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NA-337-2011-09-08 Credits
  Constitutional Values
  Executive Producers: Ellen Hirsch de Haan, Robert Claeson, John Johnson II, James Spitzer, Juul van der Meer, Anonymous, Ying Zhu
  Associate Executive Producers: Dame Astrid Klein, Nick McNeil
  Executive Producers and 337 Club members: James Spitzer, Juul van der Meer, Anonymous
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    337 Numerology
      Given the show's fascination with numbers, you might be interested that the upcoming show 337 is not just a "prime number", divisible by itself and 1, but is a "Chen prime" (where p+2 is the product of 2 primes (3, 113) (Chen's doctoral thesis, no doubt) and a "star prime" (see Wiki link for definition).
      A very interesting number, so my upcoming $337 donation should have exceptional karmic significance (and possible tie-ins to "2nd half of the show" subjects!).
      Best regards,
      'Sir' Jim Spitzer/Boston
      (enjoyed meeting you and bumping rings)
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_number
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_prime
    giveusmuchulus.com
      In honer of Obama's much anticipated super speech this Thursday and a salute to AL Sharpton.
      I am now forwarding GIVEUSMUCHULUS.COM to the No Agenda Show.
      Jamey Stubblefield
      Sys Admin (fFortune 500 company) in Chattanooga,TN
    crackpotnation.com
      Hi Adam, I just wanted to let you know, I registered: CrackPotNation.com and is forwarding to http://www.noagendashow.com/
      Keep up the good work,
      Cheers,
      Josh - Atlanta, GA.
    noagendawatchlist.com
      Hello Adam,
      No word back on the guy with the NoAgendaFoots template/site design.
      However, what HAS gone live is the
      http://www.noagendawatchlist.com
      Robert Leather
    fqdnrecord.com
      Dear John and Adam,
      After hearing of your Sub from The Guinness Book of World Records, I thought of a solution.
      I submitted you to http://recordsetter.com/ [Formally URDB], because if Leo can get a record for crowd surfing with a webcam, you should too.
      While I have yet to hear back from them commity of the attempt, I did get you http://fqdnrecord.com and forwarded it to No Agenda.
      Love the show,
      -Matt
    big10domains
      Adam/John,
      To mark the entrance of Nebraska into the Big 10 and the start of the College Football season, I've registered the following domains which now point to NoAgendaShow.com:
      http://www.DearOldNebraskaU.com
      http://www.ThereIsNoPlaceLikeNebraska.com
      Below are the lyrics to the Nebraska fight song known as either Dear Old Nebraska U or There is No Place Like Nebraska taken from the Book of Knowledge.
      There is no place like Nebraska,
      Dear old Nebraska U.
      Where the girls are the fairest,
      The boys are the squarest,
      Of any old school that I knew.
      There is no place like Nebraska,
      Where they're all true blue.
      We'll all stick together,
      In all kinds of weather,
      For dear old Nebraska U.
      I can hardly wait for the state school, which I attended, comes after you for taking their fight song domain. Hmm, maybe that'd be some good exposure for you. Perhaps people from other schools can do the same thing. Here's the Book of Knowledge with a list of school fight songs.
      BTW, with all the producers out there grabbing domains, why is adamcurry2016.com still available? currydvorak.com is available too, but I see currydvorak2016.com is taken.
      ITM,
      Jon Tucker
    thereshouldbebuggery.com
      To go with your wikileaks search frontend idea
      Thereshouldbebuggery.com
      S. Russell Williams
    whycaninotfindagooddomainname.com
      O i almost forgot, i redirected WHYCANINOTFINDAGOODDOMAIN.COM to NoAgendashow.com
      It should be up and running ;)
      Ben Clement
    9/11 book
      Paul The Book Guy
      Looking for Mainstream 9/11 articles
      look forward to your call to arms tomorrow. I need last minute additions to the book. this is going to make a great Bathroom Bible. In fact I was considering calling it:
      The 9/11 Bathroom Bible
      Subtitle: A minute by minute timeline of the events of September 11,2001.
      and on the cover somewhere "A No Agenda Book"
    No Agenda Buzzword Bingo
    curryforpresident.com
      Just sayin¹... =) Got the domain and a Squarespace site
      Steve In Reno
  Knighthoods: Knighthoods: Nico de Haan, Micolaj Laczyhnski
  Art By: Nick the Rat
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    United $tates of EUROpe
      Herman van Rompuy wants second term as strengthend EU president. (WT news feed)
        Herman van Rompuy wants second term as strengthend EU president.
        His comments came as Germany further strengthened demands for a new treaty giving the president extra powers. Mr Van Rompuy has announced he is willing to take on theunfinished euro zone debt crisis with new powers setting an economic government in Brussels
        Under German proposals, Mr Van Rompuy, an economist, would become eurozone as well as EU president in control of a powerful secretariat for economic and financial affairs.
        Germany is pushing for a plan to create a euro zone economic government, measures that would almost certainly require a new EU treaty, despite the risk of a backlash from European voters angry at euro bailouts and Brussels austerity programmes.
        Gerhard Schroeder, the former German Chancellor, told Der Spiegel magazine that the changes would "translate into a United States of Europe"
        He insisted, echoing comments made by Wolfgang Schaueble, the German finance minister last week, that a new EU constitutional treaty to replace Lisbon must be pushed through despite British opposition and the risk of repeat French, Dutch and Irish No votes.
        "Lisbon was a compromise. Our original goal was to create a political union with the European constitution, which was defeated in the referendums," he said.
        "Great Britain is causing the biggest problem. Great Britain is not part of the euro, and yet the British always want to have their say in the design of an economic zone. This is inconsistent."
      Euro debt crisis: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Calls For Europe Budget Tsar (bertb news feed)
        Euro debt crisis: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Calls For Europe Budget Tsar
        The European Union should appoint a new budget tsar with powers to dictate taxes and spending in euro zone countries and who could ultimately adjudicate whether countries should be kicked out of the euro.
      Neelie Kroes verplicht Ecall box in nieuwe EU auto's vanaf 2015 (bertb news feed)
        Neelie Kroes verplicht Ecall box in nieuwe EU auto's vanaf 2015
        Vanaf 2015 moet in nieuwe auto's een automatisch belsysteem zitten dat bij ongelukken onmiddellijk de nooddiensten waarschuwt. Eurocommissaris Kroes heeft dat aangekondigd.
      European Union - Don't Bet on a 'United States of Europe' - CNBC
        His old political enemy Angela Merkel will not welcome Schroeder joining the ranks calling for a euro bond. The idea remains very unpopular in Germany where over the weekend Merkel and her ruling coalition government lost a regional election to Schroeder's former party, the social democrats.
      Divide and Rescue: Berlin Lays Groundwork for a Two-Speed Europe - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
        Herman Van Rompuy tends to be overlooked whenever European heads of state and government meet for their summits. The Belgian politician, president of the European Council, is an inconspicuous man with a receding hairline and metal-rimmed glasses, someone who doesn't seek the limelight, and who enjoys writing haikus about nature in his free time. He is one of the most powerful politicians in Europe, but he is almost unknown in most EU countries, including Germany.
        Van Rompuy has been traveling a lot lately. His current schedule includes meetings with Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. On Monday, Van Rompuy meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, where he can look forward to a particularly pleasant conversation. Merkel wants to propose giving the European Council president even more power.
    Chimera
      White House diverts Marine One, raises questions - CNN.com
        President Barack Obama left for Camp David on Marine One Friday but, in a twist that has left some White House reporters scratching their heads, he apparently arrived at the presidential retreat by car.
