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      You won't get this but i forwarder uberdarksouls.com to noagendashow.com, I was going to make a fan site for a video game called Dark Souls but I decided not to.
    Lucifer Forwards
      Hi Adam,
      A couple of new domains pointing to www.noagendashow.com courtesy of the techno experts and Sundays show...
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      Pete Dobson
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      deceiveus.com now forwards to noagendashow.com
      Hey Adam,
      This domain forward is my first step in becoming a part of the NA family and hope to be donating soon. With my new position at my job it makes it harder for me to listen to the podcast and I have had to drop most of the other podcasts I listened to due to time constraints but I still manage to get my dose of 2 NA shows per week. Thank you and John for the show!!
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      I was shocked to learn there was a No Agenda bingo game mentioned on last Thursday's show! Especially since I actually programmed one and put one up a few months back but never actually took the time to write in and tell you.
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      Mine's a little different, I suppose. Mine's more like a bingo game for the show itself rather than just the buzz words. It's focused around the recurring themes both buzz word related and just general show related happenings.
      Cheers! Still listening and donating since episode # 1.
      Nate in New York
    attackvectordashboard.com
      John and Adam,
      Great 9/11/11 show. Never forget :-)
      Please de-douche me.
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      Sincerely,
      Jeff Yerkey
    One Day in Gitmo Nation
      From Scott McKenzie
      I wanted to let you know that I've just released a special limited edition hardback version of One Day in Gitmo Nation. There are a few important things to note about it:
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      6. It's the perfect Christmas gift for No Agenda producers to give to their friends and family! ;)
      At the moment there are only two ways of getting your hands on this version of the novel:
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    Drone Nation
      Predator drones go to work on domestic front - latimes.com
        Most days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer David Gasho sends three unmanned spy planes into the skies over the rugged Sonora Desert to hunt for drug smugglers crossing into southern Arizona from Mexico.
        But in mid-June, as the largest wildfire in Arizona history raged, Gasho sent one of the Predator B drones soaring over residential neighborhoods in search of another threat -- rogue brush fires. Working from an air-conditioned trailer, his crew aimed an airborne infrared camera through thick smoke and spotted a smoldering blaze.
        Using coordinates fed from the drone, airborne firefighters then doused the hot spot from helicopters and watched over a secure Internet feed as the heat signature of the flames cooled.
        It was the latest example of once-secret military hardware finding routine civilian uses. Seven surveillance drones are chiefly used to help patrol America's northern and southern borders. But in recent months, they also have helped state and local authorities fight deadly fires, survey damage from floods and tornadoes, and inspect dams and levees.
    Pedobear
      SNAP sues Pope in ICC
    Real News
      Lady Gaga, Bono to play Clinton Foundation concert. (WT news feed)
        Lady Gaga, Bono to play Clinton Foundation concert.
        Lady Gaga, Bono and Usher will pay tribute to the work of the Bill Clinton Foundation in a one-night concert at the Hollywood Bowl in October, the organization and Yahoo said on Tuesday.
    United $tates of EURO-pe
      Dutch Finance Ministry Says Greek Default Is Unavoidable, Immediately Retracts. (WT news feed)
        Dutch Finance Ministry Says Greek Default Is Unavoidable, Immediately Retracts.
        Reuters added that according to Jan Kees de Jager, "We are studying scenarios in secret together with the Dutch central bank (DNB) and also with other countries. We are looking at our own economy, our government finances, the financial sector and consequences for Europe
      China states price for Italian rescue - Telegraph
        "I don't think any country can be saved by China in today's world. Countries can only save themselves by pushing through reforms," he told a panel at the forum, echoing langugage from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
      Germany's EU commissioner wants Irish flag flown at half-mast ¬… TheJournal
        Günther Oettinger told German media last Friday that the move would "be a big deterrent" to those countries -- which he called "deficit sinners" -- who cannot keep control of their financial affairs, though he admitted that it would "just be a symbol".
        The suggestion would mean that the flags of Ireland, Greece and Portugal would have to be flown at half-mast outside all of the EU's buildings in Brussels, Strasbourg and elsewhere.
      Bunga Bunga
        Hi there! Still haven't finished Sunday's episode (it's a long one!) but thought I'd give you some extra details on austerity measures in bunga bunga land!
        1. The higher retirement age for women means that it will become the same as for men. Up until now men retire at the age of 65 and women at 60, so it just means that it will be the same for women as for men
        2. The solidarity tax is 3% for those with an income above 300,000 Euro.... but only 35,000 Italians declare to earn more than 300,000 Euro. Does that seem right to you? Somebody evading some tax here ?
        The whole financial packacge was changed about 6 or 7 times putting things in, taking things out but I seriousely doubt it will do any good.
        It's the corruption down to the bone that is the ruin of Italy!!
        Have a good one!
        L.
        Willow
    Techno Expert
      IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance (bertb news feed)
        IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance
        IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health insurers to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments.
    Shut Up Slave!
