perry
        I have a crackpot theory for you. I met Gov. Perry today in Greenville, SC and after talking to him for a minute and looking into his eyes, I've come to the conclusion that he does not want to be President. He is being forced by the party to run. This made me think, about our past President Bush Jr, who i also believe never wanted to run . What do they both have in common, past Govs of Texas. So what is the answer to everything our government does.......OIL So here is the crackpot: I believe that we get Texas Presidents, because in order for them to be Texas Governors, the oil companies have already signed off on them. Oil friendly = President of USA.
        I could go much deeper, but you get the point. If you like it, email me back and I'll give you more details about my theory.
        If you use it, shoot Ciro and Matt some Karma they both lost their jobs shortly after the Asheville Meet-up. Ciro was the guy who gave Adam gas money.
        Adios MoFos,
        John
      A Businessman in Congress, Helping His District, and Himself - NYTimes.com
        Even as he has built a reputation as a forceful Congressional advocate for business, Mr. Issa has bought up office buildings, split a holding company into separate multimillion-dollar businesses, started an insurance company, traded hundreds of millions of dollars in securities, invested in overseas funds, retained an interest in his auto-alarm company and built up a family foundation.
        As his private wealth and public power have grown, so too has the overlap between his private and business lives, with at least some of the congressman's government actions helping to make a rich man even richer and raising the potential for conflicts.
        He has secured millions of dollars in Congressional earmarks for road work and public works projects that promise improved traffic and other benefits to the many commercial properties he owns here north of San Diego. In one case, more than $800,000 in earmarks he arranged will help widen a busy thoroughfare in front of a medical plaza he bought for $10.3 million.
      MP bankruptcy bailout scandal deepens | Courier Mail
        As the Coalition ramped up pressure on the besieged MP, the Prime Minister refused to rule out having a role in the NSW Labor Party's decision to spend more than $90,000 to help Mr Thomson avoid bankruptcy.
      West Memphis Three - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        "West Memphis Three" refers to three men who were tried and convicted in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. During the trial, the prosecution put forth the idea that the only purported motive in the case was that the slayings were part of a Satanic ritual.[1][2][3] Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment.
    Shut Up Slave!
      BART - A letter from BART to our customers
        First Amendment Issues
        For more than 25 years, BART has had a policy regarding the exercise of First Amendment free speech rights in areas of its stations where it can be done safely and without interference with BART's primary mission of providing safe, efficient and reliable public transportation services.- To implement this policy, BART has designated the areas of its stations that are accessible to the general public without the purchase of tickets as unpaid areas that are open for expressive activity upon issuance of a permit subject to BART's rules.- To protect public safety and provide safe and efficient public transportation, BART has restricted access to the "Paid" and "Platform" areas of its stations to BART station employees and ticketed passengers who are boarding, exiting or waiting for BART trains. -
        BART's temporary interruption of cell phone service was not intended to and did not affect any First Amendment rights of any person to protest in a lawful manner in areas at BART stations that are open for expressive activity.- The interruption did prevent the planned coordination of illegal activity on the BART platforms, and the resulting threat to public safety. -
      Facebook Censorship
        Facebook said Friday it mistakenly removed a post in which Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer criticized a controversial policy decision by President Barack Obama's administration to limit deportations of illegal immigrants.
        The Republican governor had said in a post Friday that Facebook censored the item she posted Thursday because it apparently violated Facebook's community standards.
      Paranoia Run Amok: California Reporters Detained For Taking Pictures
        According to the Long Beach Post, while shooting pictures in June, Wolf was approached by Kahn who told him he'd received a call about his picture taking (via Romanesko).
        Though Wolf was breaking no laws, and doing nothing illegal, Kahn asked to see Wolf's identification. Surprised, the photographer asked if he had to and the officer replied, "yes".
        "And at that point I did feel detained," Wold told the the Long Beach Post, "because if he was demanding that I identify myself, then I couldn't just walk away."
        Kahn ran a check on Wolf and told him that under homeland security laws police may detain and question anyone they like if they feel they have cause.
        The law on Los Angeles books allowing this is called Special Order No. 11 and when the ACLU criticized the order, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the program "should be a national model".
    Fla$h Mob$
      Local Rapper 'Machine Gun Kelly' Charged in Flash Mob Incident - WJW
        Cleveland rapper "Machine Gun Kelly" was arrested Saturday after inciting a flash mob at South Park Mall, Strongsville police said.
        Officers responded to the mall after being tipped off about a possible flash mob taking place at 5 p.m.
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        The entertainer, whose formal name is Colson Baker, took to his Twitter account around 2 p.m. and posted the following tweet:
        "Today we flash mob NO MATTER WHAT! 5pm at SouthPark mall in the foodcourt, wear disguises, dont move to you hear 'Cleveland' play then RAGE!"
        And that's exactly what his fans did. Hundreds of them, in fact.
        Although he was asked by the SPD to refrain from standing on a table, Baker did it anyway, sending his die-hard fans into a frenzy.
    Haiti
      Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development >> Gold Mining in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
        "Global Perspectives on Gold Mining: Evaluating Potential and Constraints" headlined a May 3 panel discussion at the United Nations, in a side event to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The Pueblo Viejo Dominicana mine in the Dominican Republic was a special focus; it is expected soon to become the world's 4th largest gold mine. Jean-Marie Wolff, president of the (Haitian-American) SImACT Mining Holding Inc. joined David Stillman and PPAF board member George Garland at this. SImACT controls a property in Haiti with both gold and copper potential.
    Cyprus
      Noble Energy brings forward Cypriot drilling - Globes
        The Cypriot media report that Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) will begin drilling an offshore exploratory well at Block 12 on September 21. The well is located in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone, just 12 kilometers from Israel's Leviathan gas field, and previously Noble Energy had reported that it would not begin drilling until October.