        White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained the decision not to land at Camp David was made in advance because of the weather. Marine One landed at an alternate site near Frederick, Maryland and the president and his daughter, Sasha, rode in a motorcade the rest of way to the compound.
        Because it is customary practice that the traveling press pool is included whenever the president uses a motorcade, reporters naturally wondered why the pool was not part of the trip or even informed that the president would use a motorcade ahead of time.
        Meanwhile, CNN's weather team found no signs of stormy weather in the area at the time Marine One departed the White House.
        The White House said there were no mechanical issues with the presidential helicopter.
        "It was a bit of a surprise because he (Obama) usually does not land here. They usually go all the way to Camp David," said Kristy Rossignuolo, a customer service representative at the Frederick Municipal Airport.
        Also Friday, a fighter under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted an aircraft in the vicinity of Camp David. The civilian aircraft left the restricted area and landed at the Martinsburg Airport in West Virginia, NORAD said.
        No other details were immediately available on the incident, which was separate from the decision to divert Marine One.
    Techno Experts
      Former Clinton chief of staff joins Facebook board | The Raw Story
        Facebook announced Wednesday that Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to US president Bill Clinton, has joined the board of directors of the social network.
        Bowles, 66, was named by Clinton in 1993 to head the Small Business Administration and served as White House chief of staff from 1996 to 1998.
        A former president of the University of North Carolina, Bowles recently served as the co-chair of President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
        "Erskine has held important roles in government, academia and business which have given him insight into how to build organizations and navigate complex issues," Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said.
      Erskine Bowles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        Bowles is also a member of the board of directors of General Motors, Morgan Stanley, and North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and serves on the North Carolina Advisory Board of DonorsChoose.
        Bowles was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Alan K. Simpson.[8
      Obama & Google (a love story) - Oct. 22, 2009
        The most visible appointee is Google's former head of global public policy, Andrew McLaughlin, who was named deputy chief technology officer in June. McLaughlin's appointment raised eyebrows -- in his previous role McLaughlin championed Google's policy goals. Now he'll be in a position to shape policy that affects Google's rivals. White House spokesman Nick Shapiro says McLaughlin's appointment complies with the letter and spirit of the ethics standards Obama imposes on his administration.
      Another former Google employee has joined the Obama administration @ TigerDroppings.com
        The Department of Defense last week appointed Sumit Agarwal to the Senior Executive Service. Agarwal was previously head of mobile product management for Google in Mountain View, Calif.
        He is now deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for outreach and social media in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense.
        That's a muddy title-- and his actual job description is also fairly vague. We'll look into it.
        Agarwal is the fourth Googler to join the government's ranks since President Barack Obama took office.
        Andrew McLaughlin, formerly head of global public policy and government affairs for Google, is now Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
        Katy Jacobs Stanton, a former Google product manager who was also involved in the company's elections projects, joined the President's team last year when she became Director of Citizen Participation in the White House.
        Sonal Shah, who used to be head of Global Development Initiatives for Google.org, is now director of the White House's new Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
      The Spy Who Tweeted Me: Intelligence Community Wants to Monitor Social Media | Danger Room | Wired.com
        The idea is to use automated analysis to sift through the deluge of publicly available data to help predict significant societal events, like a popular revolution. The nascent project, called "Open Source Indicators," is just the latest move by the national security community to come to grips with the flood of information now available on social media. As Danger Room's Lena Groeger has reported, it's also intended to predict natural disasters or economic disruptions.
    Out There
      X1-8 Class Solar Flare on Sep 7, 2011 and Volcano / Earthquake Watch Sep 8-11, 2011 | THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SCENES
        This week's sharp increase in solar activity has turned the sun into a radio transmitter. Bursts of shortwave static are coming from the unstable magnetic canopy of sunspot 1283.
        This is the third significant flare from sunspot 1283 since Sept. 6th. All three eruptions propelled CMEs in the general direction of Earth.--Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th, possibly sparking minor geomagnetic storms.-
      SOLARCYCLE 24.com / SolarHam.com / Solar Cycle 24 / Spaceweather / Amateur Radio VHF Aurora Website / Sunspots / Solar Flares
      Sun Unleashes Two Massive X-Class Solar Flares | Fox News
        Just as many Americans got back to work after the long Labor Day weekend, the sun jolted to life as well, unleashing a massive solar flare just one day after another sun storm sent a stream of particles racing toward Earth.
        The X-class solar flare -- the most powerful type of sun storm-- erupted at 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 GMT) on Tuesday (Sept. 6) and hit its peak strength eight minutes later, according to a space weather update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The flare occurred less than 24 hours after another less intense but still dramatic solar storm.
      Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos | Stuff.co.nz
        The photos were released a few days after the debut of the new fictional movie "Apollo 18" and before Thursday's planned launch of Nasa's twin robotic spaceships to explore the moon's gravity.
      Near-Earth Threats, NASA and Elenin -- a Civilized Analysis | Truth is Treason
        The letter relates to Section 804 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2008, which directs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to "(1) develop a policy for notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an impending near-Earth object threat, if near-term public safety is at risk; and (2) recommend a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for -
        (A) protecting the United States from a near-Earth object that is expected to collide with Earth; and
        (B) implementing a deflection campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be necessary."
    Anti Constitution
      RON PAUL SLAMS BILL O'REILLY! "He's Not REALLY A Journalist" COMEDY GOLD! - [VIDEO]
      U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 10 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
        No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
    McDonalds Path to Persia
      List of countries with McDonald's franchises - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        This is a listing of countries with McDonald's franchises. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world.[3] It has more than 31,000 outlets worldwide.[4] The list of countries follows the company's own calculation, and contains several non-sovereign territories.
    Pedobear
      Aangifte verkrachting tegen topman justitie | nu.nl/binnenland | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
        Twee mannen uit Turkije hebben aangifte van verkrachting en seksueel misbruik gedaan tegen de secretaris-generaal van het ministerie van Justitie.
    Libya
      Libyan fighters say Gadhafi surrounded - Yahoo! News
        captured or killed meme Libyan fighters have surrounded ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli's new military council said Wednesday.
    Sudan
      South Sudan in NATO
        The magazine, Global Public Square, and the Times of London have recently published statements by US former envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, in which he called on US government and European governments to create a long strategic alliance with the State of South Sudan.
        In addition, Natsios called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include South Sudan in the NATO's security system through entering into a security guarantee agreement with it whereby South Sudan would be included in the NATO's mandate and hence any aggression on South Sudan would be considered an aggression on all NATO system.
    Syria
      The West may invade Syria to search for chemical weapons - English pravda.ru
        So far the situation is not that bad for Syria. First, despite the peculiar attitude of Russia to the Syrian events, the West could not get carte blanche to deal with Assad. In the first half of August, Russia allowed two statements of the UN Security Council condemning the actions of the Syrian leadership. However, they did not have legal force and the West has failed to impose international sanctions.
    Nigeria
      West Africa Rising: Nigeria shifting currency reserves from dollars to Chinese yuan - CSMonitor.com
        Nigeria, West Africa's largest economy, is selling US dollars for Chinese yuan.
        Chinese Markets Asia-Pacific Markets World Markets Business Forex Public Finance
        Nigerian Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi said in Beijing today that Africa's top oil exporter will convert as much as 10 percent of its $33 billion in foreign reserves from US dollars into Chinese yuan. Central banks use foreign reserves to manage their own currency's value.
      Libyan convoy of gold and money to Niger | nu.nl / unrest Middle East | The latest news on the first nu.nl
        The money came from the establishment of the Libyan Central Bank in Sirte, a coastal town that is still owned by stalwarts of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the displaced.
