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Image taken from video footage shows former U.S. President Bill Clinton (seated, L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il (seated, R) posing for a picture in Pyongyang August 4, 2009. Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed American journalists, and met the country's reclusive leader Kim.
(C) Reuters Pictures

Update:
North Korean media say Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists and ordered their release during former President Bill Clinton’s visit.
@ 'NY Times'

A study last year conducted by members of PRS for Music, a nonprofit royalty collection agency, found that of the 13 million songs for sale online last year, 10 million never got a single buyer and 80 percent of all revenue came from about 52,000 songs. That’s less than one percent of the songs.
Full story @ 'NY Times'

Be astonished at 'Vile's' lack of empathy in this Andrew Denton interview here.

Blek le Rat

Students from Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Westfield, MA completed a gigantic Obama mural they created out of 2,420 dominoes! With the help of students from nearby Westfield State College and mathematician Robert Bosch from Oberlin College, students ranging from Kindergarden to Fifth Grade completed this four foot tall and six and a half foot wide Obama portrait in only a couple of months.
(@ 'Obama Art Report')

It's Australian!
(Click to enlarge)
Then compare with this!
@ 'Politjab'

"As an ex-Brit, I’m well aware of the authorities’ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the governments latest plan: to install Orwell’s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
£400 million ($668 million) will be spend on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the kids are doing their homework, going to bed early and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes. The government’s “children’s secretary” Ed Balls is behind the plan, which is aimed at problem, antisocial families. The idea is that, if a child has a more stable home life, he or she will be less likely to stray into crime and drugs.It gets worse. The government is also maintaining a private army, incredibly not called “Thought Police”, which will “be sent round to carry out home checks,” according to the Sunday Express. And in a scheme which firmly cements the nation’s reputation as a “nanny state”, the kids and their families will be forced to sign “behavior contracts” which will “set out parents’ duties to ensure children behave and do their homework.”
And remember, this is the left-wing government. The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, batting for the conservatives, thinks these plans are “too little, and too late,” implying that even more obtrusive work needs to be done. Rumors that a new detention center, named Room 101, is being constructed inside the Ministry of Love are unconfirmed."

Sin Bins for Worst Families [Sunday Express. Thanks, Annaliza]

Photo illustration Charlie Sorrel, original image public domain

@ 'Wired'

An Australian radio show has been pulled off air after a lie detector stunt saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's 2Day FM was put "into recess" pending a review over the incident last week. The move follows public outrage over the segment, which saw the girl quizzed about whether she was sexually active. Host Kyle Sandilands has also been sacked from his role as a judge on Australian Idol over the row. The radio show saw the girl strapped to a polygraph machine as her mother - who had volunteered to be on air - quizzed her despite apparently knowing she had been assaulted when she was 12 years old. Sandilands was accused of further insensitivity when after the revelation he asked: "Right, and is that the only sexual experience you've had?" Co-host Jackie O'Neil put an end to any further discussions when she realised the conversation had crossed a line.
Controversy
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led the criticism against the radio show, saying: "This is a young girl and I am, as I think most Australians are, really distressed at the way in which the young person has been treated." Child welfare officers and police have now been ordered to investigate the teenager's claims. The Ten Network, which produces Australian Idol, said Sandilands had been axed as it was concerned about the conflict between his TV and radio persona. "It has become increasingly clear that as Idol has remained a family focused show, his radio persona has taken on a more controversial position," it said in a statement. "The recent controversy surrounding Kyle's radio programme has highlighted more than ever the conflicting attitude of the two careers." The Kyle and Jackie O Show is the highest-rating breakfast radio programme in Sydney. A statement from 2Day FM said Sandilands was "unable to perform his on-air duties at this time", while the station is also reviewing its audience interaction policy.
@ 'BBC'

The moon landing was faked!
Obama was born on the moon!

(Thanx 'WinSmith'!)

Miles Fisher's original take on The Talking Heads classic, This Must Be The Place. An homage to the cult classic American Psycho, the video stars Miles Fisher, Lydia Hearst, Charlotte Kidd, and Nick Hobbs.
See more at http://milesfisher.com/