    Gitmo Nation
      California's Fitted Sheet Law -- Nanny State Madness? | TheBlaze.com
        California, the state trying to deal with a massive $26 BILLION dollar debt, is considering a law that some hospitality industry experts claim would add an estimated $15 to $30 million dollars in costs to an already hurting hotel industry. The low-end estimate of fifteen million is the projected cost to purchase new fitted sheets for the 550,000 hotel beds in the state. Of course the hospitality industry is claiming that these added costs will hurt their business and put jobs at risk.
      SB 432 Senate Bill - INTRODUCED - The Fitted Sheet Bill
        BILL NUMBER: SB 432 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator De Leˆ„n FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to add Section 6714 to the Labor Code, relating to workplace safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 432, as introduced, De Leˆ„n. Workplace safety: lodging establishments: housekeeping. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the standards board to adopt and enforce all occupational safety and health standards. Under existing law, a knowing or negligent violation of any standard is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the standards board to adopt a standard relating to housekeeping in lodging establishments, as specified. Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6714 is added to the Labor Code, to read: 6714. (a) The standards board shall, no later than September 1, 2012, adopt an occupational safety and health standard for lodging establishment housekeeping. The standard shall apply to all hotels, motels, and other lodging establishments in California. The standard shall require all of the following: (1) The use of a fitted sheet, instead of a flat sheet, as the bottom sheet on all beds within the lodging establishment. For the purpose of this section, a "fitted sheet" means a bed sheet containing elastic or similar material sewn into each of the four corners that allows the sheet to stay in place over the mattress. (2) The use of long-handled tools such as mops or similar devices in order to eliminate the practice by housekeepers of working in a stooped, kneeling, or squatting position in order to clean bathroom floors, walls, tubs, toilets, and other bathroom surfaces. (b) The standard established pursuant to this section is not subject to a permanent variance pursuant to Section 143. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
      450 Belgian's phone's tapped each month
        In 2010, 5,390 people were bugged, approximately about 450 per month, according to figures from the Federal Police. In 2007 the number was still 3603. The phone tapping suspects to expose increasingly being used in Belgium. It is a simple way to collect evidence of a crime.
    Blackwater
      Meet Verizon's Newest Security Force: Xe (Blackwater) :
        Wait. What? Xe(Blackwater)? That private, for-profit, trigger-happy army that killed 17 civilians in Nisour Square in Baghdad in 2007? Yeah. THAT BLACKWATER.
        I have just confirmed with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1104 that Blackwater is indeed being contracted by Verizon for security purposes.
        At this moment, CWA Local 1104 was not able to say how many security contractors have been hired or where they will be working. I'm sure more information will follow.
        Blackwater, now called Xe, is considered to be the world's largest and most powerful mercenary army. In 2004, they had 2,300 men actively deployed around the world and another 20,000 contractors ready to go.
        They claim that they have trained tens of thousands of security personnel since 1998.
    2TTH
      Plane crash near Resolute Bay kills 12 - Ottawa - CBC News
        Nunavut RCMP said First Air charter flight 6560 was travelling from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay with 15 people on board, including four crew members.
        FirstAir is a first-class airline. luckily both the PM and the GG are scheduled
        to be in Resolute this week, so i suspect SAR tech and equipment were
        stationed nearby with the canadian military and canadian ranger joint operation.
        i wonder if this was an accident or some terrorist action....i ask because: 1) the aircraft was a B737 the very safe workhorse of an airplane, 2) 15 SOB is a
        very low number considering the cost of chartering a B737, 3) with so many
        canada government 'assets' in the vicinity were these people federal government employees or politicians,4)was the flight plan edmonton-yellowknife-Iqaluit-Resolute, ottawa with NvCan enroute control in edmonton??????
        Personally, I think it was a drone crash.
      The day that should change reality TV - CNN.com
        Russell Armstrong apparently ended his own life after years of marital and financial turmoil. The story line of Armstrong and his wife, Taylor, on the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" franchise was one of tension, distance and a sense of distrust. The feelings were obviously deeply rooted long before the cameras starting rolling, and the show probably didn't help the situation.
        But America lapped it up.
        On July 15, the couple announced they were divorcing. On August 15, Russell was dead, apparently by his own hands.
        Weeks before his suicide, Russell said to People.com: "When you get a TV show involved and all the pressure, it just takes it to a whole new level. We were pushed to extremes."
    Bank$ters
      MOODY'S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts
        Harrington has made his story public in the form of a 78-page "comment" to the SEC's proposed rules about rating agency reform, which he submitted to the agency on August 8th. The comment is a scathing indictment of Moody's processes, conflicts of interests, and management, and it will likely make Harrington a star witness at any future litigation or hearings on this topic.
      Wells Fargo Testing Debit Fee | CSP Daily News / Magazine | Services - CSP Information Group, Inc. - news for convenience & petroleum retailing.
        SAN FRANCISCO -- In an effort to recoup revenue lost through interchange-fee reforms, Wells Fargo & Co. plans to test a debit-card activity fee of $3 a month when a customer makes a purchase or payment (including recurring payment) with his or her personal or business debit card, check card or ATM card linked to a Wells Fargo business or personal checking account opened in Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Georgia and Washington, starting October 2011.
      Exclusive: Goldman Sachs VP Changed His Name, Now Advances Goldman Lobbying Interests As Top Staffer To Darrell Issa | ThinkProgress
        Has Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) turned the House Oversight Committee into a bank lobbying firm with the power to subpoena and pressure government regulators? ThinkProgress has found that a Goldman Sachs vice president changed his name, then later went to work for Issa to coordinate his effort to thwart regulations that affect Goldman Sachs' bottom line.
      Thirty-Seven Additional Community Banks Across the Country Receive $418 Million to Help Small Businesses Access Capital, Create New Jobs
        Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that an additional 37 community banks across the country received a total of $418 million as part of the next wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed into law, encourages community banks to increase their lending to small businesses, helping those companies expand their operations and create new jobs.