    Biodiversitée
      Federal government backs massive solar energy project on military bases in 33 states - The Washington Post
        The Energy Department said Wednesday it provided a partial guarantee for a $344 million loan to San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity for the SolarStrong Project, which seeks to place solar panels on 160,000 homes across 124 military bases in 33 states.
    Vaccine$
      Judicial Watch Uncovers FDA Records Detailing 16 New Deaths Tied to Gardasil (DaDenMan news feed)
        Judicial Watch Uncovers FDA Records Detailing 16 New Deaths Tied to Gardasil
        Reports of adverse reactions to the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), Gardasil. The adverse reactions include 16 new deaths (including four suicides) between May 2009 and September 2010. The FDA also produced 789 ìseriousî reports, with 213 cases resulting in...
      Pfizer Animal Health Offers E. Coli Vaccine (WT news feed)
        Pfizer Animal Health Offers E. Coli Vaccine
        With food safety being top of mind in the meat industry, Pfizer Animal Health is reminding cattle producers that it offers the Escherichia Coli Bacterial Extract vaccine with SRP technology, which it claims is the only conditionally licensed product to help reduce E. coli O157...
      Doctors pharma list: Doctors list reveals who's getting big pharma money - OrlandoSentinel.com
        Among those who were paid the most in Central Florida's five counties are Dr. Craig Curtis, an Orlando researcher who received $918,938 from three drug companies; Jane Hertz, a registered nurse in The Villages who was paid $111,295 by Eli Lilly; and Dr. Damon Tanton, an endocrinologist at Florida Hospital Celebration Health who earned $67,509 from Lilly.
      NHS makes patients wait 'to lower expectations' - Telegraph
        In South West Essex appointments are made for between eight and 12 weeks, while in Eastern and Coastal Kent managers asked hospitals to "push" the average waiting time from 13 to 16 weeks as it was a measure "that would not be detrimental to patient care".
        It says providers refused to comply with the request.
    Going Postal
      H.R. 1351: United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 (GovTrack.us)
        To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.
      Darrell Issa uses taxpayer dollars to attack postal workers, USPS - postalnews blog
        Better yet, because the retirement fund the $5.5 billion went to was "on-budget", the USPS payments would artificially decrease the deficit by that amount. In other words, the USPS has given Congress an extra $5.5 billion a year to play with!
    Ministry of Truth
      First Read - Who do you think won the Republican debate at the Reagan library?
    Haiti
      Haiti's industrial dreams - WWW.THEDAILY.COM
        Bill Clinton's dream of turning devastated Haiti into a thriving manufacturing hub is about to take a giant leap forward.
        The Daily has learned that several big players are close to inking a blockbuster deal, hatched under the auspices of the Clinton Global Initiative, to begin a $1.3 billion industrial redevelopment project that would remake a huge swath of land north of the nation's earthquake-devastated capital.
        "This project allows Haiti to basically have the opportunity to start competing on a world stage," said Jim Stuckey, dean of New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate, one of three U.S.-based institutions that are partners in the project.
      Uruguay apologizes over alleged rape by U.N. peacekeepers | Reuters
        Uruguayan President Jose Mujica apologized to Haitian President Michel Martelly over the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan U.N. peacekeeping troops in the poor Caribbean state, Uruguay's government said on Tuesday.
    Food!
      Jack in the Box EBT
      Eligible Food Items
      [VIDEO] Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers
        Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers! September 07, 2011 Q13 News
      3G Capital :: News
        October 15, 2010
        3G Capital Announces Successful Completion of Tender Offer for Burger King Holdings Inc. with over 93% of Shares Tendered
        3G Capital announced today that Blue Acquisition Sub, Inc., an entity controlled by 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P., has accepted for payment all shares of common stock of Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKC) (the "Company") that were validly tendered into its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at a purchase price of $24.00 per share, net to the seller in cash without interest, as of the expiration of the tender offer.- The tender offer expired at midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, October 14, 2010.
      Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department > Food
    Gitmo Nation
      IRS Offers Money To Anyone Who Reports Tax Cheats - Project Economy News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley
        If you know someone who is cheating on their taxes, the IRS has a deal for you -- if you're willing to turn in the tax cheat.
        The IRS is operating two whistleblower programs. One pays up to 15 percent on cases involving less than $2 million. The other is for amounts greater than $2 million and pays 30 percent.
      Amsterdam scant kentekens inkomend verkeer | nu.nl/binnenland | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
        De Amsterdamse politie gaat alle auto's die de hoofdstad inrijden scannen op basis van het kenteken.
      Sigaret
        Sigaretten worden verkocht in pakjes met verschillende hoeveelheden. 19 is in Nederland het minimum volgens de tabakswet[3] , dit is ingesteld om ervoor te zorgen dat sigaretten niet te goedkoop worden en jongeren ze makkelijk kunnen kopen.
      Three in ten Americans urge feds to read their email * The Register
        A survey into attitudes ten years after the 9/11 attacks has found that three out of ten Americans are happy to let the government read their emails without a warrant. And this rose to 47 per cent for emails addressed to foreigners.
        Over a thousand Americans were polled by NORC at the University of Chicago into their attitudes a decade on from the attacks, and the results make depressing reading. Almost half of respondents thought the government should be able to review someone's search history without court permission, and 55 per cent thought financial records were fair game for unwarranted scrutiny.
      Naming Names on the Internet - NYTimes.com
        Last month, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich of Germany said bloggers should disclose their true identities. He cited the case of the Norwegian terrorist suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who had professed admiration for a blogger who wrote under the pseudonym "Fjordman."
        "Normally people use their names when they take a position," Mr. Friedrich told Der Spiegel. "Why shouldn't this be something that is also self-evident on the Internet?"
        His words were echoed by Eric E. Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, who said during a media conference in Edinburgh last month: "The Internet would be better if we had an accurate notion that you were a real person as opposed to a dog, or a fake person, or a spammer."
        Mr. Schmidt was speaking in relation to Google Plus, the company's new social networking service. If people do not want to give their real names, he noted, they do not have to use Google Plus.
      DutchNews.nl - Too close to schools: 58 cannabis cafes set to shut down. (WT news feed)
        DutchNews.nl - Too close to schools: 58 cannabis cafes set to shut down.
        One third of the affected coffee shops - the name given to cafes which are licenced to sell small amounts of cannabis and marijuana to the over-18s - are in Amsterdam. The list includes the internationally-known Bulldog cafe on the city's Leidseplein
    Foots
      No Foot - Police suspect hoax in B.C.'s latest severed feet (robertleather news feed)
        No Foot - Police suspect hoax in B.C.'s latest severed feet
        Two running shoes containing what looked like human remains were found in Victoria Monday afternoon, but police suspect both are part of a hoax. Cathy Victor said she was walking her dachshund at McNeill Bay when she came across a large men's running shoe...
    Squirrel!
      "Muslim Radicalization": In the Eyes of the Beholder | FrontPage Magazine
        Most dictionaries define "radicalization" and "radicalize" as "to make radical."- The word "radical"--especially in a socio-political context--means "extreme," "fundamental"; as a noun it means "a person who-holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist."
      MTA cracks down on knockoffs of its "See something, say something" slogan - NYPOST.com
        The MTA is moving quickly to protect the slogan it trademarked in 2007 and plans to mount challenges before a federal trial and appeals board against both applicants.
        "The slogan is not allowed for use in communications other than the intended anti-terrorism message," said MTA spokesman Sam Zambuto.