      TSA Creator Says Dismantle, Privatize the Agency (WT news feed)
        TSA Creator Says Dismantle, Privatize the Agency
        Asked whether the agency should be privatized, Mica answered with a qualified yes. "They need to get out of the screening business and back into security. Most of the screening they do should be abandoned," Mica said. "I just don't have a lot of faith at this...
      Painting Of Chase Branch On Fire eBays For $25,200 - The Consumerist
        Tapping into popular sentiment, Alex Schaefer's painting of a Chase bank on fire just sold on eBay for $25,200. Part of what drove up the price was online buzz after police questioned him while he was painting it, asking him if he planned to do what the painting depicted.
        "They told me that somebody had called and said they felt threatened by my painting," Schaefer told the LAT.
        Schaefer said no to the cops, that it was simply a landscape painting that was a "visual metaphor for the havoc that banking practices have caused to the economy."
      New Signs Remind New Yorkers, Visitors About Etiquette - CBS New York
        The blocks of New York City are loaded with signs from 'No Parking' to 'Clean Up After Your Dog.'
        Out of all the signs on the city streets, those posted by the one-man manners squad known as the Metropolitan Etiquette Authority seem to be getting the most attention.
      BBC Sport - Liverpool to investigate 9/11 tweet from Nathan Eccleston
        A club statement said: "The club takes this matter extremely seriously and senior club officials have informed Nathan Eccleston that we are undertaking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding these postings and will decide on an appropriate course of action."
      Get the facts. Fight the smears. -- AttackWatch.com | Donate to fight the attacks
        The smears didn't end with the 2008 election.
        President Obama's opponents are still using false claims against him and his record in an attempt to derail our momentum.
        Donate to support our campaign and help us fight back with the facts.
      Update: Media declares Obama campaign site the 'laughing stock of the internet' | TheBlaze.com
        A super right-wing propaganda rag -- The Washington Post -- has officially declared Obama's "AttackWatch" campaign snitch website DOA:
      The Daily Mash - Britain may contain up to 60 million slaves
        Experts said the slaves were being forced to do horrible, demeaning jobs and live in disgusting conditions.
        Tom Logan, director of SlaveWatch, said: "We reckon they are being lured from schools and universities and then forced to work for about eight hours a day doing something completely pointless for a wage so small it may as well not exist.
    Elite$
      Obama Ordered To Denver Bunker By US Military
        A disturbing report prepared by General Alexey Maslov, the Senior Military Representative of the Permanent Mission of Russia to NATO, states that he has been notified by the Americans of their plan to hold a DEFCON 1 "Cocked Pistol" maximum readiness alert drill on 27 September which will be overseen by President Obama at one of the United States most secure bunkers located beneath the Denver International Airport.
        Under the SALT I Strategic Nuclear Arms Control Agreement signed between Russia and the US, both parties are required to notify the other in all cases of such maximum readiness drills occurring, but are not required to state their reasons for doing so.
      President Barack Obama to come to Colorado Sept. 27 | The Spot -- Denver, Colorado politics and government news -- The Denver Post
        President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in late September as apart of a western states swing, White House officials told The Denver Post Wednesday.
        Officials say they are still figuring out the president's itinerary. But his visit -- like his other travels recently -- will likely include a jobs event and some fundraising.
        The president is unveiling a jobs plan to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening.
        Obama will first visit Seattle Sept. 25 and southern California Sept. 26 before arriving in Denver Sept 27.
    Vaccine$
      Deadly Drug Contamination Inevitable, FDA Tells U.S. Senate. (WT news feed)
        Deadly Drug Contamination Inevitable, FDA Tells U.S. Senate.
        Fatal drug contamination like a 2008 incident involving Baxter International Inc. (BAX)'s blood thinner Heparin that sickened and killed hundreds is inevitable unless the agency gets enhanced inspection and recall powers for non-U.S. factories, a top regulator said.
      Bachman out - no chance
        The controversy was ignited by Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, who claimed that the vaccine against human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, was a "very dangerous drug" that could lead to "mental retardation".
        That claim immediately drew a barrage of criticism from the medical profession and even from Bachmann sympathisers on the right, forcing her to backtrack slightly. She told a conservative talkshow: "I have no idea. I am not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, I'm not a physician. All I was doing is reporting what this woman told me at the debate."
        But doctors and scientists say that her remarks risk further reducing the already low take-up rates for the vaccine, as more parents will be convinced to reject the vaccine for their daughters.
        Professor Gregory Zimet, co-leader of the cancer control programme at Indiana University, said of Bachmann's comments: "People will say there's no evidence for it and that is true, there is no evidence. But I would go further: Bachmann is absolutely wrong."
      Ron Paul's Campaign Manager Died of Pneumonia, Penniless and Uninsured
        As it turns out, Paul was not speaking purely in hypotheticals. Back in 2008, Kent Snyder -- Paul's former campaign chairman -- died of complications from pneumonia. Like the man in Blitzer's example, the 49-year-old Snyder (pictured) was relatively young and seemingly healthy* when the illness struck. He was also uninsured. When he died on June 26, 2008, two weeks after Paul withdrew his first bid for the presidency, his hospital costs amounted to $400,000. The bill was handed to Snyder's surviving mother (pictured, left), who was incapable of paying. Friends launched a website to solicit donations.
