Archive for the When All Else Fails Category
Angry Birds boss: ‘Piracy may not be a bad thing: it can get us more business’
by Stuart Dredge, Guardian Rovio Mobile learned from the music industry's mistakes when deciding how to deal with piracy of its Angry Birds games and merchandise, chief executive Mikael Hed told the Midem conference in Cannes this morning. "We have some issues with piracy, not only in app
State Emergency Managers Usher in IMF-style Austerity and Soviet-style Governance
by Brandon Turbeville, ActivstPost In what can easily be described as a Soviet-style law, Michigan’s Emergency Financial Management Law which was passed in March, 2011, essentially gives the Governor the authority to take over local governments and municipalities and appoint his own directors i
Monsanto: ‘There is no need for, or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans’
by Ethan A. Huff, NaturalNews There is a growing body of scientific evidence which proves that genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are inherently different from natural organisms, including the way the body processes them, as well as how the immune system responds to them. But Monsanto, the lar
Israeli hackers bring down Saudi, UAE stock exchange websites
Haaretz Israeli hackers brought down the websites of both the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Tuesday, in the latest episode of a continuing cyber war between hackers in the two countries. The Israeli hackers, who go by the name IDF-Team, we
Why Ron Paul?
by Voddie Baucham, Grace Family Baptist Church Voddie, because I have a great respect for you and your opinion I would really like to know why you are voting for Ron Paul ? I have not liked some of the things I have heard him say and I am wondering if I missed something?" -Pamela Wolfe (via Fa
Ron Paul: An Intellectual Revolution?
by Jesse Herman, DeathRattleSports The thought crossed my mind in sixth grade, it was the first year of Middle School and my view on politics consisted basically of whatever Rush Limbaugh said because that’s who my dad listened to. Doing the math, that would have put me at the age of 12 and it
US seeking to ‘close down’ Iran central bank
from Breitbart The latest round of American sanctions are aimed at shutting down Iran's central bank,a senior US official said Thursday, spelling out that intention directly for the first time. "We do need to close down the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)," the official told reporters on conditi
Depleted uranium: Dirty bombs, dirty missiles, dirty bullets
by Leuren Moret, IndyMedia (via SweetLiberty) A death sentence here and abroad "Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy." - Henry Kissinger, quoted in "Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POW's in Vietnam" Vietnam was a chemica
How The Federal Government Is Chasing Millions Of Good Doctors Out Of The Medical Profession
by Michael Snyder, BLN Most Americans do not realize this, but we are on the verge of a major doctor shortage in the United States. All over America, good doctors are going broke. The way that our health care system is currently set up, they simply cannot make it. These days a lot of politi
Illinois Politicians Meet the Challenge in the U.S. vs. U.K. Government Stupidity Contest
by Daniel J Mitchell When I read the story from England about needing photo ID to buy teaspoons, I thought British bureaucrats built an insurmountable lead in the U.S. vs. U.K. contest for stupidest government action. But I should have had more faith in the hare-brained politicians of Illino
Seasons in Hell: The Brutality of America’s Modern Day Slave Trade
by Rob Taylor, PJM Nineteen-year-old Carina Saunders of Mustang, Oklahoma, was reported missing on September 28 of 2011 though investigators found reports of people seeing her alive and well in early October. On October 13, animal welfare workers looking for feral cats found the decapitated and
How Facebook Could Ruin Your Case
by Keith Ecker, Lawyers.com Like the perpetually feuding families the Hatfields and the Mccoys, attorney Mitch Jackson’s client and his neighbors were involved in an ongoing dispute since September 2007. The neighbors had dumped trash into the client’s yard on a number of occasions and ve
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