        In fact, the agency allows 54 entities, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Maryland Natural Resources Police, to use the catchphrase in public campaigns.
        Federal officials say the trademark office does not reject applications unless an examiner deems it will "cause confusion with a prior registered mark."
    Bank$ters
      New jobless claims rise, July trade gap narrows | Reuters
        The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, further evidence of a weak labor market just hours before President Barack Obama unveils a plan on job creation in a major address to Congress.
        A separate report showed a considerably narrower trade deficit for July, a positive signal for growth in the third quarter after a sluggish first half of the year.
        Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 414,000 in the week ending September 3 from an upwardly revised 412,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Wall Street analysts had been looking for a dip to 405,000.
    Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      At least 45 dead as plane carrying Russian ice hockey team crashes - Russian News From Russia
        The plane crashed at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (noon GMT), falling straight to earth after take-off and bursting into flames. Witnesses spoke of hearing two "loud bangs" before the accident.
      Plane from Pakistan to UK forced to land after bomb threat | World news | guardian.co.uk
        "We asked the UK-bound flight to turn left and land in Turkey as that was the nearest available place to safely land."
      Accident: ANA B737 near Hamamatsu on Sep 6th 2011, violent left roll while opening cockpit door injures 2 cabin crew
        The airline reported, that the captain (64, 16,000 hours total experience) had taken a toilet break and was about to return to the cockpit requiring the first officer (38, 2400 hours total experience) to open the cockpit door. The switch to open the cockpit door is located about 10 centimeters/ 4 inches away from the rudder trim switch. By mistake the first officer operated the rudder trim switch instead of the door opening switch causing the aircraft to violently roll left and descend by about 6000 feet before the first officer was able to return the aircraft to stable level flight. The captain subsequently entered the cockpit. Two cabin crew received minor injuries (flesh wounds), no other injuries occurred. There was no turbulence in the area at the time of the occurrence.
      Air France jet autopilot fails in drama echoing Brazil crash | Mail Online
        The Airbus, with up to 375 people on board, then climbed sharply to 38,000ft losing speed as it did so.
        Its speed dropped to just three knots from stalling.
        'Extreme turbulence': The Air France jet almost stalled and went into a nose-dive after hitting a storm
        A newspaper report into the drama, which took place on a flight from the Venezuelan capital Caracas to Paris in July, said the incident was 'comparable in every way' to the 2009 crash of Air France flight AF447 from Rio to Paris, which killed all 228 people on board.
        The July flight averted disaster thanks to a reduction in the turbulence and a rapid response by the crew, according to an article in the French daily newspaper Le Figaro, which said it had seen a report into the alert.
        France's BEA air accident investigation bureau confirmed it had opened an inquiry into the latest incident.
        It blamed pilot error for the 2009 crash and said a junior co-pilot made 'successive mistakes' as he battled with the controls.
        But Air France disputed the findings and blamed a failure of equipment in the Airbus jet.
    Ministry of Truth
      Why Is Israel In The News So Much? : Israellycool
        The Short Answer
        Israel is in the news so much because, to the Islamic world, Israel isn't just distraction of the week, it's distraction of the century or more.-Arab-despots-(primarily) need to keep distracting their (mostly) Muslim people from the truly atrocious conditions they live under because if they don't the despots will-end up dead (or running through the desert). Hatred of the Jews is baked into Islam not least because of numerous stories from-the life of Muhammad:-inciting Muslims to hate Jews starts in the cradle.
      U.S. say no Iraq troop decision yet as rumors swirl | Reuters
        "No decision has been made with regards to the number of troops that will remain in Iraq," Panetta told reporters during a trip to New York.
      Reading the Riots study to examine causes and effects of August unrest | UK news | guardian.co.uk
        The first is a database of more than 1,100 defendants who have appeared in court charged with riot-related offences. The list, compiled with the assistance of the Ministry of Justice, consists of more than 70% of those who have appeared in magistrate and crown courts. Many will be given the opportunity to take part in the research study in the coming weeks.
        The second database contains 2.5m riot-related tweets. Executives at Twitter's headquarters in California authorised the collation of tweets, pooled from hashtags relating to the riots and their aftermath, so they could form part of the study. A spokeman for the company said: "Twitter provided publicly available information that is accessible to researchers and others via its API."
      Hey New York Times - Obama Didn't Bail Out the Banks - Bush Did | Crooks and Liars
        In the New York Times magazine this last Sunday with the unintentionally hilarious headline "What the Left Doesn't Understand About Obama," editor of The New Republic, Jonathan Chait has a whopper in the very first paragraph
    Elite$
      Clinton friends gather for Vineyard bash - Boston.com
        Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his birthday on Martha's Vineyard over the weekend. The longtime island visitor, who turned 65 last month, was joined for the party at Herring Creek Farm's barn by host Lynn de Rothschild, who technically threw the party for Clinton, Vernon and Ann Jordan, and de Rothschild's husband, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, all of whom have birthdays within a month of one another. The night included square dancing, dinner, and a surprise performance by Carly Simon and Ben Taylor. Partiers included Hillary Rodham Clinton, world's richest human Carlos Slim, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and wife Christina (who produced the Matt Damon-narrated "Inside Job''), Rosabeth Moss Kanter, "Bourne Identity'' producer Doug Liman and artist mom Ellen Liman, Rose Styron, Joel and Tamara Buchwald, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alan Dershowitz, writer Linda Fairstein, Foundation for a Civil Society's Wendy Luers and her husband, William, of the UN Association, businessman Andrew Tisch, financial guy Steve Rattner and wife Maureen White, and Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht, who flew in from the Hamptons for the festivities. Food was provided by Tea Lane Caterers.
      Jeffrey & Christina Lurie Win An Oscar For Best Documentary | GCOBB.COM
        Congratulations to Eagles owners Jeffrey and Christina Lurie. Their documentary movie "Inside Job" which was about the cause of the country's financial collapse won the Oscar for the best documentary.
      Billionaire's Girlfriend's Last Note Inconsistent with Suicide - Forbes
        If this was a suicide, it was worthy of Houdini. Someone tied a cleat-hitch knot, commonly used for dock tying, and a slip knot with a red marine rope. One end of the deadly cord was tied to the leg of a cast-iron bed, anchoring it, while the other was fashioned into a noose leading out to the small balcony from which Zahau was found hanging.
    Oil Cabal
      Glencore signs fuels contract with Libya's NTC. (WT news feed)
        Glencore signs fuels contract with Libya's NTC.
        Commodities trader Glencore has signed its first contract to deliver fuels to Libya's interim council, industry sources said, in a further sign that rival Vitol is losing its place as top supplier to the rebels who now rule the country.
      Putin Promises Airports Fuel | Business | The Moscow Times
        A-fuel shortage was reported at-major airports including Sheremetyevo and-Vnukovo on-Friday. "Last week about 5,000 tons of-aviation fuel was offered on-fuel exchanges, although the-demand was about 270,000 tons. In-general, the-normal situation is 30,000 to-70,000 tons of-aviation fuel weekly traded on-the exchanges," a-source said, adding that airports could begin running out this week.