      Association of Alzheimer disease pathology with abnormal lipid metabolism
        DISCLOSURE
        Dr. Matsuzaki reports no disclosures. Dr. Sasaki receives research support from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Grant-in-Aid for Scientists from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. Dr. Hata, Dr. Hirakawa, Dr. Fujimi, Dr. Ninomiya, and Dr. Suzuki report no disclosures. Dr. Kanba serves on a scientific advisory board for Astellas Pharma Inc.; serves/has served on editorial advisory boards for Molecular Psychiatry, the Journal of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, and the Asia Pacific Journal of Psychiatry; has received speaker honoraria from Janssen, Shanghai Tsumura Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd, Kyowa-Hakko, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Organon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Astellas Pharma Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd., and Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; has served as consultant for Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Astellas Pharma Inc., Asahi-kasei, Shionogi, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; and receives/has received research support from has received research support from Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd., Janssen, Shanghai Tsumura Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma, Inc., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Organon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and Japanese Ministry of Education and of Health. Dr. Kiyohara receives research support from a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. Dr. Iwaki serves as an Associate Editor for Brain Tumor Pathology and on the editorial boards of Neuropathology, Pathology-Research and Practice, and Pathology International; and receives research support from a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
      Association of Alzheimer disease pathology with abnormal lipid metabolism
        Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that dyslipidemia increases the risk of plaque-type pathology.
      Top-Selling Drugs Coming Off Patent, Paving Way for Cheaper Generics - ABC News
        According to IBIS World, an industry research firm, some of the blockbuster drugs whose patents expire this year are the cholesterol buster Lipitor; the antipsychotic Zyprexa; the antibiotic Levaquin; Concerta, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder; and Protonix, an antacid. Together, these drugs brought in more than $10 billion in sales in 2010.
        Pfizer, the manufacturer of Lipitor, managed to hold off competition until later this year. Ranbaxy, an India-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to delay release of its generic version of Lipitor until Nov. 30. According to its website, Ranbaxy will have the exclusive right to sell its drug in the U.S. for six months.
      High Cholesterol Might Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - healthfinder.gov
        The finding doesn't directly prove that high cholesterol causes Alzheimer's disease or that lowering it would reduce the risk. Also, researchers didn't find any link between high cholesterol and tangles, which also clog the brain in those with Alzheimer's.
        Still, the findings add to previous research that has linked insulin resistance to Alzheimer's disease, said study author Dr. Kensuke Sasaki. Better control of both cholesterol levels and insulin resistance, both risk factors for heart disease, "might contribute to a strategy for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease," said Sasaki, an assistant professor of neuropathology at Kyushu University in Japan.
    Gitmo Nation
      Print Story: APNewsBreak: Chicago to publish crime stats online - Yahoo! News
        "It's a whole new era of openness and transparency," said Brett Goldstein, the city's chief data officer and former police officer. "You determine your own analysis."
        While some city critics are skeptical, Chicago's crime data release goes beyond what other major police departments do, crime experts say. Besides listing every crime over the past decade -- some 4.6 million incidents -- the database also lists each address, if there was an arrest, the police beat, city ward and case number. That includes everything from sidewalk arrests for marijuana possession to homicides.
      U to implement bike reward system | mndaily.com - Serving the University of Minnesota Community Since 1900
        With the help of a 2-inch rectangular chip, the University of Minnesota hopes to encourage more people to bike.
        Using a system called Radio Frequency Identification, the chip helps ensure each rider is biking. Those who bike more will rack up more points, which they can cash in for rewards -- discounts on bike repairs, bike equipment and even on health insurance premiums.
        The system will be based out of the University's Bike Center, which will begin installing chips and registering riders for free when it opens next week.
        Steve Sanders, bike coordinator for Parking and Transportation Services, said that businesses and organizations have long wanted to offer incentives to bicycle commuters, but the lack of a credible system to ensure people were biking was a problem.
      DHS: New airport security policy for kids under 13 - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee
        Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress on Tuesday. The policy also includes other ways to screen young children without resorting to a pat-down that involves touching private areas on the body.
        Napolitano said during a Senate hearing on the terror threat to the U.S. that the changes would be rolled out in the coming months. But the Transportation Security Administration later said the changes would be rolled out in weeks rather than months.
        Napolitano said there may be some exceptions to keep airport security unpredictable. Terrorists have plotted to use children as suicide bombers, and some children still may be required to remove their shoes to keep security random.
    Squirrel!