    Magic Numbers
      Federal Reserve Prediction Error Rate: 33% In Under 3 Months... Or 133%+ Annualized | ZeroHedge
        Today, Sandra Pianalto, president of the most irrelevant Fed in the US, the Cleveland one, confirmed why when it comes to economic predictions, one may want to take anything uttered by the rocket scientists at the Fed with a pinch of salt... and why in general anytime an economist speaks it is best to run away. Specifically, in her prepared remarks to whoever it is that is dumb enough to listen, she just said that she expects the US economy to grow by 2% in 2011.
      Hampden County District Attorney's office juggles 33 pending murder cases | masslive.com
        There are 51 people now charged with murder in the county, and the office of district attorney Mark G. Mastroianni has a pending caseload of 33 murder cases dating back to September 2008. Some of the cases involve multiple defendants.
    Monsantooo
      My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic" - [VIDEO]
    United $tates of EURO-pe
      North Korea's Kim Jong-il arrives in Russia | euronews, world news
        Russia is a member of the long-stalled six party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. Their possible resumption could be discussed.
    Agent Provacateurs
      Britain to deport some 150 foreigners detained after riots - minister | World | RIA Novosti
        Among some 2,800 rioters detained by police for looting and arson attacks, about 150 people were not born in Britain.
    Vaccine$
      Oregon PDMP Public Portal >> Home
        Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
        This new program called the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) will help health care providers and pharmacists provide patients better care in managing their prescriptions. They will now have more complete information to help assure appropriate use of certain prescribed medications.
        Beginning June 1, 2011 pharmacies will begin submitting data for the program on Schedules II, III and IV controlled substances dispensed to patients. The protected health information will be collected and stored securely. Unauthorized people cannot access individuals' personal prescription records.
      Marijuana May Ward Off Dementia: Cannabinoids Protect Brain From Aging Processes Say German Researchers :
        Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Mainz have discovered a mechanism that seems to protect the brain from aging. In experiments with mice, they switched off the cannabinoid-1 receptor.
        As a consequence, the animals showed signs of degeneration -- as seen in people with dementia -- much faster. The research results are presented in a current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
      Smokers and the obese cheaper to care for, study shows - The New York Times
        Van Baal and colleagues created a model to simulate lifetime health costs for three groups of 1,000 people: the "healthy-living" group (thin and nonsmoking), obese people, and smokers. The model relied on "cost of illness" data and disease prevalence in the Netherlands in 2003.
        The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But because both the smokers and the obese people died sooner than the healthy group, it cost less to treat them in the long run.
        On average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years and obese people lived about 80 years. Smokers and obese people tended to have more heart disease than the healthy people.
    Word Do Matter
      NATO may be no more - BostonHerald.com
        We are in the fifth month of the Libyan intervention that Barack Obama's administration said would involve "days, not weeks," an undertaking about which Prime Minister David Cameron was much more enthusiastic than Obama, who rarely mentions it. The intervention resulted from Cameron's and French President Nicolas Sarkozy's sudden zest for waging humanitarian war.
    Agenda 21
      FDA Agenda21 Release No. 0372.11
        DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 19, 2011-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has signed an agreement with the Council on Foundations to provide new sources of capital, new job opportunities, workforce investment strategies, and identification of additional resources that can be used to spur economic growth in rural America. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding builds on meetings the Secretary had last month during the Council on Foundations Rural Philanthropy Conference in Kansas City, Mo., where he called on representatives the philanthropic community to "Step up, take risks, and work creatively create jobs, improve the quality of life and make an impact on rural America." The Secretary made the announcement today while hosting a White House Rural Forum at the Iowa State Fair.
        "This partnership sets a path to greater economic opportunities for rural communities by ensuring a better use of resources," Vilsack said. "Under the Obama Administration, USDA is partnering with philanthropic organizations to effectively leverage funds to improve the quality of life and create jobs in rural America. Working together, the government and its partners will boost the effectiveness of efforts to create economic opportunity in communities and regions of our Nation that need support."
        The MOU provides for a survey of existing programs and investments that further economic opportunities; linking of resources that are complementary; and coordination on common agendas and projects. It is intended to:
          Foster greater economic opportunities and partner in creation of new sources of rural opportunities to improve the quality of life for rural Americans
          Identify resources that can be used to produce new economic opportunities
          Promote new partnerships in workforce investment strategies and
          Develop innovative, effective and sustainable methods of collaborating to benefit rural communities.
      Council on Foundations - About - Who We Are
        The Council on Foundations and its members promote the highest standards of ethical behavior. In recognition of the importance of philanthropy toward the public good and those we serve, we adopt these ethical principles.
    Aniti Constitution
      Air Force unit raids central valley gun store - News - ReviewJournal.com
        The U.S. Air Force's Office of Special Investigations raided a central valley gun store Friday afternoon.
        Officials would not state the purpose of the raid at the Citadel Gun & Safe, 4305 S. Dean Martin Drive, near Flamingo Road. A Nellis Air Force Base spokesman referred questions to the office's headquarters in Quantico, Va., but said that the raid referred to an "ongoing investigation" on which he could not comment.
        The office investigates Air Force and base-related crimes, including property crimes. Las Vegas police and the FBI assisted Friday. Spokesmen for the agencies declined to comment.
        Witnesses saw SWAT officers shouting "search warrant" enter the store with guns drawn.
    Drone Nation
      News - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
        AUVSI Announces Newly Elected Board of Directors
        August 18, 2011
        The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced during its annual AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 its newly elected leaders on its Board of Directors.
        The Executive Committee will be led by incoming Chairman of the Board Peter Bale, Executive Vice Chair John Lademan, First Vice Chairman Ralph Alderson, Treasurer Joe Brannan; and Immediate Past Chairman John Lambert.
    Out There
      Aliens may destroy Earth over environment - Weird News - Digital Spy
        NASA-affiliated scientists have suggested that aliens may seek to wipe out the human race because of how we have treated planet Earth.
        In a new report by the NASA Planetary Science Division at Pennsylvania State University, researchers suggest that alien races could see us as a long-term threat to the environment.