    VIDEO
      [VIDEO] Homeland Security and Privacy - C-SPAN Video Library
        Panel: Privacy and Security
        Suzanne Spaulding, Principal, Bingham Consulting Group
        Matt Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center
        John Pistole , Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
        Cathy Lanier, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department
        Moderator: Jeanne
      [VIDEO] Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers
        Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers! September 07, 2011 Q13 News
      [VIDEO] Mitt Romney Compares Unions Making Campaign Donations to a 'Form of Corruption' | Video Cafe
        Mitt Romney Compares Unions Making Campaign Donations to a 'Form of Corruption'
      [VIDEO] Ten Years After: The Status on National Security and the Implementation of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations | Bipartisan Policy Center
        Ten Years After: The Status on National Security and the Implementation of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations
      [VIDEO] Janet Napolitano: Shoes-on flight in sight - Josh Gerstein - POLITICO.com
        "We are moving towards an intelligence and risk-based approach to how we screen," Napolitano told Mike Allen during a morning forum at the Newseum. "I think one of the first things you will see over time is the ability to keep your shoes on. One of the last things you will [see] is the reduction or limitation on liquids."
      [VIDEO] Comet Elenin Hit By An Explosion? Update: Nasa Images
        Amateur observers studying NASA images from STEREO see Comet Elenin split into two parts (featured video). Leonid Elenin is said to have confirmed Comet's disintegration.
      [VIDEO] Janet Napolitano Remarks - C-SPAN Video Library
        Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the keynote speech at a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum on homeland security and the threat of terrorism.
      [VIDEO] [After America: Get Ready For Armageddon] - C-SPAN Video Library
        Mark Steyn argued that the United States is destined for financial collapse and a decline in its role as a world leader if current political and cultural norms continue. The author contended that American debt has placed the country in a precarious position and that regulation and lack of innovation have become hallmarks of the country's business climate.
        This was the first lecture in The NHIOP Bookmark Series at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
      [VIDEO] NOS Nieuws - 'Verblijfplaats Kadhafi bekend'
      [VIDEO] Obama Talks "Shared Prosperity" To Union Workers At Labor Day Speech | RealClearPolitics
        "Now, the fact is our economy is stronger when workers are getting paid good wages and good benefits. Our economy is stronger when we have broad-based growth and broad-based prosperity. That's what unions have always been about, shared prosperity,"
      [VIDEO] Museum of Obsolete objects
      [VIDEO] U.S. Troop Withdraw from Iraq Update - C-SPAN Video Library
        Major General Jeffrey Buchanan talked from Baghdad, Iraq and gave an update about the U.S. Troop withdraw from Iraq scheduled for December 2011. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
  United $tates of EUROpe
    Herman van Rompuy wants second term as strengthend EU president. (WT news feed)
      Herman van Rompuy wants second term as strengthend EU president.
      His comments came as Germany further strengthened demands for a new treaty giving the president extra powers. Mr Van Rompuy has announced he is willing to take on theunfinished euro zone debt crisis with new powers setting an economic government in Brussels
      Under German proposals, Mr Van Rompuy, an economist, would become eurozone as well as EU president in control of a powerful secretariat for economic and financial affairs.
      Germany is pushing for a plan to create a euro zone economic government, measures that would almost certainly require a new EU treaty, despite the risk of a backlash from European voters angry at euro bailouts and Brussels austerity programmes.
      Gerhard Schroeder, the former German Chancellor, told Der Spiegel magazine that the changes would "translate into a United States of Europe"
      He insisted, echoing comments made by Wolfgang Schaueble, the German finance minister last week, that a new EU constitutional treaty to replace Lisbon must be pushed through despite British opposition and the risk of repeat French, Dutch and Irish No votes.
      "Lisbon was a compromise. Our original goal was to create a political union with the European constitution, which was defeated in the referendums," he said.
      "Great Britain is causing the biggest problem. Great Britain is not part of the euro, and yet the British always want to have their say in the design of an economic zone. This is inconsistent."
    Euro debt crisis: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Calls For Europe Budget Tsar (bertb news feed)
      Euro debt crisis: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Calls For Europe Budget Tsar
      The European Union should appoint a new budget tsar with powers to dictate taxes and spending in euro zone countries and who could ultimately adjudicate whether countries should be kicked out of the euro.
    Neelie Kroes verplicht Ecall box in nieuwe EU auto's vanaf 2015 (bertb news feed)
      Neelie Kroes verplicht Ecall box in nieuwe EU auto's vanaf 2015
      Vanaf 2015 moet in nieuwe auto's een automatisch belsysteem zitten dat bij ongelukken onmiddellijk de nooddiensten waarschuwt. Eurocommissaris Kroes heeft dat aangekondigd.
    European Union - Don't Bet on a 'United States of Europe' - CNBC
      His old political enemy Angela Merkel will not welcome Schroeder joining the ranks calling for a euro bond. The idea remains very unpopular in Germany where over the weekend Merkel and her ruling coalition government lost a regional election to Schroeder's former party, the social democrats.
    Divide and Rescue: Berlin Lays Groundwork for a Two-Speed Europe - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
      Herman Van Rompuy tends to be overlooked whenever European heads of state and government meet for their summits. The Belgian politician, president of the European Council, is an inconspicuous man with a receding hairline and metal-rimmed glasses, someone who doesn't seek the limelight, and who enjoys writing haikus about nature in his free time. He is one of the most powerful politicians in Europe, but he is almost unknown in most EU countries, including Germany.
      Van Rompuy has been traveling a lot lately. His current schedule includes meetings with Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. On Monday, Van Rompuy meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, where he can look forward to a particularly pleasant conversation. Merkel wants to propose giving the European Council president even more power.
  Chimera
    White House diverts Marine One, raises questions - CNN.com
      President Barack Obama left for Camp David on Marine One Friday but, in a twist that has left some White House reporters scratching their heads, he apparently arrived at the presidential retreat by car.
      White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained the decision not to land at Camp David was made in advance because of the weather. Marine One landed at an alternate site near Frederick, Maryland and the president and his daughter, Sasha, rode in a motorcade the rest of way to the compound.
      Because it is customary practice that the traveling press pool is included whenever the president uses a motorcade, reporters naturally wondered why the pool was not part of the trip or even informed that the president would use a motorcade ahead of time.
      Meanwhile, CNN's weather team found no signs of stormy weather in the area at the time Marine One departed the White House.
      The White House said there were no mechanical issues with the presidential helicopter.
      "It was a bit of a surprise because he (Obama) usually does not land here. They usually go all the way to Camp David," said Kristy Rossignuolo, a customer service representative at the Frederick Municipal Airport.
      Also Friday, a fighter under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted an aircraft in the vicinity of Camp David. The civilian aircraft left the restricted area and landed at the Martinsburg Airport in West Virginia, NORAD said.
      No other details were immediately available on the incident, which was separate from the decision to divert Marine One.
  Techno Experts
    Former Clinton chief of staff joins Facebook board | The Raw Story
      Facebook announced Wednesday that Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to US president Bill Clinton, has joined the board of directors of the social network.
      Bowles, 66, was named by Clinton in 1993 to head the Small Business Administration and served as White House chief of staff from 1996 to 1998.
      A former president of the University of North Carolina, Bowles recently served as the co-chair of President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
      "Erskine has held important roles in government, academia and business which have given him insight into how to build organizations and navigate complex issues," Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said.
    Erskine Bowles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      Bowles is also a member of the board of directors of General Motors, Morgan Stanley, and North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and serves on the North Carolina Advisory Board of DonorsChoose.
      Bowles was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Alan K. Simpson.[8
    Obama & Google (a love story) - Oct. 22, 2009
      The most visible appointee is Google's former head of global public policy, Andrew McLaughlin, who was named deputy chief technology officer in June. McLaughlin's appointment raised eyebrows -- in his previous role McLaughlin championed Google's policy goals. Now he'll be in a position to shape policy that affects Google's rivals. White House spokesman Nick Shapiro says McLaughlin's appointment complies with the letter and spirit of the ethics standards Obama imposes on his administration.
