Thursday, 10 February 2011

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Albumstream)


1. Let England Shake
2. The Last Living Rose
3. The Glorious Land
4. The Words That Maketh Murder
5. All & Everyone
6. On Battleship Hill
7. England
8. In The Dark Places
9. Bitter Branches
10. Hanging In The Wire
11. Written On The Forehead
12. The Colour Of The Earth

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Wednesday, 9 February 2011

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¡Activista! by Sonny Smith: Drag Queens, Borders, Rivers, Death and Transformation

Dialogue of the Deaf

Being Suicidal: What it feels like to want to kill yourself

Measuring the effectiveness of drug law enforcement

Seizing drugs and arresting those who import, manufacture, grow and/or distribute these drugs is often viewed as the most important purpose of drug law enforcement. This view is certainly strong in popular media depictions of organised drug criminals. Unfortunately, the reality is perhaps far less entertaining or straightforward, although just as, if not more, important. While there is no doubt that a key role of drug law enforcement is to remove drugs and high-risk offenders from the community, the most critical factor is what this actually achieves in the longer term. That is, a community that is less burdened by the impact of drugs, such as crime, illness, injury and death. Increasingly, there is both internal and external pressure on drug law enforcement to demonstrate not just how much work they do (the seizures and arrests), but how well they do it (the community impacts)—something that has so far proven very difficult. This paper outlines the nature of these challenges and summarises findings from a national project that shows a practical and effective way forward in measuring the impacts of drug law enforcement.
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@'Australian Policy Online'

Scenes from Egypt's Parliament: Closed for Business

WikiLeaks: Israel's secret hotline to the man tipped to replace Mubarak

'Revolution Truth' trailer

Revolution Truth

The Muslim Brotherhood uncovered

Hyp 020: Terror Danjah Mix

John Perry Barlow JPBarlow 15 years ago today, I wrote A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace. It's still true. http://goo.gl/6cP7s

♪♫ Ramones - Live Musikladen Bremen, Germany 13.09.1978


01 - Rockaway Beach
02 - Teenage Lobotomy
03 - Blitzkrieg Bop
04 - I Don't Want You
05 - Go Mental
06 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
07 - You're Gonna Kill That Girl
08 - Don't Come Close
09 - I Don't Care
10 - She's The One
11 - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
12 - Havana Affair
13 - Commando
14 - Needles And Pins
15 - Surfin' Bird
16 - Cretin Hop
17 - Listen To My Heart
18 - California Sun
19 - I Dont Wanna Walk Around With You
20 - Pinhead
21 - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

♪♫ Prince & Cee-Lo - Crazy (Madison Square Garden NYC - 02-07-11)



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NME’s 50 Druggiest Albums Ever

50 The Libertines – The Libertines
49 Oasis – Be Here Now
48 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
47 Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
46 Dr Dre – The Chronic
45 Klaxons – Surfing The Void
44 The Doors – The Doors
43 Brian Jonestown Massacre – Methodrone
42 Missy Elliott – Miss E…So Addictive
41 Guns ‘N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
40 Royal Trux – Twin Infinitives
39 Tricky – Maxinquaye
38 Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
37 The Birthday Party – Junk Yard
36 Pavement – Wowee Zowee
35 13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere
34 Black Sabbath – Master of Reality
33 Neil Young – On the Beach
32 Babyshambles – Down In Albion
31 Bardo Pond – Bufo Alvarius
30 The Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust
29 Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
28 Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
27 Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music
26 Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician
25 Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
24 Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please
23 Spacemen 3 – Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To
22 Johnny Thunfers and the Heartbreaker – L.A.M.F
21 David Bowie – Station To Station
20 Factory Floor – Untitled
19 Happy Mondays – Yes Please!
18 My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
17 Elton John – Madman Across The Water
16 Suede – Dog Man Star
15 The Stooges – Raw Power
14 Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
13 The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy
12 Cypress Hill – Black Sunday
11 Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
10 Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates of Dawn
09 The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
08 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
07 Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
06 The Beatles – Revolver
05 Nirvana – In Utero
04 Sly and the Family Stone – There’s A Riot Goin’ On
03 The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
02 The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St
01 Primal Scream – Screamadelica

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Bright Eyes - The People's Key (Album stream)


1 Firewall
2 Shell Games
3 Jejune Stars
4 Approximate Sunlight
5 Haile Selassie
6 A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)
7 Triple Spiral
8 Beginner's Mind
9 Ladder Song
10 One For You, One For Me

One Shot Not Remix : Richie Havens


- Going Back To My Roots
- Standing On The Water

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One Shot Not : Fred Wesley & Sly Johnson


Pass the Peas

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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

The Egyptian mirror

UK ministers 'wanted Lockerbie bomber released'

♪♫ Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel


Reggae Britannia Reviewed: The Rise Of The Rebel Stance

Ballardian

Photograph by Chris Beckett, J.G. Ballard group on Flickr, 2011

What Does J.G. Ballard Look Like?