        "A preemptive strike would be particular likely in the early phases of our expansion because a civilisation may become increasingly difficult to destroy as it continues to expand," the researchers suggest, according to The Guardian.
    VIDEO
      [VIDEO] David Letterman Death Threat: Jihadist Site Calls For Host's Killing (VIDEO)
        A jihadist website has issued a death threat against David Letterman, according to Entertainment Weekly
      My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic" - [VIDEO]
      [VIDEO] Robert Reich '68 Speaks at Dartmouth "Leading Voices" Summer Lecture Series 24 minute mark
        Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when former Labor Secretary Robert Reich '68 speaks August 4, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Reich, who is also an author and educator, will speak about the middle class and the Republican Party, and economic insecurity.
      [VIDEO] Ron Paul Punk Rock Anthem - YouTube
      [VIDEO] From omnivore to vegan: The dietary education of Bill Clinton - CNN.com
        By the time he reached the White House, Bill Clinton's appetite was legend. He loved hamburgers, steaks, chicken enchiladas, barbecue and french fries but wasn't too picky. At one campaign stop in New Hampshire, he reportedly bought a dozen doughnuts and was working his way through the box until an aide stopped him.
        Former President Clinton now considers himself a vegan. He's dropped more than 20 pounds, and he says he's healthier than ever. His dramatic dietary transformation took almost two decades and came about only after a pair of heart procedures and some advice from a trusted doctor.
      [VIDEO] Nigel Farage -- Gold price could double from here | China business news
        Nigel Farage talks about the gold price, riots and political reform. Nigel has spent 20 years as a commodity broker and trader and is co-president of the Europe of freedom and democracy group.
      [VIDEO] Remarks on the Situation in Syria
        All along, as we have worked to expand the circle of global condemnation, we have backed up our words with actions. As I've repeatedly said, it does take both words and actions to produce results. Since the unrest began, we have imposed strong financial sanctions on Asad and dozens of his cronies. We have sanctioned the Commercial Bank of Syria for supporting the regime's illicit nuclear proliferation activities. And we have led multilateral efforts to isolate the regime, from keeping them off the Human Rights Council, to achieving a strong presidential statement of condemnation at the UN Security Council.
      [VIDEO] Weekly Political Addresses - C-SPAN Video Library
        President Obama delivered his weekly address. From a farm in the Midwest, he talked about the determination and integrity of the American people and called on Congress to put aside their differences to grow the economy.
        Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered the weekly Republican address. He spoke about acheiving budget cuts while lowering taxes and creating jobs.
      [VIDEO] West Wing Week: Get On The Bus
        This week, The President welcomed the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers to the White House before embarking on a three day Rural Bus Tour across the midwestern states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. During his tour to the heartland, the President heard directly from Americans including small business owners, local families and private sector leaders while promoting a the need for faster economic growth, strengthening the middle class and accelerating hiring in communities and towns across the nation. That's August 12th to August 18th or "Get on the Bus."
      [VIDEO] "Rick Perry Is An Idiot! And I Don't Think Anyone Would Disagree With That" - YouTube
      [VIDEO] [ATLAS SHRUGGED] Hugo Chavez Repatriates 11 BILLLION Dollars In Gold From US Banks! - YouTube
      [VIDEO] Rep Allen West Calls Maxine Waters One Of The Overseers Of A 21st Century Plantation - YouTube
      [VIDEO] Bank Of America Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry "We Will Help You Out" - YouTube
      [VIDEO] SEC Caught Destroying Records To Cover Up Wall Street Crimes! - YouTube
      [VIDEO] Powerful Form Of Ecstasy Drug Found To Kill Cancer Cells! - YouTube
      [VIDEO] Is Ron Paul's Revolution Now At Hand? - YouTube
        August 19, 2011 PBS McLaughlin Group
      [VIDEO] CNN: Gaddafi's Last Stand - YouTube
      [VIDEO] MTSU, Army will team up on drones | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
        Officials say the partnership -- the first between the Army's drone office and a university -- will allow the Army to more easily recruit MTSU graduates for jobs and will help soldiers who want classroom training in operating drones.
      [VIDEO] Open mic catches Bank of America official vowing to 'help' Perry-|-Raw Replay
        In what looked like a covert lobbying effort, a top Bank of America official brushed past Gov. Rick Perry (R) during a New Hampshire business breakfast on Wednesday, shook his hand and uttered the words, "Bank of America, we will help you out," before walking away as if nothing had been said.
      [VIDEO] Cyber Threats - C-SPAN Video Library
        Shawn Henry talked about the role of the FBI in combating cyber threats and fraud. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
      [VIDEO] Unmanned Military Weapons Systems - C-SPAN Video Library
        Admiral Roughead will address the future of unmanned of systems in a constrained budget environment. Assistant Secretary Lemnios will talk about meeting the war-fighters needs from Acquisition Technology and Logistics perspective. Both will touch on opportunities for unmanned systems-programs, solutions, technologies and demand. Both will also take questions from the audience.
  Ministry of Truth
    Obama's New Fuel Economy Standards Will Increase Cost of a Car More Than $11,000 | CNSnews.com
      The Obama administration's new fuel economy standards would require automakers to produce cars and light trucks with an average fuel economy of 54.5 mpg by 2025. The Center for Automotive Research says their study is "the result of 11 months of effort and investigation by researchers at CAR in 2010-2011."
    Panetta: Iraq has agreed to negotiate extended U.S. presence - News - Stripes
      RETIREMENT CHANGES: Panetta said he has not made any decision on an advisory board's expected recommendations this month to consider ending pensions for military retirees who served 20 years, in favor of starting 401(k) plans. But he was poised to protect troops already in uniform. "I do not want to do anything that breaks faith with those that put their lives on the line," he said.