    Another former Google employee has joined the Obama administration @ TigerDroppings.com
      The Department of Defense last week appointed Sumit Agarwal to the Senior Executive Service. Agarwal was previously head of mobile product management for Google in Mountain View, Calif.
      He is now deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for outreach and social media in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense.
      That's a muddy title-- and his actual job description is also fairly vague. We'll look into it.
      Agarwal is the fourth Googler to join the government's ranks since President Barack Obama took office.
      Andrew McLaughlin, formerly head of global public policy and government affairs for Google, is now Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
      Katy Jacobs Stanton, a former Google product manager who was also involved in the company's elections projects, joined the President's team last year when she became Director of Citizen Participation in the White House.
      Sonal Shah, who used to be head of Global Development Initiatives for Google.org, is now director of the White House's new Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
    The Spy Who Tweeted Me: Intelligence Community Wants to Monitor Social Media | Danger Room | Wired.com
      The idea is to use automated analysis to sift through the deluge of publicly available data to help predict significant societal events, like a popular revolution. The nascent project, called "Open Source Indicators," is just the latest move by the national security community to come to grips with the flood of information now available on social media. As Danger Room's Lena Groeger has reported, it's also intended to predict natural disasters or economic disruptions.
  Out There
    X1-8 Class Solar Flare on Sep 7, 2011 and Volcano / Earthquake Watch Sep 8-11, 2011 | THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SCENES
      This week's sharp increase in solar activity has turned the sun into a radio transmitter. Bursts of shortwave static are coming from the unstable magnetic canopy of sunspot 1283.
      This is the third significant flare from sunspot 1283 since Sept. 6th. All three eruptions propelled CMEs in the general direction of Earth.--Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th, possibly sparking minor geomagnetic storms.-
    SOLARCYCLE 24.com / SolarHam.com / Solar Cycle 24 / Spaceweather / Amateur Radio VHF Aurora Website / Sunspots / Solar Flares
    Sun Unleashes Two Massive X-Class Solar Flares | Fox News
      Just as many Americans got back to work after the long Labor Day weekend, the sun jolted to life as well, unleashing a massive solar flare just one day after another sun storm sent a stream of particles racing toward Earth.
      The X-class solar flare -- the most powerful type of sun storm-- erupted at 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 GMT) on Tuesday (Sept. 6) and hit its peak strength eight minutes later, according to a space weather update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The flare occurred less than 24 hours after another less intense but still dramatic solar storm.
    Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos | Stuff.co.nz
      The photos were released a few days after the debut of the new fictional movie "Apollo 18" and before Thursday's planned launch of Nasa's twin robotic spaceships to explore the moon's gravity.
    Near-Earth Threats, NASA and Elenin -- a Civilized Analysis | Truth is Treason
      The letter relates to Section 804 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2008, which directs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to "(1) develop a policy for notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an impending near-Earth object threat, if near-term public safety is at risk; and (2) recommend a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for -
      (A) protecting the United States from a near-Earth object that is expected to collide with Earth; and
      (B) implementing a deflection campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be necessary."
  Anti Constitution
    RON PAUL SLAMS BILL O'REILLY! "He's Not REALLY A Journalist" COMEDY GOLD! - [VIDEO]
    U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 10 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
      No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
  McDonalds Path to Persia
    List of countries with McDonald's franchises - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      This is a listing of countries with McDonald's franchises. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world.[3] It has more than 31,000 outlets worldwide.[4] The list of countries follows the company's own calculation, and contains several non-sovereign territories.
  Pedobear
    Aangifte verkrachting tegen topman justitie | nu.nl/binnenland | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
      Twee mannen uit Turkije hebben aangifte van verkrachting en seksueel misbruik gedaan tegen de secretaris-generaal van het ministerie van Justitie.
  Libya
    Libyan fighters say Gadhafi surrounded - Yahoo! News
      captured or killed meme Libyan fighters have surrounded ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli's new military council said Wednesday.
  Sudan
    South Sudan in NATO
      The magazine, Global Public Square, and the Times of London have recently published statements by US former envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, in which he called on US government and European governments to create a long strategic alliance with the State of South Sudan.
      In addition, Natsios called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include South Sudan in the NATO's security system through entering into a security guarantee agreement with it whereby South Sudan would be included in the NATO's mandate and hence any aggression on South Sudan would be considered an aggression on all NATO system.
  Syria
    The West may invade Syria to search for chemical weapons - English pravda.ru
      So far the situation is not that bad for Syria. First, despite the peculiar attitude of Russia to the Syrian events, the West could not get carte blanche to deal with Assad. In the first half of August, Russia allowed two statements of the UN Security Council condemning the actions of the Syrian leadership. However, they did not have legal force and the West has failed to impose international sanctions.
  Nigeria
    West Africa Rising: Nigeria shifting currency reserves from dollars to Chinese yuan - CSMonitor.com
      Nigeria, West Africa's largest economy, is selling US dollars for Chinese yuan.
      Chinese Markets Asia-Pacific Markets World Markets Business Forex Public Finance
      Nigerian Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi said in Beijing today that Africa's top oil exporter will convert as much as 10 percent of its $33 billion in foreign reserves from US dollars into Chinese yuan. Central banks use foreign reserves to manage their own currency's value.
    Libyan convoy of gold and money to Niger | nu.nl / unrest Middle East | The latest news on the first nu.nl
      The money came from the establishment of the Libyan Central Bank in Sirte, a coastal town that is still owned by stalwarts of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the displaced.
  Biodiversitée
    Federal government backs massive solar energy project on military bases in 33 states - The Washington Post
      The Energy Department said Wednesday it provided a partial guarantee for a $344 million loan to San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity for the SolarStrong Project, which seeks to place solar panels on 160,000 homes across 124 military bases in 33 states.
  Vaccine$
    Judicial Watch Uncovers FDA Records Detailing 16 New Deaths Tied to Gardasil (DaDenMan news feed)
      Judicial Watch Uncovers FDA Records Detailing 16 New Deaths Tied to Gardasil
      Reports of adverse reactions to the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), Gardasil. The adverse reactions include 16 new deaths (including four suicides) between May 2009 and September 2010. The FDA also produced 789 ìseriousî reports, with 213 cases resulting in...
    Pfizer Animal Health Offers E. Coli Vaccine (WT news feed)
      Pfizer Animal Health Offers E. Coli Vaccine
      With food safety being top of mind in the meat industry, Pfizer Animal Health is reminding cattle producers that it offers the Escherichia Coli Bacterial Extract vaccine with SRP technology, which it claims is the only conditionally licensed product to help reduce E. coli O157...
    Doctors pharma list: Doctors list reveals who's getting big pharma money - OrlandoSentinel.com
      Among those who were paid the most in Central Florida's five counties are Dr. Craig Curtis, an Orlando researcher who received $918,938 from three drug companies; Jane Hertz, a registered nurse in The Villages who was paid $111,295 by Eli Lilly; and Dr. Damon Tanton, an endocrinologist at Florida Hospital Celebration Health who earned $67,509 from Lilly.
    NHS makes patients wait 'to lower expectations' - Telegraph
      In South West Essex appointments are made for between eight and 12 weeks, while in Eastern and Coastal Kent managers asked hospitals to "push" the average waiting time from 13 to 16 weeks as it was a measure "that would not be detrimental to patient care".
      It says providers refused to comply with the request.
  Going Postal
    H.R. 1351: United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 (GovTrack.us)
      To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.