Arrr! The Music Pirates Are Still Here

Correction of the Year?

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Guardian's Moscow correspondent expelled from Russia

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — It Will Be Remixed!


'Nazra - 'نظرة واحدة ' Umm Kulthum VS Virtual Boy feat. Farīd al-Aṭraš

Montage of/Homage to the events of the Egyptian uprise of last week and the greatest voice of the last century; the magnificent Umm Kulthum!

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Wael Ghonim is Free: First Words أول تصريحات وائل غنيم


وائل غنيم - العاشرة مساء - الجزء الثانى

Julian Assange case papers

Julian Assange Hearing Material

Skeleton Argument

Expert Opinion of Brita Sundberg-Weitman
Expert Opinion of Brita Sundberg-Weitman - Exhibit BS-W1
Expert Opinion of Brita Sundberg-Weitman - Exhibit BS-W2
Expert Opinion of Christophe Brunski
Expert Opinion of Professor Andrew Ashworth CBE, QC (Hon), DCL, FBA
Expert Opinion of Sven-Erik Alhem
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-1
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-2
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-3
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-4
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-5
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-6
First Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-7
Outline Arguments for Mr Assange
Second Witness Statement of Mark Stephens
Second Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-1
Second Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-2
SOCA Correspondence
Third Witness Statement of Mark Stephens
Third Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-1
Third Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-2Third Witness Statement of Mark Stephens - Exhibit MS-3
Witness Statement of Bjorn Hurtig
Witness Statement of Bjorn Hurtig - Exhibit BH-1
Witness Statement of Bjorn Hurtig - Exhibit BH-2
Witness Statement of Bjorn Hurtig - Exhibit BH-3
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-1
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-2
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-3Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-4
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-5
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-6
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-7
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-8
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-9
Witness Statement of Goran Rudling - Exhibit GR-10

Judicial Authority Material

Skeleton Reply of the Swedish DPP
Marianne Ny's Statement 4.2.11
Certified Arrest Warrant

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Israel supports democracy – except in the case of Egypt

Poster girl

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Palin on Egypt: Obama's 3 a.m. call 'went right to the answering machine'

Hillary Clinton: We Can't Legalize Drugs Because 'There Is Just Too Much Money in It'

Maerker: In Mexico, there are those who propose not keeping going with this battle and legalize drug trafficking and consumption. What is your opinion?
Clinton: I don't think that will work. I mean, I hear the same debate. I hear it in my country. It is not likely to work. There is just too much money in it, and I don't think that—you can legalize small amounts for possession, but those who are making so much money selling, they have to be stopped.
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HA! (GB2011)

Julian Assange says rape allegations 'empty'