    Press release: Idaho Supreme Court rules private attorneys no longer allowed, 8/18/2011 | Free Edgar Steele
      In a stunning, far-reaching and precedent-setting ruling issued by the Idaho Supreme Court this past week, the right to confidential communications between attorneys and individuals charged with crimes under the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution henceforth is no longer enforced in Idaho.
      Without comment, the entire bench of the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution no longer applies within the boundary of Idaho. This result was obtained from the summary dismissal of a complaint lodged against Assistant US Attorney Traci Whelan by Attorney Edgar J. Steele, formerly admitted to practice before all courts in the states of Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California, as well as virtually all Federal Courts up to and including the US Supreme Court.
    It's Official: Iraq Wants The U.S. To Stay
      Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Friday that Iraq has already requested the U.S. remain beyond 2011 and the Pentagon is in the process of negotiating that agreement.
      Panetta told Stars and Stripes, "My view is that they finally did say, 'Yes.'"
      Now that the Pentagon has unanimous consent from Iraq's leaders, it will move forward on establishing what type of forces will remain and what their function will be.
  Elite$
    Producer Meets Perry
      I have a crackpot theory for you. I met Gov. Perry today in Greenville, SC and after talking to him for a minute and looking into his eyes, I've come to the conclusion that he does not want to be President. He is being forced by the party to run. This made me think, about our past President Bush Jr, who i also believe never wanted to run . What do they both have in common, past Govs of Texas. So what is the answer to everything our government does.......OIL So here is the crackpot: I believe that we get Texas Presidents, because in order for them to be Texas Governors, the oil companies have already signed off on them. Oil friendly = President of USA.
      I could go much deeper, but you get the point. If you like it, email me back and I'll give you more details about my theory.
      If you use it, shoot Ciro and Matt some Karma they both lost their jobs shortly after the Asheville Meet-up. Ciro was the guy who gave Adam gas money.
      Adios MoFos,
      John
    A Businessman in Congress, Helping His District, and Himself - NYTimes.com
      Even as he has built a reputation as a forceful Congressional advocate for business, Mr. Issa has bought up office buildings, split a holding company into separate multimillion-dollar businesses, started an insurance company, traded hundreds of millions of dollars in securities, invested in overseas funds, retained an interest in his auto-alarm company and built up a family foundation.
      As his private wealth and public power have grown, so too has the overlap between his private and business lives, with at least some of the congressman's government actions helping to make a rich man even richer and raising the potential for conflicts.
      He has secured millions of dollars in Congressional earmarks for road work and public works projects that promise improved traffic and other benefits to the many commercial properties he owns here north of San Diego. In one case, more than $800,000 in earmarks he arranged will help widen a busy thoroughfare in front of a medical plaza he bought for $10.3 million.
    MP bankruptcy bailout scandal deepens | Courier Mail
      As the Coalition ramped up pressure on the besieged MP, the Prime Minister refused to rule out having a role in the NSW Labor Party's decision to spend more than $90,000 to help Mr Thomson avoid bankruptcy.
    West Memphis Three - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      "West Memphis Three" refers to three men who were tried and convicted in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. During the trial, the prosecution put forth the idea that the only purported motive in the case was that the slayings were part of a Satanic ritual.[1][2][3] Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment.
  Shut Up Slave!
    BART - A letter from BART to our customers
      First Amendment Issues
      For more than 25 years, BART has had a policy regarding the exercise of First Amendment free speech rights in areas of its stations where it can be done safely and without interference with BART's primary mission of providing safe, efficient and reliable public transportation services.- To implement this policy, BART has designated the areas of its stations that are accessible to the general public without the purchase of tickets as unpaid areas that are open for expressive activity upon issuance of a permit subject to BART's rules.- To protect public safety and provide safe and efficient public transportation, BART has restricted access to the "Paid" and "Platform" areas of its stations to BART station employees and ticketed passengers who are boarding, exiting or waiting for BART trains. -
      BART's temporary interruption of cell phone service was not intended to and did not affect any First Amendment rights of any person to protest in a lawful manner in areas at BART stations that are open for expressive activity.- The interruption did prevent the planned coordination of illegal activity on the BART platforms, and the resulting threat to public safety. -
    Facebook Censorship
      Facebook said Friday it mistakenly removed a post in which Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer criticized a controversial policy decision by President Barack Obama's administration to limit deportations of illegal immigrants.
      The Republican governor had said in a post Friday that Facebook censored the item she posted Thursday because it apparently violated Facebook's community standards.
    Paranoia Run Amok: California Reporters Detained For Taking Pictures
      According to the Long Beach Post, while shooting pictures in June, Wolf was approached by Kahn who told him he'd received a call about his picture taking (via Romanesko).
      Though Wolf was breaking no laws, and doing nothing illegal, Kahn asked to see Wolf's identification. Surprised, the photographer asked if he had to and the officer replied, "yes".
      "And at that point I did feel detained," Wold told the the Long Beach Post, "because if he was demanding that I identify myself, then I couldn't just walk away."
      Kahn ran a check on Wolf and told him that under homeland security laws police may detain and question anyone they like if they feel they have cause.
      The law on Los Angeles books allowing this is called Special Order No. 11 and when the ACLU criticized the order, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the program "should be a national model".
  Fla$h Mob$
    Local Rapper 'Machine Gun Kelly' Charged in Flash Mob Incident - WJW
      Cleveland rapper "Machine Gun Kelly" was arrested Saturday after inciting a flash mob at South Park Mall, Strongsville police said.
      Officers responded to the mall after being tipped off about a possible flash mob taking place at 5 p.m.
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      The entertainer, whose formal name is Colson Baker, took to his Twitter account around 2 p.m. and posted the following tweet:
      "Today we flash mob NO MATTER WHAT! 5pm at SouthPark mall in the foodcourt, wear disguises, dont move to you hear 'Cleveland' play then RAGE!"
      And that's exactly what his fans did. Hundreds of them, in fact.
      Although he was asked by the SPD to refrain from standing on a table, Baker did it anyway, sending his die-hard fans into a frenzy.