    Darrell Issa uses taxpayer dollars to attack postal workers, USPS - postalnews blog
      Better yet, because the retirement fund the $5.5 billion went to was "on-budget", the USPS payments would artificially decrease the deficit by that amount. In other words, the USPS has given Congress an extra $5.5 billion a year to play with!
  Ministry of Truth
    First Read - Who do you think won the Republican debate at the Reagan library?
  Haiti
    Haiti's industrial dreams - WWW.THEDAILY.COM
      Bill Clinton's dream of turning devastated Haiti into a thriving manufacturing hub is about to take a giant leap forward.
      The Daily has learned that several big players are close to inking a blockbuster deal, hatched under the auspices of the Clinton Global Initiative, to begin a $1.3 billion industrial redevelopment project that would remake a huge swath of land north of the nation's earthquake-devastated capital.
      "This project allows Haiti to basically have the opportunity to start competing on a world stage," said Jim Stuckey, dean of New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate, one of three U.S.-based institutions that are partners in the project.
    Uruguay apologizes over alleged rape by U.N. peacekeepers | Reuters
      Uruguayan President Jose Mujica apologized to Haitian President Michel Martelly over the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan U.N. peacekeeping troops in the poor Caribbean state, Uruguay's government said on Tuesday.
  Food!
    Jack in the Box EBT
    Eligible Food Items
    [VIDEO] Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers
      Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers! September 07, 2011 Q13 News
    3G Capital :: News
      October 15, 2010
      3G Capital Announces Successful Completion of Tender Offer for Burger King Holdings Inc. with over 93% of Shares Tendered
      3G Capital announced today that Blue Acquisition Sub, Inc., an entity controlled by 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P., has accepted for payment all shares of common stock of Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKC) (the "Company") that were validly tendered into its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at a purchase price of $24.00 per share, net to the seller in cash without interest, as of the expiration of the tender offer.- The tender offer expired at midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, October 14, 2010.
    Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department > Food
  Gitmo Nation
    IRS Offers Money To Anyone Who Reports Tax Cheats - Project Economy News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley
      If you know someone who is cheating on their taxes, the IRS has a deal for you -- if you're willing to turn in the tax cheat.
      The IRS is operating two whistleblower programs. One pays up to 15 percent on cases involving less than $2 million. The other is for amounts greater than $2 million and pays 30 percent.
    Amsterdam scant kentekens inkomend verkeer | nu.nl/binnenland | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
      De Amsterdamse politie gaat alle auto's die de hoofdstad inrijden scannen op basis van het kenteken.
    Sigaret
      Sigaretten worden verkocht in pakjes met verschillende hoeveelheden. 19 is in Nederland het minimum volgens de tabakswet[3] , dit is ingesteld om ervoor te zorgen dat sigaretten niet te goedkoop worden en jongeren ze makkelijk kunnen kopen.
    Three in ten Americans urge feds to read their email * The Register
      A survey into attitudes ten years after the 9/11 attacks has found that three out of ten Americans are happy to let the government read their emails without a warrant. And this rose to 47 per cent for emails addressed to foreigners.
      Over a thousand Americans were polled by NORC at the University of Chicago into their attitudes a decade on from the attacks, and the results make depressing reading. Almost half of respondents thought the government should be able to review someone's search history without court permission, and 55 per cent thought financial records were fair game for unwarranted scrutiny.
    Naming Names on the Internet - NYTimes.com
      Last month, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich of Germany said bloggers should disclose their true identities. He cited the case of the Norwegian terrorist suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who had professed admiration for a blogger who wrote under the pseudonym "Fjordman."
      "Normally people use their names when they take a position," Mr. Friedrich told Der Spiegel. "Why shouldn't this be something that is also self-evident on the Internet?"
      His words were echoed by Eric E. Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, who said during a media conference in Edinburgh last month: "The Internet would be better if we had an accurate notion that you were a real person as opposed to a dog, or a fake person, or a spammer."
      Mr. Schmidt was speaking in relation to Google Plus, the company's new social networking service. If people do not want to give their real names, he noted, they do not have to use Google Plus.
    DutchNews.nl - Too close to schools: 58 cannabis cafes set to shut down. (WT news feed)
      DutchNews.nl - Too close to schools: 58 cannabis cafes set to shut down.
      One third of the affected coffee shops - the name given to cafes which are licenced to sell small amounts of cannabis and marijuana to the over-18s - are in Amsterdam. The list includes the internationally-known Bulldog cafe on the city's Leidseplein
  Foots
    No Foot - Police suspect hoax in B.C.'s latest severed feet (robertleather news feed)
      No Foot - Police suspect hoax in B.C.'s latest severed feet
      Two running shoes containing what looked like human remains were found in Victoria Monday afternoon, but police suspect both are part of a hoax. Cathy Victor said she was walking her dachshund at McNeill Bay when she came across a large men's running shoe...
  Squirrel!
    "Muslim Radicalization": In the Eyes of the Beholder | FrontPage Magazine
      Most dictionaries define "radicalization" and "radicalize" as "to make radical."- The word "radical"--especially in a socio-political context--means "extreme," "fundamental"; as a noun it means "a person who-holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist."
    MTA cracks down on knockoffs of its "See something, say something" slogan - NYPOST.com
      The MTA is moving quickly to protect the slogan it trademarked in 2007 and plans to mount challenges before a federal trial and appeals board against both applicants.
      "The slogan is not allowed for use in communications other than the intended anti-terrorism message," said MTA spokesman Sam Zambuto.
      In fact, the agency allows 54 entities, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Maryland Natural Resources Police, to use the catchphrase in public campaigns.
      Federal officials say the trademark office does not reject applications unless an examiner deems it will "cause confusion with a prior registered mark."
  Bank$ters
    New jobless claims rise, July trade gap narrows | Reuters
      The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, further evidence of a weak labor market just hours before President Barack Obama unveils a plan on job creation in a major address to Congress.
      A separate report showed a considerably narrower trade deficit for July, a positive signal for growth in the third quarter after a sluggish first half of the year.
      Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 414,000 in the week ending September 3 from an upwardly revised 412,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Wall Street analysts had been looking for a dip to 405,000.
  Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
    At least 45 dead as plane carrying Russian ice hockey team crashes - Russian News From Russia
      The plane crashed at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (noon GMT), falling straight to earth after take-off and bursting into flames. Witnesses spoke of hearing two "loud bangs" before the accident.
    Plane from Pakistan to UK forced to land after bomb threat | World news | guardian.co.uk
      "We asked the UK-bound flight to turn left and land in Turkey as that was the nearest available place to safely land."
    Accident: ANA B737 near Hamamatsu on Sep 6th 2011, violent left roll while opening cockpit door injures 2 cabin crew
      The airline reported, that the captain (64, 16,000 hours total experience) had taken a toilet break and was about to return to the cockpit requiring the first officer (38, 2400 hours total experience) to open the cockpit door. The switch to open the cockpit door is located about 10 centimeters/ 4 inches away from the rudder trim switch. By mistake the first officer operated the rudder trim switch instead of the door opening switch causing the aircraft to violently roll left and descend by about 6000 feet before the first officer was able to return the aircraft to stable level flight. The captain subsequently entered the cockpit. Two cabin crew received minor injuries (flesh wounds), no other injuries occurred. There was no turbulence in the area at the time of the occurrence.
    Air France jet autopilot fails in drama echoing Brazil crash | Mail Online
      The Airbus, with up to 375 people on board, then climbed sharply to 38,000ft losing speed as it did so.