      DHS: Secretary Napolitano Announces "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign Partnerships
        Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced new partnerships between the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign and several sports organizations and collegiate universities.- Partnerships include National Football League (NFL) teams, Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships (USTA), Ohio State University, and the University of Oklahoma.-
        The "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign originally partnered with the NFL in January 2011 during the Super Bowl XLVI, and is now expanding the campaign to the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and San Diego Chargers with digital and video materials displayed at each stadium. Similarly, the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign partnerships with MLB began last season and has now expanded to the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. The USTA has announced their partnership with the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign for a second year, and have displayed digital and print materials during all matches.
      Joe Biden - 911 Terrorism Threats Credible U.S. Officials Most Worried About 'Lone Ranger' [9-09-201 - [VIDEO]
      Actor Definition
        actor
        noun
        a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.
        € a person who behaves in a way that is not genuine : in war one must be a good actor.
        € a participant in an action or process : employers are key actors within industrial relations.
        ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, Œdoer, actor,' from agere Œdo, act.' The theater sense dates from the 16th cent.
    Magic Numbers
      Google outbid itself by 33 percent in Motorola Mobility acquisition, SEC filing reveals -- Engadget
    Bodiversitée
      Exclusive: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Who Endorsed Obama Dissents! Resigns from American Physical Society Over Group's Promotion of Man-Made Global Warming | Climate Depot
        Nobel prize winner for physics in 1973 Dr. Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) on September 13, 2011 in disgust over the group's promotion of man-made global warming fears. Climate Depot has obtained the exclusive email Giaever sent titled "I resign from APS" to APS Executive Officer Kate Kirby to announce his formal resignation.
        Dr. Giaever wrote to Kirby of APS: "Thank you for your letter inquiring about my membership. I did not renew it because I cannot live with the (APS) statement below (on global warming): APS: 'The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur. We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now.'
        Giaever announced his resignation from APS was due to the group's belief in man-made global warming fears. Giaever explained in his email to APS: "In the APS it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible? The claim (how can you measure the average temperature of the whole earth for a whole year?) is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me is that the temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness have definitely improved in this 'warming' period."
      incontrovertible
        incontrovertible |in?k?ntr??v?rt?b?l|
        adjective
        not able to be denied or disputed : incontrovertible proof.
      The Left's Solyndra Damage Control - Yahoo! News
        The latest batch of e-mails documenting the Obama administration's involvement in a $535 million federal loan to bankrupt solar company Solyndra has liberals scrambling to point fingers at an array of perceived villains. Whether fairly or not, Republicans are using the flawed investment to attack the whole lot of government-led green investments. Here's what Democrats are saying to push back:
    Ron Paul Setup
      Let Him Die?
      whois
        Registrant:
        Matt Ortega
        2200 19th St NW #808
        Washington, District of Columbia 20009
        United States
        Domain Name: LETHIMDIE.COM
        Created on: 12-Sep-11
        Expires on: 12-Sep-12
        Last Updated on: 12-Sep-11
      About | Matt Ortega
        Matt Ortega is a new media consultant and a writer based in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in the Huffington Post,-MyDD, and more.
        Born in Oakland, raised in Hayward and Danville, he earned a B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in History, at the University of Arizona.
        Upon graduation in 2006, Matt worked as a field coordinator for the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund's independent-expenditure campaign against seven-term Congressman Richard Pombo (R-Tracy, Calif.).
        In 2007, Matt served as an online organizer with a statewide, California healthcare coalition. He joined the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C. for the 2008 presidential campaign cycle that year.
        Since his departure from the DNC in 2009, Matt worked at the State Department as a web developer and served as New Media Director for a clean energy coalition.
        Currently, he is a new media consultant with New Partners, and writes independently about the 2012 Republican presidential candidates.
      new partners - about us
        Members of our team were instrumental in executing these victories:
        Barack Obama's historic Iowa caucus win, which launched his national campaign
        Barack Obama's groundbreaking national grassroots strategy and organization from the primaries through the general election
        Howard Dean's landmark "Fifty State Strategy" for the Democratic National Committee
        The campaign that defeated George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security
        The development effort for Bono's ONE Campaign against poverty
        The elections of dozens of United States Senators, members of Congress and governors
        The passage of key legislation ranging from budget appropriations to children's health care
      Protect Your Care | About
        Protect Your Care is a 501(c)4 organization that will create the political and media space for elected officials, industry leaders and community advocates to champion the Affordable Care Act and hold accountable those who seek to take those benefits away by repealing or defunding the law -- www.protectyourcare.org
    Planes Good, Trains Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      Swissair crash may not have been an accident: ex-RCMP - Canada - CBC News
        The flight from New York to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 2, 1998, killing 229 passengers and crew. The plane carried a Saudi prince, a relative of the former shah of Iran and high profile UN officials. A half a billion dollars of diamonds and gems were also never found.
        The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada said that it was an accident caused by a fire in the cockpit, likely sparked by an electrical fault.
    Arab Spring
      NATO, Taliban get into duel on Twitter - Stripes Central - Stripes
        NATO's International Security Assistance Force finally found a useful purpose for Twitter by getting into a tit-for-tat duel with the Taliban in the Twitterverse.