Ms A's 7 Steps to Legal Revenge

January 19, 2010
I’ve been thinking about some revenge over the last few days and came across a very good side who inspired me to this seven-point revenge instruction in Swedish.
Steg 1 / Step 1
Tänk igenom väldigt noga om du verkligen ska hämnas. Consider very carefully if you really must take revenge. Det är nästan alltid bättre att förlåta än att hämnas
It is almost always better to forgive than to avenge
Steg 2 / Step 2
Tänk igenom varför du ska hämnas. Think about why you want revenge. Du behöver alltså inte bara vara på det klara med vem du ska hämnas på utan också varför. Hämnd ska aldrig riktas mot bara en person, utan även möta en viss handling.
You need to be clear about who to take revenge on, as well as why. Revenge is never directed against only one person, but also the actions of the person.
Steg 3 / Step 3
Proportionalitetsprincipen.
The principle of proportionality.
Kom ihåg att hämnden inte bara ska matcha dådet i storlek utan även i art.
Remember that revenge will not only match the deed in size but also in nature.
En bra hämnd är kopplad till det som gjorts mot dig.
A good revenge is linked to what has been done against you.
Om du till exempel vill hämnas på någon som varit otrogen eller som dumpat dig, så bör straffet ha något med dejting/sex/trohet att göra.
For example if you want revenge on someone who cheated or who dumped you, you should use a punishment with dating/sex/fidelity involved.
Steg 4 / Step 4
Gör en brainstorm kring lämpliga åtgärder för kategorin av hämnd du är ute efter. För att fortsätta exemplet ovan så kan du paja ditt offers nuvarande relation, fixa så att dennes nye partner är otrogen eller se till att han får en galning efter sig.
Do a brainstorm of appropriate measures for the category of revenge you’re after. To continue the example above, you can sabotage your victim’s current relationship, such as getting his new partner to be unfaithful or ensure that he gets a madman after him.
Använd din fantasi!
Use your imagination!
Steg 5 / Step 5
Tänk ut hur du kan hämnas systematiskt.
Figure out how you can systematically take revenge.
Kanske kan en serie brev och foton som får den nya att tro att ni ännu ses bättre än bara en stor lögn vid ett enstaka tillfälle?
Send your victim a series of letters and photographs that make your victim’s new partner believe that you are still together which is better than to tell just one big lie on one single occasion
Steg 6 / Step 6
Ranka dina systematiska hämndscheman från låg till hög i termer av troligt lyckat genomförande, krävd insats från dig samt grad av tillfredsställelse om du lyckas.
Rank your systematic revenge schemes from low to high in terms of likely success, required input from you, and degree of satisfaction when you succeed.
Den ideala hämnden ligger givetvis så högt som möjligt i dessa staplar, men ofta kan en ökad insats av arbete och kapital ge säkrare output för de andra två, egentligen viktigare parametrarna.
The ideal, of course, is a revenge as strong as possible but this requires a lot of hard work and effort for it to turn out exactly as you want it to.
Step 7 / Step 7
Skrid till verket. Get to work. Och kom ihåg vilket ditt mål är medan du opererar, se till att ditt offer får lida på samma sätt som han fick dig att lida.
And remember what your goals are while you are operating, ensure that your victim will suffer the same way as he made you suffer.
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Best letterhead design ever

Bob Kane, date unknown
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Guardian live blog of Assange hearing


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US envoy's business link to Egypt

Frank Wisner, President Barack Obama's envoy to Cairo who infuriated the White House this weekend by urging Hosni Mubarak to remain President of Egypt, works for a New York and Washington law firm which works for the dictator's own Egyptian government.
Mr Wisner's astonishing remarks – "President Mubarak's continued leadership is critical: it's his opportunity to write his own legacy" – shocked the democratic opposition in Egypt and called into question Mr Obama's judgement, as well as that of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The US State Department and Mr Wisner himself have now both claimed that his remarks were made in a "personal capacity". But there is nothing "personal" about Mr Wisner's connections with the litigation firm Patton Boggs, which openly boasts that it advises "the Egyptian military, the Egyptian Economic Development Agency, and has handled arbitrations and litigation on the [Mubarak] government's behalf in Europe and the US". Oddly, not a single journalist raised this extraordinary connection with US government officials – nor the blatant conflict of interest it appears to represent.
Mr Wisner is a retired State Department 36-year career diplomat – he served as US ambassador to Egypt, Zambia, the Philippines and India under eight American presidents. In other words, he was not a political appointee. But it is inconceivable Hillary Clinton did not know of his employment by a company that works for the very dictator which Mr Wisner now defends in the face of a massive democratic opposition in Egypt. 
So why on earth was he sent to talk to Mubarak, who is in effect a client of Mr Wisner's current employers...? 
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Robert Fisk @'The Independent'

Iggy and The Stooges - Big Day Out Melbourne 30/1/11

OK. So for the last 5 years I've kind of been regretting missing all but the last 2 songs of these guys last time they played BDO. Instead I saw The Mars Volta which to this day is still one of my favorite sets by them but you know, how often can you see The Stooges. When they got announced again I lost my shit and there was no chance I'd miss them this time.
The set was everything I expected it to be. Iggy is one energetic dude and a fantastic frontman and for a 63 year old he still brings it. They sounded fantastic and the sun went away for the first time in the day so it was a lot more bearable standing up than a lot of other sets I saw that day due to that.
Iggy and The Stooges

Setlist:
1. Raw Power
2. Search and Destroy
3. Gimme Danger
4. Shake Appeal
5. Johanna
6. Kill City
7. Fun House
8. 1970
9. Night Theme
10. Beyond The Law
11. No Fun
12. I Wanna Be Your Dog
13. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Length: 54:12
Sound Quality: A-
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A nice reminder of a good day. Not as good as the last time The Stooges played at the BDO in my opinion but that was partly due to having had my appendix taken out only a few days before I was not to be found deep in the heart of the mosh-pit. 
Sensible of me eh?

U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators

Egyptian protester uses a tank to get some rest. Photo Credit : AFP
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