      Its speed dropped to just three knots from stalling.
      'Extreme turbulence': The Air France jet almost stalled and went into a nose-dive after hitting a storm
      A newspaper report into the drama, which took place on a flight from the Venezuelan capital Caracas to Paris in July, said the incident was 'comparable in every way' to the 2009 crash of Air France flight AF447 from Rio to Paris, which killed all 228 people on board.
      The July flight averted disaster thanks to a reduction in the turbulence and a rapid response by the crew, according to an article in the French daily newspaper Le Figaro, which said it had seen a report into the alert.
      France's BEA air accident investigation bureau confirmed it had opened an inquiry into the latest incident.
      It blamed pilot error for the 2009 crash and said a junior co-pilot made 'successive mistakes' as he battled with the controls.
      But Air France disputed the findings and blamed a failure of equipment in the Airbus jet.
  Ministry of Truth
    Why Is Israel In The News So Much? : Israellycool
      The Short Answer
      Israel is in the news so much because, to the Islamic world, Israel isn't just distraction of the week, it's distraction of the century or more.-Arab-despots-(primarily) need to keep distracting their (mostly) Muslim people from the truly atrocious conditions they live under because if they don't the despots will-end up dead (or running through the desert). Hatred of the Jews is baked into Islam not least because of numerous stories from-the life of Muhammad:-inciting Muslims to hate Jews starts in the cradle.
    U.S. say no Iraq troop decision yet as rumors swirl | Reuters
      "No decision has been made with regards to the number of troops that will remain in Iraq," Panetta told reporters during a trip to New York.
    Reading the Riots study to examine causes and effects of August unrest | UK news | guardian.co.uk
      The first is a database of more than 1,100 defendants who have appeared in court charged with riot-related offences. The list, compiled with the assistance of the Ministry of Justice, consists of more than 70% of those who have appeared in magistrate and crown courts. Many will be given the opportunity to take part in the research study in the coming weeks.
      The second database contains 2.5m riot-related tweets. Executives at Twitter's headquarters in California authorised the collation of tweets, pooled from hashtags relating to the riots and their aftermath, so they could form part of the study. A spokeman for the company said: "Twitter provided publicly available information that is accessible to researchers and others via its API."
    Hey New York Times - Obama Didn't Bail Out the Banks - Bush Did | Crooks and Liars
      In the New York Times magazine this last Sunday with the unintentionally hilarious headline "What the Left Doesn't Understand About Obama," editor of The New Republic, Jonathan Chait has a whopper in the very first paragraph
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    Clinton friends gather for Vineyard bash - Boston.com
      Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his birthday on Martha's Vineyard over the weekend. The longtime island visitor, who turned 65 last month, was joined for the party at Herring Creek Farm's barn by host Lynn de Rothschild, who technically threw the party for Clinton, Vernon and Ann Jordan, and de Rothschild's husband, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, all of whom have birthdays within a month of one another. The night included square dancing, dinner, and a surprise performance by Carly Simon and Ben Taylor. Partiers included Hillary Rodham Clinton, world's richest human Carlos Slim, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and wife Christina (who produced the Matt Damon-narrated "Inside Job''), Rosabeth Moss Kanter, "Bourne Identity'' producer Doug Liman and artist mom Ellen Liman, Rose Styron, Joel and Tamara Buchwald, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alan Dershowitz, writer Linda Fairstein, Foundation for a Civil Society's Wendy Luers and her husband, William, of the UN Association, businessman Andrew Tisch, financial guy Steve Rattner and wife Maureen White, and Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht, who flew in from the Hamptons for the festivities. Food was provided by Tea Lane Caterers.
    Jeffrey & Christina Lurie Win An Oscar For Best Documentary | GCOBB.COM
      Congratulations to Eagles owners Jeffrey and Christina Lurie. Their documentary movie "Inside Job" which was about the cause of the country's financial collapse won the Oscar for the best documentary.
    Billionaire's Girlfriend's Last Note Inconsistent with Suicide - Forbes
      If this was a suicide, it was worthy of Houdini. Someone tied a cleat-hitch knot, commonly used for dock tying, and a slip knot with a red marine rope. One end of the deadly cord was tied to the leg of a cast-iron bed, anchoring it, while the other was fashioned into a noose leading out to the small balcony from which Zahau was found hanging.
  Oil Cabal
    Glencore signs fuels contract with Libya's NTC. (WT news feed)
      Glencore signs fuels contract with Libya's NTC.
      Commodities trader Glencore has signed its first contract to deliver fuels to Libya's interim council, industry sources said, in a further sign that rival Vitol is losing its place as top supplier to the rebels who now rule the country.
    Putin Promises Airports Fuel | Business | The Moscow Times
      A-fuel shortage was reported at-major airports including Sheremetyevo and-Vnukovo on-Friday. "Last week about 5,000 tons of-aviation fuel was offered on-fuel exchanges, although the-demand was about 270,000 tons. In-general, the-normal situation is 30,000 to-70,000 tons of-aviation fuel weekly traded on-the exchanges," a-source said, adding that airports could begin running out this week.
  VIDEO
    [VIDEO] Homeland Security and Privacy - C-SPAN Video Library
      Panel: Privacy and Security
      Suzanne Spaulding, Principal, Bingham Consulting Group
      Matt Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center
      John Pistole , Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
      Cathy Lanier, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department
      Moderator: Jeanne
    [VIDEO] Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers
      Health Dept Says Burger King Under Cooking Burgers! September 07, 2011 Q13 News
    [VIDEO] Mitt Romney Compares Unions Making Campaign Donations to a 'Form of Corruption' | Video Cafe
      Mitt Romney Compares Unions Making Campaign Donations to a 'Form of Corruption'
    [VIDEO] Ten Years After: The Status on National Security and the Implementation of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations | Bipartisan Policy Center
      Ten Years After: The Status on National Security and the Implementation of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations
    [VIDEO] Janet Napolitano: Shoes-on flight in sight - Josh Gerstein - POLITICO.com
      "We are moving towards an intelligence and risk-based approach to how we screen," Napolitano told Mike Allen during a morning forum at the Newseum. "I think one of the first things you will see over time is the ability to keep your shoes on. One of the last things you will [see] is the reduction or limitation on liquids."
    [VIDEO] Comet Elenin Hit By An Explosion? Update: Nasa Images
      Amateur observers studying NASA images from STEREO see Comet Elenin split into two parts (featured video). Leonid Elenin is said to have confirmed Comet's disintegration.
    [VIDEO] Janet Napolitano Remarks - C-SPAN Video Library
      Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the keynote speech at a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum on homeland security and the threat of terrorism.
    [VIDEO] [After America: Get Ready For Armageddon] - C-SPAN Video Library
      Mark Steyn argued that the United States is destined for financial collapse and a decline in its role as a world leader if current political and cultural norms continue. The author contended that American debt has placed the country in a precarious position and that regulation and lack of innovation have become hallmarks of the country's business climate.
      This was the first lecture in The NHIOP Bookmark Series at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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    [VIDEO] Obama Talks "Shared Prosperity" To Union Workers At Labor Day Speech | RealClearPolitics
      "Now, the fact is our economy is stronger when workers are getting paid good wages and good benefits. Our economy is stronger when we have broad-based growth and broad-based prosperity. That's what unions have always been about, shared prosperity,"
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    [VIDEO] U.S. Troop Withdraw from Iraq Update - C-SPAN Video Library
      Major General Jeffrey Buchanan talked from Baghdad, Iraq and gave an update about the U.S. Troop withdraw from Iraq scheduled for December 2011. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.