        The spat started after Tuesday's attack on the U.S. Embassy and ISAF headquarters in Kabul when ISAF sent out a tweet asking how long the Taliban would continue to put innocent civilians in harm's way, The Guardian reported.
        Here is how it all unfolded:
    AQUSA
      Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars' gets two thumbs up... from Osama bin Laden | TheBlaze.com
        "I recommend that you read Obama's Wars, by Bob Woodward." Osama said in the video, "Obama should have been more honest with you, and should have told you that pressure was being exerted on him to continue the war, as well as to support the Israel is, not because this was dictated by America's interests, but because it was dictated by the interests of the influential lobbies in Washington," he said."
    Assets
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      Branson 4 prez.mp3
      Euro elites.mp3
      Fireballs in LA.mp3
      HiHoSilver.mp3
      Madrid teachers.mp3
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      NASA Space junk.mp3
      noAgendaInfomercial.mp3
      NYC stoopid signs.mp3
      Obama love me.mp3
      Obamam bill slip.mp3
      Obiden Lone Ranger.mp3
      pass this bill.mp3
      Roman slaves riot.mp3
      Solyndra loan.mp3
      Solyndra Mr silver.mp3
      The Lone Ranger.mp3
      TSA and Kids.mp3
      Tweet and be killed.mp3
      Wolf Blitzer RP hit job.mp3
  Drone Nation
    Predator drones go to work on domestic front - latimes.com
      Most days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer David Gasho sends three unmanned spy planes into the skies over the rugged Sonora Desert to hunt for drug smugglers crossing into southern Arizona from Mexico.
      But in mid-June, as the largest wildfire in Arizona history raged, Gasho sent one of the Predator B drones soaring over residential neighborhoods in search of another threat -- rogue brush fires. Working from an air-conditioned trailer, his crew aimed an airborne infrared camera through thick smoke and spotted a smoldering blaze.
      Using coordinates fed from the drone, airborne firefighters then doused the hot spot from helicopters and watched over a secure Internet feed as the heat signature of the flames cooled.
      It was the latest example of once-secret military hardware finding routine civilian uses. Seven surveillance drones are chiefly used to help patrol America's northern and southern borders. But in recent months, they also have helped state and local authorities fight deadly fires, survey damage from floods and tornadoes, and inspect dams and levees.
  Pedobear
    SNAP sues Pope in ICC
  Real News
    Lady Gaga, Bono to play Clinton Foundation concert. (WT news feed)
      Lady Gaga, Bono to play Clinton Foundation concert.
      Lady Gaga, Bono and Usher will pay tribute to the work of the Bill Clinton Foundation in a one-night concert at the Hollywood Bowl in October, the organization and Yahoo said on Tuesday.
  United $tates of EURO-pe
    Dutch Finance Ministry Says Greek Default Is Unavoidable, Immediately Retracts. (WT news feed)
      Dutch Finance Ministry Says Greek Default Is Unavoidable, Immediately Retracts.
      Reuters added that according to Jan Kees de Jager, "We are studying scenarios in secret together with the Dutch central bank (DNB) and also with other countries. We are looking at our own economy, our government finances, the financial sector and consequences for Europe
    China states price for Italian rescue - Telegraph
      "I don't think any country can be saved by China in today's world. Countries can only save themselves by pushing through reforms," he told a panel at the forum, echoing langugage from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
    Germany's EU commissioner wants Irish flag flown at half-mast ¬… TheJournal
      Günther Oettinger told German media last Friday that the move would "be a big deterrent" to those countries -- which he called "deficit sinners" -- who cannot keep control of their financial affairs, though he admitted that it would "just be a symbol".
      The suggestion would mean that the flags of Ireland, Greece and Portugal would have to be flown at half-mast outside all of the EU's buildings in Brussels, Strasbourg and elsewhere.
    Bunga Bunga
      Hi there! Still haven't finished Sunday's episode (it's a long one!) but thought I'd give you some extra details on austerity measures in bunga bunga land!
      1. The higher retirement age for women means that it will become the same as for men. Up until now men retire at the age of 65 and women at 60, so it just means that it will be the same for women as for men
      2. The solidarity tax is 3% for those with an income above 300,000 Euro.... but only 35,000 Italians declare to earn more than 300,000 Euro. Does that seem right to you? Somebody evading some tax here ?
      The whole financial packacge was changed about 6 or 7 times putting things in, taking things out but I seriousely doubt it will do any good.
      It's the corruption down to the bone that is the ruin of Italy!!
      Have a good one!
      L.
      Willow
  Techno Expert
    IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance (bertb news feed)
      IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance
      IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health insurers to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments.
  Shut Up Slave!
    TSA Creator Says Dismantle, Privatize the Agency (WT news feed)
      TSA Creator Says Dismantle, Privatize the Agency
      Asked whether the agency should be privatized, Mica answered with a qualified yes. "They need to get out of the screening business and back into security. Most of the screening they do should be abandoned," Mica said. "I just don't have a lot of faith at this...