  Haiti
    Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development >> Gold Mining in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
      "Global Perspectives on Gold Mining: Evaluating Potential and Constraints" headlined a May 3 panel discussion at the United Nations, in a side event to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The Pueblo Viejo Dominicana mine in the Dominican Republic was a special focus; it is expected soon to become the world's 4th largest gold mine. Jean-Marie Wolff, president of the (Haitian-American) SImACT Mining Holding Inc. joined David Stillman and PPAF board member George Garland at this. SImACT controls a property in Haiti with both gold and copper potential.
  Cyprus
    Noble Energy brings forward Cypriot drilling - Globes
      The Cypriot media report that Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) will begin drilling an offshore exploratory well at Block 12 on September 21. The well is located in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone, just 12 kilometers from Israel's Leviathan gas field, and previously Noble Energy had reported that it would not begin drilling until October.
  Gitmo Nation
    California's Fitted Sheet Law -- Nanny State Madness? | TheBlaze.com
      California, the state trying to deal with a massive $26 BILLION dollar debt, is considering a law that some hospitality industry experts claim would add an estimated $15 to $30 million dollars in costs to an already hurting hotel industry. The low-end estimate of fifteen million is the projected cost to purchase new fitted sheets for the 550,000 hotel beds in the state. Of course the hospitality industry is claiming that these added costs will hurt their business and put jobs at risk.
    SB 432 Senate Bill - INTRODUCED - The Fitted Sheet Bill
      BILL NUMBER: SB 432 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator De Leˆ„n FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to add Section 6714 to the Labor Code, relating to workplace safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 432, as introduced, De Leˆ„n. Workplace safety: lodging establishments: housekeeping. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the standards board to adopt and enforce all occupational safety and health standards. Under existing law, a knowing or negligent violation of any standard is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the standards board to adopt a standard relating to housekeeping in lodging establishments, as specified. Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6714 is added to the Labor Code, to read: 6714. (a) The standards board shall, no later than September 1, 2012, adopt an occupational safety and health standard for lodging establishment housekeeping. The standard shall apply to all hotels, motels, and other lodging establishments in California. The standard shall require all of the following: (1) The use of a fitted sheet, instead of a flat sheet, as the bottom sheet on all beds within the lodging establishment. For the purpose of this section, a "fitted sheet" means a bed sheet containing elastic or similar material sewn into each of the four corners that allows the sheet to stay in place over the mattress. (2) The use of long-handled tools such as mops or similar devices in order to eliminate the practice by housekeepers of working in a stooped, kneeling, or squatting position in order to clean bathroom floors, walls, tubs, toilets, and other bathroom surfaces. (b) The standard established pursuant to this section is not subject to a permanent variance pursuant to Section 143. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
    450 Belgian's phone's tapped each month
      In 2010, 5,390 people were bugged, approximately about 450 per month, according to figures from the Federal Police. In 2007 the number was still 3603. The phone tapping suspects to expose increasingly being used in Belgium. It is a simple way to collect evidence of a crime.
  Blackwater
    Meet Verizon's Newest Security Force: Xe (Blackwater) :
      Wait. What? Xe(Blackwater)? That private, for-profit, trigger-happy army that killed 17 civilians in Nisour Square in Baghdad in 2007? Yeah. THAT BLACKWATER.
      I have just confirmed with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1104 that Blackwater is indeed being contracted by Verizon for security purposes.
      At this moment, CWA Local 1104 was not able to say how many security contractors have been hired or where they will be working. I'm sure more information will follow.
      Blackwater, now called Xe, is considered to be the world's largest and most powerful mercenary army. In 2004, they had 2,300 men actively deployed around the world and another 20,000 contractors ready to go.
      They claim that they have trained tens of thousands of security personnel since 1998.
  2TTH
    Plane crash near Resolute Bay kills 12 - Ottawa - CBC News
      Nunavut RCMP said First Air charter flight 6560 was travelling from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay with 15 people on board, including four crew members.
      FirstAir is a first-class airline. luckily both the PM and the GG are scheduled
      to be in Resolute this week, so i suspect SAR tech and equipment were
      stationed nearby with the canadian military and canadian ranger joint operation.
      i wonder if this was an accident or some terrorist action....i ask because: 1) the aircraft was a B737 the very safe workhorse of an airplane, 2) 15 SOB is a
      very low number considering the cost of chartering a B737, 3) with so many
      canada government 'assets' in the vicinity were these people federal government employees or politicians,4)was the flight plan edmonton-yellowknife-Iqaluit-Resolute, ottawa with NvCan enroute control in edmonton??????
      Personally, I think it was a drone crash.
    The day that should change reality TV - CNN.com
      Russell Armstrong apparently ended his own life after years of marital and financial turmoil. The story line of Armstrong and his wife, Taylor, on the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" franchise was one of tension, distance and a sense of distrust. The feelings were obviously deeply rooted long before the cameras starting rolling, and the show probably didn't help the situation.
      But America lapped it up.
      On July 15, the couple announced they were divorcing. On August 15, Russell was dead, apparently by his own hands.
      Weeks before his suicide, Russell said to People.com: "When you get a TV show involved and all the pressure, it just takes it to a whole new level. We were pushed to extremes."
  Bank$ters
    MOODY'S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts
      Harrington has made his story public in the form of a 78-page "comment" to the SEC's proposed rules about rating agency reform, which he submitted to the agency on August 8th. The comment is a scathing indictment of Moody's processes, conflicts of interests, and management, and it will likely make Harrington a star witness at any future litigation or hearings on this topic.
    Wells Fargo Testing Debit Fee | CSP Daily News / Magazine | Services - CSP Information Group, Inc. - news for convenience & petroleum retailing.
      SAN FRANCISCO -- In an effort to recoup revenue lost through interchange-fee reforms, Wells Fargo & Co. plans to test a debit-card activity fee of $3 a month when a customer makes a purchase or payment (including recurring payment) with his or her personal or business debit card, check card or ATM card linked to a Wells Fargo business or personal checking account opened in Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Georgia and Washington, starting October 2011.
