Monthly Archives: September 2012

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The good, the bad and the politically ugly – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

Juxtaposed with Myanmar democratising, Romney’s supporters reveal how terrifying America would be if they had their way.

The good, the bad and the politically ugly – Opinion – Al Jazeera English.

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Austerity? What Austerity? – YouTube

We are told that austerity in Europe has failed. The elections in France and Greece, for instance, are supposedly evidence of people’s opposition to severe cuts in spending. However, the growing anti-austerity backlash against Europe ignores one fundamental point: If there is austerity in Europe, in most cases it hasn’t taken the form of massive spending cuts.


Following years of large spending expansion, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Greece—countries widely cited for adopting austerity measures—haven’t significantly reduced spending since “austerity” supposedly started in 2008.

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Keiser Report: Defraudsters (E347) – YouTube

Keiser Report: Defraudsters (E347) – YouTube.

In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the audacious finance oligarchies and high speed stock manipulators OOPSING again by front running clients (oops!) and manipulating market prices (oops!). And, once again, the US regulators have just ‘aw shucks’ fined them a small portion of their ill-gotten gains. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser talks to Will Carless of VoiceOfSanDiego.com about the billion dollar cost of repaying back a $105 million dollar loan to Poway School District in San Diego.

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1 million Ohioans using free phone program | www.daytondailynews.com

1 million Ohioans using free phone program | www.daytondailynews.com.

By Josh Sweigart

Staff Writer

A program that provides subsidized phone service to low-income individuals has nearly doubled in size in Ohio in the past year — now covering more than a million people. At the same time, federal officials say they’re reining in waste, fraud and abuse in the program.

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Drunk broker boosted oil prices for eight months in 2009 | The Daily Caller

While most people would agree with the sage advice not to drink and drive, the same could generally be said for mixing drinking with just about any activity. Former senior broker at PVM Oil Futures Steve Perkins learned this the hard way.

via Drunk broker boosted oil prices for eight months in 2009 | The Daily Caller.

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BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience – YouTube

Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. Eyepop Productions, Inc. 

BOATLIFT was executive produced by Stephen Flynn and Sean Burke and premiered on September 8th at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: Remembrance/Renewal/Resilience in Washington. The Summit kicked off a national movement to foster community and national resilience in the face of future crises. See http://www.road2resilience.org to become a part of the campaign to build a more resilient world. The film was made with the generous support by philanthropist Adrienne Arsht, Chairman Emerita, TotalBank (www.arsht.com)

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Natural Born Bullies – YouTube

Natural Born Bullies – YouTube.

 

Source: http://www.naturalchild.org/robin_grille/natural_born_bullies.html

Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web – http://www.freedomainradio.com

The media attention given recently to the phenomenon of bullying in schools, is truly a cause for celebration. Finally our world has begun to take seriously the plight of children: the most powerless sector of the community. Initiatives under way in schools are designed to intervene by identifying bullies and their victims, and then providing counseling and education in more effective social skills. Programs have been developed to teach school bullies alternative behaviors, impulse control, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. The victims of bullying are offered support, protection, and trained in assertiveness wherever practicable…

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Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? – NYTimes.com

Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes?

Just in case you need another reason to cut back on junk food, it now turns out that Alzheimer’s could well be a form of diet-induced diabetes. That’s the bad news. The good news is that laying off soda, doughnuts, processed meats and fries could allow you to keep your mind intact until your body fails you.

via Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? – NYTimes.com.