    Painting Of Chase Branch On Fire eBays For $25,200 - The Consumerist
      Tapping into popular sentiment, Alex Schaefer's painting of a Chase bank on fire just sold on eBay for $25,200. Part of what drove up the price was online buzz after police questioned him while he was painting it, asking him if he planned to do what the painting depicted.
      "They told me that somebody had called and said they felt threatened by my painting," Schaefer told the LAT.
      Schaefer said no to the cops, that it was simply a landscape painting that was a "visual metaphor for the havoc that banking practices have caused to the economy."
    New Signs Remind New Yorkers, Visitors About Etiquette - CBS New York
      The blocks of New York City are loaded with signs from 'No Parking' to 'Clean Up After Your Dog.'
      Out of all the signs on the city streets, those posted by the one-man manners squad known as the Metropolitan Etiquette Authority seem to be getting the most attention.
    BBC Sport - Liverpool to investigate 9/11 tweet from Nathan Eccleston
      A club statement said: "The club takes this matter extremely seriously and senior club officials have informed Nathan Eccleston that we are undertaking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding these postings and will decide on an appropriate course of action."
    Get the facts. Fight the smears. -- AttackWatch.com | Donate to fight the attacks
      The smears didn't end with the 2008 election.
      President Obama's opponents are still using false claims against him and his record in an attempt to derail our momentum.
      Donate to support our campaign and help us fight back with the facts.
    Update: Media declares Obama campaign site the 'laughing stock of the internet' | TheBlaze.com
      A super right-wing propaganda rag -- The Washington Post -- has officially declared Obama's "AttackWatch" campaign snitch website DOA:
    The Daily Mash - Britain may contain up to 60 million slaves
      Experts said the slaves were being forced to do horrible, demeaning jobs and live in disgusting conditions.
      Tom Logan, director of SlaveWatch, said: "We reckon they are being lured from schools and universities and then forced to work for about eight hours a day doing something completely pointless for a wage so small it may as well not exist.
  Elite$
    Obama Ordered To Denver Bunker By US Military
      A disturbing report prepared by General Alexey Maslov, the Senior Military Representative of the Permanent Mission of Russia to NATO, states that he has been notified by the Americans of their plan to hold a DEFCON 1 "Cocked Pistol" maximum readiness alert drill on 27 September which will be overseen by President Obama at one of the United States most secure bunkers located beneath the Denver International Airport.
      Under the SALT I Strategic Nuclear Arms Control Agreement signed between Russia and the US, both parties are required to notify the other in all cases of such maximum readiness drills occurring, but are not required to state their reasons for doing so.
    President Barack Obama to come to Colorado Sept. 27 | The Spot -- Denver, Colorado politics and government news -- The Denver Post
      President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in late September as apart of a western states swing, White House officials told The Denver Post Wednesday.
      Officials say they are still figuring out the president's itinerary. But his visit -- like his other travels recently -- will likely include a jobs event and some fundraising.
      The president is unveiling a jobs plan to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening.
      Obama will first visit Seattle Sept. 25 and southern California Sept. 26 before arriving in Denver Sept 27.
  Vaccine$
    Deadly Drug Contamination Inevitable, FDA Tells U.S. Senate. (WT news feed)
      Deadly Drug Contamination Inevitable, FDA Tells U.S. Senate.
      Fatal drug contamination like a 2008 incident involving Baxter International Inc. (BAX)'s blood thinner Heparin that sickened and killed hundreds is inevitable unless the agency gets enhanced inspection and recall powers for non-U.S. factories, a top regulator said.
    Bachman out - no chance
      The controversy was ignited by Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, who claimed that the vaccine against human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, was a "very dangerous drug" that could lead to "mental retardation".
      That claim immediately drew a barrage of criticism from the medical profession and even from Bachmann sympathisers on the right, forcing her to backtrack slightly. She told a conservative talkshow: "I have no idea. I am not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, I'm not a physician. All I was doing is reporting what this woman told me at the debate."
      But doctors and scientists say that her remarks risk further reducing the already low take-up rates for the vaccine, as more parents will be convinced to reject the vaccine for their daughters.
      Professor Gregory Zimet, co-leader of the cancer control programme at Indiana University, said of Bachmann's comments: "People will say there's no evidence for it and that is true, there is no evidence. But I would go further: Bachmann is absolutely wrong."
    Ron Paul's Campaign Manager Died of Pneumonia, Penniless and Uninsured
      As it turns out, Paul was not speaking purely in hypotheticals. Back in 2008, Kent Snyder -- Paul's former campaign chairman -- died of complications from pneumonia. Like the man in Blitzer's example, the 49-year-old Snyder (pictured) was relatively young and seemingly healthy* when the illness struck. He was also uninsured. When he died on June 26, 2008, two weeks after Paul withdrew his first bid for the presidency, his hospital costs amounted to $400,000. The bill was handed to Snyder's surviving mother (pictured, left), who was incapable of paying. Friends launched a website to solicit donations.