    Exclusive: Goldman Sachs VP Changed His Name, Now Advances Goldman Lobbying Interests As Top Staffer To Darrell Issa | ThinkProgress
      Has Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) turned the House Oversight Committee into a bank lobbying firm with the power to subpoena and pressure government regulators? ThinkProgress has found that a Goldman Sachs vice president changed his name, then later went to work for Issa to coordinate his effort to thwart regulations that affect Goldman Sachs' bottom line.
    Thirty-Seven Additional Community Banks Across the Country Receive $418 Million to Help Small Businesses Access Capital, Create New Jobs
      Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that an additional 37 community banks across the country received a total of $418 million as part of the next wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed into law, encourages community banks to increase their lending to small businesses, helping those companies expand their operations and create new jobs.
  Magic Numbers
    Federal Reserve Prediction Error Rate: 33% In Under 3 Months... Or 133%+ Annualized | ZeroHedge
      Today, Sandra Pianalto, president of the most irrelevant Fed in the US, the Cleveland one, confirmed why when it comes to economic predictions, one may want to take anything uttered by the rocket scientists at the Fed with a pinch of salt... and why in general anytime an economist speaks it is best to run away. Specifically, in her prepared remarks to whoever it is that is dumb enough to listen, she just said that she expects the US economy to grow by 2% in 2011.
    Hampden County District Attorney's office juggles 33 pending murder cases | masslive.com
      There are 51 people now charged with murder in the county, and the office of district attorney Mark G. Mastroianni has a pending caseload of 33 murder cases dating back to September 2008. Some of the cases involve multiple defendants.
  Monsantooo
    My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic" - [VIDEO]
  United $tates of EURO-pe
    North Korea's Kim Jong-il arrives in Russia | euronews, world news
      Russia is a member of the long-stalled six party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. Their possible resumption could be discussed.
  Agent Provacateurs
    Britain to deport some 150 foreigners detained after riots - minister | World | RIA Novosti
      Among some 2,800 rioters detained by police for looting and arson attacks, about 150 people were not born in Britain.
  Vaccine$
    Oregon PDMP Public Portal >> Home
      Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
      This new program called the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) will help health care providers and pharmacists provide patients better care in managing their prescriptions. They will now have more complete information to help assure appropriate use of certain prescribed medications.
      Beginning June 1, 2011 pharmacies will begin submitting data for the program on Schedules II, III and IV controlled substances dispensed to patients. The protected health information will be collected and stored securely. Unauthorized people cannot access individuals' personal prescription records.
    Marijuana May Ward Off Dementia: Cannabinoids Protect Brain From Aging Processes Say German Researchers :
      Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Mainz have discovered a mechanism that seems to protect the brain from aging. In experiments with mice, they switched off the cannabinoid-1 receptor.
      As a consequence, the animals showed signs of degeneration -- as seen in people with dementia -- much faster. The research results are presented in a current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
    Smokers and the obese cheaper to care for, study shows - The New York Times
      Van Baal and colleagues created a model to simulate lifetime health costs for three groups of 1,000 people: the "healthy-living" group (thin and nonsmoking), obese people, and smokers. The model relied on "cost of illness" data and disease prevalence in the Netherlands in 2003.
      The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But because both the smokers and the obese people died sooner than the healthy group, it cost less to treat them in the long run.
      On average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years and obese people lived about 80 years. Smokers and obese people tended to have more heart disease than the healthy people.
  Word Do Matter
    NATO may be no more - BostonHerald.com
      We are in the fifth month of the Libyan intervention that Barack Obama's administration said would involve "days, not weeks," an undertaking about which Prime Minister David Cameron was much more enthusiastic than Obama, who rarely mentions it. The intervention resulted from Cameron's and French President Nicolas Sarkozy's sudden zest for waging humanitarian war.
  Agenda 21
    FDA Agenda21 Release No. 0372.11
      DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 19, 2011-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has signed an agreement with the Council on Foundations to provide new sources of capital, new job opportunities, workforce investment strategies, and identification of additional resources that can be used to spur economic growth in rural America. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding builds on meetings the Secretary had last month during the Council on Foundations Rural Philanthropy Conference in Kansas City, Mo., where he called on representatives the philanthropic community to "Step up, take risks, and work creatively create jobs, improve the quality of life and make an impact on rural America." The Secretary made the announcement today while hosting a White House Rural Forum at the Iowa State Fair.
      "This partnership sets a path to greater economic opportunities for rural communities by ensuring a better use of resources," Vilsack said. "Under the Obama Administration, USDA is partnering with philanthropic organizations to effectively leverage funds to improve the quality of life and create jobs in rural America. Working together, the government and its partners will boost the effectiveness of efforts to create economic opportunity in communities and regions of our Nation that need support."
      The MOU provides for a survey of existing programs and investments that further economic opportunities; linking of resources that are complementary; and coordination on common agendas and projects. It is intended to:
        Foster greater economic opportunities and partner in creation of new sources of rural opportunities to improve the quality of life for rural Americans
        Identify resources that can be used to produce new economic opportunities
        Promote new partnerships in workforce investment strategies and
        Develop innovative, effective and sustainable methods of collaborating to benefit rural communities.
    Council on Foundations - About - Who We Are
      The Council on Foundations and its members promote the highest standards of ethical behavior. In recognition of the importance of philanthropy toward the public good and those we serve, we adopt these ethical principles.
  Aniti Constitution
    Air Force unit raids central valley gun store - News - ReviewJournal.com
      The U.S. Air Force's Office of Special Investigations raided a central valley gun store Friday afternoon.
      Officials would not state the purpose of the raid at the Citadel Gun & Safe, 4305 S. Dean Martin Drive, near Flamingo Road. A Nellis Air Force Base spokesman referred questions to the office's headquarters in Quantico, Va., but said that the raid referred to an "ongoing investigation" on which he could not comment.