    Association of Alzheimer disease pathology with abnormal lipid metabolism
      DISCLOSURE
      Dr. Matsuzaki reports no disclosures. Dr. Sasaki receives research support from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Grant-in-Aid for Scientists from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. Dr. Hata, Dr. Hirakawa, Dr. Fujimi, Dr. Ninomiya, and Dr. Suzuki report no disclosures. Dr. Kanba serves on a scientific advisory board for Astellas Pharma Inc.; serves/has served on editorial advisory boards for Molecular Psychiatry, the Journal of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, and the Asia Pacific Journal of Psychiatry; has received speaker honoraria from Janssen, Shanghai Tsumura Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd, Kyowa-Hakko, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Organon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Astellas Pharma Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd., and Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; has served as consultant for Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Astellas Pharma Inc., Asahi-kasei, Shionogi, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; and receives/has received research support from has received research support from Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc, Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd., Janssen, Shanghai Tsumura Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma, Inc., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Organon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and Japanese Ministry of Education and of Health. Dr. Kiyohara receives research support from a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. Dr. Iwaki serves as an Associate Editor for Brain Tumor Pathology and on the editorial boards of Neuropathology, Pathology-Research and Practice, and Pathology International; and receives research support from a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
    Association of Alzheimer disease pathology with abnormal lipid metabolism
      Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that dyslipidemia increases the risk of plaque-type pathology.
    Top-Selling Drugs Coming Off Patent, Paving Way for Cheaper Generics - ABC News
      According to IBIS World, an industry research firm, some of the blockbuster drugs whose patents expire this year are the cholesterol buster Lipitor; the antipsychotic Zyprexa; the antibiotic Levaquin; Concerta, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder; and Protonix, an antacid. Together, these drugs brought in more than $10 billion in sales in 2010.
      Pfizer, the manufacturer of Lipitor, managed to hold off competition until later this year. Ranbaxy, an India-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to delay release of its generic version of Lipitor until Nov. 30. According to its website, Ranbaxy will have the exclusive right to sell its drug in the U.S. for six months.
    High Cholesterol Might Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - healthfinder.gov
      The finding doesn't directly prove that high cholesterol causes Alzheimer's disease or that lowering it would reduce the risk. Also, researchers didn't find any link between high cholesterol and tangles, which also clog the brain in those with Alzheimer's.
      Still, the findings add to previous research that has linked insulin resistance to Alzheimer's disease, said study author Dr. Kensuke Sasaki. Better control of both cholesterol levels and insulin resistance, both risk factors for heart disease, "might contribute to a strategy for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease," said Sasaki, an assistant professor of neuropathology at Kyushu University in Japan.
  Gitmo Nation
    Print Story: APNewsBreak: Chicago to publish crime stats online - Yahoo! News
      "It's a whole new era of openness and transparency," said Brett Goldstein, the city's chief data officer and former police officer. "You determine your own analysis."
      While some city critics are skeptical, Chicago's crime data release goes beyond what other major police departments do, crime experts say. Besides listing every crime over the past decade -- some 4.6 million incidents -- the database also lists each address, if there was an arrest, the police beat, city ward and case number. That includes everything from sidewalk arrests for marijuana possession to homicides.
    U to implement bike reward system | mndaily.com - Serving the University of Minnesota Community Since 1900
      With the help of a 2-inch rectangular chip, the University of Minnesota hopes to encourage more people to bike.
      Using a system called Radio Frequency Identification, the chip helps ensure each rider is biking. Those who bike more will rack up more points, which they can cash in for rewards -- discounts on bike repairs, bike equipment and even on health insurance premiums.
      The system will be based out of the University's Bike Center, which will begin installing chips and registering riders for free when it opens next week.
      Steve Sanders, bike coordinator for Parking and Transportation Services, said that businesses and organizations have long wanted to offer incentives to bicycle commuters, but the lack of a credible system to ensure people were biking was a problem.
    DHS: New airport security policy for kids under 13 - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee
      Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress on Tuesday. The policy also includes other ways to screen young children without resorting to a pat-down that involves touching private areas on the body.
      Napolitano said during a Senate hearing on the terror threat to the U.S. that the changes would be rolled out in the coming months. But the Transportation Security Administration later said the changes would be rolled out in weeks rather than months.
      Napolitano said there may be some exceptions to keep airport security unpredictable. Terrorists have plotted to use children as suicide bombers, and some children still may be required to remove their shoes to keep security random.
  Squirrel!
    DHS: Secretary Napolitano Announces "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign Partnerships
      Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced new partnerships between the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign and several sports organizations and collegiate universities.- Partnerships include National Football League (NFL) teams, Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships (USTA), Ohio State University, and the University of Oklahoma.-
      The "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign originally partnered with the NFL in January 2011 during the Super Bowl XLVI, and is now expanding the campaign to the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and San Diego Chargers with digital and video materials displayed at each stadium. Similarly, the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign partnerships with MLB began last season and has now expanded to the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. The USTA has announced their partnership with the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign for a second year, and have displayed digital and print materials during all matches.