      The office investigates Air Force and base-related crimes, including property crimes. Las Vegas police and the FBI assisted Friday. Spokesmen for the agencies declined to comment.
      Witnesses saw SWAT officers shouting "search warrant" enter the store with guns drawn.
  Drone Nation
    News - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
      AUVSI Announces Newly Elected Board of Directors
      August 18, 2011
      The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced during its annual AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 its newly elected leaders on its Board of Directors.
      The Executive Committee will be led by incoming Chairman of the Board Peter Bale, Executive Vice Chair John Lademan, First Vice Chairman Ralph Alderson, Treasurer Joe Brannan; and Immediate Past Chairman John Lambert.
  Out There
    Aliens may destroy Earth over environment - Weird News - Digital Spy
      NASA-affiliated scientists have suggested that aliens may seek to wipe out the human race because of how we have treated planet Earth.
      In a new report by the NASA Planetary Science Division at Pennsylvania State University, researchers suggest that alien races could see us as a long-term threat to the environment.
      "A preemptive strike would be particular likely in the early phases of our expansion because a civilisation may become increasingly difficult to destroy as it continues to expand," the researchers suggest, according to The Guardian.
  VIDEO
    [VIDEO] David Letterman Death Threat: Jihadist Site Calls For Host's Killing (VIDEO)
      A jihadist website has issued a death threat against David Letterman, according to Entertainment Weekly
    My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic" - [VIDEO]
    [VIDEO] Robert Reich '68 Speaks at Dartmouth "Leading Voices" Summer Lecture Series 24 minute mark
      Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when former Labor Secretary Robert Reich '68 speaks August 4, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Reich, who is also an author and educator, will speak about the middle class and the Republican Party, and economic insecurity.
    [VIDEO] Ron Paul Punk Rock Anthem - YouTube
    [VIDEO] From omnivore to vegan: The dietary education of Bill Clinton - CNN.com
      By the time he reached the White House, Bill Clinton's appetite was legend. He loved hamburgers, steaks, chicken enchiladas, barbecue and french fries but wasn't too picky. At one campaign stop in New Hampshire, he reportedly bought a dozen doughnuts and was working his way through the box until an aide stopped him.
      Former President Clinton now considers himself a vegan. He's dropped more than 20 pounds, and he says he's healthier than ever. His dramatic dietary transformation took almost two decades and came about only after a pair of heart procedures and some advice from a trusted doctor.
    [VIDEO] Nigel Farage -- Gold price could double from here | China business news
      Nigel Farage talks about the gold price, riots and political reform. Nigel has spent 20 years as a commodity broker and trader and is co-president of the Europe of freedom and democracy group.
    [VIDEO] Remarks on the Situation in Syria
      All along, as we have worked to expand the circle of global condemnation, we have backed up our words with actions. As I've repeatedly said, it does take both words and actions to produce results. Since the unrest began, we have imposed strong financial sanctions on Asad and dozens of his cronies. We have sanctioned the Commercial Bank of Syria for supporting the regime's illicit nuclear proliferation activities. And we have led multilateral efforts to isolate the regime, from keeping them off the Human Rights Council, to achieving a strong presidential statement of condemnation at the UN Security Council.
    [VIDEO] Weekly Political Addresses - C-SPAN Video Library
      President Obama delivered his weekly address. From a farm in the Midwest, he talked about the determination and integrity of the American people and called on Congress to put aside their differences to grow the economy.
      Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered the weekly Republican address. He spoke about acheiving budget cuts while lowering taxes and creating jobs.
    [VIDEO] West Wing Week: Get On The Bus
      This week, The President welcomed the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers to the White House before embarking on a three day Rural Bus Tour across the midwestern states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. During his tour to the heartland, the President heard directly from Americans including small business owners, local families and private sector leaders while promoting a the need for faster economic growth, strengthening the middle class and accelerating hiring in communities and towns across the nation. That's August 12th to August 18th or "Get on the Bus."
    [VIDEO] "Rick Perry Is An Idiot! And I Don't Think Anyone Would Disagree With That" - YouTube
    [VIDEO] [ATLAS SHRUGGED] Hugo Chavez Repatriates 11 BILLLION Dollars In Gold From US Banks! - YouTube
    [VIDEO] Rep Allen West Calls Maxine Waters One Of The Overseers Of A 21st Century Plantation - YouTube
    [VIDEO] Bank Of America Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry "We Will Help You Out" - YouTube
    [VIDEO] SEC Caught Destroying Records To Cover Up Wall Street Crimes! - YouTube
    [VIDEO] Powerful Form Of Ecstasy Drug Found To Kill Cancer Cells! - YouTube
    [VIDEO] Is Ron Paul's Revolution Now At Hand? - YouTube
      August 19, 2011 PBS McLaughlin Group
    [VIDEO] CNN: Gaddafi's Last Stand - YouTube
    [VIDEO] MTSU, Army will team up on drones | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
      Officials say the partnership -- the first between the Army's drone office and a university -- will allow the Army to more easily recruit MTSU graduates for jobs and will help soldiers who want classroom training in operating drones.
    [VIDEO] Open mic catches Bank of America official vowing to 'help' Perry-|-Raw Replay
      In what looked like a covert lobbying effort, a top Bank of America official brushed past Gov. Rick Perry (R) during a New Hampshire business breakfast on Wednesday, shook his hand and uttered the words, "Bank of America, we will help you out," before walking away as if nothing had been said.
    [VIDEO] Cyber Threats - C-SPAN Video Library
      Shawn Henry talked about the role of the FBI in combating cyber threats and fraud. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
    [VIDEO] Unmanned Military Weapons Systems - C-SPAN Video Library
      Admiral Roughead will address the future of unmanned of systems in a constrained budget environment. Assistant Secretary Lemnios will talk about meeting the war-fighters needs from Acquisition Technology and Logistics perspective. Both will touch on opportunities for unmanned systems-programs, solutions, technologies and demand. Both will also take questions from the audience.