    Joe Biden - 911 Terrorism Threats Credible U.S. Officials Most Worried About 'Lone Ranger' [9-09-201 - [VIDEO]
    Actor Definition
      actor
      noun
      a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.
      € a person who behaves in a way that is not genuine : in war one must be a good actor.
      € a participant in an action or process : employers are key actors within industrial relations.
      ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, Œdoer, actor,' from agere Œdo, act.' The theater sense dates from the 16th cent.
  Magic Numbers
    Google outbid itself by 33 percent in Motorola Mobility acquisition, SEC filing reveals -- Engadget
  Bodiversitée
    Exclusive: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Who Endorsed Obama Dissents! Resigns from American Physical Society Over Group's Promotion of Man-Made Global Warming | Climate Depot
      Nobel prize winner for physics in 1973 Dr. Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) on September 13, 2011 in disgust over the group's promotion of man-made global warming fears. Climate Depot has obtained the exclusive email Giaever sent titled "I resign from APS" to APS Executive Officer Kate Kirby to announce his formal resignation.
      Dr. Giaever wrote to Kirby of APS: "Thank you for your letter inquiring about my membership. I did not renew it because I cannot live with the (APS) statement below (on global warming): APS: 'The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur. We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now.'
      Giaever announced his resignation from APS was due to the group's belief in man-made global warming fears. Giaever explained in his email to APS: "In the APS it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible? The claim (how can you measure the average temperature of the whole earth for a whole year?) is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me is that the temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness have definitely improved in this 'warming' period."
    incontrovertible
      incontrovertible |in?k?ntr??v?rt?b?l|
      adjective
      not able to be denied or disputed : incontrovertible proof.
    The Left's Solyndra Damage Control - Yahoo! News
      The latest batch of e-mails documenting the Obama administration's involvement in a $535 million federal loan to bankrupt solar company Solyndra has liberals scrambling to point fingers at an array of perceived villains. Whether fairly or not, Republicans are using the flawed investment to attack the whole lot of government-led green investments. Here's what Democrats are saying to push back:
  Ron Paul Setup
    Let Him Die?
    whois
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    About | Matt Ortega
      Matt Ortega is a new media consultant and a writer based in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in the Huffington Post,-MyDD, and more.
      Born in Oakland, raised in Hayward and Danville, he earned a B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in History, at the University of Arizona.
      Upon graduation in 2006, Matt worked as a field coordinator for the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund's independent-expenditure campaign against seven-term Congressman Richard Pombo (R-Tracy, Calif.).
      In 2007, Matt served as an online organizer with a statewide, California healthcare coalition. He joined the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C. for the 2008 presidential campaign cycle that year.
      Since his departure from the DNC in 2009, Matt worked at the State Department as a web developer and served as New Media Director for a clean energy coalition.
      Currently, he is a new media consultant with New Partners, and writes independently about the 2012 Republican presidential candidates.
    new partners - about us
      Members of our team were instrumental in executing these victories:
      Barack Obama's historic Iowa caucus win, which launched his national campaign
      Barack Obama's groundbreaking national grassroots strategy and organization from the primaries through the general election
      Howard Dean's landmark "Fifty State Strategy" for the Democratic National Committee
      The campaign that defeated George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security
      The development effort for Bono's ONE Campaign against poverty
      The elections of dozens of United States Senators, members of Congress and governors
      The passage of key legislation ranging from budget appropriations to children's health care
    Protect Your Care | About
      Protect Your Care is a 501(c)4 organization that will create the political and media space for elected officials, industry leaders and community advocates to champion the Affordable Care Act and hold accountable those who seek to take those benefits away by repealing or defunding the law -- www.protectyourcare.org
  Planes Good, Trains Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
    Swissair crash may not have been an accident: ex-RCMP - Canada - CBC News
      The flight from New York to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 2, 1998, killing 229 passengers and crew. The plane carried a Saudi prince, a relative of the former shah of Iran and high profile UN officials. A half a billion dollars of diamonds and gems were also never found.
      The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada said that it was an accident caused by a fire in the cockpit, likely sparked by an electrical fault.
  Arab Spring
    NATO, Taliban get into duel on Twitter - Stripes Central - Stripes
      NATO's International Security Assistance Force finally found a useful purpose for Twitter by getting into a tit-for-tat duel with the Taliban in the Twitterverse.
      The spat started after Tuesday's attack on the U.S. Embassy and ISAF headquarters in Kabul when ISAF sent out a tweet asking how long the Taliban would continue to put innocent civilians in harm's way, The Guardian reported.
      Here is how it all unfolded:
  AQUSA
    Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars' gets two thumbs up... from Osama bin Laden | TheBlaze.com
      "I recommend that you read Obama's Wars, by Bob Woodward." Osama said in the video, "Obama should have been more honest with you, and should have told you that pressure was being exerted on him to continue the war, as well as to support the Israel is, not because this was dictated by America's interests, but because it was dictated by the interests of the influential lobbies in Washington," he said."
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